Caray, Caray!

Andrés accuses Isabel of knowing that PJ has returned from the dead and of wanting Andrés dead. He threatens her with a broken bottle and she defends herself with a gun. Fortunately, the drugs catch up with him and Andrés passes out.

After being blackmailed into dinner with Rebeca, PJ/S is really nasty to her. He slaps her hand when she reaches out to him. PJ/S tells Rebeca that he hasn't been nastier to her because he feels sorry for her. He says that he knows what it is like when an older person falls in love with someone much younger. He says that the same thing happened to him. He fell in love with someone who could have been his daughter. Confused by his apparent age, Rebeca says that she hopes he isn't attracted to little girls. He says that he was an old man like PJ. He tells Rebeca that he is tired of her abusing old people like calling PJ 'a decrepit old man.' He doesn't understand why she would do that when she is an old woman herself in love with a younger man.

He tells Rebeca that her game is over. She can tell everyone anything she wants. He does it himself and stand up in the restaurant and says that he is married with a son and, for the record, this woman is not his wife.

He walks out of the restaurant leaving Rebeca humiliated.

Valeria tells Isabel that it is crazy to stay in this place with Andrés in this condition. Isabel asks for one more day and promises to leave before nightfall the next day.

Isabel puts her gun in her purse and takes Andrés out for a boat ride. He guesses that she plans to kill him. She asks why he keeps saying that PJ has come back. "Because it's true!" yells Andrés.

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Rocío and Blanca are at the church and Padre Anselmo has committed himself to helping Blanca. He leads her in prayer, asking for God’s mercy.

Lic. Joaquin Losada (?) is visiting Juan Miguel in his jail cell. He’s asked that JM admit his guilt or innocence in Viv’s death. Finally, JM has seen the light and he says that he’s innocent (could this be the start of a smarter, wiser JM? I think not, but at least he's realized that taking the blame serves no purpose). Joaquin asks if JM knows where Yvette can be found, because the cops haven’t had any luck. JM says he has no idea.

Cande and Marichuy are fussing over the baby, now that Leo’s brought him back safely (on horseback, I might add). They discuss the new window in their room, it has smaller glass panes and will apparently be more protection—from flies and potential kidnappers. MC mentions that she’s named the baby after JM. Cande doesn’t like this, and even suggests some alternatives-- Candelario or Omar, both would be much preferred because the child doesn’t deserve to be named after JM. MC doesn’t understand and presses Cande for her reasons. Cande starts to push hard for the “Make Leo the Daddy” campaign. She tells MC that Leo’s proven that he’s worth his weight in gold (Cande has got to be the president of the Team Leo club).

Meanwhile, back at the castle, the Inspector is meeting with Onelia. Stefi happens to be hanging around (she really is a leech, isn't she? and really what purpose does she serve, just a waste of oxygen as far as I'm concerned). The Inspector tells the women that they haven’t been able to locate Yvette, in fact haven’t had any sightings of her and there is no paper trail. It’s almost as if she doesn’t exist. Rocío and Blanca have just returned home at the point they are discussing this last bit. Blanca panics at their words.

Marichuy defends Juanmi to Cande, he’s a good guy. Cande lets MC know that she knows something that would say the contrary to that, but won’t give any more details. MC demands to know what Cande’s hiding, but Cande (surprisingly) isn’t talking. MC begs, but Cande won’t budge. She does hint that it is pretty big info. This causes MC to worry that something’s happened to Juanmi.

Blanca gets upset and runs upstairs. Stefi questions what happened to her? and Rocío says she’s going to comfort her. Stefi speculates that Blanca's crush on JM has caused her to be uspet as Rocío leaves to go after Blanca. Then the Inspector tells Onelia and Stefi that the police are beginning to think that someone is impersonating Yvette.

During the commercial, Stefi went back home and is now filling Ceci in on what the Inspector said. Ceci questions if Yvette is 2, 2, 2-people-in-1, then who is the other person? That is the million dollar question, says Stefi.

Upstairs in the castle, Blanca is starting to lose her grip on being in control of the shared body. She starts to look for Yvette’s suitcase and is distressed to not find it. Rocío suggests Yvette’s things are at the apartment. Blanca can feel that she’s falling under Yvette’s influence and begs Rocío to quickly tie her up. Rocío isn’t that eager to oblige, but she runs out to find rope and comes back and does the job. Blanca gets tied up to the bed, just as the Yvette persona emerges.

Stefi takes a message for Patricio from JM’s attorney. She is happy to hear that the police will be freeing JM. Ceci’s happy to hear the news as well.

During the commercial, Stefi heads over to the castle to wait for JM’s return. She runs into Onelia in the foyer and tells her the good news. Onelia doesn’t see it that way, she'd rather JM rot in his jail cell.

Back upstairs, Yvette starts to freak out about being restrained. Rocío refuses to untie her and Yvette continues to demand to be let go. Stefi heads upstairs and walks into the very strange looking situation. Seeing Blanca with the glasses off writhing on the bed, Stefi is able to figure out that Blanca is Yvette (does this mean that she's much cleverer than the characters in Superma? -- no one at the Daily Planet was ever able to get past such a disguise, otherwise Clark Kent’s jig would have been up).

MC tries to call the castle to find out what’s going on with Juanmi. Unfortunately Onelia answers the phone. MC doesn’t talk and Onelia lets the crank caller know that they are disgraceful.

Pat goes to the jail to help JM. The Inspector arrives and asks JM if he knows where Yvette can be found. JM says that he doesn’t know. Don’t know or won’t tell?, the Inspector asks. Lic. Joaquin, in perfect lawyer speak, says that he’s advised JM not to answer that question.

Rocío tries to explain to Stefi that Blanca’s not well. Yvette is able to untie herself and launches herself off the bed. Rocío steps between Yvette and Stefi, and ends up in a scuffle with Yvette. Stefi doesn’t lift a figure to help. Rocío appeals to Blanca to come forward, to take control, but it is to no avail. Stefi heads downstairs (not wanting to enter into the fray of a girl fight). She gets down there just as JM is returning, accompanied by Pat. Onelia enters the foyer and makes it clear that she’s not happy to see JM there.

Elsa watches Nelson sleep and thinks to herself that he’s dying. Nelson wakes and asks for drink. Elsa refuses to get one for him. He becomes insistent and Elsa angrily tells him he’s dying. So what’s the point in denying him a little drop, he demands to know. Elsa tells him that she’s not allowing him to drink and speed up his death.

MC reflects back on some of the happier moments between her and Juanmi. Cande catches MC near the phone and MC fills her in on what just happened. Cande logically points out that Onelia couldn’t have any idea it was MC on the other line, so her rudeness wasn’t directed specifically at MC, Onelia’s just rude in general.

Onelia starts to let into JM, that this whole deal is a sham. JM’s not innocent, he’s just Yvette’s accomplice. Speaking of Yvette, Stefi jumps in and says that they need to get upstairs to the governess’s room because Rocío needs them. They all head upstairs.

Blanca knocks out Rocío and escapes out the window. A split second later the posse arrives. JM sends Balbina for the first-aid kit and he tends to Rocío. Onelia wants to know where that woman went.

Marichuy has a daydream/premonition(?) about JM hanging from the edge of a bridge. She tries to hold onto him but his grip slips. She begs him to not let go, but he can’t hold on and ends up falling over the side. This “vision” convinces MC some more that there is something going on with JM and she tries calling again, this time she calls his office number. The phone rings twice and she hangs up because no one’s answered.

Rocío fills JM in on what’s been going on with Blanca. Onelia says this is all a ruse to try and confuse people. JM says nope, Blanca’s sick. She suffers from multiple personalities.

MC tries to call the castle main line again. As the phone is ringing, we see Balbina walking in slow motion near the phone. END OF EPISODE

Vocabulario
amarrarse- to tie up
apresurar- to hurry, to speed up, to quicken
botiquín- first-aid kit, medicine chest
dañar- to damage
desamarrarse- to untie
mosca- fly
soltar- to release, to let go (suéltame- let me go)
suplantar- to impersonate
vencer- to defeat
vicio- vice
viciarse con algo- to become addicted to something

Labels: Cuidado

"My God, What have I done? I killed him," says Marisela. She is in shock and DB has a lot of trouble getting her to untie her and unlock the handcuffs. When she is free, she tells Marisela that all she did was save DB's life.

