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The complete recap for Episode #41 follows. Episode #42 will have its own page. Enjoy!

Petite Rewind
Victor sees Dora pass down the hospital hallway. He thinks he recognizes her. Dora enters Adela’s room and sees her sleeping. She has a pillow and presses it down over Adela’s face. Harder and harder. Adela stirs briefly.

Almohadacide Interruptus
Someone knocks. Dora stows the pillow and hides. It’s El Gato!! He approaches Adela—just wanting to talk. He sees her in distress. Just then doc also interrupts. Dora slips out while he deals with the raggedy interloper. Doc returns to check Adela. She thought she was suffocating. He tells her it was a case of Post Trauma—she inhaled a lot of smoke. Dora has re-entered to check in on Adela. She immediately scolds Ade for telling Mig what she told her not to tell him. It only served to open back up old wounds. Ade tells her she didn’t mean that to happen. She just couldn’t keep quiet about it. She thought she was helping. In the end, Mig thanked her for telling him. Dora scoffs. What else did she think he was going to say?

Not the Marrying Kind
Kenia has turned down Jorge’s proposal. She’s not into settling down with a husband and kids. But, insists Jorge, he likes her. He reminds her they made a commitment. She explains she wants to be free for adventures. She just likes what they have. He’s ok with that, followed by a kiss.

Getting harder to live off the grid whether you are a law-abiding citizen or not
Flaco is telling Trejo the authorities are making it harder for folks like them to not leave any digital traces. Trejo says Miggy doesn’t want problems, he only wants solutions. In that case, Flaco says they’ll need the assistance of this Italian company that is expert in deletions. Trejo gets ready to leave. He’s in charge of getting their offices livable again, but also to find a secure location to try out the ephedrine. True to tn tropes, Chisca is listening just out of sight.

AwHec goes to see a couple of men about some guns
First he waylays El Secretario outside the building. El Sec is a bit nervous about being seen with him, but does answer his questions. He’s told Hec all he could. Hec wants to see the ballistics results that came from a 9mm Beretta that killed two men. The gun that killed his sister was also a 9mm. El Sec says he only has the false reports that the gun was a “Cuerno de Chivo.” (Goat Horn?) The forensic office has the originals. Hec talks to an official in a white coat at the forensic office about comparing the bullets that killed those two men with the one that killed Elena Bernal. At first the official doesn’t want to help. Then he does. It turns out they are identical.

Tacos in bed is not the same as Miggy in bed
But, we take what we can get. He has brought Ade some welcome sustenance. She digs right in. He’s happy to have her “back.” She advises not a word to her granny about any of this—that she almost died. Mig is relieved it was only “casi.” He wants her to come back to the house. Everything is just as she left it. Everyone will be happy to see you. Everyone or you? Me. They smile at each other conspiratorially.

Fuzzy slippers required for international phone calls
Chisca reports in to NotValid. He claims he’s in Italy on business. He wants to know how are things (meaning information on Mig, not how she’s doing). She tells him what she found out about the ephedrine trials. He asks her to call when she has more information. She’s a bit pissed that he hasn’t asked how she is. He calls himself a dodo—always thinking of business first. He tells her he misses her. She misses him. He wishes she could be there with him. She sends him a little bare-breasted selfie to help him out. In the background, Chisca thinks she sees women’s clothing. Her voice changes and NotValid notices, but she says nothing’s wrong.

Thanks, Vic, so long, it’s been good to know ya, but I’ve gotta be driftin along
Victor is finally getting in to see Adela. Vic is happy she’s being discharged and returning to his house. Well, that’s where it gets a little awkward. Adela tells him she won’t be returning to his house. She doesn’t know where to start. He asks her to start with Miguel. She asks him to forgive her, he didn’t deserve this. He says he tried to get her to fall in love with him, but she fell in love with Miguel instead. Could they still be friends, she asks naively? No, it’s to late for that. (Gosh, he really is a stand-up guy, got pockets full of dignity. How could he be a plant or a mole or even a bush or a vole.) He tells her she can count on him for anything. She says ditto in reverse.

