Thursday, June 28, 2012

Abismo de pasión #76 6/27/12: Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor technical difficulty stays our recappers

Recap by Marta Ivett

Well, EJ wasn't kidding about Super Marta. Due to technical difficulties she wrote her recap in the "comments" section for Tuesday's recap. Wow.


part 1
Oh ‘happy day’! Or is it?… is there such a term in Elisa’s dictionary? … Real feelings come out in the open… seems some took another dose of truth/memory serum…
Alt title: Gael starts his way back to his old self… sort of.


Replays:
Alfie/Guido.. Guido impactado at how controlling Alfie is… (man, read between the lines and start running!! MOOOOVE!!!)

Augie/Carmeany… you are just angry, you are getting close to her to get back at me… guess again, if it suits you to believe that, go ahead... what bothers you is that I was unfaithful… what bothers me is you lied to me for so long (me viste la cara por tanto tiempo) … you are treating me like trash, what about you and Kenya?... the difference is we never got anywhere. For several reasons… for our marriage? … in part, but also for Estefania, the love I felt for her is as strong as the hatred and deception I feel now.

Lo Nuevo:
Augie/Carmeany (Cont’d).. And no matter how much you try, you will never top that. I would not be surprised you also boiked Rosie. no wonder you hated him, he exchanged you in the end for your sister. She was more discrete. I only found out about one lover of hers, unlike you… shut up!… you are the worst of ho__s and I must win the TOP IMBECILE of all men award, for having fallen in love with Stefie and then for marrying her sister, who turned out worse than her. But congrats, you surpassed Stefie in everything… except in the feelings she inspired in me (in how much ‘me movio el piso’).

Back to Arango cabins… Alfie impressed that Guido wanted to re-hire Paolo at procesa. Do as you want. I trust you completely…. Don’t know why you didn’t let Flo leave… I know what she means to you. … the fact you prevented Flo from leaving makes me feel like she and I are caught in Hotel California (like your prisoners (BINGO!!))… I don’t want you to feel obligated to be here in any way… I was not planning to leave you… (BAD CHOICE!) … thank you for being the friend I need…
(Inmundo and Quike arrive, not exactly in mood for joining a tea party)… Inmu wants to talk to Fina alone… she summons him to her office/study. .. what happened to you? … don’t fake it, my friendship with Augie was ruined because you butt-ed in my business… you deserve it for having boinked his wife, don’t you think?... maybe that is the same way you felt about your own husband and her(Carmeany), then you want to be my wife’s friend. I don’t appreciate you wanting to befriend my family and then backstabbing them. Neither you or Guido had reason to fire Kike. He won’t accept his severance pay. I will sue your rear end instead. … jaja! those lawsuits take long and are expensive. I would suggest you accept that money… I know my surname is not as powerful as yours, but what good is yours to you Alfie? My family has been able to remain together, how about yours? As soon as your son finds out about your ‘deeds’ he will leave you just like Rosie did (man, that deflated Botox Queen’s face)… get outahere!!!…
Alfie/Guido.. Guido impactado at how controlling Alfie is… (man, read between the lines and start running!! MOOOOVE!!!)

Augie/Carmeany… you are just angry, you are getting close to her to get back at me… guess again, if it suits you to believe that, go ahead... what bothers you is that I was unfaithful… what bothers me is you lied to me for so long (me viste la cara por tanto tiempo) … you are treating me like trash, what about you and Kenya?... the difference is we never got anywhere. For several reasons… for our marriage? … in part, but also for Estefania, the love I felt for her is as strong as the hatred and deception I feel now.

Lo Nuevo:
Augie/Carmeany (Cont’d).. And no matter how much you try, you will never top that. I would not be surprised you also boiked Rosie. no wonder you hated him, he exchanged you in the end for your sister. She was more discrete. I only found out about one lover of hers, unlike you… shut up!… you are the worst of ho__s and I must win the TOP IMBECILE of all men award, for having fallen in love with Stefie and then for marrying her sister, who turned out worse than her. But congrats, you surpassed Stefie in everything… except in the feelings she inspired in me (in how much ‘me movio el piso’).

Back to Arango cabins… Alfie impressed that Guido wanted to re-hire Paolo at procesa. Do as you want. I trust you completely…. Don’t know why you didn’t let Flo leave… I know what she means to you. … the fact you prevented Flo from leaving makes me feel like she and I are caught in Hotel California (like your prisoners (BINGO!!))… I don’t want you to feel obligated to be here in any way… I was not planning to leave you… (BAD CHOICE!) … thank you for being the friend I need…
(Inmundo and Quike arrive, not exactly in mood for joining a tea party)… Inmu wants to talk to Fina alone… she summons him to her office/study. .. what happened to you? … don’t fake it, my friendship with Augie was ruined because you butt-ed in my business… you deserve it for having boinked his wife, don’t you think?... maybe that is the same way you felt about your own husband and her(Carmeany), then you want to be my wife’s friend. I don’t appreciate you wanting to befriend my family and then backstabbing them. Neither you or Guido had reason to fire Kike. He won’t accept his severance pay. I will sue your rear end instead. … jaja! those lawsuits take long and are expensive. I would suggest you accept that money… I know my surname is not as powerful as yours, but what good is yours to you Alfie? My family has been able to remain together, how about yours? As soon as your son finds out about your ‘deeds’ he will leave you just like Rosie did (man, that deflated Botox Queen’s face)… get outahere!!!…

part 2
At Harango outdoor deck… Kike finds Flo alone and depressed…
What are you doin’ here?... for my disgrace I am still here for Lord knows how long… (poor man, I can see him smiling from the outside in.. fool!) the fact that you are here makes it worth it… you should not be with me, if Alfie finds out we will all be in trouble… your dad fired me from the procesa… (Inmundo comes out and barks at kike to follow him home)

At Castigo cabins…
Elisa looking at mommy/nanny’s picture. Paloma arrives for a visit… u crying? (no, really?? Lets see a show of hands, who is surprised??...) I found out Dam came to ask for your hand in marriage. You should be super happy. Why aren’t you? (Elisa cries even more). Looks more like this is a big issue for you, what is up?... please don’t tell anyone, but I have to tell someone or I will bust, and you are like my sis. (wait for it… wait for it… have to cry a couple more tears first before I tell the secret…) I can get my dad’s love but I have to chose between him and Damian. (sacrificial Martyr no. 1 of the evening)

At Harango cabins… Guido at Flo’s room. She asks him why fire Kike, he shrugs shoulders. After all those speeches/lectures, you sold yourself to Alfie too. Alfie did this to punish Kike for having related to me. She wants to keep him away from me while I am here… did you decide to stay for Kike?... why did you ask Alfie for so much money? Did you really lose all our money?... yup, we are flat broke, but I will get back up as I have always… I will please Alfie in everything she wants no matter how unhappy she makes me. Neither of us are made to live in misery. (sacrificial Martyr no. 2 of the evening)

Dam in room, Gael arrives. Gael much calmer now (Phew! Good start…) Gael apologizes for amulet, even if its maybe too late, but we are brothers and I don’t want us to be distant… That was your own doing. Ever since I arrived you have put that wall between us… well yes, It hurts that Elisa loves you and you love her. I am still processing that and even though this is no excuse, I only ask for time and patience. … I understand, and even if you don’t believe it, It hurts to see you like this. And about the amulet, don’t worry. I am so glad I got it back anyway!! … (happy hug)… be careful with Augie, I don’t think it will be so easy to get him to agree to let you marry his daughter. I don’t think he can change. I don’t blame you for being with Elisa, you never stole her from me, she was never meant for me anyway. .. (Gael happily kicks Dam out to go visit Elisa/Augie, but then sits down very sad puppy-ish)…
(here, here come to mama sweetheart, let me cuddle you. I can’t say my boobies are not as big but after 3 daughters, several step grandchildren and a grandson they are comfy…).