DB tells Marisela not to look at Meléndez. They are alive. Marisela tells DB that Meléndez told her that he was one of the men who... DB confirms that he was one of the men who raped her. He wanted to harm them but he didn't. Marisela says that killing is wrong; it's a sin. DB says that sometimes it is necessary to kill vermin.

Now joined by Guerrero and his men, Santos and the vaqueros continue the search for Meléndez and the two missing women.

"Marisela," says DB, "I need you to be calm and to listen to me carefully. Are you listening? This bastard who died... please, don't cry... what you did was necessary. It was the only thing you could do to save me. Focus. Look at me. This man had a lot of power. Do you understand? It would be dangerous if the truth is known that you... what happened... that you pushed him. My love, I know that you feel guilty but you're not. You aren't. So you don't have to go to jail for this idiot. I won't let that happen but you have to help me. This has to be our big secret forever. You and I as mother... and daugther. Listen to what I am going to tell you: Some unknown men put a hood over your head and tied you up. You never saw their faces. They left you alone the whole time until Melquíades came and rescued you. He untied you. They fired their guns and you ran away. You never, never saw Meléndez."
"Never?" say Marisela.
"Never," says DB hugging Marisela, "I would have died if the same thing had happened to you as did me." She tells Marisela to leave. She will take care of everything.

DB ties up Melquíades' wound. She asks if it hurts. "Not as much as him," says Melquíades indicating Meléndez. Melquíades picks up his knife and asks DB to let him repay the bastard for everything he did to DB and to Marisela. DB says ok provided that he is conscious and looking her in the eyes.

DB wakes Meléndez up and asks him about Sapo, the one remaining rapist. Meléndez tells her that Sapo is an important guy in the government and Meléndez has already told him that DB is still around.

Juan Primito is at La Chusmita looking for Marisela. She comes in to the hut but she won't look at or speak to JP. She lies down on the bed. JP finally goes for help. (This means that the place where Meléndez held Marisela and DB is within walking distance of La Chusmita but none of the many searchers could find it.)

JP finds Santos and takes him back to Marisela. Santos brings Marisela back to Altamira. She is still unresponsive. Dr. Arias comes and says that she is in shock but otherwise unharmed.

DB and Melquíades finish Meléndez off in a particularly grisly way.

DB goes back to El Miedo and takes a bath.

Melquíades and BP make it look like Meléndez and the guard crashed their jeep and it burned. (What are they going to do with the frozen Sargeant?)

DB comes to Altamira and Marisela runs to her arms.

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Wed., Jan. 7

Andrés returns to the Donoso house but he's catatonic more or less.

PJ/S (now in a black suit with a black shirt and tie) goes to see Isabel in the hospital. She says that she is glad to see him. She was afraid that Andrés was going to kill him.

PJ/S tells Gaetana that Andres is in such a bad way mentally that he doesn't think Andrés will ever return to the factory.

Indiria, or whatever her name is, comes to see Andrés wearing something that looks like a martian costume on some low budget movie. Obviously, most of the money on wardrobe in this novela was spent on Mario once he got out of his peasant outfit. Anyway, Isabel calls whatever her name is a traitor and Rebeca overhears Isabel say that she has a lover. (If she only knew.)

PJ/S meets Valeria in the woods and asks her to marry him. She doesn't want to commit herself unless she tells Isabel. Naturally, PJ/S doesn't want her to do that.

Thurs., Jan. 8

Andrés is obviously a complete nutcase but Isabel refuses to put him a psychiatric hospital.

PJ/S tells Isabel that it's over between them. He doesn't want to be a lover in hiding and she has to take care of her crazy husband.

Naturally, Isabel can't believe PJ/S would do this to her.

If PJ/S hadn't f**ked enough with Andrés' head already, he lets Andrés into the study when he is playing the piano as PJ.

Andrés tries to kill PJ/S but he can't and when the rest of the household comes in, PJ/S is gone.

PJ/S tries to convince Valeria to make a choice about her life and come with him. She says that this isn't the right moment to make such a decision. Valeria says that she doesn't want to make such a decision without Isabel's approval. PJ/S tells her that she won't have Isabel's support. Valeria says that she will give him an answer tomorrow at the same time.

Fri., Jan. 9

Isabel decides to take Andrés to a place where he can rest. She has borrowed a country house from a business associate. She wants Valeria to go with her.
Isabel decides to bring a gun with her to the house she is going with Andres and Valeria.

Valeria can't reach PJ/S to tells him that she can't make their appointment.

Gaetana has doubts about PJ/S's relationship with Valeria but he tells her that he wants to forget about being PJ and live with Valeria as Salvador Cerinza. He says that what he feels for Valeria is more pure and intense than the passion he has with Isabel.

Gaetana suggests to PJ/S that Isabel might have decided to take Andrés to this remote place so that she could kill him to be with PJ/S. Valeria could be in danger from her or from Andrés, the lunatic. PJ/S says that he has to find out where they are even if it means spending time with Rebeca.

Andrés tells Isabel that she loved the old man and now she is getting involved with him again. "You know that Cerinza is the old man...you know..." he tells her.

So we have two women and a crazy person in a remote house on a dangerous lagoon. What could possibly go wrong?

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Mon., Jan. 5

The killer that Andrés hired comes to get paid. Andrés isn't paying unless he can guarantee PJ/S is dead.

Walter decides to show Andrés the secret room and the safe. Andrés guesses that the mysterious pianist comes in and out through this room.

PJ/S is touched by Gaetana's and Lupe's concern about his safety.

Andrés is surprised to see PJ/S at the factory.

PJ/S takes off his jacket and grabs Andrés. He says that if Andrés wants to kill PJ/S, he should do it himself. Andrés says that he will wait for PJ/S tonight in the factory. I couldn't get a shot of them together but the light blue silk on the back if PJ/S's vest matches the lining of his jacket. PJ/S seems to dress a lot more formally (three piece suits) than the rest of the executives at the factory. I'm not complaining, mind you. I love those suits on Mario. It reminds me of what Hugo wore in LT.

Isabel confronts Andrés about trying to kill PJ/S and he confronts her about having PJ/S as her lover. He confesses that he has already tried to kill her three times. He tells Isabel that he will kill PJ/S tonight. Then he beats her unconscious. Her screams attract the rest of the household.

Tues., Jan. 6

PJ/S and Andrés are alone in the 'bodega' part of the factory. PJ/S tells Andrés that he is PJ, that he came back, that he is the man that he and Isabel murdered. PJ/S tells Andrés things about his earliest history that only PJ would know.




"I forgive you for having killed me," says PJ/S to Andrés, "but I will never forgive your for your immense ingratitude."

Andrés is face to face with PJ/S but he can't shoot him. PJ/S says that finally Andrés has recognized him.

Andrés lies down on the floor and cries like a child.

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We begin at the Institute, where Meño wants to talk to Candy alone. He wants her to kick Gregoria out, saying that things in Meño and Suegrita’s past make it impossible for them to get along. But Candy tells him it’s his past, but now we’re in the present, and by keeping Gregoria in the house, it’s less likely she’ll let the secret out. Meño says shes rude, annoying and this morning she even said my sheets looked like lady tiger sheets! He vents some more, and Candy tells him he’s right, her Mom is all that, but she is still her Mom, so she loves her. But she loves Meño too, he took her in when no one else would. He thinks anyone with a heart would have. But, she says, not everyone has a heart that beats like yours. And you’re more than just an uncle, for me now, you’re my father, and I love you a lot. Meño tears up and they hug.

Remember how Pat got that note, to meet him in a hotel? He thought it had to be from Soledad, and as he arrives at the hotel, he calls Sole on the phone, saying he’s coming up to the room. But she didn’t leave the note, she’s not waiting in any hotel, and he’s 2 days late with this week’s dinero. And next time you come to pick up Beto, just wait outside the door. Oooooy. Well, Pat’s not upset, he thinks, okay, not Soledad, it must be…… Alicia.

Meño is giving Candy some advice. She should stop the lies. If she tells the truth to Pat, all the lying could stop. Besides, how can she help others in the Institute, when she’s not being open. He, Meño tries to tell the truth. For example, he hates her mother. But, replies Candy, it’s hard for her (Candy) to tell the truth sometimes. She just keeps her feelings to herself. However, starting today, she’ll say just what she thinks. Do you swear, asks Meño? Yes, I swear, and by the way, your green shirt looks horrible. (Yes, I think she’s on the right track).

