Thursday, September 23, 2010
Dinero #201 9/22/2010 Marco gets his groove back
We were all left last night wondering if Zetina deleted the pictures. The wondering is over. The pictures are history. As Ale sees the no image display on the camera.
We were also left wondering if Ale would get all up in Rafa’s face. Well she did. But in a good way. Our Ale is growing up. She is very understanding about the entire mess. Rafa is concerned that she will change her mind and not want to divorce Marco. Ale assures Rafa she still wants the divorce and that she believes him.
We have a little Ford truck add placement. Marino’s phone is ringing and he is no where to be found. Ramirez tells everyone he is out hunting his lions. Then we get a spiel on how now is a good time to buy a truck.
This part was not very much fun. Marco is meeting with the shrimp man. Rosario and Jorge join them and introductions are made. Drinks are ordered and Jorge asks for a green tea. He knows it is good for something but can’t remember what it is. Oh yea it is good for your memory. So now the con is on. Marco tells Jorge and Rosario that the shrimp man is interested in buying the hacienda. Of course it is in such disarray thanks to the “despicable Chavez” and will need lots of work to repair it. Our flim flam man even has the nerve to flirt with Rosario as he tells Jorge he thought she was his daughter.
Susana and Ale are having a little chat. Susana has found the perfect apartment for Ale and her family. Ale reminds her she is in a hurry to move out of Marco’s apartment. Susana inquires about the pictures and is informed that Zetina deleted them. She can’t decide if Rafa is very naive or just has bad luck. She assures Susana that it doesn’t matter because she is still going to divorce Marco and Jaimie will be her lawyer. (I love this grown up version of Ale.) We also see Rafa who is calling Jaimie asking him to come to Siglo right away. He wants him to be help Ale get her divorce.
We go back to Marco, who I fear will never grow up. He is telling Rosario and Jorge that the Hacienda is in bad financial straits again blaming it all on Chavez. The Shrimp man has done an exhaustive analysis on the entire situation which “obligates“ him to offer such a low price. I am not certain about this but I think the creepy crustacean tells them it will be at least 6 months until all the old debts are paid off. Jorge looks very concerned and to alleviate his concerns Marco whips out the contracts assuring Jorge that this will protect them both. Jorge tells Marco he has every confidence in him. After all he would never do anything that would harm (perjudique) them, right? Conniving looks are exchanged between Marco and the shrimp man.
Jaimie and Rafa are having a little heart to heart. Jaimie asks if he thinks he has lost Julieta for good. Rafa reminds him that he thought he had lost Ale for good. Rafa continues to encourage him. He reminds him he is about to become a lawyer and he has done this all on his own with no help from anyone. Jaimie confesses he has always adored Julieta and now because of Crazy Vicky he has lost her for good. Rafa tells him he needs to be more decisive and take charge. “Yes you can.” He can gain back his confidence and respect He tells him to stop being deaf dumb and blind (sordo mudo y ciego).
Jorge now with the contract in front of him is urged on by the shrimp man who is telling him even though the amount is little he can rest assured that he will benefit because he would never be able to pay off the enormous debts and he won’t have to deal with the awful secretary (Carmela) who is in charge of this case.
After all the Hacienda right now is nothing but a shell (cascaron) that needs expensive repairs and isn’t making any money (ingreso/revenue or income.) Jorge gives this some thought and says they need the money. Shrimp man takes a check out of his pocket and hands it to Marco who looks very sad (yea right) and hands it over to Jorge. Poor Jorge takes a look and says “So little?” as he looks to Marco. Marco tells him he will always be there to help him but he needs to think this over. With this money he could even recuperate his house. Jorge is clutching his heart and Rosario asks if he is okay. He tells her he is embarrassed at the thought of losing the hacienda but they need the money. He then asks Marco where he should sign. He his given a pen by both Marco and the shrimp man and has a little moment of confusion as to which pen to use as we fade to dramatic music.
We come back to a happier legal transaction in Rafa’s office where Jaimie has signed on as Ale’s divorce lawyer. He promises her a quick and speedy divorce from Marco. Ale turns to Rafa and tells him she doesn’t need the photos to convince her to divorce Marco. Rafa tells her he hopes that after the divorce Marco won’t do anything to harm Jorge.
Too late as we see Jorge has signed the papers and is handing them back to Marco. Marco feigns support as he reaches over to Jorge to console him, reassuring him things will get better. We see the shrimp man signing as well as he says “A done deal is never undone” (trato hecho jamas deshecho). A despondent Jorge and Rosario start to leave, but not before the Shrimp man gets a little more flirting in asking her if she is married. Surprisingly Jorge puts a quick stop to this and reminds Rosario she is engaged. They almost leave without the check. Jorge says it is such a small amount he almost forgot all about it.
Marco and the shrimp man are left behind as Marco chides him for flirting with Rosario. He tells Marco that Rosario is very good looking. Then he tells Marco they need to order champagne to celebrate the transaction. He tells the waiter to bring him a triple whiskey and to give Marco the check. Marco asks him why he didn‘t ask for champagne and we get a clever dicho “It’s the wise person who can change their mind.” (Es de sabios cambiar de opinion.) He then tells Marco what an easy way that was to make money. He also reminds Marco that he better do something about the headless ghost at the hacienda. And he drinks to his new partner as Marco looks on in disgust and a smidge of concern.
Vicky has returned to the witch doctor. She tells him she needs his help. The wrong man drank the potion. Now she wants another potion and wants him to cancel the potion that Marco drank. Mololongo tells her that is not possible and warns her that she is playing with dark forces (has jugado con fuerzas oscuras).
He tells her she has committed a sin with this mistake and has provoked the anger of the forces of good and evil and she will be punished for being so careless. Vicky thinks about this for a second and tells him to stop clowning around it was just a bottle of potion. Mololongo goes on to warn her that something unpredictable will happen “The error will cause terror” . Vicky has had enough and tells him she just wants another bottle of the potion. He tells her he can’t give her another bottle. Vicky curtly tells him “Fine than I will just find another witch doctor to give me the potion” and leaves.
Mololongo warns her that “The demons are loose” (los demonios estan sueltos). Once she leaves he takes a swig from a hidden bottle and asks “Why do I have to put up with such crazy people?”
We are now at Marco’s apartment. Jorge is lamenting that things are so bad. He had to sell the hacienda at such a low price, his house is embargoed and his daughter wants to divorce the man that has done so much for them. Marco tells him that certain things happen because they have to. They had to sell the hacienda. But they can still pay the taxes on the house and as far as his marriage with Ale there’s still the possibility of a solution. After all he is going to a therapist and he will recuperate Ale. This puts a smile on both Jorge and Rosario as they hear this. As Marco continue on at the thought of soon having little Marcos and Ales all over the place.
Rosario is certain that someone has affected Ale’s attitude. Marco tells her that the some one has a first and last name. Rafael Medina. Jorge and Rosario are shocked to hear this. He continues that is why it hurt so much when Ale asked for a divorce. Because of this guy who has no moral qualities. That’s why he was so drunk last night and again apologizes for this and promises it won’t ever happen again. Jorge wants to know if this is the same guy that caused Ale’s accident. Marco tells him it is the same man. He continues that this man went to work at Siglo just to seduce Ale so that he wouldn’t have to pay his debt believing that they had lots of money. He lied to her and told her he was in love with her. (Remember we are not talking about Marco here.) Rosario can’t believe there could be such a man so low and vile. Marco assures Rosario he will talk to Ale and they will solve their problems. Rosario is touched by Marco’s words and tells him there should be more men in the world like him. Loving, honest and Jorge urges Rosario to say more. Marco tells them he does those things because he cares for them so much.
Time for a little Siglo gossip. The three amigos are defending the privacy of Rafa and Ale. Oops times up.
It is looking like Vicky’s little potion might be working as we go to the depressed/sex addicts clinic. Marco has showed up and notices Vicky in the waiting room. He greets her with an enthusiastic smile. Vicky wants to know if he is still drunk or if the effects of the alcohol have worn off. Marco seems a little confused by this. Then he remembers that he had a “few drinks” last night. He tells her he hopes he wasn’t disrespectful. Vicky comments, “then you have no memory of what happened last night?” Marco tells her “To be honest, not much.” Vicky asks him why a recently married man would be seeing a sex therapist. He is now looking a little uncomfortable squirming in his chair as he tells her he has a little problem. He is a sex addict. Vicky tells him if he is faithful to his wife it shouldn’t be a problem. He responds by telling her it is really hard to be a sex addict and still be faithful to one woman as he give’s Vicky’s crossed legs a good look up and down. Vicky seductively tells him he does have a problem.
It is time for Vicky’s appointment as she gets up to go into the therapists office leaving Marco behind to mutter “this poor women has the big problem if she was Medina’s finance.” "She was his girlfiend and now she is going to see a psychologist. What a shame because she looks quite nice. I would be delighted to do her a favor.” Then we hear a little sound effect that clues us into the fact that Marco has gotten his groove back, as he looks around both embarrassed and excited at the same time. “Could I be cured?”
Rosario has called Ale. She then passes the phone to Jorge who tells her (once he has figured out how to use it) that they need to talk. He tells her he sold the hacienda. Ale is quite shocked at this news.
The therapist is telling Vicky he is glad to see she finally quit wearing the veil. It means she is getting past the pain. Vicky who looks bored to tears and half asleep says “What pain? Nobody died.” He reminds her about the cancelled wedding. Vicky reminds him that the wedding wasn’t canceled just postponed. And the reason she quit wearing the veil was because it was getting damaged (estaba estropeando.) Our poor therapist hasn’t figured out yet that Vicky doesn’t want his therapy and he continues to counsel her on how to get past her problems. Vicky has her own form of therapy and continues to give our therapist an earful. He tells her to sit down and informs her that there are things she can’t change. For example if someone you care about dies they don’t come back to life. Vicky who has decided to not sit down sarcastically tells him she knows this. Nobody she knows has died. He tells her that her ex-fiancé and almost wedding have died. They will never come back. More sarcasm as Vicky isn’t buying this one bit just because some therapist who doesn‘t have any faith in love says so. She starts yelling at him telling him she doesn’t agree with him and if anyone needs a doctor it is him because he has a very ugly and negative attitude. Our therapist is left speechless and maybe just a bit frightened.
Lets go next door and see how Marco is doing with his session. We rehash the whole “Ale has been unfaithful to me with this half-haired jerk” scenario. She asks him how he felt about this. He tells her he wanted to kill them both. She seems pleased that he didn’t do this. Marco agrees and says “I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in prison for some unfaithful women and some half-haired jerk who steals wives.” She praises him for his prudent choice and asks him what he plans on doing now about his marriage. He tells her “This is flour from another bag (es harina de otra costal ) and has nothing do with the obsession that had me blocked.” She tells him “yes but this was the origin of your dysfunction.”
Marco now stands and says “Maybe, but at this point I am going to pay her back with the same currency (a estas alturas le voy a pagar con la misma moneda). The therapist suggest it might be better if they talked and worked out their problems first. Marco tells her "no" as he gets suggestively closer to her and says “What really matters to me is I saw this women and I felt this agreeable tickle (senti ese cosquillas tan agradable) and felt like I was cured and I can exercise my sexuality without a single mishap” (contratiempo /mishap). She warns him to be careful and responsible. And Marco adds a little PSA “and use protection” as he seductively caresses her chin.
Marco leaves Elsy’s office and tells the receptionist he won’t need another appointment. He is cured. Vicky who is standing by the office of her therapist remarks, “so it wasn’t such a big problem.” Marco cheerful as a lusty 14 year old tells her "no" and does a little finger wiggle to call her over to him saying “you may not believe this but you helped cure me.” (Or was it Mololongo after all?) Vicky now standing next to Marco thinks to herself “if that witch Ale thinks she can steal the love of my life I am going to get even by stealing the love of her husband.” Marco has thought bubbles as well “This doll is very fine. “ and something else about getting back at Medina (I think). He then suggests that maybe they could get together some time but not at the clinic. Vicky asks if this would bother his wife. Marco tells her he doesn’t plan on telling her. Vicky tells him to call her and they will see.
Rafa enters Ale’s office to find her sadly looking at a picture. He asks her what’s wrong. She tells him about Jorge selling the hacienda and recalls happier moments. She also informs him they may loose the house as well because of all the back taxes. Rafa wants to know if it was his fault that they had to sell the Hacienda. She tells him no it had to do with the problems her father had with the hacienda and that Marco wasn‘t able to resolve. Rafa thought bubbles “He wasn’t able or didn’t want to?” Then he tells her they will fight together to resolve their problems. After all he has almost paid her everything he owes her. Then we have a very sweet ending for once with Rafa’s kisses taking away Ale’s depression.
We were also left wondering if Ale would get all up in Rafa’s face. Well she did. But in a good way. Our Ale is growing up. She is very understanding about the entire mess. Rafa is concerned that she will change her mind and not want to divorce Marco. Ale assures Rafa she still wants the divorce and that she believes him.
We have a little Ford truck add placement. Marino’s phone is ringing and he is no where to be found. Ramirez tells everyone he is out hunting his lions. Then we get a spiel on how now is a good time to buy a truck.
This part was not very much fun. Marco is meeting with the shrimp man. Rosario and Jorge join them and introductions are made. Drinks are ordered and Jorge asks for a green tea. He knows it is good for something but can’t remember what it is. Oh yea it is good for your memory. So now the con is on. Marco tells Jorge and Rosario that the shrimp man is interested in buying the hacienda. Of course it is in such disarray thanks to the “despicable Chavez” and will need lots of work to repair it. Our flim flam man even has the nerve to flirt with Rosario as he tells Jorge he thought she was his daughter.
