Caray, Caray!

Last night on Mentir Sin Limites: Diego warns Daddy he'd better show some R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Mama, or else! Ivan delivers the message that Eva has proof of Mauricio's dirty deeds. Caty pouts. Emilia wants to spill the beans to Azul.

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Emilia wants to talk to Azul, but Azul already has plans to meet Arnaldo for dinner at the restaurant where he now works. Emilia really, really, really wants to talk to Azul, but not if it will upset her plans. Azul says she'll call later and give Emilia the address to the restaurant . I've decided that if I can swing it, tonight will be words-that-sound-like-one-thing-but-actually-mean-something-else night…"dirección" sounds like it should be "direction" but actually means "address". Leo comes in leading Mauricio and hands him off to Azul.

Boutique…or possibly my dirty mind, I'm not sure: I may have to rewind this a few times, just to verify, but if I'm not mistaken, Andres, clad only in bright yellow boxers, takes a running leap off the runway. Hubba, hubba. Wait, wait, it gets better! He runs in the direction of the front door, presumably looking for Ceci…or possibly me, I don't know…and ends up running into Julio. Instead of being appreciative, Julio is appalled! This is the worst thing he's ever seen! Ceci's holding a shirt, as Gaspar holds up a pair of pants and (I hope) pretends that Julio meant the pants and not the mostly-naked man in his place of work. I smell another firing for Ceci unless someone can do some fast talking. I need to rewind though, and make sure I'm understanding all the nuances of this pivotal scene…Okay, I'm back and nothing vital was missed. Julio fires Ceci and Gaspar, having already warned them once, but Andres saves the day (I guess the yellow boxers are his superhero outfit) by telling Julio he's a client and is prepared to pay for the ruined jacket, plus spend a whole lot more. Ok, now Julio's ok with it, but shame on Ceci and Gaspar for making their poor customer run around the store in boxers. "Cliente" does sometimes mean "client" depending on the type of business, but also means "customer".

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Azul wants Mauricio to tell Caty the truth about how bad off he is, but Mauricio doesn't want Caty to worry since she's already had one parent die. Azul says she disagrees and the truth is always better, but it's Mauricio's decision. Mauricio cops a hand-holding, which, seriously, is that as creative as he can get with the whole "I'm blind" thing?

Casa Moran: Clemencia wants a divorce, seeing as how she'd already forgiven Manuel for cheating on her the one time and now he's gone and done it again. Manuel spouts some BS about how he was looking for what was missing in their marriage. Clemencia wants him out of the house, but Manuel says if she wants a divorce, she's the one who's going to have to leave. Seriously? I don't know what's worse, Manuel's logic or Clemencia's bruise. I guess the actor who plays Andres hogs all the good makeup people. "Cinico" sounds like "cynic" or "cynical", and despite that being the meaning listed in several online dictionaries, I've never actually heard it used that way. More often it means "callous" or "unfeeling" or "jerk-like".

Casa S&I: Diego tells Isela he can't believe what she did and now he's the one who wants nothing more to do with her. Isela is understandably confused, seeing as how she didn't actually sleep with Manuel this time, but since she doesn't know qué the hell Diego is talking about she doesn't tell him that.

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Maurico plays on Azul's (a) sympathy and (b) need for a job by attempting to hire her as Caty's nanny. Caty obligingly comes up at just the right moment and begs Azul to accept. Azul agrees to take care of Caty, but she refuses to do it for pay. Sucker.

Casa Moran: Lidia catches Clemencia packing up to leave and gets filled in on her daddy being a 2x cheater. Lidia's sage advice to Mama is to take back Daddy like she took back Piero--when Piero gets back the money his crazy ex-not-wife cost him and comes to enjoy his good fortune with Lidia, Mama will see that Lidia's got the right idea. Clemencia slaps her for actually being married to the guy, but turning into his lover. Clemencia says at least she will leave the house with her head held high because she has nothing to be ashamed of. "Frente" sounds like "front" which is correct, but in the context of the human body means "face" (I used "head" in the previous sentence because that's idiomatically correct for English).

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Piero fills Mauricio in on his jail stint, the deal with the lawyer, and Eva's involvement. Mauricio attempts to look bothered, but actually looks like he's trying to remember where he left his keys.

Swanky Restaurant: As Diego (in a tux) is led to a table, we see Emilia (in a red dress) at a table drinking a glass of wine. What kind of restaurant would one need to wear a tux to? That seems like overkill. Anyway, he gets led to a private--though not completely isolated--dining room. Eva walks in with her shoulders back to a ridiculous degree, wearing a hot pink-ish dress and carrying a folder. Diego stands up to greet her, but won't sit back down until she shows him her proof. She hands him the folder and he sits.

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Mauricio reminds Piero that he did meet Eva once. Mauricio says Eva did all this just to annoy him and he wants Piero to tell Diego what Eva did. Why Diego would listen is beyond me. Piero says that Diego seems like a pretty square guy…Mauricio agrees and says he's sick of Diego.

Swanky Restaurant: The papers in the folder are "evidence" that Mauricio started out trafficking in expired meds and then moved on to manufacturing shoddy meds. Diego is all upset about all the poor people who were hurt by Mauricio's dirty business. "Porqueria" sounds like it should have something to do with pork, but means something dirty, crappy, trashy, etc. He wonders why Mauricio wasn't busted and Eva says a corrupt official got him off and now her "organization" is "using" Mauricio. Diego wants to show the info to Azul, but Eva says it's not enough and that Ivan is flying to Europe to get the whole file. Diego wonders what Eva wants in return for this. She wants 2 things: 1) for Diego to keep working with her to bring Mauricio down and 2) to dance with her. *gag* Sorry, just a little acid reflux there.

Casa A&C: Azul is all dressed up to go to dinner (and looks 20 years older in that makeup) and is leaving just as Ceci and Andres are coming in. Like the good friend she is she "asks" if Andres gave Ceci the good news that Leo's not dying after all then takes off since the two of them will have so much to talk about. Poor Andres has no idea what she's talking about, but Ceci is pissed of anyway and won't kiss him goodbye when he says he's going to the house to find out qué the hell is going on. Gee, thanks Azul…heaven forbid anyone else be happy if you're not.

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Mauricio confronts Leo about not passing on Lidia's messages. She tries to make an excuse, but Mauricio reminds her that she's only there as long as she's useful and once she's not….

Chez Swanky: Azul walks in with Arnaldo, conveniently not seeing Diego. Arnaldo snarks about her having dinner with "dad's new girlfriend". In a strange fit of actually being a decent person, Azul tells Arnaldo that Julio's been looking everywhere for him so he can apologize. Arnaldo walks Azul over to the table where Emilia's been waiting.

Wine Bar: Julio complains to Burgay about Eva and Azul catfighting in his boutique. He says it cheapens the place. He doesn't think it's a good idea to have Diego there if he's the lust object of those two women. He talks about returning the money and getting his receipt back, but Burgay laughingly tells him that's not the way it works. Julio remembers Ceci saying that Eva would do "anything" to get Diego.

Chez Swanky: What Emilia wanted so desperately to tell Azul is to talk to Diego. Then she sees him with Eva and says never mind, there's no point. Eva tells Diego she can't change who she is, but she wants to help him. Diego tells her she doesn't need to be involved in that world and should start over. Eva wants to know what Diego will do if he doesn't come back to work for her. He fills her in on his new dressmaking/designing enterprise and Eva insists they need to celebrate by dancing. The sound guys are piping in the sound of thunder, or something like that, as Diego and Eva dance and Azul cries. *yawn* Azul gets up, but Emilia stops her. She says GSD was right. Azul cries. Emilia is confused because she thought all their drama was about a bunch of misunderstandings. Yep, and now you've contributed to them Emilia, thanks. Eva tells Diego her dress is a Julio creation. She gives him the sob story about how she saw her mother killed and wished her prince would come save her…and then they'd dance. Yeah, yeah, it's sad, but still *yawn* Eva whines some more about what a great guy Diego is and how he's in love with Azul and she just wanted some of that sweet, sweet, decent-guy loving for herself. She says she's gonna love him even though he doesn't love her back. Azul can't watch anymore and goes off to find Arnaldo. Diego asks if they can go back to the table, but he's going alone since Eva needs to touch up her makeup. Thank goodness that's over!

Casa S&I: Silvana comes home and finds out that Diego's mad at Isela for (allegedly) sleeping with Manuel. Isela's upset that Diego didn't give her a chance to explain. Silvana says she'll make him listen.

Casita Malicia v 2.0: Andres confronts Leo about not actually being sick. She tells him she only just got the confirmation that day. Andres congratulates her and says he's glad…because now he can go live his life the way he wants. He leaves and Leo cries. I think we're due for a suicide attempt on Leo's part to get Andres back, or has she not yet exhausted all other possibilities for keeping him close? Just please not the dominatrix outfit again!

Chez Swanky: I think Arnaldo's the sommelier rather than a chef since he presents Emilia with a burgundy he says is indescribable. Emilia tells him they're leaving since Azul saw Diego there, and not alone. Arnaldo says this passion will finish off his sister. We can only hope. Azul and Eva run into each other outside the bathroom and have a verbal catfight about who gets Diego. Azul has wiped off her dark lipstick and looks much better now. Eva returns to the table and Arnaldo comes over to present them with the same bottle of indescribable burgundy. He tells Diego that if he'd known Diego would be there, he wouldn't have invited Azul there. He tells them the bottle is courtesy of Azul and Eva asks him to uncork it. Diego walks out in search of Azul and finds her out front. He tries to explain about Eva, but Azul's having none of it. Diego grabs her, but Emilia shows up and leads her off.

Casa D&DC: It appears Clemencia has moved in and she goes to answer the door to Isela and Silvana. See, this is why you should always check the peephole first. This should be interesting. Silvana says they've come to see Diego, to clear up some stuff, but Clemencia slams the door on them. Well, not as satisfying as a full-on catfight, but ok.

Mansión Malicia v 2.0: Andres wants Mauricio's help with Leo and Mauricio says he'll make it ok with her that Andres moves into one of the rooms in the house. Andres says he also wants revenge on Eva and Ivan for poisoning Leo and Maurcio says he'll take care of it.

Casa A&C: Azul fills Ceci in on Diego and Ceci fills Azul in on Andres and Leo. Azul cries about how Diego is romantically involved with Eva. *yawn* "Comprometido" sounds like it has something to do with compromise, but actually means "committed to" as in "having a commitment to someone or something" or "being engaged to someone".

Eva's hotel room: More weeping and desperation on Eva's part; more rejection on Diego's. Eva thinks it's because he knows too much about her, but Diego says it's because he needs to admire in order to love. And what's so admirable about Azul? Oh, that she was willing to give up everything for love. I call BS on that. Double-o-Diego and his honorable tux of honorableness leave the room. *yawn*

Casa Moran: Silvana and Isela are taking their show on the road and Casa Moran is the second stop on their world tour. For their trouble, Lidia slaps Isela and has to get pulled off her by Manuel. Silvana and Isela demand that Manuel tell Lidia the truth, which he does. Lidia says she's still glad she slapped Isela since that can count for the last time, when she did actually sleep with Manuel. Then Lidia berates Manuel for lying to Clemencia. Isela tells Manuel he'd better come clean to Clemencia and Diego, because Isela doesn't want to lose Diego over this. Then she and Silvana leave.

