Caray, Caray!

* Dolores consoles JC in his hospital room. He's depressed and crying; she tells him he isn't to blame for Regina's death; he can't accept it and wants to be alone; before she leaves, she tells him that she will always be here for him - it is what she promised Regina.

* Tiberio is at home frantic because he can't locate Demian anywhere at the house.

* Demian places a red rose on Regina's fresh dirt grave - he kneels and cries and talks to the grave.

* MA finds Dolores at the hospital waiting room - Dolores informs her about JC's depressed mood. They sit and talk. MA offers support, friendship and her apartment to Dolores.

* Tiberio visits Coyote in jail. Tiberio wants to talk about the information Coyote has been feeding Rogelio. Coyote wants to make a deal - Tiberio says the money is his if he breaks off all ties and deals with Rogelio.

* MA takes LD to visit Candy. MA tells Candy about her invite to attend another Women's Congress out of town. Candy wonders about MA's relationship with Gabriel. As MA starts to explain, Mayeya and Tweety enter and interrupt. The subject changes to talk about the upcoming wedding.

* Gabriel visits JC in the hospital. JC is still depressed and blaming himself. Gabriel advises JC about how to remember his mother. It doesn't help - JC is still depressed. Gabriel tries to console and cheer him up. Doesn't work - JC has no energy to continue living without his mother. Gabriel promises JC to always be there for him.

* At the palace living room, Jossie informs Miriam about JC and Regina. MA arrives and interrupts to tell them about her trip. Miriam sarcastically wishes that MA never return - MA tells her sorry to burst her dream world, but that will never happen. Then on the stairs, MA informs them that she plans to marry Gabriel at the palace when she does return. Miriam and Jossie are in shock. Jossie whispers to ask her mother if she is serious about MA never returning.

* Mastin surprises Elsa as she leaves work at Otilia's fashion house. He antagonizes her - she tries to walk away but he grabs her by the arm. He gifts her a bottle of whiskey and walks away smiling.

* In the palace office, Miriam and Jossie contemplate the perfect plan to get rid of MA permanently.

* Nick and Gabriel are at the office discussing the merger of the two companies and the implications caused by Regina's death. Nick advises that JC has now become as big of a shareholder as Demian. Gabriel tells Nick about JC's depression. They realize they will need to prepare for any and all changes that may occur due to Demian and JC's state of minds. Then they discuss Dolores and Tiberio.

* Dolores visits with Tiberio at his office. They have a mother-son discussion about their relationship as well as Tiberio's worries over Demian.

* Leo visits JC in his hospital room - Leo finishes examining JC and tries to cheer him up with talk about his release and going home as well as his mom's memory.

* Elsa is bored and frustrated looking at the latest fashion designs. She tosses the papers aside and sneaks a drink from the bottle. When she hears Soraya approach, Elsa pops a breath mint (or gum) in her mouth. As Elsa starts to cut some blue fabric, Soraya stops her and scolds her for it. Elsa is upset - Soraya leaves - Elsa takes another drink from the whiskey bottle.

* At home, JC is resting in bed - still depressed - Pau is at his side as his ever-loving wife.

* At the table in the apartment, Karen and Dolores discuss Tiberio and Demian; Dolores tells Karen that MA has sublet her apartment to her for now. Then they discuss Karen's situation at the palace.

* Sylvester and Elsa meet on the street. He's happy to see her - she's not thrilled to see him. She is bored with her job at the fashion house. Sylvester comes up with the idea that they should start a family. Elsa is offended and tells Sylvester point blank that she's isn't interested in starting a family with him - she married him but she doesn't love him, and never will. She walks away.

* Miriam and Jossie continue to plot against MA.

* Dolores visits Candy at the apartment. They have coffee and discuss MA's trip, Tweety and Mayeya's upcoming wedding, Tiberio and Demian, and Pau, JC and Regina's death.

* Gabriel plays with his two sons, LD and LG, along with both nannies. He thinks to himself that when MA returns, they will be together forever.

* Padre prepares the church for the wedding service. Tweety and Mayeya's wedding ceremony starts - everyone they know attend. Sylvester and Elsa serve as Tweety's padrinos; Mayeya has her parent's stand up for her. Tweety zones out and has to have Padre repeat the vows before responding "I accept"; Mayeya hesitates with her response. They kiss to applause from the audience. Leo and Candy place the lassos around the couple. Padre blesses them - they kiss.

* Jossie is nervous waiting for word from Luciano if the plan was successful - Miriam tells her to calm down. The cell phone rings. They laugh at the plan's success.

* Gabriel enters the palace living room and is worried about MA.

* JC is still depressed as he and Pau sit at their table. Pau consoles him and gives him a loving hug.

* Tiberio is at the office, still worried and frantic about where Demian could be.

* Demian is still sitting beside Regina's grave - talking to her. (He's still wearing the same black suit and now has stubble growing on his face.)

* Dolores enters the living room to tell Gabriel about the wedding reception outside for Tweety and Mayeya. Gabriel tells Dolores that he's worried about MA - her suitcase arrived at the airport but there's no sign of her. Miriam watches from the balcony. Gabriel is worried that something bad happened to her. Dolores tries to understand - he explains and tells her not to say anything to anyone, especially to the reception guests. Dolores leaves.

* In the bedroom, Jossie tells Miriam that she has faith in Demian and Coyote.

* Mastin is happy to find his old buddy Coyote on the street again.

* Tiberio still is trying to find where Demian has disappeared to.

* Demian is laughing as he kneels and talks to Regina's grave. He starts to remember his talk with Regina about his organizing the special family dinner with JC and Pau and his twin brother Gabriel. He says he did everything because of his love for her. He remembers all the special moments between them - including the special day just for her, with the photo session, the dinner and dancing and the bathtub. Demian then becomes angry and vows vengeance on everyone responsible for taking Regina away from him.

* Jossie, the cheshire cat, savors victory in getting rid of MA permanently. As she looks at her portrait, she recalls the argument with MA where she warns MA that she will strike when least expected. Jossie whispers to herself that she completed on the warning.

* Gabriel talks with Nick on the phone - Nick agrees to start an investigation on MA's disappearance. Gabriel hangs up and starts to remember his last conversation with MA before she left on her trip.

MUNDO IS NOW IN ITS ULTIMOS CAPITULOS!

COMING SOON TO UNIVISION - DESTILLANDO AMOR.

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Gaby urges Diana to marry Diego so that she won't have to be a single mom, her baby will have a last name, and she won't shame their granny. Diana says that thousands of women are single moms and have dignity.

Meanwhile, Paola is waiting for Pancholon in a warehouse, and wondering what he does there... when she decides to look through a file cabinet and finds a pouch full of diamonds. Pancholon finds her snooping and points a gun to her head....

Back at the Mansion, D/M is telling Octavia that she heard Max tell Larry the lunkhead that he wants to forget Diana. O responds that Max is "against the poor devil." D/M is still nervous because Diana is pregnant with his baby. O says that Max must never learn about the baby. Anyway, Dr. Evil will get rid of Diana for them.

RM is trying to get out of her wheelchair, but falls back and whines that she doesn't have the strength.

Pancholon is still pointing the gun at Paola... Paola asks if he's a jewel smuggler...

Gaby is telling Diego the stalker that Diana is upset that he knows about her pregnancy. He asks Gaby if Diana is going to marry him. She tells him to be patient.

Diana and Granny are setting the table when Granny asks her something -- I didn't quite get it -- but Diana's response is that she feels fine, so Granny must be on to her.

Pancholon puts the gun down and admits that he is a jewel smuggler. Naughty Paola wants in on the action, but not for the money, for the excitement. A nasty kiss seals the deal.

F/G introduces Diana to someone having to do with the trial -- a judge? lawyer? They're discussing the trial that will start next week.

Filler scene where we get to see Andres and Caramelo on the beach. Andres mentions that Caramelo's wedding is just days away.

Max & D/M are making out in the pool. She's fawning over him and he pushes her away. She whines that she knows he's thinking about Diana, and he admits that he is, and gets out of the pool.

F/G is at Paco's bar with the ?lawyer? judge? and she's telling him that when she gets back everything that was taken from her, she will live in the mansion with Diana and Gaby. She suspects that they're her daughters!

Max asks Emilio to attend Diana's trial because he wants to know what happens but doesn't want her to see him. Emilio agrees.

Diego comes to propose to Diana AGAIN. Now he has a new argument -- he will raise the child as his own. She says YES! They debate on whether to wait until after the trial....

F/G is talking about revenge...

Diego tells Panch that he's marrying Diana. Pancho tells him he should wait until after the trial, but Diego says he won't. Somehow Pancho figures out that Diana's pregnant by Max. *Pancho's smarter than Larry the lunkhead and Diego the stalker!*

Rene is at the beach gossiping about Pilar's return from Mexico. Yolanda arrives and Rene runs to greet her.

Pancho is telling Diego that he's stupid. Diego threatens to hit Pancho and makes him swear to keep the pregnancy secret. Pancho calls Diana "basura."

Granny overhears Gaby & Diana talking about Diana's engagement to Diego. She wants to know what made her change her mind.

Yolanda and Rene have a short, awkward conversation. He invites her to join him and his friends, but she says she'd rather walk alone. *I'm starting to like this couple. Yolanda has no life of her own, she could use a young buck like Rene*

Granny and Diana talk about it being best for Diana to forget prince Max. Diana prays to Virgencita to forgive her for lying to her granny.

Dias Despues...

Pancho & Caramelo's Wedding day!

At Paco's bar, Diego is telling Lala and Paco about how serious and responsible his brother is. *HA!*

Meanwhile, Pancho and Paola are making out, and he tells her he loves her.

F/G is helping Caramelo get ready for the wedding. Caramelo is nervous, but knows it will be the happiest day of her life. *I think that F/G stole her gold lame halter dress from the set of Dreamgirls.* Paco enters and gives Caramelo a little pre-wedding pep talk.

Lala announces how happy she is that both of her sons are getting married. Nancy hears this and drops her drink. Caramelo enters the room - she looks lovely with her white dress and white roses pinned in her hair. She's happy as a clam until she realizes that Pancholon is not there!

