Caray, Caray!

Like always, scenes have been combined and dialogue reduced to the important facts. Feel free to add anything I might have missed.

Elisa is kissing on Leo again and this time he really looks uncomfortable. He goes for the “it’s not you, it’s me” speech, or the Spanish version “no me lo tomes a mal”, but it only makes Elisa feel worse, since she thought he felt the same (gotta be the breakfast he prepared for her several times).

Leo’s problem is that he hasn’t forgotten Julia (how could he, since she’s only been dead for 14 capitulos). But they do need to keep working together to find the assassins. (Remember the premise of the show? So much seems to have happened in the meantime)

In conclusion: what keeps them together tears them apart (cue dramatic music).

Renata and Marcelo are talking about Majo, she’s putting him up to speed with what has been going on. Marcelo is worried that when the press finds out that Augusto was an art thief and a delinquent, the company shares will be worthless, the family’s reputation will take a big hit.

Renata is surprised that Marcelo would care so much about the Cantus (as if!), but he says that he only cares about their love and making all their plans come true. Renata accuses him of wanting to leave a sinking ship and wonders if he stopped loving her.

Marcelo needs to make an extra effort to convince her otherwise, they end up making out on the couch like a bunch of teenagers.

And just like teenagers, they are caught by mommy Victoria, who asks Renata to order dinner for Majo and herself up to the room.

Renata thinks the princess of the house should come downstairs and celebrate her safe return, but Majo doesn’t want to run into Elisa. That’s when Renata wins me over by defending her sister, reminding Victoria of the trauma that Elisa has experienced too, and of her own selfishness. And Augusto is the only culpable, since he caused all of this. Victoria jumps to defend him, but Renata has had enough abuse, she forbids her mother to ever touch her again.

Renata rocks so much in this scene that even Marcelo seems impressed.

Elisa is thinking about Leo’s rejection, sharing her feelings with Fernasty. She was mistaken thinking that everything they have gone through made him have feelings for her, too. Fer, who is a pro at playing Elisa, says that his refusal only means that he’s truly a good guy, who honored his fiancée’s memory, while also respecting Elisa. And now they don’t have to see one another again.

Elisa reminds Fer and Viewerville that Augusto and Julia’s murders haven’t been solved yet, she needs to stay involved. Fer thinks this is just an excuse to be near him, Elisa admits it is also an excuse because she luuvs him.

Leo might have said no to Elisa, but he is giving that kiss some thought.

In another part of town, in Adriana’s apartment, he’s talking with his friends about it. Adriana and Mario think he did the right thing, Leo seems tormented by the fact that he must have send Elisa some mixed signals, since she was sure that he loved her, too (I’m telling you, it was the cooking!). His friends think he’s still in mourning, maybe down the line… Leo admits that anyone could love Elisa, she’s beautiful, cultured, stubborn and sassy… There is enough longing in his voice for Adriana to suggest that maybe he IS in love.

Just to prove her wrong, Leo’s next stop is Elisa’s house, or, to be more specific, the front of her house. Nothing says “I don’t love you” like gazing at a woman’s window, hoping to catch a glimpse of her unlovable self.

Not knowing that Leo is outside, Elisa sends him a message, apologizing for earlier.  She goes to the window, but she doesn’t spot him.

Majo is calling Dario, who has a hard time picking up, since he’s tied up and at gun point. Victoria comes in to say that dinner is coming. They start talking about Augusto, would Victoria have married him if she knew that he was involved in illegal activities?

Never, how could anyone ever live with a criminal!

Auch! Majo receives the message loud and clear.

Fernasty and Eugenio talk about Elisa being enamoradisima with Leo. Genie can’t risk killing him just yet, so what to do, what to do?

Fer suggests that Genie bring Fabricio, his (other) son, back. He can pretend to be in love with Elisa and they can place him at the constructora like Elisa’s right hand man aka their spy. Genie thinks his son is an idiot (having two idiot sons must say something about their father, right?), Fabricio is in love with Fernanda, not Elisa. That’s why Fer thinks she can convince him to come back to Mexico, play their game.

Teresa found the video on Leslie’s phone and her reaction is exactly what you’d expect. She screams, calls her daughter names, abuela has to step in. Teresa goes ballistic when she realizes that abuela already knew about the whole thing, she goes to JL’s hospital and tells him that they need to throw his mother out of the house because she’s been protecting Leslie, who is sleeping around.

Leo hasn’t wasted any time, his people found out who created Leslie's sex tape and who shared it and they will all be punished.

