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FUGITIVAS #72 and #73 Part 1

Allies never trust each other, but that doesn’t spoil their effectiveness – Ayn Rand

Previously: Forcing Lisset to participate in the robbery was apparently not enough for Eréndira. After mulling everything over, Eréndira decided that Lisset and Erick have seen and heard too much. She cannot allow them to leave!

Tonight: Lisset doesn’t want to be paid for her “work” and tells Eréndira to get out of their lives. Lisset foolishly thinks Eréndira will no longer bother them but of course that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Ismael and Vero met for coffee. They talk about Ismael being a father. Then, they talk about JP and Buenos Aires.

Eréndira and La piraña show up at the bar…

Matias and Marta leave the Oasis but Matias takes off on his own and is grabbed by Eréndira and La piraña. The “women” call Dario who expects to hear Matias’ voice but instead hears Eréndira’s nasal tones

Ismael and Alejandro talk and will meet. They agree to work together, albeit reluctantly. Their relationship will serve but one purpose: to help prove Lorena's innocence.

Dario and the girls are overjoyed and overcome with relief when Matias walks in; Marta hugging him tightly. She insults Eréndira and La piraña.

Eréndira and La piraña meet with an angry Marta and Dario. Erick and Lisset show up but the other two attack them (with their fists and a sharp knife) and make them leave. It seems they want Marta to denounce who Wikipedia notes are La Cirujano and Aidé (?) Marta wants no part of it.

Amanda gets her gun as Patricio enters her office. She tries to talk with him but he cuts her off. After she rushes out he looks at the famous Fugitvas board then stops and looks at something on her desk (a name and picture that flashed too quickly for me to ID).

Diana
 

FUGITIVAS #72 and #73 Part 2

Amanda goes to a bar, orders a beer and calls up a mug shot of the only other person in the bar. Another woman arrives and her picture quickly comes up on Amanda’s phone as well. The woman sees her staring and asks out loud what she wants. Amanda is texting when the women approach her. They get her up off the seat; one grabs her around the neck and the other pulls Amanda’s gun from her pants and trains it on her. A man comes in tipping them off that the police are there! Amanda is grabbed and taken out quickly. The informant won’t talk but Patricio forces the owner to tell him where they are; he says they went around the corner. Patricio finds one of the women but she won’t tell him where Amanda is.

Gun in the air, Patricio goes into the storeroom where the woman has her hand over Amanda’s mouth. Patricio points his gun at her as she has hers trained on the back of Amanda’s head. Patricio starts to raise his hands in defeat when all of a sudden, Amanda quickly attacks and subdues her assailant.

Shut the door Patricio says to Amanda. He asks her for some sort of information and she answers “Marta” (I cannot provide any context here); he seems flabbergasted. Eventually she smiles and says thank you papa but he yells at her that he is her boss, not her father. She then walks around the desk and hugs him, telling him she loves him. He kisses her head.

Oasis is closing down for the night as Alejandro and Lorena flirt. He notes they are alone and they take full advantage.

Patricio shows up at Marta’s who is surprised but pleased to see him. He questions her about whatever Amanda shared with him. Then she grabs his arm but he simply stares and coldly rebuffs her. She looks heartbroken.

Nico confronts Florencia; she tells him to get it through his head she doesn’t love him. She hands him the paternity test. Then, she actually reads him the results, adding salt to his already gaping wound.

Marta tells Dario and the girls that things didn’t go well with Patricio.

Isamel meets with Patricio, Amanda and several other policemen. Nico comes in loaded for bear. Amanda brings up Frida and Montse…Nico tells Ismael he should put his effort into capturing Lorena Martínez which will earn him points and respect of Arturo Marquez and family. Then, he calls Lorena Ismael’s amante, thus revealing their affair in front of everyone!!

As Nico reads the paternity test Ismael comes in and they have an argument which I did not understand.

Diana
 

FUGITIVAS #72 and #73 Part 3 of 3

Alejandro brings Lorena to a rustic but beautiful bedroom where the bed has gauzy white drapes and a roaring fire burns.

Montse looks at her phone showing “Facundo.” She tells Matias she is in love with someone who doesn’t know she was in jail. He is sweet and supportive.

Charo texts Alejandro who has just arrived home. She is sorry to bother him but asks how the investigation is going. He believes Arturo likely killed Juan Pablo to avoid going to jail for stealing the land in Playa Dorada. Ale advises Charo to be very careful. As this ends, she hangs up in tears saying something about Juan Pablo.

