Caray, Caray!

Gabriel tells MA that it is ironic now that there is no connection between him and Joselyn, she stills comes between them because MA is Joselyn’s sister and Gabriel says that he is incapable of causing a conflict between the two sisters.

Rodrigo has the hots for the exotic dancer in the blonde wig and mask. He tells her that he wants to talk to her when is finished with her performance. While Rodrigo leers, the dancer takes off her wig and mask and is revealed as Rodrigo’s wife, Diana. Rodrigo is impactado and Tiberio laughs like a lunatic.

Gabriel curses the destiny that has brought him and MA together and revealed their love but won’t let them be together. He walks away. There are tears and longings looks but he keeps going.

Diana tells Rodrigo that now she has humiliated him as he deserves. Tiberio rubs in Rogelio’s humiliation.

A woman tells Candelaria that she has seen Elsa going into a bad place. ‘Where? What place?’ begs Candelaria.

Luistito is playing with Cortito and some neighborhood kids. Joselyn comes in and chews Luisito out for slumming and for having guests without her permission. Gabriel interrupts her. He takes into in another room and scolds for locking Luisito up in his room as if it were a prison. ‘Speaking of prisons,’ says Gabriel, ‘that’s where you should be, not Federico.’ Gabe tells Joselyn that he believes that she killed Edgar. Gabe threatens to take what he knows to the judge to get custody of Luisito. But he won’t do it if Joselyn lets Luisitio be a normal kid with friends, etc. When he is gone, Joselyn vows to fight him with his own weapons. She does her evil smile.

Father Anselmo comes to visit MA. He admires her faith. The subject of Gabriel comes up. MA repeats the same ridiculous scruples she has about offending her nut-ball so-called sister.

Gabe goes to see Luisito and the kid tells him he need to find a woman and get married to be happy.

The taco restaurant contingent are going to seek better fortune in Monterrey. They wish a tearful goodbye to Cortito & Mayeya.

In the hospital, Leo is concerned that he can’t reach his mother on the phone. He is called to an emergency, however.

Alone in his apartment, Gabe recalls Luisito’s advice that he find a woman and marry her to be happy. Gabe tells himself that Luisito could never imagine that he has fallen in love with MA but he can’t have her. MA is also having a flashback to her conversation with Gabe. ‘No one can make her stop thinking about him,’ she tells herself.

Demian tells Regina that it hurts him that Gabriel continues to mistrust him. His only consolation is that Regina believes in him. Regina tells him that she has spoken with Gabriel when Demian was ill and Luisito was kidnapped. Demian asks her not to speak to Gabriel any further. Deiman will work on solving the problem between them.

Leo calls MA and tells her that he is concerned that his mother doesn’t answer the phone. MA promises to stop by and check on her. Leo can’t stop himself from telling MA that he thinks about her all the time.

Candelaria goes into the club and sees Elsa pole dancing. She is impactada. Candelaria gets up on the stage and yells at Elsa while the customers boo. Then she starts telling the patrons that they are wasting the money that they should be spending to put food on their families’ tables. She continues to try and get Elsa to leave.

MA reports to Leo that Candelaria went out and has not returned. Leo leaves the hospital to go find her. Meanwhile, El Mastin, the manager of the club, has come up onto the stage to try and get Candelaria off. Candelaria starts to hit him.

Miriam recruits Karen to infiltrate Otilia’s couture establishment and report on what she is creating. Karen agrees.

Candelaria is unsuccessful in getting Elsa to leave the club.

Tiberio encounters Belen in her pj’s in the front hall of the house. She tells him that Demian and Regina have gone out. ‘Then we are alone,’ says Tiberio. ‘No,’ says Belen, ‘Simona is in her room.’ ‘But her room is very far away,’ responds Tiberio and he grabs Belen. They are struggling and Belen is screaming when Simona appears with a bottle of wine held by the neck as a weapon. She orders Tiberio to let Belen go. He throws Belen down on the floor and then gets on top of her saying that she isn’t anything but a ‘cualquiera.’ This gives Simona the opportunity to brain him with the wine bottle. He rolls off Belen and the two women leave him unconscious on the floor with all the broken glass.

Leo bursts into Candelaria’s house where MA is waiting for him. They are about to go out looking for her when she staggers into the house. ‘I think I am going to die of hurt and shame, ‘says Candelaria, ‘I went to see your sister.’ ‘What has happened to her?’ asks Leo. Candelaria tells them that Elsa was dancing almost naked in front of a lot of men in a club run by El Mastin. Leo is impactado and is about to run there in a rage but Candelaria and MA persuade him not to go as it would just make things worse. Candelaria says that she needs him to be calm and help persuade Elsa to leave this ‘mal camino’ [bad road]. Leo agrees.

Demian goes to see Coyote in prison. Coyote starts off by saying that if he goes down so does Demian but Demian tells him that there is no proof that he was involved in Luisito’s kidnapping. As thanks for his service in the past, Demian will tell Coyote what he must do and Demian will hire a good lawyer to get Coyote out of prison. Coyote agrees. Demian says that he must change his statement to say that he doesn’t know Demian and that Demian had nothing to do with Luisito’s kidnapping. Coyote agrees. As Demain leaves the prison, he exchanges a significant glance with a mean-looking inmate who is tucking a big wad of cash in his shirt. The inmate says to himself that yes Coyote will be leaving the prison soon – in a coffin!

MA gets a job sewing for Otilia’s house of fashion.

Simona tells Regina that she and Belen have decided to leave her house and go live in the provinces. Simona says that it is because Belen doesn’t have a job but when Regina says that she can help Belen get one, Simona says that they have made their decision. Regina is sad to her go and they both cry.

Demian comes to Gabriel’s office and says that he reiterates his statement that he had nothing to do with Luisito’s kidnapping and he can prove it. ‘How?’ says Gabriel. ‘Come with me,’ says Demian.

MA pawns some jewelry to get money to buy a sewing machine so she can earn money sewing to help her father get his sight back.

Demian and Gabriel go to see Coyote in prison. Coyote swears that he lied when he said that Demian had given him the order to kidnap Luisito. He says that he initially accused Demian because he was refused a job in his company and that was the reason he kidnapped Luisito. Since it apparently doesn’t occur to Gabriel that Coyote could have been influenced by a powerful person like Demian to change his declaration, he is confounded.

Karen asks for a job in Otilia’s house of fashion. Otilia points out that she is in competition with Karen’s grandmother’s business. Karen swears that she isn’t like her mother and grandmother and really, really wants to work in Otilia’s shop. Otilia doesn’t appear to be convinced but she hires her anyway.

MA comes home with her sewing machine and tells Candelaria that she can do sewing after she finishes teaching to earn money for treatment for her father. Candelaria says that she already works so much. Clemente comes in and seems to be regaining some of his memory.

Delores tries to talk to Karen about her father but she isn’t interested. Delores asks for some time to try and get Karen to accept her and if she fails, she swears that she will leave Karen alone forever.

Miriam’s dress shop is not doing well and she and Joselyn are in financial trouble. Miriam tells Joselyn that they have to reduce their expenses. Joselyn is not to use her credit cards anymore. [They could save a lot if Josleyn stopped buying eye makeup.]

Clemente is sitting alone when he suddenly grabs his head and cries out. Then he says that he has remembered everything, absolutely everything!!!!
The credits roll.

Tomorrow: Will MA find out that Joselyn isn’t her sister or will Joselyn murder him first???

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...but is revived at the hands of one sexy fisherman with a great Argentinian accent - love him!

Oh, I missed putting this last part in the title? ;) Gotcha...

Whoops, forgot to mention earlier the new intro...hmm...It's nice to see something different. It's almost like a completely new novela now, just the same old characters. Well, thank goodness for that as we love them so much! Best of both worlds, really. I'm always bummed out when one ends and a new one begins because I'll miss the cast, but I like to see new locations, and we don't have this problem here. And yeah, the intro does seem to lay out a road map for what's coming up and spoils it for us, but alas, we're stuck I guess.

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Rafael is in bed Irma is asking him if he feels better, he said yes, my blood pressure just went up and that’s why I passed out. She tells him to rest.

Luigi says he’s going to need a double dose of cuddles from his Rulli so he can get rid of the impression he got when the light when on (he must be referring to seeing Rafael on the floor). Irma says he’s sleeping now so, Luigi you can go. He says he’s not going until he learns the gossip. She tells him that Rafael has been here for a few days and now that she knows he’s dying, and he passed out, she can’t kick him out. Luigi says so he’s in his final days. You have to tell me everything. I imagine this is your husband that left you. Yes, he is. She says, look you don’t really care about the gossip, you just want to stay with me, huh, thank you. Luigi smiles.

Lety is telling her mother on the phone that she just wants to go home. J- asks her if she is going to resign from her work. L says this isn’t her work. Tomas asks to speak with her. He asks her if she has sun-tanned and if she’s black now. She tells him she has barely even been out in the sun, and she hasn’t even swam in the ocean. The waves have only touched her feet. Tomas thinks that a good thing because that way the sharks won’t get agitated. He wants her to put in a good word for him with all the beauty queens and she tells him she’s not going to because she’s coming home tomorrow. Tomorrow? Tomas is impactado.