Susana and Ale are having a little chat. Susana has found the perfect apartment for Ale and her family. Ale reminds her she is in a hurry to move out of Marco’s apartment. Susana inquires about the pictures and is informed that Zetina deleted them. She can’t decide if Rafa is very naive or just has bad luck. She assures Susana that it doesn’t matter because she is still going to divorce Marco and Jaimie will be her lawyer. (I love this grown up version of Ale.) We also see Rafa who is calling Jaimie asking him to come to Siglo right away. He wants him to be help Ale get her divorce.
We go back to Marco, who I fear will never grow up. He is telling Rosario and Jorge that the Hacienda is in bad financial straits again blaming it all on Chavez. The Shrimp man has done an exhaustive analysis on the entire situation which “obligates“ him to offer such a low price. I am not certain about this but I think the creepy crustacean tells them it will be at least 6 months until all the old debts are paid off. Jorge looks very concerned and to alleviate his concerns Marco whips out the contracts assuring Jorge that this will protect them both. Jorge tells Marco he has every confidence in him. After all he would never do anything that would harm (perjudique) them, right? Conniving looks are exchanged between Marco and the shrimp man.
Jaimie and Rafa are having a little heart to heart. Jaimie asks if he thinks he has lost Julieta for good. Rafa reminds him that he thought he had lost Ale for good. Rafa continues to encourage him. He reminds him he is about to become a lawyer and he has done this all on his own with no help from anyone. Jaimie confesses he has always adored Julieta and now because of Crazy Vicky he has lost her for good. Rafa tells him he needs to be more decisive and take charge. “Yes you can.” He can gain back his confidence and respect He tells him to stop being deaf dumb and blind (sordo mudo y ciego).
Jorge now with the contract in front of him is urged on by the shrimp man who is telling him even though the amount is little he can rest assured that he will benefit because he would never be able to pay off the enormous debts and he won’t have to deal with the awful secretary (Carmela) who is in charge of this case.
After all the Hacienda right now is nothing but a shell (cascaron) that needs expensive repairs and isn’t making any money (ingreso/revenue or income.) Jorge gives this some thought and says they need the money. Shrimp man takes a check out of his pocket and hands it to Marco who looks very sad (yea right) and hands it over to Jorge. Poor Jorge takes a look and says “So little?” as he looks to Marco. Marco tells him he will always be there to help him but he needs to think this over. With this money he could even recuperate his house. Jorge is clutching his heart and Rosario asks if he is okay. He tells her he is embarrassed at the thought of losing the hacienda but they need the money. He then asks Marco where he should sign. He his given a pen by both Marco and the shrimp man and has a little moment of confusion as to which pen to use as we fade to dramatic music.
We come back to a happier legal transaction in Rafa’s office where Jaimie has signed on as Ale’s divorce lawyer. He promises her a quick and speedy divorce from Marco. Ale turns to Rafa and tells him she doesn’t need the photos to convince her to divorce Marco. Rafa tells her he hopes that after the divorce Marco won’t do anything to harm Jorge.
Too late as we see Jorge has signed the papers and is handing them back to Marco. Marco feigns support as he reaches over to Jorge to console him, reassuring him things will get better. We see the shrimp man signing as well as he says “A done deal is never undone” (trato hecho jamas deshecho). A despondent Jorge and Rosario start to leave, but not before the Shrimp man gets a little more flirting in asking her if she is married. Surprisingly Jorge puts a quick stop to this and reminds Rosario she is engaged. They almost leave without the check. Jorge says it is such a small amount he almost forgot all about it.
Marco and the shrimp man are left behind as Marco chides him for flirting with Rosario. He tells Marco that Rosario is very good looking. Then he tells Marco they need to order champagne to celebrate the transaction. He tells the waiter to bring him a triple whiskey and to give Marco the check. Marco asks him why he didn‘t ask for champagne and we get a clever dicho “It’s the wise person who can change their mind.” (Es de sabios cambiar de opinion.) He then tells Marco what an easy way that was to make money. He also reminds Marco that he better do something about the headless ghost at the hacienda. And he drinks to his new partner as Marco looks on in disgust and a smidge of concern.
Vicky has returned to the witch doctor. She tells him she needs his help. The wrong man drank the potion. Now she wants another potion and wants him to cancel the potion that Marco drank. Mololongo tells her that is not possible and warns her that she is playing with dark forces (has jugado con fuerzas oscuras).
He tells her she has committed a sin with this mistake and has provoked the anger of the forces of good and evil and she will be punished for being so careless. Vicky thinks about this for a second and tells him to stop clowning around it was just a bottle of potion. Mololongo goes on to warn her that something unpredictable will happen “The error will cause terror” . Vicky has had enough and tells him she just wants another bottle of the potion. He tells her he can’t give her another bottle. Vicky curtly tells him “Fine than I will just find another witch doctor to give me the potion” and leaves.
Mololongo warns her that “The demons are loose” (los demonios estan sueltos). Once she leaves he takes a swig from a hidden bottle and asks “Why do I have to put up with such crazy people?”
We are now at Marco’s apartment. Jorge is lamenting that things are so bad. He had to sell the hacienda at such a low price, his house is embargoed and his daughter wants to divorce the man that has done so much for them. Marco tells him that certain things happen because they have to. They had to sell the hacienda. But they can still pay the taxes on the house and as far as his marriage with Ale there’s still the possibility of a solution. After all he is going to a therapist and he will recuperate Ale. This puts a smile on both Jorge and Rosario as they hear this. As Marco continue on at the thought of soon having little Marcos and Ales all over the place.
Rosario is certain that someone has affected Ale’s attitude. Marco tells her that the some one has a first and last name. Rafael Medina. Jorge and Rosario are shocked to hear this. He continues that is why it hurt so much when Ale asked for a divorce. Because of this guy who has no moral qualities. That’s why he was so drunk last night and again apologizes for this and promises it won’t ever happen again. Jorge wants to know if this is the same guy that caused Ale’s accident. Marco tells him it is the same man. He continues that this man went to work at Siglo just to seduce Ale so that he wouldn’t have to pay his debt believing that they had lots of money. He lied to her and told her he was in love with her. (Remember we are not talking about Marco here.) Rosario can’t believe there could be such a man so low and vile. Marco assures Rosario he will talk to Ale and they will solve their problems. Rosario is touched by Marco’s words and tells him there should be more men in the world like him. Loving, honest and Jorge urges Rosario to say more. Marco tells them he does those things because he cares for them so much.
Time for a little Siglo gossip. The three amigos are defending the privacy of Rafa and Ale. Oops times up.
It is looking like Vicky’s little potion might be working as we go to the depressed/sex addicts clinic. Marco has showed up and notices Vicky in the waiting room. He greets her with an enthusiastic smile. Vicky wants to know if he is still drunk or if the effects of the alcohol have worn off. Marco seems a little confused by this. Then he remembers that he had a “few drinks” last night. He tells her he hopes he wasn’t disrespectful. Vicky comments, “then you have no memory of what happened last night?” Marco tells her “To be honest, not much.” Vicky asks him why a recently married man would be seeing a sex therapist. He is now looking a little uncomfortable squirming in his chair as he tells her he has a little problem. He is a sex addict. Vicky tells him if he is faithful to his wife it shouldn’t be a problem. He responds by telling her it is really hard to be a sex addict and still be faithful to one woman as he give’s Vicky’s crossed legs a good look up and down. Vicky seductively tells him he does have a problem.
It is time for Vicky’s appointment as she gets up to go into the therapists office leaving Marco behind to mutter “this poor women has the big problem if she was Medina’s finance.” "She was his girlfiend and now she is going to see a psychologist. What a shame because she looks quite nice. I would be delighted to do her a favor.” Then we hear a little sound effect that clues us into the fact that Marco has gotten his groove back, as he looks around both embarrassed and excited at the same time. “Could I be cured?”
Rosario has called Ale. She then passes the phone to Jorge who tells her (once he has figured out how to use it) that they need to talk. He tells her he sold the hacienda. Ale is quite shocked at this news.
The therapist is telling Vicky he is glad to see she finally quit wearing the veil. It means she is getting past the pain. Vicky who looks bored to tears and half asleep says “What pain? Nobody died.” He reminds her about the cancelled wedding. Vicky reminds him that the wedding wasn’t canceled just postponed. And the reason she quit wearing the veil was because it was getting damaged (estaba estropeando.) Our poor therapist hasn’t figured out yet that Vicky doesn’t want his therapy and he continues to counsel her on how to get past her problems. Vicky has her own form of therapy and continues to give our therapist an earful. He tells her to sit down and informs her that there are things she can’t change. For example if someone you care about dies they don’t come back to life. Vicky who has decided to not sit down sarcastically tells him she knows this. Nobody she knows has died. He tells her that her ex-fiancé and almost wedding have died. They will never come back. More sarcasm as Vicky isn’t buying this one bit just because some therapist who doesn‘t have any faith in love says so. She starts yelling at him telling him she doesn’t agree with him and if anyone needs a doctor it is him because he has a very ugly and negative attitude. Our therapist is left speechless and maybe just a bit frightened.
Lets go next door and see how Marco is doing with his session. We rehash the whole “Ale has been unfaithful to me with this half-haired jerk” scenario. She asks him how he felt about this. He tells her he wanted to kill them both. She seems pleased that he didn’t do this. Marco agrees and says “I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in prison for some unfaithful women and some half-haired jerk who steals wives.” She praises him for his prudent choice and asks him what he plans on doing now about his marriage. He tells her “This is flour from another bag (es harina de otra costal ) and has nothing do with the obsession that had me blocked.” She tells him “yes but this was the origin of your dysfunction.”
Marco now stands and says “Maybe, but at this point I am going to pay her back with the same currency (a estas alturas le voy a pagar con la misma moneda). The therapist suggest it might be better if they talked and worked out their problems first. Marco tells her "no" as he gets suggestively closer to her and says “What really matters to me is I saw this women and I felt this agreeable tickle (senti ese cosquillas tan agradable) and felt like I was cured and I can exercise my sexuality without a single mishap” (contratiempo /mishap). She warns him to be careful and responsible. And Marco adds a little PSA “and use protection” as he seductively caresses her chin.
Marco leaves Elsy’s office and tells the receptionist he won’t need another appointment. He is cured. Vicky who is standing by the office of her therapist remarks, “so it wasn’t such a big problem.” Marco cheerful as a lusty 14 year old tells her "no" and does a little finger wiggle to call her over to him saying “you may not believe this but you helped cure me.” (Or was it Mololongo after all?) Vicky now standing next to Marco thinks to herself “if that witch Ale thinks she can steal the love of my life I am going to get even by stealing the love of her husband.” Marco has thought bubbles as well “This doll is very fine. “ and something else about getting back at Medina (I think). He then suggests that maybe they could get together some time but not at the clinic. Vicky asks if this would bother his wife. Marco tells her he doesn’t plan on telling her. Vicky tells him to call her and they will see.
Rafa enters Ale’s office to find her sadly looking at a picture. He asks her what’s wrong. She tells him about Jorge selling the hacienda and recalls happier moments. She also informs him they may loose the house as well because of all the back taxes. Rafa wants to know if it was his fault that they had to sell the Hacienda. She tells him no it had to do with the problems her father had with the hacienda and that Marco wasn‘t able to resolve. Rafa thought bubbles “He wasn’t able or didn’t want to?” Then he tells her they will fight together to resolve their problems. After all he has almost paid her everything he owes her. Then we have a very sweet ending for once with Rafa’s kisses taking away Ale’s depression.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
La Verdad Oculta EP14 09/22/2010 - Farewell to Don Goyo
* Ávila residence
Yolanda and Adolfo anxiously wait for the news about the girls and they become very relieved when they learn that their valuable package (and the Guillén girls) arrived safe and sound.
* prison
A guard tells Juan José that Gregorio's in a very bad shape and he wants to see him.
* Guilléns' flat
Papa Faustiago is very happy to have his precious daughters at home again. Julieta enthusiastically tells him how great Los Angeles is and that they had meal in the best restaurants! This is the moment when Gabriela starts to knock the morse code "Shut up!" on her shoulder and they quickly lie that the lady they met in LA who brought them to those restaurants. Gaby thanks to daddy for letting them travel to LA, this is an experience she'll never forget. They hug.
Genovés villa
David marches into the hall. He's young, he's in love, he is full of confidence. Bertha greets him.
* prison hospital
Our favourite crazy old murderer lies on the bed, he's pale and he's in pain. *the hearts in Viewerville break* JJ tries to comfort his friend but he's obviously dying. Gregorio tells JJ he likes him since the first day they met, that's why will he give him the opportunity to take revenge. For both of them Goyo asks JJ to come closer and he whispers to him his great secret: the treasure is in the kitchen of his house. He wills his house, his treasure to JJ and thanks to him for being so good with him... Then he dies. JJ makes the sign of the cross on him.
* Genovés villa
In the study Mario asks Blondie why he traveled to LA and what's the matter with those waitresses. Well, the prize they won was the idea of the Ávila family, and btw, he and the girls are friends, nothing else. Is that so bad? Mario smiles: no, not until you do something stupid.
* Leonardo's flat
Leo invited the Guillén family to dinner. They talk about Los Angeles, he mentions he's been there a few years ago, but Gabriela doesn't hear a word they say, she daydreams about David. Juli says they didn't like the lady they met there. Mario jokes at her judgmental nature but Juli innocently states that she likes a lot of people... For example Leo. They smile. The doorbell rings, Ramón brought more food to Leo. He introduces and he calls his boss comandante (commander). Fausto gets frightened at learning that his new BFF is a detective.
* Genovés villa
Bertha hears that David asks his secretary on phone to send flowers to Gabriela Guillén.
* prison
In the visiting room Elsa and JJ talk about her brother. JJ tells her he tries to help Marcos but this time it'll be very hard because Gregorio died.
* Genovés villa
The cousins have breakfast in the garden. Alejandra tells David that she won't be able to redesign his office for a while. David teases her and praises the household skills and the beauty of Bertha, which makes Ale very annoyed.