Singular episodes are more than challenging; double episodes with their slicing and dicing are a near impossibility for me. As I noted, I did check Wikipedia who identified La Cirujano and Aidé as the women Eréndira wanted Marta to denounce. Are La Cirujano and Aidé the two women who attacked Amanda tonight or are they two totally different people?? If someone could clarify, I would appreciate it. I was also clueless as to what Marta told Amanda that precipitated the events that followed.

I can only hope some of this is right; I was dazed and confused throughout. Your help in providing and/or correcting what I wrote will be gratefully appreciated.

Diana
 

Juana #64 part 1 of 3

Amparo is begging Rogelio for her son. He says he’s at a school taking classes in loyalty and discipline. She ends up on the floor crying. Rogelio calls Edwardo and puts Manuel on the phone. He doesn’t know where he is but tells her to denounce his dad and walk away.

Claudio and Carlos are talking. It seems like Rogelio can’t really merge their beer with Astro. Claudio also tells him the blood was Francisco’s and Carlos doesn’t think this is good for Gabriel, as it was his house.

Enriqueta gets home and there’s no Camila. She’s even dragged to a chair near Manuel by Camacho. When she sees what Rogelio did to Manuel, his son, she wonders what he’ll do to her, maybe kill her.

Salvador is comforting Jenny and saying Ramon died in peace. Jenny says that he told her he was glad to see her dressed in white. Then Salvador gets a phone call from Claudio and Carlos. Camila has also disappeared. They need to find them as their testimonies are crucial for Gabriel.

Gabriel gets 5 minutes to talk to Bruno in his cell. He thanks him for what he did for him and spoke to his lawyer about getting a lawyer for him. Bruno mentions the abuse his sister suffered and doesn’t seem interested in having a lawyer. He said he protected him(Gabriel) because his sister asked him to. He asks Gabriel to take care of her because she’s in danger.

Juana is looking at the blood stains and remembering. Felipe comes in and she shows him a picture of two images. She needs to make it clearer as this could save Gabriel.

Felipe gives a speech at the funeral. He tells all his father taught him and says fly night!

Claudio wonders where Castillo is, he should be looking for Manuel and Camila. Pacheco tells him his father-in-law died. Claudio apologizes. Pecheco tells Claudio they’ve been looking for them and won’t stop until they find them. This case is very personal for Salvador.

Juana talks to Carlos after the service. She asked how court went. He tells her Reny’s testimony helped and Paula helped too. Juana wonders how and Carlos says she called out a couple of times and now the judge wants him to be questioned. She then goes to Salvador and tells him she has the memory card. A picture isn’t clear. He says they have experts to fix that. Enriqueta and Felipe are talking. She liked what he says. He feels his dad helped him with handling his anger. David and Carlos appear as they have to go back to the brewery. Carlos tells him it was a good speech. Salvador is also leaving and asks him to take care of his sister.

Rogelio is now with Manuel and Camila. Rogelio is drinking a beer to toast the end of Rubio beer. Manuel says that will never happen. Rogelio says it will, the Rubio name will disappear. Manuel says no wonder your dad committed suicide, with a son like you. He yells shut up several times. Camila asks him to let them go. He says, why, so you can go to the judge.

Liz
 

Fugitivas

I'll see what questions I can answer for you Diana. First off la Piraña has a real name, Fernanda something that I promptly forgot. Piraña suits her fine. I was a bit confused too, but since you said it was a sliced and diced episode it makes more sense. Erendira wants the 2 bar people turned in and they want Marta to do it. Erendira has a huge grudge against them, possibly it was their fault she went to jail in the first place. Marta calls Amanda to tip her off about where they could be found. I think Patricio saw the map of the location Amanda was off to which is why he got a team to find her.

Patricio asks Amanda ,after her rescue, what was she doing there. She says she got an anonymous tip. He is going to trace the call, so she admits it was Marta that told her. Now Patricio goes to the Oasis to speak with Marta. He asks why she tipped Amanda about the 2 Fugitivas. She says she felt bad about Frida and when she discovered the 2 she wanted to make it up to him. He is not suitably grateful and tells her his daughter was nearly killed as a result ( of course that was Amanda's fault for not having backup, especially if she was on the lookout for 2 possible escapees.)

Now for Niko and Florencia, she got a strand of Ismael's hair ( I bet it was actually Nick's) and the results prove the child is Ismael's.