Lety goes to Carolina’s room. L-I’m sorry to bother you so late, but I want to go back to the City. Caro is impactada. L-This isn’t working, I’m not the person for this kind of work. Caro says she’ll decide that. We just got here! She admits that she brought her to get her away from all the Conceptos crap. Lety knows and appreciates this but she feels so out of place. The events need someone like you who can take charge and dominate everything. C-Who told you that you couldn’t adapt to this other kind of work. L- I told myself. I can’t be with these people and in this place obviously. C- That’s because you don’t want to, but nobody has rejected you here Lety, on the contrary. L- I WANT TO GO. Caro says ok. I guess you were right when you told me that I didn’t know that you were betraying me. Go pack your things and I’ll take you to the airport, she yells!

Luigi has stayed all night, and at breakfast tells Irma he can’t believe that Rafael returned after all these years. What a story. Irma says of all the conversations that they had since he came back he never told me he was so bad off, as to be dying and I treated him so badly. L-Well maybe he didn’t come looking for compassion, just for your pardon, or your love. She wonders what to do about him. Luigi tells her she essentially has some choices. Let him leave and be alone which would be cruel, or call the police and tell them a stranger has moved in, which would be about as cruel or….Irma interjects or I could have mercy on him and let him stay and die with dignity even though he caused us all to suffer so much. Luigi says that she knows what she’s doing. He then gets up and realizes that they need to get going. She feels bad that she wasted his time. He essentially tells her that he wouldn’t have left her alone all night here. He helps her clear the dishes and tells her she needs to stay healthy to resolve all of this. I will be very attentive to you. You just scream for me, no matter what you need.

Back in Acapulco Lety is writing FERNANDO in the sand and she finds a ring. She thinks she’ll marry the ocean then. I wanted to go home but instead I’m writing your name so I can forget you. She speaks the vows, and declares the husband the sea and herself the wife. She realizes that she better feel the sea since she just married it. So she starts walking towards it debating how far she should go in. She said she couldn’t go home without saying goodbye to ocean, after all they are married. Then she gets her shoes wet so she decides to just keep going in, saying how wonderful it is the whole way. She says she really like it, she’s about waist deep now. Very naïvely all of a sudden she says uh oh, here comes a wave, here comes a wave, then boom, she ducks under the water. Back in the City, Don Fer wakes up and screams LETY! He wonders where she is.

We then flash to the cuartel and Saimon at work, Marta is back and she’s breathing heavy. She wants to know what happened. PM recaps. So they speculate as to why Lety isn’t working here any more. Juanita, again as astute as ever, wonders what Lety has to do with the cancellation of the wedding. Lola assumes it’s because of an infidelity of Fer. Simon was at his computer class for one day and he couldn’t believe that all this happened while he was gone. He can’t believe that Don Fer isn’t president anymore.


Back in the ocean Lety is flailing about in the white wash, and a man with a white strapped mask swims in to save her. He pulls her out of the waves, but the mask is now missing. Hmm…..my reception isn’t that great, but I didn’t see him take it off…..nor is it in his hand, can anyone else confirm? Well, we finally see the masked man’s face at least, though I had no problem what so ever looking at his back side, even if he was in cut offs…:)

Back at Irma’s house she asks Rafael if he’s seen a doctor and he said yes, the one that wrote the prescription for high blood pressure. Irma tells him to take a bath and she’ll make breakfast and go with him to see a doctor. He tells her not to trouble herself over him. I’m sure this might anger some people, but I think I’d end up doing the same thing after all that time too, I'm just not that mean.

Back at Conceptos the conversation continues, Simon wonders who will be president now, and they tell him Humberto, they continue gossiping about this including that if they kicked him out of the presidency he must have screwed something up with the business just as Don Fer walks up behind them, so they pretend they are talking about a telenovela instead of his life. He doesn’t look like he buys it, but he humors them to ask if any of the ladies have seen Lety. They all answer including Saimon. Don Fer remarks that he said ladies, not men, but ok, he guesses Saimon is part of the cuartel too. Saimon says yes, and no he hasn’t seen her. Sara tells him that they called her house but were told she went out of the City, and Robopop wouldn’t tell them where, and scolded them not to keep calling. Fer says that if she calls anyone of them that they should pass her call along to him and they should let him know if they find out where she is. They agree.

Just then Abitchita shows up and says good morning. Don Fer says better to say good night considering how late you’ve arrived. She wants to speak with him in private. He wants to know what she wants. She tells him since he’s not the president any more, nor is he her boss, he can’t yell at her anymore. Now Don Humberto is the new president so she answers to him. Don Fer takes the opportunity to remind her that Humb isn’t a new president since he was president before; he’s only reclaimed the presidency. And too, unfortunately for her, Fer is still a shareholder and in the organizational chart, the shareholder is above a secretary. Above, below, above, below. So you see, I can yell at you anytime I please. She tells him he’s a shareholder of what, nothing since he encumbered the entire business. She’s not that ignorant, she had six semesters…….yeah, yeah, yeah. This pisses him off and he tells her that she is vile, gossipy, and capable of doing whatever it takes to get her things, even if she doesn’t end up getting them. She silently storms off. He says she’s gone now, and even though I’m no longer president, don’t you think you all should get to work?

Rafael is surprised that Irma will help him, she says she’s not doing anything she wouldn’t do for anyone else in the same position. He said even for the father of your children. She says we’ll talk about that another time. He said if you really want to help me can I stay here for a little while? Just a little while? She says she’s leaving for work now, but she is leaving the key with the neighbor and she can advise me if you aren’t feeling well.

Back at Conceptos Saimon and Fer have a heart to heart. Saimon tells Fer he’s sorry about the committee’s decision, and that as far as he’s concerned Fer is still president and he won’t recognize him any other way. Even though he’s never said it before he tells Fer he is his idol and he cares for him a lot. Fer too, but he is worried about how he will treat the new president. Saimon says don’t worry a man’s loyalty isn’t divided, rather it multiplies so his heart is big enough to have room for two strong great presidents. Fer - I don’t even have a badge, so I probably won’t even need to ask you for anything, but surely now my father will ask you to deliver things. Saimon said, well he’ll still carry Fer in his heart. Fer thanks him and PM is touched by this display. I’m sure he scored points with both.

We go back to el Mar where the mask appears again at the neck of the savior as he carries Lety out of the ocean. He lays her on the sand and begins CPR. She doesn’t react….

Fer is now in his office telling himself how awful he feels inside that this isn’t his office nor is Lety here.

Back to el Mar. She’s not reacting, …oh, wait, she does, she spits water in her savior’s face, how gracious. The savior thanks the sea for returning her with life. He asks her if she is ok, and tells her to breathe, he gives her a hug and tells her to thank the sea. She finally speaks and asks after her glasses. He thinks no, they are probably the toll she’s going to pay the ocean for giving her back safe and sound. She says she needs them or she can’t see anything. He said not me? She says no. He said try mine, he holds up the mask to her face, she says that’s not funny and she still can’t see. He says ok, nevermind then, come on let’s go sit down on the boat, and keep breathing. He tells her to calm down and that she’s walking kind of funny. She says she’s still dizzy. He starts to take off her shoes and she gets freaked out. He tells her to calm down and take off her stockings and he turns around so as not to look, but he tells her to hurry up. She gives them to him. He said he could try to look for her glasses but it’s very difficult and he can’t guarantee anything. She begs him please to look for them. He tells her he thinks it’s incredible that she’s so worried about her glasses when she should be thankful for having her life. You are alive! She says yeah my heart is beating, huh. He says and really strongly too. It’s very beautiful. I was listening, like little watch ticks. He tells her to look at it this way. You have been given another chance to continue enjoying life and to be happy, to keep fighting, suffering… Take advantage of that and be happy. I don’t understand what suffering has to do with being happy.


Life and suffering walk hand in hand. Sometimes to suffer is to learn a lesson. That way you can value life much more. She’s says you’ll really end up swimming around to look for my glasses? He says no. She implores him that they are a part of her life, that without them she can’t see a thing. He tells her there are other ways to see, not just with your eyes, but also with your body. She tells him she has to do something very important and she’ll be right back. While she is gone, he wonders what she wrote in the dirt and he sees that it’s FERNANDO.

She thinks she sees Caro up at the cabana and in fact Caro is there on the phone asking a coworker to find her another assistant. Lety walks up to her and tells her she was going to drown but a man saved her and right now he’s looking for her glasses and she’s glad to be alive and she asks to leave her sweater to dry and she decided to now stay and continue working for Caro. Caro tells her this isn’t a game. Lety says she knows and the guy that pulled me out of the ocean made me think, he made me think about myself, that I should value my life… Caro asks her if he gave her permission to live? She says she doesn’t know, doesn’t know, doesn’t know, but I also want to say that the hardworking and responsible Lety that you brought to Acapulco, well, you need me, and I’m going to do as I promised. Caro asks her how sarcastically, if these aren’t her people or her kind of place. Lety says Conceptos wasn’t either but she tolerated them for a pretty long while.

At Conceptos Luigi in a Target commercial copy cat shirt (Big multicolorful pseudo bull’s-eyes) waltzes in to ask if anyone has heard anything from Irmita. Fernando sees him and says he’s heard about Ricky’s commercial request and asks if he’s started on the lemon soda campaign yet. Luigi blows him off and says he’s worried because he called Irma and she didn’t answer and he wonders if anyone heard him ask about Irma. Fer tells him he’s talking to him, and wants to know about the project. Luigi says oh did this young man just say something to me? Fer says yes this young man wants to know about the lemon soda project. Luigi replies that this information is confidential and he can only discuss it with the president.

Back in Aca. Lety says she can’t fail her nor abandon her. You trusted me. Caro tells her that her problem is not that she feels out of place. You always felt out of place. There’s really no difference between here and Conceptos. There were beautiful people, parties, etc. there too. Lety agrees, so then?

