Caray, Caray!

Paula arrives at B house. Vicky goes to fetch Niki. Angel questions Paula’s new visit. She just came to sell Avon… jk… she came to teach piano.

In Niki’s room, FoyBoyRoy is miffed that the movie they watched is below par. And of course he has to throw another demeaning comment about Gorilita. Niki nips the subject in the bud saying Guzmi is uneducated gopher.

Vicky comes to get Niki. She does not want to take piano class today(isn’t it always the ‘just this once, pleeeeaaasseee!’ line?), wants to go get a welcome present for Tatito (Anyballs) instead. Vicky will be the piano student today instead.

Downstairs Angel tries to convince Paula to leave but to no avail. Niki, FoyRoy and Vicky come down. Niki and FoyRoy leave to go shopping. Vicky tells Paula she will be the student today, to Angel’s shock.


At KenDrat’s, Cris bit the bait hook, line and sinker, saying Dances is more violent than she thought. KenDrat keeps the play going and throws one last arrow telling Cris that Dances says she is a ho because the man she IS going out with is … wait for it… married??! … Cris is in shock. KenDrat says she fought her feelings. Cris suggests KenDrat talk to Paula, who was lover to a married man… KenDrat bubble thinks ‘stop saying stupid things!’ but thanks Cris for her advise. She is still afraid what Dances would have done if she were alone.



At office, Dances decides to come out open with Bea about having had an affair with KenDrat… but assures Bea that is all over, and he loves only her.

Bea assures him she believes him and does not care what KenDrat says, which totally shocks Dances, probably the only time someone trusts him.


Opalina visits the Apartment, Lilli is very happy to see her (calls her tia/aunt). Lilli tells her that her ‘gut pain feelings’ are failing, she keeps having those pains and both Cris and Angel are fine, so she must be wrong with that ‘signal’. Then what is the reason? … Opalina says the ‘gift’ never fails, it is just that sometimes you need time to understand it. And your time will come. Lilli is desperate to ‘know’. She wants to know if a young man she likes likes her back. Can you read the shells? … Opalina says she does not do house calls of shell predictions regularly. We will do it at my house one of these days but only to answer that one question. … changes the subject… ‘Angel told me you faint when you see a certain woman at the house where you and Angel work’. Lilli explains that she gets anguished when she sees Ms. Adriana. Can you help me figure why? … Opalina says she can’t help.

Lili continues, when she sees Adri, she can’t help herself, she wants to hug her, she gets moved that Adri is so sad and can’t stop crying. Cris comes in slamming door after hearing the last few things about Adri… Liliana??!! Talking about that woman again?? Opal takes her leave. Cris apologizes to Opal, asks her not to leave. Cris feels like when she arrives Opal always leaves. Before Opal leaves, Cris again brings up that Opal refuses to read the shells to her. Lilli adds Opal only reads the shells to my dad and myself. Cris is miffed Opal never wants to read the shells to her. Is there something I should know that you don’t want to tell me? (where do we begin, Cris? Where do we begin? Can you handle the truth??... negative responses heard all around the patio) Opal says she had told Lilli she did not bring the shells and only reads them at home. Cris, who can’t keep her mouth shut even this time, says alright, if you don’t want to read them to me fine, you have never been in my fan club. Lilli intervenes to get Cris back under control. Opalina says there is a right time and place for everything, and this is not the right time and place to tell you (verb said in plural, so it refers to both Cris and Lilli) about your future. Lilli freezes thinking about that. Cris continues nagging that Opal does not like her. You only have eyes for my daughter and my husband. Opal wants Cris to be honest. She never forgave Opalina for JA being with her and her dying mother when Cris was giving birth to Lilli. Not your fault my mom died that day or that you went into early labor. You are the wife of the man I… (Cris lifts her ears)… that I love as a brother. And the mother of this girl… that I love. Cris gets jealous ‘you love them, not me’. (can someone slap the heck out of this woman? Who would not be happy an ‘aunt’ loves your child this much?). Opal hugs Lilli, Cris looks on it jealous. Lilli assures Cris Opal loves her too… group hug, but Cris not buying it at all.


