Caray, Caray!

Capítulo 59

First, a bit of repetitious review.

At Las Animas Eduardo tells Estev, aka, Dewey Duckworth, that he’s fighting a battle against time. He’s got 24 hours to save himself or go belly up.

Meanwhile, Damian the Damned is on the phone with Bitch-Barbie. She is taking perverse pleasure in snidely telling Damn how she screwed him out of the $3 mil, that the transaction was done under his name, and that the Elizalde’s will be pursuing him the rest of his life looking to take it out of his miserable hide.
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A bit later, Dewey and Ed are finishing din-din when there’s an unexpected knock on the door. Ed goes to answer it and finds Fernanda standing there, the perfect damsel in distress.

Back at Grupos Lactos, Bitch-Barbie explains to Damn that she put the $3 mil in an account with his name on it and Gonzo and the others all think he stole it. “So, don’t even think of showing your face around the hacienda or the business again because you’ll end up spending the rest of your life rotting in jail!” Damn is in denial. He stutters that that wasn’t what the two of them had agreed to. BOW sneers. “Just because people agree on something doesn’t mean they have to go through with it. Otherwise you wouldn’t have let yourself be used for the embezzlement scheme, would you have? Find a hole and burrow deep. That’s the best advice for a rat like you!” Click! The Barbot cracks a small smug smile. One down, 4 to go…..

Fr/Ed introduces Estev to Fer. She apologizes for barging in on Fr/Ed like this and asks to speak with him. The two of them go into the study and Estev tells himself he understands why his best bud is head over heels for Nanda. “Whew! She is gorgeous!”

At the same time, Babs walks back into Gonzo’s office and tells him, AB, and Cad that Franco Santoro called to say they authorized the first payout, the $3 million, and that they should have it in their account within 24 hours. The Gullibles are relieved that the sum will cover the gap left by Damian’s theft. Babs tells them that now the partnership is a done deal they can go ahead and report Damian Gallardo to the authorities.

Damn hangs up. “No puedo creerlo!” He starts screaming that he can’t believe what the damned despicable witch did to him; and that she definitely deserves the nickname “La Hiena” cuz that’s exactly what she is. For emphasis, in a fit of temper, he knocks at least a dozen crystal bar glasses of Vlad’s onto the floor and a floor lamp is knocked over. Shards fly everywhere. (Much better than just slamming a cell phone to bits.) Vlad walks into the living room and placidly stares at him. (Excuse me? No cursing? No questions? No “WTF, Damian?”)

Back at Las Animas, Fer races through a harried apology but Fr/Ed tells her not to bother, that there is no reason to apologize. She will always be welcome there. He takes her hand to help her to the couch and asks why she’s trembling. All she can do is instinctively embrace him. He reels from the feel of her body against his. It takes all his strength to control his desire. (Yowza!) She realizes it’s a bit too intimate, considering she’s a married woman, and quickly pulls away from him, totally mortified. He offers a much needed shot of tequila and she accepts.

Back at Vlad’s: Vlad is a bit worried about Damn. (Not a fricking word about the expensive breakage or the mess on the floor? Darn! This guy is gonna make some gal a wonderful Stepford-style house-hubby some day! He cooks, he cleans, and he takes crap off everybody but never complains! Muy peligroso or muy estupido. Maybe just wimpy.) Vlad quietly starts picking up the mess and listens to Damian’s line of bull. Damian screams that Barbara Greco hasn’t got the money she owes him and is making him wait for it. Vlad asks what all this money is for. Damn sidesteps and tells him he’s going to repay Vladimir’s friendship.

Again at Las Animas, Fer slugs down the tequila. Fr/Ed asks what the problem is. He says he thought she’d be on her honeymoon by now. Nanda confesses to Fr/Eddie that her honeymoon is permanently cancelled and, in between sobs, says that the future of her family is now in his hands. (Heavy…..)

At Grupo Lactos, Gonzo calls the police. He leaves word for a Comandante Lozaya to come speak with him personally about an urgent matter. AB screams that he wants Damian to get his just deserts and Cad agrees. Gonzo gets angry at Anyballs and complains that his sons prefer vengeance over regard for their sister, Fernanda’s, feelings. They’re turning the situation into a family duel, he complains. Barbie thinks to herself, “This is nothing compared to the Hell that’s waiting for you, Gonzalo!”

