Caray, Caray!

Recap courtesy of HellaShelle

”Short of It” at the end
The Long of It: Aldonza and Cris kiss it out and then sit because the man is using a cane. Cris tells Aldie he went to find Eman. He didn’t, but Eman won a competition, so yay. He found out about the sibling lie when he spoke to Dom. Aldie tells him they think his parents messed with the test he ordered, but they’re not sure.

Now that Silvia and Ren’s drama is on simmer, Pato has time to bring flowers to the ribbon shop. Irma’s glad he’s back because Lola’s a bit down. “Emmanuel?” “Emmanuel.” Pato’s ready to kick E’s delightful butt, but Irma tells him to slow his roll. It’s not worth it and the dude skipped town anyway. Irma’s totally Team Pato and Pato wants to take this thing with Lola all the way. He whispers his definition of that to Irma, who doesn’t slap him across the face, so it must be the other kind of “all the way.”

Lola is busy with Mari, reminding me of why I could cheerfully leave both of them on the side of the road. Mari starts by saying she’s put what Lola did behind her. Say what? Lola asks. She just came to talk, not to apologize. If anyone should be apologizing, it’s Mari. They go back and forth about who stole what kiss and what boyfriend and who’s jealous of who and, honestly, who even cares because they both need to go to the time out table and Mary needs to go to the time out therapy couch because she knows she’s a big ol’ lyin’ liar and she still—



Ok, sorry. Back on track. Mari makes a low blow comment about how she at least has a mom and hers isn’t a whore, so Lola slaps her. Mari slaps back and we have a middle school hair pulling wrestling match better fit for a junior high cafeteria than Irma and Uriel’s lovely home.

At PJ’s lovely home, it turns out Tomas only has trouble cleaning up his room. PJ’s house is already spotless when Lulu comes to straighten up. (I smell a Fin romance…)

Aldie continues filling Cris in on the mass. She worries about what his parents will do to PJ legally, but then she and Cris get distracted by kissing again. “I knew my heart couldn’t be deceiving me.” Cris says. “I knew I was right, from the beginning.” Aldi thought the same (say what?!). More kissing.

Lulu and Tomas review the Ten Commandments. Tomas is good on, maybe, four of them. Lulu thinks he’d better confess or he’s going straight to Hell.

Pato and Irma continue their chat. Irma’s just saying how she loves Lola like a daughter, and she’s such a sweet girl, when Lola rolls in, looking very disheveled and with a bloody lip. Irma starts the first aid, but Lola, a little embarrassed, tells her to go help Mari because she’s apparently in worse shape.

Ok, this next scene is hard, but I’m going to try to capture the subtleties. Cut to Val’s guest bedroom. The shower’s going in the background. Sev’s voice asks if he can come in. When Val doesn’t answer, he enters. There’s a nightie laid out on the bed. He fingers it gently, lifts it to his nose and smells it. He puts it down. Val comes out of the bathroom clothed (Thank God) in a different nightie. She ties her robe as she asks what’s up, looking slightly, but appropriately weirded out that he’s there. He looks a little shaken too. He just wanted to welcome her to the house. He leaves abruptly and she notices her nightie’s been moved.

Candela sits cross-legged on the floor, jerkily going through the pictures in her memory box. Dom comes in with some tea and asks if she’s looking for photos of PJ to burn. Of course she is! It’s the least he deserves after what he did to her! She thought he was an honest man, incapable of- Dom’s like, “what? Telling the truth?” Dom says whenever something’s working in Cande’s favor, it’s good; when it’s not, she’s all offended. Cande, predictably, doesn’t want to hear it, but Dom tells her anyway: she’s the only one responsible for this. Cande literally throws a fit, knocking the tea off the table and screaming at Dom to leave her alone! She wants to be alone! No one should bother her unless it’s about Cris. (Oh yeah? Be careful what you wish for, you crazy shrew.) Dom leaves and Cande cries. Why did PJ do this to her? Why him? She curses the day she fell in love with him. Dom listens sadly on the other side of the door.

Irma’s tending to Mari's scrapes and bruises, telling her she and Lola really got out of hand. Mari says Lola started it, but Irma points out that Mari insulted her mom. Mari says she only told the truth, same as PJ. (say what?! Sweetie, do NOT compare yourself to Padre Jeronimo. Just…no.) Irma says it’s not the same and Mari gets all annoyed, saying she always takes Lola’s side. No wonder Lola told her Irma loves her more than Mari. (say what?! Ooh! This girl lies like she breathes!) Irma’s struck; Lola said that? Yeah, and obviously it’s true. Mari stomps off to her room.

