Caray, Caray!

Some scenes were re-arranged for continuity

Camila’s Townhome

Ozzie rushes to Camila’s place to show her the transfer of ownership (cesión de derechos) documents indicating that Alonso did indeed give up the ranch back to her!  The documents were left at his office but Margarita hadn’t found them until this morning and she rushed over to the Hostal to tell him.  Rosario pipes in, Camila had asked what other last wish had her son requested of her and this was it.  Ozzie is shocked to hear her call Alonso her son.  Camila tells him she’ll explain everything as they on back to the ranch.  She thanks Rosario and Padre Anselmo profusely for bringing such good news.

Camila, Dan, and Ozzie rush out the door and run smack into Agustina.  They drag her along, telling her they’re all on their way to the ranch.  Inside Rosario tells the Padre she feels really good about everything as though a great weight has been lifted from her.  But she knows the worst is yet to come, but she’s ready, she no longer has doubts about what she must do next.

Amanda’s Hostal

Natalia pleads with Amanda to come out with it, who’s my daddy?  Amanda’s afraid because he’s a very powerful, ruthless (despiadado) man, a man who has never hesitated to kill, to cause harm.  Natalia demands to know.  Amanda explains that this man who used to go by the name of Hector, is now Dionicio Ferrer!  Natlia is impactada!

On a fast truck to LMQ

Agustina has been told the chisme.  Hissadora is not Alonso’s mother!  Oh my!  Agustina gets a call on her cell from Piedad and hands over the phone to Camila who puts her on speakerphone.  Piedad tells her in a rush that Agustina is building a bonfire with all of Don Dan’s memorabilia and there are excavation vehicles waiting at the gate!  Oh my!  Daniel tells her to instruct Rodolfo and Eluterio not to permit them entry under any circumstances and Camila tells her not to allow Hissadora to go through with her plans.  Piedad agrees the staff is doing what they can but they’d better be quick and get here already!  Agustina and Ozzie agree Hissadora has no idea what’s coming. 

La Hostal

“Dionicio Ferrer?” is all Natalia can manage to say.  “Now you understand why I couldn’t tell you,” says Mom, “I know how this must make you feel.”  “No! You have no idea what this is doing to me!  How could you have remained silent about something like this!  You know perfectly well that I know him and have dealings with him!”   Amanda tearfully tries to explain this is exactly why she finally decided to say something.  Otherwise, she would have remained silent for the rest of her life!  She admits Dionicio knows, he found out only recently and that’s why she asked Natalia to stay away from him.  That’s why she was thinking of leaving town.  Natalia wonders how she could consider doing that without giving her the opportunity of deciding whether or not to accept him as her father.  Amanda  can’t see how Natalia could see him as her father.  He may have fathered her but he is a cruel and very dangerous man.  She tells Natalia about the spy planted in the Hostal to spy on her.  Besides, he’s the one who ordered the assault on Ozzie because said spy had surely informed Dion that Ozzie was going to help them flee.  Natalia is having difficulty processing all this. 

Meanwhile, back at the ranch,

Our boy Pablo stands defiantly at the gate refusing entry to the orange shirted construction guys and their big, bad machinery.  He’s stalling, saying no one told him anything about any machinery.  The head foreman (I can tell cuz he’s wearing the shiny silver hat) threatens to report him, but Pablo doesn’t budge.  Eluterio and the other vaqueros come running up, saying Camila and Dan are on their way and told Piedad they shouldn’t allow the machinery to enter, no way, no how!  Pablo turns to the foreman and tells him they’ll have to go through them before they’ll allow entry to those machines. 

More, please…..

Vivi arrives with a cake for Roman.  Padre explains Roman is in class but tell them to wait because he has some really exciting news for them.  A miracle, a true miracle. 

Later, Ramon has obviously enjoyed Vivi’s cake, he has frosting all over his face.  No one had ever brought him a cake, blah, blah.  Rafa comes over and also notices Roman liked the cake.  He also notices Vivi has a tear in her eye and she claims she just got a little something in her eye, “didn’t we Roman”.  I think he flubbed his line here, cuz he says no and Vivi laughs and repeats, no we didn’t get anything in our eyes.  Ok, that was kinda cute.  Roman leaves but not before Vivi asks for a kiss.