Once again the Fugitivas are out and about with no disguise. It was totally stupid on Alejandro and Lorena's part to run off to a rustic inn. I guess the show needed some more gratuitous sex scenes to appeal to those that expect them.
 

OT, las hijas de la senora Garcia

I think I'll watch this one. I bet we can get a crew to recap rather than just 1, although if the next round of TNs has several good shows we may end up doing solo duty again. One of the trailers made me check out the cast. Brandon Peniche is in it. That makes 3 TNs in a row for him that I will have watched. I liked him in Nadie Como Tu, not so much in Juana.
 

Juana #64 part 2

Salvador brings the memory card to the lab and asks them to work on it. Pacheco comes in with a folder. Rubio is not an employee of Astro beer it a large sum of money goes to a Swiss bank account every month.

Dani tells the girls at work that Juana’s grandfather died. They all are sorry. Then she tells them Claudio said it will be very hard for Astro to take over Rubio beer. Meanwhile our three are in an office with Claudio. He tells them without Manuel and Camila it will be difficult to win the case. It’s Reny’s word against Rogelio’s. He shows them the picture of the blood. Juana can testify that Gabriel was not near the bridge. They may be able to make one image clearer. Salvador calls and tells them about the Swiss deposits. Laudio asks him to lean hard on the owner of Astro about that.

Juana thanks her aunt for watching the baby. The aunt says she’s praying for Gabriel. She leaves to say goodbye to Josefina. Jenny asks Juana to relax, she’s so nervous. Juana is worried she’ll say the wrong thing in court and hurt Gabriel’s case. Jenny is going to be with her. And she’s praying she’ll have the right words to say. Memo is with Josefina when Juana and Jenny come in with instructions for the baby. They leave and Memo tells Josefina what a grand woman she is and how he admires her. They kiss on the lips and then hug. Felipe has witnessed this and backs away with a smile on his face.

Salvador is sure Rogelio has Manuel and Camila. He tells Pacheco to check out Camacho and the chauffeur’s places. But to be careful because they’re professionals.

Rogelio’s lawyer is worried about Camila and Manuel testifying. Rogelio says that won’t happen. And he can discredit Reny’s testimony. The lawyer is worried he’s too confident. He replies, “He who owes nothing fears nothing”.

Jenny wonders why they’re there so early. Juana says she can speak to Gabriel when they bring him in. He. O es in and she kisses him. The guards pull him away. Carlos asks Enriqueta how Felipe is. Then he tells her she needs to decide who she’ll spend the rest of her life with. Then he says it should be Felipe.

Claudio tells Gabriel about the Swiss money which proves Rogelio would profit by a merger. Gabriel says this won’t prove his innocence. Claudio says they have the blood match. Gabriel does not want Juana to testify, he doesn’t want Quiroz questioning her. Claudio says Gabriel knows Juana better than anyone. She won’t accept that.

Salvador is interviewing the head of Astro. He shows him all the papers with the deposits. And his signature. A judge can find him guilty of fraud against m
Mexico-14 years in prison. If he cooperates it can go down to 7 years. And if Salvador talks to the judge he might not get jail time.

Paula doesn’t think her father would ever hurt Manuel. Amparo tells her her father is a monster. He used her marriage and he used her. He will throw her away like trash one day, just as he did to her and. Manuel. Paula might be thinking now.

Rogelio enters the courthouse laughing with the reporters. He tells his lawyer she’s too serious.

Claudio is telling Juana how to act when questioned. He tells her she’s strong and can do this. She’s not happy about seeing Rogelio but she’s doing this for Gabriel.

Liz
 

FUGITIVAS

Kat, I so appreciate your very valuable input.

I think la Piraña is a keeper so I'll keep that name for her :)

Thank you so much for confirming La Cirujano and Aidé ARE the women Eréndira has a grudge against. I like your theory that they were responsible for her incarceration.

So Marta tipped Amanda off, another important piece of the puzzle revealed. I agree with you that Amanda should have called for backup sooner; she put herself in danger. Patricio's anger toward Marta hasn't seemed to have subsided at all.

Great theory that the hair provided for the paternity test was Nico's. He is convinced the baby is his; and he certainly has every reason to believe that.

Diana
 

LAS HIJAS

Kat, there was some talk about this possibly being recapped but at the time, it wasn't known when it would air.

As this is starting Monday, if anyone is interested in recapping, please consider posting something to that effect.

I have recapped several novelas in a row and will be taking a break...

