Caray, Caray!

In which Alejandro sees Natalia as she really is and still gives her one last chance to redeem herself; Luisa Stands by her Man; Malicia Stands by Cris’s Man; and Jadiya wants to be Daddy’s (Only) Little Girl.


Albieri’s house:
Albieri has confessed to Luisa the secret of the clone. He fears people won’t understand. They will crucify him! (Interesting choice of word). He’ll lose his reputation. They will worry about trivial concerns (nimiedades) and ignore the truly great thing he has accomplished.
Entonces era eso, (So that was it) says Luisa quietly. Now that Luisa knows that there is no ‘other woman’, she is astonishingly indifferent to the moral and emotional implications of what she has heard. All she cares about, it seems, is shielding Albieri. She promises to stand by him, whatever may happen. He leans onto her and she reaches for his hand.

Empresas Ferrer:
Carolina and Enrique are discussing Leo’s newly appeared hijo and the mystery of his lunar when Roberto joins them. Roberto is still scratching his head over the assignment he has been given – to arrange for Leo to adopt Daniel. Enrique flies into a jealous rage when he hears that Leo has asked Roberto to do this work instead of him. He stalks out and is seen taking a swig from his trusty flask.

Alej and Nati’s apartment:
Nati watches from the bed as Alej comes in and unpacks his gym bag. He says nothing as he slams his equipment on the table. She starts to apologize and make up excuses. She admits she drank but denies using drugs. He lets her talk for a while and then he explodes:
¡Ya no puedo más! !Estoy asqueado, estoy harto!
I can’t do it any more. I am disgusted, I’m fed up!
In a speech in which almost every utterance is punctuated by “Natalia” (I counted 24 Natalia’s) he confronts her with the truth: How hard he is working to build a life for them and how she has torpedoed all his efforts. How his trainer, Rudi, cancelled his session and Michael Gonzales called to say that if he lost another training fight or missed a single training session, he would be out. How a person she calls a friend, Paula, left her alone and helpless on the beach:
Te pudiste morir y te dejó botada.
You could have died and she just ditched you.
This is the last time, says Alejandro grimly. Either you stop using drugs or I leave you. She promises to stop. Cree en mí, pleads Natalia. (Believe in me.)

Gloria’s:
Ramón tells Gloria he heard that Alej lost his trainer, but to Gloria’s frustration, he has no details. Hilda comes in and orders an orange juice (good for pregnant women). Her Karla, you see, is pregnant. Maybe Hilda catches Gloria’s look of disgust because when the juice is ready, she tells Ramón to keep the money; the skanks will go somewhere more elegant. (cachetoso).

Waterfront restaurant:
Hilda is giving Miss K some motherly advice about the importance of good nutrition and rest in pregnancy. Our skank has pure gold en la panza. (in her belly). Es un cheque en blanco al portador. Antes de perderlo, prefiero matarte a ti. (It’s a blank check made out to the bearer. I’d rather kill you than lose it.)

Beach Club:
Roberto sees a hot babe as she walks by and accidentally on purpose lets her scarf drop to the sand. He picks it up and runs after her. Then he notices that there is a camera crew filming her. (And him? Is this a film set? A Candid Camera show?)
Andrea comes along looking for her father but has the misfortune to bump into surly Fernando instead. She warns him that he needs to get his act together because he’s on the verge of losing everything. For her pains, he tells her:
Vete al infierno y déjame en paz.
Go to hell and leave me alone.

Albieri’s clinic:
Anita is on the phone with Luisa while an impatient Cristina and Dora look on. Luisa tells her Albieri isn’t coming in today; she can make up whatever excuse she wants. Anita tells Cris and Dora that Albieri is home, exhausted, and he took a sleeping pill. They need to come back another day. They don’t believe a word of it and head off to his house.

When they leave, Julio comments that Albieri has a lot of explaining to do; and his problems will affect all of them.

Escobar comes in, as usual, talking to Ratoncita on his cell. He’s still asking for the papers. He wants her to send him a kiss. This is inconvenient for her since she is at that moment trying to seduce Pablo. She covers her mouth and whispers: ‘un beso’. Escobar looks less smug than usual.

The apartment that ate Clara’s euros:
Malicia tells Pablo the phone call was from the club. Pablo is getting ready to leave. She leans in and kisses him. He kisses her back.

Dora’s apartment:
A despondent Daniel has made his way back home. Estela, as always, receives him warmly. Are you afraid of me, abuela? asks Daniel. Of course not, she says. He tells her how Luisa looked at him as if she were seeing a ghost and wouldn’t even give him a hug. Estela puts an arm around him and with her other hand pats him comfortingly. He says:
Gracias, abuela, gracias por no tener miedo de mí.
Thank you, grandma, thank you for not being afraid of me.

Casa Ferrer:
Lucia tells Marisa that Leonardo is planning to adopt the boy who looks like Diego. Marisa thinks it is absurd. She’s sure Rosa and Leo are letting their imagination run wild. Rosa comes in with their coffee and asks:
Marisa, sabes algo de Diego? (Do you know anything about Diego?)
Why yes, she answers nastily: Diego morió hace 20 años. (Diego died 20 years ago.)
How can a person be as cold as you are? asks Rosa. And you said you loved him…

Empresas Ferrer:
Roberto tells Lucas about Leo’s plan to adopt Daniel. Lucas wants to talk to Leo and try to dissuade him; Roberto suggests giving him a day to think about it.

Zein’s apartment:
Jade and Zein talk about how being part of two cultural divides has affected them. Zein feels he is totally westernized although he appreciates the beauty of the rituals and customs of the Muslim world. Jade feels that she is torn in two and it is that inner conflict that has kept her from finding happiness.

Zoraida arrives. She returns Jade's letter, explaining that Jadiya refused to read it.

Said’s house.
Jadiya asks Said to get rid of all of Jade’s things. He says he will. He tries to comfort her by promising that he and Rania will always take care of her. Jadiya says once more that she doesn’t like Rania; that Rania was responsible for bringing discord into their home.

Nati and Alej’s apartment:
Gloria wants her son to tell her the truth: Did you lose your trainer? No, no, says Alej, it’s just a few sessions I’m missing. Gloria is in a state of cold fury. She wants to know exactly what Natalia had to do with this. She is so frustrated by his evasiveness that she slaps him. He finally admits that he got in trouble because he had to leave a training session to come to Natalia’s rescue. (socorrerla). Wake up, says Gloria:
¡Tú no tienes para que andar haciendo de niñera con una muchacha que no se quiere ni quiere a los demas!
You don’t have to go around playing babysitter to a girl who doesn’t love herself and doesn’t love others.
Natalia walks in to confront her accuser.

Albieri’s house:
Cris and Dora walk past Luisa when she opens the door. They demand an explanation from Albieri. Luisa shields him with her body and her words and won’t let him speak. He’s exhausted, she says. Another day. And (surprisingly) Cris and Dora leave without the answers they came for. When they are gone, Luisa tells Albieri that they will think of something, some explanation.

I did something magnificent, but I lack the indifference to public opinion that great scientists must feel, remarks Albieri humbly. Luisa tucks him in as he babbles on about how, because of his work, humanity will overcome the burden of genetic maladies… When Luisa wants to make him some tea, he tells her what she has waited more than twenty years to hear:
No te vayas, te necesito. No me dejes solo!
Don’t leave, I need you. Don’t leave me alone!

Enrique’s place:
Enrique continues feeling sorry for himself because Leo didn’t ask him to arrange Daniel’s adoption. Once you’ve been a drug addict, people look at you like you’re garbage, even after you’ve undergone treatment and remade your life, he says to Carolina. Para mí tú vales mucho (For me you are a very valuable person) she answers. Enrique doesn’t seem to notice. He tells her he needs to see his analyst.

Nati and Alej’s apartment:
Gloria isn’t holding back. She reminds Nati that she had everything given to her; Alej had to work for everything. And now Nati is destroying what he has built.

Psychiatrist’s office:
Enrique says he wanted to stop using drugs but he couldn’t admit that he was in the grip of an illness.

Nati and Alej’s apartment:
Nati promises Gloria she’s going to stop using. Gloria says:
Si yo fuera mi hijo, yo ya no estaría contigo.
If I were my son, I wouldn’t be with you any more.
Enrique’s voiceover: Their distrust hurt me, but I gave them no reason to trust me.

Salamandra:
Cris tells Vicki she won’t trust Dora until Albieri has told them the truth.
Clara and Rogelio are chatting and when he asks if she has a good relation with her ex, she fibs and says yes. (But thought-bubbles: Ni loco le voy a contar / No way I’m going to tell him)
Cris comes over and she and Rogelio hug affectionately. Cris has a gift for him and one for Malicia, too. She sings Malicia’s praises and suggests it’s time for Rogelio to promote her. He looks a bit uneasy and then he says:
Ya tomamos cartas en el asunto. Alicia te va a reemplazar.
We’ve already addressed the issue. Alicia is going to replace you.
Cris is stunned. She can’t understand where this is coming from since she left everything in perfect order. Rogelio mentions the famous missing report, the one in the yellow folder. He sees how angry she is and begs her not to make a scene. Don’t worry, she says. It turns out that the person with no moral principles is you! Then she turns away from Rogelio just in time to see Pablo and Malicia exchanging a tender kiss.

Credits roll

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Juan has a folded piece of paper in his hands. He makes it a ball and throws it away. Then he has a second thought, picks it up unfolds it and reads it. It is the annulment document. Now, how did Aimee got hold of this document? Wasn’t Ren supposed to send it someplace to have the marriage annul? Juan has the thought that Reggie requested the annulment of their matrimony and his first impulse is to go and Reggie for an explanation. For the first time during the length of this TN Juan makes the right assumption and thinks before he makes any judgments, he has to clear his mind and then he'll talk to Reggie. He says he isn't even sure of the veracity of this document.

