Caray, Caray!

Here’s what I remember:

- Diana blackmails Renata. She wants Renata to sign over all her land and money to Fausto and leave—leaving Diana to marry Fausto. If Renata doesn’t do this, Diana will tell Abi the truth that Renata is her mama. Instead of telling Diana to go take a flying leap, Renata gets all agitated at the thought of Abi learning the truth. Ex-Crazy Connie comes in at the tail end and tells Diana off. She then tries to shake some sense into her cowardly daughter. She can’t give up her property/money, and she HAS to tell Abi the truth NOW. Ren still can’t be moved, so Connie says SHE’LL tell Abi the truth!

- Daniela tells Ximena that she killed Porfirio for her, and hands her his phantom mask. Daniela wants Ximena to be the one to leave for a change, and wants to take on Xi’s life for good. Ximena scoffs that Dani could never be more than a cheap imitation of her. There is only ONE Ximena. They both leave to run their errands, seemingly unconcerned that they are appearing in town at the same time.

- Daniela goes to see Patricio at his home and asks for reassurance that the child she is carrying is his and not Porfirio’s. Pat wearily confirms that he is the sperm donor. Daniela then gets all clingy, making it seem that now that she’s a bereaved widow, PAT should be the one to take on the role of daddy. Pat says that wasn’t the agreement. He explains that Porf was supposed to help him destroy Fausto in exchange for his sperm, but now that Porf is dead, Pat is out of luck. In any case, he thinks Xim-ela should take her baby and all the money she got from dead Porf, and leave town and his life for good. While he gets her some water, Xim-ela answers his phone, and tells a shocked Renata that she and Pat don’t want to be disturbed.

- Meanwhile, Ximena visits Fausto in his new home, La Enramada. Macaria sees them sucking face and isn’t pleased. She is less pleased to have to take orders from Ximena and be treated like a servant. Ximena insults Mac’s coffee, and makes it clear to her that Fausto would never take a lowly servant like her seriously. He’s just using her to satisfy an itch. Later, when Mac confronts Fausto about Ximena, he uses that old Fausto magic, and his moustache-dominated kisses, to get Mac back under control.

- Ximena informs Fausto that he’s lucky Porf is dead since Fausto owed so many debts to Porf. She crows about how SHE will inherit ALL of Porf’s money since he changed his will and left Max out of it. She tells Fausto that Max knows too much about him, and is a threat Fausto should eliminate. She offers to help him with his Renata divorce problem by making sure Padre doesn’t continue with the annulment proceedings. Later, we see one of the twins in the Church crying. We can’t tell who it is because her necklace is covered. The Padre sees and lends a sympathetic listening ear.

- Diana goes to Barragan and confesses than her brother Julian is really her escaped convict cousin Julio. He was blackmailing her with that photo he took of her and Lucio to keep her quiet, and now he’s conning two women. Meanwhile, Motor is telling Toño about how Julian is conning and has married BOTH sisters. They have to do something about it. Toño goes to his daddy’s house, points a gun at him, and tells him he has to leave the sisters alone, and get the hell out of town, NOW!

-Abi and Mateo hang out at the favorite watering hole, chatting, reaffirming their love, swimming, making out, and then ultimately doing the deed on the riverbank. Unfortunately, Diego, who has been breaking Nieves’ heart and being delusional about Abi’s love for him, spots the two lovers. He’s impactado, and so are they when they realize he has seen them.

 

Forgot to add this:

- Julio/an convinces both sisters separately to go to the notary to sign over control of their sister's portion on their assets to him. Now they have each signed over half of their fortune to him, meaning he now has it ALL. He's on the phone talking to the Hand about making their escape when Toño comes in with his gun.
 

Thanks for the highlights Vivi.

I have the feeling that Uni is cutting stuff out. How did Motor find out what Julio-an is doing with the sisters?

I think it was Ximena who went to talk to Padre T since she called him "Tomas". But it could've very well have been Daniela. Daniela seems to want Ximena to disappear so she can be the one only, but Xi obviously will not let that happen. Ximena was so right on with what she told Macaria. Too bad Macaria is so easily fooled by Fausto's charm.

Are Ren and Connie really going to take Diana's bait? What will they do?
 

You're welcome, TF. Ren seems like she'll take the bait, but Connie refuses to.
 

Thanks Jardinera. I was clapping when Connie and Ximena told the Shiny Truth and shown Ren/Mac where they stand. I am kind of getting scared with Lucio 2.0 around.He should have just went to the house to tell the sisters. Sick of Faust's manipulations , he gets them so hard its unbeliavable . I wonder why he didn't become a banker. He is a better orator than anyone in the White House that's for sure!

Diego is getting on my nerves bit by bit, i suppose he doesnt know that if a wife tells you that everything's fine it's ussually the opposite. ( You should run for the hills!)
What would Domingo opine about his pranks?


 

Thanks a BIG, BIG bunch Vivi---You're a live saver that always comes through.

So funny Vivi---He uses that old Fausto Magic and his mustache dominated kisses to get Mac back under control. It seems to me like he needs to get more than one under control.

So Dianaconda rated out Julio. Barragan and his men will be after him now if Lucio 2 doesn't get him first.

Diego really thinks he still has a chance with Abi. The poor guy can't see the forest through the trees.

This is a interesting chess match. I think that there will be a lot more dead bodies soon. Will one be Ximena? or will it be Daniela?

Connie, please tell Abi before Ren signs over her money and land. Maybe Abi will find out tonight.

Must see tv.
the gringo
 

Thank you Vivi! Wonderful. ITA "mustache dominated kisses" = hilarious!