Pancho is hurrying to leave Paola, who wants to know what the hurry is...

Granny DS and Max are poolside. Granny DS is telling him how lonely she is without Diana. He tells her that Diana is never coming back to the house.

Pilar badgers Rene until he tells her that Larry married Gaby.

Caramelo asks Lala where Pancholon is. She's starting to cry when Pancho arrives dressed in a white tank top, plaid shorts, and flip flops. He says he still has 5 minutes before the wedding and goes to get changed.

Max is laying by the pool dreaming about Diana. D/M tells him to lose the stupid grin, she knows that he's thinking about Diana. *Does this woman have an endless supply of tacky beachwear? Today's selection is a green ruffled number.* Granny DS overhears M/D and Max and starts chanting "my grandson doesn't love you!" D/M threatens to throw her dolls in the pool.

Pancho & Caramelo: He's thinking about Paola as he signs the wedding certificate. *He looks like a Vegas lounge singer in his royal blue velvet jacket and red cummerbund.*

Pilar storms into the mansion and insists on seeing Larry. She's screaming that she can't believe that he married a servant, and he responds that Gaby is 1000 times better than her. He throws her out and tells her not to insult his wife. *GO Larry, Go! Now if you could just say those things to your mama!*

Back at Paco's bar, everyone's happy, especially Diego the stalker, who's there with Diana. *Did Diana and Pancho plan their outfits? Her blue dress and red cummerbund is just as tacky as Pancho's outfit.*

Larry tells Pilar that although he loves her with all of his heart, he's not getting back with her. Pilar begs for forgiveness, and he tells her that like it or not, Gabriella is his wife. He takes his bad self back to his bedroom. Pilar says that the damned dead fly will know who she is!

D/M is having another hissy fit and Bruna's telling her to calm down. Max walks up behind Bruna and demands to know what they're talking about.

credits roll.

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The story opens with Elias and Blanca together with Soledad in her room. Elias is telling Soledad that she can count on their help when Don Loco bursts in accusing Elias of "declaring his love" for Soledad. (Yeah, with his wife right there in the room…)

Back near the river, Emilioooo and Floralina are locked in an embrace, mostly by Emilio. Floralina gets knocked back on the ground and her hand touches something hard. It's Thelma's brooch! The one that Emilio gave her! Recall that night when Thelma went for a midnight horseback ride and Gaspar tried to get her to get off her horse, the brooch fell on the ground. Anyhow, Emilio wants to know what Floralina has in her hand and she innocently shows it to him. He thinks that it's payola—that Thelma bribed Floralina with it, to let her marry him. Like she would be still carrying this around? If it was worth that much, wouldn't she have hocked it? Oh well, back to the story.

Elias and Blanca are facing a hostile Don Loco in Soledad's room. Soledad turns on the crazy again and Don Loco is satisfied that nothing transpired. After she leaves "to go rest." Elias says, Soledad seems to be getting worse (and) strange that she never mentions Alina. Don Loco tells him that "the doctor says that visits are strictly forbidden" Blanca chimes in "we were just leaving." But no, Don Loco wants to talk to Elias in his office. Blanca waits in the great room, while Don Loco and her husband go to talk.

Floralina and Emilio are arguing about the brooch. Floralina tries to suggest that Thelma dropped it but Emilio is sure that Floralina is lying, that she got paid off to convince the padre to let Thelma marry him.

Elias and Don Loco are in Don Loco's hacienda office. Don Loco warns him not to come near Soledad or he'll shoot him. Elias says not to worry, but he'll be sorry someday when he finds out how wrong he is.

Soledad is back in her room, talking to Adela. Soledad is just happy to have gotten some company and Adela remarks that it's been years since anybody visited her. Soledad is so happy, she tells Adela that she's even hungry! She remarks at how Blanca and Elias are her oldest and best friends. Adela says, well what am I, chopped liver? (not exactly, but you get the drift) Soledad recovers nicely—"You are like my sister!" Awww Senito! Says Adela and they hug eachother.

Back at la Rinconada Thelma is searching for the infamous brooch. Rebeca the singing Aunt comes in to tell her that all the soldiers applauded her singing downstairs. Thelma says, they were probably just humoring you. "And besides, how can you mix with those "ladies" of ill repute (meaning Coral and Granillo). Aunt Rebeca says something to the effect that she can mix with anyone and not sully herself, like a bird flying above it all. Thelma is too cross to acknowledge this. She wonders aloud if she dropped the broach when she went to go see Luba.

We have a Jose scene without a Mariana scene, they are really mixing it up now! Jose has been captured again, this time by what look like central American military or paramilitary guys since they have black uniforms. They figure he's a rebel since he just walked out of rebel territory. When he says no, that he was just traveling through the area, they don't believe him. Jose says he's not part of any group, he just wants to get home to his family in Mexico. The leader says then he won't mind telling him what he knows. When Jose protests that he doesn't know anything, the leader has him taken away at gun point, probably to cool his heels and think some more about what he knows.

Oh, a Mariana-Marianita scene! Maybe they are just reversing them. Marianita is in the school yard with the singing boy and the bitchy little girls who are making fun of Marianita, not because she has no hair but because she has no papa. (Shades of the little girl in Heridas…) Just then Mariana walks up with Dr. Fonseca in tow. She runs up to Dr. Fonseca, hugs him and yells Papito! In front of the other little girls. I guess in telenovelaland. Little girls think that a fake Papa is better than none at all. Dr. Fonseca is somewhat impactado. The singing kid turns to the other little girls and says, "See, she has a daddy!"

Back at the river, Emilio is still harassing Floralina and demanding that she tell him what he wants to know, that she was bribed to let Thelma marry him. They continue to fight this way until Emilio insults her by saying she has no last name. Floralina gets mad and slaps him. and Emilio grabs her and kisses her. She calls him "abusive" and he rips the heart necklace off of her neck saying that it belongs to him and that neither it nor the brooch belongs to her. He stalks off, leaving Floralina crying over the loss of her heart (necklace).

Thelma and the singing Aunt are walking in the garden. Actually, Thelma is walking fast and her Aunt is trying to keep up with her. Thelma is ticked that they have to stay at the hacienda with all of this riff raff (gentusa). She thinks that Emilio is staying there on purpose to punish her. Aunt Rebecca suggests that Thelma do as she does, not to show that any of it bothers her. Thelma just gets angrier and tells her Aunt to do whatever she wants. As Rebecca flounces away back the hacienda, Thelma sees some bushes moving at the edge of the garden and yells out for whomever it is to show themselves. Nobody comes out so Thelma backs away, toward the hacienda.

Back at Hacienda Loco, Don Loco enters Soledad's room. She's sitting at the dressing table as usual. Don Loco makes a comment about her being alone and Soledad points to the mirror and says she's not alone. Don Loco then makes some disparaging comments about Elias and Blanca and Soledad pretends not to remember them. Don Loco says, that may well be but woe be tide if she and Elias ever try to get together again. Soledad does her cheerful crazy act and Don Loco leaves. Soledad says, to nobody in particular. "Ay, Alvaro, you are really crazy!

Blanca and Elias are returning to his temporary housing near the construction site. Blanca tells Elias that he can see why Don Loco is jealous. Every time Elias looks at Soledad, it's clear that he's in love with her. Elias protests that he holds her in high esteem but that's all. It's Blanca he's in love with and Blanca he wants to spend the rest of his life with.

Back at la rinconada—apparently Aunt Rebecca's singing was just Act 1 of the Panchanga. (I guess this was the party Emilio was talking about throwing last week? If so, he's a terrible host skipping out to be nasty to Flor). Coral is shaking her knockers in some kind of dance. After which everybody applauds. Grani and Aunt Rebecca chat about the dance and AR confesses to Grani that she can't dance worth a lick. That people actually cry when they see her dance she's so bad. Grani says he's a choreographer and he'll work with her. Next thing you know, Grani and AR are out there cutting the rug in dramatic fashion.

Emilio walks in, still holding the heart necklace. Coral sidles up to him and asks him where he has been. Emilio says that he has just been out getting some air. He looks at the necklace and Coral asks if it is for her. Emilio says no, that it's a special necklace, or something like that.

Thelma bursts into Castulo's room. She's anxious all the time that Gaspar is lurking around. Castulo asks if she's given any more thought to his offer. Thelma says, "Well, if there's no other way.." Castulo begins attacking her like a dog with a piece of meat, while Thelma cringes.

Luba's kicking back smoking a joint while talking to Rosita and Gaspar in the cave. Flor runs in crying. Rosita wants to know what happened. "I saw Emilio and he stole my heart necklace, the one he gave to me." Gaspar offers to try to get it back but Luba shouts "No" at him and Luba says it's better that it's gone, you should be trying to forget him anyway. Flor disagrees. She says that the heart necklace was the only thing she had to remind her of the "good" Emilio. She suddenly decides that she's going to la Rinconada to get it back. Rosita tries to dissuade her. Luba just shakes her head.

Don Loco's been busy. He's on horseback with the foreman trying to convince his workers that the highway is bad news. He argues that the big hacienda will be broken up in to smaller farms and homes and they'll lose their jobs and their homes. Frankly, if I were one of these guys I would be thinking, OK, on the one hand, I'm practically a slave to Don Loco or if the highway comes, on the other hand, I could get a job with the highway construction and then with some new business that locates here…but no, these people are seriously risk averse and, well, the devil you know is always better than the devil you haven't met yet. They raise their pitchforks and machetes and pledge to fight to stop the highway.

Flor is crying and whining that she wants to go to La Rinconada but Luba demands that she stay put. Rosita tries to reason with her that Luba is right. Flor cries that the last time she felt alive was when Emilio gave that heart to her. It's as if he had stolen her real heart. (Cut to Tonki who is looking mighty upset that his mistress is crying). Luba counters that if they discover Flor at la Rinconada they are going to accuse her of stealing. Flor says no, she'll be extra quiet and she'll leave Tonki behind). She takes off before anyone else can say anything. Rosita also turns to go and Luba asks, "Where are you going?" "To pray for Flor" says Rosita. Luba turns around and looks at Gaspar.