Santi is perusing the sex-ed book for Lucía, and doesn’t like what he sees. They keep having pictures of naked men, and he’s been tearing them out, so Lucía won’t see them. And then the book tells you how to put on a cond…. It’s pure pornography, he thinks. Lucía is only about 5 or 6, she’s a child, she can’t be allowed to leave the house. He calls his Mom. “Don’t let Lucía out of the house. Tie her to the bed if you have to!” Hortensia comes in, sees all the pictures of naked men on the desk.. Hort can’t believe, after all the time she was ringing that bell, now he’s bored with women! He’s so handsome, and well, of course she won’t breathe a word to Marissa, now that Santi’s coming out of the closet!

Lulu wants Candy to tell her the truth (and remember, Candy has just sworn to do just that). Lulu stands up, sucks in her tummy a little, and asks if she’s attractive, despite her little bit of extra weight? Did her photo actually scare away Candy’s ex? She wants the truth. After Meño swoops by to remind Candy of her promise, she tells Lulu, that, well, yes you’re a little over in kilos, love doesn’t come in sizes, and beauty comes from the eyes and the heart. And it’s important how you feel about yourself. Still being sincere, Candy tells Lulu that Lulu also talks a little too much, and she keeps wanting any man, but she only needs one. Lulu isn’t thrilled with this honesty, and excuses herself to go be depressed for a bit. Meño comes back, and after Candy leaves, Lulu asks Meño if she could make the ham sweat (sudar el jamón, apparently it means to exercise to lose weight, although one reference said it was just a cooking term, like steaming the ham). Meño asks if she means pork ham or turkey ham, and Lulu says both. Meño says maybe instead of making the ham sweat, she should stop eating it.

Hortensia and Leti, the other assistant (looking quite nice in a low cut red dress) are looking at the naked men pictures Santi tore out of the sex-ed book. Interestingly, the pictures look like Chippendale’s dancers. I’m not sure why they were in the book. But the ladies like them, and Santi tells them they can’t keep them, they have to throw them out. Candy comes in and has fun looking at the photos. Santi says of course as this is a medical office, we have pictures of men as well as women for our studies. As you know we’re… he can’t think of the word, and says we’re bisexual. Hort corrects him, you mean unisex. Oh, right.

Anyway, Candy came to tell him “the truth”. They go to his office. She says she’s decided to tell everybody what she’s really thinking. Santi’s happy about this until she says he’s a coward. He has these beautiful words, but how can he say them to her, while going out with another woman? How can he breathe for Candy, but kiss Marissa? Santi says the truth is I want to make love to you. Candy says she’ll scream, but Santi corners her, and tells her that he loves her, she loves him, he wants to make love, right here, right now. Candy bites her lip, as we cut to….

The hotel, where Pat has come to meet the lady of the note, whom he has correctly guessed is Alicia. He enters the room, calls her name, and she sensuously shushes him from the other room.

Santi and Candi kiss, with beautiful music in the background. Just then, Mari comes in to the outer office. Hortensia has to keep her out of the inner office, so she starts praising Marissa, wondering how she keeps her body so firm, her hair (chinos – curls) is so cute, she looks like a lamb in the meadow (un borrego en pradera), her eyes are so blue, by the way does she want some tea? While Mari is distracted, we see Candy is glowing from the kiss, and Santiago is feeling proud, until Candy says she hopes he’ll pardon her, then kicks him in the (being a man, I can’t tell you where)! I guess this was good timing, because Mari walks in right at that point, and Candy tells her that the best man is a tired man, because if you tire them out, they can’t get tired with another woman. Santi is still in pain, trying to squeak out a few words in his now soprano voice, Candy strides out looking as if she has just done a good deed, hoping that Mari can “tire out” Santi with some loving, but Mari looks a bit confused, Candy rings the bell on the way out to help the lovers, and Isabel walks into the outer office, only to be immediately hustled right back out, Candy dragging her out to have a cup of coffee, as the doctor is “busy”.

In the hotel, Alicia enters the bedroom and is dressed in a white wedding dress and veil. Pat wants to know what’s going on, she looks like Candy. Alicia says she IS Candy. But isn’t that a little perverse, asks Pat? You like it, no? responds Alicia. She tells Pat to call her Candy, as they embrace and sink down into the covers.

Back in the consultorio, Mari isn’t exactly following the idea Candy had when she left. Mari’s a little sad and worried, and tells Santi she doesn’t want to be a prison sentence (condena) or like a prison cell (celda). She doesn’t want them to stay together just because they’re good in bed, business partners, his daughter likes her….. she loves him, and if he doesn’t really love her, and doesn't want to get married, he should leave her. She just wants him to be happy, and she would give him his freedom. He tells her not to cry and hugs her, but she’s not reassured.

Candy has brought Isabel to her office for coffee. Isabel doesn’t take any sugar in her coffee, she drinks it black, good coffee doesn’t need anything else (I agree), she learned it from her deceased husband. Oh, the Papá of Doctor Plastico, interjects Candy, then apologizes. Isabel doesn’t mind, it’s amusing. But Candy wants to ask a question. Anything except my age, says Isabel. Okay, was your husband a womanizer? Isabel says that all men are womanizers until they find the one woman for them, the woman of their life.
That’s what happened with Isabel’s husband. But what about Santiago? Isabel thinks he’s the same, a womanizer until he finds that one woman. Well, says Candy, he just has to find her. Isabel says she thinks Santi already has. Candy blushes, then changes the subject. Does Isabel really want to be a partner in the Institute? (I guess the other day, Isa said she did). After all, it is capitalism, would Isabel be okay with that? Sure, you can count on me, Isabel reassures her, but there are 2 conditions: First, Marissa, Candy and Isabel are going to buy furniture for the Institute, and second, Candy is invited to dinner at Isabel’s tomorrow night.

Post-fantasy-tryst Pat is lying in bed with the wedding veil on his head. That was weird, he thinks. Alicia comes back into the room, dressed in a few towels, and says wasn’t that exciting? Pat thinks it’s dangerous. But Alicia says that she’s not jealous of Candy, since Candy’s dead, so if she has to dress up like Candy to keep Pat’s love, she’ll continue doing it, why not? Oh, and by the way, we’re going to a special dinner tonight, with a special guest. Who’s the guest? Alicia tells Pat she wants him to invite Pat’s son (Beto), since she wants to be a part of that side of Pat’s life, too. (I have to give it to Alicia, she’s definitely putting up a good fight for her marriage). She hands confused Pat the cell phone, telling him three times to dial the number.

Ocotlan, Jalisco. Isabel, Marissa and Candi are furniture shopping in a picturesque shop filled with antiques. They see a cute little bed with an awning that looks like a sombrero, and joke about using it for therapy at the Institute. Isabel tells them that just because she’s contributing money, they don’t have to follow her rules, but she does feel the furniture at the Institute now lacks a little something. Candy and Marissa say that they have the desire, but maybe not the funds. Isabel says that here in Ocotlan you can find unique furniture for low prices (sounds like a little PSA from the Mexico travel bureau to me). They peruse the shop’s offerings.

Chayo is asking Hortensia when Santi will be finished with his patient. Chayo’s very nervous, and keeps grabbing pencils, papers, and other items from Hort’s desk. She can’t decide whether to ask for the operation or not, she’s just about to leave when Santiago comes out with an oversized woman, telling the woman to call for her preop results. When the woman leaves, Santi furtively wipes his hands off, apparently having been grossed out by her. He then quickly greets Chayo, and they go back to his office, as Hortensia implores him not to ring the bell, thinking Santi has absolutely no scruples.

Candy’s lying barefoot on her tummy on her bed at home, working on her column on the laptop computer with the big picture of apples on the cover. Her Mom comes in. Gregoria is concerned about Chava. Shouldn’t he know about his Papa? He shouldn’t live like an orphan. Candy says she’s trying to do the right thing, but she thinks if Pat found out, he’d take Chava from her. Gregoria says Pat’s no monster. Maybe not, replies Candy, but you and I are different. You pardon these things, I can’t. Mom replies that Pat won’t forget Candy. Well Candy won’t forget Pat, he was her first love, but now she’s met a man, who makes her feel things, and she’s confused. Is she in love? Of course not! Well, adds Gregoria, it turns out that Patricio and your sister are not happy. They suffer because of you. Pat can’t forget you. That monster you think Pat is, loves only you.