Casa D&DC: Double-o-Diego comes home to find Clemencia fixing up the couch to sleep on. She's nuts if she thinks Diego's going to allow that. She explains that Manuel wouldn't leave the house and said she had to be the one to leave, which Diego thinks is not fair. He wants to go talk to Manuel about it, but Clemencia distracts him by telling him that Isela and Silvana showed up and she'd like him to tell Isela not to come around while Clemencia's living there. She's really hurt that Silvana is taking Isela's side. Diego tells her she can stay as long as she likes. "Bronca" is not the feminine form of a word referring to a wild horse, it means "a fight".

Wine Bar that Apparently Also Serves Coffee: The next morning, Burgay tells Eva that Julio wants more money on account of (a) Eva and Azul getting into a catfight over Diego and (b) Diego being a crappy tailor who can't even sew on a button. Eva calls BS on that because Diego told her that Julio liked his designs. She says she won't give Julio another cent and she'll make him accept her conditions.

Casa D&DC: Clemencia lets slip to Diego about Lidia carrying on with Piero even though he's living with Lucia again. Diego, in his Dallas Cowboys jogging suit, frets over Lidia being with Piero again.

Undisclosed Location: Piero, on his cell phone, thanks Lidia for giving him someone's address and says he's going to do what Mauricio asks in order to get Mauricio's financial help, but he's also going to stay with Lucia to make her pay for all the humiliation she's caused.

Casa D&DC: Piero comes to talk to Diego and tells him that Eva made him do it. Well, that has a nice ring to it.

Tomorrow: Diego confronts Eva and Silvana gets busted for interrogating Caty. "Chantaje" sounds like it has something to do with "chanting" but means "blackmail".

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My back really hurts tonight because I had to haul a morbidly obese goat around by the horns three times today. Why I had to do that is for the other blog (maybe tomorrow). I took some painkillers and watched Destilando in kind of a haze. Especially at the end when Av* got started with the Department of Agriculture, the details are quite fuzzy...

Unless I tell you otherwise, every scene in which Gaviota appears tonight, she is gazing at the phone and begging Rod to call her, or standing in a dark corner ditto. I remember this from high school. It never, never worked. Or it's like waiting for the Great Pumpkin. Clarita is disgusted.

Rod, however, is having a splendid time with Erika (since she is no longer his doctor I am dropping her title). He likes her smell, etc. She dares him to call Gav (since he's staring at the phone), in response he says he'll be the shrink this time. He says Erika is nervous, depressed, paranoid, and crazy, partly for her car and the drunk electrician, partly for Rod. She says she isn't the solution to Rod's problems, she's just a distraction, he's substituting her for the other woman. He's using her. He's like those cigarette smokers who ask a friend to help with the quitting. But when the friend leaves the room, it's back to the coffin nails.

Dr. Blondie is constantly watching Gav watch the phone and asking, "Has Rodrigo called you? Are you upset?" I say MYOB.

Sofia, distraught, sits in bed next to Frankie, who is sleeping peacefully. She's reviewing scenes of Isa and Frankie together over the months. Now their odd behavior makes sense.

Rod gets home from his late night at Erika's apartment and asks the maid if Isa's been going out lately, if she's given the maid weekends off. "No, but she did go out the other night to see her parents. She didn't take the baby." He seizes the phone and starts to call Gaviota, but Isa comes into the room and asks who he's calling. "Just business." They have an icy interchange, she leaves. He sits with his chin near the phone and a shotglass of Ardiente Pasion. Gav sits with her chin near the phone.

Next day Rod dandles little Ricky to say goodbye. Nuria (Isa's mom) calls and Rod takes the call, telling Nuria he has a message for her husband. "Oh, but he's on a trip, has been for more than a week." "Oh, hmm, Isa said she visited the both of you this past weekend." Nuria sort of denies it. Rod confronts Isa. She is impactada into the commercial.

You'd think that, having had the entire commercial break during which to pull herself together, Isa would have shaped a better retort. Her explanation is feeble. Rod, in parting, carelessly warns her: "Next time you say you're visiting your rents, take the kid." Isa calls her mother and asks "EXACTLY what did you tell Rodrigo?" "No, you tell me, what are you getting yourself tangled up in?"

On the way out Rod asks the new apartment manager if he can look at Isa's list of visitors when he gets back. No problem Massah.

Gav at work: "Nancy ... any calls for me?" No. Nancy reveals she wasn't really sick Saturday, she just wanted [to avoid listening to the boring Dr. Blondie I don't blame her I'd do the same. -- Ed.] to leave the two possible future lovebirds alone together, everybody knows Blondie loves Gav. Nancy also says there's a special surprise in store...

Dani visits Rod and sees he is ruddy and beaming from his time with Erika, but still disturbed about Isa's father's disinclination to pay his huge debt. He also lays some of Isa's little lies before Dani, who asks if he'd mind if it turned out that Isa's been betraying him. "I'd be indignant, because of all her jealous rages about Gaviota." Dani is a little perturbed to see how, suddenly, her brother is all Erika Erika Erika.

Meanwhile Erika is at her own shrink's office, confessing that due to his tenderness, etc., she is falling in love with Rod. She's decided to quit him, not only as a shrink but also as a friend.

Dani warns Rod: maybe his goony delight in the doc will turn into a love affair. Rod: "Whatever, what's gonna happen is gonna happen." As a parting shot, Dani points out he might not want to be distancing himself from Gaviota this way when she's about to spend a month alone with Dr. Blondie. This infuriates Rod in the old way and he picks up the phone and calls - Erika. She's in the car. He's all beaming and appreciation and "let's get together as soon as I'm back." She puts him off.

Gav has Nancy call Montalvo Corp. and, using a disguised voice, ask if Rod has left. He just left. Blondie instantly slinks in and asks how she's going to do this month without her big boy. Fine, she lies. Blondie says it will be the greatest month of her life, not only lots and lots of work, and all the coffee she can drink, but loads of invitations to all sorts of interesting (?) events. He tells her to dry her tears and come to his office.

Dani tells her granny Pilar how much Rod likes his shrink and how 'successful' the therapy seems to be. Pilar thinks it will make him a family man but Dani says with Isa no, not so much. Fedra calls for Pilar. I can't bear to recap this all again! The witches visit Pilar, they complain about being left off the guest lists again by that maldita husband robber Mariana Franco, Pilar assumes they're back to their evil scheming and it serves them right, they flounce out.

Dr. Blondie is discussing the naming of a building after Amador, four years after his death. [My eyes commenced closing like Gav's during the coffee cantata. --Ed] He invites Gav to go to a place with AfroCuban music, she accepts because, she informs him, she isn't a masochist. She starts to smile. Why close doors with Dr. Santovenia when nothing will ever work out with Rodrigo?

Av* summons Blondie. [Now my head is swaying on my neck and my eyelids are drooping. Remind me never to take a job at CRT.] Due to lots of rain and global warming there are now agaves that mature more quickly, this will destabilize world markets, Dr. Blondie has to go to Japan he can't stay home wooing Gav in his slow-but-sure manner, and in fact he has to give some talk this very night, it's an emergency, adios AfroCuban night on the town!

And this trouble with the brujas is getting on Av*s nerves, and of course they have to be unerased from the guest list for events honoring Don Amador! And if Gav can't take it she will have to go elsewhere!

Tomorrow: Blondie tells Gav he loves her. Rod goes on his trip but he has a present for a certain someone.

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We pick up where we left off with an unruly mob in the form of Eva, Azul, Diego, and GSD descending on Julio's boutique. Eva actually is there to introduce Diego to Julio as the protégé for whom she had Burgay invest the big bucks in the boutique. Azul's mission, on the other hand, is to pummel Diego while accusing him of being a liar who falsely maligned Mo as being a self-infecting, dirty-medicine selling scoundrel. She also accuses Diego of being Eva's lover/henchman involved with the poisoning of pobrecita Leo. Backed up by off-duty scientist GSD, Azul dares Eva to deny the poisoning. Eva admits it. Meantime, Diego is clearly clueless about the pummeling, the poisoning, and even the protégé-ing. GSD rushes Azul out without giving Diego a chance to explain, and warns him to stay away from Azul. Julio goes after them trying to get information about Arnaldo whom he refers to as "Arny". As usual, GSD treats Julio like dirt, telling him with disgust that he doesn't know any "Arny", and then drives off. (I rather like "Arny". I think all the Toscanos could benefit from little pet names to loosen them up a bit.) Diego has by now worked himself up into a nose-wrinkling fury. He quits his job, telling Eva he won't work for a killer even to get information about Abuelo's murder. Eva looks after him brokenheartedly.

Casa Moran: Manuel comes home after an all-night binge, looking intoxicated. He roughly grabs Clemencia by the arm demanding to know where she's going. She announces she's off to her new job with Annibal. Manuel stares vacantly.

Mo's House II: Andres informs Mo that Diego has told Azul all about Mo's illness and his dirty medicine business. Mo, who now has cloudy vision, pretends to Andres that he's still blind.

Casa Moran: Manuel has Clemencia up against the wall telling her she cannot work for Anibal, and besides he will be bringing plenty of money into the house himself. When he goes into his pockets to produce some of this promised fortune, he finds his pockets empty. He swears he was robbed, apparently forgetting that he was throwing around big bills all night. Clemencia walks out leaving Manuel passed out on the sofa.

Mo's House: Mo and Andres discuss having to postpone a shipment of presumably fake or tainted medicine to South America because of the allegations Diego has made about Mo. Andres, who seems much more assertive now that he has a new girlfriend and new hairstyle, wants to personally "disappear" Diego. Mo shares the sentiment but to avoid suspicion wants "He-Who-Will-"Disappear"-Diego to be Boris. Mo wants Eva gone too.

Boutique: Julio overhears Ceci and Gaspar gossiping about the blowup between Azul and Eva. He scolds them and says he never wants that type of déclassé rumble in his elegant boutique again. He then pulls Ceci aside to dish about the Azul-Diego-Eva triangle. Ceci, our favorite little busybody, happily obliges.

Casa Azul & Ceci: GSD is trying to discuss the Diego situation with Azul. Azul begs off saying she doesn't want to talk about this anymore and needs to be alone. GSD, showing some rare insight, gently says, "You would have preferred that Diego was telling the truth, right?" Azul sadly admits it. Before leaving, GSD asks about Arnaldo. Azul says he's staying with a friend and is o.k. GSD looks relieved. Except for the dangling cigarette, I almost liked GSD in this scene.

Isela's Cantina: Don Chucho tells Silvana that he and Diego will be doing work for Julio. She is happy for both of them and takes the opportunity to give Diego a warm hug when he arrives. She offers her feminine point of view on their work whenever they need it. Diego says they'll need it very often as he now has no other work than this side job. Chucho and Silvana look impactado and impactada, respectively.

Eva's Balcony: Eva and Ivan are arguing about Eva's admission about poisoning Leo. Ivan thinks Eva should never have admitted it or even discussed poisoning in a public place. He thinks Eva's Diego-love is making her weak and careless. Eva blames Ivan for planning the poisoned yogurt caper in the first place and says since GSD was there and knew the truth she had no choice but to 'fess up or Diego would never have believed anything else she said. She kind of loses it here, shouting that she and Ivan are nothing but killers and that's why she'll never have Diego. Ivan grabs her by the shoulders to steady her and she slaps him hard. He turns on her with a maniacal look on his face and I swore he was going to whack her. Eva then says they should not be fighting. Ivan blames Diego for showing up in their lives and ruining everything. (The line to "disappear" Diego forms on the right, Ivan, in case that's what you're thinking.)

