Caray, Caray!

Part 1:  As we begin tonight's capitulo.....


Camila’s Cabana:  Miriam, Vivi and Cam stand in Camila’s bedroom as Camila gives them the good news that Dan is in recovery, his pulse is strong and his fever is gone.  Miriam goes to Dan’s bedside as he wakes up.  Cami steps back and they exchange places.  Dan appears to look at Miriam and yet sees a fuzzy Camila.  He is groggy and asks “What am I doing here love, I love you”.  But who is Dan directing the “te amo” to - Miriam or the Cami mirage?  A disoriented Dan sees Miriam lean closer and hears her respond to him, “Te amo tambien”.  Suddenly, Dan is not quite so disoriented and aware that he narrowly dodged a truth bullet.  Camila explains to Dan that he contracted the virus, and that Miriam has been able to obtain the vaccine to cure him.  Miriam gives praises to Camila as she adds that Camila has bravely been caring for him in the cabana.  Dan wonders how a city girl like Miriam could have gotten her hands on rare bull pneumonia vaccines that no one else in Mexico could (TN medicine Dan).  Miriam explains that she noted the information, sent it to Abe and told him to move heaven and earth to get the vaccine, pronto (while playing the guilt card just a teensy tiny bit).  “Of course”, groans Dan adding that Abe would do anything for Miriam. Miriam replies that Abe knows how much she loves Dan and that she would do anything to save his life.  As Miriam plants a smooch on Dan, Camila and Viv have “awkward!” written on their mask covered faces.


Hearing Room in El Pueblo:  Leo is standing behind bars with his guards as Isa is seated and facing him.  Between them, a judge stands to announce that everyone is gathered to carry out the face to face (llevar al cabo al careo) charges of LeoSordido against Isa along with testimony from  Soledad Garcia (neighbor at the hostel who saw Isa sneak out) and Dan (when he is healthy).  Cayetonto is sitting behind Isa along with Police Commander Juarez, Aaron and a handful of courtroom observers.  Cayetonto leans over and asks PC Juarez how that muchacho (Dan) is doing because he heard that Dan was infected with the virus.  PCJuarez informs him that the vaccine cure has been obtained and he is likely to recover.  The judge continues and announces that Isa stands accused of the murder of Padre Baldomero.  Isa barks that she is innocent.  This results in grunt, groans and cage rattling from speechless LeoSordido.  The judge warns Isa that he requires discipline in the hearing and she is only to talk when she is spoken to.  Isa yells back about this being an injustice!  The judge responds that they are assembled here to find justice.  Isa insists that she hopes so.   Now both speechless, Isa and Leo glower at one another.

Camila’s Cabana:  Miriam asks Camila if she can request a favor:  that she and the bebe can stay at the ranch while Dan recovers.  She doesn’t want to be away from Dan for  a minute.  Camila agrees telling her “my house is your house”.  Dan tries to protest that they have already been too much of a bother and they can return to el pueblo.  Camila informs Dan that he can’t go anywhere until he recovers and they are sure the vaccine was effective.  Miriam agrees with Camila and tells Camila that she will stay with Dan because Camila needs to rest up.  Nosirreee, says Camila, Dan is still possibly contagious.  Miriam suggests that, in any case, she help around the ranch while Camila recuperates after so many days under pressure.  Miriam looks at Dan lovingly and tells him that she is happy to see his beautiful eyes again.  She says that now she understands how he felt when she was in a coma.  Viv and Camila excuse themselves so the Dan and Miriam can be alone together.

