Saturday, April 21, 2018

Por Amar Sin Ley, 4/20/18 Chapter 34: The Gun Fired Itself--Oh wait, that was Caer en Tentacion

Part 1 of 2 [Some scenes have been combined to help the flow.]
Previously on D.F. Law
Victoria and her client, Sol, Baby Daddy and his lawyer, listen as the judge trumpets out his decision: Baby Daddy is to pay to said Adult Baby all the child support he should have been paying all along. Vic was always confident of the outcome. Sol is over the Luna and her daddy, Jorge Garcia, is so gobsmacked he forgets he's in court and starts to rail against the decision. The judge has spoken. The gavel comes down. Sol looks over at her daddy.

A continuacion
Lalo has finished his interview with the nice lady psychologist and is returned safe and sound to his anxious papi and Gus, who have been waiting in the hallway. Lalo says the games they played were tiring and now he's hungry. Before they can leave, an over-anxious mami, blowing in on a nasty whirlwind descends on the defenseless trio of guys. She envelops her little amor and as she clings to him she swears she'll never let him go. And she doesn't. She swears she's going to buy him lots of toys. She swears she loves him muchisimo. Sr. Tijeras tries to separate them. Gus tries to separate him from Lorenza who are smothering the kid between them. She doesn't let go until her attorney (who showed up out of nowhere) pulls her away. Lor continues to screech how much she loves Lalo as she's propelled down the hall. Gus saw through Lor's little act and tells Agustin that she did it to provoke him. He's sure the psychologist will see through her, too. Unruffled, Lalo just wants to go get something to eat.

Sol and Victoria leave the courtroom, but Jorge calls her back. He's sorry things ended up like this and she's sorry he left her no other options. Jorge asks his daughter, rhetorically, "Do you know what hurts me the most?" "Did you ever wonder why I left?" [Thanks, Niecie.] Then Sol retorts, "How dare you say that to me." Daddy answers, "It's the truth." He says he will comply with the judgment, but if it was only money she wanted, then don't come looking for him again. Sol is getting riled up now. She says she did look for him but he never responded. As her father, she insists, he should have been looking for her and looking out for her. He insists he did. [As your court reporter recalls overhearing somewhere, I thought he said that Sol's mother told him to get lost and not to contact them or try to see Sol, not that he had abandoned them, but ni modo.] They seem to be at an impasse. Vic has been watching the exchange and steps in to indicate that it's not too late (or was it too late??) to have a father-daughter relationship but not here, not now, and whisks Sol away.

Bobby comes to the jail to visit the man who held the Pistola That Went POP, aka SB, or Albert. He's there to tell him he'll remain in jail a little longer, but if things go their way, SB will be exonerated from intentional homicide, but will probably have to compensate the widow. Perhaps he should give Fanny a larger share of the business. SB is sorry that nothing he can do will bring Ramon back, but he's willing to do anything. [He sounds sincere and looks earnest.] Bobby says he must be sure to give his statement of the incident exactly as it happened.

Ric the Bric welcomes his rambunctious kids to his vast well-appointed bachelor pad. The kids are impressed. Elena slithers in behind them carrying the cake that should carry her to his heart through his stomach. She's impressed with the digs, too. Hijinks ensue when the kids discover Ric's Romper Room. >>FF until, oh my, all four end up piled on top of each other and engage in some unusual moves on the bed. [Your court reporter averts her eyes.] Elena decides it's time for her to leave. At the door she makes her move on Ric--that is she moves, THEN turns around to face Ric. Her eyes begin to glisten as she recalls the happier times, locking his fingers in hers, and how they are getting along so well now, as Ric unlocks his fingers from hers. She wonders if there is a chance for them again. Ric is honest, if not blunt, and says no. It's over for them. There was a loss of trust. Elena swears it was a mistake. He says she knows very well that there was no longer any love between them. Yes, she insists, she loves him. Ric wisely says if she had loved him as she says she does, she wouldn't have gotten herself involved with someone else. Elena wants to know what she should do with all this love she has for him. Ric basically tells her to find someone else who deserves her.