Elo is tied up to a chair. Gagged and making a lot of noise. Fed is opening Fully's safe. He finally opens it and when he opens the door, the safe is booby trapped. The second the safe door opens a gun is triggered and Fed is finally history! Fed had finally what he deserved. Fed couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the gun. He didn't have enough time to react. The shot got him between his eyes. He fall down in slow motion blood coming out of his mouth and a WTF look in his face to finally rest on his beloved’s lap. Elo is screaming over the gag and she seems to be pretty scared. Elo is breathing pretty heavy. Suddenly we see a hand reaching out from beneath a desk. Slowly a figure is coming into view. It's Fully! He walks slowly towards Elo and says to her do you realize my dear Elo never stop believing in miracles because they truly exist. We see a shot of Fed’s face for dramatization. Fully walks behind Elo and puts knife to her throat. I am almost sure that by now Elo soiled on her undergarments.

Everyone is in black at la finca del mar. Reggi comes in and tells Noel and Clem that is time for them to leave.

Branco and Salma are at the Marin's house. Serv is spying them and asks himself the question. "What are these two doing at de Marin's. I better notify Fully." I don’t really understand why he has to notify fully about these two going to de Marin’s. Lulu doesn't want to let Salma and Branco in the house but they say they want to talk to Mari. They beg Lulu to let them talk to her. Lulu says that Mary is very ill because of Salma;s doing. Salma begs her again and tells Lulu "you were right when you told me that when you do damage to someone your soul is chained." Salma asks Lulu to forgive her and asks Lulu to give her the opportunity to ask for Mari's forgiveness. Branco said that they have very important news to give Mari.

Leo is telling Ren not to insist because she is not leaving the house. Leo is not going to let Clem take possession of her things. Ren tells her, too bad mother I already sign up the documents and we have to vacate the premises. Leo, no, no, and no. Ren moms please take it easy I already bought a house en el puerto and we can move there and live in peace. Leo, well you'll move by yourself because I'm going to die here. Ren tells her I'll leave you alone to think and meditate. Leo, tells Renato she’ll never, never, never, leave the house.

Mari comes and asks Selma what the heck is she doing there. Mari asks her is she came to rejoice in her pain. Mari also asks Salma if she came to tell her more lies. Salma says no senora I came to ask for your forgiveness. Mari, perdon, perdon, you think is that easy? You played with my heart. You gave me false hopes. I gave you my love and affection. Why did you do it Salma, why? What wrong did I do to you that made you hurt me that way? Salma, you never hurt me and I know I don't deserve forgiveness, but I beg you to forgive me in the name of what you love the most. Mari, what I want the most is to find my daughter. Is the only thing I want, find my daughter, find Angela. Your wish has come true Senora. You have been close to your daughter for a long time. Mari, please stop playing with my feelings. Branco, no senora, Salma is telling the truth. We know who your daughter is. That's why we are here. Mari, no you are lying. What you want is money. Branco, no senora, from the bottom of my heart I tell you we are not laying. Mari walks towards Salma, grabs her by the shoulders and demands to be told who her daughter is. For some reason, Salma doesn't say. Probably she is waiting for someone to walk in and stop the confession.

Back to Fully and Elo. Fully is still holding the knife to her throat. Fully, my dear and lovely Elo. I never knew you were so stupid. How could you give yourself to Fed? That poor bastard. Elo tries to deny it, but Fully warns her. Don't even try I saw you at the dressmaker's house. I saw with my own eyes how you kissed him and how you made love to him. I would never forget that image; I think just now Elo is realizing how deep in trouble she is. You my beautiful wife how could you? And look how Fed was going to pay you. He was going to leave you here tied to this chair taking my money. He was going to make you look to be the only one responsible. Fed was only using you my naive and stupid wife. OK I added the last bit. Fed never loved you. He was going to kill you in order to keep all your money you stupid cow. It seems Elo is saved by the bell, at least for now. Serv walks in the room. Fully tells Serv how easily Fed walk in to the trap. Fully orders Serv to put Fed's body in the basement and they'll decide later what to do with it. Fully, I would've done anything for you Elo, but you preferred to betray me. Now you are going to die. I'll give just the time to entrust your soul like the sinner that you are. The blade is all bloody and Elo is about to meet with her maker whoever that is.

The servants are covering the furniture at la casona.Renato walks in one the rooms and looks very sad.

Mari is still shaking Salma (I guess Salma is ready now for James Bond to drink her, shaken not stirred) and begging to be told who her daughter is. Salma doesn't say anything and I think Branco had it like all of us. Branco tells Mari that Jime is her daughter. Mari can't believe it. She looks at Salma, and Salma shakes her head, yes.

Jime and Gabe are walking on the beach talking about their love and how much they'll like o be married. I'm sorry but there's nothing here to report. Too sticky sweet for me.

Mari can't believe and asks them what are you saying the Jime is my daughter? Salma, yes senora. Branco convinced me to tell you the truth. Mari, I won't believe you. You lied to me once. Probably you are lying to me again so my dad doesn't go to the authorities. Branco, tells her, no senora if it wasn't the truth we won't be here. We don't want any money or any reward the only thing we want is to have our conscience in peace. De Marin and Mari's parents walk in the house. Abuelo asks what you are doing here. It was no enough for you all the hurt you caused us? Abuela, what do you want? What new devilry are you planning for us? Salma, I am not going to defend myself. I accept all of you are pissed at me, that's why I gather the courage to come and tell you how sorry I am for what I did. De Marin tells her that nothing is going to erase all the bad things she did. Abuelo, tells why are you here? Mari tells them the news about Jime being her real daughter. Everyone is very surprised and I am sure the abuelos must be feeling pretty bad after the way they treated Jime. Salma and Branco tells them the story how Grizzy and Serv kidnapped Jime and how Grizzy coached Salma to pretend to be Angela. So yeah, Jimena is Mari's daughter.

Serv has reached the basement with Fed's body and is complaining about the weight. He is going to cover it, but before that he decides to empty Fed's pocket because Fed is not going to need it where he's going. I never liked you arrogant bastard. After Serv empties Fed’s pockets he leaves the basement and maybe to add some drama Fed’s body moves and falls.

Clem asks Noel for his permission to go out. Noel asks where? Clem says she is going to go to the market with Reggie. Reggie wants to be like the women of the fishermen. Noel, says how different are Reggie and Aimee. Even though Aimee caused us a lot of grief I still can't accept her dead. Clem, says yes I understand you because I feel the same way. Clem, Ren wanted to give her everything and she did everything she could to kill his love. Noel, yes and even though she knew Reggie and Juan loved each other she did the impossible to try to separate them. Clem, Aimee could never accept that she couldn't own everything. If something didn't belong to her, it couldn't belong to anybody else. That’s why she never accepted that Juan didn’t want her anymore. Noel, I think Aimee needed her mother's love. I don't think Rod in all his selfishness gave her all the love she need it. I am sorry Noel, but Rod gave Reggie less love and Reggie is different. Clem tells Noel about the letter Constanza left and that MDR read it and the letter's content. Noel can't believe it. Clem reminds him of how times at day Leo gave Consty a tea of some sort to make her "feel better." Clem is convinced Leo offed Constanza.

Leo is being escorted out of the house by the guards she says what about Rod? Rod is also being escorted by the guards. Rod also wonders about Leo. These two are going to play the blame game.

Jime and Gabe arrive at De Marin's. Lulu greets them and tells them that Mari is waiting for Jime very anxious. Jime gets all nervous and asks if Mari got sick. Lulu reassures her and tells her they have surprise for her. Jime goes in the living room and sees Salma and Branco. Jime gets upset and asks Salma what in the devil is she doing there? Mari tells Jime to calm down. I have to tell you something. I am very excited and I hope you'll share this excitement when I tell you why Salma is here.

Reggie is in bed feeling sick wondering what is wrong with her. Je, je, je, we know what is wrong with her.

Remi is screaming at Juan for doubting Reggie. I take back what I said at the beginning of this recap about Juan. The poor last neuron on his brain is working overtime now. Remi is trying to make him reason.

Clem came to get Reggie to go to the market. Reggie tells Clem about the ways she feels and Clem tells Reggie she is pregnant.

Remi continues his session with Juan. Remi tells him if you doubt Reggie and this separate you of her then Aimee have won. Juan says you are right I have to believe in her love. Does she love me? Remi has an, oh please look, and leaves. I guess Remi had enough stupidity for a lifetime from Juan and leaves. Juan scream answer me, does she love me?

I tell you Reggie and Clem can tele-port. They are at Pablo's office and he has already examined her. Pablo confirms the good news. Reggie is beside herself and says she is going to give her husband the good news. We know that probably Juan won't know until the end.

Juan is holding a red rose. I think he is visiting Aimee. Aimee is buried at the same tomb MDR was "buried" Why is he there? Anyway, he’s telling Aimee about her last letter and how he never understood her reasons to try to separate him of Reggie. He tells Aimee that he won't allow her to become between him and Reggie. He tells her he never loved her. All he felt from her was passion the same she felt for him. We are treated against our will to some scene of passion in the love cave, when Juan went to la finca on the wedding day. We see la espada y la rosa scene once more. You don't know what love is. I love you sister with all my soul.