Caro tells her that her pain is the problem, that she hasn’t gotten over Fernando. Lety says, yes it’s like my shadow. C- take the morning off and reflect upon what all happened. Besides you almost drowned. Lety says but I didn’t, and you need me. The event is in the evening so don’t worry about it, I’ll take care of the girls until then. She tells her she’s an angel, and notes her last name. She goes to see if he’s found her glasses. Caro tells her to be careful of the waves. Lety says yes, I won’t go in now, she says she was rolling and rolling and she thinks maybe it was the shoes. Caro wonders who this man that saved her might be. She thinks it’s a signal that something positive will come out of all this.


Lety sees that the ocean took “FERNANDO” and she seems happy about this. Lety goes to look for her “Senor” she thinks he didn’t find the glasses and left already. He walks up behind her. He begs her to come see what he found. She tells herself, man, this guy is very agile and fast, always running and swimming around in the ocean and everything. He seems like a boy even at this age. The savior tells her look what I found L - oh what a wonderful lobster, congratulations. [Are there lobsters in Acapulco?] He says no, your precious glasses. I thought they were lost forever. He puts them on to see things from her point of view and asks her how he looks. She thinks he looks like a professor. She puts them on but they are so dirty she still can’t see well, but she does see that he has a beautiful smile. [Boy does he ever, I am so excited to be finally seeing him in this telenovela, he’s my favorite!!] She thanks him so much for finding them. He tells her not to thank him, instead thank life. Be thankful for life, for the one who put me here. She thanks everything. He says he would rather relieve her heart. I heard you talking about your sadness and your great pain yesterday and I want to help.

Fernando yells back at Luigi, oh what character; try not to disrespect me in front of these ladies, will you please. Is this like a sport to you acting like you are above me?
Luigi says I won’t deny I would love to be above you, but Marcia is my very good friend and I won’t go against respecting her. Fer says listen, he’s still coming to the office every day and he’ll be here for another 6 mos still supervising negotiations etc. So you’ll have to report to me whether you like it or not. Luigi says so you are going to continue insisting on this kind of work, you want me to continuing telling the hornita orrinca what’s going on? F- Lety won’t be coming back here. He tells him to stop speaking badly of Lety. Luigi trys to make a joke to the cuartel to call security because some crazy guy has come in and seems to have made themselves president. No one is playing his game and no one laughs.

Back at the beach, L-I can’t even be mad at you, for everything I listened to, you did something huge for me. He said so don’t be mad then. Ok? He said there are some places, some villages that believe when a person saves the life of another they become brothers. Their spirits become brothers. Spiritual brothers. L- how? He says well they unite as if they became one. He holds up his pendant. She thinks they are odd beliefs. She asks him to help take off the ring she found; she puts it on the other hand. She insists those beliefs are odd and have nothing to do with them here on the beach. He tells her it’s been a great pleasure to meet you. You are really a beautiful person. He walks away and she calls after him, Mister. He says, I’m Aldo. L-Good to meet you Don Aldo. A- No, just Aldo. [Thank goodness he insisted on this. It always bothered me how Lety kept calling Fer “Don” even in private after they slept together for pete’s sakes. You’d think he’d have insisted otherwise, too. To me that was a sure sign of an unequal relationship.] I’m Leticia Padilla Solis, everyone calls me Lety. A- Nice to meet you LETICIA. She says what a beautiful smile you have. Ohhhh, welcome to this telenovela finally, Aldo!!!!!

Hey, just a small personal side note, if anyone has seen or sees the Pursuit of Happyness, I’m in the movie. It was great fun and it turned out well, in fact, Will's likely up for an Oscar! I definitely recommend it-hope you enjoy!

Feliz Navidad a Todos!!!!!!

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EPISODE 8:
Pedro says that they know what Angelita was telling them and that Alberto just doesn't understand. He hugs both Mama Reina and Veronica.

Angelita and Rodo walk through town.

Yolanda plots with her mom and dad against Matilde. She is going out to eat with Sebastian - Mom and dad question her about his intentions. She says not to worry about Matilde, everything is under control. She leaves for her date.

Sebastian speaks on the phone with head chef Casimiro about the evening's menu for his special date with Yolanda. After Casimiro hangs up, Alejandra whines about being able to leave early, because of her ill son. Casimiro gives her some advice.

Alejandra's son is at home alone; he has an epileptic seizure.

Nati brings a tray of food to Matilde's room - Matilde isn't very hungry - Nati tells her the food on the tray - Matilde's interest peaks with the mention of pastries. Matilde asks where her guests are - Nati tells her that Yolanda had sent them away.

That night, Angelita and Rodo are sitting on a bench in the square, talking. Nearby, Sebastian and Yolanda meet to walk through square to the restaurant for dinner.

Alejandra is done with her work, so she leaves for the night just as Sebastian and Yolanda arrive. Yolanda isn't at all impressed with the choice of restaurants.

Rodo and Angelita see Pancho walking through the square with two men - Rodo fakes a choking attack - Angelita acts scared and runs over to Pancho, Alberto and Mauricio to ask them for help. Alberto and Mauricio are more interested in finding a restaurant for dinner than in helping, so they leave. Pancho stays to help Rodo and talk with Angelita - he offers to take them to dinner at the restaurant.

Alejandra arrives home to her son, who is in bed. He gazes at the photos on her dressing table mirror as she rushes around getting changed for her night job. He asks why she has to leave - she explains it is for money to pay for his medicine. He tells her about his day and his car washing. They talk briefly. She tells him to stay in the apartment and stay safe as she leaves for work.

As Casimiro waits on Sebastian and Yolanda, Pancho and Angelita help Rodo sit down at a table near the door. Casimiro walks over to the table - Pancho orders tacos for them. Casimiro goes to fill the order. Pancho excuses himself from the table when he sees Alberto and Mauricio sitting at another table in the restaurant. Pancho goes to talk with them about the search.

The son has another seizure - Alejandra returns to give him his medicine and pray.

Pancho is disgusted as he watches Alberto and Mauricio eat. Pancho wants to quit at once, but Alberto reminds him about the contract and the truck. Pancho doesn't like it but agrees to stay on. He also is disgusted by Mauricio's rude attitude.

Yolanda is disgusted by the sight of Angelita and Rodo in the restaurant, and tells Sebastian who the "nacos" are. She is insulting and doesn't want them there. He says they aren't causing anyone any harm. She wants him to use his position and power to force them to leave. He refuses. Yolanda uses sweet talk to convince Sebastian otherwise.

Alejandra's son is better. He realizes that his mom returned just give him his medicine. He is disappointed that she can't stay. She puts him back in bed, and stays to comfort him.

Sebastian approaches the table and asks Pancho, Angelita and Rodo for IDs. Pancho defends his friends Angelita and Rodo. Alberto and Mauricio come over to the table - Alberto asks if his associate Pancho is causing any problems. Mauricio grabs Pancho by the arms and pulls him out of the restaurant. Alberto mentions a business opportunity he wants to discuss with Sebastian. Yolanda smiles at the activity. Angelita thanks Casimiro for his hospitality and kindness, as she and Rodo start to leave, she asks Casimiro to watch their box for them. She and Rodo leave with Sebastian. Soon afterwards, Yolanda leaves.

Alejandra and her son are fast asleep.

Sebastian escorts Angelita and Rodo to the jail cell. Rodo goes in and complains of the cold, his aches and pains. Angelita quietly tries to convince Sebastian to help them. He closes the door and leaves them both in the cell.

Yolanda visits Matilde in her room. Matilde is worried about her guests. Yolanda consoles her and tells her they will survive, there is nothing to worry about. Matilde is still concerned. Yolanda promises to look into it, then she brings up Matilde's dead son Alfonso again before leaving the room.

In the hotel room, Alberto, Mauricio and Pancho discuss what happened at the restaurant. Pancho is hungry, he didn't have any dinner, and wants to leave. Mauricio stands in front of the door, impeding from leaving. Pancho questions why block the door? Is he being held hostage against his will? Mauricio moves out of the way and Pancho leaves. Mauricio doesn't understand why they need Pancho's help - Alberto explains to him that Pancho knows the identities of Angelita and Rodito.

Sebastian returns to the restaurant and talks with Casimiro. Padre Miguel soon enters and joins Sebastian and Casimiro at the bar and then a table. Casimiro gets Padre some coffee, as Padro starts to tell Sebastian and Casimiro how rough his day has been. Sebastian can empathize, he has had an equally hard day. Before Sebastian leaves, he asks about Alejandra the waitress - Casimiro responds. Sebastian leaves and Padre and Casimiro talk and start playing a game of chess.

Pancho walks by a corner nightclub. The owner host is trying desperately to convince Pancho to go inside - Pancho adamantly refuses, he just wants to go to a restaurant for something to eat. Pancho leaves - one of the night club dancers comes out to tell the owner that Alejandra still hasn't shown up.

Alejandra wakes up and she goes to look in the mirror to fix her hair and make-up. She notices the hand-drawn angel in yellow on her dress. She is curious how it got there - she looks at her son still sleeping and picks up her things and sneaks out without waking her son. Her son wakes up and looks around the room for his mother.

Mauricio is working at his laptop computer and the clicking is keeping Pancho awake. Mauricio explains it is investment work for Don Alberto - Pancho is still annoyed. Mauricio reminds Pancho that Alberto is his boss now too. Pancho would rather work for money honestly and have that money in his hand than on a computer. Mauricio defends Alberto's investments. They discuss Pancho making more drawings to help in their search.

