Caray, Caray!

Ginebra kept touching Samara's arm as though she would break it if she said anything close to the truth. She tried to prompt her to say that Paz would not let her out of the house when she came there. Samara wanted to leave. Castro watched with eagle eyes. Ginebra tried to get her to say more but Samara didn't want to. She didn't want Paz to suffer. She got up and ran to Mauro, saying she wanted to go home. He stroked her hair and told her to calm down as he looked back at Ginebra, knowing what she must have been thinking. He said this was quite sufficient and to “Let's give her time so she can tell everything, right?” Ginebra pretended to agree, kissed Samara's head, and looked back at the police. She did not see Mauro smile sardonically behind her. Castro was watching the frightened look on Samara's face.

Paz became sarcastic, demanding to know He tried to tell her she had become important to him. She told him to shut up and called him a coward, accusing him of taking advantage of her while being a hypocrite in front of his children and Elvira. Esteban tried to back up without telling her the truth but it did no good. She said she would never forgive him because he made fun of her this way. He tried to tell her there were reasons he could not explain and she would not understand. That if they continued it would hurt her and her family. She finally told him to get out of her life and walked away.

Porfirio asked Humberto if he was in love, which would be a new thing for him. Humberto tried to dismiss this, not really wanting to talk about it. He finally fessed up and told him that he was in love with Paz.

Lupita scolded Salomón about Gema's [alleged] pregnancy. He said he would help caring for the baby. Mireya added her outrage with “Without a hat, there is no party” [Sin gorrito no hay fiesta], reminding him that he was only 19 and no girl like Gala would want a guy who was already changing diapers. Nandy said they needed to be more cool-headed, raising the issue of possible pregnancy entrapment. Salomón talked about tests and Mireya finally said that Paz needed them now. Lupita said that they needed to stop fighting.

Neither Bosco nor Gala understood about the attack that happened the previous day. She was scared to the extent she couldn't close her eyes. She speculated whether this had anything to do with their mother's killer. Bosco said they had to worry for their lives if they needed to stay inside. Elvira was also home and there was additional security. Bosco finally asked her if she had food issues. She sat up and confessed she did and couldn't take it anymore. He hugged her as she cried.

Mireya calmed down and went to Salomón's room to apologize for yelling at him. He looked as though he was going through his clothes to prepare to leave home.

Paz cried to Em about the breakup. A guard came to tell her that her sister was there to see her.

As he arrived home Esteban was railing against his fate, thinking back on happy times with Paz. Ginebra called him to taunt him about the breakup, ending the call with “Wait for my next orders.” He cursed her.

Kenzo went to the Robles' home to tell Nandy he loved her.

Elvira called the hospital to ask about Fobo. She thanked the person on the other end of the line. Esteban came in and asked why there was a doctor in Gala's room. Elvira explained that she had fainted. He started to leave, but she stopped him, saying that Gala is alright. He sat down, saying he could not understand why Rubio's people attacked them. He suggested that they're angry that he was in jail. Elvira commented that there was a sniper [francotirrador] after them, a sign that they had a powerful enemy. Esteban agreed, someone powerful and evil. She told him that Fobo was out of danger and that they should all leave the country. That would also get them away from the scandal over Paz. He told her this was no longer a problem “for you.”

Gala felt out of control. She opened up about how she saw herself in the mirror. She saw herself as fat and ugly. Bosco seemed fully human once again, telling her she was pretty and he wasn't saying this just because he was her brother. She was panicking over weight and liked herself less every day. He told her she is not defined by her weight and that she was a nice girl with a big heart. She went into more detail and he told her she needed help. She feared their family members' reactions. Bosco told her he lost his mother and didn't want to lose her, too. “Papa, Eder, and me, we need you.” [Good boy!]

As we all expected, Elvira was happy at the news of the breakup, citing the crimes she was accused of. He told her that breaking up with her was one thing but it had nothing to do with the injustice she was experiencing. He changed the subject to the company. He was not going to permit Ginebra to take control because she had no experience with a large company. This did not matter to Elvira [obviously, to us] and Esteban said he would raise this before the board. He then went to see his kids.

It was Ginebra who visited Paz to gloat and taunt her, starting with an insult about Mireya. “Of course I came to make fun of you. I knew you wouldn't want to see me so I used the illusion that you have to see your sister to deceive you.” More insults about her naco relatives and about how she was now alone in the jail without Samara and without Esteban. “Esteban came running to see me when he ended the absurd engagement to you. Esteban only wanted you as a lover and you were of no use. If not, I wouldn't have sent you to hell, would I?”

“So are you happy now? You know what? It's better I go because I'm on the verge of smashing your face in.”