De Marin and the grandparents are talking about how if Jime is not Mari's daughter it would kill her. Jime tells Mari what is that thing so important she has to tell her. Mari goes around in circle and Jime is clueless. Then Mari tells her you are my Angela. You are my daughter. Jime can't believe it. Salma tells her is the truth and tells her how Grizzy and serv kidnapped her when she was alittle girl. Branco reaffirms it. Jime and Mari hug each other. Mari, I waited so long for this moment. Now I understand the connection we had.

Sue

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Tonight was a strange mixture of pathos, broad humor, slapstick and nail-biting tension. As much as I loathe Vicky, I found myself feeling quite sorry for her tonight. Lying beautifully silent, almost catatonic, still in her white wedding garb, we could appreciate her physical loveliness and get a much-needed break from her manipulative screeching. I felt even sorrier for Don Gaston, baffled and disillusioned by the machinations of his daughter but still loving her with all his heart. Daughter, he explains haltingly, I had to cancel the wedding. Without love and trust, a marriage is doomed. Vicky doesn't see it that way and as he turns off the light and starts to leave, we see a flash of the old Vicky as she makes a wicked nasty face. I fear Rafa's troubles with VVV are not over.

His troubles at work, however, seem to be resolving. Doña Arcadia, along with Beltran, has summoned him to the royal chambers in order to offer him his job back. But Alejandra has to go. Rafa protests. The Queen laughs. You're completely predictable, she chuckles, we knew you'd say that....so here's the deal. If you get Alejandra to come back WITH Susana, then you'll have a job. But we need all three of you....especially Susana for her wonderful massages. Once that's settled, Beltran wants the 411 on the cancellation of the wedding and Rafa mumbles something about having goals he needs to reach before taking a step like that. Doña Arcadia, who knows a lot more, wisely keeps mum.

Now if only Jaime would! His hysterical high-speed tirades are in full evidence tonight. I think I'd prefer he choose the comatose route like Vicky, but no such luck. A torrent of blather and apologies greet Leonor when she opens the door to his frantic knocks. She finally calls a halt and tells him she might be able to hear him out another day. But tonight, no. She's too hurt, too devastated. In the background, we see Julieta, her tear-stained face bearing the same message. You sent him packing didn't you, ma? Indeed.

The last scene before our first round of ads is Rafa, firming up the meeting with Don Romulo tomorrow to deliver the trucks. And then musing over his last encounter with Ale. She wished him luck in his wedding and he had it...no wedding! Now if only he could wish her the same kind of luck so she would fail to marry Marco.

Now we're at Marco's and the telephone rings. It's Jorge. No problem. There was a storm, knocked out all communication but all is well now. Sorry he won't be at the civil wedding but he'll be praying for them both. And no way will he miss the religious ceremony. Marco goes in for a big hug, Ale turns her face away and looks sad, but she clings to him nevertheless.

Auto Siglo looks like a morgue, especially with only our miserable Dandy at the desk. All the rest of the sales staff is at the Trancaso celebrating Rafa's non-wedding. No matter. Rafa now has another "mission" for Dandy. One more time, he has to get Susana to listen to him. Not only that but he must persuade her to come back to work. He doubts he'll make any headway but Rafa packs him off with a "Echale mi matador" (Go for it bullfighter). And he does.

Rafa is not so lucky when he tries to contact a hungover Ale, slumped over her alka-seltzer. Once she finally locates her ringing cellphone she refuses to answer. Furthermore, no matter who calls, she's not "not at home". Got it, everybody? And with that she staggers off to the bedroom, leaving our nefarious Marco to muse "Would she still want to marry me if she knew Medina's wedding didn't come off?"

Well, the wedding scandal provides a great source of entertainment for the sales staff. They're tippling tequilas, musing about Jaime's tryst with Vicky, making fun of Rosaura as usual for her "everything's better in the US" BS, and she in turn is artfully dodging the clumsy seduction attempts of Pepeto.

Just before the next set of ads, we see Rafa leaving work, only to stumble over an hysterical Jaime, now on his second round of frenetic apologies. ( Someone give this guy a quaalude please!) Here's the short version: He didn't want to hurt Rafa or Julieta. Vicky was blackmailing him. He couldn't say anything because her brothers would have killed him. She got him drunk. (I suppose she raped you too, snaps Rafa). Well no, but remember, you stood her up at the hotel and I went to explain why you couldn't come. She was wearing a rather attractive negligée. The champagne was flowing....

And you fell for it like a chump, concludes Rafa. Jaime switches from hysteria to assault, trying to kiss Rafa as he shrieks that he's his only friend in the whole world. Rafa brushes him off. Are you gay or what? (¿volviendo del otro bando?) I'll never forgive you for what you did to Julieta. (We know these two friends will make up eventually. But clearly it won't be tonight.)

So what about Susana and Dandy? Well, not tonight either. He camps outside her doorstep, rousing the ire of a neighbor with his knocking and his shouts. Susana sneaks in during a moment when he closes his eyes. He ends up spending the night crouched outside her door and only gets in when the same neighbor, taking pity on him, pretends to ask for a cup of sugar the next day. Instead of sugar, she gets Dandy. And now there's hope. (But first he has to sprint to her bathroom, poor devil.)

All right, you know who really breaks my heart? Don Gaston. He's not happy with any of his kids and I don't blame him. The boys are buffoons with serious anger management problems.. Vicky is clearly unbalanced. "What sin have I committed?" he sighs, "if only one were normal!" (Fella, I feel your pain. Believe me. Wanna start a Parents of Adult Children support group? I could use one.)

Back at the Trancaso, the non-wedding party is breaking up. Ramirez is off to see his married lady (after fending off a lot of snide insinuations about him and Marino); Bebe is heading for home before his dear wife gets worried, and the rest of the crew are musing about Marino's latest "victim" and whether there will soon be a tenth fatherless child in the neighborhood.

So where do we go next? You got it. Marino's bed which has evidently just seen a lot of action. She's gushing about his prowess, he's angling for a back rub. But whoops he lets out the secret that he's hoping he's engendered a girl child after all those boys. WHAT!? YOU HAVE KIDS!? YOU'RE LIKE ALL THE REST, YOU LIED TO ME!!! Nope, he didn't. He never say he DID NOT have kids. So okay, he has a couple. She tries to throw him out. He reminds her it's his bedroom so she has to go. Except he has other plans. A tussle, a forced kiss....which turns passionate. She wraps herself around him again. Baby girl launch no. 2 is about to begin. Thankfully the scene ends. This I don't want to see.

Don't much want to see Ramirez checking his breath outside his paramour's door either. But I do. Door opens. Breathless and surprise redhead answers. She gets a present and some sweet nothings, followed by "Is Edgar Jr. asleep?" "Does that mean.....you want to spend the night?" More ardent trembling. " Then I'm your woman!" (Don't really get Ramirez' charm but I guess in comparison to Marino, any man looks good) Anyway, clearly our pompous mama's boy going to be as well served as his erstwhile roommate tonight.

The goofy cartoon tells us that night has passed and morning has dawned. Yes, it's the day we've all been dreading, including Alejandra. The third go at a wedding. Hers.

Rosario is looking like spiffy, in a silky forest green top and very successful makeup. Even odious Quintana seems charmed, and hovers in for a "When this is over, we must start planning our own wedding, darling". Blech. Marco is also looking quite natty in his well-tailored suit. And Ale? As Rosario notes, she looks like she's headed for a firing squad (al parédon) rather than to a wedding. Figure it out, Tia!

Well, Susana, at least, IS beginning to figure it out....or at least to listen to Dandy. He's explaining that the wedding was cancelled. True, Rafa didn't back out. It was Vicky's dad that called a halt. But Rafa doesn't love Vicky. He DOES love Alejandra. And we've got to let her know he didn't get married. Susana tries the cellphone. But it's turned off. Then call the apartment! She does. And we hear the fatal phone ringing and ringing right after Alejandra sallies forth, slamming the door shut.

OH NOOOOOOO!!!!!!. And there the episode ends.

Previews"
Marian, looking lovely with her collagen-plumped lips, is musing that today Rafa loses his love Alejandra to her wedding. Sooooo sad. (Not!)
We see Ale, looking fabulous in a pale pink dress, about to say her vows.
But here comes the Pantera and Rafa! Will he stop the wedding in time? Stay tuned.

Vocabulary:
regar en tus macetas = lit. to water in your pots. fig. to dip your wick ( The sales crew discussing Jaime's alleged cheating with Rafa's girl)
pelizcadó el pastel = lit. nibbled at the cake fig. same meaning as above
echale mi matador = go for it, bullfighter!
volviendo del otro bando fig. playing in the other ballpark, being gay
como un niño caiste = fell for it like a chump
erroes no se corrigen con mentiras = mistakes aren't fixed by lies (Rafa to Jaime)
reverenda estupidez = utter, absolute stupidity! (Jaime, admitting his mistake)
animalada = an outrage, outrageous (more Jaime confessions)
está como ida = it's like she's not "there" (describing Vicky's catatonic state)
eso no se hace = that sort of thing isn't done (Leonor remonstrating with Jaime)
¿le mandaste a volar? = did you send him packing? (Julieta to Leonor)
parédon = can mean wall or rock, but in this case, "firing squad" (the look on Ale's face the day of her wedding to Marco)

Dicho of the Day

I'm just going to give you a couple of expressions....they're not actually dichos, per se.

"apenas a tiempo" in the nick of time Will Rafa get there before she says "I do"?
un puñalada trapera" a stab in the back A perfect way to describe Jaime's actions. But at least he stopped the wedding in time.
un cuento chino = a cock and bull story Just about anything that comes out of Marco's mouth
lobo con piel de oveja = a wolf in sheep's clothing Marco, Chavez, Marino . Probably Quintana. And Pepeto? Can't decide.

