Caray, Caray!

Bullets! They are from memory, woefully out of order and short on detail. I'll come back in the morning and really recap.

• Simoneta visits Lola at the shop. Dominga shows up, too. Sim tries to introduce herself, but Dom refuses to shake her hand. Sim leaves and Dominga goes after her, almost knocking Aldonza down. 
• The senior partner grills Silvia. Did she know Renato was in SL? She says she only thought he was helping a friend. Abelardo(Lardo) pipes up that Renato is filing lawsuits outside of the lawfirm. Senior partner instructs Silvia to get in touch with Renato and tell him to call them. Senior partner also wants her to get Lardo's contact info. Lardo apologizes for causing problems. Silvia calls Renato and tells him to call the senior partner. They are in deep caca. Lardo eavesdrops at the door.
• Dominga chases down Sim in the street. She wants to know what Sim wants with her granddaughter. Sim just wants to get to know her. Dominga asks Sim what will Lola think when she finds out her mother abandoned her.  Sim doesn't think Dominga has a right to say anything. Dominga let Lola believe her mother was dead! Now Sim just wants to get to know her daughter.

Sev asks Cande about going to mass. He finds it odd. Sure, she's always been a pious woman, but she never used to go to weekday mass. Cande explains that she's just started the habit. She thinks it's a good one and will be going from now on. Sev wonders why the sudden desire to got to Mass during the week and Cande crisply replies "Because I feel like it. Do you have a problem with it?" Sev does indeed have a problem. He thinks that the Padre came up with the idea so he could see Cande more and gain her trust. Sev explains to her that the Padre is determined to find out what happened to the baby Roberta and Sev had. Cande tells Sev he need not worry. She hasn't told the priest she doesn't know anything. Sev tells her to wake up and smell the sacramental wine. The priest is just using her. Cande asks him that if she hasn't talked after all these years, why would she start now? Sev answers that now the priest knows almost everything and he's not going to stop until he finds out what happened. The priest will do almost the impossible to get to the bottom of things.

• Lola thinks Dominga's behavior is proof that Lola wasn't making things up. Domnga busts in and asks why Lola is hanging out with Sim. Lola defends Sim. She doesn't understand why Dominga is getting her cross-body purse in a twist. Dom leaves and Lola wonders why her abuela is getting so upset. Aldonza thinks it's odd that Lola is friends with such an old woman (Really Aldonza?)
• Reanto calls the senior partner guy. The first thing he does is explains that the guy who came to see them is lying or at least telling half-truths. When the partner asks why, Renato says he will explain...but in person. The partner lists Renato's transgressions. He went AWOL, he took Patricio with him as if Pato was his employee, he's working on a case whose billable hours aren't for their office. He and the other partners are not pleased. Renato tells his boss he will return to the DF tomorrow. The boss hopes his explanation is good enough to placate the partners.
• Valeria(Val) visits Cande and tells her about Cris's apology and to bad-mouth Aldonza. They haven't reconciled yet, but Cris is at least realizing his error. Val is playing the role of good friend now. Cande thinks that's a great strategy. Val wants Cris to recognize that she's the only woman for him. Cande commends Val for rising above the break-up and humiliation. Val claims that a woman in love is capable of many things.

Sev goes to visit the Padre. Padre sarcastically asks if Sev is there to make confession. Sev arrogantly responds that he's never needed to avail himself of that. No, Sev has come to warn the Padre to not pasarse de listo(be too clever) Padre plays dumb, forcing Sev to explain that he doesn't want the Padre around Candela. Padre still doesn't understand. Sev claims the Padre is just trying to get info out of Cande. "Whatever do you mean? What information?" the Padre cunningly asks. The whereabouts of Aldonza's little sister! Sev responds. "Ah-ha!" Padre Poirot exclaims. "With that I now know that the girl does indeed exist and is alive!" Otherwise, Sev wouldn't have bothered to come tell him all this. Sev doesn't confirm anything. He's simply come to see if they can come to an agreement and get along. Padre doesn't see how he can do that. Sev offers a large donation to any of the Padre's pet projects. The Padre tells Sev that he may be used to buying the conscience of others, but Sev can't buy his. Sev thinks EVERYONE has a price. Even priests. Padre stands firm and also warns Sev that his attitude is only pushing the Padre to reveal the truth about the girl and expose Sev for the inmundicia(filth) that he is. Sev warns him not to try his patience and the Padre fires back with "Don't try mine!" Padre is determined get to the bottom of all it and take away Sev's mask of podredumbre(corruption) that he's had all his life. Padre feels terrible for Cris who surely doesn't know what kind of father he has. Sev declares war and tells the Padre it won't be the first time he's come up against the "Santa Iglesia." On his way out, Sev runs into Aldonza. He warns her that he'll squash her like a bug, too! She is going to regret having returned.