Isela's Cantina: Diego is explaining to Silvana and Chucho that Eva really is a cold blooded killer and was probably lying to Diego the whole time he knew her. Chucho agrees and adds that Diego and Silvana have no proof that Mo is involved in anything sinister. But Diego and Silvana don't let Mo off the hook, believing he is as dirty as Eva. Silvana reminds Diego he was supposed to stay at his job with Eva gathering evidence just as she does with her surveillance "visits" to Mo's house.

Eva's balcony: Eva and Ivan almost have a kissy face moment when Eva says she should have fallen in love with him and he says he would have been there for her in rain or shine, sickness and health, murder unlimited, whatever she wanted. Or words to that effect. Alas, just before their lips meet, Eva pulls away and starts unromantically musing about how Mo first became known to Boris. According to what I could understand, Mo was being investigated by Interpol for selling expired medicines throughout the world. Who should be in politics at that time, but our sleazy lawyer friend, Perez Castelar, who carried out a coverup in order to stop the investigation, in exchange for Mo's giving him information on the toxin and the cure, that he presumably passed on to Boris. Eva says she wants the case file or report on those dealings. Ivan want to know why she wants it. I think we can guess.

Anibal's office: Clemencia has typed some letters which Anibal reviews and finds perfect. She brings him coffee and homemake cookies and both of them looked pleased with their working arrangement.

Boutique: Gaspar and Ceci plot how to salvage the ruined jacket. If only Ceci knew that her nemesis, Leo, has purposely doused it with bleach. Or more importantly, if only Ceci knew how to keep her work life and personal life separate.

Cantina: Diego is waiting for Isela so that he can make up with her after their argument over the Piero bail money loan. Silvana tells him that Isela is not feeling well as she didn't sleep well last night and won't be in until later. She also tells him that his father was drinking heavily at the cantina the night before.

Boutique: Ceci and Gaspar seem to be trying to patch the ruined jacket when Ceci sighs that she should never have borrowed it without permission. Julio overhears and says, "You did what?!" Busted.

Anibal's office: Clemencia is typing away and Anibal is on his way to a meeting when Manuel charges in and throws Anibal against a wall while ordering Clemencia to leave and never set foot back in this office. He acuses Anibal of hiring Clemencia just to get back at him because Isela always preferred him to Anibal. Manuel starts shoving Clemencia and when Anibal protests, the two men are ready to fight. Clemencia gets between them just as Manuel throws a punch that lands squarely on Clemencia's jaw. She drops into a chair. Anibal forcibly throws Manuel out and tends to Clemencia.

Mo's bedroom: Azul enters saying she has to talk to Mo, and Mo says she sounds upset. In tears, Azul flings herself to her knees in front of Mo and begs his forgiveness for ever having doubted him when all the while it was Diego who was the lying skunk and Mo the blameless knight who never lied to her. Mo agrees with this noble assessment of himself. He has, by the way, perfected an off to the side gaze he must think gives him the look of an authentic blind person. Azul confesses that she had almost believed Diego's character assassination of Mo with the self-infecting and bad medicine stuff until she found out from her father that it was Eva and her evil cabal who were poisoning people and such, the very group Diego is now cavorting with. All this is right up Mo's melodramatic alley, and he pretends to be deeply wounded that people like Eva and Diego would character assassinate him at a time his life is draining away. He asks the heavens why Eva stole his life and Diego stole his love. Azul looks conscience stricken, with every reason to furrow her brow.

Boutique: Julio continues ranting at Ceci about the jacket. He seems more outraged though by the sloppy coverup job she and Gaspar were trying to pull off. But he saves most of his venom for poor Gaspar, whom he blames for helping Ceci with the coverup. He flings the jacket in Gaspar's face saying that from now on he (Gaspar) is in charge of watching every move Ceci makes, and if he should betray his confidence again, he will throw Gaspar out on the street. Gaspar fumes, snorts, and glowers at Ceci for having gotten him in trouble, and I was doing the same.

Anibal's office: Anibal has put an icepack on Clemencia's jaw. She is still disoriented after being decked but apologizes for the scene Manuel caused. Anibal reassures her but says he thought Manuel knew about the job. She admits that she couldn't discuss it with Manuel as he had never come home that previous night.

Mo's bedroom: Mo gets to ham it up some more and does some character assassinating of his own, painting Diego as an ungrateful, disloyal wretch who took advantage of Mo's generosity, and a serial seducer who stole Azul from Mo. He goes on to say he still loves Azul but would have been willing to step aside if she had found true love with Diego. (Watch that nose, Pinnochio). He suffers knowing that she belongs to a lout like Diego who doesn't deserve her. Gullible as ever, Azul swallows the sob story whole, kissing Mo's hand and tearfully swearing that she'll never, I mean never ever, leave his side until the end of his dwindling days.

Some cafe or other: Lucia and Perez Castelar are sipping cofee and discussing Piero's immigration problems. The options are: 1) that he stay married to Lidia for two years, or 2) that Lucia verify that Piero has been in Mexico for five years. Naturally, Lucia chooses Door #2 as she doesn't want him to spend even a second more wih Lidia. She assures Castelar she'll do everything she can to keep Piero in Mexico even though she is aware he's only using her.

Love Nest: Lidia is lolling au natural under the covers pouting because Piero is preparing to go out on some business. (I've noticed that lidia has only two expressions: bratty pouting or kittenish pouting.) Piero takes a call from Mo who needs his help in teaching Diego a lesson.
Uh oh. Piero gets huffy that Mo wasn't around to help him with his jail woes, but this is the first Mo is hearing of it. They agree to meet up. Lidia sarcastically says how nice Mo finally deigned to contact you. Piero says he's meeting Mo because it suits him to do so, but first things first. Here the Energizer Sex Bunny tears off his jacket and leaps on Lidia for another round.

Cafe: Lucia is lamenting that all this immigration work is very costly plus she has to dole out money to somebody else too. When Castelar asks to whom, Lucia reveals that Lidia's shameless father has demanded a large bribe to help her keep Lidia and Piero apart, and on top of that had the nerve to ask for a job. Castelar,who's mighty sleazy himself, declares he's never seen a man so cynical that he'd sell his own daughter like merchandise. Lucia raises her eyebrows in agreement.

Casa Moran: Diego is sitting on the sofa when Manuel enters the house and warmly greets his son with, "Qué the hell are you doing here?" Diego says he heard Manuel was drinking heavily at the cantina. Manuel blames it on his problems with Clemencia. Diego asks for her and is surprised to find she's gotten a job. Just then Clemencia enters and tries to hide her face from Diego, to no avail. He quickly surmises that Manuel was responsible and almost comes to blows with him. Clemencia once again gets between two large men about to go at it, saying father and son shouldn't fight, and besides it was an accident. She then remonstrates with Manuel for starting trouble at her job and forbids him to return there. She also says he had nerve making trouble after staying out all night. Manuel then grabs her, shouting that he'll tell her where he was: out making love all night with Isela. Clemencia slaps him and rushes up to her room. Diego acts out his fury by wrinkling his nose to its limit, balling his fist and calling Manuel an infeliz. He then follows after Clemencia.

Cantina: Isela is telling Silvana that she and Manuel were togeether in the billard room(?) until closing, and Manuel was totally wasted and she almost....Silvana cuts her off saying as much as she loves Isela, she also is concerned for the feelings of Clemencia and Diego. Isela says chill, even though I love Manuel, I resisted his charms and he left very angry. What exactly is this woman attracted to, we might well ask. As Castelar has said, Manuel tops the list of cynical, lying desgraciados.

Casa Moran: Diego is consoling Clemencia and saying he'll warn his father never to disrespect her again. When he brings up Isela, Clemencia says she forgave Manuel once for his infidelity but cannot do it again if she wants to set an example for Lidia in husband-managing. Diego says he'll support any decision she makes.

Garden of Mo's house: Caty is digging in the dirt with Azul when Leo approaches in an impeccable white suit. Caty reaches out to her with her grubby hands and Leo sharply sends her off to wash up. (I hate to admit it, but I'm with Leo here.) Azul scolds Leo for being so impoatient with a child, and says anyway Leo should be bursting with joy and rainbows and such, since she's not terminally ill after all. Leo say, Oh right, Mo told you. So yeah, says Azul, now you're free to remake your life and maybe even fall in love with a NEW man. Zing! Azul and Leo grin mirthlessly at each other while each silently calls the other a witch, or something a bit stronger, maybe.

Boutique: Ceci and Andres are sharing an intimate lunch in some out of the way place in the shop. Andres assures Ceci he'll not only pay for the ruined jacket but will shut Julio's mouth by purchasing his whole new trendy wardrobe right here at the boutique. Now Andres fans, comes the money shot. Andres whips off his tee shirt and displays a magnificent physique and even a glimmer of yellow boxers. Where are the paparazzi when you need them? He stands over Ceci like the proud Adonis he is, sayig, "Will you help me?" Her smile says it all: Bring in on, papi!
Was that the final scene? No wait, there's more but it was all anticlimatic to me.

Lab at Mo's Mansion: GSD has finally dragged his lazy butt in to work when Emilia drops by to interrupt him to discuss Azul. She wants Azul to make her own decsions regarding Diego despite what GSD thinks of him, and more importantly says it's also up to Azul to make decisions regarding her health. She believes Azul has the right to know she has a life-threatening disease. GSD disagrees emphatically and says such news could harm Azul. He angrily warns Emilia not to tell Azul, then punches in his password and marches into the lab, hopefully to accomplish something for a change.

Case Moran: Manuel dares Diego to take on his own father. Diego dares him right back to ever disrespect his mother again. Diego leaves the hosue.

As Diego leaves his parents' house, Ivan is waiting with a message from Eva. Diego blows him off and walks away. When Ivan grabs Diego's shoulder, Diego seems to soft punch him in the stomach saying he has learned some tricky moves on his own and can take care of himself. Ivan seems faintly amused by this teddy bear threat and says he's only a messenger from Eva. He says Eva wants Diego to come to dinner so she can show him the proof she has of Mo's dirty dealings. Diego agrees to come, but says if it's one of Eva's traps, she'll be the one caught in it.

Mo's garden: (Last scene) Caty is sadly complaining that she doesn't want to eat lunch by herself at such a big table. Azul is just joining her when Emilia calls on the phone saying she has something very important to tell Azul, but it must be in person. End of scene; Lots of coming attractions.

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Hello friends, I am subbing for Amanda tonight and Carmel, former Duelo recapper and queen of the succinct and scathing one-liners, has graciously consented to sub for me on Thursday. Thanks Carmel!

And now, on with the show...

Paula tells Marely that she has decided (again) to buy herself a car. She found the perfect opportunity to stop the madness and she broke up with Juan. Mari asks if that's what all the yelling was about in Paula's office, and what was this "perfect opportunity"? Paula admits that Fernando peeked at her making out like a skanky ho with CL. (OK, those were my words, not hers.) "Bravo!" accuses Mari sarcastically,"but don't leave Juan without a job." Paula observes that as long as Gaitan works for Farell Industries Juan's job is secure.

CL summons Pastor to his office and tries to suck up to him with a glass of whiskey. CL is not at all subtle and immediately enquires how it went between Pastor and Monica. Pastor smugly leers at CL because he knows he has the upper hand...for now.

Ivonne tells Marely that she got rid of Paula's car catalogues, thereby forcing Mari to "run" across the office holding down her skirt that keeps hiking up. What in the heck was this scene for?