At La Rinconada in Thelma's bedroom, Thelma is in the afterglow of knocking boots with Castulo. She remarks to herself that Castulo wasn't so bad, that she had really needed to be in the arms of a real man, after all. In fact, she closed her eyes and imagined that Castulo was Emilio and it was easy. Much easier than she thought.

Back in Mexico City, Mariana is apologizing to Doctor Fonseca that Marianita told the little girls that he was her Daddy. Dr. Fonseca says no problem. Besides, he'd be happy to be her real Daddy someday. The singing kid says that Marianita's mom is angry because she lied to the other little girls about Dr. Fonseca. Marianita doesn't care; she had to get back at those girls. And she thinks it would be great if Dr. Fonseca and her mom got together and got married. SK says, that's not very likely. Marianita says that she's going to work on them to make it happen.

Back in the Cave, Luba is alone with Gaspar. She's worried about Flor. If the patron finds out she's been running around again, he's going to kill me! Gaspar gets up from, his chair and says "If the Patron tries to kill you, I'll kill him!" Luba freaks out and makes him promise not to do that—she is more worried about him than her own life. Gaspar agrees not to go after the Patron and he gives her a kiss on the cheek. Gaspar then says that they are out of candles. Luba goes to fetch one and Gaspar runs out of the cave when her back is turned.

At la Riconada again, Emilio is in his room with the necklace clutched in his hand. He has an orange flashback of when he gave the necklace. He leaves it on the desk and picks up the brooch, heading for Thelma's room.

Near the river, Gaspar is sitting watching the water go by. Castulo sees him and takes out his knife. He's going to cut his throat.

Emilio comes into Thelma's room. She's apparently taken a bath and is in a pink bathrobe. Emilio drops the brooch on a table and says he's returning it to her. Thelma, says, thanks, she lost it somewhere. Emilio says I found it near Luba's cave, by the river. "What were you doing there?"

Speaking of Luba, we cut to her back at the cave. She asks the Virgin to protect Gaspar.

Thelma is yelling. "Why would I visit Luba?" Emilio says he doesn't know she should tell him. He's still sure that Thelma paid Flor off with it. Thelma is impactada. Clearly she hadn't thought of this and will probably weigh her options as to whether this story will help or hurt her with Emilio. It does make Flor look bad.

Castulo has engaged Gaspar. For some reason he has given up the element of surprise and yells and comes at him with his big knife. Gaspar fights him off pretty well but the two of them are fighting right next to a giant waterfall which makes things tricky. Castulo grabs Gaspar's head and holds it under water. He flips Castulo in the water. Castulo heads down the waterfall and shouts for help. He's drowning. Gaspar deliberates on the bank about what to do. "You tried to kill me" he shouts. Then he feels bad and decides to jump in and save him. (What a guy! 1 Gaspar = 10 Emilio's in my book). Gaspar manages to fight against the current and grab Castulo and pull him to safety. Not so stupid, he picks up a big rock and demands to know who sent Castulo to kill him. Castulo gives him a doleful look.

Alina in her little pink skirt and espadrilles is heading for la Riconada. Tonki rushes up and she scolds him for leaving the cave. Just then Orlando rides up on a horse and says he went to go find her. There's a party on at La Riconada and he'd sure like it if she would come.

Castulo tells Gaspar that it's Thelma that has bought his services as an assassin. She hates you Gaspar, you scare her and she wants to get rid of you. You can see all the fight leave Gaspar, he drops the rock and walks away. Castulo says to himself, that Gaspar is crazy but he can't kill him now. He's just saved his life.

Emilio and Thelma are still having their "discussion" about the brooch. Sure enough, Thelma has decided that it's better if Emilio thinks that Flor was bribed. She tells Emilio that Flor herself asked for the brooch as payment. "She's very ambitious" says Thelma. Emilio agrees that Flor seems to like jewels. Thelma goes on to further say that she would have given up everything to marry Emilio, if only to give her kid a name. Thelma tries to give the brooch back but Emilio says no, keep it. She tries to get him to pin it—I am not sure where exactly, on her robe? On her bra? But he doesn't fall for it and he hands her the brooch and leaves.

Tonki is barking at Orlando's horse. Floralina refuses to go to the party with him. What's more, she wants him to try to stop seeing him. She's trying to avoid everybody at la Rinconada right now, so that her Father doesn't do anything else. Orlando tries to sweet talk her but Flor just says to leave her alone and that if he comes near her, she'll sic her dog on him. She walks away. Orlando comments to nobody in particular that he likes Flor's spirit and he's definitely going to try to win her over.

Back at Hacienda Loco, Soledad is still in her room. She wishes she could see Alina. Alvaro walks in and She asks him if she can see her daughter. Alvaro says no and Soledad tries to pretend that she's been having a conversation with the Virgin statue in her room about Alina and the virgin thinks it would be great if she could see Alina. Alvaro doesn't go for it but suddenly, he's a horndog and he tries to get Soledad in the sack. (Very strange music here—like some kind of ominous chanting) . At first she's compliant but then she resists and starts talking about Alina again. Alvaro complains that she's his wife, she has no right to refuse him. He does agree to let her see Alina. But you won't like what I've done with her, he says.

Coral and Emilio are walking arm in arm out of the hacienda. Coral says that she can tell Emilio's in a bad mood, probably because of that wife of his. Emilio asks her to explain. She says she knows when he goes to see Thelma, he always leaves in a bad mood. Besides, Thelma came to her room and threatened her and tried to make her leave. Emilio looks grouchy than impactado again. Coral persuades him to go back inside and join the party.

Don Max has is over at Don Loco's sipping a copita and smoking a cigar on his couch. He says he's come over to check on him plus his nephew has turned the Hacienda into a party house. Don Loco complains that his nephew has brought nothing but trouble with that damn highway. And by the way, the workers are starting a protest against the highway…he's not sure "how to handle it." Don Max says he'd better be careful not to get into another fight with his nephew. Don Loco says he's never had any problems with his nephew. Don Max nearly chokes on his rum or brandy or whatever. Yeah that little shooting thing—"That was just personal" says Don Loco. Whatever.

Flor and Tonki are walking in a Banana grove. She tries to get Tonki to stay and wait for her. She's still going to try to get into la Rinconda to get her heart back.

Don Max is drinking all of Don Loco's booze. Don Loco doesn't seem to care. Don Max is talking about Soledad and about how he understands why Don Loco is still wound up about her cheating on him. Max gets up and says he has to go (no doubt, the booze he likes is gone.)

Thelma and Aunt Rebecca are in her room. Thelma is chortling over the fact that she has gotten Emilio to think Flor is just out for money. She asks AR if the party is still going on. Yes, AR tells her and Emilio is with Coral. Thelma doesn't like this news very much. Now that she's gotten rid of Flor, she needs to work on getting rid of Coral.

Rosita and Vera are in the kitchen chopping stuff and talking. All of the sudden, the drunken Don Max appears and he starts asking Vera to make him some food when he catches sight of Rosita. He then orders Vera to go to the main hall and ask if anyone wants anything so he can be alone with Rosita. Rosita moves away. Don Max keeps after her and tells her she's beautiful and he wants to marry her.

Emilio and Thelma run out into the garden arguing about Coral. Emilio says by what right did you order an invited guest of mine away from the hacienda. Thelma tries to give him the big Mrs. Valtierra act but he doesn't buy it. In the background he sees something fly by. It's Flor. Emilio is distracted from his argument with Thelma.

Don Max the letch grabs Rosita and puts her up on the counter while she is screaming. He tries to rip off her clothes. Just then, Santos rushes in. Don Max at first pretends to let her go then kicks Santos to the floor and resumes raping Rosita. Santos is not down for the count however and grabs a pitcher and smacks Don Max over the head with it. Rosita is hysterical and thinks that Santos killed Don Max. She tells him to flee. Vera comes in and demands to know what happened. Rosita tells her and Vera checks Don Max. She tells Rosita to calm down. Don Max is merely drunk. She tells Rosita to leave. After a few seconds, Don Max gets up shouting that he's going to kill Santos and he runs out brandishing his gun.

Thelma and Emilio are still looking around to see what that flash of pink and white was. Emilio goes a little into the thicket but not enough to see Flor hiding in there. Thelma calls him back and they go back into the house.

Meanwhile, Flor has made it into the servants' quarters and she asks Vera for her help. Vera is doubtful; the Patron is scouring the house looking for intruders (like Santos). Flor begs and Vera agrees to distract Jaime (one of the doofuses who is always trying and failing to guard the hacienda). Flor tells Vera that she is trying to get back her heart. I don't think Vera understands it's her necklace that she's talking about because she looks at her strangely.

Back at the cave, Gaspar is whining to Luba that Thelma doesn't love him. Luba carries the red fire on the wall over to the hearth. She tells him to shut up and sit down. She begins brushing his hair roughly every time he starts whining about how Thelma doesn't love him.

Flor has made it to Emilio's room. She spies the heart and picks it up. Just then Emilio and Thelma enter and turn on the lights. Busted! Emilio accuses her of being a thief. Emilio thinks that she's stolen the brooch but Flor denies it. She never saw the brooch until that day when she found it. Emilio says he wants to see what she has in her hand. Thelma tries to diffuse the situation by saying that Flor should give it back and then she can go free. (And leave). Emilio grabs Flor's hand and then tries to wrest it from her. Just then Angel, who has been MIA this whole episode walks in and takes Flor's side.

Santos is back in his shack at the construction site. His mom, Carmen is there, for some reason. She notices the big bruise on his face and asks him what happened. He tells her he thinks he killed Don Maximo. Carmen is impactada.

In Emilio's room there is still the argument going on with Flor, Angel, Emilio and Thelma over whether Flor is a thief and what she has in her hand. Finally It's the heart necklace. She dares him to report her to the authorities. Flor insists that it belongs to her. Emilio says that it doesn't belong to her. Flor says yes it does. She's the daughter of Don Alvaro Montellano. "Yes, Yes, you are the bastard daughter of Don Alvaro." Says Emilio. "NO" continues Flor. "I am the daughter of Don Alvaro Montellano and his wife, Soledad. You can ask everyone, ask your servants. Everybody knows, I am Alina Montellano." Emilio is impactado.

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OK, folks, this was a pretty dull episode, and I'm tired, so let's roll.

