Saturday, April 02, 2016
El Hotel de los Secretos #47, 4/1/16: Yes Sir, That's My Baby! No Sir, Make That A Maybe!
At a glance
-- Alfredo learns the whole truth about the baby scam but, surprisingly, his mother tries to dissuade him from leaving his wife and the Gran Hotel.
Your viewing vocabulario
-- Alfredo learns the whole truth about the baby scam but, surprisingly, his mother tries to dissuade him from leaving his wife and the Gran Hotel.
-- "The man of the President" that Jorge Arenas is interested in arrived to the hotel. Felipe is meant to gain his trust.
-- Julio and Isabel nearly kiss. Twice.
-- Teresa and Diego lock horns over the latest developments.
-- Diego and Isabel have "the talk" about the virginity she didn't lose on their wedding night.
-- Julio briefs Ayala on the loves of Rómulo and the blackmails of Ángela.
-- Andrés's dead fake daddy goes back to being dead, courtesy of the Werewolf Gold Knife Slasher. Too bad he didn't have the decency to croak before getting his extortion money from Ángela.
A closer look
Alfredo is below stairs looking for Belén, because the other wet nurse did not pass the baby’s language requirements, apparently. Andrés hops out of his room and demands that Alfredo give him back his baby. He spills the entire pot of beans: Doña Teresa snatched this baby from Belén’s arms. Belén is the real mother and Andrés is the real father of the child that Alfredo thinks is his. Well, spank him cross-eyed, Alfredo did not see that coming! He is impactado to the bazillionth power!
Meanwhile, the notorious baby snatcher of San Cristóbal is in Sofía’s room. When Sofía wakes up and finds herself tied to the bed, she wonders why she is being punished. Teresa reassures her that she is not being punished, she is just ill and needs to take care of her health, that’s all. “Mother, everything I did was because you asked me to do it. I did it all for you”, says Sofía, her eyes brimming with tears.
Julio accompanies Isabel to her floor. He apologizes for all the mistakes he committed that made him lose her. She apologizes for her mistakes too. He moves in for a smooch but the whistling of a chambermaid interrupts them. When he attempts to do it again, Isabel’s stops him. She leaves. On his way back to his quarters, Julio hears Cecilia’s flirtatious giggles and sees Diego coming out of her room with an ear-to-ear grin.
Alfredo charges into his marital bedroom like a freight train. He orders Teresa out and calls her a piece of garbage who poisons everything she touches and who will rot (pudrirse) all alone amidst the ruins of what she destroyed. Teresa demands that he control himself or else she will...“Will what?”, interrupts a furious Alfredo, “Make me disappear like you did with Belén, the real mother of the child? What did you do to her, Señora? What did you do to that woman?”. Teresa begins protesting: “You have your son and if I hadn’t done...”. “I have no son! I have nothing!”, bellows Alfredo. Sofía screams at her mother to get out and leave them alone. She breaks down in tears and pleads with her distraught husband: “Please forgive me! I can’t! I can’t! I can’t alone!”
Below stairs, Andrés is putting Julio in the loop. Julio is proud of his friend for standing up to the Alarcóns for the first time in his life. Andrés pleads with him not to tell Isabel what happened. He’s afraid she might give her mother the heads-up and they would take his son away. Andrés is still under the impression that both babies are alive. He plans on exposing the truth once Belén and the other baby return. The twins are the proof that he is telling the truth. Once he makes this sinister baby-stealing scheme public, Andrés will take his family away from the hotel. However, he does express regrets for his impulsiveness. The truth he blurted in Alfredo’s face did not correct a wrong, it just hurt and destroyed. Personally, I blame the broom-crutch for that uncharacteristic growth spurt in Andrés’s spine.
Teresa swallows her pride and goes to Dr. Vicario’s room to ask for his help. She still manages to slip in a thinly-veiled threat because, you know, she’s Teresa. The Doc agrees to help because of the affection he feels for Sofía, and not to avoid besmirching his reputation, like Teresa insinuated.
Sofía tells Alfredo the whole truth: the hysterical pregnancy, the prosthetic bellies, Dr. Vicario’s complicity. He is shocked and saddened as he recalls everything he went through to ensure that his wife has a smooth stress-free pregnancy: he moved to another room, slept alone for months, thought that he repulsed her, renounced to the most important job opportunity of his life, went to jail to protect her and protect their unborn child... She pulls the I-did-this-for-you card but he will not get played anymore. He would have given up everything, inheritance and all, for her sake, had she only told him the truth. She thinks they can start over but he believes there are too many lies getting in the way. “Who are you?”, he asks as he gets ready to leave. Teresa and Dr. Vicario arrive. Alfredo disdainfully invites his toxic suegra in: “Go on. Go see what pieces remain intact. I have had enough of fixing what you broke!”. Sofía prohibits Dr. Vicario from letting Teresa enter: “She destroyed my life! I never want to see her again! Never!”.
In San Cristóbal, the Hot Fuzz is cataloguing the local harlots and Dagoberto is having a grand old time flirting with the gals and bossing Ayala around. A little boy runs in to report a crime. Dagoberto, the man that God came THIS close to making into an aubergine, gives himself airs of importance. He orders Ayala to deal with the bureaucracy and leave crime-fighting to the real detectives. “What is the misdemeanor (fechoría) in question?”, asks Detective Aubergine. “They stole my aunt’s pig!”, replies the wee lad. The comisaría bursts into a chorus of laughs.
Isabel wakes up and finds that Diego hasn’t slept in her bed nor in the outside sofa. In Sofía’s room, Teresa is asleep on the sofa. Dr. Vicario covers her with a blanket. She felt this caring gesture because she opens her eyes when the Doc walks out of the room.
In the kitchen, Benjamín is being his insufferable self with Lupe and his staff. Julio wants to take breakfast to Cecilia’s room but Don Relojito informs him that, this morning, the client specifically asked that a non-Julio waiter deliver her brekkie.
Cecilia wakes up in the mood for a heartier breakfast than her usual watermelon (sandía) and cantaloupe. “Diego Montejo! Who would’ve thunk it!”, she ruminates out loud. She has a hickey in her shoulder blade. The mustached vulture likes to leave a calling card after every mating ritual.
Isabel goes looking for Matilde in her room but her friend left for the hospital very early. A kid shoots at Isabel with his imaginary gun.
Lupe retrieves a thick wad of cash from his personal Bank Of The Mattress and takes it to Ángela. He doesn’t even give her a chance to thank him because he puts the cash on her desk and takes off. Benjamín seems to be keeping a close eye on the pair.