Ric goes back to the kids and starts to read them a scary story. Fed is loving it, Nat is not. They put the book away for another time and after they snuggle down, Ric waits in the room until they fall asleep. He kisses them goodnight one more time, turns out the light and walks out.

Juan is wolfing down his dinner 'cause he has to go back to work, er, the bar, as he drops his nice new briefcase back down on the chair. On opening the door he finds a knock-out gal, oh, it's Fer, all dressed up and now with nowhere to go. He promises to make it up to her. Susana invites her in to share her supper. Over the meal, she "grills" Fer on her life, friends, activities, romantic attachments and is (pleased) sad to hear she works long hours and doesn't have time for outside relationships. Susana thinks Fer should have a little fun in her life--and to leave that up to her.

At Paula's place, the three Casketeers are spending the evening playing cards. [Oh, apparently Paula has a boyfriend the Patio hasn't met yet. His name is Mauricio. Your court reporter is passing this on for what it's worth. She's all giggly over him and a proposed trip somewhere she's going to ask him for.] Ale arrives and tells them she's more confused than ever. Carlos is doing a 180 in her direction (with starting a foundation for women) and Ric is doing a 180 away from her (busy with his kids and work). Paula thinks it must be hard for Ric to see her with Carlos. They encourage her to talk to him. It's not like she hasn't tried. She thinks Ric's attitude means she's no longer important to him. Ale wants to change the subject now. Paula gets the last word. Both Ric and Carlos adore her, so the only one who has to decide is Ale and she should listen to her heart.

Our Babe in the Woods...of...iniquity has returned to the scene of depravation. Tatiana is sent over to him but he flubs the job he was sent to do. Tat recognizes him and won't cooperate with him or his bunch of lawyers that got Carlos the Killer off. Juan tries to explain that he's out because there was insufficient proof of his guilt and they are now trying to find the real culprit. She can't hear and won't listen. She wants Carlos to pay for what he did and with that she walks off. Juan tries to follow her but the "floor" manager/waiter doesn't let him.

Next morning, Leo comes to Oli's office, excited to tell her that all the women who came forward have given their statements and that desgraciado will be sentenced accordingly. Oli wants to thank him personally (and alone, just the two of them), for all he did to help her. She's thinking of a dinner at her place. She'll fix whatever he likes or get take-out. Surely he can see the two of them need a little distraction. He's in and he'll get Vic, Rob and Ric as add-ons. [Oli's mylar balloon that says Happiness is Dinner for Two just got punctured and deflated at her feet.]

Sr. Perez has come to see Ale to get an update on his son. She tells him he was with Marcela and has been removed and taken into child protective services. Perez is ready to go get him asap. Ale tells him they'll go to Queretaro the next day, where he will have to show some proof that this is his son and Perez has legal custody. They leave the office together and overcome with emotion, Perez gives Ale a friendly hug, just as Ric comes around the corner. After Perez leaves, Ale and Ric greet each other in a much more friendly manner than in the recent past. They talk and smile at each other, catch each other up on family and cases, look at each other longingly, but their heartfelt words don't come.

Juan reports to Leo of his failure to get anything out of Tatiana. Leo is beside himself. They need her cooperation. She's the only one that can give them any information on Pat's life. It's not as if Juan didn't try. Leo orders him to go back and insist. Juan thinks it's useless. He's tried everything Leo suggested--until Leo implies that Tat herself can't be eliminated as a suspect. But he can't let on they suspect her. Leo tells him to go back and ask if perhaps Pat was in trouble with someone else. [Poor Juan--why didn't they send a skilled investigator or Roberto. It's unfair to Juan. It's not like it's in his job description to pay for a lap dance from a "ballerina" after hours.]

Oyez, oyez, Alberton is already on trial! The four eye witnesses are deep in conversation, probably prepping for their testimony. Oh, wait, it's only three eye witnesses, the fourth is now the attorney of record. At least given the quick turn-around, he's not been burdened with filing motions, hearing and transcribing depositions or the submission of evidence and witness lists. It's just their word against....well, nobody's. The last minute prosecutor is definitely at a disadvantage. Oh, we do recognize the judge, the one who was so nice to Robert just yesterday.

