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This is actually Ezra's recap. Thanks, Ez!

Why did Vince sit on a nest? He's hatching a plot!

Vins meets the Japanese boss' wife at the airport. She's in full kimono and hair-chopsticks, but speaks 100% Mexican Spanish. Vins is clearly straining to maintain the charade of being Pancho, even making up some stuff about vegetables to sell it some more. She is fascinated with everything Mexican and says so, prompting Vins to step it up with his Pancho-isms (mainly just saying "chido" a lot).

In an impressive display of cultural literacy, an erhu plays traditional Chinese music in the background as they part ways (but they'll have dinner later).

Tomas is trying to console a moaning Lena. She thinks Fred is still after Moni. Tomas frowns, and is clearly thinking about juicing him some tangerine, but decides to stay with her, promising, somewhat ominously, that he will "fix" the situation. She cheers up a bit, even giggles.

We had a lot of dull, whiny, awful-child-acting-y scenes with Pancho and Chela and Temo rehashing the same old routine. Nothing new. Temo asks Pancho why he won't marry Chela. At some point Fers shows up, wearing a lot of makeup (my mom points out) for someone who basically hangs around all day at home.

Pina is wearing that gray sack of a dress-skirt. The doorbell rings, and the maid shrieks like one of those dogs who only barks at visitors who ring the bell. It's Candy, who came at Pina's request. They'll have Tequilas, or at least that's what they think. The maid drinks it all before it makes it to P and C. Basically, Pina will bow to the focus group and bring Candy on the show, but makes a hilarious show of emphasizing that it's STILL HER SHOW (hugging herself as she delivers these words) and she'll be the boss.

Beca, in Guanajuato and wearing some seriously crazy shoulderpads, ignores Pancho's call.

Ana gushes about Manuel... she really was excited about him, but she's still thinking about Freddy. She's concerned about Lupe, and tears out of the room to go see her.

Now that Vins and Pina know what Freddy was really doing in Brazil, they call to bug him. Pina is mad, Vins plays it cool (knowing that he has an interest in supporting infidelity). He says he'll give Pina the phone. Freddy says NO! I FORBID IT! but gets an earful from Pina anyway.

Ahh, Chela slips on the old apron, but insists for Pancho that she's cooking for Temo and Temo only. there is some mention of "lolo's guitar..." what's that mean? anyway, she flounces off and Pancho sniffs the food saying that there's nothing like "sazon de chela..." yum/ew.

Lena is back to moaning, this time with Pepe. She's convinced that he'll go back to Monica, but Pepe doesn't want to believe that, for obvious reasons.

On to a cute scene with Pina and Vins. Vins is primping for his dinner-date(poorly) as Pina holds a mirror up to help him (poorly). The yuriko/yuri [the singer] pun is sorely belabored. There's some excellent physical humor with the mirror and the perfume and stuff, and Pina reminds him that they're not done discussing "the hug" and "the bag." We always think she lets him off the hook for his lame excuses, but she doesn't forget. Then she suggests that she come to the dinner, and Vins tries to bolt. BUT guess who shows up? Pancho! Now Pancho wants to come to dinner, and Vins, playing the gentleman for once, insists that he'll take care of this dull business and let Pancho go home to his sick kid. They go back and forth for a bit, slap each other jovially on the shoulders, and then do like 5 rounds of cheek-kissing. Best moment of the show.

Pina is quizzical about this display, and Vins, virtually twisting his Snidely-Whiplash [villain from Rocky and Bullwinkle, often found either waxing his moustache, tying Nell to the railroad tracks, or serving as foil to Dudley Do-right] moustache-tips, explains that he's got a hot plot in his hands that he can't explain right now. Soon, Pancho will be dethroned.

Pancho's buds take a breather from hitting on the maids to inform him that Vins is clearly up to some machinations in that twisted brain of his. To drive home the point, they growl and make lion noises. Pancho looks nervous.

Dinner with Yuri: Vins is trying to psych himself into the Pancho role. Fortunately, she needs little convincing. Turns out, she's really into "Mexican folklore," by which she means poor brown people and the way Vins is trying waay too hard to imitate them. She invites him up to her room and commences to pounce (despite his protestations). Nice to see the tables turned on him for once!

Update from Ezra's mom: Here is a painting of "la guitarra de Lolo." Lolo is a member of the pop band Miranda and the quote «Es un solo/¡Es la guitarra de Lolo!» is from a very noisy song called Don, which became their biggest hit although they (according to Wikipedia) don't like it. For some reason this phrase became a meme. Anybody know why?