* Guilléns' flat
While Gaby's washing up the floor she's daydreaming again and doesn't her Julieta's greeting. Juli smiles, she knows that Gaby's thinking about David! Gabriela is uncertain about their relationship and afraid that David only wants to have fun with her. The girls are whining about that they're from different social classes when the doorbell rings and a courier gives a big bouquet of flowers to Gabriela. Gaby melts.
* Genovés villa
Bertha asks Ale if David has a girlfriend because he sent flowers to a woman called Gabriella Guillén. Ale has an epiphany: she must be the waitress from Club Sagitario! Bertha wants to know what is Gaby like, and Ale laughs at her: oh no, don't tell me that you're jealous. Bertha objects, it just that she doesn't want to have another alpha female in their house. Ale doesn't understand why Bertha thinks that David wants to have a serious relationship with that waitress. Bertha answers they're from the same social class, don't forget that he's the son of a servant! Ale gets tired of her and leaves to work.
* prison
The guard briefly tells JJ that next day he will be released conditionally. Wow. That's JJ's opinion, too: he's shocked, surprised and content.
* Alejandra's office
Ale asks Mina is she knows an architect who is specialized in tunnels. Yes, she knows one and she'll look for his phone number.
* Club Sagitario
Gaby brings coffee to David who kisses her immediately. She objects: they're not equal, people will deprecate their relationship and she doesn't want to be his love toy. Blondie he tries to convince her that his intentions are serious and they continue kissing.
In the bar Yolanda greets Julieta and Gaby who just returned from David's arms. Yolanda comes up with a tale that she saw the pretty suit and shoes Gaby received from the Ávila family and she'd like to buy those awesome shoes. Gabriela admits she doesn't have them anymore, they were uncomfortable and she throw them into a trash bin. What. What? WHAT? Yolanda almost gets a heart attack. She sits down and starts again: please, my girl, don't lie to me, where are those shoes? Gaby repeats shamefacedly that she did get rid of them. Yolanda starts to panic. Carlos shows up and asks what the fuss is about and they continue their uncomfortable discussion about the shoes in his office. Yolanda quickly says that she doesn't really care about those shoes, no, really, it's not important, and she has to leave right now. Bye, kids. Carlos tries to chat with Gaby but she's confused about the situation and leaves the room, too. Outside she meets David who's jealous and ask what she did in Carlos's office. She repeats the story of the damned shoes but David thinks that Carlos just wants excuses to be with her. He caresses her arm which Carlos notices.
* Ávila residence
Yolanda arrives home and immediately drinks a glass of her favourite green absinthe. She excitedly tells Adolfo the story of the shoes aka the disaster that happened in LA. Adolfo doesn't believe Gabriela's tale. He's sure that the girl lies, she robbed the diamonds from them! He'll look for her in her home. Yolanda smells another disaster and tries to stop him but her endeavor is pointless.
* Genovés villa
In the study Alejandra shows Mario and Abe the 3D model of the house, the secret door and the tunnel. The guys are impressed. She tells them she'll need an engineer to complete the job but don't worry, they can trust him. After she leaves Abelardo starts to worry about Ale and thinks they should be careful with her but Mario trusts her. Abe tells his boss that he bought all the high tech gadgets they need in LA.
* Guilléns' flat
Leo visits Fausto because he thinks Sr. Guillén is bothered by the fact that he is a policeman. Bingo. But Fausto denies it and Leo is relieved because he values their friendship much. What about having a coffee together? Fausto agrees. After they leave the entryphone starts to ring, it's Yolanda who desperately tries to talk to Fausto.But she's late.
* Leonardo's flat
Leo mentions that Gaby was strange last night. Well, it's his job to observe people. Fausto gets uncomfortable again.
* prison
JJ visits Carlos and tells him that he'll leave next day. Marcos is surprised and displeased with the situation.
* Guilléns' flat
The girls arrive home. Gaby is nervous about the shoes, it was a stupid idea to throw them away. It was David's fault who doesn't know the value of money! Doorbell. Dracula... I mean, Dolphie stands on the doorstep. Are you Gabriela?
Aribeth
Yolanda and Adolfo anxiously wait for the news about the girls and they become very relieved when they learn that their valuable package (and the Guillén girls) arrived safe and sound.
* prison
A guard tells Juan José that Gregorio's in a very bad shape and he wants to see him.
* Guilléns' flat
Papa Faustiago is very happy to have his precious daughters at home again. Julieta enthusiastically tells him how great Los Angeles is and that they had meal in the best restaurants! This is the moment when Gabriela starts to knock the morse code "Shut up!" on her shoulder and they quickly lie that the lady they met in LA who brought them to those restaurants. Gaby thanks to daddy for letting them travel to LA, this is an experience she'll never forget. They hug.
Genovés villa
David marches into the hall. He's young, he's in love, he is full of confidence. Bertha greets him.
* prison hospital
Our favourite crazy old murderer lies on the bed, he's pale and he's in pain. *the hearts in Viewerville break* JJ tries to comfort his friend but he's obviously dying. Gregorio tells JJ he likes him since the first day they met, that's why will he give him the opportunity to take revenge. For both of them Goyo asks JJ to come closer and he whispers to him his great secret: the treasure is in the kitchen of his house. He wills his house, his treasure to JJ and thanks to him for being so good with him... Then he dies. JJ makes the sign of the cross on him.
* Genovés villa
In the study Mario asks Blondie why he traveled to LA and what's the matter with those waitresses. Well, the prize they won was the idea of the Ávila family, and btw, he and the girls are friends, nothing else. Is that so bad? Mario smiles: no, not until you do something stupid.
* Leonardo's flat
Leo invited the Guillén family to dinner. They talk about Los Angeles, he mentions he's been there a few years ago, but Gabriela doesn't hear a word they say, she daydreams about David. Juli says they didn't like the lady they met there. Mario jokes at her judgmental nature but Juli innocently states that she likes a lot of people... For example Leo. They smile. The doorbell rings, Ramón brought more food to Leo. He introduces and he calls his boss comandante (commander). Fausto gets frightened at learning that his new BFF is a detective.
* Genovés villa
Bertha hears that David asks his secretary on phone to send flowers to Gabriela Guillén.
* prison
In the visiting room Elsa and JJ talk about her brother. JJ tells her he tries to help Marcos but this time it'll be very hard because Gregorio died.
* Genovés villa
The cousins have breakfast in the garden. Alejandra tells David that she won't be able to redesign his office for a while. David teases her and praises the household skills and the beauty of Bertha, which makes Ale very annoyed.
* Guilléns' flat
While Gaby's washing up the floor she's daydreaming again and doesn't her Julieta's greeting. Juli smiles, she knows that Gaby's thinking about David! Gabriela is uncertain about their relationship and afraid that David only wants to have fun with her. The girls are whining about that they're from different social classes when the doorbell rings and a courier gives a big bouquet of flowers to Gabriela. Gaby melts.
* Genovés villa
Bertha asks Ale if David has a girlfriend because he sent flowers to a woman called Gabriella Guillén. Ale has an epiphany: she must be the waitress from Club Sagitario! Bertha wants to know what is Gaby like, and Ale laughs at her: oh no, don't tell me that you're jealous. Bertha objects, it just that she doesn't want to have another alpha female in their house. Ale doesn't understand why Bertha thinks that David wants to have a serious relationship with that waitress. Bertha answers they're from the same social class, don't forget that he's the son of a servant! Ale gets tired of her and leaves to work.
* prison
The guard briefly tells JJ that next day he will be released conditionally. Wow. That's JJ's opinion, too: he's shocked, surprised and content.
* Alejandra's office
Ale asks Mina is she knows an architect who is specialized in tunnels. Yes, she knows one and she'll look for his phone number.
* Club Sagitario
Gaby brings coffee to David who kisses her immediately. She objects: they're not equal, people will deprecate their relationship and she doesn't want to be his love toy. Blondie he tries to convince her that his intentions are serious and they continue kissing.
In the bar Yolanda greets Julieta and Gaby who just returned from David's arms. Yolanda comes up with a tale that she saw the pretty suit and shoes Gaby received from the Ávila family and she'd like to buy those awesome shoes. Gabriela admits she doesn't have them anymore, they were uncomfortable and she throw them into a trash bin. What. What? WHAT? Yolanda almost gets a heart attack. She sits down and starts again: please, my girl, don't lie to me, where are those shoes? Gaby repeats shamefacedly that she did get rid of them. Yolanda starts to panic. Carlos shows up and asks what the fuss is about and they continue their uncomfortable discussion about the shoes in his office. Yolanda quickly says that she doesn't really care about those shoes, no, really, it's not important, and she has to leave right now. Bye, kids. Carlos tries to chat with Gaby but she's confused about the situation and leaves the room, too. Outside she meets David who's jealous and ask what she did in Carlos's office. She repeats the story of the damned shoes but David thinks that Carlos just wants excuses to be with her. He caresses her arm which Carlos notices.
* Ávila residence
Yolanda arrives home and immediately drinks a glass of her favourite green absinthe. She excitedly tells Adolfo the story of the shoes aka the disaster that happened in LA. Adolfo doesn't believe Gabriela's tale. He's sure that the girl lies, she robbed the diamonds from them! He'll look for her in her home. Yolanda smells another disaster and tries to stop him but her endeavor is pointless.
* Genovés villa
In the study Alejandra shows Mario and Abe the 3D model of the house, the secret door and the tunnel. The guys are impressed. She tells them she'll need an engineer to complete the job but don't worry, they can trust him. After she leaves Abelardo starts to worry about Ale and thinks they should be careful with her but Mario trusts her. Abe tells his boss that he bought all the high tech gadgets they need in LA.
* Guilléns' flat
Leo visits Fausto because he thinks Sr. Guillén is bothered by the fact that he is a policeman. Bingo. But Fausto denies it and Leo is relieved because he values their friendship much. What about having a coffee together? Fausto agrees. After they leave the entryphone starts to ring, it's Yolanda who desperately tries to talk to Fausto.But she's late.
* Leonardo's flat
Leo mentions that Gaby was strange last night. Well, it's his job to observe people. Fausto gets uncomfortable again.
* prison
JJ visits Carlos and tells him that he'll leave next day. Marcos is surprised and displeased with the situation.
* Guilléns' flat
The girls arrive home. Gaby is nervous about the shoes, it was a stupid idea to throw them away. It was David's fault who doesn't know the value of money! Doorbell. Dracula... I mean, Dolphie stands on the doorstep. Are you Gabriela?
Aribeth
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El Clon, Wed., Sept 22 - Summary for Discussion
Luisa gets a call that the tour company has found Daniel. A reporter has come to see Albieri. It's Amalia. She asks if it is true that he successfully cloned a human being 20 years ago.
Alí drags Jade home. Daniel is lurking outside. Alí is furious and says that he won't go through the same thing for her again. She is ungrateful. 'Es la última vez que levanto mi mano para salvarte, Jade,' this is the last time that I lift a finger to save you, Jade. Jade swears that she isn't going back to her old ways. She says that she just wanted to say goodbye to her past. Alí's look says that he can't believe what he's hearing. Then Jade has the brass ones to ask Zoraida, '¿Por qué me dejaste ir?' Why did you let me leave? Jade tells Zoraida that she can turn her back on Lucas (whom she has loved for 20 years) but she can't turn her back on the shadow (with whom she has exchanged maybe 20 words). [Does it make sense? No, but that's Jade.] The shadow makes her feel that she has gone back in time and that this time he could make things work out. Zoraida has some kind of anti-shadow remedy she is going to to use on Jade. Said comes in all happy with the airline tickets. Rania watches.
Albieri tells Amalia that he will answer her question some other time but not now. 'Does that mean yes?' our hard hitting reporter asks. Albieri pleads urgent business and asks Amalia to leave. But when she is gone, he has that 'I want to blab about how clever I am' look.
The Naz and Jadiya try and sell veil wearing to Zamira. The Naz says that when she goes out in her veil, the men are driven crazy trying to find out what is under there. Zamira doesn't care about that. She says that the Naz was used to seeing veiled women but she isn't. It is the custom in Morocco, not in the US. The Naz trots out Mohamed's favorite, 'no women in our family ever went out unveiled' line but Zamira says that is because none of them ever left Fez. She wants to look like women here in the West because she is from the West.
Latifa asks Allah help to convince Zamira to wear a veil. Otherwise, Mohamed will send her back.
The Chump tells Roberto (TWLIM) that he had an oral agreement about the apartment with Malicia. Roberto says that he will do what he can but he thinks the case is a loser. The Chump begs him to do whatever he can to try and get the apartment back.
Leo catches Enrique drinking. He accuses him of drinking on the job.
Rosa is sure that Nati will be ok because Diego was reincarnated. Marisa is not interested in hearing any more about that. She is her usual rude self [although Rosa's fixation that Diego was reincarnated is very tiresome.]
Andrea lets slip to the chisme king, Ramoncito, that Nati is pregnant. He wastes no time in passing this along to Gloria ('Me acabo de enterar de que va a ser abuela, Doña Gloria, ¡Felicitaciones!' I just found out that you are going to be a grandmother, Doña Gloria. Congratulations!)
Cristina refuses to help Leo take Daniel away from Dora. He tells her that he only wants her to tell what she saw. She agrees to do this. Then Leo tells Cristina that he wants to take her to dinner at his house.
The Chump goes to see Malicia at the club. She tells him straight out that she won't give him back the apartment. She claims that, 'Es instinto de supervivencia,' It is the survival instinct. She has to look out for her future. If he could abandon Clara the way he did after 20 years of marriage, what would he do to her when he stopped loving her. The Chump declares, 'Me voy a ir con todo contra ti,' I will do all I can against you.
Rogelio asks Malicia if she wants to go to Paris with him all expenses paid. She would.
Daniel hangs around outside Ali's house. Inside, there is a happy family gathering. Said tells Alí that he will bring Munir to visit frequently. Abdul rails against the West in general and TV in particular.