Part 2 of 2
Berenice, the Gun Popper's wife, is first up and asked to testify to the character of the deceased, then as to what she saw. She attests to Ramon's sterling character, lots of friends, always there to lend a helping hand and her husband's best friend. She plays her part well, sad eyes, cracking voice, straight hair drooping over her un-made-up face, wet eyelashes holding back tears that might come if required to continue. Berenice soldiers on, answering Bobby's questions--no, there were never any problems between him and her husband, Albert. She even considered him her friend and confidant, there to listen, help and console to make sure she was always ok. (Quick cut to the widow, whose demeanor is a mirror image of Berenice's--except she's wearing lipstick. My, they could be sisters.) She continues to cover their great working relationship in addition to being friends. Bobby's questions serve to show the judge there was no rancor between the partners.

The judge is listening intently. [Unless your court reporter got it wrong, she clearly heard the judge call her Sra. Budin--Spanish for pudding.] The judge calls for questioning by the prosecutor. He approaches the witness and asks if she's sure there were no problems in the relationship, ones maybe she knew nothing about? [Well how would she know what she didn't know, fella.] Bobby jumps up: asked and answered, your Honor. The judge admonishes the prosecutor to keep to the narrow line of questioning. [Oh, so it's Algudin, not Budin.] He agrees and starts over, is she COMPLETELY sure there were no problems between the two that might have led Sr. Algudin to want to murder his partner? Of course not, an indignant wife answers (she has a stake in the outcome, naturally). They were like brothers. No more questions.

[Trial reporting is intense and demanding, so, taking a break we slip back to the Vega offices.] Leo drops in on Ric. He finds him quite reanimated. It's due to his having had his kids overnight. Elena is being quite reasonable and Ric wants to keep it that way. Leo invites him to the dinner he and Oli are throwing that weekend. Ric turns him down in favor of spending time with his kids. Ric hopes Elena doesn't misinterpret his new attitude. He had to make it clear to her that what they had is finished. He doesn't want to hurt her; he hopes the best for her. He only wishes to get along with her for the sake of the kids.

Back to the trial. Bobby takes a big risk and puts the defendant on the stand. As he takes his seat, the bereaved widow murmurs under her breath, "murderer." Bobby asks Albert what happened that night. [Now his surname sounds like Albudin. I'll leave it at that.] SB explains how he came to take out the Pistola that Went POP. Bobby immediately points out it was duly registered and submits the evidence. It just went off, SB says earnestly and sincerely (see jail scene). He didn't mean for it to go off. When asked about his relationship with the deceased, he echoes everything his wife said. (Quick cut to the two Mujeres de Negro. This time Berenice is staring coldly at her husband while Fanny is noticeably upset and crying.) He swears it was an accidente. That's all from Bobby, for now.

The prosecutor steps forward and asks, wondering out loud if the relationship was really that good, up-close. He infers that, "La confianza apesta," or that confidence can become a pestilence. Both Bobby and Albert jump up to object. The judge tells the hapless prosecutor to get to the point. He states that being too close could provoke problems. Albert denies any problems between them. It was the gun's fault. He should never have had it in the house, much less get it out when he didn't know how to use it. [Now that's news.] The prosecutor is done. Al runs his mouth, directing his final comments to Fanny, that he never meant to harm Ramon.

Ale and Carmen are at the Vega front desk arranging Ale's travel plans to Queretaro. The Grown Up Mean Girl Elena sweeps in and stops long enough to greet Ale, commenting on her upgraded fashion and new "luke," surely attributing it to Carlos returning to her life, sneering gaily as she says it. She turns down Carmen's offer to announce her arrival to Ric because he's expecting her. Ale is left with a bit of acid reflux in her mouth.

Court is still in session. Bobby calls the widow to the stand. Composed, she gives Al the eye--maybe stink eye, maybe not. Bobby has her declare how long she's known the accused--since she and Ramon got married 13 years ago. She echoes what Berenice and Al reported about their business and personal relationship--it was solid. Bobby then moves to the night in question. Was there anything unusual going on? No, it was as always when they got together. This time, though, they all got a little nervous when Al took out the Pistola that Went POP, but no, he wasn't angry or violent or anything like that. At first she indicates that she doesn't think it was an accident, but segues into all the confusion surrounding them at the time and comes back to "the accident" that took the life of her husband. (Quick cut to the doctor, sitting beside Berenice, stony-faced with a touch of disbelief.) Bobby leads the witness, so it was never intentional on the part of Al, no threats, no conflicts. The widow Fanny answers no to all the items on the list.

