Caray, Caray!

“No one here gets out alive.”

Mauricio told Majo that he had the proof of what had been done to Renata. She asked him to send it to her phone but he said he needed to show it to Renata. He wanted to see her, but Majo told him that was not possible. She explained that Renata had another crisis fit and was being heavily medicated. He began having a fit at this news, telling her that the medications were meant to make her forget what she knew. As he began stimming he told her that he was certain that Victoria ordered this. Majo said she would return when he had calmed down, but Mauricio insisted on talking to Renata. He flapped his arms a bit more before sitting down. [What medications are they shooting him up with?]

Nieves did her best to gaslight Clara by denying that she had anything to do with her working for El Cobra. She tried the typical guilt trip about getting money for her husband's surgery, finally playing the Ace of Spades over The Truth Will Get You Incarcerated (or Dead). Clara shot back with “I'd rather be in prison or dead than here with you” before walking out. Nieves called José Luis to rat out Mario for coming over with questions. She ratted out her own daughter for what she said during the “interrogation.” José Luis told her not to worry, not to say anything, and that he would be coming over to talk to Clara.

Clara went to see Leslie to see how things had gone. She told Clara that her illness seemed to be keeping her parents together.

Elisa arrived home and was greeted with a hug from Victoria who pretended concern, as usual. She expressed her increasing despair at being locked up and asked about her sisters. Victoria told her that Renata was asleep upstairs and it was Business As Usual about Majo. Elisa wanted to talk to her and help her. Victoria agreed. Elisa said she was going to get some rest and said she wanted to talk to Renata. Victoria tried to dissuade her for the usual reason, adding that Oscar had to administer drugs “to control her.” Elisa didn't like this, asking why she didn't call Dr Espinosa. Victoria claimed she tried but he didn't answer her calls. This became a civil-sounding disagreement which ended with Victoria playing the Victim and walking out [one guess as to where she's going].

Fernanda brought a report into Fabricio's office to hand over a report and he asked what she was doin there. She said she had not yet signed her resignation letter. He tried to make her leave – the company – but she confronted him with what she had learned from Dario. She knew that Elisa had been released when he had not been informed and she speculated on what he would say to her. She pointed out to him that “You are now one of us” and “Imagine what Elisa would think if she knew who you really are.” He smiled as he sat down.

Majo arrived home and found Elisa in the dining room. She told her about visiting Mauricio and finding out what had been done to Renata. Elisa didn't believe this, but Majo told her that Mauricio would not produce the evidence until he talked with Renata.

A chess-game confrontation took place at the precinct between José Luis and Mario which ended in a mild threat from one to the other.

Christina slithered into Leo's hospital room, ignoring the fact that she was not welcome. She came on with the usual statement of out-womaning her perceived competition, but Leo pule back into the pillow to avoid her threar of a kiss. She went on about the passion they shared [which must have been in her mind] and how he could never feel with Elisa what he had with her [We'd rather not know]. He told her that if she believed she could get him back by threatening the people in his life she was sickly mistaken. She told him his brother was in very hot water and if he wanted to put his hands in the fire to help him to watch out. “Because I love you very much.”

Elisa made the bad decision to confront Victoria about this, believing that her mother was incapable of doing such a thing to Renata. They had not seen Mauricio's evidence so didn't know if it was real. They went upstairs to see Renata, Elisa telling her to say nothing.

As Sara went to Leo's room Christina deliberately defied Leo by approaching Teresa in the corridor to play her sadistic mind games on her. Pretending to have mistaken Adriana for José Luis's wife, she tried to Rattle Teresa, who corrected her calmly. After a false apology Christina walked away from her and Teresa smiled, knowing she had someone's number.

Victoria arrived at Eugenio's lair, telling him she was considered a bother in her own house. He said she was a queen in his and they needed to plan for the future. When he said the word “wedding” she looked uneasy. She tried to stall further discussion by mentioning the business and he said Fabricio was in charge. Elisa would have to keep her distance until the court case was finished. He suggested they go away where no one can find them.