Diego is welcoming Anastasio Tagle to the hotel and can’t emphasize (subrayar) enough the importance of his visit. Tagle is there based on a recommendation from Javier Góngora, the President’s advisor, who is seriously considering the Gran Hotel as the headquarters (sede) of the country’s centennial celebrations. Tagle is the honorary consul of the Ministry of Interior and he is in the Gran Hotel for a couple of days, to relax. Diego offers to take him trout fishing and show him the land where the country club will be built. Felipe swoops in and proposes a less active program for the distinguished guest. If Tangle wants to relax and enjoy himself, then Felipe is the best guide to the village and its neighboring areas (zonas aledañas). Isabel is introduced to the guest for whom the family will organize a special dinner tomorrow. When Tangle and Felipe leave, Diego’s mask of bonhomie and hospitality melts. Isabel informs him that she is going to the hospital and he tells her dryly to go and to do whatever she wants. However, at night, she mustn’t be late and she mustn’t be distracted because they need to talk. He will look for her and he will find her. His demeanor is chilling. Isabel gives him a frozen smile and an obedient “Yes, dear.”
Tangle is having a stroll with Diego, Felipe and two other guys in suits. Tangle pulls Felipe aside and asks him whether his local expertise of pleasures extends to ALL pleasures? Yes indeedio, says Felipe.
In the garden, the merry hoes are groping their favorite toyboy, bellhop Feliciano. Julio approaches one of them, Cordelia, and asks to talk to her.
At the comisaría, as a surprise for Matilde, Ayala accommodated a special examination room and brought in a Zeiss microscope, especially ordered from Germany. This is the equivalent of 3 serenatas, a week of romantic dinners and maybe a month’s supply of flowers. Matilde is absolutely ecstatic! Ayala is practically having an orgasm as he hears her marvel at the technical specifications of the lenses. “Where have you been all my life?”, he exclaims. Melibea breaks the magic when she barges in protesting that she won’t accept to be examined by a female doctor. It’s too humiliating even for a prostitute! If women didn’t belittle each other so much, they’d rule the world.
Julio delivers breakfast to Sofía’s room and is summarily dismissed by Teresa. He lingers near the door, left ajar, and sees Teresa feeding her daughter. She carefully tucks the napkin into her neck, blows on the morsel of food to cool it down then cajoles her to open her mouth. Sofía spits the food out onto her bib.
Julio goes to see Isabel. They talk about finding more clues to fill in the gaps about Rómulo and Ángela’s delightful upstairs-downstairs romp. Julio awkwardly mentions what he was about to do the night before, but she corrects him. It’s the two of them, not just him. They move into each other’s personal spaces but Benjamín’s thundering screams for “Espinoza!” bring them back to reality. Isabel arranges to meet him later in the patio. He tells her what he saw in her sister’s room and urges her to go see her.
Isabel finds the wet nurse breastfeeding the baby and her sister tied to the bed. However, Sofía protests when Isabel tries to free her hands.
Teresa briefs Diego on the situation and suspects that Andrés was the one who spilled the beans. Thankfully, he doesn’t know that the babies are Diego’s spawns because Belén played the role of the innocent victim with Andrés. Diego suggests silencing Andrés for good but Teresa disagrees. Ángela would burn the place to the ground with all of them locked inside. What’s happening to Diego? How can he be so obtuse? Well, it looks like the sheer volume of problems that her progeny has the talent to engender is thwarting his villainous creativity. She inquires what he did with Belén. He evades answering; all that matters is that Belén is definitely never coming back. According to Teresa, the situation can still be salvageable because the Vergaras are so afraid of scandals, they would never admit that their heir is the son of a servant. However, the situation would be very different if they find out that Diego is their heir’s sperm donor. Diego claims that he tied all the loose ends (cabos sueltos) that pertain to him. Nothing could enmesh him (enredar) in this mess. He will no longer have any babies other than the ones that his wife will give birth to (parir). However, he warns Teresa to take care of her loose ends. She must control her daughter because he will not permit that Sofía blurt out the truth in one of her hysteric outbursts (arranque de histeria). He refuses to sink down with Teresa! Say what you want but Mother Terror is a Mama Bear: “Are you threatening me?”. Nope. The mustached vulture is just advising her not to be... obtuse. If looks could kill, Diego’s face would be a pasta strainer in this instant.
Julio sneaks out during lunchtime. He’ll tell Andrés later. If he doesn’t come back in time for his afternoon shift, he’d like Andrés to say that the pozole gave him an upset stomach.
Felipe goes into a cave looking for Jorge Arenas and his gang. They apprehend him, tie him, rough him up a bit and order him to never look for them again. They’ll be the ones who contact him. They ask whether “the man of the dictator” arrived to the hotel, referring to Anastasio Tangle, and whether Felipe managed to gain his trust. The man wants him to score some opium, that’s as trustful as people will ever get, according to Felipe. However, where will he get the opium, he wonders. No worries; Jorge Arenas has a coffer-full of the stuff.
Ángela goes to the village to give Pablo his hush money. Julio tails her and witnesses the drop. He later goes to the comisaría and briefs Ayala on Rómulo’s love affair and Pablo’s blackmail. Ayala recalls seeing this one-armed man (manco) because they bumped into each other. As it turns out, the drunk man who stumbled out of the cantina and was followed by the ominous shadow of the Gold Knife Killer, during Wednesday’s episode, was in fact Pablo Salinas.
At the hospital, Dr. Vicario is pleading with Matilde to get some rest but the latter assures him that she is as fresh as a head of lettuce (estoy fresca como una lechuga). Jacinto comes looking for Violeta but she is not there because, according to blind Gabriel, she is at the ranch, helping her family for sowing season (siembra). Jacinto tells Gabriel that he is Violeta’s boyfriend and takes him to the cantina to hear her sing and shatter the immaculate image he had of her.
Alfredo is in his mother’s room packing his suitcase. He wants to go where nothing and nobody reminds him of Sofía. He wishes he could turn back time, return to the moment just before he saw her for the first time and scratch his own eyes out! He wishes he could uproot her from his mind and from his heart! Elisa tries to console her son as best as she can but she implores him to understand Sofía’s perspective and all the things she had to endure to give him a son. Elisa and Alfredo can’t just leave because the baby is their guarantee to hold onto the very last thing that they own, or else Diego will dispossess them of their lands. Without that kid, Elisa’s nieto, the Vergaras have nothing. They have no money and they have no lands. Alfredo can’t believe his ears and neither can we. He storms out and we shake our heads at Elisa. Who understands this woman? She worked herself into a pretzel with all her intrigues and machinations. I wonder how she’ll ever manage to untwist herself.
Diego and Isabel are having “the talk” in the dining room, instead of in the privacy of their room. This makes Isabel very uncomfortable. She would like to talk to him alone, she needs to explain... There is nothing to explain. Diego puts her mind at rest: “I had a life before you and you forgave me. I am a man who respects you [...]. Nothing in you bothers me. I don’t want to possess you, Isabel. I want to deserve you.” He toasts for the rest of their life together. Julio witnesses what he assumes is a romantic tête-à-tête between the spouses and takes off in a huff. Cecilia witnesses the entire scene from the upper floor.
