Caray, Caray!

⦁ Leonardo is on an investigative roll.  He tells his mopey, doe-eyed Elisa straight out that he's not blaming anybody in particular at this point, but he's going to investigate the leads he has and let the chips fall where they may.  (Viewerville knows even if El refuses to accept it, that that must mean Tio Eugenio, especially where Sofia is concerned.)  In particular, Leo's going to be investigating Gilberto [Tapia], Jose Luis's boss.  He seems to be up to his neck in coverups these days, according to Leo.  And, he's been putting the brakes on every aspect of this case any chance he gets.  Tapia was the one who ordered Marcelo's death.  Why?  Well, because of all the money involved...lots of money...dirty money.  She fears for his safety.  He fears he'll never see her smiling and cheerful.  (Say, has she ever been cheerful or smiling since he's known her?)   He mentions now he's been getting the evil eye from Victoria and Fabricio since he arrived and so he'd better go before they cause a scene.  She pooches her mouth, even more, to re-emphasize there is absolutely nothing between her and the Curly-Locks Kid.  If there isn't, he surmises aloud, then why feel the need to bring it up?  Because you do, dude--every chance you get! 

⦁ Later that morning, Majo and Elisa are discussing their wanting to get Renata out of this clinic.  Majo remarks that Big Sis isn't the crazy one here.  In fact, she's the sanest one of the family.  (No disagreement there!)  "--How so?"   "-- Well, she's great at observing things.  She's mentioned that both you and I are involved with men that harm us."  (Yup, Ren has great foresight, but no hindsight...especially where Marcelo was concerned.  He wasn't necessarily included in that affirmation of the family females' lousy luck with their boy toys and bedmates.)   A bit more introspection and Majo suggests she may have made the decision to hitch her wagon to Darth Dario's death-star was to get away from Mama, to defy her.  Elisa suggests that that was a bit drastic and not necessary to flee from Mama.  "--Oh yeah???  Then why don't you confess to Leo?"  The difference is that Leo doesn't threaten the family into doing things that are against the law.  He wasn't the dude that kidnapped the two of them and continues to harass her, forcing her to commit illegal acts on pain of death of a family member if she utters a word of it to the popo.  Elisa pleads for Majo to stop this guy.  She's apparently the only hope Elisa has of putting the brakes on this badass bastardo (pun definitely intended.)

⦁ Back at Police Central where they're now cleaning the leftovers from Tapia's disseminated grey matter off the walls, file cabinets, floor, and ceiling, El Inspector congratulates Leo on his foresight.  This is the only way it could have played out, although he's certain that Tapia didn't kill himself any more than Marc did.  El Inspector counters that the gun had Tapia's fingerprints on it.  Sure, but why call attention to himself like this?  Normally if someone wants to blow their brains out it's done in the privacy of one's home says Leo.  "--So then, who do you suspect?"  Leo doesn't mince words.  Suspect Numero Uno is Eugenio Serrano.  "--The stolen art piece was taken from Ewwy's home and Marc had it.  Then Ewwy tries to murder Sonia.  Marc was framed to take the fall and when he attempted to change his statement and name names, he suddenly kills himself.  Right after that, Tapia also "commits suicide."  [What are the odds?]  It is all connected."

⦁ Ewwy warns Dario that the police are going to be on their tails now so it's more important than ever to pay off the jail scum who did the deeds and re-capitalize with more stolen paintings.  (Murder and cover-ups are expensive investments in self-preservation.) And, so, Cobra's now insisting he should get a bigger piece of the contraband pie.  Ewwy says sure thing.  He'll give him all of the proceeds of the next job provided he gives up Majo.  Cobra ain't so keen on the idea.

⦁ Back in his office, JL tries to make excuses and apologize for invading Adriana's space the other night, and so soon after rejecting her.  She tells him to back off unless he wants more legal and family troubles than he's got now.  "--Adios, ex-jefe."

⦁ Leo phones El and says Tapia supposedly killed himself last night and he feels Marc and Tapia's deaths are connected somehow.  She needs to see him and he wants to see her but...well... duty calls.  By the way, she says, Marc's being buried today in the same place as Daddy got put.  Be there or be square.  He'll try to hurry but lots of puzzle pieces to match up right now at the office.  Lots o' pressure.