Chayo and Santi talk. After he puts down the Institute a bit, she returns to the topic at hand, the breast enhancement. Santi tells her of course he can do the operation, and he’ll talk to Ed about it. Chayo is relieved and happy, wants to hug him, but he thinks it’s better if they hug from afar.

Beto’s eating ice cream with sugar wafers in a restaurant with Ali and Pat. He doesn’t eat out much with his ma, because it’s expensive. Ali proposes that Pat and she can take him to a different restaurant each weekend, all right? Beto loves it, and the three have a mini sword fight with the ice-cream covered cookies.

Boys club. Zamora’s passing out the tequila, saying that next week he can’t come because he has to visit his cousin, Oxigeno. Your cousin is named Oxigeno? What was your uncle thinking? It wasn’t his uncle, rather the doctor. When the boy was born, he came out a little sick, and the doctor said your son is sick, we have to give him oxygen. And Oxigeno he remained. That’s why! (I think it was funnier in Spanish). Meanwhile, Santi’s trying to hook up the dvd player, and is repeatedly getting shocked. Hector tells the guys he just spent the night with a hot chick (we know it was Alicia) from years ago, and this time she didn’t charge him (I hope I didn’t mishear this, but it sounded as if Alicia might have been a call girl back then)! He knew her six years ago, but now she must be really bored with her husband. The guys are impressed, as Santiago remarks that connecting the dvd was harder than a cardiac monitor. While the rest of the boys go to watch something (sports, I think), Raúl and Santiago go off to have another chat/turf battle.

Knock, knock. Chava answers the door, it’s Chayo. Candy scolds Chava for answering the door, but sends him to bed with a kiss. Chayo and Candy sit down to talk. Chayo’s a little embarrassed to tell Candy, but for a long time, she’s been considering the bubi thing. She knows all the beauty from the inside, the self esteem, but…..But, adds Candy, you want the quick and easy way you think will make you look better. Chayo wants to win back her husband Ed, and thinks this will do it. And why is Candy so against plastic surgery? Candy relates how her sister Veronica died in the operating room from a botched liposuction.

Back to the guys, as Raúl tells Santi that since his wife died, Candy is the first woman with whom he felt a true connection. In fact he’s totally in love with Candy. In the background, Zamora wants to know if Santi gives medical advice. Zamora’s hair is falling out. How can he save it? Santi tells him to ask Ed. Ed says all you need is this little box. That’ll save my hair? Yeah, save your hair in that box!

Candy is telling Chayo about Veronica. Veronica was a little overweight (pasada de peso), but she was cute, healthy, had lots of projects. She wanted to be a kindergarten teacher. But instead of dieting, she decided to have the lipo, to lose the weight. A quack doctor did the operation, and she died. Candy had tried to advise Veronica not to do it, but she wouldn’t listen. Candy’s sister Alicia had supported Veronica’s choice. Your sister, asks Chayo? Yes, she’s married to Patricio. He’s always sad, he married Alicia without really loving her, I think he actually loves me. Whoa, great gossip, says Chayo, forget about my little fuss, tell me more! No, forget it, I’m not telling you anything, you just need to know that operations have risks, really, they do.

As Santi gets home, Isabel is worried, and says someone should talk to Lucía. Isa heard Luci’s friends talking about “the first time”!. Of course, Santi has a fit, what’s he going to do, he told Hort to throw out that book, now what?

We see Candy talking on the phone to Raúl, asking him to do her a favor.

It’s the next morning. Candy asks Hort to see Santi. He’s busy, and every time you come in, says Hort, you make my poor boss’s hair stand on end (dejar los pelos de punta, can also mean to send shivers down his spine). Santi comes out with a male patient, and after the patient leaves, Candy wants to talk. Hort warns her that Santi’s busy, waving her finger. Santi says what kind of manners are those, waving your fingers like a flamenco dancer? As Candy walks to the office, Santi ogles her behind, and Hort begs him not to ring the bell. But he, feeling like a bullfighter, hopes to do just that. However, in the office, Candy is serious. She was talking to Chayo, thinking of her sister, and she wants to know if a patient could die in breast surgery. Santi sits her down, and says yes, there is a long list of complications, even including death, in any operation, but it’s very unlikely. He understands her worry about her sister, because he also lost a sister. But not to medical negligence, she adds. How do you know it was medical negligence, he asks? Her sister was left alone, with no post-op info, there were complications, and the doctor just disappeared, and was never heard from again. Santi says maybe she should pardon the doctor, because after all these years, it will bring her some peace. She agrees generally, but in this case, she can never pardon.

Gregoria is in Pat’s office. She asks him, Are you happy with Alicia? After a little dodging, he admits that he’s not happy, and neither is Alicia. She’s trying to save the marriage, but it’s not working. Well, Patito, says Suegrita, I can help you..

Isabel tells Tina the maid that Jaime wanted to talk to Santi (I guess to “ask for Isabel’s hand”), but she wasn’t ready for that, and now Jaime has disappeared, as if the earth swallowed him up. Well, did you make love to him, asks Tina? None of your business, how dare you ask that, I should fire you, but no, we didn’t, the last time I made love was with my husband. Tina just wanted to know because sometimes when you give the men dessert, they eat, then leave. And she can’t even remember all her men. But if she had one like Jaime, she’d never let him go, especially since he’s a pianist. Why does that matter? inquires Isabel. Well, they say that pianists have “magic hands”!

Soledad praises Beto’s reading, asks him about the dinner with his Papá. Beto liked the food, but he doesn’t want Pat as his father, because he has a father. And the man’s wife was there, and wants Beto to call her Mommy, but he doesn’t want to, he already has a Mommy.

Pat asks Gregoria how she could possibly help. She says she knows what it’s like to be in a loveless marriage, so maybe Pat and Alicia should get divorced. Pat says, I can’t. He takes out a note Alicia wrote a few months ago, saying she’d kill herself if they divorced. He doesn’t know if he can believe it, but he can’t take the chance of being responsible for another death. Another death? Yes, he says, I killed Candy. It was my fault. She died of sadness.. Gregoria says I don’t know about that, and I know divorce is a sin, but I keep thinking, if you and Alicia are unhappy, you should separate, maybe a miracle could happen, and you could be happy.

Santi and Candi hug. He’s comforting her about her sister. The soothing music plays. But then he just can’t help kissing her forehead, her eyes, her mouth….Hold it! Music stops comically, Candy jumps up, marches out, can’t believe Santi only thinks of one thing, all men are the same. With perfect timing, Raúl enters the office. Santi says what great timing to see you, amigo. Candy says, no, he came to see ME. She embraces Raúl, and says to him, Mi amor, didn’t you tell Santi that we’re novios!

Previews: Pat comes to the restaurant and sees Lulu. He asks her, who is Rojiblanca? Take me to her right now!

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Capítulo 172 (¡Las Últimas Semanas Comienzan!)

There’s gonna be a party (and nobody is gonna party hardier than me that Juan and Sofia are only 7 weeks away from gettin’ married and living happily ever after). Juan is dressed in his best charro get-up and in the kitchen of the Double R (Hacienda de los Robles-Reyes) giving a last bit of thanks to the virgencita before the big shin dig starts--but nothin’ ever goes without a hitch for this guy. Root pops up there like the gopher in Caddy-shack and surprises him at the last second. She oohs and ahhs over how fine he looks tonight. Root says she is there because she just had to come by to give him a big thank you for saving Gabi’s life earlier that day. Juan’s suspicious. What’s the big deal and what’s Gabi to her, anyway? He’ll find out later she says, and then she grabs onto him and plants a big one smack dab on the kisser just as Jimena enters the doorway. Juan is supposedly trying to fight Ruth off him (at least I think he is) but Jimena only sticks around for a couple of seconds. She of course assumes the worst: that Juan is two-timing Sofia with Root. (¡Qué horror!) Jimena runs off before Juan can get himself loose from Root’s clutches and kick her out of the house.

Jimena goes in to see Oscar. He’s lost in self pity. She tells him she’s had enough. She can’t take it anymore. He’s too bitter. He’s given up on himself. So, it’s adios.

Across the way at the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y del Escandon) Sofia warns Darth Rico that he should probably consider re-accessorizing his wardrobe, cuz when Juan sees him with that belt buckle on, nobody knows what he might do to him then. Darth shrugs her off and starts up the stairs for Gabi’s room. All of a sudden he turns around and asks Sofia if she knows how his belt happened to end up in her house. Sofia says no. Darth says it was always in his bedroom and nobody else was allowed to enter that room without asking Raqui’s permission first. This is too much information for Sofia. She says then he might want to ask his wife. She could tell him who else was in his room. Suddenly Darth gets it and thinks to himself, “Of course! Fernando Escandon!”