Somewhere in the village, inside a humble but cozy abode, Pablo Salinas admires the wad of bills he extorted from his ex-wife/widow. He must have sensed a presence because he turns around. A gloved hand draws a golden knife with a flourish and raises it in the air, ready to strike. “[...] never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee”, Manco-Man!
A quote from the capítulo
"Qué más diera, hijo. Qué más diera yo que darte un corazón nuevo, un corazón sin heridas, ni cicatrices, ni dolores... Pero no puedo, mi vida. No se puede. Nos toca un solo corazón. Por eso hay que aprender a sanar, a perdonar, a entender la debilidad de los otros.” *
* Elisa comforts her son whose world came crashing down in an instant: “What I wouldn’t give, son. What I wouldn’t give to offer you a new heart, a heart without wounds, without scars, without pains... But I can’t, my love. It is not possible. We only get one heart. That’s why one has to learn, heal, forgive and understand the weakness of others.”
Your viewing vocabulario
(these definitions are context-specific, unless otherwise indicated)
pudrirse = to rot, to decompose.
fechoría = misdeed, villainy, misdemeanor.
sandía = watermelon.
sandía = watermelon.
subrayar = to outline, to emphasize.
sede = headquarters.
zonas aledañas = neighboring areas, surrounding areas, outskirts.
cabos sueltos = loose ends.
enredar = to embroil, to entangle.
parir = to give birth.
arranque (de histeria, de celos, de furia) = a fit, an outburst (of hysterics, of jealousy, of anger).
sede = headquarters.
zonas aledañas = neighboring areas, surrounding areas, outskirts.
cabos sueltos = loose ends.
enredar = to embroil, to entangle.
parir = to give birth.
arranque (de histeria, de celos, de furia) = a fit, an outburst (of hysterics, of jealousy, of anger).
manco = one-armed man.
estar fresco(a) como una lechuga = To be as fresh as lettuce.
siembra = sowing, sowing season.
estar fresco(a) como una lechuga = To be as fresh as lettuce.
siembra = sowing, sowing season.
Thank you for the pleasure of your company. Please join us again for the next capítulo. We’ll be saving you a seat!
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Hey Patio Pals! Well, this is one wicked knotty entanglement of real and fake daddies over two generations, playing paternity musical chairs: Rómulo, Pablo, Diego, Andrés, Alfredo and Lord knows who else.
Hope you enjoy the recap and the discussion. Excellent weekend to all and many thanks for taking the time to read and comment! :)
Hope you enjoy the recap and the discussion. Excellent weekend to all and many thanks for taking the time to read and comment! :)
Great work, Nandicta. Some great lines:
Personally, I blame the broom-crutch for that uncharacteristic growth spurt in Andrés’s spine.
The mustached vulture likes to leave a calling card after every mating ritual.
Who understands this woman? She worked herself into a pretzel with all her intrigues and machinations. I wonder how she’ll ever manage to untwist herself.
One thing that bothered me was Jacinto bringing the patient into the dive to hear Violetta sing. The patrons all booed her when she stopped singing at this sight. Jacinto looks like he wants to drag her down or control her, which means he's taking his cues from Diego. This is very disturbing and Lupe is going to lose it over this when he finds out.
Diego really does look like a vulture the way he positions his head. Reminds me of a vulture perched on a dead tree limb overlooking possible carrion. There is a very shocking photo of a vulture watching a dying child; I read that the photographer committed suicide a few months later.
Alfredo may be able to recover his lands but his ability to trust has taken a major blow. I can't fault him for wanting out.
Isabel still doesn't know the truth about the baby scam. She is going to feel like a prize idiot when she finds out. Not to mention she will be angry with Julio again.
More later.
Personally, I blame the broom-crutch for that uncharacteristic growth spurt in Andrés’s spine.
The mustached vulture likes to leave a calling card after every mating ritual.
Who understands this woman? She worked herself into a pretzel with all her intrigues and machinations. I wonder how she’ll ever manage to untwist herself.
One thing that bothered me was Jacinto bringing the patient into the dive to hear Violetta sing. The patrons all booed her when she stopped singing at this sight. Jacinto looks like he wants to drag her down or control her, which means he's taking his cues from Diego. This is very disturbing and Lupe is going to lose it over this when he finds out.
Diego really does look like a vulture the way he positions his head. Reminds me of a vulture perched on a dead tree limb overlooking possible carrion. There is a very shocking photo of a vulture watching a dying child; I read that the photographer committed suicide a few months later.
Alfredo may be able to recover his lands but his ability to trust has taken a major blow. I can't fault him for wanting out.
Isabel still doesn't know the truth about the baby scam. She is going to feel like a prize idiot when she finds out. Not to mention she will be angry with Julio again.
More later.
What a fabulous title, Nandicta. Typical of your great sense of humor and wide breadth of musical knowledge. Love it.
Also loved:
Well, spank him cross-eyed, Alfredo did not see that coming! He is impactado to the bazillionth power!
toxic suegra
Hot Fuzz
mustached vulture likes to leave a calling card after every mating ritual and
if looks could kill, Diego's face would be a pasta strainer
Some great dialogue being written for this: Diego's line "I don't want to possess you, I want to deserve you" and Elise's eloquent plea to Alfredo to forgive and forget (yeah, it was motivated by desire for financial security...but one has to live, no? Not like the lady could earn a living as a shopgirl at this point) make this show especially delightful.
And many thanks for the extra work you put in doing vocabulary lists. And clever girl, noting that the definitions are context specific to the story. You are an entertaining and gifted educator.
Also loved:
Well, spank him cross-eyed, Alfredo did not see that coming! He is impactado to the bazillionth power!
toxic suegra
Hot Fuzz
mustached vulture likes to leave a calling card after every mating ritual and
if looks could kill, Diego's face would be a pasta strainer
Some great dialogue being written for this: Diego's line "I don't want to possess you, I want to deserve you" and Elise's eloquent plea to Alfredo to forgive and forget (yeah, it was motivated by desire for financial security...but one has to live, no? Not like the lady could earn a living as a shopgirl at this point) make this show especially delightful.
And many thanks for the extra work you put in doing vocabulary lists. And clever girl, noting that the definitions are context specific to the story. You are an entertaining and gifted educator.
How amazing! Thank you Nandicta. So eloquent and funny!
I thoroughly enjoyed all the venom being spewed at Teresa for the baby snatch. But her stunned looks were more for being amazed everyone doesn't understand her motives then for any quilt. I agree, UA, if Isa has been shocked and saddened by all the happenings so far, she will probably combust when she hears about the baby snatch. Suprising that Andres sees her as someone who would be complicit with Teresa, so we know it won't be coming from him. Julio?Does he break Andres' trust and tell her? Maybe Sophia? She needs to know.
