Caray, Caray!

Sanson walks in on Alejandro and Francisco, who’ve been discussing the car theft with with Amparo, Carola and Raul. Sanson goes straight to Raul and tells him he wants him to come with him immediately. Raul refuses saying he is no servant and he’ll come by later as they’d agreed. Sanson doesn’t like it one bit and grabs for Carola’s arm and pulls her along, telling her she’s needed back at the club. She tries to resist and Alejandro pulls Sanson off her and pushes him down. He reminds Sanson he is not to talk to a young lady this way. Sanson figures she’s now taken on Alejandro as a john and smirks about it so Alejandro slugs him and Sanson swings and gets a right hook in. Alejandro is hit and returns a punch to Sanson’s nose and then throws him to the ground. Sanson gets up and threatens the whole lot of them, then goes out the door screaming and yelling at them.

Charo is packing up Tomasa’s things when Bertha comes in an notices the envelope Charo has left on the top of the dresser. She wants Charo to tell her what’s in the envelope; the housemaid lies, saying its a birth certificate and some personal photos of hers. This doesn’t interest Bertha in the least, and she “sweetly” reminds Charo that she’ll take care of Charo as long as she remains loyal to her. After Bertha leaves Charo grumbles that the old biddy won’t be pulling anything over on her. Charo then determines to give the envelope to Father Buenaventura to have him take a look at it.

Pamela and Miranda are upstairs discussing Tomasa’s earlier premonitions of some impending doom. Miranda decides that since Tomasa couldn’t stand to wear black she won’t continue to wear any mourning clothes. Then she tells Pamela that she wonders if Tomasa was pushed, or --murdered; Lucas might have frightened her into falling backwards (doing the dirty deed for Bertha?). Pamela, incredulously, finds this hard to believe. “Oh well,” Miranda says. She’s full up with worrying about what caused it all and now will concentrate on getting the notary to return ownership of the company to her father and later she has an appointment to sign a second mortgage on the hacienda. They go off to meet up with Alejandro.

Raul and Carola tell Francisco and Amparo they’re leaving for her apartment and Francisco and Amparo are left to worry. Alejandro tells Amparo and her brother that the police have located his stolen Porsche and its now just a matter of waiting. In the meantime they simply need to keep their doors locked till this is over. Amparo is afraid Raul will end up in prison, but Francisco insists he’ll get out on bail and then do community service and be fine. Alejandro says good bye and leaves. Juan arrives a bit later and after taking responsibility for the problems with Sanson’s gang, he surprises them by telling them that he is going to get married.

Over at the house in Mexico City Cesar is whining to his mother that Alejandro won’t let him even come near Miranda. Alejandro never separates himself from her not even for an instant. Rebeca says well, they love each other, so it’s to be expected. Cesar is insistent and tells his mother that Miranda loves Rebeca and will pay attention to whatever she has to say. Can’t she put in a good word for him? Who better to make her happy than him? (He’s on his knees, mewling in front of her. “Hazlo por mi, mami/Do it for me, mommy.”) Rebeca doesn’t think it will matter since Miranda is a very determined female, but says she’ll think of something and will ask Miranda to give Cesar a final opportunity, then hugs and kisses him as if he were still in short-pants.........

Juan’s aunt and dad figure he’s crazy since the girl is used to living in such luxury. He can’t be serious about bringing her home there to live. Juan defends himself and his honorable upbringing. Besides, he’s entering into a medical specialty and will be rich in a few years. His family gives in finally.

Miranda and Pamela are sitting in the lobby of the bank when the loan officer’s secretary rushes in to warn them (on pain of being fired) that there’s been a bulletin sent out stating that no one should lend credit to the San Llorentes. Miranda is dumbfounded.

Bertha shows up at the business and speaks with her goddaughter about Tomasa’s death. Nuria informs her that the doctor told her she has high blood pressure, so Bertha tells her she’ll go to stay with Miranda at the hacienda. The climate will be good for her and she can help Miranda with whatever she’s needing to get done.

Erika goes with Veronica to get her HIV test.

Gonzalo instructs Vicente to locate all the customer files that Cesar and Julio worked on because he’s going to look through them all. He is certain there is something there that will point to Cesar’s criminal activities. Just then Bertha enters the office.

At Pamela’s house Miranda finally meets Leonardo. Pamela asks him to use his contacts to assist Miranda and her father to find credit. He tells them that he is aware that someone is trying to discredit Gonzalo and his ability to handle accounts. Miranda goes on about how she'd love to escape this all by becoming a totally different person. Leonardo prophetically tells her she doesn't know how rough it can be trying to live as somebody else. It is not as easy nor appealing as it might seem.

At the bank Luciano and Alejandro are meeting with the loan officer. They hand him a file with his uncle’s supposed bank account and ask him if it didnt’ seem strange back then that a priest would open and maintain an account that huge? The banker says not really, because back then he used to open as many as ten accounts every day. He gets up to attend to waiting clients and Alejandro offers him a bribe to “remember” more clearly what might have happened back then. The banker acts embarrassed and angrily leaves.

Alejandro tells Luciano he’s sure the guy is hiding something. The banker goes straight to his secretary’s computer screen and they dig out the priest’s account info. He orders her to contact Bertha de Aragon immediately.

Miranda and Pamela leave Andrea’s house. She turns to Leonardo and tells him she knows he is not her real husband, but an imposter. He eventually admits this and offers to take her to find him immediately.

At the San Llorente offices, Bertha informs Luis Alberto that she will be joining the company and taking over Cesar’s office. Luis will be her personal assistant and will teach her everything he knows. Then she smiles at him knowingly and asks him if he’s in love with Nuria. This knocks him off balance a bit and she laughs and invites him out for some coffee.

Juan goes to see Renata at the mansion and tells her that his family is supportive of their getting married. She doesn’t like the idea of it happening so soon and knows her father simply won’t ever allow it. He asks her to marry him in secret; she balks and he asks her to make up her mind quickly. He wants them to marry secretly and they’ll need to take their tests that day. She agrees and while she runs off for her purse and asks Charo to be her witness and not to tell a soul, Juan asks Veronica and Erika who have just come from the testing site to be their witnesses. Renata tells Erika before leaving that they aren’t to tell anybody about this wedding and that she doesn’t plan to take Veronica’s car from her, either.

Alejandro arrives at the company’s offices and he tells Gonzalo that he came to help him out and to ask formally for Miranda’s hand in marriage. Gonzalo angrily tells him “Never!” Miranda has overheard this exchange and she asks her father why he refuses to allow them to marry. He tells her to leave so he can talk to Alejandro alone. She leaves and Gonzalo swears he’ll find out the true reason Alejandro appeared at his business. Alejandro admits that he wanted to finish him off along with everything that was his, but not any longer. He’d had time to think about it and had changed his mind. This isn’t enough explanation for Gonzalo. Alejandro warns him that he’s mistaken if he thinks he can stop him from marrying Miranda.

In the reception area Bertha tells Miranda that she’s going to be working there now like it or not. Miranda gets Bertha’s goat by telling her that Bertha will never be more than an employee because she is not a true San Llorente.

Gonzalo is invited to the wedding and Alejandro’s personally bringing him the invitation as it would make Miranda happy to have him there. Gonzalo refuses still. Alejandro says whatever his reasons were before they’re no longer important. Only Miranda’s happiness is now important to him and the offer to back the business is still standing. Gonzalo tells him to go to hell so Alejandro leaves his office in disgust.

Bertha sees him and turns into the pitiable victim and whines to Miranda she simply cannot put up with Miranda’s continual insults any longer. Alejandro asks what’s the matter and Miranda answers that Bertha’s only putting on one of her dramatic acts and having a childish temper tantrum. Bertha whines and pleads with Alejandro to give her a minute because she really needs to discuss something with him. He apologizes but says Gonzalo needs someone to talk to and who better for him than her? He really needs to get going with Miranda and Miranda and Pamela smirk at Bertha as the three of them leave together. Bertha heads for Gonzalo’s office.

Inside she complains about Miranda and the way he’s treated her and taken advantage of her (Bertha) over the years: as a free nanny and housekeeper. She wants him to love her and to desire her, etcetera.......after all she’s earned his respect. She kept his name clean from the scandal. She dirtied her hands for him and even was his accomplice to a murder. She demands that Gonzalo bring her into the business as a shareholder as she wants to invest her money in his business. He refuses but eventually tells her she can come to work there however, only as a regular employee. That should be enough for her, but forget it if she is thinking to buy into a partnership with him. Also, she is never ever to bring up the scandal of their past to him again.

Back at the mansion Alejandro explains that Gonzalo won’t listen to reason. Miranda says what is left then that they can do? He suggests they marry right away otherwise, something will happen to separate them and he doesn’t want that. Anyway, as her husband Gonzalo should be more likely to accept from him the capital and financial backing the banks will no longer give him. Miranda accepts and tells him she is definite about this.

Bertha asks Gonzalo what Alejandro was there for. Eventually Gonzalo tells her that he came to tell him he and Miranda were getting married. Bertha is stunned and becomes noticeably agitated at this news.

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• Victor and Guillermo's mommy make a pact to stick together and find Guillermo, but have no luck today.
  
