Caray, Caray!

Capitulo #124

Leo is telling Ren she knew everything about Aimee and Juan and that Aimee married Ren just for his money. Ren asks Leo why she never said anything while Aimee was alive. Leo doesn't know how to answer. Rod chimes in and syas it was because Aimee was going to give you a child, and we had to endure and keep our mouths shut. Leo says that was just another one of her lies. Rod asks, what are you talking about? Leo, I always had my suspicions that she wasn't pregnant I spoke with Celia and Selia told me Aimee was never pregnant. Rod, Is not true. Leo if don't believe me asks Dr Pablo, he knows and he'll confirm that Aimee was lying (if memory serves me right Celia was the one with the brilliant idea, wasn't she? and when did Leo talk to Celia?). Ren is devastated, Noel comes in to be with his son and give him moral support. Noel tells his son that he loves him just the ways he is. Ren is mumbling about how Aimee betrayed and lied to him. All Ren can mutter is "me engano, me engano" She decieved me, she deceived me...

Reggie is crying by Aime's body. Clem walks in and calls her mi nina. She is dead, she is dead. more crying...

Juan is talking to Remi telling him the news. Juan tells Remi that he doesn't know how Aimee died and he didn't deemed tactful to ask. Remi asks him how is he felling. juan answers that he doesn't know, but he says it hurts a lot. But that is the way Aimee was, she love danger. She live at the edge of dead looking to do dangerous stuff, that's why her life had to end this way. Remi, I don't know what to say. Juan, me neither, with Aimee I knew unbridled passion but everything in life has its limits. You understand? limits, like the ones I put on myself to conquer Reggie. I a wallis built to stop the ocean. Reggie would be mine. Of course it hurts me that Aimee dies but no for my cause it is because of Reggie because she is the suffering the most.

Clem crying over Aimee's body, you never stopped a anything, you insisted to live your life agains the whole world and looke what happened, the world defeated you. I blame all of us for not understanding your rebellions and to save you. Please forgive us, please. More crying... Reggie please Nana lets clean her up and leave her the way she always wanted to be. Lets live as beautiful as she was. Aimee was one of the beauty of the port. I want everyone to remember her the way she was. more crying... They got up pour and pour some water to clean Aimee up.

Noel to Ren, My son please take it easy. Ren, screaming, how do you want to take it easy when all I find on my way is lies and more lies and betrayal. This house is full of lies. Leo, we only did it protect you. Ren, the only thing it did was lead to Aimee's dead. You know what was her lie and betrayal? Aimee wasn't expecting a child, everything was false. Noel, what are you talking about? Ren, just that. Noel, it can't be, such infamy and betrayal. My God this was what they wanted to tell me, Clem and Reggie, they knew about it. Ren, and as always I am the last to find out. Noel tells him, not my son I didn't know either. Leo tries to get close to Ren, crying telling him how much he has suffered and all because of that bad woman. Ren steps back and yells at her to not get closer. Leo tries to hug him and he tells her in disgust not to touch him, you betrayed me also. Ren walks away while Leo can't believe her son is treating her this way. Well Leo I guess that finally you are starting to pay up your debts to humanity.

Reggie is praying in Latin does the sign of the cross with a white rose and then lays it on Aimee. I don't know you, but I don't like to see dead people that way. It is just too creepy for me. Reggie continues crying and is blaming herself for not being a good sister to Aimee. Clem says no you were the best sister, if someone is to blame is me. I fail Dona Constanza. Yep, blaming yourselves is going to bring her back, that always works. Reggie and Clem lean on each other. Clem continues with her guilty charade, I didn't fulfill my promise of caring for you two, specially Aimee. What is Clem talking about? Didn't Rod took the two girls to Europe when they were little and brought them back when they were all grown up? Please Clem get a grip! Clem continues to talk to Aimee's body. you could have had everything and be so happy. You had everything, but you always wanted what was forbidden, the impossible and that was your downfall. It is Reggie's turn to talk to the body, you had a rebellious soul, Aimee I ask for your forgiveness, for not being able to understand you. Clem, says I too ask for your forgiveness for not knowing how to guide you, know I only hope you can rest in peace. more crying...

Rod, Ren is now acting as the victim, but my daughter is the one who died. Noel, tells Rod to shut his pie hole, do not mess with my son. Unfortunately, Aimee is the only one to blame for her own dead. Rod tells Noel that he is tired of Noel's insolence. Noel replies you won't have to put up with them for much longer. You and I are going to settle our accounts, our duel is still on. Rod responds, I'll be there at first light before my daughter is buried. Noel answers, then just one of us would be a the burial, the other one would be dead. Rod echoes Noel, would be dead. Noel to Rod, to death Rod, to death. Rod repeats, to death. Leo, tells Rod that everything is going down hill and that soon all their crimes are going to be uncovered.

It is finally morning at finca del mar. Clem is still talking to Aime's corpse, She is as beautiful as she always was. Reggie grabs Aimee's left hand and places it on Aimee's stomach, then grabs the right hand and kisses it. I'm not dr, but how long does it take for rigor to set. Aimee has been dead for some hours now and Reggie is holding and moving her hands as if Aimee was sleeping. Just saying. Anyway, Reggie places a rosary in Aimee's hands, then we get a close up of Aime's face and Reggie saying how beautiful Aimee looks. Reggie tells Clem that she is going to go out and tell Ren that he can come in. Reggie leaves the room as Clem kneels by the bed side. Ren is sitting outside the room holding his face in his hands. Reggie tells him that he can go in to see Aimee. What is there to see? She is dead and he knows it. He brought her in for crying out loud. Ren is still sporting the blood stained shirt, he takes his time deciding to go in or not. Finally he makes up his mind and slowly gets up. He walks into the room, him and Clem hug, then he just stands there looking at Aimee's corpse.