There is something still off about the doc. He doesn't care that his reputation might tank over his part of the doings and he still shows an ounce of compassion for Teresa? Why? I just keep feeling we are not getting the whole story of why he came there and then put himself at this risk in the first place...I won't put it down to some sort of "love at first sight" with Teresa either. puhleeze.
The little boy with the gun. Ok, I have learned there is NOTHING in this story that doesn't have a meaning or purpose. So shape of things to come? The revolution comes to El Hotel?? There were small uprisings in local areas before everything went full blown, so timing could be right. I also took note of Teresa's comment on Angela...I've always thought a perfect end to this would be to burn this blasted place down. And that's exactly what Teresa said Angela would do if and so forth. Are the writers giving me my wish and foreseeing an end? Though I don't think it would be Angela. If it happens, I see a couple other prime suspects.
And does anyone else worry about having Sophia tied to a bed and unable to leave that room or protect herself as a problem?
Knife killer had to know who Pablo is because the person sought him out, not a random in the streets or woods killing. So Benjy? Think Lupe has always been accounted for. Noone else but Julio knows, and we know it's not him. Would Angela have done it herself? SOLVE this already!!!! Or give us a better hint?
Jacinto is the worst! And he think Violeta is going to appreciate what he did? I swear, I don't know how old Diego is supposed to be, but I would think he was actually Jacinto's father and not Lupe.
Busy day with some friends coming into town, but will check in later. Eager to hear thoughts about where we are going on this.
Daisynjay
I thoroughly enjoyed all the venom being spewed at Teresa for the baby snatch. But her stunned looks were more for being amazed everyone doesn't understand her motives then for any quilt. I agree, UA, if Isa has been shocked and saddened by all the happenings so far, she will probably combust when she hears about the baby snatch. Suprising that Andres sees her as someone who would be complicit with Teresa, so we know it won't be coming from him. Julio?Does he break Andres' trust and tell her? Maybe Sophia? She needs to know.
There is something still off about the doc. He doesn't care that his reputation might tank over his part of the doings and he still shows an ounce of compassion for Teresa? Why? I just keep feeling we are not getting the whole story of why he came there and then put himself at this risk in the first place...I won't put it down to some sort of "love at first sight" with Teresa either. puhleeze.
The little boy with the gun. Ok, I have learned there is NOTHING in this story that doesn't have a meaning or purpose. So shape of things to come? The revolution comes to El Hotel?? There were small uprisings in local areas before everything went full blown, so timing could be right. I also took note of Teresa's comment on Angela...I've always thought a perfect end to this would be to burn this blasted place down. And that's exactly what Teresa said Angela would do if and so forth. Are the writers giving me my wish and foreseeing an end? Though I don't think it would be Angela. If it happens, I see a couple other prime suspects.
And does anyone else worry about having Sophia tied to a bed and unable to leave that room or protect herself as a problem?
Knife killer had to know who Pablo is because the person sought him out, not a random in the streets or woods killing. So Benjy? Think Lupe has always been accounted for. Noone else but Julio knows, and we know it's not him. Would Angela have done it herself? SOLVE this already!!!! Or give us a better hint?
Jacinto is the worst! And he think Violeta is going to appreciate what he did? I swear, I don't know how old Diego is supposed to be, but I would think he was actually Jacinto's father and not Lupe.
Busy day with some friends coming into town, but will check in later. Eager to hear thoughts about where we are going on this.
Daisynjay
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: Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 8:17:00 AM EDT
: Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 8:17:00 AM EDT
Nandicta- What an absolute treat to find so many fantastic recaps from you on the main page of the blog. I don't feel like I've missed a thing!
Can't believe Elisa accepted the baby news so well, but I guess when there's money on the line, she bends her own rules.
Can't wait to watch when I'm back.
Vivi (in Kathmandu)
Can't believe Elisa accepted the baby news so well, but I guess when there's money on the line, she bends her own rules.
Can't wait to watch when I'm back.
Vivi (in Kathmandu)
Excellent recap. Thank you for your hard work. Up so quick too!
I thought that Elisa not only knew that her son Alfredo was not the baby's father but that she also thought it was Diego's. If this is true, how does she think her plan to hold on to the fiction that Alfredo is baby's daddy will assure they have a source of wealth? All Diego has to do is to prove he is the daddy and Alfredo has no legal claim to the land since Alfredo did not meet the conditions of his father's legacy, i.e. you must produce an her to inherit. Of course, Elisa could counter claim that she never had legal possession of the land so she could not have turned it over to Diego. No clue of what inheritance rules were in Mexico. To whom does the land belong at this point?
I thought that Elisa not only knew that her son Alfredo was not the baby's father but that she also thought it was Diego's. If this is true, how does she think her plan to hold on to the fiction that Alfredo is baby's daddy will assure they have a source of wealth? All Diego has to do is to prove he is the daddy and Alfredo has no legal claim to the land since Alfredo did not meet the conditions of his father's legacy, i.e. you must produce an her to inherit. Of course, Elisa could counter claim that she never had legal possession of the land so she could not have turned it over to Diego. No clue of what inheritance rules were in Mexico. To whom does the land belong at this point?
Permalink posted by : Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 12:44:00 PM EDT
: Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 12:44:00 PM EDT
You done good again Nandicta. Thanks
"In the garden, the merry hoes are groping their favorite toyboy, bellhop Feliciano"
Gawd, I hate Jacinto. See that smirk, errrr.
I witnessed what I assume "is a romantic tête-à-tête between the spouses" so I understand Julio's angst.
Awesome Vivi, thinking of you.
"In the garden, the merry hoes are groping their favorite toyboy, bellhop Feliciano"
Gawd, I hate Jacinto. See that smirk, errrr.
I witnessed what I assume "is a romantic tête-à-tête between the spouses" so I understand Julio's angst.
Awesome Vivi, thinking of you.
Wow...not too many people can sign off by saying "in Kathmandu" Always makes me think of Bob Seger. Have a ball Vivi.
Perfecto Nandicta
My favorite line " the other wet nurse did not pass the baby’s language requirements, apparently"
I still think its Benny as the killer, but the writers could be messing with s again.
Jacinto, the gilipollas, knew exactly what he was doing, no hope for him.
My favorite line " the other wet nurse did not pass the baby’s language requirements, apparently"
I still think its Benny as the killer, but the writers could be messing with s again.
Jacinto, the gilipollas, knew exactly what he was doing, no hope for him.
-- UA: Many thanks for always making a point to stop by and share your interesting insights.
You're right about Jacinto. Up to this point he's been a bratty cocky kid, ashamed of his socio-economic condition and deprived of his mother's love. However, he is going down a slippery slope by agreeing to become Diego's goon/lackey. I still hold out hope that he'll be redeemed, if only for Lupe's sake.