Tonight's first vocab word is guero - blond or fair. Tomas dyed his hair - not to look like Lorena Herrera (see right) or Cachirulo (anybody?) - but to resemble Aldo. "You look exactly like him," Lety lies cheerfully.

1. Another #$%^@ meeting.

Calling him pituca (stuck-up), Fern insists DomensaEEN doesn't belong meddling in the ad campaign. Fern's sarcastic, contemptuous enumeration of the glories of Mexican cuisine ("chalupas, tacos, all that...") causes Aldo to launch his usual blowhard monologue about the glories of Mexican cooking.


Fortuitously, Guillermo Andreu shows up. Although to me he looks like Cro-Magnon man, the cuartel shriek and drool over him.

PM announces in the meeting, "there's a man to see Lety," Fern groans, "aNOTHer one?" Guillermo announces that he's ready to sign on the dotted line but only if Aldo is made head of the project.

Fern, who is such a baby these days he should be sent to "time out", yells "what gives you the right to tell us what to do?" "My two million dollars. We could take our business elsewhere." Lety squelches Fern and accepts Guillermo's condition. Tomas gives a report on preproduction costs. Guillermo approves and says goodbye.

As Aldo is showing his friend out, Guillermo opines that Fern is "unstable." Heh.

In Aldo's absence, Fern rants: it's Lety's fault a taco maker is now in charge - where'd you find this guy? Chopping tacos of chapulín (locusts)? Caro crisply rehashes that, actually, Aldo is an internationally renowned chef etc.

Aldo returns, looks around, and benignly asks: "What's this silence? Have you been talking dirt about me? By all means, please continue."

Luigi says (again) he needs free reign to work his magic. Fern says the fair, etc., must serve to attract foreign investors as well as tourists; trips must be made to the U.S. and Europe to work out marketing channels etc.

After some wrangling, it's decided he will go to the US and Marcia to Europe, though she's angry there will be an ocean between them. They're told to get budgets together and give them to Tomas for approval.

Luigi asks how he'll get along without his executive producer - they point out Omar will be around to help Luigi. "OK, at least he's guapo."

Caro, who has done mostly sitting in this meeting, looks incredibly bored and irritated. Can you imagine how many tiresome hours these actors have had to spend around that conference table?

Fern leaves, hauling Omar out with him, to air his usual grievances against DomensaEEN. Caro leaves to have a talk with Marcia ("I know she's going to ask about my friendship with you.")

This leaves Aldo and Lety. She says she'd feared Fern's wish to expel Aldo would be a big headache "but then Guillermo, like a guardian angel, put things right. I would have fought for you - I need you here." "I'm at your disposal, and further, I'd like to take you to dinner." "I told the cuartel I'd eat with them." "When can you work me into your schedule? And - you look sad. Is it for Fernando?"

2. Another scene of Lola and the alimony.

While waiting with Sanchez for Señor Cheque to arrive, Lola has a little fantasy: that Efren takes her in his arms, kisses her and says he loves her, and begs her to forgive him, to take him back, so the family will be together.

She snaps out of it when he actually arrives saying "let's get this over with as fast as possible."

Cheque irritates the (female) judge who ends up awarding Lola hefty monthly checks. Cheque is frightened about telling Jazmin.

3. Another scene of Alicia the convenenciera scheming to get money.

While the cuartel complains that Alicia hangs up on callers and won't take messages, Simon arrives with a wad of messages for Alicia, from her creditors.

"Tell them I'm dead or moved to Indonesia." "Be strong, face your fears, it's a first step to solving your problem," he councils sagely. "These bills are like a death sentence" Alicia wails.

She calls Martha, who is gloating over these monetary misfortunes, a tinaco ambulante (walking water tank). [I am SO annoyed the way they keep stuffing food in this poor actress's face - do they really think we'll think this is funny? --Ed.]

"My poverty has a limit! [looks glumly at the wad of bills] OK no food, no car, no light, but I HAVE to have my cellphone!" Alicia asks SIMON to lend her money! He looks at her cellular bill and says his whole family lives on less than that. "Your hair dye is affecting your IQ adversely." "I'm a NATURAL blond!" "I couldn't get this much money together in several lifetimes!" Simon informs her. It's suggested she ask Aldo for the money: after all, their wedding is imminent...

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Before getting into tonite's tale of woe I would like to make a commentary....
Having followed Rosy O'Campo's "pièce de résistance" LFMB, I sincerely believe Mundo lost a great opportunity of blatant commercialism. We are living in a material world. Now this is in no way a spoiler...I am certain that those of you who are following LFMB, have noticed the subtle infomercials with in the show...Lety's Ford Focus, the Nextel Telephones and other things that will come up.....Well what a chance was missed with Mundo...

Leo's bedazzeled jacket comes to mind, hows about a pitch for ACME dynamite, another for ACME fiberglass rowboats "They don't sink", what about plus size servent uniforms, a direct TV remote can easily be converted to an explosive remote, why didn't Demian rush out and buy a new Hummer and then he could explain to all the employees why it is the Mafioso vehicle of choice, bullet proof glass is extra, Sherman Williams is no doubt the choice of La Fieras for their make-up, I bet Elsa would enjoy Jose Cuervo, she could kinda wink at the audience while stealing a swig, and Mundo certainly could have promoted Viagra, with a disclaimer "if erection exists longer than 4 hours call Leo". Anyhow I'm just sayin.

Now on to the grief fest that was tonite's show.

At the very beginning we got a few moments of Regina's gut wretching death...
On to Demian locked in the room with Regina's body...Poor Demian he is crazed with grief. He wails at the fates, then trys to conjole Regina, claiming his Regina is only sleeping and he will take care of her and never leave her. Gabe is beating on the door, to no avail; Demian is in his own lil world and reality will be kept at bay as long as the door is locked.

Dolores enters the waiting room, where people are standing around with that uncomfortable not meeting anyone's eye stance that people always have when waiting for grave news. Tiberio, Rog, Diana, Karen & Joselyn are all present. Dolores gives them the bad news, everyone is grief stricken. Even Joselyn looks remorseful, she says that she must tell Miriam and asks Karen to accompany her. Karen opts to remain at the hospital to console JC & Paulina. Joselyn makes a quick exit, I actually do believe she felt bad and not knowing what to do with these new feeling of sympathy for someone other than herself, she had to make a hasty retreat. Gabe now enters the waiting room and says Demian has locked himself in the room and won't come out. Rog and Tiberio go with Gabe.

Demian is still talking to Regina, like she is just resting, when security opens the door, two big guys come in with Gabe & the cousins. Gabe tries to talk to Demian, then Tiberio then Rog, finally Leo gets Demian to go with him. Suddenly Demian realizes what is going on and tries to bolt back into the room; security drags him away. Gabe & Leo are in with Regina and Gabe has pink eye from the squelching of tears, now enter the priest and Candelabra for last rites. Last rites are performed, no need for detail here, you can imagine. Finally Leo covers Regina with the sheet.

Karen and Rog are having words about the meaning of life, how fleeting, how they lived such frivolous lives...Diana overhears and you can tell by her look, she ain't buyin what Rog is sellin.

On to JC, Paulina & Karen; well it is rather pointless to say JC is overwhelmed, he just had a bone marrow transplant and his mother died. JC is all worried about his father who only lived for Regina...JC like most children is unaware of the string of chicks, Demian kept on the side. JC tells Paulina to go with Karen to the Cafeteria and get something to eat.

At some point JC is wheeled in to see his mother, by Gabe who leaves him with Regina. JC is sobbing and thanking his mother for her great sacrifice and he vows to be the best person, the best husband and the best father he can be...He knows she is in heaven, but he will carry her with him always, yeah like in his blood.

Leo goes to see Demian who is with the security guys and a nurse. The nurse has a big ol hypo in her hand...Demian is manic and Leo give him an injection of what appears to be a horse tranquilizer, Demian kinda slumps down and Leo backs off....HA HA HA fooled you, Dr. Dooright...Demian makes an incredible leap across the room and wraps his hands around Leo's neck. Gotta say hey nice shot...especially considering he has just been given an enormous tranquilzer, he has a wooden leg and has no depth perception...I say nice shot man.

Security pulls him off Leo and for a moment it sounds like Leo has a crushed windpipe; but alas this too shall pass. Cough Cough Leo is okay and Demian is drug off somewhere.

Alone in his room JC is thinking and tears are running down his face...when who bursts in the door, but his now totally cranked up father, I think whatever Leo gave Demian is having an adverse reaction, cause he is going all AngelDust on them.

Demian starts ranting Asesino, Asesino, Asesino....yes he clearly blames JC for Regina's death. He is all like, yeah you pathetic little whiner...you just couldn't cowboy up and take it like a man...Your mother sacrificed her life for you. JC whines back Papa, Papa....Demian lunges at JC and I'm thinking, Jeez he's gonna remove the new marrow & clone it, but no he slaps JC. Spouts some more venom, twirls around on his peg leg and he is out the door.

Diana follows Karen and Paulina to the cafeteria, where she says sorry about your loss and about Rog, she tells Karen she doesn't believe Rog has changed...but Karen says everyone deserves a second chance..Diana is all whatever, and she leaves.

Now we see the grill of the Hummer and a single headlight...oh I get it...artistic devise, Demian has one eye...okay, now remember he is driving the narrow streets on AngelDust.

Anyway Demian is high above MX City (we see the lights of the city below...actually this view looks like where my sister-in-law lives...it really is part of the city, but there are like twenty million lights...yeah that's it, twenty million flashlights). The camera angle here makes it look like Demian is standing next to an open grave, but that isn't right, cause he is in no shape to make funeral arrangements. Demian is wailing to the fates, Por Que, Por Que, Por Que...Regina was the only good thing in his life, why oh why....Now Vengence is mine saith the Demian, three people will pay, Leo, Dolores and JC.

Dolores is in the Evil Castle with Tiberio, a feeling of gloom is about the house. Dolores thanks Tiberio for the hug received in an earlier emotional breakdown at the hospital and for calling her Mama. Tiberio says it was a weak moment and don't count on it happening again. Well two seconds later they are in each others arms and that tinglely cradle music is playing and both are crying and Tiberio is saying Mama Mama....even I feel sorry for the guy.

