Caray, Caray!

    • Benjamin begs Leticia to call Carlos Ibarra to represent him.  Obligingly, she does call him.

    • At a nearby watering hole, amidst jolly jostling dancin’ fools, Alejandra, Roberto and Victoria pat themselves on the back for successfully playing Cupid.  Rob looks at Vicky and suggests it’s too bad others who’ve been in love with each other for a long time are prevented from enjoying mutually their relationships.  He adds he meant it regarding Ale and Ricardo’s situation, nothing more.  She comments that what they had was nice but she’s given up on this and has determined Ric’s not in her deck of fortune-telling cards.  She’s going her own way and leaving Ric in the dust.

    • Gustavo says good-bye and thanks for the celebratory din-din Isabela toiled over to celebrate his win.  They make plans to go to Luis’s game(?) the next day.  They share an unsuspected and passionate kiss good-bye.  He leaves but with the biggest sh!t eating grin we’ve seen on his face for a long time--if ever.



    • Carlos drops in late night to speak with Benji behind bars.  Benji’s desperate and Carlos scolds him for not staying out of sight like he told him to do. He’ll defend his ignorance of where the money came from, but it won’t be easy peasy.  AND, under NO circumstance is he to mention “our business partner,” a.k.a. El Ciego.  Don’t have to ask Benji twice about that.  Ben grabs at Carlos through the bars, though, and warns him not to leave him hang out to dry.  Carlos tells him not to worry. (And maybe quit that crazy monkey mambo, Benji, while you’re at it.)    Carlos needs him (er...his services).

    • The next day, Carlos comes to Alonso’s office to give him the news about Benji and asking Carlos to take on the case.  The caveat is that Carlos won’t take the case since it will affect their business relationship, that is, if Lonnie tells him not to.

    • While we assume Lonnie’s deliberating, Benji’s left bouncing against the walls of the courtroom cage and nearly jumping out of his skin--while making ours crawl-- all because it’s close to trial time and Carlos hasn’t shown up.  The court clerk offers a court appointed lawyer but Benji refuses.  Leti continues dialing Carlos’s voice mail.

    • At breakfast Paula broaches the subject of Ale and Ric rocky relationship.  It's not just on the rocks, Ale says.  She’s come to the realization that  any Ric Romance is now taking up space in Davy Jones' locker.  He’s with his children and is still taking care of his ex.  Anyway, she thought by now life would be different: she’d be married to Carlos and thinking of starting a family.  Well, fat chance for that.  Paula admits it’s a shame.

    • In the courtroom, Lon appears and stops to chat with Benji. (Will somebody there give the dude a banana, already?  His gyrations are making me dizzy!)  Lon says he's there to show that the law firm was totally unaware of Benji’s shenanigans.  He tells Ben to (stop the whining?) and face up to his crime like a man.  Benji mentally presents Alonso with a one-finger salute. Lon says he’s there to see that he gets a fair trial and that “justice is done.” Suddenly Carlos flies into the courtroom.  He lies about finding Lon outside another trial as the reason he’s so late.  Anyway he’s prepared to give Benji--ahem, his best and only cleaning resource-- the best defense possible.

    • The trial starts right after Carlos takes his seat.  Bottom line, Carlos tells the court that Benji may have taken money from Ramiro Dorantes, but he didn’t know it was the stolen money from the condominium buyers.  Lety saves her skin by testifying they were lovers and anything she was given was simply a token of his affection.    The judge buys Carlo’s argument (yawn FF>>)  over the prosecuting attorney and gives him time to gather the evidence needed—a small reprieve.

    • Back at Vega, The Lil’ Rascals Gang all celebrate Leonardo and Olivia’s engagement.

    • On another side of town, Mr. Clean is following Gus and his family around town.

    • Once alone again in Leo’s office, Leo and Oli discuss his job offer in the EEUU.  She thinks it’s too good for him to give up and they agree he should take it and of course she’ll go with him.

    • Rob invites Vicki to be his date at LOli's wedding.  She plays hard to get.

    • Exlena pays a surprise visit to Ric’s office and tells him after way too much apologizing and self-recrimination back and forth that she wants Ric to legally adopt her kids—their kids.  Of course he agrees.  (For me, not quickly enough, though.-- Now, if he’d just decide to take a smaller condo in that building…..)

    • Sonia’s got her a Hangin’ Judge to take the case up again of Patricia’s Linaris's death..  Warrants have gone out to arrest Alan, Carlos, and Tatiana.  Carlos and Tatiana show up at the jailhouse, as does Pedro's attorney, assuming Pedro's there somewhere also.  Curiously, we don't see Alan yet.....

    • Tatiana quickly calls Juan who races to her defense--literally. 

    • At the same time Leo has gotten the bad news about Carlos and he rushes to inform Rob.  They run into Ale who determines to go with them to the jail.

    • At the jail/police station,  Juanito must have gotten Tat off lickedy split cuz she gets to go home and is all smiles.  Rob and Leo walk in and Rob notes with mucho disdain Tat hugging Juanito a bit too long while saying "thank you" for being her white knight.   (Viewerville now nixes any hope of Juanito getting his own desk, let alone a private office of his own at Vega.)

    • Ric gives Vicki the good news.  (And so goes the impossible dream of making legal history.)

    • And, after Benji’s hearing, Leti gives Alonso her resignation.  She’s going to Spain to take up some specialty course. (Viewerville presumes it’s in law.)  She cannot stand getting the evil eye from her colleagues at Vega any longer and wants to put this bad experience behind her.  They hug and he tells her she can come back anytime to get her job back.

    • In Sonia’s office Leo asks why the case is being reopened.  Sonia’s managed to convince another judge to look into it and give her standing again--Someone who wants justice done.  And, BTW, all the evidence still points to Carlos as suspect numero uno. Sonia cracks her best cracked pot counselor smile  to the discussion.

    • Ale pays a visit to Carlos and admonishes him to tell the truth this time –the whole truth and if he has anything at all to confess, to do it, period.  He is offended and tells her it’s like living this bad experience all over again.  First, going to jail for months and losing her, then getting out and scratching to pull his reputation out of the mud and to save his law firm.  Now it’s back to square one and he’s had it!  She again has doubts about him, though he’s innocent!!   (Compartmentalizing crime works well for Carlos.)  He loves Ale but doesn’t appreciate her scolding him.  Now she has doubts about his integrity.  He would rather not see her again.  Ale takes the hint and leaves.
   

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