  Victor goes to the insane asylum and Doctor Monica tells him: "Veronica's grandmother Jacinta came with proofs of kinship and certificates from doctors, and Veronica wanted to go, so I had to let her."
  
  Since Maite and Victor never legally adoped Veronica, they have no rights. Victor is consternated - or as they say in the esmas recaps, está impactado. Everybody's always impactados in these shows.
  
  
  TELENOVELA CONCEPT OF THE DAY: IMPACTADOS!
  
  
  
  
• Veronica (these days, Vera la Perra) is pleased to be installed at the hacienda as a Valladolid. In fact, Jacinta gives her Valeria's room! "Valeria is on a spiritual retreat, she won't be back soon." Veronica is pleased that she now has all that Valeria once had. Jacinta tells her: Valeria is in Oaxaca. Cleo overhears and tells Artemio, so we can assume the news will trickle back to the Good Guys, who are gnashing their teeth about Valeria's disappearance.
  
  Jacinta is impactada to realize Veronica actually remembers Adolfo's famed visit to the House of Ill Repute and his argument there with Maite, after which he supposedly was killed in a car crash which Jacinta blames on Maite. Actually, Federico bashed Adolfo's head in.
  
  All suddenly realize: it's just as well the marriage between Veronica and Federico didn't happen, as it would have been incest. Federico is impactado to hear that Jacinta has, for years and years, had in her possession a birth certificate proving he is Adolfo's son - which she never told him about. He asks to see it, but since Nicolas stole it out of her safe somehow, she now "can't find" the certificate. Federico thinks she's making the whole thing up. He has to figure out some way to inherit the Valladolid fortune even though there are now TWO inconvenient young heiresses.
  
  Veronica says Victor and Maite are now only part of her past. The Valladolids are her future.
  
  
• Jacaranda continues needling Nicolas: "Don't you feel a malevolent presence here?" She knows a witch who is good at calming the dead, but Nicolas will have to pay well. He says everything is Manola's fault - but he's willing to spend any amount that will silence Gustavo's ghost.
  
  Lunching with Rafael, Jacaranda fields a call from Gustavo himself and says all is going well. She is concealing Gustavo's failure to be dead from Rafael, as she is somehow planning to collect money from him and many other people by playing her cards right.
  
  Jacaranda has the famous tripartite mirror which belonged to Veronica as a little girl (remember when her alternate personalities appeared in the side mirrors?). She tells Manola: "When Veronica broke it, it was only partly broken, I had it put back together and maybe I'll give it back some day or maybe not."
  
  
• The Maldonados and the ancient retinue prepare to go to the mysterious party in Las Barricas. They may or may not be going by private jet.
  
  
• Rodrigo is tender and sweet with Juanita's baby and there is a spark of chemistry. He muses to a servant that he always liked Juanita, but Valeria was constantly thrust in front of him as his future. He thinks he might like to get to know Juanita better and show her he has changed. (I am wholeheartedly in favor of this union.) Unbeknownst to him, Jacinta has now decided he is a worthy match for her new grand-daughter Veronica.
  
  
• Jacinta flagellates herself, muttering "Forgive my sins, father, but especially forgive the sensual sins of those around me, particularly Valeria, who has fallen to the devil - now only fire will purify her ..." As she mutters, Federico tries to talk to her but she doesn't hear. He says: "Now I know where Veronica gets her loca streak from." I guess we can also suppose there will be FIRE in the near future.
  
  
• All get ready for the party. For instance, Unibrow fishes out a ring he tried to give Maite long ago when I wasn't watching the show - he's been saving it all these years - he proposes and she accepts. She's wearing an amazing tight red floorlength dress with a high collar. We will not discuss the kiss which clinches this deal - if you saw it, you know what I mean.
  
  It's decided that Veronica will not go to the party - she doesn't have nice enough clothes, and people might gossip about her. Better she should stay home. Victor finds her and tries to talk to her through the gate. She says: "Don't you call me daughter."
  
  The guests arrive - Jacinta is displeased to see the party is less exclusive than she had expected - and Bruno says welcome to all, and then Unibrow and Maite (her chin held very high) arrive and all guests are muy impactados.

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Erasmo, Julieta, Tomas and Matilde
Erasmo complains to Tomas about Matilde. Tomas says he’s only bothering Erasmo because Tomas told her that he’s marrying Lety. Erasmo thinks that Matilde is crazy. Tomas says he understands Matilde. He’s crazy for Alicia in the same way. Erasmo says that Tomas is stupid for wanting Alicia.

Matilde is getting a manicure when the other realtor (Dora) comes in and wants to know how the sale went and how things went with Tomas. Matilde tells her that Tomas is getting married, but that’s okay because she met Erasmo. He obviously has a lot of money like Tomas. The Dora or asks if they’re going to purchase the property for 15,000,000 dollars.

Julieta and Erasmo continue to argue about her cooking for so many people. He’s upset because she keeps spending more money. Erasmo answers the phone when Matilde calls. He hangs up on her. The phone rings again, Erasmo tells Julieta not to worry about the phone. Julieta leaves to buy some pots and pans. Erasmo lets the phone ring and says he won’t answer. He tries to hand it to Tomas and they argue about who should answer. Erasmo decides to let it ring until the person calling tires out.

Tomas and Erasmo are back with the beans. They have different theories about how to clean them. The phone rings again. Erasmo decides to answer in case it’s Lety. Luckily, it is. Lety asks why he didn’t answer the phone earlier. He says that someone else keeps calling. He asks when Lety is coming home. They talk about Julieta cooking for the shoot tomorrow. Lety tells her father that she’s going to be very late because she’s working with late with Fernando (so that’s what she calls it!). Erasmo, surprisingly, doesn’t protest. After Erasmo hangs up with Lety, Tomas runs over to the phone outlet and pulls out the cord.

More bean counting. Erasmo is talking about how women are always jealous. Julieta enters with some very large pots. Erasmo tells Julieta that Lety is with Fernando working. Julieta says that Lety is supposed to call again to talk with her. Julieta decides to call Lety herself. She can’t find the phone under the grocery. Erasmo says Lety is out with Fernando, how is she going to call Lety? Julieta says she’ll call Conceptos and gets Fernando’s cell phone number. Julieta picks up the phone to call, but its dead. She really wants to talk to Lety.

Julieta can not decide what would be best for breakfast. She picks up the phone to call Lety, but the phone is still dead. She walks over to the cradle to figure out what is wrong. Tomas’s phone rings. He answers thinking it is Lety. It’s Matilde so Tomas hangs up. Julieta finds the telephone cord, disconnected. She puts it in the outlet. The phone rings and it’s Matilde. She wants to know what happened with the phone; she’s desperately looking for Erasmo. Julieta tries to explain what happened but Matilde rudely interrupts and demands Erasmo. Julieta yells that he’s not there and hangs up on her. Julieta walks over and angrily asks Erasmo what is going on with Matilde.

Erasmo tells Julieta that Matilde thinks they’re going to buy a house because of Tomas’s lies. Julieta asks why she called Erasmo and not Tomas. Tomas tries to explain, but Julieta doesn’t want to hear it. Erasmo says that Julieta has a lot to do, and she shouldn’t be thinking about anything other than her cooking. She stalks off upstairs. Erasmo and Tomas lament about they’re weird day.

Matilde decides to go to Erasmo’s office since he’s not answering the phone. She ends up running into an accident and can’t get around them.

The food is burning; Erasmo and Tomas don’t know what to do. Julieta is up in her bedroom talking to Celso. She asks him for Fernando’s cell phone number, but Celso says he doesn’t have it. The doorbell rings and everyone thinks it’s Lety. Matilde comes in and lays a kiss on Erasmo. Julieta sees this and does the eye twitch.

Fernando, Lety, Alicia and Pilar

Lety and Fernando go into the supermarket. They randomly grab some vegetables while Pilar watches. I get the idea that Fernando has absolutely no idea how to shop, or cook. (Just a hunch.) Fernando gives Lety his cellular to call her father. Nobody is answering. Lety has to open the bag for him. She comments that he’s buying enough food to feed the whole cuartel. They talk about broccoli and then put it back. The scene cuts to show Alicia walking through the supermarket. She runs (literally) into Pilar. Alicia asks what Pilar is doing in the supermarket. Alicia tries to play down why she is shopping for herself. Pilar isn’t buying it and walks away.

Lety and Fernando continue shopping. Fernando picks up whatever looks good to him. Lety attempts to hold him in check. They hug in the middle of the supermarket (I do believe this is the first public display of affection). They picked a bad time to do this. Pilar and Alicia are walking up the aisle at the same time as the hug. Luckily, they run into each other. Pilar walks away from her cart right in front of Alicia’s. Alicia thinks that Pilar is acting very suspicious.