Lola’s still ready to give Mari a beat down. She tells Pato he must think she’s a wild nut and that’s why he didn’t want to get back together. No, he just didn’t want to give himself false hope about somebody who’s not really into him. Lola says that’s not true, she likes him a lot. He treated her so well, but she was blinded by her love for Eman. She couldn’t see what was right in front of her. An honest, good man…him. She didn’t deserve him. She treated him so badly and- He shushes her (way cuter when it’s not Sev) and says that of course she deserves him. He goes in for the kiss, but her lip’s still busted, so he softens the kisses down her cheek and gently works his way back to her mouth.

Aldonza helps Cris to the door. She offers to take him home, since she’s going to see Silvia, but he says he’ll ask Don Camilo to call Mel for him. They lost a whole five minutes of kissing talking about people, so they need to make up for it in the mean time. Aldonza gives him back his scapular, which she’s been wearing around her neck. Cris asks her to swear that no one will separate them again, that she’ll stay with him forever. She swears.

Joaquin fills Adelina in on the Flavia situation. Same arguments and reassurances. He even shushes her, Sev style (again, not creepy when Not Sev does it). She pulls away from his kiss. She’s still sweating the exhumation, but Joaquin, no knowing why, thinks she’s ahogando en un vaso de agua (=drowning in a cup of water; making a mountain out of a mole hill). Adelina agrees (very unconvincing) and takes off because it’s getting late (not even a kiss goodbye? This lady really hasn’t ever had a boyfriend, huh).

Pru’s getting a little sloshed in Val’s room. She misses her baby, can’t she come home? What’s Pru supposed to do all alone, with Humberto for God’s sake. (And you wonder why your marriage is falling apart?). No, Val insists she can’t miss this chance to get close to Cris. Why, Pru asks, since she’s got the whole baby angle? Val needs to work on their relationship before dropping that bomb and she’s got to get his mind off Aldi. Pru suggests that maybe Val can convince Cande to let Pru move in too? Yeah, no. Val squashes that. Pru says things are terrible with Hum. Having a lover’s probably not helping, Val points out. Pru tells her to drop that, someone might hear! Anyway, she’ll end that relationship, but in her own time. And it’s between her and Tomas, so Val shouldn’t get involved again. They’ll just keep each other’s secrets.

Aldonza and Silvia catch up a little, then talk business. Silvia needs the death certificates to exhume Ray and Baby Alcocer. Al will get them to her asap.

…Or not. Since Adelina burns them!

The Devil, his wife and their new handmaiden are feasting on the souls of the oppressed. Or chicken or something, I can’t tell. If Cris doesn’t get back in the next 24 hours, they’ll have to take further action, maybe hire a PI. No need, Cris assures them, strolling in. They want to know where the hell he’s been, but he’s the one that wants some answers. QTH with the sibling lie?!

Tomas wants to help out at the church while he looks for work to earn his keep (say what? Wow.) PJ thinks that’s a good idea. And then the cops show up to arrest him.

Cande insists that they never said he and Aldie were siblings. Just that they might be. And they had good reason to believe that was true! Yeah right, Cris scoffs. They lied and they somehow got the results changed with the test he sent for. Cande denies everything. Cris can’t believe they’ve sunk this low. Ya basta! Sev bangs the table and demands that Cris shut it! They’re his parents! Cris says it’s better he just doesn’t talk to them at all. Now he has sus planes and he’s going with them, regardless of what they do: PJ will marry he and Aldonza tomorrow. Fat chance, Sev sneers, since PJ’s being arrested as they speak. Cande’s shocked.

PJ’s ready to cooperate with the cops…but Tomas isn’t! If they touch PJ, Tomas will kill them! (say what? You’ve been hanging with PJ for what, a day, and you’re threatening cops’ lives for him?… :) Yeah, we get it.) PJ holds him back and tells him to chill. He’ll go voluntarily. Tomas can help by finding Aldi and asking her to call the lawyers. PJ’s such a stand up guy, the cops say handcuffs aren’t necessary. They don’t even want to be doing this in the first place.

Aldi tells Adelina and Lola that she and Cris are having the church wedding tomorrow. No bells and whistles; they just want to be married, finally. Oh is that happiness? The TN Gods sense it, so in comes Camilo with Tomas to tell them about PJ’s arrest.