And that's it for tonight folks. Enjoy.

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I hope this is like riding a bike, it has been a while since I've done this -

Unfortunately my night begins with Emanuel doing a Chippendale show for Marianela. Are we supposed to forget that they are cousins, or did we decide that the cousin lovin’ isn’t frowned upon in Mexico? I forget. Anyway, Emanuel finally leaves Marianela to gasp for air, bringing on the one billionth time on TV they have shown someone with asthma and gotten it all wrong. I suffered from asthma when I was younger and the problem is breathing OUT, not breathing in. On TV they always show someone gasping to suck in air, all of a sudden, it comes on a bit more slowly. They also never show someone using their inhaler right, in reality it looks like someone doing a bong hit. Suck the spray down deeeeeeep and hold it as long as you can. And Marianela this time even had the inhaler upside down! Wow we kicked right off with one of my pet peeves. Moving on –

Emiliano calls the cops to report the four guys that attacked Mauricio. Fedra overhears and mumbles threats against Mauricio, she knows what really happened. Emanuel walks in with no pants and blood on his head, Emiliano gets back on the phone, he must have been assaulted too!

Emanuel laughs about having blood on his head like he’s drunk or something and remembers Marianela throwing the chocolates at him. He is acting really weird. Then he realizes it wasn’t her taking his pants, who was it?

Fedra calls Bernardo and the two security guards on the carpet for not seeing the four assaulters. Emanuel and Fedra argue, Marianela comes in with chocolate all over her face. Fedra tells her to lay off the chocolate or she won’t fit through the door.

Ilitia continues complaining about Brandon at the police station. WE GET IT. As Maggie (I think it was her) pointed out, these two getting together later on is a guarantee. Her mom Camila defends him as a hero, Ilitia just complains some more about not talking to her novio, etc. Dad Lorenzo shows up and wants to hear the whole story. Ilitia says later, just get us out of here.

Emanuel says there was no assault, he just had an accident. Fedra says “I knew it!” She is on to Mauricio and his greasy self, and now Emanuel knows Mauricio is the pants thief.

Emiliano apologizes to Marianela about Fedra. They say nice things about Eva, leaving out any mention of her plastic face. He promises to talk to the lawyers about her inheritance. She mentions moving to Netty’s house, he says no way, this is her house, the house of her father! She can go see Netty whenever she wants, or even bring Netty over whenever. I’m sure he is all for that wink wink nudge nudge know what I’m saying? Speaking of Netty, I think the skill she could teach best is how to fan your face with your hand, she’s an expert.

Netty and the other ladies at her house ask if Eva left anything for anyone, Netty says she didn’t have any money to leave. The others don’t believe that, with all her singing success and rich husband. For sure when he died he left it all to Eva, and now it belongs to Marianela, right? Netty thinks, hmmm, that makes sense.

Marianela, still in her bath robe, talks to the General in the basement about how horrible Fedra is. He says she’ll try to get rid of Marianela, dead or alive. She frets. He tells her Fedra hate her because she is the heir to all the fortune of her father. What about the debts, she says? He says that’s all lies. She then FINALLY realizes that she lost the gold lily.

Bernardo brings Fedra all the fake papers making all of Eva’s fortune belong to her now.

Emanuel has the gold lily, wonder how many weeks/months before Marianela finds out and gets it back? Axel is borrowing some books, Emanuel stops him and asks, what if someone told you a crazy story, and then later you found something from it? Axel asks like what? Emanuel says like after hearing the story of Alladin and the lamp, what if you were walking along and you FOUND a lamp just like that? Axel says well, then, that means the story is true! So – this gold lily appeared in some story being told within this family and Emanuel didn’t think it was all true, but here is the lily, for real.

Fedra exults. Then asks Bernardo, where are the debts I asked you to make? He goes into some long explanation that sums up to “taken care of”. She says she’ll pay him handsomely for everything, he says he isn’t interested in money. She says that’s weird and they talk about forgetting the past, apparently her past is shady but now she has been converted into a queen and she’ll never forget that she owes it all to Bernardo. So I ask, what does Bernardo want? Is he in love with Fedra (ugh threw up in my mouth a little)? We don’t get an answer at this time.

The General says he can’t believe the gold lily was still around. It was given to his father from a business associate (what a girly gift between businessmen, but whatever), then it passed to her father, who gave it to Eva on their wedding day. After that it was never seen again. Marianela is upset that she lost it.

Manuelo goes to the kitchen for something for his headache. Then he plays with frosting on a pie, saying something about his sister. One of the maids says something nasty to him on her way out of the room. Is it me, or are the maids the most attractive women on this show? One of them might be too young for me to say that, but still. I have no idea what the deal was with that scene.

Marianela is telling the maid about her lost gold lily, asking for her hep to find it.

Bernardo, aka The Mask, keep congratulating themselves. She wants to go out and celebrate, it sounded to me like she wanted Bernardo to give her some drugs (extasy?) and then she was going to out and slut it up with some random dude. He says that would be the third time this month already, she should be careful. My wife didn’t understand that all any better than I did, I think that’s what is going on here.

Kristel goes into Gretels room as Gretel is asleep. She talks to her about why she has to be so weird instead of ‘normal’ like her. She plays with a hypodermic needle, but before she uses it a maid comes in saying Emanuel wants her in the kitchen. She heads down.

Emanuel is waiting by the kitchen door with a pie loaded with whipped cream (ok now I get it). He whips it up to hit Kristel as she enters….. but it was Marianela. Ooops.

Ilitia’s dad tries to calm her down, it doesn’t work very well. The cops call her in to sign her statement. Instead of just going, she rants first. Then she goes.

Emanuel is having to apologize to Marianela AGAIN. She starts crying. I’m getting very tired of seeing this bit twice per episode. I look forward to no more fat suit and getting the thin hot version of this actress back. Kristel comes in and says that Emanuel is officially her hero (the captions here were WAY off, something about being detenido), which upsets Marianela even more. Sigh.

Ilitia signs the form. Then she yells at Brandon some more. He teases her and asks if she wants his phone number. She vows to get even with him. She throws her money and fame in his face, showing how shallow she is. This continues until she leaves.

The Mask goes into Emanuel’s room (I’m guessing because of the trophies) and some how immediately finds the one where he has hidden the gold lily. He has what sounds like an orgasm as he steals it. Creepy.

Kristel asks Marianela if she was born dumb or if something happened. Emanuel tries to defend her, AGAIN she gets mad at him, etc etc etc. She trips and falls on the pie on the way out, refusing his help to get up. Kristel can’t stop laughing. He says maybe this will also be funny and dumps a bunch of soup on her head. He decides that this IS funny, adding rice, and some more whipped cream on top of her head. He laughs. I agree, it is funny.

Netty and the others continue to talk about the inheritance. They vow to make sure it goes to Marianela. Brandon comes home and everyone is so happy.

Some old lady from Spain, Aunt Carlota, reminds Emiliano by phone that it is Marianela’s house, etc etc. He says of course, when she is old enough it will all pass to her. Fedra flops her arm on a bunch of piano keys in the background. Aunt Carlota makes him promise to protect Marianela. He agrees, with Fedra sulking in the background.

Marianela sits in her dark room and whines to God, out loud to herself. I can’t get her time as Aurora out of my head, it’s the same thing all over again.

Fedra complains about Aunt Carlota putting the responsibility of taking care of Marianela on them. Whine whine whine. She insults Netty, Emiliano quickly comes to her defense. More arguing. Axel shows up and adds to the defense of Netty. Fedra then wants Marianela to leave the house, but Axel says she should decide herself, and Emiliano says she’ll stay here, and everyone will show her some respect, dammit! Good Night!

This is out of order and I don’t know if anyone threw this out there yet – but I think Axel is gay. The whole thing the other night where he wouldn’t give the girls attention, then telling his friend that he ‘was about to tell my parents everything’ but then didn’t, it all adds up.

Ooops – turns out Marianela was listening. She is still covered with cream, Fedra yells at her.

Ilitia comes home, her parents ask if she is going to see Emanuel, she says she can’t looking like this! She sniffs her hair and says she has ‘odor of naco’ stuck on her so she has to clean up first, then go see her novio.

Fedra goes on, Emiliano stops her. Marianela says there was an accident, it wasn’t from eating. She tells what happened. Fedra doesn’t believe her. Emiliano says hey hey whatever, it’s ok if you ate the pie. On and on. Nobody believes what happened. Fedra calls the maids to get Marianela’s unifoms so she can dress for dinner. Whichever maid shows up says it isn’t possible but Fedra sends her off anyway. Wonder why it isn’t possible, sounded like more than it just not being out of the wash yet.

The old lady maid is yelling at Emanuel for the mess he made in the kitchen. Of course they have to clean it up, not him. After enough complaining, he actually does decide to do it himself. The maids keep on him, accusing him of making problems with Marianela. He tries to explain but they don’t believe him.

Haa – Marianela’s uniform shrank to the size of doll clothes. Ooops. The other one is still in the wash, the maid promises to not put that one in the dryer. Kristel shows up to tease her some more. Axel gets mad and leaves. Kristel offers to give Marianela a costume to wear.

Axel is talking to sleeping Gretel, I guess because she can’t talk back to him. He says something about being something that he isn’t. He has a big secret, it is obvious. I really think he’s gay.

Emanuel takes out his anger on a punching bag. The gardener comes to talk to him. He suggests giving Marianela a rose. I’m sure she’ll prick her finger and accuse him of doing it on purpose.

In her room Marianela holds El Cofre (every novela has one) holding her mother’s ashes. A knock at the door. A hand comes in with a rose, Emanuel is here apologizing AGAIN.

