Caray, Caray!

It's a brand new morning and I'm more alert. The light bulb has gone on and I've now figured out that Diego and Azul are discussing the fabric flower he gave her. She tells him she put it in water so it wouldn't "dry out." She starts to walk away and he stops her. They then show a repeat of the 5-minute lip lock. When they finally come up for air, Azul looks stunned (complete with trembling lips), and our Adorable Adonis looks stunning. He leaves and Azul picks up her flower and starts fondling it then burying her nose in it again. She then collapses in ecstasy on the sofa. Yup, she sure is smitten.

Back in the taxi, Mama is asking Dieg-Oh if he plans to return to the apartment. "Nope, the mother of your future grand children can wait until tomorrow!" Mama is all excited and wants to hear more about it. Dieg-Oh is all too happy to oblige. After three short days he knows he wants to marry 'that woman.' He's never felt this way before. Mama points out it's apparently "love at first sight" and is thrilled for her baby boy. Lots of hugs and smiles, but then some sad music starts playing. That's our cue that this happiness won't last for long. Invariably we will have to wait until the bitter end of this telenovela until they can be truly happy together.

Mo and Little Moppet are sitting together while Andres-the-Toady is telling him how well the show went. Mo should have his own show! Little Moppet wants to know if Azul is going to call. Right then and there the phone rings; Little Moppet and Mo are all smiles and hugs in anticipation. Alas, it's someone – Ingenerio (whoever that is) – calling to congratulate Mo on how well the program went. Disappointment prevails after Mo hangs up.

Dieg-Oh and Mama are hanging out at the clinic. Dieg-Oh is complaining about the wait. Mama tells him there's always a wait; in love, money, tranquility. Life is one big wait until you die. They then give each other sad smiles. Mama wishes him the best with his "love-at-first-sight." More hugs and kisses as a pitiful ditty plays on the piano.

Azul is telling Ceci all about Dieg-Oh's visit and how he came over but had to leave shortly thereafter because someone was having a problem. Ceci refers to Dieg-Oh as the hysterical type and starts mocking the relationship. Azul says she can forgive him because he's so cute. She's got a point. The phone then rings and Ceci answers it. It's Osvaldo from the restaurant. Someone must have called in sick or something because they want her to work. She's trying to discuss the schedule with Osvaldo, but Azul keeps trying to interrupt. Finally Azul grabs the phone from Ceci and starts yelling at Osvaldo, calling him stupid, telling him he has no right to talk to Ceci that way, etc. The whole time Ceci is begging Azul to stop. Azul hangs up the phone and tells Ceci, "You're fired!" Some jaunty music plays, which tells us we've just witnessed some comedy in our otherwise serious novela.

Doc is telling Mama he has the results of her tests; her cells are all normal! The treatment worked better than he had hoped! More hugs and kisses between Mama and son.

Mo is pacing alongside the pool and grousing to Andres that Azul never called him after his show. Azul isn't the woman he thought she was. On and on. Andres tries to calm him down, but Mo is clearly furious. Ominous music plays.

Azul is trying to be helpful after getting Ceci fired. Azul will help her look for a job tomorrow; surely Ceci will find something. Ceci says, "You have no idea what I went through to get THAT job." I'll tell you, with a friend like Azul, who needs enemies? Azul suggests a bath to soothe Ceci's nerves. Ceci tersely replies, "I don't want a bath, I want a job!" Azul apologizes and looks rather contrite.

Mo goes into Little Moppet's room to tuck her in for the night. Little Moppet is asleep, but clutched in her hand is a picture of Little Moppet and Azul. Sad music plays.

Papa is reading the paper looking glum when Lidia comes home "from the gym." Papa is in a snit because Mama hasn't called him and it's late. He fears the worst. Lidia tells him to simmer down; let's wait to hear what Mama has to say first. Mama then bursts into the room carrying bags and bags of "stuff." Lidia wants to know how it went. "It went great! Everything is great! The cancer has passed and all is well!" Lidia and Mama hug. Papa still looks glum. Mama asks if he plans on congratulating her and sharing her happiness. Finally Papa mentally joins them in the moment and runs over to hug Mama and cover her with kisses. Papa suggests she let Dieg-Oh know since surely he's worried. The phone rings and it's Morticia, aka Silvana. "How's it going?" asks Morticia. "I am happy! I am very happy!" gushes Mama.

GCSSD is visiting Azul. He is ranting the university has gone to heck. Finally he stops and accuses Azul of not paying attention to what he's saying. She apologizes and tries to focus on daddy while undoubtedly thinking about Dieg-Oh. GCSSD then makes reference to watching Mo on TV and how Mo had offered her an awesome job. GCSSD believes Azul never accepted because she didn't want to make GCSSD feel pressured to accept Mo's offer. The doorbell then rings and Mo appears. He says he didn't want to let himself in with his key in case Azul was busy. He then sees GCSSD sitting on the sofa.

The celebration has begun at Mama and Papa's house. Tacos and champagne for everyone in honor of Mama's clean bill of health! The celebrants include Dieg-Oh, Paco, Lidia, Mama, and Papa. Paco and Lidia are shouting "bottoms up!" as Mama and Papa chug their champagne. Papa then gives Mama a kiss.

Ceci is in the shower when the phone rings. She almost takes a header on her way out of the shower stall. I'm sure she's wondering why Azul isn't answering. Of course it's Dieg-Oh. Ceci says she'll get Azul for him and steps out of the bathroom to see Lenny, Mo, and Curly all lined up on the sofa looking straight ahead and not saying a word. Ceci says she's looked all over the apartment and can't find Azul anywhere. Dieg-Oh tells Ceci to let Azul know he called.

GCSSD is telling Mo he's never felt so flattered in his life. Mo looks remarkably like "The Donald" in this scene. GCSSD didn't realize how serious Mo was about the job, and GCSSD regrets not listening to him when they were at Mo's Castle of Calamity. Mo casually asks how GCSSD came across the program. GCSSD starts to say he was watching with. . .then quickly covers and says he happened to see it. Poor Tia Inez didn't warrant a mention. Mo then wants to know if Azul had mentioned it to him. Alas, Azul didn't see the program; she was talking to her brother in Brazil. Mo says he'd better leave, but GCSSD says "No, I need to leave anyway." GCSSD then excuses himself and tells Azul to fill him in about the conversation with her brother Arnaldo. Mo then leaves with GCSSD and Azul seems pretty happy to push him out the door. No kiss good-bye for Mo. Azul and Dieg-Oh's love theme plays as Azul hugs herself.

Morticia shows up at Mama and Papa's house. I think Papa is bent out of shape that Dieg-Oh actually took Mama to the doctor's office and knew all along about Mama's clean bill of health, before Papa. I'm sure 5Ft could make a comment about Papa and Dieg-Oh's apparent rivalry over Mama. Anyway Morticia makes a toast to the beautiful family. Salud!

Azul is watching Mo's interview in which he talks about his huge investment in Human Resources and how he has the perfect person to head it up; Azul, the woman he loves! Azul looks pretty stricken when Ceci comes out of the bathroom to tell her Dieg-Oh just called.

Dieg-Oh apologizes to Morticia about his father's rude behavior. Morticia seems to take it all in stride; it seems Dieg-Oh's family is a blessing to her since she has no family. Mama shows up and is listening at the doorway. Dieg-Oh invites her in and makes some crack about her trying to get some gossip. Morticia goes to deliver the cake and Mama takes Dieg-Oh aside to say she thoroughly likes the woman who will bear her future grandchildren. Yup, I knew this was coming. Mama thinks Morticia is the love of Dieg-Oh's life.

Mo and GCSSD are discussing Azul, naturally. GCSSD apologizes for Azul's stubbornness. She inherited it from him, unfortunately. GCSSD will talk to Azul on Mo's behalf. "Does that mean you will come to work in my lab?" GCSSD makes the deal with the devil. They toast to GCSSD's new job.

Mama walks into Dieg-Oh's room, waking him up and bringing him breakfast. I believe she made a comment about Papa being jealous that she was bringing Dieg-Oh breakfast in bed. At any rate, Dieg-Oh explains to Mama that Morticia is not going to be the mother of his children. Mama wants to know if they had a fight, because she really likes Morticia a lot. "No," says Dieg-Oh. He then goes on to explain that he and Morticia are just friends, and for the first time in his life, he has a woman friend who's not his lover. Morticia really listens to him. Mama cautions Dieg-Oh to be careful since Morticia may be thinking they are more than "just friends."

Mo is giving a list of things he wants Scary Housekeeper to do to the lab. He wants her to clean it, catalog everything, call in an electrician, etc. Hannibaletta wants to know if that means GCSSD will be joining their little enterprise. "Yes, he will," replies Mo. Mo continues, "Who would have thought a television program would have had such an effect! I want him to come here and feel as if we are his family." Ominous music plays. Hannibaletta asks if Azul saw the program as well. Mo doesn't answer the question; he just says that he wants everything perfect for GCSSD first. Perhaps he's alluding to reeling in Azul by getting her daddy under his control. The creepy music would certainly support that theory. After Mo leaves, Hannibaletta throws her clipboard on the ground. Clearly, there is some undercurrent going on here.

Back to the light side, Dieg-Oh is arranging one of the killer mannequins in the window when he looks out and sees Azul. He rushes out to the sidewalk and attempts a kiss to her cheek, but she dodges him. She says she came by for a couple of minutes only; she wasn't sure if she was supposed to call him or see him today. Our Adorable Adonis swears he had to take Mama to the doctor yesterday. He then asks if she's eaten yet.

