Caray, Caray!

Two pictures from the France photo workshop: first an Arabian mix, Lucy coming out of the Atlantic surf, and the second a PRE (pura raza española) named Rubén.  Rubén has been juried into the New Mexico photographers show to be hung in December.


Bebe Garcia appears a miracle of love as her Papa calls her.  Maricela breaks up with Ricardo who has a fatal case of tickles and cries to the whole office who weren't too busy anyway so they discuss.  Julio says let's treat him like an addict, he needs an intervention.  Veronica is very pregnant and none of the madonna serenity has perforated her cranky snarling face. Jesús gets to announce in tongue tied bursts of joy, the arrival of another princess to Sebastian, Panfilo and Chatita.

We have the whining, crying track coming out of Maricela's pie hole when Pato gets the call from Jesús so she can torment everyone with gyrations and screams, yeah baby, yeah baby in rather faultless English. Veronica snarls something I missed.

Jesús brings a photo wrapped and framed in baby goo goo style of Alma and the baby in their first embrace. Jesús suggests they name the baby Louisa which confuses Chatita while they joke her into remembering that it is her name. Memory loss is so cute sometimes.  Jesús and Chatita profess love and joy that the new Louisa is going to have a grandmother.  Jesús then presents her with a gold saints medallion, didn't catch the saint…


Fernando and Rogelio discuss becoming fathers. Fernando is about to trade robo-fatherhood for the real thing since Xochi is apparently now willing to entertain having a baby, now he is a bit scared. Rogelio thinks having a baby would be a fine thing if it weren't for BadMom Veronica carrying his spawn.

Patricia seems to have had a relapse into her light fingered days in the girlies bathroom while Maricela cries - OMG are those Jimi Chu's in front of the ceramic throne? Anyway, where was I, oh yes,  Pato can't resist leaning into Mari's shoulder wrenching size purse and helping herself to a cell phone and wallet, etc. This is going to go far, since Maricela softly asks if Pato is still there as the door slams on her felonious butt leaving Maricela to whine alone. Rogelio has more than one problem evidently, let's see how this develops.

Jesús asks Domatilia to fetch Valentina who is so excited along with the made while the wicked witch descends the staircase.  She wants to engage but Jesús assures her he has no desire to argue with her in front of the child.  Another princess, smirks Veronica.  Domitilia says that Veronica is going to die of her bitterness.

Maricela emerges from the chamber and is searching her purse when Pato comes back holding the contraband and offering it back.  Maricela and Pato have both grown, they pledge to support each other and hug.

Marcia, I mean Marta calls a happy Alma learning that Alma has a new baby girl named Louisa. Then she slips into a grinning, screaming, voice hearing maniac and we scream along with her: por que, por que.  Beats me why we have to go through this with her.

Marta, I mean Marcia begs the doctor to realize that she is really Marcia and that pesky Marta has tricked them all. He offers tea (drugs) and sympathy.

Happy times wax at the hospital as Valentina has come into Alma's hospital room when the baby Louisa is brought in so Patricia, Jesús, Alma and Valentina can coo in raptures.  Jesús says now he has his happy family unit with Alma and TWO daughters. All is complete and perfect.  Doomsday words if ever ones were uttered but this exact moment is sweet so enjoy it while you can.

Now we have the grandparents and the baby has a full blown laugh track of her own.  Sebastian gets to hold her then Chatita snatches her turn singing a lullaby when the entire Avon office shows up less Rogelio.  But he has a fight to have with Veronica who is painfully pregnant at this point but still able to spew her hatred for Rogelio and Alma and everyone else she can think of.  He is a bit worried about getting the baby afterwards.  Veronica threatens him again saying her famous, you have no idea what I am capable of.

Back to the intervention at the Cardena's residence I think.  Ricardo with 40's oiled hair slides in surrounded by the entire office even Fernando and Xochi who try to get him to consider what he is loosing by his nouveau riche inanities. With a swagger, he assures everyone that he doesn't need Maricela's love when his friends try to press reality on him, he tells them he doesn't need their help and in fact he doesn't even need their friendship.

Ohhh, play that creepy music, Marta greets Jimena who is really Louisa in the bassinet in the nursery.  She gets a call from her, er I mean Marcia's nurse wondering if she is still in Africa.  She should come back and see her sister who is not doing well.

And the part we all dread, Veronica is yelling with jealous rage at Valentina about her excitement about her new sister.  She yells she is fed up with being pregnant and fed up with the new baby and fed up with Valentina among other things she is fed up with the world it seems. She wishes Valentina would go off at live with that Alma.

Valentina can't believe it but Veronica slaps her to make the point. (Good thing the scene is truncated with no real slap, just the edge of one, but YUCK) Domitilia rushes in and when Valentina runs off to cry in her room, Veronica berates Domi calling her a mere maid who can't tell her how to treat her own child.  Domi pledges to return the slap from Veronica the she stops the next time she sees Vero hit Valentina whether she is pregnant or not.

Valentina tries to call Jesús on her cell phone but Veronica foils this plan grabbing the phone, stomping it with her 8 inch heels (great footwear for a seriously pregnant woman) then pushes a protesting Domi away while she locks Valentina in her room.  But Domi calls Jesús to tell him that Veronica hit Valentina and locked her in her room.

Ricardo throws a tantrum in front of Cardenas, throws papers all over the office to announce he is quitting  then is seen moments later carrying his box of personal stuff shouting that they are all mediocres and he alone is triumphant.

Jesús the super hero confronts Veronica then breaks down Valentina's door to grab his daughter. Veronica assures him she will have him arrested but he tell her she will never have a chance to hurt Valentina again.  It takes Rogelio to come in and restrain the screaming preggers harpy. Domi comes in and tells everything that Veronica did to hurt Valentina. While Jesús rescues his girl.

A happy moment brings the baby and all the happy family home to open the Louisa room which was decorated for the girl that Jesús and Valentina knew they were getting.

Next scene starts in court with Jesús pleading for permanent and sole custody of Valentina.  Veronica is defiant and unrepentant, if a bit off balance but Rogelio shows up to testify that he knows she not only hit Valentina but locked her in her room too.  This isn't over by half, so tune in tomorrow for the conclusion of the evidence and the judge's decision.

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