Meanwhile, Fr/Ed feels a bit awkward with what he’s heard and tells Fer that she’s overestimating him. She tells him that it’s obviously only a bit of business for him, but it’s a matter of survival for her and her family now. Nanda says it’s embarrassing for her to have to ask, but she wants to know how long before they will have the payout available and in their account? He tries to get her to explain, but just then he has to take a call on his cell. It's Martina wanting Ed to speak with the matamentes, Dr. Dement-oh! He asks Eddie to come talk with him personally. He says he is definitely breaking off his ties to Barbie (like he had any choice) and says his fate depends on Ed. Ed says not now. Martina gets back on the line and he tells her that he’ll come later, not to worry. She goes back into Lili’s room and tells the sleeping Lili not to worry now, that that dog, Obregon, finally understands who his master is.

Back at the Mud Wrassler’s Cantina, Jairo is sharing a beer with Lucio. He’s happy as a pig in ...mud cuz he thinks that they will be making a nice wad of cash by keeping tabs on Las Animas and helping Rene nab Franco. He’ll love seeing the guy thrown into jail for dealing in illegal narcotics. Suddenly Venus appears at his table and asks for her old job back. She tells him that nobody else will give her a job because of her problems with him. She swears that she isn’t covering up for Martina, either. He says since she caught him in a good mood he will take her back. Kiss, kiss. Hug, hug. FF>>

Fr/Ed finally tells Nanda to stop beating around the bush and come out with what’s bugging her. She says she understands that they scarcely know each other but she has nobody else to turn to. It’s that her husband disappeared. Fr/Eduardo is speechlessly impactado.

Vlad is folding napkins for the evening meal as he and Damn talk. (Is this guy for real? I’ll take two!) Damn tells Vlad that he will make him and Prissy millionaires if they will only help him out. (Uh, isn’t Pris already a million-heiress? Maybe that’s where having the kid fits in.) He plans to sue Barbara Greco for his money, he says, and then he’ll be loaded. He’ll be able to give them a chunk—provided they lend him a hand. Vlad only has to do a few simple things for him: some phone calls, getting him a few documents, and above all, getting Pris to fall in love with him. Vlad wonders how he’s going to sue Barbie if he’s got to hide out in his apartment.

Damn makes up a story that the Barbot threatened him with sending somebody to kill him if he ever tried to sue her. That’s the reason he got a little excitable (a LITTLE?) and he knows that she’ll do it, too. For that reason nobody can know that he’s staying there with him. This gets Vlad’s attention. “The woman is that dangerous?” “—You can’t imagine; that’s why they call her La Hiena!”

Cad tells the comandante that his inexcusably offensive BIL has run off with $3 milion dollars. AB comments that he discovered the embezzlement and that Babs found out it was Damn who did the deed. The comandante says he’ll put out an APB out on him so the proper authorities can keep him from leaving the country. Any Balls wants to give the guy a photo of Damn for the press but Gonzo draws the line at that, thinking about the scandal it would cause for Fer. AB asks him how else he thinks they’re supposed to find him.

Babs sides with Gonzo. “You’ve heard my husband. We don’t want to air this problem publicly.” Lozaya says fine. Gonzo gets ready to fill out the paperwork but Babs stops him and says it would make things worse for Nanda if she knew that her daddy had been the one to report her husband to the authorities. Gonzo should let her be the one to handle it all instead. Gonzo is a bit relieved. “Well, I hadn’t thought of that, so thank you!” Babs smiles sweetly back at him. (What a dear.)

Nanda continues to explain to Fr/Ed what happened earlier in the day. “It wasn’t till this afternoon that we realized that Damian had run off to who knows where. Obviously we think he’s left the country.” “—Is this confirmed?” “—Well, yes, probably because…(choke, sob, sniff)… $3 million dollars was stolen!” Fr/Ed is dumbfounded. Fernanda slugs down the last of the tequila and asks for another. Fr/Ed obliges. “That’s why I’m begging you to firm up this deal as soon as possible. PLEASE! Otherwise, Grupo Lactos inevitably will be ruined financially.” Fr/Eddie is majorly impactado. Fernanda tells him that her brothers blame her for her husband’s defrauding the company. “But then, I suppose, it is my husband who committed the fraud, isn’t it?” She grabs his hand (OMG!) and tells him that only he can help them now. “You have my life in your hands,” she tells him. Ruh-Roh!

