Caray, Caray!

• Augusto continues to breathe down Alicia's neck asking her to become his lover. She flirts and puts him off but finally says yes, for Beto's sake. He announces their "formal relationship" in front of all Ikonika. Beto is disgusted. She is congratulated for rising to the top of the food chain.
  
• Beto had managed to spend the night with Mateo in Augusto's penthouse (thereby conveniently hearing Augusto panting over Alicia). They later discuss how much Mateo has been asked to conceal (by Beto, by Sheila, by Augusto) and Mateo promises to help Beto so they can go away and live together forever. Beto tells Luciana the escape must be soon, and that Gumi is key because he's one of Augusto's bodyguards.
  

• Since Nacho didn't pay the mortgage, their house was seized. Ximena says she'd be happy to live at Alicia's place forever, but what happens in fact is that Alicia buys the house and gives it back to Elsa and Nacho. Boy, she got rich fast! That apartment of hers is also yowza!
  Also - later, Nacho finds out he'll get all his money back.!!
  
• Augusto sits in on a meeting, tells Alicia she has to be tougher with the employees. (This is some holographic bracelet that's supposed to encourage kids to stop playing video games and get up off their fat asses?)
  
• Gumaro tells Beto: Augusto murdered his brother but the pillbox is no kind of proof.
  
• The API dudes tell Beto they're calling for an audit. It is becoming clear (Augusto confirms it) that he's being set up to take a giant financial fall. Augusto tells Alicia: Beto will pay for every one of his lies, don't worry. Augusto reminds Beto: I hold all the cards (including custody of your son) and I'll play them when I'm ready.
  
• Luciana and her mom are sitting on the bed gossiping happily about "mi Gumi" who Valeria cheerfully calls "so folklorico"! Bea arrives just in time to hear that Gumi is the father of Luciana's baby. She is stricken but recovers and forgives in record time! Then Luci tells Bea: your soon-to-be-ex is as sinister as they come! He, Augusto, bought the house in Buenos Aires under the table and kept the money. Bea points out it happened while they were still married so she gets half of it and says she'll put her lawyers on the case.
  
• There were some commercials filmed under the direction of somebody who was famous but lousy. The client wants them redone - by Braulio! So Alicia, who hasn't spoken to Braulio since he left, has to trick him into meeting with her. Brisa comes too. Alicia eats humble pie and points out: Braulio never formally resigned - so she wants them both back and Braulio can be director of ALL the commercials going forward. He's hurt but Brisa talks him into it, saying she's getting a sincere vibe off Alicia. So they say yes.
  
• Regarding Alicia's noviazgo with Augusto, Sandra tells Fatima: my pride is hurt, but not my heart. Elias hears her.
  
• Nestor is back, and he says he's here to work, not gossip. He tells Chuchette: when I was in the hospital nobody but Alicia came to visit me. I've been so catty I have no friends. My wife didn't even come and/or bring the kids.
  
• At the Gutierrez house, Ximena asks Alicia to go to a birthday party with her. Alicia says, shouldn't you ask your mom? Ximena says, Mom thinks the parties are boring.
  
  Gumaro shows up (I'm not sure why). Ximena is delighted that he doesn't need his wheelchair any more! He admits he never needed it and apologizes to Ximena for all his lies. She says "go and sin no more."
  
• Luciana is surprised to see that Beto is still carrying the torch for Alicia, while she (Luci) has found the love of her life! She says it's tough when nobody wants you - look, she's trying empathy on for size!
  
• Walking away from the Gutierrez home, Gumi is almost hit (unintentionally) by Alicia's car. She had been waiting for him in the dark. She says "what is up with Beto? tell me the truth!!"
  

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