Lety tells Fernando that she never learned how to cook. Fernando says that’s strange considering how well her mom cooks. Lety says she never learned. We’re treated to a flashback with Lety’s mom trying to teach her how to cook. Erasmo interrupts and says that Lety should be focusing on her university studies, not learning how to cook. Erasmo reminds Lety that he bought her three books for her Economic classes. Lety smiles and agrees. Back in reality Fernando says its funny how her dad has so much influence in all the parts of her life. Lety asks Fernando if it bothers him that she doesn’t know how to cook. He says no, he loves her sensibility. He kisses her on the head and they walk off right before Alicia walks behind them. They finally find something with instructions, in Portuguese. Fernando grabs a whole bunch of the same packages (for fondue). Lety convinces him to put them back. Fernando says they should go buy some wine. Lety tells him that he has to pick it out because she doesn’t know anything about wine. Fernando says he’ll pick an exquisite one just for her.

Fernando picks out a nice white wine, but says he’s hungry and is ready to go home. They almost kiss in the middle of the store but they overhear Alicia and Pilar arguing in another aisle. Fernando thinks that Alicia is spying on him. They run off, with Fernando in the cart.

Pilar and Alicia argue at the checkout. Alicia’s credit card is denied. Pilar laughs at her and walks off. Alicia plots to get back at Pilar tomorrow. Alicia tells the checkout boy that she only has 200 pesos. She has to decide what she needs and what she doesn’t need.

Lety and Fernando pull up to his house and he helps her out of the car. Lety tells Fernando that she can’t believe that she’s at his house. Fernando says she’s there because he wants to be there with her. She tells him that this is like a dream. He tells her no, this is their reality. Lety wants to remember the moment; she’s so happy. Fernando says he’s happy too. He calls her his Lety (a couple of times) and kisses her hands. They walk into the house. Uh-oh! Pilar is still following. She gets on her phone and calls her friend and says she thinks she’s at Fernando’s house. She tells her friend that destiny has united her and Fernando. She thinks that the assistant is involved in Fernando’s double life.

Lety goes on about how beautiful Fernando’s house is. She gives Fernando a hug. He goes to the kitchen to put the groceries away. Lety looks at the pictures on Fernando’s mantle. She’s happy until she sees a picture of Marcia. Lety imagines Marcia running into the house and yelling at her that she will win Fernando back. She’s fought for Fernando her entire life from many, many women. He always comes back. Lety is no rival for her. This is Marcia’s territory. Lety walks off and heads…straight for the bedroom. ( I guess she didn’t feel all that bad). She goes over to the bed, sniffs a pillow and jumps on the bed. She can’t believe she’s in Fernando’s space. Fernando comes in while she’s dreamily looking off. Fernando teases her for being on his bed. He throws her on the bed and gives her kisses on her check. (Okay, so this scene was just way to cute!) He wants to eat first, so they head out together toward the kitchen.

Lety is back looking at Marcia’s picture. Fernando hugs her and pushes the photo away. He asks what’s wrong with her. She says that Marcia is here. Fernando doesn’t realize that she’s talking figuratively. She tells him that she feels bad deceiving Marcia. Fernando says Lety should be happy because they’re alone in his house. Marcia is far away. Lety freaks; Fernando tells her to call down. Lety tells Fernando that she loves him.

Pilar gets out of her car. Lety and Fernando are inside kissing. Fernando remembers Omar’s call. Lety thinks that he’s thinking about Marcia. He says no. She wants to know what is bothering him. He starts talking about the office, but she says they’re not going to talk about work. She’s dying of hunger and they’re going to prepare a fondue. They dance off to the kitchen.

Fernando starts to cut the lettuce but Lety stops him and tells him that he has to clean it first. Didn’t they clean it at the Supermarket? Lety says she’ll make the fondue while Fernando gets the bread ready. Lety asks him how many times he’s been in the kitchen. Three times, he tells her. Fernando isn’t very good at cutting bread either. Lety says it will be tomorrow before they can eat. She starts to cut the bread and he puts his arm around her to help her cut the bread. They smell something burning. It’s the fondue. Lety tells Fernando to get some water, but manages to blow out the fire herself. Fernando says they can eat bread for super.

Will Julieta finish the food with all the drama in her life?
Are Lety and Fernando about to be found out?
What in the world is Pilar's issue?

Sorry if this is a little rushed...it's my husband's birthday! Yaaay!!! Have a great night everyone!

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About the scene when Miranda is in her room crying about Tomasa – hello Pamela! Somewhere between last week and now she got 10 times hotter. Wow. On with the story.

Carola is getting the news from Bertha about Tomasa dying, surely the story fits Bertha’s point of view. Julio is all dressed up to go see Gonzalo about dissolving their partnership. She tells him that Gonz surely isn’t in the office, due to Tomasa dying and all. She wants to go to the funeral, Julio doesn’t want to. He sends his regards to Miranda.

Bertha is talking to the dog and Renata enters. They have some small talk about Tomasa and Bertha tells her that she’s “as pretty as me.” ha ha ha. Renata drops the bomb – “are you going to tell me why you were in Germany?” She explains it away by claiming to be looking at properties to give to Renata as a gift! Renata the greedy eats it up and thinks Bertha is so great again.

Juan is talking to Amparito, he tells her that it’s Raul’s own problem to fix what he got into. Francisco shouldn’t have to worry about it. They start talking about Renata, apparently Juan is convinced that they are going to get married and live in the poor house! Amparito of course can’t believe it but Juan thinks it is all decided.

Cesar is totally not paying attention to the funeral service, very disrespectful. Gonz, Miranda, and Al are sitting next to each other, I thought Gonz was mad at both of them. Superslut is sitting with Bertha across the aisle, they whisper about evil plans. Apparently they don’t care if anyone discovers that they know each other. Fern whispers to Rebeca to never tell anyone that Gonz is not Flor’s father. Gaaaahhh Erika and her layered bowl cut are sitting with Renata.

When they all get back to the house, they see Charo and ask why she didn’t come to the service? She says she couldn’t, she REALLY couldn’t. Bertha smirks. What a bitch. The dog comes out the door and barks at them all, Bertha smirks some more. They stand on the stairs discussing Tomasa’s fall down those very stairs. Miranda asks when Bertha is getting rid of the dog. Never! She says, the dog takes care of her and everyone else too. Gonz agrees with her that the dog is helpful. Gee thanks dad. Miranda gets suspicious and says “well then, where was the dog when Tomasa fell?” Bertha remembers what happened but says “he was in the kitchen with me and Charo. Go ahead, just ask her!” Charo has no choice but to agree.

I’m going to leave out any details of people discussing Tomasa’s death, it’s the same thing over and over. If you see people talking and crying in this episode, that’s what they are talking about.

Fern is worried that without Tomasa or Nati, there won’t be any way to find out exactly what happened that fateful night way back when. Fern says Bertha is the evil mastermind, dumbass Alejandro tries to convince her that Bertha doesn’t seem the type and she for some stupid reason decides el tiene razon. Everyone is so stupid.

Renata tells Gonz and Miranda that maybe Tomasa fell and died because she was fat. She thinks she deserved it. Renata doesn’t care about Tomasa because Tomas only cared about Miranda. She’s bitter. Miranda storms out. Gonz tells Renata that he needs to talk to her. He gives her a hug and she thinks he must not feel well. She says don’t act all nice now, you treated me like some thing and now you want to be the caring father. He sticks his jaw out but says nothing.

Charo cries at Bertha about having to lie, Bertha tells her to keep lying if she knows what’s good for her. To the police, to everyone. Bertha says she’ll accuse Charo of being Tomasa’s killer if she doesn’t cooperate. Char sniffles some more.

Miranda is crying, surprise surprise. Pamela comes in. If she keeps up this level of hotness, she’s going to replace Lasagna as my favorite. In fact, I think she did, after seeing Lasagna kiss Cesar she is dead to me. Viva Pamela. Anyway, she and Miranda sit on the bed remembering Tomasa. Miranda now is thinking that something doesn’t add up about how Tomasa died. I imagine we’ll be unraveling this mystery for weeks. Miranda says that it is strange that as soon as Bertha returns from her trip, Tomasa has a strange accident.

Alejandro tells Fern that he thinks the guys that jacked him are the same guys he saw in front of her house before. He even knows he names. They decide to talk to Amparo and Francisco about it. Juan enters. Al leaves. Juan tells Fern that he has something important to tell her urgently! Juan, que paso? Oh my god! What could he possibly be there to tell her! This is the biggest cliffhanger yet! I hate how they have to manufacture tension in these shows. If there is something dramatic, it will take care of itself. For Juan to tell Fern something we already all know isn’t dramatic. Telling your godmother you like some girl doesn’t deserve the dum dum dummm music.

Renata and Gonz hash over his treatment of her over all the years. He’s a crappy father, he loved the others more, yada yada yada. RRRRRRsi RenataRRRRtienes razonRRRRR. He wants to be friends with her. She is beside herself at the idea. More about how she had it so good, he was so distant. Snore. Wait – she gets too sassy and he slaps her. She says something nasty to him and then leaves.

Al discusses the situation with Amparo and Francisco. They are worried about Fern’s safety if the bad guys recognize Al as her friend. Al decides finally to go to the authorities. Francisco then shows off a new green soccer shirt he got along with some story about how he got it free, I didn’t quite understand.

Fern doesn’t know if Juan and Renata together is a good idea, Juan gives a bunch of reasons why it’s ok, he has a good job, etc etc etc.

