Caray, Caray!

Luna sticks out her grubby paw and plaintively asks for money for food. Paz, being Paz, offers to cook her a whole meal. But before they can decide on the menu, Monito grabs her hand and drags her off. 

Paz suddenly realizes how she knows that little face -- from the 7 seconds she saw Ginebra hold up the photo on tv! Not the artist's drawing she looks at every day in her own house! No, that would be silly! But it's too late -- the kids are in the wind.  

Back at Camp Oliver Twist, Gorila recognizes Sam on the front page of the paper. His two brain cells rub together and create a spark.

Esteban's kids beg the White Witch to do anything in her power to bring him home. They've already lost their mother; they can't stand being separated from their pa. She lovingly explains to them that Dad is a murderer and this is just how justice works. When Gala cries out for her to stop explaining already, she gets a don't-you-dare-speak-to-grandma-that-way smackdown. Um, priorities?

Paz reports her miraculous sighting to Mireya, who cautions her that grief can make people see things. You know, like how she keeps seeing her own daughter everywhere? Paz replies that if there is even a small chance, she as a mother would want to know, and she cannot deny Ginebra that same "hope." Ha.

Salo sees Rubio out promenading with his wingthugs and lands him a satisfying full-body punch in the mouth, which needless to say does not end well. Fermin spots him staggering home while he's out hawking his services as a freelance plumber (really? why isn't HE on the roof inspecting the pipes?) and escorts him home. Everyone blames Fermin for everything, and Mireya throws him out. Again. Mireya and Lupe sweet-talk the sobrinos, who feel like no girl will ever love them. More flavors of sad. 

Gala demands to see the incriminating video and of course Elvira shows it to her, because priorities. She only makes it through about two sentences before she runs off in tears and locks herself in the bathroom with 7/8 of a cake and a large spoon. This scene is pretty unpleasant, but bulimia is unpleasant, so...yay for realism, I guess. 

Eventually she cleans herself up and goes out to comfort her brothers. They tell her she is the best sister in the world, and she says she only wishes she were as wonderful as they think she is. Still more flavors of sad. 

Ginebra shows up unannounced at Villa Villa de Cortes to reciprocate the comfort-stalking. She offers "sympathy" over Berenice's long-ago death, but Elvira says that even before that, her heart was already broken. "Why, Dona Elvira? Why was your heart already broken?" The patio moves to the edge of its seat, but just then Gin's phone rings...and it's Paz, with "news about your daughter." Paz wants to meet in person. Cara impactada de Ginebra.

Moments later, Elvira gets an alert on her tablet -- another video! Now we understand why Gin is really there. They watch together as Fake Berenice retracts her accusation against Esteban and blames her mother for her impending suicide. 

Mauro is fretting over his morning whiskey when his phone rings as well. It's Gorila, wanting to know how much they'll give him for Sam, because he's got her. Cara impactada de Mauro. (Not sure how G got M's number, but I guess they had to put something on the flyers.) Gorila wants more than the posted reward but hangs up when Mauro tries to poor-mouth him.

Gorila quizzes Luna about her past, but all she remembers is being in a box. He dispatches Monito to retrieve the clothes she had on when she arrived and says he's pulling her off the street -- he has other plans for her. Shudder.

Paz visits Ginebra at home to tell her that her daughter is alive and doesn't seem to notice that she's the only one who's excited about that. She tries to calm Gin's nerves by taking her on a walk down memory lane and also fails to notice that the grieving mother doesn't seem to know a thing about her own kid. Her favorite ice cream? Her favorite book? Gin's just clearly making stuff up at this point. 

After Paz bounces off, Ginebra summons Mauro and slaps his drink and him in that order. He holds fast to his false claim of sobrinacide and she demands to see the charred, dead body of her daughter. Guau. Just guau. 

Mauro has a chillingly dead-eyed way of saying "muy bien." I'm starting to suspect he is less devoted to her than terrified of her -- with good reason, obvi. 

Elvira arrives at Esteban's jail cell. They exchange words as per usual, but Elvira comes up with the goods quicker than expected: he will soon be released, because new evidence has come to light that exonerates him and implicates her. To his credit, he doesn't believe it for a minute, but we can probably forgive him for pointing out that now she knows how it feels to be falsely accused. 

Esteban is more convinced than ever that someone is trying to destroy their family -- and that Bere was murdered. They must overcome their differences and work together to expose the culprit! Elvira flashes back to walking on the beach with Berenice, who asks her to try harder to be nice to Esteban. (Or try at all, really.) He is her family, and she was always taught that family is everything. Past-Elvira says she will try, but one doesn't have high hopes.

The next morning, Gorila calls Mauro back and accurately describes the clothes Sam was wearing when she disappeared. Mauro tells him he doesn't get a cent until he provides proof of life. 

Paz shows up at Esteban's house with sandwiches for the kids, who are grateful and appreciative. She tells them she's taking one to their father in jail; do they have a message for him? They say they love him and miss him and believe in him and don't understand why they're not allowed to see him. 

The Big Why walks in and is unspeakably rude to poor sweet Paz. Gala tries to defend her and gets smacked down again. Paz holds her own, though, and manages to exit with some dignity.

After she leaves, Elvira literally snatches the "unhealthy" sandwich out of little Eder's hands. The expression on Bosco's face is priceless. (Between the nutrition-shaming and the sanitation police and the unexpected deaths and the public arrests, does anyone actually get a meal on this show? I'm surprised they don't all have eating disorders.) 

Paz repairs to the jail with Esteban's sandwich and sweet encouragement from his kids. He doesn't get to eat, either, probably because he is overcome by the swelling music.

In other news:

* At some point the lawyers come by and tell Ginebra she can only access Elias's fortune for the express purpose of finding Sam. She pretends to understand.

* Cobija is a girl dog-rabbit. I will go back and change her pronouns.

* Not nearly enough Nandy in this episode. I miss her teeth smile. 

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