Eddie is suffering from a major league conscience-overload at this point. “First, I want you to know I am deeply sorry for what you’re going through. I can’t imagine what you’re feeling. Feeling that we are left alone without those we love is seemingly the worst kind of Hell, especially when it’s the result of a lie.” (Major conscience-overload—and, just in case you weren’t paying attention, the writers have just hit us over the head with the story’s major premise.) Fr/Ed says he is curious about something, but adds she isn’t under any obligation to answer him. Fer says she’s in no condition to answer him, but go ahead. “Do you love your husband?” he asks.

Viewerville must hold its breath for her answer because we are shunted back to Vlad’s apartment where Damn is asking for Vlad’s answer to something. Vlad says what Damn’s just suggested sounds like blackmail and he’s not going to hurt the woman he loves. “Look, Vlad. Do you believe that demonstrating to Priscilla that she is married to a cretin who has been stealing from her for years is harming her? “

As Vlad takes time to process we beam back to Grupo Lactos where Babs finishes filling out the complaint against Dam. The comandante promises to advise them all as soon as Damian is located and he leaves. Gonzo is distraught because he is worried what Fernanda is going to think. Babs rubs his shoulders and commiserates, then pretends that Comandante Lozaya has carried off a favorite pen that Gonzo gave her as a gift. She runs out of the office to catch up to Lozaya in the elevator. Cad, who knows one when he sees one, tells his papi not to worry, that the opportunistic hustler is going to learn that nobody makes fools of the Elizalde’s.

In the study at Las Animas Fer admits to Fr/Eduardo that she’s not sure whether what she feels for Damian at this point is love or hate. Fr/Ed says, “This is now, but what about before he ran off?” “—If I hadn’t loved him I would not have married him.” “—It’s not always that way. The majority of people get married for reasons other than love. Surely though, that isn’t the case for you.” She wonders what he’s getting at. He says that she might be looking for a way to make amends for the harm Damn did to her family, or perhaps she might be looking to protect her husband and says that does make a difference.

Fer insists angrily that of course she’s trying to find a way to repair the damage Damian has done to her family. That’s not good enough for Eduardo, though, and he forces the issue. “You still haven’t answered me! Do you love him or not?” “—I love him, alright? I love him!” Eddie winces. (Well, you asked for it, sucker!) She adds it doesn’t necessarily mean that she’s going to become an accomplice to a criminal act committed against her own father, though. Suddenly his attitude changes and he becomes cool towards her. Fr/Ed says great. “Happy to hear it.” (Like Hell, you are!) He tells her the negotiation between the two companies will go through. However, he doesn’t want a soul to know they’ve met like this. He wouldn’t like her step-mother or Anibal to think he’s overlooking anything. They can thank her for closing the deal for them. Then he summarily dismisses her saying he’s got to get back and entertain the vice president of his company. He won’t even look in her direction. Nanda gets ready to leave.

By the elevator, with no one around, Babs now tells the comandante that Gonzo has just changed his mind and now prefers confronting the social scandal to losing the business he’s dedicated his entire life to. They can’t afford the luxury of a $3 million loss, she explains, and so she wants him to notify all the media and appropriate law enforcement agencies and to put Damian’s photo everywhere possible to ensure his immediate capture.

Dewey tells Eddie that now he understands why he is so in love with Fernanda. (The audio tech in charge of editing the CC has taken a powder here, so the rest is translated without the proverbial safety-net. A-gain!) She’s a beauty, and only a girl like her could win the likes of Eddie over says Estev. Ed’s overcome with the little green monster inside him at this point, and he swears to his BFF that he doesn’t love Fernanda anymore. “--Uh, come again?” Eduardo says he hates her now. He hates her with all his might. (Yeah, right. The guffaws in living rooms throughout Viewerville are, shall we say, loud, long and legion.) Estev says hang on just a minute here. He’s known Eduardo for the last six years, some 2,190 days-- and the entire time he’s heard nothing but how much he loves Fernanda Elizalde; that she was perfect, beautiful, intelligent, honest and just so-o-o fine. All of a sudden he’s telling him he hates her?