La MQ Living Room:  Agustina is having tea with a retirement fund client who has come to visit.  Penelope tells Agustina that she was afraid to come sooner because of the virus and the quarantine, but that now, with the arrival of the vaccine, she felt safe visit again.  She tells Agustina that one of Agustina’s clients, Gladis, has had an awful accident on the highway on the way to the capital and is in very serious condition.  Agustina offers to have Padre Anselmo arrange some masses to pray for Gladis' recovery.  Penelope says that one of Gladis’ kids called to ask about the life insurance that is part of the retirement funds that Agustina sold Gladis.  It seems that the family will very likely need to cash out that life insurance policy that is part of the package.  There is life insurance, right, Penelope inquires?  Why of course, Agustina reassures her. Well, says Penelope, get ready to pay it.  Tick, tick, tick ……

La Oficina de LaBV:  Nat comes to visit Yago and tell him she saw his mother.  She asks him why he has not been to visit his mother.  Yago loses his temper and tells Nat to stay out of it and that his mother cheated on his father.  She suggests that even though that was a bad thing, Yago should not judge her because she has been through enough with her illness and all.  No way, Yago insists it his own business and that he has already given in to everyone else but that this is his issue to handle.  Nat asks what he means by giving in to everyone – who is everyone she wonders.  Yago stammers and suggests he is referring to all the people involved in the wedding – that he has given in already to these people.  Yago barely dodges the Dio bullet (with his own name Yago written in bold letters on it!).

Pablo and Luzma’s House:  Refugio is alone with Rocio and asks her if she is upset about “that woman”.  Rocio struggles to say that Isadora is a murderer and that Cayetonto is in danger.  Refugio shrugs and says that the only thing they can do is to ask to man upstairs to protect him.
Walkways of La BV:  Nat leaves Yago at the office and Iliana runs after her.  She tells Nat that the sad truth about her dearly beloved Yago is that he is not marrying Nat for love, but for money.  Nat doesn’t believe her because she says that Bratgirl is just bitter.  Bratgirl tries again to convince Nat saying that she is only telling her because she cares about her.  Oh sure, says Nat, just like Bratgirl cared about Luzma when she tried to ruin her wedding and ended up starting the events that led to Luzma’s assault.  She tells Bratgirl that her little game won’t work on her (but Yago’s will).   She tells Bratgirl to back off or she will tell her father-in-law and have her thrown out of the house and finishes by calling her a venomous redhead (pelliroja venenosa) and turns to leave.   Iliana gives up, reverts to the Bratgirl we all recognize and calls after Nat that she is a  stupid  “hick” (naca estupida).

Hearing Room:  Back in the dark cement hearing room, the judge begins to read Leo’s declaration as viewerville hears his voice narrating the events.  Isa came looking for Leo and asked his to finish off “la cura pinacates” (nickname for Padre Baldomero) but not to talk to anyone about it.  They offered him three million pesos to do it.  When he came back from the job, he found out that Padre had crashed (estrellado) into a tree and although Leo thought the padre was dead, he wasn’t!  Isa then told Leo that they were going to have to give the job to someone else because he hadn’t succeeded in doing it.   They asked Leo to give them back the six thousand pesos they had advanced him.  Isa barks that this is a lie and that it was Al who approached Leo.  She demands to know  how she would obtain that kind of money. On the other hand, she shouts, it was Al who arranged for LeoSordido to kill Dan and it was Leo who shot him.  LeoSordido is asked and must admit that this is true.  Isa is indignant and demands to know why LeoSordido is lying about her.  She adds, however, that the amount is the exact amount that AlLocoLonso had stolen from Camila when he was still married to her.  She tells them to ask Camila if they don’t believe her.  Isa claims that Al asked her to put the money in her bank account but she never knew what the money was for.

Camila’s Cabana:  Miriam cannot contain herself anymore. She asks Dan why he lied to her.  Dan asks who told her.  She replies that it doesn’t matter, that now she knows the whole truth.  Why the deception, she asks.  Dan tells her that it was brother Abe who insisted that Dan lie.  It was because of everything that happened to Miriam and her delicate health.  Miriam asks Dan why he came to Mexico and he explains that he wanted to see about his inheritance and find the answer as to  who had hurt her.  He thought Miriam was dead.  Dan wistfully tells Miriam she doesn’t know just how many nights he spent crying about her death.  She asks if Dan got the answer as to who injured her.  He explains that he only has part of the story.  He knows that Al and others wanted him out of the way so that they could get his inheritance.   He and Camila had to struggle to hold on to La MQ.  But there are still people who are trying to take possession of La MQ.  Dan promises to tell Miriam all the details but that now he needs to rest.  Miriam says that now she understands why he does not want to leave Mexico after having passed so much time there.  She also understands the feelings between him and Camila because of all they went through.  She adds that it is obvious that Camila cares  for very much for Dan.   Dan pauses and then tells Miriam that the only reason he lied to her was to protect her in her delicate condition.  He says he knows that everything he is telling her is difficult to assimilate.  Miriam reassures him that neither he nor Abe need to overprotect (sobreproteger) her ands that now he can tell her the whole truth.