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Hey all,

Gloria had a death in the family and has been laid low by a migraine. I don’t have a lot of time for one of my detailed mini-recaps, so here are the key 10 things that happened in no particular order:

1) Ivan plans a romantic dinner at Casa McGuire for Lucia with Benito acting as waiter and serving them the finest water in the house. They dangle their legs in the pool, listen to a 2-man serenade, and kiss.
2) Lucrezia pees blood and faints. The doctor has her do tests.
3) Antolin unsuccessfully searches all over town, in every hotel and under every rock for Saul. He threatens Gordo that he'll do more than leave a scar next time if he's protecting Saul.
4) Lucia allows herself to remember the face of her attacker. It’s Saul of course. She tells Ivan.
5) Ivan goes searching for Saul at his house and tells Esther it will be on her conscience if she helps a rapist go free. Ivan and Antolin conclude Saul has skipped town.
6) Saul calls Esther and spins her some story that Lucia was drunk, she came looking for him, things just went too far, and he didn’t drug her. If Esther believes this bull she’s an idiot. He begs her for money.
7) Post hypnotherapy session, Lucia has Ivan hug her, then they discuss what it is she wants to do about Saul. She doesn’t want any contact with him, nor does she want Perla to have any contact with him. She must decide if she wants to pursue pressing charges against him.
8) The Ag Assoc calls a meeting about the findings of the audit and require JJ to be there.
9) Gordo takes Saul to the rundown house of some relative 30 kilometers outside of Hermosillo. Saul complains bitterly about the conditions, not having a car, and not having money. They decide to put their kidnap Alex plan in play in order to get quick cash.
10) Camilo refuses to give in to MP’s blackmail threats in a satisfying “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn!” moment.

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Vince explains his hugging Candy to Pina thusly: "I have not been feeling well." "And Candy is consoling you?" "It was a maternal, disinterested embrace."

Chela's not coming back, she tells Pancho; he replies: "But when you're ready, our arms will be open, we love you and miss you." He leaves. More tears.

Now the maids are cooking dinner for los Lopez, an improvement over Candy's salty spaghetti. Pancho reports: his mission was a failure, they must endure Chela's continued absence. Temo is cranky and doesn't want to go to school or eat dinner.

Someone's at the door: it's Monica! Cheering and jeers of encouragement from the tribe! Moni tells Pepe she's wracked with guilt about what she said to him; he says no worries, he didn't believe any of it. "Polar bears!" he says (I don't know why). She cries a lot and then kisses him. Mmm. Then she cries some more and runs away.

Freddy and Vince talk on the phone. Daddy says, be careful with the girl. Pina wants to know if he's wearing his sweater. "Don't be intense, mommy."

Ana sings a sad love song and cries. Freddy is NOT WORTH IT. Ana tells Lupita: love is wrecking everybody's life.

In Brazil, Elena has dressed up in hopes that Freddy will not merely bonk her but will actually also take her to dinner. Nope. He gives her more money and leaves.

Lupe has a great report card. Pancho tells her he's embarrassed he ignored Chela's non-platonic love all those years. Lupe says she'd like him to marry Chela; he reminds her he loves Chela like a sister.

Manuel visits Ana and brings her: a tiny accordion! And kisses her! And says he's way in love with her. She punches him a lot and wriggles. "Be my girlfriend!" She runs away.

Chela, with her gypsy friend Jessenia, cries some more.

Rebe is going on a trip to the provinces to fix a problem in a plant. Pancho gets no kiss goodbye.

Catalina sees Candy doing her exercises on the grass and mocks her for not having a boyfriend. Candy says she hasn't had the greatest luck with guys, they promise you everything and then are unfaithful.

Catastrophe! Beto sobs. "Is it the invasion of the gringos?" Pancho asks. "No, worse! The Japanese are Coming! The Japanese are Coming! In a few hours! We're not ready!" Pancho tries to calm his hysteria and get him to collect the needed papers.

Sandra tells Vince she returned the expensive pocketbook. He complains to Enzo: "She acts like a second spouse or my mother!" Enzo has come to say, the Japanse are coming. They think it will be a shipwreck for the grocer!

In the office they share, Lupe sees Monica crying. In comes Elena, sobbing, back from Brazil. "He left me in the hotel all the time - don't say 'I told you so!!' " Lupe says to Moni: "What a jewel your ex is!"

Catalina debriefs with Pina after meeting with Pina in the yard. "We talked about men's natural infidelity. And I'm not surprised Vince went for her with a body like that." "He hasn't touched me for centuries." "Pay him back with the same coin."

Enzo tries to snap Vince out of it: "This woman Candy gives purpose to your life!? What about her vulgarity? You complained about the Lopez Horde of Savages, now you whine about Candy Candy Candy. I'm worried about you." Vince: "You don't like me acting like a teenager? It's an accident of life that I love my enemy's sister."

Pancho's buddies say he shouldn't ask Vince to help with the Japanese. But when Ana calls and says Temo has a fever, Pancho asks Vince to pick them up at the airport. "Now I'm a chauffeur?" Vince gripes.

Lupita reports to Tomas about the Brazil disaster and warns him: It's apapachos (cuddles) your sister needs, not scolding.

Vince tells the Japanese Takamoto Cosmetics chief's wife that HE is Pancho. "You don't seem Mexican," she says, "you are blond and have blue eyes." Her husband is coming on a later flight and she takes advantage of his absence to make a play for Vince! He gets her sympathy by humbly admitting: I'm a widower and have four children."

Temo is sick in bed, his dad is hovering over him worried but ineffectual - and suddenly, here's Chela to the rescue. She sends Pancho to call the pediatrician. Temo lays sick-child-guilt on Chela - "Come back to us! I don't want that woman to live with us or marry my dad."

