Caray, Caray!

I've been out of the loop for about a week, and am behind on reading recaps and comments, so please forgive me if some of this is a rerun:

Alejo (Ahole) wants to give Emiliano his name. He reminds Lupita that he has every right to be in Emil's life. Lupita asks him to give her some time. ("I need some time" appears to be the only strategy in her repertoire for dealing with difficult situations. Not that I have a better suggestion.) She asks Ahole to give her and Emiliano some space while she comes to terms with this.

Drunker than ever, AS assures MA she'll pay back the money she stole from the Menchacas. She tells Chuy she'll pay every cent after Leo gets married. She doesn't go so far as to reveal that it was actually she and not MA who stole the money, though, and she has to endure some "supportive" comments from Chuy about parents who are disgraced by their children's behavior.

Bambi's bimbo reporter hassles the married police detectives about some "rumors," but I miss most of this scene.

MA agrees to let Tomas handle his case, though he has second thoughts when he finally accepts Tom's "card" and see's that it's handwritten. But the partnership quickly pays off in an unexpected way: MA needs to borrow a car for the chauffeuring gig with Bambi's aunt, and Tomas is able to hook him up. One of his divorce clients got a car from his wife as part of his settlement, and he owes Tomas a favor. Wow! Tomas must be really good. Someday he will be able to buy a suit that fits him.

MA tells Tom about his plan to strike a deal with Bambi. Tom asks him to be careful.

MA is staying with Carmelita and Gwendy for now. Carmelita tells him she's going to help him get back together with Lupita. She also asks that if he sprinkles when he tinkles, to please be neat and wipe the seat.

Meanwhile, Gwendy wants to make double-triple sure that Lupita is absolutely done with Nepo forever and ever, because "someone" is in love with him but doesn't want to get in the way if Lupita wants him. Lupita quickly surmises that Gwendy is that "someone." Lupita is beyond thrilled.

Ahole admits to Emiliano's principal that his son is already enrolled at the school. Emiliano is his son, his only living relative, but he resorted to this charade because Lupita is being weird about it. The gullible principal is touched by his story and promises to be discreet. She lets Ahole have a private talk with Emiliano. (This is the kind of thing that gets teachers and principals chased by a mob of angry parents on the 11:00 news.)

The principal tells Emiliano that this stranger is a benefactor of the school. Ahole gives Emiliano a gift - a book about horses - and asks him to keep it a secret. (If that had been a four-pack of wine coolers instead of a book about horses, this could have been a Dateline Special Edition: To Catch a Predator show.) Emiliano talks a little more; Ahole looks bored. He also offers to take Em to his ranch to look at his horses, but Em doesn't think his mother and grandfather will let him.

MA picks up Bambi's aunt at the market and pretends to be surprised when she tells him to take her home to pick up another passenger. She goes into the house, and Bambi comes out; Bambi takes a good look at MA and says, "haven't we met before?" MA is shaken by Bambi's suspicion, but Bambi's bimbo calls, and then Bambi is too distracted and horny to worry about MA.

At the fonda, Chuy tells Lupita about AS's offer to pay back the money MA stole. Lupe tells Chuy the situation may not be what it appears, but he doesn't pay much attention. He and Lupita make up.

In disguise, the bimbo approaches the rendezvous site - an abandoned building - and calls the police anonymously on a different cell phone to tell them where they can find Bambi. (Suddenly there is a lot of noise, and we can't hear whether or not she gives the police the same address that Bambi did.) Then she smashes the phone and takes out her regular phone to make another call. (I missed this part; was she calling Bambi, or someone else?) The married police detectives get in their car...

At home, Gwendy is hungry. (Everyone gets hungry! It doesn't mean she's pregnant!) She tries to get Carmelita to explain why MA can't live with the Menchacas. Carmelita wisely declines.

At the abandoned building, Bambi tells MA to act as lookout and honk if anything suspcious comes up. After Bambi goes into the building, MA sees the bimbo enter the building too. She looks familiar, but (I think) he's not sure who she is. Tom calls, and MA says that Bambi recognized him.

At the fonda, Tizoc gives Frida a bill for 300 pesos, for meals, because "business is business." He's still sore that she took a 10% cut on the gig she got him at the nightclub. She gives him the money, but says he's being a brat and needs to grow up. He whistles insolently, but looks a little ashamed.

Bambi gives the bimbo a big bag of cash and shows her that he's put all of his European bank accounts in her name. He's still horny, but she wants to leave. They could get caught! Bambi mentions something about "some guy named Alejo Ruizpalacios."

Bambi goes back to the car. MA tries to make a deal with him to get proof of his innocence. Bambi is like, "you're lucky I don't have a gun." He thinks MA is threatening him. But the wail of approaching sirens cuts their conversation short.

Knowing that Bambi doesn't have a gun, does MA just sit there and let the police catch them? No. He floors it. (I think the detectives call in the registration, but it comes up as unknown?) After a lot of fancy driving (which MA learned from a professional racecar driver), he evades the police and takes Bambi back to his aunt's place.

Bambi tells him to wait outside for a moment, and disappears into Queta's house. Moments later, the police are coming up the street!

Next time:The bimbo calls the station and quits her job. Ahole tells Emiliano, "you are mine." And the detectives put together a picture of the getaway driver; he looks just like MA. Maybe he's not in Italy after all!

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