Caray, Caray!

Aribeth

* restaurant
While having coffee Gaby curiously ask Leo about his interesting profession and life. He humbly admits that his job is dangerous sometimes and he's lonely a little bit. No, he doesn't have a girlfriend. Gaby says she's also single and starts to whine about men: they're nasty rotten rascals, they have hidden intentions, they only want to have fun, blahblahblah. Leo tries to convince her that not all the men are same and compliments her.



* David's office
Roberto, who's so full of himself that anyone would gladly slap him, visits David and tells him he doesn't need the job anymore. Oh, and he's dating Julieta, the sister of Blondie's favourite waitress and doesn't miss the opportunity to rub salt into David's wounds by mentioning that Carlos is obsessed with Gabriela. And btw, these kind of girls are cheap golddiggers and he doesn't have any scruples about taking advantages of them.

* Juan José's house
Just when Juan José and Asunción aka the two dwarves start to dig in the kitchen their Snow White aka Caramelo shows up asking them what are they doing. Asunción says that they're looking for water. Here, in the kitchen?! Errr, yes. JJ tells her they want to clean the house and take a bath... The word "bath" makes the little girl upset (do you want to get us sick?!) and she leaves the silly adults in the kitchen.

* Guilléns' flat
Julieta tells Gaby enthusiastically that David looked for her. (She's always enthusiastic. So cute.) And his face became very sour when he learnt that she had gone to cinema with another guy!

* Juan José's house
Elsa visits hot shirtless JJ and she doesn't buy his lame "looking for water" story. Oh, don't tell me that you're looking for Don Goyo's gold. But we have a possible customer for the house! JJ thinks over the situation again and decides he'd better sell the house instead of vasting his time in the kitchen.



* Genovés villa
The Balmori sister have dinner. Bertha tells Ale about her newest relevation: the mysterious man who often visits their uncle is called Fausto Guillén and he's the father of That Waitress! Strange. David the Neurotic joins them and Alejandra slyly mentions that Gaby came there earlier. What, was she looking for me? No, she visited your father. David storms out and visits his weak and tired dad in the study to ask him about Gaby. Mario says she gave him the bills for the books he bought from her father. Blondie is astonished that his father knows Fausto and he doesn't understand why he's interested in that girl. Mario admits she reminds him of an old sweetheart of him. David offers he'll invite Gaby if that really makes Mario happy. He doesn't return to the dinning room and doesn't respond to Bertha's call either. Alejandra gives love advice to her sister: David is a playboy who looks for amusement. However, if she really wants him she should fight for him. Then she comes up with a great idea: why don't they go to Sagitario?



* Juan José's house
JJ has a hard night, he can't decide what to do - sell the house or look for the mysterious treasure? Asunción votes on the second option but can't convince JJ.

* Club Sagitario
Yolanda is surprised that Gaby still works in the club and she learns Adolfo apologized to the girl. David shows up and the kids start to bicker about Blondie's phonecall and Gaby's date with Leonardo. He tells her he came to invite her to their house because his father would like to see her but Gabriela tells him to go to hell and leave her in peace. Yolanda accidentally eavesdrops their conversation.



Bertha and Alejandra arrive and David greets them overly warmly to make Gaby jealous and invites Roberto to their table. He wants to have a great night and doesn't really care about Alejandra's feelings (or Roberto's - though we know he doesn't have any) and he even mentions to poor Julieta that the ex-girlfriend of Rob is thirsty so please bring them beverages.

* Juan José's house
Asunción asks JJ about Elsa and how he met her and the big guy tells him the sad story of the Rivera siblings: Marcos was sentenced to jail because he had killed their bastard stepfather who had attempted to rape Elsa and had beaten up their mother. Their mom died later and Elsa had to get along on her own for a very long time. But she isn't lonely anymore, says Asunción, now she has JJ. (Cont...)

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I had to start this quite late, so I’m going to just throw it on the page. Here goes…

Yesterday: Emiliano tells Tia Carlota that Netty tore up the check he gave her to pay for Marienela’s education and wants to pay for it herself. Tia Carlota looks astounded and thoughtbubbles that she’s going to have to check out Netty’s household.

*****

Kristel confronts Mauricio about Ilitia and he pretends to be astonished and reminds her that his cousin Lorena was badly frostbitten by Kristel’s brother’s coldness, and is probably looking for revenge, plus Kristel is so incredibly bitchin that Lorena’s jealous. Kristel of course swallows that whole, but then is all scared Ilitia won’t forgive her for slapping her and she’ll lose her best friend. Mauricio hugs her, while rolling his eyes.

