Caray, Caray!

I'll start it off per Susan's idea, I vote the business is some sort of financial investment firm. The continuity department messed up again. Ginebra asks why it took more than 30 years for Elvira to find her. By my calculations it had to have been pushing 40 years ago since Beratrice was the second daughter and Gala is 18 or 19 y.o. Also what idiot confronts a killer without letting someone know what your plan is like the police, or your cousin the lawyer!!!???? Hope you feel better soon W.
 

My first thought when Esteban went in the house was similar. You confront a killer on your own without telling anybody. Then you tell the killer how you got your evidence and show her where it is. I was really disappointed in Esteban as he has always acted smarter than that. We know he’ll live but how can he get free. I don’t see Monito being able to save him.

Something I meant to comment on earlier, when they burned down the orphanage I’m pretty sure Mauro worried about the people in it and Ginebra pretty much said they were never nice to them so it doesn’t matter.

When Ginebra was acting all surprised and hurt I wanted to strangle Elvira. How can she not see how cold and calculating her daughter is. Watching two shows where mothers find they long lost daughter and think she’s wonderful is no fun.

Not sure why Vermin thinks he needs to kill Rubio. Surely the protection isn’t ending just because it’s just him now. And just Paz too.

So Filipe and Sandro don’t want to see Kenzo. I thought she was telling Esteban he had to free him.

I don’t know how many episodes are in this but I didn’t expect Esteban to discover the truth, or part of it, so soon.

I also was hoping Vermin would tell his cellmates the truth about Sam, then they’d be able to get Paz released. Especially if he’s going after Rubio.

Liz


 

Liz, I had the same idea about Vermin. Maybe he wants to protect everyone from Rubio since it's been proved he can get out of prison and stab Lupita, then return. He may feel it's either kill or be killed. Maybe he's hoping for a self defense plea, or as has also been demonstrated, people die in prison and no one knows who did it. Something that confused me is why was Paz and family were paying Vermin's debt to Rubio. Was it because they were afraid of repercussions against them? Also another thought r.e. Vermin, since he never actually got to do anything with the money for Sam, is he really guilty of selling her in the eyes of the law? I'm awaiting the actual recap to figure out what Sam and Monito were discussing when Mauro walked in on them.
 

Well, they seem to be hurrying things up. We had one episode of Esteban deciding to put the moves on Gin as the main plan . Then , last night , he was researching on the computer and found background on Gin and Mauro , but I dont know what he found out. I agree that the writers made a smart galan dumb by having him stroll into Gin's and confront her with a lot of yelling and bravado. Foolhardy.

Wow ..Gin pushes a button, puts on a gas mask ,and Esteban instantly falls unconscious. And I think the kids were in Sam's bedroom while all this transpired . Dont walk into that living room kids .

What was the injection Mauro gave Esteban?

Well, we know that Agent Monito knows about the secret room and how to get into it , so maybe he will rescue Esteban .

Vermin knows that all this mess is his fault , so I guess his guilty conscience has made him try to save everybody now. Tell Paz that Sam is Maria !!!!

Susan
 

Kat, Rubio just kept coming after the family, bothering them and trying to get money from them. He tried to rape Mir a couple of times. I like your idea of Sam not really being sold. Although Vermin did get the money, they just got it back.
Susan, when you said Agent Monito I was trying to figure out when a police officer had found the secret room. Then it dawned on me!
The needle looked so real. I hope it was a fake neck. It was something to wake Esteban up.
Liz
 

Weirdo, I hope you feel better soon. A simple headache is already a nightmare for me. I can't imagine getting a migraine.
I'm another one disappointed by Esteban's stupidity. I think they should stop sacrificing actual character for a bit of drama. They don't think very highly of us, do they?
I wonder how Gin feels about the fact Esteban can't stand her and would never choose her willingly. I mean, her whole story is about being abandoned and she sounded rather cross when Mauro told her Esteban will never love her. She can't really be in love, but surely it hurts he doesn't want her at all.
I wonder how Esteban plans to destroy Gin. She is way too powerful for the good guys. I'm starting to think they'll need magic to win.
 

