D.F.
Refrito: The Mendoza
women (y el perro tambien) celebrate their reunion; Colosso clobbers Ruben who announces he's
planning to close JNTR and suggests turning it into a parking lot maybe.
Fer and Ruben exchange war of words, ending with Ruben
repeating that he's planning to close JNTR and he has Mirna to back him up.
Mirna agrees the bar is in its worst crisis, and indeed most
businesses do see some hard times. It
would be in the owners' best interest to close at this time. Susanito disagrees: he's not interested in money. He's only interested in keeping the mariachis
and himself employed. She reminds him
she was the administrator of this here bar for many years, playing intermediary
between them and Concho. Fer accuses her
of only watching out for her own interests.
She claims people change and actually proposes they don't close the bar
and allow the mariachis an opportunity to run the bar and see if they can make
a profit. Ruben is muy impactado – not a
happy camper. Mirna looks like she's got something up her sleeve.
Later, Maria promises Isa everything will be alright. She thought-bubbles how curious it is that
everything comes full circle. She
remembers she found lurrrve in this very room.
And in this room, she will find the strength to carry on.
Ruben is ticked off that Mirna seemingly turned on him. She explains there's no way those mariachis
will manage to turn a profit with this bar and his revenge will be
complete. He tells her she better not
mess with him. “Likewise, I'm sure” she
says.
Maria injects Amalia with the last of the medication. Paloma offers to ask Aaron's dad for an
advance on her pay in order to buy more medication but Maria says she has
enough saved from her job. Yup, it's
just like old times in the ol' Mendoza homestead. Maria blurts out she's preggers and
everyone's happy as pigs in ****.
Keystone Kops de DF and LAPD meet. LAPDKK are sure Santos is innocent and that's
why it's vital they catch up w/OJ. DFKK agree.
ElVirus and OJ discuss their plan. She's just happy Maria will suffer. OJ says she won't be the only one – Santos
will suffer as well. He instructs her to
find the appropriate place, isolated and secure with the appropriate accommodations. He figures it will be a spectacle worthy of
filming.
FF>> alert – school scene! Aaron brings Paloma what else, a bag of
Tostitos. Rodri walks in and she rushes
to him but he gives her the cold shoulder.
He's done with her. He shuffles
over to Vanessa and Cindy. Paloma is
crushed. Whatever.
Susanito gets some good news and gives Mancia the good news
that she's gonna be a grandma!
Whatever.
Fer broods. Ana walks
in, crying and gives him the bad news and Jalisquito has run off and no one
knows where he is. Whatever.
OJ shops for a video camera and thoughtbubbles what a treat
it will be to watch Maria suffer and he'll keep the proof for posterity. Eeeeewwwww
Maria fusses over Amalia, just like the good ol' days. Amalia says she has no choice but to
work. Colosso comes by for a visit. He tells Maria about Ruben's plan to close
the bar. Over her dead body, she
says. She has a plan. Gee.
Fer and Ana fret over Jalisquito some more and pray to la
Virgen as he daydreams of Jalisquito singing about his guardian angel. Fer receives a call from Justo.
School scene. Paloma
tells Rodri they need to talk. Aaron
tries to stop her. Whatever.
Rodri accuses her of being interested in Aaron because of his
money. Paloma's sad. Whatever.
Some of the mariachis have joined Colosso at Maria's: 7 mares and susanito. Anyway, Maria has come up with a plan. What if they put together a big show like
they once did to draw a crowd? They
need to promote the show and she'll handle Ruben.
Ruben, meanwhile, is ordering someone on the phone to get as
much info on Mirna as they possibly can.
(Guess the show's budget ran dry – cuz the minions for the bad guys are
always on the other side of the phone and not on camera). Speaking to himself, Ruben swears no one will
get between him and his revenge. BWAHAHA
JNTR – Mirna is on the phone with someone begging them,
“Hija, I beg of you!” She doesn't see 7
mares come up behind her. Ruh-roh.
7Mares tells her he's always seen her as a cold woman. He never imagined she had a …..
daughter. “Looks can be deceiving,” she
says. “I'm a self-made woman. I was deceived, abandoned. I had to overcome many things to put my
daughter first. No one knows about
this. I trust you won't abuse our
friendship because if you do, I won't let it go.”
Fer comes by to visit the Mendozas and is happy to see Maria
is back. He shares Justo's good news
about the proof of Santos' innocence. Yay!