At the station, Brandon tells Oliver that he figures that Caiman (the guy they snagged at Netty’s) can be used as an informant and they can break up the crime ring. Just leave it to Brandon! Either Caiman squeals, or it’s the clinker for him.

At Netty’s, Gretel and Marianela are having tea, and Gretel warmly comments that she had forgotten that a family could be happy. She is hopeful that Axel will be comfortable there. She tells Marianela that the Ruiz y de Teresa don’t deserve someone as good as her after all they’ve done to her. Gretel adds for all she herself has done to her. Marianela is surprised, and Gretel says she’s been a coward but one day she’s going to make it all up to her. Gretel swiftly exits, passing Doris.

Marianela tells Doris that she’s going to give it a try with Brandon. Doris is glad, saying that he has a huge heart just like Marianela.

Kristel calls and asks Marianela why she isn’t there for the contest prep. Marienela is steamed and says she’s not going to enter. Kristel tells her she better, or Emanuel gets the diary handed to him tonight. Mauricio gives Kristel a grinning thumbs up, and she triumphantly flips her phone shut.

Bernardo tells Emiliano, who is looking for Fedra, that she’s with her designer. Emiliano scoffs that surely she has enough clothes, for heaven’s sake. The maid tells Bernardo that Fedra called and he can come pick her up. Emiliano decides he’s coming along, just to lay eyes on this design paragon. Bernardo tries not to look alarmed.

Netty is giving an acting demonstration to her class, who is sitting on the floor, gazing admiringly up at her. How does she do it, they want to know. She says with love! With love everything is possible. Love opens all doors.

It’s not true! says Carlota who has walked in through the apparently open front door accompanied by some menacing cellos, her cotton-candy hair and a sneer. Some doors once they’re shut can’t ever be opened again, she intones.

Ilitia is working with the contestants on a dance number. They take a break (per the captions, a “brake”) and Kirstel comes over and begs forgiveness, saying she just lost it when Lorena told her that gossip. Ilitia tells her to investigate next time before handing out slaps, but right away forgives her and they hug.

Marianela walks in and says she’s going to be in the competition. All the other girls giggle because I guess the writers think that anyone who enters a beauty contest is shallow and catty. Welcome to hell, says Ilitia who we do know for a fact actually is shallow and catty.

Tia Carlota, waving her hand dismissively, haughtily says she’s sorry to have interrupted Netty’s little theater. Netty says quite all right, we were just finished. The students repair to the other room for some coffee.

Carlota says she’s come to discuss the inheritance of Marianela Ruiz y de Teresa. Pavon, corrects Netty. It’s Marianela Ruiz y de Teresa Pavon. She’s a member of my family, and I don’t care to discuss her inheritance with you. Carlota says she spoke to Netty’s lawyer and just wants to clear up some details, if Netty’s not afraid of her. Not at all, says spunky Netty who observes that it’s Carlota who may feel uncomfortable talking to her, just because she’s an actress, a profession, she adds, as honorable as any other.

Netty says that she’s not going to let anybody take away from Marianela what is legally hers.

Kristel ridicules Marianela, and when Lorena figures out she’s Axel’s cousin, she throws mean barbs. Look, says Ilitia, you have a room full of new girlfriends! Marianela stares stonily ahead.

Bernardo tries to say that’s he’s the one who always picks up Fedra alone, and he doesn’t want her having one of her upsets. Emiliano smells a rat. Bernardo says he’ll just go get the car keys, but Emiliano says they’ll take his car and Bernardo better not be hiding something from him.

Fedra is trying to get dressed, but Lorenzo doesn’t want her to go yet. She says she has to – she can’t go missing for long with Carlota in the house, and besides, since the thing about Marianela’s money coming to her, things are a little rocky with Emiliano. Lorenzo keeps smooching on her. What about Muñeca? she wonders. He says that he’s found a way to keep her plenty busy – the orphanage is losing its building. Ah! says Fedra. So you’re behind that? Bad boy! She’s so turned on by his clever evilness that it’s back to bed to romp some more.

Muñeca is pleading with a Mr. Salamanco to let her buy the property. She has an assessment, and the price she’s offering is fair. Begoña adds that the orphans will be out in the street. Salamanco says, sorry, I got a much higher offer. This property is going to be a commercial center (which is probably a euphemism for mini-mall).

Emanuel shows up with the urchin from yesterday. Muñeca tells him they’re being thrown out (didn’t he call ahead in last night’s show?). He’s incensed and grabs the paperwork from Salamanca’s hand and rips it up.