Speaking of said illicit intruder, Feo is busy killing two birds with one stone by faking his concern for Gabi’s safety and adeptly as ever, throwing suspicion off himself. He asks aloud if the accident wasn’t caused on purpose. Gabi says DV thought someone was trying to kill her. Feo suggests it could have been Darth Rico himself who tried it. Gabi changes the subject and wants to know why he and Darth hate each other so much. He shrugs it off and says it’s a very old story. She wants him to tell it anyway. He tries to play it cool by pretending to read a book (which might be more believable if it weren’t a Bible). Gabi’s eyes sparkle at the thought of him possibly being jealous of Darth but Feo says he’s not in the least (and for once he's not lying. He better drop hold of that Bible and fast.) He says he’ll tell her the story some day, but for now he’s only worrying about her. (How worried can he look with his face stuck in that book?) He is still cool as a cuke and in an attempt to plant a seed of doubt over Root he asks if, by the by, she’s told anyone who she has made her heir. Could there be anybody who might benefit from her death? He slams the Bible shut.

In town, back at the church just then, Padre Tadeo can’t help thinking about Fernando’s multiple murder confessions: Bernie, Libia, Rosario, Armando, Dr. Gomez. Pad Tad says to himself that Juan is right, and that Juan must get Sofia and the little girls out of that house because Eeee-vil has taken it over.

A bit later Darth runs into Feo leaving the hacienda. Darth immediately accuses him of sleeping with his wife. Fer denies it and says he’s got no proof, and so what. “What are you going to do? Ask your wife?” “—You know she ran off!” “—Ran off? From who or what? You? Perhaps she wasn’t quite so happy living with you?” “—That’s none of your affair.” Feo says he’s right about that and he could care less. What does concern him is that Darth Rico is the reason his family was ruined. Rico snickers and taunts back that it wasn’t his fault if Feo’s daddy was so naïve. Fer threatens to get even with him sooner or later. DV says he’ll be waiting for him, but it also might be good for Feo to know that he wasn’t in it alone. Fer is steamed impactado and grabs him by the collar. “You had an accomplice? Who was it?” Darth laughs in his face. “That’s right, Fernando! I didn’t act alone!” He saunters away and leaves Fer to fret.

At Casa Coyote, meanwhile, Soledad feels Raqui’s features and says she can tell Raqui has suffered a great deal. Raqui says it’s especially bad when you know you’ve caused harm to the innocent. Soledad tells her that Raqui’s pain and remorse will allow her to find peace eventually. Raqui wonders how Soledad can know so much about her. Soledad explains that over the years her blindness has given her sight beyond that of the physical world. She accepted her affliction and found peace once she realized that at times passion can overtake the soul and the heart and cause others to lose their heads over foolish things. Soledad turns the subject to her son and asks Raqui to help prevent him from carrying out his plans for vengeance. He trusts Raqui and would listen to her. Raqui promises to at least try, but first, she’d really like to know what his name is. Soledad says it’s Ricardo, Ricardo Uribe, like his father’s. Raqui is no longer a happy dimwit camper after this revelation. She is sour-puss impactada.

Juan brings Franco’s group of mariachis into the entry hall at the Double E and they begin to serenade Sofia. Crabi tries to run him off but he tells her to stuff it. He is part owner of the place and can do what he darn well pleases. ¿Qué no? ¡Qué sí! Juan proposes to Sofia and (let’s all give thanks to the virgencita) she accepts. Root pouts upstairs in her bedroom and swears she’s going to separate those two if it’s the last thing she ever does. Downstairs everybody races over to the Double R for the engagement fiesta where there’s plenty of traditional food and fun for everyone. Of course, once they’re gone the sad-sacks –Fer, Root and Crabi- stand around and kvetch about the vulgar low-lives Sofia and the rest of Gabi’s girls are lowering themselves to associate with.

At the same time, Jimena is about to leave the hacienda for good. Oscar rolls out of his room and begs her to stay. She tells him that she’s tired of his empty promises and of all the humiliation and insults she’s had to put up with since coming back to him. She wanted so badly to help him but he’s impossible to live with. Her love wasn’t enough --And no, she won’t be going back to Mama. She’ll stay atTrinkets R Us till she finds some place new to settle into. (The novela gods apparently waved their magic pens and wrote a cot into the storeroom at the last second I guess, and besides the place can always use another door mat. ¿Qué no? ) Oscar begs again and Jimena says there’s no reason to stay since he won’t do his part to overcome what’s happened to him. Until he has a change of attitude and proves to himself that he’s willing and ready to do what it takes she’s not interested. If he can get over whatever it is that’s caused him to give up then maybe she’ll come back but not until then. It’s too painful. She walks out and shuts the door in his face.

Meanwhile, Nabor visits Fermin in jail and takes him a few goodies. Nabor convinces him that he shouldn’t be wasting his life away paying for somebody else’s crimes and so Fermin admits finally that it was Fernando Escandon who actually killed Mapache.

The partying starts at the Double R and it’s going full throttle. Rigo and Eugenia do a little hat dance. The Gossip Sisters are drunk and chasing Nabor around the room. Franco steals kisses with Sarita and takes her for a twirl. Sofia and Juan are in permanent lip-lock mode. Even Pablito is groovin' and movin'. Oscar though, stays in his room and mopes. Pablito brings him in a tray of food from the party but he just growls at the kid. As Pablito turns to leave Oscar calls him back and tells him he’s sorry. They share a sorrowful hug. A while later Oscar comes out and is dressed in his best charro get-up too and joins the party. They all cheer to see him there and Sofia asks where Jimena is. Oscar has to tell everyone that she’s left him.

Back at Trinkets R Us, Jimena pulls out her red heart-shaped pillow and hugs it close while thinking about how much she loves Oscar. (Ok, ok. I give. So how did she fit that big fat pillow into that tiny little suitcase? And how did she get an entire wardrobe in there to boot?) She tells herself that she loves him, but if he doesn’t change she’s resigned to losing him and walking away for good.

Over at the Double E, Root is in bed, restless as all get out. She can’t sleep because she keeps thinking about making mad passionate love to Juan. Finally she sits up, frustrated with herself, and swears she’ll get him away from Sofia somehow. She turns on the light and is surprised to see Feo standing there. The ghoul was watching her in the dark and now he razzes her about being so upset over Juan and Sofia getting married that she can’t get to sleep. Root tries to kick him out and threatens to scream so that Gabi will find out. He calls her bluff. Go ahead and yell, he says. They can both try playing with fire and see which of them actually gets burned first. Maybe she really wants him for the night, he asks. (Well, we all know he's a sick sadistic squirrely egomaniac, so now maybe a masochist too?) Root teases Fer with sexy slobbers then says there won’t be any fooling around between the two of them anymore, out of respect for Gabi. He wonders where this is coming from and says it’s like she owes Gabi something -- as if she was her mother or something, but Root doesn’t take the bait. She tells him to get the heck out of her room instead. “Just scram! Beat it already!” Fer sees she’s serious and stomps off in disgust.

Juan and Sofia eventually take Oscar over to the shop to try to talk Jimena into returning to the hacienda. He begs her to forgive him and to come back. At least tell him she still loves him. He knows he really does need her there to help him. She says she loves him and she forgives him but, for the good of their relationship, she won’t be coming back. She doesn’t believe in him or his promises any longer.

Root, meanwhile, is back to dreaming about Juan and this time she dreams that Juan was proposing to her instead of Sofia. Then it’s back to dreaming about his making mad passionate love to her again. (Yes, the youtube version of "makin' biscuits” is uncut and much racier, not to mention it’s all on the bread-table in the kitchen!) She can’t take it anymore and starts pacing the room. She screams at herself and wonders why she can’t get him out of her head. “He’s become my obsession, my torture, my torment! Arggghhh! Juan has to be mine! --Ayyyy! I’m going to go crazy!” (Good! We all know it couldn’t happen to a nicer person.)

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Hi fellow Caray! Cary! Members – This is my first recap of FELS. Please be gentle. I need to get more creative about my titles, but there wasn’t any one thing that really stood out to me in this one. I tried really hard to get as much detail in as possible, although I hope it’s not too wordy. Recappers – Not that I didn’t appreciate you guys before, but I have so much respect for your hard work and dedication. Anyone, please let me know how I can improve my recaps. Also, feel free to add anything I may have missed. I hope you enjoy it!