Cris can’t believe Sev is doing this to PJ just because he told the truth. Sev tells Cris he doesn’t care what he thinks. PJ’s going to jail because he committed forgery…and because he finally got on Sev’s last nerve, so ya y punto. Cris says Sev has killed the last bit of admiration Cris had for him. Before he leaves the dining room, Cande stops him because hasn’t he noticed Val’s here? She’s staying at the ranch and look what she’s had to witness. Ugh! Unbeliveable! Cris leaves. Cande stops Val from going after him; she won’t get anywhere with him while he’s angry. She asks Sev if he’s really going to press charges. He already has.

Aldi’s on the horn with the Dream Team. They’ll meet her at the police station.

Silvia and Ren are trying to get info, but the guy on duty could barely care less. Aldi et al show up, followed by Lulu. She thanks Tomas for calling her and he gives a glowing recount of PJ’s arrest: He told them he could beat them all up, but he’d take pity and go willingly. Then, he used his rosary as a whip...Yup, sounds accurate to me. Aldi feels guilty; PJ did it all for her. Pato shows up with sandwiches for all, plus a blanket for PJ.

Adriano doesn’t like the way Flavia’s been looking at him. He already explained what happened--it was an accident. She’s not thrilled to be with a wanted man. Well, he won’t be found. The have to get moving again. He just has to clear up one thing. She reluctantly pecks out a kiss for him and wishes him luck.

Adelina calls Joaquin to fill him in on PJ. They trade te quieros.

Val tells Cris she had a fight with Hum and that’s why Cande offered to let her stay at Las Animas. It pisses Cris off that his mom is once again trying to manipulate things to get them together. Val tells him not to worry, she’s not here for that. She’ll try not to bother him. What’s more, maybe she’ll go to a hotel. Cris relents. She can stay as long as she wants, but she shouldn’t give herself false hopes again. Val also agrees with him on the PJ thing. His dad’s overreacting. Cris asks her to ask Cande not to support Sev on this. She agrees and he thanks her.

Aldi fingers her scapular. Adelina shares that Dominga said she and Cris would need them because they were going to face hard times. Aldi’s just glad the worst is over. Ade wouldn’t be so sure. Sev and Cande won’t let this be. Aldi thinks there’s nothing worse they can throw at them and she and Cris can handle whatever they try.

Val tells Cande it’s in everyone’s best interest for her to get Sev to drop the charges. Cris might not forgive the sibling lie and he definitely won’t if they arrest PJ over it.

Aldi finally gets to see PJ. He’s doesn’t regret what he did for a second. Aldi feels terrible about this, but he’s in good spirits. He comforts her. She tells him she loves him and that he’s her hero.

Lola wants to know if she and Pato have been kissing as reeeeally good friends, or if they’re giving it another go. He’d like to, but only once he thinks she’s really into it. She won’t have to ask; if he thinks it’s worth it, he’ll come to her to give it another go. Lola gets that, but can they still make out? Pato thinks they’d better not, but kisses her on the cheek and hugs her to him.

Mari’s still pouting. Irma won’t ask her and Lola to be friends again, but she will ask that they be civil. It should be possible now that E’s gone and Lola’s probably getting back together with Pato. Wait! Lola and Pato are back together? Irma thinks that’s where they’re headed. After her mom leaves, Mari schemes: she’ll leave Lola without a job or a man.

Cande argues with Sev. Who cares what PJ did? They’re losing Cris! Sev’s tired of catering to Cris’s whims (yes, how dare he want to direct his own life or believe in truth or justice! They’re the Luthors, not the Kents!). He won’t give in to him just to hear that he’s “lost what little admiration he had left.” Dom and Mel interrupt them. Mel takes her hand and Dom confesses…she helped PJ forge the document! If PJ goes to prison, she should go too.

The Short of It:
Cris and Al are on again. They’re getting married in the church tomorrow…Or not because Sev has pressed charges: PJ’s been arrested! Val tries to convince Cande, who tries to convince Sev to drop the charges to get back in Cris’s good graces. Pato and Lola are back on…Or not because Pato’s not sure she’s all in, but maybe they’ll try again when she is…Or not because Mari and Lola fight and Mari’s now out for revenge. Tomas is hanging with the right crowd now. Sev has a creepy moment in Val’s room.  Adelina burns the death certificates. Flavia and Adriano are getting ready to move again. Dom tells Sev and Cande that she helped PJ!

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