⦁ Across the room, Adriana is having a bad day.  Leo looks over and asks what's buggin' her.  She admits she's got one boss who kills himself and another who makes her life impossible.  It may be his older brother, but she fell for a guy who only wanted to use her as his crying towel.  Now she wants shed of it.  Well, enough about her love-life.  What about his?  Seems Leo never thought his job would interfere so much with his love-life.  What?  Aren't his feelings for Elisa enough to overcome the petty differences and the facts of this case?  Is he the type to let her go just in order to win another medal?  No, not at all, he stammers. But, well Elisa?  She seems to be.  (And we'd agree: his is anything but a match made in heaven.)

⦁ Across town, Sarah is outside in the yard when Reynaldo drives up and lets Theresa out of the car after lunch. He hints at wanting a smooch, but Sarah is out of earshot.  Lucky Theresa.  Sarah notes the mysterious smile Terry's now wearing.  Sarah asks her DIL who the man in the car was.  Terry freezes.

⦁ At Grupo Cantu, Elisa has summoned Fabby.  She's been overwhelmed with all the death over the past few weeks and mentions that Leo was correct because   Marc didn't off himself.  Somebody arranged his murder to look that way and Leo's got the proof.  Eventually, he'll come around to realizing her two art galleries are also involved in criminal activity. He'll come after her and he will put her in jail for it.  So, what does she intend to do about that asks Curly?  She's clueless.  But he's an expert in "these things".  What could he suggest?  How can they cover it up so that Leo never discovers the connection between the art galleries and her part in it all?  Fab's suggestion is that Elisa closes the two art galleries or go to Leo with the truth.  She refuses.  (She'd rather bang her head against the wall and suffer the pain.)  

⦁ At Uncle Ewwy's, Sonia receives her sentence: she's grounded for the next 9 months until the baby is born and that means her phone privileges are nixed as well. (Crap!  Not that too!)

⦁ Meanwhile, Clara is with Lelie, agonizing over her father's and Julia's deaths, her part in things not quite above board, and how horrible it is having a money-grubbing mother who brought this tragedy on the family.  

⦁ Majo chats with Scario about how scandalized Mama was to find her sexting...er...stripping for luhhvv while skyping.  She needs to move out.  She's suffocating there at the manse.  Dario tells her to wait a bit and he's going to take her away from it all.  Just be patient.  He makes the mistake of mentioning Marc's funeral being the next day.  And how does he know about that?  Only the family knew about that and a couple of family friends.  A lightbulb goes off in her otherwise dim brain.  Did he have something to do with her BIL's death?  "--That's the business, dear.  It was either your sister or him (and, well, Marc drew the short straw)."  Click.

⦁ Back to the discussion between Fab and Elisa, she wants whatever is behind door #3.  Fab says she cannot cuz there isn't any door #3..  She's got to realize that everybody working for Cantu is going to be implicated and go to jail along with her if she doesn't close down the galleries.  His daddy has money in the construction company also and it will all be lost.  They'll all be goners if she doesn't agree to his advice.  She says no.  He resigns.  He won't be part of such a titanic nightmare (pun intended).

⦁ When Leslie leaves Nieves tells her daughter how careless and outright stupid she was to open up with the truth to Leslie who swore on her telenovela life not to tell another living soul (until they ask).  She's more than likely to race to her policeman daddy and spill the beans.  Clara's response is Mama told her they were between the devil and the deep blue sea without a life preserver.  If the police don't jail us Cobra will nail us.  (How far can you swim, Ma?)  

⦁ In the kitchen, Terry starts to actually help make dinner and admits Reynaldo is a former high school buddy, half-truths being better than none, we suppose.  JL comes in complaining immediately about how today his life is another bowl of rotten cherries and he doesn't want to deal.  When's supper?  Terry waddles out of the kitchen to pout.

⦁ Leo has dinner with Adri who lives for playing matchmaker with Leo.  Just because her life's a mess right now doesn't mean his has to be also.  He should just call Elisa and make nice.  He attempts it but then hangs up.  

⦁ At the same time, Vicki rushes in to chat with Elisa.  She's down.  Mama, another would-be yenta tries making small talk about Fabricio and praising his attention to the family and especially towards Elisa.  El is not in the mood. She resents Mama's attempt at forcing people, male people, on her.  Mama can take a hint--but not very nicely; she's only trying to look out for her daughters' best interest!!  She harumphs her way out of the bedroom and down the hall.

