Caray, Caray!

I apologize, but with Mother's Day, I just finally got around to watching Friday's show.....which for some unknown reason did not record. Therefore, I'm translating from the Esmas.com and youtube websites for this capitulo. I'm sure there is a lot left out, so please feel free to fill in the blanks and correct any error. Thanks. Marichuy falls down the stairs. Ana Julia is standing at the top, holding the baby, and cries out MC's name and "what happened!". Pat and Cece rush to find MC laying at a landing half-way down the stairs. Neither slips on the butter as they rush down the stairs to their daughter. MC is passed out, and Pat asks AJ for details on what happened. She's not sure she says, but MC was trying to go down the stairs like she's shown her. Rocío returns home in high heels and a head band. Balbina is happy to see her. Balbina tells her that Juan Miguel is out of town. Balbina asks for Vicente, but before Ro can answer, Onelia shows up. Ro tells Onelia that she's left Vicente, that she thought she was marrying the perfect man, but she was mistaken. Onelia offers her some comfort. Onelia fills Ro in on her own transformation. They get MC into a bed. AJ says they need to do something for her. Ana Julia recalls the spill on the steps, from before. MC awakens, to Pat, Cece, and AJ hovering around her. Cece's happy she's awaken and OK. MC says she's not OK, she's blind. Methinks MC is having a pity party for herself. JM work on his laptop in EEUU. He has flashbacks to times with MC and AJ's confession of her feelings for him. He thinks MC's in good hands. AJ and Cande exchange words. She tells Cande that is was her fault that Marichuy fell down the stairs. Cande, sobbing, can't believe it was her fault, she'd never hurt MC. She remembers the spill from earlier and does feel she's to blame because she dropped the baby's food. AJ lets Pat and Cece know of Cande being to "blame". Cande begs for forgiveness, she'd never hurt MC. Cece thinks it was an accident, but Pat is angry. Pat decides this will be the first and last time that Cande puts MC in danger, so they'll forgive her this time.....but this time only. Fo has flashbacks to her wedding day. Mayita is happy that Ro is back home. She takes her upstairs and they talk to JM online. JM's surprised to see Ro back home. She tells him she needs him and misses him terribly. She tells him her marriage is over. MC dreams of Juan Miguel. Cande sobs to Dori. She remembers that Dori cleaned the stairs and figures that AJ must have done something. She goes to find AJ in the dinning room with Pat and Cece. She blames AJ for what happened to MC. AJ is shocked, and Ana Julia lays it on thick ---offended from Cande's accusations---and says that she'll go. Pat and Cece don't know what to do. Cece worries what would MC do without a friend like AJ. AJ tells her to chose between her or Cande. Only one of them can stay there. Cece is fit to be tied. Pat can't handle it and collapses into the chair with chest pains.

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Happy Friday, world. Hope you have a good day. Someone please post this for me. Thanks.

It must be Thursday because it’s 8:03 p.m. CST and Televisa is still broadcasting Cuidado. So, those of us who are recording via DirecTV will lose some of the transmission since our DVR’s record in time segments. Just thought I’d vent that out.

Manana begins at 8:06 p.m. CST. Fer is lamenting the absence of Damian. If she only knew. Ed propositions Barbara – or so she thinks.

Santi tries to cheer Fer up. She’s happy he’s here when she needs him most. Mercifully, this is the last we see of him in this chapter.

Franco keeps pouring more wine for Barb. He tells her she’s an intelligent woman. She says, why aren't you dealing with Anibal. He laughs. She wants to know what business he’s proposing. He tells her that he has to minimize Power Milk’s risks. She can’t stand his evasiveness. Ed wants the community center built asap. She thinks he’s just making up excuses to see her alone, and she reminds him that she’s a married woman. He’s not fooled.

Camilo enters Gonzo’s office, where Dam’s mom is still hysterical. Camilo tells Gonzo he has to see him. It’s real important.

In a scene of delightful domestic bliss, Vlad, wearing an apron, is making breakfast for Dam. Dam says that if Vlad keeps his mouth shut, he’ll help him get Pris. That is Vlad’s dream. Dam says that if I say it’s so, it’s because it’s going to be.

Lili tells Martina that she doesn’t want to live. Martina tells her Ed came to see her. Enter Dr. O, Mrs. Ciro and Simple Simon. Mrs. Palafox makes nice with Lili. That woman has the worst facelift. She looks like a renovated Zsa Zsa Gabor. Or, is it resurrected?

Barb questions Ed about how he is going to save the company from ruin. He says, he assures her he’s not taking advantage of the situation. He tells her he’s still having problems transferring the money to Grupo Lactos. The stress is getting to her. Some things bother her. She wants to tell him all and wants to know if he can keep a secret. His cell rings and he has to leave the room. It’s Steve who’s at Toluca Airport. Ed tells him not to move and thanks for coming.

Barb keeps pressing Ed for info about when the $3 million will arrive. He says within 24 hours and she congratulates him about how easy it is to do business with him. He’s trying to get up to her level. He gets close to her. An intelligent woman is always attractive, he says. Who are you really. Really, he says, your best friend, Barb. She says this is the beginning of a long friendship.

Mrs. Palafox is trying to get info out of Lili about his papers. Lili attacks Mrs. Palafox and Dr. O is delighted. Mrs. Palafox didn’t even lose her wig.

Anibal is at the computer and telling Gonzo, Camilo and Fer that the money is gone. Only Barb and Damian know the passwords. Camilo says it must be Damian. Fer tells Cam that Dam’s mother told her Dam was leaving the country and would never return. Camilo of course adds that he went on their honeymoon with someone else and wants them to call the police.

Dr. O tells Mr. Palafox that he warned her that Lili was dangerous and crazy and that she was committed to the asylum 15 years ago by her family, unlike Ciro who admitted himself. Could Ciro have admitted himself to get away from Mrs. Palafox. Mrs. Palafox insists on talking with Martina. She’s getting desperate to find the papers.

Gonzo tries to slow Camil down. Anibal can’t get Barb on the phone. Her phone is turned off. Camilo wants Gonzo to call someone in the department of immigration. Gonzo keeps saying they don’t have proof. I assume that they want to prevent Damian from leaving the country. Anibal and Camilo argue against him. Gonzo keeps insisting that Barb has nothing to do with this.

Deep Throat and Barb have a conversation. She’s telling him about getting the $3 million tomorrow and Deep Throat thinks that’s splendid.

Mrs. Palafox sweet talks Martina and gives Martina her telephone number. Mrs. Palafox asks Martina if she knows Artemio Bravo. We can only hope this information gets to Ed.

Barb asks Artemio when the craziness will end. He says Lili will kill her father and every drop of Elizalde blood will be wiped off the face of the earth.

Pris is talking to Vlad about her investments. He wants to help her by setting up a trap for Anibal. She must get a separation or lose her money. She says no dice. Don’t you want to know what your husband is doing behind your back? You’ll end up in the street. The street is apparently the private hell of anyone who has money because that’s where they end up when they have no money.

Barb finally speaks to Gonzo and he tells her to get to the office immediately.

Pris wants to see Vlad. He’s delighted. She doesn’t care that it’s late and she’s going to his apartment to talk. He says tomorrow and sends her a kiss and jumps around like a crazy man. Damian has been choreographing this and reminds Vlad of the conditions. Dam needs to get on the internet. Vlad will do anything for him. Dam thought bubbles that Vlad is an idiot. It takes one to know one.

Fer and Ursula talk. Ursula is distraught and drunk. She can’t believe what’s happening. Fer tells her to go home. Fer asks Flor if by any chance she has Vlad’s phone number. Barb struts off the elevator. Fer wants to talk to her. And, she asks Barb if she has the business’s bank passwords. Of, course, I do, purrs Barb.

Vlad goes out for sandwiches. Dam wants cookies. He needs the energy to work on the computer.

Barb is on the computer at Grupo Lactos. She begins to hyperventilate. Get Damian quick. We have to have an explanation for this.

Dam can’t believe what he sees. He wants an explanation from Barb. Looks like he’s figured out that he’s been double crossed.

While Barb and Fer are at the computer, Barb’s cell rings. It’s Damian, Fer chirps hopefully.

Barb grabs the phone. Barb says, no, love, it’s the plant – not Damian. Barb wants to know what happened between her and Damian. I’d like to know that too, says Fer.

Damian is beside himself with anger. Only $300 has been deposited to his account. He leaves a message for Barb to call him asap.

