Caray, Caray!

An Anonymous contributor has graciously provided the Thursday recap. Whoever it might be, we thank AnonFri for stepping up. How about a round of virtual applause, and may this contributor not stay Anonymous too long.

Alejandro visits Leonora’s humble home that evening. He informs her he also has his own apartment and that he really doesn’t always live with his family. He’s only there now because of his mother. It seems she asks him how he’s feeling about his father’s death, and he says well.

Gélica is giving Catalina a massage. When she lowers the nightgown strap Catalina pulls the sleeve of her cover back and ends the session.

Leonora tells Alejandro she’s never met anyone who’s been on top of an elephant. He hands her his phone to show proof (was he with Jose Carlos?) She asks about his brother. Did they ever try other forms of therapy for him? Alejandro receives a phone call and Leonora gets someone at the door. Luis shows up with a paper bag. Alejandro asks if everything was resolved regarding his job. He says yes, to thank Catalina for that. Alejandro lets Luis know he mostly helped him because of Leonora.
Ámbar sees that her husband gets a message and she reads it. Catalina was telling Francisco that she’s heading to Acapulco tomorrow and they can meet at the Esmeralda. When he’s coming into the room, she goes back to bed pretending she’s asleep. Francisco checks his phone, gets concerned she might have seen the message but Ámbar pretends not to be awake.

Francisco calls Catalina and tells her she shouldn’t be calling him so late. He thinks Ámbar suspects, but Catalina says how would she know? Carlos didn’t know for twenty years. Is she pretending not to know then? She really wants Ámbar to know the truth. She wants to be with him already. Ámbar then shows up behind him to ask why he’s on the phone at this time. He gets defensive and half yells that he’s going back to bed soon. He says goodnight to Catalina.

Leonora and Carlos hug, she thanks him for the meal. As he’s leaving, Alejandro plays jealous. Luis tells him not to worry, they’ve been friends for a long time. He leaves. “Now what?” Leonora asks Alejandro. He wants to know if there will be any more interruptions. She asks “If someone calls will you answer?” No. They end up in bed then.

Gélica is in the despacho with Catalina and offers to go with her to Acapulco. Catalina says it won’t be necessary. “But I always go with you” Gélica protests. Catalina tells her she needs to spend time alone and think. Gélica watches her go.

Alejandro wakes up and Leonora is showering. Catalina calls: “Did you just wake up?” Then she asks if he spent the night with the future wife. He reports that he did. Catalina gets happy. When he says he will get ready to go to the meeting, she tells him not to, he should spend more time with Leonora instead. As told, he goes to meet her in the shower and they continue their intimate time.

Ámbar is speaking to her maid. She doesn’t want to take her medicine, despite the maid reminding her that the boss ordered her to do so. Ámbar doesn’t care if he did. The maid leaves it on the counter, but Ámbar gets busy planning.

WARNING: I missed parts of this scene:

Jose Carlos is sharpening a pencil in Catalina’s office. “What are you doing here?” she demands.

He reproaches her for his cancelled bank accounts.

He wants to prove to everyone that he’s innocent and that he was set up for a trap. As he exits her office, he says that they will look into his salary later (he wants to work there? Or maybe he meant his allowance). Catalina calls Diego to tell him to take care of Jose Carlos immediately.

Leonora and Luis are at work. She wants to know why he’s changed his course. The medical examiner’s wife shows up right then. “Didn’t you receive my calls?” Luis lets her know it won’t be easy to investigate this case. She wants to know why? She gives him a sense of responsibility by claiming “He was your friend.” He tries to push that off with the reality that he can’t publish anything without getting approval. She requests to know who she should ask for help then. He stays mute. She still wants him to help.

Francisco meets Catalina and is on his way. She asks one of the men to bring something into her office.

Ámbar calls Francisco. She asks him to sit and wants to talk. She wants to go on vacation with him. He agrees, but offers one after this trip. She asks to go with him now though; he can take care of everything first and they’ll enjoy later, but he protests. It’s only two days. She immediately asks “Is there another woman?” He tells her no. She says I love you and he slowly responds with the same phrase, then walks out with ‘til death do us apart.’

Luis is remembering the scene when Catalina said that Matias is an enchanting little boy. He’s remembering that she claimed not to have been responsible for him having lost his job. Back in reality, he looks concerned and can barely keep his eyes on the computer screen.

Catalina is at the hotel in Acapulco. She receives a call from Diego. He says it’s about Jose Carlos and tells her that Jose Carlos himself is digging his own ditch. We then see Jose Carlos busy betting on horse racing. He loses, it seems.

Leonora receives a small black gift bag. Her friend reads the card: “It was a marvelous night,” and sees that Alejandro signed. Leonora finds a ring and is shocked.

Alejandro just spent some intimate time with Miguel. Leonora is calling and he sits thinking about what he’s really doing. When she gets to his voicemail she runs out of the office. Luis comes and asks the lady what’s happening.

