Caray, Caray!

Sara enters the office where Juan is waiting and declares that he was right, they need to talk. Juan tries to open the subject by telling Sara how important she is to him but Sara interrupts. She needs to tell him something important! She was going to wait til morning and tell him when all her brothers were present but there’s no point in waiting, she needs to tell him that she’s pregnant!!! (Knock me over with a feather I thought for sure she’d beat around the bush for a few more episodes before blurting that one out!) 

Cori is drinking again, or more likely just still drinking, when Sal returns to the bar and gives the good news that Matti isn’t exactly a criminal mastermind and Paloma was able to prove Brandon innocent easily enough. Corni lets Sal know he replaced the bottle of wine that Sal let him borrow, he says something about giving it to a friend for his big date (I think) but he got a new bottle and put the bottle back where it belongs. Sal looks confused. Also Corni continues, Prospi came by to see Sal but he’s gone now. Sal gets up and walks to the bar, we hear him thinking that it could have been Corni who poisoned Deb as he looks down at the no longer missing bottle of wine remembering Brandon running in to tell them about Deb’s downfall (I know nothing about wine so I couldn’t tell if it was an expensive brand or not, also I don’t remember what brand Deb had or what Prospi bought…..maybe if the patio is more eagle-eyed someone can clue us in on whether or not that view of the wine label is significant) Corni looks bored, unconcerned, and not at all guilty.

Back to Juan and Sara, and Juan wants to celebrate and probably declare his undying love and support but Sara doesn’t let him. She starts to tell him that she isn’t going to ask him for anything and I’m pretty sure Juan knows exactly where this conversation is going because he begs Sara to talk about this calmly and not say anything that they will both regret. Big dramatic longing look into each other’s sad eyes.

Pedro is still torturing Aurora, or rather waiting for the chloroform to wear off so Mommy will wake up and he can continue to torture her. She is tied up and gagged and Pedro is sitting ominously with a bread roll as she comes to. He’s crying and talking about how she said he was the traitor who always took Juan’s food. Pedro goes on the obligatory ‘I hate you, I waited so long for this moment’ rant. Listing all Aurora’s sins and how evil she is. He hates her the way everyone hates him! He’s never been loved or cared about and the only woman he’s ever loved despises him and it's all because of what she’s done to him. The curse of being her son! Pedro is all up in Mommy’s face with the bread now and then he hits her on the head with it. I think the look on his face is supposed to be menacing but I actually laughed. Auora seems scared though and is now whimpering. Pedro walks over a few steps and picks up a box and pours a very liberal amount of white powder on said bread! (There might be something wrong with me, because at this point it totally occurred to me that it would be really funny if it was just like baking soda or something and Pedro was psychologically torturing Mom by making her think it’s rat poisoning….)

Simon and Paloma are alone in their room and Paloma says she doesn’t want to keep fighting, they shouldn’t be going to bed mad. Simon, however, wants to talk about why Paloma was checking his lap top AND talking about his anti-depression issues. And was she speculating on whether or not he poisoned Deb? Paloma tries to demure and say she knows it wasn’t him but she can’t quite suppress her doubts and adds, ‘it wasn’t, was it?’ (LOL) Paloma swears she wasn’t purposely trying to check his lap top, she was just going to turn it off since he forgot. Simon can’t get past the idea that she thinks he’s a murder. Does she still have doubts about him killing his dad too? Paloma simply responds by saying ‘Did you?’ Simon can’t believe Paloma doubts him and actually thinks him capable of murder. She tries to reason with him but he says he believes in her and she should have faith in her own husband! (I believe you Simon! I wouldn’t marry you cause I don’t need that negativity in my life, but I believe you didn't murder your daddy or poison Deb!)