Fer keeps talking to Barb and asks what’s happening. Barb tells her that their money has been transferred from Chicago. Their deposits have disappeared. Exactly $3 milllion has been withdrawn. Barb says could it be possible that Damian did this. Fer wants to know why she thinks this. Barb says that Dam has the passwords. Barb digs a little deeper. Yup, it was Damian. His number was used to make the transfer. Fer is distraught. Fer doesn’t want to believe that Damian cheated them. Gonzo enters and is furious.

Gonzo wants to know who she met at the club. Barb is shocked.

Ed introduces Steve to Gardenia who admits she doesn’t know a word of English. Good old boy Steve talks about food which is her favorite subject. His accent is so good. Steve asks if Gardenia was that girl who wrote him letters and who wanted to be his girlfriend when she grew up. Steve asks Ed if Gardenia is in love with him. Ed says, no.

Ed tells Steve that he’s been doing business with The Hyena.

Barb went to the club to talk about Grupo Lactos’ business with Franco Santoro. Power Milk hadn’t yet deposited the money promised. She gets on her high horse and reminds Gonzo that she has acted solely to save the company.

Artemio’s private eye tells himthat Franco Santoro is a very strange man who is hiding something. Aremio wants an X-ray of Franco. The private eye tells him that in two days he’ll have what he wants. He orders Manzanares to get rid of the priest. Manzanares promises to rap it up in two days.

Fer tells Gonzo and Barb that Ursula told her that Damian called to tell her he was leaving the country. Barb, who is breathing heavily, says, without you? Suddenly, Barb sees that $3 million has been withdrawn from their account. It’s Damian who has done this dirty deed.

Damian is frustrated that he can’t get Barb on the phone. Happy Vlad enters with goodies and Damian screams at him. Can’t you see I need to be alone. Damian calms down. He explains to Vlad that he’s still waiting for the money transfer and that he’s had a momentary lapse of control. Damian is losing it. He tries to call again. No luck.

Ed tells Steve how grateful he is to have him as a friend. Steve wants to know it all. Ed says his situation is desperate. He has 24 hours to save himself or sink.

Anibal rages to Barb, Camilo, Fer and Gonzo about the evil Damian and that he stole another $3 million from the company. Ever the understanding brother Camilo yells at Fer and asks her how could Damian do this. She leaves.

Martina is taking care of Lili. She wants to know what happened with her stepmother at the hacienda. Lili says she’s not crazy. Martina knows that. Lili says that La Hyena wants to kill her father. Dr. O enters and tells Martina he needs her to do him a favor.

The Elizaldes continue their yelling at each other. Gonzo wants them to support Fer. Anibal reminds Gonzo that this $3 million withdrawal will ruin them. Barb tells them that if they acknowledge this, Power Milk won’t invest money with them. They have to wait till the money is in the bank and then denounce Damian.

Vlad wants to know if he can help Dam. Of course, says Dam. He wants Vlad to call Grupo Lactos and ask for Barb. Vlad doesn’t get it. Dam tells him that Vlad has to say that Franco Santoro is calling. Santoyo says Vlad. No, Santoro, screams Dam.

The Elizaldes discuss the intervention of Franco Santoro in their business. Camilo continues to denounce Fer. Flor tells Barb that she has a call from Franco Santoro. Anibal wants to know what he said. Nothing, says Flor. He wants to talk to Barb. She goes to her office to take the call.

Barb answers the phone. Vlad passes it to Damian. She didn’t count on this. Did she actually think she was going to be rid of this pest so easily.

She tells him she’s been busy and wants to know what he wants. There’s been an error. Only $300 has been deposited to my account. It’s a mistake, she says, that’s been corrected. He’s ever so grateful. But, yes, Damian, it’s only $300. She calls him a rat. She gives him the heave ho and tells him that he’s going to be pursued by the Elizaldes the rest of his life.

Avances: Damian has a fit and starts to wreck Vlad’s apartment.
Fer visits Ed. She hugs him and he’s overcome with emotion.

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Sapo tells Pernalete and Mujica that they have to go find out where DB is.

DB tells Melquíades that the newspaper article will flush Sapo from his hiding place because he will come after her. Melquíades tells DB that he prevented León, Tigre, Celeste and Leóncia from leaving town and made them return to La Chusmita. DB says that soon they will find the stolen money.

León runs away from La Chusmita and tells Tigre to dig up the money and meet him at midnight.

While watching Gonzalo being put handcuffed into a police car, Santos tells Marisela that crime doesn't pay and that they have to see that justice triumphs.

Antonio tells Don Encarnación that Lucía wanted all of them to remember her through her daughter but if DE continues to insult him and Cecilia, he'll have no choice but to prevent DE from seeing his grandchild. Antonio tells DE that it is his decision. DE gets up and leaves without a word.

María Nieves shows more signs of life.

Santos once again urges Marisela to come back to Altamira with him. She continues to say that she has to be alone to clear her thoughts. She will only let Santos give her a peck on the cheek.

Everybody reads the newspaper article. Andrés tells Santos that it was DB who gave the newspaper all the details of the story. Santos says that DB wouldn't do something like that without a reason.

Pernalete and Mujica find El Miedo empty except for Juan Primito who tells them that DB is at La Chusmita with Eustaquia.

At La Chusmita, Melquíades tells DB that Leon has taken off. DB cracks her whip and tells Melquíades to bring all the remaining Mondragóns to her. Melquíades drags Tigre back with his wrists bound and with a noose around his neck. DB forces him to tell her where he and León hid the money. After he has dug it up, DB orders him to be tied up to a tree.


Mujica and Pernalete report on what they found at El Miedo to Sapo.

When Melquíades asks if he should go after León, DB says that he will come for the money.

As the new Governor, Antonio has slicked his hair back. He tells Genoveva that he won't let any papers leave his office until he has read them three times. [Third time's the charm.] Geno tells him that Marisela is in the garden crying about Santos. He asks to see her.

In a cute scene, Marisela and Antonio pretend to be very formal with one another. Antonio tells Marisela that he is sending her to Progresso to make an official inquiry on how MN is doing. Marisela says that she knows he is just putting her near to Santos. He tells her not to be a coward.

MN wakes up with Altagracia, Pajarote, Santos and Dr. Arias present. He asks about Carmelito and they have to tell him that Carmelito died. He tells them that the killer was León Mondragón. Pajarote leaves without a word. Santos starts to leave and Melesio asks if he is going to file charges against León. Santos says that if DB had anything to do with this, she knows where León is.


Federica makes an unsuccessful attempt to escape from the house with Chocolatito. [I think she's carrying a Chocalotito doll in this scene.]

Pajarote spies on what is going on at La Chusmita.

Sapo beats up Federica. Mujica tries to stop him and Sapo knocks him out.

Gervasia comes to see MN. He tells her about Carmelito's last words.


Tigre's cousins are now working for DB.

Santos comes to Las Chusmita and Melquíades gives him the saddle bags with the money. Santos goes to see DB. [There's a continuity problem here. DB hands Santos the saddlebags that Melquiades already given to him.] DB tells Santos how she found out that León was the killer and got Tigre to tell her where the money was. She says that of course Santos thought that she was behind the crime. Santos apologizes. DB asks why he would think that she would rob him and kill his men. She suggest that he thought she getting revenge for his abandonment of her. She tells him that whether he believes it or not, she has always been on his side. She says that she only cares about Santos' opinion of her and he hates her. Santos says that he doesn't hate her. He hates the highhanded way she does things; he hates her crimes and her ambition and for the rest, he is bewildered by her.

Melesio, Cósme and Andrés come in to see MN with Gervasia and Altagracia. From out of nowhere, Marisela appears in his room and this scene was obviously filmed without her being present. Marisela tells the terneras that Antonio is now the Governor and that she has lots of other gossip. She asks if they have seen Santos.

DB says that she only wanted happiness and joy by Santos' side. Santos says that joy can't be found robbing and killing people. She replies that she killed to avenge herself on her rapists. Santos mentions various non-vengeance killings such as Apolinar Prieto, his son Orestes, Danger, and BP. DB says that he always blames every murder on her. Santos replies he may have blamed her for some murders she didn't commit but she can't deny that she has killed people and consisently robbed cattle and land from her neighbors. DB tells Santos that she had the article published because she is sure that Sapo is still alive. When she finds him, she will kill him, too.

DE comes to the hospital where Cecilia has just finished nursing the baby. She lets him hold the baby and says that she will teach him what to do to take care of the baby so that she can visit her grandfather on the weekends. DE says that he owes Cecilia an apology.



Marisela tells the terneras that she is concerned that Santos has gone alone after León. She wonders where Pajarote is.

Pajarote is watching Tigre's cousins torment him.