Dieg-Oh and Azul are now at a café. She's telling him how she managed to get Ceci fired yesterday, so now she needs to help her find another job. Dieg-Oh asks about Mo, and Azul refers to him as her ex. Dieg-Oh then goes on to compliment her eyes, and how she's captivated him from the moment they met. The come-on lines continue. He then talks about when they go to dinner tonight. She points out that he's being a little presumptuous. He pretends to shoot himself in the head with his finger, saying "Just a little!" Azul is eating this all up, and I can't say I blame her. Dieg-Oh's boyish charm is quite appealing.

Morticia is back at Emilia's place with several bags of things. I have no idea what this discussion was about. I believe Morticia was at either the morgue or storage unit (depositaria) and mentions something about bringing some boxes over to Emilia's, if Emilia doesn't mind. Emilia is thrilled that Morticia is starting to connect with her things again. If my understanding is wrong, can someone please advise.

Mo and Andres are at the Castle of Calamity. Andres is listening to some business guy on the speaker phone. Mystery Man is not happy with the way things are going. After the call ends, Mo starts thinking it's odd that Azul hasn't called him; surely GCSSD has told her about accepting the job. Mo kicks it up a notch and hypothesizes that perhaps Azul has found another man. After all, she is a beautiful woman. This thought does not sit well with Mo. He asks what Andres thinks. Am I imaging paranoia on Mo's part and that perhaps Mo thinks Azul and Andres are an item? At any rate, Andres says, "No way!" Mo says, "You're a good man, Andres. You have no idea how much stupidity there is in this world!" Cue the suspenseful music!

Lidia confronts Piero about inviting Paco to Acapulco. "Relax," says smarmy Piero. "He's not going to go. Trust me!" Ugh!

Azul is downstairs waiting for Ceci, who apparently is removing her mustache and is putting ice over her lip to reduce the redness. TMI. Finally Ceci comes down and they jump in a cab. Who should be skulking about but Andres. You know, he's pretty cute for a bad guy. Andres jumps in his car and follows the cab. Azul and Ceci are sitting at a restaurant discussing the job. Ceci has her hand over her mouth the whole time. It seems weird to me to bring your best friend to a job interview (especially one who gets you fired in the first place), but I may be giving this too much thought. Potential boss whisks Ceci away to probably show her the ropes. Ceci still has her hand over her mouth and Azul laughs at her. Ceci shoots Azul a dirty look. While Ceci is gone, Azul's cell phone rings. It's Dieg-Oh asking if he can see her later. "Of course you can!" says our smitten heroine. They hang up and Ceci comes running out all smiles. She must have been offered the job. She wants to know who Azul was talking to, and Azul says it's Dieg-Oh, he wants to see her later. They leave the restaurant and who should be sneaking out from around the corner, but Andres. More Orchestra of Doom.

GCSSD is talking to his fellow university lab rats (of the two legged variety). He dedicated his life, often at the expense of his daughter and personal life, and for what? He was treated as an object! "Never again. Never again!"

Morticia is going through her dead son's belongings; pictures, drawings, storybooks, etc. Emilia comes into the room and announces she's going out. Morticia is fine with that. After Emilia has left, Morticia broods some more, looks at herself in the mirror, then pulls a gun out of a drawer in the living room. Lots of heavy breathing and suspenseful music.

Andres is reporting in to Mo. "GCSSD just went up to Azul's apartment five minutes ago." Mo asks about Azul. "She and Ceci were at a bar." Andres wants to know how long he should continue surveillance. "Until Azul comes down."

GCSSD tells Azul he's tired of the university politics and wants to do what's best for Azul. As a result, he has agreed to accept Mo's offer. "Is that a problem for you?" asks GCSSD. Azul is very happy for him. Poignant music plays.

Morticia has left Emilia a note apologizing for leaving the house in such a mess. Morticia writes she'll return later. Emilia goes through a bag and finds a picture of Morticia and Emilia's brother from happier times. As she's going to put the picture in the drawer, she spies the gun and is impactada! Orchestra of Doom.

Dieg-Oh is having coffee with Isela. He's telling her about the café with Azul and the party the night before, in which Papa was bothering Mama. Isela seems interested in this comment.

Emilia confronts Morticia about the gun. Morticia says it's for protection. Emilia doesn't like having the gun around while Morticia is going through such a difficult treatment. Even in the best of circumstances a gun isn't a good idea. Emilia says she's going to start accompanying Morticia everywhere to keep an eyeball on her. Morticia replies she doesn't need a guardian. Ominous music.

Meanwhile, back at Azul and Ceci's apartment, Ceci is sprawled out on the couch eating ice cream while Azul is in a snit trying to find something to wear on her date. She can't wear red since that's what she wore last time. She begs Ceci to help her find something. Finally Ceci says, "Earth paging Azul!" What a great line! Azul then tells her about father accepting the job. GSCCD has always been such a child, a dork (tarambana), etc. Now he appears to be changing. Of all times for him to start working for Mo! Azul is basically a walking stress case.

Dieg-Oh is getting ready for his big date when Mama comes in. "Que guapo, mi'jo!" Dieg-Oh gushes about is upcoming date with Azul. Mama then breaks the news; Morticia is waiting for him in the living room.

Azul is leaving for her big night out with Dieg-Oh. Suddenly we see a car creeping by. It's Andres trailing her. Andres in on the phone to Mo, who's lounging in a hot tub, saying Azul just left. "Is she alone?" asks Mo. "For the moment," replies the lackey. "Keep following her," orders Mo.

Dieg-Oh comes downstairs with Mama, checking his watch. Morticia is waiting for him. She needs his help; she can't return home, there are things about her he doesn't know, etc. Morticia is totally breathless while she rambles on and on. She has a martyrdom that's killing her. Dieg-Oh keeps checking his watch and shifting around, but Morticia is clueless to his impatience. She then drops the bomb that when she met him at that party, she was going to kill someone and then kill herself.

Azul is sitting alone at the restaurant checking her watch. Uh oh, this can't be good! She calls Dieg-Oh's cell phone and Mama picks it up. Mama asks who's calling, and when Azul tells her, Mama spies out the kitchen door into the living room. Mama sees Dieg-Oh deep in conversation with Morticia. She then tells Azul Dieg-Oh is busy and can't come to the phone. She'll have Dieg-Oh return the call tomorrow.

Azul throws money on the table and walks out of the restaurant in tears. Lo and behold, who should be standing in the street but Mo. Azul rushes into his arms in tears.

Dieg-Oh has his arms around Morticia as she tells him about the accident that took her son's life. The name of the responsible person keeps going through her head. It's Mo. She babbling on and on about how Dieg-Oh and his family have saved her. Because of them, she's not dead. "YET!" The Orchestra of Doom gets loud as the…

Credits roll.

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Gavi bets her job that she can learn quickly whatever her new ogre of a boss needs her to in order to become the type of Girl Friday Extraordinaire that Demetrio of the Diseased Agave demands.

Aaron promises Rod that once he's back in Miami he'll make the necessary deposit of funds to reimburse the company for the loan. Rod shoots him a dubious look, "I hope you're a man of your word." Aaron extends his hand to shake on it. "You're talking with a true Montalvo," he replies. (Dunno, could be the jury is still out on that one.) Rod pointedly refuses to take it and explains, "I simply want to make sure the business is right as rain when my uncle comes back and takes over here again."

Aaron, nobody's stooge --except for possibly Minerva's-- now realizes he's been snubbed as well as had --as in slam bam and "Thankya, Sam." He knocks back the last of his whiskey then leaves in a snit. Rod sits back in his chair and wonders aloud how one of his own blood relatives could have ever treated him so vilely.

At Minnie's place, Patricio tells our little mouse that roared that he feels their ruse is working like a charm. Each day Aaron becomes crazier with jealousy. While she is wondering just how the heck she's going to stay couped up in her apartment for two months making her ex believe she's on a singles cruise around the world, the phone rings. Pat says it's a call from Spain. The house-keeper of a grand-aunt whom she's never ever heard of, named Concepcion Olmos, is on the line. It seems the old lady is gravely ill and fortuitously enough wants Minnie to fly to Spain to meet her before it's too late.

Aaron heads over to Oily's office. He gives Oñate instructions to continue the illicit exportation of doctored tequila as a little pay-back for for the ruthless end run reckless cousin Rod just made around him.

Back at Rod's apartment, Mommy Dearest is pacing the floor of Isa's and Rod's appropriately painted, blue bedroom. Isa tells Mommy Dearest how cold Rod was toward her the other evening. She feels it perhaps is on account of the huge unpaid debt Daddy now owes him. Isa says she is bearing up pretty well with Rod, but Daddy needs to get current, to give Rod a definite pay-off date; in fact she demands he pay off Rodrigo ahead of time because her marriage is in doubt otherwise.

Poor Nuria doesn't understand, so Princesa must explain that now they're living back in Mexico City where Gaviota lives too, the chances are good that Rod will run into her again. Once those two figure out what happened he'll divorce her sure as shootin' and then Daddy will no longer have his co-signer to back him financially. (Well, perhaps it's different in Mexico, but the bottom line is Rod signed on that bottom line. I'm bettin' he'll have to ante up whether they're married or not.)