CL toasts Gaitan as his right hand man. Pastor reveals that Ivonne told him CL was planning to fire him. CL nervously lights his cigarette and Pastor tells him that he didn't rat him out to Moni, but that CL had better be careful. CL drains his whiskey in one gulp.

Moni tells her maid Chelo that CL and Paula have a mutual attraction and she predicts things will go very badly for them.

Pastor tells Ivonne he's on top of the world and he wishes he'd had a camera to take a picture of CL's face.

Alirio stops by to visit CL. He wants to discuss his future occupation at Farell Industries. CL ignores Alirio then yells at him. Alirio keeps pressing for a better job until an exasperated and self-involved CL loudly kicks Alirio out of his office for interrupting him with stupidities. Outside, Alirio pretends that he and CL are making a lunch date but everyone knows he's full of it. Ivonne claps her hands gleefully at Alirio's misfortune.

Fernando offers his hand to Juan; he wants to make up. Juan scolds Fer and tells him no more chisme about Paula. Speaking of the queen of Rome, Paula shows up and asks Juan to take her to the car dealership. Juan thought-bubbles that his heart is truly broken.

Ivonne observes Marely smiling happily and in deep thought. Mari is no doubt thinking that Juan is once again a single man and available for her sweet love.

After they arrive at the car dealership Juan slips into the back seat next to Paula and says they need to talk. Their relationship is the most important thing in his life and he's not going to stand with crossed arms while it falls apart. Paula tells him the relationship was troubled for days. Juan disagrees. She accuses him of not considering her feelings. (?!?) He says he'll change. He becomes tender and persuasive. Very persuasive. I'd be buttah but Paula runs away, the stoopid cow.

Yadi shows up at the garage looking for Kike. She and Fer have uncomfortable words with each other.

While Paula car shops Juan silently berates himself for misinterpreting the situation all along.

Alirio calls Nidia and complains that he's being treated like a dog at the market. Nidia, in a bubble bath sprinkled with rose petals, accuses him of exaggerating and playing the victim. Ali says he plans to present his resignation. Nidia tells him fine but she'll not allow him to get lazy...leave the job and she'll put him to work cleaning the house.

Yadi finds Kike and tells him they need to talk privately. She acts very sure of herself even though Kike tells her to leave him alone. She has news...she's pregnant! He's gonna be a papa!!

On the way back to work Paula chatters happily about her new car, then she calls Juan infantile for not sharing her enthusiasm. Oh how I loathe her.

Kike nervously accuses Yadi of kidding, how did this happen? She starts to tell him about the birds and the bees. She shakes her finger at him and says she didn't do it alone. She hands him the lab results as proof; he's the first to know. When asked about Nidia Yadi answers that she has an idea, why not get married before telling Nidia the news?

Kike accuses Yadi of doing "it" on purpose to catch him. She says maybe only a little. (News flash Kike, there is birth control for men too.) Yadi tells him he's treating her badly and she flounces out waving her lab results over her head. "Whazzup Kike?" asks Fer, "problemas??"

Gomez the embezzling ex-VP visits Alirio in his office of dusty papers. Alirio wants a percentage of what Gomez skimmed from the company. Gomez announces that he will reveal who the other fat fish is. His accomplice is...Pastor Gaitan! "No! He of the toupee?" yells Alirio.

Back at the garage Juan refuses to open the door for Paula, thereby irritating her highness. She gets in the front seat and tells him he's the typical infantile macho. He fooled her, she thought he was special and different from all the other men she'd ever known. He tries to look unphased but clearly her words affect him. She stomps off and Juan proudly tells Fer and Kike that Paula begged him not to go, she's nada without him, wah wah wah, but he was firm. He sounds brave but he turns around and his face looks like the mask of tragedy.

Paula complains to Marely of Juan's behavior. "What, he should throw you a fiesta?" asks Mari sarcastically. Oddly, Paula proceeds with a soliloquy of Juan's virtues as she dreamily gazes out the window. Mari eyes Paula suspiciously.

Juan tells Kike the truth about him and Paula. She even bought her own car. Kike says he has problems too...Yadi is pregnant. Juan is bug-eyed impactado.

Yadi decides to confront Nidia during her bubble bath. She has one or two little things to tell her mama. She went to visit Kike but before that she visited the doctor...to remove all doubt. "Mama I'm pregnant," she tells a stunned Nidia who slowly sinks below the bubbles.

Juan asks Kike if he intends to turn a blind eye toward Yadi. "No sir!" insists Kike. He would never abandon his children. He's always wanted to be a papa, not of one but of many little feet. He adds, however, that he won't lie to himself; Yadi will never change.

Kike asks Juan if he intends to make a play for Mari now that Paula has dumped him. Juan thought-bubbles that his heart is not ready. Suddenly he perks up. He has an idea...

Nidia rages against Yadi's tragic news. Yadi tells her mama not to overreact. So what, Yadi's life will change, she already knows all that. Nidia says she's not talking about Yadi, she's talking about what Yadi has done to her, she's turned her into a grandma! "No puede ser," Nidia wails as she weeps into her bubbles.

Juan makes a mysterious phone call and tells Kike he has a plan to win Paula back. Music will touch her soul. He's going to serenade her, but it won't be just any serenade. It will be very special. Kike looks doubtful. "Whaddya think?" asks Juan as he holds up a CD of Pablo Montero. (Que the hell???)

Alirio calls Pastor and tells him he has a delicate subject to discuss, but not over the phone. Can Pastor come down and talk about this business that will be of great interest to him? Pastor reluctantly agrees. He gets into the elevator, Paula follows, and CL butts in after her.

CL and Paula silently and angrily enter the garage and get into their respective vehicles. Juan's happy that for the moment there appears to be nothing between them, thus allowing him to rest his mind.

Alirio tells Pastor that for a considerable amount of time someone has been skimming money from the business. Pastor asks who is behind this bad business? He asks if Alirio is accusing him. Alirio says not just he, but also ex-VP Gomez...according to Gomez the one who was complicit in this bad business was none other than Pastor Gaitan.

As he drops her off, Juan not-so-subtly asks Paula if she intends to go out that night. Luckily she is so dense, clueless and self-absorbed that she responds she's tired and plans to stay in all night. She's not at all suspicious of his obvious behavior.

CL asks Fer if Paula is having problems with Juan. When Fer answers affirmatively CL says "Too bad, they made a good couple." He gives Fer some friendly advice about women. However, judging by Fer's expression he considers CL to be a complete wanker.

Juan discusses the symptoms of love with Kike. They enter a swanky hotel. It's night and they are trying to look ultra cool by wearing sunglasses.

Juan approaches the desk clerk and, with an affected accent, licks his cigar tells the clerk that Emilio Estefan is asking for Pablo Montero. "Emilio Estefan?" exclaims the clerk, "how's Gloria?" Juan says he has to leave for Miami in a few minutes so could the clerk please hurry? The clerk naively reveals that Pablo is in room 1514. Kike is stunned that Juan fooled the clerk, but what does Juan plan to say to Pablo?

A cranky hotel employee tells the excited clerk that neither of those two guys was Emilio Estefan. She calls security.

Juan and Kike sneak down the hotel's hallways. They see security and run. After a few seconds of slapstick running and chasing they miraculously find themselves in Pablo's room with some cute chick. (She's not acting so I assume she's Pablo's real life squeeze who has somehow finagled her way into a telenovela. And who can blame her? I'd work the same angle.) Pablo, accompanied by heroic music (oh brother!), enters, Duelo hat and all. He asks them who in the heck they are.

Juan tries to fast talk his way into Pablo's good graces. He says this little deception is all for love. Pablo will forgive Juan, won't he, and listen to Juan's plight? Pablo is the only person on earth who can help Juan win back the love of his life. The pretty girl listen compassionately.

Suddenly the security goons rush in and point their guns at our heroes. "Up with your hands!" they yell to a stunned Juan and Kike.


Tomorrow: Juan and Kike, accompanied by Pablo and a huge Mariachi band, sing to Paula.


We've done this one before but it's worth repeating:
hacer la vista gorda = to turn a blind eye (lit. to make the fat eye)

*H. L. Mencken

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If we got to dance with Al Pacino after suffering through the snorking scenes it would be one thing but, sheesh!
I am here to substitute for "La Ilustre Tash" with pleasure but with fear of more groseras y tontorias, but hey old Rodrigo woke up fresh and handsome and so full of himself he was almost sexy again. To purify and clear my head I was forced to attend to my homework for Literatura Mexicana y dios mio I read with pleasure about Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz, the 16thC. uber-intellectual, feminista monja (nun). Well to get on with the tonight's story: Enter Gavi in tears leaning against a wall.

Frankie the Francophile descends the stairs (not nude, too bad) saluting the day with 5 cents worth of French and looking for his gourmet breakfast. Since Slave Sofie is in the kitchen he slips into the study to make a quicky clandestine call to Isadora to warn her that her calls in the madrugada are getting on his last nerve and making Sofie mighty suspicious. She appears outside the study door to hear him making sweet murmurings of a call later and sending besos. Sofie scares him by walking quietly into the room, he feigns looking for the paper. Other than reading "The Metrosexual Male" while steaming his face one day at Pilar's there is no other evidence that he can read. On seeing that he's getting bagel and smoked salmon, he graciously takes the tray from his impactada wife and sweeps out of the room. Now look at the clothes she has on today, hair down and feminine without being adolescent, purple shirt with nice cleavage, and a black skirt (not denim for a change). This subtle improvement of wardrobe gives her the sudden electric power in her brain to use redial. When she realizes that Isadora is the voice on the other end she throws the phone down like it was a snake. IMPACTADA hardly describes it. Isa is looking confused on the other end, get a clue girlie, your game isn't working so well this morning. So quick but too short a scene after all our waiting for this show down, mean tease!

Gaviota is mopey in getting ready for Alonso to come, Clarita is jumping around like she has Mexican jumping beans in her pants. Gavi is worried about missing a minute by the phone in case Rodrigo calls, Clarita has another moment of clarity and insists that is exactly what she must not do to herself (and Clarita is ripping for a bit of fun on the town and a long week of sayng, "como asi"). Her clarity comes when she reminds Gavi that after she demanded that Rod not bother her life or work and he complies, she says now look at your face (long and about to be weepy). Saved by the bell, Clarita sprints to the door while making a quick stop at the santos shelf, praying for an eye on the house, asking for love to work out with others and avoiding the tragedies (we are all too used to). Gee, I hope they put those candles out for fire safety before they leave, they always seem to be lit. Alonso sweeps in, well scrubbed in immaculate clothes. All smiles he gets Clarita wound up then side bars to Gavi that he hopes she doesn't feel forced to go out. Duh, buddy boy. Clarita and he arrange to go to a lugar con comida tipica since Clarita prefers it and this place will surely have a Mariachi band. Gavi hisses that she will not be singing so don't even ask.

Slip to the 3rd stage setting back in the country, Erika is looking doubtful at her jolly and very dirty mechanic who is still pulling wires out from the hood and mumbling something about cables. I thought it was carburator trouble a few days ago but this guy is quietly milking the repair opportunity when Rodrigo shows up in his humming white luxury carriage ready to sweep the princess off her feet. Rod avers that it is pure coincidence that he is stopping by. He would like to talk to her and after almost leaving her he leads her over to the restaurant assuring her that he needs her to be friendly to him, talk to him nicely on the ride home and to realize that she is not his therapist. At the table he beams that he is most satisfied with her treatment and feels all fixed up. She does show her professional best by saying perhaps there will be outbursts later and she is ashamed to have compromised her professional ethics by getting all borracha with him. The mechanic repeats that the electric system no va. A more borracho than thou electrician shows up. Rodrigo gets his town mechanic on the phone and arranges for a tow truck to come for Erika's car.