Eddie pouts then finally manages to spit out an immature “Well, then I’ve idolized her too much! Now I hate her!” (His beautiful lower lip pooches out.) Estev says, “A-hah! That’s a bit different. Just because you are hating her now doesn’t mean you do hate her. (Doncha just love these male heart-to-heart’s? The logic is so piercing.) Can I ask just what it was, exactly, that makes you hate her now?” “—She loves her husband! I asked her and the cheeky broad confessed it.” “—And why did you ask her?” “—Idiocy.” (Here, here! I mean, just what was she supposed to say? He’s an oaf and a bore who snores in his sleep and belches like a pig after every meal, in addition to being an embezzler, and so she hates the slug and wishes she’d never married him?) Estev just shakes his head in disbelief.

Back in the reception area at Grupo Lactos, Babs thanks Comandante Lozaya who has just pulled out all the stops for her, and he assures he’ll do the impossible to make sure they find Damian Gallardo’s whereabouts. He leaves. The Barbot allows herself a smug smile.

Estev wants to know where this question came from. “Fernanda comes to do business and the best you can do is to come out with a marvelous question like that?” “—Yeah, I know there was no reason to, but I did.” “—so what were you expecting to hear? ‘I married the guy but I hated him’? Who am I speaking to here? Franco Santoro? Do you think she would have answered the same way to Eduardo Juarez?” “--I’ll never know the answer to that.” Duckworth tells him it’s no big news that there’s no difference between love and hate in a situation like this. Ed responds with something sensible finally. “Eduardo loved her, but Franco Santoro cannot love her.” “--Now that’s sensible, and that’s your mistake, Eduardo. Franco Santoro has no emotional tie with her. You’re accusing her because she treats you like a stranger and, really, she has no reason to treat you any other way.”

Ed gets frustrated. “Ok. So what now? Do I reveal my identity after everything that I’ve done to her? Do I tell her I’m really Eduardo?” “—I’m just telling you the way things are, not how they ought to be.” Ed apologizes but is still frustrated. “You’re right, but I cannot take back the lie now.” Estev reasons that there are only two options for Ed: either he follows through to the end and suffers the consequences, or he disappears immediately. “Fernanda could forgive everything you’ve done and you two could be very happy together… if it weren’t for the existence of Barbara Greco.”

Speaking of Barbie, she goes back into Gonzo’s office and lays it on thick now. “I can’t believe that Damian could do something so despicable and to such a wonderful girl like Fernanda.” Gonzo swears he’ll make Damian pay for this for the rest of his life.

Santiago is now back home in his room at Hacienda Elizalde and finishing a preliminary sketch of Aurora on his easel. Nanda walks in for a heart-to-heart with her bro. They hug. He’s like manna from heaven for her right now. The feeling seems to be mutual for the heartbroken Santi. She asks what happened between him and Rory, but he’d rather talk about what’s happened to her and Damn. He’s impactado to hear that Damn left her and took a cool $3 mil while he was at it.

Speaking of the Wretch of Rome, Damn and Vlad are swilling beers and munching manwitches for supper. He tells Vlad that he always behaved like a gentleman around Fernanda. (I’m not sure about all of the rest of this conversation here. The audio tech is still out taking a toke.) Damn says he saw to all the little details and paid attention to all the formal courtesies. He gave her and the family his all. Once he’d married her, though, he realized that he’d made the biggest mistake of his life. He’d scarcely put on the ring when he noticed that he was a total idiot and was being taken advantage of. “You do for them and they take advantage of you!” He starts giving Vlad a bit of advice to the lovelorn then. Damn tells Vlad that he’s got to make Pris a bit jealous. When Vlad disagrees he tells him that’s why women don’t pay attention to Vlad. “You have to make them suffer a bit and the more you hurt them the more in love they become with you.” Vlad considers this.

Back at Las Animas Estev continues with his own advice to the lovelorn Eduardo. “Well, you could say that Fernanda is pretty much a single woman again.” Ed says she’s going to be a shattered woman. Estev says Franco will be there to help her through it. One way is by going ahead with the business deal. Ed says, yeah, by giving her the start-up money… $3 million dollars. Dewey says the other way is to have Franco Santoro woo Fernanda. Eddie takes a minute to masticate on the implications of this tasty tidbit.