Alfredo has been betrayed by the two closest people to him, the ones he loves the most in this life: his mother and his wife. I've never seen the actor playing this role before but I really like his portrayal of Alfredo.
Isabel can't hold anything against Julio for the baby scam because he wasn't aware of it. All he knows is that Teresa denied Belén medical assistance when she was in labor, thus putting her life and the life of her baby at risk. The part of the story regarding Sofía's baby transaction/coercion is only known by Andrés (and I believe Ángela). This is the impression I got yesterday, during the first conversation between Julio and Andrés.
Thanks for sharing the story of the vulture photo. I'll look it up when I get a chance. As regards the resemblance between Diego and vultures, I can't take credit for it. It was Sofía who, while freaking out about the plagiarism of her country club idea, called Diego a "buitre".
-- JudyB: ¡Muchas gracias! ¡Es usted un sol!
I was listening to Sinatra that afternoon, so later, when I finished this episode ripe with baby daddy drama, the song popped in my head. I too love the exquisite dialogue of this show. I've been saving quite a few beautiful quotes, I would probably do a compilation for my last recap to celebrate the end of the series. I did feel sorry for Elise when she found out that all the years she endured next to a husband she abhorred were all for nothing. Her words to Alfredo are very wise, regardless of the motives. I know she is despicable but she is a fighter and she has always been a fighter. As she told her dame de compagnie in this episode (and I think I omitted to mention it), she has had to adapt to new circumstances all her life. That's her one survival skill.
You're right about Jacinto. Up to this point he's been a bratty cocky kid, ashamed of his socio-economic condition and deprived of his mother's love. However, he is going down a slippery slope by agreeing to become Diego's goon/lackey. I still hold out hope that he'll be redeemed, if only for Lupe's sake.
Alfredo has been betrayed by the two closest people to him, the ones he loves the most in this life: his mother and his wife. I've never seen the actor playing this role before but I really like his portrayal of Alfredo.
Isabel can't hold anything against Julio for the baby scam because he wasn't aware of it. All he knows is that Teresa denied Belén medical assistance when she was in labor, thus putting her life and the life of her baby at risk. The part of the story regarding Sofía's baby transaction/coercion is only known by Andrés (and I believe Ángela). This is the impression I got yesterday, during the first conversation between Julio and Andrés.
Thanks for sharing the story of the vulture photo. I'll look it up when I get a chance. As regards the resemblance between Diego and vultures, I can't take credit for it. It was Sofía who, while freaking out about the plagiarism of her country club idea, called Diego a "buitre".
-- JudyB: ¡Muchas gracias! ¡Es usted un sol!
I was listening to Sinatra that afternoon, so later, when I finished this episode ripe with baby daddy drama, the song popped in my head. I too love the exquisite dialogue of this show. I've been saving quite a few beautiful quotes, I would probably do a compilation for my last recap to celebrate the end of the series. I did feel sorry for Elise when she found out that all the years she endured next to a husband she abhorred were all for nothing. Her words to Alfredo are very wise, regardless of the motives. I know she is despicable but she is a fighter and she has always been a fighter. As she told her dame de compagnie in this episode (and I think I omitted to mention it), she has had to adapt to new circumstances all her life. That's her one survival skill.
--Daisynjay: Thanks ever so much for your taking the time to leave such a well-elaborated comment. OK, vamos por partes (let's proceed in parts), as my favorite not-so-bad baddie, Eladio Gómez Luna likes to say:
1. First and foremost, your interpretation of the symbolism of that wee boy shooting his imaginary gun at Isabel and insisting on getting her attention every time he did it, Just. Blew. My. Mind! It went right over my head and I considered not mentioning it at all. Your explanation makes perfect sense: The revolution is coming to Isabel's sheltered life. Violence is going to break her privileged cocoon wide open.
2. As regards, the mistrust Andrés expressed towards Isabel. She might be the kindest Alarcón but she is an Alarcón nonetheless and her loyalty lies with her family. Besides she has always kept Andrés at arms' length. Yes she says she has affection for him and they grew together but he serves her and calls her "Usted" even in private. She is nice to him but her general demeanor has always been that of the boss lady. She treats him the way she treats Lupe or Ángela or Benjamín or Natalia or Mateo the receptionist or any other member of staff.
3. Your observation that the mention of a fire destroying the place might be ominous, is interesting. Too many players have tied their lives to the Gran Hotel and are eager to win while ensuring that the other stakeholders don't lose too much, because if they do, they will sink and take everybody down with them. It's like a macabre game of Jenga. The tower mustn't fall no matter how many pieces you score for yourself.
4. The Gold Knife Killer is Don Relojito, as far as I'm concerned. I've suspected him since that episode where the hotel was givingn a reception in honor of the President's adviser.
5. I don't think anyone has any interest in murdering Sofía. Diego wouldn't dare, especially after the way Teresa snarled at him in this episode. She has toxic way of showing it but she loves her children and will lay down her life to protect them. Her attempts are misguided and at times cruel, but in her mind, she means well. We don't know how many years she had to be strong for her children or how many humiliations she had to endure to protect what she feels is rightfully theirs.
1. First and foremost, your interpretation of the symbolism of that wee boy shooting his imaginary gun at Isabel and insisting on getting her attention every time he did it, Just. Blew. My. Mind! It went right over my head and I considered not mentioning it at all. Your explanation makes perfect sense: The revolution is coming to Isabel's sheltered life. Violence is going to break her privileged cocoon wide open.
2. As regards, the mistrust Andrés expressed towards Isabel. She might be the kindest Alarcón but she is an Alarcón nonetheless and her loyalty lies with her family. Besides she has always kept Andrés at arms' length. Yes she says she has affection for him and they grew together but he serves her and calls her "Usted" even in private. She is nice to him but her general demeanor has always been that of the boss lady. She treats him the way she treats Lupe or Ángela or Benjamín or Natalia or Mateo the receptionist or any other member of staff.
3. Your observation that the mention of a fire destroying the place might be ominous, is interesting. Too many players have tied their lives to the Gran Hotel and are eager to win while ensuring that the other stakeholders don't lose too much, because if they do, they will sink and take everybody down with them. It's like a macabre game of Jenga. The tower mustn't fall no matter how many pieces you score for yourself.
4. The Gold Knife Killer is Don Relojito, as far as I'm concerned. I've suspected him since that episode where the hotel was givingn a reception in honor of the President's adviser.
5. I don't think anyone has any interest in murdering Sofía. Diego wouldn't dare, especially after the way Teresa snarled at him in this episode. She has toxic way of showing it but she loves her children and will lay down her life to protect them. Her attempts are misguided and at times cruel, but in her mind, she means well. We don't know how many years she had to be strong for her children or how many humiliations she had to endure to protect what she feels is rightfully theirs.
