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A.MAR #24 Parte 1 Notes from the Couch . . .

Sergio Worms his Way into Estrella's Life
Sergio Tells Estrella he got a message form his daughter and he is there to find out what she wants. Estrella assures him that she doesn't expect anything from him. Not everybody is like him. She makes it clear that nobody is asking him to be a father to Azul. Azul only wanted to know where she came from . Sergio says he does want to handle this the right way and wants to be a part of his daughter's life. He wants to meet her the next day. Estrella ens up agreeing. She tells Erika she is afraid that Azul will get her hopes up and Sergio will end up hurting her since he abandoned them once. Erika says that was so long ago that she needs to give him a chance.

Estrella brings an excited Azul to Erika's restaurant the next day where the meeting with Sergio takes place. Father and daughter look at each other and smile. What they don't know is that Erika has introduced herself before their arrival and told Sergio that she was the one who called him in the first place so he could make contact with Azul.

Teresita tells Erika that she did a bad thing when she contacted Sergio about his daughter on without asking Estrella. Erika answers that she wanted to do it for Azul because she knows what it is to grow up without a father. Teresita calls her on her lie. She knows that Erika wants Sergio to get back with Estrella so she leaves town with him and opens the road back to Fabián. Teresita demands that either Erika tells Estrella about the call to Sergio or she will. Erika agrees but adds that she needs some time first.

Gabriel and Marina
Gabriel looks worried and takes a document out of an envelope kept in a nightstand next to his bed. It looks like a birth certificate where he is listed as Iker's father: Gabriel Neira and Iker's mother is listed as Fabiola Salgado.

Gabriel, Marina and Iker are supposed to go to the city and visit the publisher of the book with the "Paloma" drawing. it looks like he got sick and ended up at home instead because Marina is there to give him some cough medicine. When she goes to get it out of Gabriel's bed stand, she notices that Gabriel never did throw the letter in the bottle in the sea like Iker asked him to do. Iker asks Marina if she thinks that his mother or the spirit of his mother will read the letter that he sent her. She answers that of course he will.

Yazmín Levels with her Father and Spreads Granny's Ashes at Sea
Yazmín is still being rude to her father. She gets all bent out of shape when he serves her some supposed spanich ravioli and they end up having meat in them. Doesn't he knows she is a pescatarian?

Yazmín looks at a photo of her mother and tells her how much she misses her. She calls Sergio who ignores her call because he is busy making out with a fellow med student.

(They cut a lot of this) Yazmín runs into Oliver on the beach. She is carrying her granny's ashes and wants to spread them at sea like they spread her mother's ashes. Oliver takes her out and once they find the right spot, She spreads the ashes. Oliver asks what is bother ing her. She tells him all about Fabián and her problem with him. He tells her that he wishes he knew who his father was since he grew up without knowing.

Yazmín goes home and apologizes to her father Fabián for being like she has been to him after he has offered her so much but the fact of the matter is when he caused her mother's death and left her with her granny for five years, something broke inside of her and it cannot be fixed. So, she is telling him that she doesn't love him but she doesn't hate him either. She feels nothing for him. She is grateful for the room but doesn't want or need anything else from him.
The less they see of each other the better. Fabián looks like his heart has been broken.
 

A.MAR Parte 2

Brisa: the Woman with a Plan
Brisa doesn't miss a beat when she runs into Gabriel on the beach and asks how Marina is doing. If she needs anything. Gabriel cannot understand why she would be concerned about her.

Brisa puts posters all around the city that have a photo of Marina on them asking if anyone knows this woman. (Got to give he credit for thinking of this non-tech easy peasy way of doing things. Funny nobody else thought of doing it.)

Everything Else
Pascual finally gets on the bus after warning Valentín for the umpteenth time not to mix the white clothing in with the colored.

When Perla hears from Oliver that Pascual has left town because of her, she goes to see how Valentín is doing. He is changing a light bulb but ahving problems. He ends up electrocuting himself and falls to the floor where he suffers in pain.

After seeing Marina and Gabriel kissing at the restaurant, Teresita advises her to watch what she is doing because of Brisa. If you play with fire . . .

Gonzalo comes by Meche's seafood stand and helps her out. She admits that she feels like she has lost direction in her life with the death of Ulises. She asks Gonzalo for advice. He tells her that the time has come for her to take control of her own life.
 

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Could they have played any more commercials than they did tonight? Unbelievable. Anyway . . .

Major questions from me:
Why was Gabriel so concerend looking at what looked like a birth certificate for Iker?

Why was Marina so concerned seeing the letter in the bottle in the nightstand drawer?

