Caray, Caray!

Memories are in italics.

• At Furia. Danilo warns Calao to be careful as his extracurricular activities almost got them in trouble with Ryan. Calao reiterates that it’s not his fault they sent him for Laustela but Danilo is happy after all because he now knows the real reason Laustela went back with Ryan: Calao’s threats. Calao smiles but shakes his head and denies having threatened Laustela. Danilo does remind him that he is his boss so if he falls, so does Calao.
• Ryan wants to know who hacked his medical file but Steve shakes his head. Ryan has no idea who would be interested, as only Mercy knew, and his lawyers went through great lengths to make sure his stint in the rehabilitation center wasn’t brought up in the trial. Ryan assumes it could be Pedro’s people, investigating his past to see how they can blackmail him, or it could have to do with Laustela’s threats. Steve is confused and frustrated as Ryan just told him he thought the threats were a lie.


• Leticia, all dolled up and in a nice dress, goes to Chavalin and tells him that she’s leaving to see Erasmo. He suggests she leave him because he doesn’t see how beautiful she is but Leticia can think of no one else. Leticia then asks what he’s working on and Chavalin tells her it’s something for Laustela, who seems to esteem her very much. Leticia agrees and reiterates that Laustela was very good to her. She then leaves to meet Erasmo, before it’s any later.
• Rosario serves Paloma her lunch, much to Mercy’s chagrin because the girl could get fat, but Rosario explains that she’s a growing girl and offers Mercy some food as well. Mercy shakes her head and asks Paloma if she likes the food. Paloma nods, she likes it because Rosario made it, but Mercy assumes she’d take poison if Rosario made it. Rosario chides Mercy for talking to Paloma like that but Mercy is shocked that the girl obeys her blindly. She asks if Rosario has any other family and Rosario nods; she prefers the family she chooses, not the family she was born into. Mercy prefers to think of her blood family but Rosario explains that she crossed the border to look for a sister who didn’t want to see her. Rosario then explains that all immigrants become family through their mutual struggle to survive in the US but Mercy can’t empathize and leaves.
• Calao takes Danilo to Chavalin’s bakery but find it closed. Calao suggests they wait but Danilo thinks the bakery was never opened. Either way, he shouldn’t have come personally lest someone tell Laustela that he was there. He chooses to send someone else to stake out the place and see what they can find. Calao shrugs.
• Chavalin goes to see Laustela at Ryan’s house. He tells her that he found out the information she wanted about Ryan and he had to tell her ASAP.
• Ryan tells Steve that it’s stupid for him and Laustela to be apart because they may both be in danger but Steve suggests he check the GPS he put on her phone. He pulls out his phone and sees that she is at his house before telling Steve that he only put the GPS for her own safety. Steve nods and reminds him he also took her car but if she’s at his house then she’s safe. Ryan then looks through the GPS locations and sees that Laustela was in the rehabilitation center yesterday and didn’t tell him.
• Laustela demands to know what he found but Chavalin tells her that he didn’t understand what he found but sent part of the file. She can’t open it so Chavalin offers to and notices that there is a GPS tracker on her phone. He asks her about it but she has no idea, though Ryan gave her the phone. She realizes that the GPS is how he found her so quickly when she escaped his house and kicks herself for trusting him.
• Luisa calls Fausto and chides him for sleeping in when he should be looking for Laustela. He tells her that he will get to it when he can and hangs up. Luisa looks pissed but Fausto looks carefree as he kisses the girl in his bed.
• Leticia meets Erasmo at the park and he thinks she looks great. Leticia thanks him and Erasmo tells her that while it saddens him to say goodbye, he must because they were apart for so long. He suggests they walk around the park so they can talk but Leticia asks for her zipping up her dress. He does and Leticia reminds him that she is wearing his favorite dress. He nods and then she looks at his eyes and tells him to tells her that he doesn’t love her anymore. Erasmo is quiet as he caresses her face.
• Laustela is surprised to know Ryan has been watching her all this time but she knows it was so his alibi could be safe; she doesn’t need to see the file anymore as she has confirmed he’s crazy. She assumes he sent someone to threaten her and asks Chavalin for help to get revenge.
• At the rehabilitation center, Dave wonders why Laustela didn’t ask him about his past but Steve doubts she hacked the system. Ryan reminds Steve that it’s too much coincidence though she must have asked someone to do it instead of doing it personally. Ryan thinks that speaks volumes about the people she surrounds herself with. Steve reminds Ryan that he isn’t the best company either but Ryan checks the GPS to see if she went to the center more than one. He sees that she’s on the expressway to Las Vegas, but has no idea why, though he worries that it may not have been of her own free will. He races off with Steve in tow.
• Erasmo agrees that Leticia was and is still beautiful but he can’t go back with her as Bonita makes him happy like Leticia no longer does. Leticia reminds him that she gave him everything but Erasmo reminds her that they are there to say goodbye and she should find someone else to make her happy. Leticia argues that their children don’t deserve to lose their father but Erasmo wishes things could be some other way before saying goodbye and leaving.