DB tells Santos that when Sapo is dead, she will have peace and magically turn into a good mother and a good person and Santos will come back to her. Santos tells her that she is dreaming.

Juan Primito tells DB that he told Mujica and Pernalete that DB was at La Chusmita with Eustaquia.

Eustaquia is alone in bed at La Chusmita when she is waken up by a noise and a shadow falls on her.

So now we have Santos alone leading Tigre on foot somewhere at night - presumably from La Chusmita to Altamira. Santos must know that Tigre's murderous brother is still at large. At least Santos is armed, unlike MN and Carmelito when they were carrying a large sum of money. Sure enough, someone is stalking Santos and Tigre from the bushes. It's Leon. Does he shoot Santos from concealment in the bushes? Of course not. He jumps out and confronts Santos thus allowing Santos to grab Tigre and use him as a shield. Guns fire as the episode ends. I'm guessing that Pajarote, who is despondent at the fact that he wasn't with Carmelito and MN when they were attacked, is going to save Santos here. He was watching Tigre at La Chusmita and has conveniently disappeared. If he was hanging around La Chusmita, one would think he would have offerred to accompany Santos and Tigre back to Altamira.

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From last night: Alicia surprises Pato with an Hola mi amor! Candy and Santi return home and discuss their kids. Pato tells Margarita that their wealth is mafioso money. Candy comes home and gives Chava an elaborate ship model which he promptly throws on the ground. Brat. Amazingly it does not break.


Tonight:
Candy cries about Chava's tantrum and Gregoria comforts her. Meanwhile Chava pouts upstairs. "Why don't you love my papa?" he demands when Candy joins him. Candy tries all ways to reason with him but he's firm. He wants to live with his mama and his papa. Candy tries to explain and Chava tells her to tell Merengue.

At the big house Rocio's also got the blues and wants to know why ma can't be pa's girlfriend. Mean mommy says that's what she wants too, for them to be together and happy. Can Rocio keep a secret? If dad marry's Chava's mom everything will be different. She asks if Rocio loves Chava's mama and Rocio says right now she doesn't love anyone or anything. Pau instructs her daughter to not mention their conversation to daddy.

Over at the Instituto Chayo decides she wants to become a psychiatrist. Meño shows up to report on Candy and Santi. He won't say anything except they were on the beach, under the sun, alone...and it's time for dance class. He ushers the unsatisfied ladies away.

Lu walks with Freddie but her thoughts are of Charly kissing Daniele. Fred tries to poison Lu's mind against Charly. Then he makes his move, saying he's ready for the next step of their relationship. He smirks over her shoulder while he tells her how much he wants to be with her.

Isa confides in Jaime that Pau is a cockroach. Jaime already knew this because he has seen her wings. Isa elaborates that Pau put the horns on Santi when she went to NY. Jaime wants to tell Santi immediately but Isa is fearful Pau will hurt Rocio.

Santi gets a better homecoming from Rocio than Candy got from Chava but the questions are the same. Why doesn't daddy love mommy? He says he won't lie, he loves Candy and he won't be boyfriend or husband or spouse to her mama. Rocio doesn't like this and leaves the room.

Freddie gets that pouty, faux-sincere face that a lot of really good-looking guys master early on in life to get their way. (To be fair to the gentlemen among us I'll add girls do it too but we're talking about Freddie now.) With that face he tells Lu that Charly has HIV and she'll have no future with him. With that face he lies some more about how much he cares for her and wants to protect and care for her.

The bad guy Gabino meets with Pau while the bodyguards observe. He called her there there to ask if she knows anything about his papa since she was Mario's lover when he operated on dad. She says WAS, past tense, and all she knows is that after the operation he (the dad) left. Why doesn't he ask Mario himself? He'll tell Gabino the same exact thing. Gabino gazes at Pau pointedly, like a predator, while she tries to maintain her composure.

Freddie and Lu suck face and he says he's only demonstrating his love. He disses Charly some more and tells her today is a special day, he wants to make love with her. More sucking face. What a coincidence, this whole situation sucks. Run Lu run!!

Pat tells Art that Gabino is mafioso, what was he thinking? Art tries to make the distinction that he worked for Gabino's dad laundering money (through construction) and now son of Gabino only pretends Art works for him. "Dad, you're garbage!" Pato exclaims, thus clarifying his feelings about the situation.

Cuau calls Lulu at work with some news that makes her gasp. She tells Sole she thinks she has a date! Hey, what about Toño?

Candy tells Merengue that she's Santi's novia. Chayo hates this and snatches Merengue back. Candy says she likes Chava's dad but she doesn't want him to be her novio. Chava insists he is NOT going to be Santiago's friend.

Pau meets with a skittish woman that apparently her lawyer knows. Amanda says she met Licenciado Menendez when he tried to help her with her lawsuit against a plastic surgeon. They ended up losing because the doctor paid off the judge. Pau suggests that Amanda tried to buy the doctor's lawyer. This pisses off Amanda who tries to show Pau her botched surgery but Pau wrinkles her nose and declines. She says she's looking for someone like Amanda to help her with some business. Amanda asks what kind of business? Pau asks what's her price? Amanda is offended and leaves, "I have no price!"

Al interrupts Pato's daydreams of Candy. "Hola mi amor, look who I brought!!!!" She sticks Patito in his face which helps bring Pat out of his funk. He asks Al for a favor, whenever she finds him lost in thoughts of Candy will she remind him he has three sons and for that he should be happy? He lovingly cuddles Patito.

Amanda decides to return and hear Pau's plot. Pau needs help separating a man she wants from some chippy named Candy. Amanda must pretend to be an ex-patient of Santi's whose life was destroyed by his crappy plastic surgery. She wants Amanda to confront Santi so that Candy will be disillusioned by him. Pau starts to explain the details of her heinous plan as we break for commercial.

(There will be a movie on this channel Sunday night. It's called La Misma Luna starring Kate del Castillo. I saw it when it was released and thought it was quite good.)

Back in Guadalajara it's night and over at the big house Lucia tries to sneak Freddie into her room. Where's Donato when we need him?? A door cracks open and we see a spying, smirking Pau.

Greg tells Meño about Candy's transformation. A doleful Candy joins them. Meño's jaw drops at her makeover. He's so jealous, her hair is like grass. (A joke I think.) He tells her he knows who his invisible friend is. Greg, who used to be homophobic, is absolutely ecstatic and blurts out "Ricardo!". Meno tells Candy it seems Ricardo wants to come out of the closet but he doesn't want Catalina to think he stole her husband.

Meño notices Candy's ring. "What?!? Oh. My. God. Don't you get it Greg? The plastic doctor proposed marriage."

NOOOOOOO... Freddie starts to undress Lucia and horrid Pau takes a pic with her cell phone. Bitch. On the other hand, why are they making out in front of an open door? When I was young I made sure to lock doors. I mean if I were young I would lock the door. Yeah, that's what I meant to say.

Pau smugly visits Santi in his room and flips her phone back and forth before sauntering out. She returns a few minutes later with some champage. She pours two flutes and toasts. Santi is confused.

Thank goodness Lucia pushes Freddie away and sees the open door. She shuts it, silly Lucia. Then she tells him to leave, smart Lucia.

Cuauhtemoc and Lulu are on their date. He flatters her and asks her to call him Cuau. She eats it up and says certainly because it reminds her of the famous mexican athlete Cuauhtémoc Blanco. He takes her hand and notes how much they have in common. He asks her a favor. Can she teach him? (Teach him what, to cook? I think I missed something.) She excuses herself to use the "tocador" (to touch up). Cuau calls someone and says Lulu's such an ingenue that in 2 or 3 days they'll have the info they need. Damn him!!

Lulu calls Candy from the tocador to tell her she's in love with a very sensitive man. I'm now having a fantasy of Toño using Cuau as a piñata.

Pau polishes off the bottle of Champagne and makes herself comfy on Santi's bed. She passes out (or pretends to) so he has to carry her out.

Next morning Lucia hears Pau asking Rocio wouldn't she love to sleep in the same bed as her mommy and daddy? She suggests that Rocio bring it up to daddy and tell him it's her idea, not mommy's. Lucia scolds Pau for brainwashing her sister. Yes Rocio is her sister and if Pau continues washing Rocio's brain her vacation in this house will be over! After Lu stomps off Pau smirks at the incriminating picture of Lucia on her cell phone.

I love how Isabel and Jaime often eat breakfast out on the patio. She complains to him some more about Pau, how she abandoned her son and her granddaughter. Jaime calms her down and says things will work themselves out. (Las aguas tomen su nivel.)