(CB 1)

part 3

Dam visits Lupe (or should I see flash Gordon dressed as Dam whips by Lupe)
Flash greeting/handshake…
What is up with your rushing around all the time? … please forgive me… let me speak to you a few min. why are you running around?... yesterday I asked for Elisa’s hand and Don Augie is giving me the answer today… (happy) now I get it! (hug) I am so glad Augie finally is putting his daughter’s happiness first in his priorities and putting aside the rencors of the past. But What are you still doing here? Go on!

At Casa Tov…
BegoneYa wants the 2 hour debriefing (as compared to the 2 minute version) of what happened with Alfie… Inmundo has to shut her up… she swears she will back him up no matter what he said… Inmundo questions Kike about his relationship with Flo having to do with him being fired. Course Not, it was more like he did not like the way I posed/smelled/walked/leaned (you fill in the blanks)…

Back to Castigo cabins with Elisa and Pal.
Pal sad for Elisa, does not want to see Elisa leave town. You are my only friend. I love you so much…. And I love you, but it is about my dad, you know how much he means to me… I know, if I had the chance to see my mom again or meet my dad, I would do same as you (is it me or are we getting too mellow here?)… remember you can’t talk to anyone about this, not even Gael… I won’t tell anyone, not even my grandma (you better control that tongue of yours, girl!!).. (door bell rings)… Pal opens, it is Dam. Hugs and kisses Elisa. Augie comes out of his study… summons Dam to the study. Elisa cries nervous.
‘Dam does not deserve it…’ .. (PLEEZE!!! SPARE ME YOUR TEARS!! U Should ask yourself WHY AM I DOING THIS TO HIM, TO MYSELF, TO EVERYONE AT LA ERMITA, TO OUR AUDIENCE (or whats left of it)!’ but hey… don’t look at me, don’t think I care that much about you and Dam anymore… sad to say,
I already said my final goodbyes to your table about 3 eps ago…)

In Castigo rec room… Dam/Augie
Still don’t have an answer for you, the request has to go to Congress, then approved by the FDA, the DAV and VET depts., then will need to give you a background check, just to make sure…… I don’t get what you have to think about so much. I am willing to do anything you ask to show you can trust me… I will put you to a test drive for a while… how long? All I want is for Elisa to marry me… I can’t accept yet that Elisa did fall for precisely the son of the man that hurt me so much… Elisa and I love each other (if you don’t mind me saying this Dam, your chances look bleak to me from this angle)… then you should be confident. I will trust you. I will trust that you won’t do anything crazy or steal her away. Show me you love her, show me you are going to play straight. During this time I expect you to respect Elisa… I assure you I am incapable of disrespecting her… please Dam, we are men, sometimes we lose our heads and break the moral barrier(thank goodness not all men are created equal, dumb a__, but then I digress.. .who knows how Dam will react to the Alfie/Flo/Paolo plan in the works). But I warn you, I get Elisa married in white or I don’t let her marry at all. Don’t pressure me. Do I count on you? (this whole plot is getting pretty pathetic. End of discussion)

part 4

Two weeks later…
The butchery locale is ready for opening. Looks pretty impressive from outside. Seems Gael and Dam have been doing volunteer work there. Gael with ponytail and all. White tees get a bit dirty when you do hard work, don’t they?.. Gael and Dam say they are both doing it for Dolores, they both care about her very much. But hurry up and get ready for the wedding… Horacio leaves, Gael asks Dam if Augie gave him an answer yet… not yet… if he is still giving you the runaround, I don’t think he will want you to be his son in law, you better get used to the idea he won’t let you marry Elisa.

At Harango deck kitchen, Braulio and Tona argue, seems Tona thinks Braulio is miffed about Lolita getting married. Tonita says maybe if you had been invited to the wedding and you saw her get married, I would then get back the man I married…. I promise I will be that man again… I love you so much… (another pathetic scene, but anyway… they hug, here comes Chente).. Brau mentions how happily surprised he is that Chente has straightened up with schooling and worked hard at procesa… Chente wants to be somebody in life, and not stay being a servant of the Arangos forever. (talk about spoiling the moment when your parents are trying to compliment your efforts of late) Tonita yells at him…

(CB 2)

Bridal cabins… Lolita in wedding gown!! Looks pretty with yellow accents… big flower on hair, lacy veil, lacy dress.. she does look lovely. Elisa compliments her looks. Hora will go mute when he sees you. (Elisa then gets sad). Lolita notices it. Elisa really wanted for this day to arrive. Can’t help feel sad, from here on things will change… Of course not, bonita. Everything will be same. We will always be together... you deserve to be happy with Horacio, have at least 3 kids… ARE YOU NUTs? Why so many?... Yes, many! Know why I want that? So you will never feel alone… but the way you say it sounds like you are saying good bye. I will stay here working while model husband (NOT!) mans the butcher shop. I am not leaving for good, don’t cry, otherwise I will never marry. You will be godmother of all my kids… yes… I will never get away from you bonita, you have been like my daughter. Don’t cry. (oh come on Lolita, give up asking her that, please!, it is part of her nature! Elisa would not be Elisa if she were not sacrificing and crying!!)

Bridal deck foyer: Lucio/Augie
Luc: I am grateful you will give Lolita at the altar… she has been like a second mom for Elisa / I know, all my life I will be grateful to Lolita for it. / when are you two leaving?/ Tomorrow/ This town will go dry without Elisa (NO KIDDIN!!! Waterworks will suffer a dip in production volume BIG TIME!!). I christened her. Why don’t you postpone your trip? Haven’t even found a buyer for your lands or the house / It is hard to find a buyer, the few offers have been too low. / Yes, you can’t give them away too cheap, they are worth too much. / I can’t wait any longer (let me finish that sentence… stte of ‘to ruin our lives for good’).

part 5
At deck chapel, Padre is doing the last touches to the flowers… Alfie comes in. Loopy surprised to see her… Its been weeks since Dam left the hacienda, and he has not come by or tried to contact me. How is my son? .. / Not sure what you want me to say. Dam is at peace away from you. / Doesn’t he ask about his mother?? about my health? / he knows you are ok. / no I am not ok God Darn it!! The cardiologist said my b. p. is worse everyday. I pray God will let me live until Dam reconsiders and returns home to me. / when are you going to leave your pride/arrogance (soberbia) aside? It is not Dam but YOU who have to recognize all the mistakes you yourself have made, against your own son! / (enough!.. she runs out, not really wanting to hear her own conscience)

(CB 3)

Lolita so nervous.. so happy though… looks in mirror and remembers Braulio, when he proposed to her…
Carmina comes in, tries to mudd-in Lolita’s grand day.. offers her faked greeting/congratulations… Lolita fires back; since you never made it to the alter with Augie, who knows how you are feeling right about now… don’t worry, I don’t envy you, all that ceremony stuff is not my style. You will marry the man you really deserve. (ouch!! We all know the double/triple/quad meaning of that) And well, lets go… Whoa there!! of course not, you are not invited, you are not catholic, what would you go there for??… what do you mean what am I coming for? you think I will try to ruin your day? Nah, You know me. Congratulations. You look MAAAHHHVELOUS!! (Lolita stays there, not really sure what to think of this scene)… Augie comes in, in a beige suit.. says he is willing to go drag Horacio to the altar by his tie if he has weak knees… Lolita thanks him and warns him Carmeany invited herself to the ceremony, ‘she does not care for me and I am afraid what she is up to … I will control her, don’t worry’. … thank you Don Augie. And you don’t know what it means to me that I will be you to walk me to the altar. … it is my pleasure… at least this way you will practice for when the moment comes for your daughter with young Damian. I promise you there is no man who loves her as much as him… of course, ME!! her dad! (turns to Elisa… and audience wonders how long this one moment will last) Noone will love you like me… (As he leaves to get the car ready Elisa tries to smile but she feels like crying.. oh-no girl, spare me and spare Lolita please!!)… So glad for you that your dad has changed so much, reminds me of when you were little and he was so nice with you… it seems he is still making a huge effort to behave this way with me… he loves you… yes, and the most important part is that I got him back, and I won’t lose him again for anything in the world. (and some day you will question yourself as to whether it was all worth it… NOT!!)

part 6
At café/Rincon cerca del cielo, Dam, Brau and Gael are chatting at table, Brau agrees with Gael that Augie does not seem willing to hand over Elisa. Brau admits that he would like to be able to take the woman he loves and run away with her. Dam and Gael ask him to get serious, Brau can’t abandon his family like Dam’s dad did. Brau says now he understands Don Rosie, he did have co___es. Unlike me, I could not do that.
The waiter comes and brings something, sorry I missed who he was talking to when he said (they left this for you!) Gael miffed so it must have been something for Dam.

