Caray, Caray!

Boomer & Remington show their inner Seahawk!

At Tita's, the unexpected and awkward arrival of Bruno and his wife Ally goes from bad to worse. Tita pointedly asks Zenaida to set another three places at the dinner table for unexpected guests. Bruno looks warily at his mother. Zenaida rushes off.

Sonia's pruney old Sugar Daddy arrives and orders her to fix dinner and fix herself while she's at it.

Which one of these guys is Sonia's Sugar Daddy?

Marianela, Tassels and the kids are finishing dinner. Agatha appears at the door with a bag of sweet bread.

Main Course:
Tassels tells Agatha that he and Mari are teaching the kids math, reading, and writing. Because the kids also help with their "business" they're also learning how to work and be responsible. Agatha asks Mari why the kids aren't in school. "They are street kids so none of them have official documents, no birth certificates or IDs." Agatha says, "What you're doing for the kids is noble." She offers to help them out in any way she can.

Aw, come on! You ALL know I'm here...

Everyone, including the elephant unexpected guests, is seated around Tita's dinner table. In the tense silence they either fiddle with a napkin, sip from their glass or look at their hands. Aranza tries to get some small talk going and stupidly asks Ally, "How did you and Bruno meet?
"I was working for a builder and I was his assistant."
"Was it love at first sight?"
"No, at first it wasn't serious."
"Was it a fling then?"
"No, it started out with no commitments. I don't believe in marriage, but Bruno does. He's very traditional. When he wanted to get married, we did. When you love someone you put things like that aside and do what he wants."
Gaby looks like someone has just kicked the stuffing out of her. Isabel leans closer to try to comfort her. Could this hellacious moment get any worse? Oh yes it can! And it does.

Zenaida enters with a platter of enchiladas. Ally asks, "Is this "typical" Mexican food? Is it spicy?" Bruno asks Zenaida if she can possibly fix a quesadilla or something for his wife. Tita is seething. "No!" she barks. "We are having EN-CHI-LA-DAS." She shoots dagger-eyes at Ally who shifts uncomfortably in her chair and picks up her fork. Enchiladas it will be!

Osvaldo takes a call from Dr. Carraza who invites him to go golfing the next day. Baltazar asks if he's going and Osvaldo says yes, but he knows that old geezer is up to no good. He only calls when he wants something.

The awkward dinner over, the guest say their good-byes. Gabi wishes Bruno happiness. Isabel asks where Ally is. It seems she has retreated to the kitchen with Zenaida to try to recover from both spice burns and frostbite. Aranza wants Esteban to drive her home but Arturo nixes that idea in a hurry. She's going home with him. Aranza rolls her eyes.

Tita is finally alone with Bruno. She's angry and hurt that Bruno got married without telling her. Tita hopes Bruno doesn't think she's going to welcome his wife like a daughter-in-law because she's not. She's a stranger. Bruno fires back, "Don't bother. We can go to a hotel."
"You did this without ever thinking about me? Like I meant nothing to you?" He argues that he's not a child and he didn't need her permission to get married. Look dude, we all know why you didn't tell your mother or anyone else. When a guy hides a wife, fiancée or girlfriend it's because there's a reason he doesn't want anyone to know about her. Can I get an Amen on that Fernando?

Tita can't believe that all those times Bruno phoned her from Spain Ally was right there and never wanted to meet her or even talk to her. "Were you selfish or scared?" Bruno protests lamely that he wasn't sure the relationship would last and then the wedding happened very fast. Through tears he swears he didn't want to hurt Tita, but he knows there is nothing he can do to make it up to her. "Maybe we should just go."
"Then how will I get to know her? I want to get to know her, spend time with her."
Tita sobs about how much she missed her son and how lonely she has been. Bruno sobs that he feels the same. He missed her too and he's so glad to finally be with her. She pulls Bruno tightly to her and tells him that she wants him and Ally to stay, to live with her. The house is huge. It's too big for just her and after she's gone it will be his anyway. He doesn't want to think about Tita being gone. They hug and cry some more.

Ally is in the kitchen with Zenaida. "I guess it wasn't a good idea to come here like this without telling anyone." Zenaida says Tita is upset because she didn't know about the wedding. She lets it slip that Tita thought Bruno would marry Gaby. Ally is not at all happy to learn that her hubby and Gaby were novios before he left for Spain.

Back at home Arturo tells Isabel he now realizes why Bruno didn't want him to tell anyone that he was coming back to Mexico. "How am I going to explain to Bruno why Gaby met him at the airport?" Isabel wants to know if Arturo knew about Bruno's wife. Arturo swears he didn't know anything about her. Bruno never said a word, not even that they were living together.

Isabel tries to convince Arturo to lighten up on Aranza and let her have her car back. He thinks Isabel should quit covering up and making excuses for Aranza. She counters, "Didn't you do stupid things when you were younger? I think you're being unfair."
"Now I'm the bad guy? Her punishment is justified. She needs to learn a lesson." Arturo's not budging. Well I'll be! It's about eleven years too late, but it turns out Arturo actually does have a spine!

On the phone Dafne asks Aranza if she is getting her car back. "I have my Dad's tramp talking to him about it." Aranza laughs about being nice to Isabel's face and making fun of her behind her back. That's what her Aunt Sonia advised her to do and her advice is always right. "That's why I always listen to her." The girl-chat is interrupted by a call from Satan Sonia.

Sonia asks about the car. Aranza tells her she didn't get it back yet. Sonia blames Esteban. "I don't like that boy. You need a real man." As Sonia talks we see Fernando in prison. "I'll be out in a few days and I'll get my revenge, Isabel."

