Caray, Caray!

De que los escritores me odian, me odian.
What started out as a tickle in my throat has quickly devolved into TB (that might be a minor exaggeration.) So anyhoo. I paid attention as best I could and took pitiful notes and the recap might have some holes in it.

Grandfather Vicente (Grumps) dips into the reading material Al left and begins to think about Rod. That can't be a life. Grumps would rather he be dead than hooked up to wires and possibly suffering. He asks Rosa what she would do.

Rodrigo's (Rod's) nurse continues to swoon and thinks she's falling in love. In his head, Rod wakes up (all white set=comaland) and hears the nurse.

Diego tells Diana she'll be submitting to a DNA test the next day...at a lab of his choosing!

Alonso (Al) has followed Irene to Caprico. He apologizes and plants a wet one on her. Irene rejects him. Eleazar (El) is dropping Natalia (Nat) off at Caprico. The 2 love-sick amigos decide to grab a drink.



Irene broods in her office. She is really bothered by the age difference. Natalia comes in and explains how Brigitte (Bratgitte or Brat) thinks the job was stolen from her. Irene pays minimal attention. She's still thinking about Al.

Al and El share drinks and lady woes.

Diana calls Karina and whines about her predicament. She doesn't know how she's going to falsify the results. Karina thinks they are both in the same moneyless boat. Diana doesn't think their situation is alike at all! Karina is feeling guilty about their actions from epsisodes 1-35. Diana doesn't want to hear Karina's moralizing. Karina thinks they kind of deserve what's happening to them.

Irene and Nat pull a late night design session. They share a cab home.

Al and El are still drinking. Al whines about friend/bro zone and Tad. El whines about Chato (Am I the only one that finds it odd that we have one character who's life was almost destroyed by alcohol and several characters that ROUTINELY turn to the bottle for problem solving?)

Irene will come up to meet Carmen.

Al and El make it home safely.

Carmen is a little cool to Irene. Irene wants to talk to Brat privately. Brat can't comply to her request fast enough. Carmen wishes Nat had told her Irene was coming over.

Irene explains to Brat that Nat did NOT take her job. (Brat just heard wah wah wah I'm sure.) Irene further explains it's just not the time. Brat begs to work with Irene and Irene gives in. There's something about social service for school?

Carmen just thinks Irene is trying to win points for Diego. Brat comes out and squees about her new job. Carmen is out of squee.

Al talks to a photo. Irene is even more guapa now. He's still an idiot with an impossible love.

El talks to his ticket stubs. Kimberly comes to visit. They glom on each other.

Irene explains the details of the job to Carmen (I didn't catch much of it.) More about the social service. Did she say there was a nice salary? Brat is thrilled. Irene makes some motherly comments bout sibling rivalry (?) Carmen bristles. Carmen excuses herself to go to Luz's house. While there, Carmen bemoans Nat's trusting Nature. Luz rightly concludes Carmen is jealous. Carmen should be thrilled this woman has given her daughters work.

Time for the DNA test montage! It was hard to take notes and see everything. El and Kimberly make out. Chato courts Carmen. Al and Irene brood. Nat seems to have better ideas than Brat. Alberto (Albogado) catches up with Brat outside school and tries to talk to her. She runs away (Let her run, dude.) Diana is witchy to the staff. Tadeo (Tad) working with a daydreamy Irene. Karina looks for work. Irene watches a cougar with her man.

Una semana despúes....It's Diego's dammit. Diana is thrilled. I hate this woman. Why? Why?

Natalia and Brat are in a fabric wharehouse. Brat whines about working on a Saturday. Natalia is interested in a chiffon. Irene meets up with them. Brat acts like a brat.

Diego is in shock. He will take responsibility for his child, but he still wants a divorce! Diana gloating that they won. Her lawyer reminds her it's not a war (I think he's tired of her, too!) Diana calls Gilda/Hilda (Mrs. Caretaker) and tells her to ready the champagne. They are going to celebrate the newest Caceres!

The fonda is packed. Chato continues to call Carmen "Carmela" (cut it out already!) Chato is put to work. El doesn't seemed to pleased to see that when he arrives.

Irene, Nat and Brat talk about fabrics. I think Brat wants some expensive silk and Nat is partial to a utilitarian taffeta(?). Irene makes a tactful reply. We'll look at price and what is best for the design. Irene invites the girls to lunch at some restaurant that I think Brat said was famous. Tad calls and he and Irene make plans to all eat together. Tad would like to see Nat again.

El tries to show up Chato in the waiter department. Marcelo Cordoba makes being a waiter look sexy. Chato calls in reinforcements.

Diana gives Grumps the DNA results. He lets her know that nothing has changed. She's still an adulterer. The baby is a Caceres. She is a thing apart.

El calls in some reinforcements of his own! Morales is offended he wasn't called in and invites himself along.

Tad runs into Al outside the restaurant. Tad invites Al along. They exchange words that I didn't pay much attention to. Al did ask Tad what his intentions were with Irene. Irene and the girls arrive and it's awkward.

Carmen is pleased with the work Chato's minions are doing. El's minions arrive. Chato recognizes Morales and says he tried to detain him.

Brat rambles while everyone else at the table thinks their own thoughts.

Irene: I'm too old for Al
Tad: I want Irene back, but I don't want it to be out of pity.
Nat: Why won't Diego call?

Morales explains that the school principal called about a suspicious type. Chato didn't have his ID when asked for it. Chato hit him with a crutch and ran. El acts like he knew nothing about it. Carmen thought bubbles something I miss.

Diego calls Nat. The need to talk. Nat excuses herself from lunch. Brat is a brat. She asks Tad the artist if he ever needs a model.

Diana sucks down some champagne and complains. Grumps just sees her as a breeder, an oven! She's going to make them all (and Viewerville) miserable.

Nat and Diego meet.

Avances

• Diana goes to a bar. Diego drags her out.

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