Caray, Caray!

Linda and Daniela run into the apartment with the good news.  They found Imelda's original marriage certificate.  Imelda is so happy she can prove she was married to Canuto first.

Amalia is with Enzo at dinner. She is all upset about her weight and is on a diet of only eggs. He asks when her self-esteem fell so low.  She said it was when she saw how super skinny his ex-novia was.  He tells Amalia that his ex-novia had so  many problems that it was terrible being with her. Amalia laughs in his face and says she Amalia was his second choice. He tells her she is taking a bad turn and is getting worse. He is angry.  It is absurd that she wants liposuction and that she betrayed her family to get it. He starts to leave. Amalia gets suddenly nervous and gets him to sit back down. She and her one egg look sad.


Susana is in a  fight again with bratty Sebas who refuses to turn off his video games and go to bed.  He will fulfill his part of the deal and be a good son when she is a good mother. Axel comes in looking sad and rejects "Susana's" offer of help.

Julieta tells Robert hat she saw Yela again and yes, she was responsible for getting Fernando thrown in jail.  He is not a criminal.  This really changes things.  Fernando never abandoned Dave. Yela saw to it that they were separated.  Julieta and Robert make a list of things  they are thankful for on posters. It goes from matching pajamas to knowing they will always be together.

Imelda comes knocking at Pancho's door to let Crisanta know that she found her marriage certificate. So that must mean that Crisanta's marriage is annulled. She wants Crisanta out of the building tomorrow one way or another. Crisanta looks crushed.

Mirror vignettes:

Julieta needs a moment and closes herself up in the washroom. As she looks in the mirror she is suddenly overcome with emotion as she realizes her family could be broken apart.

Blanca is looking in her mirror wondering how to stop time in order to always be with those we love.

Amalia wonders why she has never liked what she saw in the mirror.

Polita looks at herself and wonders if she really isn't enough  for her husband.

Diana wonders how she can motivate Hugo so he can find his way.

Linda wonders how she can be sure if what she feels is really love.

Daniela wonders if if she has to risk it all for the love of her life.

. . . . all of the "wondering" ends when Julieta leaves the bathroom.

Julieta comes back to talk to Robert.  She says she wants to believe everything will be okay with the two of them together. He says it will be.   He needs her up one hour earlier tomorrow.  He has one of his special family moments planned.  Dave comes to see what they are doing and their romantic moment is cut short.  He latches onto the poster that mentions adopting him. Then it is bedtime.  Julieta and Robert discuss their debt. Robert thinks it is best to sell his car. He can get around on his bike. He's a better bike rider than Julieta anyway . . . They can take that money and split it between the house payments, Robert's foundation and Julieta's penalty.

Hugo has gotten his license back to reopen his hotdog stand and he will be happy to be able to return the money he borrowed from Julieta and Robert.   Hugo thinks about taking on another job. Diana tells him he can sub P.E. at her school.

The next morning everyone is at the gym. Pancho is pushing a reluctant Temo into weight training to attract those girls. Diana is driving Hugo in his weight lifting. When Dave sees the swimming pool he gets hysterical and says there will be no swimming for him.  Robert tells him they are going swimming together.  Julieta tells him he is never going to feel free near water if he is afraid. Dave will go in as long as Robert and Julieta are with him. Robert says that is a promise. Julieta remembers Dave drowning at the river and sees him drowning in the pool but  it is all in her mind. Dave does well and is pracricing with a kick board.  Dave recognizes that they always take care of him.  They all love each other. Gabriel declares to the gym that depression is not going to win.

At Blanca's breakfast table, she announces that she is going to teach Ari how to drive.  Imelda says she has to have a lot of strength so she can wring Crisanta's neck but then thinks better of it because she doesn't want to spend her last days in jail. Blanca imagines a cigar smoking, aviator sunglass wearing Imelda behind bars dressed in black and white stripes. She thinks she would not be "mamá suegra" but would say she was the "viuda negra" (black widow)

Daniela is at home and smiles thinking back of her memories with Gabriel. She has decided to go ahead with the reality show. She leaves him a message that she wants to see him.  He will stop by. When he comes, she tells him she is ready to give "Reality de amor" a try.   She has her conditions:  They both have to really train for the competition/Just because they are doing this show together does not mean they are reconciled and back to being a couple so no romance/They have to work as a couple/They cannot tell her parents until it is all over.  Gabriel knows this will change their lives.

Julieta is taking Dave to school. Still at the gym, Robert watches Pancho supervising Temo's training.  Pancho wants Temo to build up his pectorals so he can be like. Robert talks to Pancho privately and says he really should not force his son to do something that he doesn't want to do. Pancho does not take the advice well. Robert explains that  he needs to put himself in Temo's shoes or imagine himself with those spindly arms.

Imelda goes out in the hall just to find a huge portrait of Crisanta dressed as an angel complete with halo and wings hanging on the wall. Susana comes looking for her mother.  Imelda says pretty soon she won't have to worry about her mother being here anymore because this circus is over. When Crisanta and Susana come back out, she and Imelda get into it again. Imelda tells her to go back to her home since she owns all of the building. Imelda has called the police to remove her. Audifaz accompanies them. Crisanta announces that she is not going anywhere without talking to her lawyer. The police arrive and try to remove Crisanta by force. Susana says that is not necessary.  Imelda  is going to be changing the locks. Susana escorts her mother out but Crisanta tells "the mummy" not to celebrate her victory yet. Crisanta will be back. Imelda chants that she won and defaces the angel portrait with a marker trying to make Crisanta into a devil with horns.

Robert confides in Gabriel in the steam room about his fears.  It has to do with Dave's dad seeming to be a decent guy and not a dangerous criminal.  He is afraid of Dave comparing the two of them.  Gabriel understands.  He talks about his own dad and his dad's fear of never being able to fill the hole caused by the death of Gabriels's mother.  He became estranged from his children. Gabriel thinks that Robert needs to be his best self.

Pancho continues unwittingly terrorizing Temo.  He has him  shave his face with basically no beard and then slaps after shave on that  tender face.  Robert tells Temo the next time he shaves it is better to use gel or cream.  Pancho puts bits of tissue all over his face to stop the bleeding.  He is the expert. Robert says okay "Franqui-Panchi-Lopi."

Julieta and Catalina disagree about the "active  break" activity. Catalina accuses Julieta of trying to set her up so Susana will fire her.  Julieta says they need to talk in private.  She tells Catalina she cannot have her mother telling employees that she does not support women.  She does not like her mother's attitude and this is just what she was talking about before Catalina accepted the job.  Her mother does not accept her authority. Catalina says it isn't that she doesn't accept her authority; it is just that she respects Susana more and is just doing what she said.  Susana appears. Catalina says she has everything ready but  Licenciada Julieta is having a problem.  Susana asks Julieta if she  is contradicting her orders. Of course not!  Catalina smiles.

Blanca takes Ari for his driving lesson.  Ari is nervous because Robert lent him his car for his driving lessons. Blanca understands him being nervous since she was the same way. Blanca promises to be more patient than Julieta was.  They have a rough go of it.  As they are stopped at a stop light,  suddenly Blanca sees Audifaz in a park with some woman.  She tells Ari to step on it and has him  run the red light to prevent him from seeing his father. Unfortunately for Ari,  a policeman sees him.

"Multipurpose" Enzo is at Cklass as the self-defense instructor.  He uses Susana and Julieta in his demonstration.  Susana is to be the aggressor and Julieta the victim. They grapple around the mat and suddenly it gets very real.  Susana takes Julieta down but it is she who is left on the mat holding her leg in pain.

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