Bertha comes into Renata’s room where she is crying. So much crying. Always everyone with the crying. Renata is sad about what happened with Gonz, Bertha pretends to be concerned. Bertha blames everthing on “tu madre.” Renata doesn’t know that Fern is her mother. So Bertha does her usual, blame everything on Fern. Bertha gives her a long lesson on how to properly hate someone. Then Bertha tells her that when Flor dies, all her time will be free for her! Great!

Miranda/Columbo is still on the case. Then they decide that soon they have to tell Renata the truth about Fern. Pamela then agrees that what Renata said, that Miranda should marry Alejandro, is the most practical solution to the monetary problems.

Raul and Carola are figuring out their plan I think, for some reason I’m not getting the details. Some talk about coincidences, I think that they need to tell Alejandro everything they are planning, it wasn’t a coincidence that he got involved with those same guys, by getting jacked the other day.

Miranda says that marrying Alejandro with even the slightest hint that it’s only for his money would forever damage their relationship.

Fern tells Juan that he’s like a son so he can count on her help. He says he’s not asking Gonz for permission, Fern tells him he better talk to Renata about that first, he can’t decide that for her. Good call. He says fine. She asks the typical “where will you live?” etc. He says here in the hood, Fern of course doesn’t like that answer.

Bertha continues hate class with Renata. “Do something that will hit him so hard.” Renata says, “like get married to a poor guy?” Bertha loves the idea! Poor Juan. He’s a good guy and he’s about to get royally screwed. And not in the good way. Bertha says where will you find one? Renata says she already has one. And he doesn’t have any suspicion about Renata’s true motives. Bertha asks if she loves him, Renata finally says yes she does, and he loves her. So they love each other, but she’s going to take advantage of him anyway. Bertha has the bright idea for them to get married in secret.

Miranda is packing to return to the hacienda, she says it’s better for everyone if she’s not at the house. Pamela is staying to get her family back together. Pamela asks how Miranda is going to get more money to maintain the hacienda, Miranda says she’s going to take a mortgage on the property.

Charo packs Tomasa’s things into a box and talks to herself. She finds an envelope. She hears Bertha coming and she puts the envelope on the dresser. Dummy. Hide it or something. Damn.

Francisco, Raul, Al, Carola, and Amparo all sit around the table discussing what to do about the crooks. Suddenly Sanson enters, “Raul! Just who I was looking for.”

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Thank you, Maricruz and Yass, for filling in the details of Thursday's episode!

As always, we open with a rerun of the previous night's ending, including some details I missed. First, Fern is on the phone with someone (a photographer, I believe) making arrangements for tomorrow's shoot. Next, Omar calls, and as Omar bugs Fern about the mysterious Red Bag, Fern is pulling handfuls of things out of his briefcase, including Ricardo's underwear samples and The Letter. Omar even TELLS him he put The Letter in a manila envelope, and Fern is waving that very envelope around angrily even as he denies having seen it. :-)

And now, the story of the food

Alicia (not punished for what she did to Yazmin?) is bragging to Pilar and the cuartel about her many years of riding lessons (I think). She also manages to work in a reference to her six semesters of finance. The feas all groan and then Sara strokes her hair and imitates Alicia's next probable brag: she was married to Mauricio Birmann. Alicia complains that wasn't a good joke.

Lety, Sara, and Irma discuss Pilar's obsession with Fernando, and Marcia's jealousy. They agree (Lety very enthusiastically) that they'll do what they can to keep Fern out of trouble.

PM, Juana, and Lola help Martha work out the details for food. (Ya gotta feed the cast and crew when you're on location.) Martha wants a sumptuous feast. Fresh-squeezed orange juice, fruit cocktail, eggs 'n' sausage, refried beans with "sus platanos machos" on top (I don't know what this is), sweet bread, and in case someone is REALLY hungry, quesadillas with ham and cheese. And that's just breakfast. For lunch, barbecue, meat, chicharron (pork rinds?), guacamole, salsas: green, red, pink, navy blue (??), and in case someone (I wonder who she could mean?) is REALLY hungry, 20 kilos of enchiladas.

Sadly, this would cost more than $25/person. That's actually pretty good for so much food, but it's twice what's in their budget. Alicia says what do you expect when you put someone like Martha in charge of food? PM tells Alicia to hurry up and marry a rich guy so they don't take her Mercedes away. Alicia once again brags that she could get someone like that whenever she wants (snapping her fingers) and doesn't have to go around with a messenger. She goes back to her desk and PM looks sad. Martha offers to call the caterer back and change the order, but PM suggests that Martha is dangerous with food. :-)

They can't seem to get anything affordable lined up on such short notice. Alicia pops into Fern's office to tattle on them, but he's on the phone with Luigi. Fern tells Luigi he's got Pilar Zaccarias for the commercial. After hearing Luigi's enthusiastic reaction, Fern says he's not sure how much to pay her, and asks if it won't be something as high as, say, 500,000. And Luigi answers, "more or less." Fern's eyes get big. So do Alicia's. "Just what I need," she says to herself. Fern waves her out of his office. He tells Luigi he doesn't have time to look for a different model.

The feas continue to try to get a caterer. Lety happens by them on the way to her office. She is in a panic, having just told Irma, Sara, Pilar, and the makeup ladies a whopping lie about Fernando (more on that later). The feas tell her their problem. This is another problem she doesn't need. She can't come up with a solution either, but tells them to ask it with Irma, maybe she'll have an idea, and Lety'll work on it in her office too.

Fern is on the phone with someone (possibly Omar since he asks if he's up yet), asking for a recipe that's easy to make. Lety comes in and he hurriedly ends the call and asks how Pilar is doing. Lety reports in a deep voice that she's "ethereal." She teases him about being Pavel and goes into her cubbyhole to answer the phone.

It's her mom. I am unable to parse the first part of their conversation with any accuracy. Something about a poblano mole, and needing exercise. Then Lety asks if it's enough to serve a lot of people. Mom says it's practically a banquet's worth. Lety says, like, 30 people? And mom says sure, easy. And thus the catering problem is solved. Lety tells the cuartel.

RoboPop is upset that she'll be feeding 30 people because it's expensive. She protests that the ingredients aren't that expensive. He reminds her she's used to cooking for three people... plus a scavenger, he says, meaning Tomas. He wants to know what's she going to serve all this food on. She says she'll get disposable plates. And how does she plan to heat the food, since they'll be outside? Tomas says his mother has a portable cart with three burners.

Mom flips out and really hollers at RoboPop for not being more supportive! (If you've ever seen Edith Bunker get angry, it was like that.) Tomas applauds discreetly. Pop says it will be a disaster, but Mom says if they all get organized, it'll all be solved soon.

Mom and Tomas make a shopping list. RoboPop counts some beans (literally). He wants to know how they're going to pay for it. Tomas says they could borrow a little money from Filmo Imagen.

When they come back from the store, RoboPop's still complaining and Mom is obviously overwhelmed. Mathilde, who is getting her hair done, calls on a cell phone (which she had previously denied owning) and asks for RoboPop. Mom thinks it's funny that a man is named Mathilde. Mat tells him he's captivating, and she wants them to get acquainted and maybe become intimate. He says "wrong number" and hangs up! Mom wants to know how can it be the wrong number if she asked for him? He says it was for Erasmo Navarez. Tomas giggles madly. Suddenly, Pop is all about the cooking!

Models and would-be models

Alicia calls her father, whining how it's not fair that she doesn't get to be in the commercial even though it pays just the right amount to prevent her car from being repossessed. (He really needs to get Caller ID.) She tells him she's going to go buy herself something to make her feel better. Yes, she knows she doesn't have any money...

In the makeup chair, Pilar is dissatisfied. Lety claims that she looks "sophisticated and enigmatic," but Pilar undoes her hairdo and says her face looks too pointy. Whispering, Irma and Sara agree that this woman is even more of a diva than Luigi. Pilar insists that no one is acceptable except her own makeup guy. Unfortunately he's in NY (the recaps on the Esmas site said he was in Houston; I gotta stop looking at them). Lety is horrified - they're supposed to start shooting tomorrow. Pilar says no problem, I'll call him and he'll fly in overnight. Lety says that's way out of their budget and can't ask Fern to spend more money on this commercial.

Pilar grudgingly lets Luigi's ladies try again. She tells them, "something more glamorous." Otherwise, she goes, and then who will do the commercial?

This time she looks even better, but she complains she's too pale. She doesn't like it. Irma tries to placate her, but she's not paying attention... she admits she was thinking about Pavel Novak. The more she thinks about it, the more sure she is that Fern is Pavel. She asks, "have any of you ever loved someone to the point of madness?" Lety's eye twitches. Irma talks about her husband who abandoned her and her two children years ago. Sara says something about Germans and Luigi going to Munich. (??) Pilar says "what about you, Lety?" Sara brags about Tomas on Lety's behalf, and Lety repeats "Tomas Mora, Tomas Mora, Tomas" to remind herself not to say something else. :o) But Pilar wants to talk some more about Pavel and how much he was like Fernando in every way. Even the voice.

Lety tells Pilar to forget about Fern - he is not a good match for her. The women he goes with all suffer a great deal.