Jadiya tells Yamil and another child, presumably his sister, that her father is going to marry her mother again. These Westernized children are shocked to learn that Said will have two wives and that Alí has four wives. Amina makes sure that the staff knows that Rania will be first wife.
Said tells the family that the sheik will marry him and Jade the next morning. There won't be a party because they are returning immediately to Miami. Abdul, the aguafiestas (killjoy) wonders why anyone would take the same poison twice. Then Rania launches her little bomb. She says that Jade went out alone to the ruins but came back with Alí. Jade puts Alí in a position where he has to lie and say that they went together to the ruins. Said tells Jade that she shouldn't have gone out without his permission. Jade apologizes.
Alí follows Jade to her room and accuses her of making him burn in hell for lying. Only someone as stupid as Jade would then ask someone as angry as Alí whether a clone has the same feelings as the person he was copied from. Alí concludes reasonably that Jade has not left the past behind and says that he won't let her remarry Said. He doesn't want her swearing on the Koran that she is going to make a commitment that she isn't willing to fulfill. Jade begs him not to do it. Now she brings up her desire to be with her daughter. Jade gets on her knees and says that she was weak but she swears to Allah that it is over with Lucas/Daniel. Alí tells her not to swear in vain. He says that he will make the decision his heart dictates.
Alí leaves and Zoraida comes in. Jade tells her that she can't believe that her uncle wants to take her daughter away from her. Zoraida tells her to pray to her lucky stone to help her. That is when Jade realizes that Daniel still has the stone. She says that Daniel has her luck (suerte) in his hands.
Daniel is still outside Alí's house with the necklace.
Leo brings Cristina to the house. When he is informed that Nati is back, Leo tells Cristina that his granddaughter is causing the family a few problems. Marisa takes Leo aside and tells her about the pregnancy. Andrea and Alej arrive. Alej wants to see Nati but Marisa refuses to let him. He asks her to tell Nati that he came by. Alej and Andrea leave. Rosa asks Marisa why she treated Alej that way and Marisa tells Rosa that she believes Nati's condition is Alej's fault. [Of course, Lucas isn't there to support Alej's side.]
Leo takes Cristina aside and explains the Nati situation to her. Leo leaves and Lucas comes in. He tells Cristina that he was about to leave for Morocco when Nati came back to the house. He says that right now the 20-year old Daniel is in Morocco with the woman he loves and is trying to live his life over again.
Alí tells Said that he doesn't want Said to marry Jade. Said asks why he says that. Alí advises Said to take Jade back to Miami and let her take care of Jadiya. Jade will be afraid that Said will 'throw her to the wind' again. She will fear Rania's influence. He says that will make her want to seduce Said. She won't be at ease until he marries her. Said buys this clever maneuver on Alí's part. Alí says that giving good advice is worth one dromedary, taking good advice is worth two dromedaries.
Fer finds out that Clara has changed the locks on the house.
Rogelio takes Clara to dinner and gives her a chance to explain why she won't go to Paris with him. She refuses to say anymore than that she has problems. Rogelio is annoyed. Clara wonders if Rogelio is breaking up with her. She hopes not.
Fer meanwhile has persuaded some locksmith to let him into the house.
Rogelio brings Clara home. She asks if he is going to Paris with Zeín. Rogelio replies that he is going with someone else. Clara calls Carolina and tells her about her dinner with Rogelio. They speculate on who Rogelio is taking to Paris. Then Clara discovers that Fernando got into the house and trashed it.
The credits roll.
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La Fea Más Bella #15-16 9/22/10 Lety Crashes the Gate
Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 14 and 15. Cap 15 starts at the paragraph that begins, “Fernando tells Lety that the next morning.”
Capitulo 15
1. To reach Fernando, Lety calls Marcia’s cell, but she hangs up on Lety. Saimon takes Lety to the club. They crash the gate and Fernando signs the papers. Marcia is furious that Lety went over her head.
2. Fernando wants Lety at the Cine-Rent business lunch, and he calls her his assistant. She looks foolish when she orders, but she steamrolls Diana. Omar tells Fernando that he mustn’t take Lety to classy places because she’s too ugly and too low class.
3. Some ad agencies have stopped hiring Conceptos. Luigi says it’s due to lower quality. Fernando says it’s because they owe Conceptos money.
4. In the car, Fernando promotes Lety to assistant. He delayed promoting her to avoid problems with Marcia..
5. Alicia begs Marcia to get Fernando to promote her to assistant. She is horrified that Fernando took Lety to the club, and she speculates that maybe something is going on between them.
6. The cuartel is all atwitter because Lety had lunch with Fernando at the club. Lety announces that she’s been promoted to assistant.
7. Alicia insults Lety harshly, so the cuartel defends her. They tell Alicia that since Fernando promoted her to assistant, Lety is Alicia’s superior and can boss her around or fire her.
Capitulo 16
Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 16 and 17. If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the paragraph that begins, “The next day Omar is hanging out.” That marks the beginning of Cap 17.
1. Alicia tattles that Lety is now an assistant and Lety threatened to fire her or mop the floor with her. Marcia is determined to make someone pay, either Lety or Fernando
2. Marcia dramatically tells Fernando Alicia’s exaggerated version. She demands that he not promote Lety. The cuartel expects to be fired because of the frakas in the bathroom.
3. Fernando asks Lety why she threatened Alicia. Lety explains the true story. Fernando is as gossip-hungry as Marta. Lety says any blame should fall on her. Fernando is impressed by Lety’s moral fiber.
4. Lety reports that Lopez called the cuartel to a meeting. Fernando relishes the battle ahead. Lopez reprimands them for taking a long lunch and for aggression against Alicia.
5. Fernando joins the meeting, to Marcia’s dismay. He reports what Alicia told the cuartel and reminds Lopez that Alicia is always late. He formally promotes Lety. Marcia is beaten on all counts. Lety nominates Fernando for sainthood.
6. Marcia is mad because Alicia’s version of the frakas will now cost Marcia strife with Fernando.
7. Ariel calls for his spy’s report. The report is limited because much of the financial information stays in Lety’s hands.
8. Lety reports that Fernando won’t reach his goals. Fernando tells Lety to cook the books. Lety is horrified by the idea, but with devils on BOTH shoulders they wear her down.
9. Alicia and Olarte join forces to bring down Lety.
Vocabulary. Maquillarse la balance. Apply make-up to the balance, i.e. cook the books.
Capitulo 15
1. To reach Fernando, Lety calls Marcia’s cell, but she hangs up on Lety. Saimon takes Lety to the club. They crash the gate and Fernando signs the papers. Marcia is furious that Lety went over her head.
2. Fernando wants Lety at the Cine-Rent business lunch, and he calls her his assistant. She looks foolish when she orders, but she steamrolls Diana. Omar tells Fernando that he mustn’t take Lety to classy places because she’s too ugly and too low class.
3. Some ad agencies have stopped hiring Conceptos. Luigi says it’s due to lower quality. Fernando says it’s because they owe Conceptos money.
4. In the car, Fernando promotes Lety to assistant. He delayed promoting her to avoid problems with Marcia..
5. Alicia begs Marcia to get Fernando to promote her to assistant. She is horrified that Fernando took Lety to the club, and she speculates that maybe something is going on between them.
6. The cuartel is all atwitter because Lety had lunch with Fernando at the club. Lety announces that she’s been promoted to assistant.
7. Alicia insults Lety harshly, so the cuartel defends her. They tell Alicia that since Fernando promoted her to assistant, Lety is Alicia’s superior and can boss her around or fire her.
Capitulo 16
Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 16 and 17. If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the paragraph that begins, “The next day Omar is hanging out.” That marks the beginning of Cap 17.
1. Alicia tattles that Lety is now an assistant and Lety threatened to fire her or mop the floor with her. Marcia is determined to make someone pay, either Lety or Fernando
2. Marcia dramatically tells Fernando Alicia’s exaggerated version. She demands that he not promote Lety. The cuartel expects to be fired because of the frakas in the bathroom.
3. Fernando asks Lety why she threatened Alicia. Lety explains the true story. Fernando is as gossip-hungry as Marta. Lety says any blame should fall on her. Fernando is impressed by Lety’s moral fiber.
4. Lety reports that Lopez called the cuartel to a meeting. Fernando relishes the battle ahead. Lopez reprimands them for taking a long lunch and for aggression against Alicia.
5. Fernando joins the meeting, to Marcia’s dismay. He reports what Alicia told the cuartel and reminds Lopez that Alicia is always late. He formally promotes Lety. Marcia is beaten on all counts. Lety nominates Fernando for sainthood.
6. Marcia is mad because Alicia’s version of the frakas will now cost Marcia strife with Fernando.
7. Ariel calls for his spy’s report. The report is limited because much of the financial information stays in Lety’s hands.
8. Lety reports that Fernando won’t reach his goals. Fernando tells Lety to cook the books. Lety is horrified by the idea, but with devils on BOTH shoulders they wear her down.
9. Alicia and Olarte join forces to bring down Lety.
Vocabulary. Maquillarse la balance. Apply make-up to the balance, i.e. cook the books.
Generally I will post a vocabulary item when a word is important in understanding the day's episodes.
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Llena de Amor #32-33 Tue 9/21-Wed 9/22/10 Menacing men, damaged damas, dolor over Dolores.
Episode 32.
Emanuel sits at the table at the fashion show with André, still swilling wine and moping over Marianela. André tells him it’s obvious he’s in love with his prima. “Ha ha ha ha, no way,” says Emanuel. André advises him to spend less time obsessing over Marianela and more time on his fiancée and their wedding planning. Emanuel chugs more wine.
Over at Netty’s, the group sits around crying. Comisario Tejeda thinks something doesn’t seem right about the intrusion. The guy didn’t even steal anything. Netty remembers that the killer clearly said the only thing he was looking for was her. He must have been a paid assassin! Someone is out to get her! And poor Mamá Dolores got in the way!
Fedra lurks in the basement outside the General’s room, muttering that she needs to get rid of that old coot. Bernardo skulks down the stairs and chokes out that there’s a bit of a problem. He shot, but some old lady had the gall to interfere. “How do you always screw this up, Bernardo?!” Out of sight, the General is shouting at the murderers, aka the nice young men in the clean white coats, to leave, and Benigno and Paula come downstairs to see what’s wrong. Fedra tries to wave them off, but they won’t leave. Gretel comes clattering down the stairs, too. They rush into the General’s headquarters and see Emiliano looking on while the manicomio men force Don Máximo into the camisa de fuerza (straitjacket). They all freak out. Paula and Benigno say Don Máximo is not going anywhere and they start to free him. Gretel, who knows a thing or two about unfair accusations of insanity, tells her father that he was wrong to throw Axel out, and if he sends Tio Máximo away as well, she will follow behind him, and he will never hear from her again. Paula says she won’t allow this injustice, and Benigno devotedly proclaims he will protect his General with his own life, if necessary.
Brandon, Marianela, Doris, and Oliver drive home. They get out of the jeep and Brandon tells Marianela she seems a bit down, and he knows why. Oliver, a tad intoxicated, rambles about those babelicious models and says he knows what he wants for Christmas, heh heh. Doris is fed up with this line of chatter from him and lets him know it. He flirtily tells her to use her hotness or lose it.
They all go inside, where Netty, Consuelo, and Gladiola are all crying. “Hey, why the funeral faces?” Brandon asks. Silent hand grabbing and hugging while the new arrivals become increasingly worried, and finally Netty tells them that an intruder killed Mamá Dolores.
The next morning, Benigno and Gretel are asleep in chairs in Don Máximo’s room, and Máximo is asleep on top of his covers, fully dressed. Delicia comes in with the breakfast tray and wakes them up asking what’s with all the mess; was there an earthquake down here? Don Máximo accuses her of being a traitor and Fedra’s spy, which Delicia finds most insulting. He insists that she act as his food taster, and if the food is poisoned, then she’ll die for her betrayal!
Fedra whizzes down the stairs on her broomstick, shrieking at Emiliano for letting that old thing remain in her house. “I had to let him stay! You should have seen how upset Gretel was!” he defends himself. “They should have taken her away, too! Two birds with one stone!” Fedra cackles. “She is your daughter!” Emiliano replies, somehow still shocked by her cold, uncaring ways. Fedra whines that she’s just trying to protect herself. Emiliano forbids her to even go near the basement anymore. She poutily agrees. Then she asks him what he’s going to do about Axel. “I have no son by that name,” says the jerk.
Gretel goes up to the kitchen, and Paula thanks her for defending the General. “You really care about him, don’t you?” Gretel asks. Paula diplomatically says she cares about the whole family…but admits she does have her favorites (consentidos…the ones she pampers and indulges). Gretel grins and hugs her.
Hugging but not grinning…Netty and Marianela, all dressed in black, Marianela trying to offer comfort. Netty sobs that Mamá Dolores is the one who took care of her and Eva after their mother died. She never married or had children of her own, she just worried about their well-being. Doris comes in, also sobbing, and says she doesn’t think she can hold up. Netty says she has to, because there’s no one better than her to fix Dolores up pretty for the funeral. Doris agrees. Netty says there must be a party in heaven today, because Dolores has arrived.
Bernardo gloatingly delivers to Fedra the newspaper, with the front-page headline declaring Eva’s death an accident. Fedra is so delighted she is almost willing to forgive him for failing to kill that actriz yet again. Bernardo has more good news: he’s found a doctor who’s willing to take that viejo (aka Don Máximo) out of circulation. Fedra chortles that once he’s declared insane, she’ll have no trouble getting her greedy little paws on his money! Bernardo the suckup busy bee has also contacted the judge who’s in charge of verifying the documents they faked regarding Eva’s money, and there is a little something he might like in return for a favorable judgement, heh heh. Fedra tries to act sexy and tells him to invite the judge to La Mala Noche this evening. {It will be a bad night indeed for the viewers if we have to visit that wretched club and watch Fedra strut her stuff.} Gretel has crept up around the corner and heard this, and she is most interested when she hears Fedra instruct Bernardo that she wants a hefty dose of knockout drops so the whole clan, especially that meddler Gretel, will be out cold.