Mercifully this episode ends.

Monday – Marianela is in some huge pumpkin costume, about to talk to Emanuel (who is wearing a pirate outfit, though nobody else is in costume) at some party, when Ilitia shows up wearing a most excellent short tight red dress runs up, breaking Marianela’s heart.

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A summer storm. Thunder, lightning, and tons of water. Yesterday some were shocked, some were shaken, some were stirred, and some drank martinis (shaken, not stirred, right?) Although the weather was sunny, the waterworks were flowing, in the form of tears in many eyes, from Vicky, from Leonor, from Julieta, Ale and Susana. But when the storm has passed, it’s time to pick oneself up, deal with the mess, and seguir adelante (keep going). So how did our lovable characters react? Vamos a ver (let’s see).

Of course the storm was caused by Jaime’s mouth bursting open, a big spill of words gushing out with the volume and intensity not too far short of the Gulf disaster (well, maybe a little less). Don Gaston puts a cap on Jaime with a loud “that’s enough!”. Poor Vicky, tears streaming down her pretty face, begs all to resume the wedding. But no – it’s over, states Don Gaston firmly. The wedding’s off!

Over at Siglo, we finally get to see Doña Arcadia using those handy (but politically incorrect) “security” cameras, as she notices Susana’s desk is vacant. She reams out Beltran (whom she calls “Güero”, or Blondie, which is funny, since he’s bald) for letting this happen. After all, with Rafa and Ale leaving, Susana is indispensable. She pretty much runs the place. And….she knows our secrets! And most importantly (she adds conspiratorially) she gives the BEST massages! Beltran agrees with a smile. So go get her, orders Arcadia, offer her anything, a bicycle, double her salary, but go now!

Pancho and Felipe have a plan B. Jaime should marry Vicky! Unfortunately, Jaime’s not too keen on this, and Vicky never wants to see HIM again in her life! Don Gaston orders the Beef Brothers to take the girl home, and they carry her out, kicking and screaming. Marian offers to help Rafa, who says he’s confused (estoy hecho bolas). When Jaime tries to apologize to Leonor, she tearfully tells him SHE never wants to see him again, either. Jaime’s destroyed, what’s he to do? His sins of omission have become his perdition.

Don Gaston takes Rafa into a side room, and lays out his cards. After Rafa confirms there’ll be nothing more between Rafa and his daughter, he calmly states that means there’s no more bond (vinculo) between them, and reminds Rafa that the loan was made only because Rafa was going to be family. And let’s forget about monthly payments. Return the money. Tomorrow. He doesn’t want a problem between the families. Rafa weakly assures him there won’t be.

After Gaston leaves, Leonor comes to console her son, and Rafa informs her he has to return Don Gaston’s money now. Leonor thinks Rafa already gave it to Alejandra, but Rafa admits it’s actually tied up in a business of selling used trucks. The good news? He should get most of the money from the sales tomorrow. The bad news? He also promised la licensiada Alejandra Álvarez de Castillo he’d return the money to HER tomorrow. So, asks Leonor, who are you going to pay?

Our lovely licensiada has switched from booze to coffee now with her pal Susana, trying to recuperate. She’s also looking forward to tomorrow when Rafa will sell the trucks, and pay her both her commission and all the money he owes her. Susie’s phone rings, and Ale says if it’s Dandy, PHHHFFFTTT (she spits), to hell with him. Susana’s a little miffed at the spit on the phone (these two are still quite drunk), but it’s the office (Beltran, but they don’t know it), and there’s no way she’ll answer. She does, at least, stop Ale from any more liquor.

As Rafael buries his head in his hands, a gorgeous pair of legs glides in,


topped by the gorgeous body of Marian. She sits next to him, cuddles gently, giving him her silent support.

After the commercial, Marian’s gone, but the whole Siglo crew is trying to cheer up Rafa. As usual, they each are on private wavelengths which show their personality, Claudia being sexy, Rosaura complaining about how “low class” Vicky’s family is, Pepeto making a macho remark, Ismael telling them all to be ashamed of themselves and Dandy crying that he’s so lonely with no Noni. He gets zero sympathy from our self absorbed sales crew, of course.

Amazingly, it’s still broad daylight (I guess it was a morning wedding), and we whisk over to Marco’s pad, where he and Rosario are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the princess. Well, here she is, along with Susana, the two the picture definition of a bad hair day.

They’re hilarious, as they do very little to hide their still stuporous status. Rosario is aghast at Ale’s brazen drunkenness, but Ale slurringly asserts that she’s taken just the right dose of “amnesia and anesthetics” to sleep until morning. Rosario reminds her they’re worried about Jorge, and tomorrow you’re getting married. Noooo, moans Ale. Rosario are Marco get concerned looks, but Ale pretends she’s just worried about her Daddy. Marco tries to call Ale on her slip of the tongue above, how come she needs to anesthetize herself, to forget? Before she can answer, Rosario insists Ale go lie down, and Marco helps her to her room. As they go, Rosario interrogates Susana. It’s because of Medina’s wedding, right? Susana admits it is, and even though it’s too late, Ale’s still hurting. “But she’s still getting married tomorrow, right?” Susie says you know Ale, she’s obstinate, she’s going through with it no matter what. Rosario wants Susana to ride with them to the club tomorrow, but Susana demurs, she’s not going. She’s just not in agreement with this wedding.

Marco comes back out, and Susana goes back to Ale’s room. Marco tells Rosario he knows Ale’s still thinking about Medina. Rosario rejoices that it’s too late, Medina’s married, he’s leaving Auto Siglo, and that’s the end of the matter. Marco just wants to take Ale far away. And he also wants to wrap up the hacienda matter ASAP. His phone rings, he pretends it’s Urdiales, and Rosario gives him privacy. Turns out it’s Claudia, calling from the privacy of her car,


to tell him the wedding was cancelled! Marco is muy impactado. After hanging up, he thought bubbles that he can’t let Alejandra find out about this. No way!

Rafa’s home now, and we see that that the stress has also messed the tresses of Julieta and Leonor.


The three agree that Jaime really let them down. Julieta is glad they’re finally through with Vicky, who was capricious, always having tantrums (berrinchuda). Rafa admits he’s relieved. Leonor says now we know it was Vicky’s fault, but Julieta is having none of this. It takes two to tango. She stands up. They BOTH went to that hotel, they were both involved, both ended up in their skivvies. Rafa doesn’t like her tone, so Juli says she’s going to her room, adding that what Jaime did was disgusting (una porquería). After she leaves, Rafa tells his Mom he has to pick himself up, get changed, go to Siglo, and check on the trucks. He’s going to try to be his old self again. He goes to change, and Leonor thanks God, who in his infinite wisdom, knew what to do, made it so the wedding didn’t take place, because Rafa would never have been happy.

Currently, Siglo is being “manned” by Trapito, playing solitaire on the computer, and the two leggy greeter girls. Beltran sees this, lets out a bellow, and the girls scurry away, heels a clickin’. Trappy’s groovin’ with his headphones, and doesn’t hear a thing. Where IS everyone! screams Big Belly Beltran. Trappy cheerfully informs him that everyone’s at the wedding, except Marino, who’s at lunch. But Marino left Trappy a price list, and if anyone calls, he just takes down their phone number. But don´t worry, he adds. Just about no one has shown up. This is NOT music to Beltran’s ears. He collapses in the chair, starts wheezing, and Trappy summons the sexy girls over to fan him, which should help a bit.

Time for another of the dumb cop scenes. Am I the only one who never finds these funny? This time they pull over Rosaura and the Generala, and the only good thing about this scene is that I learn the Mexican word for taillights – calaveras.

In Ale’s bedroom, she and Susana have recovered a bit, but Ale, in addition to having a headache, can’t take the fact that as soon as she tries to drown her Medina troubles, her father disappears. It’s one thing after another. Susana has an idea – let’s summon our positive energy through dynamic meditation! Ale’s not too keen on this, how ‘bout another drink instead? Susana tells her to concentrate on her Dad now, it’s too late with Medina anyway, by now he’s already married to that intense girlfriend of his. Yes, weeps Ale, with Vicky.

Although I thought Doña Arcadia was upstairs, she and Chato walk through the front door of Siglo, he leading the two doggies. She tells her big puppy Chato to take the two little ones for a nap, and sing them a lullaby. By this time Marino is back from lunch, and our tall, toothpicked troublemaker greets Arcadia, saying he has everything under control, has she come just so the two of them can work side by side? She remarks how if she weren’t so patient, she could never bear his arrogance. She also fills him in on the canceled wedding, which starts Marino chuckling. And here’s Rafa, looking determined. He and Arcadia are both relieved that divine intervention seems to have stopped the wedding, but Rafa needs to check on those trucks. Arcadia counsels him to learn from the experience he just had. She asks him to be frank, she’s like a mother, isn’t it true he didn’t really want to get married to that girl? Rafa says it’s true, he didn’t love her. Arcadia thinks to herself that she was right. Meanwhile, she tells Rafa, after he checks on the trucks, he should come to her office. She and Beltran want to talk to him. After he leaves she thinks to herself, I’m pretty sure I know whom he DOES want to marry.


Marco knocks on Ale’s door, can he come in? Ale says yes, and Susana leaves them alone. Marco then goes into his supportive, caring mode (and does a beautiful job of it). He gently sits next to Ale on the bed, lovingly takes her hand, and looking straight into her eyes, tells her that since she’s so upset, with her father being unaccounted for, does she want to postpone the wedding? He’ll do whatever she says. Ale doesn’t know, but this would be the third time, and her Dad did want so much for them to get married, this could almost be like his last will. Marco comforts her, don’t worry, with the time difference, it could be really late in Europe, and they could have decided not to call, or just forgotten, you know how they are. I’m sure they’re just fine. Ale, makeup in ruins, cheeks still covered with tears, begs Marco’s pardon. He’s been so good to her, and she’s been so unjust with him. And she’s so thankful for the help he’s given. He sensitively tells her he did it out of love, and when he kisses her softly on the lips, this time, she doesn’t pull away.