Speaking of Ricky, he's is in Vegas and gambling huge sums of Rod's money in some smoke-filled back room with various Sharks and Whales. This time he's apparently on a roll and winning big. Question is: will he be smart enough to stop while he's ahead and get the hell out of there while the gettin' is good?

Disco Francisco and Sissy get off the apartment elevator. Ironically, she's bringing strawberry tarts to Isadora (sweets for the sweet and tarts for the.....well you get the picture). Frankie says he'll take advantage of her visiting Isa to take care of some personal calls. Sissy enters Isa's and Steffano appears at the doorway to his apartment.

Steffano is not a happy camper. "You're becoming a pain, Frank. You've taken advantage and those restaurant charges of yours are eating out holes in my pockets." Just then Mommy Dearest comes down the hallway and hears them arguing as she gets into the elevator. Once she's gone Frankie begs off by explaining he's marrying into the Montalvo family, a member of which, just happens to live in the apartment down the hall. "They're the largest tequila producers in the industry."

Frankie swears that if Steffano waits a tiny bit longer he will have plenty of cash to pay him back everything and more. Steffano bangs his fist against the wall. "How many more times am I supposed to fall for this?" Rod comes off the elevator right then. Frankie greets him by his first name and Rod absent-mindedly answers hello back. "See him? That guy's probably got the largest hacienda in the entire country." Steffano goes silent and mulls it over.

Rod walks into his apartment and greets his sister and Isa with about as distant a stare as ever. Pro-forma he remembers to ask after Isa's health and to kiss his sister hello. Seemingly lost in thought he curtly refuses to stick around, when Isa offers, for din-din with them and goes to the other room to work on whatever company business he brought home in his briefcase.

"See what I mean, Sofia?" asks Isa. The two women wonder if it's because Dani or somebody has spilled the beans by now. Sofia thinks not since Rod would literally have killed them both right off with that crazy temper he has. Sofia warns Isa that if he finds out he'll never forgive any of them for the part they played in ruining his plans with his little hooker.

Gavi gets home and tells Clarita she'd never guess who wrote one of her letters of recommendation to help get her the job with the Tequila Commission. She explains about the glowing recommendation Rod wrote for her. What bugs her though, is the possible reason behind it. Clarita wonders if Rod might have told Avellaneda the whole story. Gavi figures if that had come out Avellaneda would never have received her at the Commission, not even if she'd gone on her knees to him. "Clarita. It bugs me that Rod might be plotting something against me."

Back at the hotel suite Pammy tells Fedra that she's worried about the change she's seen come over Aaron and she believes it's due to his continued feelings for Minnie. Fedra says that's silly. Aaron and Minnie haven't spoken to each other at all since the divorce and he praises Pamela to the skies to her. Besides, Minnie is already off again and this time for a two month singles cruise around the world. Pammy and she just need to get busy planning her wedding and forget whats-her-name. She'll be up to Miami to help with it the first chance she gets.

At the same time, Aaron is down in the hotel bar knocking back a few more and remembering how Minnie so effectively told him off before leaving on her "cruise". Just then Fedra calls him on his cell and says she's still in the hotel and wants to talk to him. He hangs up to wait for her and grumbles to himself, "What guy did you latch onto, Minerva? Who are you having a good time with right now?"

Fedra shows up then. "What are you doing here alone and drinking?" "--I had a lousy day and I wanted to relax." "--Well, Pam needs you up there. She's not so sure you've forgotten Minerva. I told her that was long over, but, so have you?" He answers that he could care less about Minnie. "--Well, don't forget Pam's upstairs and needs you to take her by the hand and reassure her. Remember, Pam suits you and is the woman who's going to give you the boy we need." She leaves. Aaron's next thought, though, is about Minnie's taking that stupid singles' cruise around the world.

This same evening Francisco, that Dancing Disco-inferno, is at a really hopping nightclub with Sofia, but he seems lost in thought and moping. "You haven't set one foot on the dance floor tonight," she tells him. He says he is preoccupied with having the proper job. She offers him another loan. "No, it's not that! I cannot stand asking you for money. It's humiliating and goes against my principles (say what?) and my upbringing." (Ho, yeah. Just ask Momma Jose.)

Frankie pretends that he's worried about Sofia and him being able to continue their relationship from long-distance. It seems his only decent job offer (uh-hmmm) will be taking him to Japan, (Rubber waders were made for bull like this) but he is afraid Sofia can't or won't want to continue the relationship long distance.

"An international company wants me to manage their operation in Japan. Great salary, apartment, chauffeur, all sorts of luxuries." Sofia's eyes get brighter and brighter. He proposes they get married so that they'll be able to stay together. So, Pepe le Peu's "petite fleur" doesn't think twice. She scrunches up her little nose and eyes in glee and says "Sí."

On her bed Gavi is cramming like she's taking finals. She's reading and memorizing all there is to know about agave blights and pests. She names a few of the diseases and bugs that infest agave. "One of these beetles should be named 'Rodrigo Montalvo', ma. Just like a beetle bug he eats into the fleshy, main stalk of the plant and makes a delicious dessert of it. That's what he did with me!"

Across town in bed, beside a sleeping Isa, Rod dares to touch her belly and that baby of his. He stops himself though and is bothered that instead of feeling respect and tenderness for the mother of his child, he feels only resentment towards her since she also played a part in laying the trap they all set for Gaviota.

Next morning Demetrio is instructing Gavi about the parts of the world where certain blights common to the agave are present. He teaches her about the beetle that's infecting blue agave in Mexico and we get a short lecture on how the bug carries a certain bacteria that it deposits which causes the plant to wither and die. While they're going through this lesson about bugs, Rod arrives and knocks on the door, "Good morning." (So much for dedicating his life solely to his child and its mother, or his promise to Avellaneda.)

As soon as Gavi hears his voice she turns her face and tenses up at the unexpected sight of him. Rod gives her a very deliberate once-over with his eyes and then smiles sheepishly at her. She's breathless. He asks permission to speak with her a minute and they go into her office. He tells Gaviota he needs just a few minutes to talk to her. She refuses and says she has nothing to say to him. "Just leave, alright?" She returns to Demetrio, but her concentration is gone.

Aaron and Pammy are sleeping in this morning. She tells him how much she loves him. He simply says he needs to get back to Miami right off. She is saddened that Grammy P will never accept her. Aaron explains that his grandmother is very conservative but eventually will give in. He tells her that on the flight back he plans to make a stopover in Guadalajara to see her parents and formally ask for her hand.

Pammy is delighted. She begs him then to tell her that he loves her. Aaron asks her where this is coming from. She says she has to hear it from him. He says "Totally." She is a woman who satisfies him in every sense of the word.

Dani pays a visit to Bruno that morning also. Bruno admits to her that while he's been in the hospital he's had chance to think things through. He should have paid more attention to what she told them all. He should have put a stop to whatever Aaron was doing and should have relied on his personal judgment rather than getting carried away for sake of appearances. He feels he treated Mariana unjustly. Dani tells him there's nothing to be done about it now. Besides, Mariana will probably be happier the heck away from all of them in any event.

Sofia and Disco-'Cisco come to tell Pilar "the news". Grammy is impactada to hear that as soon as they are married they are leaving to live in Japan for 6 years. (Say what?) Sofia does a triple take and is just as impactada as Grammy, 'cuz she didn't realize they would be away that long from the family. "My Lord!" Pilar mulls it over. Frankie thinks to himself, "Now I sting the old woman." "--I realize this is unexpected, but don't worry. Your granddaughter will never lack for anything."

Frankie has really laid it on thick. Pilar considers him a gentleman who will always look out for Sofia's welfare, but she can't understand the need to go so far away. He says it just can't be helped and he wants her blessing. She gives it. He tells Sofia that if she doesn't want to marry him now, he'd understand. Although it means she'll be separated from the family, Sofia agrees to marry him anyway. In fact, she wants to tell Rod that evening.

A bit later that morning Gavi/Mariana asks Susana for a list of businessmen that Demetrio wants to set up a meeting with for the following day. Susana offers to take her around to meet them all personally and they can take advantage of the opportunity to have a bit of lunch as well. Mariana agrees and asks Susana if she can speak with Avellaneda. Susana tells her he's getting ready to fly to Brussels for an important meeting but she can try.

Mariana asks Avellaneda for five minutes of his time. She tells him she's anxious to know exactly what Rodrigo Montalvo may have told him about her and their relationship. He tells her he refuses to be a mediator between them and she really should talk to Rodrigo personally about it. She's insistent and persuades him. Avellaneda explains that Rod said only that he knew her a number of years from before he met his wife.

Gavi begs a couple more minutes so that she could explain exactly who it was that he just hired; and she wants to make sure he hears it directly from her. He agrees and Gavi/Mariana begins then to tell her side of their love story beginning with the first day she laid eyes on Rodrigo at Don Amador's funeral and why and how she arrived at Montalvo Corporation and how and why she eventually got thrown out of it.

Meanwhile, Rod is sitting in his Mercedes somewhere talking to his windshield again. "Gavi was right for treating me that way. It's understandable. If she had slapped or kicked me I'd have understood. It hurts me. It hurts so badly. How is it possible that a love so beautiful, so clean, so pure must have to be experienced in this way; condemned to be separated like this? And that it should have to end in such an absurd manner. How close we are and at the same time, how distant from each other."