• Aldonza goes in to see Padre J. She asks why Sev was there. Padre tells her it's none of her beeswax. Aldonza thinks it is her business and mentions Sev's threat. Padre can't believe Sev dared to insult Aldonza. Aldonza explains that Sev did dare and is capable of anything to keep her away from Cristobal. Padre J claims that's why Sev came to see him...to keep Aldonza away from Cris. Padre also claims that Sev did not threaten him. Aldonza invites her uncle to dinner.
• Cande goes in to see Cris and makes some snide remark about being the legitimate wife of Severiano. Cris tells her to get over herself and that she and his father should have divorced a long time ago. Cande can't believe he's defending his father. He's not. Nor does he support what his dad is doing. He just thinks they should have divorced long ago so they could be happy. Val's phone call interrupts this lovely family scene. She wants to invite Cris to a movie. He tries to turn down the invite, but Cande pushes him to agree. They will meet at the movie theater.
• Renato and Padre arrive for dinner. Adelina has to send Camilo to town for olive oil. Aldonza asks him to pick up some ice, too. Sev skulks and takes note of the guardless house.
• A Mrs Lizárraga calls the Uriel the banker. She had gotten some money earlier, but the amount she requested was not the amount in the envelope. Uriel will look into it. Uriel asks Paty(?) if she got the right amount. She swears she did. The other banker dude counted it in front of her. Uriel is unhappy. Something about the envelope being sealed. He doesn't want stuff like this happening.
• Awkward dinner. Renato explains he has to go back to the DF the next day. Adelina asks Aldonza if she needs to go. Aldonza does. She needs to get her título (so I assume diploma? Title?) and make sure the apartment is for sale. Renato suggests they go together, but she declines. Padre has mass at 7. He excuses himself and leaves. On the road, he thinks about his conversation with Sev. He hits the breaks and they don't work. CRASH!! Cris is also on the road (on the way to the movies.) He pulls the Padre out of the truck and calls an ambulance. The truck goes BOOM!
• Val gets ready for her movie. She wants Cris to find her irresistible (not in those pants, honey.) Pru worries about Hum finding out about the date. Pru tells Val about the lawsuit that Aldonza filed. They b*tch about Hum and his dumbassery. They warned him not to rent to Aldonza. Pru worries that if the Mendozas cut ties with them, Val can kiss the wedding goodbye.
• Renato serves a duct tape labled booze from Italy. Aldonza proclaims it's strong but good. Adelina passes. She doesn't like to drink (she did take a sip after Renato left...and what a cute "wow that's strong" face!) After Renato's departure, Aldonza tells Adelina about Renato and Silvia...and confesses she was a little jealous.
• Dominga worries why Sim is still in SL. What will they do to keep Lola away from her. She also tells him to talk to Sim and get her to leave SL. Dom will talk to Cande...even Sev if she has to in order to find out where Sim is leaving.
• Pato and Renato discuss Lola. Pato thinks he can win Lola's affections.
• Mel talks to Lola about Sim and Lola's lie about Gansito. Lola says she was just trying to make E-man jealous. Didn't Mel ever do anything like that? (This is the second time they've dropped hints about Mel's romantic past. Something's up.)
• Val buys two tickets to the movies. Hee hee! She's gonna get stood up!

Pru browbeats Hum. She can't believe he was so stupid. How did he not see the intentions of the gurbia(a less common word...gubia being the preferred. Anyhoo, it was NOT slut like I hoped. It means gouge.) She's suing Severiano. Hum interjects that he had no idea what she planned. He acted in good faith. Pru tells him where she comes from "good faith" means...but Hum doesn't let her finish. He tries to explain himself, but Pru interrupts him and says none of this would have happened if he hadn't rented the house to that peliforra(prostitute...had to actually go to the RAE for that one. Have we had that one yet? OT-I really should go back through these recaps and start a list of our slut vocab.) What did Aldonza offer to get the contract? A night of pleasure? Hum pushes back and says that over the years Pru has just gotten dumber. Pru can't belive he's treating her this way and offending her. Hum asks if can't realize how much she's provoked him. How much she has offended him. She's called him stupid and accused him of cheating on her for no reason. Cris calls and tells the doc to get to the clinic.

• Lardo calls Sev to give him an update (He looks like he's outside the offices of Santi Velasco of Amores con trampa fame.) Lardo noticed that Silvia seemed to have a special interest in Renatos. Sev tells Lardo to find out as much as he can about her.
• Aldonza thinks of Renato's declaration of love. Then she thinks about Cris's engagement party confession of love. Cris calls Aldonza. She takes forever to finally pick up. He tells her Padre J has been in an accident and is in a coma!

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