(CB 4)

Back at Castigo cabins… Carmina touching-up (ok, putting makeup on, stop thinking trashy on me now) to go to the wedding. Augie comes to ask why go to the wedding. She wants to attend to make it appear they are a stable marriage (WHO THE HECK ARE THEY KIDDIN??). … no sh__, people would understand if you don’t go. They know you are not catholic. Everyone knows you don’t like Lolita. Noone would miss you. stop the hypocrisy… hypocrisy? What is it called what you are doing with Elisa? You are playing the loving dad with her but we know you don’t love her. She is the bastard child of Rosie’s.. (he gets miffed and leaves)

At church gate, Gabin and Horacio.. with that look people would think you are decent and not the filth you are. What would people say if the Campeche police came looking for you? instead of wedding bells you would hear the sirens of the cops coming after you… it is not good for you to talk, I would take you down with me… I am not a runaway like you… you know what I mean, that woman lost her life because you ordered me to do a job… I did not order anything, you murdered Blanca. Careful how you talk to me. I own you. If you don’t want to end up locked during your honeymoon, let me remind you, you work for me!
Just then, Loopy comes to rescue Hora… he can read Gabino’s presence as nothing good. Loopy tells Gab ‘We have to talk… SERIOUSLY.

Lolita comes in in Augie’s pickup with Lucio and Elisa. Augie and Lucio leave Lolita and Elisa in truck while they check that Loopy has everything ready. Brau comes by to Lolita’s window in the truck. Brau congrats Lolita on how pretty she is. “Horacio is taking a great woman, you don’t know how much I envy him. Years ago I would have been the man marrying you.” … you left me and you forgot me… “no, I never forgot you. in all these years not a night has gone by in which I did not think of you, remembered the taste of your lips, the smell of your skin. I still love you. (awkward look on Lolita’s face)
(and we leave it there)

Prev:
Wedding ceremony begins with the party entrance, Gael and Paloma, Dam and Elisa…
Loopy: …If anyone has an impediment…
(er… Carmina walks in… voiceover: …a word from her and the wedding is… terminated!.. she makes it halfway up to the alter and stops…)
Loopy asks: do you have something to say?

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Refugio Para el Amor #46-47 Wed 6/27/12 Rosa Gets a Truth Bomb and Rod Gets Lucky (3 Times)


It's a three-peat for me, and for Rod and Luci tonight. Arranged by characters and location, with fewer details than my usual long-winded style. Enjoy!

The Old
When we last left our hero and heroine, they were heating up an entire river with their kisses and caresses. But, we’ll come back to them later…

Rosa Has a Heart? Who Knew?!
-Estella reveals to Rosa that Luci left Het Het after her father died, to help her mama and younger brother financially, and to get away from some man who was bothering her. Estella doesn’t know Luci’s dad’s name, but she knows her mother in Paz Flores, and Luci’s full name is Luciana JACINTO FLORES. This news is like a bomb going off in Rosa’s demented brain. She collapses against a bureau, knocking over her headache pills and her cup of tea, and collapses to the floor.
-At the hospital, Rosa gets way more love and concern than she deserves. Pato, in particular, is affected by her illness. He has Mati put Rosa’s hand in his, and he begs her to be strong while fighting back tears. Max and Hannah speak to the doctor who tells them Rosa’s blood pressure dropped a lot, and they are bringing in a cardiologist because they think she may have a heart issue. (I’d say!)
-Gala and Julie want the Torreslandas to get Rod back to D.F. right away, to be with his mama of course. Max doesn’t seem to see the urgency, and Hannah also tells Rod not to rush when she speaks to him on the phone later. He’s concerned about his mother, but he and Luci already planned on coming back to D.F. the next day.
-Rosa gives Mati the stink eye in the hospital and tells her she will talk to her tomorrow. She now knows Mati hid Luci’s true identity from her.

Rod and Luci’s Awesome Adventures in Baby Making
-When we come back to our couple, they are laying side by side on the bank of the river, looking wet and disheveled, but still dressed except for Rod’s shirt and Luci’s belt. But Luci is looking awfully guilty and saying they shouldn’t have done it, and Rod is looking really happy and is very proud that now Luci is not only his wife, but also his woman (mujer). We know what *that* means, but your recapper is scratching her head and wondering if it was immaculate consummation and how Rod managed it with his wet chinos still on. Luci is also embarrassed that someone might have seen them. Rod can’t stop grinning long enough to be concerned about it. He carves a heart with their initials into a nearby tree to memorialize the place where they consummated their love for the first time. They then head back to the hotel to shower and change out of their wet, dirty clothes.
-Rod and Luci continue their evening strolling through the town, eating ice cream, and kissing. Rod tells Luci they are returning to D.F. the next day so that they can get begin planning the Church wedding right away. She is sad that their wonderful trip will end so soon. He promises to take her traveling around the world and to make love to her in each place they visit.
-In their separate hotel rooms, Luci and Rod are dealing with various degrees of guilt. Luci’s is more directly tied to her religious beliefs. She speaks to La Virgen and agonizes because she wanted her and God’s blessing of their marriage before she and Rod did the deed. She flashes back to the encounter on the riverbank and we see her and Rod passionately kissing, and then him beginning to take off her clothes. Her guilty feelings interrupt these lusty thoughts, so we don’t see any more, but now we can safely assume it wasn’t immaculate consummation and that clothing was actually removed.
-Rod feels guilt about breaking his promise to Paz, but he can’t stop grinning long enough to really feel *that* bad about it. Hannah calls and gives Rod the news about Rosa, but she’s more excited to hear about him and Luci. She wants to speak to Luci and is shocked to find out they are in separate rooms and keeping things PG until the Church wedding. Hannah tells him to skip the PG and go straight for the R rating. She wants them to get busy making a little Rod or a little Luci, right now.
-After another romantic dinner, Rod and Luci return to the hotel that evening and do their usual dance outside of Luci’s room as Rod opens her door. Will they, or won’t they?  Luci says good night. “Hasta mañana.” Rod asks if she’s sure about the until tomorrow part. The look in her eyes says she’s not. He then sweeps her up into his arms, takes her into her room, and puts her down gently beside the bed.  Rod then asks, “Do you want me to go? Just ask me to.” Her response: “Stay.” (Quedate) Woohoo!!! We actually see some of the clothes come off this time.

Patote and Marianita
-Pato and Marianita chat and bond during her various periods of exile onto the lawn. She calls him Patote. He tells her he fell and that’s how he ended up in the chair. She tells him about a time she disobeyed her mama and fell, and shows him her scar. A very cute scene.
-Then they touch on even more painful subjects- her missing her mom who has gone away to find work; and whether or not he’ll walk again. She considers Ariche and Pato to be her friends.
-Estella interrupts this cute bonding to tell Pato about his sick mama.
-Later that night, Pato asks Mati more about the situation with Estella, her daughter Ofelia, and Marianita. He’s concerned about Marianita. Mati says they can only hope for a happy ending for Ofelia. Pato says they all wish for happy endings. He wonders if Luci will be happy ever after with Rod. He dreams of Luci kissing and smiling happily with Rod.