Parallel Universe time, cut to the other table where no-fun Gaviota, Alonso and Clarita are ordering. Gavi is so blue she only wants nopale salad and water with horchata. Of course Clarita wants huge platos of comida and tequila to wash it down with. Alonso is right with her. The Mariachis play some lovely but muy triste songs that bring Gavi to tears as they sing about lost in my abyss, I have nothing left, and I remember being in your arms until your betrayal.....oh gawd, hankies please.

Holy cats, the show is half over and que the hell is going on in the Hacienda?? Go ahead cut to commercial, bastardos.
Sorry but first the Rod/Erika show gets in the luxe car and sweeps toward DF. Universo paralelo time again. We get the same song on Rod's radio as is suddenly played live at Gavi's table. Solo una amiga....sweet memories of my life. Gaviota suddenly offers to take a cab but Alonso doesn't look like he wants to stay with bouncy Clarita. Gee once again it looks like nobody is who they want to be with. Doesn't this remind you of high school dating?? The Alonso date ends with him making blue puppy eyes up at her windows.

Finally Sofie is shown suffering, (I know it's unkind but some of us have been waiting with bated breath for this). She flashes back scenes with Isadora that suddenly make sense, Frankie's hankie from his hankie pankie, etc.

Good old James appears his shirt is almost normal looking if not for the embroidered pocket flaps. He is in tears before Sofie can let out a sob. Acacia was glad to see him today but perhaps he will have to face the fact that she is stuck in that awful nut house (so rude, I should say sanitorium or what is the pc phrase for the place where you get to keep people in straight jackets, I forget). Do they still do shock treatments? Poor Acacia she was such a lovely creature. He cuts himself off politely demuring from depressing Sofie who he thinks momentarily is crying for his story. She sputters out that she's been thinking all day and then we have IMPACT, folks, Frankie has deceived her and with ISABELA. Triple impactada. James goes into immediate denial. There must be some reason this seems wrong but isn't. So have you ever noticed that two of the three Montalvo children barely have time to hear about James really, really tragic story of an abused, fragile wife who couldn't keep it together. You'd think he had described a nasty break in her leg because they jump to their cesspool tragedy to howl in the wind about fracadas of their own making after a minute of two of ceding the stage to him. Franco must have a sense of doom since he hovers at the door then slinks in to hear Sofie insist that she has influenza, what a martyr in the making, no? Franco is so solicitous he even offers to walk her around the pueblo. Remember that last time, you moron?? Every babe within 20 kilometers is purring at him. James finally leaves quickly in disgust. I almost turned off the set but hey it gets more than slimey. He has more aces up his sleeve than a Los Vegas bum. He has the gall to suggest it is time for them to make babies. eeewwwww, yuck gooey kisses and so much falsehood.

Back to Clarita and Gavi where Clarita has another clear moment of saying Gavi could love this doctor who only want to be nice to her, he would die for you. She gives that motherly speech that we have mostly all heard about shop and compare then choose but WISELY. Her TN reference here is "Amores Paralelos" about the mujer who loved 2 men and couldn't choose so she ended up as a NUN. Listen carefully, girls, this could be your sad fate one day!

Gavi talks briefly to Dani who knows nothing of Rodrigo's whereabouts but is surprised Rod didn't call Gavi. They resolve to stay in touch. She got the invitation to Elvis Perez III & Señora (did I miss a wedding here).
One last scene with Rodrigo in Erika's apartment. Here talk turns to French and German literature and the science of smell. I actually had been thinking of Marcel Proust and "Remembrance of Things Past" when this whole smarmy aroma deal invaded the script. Siskind with "Perfume" shows us that Erika is an intellect to be reckoned with. I am not familiar with Bargo's work on the connections of aroma and absence. Supposedly the brain houses olfactory senses near long term memory areas. Let's discuss, I'm not nor have ever been a brain surgeon nor a neurochemist. But I like to talk about these things.

Pilar comes in and I could swear she smiled or her eyes moved a bit when she thinks the psych work on Rod will make him forget Gavi. I would hate to have to lip read her face. Pilar has been out and about with Nestor and reminds Dani that the 4 year anniversary of Amador's death and the Letter is to be read (listen for the sound of the other shoe dropping, stay tuned).

Next time: More sad music, Gaviota does not hear from Rodrigo but Erika does. Alonso and Nancy looked worried at Gaviota's depressing ways.....

Buenas noches amigos and amigas.

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Clemencia is at Anibal’s office. She tentatively asks if the job offer that he made to Lidia might also apply to her.

Silvana is in the kitchen mixing some eggs in a bowl while talking to Diego. They commiserate about how little progress either of them have been able to make in the investigations about the death of their loved ones. Next, Silvana tells him about her latest visit to Katy at Mo’s new place. Right off the bat, Diego asks about Azul and Silvana sighs heavily and says that he’s not going to like it but Azul was installed there like the lady of the house. “I realized that Katy already loves her like her own mother.” “I heard that Azul is going to marry Mauricio Duarte.” Diego looks like a popped balloon.

Mo is having a conference with Leo about the poisoned yogurt. He has guessed that Jacinto is the traitor but he’s not going to fire him, he’s going to use the fact that he knows he’s a traitor against Eva. He tells Leo to advise Andres of the development and to be careful around Jacinto.
Diego tells Silvana that Mo is sick from experiments with bad medicines. Silvana says Katy remembers her mom talking to some man about medicines that didn’t work when she got in the accident. Diego says that Mo’s business must be some scam involving fake medicine. Diego worries that Azul is in danger. He swears that that he won’t let her marry Mo.

GSD and Emilia are drinking coffee at her place. GSD reflects that when he found out that Leo wasn’t really infected, how he had wished that Azul wasn’t either. Emilia asks him what he’s going to do. GSD has a plan: once he finds the cure, he’s going to give it to Azul and Mo. Then he’s going to give a fake formula to Eva. Emilia wants to know what will happen when Eva and her gang spread the disease. GSD smiles and takes a drag on his ciggy—HIS formula will be registered and trademarked and he will make sure that the drug is produced by a drug company with a good reputation for the lowest possible price. Emilia nods distractedly.

Eva is on her terrace drinking coffee talking to Ivan. Ivan reports that Mo has fired all his security guards. Eva sighs and says that undoubtedly this means that GSD has told Mo that Leo was being poisoned. Ivan asks if it’s not possible instead that GSD thinks differently about Mo, after she told him that it was Mo and not her that infected Azul. Eva says no. GSD just wants to find the cure for his daughter and then forget everything that happened. “I promised him that once he found the formula, we would leave him alone.” Ivan says “You know that can’t happen!” Eva says, yes, unfortunately, once we have the cure, Toscano and Azul will have to die.”

Silvana and Diego are back in the kitchen, cleaning up after breakfast. Slivana agrees that even if Azul isn’t the woman he thought she was, she doesn’t deserve to be hooked up with a villain like Mo. Diego likes this new information about the scam medicine business. He thinks they have a new line in the investigation.

Mo and Leo are together. Mo asks her to get a glass from the table. Leo gingerly asks if this command means that he has gotten his sight back. Mo laughs and says yes, it’s come back, although he has some cloudy vision. He says that like Leo wants to keep Andres , he had his doubts that she would be with him if he weren’t sick. Being blind, she’ll have to stay to help him. Leo smiles and nods. Mo tells her not even to tell Andres that he can see again. Leo asks him if he thinks that Andres’ love for Ceci would make him betray Mo? Mo gives her a look like, “Well, duh!”

Back to Dona Clemi and Anibal. Clemi is going over her job skills like writing and computers. She says she had to do a bit of both as a teacher. Anibal is all “aw shucks” and says he’s sure she’s qualified, and they sure could use the help but…The phone rings and Clemi decides to demonstrate her receptionist skills by answering it professional-style.

Meanwhile, Clemi’s skunk of a husband has gone to Isela’s cantina to pester her. Isela is not happy to see him and greets him with “Shouldn’t you be out looking for a job?” Manuel complains that she is hassling that him because she doesn’t think he can pay his tab. (I couldn’t really follow her response, something about the loan, maybe?) Manuel says he’s doing great financially and asks the waiter (Flavio must be off duty) to bring him the finest hooch in the place. He parks himself at a table. Isela is mystified but Manuel won’t tell where his new wealth is coming from.

Silvana and Diego say their chaste goodbyes urging eachother to be in contact when either has more news in their investigations on Mo. As Silvana opens the door, who should be there but Flavio. Flavio gruffly asks Diego “What are you doing here?” Diego has a guilty look.

Piero and Lidia are in the sack, après amour. Piero has sweet talked her into making the apartment their love nest and not selling the furniture. He wants her to keep this hush hugh while he works things out. More kissy face.

Diego has brushed off Flavio’s comment as a joke and the two part without any problem. After Diego leaves however, Flavio asks Silvana gently if the two of them aren’t “creating a little comedy” with him. I guess that is an oblique way to ask if they are CHEATING ON HIM BEHIND HIS BACK. Silvana begs him not to be jealous—Diego came looking for Isela. And if that weren’t enough “Diego is still in love with Azul.” Flavio says, “Well, I hope he ends up happy with her, like I am with you.” Big Smootch seals the deal.

Back to Manuel who is living it up at Isela’s cantina. The waiter hands her the bill and she takes it personally to Manuel. Manuel puts two big bills on the table. Isela complains that it’s too much and Manuel, big spender, tells her to keep the change. Isela tells him that he’s done and when he complains that it’s a public place and he can stay as long as he likes, Isela points out that she’s the owner and she’s going to get the boys to toss him if he doesn’t leave. She turns to go and he grabs her and tries to hold her, yelling for the waiter to bring a bottle of Champagne. Manuel makes more overtures to her as she tries to get away.

Diego arrives at Mo’s digs, to be met by Andres who is not happy to see him. Diego fights his way past him and says that he has to talk to Azul. Andres (who is later joined by Jacinto, who now we know for sure isn’t one of the security people being fired) thanks him sarcastically for telling Ceci that he’s a murder and he says that unless he is coming with a message from Eva to Mo, he has no business at the house.

Azul is in another part of the house looking for Leo. She finds her putting Andres’ clothes into a drawer. Azul looks puzzled but hands Leo a list of medicines that her father gave her to get for Mo. Afterward she asks Leo what the deal is with Andres’ clothes. She didn’t realize that they were going to live together. Leo archly says that she and Andres have always lived together and that Mo wants it that way. If Azul has a problem, she should take it up with him. Azul frowns and leaves. Leo is thinking “score!”

Mo is lying on his bed and we briefly have Mo-vision which is as he said, kind of blurry. A knock on the door, it’s Azul and Mo’s face lights up. He feigns trying to get up and knocking stuff over. Then he feigns desperation about being blind. Azul is all atwitter about Andres and Leo living together which seems wrong to her since her BFF Ceci and Andres now have a thing. Mo doesn’t see a problem. “they are like Mother and son.” He says. He asks if there is something else he should know. She begs off. He insists on making sure that she is happy with the arrangements—whatever she thinks, he will agree since he wants her to feel at home here. Azul looks uncomfortable some more and begs off. Mo is thinking “score!”

