Caray, Caray!

At Ripoll, Armando tearfully shares with Alexa that Nandito is not his biological child.  Irma trapped him.  Alexa cries with him and apologizes for being so selfish about his attention.  She now understands that Irma is not her rival and she's not afraid of her anymore.  She loves him more than ever now.  Armando warns Alexa that Irma feels threatened by anything that makes him happy.  He ends the conversation in order to return to work.  He doesn't want to piss off Sophia. 

Meanwhile, Irma has arrived at Snob Hill and demands to speak with Greta.  Fausto tries to block her, but Greta hears their conversation and agrees to speak with Irma in the office.  Irma tells Greta that Alexa is a low-down, dirty, home wrecker who broke up her family.  Greta agrees that her daughter is a man stealing tramp, but she will handle this.  After Irma leaves, Fausto warns Greta not to trust Irma.  There is more to the story; the woman is no good.  Greta says that Irma is a woman in pain. 

Paco asks Araceli if it's true that Irma cheated on Armando first.  Araceli confirms that it's true, but adds that Irma cheated "long ago".  Now pissed, Paco then goes over to Araceli's and tells her not to ever include him in her crap again.  He knows that she is a two-timing scheming liar and he tells her that he supports Armando in the divorce.  Irma wants to know if Armando told him anything else.  Paco says no. 

Back at Ripoll, Armando and Chava discuss how Irma's been telling everyone in that he's a bum who abandoned his family.  He tells him about his conversation with Paco.  As usual, Chava turns the conversation to Sophia.  He tells Armando all about his lunch with her and that Patrick saw them eating together. 

Alexa and Irais' meeting is interrupted by a call from Fausto who reports Irma's visit.  Alexa rounds up her sisters and Chava drives them back to Snob Hill.  Everyone runs into Greta's room, but she asks to speak to Alexa only.  Once alone, Greta tells Alexa that Irma visited and she is very disappointed to learn that her daughter is a homewreckin' tramp.  She's making Nandito suffer by selfishly stealing his hot piece of man candy father.  Alexa says that that marriage was done long before she started desperately throwing herself at Armando.  Alexa insists that Irma broke up that relationship, but she doesn't say how or why.  Greta tells Alexa that she will learn that "everything has a price".  If Alexa does not break up with Armando, Greta will tell Sophia to give him a pink slip. 

Later, Sophia tells Greta that it's not fair to Armando to fire him.  Greta says that he's gotta go. 

Armando calls Nandito and offers to take him to his marshal arts class.  Nandito says that Irma will take him.  Irma grabs the phone and tells Armando that she and Nandito will survive without him.  Butt out of their lives. 

At some point, Armando and Chava are talking.  Chava tells Armando that he drove all of the Ripoll girls home because Irma visited Greta today. 

Armando returns home and yanks Irma into the bedroom in order for them to have a private screaming match. Armando demands to know why she visited Greta and why does she continue to run his name down around town.  She's the reason for their breakup, he says.  Irma says that she will say anything and do anything to get him to come home because she loves him.  Armando says that if she loves him, she would want him to be happy.  He is not happy with her.  If she wants war, she's got it.  He leaves.  She pushes everything off of the dresser and sinks to the floor in tears. 

It's lunchtime at the Cruz residence.  Lupe tells Chava about the social worker's visit.  Since Javier is living there, she will not be able to use "abandonment" as the basis for the divorce.  She tells Chava that the doctor says that Javier will need a couple more days to mooch off of the family. 

Chava visits Javier and tells him to get well and to get out.  Javier tells Chava that he never thought that Lupe would want to divorce him.  He knows that Chava hates his guts, but he's always wanted to be his son's hero.  Chava explains that when he was a child, he'd go behind the bars looking for his father.  He'd find him drunk with loose women and beg him to return home.  He'd beg him to come home because his mother needed him, but Javier wouldn't come.  Javier asks Chava for forgiveness.  He says that Chava is noble like Lupita.  Chava says that he would have loved to have heard this when he was a child.  Javier says that he will leave and not block the divorce.  He will get a job and a home nearby so that he can visit everyday.  Chava reluctantly agrees to give him another chance and hugs him. 

Renzi and Patrick meet with Flor, who is one of Chava's ex-girlfriends.  Renzi introduces himself as a gumshoe named Ricardo Nunez.  Patrick is his client and his fake name is Marcos Gonzalez.  Flor hates Chava because he led her to believe that they were going to get married and then dumped her. Renzi hands her a brick of cash and there is much more where that came from.  She can make money and get revenge on Chava.  She's in!

Armando shows up at the Snob Hill and demands to speak to Greta.  Again, Fausto tries to block him.  He explains that Irma stopped by and his visit might kill her.  Alexa comes out and begs Armando to come back another day.  Greta appears at the top of the stairs and agrees to speak with him.  She, Alexa and Armando go into the office.  Greta asks Armando why he took advantage of her con-artist daughter.  Alexa defends him and says that he was the perfect gentleman; she chased him.  Armando admits that he loves Alexa.  Alexa is flattered and says that she loves him too.  Greta puts Alexa out of the room. 

Once Alexa is gone, Armando takes the blame.  It's his fault for letting her hot daughter get into his pants heart.  He swears that she didn't break up his family by desperately throwing herself at him.  She wants to know why she should believe him.  He says that she should believe him because she knows him.  Greta is pleased to learn that her daughter isn't the tramp that she thinks she is.  Anyways, she tells him to stay away from Alexa or she will fire him. 

Alexa walks Armando out.  He tells her that he loves her, but breaks up with her.  He shouldn't have gotten her involved into this mess with Irma.  Now she is the subject of gossip at work and her mom thinks she's a dumb floozy.  From now on, they are boss and employee only.  Alexa gets bummed. 

Other News

• Matias asks Silvana to give him a chance.
• Silvana taunts Patrick about Chava having lunch with Sophia. 
• Daniella tells Alexa that Armando broke up with her because he loves her. 
• Sophia considers asking Armando to quit. 
• Chava tells Marisol that Javier still has to move out, but that he's going to give him another chance. 

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