Garden Walkways of La MQ:  Viv admires Camila for enduring what happening with Miriam and Dan.  Viv admits it would be hard for her to do what Camila is doing.  Camila says this is why she wants to have distance between she and Dan.  However, Miriam has asked Camila to stay at the ranch for a few more days to be by Dan.  Viv asks Camila if this is okay and wishes she could do more for her BFF. Viv worries that with all that Camila has been through that she could get sick.   Camila explains to Viv that they will be there for a few days and then leave.  Meanwhile, Camila has plenty of business to attend to that will serve  to distract her – buying bulls to replace the ones that were lost to the virus.

 Camila’s Cabana:  Dan and Miriam continue to talk and he tells Miriam that he and Abe have one thing in common – they both worry about her.  Miriam says although she was furious with Dan, it is Abe she should be angry with since he is the one who made up all the lies. Dan adds that Abe misjudged Miriam – that she would not be able to handle the fact that Abe had put Dan in jail.  She wonders how anyone could think that Dan would do her harm.  Dan confirms that he would never do any harm to Miriam, at least not intentionally.  She caresses his face and says that yes, this is why she loves him along with many other reasons.
Hearing Room in El Pueblo:  The judge announces that the hearing will continue tomorrow and that Isa will remain in custody until the other people are available to testify.  Isa is not happy with the news!  Outside the police station Omar calls to report to Dio.  He tells him that Isa has to stay in jail.  He says he has other news…. that the police are talking about not being able to compare the document that says Hector Gutierrez and the fingerprint on it with the photocopy of another document with his Dio name on it. Que?  Dio is not happy about this news! Are you sure they used the name Hector Gutierrez in relationship to mine?  Yessireee reports Omar.

Living Room of La MQ:  Agustina introduces Dio to her friend Penelope she is leaving.  Agustina explains that Penny is visiting to inform her that a friend has had a bad accident and may die.  The son wants to know about the life insurance they purchased from Agustina.   Agustina asks Dio what she should do and  where they will get the money (Call selected New York investment bankers - Stat!).  Dio  starts to hyperventilate and tells her they will not rush to find the answer.  Instead they will wait to see what happens to Agustina’s friend.  Dio changes topics and ask Agustina how Dan is. Agustina changes tone to the happy news that the ranch and Dan have been saved because the vaccines were found and delivered to LaMQ.  Dio starts to hyperventilate again….. Como?  Agustina explains further that a private plane delivered the cure to the airport in Aculco.   Dio, beside himself, stomps off muttering to himself.  Locked and alone in his ranch office, he curses his mistake in assuming the vaccines would be delivered to the airport in DF.  One more time his nefarious plan to get Camila to sell him the ranch has failed.  He tries hard to calm himself so he can think of alternatives.

Pastures of La MQ:  Mariano, Viv, Rafa and Camila wander in the pastures discussing the number of bulls that have been vaccinated so far (75) and the number that have died so far (102).  All are clearly relieved that no more bulls  have died since the outbreak.  Camila reports that Miriam will be back at the ranch while Dan recovers.  Viv excuses herself with Rafa to take Miriam to fetch her  belongings as well as the baby and bring them back to the ranch.  Alone together, Mariano says he doesn’t know if he could do what Camila is doing but Camila says she is sure he would do the exact same thing she is doing.  Camila has adopted the  “you do what you gotta do” philosophy.  She requests that the pair of them move on down the pasture to count the number of bulls that need to be replaced.