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It’s already 13 after the hour, the show hasn’t started yet, but the ads for La Que No Podia Amar are heating up. I hope Sharkbyte is watching, because it looks like his telenovia Ana Brenda has a juicy role, AND is flaunting her girls through the whole tn. But on to our tn.

Lucia has just had a major freak out in the park after being approached by S-s-s-aul and having to hear her rapist breath “precio-s-s-s-a” down her neck. Alex and Ivan come to the rescue and take the shell-shocked Lucia to the car.

Lucrezia has just dropped her idea of encouraging Lucia to marry Saul on Carlota. Carlota reacts like the rest of us, and she doesn’t even know Saul raped Lucia yet. She doesn’t think the Mondragon name is worth that much. Plus, Lucia’s opinion counts. Lucrezia thinks it’s just a matter of convincing her and wants Carly on her side. Just then, dazed Lucia returns flanked protectively by Ivan and Alex. Ivan tries to assure her that she’s home now and safe. He has Carly take Lucia inside and calls Benito to come pick Alex up, while trying to avoid Alex’s questions about why Lucia freaked out.

In the bedroom, Carly asks Lucia what happened. Lucia tells her what happened and that she’s sure it was Saul who raped her. She is filled with rage (rabia). In the living room, Ivan refuses to leave. He knows something is up with Saul and that’s why Lucia reacted that way. Stupid Lucrezia thinks Lucia is just down on all men in general right now.

Saul meanwhile is trying to cover his tracks and has tracked down waiter Paulito to convince him to keep his mouth shut about that money he gave him over a year ago to do him that little favor. Paulito claims to have a bad memory (I don’t remember anything), and that he doesn’t want to lose his job. Saul threatens that if he doesn’t spilt town, he’ll end up in jail.

Carly tries to convince Lucia not to be rude to Ivan and to see him. He’s worried about her. Lucrezia relates his message that he won’t leave until he sees her. Lucia agrees and then tells Carly that she’s going to do the hypnotherapy in order to fully remember. Lucia wonders how much Ivan knows about what happened to her. Considering the e-mail he sent her, Carly supposes he knows plenty. In the living room Lucrezia still spins this tale of bad feelings towards all men.

Lucia enters the living room to speak to Ivan. She doesn’t admit that she suspects it was Saul who raped her, but does admit that she is starting to have flashbacks and that it feels like the rape happened yesterday. She starts to get upset recounting the feeling of having the person on top of her. Ivan asks if she thinks it was Saul and she says she doesn’t know but admits that she’s starting to think so. Ivan thinks she should follow Bernie’s advice and go to hypnotherapy. He is sure that once she clearly sees the face of the person who did this to her, her fears will be replaced by rage. He knows she will come out of this strong because she is so brave (valiente). What that sick degenerate did to her does not erase her essence- the essence of a good woman, intelligent, pure.

Lucia brings up his forgiveness faux pas. He begs her to please forget that. He would have never thought she had been raped. He begs her forgiveness. It doesn’t matter to him who Perlita’s bio-dad is. “But it does to me.”

In Carly’s bedroom, Lucrezia has taken her rightful place as the Queen of De-nial. Carly can’t believe she would still consider that Lucia marry Saul. Lucrezia claims it's pure speculation that he raped Lucia. (Wow! Never have I felt this much of an urge to slap a character! Please Carly, do it for me.) Carly prohibits Lucrezia from bringing up the subject again. Lucrezia at least hopes that Lucia makes up with Ivan and fixes this “shameful” situation. (See my comment above.)

Ivan updates Tony at home. Ivan recounts how she recoiled from his attempted hug. He is certain it was Saul who raped her. He wants her to go to hypnotherapy. Tony wonders that if Saul turns out to be the daddy, will Lucia reject Perla. Ivan is sure she will not. She adores her daughter. But once Lucia remembers it was Saul, he will see to it that Saul rots in jail. Tony thinks they have to wait to see what Lucia decides.

Lucia is telling Carly that she believes she still loves Ivan, but can’t stand for any man to touch her right now, not even him. It’s not rejection or disgust (asco). She thinks it’s fear. Carly tries to tell her that not all men are like her attacker, and Ivan has always been a gentleman with her. She thinks Lucia should concentrate on the good memories of when they were together. Lucia points out that memories fade with time, which prompts Carly to ask if she really is still in love with Ivan. Lucia doesn’t know what’s happening to her.

Ivan and Camilo meet at the Ag Assoc and make final arrangements for the loan repayments. Then they get to talking about Lucia. Ivan tells Camilo about Lucia’s reaction to Saul, and he also concludes Saul was the rapist. Just then Antolin walks into the office and is happily surprised to find Ivan there. Ivan spills the Saul beans and Antolin is ready to rumble! Ivan and Camilo talk him down. Ivan thinks they have to approach the situation intelligently. He agrees to let Anto do some inquiries, but NO violence!

JJ tells Saul the marry Lucia plan. Saul says he doesn’t think Lucia would agree, and anyway she freaked out when she saw him. JJ is sure she now remembers and wonders if Saul was stupid enough to think she would never remember. “Well, yeah.” Saul admits that he slipped a mickey in her drink and she was unconscious when he did the deed. I guess JJ thought Lucia was just drunk when it happened because he calls Saul an infelíz and slaps him hard across the face. When Saul responds by begging JJ to help him flee the country, JJ slaps him hard again. Esther comes in wanting to know what’s happening. Saul says that he’s sure Ivan now knows and is going to put him in jail. JJ doesn’t think he deserves jail. He deserves to die! Saul is not deterred. Through teary eyes he begs JJ for money. He’s his son! JJ would rather be dead than be his father. He tells Sault to beat it. “Largate!”