Meanwhile, Andres, the guy in line to score is with Ceci at the boutique. Ceci is wearing a fetching wrap dress that shows off her legs. Andres has a hand on her knee. Andres wants to linger awhile longer and after work they will have the famous driving class. And Ceci interjects that she wants to get an ice cream. Gaspar runs in and says no way—it’s her turn to close the boutique. HE gets to leave early. He teases them about being left alone and tells them to behave themselves. After a brief tease about putting stuff away he leaves. Ceci picks up the jacket he was complaining about and has him try it on. It’s a tan suede jacket and it doesn’t flatter him all that much. So next we get a montage of Ceci trying all the mens jackets in the store on him. Then sweaters. Then she messes up his hair. At first he protests that he never wears that kind of thing, but then he gives in and lets her play paper dolls on him. Then they start making out.

Gaspar has used his early release to go home and catch up with Arnoldo who has been waiting since he doesn’t seem to have a key to the apartment. Gaspar gives him his key and he says he’ll get a copy from his Dad. Arnoldo thanks him because he’s got to get a new place still. He’s not getting back with Julio. Gaspar asks if he doesn’t miss him, but Arnoldo says sure, but he wants a stable, committed relationship and Julio wants an open one. Gaspar says he will have a heart attack when Julio finds out…(I guess he means when he finds out that Arnoldo is hiding out at his place) Arnoldo says he’ll kill Gaspar if Julio finds out where he is. Gaspar says either way, he’s a dead man. Julio was asking him about him all day. Arnoldo asks if he told him anything and Gaspar tells him no, no way. Arnoldo has some good news, he got a job in a very nice restaurant. Gaspar says that’s great, he knew he was only helping at the boutique because of Julio. But better still would be for Arnoldo to get a job for Gaspar because Gaspar is having a hard time dealing with Julio knowing that he’s providing Arnoldo’s hideout. He’s got a nervous cough that won’t go away. He’s terrible at keeping secrets. He can’t take it anymore!

Ceci and Azul are at the apartment. Ceci is sooo happy to be in love with Andres. She’s floating on air. Well, there is that little problem of the dying Leonarda and she doesn’t have the heart to make Andres abandon her. Azul is taking all this in with a mixed expression. She tells Ceci that she’s in a similar bind because she wants to leave Mo, but she can’t because he’s sick. Ceci laughs and says this is totally different, because she loves Andres and Azul doesn’t love Mo. Azul agrees. Now she’s in a worse bind…yes, says Ceci, Andres told me that this terrible disease left Mo blind. A tear rolls down Azul’s cheek.

Leo is using a lint roller on one of Andres’ shirts. Andres comes in wearing his new tan suede jacket and hair gel. Leo gives him a look and asks why he’s wearing such “informal clothing.” Andres pushes back and says he sees nothing wrong with it. In fact, from now on, he’s going to be wearing clothing more appropriate to HIS AGE.

Back at Ceci and Azul’s, Azul tips Ceci off to the fact that Andres is going to be living with Leo, “under the same roof.” [It’s pretty clear that they say same roof, same house etc. but the visuals are all that they are going to be in the same ROOM. Not sure if the writers are holding back on the idea of them sleeping together or what. I don’t see what the big whoop is about with them under the same roof, since they were doing that at the mansion and obviously all along. They were always Mo’s live in servants and pretty much still are.] Ceci is upset and runs off to call Andres to complain about this. Just then the doorbell rings—it’s Diego. He rushes in and exclaims that she can’t marry Maurico Duarte. “Why?” she demands. “For a lot of reasons,” he says. “But most of all, because you love me. Because we love eachother.” Big smootchy smootch.
Back to Andres and Leonarda. Leo is backing down from her attack on his clothes. She says that she always encouraged him to dress according to his personality, to his job, more formally. Andres complains that he was never able to dress the way he wanted to. He was never able to have the style of a young person. Now that he’s going out with Ceci, it’s natural that he want s to dress younger, like her. “That brat!” exclaims Leo. Andres, says no, it’s him. He wants it this way. Besides the jacket is only borrowed. “It’s from the boutique where she works.” Says Leo. Leo points out that he is going to have to pay for it anyway since he’s already gotten a stain on it. Andres quickly takes it off. There is a stain on the arm. He is upset. Leo soothes him by telling him she’ll help him get the stain out. Andres is all lovey dovey and grateful for her help (and for understanding him). His cell rings. It’s Ceci. He leaves the room. Leo picks up the jacket and starts scrunching it up in her hand. Good luck getting rid of that stain Andres.

Azul and Diego are making out until Diego drops his wisdom on Azul about Mo’s fake medicine scam. Azul can’t believe it, of course and gets angry. He tries to tell her that Mo is dangerous but she won’t leave Mo for a suspicion without evidence. She knows that he needs her and Katy needs her. Diego throws in that Mo got together with her in the first place because he wanted her father for his plans. This makes her even angrier. He goes on to say that Mo got sick because he was experimenting on HIMSELF with unproven medicines. Azul finally looks impactada.

Finally, we are back at the hospital, where GSD is with Inez, who is still in a coma. GSD, with tears rolling down his cheeks is telling her he’s sorry and he wish that they could talk. He remembers that often he wouldn’t let her talk, wouldn’t let her interrupt him and now he wishes he could hear her voice. He would like to talk to her and if he could touch her eyes and make her open them, he would. He starts howling for her to wake up and bursts into tears. He needs her.
Back to Diego and Azul—Azul gets it out of him that Eva Santoro is the source for all of this information about Mo. He might as well have said he made it up. Azul isn’t buying any of it now. She laughs at the idea that she’s in danger, since Mo is so physically weak. Diego begs her to believe him. They start making out again. Azul accedes and tells him that she will ask her Daddy to confirm what he says and if it’s true, she swears she’ll leave Mo.

Andres is off the phone with Ceci. He’s talking to Mo. He tells him that Ceci mentioned that Diego came to see Azul at the apartment. Mo is concerned and wants to know what they talked about. Andres doesn’t know but relates the info that Diego told Ceci and Azul that he (Andres) was a murderer and they still accept him. Mo is doubtful but Andres tells him that he was right there when Diego made the accusation and later, he confirmed it with Diego. Andres chortles about how Diego must feel about the woman he loves accepting as a friend the guy who killed his Abuelo. Mo is less sanguine. He thinks that Andres needs to be a little more careful because at any given moment, the women might find out that they are talking about two different murders. Abuelo and Andres’ uncle. Andres also confesses to Mo that he told a sugar-coated version of the murder of his uncle, that he killed him in heat of the moment, to save Leo from getting raped by him. From this we are lead to believe that this murder was somewhat more pre-meditated than has been suggested so far. (Something more like the movie To Die For, perhaps? ) Then Mo comments on what it was like to burn the corpse in the cabana. So we have evidence that it was Mo who helped them dispose of the body. They are bound to him, not only because knows their secret but because he was their accomplice!

Back to Azul and Diego who are saying goodbye. Azul is happy. Ceci comes in and she is happy. She couldn’t talk much to Andres but he promised that tomorrow he’ll come by the boutique and they’ll talk about Leonarda. Azul is happy for her. She’s sure that they will clear this living with Leonarda thing right up. Ceci wants the juicy details of what happened with Diego. Azul is so happy about the kissy-kissy. Yes, she thinks they reconciled. Before she says another word, she has to talk to Daddy. She gets Daddy on the cell. Daddy is exhausted from his crying jag at Inez’ bedside and after certifying that the cause of her wanting to talk to him isn’t her health, he begs off until breakfast tomorrow. They have a brief discussion about Inez’ condition, which continues the same. GSD adds that he’s talked the doctors and they’ve been straight with him as a colleague. Her prognosis isn’t good.

Leo did get the stain out of the jacket just as she said and Andres couldn’t be happier. She says she’ll put it in a garment bag. Leo tells him that she still loves him. And her love is so great for him, that she’s content to see him happy with somebody else. Andres looks uncomfortable but thanks her for understanding him and accepting this. They kiss and Leo follows up by saying that if he is going to continue with Ceci or anyone else, that he not “throw her aside” because he is the only family she has. Andres counters this by saying that she’s got Mo, “who loves you in his way.” Leo argues that if Mo marries Azul, she’s going to have to leave because Azul has never like her. (Dicho alert: Nunca he sido santo de su devocion—I’ve never been a saint she’s been devoted to). Andres nods understandingly.

Over at Don Chucho and Diego’s apartment is messing around with scraps of fabric on a table. Diego comes in and thanks him for getting his granddad’s sewing stuff and bringing it to the apartment. Diego gets all teary eyed when he spots Abuelo’s old sewing machine but Chucho says that he shouldn’t feel sad when he thinks about Abuelo, that he was an unforgettable man. Diego says he can’t linger, he’s got to go to bed so that he can get up early for his “training” with Efrain.

Back in Leo’s room, all was smiles a minute ago but now, that Andres has left the room, Leo opens a bottle of bleach and grabs a rag. She’s going to ruin the jacket!

Chucho and Diego are now having a laugh when who should drop by but Silvana. Chucho tells her that she’s just in time to be a live mannequin for trying on their newly sewn creations.
We get some clouds rolling by. I am not sure what the time passing is supposed to indicate, maybe the next morning?

Chucho and Diego are at Julio’s boutique showing him the dress he asked them to make. Julio says he thinks he made a mistake but he says he’ll pay them for their work. Next they show him a dress they made with some of the extra bits of fabric they had on hand. It’s made from dayglo pink and peach fabric with some black sequined patches. Julio is impressed and asked them what famous designer they copied. Chucho says no, way, it’s an original Diego. Julio likes the dress and will take it. He says Diego has talent. They are all smiles, including Gaspar who is lurking in the background, holding up a dress. Julio tells him to bring him any other designs he is thinking about.

Ceci and Andres have a discussion after her driving lesson, in the car. Ceci puts her foot down. No more him and Leo living in the same house. She wants him to be more independent. Andres caves and says that he’ll see if he can get a room at the house next door (?) and if not, some other little place. Ceci is all smiles and kisses him.

Azul is having breakfast with GSD. GSD is putting honey on his plate. She runs by him the possibility that Mo got sick by experimenting on himself with unproven drugs. GSD says no way, Mo has a virus and viruses aren’t transmitted that way. He asks where she got this story and when she says Diego, he blows up and tells her that he lied to her. He gives a speech and tells her that he’s a SCIENTIST and he knows exactly what Mo has. Caray! From everything he knows….it’s absurd. Azul looks sad.

Andres is dropping Ceci off at the boutique. They spy Diego and Chucho leaving. Ceci asks what they could be doing there and Andres is sure it has something to do with him. Ceci lets it slip that when Diego was over the other night; he told Azul that Mo used to sell scam medicines. Andres is impactado.

Diego and Chucho are chatting in front of the boutique. Diego says he has to stick around because he’s meeting Eva there. She needs to buy a dress. Chucho speculates that maybe she’ll buy his dress—it could all turn out perfectly! (dicho alert: quedar redondita) Diego says he tipped off Julio not to say anything since he doesn’t want to mix this job with the other one. Chucho wishes him luck and leaves.

GSD is urging Azul to stay away from Diego, back in her apartment. He tells her he’s untrustworthy and hangs with some bad people. Azul asks him if he knows something and he tells her that Eva’s people poisoned Leonarda and made it look like she had Mo’s illness. He emphasizes that Diego is their accomplice in the attack on “that poor woman.”