Meanwhile, Fer tells Santi that Anibal and Cad blame her for Damian’s deceit and he has a hard time with that. He says he’d rather talk about how she’s feeling right now, how she’s holding up. She says she’s completely shattered by it all. She simply cannot understand how Damian could have deceived her the entire time all for $3 million dollars. (¡Qué ingénua eres, Fernanda! I sure could! What naivte! It’s not like the guy exactly came from money. Ursula is all the proof you need, dearie.) She thinks back to the mariachi serenade, the beautiful meal with a pair of pearl and diamond earrings as dessert, and his telling her that he’d wait for her a lifetime --and three more-- if need be to consummate their marriage vows. (That’s real crap! Who puts off sleeping together on their wedding night, let alone begs off for a full week after? And lest we forget, the dude didn’t make a move without Barbie’s approval. Everything, down to the last detail was all Babs’ doing –not that naïve Nanda could know this, of course.) “Can you imagine how painful it is for me to realize I’ve been tricked, that I’ve been used and how I wish it were only a nightmare?” Santi tells her that although Damn was never one of his favorite people, she shouldn’t jump to conclusions. She must give it all time to play out and just see if he really is to blame. (All right, so Santiago isn’t a total loser.)

Ed tells Estev that there’s no doubt what he feels for Fernanda is love, but the idea that Franco Santoro should make her fall in love with him—well, he’s not sure he’s quite ready for that at the moment. Estev wants to know what he has in mind instead. Ed says right now he wants to put the Elizalde family in their place, to make them understand that they cannot humiliate others the way they do, then to free Lili from that asylum she’s in, and to make sure that Barbara Greco pays for her crimes, but most of all to find out who his mother’s enemy is. Dewey says that all sounds reasonable. “But the problem is that to continue with my plans I need that $3 million by tomorrow morning.” Duckworth chokes. (No help on that end, I guess.)

When the rest of the Elizalde family finally gets home, Fer overhears AB and Cad griping to Gonzo and Babs about her scheming. Cad accuses her of throwing up a smokescreen at them in order to protect her hubby. “Otherwise she wouldn’t be hiding,” says Any Balls. Fer comes out of the shadows on the balcony above and defiantly yells down at them all, “I am NOT hiding!”

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Ay, caray! What an episode. It appears that Paulina is attacking on numerous fronts (at least 3), all part of her devious scheme to have poor Santi fall into her clutches. I was thinking about Charly’s wish list, starting with a cheer (porra), and I decided if Paulina had one, it might go like this:

Pau, Pau, Pau! Here comes Paulina
No one is sneakier no one is mean-ah
Pau, Pau, Pau! She’s worse than Mariloca
Don’t get her mad or she’ll hit you in the boca
Pau, Pau, Pau! She’s got the Pau-er
She sure can attack tho’ she looks like a flower
Pau, Pau, Pau! Watch out, Luc and Isa
They’ll bend to her will like the Tower of Pisa!

Go……..Pau!

Gimme a P, gimme an A, gimme a U, What’s it spell?
(Lot’s of trouble for all our characters).

Okay, my apologies to all you poets out there, but as my wife always says
You’re a poet and you don’t even know it.
But your feet show it. They’re Longfellows!

Sorry again, I get silly sometimes. Now back to our story.

After revisiting 1) Ceci’s somewhat suspect warning to Soledad about Raúl, 2) Candy and Santi’s announcement of their engagement in front of the whole family, and 3) Paulina’s bombshell pronouncement to Isabel that Rocío is actually the daughter of Mario(!), we’re ready for even more fireworks tonight!


Isabel doesn’t believe Pau. No prob, replies Pau (this paternity thing is her attack No. 1), let’s just do a little DNA test. Isa doesn’t need a test to know that Rocío is her granddaughter, and besides, if Mario was the father, and Paulina loved Mario back then, why didn’t Pau just leave with Mario? Simple. Mario didn’t want kids, so Pau says she felt it would be easier just to marry Santiago, who did want kids. Pau then gets really down and dirty, remarking that Santi doesn’t have any kids at all. Let’s see, he’s not the father of Rocío, he’s not the father of Lucía, and as for Marissa, who knows where that kid is? This really angers Isa, but Pau says she’s really not that bad. She left her nice house in New York, and here, she has this big house, her daughter, her husband…. If Isa doesn’t go against her, (I think she says, still not having captions) Pau will give Isa a grandkid, and this one will be real! Isabel slaps her hard.

When asked about the wedding date, Santi and Candy tentatively say one month, after which Paulina knowingly asks Rocío to congratulate the couple, which of course causes Roc to say she doesn’t want to. Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Donato brings Tina up to speed about the engagement, but he’s worried that Paulina is causing problems by turning Rocío against her Dad. Tina thinks Pau is a shrew (una arpía).

