Caray, Caray!

 
    • Ricardo and Alejandra finally spend the night together and in the same bed. (Viewerville was taking bets on whether he’d catch Ale’s zipper in that beautiful lace dress, but something tells me high maintenance Elena had trained him well!)

    • On the other side of town, Fer stayed asleep on the couch and Juan beside her.  She wakes up probably close to midnight and he wakes then also and walks her home.  Not to worry, his mama called hers and explained already.
 
    • At the scene of Imelda’s attempted murder, Alan and Carlos piece together the probable facts to the pictures.  Alan discovers some pomade that’s used for new tattoos in her room along with a diary/journal of sorts.  Carlos looks around and determines that Vicente’s DNA should be found on the drapery cord then it’s a slam dunk about the boy’s murder.  However, why would he attempt to kill them; there has to be some reason.



    • At Victoria’s apartment, Roberto is trying hard to woo her.  She won’t give in.  He’s a playboy. He want’s a kiss, some kind of encouragement and she gently refuses to allow herself to fall under his spell. He doesn’t force himself on her.  Like a gentleman he says, until the next time (and opportunity).

    • At Imelda’s, Carlos wonders why Vicente changed weapons from a drapery cord to a knife/razor.  Imelda is going to have to explain this.

    • Jaime and Alonso meet with Sonia to learn who’s trying the case against Marrufo so that she might give him a file with information regarding his accounts and the questionable deposit in his wife’s account that they’d put together for her.
 
    • Next morning Ale’s put on his oversized dress shirt and he’s in, yes, his last night’s suit pants. (Doesn’t the dude own at least a pair of jeans or sweats?)  While he’s starting to cook breakfast there’s an insistent knock at the door.  They think it’s a messenger/the guy from the dry cleaners or something.  She gets lazy and just opens the door in the shirt.  SURPRISE!!  It’s Exlena and the kids—no notice, no phone call ahead. She screams bloody hell at Ale and Ric, accuses him of lying to the kids and tells them he doesn’t want them in his life now, he’s never going to see them again, and he lied about having to be stuck at work!!  You name it, she came up with it. Ric’s every attempt to explain to those kids was blocked.
   
       Unfortunately, Ric cannot think on his feet enough to  ask her why she didn’t bother to call first; that’s why the good Lord created telephones—not to mention manners --AND that he’s got his own life now which, as a member of the human race, requires a bit of personal space.   There is NO family unit now AND if she and they cannot figure that out what that means then spend a few bucks of his alimony on a good therapist for her and the kids instead of green feather boa vests and matching patent leather bomber jackets!!
 
    • Vicki and Rob arrive at the Old Folks Home to meet with Astrid and Dr. Morelli.  Dr. M mentions to Vicki how Rob has always spoken so highly of her brains as well as her beauty. This takes Vicki by surprise; Rob has the good sense to be embarrassed by his dad’s frankness. Vicki, after explaining the law about relatives having to pony up for needy family members once shown to have resources necessary, explains to Dr. M that she and Rob are only friends. Rob says it’s not for lack of trying, either.

    •  Lonnie shoves a pile of arguments into Leonardo’s lap to review with Rob.

    • Back at Ric’s place, Ale cries for helping cause such a scene for him and further ruining his chances to be with his kids.  Ric tells her she’s not to blame and he will try to speak to Exlena and them.

    • Carlos stops in at the hospital to interview Imelda again.  He’s pieced enough things together that she cannot deny she and Vicente were planning to go off together.  The place they’d planned on going to is probably where they’ll find Vicente now.    Does she remember or know the name of that place?  Nooooo….. Hadn’t said or decided yet.  Sure about that?  Yeahhhh. Some beach somewhere, she says.  Why didn’t they get there?  Her brother found out and everything went  really wrong.     
 
    • Back in Lonnie’s office Leo mentions that Alexa’s cousin, Francisco, perjured himself in court declaring she’d asked him to have relations and make it rough.  Jaime arrives about then.  He and Lonnie.  They discuss the tape that wasn’t allowed of the phone call Francisco made which proves he called to apologize for what he did.

    • It was something her brother did that set off Vicente.  Her mother at first liked Vicente but then didn’t approve of their being together.  She finally told Imelda to break it off with him and stop seeing him.  They decided to go off together.   Her brother threatened to tell their mother if she left with him.   Vicente had a talk with him while she waited in her room.  He was taking too long and she went out to the living room and found her little brother strangled with the cord around his neck.  She realized he was dead and then Vicente came at her with a kitchen knife. She doesn’t remember anything else.  She looks frightened/worried however.

    • Back at Paula’s, Ale reports the morning’s familial fiasco at Ric’s and how Exlena brought the kids over to let them all chat and calm them down a bit.  Paula sees right through that.  “--Shoot!  Pure excuses!  That’s what a phone is for!”  Yes, but the kids don’t know any better and they’re just kids.”   “--Well, then he goes and talks to them and works it out, and that’s it!”  “--But I feel so guilty!”  “--Well, I fell sorry for you, but NOT for HER!  She’s nothing but a manipulative wench!”  She insists it’s not Ale’s fault or her problem.  Ale races off to get ready for work.  Paula gripes to herself.  “-- Why couldn’t she fall in love with a bachelor with no kids??? It would be sooo much simpler!”  (You got that right!)

    • Vicki and Rob return to Vega.  She teases Rob for chatting her up so much with his dad.  He tells her it doesn’t happen with the rest of the women he goes out with.  She tells him she doesn’t believe him.   He insists it is the truth.  She changes the subject to the case for Astrid’s brother.  She’ll try to avoid having to go to court and will try for a settlement.  Rob says thanks and reminds her of what his dad said and it being the truth.  She tells him she’ll think about it. He smiles and kids that this is a real breakthrough in their relationship.  She’s going to think about it.  He kids her about submitting and she kids back to calm down already.  But she does seem pleased.

    • At the hospital, Carlos tells Imelda’s mama that he learned a lot today but still feels there is something she’s still hiding.  I’s mama says leave it.  It’s enough and she’s suffering.  He gets a call and learns Vicente’s been captured and is at the police station.  I’s mama has a worried look on her face which Carlos notes immediately.

    • Back at Vega, Olivia wonders where Vicki’s been.  Vicki fills her in on the details and says Dr. M is a real charmer and that he told her Rob never stops talking about her.  Oli says there’s got to be something to it if Dad mentioned it.  Vicki says Rob  will never change his ways so she’s not going to waste her time with him that way.  Alan calls Oli and they make a date to go out.

      Vicki teases her and says if it’s bad she can call like with all the past losers.

    • Ric makes a wasted trip to Exlena and tries to get her to give him a chance to explain to the kids.  They’re getting older and need to understand the changes taking place in their lives.  Exlena screams back he’s never allowed near those kids again and besides they are her kids; he’s not their father, anyway. NO.  He disagrees and says he’s raised them as his own and that’s all it takes.  The father is the one that raises a child!    She whines that she should never have thought they could be one big happy family or that he might actually care for her.   He’s got to sleep with Alejandra!!  “--I never lied. I had work!”  And yes the kids got to know this.  She threatens to call the police on him.  He says once she’s calmed down they’ll try this again.

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