Marianela is on her way out of the house to turn in her papers to the university, so she can take the admissions exam the next day. Netty advises her not to talk to strangers, with all the stuff that’s happening in the house. She also says that in the midst of all this sadness, one thing she’s happy about is that Marianela and Brandon are novios. Netty heads into the kitchen as Marianela agrees not to talk to strangers. Emanuel has walked into the patio (if they’re worried about security, maybe they should lock the gate) and said maybe she won’t talk to strangers, but she has to talk to her friend.
Princesa Ilitia breakfasts in bed, her daddy-in-waiting next to her. She tells her mother, who is sitting across the room, that if she throws Lorenzo out again, Ilitia is going, too. Muñeca says it won’t happen again. Lowrenzo pulls out the gossip paper Espectáculos, whose front-page headline story says that Ilitia and Emanuel are going to marry. Muñeca says she didn’t realize they had set a date, and Lorenzo wonders how it can be official when that young man has not come to formally ask him for his daughter. Ilitia admits that she is maybe pressuring him just a bit, because she is determined to be Mrs. He-Manuel. Muñeca’s expression of disbelieving disgust does not impress Ilitia in the least, even when it dissolves into a dead fish look.
Marianela asks Emanuel what he is doing there. They had agreed to not see each other anymore! That is impossible, he says. She insists that she wants to just forget about the whole Ruiz y de Teresa family and live her own life. He says but they are friends and cousins! She can’t just throw him aside like a ratty street mutt! He puts his arms around her shoulders and looks deeeeeep into her eyes and says, “Tell me the truth. Are you really in love with Brandon?” Mari gets all shifty-eyed.
Benigno is digging in the flower bed, planning to put in some new plants, when he uncovers a strange object. He jumps back, thinking it may be Satanic (not an unreasonable conclusion in that household). Just in case, he says some little incantation (Vade, vade, retro Satanas) and mimes pulling something out and tossing it aside. Now that it’s safe, he picks up the handkerchief and unwraps the brooch. A lirio, made of real silver! He can’t imagine who buried it there, but decides the General must know of this development immediately.
Tia Carlota calls the Viper Pit, and fortunately Gretel answers. The two of them seem fond of each other. Gretel tells her that Fedra took Marianela’s inheritance and wants to take the house as well.
The General accuses Benigno of being a traitor. Benigno protests that he stopped the manicominions from taking Don Máximo away to the funny farm. “But you also stole my ammunition! You left me defenseless!” growls the General. He tells Benigno that Fedra came down and they fought, but he couldn’t shoot her. Benigno thinks he did well in saving the General from going to jail, but the General says he would have done the family and all of humanity a big favor by getting rid of that witch. The General decides that Benigno needs a punishment for his disobedience. One hundred laps around the house! Benigno meekly whines that a hundred is a lot. “One hundred and twenty, then!” snaps the General.
Marianela tells Emanuel she doesn’t have to explain anything to him. She doesn’t ask about his personal life, and he has no right to interrogate her about hers. He says he’s not asking, he’s questioning. Totally different. He’s just worried about her. She says he needn’t worry. She’s fine and happy with her novio Brandon. Emanuel says he doesn’t believe that, and demands to know what’s really going on. “Two can play this game,” Marianela says. “I demand to know, what is this news that you are going to marry Ilitia?”
Ilitia is now out of bed and telling her parents they have to help her railroad Emanuel into a wedding. Muñeca wonders why she’s so determined. Lowrenzo makes a showy display of support, saying they may marry tomorrow if she’d like, because Ilitia’s happiness is the only thing he cares about. Ilitia appreciates that, but says it won’t be tomorrow because she wants them all to plan a spectacular wedding, like a happy family. Muñeca and Lorenzo roll their eyes at each other. Lorenzo agrees that his precious princess’s wedding must be the event of the year. Ilitia nags her mother to avoid spoiling it with scandals. No drama, no divorces, and no suicide attempts, por favor.
After Ilitia heads to the club, Muñeca thanks Lowrenzo for returning to the house. He says he’s there for Ilitia, not for Muñeca, who threw him out like a dog. {I’m not sure why these writers equate dogs with things you chuck out and ignore. Second reference this episode.} Muñeca cries that she wants to start over, but he cries even more that she hurt him by not trusting him, and he has his pride! She says she’s already gone to the bank, and now he doesn’t need her signature to get more money! He sobs all tragic-faced that he just can’t get past this betrayal, and how would he explain things to his princess daughter, who is affected by all this? Muñeca continues begging him not to leave as he walks away with a smug grin. {I’m also not sure why they call her Muñeca. More like títere, and he works her like a master puppeteer.} Flora tries to reassure Muñeca that he will return. Muñeca says she may be a fool (no, she is definitely a fool), but she loves him.
Emanuel says what Marianela heard about his engagement isn’t true. She says she heard Ilitia announce it directly, and he was right there and didn’t deny it. He claims it was just a publicity thing, to distract from the scandals Ilitia has had. Marianela still thinks he’s lying, but she doesn’t want to talk about this anymore, because she’s already feeling terrible. She tells him about Dolores’s murder. He is stunned. Marianela wants to get going to the university, and Emanuel insists on driving her, even though she is totally mean to him.
Bernardo/Spiderus tries to eat his breakfast, and Delicia throws the black ski mask down on the table and asks what he was doing the night before.
Brandon and Oliver are in Comisario Tejeda’s office, tearfully insisting on heading up the investigation of Dolores’s murder. Tejeda isn’t sure that’s the best idea given the state they’re in, but Brandon says he can’t rest until the guy is caught. Oliver worries that maybe the intruder was after the two of them. Comisario Tejeda says he suspects it has more to do with Netty, and they need to talk to her.
Bernardo tells Delicia to stay out of his business. “In addition to abusing women, are you also a thief?” she asks. She says she’s going to show the mask to Emiliano. Bernardo pins her down to the table and threatens her. “Are you going to kill me? Is that what you are, a murderer?” {NO! Not our adorable Delicia!} Bernardo hisses in her ear that if she says one word about this, he will cut off her tongue.
Fedra has already broken her promise to Emiliano, and is in the General’s room with her hired headshrinker doc. Don Máximo tries to throw her out and get her to take this monigote (stuffed suit) with her. The doctor introduces himself as Claudio Peralta, mucho gusto. “Mucho gusto is what I will have when you go back where you came from! I do not receive lacayos (lackeys) of this hyena!” shouts Don Máximo. Doc Peralta says he’s only there to help. Máximo brandishes a dagger and says he doesn’t need help, so they should get out! Fedra does her pouty sweet-talk thing some more, putting on a big display of concern for poor old crazy uncle. Máximo keeps trying to get her to stop calling him “tio.” Doc Peralta and the General finally succeed in getting the harpy witch out of the room. Then the doc tries to gain Don Máximo’s trust, also calling him “tio.” “I am not your tio!”
Lowrenzo gets the results of the paternity test. He looks upset and asks the lab guy how accurate the tests are. 99.99 percent, says the guy. “Then there must be a clone,” Lowrenzo jokes. “He’s my son. Cristian is my son,” he mutters to himself, looking none too happy about it.
Netty worries about the cost of Dolores’s funeral. Gladiola says they’ll all split the cost, but Netty fusses that it’s still too much. She asks Consuelo if she can have a month’s rent in advance, but Consuelo says she had to pay some expenses for Javier and doesn’t have a centavo left. A mysterious shades-wearing man walks into the living room (again, great security for a household that just had a murder the night before) and says he needs to rent a room.
Emanuel waits on a bench and plays with a limp stick. Uh-huh. Marianela returns and cheerfully reports that everything is taken care of and she can take the entrance exam tomorrow. He’s glad to see her so enthusiastic and asks what she’s going to study. Publicity, she says, the same thing her dad did. Emanuel says then she can join the family agency. No way, says Mari. She wants nothing to do with them. He thinks it’s Brandon putting these ideas in her head, and tells Mari that guy does not suit her. What she needs is… Carolina runs up and Mari introduces her to her cousin. Caro is so excited she leaps on Emanuel and wraps her arms and legs around him in greeting, shrieking. He is rather startled. She climbs down and tells Emanuel she knows all about him, from all the articles and whatnot. Marianela was an avid follower of his athletic career when they were at the boarding school. “Oh, reeeeeeeally?” asks Emanuel, delighted. They are interrupted by a crowd of people running past, saying that someone is shooting. They run, too.
Over at the police station, Tejeda and our favorite cops are perusing the Wanted poster. They’re worried about some criminal, Jerónimo Martínez, known as “El Dandy.” He is a very tired-looking middle-aged guy with serious eye bags. They get a call about the trouble at the university. Brandon wants to head right over, because Marianela is there. Oliver has to inform the comisario that Marianela is Brandon’s novia. The polis are on the move.
The ladies in black whisper to each other that this new guy wanting to rent seems suspicious. Besides, don’t criminals always return to the scene of the crime? Netty has a bad feeling about him, but Gladiola says if he pays three months in advance, Dolores’s funeral expenses will be covered. Netty grudgingly agrees, and they all cross themselves and Netty asks San Antonio for protection. The guy tells them he likes the place. When he finally steps into the light with his shades off, we can see the same saggy eyes previously seen labeled as “El Dandy,” but on a younger-looking guy.
Ilitia and Kristel are in the middle of a low-impact dance aerobics class. This is too challenging for them, so they step out of line to gossip instead. Kristel says that Axel was always a little strange, but his being gay? Too much! The whole household went loco when he came out of the closet! Ilitia tells her to look on the bright side: with a gay brother, she could save a fortune on makeup and salons! {Oh, I would LOVE to see Axel give her a makeover. “Payback” would be an excellent look for her.} Mauricio drops by the class to join the gossipfest.
Begoña admires her new necklace. It goes perfectly with her necklace-length dress, I guess. Lowrenzo comes to visit and says he has the results of the paternity test. She’s glad it’s settled. Yes, he says. “You are a lying opportunist! This is not my son!” Begoña is sad and mighty confused.
The new renter pulls a huge wad of cash out of his pocket and hands some over to Netty. She says that’s too much; she only asked for three months’ rent as a deposit. He says he paid double so they’ll respect his privacy. Netty claims with a straight face that in the pensión they respect everyone’s privacy and never meddle in each other’s lives. The guy tells her to keep the money. Also, he’s expecting a visitor, Gerónimo Martínez, and asks them to send him up to his room when he arrives. The ladies nervously agree.
Begoña tells Lowrenzo that she’s never been with another man in the five years they’ve been together. The laboratory must have made a mistake! He laughs and tells her he’s not a fool. She knows very well this isn’t his son, so why continue with this farce? The test results are super-accurate, so that’s that. He’s outta here. Begoña begs him not to abandon his son. All she asks is a little bit of his time, and she won’t complain that he’s still with his wife and daughter! She swears on her life that this is his son. Lowrenzo says her life is worth nothing to him, and the little brat’s is worth even less. He takes the necklace and says it will look even better on his wife, because she isn’t a slut. He leaves; Begoña cries.
Doctor Peralta tells Fedra the old man seems severely psychotic. She wants that report in writing. Licenciado Rivas is escorted into the house for his meeting with the General, and Fedra tells him not to waste his time. General Máximo is completely loco, the doc sez so. “If that is true, all Don Máximo’s money will go to Emiliano,” remarks the lawyer. Fedra nods sadly.
Emiliano is hard at work. His secretary buzzes him and he yells at her and says he doesn’t want to be disturbed. Axel bursts into the office anyway.
The police gather in the university parking lot, in full riot gear. Brandon goes to find Marianela, so Oliver takes charge. The police line up and march forward, beating their batons on their shields with every step. They advance toward a rather small crowd of running students.
Emanuel and Marianela huddle with a squirmy crowd against a wall. Emanuel swears he will protect Marianela and nothing will happen to her. She doesn’t think he will make an effective barrier should a bullet come their way. They hug tightly, and Marianela says she has something very important to tell him. He doesn’t think this is the time to talk, but she insists. “Okay, what?” “Emanuel, ever since we were children, well, from the very moment I met you, I…I…”
End of episode. My recording didn’t catch any promos, so I have no idea how to entice you to watch tomorrow. It will be intense, though! I am sure!
Camisa de fuerza – straitjacket
Consentido/a – pampered, indulged
Vade, vade, retro Satanas – get back, Satan
Monigote – stuffed form, botched painting or statue, sap
Lacayo - lackey
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La Verdad Oculta 013 2010-09-21: The First Kiss
At Mario's, he is forced to wonder whether it was David's idea to drum up a supposed prize trip for the girls, when Abelardo fails to unearth any information about it from the personnel director -- and wouldn't dare ask Carlos. Abelardo exits to catch a flight to L.A.
At their L.A. hotel, the girls enthuse over the wonderful time they had with David the past evening; Julieta says she learned his being there was no accident and is excited he really likes Gabriela. Gabriela wonders to what end, though. When David reappears, he convinces them it's OK to blow Déborah off and sight see with him instead.
Juan José visits the prison physician and learns Gregorio was taken to the hospital in serious condition and may die.
When Déborah meets the girls again, she is relieved to be blown off. After they exit, she sneaks back into their hotel room to plant the smuggled diamonds in the infamous pair of Gabriela's shoes.
On visitors' day, Juan José greets a distressed Elsa and explains about Marcos's fight and worse trouble if Gregorio dies, which upsets Elsa even more. Juan José advises her more money will do Marcos no good now, but gives her a comforting embrace.
Déborah phones Adolfo in the D.F. to confirm she planted the diamonds and relate she's happy to spend as little time with the girls as possible. He agrees and instructs Déborah to just get them a cab to the airport for their flight home and be done. Adolfo thanks her and says with a grin that they'll see each other soon.