Charly and Lucía enter the kitchen to clear things up, but they quickly become about as clear as mud. She’s upset about Charly and Daniela, he’s upset about Lucía and Federico, neither will admit they’re jealous, and they end up screaming at each other, yelling that they don’t even want to be friends anymore!

Santi and Candy try the grown-up approach to convince their reluctant kids. Santi explains that no one forced Rocío and Chava to be friends, their hearts just chose this. And it’s the same with Candy and Santi, their hearts just chose each other. Roc doesn’t want Candy to be her Mommy, but Candy points out that Roc will always have her own Mommy, and Chava will still have his own Dad. Chava isn’t convinced, though, and runs off in protest, followed by Candy. Santi is doing a little better with Rocío, but not much.

Pat is mad at Arturo for getting mixed up with the mafia, how could he? Art first says there’s no proof, but Pat reminds him about the unsound buildings, Pat knows the score. Maybe, replies Art, but he’s paying for his sins now. He reveals to Pat that he has major prostate problems, he’s going to have some studies done, but the results may not be very encouraging.

Okay, enough of this doom and gloom. Gregoria and Meño are sitting in front of the mirror, both applying yellow wrinkle cream like twins, first to the cheek, then to the forehead, in sync with each other, gossiping about Candy and Santi. Candy comes in, distraught, plops down on the bed, Greg and Meño swivel around, what’s the problem? Candy’s upset about Chava, who can’t sleep due to worry about Santi and Candy. Greg and Meño sit on each side of Candy, cheer her up a little, when she notices their ridiculous face cream. Meño first jokes that it’s warpaint, admits it’s for wrinkles, as Greg asserts that of course she doesn’t HAVE any wrinkles, and we go to commercial with Jaime Camil’s song (Señora de Nadie) in the background.

It’s late, and Candy can’t sleep. She sits in semi-darkness on the steps inside her house, when there’s a knock at the door. Santi can’t sleep, either. He comforts her about Chava, saying they have to be patient. They love each other, and they’re not going to give up that love. They hug a little.

It’s finally morning, and a sleepy Chava is on the phone with his Dad. He tells Pat the reason why he’s sleepy – he was up late at Rocío’s house, and he was not happy to find out that Rocío’s Dad is now the novio of his Mom Candy. On the other end of the phone, someone else is also not happy.

Candy is reminiscing about the good times she had with Chava growing up, as we see a montage of Chava as a baby and a little kid. Gregoria comes in, smiling and holding an envelope. First, though, they look at some of Chava’s baby pictures. They debate which is more important – being a mother, or being a woman. Greg always felt she was both combined. She shows Candy that the envelope has a note from Arturo wanting to get together with her. Should she go? Not unless you want to hurt Margarita, says Candy, and Greg doesn’t want to do that. She then goes on a little lighthearted rant about how women really don’t have time to decide which is more important, being a woman or a mother, since they’re always busy, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, and as she walks out, Candy is feeling a little happier.

As Greg comes downstairs, she sees that Meño is talking to Pat at the door. Pat is unhappy (see above) and wants to talk to Candy. Candy has her new “look”, with the plush hairstyle, extra makeup and a little white dress. Gregoria and Meño leave the two to tango, while they retreat halfway up the stairs, ears wide open.

But first, it’s time for some evil, as Paulina (attack NO. 2) triumphantly presses “enter” on her computer, sending Lucía a cute little email containing pictures of Lucía and Fred kissing in the dark, thoughtfully accompanied by a happy little note to Luc, saying Hola! Lucía I’m sending you these photos, whadya think?

Pat asks if Candy’s getting married, and she confirms it. Isn’t it a little soon, he inquires? Candy is more interested in why Pat keeps avoiding giving her the divorce. Well, Pat’s sad, and he thinks Chava is sad, too, and Chava’s suffering, and he just wants Candy to think about that. He leaves, as Candy’s face falls. The mice come out from hiding, and Meño opines how muy mala onda (uncool) it is for Pat to be using Chava to get back with Candy. Gregoria’s on board too, maybe she could talk to Pat about his not giving Candy a divorce. Candy thinks they’re a bunch of gossips.

