Caray, Caray!

The big questions for tonight:
-Will Papi Chulo reveal his true Papi-hood to Gael?
-Will we find out what Fi's plan is?
-Will Roxi accept her enabling mama?

On the first score, there is too much yelling for Alina's taste and she opts to kick Gael out of her office so she can talk to Papi Chulo alone.  "So…you're his dad, huh?"  I guess she did see the resemblance.  She wants to make sure this is managed properly, since Gael is a recovering addict.



Fed's shoes are purple.  She tells Dante about the monthly deposits and he looks VERY worried.  Why?  It's not like she's any good at figuring things out.

Joaquina visits some friend of Maximo's.  If Eloisa ever kicked her out, Maximo told her to come to that guy.  He's been holding on to a document, which he now hands over.  Whatever it is, Joaquina takes one look and starts sobbing…gratefully?

Rox is bunking down in the university classroom because, if I heard this right, Pedro is going to be staying in Benito's room at his parents' place?!  She at least had the sense not to ask her "friend" Aitana for help.  They joke about Beni being her teacher for the night and whether they'll get caught for making too much noise.

The next morning, at school, Gael fills Gianna in on the appointment.  He at least knows that Papi Chulo, aka Agustin, had nothing to do with his drugging, and he's happy about that.  But he hasn't been able to reach Alina.  Gi tells him she and Fi have decided neither of them is adopted, it's just a mixup with the photos.  And then Rox and Beni come running up saying they got busted by the cops for spending the night at school.  "Help us!"  There's the sound of a whistle and the four of them go running down the hall together.

Os is counting his votes for A Corp president before they hatch.  Sonia is more cautious.  They're getting cozy with each other when a cranky Aitana and her smug dad walk in.  The board members start arriving.

Dante explains to El that he felt sick because she had a little…episode…and thought he was Maximo…and offered him a "whiskey"…but he'll be fine.  He never admits it was really a glass of her drops.  The notario that Joaquina went to see arrives…with Joaquina.  Oooooooh, it's a showdown! Letters from Maximo at high noon!

Vitto goes over to Diana's to fish for information about the theft of all his worldly goods.  "Seen anything…weird lately?"  Well, Anibal walks in, wearing a robe, flip-flops, and holding a beer.  Does that count?  Diana introduces him as a "family friend."  Vitto thinks he remembers Anibal from the restaurant, and he apparently has a good memory for the faces of his clients (better than his memory for his own misdeeds).  Diana hustles Vitto on out of there before he can get any more suspicious.

The post-adolescent foursome are back at Benito's parents' house.  Rancho news is shared, Beni and Roxi argue, Roxi feels bad for Pedro, Roxi and Gi snipe halfheartedly at each other.  So…I guess Pedro's not there now?  Wasn't there at all?  Do we care?

[SRS LEGAL BSNS ALERT!] In the office, the notario presents Maximo's letter and reads it…"Dear Eloisa, if you're hearing this it's because you found out about something I'm sure you didn't like--and I'm sorry."  Eloisa snarks that even dead, Maximo is predicting her reactions.  "It was never my intention to hurt you, but things are what they are, and we have to accept the consequences."  Eloisa figures he means SHE's the one who has to do the accepting.  "Eloisa, Joaquina is Roxana's mother, and Roxana is my daughter.  Attached is a DNA test that proves this.  Because of this, Señora Joaquina…"  Eloisa interrupts him to verify that her manipulative, cheating, lying, ex-lover-hiring, rat bastard of a husband really called Joaquina "Señora."  "Señora Joaquina should stay as a permanent employee at the Ranch, and, should she be dismissed, she will be entitled to compensation.  Roxana should never be abandoned by the Angeles family.  The way I will assure this is through a trust created specifically for this purpose, with resources from A Corp."  Ha, Fed's going to flip when she finds out this is where the money was going.  Eloisa's furious she now "has to" support both Joaquina and Roxi.  The notario tells her to calm down.  She seems fairly calm to me, especially after yesterday's outburst.  The notario explains that she's also incorrect.  SHE won't be supporting them.  The trust is separate from the money Maximo left to the Angeles family.  Yes, Eloisa did inherit all of that, and she is supposed to decide what and how much everyone else will receive…but it's clear to the notario that Maximo wanted to avoid a confrontation.  "What he should have avoided was knocking up a servant!"  Snobby cow!  She was a company employee, not a "servant!"  According to the notario, it's in Eloisa's best interest to comply.

Enteraste = you found out
Lastimarte = hurt you
Asumir = accept, take on
Indemnización = compensation (for damages)
Asegurar = assure (but also insure and ensure, depending on context)
Fideicomiso = trust

[FI'S PLAN ALERT!]  They're going to pretend Pedro can see.  Sergio will go into the meeting with a sunglasses-wearing Pedro.  Pedro will wear an earbud, and Fi will whisper sweet nothings into his hear.  Er, she'll tell him what she can see on the security cameras.  Fidel will guard the hallway so no one finds Fi.  Sergio makes a casual comment about Fi being "an Angeles" but I don't know if he means that literally because he knows about the marriage, or figuratively because he feels like she's on their side.

In the board room, they all look fairly bored.  Os tries to simultaneously sound disappointed that Pedro's "incapacitated" and start calling for a vote…Benigno and Fed get in on the action, interrupting each other with BS.  Pedro and Sergio walk in and Pedro says he's the Prez, yo!  And he's not blind anymore, so as the President, he has the right to run this meeting.  Fi talks Pedro through the placement of everyone at the table.  Sonia asks what they're all wondering--how did he recover?  Pedro brushes off her question.  He just miraculously recovered on the way to the airport, they took him to the hospital, and bing, bang, boom…he can see!  Fi continues to narrate while Fidel worries this will never work.  We all know the story of Pedro's miraculous recovery is a buncha lies and no one at that table should be buying this, but what the hell.  It's more fun to have him back than let Os or Benigno be in charge!  Oh, about those sunglasses--doctor's orders.