• Laustela is thinking about everything that has happened when Paloma comes and asks if she’s sad. Laustela shakes her head and suggests they watch a movie so they can relax but Paloma wants to play with her teddy bear. Laustela obliges and she goes to get her things when Danilo comes. He picks Paloma up and tells her that he has teddies too she can play with and Paloma smiles. He suggests she go grab them and Paloma runs off. Laustela then tells him that he has a way with kids but Danilo thinks it’s not better than her songwriting skills. He then reminds her about their deal and Danilo suggests she focus on the lyrics while he focuses on the melody. Laustela reminds him that she’s a music teacher and knows about melodies as Danilo suggests they come up with something together.
• Leticia continues to cry on a park bench when a blond man comes and asks if she wants a cigarette, in English. Leticia shakes her and the man realizes she doesn’t speak English and tells her he speaks a little Spanish. Leticia nods.
• Danilo tells Laustela that their song has to be a hit and Laustela thinks their song should be about a double life. Danilo nods and begins to whistle as Laustela begins to sing. Morgana comes and observes the (slightly romantic) scene, pissed.
• The blond asks if she’s Mexican and Leticia nods. The man loves Mexico; he went recently and fell in love. He wonders what she is doing there, and Leticia does too. She gets up to leave and the man offers to take her home. Leticia doesn’t understand his broken Spanish and the man takes out a pen and writes down his number so she can call if she needs something. Leticia takes it and nods as the man tells her she’s too beautiful to be crying. Leticia smiles and leaves as the man looks on.
• Ryan and Steve race through the expressway. Steve thinks they shouldn’t taken the motorcycle, as it would have been faster, but Ryan reminds him that they didn’t have time. Steve asks if Ryan has his gone but he shakes his head and tells him they will improvise. He then sees a taxi upfront, thinks Laustela may be there as the men who took her may be hiding in plain sight, and gets in front of it, forcing the driver to stop. They both get out and look inside the taxi to find Laustela’s cell phone in the backseat. On it, Laustela has written a message: “the taxi is paid for but it would be best for Ryan to give the driver a tip and take the GPS out of the phone. Happy stay in Las Vegas ☺.” He shows Steve, who laughs as Ryan curses his luck, gets back his car and drives away.
• Danilo thinks Laustela’s very talented to have come up with a song so quickly but it sounds likes she’s still mad. Laustela prefers to not talk about it, as she doesn’t know what she will say, but Danilo tells her that he won’t get offended no matter what she says as he knows how Cabrera men are. Laustela frowns and Danilo reveals that he did think she and Ryan were moving too fast but understands they did it so they can register Paloma and claim the inheritance. Laustela is confused and Danilo explains the whole deal. Laustela is quiet as Danilo secretly smiles and tells her that he is happy Ryan can claim it either way, especially since he already has a daughter.
• Mercy looks for her pills, in her room, to no avail. She asks Rita to tell her where she hid them but Rita tells her that she can only give her one, on Ryan’s orders. Mercy threatens to fire her but Rita shakes her head and reminds her that the last time she took the pills, she was sick all day and repeated, over and over, that she had more children. Rita asked Ryan, who asks her to drop the topic, but Mercy tells her that she will talk to Ryan when he comes back and ass her to leave.
• Danilo gets to his room and Morgana chides him for being so indifferent toward her. Danilo tells her that he had some business at Furia and Morgana reveals that she saw him and Laustela flirting. Danilo asks her to help him with her part of the plan but Morgana wonders what she can do. Danilo suggests she help him see if a bakery he knows about is open. Morgana is confused.
• Fausto arrives via taxi at Ryan’s house and takes out his cell phone to call Luisa. He tells her that he found where Laustela may be but he imagined it was a house, not a mansion. He then tells her that he is waiting for someone to open the gate and hangs up.
• Laustela, pissed as all hell, tells Rosario what happened with Ryan and kicks herself for believing his empty promises. Rosario thinks she may be exaggerating but Ryan’s lies and secrets are too much for Laustela. She then asks Rosario if she told anyone that Ryan isn't Paloma's father. Rosario shakes her head, and reminds her that she shouldn’t be so quick to jump to conclusions, but Laustela reminds her that she knew something was off about Ryan. She then wipes her tears and vows that Ryan is going to pay for lying to her face.
• Morgana goes to Chavalin’s bakery, which is now open, but finds no one at the front counter. Leticia is crying in a corner, hears Morgana’s screams for service, and goes to attend her. Morgana asks Leticia if she knows an Estela Carrillo but Leticia tells her she only works there. Morgana asks to speak to the owner, Chavalin, but Leticia tells her that he is out for the day and doesn’t know when he will be back. Morgana nods, mad, and storms out.
• Mercy looks at the medallion she gave Ryan for Laustela and remembers when she gave her newborn baby another one like it. She cries and then leaves her room.