Back at the torture chamber, Pedro flashes back to another abuse from Aurora and we see little Pedro tied by the leg and Aurora beating him and Juan with a belt. Then a flash to the scene with the rat poisoning incident and Aurora asking what is stronger his will to live or his hunger? Pedro almost eats the bread but Juan stops him saying he’ll get him something to eat. Back to the present, Pedro takes down the gag and predictably asks mom if her will to live is stronger than her hunger. He shoves the bread in her mouth. Aurora is bleeding and foaming from the mouth so I’m guessing it’s not baking soda. Pedro watches mom struggle and says she was wrong, they aren’t the same, Pedro is much worse than her. Aurora dies and Pedro cries…..I don’t think it’s regret but maybe just more trauma surfacing.

Back to Juan and Sara talking. Juan wants to work something out and Sara doesn’t want anyone to get hurt. She hid her pregnancy so he could make the right decision for his family but she knows she will be showing sooner than later and with her nausea she figured she couldn't hide it much longer. Juan tries to tell Sara that she can’t just make decisions for both of them and they have to decide together but Sara says that yes, she can decide alone. It’s her right, and her family! She is going to raise her child alone, away from Santa Catalina and away from all the violence! She is going to be a single mother; the decision is made and Juan is in no position to give his opinion! She wants to raise child away from all the problems of the inheritance. Once upon a time she loved Juan more than she ever thought she could love someone but now that love belongs to her child and she has to do what’s best for him or her. (This sounds all well and good, but I wonder what said child will think years from now when they want to know why they don’t have a daddy if Sara just tells them that she decided dad wasn’t part of the family and that was her call to make. I mean I can understand leaving the insane asylum (aka Santa Catalina) but banishing daddy from the child’s life completely is cruel to both Juan and the child IMO)

Simon is now in the hallway and flashes back to an argument between Sev and Catalina that he overheard. Catalina was clearly at her wits end and Sev was begging her to work things out for the sake of the boys. Simon looks up at the ceiling and says he can’t let this happen, it’s unclear what ‘this’ is. Lucas comes upon his brother and asks why he’s talking to the ceiling but he doesn’t answer and instead asks if he can sleep in Lucas’s room. Lucas asks if Simon fought with Paloma but before the inquiry can go anywhere Simon notices Lucas’s shiny new black eye and asks what happened. Lucas tells Simon that Pedro decked him and the brothers turn the conversation to how Pedro is losing all of his marbles and they are worried about him.

Speaking of crazy, Pedro is burying mommy (shirtless!!) and Modesto is still watching!!! (Does nobody understand the concept of run for help around here? Call 911?? Like Agustin before him, Modesto just watches the horror and does nothing!) 

Paloma wakes up alone in bed and wonders where Simon is. She says it’s really late but Sara’s still up (and as we’ll see soon most of the rest of the house is too) so I don’t know how late it really is. Sara and Paloma meet in their mutual distress and offer each other a comforting hug.

Sal is still studying the wine bottle and remembering more of his earlier conversation with Corni. We learn that Sal questioned again why Corni wanted the wine when he prefers beer. This time Corni’s story is that while he had Brayan were super drunk, they got the idea to drink the most expensive bottle of wine in the house. But now Corni’s replaced it, so no harm no foul, right? Sal wonders to himself, what do I do? He asks God to help him……I don’t think he’s asking for guidance in how to not jump to conclusions when all you have is very little circumstantial ‘evidence’.

Juan is staring at his favorite picture of daddy, remembering Sara’s words and trying to hold back the tears in his eyes. Mateo enters munching away at his late night snack (still wondering how late, Paloma). Juan brings up what Pedro said, and assures Mateo that Pedro was wrong their parents were very proud of him and they loved him. Like Lucas and Simon before them, Juan and Mateo start asking what is wrong with Pedro, it's a long list guys! Mateo turns the convo sharply to the left by asking Juan if he looked closely at the paternity test results from Juli.

Cut to another who poisoned Deb montage and it occurs to me that we still haven’t seen the newly awakened Deb since the moment those eyes popped open last night!