At B house, Adri is talking to Tomasina. Tomasina wants to know why she not only hides from Anyballs but even from Niki. Adri will not explain. She says you know I am strange, I am sort of a hermit (I would interpret as enclosed in her shell, slow to open up to others). Yeah, a hermit. She sometimes does not feel like seeing anyone. And at clinic, Niki behaved a bit aggressive at her and they did not part very friendly.

Adri gets real happy to hear Vicky is taking piano lessons again. Mom used to teach her, and she loved it. When mom died, Vicky stopped playing.

Adri runs to the piano room and is shocked to see Paula there (she knows who Paula is but Vicky does not.) Vicky introduces her to Paula the piano teacher. After Angel gives Adri a look of ‘keep it to yourself’ and another moment of reflection, Adri follows the lead and fakes not knowing Paula.

Paula also follows the script. Adri also tells Paula that Vicky had not played since their mother died. Adri and Vicky walk away to next room. Vicky tells Adri dad is home, maybe now you can change your attitude and get something out of him. Think about it. Adri agrees to think about it, leaves.

Adri asks Angel to explain all this farce… you don’t deserve my sister’s trust. IF you were loyal to my sister, you would tell her that teacher is my dad’s lover! JA says that is not my truth to tell, that is family business and I am a simple employee. Besides, you also followed the script as if you did not know her. Adri says she has got to know Paula a bit, she is not as bad a woman she thought. JA says if you , her sister, won’t tell her, I won’t either, I am just her employee. For the same reason, not to see your sister suffer.

Adri says Vicky won’t like him holding a secret on her. JA again turns it on her, Vicky’s sister. Adri still miffed that they have to hide this truth from her sister. Adri reveals to JA that Paula made us suffer, destroyed my family. They were on a trip when my mother was dying. That is why my sister refused to meet his lover. Never wanted to even learn her name. I don’t like my dad very much, but I adore my sister. And right now she has a lot of issues on her plate. The betrayal of her husband, the illness of her daughter, and I cannot give her one more issue to add to her pain. Even if my dad widowed, Vicky always refused to meet his lover. JA says now she knows her, and has her here in her house. Adri will talk to Paula to never come back.

Tomasina comes to fetch JA, Anyballs wants to see him. Adri asks Tomasina why Anyballs wants JA, to buy his conscience? Tomasina admits suffering has hardened Adri, but questions Adri’s strategy of blaming her dad. Will you discover/learn anything that way? Adri says what do you suggest I do? To go on living burying my past? I can’t.


Niki, in car with Guzman, is wondering what gift Roy will bring her. Surely it will be mega-wow. Guzman is swallowing hard, looks away. (cute balloon in back of car, spelling ‘get well, Tatito!’) Niki turns to Guzman and tells him she does not care about him or believe anything from him. (his eyes are teary) who will even notice you? .. he responds: you, for example. … she responds ‘how sweet!...’ (this reminds me of the line used in ‘she’s all that’ movie with Freddie Prinze Jr, where the Cinderella character gets told ‘you didn’t think he would ask you to the prom, or did you? … you did!...how sweet’ by the villainess) .. Niki responds I only went with you to stop my boredom, the truth is you were only an entertainment… Guzman gets irritated and shouts to her ‘how nice you now have someone to entertain you so you will leave me alone!’ … She says he is sensitive, she thought last night when he was with his ‘wolf’ he would be in better moods… but I think it is all lies that you were with someone last night. … Guzman asks ‘then what was I doing last night, according to you?’… Niki says surely you were gambling, since you have my mom to loan you money if you lose and you sign an IOU to her…. Guzman says I will show you who I was with, a very interesting woman, not someone tasteless like you. (dials his own number on cell and fakes talking to ‘mi amor’, faking talking about the ‘great night last night, want to see you again asap’ kissing the phone, etc etc) .. it worked, Niki wants to know all about that ‘low-buki’ and what sewer drain he pulled her out of. Is she prettier than ‘rat-iana’ or ‘bol-ita’? (Lilli, Polita) … he suggests she worry about her fiancée Roy the Roll-ero (troublemaker) and his ‘big surprise’. And the FoyBoy arrives with the big surprise… Niki’s face almost implodes when she sees it is a digital weight scale (YIKES!! Guzman is shocked, I bet if the car seats were not there he would have his hands around FoyRoy’s neck in a flash) Then Roy twists the knife saying it is not just a digital weight scale, ‘flaquita’, it is the cutting edge in digital technology, imported from Germany. But be careful with it, don’t break it.