Diana
 

Juana #64 part 3

Rogelio walks into the courtroom oozing confidence. Paula comes in after him. Jenny expresses her opinion of both of them. Rogelio stands in front and promises to tell the truth.

Pacheco is outside getting a coffee and watching Camacho.

Quiroz is questioning Rogelio, who says he didn’t know Francisco well. It he heard them arguing because Gabriel wanted his shares but didn’t have any money. Claudio then questions him. He says Reny was a terrible employee but his son prevented him from firing Reny. He denies knowing that the papers for Camila’s shares were false. Claudio tells the judge Manuel and Camila disappeared, but he has no proof that Rogelio is behind it. He presents the papers and says Rogelio is a major shareholder in Astro beer and was destroying Rubio beer. The judge tells him to stick with information on the murder. Juana is then called to the stand.

Outside the courthouse the lawyer is not happy with Rogelio. He yells at her that obtaining Rubio beer has been his life’s work and she better disappear from his life or he will see that she disappears. Paula is watching this. And it looks like Pacheco is ready to follow Camacho. He’s on the phone with Salvador who tells him to take no risks and call for backup if needed. Salvador is in the lab with one of the men working on the picture.

Quiroz is awful questioning Juana. He first presents her as the woman that broke up his marriage, then that she slept around so didn’t know he was the father, and last that she deliberately withheld the memory card because the blood on the bridge implicated Gabriel.

Pacheco isn’t the only one that followed Camacho. Paula gets to hear her father tell Camila and Manuel that they’ll never speak to anyone again.

Claudio is now showing the photos and questioning Juana. He asks why there aren’t other photos of Francisco. She says she never saw him again. Meanwhile Salvador is running up the steps of the courthouse. He says he has proof of the assassin. Quiroz doesn’t want it to be entered. The judge sees what it is and allows it. Claudio announces it’s a picture of Francisco with his assassin

Liz
 

"PRECIO DE AMARTE" HIGHLIGHTS DISCUSSION
Howdy from the Alamo City CarayCaray Family. We're in the closing stretch of this Telenovela as Eduarda's downfall is coming very fast.

 

FUGITIVAS

Thank you, Diana, for another very fine recap of yet another two for one. I was frustrated, too, by Amanda, blinded by her ambition, being so reckless to go on the fugitive apprehension alone. I, also, agree that Patricio’s anger towards Marta does not seem to have abated one bit. Will there be only one happy couple, Lorena and Alejandro, at the end or will there be some drama that will bring Patricio and Marta back together? So many questions for so little time!
 

FUGITIVAS

Thank you so much Jarifa.

"Blinded by ambition" was a perfect descriptive of Amanda. Too hot headed and impetuous.

I think that Patricio and Marta will end up together...That said, he is such an honest man I can't see that happening until he tells Ismael the truth about his "injury". Ismael forgave Amanda very quickly and I think he will here too.

Diana
 

Juana,
Liz, you always do a great job. I get most of the dialogue now so I have a good idea of what is going on, but you certainly sharpen my focus, like Rogelio wanting his lawyer to disappear. I got the final threat but not the first part of it.

From a prosecutors point of view Quiroz was actually doing a spectacular job. He riled up Gabriel, flustered Juana, etc. I still see no jurors so I guess it is just the judge determining the outcome. Is this typical in Mexican law?

Have they shown Reny since he was captured and divulged Camila's whereabouts? (BTW she is going to star in a future show, La Jefa, which looks interesting but perhaps darker than I like. I must admit for a villain she has been a likeable one with a dark past and present which makes me sympathize with her. If Viviana weren't in the picture I think she and Manuel would have been a good match).

I think Paula may finally be redeemed with seeing first hand what her father plans to do, and has done, to her brother.


 

FUGITIVAS

Diana, good point about Patricio needing to be honest to and forgiven by Ismael, who hasn’t been necessarily squeaky clean about the FUGITIVAS (Lorena) either, in order to move forward with Marta.
 

Las Hijas
Diana I fully understand. I'm single handedly recapping a Telemundo show with little input from the patio as I think only 2 are watching it. As a result I've really scaled down my recap to a single post which I do from memory just after viewing . That way the scenes that made an impression on me or furthered the plot are highlighted and the rest is filler, imo. It has made my life so much easier and gives me the opportunity to watch other shows and interact with the Patio. Hopefully you can find a show you like in the next round ( winter is prime tv viewing time for me as the weather and darkness dictate indoor activities.). My eyesight for handwork is failing. Hopefully my next eye appointment i will find out if a new prescription will correct the eye that had surgery.