Leonora goes to the Larios mansion. Gélica says “He’s not here, did you call him?” Jose Carlos shows up and welcomes her. She asks if he knows where Alejandro is. He begins to put bings into her head: “He abandoned you already?” She’s tells him “If you see him tell him I’m looking for him, please” but then comes back to retort with “How could I even ask you to do such a thing,” since she knows he doesn’t care. He apologizes that today is not his best day. He continues to tell her that she’s being used and should be wary of the family, Alejandro, but most of all of Catalina. Leonora doesn’t take him seriously. She brings up that he’s the one who should be taking precautions because of the murder. He tries talking a mile a minute, claiming he didn’t do it. Alejandro calls at that moment and Leonora demands to know what is going on with the ring. She wants an explanation. He will offer it to her at his home. She will wait then. Jose Carlos is seen off to the side, with white headphones.

Catalina is laying on the lounge chair. Diego calls again and tells her he received the details of the tracing information for the photos sent to Carlos. She will get to that later and hangs up.

Ámbar sneaks next to a resting Catalina. “Hola,” she whispers kind of loud. “You’re surprised to see me? You were waiting for Francisco.” Catalina looks at her, very disturbed.

Miguel is so happy and says he will see Alejandro at night, adding an ‘I love you.’ Alejandro gives him a real excuse for not being able to do so: dinner with mom and target wife. Miguel sees this as the beginning of many of their separated nights, but Alejandro doesn’t think so. Miguel is unconvinced.

Catalina tries to call Francisco, but Ámbar doesn’t think they need him at the moment. Catalina observes her and begins attacking by asking “What’s wrong Ámbar? Have you taken your medicine today?” Ámbar lets her know she knows about her husband’s affair of twenty or so years. Catalina realizes it was her who sent to the photos to Carlos. She lets her know those photos killed Carlos. Ámbar is unfazed and tells her she’s ready to reveal the truth to everyone. Catalina launches the next psych attack: “Who will believe a crazy person like you?” Catalina adds that Ámbar was so useless to Francisco that she couldn’t even bear him a child. Ámbar is set off and starts to physically attack Catalina with a black sculpture; the two struggle but Catalina starts to drown her headfirst in the pool. Then she pulls her out and sinks her back in. Ámbar stops struggling and Catalina realizes she killed her off. She starts to panic a bit and the phone begins to ring. It’s Alejandro. “What have you done mom?” Catalinas heart stopped for a moment. He proceeds to tell her that Leonora is asking about the ring she sent in his name. Catalina feels relief. Her son continues on about how he wants to do things his way, not hers. She tells him not to scold her. After hanging up, she turns to see Ámbar gone. She arms herself with the black sculpture and begins stalking the perimeter.

Ámbar is stumbling to her car. She’s desperately calling Francisco on the phone. Catalina suddenly hits her on the head and she falls. Francisco answered the call while driving, but no one talks back to him. Catalina drags Ámbar away from the car.

Leonora is waiting for Alejandro in the patio. He runs and immediately apologizes to her. She says she wouldn’t be calling him so much if she hadn’t received the ring. He plays it off as a nice minor detail. She says it’s not any small thing. She didn’t realize he was one of those ppl who think they can buy people off with expensive gifts. Leonora tells him that’s she likes him and enjoys his company but they’re not in a relationship. She feels they’ve taken a hundred steps forward. He agrees with her, but still begs her not to give everything so much importance. She takes the bait and they hug and laugh.

Meanwhile Catalina is covering up Ámbar’s car with black polyester fabric.

Again Alejandro and Leonora spend time in bed together. A while later she’s sitting up, thinking it seems, while he’s asleep on his stomach (or pretending to) and she then hugs him and tells him she’s going for a drink of water. He lays there defeated.

Leonora walks around and finds Jose Carlos in the kitchen. He’s happy to see her. He gets her a glass of water. They start talking about addictions and he brings up her mother. She gets a bit emotional and walks away from Jose Carlos in time.

Luis’ friend visits his home. The friend has found information on an illegal shipment precisely involving Catalina’s business. Luis isn’t excited and tells him he won’t be a part of that. He warns him to drop that story because it’s dangerous. The friend guesses that he’s been threatened. Luis responds with: “They’re powerful people. Just forget it."

Catalina is at the edge of the wharf. Francisco comes and surprise hugs her from behind. He tells her Ámbar called but that he didn’t get to answer her on time. Catalina tells him she doesn’t want to talk about that, they should focus on themselves and enjoy and do they begin to kiss.

Jose Carlos is in his room looking at his stash. He does the manly thing and dumps them all, except he flushed them in the toilet. He’s visibly affected though. Or maybe he was partially drugged already.

It’s night and Catalina is able to hold most of her anxiety in. Francisco is pouring drinks. He suddenly receives a message from His wife. She’s telling him she knows everything and is leaving him. He tries to call her and Catalina pretends to not know what is going on. She didn’t seem concerned enough about Ámbar finding out the truth. She says “She’s gone, it’s done.”

Meanwhile Ámbar is tied up and in a boiler room or something. She has duct tape over her mouth. There’s hope she might survive and tell it all.

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