Now Dolores is alone in the living room, Demian comes in distraught. Dolores tries to comfort him, I think he is gonna grab her and kiss her, yeah I know pretty perverse, but nope once again like a snake he lashes out. Demian is screaming that Dolores went behind his back and she is responsible for Regina's death.

Demian is choking Dolores, when Tiberio rushes in and commands him to unhand his mother. Still feeling the super power of AngelDust, Demian backhands Tiberio to the floor. Now Dolores is on Demian, much shouting later Demian leaves. Poor Tiberio, he loves Demain, who wants nothing to do with Tiberio and called him a traitor. Tiberio is torn between his psychotic father and his mother he didn't meet until he was 46 and she was 40...It is a lot for any youngster to process.

On to the next day...It is funeral time, Leo sporting his Lady of Guadelupe jacket, Candle, Nick Nye, Dolores, Rog, Diana, Karen & Gabe...Demian is absent...The priest does the basic Ashes to Ashes thing, when we see Demian hiding out in the evergreens, he is watching and crying.

Diana is working at Otillas, when someone comes in. It is Rog, he asks her for her forgiveness for humiliating her in the past. He realizes the error of his ways, Diana jumps up out of her chair and moves away from him. He says he is happy and hopes she is too, he finishes with forgive me please and leaves. Diana bursts into tears and whispers Rog (only his whole name, but I can't spell it).

Paulina tries to talk to JC, but he will barely acknowledge her. She is sitting in the waiting room when Dolores comes in, Paulina asks Dolores to talk to JC.
Dolores goes in and tries to make JC feel better, but it has little effect....He just keeps hearing his father's accusations over and over and over again.

Gabe & MA are in the office, things are a bit strained between them...Gabe is still acting like the girl who got stood up for prom. Nic comes in, I think this is what happened, I think Regina was supposed to go somewhere and now MA will carry on in Regina's name. She tells Gabe she will take his love with her or something like that (I was getting bored by this time)...Gabe is all prissy prom girl, whatever.

Now the Grand Finale Scenes...Tiberio is running all over screaming Papa Papa, alas no one has seen nor heard from Demian...Tiberio looked like the dog that keeps getting beat, but always slinks back to his master, cause it is beyond him to try anything else...Poor Tiberio

Finally we see Demian, he is brushing aside the white flowers that cover Regina's grave, he lays a single red rose on the grave and lies down on top of the dirt...he swears never to leave her, they will be together alway..he fears she is cold....
Cynic that I am, I still felt really pretty bad for Demian, but I know he'll be back and punishing innocent people in no time.

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And Still the Villain Pursued Her…

We start our day’s adventures in TeleMiami with a replay of Gaviota/Fedora asking Granny Miguelina about the demise of los padres Soriano. Granny M doesn’t answer. She looks guilt-stricken. She’s probably wishing she were in the kitchen making another nourishing batch of caldo, or maybe a nice flan. Pobre de Granny.

Cut to Dr. Evil’s office, where Max and Ignacio replay their final scene from yesterday’s capítulo. I find myself wondering if the crimes being committed by Ignacio are as heinous as the one committed by his hairdresser.

Back to Casa Soriano. Granny M reluctantly says that the girls’ parents died in an accident. Gaviota wants to know what kind of accident. One that cost them their lives. (The scene with the garden-hose earned Granny a pass on this one.) She doesn’t want to go into details, she denies hiding anything, she just prefers not to remember. Before Gaviota can press any further, Diana enters. Gaviota tells Granny that they’ll continue their conversation later. Alone, Granny thought-bubbles: “Why did that woman ask me that? Could it be that she knows the mother of my girls is in prison? That’s what that man told me, the one who gave me Diana and Gaby.”

While Granny Miguelina ponders this mystery, we return to Ignacio’s office. Dr. Evil tells Our Hero that he was about to perform a major operation and that he’d scheduled a meeting with Diana at his apartment to discuss the case. Max furrows his brow. Something about this doesn’t sound like standard hospital procedure, but he can’t quite put his finger on it. Think, Max, think! Dr. Evil rehashes his cock-and-bull version of the crime. Now Max has more information to sort out. Damn. He can’t believe that Diana is capable of such a thing. According to Dr. Evil, “that kind of slut” is capable of anything, etc., etc., etc. It’s all too much for Max to process and he finally tells Ignacio to shut up. Dr. Evil comments that the subject of the little nurse is a touchy one. Max asks him to withdraw the charges against Diana. Doesn’t Max want her to be tried for attempted murder? Definitely not. Again Our Hero asks him to withdraw the charges.

Meanwhile there’s a visitor at Casa Silvia. It’s Elsa Lanchester – oh, wait, she’s dead. No, it’s the Mistress of the Occult Sciences, apparently on a lunch break from her fortune-telling job at the carnival. She’s wearing a glittery orange vinyl turban with a large, purple plastic jewel glued to the front. There is a star within a star painted on her forehead, possibly to de-emphasize the gold Halloween glitter she uses for eye-shadow. The long black fingernails dramatically accent the gold lamé gown. Her sparkly blue velveteen cloak is also lined with gold lamé. The tiered-ruffle pleather knitting-bag, however, is not the right accessory for this ensemble. I’ll bet Camila zeroed in on that, too, because her reaction was much like mine: “Are you sure this woman’s not a charlatan? She looks like a clown!” The bag really has to go. Anyway, the Occult One takes umbrage at this and solemnly intones the list of unfortunate ends that await non-believers, from being flattened by buses to eaten by piranhas. Our spunky soubrettes are impactadas.

We return to Max and Ignacio. Dr. Evil is surprised by Maximiliano’s request. Max doesn’t want to bury Diana. Dr. Evil says it’s what she deserves, he’s sorry, he can’t oblige, but she tried to kill him and jail is what she deserves. Fair enough, says Max, if that’s your final decision then I can’t convince you. Ignacio declares that he’s going to put Diana in jail for years. Max furrows his brow slightly, looks down his nose at Dr. Evil, and turns to leave. At the door there’s a final furrowed-brow look-down-the-nose. Close-up of Dr. Evil, baffled, wondering what the hell that was supposed to mean. I’m equally baffled.

Gaviota and Diana arrive at the hospital. There’s no need to guess which one, it’s the only hospital in all of TeleMiami. Diana’s nervous. She can’t be pregnant. (For someone who supposedly graduated nursing school in the 21st century, Diana has a quaintly Victorian concept of human reproduction.) Gaviota bolsters her spirits by saying that having an Irascible baby is the worst thing that could happen in her life. Enter Dr. Quintana, an old acquaintance of Diana’s. After a little chitchat, Our Heroine bashfully tells him why she’s there. He takes the news very professionally and tells her to go to the lab while he goes off to prepare. Enter Max, and what follows is a montage, underscored by increasingly ominous music. Midshot of Max, trying to look attractively impactado. Close-up of Diana, who exclaims, “Maximiliano!” Close-up of Max, still trying for attractively impactado. Close-up of Diana, trying to remember what the scene’s about. Close-up of Gaviota, who looks up and over at Max with cold, hostile, appraising eyes. Close-up of Max, who settles for an attractive but anticlimactic “Aw, hell” look.

At Sylvia’s place, Elsa the Mistress of the Occult Sciences is occupying the armchair as if it were a throne. She asks the girls what they want. Sylvia gaily starts rattling on about the two men she and Camila want at their feet, prostrate with love, very handsome men, the girls want them to be “spectacularly” in love, etc. It’s a very simple job for the Great Powerful Cosmic Star, Elsa replies, but the girls have to do one thing. Cue comic music. They have to steal a pair of underwear from each man. “A pair of underwear?” they scream in perfect unison. Drum roll and rim shot.

Back at the hospital everyone stands around very uncomfortably for a moment before Max walks past Diana without a glance or a word. Diana can’t believe it. “It was Maximiliano.” Gaviota must be used to having characters point out the obvious to her. “Yes, haughty and proud like his mother,” she answers. This makes no impression on Diana, who merely says, “He hates me. I saw the hate in his eyes.” (Which is more than I saw, querida, but if that’s your line, okay.) Gaviota ends the scene on a comforting, religious note. “God grant that you’re not pregnant by him. Let’s go.”

Where we go is back to Casa Silvia, where that ebullient, platinum-wigged minx is recapping the deal with La Maestra. She brings things to a screeching halt by referring Elsa’s art as “witchcraft.” Our M.O.S. takes offense and indignantly denies casting spells. She uses the forces of the universe to her benefit, she puts the stars to work for her, blah, blah, blah. Silvia does a good-natured grovel-and-fawn number. Elsa relents a bit. Call as soon as they have the underwear. They’ll see how she’ll put those men at their feet. Sylvia claps her hands and bounces with excitement until Elsa demands her $500.00 consultation fee. Camila is outraged. She bares her teeth, protesting vigorously, but the M.O.S. isn’t intimidated. (After all, she’s got the Great Powerful Cosmic Star in her corner. Just give her a pair of skivvies and a constellation or two and she can move mountains.) Sylvia intervenes. They don’t have that much cash. That’s okay, Elsa will take it out in trade. She takes the girls’ watches, commenting on their cheapness, then helps herself to an ugly blue bowl and a plain glass ashtray make up the difference. After a bit of mumbo-jumbo about sending out vibes with her “third eye” (aha! That’s what the star on her forehead is!), exit Elsa. Camila starts up again about the M.O.S. being a swindler but Silvia’s an optimist. The Irazabal boys will be crazy about them, etc.

Diana and Gaviota are waiting for the results of the test. Who should appear next but Ignacio Montiel, Dr. Evil himself, holding an envelope. He reminds Diana of their court date. Gaviota says she will prove Diana’s innocence. Ignacio asks who she is, then answers his own question: She is Diana’s guardian angel. Immune to his slimy charm, Gaviota corrects him. She’s the defense attorney. Dr. Evil pretends to be impressed. Diana starts to leave, but Ignacio stops her. He gestures with the envelope. He’d asked Dr. Quintana if he could deliver her test results. Diana’s pregnant, all right. Well. You could have knocked me over with a wrecking-ball, that’s how impactado I am. Diana flutters her eyelids as if she’s about to faint. Gaviota stares at Ignacio. Diana closes her eyes. Commercial.