Things are starting to percolate.
 

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Jarifa, your sharp and perceptive recap was marvelous. Thank you for explaining much that I missed, both aired and not aired. You always clarify and explain things in such a clear and concise manner.

"(Got to give her credit for thinking of this non-tech easy peasy way of doing things" was perfect! Brisa's determined to find out who Marina is and she is clever and resourceful. If only she would put that effort into finding a meaningful career!

A mystery swirls and gathers heat and intensity, swirling in a storm. We finally have a name, "Fabiola Salgado". Gabriel was very concerned and it appeared worried when he scanned the document. Why indeed Jarifa? My first and immediate (speculative not spoiler) thought was wondering if Iker's mother is not dead but alive! Marina seeing the letter in the bottle did not air in what I saw so appreciate your including this!

Yaz has been through much but the greatest form of cruelty is indifference. Poor Fabian; what will it take for her to come to her senses?

I had to smile in that Teresita eavesdrops just as well as Erika.

Parting was such sweet sorrow for Pascual and Valentin! 😊 I have a feeling they will not be separated for long...

I really like Gonzalo's "courting" of Meche. Showing up unexpectedly in a helpful, breezy manner, dispensing good advice as well as doning an apron and pitching in. He's a keeper!

Jarifa, I also thought there were more commercials than usual which is really annoying considering scenes were cut. Thank you for this gem of a recap...

Diana
 

Juegos # 66 part 1

Memo is shocked to learn about his paternity, though having Enrique for a father is much better than Mateo. Mariana explains how her father wanted her to have an abortion. When she refused he forced her to marry Mateo. I think she was also dating him at the time. Francisco has treated memo horribly all his life and he needs to pay. He gets his gun but Mariana calls Enrique who calms him down. He'll see him later.

Victoria traps Joachin into divulging some truths when she tells him they are reopening the death case of Dr Brown to homicide. She hints that Brita has talked. So he is willing to talk now.

Francisco is back home, Ines brought him. She doesn't stick around though. He calls his guy and sets something up. Turns out it is a hit on Luci. When Enrique shows up at Francisco's they talk about memo and other things. Enrique is cutting him loose, he is no good for his campaign. Francisco tells him he is going to kill who he loves most, Luci.

Meanwhile Luci learns that Adrian has been approved to go to rehab. She shares the news with Pato and Chofi. As she leaves her house and gets ready to get in her car a guy color forms her and stuffs her in his trunk, but Roberto pulls up just in time and saves her. Looks like he may have managed to shoot the guy in the shoulder, though he kept running.

Meanwhile back at Francisco's place, Frank has pulled a gun on Enrique. Enrique manages to wrestle it from him and kills him. Memo shows up. I almost feel sorry for Memo. What a messed up life he has had. At any rate, Enrique says we have to dispose of him....

Adrian gets a visit from Alex. He asks for her forgiveness. He's sorry he didn't do as she told the night of the accident.

Dani talks to the dean. He has been offered a scholarship in Barcelona. He accepts ( this will be good for him I think).



 

Juegos #66 part 2

Enrique explains to Memo how Francisco was killed. He forced my mother to have an abortion which killed her and made it look like suicide. Memo says like what he tried to do to my mother. Enrique says yes, but your mother is a queen and refused and kept you safe. He tries to kill me but I got the gun from him and killed him. Memo is all happy. I'm just like you. We are the same. Enrique agrees. ( This was actually funny to watch).

Omar and Elena are necking in the kitchen when Dani comes home to give them his good news. Elena asks to you want to go to learn or forget. He says both. They understand. He leaves in two weeks.

Memo is willing to get rid of Francisco, except there is the issue of the ankle bracelet... Enrique is going to disable the security cameras and bring his car around. ( Not sure what they are doing about the tracker. I can almost see memo cutting off his leg.)

Roberto really wants to catch Ferrar. He needs to protect Gaby and Luci. He can't lose either of them like he lost his sister.

Roberto is trying to get in Francisco's house. He wonders if he has fainted. Q tells him to wait and not enter.

Victoria is with Luci telling her all the info she got from Joachin. Francisco ordering Fabiola to have her memory erased at the clinic. How Memo dated her before her disappearance, that she gave Berta the video from the night of the accident, etc..
Enrique arrives glad to see she is ok.

Adrian has agreed to see Ines. She tells him that she always needed to protect him since he was born premature and in the incubator. She devoted her life to him. He says you failed me. This is the last time I'll see you. Enjoy your life of power as first lady.

Roberto is peering in windows. He finds the blood and broken glass in the room of the murder. He calls Q to give the news.