Speaking of people I haven’t missed, poor Adela is awakened from her slumber by shoe-throwing Rosa coming to return Jessica to her rightful owner…um, I mean husband. (I’m combining all this into one scene and condensing cuz it was basically a FFWD moment) This scene is supposed to be comic relief, I guess. But married people fighting like kids on the elementary school playground is not all that funny! Same ole cheating accusations and Brayan looking uncomfortable but not coughing up the Pedro is a sadistic torture freak explanation.  Brayan should run, run, run from Jess's drama; but the newlyweds kiss and make up after first throwing their childish fits. The funniest part is Brandon clearly recognizing the idiocy of the moment and asking if he can go back to bed.

Juan starts to ask Mateo if he still thinks the baby is his, but they are interrupted by Julieta (also still awake and dressed this ‘late’ at night) running to tell them that Modesto is sick, and come quick! Modesto is in the kitchen emptying his stomach into the kitchen sink. Everyone is panicked and Mateo calls a doctor. Even Juli seems genuinely concerned, which is odd. Modesto faints.

Sara and Paloma are blissfully unaware of the goings on downstairs and still talking. Sara says she’s made a decision but she’s waiting until morning to announce it. First she will think long and hard tonight. Paloma says she knows Sara can count on her and Bea. Sara asks Paloma what’s wrong and she admits she and Simon fought about what happened to Deb. Sara says they won’t really know what happened until Deb wakes up and tells them it’s better not to make accusations without proof! (LOL) More talk about Sara missing Mommy and she admits to Paloma she’s pregnant. She says she doesn’t want to cause a problem or come between Juan and Juli. Paloma believes her but tells her to be careful because the wicked witch won’t believe her for a second and she’ll attack. Pedro too will be a problem – a rejected man and a jealous woman make for a dangerous combination.

By the time Pedro makes it downstairs, Modesto has rallied and is insisting he is fine and doesn’t need a doctor. He should try that about the gastrointestinal problem that Sara and Bea used earlier. Modesto looks at Pedro and then looks away and the all but cowers as Pedro walks his way. (Am I the only one who would get the hell out of Dodge and not just go back to the house after witnessing one of my housemates committing a horrific murder??? Police station anyone?)

Early the next morning Pedro and Juli are taking a lovely morning stroll discussing normal every day things like killing babies. Well, Pedro wants to kill the baby and Juli wants to kill both Sara and baby. Remember the mean nasty untamable horse Juli was asking that ranch hand about yesterday? Well, it’s all set, Sara will go on a little horseback ride and next thing they know, problem solved. Pedro snaps again that they are ONLY killing the baby not Sara! These two trade evil stares but I don’t think either is intimidated by the other. Pedro takes off indoors but Juli doesn’t follow.

Juan and Lucas amble down the famous staircase. Juan is going to work while Lucas is going to stay to take care of Modesto. Juan asks about Simon and Lucas (who really is as gossipy as Pedro says) tells him about Simon’s fight with Paloma. Juan wishes they could go a whole day without anyone fighting in their house and they also mention Sara and Lucas’s therapy – Julieta Baby is on her way for a house-call session. Mateo arrives and I actually laughed as he walks into the room and asks if anyone has heard from Brayan, it seems he hasn’t come to work for a few days! (I don’t know why it’s so funny that they are finally noticing this I mean it’s not like they don’t have plenty of things going on to keep them from noticing) Simon arrives next and makes a snide comment about Pedro being out horseback riding and how he’ll surely be late for work AGAIN as is the new norm, but Pedro enters the room a moment later ready to leave after all. Adela is right behind him however, and sorry Simon, but everyone is going to be late to work today because Sara is calling a family meeting in the study.

Sara waits and as her brothers arrive, Simon makes the obvious comment about Sara not belonging in Daddy’s study. Sara says she should have taken her place in this study from day one. She should’ve been the woman they all wanted to believe she was but she didn't because she wanted a relationship with her brothers! It was a mistake and only Lucas truly accepted her. She thanks Lucas for that but she no longer cares what her brothers think of her. She never should have come to Santa Catalina. This fight has cost her too much and her mother is in the hospital. She is going to fight for someone else now. (She stops short of actually telling them she’s pregnant) She’s going to give them all what they’ve wanted since day one, she’s leaving for good. She renounces the inheritance and they are now the only heirs of Del Monte! Juan and Lucas look upset, Pedro looks normal – ie. Pissed off.