Tears continue to fall at La Hostal

Amanda tells Nataila how Dionicio also threatened her (I think she could’ve added a little more detail here, like the chokehold maybe?)  She didn’t tell Natalia because he had threatened to harm Natalia. As for the spy, well Rafa only discovered him a few days ago.  But she’s not the only one who wants to protect her.  Daniel and Camila hadn’t wanted her to work at LMQ because Dion’s living there.  The last thing they expected was for Dion to worm his way into her life and trap her in his net (redes). Natalia now asks who else knows Dion’s her daddy.  Amanda wonders why that matters (que más da eso?)  “CONTESTAME!! WHO ELSE KNOWS,” shouts Natalia.  Amanda responds that Padre Anselmo and his sister Teresa also know.  She thought that as an attorney, Teresa might be able to help her.  Natalia thinks differently, “You should have told me first.”  Amanda continues trying to justify her actions, saying she only did this to protect her, not because she had any desire for them to know about the relationship that ties them to that man.  “That ‘man’ is my father!  I had every right to know that.”  Natalia turns to leave and pushes away from Amanda when she tries to stop her. Natalia shouts she needs to be alone and leaves. Amanda slowly sinks to the bed and begins to weep. 

La Delegación

Rosario has arrived to turn herself in.  (I can’t believe Padre Anselmo would rather be chismeando with Vivi and Rafa instead of being here with this poor woman in her moment of need!  Bad form, Padre).  She informs the clerk she killed her son.  She killed her son with an overdose of potassium!

Showdown at La Malquerida

The pile continues to grow for the bonfire.  Hissadora comes out to see how her reluctant minions are getting on.  She asks for the gasoline and resplendent Rodolfo *sigh* explains there is none to be found.  “What, no gasoline?”  Hissie feigns shock at the news.  “oh well, no matter cuz I got me her some good ol’ alcohol.  What, did you think you’d stop me because there was no gasoline?  Oh no, you’re not going to hold me back from anything!”  Dressed in her Hitler Youth khaki shirt, Hissadora has come prepared and begins to douse the pile with alcohol. Rodolfo brazenly grabs her by the arm and tells her she will not burn anything once belonging to the Monterdes.  (oh, he’s so hot)  She pushes him away, “Hasn’t it become clear to you that I am the owner here!!” Dorotea steps up and says she may be the owner but they will not let her burn those things.  Hissadora:  “look niña estupida, I’m not going to ask permission.”  She goes on with her dastardly plan!  Again, Rodolfo steps up and tells her they won’t allow it and she’s not going to burn anything.  “Of course I am and you’re not gonna stop me!” She drops the match on the heap!  “See?  No one, and I mean no one will stop me from burning this filth (cochinada).  Gasp -  When, on a fiery horse, er, truck, with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and hearty “Nosotros sí!” Daniel has arrived to save the day.  Hissadora is so shocked, she does a triple take – in slow motion yet!  Daniel has arrived accompanied by Camila (with Chente heralding their arrival).  Daniel orders everyone to put out that fire - well done, kimosabe!  Hissadora promptly tries to run them off her property, saying they have no right being there.  “Actually,” says Camila, “Alonso left a document leaving all rights to me and Daniel so La Malquerida is ours!”  Hissadora boldly holds her head up, eyeing Daniel.  (Maybe they should go find that “lost” gasoline now.)

