Caray, Caray!

This is Anita filling in. What she has seen, so far is--
Past Time:
Mia gets her dad's hotel room number from the reception desk (a no-no in my book) and heads upstairs. She happens to see Gabriela at the door to Dam's room number and stops to spy. She has enough and takes off.

Meanwhile, Dam is persuasively working on Caro's resistance to him. She still thinks he's "doing" at least two women, other than herself. He tells her he's in love with her and left his wife for her. She says she didn't ask him to do that. For her, family comes first. He wants them to run away together and start a new life together. She gives in to lovemaking when Gaby knocks at the door. Damian tries to shoo her away and fortunately for his hide, Cristian hears the commotion and pops out of his room. Dam says Gaby was looking for him and got the rooms mixed up. He goes back to Caro. She's done with him. She tells him to go back to his wife and family. If he leaves Raq, she'll never see him again (and how many times has she said that....).

Meanwhile, Cristian and Gabriela have a loud discussion on who broke their swinging lifestyle arrangement. Gaby also wants to know who Dam is cheating with. Cris says to stay out of it it's none of her business. Gaby says Raq is her best friend and has a right to know. She sweeps out leaving Cris with his mouth open.

Raq is through with her tears and is ready to battle for her man--or at least get a better explanation for why he "needs time" away from her. She asks Santiago to accompany her. Santi urges her to take it easy before making any big decisions. She insists that she needs Dam home and he reluctantly agrees to go with her.

Mia goes back to school (in her oh, so passe red sweater) and tells Nico and Fede she didn't talk to her father, but she knows with whom he's cheating on her mother--Gabriela. Nico pipes up that Lola was right.

Present Time:
Raq has run into Alina at Santi's house--after hours and all dressed up. She won't let Santi explain Alina's presence. She's in a hurry and says she's gotta leave. Alina is sorry (not) and Santi says never mind her, there's nothing between them anyway. (Does anyone in this story NOT lie?) Alina says only a woman in love acts that way and, oh by the way, whenever she's close to Santi he makes her "feel" things. She's about to leave when Nico arrives home. He sees her and his father and gets his pants in a twist and is very disrespectful. After she leaves, Santi lights into him for being so discourteous. She's Nico's boss and she's Santi's lawyer for heaven sakes. Santi leaves it to Lola to figure it out. He's mum to her, too.

Raq is back home and looking at herself in a mirror. She may be wondering who she is now and could she be letting herself in for more heartache if Santi does to her what Dam did. Santi is also reflecting on how he feels about Raq and calls her. She won't answer and hangs up the call.

Laura is checking up on Fernando, wondering why he isn't home and why he sounds so strange on the phone. Luckily she can't see him, because he and SinCin are standing close together, within kissing range as she is enticing him to stay the night and if he does, they won't just stay up talking. Fern looks as though he's mightily tempted. Fern answers. Laura wants an update on the Patricia case. Fern says he'll be home soon. SinCin says adios, but left alone, she's clearly disappointed.

Andres and Raquel are discussing the state of affairs at Legato. Miriam is out for awhile. He'll be taking over, but Miriam has made a mess of things and he needs Raq's skills. Oh, and by the way, she's getting all her credit cards and money back. In exchange for what, Raq wants to know. He only wants her forgiveness for all his stupidity. Later on we learn this is all a set up, in collusion with Andres and Rueda to keep Raquel distracted so she doesn't file charges of attempted murder.

Apparently Nico told Lola he was jealous seeing Santi and his boss together. Lola tells Santi before he leaves to take Benji to pre-school. After he leaves, she teases Nico about the idiocy of Alina being interested in him and doesn't believe Nico when he says he slept with her.

Santiago learns Laura has been to Benji's preschool to talk to the tyke. The director assures Santi that she was turned away. (Did Laura think Benji was going to tell her about Damian and his mother and his paternity?)

The Affair of the Shovel--Toni is telling Fernando that a 3d DNA sample was on the shovel. Before, the police didn't have a match, but Antonio took the cup that Nacho had coffee in when he came in to give his statement and used the saliva there to get DNA. It was a match. The two look quite serious and they know what is coming next.

Nico arrives at the office and is looking in on Alina with a client. She steps out to talk to him. She's pissed because he's supposed to be on his way with an errand and they'll talk later---and he'd better think twice about what he is going to say because he already has one foot out the door.