Ilitia fake apologizes to Marianela, telling her it’s just that she was quite a shock to the other girls. Marianela smiles and says they can say whatever they want. Ilitia goes over to Kristel to confer over the fact that Marianela isn’t in tears as they’d hoped.

Ititia goes over to Marianela and pets her and tells the others not to say things. Marianela says it’s water off a duck’s back. Kristel says of course, she must be used to people saying things about how she looks. I don’t need anybody to defend me, says Marianela, giving Kristel the stink eye.

Apparently Netty and Carlota have covered some territory, because Netty tells her that she’s offended that Carlota would think she wants to take her Marianela’s money. Look at my home! Does it look like it was given to me? Everything I have I’ve earned by the sweat of my own brow. Carlota observes that people can change, or dissemble. Netty, all righteous, says she’s never used anybody. She’s made it on the applause of her public, and she doesn’t regret any of it. Carlota thinks Netty’s disastrous financial situation sure could be improved with inheritance money.

Why is Netty fighting for something that isn’t hers? Because, says Netty heatedly, I think that someone wants to take the money from Marianela, who’s an orphan, and a minor. Fedra? deduces Carlota. She wouldn’t try something like that. I disagree, says Netty. You have no idea who, and what, Fedra Curiel is.

Bernardo is driving, and Emiliano is in the back seat, asking him why they’ve passed the same spot three times in a row. Bernardo says he always gets a little lost there. He tries to mess with his cell phone in his lap, out of sight of Emiliano. How can he warn her? he wonders frantically.

Fedra has managed to get out the front door of the apartment building, but Lorenzo is still all suckered octopus arms, grasping on to her and smooching her, and doesn’t want to let her go. Fortunately for them, the entrance is in an alcove, off the street.

Salamanca seems to have evaporated, and Muñeca thanks Emanuel, but says she’s afraid Salamanca is going to bring a lawsuit. Emanuel says he knows lots of people. Muñeca introduces him to Begoña, who works at his agency. He greets her and says he’s heard of her.

Oliver and Brandon are interrogating Caiman who resists and blusters. Brandon tells him to calm down, that he’s going to give him an opportunity to change his life.

Fedra’s cell is ringing, but Lorenzo takes it from her and keeps kissing on her while she tries to get it back. In the car, Emiliano asks Bernardo how he can get lost, seeing as how he drives Fedra there all the time. Bernardo stops the car and honks, saying it’s a very dangerous neighborhood.

It’s Emiliano! says Fedra. Lorenzo keeps kissing her and says Emiliano would never come to her designer’s. Fedra grabs his chin and turns it street-ward and sure enough he sees Emiliano purposefully striding across the traffic. Lorenzo jumps behind a decorative wall.

What a surprise! says Fedra. Emiliano sternly asks her if this is the building she sees her designer in. Darned odd, because Lorenzo has an apartment here. Lorenzo cowers in his corner, unseen while Emiliano gives Fedra a laser look.

The girls are working their dance routine moves in front of the studio mirror. Kristel and Ilitia are on each side of Marianela and they bump her time to time during the practice. After practice is over, Marianela leans on the barre and catches her breath. In the background, Kristel and Ilitia figure they’ll run her off yet. Ilitia tells the girls to go home and tells Marianela she can’t be dancing like a hippo.

Ilitia hands out diet brochures and Kristel says no point in giving Marianela one, she won’t try, she won’t even have a bypass. Ilitia decides the girls should give her a welcome, so all the girls start shoving her.

Fedra pretends to be astonished that Lorenzo has an apartment in the building. Why, she’s never seen him! Emiliano says it’s his love nest. Poor Muñeca, clucks Fedra. Bernardo says he’ll go for the car. No, says Emiliano, I want to meet your designer. Which apartment is his?

Oh he left about 20 minutes ago! Fedra says. I was still changing. You won’t believe what he’s designed for me! Emiliano isn’t buying and tells her that the next time she comes, he’s driving her. I don’t like this, he says.

No problem! says Fedra. They all head towards the car, and Lorenzo peeks out. Emiliano turns to look back, and Lorenzo ducks just in time.

The girls have gotten so rough, they knock Marianela to the floor. Her glasses go flying, and she seems to be unconscious. Kristel tells the other girls to leave and to not say a word. They nod and hustle out. Ilitia hovers over Marianela, but Kristel pulls her away. Ilitia hesitates, then runs out with her.