Jail:  A still-tanned and Bahama-bedecked Isa is yelling at Cayetonto about her incompetent lawyer and why Cayetonto is bringing her food when she needs to get out of prison.  She asks him to use his influence or to bribe someone.  Cayetonto (who is without his magic happy drops) pushes back with her screeching and says he cannot tolerate corruption.  Realizing she has now crossed the line of acceptable behavior with Cayetonto, she apologizes and claims she is desperate and only wants to be released in order to go finish her honeymoon with Cayetonto.


OK friends, we continue to Part 2 of our story ….

Camila’s Cabana:  Dan and Camila are alone because Miriam is on her way to town to fetch the budgkin and belongings (the woman must travel with a trunk to stay as put together as she does!).  Dan thanks  Camila for all she has done for him and says that in a few days he will return to Chile.  He says he needs to talk to  Lic B to settle and relinquish (ceder) his part of the ownership of the ranch before he returns to Chile. Somewhere in this discussion, Camila (slightly insistently) asks Dan when he is leaving and he wonders if she really wants him to go “that much”.  She asks him why he is asking this question (duh!) and that he knows the answer.   However, he would like to first see Isa and Dio in jail.  Camila tries to convince him that justice is at least partly being had as someone, Isa,  is beginning to pay.  But Dan tells Camila that he doesn’t want to leave her alone while Dio is still free because he is a dangerous man.  Camila basically tells him Dan has paid his dues and to go back to Chile and forget about everything in Mexico.  They debate about him wanting to stay and help solve the problems.  Camila insists on sending Dan the money he is owed for his part of the ranch when the financial situation at the ranch improves.  She owes him this and doesn’t want him to leave empty-handed; especially after all he has been through.  Dan tells Camila that no money can compensate him for not being able to be with her as he intended.   He says that the way she taught him how to love isn’t worth even a thousand ranches.   If he can’t have her, he doesn’t want anything.  Throughout their declarations of love, their theme plays…

Pablo’s Office at La MQ (Question:  How come Pablo doesn’t get the main rancho office with the bull puzzle on the wall rather than Dio.  He is the only one of the two actually working on behalf of the ranch!).
Pablo and New Girl are retrieving, printing and discussing all the bills resulting from the epidemic episode.  New Girl comments that Miriam must be loaded with pesos based on the costs of the vaccines from Argentina and the private plane from Chile etc.  (Viewerville thinks that New Girl suffers from impulsive mouth syndrome.  Does she have no discretion? And she wants to be a psychologist?  Geez!).  Pablo continues with business and tells her to call Pepe Barron the assessor (I think).  Pablo sees a check from Camila to Yago and asks New Girl what it is for.  She explains that it is to pay Mariano back for supplying the bulls for the events when the LaMQ was in quarantine.  He asks if Mariano knows about the payment.  New Girl replies no.  Hmmmm…. Viewerville hopes that Little Rat has overplayed his hand and gets his tail caught in the trap.  At least it won’t be wandering the streets.