At Prospi’s, Berta comments that Rosa is still sleeping and Jessica is now with her husband. Berta comments on all the positive changes in the house and how Rosa has proven to be a good person since she’s reconciled her marriage and changed her attitude; but Berta asks, is Senor Prospi a good person? Prospi looks appropriately shocked by the question.

Brayan is setting up the bar (I bet the brothers Del Monte have already forgotten him again) and he flashes back to Pedro torturing him. He drops his chair and Corni tells him to be careful. He asks what is wrong, at first Brayan just tells Corni about Jessica returning but then he starts crying and admits that Pedro tried to kill him. He tells him all the details of the horrible torture and says he doesn’t know why he suddenly changed his mind and let him live but he did. Corni suggests to go report it to the police! But Brayan tells him that Pedro threatened to do the same to his mom, his grandpa and his brother if he did.

Juan tries to talk Sara out of her decision. Pedro asks why she’s changed her mind about the inheritance now. Lucas tells her to tell everyone the real reason and Mateo starts to ask what that reason is when Simon interrupts with who cares why, just leave! He tells her she should have made this decision a long time ago. Sara replies by telling Simon not to worry because he will never see her again. She’s tired of trying to understand him and now she doesn’t care what he thinks of her. Juan interrupts and says she’s not going to be able to do what she is planning, there’s something he needs to clear up. Juan goes to the door and lets Dante in. He asks Dante to tell Sara the news, and Dante says that Sara’s challenge to the will has been settled! (What??) Sara says she can still withdraw her challenge (At least I think that's what she said, the broadcast hiccupped here and I couldn’t hear her very well) and that’s exactly what she is going to do!

Prospi says of course he isn’t a bad man, why would Berta say that? Berta stutters and starts to talk her way around the accusation but Rosa magically arrives to shush Berta. She rattles off something about how Berta thought Prospi was being too hard on Jessica but now Rosa knows Prospi was right. Long suffering Prospi comments about how he’s wrong if he does nothing and wrong if he does something, ugh, who can understand you ladies! He stalks off.

Back to the study and Sara accuses Juan of planning this to get her to stay. Well, it won’t work, she’s leaving no matter what. Pedro asks her to say and not let Juan come between them. Sara says there is no them there never was and Pedro says yes, there is a them. Pedro gets aggressive and pushes a chair forward and Juan immediately tries to jump between them but Simon holds them back. Pedro continues to try to appeal to Sara and Mateo actually speaks up! (Not sure if he’s defending Sara or just mocking Pedro) He tells his brother Sara isn’t the only woman in the world and Pedro is just too accustomed to seducing them all. Pedro calls Mateo a drunk and tells him to shut up and Mateo jumps at Pedro. Simon again gets in between and tells Pedro he can’t solve everything with his fists. Mateo jumps again (I’m actually liking Mateo in this scene! Let him hit him!) and this time Sara screams for everyone to stop! She’s tired of all the violence! She yells at her brothers to grow up and stop fighting. Simon predictably tells her to stop acting innocent because she is the cause of all their fights! Sara tells Simon he has no idea what he is talking about or why she’s leaving so he should shut his trap. Simon looks a little taken aback and surprisingly doesn’t retort. Sara turns to Dante (and the viewers which was a very odd camera angle) and says this is why he was ignoring her! He knew she didn’t want to continue with the challenge to the will and so he avoided her. Juan says Dante was just following orders. Lucas says Sara doesn’t have to leave, especially not now. He asks where the strong Sara who challenged everyone is at. Sara says that Sara is outside on the ground where Simon put her! (Ouch!!!) Simon once again looks challenged but doesn’t immediately respond. Sara says she’s there with all the humiliations she suffered and all the danger she and her mother were put in just because they didn’t belong in this family. But now it’s over, she doesn’t care about the inheritance and she doesn’t care about them (Lucas looks cut by that); she only cares about herself and what she has in…..she again stops short of announcing her pregnancy…..what she has in her heart.