• Morgana tells Danilo that she only found out the bakery owner’s name, Chavalin, and nothing else but Danilo thinks it’s a start and suggests she use her feminine wiles to get information out of him the next time she goes and sees him. Morgana chides him for thinking he can offer her up to anyone for anything but Danilo asks about the other plan. Morgana doesn’t think Laustela will fall for Danilo nor Ryan for her, especially when she’s Danilo’s girlfriend. Danilo suggests she offer herself up to Ryan, if she finds he has a wondering eye, but Morgana thinks his plan is just a way to get into bed with Laustela. Danilo is quiet and Morgana pushes him before leaving.
• Leticia tells Chavalin about Morgana’s visit; Leticia confesses that she didn’t get a good vibe from her but said she would be back to talk to him personally. Chavalin nods and then asks her about Erasmo. Leticia shakes her head and cries; she doesn’t know what Bonita did to him that he said goodbye to his family. Either way, she agrees that her children are her only family though she has no idea how she will tell them about Erasmo. Chavalin is quiet and Leticia wonders how she will tell them, as it can’t be via telephone. Chavalin hugs her as Leticia cries on his shoulder.
• Ryan comes home and goes to his room where he finds Laustela, waiting for him. He knows they have to talk, because there is a lot of things they need to explain, but she reminds him that he has a lot to explain as well, stating with his stint at the rehabilitation center. Ryan reminds her that they just started dating, so he doesn’t have to tell her everything, but Laustela confesses that she thought of telling him everything about her past. Ryan tells her that he didn’t need to know more about her to fall in love but Laustela reminds him that he went to her hometown to find more information. Ryan tells her that it was at the beginning but he doesn’t need to know more now but he expects she doesn’t need to know more about his past either. Laustela but reveals that she knows about the 20% shares at Furia and chides him for using her and Paloma. She now knows that there is nothing sincere in him and goes to leave but Ryan grabs her and asks her to wait.
• Fausto is having some hanky-panky time with his prostitute and decides to show her Laura Oviedo’s passport. He tells the prostitute that the passport is his key to a better life than he could have ever dreamed of.
• Ryan explains that his proposal has nothing to do with the shares and reiterates that he wants to be with her forever. He only put the GPS in her phone to protect her and reveals that he asked her landlord to leave her be and get rid of her car. Laustela is shocked but Ryan explains that he wanted Augustin to be her chauffeur so he could protect her easily. Laustela thinks he’s crazy because all he wants to do is control her life but she tells him that she won’t allow it and demands he accept that they confused their feeling. Ryan is quiet an Laustela explains that there is too much distrust for any real love to grow between them.
• Chavalin tells Leticia that she has a phone call. It’s her son, Tadeo, who tells her that they rejected his entrance to the technical school. Leticia suggests he keep trying but Tadeo prefers to work and play his guitar, see what tips he can get. Leticia shakes her head, because she prefers he study, but Tadeo reminds her that school is just a means to an end. Leticia tells him to keep at it and Tadeo asks if she is coming back or if they are going to LA. Leticia explains that she’s still thinking about it but she should have an answer soon. They say goodbye and Leticia hangs up.
• Ryan has one question: what happened to her in the past that she distrusts him so much. Laustela also has one question: what happened with Estela that he feels the need to control every aspect of her life. She confesses that she wanted to tell him everything but he never arrived at the restaurant; she thinks it’s because he already had the 20% at Furia assured. Ryan explains that Steve called and asked for his help with a suicidal patient; he went immediately because he is a volunteer at the center. Laustela tells him it doesn’t matter but Ryan wants to know if she is leaving again. Laustela thinks it’s all she’s good at but Ryan hopes that whoever ruined her life doesn’t find her again. Laustela chides him for threatening her again but Ryan can’t believe she thinks he would do that. Laustela reminds him that he was at a rehabilitation center and Ryan, exasperated, explains what happened…
• When Estela left him, he thought she had played with his feeling, and drowned himself in parties, alcohol and drugs. He didn’t realize how bad it was but he did contemplate suicide. During one of his binges, Steve found him and asked him to think about what he was doing. When Ryan first arrived at the center, he realized that there were people worse off than him and they still moved forward with their lives and prospered. Steve, who was a volunteer at the center, suggested he stay a few days and Ryan obliged.
• Ryan confesses that he didn’t receive treatment for his problems. In fact, all he needed to see what the harsh reality of others to see that his life had not been so bad; he decided that helping others would be his best medicine. Laustela asks if Estela ever went to visit him but Ryan doesn’t think she ever knew. He explains that he came back to his mother’s house because he didn’t want to be alone; either way, his mother was alone with Walter, who was sick at the time, and needed help. After that, Pedro was found dead, he went to jail and then he met Laustela. Ryan admits that their love may be destined for failure but he refuses to accept it’s because she thinks he’s crazy. Laustela nods and realizes why Mercy hates Estela so much, because of her Ryan almost lost his way completely. Laustela also had a difficult life because of love but she never thought of ending her life. Ryan reminds her that she has a daughter to fight for and she must protect her from anyone who may want to do her harm and take away the only thing that gives her strength. Laustela is quiet and Ryan nods before leaving the room.

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