-- Vivi: Hey, hey! What's up Kathmandu, Nepaaaal! Have a fantabulous trip! Enjoy the beauty in other peoples' worlds! Un abrazote
Thanks everybody for stopping by! I'm really sorry but I will come to acknowledge every other comment later. It's footie time! El Clásico has just started, so I gotta dash. ¡Hala Madrid!
Thanks everybody for stopping by! I'm really sorry but I will come to acknowledge every other comment later. It's footie time! El Clásico has just started, so I gotta dash. ¡Hala Madrid!
Sorry, Nandicta, I will say congrats to your Real, though sadly, being a ardent Barcelona fan for many a year myself. I took a break when walking around the Rock Hall of Fame with friends to see the J.C. tribute. Lovely. Well, El Clasico is done. Barca should still take La Liga, so I take comfort there.
Thanks for your detailed response. Good point on Isa and Andres--she's still above stairs as far as he's concerned no matter her past kindness or relationship with Julio. In fact, the fact she married Diego may have knocked her down several pegs to the understaff.
I would agree no one is out to hurt Sophia, but with maybe hints of a strike by the gang, or the revolution coming to the area, Sophia is left vulnerable and unable to free herself if someone can't get to her. I dislike having her tied down that way, but it also makes me nervous for her.
Daisynjay
Thanks for your detailed response. Good point on Isa and Andres--she's still above stairs as far as he's concerned no matter her past kindness or relationship with Julio. In fact, the fact she married Diego may have knocked her down several pegs to the understaff.
I would agree no one is out to hurt Sophia, but with maybe hints of a strike by the gang, or the revolution coming to the area, Sophia is left vulnerable and unable to free herself if someone can't get to her. I dislike having her tied down that way, but it also makes me nervous for her.
Daisynjay
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: Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 5:20:00 PM EDT
I'm back! Real Madrid won 2-1 and we're heading out to celebrate!
-- Anon@12:44: Thanks for swinging by our Patio! It'as always fun to have new perspectives! As regards your question, my understanding of the Vergara inheritance situation is as follows. Doña Elisa is the legal executor of her husband's will. The will stipulates that Alfredo can only inherit and assume full control of his properties once he produces a male child. Both Alfredo and his mother, Doña Elisa, were under the impression that the inheritance was a vast fortune. It is this assumption, later revealed to be false, that led Elisa to sign an agreement essentially ceding the thermal water lands to the Gran Hotel, represented by Diego, in some sort of long-term business association to establish the country club. The agreement gives Diego total control of the country club and by default, control of the lands. Elisa offered him this deal in exchange for Diego's help to nudge Alfredo towards the exit and making him return to the capital with his mother. These lands seemed like chicken feed for Elisa compared with the large fortune the Vergaras (thought they) had, and a small price pay to liberate her Fredito from the savages that stole him away from her. Needless to say, the plan back-fired. The only thing the Vergaras have left are those thermal water lands and Elisa can't back out of the deal initially signed with Diego unless Alfredo fulfills the conditions to receive his inheritance. To sum up: A Vergara heir => Alfredo can receive his inheritance => Elisa is no longer executor of the will => Agreement signed with Diego null => The lands, which are the only thing of value the Vergaras have, go back under their ownership.
Hope this answers your query.
-- Tofie: It's always a pleasure to read your take on the action. Thanks! Jacinto is a bully but, hopefully, he can be redeemed by the end. I don't want anything to happen to him solely because it will break Lupe's heart and Lupe is my favorite "good" character after Ayala.
-- Variopinta: Good to see you here! Thanks for stopping by! You and I were the first ones to suspect Benji, way back when. All arrows point to this guy as the Gold Knife Killer. However, if he turns out to be a red herring, they'd better work out the details with painstaking accuracy. I respect these writers and I trust their good judgement. They've done a fantastic job so far, which makes me hope for a surprise. I'd like to be proven wrong on Don Relojito and he turns out to be just a sanctimonious pompous boob and nothing more.
-- Anon@12:44: Thanks for swinging by our Patio! It'as always fun to have new perspectives! As regards your question, my understanding of the Vergara inheritance situation is as follows. Doña Elisa is the legal executor of her husband's will. The will stipulates that Alfredo can only inherit and assume full control of his properties once he produces a male child. Both Alfredo and his mother, Doña Elisa, were under the impression that the inheritance was a vast fortune. It is this assumption, later revealed to be false, that led Elisa to sign an agreement essentially ceding the thermal water lands to the Gran Hotel, represented by Diego, in some sort of long-term business association to establish the country club. The agreement gives Diego total control of the country club and by default, control of the lands. Elisa offered him this deal in exchange for Diego's help to nudge Alfredo towards the exit and making him return to the capital with his mother. These lands seemed like chicken feed for Elisa compared with the large fortune the Vergaras (thought they) had, and a small price pay to liberate her Fredito from the savages that stole him away from her. Needless to say, the plan back-fired. The only thing the Vergaras have left are those thermal water lands and Elisa can't back out of the deal initially signed with Diego unless Alfredo fulfills the conditions to receive his inheritance. To sum up: A Vergara heir => Alfredo can receive his inheritance => Elisa is no longer executor of the will => Agreement signed with Diego null => The lands, which are the only thing of value the Vergaras have, go back under their ownership.
Hope this answers your query.
-- Tofie: It's always a pleasure to read your take on the action. Thanks! Jacinto is a bully but, hopefully, he can be redeemed by the end. I don't want anything to happen to him solely because it will break Lupe's heart and Lupe is my favorite "good" character after Ayala.
-- Variopinta: Good to see you here! Thanks for stopping by! You and I were the first ones to suspect Benji, way back when. All arrows point to this guy as the Gold Knife Killer. However, if he turns out to be a red herring, they'd better work out the details with painstaking accuracy. I respect these writers and I trust their good judgement. They've done a fantastic job so far, which makes me hope for a surprise. I'd like to be proven wrong on Don Relojito and he turns out to be just a sanctimonious pompous boob and nothing more.
-- Daisynjay: Hard luck, babes. If it's any consolation, Barça is on fire this year! You're getting La Liga title and maybe even The Champions' League as well, who knows?
Good point about Sofía's vulnerability to outside factor, unrelated to the currently ongoing plotting and counter-plotting at the Gran Hotel. I think George Sand and the revolutionaries are really going to stir up an already convoluted and rich plot.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody! Good night :)
Good point about Sofía's vulnerability to outside factor, unrelated to the currently ongoing plotting and counter-plotting at the Gran Hotel. I think George Sand and the revolutionaries are really going to stir up an already convoluted and rich plot.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody! Good night :)
I agree, Jarifa.