Irma tries to interrupt. She reminds them they have things to do, and should not be saying such personal things about Fernando. Pilar wants to hear more about Fern's bad side. Stalling, Lety says, "Fernando has a problem, yeah, a very grave problem." Pilar prods, "what?" "Don Fernando Mendiola... Don Fernando... has a double life!" She manages to say this with a straight face. Irma winces.

Pilar is intrigued. She wants to know every little thing. So does Sara - she had no idea! Lety is kinda stuck... she hedges and says she doesn't know any more, he doesn't tell her anything, he's very secretive, but sometimes he acts mysteriously. People call him who don't identify themselves. She gets all worked up, they're all fascinated, but then she says Fernando's probably looking for her right now and takes off. Pilar hurriedly follows. Lety tells her to please don't ask any more, but Pilar just wants to "freshen up" before talking to Fern.

In the bathroom, she calls a friend and says she is sure Fern is Pavel. She wonders what strange happening would have required him to change his identity, but she's going to find out the truth.

Alicia comes in and Pilar ends the call and excuses herself. As she's leaving, she hears Alicia mocking her. She turns around and Alicia mocks her some more. Pilar is merely amused and leaves Alicia, who privately gloats that the 500,000 pesos will be hers. (Yep, she thinks she's going to get paid the same as a supermodel on her very first job. Ha.)

Irma and Sara tell the rest of the cuartel Lety's story about Fern's "double life" and the crazy stuff about Pilar thinking Fern is Pavel.

Wrapping it all up

Lety tells the feas the good news about her Mom providing the food. They are glad, but express concern that she'll be unable to pull it off. It's going to be a big job. Lety looks worried. (I think Martha and Lola say they'll help.) Lety reminds them not to tell Fern about her mom making the food. They all remember what happened the last time he ate her cooking. :-) And something about having to listen to another of RoboPop's stories about his Uncle Lazaro.

Pilar is talking to Fern in his office. She's wearing one of Ricardo's bras over her dress and she calls him Pavel. He tells her she looks phenomenal. She says she'd like to get a good night's sleep, so he suggests a dream for her: There's this beautiful horse. He's her friend. She is feeding him peeled carrots, little apples... he drools on her a little, but he's her friend, and she rides him to freedom. Something like that.

She tells him, "I'd rather dream of the first time we made love... remember? We were in Cancun." He gets flustered and hides under his desk, claiming he's lost a contact lens. He swears his name is Fernando Mendiola, and that's the name he was born with. She says she's going to refresh his memory, make him remember everything he did with her.

She kisses her finger and puts it on her lip. (He is shocked.) Then she leaves. He whispers, "She kissed me. On the mouth. Pervert! Sickie!"

Lety is annoyed that she can't hear anything. Fern practically opens the door on her face and she claims she was just practicing on Ed's old drum. (Oh, Eduardo!) Fern complains that Pilar is crazy, she is convinced that he's a soccer player. He imitates her and says "I'm going to make you remember what you did." And what's all this about him having a double-life? She snuggles close and suggests that the two of them forget all about Pilar for a little while.

He says he has a little surprise. They're going to go to his house. And he's going to cook. He claims that he's a consumed chef... a consummate chef, he corrects himself. But they have to go shopping first. All he has in his fridge are three spoiled yogurts.

They hold hands and nearly leave Lety's office that way, but then they remember they're on the sly and let go. :)

Alicia is on the phone with Marcia. She is complaining that she's not in the mood to follow Fernando - she's going to go shopping and buy something to cheer herself up. Fern and Lety wait for her to leave.

She gives PM and Saimon a dirty look on her way out. She's mad at PM because she's the one who got (or reported news of) Pilar for the modeling job. They notice, but they don't care. They talk mushy and he wants her to tell her son about their relationship. She doesn't want to. He says something about her defending him like a lion protects her cubs. He suggests going someplace private.

The feas all get there and PM asks Lola if she'll watch her boy. She says sure. They are envious that she has a boyfriend to spend the evening with.

Fern and Lety leave. She's seriously excited to be grocery shopping with him. They are happy and relaxed, knowing that Alicia isn't following them and Marcia won't catch them.

Unfortunately, they don't realize that Pilar has followed them! She tells her friend (on the phone) that she wants to know everything he does. She's going to find out about this "double-life" of Pavel Novak! Er, that is, Fernando...

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Will Fern and Lety run into someone they know at the supermarket?
Will Mom give everyone food poisoning?
Will we ever get to meet the real Pavel Novak?
Find out tomorrow night!

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• Manola fondles her father's pistol, saying: "Did you know Daniel, Unibrow's son, killed one of our stud bulls with this gun? He was a vet like his dad - his father was away, the bull got very sick and there was nothing to do but put him down. Rodrigo argued with him about it. And just think, you used this very gun to kill Omar." Nicolas: "Manola, you're a sadist. You know I don't like to talk about this."
  
  
• Jacinta digests the news about Veronica being her grand-daughter. "Well, she's a Vallodolid, my blood. I took one daughter away from Maite, I can take the other." She asks about Victor, Veronica's "father," and Rafael insinuates but does not reveal anything.
  
  
• Jacaranda comes to visit her former lover, Nicolas, and greets Cayetano, the betrayed wife, thus: "Why, you look mighty good for a cancer patient." Cayetano is mighty indignant and slaps her husband. He later tells her he made up the cancer story so he could tell Jacaranda: "I can't leave my dying wife." He expected to get praise for this?
  
  Jacaranda says she wants to stay with the Linares family for a while - "Just as a friend." The mom says no but Manola says ok, and it's her place. She asks Jacaranda, later, why she's here - Jacaranda provides insinuation without revelation.
  
  Later Manola discovers her dad babbling in his study - he has found a music box Gustavo once bought for Manola and thinks it proves Gustavo is back from Hades and planning to kill them both. Jacaranda reports by phone to Gustavo: "It worked perfectly! He's completely loco and thinks you are going to kill him." "I don't need to kill him, I'm not an assassin, but I'll see them both in jail."
  
  
• Valeria sits with her baby, wincing when she touches her back, still bloody and sore no doubt from the scourging. Soon Jacinta and Federico decide to send her back to the nuns in Oaxaca and tell nobody where she is.
  
  Andres stomps into the hacienda leaning on a cane. He insists he must see Valeria, but she's in Oaxaca so is not to be found. Federico runs Andres off with a rifle.
  
  Andres complains to his dad who says, "Be patient, my plan is being set into motion." (This is at least the third episode in a row he's said that.)
  
  Maite is convinced that her friend at the hacienda, Artemio the chauffeur, will surely be able to tell her where Valeria was taken. Patience is required. They can't act until they have proof of Jacinta's dastardly acts. The drugs don't count because Maite stole them. There is a lot of false evidence out and about concerning Maite. The case must be built methodically.
  
  
• Dandling little Daniel, Maite speaks a few words in Nuacatl to him, words she learned from Martina, little Daniel's dead grandma, when Valeria was a baby.
  
  
• Victor breaks it to both of Maite's suitors at once that Unibrow has triumphed. They take it well. Guillermo drifts in looking like a ghost. He can't believe Veronica was so cruel, but after a few scenes of Victor suffering because Veronica refuses to see him, Guillermo packs a tiny suitcase, leaves notes for Mommy and Victor, and leaves "forever - and don't try to find me."
  
  Rafael sees him leave, and reports to Daddy. Daddy reports to Vera the Perra, who is pleased with her victory, but not completely satisfied. "Why did papi lie to me? Why didn't he tell me he's gay? He's just as bad as mami. He'll pay." So much for Guillermo's noble sacrifice.
  
  
• Baldo gets tapped for some sports team. He and sister Juanita are celebrating on the field, speaking Nuacatl, when Rodrigo shows up. They aren't pleased to see him, but he makes a nice apology about what a jerk he used to be and they accept it.
  
  
• All over town, invitations are being received by the "best families." Jacinta, Manola's family, the gossipy ladies... "Please attend a reception at Las Barricas, I would like to meet you and introduce you to my future wife." They are not signed, how mysterious! It's the event of the decade!

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Mariacruz wrote: "I saw the show, and it was more of the same, I think it can be summarized in the following points:

• Yazmin is locked in the bathroom by Aicia, Lola sees when this happens.
  
• Lola tells the cuartel that Yazmin is trapped and wants to leave her there, but Irmita says she is the only model left and they should rescue Yazmin for the greater good.
  
  While this is happening PM is all excited trying to tell el cuartel she got a supermodel for the commercial!! Since Irmita still believes that the supermodel won't agree to the commercial she goes and gets Yazmin out :(
  
• Meanwhile el cheque is all upset because he can't communicate with Yazmin. He decides to go in person to find out what happened.
  
• El cheque arrives in time to see Yazmin coming from the bathroom in her underclothes. She accuses Lola of locking her in the bathroom and tells everybody she is going to Fernando's office to accept the job for the commercial.
  
• Alicia is in Fernando's office trying to convince him that she is the one he needs. Lety and Fernando tell her that she can't do it because she is an employee and that would provoke a "conflict of interest" ??? (I'm sure they are lying) Alicia starts crying.
  
• Yazmin enters and makes fun of Alicia and in turn says she is the one for the Job.
  