How many times did Sr. Albudin pull the trigger? Fanny says only once. In that case, sums up the crack lawyer, Albert couldn't even be sure his friend had been killed, clearly unpremeditated aggression. And, did he threaten any of the witnesses after the shooting? Did he try to get rid of the gun or take off before the police arrived? The widow answers in the negative.

It's the prosecutor's turn. He wants to know if Fanny was close enough to Sr. Albudin to see what happened. She was, although not right next to him, but in her line of vision. Is she absolutely sure that she saw that he pulled the trigger without meaning to? Well no, she can't be sure of that. He changes his line of questioning. Is she sure there was nothing that had changed in the two men's relationship? Again, Fanny says no. He's done (really, done in).

The judge asks if either has anything to add. Bobby does. He firmly declares this was an accident, unfortunate in that it cost someone his life, but it was not intentional (sin dolo), in spite of it being a homicide. Sr. Albudin will carry that knowledge on his conscience the rest of his life and that would be his worst punishment. The judge calls a recess to deliberate with himself.

Return on Monday to get the verdict. Must see TV.

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Good morning Anita and Patio. Great to wake up on a Saturday to a funny, breezy recap of the drama the night before. Probably won't get to watch this until Sunday but couldn't wait to get the 411 from my favorite Court Reporter!

[Oh, apparently Paula has a boyfriend the Patio hasn't met yet. His name is Mauricio. Your court reporter is passing this on for what it's worth. She's all giggly over him and a proposed trip somewhere she's going to ask him for.]

Well, that's interesting. Multiple-married Mama has an active, robust love life still goin' on. Now I see why our smoky-voiced Azela was picked for this role. She's got a solid track record in amorios which befits her as a love advice counselor to Alelandra? yes? no? Go Mama!

But my favorite was this:

She's thinking of a dinner at her place. She'll fix whatever he likes or get take-out. Surely he can see the two of them need a little distraction. He's in and he'll get Vic, Rob and Ric as add-ons. [Oli's mylar balloon that says Happiness is Dinner for Two just got punctured and deflated at her feet.]

Oh that mylar baloon...pffffffft. I see the actress playing this role has the wan, sad-eyed look down pat. Hope Leo starts to weaken soon before she dies of unrequited love. Maybe all she needs is to talk to Ale's mama!

Thanks Anita. Hope Saturday morning is quiet around your neighborhood so you can get some shut-eye after posting this lovely recap at 3 am.
 

Anita, thanks for my Saturday morning treat. Like JudyB, I found this crack perfection: [Oli's mylar balloon that says Happiness is Dinner for Two just got punctured and deflated at her feet.]

You didn’t really miss any of the Sol-Jorge convo. He asks “Did you ever wonder why I left?” but says no more.

Since Ale and Ric’s deal was that she’d sort things out with Carlos, she should tell Ric what she decided even though Ric’s been cool lately. Based on Carlos’s frequent visits to her office, Carlos’s bald-faced lie to Ric, and Ale being taken with Carlos’s plan to help down-trodden women, everybody naturally assumes she’s with Carlos. Ale, say something already!

One night of outside nookie destroyed Ric’s feelings for Elena for good, yet Ric musters sympathy when Gustavo goes on about how Issabela should take him back after his full year of cheating and sex tapes. Ric, why don’t you just admit you were no longer into Elena even before her one-night stand.

No idea what Juan can do to win the dancer’s confidence. Maybe a female investigator would fare better.

Growing up as a city girl, I loved pitching a tent [er, blanket] in the backyard with my friends pretending we were out in the woods. But moms dressed like Elena didn’t use our makeshift tent as an excuse to jump flat on top of dads.


 

It's all done. I would never have guessed that something as serious as a trial for murder could be such fun.