Gavi finishes telling Avellaneda her story. He remarks wryly that Rodrigo's version was rather more concise, but he appreciates her frankness and now that he knows her history he truly admires her. However, he admits he does not want any problems with the Montalvo's, particularly since they don't even know he hired her. Gavi figures Rod will go gossiping to them. He's betrayed her once before but she won't let him again.

Gavi then asks Avellaneda if he perhaps knows what Rod's reason was for writing such a great recommendation. Avellaneda is a bit uncomfortable with all this and repeats that the two of them really need to clarify a number of things between themselves, and if she really wants to know the whole story she needs to talk to Rodrigo Montalvo herself. Avellaneda then leaves for the airport. Gavi is left thinking to herself that she would never be crazy enough to go looking for Rodrigo Montalvo to clarify anything. He gave her the brush off once already. He'd just throw more dirt in her face anyway. Screw it.

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We start with a recap of Azul opening her box from Diego. Inside is the red fabric rose. Can someone explain to me why she has to smell it? Did Diego add perfume to it or something? In the box is a note that reads, "To many more straps, Diego." Azul's happiness is short-lived when Morose Morris appears and asks, furiously I might add, "Why are you doing this to me?" Run to the hills, Azul! Run while you can!

Papa is working on his car, without much success it appears, when Isela walks by. She asks how he's doing, which startles him and he hits his head on the hood of the car. He's surprised she's talking to him, since she was so mad. She replies she's still not talking to him, she just was greeting him. She then walks off and leaves poor Papa standing there totally baffled. Apparently there is some history between them, of which I wasn't aware. I truly believe Papa is clueless about the people in his life. He tells her he's fine after she's long gone.

Lucia comes by to see her slimy husband, Piero. Lidia is there and says Lucia just missed him. It looks like our shady duo are going to a convention together. Lidia suggests that Lucia join them, no doubt sure that Lucia will never actually take her up on it. True to form, Lucia says Piero would hate it if she went. Lucia is all smiles and naiveté.

Azul is telling Morris she needs space. She's tired of taking orders from everyone; she's an educated woman! She needs time to think. It appears Morris is losing this battle.

Silvana has gone to Diego's favorite bar, where Diego introduces her to "Paco, my delinquent friend and my sister's boyfriend. Paco is the one who fabricated the invitation to the gala." He then introduces her to Isela, "My platonic friend." Silvana is really digging the bar and Diego. He's so easy to be with. Diego is all hyperkinetic optimism. Suddenly ominous music plays and Silvana turns into Morticia Addams. She's trying to accept it. "Accept what?" asks our Adorable Adonis. "That one day you can lose everything!" says Somber Silvana

Azul is still telling Morris she needs space. Everything in his life is planned out. His days, hours, minutes, etc. She wants more time. Morris isn't happy about this, hasn't he given her everything? How much time does she need? "I can't promise you anything," Azul replies. He tells her she didn't need to make a scene. "Partners come together; they can also separate." Mo then stomps off, leaving a pensive looking Azul.

Diego is gushing about Azul, how he gave her a rose, and something about her perfume. Silvana glumly tells Diego to distance himself from Azul; make Azul value him! Geez, Silvana is like a wet blanket. Actually, she's an energy suck. She tells Diego he's a good listener for someone in pain. "Are you in pain?" "Muchisimo!" replies our harbinger of doom. The dreary music continues to play.

Azul is walking home from the gym and whips out her silk rose for another snort.

Diego is back to his perky self. He doesn't want to think about the bad things in his life.

Morris is finishing off a bottle of something and then throws it onto the floor, shattering it. The Orchestra of Doom is playing in the background.

Azul and her rose are back in her apartment. She's still burying her snoot in it. She then puts it in with a bouquet of yellow flowers and stares at it.

Silvana continues to wallow in her misery. Diego looks confused. I'm sorry, but I just don't understand what's going on in this scene. Feel free to jump in.

Azul calls Ceci at work and tells her about Morris' reaction to her quest for more space. At first he was upset, but then he was calm. Ceci's boss sees her on the phone and glares at her, so she hangs up and scurries back to work. She must be working at an upscale restaurant.

Mo is brooding on the stairs next to a pool. He then throws his glass away and goes for a midnight swim fully clothed. Apparently he's not taking this as calmly as Azul seems to think!

Azul is instant messaging someone on her computer. She's telling the person about the breakup between her and Mo.

Diego is talking to Abuelo on the phone. Diego is sad Abuelo left. Abuelo goes on about Papa's crappy attitude towards Diego and Mama. I didn't understand the whole exchange, but apparently Abuelo is going to return to the house the next day. Diego is thrilled. They then exchange "I love you's."

Ceci is playing with her food. First Azul tells her to eat; it's delicious. Then Azul tells her to stop, she needs to show her something. She produces the red rose made out of the same fabric as her dress. Azul is positively giddy. Ceci is positively NOT giddy. Azul, being totally self-absorbed, wants to know why Ceci isn't as happy as she is. "Aren't you happy for me?" asks Azul. Ceci says she got bawled out by the boss for talking to Azul on the phone. Sometimes the boss doesn't mind, but at others times. . .

There is some exchange between Don Chucho and Diego. I'm sure it has something to do with a woman, either Azul or Silvana. The scene is extremely brief so I see no reason to knock myself out trying to figure out what it's about. Basically Diego says sometimes he feels calm and at other times not.

Silvana is talking to her dead son at the cemetery. She misses him.

Andres is reading Morris' schedule to Morris, who is sprawled out in the hot tub with a drink in hand. Morris is supposed to be on TV, or perhaps wants to be on some show. He tells Andres to do what it takes to make it happen!

Azul is telling Ceci about her fantasy of going back to Diego's store, wearing her red dress. He'll be in his tux. She'll then attack him. We then have dressing room porn as Azul is dragging Diego around by the tie, throwing him against the wall, and making out passionately. She then undoes her dress and it falls to her feet, showing her red high-heeled sandals that lace up her calves. As the fantasy ends, Ceci and Azul are rolling around the apartment floor kissing pillows and giggling. Ceci says something about Azul then throwing Diego to the floor. I'm sure you can figure out the rest. They are having a grand old time until the phone rings and the machine picks up. Ceci says Mo is probably calling for the 100^th time. Andres is calling on behalf of Morris. He asks Azul to call him as soon as she gets the message; it's urgent. Azul stupidly takes the call. I guess Mo is going to be on some TV show and wants Azul to watch and give Mo her feedback. Andres then wants Azul to know that Morris still loves her.

Lidia tells Paco she won't be able to see him over the weekend because she needs to go to a convention. It's for work and will be good for her career and help with her school curriculum. She asks Paco what he thinks. Paco says he doesn't want her to go. "Will you be working over the weekend?" Lidia coyly nods and says she will. We all know what she'll be working on, and although it might boost her career, it won't affect her GPA. When Lidia asks Paco why he doesn't want her to go, he tells her, "Because I said so. Period."

Now Lidia is telling Piero how Paco doesn't want her going away for the weekend. Piero wants to know if Paco suspects them. "No," replies Lolita. She then says something about Piero's wife coming to the office. Piero assures Lidia that Lucia doesn't suspect a thing. Anyway, they start growling at one another and Lidia jumps on his lap and bites his lip, pulling it away from his face. I'd rate this scene about a 7 on the 1-10 barf scale, with a 10 being the time he smashed her mouth and opened his jaw like a python, all but covering her mouth and nose while inhaling her face. Enough said.

The saleswoman, who got attacked by the mannequin, calls Diego over. Someone delivered a gift for him. Diego gets all giddy again when he sees Azul's name on the card. He squirrels the gift away so the saleswoman can't see it. The card thanks Diego for his gift, and says this is her gift to him. It's a music CD. Diego's and Azul's love theme plays as Diego stands their grinning like a goofy little kid.

GCSSD is talking to his boss. Apparently there have been cut-backs and GCSSD doesn't like working with such limited equipment. The boss tells him times are tough and if he gets another job offer, perhaps he should take it.

Moppet alert! Katy is walking through the pool when Mo scoops her up. He wants her to see him on TV. He's her favorite actor, right? "Let's go watch!" He then plays helicopter with her and she giggles. Aawww!

Piero is standing outside on the sidewalk when Paco appears. Paco is surprised to see him. "Can I talk to you a minute?" asks Piero.

Diego is accosting people looking for a discman to play the CD Azul sent him. They all tell him to take a hike, they're busy. He actually tries to wrestle one away from some poor slob trying to balance a bunch of boxes.

Piero wants to know if Paco and Lidia were fighting about Lidia going to the convention. Finally, Piero asks Paco if he'd like to join them in Acapulco. "I'll do it for my woman, I love her!" says a smitten Paco. He sure is like a puppy. He shakes Piero's hand and bows his head; "Thanks!"

Silvana returns "home" and Emilia bawls her out for disappearing and not calling. Silvana feels she has the right to come and go as she pleases.

Mo and Little Moppet are sitting in front of the TV, joined by Andres and Lunatic Leonarda. Mo is thrilled to have the family together. Commercial

Azul is wearing a towel around her body and head as she sits down to watch TV.

Saleswoman says something about the CD and a switch. Diego tells her "No."

Diego calls Azul to thank her for the CD, taking her away from the TV. He thanks her for the invitation and wants to know if he's calling at a bad time. He wants to call before he chickens out. Diego asks if she's with her boyfriend; Azul assures him she's all alone. Azul tells him she just stepped out of the shower and is only wearing a towel. You can all but see Diego blush at this comment. He makes some comment about it being warm and Azul says she doubts he's talking about the weather. This makes Diego even more flustered. He then says he's sending her a kiss and gives this little kiss into the phone, as if he doesn't want anyone to see what he's doing. He's grinning from ear to ear the whole time. He then hangs up as Azul plants one on her phone in response.