Mario tries to visit Shanti at the office but unfortunately he is followed by Gabino who wants to talk to him...now. Mario is visibly shaken when Gabino asserts that Mario knows why he's there and between him and Doctor Lopez Carmona he will get an answer.

Meño and Charly meet to compare their lists. Charly says the first thing he put down is a cheer. When he was young and played soccer he used to imagine that his father was in the stands cheering for his goals. Meño says he would love to cheer for Charly. Meño's embarrassed about his first item. He's always wanted to learn to dance flamenco. Daniele shows up with the news that...her papa has asked her to come home! Hugs all around. (Charly said "porra" which I believe means a cheer. I'm not completely certain and it took me a while of looking in my dictionary and poking around the internet to figure this one out. At least I think I figured it out.)

Gabino escorts Mario back to his lair and informs him he won't leave Guadalajara until he finds out about his papa Don Roque. He wants to know why Mario is protecting Lopez Carmona. He knows Santi was the first doctor his dad consulted because he was there. He recalls Lopez Carmona wouldn't take the case because he was too honest. Gabino glares at Mario with a jaundiced eye.

Over at the Institute Ceci scowls at Raul. Sole runs in and gives him a big hug and kiss. Raul gloats at Ceci only slightly.

Ricardo visits Meño at the restaurant. Meño is frosty and Ricardo asks what's going on? Meño responds he wants nothing going on with Ricardo. Smackdown.

Mario tells Gabino that his dad Don Roque has been gone these 6 years and nobody will find him. We learn that Gabino Jr. has been handling "the biz" all these years. Gabino thinks Mario is a little too sure that his dad won't appear and insists he'll not leave Mario in peace until he knows what happened to his dad.

Pau and Mario bicker over lunch while some shady guy takes their picture. Mario threatens to her that he will to tell Shanti that they were lovers while she was still married to him. I think the shady guy is is the old bodyguard that Mario paid off.

Ceci tries to turn Sole against Raul, she says Raul is not in love with her. Raul is a widower and merely looking for his dead wife's substitute. She mentions that Candy told her his house is a museum to his dead wife's memory. This worries Sole, what does Ceci mean a museum?

There is a large gathering of both Santi and Candy's families. Chava is still working overtime being a little pill. Isa sees the ring, guesses they are engaged and Santi formally announces that they are novios!! And engaged! Lots of hugging.

Pau stomps into the kitchen and Isa follows to gloat, Santi is in love with Candy nyaa nyaa nyaa take that! Furthermore she's going to spill the beans to Santiago and help him erase his past with Pau. Pau asks isn't Isa afraid of losing Rocio? Isa snickers and says no judge would separate Rocio from her father. Pau drops the bomb of all bombs. Isa is right, however Rocio's papa is not Santiago, Rocio's papa is Mario. Isa is impactadoza.

The episode ends with Jaime Camil serenading us with "Señora de Nadie".

And another bomb, we're in Las Ultimas Semanas!!!

P.S. I just read on the Cuidado comments that Violet got an A in her microbiology class. Kudos to Violet!!

