Caray, Caray!

Well, we finally made it to the end and it turned out to be only one hour after all. Anyway, Jane and I are still teaming up to put this one to bed so I will tuck it in and leave it to her to turn off the lights. (So to speak)
Here we go . . .

We pick up the story with Augusto confronting Alicia about the papers she has that belong to him and telling her he has never ever ever in his life forgiven a betrayal. He tells her not to make him look like a fool and asks her if the papers were the only reason she came. He wants to know why she would pay him back like this. Then he is right back in her face when she asks him if he thinks it was nothing what he did to Roberto: making him end up in jail again on his account. Augusto cannot believe that she could be in love with that imbecile. He cannot believe that he Augusto de Toledo Y Mondragón has fallen into her trap. He is at first incredulous but then he applauds her for having done it. She isn't just some social climber; she's a master of her craft. Alicia admits to us that there was some truth in his words. Alicia tells him she is sorry if she really broke his heart. He grabs her and again is in her face. Augusto tells her that he never thought it was possible for anyone to hurt him the way that she has. Anyway, it is too late to help out "her" Roberto. She wants to know what he did to Roberto. He screams that "her" Roberto is dead and throws her back on the bed. Alicia is shocked.


We are now taken back to Roberto, the suitcase of counterfeit money, and the thugs with the guns who want the real money. The head thug wants him to know that he knows he once was the the black panther. He tells Roberto to kneel and one of his underlings to shoot him. Carmona and the police explode on the scene and shoot the shooter and take the head thug into custody. Carmona helps Roberto up.

At the mansion it looks like Dafne and her new friend she met through her blog are making plans to get to know each other better. He kisses her on the cheek and she is surprised but pleased. She kisses him back.

Carmona is talking with Roberto reminding him he said that everything was going to be okay if he just trusted his uncle Carmona. Roberto is still worried that Augusto will want to do away with him. Carmona tells him to not worry because they have a team that is  looking for Augusto to arrest him and he will be spending plenty of time in prison. Suddenly, Roberto has a voice mail from Alicia warning him to not do anything that Augusto asks him to because he is being set up. She does not want anything to happen to him and they now have evidence against Augusto. Mateo is staying with her parents. It is news to Roberto that there is evidence against Augusto and that Mateo is with Alicia's family. He is happy about that. Carmona informs Roberto that there is something he does not know: he is also working with Alicia.

Back at the mansion, Augusto has Alicia by the wrist and is dragging her down the stairs. She wants him to let her go so she can leave but that is not happening. Augusto grabs her by the shoulders and wants to know if she is just dying to to see that cadaver boyfriend of hers. She calls him a murderer. Roberto didn't deserve what he did. Augusto also abandoned Roberto's child. Augusto assures her nobody will see Mateo again.

Carmona explains to Roberto how Alicia played along as Augusto's fiancée so they could get the evidence they needed against Augusto. Roberto calls Alicia but Augusto, who is still wrestling with Alicia, answers her phone. He is very surprised to hear from Roberto supposing he would already be dead. Augusto warns him that if he does anything to touch one hair on his head he will make Mateo pay. Roberto lets him know that Mateo is safe and sound and that Augusto will be doing nothing to him. Augusto is visibly shaken but then tells Roberto to say farewell to Alicia because he will be taking her to a place so far away he will never hear from her again. He hands the phone to Alicia who tells Roberto not to worry and that she loves him more than anything. Augusto warns him not to say a word to the police or his true love will pay the consequences. Roberto panics and starts to run off with Carmona pursuing him.

Augusto is still dragging Alicia around the penthouse with her telling him to let her go. He carries her out of the penthouse into his SUV. Draco is driving. Alicia is fighting all the way. She tells Augusto he is hurting her. He finally lets her go when a woman in a neighboring car starts to show some interest in what is going on. Suddenly Alicia opens the door and goes on the run. Draco goes after her as does Augusto but they are no match for the traffic jam they find themselves in. Augusto finds her cellphone in the SUV.

Alicia comes running into Icónika where she is greeted by Sandra and Fátima who want to know what is wrong. Alicia is hysterical about them wanting to kill Roberto and wanting someone to call the police. Through Chuchette and her "Malicia is at Icónika" group text message on her cellphone, Augusto finds out that Alicia has gone to find help at Icónika. He tells Draco to take him there. Alicia keeps telling them all that Augusto is a criminal and to call the police but Fátima keeps telling her to calm down. Suddenly Augusto is there yelling "Stop!" Alicia is surrounded by a group of Icónika employees. Augusto tells them all that Alicia is not what they think she is. She has been pretending . . . He asks her if she really thought she could conquer him; she the insignificant Lichita. Alicia tells him he is a criminal. Augusto just smiles and laughs. He calls her a traitor, tells her to come to him and pulls out a gun. They all pull Alicia back and gather around her.Everybody screams as he waves the gun around. He calls them all traitors, miserable and ungrateful. Braulio has neen recording it all on his phone. In the meantime, Gumaro is visiting Luciana in the hospital and sees the "Malicia is at Icónika" text message on Luciana"s cell phone and is able to give Roberto that information when he calls.