Hissadora protests and begins to talk about the will.  Agustina interrupts her.  It doesn’t matter what that will says.   Ozzie takes out the new will, telling her this new will is the only one that is legally valid.  Camila and Dan both tell her she never owned La Malquerida and she has no business here.  Hissadora accuses them of falsifying that document to take everything from her (uh, pan calling kettle, pan calling kettle, you there?)  Ozzie assures her the document is valid.  He drew it up himself so Alonso could sign it in the hospital.  Hissadora laughs this off, saying everyone knows Alonso wasn’t able to sign anything – he couldn’t move!  Ozzie fights back, saying Alonso imprinted his thumb print which is as valid as a fingerprint. (uh, ok – quadriplegic and can’t move – surely anyone could have done this to Alonso, are there any witnesses to this supposed “signature”? C’mon Hissadora – thnk!  Alas, she doesn’t) Ozzie goes on to say he wrote (redacté) this will in the hopes that Alonso would reflect before going to jail.  Hissadora: “oh yeah?  How’d you do it, because no one was allowed in to see Alonso.”  This is where Hissadora gets her second shock of the day:  Camila tells her Chayo delivered it to them, Alonso’s true madre!  Hissadora’s all, QTH?  Oh yeah, Daniel tells her, the nurse who cared for Alonso?  Well, it just so happens she’s his true madre!  Hissadora’s still shocked……and majorly impactada!

La Delegación

Juarez comes to get Chayo/Rosario.  He remembers her as Alonso’s nurse and realizes this is why he couldn’t find her after his death.  He takes her into his office and starts questioning her.  She explains she was on a mission to fulfill Alonso’s last wish.  When asked why she killed him when, as a nurse, her job is to save lives.  She explains it was a case of euthanasia (eutansia) although she realizes that’s illegal.  If she aided in killing her son, it was because he asked her to and she couldn’t resist, given his condition and she decided to fulfill his last wish.  Sherlock Juarez:  “Your son?  Why do you say Mr. Lazcano was your son?”  Rosario: “Because I’m his true madre, not Hissadora as everyone else believes.”  Sherlock’s confused, if Alonso knew she was his mother, then she’s the one he was accusing when he said his mother attempted to kill him.  Rosario helps him out and tells him that the one calling herself his mother offered her money to kill him when she realized Alonso wasn’t allowed visitors!  Sherlock is on his game, “So then, you killed Alonso because Hissadora asked you to, not due to compassion.”  Rosario patiently explains to him that she killed Alonso because he begged her to.  He knew that if he went to jail, sooner or later that woman would order his death.  Rosario understands that in society’s eyes this was murder and that’s why she’s turning herself in. Her heart and her conscience are clear – they know that if she committed that crime, it was out of love.  Sherlock gives her his best detective stinkeye. 

Showdown at La Malquerida

In the time-honored telenovela tradition, Hissadora utters, “No puede ser!”  Camila sarcastically says, “Yeah, no puede ser that we’ve discovered you’re not Alonso’s true madre.   Now everything makes sense.  That’s why you treated him like that.”  Agustina:  “You’ve been unmasked.  Now we all know the type of woman you are.”  Daniel joins in, “So get on out of La Malquerida and don’t ever set one foot her again.”  Pablo and the boys come running and he tells Camila that they’ve been able to hold off the machinery, for now.  She tells him not to worry, they’re the real owners of LMQ.  Daniel says the important task at hand now is throw out “esta mujer”.  Camila calls Piedad and Dorotea over and sends them upstairs to get Hissadora’s things and throw them in her car.   Hissadora asks that she at least be allowed to pack her own things but Agustina tells her she will never set foot inside the house.  She should be happy they’re even giving her back her things.  Camila orders the staff to help her bring back everything to the house and put it back where it belongs.  Hissadora calls this humiliating.  Agustina disagrees, saying this is just a taste of when Hissadora threw them out.  As they say, el que ríe último , ríe mejor (he who laughs last, laughs best).  Wow, Hissadora is speechless.

Speaking of speechless

LeonsinLengua is led into the classroom where Aaron waits. Aaron tells him he knows who he is but not to worry, he’s not there to judge him.  LeonsinLengua growls at him but Aaron is not deterred.  He’s here to teach him because he knows Leonsinlengua has a lot to tell them.  SinLengua eventually sits down and Aaron begins at the beginning, naturally, with the vowels (vocales) and the letter A.  He has to teach the beast how to hold the pencil.