Those inheritance conditions are cruel. I hope this is no longer possible in Mexico.
Those inheritance conditions are cruel. I hope this is no longer possible in Mexico.
Gracias, Nandicta. I THOUGHT I saw the entire episode, but upon reading your recap I realized that I must have dozed off briefly several times. Aren't people supposed to be energized and ready to party on Friday nights? Grumble.
Nandicta: "I'd like to be proven wrong on Don Relojito and he turns out to be just a sanctimonious pompous boob and nothing more."
I think he's more than a sanctimonious pompous boob. He's got serious issues for sure. But I don't think he's the killer. Although... I have to admit, he has been made to look guilty. It just seems too easy, though.
If Lupe's money somehow finds its way back to Angela or Lupe, or if Benjamin suddenly seems to have money to burn, I will definitely become more suspicious of Mr. Timekeeper. And there's still the possibility that the killer is his son, who's had some kind of "trouble" which Benjamin has only ever referred to in vague terms.
Nandicta: "I'd like to be proven wrong on Don Relojito and he turns out to be just a sanctimonious pompous boob and nothing more."
I think he's more than a sanctimonious pompous boob. He's got serious issues for sure. But I don't think he's the killer. Although... I have to admit, he has been made to look guilty. It just seems too easy, though.
If Lupe's money somehow finds its way back to Angela or Lupe, or if Benjamin suddenly seems to have money to burn, I will definitely become more suspicious of Mr. Timekeeper. And there's still the possibility that the killer is his son, who's had some kind of "trouble" which Benjamin has only ever referred to in vague terms.
High Points:
Julio gives Belen and Andres a much needed laugh.
Lupe gives Angela a special breakfast.
Some ladies plan on funding the hospital.
Angela tells Belen to hurry to her room.
Ayala vows revenge on Teresa.
Angela stonewalls Teresa about knowing there was a second baby.
Angela sneaks Belen out so she can bury her baby.
Isa plays a joke on Julio.
Isa tries to smoke again.
Julio gives Isa the key.
Julio/Isa exchange romantic look.
Belen is on her way to the police.
Diego shoots Garrido instead of Belen and lets her go.
Nat gives up her day off for Andres.
Isa outmaneuvers Diego at breakfast.
Julio lies to Isa about CeCe.
Diego notices his cuff is missing.
Ayala little smile at the prossies.
Sofia goes to Belen’s room (we hope to apologize).
Elisa finds out she’s broke.
CeCe offers to service Diego in exchange for Teresa’s friendship.
Isa finds a necklace with Angela’s name on it.
Julio tells Isa he didn’t lie about CeCe and she’s married anyway.
Alfie insists on getting the deeds back from Diego.
Ayala crushes some more on Matilde.
Matilde continuing to not get Ayala’s name right (low point for Ayala—but it’s kind of cute).
Ayala asks for Matilde’s help.
Angela’s husband is alive! (interesting development)
Ayala inadvertently foils the killer.
Alfie with the baby. He really is a good father.
Angela confides in Lupe.
Lupe stands by Angela.
Doc wants to put Sofia into a sanatorium.
Felipe kidnapped by a famous French author.
High class, low class Prossies bond.
Angela/Romu flashbacks.
Andres retaliates against Felipe.
Alfie takes the baby bird watching.
Elisa decides to accept the baby (good, even if she’s doing it for selfish reasons).
Nat helps Andres.
Isa finds some interesting letters.
Nat and Julio laughing good-naturedly at a pouty Andres.
Lupe putting his apron on Ben’s arm.
Isa tells Julio Angela was the love of Don R’s life.
Matilde ripping Ayala a new one for wanting to only test the women for syphilis and not the men.
Meli protects Violeta.
Isa and Julio see Angela with Pablo.
Diego can’t seem to keep tabs on his wife.
Elisa sends Alfie to find Belen.
Andres tells Alfie about the baby caper.
Julio/Isa apologize to each other for their actions that broke them up, and almost kiss.
Alfie lights into Teresa.
Sofia kicks Teresa out.
Andres is sorry for hurting Alfie.
Doc wants to help Sofia for her sake and not his.
Sofia denounces Teresa.
Dag, the pig detective.
Ayala gets a laugh.
Doc is nice to the undeserving Teresa.
I love the doc.
Lupe gives Angela money.
Felipe steals Diego’s thunder.
Ayala sets up an exam room for Matilde and gives her a microscope.
Julio/Isa almost kiss.
Julio goes to Ayala about the new developments.
Violeta is not going to like what Jacinto did.
Elisa tries to convince Alfie to stay.
Pablo the next GKK victim (?)
Julio gives Belen and Andres a much needed laugh.
Lupe gives Angela a special breakfast.
Some ladies plan on funding the hospital.
Angela tells Belen to hurry to her room.
Ayala vows revenge on Teresa.
Angela stonewalls Teresa about knowing there was a second baby.
Angela sneaks Belen out so she can bury her baby.
Isa plays a joke on Julio.
Isa tries to smoke again.
Julio gives Isa the key.
Julio/Isa exchange romantic look.
Belen is on her way to the police.
Diego shoots Garrido instead of Belen and lets her go.
Nat gives up her day off for Andres.
Isa outmaneuvers Diego at breakfast.
Julio lies to Isa about CeCe.
Diego notices his cuff is missing.
Ayala little smile at the prossies.
Sofia goes to Belen’s room (we hope to apologize).
Elisa finds out she’s broke.
CeCe offers to service Diego in exchange for Teresa’s friendship.
Isa finds a necklace with Angela’s name on it.
Julio tells Isa he didn’t lie about CeCe and she’s married anyway.
Alfie insists on getting the deeds back from Diego.
Ayala crushes some more on Matilde.
Matilde continuing to not get Ayala’s name right (low point for Ayala—but it’s kind of cute).
Ayala asks for Matilde’s help.
Angela’s husband is alive! (interesting development)
Ayala inadvertently foils the killer.
Alfie with the baby. He really is a good father.
Angela confides in Lupe.
Lupe stands by Angela.
Doc wants to put Sofia into a sanatorium.
Felipe kidnapped by a famous French author.
High class, low class Prossies bond.
Angela/Romu flashbacks.
Andres retaliates against Felipe.
Alfie takes the baby bird watching.
Elisa decides to accept the baby (good, even if she’s doing it for selfish reasons).
Nat helps Andres.
Isa finds some interesting letters.
Nat and Julio laughing good-naturedly at a pouty Andres.
Lupe putting his apron on Ben’s arm.
Isa tells Julio Angela was the love of Don R’s life.
Matilde ripping Ayala a new one for wanting to only test the women for syphilis and not the men.
Meli protects Violeta.
Isa and Julio see Angela with Pablo.
Diego can’t seem to keep tabs on his wife.
Elisa sends Alfie to find Belen.