Aerial view of the port of Veracruz, I think. It is duel time. Noel and Gabe are already there, Rod is no where to be seen. Gabe is holding the box with the two guns. Gabe says Rod is not going to show up. it's just as we thought, that man is a coward. For some reason unknown to me Gabe opens the box in front of Noel and says Don Noel, we get a to see of the what is inside the box. Noel picks up one of the guns, raises his arm and then aims at the distance. Maybe they had to take a shot even if the other person didn't show up. I don't know, I am not a duel expert.

Aerial view of finca del mar Ren is still standing in front of Aimee's body talking to her about how much he loved her and how little she loved him. No one talked to Aimee this much in her lifetime. they have chosen this moment when she can't hear them to talk to her. Ren is telling her how happy they would've been if she had love him the same way he loved her. He goes on about how Aimee was a liar and I'm tired of this already. He is telling her that he loved her with all his soul and how unhappy she made him. But he forgives her and wishes her with all his hart that she finds peace at last and God forgives her. What a kind soul Ren is, he forgives her now that she is dead. and after he tried to kill her.

Fully's house. Elo comes in his office carrying a try and asks him if he is going out today. Fully says not I'm waiting for my good body Fed to do some business. Fed will be here shortly. Fully asks why do you need anything, she says no I just came to bring you this infusion it was brought directly from the city, they say is miraculous and has healing properties. I'm sure it does, if Fully drinks that he won't suffer from anything else ever. Fully pretends he is going to sip from the cup, then he start thinking about Elo and Fed at the dressmaker's house. Fully doesn't drink the tea and asks his lovely wife to leave him alone to work and he'll drink it while working. Elo, agrees but no before insisting he drinks the tea. Fully gets a gun out of one of the drawers and tells the gun, " this is going to be a day with a lot of surprises." Fully stands and walks towards a window? Elo is impatient, she walks in the office again and start nagging Fully about not drinking the tea while is hot. She said that if it gets cold it'll lose all its healing and relaxing qualities. I bet it would. probably it'll take longer for him to die. Fully gun in hand turns around straighten his back and repeats "it's healing and relaxing qualities." Elo is pretty scared because she had never seen Fully with his back straight. Fully aims his gun at her. Elo is saying Fully, no, no Fully, noooo! She drops the cup and not a drop was spilled. huh.

Rod is still in bed. Elo walks in and said she thought he was at the duel. Rod says he is not feeling well, he is too sad and tired that he couldn't assist to the duel. Yeah, Rod we hear you. Rod says he won't be able to go to Aimee's burial. Leo tells him he better put his act togehter because he is going to Aimee's burial if he doesn't people are going to talk.

Reggie is at home crying, still. Clem is lighting a candle to the virgencita and thinking about Aimee. Noel is also thinking about Aimee. Rod is all dressed up and ready to leave, De Marin, el Dr, Gabe, well everyone is going to the cemetery or they are just praying for Aimee. Celia leaves the letter on top a table. Reggie is telling Juan that Aimee died the same way she lived. Reggie is in a lot pain for the loss of her sister. She and Juan hug.

Branco and Salma are by the harbor. Branco is asking her to go with him somewhere. Salma is not too convinced she wants to do it. Branco tells Salma she has stained enough his race already. Branco gives the choice of either go with him or continue to be a liar her whole life. Me thinks Branco wants her to tell Mari the truth about Jime.

Fed has arrive at Fully's. He enters without knocking. It seems Fully is waiting for him. He enters Fully's office and see's Elo sitting on a chair. Fed tells her at last you killed him, we have accomplished what we set out for., here I have the safe's combination on a piece of paper. Fed hasn't noticed the Elo is tied to the chair. Fed goes on asking Elo how she did, the he realizes Elo is gagged and tied to the chair. Fed walks towards her and Fully enters the room. Fully hits him with his walking cane and tells him they were waiting for him. Fed fells on the desk, Fully hits him again and Fed is on the ground. Fully tells Fed that him Fully is where he is now is not because he is an idiot. He reminds Fed what he once told him that betrayal is paid with more betrayal. Fed tells him, did you really think Elo married you for your looks, did you really believed she was the devoted wife she pretended to be? Elo is looking at him like shut the f up. Fed gives Fully the news that Elo married him for his money. Fully tells him you think you know everything, don't you. But you forget that I am older ans wiser than you. Fully tells fed that if he knows what is good for him to shut and don't say any more stupidities. Fed, tells Fully that he is not stupid and that he's sick and tired of Fully humiliating him. Fed call Fully a cursed old retch. Fully says to him I used to like you I helped you when you needed it. But you betrayed me, now you are going to pay with your life like your father. Fully gets the sword out of his walking cane and Fed is very surprised at this revelation. Fully killed his father. Fed is ready to defend himself. Fed and Fully are fighting and Fully gets the short end of the stick. Fed takes the sword out his hands and stabs Fully with it. Elo is screaming, Fed asks her what does she want. Fed tells her that he never loved her. He just used her to get to Fully's money and Fully himself gave him the combination. Fed walks to the safe. Fed tells Elo first I am going to get the money from this box and then you have to open the others or I'll kill you myself. Fed start to open the box. Elo can;t believe what she is hearing and seeing. Fed is having a thought time opening the safe. Serv is walking about town. He leans against a house wall and thinks about that night when Fully was about to kill him and he promised Fully he'll help him find out who was betraying him. Serv thinks that now more than ever he should convince Fully about his allegiance to him

Serv sees Branco and Salma walking on the streets together. he hides from them.