Whatever.
El Lay
Wendy worries she hasn't heard from dad. Michael tries to comfort her. They notice Dad's computer is open to the
same server that OJ used to hide his shenanigans.
At the jail, Justo is told he can no longer remain since
Santos is out of danger. Before he
leaves, he hands Santos Maria's rebozo along with her letters. Santos says that his thoughts of Maria are
what's kept him alive. She's like his
guardian angel.
Later, Santos is shown to his new cell – with Nando. For some reason, he tells the guard Nando has
been jailed unjustly. Whatever, Nando
asked to bunk with him and the warden agreed.
I think I got that right.
Justo joins Michael and Wendy at the compu. Michael assures him this was the same server
OJ used. Justo is sure they can use this
info against OJ. Now all they need is
that password. Hmmmmm.
Nando dreams in flashbacks of when he discovered he was Fer's
dad and when he met him. Blah, blah,
blah. “Hijo de mi alma!” “Padre de mi corazon!” you get the picture.
Justo tries to figure out the password.
Santos reads Maria's letters saying she'll wait years, and
years, and years, and years. He's her miracle of love, etc. etc.
The next morning Nando tells Santos he misses his son. Santos says in addition to everyone else, he
misses his “bro” Fer. They discuss the
injustice of their cases. Santos is sure
there's “something” that will protect them and that “something” is Maria's
manto (cloak).
Justo tries to figure out the password. Traicion?
No, it's OJ we're talking about here.
How about traidore. Mama
mia! That's the ticket! He finds the proof that Giuliano was at the
helm of the secret bank accounts at Garza Cars.
He takes notes.
Nando and Santos put their heads together. Santos is sure one of the guards is in OJ's
pocket.
Justo tells Fer about the proof he's found. He wonders why he hasn't been able to get a
hold of the Mendoza women. Fer hasn't heard
about Maria's return and tells Justo no one's heard from her.
Justo shares his evidence with someone I don't know who will
share it with the judge. Justo wants to
be very careful in order to protect Santos' loved ones.
Prisoner 20137 is being called upstairs. He has a visitor – It's Justo and he tells
him the news of the proof he's found --the guard in OJ's employ is
eavesdropping-- Justo also tells him no
one has heard from Maria, that no one knows where she is. (Fer and Maria are at this moment haggling
over whether to call Justo to tell him she's home.) Santos is fretting over his bonita. Justo is sure she's fine. Wait, there's the phone. It's Maria!
What a coinkidink. He hands over
the phone to Santos. Muchos te amos and
no one will ever separate us again, our love is stronger than evil, etc. etc.
Maria tells him about Ruben and JNTR's likely closure. She also gives him more news: she's preggers!
The bad, bad, guard calls OJ about what he heard. OJ is not pleased and demands the guard
finish off Santos.....or else.
Gulp! Guard looks scared.
Santos is before Judge Gavehl (snicker). Santos is cleared of all crimes and is free to
go. OJ is clearly the one guilty of all
the crimes. Prosecutor tries to object but the judge threatens to throw him out
of his courtroom. No one is gonna tell him what to do in his courtroom. Our hero's not out of the woods yet. The judge hands down an 8 year sentence for perjury
because Santos lied on the stand when he declared he was responsible for the
crimes. No trial, no jury, nothing. I know, I know, I threw out my beanie long
ago. It's in a charred heap in my
fireplace. A victim of spontaneous
combustion. I needed a new one
anyway. Oh my.....judge still isn't
finished. Just as the prosecutor openly
gloated that Justo has failed in his attempt to get his son out of jail, the
judge continues. Santos only pleaded his
guilt under duress, trying to protect others, etc. etc. He tells Santos he's free – case closed.
Justo and Santos hug – Santos sits down, relieved.
Avances:
Colosso punches Ruben in front of the Tostitos sign (that
already happened, no?)
Someone's on fire.
Santos stares down the barrel of the guard's gun.
Maria punches OJ
Maria cries in the rain (that already happened, no? But she's always crying in the rain-hard to
tell)
Maria's arrested
Maria cries, “Estoy muerta!”
Ruben aims a gun across the room at Maria's back
A shot rings out as Michael and Santos embrace. Michael shouts out, “Santos! No!”
Maria falls on her knees, crying.
Whatever.
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