Niecie, thanks for the addition. I'll correct it toute suite. I got the feeling that when Ric was telling Elena at the door that there hadn't been love between them in a long time or she wouldn't have been looking elsewhere, it served as an excuse for him to leave her.

I agree with you, it's long past the time Ale should say something to Ric about how things might look to him with Carlos hanging around. It's obvious she's uncomfortable his coming around the office so often. I can't see her being able to spend a lot of outside time with Carlos on his foundation venture, as busy as they keep her at Vega. But of course that is Carlos' whole point. Any outside time will be spent with him, even if she's not "together" with him. Clever guy. That's all I can say.
 

Thanks Anita

I was laughing the whole time reading.
This one had me snorting [Oli's mylar balloon that says Happiness is Dinner for Two just got punctured and deflated at her feet.]

I understand Ric is kinda hurt after the BS Carlos fed him but can't he at least try to listen to Ale who's really trying all she can to get through to him? I hope this situation doesn't drag out for long


 

Gracias, Anita. There was some dialogue in there that I didn't get.

Elena woul be the right woman for Carlos if ther association wouldn't have the potential for such evil. She climbs on top of Ricardo on that pile-up knowing that he will not argue with her in front of the children, whom she will not allow him to see without her. How long will she be able to keep this up?

I'm wondering if Victoria's deadbeat father case is a prelude to one about Elena's first ex-husband.

I can see how Ricardo would experience less love for Elena. She is too demanding. She sees her own children as competition for his attention and love. She quantifies that the same way that Carlos and Alan quantify money. Not good.

Alberto is a prize jerk and I'm wondering just how far this scheme is going.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

The recapping schedule will be different for the next two weeks. Jardinera will have next Monday while I will have Tuesday and Thursday. Anita will have Wednesday and there will be a discussion page posted on Friday. The week after next will also be different.

More later.
 

Ooh, too bad Ramoon got killed (even had the same name)! What will Fabiola do now? Maybe she kicked him out when he got his new, bald "luke?"
 

Anita, your court reporting is top-notch, as usual.

I absolutely adored this recap. There were so many fantastic line. Here are just a few of my favorites:
" oh my, all four end up piled on top of each other and engage in some unusual moves on the bed. [Your court reporter averts her eyes.]

" Oli's mylar balloon that says Happiness is Dinner for Two just got punctured and deflated at her feet"

"Poor Juan--why didn't they send a skilled investigator or Roberto. It's unfair to Juan. It's not like it's in his job description to pay for a lap dance from a "ballerina" after hours"

"At least given the quick turn-around, he's not been burdened with filing motions, hearing and transcribing depositions or the submission of evidence and witness lists. It's just their word against....well, nobody's".

And my absolute favorite :" Our Babe in the Woods...of...iniquity has returned to the scene of depravation". Best line ever!

As I said before, Juanito the middle aged babe in the woods should have never been sent to handle an investigation in a strip club. I can't understand Roberto's insistence in keeping sending him there over and over again like a lamb to the slaughter. When Juanito's first 10 attempts were unsuccessful, Rob should have realized that this is a job that can only be done by a seasoned professional like himself.

Irene
 

Again, Ricardo's scenes with the children make me cringe. What kind of 13 year old boy would happily lay in a cuddle puddle with his parents and listen to scary stories in a tent in a company of his little sister? ? The 13 year olds that I know would have died of embarrassment.

I am convinced that the shooting was not accidental, despite the sincere-looking tears of the defendant. If a normal person would accidentally kill her friend and partner, she would blame herself, scream mea culpa and drown in sorrow for the loss of life, but when Roberto visited the defendant, all he cared about was when he is getting out of jail.

You covered with accuracy the beanie-destroying aspects of Roberto's role as a defense attorney in this trial. The whole idea of a crucial witness, one of only 4 eyewitnesses to a suspected homicide(I think he was charged with homicide, but we don't really know the charges since there were no opening statements in this trial), acting as a defense attorney in said homicide trial simply defies belief. And the most ridiculous thing is that Roberto was basically testifying through his closing arguments.

Yet again, a prosecutor is portrayed on this show as utterly incompetent.