Celia is in her room thinking about the letter and that she should give it to Juan to fulfill Aimee's kind of last wish. Celia takes the letter and leaves.

Everyone is back from the cemetery. Noel asks Clem to go back with him to the notaria. Reggie wants to leave with them. Ren takes that opportunity to ask Reggie for a word with him. Reggie says there's nothing to talk about between them. He begs her ans she agrees to talk to him. They walk into his office. Noel and Clem are not too happy about it. Juan is playing with a coin I think is a wager with a woman about something she is carrying. whatever. Celia comes letter in hand. Juan doesn't want to accept it, but Celia begs him to. Celia says it was Aimee's last wish. Juan takes the letter and leaves.

Reggie asks Ren what's up? Ren says I know this is not the most appropriate moment (ya think Ren?) but I just want you to know that I'm still in love with you. Ren grabs Reggie by her shoulders, hopefully Coli is not around this time, Reggie has a WTF look on her face. I don't blame her I would too. Ren gives Reggie a kiss by force. Reggie pushes him away and slaps him,. Good for you Reggie, it was a very good one. Reggie asks him how could you? We just buried my sister.

And you are talking to me about love. I am ashamed of you. I am leaving because the only link we had is dead. I implore you not to seek me out anymore. Reggie leaves and Ren kicks something. the nerve of that guy.

Juan is walking on the beach with "the letter" on his hand he makes a ball and throws it away. He has a second thought and runs after it picks it up and opens it up. It is the annulment of his matrimony with Reggie. Juan talking to himself says Reggie asks for you matrimony to be annulled, I need to clarify this with her.

Sue

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Jimena and Gabe are by the ocean. Jimena gets a bad feeling something is going to happen.

We get a replay of Renato picking up Aimee’s broken, lifeless body and bringing her back to the Finca. He lays her gently on the bed. He remembers the hateful things she said that led to all this. He pulls out his gun and says always it is Juan del Diablo. He heads out into the night.

Jimena and Gabe are still on the beach. Gabe says that whatever happens, happens. There’s nothing she can do. She says she knows but she feels it. He has more important things to tell her. Don Alberto would like to talk to her. Why does he want to talk to me? Just then he appears behind them. They want to apologize for being so rotten to you. Salma confessed that she was not really Angela. It was all a lie.

Speaking of the lying witch, she is back at the camp with Branko trying to weasel her way back. Branko is not inclined to let her. He says she lied to those people and it wasn’t cool.

Jimena is going on about how awful that must have been for Mariella. Gabe agrees. She wants to go to her and console her and make her feel better. Alberto says thank you and Jimena turns around. I guess she didn’t know he was there. He begs her to come back to the house to talk to Mariella. Let’s go right now.

Branko is ready to leave and leave Salma there by herself. She begs him not to go. Various gypsy folk talk Branko out of traveling at night because it is dangerous. Well, ok then. We’ll go in the morning.

Over at Fully’s he’s busy counting and sorting his money. He needs his doting wife’s help. He makes a big show of putting away the jewelry and the money and he tells her where everything is. He even gives her the combination to the big safe in the other room. Eloisa is practically giddy. In that safe everything is in her name in case something should happen to him. There is enough money to grant her her ever desire. She says all she cares about is him. He is the important thing in her life. I think he’s giving her enough rope to hang herself. She will be the richest woman in Veracruz.

Renato shows up at Juan’s. He asks Renato what he’s doing there in his house. Renato says he needs to speak privately with him. Regina, seeing the blood on Renato’s clothes wants to know what’s up. Juan suspects something is wrong and asks Regina to go into the other room. Juan gives him the hairy eyeball and asks what he wants. Renato says that Aimee confessed everything to him about Aimee and Juan. He pulls out his gun and points it at Juan. He should make him pay for being such a traitor.

Two men in the street are talking about Aimee’s graceful exit into the afterlife. Unfortunately Gabe, Jimena and Alberto walk up just in time to hear it. Alberto thinks it is such a shame that the family has to suffer another tragedy. Jimena is upset and is sure that is what she felt earlier. Gabe feels sorry for Juan and Regina.

Renato is still pointing his gun at Juan. He wanted to help him. Include him in the family. He sacrificed everything for him. And this is how you repay me by boinking my wife? Juan pushes his gun away and tells him that they were lovers on the boat to Veracruz. But then when he found out she was a MdeO they became enemies. He didn’t know she was even married until the day of their wedding. Juan says that if anyone was to blame it was Renato. He came between Juan and Aimee. They argue some more about who’s to blame and Renato points his gun at Juan’s head again. Many times I’ve wanted to come to you and ask for your forgiveness. We must go to her and confront her together. Renato puts the gun down and looks away. We see Celia standing outside the house. Renato says we can’t talk to Aimee. She can no longer speak. Juan asks what he is talking about and starts to look worried. What are you saying? Aimee is dead. Juan is shocked and repeats Aimee is dead. Regina walks out of the bedroom at that exact moment. She doesn’t believe it. She runs to Renato and begs him to tell her the truth. It can’t be true. Tell me the truth. Renato looks sick. Celia is shocked and runs off to who knows where.