From last night: Oscar is alone is his room thinking that if Jimena leaves him, he’ll understand because he deserves it for being so selfish. Juan is with Paddy Tad telling him that he thinks somebody may have caused Crabi to have her accident on purpose. Paddy Tad thinks there’s been way too many accidents around the pueblo lately and Juan says that’s because the devil is living inside the Hacienda Doble E. He says Sofia and his daughters are in danger and that’s why he’s there to talk to Paddy. Paddy needs to help him get Sofia and the girls out of there. That’s why Paddy thinks it’s a good idea for Juan and Sofia to get married ASAP.

Up in Gabi’s room, Gabi’s yelling at Ruth that if Sofia thinks that she’s going to be indebted to Juan just because he saved her life she’s sadly mistaken. Sofia has called the doctor but Crabi wants no part of the doctor. Root is there telling Sofia that if Gabi doesn’t want to see the doctor, then just leave her in peace. Sofia’s angry now and tells Root to butt out, she knows how to take care of her own mother. Root almost spills the beans to Sofia that Gabi isn’t really Sofia’s mother, but Gabi interrupts her before the gata is out of the bolsa. Gabi tells both of them to either shut up or get out.

Ricardo has hobbled his way up to Gabi’s room to see about this “accident”. Sofia tries to throw him out, but Gabi says no way he’s leaving. In fact, she wants Sofia to leave her alone with Darth and Root. Sofia leaves, insulted. Darth can’t believe Gabi is up and on her feet after her accident. She says it proves just how strong she is. She says they can leave her alone also, she’s fine. But Root’s not goin’ anywhere. Now that she knows she’s really Gabi’s daughter, and not the lowly servant Eva’s, she’s stuck to Gabi like white on rice. Root tells Gabi that she knows “everything”. Gabi looks at Ricardo and wants to know what “everything” is. Darth tells Gabi, that yes, Root now knows that Gabi is her mother. Gabi doesn’t seem very impactada and this recent development.

At the Tiendita de Crap from Afar we see Sarita admiring a bouquet of flowers given to her by Franco who tells Sarita she’s the most beautiful flower in the world. But, he wants to know what’s wrong with her. Sarita tells Franco she’s really worried about Jimena, that she’s very sad and can’t stop crying. Sarita says that Jimena is suffering also, that it’s not fair the way Oscar is treating her. Franco tells her she’s right, that Oscar has been very unfair to Jimena and that the boys have tried to talk some sense into him, but he won’t listen. The boys don’t know what to do. Sarita says if it wasn’t for this whole thing with Oscar, they’d all be one big happy family. Damn that Oscar Robles Reyes. Just then, Rosendo busts in and tells the girls that their mother has been in an accident. They all go running out, leaving all the crap from afar unattended for just anyone to steal.

Back to Gabi’s boudoir, she’s having a little chat with Root and Darth Hurrible. Gabi says she can’t believe what Raquel did, she never ever suspected that Raquel switched the newborn babies, Root and Sophia. That’s why she always believed that Sophia was her daughter, but in reality she was Eva’s and Bernardo’s. Root says now they really have to find Raquel, she owes them an explanation. Darth tells Root not to worry, nobody gets the best of him! Crabi says her head still hurts, she can’t understand what happened to the truck. Ever-evil-thinking Darth says that it’s obvious, somebody did it on purpose. Gabi thinks Darth is lying and can’t believe he put that doubt in her mind. Just to prove how delirious she really is, she says that nobody would EVER want to hurt her! (FYI Gabi - the gente are probably linin’ up at the Hacienda waiting for their chance!) Gabi thinks the only one it could possibly be is Darth himself. Root is quick to defend her Father of the Dark Side. Ricky says perhaps it was Fernando???? Hmmm????? Gabi gets mad and says don’t try to separate me from my husband, she’s sure it was just an accident. Root agrees it was an accident, although she knows better. Ricky says fine, you can both believe what you want, what’s the sense in arguing about it, what’s important is that Gabi wasn’t hurt badly. Gabi turns the tables on Ricky and says, speaking of accidents, who shot you and what were you out there looking for?

Now we have Juan, the thinker (with a small “t”, of course), mulling over the confrontation earlier with Fernando and Darth at the front door of the Hacienda Doble E. I’ve heard people say that they do their best thinking in the bathroom. Juan tries to do his best thinking in the kitchen. NOTE: I think Darth needs a new tailor. Every time they show him from the boots up I can’t help but think his pants are too short! I just wish someone would ask him, “Y tus pantalones? Estas esperando una gran inundacion, o que?” Sorry, back to the action: Juan wants to know what’s up between Darth and Feo and why they hate each other so much.

Franco comes into the kitchen and says he heard than Juan saved Gabi’s life. Juan says he just reacted, he doesn’t know why, but he had to. Franco says that speaks well of Juan’s character, and that aside from everything, she is the mother of the women they love. Juan says yeah, it speaks well of him, how foolish (re bruto) he is for saving his enemy, right? Juan just hopes one day he won’t regret having saved the old lady. Franco says he’s been thinking about the guy that Juan shot at the other night. Juan says he thought it was Feo, but he just saw Feo and Feo isn’t injured. Franco asks what about Darth? Juan says yeah, he thought it might be him too, but he saw Darth at the same time he saw Feo, and Darth wasn’t hurt either. (I think the only thing that’s hurtin’ is Juan’s brain from thinking too much.) Juan says he doesn’t know what to think now, what other enemies do they have?

Cut to Coyote Uribe talking to Raquel of the Peluca Mala. He tells her that the Reyes Bros are not his enemies. On the contrary, he’s obligated to protect them because they’re the nephews of his former boss, a man he admires and owes everything he is to. But now El Coyote wants to get back to talking about Ricardo and Gabriela. He asks what was she referring to that they are united by blood. Raquel tells El Coyote that Ricardo and Gabi were lovers, although she doesn’t use the word “amante”, she says they had a “relacion amorosa”. Not sure if that raises it to a different level than just “lovers”. But now Raquel is convinced that that’s over with, now they just hate each other’s guts, but won’t openly show it because they have a mutual fear of each other also due to the fact that they both know secrets about the other that could destroy them, although Raq isn’t sure this will ever happen. El Coyo wants to know why not. Raq says, how can I explain this to you, they’re tied together by blood – Root is Gabi and Darth’s daughter! That is one Cara de Coyote bien impactado!

Gabi and Root are back to having their mother/daughter bedside chat. Gabi says she has no doubt that the “voz de sangre” exists. Kinda gross to think about blood actually having a voice, huh? But she’s sure that Root hears it too, that there was something from the first time they saw each other that they were somehow united. Apparently Gabi never heard the blood speaking when Root was a little girl – only now that she’s grown up to be an hija de la mala vida, just like Gabi herself. Also, why doesn’t Gabi hear the blood with Jimena and Sarita? At first Root just thought her feelings for Gabi were because she’s admired Gabi, now she knows it’s more. Gabi says how alike they are and Root thinks to herself, yup, I’m just as sick and twisted as you are Ma, perhaps more.
Now the Too Little Too Late Sisters Jimena and Sarita come scampering in, concerned about their Mama. They want to be with her, but Mama totally gives them the brush off and says she does not want to be with them, she’s speaking with Root.

At Hacienda Doble R, the Chismosa sisters show up to fawn all over Tio Elf, telling him how handsome he always looks. He says he always likes to be well dressed. He’s obviously the No. 1 client at the Atelier du Mariachi. He says he’s on his way to the market with Quintina (probably to sell some Keebler cookies he’s been baking while Juan’s not in the cocina). The sisters would like to invite Vicentito to the next meeting of the “Club de Solteras Conservadas”. What in the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks is that??? The old spinsters club? The single women of Ciudad Serdan are conserving what – perhaps their virginity? Vicente can’t believe the name of their Club either, he says “Querran decir quedadas.” The forgotten ones! LOL Hortensia comes running in to say that Quintina is waiting for Vicente. The sisters then invite Hortensia and Quintina to their meeting also. They want Vicente to promise to give a speech to the Club about training horses. Don Vicente can’t believe that a bunch of solteras would be interested in training horses – but of course they are the Hermanas say! Exit Tio and Hortensia to catch up with Quinti.

