Caray, Caray!

·         Majo returns to the locked gate at Dario's mother's manse. (Dare the new, not-so-scario de Dario, hope against hope at the reason why??)  Majo tells him she's not leaving till he explains why he didn't kill her.  He replies he couldn't harm her.  He's fallen in love with her.  She then admits she feels the same way about him.  She's in love with him.  Dario takes her into his arms and lands a major liplock that, combined with the background score, is thrilling enough to curl her toes--and it looks like that goes for him too. 

·         Meanwhile, Elisa is knocking on Fernanda's door since Fer has left her outside lights on.  (Viewerville guesses down Mexico way that means they're still accepting visitors.)  But Fer is in the middle of having a major convo with none other than murderous Tio Eugenio, yep and in the flesh!  Double Ruh-Rohhhh! He whispers that she needs to get rid of Elisa so he can get out of the place.  (What??? There's no back door in this building?)  Ok.  Fer's got her work cut out for her because Elisa is tired and sticks like a wad of melty parking lot chewing gum.  Elisa explains she's supposed to be in Ciappas tonight so she cannot go home.  The idea was to avoid Victoria's taking a flight to Nueva Yorrrrrk the next morning to learn that Majo really never got there and has been kidnapped.  In fact, Elisa admits that she doesn't know how much longer she can keep pulling the wool over Mama's eyes. 

·         In the other room, Geño hears Elisa tell about the two kidnappers whose bodies were found in the woods along with Majo's purse, but also that there was no Majo.  Seems that Daddy's case is related to the murders and Majo's kidnapping.  They were then able to track back to the safe house where they'd kept Majo, but it was totally empty.  Elisa starts towards the bedroom that Geño's hiding in.  Fer stops her and complains she's dying of hunger and they should go get something to eat since the proverbial cupboard is bare.  Elisa isn't hungry. “-- Well, then let's go for a bottle of wine.” 

·         At Dario's homestead, Majo mentions how, at first, she was frightened of him but now he's scared of her and she wants to know why.  He explains he is a bad hombre and she's a fool to stick with him.  She says down deep she knows he is not the horrible person he believes he is. He disagrees and explains he is a hired gun; he's paid to kill people!  He was paid to kill her, and he betrayed his boss to save her.  Now he's the one who is going to be killed.  And, if she stays with him, they'll kill her also. "--I would prefer to keep you far away and safe.  Do you understand me?"  She clings to him and says no way will she go.  Not gonna happen. 

·         Back at Fern's, Elisa realizes now that Fern is preoccupied and all nervous nellie so Whazzup?  Fernanda denies it.  She says she's just got chills up and down from the hideous news.  No, she's not expecting a soul tonight.  She then gets a threatening IM from Geño to hurry things up or she'll be sorry.  Fern tells Elisa somebody has hit her car.  She loaned it to somebody(?) and it's been in an accident.  Oh, so they’ll have to go out to see about that.

·          Geño tries calling Dario but must leave a voice mail.  He sets up a meet and suggests he believes that he's done away with Majo by now.  The gals are finally going. They head for the front door and apparently Tio is about out from under his 'lio'.

·         Leslie must now tell her Abuelita why she's skipped school: there was a boy involved.  She thought he really cared for her and he invited her to watch movies at his home.  They later ended up in his bedroom where they did the Big "IT".  Turns out the kid recorded it and then uploaded it to the net or something like that. All the kids at school have seen it. (Ok.  We got the kid on distribution of porn, statutory rape and probably gawd knows what else, but he'll probably get a major league mouthpiece and go scott free.)  FF>>FF>>

·         At Vicki's manse, Renata answer's Marcelo's phone.  Says Gymnasium calling, so…  Sonia starts griping about him standing her up.  When Ren tries getting her name, Sonia freaks and hangs up fast. (Ok.  Beanie time--we must consider that Ren, after all this time, still doesn't recognize Sonia's voice.)  Renata questions Marc about this.  He's ready with a quick cover up:  she was from the gym and had arranged a viewing of an apartment and he hadn't shown.  She can call back if he doesn't believe her.  Sonia doesn't answer this time.

·         Dario picks up Geño's voice mail.  Majo won't ask who was on the phone.  She just wants to know if he's willing to start from scratch with their relationship and leave all that for her.  She begins seducing him. (Women do have their wiles when men are so willing.)

·         Geño complains on the drive home to El Commandante about his not knowing from El C what Leonardo is doing playing boyfriend to Elisa.  It doesn't matter, now, but he figures it works better to keep Leo around rather than to put a bullet in his head.  The only person he wants to die is Maria Jose.  "--Get it done! Then make sure you keep me up to date on Leonardo Velasco’s every move. ."  He wants to know every step the guy takes.

·         Elisa and Fern eventually return to the apartment with food for dinner.  Leo shows up with her phone which has been set up to be traced.  Call them and they can follow it.  Fern meets Leo.  Fern goes out for the wine they forgot and leaves them to talk.  Elisa says she's worried they'll never hear from the kidnapper who still has Majo.  Leo says he's certain to call to negotiate his way out of things.  Majo is his only currency.  She brings up her daddy's murder and thinks out loud about how Daddy and Leo's fiancee were probably lovers.  She immediately says she's sorry for that, but Leo says it's gotten to the point that he may just have to accept that as fact.  He leaves to go back to work.

·         Dario and Majo enter his bedroom.  The two finally consummate their relationship.  And, while Viewerville get a view of a toy astronaut left out on his desk, we also get a view of the two of them on their trip to the stars.   No longer a little boy dreaming of the stars, Dario’s finally there and taken Majo with him.  (FF>>) Once they have time for pillow talk, he tells her he's certain he can never stop being who he's become.  She disagrees.  He’s the man who has a big heart and just took her to the stars and back; he cannot be all bad….

