Caray, Caray!

Leo and Elisa continue to marvel at the fantasyland their fairy godmother has created for them. 

Leo: I'm fired! Let's run away!

Elisa: Nah, let's just pretend. I'm good at that.

They get down to some serious nose-bending. I hope Renata has put out some space heaters, because these two continue to generate no BTUs whatsoever. 

Leo gives Elisa a promise ring and makes many promising promises. He seems blissfully unaware that nothing will change until she starts promising a few things, like telling the truth or maybe just paying attention. After all, he's been Steady Eddie all along. But the theme music starts kicking up, so it must be working. 

Ren and Majo are watching the scene unfold while hanging out an upstairs window. God, this family is creepy. Couldn't they just screen the surveillance video after? Ren looks touched. Majo looks constipated. 

*****

Leslie is crumpled in her bed like a wet dishrag while Tere and JL hover over her. She tearfully announces that the only thing that will make her better is her parents kissing and making up so they can all be one big dysfunctional family again. (Wait; what? Isn't that how she got so weird in the first place? Did they bring in a third set of writers while we weren't looking?) JL's phone keeps ringing, but he doesn't answer it. 

*****

Video montage with dramatic strings of all the sad girls in their pajamas: Clara crying in her room, Adri texting an unresponsive JL, Tere and Leslie asleep in her single bed, Fer whimpering on the floor. Cut to Elisa and Leo, out of their pajamas and not sad at all. At least it's not the theme song again.

*****

He wants to see his son -- their son, Fer corrects him -- but she tells him he can't because he's being held captive by his stupid grandfather. Fab rushes out again. Fer glares at Sonia like it's all her fault, but she ought to be used to that by now. 

*****

Fab marches over to Cantu Slumber Party Central, where he broodily watches Leo take his leave before confronting Elisa at the gate. She's been out to Cute Jackets R Us again (between running from the police and running toward them, when does she find the time?) while he looks like somebody dumped a bucket of day-old reality on his head. 

Fab: I need to talk to you RIGHT NOW.

Elisa: After walking out on your job right when I was about to be arrested? That's rich.

Fab: I have to make a decision. I need advice.

Elisa: Seriously? 

Fab: Just answer one question: could ever you see me as the man who loves you? Do I have a chance with you?

Elisa: Dude, I have got way more important stuff to think about.

You'd think that would be answer enough, but he asks the question about fourteen more times. He's not super-articulate because he hasn't slept in a week, but he seems to be saying that if she won't be his girlfriend, he won't play the hero to get her out of the mess she's in. He picks NOW to get all decisive?

*****

The local Spanish-language news chooses this moment to break in with an urgent announcement about the Pfizer vaccine, which I've already heard from the Blue Lad, CNN and the Washington Post. 

When we return to the Adventures of Fabradoodle, he is ranting to his father that everything he has and is and does and owns and touches and cares about, including his freedom, is dependent on Fab keeping quiet. Money quote: "NOW I AM THE PUPPETMASTER." Honey, no one in real or imagined Mexico City thinks you have the avocados for that, so just stop embarrassing yourself.

*****

Nieves is begging a droopy Clara not to leave home, but Clara points out that "I'm sorry I hit you; don't abandon me like everyone else" is not exactly a sweetener. Nieves promises that if Clara stays, she'll force herself to accept her "repugnant relationship with that woman." Also not so convincing.

Clara gives a very dignified speech about her rights and her identity, but Nieves sneers that Majo is using her -- she's just a servant to Little Miss Fancy-Britches. When Clara objects, her mother suggests that she get out her phone and call Majo right now. "We'll see how important you are to her." 

Well, she may have something there. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

*****

Unemployed Leo is hanging out over at Adri's and suddenly remembers that Sonia called the police from someone else's phone and he has the number. He dials it and immediately recognizes Victoria's voice, although she doesn't recognize his. 

He hangs up and makes eggy-eyes at Adri: What if Eu is holding Sonia hostage? Gosh, if he'd thought of all this about three booty-calls ago, he might have arrived while she was still there. Sigh.

*****

Elisa and her cute jacket hug Ren at the bottom of the not-yet-fatal staircase and assure her that yes, she can absolutely come back to work at the constructora, but not until she's 100% better. Ren's already way the hell better at putting two and two together: she tells Elisa about Nursy's suspicious death, but El just looks like somebody moved her dish.

*****

Eu dispatches two particularly thuggish-looking thugs to give Fab "a good scare." I don't like Fab's chances. Does he even have the sense to check his rearview mirror?

*****

At the office, Fer doles out another pie-slice of truth about Eu to Elisa. He never approved of Fer and Fab's relationship -- he wanted Elisa for a daughter-in-law instead -- so when Fer turned up pregnant he paid her to have an abortion, but she couldn't go through with it. When she was pretending to study abroad, she was actually putting the finishing touches on Juanito. Elisa is aghast: Why didn't you tell me? Fer says she wouldn't have believed her. NO DUH.

*****

Vic returns to the manse to grab up some more potbelly pants and is confronted by Majo, who spills the beans about Nursy. Vic acts the victim -- wonder where she learned that -- but as soon as Majo is out of sight, she calls up Eugenio. If she's ever taken a relationship quiz in a magazine, she's got to know that asking your fiance if he killed that girl is lots of negative points.

*****

The doctor tells JL and Tere that Leslie's white cell count is much too high. He says he needs to run more tests before forming a diagnosis, but the entire patio knows it's got to be...The Only Childhood Disease in Mexico City. JL looks legitimately concerned about his daughter, but you know he has that mood disorder, so give it a minute.

*****

Leo goes to see his forgettable boss, who sadly informs him he'll have to jump through a few hoops before getting his job back. Like what? Well, Internal Affairs is on the way up...

Apparently the emphasis is on "affairs," as a dark-haired beauty glides in on a wave of lounge music. "I assume you two need no introduction." (Wait, Comandante Whatzit! We do! We need an introduction! Who is this chick? And why are we bringing in new characters now?)

Well, her name is Cristina, and she gets right down to business. She shoves her cleavage into his face and says, "We can't talk about your case without talking about Julia and Elisa, and we can't talk about Julia and Elisa without talking about me. Let's start with me." I hate her already.

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