Caray, Caray!

    • Juanito returns to the strip club hoping to find a link to Patricia and spies Tatania on the stage.
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    • Roberto’s high school soccer buddy introduces him to his dinner guests.  There’s his business partner/accountant and a doctor friend, the business buddy’s wife and soccer dude’s wife/girlfriend there so far.
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    • Juanito tries to buy a private room to speak to Tatania.  “--Yeah, you and everybody else in the world wants to.  But sorry, she’s all booked for the evening.  Come back tomorrow night.” (And don't forget to drink up that beer you overpaid for while you're at it.)  So Juanito leaves and waits outside till closing to try bothering her for a few words, but the bouncers block him.
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• El Ciego's flunky took his leave after handing over the briefcase full of dinero. Carlos did not appear concerned that he was dealing with a crime boss of nuclear proportions.

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While Alejandra laments with Paula over the major guilt trip the ever-scheming strategizing Carlos has laid on her, Gustavo promises his client that tomorrow will bring them a second audience/trial and he will manage to win over Oscar-winning Witchy Wife de Lorenza's blackmail  (gawd how Viewerville's missed Margarita Magaña) which he's certain the judge saw through.  "--Yes, it's said that you don't know who you really married until you get divorced."  It's good he didn't rule today.  (She's got to prove what she claims and she won't be able to?  Sorry, dude.  My money's on Lori.)

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• Under the watchful eyes of her colleagues Victoria lured “Arturo” (hereafter to be known as The Rat With No Name) to the bar and he ordered drinks. Then he turned on the flattery. Leonardo saw this and went after him despite the others' attempt at holding him back. 
  “It that him?” he asked.
  “It's him,” Victoria answered.
  “Who are you?” their quarry asked, looking at both of them.
  “We want to know what you did to Olivia,” said Leonardo.
  “Olivia? Well, I did nothing. As far as I remember we had a damned good time in bed.”
  Leonardo punched him in the solar plexus with his left hand, which began a brawl worthy of a St Patrick's Day in Belfast. Half the bar got involved while the other half watched. Alejandra took out her cell and called the police, telling them to send a van with a team.

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Capitulo 29:  The Traps Are Sprung

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....

The Mod Squad gets its man but Leo blows their cover, Milena gets time in the carcel, and Leticia gives Benny an ultimatum.

Have at it, amigos.

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⦁ Mr. Dimples is desperate to steal whatever valuables and hard cash lovely Olivia has. Oli now realizes it ain't no game, although she's been played for a fool.  She cries and he gags her then.  He gets what he can find quick and easy and leaves Oli trussed and tied to the bedpost like the silly goose she is.

⦁ Across town, Paula encourages Alejandra to tell it like it is--and was--to Carlos.  "--Don't hold anything back!"  Ale just doesn't want to make a mistake.  (Hey, this is Mama Paula here, Ale--uh, just how many husbands did she mention she had?)

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• The next day Alejandra thanked Ricardo for bringing her home the night before. He looked at her cheek to see that the swelling had gone down. She then left his office and when alone he said to himself, “Alejandra, how much I need you!”

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Isabel remains undecided and tells Alejandra to lay aside the paperwork while she reconsiders--for Luis's sake.  (I believe).

Carlos is the early bird who catches his worm of a cousin, Alan, in a host of omissions, not the least of which is that he spent the night of the bachelor party sleeping in the same hotel with the hooker that accused him of murdering her friend.  Why did he OMIT that information???? His personal life, sayz Al, is none of his beeswax.  Carlos mentions that his lawyer now, Leo, will be investigating Alan as a major suspect since Al decided to omit this bit of trivial pursuit.  Al swears one thing has nothin' to do with the other and he's got nothing to hide.  "--I hope not!" "--You are going to have to eat those words, you'll see!"