David plays tour guide to the girls all day and into the evening, to their delight.
Yolanda visits Carlos at the club office; and when he distractedly informs her about the girls' "prize" trip, she is mystified.
That evening, Julieta begs off dinner, exhausted; but David insists Gabriela must spend their last evening together with him. They agree to meet later, and despite herself Gabriela is happy when Julieta claims David likes her.
Yolanda visits Adolfo at the condo and becomes furious and terrified for the girls when she learns what he has them involved in. They could spend years in prison, if they are caught! But Adolfo was desperate with Félix down.
At the restaurant in L.A., to the beautiful theme song, David and Gabriela sit and speak with their eyes. David covers Gabriela's hand with his own, then lightly caresses her forearm and then her upper arm. Gabriela's eyelids drop, as though his touch were a drug in her veins. David closes his eyes when Gabriela caresses his face. They move closer, each seeking the other's lips, and kiss the first kiss.
Next morning, Leonardo's subordinate, Ramón, comes by at home during breakfast and explains all of the captured smugglers insist the boss is Patch (Félix); but Leonardo's sure there's someone higher up than he. Too many millions invested to not be someone important. When he learns that Patch was supposedly in the truck but escaped, Leonardo is sure they are highly organized and involved in lots of other smuggling: jewels, arms, etc.
David and Gabriela spend a blissful day at the beach and motorcycling around Santa Monica -- and kissing in each other's bare arms.
Juan José tips a guard to talk to an unrepentant Marcos in solitary who's philosophical about ruining his parole chances; so what if he has to spend a little more time in there? When he's just interested in getting more money to pay the low lifes to do jobs for him, Juan José advises against it; those guys just want to set him up as the patsy, he insists.
Déborah stops by the girls' hotel room only to make sure Gabriela is wearing the diamond shoes home on their flight and exits. At her departing back as the door closes, the girls have a mutual giggle mocking Deborah's perfunctory pleasantries.
When Leonardo drops by Santiago's place on the way out to work, he encounters the phone men installing a unit in the apartment. Leonardo invites Santiago and the girls over for dinner and drinks that night when they return, and Santiago genially agrees.
As Leonardo exits, he passes Yolanda on the way in. She wants to warn Santiago once again to get the girls out of town; that the trip was actually Carlos's idea and not a workplace prize, because he likes Gabriela -- as David does also. If they stick around, someone could discover Santiago's identity. Get Mario to fire them, she suggests; he can do it!
So far Adolfo hasn't mixed much with his employees, she says; but he could start any time. He could nose around and find out everything. Yolanda is afraid for Santiago and the girls, too. She protests too much when Santiago asks if she knows who murdered Márta. Of course not! she exclaims. If she knew, doesn't he think she would tell him? she asks.
David stops by the girls' hotel and offers to take them to last-minute shop for a little something for their dad. When he tries to kiss Gabriela and tells her he adores her, she's wistful but reluctant.
Santiago calls Mario to give him his new telephone number, and Mario explains about Abelardo's trip to L.A. to pick up the stuff Santiago needs for his disguise role. They decide to fix up a place for it in the adjacent house Mario plans to buy. Mario startles and puzzles Santiago by asking if Adolfo paid for the girls' trip.
Yolanda goes to meet Adolfo at the condo, and she balks when he orders her to pick up the shoes with the diamonds from Gabriela upon her return. Adolfo reminds her forcefully that jobs like this are their bread and butter -- which feeds her, too, he might add.
Her objection is that it involves innocent people. And don't forget what ensued the last time this happened, she reminds him -- with Márta. Márta didn't know about it and was discovered. He explains about the special shoes and that nothing is likely to happen.
He has no choice, Adolfo insists; Faidella has caused him massive losses, and he must recoup them. She has to figure out some excuse to retrieve the shoes and bring them to him tomorrow: they're worth $60 million pesos!
At the scheister lawyer's, he's got bad news and good news and bad news for Elsa: Marcos's case is near impossible if the old guy dies; but Juan José's is looking good -- and unfortunately he will need more cash. Elsa is resigned to coming up with it; and as she exits, the lawyer on his side of the closed door grins his evil grin.
Shopping in L.A., Gabriela's diamond shoes are so painful she can't walk in them anymore. When she sits on a bench to remove them, David goes off to buy her a better pair. Returning with them, they throw the $60 million pesos, diamond-filled shoes in an ordinary trash bin on the promenade.
At their L.A. hotel, the girls enthuse over the wonderful time they had with David the past evening; Julieta says she learned his being there was no accident and is excited he really likes Gabriela. Gabriela wonders to what end, though. When David reappears, he convinces them it's OK to blow Déborah off and sight see with him instead.
Juan José visits the prison physician and learns Gregorio was taken to the hospital in serious condition and may die.
When Déborah meets the girls again, she is relieved to be blown off. After they exit, she sneaks back into their hotel room to plant the smuggled diamonds in the infamous pair of Gabriela's shoes.
On visitors' day, Juan José greets a distressed Elsa and explains about Marcos's fight and worse trouble if Gregorio dies, which upsets Elsa even more. Juan José advises her more money will do Marcos no good now, but gives her a comforting embrace.
Déborah phones Adolfo in the D.F. to confirm she planted the diamonds and relate she's happy to spend as little time with the girls as possible. He agrees and instructs Déborah to just get them a cab to the airport for their flight home and be done. Adolfo thanks her and says with a grin that they'll see each other soon.
David plays tour guide to the girls all day and into the evening, to their delight.
Yolanda visits Carlos at the club office; and when he distractedly informs her about the girls' "prize" trip, she is mystified.
That evening, Julieta begs off dinner, exhausted; but David insists Gabriela must spend their last evening together with him. They agree to meet later, and despite herself Gabriela is happy when Julieta claims David likes her.
Yolanda visits Adolfo at the condo and becomes furious and terrified for the girls when she learns what he has them involved in. They could spend years in prison, if they are caught! But Adolfo was desperate with Félix down.
At the restaurant in L.A., to the beautiful theme song, David and Gabriela sit and speak with their eyes. David covers Gabriela's hand with his own, then lightly caresses her forearm and then her upper arm. Gabriela's eyelids drop, as though his touch were a drug in her veins. David closes his eyes when Gabriela caresses his face. They move closer, each seeking the other's lips, and kiss the first kiss.
Next morning, Leonardo's subordinate, Ramón, comes by at home during breakfast and explains all of the captured smugglers insist the boss is Patch (Félix); but Leonardo's sure there's someone higher up than he. Too many millions invested to not be someone important. When he learns that Patch was supposedly in the truck but escaped, Leonardo is sure they are highly organized and involved in lots of other smuggling: jewels, arms, etc.
David and Gabriela spend a blissful day at the beach and motorcycling around Santa Monica -- and kissing in each other's bare arms.
Juan José tips a guard to talk to an unrepentant Marcos in solitary who's philosophical about ruining his parole chances; so what if he has to spend a little more time in there? When he's just interested in getting more money to pay the low lifes to do jobs for him, Juan José advises against it; those guys just want to set him up as the patsy, he insists.
Déborah stops by the girls' hotel room only to make sure Gabriela is wearing the diamond shoes home on their flight and exits. At her departing back as the door closes, the girls have a mutual giggle mocking Deborah's perfunctory pleasantries.
When Leonardo drops by Santiago's place on the way out to work, he encounters the phone men installing a unit in the apartment. Leonardo invites Santiago and the girls over for dinner and drinks that night when they return, and Santiago genially agrees.
As Leonardo exits, he passes Yolanda on the way in. She wants to warn Santiago once again to get the girls out of town; that the trip was actually Carlos's idea and not a workplace prize, because he likes Gabriela -- as David does also. If they stick around, someone could discover Santiago's identity. Get Mario to fire them, she suggests; he can do it!
So far Adolfo hasn't mixed much with his employees, she says; but he could start any time. He could nose around and find out everything. Yolanda is afraid for Santiago and the girls, too. She protests too much when Santiago asks if she knows who murdered Márta. Of course not! she exclaims. If she knew, doesn't he think she would tell him? she asks.
David stops by the girls' hotel and offers to take them to last-minute shop for a little something for their dad. When he tries to kiss Gabriela and tells her he adores her, she's wistful but reluctant.
Santiago calls Mario to give him his new telephone number, and Mario explains about Abelardo's trip to L.A. to pick up the stuff Santiago needs for his disguise role. They decide to fix up a place for it in the adjacent house Mario plans to buy. Mario startles and puzzles Santiago by asking if Adolfo paid for the girls' trip.
Yolanda goes to meet Adolfo at the condo, and she balks when he orders her to pick up the shoes with the diamonds from Gabriela upon her return. Adolfo reminds her forcefully that jobs like this are their bread and butter -- which feeds her, too, he might add.
Her objection is that it involves innocent people. And don't forget what ensued the last time this happened, she reminds him -- with Márta. Márta didn't know about it and was discovered. He explains about the special shoes and that nothing is likely to happen.
He has no choice, Adolfo insists; Faidella has caused him massive losses, and he must recoup them. She has to figure out some excuse to retrieve the shoes and bring them to him tomorrow: they're worth $60 million pesos!
At the scheister lawyer's, he's got bad news and good news and bad news for Elsa: Marcos's case is near impossible if the old guy dies; but Juan José's is looking good -- and unfortunately he will need more cash. Elsa is resigned to coming up with it; and as she exits, the lawyer on his side of the closed door grins his evil grin.
Shopping in L.A., Gabriela's diamond shoes are so painful she can't walk in them anymore. When she sits on a bench to remove them, David goes off to buy her a better pair. Returning with them, they throw the $60 million pesos, diamond-filled shoes in an ordinary trash bin on the promenade.
Labels: verdad
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
El Clon Tuesday September 21: Summary for Discussion
Capítulo 154: We’re now officially in las últimas semanas and tonight, instead of Grimm’s Tales, we get grim tales: the only one smiling is Malicia; and Natalia finds her way home. Again.
We open the episode at Casa Ferrer where Marisa complains to Rosa that Leo and Lucas have abandoned ship and now no one is looking for Natalia. Someone has to stop her from doing harm to her baby. She can’t involve the police because they would arrest Nati for using drugs. Maybe she should hire a detective to find her and bring her home. But why, wonders Rosa, didn’t Leo’s doctor do a pregnancy test when Natalia was hospitalized? (Good question!)
Enrique reminds us that recovery depends on the addict and not on those who are trying to help him.
Carolina is with Clara at the stripped-down house when a strange scary guy shows up looking for Fernando. (Why do they let him in?) He tells Clara that if Fernando doesn’t pay him what he owes, he’ll pay himself with whatever he can! And he leers menacingly at Clara. When he leaves, Caro urges her friend to call the police.
Again Enrique: I was numb when reality came knocking on my door. Reality also knocked on my family’s door, but they weren’t numb to the pain.
As Caro is encouraging her friend to tell Escobar what happened, Rogelio calls. Clara tells him she can’t go on the trip to Paris with him. After the call, Clara tells Caro that she can’t be away just now. Fernando may need her.
Natalia is walking down the street with Paula, telling her she will raise her child by herself. She’ll get a job. As what? Paula wants to know. A crack dealer? Nati tells her she speaks three languages… Paula’s attention is diverted when she catches sight of Fernando. She attacks him like a rabid pit bull. (The Many Moods of Paula -- spin-off possibilities?)
Enrique tells us how the addict loses all sense of reality as very quickly is close to hitting bottom. He has to make a choice: live or die. And to chose life, he has to acknowledge the power his addiction has over him.
Back at Gloria’s, Andrea and Alejandro continue their conversation. Alejandro is ready to bring Nati home, even if he has to tie her up to do it. He is surprised by Andrea’s question:
¿Será que ese hijo es tuyo? Do you think the child is yours?
Why would you ask that, Alejandro wants to know. She admits that she just doesn’t know about Natalia’s life right now. Alejandro asks where Andrea last saw her so he can go out looking for her.
At Albieri’s clinic, Anita looks pityingly at Escobar. Luisa has no sympathy:
No fue por falta de aviso. Él se lo busco.
It wasn’t because no one warned him. He brought it on himself.
Escobar calls Malicia but hangs up when she answers and tells them: Voy a buscar un abogado. (I’m going to look for a lawyer.) Anita smiles. It's the first sensible thing she's heard him say.
At Salamandra, Zein has been watching Malicia. Who called? he asks with a smile. Someone who doesn’t like my voice, I guess, she answers playfully.
As usual, Malicia is listening in while Rogelio complains to Zein that Clara backed out of their trip to Paris at the last minute without offering any explanation. He has bought the tickets, reserved the hotels, everything! Zein, who seems to subscribe to the “Love the One You're With” philosophy, tells him he has time to find himself a nice companion. Malicia has entered the scene by this time and confides dreamily that she has always wanted to go to Paris. And when she leaves, Zein says to Rogelio: Why not invite Malicia?
At Empresas Ferrer, Carolina is advising Clara to tell Rogelio the truth about her situation, but Clara can’t find the courage to do so.
Leo is irritated that Roberto seems to be dragging his feet on writing his demanda. Of course, that's because Enrique is the one writing it. And everyone's favorite passive-aggressive has, indeed, finished the job. He hands it to Roberto for his inspection. It's estupenda says Roberto. Enrique takes another swig from his flask. (The therapy hasn't quite done the trick, has it?)
At Casa Ferrer, Rosa takes a phone call from Alej and tells him there’s no news on Nati. Lucas comes home in a foul mood. He can’t stop thinking about what Dora told him – that Daniel is (also) obsessed with Jade – and he calls Clara: Get me a ticket to Morocco, he tells her. For today, if possible. Marisa watches and shakes her head. She can’t understand how he can leave precisely at this minute when his daughter needs him. He says:
Tengo que hacer algo por mí. Ya no aguanto más!I have to do something for myself. I can’t take it anymore!