Aldo-Vicky-Max—An Incestuous Love Triangle
-Max gives Aldo a new assignment. When Genaro, the driver, is busy taking others around, namely Pato whom he wants to start coming to the office, he wants Aldo to pick up and drop off Hannah. (I see more opportunities for a Hannah/Lorenzo meet up.) They get the call about Rosa being sick and Max rushes out. Aldo takes the opportunity to try to hack into Max’s computer. He doesn’t have enough time and nearly gets caught red handed by Max who returns for his cell phone. The hacking will have to wait for another day.
-Aldo takes advantage of Tio Max being at the hospital to visit Vicky and get her to go out with him. She tries to beg off, but Aldo is determined and comes to her door to ask Don Jero if he can take her out. After a lecture about respecting her and bringing her home on time, Don Jero agrees. Despite her protests, Vicky seems pleased about it. She asks Aldo what made Rosa sick, and Aldo punks her by telling her Rosa found out she and Max are lovers. Major cara impactada de Vicky. “Qué!”
-Aldo lets Vicky off the hook and tells her Rosa’s hospitalization isn’t her fault, but says that Max’s relationship with a girl who could be his daughter is disgusting. Vicky wants him to butt out of her biz. He tells her to turn off her phone if her Osito calls and lie to him about where she was; he then convinces her to go out with him that night, instead of waiting around for her Osito.
-Outside of Inferno, Aldo hangs up Vicky’s phone on Osito when he calls. Max is not a happy camper.
-When he drops her off at home, Vicky explains again to Aldo that they can’t be novios because she is FAITHFUL to Max. Considering that his uncle Max is being UN-faithful to his tia with Vicky, Aldo scoffs at that. He wants Vicky to be happy.  She wants to know why he doesn’t go after all the other available girls out there. He shouts to all the neighbors that he’s in love with her, so she’s forced to shut him up by tackling him with kisses. They collapse to the ground in a fit of giggles.

What the Kids Are Up To
-Boris tries to get Lula to agree to come to his b-day party at the lake house. If she won’t go, Hannah won’t go. Lula refuses to go. Too bad, so sad for you Boris.

Het Het Happenings
-Lic. Barrera and Magda are on a mission to get Paz’s properties back. They meet with Luchita, La Gorda, and get her to confront Don Aquiles about selling her property that wasn’t his. She paid him half the cost of the house already. Aquiles at first denies that he intends to sell the property. He just wants Luci to negotiate with him. But he eventually admits the truth and agrees to give Luchita back her money.
-Barrera surprises me by turning down a big old bribe from Aquiles. He’s there to get justice on behalf of his client Luciana Jacinto Flores! They're going to take him to court for wrongful eviction and fraud.
-Don Aquiles can’t believe his Palomita has become so horrid and done something like this to him. She’s changed. Now he vows to get revenge on her. But he still can’t hate his Palomita who stabbed him in the back; he loves her.
-Magda tells Paz to prepare herself, because now that he’s lost control of her properties, Don Aquiles will surely come looking for trouble.
-Fabian comes back to town. His journey to the States was short lived because the coyote (people smuggler) dumped him and three other folks who had paid him, in the middle of the sierra. Now all his savings are gone. Don Serapio is just happy that he came back alive and in one piece. Lorenzo calls to send the message about his promotion and convinces Fabian to return to D.F. to find work.

Violeta’s Mystery Man and El Inferno
-Vio and Marcial cuddle on her couch. He will accompany her to el Inferno that evening, but then he’s leaving on his work trip. He seems a little too interested in finding out that Lorenzo is now working in the casino, and therefore had to leave for work earlier than Vio. He asks about the demanding bosses. Vio is sure Lorenzo is clever enough to handle himself. He then asks how much the casino makes on a good night. She teases that he wants to open up his own club, like Aldo. He tries to play his questions off, but Vio looks like she’s beginning to have her own questions.
-Violeta/Coral really needs a new song. I think the guys there come to see her do her little shimmy instead of sing. Serena comes to El Inferno wearing her nurse’s uniform. If Inferno were a strip club, this could work. Ivan thinks her uniform is making the customers nervous so he tells her to go home. She’ll start the next night.
-Ivan tells Vio that men don’t come to Inferno looking for wives, so don’t count on anything serious from Marcial.
-Lorenzo is wearing a suit for his first night of work as a host in the casino. He and Aldo chat and make plans for another hacking attempt soon. Lastra watches from the security cameras and wonders what those two are up to. The Silent Partner calls Lastra about business and then we see both he and Max opening up the same balance sheet. If there was any doubt before, now we know for sure the identity of the silent partner.

Gala and Julie
- Julie thinks it’s too much of a coincidence that Luci knows Claudio Linares. She is sure that he and Luci made a plan to get Luci into the Torreslanda house to get back at the family. It’s a plot! They can’t wait to reveal to the family that they had a Linares plotter in their midst.
-Gala notes that Rosalena hates Luci so much, it seems like SHE’s the one who got dumped at the altar. Gala offers to pay Lastra for the photos with her own money, but Julie is determined to squeeze money out of Rosa. They want to get the old guy in Het Het (Aquiles) to say he had something going with Luci.
-Dammit, I thought Gala said she was done with the tears, but there she is again, in her bathrobe in the middle of the night, bawling and whining about Luci stealing Rod from her. “Luci doesn’t know the hell that awaits her.” Yada, yada, yada.

Post Coital Blues and Olympic Worthy Anvil Baiting
- Luci is wrapped in Rod’s arms and is worried thinking back to Sabina’s warnings about all those tears she’ll shed. Rod baits some more anvils and says that nothing and no one can succeed against true love. Luci says she feels so much love for him, that it doesn’t even fit within her soul. Don’t worry your pretty little head, says Rod. Nothing with separate us, ever.  
-Luci leaves the bed to sit on the shag rug in front of the fireplace, and has a little silent time with God and the Virgen. Rod wakes and comes to her. He knows she feels guilty about not waiting, but he knows God is with them and they have his blessing. Rod will love her his whole life. They put the shag rug to good use.
-A few more anvil baiting phrases exchanged by our couple: Luci: “If the world ended tomorrow, I would thank God for the time that I’ve spent with you. I love you.” Rod: “This is nothing compared to the happiness that awaits us.”
-Rod calls the big house as he and Luci drive back to D.F. He speaks with Pato, then Luci gets on the phone with him. Luci has Pato close his eyes and imagine her giving him a big hug. He images standing up from his wheelchair and encircling her in an embrace and twirling her. (I bet Brandon Peniche was happy to get to stand up for a few minutes to film that scene.)
-Rod tells Luci that they will stop in and see Padre Honesto first thing when they get to the city.  Time to arrange that Church wedding!

Rosa Loses Her Sh!t
-Rosa admits to Connie what she learned--that Luci is the daughter of Claudio and Aurora!
-Rosa then backtracks and tries to convince herself that there is a snowball’s chance in hell that Luci is Aurora’s child, since she still doesn’t know her father’s name. Connie tells her to stop trying to fool herself. “Now is the time; you have no other choice. It’s your obligation to tell the truth. Luci is not alone. She has Paz who will defend her when she finds out everything.”  Basically, the jig is up Rosa.
-Rosa begs Connie to help her. (She’s not speaking about mental help, but she should be.) She pulls the sister card—it’s Connie’s obligation as her sister to help her keep Luci and Rod apart. Connie says she helped her enough by keeping this secret all these years. She’s had enough of that. “Luciana is the woman your son loves.” Claudio calls Connie and Rosa looks like she’s going to have a heart attack for realz.
-Rosa freaks out that Claudio already knows. She loses her sh!t and jumps from the bed screaming that Rod and Luci being together is a SIN! Luciana is the daughter of Aurora and Maximino! Connie can’t believe that’s true, but Rosa swears Max and Aurora deceived her right under her nose. That’s why she gave that baby away. She begs Connie to get her out of the hospital. Luckily, the nurse comes in and offers drugs to calm her down. Thank God they take effect quickly. I think I need some of that after this scene.
-Rosa dreams of Aurora and wakes in a panic. Connie suggests a paternity test for Luci, since they can do that these days. Rosa doesn’t want the test since then the family would find out her secret. Connie tries to calm her down. Poor Connie.
-Connie decides to postpone her return to her home, considering that her sister is one screaming fit away from the nut house. Oscar is very happy with this news.
-Mati comes to visit Rosa in the hospital the next day, ready to face Rosa’s firing squad of questions and accusations. “Now you and I are going to talk Matilde.” Uh oh.

