Caray, Caray!

My apologies for lateness. Please provide missing details, especially about dialogue, which was fast and furious.

Ginebra said to Elvira “you must take care of her” and Elvira replied “You could be my daughter”. Esteban saw this and looked on, confused. Ginebra – with a mocking look that Elvira did not recognize – said “Oh no, I'm so sorry. She died.” Esteban said she should go inside and relax in her room. She refused and true to form became angry at the party she had never wanted there.

A teen named Emilio arrived; Jeronimo introduced Gala to him. A girl named Jovana arrived and Gala made the introductions. Jovana and Emilio went off together. Gala expressed interest in Jeronimo but he did not return the sentiment and walked away.

Felipa went over to the table where Nandy was seeing to the drinks and insulted her. Nandy splashed her deliberately. At their table Kenzo told his sons he intended to spend more time with them. Gala looked at Jeronimo who was looking around at all the girls as his younger brother (whose name I didn't catch) made comments about all the poor people present. Salomón approached Gala to ask why she was she was crying. She kissed him and said he had to look like her novio for the moment.

Fortunately for that moment she was lucky that her dad was busy leading Elvira into the house. They had been arguing about business and Elvira got angry enough to be careless with the wine bottle. It fell on the floor and broke. Paz ran over as Elvira began collapsing. She got there in time to prevent her falling onto the spilled wine and broken glass. Ginebra watched, thinking “I hope you die, Elvira.”

Paz helped Esteban get Elvira to the couch and shouted for someone to call an ambulance. This was heard by someone outside. Mauro pretended to make the call as Esteban's two younger kids ran in.

Felipa accused Nandy of causing scandal but Nandy wasn't having it. She left her work station to run inside to help.

Bosco was upstairs with his rapier practicing his lunges. [You are no Errol Flynn, chico; get used to it.] Upon discovering he had drunk all the water in his car cup he headed for the kitchen.

Pepa – who had just fetched a bowl of ice from the kitchen – wandered into the library and spotted an art book on the coffee table. He was carefully turning the pages when Bosco entered the room behind him and rested the blunted tip of his rapier on his shoulder, asking “What are you stealing?”

Eder was beginning to panic at the sight of his unconscious abuela. A siren was heard. Bosco said to Pepa “You hear that siren? I think the police are coming for you.” He continued to hold the sword, this time within inches of Pepa's face. Pepa pushed the sword away and said “Keep biting me, nosey, and I'll break you more than your little sword.” [Is there a double entendre here?] “I don't need to put the saber in your face to make you toothless.” He flicked the sword aside. “I wasn't stealing anything, spoiled baby.” He picked up the ice and left.

Vermin entered Lupita's kitchen playing with the keys, which she took away from him. She told him to get lost before Paz got home from Esteban's place. Vermin was contemptuous at hearing that Paz was the chef to a rich family. He put an envelope of money on the table, saying it was for payment of debts. Lupita wisely suspected that the money was ill-gotten gains. He claimed to be working on renovating houses and moonlighting as a cab driver, saying it is difficult to get a job after getting out of prison. She reminded him he needed to look for one and shoved him out.

Mireya speculated that Elvira may have been allergic to some ingredient they used. Nandy not-so-secretly hoped that Elvira would pass to the next world like her closeted ex. Salomón was smirking through this conversation but he also heard Paz talking about having to follow Mauro and needing at least one of them to stay for clean-up. He asked about this and Paz only told him that it was a matter of life or death. Mireya got the idea of putting her phone into Mauro's car so they could track it while following him. They only had to prevent anyone else from knowing this. [Don't know about you but I don't trust that brat.]

Ginebra wanted to go with Mauro to meet with the man who had Samara. He told her she should not risk that and to trust him. He told her that this man will not surrender the child easily and she should not expose herself. She should concentrate on getting into Elvira's good graces. The bottle was broken. Ginebra said that this should help her get closer to Esteban and his children. If that didn't work, Plan B.