Eloisa and Fed are happily getting together at the dressmaker’s house. They have a new plan. They are ecstatic. This can’t end well I wouldn’t think. She tells him that Fully gave her the combination to the big safe. Fed says this means that he trusts us. In your dreams maybe. The dressmaker meets with Servando who gives her a large bag of money and a kiss (ewww!) and tells her she will be richly rewarded if everything goes as planned.

Remigio is in his hut trying to tidy up. What happened to his hair? He gets frustrated when he breaks some dishes and can’t sweep them up himself. He says he’s good for nothing. For nothing! He turns around to find Lulu standing there. What are you doing here? I’ve brought you some food and I’d like to prepare it for you. But if it bothers you, I’ll leave. He asks her if she’s eaten yet. She says no not yet. They look at each other. I guess that means he wants her to stay.

Regina is still freaking out over the death of her sister. Renato says unfortunately it’s true. He conveniently leaves out the part about how he was chasing her with the Hounds of Hell on her heels so he could kill her himself. She says he’s lying. Juan tries to calm her down. I wish it was a lie but it is the truth. What happened? Why do you have all this blood? She tries to shake the big guy like a rag doll but doesn’t get far because Juan grabs her--and uh, well, Renato’s really big. She wants to see Aimee. She and Renato head for the Finca. Finally left alone, Juan says it can’t be. Aimee can’t be dead. Didn’t we just have this conversation?

Meanwhile, Celia has made it to Rod’s townhouse and given him the bad news. He doesn’t believe it. He grabs Celia and makes her repeat the story again. Because he obviously didn’t hear it the first time she shouts it in his face. What happened? What happened? Tell me. She doesn’t know. He wants to know how she heard it. She heard it from Renato. Celia runs out of the house crying. Rod goes crazy and repeats Aimee, Aimee and knocks over a table. I wonder how many times he’s turned over that table during this show? He suddenly grabs his left arm and makes a terrible face. Maybe his pie cart is coming for him sooner than we thought. He falls on the couch still clutching his left arm.

Servando is reporting back to Fully. So they plan on killing me tomorrow. Hmmm… It is about time for Fed and Eloisa to pay. Servando wants to know what the plan is. Fully wants the witch to prepare a potion that will put them in a deep sleep. What do you say? Servando says you can count on me. Vengeance is sweet and something about a cold plate.

Alberto and crew arrive back at the house and interrupt Noel and Mariella in a sweet moment. Mariella is so happy to see Jimena. They hug. Happy happy, joy joy! Alberto tells Noel he needs to talk with him. Poor Noel because you know what is coming next. Raul, Gabe and Alberto are standing around acting like somebody died--oh, wait, somebody did. Alberto tells him that he needs to be strong. Raul tells him that more than ever Renato needs him. Now he’s catching on. Gabe gets to be the one to break the bad news to him. Aimee is dead. Noel has to sit. Gabe tells him it was a terrible accident. (Accident my ass.)

Over in the jail the old sheriff and his pal are discussing Rodrigo and the new sheriff. FF>>

Noel has just told Clemencia and she collapses on the floor. FF>>

Renato is still wearing his bloody clothes and pouring himself a drink. He remembers finding the potion that Aimee had hidden in her hand and he changes his mind. Leo hears the racket and comes down wanting to know what happened to Aimee. He says they had a fight and he discovered she was trying to poison him. She ran and got away. He went looking for her and something I didn’t catch. Leo says something about the dogs. Renato says the only thing she was ever interested in was his money and his position. That’s why she married me. Rod takes that moment to make an appearance. His pie cart must have swerved. Damn! You killed my daughter. He gives Renato a good smack. Then just to make his point, he smacks him again. Rod says he’s going to pay for his crime. Leo pulls him off and says don’t you dare touch my son. It’s his fault that Aimee is dead. I’d kind of have to agree with him there. Leo says it is Aimee’s fault. They continue to argue whose fault it was. Leo says that Aimee did whatever she wanted including Juan del Diablo. Renato wakes up and says what are you talking about Mother? You knew that she was fooling around with him? Rod and Leo look away. Guilty as charged. He shakes his finger at them and continues bellowing.

It looks like Lulu made some dinner for Remi. They are having a nice time together. She tries to talk to him but he says don’t worry about it. She just wants another chance to show him how much she loves him. They start to kiss but are startled when Juan shouts for Remi outside the hut. Juan barges in and sees the situation and says oh pardon me. Lulu gathers things and walks past Remi. Will they kiss or will they not? Looks like not. What’s up Juan? Aimee is dead.

Back at the Finca Renato is still yelling. He can’t believe they knew this all along but didn’t tell him. You were so afraid of a scandal. You destroyed what could have been the best thing in my life. Leo tries to comfort him but he tells her not to touch him. Rod said everything that happened was because of you. Renato wants him to tell him straight up what he’s talking about. Leo gets in between them.

Regina has managed to get past everyone and is now in Aimee’s room. She slowly walks to the bed. And I mean s - l - o - w - l - y. She looks at her briefly but turns away. I can’t blame her there. Aimee’s probably starting to look at little awful.