Fede is at Legato ready to work. He wants to start at the bottom and tells Azucena he doesn't want anyone to know he's the boss' son. He runs into Andres and his mom, who presumably have finished their confab. She tells him she's going to work there, for the time being. Azucena welcomes her aboard.

Rueda is ready to spring Miriam from the hospital with the help of the bought-and-paid-for doc, who will alter any report so it looks as though Miriam had a mental "episode." She tearfully checks on Damian before being ushered out.

Nico shows up at Mia's house. He wants her to accompany him on his legal errands to the court. She objects to tagging along and he picks a fight--either she wants to spend more time with him or she doesn't. She insists on quality time, not just any old time. He heads for the door and it hits Nico on the way out. Poor Mia. She doesn't realize he's mad at Alina, his father and possibly himself.

Santiago is at the police station haranguing Tonio for letting Laura run rampant over the investigation. Tonio agrees, he's getting sick of her, too and he calls someone to get him Fernando asap. Santi asks about the DNA test on Benji. Tonio tells him to relax, it won't be long, and oh, by the way, Nacho is on the radar again for Carolina's murder and attempted murder of Dam.

Lola meets Bebo where he's having coffee. She asks him for some assistance with her errands because she's in a hurry and has to go. Bebo wonders if her real errand is to go be with Juan. She answers no, she broke up with him. Bebo says she'd better make sure he knows---he's been watching them from across the street. Bebo asks if she'd like him to make him disappear from her life permanently. She doesn't quite know what he means, but as they are talking, a car nearly runs them down.

Rafael, the crooked drug cop, shows up at SinCinFern's apartment. He's pissed that Fern is investigating him. He wants her to find out what he knows. If he goes down, does she know what they do to cops in prison? He says he can't afford that and if Fern knows anything, then Rafe will have to kill him.

Raquel walks into Damian's office. Azucena welcomes her again and hands her some reports to review. Raq asks her if she knew about Dam's affair. Azucena's silence is a "yes" for Raquel.

Past Time:
Cris stops Carolina from leaving the lobby of the hotel while Gabriela is still exiting. He tells her it is a precaution, for hers and Damian's sake. BOOM! Someone else now knows of their affair. (How many is it now? Cristian, Andres, Azucena, Vicente, maybe Lisa, Mia--who thinks she knows and is dangerous, and maybe Agustin, and Nacho by hearsay.)

Santi has accompanied Raquel to the Legato offices. He runs into Lola and they both run into Andres, who is so disrespectful to both of them that he and Santi would have come to blows if Raq hadn't interfered. After they leave the scene Andres asks Raq why she is still surrounding herself with "these people." Raq is furious with him. He says he know Dam just left the house. So, Raq insists on knowing who Dam is cheating with. Andres does not respond.

Mia, Nico and Fede come back to Santi's house. They are discussing Damian's betrayal with Gaby. Mia wants to tell her mother. Fede doesn't. Mia wants revenge. Caro interrupts by returning home from her latest and last "tryst" with Damian. Nico tells her Mia and Fede learned Dam is cheating on Raq with another woman. They way Mia frames her accusation--as if Caro knows--Caro is led to believe Mia is saying she's the woman in question.

Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Cristian knocks on Dam's door. He tells him: first, how he helped keep Dam and Caro from being exposed; second, he would never reveal Dam's secret; and third, that woman is poison.

Caro feels as though she is about to be exposed when Mia coughs up Gaby's name. And, she knows Caro saw him with Gabriela in his office. What does Caro say about that, she demands. All three want to know if Caro knew about the affair. Caro thinks hard and fast and comes up with a half truth. She did indeed see Dam with that lady once and she confronted Dam about it, but he swore he had nothing to do with that woman. Mia says that can't be the truth because she herself saw Gaby at his hotel door. Frustrated, Mia storms out and Caro sends Fede out after her and for him to make sure she says nothing to their mother. Nico goes after them.

In desperation, Caro calls Dam and tells him what the kids are thinking. Dam thinks the jig is up. Caro says no, he has to DO something. He can't lose his family.

Present Time:
Fede is at work on the pasta line. He is about to be propositioned by a young fellow who likes guys. His accomplice a female fellow worker will help them get together. Fede agrees to go for a drink after work with them.

Nacho gets arrested. Santi bursts into Alina's office. He wants to know everything about Nacho. Did he kill Carolina?

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