Back at the bakery kitchen Franco is telling Juan he’s right. (Must be nice for Juan to have his brothers for validation). He’s right that the best thing he and Sofia could do is get married right away. But Juan doesn’t know how he going to convince Sophia to move the wedding date up. He complains that Sofia is “chipi” or always “whining” that she can’t leave her mother by herself because Gabi’s in danger. Juan thinks Sofia is probably right, that this “accident” of Gabi’s wasn’t really an accident. Franco says it doesn’t matter, Juan will have to convince her to get married sooner. Franco wants to get married right away also. He tells Juan he went to the Crap Store to see Sarita, and Jimena was there also. Franco says Jimena is very sad and desperate – she doesn’t know what to do about Oscar. Juan says Jimena has a right to be – Oscar is still bitter over what’s happened to him and he’s still treating her badly. Juan’s afraid one day Jimena will have had enough, give Oscar a good kick in the arse (he didn’t say it, but it sounded like he was going to say “una patada en las nalgas”, and tell Oscar to go to hell once and for all. Juan actually said “Lo mande alla lejos”. In real life uncensored Mexico he would have said, “Lo mande a la chingada”.

Over at Hacienda Doble E in Sofia’s room, Jimena is telling her sisters that she’s done everything she can possibly do for Oscar, but in the end he always ends up yelling and getting mad at her. Sofia says she doesn’t have to stay with Oscar if she’s not happy, especially if he’s treating her badly. Sarita agrees and says nothing is worth losing your diginity. Jimena says that no matter what happens, she’s not coming back to her mother’s house, she doesn’t want any more problems with her. Sarita says especially since she just got done throwing us out of her room, and obviously their mother would rather be with Root.
Over at the Hacienda Doble R – the 20-watt lightbulb has finally gone off in Juan’s head – he’s figured out a way to get Sofia to move up the wedding date. Franco is all ears waiting to hear his idea, but Juan, smiling with horse teeth even bigger than Capricho has, says it’s going to be a huge surprise.

Back to the bedside chat with the Ladies in Red – Gabi thinks it’s better if Sofia doesn’t know about she and Root being true mother and daughter. Root is not likin’ this idea too much – she’d rather rub it in Sofia’s face and tell her she’s really Eva’s kid and that she’s nothing but an intrusion in the house. Gabi then reminds her that she’s still Bernardo’s daughter, and as an Elizondo, she has a right to be in the house. Gabi explains that since Eva is living with the Reyes, if Sofia finds out Eva is her true mother, she’ll go running to go live with Juan and marry him as soon as possible, and is that exactly what Root wants????? Root says no, definitely not. Gabi says, don’t tell me you’ve fallen in love with Juan, and Root denies it – she tells Gabi that she’s never been in love, but yeah, she likes Juan, but that once she separates him from Sofia she’s gonna cast him aside. More mother and daughter goo-ing about calling her “hija” ensues. But, as they hug, we see Sofia’s reflection in the mirror – she’s just walked up. Root thought bubbles how she’s going to convince Gabi of her love for her, but only to get revenge on Gabi for turning her father, Darth, into a murder.

Sofia, still listening at the door, overhears Gabi telling Root that she loves Root more than she loves her other daughters (Sofia doesn’t know yet that she’s only referring to Sarita and Jimena anyway!). She says yeah sure, she loves Sarita and Jimena, but she’s NEVER loved Sofia. Outside the door Sofia is devastated. Gabi is sure that’s why she and Root get along so well, Root despises Sofia as much as she does, and that its their hatred of Sofia that’s united them. Sofia is practically doubled over in pain and as Root and Gabi hug once again, she runs from the door.

Over at the Bread, Sweat and Tears Bakery, apparently Juan has explained his “plan” to get Sofia to move up the wedding to Franco and Franco is totally down with the idea, and likes Juan’s style. Again with Juan’s giant horse smile just beggin’ for a carrot to be shoved in there! Now here we have the second person saying that they’d all be happy if it weren’t for what’s happened to Oscar. Juan says Oscar will get his confidence back and try harder, but Franco’s not so sure, and what will happen if Jimena dumps him? Juan thinks Oscar will die if that happens.

Now Sofia, Jimena, Sarita and Eva are in the babies’ room (where the heck are those kids?) and Sofia is spilling her guts and crying about what she overheard her mother telling Root – how she never loved Sofia. Sofia says that what hurts her more than anything is seeing how affectionate Gabi is with Root – she was never that way with them. Okay, now I’m disgusted. Here we have Eva, the biggest sniffling, whining, crier, always feeling sorry for herself telling Sofia not to let it bother her! WTH??? Eva says that she has to live with Ruth despising her and that Sofia has to live with Gabi despising Sofia. I think it’s just a bit different though – Eva is an adult and has known Root for what – 3 weeks???? Sofia has to just resign herself to the fact that the woman she’s lived with her whole entire life – the woman she thinks is her own mother – hates her. But in Eva’s defense, she tells Sofia that she can always count on Eva’s love for her and her sisters’ also. She reminds her she also has three beautiful girls (that she never takes care of) and a man that loves her. Apparently Eva is having a moment of tearless lucidity herself and tells Sofia that there’s nothing left in the Hacienda Doble E for her, that she should marry Juan as soon as possible.

Juan checks in on Oscar to find him on his bed staring at the cross over his bed. Juan’s goes to the other room and holding Libia’s picture, looks up to La Virgencita. He starts telling Libia’s photo that he hasn’t spoken to her in a while, but yet here he is again, with nothing but problems and tragedy, but could she please send down some faith and strength for them – he doesn’t know what to do with Oscar. It hurts him watching Oscar suffer so, he’d do anything to help him. He begs Libia to give Oscar the strength to go on with his life – to live. (Music eerily reminiscent of the soundtrack from “Titanic” plays in the background. Pan flute anyone?) Juan is ready to give up his own legs to help Oscar be happy just once more. Oscar the Grouch comes rollin’ in just in time to overhear Juan begging Libia to help him keep his promise to their parents, and not let Oscar down. Oscar tells Juan he knows he’s been selfish, but he didn’t realize how much pain he’s been causing all the people that love him. He asks Juan’s forgiveness and then Franco shows up listening in the background. Juan gives Oscar the picture of Libia and says there’s nothing to figure Oscar for, just tell him what he needs to do to help Oscar. Muchos man tears, and brotherly hugging. Oscar says Juan has done everything for him, the only thing he asks is that he never abandons him. Big Daddy Juan is telling them both that they’re not only his brothers but that they’re his little boys also. Juan says that together their invincible (not too bright, but invincible), and that together they’ll get through this, just like they always have gotten through everything. Once again we have to recite Los Hermanos Reyes Promise of always staying together – united forever. Oscar says “Que No! Dense pelo!!! I asked my husband what the heck dense pelo was and he tried explaining it to me, but I just didn’t get it. He thought it was kind of weird the way Oscar used it. Maybe it’s because we didn’t have our beanies on.

Back to the girls, Sofia asks Jimena what she’s decided to do – go back to El Senor Grouch or not. Jimena says she loves Oscar and that love is a sacrifice. Sarita says yeah sure, but not if he’s going to mistreat you. Sophia agrees. What do they know from respect? Their own mother doesn’t respect them. Jimena thanks them for their advice. Sarita says now that she’s heard everything, and knows how her mother feels about the three of them, and since she knows that Franco can actually have sex in a real bed, she’s gonna marry the poor shmuck. Jimena says now that her mother has found Root, she’s finished too. Sarita tells Sofia that if she marries Franco, Sofia will be the only one left in the house with their mother. Sarita’s worried about leaving her alone. She tells Sofia to take Eva’s advice and marry Juan right away and take the babies to live with Juan. As usual, Sofia the Martyr wants to fall on the ever lovin’ sword again, she can’t leave she’s still worried about leaving Crabi alone with all those people in the house trying to take advantage of her, even though she knows Crabi doesn’t deserve Sofia’s concern for her. Jimena tells Sofia their mother can take care of herself, and Sofia argues that no, Crabi doesn’t want to see who her enemies really are – Crabi has a way of finding a reason for everything bad that happens. Now we’re treated to the female version of the we’ll always be together, we sisters united forever, blah, blah, yada, yada.