Dulce is back!!! Which is really weird since her family was having money problems, right? She rushes into the square and calls out to her love, Brandon, and they happily unite!

Rosa is trying to give Berta a massage which should be considered abusing the help! It looks painful. She is telling Berta she shouldn’t have opened her mouth and Berta agrees, she doesn’t know what she was thinking. That agreed upon, they still need to figure out what the surprise was that Prospi was planning! It wasn’t the wedding, cuz Rosa knew about that. What could it be? Berta suggests could it have been the death of Deb? Rosa’s eyes go wide!

Paloma is looking over a still literally shaking Modesto as Modesto flashes back to Pedro burying Aurora. Paloma asks him what is wrong but she gets no answer.

Jessica is trying to help with breakfast and is already back to thinking domestic life isn’t for her. Agustin confronts her and tells her she needs to make a choice. Brayan may be poor but he has feelings, she can’t keep hurting him with her indecision and whims. He deserves better and if she isn’t happy with Brayan she should just let him go no matter what her parents think. Their heart to heart is cut off when Agustin realizes the stove Jessica was trying to cook on is now on fire.

Tadeo is having breakfast and asking Bea if he really has to go stay with his dad on the weekends. Bea wants to know why he doesn’t want to go and Tadeo says he feels like his dad is losing interest in him and doesn’t care about him anymore. Bea says that’s not true his dad is just a busy man besides there are lots of people at Santa Catalina who love him. Little does she know Sara is trying to abandon the cause as she speaks!   

Brayan is bussing tables and Sal comes down and asks where Corni is. Brayan says he went to Santa Catalina to get Modesto. Sal asks why and Brayan says he’ll be direct but please don’t ask questions. He tells Sal that his brother is in danger at Santa Catalina. Sal high tails it out of there as if Brayan just yelled fire.

Juli is pacing by the stable, pissed that Sara hasn’t come outside to take her last horse ride yet, she calls Pedro, who doesn’t answer.

Juan tries to convince Sara that the money from the inheritance could help her a lot, especially now. Simon looks about ready to boil over! Juan says Sara should think of her mom. Sara says to stop with the emotional blackmail it’s not going to change anything. And stop giving her that face, he was the first person to offer her money to leave and now he wants her to stay for the money? Juan says he just wants to resolve this in the best possible way. Pedro says to stop pressuring Sara, he knows exactly what his brother is doing, you’re married he reminds him, MARRIED! Pedro starts in again with the I want to be with you Sara, and Sara tells them to stop treating her like she’s some object for them to fight over. They aren’t going to run her life, she makes her own decisions!!

Simon can’t stay silent any longer and he says as far as he’s concerned she can leave right this minute. (Thank you Simon for clearing up how you feel about the subject we never would have known) Mateo makes an almost supportive or at least non-hostile comment, telling Sara that renouncing the inheritance was actually a huge weight off of him and he’s felt a lot better since he did, he understands where she’s coming from - all that money can’t pay for all the pain. Simon makes some dumbass remark like ‘listen to the black sheep of the family’ Lucas says Sara is right, and starts listing off all the ways the brothers have mistreated Sara instead of taking care of their sister the way they should have. Simon tells him not to start but he keeps going until Pedro starts in and once again Juan and Mateo have to hold the psycho back to keep him from pummeling Lucas. Pedro brandishes his fist at Lucas again from across the room (it’s almost funny). 

Sara has had enough. She’s done. Don’t they realize this is the opposite of what their father would have wanted? Living with all this violence is horrible. No more. She is renouncing the inheritance and her decision is final! She storms out!!!

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