Of course, the prosecutor should have questioned Roberto, since he was a witness to the crime. He should have asked Roberto why he was at defendant's party and Roberto would have given a crucial piece of information - that the defendant invited his high school football team to the party. He would have also asked what kind of relationship Roberto and the defendant had. Rob would have replied that they were friends in high school, but didn't see each other since, until the defendant suddenly appeared in his office to invite him to the party.

Then, the prosecutor should have thoroughly questioned the defendant:
How come the weapon was loaded? If he doesn't know how to use it, then who loaded it? If he doesn't know how to use it, why did he bother buying it? He said that he got the weapon for protecting himself from the rising criminality in his neighborhood, so how exactly was he going to protect himself? Did he complete his military service? (to get a licence to carry you have to have completed it in Mexico). If he did, then surely he knew at least the basis of weapon management. So, why did he brandish a weapon in an enclosed space? Did he ever take shooting lessons? If not, why didn't he, view that he bought the weapon to use it in case of emergency?
What was the purpose of the reunion in which the shooting occurred? Why only 5 people were invited? And why one of them is a criminal defense lawyer whom he didn't see in 25 years, at the very least? Why did he say to said defense lawyer that he invited all the football team? Why nobody but the defense lawyer came to the party?...

The prosecutor should have also presented a report from a weapons expert regarding the health of the weapon. If there were no technical problems with the gun, then the prosecutor should have confronted the defendant with his statement that the gun fired on its own (if the expert would have found that the gun malfunctioned, then charges would have been dropped or downgraded to homicidio imprudencial).

He should have dug through the documents submitted for the permit to carry; located the person that sold the defendant the gun and questioned him as to whether he explained to the defendant how to use it; checked all the shooting clubs in Mexico city to see if maybe the defendant belonged to one and lied in his statement that he doesn't know how to use the gun, but he did nothing at all and his entire line of questioning was based solely on establishing a motive(and he failed miserably at that one as well). I can't understand why the defendant was charged at all, if the prosecutor presented no evidence whatsoever.

Also, this failure of a prosecutor never should have allowed the witnesses to be sitting in the courtroom during each other's testimonies.

Irene
 

Heeeeeey, our favorite court reporter
Ms Anita. Captivating recap,the comedy
Capers of lawyering. The accidental shot That outed Jose Ron just wized by fast.
I didn't even know that was him. He's
Been scalped from what he looks like
On "simplemente maria" a daytime tn he
Is in.And I didnt recognize ms carmine
Either, everybody has jetblack hair.
Well anyways guilty or not guilty, we
Won't find out until Monday night. The
Wife keeps calling him a murderer, so
Maybe she's just mad that her hubby won't be around anymore.I would be too
SB keeps insisting it was an accident,
And then he blames the gun as if it had it in for the bff. He actually said,"It was the gun's fault" lol, that Was so funny that he blamed that poor Widdle gun. So stupid.

Paula,"both ric and carlos adore you, so you are the one who has to decide, and you should listen to your heart.
And her heart is going,"ric the brick, ric the brick,ric the brick.Not carlos not carlos, not carlos, with Every beat. Now he's already told his
Clingy ex "NO". And he was very nice
When he said it, he was very clear. Ur
Turn ale.why is she such a scaredy cat. He Knows how to guilt Her into not tellin Him what he Knows she wants to tell him. Y'all sure him and Elena haven't Been talkin?

The broken date before it even happens
Leo did that on purpose. He Knows she likes him, and he made out like a chicken In a suit inviting the gang for a thank You dinner at oli's.

What the heck was that Elena had on? And why is she always on top on RIC
When they're playing with the kids? He
Dont look like he knows what to think of it either. Oh well, Monday will get here soon enough, I'll just enjoy the rest of this weekend thats about to get really wet. Happy weekend patio.

Thank you Anita.

 

This was another fun read, Anita! Grown Up Mean Girl and the descending whirlwind were great visuals also. I appreciate the translation of the last scene's remarks from the bench. They were muffled. The sleep over at Daddy's had me looking for some insulin.

Elena needs to move on and find some slick unsuspecting deep pockets. And I keep waiting for her to run into clingy Carlos.
 

"Rick just basically tells her that she said find someone who deserves. her". Yeah somebody deserves her like They deserve the crabs.
 