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I’m a bit distracted tonight – the dog got skunked partway through my recap efforts. Just one brief scene from yesterday: Mari tells Cande to tell JM (or Ed?) that she doesn’t want the flowers In Grannyland, Mayita is telling Granny that JM went to Boston and that she can talk to him over the computer. Granny exclaims over new technology. And sure enough, we see JM and Mayita seeing each other live on the computer. They chat and she wants to know when he’ll be back. He says it’ll be quite a while, as he’s studying to be able to do a very important surgery when he comes back. Mayita mentions Granny, and JM says he can’t see her. Mayita says but she’s here (and there she is next to Mayita), and JM says I believe everything you say, so I’ll try real hard to see her. Mayita tells Granny to lean closer so the camera can see her. Granny does and exclaims, very moved, that she can see JM. JM is smiling hopefully. Mayita says can you see her? JM says I see you and you’re adorable. Mari is still cranking about the flowers and tells Cande to get rid of them. Cande says okay, okay, and puts them in the in the bedroom trash. Mari says JM is making fun of me. Cande says no, it’s a lovely gift for your anniversary. Mari says come on, for what anniversary? I don’t want any reminders of JM. Mayita holds up Cuate and JM says he’s the most adorable dog in the world and he’s glad Mayita loves him because Mari found him in the street and gave him to her. Mayita can’t wait until her brother and Mari come live with them and JM says ojalá. JM says he has to get back to studying, and Mayita is saying goodbye while Granny cannot tear her joyful and yearning eyes from the screen. She reaches out to the screen and says my son! Don’t worry about Mayita, she’s fine and doing very well in school. JM smiles indulgently at the screen. Mayita scolds him for not answering and he looks drolly back. Now we see the screen from JM’s point of view and there is Mayita on a couch, indicating at empty space and saying Granny is right here! JM rubs his forehead. He says okay and he says Mama, I see you! Thank you for all you do for Mayita – she is always telling me about her times with you. Granny is thrilled and throws kisses at the screen. JM tells Mayita not to forget to ask Onelia to take her to see Mari. Mayita says she won’t forget; she can’t wait to see Mari and her little brother. JM once again signs off saying here’s a kiss for you and another for Mami. Granny catches the kiss in her hands, thrilled. My son! Granny is overwhelmed and makes the sign of the cross on Mayita and thanks her for letting her see her son. And how well father and daughter get along! She holds Mayita close and says thank you, my little angel, while tears stream down her cheeks. Please, oh please, JM, don’t suddenly become competent and cure Mayita of this tender fantasy. Or is it a fantasy? Later we see Mari out on the lawn while Ceci gives direction so she can walk alone. Both are smiling. Then we see Mari practicing carrying Juanito on the lawn all by herself. Now it’s nighttime at Casa Verlarde and Mari is sitting alone in her bathrobe thinking of the note in the flowers. What anniversary? Then she thinks maybe the anniversary of JM’s marriage proposal. We see a flashback of that. She gets weepy and feels her way over to the trash where the flowers still are. You’d think AJ would’ve swiped them, but no, they’re still there. JM’s hotel room floor is covered with neat stacks of books. He’s at his computer, but his thoughts are going back to his wedding day with Mari. AJ is on the phone with Balbina. She wants to know why she can’t reach Onelia. Balbina fudges that she’s out a lot. AJ says she needs to get the number and address of the hotel where JM is staying. She says she’s called his cell a lot but he never answers. AJ asks Balbina if she knows his address or number and Balbina says no and AJ says sharply okay, good night! Mari has gotten the orchids out the box and she’s sniffing them and crying and remembering his kisses. Do orchids have a smell? He should have sent her gardenias -that would give her nose something to do. Meantime, JM is in bed remembering the last time he saw her there on the lawn. He swears that he will return and cure her. Mari is cuddling her orchids. She falls asleep and dreams that she and JM are riding bikes together out in the country. They ride, stop, laugh, kiss, ride some more, kiss some more, laugh some more. Ah, love and lust! Great stuff. Un Cancho al Corazon muy pronto! Is that the next 8 o’clock show? Or something else? After a refreshing ad break, we see Mayita sitting on Mari’s bed while Mari pets Cuate. Mari wonders why Onelia doesn’t come up to see her and Mayita says she’s downstairs talking to Cande and that they’ve brought a present from her, Grandma Onelia and JM. Mari is a little nonplussed. Onelia and Cande discuss a present, then Onelia asks how Mari’s doing. Cande reports that she’s learning to walk around the house and bumps into things less and less, and even goes up and down the stairs. Cande says AJ is teaching her and tells Onelia she really doesn’t like her. Onelia says I happen to know that she’s not as nice as she pretends. Cande says ooooh! How do you know? Onelia says suffice it to say that she can’t be trusted with you or with Mari. Aw, c’mon, Onelia, spill! Drat, she doesn’t and just sips her tea. Mayita asks Mari if she knows that JM is gone – for six months! She says she misses him and won’t Mari miss him too? Mari says mmmmm. Out of the mouths of babes: Mayita says I don’t know why you and Juanito don’t come live with us. You’re the one who doesn’t want it, right? Mari says um, what happened is… um. It’s life. Things change. Mayita says if you’re mad, it’s not good for me or Juanito. Mari says don’t say that. Mayita says it’s true. My papi loves you a lot. I heard him tell Grandma Onelia, but don’t tell them I heard. AJ is at JM’s office talking to his secretary, Esther. AJ says she knows he’s out of town and she needs a favor. Mayita says my papi suffers because he’s apart from you and Juanito and because you are the love of his life. Even Granny Marianna says he loves you. Huh? says Mari. I thought she was in heaven. Yes, says Mayita and I talk to her all the time up in the attic. You don’t believe it? Come live with us and I’ll take you to see her. Mayita says my papi has gone to the United States to study and then come back and..… Onelia walks in at this critical moment, bearing Mari’s present. Smiles all around. AJ has scored JM’s e-mail address. She tells Esther that she wanted to call him on his cell, but it’s so expensive and besides he might be in an important class or something. Looks like JM forgot to keep Esther in the loop. Mari’s gift is either a clock that plays music or a music box – we only see the back of it. Mari says it’s lovely and Mayita says it’s from me, Grandma Onelia and my papi. Cande says I hope she doesn’t throw it in the trash like she did the orchids. Oops, she says, that just slipped out. She tells Onelia about the flowers and the note. Onelia says and you threw them away? Onelia pets Mari and says please know that we all love you, JM included. He’s not your enemy. JM is in a tiny classroom which is painted bright yellow. The professor finishes up and the other students take off. JM stays and looks at his laptop when suddenly an IM from stalkerchick@runforyourlife.com pops up. She says she knows he’s online and can they talk? JM thinks about it a while and in Mexico, AJ waits. Mari asks Cande to get something out of her dresser and tells her which drawer and to look behind the clothes. Cande finds the orchids and exclaims. JM’s brain is stuffed so full of ophthalmology class facts and moony Mari thoughts that there isn’t one neuron left to devote to searching his mental psychiatry database for a little guidance. He says okay, so AJ starts to talk to him camera-to-camera. She tells him how sorry she was, that she had a weak moment and could not hide what her heart was feeling. Blug. JM tells her what happened means a friendship is no longer possible. AJ says I know, but please please please forgive me. AJ should consider camera angles when going onscreen to a man she wants to seduce. With her laptop in her actual lap, we get a bit of an up-the-nose shot with a distorted chin. JM says it’s in the past. AJ says I’m so sorry that now I’ve been sacrificing myself! I’m dedicating every waking moment to helping the woman you love learn to walk and to function independently. I’m hoping to be worthy of you and your forgiveness. JM looks like oh, brother. Me, I’m feeling a bit urpy. Mari and Cande are alone now and Mari tells Cande she kept the flowers and wanted to let them dry so she could save them. Cande has a different idea of how to preserve them that I didn’t understand, but Mari likes it and says okay, help me out. AJ says say something, JM! He says I forgave you a long time ago. Really? she gushes. Yes, he says, and I appreciate what you’re doing for Mari. AJ gushes some more: You don’t know how happy that makes me to hear you say that! (Brace yourselves.) JM says I would even kiss your hands, the hands that are helping Mari in her world of darkness. AJ says I will guide and protect her until you return. JM says you’re very noble. And I’ll come back and complete your job. I live for Marichuy! AJ doesn’t look so gushy all of a sudden. She snaps her laptop shut and gets all snotty mimicking JM “ I live only for Marichuy…” Cande is packing the orchids into some kind of box. Cande takes this opportunity to tell Mari that Onelia said don’t trust AJ. Mari says but Onelia doesn’t really know her, does she? Cande says Onelia didn’t want to exactly say why. Mari says AJ has been good to me. But she tells Cande to hide the flowers so AJ doesn’t see she’s saved them. Everything seems yellow tonight. Purita is in a bright yellow sundress in the light-yellow baby room where there’s a crib and toys. She hopes that all this baby stuff will bring on an actual pregnancy, like Adrian hopes. Adrian eavesdrops at the door as Purita picks up a little blanket from the crib and pretends it’s a baby, cooing to it. This is seriously weird. Adrien is starting to look freaked out. Purita dances around singing to the blanket in her arms. AJ is soliloquizing - he loves only Mari! He’s the first man even to refuse me, and it’s all her fault! Plus she doesn’t appreciate him at all. I’m gonna get her. We see Cande about to descend the stairs, baby bottle in one hand and cereal bowl in the other. Oops, the cereal bowl slips from her hand and there’s a mess on the stairs. She creeps downstairs past the mess and shortly afterwards, AJ shows up and sees it. She kicks at the bowl and finds the stairs are slippery. A lightbulb appears over her head and she smiles fiendishly. For some reason, Cande is back in Mari’s room (which is upstairs, isn’t it?) and hands her the bottle, telling her she dropped the bowl and has to go clean it up. Now she is coming up the stairs and AJ is at the top, complaining that it’s dangerous. Cande says it was an accident. AJ says I’m sure not going to clean this up, and why did you call me envious (when was that?). Cande says because you are – when Mari got flowers and you didn’t, you were envious and don’t deny it. I do deny it, says AJ, smiling. AJ says why do you treat me like an enemy? You’re always so sarcastic with me. Cande says because I know what you are. She bites her thumb (cool gesture!), flips her head and walks off. AJ looks squinty-eyed after her and thoughtbubbles that she has to get Cande tossed out of this house, a.s.a.p. AJ comes in and Mari says where have you been? AJ says she had to pay some bills and then stopped by to ask about Amador. She says she doesn’t know which is worse, to be killed or to be dead in life, a vegetable. AJ says he’s paralyzed all over, can’t speak and is fed through a tube. Mari says oh wow. We see Amador being wheeled into his aunt’s place in a wheelchair. He isn’t in his mummy outfit, he’s in slacks and a T-shirt and his biceps are so amazing they have resisted atrophying and are bulging defiantly. His cellos are still trailing after him, and even though they’re a bit subdued, I suspect they hint that his evil still glimmers somewhere inside him. He stares into space. The aids want to put him in bed, but his aunt says he must be tired of lying around. The nurse reminds her that he doesn’t know what’s going on. His aunt says well, they said he wouldn’t make it and look at him now – alive. Closeup of his staring eyes. AJ asks Mari if she hates Amador more than JM. Mari says no, I don’t hate him. I hated what he did to Bea, and how he reacted to the baby, but if this is some kind of retribution, how horrible. Holy cow! Amador is thoughtbublling! Is this some sort of punishment, that I’m still alive, but can’t move or talk? It’s a living death, with no hope. Whatever I’ve done bad in my life, I didn’t deserve this. I wish I could talk to my aunt Mimi to tell her what I’m feeling and thinking. Everyone is talking around me and I can’t communicate with them in any way. I never thought something like this would happen to me! And I haven’t gotten any better. I’ll probably stay this way… I don’t deserve this! What crappy luck. I was about to escape, and look what happened to me. My only hope is to get better, to react somehow. If I can’t, I’ll be a person that everyone wants to be rid of, even Aunt Mimi who is so concerned now. Hey, Amador, look at the bright side! At least you can see. Sorry, just trying to be helpful. I don’t think we’ve ever been in the Velarde’s kitchen before. What’s up with those two big pillars? Who does the cooking? Martirio, and Dora washes up? Anyway, Dora is kind and tells Cande she’ll go clean up the mess and Cande protests a bit, then tells her she’s a good girl. AJ asks Mari if she wouldn’t like to go for a walk outside before it gets cold. Mari says she’s waiting for Cande to bring the baby bottle. We see Cande coming down the stairs where Dora is cleaning the little mess with the most giant mop I’ve ever seen. She compliments Dora on her work and says she wouldn’t want the princess falling. Dora thinks she means Mari, but Cande says no, that AJ. But now that she thinks of it, Mari could slip on the wet step. Cande goes in to Mari, then realizes she forgot something in her room. Meantime, we see AJ in the kitchen cutting off a nice big hunk of butter which she then takes and rubs on the steps. Cande, walking by on the landing, sees her sitting on the steps, but doesn’t see what she’s doing. Cande wonders to herself why AJ is sitting there. A side trip to Grannyland where Mayita pretends she’s a doctor and Granny pretends she’s cut her finger in the kitchen. For reasons that are unclear, Cande is not on the scene and AJ is standing on the landing with Juanito on one hip, telling Mari to do the stairs without holding the banister. Mari doesn’t stop to think that this would be very stupid advice even for a sighted person. Yaaaaaa cries Mari as she slips and falls. Avances: Mari falls further down the stairs and ends up on the middle landing, apparently unconscious.

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Bueno, we repeat the Candi and Santi at dinner and then open with Pau in the kitchen. Tina and Don come in after clearing the table and begin to discuss whether Tina gets her results yet. Pau the kill joy interrupts and proceeds to question Tina if she knows about all the horrible side effects and nausea from chemo, etc. Tina gives her stink eye and says yeah, I know, my Mom died of breast cancer and walks out. Pau is surprised and mentions to Don she thinks Tina's upset and she didn't mean to and.... Don plays this oh so smooth and says he understands Senora, oh and by the way did you know Santi is in Puerto Vallarta con Candi??? Take that witch.