He goes on, now clearly over the border and in Rant country: What do you want me to do to show I’m a good father? Kill myself? Then you can all be happy with the copy!
Nati has no sense of how she looks to ‘normal people’. Like most pregnant women, she now looks at children with far more interest than she used to. Unfortunately, as she approaches little kids in the street, they back away and their mothers threaten to call the police. When she is attracted by the window display in a toy store, the security guard won’t let her inside.
In Fez, we see Jade doing the candelabra dance. At first she seems weirdly alone. But then the camera shows Said scowling. Then there is Zein watches with an unreadable expression. Next is the dazzled Daniel. And finally -- a love-struck Lucas. Jade is overwhelmed as the four surround her and move closer. She screams… and she wakes up to find Said worriedly attending her while Alí, Zoraida and Rania stand by. Said will buy their tickets for Miami, he says, maybe they can even leave today.
When Alí and Said have left, but Rania is still skulking in the background, (like Malicia, Rania is always listening) Jade tells Zoraida she has to go to the ruins one last time to say good-bye. Zoraida tries to stop her but cannot.
Then Rania comes out from the shadow and with a nasty smile says: ¿Jade va a encontrar con el occidental? …Tío Alí y Said van a saber de eso! (Jade’s meeting with the occidental? Uncle Alí and Said are going to hear about that).
Jade and Daniel are at the ruins.
Lucas is just getting ready to leave Casa Ferrer, when Nati shows up: Papá, ayúdame (help me) she says and then collapses in his arms.
Jade and Daniel are kissing.
Lucas carries Natalia to the couch, and sets her down with her head in Marisa’s lap. I don’t want to die, says Natalia. Her parents assure her that all will be well and they will take care of her.
Jade and Daniel are still kissing.
Rania accuses Zoraida of conspiring with Jade. She is going to tell Said everything. When Alí enters, Rania takes great pleasure in telling him that Jade went to the ruins to meet the occidental. Zoraida says it’s not so. Alí reminds Rania that when you accuse someone without sufficient proof, you are the one who deserves punishment. And what about silent witnesses? shoots back Rania. Allah will see to them, answers Alí.
Alí’s not happy about this. He laments to Zoraida that for all the things he’s done to cover for Jade, Perdí mi lugar en el paraíso. (I lost my place in heaven). Not so, Zoraida assures him:
Su corazón va a pesar más que las culpas. (Your (good) heart is going to carry more weight more than your faults.)
Alí is going out. If Said comes home before I do, he instructs Zoraida, tell him Jade went out with me. Rania watches and burns. Right here on earth.
And back at the ruins, a strange encounter of the clone kind continues. Jade thinks she is talking to Lucas and Daniel keeps telling her he is his very own self. She managed to forget him – why did he have to come back and make her remember? She’s not 18 anymore and she wants to be with her daughter. The puzzled but persistent Daniel declares his love over and over. As they are kissing (again!), Alí appears. He thunders:
¡Jade! No puede ser! ¡Otra vez lo mismo! (Jade, this can’t be. The same thing again!)
To Daniel he says:
¿A qué viniste? ¿Quién te controla a ti? (Why did you come? Who’s controlling you?)
Go back where you came from!
Daniel slips away and Alí grabs Jade roughly by the arm. This is your last chance, he tells her. Make your future or bury yourself in the past.
Enrique reproaches Roberto for telling Amalia about the clone. What were you thinking? She’s a journalist! Enter Carolina with Escobar. The chump has come to Roberto for legal advice about his pilfered apartment. (Too bad, since Roberto seems to be singularly ineffectual as a lawyer. He may be the Worst Attorney in Miama (TWAIM) He should be asking Enrique!)
I want to have my baby, Natalia tells her parents, and she wants to stop using drugs. All you need is will power, says Lucas. You’re a strong person, says Marisa. (We have to assume that they are just talking to fill in the silence. At this point, neither can be serious.) Natalia takes out her remaining stash and hands it over to Lucas.
They go up to her room. She asks her parents to remove anything that she could use to hurt herself or the baby, and then lock her in the room. Ignore my screams, she tells them. (She does sound serious.)
Enrique reminds us that in the struggle between him and drugs, the drugs always won. They were stronger than he was. To battle them, the addict needs something larger to hold on to – religion, psychotherapy, something…
Nati is screaming and tearing up the room…
… My family suffered, says Enrique, but I did too. Withdrawal was so painful…
Nati is screaming: ¡No me voy a morir! (I’m not going to die!)
Marisa, Lucas and Rosa stand miserably on the other side of the door. Why us, why my daughter, wails Marisa.
Lucas has talked to Enrique. If Natalia will enter treatment voluntarily, he can arrange admission to rehab. It’s the only way to save her life.
Credits roll.
We open the episode at Casa Ferrer where Marisa complains to Rosa that Leo and Lucas have abandoned ship and now no one is looking for Natalia. Someone has to stop her from doing harm to her baby. She can’t involve the police because they would arrest Nati for using drugs. Maybe she should hire a detective to find her and bring her home. But why, wonders Rosa, didn’t Leo’s doctor do a pregnancy test when Natalia was hospitalized? (Good question!)
Enrique reminds us that recovery depends on the addict and not on those who are trying to help him.
Carolina is with Clara at the stripped-down house when a strange scary guy shows up looking for Fernando. (Why do they let him in?) He tells Clara that if Fernando doesn’t pay him what he owes, he’ll pay himself with whatever he can! And he leers menacingly at Clara. When he leaves, Caro urges her friend to call the police.
Again Enrique: I was numb when reality came knocking on my door. Reality also knocked on my family’s door, but they weren’t numb to the pain.
As Caro is encouraging her friend to tell Escobar what happened, Rogelio calls. Clara tells him she can’t go on the trip to Paris with him. After the call, Clara tells Caro that she can’t be away just now. Fernando may need her.
Natalia is walking down the street with Paula, telling her she will raise her child by herself. She’ll get a job. As what? Paula wants to know. A crack dealer? Nati tells her she speaks three languages… Paula’s attention is diverted when she catches sight of Fernando. She attacks him like a rabid pit bull. (The Many Moods of Paula -- spin-off possibilities?)
Enrique tells us how the addict loses all sense of reality as very quickly is close to hitting bottom. He has to make a choice: live or die. And to chose life, he has to acknowledge the power his addiction has over him.
Back at Gloria’s, Andrea and Alejandro continue their conversation. Alejandro is ready to bring Nati home, even if he has to tie her up to do it. He is surprised by Andrea’s question:
¿Será que ese hijo es tuyo? Do you think the child is yours?
Why would you ask that, Alejandro wants to know. She admits that she just doesn’t know about Natalia’s life right now. Alejandro asks where Andrea last saw her so he can go out looking for her.
At Albieri’s clinic, Anita looks pityingly at Escobar. Luisa has no sympathy:
No fue por falta de aviso. Él se lo busco.
It wasn’t because no one warned him. He brought it on himself.
Escobar calls Malicia but hangs up when she answers and tells them: Voy a buscar un abogado. (I’m going to look for a lawyer.) Anita smiles. It's the first sensible thing she's heard him say.
At Salamandra, Zein has been watching Malicia. Who called? he asks with a smile. Someone who doesn’t like my voice, I guess, she answers playfully.
As usual, Malicia is listening in while Rogelio complains to Zein that Clara backed out of their trip to Paris at the last minute without offering any explanation. He has bought the tickets, reserved the hotels, everything! Zein, who seems to subscribe to the “Love the One You're With” philosophy, tells him he has time to find himself a nice companion. Malicia has entered the scene by this time and confides dreamily that she has always wanted to go to Paris. And when she leaves, Zein says to Rogelio: Why not invite Malicia?
At Empresas Ferrer, Carolina is advising Clara to tell Rogelio the truth about her situation, but Clara can’t find the courage to do so.
Leo is irritated that Roberto seems to be dragging his feet on writing his demanda. Of course, that's because Enrique is the one writing it. And everyone's favorite passive-aggressive has, indeed, finished the job. He hands it to Roberto for his inspection. It's estupenda says Roberto. Enrique takes another swig from his flask. (The therapy hasn't quite done the trick, has it?)
At Casa Ferrer, Rosa takes a phone call from Alej and tells him there’s no news on Nati. Lucas comes home in a foul mood. He can’t stop thinking about what Dora told him – that Daniel is (also) obsessed with Jade – and he calls Clara: Get me a ticket to Morocco, he tells her. For today, if possible. Marisa watches and shakes her head. She can’t understand how he can leave precisely at this minute when his daughter needs him. He says:
Tengo que hacer algo por mí. Ya no aguanto más!I have to do something for myself. I can’t take it anymore!
He goes on, now clearly over the border and in Rant country: What do you want me to do to show I’m a good father? Kill myself? Then you can all be happy with the copy!
Nati has no sense of how she looks to ‘normal people’. Like most pregnant women, she now looks at children with far more interest than she used to. Unfortunately, as she approaches little kids in the street, they back away and their mothers threaten to call the police. When she is attracted by the window display in a toy store, the security guard won’t let her inside.
In Fez, we see Jade doing the candelabra dance. At first she seems weirdly alone. But then the camera shows Said scowling. Then there is Zein watches with an unreadable expression. Next is the dazzled Daniel. And finally -- a love-struck Lucas. Jade is overwhelmed as the four surround her and move closer. She screams… and she wakes up to find Said worriedly attending her while Alí, Zoraida and Rania stand by. Said will buy their tickets for Miami, he says, maybe they can even leave today.
When Alí and Said have left, but Rania is still skulking in the background, (like Malicia, Rania is always listening) Jade tells Zoraida she has to go to the ruins one last time to say good-bye. Zoraida tries to stop her but cannot.
Then Rania comes out from the shadow and with a nasty smile says: ¿Jade va a encontrar con el occidental? …Tío Alí y Said van a saber de eso! (Jade’s meeting with the occidental? Uncle Alí and Said are going to hear about that).
Jade and Daniel are at the ruins.
Lucas is just getting ready to leave Casa Ferrer, when Nati shows up: Papá, ayúdame (help me) she says and then collapses in his arms.
Jade and Daniel are kissing.
Lucas carries Natalia to the couch, and sets her down with her head in Marisa’s lap. I don’t want to die, says Natalia. Her parents assure her that all will be well and they will take care of her.
Jade and Daniel are still kissing.
Rania accuses Zoraida of conspiring with Jade. She is going to tell Said everything. When Alí enters, Rania takes great pleasure in telling him that Jade went to the ruins to meet the occidental. Zoraida says it’s not so. Alí reminds Rania that when you accuse someone without sufficient proof, you are the one who deserves punishment. And what about silent witnesses? shoots back Rania. Allah will see to them, answers Alí.
Alí’s not happy about this. He laments to Zoraida that for all the things he’s done to cover for Jade, Perdí mi lugar en el paraíso. (I lost my place in heaven). Not so, Zoraida assures him:
Su corazón va a pesar más que las culpas. (Your (good) heart is going to carry more weight more than your faults.)
Alí is going out. If Said comes home before I do, he instructs Zoraida, tell him Jade went out with me. Rania watches and burns. Right here on earth.
And back at the ruins, a strange encounter of the clone kind continues. Jade thinks she is talking to Lucas and Daniel keeps telling her he is his very own self. She managed to forget him – why did he have to come back and make her remember? She’s not 18 anymore and she wants to be with her daughter. The puzzled but persistent Daniel declares his love over and over. As they are kissing (again!), Alí appears. He thunders:
¡Jade! No puede ser! ¡Otra vez lo mismo! (Jade, this can’t be. The same thing again!)
To Daniel he says:
¿A qué viniste? ¿Quién te controla a ti? (Why did you come? Who’s controlling you?)
Go back where you came from!
Daniel slips away and Alí grabs Jade roughly by the arm. This is your last chance, he tells her. Make your future or bury yourself in the past.
Enrique reproaches Roberto for telling Amalia about the clone. What were you thinking? She’s a journalist! Enter Carolina with Escobar. The chump has come to Roberto for legal advice about his pilfered apartment. (Too bad, since Roberto seems to be singularly ineffectual as a lawyer. He may be the Worst Attorney in Miama (TWAIM) He should be asking Enrique!)
I want to have my baby, Natalia tells her parents, and she wants to stop using drugs. All you need is will power, says Lucas. You’re a strong person, says Marisa. (We have to assume that they are just talking to fill in the silence. At this point, neither can be serious.) Natalia takes out her remaining stash and hands it over to Lucas.
They go up to her room. She asks her parents to remove anything that she could use to hurt herself or the baby, and then lock her in the room. Ignore my screams, she tells them. (She does sound serious.)
Enrique reminds us that in the struggle between him and drugs, the drugs always won. They were stronger than he was. To battle them, the addict needs something larger to hold on to – religion, psychotherapy, something…
Nati is screaming and tearing up the room…
… My family suffered, says Enrique, but I did too. Withdrawal was so painful…
Nati is screaming: ¡No me voy a morir! (I’m not going to die!)
Marisa, Lucas and Rosa stand miserably on the other side of the door. Why us, why my daughter, wails Marisa.
Lucas has talked to Enrique. If Natalia will enter treatment voluntarily, he can arrange admission to rehab. It’s the only way to save her life.
Credits roll.
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Dinero 9/21: Cotton candy, whiskey, love potion, and an over-ripe blonde lawyer...
I got quite a delicious episode tonight! I have to be up all night working after this so I better hustle and crank out your recap!
Ale and Rafa are happy and googly eyed. She says she'll go to the end of the world with him. They almost meet with the very inebriated Marco - but while he's busy yelling at Susana they slip out the back door and hide in one of the showroom cars while Marco ("that blond over-ripe fish") staggers around.
Fleeing, they run into Doña Arcadia and she teases them about their covert activities. And as they are about to slip into Ale's car, Vicki drives up!