Back to Rod who is still slamming Renato. FF>> Leo says it is not Renato’s fault. You know perfectly what kind of woman Aimee was. Well, that certainly helped the situation. Leo and Rod argue and Leo turns to Renato and says it wasn’t your fault. Nothing was your fault. Renato wants his mom to tell him the truth. Just once. The whole truth. Rod and Leo argue some more. FF>> again.

Back to Regina. While I like a good death crying scene as much as the next person, I have a feeling this is going to get silly. She kneels next to the bed and starts in. Why? Why? Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me. So many times I tried to save you. I tried to tell you but you wouldn’t listen to me. Oh man, now she’s really crying. You have paid a high price for your whims. There are always consequences. Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me. Why God? Why, why, why? She kisses the white rose and places it on her chest? Did I just see Aimee breath? No. I guess not. While MdR’s death was as powerful as Frodo sailing off into the Gray Havens, Aimee’s death was not.

Leo is still babbling incoherently. Rod’s like, and then there was the baby. Leo laughs and says that was another one of her lies. Rod says what are you talking about. She says she suspected Aimee wasn’t pregnant when she wouldn’t let the doctor examine her. She invented the whole thing. Rod says you are lying. If you don’t believe me go talk to the doctor. Renato flops down on the couch. He looks totally broken. Maybe this will be his turnaround.

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Right now there are two kinds of people in this novela: Those who, knowing Lucas or Diego, have seen Daniel; and those who have not. And the first group shouldn’t even bother trying to make themselves understood by the second group.

And so it is with Leonardo and Rosa and their futile attempts to make Lucas and Marisa understand what they have just experienced:

Diego was here, insists Leo:
Era Diego... bueno, puede no haber sido Diego, Diego -- pero era Diego.
It was Diego... well, it may be that it wasn't Diego, Diego – but it was Diego.
You mean he resembled Diego? suggests Marisa helpfully. No, no, says Leo, it’s as if you boys were triplets, not twins only the third one was born twenty years later. Lucas finally loses patience. This crazy idea has gone too far. And he is upset by the absurd idea that this younger brother has the same mother as he and Diego. Leo throws up his hands:
No puedo encontrar una explicación lógica con el parecido que tiene este muchacho contigo.
I can’t find a logical explanation for why this boy is so like you.


Daniel and Karla are still in bed together and he’s trying to explain what just happened at Casa Ferrer. The strangest thing, he says, is they called me Diego…

We are at Alejandro’s fight. His number one fan, Gloria, looking very Frida Kahlo, and his friends Pablo and Diana are happily cheering him on. We see their expressions change to sadness as it becomes evident that Alej is getting pounded.

Tío Alí has arrived at Mohamed and Latifa’s apartment. He is relieved to hear that Jade is out of danger and now back home being cared for by Zoraida. But he is concerned when Latifa tells him that, because of Rania’s indiscretion, Jadiya wants nothing to do with her mother. Latifa asks Alí to intervene but he demurs, “aunque me parta el corazón.” (although it breaks my heart.). He is not inclined to do anything that might be considered sinful because something very ominous has happened; and it is surely a sign from Allah:
He visto a un hombre que ha sido hecho en un laboratorio.
I have seen a man who was created in a laboratory.

Diana, Pablo and Alej are sharing a gloomy postmortem at Gloria’s. Look, says Alej, anyone can lose a fight. (Una pelea la pierde cualquiera.) You don’t have the luxury of losing a fight, points out Pablo. Because of Natalia’s problems, you’re in danger of throwing away your chances.

Gloria comes up to Alej and adds her voice to the chorus: Natalia and her drug problem are dragging you down. It’s time to get out of this relationship.

At another table at Gloria’s there is a small commotion. The Skank is feeling unwell – dizzy and nauseated. (Now she knows how the rest of us feel when she’s in a scene.) Hilda blames Gloria’s cooking. It’s a good thing Ramón is there to tell them: Es un embarazo. (It’s a pregnancy). Hilda, Karla and Gloria are momentarily stunned. Then Karla displays her amazing white dentition, full upper and lower. She and Hilda do a happy dance. Ramón joins in until Gloria gives him a warning swat on the shoulder.

Said is at home while the Naz rubs his feet. He tells her that he doesn’t regret his past decisions because he now has Jadiya; without her, his life would have no meaning. Rania lurks shadow-like in the background. She offers to order tea for Said and the Naz but they ignore her. She runs upstairs and complains to Amina. Amina doesn’t even need to look in The Little Witch’s Guide to Manipulating Others because she knows the contents by heart. She screams: ¡Rania se siente mal! (Rania feels sick!). And on cue, Rania poses herself on the floor, the picture of a suffering mother-to-be. Said rushes to her and offers to call a doctor, but it isn’t necessary. Rania begins to feel better immediately. (Her amazing recovery is not lost on the Naz.) No importa. Rania gets what she wants: Said’s promise to take care of her.

And elsewhere in Said’s house, Zoraida tells Jadiya that she can arrange for her to see her mother, even if she herself must risk getting punished with 80 azotes to do so. Don’t do it, says Jadiya. I don’t want her near here and that’s that.

Zoraida reports back to Jade, still confined to bed, that Jadiya refuses to see her. It’s Rania's fault for telling her, says Jade. But in the end, it’s all Lucas’s fault! Well I've buried Lucas. Don't tell me anything else about him, not even if I ask.