Azul pops in a tape to record the TV show and floats out of the room.

Meanwhile, on TV, Mo is telling the reporter about his lab. Creepy Housekeeper says how proud she is of Mo and how he does such a good job explaining his job. Little Moppet wishes Azul could be there to watch the show with them. Mo makes up some excuse for why Azul isn't there and tells Little Moppet not to talk about it. Little Moppet asks if Azul is dead. "No, she hasn't died," assures Mo. Lunatic Leonarda is about to get drinks for everyone when Andres tells her to stay put. He'll take care of it.

Saleswoman hands the phone to Diego. It's Azul calling him back to talk. Diego says he hate the phone, in fact he hates all the phones, since telephones separate him from Azul. She wants to know if she should come to the store. "No, I'll come to see you!" Azul is beside herself with excitement, Diego is grinning like a Cheshire cat, and saleswoman is giggling. We then see Azul frantically trying to get ready for Diego's visit.

There's some sort of exchange between Lidia and her dad. I have no idea what it's about, but it doesn't last long so I'm sure it's not an integral part of today's episode. Probably something about her trip to Acapulco. Papa is washing dishes and Lidia is standing in the kitchen with him.

Diego is getting ready to see Azul when Mama shows up at the shop. She apparently wants him to accompany her to the doctor's office. Sorry, I don't get this scene either. Perhaps she was going there alone, but had another one of her mystery attacks. She was close to the store, so she thought she'd ask Diego. He always makes things so easy for her. Kisses all around!

Inez is helping GCSSD put on his slippers. He is grousing about politics and whatever when he suddenly sees Mo on the tube. He tells Inez that Mo is Azul's fiancé. Mo is talking about his business.

Diego is in a cab with Mama. Apparently she has plenty of time before she needs to be at the doctor's office. Diego asks if she'd mind if he made a stop first. "Of course not!" More hugs and kisses all around! Diego knocks on Azul's door and she is frantic. She runs back and forth between her room and the front door, since she's wearing just a t-shirt and a pair of really short shorts. Certainly something Stacey and Clinton from "What Not to Wear" would not approve of. She whines he was supposed to be there in 40 minutes, not 15. He's early! She makes him wait out in the hall.

Mo is talking about wanting his lab to be world class. He has someone notable in mind, who would be great for it. He then mentions Azul and says how much he loves her. Blech. GCSSD doesn't seem terribly impressed either.

Paco and Lidia are talking about the upcoming convention. Lidia doesn't want Paco there for obvious reasons. She wants to know if it was Mama's idea for him to go. "Nope, it was your boss!" exclaims Paco excitedly. Lidia is muy impactada!

Emilia and Silvana are talking about Diego and how Silvana feels calm with him.

Diego tells Azul he needs to take Mama to the doc, but that he had to come by and see her. She's tells him not to worry, she'll talk to him tomorrow. They make small talk as he's heading for the door with her pillow. The same pillow she was making out with earlier. He gets all flustered again and hands her back her pillow. As he's getting ready to leave, he sees the fabric rose mixed in with the yellow flowers. They say something about caring for the rose, but I don't understand the exchange. What I do understand is they start staring at each other with these looks of "longing." Suddenly Diego pounces on her and they start a five-minute passionate lip lock as the…

Credits roll.

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We see Paula’s fierce disagreement with her mother again. Paula wants to live her life and make her own mistakes, because at the end of the story it’s her life, after all. Ana cannot accept it, though it pains her. They have nothing more to discuss, and Paula leaves….forever. Ana wishes her well, and Paula responds that she loves her mother. Ana says regardless of all this, she will be there to help Paula if she needs it. As they cry, Paula leaves.

On the sidewalk, Juan waits with a somber look. Paula throws herself into his arms; it’s a mixed blessing. He thought bubbles that here she is, closer than she’s ever been, hugging him and crying like a defenseless child. He puts his arms around her. He sees the irony that she is so sad and crying so much while he is feeling the greatest happiness of his life. But there you have it. He wishes this moment would continue into eternity and tells his watch to stop the time on its hands, that this moment would never leave him. They leave in the car, with Ana coming out to see the car go, her face grief-stricken.

At Farell Industries, Kike is kicked back for a lovely long chat with the owner, our own CL, who looks a tad chagrined. Kike regrets taking up his time but really needs to talk to him. Juan spoke about him? Of course, CL replies, while he struggles to figure out what this is. Kike fills in the gaps about the work he’s done, particularly with Cachón Industries early on, may Samuel rest in peace. He stands and does a twirl for CL, proclaiming himself the sole owner of a microbus. CL tries to look duly impressed and mutters all the right platitudes, and you’re here why???......What? Juan didn’t tell you? Sure, but I want to hear from you the precise details about what you’re seeking, CL recovers. Ah, Kike seats himself and tells about wanting to set up his own business. He touches the desk and is startled as his chair scoots backwards, he recovers and scoots forward while he continues to explain. He needs someone to invest so he’ll have a steady job. The light dawns for CL. But, Kike really wants to know if he has an opportunity this company. He looks around meaningfully. CL sees no problem since Juan recommended him. Kike grabs his hand and pumps it, thanking him effusively. CL finally grabs his hand away looking a bit irritated and barking at Kike, and tells him to go work the details out with Juan. Kike looks dismayed at having irritated CL, then smiles gratefully.

In the car, Juan watches the rearview mirror and hands the bandana he always carries in his waistband back to Paula to dry her tears. He tries to comfort her, but she says that her mother is very proud. He grins and tells her it sounds like someone he knows, right? She chuckles a little. She says she can’t deny she’s like her mother. He points out he succeeded in getting a smile out of her. He tells her that when she smiles, all the sky in the universe is lighted up. Her smile is so, so, so lovely. He thought bubbles about how this woman of his life is so fragile. He hates to see her suffering and won’t leave her alone for anything in the world. He’ll forget all other women, including his little Marely. He’s going to focus on one: Paula Dávila.

CL welcomes a smiling Monica and not-smiling Pastor to his office. She doesn’t understand why Pastor wants that section of the company reorganized. He tries to explain why it should be as he stands behind her, trying to send signals to CL to work with him here. CL points out it looks good on the surface but really needs work. She’s perfect for it. Nope. Not acceptable. They don’t need me there, she says. Okay, what do you think to do? Something closer to you! CL agrees in a voice that’s going half an octave higher than usual. Monica’s got to go to Doctor Baquero, and Pastor makes a lame joke about whether he’s a doctor or a cattle tender (vaquero). She rolls her eyes and works on CL to go with her. He works overtime to get out of it, but gets stuck. He escorts her out the door with his arm around her waist, but turns back to make threatening gestures at Pastor, who is beginning to look desperate.

In the garage, Fern does his crossword while Juan helps Paula out of the car. She comes face to face with CL and Monica. CL, anxiety at high pitch, looks at Paula, then Monica and then Paula. He nervously introduces them, and Monica smiles while Fern and Juan lean together whispering and making book about whether there will be an explosion soon.

CL tells Monica that this is VP he told her about. Monica makes a complimentary comment about all she’s heard from her husband, and Paula is self-effacing. CL’s gal pals chitchat, and his anxiety increases as Paula directs a terse “gee, thanks a lot, Licenciado” at him that Monica doesn’t register as unusual, but CL sure does. He rushes Monica off to their appointment, so they “won’t be late.” Monica wishes her a lovely farewell and goes to the car; CL looks back over his shoulder while Paula glares at him over hers. He knows he’s in deep kim-chee, it’s every mujeriego’s worst nightmare, having his wife meet the paramour he really, really wants to keep getting it on with. Paula stalks off with Juan on her heels.

At Marely’s desk, Kike is jubilant. He was so smooth with the “lic.” He’s in like Flynn! She grins at him fondly. What’s he going to do there? He’s not sure, but it’s going to be good, because of Juan.

In the elevator, Juan comments on how lovely the boss’s wife is, and didn’t they look cute together. Paula is distinctly displeased, makes a terse comment to Juan, and he registers that he’s made a faux pas, rubbing salt in the wound. Oops.

They enter the lobby, with Paula thanking him while she stalks off to her office, where Kike is still celebrating his good luck with Marely. Juan looks worried, still by the elevator, and Kike spots him. Kike runs over to him, exclaiming at approximately 95 decibels that Juan has been busy but got everything arranged. He grabs Juan’s hand and shakes it. A crowd is gathering to enjoy the exchange. He grabs Juan to hug him, telling Juan to let him thank him as he deserves, he’s of the law (a real solid guy!). Kike lets him go and pumps his hand again. Fellow workers are enjoying the show. Kike kisses the back of Juan’s hand. Juan nervously asks what he means. Guess what? I can’t guess! Kike wants to go to his office to tell him in private. Juan talks him out of it. He’d rather eat. So early? Okay. Kike continues patting and thanking Juan while he pushes Juan to the elevator. Juan sees the suave persona he’s established for himself with co-workers evaporating before his eyes. Kike grabs him around the waist, grabs Juan around his own shoulder, and reaches for the elevator button. The crowd is well and truly mesmerized.