Sebastian meets with Angelita and Rodo in his office. Before they leave, Rodo mentions he wants his teddy bear Gabriel, and Angelita tells him the bear is safe and in good hands. Sebastian offers assitance to them in anyway. Angelita says thank you and she and Rodo leave.

Alejandra's son asks Casimiro what is in the box? Casimiro doesn't know - just that a lady left it there last night for safe-keeping. Alejandra and her son open the box and find Gabriel the teddy bear inside - Casimiro and Alejandra are curious to the reason it is in the box. The son keeps the bear and hugs it. Casimiro remarks about the angel Alejandra has on her apron. Alejandra says it just appeared recently.

Padre Miguel is in his office, looking at his chess board and talking to his statue of Jesus on the cross. He walks over and kneels down to pray out loud for guidance and advice. Soon after, Angelita and Rodo walk into the office and tell Padre Miguel that they want to help him. Padre finishes the statement with "help with the kids." Angelita quickly agrees to the statement addition. Padre notes how quiet Rodo is - Rodo says he isn't quiet, he is a man of few words. Padre escorts them out to go visit someone special.

Alberto and Mauricio talk with Sebastian in his office. They discuss the profitable business deal Alberto proposes. Yolanda walks in and interrupts. She insults Sebastian by telling Alberto and Mauricio that they should be talking with her aunt Matilde. Sebastian is insulted by Yolanda's rudeness. Mauricio and Alberto agree to meet Yolanda's aunt Matilde at their home for dinner.

Pancho sits at the restaurant making his drawings of little Angelita, Rodito and Gabriel the bear. Alejandra's son comes over, still hugging Gabriel, and asks Pancho what he is doing. Pancho explains the drawings without flinching or looking at the boy. The boy asks if the bear is like the one he has. Pancho looks up and recognizes the bear. Pancho is so excited that he thinks the boy is Rodito in a different body. Alejandra runs over to see what is the matter - Pancho on his knees with the boy, looks up and thinks Alejandra is Angelita. They just stare at Pancho.

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Florencia's coffin stands highlighted in a stark landscape. It is attended by a weeping Miranda holding bebe Enrique. Padre Santiago tries to comfort her while Fabricio sobs and Alejandro watches.

Miranda says that Florencia didn't get to see her baby before she died, that's what gives her the most pain. She runs through the list of those she loved who have passed away...Tomasa (fell down stairs thanks to Bertha), Papa Gonzalo (shot dead by Bertha), and now Florencia (blame Bertha). Luckily she didn't know Lasagna better (shared blame between Bertha and Cesar), Tomasa's sons (also Bertha) and Florencia's European doctors (yep, Bertha) or she would really be crying.

Tally so far Victims = 0, Bertha = 8, unless I have forgotten somebody. Do we add Alfredo Luque to the tally? Even though she shot him in the back she didn't kill him...immediately that is. Anyway, back to the recap...

Al (who, by the way, looks smashing in black though perhaps a bit like Blonde, James Blonde) tries to console Miranda, "The important thing is that we're together my love." Ha! She's not biting, "Don't call me My Love." She doesn't want to deal with the "us" issue, it's all she can do to think about her loss and take care of Enrique and Fabricio who is destroyed, just look at him. Camera pan to Fab, weeping and destroyed.

Fab embraces Miranda holding Enrique. Al scowls. He thought bubbles "Dear God take away these stupid thoughts I'm having about them." Serves you right, blondie.

Santiago begins the service. Flor's friends and family are graveside and Fernanda's arms are around her two remaining daughters. The camera pans up to Cesar and Bertha who observe unseen from the hillside. As Santiago speaks of salvation Cesar comments that his soul can still be saved "but what about you Bertha, how many deaths have you caused?" See current tally above.

Fab refuses to let go of the coffin although he's happy enough to let Miranda take Enrique off his hands.

At Carola's apartment she, Raul and Veronica are talking about Renata and Juan. Veronica says Renata was hiding out at her house after she left Valle Bravo. Now she (Renata) is upset and guilty to have missed Flor's rosary. Carola seems to think that since Renata spent the weekend with Juan then abandoned him that their divorce is imminent. Veronica and Raul are doubtful and tell her so. Veronica says she's not trying to hurt Carola, she's just trying to be honest and up front. (NOTE: whenever someone says that, they are about to deliberately hurt you.)

Liliana tells Sofia that she will see her at school but Sofia wants Al to pick her up. She told her friends that her papa is coming for her today. Lil says Sofia shouldn't be such a liar. Sofia says if she had a daddy then she wouldn't have to lie, so there. Lil tries to call Al but no answer. "I'll bet he's with HER and she asked him to turn his phone off." Sounds like Lil is starting to get a little possessive.

Al and Luciano try to console Fabricio but he is inconsolable. Al calls him brother and tells him to be strong for his son and Flor's memory.

Miranda, still at the funeral, scolds Renata for going AWOL at the very time Flor was sickest, what was she thinking? Renata cries hysterically and says she'll never forgive herself for not saying goodbye to Flor. She was at Veronica's house because she needed to talk to somebody. (Veronica????) Miranda says they were all worried when Juan reported that she left Valle Bravo and she wouldn't answer her phone. Fernanda imagined the worst. Renata begs her sister's forgiveness. Miranda says they will talk later.

The camera pauses on every face at Florencia's funeral. They are all sad or weeping, even Cesar, all that is except Bertha who wears gigantic sunglasses and no expression at all.

Carola tells Raul and Veronica that Juan was imprudent to take Renata away for the weekend when Flor was at her sickest. Veronica says Renata was at fault for hiding out at her house and turning off her phone, but what Renata REALLY feels guilty about is that she slept with Cesar in New York. (Whoaaaa! Way to spill the beans...FRIEND.)

Carola, who takes every opportunity to remind the world that she used to (very recently) be a whore, is thrilled to be able to compare herself to Renata, "I had sex out of necessity, Renata did it for designer clothes and a life of luxury. We're the same but the only difference is geography. I sold myself in dives and she sold herself in 5th Avenue boutiques." Carola, shut up now before that stupid stick beats you to death.

Raul doesn't look convinced but Carola feels triumphant after her asinine tirade.

Sofia the cute but bratty kid refuses to go to school until Lil promises to call Al. Remind me, who is the mother and who is the kid?

One by one Flor's friends and family throw a white rose into her grave.

Cesar asks Bertha what she intends to do about Nuria. Bertha doesn't know but whatever it is needs to be done quickly, if Nuria denounces them they are lost. Cesar gets a munched up piggy face, "What do you mean US?" "Yep, you're in the middle of this too," says Bertha. Cesar says their current mess is stupid old Santiago's fault. He rescued Nuria and brought the police and scandal down upon the school resulting in disgrace for all. And those crazy ladies weren't even real nuns! Bertha claims she just found out too (lie); too bad because they were great allies.

Cesar says it's time to throw their flowers and have a thought of Florencia. Bertha vividly recalls her last conversation with Florencia. Take Flor's deathbed green pallor, add the green hue from the flashback, and poor Flor looks quite Grinchy. Bertha tells Cesar her last conversation with Flor was terrible, "It's what killed Florencia, now let's get the hell out of this circus."

At the end of the commercial break they show a montage of Bertha and Cesar's huge heads transposed over Lasagna's body and Al crying over her coffin while the words HATE and VENGEANCE flash on the screen.

Surprise! Carola says she's going to blab to Juan about Renata doing the horizontal bop with Cesar. Raul's not happy, he says in the best case Juan will kill Cesar. Carola says, "And in the worst case he'll kill them both." Veronica says "Great, he'll go to jail for your stupid imprudence." Hmmmm, whose stupid imprudence?

Veronica tells Carola that Renata said when they were at Valle Bravo she spent a marvelous night of love in Juan's arms. Carola says she believes it because SHE TOO felt the same thing with Juan, so ha! Veronica and Raul are impactados at this news.

Vicente calls Lil to tell her of Flor's death. She asks him to tell Al that Chaquiras and Rafias will be set free tomorrow. Also, she has discovered the origin of the gun used to kill Gonzo.

Lil calls her friend Marisol because she has "a ball of knots in her head that she can't untangle." She says Sofia has been hell all weekend with this Al-is-my-daddy biz. Her friend Marisol tells her to make a play for Al. A man is never so vulnerable as when he is grieving. It's now or never. (Are we in some alternate universe where girlfriends give each other THE WORST possible advice and tell them things that are guaranteed to screw up their lives, possibly forever?)

Veronica snickers about Juan not being a complete gentleman. Carola admits that she believes Juan was imagining Renata in her place when he was with her. Carola wants to change the subject and walks into the bedroom. Suddenly Sanson walks in and demands to know where Carola is. Raul says he doesn't know. Sanson doesn't believe him but neither does he search the apartment or even look behind the closest door, the one that Carola is peeping around.

Back in the empty San Llorente house Flor's family wonders where Nuria is. Everybody thought she was with somebody else but nobody knows where she is. Miranda is very worried and hopes Cesar and Bertha haven't done anything to her.

Renata says she saw Nuria after Cesar left in his truck. Al says maybe she escaped. Fabricio and Renata are glad she's gone because she kidnapped Enrique and contributed to Flor's death. The family seems to be taking sides for and against Nuria.

The telephone rings and Renata thinks it might be Nuria but no, it's somebody asking for Flor. "You're asking about what? Huh????" asks Renata. "I'm sorry, she passed away but the SON of Alfredo Luque is here. Would you like to speak to...hello? Hello?" They hang up. Alejandro wonders who it could have been.