At Casa Ferrer, however, it's quite clear that Lucas can't stop thinking about Jade. For her part, Mama Rosa is stuck on Channel Diego. Meanwhile Enrique is with Leo and Marisa telling them all about reincarnation. Mama Rosa urges him to join them, but Lucas isn’t all that interested. (Remember, he’s still in the second group).

Dora and Cristina are being let out of their jail cells. They are both still fuming. (Okay, I guess we have to add a third group to explain Dora: People who know Daniel but not Lucas or Diego.) They set off for Leonardo’s house to clarify matters once and for all.

Lucia comes home to find her maid Rosario all comfy on the living room sofa, chatting on the phone about someone who is pregnant. Who's pregnant? asks Lucia. A girl I know through my niece, answers Rosario. I never liked her. (Score one point for Rosario). Rosario leaves and Lucia phones Roberto. His cell is turned off. She makes a second call to inquire about tracking people through their cell phone usage.

Malicia and Escobar are thrilled with how the new apartment looks now that it is furnished. He asks if she brought the papers for transferring ownership. Gosh, no, she prepared them but they are sitting in her office! Darn it all! Escobarde starts talking about how important the papers are, but she deftly distracts him. He has to leave for the clinic. When he is gone, she wipes off his kiss with obvious disgust, picks up the phone and calls Pablo. He answers and then says: You sound depressed. (Anyone else see this as the moment when Malicia takes full possession of the apartment and furnishings, locking out the little mouse from her nest and her life?)

Natalia and Paula are at the club, I think, and they are stoned out of their minds. Nati, looking like death not even warmed over, asks Paula to call Alej and tell him she’s in bad shape. Then she collapses on a bench. Paula makes the call. She catches Alej in the middle of his workout but he drops everything to run to her despite his trainer's disapproval.

At Empresas Ferrer, Leo and Amalia are all business, finishing up her book project. Suddenly he puts the professional mask aside and asks her if they can stop quarreling. We’re not fighting, she says. We’re done. I’m not willing to be second to Cristina in your life. Leo starts to tell her that Cris hasn’t been a part of his life for a long while. And then with perfect timing – Hurricane Cristina comes blowing in.

Cristina is there with the proof that Leo betrayed her. Amalia wisely takes this opportunity to make her escape. Enter Dora.
Leo: ¡Yo nunca en mi vida he visto a esta mujer! (I’ve never seen this woman in my life.)
Dora: I got pregnant by artificial insemination. Even I don’t know who the father is.
These answers don’t satisfy Cris. She wants Dora to meet Lucas. That will make everything clear.

Alej has rushed to Nati’s side. He sees how bad she looks and wants to take her to the hospital. No, she says. They'd arrest me.

Cut to Enrique and his psychiatrist: He is talking about loss. Worse than material losses were the personal ones:
Los amigos se cansan, las familias se cansan, los amores se cansan.
Friends get tired/ fed up, families get tired, lovers get tired.

And Alej does look weary as he revives Natalia under the shower and then tucks her into bed.

Rosa, Lucas and Marisa continue their conversation at Casa Ferrer. Lucas (group 2) says if he turns out to have another brother, he would welcome him. Marisa (group 2) says the worst part of all this is that Leo is starting to believe in reincarnation. Rosa (group 1) is getting a little testy at their refusal to acknowledge a miracle.

Vicki decides to visit her friend Cris at her apartment. Vengo en son de paz (I come in peace. Literally, I come in sound of peace) she calls out as she walks in. Instead of Cris, she comes face to face with Daniel. Lucas??? she asks. He tells her Cristina brought him here from Morocco. Then it dawns on Vicki:
Entonces -- ¡eres Daniel, el hijo de Dora!
Then – you’re Daniel, Dora’s son!
And Vicki, bless her heart, impactada though she may be, does not faint.

The Naz and Said are chatting at his place. They are planning a party for Jadiya. She has a new look: a more grown-up hair style, an attractive, traditional dress. When she is out of earshot, the Naz remarks that Jadiya is suffering without her mother. Time will erase Jade from her memory, says Said.

We have just a brief image of Jade’s face, a tear-stained mask of tragedy.

Luisa is at home. She seems to have misplaced Albi again.

Albieri is, in fact, in Padre Andres’s church. He is ready to tell the truth. He didn’t destroy his creature (criatura). Andres is horrified. Everyone will be afraid of a human clone, predicts Andres. Everyone will be watching him for signs of his being less than human. Albieri dismisses those concerns. Every great scientific advance has been met with fear and skepticism, he says, but in time people come to understand that it is a good thing. So it will be with human cloning. No, says Andres. Remember what happened to Dr. Frankenstein: His creature rebelled against the master; he pursued him and he killed him. It’s too late to reverse what I’ve done, says Albieri. The clone I created – is Daniel!

And Vicki, back in Cris’s apartment with Daniel, says she now understands the reason for the way her friend has been acting.

The final scene tonight takes place in Leo’s office at Empresas Ferrer where he, Dora, and Cristina have a conversation that begins to get at the truth. Leo realizes that Daniel is actually Cristina and Albieri’s godson. And then, finally, Lucas joins them. Dora stares at him in disbelief. ¡Ahora niégalo! (Now try and deny it!) says Cris triumphantly (if wrongheadedly).

Credits roll.

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From yesterday: Our gloomy groom Rafa is being greeted by Claudia’s cleavage and the rest of the Siglo Sales Team. He thanks them for being there for him at such an important moment. Rafa sees Marian and asks her what she’s doing there. She tells him, he will see. Next he greets Doña Arcadia who compliments Leonor on her youth, and both Leonor and Julieta on their beauty. Finally, a white stretch Hummer limo pulls up and Don Gaston announces that the bride has arrived. Everyone gathers around anxiously, but likely nowhere near as anxious as Rafa.