Showdown at La Malquerida

Piedad and Dorotea are quickly packing Hisssadora’s things (I see she never made it into the master bedroom, teehee).  Piedad instructs her to only pack the clothes.  Hissadora did that to the patrones and now she won’t be taking anything either.  Dorotea brings out a couple of books, wondering if they’re hers.  Piedad doesn’t think so and they’ll stay here.  Camera suspiciously zooms in on these. 

La Malquerida

Of course, Agustina couldn’t wait to share the good news with her hubby!  She’s called him at his office to tell him they’ve recovered La Malquerida.  QTH?  Now it’s Dioncio’s turn, what?  Si! Si!  She’s giddy with the news that LMQ belongs to Camila and Daniel!  Dionicio can only sputter and stutter, “c-c-como?”  Agustina squeals and Dionicio scowls.

Outside, Camila wonders at how Hissadora could have thought she’d get away with it. She even had the machinery ready to work on the famous tourist development.  Daniel also warns her she won’t be able to wash her hands of Ximena’s death.  She was involved somehow and he will make it his business to find the proof.  Hissadora isn’t worried by his threats because he has nothing on her.  She had nothing to do with that accident.  Alonso was the sole culprit.  Camila sees that it’s very easy to blame those that are no longer here.  Hissadora hisses that she’ll never be able to prove anything, never!

Pablo is telling Ozzie that he can’t believe it and he’s gotta tell his pops ASAP!  Ozzie agrees.

The Help is marching out with Hissadora’s suitcases and begin loading them into her car.  She can’t believe they won’t let her in to make sure nothing was left behind.  Camila and Daniel tell her to fuhget about it and scram.  Toodles!  She finally makes like an arbol and leaves.  She climbs into the car and races off.  Everyone cheers.  Lots of hugs and cheering in slow-mo.  Yay!

Schoolhouse Rock

We’re up to the vowel “i” and Aaron announces they’re done for the day.  He’ll leave him some exercises and they’ll meet again tomorrow, sale?  The warden and Comandante Juarez arrive to speak to LeonSinlengua.  Juarez has become aware that the tongueless one is taking reading n ‘riting lessons.  There have been a lot of accusations thrown around about Hissadora about the death of Padre Baldomero – does LeoSinLenguas know anything?  SinLengua nods yes.  The warden suggests that if he cooperates, his sentence might be reduced.  Aaron agrees that if they work hard, LeoSinlengua could be writing his first word within the month. LeoSinlengua thought bubbles, “this could be my chance to denounce (delater) that mendiga vieja! Dionicio and Alonso tambien!  Yup, I will have revenge.” 

La Carretera al Infierno

Said “mendiga vieja” is tooling down the highway, deep in thought visualizing Rosario standing at Alonso’s bedside.  “How was I to imagine that was was his mother! How!”  Her tantrum is interrupted by a call.  Oh, hell, it’s the Devil himself!  “How is it possible that Alonso signed over the rights to the ranch to Camila and Daniel!”  You can almost smell the brimstone!  “Wasn’t it assumed that you were at the hospital to watch that Alonso not make a move (pun intended-yuk, yuk) What the devil happened!”  Hissadora hisses right back, she has no idea but evidently Alonso found a way to avenge himself against them!  Dionicio demands to know why she hadn’t told him Alonso wasn’t her spawn.  She explains no one knew and damned be the moment he found out because that’s when she lost everything (despojó from despojar=to strip somebody of something).  Dioncio:  “Of course!  And to top it all off, you asked his true mother to off him!”  Hissadora explains she had no idea that was his mother but Dionicio thinks she should have taken precautions.  “You’ve made a lot of errors, but this one, this one is the worst of all!  We’ve lost La Malquerida.  Everything we’ve done, we’ve done to get that property and now it’s back in Camila’s hands.”  Hissadora:  “I know, I know.  But this isn’t the end of me.  I’ve lost the battle but not the war.”  Dionicio wonders how she plans to win this war.  Camila and Dan will surely not trust them anymore (gee, ya think?) Hissadora says the word impossible is not in her vocabulary and he should know that by now.  Dionicio thinks she doesn’t grasp the magnitude of their situation and demands to see her at his house, now!  Hissadora agrees, but she’s got a pending item to resolve.  He’s not taking no for an answer – nothing is more important than this – and demands that she come over now!  She screams that she already told him she’ll be there when she can!  Then she cuts the call and says to herself, “Estúpido, I don’t  have time for you, imbecile!”