Sanson is mean and nasty and punches Raul in the mouth. He demands to know where Carola is. Then he asks Raul if he tipped off the cops about the bank robbery way back when. No? Well if it wasn't Raul then it must have been Carola. Carola hides while Sanson threatens Raul. (slap, slap) "Tell your brother Juan that Sanson is back and that I like his old lady; (slap, slap) I'll settle the matter of my brother's death with her, got it?" (slap, slap) Veronica, trying to help Juan, sticks her face into their business. One look at her mug and Sanson is off like a shot. At least that's what it seemed like.

Al wonders why the Italian authorities want samples of Florencia's and Enrique's DNA. Maybe to prove they are Alfredo's daughter and grandson? Nah, nobody in Italy knew he had another daughter, nobody except...Bertha! She must be behind this! He needs to get a hold of Luciano so they can review and protect Alfredo's will.

Juan consoles Fabricio by letting him rant about his favorite subject, Fabricio. Juan is sympathetic and they bond with a man-hug as Fab weeps.

During the commercial Lety la Fea weeps for Fernando while he cries over his screen-saver of her. I'm sad for them and I don't even watch the show. Gosh, I hope those sweet kids work it out.

Renata is wracked with guilt and wants Fernanda to yell at her for not saying goodbye to Flor. Fern says there is never enough time to say goodbye to those we love. Renata, beginning to squeak hysterically,insists. Fern refuses, she waited too long to be united with her daughters, she lost Flor and she's not going to lose Renata or Miranda. Renata opens the floodgates and my boyfriend off in another room begs me to mute the TV, it seems Renata is giving him a headache. We continue with closed captioning only.

Renata says Fern may forgive her but she doesn't forgive herself. Flor told her that she hated looking pale and sickly, after she died she wanted Renata to make sure she was made up to be beautiful and wearing earrings that her papa Gonzo gave her. Renata failed her. Renata is really going to town on the crying which I know is supposed to be sad, but is kind of funny with the sound muted. Fern tries to calm her down.

Juan arrives and wants to take her for a stroll to the library, but is it still a library if all the books are gone? I digress.

Juan asks Renata why she left Valle Bravo. She asks about the divorce. Juan says forget it, she's a liar because she still loves him so no divorce. He says her lips say one thing but her body says another. Renata says she intends to continue their separation. Juan tells her to open her eyes, he's richer than she is now. (Mild gloating from Juan.) "You have always been richer than I," she responds. Ooh, smack down.

She asks him why he's humiliating himself like this. He says that true love is stronger than any old humiliation. Good parry Juan! But Renata goes for the thrust, she cries "No more, listen to me, no more!" Her words falter but she summons up resolve, "In New York, I...I...I made it with Cesar!"

Juan is impactado and her words echo in his head, "With Cesar...with Cesar...with Cesar!"

Tomorrow: Al can't control his jealousy over Miranda and Fabricio, heh heh.

Dear friends, fellow recappers and beloved readers: The scintillating Chris (Ferro) will recap for me next Tuesday while I have the week off warming my toes in tropical seas. Thank you Chris, for doing the Heridas double-down next week. I sincerely hope each and every one of you manages to squeeze as much enjoyment out of the holiday season as possible!!

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Caro, Lety and Alex eat dinner with the bellezas (beauties). Caro tells Lety that the chef is very special, and they’ll get to work closely with him because they are in charge of the bellezas' diet. Alex excuses himself to go talk with the cameramen. Seeing the miserable look on Lety’s face, Caro guesses that Lety is thinking about Fern.

At the office, Luigi is talking to Ricky Armstrong on the phone. Irmita is nearby, hoping that her mumbling, bumbling ex-husband Rafael has left her house. Luigi hangs up and complains that since all the executives are missing, he has to take care of all the business around here. Turns out Ricky wants another commercial; this time for a new lemon soda. But he says now it’s time to go home. Irma wants to keep working. Luigi sees through her and demands to know why she doesn’t want to leave.

Fernando is in a trendy looking bar, of which 90% is filled by bellezas in skimpy night-clubbing outfits. Of course, Fern is not interested in the bellezas. He’s consumed by his achy-breaky-heartbreak. He says aloud that he is living a nightmare. Music that sounds like a videogame soundtrack blares. Just then Omar walks in. He flirts with the bellezas as he makes his way to Fern. “Hello, my ex-president!” Fern tells him to shut up, he’s not in the mood for Omar’s teasing. Omar asks about Lety. Fern says he didn’t find her because she’s gone away.

The cuartel remarks that the office seems so empty without Lety. Irma and Luigi walk into the lobby, still quibbling about why Irma doesn’t want to leave. Luigi is suspicious.

Fern orders another drink. He says that Lety left specific instructions for her family to not say where she went. Omar exclaims that she “escaped.” Fern shoots back that she did not “escape,” she “disappeared.” Omar is suspicious of her intentions. Fern says that if Omar is insinuating that Lety left because she wants to take over the company, then he’s wrong, because she left paperwork surrendering both Conceptos and Filmo Imagen back to them. Omar is still suspicious. Behind Fern, two bellezas giggle (trying to get their attention, I think). Fern turns around and gives them an annoyed what-the-hell-is-your-problem look before turning back to his drink.

Lety is still looking unbearably unhappy. She asks Caro if she (Lety) can go. She’s having a very difficult time expressing herself, and finally says she wants to be alone to think. Caro agrees and gets up, gives the bellezas some instructions for tomorrow morning, tells them to go straight to bed, and forbids them from having dessert... The bellezas whine a bit. Lety whines a lot. She mumbles to herself, “this is not my world.”

Fern tells Omar what we’ve all known all along: It’s all Omar’s fault! Omar is astounded “Who, me?” [Yes you, that’s why you are Omar the Imbecile!] Fern points out that it was Omar who came up with the strategy of seducing Lety to prevent Tomas from stealing the company. Furthermore, it was Omar who wrote that cursedLetter. Omar points out what we’ve also known all along, but which we’ve [well, at least I have] been in denial about: Fern is the master of his own will, he made his own decisions, so it’s all his fault [Damn you, Omar! You pick now to start making sense?].

Alicia and Marcia arrive Marcia’s apartment, and Alicia immediately asks for a drink. Marcia is not in the mood to play the gracious hostess, so Alicia goes to serve herself. She says she’s steaming mad (presumably about Tomas and her car) and that after the day she’s had, she really needs a drink to be able to sleep. Marcia says that if Alicia needs a drink, then she (Marcia) needs a bottle.

Fern appraises his woman troubles. Lety has left and Marcia detests him. He thinks that it wouldn’t surprise him if Lety did want to keep the company; as a matter of fact, she should get to keep it, after what they’ve put her through. They go back and forth about who’s fault it is. Omar reiterates that Fern accepted this perverted game because he is as paranoid, if not more so, than Omar. What's more, Fern is an intelligent person and is solely responsible for his choices.

Marcia says she can just imagine what people will say. Alicia unhelpfully agrees. She gives thanks that she had not bough a wedding gift yet (Aha! She said earlier that she had already made payments on the gift.) She assumes that the wedding is postponed, not cancelled, and asks when the new date is. Marcia assures Alicia that the cancellation is final.

A poppy piano number plays at the club, and Omar tells Fern he’s drinking too much and acting weird. Omar suggests that it’s time to go home. Fern disagrees, he’s staying put. Omar invites Fern to go back to Omar’s place, but Fern says he’s going back to the office. Omar thinks that’s weird but Fern gets feisty, so Omar simply tells Fern to remember that they are friends, no matter what. He give Fern a manly pat on the back and leaves.

Alicia tells Marcia that she can’t let Fern go, because guys like him aren’t waiting around every corner. He’s handsome, he’s from a good family, and her has *mucho dinero*; not like some people who are vividores [interesting word, my dictionary says it means resourceful/enterprising but also sponger/parasite], of which she has been a victim. She advises Marcia to wait a few days, then forgive Fern and set a new date. Marcia looks distraught.

Good thing Omar left, because it’s Cherry Garcia and Kleenex time. A band, Angels [which the singer pronounces in English; I wonder if they did that as a nod to Saimon Joseph, who insists on pronouncing his name in English] comes onstage at the club and plays one of the theme songs, Dueña De Mi Vida [Owner Of My Life… I thought someone had translated it but I can’t seem to find it…. help!] In any case, the song is very poignant and Fern, looking a little tipsy, thought-bubbles a collage of good times and bad times with Lety, and tears fall from his luscious eyelashes.

Marcia tells Alicia that today’s events at the meeting were like a miracle for Fern. He avoided the drama of having to cancel the wedding himself. In that case, Alicia suggests plan B: if he does not want to get back together with her, she should beg and plead, otherwise, in a very short time Marcia will begin to look like an old maid. Marcia says she will never beg him to marry her, and she will not make him marry her against his will.

Luigi takes Irmita home. She doesn’t want to let him in but he insists on finding out what’s bugging her. She confesses that there is a ghost in her house. Luigi gets scared and wants to take her home to his place instead. He asks for something to calm his nerves. She goes to the darkened kitchen to get it, but upon walking in finds Rafael sprawled on the kitchen floor. She cries for Luigi, which spooks him even more. Luigi rushes in and turns on the light, “So this is your ghost?”

Fern is now back at the office [Celso is still standing guard outside; poor guy never gets to go home!]. Fern looks at Lety on his Mac screen. He touches her image, “Lety, I miss you. I need you so much, Lety.”