CL and Monica are chatting, sitting close together in his car while Fern tries to act like he’s ignoring the exchange. Monica thinks Paula seems very lovely. She waxes eloquent about Paula’s virtues and loveliness; she’s young, too. She thought of Paula as different, but she seems self-assured. Monica likes her, and is glad to have talked with her. CL is less and less happy with this new coil. Monica is always interested in the commercial area of the business and may be able to help soon. CL doesn’t THINK so. Why? Paula’s new, etc. Oh, but she is well prepared to do this job! Yes, Monica understands, but thinks they’d make a good team. Fernando has given up trying to listen inconspicuously, and is grinning from ear to ear about this new development. CL is about-to-be-busted impactado.

In Paula’s office, Marely comes in and Paula asks for a favor, and also, please don’t call me Licenciada because it makes me feel so old. Marely wants to know if she wants to go eat together. Paula’s not hungry. [Ed. Note: why not? After meeting the amante’s wife, she should be going for Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey. Julie taught me that.] Marely says CL was looking for her, and Paula says she met up with them in the garage. Paula asks Marely for a favor again.

At the cemetery, Rosario and Ana appear to be preparing flowers for Samuel’s grave. Ana tells about the problems with Paula, and she couldn’t find a way to prevent Paula from making the same mistake as she did. Rosario asks what was that? Loving a married man. Rosario comforts Ana.

In a restaurant, Juan cannot believe what Kike is saying about the discussion he had with CL. Kike insists that CL said good things about Juan, this guy adores you! (Sorry, folks, I couldn’t find many of the words in my multiple dictionaries). Kike never would have believed that Juan would have so many “ins” (palancas = handles) with the boss. He is jubilant still about this turn of events. Juan tries to be very humble about this. Now Kike is his fan. Juan thought bubbles that this is all very lovely, but there’s a major doubt in here, with CL covering his back like this. Boy, is he ever going to owe CL big time. It’s pretty strange.

In the cemetery, Rosario and Ana walk away from the grave, talking about Paula’s situation. Rosario points out that Ana doesn’t have proof positive of a relationship between CL and Paula, he might actually be getting ready to separate from his wife. He wouldn’t be the first man in the world to do that. The majority of such relationships work out. She encourages Ana not to deny her daughter’s right to the experience. She encourages Ana to prove to herself somehow if CL will really divorce his wife for Paula. They talk about how they can find out.

At the doctor’s office, Monica is excited about what they saw on the sonogram, and CL is sour about it. He really tries to dampen her enthusiasm. She doesn’t understand his lack of it. She wants to go eat a huge steak and salad. He doesn’t want to, because he wants to get back to the office. She talks him into the lunch. He makes all the proper noises for a loving husband, but his face tells another story…..

Marely brings a folder into Paula’s office, concern on her face. It’s what Paula wanted, but Marely wants to know if it’s what she really wants to do. Paula sighs and signs a letter in the folder. Marely is upset.

Yadira comes into Nidia’s bedroom to see her mother rubbing her temples and slams the door. Nidia holds her palm out to Yadira to leave her alone. Yadi looks disgusted with Mami. Poor Mami, her head aches sooo much! Yadira isn’t buying it, and demands to know why Alirio is so afraid of Paula. Nidia gets shifty-eyed.

Pastor is receiving a paper from Paula and asks her what it is. He is muy impactado to hear it’s her letter of resignation. Why? What’s bothering her? She says it’s strictly personal. He points out how briefly she’s been there, her whole career is in front of her. She says yes, in the US. He wonders if someone has bothered her. She gives the perfect answer for anyone exiting a job with personal reasons: I feel these are opportunities I need to have. He stands up; he’s aware they’ve had their differences, but they really ought to try to understand each other. She bitterly tells him it’s not about him. It leaves him completely cold, he says. She slightly sarcastically thanks him for everything and apologizes for the bother it caused him. Pastor looks at the letter again as she leaves, biting his lip and no doubt worrying about how CL is going to blame him for her abrupt exit.

Nidia complains to Yadi about Alirio because he’s worried about Paula fighting for an inheritance from her father. Yadi wants to know if she really could, and Nidia says she has nothing to reclaim. Yadi’s not so sure. Nidia wants to be left quiet, so Yadi stalks out while Nidia peeps at her behind the hands she has at her temples, and Yadi gives the door a good slam on the way out. Nidia drops her hands and rolls her eyes, and tells Alirio in absentia that he’d BETTER get her that money.

Speak of the devil! Alirio’s incognito at the bank in line with his shades on. He talks to himself, gets out of line, convinces himself to get back in, and pushes the people out of the way to get his place back, then talks himself out of line again.

Monica and CL are enjoying a pleasant, cozy lunch. Well, at least half of them are enjoying the pleasant, cozy lunch. She’s telling him there’s clearly no place at Farell Industries for her. He tries to be comforting while still affirming that there really isn’t any place for her there and they talk back and forth about her options and how Farell isn’t the right one…..so she’s going to set up her own business from home. She won’t have to travel and can be close to the baby. CL thinks that’s the best idea she’s EVER had. [Ed. Note: we just bet it is, CL]. He leans over to kiss her and his cell phone rings. She’s disgusted.

It’s Pastor. What could be so important that CL’s lunch is interrupted? Pastor tells CL he has in his hand Paula Dávila’s letter of resignation. THAT gets CL’s full attention!

In Paula’s office, Marely is scrambling to try to get Paula to stay; she’s worried about her own job, too. [Ed. Note: Marely, honey, pay close attention: you are the boss’s goddaughter. Your job is SECURE!] She tries to get Paula to tell her why she’s leaving. Paula tap dances about her reasons, and alludes to some other folks in this office.

CL has left the table to talk to Pastor. He asks about the letter and Paula’s reasons. Pastor can’t tell him much except it seems to him Paula didn’t like seeing him with his wife too much. CL panics, tells him to stall Paula, and works his way out of lunch with his wife faster than the speed of light.

In Paula’s office, Marely tells Paula she’s surprised that Paula is running away from the problem. She has a great job. She should stay and fight for what she wants. Paula denies this, it’s a lost battle. Marely is disappointed. She says Paula seems like a strong woman, a fighter. Paula is tired of fighting. Marely takes her hand across the desk and is hopeful that Paula will trust her enough to tell her what’s really going on. Paula begins to cry and sits back; Marely leaves, looking back sadly over her shoulder.

Monica asks CL if he’s gotten really bad news. He should get an Oscar for this performance. The news is sooo bad. She wants to go back with him to help. He weasels out of taking her back to Farell Industries. He tells her she is always there when he needs her….

In the garage, Juan finds Paula just standing. Why didn’t she tell him she was waiting there? She tells him there’s no hurry. [Ed. Note: guess not, since you just told them to take this job and shove it, Paula.] He thought bubbles that at the time he thought this was because of the fuss with her mother, but it was about her resignation. Troubles always come in together. He asks if she has eaten; she hasn’t. She wants to go to the hotel. He tells her troubles are better with bread. He thought bubbles about his little caramel mouth and this trouble. Juan asks her if she’s sure she wants to go to the hotel. Yes. He thought bubbles that this would be his chance…..He leans into the open window of the car and asks if he can ask her something. What? Don’t misunderstand me, you’ve been good folk with me….she doesn’t want to talk about the fuss with her mother again. No, that’s not it; could I invite you out to eat? She’s a bit impactado.

Rosario and Ana search through Samuel’s papers. Ana hopes to find CL’s home number. What??? Is she going to make anonymous calls like Ivonne made to her? Apparently. They talk about how so many women have become involved with forbidden men and suffered; it seems that Rosario has suffered, too. [Ed. Note: it wasn’t clear to me if she was the woman cheating with a married man or cheated on by her husband. Help!] Women have so much to overcome in this world of men.

Paula gets out of the car. [Ed. Note: huh? She just got in and wants to go to the hotel.] Juan affirms he wants to take her out to eat. He won’t let her be alone now. He sees it in her eyes; they are the windows of her soul. But she wants to be alone. He won’t let her. He just wants to be with her. He steps closer, so she is looking waaaaaay up. She finally smiles and tells him he’s an angel. He thought bubbles that this woman really knows how to cherish with words. He responds, okay, I’m an angel, is that a yes or a no? She chuckles that it’s a yes. She wants to go to her hotel and get freshened up and then go out. Juan, beaming and stumbling over words, helps her into the car. He dances around the car and thought bubbles that she wants to freshen up for HIM! He is totally stoked as he thought bubbles about his turn of good fortune. He drives out of Farell’s garage as CL’s and Monica’s taxi pulls up……

….but oops, Monica’s not with when his taxi gets back to Farell. Good job, CL. In Pastor’s office, CL holds the letter and begins to rant about her stupid resignation. Pastor tries to calm him. No luck. [Ed. Note: Pastor, this is a lost cause, trust us. His hormones are out of control, so you might as well give it up now). CL yells that Paula knew he was a married man when she saw him in the garage with his wife! CL yells at Pastor. Didn’t he try to convince her to change her mind? Yes, but it was useless. CL keeps yelling and Pastor cowers at the rage. Marely comes in; apparently, someone called for her. CL asks if she knows what’s up with Paula, is she coming back? Nope. She didn’t tell Marely anything. CL storms out, bumping the stuffing out of Ivonne (it’s just a saying, there’s no stuffing missing, folks). Ivonne complains about being bumped and wonders what’s up with this guy? Pastor hands her the letter. She reads with her lips moving and smiles, and smiles, and smiles….we see Marely’s face looking increasingly distressed at Ivonne’s glee…..Pastor smiles at Ivonne and nods slightly, yep, ding dong, the WITCH IS DEAD! Marely’s eyes glance toward the smiling Pastor…..