Esther runs for JJ’s pills. He tells her he doesn’t ever want to see that animal again in his life. He tells Esther that Saul drugged Lucia to rape her.

The Three Musketeers (Ivan, Cam, Anto) discuss the situation over beers in a bar, while that damn “Sexy Smile” song plays in the background. Anto wants to beat the confession out of Saul. He thinks they should go to his house and drag him out. The other two urge calm. Anyway, Cam says, it’s not like that worked when they confronted him about being Lechita’s dad. Oh, well Anto showed him a lesson for that. Uhm, what? Ivan and Cam look worried now. What did Anto do? Anto just sips on his beer quietly. He only wants to help, especially since Ivan did so much to get him out of jail. Ivan doesn’t want any more talk of that. They are his only family and that’s what you do for family. Ivan thinks that the love they have for each other can conquer all the other problems they’ve had with each other. They’re brothers!

In Gordo’s new hideaway, Saul is trying to butter Gordo up into helping him. Gordo isn’t happy about being roped into Saul’s problems. He doesn’t have any money to loan Saul. His grandma does have a meager house out in the countryside where Saul could hide out. Saul is happy with that option.

MP calls Judith wanting them to go out clubbing like old times. Judith tries to beg off because she has work early in the morning. Anyway, her mom doesn’t want her hanging out with MP anymore. On cue, Esther comes into the living room wanting to know why Judith hasn’t told her about her boyfriend. Well, mainly because she doesn’t want JJ to be all in her biz, and secondly because she’s an adult and can make her own decisions. (Well, she wasn’t singing that tune just a second ago when she spoke to MP.) Esther doesn’t understand why she can’t present her boyfriend to them if he’s a good man. Judith refuses to continue the conversation and kisses her mother goodnight.

In Casa Galvan, Camilo has just told Celia about Lucia’s rape. She calls whoever did it a coward and Camilo reveals that they suspect it was Saul. Camilo just wants to hug and console her, but he knows that’s not what she wants. Celia thinks he needs to remake his life. He knows, but it’s a small town and it’s not easy to avoid her and vice versa. The biggest difference is that she continues to be important for him, but he means nothing to her.

Ivan calls Lucia to check in on her and Perlita. He would have liked to see Perlita. They make small talk about her taking Perlita to the pediatrician tomorrow, and about the car. She doesn’t have one to get around since hers is totaled. He thinks she should at least borrow that cute electric blue Beetle he got her, until she gets her new car. She continues to be stubborn about it. “As you wish. Goodnight.” Lucia’s mad that he just hung up saying goodnight, without even sending her kisses. (She's awfully confused about what she wants from this man, isn’t she?)

The next morning, Lucia is leaving the hospital and struggling with the baby to get a cab back to the ranch. Up drives Ivan’s taxi service. He pays no attention to her saying it was unnecessary for him to come, takes Perlita and puts her in the car, and asks how the appointment went. He had nothing better to do than come pick up a girl he’s known for over 20 years, who’s no longer a girl. Once they arrive at the ranch, he insists on walking her and Perlita all the way in. He coos at Perlita, calling her beautiful, and speaks about how he never knew Alex as a baby. He considers Perlita to be his baby. “But she’s not.” Ivan points out that Tony isn’t his biological father either. But they love each other and would give their lives for each other. In the same way he would give his life for Alex, Perla, or Lucia. He reminds her of their passionate love. He can’t believe she’s forgotten. He leaves her with her thoughts. After he leaves she begs him not to leave in a whisper.

Shot of the fields of healthy cartámo (safflower). Ivan and Camilo meet with the guy from the company that makes cooking oil (aceite) from cartámo. Lots of PSAs about how healthy it is, especially in the fight against diabetes. Blah, blah. Refer to my recap about the benefits of cartámo. Everyone is happy.

The next day, Cutberto’s in Camilo’s office complaining about how JJ has to pay for his recently discovered fraudulent dealings at the Ag Assoc.

Lucia and Bernie wait for Lucia to enter her hypnotherapy session. Lucia doesn’t know what’s happening to her. She loves Ivan, but when he gets close to her she feels fear and the need to reject him. Bernie is concerned. Lucia gets called into her session with the doctor. They speak about how she was drugged and can’t remember her rape.

Camilo and Anto discuss the audit the ranchers want done. Camilo speaks to Anto about all the JJ scams (tranzas) he’s already discovered. Anto tells him to forget about the promise he made to JJ to forgo the audit. Anto would be happy to see JJ behind bars. Speak of the devil! It’s JJ himself who’s come to see Camilo.

Lucia’s session begins and she’s put under. She begins to remember the rape and the doctor asks who else was there. She begins to weep. “It’s him! It’s him. It’s him.” (Whew! I needed a commercial break! Didn’t you?)