Leonor comforts Julieta, it really was sad to find out what Jaime was like, and she doesn’t know which is worse, Jaime’s betrayal of Juli, or his betrayal of Rafa. His LIES were the worst thing, spits out Julieta, rising to her feet. If things were the way he said, why didn’t he SAY something? Why didn’t he tell Rafael? Because of his guilt. He was always so nervous, the guilt was killing him. Leonor walks to her, don’t worry about him, I’m concerned about YOU. Don’t worry, Mamá, replies Juli, wiping the last tear from her face. What doesn’t kill, makes you stronger. I’m going to move forward. Tomorrow I’ll call Marian Celeste. I’ll ask for that job. Because I’m a Medina, a Medina Núñez, too, Mamá, a strong woman like you, because when my Dad abandoned you, you weren’t intimidated (no te achicaste), you had the intelligence to keep going for your children. You’ll see, Mamá, today, a new Julieta has been born!


Marian’s back at her office, telling Chepis that she really was at the point of stopping that wedding, although it turned out she didn’t have to. And she would have stopped it not because she wanted Rafael, but for justice, because she knew he didn’t love that woman. But you ARE pleased with what happened, right? asks Chepis. Well, sure, but Rafa still has feelings for Alejandra, so the problem is only half solved. Chepis guesses that Marian won’t rest until she gets what she wants. Marian agrees, and asks Chepis, can you think of any time I wanted something badly, and DIDN’T get it? Chepis can’t. But what about Daniel, he’s so handsome, he’s the brother of your best friend, he’s been calling. Not interested, says Marian. And listen. I now know that Rafael owes a lot of money to the family of his ex-girlfriend. Maybe that’s why he had to marry her. But now he’ll have to return the money. And another thing. Why wasn’t Alejandra at the wedding?

In the Royal Suite, Arcadia and Beltran are seated as Rafa enters to tell them the trucks will be ready tomorrow for Mr. Román. Beltran is worried that the payment will be in cash, and that’s dangerous. Rafa says he has a car now, and he’ll be careful, go out early, and try to get back as fast as possible. What about the other trucks? Rafa has a problem there, as tomorrow is his last day at Siglo. Well, that’s precisely what Arcadia and Beltran want to talk to him about. They want him to stay. It was going to be a wedding gift, and now, although there’s no wedding, they still want him to continue working here. After all, says Beltran, money, money, money! Rafa doesn’t know what to say. He’s grateful, but, ummm…. What about La Licensiada Álvarez de Castillo? Beltran lays it down. Someone has to pay for what happened. You’re going to stay. So she’s out! Rafa bolts to his feet, muy impactado,


and that’s all for today’s episode.

And this Monday: Will Alejandra find out Rafa’s wedding was cancelled? Will SHE get married? Will things go right with the trucks? And who will Rafa pay, if he DOES get the money? The sparks keep flying, as our novela has really heated up. We’ve finally reached the fabled “end of the month”!

Vocabulario:

Güero – Blondie, can also be a form of address to a light-skinned person (thanks, Private 057)
Estoy hecho bolas – I’m really confused, it can also mean things are really “piled up” or “messed up”. estoy hecho polvo is I’m really exhausted
Vinculo – a bond, or a link
Berrinchuda – a woman prone to tantrums, which are berrinches
Una porquería – trash or filth, in our case, it meant disgusting
Calaveras – tail lights, you can also say calaveras traseras. The word calaveras also means skulls
Achicarse – to feel intimidated. This is related to the word chico for small. The word chico for boy and chica for girl are also related to this idea of something being small, or chiquita.

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The Men of La Mancha: A Tragedy in 160 Acts -- or: ¿Qué hiciste, Albieri?


In Leo’s office at Empresas Ferrer, Dora stares at Lucas in disbelief:
¡Dios! ¡eres Daniel sólo que más viejo!
My God, you’re Daniel, only older!

Dora has lost her innocence. Of the four people in the room -- Leo, Cristina, Dora and Lucas – only Lucas still thinks they are talking about a “resemblance”.

Dora thinks that Leo or Lucas must have been the sperm donor for her insemination, but both insist that’s impossible. Albieri must know who the donor was, they all agree.

Leo shows Dora a photo of Diego and Lucas taken shortly before Diego’s death. She stares at the faces of two young men who look exactly like her Daniel; she is startled to hear the name ‘Diego’ and remembers that was the name Albieri wanted for her son. All agree: Albieri has some explaining to do.

Lucas wants them to stop talking about reincarnation. If that were the case, he says, as I understand it, the person reborn would have something of the person who died – a mark (una mancha), a mole, something distinctive. Now if this boy is simply my father’s son, he won’t have my mole since it came from my mother, not from my father. And Lucas pulls his shirt back to show them the mole on his shoulder.


In Cristina’s apartment, Daniel shows Vicki his mole (lunar). Ahí está desde que nací. (It’s been there since I was born.)


Back to Leo’s office: Dora’s eyes widen when she sees the mancha on Lucas’s shoulder: Daniel has the same mole! It’s identical! Hmm. Lucas is going to have to revise his hypothesis.


Escobarde walks into the clinic, chatting happily on his cell to Ratoncita, reminding her to bring him the title to the property today. He is all smiles as he tells Julio and Anita about moving into the apartment with his true love.


Unbeknownst to Escobarde, Ratoncita has turned her little rodent snout in another direction. She opens the apartment door to welcome Pablo. She was lucky enough to get a good deal on the apartment, she tells him, and she bought it with the small inheritance she had from her family. And your boyfriend? asks Pablo.
Eso se acabó; él no valoraba el amor que le daba.
That’s over; he didn’t appreciate the love I gave him, the rodent confesses, with a momentary maidenly air of melancholy.
Pedro, who is so clear-eyed when it comes to pointing out Alej’s folly, seems to have checked his IQ at the door. He is snowed by her shy admission of her feelings for him. He looks thoughtful as she goes off to get him a cold beer. (The beer is for guests, she stresses. She doesn’t drink.)


We see Jade’s tear-stained -- and rather orange, at least on my television -- face as she languishes in her bed and obsesses over Lucas’s words:
Cree en mi, Jade, no vas a perder a tu hija, te lo prometo.
Believe in me, Jade, you’re not going to lose your daughter, I promise you.
Zein comes into the room, takes her hand, and puts a delicate gold chain in it. He says:
Es muy difícil el camino a tu corazón, pero siempre hay un camino – y lo voy a encontrar.
The way to your heart is very difficult, but there’s always a way – and I’m going to find it.
Jade is thinking about writing a letter to Jadiya. Do it, says Zein. I’ll get it to her.


Abdul and Zumaya are out walking in Fez. Said has told him how unhappy Jadiya is without her mother and he has asked Abdul to come to Miami. (Why? When has Abdul ever done anything but make a bad situation worse? Is the Mosque giving a prize this month to the family with the greatest number of insufferable relatives staying with them?) Anyhow, little Zumaya is pleased because for her it means a free trip to the Land of Haraam.


In the street outside their house in Miami, Mohamed watches Amin watching Karla. He reminds his son that he is engaged and he needs to follow the same faith standards as he expects in his bride-to-be.


In a Centro Comercial, Samira and Carlos are – gasp! – holding hands. Amin sees them and, in keeping with his higher standards, threatens to tell Baba. Balance of Terror time:
Holding hands with occidental in public place vs Nudie pictures under mattress
Menstruating and not wearing the veil vs Spying on naked Karla with telescope.
Threat neatly averted.


Ali is drinking tea with Latifa at her home. Samira and Amin come in the door, still bickering, but quietly. Alí says he’s going to visit Jade before Jadiya’s party. Both he and Latifa are worried about Jade, but he maintains that she made her own fate. After all, Ala se olvida de quien se olvida de él. (Allah forgets those who forget Him).


It’s a party at Said’s! (And it doesn’t look as if Marisa has been invited this time.)

A freckle-faced tween named Jamir seems to be checking out Jadiya. The Naz grabs the kid and pulls him to the dance floor. Then Jadiya takes the Naz’s place as Jamir’s partner.

As usual Rania is kvetching to Amina about Said’s neglect.

Zoraida fills Latifa in about Jade’s letter to Jadiya. As usual Latifa is afraid Mohamed will blame her and give her back. (Apparently, that warrantee has NO expiration date.)

Mohamed tells Said how lucky he is to have Rania; and Said says yes, but as usual he is still mooning over Jade.

Jadiya and Jamir introduce themselves. What a funny name, says Jamir on hearing her say 'Jadiya'. Fue nombre de la primera esposa del profeta. (It was the name of the prophet’s first wife) explains Jadiya primly. (Hell, even we knew that. And we begin to wonder if the kid is really novio material.)

At Gloria’s, Skank1 and Skank2 squeal and dance and lick their porcine chops. The pregancy is confirmadísimo – two months! Everyone will just die when they find out she is having a multi-millionaire’s baby!


Andrea and her mother are at home watching tv when Lucia grabs the remote and switches off the program. She says:
No soporto ver la infidelidad, ni siquiera en telvisión.
I can stand seeing infidelity, not even on tv. (Well that rules out telenovelas, I guess.)
And I’ll tell you something else: If your father were unfaithful, I’d kill myself.