Still at Icónika, Augusto is continuing to wave his gun around. Nacho has a glimpse of the scene and staying hidden calls the police. Fátima tries to calm down Augusto. Augusto is still intent to go after Alicia. Roberto appears on the scene. Augusto makes a grab for Alicia. Roberto grabs for the gun. There is a scuffle. Just as Sandra is helping Alicia to flee there is a gun shot. They all stop to look and it is Roberto who has been shot and is in shock on the floor. In the background they all hear the police sirens. Augusto goes wild running out of the office wondering who in the hell called the police and screaming. Alicia goes to Roberto and tries to comfort him. The next scene is in the hospital where Rogerto is on a gurney awaiting surgery and Alicia is still talking to him. She tells him he won't be going anywhere without her  followed by lots of  lots of lovey dovey talk. He tells her he won't be going anywhere without her. Augusto is on the run in his SUV but the police apprehend him with a couple of shots fired.

Fátima, Beatriz, Dafne and Gumaro are all with Alicia at the hospital waiting for Roberto to come out of surgery. Detective Carmona suddenly arrives on the scene and he is the bearer of the worst possible news: there was internal hemorrhaging and Roberto lost a lot of blood. He died. They could not save him. They are all in tears. Alicia tells us at that moment the world stopped and the pain was so great she could hardly breathe. It was as if everything was frozen in darkness. She calls Nacho. Nacho tells Elsa. The sad news spreads through Icónika. At the Gutiérrez house, Elsa asks Alicia what is going to happen to Mateo. She has decided she will take care of him as if he were her own. She is going to leave him at the house with them so he has a family and plenty of support.  Nobody is going to take him from her.

Augusto got roughed up in the chase and arrest and is in the hospital with some bandages on his face. Beatriz has come to visit. She starts out by saying she still cannot believe that she was married to a criminal. To her it looks like he is getting payback for telling Dafne she was adopted. He assures her he is going to be the same old Augusto soon enough. What does she want anyway? She wants  Icónika.

At Icónika, there is a meeting. Alicia has a new look: still up to date but much softer and not so much makeup. Alicia says she is in agreement with Sandra that they should just keep working like they always have at Icónika. Icónika has turned them into a great team, the best team. Beatriz comes in and sits down. Beatriz agrees that Icónika will be better than ever. Alicia says they will face everything together.

Time passes . . .

At the Gutiérrez house, Gumaro, Valeria and a very pregnant Luciana come by for a visit. it turns out Luciana is there to make amends. First of all she hands Nacho a key to a car outside to make up for his car that she damaged. She apologizes.

At the hospital, Augusto is being released to go to jail. Augusto is talking to a "lawyer" about his plan to break out of jail. He tells Augusto it is going to cost him a very large sum of money to pay people off, etc. in order to get him out and also it will be a personal risk for him. Augusto does not care. He thinks he will sell his shares in Icónika to Beatriz to raise the money he needs. Augusto tells him to put the plans in action right now.

Back at the Gutiérrez house, Luciana is making amends with Alicia by apologizing for all she put her through and Alicia is apologizing for the "blueberry" revenge incident, etc. Alicia says that at the rate they were going with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, they were going to both end up blind, one eyed, etc. Luciana admits that she always admired Alicia for her fighting spirit, her creativity, hard work. She was jealous of her. Alicia tells Luciana she also had brilliant moments and if she would just put herself into her work she would achieve more than she could ever imagine. Alicia feels Luciana's baby kick. They hug. The whole family cheers.

Back at the hospital, Augusto is still talking to the lawyer and tells him that he is going to keep pretending that he is" not well in the head" due to the blow he suffered. The lawyer in turn is going to allege that Augusto is suffering from some rare type of dementia. They will have "their" doctors sign off on it so Augusto can be held in a psychiatric hospital rather than a prison which should make his escape easier. Augusto is planning on going to another country. The lawyer is also in the process of hiring just the right pilot to fly Augusto out in a helicopter. They have to be careful.

Another board meeting at Icónika. Beatriz announces she is the owner: Augusto sold her his shares. Alicia is the new president. Alicia is not too sure. Néstor, Braulio and all the rest of the staff present coax her into accepting. Alicia proposes that Sandra be the general manager (as she has always been).

Big news at the Gutiérrez house: Magos has got a promotion from being a receptionist to sales but she will have to move to Guadalajara. Elsa, Nacho and Ximena look upset.

At the jail, Augusto has a visitor: Fátima. It seems that Augusto believes that his father was the bad parent for having "ripped him from his mother's arm's" when he was just a child. He believes his mother was the only person who has ever really loved him in his whole life. If only his father had not taken him away, his life might have been different not suffering what he did at the hand of his father and brother Rafael. It turns out that his "memory" of what really happened is not true. Fátima informs him that had his father not taken him his life might have been a great deal worse than what he could imagine. Augusto wants to know why. Fátima tells hi that he was never torn from his mother's arms as he believes. His mother gave him over to his father WILLINGLY. She heard it from his mother's own mouth. She practically sold Augusto to his father. She wants him to know that his father saved him from the clutches of a woman who never really loved him. He should put his heart at peace and forget all of the hatred he has for his father. He tells her to never doubt he is a De Toledo y Mondragon.

At the Gutiérrez house, two officials from child protective services arrive to remove Mateo and take him to an orphanage.

Jane will take it from here.

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