Caray, Caray!

With an easily enraged Leonardo doing the questioning one on one in the interrogation room, Cobra, aka, Dario, manages to purposely push every single one of Leo's buttons.  He screams at Leo to hit him.  When Leo refuses, Cobra gives Leo a head butt that kicks his nemesis into high hostile gear.  Adriana and Mario have to race in to tear the two apart.  They manage to pull Leo off Cobra and out of the room.  Cobra gets his jollies threatening to sue Leo for police brutality.  

At the Cantu manse, Majo asks Elisa what will happen to Cobra.  "--They keep him in jail while they put together a case against him."  "--You think that he's going to accuse you--Sorry.  Didn't mean to...."  They agree they've got to think of a legal strategy.  Majo's all for that. She encourages El to do whatever she's got to do, shady or not, to keep from going to jail.  El only asks Majo to help take care of Renatta since Mama is a lost cause. (Hell, so is Majo.  A perfect case of the blind leading the blind.)

Back at Police Central, Adriana informs Leo of the impending lawsuit.  "--It should have been expected; it's meant to get me kicked off the investigation."  (Dario has your number, dude.  He wound you up and let you spin!)

At Fern's apartment, Fabricio is complaining to Fern that she knew from the beginning that his papi was a mafia mastermind and thug.  (Question: has this dude even changed his shirt and pants or shaved yet?  No wonder Fern is standing 6 feet away from him.)  Fern rubs his nose in it.  It's not as if Fab didn't realize it also at some level, she tells him. "-- Eugenio controls everyone and everything here.  We do his bidding; we're his puppets."  Fab refuses to accept his papi can control him also.  Fern tells him to take the blinders off and to act like a man instead of a whimpering child. (And take a bath and shave, already!!!)  If he wants to do something to change the outcome he's got to do it now., she insists.  (Sadly, this does not compute.)

Over at Ewwwy's house, Victoria has come, suitcase in hand.  She explains that she cannot stand returning to the Hell that her daughters have made at the manse.  She's told the girls that she's marrying him and (classy lady that she is) she's come to live with him.  (Yes, out of wedlock it would appear.)  

Meanwhile, Fern calls Ewwy to inform him that Fab is on the way to Ewwy's place to make a scene.  He instructs Maria, the housekeeper, to set up Sra. in the master bedroom and that she's going to be living there from now on.  Vicki's grateful, but she insists on knowing what's going to happen with Sonia now.....(We note this is the only time Ewwy ever looks like he's been caught with his hands in the proverbial cookie jar.)

El has called Fern trying to find Fab.  Fern lies flat out that she hasn't seen him, doesn't know what he's up to or where he is.  He's actually standing right there behind her.  El gets huffy and says but with the relationship you've had with him you should be able to.  You find him and tell him I want to speak to him, ASAP.  (Are Elisa's limits close to being reached with Fern?)

Across town, Jose Luis has brought Leslie to see Theresa.  It is a tearful reunion.  Theresa tearfully swears she had nothing to do with Reynaldo's untimely death.  JL informs Terry that he's got her lined up to see the judge and begin proceedings to get her case heard.  Maybe there's a chance to avoid going to prison afterall.    FF>>FF>> (What a great guy...not.)

Back at los Cantu, Majo has "summoned" Clara.  She tells her that Cobra has been captured.  That's as it should be and all is right with the world, right?  Majo is confused.  Yes, she's still in love with The Dangerous Bad Boy.  New topic: She wants Clara to be her friend.  Wow!  What an honor!  However, it comes with a request to help her take care of her sister, Ren.  Clara is pissed at this.  She claims all Majo wants is a helper, an aid.  She's got hurt or sensitive feelings ever since Majo made a play at her the other day in the bedroom.  (Yeah.  What was that all about, anyway?  Majo getting in touch with her masculine side or what?)  Majo naively tells Clara she's sorry and never meant to hurt her.  So, Clara leaves half disgusted and Majo is clueless again.  FF>>FF>>

Leslie comes back to the waiting area of the police station and cries on Sarah's shoulder.  It is hard to see her mama in such a pathetic state.....JL comes out to the waiting area now and asks what he can do to make Leslie feel better.  She replies with a sneer on her face to get her mother out of jail. (Duh!)  Sarah and she give JL a pointed snub (Double-Duh!) and leave the building together.  

Later on JL is back in the interrogation room with Cobra.  He tells him that Papi is doing all he can to get his little boy out of there.  Dario says, no problem really; he is enjoying his stay there.  And, everybody treats him well.  In fact the skuttlebutt is that JL's wife is a guest in the same establishment.  "--How can that be??  Is it true that she cheated on you?"  JL lunges at Cobra and tells him to keep his mouth shut or else!  Cobra demands that JL give his kid brother a lesson, or else Cobra will name JL as an accomplice and will list every job he's ever done for them and how much he was paid for it! (Oh noes!!)   "--So, get me out of this jail, ASAP!"  

Fabricio arrives at the manse and walks into the living room while El and Leo are liplocking.  He is not a happy camper.  Note the unibrow scowl.  

JL hurries down to the Comandante's office to inform him that Leo is being sued by Cobra for police brutality while in custody.  "--We can either suspend him or let the lawsuit take its course."