Andres tells Alfie about the baby caper.
Julio/Isa apologize to each other for their actions that broke them up, and almost kiss.
Alfie lights into Teresa.
Sofia kicks Teresa out.
Andres is sorry for hurting Alfie.
Doc wants to help Sofia for her sake and not his.
Sofia denounces Teresa.
Dag, the pig detective.
Ayala gets a laugh.
Doc is nice to the undeserving Teresa.
I love the doc.
Lupe gives Angela money.
Felipe steals Diego’s thunder.
Ayala sets up an exam room for Matilde and gives her a microscope.
Julio/Isa almost kiss.
Julio goes to Ayala about the new developments.
Violeta is not going to like what Jacinto did.
Elisa tries to convince Alfie to stay.
Pablo the next GKK victim (?)
Low Points:
Sofia in room with dead baby.
Ben is a jerk about breakfast.
Isa not happy with CeCe.
Teresa and Diego take the second baby.
Teresa kicks Belen out.
Diego roughly pushes Belen aside.
Alfie has no money.
Nat does not like her brother liking Violeta.
Judge give Ayala prostitute duty.
Teresa berates Sofia.
Belen holding her dead baby, sobbing.
Nat warns Violeta off.
CeCe loves Violeta’s singing.
Diego and Garrido catch up with Belen.
Diego pulls a gun on Belen.
Andres believes Belen will show up and plans the wedding.
Jacinto finds the cuff and gives it to Diego.
Jacinto gets Garrido’s job.
Nat is upset about Andres.
Nat delivers a letter to Angela.
Angela upset about the letter.
Isa chickens out about asking her mother about Angela.
Sofia attacks her husband then gets a case of the blues.
Sofia begs the doc for meds.
Angela’s husband is a blackmailing scumbag.
Teresa refuses to consider putting Sofia in a sanitarium.
Felipe wants to do business with the famous French writer.
Isa fantasizes about a gentle, lovemaking Diego (and I just lost my dinner).
Isa’s reality is something else.
Dag is a jerk.
Bar fight.
Ben wears a crown of thorns around his middle.
Angela goes to get the necklace, finds out it's gone and is caught by Teresa.
Felipe is mean to Andres.
Diego leaves the fake blood for Isa to see.
Isa snooping in Angela’s room (though it’s a HP she found the letters).
Diego suggests the baby be named after him.
Sofia makes a scene in the dining room.
Sofia has a meltdown in her room.
Meli talks mean to Violeta after saving her from Genero.
Angela/Lupe try to reason with Pablo.
Jacinto charms Violeta.
Gabe overhears.
Isa wants to tell Andres about Rom.
Sofia is tied to her bed.
Diego and CeCe getting it on (LP for grossness-HP for getting Isa off the hook).
Alfie won’t listen to Sofia’s pleas.
Ben is a jerk to the kitchen staff.
CeCe liked Diego’s pawing.
Ben spies.
Diego threatens Isa with “we have to talk”.
Sofia refuses to eat.
Sofia doesn’t want Isa to untie her.
Felipe shows up at the gang’s hideout wanting opium.
Angela gives Pablo the money.
Matilde could be headed towards a physical breakdown.
Jacinto is the biggest shit on the planet.
Diego/Isa have an uncomfortable (for her) dinner.
Julio sees.
Sofia in room with dead baby.
Ben is a jerk about breakfast.
Isa not happy with CeCe.
Teresa and Diego take the second baby.
Teresa kicks Belen out.
Diego roughly pushes Belen aside.
Alfie has no money.
Nat does not like her brother liking Violeta.
Judge give Ayala prostitute duty.
Teresa berates Sofia.
Belen holding her dead baby, sobbing.
Nat warns Violeta off.
CeCe loves Violeta’s singing.
Diego and Garrido catch up with Belen.
Diego pulls a gun on Belen.
Andres believes Belen will show up and plans the wedding.
Jacinto finds the cuff and gives it to Diego.
Jacinto gets Garrido’s job.
Nat is upset about Andres.
Nat delivers a letter to Angela.
Angela upset about the letter.
Isa chickens out about asking her mother about Angela.
Sofia attacks her husband then gets a case of the blues.
Sofia begs the doc for meds.
Angela’s husband is a blackmailing scumbag.
Teresa refuses to consider putting Sofia in a sanitarium.
Felipe wants to do business with the famous French writer.
Isa fantasizes about a gentle, lovemaking Diego (and I just lost my dinner).
Isa’s reality is something else.
Dag is a jerk.
Bar fight.
Ben wears a crown of thorns around his middle.
Angela goes to get the necklace, finds out it's gone and is caught by Teresa.
Felipe is mean to Andres.
Diego leaves the fake blood for Isa to see.
Isa snooping in Angela’s room (though it’s a HP she found the letters).
Diego suggests the baby be named after him.
Sofia makes a scene in the dining room.
Sofia has a meltdown in her room.
Meli talks mean to Violeta after saving her from Genero.
Angela/Lupe try to reason with Pablo.
Jacinto charms Violeta.
Gabe overhears.
Isa wants to tell Andres about Rom.
Sofia is tied to her bed.
Diego and CeCe getting it on (LP for grossness-HP for getting Isa off the hook).
Alfie won’t listen to Sofia’s pleas.
Ben is a jerk to the kitchen staff.
CeCe liked Diego’s pawing.
Ben spies.
Diego threatens Isa with “we have to talk”.
Sofia refuses to eat.
Sofia doesn’t want Isa to untie her.
Felipe shows up at the gang’s hideout wanting opium.
Angela gives Pablo the money.
Matilde could be headed towards a physical breakdown.
Jacinto is the biggest shit on the planet.
Diego/Isa have an uncomfortable (for her) dinner.
Julio sees.
I was nervous enough about Andres having morphine under the same roof as Sofia. Now Felipe is going to be bringing in opium. If heroin has been invented yet, this seems like just the right time and place for that to show up too.
I sure hope Teresa knows what she's doing with Sofia, because Tere's track record is shaky. Just think how sorry for herself Teresa would feel if something bad happened to Sofia.
The Diego/Isa convo about her "past" was interesting. After leaving the bottle out for her to find, why did he backpedal and say he doesn't care? Has Diego really given up wanting to know what happened? I doubt it. Something made him change his mind about his tactics. Was it the romp with Cece? Did she, in fact, wear him out?
I sure hope Teresa knows what she's doing with Sofia, because Tere's track record is shaky. Just think how sorry for herself Teresa would feel if something bad happened to Sofia.
The Diego/Isa convo about her "past" was interesting. After leaving the bottle out for her to find, why did he backpedal and say he doesn't care? Has Diego really given up wanting to know what happened? I doubt it. Something made him change his mind about his tactics. Was it the romp with Cece? Did she, in fact, wear him out?
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