When we come back from break, JJ is hobbling into his old office and is greeted by the Brothers Galvan. JJ is surprised to find Anto there. Anto says he’s done with the crooked life and leaves. “Have a good day, if you can.” JJ assumes Anto is working at the Ag Assoc, but Cami sets him straight that Anto manages his ranch for him. They chat about the fact that JJ can’t drive himself but had to come by chauffeured driven car. (Poor baby!) “How are things, my friend Camilo?”

Lucia is trying to end the session before she can fully identify her rapist’s face. The doctor reassures her and makes an appointment for tomorrow. If she wants closure, she’s going to have to be brave enough to let herself see the face (rostro) of this man.

JJ is trying to guilt Camilo into not doing the audit. Camilo points out that it wasn’t JJ’s influence that got him the job, plus all the ranchers are calling for the audit. JJ thinks Camilo just wants to screw him over (me quieres fregar), and surely as the president he can just lie to the associates! Camilo says his duty (deber) is to show the associates the audit, and he’s just giving JJ fair warning. JJ tries to blame his accountant and Saul for the mistakes and fraud. Then he tries to use illness as an excuse. If he WERE healthy, he’d use his cane to chase Camilo out of his office. He then leaves, deftly using his cane to swing the door shut.

Bernie tries to talk Lucia into confronting her fears and allowing herself to see the face in her session tomorrow. Lucia isn’t a coward (cobarde). She needs to do it for herself and for her daughter.

Ivan asks David for Bernie’s phone number so he can find out how Lucia’s session went. Before he leaves, he actually pleasantly asks Judith how her (their) father is. He finds Camilo in Tony’s office seeking advice about the JJ audit situation. Tony thinks they can make an agreement (acuerdo) with JJ that won’t land him in jail. He’s already sick, his wife is ready to leave him, his kids are distanced from him, and he’s kicked Saul out of the house. Ivan’s ears prick up. Why did he do that, Ivan wonders?

Tony thinks it’s better to deal with the JJ situation the easiest way possible (por las buenas), and anyway, blood calls blood. Ivan is tired of hearing that nonsense. Tony is ticked at him again for being so filled with rancor and not having compassion, especially for someone who carries his own blood. Ivan still doesn’t look like he’s buying it. “Do what you want.” He walks out.

Lucrezia immediately starts pressuring Lucia to spill what she learned during her session. Lucia admits that her fear stopped her from going deeper in her memory, and ever supportive Lucrezia (NOT!) says SHE doesn’t believe Saul could have done something like this. She refuses to shut up about it, which ticks Carly off. Lucia tells them both to knock it off. She doesn’t even want to hear his name! Lucrezia STILL refuses to SHUT UP! Carly tells Lucrezia to go to JJ and tell him to forget this idea of Lucia marrying his disgrace of a son. And if Saul even comes within a meter of Lucia, he’s going to have to deal with Carly!

JJ complains to Esther about Camilo. She tries to calm him down. JJ prefers to be dead than in jail! Why did he take the money, she asks? Look around, he tells her. He did it for them. So that they could have a good life! Now look at his kids. David and Judith working for that gringo who stole his son, and Saul turned into scum (escoria), a despicable being. And he knows Esther just came back to him out of pity. He tells her to leave him alone, and she leaves looking dejected. (Honey, you already went above and beyond duty. Leave his a** again!)

Ivan visits Bernie at her place and they sit in the cage chair where she usually makes out with David. Bernie updates him on how the first session went. He relates his fears and worries about Lucia, especially how she rejects his touch. Bernie explains how she subconsciously identifies his touch with that of her rapist, and he doesn’t understand how she can feel in danger at his side. Bernie says it doesn’t matter what happened between them before. Lucia feels very vulnerable right now. She isn’t even really aware of how she’s acting right now. He needs to be patient. Ivan wonders if she’ll ever get past this. Bernie says you can’t be sure, but she believes so. Ivan wants to know what he should do; how should he behave? Observe her. Feel her out. He himself will then find the best way to help her. Ivan asks how did the memories get triggered in the first place? “It was a phone call from Saul.”

JJ meets with his lawyer. The lawyer’s worried about the audit too, JJ wants to know how they are going to get out of this. JJ reminds him that he’s up to his neck in this too, and can’t blame it all on JJ giving him orders. The lawyer agrees, but the ideas were JJ’s. Esther listens in as the lawyer suggests throwing all the blame on Saul. It won’t be easy since all the money was put in JJ’s account. Then JJ comes up with a brilliant idea. “My wife also has signatory power over that account!”

The maid nearly gives away Esther and almost interrupts, but Ester shoos her back inside the kitchen so that she can continue to listen in on the plan to frame her. The lawyer doesn’t think people will believe she was capable of such a thing. Esther goes running into Saul’s room looking for him, but realizes he’s already gone.

In her hotel, MP fixes herself a glass of mother’s little helper after a tough day of…I don’t know, filing her nails. She decides to call up Camilo and complain about him abandoning her. She is dying of boredom! He is too busy. It will have to be another time. She tells him that she’s starting to be under the impression that their “relationship” is only based on sex. (Hah!) He is surprised as the audience is that she thought it was something more than that. “You’re treating me like a whore.” (golfa) He tells her to take it as she wishes. He’ll see her tomorrow.