We return from commercial to Casa Soriano, where Granny is at the sewing machine, remembering the bad old days. Granny used to be a bag lady, Miguelina la Méndiga, looking for shelter and a handout. It’s not clear where she is – a storeroom? Basement? Prop room? She’s wearing a dirty fisherman’s hat over a long, bedraggled, blonde wig. Streaks of dirt-colored makeup have been wiped on her face and her teeth have been partially blacked out. It’s a heart-rending sight. She begs for some leftovers or spare change from an unsavory naco seated at a table, eating rather messily and drinking Camacho out of a Styrofoam cup. He calls her by name and tells her he’s been waiting for her. Her eyes light up with hope. Does he have anything for her? Life in the streets gets harder every day, she lost her husband and home, hasn’t a friend in this country to extend a helping hand…This would be the perfect spot for a close-up with the Glycerine Tear of True Dolor, but Granny la Méndiga doesn’t get one. Pobre de Granny. Telling her it’s her lucky day, el naco reaches back into a portable plastic storage drawer and takes out a thick bundle of cash. He tosses it on the table. There’s twenty thousand dollars in that bundle. Granny thinks it’s a good joke. So does el naco. Hilarity ensues. El naco gets back to business. The money is hers, in exchange for a little favor.

We zoom back to the present for a close-up of Granny M. She looks off into the distance (or perhaps at the teleprompter) and says, “That night…that night changed my life.”

The past again. El naco is walking back into his lair carrying a baby and leading a toddler by the hand. If Miguelina takes the girls and disappears, the money’s hers. Granny M wants to know where the girls came from. No questions, warns el naco, but Miguelina insists. He tells her that the girls’ father is dead and their mother is in jail, “forever”. If anyone asks, she can pass them off as her grandchildren. Granny M repeats that she can’t take them without knowing where they came from.

Another close-up of present-day Miguelina. “My God, I accepted. I accepted.” I’m glad they wrote this bit in because now I can skip the following scene, which is a reenactment of this admission, followed by one last close-up of Granny M. She becomes very emotional as she tells us how she loved them as if they really were her granddaughters, raised them with love and respect, etc. As the tears flow, she drops her head over her folded hands and sobs.

We are now treated to a close-up of Octavia. Right at this very moment, she, too, is thinking about that night. We see Octavia in Destiny’s Basement, where so many fates have been sealed. El naco is reporting the success of his mission. I note that the plastic storage drawer on the little table behind him has been replaced by a plaster statue of Jesus, or maybe Lety Padilla’s San Judas. Either way, Octavia doesn’t notice. She’s more interested in finding out if this beggar Miguelina is going to keep her mouth shut. El naco is positive she will.

Camila and Silvia stroll into Casa Irascible. Silvia should have changed her clothes and wig. Agent Sidney Bristow would have. The girls are about to launch an undercover operation, for Pete’s sake. Anyway, Lala isn’t happy to see them. Max isn’t home, so the girls sit down to wait. Lala becomes apprehensive and explains that Faux Marfil has left orders that Camila not set foot in the house again. Camila springs up, baring her teeth. And who does Marfil think she is? Camila’s always been a friend of the family! Silvia runs interference by asking Lala for a soda. Lala agrees reluctantly, but wants them to please go afterwards, they could get her in trouble. Almost as soon as she’s out of the room, Silvia goes into action. The way she tiptoes up the stairs leaves no doubt that she passed “Slapstick Acting for the Silent Screen” with flying colors.

Larry’s room. Larry goes into the bathroom and Silvia sneaks in. She rifles his dresser, finds a pair of black bikini briefs and chortles: “It can’t be that something so small could fit him!” From the bathroom Larry asks if someone’s there. Instead of going out the door right behind her, Silvia runs to the bed and crawls underneath. This is pretty idiotic even for Comic Sex Kitten Silvia. Larry comes out, looks around, swears he heard someone. He then sits on the bed and wistfully sighs, “¡Pilar, Pilar!” as he puts on his watch. Pan down to Silvia between his feet. She thought-bubbles: “Ay, Dios, how do I get out of here without Papazote Larry seeing me?” Failing to come up with an answer, she blows kisses at Larry’s denim-clad calves.

Cut to Gaby, on the phone with Nancy. Gaby has found a job as a supermarket cashier. Nancy thinks that’s good, but isn’t she coming back to the mansion? Never again. But Gaby’s still married to joven Larry. She’s an Irazabal whether Doña Octavia likes it or not. Gaby’s not interested in being an Irazabal. It’s been over a month and Larry hasn’t come to see her once. Nancy fails to realize that she’s dealing with the gentle, helpless child-woman type that Dickens adored so much. She tells Little Doormat to forget Lunkhead, muscles, eyelashes, and all, and fall in love with someone else. No, Gaby will never love anyone else. Why did Larry use her like that? Why didn’t he pick someone from his own class? There’s some whimpering about Pilar mixed in with this, too, but Nancy is nothing if not practical. Divorce him, she says. Move on. No, Gaby won’t lift a finger. If Larry wants a divorce, he will have to file for it. Nancy is not impressed with Little Doormat’s decision. Gaby sobs.

Back at the hospital, Dr. Evil repeats that Diana’s pregnant. Gaviota snatches the envelope out of his hand, tears it open, reads the test results, and is impactada. Diana is embarazada all right. “¡No puede ser!” she moans. (Oh, Diana! How utterly you have lost yourself!) Ignacio asks who the father is. Gaviota goes into fiera mode, telling him it’s none of his business, he’s done more than enough harm to Diana already. She wants him to remember her face, because she’s going to prove Diana’s innocence in court. What a despicable guy he is. They’ll see who’s lying and who’s telling the truth, and who will have the last word. Ignacio goes into fiera mode himself, warning her to keep her voice down or he’ll have them thrown out. Gaviota tells him they’re leaving and off they go. Dr. Evil and the nurse at the desk shake their heads and throw up their hands. Dr. Evil tells us that he’s willing to bet the baby is Max’s.

Gaviota and Diana make it all the way around the corner. Diana is bummed. She’s carrying Max’s child when he despises her most. Gaviota advises her not to give up hope, to confront things with serenity. After she’s been proved innocent at trial, Max will have to beg forgiveness on his knees for having doubted her. But he’s married, blah, blah, blah. Gaviota uses some Tough Love on her. Diana will gain nothing by complaining. She could have avoided it. She could have used protection. Now they have to face the facts. As the Glycerine Tear of True Dolor slides down Our Heroine’s cheek, Gaviota lectures on about how she’ll make a fine single parent. Diana asks that she say nothing about it to anyone. Gaviota agrees but warns her that a pregnancy can’t be kept secret for long.

We come back from commercial to Ignacio’s office. Andrés is in there now. With all this plotting and scheming and harassing, when does Dr. Evil find the time to see patients? Anyway, he tells his faithful henchman that Diana has a bun in the oven, and that Max was probably the one in the kitchen. Andrés is impactado.

Cut to Paco’s bar. Caramelo and Paco enter with shopping bags. Florencio asks if they bought out the whole mall. Caramelo runs through her list of purchases, leading the adorable old barman to ask if she and Panchalón are setting up house. Not really, they plan to live with Lala at first. Then they’ll get a place of their own. There’s some back and forth about the (un)likelihood of Pancholón buying Caramelo a house. Paco says he just wants her to be happy. She asks him not to speak ill of Pancholón. She knows that he’s really good. Caramelo is clearly a practitioner of the Better Living through Denial philosophy.

Paco retreats to his office. He tells the ceiling that he hopes Caramelo will be happy. If Pancholón deceives his little girl, makes her suffer, Paco is capable of…he drives a fist into his palm, then goes to pour himself a drink. If he couldn’t be happy, maybe his daughter can. He then takes a framed picture out of his desk drawer and starts talking to it. “Alicia, where can you be? Why did you disappear so suddenly from my life? There were people born into this world to be unhappy. Why do those I love never return that love? All Gaviota cares about is revenge, etc.” He tells Alicia he will always think of her. (Has anyone actually seen this picture? Are we going to find out that Bruna is really Alicia?)

Max has returned to his office. He’s still confused. He needs to forget Diana. He needs to hate her. She deserves his hatred, his contempt.

We next see Octavia. For some reason her sequin-trimmed white halter top and trouser ensemble calls to mind the old Charlie perfume commercials. She struts up to the reception desk, hands the receptionist some folders, and tells her to file them. She’s about to go when Ignacio steps off the elevator. She slinks over, says she wasn’t expecting him, invites him to her office. Once in her office, she asks if his call has anything to do with Doña Santa. No, it’s about that nurse. Octavia’s not interested in hearing about that “poca cosa”. What Dr. Evil has to say isn’t poca cosa, however. After a fair amount of preamble about getting to the point, they finally get to the point. Octavia is not impactada by the news of Diana’s pregnancy. There are some women who’ll warm the sheets of the first guy who crosses their path, she says. Then it hits her. (Evidently all the Irascibles are slow on the uptake. It’s just a question of degree.) Could Max be the father? Now she is impactada.

Back in Larry’s room. Larry is sprawled out on the bed, practicing his Cowpoke of the Month pose, talking to the absent Pilar. Silvia is still under the bed, thought-bubbling replies. We’ve heard it all before. Silvia then makes his underwear do a sprightly little jig as she mentally rehashes her plans for them.

Downstairs, Lala is begging Camila to leave. Too late. Enter Faux Marfil. She demands to know what Camila’s doing in her house. Camila replies that it’s not just her house. Other people live there, old friends of hers. Incensed, Faux Marfil brings the phrase “madder than a wet hen” vividly to life. Eyes blinking, bobbing her head with angry little jerks, she rants at Camila in a shrill cackle. Camila throws down the gauntlet: Faux Marfil hasn’t beaten her, it’s not over yet, etc., etc. Faux Marfil then goes after Lala for letting Camila in. Camila tells Faux Marfil not to take out her rage on Lala. She throws gas on the fire by adding that she’ll come over any time she likes. Faux Marfil says if Camila keeps after Max, she’ll claw out her eyes. Fine. Camila’s going. But not because she’s afraid. No, because Faux Marfil has become a bore. (I agree. The entertainment value of the chicken imitation was short-lived.) And what’s more, Faux Marfil has very little glamour. (Oh, I don’t know about that, the Dominatrix Barbie outfit from Monday’s capítulo had a certain je ne sais quoi.) Camila states that she’ll be the only woman in Max’s life. She leaves. Faux Marfil threatens to fire Lala if she lets Camila in the house again.