Elisa woke Renata, who was relieved to see her. She asked Majo if she had seen Mauricio, but Majo lied. Renata pled with her not to leave him alone “because he knows many things and his life could be in danger.” Majo looked at though she needed a vomitorium; she left the room. Elisa told Renata not to worry because they were going to go to see him.

Mario started telling Christina about his visit to Clara's home and what happened there. She demanded that he look for Clara and make her talk. He told her that José Luis seemed to have smelled a rat, which made Christina say that they had to get him out of the way.

Elisa checked on Majo, who said nothing was wrong. She said she wasn't drinking.

Clara took Leslie to the hospital to visit Leo, who was being released the next day. She left them alone and Leslie told him that José Luis and Adriana were lovers. She was looking for his help.

José Luis was at Adriana's and she served him coffee. He talked about his life going to pieces. They could not be together, he is under investigation, and he was sure that Leslie would not recover.

Alfonso told Fernanda that if she intended to fight for the insurance money she would need very good lawyers. The issue was that until the investigation into Augusto's murder uncovered the killer she would be the prime suspect. He stepped out and found Victoria, who insisted on talking to him. He said he wanted to get his laptop and notes, so she said they should go into his office.
Fernanda was there. Alfonso stepped out discreetly and may not have heard the cold verbal catfight that began with Victoria ordering Fernanda to leave the premises and Fernanda saying that only Fabricio had the power to order that... and a “This place isn't big enough for the both of us.”

Piedad visited Leo and apologized for what happened. She said she had not raised Dario to be a criminal, but he was so full of hatred and rancor that this had been inevitable. She blamed his father for Dario's desire for revenge. Leo said he didn't know how to help. She told him that Dario was in prison and that his father was Eugenio Serrano.

Christina had the nerve to go to the Cantú household. Elisa made her entrance in clothing far above Christina's pay grade and told her she was not welcome. Christina said she had something important to tell Majo. Elisa sent the maid to fetch her and Christina told her that Majo was going to have problems because she will be accused of being Dario's accomplice in the shooting of Leo. She played back the recording on her cell phone of Majo's comfession. Elisa asked what she wanted and inevitably she said that she was to renounce her claim to Leo and she would destroy the recording [I call BS on that]. She looked around, saying that everything they own would be state property after the convictions. Elisa pointed out that this was extortion and the irony of the situation. She had been blackmailed into the trafficking by a criminal and now being extorted by a law enforcer. Also that what Leo wanted was “to delete you from his life forever.” Christina said she could live without Leo, but “how will you feel if your sister is in prison? And yor family in ruin because of your stubbornness?” She gave her until noon the next day to answer.

As José Luis arrived at Nieves' place to talk to Clara, Piedad explained the situation to Leo. Dario's place as an illegitimate son led to him being involved in Eugenio's dirty business and therefore Dario was looking for revenge. This led Leo to conclude that Eugenio was behind the art trafficking and money laundering, which Piedad knew little about. She asked his help in getting Eugenio arrested because she feared what would happen to Dario in the prison.

José Luis started out saying that he understood the difficulty of dealing with the loss of a sister and a father in such a short period of time but there was nothing they could do. He would keep the police away from her as long as she remained silent because of what any of El Cobra's associates might do. Of course she let him know she knew one of his dirty little secrets and said she would zip it for Leslie's sake.

That was followed by him talking to Nieves where he said she was not to tell Leo that he had put Julia and El Cobra together and in return he wouldn't tell what she did with the money that came from this association. Also that she was responsible for the whole fiasco that led to Julia's death and would be if anything happened to Clara. “Silence is most beautiful; death is the most ugly.”

Victoria wanted desperately to be rid of Fernanda but Fabricio said she was going to remain. His decision and she would not be able to revoke it. Victoria called him a traitor and said that Elisa was now free to resume her place. Fabricio pointed out that she was still facing charges and he was not going to allow this to affect the business. This ended in a stalemate because Eugenio is now the majority shareholder.

Majo visited Dario in the prison. She thanked him for changing his statement. He then told her he was going to do serious hard time. He said he would miss her. “We will miss you, too,” she said. “You're going to be a father. I'm pregnant.”

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