Some of my questions from my comment yesterday were resolved. I guess Ximena was simply in the hotel room, but I still didn't see when Xi left the wedding and Dani took her place. That alibi is crucial, but the two of them didn't seem to be in cahoots, so how did Dani get into the wedding and Xi out and nobody the wiser? Not crucial, just was wondering that from Tues episode. Also, now we know Porfirio wasn't lying there at the end, but his little practical joke cost him his life. Let's all learn from that!

I wasn't sure that Abi and Mat actually did the deed. I thought there were protective undergarments on at all times. Whether they did or not, they certainly did not want to see Diego right then. What was he thinking? When he saw their horses, what did he think he was going to find down at the cenote of love? And he is losing major points for being an insensitive idiot with Nieves.

One more point, it was Ximena luring Tomas to her house, saying she needed him to bring Porfirios ashes to her, as she was emotionally unable to do so. I think she will try again to seduce him, and if she can't may still get some compromising photos. Btw, what is up with that sexy stubble on a priests face?!

Julian's house of cards is going to collapse, with Toni and Diana onto him. Even the Hand could take the money and run. Rude how both sisters don't care about putting the other out in the street. I won't feel bad for whatever happens to them.

Good question TF, how did Motor know about Julian's cons?

Speaking of losing points, I'm pretty fed up with Renata, her fear and her selfishness. It's all about her fear of losing Abi, and not at all about Abi's right to know the truth and get some respect. Ex-Con told her off rightly.
 

Vivi,
Thanks for the highlighted recap. There was a lot going on last night. You had me LOL about Fausto's moustache.

In that last scene where Diego found the horses by the water I thought, don't go looking Diego, you're not gonna like what you see. And then, boom! He also made the mistake of making his presence known. He should have just turned around and walked away. He had seen enough. He was delusional in thinking that Abi had fallen in love with him. That "kiss" from the other night was one-sided. He is just so obsessed with her that he is going to hang onto any glimpse of hope. I start to feel bad for him, but then I remember how he is using Nieves. He doesn't even realize how bad he is treating her. He needs to wake up!

Hasta pronto.
 

TN4ever- Thanks for jogging my memory about which twin was in the Church with Padre Tomas. They seemed to deliberately leave it vague for a while, but I think you're right that she's luring him to her house so that she can 1) try to seduce him or at the least get compromising photos, which would 2) disgrace him and make the Fausto-Renata annulment proceedings stop.

As for the wedding, it was always Dani at the wedding. Ximena was going to the wedding and at first was at home with Max when he got ready. She packed her pistol in her purse, and went to visit Dani, who wanted to go to the wedding since she actually likes Max and Teo. They argued about that and about Xi's order that Dani kill Porf. Dani finally just grabbed a purse (Ximena's) and took off before Xi could stop her. Xi has apparently been stuck in the hotel since. Dani went to the house, argued with Porf, watched Max argue with him, killed Porf, covered it up with Max, and then went off to the wedding with Max, where they were inform at the reception about Porf's death. Dani identified the body, and spoke with Baragan about Porf being depressed and deciding not to attend the wedding.
 

Vivi thanks for your recap. I kept dozing and didn't get to see it all. Dammit!!

But a couple of things puzzle me. My spanish isn't too good but I thought Mateo told Renata he knew Abi was her daughter or that he told Renata that he told Abi that Renata is her mother. And also that Mateo told Abi Renata is her mother?

Ann-NYC
 

I thought it was cute how Diego's horse kept following him, even when Diego was trying to get him to stay put. I guess his horse is a nosey as he is. :)

TN4ever- Yes indeed. The lesson we learned from Porf and Dani is never play a practical joke on a crazy person.
 

Ann-NYC- You've got some of that right. Renata has told Diego and Mateo that she's Abi's mom. Mat told Abi. Abi told Mat not to tell Renata that she knows because she wants Ren to tell her herself, and she's going to pretend she's hearing it for the first time when Ren finally tells her. So Ren does not know that Abi knows the truth. That's why she's still allowing herself to be blackmailed like an idiot.
 

Thanks a million, Vivi.

Ann-NYC

 

I like Tono. Can he be saved from the path of destruction he is on? I would be so sad for Simona to lose another son. I think he basically has a good heart.

Ann-NYC

 

The crazy twin is setting up the priest. She asked him to bring the ashes to her house. She told Fausto that she would stop the priest from annulingthe marriage. Right? It's gotta be a setup.
 

Cyn- Yep. It's totally a set up. But when you say crazy twin you have to be more specific because they're both crazy. One's just a bit more evil, and that's Ximena, who's trying to set up Padre Tomas (and who is also boinking Fausto).
 

Wow Vivi thanks. This is turning into a potential blood bath. Is Jimena in love with Fausto? Thought she didn't have a heart. I am sorry but Daniela belongs in the looney bin. How is she going to have a life with pathetic Pat, when the whole relationship is in her head. I am in agreement with all of you, Renata needs to get over herself. Her silence almost got her daughter raped. What is she thinking. Diana must be the most idiotic woman around. How is she going to live in peace with Fausto on that ranch? Not if Marc has anything to say or do about it. How did Motor find out about the deception and how come he didn't tell Simona. She is friends with the sisters isnt she? Diego is dead to me. How could he not see Neives's pain? Blind bat!

Hanna
 

This recap helped immensely.
 

Thank you Vivi for the recap.

I really feel bad for Diego but he is treating Nieves badly and has known many times that Abi will never love him, why does he keep settling for less and accepting to be a second option when someone else loves him a lot.

I don't know why Ren keeps letting Diana blackmail her, the truth has been long untold, she should just tell Abi, although she doesn't know that Abi already knows she is her mother.

I don't hold out much hope that Tono can get redemption, it looks bleak for his future after all he has done, it sad because i kind of like him.