Caray, Caray!

                             

⦁ Gustavo's familial "feasting" is interrupted by his extracurricular entanglement's phone call.  Gus exits to the kitchen to reprimand her for calling.

⦁ Next morning Roberto wakes up next to another female conquest who might be the gal friend from the office party--or not.  (I couldn't capture the small talk as he is getting dressed.)  She'll call him; he had a lovely rack roll and so did she.



⦁ Over at Ricardo's, Leonardo is checking out the coffee table books and finds the nicknack book which he opens.  First thing he sees is Alejandra's garter [liga de mujer].  "--Funny thing for you to have locked away in here."  Ric says he found it on the ground during Alejandra's cancelled wedding when she got out of his car.   Leo cracks back that he hopes it becomes a good luck charm for him.  They joke about Leo fixing Carlos's case to see he doesn't get out of jail for the next twenty years to leave the way free for Ric to make his conquest of Ale.

⦁ Ale, meanwhile, meets Virginia and determines for herself that the woman is sane and will defend her against Ginny's greedy daughter and SIL (son-in-law), and her nephew the doctor who has also got something to gain by being in cahoots with the other two.  Ginny says have her examined by any physician but him.  They'll declare her in perfect mental condition.  "--My kids are evil.  Be prepared for anything and everything."  Fermin, the male nurse and companion has been with her for the past five years.  He's also assisted her in getting her health back, which in this case is shown to be her ability to balance and walk again.  She wants to make certain that he's repaid in kind for his attention to her.

⦁ At Vega Law Offices, Paula arrives at Ric's office with a gift for helping out with getting the grave robbing charges dropped before the ex-hubby (Ale's papa) found out.  He refuses her paying back the fine he paid for her and her friends.  He cannot take it since he's not allowed to take cases outside the firm which this would be considered.  So it will be their secret.   She takes time to add that unlike Carlos, she really likes Ric and sees him as a trustworthy type--the opposite of Carlos who cheated on her daughter.  Ok, so now he's got Mama on his side.....

⦁ Rob stops in at Victoria's office.  She remarks on the sunglasses indoors.  "--Must've been one mellovahellova night!"  Rob is hung over and swears off doing any drinking, partying and womanizing this weekend.  She smirks.  "--Even you don't believe that!"  He wants her to call him again.  She's the cure for him to learn to behave well.  He tries kissing her hand and she pulls away from him.  They head off to the jail to "talk" with Dario the Devil.

⦁ Gus gets a visit from the client in the child support case he just won against the old man and his lazy, good-for-nothing son.  She shows her gratitude with a free enchilada and a drawing from the little boy.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ After Paula leaves, Ginny's daughter and SIL arrive.  Ric scolds them for lying to him and says he's met her mama and their cousin, the doctor, and realizes that he as well as they have something to gain by declaring her mentally unfit.  He refuses to continue on with their case and what's more, he's given her the name of an excellent attorney to take Ginny's case against them.  He pretty much kicks them out the door after that.

⦁ Down at the jailhouse, Vicki has a not-so-friendly"chat" with Dario who at first says it was and accident, and then who gripes that if Vicki'd just kept her mouth shut none of this would have happened and his wife would be alive.  "--The only mistake Rocio ever made was putting herself in the hands of a man like you!"  Vicki tells him to shut his pretext-spewing pie-hole.  She'll see him locked away and rotting forever behind bars so her friend can rest in peace if it's the last thing she ever does!!  (Viewerville notes the lack of sympathy and/or conscience dear ol' Dario shows over his wife's untimely passing.)  "--Get out!" he hisses back at her.

⦁ Ale arrives back in the office and she gives Ric her impression of Ginny.  They concur on Ginny's state of mind and he informs her that's why he's refusing to take her children's side in this and refused to take the case.

⦁ Over lunch, Rob tells Vicki he wishes Leo would listen to him and forgive him.  "--After you slept with his fiancee???  Are you serious?" Rob tells her his side of what happened with Ana Maria: they met in the hospital, exchanged phone numbers, and then she called him.  They went out and the rest is history. He insists that he really does have a heart and can feel guilt over a situation like that.  Leo and he have been life-long friends.  He wants to make it up to him somehow.

⦁ Ric visits his step-children at Elena's.  She comes down dressed to the nines with a black little something that has a neckline that really should be considered a belly-line.....it is a gorgeous design but looks as if it was a first run of Fredericks of Frollicwood.   AND, Elena makes certain to flaunt her female assets. He notes this and seems happily rid of her once she's out the door.

⦁ The next day, Leo arrives at his office only to find balloons and flowers and a note asking for forgiveness from Rob.  Leo finally breaks into laughter.

