Caray, Caray!

Crisanta asks about the deportation. Yolo explains that her father had a false green card and hired other illegals in the restaurant.  Andi corrects her and says that the word is "undocumented. "  Yolo continues saying because of her father's mistake they were all deported. She and her brothers are citizens of the USA but are minors so they had to come with her father and ended up in this place. She looks around in disgust.  Crisanta can understand her being angry but Oaxaca is a beautiful place. Santi tells his sister "Yolo" that Crisanta is right. Grecia thinks of Eugenio remembering his first love Yolotl and asks Santi what he called his sister. He called her Yolo. He explains it comes from her real name Yolotl.  Grecia says that is not a common name. Grecia tries to put on her counseling hat with Neto's  kids saying that they went through an intense experience and that she understands how they are feeling. Yolo doesn't think she understands how SHE feels.  Yolo explains how they lost all of their stuff, their home,  their friends, their whole life.  Crisanta asks if their mother came with them, too. Santi is about to answer but Andi cuts him off saying that they do not know where their mother is. She left them a long time ago. Yolo makes it clear again that she hates being there.  Grecia tells her you can always start over again.

Polita has her boxes of juice ready to sell at her dance class. She sees it as the key to changing the way they live. She has a fantasy of herself as the elegant rich lady of the house with Imelda and Audifaz waiting on her and Ari.


The whole family is in the living room. Blanca  is in tears and is angry that nobody told her about Eugenio's diagnosis.  They are a family that should be together through good times, bad times and worse.  Eugenio says it was his decision. He wanted to put it off as long as possible but his memory is deteriorating much quicker than he thought it would.  Imelda said none of them wanted to see Blanca suffering like she is now.  Blanca says she should have knows from the very start to support him. The doorbell rings and Linda goes to answer it. She sees who it is and goes out in the hall. She asks the person what they are doing at her house.

Neto tells Ramón all of the bottles of mezcal are the same and they are all watered down. He needs to talk to Mr. Mussi to see if the defect is only in these bottles or in more. Ramón is impressed with Neto and thanks him. That could have caused him problems with his clientele.  Ramón Tells Neto to go work in the kitchen next. Ernesto asks if he can make a treat in the restaurant oven for his kids when his shift is over. Ramón says sure after his work is done. They shake hands. Neto thanks Ramón.

Axel is at the door. Linda wants to know why he is there. She takes him down the hall to talk. It is important that she know something. She tells him she doesn't want to see him. He hurt her a lot. She closes the door on him.

Clarisa needs to talk to someone and feels like she can trust Guido like a brother. She has a serious personal problem. Guido says she can trust him like a brother. She tells him she has chlamydia.

Still in the living room, Eugenio wants Blanca to tell him how she feels no matter what that is. Blanca doesn't want him to forget her or that she loves him.  Eugenio says he will never allow himself to forget that they love each other. Blanca hugs him.

Guido says he is not on to judge or anything but does she know how she got it. She says Axel. He asks her if she is bring treated. She is going to see the doctor tomorrow and hopes the medicine works. She is also in the middle of a moral dilemma. There is another girl who could be infected.  The problem is that she knows the girl. She doesn't know how to tell her but won't tell Guido who  the other girl is.

Blanca is still  not happy that nobody told her anything about Eugenio but they will face his condition together as  a family.

Pancho asks Susana to rethink moving to her house.  Pancho doesn't want them to be separated. Susana thinks it is better to just take this more slowly for the sake of their kids.  Everyone can live at their own  place and it will be calmer.  They can all still spend time together.  After the wedding, they can live together. Pancho still does not agree. Susana tells him that the decision has been made. He doesn't agree. She tells him again that she has already made the decision. He finally says okay.

Julio and Sebas get into an argument over a quilt. Next, it escalates to a pillow fight.

Ari tells Temo that he cannot afford his school tuition and  will probably  be dropped. His mother cannot pay it even with her working at the store. She has to pay for childcare for Arqui. Nothing is going on right now with his modeling for Cklass and his mother's juice business hasn't started.  Temo wants to talk to his dad so he can lend Ari some money. Temo, also, has his own money. Ari says no. It is his problem to solve.