At breakfast Aranza asks Isabel if Arturo has relented on giving her back her car. "No. I couldn't talk him into it." Aranza screams, "You didn't try. I knew someday you'd get pregnant and I'd get ignored. You only care about your baby and not about me!" Lucha looks sadly at Isabel, "Don't let it bother you." Isabel cries, "I've tried for years but no matter how much I do for Aranza, nothing is good enough."

Sonia is dressed to kill, or to at least distract the prison guards. The top of her blue dress keeps slipping off her shoulders. The slippage is aided by her toying with the neckline. Sonia has brought in a blanket because Fernando is "sensitive" or something. As the guard inspects the goods she lowers the sleeve of her dress and flirts. I guess she wants him to inspect her goods too. "Are you looking for drugs?"
"Drugs and guns."
Sonia feigns shock, "Oh! Who would bring in guns?? What happens to anyone you catch bringing in drugs or guns?"
"They get taken into the other room, stripped and arrested."
The other guard brings in the drug sniffing dog.
Sonia brightens, "Oh look! A dog!" She tries sweet talking the doggie and gets a facefull of snarl in return. What a good dog! He knows a bitch when he sees one.

Osvaldo and Dr. Elias tee off at the golf course. Baltazar caddies. Osvaldo's argyle vest is emblazoned with his family crest. I'm beginning to think that Ozzy has his own cottage industry that just sews his family crest on everything including his socks and tighty whities. Ozzy asks what Elias wants. The doctor just wanted to get Ozzy out of his house. He's sure Ozzy is suffering from chronic depression. "That's why you didn't tell anyone you were back from your travels. And by the way, how long has it been since you last dated Tita?"
"About four or five years."
"Well we all noticed the way you were looking at Tita at Aranza's party. And we all noticed the way she was looking at you. Maybe you should give dating her another try." Ozzy snorts at the idea, but in the background Baltazar nods in agreement.

Fernando enters the prison visitation room and Sonia whispers, "I brought what you asked for, but I couldn't bring in all of it." He tells her not to worry, one of the guards is helping him with The Plan and she can bring the rest and give it to him.

It's breakfast at Tita's and Ally isn't eating the food. Maybe somebody in Spain mistakenly told her "don't eat the food" instead of "don't drink the water". Tita asks Ally if it's her first time in Mexico. Bruno can't wait to show her his country, all the parks, theaters, museums and cultural sites. Ally doesn't seem impressed. I'm getting a real nose-in-the-air vibe from this woman. During the meal Zenaida rushes in to tell Tita she has a call from "The Club". Tita hurriedly gets up and goes to the other room to take the call. Bruno's eyes follow her quizzically.

In the kitchen Tita and Zenaida try to think of a way Tita can do her "club work" without Bruno and Ally finding out about it. They put on their thinking caps.

A morose Gaby is trying to work. Andrea, who looks very good with the new wardrobe and wedding ring, says Esteban told her about Bruno. Andrea says she knows what it's like to see a man you love with another woman. Gaby sobs about how stupid she was to think Bruno would wait for her. Andrea tries to comfort her. "You're young and beautiful and you can rebuild your life with someone new."
"I don't know if I can. All I ever saw was a life with Bruno."

At Gilberto's avocado abode Cuca confesses that she went to see Sonia. Gil wants to know how Sonia is doing and if she asked about him at all. "She's alone, she misses you. And just like you she's stubborn. Maybe it's time for you to make up."

For some reason that completely escapes me because it's a nice day, Bruno puts on a heavy jacket to go to the office. Ally zips his coat for him. (What was that about not being a kid?) She's staying behind to get to know Tita. Bruno tries to get to the garage through the kitchen but is nabbed by Tita who spins him around with an "Oh, just let me look at you son! You're so handsome!"

Maricela and the kids are getting ready for today's sidewalk sales. The kids want to know why they have to keep changing locations. Mari explains that they don't have any money to pay for a sales space and they have to avoid the police. The kids help her pack the box. Agatha talks with Tassels who has no tassels to twirl so he plays with his suspenders instead. (This kid really does look like a young Eduardo Yanez.) He wants to know if Agatha would be willing to rent a space to the guy they get their goods from. He needs someplace to keep his merchandise. Agatha is worried and wants to know if any of the merchandise is illegal. Tassels assures her the guy is on the level. She gives him the okay.

Isabel arrives at work to find a heartbroken Gaby. Why did Arturo keep the news about Bruno's wife to himself? "Bruno never told Arturo he was married." Isabel says the news floored them too. Gaby cries, "Why did I expect Bruno would wait for me?" Gaby walks over to a picture of Bruno and herself and flips it face down. "It's over. I don't want to talk about this anymore." She wipes her eyes and vows, "I'll be okay. I'm going to start again."

At the office Bruno gets the third-degree from Arturo. "Why didn't you tell me you got married?" You lived with her for five years and you never mentioned her!" Bruno confesses that he didn't tell Arturo he was getting married because he didn't want to hear that Gaby was waiting for him. Bruno claims he's "very happy" but it looks like nobody, including Bruno himself, is buying this line of bull.

Gilberto's son Daniel calls from school in the United States. He's finished with school and he's coming back to Mexico this weekend.

Girl talk, car talk, tramp talk between Dafne, Aranza and Ileana. Esteban walks up behind them and surprises Aranza with a cup of coffee then runs off to class. Aranza brags about Esteban being romantic and wonders what kind of gift he'll give her for their 6-month anniversary. Dafne disses Esteban for being poor. "He'll probably give you something cheap." She thinks Aranza is "settling" for a poor kid when she should be looking for someone older, who works and has his own money. That's what Dafne looks for.

Advances:
Fernando sets a fire in the prison and looks like he's going to make his escape in drag!

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