Avances:  Rosa screams at Mati that Luci and Rod are half siblings, just as Max walks into her hospital room. Rosa attacks Max, while accusing him of having an affair with Aurora.

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Abismo de pasión #75 6/26/12: The Haunting of Horacio and a REALLY Stupid Plot Twist


Deep In The Mind of Horacio, Not Seen On Your TV Screen

True. There are many mysteries to be solved in La Ermita de Isabella, Merida, Yucatan. There are mysteries that I know about, and secrets that I do not know. But secrets accrete to me; it has always been like that. Many secrets predate my arrival in this ancient village, now an enclave inside the City of Merida. Yesterday, you may have noticed a list of secrets to be revealed in La Ermita, posted by Anon 207, a regular contributor to the Pasion thread. It was very thorough; Anon 207 is good at summarizing such things. For now, I am sick of my own secrets and it is starting to show in my health. I am excessively nervous, yes, nervous as a convent raised nun. I am more sensitive than you might think.
Is it true that my conversations with you are completely confidential? Yes? Well, I go on.

The problem is I have never been either bad enough or good enough to prosper in life, and those who tend to recognize such things can pick me out of a crowd at fifty paces. I am a weak man, but I have a capacity to recognize and appreciate pure good. This is what happened when I saw my Lolita. Ah, Lolita.  The purest, most good, best woman in the world. I thought when I saw her in the market, right after I came to La Ermitat to make a clean start, “A woman like that could make a man change. She could make him walk the straight and narrow”. And then she smiled at me. I would carry her milk forever. Now we are to be engaged. She knows none of my secrets. It must stay that way

The secrets I have with her employer—and now mine—Carmina, are quite damaging. Carmina is a bad, bad woman, pure and simple. She has some hold over Gabino, once my childhood friend—now just another guy with whom I have done deeds best left unspoken. There are quite a few of those guys out there in the world.

But here in La Ermita, there is only Gabino. Carmina found out about the arson at Don Lucio’s shop. She knows about Gabinos’ involvement and mine and first she got us to hijack some mail truck and exchange one letter for another. I have no idea what THAT was all about.  I do not like how she treat Lolita, but there is not much I can do about that now, and most recently she had me clean out some house in the village and dump its contents one town away. Perhaps there will be a way to deal with Carmina one day, but not now.

Today I was introduced to the town Priest and the Curandera when they came to bless the location of our new Butcher Shop. Don Lucio came to let us in. I was very uncomfortable with the whole thing, but I shook his and the priest’s hand. With my left hand. Why the left? I don’t know. It was the only hand available. When we went inside the whole place was extremely cold. This seems highly unlikely in Merida, because they have no refrigeration units there as yet, but I swear it was as cold as a walk-in freezer. Don Lucio became upset while we were there. I began to really twitch. You should have seen me then!

True, I twitch in the face even when I speak of the arson at Don Lucio’s shop. You are very observant. As I said I am very nervous these days. Am I anxious? Yes, I suppose, I could be called anxious. I do not sleep well.  My new hobby takes up so much of my time, but it is cheap and allows me to save all of my money to open the carneceria at Don Lucio’s place.

When Lolita and I are married, we will make a go of, it, I tell you. My Dad did, for many years. Where was that? In a village, far away from here. In what part of the country? North. North of here. Yes, north of here and west. The name of the town? It doesn’t matter, does it? I have not been there in 20 years; I have nothing to do with it anymore. No, no, I have no living family. Ah, am I twitching again? My nerves, my nerves, my horrible nerves.

Shall I tell you of my hobby? Yes, it does occupy a fair amount of my mind. I have taken up…sewing. It is actually a very soothing occupation. Fabric and thread are cheap and I became interested in it right after, well, right after the incident at Don Lucio’s. You won’t credit it, but one day, this Abuela came to me in a dream and told me that I had to learn to sew! I sew by hand for right now, because Abuela Bee, I call her Abuela Bee, says it is best to start at the beginning. My hands are large and clumsy for such work but she insists that I persist. I must learn, she says. I owe it to her. I have begun to dream of clothes I can make for Lolita! Wonderful designs, for the lovely Delores. Did you know the library has many free books on sewing. I am amazed at how much there is to know. Abuela Bee says that I must apply myself. Yes, yes, I used to just see her in my dreams but now she come around all the time. She is very soothing. I am less nervous when she is around. Doctora, are there drugs I should be taking to calm my poor nerves?...Horacio looks a bit wildly around the psychiatrist’s office.

Meanwhile…
Alfonsisna’s Big Ol’ Gas Guzzling SUV, Speeding To Merida Airport

·      In the car on the way to the Merida airport, Alfonsina Arango continues her blackmail of Florencia Landuchi.
·      If Flo doesn’t have a kid called Arango, then Fina will call in Pappa Guido Landucci’s Great Big Loan. What a spider!  
·      It is clear that she knows that she might have to resort to nefarious means to get Flo inseminated with said grandchild because she orders her driver to take a detour by a fertility clinic on her way home to La Ermita. She is taking no chances with this one. I wonder if Alfonsina is going to get to look though a book to pick out the baby daddy. She is going to have to go a long way to find a baby daddy up to the caliber of her son. Handsome, bright, seems to have a heart,  great bod—good luck with this one Alfie.

Tovar House

·      Doctor Tovar is still in bed after being attacked last night by an all-too--cheerful Augusto Castanon.
·      Let me see if I have got this straight. Augusto and Carmina host a dinner party, Begonia and Edmundo were the guests. Uninvited guest Alfonsina showed up and spilled the beans about Edmundo and Carmina’s short and unhappy affair to Augusto. Augusto invited Edmundo out to the Cantina for after dinner drinks and beats the living crap out of his dinner guest. Once again, I am not feeling kindly disposed toward ‘Gusto Catfood. I am not amused by the very good job that the Abismo make-up department is doing of replicating facial wounds on Doc Tovar’s broken face.
·      Carmina comes over to the Tovar’s house and sweetly asks Begonia if she could have just a few words with Edmundo. Begonia says yes.
·      Carmina goes to Edmundo’s room and start’s a huge fight…she thinks he has been blabbing her secrets everywhere.
·      Enrique comes in to tell his Dad he just got fired from the procesadora. I guess that is good. He’ll have more time to impregnate Flo so she can claim to be pregnant by Dam-stupid-if-he-believes-it. Begonia knows that Alfonsina is behind this. No sh!# Sherlock! In fairness, I must say that Begonia looks lovely today.  She is doing such a nice job at rehab; do we have to take her out at the knees with the Carmina is the lover thing? Gawd. I want to see this Bumble reformed and working on Team Elisa and Dam.

Elisa and Augusto Go For A Ride to Stef’s Old Lands

·      Augusto makes Elisa a proposition she doesn’t refuse; will she leave La Ermiat forever with him and start over somewhere else? He wants to get his daughter back. Lolita is getting married and he wants to start over as a family without Carmina. Yes, Elisa will go. No she will not tell anybody. They will go after Delores’ wedding.
·      Huh? They went round about Damian. She needs to tell him What did they finally come up with? Arghhh. Recapper scream of “No!” echoes all the way to D.F….

Procesadora
·      Paolo starts stalking his brother at the procesadora with  a smarmy, ” I need to talk to you, brother,” ploy. He lays it on thick with the old, “You are like a father to me routine. Guido to gullible and good looks to be buying it hook line a sinker. Somebody start a rescue Guido club. The man needs a lifeline and QUICK!
·      Maru looks lovely in bright pink today.