·         Geño arrives at Vicki's and lies that he is trying to reach Elisa about some pieces.  Vicki gives him the story about Ciappas and says she'll be back in the morning and he can call her then or come by.  They will go with Leo to N.Y. to visit with Majo after.  Geño tells Vicki he's not so sure about Leo and tells her to keep an eye on him.  (Is Tio G planning to frame Leo somehow for something?  Just a thought….)  Leo, he says, doesn't inspire much trust.  Tio then gives Vicki a rather too long peck on the cheek goodbye.  While the rest of Viewerville suffers goose bumps and a bit of nausea after he's out the door, Vicki just seems a bit puzzled and crinkles her nose.  Ren comes downstairs and warns Vicki to be careful of Tio because sometimes he exaggerates and sometimes, he lies out and out lies. 

·         At Fern's again, Elisa remembers the day spent with Leo looking for her sister.  She's in tears.  Leo sends a text checking up on her that arrives at the right time to comfort her.  She thanks him and tells him she's glad he's around. 

·         While Ren is downstairs now, Marcelo calls Sonia and explains the mess up.  She hangs up just as Geño arrives home and enters her bedroom.  He implies he's going to have his way with her.  (Viewerville wonders if she's hidden his little blue pills or not.)

·         Back at Dario's digs, he tells Mama about his plan to have a private nurse take care of her while he's gone.  Mama advises him to forget about his need for vengeance.  “--Stay away from your father and be the good boy I raised.”  He says he cannot.  He says he's going to make his father pay for what he did to her.  And, when it's all over with, the two of them will go far away and start over.  "--And what about Maria Jose?  Will she come with us?”  "--No, she belongs to another world much different from ours.”  She won't be alone."  Majo opens the door at this point.  He goes out into the hallway and asks how much she overheard. She asks him who “he” is and how has caused him so much grief.  Dario tells her it's the same man who ordered him to kill her.  "--Now do you understand why you can't stay here?"  Dario's phone begins ringing.  "--It's him."  Dario looks down at it (and we must assume he answers it).

·         Next morning, Sonia wakes up with bruises all over her back. 

·         Dario wakes up and sneaks out of bed trying hard not to wake Majo; he prepares for the trials ahead. The theme music in the background swells and… it is powerful as Dario methodically goes about his daily duties for his mother's care, giving her pain meds and hiding his unbanked cash inside the top of their old piano in the living room.  (Yep, Yogi, he’s not your average bear.)

·         Back at Fern's Leo arrives, coffee in hand, to take Elisa home.  She's dead on her feet and worried that Cobra won't call her again.  He reassures her ah-gainnn why he most certainly will.  The dude will call, and Leo will be with her the whole way.  Just then the call comes in.  Leo gets his partners to trace the call and Elisa then answers.  Cobra, aka Dario, gives Elisa strict instructions to explain that Majo is in a sick old woman's house; neither Majo nor the old lady are to be harmed.  He stays on the phone long enough for the phone tracking he must know is being done, to work—all in the plan to save the two special women in his life.  Mario (Guy Cop) calls Leo with the location and the operation is a go.  Leo tells Fern to keep Elisa there during this. There's probably going to be a lot of gunplay and danger, so Elisa has to stay there and wait for him to call them with news.

·         Geño and Dario are on the phone soon after this.  Where's Dario?  He's on the way to the meet.  "--Maria Jose with you?"  Dario evades the question: "--I'm about to arrive." Geñ makes another call to his head henchman and tells him to go ahead and do what he ordered them to do.  He wants no survivors.   Dario pulls into the garage.  We see lots of men with suits and ties; we also see men with semi-automatic rifles at the ready. "--You did me dirty, Dario.  You are so predictable!  Did you forget who taught you the business?"  "--Sometimes the student surpasses the teacher."  "--I was ahead of you.  I knew you would not listen to me.  I've sent my men to Piadad's.  That's where she is, right?"  Dario appears to lose his cool; he starts for Geño.  Guns are drawn and cocked.  "--One more step and you're a dead man." 

·         Meanwhile, Majo wakes up just as the gangsters enter the property.  She makes it to Piedad's bedroom, learns that Dario's gone out and they're there alone. They hear someone entering the house.  She convinces the old woman to try getting out of bed and try hiding with her. Pie starts to resist but Majo isn't going to leave her there to alone by herself now no matter what.

·         The goons enter the front door to the house just as the police’s hit and rescue squad surround it, awaiting Jose Luis's instructions.  Mario returns with a report that there's a black car in front with an armed goon inside it.  Leo volunteers to go in, taking the lead. The police teams follow after him.  The other two gunmen, now inside, go from room to room looking for the missing Majo and head upstairs.  Leo takes the driver goon by surprise and overpowers him.  (Heck!  No contest there!  Leo's got 50+ pounds and 10 inches on the dude.)  The goons now enter Piedad's bedroom, but no one is in there.  Leo and the hit squad continue to enter into the house.

·         Majo and Pie are hiding in one of the closets. 

·         Leo and JL enter the first floor.  A goon comes out shooting from the balcony, shoots JL who goes down; but Leo gets the kill shot for the goon.  Goon #2 takes a header over the balcony railing, three flights straight down to the marble floor.  (Ouch!)  Leo races up to rescue Majo who has since been found and drug out to the balcony as a hostage, aka, human shield for goon #3.  There's a mexican standoff till Majo drops herself down onto the floor, opening room to take the kill shot which Leo immediately does.  Goon #3 is now dead due to Majo's major duck-down.  Majo is safe and waits there.  Leo races back downstairs to check on JL.  JL has taken a shot to the neck/shoulder area and is unconscious.

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