Back to the boyz, Juan and Franco have got Oscar on the floor doin’ his exercises. Seriously, with their wife-beater style tank tops and Oscar laying on his stomach like that, it wouldn’t take much to turn this scene into gay porn. Sorry if that was too gross for some. They get O back into the wheelchair and Juan says they’re going to go ahead with their “plan”, and does Oscar want to be included also. Oscar says sure. He promises them he’s going to do his best and promises that he’ll be walking into the church for Juan’s wedding.

Okay, I am truly blessed, and I know you recappers out there are soooo jealous because I get to recap the meeting of the Club de Solteras Conservadas! I’m so honored to have this opportunity. I guess we’re in the Casa de Las Hermanas Chismosas and everyone is arriving. Quintina arrives all dressed up and the sisters are complimenting Quinti on how she pretty she looks like a China Poblana (traditional dress) when Hortensia jealously adds that Quintina looks more like “one of those ladies selling themselves in the street”. I’ve got to admit, Quintina had a bunch of good comebacks for old Hortensia with no access to Zoom dental whitening. Now c’mon, does Hortensia really have room to talk with a big black dead tooth in the front of her mouth? If she were in Pasion her name would have been La Pirata del Diente Negro! Quinti calls Hortensia out on her jealousy – you go Quinti! Paddy Tad and Tio Elf admonish Hort and Quinti for fighting and setting a bad example. Meanwhile, the sisters are falling all over Tio Elf, asking him wouldn’t he like to live in their house. Quintina tries to save Vicente from their clutches. When Nabor goes strolling by the sisters and they want to know if he’s married. When he says no, they drop Tio Elf like a hot tamale and go chasing after the other guy! Paddy Tad looks on with disgust and disbelief. Quinti yells to Nabor to be careful or he’ll wind up staying in the sister’s cage. The sister with the weird side ponytail says she likes being caged and saunters back over to Tio Vicente. Ummm . . . . ewwww. Quinti wants to know just exactly what she’s offering up to Vicente and the sister says, “a lot of meat”. Tio is revolted, Paddy Tad is mortified and Quinti tells the sister that Vicente is a vegetarian! She struts back over to Nabor and wants to know if he’s a vegetarian too! Nabor intelligently responds yes. I could’ve lived without that scene, but they are the Solteras Conservadas. I have a feeling if they’ve been saving it this long it’s dried up and long gone away.

Back at the Rancho Robles Reyes, Rigo, his wife and the new baby are in the kitchen and the dude from the Mercado comes in looking for Hortensia. Wifey says Hort has gone to the monthly meeting of the Solteras Conservadas. Mercado Man wonders why she has to go to this meeting. Rigo says why not, and Man says he’s proposed marriage to Hort 5 times already and she’s rejected him each time. There was a whole bunch more drivel between them that I couldn’t understand, mostly cause Rigo had a mouth full of carrots – he must’ve snatched them from Juan’s horse feedbag in the fridge. Just filler talk anyway.

Back to the big meeting! Yay! It’s time for Tio Elf to give his speech about raising horses, or La Alta Escuela Ecuestre – or the High or Grand Ecuestrian School, I guess. Quintina thinks it’s just a bunch or horse-poopy. One of the sisters drags Tio up there and wants him to speak about how they train horses for shows. Heckler Hortensia wants to know if he’s also going to teach them how to train mules – I suppose referring to Quintina! Paddy Tad cannot believe these women! Since when is Horty so snarky anyway?

Back at Doble E, Feo is resting on top of Root’s bed like he doesn’t have a care in the world. He’s probably tired though, he doesn’t get much sleep lately – all that ruckus at night behind haunted by Rosario and all. Root wants to know why every time she comes into her room he’s in there waiting for her. Well, duh? She runs around half the time looking like a dominatrix and she also just happens to be the sole heir to Crab’s fortune. That’s Feo’s kinda gal. She says the next time she finds Feo there, she’s gonna spill the beans to Gabi. Feo says go ahead, tell her, and then he’ll show Gabi the paper that she signed saying that Root agreed to share half of her inheritance with him. She says no way you would and he says yes way he would! He grabs her by the arm and tells her she’s making some big mistakes. Feo says he thought she was more brave than she really is, but she’s really just as much of a coward as her father. She doesn’t like Feo speaking ill of The Dark One. Feo says fine, then prove to me that you’re strong. He says she had him fooled – first she rescued Don Agustin and then she saved Gabi. He says she better watch out, because the next time somebody needs saving it might be her! Dum, dum, dum. . . . . Ruth sarcastically tells Feo he doesn’t scare her. He has no doubt that he if shows Gabi the paper she signed that it will change things drastically for Root. First, Gabi will reject her, and then she’ll change her will. Root tells Feo that that’s not very convenient for him, right? He gets rough with her and says that if she continues to act this way he’s going to have to tell Sofia about her “interest” in Juan which will only make Sofia marry Juan that much faster. He tells her to decide, kisses her hard and says to let him know what she decides later.

Full moon yet again in Ciudad Serdan and Sofia is spending her required five minutes a day with her girls and the mute nuns. She’s remembering that she told Juan she was going to investigate what happened with her mother’s truck and how Juan reminded her that there have been a lot of accidents around there lately. Finally, she starts thinking about protecting her children – she doesn’t have much a maternal instinct either if it’s taken her this long to worry about the babies. But now she’s conflicted – who will take care of her mother? She just can’t figure out how Gabi could love Root more than her own daughters.

Ricky’s gettin’ all duded up in his snake belt, talking to Root in the guest house. Root tells Daddy Darth that she’s full of new feelings. She’s not sure if she loves Gabi like a mother or not. He asks if that’s why she wants to destroy Gabi. She denies it. He tells Ruth not to try to fool him, he knows that she had something to do with Gabi’s “accident”. She says he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Darth says he knows Root better than anybody, and knows when she’s hiding something. He asks why she wants to get rid of Gabi. She said at the time of the accident she didn’t know that Gabi was her mother, and also because Gabi and Sofia leave her looking like a fool. He says he knows that’s not true, that there’s another reason, most likely because she found out that she’s Gabi’s sole heir. He says she thought it would be simple to get rid of Gab,i and that it probably would’ve worked if Darth hadn’t told her that Gabi was her real mother. She wants to know if it bothers him that she had something to do with the accident. Of course, Darth Without A Conscience says no, he just wishes she would have thought more about how to do it. He tries to explain to her that when she attacks it has to be certain and precise, because if you’re not your enemy could attack you back. He’s busy waving the big knife around for effect, of course. He tells her there are always other ways to get rid of people, sometimes even with love and affection and hands her the big knife. He tells her to win Gabi over even more, and remove any trace of herself from the “accident”. It doesn’t help either of them if the truth is discovered.

It’s time to make the donuts (remember that commercial?) and Juan’s in the kitchen. Pablo comes in with his Box of Secrets. Pablo says he’s gonna have to find a new hiding place because the nosy Quintina knows where he keeps it now and he think she’s gonna go pokin’ around in the box. All of a sudden Juan realizes that HE SMELLS and has to go take a shower to get ready to go out. That’s a new one, huh?

Sofia’s coming down Grand Staircase of Accidents when Darth shows up at the door. He tells her not to look at him like that, he came to see her mother. She says she’s sure that Gabi will see him, and that she’s not going to try to throw him out of the house anymore. She says she knows that nobody gives a hoot what she does or says around there anyway. Darth thinks that’s true, and he’s glad she finally realized it. All of a sudden she sees he’s wearing the snake belt. She wants to know why he’s wearing the damn belt that got her father accused of murder. He’s like what, what’s wrong with my belt? Sofia tells him to be careful, very careful because Juan Reyes remembers that exact belt from when his parent’s were murdered.

Paddy Tad comes running into the Reyes abode. Everyone is dressed up in their Mariachi Finest. But where’s Juan? They’re getting ready for a memorable evening. Rigo, his wife and baby are playing in the kitchen when Jimena walks in. She says they must be very happy. Oscar is listening in the background. Jimena says she always wanted a son, she looks sad. Juan is thanking the virgin when Root strolls in and says how good he looks in the mariachi suit. She came over to thank him for saving Gabi. He wonders why she has such an interest in Gabi. She jumps all over him and plants a big one on his boca. Jimena comes in just in time to see this!

Previews: The whole Reyes clan is all dressed up to go over to the Doble E to accompany Juan when he asks Sofia to marry him – again. That’s the big plan? Root is furious and vows to stop them.

Then they show ULTIMAS SEMANAS! YAY!!!!! So what’s that, about 5 weeks? Next up, Colunga, right?

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