Ah, well, the death knell for the sex bell. Santi’s taking it down, as Hort and Lalo watch and comely assistant holds the ladder. Lalo’s about to cry, the bell was so pretty. Hortensia is also sad that Santi’s dallying days are done. Comely assistant gives silent support.

New-look Candy makes her entrance at the Institute. Hola, chicas! She’s got her little white dress on, the big hair, nice high heeled sandals and a smart red handbag. How strange, where is everyone? Well, they’re all in her office, and when Candy enters, they ooh and aah at our new-looker. Barb asks if anything’s official with Dr. Plastico, and Candy flashes the ring, along with her brilliant smile, as the ladies squeal with excitement! Before giving the details, Candy wants to talk with the psicologa Barb (?). It’s the same question, woman or mother? Barb reassures her, don’t pressure Chava, observe him, give him time. Eventually you’ll realize you can be happy with Chava and with Santiago (as Jaime Camil’s song plays again).

Who’s Candy’s first client of the day? It’s Amanda, secretly hired by Paulina (attack No. 3) to separate Candy from Santi. She has a very delicate matter, and Candy assures her they’ll keep it quiet, but no, she wants to make a public complaint. Candy asks her to tell what the problem is, but she’d rather SHOW it. She lifts up her sweater in the front, showing Candy (but not us) a horribly disfigured stomach, the result of failed plastic surgery. Amanda wants the quack doctor who did it to go to jail, to PAY for his crimes. Candy (who, as we know, has a long history of distrust of plastic surgeons) is in total agreement. We’ll get lawyers, we’ll get the guy, we just need some background data. First of all, what’s the name of the guy? Santiago Lopez Carmona!

At the restaurant, Ricardo has come to see Meño, who proceeds to shut him down fast. Meño tells Ric he knows about the letters, stop sending them, Meño doesn’t like them at all. Ricardo feels he can’t deny his feelings, but Meño reminds him how much this is going to hurt his wife Catalina. Meño relates how when he told HIS wife, there was a lot of pain. Meño wants to be direct. Is Ricardo gay, or he playing some game?

Candy thinks there must be a mistake. Amanda is sure there’s no mistake. In fact, this terrible guy has an office in this very building, one floor down. Candy can’t believe it. Why not? Because he’s my novio! Amanda feigns surprise. How could you, Candy fall into his trap? (redes, or nets). This guy has two faces. One is kind, intelligent, professional, but when backed into a corner, he’s the Devil himself! Candy, wake up! Candy is trying to explain it, but Amanda adds that when she confronted Santi with the problem, he denied everything, and kicked her out! And she’s left with the disfigurement. Candy is blinking, choking in stunned confusion.

At Santi’s house, Isabel is sitting with Santi in Santi’s home office (he has some figurines of jazz musicians on the desk). He recognizes that something is wrong with Isabel. She finally brings himself to say that Paulina bothers her. No problem, says Santi, we’ll tell her to leave. Isa is relieved, yes, please, that’s what I want, and by the way, your friend Mario, have you noticed that he’s changed? What do you mean, asks Santi? From behind Isa, the voice of doom (Paulina) says “tell him, Señora Isabel. If you don’t, I will!” Suddenly, Isabel doesn’t feel like talking, and says she would like to lie down. Paulina says fine, but if you leave, I’ll just tell Santi EVERYTHING! Santi, your Mom wants Mario to leave because he is..Paulina, wait! interrupts Isa.

Amanda is still toying with Candy. Of course, Candy must think she’s lying, of course she’ll back her novio, I guess I can’t count on your help after all, she says. Candy wants Amanda to put herself in Candy’s place, but Amanda says No, put yourself in MY place. You talk about aiding people with problems, but I can see which team you’ve chosen. I’ll just leave. Hope you don’t regret your choice. Candy weakly asks her to send the info, she’ll look at it, and as Amanda exits, Candy’s “new look” isn’t looking so new anymore.

Remember four paragraphs back when Meño asked Ricardo if he was gay? Well, it’s now two seconds later, and the answer is yes, but Ric’s not ready to tell his wife. Meño says he’s known Ric and especially his wife for years, and is Ric really sure he’s gay? Ric denied it for years, but it’s always been true, and he doesn’t love his wife. He just doesn’t want to lose this chance at happiness. He puts his hand on Meño’s. Meño asks, what happens if I don’t move my hand, and leave it here, under yours?