Don Lucio and Blanca’s Former Dress Shop

·      Horacio and Delores meet at Blanca and Lucio’s old dress shop for a blessing of the space. Horacio looks very anxious and is wringing his hands at the beginning of the scene. Don Lucio, there to open the former shop, is formally introduced to Horacio for the first time. Lucio reminds all that he met Horacio earlier when Horacio came to get his horse but that he is happy to meet Delores’s fiancée, who, of course, must be a good man. The scary woo-oooo  mezzo-sopranos begin to sing above the action.
·      Padre Lupe walks up to the shop front speaking absurdly of his delay by TRAFFIC. What? Lupe? I can see the church across the street? Lupe has the horse-bit hat twisted in one hand and a dashing medium-green business blessing stole over his shoulder. He is handsome as ever.

At the New Greenhouses

·      Gael and Damian have a conversation about Damian quitting work a little early to go talk to Don ‘Gusto Catfood. Gael chides Damian for not working hard enough. These greenhouses are now his only Patrimony, blah, blah, blah. Mostly we look at the Zepeda and Tacher, shirtless, in jeans, in the sandy scrub, under the Yucatan sky. I’ll give them 25 minutes or so to stop that. Oh, dialogue? What dialogue? Ah, no meaningful dialogue, but they each picked up a large, burlap bag of something that was purporting to be habanero pepper starts and threw it over their shirtless bodies and walked away from the camera. This was not a bad scene.

At Don Lucio and Blanca’s Former Dress Shop

·      Inside at the former Dress Shop, Padre Lupe makes his way around the premises with the tools of his trade, the censor, the holy water, prayers for peace and prosperity. Lucio is silent, hat in hand as Lupe finished his business.  Horacio hangs his head in a way that could be taken as respectful or guilty. A tear fall down his cheek. Lolita holds tightly to Horacio’s arm.
·      Just as Lupe is finishing up, in walks Doña Ramona, Curandera Extraordinaire. Lolita has not failed to hedge her bets but Padre Lupe is not upset. He has the utmost respect for Doña Ramona and her methods. Ramona waves a sheaf of no-doubt powerfully cleansing herbs about as she shoots a dark glance at Horacio.
·      Horacio is acting very nervous indeed. He is holding his head in his hands and would probably rock if he were sitting in a chair. Ramona starts mumbling like the Delphic Oracle and pointing at Horacio. Ominous music plays as Ramona speaks of weird energy, hidden things, mysteries, and secrets. Lolita looks alarmed, as well she should.

Blue House of Shame

·      Ingrid and Gabino discuss her worries about Kenia’s disappearance. Right now, Ingrid seems concerned that Kenia is making an odd move. But while Ingrid has no motherly instincts she has a nose for trouble. Kenia’s behavior may upset her plans.

Former Dress Shop, Now Newly Blessed Butcher Shop, Yuk

·      Horacio and Lolita face off against an upset Ramona who is wailing about hidden secrets. Horacio leaves by himself.

Augusto Was Nice To Elisa For Five Minutes

·      Gael rides up to Augusto who tells him, apropos of absolutely nothing,
·      “Right now Gael, the most important thing for me is the happiness of Elisa.”
·      Augusto goes over to visit Lucio. Augusto talks about wanting the happiness of Elisa more than anything. He also insists that Elisa is not his daughter, she is Rosendo’s. There are many things he does not know; but he knows this.
·      Lucio asks why he is determined to leave the town with Elisa. Because it will keep him from having to kill Damian. Because nothing less than death will separate those two and they are both the children of Rosendo Arango.
·      Wrong again, Catfood.
·      Augusto is truly the FOOL in this deck of cards, poor bastard.
o   A father when he thinks he isn’t.
o   Not a father when he thinks he is.
o   Not a cuckold when he thinks he is one.
o   A cuckold when he thinks he is not.
o   Othello to Desdemona.
o   A proud idiot.
o   The guy is a train wreck, violent, sentimental, mean and very destructive, but you gotta know that Carmina Bouvier has REALLY done him wrong with her lies about Estefania.

Casa Castañon

·      Elisa is happy about the five minutes her dad was nice to her. She seems elated about the idea going away with her dad. As long as it is after Lolita’s wedding. WHAAT IS SHE THINKING??? She tells Lolita who is happy for her.
·      But, the Tiny Brown Recluse Carmina is waiting and she breaks into their happy time with, “Elisa, your Father does not love you. It is not possible.”
·      Elisa responds with, “Ay, Tia. Truly you will take any opportunity to ruin a  happy moment. “
·      Lolita tells Guppy Lips to scram (thanks Sara!) and hurries Elisa out of the kitchen. I think Carmina wants to drop the “You are sibs,” bomb on Elisa, herself, but she didn’t get a chance this time.
·      Elisa is worried about how Damian’s conversation has gone with her Dad.
·      Elisa and Lolita talk about her upcoming wedding.
·      Master Bedroom
·      Carmina and Augusto spat yet again.
·      Carmina confesses her brief fling with Edmundo.
·      Augusto says that nothing happened between that Kenia and himself, partly because of the respect he had for his marriage vows to Carmina and partly because of Estafania. I guess we are not discussing Paolo here.

At Casa Arango

·      Paolo continues to manipulate his brother. He wants his job back at the procesa dora.
·      A disgusted looking Flo returns home with a triumphant Alfonsina. Now it looks like no one is headed for D.F.

Town Center, La Ermita

·      Paloma and Gael meet up outside the Doctor’s office.
·      They talk about THE RELATIONSHIP. Whatever.
Tomorrow

·      With a little luck we will find out why Elisa is so stoopid. I know, because she really IS Augusto's daughter. Why in the name of I.M. Pei would she commit to run away with her Dad? Color me confused.
·      It sure looks like Lolita is getting married to Horacio. She looks like a lovely bride.


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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Refugio Para el Amor #44-45 Tue 6/26/12 Rod and Luci’s Awesome Adventures in Babysitting and Baby Birthing


In the middle of their nature walk by the river, Rod and Luci start making out in earnest, even lying down in a clearing on the path. A group of little kids passes by and starts taunting them. Luci is embarrassed. Rod is amused and thinks Doña Paz sent the kids to stop any hanky panky.

Estella asks what Rosa’s questions are about. Rosa demands to know why Estella recommended Luci for the job in the first place. The interrogation is interrupted by a call, so we zoom back outside to the lawn, where Marianita is excitedly telling Pato how cool his wheelchair is. Padre Honesto arrives and Marianita introduces herself, then continues playing after Mati brings her a drink. Padre is there to see if Rosa has calmed down since their last conversation earlier that day. (Oh, Padre. You really do have a lot of faith in your fellow man.) Pato hopes Padre can help calm her down.

Still on their nature walk, Rod and Luci think they hear the sound of a child in distress. They go off trail to investigate. Near the riverbank, they find a crying toddler, with no adult around. They carry the baby along the riverbank in the direction he points.

Gala and Julie have called Rosa to update her on the Luci investigation. Julie sends a reminder that they need cash to pay people off for info, but Rosa cuts the call short to continue interrogating Estella. Estella says she recommended Luci because she saw she is an honorable girl. “What happened? Did she steal something?” At least Rosa is honest enough to say she didn’t, although she’s acting like Luci stole Rod, like he was some possession. Frigida interrupts to tell Rosa the Padre has arrived to see her.

Gala tells Julie that Rosa won’t believe the photos. She might think they’re faked, like Rod will. Gala’s brain cells are starting to work again. She says she suspects that Luci and Rod met before. There are too many illogical coincidences. First the club, and then a few days later she’s working in the house.

Melissa visits Claudio to discuss her thesis. She hasn’t gotten much work done since she last saw him. Her aunt has had issues which have distracted her and the whole family. Claudio understands, since Rosa is a great woman who is always concerned about others. (Ha!) In fact, he wants to talk to Rosa, and Melissa’s mom has given him her contact info. Melissa explains what all the drama has been about. Luci left. Claudio knows this and says he sent Barrera to help her family with the property issues. What he doesn’t know is that Rod followed Luci and now they’re married. Claudio is super impactado.