Back to Octavia’s office. She and Dr. Evil are still jawing on about the pregnancy and unscrupulous women who try to trap a man with a child. Octavia knows what she’s talking about; after all, she advised Faux Marfil to do exactly that. Ignacio once again brags how he will bury Diana at trial. “Yes, bury her! May she rot behind bars!” spits Octavia. Dr. Evil then says Diana found herself a lawyer who looks like a fiera, he can’t remember the name, she was at the hospital. Octavia thanks him for the information. With a courtly “Always at your service,” he bows, kisses her hand, and leaves. She picks up the phone before the door even closes behind him.

Faux Marfil is pouring herself a substantial glass of whiskey when the phone rings. Can’t an Evil Sex Kitten get her drink on without all these interruptions? Honestly. She puts down the hefty tumbler of Scotch and answers the phone. It’s Octavia, with a down’n’dirty version of the news for her. Faux Marfil is muy impactada.

Gaviota and Diana return to Casa Soriano. They have the “keep this pregnancy a secret” conversation again. Diana reflects on the heavy price she is paying for a few hours of what she imagined was love. I wait for her to put on her cloak and go out! out into the storm! but I forget myself. The weather is fine and Alejandra Lazcano is no Lillian Gish. Instead Gaviota gives her a few facts of life about unwed mothers. She promises that they’ll get through it together. Diana thanks her and vows that Max may hate her but she’ll keep him from hating their child. He’ll never know it’s his. Yeah, right.

After commercial, Max is telling Emilio how he just can’t get Diana out of his head. If Emilio were more like Omar Carvajal, he would take this as his cue to break the tension with a spiffy rendition of “I’ve Got You under My Skin.” Alas, he’s of those serious muchachos. Instead we get a few random bars of the theme song while Max tries to come up with a meaningful expression.

Cut to Faux Marfil, giving Bruna the scoop. Our virile villainess is literally bouncing with impatience. She’s tired of every conversation being about Diana, Diana, Diana. She’s probably tired of listening to Faux Marfil as well. Although I’ve never actually heard a Chihuahua on crack, I’m sure it would sound like Faux Marfil right now. They just can’t get rid of that nurse, yap-yap-yap-yap-yap-yap-yap. Bruna asks if they’re sure it’s Max’s baby. Octavia and Faux Marfil think it is. Bruna says that’s going to ruin their plans. If Max finds out…Faux Marfil arrogantly snaps that Max doesn’t have to find out and he isn’t going to.

At Casa Soriano Little Doormat irons a shirt and makes small talk. Diana is huddled on her bed in a fetal position. While I mull over this weighty bit of symbolism, Gaby puts down the iron, approaches the bed, takes a seat, asks what’s wrong. She’s so quiet. Is she worried about Max? Diana sits up. She needs to tell Gaby something muy grave. But she has to keep it a secret. Granny M can’t find out. (At this point I suspect that Diana has gone from Victorian to delusional.) After rousing her sister’s worst fears, she drops the P-Bomb. Little Doormat is impactadísima, complete with “¡No puede ser!” After they hug, she asks Diana if she’s going to have the baby. Of course she’s going to have it. Only Bad Sex Kittens get abortions. Gaby turns starry-eyed at the idea of having Larry’s baby. It would make her so happy. Diana feels compelled to spell out the difference between her real pregnancy and Gaby’s fantasy pregnancy. Again she says she doesn’t want Max to know. She’s also very afraid that Dr. Evil will tell Sra. Marfil her secret. Diana doesn’t want to go through the shame of Marfil finding out. Gaby stares at Diana while Diana stares at the teleprompter.

Roll credits.

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After Emiliooo says he has unfinished business with Don Loco, Orlando insists that he himself will take care of it and he leaves. Angel says he doesn’t want a doctor and wants to be alone. They have a “forget about Flor” “no YOU forget about her” argument and Emiliooo leaves. He goes to his room and sits down on the bed to have a good think, when Thelma storms in, looking mighty fine for a pregnant woman, and demands that Coral get the boot. Emiliooo says he told her he won’t change his ways, he is getting a party together. She starts to whine and he says he prefers when she is yelling. She calls him cruel and he says oh yeah, like what you did to me wasn’t cruel? She rants on for a while about what an ass he is and other men would be happy to be having a son. He says he isn’t happy that his kid is with HER. He tells her to leave him alone so he can brood. He turns around and strikes a dramatic pose leaning on the dresser.

Orlando finds Don Loco and says he heard that DL has Flor locked up. Don Loco says he heard wrong, she isn’t here. He questions Orlando’s interest in her. Orlando says he’s very interested in her, Don Loco says he should forget about her or he’ll be having some problems. Don Loco rushes out, leaving Orlando to think. Something about Orlando reminds me of those characters from 80s sitcoms – the teenage boy’s best friend. Doesn’t’ he look like he’d come over to the Seaver’s house? Or Ricky Schroeder invited him over to the mansion to have a danceoff with that kid who later played Carlton?

Elias is in his construction trailer and there is a knock, he says come in. It’s Alina. They cry and hug.

Sergio enters Luba’s cave, she is sitting in a chair toking on a doobie. I’m convinced that’s what she smokes. He wants to know where Flor is. Luba says he should say good evening first, and furthermore, she isn’t here. He says not to try to hide her and starts looking around. She says “Hey this is my house!” Now he wants to know where Gaspar is. He is sure they escaped together. She says what are you talking about anyway, you know Don Loco has her locked up. Sergio says she escaped. Luba is surprised at this. She asks where? Sergio says he’s going to find out, then he leaves. Luba tries to send good vibes to Flor through the air.

Elias tells Alina that he knows what Don Loco did to her. They sit down to talk.

And Edelmira’s club some guy named Jeramias is really worked up over the girls. He pulls out a wad of cash and wants Edelmira to hook him up with one of the girls. She says it will be difficult but she’ll do it. I smell Coral being involved in this. Just then, we see Coral’s butt walk by. I think it’s her butt, we don’t see her face. Jeramias walks away and Granillo sashays up to the table. He discusses with Edelmira how Coral won’t easily go with Jeramias, not even for a lot of money.

Mariana is on her fancy date with Doctor Love. He asks her to call him Ricardo, he likes the way she says it. He says he’s in love with her. He knows she has something with a guy that disappeared years ago, but time passes quickly and she needs to move on.

Of course now here is Jose, locked up in his shack. He tells Arcadio how much he misses his family and he has been waiting for years for the moment to get out. Arcadio finally says he will help him escape.

Santos and Rosita enter his construction shack. She doesn’t seem to like it much so he asks what the problem is. She says it’s fine, she is just worried about Flor. Santos says he would like to try and help Flor but he has to think about Rosita and his mother, Don Loco could come down on them hard if he did anything. Rosita says she understands. Santos says he hopes Don Loco gets the punishment he deserves. They then declare their love for each other and start laying down on the bed to get busy. What? Does Flor’s story make them horny, or what?

Elias stands up and paces around to rant about what a coward Don Loco is. He says he’ll confront him but Flor says no, he’s sick. He wants to turn him in but again Flor says no, he has them all in his pocket. Elias wants desperately to do something but he can’t leave the construction. She says she asked God to let Don Loco understand that he did something very cruel.

Max thinks Emiliooo is being too hard on Thelma, Emilioooo says no way, she deserves it after what she did, you don’t even know how she is, Max. You don’t even know. Max asks Emiliooo if he really hates her that much, Emiliooo says yes. Not just for what she did to him, but also for what she did to Flor.

Thelma is complaining to Singing Aunt about Emiliooo and his party. SA says to just go with the flow but Thelma says no way. She goes on for a bit, the details aren’t important. Emiliooo will be sorry, I hate Gaspar, etc. “Emiliooo doesn’t know what I’m capable of.” Singing Aunt just shakes her head.

Elias walks Alina back to the edge of the forest. He wants her to stay with him but she says Don Loco can’t know that he is helping her. She’ll come see him again.

Luba yells at the virgin then feels bad and asks again nicely, where is Flor? On cue, Flor enters. Luba asks here where she was, Flor just looks at her funny and doesn’t answer. Maybe she is showing some sense and not telling everyone everything. Though I’m sure after the commercial she’ll prove me wrong and tell Luba everything.

Rosita tells Santos “we shouldn’t be doing this.” Isn’t it a little late for that? They are laying in bed in the afterglow. Way to bring the room down Rosita, right after sex talk about how you shouldn’t be doing it. Can’t you just enjoy the feeling for a minute and then feel guilty? Santos puts up with it well, they talk about how they will be married and Santons wants her with him always.

Flor is packing a bag, I gather from the conversation she is going to stay with Rosita. She doesn’t want to stay here or Don Loco will find her again. I don’t know how much she told Luba, but we haven’t even had a commercial and she already knows what’s going on. She tells Donkey to stay here and she’ll be back later. As she goes to the door, Don Loco walks in and blocks the door. “You think you can escape me, do you?” He grabs her arm to move her and hurts her, he tells her to shut up. Then he turns and threatens Luba, who says she will do whatever he says. He gets a little rough with her and Flor/Alina tells him to let up, he tells her again to shut up. Flor says Luba didn’t do anything, she (Alina) snuck out of the house herself. Luba tries to trick Don Loco by telling him to put Alina in with Soledad (I think) but he doesn’t go for it. He says Alina’s punishment isn’t over yet. He threatens Luba again, I think saying that if Flor gets away again he’ll do something to Luba and Gaspar.