Dora and Cris leave Leo’s office and agree that they will need to talk to Albieri. But first Dora wants to check in on her mother. Miguel has told her that Estela is very nervous.


Lucia phones Roberto at work and asks him one little question (preguntita): ¿Tú me serías infiel? (Would you be unfaithful to me?). His answer:
¡Prefiero morirme en los brazos de Claudia Schiffer antes de ser infiel!
I’d rather die in Claudia Schiffer’s arms than be unfaithful to you!
Lucia is not amused.


Lucas comes out of Leo’s office and Roberto asks him how it went. Even though Lucas has not yet seen Daniel, he is now convinced that he is identical to him. He isn’t surprised that his father is willing to accept reincarnation as an explanation. After all:
El siempre quiso traer a Diego de vuelta.
He always wanted to bring Diego back.
Roberto correctly guesses that Lucas is looking for another explanation, perhaps one less spiritual. And indeed Lucas asks him:
¿Tú te crees que hay un interés económico de por medio?
Do you think there’s some economic interest involved?


Dora gets home to her apartment. Estela is relieved to see her and welcomes her with a warm embrace.


Luisa has also been waiting at home. When the bell rings, she hurries to answer it. She opens the door and it is – Daniel! He is smiling. She is aghast. At first, he doesn’t seem to notice her reaction:

You’re Luisa, right? Do you remember me? It’s me, Daniel!
Her response: ¡Dios mio!


Albieri continues his conversation with Padre Andres in the church. What did you do, Albieri? You created an Adam in the laboratory?

Albieri defends himself:
From the beginning of history, man has struggled to master nature and decipher all her secrets. It’s in our hands to improve our species. We can make humanity better.

For whom, Albieri? asks Andres.

Si podemos dominar el enigma de la naturaleza, podremos rescatar las mejores características genéticas del ser humano.
If we can master the enigma of nature, we’ll be able to rescue the best genetic traits of mankind.

Andres finds it frightening to think of how unwisely governments might use such power to manipulate genetic make-up. You want a formula for creating a human, says Andres. You don’t accept the marvelous diversity of nature.

If God exists, counters Albieri, why did he give us this thirst to discover the secrets of nature?

Andres is convinced that what Albieri did is so profoundly wrong, that it amounts to a recapitulation of original sin: You ate of the forbidden fruit, he says, and all humanity will pay. (This was Alí’s conclusion too. I wonder if Albieri is going to try his luck with a Rabbi next.)


The living proof of Albieri’s genius ( or sin - your choice) Daniel, continues his conversation with Luisa:

He: Why are you looking at me like that?
She: It’s just that I can’t understand it.
He: Are you afraid of me?

Luisa denies it. He says that he came to her because she liked him – or at least that’s what he thought. Oh yes, says Luisa, she felt a lot of affection for Daniel (as if she is talking about another person).

He: I thought you’d be happier to see me. I thought you’d hug me like my father did. Luisa, will you give me a hug?

She touches his shoulder tentatively, then pulls her hand away and seems to shrink into herself.

He: You’re afraid of me??
She: No…

She hugs herself, then covers her mouth with her hand.


And then we are back at the party!

Said tells Zoraida that Jamir’s father is a businessman he knows.

Jamir and Amin are getting acquainted. Amin announces he’s going to be very rich and buy lots of gold for his wife. Jamir's not feeling it.

Jadiya gets annoyed when Samira says that Jamir is cute. After all, Samira already has a novio back in Fez. That makes Samira annoyed. She doesn’t accept her arranged noviazgo:
O me caso con quien quiera o no me caso.
Either I marry whomever I wish, or I don’t get married, she declares.

Overhearing this, Zoraida tells Latifa how much Samira reminds her of Jade. No digas eso, pleads Latifa.

Mohamed boasts that he took precautions by arranging marriages for his children. Yes, agrees Said, Abdul’s advice was very wise. But who thinks of my needs, begins the Naz. Mohamed complains that the Naz is starting to sound like one of those feminists from Cairo. She talks as if she were a man.

The ever-observant Zoraida espies the servant Mariam handing Jade’s letter to Rania.


Alí is visiting Jade at Zein’s house. When Jadiya reads my letter, Jade says, everything is going to change. You’ll see.

Alí asks how things are with Zein. Jade tells him about their six-month agreement. He surprises her by saying it might be better if she did fall in love with Zein. Maybe Allah put him in her path so she could refashion her life.

Alí goes on to say that he had a very strange feeling after seeing that boy who looked so much like Lucas. It was frightening, as if time itself had gone mad.

She admits that she was also frightened – frightened that her eyes were deceiving her (miedo de que me estuvieran engañando mis ojos), frightened to remember what she once felt and to feel it again. She threw her life away for him – she needs to know that this great love really existed, that it wasn’t imaginary.

Images of Daniel (or Lucas?) in Fez…

Back at the party, Zoraida finesses Jade’s letter away from Rania. Then she takes Jadiya aside and tries to give her the letter. Jadiya refuses it. My mother doesn’t love me, she says, and I don’t love her either.


Daniel is shown walking along the street, head down, hands in his jeans pockets, alone.


Cris and Vicki are talking things over in Cris’s apartment. Vicki can’t believe that Dora would betray Cris. Both women are impressed by the mancha: if it came from Diego and Lucas’s mother and Daniel also has it… Well, there could be a supernatural explanation! Or it could be that Lucas invented the story to shield his father. They agree that Albieri has some explaining to do:
El único que puede desenredar este nudo es Albieri.
The only one who can untangle this knot is Albieri.


Dora and Estela are at home worrying that Albieri and Leonardo might try to take Daniel away from them. They are prepared to fight to keep him.


And by the conversation Leonardo and Roberto are having in Leo’s office, the ladies will have a fight on their hands. Says Leo:
Ese muchacho es mi hijo – no sé cómo, pero lo es.
That boy is my son – I don’t know how, but he is.
Leonard wants Roberto to help him make it legal: he wants to assume his paternity. Roberto tells him not to be too hasty and suggests letting him look into it first. No, says Leo. Do it immediately.


Final scene: Albieri comes home. El estuvo aquí (he was here), Luisa says to him flatly. Albieri gasps, looks around as if for an escape, then says: Bueno, lo sabes. (okay, you know.)
Luisa: Explícame que pasa porque no lo entiendo. (Explain to me what is going on because I don’t understand it.)
Albieri: Yo hice un clon de Lucas. Daniel es un clon. (I made a clone of Lucas. Daniel is a clone.)

Credits roll.

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Capitulo #124

Leo is telling Ren she knew everything about Aimee and Juan and that Aimee married Ren just for his money. Ren asks Leo why she never said anything while Aimee was alive. Leo doesn't know how to answer. Rod chimes in and syas it was because Aimee was going to give you a child, and we had to endure and keep our mouths shut. Leo says that was just another one of her lies. Rod asks, what are you talking about? Leo, I always had my suspicions that she wasn't pregnant I spoke with Celia and Selia told me Aimee was never pregnant. Rod, Is not true. Leo if don't believe me asks Dr Pablo, he knows and he'll confirm that Aimee was lying (if memory serves me right Celia was the one with the brilliant idea, wasn't she? and when did Leo talk to Celia?). Ren is devastated, Noel comes in to be with his son and give him moral support. Noel tells his son that he loves him just the ways he is. Ren is mumbling about how Aimee betrayed and lied to him. All Ren can mutter is "me engano, me engano" She decieved me, she deceived me...

Reggie is crying by Aime's body. Clem walks in and calls her mi nina. She is dead, she is dead. more crying...

Juan is talking to Remi telling him the news. Juan tells Remi that he doesn't know how Aimee died and he didn't deemed tactful to ask. Remi asks him how is he felling. juan answers that he doesn't know, but he says it hurts a lot. But that is the way Aimee was, she love danger. She live at the edge of dead looking to do dangerous stuff, that's why her life had to end this way. Remi, I don't know what to say. Juan, me neither, with Aimee I knew unbridled passion but everything in life has its limits. You understand? limits, like the ones I put on myself to conquer Reggie. I a wallis built to stop the ocean. Reggie would be mine. Of course it hurts me that Aimee dies but no for my cause it is because of Reggie because she is the suffering the most.

Clem crying over Aimee's body, you never stopped a anything, you insisted to live your life agains the whole world and looke what happened, the world defeated you. I blame all of us for not understanding your rebellions and to save you. Please forgive us, please. More crying... Reggie please Nana lets clean her up and leave her the way she always wanted to be. Lets live as beautiful as she was. Aimee was one of the beauty of the port. I want everyone to remember her the way she was. more crying... They got up pour and pour some water to clean Aimee up.

Noel to Ren, My son please take it easy. Ren, screaming, how do you want to take it easy when all I find on my way is lies and more lies and betrayal. This house is full of lies. Leo, we only did it protect you. Ren, the only thing it did was lead to Aimee's dead. You know what was her lie and betrayal? Aimee wasn't expecting a child, everything was false. Noel, what are you talking about? Ren, just that. Noel, it can't be, such infamy and betrayal. My God this was what they wanted to tell me, Clem and Reggie, they knew about it. Ren, and as always I am the last to find out. Noel tells him, not my son I didn't know either. Leo tries to get close to Ren, crying telling him how much he has suffered and all because of that bad woman. Ren steps back and yells at her to not get closer. Leo tries to hug him and he tells her in disgust not to touch him, you betrayed me also. Ren walks away while Leo can't believe her son is treating her this way. Well Leo I guess that finally you are starting to pay up your debts to humanity.