The next morning Elisa tries to talk to Majo, but her sister treats her very badly. She thinks that Elisa only pretended to search for the missing artifacts and preferred to live her pretty life with her boyfriend instead. Elisa tries to explain that everything was just an act, they were trying to save her (which they did); she even went to NY at the goon’s order, why would Majo treat her like that?

Majo lets it slip that she was told that she didn’t care and defends her captor. Elisa realizes that something is wrong with this picture, so Majo yells that the guy saved her from being raped and murdered. She's under the impression that Elisa was doing the illegal dealings with their father, since they were practically joined at the hip.

Renata arrives to ask them to breakfast, but she ends up having to be the actual big sister. Demands Majo to stop acting like a brat and say thank you to Elisa for saving her. Majo can’t understand this change in Renata, since she always used to say that Elisa was dad’s favorite. If the artifacts don’t show up, they could all end up dead.

Dario is with the guy who’s watching him, trying to bribe him into letting him go. The guy is not that stupid, but he does agree to let Dario see his phone. He sees Majo’s text and sends her a vocal message: he misses her and could she go check on his mom? Majo gets the message and sends one back, she will take care of mama while he’s away.

Elisa and Renata have a talk about their liar father who lied them all his life and put their lives in jeopardy. Talk turns to Leo and Renata wants to know what is going on between them. She thinks that they are truly in love, she’s seen it while they were pretending to be novios. Elisa admits that she does love him, but he doesn’t love her back. Renata doesn’t believe this, he looks at Elisa the same way Marcelo used to look at her when he loved her. She’s sure that all that love is gone now, her disease drove him away; but what she wouldn’t give to have that again. But Elisa has the chance to have a great love, so don’t give up just yet.

Renata is a little frantic during their talk, like she’s doing her best to stay rational and be supportive, even as her usual obsessions are trying to take over. Suzana Gonzalez plays the scene perfectly. Would it be too much to ask that they somehow redeem Marcelo? I know he’s a creep, but did he ever love her or was it always about the money with him?

Majo wants to go out, buy a new phone, have a walk, she can’t be a prisoner in her own house. Victoria agrees only if Clara comes with – and the driver, of course.

The girls go to a park, Majo basically says that they can be friends if Clara covers for her and only pretends to spend time together while Majo does whatever she wants. For someone who has been kidnapped for weeks she sure got over it fast!

She goes to Dario’s mom, who’s in the hospital and she records her sending a message to her son, who is alive and well.

Eugenio is visiting Dario, who is still in lock up. Dario would rather die than continue to stay hidden, he thinks daddy dearest needs him. Genie threatens him with doing harm to his mom, who he’s keeping an eye on in the hospital.

Elisa finally remembers she is the CEO of the company, so she goes to the office. She’s aware that she has a lot of work to do, how will she ever manage? Fernasty suggests Fabricio, who isn’t happy with his London job anymore and has said that he’d like to come back to Mexico. Elisa is more than happy with the idea, and what do you know, her best amiga, Fer, has already called him. 

Elisa's naive nature shines through in this scene. Her daddy has lied to her all her life, her uncle will turn out to be a lot worse, her bestie is a bea!ch and momma is turning her back on her, too. No wonder that Elisa is falling for Leo, the only nurturing person in her life right now. She has always been sheltered from everything, I hope she grows up a little before she and Leo become a couple because right now he seems like her last anchor in the storm. She might be in love with him, too, but she needs to learn to stand on her own feet.

Next we see Elisa she’s at the police station, demanding the comandante how the investigation into the kidnapping is going. Did they catch the gang leader? Do they know who killed her father? Leo is with her, too, but that doesn’t help, since el comandante tells them both to get lost, since this is no longer the station’s problem, it has become a federal case. Elisa gets mad and storms out, Leo doesn’t manage to catch up to her.

Marcelo is at the office, telling Sonia about the stolen artifacts, asking her to try to find out something on her end. They agree to meet later, if she can get away from her cage.

Proving again that he’s an idiot, Marcelo leaves, only thinking that he’s ended the video chat. Once he’s gone, Fernasty comes into his office, opens his laptop and sees Sonia, who assumes that Marcelo is back and talks to him. She can’t see Fer’s face, but Fernanda can definitely see what is going on here.

Leo goes to Elisa’s house, Victoria is not being very welcoming. Leo tries to defend Elisa and everything that she has done to get Majo home. Elisa arrives just then (short work day, huh, let Fabricio handle  everything when he arrives),  she is pleased to hear all of this, but then Majo and Clara get home, too. Just in time for Victoria to ask Clara to tell Leo what Augusto and Julia were doing together when they were killed.

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