Nidia comes into her bedroom in her bathrobe and slippers, her hair up in a spiked ponytail. She is deep in thought. She turns to her bed and screams at the top of her lungs…..and we see male legs bent up on top of the bed, naked except for white socks with red stripes. [Ed. Note: we know immediately it isn’t Juan because he’d have his boots on.] HORRORS! It’s Delirio wearing an evil, sleazy grin and not much else. Nidia backs against the wall, and calls to her God to protect her. Delirio’s tongue gently licks his upper lip as he contemplates the near future……[Ed. Note: Eeew. Gross!] Nidia is disgusted-commercial impactada.

Again the intro to the next scene shows Alirio counting money….omigosh, we’re back in Nidia’s bedroom with a semi-nude Alirio adorning her bed, his shirt and tie causally flung over the side blocking our view of his glorious self. The camera pans to show his hairy legs and arms [Ed. Note: keep this muchacho DRESSED, director!] with his sleeveless tank-style undershirt and white socks with red stripes. What have we here? There’s a slim piece of paper sticking out of one of his socks. He holds out her arms and tells her not to be afraid of the temptations of the flesh. There is just no way words can describe how sleazy he is here. She puts her hand up as a blinder and won’t look. It’s not fear, she says! (disgust? Chamuco?) He tells her not to suffer, not to repress her desire (his sugared Queen). She’s looking at him like he’s a toad on her bed and he’s not getting it. [Ed. note: Alirio, pay attention!] He creeps toward her on his knees toward the end of the bed. She tells him the only thing she’s afraid of is that she’s going to slap him [Ed. note: what’s holding you back here?] and she’s going to call the police if he doesn’t get the heck out. Alirio wants to know what’s up with that? Here he has so much ardor (he looks downward to emphasize the ardor) and she’s rejecting him. She calls him a thief. He pulls the paper out of his sock (smooth, Alirio! Nice shot of all that hair on your leg). What? It’s a check with all the inheritance from her deceased hubby. She gasps with pleasure as he smiles smarmily and holds it out toward her….but pulls it back. There is no greater proof of his love….he falls gracefully onto his back on her bed in a suggestive position with the check in his hand over his head…..and oh, yes, in case you wondered—it’s boxers, not briefs. Fairly tight boxers at that. He drops the check behind him on the nightstand and continues to attempt to tempt. His legs get wider and wider apart. He says he’s not moving…..until they have put out this fire together. She smirks at him while she eyes the check and moves toward him, grasping his hands until she can pull him up and push him right out the door, telling him it won’t happen until h*** freezes over. [Ed. Note: okay, I paraphrased.]

Alirio, out in the hall by now, wonders why not? He’s gotten the estate back to her. Doesn’t he please her? (He indicates his marvelous self, top to bottom….use your imagination ‘cause I ain’t describing the gesture). Well, I would if you were an Adonis, she says and gestures toward him, but that ain’t the case. If they marry, they marry. Until then, she’s old-fashioned and is going to do things as God requires. They’re back in the bedroom and Alirio sees his window of opportunity closing fast…..He wants some proof of her love! She holds him off with her hands, true silent movie style. But wait, they’re talking still. She calls him a libertine. He grabs at her and tries to paw her; she bats him away and runs to the stairs. He follows and stands at the top of the stairs, begging her with open arms and legs. Nidia poses on the steps flinging one hand against her chest and moving her robe up on her leg with the other, looking at the ceiling like the true Drama Queen she is as she tells him passionately about why he’s not getting’ any. He declares that he’s Tarzan and pounds his chest. [Ed. Note: the director really didn’t need to include the crotch shot here.] She slinks down the steps while he continues to beg and she yells at him. He’s somehow gotten his dark shoes on and follows her down the steps, still begging and calling out endearments like “my heart of melon.” They arrive at the fireplace in the living room and turn around just in time to be totally impactados by the sight of Juan coming in, also totally impactado at two underdressed seniors. [Ed Note: What an incredible performance by these two! Pure vaudeville! Total comedy!]

Nidia runs to hide behind Juan. He wants to know qué the heck is happening here!?? He throws Alirio two pillows to cover his vital parts, (which are already covered by boxers, for what it’s worth.) Alirio denies anything is going on. Nidia pipes up from behind Juan that he shouldn’t leave her alone with this nut. [Ed. Note: okay, maybe she didn’t say nut.] Juan thought bubbles to himself about this extraordinary scene with Alirio’s ardor that he never would have thought to see, and that as the man of the house he needs to clarify the situation and bring order. He yells at Alirio—caramba, what’s happening in this house??? Alirio looks pleadingly at him, still holding one pillow in front and one behind.

In Ana’s house, she and Rosario have found what they wanted and Ana is about to call CL’s wife. She can’t, though. Rosario convinces her it’s for her own peach of mind, a good cause. Ana calls and gets the maid. She lies that she’s calling from a company and it’s very important…..for the lady of the house. Ana’s doorbell rings. Rosario gets it. CL storms in, telling her good afternoon and seeing her on the phone. Ana looks at him, impactada, as Monica answers.

Nidia sits on her bed and complains about that crazy Alirio to Juan. Oh, my, what a sob story! Juan couldn’t have arrived at a better moment, Alirio was about to dishonor her and smear her reputation! Juan is incensed. She’s a decent woman! She tells him he says such lovely things that RAISE her spirits (hoisting). Alirio is an animal who cannot control his instincts. She gets up and backs Juan against the wall….the difference with him is that he is always a total gentleman. He realizes she’s got him nailed and he tries to talk his way out of the corner. They exchange thoughts about Alirio while Nidia strokes Juan’s bodacious chest. He’s getting nervous as a cat with its tail under a rocking chair. She calls him the man of the house; God blessed the home by putting him there. Juan finally works up his courage and puts her away from him when she starts caressing his face. He wants to have a serious talk. She gets Alirio’s clothes, shoves them at Juan, and tells him to tell that prehistoric animal that she never wants to see him in her life again. Juan takes the clothes and beats a path out. Nidia goes back to the check on the nightstand. She kisses it several times.

At the steelhouse, Monica and the maid are puzzled by the dropped call. Monica asks what it was about and Chelito gives the name of the company that Ana told her. Monica shakes her head.

At Ana’s, a very nervous CL is asking about Paula. Ana is impactada that Paula has resigned. He says he doesn’t know why. Ana says Paula won’t come back home, and tells him why. She hedges, but finally tells him. They had a strong discussion – about him. She wants to know exactly what is going on between Paula and him. He is muy, and I mean muy, D***-I’m-busted-impactado….but we are reminded that any comparison to reality is purely coincidental.

Jeanne

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I'm not recapping but old habits die hard. The other day I found myself looking for the lyrics online to Apuntame Disparame, the theme from Amar sin Limites. Then I tried to translate them. Here is the result. I had particular trouble with /El corazón te roto amor/ which I translated as /The heart you have broken love/ which doesn't make any sense.

It's kind of a depressing song, moody and introspective. Vivame, the song from la Madrastra, which she also did is too--but it was more uplifting. I guess this is supposed to fit the darker themes of ASL.

If anyone wants to jump in and make suggestions, feel free.

La tele apago ya,
La mariposa sin la luz cayo,
Me pasa a mí también,
Es uno de mis límites,
Por cualquier cosa caigo yo
Y escalofríos siento cada vez
Pero decías siempre tu, siempre tu

Yo te he dicho vete,
Siento el perfume de la ciudad
Donde me encierro en soledad,
Este es otro de mis límites
Cuando te pienso, siento que
Escalofríos me dan otra vez
He sido estúpida, y lo se
Yo lo se...
Yo lo se...

No pienses más en mí
Apúntame y dispara,
Tu corazón he roto amor
Dispárame, dispara
No pienses más en mí,
No esperes de mi nada
Tu corazón he roto amor
Dispárame dispara aquí, aquí

Se bien quien soy yo,
Aunque no haya leído "freud"
Es mi manera de pensar
La que no puedo superar,
Solo por eso estoy aquí,
Y tu a miles de kilómetros
Que dormirás no se con quien ahora allí, ahora allí

No pienses más en mí
Apúntame y dispara,
El corazón te roto amor
Dispárame, dispara
No pienses más en mí,
No esperes de mi nada
El corazón te roto amor
Dispárame dispara aquí, aquí

Dispara aquí... dispara ehhhh

No pienses más en mí
Apúntame y dispara,
El corazón te roto amor
Dispárame, dispara
No pienses más en mí,
No esperes de mi nada
El corazón te roto amor
Dispárame dispara aquí, aquí


Translation:

I turned off the TV
The moth falls without the light
It happens to me too
It’s one of my limitations
I fall for all kinds of reasons
And I feel chills every time
But you would say always you, always you

I have told you to go
I feel the perfume of the city
Where I’m enclosed in solitude
This is another one of my limitations
When I think of you, I feel that
they are giving me chills again
I have been stupid and I know it
I know it
I know it

Don’t think of me anymore
Point at me and shoot
Your heart I have broken love
Shoot me, shoot
Don’t think of me anymore
Don’t expect anything from me
Your heart I have broken love
Shoot me, shoot here, here

I know well who I am
Although I’ve never read Freud
It’s my way of thinking
[A way] I could never overcome
This is the only [reason] I’m here
And you are a thousand miles away
And you sleep with who knows who now there, now there

Don’t think of me anymore
Point at me and shoot
The heart you have broken love
Point at me, shoot
Don’t expect anything from me
The heart you have broken love
Shoot at me, shoot here, shoot here

Shoot here, shoot ehhh

Don’t think of me anymore
Point at me and shoot.
The heart you have broken love
Shoot at me, shoot
Don’t think of me
Don’t expect anything from me
The heart you have broken love
Shoot at me, shoot here, here

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To air on Univision at 10pm/9pm Central!