Alicia asks if Fern is with his other woman right now. Marcia doubts it. Alicia wants to know who it is. Marcia has trouble getting the words out, “The miserable woman is Leticia Padilla Solis.” Alicia is impactada. She can’t believe it. Marcia assures her it’s true. Alicia says she feels nauseous. She asks if this means that Fern kissed Lety. Marcia says if only that were all.

Caro and Lety return to their cabanas. Lety lights her candle and remembers Caro’s advise that fire purifies the soul.

Another candle glows in a another dark room and a phone rings. The answering machine greeting says that Aldo Gomenzain is unavailable. The fisherman walks in but doesn’t answer the phone. The caller leaves a message saying that they are waiting for Aldo at the bar. It’s been two years since he honored them with his presence.

Alicia still can’t believe it Lety is Fern's othe woman. To convince her, Marcia shows Alicia The Letter.

Irma and Luigi have carried Rafael to the couch. Irmita can’t wake him up. Luigi doesn’t know what to do. Rafael mumbles something about medicine. They look for his meds. Luigi finds them in Ralfy’s pocket, just as Irma finds a letter in his bag. It’s a letter with lab results stating that the patient has terminal kidney failure. She is impactada.


Alicia reads The Letter and says that the guys are pigs. Then she rethinks that maybe Lety wrote The Letter herself to make Marcia’s life miserable. Then Alicia realizes that Fern must have slept with Lety and at the same time with Marcia. Marcia says that it’s been a while since she she’s gotten any boinking action from Fern, and she’s sure that’s when he must have started boinking Lety instead.

Fern sighs, “Where are you, my Lety?”

Alicia wonders if Fern stopped bothering with Marcia in bed because he fell in love with Lety. Marcia agrees. She says that when she realized Fern had another woman, she got the distinct impression that the other woman was very important to Fern, not someone who he would have to kiss with horror (as the letter says). Nevertheless, Alicia thinks that Marcia must win Fern back. Marcia says she wants to be alone.

Lety leaves her cabana and wanders the resort. There are many walkways and lit waterfalls. In spite of everything, she still loves Fern. But she is determined to forget him, because she can’t allow him to keep hurting her. She will get him out of her heart and mind. But it’s hard because everything reminds her of him.

Marcia, alone in her apartment, looks at a photo album and also curses Fernando. She thought-bubbles that she gave him all her love and her whole life. She wishes this were all a dream and that everything would go back to the way it was before.

Next to a waterfall, Lety remembers a conversation with Fern at their Cuernavaca getaway. Lety - Our love is so pure, it illuminates. Fern – See? That’s exactly why I love you more than ever; because you’re willing to sacrifice physical passion in favor of spiritual happiness. Lety - My love for you is eternal. It’s bigger than me. Fern – Yes, our love is very big, and with you I feel loved in a special and sincere way. Lety snaps out of the memory. She cries that it was all a lie! A damned lie!

Fern continues to cry and tells Lety’s picture that he misses her.

Marcia slams shut the photo album. She recalls the consueling session with Mama Tere. She thinks about Alicia’s advice. She says she needs to get Fern back, and she tearlfully decides that she will forgive him.

Fern pulls into a parking spot and over his shoulder we see Jorge Flores, a.k.a. Psychic Guy, in the car next to him [that was kind of creepy]. He tells Fern that there is a woman who is willing to forgive him. Fern exclaims “Lety?!” PG says it’s someone who he has greatly hurt. Fern says that it’s got to be his Lety. He’s suddenly happy and excited. He climbs over to the passenger side to get closer to PG. PG asks him if he lost everything. Fern says he didn’t lose it, he ruined it all: his company, his parents’ confidence, and he ruined Lety. He made her do illegal things and now he doesn’t even know where she is. He takes full blame. PG says sometimes one needs to reach the bottom before starting to set things straight. Fern begs PG to help him find Lety so he can explain everything to her. PG says in order to find her, he must first find himself, even though that’s the most complicated and painful mission. With that, PG takes off. Fern recites the mission back to himself. He sounds confused.

Lety’s whining session continues. She wants to go home. It’s too lonely here. She wants to go back to her little world, where life is still painful but at least she can be with her parents.

Tomas arrives at Lety’s house. The neighborhood bullies are sitting on Robopop’s car. Tomas asks them to get off the car. They tease him about his missing car. Tomas knocks on the door. Robopo opens the door and scares the bullies away. He tells Tomas that it serves him right for pretending to have more than he does.

Lety calls and feigns happiness with Robopop, but when they hand the phone to Mom, Lety begins to cry and tells Mom she is homesick and depressed and is coming home first thing tomorrow.

Next:
Has Caro has finally had it up to here with Lety's whining?
Lety needs a lifeguard, and all she got was a lousy fisherman in daisy dukes.
Fern feels that Lety is in trouble. Is the PG rubbing off on him?

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EPISODE 56:
* Leo is stunned as MA explains that she doesn't love him the same way he loves her - she probably never will because she is in love with Gabriel.

* Gabriel confronts Demian about orchestrating the kidnapping of Luisito. Demian denies, but Gabriel says that Coyote named him as the kingpin.

* Leo tells MA that he won't obligate her to love him. She tells him that she thinks of him as a loyal close friend. (OUCH!) Leo is hurt and thanks her for her sincerity and honesty. She cries as she sees the hurt in Leo's face. Leo stays strong and dignified, although his heart is breaking. He says he will give her the freedom she wants and reminds her that if she needs anything, she can always call him. She just needs time to discover and see where her feelings for Gabriel take her. He chokes back the tears and leaves. :(

* Sylvester and Candy are arguing with Elsa in Coyote's apartment - they try to get her to return home - she adamantly refuses and slams the bedroom door on her mother and Sylvester.

* Leo is alone outside. He sits and recalls all the conversations he and MA have had together and tries to make sense of what just happened. (His heart is breaking.)

* MA talks with Clemente about just breaking up with Leo. He asks if there is someone else, she says yes, he guesses it is Gabriel.

* Jossie and Miriam are in Jossie's room discussing the trial of Federico and all the secrets that they are covering up (the kidnapping, Coyote, Federico) as well as their plan against MA.

* Leo arrives home and Candy encourages him to open up. He tells her of his talk with MA tonight, that she won't ever be in love with him like he is for her, and that they broke up. He vows to dedicated himself 100 percent to his medical career. He asks Candy to never again mention MA and this again. She agrees and consoles him.

* MA continues to talk with Clemente on the sofa. She says that they won't give up finding someway for Clemente to regain his eyesight.

* Shorty and Mayeya are talking with Luisito in his room. Luisito wants to plan a get together with his friends there at the palace.

* Dolores visits Federico in jail. She gives him some practical advice to tell the truth that Jossie killed Edgar; she also tells him what jail life is really like. Federico is stubborn and won't change his guilty plea.

* Nicolas and Gabriel go over their strategy against Demian and Coyote for the kidnapping of Luisito.

* Demian and Regina are in his home office discussing Gabriel's charge that he was involved with the kidnapping. He tells her that the man who carried out the kidnapping is an associate of his.

* Jossie storms into the home office to tell Miriam about Dolores trying to get Federico to change his plea; she is in a panic and scared about what could happen. Miriam tries to calm her down; Dolores then enters and forces them to listen to her threat to getting Federico to change his plea and tell the truth of the murder. She leaves. Jossie cries on Miriam's shoulder.

* Demian and Regina continue to discuss Demian's part in Luisito's kidnapping. He explains that it happened while he was still sick; that he has changed and to prove it he will go to the police and voluntarily declare his part in it. He will tell the truth to clear the family name.

* Leo calls MA from the hospital. He just talked with his instructor, and his instructor has heard of a new experimental treatment that may help Clemente. MA is very excited about the news. Leo tells her that the treatment is very expensive - she isn't worried, 'no cost is too great for my father to get his eyesight back.'

* Pedro receives a happy, warm welcome from Pau and JC at the office.

* Nicolas and Gabriel continue talking - Gabriel confides that he still loves MA.

* Pedro tells Pau and JC what may have happened to the computer. Tiberio enters and Pedro leaves. Pau and JC explain that Pedro discovered the computer was tampered with on purpose. Tiberio is nervous and tries to deflect fault away from him.

* Regina and Gabriel at the condo - they discuss Demian's part in the kidnapping. Regina defends Demian and tries to convince Gabriel to be objective and think first before doing anything. Then she changes the subject and tells of her visit with MA. Regina tries to play matchmaker with Gabriel (why do I suddenly hear the humming of a few lines of "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" right here?)

* Otilia visits MA and Clemente at the apartment complex. As MA walks Otilia to the door, Otilia asks her about her finances - MA says she teaches but may have to find a second job to finance Clemente's medical expenses. Otilia tells her not to worry, and to come see her for work.

* Rogelio meets with dad Gabriel at the office. Rogelio wants to know how and when he can get his job back. Gabriel makes several conditions to his return to the company, the last of which regards his marriage to Di.

* Demian finds Dolores at home. They discuss her pursuit of Jossie in Edgar's death. He warns her to be very careful with regards to Karen's life.

* Gabriel congratulates Pedro on his job offer.

* Rogelio stops by the store to visit Di; he doesn't really want to see her or be there, but his father is making him do it. Di tells him the feeling is mutual; she doesn't really want to see or be married to him anymore either. He laughs and leaves.

