Caray, Caray!

⦁ Vicente and Magos discuss the upsetting news that Benji wants to "divorce" his family because he doesn't want to live with Olga. Natalia comes in to say she's keeping Benji's room for him.

⦁ Benji, Regina and Lorenzo discuss her "talent" at reporting and uploading it to her personal "channel."  Lorilocks praises Regina's reporting talents.

⦁ Omer, Samia and Andrea discuss having a simple wedding.  Sami promises to spend less and moderate her desires for pomp in this circumstance.  Omi says they really want a simple civil ceremony and Andi says they want it in record time: a week at most.  Samia is talking about a dress to camouflage (?) Andi's baby bump.

⦁ Elias meets Veronica at a very public restaurant where he lays a large lascivious lip-lock on the vicious  vixen.  No, he doesn't care that everyone who is anyone may have just seen them.  For now he's got his wife fully occupied with wedding arrangements.  She hopes for an invitation to this event of the year..  She doesn't promise to behave.  He has to explain his reasons on finally giving up on separating Omi and Andi.  It's because the kid will be his one and only heir of his entire Hadad Dynasty.  He also mentions that he's changed his mind about destroying Adrian Cantu now that the two families are uniting via marriage.  Adi. for as much as Elias detests him, is a genious at moneymaking.  Yes, he's a true talent at moneylaundering, agrees Vero; he's also dangerous and untrustworthy.  Elias says he's well aware of that.   He kisses her again and we see that somebody is photographing those very visible, as in  totally indiscreet, displays of affected affection.

⦁ And, speaking of the affected, Hair Boy promises to view all Regi's online.reports.  He asks to become part of her "team" and Regi suggests maybe after exams so they don't become distracted.  Lorilocks reminds her how making the reports will keep him cheered up  Unfortunately, for Lorenzo, somebody stuck a knife in his jeep's tires.  He's got a flat to get fixed.  They immediately suspect Jose Jose Pepe Pepe....He convinces her this fight is between him and JoseJose and she shouldn't become involved.  He'll face JJ over this himself.

⦁ Chente's family has finished unpacking at the boarding house.  Olga lets him know she was not fooled by JoJo taking her off so that Chente could speak to Nata alone.  Too bad, is his response.  She kindly reminds him he'll have to forget Nata.  He tells her that's impossible and won't ever happen.  She changes the subject to getting permission from the barrio priest to get married at the end of the week.  (Happy, happy, joy, joy....NOT!).  Chente looks to be suffocating this time when she hugs him.

⦁ That night, Mario visits Nata.and asks how she's getting on.  Well, her dreadful experience with Adi has conditioned her to move ahead despite the adversities she may confront.  No doubt, he adds, Adi won't miss any opportunity to approach her now.  Yep, he used his influence to get the fonda open again.  Of course, Chente is suffering about now, with all these unexpected changes in his life.  She is also.  Mario mentions that Vero's told he she suspects Adrian to be behind Tania's death.  

⦁ And, speaking of Adrian, somebody is again taking pictures from the bushes of him and Eli (briefcase in hand), meeting outside Adi's new manse.  Inside, Eli explains he needs the briefcase's contents "cleaned" for him in the next week or two.  Adi says that doesn't give hiim much time.  "--Just get it done and don't ask questions.  Now, tell me how you plans for a rapproachment with your wife are going."  Adi says just fine, and each time better than the last.

⦁ Mario explains that Adrian did in fact go to Italy right after getting out of jail.  He brought him back Tania's ashes.  Yes, he does feel Adi's capable of having killed her; his decision to reconnect with him in business dealings was only as a way of trying to expose Adrian.  For now it's only Vero's suspicions.  Nata worries for his safety. Anyway, Vero's hard to make out.  Why would she bring this up, anyway?  Perhaps for vengeance.  Although she hates him she's still quite in love with Adrian.  Nata reminds him they should trust either Vero or Adi.  

⦁ Back at the rooming house, La Vulga de Olga tries convincing Chente that now they're getting married, the two of them should share the same bed.  He disagrees.  "--Even if we should get married tomorrow, I don't want to sleep with you.  So, don't get used to the idea that anything like that will happen.  She pleasantly insists that married couples normally sleep together but he interrupts her --"Normally, a couple loves each other.  That's not us." She hits him with another guilt trip:  "--I thought you had changed, Chente and would give me my proper place in your family.  I should have aborted the child when your son pushed me down the stairs.  Now you treat me like this, as if I was a nuissance.." (You said it!)  He reminds her if this relationship/household arrangement is going to work, then...get used to it.  Chente explains that he is giving her "her place" as it isn't right for a woman to sleep with a man who desires another woman."  

⦁ Regi complains to Nata about JJ slashing Lorilocks's tires.  Nata reminds her if she doesn't have the proof then it isn't certain and she should not blame him.  Talk turns to Nata's distrust of Regi's daddy.  All the good deeds he's done recently is only a means to convince everyone of what a grand person he's become.  He's been trying to erase all the harm he did and the worst of it is that he's succeeding.  