Elvira was feeling faint and sick as the EMT looked after her. Gala said the food was all the same. Esteban speculated that it could have been the wine. She refused to believe this, saying it was a Bordeau and what would he know about wine? The EMT said it wasn't necessary, that it was very common to accidentally consume hallucinogens that could have been in the food, usually in things like brownies or cupcakes. Elvira flashed back to the cupcake she ate and immediately blamed Paz for her criticism of the food. “So, you threw the pot?” he asked. She claimed it was an accident and that Paz tried to kill her. She and Esteban had a new edition of the same argument when he defended Paz yet again. Esteban asked his older kids about their friends and Elvira bitched about Paz' family and neighbors from the barrio. She looked as though she were about to vomit, then took a deep breath before reclining.

Salomón was detained by Nandy who demanded to know what he was up to. He complained about getting blamed for everything and she said this wouldn't be the first time. He said nobody believes him, then walked off.

Kenzo's sons were embarrassed by the earlier incident between Felipa and Nandy. He told them he had arranged the party for them to have a good time. The younger boy – Sandro – asked if he didn't want to live with them. He answered he did and why would he not want to. Jeronimo said they could have died. Felipa charged in to drag the boys out, telling Kenzo “Your little friend, that dressed up guy, dared to throw a drink in my face. We came here to have a good time and look how this ended.” He tried to stop her, saying nobody knew this was going to happen to Elvira. She started off despite his attempt to stop her, insinuating that dinner at his place would be with his friend who masquerades as a woman, calling Nandy an atrocity. Jeronimo caught this and tried to explain this but Felipa came back with another accusation to Kenzo of defending a stranger vs the mother of his children. He couldn't come up with a riposte so Jeronimo thanked him and left with Felipa and Sandro. Felipa gave a dirty look to Nandy as they departed.

Paz sniffed the cupcakes and detected nothing as Ginebra entered the kitchen. She flashed back to when Mauro arrived with the baby. She asked about Elvira and Paz said there was no news yet. Ginebra then took advantage of the situation to ask about Paz' lost baby. Paz told her that her baby had been stolen from the hospital and she had never held nor seen her. Ginebra said she was very sorry [Only we know that she wasn't] and asked if there were any suspects in the disappearance. Paz told her that there were not and she had no idea who the person was. She cried, saying that she hopes that all women who lost their children get them back; this destroys their souls. She told Ginebra that she hoped she would get her child back. Ginebra thanked her. Her expression throughout this did not change. [Why isn't Paz getting a seriously bad vibe?]

Esteban entered and asked Paz if anyone else had put the desserts in place. She said no; she had prepared them all. He told her that the doctor determined that Elvira had consumed a hallucinogen and that apart from the wine Elvira had eaten a dessert she had prepared. Ginebra excused herself and asked if she could see Elvira. Esteban consented and she left the kitchen. Paz said she would never do anything to risk her job, but Esteban asked if this was retaliation over the soup pot. She told him she had not revealed Elvira's role because she didn't want to have problems over this but he was concerned about whether any of his kids' friends had consumed any of the substance because of the consequences. She explained that she understood this and was looking for the answer. Mireya walked in, Esteban left, and Paz explained the issue. Mireya told her that Mauro was about to leave so they went out to plant the phone in Mauro's car.

Ginebra visited Elvira in her room just as she had told her nietos that they should not eat anything prepared by strangers. Ginebra buttered them up [for the slaughter, no doubt] with comments on how much they resembled their mother. Eder recognized her from the news report and she told him “yes, that was me and my Sam is almost your age. Maybe you could be best friends.” When they left the room she told Elvira she wished she had had a mother like her. Elvira flashed back to her father taking her first baby away from her, saying it should have never been born. She looked afraid, then managed a weak smile.

Mireya ran out after Mauro and flirted with him to distract him. The security man brought his car and she distracted him once more and put her phone in the back seat area of his car before he drove off. She ran back in for Paz and they hailed a cab which unfortunately was driven by Vermin. They got inside and Mireya caught the GPS signals from the phone she had placed. The two of them ran out with Nandy telling them to be careful. Salomón was there with her.