* Gabriel welcomes Pau and JC and Regina to the condo. JC and Pau show the new grandparents the ultrasound of their first grandbaby. Gabriel and Regina are very excited and enchanted. Pau then tells Gabriel that she worries about him all alone and thinks Gabriel should find someone to be happy with; JC and Regina agree - Gabriel changes the subject, and they laugh and watch the video.

* Pedro has lunch with Di - he declares that he is in love with her. She's surprised.

* Gabriel excuses himself from the living area. JC and Pau discuss with Regina about the computer problem and that they suspect Tiberio. Regina tells them what she knows.

* In the courtroom, Jossie listens as Miriam tells Dolores to leave Edgar's murder alone and stop pursuing her vendetta against Jossie. Miriam and Jossie sit down together in the courtroom, away from Dolores.

* Pedro tells Di again that he is in love with her; Di tries to let him down gently.

* In the courtroom, the judge reads the charges against Federico in the murder of Edgar. Everyone (Jossie, Miriam, Dolores, Nicolas and Otilia) listens intently. The judge asks 'how do you plead?' Federico pleads 'guilty' as charged. Otilia is shocked, stands up and pleads with Federico to reconsider and change his plea. The judge and bailiff have Otilia shut up and sit down. Judge sentences Federico to prison on the spot. As Federico is taken away by the officers, he pleads with Jossie to help him and not to abandon him. The only thing Jossie thinks is 'it is too late Federico.'

* Shorty, Mayeya and friends spend the afternoon with Luisito in his bedroom at the palace.

* JC and Pau are out shopping for baby nursery items.

* At the palace home office, Jossie and Miriam are happily celebrating Federico going to prison. Ingrid rushes in and interrupts - she has bad news from the accountant, the company is going bankrupt!

* At their store, Otilia and Soraya discuss business and the table dancing club.

* At the night club, Elsa is talking with the manager (pimp daddy) about her work duties and when she will start. Tiberio and Rogelio are off in the corner drinking and enjoying the show. Later, Otilia approaches the manager to talk to him about joint promotion work between the club and her company.

* At their home apartment, JC entertains Pau with his soccer skills around their dining table. They discuss becoming parents - JC is nervous and scared; Pau reassures him that they will be the best parents ever. They kiss.

* Tiberio and Rogelio are laughing in the corner. They are stunned speechless when the masked blonde dancer appears and takes the stage. They move in for a closer look - Rogelio is puzzled by the mystery dancer's identity.

* MA comes into the complex patio and finds Gabriel standing there. Gabriel is nervous and thinks he should leave. He needs to speak with her. She says yes they do need to talk. MA tells him that she broke up with Leo, and now she needs to break up with Gabriel because Jossie is her sister. Gabriel is understanding and wishes her the best and thinks she should give Leo a second chance. MA tells him that Leo "isn't my happiness, you are my happiness."

ADVANCE for Episode 57: Candy goes ballistic when she discovers Elsa's new job; how will Jossie react to MA and Gabriel now?.

PROGRAM NOTE: On Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24, Univision will air the concert program "Lucero: Quiereme Tal Como Soy" at 7 p.m./6 p.m. central time.

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EPISODE 7 (transition to part 2):
(NOTE: if Yolanda looks familiar, the actress now plays "Marcia" in La Fea Mas Bella.)

Dona Reina answers the phone - someone is pestering her for information about Angelita and Rodito - she says they aren't giving interviews and hangs up. Veronica, now very pregnant, is very happy with Pedro and the baby they are expecting. Pedro returns home and shares the good news - at the marketplace, he got a tip about a business - and he is now the proud owner of his own truck delivery company. Pedro looks at the drawing and thanks his little angels for his blessings.

Pancho is out driving the truck - he stops at a road block - the officer pulls a gun and forces Pancho out of the truck.

Reina tells Pedro about the annoying phone caller - Pedro thinks it is another reporter, but she says that it is some rich, important man who wants information.

Pancho offers assistance to Don Alberto, who is choking in the backseat.

Later, Pancho returns to the apartment and tells Pedro of the truck hijacking. Pancho feels guilty - Pedro says all will be fine, he did what he should do - what is important is that they are alive and together.

Angelita and Rodito are now grandfather and granddaughter - they are on the sidewalk by the church square - they sit down on a nearby park bench.

Pancho, Pedro, Reina and Veronica sit down at the table and talk. Alberto rolls his wheelchair up to the table - Pancho introduces Alberto to the family. Pedro and Reina are curious to why he is there/his intentions with Angelita and Rodito. Alberto tells his story of his research. Pedro interrupts to say that Angelita and Rodito were there - Alberto is surprised, falls from his wheelchair to the floor. Pedro helps his back in his chair. Reina mentions a little more of Angelita and Rodito. Alberto is very interested in everything they have to say about the two. Pedro is skeptical and thinks Alberto is acting.

Padre Miguel meets Angelita and Rodo on the square, and welcomes them to the church.

Alberto talks about Gabriel, the magical teddy bear. Veronica mentions the drawing that Pancho and Reina made of the two children. Pancho takes it off the shelf and shows it to Alberto. Pedro is anxious to leave for the police station to report the missing truck. Pancho talks Pedro into letting Alberto stay there for awhile. Alberto wants to stay and discuss the angelitos more. Pancho and Pedro leave, as Reina and Veronica sit and talk with Alberto at the table.

Man on cell phone with someone important. He will wait for further instructions.

Alberto, Reina and Veronica discuss their meeting with Angelita and Rodito. He wants to know about Christmas Eve and Veronica tells him about the miracle that brought Manuelito back from the dead. Both Reina and Veronica say that Angelita went to each one to say good-bye, all in a second. He wants to know more and more details. Veronica describes Angelita's eyes as Angelita said good-bye to her. Then Reina tells of her message from Angelita. Pedro and Pancho return and Pedro wonders what they are discussing. Alberto is more and more curious about Angelita and Rodito, and wants to find them. Pancho says they can't be found; they're long gone. Pedro grows more and more skeptical of Alberto's desire to locate Angelita and Rodito. Alberto won't leave - he's desperate and pleads that he will do whatever to find them (including offering money to purchase a new truck).

Angelita and Rodo stand up from the bench. They walk out into the street. Rodo lays down; Angelita acts like she's crying as a car approaches and stops. Matilde and her driver climb out and offer help to Angelita and Rodo. Angelita and Rodo introduce themselves and climb into Matilde's car with her.

As the discussion continues with Alberto, Pedro grows even more skeptical of Alberto's intentions. They mentions the evil Darro and despicable Jose Luis. Alberto says that all ended happily for them, and asks why they won't help him to find the children and have some happiness also? Pedro reluctantly concedes and reveals some of what Angelita told him in her good-bye message. Pedro ends his story by hugging Veronica and Reina and saying, "even when a person thinks they don't have anyone, they always have those in the kingdom in the sky."

Alberto thanks Pedro and his family for the information they have given him. Pedro doesn't think Alberto understands. Alberto is adamant for assistance in his search. Pedro refuses to help in anyway, it was Angelita's wish. Pancho and Reina explain further why they can't help.

In the kitchen of Matilde's house, Nati is serving Rodo some noodle soup. Rodo is eagerly slurping it up - Angelita tries to use a napkin to wipe up some of the spillage and mess. Nati ties a napkin around Rodo's neck like a bib as she talks with Angelita about the family. At the mention of the mother, Rodo says that he also has a mother who works hard - and he works hard also. The three share a laugh. Then Yolanda enters and becomes very offended and disgusted by the sight of the guests; she leaves immediately.

Pedro and family have a conference whether they should help and trust Alberto. Alberto interrupts. Pedro and Veronica offer apologies for being skeptical and misinterpreting Alberto's intentions. Alberto stands up and offers his own apology for setting the trap of the road block in order to meet them and get information on Angelita and Rodito. Pedro, more skeptical than ever, wonders why such an elaborate scheme to search for Angelita and Rodito. Alberto explains - Pedro makes two conditions on giving assistance: 1. no money will exchange hands, 2. no press, everything remains in secret (I think that was the second condition). Alberto agrees to both. Pedro says he won't leave to help but Pancho will do it. Pancho is shocked and Reina gives him a good luck box on a chain and they talk him into it. Alberto, happy, announces that they will leave right away. Pancho smiles in agreement.

Father and Mother of Yolanda are in the living room talking about Matilde. Yolanda walks through - Father stops her - she says she is bored and is going to leave the house for awhile - Father annoys her into visiting Tia Matilde in her room first. Yolanda reluctantly agrees and leaves the room.

Yolanda visits with Tia Matilde. Matilde is looking at a photo of Alfonso, who died. Matilde is in mourning and Yolanda milks it even more, makes Matilde feels very depressed so she cries on Yolanda's shoulder. Nati enters to ask Matilde about her guests. Yolanda says they can leave the house, there are no rooms for them to stay in.

Out in the front hall, Angelita and Rodo talk about their dear friend Pedro and Veronica. Nati approaches and tells Angelita and Rodo the message from Yolanda that Matilde isn't feeling well, so they should go to find another place to stay. Nati mentions Padre Miguel may be able to help them. Angelita wonders about Yolanda, Matilde and the family - Nati tells her some of what she knows and then helps them leave the house.

Alberto and his lawyer finish the written agreement with conditions for Pedro and Pancho's assistance in the search. The lawyer leaves the apartment. They show the drawing of Angelita and Rodito and Gabriel, and then look at the map of Pueblo Grande.