Reggie is praying in Latin does the sign of the cross with a white rose and then lays it on Aimee. I don't know you, but I don't like to see dead people that way. It is just too creepy for me. Reggie continues crying and is blaming herself for not being a good sister to Aimee. Clem says no you were the best sister, if someone is to blame is me. I fail Dona Constanza. Yep, blaming yourselves is going to bring her back, that always works. Reggie and Clem lean on each other. Clem continues with her guilty charade, I didn't fulfill my promise of caring for you two, specially Aimee. What is Clem talking about? Didn't Rod took the two girls to Europe when they were little and brought them back when they were all grown up? Please Clem get a grip! Clem continues to talk to Aimee's body. you could have had everything and be so happy. You had everything, but you always wanted what was forbidden, the impossible and that was your downfall. It is Reggie's turn to talk to the body, you had a rebellious soul, Aimee I ask for your forgiveness, for not being able to understand you. Clem, says I too ask for your forgiveness for not knowing how to guide you, know I only hope you can rest in peace. more crying...

Rod, Ren is now acting as the victim, but my daughter is the one who died. Noel, tells Rod to shut his pie hole, do not mess with my son. Unfortunately, Aimee is the only one to blame for her own dead. Rod tells Noel that he is tired of Noel's insolence. Noel replies you won't have to put up with them for much longer. You and I are going to settle our accounts, our duel is still on. Rod responds, I'll be there at first light before my daughter is buried. Noel answers, then just one of us would be a the burial, the other one would be dead. Rod echoes Noel, would be dead. Noel to Rod, to death Rod, to death. Rod repeats, to death. Leo, tells Rod that everything is going down hill and that soon all their crimes are going to be uncovered.

It is finally morning at finca del mar. Clem is still talking to Aime's corpse, She is as beautiful as she always was. Reggie grabs Aimee's left hand and places it on Aimee's stomach, then grabs the right hand and kisses it. I'm not dr, but how long does it take for rigor to set. Aimee has been dead for some hours now and Reggie is holding and moving her hands as if Aimee was sleeping. Just saying. Anyway, Reggie places a rosary in Aimee's hands, then we get a close up of Aime's face and Reggie saying how beautiful Aimee looks. Reggie tells Clem that she is going to go out and tell Ren that he can come in. Reggie leaves the room as Clem kneels by the bed side. Ren is sitting outside the room holding his face in his hands. Reggie tells him that he can go in to see Aimee. What is there to see? She is dead and he knows it. He brought her in for crying out loud. Ren is still sporting the blood stained shirt, he takes his time deciding to go in or not. Finally he makes up his mind and slowly gets up. He walks into the room, him and Clem hug, then he just stands there looking at Aimee's corpse.

Aerial view of the port of Veracruz, I think. It is duel time. Noel and Gabe are already there, Rod is no where to be seen. Gabe is holding the box with the two guns. Gabe says Rod is not going to show up. it's just as we thought, that man is a coward. For some reason unknown to me Gabe opens the box in front of Noel and says Don Noel, we get a to see of the what is inside the box. Noel picks up one of the guns, raises his arm and then aims at the distance. Maybe they had to take a shot even if the other person didn't show up. I don't know, I am not a duel expert.

Aerial view of finca del mar Ren is still standing in front of Aimee's body talking to her about how much he loved her and how little she loved him. No one talked to Aimee this much in her lifetime. they have chosen this moment when she can't hear them to talk to her. Ren is telling her how happy they would've been if she had love him the same way he loved her. He goes on about how Aimee was a liar and I'm tired of this already. He is telling her that he loved her with all his soul and how unhappy she made him. But he forgives her and wishes her with all his hart that she finds peace at last and God forgives her. What a kind soul Ren is, he forgives her now that she is dead. and after he tried to kill her.

Fully's house. Elo comes in his office carrying a try and asks him if he is going out today. Fully says not I'm waiting for my good body Fed to do some business. Fed will be here shortly. Fully asks why do you need anything, she says no I just came to bring you this infusion it was brought directly from the city, they say is miraculous and has healing properties. I'm sure it does, if Fully drinks that he won't suffer from anything else ever. Fully pretends he is going to sip from the cup, then he start thinking about Elo and Fed at the dressmaker's house. Fully doesn't drink the tea and asks his lovely wife to leave him alone to work and he'll drink it while working. Elo, agrees but no before insisting he drinks the tea. Fully gets a gun out of one of the drawers and tells the gun, " this is going to be a day with a lot of surprises." Fully stands and walks towards a window? Elo is impatient, she walks in the office again and start nagging Fully about not drinking the tea while is hot. She said that if it gets cold it'll lose all its healing and relaxing qualities. I bet it would. probably it'll take longer for him to die. Fully gun in hand turns around straighten his back and repeats "it's healing and relaxing qualities." Elo is pretty scared because she had never seen Fully with his back straight. Fully aims his gun at her. Elo is saying Fully, no, no Fully, noooo! She drops the cup and not a drop was spilled. huh.

Rod is still in bed. Elo walks in and said she thought he was at the duel. Rod says he is not feeling well, he is too sad and tired that he couldn't assist to the duel. Yeah, Rod we hear you. Rod says he won't be able to go to Aimee's burial. Leo tells him he better put his act togehter because he is going to Aimee's burial if he doesn't people are going to talk.

Reggie is at home crying, still. Clem is lighting a candle to the virgencita and thinking about Aimee. Noel is also thinking about Aimee. Rod is all dressed up and ready to leave, De Marin, el Dr, Gabe, well everyone is going to the cemetery or they are just praying for Aimee. Celia leaves the letter on top a table. Reggie is telling Juan that Aimee died the same way she lived. Reggie is in a lot pain for the loss of her sister. She and Juan hug.

Branco and Salma are by the harbor. Branco is asking her to go with him somewhere. Salma is not too convinced she wants to do it. Branco tells Salma she has stained enough his race already. Branco gives the choice of either go with him or continue to be a liar her whole life. Me thinks Branco wants her to tell Mari the truth about Jime.

Fed has arrive at Fully's. He enters without knocking. It seems Fully is waiting for him. He enters Fully's office and see's Elo sitting on a chair. Fed tells her at last you killed him, we have accomplished what we set out for., here I have the safe's combination on a piece of paper. Fed hasn't noticed the Elo is tied to the chair. Fed goes on asking Elo how she did, the he realizes Elo is gagged and tied to the chair. Fed walks towards her and Fully enters the room. Fully hits him with his walking cane and tells him they were waiting for him. Fed fells on the desk, Fully hits him again and Fed is on the ground. Fully tells Fed that him Fully is where he is now is not because he is an idiot. He reminds Fed what he once told him that betrayal is paid with more betrayal. Fed tells him, did you really think Elo married you for your looks, did you really believed she was the devoted wife she pretended to be? Elo is looking at him like shut the f up. Fed gives Fully the news that Elo married him for his money. Fully tells him you think you know everything, don't you. But you forget that I am older ans wiser than you. Fully tells fed that if he knows what is good for him to shut and don't say any more stupidities. Fed, tells Fully that he is not stupid and that he's sick and tired of Fully humiliating him. Fed call Fully a cursed old retch. Fully says to him I used to like you I helped you when you needed it. But you betrayed me, now you are going to pay with your life like your father. Fully gets the sword out of his walking cane and Fed is very surprised at this revelation. Fully killed his father. Fed is ready to defend himself. Fed and Fully are fighting and Fully gets the short end of the stick. Fed takes the sword out his hands and stabs Fully with it. Elo is screaming, Fed asks her what does she want. Fed tells her that he never loved her. He just used her to get to Fully's money and Fully himself gave him the combination. Fed walks to the safe. Fed tells Elo first I am going to get the money from this box and then you have to open the others or I'll kill you myself. Fed start to open the box. Elo can;t believe what she is hearing and seeing. Fed is having a thought time opening the safe. Serv is walking about town. He leans against a house wall and thinks about that night when Fully was about to kill him and he promised Fully he'll help him find out who was betraying him. Serv thinks that now more than ever he should convince Fully about his allegiance to him

Serv sees Branco and Salma walking on the streets together. he hides from them.

Celia is in her room thinking about the letter and that she should give it to Juan to fulfill Aimee's kind of last wish. Celia takes the letter and leaves.

Everyone is back from the cemetery. Noel asks Clem to go back with him to the notaria. Reggie wants to leave with them. Ren takes that opportunity to ask Reggie for a word with him. Reggie says there's nothing to talk about between them. He begs her ans she agrees to talk to him. They walk into his office. Noel and Clem are not too happy about it. Juan is playing with a coin I think is a wager with a woman about something she is carrying. whatever. Celia comes letter in hand. Juan doesn't want to accept it, but Celia begs him to. Celia says it was Aimee's last wish. Juan takes the letter and leaves.

Reggie asks Ren what's up? Ren says I know this is not the most appropriate moment (ya think Ren?) but I just want you to know that I'm still in love with you. Ren grabs Reggie by her shoulders, hopefully Coli is not around this time, Reggie has a WTF look on her face. I don't blame her I would too. Ren gives Reggie a kiss by force. Reggie pushes him away and slaps him,. Good for you Reggie, it was a very good one. Reggie asks him how could you? We just buried my sister.

And you are talking to me about love. I am ashamed of you. I am leaving because the only link we had is dead. I implore you not to seek me out anymore. Reggie leaves and Ren kicks something. the nerve of that guy.

Juan is walking on the beach with "the letter" on his hand he makes a ball and throws it away. He has a second thought and runs after it picks it up and opens it up. It is the annulment of his matrimony with Reggie. Juan talking to himself says Reggie asks for you matrimony to be annulled, I need to clarify this with her.

Sue

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