We go back to dinner where there is idle chit chat about good dinner, good galan, tomorrow we fish, tomorrow Candi has a surprise not for Patrick Dempsey for him...he jokes about her having the pirated version of him here in Region 4.

The next day Pau calls him and wants to know when he is coming home. He laughs in her face, and she says Roci won't stop crying. He tells her to put her on and of course she's not around.

Candy returns to the conference and Santi in the yellow cow shirt is back in the sound booth and explains he wants to watch his girlfriend. Turns out the engineer gets a phone call and leaves Santi alone. He thinks the guy is stupid for leaving one button off so he turns it on, and well it provides sound from the booth to the room. Just then Santi takes a call from Lalo tell him he's in paradise and sings Candi's accolades. The whole room of women hears him from the speaker and turn around to watch. He tells Lalo she makes him feel things above the belt (I think he means really good positive righteous things, and yeah he confesses to feeling things down below the belt too(this you know). Candi is in the background trying to shut him up and getting super embarrased. The engineer comes back and busts Santi that the women heard everything.

He tells her he loves her and then argues with the sound guy who eventually kicks him out.

Next we go to a big promo scence at Vick o, a boutique. The shopkeeper is clearly someone famous who Candi either really opens up to, or knows somehow from before (her yearly trips on her and Pato's wedding anniversary? the wedding or times before?) Anyway she tells all about the new Candy, she's made some resolutions and blah blah blah she's happy and full of love. So shopkeeper asks if she's really ready for a new Candy inside and out and she says yes. The first thing to go is her silly head comb. I'm ready for that too indeed. Thank God, and this woman reminds us we should do the same.

Meno sees another love note getting put under his door so goes out to see what he can see. He watches the woman get into a blue car, and who is driving...Ricardo, and so Meno discovers his secret admirer.

OK, "sexy sexy smile" plays, make upscenes etc, then we have a new sexier Candy with a lot more make up on and fuffy wild hair. What does this mean I wonder...wilder behavior? She looks good though for sure.

She calls Santi on the phone while walking down the dock and he's a little bugged that he's had to wait two hours. She said that's not much, he says well, it's two more hours of dock time. But then he sees her, and her makeoverazo. He's pretty blown away.

Oh and that's one hell of a nice NEW boatazo they go off on.

If anyone remembers Heridas de Amor, this is like deju vu for Jacqui, who also went out on a boat nearly identical to this one with Guy Ecker in Puerto Vallarta or actually maybe that was Cabo, anyway it was big and nice...and Llegaste Tu plays on...

Hundida yo estaba, ahogada en soledad
Mi corazón lloraba de un vacío total
Todo lo intenté
por donde quiera te busqué
Eras tú mi necesidad

Triste y desolada ya no pude soportar
Más desesperada era imposible de estar
Todo lo intenté por donde quiera te busqué
Eras tú mi necesidad
Alcé mi rostro y...

Coro
Llegaste tú y todo cambio
Llegaste tú, la esperanza triunfó
Llegaste tú, volví a nacer

Por tanto tiempo quise
encontrar la solución
a ese gran vacío que llevaba en mi interior
Todo lo intenté por donde quiera te busqué
Eras tú mi necesidad
Alce mi rostro y...

Coro
Llegaste tú y todo cambio
Llegaste tú, la esperanza triunfó
Llegaste tú, volví a nacer

OK, and this next pic has something for everyone...Cuerpazos indeed.....aahhhhh.....

Ah fun boat scenes, then they fish and pull up a pescaja (fish box not a pescado-fish) and Candi wonders que the hell, but Santi says it's a fish ready to eat, well, no, he's fishing and he sure hopes she bites. Turns out it's a ring and he wants her to marry him. I love the light effects off her boob...something tells me I might not be the only one...

And she says yes....and I want to know why he put his shirt back on when she's still out there half nude...



Back in Guad Pato was mulling Pau's suggestion he should take Chava, but that is short lived when Ali shows up with Beto and babe in tow and they all are going to the park.

OK, so we go back to the boat, and Santi is talking to Pau. I'm thinking if I just proposed to the woman of my dreams, the last person I'd take a call from would be my ex-wife, but whatever, I suppose he's worried about Rocio. Pau yells at him to come back which he aint doin'...hell no, he's on a roll here.

Pato, kids, and Ali go to park and have a great time, Pato is surprised at her mothering skills. She still tells him he needs to get divorced or she will go back to the apartment because she doesn't want to be his cha cha. She steals a kiss and he looks drugged....

And cut to commercial...

Mario shows up at the big house where Donato lets him in and we see mafioso following him.

Daniela is sharing her story at the kids group and lamenting that no one will kiss her. One guy says he will, and they learn that's because he already knows he can't get HIV from a kiss. She thanks Charly, in a big way by plating a kiss on him. Right next to Lu. Ow. That smarts. I mean even if she wants to move on, to see your ex boyfriend, your FIRST, kissing the girl he cheated on you with right in front of your face. Nah, I wouldn't want to see that even 25 years later... :)


Charly runs after Lu who says she's going to get condoms for everyone. This whole condom thing is so strange...aren't almost 99% of Mexicans Catholic and frowning (officially) on birth control never mind teen sex before marriage? OK , whatever. I'm sure my brother would love it if I brought my niece a huge old sack of condoms when she's fifteen. :) Annyyywayyyy.....

Lu denies she's jealous to Charly but says he's obviously with his girlfriend...his response is it was just a kiss. Yeah, ok, see my comment above.


We are now at the rocky shore of some hopefully secluded beach where I bet these two can't wait to get off this rock and they chat about how perfect the night is, blah blah, I'll skip to the important part. Well she chats about how Chava is happy if she is happy and we know that portends an anvil but any way....

Back at home Pau spreads the evil, spilling to Roci and Chava that their parents are novios. Neither one of them wants that.


Back to the beach....and they do it. I suppose I'd have "ganas" that night too if a guy hired that boat and set up all this stuff for me -no brainer if it was that guy. Boy am I getting a great episode.
Playing in the background is Jaime Camil himself singing from his latest CD.

Nadie se va a marchar
Interprete: Jaime Camil

Para que la vida no te pese tanto
Te hago una maleta con tus desencantos
Y la mandare de viaje muy lejos
Para que las penas no nublen el cielo

Para que la risa te brille de nuevo
Pintare las tardes de un azul intenso
Y atare un rayo de sol en tu pelo
Para que no temas al frío en invierno

Para que explicarte que te quiero tanto
Y que no puedo verte llorar
Déjame mostrarte que la vida es buena
Nunca es tarde para soñar.

Sabes que hoy me quedo
Y mañana lo hago de nuevo
Yo no te voy a engañar.

Para que las dudas abran su camino
Y tu corazón siga su destino
Te daré una noche en el centro del mundo
Para que disfrutes de cada segundo.

Para que en el alma cuentes los pedazos
Construiré tu casa dentro de mi abrazo
Nos quedaremos por noche y días
Sin que nos importe que traiga la vida.

Para que explicarte que te quiero tanto
Y que no puedo verte llorar
Déjame mostrarte que la vida es buena
Y nunca es tarde para soñar.

Sabes que hoy me quedo
Y mañana lo hago de nuevo
Yo no te voy a engañar.

Pasara, la luna subirá
Y tu estarás conmigo, conmigo

Déjame mostrarte que la vida es buena
Nunca es tarde para soñar

Sabes que hoy me quedo
Y mañana lo hago de nuevo
Yo no me voy a marchar
Nadie se va a marchar.

At the restaurant, Cuautemoc Fornales introduces himself to Lulu and wants to talk to her agent, that she has a great voice and hopefully he'll see her again. Zam offers himself as her agent...but she says nope she doesn't have one and she walks off with Cuau. Tono teases him...

Greg and Meno are talking about Ricardo and she didn't quite get it right away but then it clicks. What is with them always putting on chartreuse face masks....

Ric himself calls at that moment and Meno refuses to answer. Greg takes this opportunity to tell him what he told her...life is short be happy and go for it. She thinks they are twins only his story is more interesting than hers. Meno isn't sure because he's known Ric and his wife forever and it would be sooo weird. Yep, probably. Can't argue with that. He's conflicted for sure. He tells Greg Santi went to PV and he's a good guy.

Ok, we go back to the beach where Santi and Candi are playing the don't blink game and he wins by making her laugh. I couldn't resist this pic of his lovely chest and tatoo...