Lucia looks at sleeping Perla and tells her it doesn’t matter to her in what conditions she came to her. She loves her. She takes a call from Ivan. He tells her he’s not put off by her rejection. All he wants to do is care for her. She thanks him, but she doesn’t know if she can overcome this. She doesn’t want to hurt him and thinks he should forget her. He says he can’t forget her. He wants to know how he can help her. She tells him what the doctor said about confronting her fears. Only then can she once again have a relationship. “Do you want to try?” Lucia looks unsure of her answer.

Avances: Lucia tells Ivan the rapist was for sure Saul. Ivan swears to turn over every rock to find that asshole. MP threatens Camilo that if he doesn’t service her regularly, uh…take their “relationship” seriously, she’ll sing to the four winds that they started sleeping together while he was still married to Lucia and that HE seduced her. Ivan plans a romantic dinner for Lucia and they kiss.

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Catch up: White gowns cheer the jailing of Constanza at the asylum and suffering for being such a sentimental idiot (cursi tonta). Constanza is dragged into the police station in cuffs as she swears her innocence. Pre-wedding jitters get to Renata, Jero, Augie, Roberta. Renata is pregnant. Jero is lured off to a meeting with Marina. The clues are everywhere for Anibal, Lazaro and Matias. Roberta smirks a lot, Augie smirks with his eyes. The wedding is another disaster and Renata begs the bedroom ceiling to reveal where Jero has gone. I’m going in!!

The judge is ready for the ceremony so the hunt for the missing bridegroom begins. Honorio comments dryly that Constanza deserves to await his call as he again ignores his cell. For Roberta and Augie, the night will be so diverting. The facts, less what Anibal knows, are thrown together. The guys saw Jero and Marina together while they waited for Adri to go to the pharmacy in the square. We see Saul smirking that his part of Augie's plan is going as planned, whatever that is. But who is Marina they all ask. The mother of Jero’s children Renata says to a que? que? From Matias and Gonzo. And these are the two that have fallen in and out of love with Jero several times already.

Gee whiz, I thought we all knew already. All the guys but Honorio leave the patio with Augie slipping in among the crowd to slip away with his smug grin still keeping his jaws from jutting.

At the jail German learns from a lawyer that they probably cannot take Constanza out of the jail so easily because kidnapping has severe penalties and could carry a prison sentence of 50 years. Renata says Jero commited errors when they were separated but they are now agreed to work everything out in together. So where, oh where can our Jero be.

Finally Honorio gets a call on his cell phone from the EM receptionist telling him finally they have reached him so he can know that Constanza has been arrested by the police for stealing an infant. He goes to Adriana. He plans to get to Tijuana to the airport without telling the others what the real problem is, since they are already so worried. She should wait until the last moment to tell them about Constanza. We know that will make it all go so much better and give Adriana another chance to act totally against character. She tells her Pa to at least keep her advised of all developments.

Consta swears to the authorities that she did not steal the baby. The officer tells her, but the baby was stolen 2 weeks ago. This baby is not named Amparo but Sandra and the mother is not Corina but Senora Garcia. Since the woman, Corina, cannot be found the whole responsibility and blame lies with Constanza. The real mother comes in with the father. Upon finding out that Consta is the robber found red handed holding baby Sandra., she tries to attack Consta screaming she has no idea what she has suffered, she will prosecute and Consta will receive no pardon from God for her theft. Consta continues to swear her innocence and the police official tries to restore calm while the father tries to keep the young mother from tearing Consta’s face off.

Renata has to explain to her puzzled father who asks if he wasn’t kidnapped what does she think happened to Jero and he has the idea Renata knows more about what was between Jero and this woman... No, no let me rephrase that, this woman is expecting twins. Regina knows that this Marina is threatening to move away and Jero was very upset at the idea that he would not be close to his children while they are developing or when they are born. Regina spills the news that she’s pregnant too. For a moment, Gonzo kisses his favorite daughter who is expecting his first grandchild and the world is happy. Adri and Regina chime in on the good news.

The kitchen jury discusses that something very serious must have happended to keep pretty boy boss man away from his wedding.

Anibal and Alison walk in the garden puzzling the situation when Anibal remembers Augie on the phone swearing his plans better be carried out and this wedding cannot take place. He then catches Anibal outside the office door but Anibal feigns innocence saying he just arrived and only wanted to know if Augie wanted to eat.

Augie has a little time to drink and dish with Roberta in his livingroom and when she congratulates him on his masterful plan, he kisses her saying and you are my prize (premio).

The lawyer talks to Constanza about the gravity of this kidnapping charge if they cannot get proof of this Corina and her part in this, while she insists that Corina is real but is nowhere to be found. German tells Isidro and Inez that Honorio has finally been reached and is on his way to DF.

Antonio fills in Padre Sev that Laz and Carlos saw Jero approach Marina. Padre can’t believe that Jero would be involved in something dishonest like this.

Manuela comes with a teapot to offer some refreshment for all. They refuse but what about uncle Honorio and sister Roberta, she asks. Adri says who knows where Roberta went but Hon is making calls or attending to something. Gonzo goes to make some calls of his own in Jero’s office and to see what is going on with his sister. He can’t reach Consta’s cell phone. Finally Regina gets Inez on her phone and is told that Consta was detained in jail for stealing the baby. The family of the baby are going to press charges against Consta.