If it’s Miami, it’s HOT
Howards’ wife arrives at an unnamed place that has beds. (We haven’t seen her in awhile, but what happens later makes me think it is she.) She asks for the usual from a gal sitting outside in a booth and gets a key card. She enters a room and brings a young man in with her. A car drives up not a few seconds later. Howard gets out of the rear seat passenger side (odd—someone else is driving) and also gets a key card for the usual—Room 11. The woman gets down to business right away. Hey, hey—it’s our Angel in Miami for a little getaway from Chisca. Howard gets back in the car and the driver drives away. A third person comes up to the booth, on foot. He wants to know about the car that just drove off. He has to peel off some big bills before she gives him anything worthwhile. (Me thinks this is Edgar Sanchez Morris, Mr. Yacht Guy from one of the first episodes.) Sadly, we don’t get to hear what it is she has to say.

Kenia is interrupted. Oh, ok, it’s Chisca.
Kenia ia working on important stuff for Miguel. Chisca wants to know if Kenia can transfer a photo and that clever App that sees into people’s lives—the one Flaco wouldn’t reinstall—back to her computer. She gives her some story about a friend who is going out with a guy who’s no good and wants to show her. Kenia complies. Sitting right there she zeroes in on NotValid and watches him and Still Wifey Isabel return from a successful shopping spree and cuddle up on the sofa. Chisca slams the laptop shut so Kenia can’t see what she was seeing. Kenia asks if anything is wrong. No, only that she’s an IDIOT. (We can say that again, dearie.)

What to do when you have no friends left - recycle
Chisca, casually dressed as a fuchsia feathered bird of prey, has sought out Adri at a bar. Adri sees her but doesn’t want to have a drink with her. Chisca says it’s only to talk. Hmm, guesses Adri, now that Angel is in Miami, you need me. Chisca says she doesn’t care a fig about Angel, but she does about Adri. Adri is welcome to tell her all her faults. She’s ready. Well, first, she’s an idiot (see, we aren’t the only ones). Second she complains about everyone else. She asks advice and then doesn’t take it, especially when it comes to men and clothes. Apparently this doesn’t affect Chisca or Adri. They end up hugging and promising to be besties forever. Chisca decides to celebrate the re-union of their friendship by throwing a fiesta and invites all the patrons out to the rancho.  First, though, Fluffy and Adri head to Chisca’s. She makes a beeline for her stash in the closet hanger bar. Dora interrupts the retrieval. Dora asks if she’s drunk. She finally leaves and Chisca gets her stash.

Next day, the party is in full swing. Thankfully they don’t all show up. In fact it seems only a handful of women in bathing suits show up. It seems it’s only Adri and Chisca that are sharing the stash—there wasn’t very much of it. It seems to be affecting Adri—she’s a bit loopy. Everyone is having a good time, especially Chisca, acting as DJ, dancing and kissing some other girl. A maid interrupts. Chisca tries to shoo her away, but she insists on having Chisca follow her to the bathroom. Adri is motionless on the floor, white foam coming from her mouth and blood from her nostril. Chisca shakes her, but she’s unresponsive. She starts to shriek. Alas, Adri is dead. Mario shows up and prevents her from calling for an ambulance because they will involve the police. It can’t be allowed. He instructs her to go back to the party as if nothing happened. She says she can’t. He says she has to.

Bombs away
Miggy is meeting Carlos at night in Carlos' office, although he’s not quite sure why. Carlos starts by warning him about Edna the Procurer (aka Prosecuting Attorney). Mig says that instead of these warnings, he should concentrate on finding out who planted the bomb in his office (as if Carlos doesn’t know, but Miggy doesn’t know he knows). Mig mentions checking with his friend ePig. Carlos catches his breath. Mig reassures him that no one will ever know from him that Mig & Company handles his dirty money. He follows that up with if ePig is ever implicated in any harm that comes to his family, he will personally hold Carlos responsible—and he ought to choose his friends more wisely. He leaves with the upper hand.

Welcome home, Adela, though don't expect Jimena to join the chorus
Jimena is surprised to see Adela out so soon. Before it can get nasty, Dora welcomes Adela and mentions to Mig that Chisca went to the ranch to host a party. He needn’t worry, Mario is there to keep an eye on things. The two leave to get her settled back in her room. They sit on the bed together and Ade takes the initiative and leans in for a kiss, which would have happened had Rosario not interrupted. He leaves not very discreetly, but Mig has lost his oomph and also leaves, leaving Ade very unsatisfied.

Surprise! Ishiro’s Spanish has improved 1000% and he talks, a lot
Trejo and Ishiro are checking out the renos on their bombed-out headquarters. They are both aware of the need for tighter security—extreme security. He lists them.