• Enters the top supermodel and Yazmin and Alicia are united once more critizing the model
  
• The rest you already wrote about."

THANKS Mariacruz!

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Good news: Susanlynn says there'll be some Fea guest stars on Cantando por un Sueño this Sunday.

Bad news: Thanks to the Latino Grammys, they ran yesterday's episode an hour early. That would have been fine if I had known ahead of time and set the VCR. Or if I had gotten home in time to find out. I didn't find out until after 11. I suck. I'm sorry. And very very sad. :....(

They did announce the previous day that they were going to do this, but since I usually leave the room or FF during commercial breaks, I missed that. Maybe a Heridas-watcher got it? Please please please?

All I got were the last five minutes, which I'll summarize to the best of my ability. I have only the vaguest idea of what happened before that. I know Alicia "auditioned" for the underwear modeling job in Fern's office, wearing a bikini and a long coat. And a famous model, whose name might be Pilar, showed up (I'm not sure how they got her), so Alicia didn't get the job, not that she was going to anyway.

Everything else is a mystery. What did Alicia tell Ariel? Is Yazmin still locked up, perhaps suffering a disfiguring accident during an escape attempt? Has Alicia's car been repossessed? Did Fern and Ariel somehow manage to swap their identical briefcases despite the fact that Lety was clutching Fern's to her chest most of the time? (And why can't Fern carry his own damn briefcase??) Is it the next day yet? Etc.

When the recording starts (I think it's still the same day), Fern has the famous model in his office with Lety and is on the phone with someone making arrangements for crew and equipment to shoot the commercial. Lety and the model leave his office.

Omar calls from a bar in Munich. It looks just like the swanky bars he and Fern go to in Mexico City, and nothing like the creepy bars where Sidney was always doing spy stuff in Alias. Omar mentions the red bag again. The ensuing conversation is rehash-o-rama. He describes the letter and its manila envelope. He asks if Lety has been acting weird or annoyed lately, or showing any signs of having read it. Fern says no, we spent a lot of time together and everything's fine. Omar asks if he found out where she was this morning, and Fern disgustedly says she was with Tomas. Omar freaks out. Fern says he plans to take Lety to his house tonight. Omar says oh, she insisted, huh? (Omar is awfully dense.) And Fern says no, I WANT her to come over.

Omar doesn't like this either. It really bugs him that Fernando doesn't share his contempt for Lety! They end their conversation, and Fernando gets a silly grin on his face.

In the preview for tonight's episode, Lety is jealous of this new model who might be named Pilar. She advises maybe-Pilar (and some of the feas) that Fern has a problem: he is leading a double-life!

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Alicia's mouth is still hanging open after finding that sketch of the underwear-clad woman on the horse. She puts 2 and 2 together and comes up with "muchas equis" (many X's)... that is, she assumes that Fern is producing pornos and having the cuartel help out. Apparently, it never occurs to her that they could be producing a commercial even though it's an advertising agency. (I assume the gist of the commercial will be that if Lady Godiva had had such fine underthings, she wouldn't have ridden around naked on a horse.)

She calls Marcia in Germany, waking her up. Alicia asks why were you sleeping at this hour? Marcia points out that it's the middle of the night in Germany. (It bugs me that Alicia has been so dumb lately - I think they are overdoing it.) Alicia tells her that Fern and the cuartel are producing a "many-X" film. Marcia is skeptical, and Alicia hangs up on her. Alicia is delighted that for once, she gets to hang up on Marcia before Marcia hangs up on her!

Then Alicia calls Ariel, who is not thrilled to hear from her. He says he has some friends (yeah, right) who might like to hire Alicia as their "escort." She hints at having some juicy intel that Ariel can use to take over Conceptos. He doubts it, but has a pretty good idea of her price - 500,000 pesos to save her car, right? (Yep, she DID owe that money on her car, just as I thought... the ESMAS recap last month had said it was for her apartment, grrrrr.) She insists that it's good and it's something he needs to see with his own eyes. He says this had better not be one of her schemes. She assures him that he'll be really surprised.

She wants an explanation from the cuartel but they are not cooperative thanks to her rude, overbearing manner. She tells them that Ariel would be a much better president than Fernando. They ignore her until she leaves. Then they gloat for a while and Irma continues the meeting. They discuss where to film the ad, and agree on Fernando's golf club.

Yazmin shows up at the tryouts for the underwear ad. She whines at Saimon and is angry she wasn't invited to audition. She threatens to throw a fit if she can't participate. Just then, PM joins their conversation and throws a fit of her own. Then she heads back to the boardroom to tell the feas about Saimon. Alicia overhears that they're casting, and interrupts them again to demand an explanation. She throws around all kinds of accusations about making a XXX movie with animals and then leaves. They are all confused as to why she thinks they're doing such a thing. Martha suggests that perhaps Alicia saw the "XXX" size on her new pants.

Yazmin is still upset. She claims to be an official Conceptos model and doesn't understand why they brought in outside people. One of the models puts her down for not being a professional; Yazmin says the model is just jealous because she doesn't work at Conceptos.

Alicia gets there and starts yelling at them for producing filth. Yazmin says that Flaquito would never allow her to do such a thing, and explains that they're doing an underwear commercial.

Alicia's manner undergoes a drastic change. Oh, a commercial? On TV? She starts stroking her hair. She offers her services too. Yazmin flips out again and says it's not fair she isn't the model. Alicia says of course you're not, I am! Irma admits that Alicia has a good figure, but Yazmin protests that Al has no experience. Al argues that she took a three-day course in modeling, and it wore her out. This brings lots of catcalls and ridicule from the cuartel and the models.

They commence the tryouts. Yazmin is booed. Alicia refuses to audition in front of the feas. The feas make catty remarks amongst themselves about the different models, but are polite to all their faces. Lola just wants to make sure Yazmin doesn't get the job.

So does Alicia. Yazmin goes into a dressing room to whine to Flaquito about how mean Alicia is to her. Alicia quietly locks her in and hurries back to the audition. (Yes, that's right, the dressing rooms at Conceptos lock from the outside. Architectural stupidity, or plot convenience? You make the call!) Lola sees this and gleefully decides to keep it to herself. :-)

Yazmin loses the signal on her phone, and that's when she discovers that she's locked in. She panics and starts yelling.

Down in the main lobby, Ariel shows up, irritated that Celso wasn't waiting outside to park his car. That's because Celso has been manning the reception area while PM badgers Saimon for ogling the models. Celso takes off to park Ariel's car, leaving the dog to take the phone calls. Ariel is displeased to find the executive lobby also devoid of Conceptos employees - they're all in the auditorium with the underwear models. He checks the boardroom, wondering where Alicia. He's angry that she's not there to tell him what's going on but finds it all very promising - plenty of evidence of mismanagement.

Back in the outside world... Lety and Fern are eager to leave the basketball court, but the car won't start. Fern says the guys must have screwed something up when they stole his taillights. Lety feels queasy. Fern gets a call from Marcia. He assures her that Conceptos is not making any adult films.

Finally, the car starts (it magically fixed itself?) but won't go forward, only backwards. That's better then nothing so they go speeding backwards out of the basketball court, leaving the prop rifle forlornly on the ground, unwanted and unloved.

They complete their errand. Lety is now clutching a briefcase and they talk about how they now have the underwear samples from Ricardo (the client). I guess the samples are in the briefcase? That's not clear. I think it's Fern's briefcase. So Fern's briefcase is full of underwear samples. And someone noticed (in the Comments) that it looks just like Ariel's briefcase. Anyway, they also wonder why Alicia told Marcia they were doing porn. They get in the car and drive back to Conceptos. Amazingly, the car is now able to drive forwards. Wow. I had no idea Beamers could fix themselves. I want one.

They return to Conceptos. Lety tells Celso's dog, "wow, Paula Maria, you sure have changed." (Now that I know how corny that joke sounds, I'm not going to say it at work ever again.) Celso gets back to the lobby and tells them Ariel is there. This worries them. They wonder if he is there to try to take over the company.

Ariel sees Alicia parading around (fully clothed) on the stage. Alicia tells all of the models that Saimon is not a producer, but a mere messenger. No one wants to hear Saimon's explanation - the models are very angry.

Ariel confronts Alicia, who claims confusion. Fern says he's confused too - why is Ariel there? Ariel starts a verbal attack about Fernando's managerial incompetence, starting with the Saimon mixup. Fern tells Ariel that Saimon is a wonderful, lively, funny person to have around - not that Ariel would understand anything like that. Alicia chimes in, condescendingly telling Ariel to get it through his head that Fernando is the president of Conceptos, not him! Fern tells Ariel that he dresses well, but he undresses even better. (This is a reference to the mean joke that Ariel told about Alicia a few weeks ago at the Bella Life jewelry presentation, but I'm not sure why he tells it to Ariel... nobody wants to see Ariel undress!) Ariel gloats that it will all be over soon enough - they'll have the Big Meeting and that will be the end of Fernando and Conceptos.

Alicia tells Fern that her "muchas equis" story was only meant as a joke. Fern indicates that he was not amused.

Paula Maria and Saimon make up. He tells her that he didn't try to trick the models; they just assumed he was in charge. Lety shows up (at Fern's request) and asks the cuartel what happened. Why did all the models leave and why were they so angry? Suddenly, Lopez is in a big hurry to go back to his office and do important work...