She "should" find someone who deserves her. Nobody deserves her.
 

Nina, Anyone who deserved Elena would deserve worse than crabs.
 

" And why is she always on top on RIC
When they're playing with the kids? "

She thinks if she rubs enough of that skanky on him, some of it might stick.
 

Ric and Ale have absolutely no chemistry with each other. I know they are end game, but it's really uncomfortable to watch. But, hey, they are exactly the same person. He weakly disentangles himself from Elena's clutches each time, while Ale only grimaces, but allows Carlos to slobber all over her. And yet, both these pieces of basura cheated on them! Just let my significant other TRY to get within five feet of me after cheating on me! Calling Lorena Bobbit!
 

I wonder why Elena goes to all that trouble to try to get Brickardo back. She cheated on him, even though he is a great father and probably was a good and caring husband and a very decent provider. A woman wouldn't just cheat on a husband like him for no reason, so probably something was amiss and she looked for this something somewhere else. So, why is she suddenly fighting tooth and nail to get him back? It's not like he changed and whatever was amiss before suddenly isn't amiss anymore. I just can't buy her being so in love with him that she would keep trying to get him back after being humiliated over and over again.

Irene


 

When she had him, she wasn't all that interested enough in him. But now that someone else is, she wants to know
Why, and she's thinkin "What does he see in her he doesn't see in me, I am
Better than she is". Well whatever he has apparently it wasn't enough to keep her interested and whatever she thought she had isn't enough to keep him there with her. Why don't she go after benny,he'll unzip for anybody.
Her and letty can play musical zipper.
She can bounce on him like she does with brick-man.I wonder how many takes
They have to do to get that part right
? And is his wife watching.
 

I've noticed throughout the trial that the Ramones character suddenly looks guilty, as if hes hiding something, particularly when the deceased's wife was testifying. I can't believe at all that he didnt know how to use that gun, because he had the license to have it in the home. That mistake could have been made by one of the other guests if they were handling the gun, but not by the owner. Unless the gun was bought off the streets and he really doesnt have a license to carry, so maybe he faked the papers? But the prosecutor would have caught that immediately when running the file.

Elena was just plain retarded bouncing off the Brick like that. It was embarrassing to watch. I never understood how someone can so call 'luchar' for unrequited love. It just makes zero sense.

Alejandra is getting as annoying as it is to watch Olivia now. Except Olivia is just plain dumb. For someone who went through serious trauma with one man and had another find her in such embarrassing conditions so recently, you'd think she'd leave Leo alone for a while. I actually don't want them to end up together. She's way too desperate.

I completely forgot about the three stooges.

Anon1146
 

Irene, at some point early in the story, Ricardo talked about being too busy with work and how that, in part, led to the demise of his marriage. And Elena also cited his absence and seeming indifference as a factor in her one-night stand. Her strategy supposedly was to get his attention, not lose him forever. But that is what she did. And that is what she cannot accept.

People hang on to others for all kinds of reasons...insecurity, loneliness, ego-driven win at all costs games and various forms of that emotional powder keg we call "love". I feel rather sorry for the character actually, as she's fighting a losing game. But I'm sure I'll lose any sympathy once she digs in with Carlos.
 

And dig in she will. She is nasty jealous. And her bff is gonna feed the nastiness cuz she is also nasty jealous of ale.
 

Not uncommon to realize you had a good thing once you've lost it. Earlier, Elena told Leticia that if she couldn't be happy, she'd see to it that Ric wasn't either. To Elena this might be love. She should be glad she's at least got a good dad for her kids, but nope.
 

I am sure you guys are right about Elena's motivation, but I guess I am a little incredulous that any woman would go through that much humiliation and rejection to get Brick back, let alone a woman that actually had him and chose to cheat on him. I would think someone like Elena would simply move on to greener pastures after forcing Brick into agreeing to astronomical child support (that he would gladly pay just to be able to see the children).

Irene

 

That's why everything she's planned to keep RIC as miserable as she is, is gonna Come back around and bite her in her bouncy ass. See nasty jealousy is dangerous. And she's not even thinkin
About the kids, they're just pawns in
Her plan. Where the heck is their dad?
 





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