La Malquerida

Daniel and Camila enter the parlor triumphantly as Daniel announces the LMQ has now returned to its rightful heir, Camila!  Everyone has joined them, bringing back Don Dan’s belongings that were saved from the fire.  Camila protests that it also belongs to him and he says, no, no, it’s hers.  Camila and Daniel thank The Help profusely for their loyalty and affection – how can they ever repay them?  Camila suggests they have a fiesta tomorrow along with some wonderful food.  Everyone cheers!  She asks that Rodolfo and Eluterio start organizing everything.  Piedad says she’ll prepare some finger lickin’ good mole!  But Camila wants to have it catered so they can all enjoy the festivities. 

Ozzie takes back Alonso’s document in order to register it properly to ensure the property changes hands.   Camila thanks him and Ozzie says the one to thank is the woman who fulfilled Alonso’s last wishes.  He agrees to come back and party with them -- once he’s fully recuperated.  Camila jokes he  just wants to come back for the mole.  Pablo offers to take him back to town because he’s anxious to tell Luzma, Mariano,  and his family all the good news.  Camila insists he bring back Luzma so she can be here to celebrate with them.  Camila asks Eluterio to go bring Maja and Don Dan’s portrait.  He jokes that he’ll be so quick, it’ll be as though he never left.  Everyone is happy and Agustina tells Camila she’ll call her hubby and find out if he’ll return all her belongings via his staff.  She rushes off and Camila rushes onto Daniel’s lap.  She notices he’s not as exuberant as she is and asks what’s up.  He says he’s very happy she has her ranch back.  They bicker playfully – Camila saying it’s theirs, he saying it’s hers.

La Malquerida

Agustina’s on the phone with her hubby.  (I know this is not gonna be good).  She tells him she wants to return to the ranch, where she feels comfortable not like at his house where she doesn’t feel at home.  Dionicio readily agrees they’ll return.  He’ll have Judity pack their things and send them over.  Agustina insists on knowing when he’ll return.  “No lo se!”  and bam! He hangs up on her.  Agustina just doesn’t get it.

Back on La Carretera al Infierno

Hissadora is still driving and thought bubbles, “That was a dirty trick of fate.  Why did that woman have to be Alonso’s mother?  He (Alonso’s dad) had told her his mother was a maid but this woman is a nurse.  How is it that she recognized Alonso after all these years?  Ah, of course! It was because of his name.  She must have realized it as soon as he was admitted to the hospital.  Such devotion, such care….but then why did she accept my proposal?  Why did she kill her own son?”  She flashes back to her meeting with Rosario in the cafeteria when Rosario admitted she had a son, a son that was yanked from her arms as a bebé.  Then the scene where Hissadora tries to pay her for the dirty deed and Rosario indignantly says she didn’t do this as a paid assassin, she did it for love, sob.  It all comes together for Hissadora, “Of course, you were speaking of your love and not the love I supposedly felt for Alonso.  Now I understand why you didn’t accept my money but did accept my proposal.  What has me disconcerted is why did you kill him?  Why now that you’d reunited with him?”

“How stupid could I be?  It had to be Alonso’s own mother that I ended up asking to put an end to his life.  But no matter, I had nothing to with it.  Rosario was the one who delivered the coup de grace.  I never even entered the room to see him.  Actions speak louder than words.  Rosario can’t blame me for anything, nothing.  I should have done away with her as Dionicio suggested.” 