Angelita and Rodo are seated outside on the bench. Nearby the man pulls up in his car. A boy runs up and asks to wash his car - he refuses and walks inside a building. Angelita walks over to the boy and shows him a magic trick (she draws an angel on the side of the car). The boy watches the angel drawing. Later, the man talks on his cell phone as he returns to the car - all cleaned and polished. The boy stands with his hand out, waiting. The man ends his call and is amazed by the clean car. He pays the boy and then climbs in and leaves.

Pedro returns to the apartment, smiling. The secret is safe, he tells Reina and Veronica. He and Pancho have just sent Don Alberto on a "wild goose chase" looking for the children Angelita and Rodito. They laugh. Pedro hugs Reina and Veronica, and says that they are very fortunate and rich, not in money and power but in what matters most - love and family. :)

The man stops in front of Abuelo Rodo and Nieta Angelita and asks if they have seen two little children with a teddy bear anywhere around there. They say no. He drives off. Angelita and Rodo laugh.

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Nuria from the hallway listens to the two Sisters of Satan discuss their worry at being found out to be excommunicated nuns. She realizes then that these women are accomplices of Bertha’s.

Juan wakes up that next morning to find Renata has driven off and left him at the resort. (Guess he’ll have to take the bus or hitch a ride.)

Roman pays a visit to Amparo and she delights in showing him how many orders she has gotten from area bakeries and restaurants for her confections. While they talk in the kitchen, he admits to her that he is finishing a pending case connected to Fernanda.

Pamela offers to lend Miranda money to keep the business and the family afloat. Miranda thanks her for her friendship and tells her how worried she is about her sister and finding a market for the chocolate she plans to export.

Some parish women tell Santiago about a school and infirmary that is connected that is in the area. Certain parents have their children there and they had noticed how strange the nuns there seemed. They didn’t wear the normal habits of the Church and although they always smiled to your face, once the doors were closed you could hear them yelling worse than jail wardens. Santiago tells them he will have the police investigate. Once they leave, he says it must be the one where Bertha sent Nuria, so he wants to see it for himself.

Miranda and Florencia have a serious discussion. Florencia asks Miranda to forgive her for taking Fabricio away from her. She tells her that because she took Bertha’s advice she had purposely set out to become happy by way of Miranda’s misery. Dying like this, she thinks, is her punishment. Florencia also asks her to take care of her husband and son and to make sure he knows how much she loved him. She also asks Miranda not to let Fabricio do anything foolish.

Roman suggests to Amparo that she and Francisco think about buying their own little house now that they seem to be financially back on their feet. In particular, it would be a good idea because, in case they all didn’t know it, Cesar de Beltran owns the property all around there, including her building. He says that there are some new places going up nearby and they might even end up neighbors. Roman kisses her on the cheek and leaves then. Amparo thinks seriously about what he’s just said.

Padre Santiago surprises the “mother superior” of Nuria’s former school. He tells her that he’s heard some talk of various schools that claim to be religious schools sponsored by The Church and really are not at all. These parents don’t know the half of it and never bother to investigate these places. These places dirty the good name of The Church and he wants to assure his parishoners that this is not one of these. Therefore, he wants all the information about the operation given to him as he assures her that the police now know of her school and are investigating it. For once, she is impactada and starts to sweat and wring her hands a bit.

Florencia tells Miranda that she is no longer afraid of Death. It just is. Just then, Bertha arrives and asks Miranda to speak to Florencia alone. Miranda warns her that if she does anything to cause Florencia’s death she will see to it that she is put in jail herself. Bertha says she is not going to harm Florencia so she can leave. (NO! Miranda don’t do it!)

Miranda leaves and Florencia sneers at the site of Bertha at her bedside. She tells her aunt, “If I could take you with me I would do it without a second thought.” Bertha’s evil and smiling response is, “Unfortunately, the only one dying here is you, and I am more alive than ever!” Florencia starts to breathe faster as she gets more upset. Bertha begins to press her advantage here and drives the knife in even farther. “Don’t agitate yourself, my dear, you are speeding up your death and I have so much to confess to you!” (I don’t think I have ever seen a character as seriously vile and slippery as that of Bertha, nor played to such perfection.)

Outside her room, Fabricio is pacing and he tries to enter. Fernanda stops him and Alejandro tells him its best to leave them alone since that’s what his sister wanted. Miranda assures him that Bertha has been warned against harming her because she’s told her she’ll put her in jail. (Nice try, but a waste of breath at this point.) He then turns to her and starts to sympathetically caress her cheek. Miranda turns away and suggests it is better if they don’t “start that up”. Alejandro asks her if she thinks she will ever pardon him. She tells him she already has, but adds, “It is not so easy a thing to forget.” He asks her if she means she wants to separate for the length of time it will take her to forget. (Duh!) She just stares at him. (Just what does this self-centered ex-playboy expect?)

Back inside Florencia’s bedroom, she tells her aunt how much she despises her because she is nothing but a monster. Bertha smiles back at her. “Ha! The kidnapping was nothing!” She begins to tell Florencia how she is now dying because she, Bertha, purposely didn’t give her the drugs for her heart condition all these years –“That is monstrous” Then she tells her how she convinced her to take Fabricio away from Miranda so her sister would suffer. “That is monstrous.” Then she tells her how she now will be the guardian to her son’s fortune as the first-born grandchild of Alfredo Luque after getting her to sign him away in front of a notary. “But I didn’t do that.” “--Yes you did and I have the documents.”

At the SOS school the “mother superior”/director is making up some lame-brain excuse not to give Santiago information. Right then Santiago hears the “nun” and Nuria screaming at each other. He demands she hand over Nuria and the baby immediately or he’ll call the police. Nuria is brought to him with the baby when the so-called mother superior refuses to let her go with him. The director says she has Bertha’s authorization to hold her. Santiago clears this up for her immediately. “Nuria is not a minor and she is not Bertha’s daughter. Bertha stole her and then gave her to you!” Santiago says she’s going to be accused of kidnapping as well as fraud. This scares her assistant “nun” into confessing their story. “I am not going to jail for this! This is your doing. Ines was excommunicated from the convent because she was seen as too violent and refused to follow God’s way. So Ines suggested we could start this school with the money she stole!” He calls Juan to have Francisco come to the school in the taxi. He then has him rush the baby and Nuria to Fernanda’s house in case they are not too late to have Florencia see him one last time.

Juan rushes out once he returns home and realizes that Florencia is on the verge of dying.

In the meantime, Sofia begs her mother to call Alejandro and invite him over for the day since it is Sunday. Liliana tries to explain he is married and cannot come there any more. Sofia asks for Liliana’s cell phone and runs out of her bedroom. Liliana prays for the intelligence to deal with her child and explain how things must be. Sofia finds her mother’s phone and somehow knows enough to find Alejandro’s number. (How is this possible? I thought the kid was 3 or 4, not 7 or 8!) Liliana the Lady Lawyer is a legal genius, but she apparently hasn’t a clue about what her daughter is doing or how to lock up the keypad on a cell when she is around a little child.

Luciano gets a phone call and tells Alejandro that the man buying his mansion is making an offer. Apparently, he knows Alejandro is in a financial bind and is trying to take advantage of his situation. Fabricio says he will sell the Manglars, but Alejandro refuses. “That is your son’s familial home and I don’t want you and him to be left in a state of poverty.” He tells Luciano to sell the mansion at any price. It doesn’t matter.

Florencia tells Bertha she forgives her. Bertha calls her an idiot and says she doesn’t need her forgiveness nor anybody else’s. Florencia says she will anyway because she now knows that Bertha has never and will not ever arouse the love of a man. “You know why? It is because you are filthy and disgusting and you have the smell of death in your blood! You are not a woman and like that you will never even be desired.” (Finally) Bertha becomes agitated herself and she begins to scream and shake Florencia who, in turn, has another heart attack.

They hear her screams from out in the hall and rush in. Fernanda pushes Bertha out of the way. Bertha tries to sneak out the door in the confusion but Miranda grabs her and tells her she is not going anywhere. Fernanda yells at Florencia trying to get her to open her eyes and respond. Nuria and Charo are walking down the hall in slow motion towards the bedroom with the baby. Fernanda tries to get Florencia’s attention by repeatedly yelling at her to hold on because the baby is coming. Miranda and everybody’s eyes are turned toward the tragedy taking place on the bed while Bertha looks on --and I am wondering along with her-- will Florencia regain consciousness long enough to see her baby? Or will she even have a chance to blurt out to everybody everything that Bertha has just admitted she’d done to her? Florencia does open her eyes just as Fabricio rushes in with little Enrique in his arms and screams at her to look at him. They all start yelling at her to “Look! Look! The baby is here!” She just stares into space and for a single second it appears she’s heard and then her head slides down the pillow, lifeless. With the exception of Bertha, everyone begins to scream and cry, realizing that Florencia is gone.

Fernanda walks over to Bertha and screams at her. “What did you say to her, Bertha!” Of course she answers back, “Nothing, absolutely nothing! We were saying our good-byes. Then you come in and tell her that about the baby. It was your lack of a brain that was the blame.” Fernanda slaps Bertha so hard she might have gone down for the count. “How dare you tell me this is my fault.”

Alejandro gets a call on his cell right in the middle of all this bedlam. It is Sofia and he asks her to get her mother. The little girl says she won’t because she doesn’t want her to cry again. Then she hangs up. (Miranda cannot be a happy camper here.) They all turn towards the bed and one by one, we see their individual grief. Bertha breathes a sigh of relief. She closes her eyes and literally orgasms as she experiences everyone else’s pain. She looks around, a smile of self-congratulation on her face, and exits the room unseen.

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