Poor Guzman can only close his eyes and nod in disbelief.

FoyRoy asks for his ‘kiss’ expression of thanks. Niki is totally quiet, almost shivering. FoyRoy has to lean on her, and since she pulls away, he asks ‘what’s the matter, (did he say ‘gordi’?), didn’t you like the present?’

(this has really turned Guzman’s irritation up a notch and he stops looking via the mirror to turn his head to give FoyRoy a killer stare. But Niki decides to stop the activity level in the car from turning violent, saying a faked, ‘yes, I loved it’. And asking Guzman to turn the car on and take them home.

Guzman won’t drop the stare to FoyRoy that easily so she has to repeat the order giving him a stare of her own. FoyRoy is not done, he needs a confirmation from her that the present was ‘incredible’. She confirms. (INCREDIBLE IT IS, but not in the way he thinks. how moron can he be??)


At the B house, Adri packs away the gun and ammo in closet.

Angel arrives to see Anyballs, asks Anyballs not to compromise him to be in middle between him, Paula and Vicky. Vicky does not know Paula the lover is the piano teacher. Anyballs surprised Vicky is now also taking piano lessons with Paula. Anyballs tells Angel not to come to give him advise. Angel pleads to him not to involve him in his(Anyballs’) business anymore. Adri arrives. She asks to speak to Anyballs. She asks Anyballs take his sunglasses off, she wants to look him in the eyes. Anyballs not pleased.


Jean Marie is talking to Odiosa (competitor of Vicky’s business)… she learns Anyballs left the hospital and is here, even though he can’t drink cognac or smoke cigars again. Odiosa thanks him for the info and reminds him they should get together soon.

Polita barks at Jean Marie when he hangs up, should not talk to that vieja. Jean Marie is playing with the dog Balzac. JM comments, if she (Odiosa) knew she is my future mom in law? (LOL!!) Polita and JM alternate holding Balzac. In comes Angel and he seems to know how to hold Balzac better, like a baby. Says Balzac needs fresh air, trees, etc.

Polita alerts Angel that Cris just came in. Angel asks Cris what she is doing there. They have to talk. Polita and JM comment on Angel’s attitude with Cris.


Back to Anyballs room. He tells Adri he had no idea Paula was Niki’s piano teacher. Adri asks him to tell Paula never to come again. If Vicky finds out who she is she will never forgive him. Adri wants to leave, Anyballs grabs her back and swears he is doing everything he can to find that doctor to find out what happened to his granddaughter. Adri does not believe his sudden interest in finding the granddaughter. Anyballs just wants to end the nightmare. He is ill. It makes no sense for them to be fighting, Anyballs seems to put on a fake play that he does care. he wants to convince her he is on her side and that he understands her pain. After all, he is still her father. Adri says ‘a father whom I cannot trust... Are you really on my side? If that is true tell me what you did with my daughter! (leans on bed to get closer to him)Tell me, Anyballs!! Tell me!! (she does call him by his name, not as ‘dad’. Anyballs seems to hold his chest as if having a ‘BIG ONE’)

Anyballs pleads to Adri to calm down. He says he is in no condition to argue. Takes a pill. I promise you that I will do everything I can for that doctor to tell us the truth, I need to recover my granddaughter and above all, recover you. I need your love again. (Adri now buys into his pain) she says she won’t bother him with her problems anymore. Right now all that matters is for him to get better and be calm. (he thanks her, she kisses his forehead and leaves, then she changes facial expression to a frown as she is out of his sight (did she really buy his script?) and once she leaves he relaxes and smirks a smile of pride in himself (he thinks he has her in the bag for sure.)

(These two definitely showed the apple does not fall far from the tree in this scene. Who is putting on a script for whom?)


Downstairs, the piano lesson continues. Paula tells Vicky she is doing real good. Vicky says she has not practiced in a long time, she feels like she honors her mother when she plays (Paula dies not swallow this very easy). When she plays, she feels closer to her mother. She was going to stop playing at all too, thinking about when her mother dedicated herself to her dad… to think she gave it all for a man who abandoned her for another woman… every time I think about it I am more convinced my father was very selfish. He lived how he wanted with that woman! And you have no idea all that my mother suffered! Even the day she died, my father was with that woman!! Yes, Paula, like I am telling you, my mom was dying while my dad was having fun with his lover!.. Paula tries to ease it saying maybe circumstances are not as we think they were. Vicky won’t bulge. No, Paula. He could have avoided it, returned and buried my mother as he should. But that soulless woman kept him at her side. I was mad at my father for years. With time I started to forgive him. But not Adriana. Because she is more resentful. In that she is more like your son, Paula. Paula keeps hoping one day Francisco will think about it again and come close to her again.