Lorenzo comes home to Vio with the happy news that he’ll be working in the casino. He’ll be able to earn so much more money by getting tips (propinas). He plans on paying attention to see how gambling is done in the big city. Vio tells him to not even think about gambling at El Inferno, anyway, it’s prohibited for employees. Lorenzo says when he has an opportunity, he’s going to play/gamble. He thought bubbles that he’ll also find a way to get even (cobrar) with Lastra for what he did to his sister.

Padre asks Pato why Rod did things this way, instead of being straight forward with his parents. Pato points out that when it comes to Luci, there is no way of talking reasonably with his mother.  Padre knows, very well. He asks why Rod went looking for Luci. Pato informs him Rod went after her to marry her, and he did! Nope, mom doesn’t know. (Rosa and Frigida are the only ones who don’t know yet. LOL!) She knows Rod went to see Luci, but no one has told her about the marriage. Rod wants to tell her personally. In the meantime, Rosa continues to go more bonkers. Padre is sure Rosa’s maternal instinct (to love unconditionally) will eventually kick in. (Yeah, right!)

Claudio is still in disbelief about the marriage. “Are you sure they’re married?”  Yep. Rod sent messages. But Rosa doesn’t know yet. Claudio is upset Luci didn’t tell him. (That *was* kind of thoughtless on her part.) So, now Luci is Mrs. Torreslanda.

Rosa puts her interrogation of Estella on hold again, so that she can talk to the Padre. (Look lady, I don’t work for you and I have other things to do with my time. And you can ask one of your servants for your damn tea, because I DON’T WORK FOR YOU!) Estella doesn’t say this, of course. She offers to tell Mati that the Ice Queen needs her tea, and goes to wait in some servant appropriate place until she’s summoned again.

Luci and Rod follow the direction where the little boy pointed and find a little house near the river. The door is open and inside they find a woman in bed, delirious, heavily pregnant, and in the middle of labor pains. They realize that both the mother and the little boy are burning up with fever. Rod goes to get water and Luci busies herself in the kitchen and getting them medicine.

Estella reports to Mati that Rosa hasn’t really gotten the interrogation started. Mati apologizes for getting Estella into this mess. It is really her responsibility to tell Rosa about Luci, but Estella can’t lie to Rosa either. Mati suggests that Estella leaves, and Mati will tell Rosa she had an emergency and had to go.

Claudio frets about why Luci didn’t tell him she was getting married. Could it be because she was marrying a Torreslanda and was afraid of his reaction? Melissa tells him that Rod is very much in love with Luci, and that’s why he dumped his novia. Claudio doesn’t think a real man dumps a woman at the altar like that. He should have broken off with her before. Melissa can’t argue with that.

Mati is barely holding it together as she brings Padre his tea. She starts to cry and say it’s her fault. Padre says Rosa is starting to infect Mati with her guilt complex. (Oh, please do not let that be contagious.) Before Mati can spill the beans to Padre, Rosa arrives. Rosa whines about her headache. Padre wants her to calm down, but she says she can’t. Padre tells her to resign herself to the fact that Rod loves Luci. Rosa says she’s afraid. Padre asks why the fear. She’s afraid of the past that will bring her family disgrace. “Image if you found out that your mother just gave away a child.” He’d prefer finding that out, over finding out his mother kept quiet about it just to keep her social standing.  She really doesn’t want to find out how Max and Claudio would react. And her kids think she’s a moral pillar.

Lorenzo is sad that he wasn’t able to be with Luci when she got married. Vio says they’ll get to be with her for the Church wedding, which is the one that counts. Lorenzo can just imagine how badly the Torreslandas will react to their family and how they will treat them. He says he’ll sell his soul to the devil so that he’ll be able to buy his mother a fancy dress so that she can attend the wedding looking distinguished. Vio tries to talk sense into him. She tells him about a street of shops where you can get beautiful wedding dresses and other dresses for great prices. Marcial shows up and tells Vio he’s there to say farewell because he’s going on another trip.

Luci has fed the little boy and given him medicine, and he seems to be doing a bit better, but the mother has lost consciousness.  Rod turns the mother on her side. He knows some first aid tricks that will help her and the labor along.

Claudio admits that Luci’s sudden secret marriage bugs him. Primarily because there is a special bond between them. Melissa says Luci esteems him greatly and is very grateful to him. Claudio says perhaps he’s just an old fogey. Melissa disagrees. She can tell that he doesn’t like her cousin Rod for some reason. Claudio thinks Rod might be like his papa Max. Melissa disagrees. Anyway, kids aren’t at fault for their parents’ sins. Claudio says she’s totally right, but Rod dumping Gala right in front of the judge doesn’t speak well of him. Melissa explains that Rod did try to speak to Gala beforehand, many times, but she wouldn't listen. Claudio tells her she has again taught him a lesson. He will respect Luci’s decisions. Melisssa has inherited her mother’s intelligence, good sense, as well as being a good person like her. Melissa is all smiles and blushes at the compliment. They get back to work on her thesis.

Pato and Marianita talk about her new school. There are some mean kids that she doesn’t like. Aldo returns home, and meets and scares Marianita with his larger than life personality. He gets the news that Luci and Rod are married. Aldo wants to throw a big party to celebrate. Pato dumps cold water on that plan and tells him to pipe down. The Ice Queen doesn’t know yet. Padre Honesto is trying to warm her to the idea before Rod springs the news on her. Aldo thinks this is even more reason to party now, before the Rosa bomb explodes and causes them all misery. Pato gives in. Aldo’s taking him out so that they can celebrate and Pato can meet Lorenzo, who’s now part of the family.

The sick mother has come around, and Luci and Rod are coaching her through the labor while Luci tries to get a call out on the cell phone, with no luck. They ask where her husband is, but he’s far away working. Rod heads out to try to get a cell phone signal. Luci coaches the mother through breathing.

Connie is getting a manicure from Vicky and asking her about her sugar daddy. Vicky says she hasn’t seen him much lately because he has to work. Connie wonders if he knows she’s been going out with Aldo. Vicky starts getting nervous and lies that he knows she and Aldo are friends. “Does he know you go to places like el Inferno?” Vicky says he doesn’t and he wouldn’t like it either. What a coinkidink. Max got all upset that Aldo went there too. And Rosa reacted even worse. They would both be shocked that Connie went there too. Connie leaves Vicky a huge tip. (If Vicky can get her act together, she would have a great mother-in-law in Connie.)

Gala is starting to think that Rod knew exactly who Luci was in el Inferno and brought her to work in the house to have an adventure with him. Julie thinks she’s crazy and Rod wouldn’t do a thing like that. Gala has to agree that it’s not like him. Julie says this is a coincidence that they have to take advantage of.

Oscar and Max are working in the office. Oscar still doesn’t get why Rosa is in such a tizzy. Rod is a grown man (hombre hecho y derecho) who has been living on his own and been responsible for himself for some time now. Max doesn’t get it either. He thinks it’s a lack of respect for Rod on Rosa’s part. Oscar also doesn’t think the class difference issue should be causing all this fuss. If he found a woman like Luci who was good, hard working, had good values, and above all loved him, he wouldn’t think about it twice.  Max questions if he would really do it. Oscar points out that they are in the 21st century, for Pete’s sake. In fact, he asked Rod the same thing, and he gave the same answer he just did. Rod loves Luci, and nothing can get in the way of that.

Rod runs along the trail and tries to get a signal. He finally gets to a spot where he gets a bit of signal to make an emergency call, but the call drops. He keeps running, while yelling for help.

Estella is still wasting her precious time at the big house, and is even helping Mati cook. She goes to check on Marianita and Frigida takes the opportunity to blame Mati for causing all this trouble by recommending Luci. Mati tells her to shut up because she knows NOTHING about what’s going on here. And if she doesn’t shut her trap, then she’s going to see a Matilde that she has NEVER seen before!

Aldo, hugged up with Pato in the back seat of the car, calls Lorenzo to invite him out with them. Aldo asks if Pato also has feelings for Luci. Yep, ever since he saw her for the first time. He flashes back to the first time they met in Het Het. Aldo’s on a mission to cheer him up.