Eva is talking to Julio at the boutique. Julio remembers her from the inauguration of the boutique. He asks what kind of dress she’s looking for but she cuts him off---she’s the woman that Burgay told him about. Who has a guy for him to place at his store. Eva says this is they guy—she motions Diego over. Julio looks confused. Diego looks confused.

In the back of the store, Ceci is on the phone with Azul telling her that Eva is there …with Diego. Suddenly, Gaspar runs up with the damaged Jacket wanting to know what happened. Ceci has to cut off her conversation with Azul. She grabs the jacket to hide it from Julio.

Eva and Diego make small talk about Julio’s boutique when who should come racing in but Azul. Diego is all “Azul, mi amor.” Azul is all like beating on him and calling him a liar. She screams that “Eva infected him and that isn’t the worst of it! You are all a pack of murderers who tried to poison Leonarda!”

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Yes, Rod that title is devoted to you, cause Dude I am so over you. I swear to Gawd that better be a tumor causing that behavior.

Sorry, I am really hit and miss on this one, so feel free to add any fine points of detailed conversation.

We begin with Erika hunting Rod down in the local eatery/bar he has fled, but hey Rod you can’t run away cause AssHat you are your problem.
Gavi meanwhile is breaking bread with Dr. Blondie, but now drop the Dr. part cause he is just Blondie to her. We get a brief diatribe on how the presentation of the food is half the battle. Whatever Dude. Gavi is very thrilled with Blondies hard work, but in a “Good job Boss”, not a “I want to eat Tequila soaked Strawberries off your hairless pale chest kinda way”.

Blondie asks if Gavi can live without Rod. Gavi asks why do you ask me this question. Then he brings up the idea that she can go pedal Tequila in Europe & America. She says she’ll think about it when it is a real opportunity not just passing conversation. Blondie fires back that it is a real question. Gavi plays it off as she’ll have to talk to the amazing Ma. Oh yeah and Rod? counters Blondie.
Gavi says she would need time to make a decision.

Minnie calls Isa, the maid says Isa is out visiting her rents…No way, Minnie isn’t falling for it. She smirks.

Isa arrives at a hotel lounge and greets Eugenio, the guy from the other nite. Minnie your smirk was dead on.

Rod is sitting at the table do what? Okay audience shout out the answer, wait I can’t hear you…What is that? YES DRINKING!!!!! Drinking what? TEQUILA!!!!! Very good audience. Okay I am not sure I am even remembering this right, but sorry I can’t bare to watch it again. Erika worried about Rod’s condition shows up in another low cut perky scarf dress. I’m sure she is just trying to give the despondent Rod a reason to live. Rod tells her she didn’t have to worry & makes a gesture like hanging himself, cause he wasn’t going to kill himself over Gavi. Some flirting starts, Rod gets another glass, soon he & Dr. Erika are doing shooters. Hey if this awesome therapy works, maybe they could send Acacia a case of Tequila & a hawt doctor. It just screams of cutting edge medicine.

Dr Erika says they have to leave, but no way cause the resort is so well not fun, so after some merry bantering and Dr. Erika playing peek a boo with her scarf over her eyes she leaves the table. I believe at this point Dr. Erika wanders off to call the Resorto del Locos, some schizophrenic will have to put the top back on the whip cream & the box of wine back in the fridge cause Dr. Erika has suicide watch tonite. She leaves a scarf on the table. Rod picks it up. He looks around he has a very guilty expression. He stuffs it in his coat.

***I am so totally creeped out by this scene, I have visions of Ofelia missing big white panties from the dirty laundry basket, I’m sorry, some of you may disagree, but my pervdar was totally clanking.***

Then to add insult to injury, he pulls it out and does the deep deep deep sniff. For one brief shining moment I was hoping he was going to stuff it in his coat & later strangle her with her own scarf, but no. This is like something you would see on CSI, where the creepy dead guy has a huge collection of fibers and feathers up his nose.

Back in Merry ol DF, Gavi & Blondie have completed the ninth meal of the day. Gavi tells Blondie, that he should open a restaurant. ***In trying to save the trees, some people just recycle old scripts***
Pears, soaked in Chocolate & Tequila, that just makes me gag thinking about it. Now they wander out into the living room, I believe Gavi looks ready to leave, but wait there is more. It is time for a fine cup of coffee, as well as music to drink coffee by & land o’ goshen, Blondie is gonna read all about something coffee? Or Bach? I don’t have any idea, but whatever it was..Gawd it was dull. All of this to the fine music of Johan Sebastian. Gavi falls asleep. Blondie says she is so beautiful.

Now Rod & Erika in true therapy fashion are continuing the shooters, Rod chooses this point to blurt out “Hey I think Isa has an Amante” Erika looks intrigued.

OMG what a coincidence Isa is having drinks, Isa is toying with her drink & sucking on a maraschino cherry. It is high school again, we had a more experienced girl who used to tell us that guys would think that was sexy. Well looks like Eugenio thought is was sexy, Isa wants another drink, but he is like no. Then she wants to dance & he is like “Look babe we are adults here, lets just down to the dirty”. Believe it or not Isa walks out. This guy was an idiot a few more drinks & he’d nailed her.

Now back at the bar, there is a Banda band. Rod wants to dance, Erika says no, geez cause that wouldn’t be professional. Rod stops the band and makes everyone beg Erika to dance with him cause he won’t let the band play until she does. So of course they dance while having a conversation, right up in front of the band. Yeah that would really happen. I don’t know how many of you have actually heard Banda music, but it is usually ear splitting up close. Rod starts doing this wicked sniffing thing while dancing, even Erika seems a bit creeped out, he keeps insisting it is her Odor, she says no it is her perfume.
Personally I don’t care what it is, he is just way to twisted, with the sniffing & the souvenir stealing. I mean I get it if your beloved is gone and sleep in his shirt cause it smells like him, but please he has known her like three days and it isn’t his lover…or at least not when she is in the room. Maybe later after she leaves.

Every once in while Dr. Erika mentions Gavi only to get a “I’m so over her scowl” from Rod. Rod pours yet more Tequila, lets have toast, others can toast to love, but let us toast to our best buds friendship”.

Blondie wakes up Gavi & takes her home, but not before asking if they can hook up tomorrow. Gavi says Thanks but No Thanks, she & Ma have weekend stuff to do. Really she is just blowing him off.

Now over at the Bar, Rod is trying to hire the band to go back to “Resorto del Locos”, Erika all fun and flirty is telling him they can’t cause everyone is sleeping. Rod is sloppy stupid drunk by this point, he slurs more than when he is just sober stupid. Always the gentleman he gives his coat to Erika.

Gavi arrives home and Clarita is sleeping on the couch. Clarita questions her about her evening. Gavi tells her about the job offer. Clarita asks if Blondie declared his love yet? Gavi says well not openly. Clarita says she knows he will, he is just shy. Gavi looks very nervous.

Isa wanders in her apartment. Hey this would be a fine time to prank call your babyDaddy. Isa calls & Frankie reaches over Sofie for phone, he asks who it is and Isa says it is Moi, Frankie plays it off like it is a wrong number. Isa says he better call, muy pronto.

Gavi is pacing the floor, what is a girl to do? Blondie is really nice, but boring and would read to you about boring things while playing boring music and eventually your face would freeze much like Pillars. This makes me wonder if perhaps there is truth to the saying “Bored to Death”? Maybe that is what happened to the late Mrs. Blondie. Maybe she was dead like six years, but it took him two years to stop reading and notice she wasn’t just resting her eyes as he read. I think I need to google this. Anyway Gavi is having a Rod Flashback…Girlfriend you are so wasting your time, Rod so does not deserve you. Gavi says to herself, Rod is the only man she will ever love. She looks out the window and has RodVision, she imagines he is lying on his car mouthing Te Amo, up to her. Then she blinks and he is gone. Gavi cries.

Say what is Rod doing? Why driving down the totally not lit Mexican roads. Good call Dr. DumbAssa.
***I know, but I am so over these people, they are just sad***
They get out of the car & Rod still has a big ol grande size bottle of Tequila, Dr. Erika tries to get him to give it to her. Rod is what I really hate, a loud, stupid, sloppy drunk. They flirt, they giggle, they slur..Rod gives her the bottle, she takes a swig, & runs off, you know slow, like catch me, catch me…Rod catches her, he picks up her scent…He starts well..groping her. She is trying to push him away, I don’t know why she had to know this was gonna happen. He is like really creeping me out here cause he is just all sniffing all over her. Erika pulls away and sends “Rin Tin Tin” off to his kennel.

Gavi is now sitting and drinking a shot of Tequila thinking of the love of her life, too bad she can’t see him at this point, cause she’d probably rethink that only one hombre thing.

Meanwhile Blondie is over at his house having deep thoughts. He thought bubble that he will declare his love to Gavi. I guess this is supposed to be a break through or a happy moment, but his expression looks like someone that has just gotten the news it is time for a colonoscopy.

Now Erika is in her rooms smelling Rod’s jacket.
Rod is in his room lying on the bed smelling the scarf. Seriously and this isn’t on pay for view. He is all giggly remembering their dance. Then suddenly he remembers Gavi. Oh no bad scarf he pushes it way. We are one scene away from cat-o-nine tales and flagellation.

Another point, both of these bloodhound de ultra sensitive noses live in Mexico City and I am telling you the truth, the air in Mexico City is so dirty you can taste it. How do the uber sniffers survive?

Finally….Finally it is another day.

Erika comes out and gives Rod his jacket, she is sober (literally & figuratively), she tells him, he must find another doctor. Rod makes it like it is a joke. This is like the bestest time evah…he wants to spend each and every moment obsessing over her. There are some people in the background who are doing Yoga. Rod gets louder and louder. He wants to spend the whole day with her. She says no. Like the crazed man-child he is Rod pouts. Erika walks off from him. His yelling disrupts yoga class and clearly whatever stress the yoga class had removed, returned. See the dude is a freak you can not take him anywhere.

Gavi is lying in bed and Clarita comes in all bouncy and wakes her up. Clarita is like having a seven year old with a really bad case of ADHD. She forces Gavi to get up. Gavi doesn’t want to do anything but sit around and wait for Rod to call. Clarita is yelling at her. The phone rings and in a typical identical cousin “Patty/Kathy” scene they both run for it. It is the Blondster. He invites them to dinner, Gavi signals Clarita NO, not NO but Hell No. Clarita says fine, pick us up in an hour. Gavi is furious, but Clarita yells at her and says get over Rod.

Meanwhile the best is yet to come. Frankie comes downstairs and asks Ofelia where Sofie has runoff to. Well Sofie is out catching a salmon from the local stream, clubbing it over the head, de boning it and preparing it for Frankies breakfast.

**I do have to stick up for Frankie here, Listen Ofelia, no matter what a rat bastard Frankie is in his personal life, he is not the one nicking your undies, so stop giving him the stink eye.***

Frankie sneaks off to the study to call Isa. Isa coming straight from the shower, with her robe and hair in a towel answers. She puts the squeeze on Frankie to come see her, but he can’t cause Sofie is on him like white on rice. Sofie, breakfast tray in hand is standing outside the door listening. She creeps up behind him as he tells Isa he is sending her a kiss. He hangs up. Sofie speaks and Frankie jumps, he says he was looking for the newspaper. She gives him his fine breakfast of Salmon & Bacon. Sofie now light years ahead of her brother in intelligence presses call back…
Isa snaps that phone right up. Sofie hangs up on her. She is Muy Muy Maximo Impacted….

Well at least they ended on a light note.