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• Paula talked about how every good lawyer wants to work at Vega & Associates, but Carlos denied that on the grounds of philosophical differences. Paula nonetheless pointed out that it was lawyers from that firm who got him freed, which he agrees with and gives Alejandra credit that she perhaps did not earn. When he kissed Alejandra it was evident that she did not welcome it and wanted him to leave. He finally said he needed to go home and rest to have the energy to start working on his plans and said he would pick Alejandra up in the morning. She declined this offer, saying she needed to get an earlier start. He made a big deal instead of saying he loved her.... more than ever. She went upstairs and Paula turned to Carlos to make sure he understood that he had hurt her daughter badly. She told him he had to respect Alejandra's decision. He didn't understand so she spelled it out that her daughter had a lot of work rebuilding her life after what he had done. He said he had paid for this in many ways. She told him point blank that her priority is her daughter. He asked her to trust him, etc.

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Part 1 of 2
The Trial of the Century is Underway---or rather a hearing to determine whether Carlos has to remain in prison or get out on personal recognizance until the real trial. Suffice it to say that thanks to Leo and Rob's snooping around the hotel and finding the hotel emergency stairs near the room lacked security cameras; Carlos' casual demeanor upon leaving; his upcoming nuptials; Patricia not seeming frightened or concerned when room service arrived, and Juan's dogged determination to provide the toxicology report, Carlos is one step closer to temporary freedom. The toxicology report showed that Patricia, having taken sleeping pills which, Leo tells the judge, mixed with alcohol, could have caused her to choke on her own vomit. Sonia, the spiked-heeled public prosecutor indicates, indignantly, that there was no evidence of vomit anywhere, to which Leo chides her for not doing her homework because there was no pathology report. (CSI: Miami is shocked.) Leo feels triumphant.
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⦁ Ricardo falls on his sword for Alejandra.  He will stand aside while she determines the next step in her relationship/ex-relationship with Carlos.

⦁ The judge in Gustavo's case asks for character? witnesses.  Milena smiles evilly, if not triumphantly, over at Gus.  He frowns.

⦁ Juanito brings another morning's coffee to the M.E.'s office and flusters the dude in charge.  They'll just wait together again today--"just in case"-- for the necessary report: "--I cannot go back to my bosses empty handed, now can I!"

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• Roberto told Leonardo that the court date was in three days. Leonardo didn't like this because he felt that they didn't have enough proof. Roberto was sure they could spin what they had.

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⦁ Juan, who's quickly becoming the poster child for kids lacking a father figure-- is introduced to Alejandra and starts to gossip like a middle-aged old lady about how it's no wonder she'd want shed of Carlos after what she'd gone through on account of him.

⦁ Olivia tells the janitorial worker, Rosita, her husband legally has no right to keep her kids from her.  Also, thanks to Sr. Vega, her case will be pro bono--they won't charge her a centavo to represent her. 

⦁ Leo and Rob introduce Juanito to Oli.  Afterward he asks a moment to call his mama to tell her he'll be late getting home and not to wait on dinner.  Rob and Leo get a chuckle out of that one.

⦁ Ale mentions to Ricardo in their office that she does feel her relationship with Carlos is like the 800 pound gorilla in the middle of the room.  She says they've got to discuss this.  He says he doesn't want to pressure her.  She tells him that no matter what's going to possibly happen to Carlos, her and Ric's relationship makes her feel alive again.

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• Alejandra and Ricardo, after tripping the light fantastic, shared a kiss that fortunately no one from the office witnessed. He told her that she was the best thing in his life and that he could not live without her.

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Have at it, folks.

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• Alejandra thanked Ricardo for his assistance with Virginia's case. She talked about how great it was that the judge understood the reason for Virginia marrying Fermín. They left the courthouse.

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It is just another glorious and victorious day in court for our accomplished attorneys.

⦁ Victoria wins her case against the disingenuous, dastardly Dario when Rocio's housekeeper claims she saw Ro with a black eye.  Dario defames his ownse'f when he admits he went to anger management therapy.  (Viewerville's take is maybe a few therapists need to be held responsible for declaring people cured when they're anything but--however that's a topic for another day.)  Vicki uses a declaration of bruises and fear from Ro's dinner guest and a passionate plea that somebody has to speak for her dead friend in winning her case against Ro's rotten-to-the-core killer spouse.  Oh, and los abuelos get custody of the kids.

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• Milena left the poison pill envelope with the maid and walked away. Note that she didn't tell the maid to give it to Isabel personally, sure in the knowledge that Isabel would freak out.

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