They get together for a formal meeting. Irma says they have the golf course and will begin shooting tomorrow. Fern sternly wants to know who's the model. They blame Alicia for the trouble with the models, but Fern blames Saimon. Irma defends him, but Lopez suggests firing him. Saimon points out that Lopez was his "assistant" all day long!

Back in the dressing room, Yazmin is screaming her head off, banging on the door, and trying to get her phone to work. Flaquito is worried because she's not answering her phone. He recalls her complaints about Alicia and apparently receives a telepathic message from Yazmin that she's locked in. He decides he's going to Conceptos and save her.

In the bathroom, Alicia prepares to change her clothes. She tells herself this modeling job will pay well and be her salvation. Just then, her phone rings. It's Ariel. He scolds her for her stupidity, and asks what was that big secret she was going to tell him?

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Andres, lying limply in his hospital bed, is informed by Maria Theresa and Unibrow:

1. No, Valeria is not a nun;
   
2. She has born him a child, Pedro.

He is very confused. He wants to get up and go to her. Owing to being near death, he can't.

He hears Valeria came to the hospital to see him but left after seeing Queen Bonbon.

So Andres tells the Bonbon her reign has come to a close; he intends to win back Valeria's love. "No, no, Andres, I will not give you up - you can only be happy with me." She has taken the news poorly.

Veronica, who is entirely Vera the Perra lately (you can tell because she's always baring her fangs), tells Victor: "Maite is no longer my mother. She only loved me till Valeria showed up. YOU don't have any surprises, do you? No kids? You're mine mine mine. I will live with you here in this apartment, just us." He says she's, uh, not completely cured and must go back to the clinic. She takes the news poorly.

Juanita visits Andres and tells him about her son (his nephew) Daniel. Then he tells her he wants to win Valeria back. "I told Valeria that she was a woman just like her mother - ironically, now I think the world of Maria Theresa!" (He didn't actually say ironically, I am interpolating.)

Remember Guillermo's dad, the brutal obnoxious guy with a drunkard's nose? I guess we'll have to call him Daddy. He goes to the insane asylum (isn't there any security?) and tells Veronica: "Guillermo and Victor live together and are homosexuals, in fact they are plotting to get rid of you because Victor loves Guillermo more than you." Yes, Veronica takes the new poorly.

I can only explain Valeria's wussiness by pointing out that she was raised by a crazed serial killer. She confesses to the Padre right there in the hacienda, with Cleo eavesdropping as Jacinta ordered. When Cleo reports, after a bit of hand-wringing, that the "recogida" (that nobody little snot-nose) is actually son of Valeria and Andres, Jacinta takes the news poorly.

In fact, she is simply magnificent in her rage. She grabs Valeria, shakes her, hits her again and again - and threatens Pedrito. "He's an innocent baby!" "NO, the sins of his parents have marked him forever. You're a child of Satan. Don't stain my house with your obscenities." She throws Valeria on the floor, rips the shirt off her back, and shouts: "If you don't obey me, your son will pay." She gets out her whip and lashes Valeria all bloody, right in front of her crucifix, Jesus bleeding on the cross, wow!

Then Jacinta, her passion slaked, says "This was the only way," kisses Valeria, and leaves her there on the ground.

Valeria becomes virtually comatose and helpless which can be the only explanation for her next move - when she tries to pick up Pedrito and leave, and Jacinta says, "No way either of you are leaving - you are both Valladolids. Only I know what's best for you." - well, she stays.

Juanita storms in, demanding to see Valeria, but Federico runs her off after hitting her HARD and telling her she's nothing but a lousy Indian. He and Jacinta agree that Baldo, Theo and Juanita are dogs who bite the hand that feeds them, and that Juanita must be kept away or Valeria will find out (somehow) that Jacinta engineered the scene which parted her from her beloved torero. Jacinta, somewhat shaken: "It's risky to wait a moment longer! Let's start our plan!"

Speaking of plans, Unibrow is telling everybody in sight that his plan for vengeance is being put into motion. When he invites Remedios and Octavio to Las Barricas and offers them employment, and gives them the shpiel, Remedios mildly says: "Vengeance poisons the soul."

Rafael has snuck into Victor's apartment but can't find the letter Magdalena wrote to Adolfo (that long-ago letter explaining that Adolfo is Veronica's pop). Luckily, Guillermo and Victor come home discussing the very letter he seeks and show where it is as he peeks out of the closet, knife in hand! They helpfully leave and he takes the letter.

Next Guillermo innocently brings pretty art books to Valeria at the asylum, trying to make friends, but she snarls at him. "You can't steal my dad. Disappear from our lives and never come back. If you stay, he loses me forever. You can just watch him suffer. If you love him, leave immediately and give no explanation." I can't imagine Guillermo is any match for Vera the Perra.

Rafael hightails it to the hacienda. Remember, he was charged with replenishing Jacinta's drug supply (this is how she plans to keep Valeria and Pedrito very, very quiet). He's come to get paid and hand over the goods. He also hands Jacinta the letter. Her reaction upon finding out that the "loca" Veronica is her grand-daughter: well, she takes it poorly.

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Miranda tells Alejandro that she's going to ask her father to return home. She reminds him not to tell either of her sisters what has happened (that she found out Fernanda is her mother).

Francisco, Amparo and Fernanda are enjoying a meal. They're all happy because Fernanda is reunited with Miranda but they wonder about the other two daughters who do not yet know that Fernanda is their mom. Francisco and Amparo want Fern to stay around a while. Fern says she's not going anytime soon, they have been her only family and they are like the brother and sister she's always wanted.

Joel arrives. He talked to someone at the metro who saw a woman matching Naty's description purchase a ticket to Tabasco. "She returned there?" asks Fernanda, "but where?" Joel says she went to Villahermosa. He's going tomorrow to get more info from the drivers.

It's a dark and stormy night. Squeaky paces her chamber watching the lightning. Slowly the door creaks open and a dark figure enters...it's the studly doctor Juan. He's happy to find her alone. They make small talk about fear of the night, fear of the living and fear of each other. They gaze into each other's eyes then finally get around to a long kiss. He's hot.

Carola tells Daniel that what he's suggesting is crazy. He wants them to live together. She says there is too much difference between them as well he knows. Even though he says that's not important over time it would become important. She never has been one of those women who sees their clients as Prince Charming (Principe Azul). She doesn't believe she will be rescued and taken to a castle. He says that with time she could turn into a princess. He'll go but he wants her to promise to think about his offer. As the music reaches a crescendo she kisses him on the lips. (Remember she wouldn't do that last Tuesday night!) He's surprised and she tells him she did it because she's no longer a woman of the street and he is very special to her. He kisses her hands and gets that hunky Marcos look he used to have on Alborada.

After Daniel leaves Raul, who has been hiding in another room, asks Carola why didn't she accept his offer. She says she's holding out for Juan, for when he returns. Raul says Juan is super ga-ga over another chick, seriously. Carola is bummed.

Juan is kissing Squeaky as the thunder crashes. He hesitates, says he must respect her and her house. She tries the old "You don't like me?" trick and it works, not that it took much effort. He says ever since he first met her she's driven him crazy, he can't stop thinking about her. She grabs him and tells him she's never been with anybody. "Then it's something very special. I hope it's as special for you as it is for me," he says. "It will be important to you?" she asks. (Warning: get barf bag now.) "More than my life," he whispers, "It will be my most precious gift." (Blech! See, I warned you.) That last statement aside, did I mention he is H.O.T?

Miranda tells Al she doesn't know how she can look at her father, how could he have done such a thing? She says her mother and Berta were in love with the same man, Berta told her that they killed him, she told her that they both knew Al's father. Egad, now she gets it! "Alejandro, my father killed Alfredo Luque..." (Sobs) "your father!" (Violins shriek.) Commercial break.

Miranda is still sobbing, "My dad found your dad with my mom and out of jealousy killed him. You know what this means? Our love is impossible. Leave now. Leave and never look for me again." Alejandro thought bubbles "I can't allow Miranda to suffer so. My vengeance must stop here!" More crying. "Listen," says Al, "my pop only died a few months ago." Happy piano music accompanies Miranda's smile. They embrace.

Squeaky and Juan are basking in love's glow. She says she never thought it could be so nice and she'll never forget this beautiful night. He can't say with words what his heart feels. They take turns feeling their beating hearts. "And now what," asks Squeaky, "are we friends, lovers, what?" Juan says from his point of view they are boyfriend and girlfriend. "But wait," he adds, "that can't be because I have nothing to offer you." "Let's see how things go," encourages Squeaky. He leans back to kiss her, displaying his 6-pack.

Miranda is relieved to hear that Alfredo Luque died only a few months ago, but she's going to ask her mother who the murdered man was. Also, she doesn't want to speak to her father. Alejandro tells her not to harbor rancour, Gonzo is still her dad. Miranda says he killed and never paid for his crime. Gonzalo San Llorente is dead to her, as dead as the man he murdered. Alejandro tells her he would give anything to see and speak with his dead father, so heed his advice, don't condemn Gonzo when she doesn't know exactly what happened. She tells him she doesn't see it that way, she hurts not only for the soul of the man but also for his family's suffering. Al gazes at her with adoration and thought bubbles "I pardon him Miranda," (he embraces her),"the love I feel for you allows me to forget the hate that has tormented me all these years. Today I start a new life at your side." He tells her to go talk to her father.