Speaking of awkward meetings no one really wants to be at…Eloisa agrees to let Joaquina come back to work, but as for Roxana…she can put up with one of them but not both!  Finding her is one thing, but letting her live there?  No.  "But it's what Maximo wanted!"  Seriously?  El doesn't care about that, especially after what she just heard.  All he wanted was for her not to be neglected.  She's got a trust.  Nobody says she has to live there. The notario reluctantly agrees.  Eloisa tells Joaquina to quit pushing it or she might just decide to fire her again and pay the penalty.  Take it, Joaquina!  El says she'll consider letting Rox back into the house, but she doubts she'll let her.

Dante chews out the guy at A Corp who "let" Federica find an important document in his office.  Fed walks in--board meeting over?  The guy keeps denying he knows anything about the account where the money has been going.  She leaves him with Dante, who says if the guy breathes a word to Fed, well, "Como dijo el chino: O copelas o te corto el cuello."  It means "As the 'Chinaman' said: either cooperate or I cut your throat" with "copelas" being a mispronunciation of "cooperas."  I spent way too much time researching this and it seems like this is a reference to the case of Zhenli Ye Gon, a Chinese-Mexican businessman, who is suspected of being a drug trafficker, money launderer, and member of the Sinaloa cartel.  The phrase comes from an interview with the Associated Press where he claimed that the reason so much cash was seized from his house was that he was told by a government official "copelas o cuello" if he didn't agree to keep the cash at his house.

Back in the board room, only the family is left--minus Fed--and he reveals that he pretended he could see again because he found out that Benigno was bribing the board members to elect him.  So Pedro solved the problem by coming back and now the Angeles family can retain control.  Os…has no idea what to do with this information.

Alina won't tell Gael what Papi Chulo had to say over the phone, but she'll see him tomorrow.  Gi's worried about figuring out if she's adopted or Fi's adopted.  Gael proposes they forget their problems and…relax.  I think we allll know how, but the scene cuts to commercial before we get more than a few smoochies.

Pedro and Fi explain to Eloisa about Benigno's plan and how they foiled it.  Eloisa thinks this is all about Pedro ditching Aitana at the altar and Benigno wanting revenge.  Not that she thinks he's justified.  And she agrees Pedro had to do what he did.  Pedro tells her he pulled it off thanks to Fi's help.  Giggles all around as Eloisa keeps waving her hand and her fan in Pedro's face trying to verify that he really can't see anything.  And now, El wants a moment alone with her grandson, to talk family bidness.  More jokes as Eloisa amends her request for Fi to leave to add much floweriness and excessive politeness.  Pedro tells El that he knows where Roxi is, but El throws a tantrum and throws her fan.

(Why does Aitana look like she's coming on to her dad?)  She keeps proposing new "plans" but Benigno doesn't want to mess around anymore.  Not that he has any ideas yet for what they can do in a "once and for all" sense.  He's pretty sure Os has to be "removed" though.

Eloisa continues her tantrum and beats Maximo's chair with her cane, since Maximo's not there to face her wrath in person.  She has no sympathy for whatever Joaquina has been through. Pedro insists Joaquina, Rox, and Eloisa are all victims in this, but he's on her side.  El finally breaks down in tears at the disloyalty and all the lies.  Pedro says she's Eloisa Angeles, and she's bigger than all this petty paternity drama.  Rox is an Angeles and she belongs with them.  El finally tells Pedro if he wants her there, he can deal with it himself.  She's not lifting a finger!  She goes back to crying on his shoulder.

Sonia gloats to Os that she KNEW it! She KNEW they couldn't trust Benigno!  Os is shocked…shocked, I tell you!...that Benigno would turn the board of directors against him.  Sonia says he's not family.  It was to be expected.  Os insists they've got to work together.  "Oh, please!  You don't even trust your own shadow.  But I'm your wife.  I'd never betray you."  He gets a text that Aitana's waiting for him and goes to the bathroom to respond.

Pedro tells Fi (now uniformed) the chisme.  I guess part of her uniform is color-coordinated hair ribbons and earrings.  I'm actually ok with that.  He wants Fi to be there for his gramma.  Fi agrees with him that Roxi needs to come home.  Pedro is going to go deal with that and asks Fi to contact Elizalde so he can continue his treatment.

Os.  Aitana.  Slurpy noises.  Avert your eyes!  Aitana is succumbing to the patio's favorite guessing game and wonders…was Pedro really blind all that time or just faking?  There's more disgusting banter, but I can't hear it because I'm gagging.  A shirtless Os is squeamish about getting it on the living room, but Aitana swears nobody's going to interrupt them.  OK, shirtless Mike Biaggio is not bad, I just don't want to see shirtless Os….know what I mean?  A shadow on the wall reveals that someone else is going to get an eyeful of something they might regret later.  The horror!  The horror!

Eloisa sprays Maximo's picture with perfume.  Fi asks about their great luuuuuuuurve.  Eloisa swears she loved him completely, even though she knew he wasn't perfect.  She invites Fi to sit on the bed with her and tells her about Maximo's secret child.  She can tell Fi, but not the family…they'll lose respect for her!  Fi says if Maximo acted like a rat bastard, it's not El's fault and no one should blame her.  Eloisa says she's surrounded by vultures, but she has to admit she always feels better and happier when she talks to Fi.  And then, the High and Mighty Eloisa Angeles…asks her for a hug.

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