El questions if Fab finished decoupling the two galleries from the main business so she wouldn't come under suspicion of money laundering.  He tells her without hesitation that he didn't.  He had other, more pressing, things to attend to.  She is confused.  Why didn't he?  Fab reminds her he told her to keep her distance from Leo.  But she didn't.  Now she wants him to put his neck out for her despite her ignoring his explicit instructions.  He even went to his father who used his position to cover her tail-- he even bribed the judge to get it done.  Now they've got Cobra and once he opens up and unloads what he knows, everything Fab has tried to do will be all for nothing and his reputation will be a pile o' crap.  "--Sorry, Elisa, but you dug your own grave."  (It should be clear to El by now that hiring family and friends is problematic, especially when trying to cover your tracks and to avoid jail time.)

Back at Ewwwy's, Vicki asks her intended what he's going to do with Sonia at this point.  He tells her he needs more time.  She generously gives him a single day to decide.  

In Sarah's kitchen, Leslie is overwrought with Mama's situation and eating up a storm as a result. Once she's done she heads upstairs and looks guiltily at herself in the mirror.  She begins pummeling her nonexistant paunch.

Back at the police station, the comandante suspends Leo.  

Fab now speaks with Ewwy.  Vicki has snuck halfway down the stairs to listen in on the conversation.  "--Is Dario your son or not?"  After a bit of well-timed hesitation, Ewwy admits he is.  "--Dario is the biggest mistake of my life."  "--How can you say that about your son?"  "--I never thought of him as my son."  (That's simple enough.)  Ewwy lies, saying he tried helping the boy but he was too filled with resentment.  Dario ended up doing the dirty jobs because he never cared to study.  Fab tells him it's a load of cow manure.  Just then they hear Vicki on the stairs.  She heads back up hoping not to be heard.  (Too late.)  Ewwy quickly moves the conversation into his office.  

Back at los Cantu, the new psychiatrist and nurse arrive to take care of Renutty.  

At los Velasco, Nieves and Sarah are having coffee.  Nieves is aware of Terry's transgressions.  She pumps Sarah for some juicy gossip.  Sarah reminds her of the rumors surrounding Julia's death and suggests they just leave sleeping dogs lie for now.  While Sarah slips into the kitchen, Leslie comes downstairs and greets Nieves.  Nieves has the nerve to ask if Leslie is preggers or not.  Leslie tells her in no uncertain terms to button it.  

Back in Ewwy's office, Fab is supposing Papi will excuse his actions getting involved with art trafficking.  Yeah, he blames Dario for getting him involved.  However, Ewwy says he's a businman and cannot be blamed for taking hold of opportunities of any kind if they arrive.  However, he wasn't aware of Dario's dastardly doings until it was too late.  So, now both Ewwy's and Fabricio's fortunes and inheritance are tied up in art trafficking.  Later on, Dario got involved in moneylaundering and so, that as well is part of what their fortune is tied to.  In the end, Fab reasons that Vicki's hubby, Ewwy's best bud, was also involved in money laundering and art trafficking.  So, did he get his best friend involved so that he could murder him and end up married to his widow, Victoria?  (Fab's powers of deduction are amazing, ?verdad?)

Ren and Clara are having a conversation.  Things turn to boyfriends and falling in love.  Is Clara in love?  Who might it be?  Before we hear Clara's juicy confession. Majo comes in to inform her sister that the doc and his nurse are there to see her.  Ren asks a favor.....

Back at Grupo Cantu, the accountant is explaining to El.  He says that the galleries now belong to a group of lawyers in Panama.  She's no longer responsible for their actions with the galleries.  However,  Fab only did his job half-way (more likely half-assed, in true show of professionalism) and the federal auditors are still after Elisa Cantu (we assume for transactions prior to the transfer???).  Mr. Accountant cannot locate Fab so he cannot get the majority of questions resolved nor instructions for any of the next steps to take.  

Finally it dawns on Elisa that Fab and Fern have been out to get her.  Fern was the one who pushed Fab onto her.  Now, he's left her in the lurch and Fern, it turns out, having told so many lies in the past is just as capable of lying to her now about her and Fab's true intentions.  "--What's your game, Fernanda, since you were so insistant in having Fabricio get involved while you were still sleeping with him...  What was your plan?"  Fern insists her intentions are as pure as the wind driven snow and butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.....  She swears Fab left her in the lurch because he's so jealous of Leo.  El sniggers. "--Pah--leese!"

Adriana gets a last minute call to go pick up a criminal called El Pinkey.  He's apparently the guy who murdered Rey, Theresa's snatch, and so Terry's being freed.  Adri gives Leo the great news.  

Back at Ewwy's, Fab tells his daddy he saw how Dario's mother was left unable to stand on her own two feet.  "--And of course you believed her." This was, of course,  not to mention the way he drove his own mother to an early death.  "--I am ashamed to be your son!"  Ewwy yells that his mother was the love of his life!  Fab says naw, not only that but Papi is the one who dragged Elisa into this mess.  "--She believed you were her savior when you were actually her executioner!"  Ewwy insists it's all nonsense.  Dario is sick in the head, not to be believed.  Fab says he believes him more than Papi.  Well then, answers Ewwy, remember that if I go down, others will be going with me!  "--Do you really want to see Elisa behind bars????" 

 Ewwy finally offers to tell Fab the truth behind the lies.  "--It was all Dario's doing.  He planned Majo's kidnapping.  Right after that he began the moneylaundering."  "--BBBBut Dario says you are the one behind all this."  "--I am the leader of nothing!  All I am trying to do is to clean up the mess left behind, and to protect Elisa and her family!!  But, if you go to the police now you will ruin everything!"  (Cue the violins.)

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