Orlando returns to Emiliooo’s room and tells him that Don Loco does not have Flor locked up. It’s true that he didn’t, but at that time Don Loco THOUGHT he had her locked up and said no, so he was lying anyway. Orlando, however, believed him. Emiliooo is smarter and asks, “How do you know he wasn’t lying?” Orlando says he is sure. Um, is that an answer to ‘how’? I don’t think so. What are you, Orlando, the human lie detector? You didn’t even hold his wrists like DeNiro in ‘Meet The Parents.’ Emiliooo says he has to talk about something serious with his brother and leaves. Orlando gives a smug chuckle and says yes, go keep your brother away from Flor, then nobody will get near her but me.

Flor apologizes for getting Luba in trouble by escaping, she says she won’t cause any more trouble. Luba says she earned all that yelling, she is more worried about other things. Like, where is Gaspar? Flor says go find him! Luba says she has something for her, it’s her heart necklace. Flor is happy to have it back Luba says she can’t go to Sierra Escondida to look for Gaspar and Flor wants to know why she can’t leave the cave. Luba won’t tell her, she just hopes Gaspar won’t do anything stupid.

One of Thelma’s guards is trying to convince the other one to go to Edelmira’s club. The second one has more sense and says they should stay there. We see Gaspar hiding behind a tree, he throws a rock. The guards hear the noise and go investigate. He threw the rock the other way, so when they go to see what it was, he has a clear path in. For being ‘not smart’, this was a pretty smart trick.

Angel says he is going to look for Flor in the cave tomorrow, Emiliooo says no, Angel says whatever, you don’t give me orders. Emliooo then tries to tell him he isn’t well enough to go. Angel says “Do you like your life with Thelma? Leave me alone and let me live my life.” I think the comment about Thelma was just a low blow, but he’s right. Look at you Mr. big shot, married to that horrible woman, and I should listen to you?

Luba has a flashback. A lady is dying and one lady is talking to her. Nobody said any names, so I don’t know which one is supposed to be Luba. I’m going to ask for anyone who understood this to comment please and clear it up. The dying lady says to tell ‘the Patron’ (Alvaro, or is this too long ago?) that she died feeling sorry. She asks the other lady to promise that when she dies, she takes some coffer and give it to Alvaro. The dying lady is pregnant, the other lady tells her that ‘the Patron’ wants the baby to live. So I’m not sure if Alvaro is the Patron they are talking about, or Alvaro is the baby? Is Luba Don Loco’s mother? Or was Luba there with Don Loco’s mother? Please someone help me with this one. Back in the present, Luba is holding the same coffer, then she puts it away and goes to beg the virgin to let her sleep, crying like her name was Miranda and her contract demanded it.

Mariana returns home, Malena grabs her and throws her down on the couch and demands details. Mariana at first doesn’t want to tell, but Malena whines and Mariana caves in. She talks about how wonderful he is, he told her he loved her, etc etc. Malena says please stay with him or we’ll lose him. Mariana says “we?” Malena tries to cover with “no uh YOU.”

Since we saw Mariana, it is time for Jose. We see Arcadio shoot a shotgun or rifle at a wooden shack, the shack goes up like it was made entirely of gasoline. The fire is huge and hot immediately. He must have really found something good to load that building up with. All the people in the camp start running around, somebody throws a bucket of water at the building. Yeah, that will help douse the towering inferno. Jose is ready to break free but wants Arcadio to go with him. Arcadio says he doesn’t have anyone but Jose does, so just Jose needs to go and go NOW. Jose gives him a manly hug and runs off.

Thelma is sleeping in her dark room. The door opens and we see some Lil’ Abner shoes and overalls come in the door, Gaspar has made it this far. He goes to the bed and brushes Thelma’s hair back from her face. She wakes up and starts yelling. Gaspar puts his mouth over her hand to quiet her but it doesn’t really work, she is making lots of noise. We don’t get to see his face or anything, perhaps this is someone posing as Gaspar?

Someone knocks on Coral’s door. It’s Emiliooo with a bottle of tequila and a couple glasses. Coral is happy to see him like a high school girl going on a date. They toast, salud.

Well it is Gaspar for real, he starts talking. He tells Thelma that he knows she is the munequita, he wants to tell her something and then he’ll leave. She nods ok. As soon as he lets her go, she starts screaming and going nuts, yelling for help. Max and Singing Aunt come in, followed by the guards that Gaspar fooled. Hmmm Max and SA are both wearing their robes, they have messed up hair, they arrived together – do you see where I’m going with this? I think you do. Thelma wants Gaspar killed, Max says no, no, but he will learn his lesson. After Max leaves, Thelma vows to kill Gaspar.

Alina sits in the cave and cries about Emilioooo. “Where are you, the good Emiliooo I knew before?” Boo hoo hoo. Listen Alina – he didn’t exist. You looked hot and he wanted a piece of that so he charmed you. The end.

Coral tells Emiliooo that Jeramias cried when she wouldn’t go with him. Ha ha ha ha ha. Emiliooo sweet talks her a bit. She lays him down on his stomach to give him a massage. Before long they are making out. Emiliooo stops her, he sees Flor there instead of Coral. Oh, so now it’s ok, as long as he is thinking of her?

We get a great in/out of commercial. On the way into the commercial, Emilioooo and Alina are making out, but the good part is Alina wearing a very tight, short, cleavage-showing shirt. At the end of the commercial, we get to see the woman (I can’t remember her name! Tomasina?) holding the giant machete and getting doused. A++ for this commercial break.

Emiliooo is still making out with Flor in his mind. Coral asks him why he’s looking at her funny. He gets up to leave and says he’s confused. She says no, she has been waiting for this for a long time. He says he cares about her. She said, I think, basically that she’ll do him and not expect anything relationship wise from him. He kisses her on the forehead and leaves. She cries that she has lost him forever.

Don Loco goes to Edelmira’s club, a woman asks to sit with him for a drink, he accepts and has her sit down. Granillo comes by and asks what he wants, he says a bottle of tequila. Granillo gives him the one he has on his tray, it was for another table but, well, he is the patron! Don Loco asks him why he is always so nervous. This made me laugh out loud. Unfortunately Granillo runs off before answering. Edelmira comes to the table and tells the girl that she is being punished and she has to leave that table. The girl whines but Edelmira says she will take care of Don Alvaro herself. Don Loco actually smiles when he asks Edelmira to sit down, this may be the first time he has done that in the whole show. Don Loco asks her how she keeps her women under control and Edelmira says something about their faces while brandishing her claw-like fingernails. Don Loco says he has some work for her, they drink to that. Edelmira says “look, this girl is new.” She brings over some young honey to take care of Don Loco. She sits down on his lap and he starts kissing her. Suddenly he sees Soledad’s face and says “No, it can’t be you! Get out of here!” and throws the girl to the floor. She is, obviously, upset. He says “no uh nothing just get out of here.” He decides that the best thing to do now is to keep drinking. He’s off his rocker.

A guy named Castulo is talking to Max, asking what to do with Gaspar. Max says he doesn’t have anything against that poor guy, he doesn’t know. Castulo says maybe he should ask Thelma, Max agrees quickly. Go ask her and leave me out of it.

Rosita is worried about Flor, they are in the cave. They talk and cry. Flor tells her that her godfather is working on the new highway.

The engineers are all together and one proposes a toast to Emilioooo for fighting his way back to health. Come to think of it, he healed awfully quickly. He was on the verge of death and shot, then after a while he woke up, then he was all good again. That’s some good healing.

We actually see Jose without the Mariana lead-in, very confusing. I wasn’t ready for it. He is running through the jungle. He says he will finally be together with his love, Mariana. Until a gun is pointed at his head and someone says “that will never happen if you make even one move.” Uh oh.

Luba is walking outside. She finds Gaspar hiding under some vegetation. She wants to know what’s going on. He admits to going to Thelma’s room and tells her what happened. She is very upset, naturally. She says to leave Thelma along, but he begs her to help him. She says that he has to listen to her, then, and stay in the cave. She gives him a hug and says “if you weren’t my son….” Amen to that sister. Something must be done about the fire in this guy’s pants. He is a time bomb.

Mrs. Elias (I am getting bad with names) spends some time with Soledad. Soledad thinks that she doesn’t love Don Loco any more, not after all he has done. Elias comes in and greets his wife first, then gives a warm greeting to Soledad. Of course, his wife immediately gets a worried look. Yes, I’m sure their secret plan all along was to be apart for 25 years and then get back together, they have been lying all this time. Get a grip woman.

Castulo is telling Thelma that he doesn’t like jewelry, she is trying to bribe him to kill Gaspar, surely. She says then what does he want to do it? He says he has never been with a fine woman like her. She does look fine, wearing another outfit that a pregnant woman would never wear, all tight and revealing. She tells him to forget it. He says he likes the idea to be with a married woman even better. She threatens to tell her husband, he says go ahead, I’ll tell him you want Gaspar killed. She leaves. Castulo tells the mirror that she’ll be back, she desperately wants to kill that guy, so she’ll come back.

Flor is sorting herbs when Angel comes into the cave. Luba doesn’t want to leave them alone, but she goes to the other room. She says that him visiting her will surely bother Don Loco. Angel coughs. Then Angel says someone has to help her and he wants to be the one. Flor says thanks, but she’s fine here. Angel says “Flor, you know that I…” and she cuts him off with “yes I know you are a GOOD FRIEND, please, don’t look for me any more.” I think this was some way of telling him to drop it already. Angel says fine. He says he’ll always be there if she needs anything and leaves. She tells the air that she didn’t want to hurt him, but it’s better this way.

Singing aunt is breaking the eardrums of the engineers and some women. I don’t think they are dates, I think they are ‘dates.’ They all mock cheer for her. Granillo is in attendance, how nice. Singing Aunt asks Orlando, where is Emilioooo?

Flor is outside and sees someone coming, it is Emilioooo! She is impactada. She tries to run off, but he confronts her about lying to him about them being married. He forces a kiss on her, she doesn’t really return it, he’s just stronger than her.

Elias and Mrs. Elias talk to Soledad. Elias wants to talk more, Mrs. Elias wants to take Soledad back to her room. Blanca, that’s her name. Blanca wins, as wives do, and they get up to take her back. Just then Don Loco arrives and wants to know what is going on! Uh oh Elias, you stepped in it now.

Monday, it appears that Thelma decided that Castulo’s price was acceptable. Big shock.

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