Caray, Caray!

⦁ Claudio is eager to move into Constanza's castle to continue living the highlife.  Teresa refuses to because Connie Cruel Shoes refuses to allow daughter #2 to move in owing to Mama always loved her best or some such thing....However pride gives way to the fact of a paucity of pesos.  Sleep on the street or swallow your pride-- and since pride is something of which Claudio knows nothing, Teresa must eventually give in.

⦁ At the garage, Valentina screams in frustration at Juanga's brainless response to having screwed up the whole front braking system, shock absorbers, discs, hub, bushings, axle, the tire, et al.  How is Juanga planning to pay Gustavo back for the damages to the customer's car? "--Don't act so down in the mouth." He promises to help if it really is that costly.....Sorry, but that kind of STOOPID.  I got no patience with this, and if this is supposed to be humorous or clownish, even less.  I'd have fired this south end of a northbound jackass in a N.Y. minute y punto.

⦁ Back at the soon-to-be-emptied-out manse, Fernanda offers what help she can to Natalia.  Her parents have a storeroom Nata can use for her furniture.  Nat explains how she had to sell her jewelry and will stay in a hotel for a bit due to Connie's inconsiderate refusal to help family.  Nat, for now, has no other option.  (Sorry, but did she and all who know her forget she is a reknown chef?  Why not call on all those restaurant and club owners she supposedly hobnobs with for a job already?)

⦁ Mario is pissed as hell that he's got to sell all his possessions to come up with the money to pay the creditors and thus avoid jail.  Sissy Tania tells him to be greatful that Elias Haddad didn't sue him like he did Adrian.  Tania laughs outloud at the thought that powerful Elias is right now kicking Nata out on her zero ass-ets.  Mario swears that he will find a way to rescue Nata from her naive self.

⦁ Tere, sitting outside Connie's palacial mansion, persuades her daughter to at least allow her and Claudio a place to reside...temporarily.

⦁ Gustavo returns to the garage and realizes something's wrong with Mario's ride.  Tina covers for Juanga.  With the crap load of lies and roundabout fast talk, we can see that Tavo knows nothing about fixing cars and less about running a repair shop.  (No wonder Connie had to bail him out early on.) 

⦁ The pediatrician/neurologist?  says nothing's wrong with Benji that time won't heal.  

⦁ At the same time, Nata has naively shown her envelope of pesos gotten from pawning her jewelry while paying for a hotel room.  A crook in the lobby waiting for a mark has taken notice.  The girls go upstairs and Andrea can do nothing but complain. (Earplugs please.) Nata takes the time to explain that Omar is not to blame for what their two fathers have done.  She then goes out to buy the girls and herself something to eat.

⦁ Across town, Omar begs his mother to intervene with Daddy's throwing Andi's family out onto the street.  (Well, he has a point, unless the man is planning to sell it immediately, which he probably is.)  Omar says he's leaving to move in with a friend as he can no longer stay under the same roof as his parsimonious Papi.  Ok, Mama Sammi is at least willing to give him the keys to his graduation present...their apartment in the city.  He immediately calls Andi to let her know.  He will stop by to pick her up and show it to her.  

⦁ Tavo stops by the beauty shop to chat with Chole.  Olga heads off to the garage.  Connie arrives looking for Tavo.  Olga wastes no time informing her that Tavo is over at Chole's shop.  And, Tavo, for his part, is opening up to Chole about how depressing it is living with Constanza.  Chole says it's obvious that he's been unhappy living with the woman for a while now.  Why doesn't he leave her?  He blames himself and says she's sacrificed a great deal because of him.  Anyway, what woman would pay attention to a worthless man like him?  Chole insists there are plenty of women who'd be proud to be at his side.  Show him one and he'd leave it all behind.  

⦁ At the same time, Nata is not paying enough attention to her purse and the pile o' pesos in it.  The peti criminal from the hotel has followed her and attacks her in an alleyway.  He grabs her purse and races off.  She picks up the dumped food and goes back to the hotel, moping over the further bad luck that has beset her.

⦁ Chole and Tavo lean in for The Kiss just as Witchy Wife Woman appears in the doorway and the moment --such as it is-- is lost.  Connie screams at him for once more hanging around in the barrio with "the little people....."

⦁ Andi falls in love with Omar's new digs.  She and Omar make up.  He invites her and her mother and sister to move in with him there.  She is thrilled.  

⦁ Tavo arrives back at the palace and learns from Claudio that Connie has allowed Tere and him to move in but still is refusing to help Nata.  Tavo heads over to the hotel to see what can be done.

⦁ Back at Chente's, Benji finally emotes.  

⦁ Sammi wants to keep her eye on Omar instead of having him stay gawd knows where and with gawd knows who; Elias says let the kid have his temper tantrum but leave the car and the apartment here and let him go back to England to finish college.  Seems that they are talking at each other instead of to each other.  Better he goes back to school than live the Bohemian lifestyle.  (Good luck with that, Pops!)  

⦁ Omar and Andi enjoy their first tumble in the sheets.

⦁ Mario and Tavio meet up with Nata in the hotel lobby.  She fills them in about her situation and all that's happened in the last twenty-four hours.  They'll go to the police station and make out a report to try to catch the guy who snatched her purse although she feels it will do little.  Tavo will have the car towed to the shop and look it over so she can sell it.  He apologizes for Connie's callous behavior.

⦁ Mario and Nata go to eat first before heading to the police station.  

⦁ Chole is dreamy-eyed over Tavo.  Olga comes to ruin the mood.  She is to blame that Tavo's wife knew where to find him earlier.  Chole tells her in no uncertain terms that the next time the witch comes looking for him to keep her pie hole clamped shut!  

⦁ Nata cries over dinner about all her bad luck.  Mario says well she's still standing.  Adrian's a jerk and a fool to give up what he had.....He offers his apartment as a refuge for her and her daughters.  It's smaller but it is something and she can share with him and his two daughters.  She agrees.  It will only be for a couple of weeks.

⦁ Meanwhile, somewhere in the Caribbean, Adrian and Veronica are partaking of lobster and champagne beachside, al fresco.  He loves the area and want to invest in a tourist complex.  Ver just wants to enjoy the moment.   He's already making connections in the area.  She's jealous that he should have bought his wife the ruby set because now Nata's got enough to live off of for a lifetime.  (If only....) He says nope.  He was just pretending (to throw folks off the scent, Viewerville assumes) and besides, why has Ver got to be bothered about his wife at this point, anyway?  He won't answer Ver's question, however, as to whether he still thinks of Natalia.  "--Let's put the past behind us and think of what lies ahead of us."  They share a toast to the future.

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