Thanks, weirdo. I love how everyone in this community is so responsible and tries to put up a recap no matter what.
All I could think when they mentioned life insurance was that this must be how Gin got some of that money. But I'm starting to get frustrated with myself because I don't understand what they are on about when they start discussing financial Nicoliti matters.
I love how everyone in the Robles family is reluctant to leave.k I almost expected one of them to say,'no, thank you, officer, I' d prefer to stay in my cell with my family.'
So Mauro had to point out to Gin they were safe. Her fear and impulsivity at every failure is interesting. I wonder what she thought when she realised Esteban knew the truth. I'm also curious if Esteban's outright hatred for her doesn't affect her at all when she at least finds him desirable. Or is it the same to her that he dislikes her? She seemed insulted he liked Paz and not her.
I wonder whatElvira will have to do to prove she loves Gin. I keep thinking she will witness Gin committing a crime and will have to keep her mouth shut about it. Unless Gin will just make everyone's life hell and will tell senora Elvis that's her punishment.
Umberto really has none of those 'this woman is forbidden' principles apparently. We will never know, but I do wonder if he had kept up his flirting if Esteban and Paz stayed together with no issues because Gin did tell him to leave Paz.
Esteban told her about the toy spy I think. Why oh why...do we have to say goodbye... to a smart guy...these telenovela writers seem to want to make me cry...(I'm more mad, however)
I honestly hope Gala stops all that vlogging, at least for a while.The fact she is basically putting all her edited/perfect life online seems to have made things worse. I wonder if her idisorder had got so bad if she didn't want to look perfect for her followers. I can't actually believe she has the time for all that vlogging when she goes to uni. Did we ever see her at uni btw?
 

Waterlily, I wondered about school also, seems none of the kids are attending so I wonder if it is summer break. Although Bosco was getting "help" from Elvira in math not too many episodes back. So Monito's coat hanger wire opens the entry to the secret room, but it does nothing for the bedroom lock.
 

Thanks, Weirdo, great recap that filled in dialogue from the conversations I couldn’t understand. I don’t know what they’ll do with Esteban. Why would they keep him alive. Although he definitely doesn’t know all their secrets yet. If he finds out Ginebra is Elvira’s mother he might figure things out.

Liz
 

Excellent recap of a bizarre episode. Thanks, Weirdo. I hope you are feeling okay soon. The gas attack pushed this over the brink for me into almost cartoon land. Best line: Monito saying if he weren't
A monkey he would be a rat. And a good rat he would be!
 

Thanks, Weirdo! I'm glad I got to read your recap before watching the episode, so I knew when to FF>> and when to pay particular attention. Here's what little I gathered from Esteban's investigations:

1. Ginebra and Mauro have lived all over the place -- I saw Argentina on his list, as well as Estonia(!!), but there were others I couldn't read fast enough.
2. Nowhere are there records of either of them registering a business or earning any income.
3. Nevertheless, at fairly regular intervals (presumably several years apart and in different countries), they make very large deposits that appear in nice, round numbers that look like life insurance policies. (I'm not sure what makes them look like life insurance policies, as opposed to, say, blackmail payments or large arms deals, but whatever.)

I find financial crime pretty dull and don't know why we have to spend so much time on it when there's so much REAL crime they're doing.


 

Weirdo,

Thank you for persevering through your pain to craft this marvelous recap. I hope you continue to feel much better...

"...Gala pops up, she's going to talk to Jero. Esteban tells her to be careful. Señor Disculpas de Cuidar is born. Ok, I'm stopping now. The migraine is limiting my comedy skills". Oh no, painful as your migrane surely is, it is not dulling your sensational humor in the slightest.

As everyone has commented, Esteban running rogue to be it all and do it all was absurd. He spilled just about every single secret he knew!! These are stone cold killers and as upset as he was, he should have taken a chill pill and settled down and stayed home. How is he going to get out of this???

Vermin is right. In terms of Rubio, it's kill or be killed. Vermin knows he will not stop and in spite of everything he has done, I do think he cares about Paz and her family. Most of us have thought he would end up sacrificing himself and I think he is on that road.

"Esteban screams that Paz was right all along and he won't let Gin touch him ever again". I have a feeling he is going to eat those words, painful as they are.

Gala vomiting was so sad. She needs medical intervention ASAP.

Diana
 

Oh, and I LOVED "Senor Esteban Disculpas de Cuidar." Too funny! And thanks for reminding us that he was actually RIGHT THERE last time Gin pulled the gas-mask trick. He's even dumber than I thought.

I loved his bizarre expressions as he slid down the sliding glass door, though. That scene must have been fun to film.
 

Receta/Mujer

I was also surprised/disappointed at Esteban’s actions, but I got to wondering if he’s dumb as a FOX. Maybe this is somehow part of a plan.

Monito is great! I loved how he figured out how to access the hidden places! It’s helpful to have an Artful Dodger on your side! Sort of like Satlmis in Mujer!

Migraines are awful. Hope you are on the mend.

Thank you all for the great recaps and comments. They are so helpful!

Babachita
 

Great work, Weirdo.

I was hoping that Esteban would take all this to Humberto to secure it and discuss next steps but it's likely he didn't because of Humberto's apparent interest in Paz. His ego doesn't want to share credit for her rescue.

It is also possible that he never anticipated that Ginebra is this evil. Such depths of evil are difficult to understand by most normal people.

What will make this worse is the certainty that thanks to Ginebra's efforts Elvira will be the last to know.

The cash in the house's vault room is not their entire assets, so who knows how much she has at her disposal.

Again, when the hell did Ginebra and Mauro go to college? How many fortunes are they holding?

Ay, caramba....