They continue discussing what drawers and what side of the bed they will have and that they will have to have two TVs one for his America yellow shirts and one for her silly Chivas.


Rocio and Chava are fighting because neither one wants their parent with the other.

Candi chats with Meno on the phone. He wants to know how things went, and she wants to know how he knows Santi is there. When he asks about the night before, she hangs up on him.

Santi talks to Lalo and tells him he's so happy. Lalo is worried about him leaving, but Santi doesn't play that gayme (to quote Hombre) he too hangs up on Lalo.

Pato does some web sleuthing on gangstersrus.com and discovers that Gambino is mafioso. Could he be anything but with that name? Pato is worried about what his Pa is messed up in.

The happy couple is returning from PV and talking about how their respective kids aren't happy about their union.

Pato sends out the hot sec to find his Dad. Ma shows up and wants to know what the prob is. Pato asks if she wonders where all the money came from. Not so much, she says. He tells of the mafia connection potentially and Marg is frankly not surprised, and not too concerned if their money was dirty.

Chava calls Pato and says he loves and misses him to the voicemail.

Candi gets home and is sweet to Chava and gives him a ship from PV saying she thought about him the whole time. The little brat, who's very smart, says, no, you were with your boyfriend, and doesn't want the toy, or the possible stepdad, he wants Pa and Ma together, smashes the ship and runs upstairs.

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Myths Tightly Held:
Fernanda - I have husband who loves me and whom I love and we will get it on as soon as the honeymoon begins.
Damien - I choose wisely the $3 million over the love of a fine woman
Barbara - I can control everything and everyone, they are all idiots
Camilho - I can win Erika back with a simple apology given with a few crocodile tears
Franco - I can zoom around the country saving everyone and turning them all on all at once
Gonzolo - If I flash my silver hair and wear a good suit, no one will notice what a moron I am
Dr. Obregon - I can keep changing sides and still improve my golf stroke
CherylNewMex - The asshats will have their day of reckoning really, really soon, maybe tonight

Fernanda sees more evidence that Damian has taken his clothes, his passport and his papers. Her final vision is of him driving away with a satisfied smile on his lying lips. Over at Erika's, Camilho gets his 5 minutes to engage a disinterested Erika. He is going to give her the news of her life.

And in Villa Madero, old Silvestre's scars are forming quite properly according to Dr. Cuteguy. Silvestre swears that Franco is his guardian angel. Martina interrupts his reveries as she has Nurselike business that she and Franco need to take care of, but not before she gives a giggle and a grin to the young doctor who returns the favor. Even Silvestre gets a contact grin kind of like a contact high.

Franco calls Señora Palafox on his cell phone to tell her something. He advises her she needs to pay attention to what he is going to say.

Camilho asks how her engagement (noviazgo) is going, it's none of his business she snorts. He makes a pathetic plea for clemency, admitting he was a true swine (read ratbastard) (verdedero canalla.) I have lost you and can't repair the damage. With time I can gain/arrive at (lograr) your pardon, no? She shows tears too, but they seem like real ones unlike Camilho's. [not a good sign Errorika!]

in the Lacto offices Fernanda brushes off Flor as she storms into Damian's office ransacking the shelves which are already empty. She looks horrified and puzzled.

Gonzalo asks Flor for Fernanda to be contacted, but she has just arrived, Anibal wrings his hands and wonders what news she brings from the tak with Franco. Papa walks into Damian's office and she tells him, Damian has abandoned me.

Damian arrives in Vladimir's apartment fixes a stiff drink and tells him that all has gone awry, They owe him $3million. but he won't see any of it.
Barbara has promised to deposit it. And what of your marriage? Fernanda married me to get my money. Now those rascal Elizaldes are on the edge of bankruptcy (quiebra).

Fernanda tells Papa Gonzo and Anibal that Damian has abandoned herm he has taken everything and left. Flor enters to tell Anibal that his wife is on the phone. Anibal runs to catch it or to not catch the hell flying around Damian's ransacked office.

Damian tells Vladi that now Pris is another victim of the Elizaldes, She needs him more than ever. Her family's business (Prola? or Prozac with milk?) made half the investment that the Anibal and company are nabbing. Vladi thinks the Elizalde's are filthy rich (podridos de dinero). Damian wants to stay with Vladi for the night but Vladi cannot tell ANYONE he is there. But they will save Vladi's princess and his inheritance (patrimonio) for his son. Vladi wants only to give him love but he is willing to play along with Damian.

Pris on the phone demands the data again. Anibal snears that he has work to do and is solving problems with Fernanda and his father. Pris swears she will find out what he is hiding (está escondido).

Franco and Martina enter Nurse Adolfina's office and say he is aware that she has done them so many favors already and he will be thanking you for ever. Adolfina says he is such a fine person there is no need to thank her. Franco makes Adolfina feel part of his team, you know that they need to clean the atmosphere (ambiente) of this clinic and we need your support (apoyo)

Santiago arrives home Tomasa updates him and he wants to know who is home, only Barbara in the library Santi weighs his options.

At the Hotel Notell , Jairo arrives at Manzanares door with smart alecky Lucio in tow. We want to bring you a little drink. They want to know why he is looking for Franco. Lucio and Jairo let Manzi know that Franco Santoro is suspicious having arrived with lots of money from nowhere. Manzi shows his badge and says he is investigation drug trafficking. They quickly offer to help him and be on his side.

At Dr. Obregon's office, Martina and Franco barge in, Franco sends Martina to check on LIli's condition and He tells Dr. he is taking his responsibilities. He cites Palafox's family who will know that he did not die of an infarct but by his many broken bones which he sustained when he was trying to keep them from giving Lili electric shock. His wife will want to sue the clinic and the director. Dr. Mealymouth insists he was only obeying orders. Adolfina enters and says in good conscience I cannot support more. Please go, Doctor!

Barbara wants to know what Santi is there for. Santi rises to the occasion, he missed her so much he had to come to greet her. While she is on the phone with Gonzo who tells her they will delay Lili's transfer for a while. Barbara turns her back on Santi, he gloats, Gonzo proudly tells Fernanda he gave her her wish, kept his word. Anibal doesn't miss a beat and wants to know what the Franco business came to. Fernanda decides she will call Damian's cell. Anibal thinks they can expect anything of this imbecile.

Franco enters to see the lifeless Lili. Martina is sure she is half dead from being over drugged again. He tells Martina no one must know of his identity that the safety of Lili depends on it. Adolfina enters to say that not only is Dr Obregon refusing to leave, he has called Barbara Greco and asked her to come immediately. [And we had such hopes for him for a time] Franco says at all cost we have to prevent this encounter.
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Franco, hears Adolfina say, you can count on me too. Martina and the nurse are in on TeamFranco.

Manzi needs proof of Franco's illegal activities, Lucio says he can find proofs, no sweat. and they thank him for the the collaboration as they click beers Jairo beams with revenge so near.

Barbara arrives at the clinic. to find Franco Santoro at the parking lot. What are you doing here.

Fernanda tells dad, she can't get Damian on the phone.

Ursula Gallardo, Damian's Mama arrives, she asks what happened. My son just called she sobs. He has left the country to never return.

How much time do you plan to stay here? Asks Vladi doubtfully as Damian unpacks. For the least time necessary, he is anxious to get far away from here. He says he is only waiting tonight while they deposit his money, his money. . He couldn't stay one more minute in the hacienda that is why he has asked to stay. He needs shelter (posada).

Franco in great sun glasses answers Barbara, he saw here driving and tried to call on her cell and she didn't answer so he pulled in after her. Adolfina shows up and says why are you here? very innocently. Barbara feigns concern, How is Lili? Oh she's perfect. And where is Dr. Obregon.

Dr. O wants Martina to get away from the door she is blocking. Well soon Dr. O is being strangled by Martina with his own golf club as she berates him and threatens his tongue.

Barbara decides to put off seeing Dr.Obregon tells Adolfina she will call him later and follows Franco to his house it will be most beneficial (provechosa) he promises with Cheshire cat grin.

Ursula turns on the hysteria, she doesn't know when he will return. She wants Fernanda to explain what happened with her baby. She slumps with grief but has just enough strength to grab the cut crystal carafe of brandy and a glass to blubber into. this woman can toss them back.

Said baby is asked by a worried Vladi, what if this money doesn't come as fast as you think. We are both interested in the Elizaldes. As he slams about with his cell phone securely turned off, Vladi warns don't blow up (no te sulfures.) Damian demands, You have to help me unconditionally. I will get my money deposited, I will aid you with Priscilla. and Vladi thinks this will be like touching Glory.