She is also learns that charges have been brought against her and the Center which they have seized and closed. She puts Gonzo on the phone and Inez passes her phone to Isidro who will explain what is known so far.

The guys come back to tell everyone that neither Jero nor his truck are to be found at the plaza where they last saw him and there was no sighting of Marina at her office or the hospital and she had left the church. Roberta and Augie come in as though they have been looking for Jero too. Roberta says she is Sooo sorry and Renata snaps at her that sorry doesn’t get it because she is sure nothing is wrong with Jeronimo.

After Gonzo tells Isidro to thank German for his help and thanks for staying near Consta until Honorio can get there, Inez and Isidro and German discuss the situation. Isidro assures German that Gonzo’s family is the center of his universe and the principal thing that matters to him. Isidro thanks him for Gonzo and German says what are friends for. Gonzo consoles Regina since all these things are a mess at the center but they support each other.

Roberta with a slight grin brings up that it is a possibility that Jero ran off with the mother of his children and they all know it is true. Maybe he was kidnapped, Adri adds after all he is a super rich man. Renata wants to file a missing person report right away but Augie, says oh, no, here you can’t file one until someone has been missing for at least 48 hours. Gonzo says but there are federal laws that permit a search to begin immediately. Slicker than snot on a doorknob, Augie insists that the laws are different in different states. So they all stop to thlnk for the moment.

At the young things questioning her in the kitchen, Manuela tells Anibal and Alison that the woman who looks like Renata is her sister Roberta. Anibal has another more recent memory flash of Augie kissing Roberta. Meanwhile heartbroken and confused, Renata cries in the bedroom. Augie says grandly, we all ought to continue looking for him ourselves. Carlos says he and Lazaro are already doing that and leaves. Augie leaves saying to Gonzo, you can count on me for anything then on kissing Regina’s hand, he is winking across the room at Roberta as he exits. Finally Roberta is having fun at a wedding. Oh my!

Regina brings tea into Renata’s room saying she needs tea and she needs to think of her baby. Renata says this was supposed to be the happiest day of my life. Regina soothes her, we should know soon, he will appear, and this will seem like a bad dream. But, I don’t know here he is, where is he, why isn’t he with me, she sobs. You thlnk he has gone with Marina don’t you? No, Regina tries to assure her, I know he loves you deeply. Renata says she knows in her heart that he loves her but he isn’t here and she doesn’t know what to make of it. Regina comforts her rocking her like a mother would comfort her heartbroken child.

Gonzo sums up that Hon has gone and he will return with Roberta to the city too but wants Matias to stay with Renata and Regina. Adriana agrees to stay too. Gonzo doesn’t want Renata upset because of the baby. What Babyl Roberta suddenly comes alive. She is told and sneers well if Jero knew of this baby maybe he wouldn’t have escaped. Gonzo says keep your silence! (shut your pie hole) and Roberta puts finger to pouty, venomous mouth in mock obedience.

Anibal returns to hear more venom from Augie that he was just putting on a show for Renata’s sake but he has no desire to find Jero. He assures Anibal that he has no idea what a base cad Jero really is. He is capable of betraying the lovely Renata with no heart. He is sure he has gone off with this Marina. He says he is tired and will go rest. Anibal suddenly has another revelation as he picks up one of the wine glasses on the coffee table that has lipstick on the glass rim.

Gonzo thanks Regina again for her tender motherly treatment of Renata. Regina assures him she feels like Renata is her own daughter. The Not-daughter Roberta stands once more outside the door and says well she is your daughter but you will never find it out and you won’t know you are a grandmother.

Hon shows up in record time at the jail and goes into see Consta who is so sorry that she never knew that the real mother of Amparo/Sandra was suffering. Hon and she discuss that Corina lied about everything and they have no information, paperwork or even a photo to prove who she really is or where she came from when she appeared with her baby. He will start his search for the truth and thinks maybe they can use the camera system at the house to capture a picture of her coming in with the baby. Consta is properly repentant that she didn’t listen to Hon’s warnings (or anyone else’s for that matter) but was blinded by her love of this child. He doesn’t chastise her further but just wants to get her out of jail. They kiss through the bars.

The white gowned witches kiss their wine glasses, salute their night passes with wine and snacks in the directors office. (I‘ve had worse jobs that this!) Fina doesn’t know what they are going to do when they get out to live well if there isn’t more money because all of it went to dirty director. But Blanca smugly reveals that of all the money she filched from Fina’s husband, the sums in banks were found and returned but not the part that she had in cash: in dollars and pesos and euros in a safety deposit box and it will be returned by the sainted Virgin of Remedios. We flash to Blanca entering a chapel for the Virgin of Remedios and taking a key out of her pocket putting it into a little pouch on a string and draping it on the Virgin statue like all the other rosaries and amulets. Blanca is so proud and Fina feeds her ego, how brilliant and resourceful she is and what an indestructible team they are. The future is rosy. While she clinks wine glasses again, she thinks how she will trick Blanca out of the hidden treasure once they are free.