Rafa hides in the trunk and, though VVV is suspicious, our happy couple escapes to a park and to a proper fair, "not one of those gringo fairs you probably go to." Many kisses, and cotton candy.
Meanwhile Vicky, in her usual rage, sees Marco. He staggers over, grabs her love potion and drinks it. She's horrified. So is he, because it tastes terrible!
He wobbles off in search of whiskey to improve the taste in his mouth, then staggers home, astounding Rosario and Jorge again with his level of intoxication, and falls asleep on the couch. Tabled for tomorrow.
I have to say Marco and VVV have been HUGELY ENTERTAINING lately!!!
Vicky stomps home, finding her men consuming 50 tacos. She says she was watching horror films and calls them orangutans.
Zetina shows up with the camera chock-full of incriminating photos, but Rafa isn't there, it will have to wait till tomorrow. Zetina had to buy so many sandwiches while stalking Marco, he is flat broke and had to walk to Auto Siglo - he has holes in his shoes.
Ramirez isn't pleased to find Milagro at his house waiting for him. He says he's a simple mortal, not her sort, but she says simple humble men achieve the portals of heaven. She wheedles him into inviting her to go to a concert tomorrow night - of a church's childrens choir. Oh great, he thinks. Gloria calls him, worried about Marino's sixth sense that she's been up to something. Ramirez promises to see her next day and shoves the "boring nun" out the door, dodging the cheek she offers up for a kiss.
Ale gets home and, in the face of Rosario and Jorge's demands that she tell them what's going on, says she wants a divorce, that she doesn't love Marco; marrying him was a mistake. They are eloquent in trying to dissuade her and say she must reconsider etc. She says her decision is final. They say (1) sleep on it; (2) Marco gets a say in this. Tabled for tomorrow.
Rafa goes home jubilant and tells his ma, "We are in love! She's getting a divorce!" "You are of different social classes, that'll be a problem, but since you're happy, I'm happy for you!" "I have to help her get a divorce, and I have to have proof for her that everything I've said about him is true!"
Julieta comes home, crowing she'll get her first paycheck tomorrow. Rafa says, give half to mom, mom demurs, Julieta says she has loads of things she wants to buy, Rafa: "Oh, so I didn't provide well enough?" "It's not that, it's ... I want to buy clothes and shoes..." "Tell a woman not to buy more clothes? Might as well tell the ocean not to make more waves!"
Morning! Ale and Susana share a happy moment. Ale says they're not telling the sales staff now, "after all, office romance is prohibited, but then YOU..." They laugh.
Ale says she's sure there is somebody else here, somebody besides Marino, who's against "lo nuestro" (I love this elegantly short description of "whatever it is that is us.") Rosaura demands gossip but receives no satisfaction other than what she can guess.
Ale tells Rafa she needs a lawyer for her divorce. "Oh, I know a good one - Marco Valenzuela!" Hah hah. Ale suggests Jaime. I think she needs somebody with a little more experience.
Finally Zetina catches up with Rafa. The camera is indeed brimming with wonderfully incriminating photos of Marco smooching Carmela.
As Rafa dashes out to find Ale to show her the goodies, Zetina pushes many, many buttons on the camera. Has he erased everything? Stay tuned.
Ale and Rafa are happy and googly eyed. She says she'll go to the end of the world with him. They almost meet with the very inebriated Marco - but while he's busy yelling at Susana they slip out the back door and hide in one of the showroom cars while Marco ("that blond over-ripe fish") staggers around.
Fleeing, they run into Doña Arcadia and she teases them about their covert activities. And as they are about to slip into Ale's car, Vicki drives up!
Rafa hides in the trunk and, though VVV is suspicious, our happy couple escapes to a park and to a proper fair, "not one of those gringo fairs you probably go to." Many kisses, and cotton candy.
Meanwhile Vicky, in her usual rage, sees Marco. He staggers over, grabs her love potion and drinks it. She's horrified. So is he, because it tastes terrible!
He wobbles off in search of whiskey to improve the taste in his mouth, then staggers home, astounding Rosario and Jorge again with his level of intoxication, and falls asleep on the couch. Tabled for tomorrow.
I have to say Marco and VVV have been HUGELY ENTERTAINING lately!!!
Vicky stomps home, finding her men consuming 50 tacos. She says she was watching horror films and calls them orangutans.
Zetina shows up with the camera chock-full of incriminating photos, but Rafa isn't there, it will have to wait till tomorrow. Zetina had to buy so many sandwiches while stalking Marco, he is flat broke and had to walk to Auto Siglo - he has holes in his shoes.
Ramirez isn't pleased to find Milagro at his house waiting for him. He says he's a simple mortal, not her sort, but she says simple humble men achieve the portals of heaven. She wheedles him into inviting her to go to a concert tomorrow night - of a church's childrens choir. Oh great, he thinks. Gloria calls him, worried about Marino's sixth sense that she's been up to something. Ramirez promises to see her next day and shoves the "boring nun" out the door, dodging the cheek she offers up for a kiss.
Ale gets home and, in the face of Rosario and Jorge's demands that she tell them what's going on, says she wants a divorce, that she doesn't love Marco; marrying him was a mistake. They are eloquent in trying to dissuade her and say she must reconsider etc. She says her decision is final. They say (1) sleep on it; (2) Marco gets a say in this. Tabled for tomorrow.
Rafa goes home jubilant and tells his ma, "We are in love! She's getting a divorce!" "You are of different social classes, that'll be a problem, but since you're happy, I'm happy for you!" "I have to help her get a divorce, and I have to have proof for her that everything I've said about him is true!"
Julieta comes home, crowing she'll get her first paycheck tomorrow. Rafa says, give half to mom, mom demurs, Julieta says she has loads of things she wants to buy, Rafa: "Oh, so I didn't provide well enough?" "It's not that, it's ... I want to buy clothes and shoes..." "Tell a woman not to buy more clothes? Might as well tell the ocean not to make more waves!"
Morning! Ale and Susana share a happy moment. Ale says they're not telling the sales staff now, "after all, office romance is prohibited, but then YOU..." They laugh.
Ale says she's sure there is somebody else here, somebody besides Marino, who's against "lo nuestro" (I love this elegantly short description of "whatever it is that is us.") Rosaura demands gossip but receives no satisfaction other than what she can guess.
Ale tells Rafa she needs a lawyer for her divorce. "Oh, I know a good one - Marco Valenzuela!" Hah hah. Ale suggests Jaime. I think she needs somebody with a little more experience.
Finally Zetina catches up with Rafa. The camera is indeed brimming with wonderfully incriminating photos of Marco smooching Carmela.
As Rafa dashes out to find Ale to show her the goodies, Zetina pushes many, many buttons on the camera. Has he erased everything? Stay tuned.
Labels: dinero
La Fea Más Bella #13-14 9/21/10 The Adventure Begins.
Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Episodes 10 through 13. For Cap 13, start at the paragraph that begins, “Alicia goes on a dinner date.”
Capitulo 13
1. The executive meeting considers how to produce more commercials.
2. Marcia says she didn’t defend Olarte because she’s not willing to risk her marriage over it. Alicia worries about who’s next and advises that Marcia should worry too. Alicia begs Marcia to set her up with Ariel, to make Omar jealous.
3. Lety daydreams about Fernando. She finds out from Sara that Juana’s predictions are very reliable.
4. Paula encourages Saimon’s advances until she gets a call from a richer prospect. She tries to find an amiga for double date, and she settles for Lety.
5. Marcia sets Alicia up with Ariel. Alicia tries to make Omar jealous with it. At the date, Ariel tells Alicia that the only thing they could have in common is sex.
6. Paula and Lety go to an antro with their dates. Rafael ignores Lety. Fernando shows up and dances with Lety.
Capitulo 14
Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Episodes 14 and 15. If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the paragraph that begins, “Fernando tells Lety that the next morning..” That begins Cap 15. I know this scene list has more detail than most; but some parts were so fun, I just couldn’t bear to leave them out!
1. Paula interrupts Lety’s fantasy. Lety tells her that Rafael can’t stand her. Fernando shares a hot bath with Marcia.
2. RoboPop is angry because Lety went out without his permission. Lety paints the date much prettier than it really was.
3. Lety tells her diary that she has given up on love because men notice beautiful women. But Don Fernando needs her and doesn’t pay attention to her ugliness.
4. Alicia tells Marcia that since Ariel treated her badly, he must be gay. Marcia advises her to forget about both Omar and Ariel.
5. Fernando wants to buy two studios for three million, USD, so they can produce more commercials. Both Lety and Marcia counsel against it, but Fernando decides buy them with a loan.
6. Fernando convinces the clients to film with blue screen instead of at Iztaccíhuatl. Marcia gets mad about the picture Luigi Photoshopped, as revenge. But hey! He’s only surrounded by three hot babes, not, like, FIVE or something! (see link)
7. Fernando tells his banker that Lety is his assistant (an executive position). Olarte refuses to give Lety the bank forms, but she invokes the name of Don Fernando. Fernando says that Olarte is dangerous because he’s Ariel’s ally. See transcript.
8. Fernando signs the loan request, and he realizes that he’s taking a huge step with the company. He tells Lety he trusts her, she’ll practically manage the company’s finances, and he needs her at his side permanently.
9. Weeks pass. Fernando tells Lety to not interrupt him at the riding competition. Conceptos is behind on loan payments and the banker needs papers signed by 2:00 or he cannot extend their credit.
Spanish Lesson
Fernando asks Lety about the bank forms.
L: I’m late because I checked through the copies and, well, Lic. Olarte didn’t want to give them to me.
F: And why not?
L: He told me it’s his job. But don’t get angry. In the end, I got them. I’ll bring them to you right away (enseguida).
F: No, Lety, wait a minute. Olarte isn’t just disobeying my orders. He is undermining my authority.
L: No, I don’t think it’s anything against you. No, I think it’s against me. He resents it because he thinks I’m displacing him.
F: No. He is Ariel’s ally.
L: Ooh. Then we need to be much more careful with him. He threatened me. He told me that if I make just one error, that my reign is finished.
F: No. Not only yours, Lety, mine too. L: No. F: Yes. L: No. F: Yes! Bring me the filled in forms, for me to sign, once and for all!
Lety goes to her office.
F: I detest having people like Olarte in the office. One enemy in the house is terrible! But he’s making it easier for me to fire him.
O: For exactly the same reason, I wanted to keep Alicia under control. It would be risky if she became another spy for Ariel.
Capitulo 13
1. The executive meeting considers how to produce more commercials.
2. Marcia says she didn’t defend Olarte because she’s not willing to risk her marriage over it. Alicia worries about who’s next and advises that Marcia should worry too. Alicia begs Marcia to set her up with Ariel, to make Omar jealous.
3. Lety daydreams about Fernando. She finds out from Sara that Juana’s predictions are very reliable.
4. Paula encourages Saimon’s advances until she gets a call from a richer prospect. She tries to find an amiga for double date, and she settles for Lety.
5. Marcia sets Alicia up with Ariel. Alicia tries to make Omar jealous with it. At the date, Ariel tells Alicia that the only thing they could have in common is sex.
6. Paula and Lety go to an antro with their dates. Rafael ignores Lety. Fernando shows up and dances with Lety.
Capitulo 14
Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Episodes 14 and 15. If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the paragraph that begins, “Fernando tells Lety that the next morning..” That begins Cap 15. I know this scene list has more detail than most; but some parts were so fun, I just couldn’t bear to leave them out!
1. Paula interrupts Lety’s fantasy. Lety tells her that Rafael can’t stand her. Fernando shares a hot bath with Marcia.
2. RoboPop is angry because Lety went out without his permission. Lety paints the date much prettier than it really was.
3. Lety tells her diary that she has given up on love because men notice beautiful women. But Don Fernando needs her and doesn’t pay attention to her ugliness.
4. Alicia tells Marcia that since Ariel treated her badly, he must be gay. Marcia advises her to forget about both Omar and Ariel.
5. Fernando wants to buy two studios for three million, USD, so they can produce more commercials. Both Lety and Marcia counsel against it, but Fernando decides buy them with a loan.
6. Fernando convinces the clients to film with blue screen instead of at Iztaccíhuatl. Marcia gets mad about the picture Luigi Photoshopped, as revenge. But hey! He’s only surrounded by three hot babes, not, like, FIVE or something! (see link)
7. Fernando tells his banker that Lety is his assistant (an executive position). Olarte refuses to give Lety the bank forms, but she invokes the name of Don Fernando. Fernando says that Olarte is dangerous because he’s Ariel’s ally. See transcript.
8. Fernando signs the loan request, and he realizes that he’s taking a huge step with the company. He tells Lety he trusts her, she’ll practically manage the company’s finances, and he needs her at his side permanently.
9. Weeks pass. Fernando tells Lety to not interrupt him at the riding competition. Conceptos is behind on loan payments and the banker needs papers signed by 2:00 or he cannot extend their credit.
Spanish Lesson
Fernando asks Lety about the bank forms.
L: I’m late because I checked through the copies and, well, Lic. Olarte didn’t want to give them to me.
F: And why not?
L: He told me it’s his job. But don’t get angry. In the end, I got them. I’ll bring them to you right away (enseguida).
F: No, Lety, wait a minute. Olarte isn’t just disobeying my orders. He is undermining my authority.
L: No, I don’t think it’s anything against you. No, I think it’s against me. He resents it because he thinks I’m displacing him.
F: No. He is Ariel’s ally.
L: Ooh. Then we need to be much more careful with him. He threatened me. He told me that if I make just one error, that my reign is finished.
F: No. Not only yours, Lety, mine too. L: No. F: Yes. L: No. F: Yes! Bring me the filled in forms, for me to sign, once and for all!
Lety goes to her office.
F: I detest having people like Olarte in the office. One enemy in the house is terrible! But he’s making it easier for me to fire him.
O: For exactly the same reason, I wanted to keep Alicia under control. It would be risky if she became another spy for Ariel.
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