⦁ The next day JL is dressed in his best.  He tells Sarah that he's going to be promoted now that his immediate superior just bought the farm.  

⦁ As the funeral is about to start Fab tells his father that he wants to have a confab soon.  It's definitely got to do with Marc's death and Leo's investigation.  He wants to shut down the two galleries or Leo will begin investigating those and who knows what will happen then?  Ewwy is totally opposed to that as the construction company needs them open.  It would be financial suicide otherwise.  No.  They'll have the convo but not right now.

⦁ While she's alone in the house, Sonia uses Ewwy's office phone to call Elisa.  It is a shock when she learns she's not available due to attending Sr. Marcelo's funeral today.  Sonia implodes and goes on an ugly crying jag.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ At the same time, Sarah mentions to Terry that JL believes he's getting a promotion today.  He certainly hadn't crossed two words with Terry so no, she had no idea.  Good on him...she leaves the kitchen in a huff cuz she had to hear the news from Sarah instead of JL himself.

⦁ At the manicomio, Renata may have a new friend if not a new admirer.  His name is Mauricio.  Mauricio invites himself along with Ren and her nurse while they take a walk around the premises.

⦁ At Police Central, JL tells Mario of his probable reinstatement and promotion.  However, he's only been half right.  JL gets reinstated, but the new boss--his new boss and Tapia's replacement is Leo!  (Dun-dun-dunnn!)  JL returns to his office and grabs his things.  He's damned if he'll start taking orders from his kid brother!

⦁ Terry, meanwhile, is on the phone to Reynaldo telling him of her plans to leave the house and make a new life for herself.  She's never worked before, but she'll do anything to get free of this family.  Rey doesn't look that excited to hear it.  

⦁ Adri and Leo are parked a bit away from the funeral about to take place at cadaverous Marc's "new digs".  Leo's there to be a shoulder to bear Elisa up during this trying time.  (Fool.)  What's the reason first, Adri wants to know before they walk over, that has got Leo thinking Eugenio's behind all the recent criminal activity?  Why, it's the fact that, according to Marc, Sonia took some of the invoices off Ewwy's desk when she brought Marc the stolen artifact and gave them to Marc to look over.  Those were invoices from Elisa's art gallery.  So now he's going to launch an investigation into Elisa's two galleries.  Suddenly matchmaker Adriana has a major migraine.  (I guess Leo and she have never heard you don't dip your wick in the company well.)

⦁ Adri and Leo start walking towards the mourners.  Victoria starts screeching.   "--What is that man doing here???  He has no business here!"   El turns around and walks over to Leo.  Leo tells her he's there for her.  She says thanks but no thanks.  It apparently isn't such a good idea after all.  He is more than a bit perturbed at her and the family's snubs and loudly asks why not?  Who's got an issue with him showing his face there?  Eugenio can't miss this.  Leo's left himself wide open. Ewwy demands to know what he's doing there.  Leo is more than ready to rumble about now.  "--How great it is to see you since I've got a warning for you!"  "--You don't say!" (Ewwy can sneer with the best of them.) Leo's unstoppable now.  "--I'm not stopping till I put you behind bars for the crimes you've committed!  Trying to silence your accomplices won't help you one bit!"  

⦁ El tries to get Leo to leave for now. She'll catch up with him later.  Fab, emboldened by this, tries to put in his own 1 1/2 centavos' worth.  "--You've heard Elisa.  Leave the premises."   Leo manages a believable bulldog and barks at Poodle Boy to back off and stop interfering.  The Poodle Boy strains at his leash, growling that he'll back off and not get involved when he damn well feels like it--which he doesn't!! The two start nipping and ripping at each other.  Guests try pulling the two of them back from the brink of Leo's being charged for badmouthing with a deadly weapon.  Ewwy tells Leo to go ahead and charge him if he thinks he can.  "--Oh, sooner or later it will all come to light," Leo shoots back.  Ewwy accuses Leo then of being jealous of  Fabricio and taking it out on him instead.  "--Oh, it will all come out in the wash, sooner or later --but hey, what about Sonia, huh?  You took her out of the hospital so she wouldn't speak to me and tell me the truth!  Isn't that it?"  (Guess we'll have to wait for the last of this exciting exchange of insults till next time.)

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