It is supper time at Crisanta's and Yolo is moaning about the food.  She doesn't like the chicken but maybe she would eat some  salmon with asparagus or some low fat yogurt. In her own style, Crisanta tells her this is not a restaurant. Yolo doesn't understand Crisanta's slang.  Grecia tells her that one must be grateful in this life and Crisanta prepared a delicious chicken for her.  Yolo will only eat organic chicken with  no hormones. Crisanta laughs and tells her she has too many hormones herself.  Santi says his sister is picky when it comes to food. Crisanta asks only food?  Grecia asks Andi what he is reading. Santi calls Andi a "nerd". Andi says he is not a nerd but would call himself an educated person.  He has a book "Don Quijote" where Cervantes' character Quijote faces all sort of challenges and never gives up just like his father. Neto comes in with a birthday cake that he baked for Andi and Santi. The twins think this is just great. Neto thanks Crisanta and Grecia for looking after his kids. There is nothing to thank them for event though they couldn't satisfy his daughter's culinary tastes . They all look at her.  Yolo says she will be fine with an apple, gabs one and leaves to go to bed.  Grecia asks her if she wants a pair of pajamas. Yolo doesn't like used clothing.  Neto tells Yolo to be nice. She ignores him.  He apologizes for her behavior saying she is at a difficult age and her attitude is not the best.   Grecia says that they noticed. Crisanta insists on getting candles for the birthday cake.  He tells the twins he got his job back at the bar. He also is looking for a way to get their stuff sent to them from Miami and to get back into their place at the  Córcega building.  Looking surprised, Grecia asks what relationship he has with the Córcega's.  He says  he just met them and that is where he was living. Andi says they don't want them there and want Yolo even less. Grecia remembers Eugenio talking about Yolotl. Neto says he needs to make peace with them because the rent isn't very expensive and he has to to save all he can for the kids' tuition.  Furthermore, Neto feels like the place is very familiar; like they belong there.

Blanca declares it is bed time as she and Eugenio are left alone on the living room.  She says they have had their share of  emotions. Eugenio would like to stop time. Eugenio is upset because it seems that  time is playing a bad trick on him. Not only has it made him  old but now it will rob him of all he has left: his memories.  Blanca tells him that since he is the love of her life, she is going to remember all of his memories for him.

Sebas and Julio are still arguing about the quilt. When Julio tells Sebas to get out, Sebas  punches Julio in the face. The fight is on!  Julio returns the favor and gives Sebas a bloody nose.  Pancho and Susana separate the boys. Susana decides she and Sebas are leaving the apartment right now. Pancho is not happy.

At Crisanta's, everyone is singing "Las mañanitas" to Andi and Santi.  The boys make a wish before blowing out the candles. Andi wants his old life back. Santi wants to see his mother.

Pancho and Susana clean up the room.  Pancho wants them to stay here so they can talk about the fight in the morning.  Susana isn't waiting around for this to happen again. Although they do not want to admit it, the healthiest thing to do now is to live separately. Susana tells the two boys to think about what they did and  finally gets Sebas and Julio to apologize to each other.

Neto thinks about Andi wanting his life back. Since his own phone is dead, he  finds a  phone in the kitchen and makes a call. The number is not available.  He leaves a message for Mayrín. (?) He is trying to find her  because he  needs to get his stuff from his house. Can she please call him? Grecia comes in the kitchen and scares him. He is worried he made a call from the house phone. Grecia tells him not to worry.  She gets him to join her in having some of the cake he made. She also mentions that  the kids told them about the  deportation. Neto tries to be strong in front of his children but he describes deportation as being sent into exile. It is as if the floor drops out from under you. Everything he worked for all those years was gone in an instant.  He isn't just talking about material things like the house and the car,  he is also talking  about memories, photos, documents, things form his mother. It tore out a piece of who he was, who he is.  He lived in the USA for so long that now he is learning how to adapt to Mexico. He feels like he is lost but doesn't want his children to get lost too.

Blanca opens up her Hermoso chewed journal and writes that from now on her journal entries  will be dedicated to Eugenio.  She will dedicate a part of each day to writing their memories form the day they met until he won't recognize them anymore.