⦁ That night, Ric's stepson asks his daddy to forgive his mother.  Everyone can make a mistake, right?  They really miss him at home.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ Juan arrives home and Mama wants him to meet a nice girl to date/marry and give her grandchildren.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ Ale comes home and scold her mother for the crazy thing she did at the cemetery and then for letting Ric pay the fine for them. Paula suggests that it makes Ale mad because she's interested in Ric.  She disagrees and says it's because he invited her to join the firm and because she has to work with him. FF>>FF>>

⦁ Leticia and Olivia are staying late at the office working on a family case of child beating.  Oli wants to bring in a criminal lawyer.  Letti says to get Rob; Oli says no, she wants Leo.

⦁ Speaking of Leo, he goes into Rob's office and says what's with the flowers, chocolates and toy bear?  Couldn't you at least have offered me whiskey?  Rob makes a note of it.  Leo says, naw, if he's going to drink it better be worth the effort.  Make it at least an 18 year old bottle and leaves.  Rob calls Carmen and says get him a bottle of the most expensive 18 year old (scotch?).

⦁ Gus and family discuss his son's upcoming birthday party.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ Oli goes into Leo's office with her files and sees the flowers and such; she's overawed.  Leo apologizes for his rude behavior towards her and has her take a rose.  She says she understood he was going through a bad time of it all.  No problemo.  She mentions the case and he agrees to take it.  She needs to put the child-beating dad behind bars and give custody to the mother.  All pro bono.

⦁ Elena comes home sozzled.  It's been a long time since she's had so much fun.  Suddenly she becomes serious and asks Ric who's ready to leave if he doesn't remember when they dated and had that kind of fun and how they used to make love???  He pushes her away gently but firmly.  It's time for her to go to bed.  She gets him to help her and carry her up the stairs to her bed room.  He turns her pleadings down.  Rest and sleep.  He's going home.

⦁ Next morning when Leo enters his office all the flowers and chocolates are gone.  Instead he finds a gift boxed bottle of expensive booze.  On the other side of the firm's offices, in Oli's office are a ton of roses, the bear and the candy.  Vicki walks in and asks what's up.  Oli believes it was a gift from Leo and that deep down he has taken a liking to her and this is why she's got all the goodies now.  Vicki isn't certain Oli hasn't gotten the wrong idea somehow.

⦁ Leo brings in two glasses of the whiskey to Rob's office and they agree never to mention the subject of AM again.  They both drink to that then share a bro-hug.  All is forgiven.

⦁ Across the hall, Ric and Gus are discussing Ric's problems with the kids not adjusting and Elena's careless attitude towards them and reckless attitude towards him.  Gus suggests  ex-family therapy.  Gus invites Ric's kids to his son's birthday party for a bit of distraction and fun.  However, Ric's still disturbed over Elena's actions and that the kids must go through a rough patch because of him.  (Guilt pangs?)

⦁ Ale discusses the divorce proceedings for Ric's ex-girlfriend with her.  She wants it done as quickly as possible.  Why?  X-Gal de Mariana wants to re-establish her relationship with Ricardo.  He's a fabulous guy and great between the sheets.  X-Gal simply cannot understand what Elena was thinking to run around on Ric like she did.  Ale looks puzzled.  "--What??  Excuse me?"  "--What?  Didn't you know?  Ric is divorced."  (Wellllll now.  That's a horse of a different color!)

⦁ Rob invites Vicki out to dinner to celebrate her giving him such good advice about Leo because Leo has now forgiven him.  She accepts, but tells him to calm down.  It is only a meal!

⦁ Back at Ale's desk, X-Gal asks Ale to give Ric a message that she will call him and sends many, many kisses his way.  They part all kissies and hugs.  Ale's smiling as Carmen walks in.  Why so cheerful?  "--I've learned something that has changed my entire take on things."  (Guess she feels like a prudish old fool like her great grandma, after all.)

⦁ Ric enters Leo's office and notices the expensive booze.  He explains that Rob and he have made their peace;Ric and Leo share a trago and next discuss Leo's progress with Carlos's case.  It's going to be a big, long as and he'll probably need Rob to assist.  As there's no other suspects but Carlos, they're going to have to expend some funds and time investigating so they can find the actual murderer.

⦁ Speaking of Carlos, Al and he are visiting at the jail again.  Carlos is going crazy being couped up in the jail.  Leo's taken his case, says Al, so why all the angst?  Carlos says cuz he's innocent!  All replies in a matter of fact manner.  "--Yes, I know."  (Methinks he really DOES know this.)  The other reason for his angst is that he's unable to see Ale.  She hasn't come recently.  He needs to get out on bail...right?  Can't Al help with that?

⦁ When Ric arrives back in his office, Ale smiles and kids him about the message Mariana left for Ric.  "--Call her and oh, she sends you many, many kisses."  Ale says she is grateful for what Ric did to aid her mother, not to mention for having asked her to join the firm; to show her gratefulness, what do you think?  She's inviting him out to eat.  Her treat.  She flashes those dimples at him and he's a goner......

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