Nandy packed up food, telling the angry Esteban that Paz had to leave on an emergency, a matter of life and death. She said she was packing up the food for forensic analysis. He said that whoever was responsible will go to prison.

Paz told Vermin that they had to rescue a child and to hurry. The missing daughter of Sra Ginebra whose uncle is out to kill her. Vermin looked like he needed fresh underwear but managed to say this should remind her that he will put his life on the line for her. Esteban called Paz and she was now in deep shit over her job.

Nightfall.

Salomón and Gala talked in the garden. She wanted him to pose as her boyfriend to cover up that she had a thing for another guy. He finally agreed. [I have a bad vibe about this.]

Ginebra put a pillow behind Elvira's head. Elvira talked about “putting Paz in her place.” Elvira told Ginebra she reminded her of Berenice. Ginebra made some flattering comments about Berenice as Elvira flashed back to Fobo's suggestion that she get a DNA test to determine whether Ginebra was her stolen baby. Elvira said she did not know whether Berenice had been murdered or had committed suicide.

In the barrio Paz had Vermin follow Mauro's car. [He must now be losing control of his bowels.] He had to slow down in a narrow street, saying that this jerk had no heart if he is looking to get rid of his niece. He asked about Paz' plan. He would rather run than die. Paz said there was no going back. There was a brief argument about how to proceed.

Esteban send Eder to bed as he and Kenzo questioned the teens. Gala pointed out that only Elvira got sick and that she was the only one drinking wine; maybe she was drunk. Bosco disputed that, saying that Elvira knew how to drink and that the wine was very expensive. Kenzo said that no other guests were affected. Esteban told Bosco and Gala that the security tapes would be viewed and there would be consequences if any of their friends were responsible for any of this. Of course Bosco flashed back to his encounter with Pepa and accused him.

In the alley Mauro and the scary dude approached Gorila who threw Samara's original clothes on the ground at Mauro's feet and insisted upon seeing the dinero. Paz and Vermin watched from behind the corner building. Mauro offered triple the amount if Gorila took him to his niece. Gorila insisted upon seeing the money to make sure it wasn't counterfeit. The scary dude (Abdul) handed the bag over and grabbed Gorila who then called for the children. Eight or ten appeared carrying metal piping and the intent to harm. Paz and Vermin watched as Mauro demanded that Gorila bring his niece. He had Abdul release him and told him he'd get the rest of the money after delivering the child. He was determined to win this. Vermin and Paz split back to the cab to avoid being seen. He grabbed Paz' phone as Paz went on about how they needed to get the child before Mauro killed her. Gorila walked off with the money and the children ran. Mauro held Abdul back to prevent him chasing Gorila. Paz wanted to follow them to wherever they had the child. Mireya said it was too risky. Mauro checked his phone and saw that the car had been moved. Vermin caught up with the women and said he was looking for the car to retrieve Mireya's phone and to sabotage Mauro. After a brief disagreement over next steps they got into the cab and drove off. Mauro and Abdul found the car to discover that the tires were flat Mauro yelled at and slapped Abdul repeatedly, calling him useless.

Back at the Oliver Twist campsite it looked like there was some real food being handed out. Samara and Monito were not out there with the other children. She wondered if they were forgotten. He said they should leave and find somewhere else to live. They talked about hope of finding their parents. He had been deliberately abandoned near a supermarket and was certain his parents were not looking for him. She said she hoped to find her mother and that she would adopt him.

Ginebra prepared to leave and Esteban thanked her for her help. They briefly talked about the question of her employment in his company. She said something about Berenice and the possibility of him marrying again and he said that Berenice was his one and only love. “Some vacancies can't be filled.” A few polite comments later she left.

Lupita was worried about Paz and the others. Nandy told Paz that Esteban was angry. She and Paz got on Salomón's case about the shenanigans. He said he did it (but seemed sarcastic).

Ginebra looked at the GPS diagram on the laptop and asked the rhetorical question about whether the urchins knew all about Samara. “If they do we have to kill all of them. If you fail, the one beheaded will be you. Use Rubio, all of them as necessary and don't leave a trace.” 

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