Camila’s Cabana:  Dan and Camila continue to debate her paying him back for the ranch, while really finding opportunities to declare their everlasting devotion and love to one another.  Camila agrees with Dan that nothing will compensate  them for the love they had and lost. Camila insists that Uncle Dan wanted “notDanJr” to have the ranch and she is going to honor his wish, dadnabit!  Dan counters that Uncle Dan did it because he was desperate and wanted a way to protect Camila.  Dan did it with love and doesn’t want anyone to pay him for what he did.  It made Dan happy to protect Camila.  He insists that this ranch is Camila’s and only Camila’s.   He waxes poetic and tells Camila that if he had to do what he did, suffer what he suffered to feel what he feels when he kisses Camila or to be able to love her again, he would.  Ahhhhhh.   Viewville considers that Dan has perhaps forgotten the escape through the Chilean forest, the sharks in the Pacific, the  fleas on the beach sand and swabbing the boat deck.  Just wondering…  Camila says not to tell her this but Dan says it is true.  Camila admits she feels the same way.  She says she wishes she could hate Miriam, but she can’t because she really is charming.  Dan says that whatever happens, Camila will always be in him.  She begs that he think in the reverse, that they try to live without each other.  He says he cannot. He can try to relive, but he cannot forget her.  It is impossible.  Camila says to Dan that Miriam knows he lied, but does not know about the two of them.  They talk about what Miriam knows (brain inflammation) and doesn’t know (aneurysm) about her condition.  He asks how Camila knows.  Mariano, she says.  The mention of Mariano’s name makes Dan frown and he says he knows that Mariano is just waiting for the opportunity to get closer to her (Duh x 2!).  Dano does not look happy.  She replies something about maybe she should order her heart to consider it (not sure, but something like this), Dan looks impactada and she apologizes for staying stupid things.  Dan pauses and tells Camila “Te amo”.  Camila leaves, closes the door and replies softly “Te amo tambien”.

El Hostel:  Nat bounces in, greets her mamita and reports what SnakeGirl had the audacity to tell her.  Que?  Amanda wants to know.  Well, Nat explains, she said that Yago isn’t marrying her for love, but for money (or interes – for some type of gain).  He is doing it because his dad is pressuring him and her new DaddyGotPlayPesos is giving him money.  She says no one at LaBV likes this pelliroja and the only reason she is still there is that Cayetano feels sorry for her.  She reminds Amanda that she is the same one who caused Luzma to suffer.  Amanda reflects and asks, the one who called LeoSordido about the wedding?  Yup, that one (esa mera)!  Nat excuses herself to rest up and tells her mamita that she will keep chipping away at Yago about Rocio until he reconciles with her.

Hallway of LaMQ:  Pablo hands Camila the bills, they review them and agree they owe more pesos than they have.  Camila suggests they need a loan. Coinkidinkily, Dio overhears as he descends the stairs and offers his help.  All she has to do is ask.  She declines.  Aww gee, he suggest, if she is worried, they can write up a document outlining the payments and, say, use La MQ as collateral.  Camila wisely declines.  Dio has a very difficult time comprehending her rejection of this offer, especially after he says to consider his helping her as if she were his “hija” -  (Geez, we can now add perverted thinking about his secret fantasy girl to his list of crimes!)  Camila wisely declines and tells him straight up she has no intention of putting the ranch under his claim.  Dio is not happy and hyperventilates himself down the hallway.  Mariano, standing behind Camila all the while tells her to “cuentas conmigo”.  Camila hands Mariano another check to pay for the bulls to cover LaMQ obligations.  She explains that she agreed with Yago to do this - Mariano protests – and she  adds that she already gave money to Yago (I think).

Jail:  Isa, now sporting an appropriate black dinner jacket in her cell bellows down the hall to get her out of the jail.  A cellmate across the way tells her to shut up and Isa tells her to shut up and calls her ugly, to boot.  Omar arrives and delivers a note from Dio to her.  She tells Omar that Dio better be doing something to get her out of jail, or they will soon be sharing the same fate!  She reads the note and Dio tells her to have patience and he will get her out since her dumbass husband cannot seem to get it done.

Partyline Conversation Between Osvaldo and Agustina:  Osvaldo is talking to Agustina, trying to convince her to get the original document with Dio’s fingerprints on it.  He suggests their marriage certificate.  Agustina says Dio keeps it at his house.  All the while, Dio has approached their bedroom and is eavesdropping at the door (a closed one too!).  He realizes while eavesdropping that it was Agustina who gave the photocopy of his license to the police and that she has betrayed him.  He clenches his jaw and says “mi pobre Agustina”….that the possible death of her friend (who needs a cashout) and this necessary revenge will lead to her being Dio’s lifeline (tabla de salvacion).  Viewville is left with the close-up still shot of Dio’s face, jaw clenched in anger, and the sinking feeling that Agustina will not be so Self-Justina in the coming episodes…..

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