Back at La Bonita, Renata awakens sad to see Regina in a chair guarding her for the night. Did Jeronimo return? Regina pops up saying, I don’t think so because I explained to them to come advise me as soon as there was news no matter what the hour.

Roberta calls Augie from the airport putting him apoplectic by announcing that Renata is pregnant. In the kitchen, Manuela, Kari, Laz and Matilde and Carlos are discussing Jero’s disappearance and how boyfriends ought to act ensues with Matilde making thinly veiled snarky remarks to Carlos while Manuela, Laz and Kari look on. Lazaro observes that he can’t believe that Jero seems to have been swallowed up by the earth. Pris walks or saunters in and pets “mi Charlie”, stroking his cheek to the disgust of all. And the boob doesn’t stop her. Matilde’s eyes look stunned.

Renata’s room is filled with Adriana, Matias and Regina discussing what to do when the maid comes in to tell Renata that someone has come and is asking for her, but she doesn’t now who. Renata stomps out asking why she didn’t get his name. We see sad sack Saul telling her that she and he are companions of the same pain that they were both left by the pair. Saul is quite drunk, reeling and insisting that Jero took off with Marina when he was supposed to go away with her and marry her in spite of her having Renata’s husband’s children. But they abandoned both you and me. Matias can barely keep Saul from falling into Renata.

Next: The horrified looks continue with this new batch of woes but Anibal our young hero puts the puzzle together with all he knows of Augies tricks he has been planning on the phone and paying sums to various smarmy visitors to ruin some wedding. We see him confiding all to Padre Severino. Please don’t let it be a private confession that Padre can’t act on…

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Beware - for some reason this show is starting very late and it wasn't finished till 9:09. It will cut off the end of your recordings if you're not careful!

Candy tells Pancho he was chicken to pretend he didn't know Chela was in love with him. He should tell the truth, that he's in love with Rebeca.

Pina can't believe Vince went to see the dog therapist - "Yeah, and I won the Nobel Prize. And now the dog is losing her fur, Vince, and it's all your fault! Did the doctor teach you to bark?" He mutters woefully: "If this continues, Abeja will end up like one of those bald aztec dogs!"

Chela has a fun vacation day. First she goes to Pedro Infante's shrine, then she visits her sister's grave and, after leaving her flowers, she spies on Pancho as he, too, comes to wish his dead wife a happy birthday.

Candy is bouncing vigorously in Avon's zumba class; when Vicente comes in she invites him to participate. "No, I dance worse than a fat hippo," he demurs, but he tries anyway. Then, yoga in pairs! And the "twin" pose: Vicente falls on top of her to their mutual satisfaction.

Nico and Chaco tell Pancho: "You'll end up like the dog with two cakes (ie, he'll end up with neither of the bombons)...

Poor Elena. Down in Brazil, naked, she confesses to Freddy this was her first time. "Why did you pretend you were an experienced femme fatale?" "Insecurity!" "If I'd known you were a virgin I wouldn't have pressed you..." He's in a hurry to leave and will be gone all day, she should find herself something to do. Uh, oh. He leaves her with a fistful of cash and dawning disillusion in her eyes.

Accountant Beto, ever the pessimist, describes Murphy's Law to Pancho ("If you think something bad is going to happen, it's because it will... If there's any possibility something could happen that will cause the worst problem, that's what will happen." Pancho confides in Beto about his love, and gets this cheering response: "Love always has disastrous consequences. You two will probably never consummate your love."

Lupe thinks it's gross that Pancho likes Rebe. Pepe thinks she'll make a groovy stepmother.

Temo is sick in bed and getting fussed over by Ana when Chela shows up to help with the fussing. "Don't tell your dad I was here," she says. Temo implores her: "Stay!" She swears she'll come visit every day.

Fer visits... some place. Stay tuned.

Pina and her buddy Catalina agree Vince couldn't actually have been visiting a therapist at 10 pm. Catis enthusiastically agrees to spy and find out who he's shagging.

After yoga, Vince is euphoric. He invites Candy to have an egg-and-banana energy drink with him outside. They're giggling and then embracing - while Catalina watches. When she storms up Vince immediately starts spewing excuses and denigrating Candy while she's within earshot.

Pepe and Enzo meet cute in the elevator. As usual, Enzo sez "Hands off my daughter." "Shouldn't you think about your daughter's happiness?" "She aspires to much more, you're from an extremely inferior class." "We love each other and you can't change that, nor can Freddy nor God." Whoah!

Barb and Becky gossip again, same conversation as yesterday.

Vince apologizes to Abeja and asks her pardon. Pina comes in and he asks if she's seen her pal yet. No. He admits Catalina saw him embracing Candy.

Candy steams remembering Vince selling her out again to save his own skin. "He's an imbecile, a baboon," she tells Ana, "but I know what to do!"

Pancho finds Chela at the old homeplace and starts in with the usual "You're the soul of the family, we miss you, the house is like death without you" routine. But she wishes he didn't always use the plural. "WE need you, you say - but do YOU need me?" "Yes, Chela." "But the kiss! Tell me, don't I deserve the truth?" "Yes, I'm in love with Rebeca. And now, you tell ME the truth." Chela says she won't come back.

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