⦁ Meanwhile, Adi is getting the money laundering underway.  Nata's out for a walk and gets kidnapped and thrown into a black van.  

⦁ Benji and Mago's find Claudio asleep on a park bench and wake him up.  He begs Magos to help him get Teresa back.  She can barely stand his smell; she ends up repaying him the 5 pesos he offered her at the doorway the first day they met.  

⦁ Nata's kidnappers are really the Federales who want her to play up to Adi so they can get the proof they need to put him in jail for money laundering and to also put Elias in jail for illegal arms dealing.

⦁ Simba has also kidnapped Vero for Adrian.  He plays Jekyll and Hyde while offering her a pot of money to leave the country and to never darken his door again.   

⦁ Hair Boy confronts JoJo and claims he slashed the jeep's tires.  JJ denies any such thing. "--  You naco!  Being a bad boy won't win over Regina to you.  She's already chosen me!  You disgust her you piece of crap!"  Chente walks in on them just as JJ's about to hit the shit out of Hair Boy and keeps him from it.  Hair Boy sneers at JJ and exits stage left.

⦁ Vero says she'd take the money but she's not leaving without him.  He insists their relationship is so dead; that rigor mortis has set in. She attempts to seduce him again.  She dares him to kiss her (Visions of a Lay's potato chip commercial comes to mind:  Bet you can't eat just one!)  He kisses her passionately and pushes her away.  He tells her he won't let her get in his way now that he has Nata the way he wants her: vulnerable and disappointed totally in that naco imbecile that left her because he knocked up another woman.  Vero says she knows he doesn't love her so what's he really looking for with her?  Adi tells her to forgeddabowdit cuz his and Elia's business dealings are off-limits for her.  And don't think she'll get Eli to cross him because he only cares about the big bucks.  He won't dare cross Adrian right now because he knows it wouldn't be financially convenient. "--He wants to destroy you, Adrian."  "--Let him try!  In the end, it will be me who destroys Elias Hadad!  I am going to get it all!  Every bit of it!"

⦁ Back at the Federales' offices, Nata tries explaining that Mario is only one more victim of her hubby.  He's joined business negotiations with them in order to trap them and prove they're dirty.  The Federales need to join forces with Mario also.  He could help them.  She also adds that Mario's sister's death took place under mysterious circumstances as well.  Mario suspects Adi had something to do with it as well.  They warn him, as their informant,  to be discreet and speak to nobody about their plans.  (Really?  Telenovela rule numero uno is that everybody tells everyone else what nobody else is supposed to know about so that everybody who is anybody learns it all in nothing flat-except, of course for the protagonists.)   

⦁ In the kitchen, Tere, Andi, and Juanga are preparing for the reopening of the tavern and note that Nata isn't back yet with the nuts from the market.  She calls them to explain she's had some legal paperwork to finalize and will get home soon.  The cops explain to Nata that Elias is too powerful and influential to do a raid on his businesses.  That would alert the crooks and they'd shut down and flee the country.  

⦁ Chente makes JJ stay with him working at the parts shop since he still hasn't signed up for the barrio school.  He doesn't want him walking the streets and becoming a troublemaker.  Chente leaves for an errand and Omi tries to get JJ into better spirits and says Chente only wants the best for him.  JJ tells him to stay out of it since he's besties with the dude's family.  Omi says he's buds with Mau, but has nothing to do with Lorenzo.  JJ says ok.  What bugs him is that Lorenzo only wants to take advantage of Regi; he doesn't really care about her.  But nobody will listen.  Omi says he believes him and not to forget that she's Andi's sister; he will not let anybody play with Regi's affections.  

⦁ The cops won't accept Mario's help till they are convinced he isn't dirty, no matter what she says.  She eventually agrees to help them out. 

⦁ Hair Boy shmoozes Regi up some more.  FF>>FF>>

⦁ Vero rushes over to Eli's office to play the helpless maiden with him.  She tells him how Adi wanted to pay her to get her out of the country.  He begins to kiss her to "calm" her fears.  They get carried away with smooching and Samia eventually walks in on the two of them!!  She pretends she could care less.  If he wants his affairs then go for it. She only has two demands:  1.  Don't contradict her in front of the woman.  2.  He must be discreet; he cannot let Vero destroy their marriage like she did Natalia and Adrian's.  Samia emphasizes this with a slap and leaves the room.  Finally, outside in the hall, she lets loose and whimpers.

⦁ Nata meets for coffee with Mario and tells him all about the Federales and convinces him to speak with them so they won't put him in jail also.

⦁ That evening, the restaurant is full.  However, Nata is back with Adrian and lies to him that she wants a reconciliation, of sorts. due to her disappointing fling with Chente.  

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