Camila’s Cabin

Cam and Dan return.  She’s happy everything has turned out so well.  They have the ranch back, he’s Mexican, it’s a miracle!  She’s still sad when she thinks of how Alonso ended up.  He agrees.  She wonders if it was the love of his true madre that made him want to mend things.  Daniel figures Hissadora wasn’t expecting that, she was desparate and that’s what Dionicio must be feeling now.  They agree that’s a situation that needs to be resolved.  Daniel places a small portrait of Don Dan on the desk and says he’s now back.  LMQ has it’s dueña as it always should have been.  This ranch will always be for breeding fighting bulls.  Camila speaks to Don Dan’s picture, “Wherever you are,  you must be happy because I’m safe and sound, very happy, and in love with the son of the woman you loved so much.”  Daniel says he’s very in love with her.  They both agree they’re very happy.  He tells her he wants to get married as soon as possible.  If it weren’t for Pablo’s and Luzma’s wedding, he’d suggest they get married now.  They joke on and on: she asking if he’s really, truly sure and he fervently saying he is.  As they’re playing around, she backs him into the bedroom (smooooth) and eventually takes off his shirt (in slow-mo yet, ay caray!) as they reach her bed.  Pillow talk ensues and she tells him she was his from the first kiss he stole from her.  He asks if she’s sure and when she says yes, he says he’ll steal another and so she takes off her shirt and well, you know the rest.

In some bedroom, somewhere

Hissadora is rummaging through her luggage.  She can’t find Rocio’s letters to Don Dan!  She realizes they stayed in those books at La Malquerida!  What to do, what to do?  She’s got to get those letters back at any cost or now she’s truly lost everything!  Todo!

Hissadora’s old bedroom

Dorotea and Piedad are making up the room and Dorotea suggests they air out the room really well to get rid of the smell of sulfur!  (hey, good one Dorotea!)  If it were up to her, they’d burn everything that belonged to her, including those books that she surely bewitched.  She swears to Piedad everything that woman touched is bewitched and begs Piedad to allow her to burn them.  No one will find out.  Piedad refuses saying they belong in Don Daniel’s library.  Dorotea insists the Devil’s already sucked on them.  Piedad scolds her and tells her to do as she’s told.  Dorotea makes the sign of the cross and is careful not to touch the books. 

Buenaventura

Mariano and Cayetantonto are reviewing some documents when the phone rings.  Yup, it’s Hissadora and she asks Mariano ever so pleasantly if she could please speak with Cayetano.  She turns on the waterworks as soon as Cayetano comes on the line.  She informs him she’s in a hotel in Metepec.  She was run out of LMQ!  Boo hoo hoo, sniff, sniff.  So funny, she’s thumbing through a magazine as she sobs and tells him her story of how they kicked her out.  She asks if he can please put her in touch with an attorney.  Cayetano can’t get over there soon enough!  Mariano asks what happened.  “An injustice!” says Cayertanbajo replies as he walks out.  Our freshly shaved Mariano can only shake his head.

In town,

Irene and Luzma talk about Luzma’s schoolwork and how well she’s doing when Pablo surprises her.  He’s come to take her back to LMQ and tells her the good news that Cam and Dan are once again the owners.  They’re both happy when he announces she’ll be able to leave LMQ as a bride!  Yay!  He gets a call from Mariano asking about the news.  Mariano explains their dad has gone to the Devil!  Pablo doesn’t understand why that woman continues to seek out their father.  Oh, Pablo calls her the Devil!  And he doesn’t like that relationship and Mariano agrees.  Mariano is beginning to think their mother has a point.  Something’s going on between daddykins and the devil in the  brown shirt!  Pablo just doesn’t get it!

Estevez’ Office

Estevez is now aware of the change and doesn’t understand how Dionicio and Hissadora are no  longer the owners!  They signed the documents the day before yesterday and he himself corroborated the change in ownership!  They even sent the machinery today to begin excavating.  Dion can only say that stupid Alonso went and turned over ownership at the last moment to Daniel and Camila and they just found out today!  Alonso betrayed them all!  Estevez coldly tells him, “that’s your (Dion and Hissadora) problem, not ours!  So you’d better resolve this, otherwise there will  be some terrible consequences.  And don’t look at me that way!  You’re the one who insisted on that clause from the beginning.  You’d better come through or as major stakeholders you will have to repay not only what the rest of us have invested, but you’ll spend the rest of your lives in jail…….for FRAUD!!!”  He leaves the room, disgusted.  Dionicio pounds his hoof on the desk and scowls.   Oh my.