Neto explains to Grecia that he was working as a bouncer at the restaurant because he was doing all he could to support his family. She asks what his life was like in Miami.  He worked many many years to become a restaurant manager, to become "someone" in that country, to fulfill the "American Dream". but the most difficult part was so that his children would be proud of him and admire him.  Then he fell off that pedestal in an instant. Now he feels like a failure. Grecia tells him not to think like that. She reminds  him that he is striving to support his children  by getting his job back at the bar  and he is putting up a fight just like at the market where they first met. They both laugh as they remember. Neto feels like life brought him back to Oaxaca for a reason.  His mother and he were both born here. Grecia agrees that  life is sending him a message. He is here to start over, to find his origin, his roots.  Mexico is still in his blood and in his heart no matter how long he was abroad.  He thanks Grecia for her kind words.  He never thought he would have told all of this to a stranger.  Grecia tells him that besides being a "fish winner", she is also a neruo-psychologist"  and even though they have gotten to know each other through some unfortunate events, they are more alike than he would think.  He asks really? Yes, she also just recently arrived in Oaxaca to start fresh.  Although they seem to have nothing in common, they are very similar.  They both have a new goal to get up and restart their lives. They almost kiss when Susana comes into the house yelling at Sebas and talking about punishing him.  Neto and Grecia jump up. Susana explains that they are back from Pancho's because things just got to be too much. So, they are now going to live here. Grecia sees Sebas' face and asks him if he remembers when they talked about violence.  Neto tells Susana that there is even more of a reason now that he and his family will be leaving tomorrow and then  thanks her for everything. He thanks Grecia, too. She smiles as he walks away.

Blanca is still writing and crying about Eugenio.

Blanca, Linda , Dani, Dave and Frida decide to paint Dani's room so it will be all decorated when the triplets come home.  They decide to film parts of it for Blanca's video tips for new mothers.  Blanca also talks to Dave about not telling his parents about Eugenio's Alzheimer's so they do not get upset and worried. She promises to tell them as soon as they get home.

Eugenio starts screaming "No" and they run to his room to see what is wrong. He is hysterical with fear and states that he does not want to have this his illness. He does not want it.

Ari is at home for breakfast with Polita who is preparing some eggs with Doña María mole sauce.  She asks what is wrong with him. Did he and Temo have a fight? No. He wants to talk to her about jealousy . He thinks that jealousy damages  things in a relationship but he doesn't know how to avoid it. Polita says that a couple has to build trust by talking. Ari says the secret is that a  couple should not keep secrets from each other. She agrees.

The whole painting crew is in Eugenio's room. Dave says they are all there to help him remember. Whatever happens, they will all be together. Frida agrees whatever happens, they will never be separated.  Linda is going to go make her father a cup of tea. Eugenio thanks them for being there with him. Blanca says there is no need because they are his family.  Eugenio expresses his exasperation in  that sooner or later they are going to suffer because of his illness.

Neto calls Massimo Mussi about the diluted Mezcal di Amore. He is confident in what he told him because he has been acquainted with his product for some time.  He is sure that it is watered down  He has spent years studying mezcal and the agave plant. There is no doubt.

Eugenio tells his family that he feels feels powerless. Blanca tries to give him some hope.  They will battle the sorrow as they always have. She reminds him that they have been together for almost 40 years.

At the distillery, Nonno sniffs and tastes the mezcal. Guido comes in. Nonno asks him how is it that the mezcal being sold is watered down. Guido sys he has no idea. Nonno reminds him that the quality of each and every batch is HIS  responsibility. Guido says that he himself supervised every step. Guido wants to know who told him it was watered down.  Nonno tells him it was Ernesto Rey the restaurant manager from Miami who was deported. He is working at bar and called him to tell him about the diluted mezcal.  Guido thinks Ernesto is lying and it is all a ploy to get to know Nonno. Nonno disagrees because Ernesto has nothing to gain. Guido thinks it must be a be a blackmail scheme then. Nonno doesn't have to worry. Guido assures him that he will find out the truth.

Neto goes back to the Córcega apartment building.  He sees Juan Pablo's initials on the tree.He knocks on the door and shortly  Imelda comes out with Audifaz.  They look like they are going somewhere. Imelda asks iNeto f he didn't hear her when she said she didn't want to see him again at her building.   Neto says he is ready to make her a proposal.  If she lets him return to the one bedroom attic apartment, he will be able to pay her rent.  Imelda is not interested after what happened with his daughter. She does not want them living there.  He promises to talk very seriously with his daughter Yolotl.  Imelda and Audifaz suddenly both look shocked.  Imelda asks him what  was his daughter's name again. He says it is Yolotl. He named her after his mother.  Both Imelda and Audi are clearly upset.

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