Gonzo arrives at the hacienda and tells Miranda he only came to get some things from the library, like the money she put away. She tells him there's very little left. She also tells him she doesn't want him to return to the condo in Polanco, she wants him to stay at the house. She plans to talk to Vicente tomorrow and return Gonzo's company to him.

Carola and Raul are planning to set up Sanson for a sting but Raul is worried that if things don't go as the police plan he could be putting his whole family at risk. "Don't think that or you'll 'throw the salt' (put a jinx) on us," says Carola. As soon as they have all the information they are to inform the cops, that's the plan. Raul says it's all his fault they are involved in this. He wants to take care of everything himself. As they leave he crosses himself.

Fern tells Amparo not to be silly, she should give herself the opportunity to to see if Roman likes her. Amparo is afraid because she's not like him, he's educated and elegant while she is common and rough. What if she falls in love and it doesn't work out? Fern tells her not to shut the door on love. It's better to live with the Wounds Of Love than never to have loved at all.

Miranda tells Gonzo that tomorrow Squeaky returns and what will she say to her if he's not there? "Tell her to run to her mother's arms as you have done," he whines, but in a very deep voice. She says she won't tell them about Fernanda, especially Florencia because it would surely kill her. Gonzo is surprised, he hasn't heard that Flor is so sick. Miranda brings him up to speed, expressing her concern that they're afraid her pregnancy won't come to term. She tells him Flor and Fabricio are shopping in Miami because Cesar loaned them the money. Gonzo whips his head around and glares.

Cesar and Luis Alberto are playing pool in Cesar's hideously ugly and claustrophic rumpus room. They're waiting for Luciano and gossiping about him. Cesar says sooner or later SLI will be his. Three skanky chicks enter then Luciano arrives. One of the skanks asks Luciano about the very handsome friend he was with at the bar the other night. This tacky but innocuous question is accompanied by sinister music. Then Luciano glances around the room furtively.

Gonzo and Miranda are STILL talking about him moving back into the house. Long story short...
Gonzo: "It's her house but wah wah wah it was my money that maintained it and now she wants back in."
Miranda: "I love you but she's my mother and she's suffered too."
G: "OK I'll come back but your sisters must never know."
M: "Agreed, I won't tell them."
G: "Agreed, but the new rule of the house is no more Alejandro Luque. You decide."
M: "Agreed, starting today things in this house will be as you say."

Raul tells Sanson he needs to know more robbery details, at the very least which bank? Sanson says he'll find out tomorrow. Rauls says he's leaving the gang after the robbery. "Sure, if that's what you want," says Sanson, "but not until tomorrow." Raul leaves and Carola arrives. Sanson kicks his minions out, telling them to go find some fun. Now it's Carola's turn to try to get info out of him. His response is "tomorrow you'll be driving the getaway car." (Nice bit of detective work Raul and Carola...NOT!) After she leaves he mutters "Those two just signed their death sentence."

I guess Squeaky and Juan aren't spending the night in bed with each other because he's kissing her goodnight. She wants to stay in Flor's room because it makes her feel secure. He thought bubbles "It's not good what I've done, let down my godmother by boinking her daughter. She'll never forgive me." In bed Sqeaky is thinking that Juan is wonderful. "When Veronica and Erika find out they'll die of anger. And stupid Veronica, I'm going to win her car. After I win my prize from her I'll tell Juan goodbye once and for all."

Cesar tries to get the bimbo to tell him more about Luciano's friend, like his name. She doesn't know but she tells him about another woman who does.

Miranda calls Alejandro to tell him that by order of her father he can no longer come to their house. He tells her not to worry, he'll talk to Gonzo. Just then he stops at a light and is attacked by Sanson's gang, the ones who are out looking for a little fun. Miranda hears them on her cell phone and panics.

Ick, Berta has just arrived home. Gonzo isn't happy to see her and orders her to tell him right now who was the man with Fernanda that night. He shakes her. She wants to know why these questions after all these years. Tomasa is eavesdropping. Gonzo says she better not pretend she doesn't know because he'll kick her out right now. "So do it," she retorts, "but I don't know, nobody knows." He wants to know what happened with the body. "I told you, Tomasa's kids threw it in the river and the current took it away, that's why it was never found." As Tomasa listens Gonzo tells Berta that Miranda knows about Fern but that Berta better not tell the other two sisters. "Count on me, you know how I adore your daughters," she says. Gonzo tells her he doesn't believe her sweet tone nor her stupid smile. He's different now and won't fall for her bull. "Fine," she answers," at last we can remove our masks." She suggests they maintain a united front against Fernanda but Gonzo says he's not interested in any alliance with her.

Miranda is still listening in horror as poor Alejandro is the victim of the longest car-jacking/robbery in history. Lots of yelling and threats, "Get out of the car!" "Help, they're attacking me!" "Alejandro, what's happening?" "Give us your keys and wallet! You're a dead man!" More yelling, then shots. Miranda shrieks, "Alejandro, Alejandro!"

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• According to ESMAS, there are seventeen episodes following tonight. But according to a starting date of October 3 for Mundo de Fieras, there are only nine slots left for the 17 episodes. What do you think?
  
  
• We left Veronica last night with her mouth open in horror that "her" mother Maite is actually Valeria's "real" mother. "Valeria gets everything and now she has my mother too." She becomes Vera, bares her fangs, blames everybody, and stomps around. Juanita ruefully tells Valeria she can't stay and chat - she'll have to chase after Veronica, since she promised Victor and Maite to watch over her.
  
  So Valeria goes back to the hacienda where the maid was hyperventilating about her absence, luckily beating Jacinta home.
  
  
• Jacinta was occupied elsewhere, trying to kill Andres. The promising young toreador Marcos was supposed to be showing off his skills against a cow, but Jacinta sidled around back and with the help of an accomplice opened the gate of an evil bull with very pointy horns instead. When Andres realizes the youth is in the ring with an evil bull, he jumps in and tries to control the situation but gets gored. They rush him to the hospital. Jacinta smiles.
  
  
• Jacaranda and Rafael get the keys to Victor's apartment. Their plan is to get Magdalena's letter and sell it to Jacinta, who will be mortified to discover the "loco" Veronica is her grand-daughter.
  
  Rafael overhears Guillermo and Mommy being subjected to a tirade from the brutal husband/father. "When are you coming home? The other children and our friends have been asking!" The shouting gets very heated and Mommy says "You are pathetic and ridiculous, you are a caricature of a macho man. I'll be filing for divorce."
  
  As the dad stomps off, Mommy says to Guillermo: "I felt safe and protected at your side. You are a real man!" Rafael then sidles up to the dad and says "I'm on your side. If you pay me well, I'll see to it that Victor and your son Guillermo are separated forever."
  
  
• Jacinta: "I felt the presence of God at my side when I opened the bull's door. He guided my hand, I was a divine instrument, just as when I sicced the bull on my husband and killed him." She's not so complacent when she gets home and finds Valeria has run to the hospital to see her wounded husband Andres. She sends Federico to fetch her back.
  
  
• All over town phones ring with the news that Andres has been hurt and may (of course) be dying. Valeria rushes in, Juanita comes, and Unibrow - who, dressed in an extra-large labcoat which is not at all flattering, had been at the lab analyzing Jacinta's drug stash - all join Dionisius and Maite and Victor in the hospital waiting room.
  
  The doctor says Andres will be ok. Unibrow goes in and reconciles with him (with Andres, not with the doctor). In the hallway, Valeria overhears the sobbing Bon-bon saying Andres is the love of her life and that when he recovers the two of them will go back to Spain. Valeria, despondent, is then willing to go back to the hacienda with Federico. Maite tries to talk to her but Valeria screams and rejects her.
  
  
• Jacinta: "Lord, I never ask for anything unjust. Don't let that wretch leave the hospital alive." She is so disappointed to hear, later, that he is out of danger. She yells at Valeria: "You're a mujerzuela just like your mother, the seed of sin is in your soul, you owe me everything and if I wanted to, I could take your life away." She also mutters: "He is alive - but not for long."
  
  
• The Maldonados get a minute or two of airtime, talking about a bracelet in an old picture (I think it's the one Jacinta had taken of herself and Adolfo). Sergio says "every time that bracelet was mentioned, my sister Jacinta got very nervous. And Remedios ended up with the bracelet."
  
  
• Since Andres is ok, Victor says he's got to go to Veronica - it turns out she fled back to Mexico City. She burst into his apartment, surprised Guillermo and Mommy, and locked herself in her room where she had a screaming match among her personalities. Vera triumphed and says, "I'm the strongest, it's only I who decide what happens, I'm not going to let that lousy Veronica come back." When Victor arrives she lets him in and sobs hysterically: "You're all that's left to me, I don't have to share you, nobody is going to come between us, I swear." No doubt thinking of Guillermo, Victor consternates.
  

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