“Con ustedes, Vicky!” (I present to you, Vicky!) No one comes out of the limo and Don Gaston tries again. “Con ustedes, Vicky, Vicky, Vicky!” No blushing bride makes an appearance, so Don G. decides to take a look inside the limo. He finds a curiously tranquil Vicky smiling angelically back at him. Even her makeup seems toned down. She also seems to be in no hurry to leave the limo. A bemused Don G. looks around the limo and is startled to come face to lovely face with Dora the Peinadora (aka Jaime), who is sitting opposite the Stepford wife version of Vicky. Dora explains to Don G. that s/he is there to put the finishing touches on Vicky’s makeup. An enchanted Don G. kisses Dora’s hand, tickling her delicate fingers with his moustache. He then helps his niña out of the car and is quickly joined by his sons to flank their precious baby girl.

Don G. slowly walks a radiant Vicky to the altar to meet her groom. Vicky is so overcome with emotion that she has tears in her eyes. This would be a lovely moment if the groom didn’t look like he was at his own funeral. Don G. gives Rafa Vicky’s hand and asks him to please treat her well. She’s his most precious possession. Rafa promises and he and Vicky turn to face the priest. Vicky then leans toward the Padre and asks him to just skip right to the part that officially marries them. (There’s some of the old Vicky we all know!) Marian assures her friend that she will put an end to this, and Dora gets felt up by an old geezer sitting next to “her” in the pew.

The priest goes through the vows. Does Rafa swear to be faithful until death do he and Vicky part? (You could hear a pin drop in the church as everyone waits with baited breath for Rafa’s answer.) “Sí padre. Acepto.” A gasp erupts from all present. Marian looks like she just received a stab to the heart.

We need a break from this nail-biting drama, so we head to the local bar. We find Ale sashaying in to meet Susana, and receiving wolf whistles from all males present. Susana asks how her last day at Siglo went. Ale tells her about the kind words from the sales team, and about how Dandy tried to talk to her and she shut him down. “He’s the incarnation of Rafa!” Susana can’t understand how Dandy could have done something so low down, when she thought he had changed.

Ale looks at her watch, noting silently that the hour of Rafa’s boda has arrived. She announces that she needs a drink to dull the pain and takes a swig of Susana’s drink. She is disappointed to find out that it’s just juice, and calls across the bar to the waiter to bring them the hard stuff. “This is the end of my story (historia) with Rafa.” Bottoms up! She begins to drown her sorrows in martinis, remembering the good times with Rafa as the sad music plays in the background. The music pauses long enough for Ale to drain a drink, have a good burp, and collapse over the table. It then resumes to match Ale’s despondent mood.

Back at the church, another woman who is in love with Rafa, Marian, looks like she’s going to take action. She attempts to rise up before Vicky can say her I dos, but is prevented by her friend. Turns out there’s no need because before Vicky can say “Yo acepto”, she passes out! Another gasp erupts from the wedding guests. Everyone rushes to the altar to surround her. Rafa, Leonor and Don Gaston think she needs to be taken to a hospital, but the Brothers Grimm, who have another understanding of the urgency of this wedding, think she can still get married in this state. All they have to do his nod her head for her. That works right? They get overruled by the others, and off they go, ALL of them, to the hospital. Everyone except Doña Arcadia and her assistant. She thinks Jamaica will be just the thing to help her forget this stressful wedding. Her assistant laments that he didn’t bring his passport. Arcadia then has to set him straight. She is planning to head home and have a glass of jamaica (a refreshing drink made from a type of hibiscus- in Jamaica we spice it with ginger and rum), put her feet up, and hang out with her puppies.

The whole wedding party arrives at the hospital and then ALL head to the exam room carrying an apparently comatose Vicky. The doctor has to yell over the crowd and push his way through to see his patient.

Back at the bar, Ale is telling Susana that had she been able to stop Rafa’s wedding, she would have (there’s no need now Ale). Susana says she should have asked him not to get married. “I did!” (True.) “Anyway, how could I be with a man like that? How?!” Susana knows how. She urges Ale to admit the truth, that she’s in love with Rafa. Ale has no problem admitting it. “Claro que sí! Claro que sí! Claro que sí!” (Of course x 3) She collapses over the table once more.

Vicky is the only person who is not in a high state of anxiety so far in this capitulo. Don G., the brothers and Rafa plead with the doctor to tell them what’s wrong with Vicky. He gives his learned medical opinion to the gathered crowd. He believes that…she’s ASLEEP.

“QUÉ?!!!!!!!” (collective disbelief)

Felipe (little bro) wants to know why she fainted then. He is sure it’s because she is PREGNANT!

“QUÉ?!!!!!!!” Rafa tells them that it cannot be (no puede ser). Then how did it happen, her brothers want to know. “Are you calling my sister a qualquiera (slut)?”