Luci and the mother are talking during a break between contractions. The family has been having trouble getting enough for the little one to eat and clean water. She points to where there is some clean water to clean the baby once it arrives. She has another major contraction and passes out. Luci screams for Rod.

Boris and Hannah hang out on the school lawn eating chips. (They have the most delicious looking high calorie foods at this school.) He wants to be with her all the time. He thinks they need alone time. For what? For kisses. He gives her a long kiss, but she’s not into it and her eyes are open the entire time.

Marcial tells Vio that he loves her. She’s starting to have doubts since he’s going away again. She thinks her work is a problem for him. He sees nothing wrong with her work. He can’t provide something better for her right now, but he will. She never thought a man would value her, knowing the work she does. She’s excited now that she’s singing and hopes that it will lead to better things- another kind of life.

Magda and Paz look through a box of old clothes.  Paz plans to repurpose some of the garments to create new dresses for them to attend the wedding. They get excited looking through the old dresses and come upon a blue dress Paz wore as a bridesmaid in her cousin’s wedding years before. She tells Magda how she has a huge family in the town she’s from-- lots of cousins. Magda points out that this is the first time since Galdino died that she’s seen Paz so animated and happy. Paz acknowledges this and says Galdino would not want to see her unhappy. She thanks Magda for being like a sister to her. She doesn’t know what she would have done without good and brave Magda. Magda is glad they have each other.

Padre does an exorcism on Rosa. (We wish!) He just prays over her, but she’s immediately in her usual tizzy again. Why did God allow Pato to have this accident? Padre tells her that the only thing she has to be upset about is Pato’s accident, but she’s the one causing all this other drama. Why? She says, because Linares came back into her life. Because of Luci’s presence. Because her son has gone crazy over a servant. Do these seem insignificant to Padre?! Uhm, yeah!  Patricio may be in a wheelchair, but he’s getting better.  “He’ll never be the same!” Padre points out that physically, no, but he may become a better man. Rosa won’t accept that. And she won’t accept that they will all find out what she did. Padre thinks that’s exactly it. Rosa doesn’t want people to know she’s not perfect. She needs to root out that pride that’s eating at her soul. She’s surprised by Padre’s lack of understanding. Padre Honesto informs Rosa that his job is to speak the TRUTH.

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Rod comes back to Luci and Maria, the sick mother in labor. He brings her to consciousness with a cut onion that he rubs together and holds under her nose. The situation for the mother and the baby on the way looks grim.

Hannah is very relieved to get the kiss with Boris over with. Like Luci, she has never had a boyfriend before. She wonders if it’s because no guy has ever liked her. Boris admits that there have been lots who’ve liked her, but he kept them at bay. She shoves some more chips in her mouth to avoid another kiss.

Pato, Aldo and Lorenzo hang in a bar drinking beers (Aldo helps Pato with his by giving him sips and taking sips from his mug too), eating nuts, and flirting with girls at another table. Aldo thinks the girls are totally into Pato. Pato thanks Aldo for getting him out.

Marianita informs Mati that Pato has gone out. The news spreads like wildfire to Frigida and then to Rosa. She rips into Genaro, the driver, and Aldo and Pato when they return. Pato puts her in her place and tells her to save her sermons since she doesn’t know what it’s like to be imprisoned by four walls every day.

Melissa bids Claudio farewell and wishes him a good trip. She manages to hide her fan girl crush pretty well. Barrera then calls Claudio to report on the Het Het happenings with the properties.

Gala is convinced that Rod and Luci knew each other before she started working at the house. (Correct) She calls Rosa up and tells her this theory. Rosa can’t believe it. Later, Gala calls Pato, who confirms that he and Rod met Luci in Het Het. Gala is convinced it was there they became lovers and Rod purposely brought Luci to the house to be his lover. (Wrong!) Pato tells her this is not so. Luci didn’t even get along with Rod at first and scolded him because he delayed getting her father help. Gala thinks Luci and Rod meeting in Het Het, then at the club, and then at Casa Torreslanda is too much coincidence. She does not realize she is living in a telenovela.

Vicky commiserates with her boss that she would like to go out to movies and such, like a normal young person does with her boyfriend. Her boss encourages her to end things with Max, so she can do those things. Vicky claims she can’t because she LOVES her Osito. Well, if she won’t dump him, then she needs to be getting more out of this deal. Not just little gifts, but an actual investment, like a house or a business. (How’s she going to explain that to her dad?) Make him pay. Vicky seems to like the idea.

Max calls Pato and finds out, to his delight, that he’s in a bar where Aldo has taken him. Max tells Oscar that Aldo never ceases to surprise him. He’s spontaneous. Max admits to Oscar that Aldo is actually way more smart and clever than he appears. Hmm…Max gets a call from his “licensiada” (aka Vicky) and makes plans to see her very soon.

Hannah tells Melissa about the dud of a kiss with Boris. Since her only other kissing experience was spin the bottle in middle school, she’s no expert, but she knows she should have felt more. Melissa encourages her to give Boris a chance to woo her, but also tells her that she can’t date someone just because she feels sorry for him.

Later at the house, Pato admits to Hannah that he was scared to go out at first, but then he really enjoyed himself. He does not believe those girls were flirting with him, and if they were, it was because they didn’t realize he’s in a wheelchair. Hannah calls him a super galan and a galanaso (a major galan/babe), and says he will find someone amazing. Pato also tells Hannah why their mom is so freaked out about Luci—her resemblance with Aurora Linares. It is a mystery to them why this would be, since Rosa and Aurora were supposedly such good friends.

Rosa continues to have a fit about EVERYTHING. Her interrogation of Estella keeps getting interrupted. She keeps getting calls. Padre came to visit and didn’t tell her what she wanted to hear. Pato left home with Aldo, without her permission. Max comes home for lunch and the meal isn’t ready yet, so he leaves (to have an afternoon delight with his mistress Vicky). Hannah announces at lunch that she kissed a boy, and she liked it (but she didn’t really). Then everyone leaves Rosa alone at the dining room table to continue her bitch session of one.

Rod and Luci make an excellent team coaching Maria through her labor and catching and cleaning the baby boy when he finally arrives. Rod cleans up the bed sheets, Maria and her two babies get some rest, and Rod and Luci take a well deserved nap on the floor. When they wake, Maria is burning with fever once more and they work to cool her down. To make matters worse, Maria’s husband comes home, freaks out about the two strangers in his house, and threatens them with his machete. Rod talks him down and introduces him to his new son.

Vicky and Max have their afternoon delight. He’s in a good mood today, and she’s feeling frisky as well. She makes herself comfortable by getting naked on the couch, but, isn’t leather uncomfortable on bare flesh? He loves that she’s taken the initiative. She loves provoking her Osito. They get busy. Later, in bed, she pouts a bit about not being able to be public with Max. He’s not sympathetic. He reminds her that he’s married.

Maria continues to become more feverish, and the little boy still has a fever as well. Mr. Maria is reluctant to take them to a hospital because of the cost. Rod and Luci convince him and he and Rod go off to get help. (I’m pretty sure Rod is paying the costs.) The paramedics finally arrive later and take the whole family with them. Both Mari and her husband are grateful to our hero and heroine. Rod and Luci are glowing with their accomplishment and hug each other tight.

After making the poor woman wait all day, then berating her into helping Mati prepare lunch (repeat after me Estella—Look lady, I DON’T work for you!), and making her granddaughter stay outside, Rosa finally corners Estella. She wants to know EVERYTHING about Luci.

Still on a high from their adventure, Rod and Luci continue their walk along the river. Rod finds a perfect spot in the river near the falls, takes off his shirt and shoes, and convinces Luci to join him in the water. They sit in the middle of the beautiful river to exchange their vows of love, then they begin kissing and some heavy petting that looks like it might lead somewhere.

Avances: Rod and Luci might actually do the deed! Rosa finds out the names of Luci's parents from Estella and collapses from the shock.    

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