Nina del Espectaculo - Mujer Estrella

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Today on Acorralada:

Larry rescues Silvia and Mariposa from the sewer. They are able to go to the bar and give another performance of their flamenco act.

Iggy and Camila worry about how they will support themselves without Eddy. Iggy says they might have to get jobs. Camila is horrified. She sputters that Eddy should have left them $50,000 to let them live out the year without worry.

Alejandro goes to see Emilio, who called him Max. Max reminds him that he's not Max. He then gets to sneak a visit with the baby. Emilio is the new ninero.

Diana gets home and the apt. is empty. The phone rings, and it's "Alejandro," calling to chat. It seems he is as predicted drawn to her. Before they can speak more than hello, Diana is grabbed by a masked man, who was hiding in the shadows. He brandishes a knife. She screams, and Max hears, so he knows something is up.

Meanwhile, back at the mansion, Roddy is introducing Bratty Girl to Miguelina and Lala, who are exceedingly dubious. He tells them that Fedora doesn't know yet, but he'll tell her as soon as she gets home.

They show Bratty to her room, Max's old room. She tries to order Lala around, but Roddy tells her to stop. As soon as she closes the door to the room, she smiles and starts jumping on the bed exultantly and playing loud music. This attracts the attention of our favorite villain, Kike, who comes in dressed only in a towel. As we all predicted, they start kissing immediately! Isn't that what always happens when strangers meet? They are interrupted by Gaby knocking on the door to say hello. Kike hides under the bed. Sharon is pissed off and mouths off to Gaby. Gaby notices the wet towel on the floor.

Kiki and Sharon resume the action only to be interrupted by Roddy. She tells him to go away.

Meanwhile, Emilio comes home and interrupts the attack. He is stabbed by the masked man, who runs away. Who is the masked man? We don't know. For once, the masked man was not unmasked by the victim.
Just then Alejandro comes in. How did he get there so fast? Anyway, he calls 911 (because of course Diana didn't), and they get Emilio to the hospital. They leave the baby with a neighbor, and they call Silvia and Camila and Fedora. Fedora rushes out before Roddy can tell her about Bratty.
After their fun between the sheets, Kike goes back to his room, where Gaby is waiting. She asks why he is walking around nude or in the towel. He concocts some story about swimming for two hours. She then puts her two brain cells together and remembers the wet towel in Bratty's room.

At the hospital, Camila is worried about her brother, but not worried enough to bury the
hatchet with her arch-rival Diana. She keeps trying to get her to leave.

Fedora shows up and two hours have passed. Funny, because Max got to Diana's apt. in 30 seconds, but Fedora took two hours to get to the hospital. She tries to stop Camila from fighting with Diana. Silvia also shows up with Jorge. Camila wants her to leave also. Telemiami's one detective interviews Alejandro and Diana. At least at looks like Emilio will survive. Thank goodness. I couldn't stand to have another good character killed off.

Finally, we see Diego and Iggy discussing the plot, and it appears that we are to think that Diego committed the stabbing. Here's where I am not sure. Can someone explain what Iggy and Diego were talking about. I'm still not sure whether they want to kill Diana or kill Max so Diego can get Diana back.

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Destilando Cafe wrote this one and sent it to me last night. Thank her for stepping in for us!!!!

Clarita convinces Gavi to call Avellaneda one more time--"one more humiliation-what does it matter?" Avellaneda is talking to Rodrigo, and makes him promise not to cause problems in his office with Mariana Franco. The phone rings--she almost misses him--he answers and tells her to come in at noon. Gavi is jubilant and promises to work holidays, Mothers Day, every day!

Clarita is still worried--what will the Montalvo family do when they find out she has been hired at the Consejo Regulador de Tequila? Gaviota replies that they can do whatever, she will never leave the CRT, even under a hail of bullets.

Back at the Corporativo, oily Onate dangles the keys of Gavi's car in front of unctuous Elvira and insinuates "I deserve a prize, no?" (What could he WANT from this prune?!) Elvira actually invites him to her house, but he backs off and settles for the offer of a drink.

Elvira walks into Rod's office and tells him she's been given Gavi's car for being such a great employee! Rod muses on the injustices inflicted on Gaviota. He demands from Onate some paperwork on tequila shipments and refuses his request that they review them together.

Meanwhile, at Arroyo Seco, Meester James prudently locks up Acacia and promises he will return with a cell phone for her further protection against Meliton. As soon as James leaves, she hears Meliton's voice shouting for her as in days of old, "Acacia, ACACIA!" She curls up in a ball on the sofa, covers her ears, runs around the room checking the locks. Sure hope James brings some Haldol with that cell phone.

Gaviota thanks the virgencita and pulls out a nice outfit for her appointment with Avellaneda. She and Clarita have decided to stay in the room pending confirmation of her job offer.

Isadora is on the phone with Sofia commenting anxiously that Rodrigo came back from his little chat with Daniela in a cold and distant mood. Sofia says Dani promised not to tell. Isa is not convinced.

At the hospital, Daniela tells Videgaray she has had news about Gaviota. Aaron is talking to his mother--he is not happy with Rodrigo's return to the Corporativo. Fedra urges Aaron to get back to Miami and embarrass. . .er, impregnate Pamela ASAP. Aaron says it's not that easy--she insists on marriage first. Aaron assures his mother that if Isa's baby is the long-awaited varon of destiny, he will make sure that it is never born; with this remark he edges Lord Voldemort as villain of the week.

In Avellaneda's office a group of tequileros is talking about a fast-moving plague or disease of the agave plant that threatens the whole region. The remedy is the application of copper sulfate, supplies must be procured and workers trained to save the agave crop. A task force will be created and--an assistant to the chief biologist is urgently needed! What a break-Gavi is awaiting anxiously in the reception area. She will be hired as assistant to Demetrio Urban.

Gavi is finally shown into Avellaneda's office and introduced to the group. After they leave, Avellaneda pulls out the required letters of recommendation which Gavi was worried that she did not have. Avellaneda has written one himself--and the second is from . ..Rodrigo! He hands it to her to read and we hear Rodrigo's voice pronouncing the glowing words, praising her talent, her warm humanity, wishing her well for moving on, and ending the phrase "I have the certainty of having lost a great woman." Gavi leaves the office with the letter and Avellaneda thinks "Here, without a doubt, is love."

In the reception area by Susana's desk, Gavi clutches the letter to her chest and cries. "Why, Rodrigo, why?" In a split screen we see Rodrigo, "Why, Gaviota, why?"

Rodrigon, in his office, looks out the window pensively. Elvira enters and he orders he to locate Aaron and tell him to return to the Corporativo.

Aaron is with Bruno who wants to know why he is leaving. Aaron says he has unfinished business in Miami, but will stop by the Corporativo to see if Rodrigo needs anything. Bruno is worried about the cash flow in the corporation and urges Aaron to repay his loan. "A man who is not true to his word is worth nothing." After Aaron leaves he laments that he has a son who is a fraud.

Minerva appears in a red blouse with a very strange collar. She says goodbye to Bruno, who hopes she will return soon and that Aaron will learn to appreciate her.

Fedra mentions to Aaron that Minerva will be on a cruise for two months. Aaron tries to hide his anger. Elvira calls to tell him Rod is waiting. After he leaves Patricio says he still wants Minerva. Fedra says no, he is crazy about Pamela.

Pamela is seen sitting in front of a computer, suffering from Aaron's neglect.

Downstairs in the hospital parking structure, Aaron lurks, waiting for Minerva. He gets on her case, tells her to stop acting like an adolescent. She verbally kicks his ass, tells him others find her desirable even though he did not, plants a disdainful kiss on his forehead and keeps on walking. He follows and continues to berate her for her conduct--she replies that she was nineteen when she met him and then began acting like a 40 year old, now her youth has returned to her and she is going to enjoy every minute of it! She gets in the SUV, he slams the window with his hand and a spiderweb of cracks appears! (Mexican safety glass must be really substandard.) She drives away, a little disconcerted about the cracked window, but triumphant.

Rodrigo calls Avellaneda at Dani's urging, to make sure she got the job. He is angry that she is only an assistant, not a manager. Dani reminds him not to overreact. Rod says this is all the family's fault. Dani says, don't them know that you know, let them sweat. Rod really wants revenge against Aaron.

Speaking of the devil! Aaron walks in --cymbals crash, an exchange of meaningful looks. "Are you conspiring against me?" "You're not that important, cousin," laughs Dani on her way out.

Back at the CRT, Gavi learns that working for Urban is not going to be easy. She has a lot to learn and her new boss is not a patient man.

Neither is Rodrigo at this point. He tells Aaron to pay his loan back to the Corporativo in three days, or he will suspend his tequila shipments.

Next time--Francisco wants to hurry up the wedding. ---Rodrigo sees Gavi for the first time since the Big Lie!!!

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