Isabel is still fumbling, when Pau “rescues” her, telling Santi that what happened was that Isabel saw Pau kissing Mario on the mouth, and like any mother, was worried about the consequences. Santi tells Isa he’s fine with Pau and Mario, don’t worry, Ma, as Isabel has essentially caved to Pau’s pressure, and can’t say a word.

Ricardo replies to Meño’s question, if Meño left his hand there, it would mean he’s giving Ricardo an opportunity. Meño removes his hand. If I left it there, it would be a disaster. Every time I see Catalina, I’d be thinking I robbed her husband. Ricardo protests, but Meño says he doesn’t want anything to do with Ricardo, and actually doesn’t want anything to do with anyone else, either. He’s a bear and spring has passed him by (I think that’s what he said). Ricardo says don’t torture yourself. I’ve always had a lot of affection for you. You’ve always been very important to me. VERY important. As he leaves, Zamora and Toño offer Meño a tequila for his pressure, pretending they heard nothing, but would Meño like to tell them about it?

Mario and Pau are walking in the garden, Pau complaining about Isabel, telling Mario that Isa now knows that Rocío is Mario’s daughter. What are you talking about?! Demands Mario. Well, it’s true, says Pau. “Just what I need” says Mario in exasperation, one more person (Santi) who wants me dead! He tells Pau about how the mafia guy Gabino is getting suspicious about what happened with Mario and the operation 6 years ago. Pau doesn’t want Mario to be hurt. Mario reminds her that she knew all about it. Pau says no way, and if you said anything, I could die too. Don’t say anything, as she gets all seductive on Mario, gives him a deep kiss. This is observed by Isabel, standing 30 feet away at the house’s back door. She closes the door, clasps her hands together in distress as her mind replays Pau’s words about who is Rocío’s father.

Rocío wants to read her email on the girls’ computer, but Lucía doesn’t have time, and is reading her own email. Okay, challenges Rocío, I’ll just tell Daddy you have a novio and you kissed him! Lucía denies this, but Rocío says her Mom showed her the pictures on her cellphone! Luc kicks Rocío out (but she actually hides outside the door, her little face still showing). Then Lucía looks at her computer, and sure enough, there are the pictures of Luc and Fred in the bedroom! Lucía shuts off the computer, races outside to confront Paulina. Paulina admits taking the photos, teases Luc that she hopes Luc used a condom, says she might show them to Santiago, and this infuriates Lucía, who says nothing happened, and she’s not afraid, but Paulina spits back that she SHOULD be!

Finally, some good news, as Donato reads Tina’s follow up tests from the breast cancer, there was no metastasis! Tina’s still worried about the radiation therapy, but Donato is supportive, and Tina is very thankful.

In the playhouse, Chava and Rocío are friends, they’re going to play husband and wife. Never missing an opportunity to cause problems, Paulina comes in with Attack No. 4, suggesting to the kids that rather than playing husband and wife, they could play novios. Rocío can be Candy and Chava can be Santiago. Well, neither of them wants to be the hated novio of their parent, an argument ensues, and in less than a minute, Rocío is telling Chava to leave her house, which he’s happy to do!

No puede ser, repeats Candy to herself, thinking about Amanda’s story.

A little later, Rocío is telling Santi what happened, while serving tea with her little girl china. Santi reminds her she really does like Chava, and she agrees. He wants her to call Chava, to apologize, and they can be friends again. Santi calls the house, and Chava’s not home, but Gregoria tells Santi where Chava is, and Santi and Rocío will go meet him.

Chava’s in the park, kicking the fútbol with Beto and Pat. Margarita and Alicia observe from the shade, the baby carriage at their side. Marg is happy, Ali is fed up, she’s still not into this kid thing. Marg tells her to bear it, has she seduced Pat yet? Ali has done everything short of walking nude through the house. Be patient, advises Marg. A man can last a month without soccer, but without sex, no way! They watch the three boys, happy in their boy world, yelling GOL!

Gabino is in the Italian restaurant as Arturo enters, no wanting to sit down. Gabino says build me the building I want, or else!

And our final scene is quite provocative. Santi arrives at the park, Rocío goes off to be friendly with Chava, as Alicia shows the baby to Santi! Does he want to hold him? He does, and Santi lovingly cuddles Patito, completely unaware that it’s his OWN SON!

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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.

Labels: Cuidado

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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