“No, don't go. Not without knowing the most important thing.” She stood up. “It's just a matter of time before Esteban and I marry. I'm a much better lover than you.” [The best laugh we're going to get this episode] “ I am enough for him. I am the class of woman he needs.”

“Yes, he ended it with me and despite that it hurts me to my soul that he didn't truly love me, I will fight to bury all the love I felt for him.”

“That's best. A love story of a master and servant only triumphs in dreams. And considering that you are a prisoner servant, it is worse for you, right?”

“Stop insulting me because I am proud of my profession. And, yes, I made a mistake, but I took care of your daughter. I gave her affection, protection, you should thank me.”

“You will serve your sentence. And, as you saw, everyone begins by hating you, beginning with Samara. My daughter can't even stand me saying your name anymore. That convinced me that you are a liar and separated her from her mother who truly loves her. She testified against you. My daughter always tells the truth contradicting your lie that you didn't know she was my daughter.”

“Whatever happens my love for her will not be extinguished.”

“Then bury it with that for Esteban because you will never have them again. I will make a family with him with his children, my daughter,..”

“Well, keep him. If he never loved me he will never love you.”

“You will eat your words on our wedding day. It's a shame you can't come to the wedding although you will surely be scrubbing toilets.”

“You and your brother killed Dr Monica.”

“I am not a killer or a criminal like you. The one who has the doctor's death on her conscience is you. You dragged her down. It's your fault she was arrested and your fault she died.”
“I had nothing to do with her death.”

“It's your fault many people are suffering, Paz. You're a loser. You don't deserve to be happy.”
She walked out. Paz gritted her teeth to avoid a major display of emotion.

[If the ancient gods were real Ginebra would have been roasting in Tartarus long before this].

Esteban told his kids he broke up with Paz but offered no explanation other than that he and the kids needed each other more than ever. Bosco asked if he heard anything new about the attack. Esteban said that their security people analyzed the area and found the sniper's exact location. They found footprints, but he wasn't going to talk about this. He addressed Gala, saying they were going to talk about her health. Gala finally said “I have anorexia and bulimia.”

Salomón tried telling Mireya that he didn't think Gema's baby was his. She told him they won't know before it's born. “If it's yours, you need to be responsible.” He did not want to lose Gala, which he felt certain he would. She told him that if the love was pure he would recover it. He was sure of what she said earlier. He didn't want to be with Gema and never thought about becoming a father. Mireya agreed but said she would try to become the best grandmother in the world. They hugged.

Gema was welding something together as her madrina arrived. The madrina asked her if she really was pregnant. [That was also our question.] Gema did not answer directly, saying that the Robles doubt her but her family does not. Madrina pointed out Gema's long-term obsession with Salomón which feeds her doubts. Gema claimed test results and insisted that Salomón knocked her up. Madriina warned her that Salomón would not want to be with her so she would be a single mother. Madrina then suggested abortion. Gema shut up.

Porfirio warned Humberto that Esteban would not like this situation. Humberto knew this and felt that nothing would change between him and Esteban. Porfirio said that Paz was a good woman who didn't deserve the confusion this would provoke. Humberto agreed, but wanted to help Paz because she woke him up to want to help and protect her. Porfirio pointed out v”You don't pedal other people's bicycles, hell, and even less those of someone closer.” (No se pedalean las bicicletas ajenas, carambas, y menos de alguien mas cercano.) “Esteban is almost your brother.”

“Something tells me that their relationship has no future.” He was sure he could have a relationship with Paz once she was freed. Porfirio said nothing, only shaking his head as he drank his coffee.

Gala explained that her issue was not a recent thing. Esteban did not feel good about not having been aware, just as he hadn't known about Bosco's vaping, and Gala was sorry for not having told him. He had spent too much time at the office. He and the boys all told her they would stand by her.

Ginebra gloated at the first step of separating Paz and Esteban. Mauro reminded her that they could not do anything bad to either Samara or Monito. Ginebra was frustrated that she could not punish Samara – with the belt – for her disobedience at the police station. She then said that Paz and Sam had a connexion, as though they knew they were mother and daughter.

Mauro pointed it out as Instinct. “The call of the blood is real. You and Elvira are an example.”

“That is stupidity,” she replied. “What I need is for Elvira to endorse my plan for Esteban. Now, explain to me how that injection works.”

Mauro had her move over to see the computer screen and explained that the injection he gave Esteban included a chip that was designed for pets. It did not need a battery. It would enable them to locate him, connecting to cameras and microphones, and hear what was going on around him. He would be totally surrounded and unable to escape. [We can only hope that such a thing can be detected by forensic means.]