In come Niki and FoyRoy. Guzman does not have a happy camper face. Niki loves that Vicky and Paula are becoming friends. She asks Guzman to confirm. He just replies ‘do you need me?’ . No, not for now. Roy and Niki go to take the presents to Anyballs. Guzman asks Vicky to let him talk to her later. Paula asks Vicky to let her go talk to Francisco. Vicky says go ahead. Then she talks to herself ‘poor woman’.


Pau finds Francisco in kitchen and has to insist that he stay and talk to her. Polita hears when Paula refers to Francisco as ‘hijo’ and is shocked.  Tomasina summons Polita and JM out of kitchen to leave Guzman and Paula alone.

G: Don’t call me son again. You lost that right!

P: Fran, even if you don’t want to, look at me!! I exist!! I am your mother! We can’t keep on going like this, please! I am not asking anything!

G: You ask too much! I told you I don’t want to see you again!

P: Please, Francisco, lets talk.

G: We have nothing to talk about! Please understand that once and for all!

P: Please, Francisco! forget the past. Come visit me tonight.

G: I said no!
(Angel and Cris come in the kitchen where Paula and Fran are but Angel notices that a heated argument is going on so he immediately drags a reluctant Cris back out of the kitchen to the service suite)

P: Please, today, tomorrow, whenever you want! MY house will have open doors for you always.

G: The house your lover got for you?

P: Please, Francisco.

G: I don’t know how come so much love for me all of a sudden. But it is too late. Many years went by when you did not care what happened to me.

P: You are wrong, son. There was not one day I did not think about you. I know what I did was wrong and I am sorry for it. But I had to run away from so many problems, from the bad life I led with your father. I could not take it anymore… and made the wrong choice.

G: Well, now you suffer the consequences. He had such pain and resentment about your leaving, that I could not stand living in the same place so I went far away. To another country. Your leaving us is what has hurt me most in life and I cannot forget it. Don’t ask me for something I cannot do.

P: But, son…

(She walks away upset, he is alone in kitchen, cries hard himself too… hey, he is human! And this along with Niki’s mocking him is a bit much for anyone)


Angel is barking at Cris in his room about having left Liliana alone. Cris says Liliana is grown up, almost 18 (wow, good smart point on Cris, for a change)

Angel barks that Cris didn’t even let him know she was leaving. Then she takes Paula to give piano lessons to Niki and Vicky. How will I tell Ms Vicky ‘look, it turns out that your piano teacher is your dad’s lover’. And when Francisco finds out, the least he will have to do is quit his job!! Look at all the trouble you caused!! … Cris is tired of him yelling at her and criticizing her. Our relationship is wearing out day by day. What is going on between us??

Angel says maybe having left their hometown behind has changed their lives. Cris says that has nothing to do with it. It is us. We are not the same. Angel says maybe it was a mistake that you convinced me to take this job. Maybe the solution is that I quit. Cris says it is not the solution. You have a job and I do too. For first time I am getting a salary. Angel says what he does not like is that she work for someone he does not trust at all. Cris says not everything at capital is bad. Even Lilli is working and loves it and is near you. Angel would want… Cris interrupts and says ‘the same as I, I love you JA, you are my whole life. I know I screwed up with the Paula issue, but I promise I won’t screw up that badly again. I promise. She tries to kiss him but he detours at last moment and kisses her forehead and holds her head in an embrace instead (thanks Carlos for the correction, missed that).


Previews:

Guzman walks into another Nikki/FoyRoy embrace, then later in kitchen he has a bit of a face-off with FoyRoy (what is your problem with me? / ALL)

Also, Cris kisses JA in front of Vicky, but later JA tells Vicky ‘things between Cris and I will never be the same again…’ Vicky asks ‘is it because of that woman you told me about?’ .. ‘ yes, it is about that woman.’

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