Unless they can attribute Rod’s behavior to a tumor the size of grapefruit in his big ass head…well I am sad to say, I am giving up my position as a Rod supporter.

Stay tuned tomorrow when Sofie tells steadfast James of Frankie & Isa betrayal. James can’t believe it. I’m sure he can’t believe Frankie is shagging Isa when he has all the hawt young locals.

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Dear Destilando fans,

I have a family issue going on and won't be able to recap destilando tomorrow Tuesday. Could someone please fill in?

Thanks,

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Diego and Chuch visit Julio, who doesn’t seem to remember offering them jobs before. They talk to him and he agrees to hire them. Gaspar has a fit of nervous coughing as he coordinates the whole meeting, finishing off with a real rat-tooth grin. Gaspar is getting gayer by the second, he started the show acting quite normally, now he is about 90% of the way towards being the fabulous Granillo from Duelo.

Burgay leaves Eva’s room and is accosted by GSD. He blames Burgay for infecting Azul, Eva comes out and tells GSD that it was Mauricio, not Burgay. She and GSD go inside to talk some more.

Azul brings Mo to his new house, Mo is dressed up in a jogging suit like he was just out for a run. Five minutes ago, he was stumbling around the hospital screaming “I want to liiiiive” now he’s out jogging and acting like nothing is wrong. Katy shows him his new bedroom and then shows him a photo, Mo suddenly announces that he can’t see. That’s how I feel whenever we see Andres kissing Leo.

Andres and Ceci kissy face goodbye as he drop her at Julio’s place. Diego is still there he launches into a tirade about how Andres is a killer. Ceci says she has forgiven him and for Diego to not mention it again, because she and Andres are couple now. Diego can’t believe it. They are about to rumble but Julio shows up, Chucho rushes Diego off.

Mo rubs his face and sits down, Katy says “what’s wrong, you can’t see?” Duh. That’s what he said. He lies to her and pretends he can see, so she doesn’t freak out. He obviously can’t see anything. They talk about him marrying Azul, Azul waits until Katy leaves to start freaking out for real. He begs her for help.

Diego moans and groans to Chucho on the street about Andres, Chucho says forget about it. It turns into a conversation about Azul, with the predictable crap, Diego says she loves him but prefers the comfort of Mo’s money. Yawn. We’ve been through this. He says he loves Azul but won’t forget her.

Eva says again that it was Mo that infected Azul. She explains that it was to get GSD back to work. GSD also says he checked Leo’s blood and she isn’t infected. Eva congratulates him for doing his job so well. She tells him that she can fix what’s wrong with Leo so he can get back to work on the cure. He is irritated but seems to agree.

Leo rags on Andres about Ceci. She says he just wants her to die so he can be with Ceci. He tells her that he told Ceci about killing his uncle and everything is fine. Leo says fine, but how would she feel about the other people he killed? He looks very uncomfortable. He pretends that he told Ceci about that already.

GSD doesn’t like Eva deciding who lives and dies, but he has no choice but to try and save Azul. He asks that after that, they be left in peace. Outside, he asks Diego how he can be in this dirty world. Diego says they are both in it. He tells Diego that he thought he was a good kid, but now he’s glad that Azul isn’t with him. Ivan tells Diego to wait, Eva wants to talk to him.

Eva tells Ivan that GSD figured out that Leo isn’t infected. She says to stop poisoning the yogurt. She is mad that Ivan’s operation held up GSD’s investigations.

Lidia and Manuel come back home and stomp into the house. Clemencia wants to know what’s up, they tell her about Piero going back with his sort of wife after getting out of jail. Lidia is upset that Piero left her for money. She says she’ll never forgive him. Manuel says well at least he’s free now, you can make up with him later. The women are appalled, they say of course not. I agree. Manuel is such an idiot. Lidia swears vengeance and storms off. Manuel yells at his wife for provoking Lidia, Clemencia says that as her parents they can’t allow Piero to humiliate her that way.

Piero and his sort of previous wife are back at their house. She tells him that she sprung him from jail first to take him away from Lidia, second is for the daughter. He needs to be her father.

Diego starts ranting, Eva tells him to knock it off. He wants her to defend her dirty world. He wants to know how Mo got sick, she says it is because he was experimenting with some medicines. What a lame excuse.

Leo and Andres are visiting Mo, they discuss his blindness. Leo whimpers, Mo tells her to leave. Andres says he got all the microphones out of this house. Mo says he only wants Eva to hear what he wants her to hear.

Manuel goes to Lidia’s room, she tells him to leave, “you cheating men are all alike.” Manuel tries to justify his cheating or something ridiculous like that. She says she has the money from selling his car and will sell everything else.

Sort of wife thanks the lawyer on the phone for his help. She tells him that she loves Piero still. The lawyer says Piero needs to be married to a Mexican to stay legally. Sort of wife is impactada that Lidia is the key to Piero not getting deported.

GSD, who was previously so upset about all the time he lost in working on the cure because of Leo, is now smoking and wasting time talking to Azul. What a hypocrite. I complained long and loud last week about how much time he wastes, then he goes and yells at Eva for wasting his time. Whatever. They discuss Mo’s blindness. She begs him to find the cure. He agrees that the sickness is horrible. He asks her to go rest. She says she can’t, she promised to stay with Mo and help, especially with Katy. GSD continues to smoke and not work on a cure.

Leo complains to Mo about Andres and his new girlfriend. I think Mo has bigger problems you whiner. Mo tells her to shut up, Azul is there and might hear her. He says he wants Andres to return to Leo. Leo figures that Mo is using the relationship between Andres and Ceci. She is pleased. GSD comes in.

Lidia and Clemencia argue about Piero, Lidia wants to recover him, Clemencia says to divorce him and move on. She finally asks why she would want a guy like that anyway. Lidia says fine, then why did you want to stay with Manuel when he did the same thing? Ah, good question Lidia.

GSD says Eva told him that Mo infected Azul, Mo says it was a lie. GSD says he knows, Eva always lies. One point for Mo here, I guess. GSD says he thinks that Eva is horrible and explains how she slowly poisoned Leo, who is actually not sick. Mo realizes that this means that Eva has infiltrated his staff. GSD says maybe, but this is proof that they need to accuse Eva of attempted murder. Yeah I’m sure that will work out well.

Azul, who is making sure her sweater is unzipped low enough and pulled to the side to show off her cleavage (thank you Azul we appreciate it), is playing in the yard with Katy. Azul goes to hide while Katy counts, but then the doorbell rings. Azul answers and it’s Silvana. She thinks she’s at the wrong house, but Azul says it’s the right place. Silvana says Diego gave her the address last night, “we were together.” Azul glares at her. Azul says “yeah I know he likes to go out with lots of women.” They bicker and spat. Azul says that she herself is the one that Diego truly loves. Katy shows up and is happy to see Silvana. She says how great it is that Azul and Silvana are friends. Ha. She says she hopes they’ll all be friends forever. She manages to throw in that Azul will be her mama.

GSD argues with Leo and Mo about who could have infiltrated the house. Mo wants to find out, GSD says he doesn’t have time for that. GSD wants Mo’s help to formally accuse Eva of some crimes. Mo makes excuses to not do that just yet.

Clemencia makes excuses for why she forgave Manuel for cheating. Basically because they had been together longer than Lidia and Piero. Lidia thinks it’s crap. Which it is. Clemencia finally says she didn’t think Lidia wasn’t in love with Piero anyway, she married for comfort. Clemencia wants her to just forget Piero and start over. I agree. Clemencia finally says that Anibal wants Lidia to work for him, she says she can’t think about a job right now. How very practical. She leaves, saying that she’s going to HER house where she lives with HER husband. Whatever.

Leo wants to know what is going to happen to her, but she’ll be fine. They all decide to get all new staff, she only eats what she prepares for herself, etc. GSD finally says he’s going to work and leaves. Leo wants to kill Eva, Mo says no, it will guarantee his and Azul’s deaths. Mo says now she’s not sick, does she want to share the good news with Andres, or can they stay here and talk some more? This is a big thing Mo has on Leo, Leo certainly doesn’t want Andres to know she’s well, he’ll bolt and be gone forever.

Silvana listens to Katy prattle on about her ‘new mama.’ She steers the conversation to Katy’s real mom. Katy says she remembers something…. and the scene changes. Forced drama.

GSD sees Azul looking all anguished, so of course he decides saving her life can wait and he stops to talk to her. She is staring out the window at Silvana and Katy, Azul tells GSD who Silvana is. Azul is upset at Silvana talking about Diego. GSD says to forget about Diego. Azul says why, is there something you aren’t telling me? GSD mumbles something. Finally he just says that he was at Eva’s and Diego was there. That counts as proof? He makes it sound like he walked in on them having sex, when of course he saw absolutely nothing.

Manuel and Clemencia argue in the dining room about Lidia not wanting a job. Clemencia says if he doesn’t want Lidia to work, then HE needs to find a job. Burn!

Mo tells Andres to fire all the staff, he says nothing about Leo being well, he says it’s for security. The phone rings, Mo is pissed and wants to know who has his new number. Turns out to be Frick, his new security guy. Frick says the yogurt looks like it was tampered with. Jacinto, that’s his name. Jacinto says he hit the guy who delivers the yogurt. Mo says something that has a hidden meaning to Leo, she makes a look. Jacinto gets off the phone and it turns out that Ivan is right there next to him, nodding in approval. Lots of double crossing here. Andres wants to know what’s up with the yogurt problem. Mo makes something up, Leo is worried that Mo will spill the beans. He doesn’t.

Lidia is on the phone trying to return the furniture for money. Piero comes in and wants to know what she’s doing.

Manuel shows up at Piero’s old house. Piero isn’t there, his sort of wife is rude to him. Manuel tells her that he wants to help get Lidia and Piero divorced. She says to tell Lidia to just leave Piero alone. Manuel says fine, but what about all the stuff Piero promised? The apartment, car, job for Manuel? What about that?

Piero says that even if Lidia tried to get him out, she didn’t do it. He says his sort of wife can help him, Lidia can’t. That’s the long and short of it. She tries to talk sexy and say that she can help him. He says she can’t, she finally says she’ll leave him to Lucia. He grabs her and they talk all up close and start kissing. He says he’s crazy without her. He’s getting everything back to the old way, he’s back with the woman with money and boinking Lidia on the side. And she is letting him do it.

Clemencia shows up at Anibal’s office, I think she is going to try and take the job herself. Anibal gets a phone call and Clemencia sits and waits. He gets off and wants to know what brings her in. She says about the job, he says did you tell your daughter? She says she wants the job. Some romantic music plays, just in case anyone out there can’t see what’s coming.

Silvana beats the hell out of some eggs while talking to Diego, she fills him in on her visit to Katy. She says Azul was there like the woman of the house, and mother to Katy. She says it looks like Azul is going to marry Mo.

Mo seems to know that it is Jacinto that is the traitor, he isn’t going to fire him, he’s going to use him against Eva.

Diego tells Silvana that Mo is sick from experiments with medicines. Silvana says Katy remembers her mom talking to some man about medicines that didn’t work when she got in the accident. Diego says that Mo’s business must be medicine substitutes or something evil like that. They decide Mo is evil. Diego immediately worries that Azul is in danger.

Monday – GSD says after he cures Azul and Mo, he is going to give the wrong formula to Eva. Eva tells Ivan that Mo and Azul have to die. Piero and Lidia decide to use the apartment as a sex shack. Manuel wants to be with Isela. Diego tells Azul to stay away from Mo because she loves him. More of the same I think.

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