Finally Dora jumps in to help clear up a few things, the first being her/his real identity. S/he takes off the wig. Gasp!! “Jaime, que es esto?” Julieta doesn’t give him a chance to explain. She slaps the contacts right out of his eyes. Jaime is not deterred. He explains that the reason Vicky fell asleep at the altar is because he put some sleeping potion drops into her glass of water. The crowd gets even more hostile and wants to know why he would do such a crazy thing. (I bet Marian wasn’t planning anything nearly as crazy to put a stop to the wedding.) Timid Jaime has suddenly become brave Jaime. He soldiers on telling the truth (at least what he knows to be the truth). “Vicky esta esperando un hijo mio.” (Vicky’s expecting my child.) “QUÉ?!!!!!!!” Everyone is impactado.

It’s now Jaime against the lynch mob. His worst nightmare has come true, and Rafa and the Brothers Grimm are clutching whatever part of him they can get their hands on and shoving him around. They want to know how that would be possible. Leonor looks like she’s about to faint, and Julieta is fuming in the background. Little bro starts punching Jaime repeatedly in the gut and big bro bites his earring off (luckily it’s a clip on). Vicky wakes up in the middle of this madness. Vicky, you have some ‘splainin’ to do.

At the bar, Susana is telling Ale she needs to cry it out. “Mas?!” Yes, she needs to let it out. “Mas?!” Yes, you need to unburden your heart. Ale gulps down her martini and Susana’s instead. Susana tries to cut her off and reminds her she’s getting married tomorrow. (That will only make her want to drink more Susana.) The drinking continues and soon Susana is almost as drunk as Ale. Ale claims that she’s happy she’s moving to Brazil. That way she won’t have to see or hear anything about Rafa again. “Let’s toast to the happiness (felicidad) of that canalla (swine, jerk).” Ale and Susana have gotten to the silly/giggly phase of drunkenness. When Ale’s phone rings they both struggle to tell the difference between a phone and a pocketbook, until Susana finally answers it in Autos Siglo secretary mode. Tia Rosario is on the other end and is not amused. She wants to talk to Ale. They’ve had no news of Jorge yet and she’s worried. Ale then imagines an animated Jorge, Ruby and Manrique skiing and snowboarding through the Alps. Rosario wants Ale to come home immediately. Ale lies (in a pretty poor attempt to not sound drunk) that she’s closing the most important business deal of her life. Click! Ale then turns to the bar to order another drink and envisions Rafa drinking a tequila at the bar. One thing, if nothing else, should have made her realize this was a hallucination- Rafa is wearing a marino vest (aka, a wife-beater). When her vision turns to face her, the awful truth is revealed. It’s our resident skinny drunk, who has probably never had a woman look at him this long or intently. Suddenly, Ale regains a bit of her senses. She remembers that her papa is lost somewhere between Mexico and Switzerland. Susana is fall-off-her-seat-impactada to hear this news. But she soon recovers and assures Ale that Jorge is fine. Ale then goes back to thinking about Rafa. She is sure that HER pajarito is now a married man, and off limits (prohibido) to her.

Sleeping Beauty has awakened and is in big trouble. Rafa is using her full Christian name and wants Victoria to explain this pregnancy business. Vicky puts on the innocent act. She doesn’t know what Jaime is talking about. She’s not pregnant. Jaime tells her she can stop pretending now, and even the brothers point out that they saw the test results. Don Gaston is not happy to hear his boys kept something like this from him. Vicky tells Jaime that nothing happened between them. But she did too good of a job with her deception. He announces to all that he and Vicky had an “intimate encounter.” Julieta gives him another slap, not giving him much of a chance to explain that it was before they officially became novios. But Rafa is his best friend. How could he do such a thing?

This all starts to get very painful, both physically and emotionally, for Jaime. Julieta slaps him a few more times before leaving. Leonor gives him a piece of her mind. As does Rafa, who punctuates it with some vigorous shakes. None of them wants to see or speak to him again. Poor Jaime!

Jaime explains about the fateful night- the lingerie, the champagne, the blackout, and waking up with no memory of the cositas Vicky spoke about. He also admits to helping Vicky with her plan to make Rafa marry her, and then pass Rafa off as the baby’s father. More gasps from the wedding guests at each new detail and revelation. (Hey, this is way better than a wedding. It’s a telenovela in real time!) It seems some of the guests are starting to catch on to just what really happened, but Jaime’s still in hot water. Don G. orders the doctor to do a pregnancy test. If Vicky’s not pregnant, then they will figure out what the next steps are. If she is pregnant, then Jaime and Vicky have to answer to him.

Marian approaches Rafa as they all wait for the pregnancy results. She leans on Rafa’s shoulder and he asks if she intended to stop the wedding. She admits to it. The doctor returns to announce the results. (Drum roll please………..) “La Señorita Victoria de la Parra is NOT pregnant (no esta embarazada).” (Ha! Knew it all along.)

Our Vicky does not give up easily and tries to use this news as evidence that Jaime just made the whole thing up. She’s ready for them all to head back to the church and get the show back on the road. Rafa will not be convinced. He announces to her, and to all the assembled, that there will not be a wedding. There is no gasp of disbelief this time (except from Vicky). Instead there is a relieved exclamation of “que bueno” (good) from all the guests. Vicky is now crying and babbling about just wanting her and Rafa to have the wedding they always dreamed about. She appeals to Don Gatson. But Don Gaston has caught on to the scam his daughter just tried to pull. “No señorita. Se acabó!” (It’s over!) “Do you think that after what you did, Señor Medina (notice the respectful address) would want to marry you? The wedding is over.”

Tomorrow: Claudia tells Marco about Rafa’s cancelled wedding. He’s more determined than ever to marry Ale before she finds out. Marian makes her move on a devastated Rafa.

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