Miggy and the Purple Pill
Miguel shows us the little pill, just so we will be alert to the fact the following are not facts. Sitting in his Buddhist-Zen prayer position, Mig tries out the prototype of the Happy Pill. We see him change into the Mexican Hulk who can catch flies on the fly. That makes him grin contentedly. He goes skinny dipping. He feels things deeply, wetly. Now he’s running down the street, bare-chested, outrunning everyone except cars, buses and bicycles. He returns home exhausted. Adela calls him. She’s waiting for him in Asya’s death tub. He kisses her and she kisses him back. Mig lifts her out and carries her, sopping wet to make love (tub scene in Amor Real anyone?). But, none of it is true. The experience leaves him euphoric. It’s not so much a Happy Pill and a Contentment Pill. We’ll see.

Techie problem not solved
Trejo and Flaco are still working on communication problems. Flaco says to go ahead and use the cell. Trejo calls Mig. Boss, we have a problem (one they don’t share with us).

Chisca and the Aftermath
She has not gone back to the pool party. She’s mourning her friend alone. Mario tells her he’s called Peligros to take care of the “matter.” He wants her to go tell her guests the party is over and they must leave. Ishiro arrives to find Chisca nearly passed out, swigging on a bottle of booze as if it were mother’s milk. He takes the bottle and tells her that from now on, she is to do what he tells her to do. She asks about Peligros. He’s taking care of her “problem.” Ishiro is to take Adri and her belongings back to the city with Chisca. Peligros will stay behind to do any clean-up with Mario. Up and redressed, Chisca keeps repeating she didn’t mean for this to happen.

As they drive, Chisca wants to know what they will do with Adri’s body. She was her friend. She doesn’t want her to be just tossed out like garbage. She reminisces. Ooops, a set of cops come up behind them. Ishiro pulls over and tells Chisca to keep quiet. He’ll do the talking. The cops start to hassle him. Japan? Isn’t he a little far from home? They instruct him to step outside and open the trunk. He can’t sweet-talk his way out of this, so he reaches for his gun. Chisca stops him and speaks up. She tells the cops he’s part of the security at her ranch. Apparently they knew by looking at her, which ranch it was and let them go.

Sr. Morris is sort of relaxing on his Miami yacht, waiting for a call
It comes through. He grins. He tells the caller he’s on his way. Howard returns to the hotel (I guess) and gets another key card. The gal in the booth calls someone and says, “He has arrived.” Howard enters the room where his wife and Angel are oblivious to him during their gyrations. He sits down to watch them while hitting himself on his thigh. Sr. Morris watches Howie watching the couple. Wow, he can’t believe his eyes. (But what comes next? We won’t find out during the rest of the episode.)

Achis, achis, that’s our stuff
Back at the ranch, Mario shows Peligros a glassine bag he found in the bathroom. Peligros recognizes the stuff they’ve been transporting. He wonders how on earth she got it. Mario swears he didn’t give it to her. Chisca must have brought it with her. Peligros thinks that is unlikely. There’s no way she would have access to it.

Setting up the next scene
Ishiro carries Adri’s body into her house, followed by a subdued Chisca. An assistant directs him to her bedroom. He spreads her out on her bed. He has Adri’s phone. Ishiro instructs Chisca to call Adri’s parents and tell them what happened. She refuses and he says she has to. Anyone else and it would be odd. He tells her what to say to the parents. She continues to refuse. Ishiro has had enough. He snaps at her. “You already did what you did, now you must do what you must do.” (I guess that’s the last of his Japanese ways.) Chisca makes the call.

Ishiro and his helpers finish setting the scene, complete with first responders. As Adri’s parents arrive, they are “trying” to revive her. Chisca is seen cowering nearby. The parents watch in disbelief as their daughter is pronounced dead. The dad lunges for Chisca as she repeats what she was told to tell them, that after the party, Chisca found her like this. The parents don’t believe one word of this, nor this scene. Dad asks the EMT’s for their id’s. They have proof that Adri died at the ranch. They have all her text messages. (Oooopsie). Mom vilifies all the Garzas. She never wanted Adri and Chisca to be friends. Chisca blubbers that she didn’t mean it to happen,  it was an accident. Ishiro shushes her and ushers her out, followed by an angry dad.

We take a break here, to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all the  recappers, commenters, lurkers and visitors to Caray, Caray! today.

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