Priscilla calls her bank the Union Banks of Florida and finds out that she has a balance of $1225 dollars left. Oh this traitor swindled me (estafaste.)

Barbi is ushered into Franco's office while being thanked so much for coming. He offers her a drink and goes to get something after she tells him to choose. While he is gone, she wants to know what he has in mind.

Martina keeps the golf club up to Obi's throat until Adolfina comes to the door. Someone has come to see Doctor. Adofina ushers in the Palafoxes. Martina retires ever so demurely for an Amazon Queen. We came to reclaim what belongs to us. says Señora Palafox. [Who knows what she knows]
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Señora Palafox says, a friend of her husband warned her to check on her defunct husbands affairs here. What did you do with his patents? Patents? questions Dr. O. breaking into falsetto. Idiot son, takes the helm, this guy is a brute. Bowtied son explains what a patent is, which makes Dr. O sputter, I know perfectly well what a patent is. Well, the papers are not in his room! But you have searched (han registrado) many times. We cannot find them and we are not going to leave here until we resolve this. Sra. Palafox is sure he is keeping the papers hidden so Dr. O can line his own pockets.

Ursula thought Nanda would be traveling with Damian. I don't understand anything. Papa Gonzo who really doesn't understand anything starts to call him but Nanda says , he was irritated because out honeymoon was delayed.

Ursula suddenly suggests, do you thinks he is involved with another woman? All the while she continues to pour brandy from decanter to glass to gullet with amazing speed. Fernanda cannot answer, says she doesn't know but thinks he won't come back. Ursula worries about what will happen to her baby where will he live. Fernanda shows a little gumption and leaves the room saying Damian must appear himself to give her his explanation.

Franco says to Barbara that since they met, he hasn't stopped observing her, She is obviously flattered but is this what is so urgent? He smiles, I want to ask you a question a very important for the two of us.
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She doesn't know under what name he registered his patents, and she wants to know. [I'm wondering if this is where Señor Newton will make an appearance] Dr. O. has no idea What were his inventions? Idiot Savant son says one was a celuloid collector for electricity (celulosa almacenar). Dr. Obregon's face brightens, he says more hopefully, so are we talking a lot of dollars here. A lot, a lot , enough says the idiot son. Dr. O picks the receiver up off the floor and calls for Adolfina.

Camila entertains Anibal, with his private joke of breaking Erikas' heart with news that Franco came here looking for a rich girl to marry story Camilho proudly says, he took away the soul of her happiness, laughing hyena style.

Fernanda comes in and demands they review the reports.

Ursula is soaking in her tears mixed with cognac, Gonzo calls Barbara on the edge of desperation, but Barb decides to have more wine with Franco. A stupendous harvest (cosecha) she compliments him. Gonzo calls again. Let's avoid interruptions, she turns off the phone. And he adds that is a very good idea, as he closes the door.

Ursula cries like she is downing brandy, oops she is downing brandy. Gonzo again calls Tomasa asking in panicky voice if Barbara has reached home and wants to be notified immediately.

Adolfina says she has never seen the papers, and no one else only the Doctor was in the room. Adolfina says well Lili was there, Dr. O says she is very mentally ill and she wouldn't know what any of this means. Sra. Palafox wants to see her anyway.

Fernanda finally gets through to Santi to tell him her marriage is over. And worse it looks like Damian took the company's money.

Franco wants to propose a business deal, and he isn't talking about Grupo Lactos . He wants a business exclusively with her. and she says something private, He says are you interested?
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Last scenes - Embezzle (desfalco) from the company?. asks Santi. I don't have a basis to think something distinct, offers Fernanda. Santi tells her they will confitm her suspicions and she is not alone.
Franco lets his hand touch the wine and Barb. She wants to know why he has made her this business offer, because she is intelligent , she pries coyly, why not ask Anibal? Because she is intelligent is is only answer. So what kind (clase) of business are you proposing?

Next - Barbi and Franco shake hands sensuously, the Elizaldes all get hysterical, Fernanda sees Damian's name come up on Barbi's cell phone, It's Damian she says accusingly. Barbi must think, drat those big screen cell phones are too easy to read from across the room...

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So of course, Santos doesn't shoot Gonzalo and he's taken off to jail.

Don Encarnación gives in to Cecilia's pleading and lets her nurse Lucita.

DB and Marisela unobtrusively conceal the photos of the rapists under their feet while the soldiers scoop up all the money that fell out of Gonzalo's briefcase.

Los Mondragón agree to give Celeste and Leoncia shares in the money they stole from Carmelito. They all leave La Chusmita without seeing that Juan Primito was on the other side of Eustaquia's bed listening.

To Antonio's great pleasure, Gonzalo is put in a nearby cell.

Mujica tells Sapo that Pernalete's house isn't a good place for them to stay because when the girls in the whorehouse start working, there will be men in and out. Sapo tells Pernalete to solve the problem by shutting down the whorehouse for immorality.

DB asks the inspector whether Sapo is dead or captured. At first, the Inspector says that the whole Sapo investigation is classified. He finally agrees to tell them what happened.

Sapo lets Pernalete and Mujica go back to work but Federica, Josefa and el Chocolatito are hostages for their good behavior.

The Inspector tells DB and the rest that two bodies, burned beyond recognition, were found on the plane that exploded while trying to leave the airstrip. The Inspector believes that they were Sapo and his lieutenant. DB isn't convinced that Sapo is really dead.

JP tells Eustaquia what he overheard. Melquíades comes in and is upset that DB isn't around to find out that Sapo is dead. Eustaquia hopes that now DB can have some peace. She tells Melquíades about what JP overheard.

Santos and Captain Delgado go to see the judge to get the charges against Antonio dropped. Marisela notices that DB isn't happy. DB says that she doubts Sapo is really dead.

Gonzalo refuses to talk to the Inspector but the Inspector says that it doesn't matter. With the evidence they have of Gonzalo's various crimes, Gonzalo is in deep doo doo ('está hasta el cuello,' literally, 'he is up to his neck'). When Gonzalo is taken back to his cell, he has nothing to say to Antonio's gloating. Then Antonio is told that the charges against him have been dropped and he is released. He tells Gonzalo that he hopes he rots in jail.

Genoveva makes herself scarce when Cecilia and Antonio are reunited.

Antonio is surprised when Cecilia tells him that it was DB who paid his bail. He is even more surprised when he gets a call from the President of the Republic asking him to be acting Governor until the elections.

Antonio comes to tell Santos, DB and Marisela about his call from the President. Marisela offers to stay and work with him. Santos is bummed. He wanted her to go to Altamira with him.

Tigre, León, Celeste and Leóncia are on their way out of town. Celeste wants her share of the money. León tells her that it is too dangerous to dig it up now. They will go to their aunt's house and he will come back for the money. The group first encounters Pajarote and Cósme and then Melquíades.

DB tells herself that she has to know if Sapo is still alive.

The next day DB meets with Néstor and Andrés and gives them her story of the rapists to publish.

Santos can't understand why Marisela won't go to Altamira with him. Marisela says that she can't leave DB alone. DB is her mother.

Father Pernia says that there is no reason for Antonio and Cecilia not to get married. Then Antonio and the priest meet with DE. The priest reminds DE about when Lucía told her father in his presence not to blame anyone for what happens to her. He tells DE that Lucía asked Cecilia to raise her child as if it were Cecilia's own and says that Lucía accepted that Antonio and Cecilia would be together after she was gone. DE angrily says that Antonio won't get any of Lucía's inheritance. Antonio says that he has always been poor and will continue to be poor. He doesn't want DE's money.

Federica is almost able to grab Facundo's gun when Chocolatito starts crying and wakes Sapo and Facundo up and the opportunity is lost. Facundo asks Sapo how long they have to stay with this rabble. Sapo says they will stay until everyone has forgotten about them, then they will get rid of all the idiots, especially DB, and head for the frontier.

Pernalete and Mujica can't find any way out of their predicament. Then they are shown the newspaper story about Sapo. "Now we're in for it! ('¡Ahora sí se armó!')," says Pernalete.

Now that the identity of the murderers is known, María Nieves shows some signs of life. He says Carmelito's name.

Santos asks Marisela how much longer he has to wait for her and Marisela tells him that she has to take care of some things. They both witness Gonzalo being taken away in handcuffs.

DB reads the newspaper story with satisfaction. She tells herself that if Sapo is still alive he will have to come out of his lair (madriguera) and she'll be waiting.

Meanwhile Sapo is reading the newspaper story. He curses DB.

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