Emanuel is seeing a lawyer who says they can try legal proceedings to prevent (delay?) the sale of the orphanage, but the process will take time. The lawyer wonders why Emanuel is so interested. Justice, says Emanuel.

It’s nighttime and Netty and Brandon are wondering where Marianela is. And with whom? says Brandon, jealous. Doris tells them that she went to the club to practice for the beauty contest. Netty is astonished and disapproves. Off Brandon goes to find her.

Fedra, back home again, tells Bernardo he’s useless, and punctuates her insults with a slap. Bernardo tells her she’s making mistakes, and never should have gone there while Carlota is in the house. Outside the room, Gretel overhears. Fedra yells that she’s not going to miss out on her fun just because that old meddler is around. You know perfectly well what I’m capable of if somebody gets in my way.

Gretel steps into the room and says Exactly what are you capable of? Killing Tia Carlota?

Kristel has told Mauricio about what happened with Marianela and they’re both yucking it up. She wonders if Marianela’s still passed out. What if Emanuel finds out about it?

About what? says Emanuel, who is just coming into the living room.

Ilitia is asking her parents what happens if a person gets hit. Muñeca says it’s violence, and they taught her since childhood that it’s bad. So why does she ask? Ilitia says a friend of hers got hit by some girls. Is it a crime? Sure, says Muñeca. Your friend could send all the girls to jail. Ilitia is stunned. If she talks, Ilitia thoughtbubbles, I’m sunk.

Marianela is just now coming around. Her head hurts, and fortunately her glasses fell within reach. She gets up, telling herself to stop crying. They’re going to pay, she decides.

Brandon arrives and is worried about a bruise on her face we can’t see. She tells him she was attacked. He swears he’ll kill the person. She tells him it was Ilitia and Kristel. He hits the roof, ranting about how rich folks think they can get away with anything. He’s going after them. Marianela asks him not to – she says she needs to defend herself. She personally will be police and jail.

Fedra asks Gretel what mental health issues are popping up now. Is she stalking her, spying on her? Gretel says she just came to ask something and couldn’t help overhearing. Who is it you’re going to get out of your way? Tia Carlota? Whoever I need to, says Fedra menacingly. Whoever. Bernardo takes her arm and tells her to control herself. She tells him she wants to talk to her daughter alone. He leaves, telling her to watch what she says.

Fedra grabs Gretel roughly by the arm and drags her into the bedroom. I’m sick of you and your insults, of your persecutions. Gretel, in tears, says You’re hurting me! Fedra gets eye level with her and says You’re hurting me more! I’m not going to leave you alone until you tell me what you have against me. She shakes her. Tell me!

Emanuel wonders if Kristel and Mauricio have been bothering Marianela. They lightly deny it. Delicia decides this would be a good time to steal Marianela’s diary back and she heads off upstairs. Mauricio tells Emanuel that Marianela’s doing great, she’s so happy with her novio. They tell him she’s already started with the tryouts. He can’t believe it, and teases Kristel about never getting to eat what she wants. He musses her hair and she heads off to fix it. Mauricio protests that he and Kristel have nothing to do with her decision. Emanuel says better be true, or things are going to get interesting.

Delicia has found the diary, and Kristel walks in and catches her. She accuses Delicia of taking her things. Delicia says the diary isn’t hers. Kristel chases her around and finally wrenches the diary out of her hand and shoves her out of the door.

Fedra is crying now. She tells Gretel that she’s her child, and yet she’s her worst enemy in the house. Why?
Gretel: (tearfully) You don’t respect anybody! You lie! You trample over everybody!
Fedra: Well, you have to put up with me, because I’m Fedra. Because I’m your mother.
G: Unfortunately. Just my luck.
F: (obviously hurt): You know, one day I’m going to run out of patience with you.
G: I came to ask you if you don’t want to do something about Axel. Don’t you care what happens with him?
F: No. He’s chosen a lifestyle that your father and I don’t agree with. He’s going to have to find his own way.
G: You’re worse than I thought, Fedra.
F: (shouting) Mama!
G: One day you’re going to pay big time for what you’ve done to your son.

Gretel runs out.

Netty doesn’t want to talk about her day at Televisa and Gladiola ribs her about it, then tells the others about Emiliano showing up with Lorenzo. Begoña suddenly decides she has to go upstairs to give the baby his bath. Axel comes and asks to talk to Netty. Doris is surprised to see Marianela’s cousin there.

Gretel is crying in the garden, telling tender-hearted Paula that she wishes she had a different mother, one who was poor, one who didn’t care about jewels and clothes, but who just loved her children. Paula offers her a tea in the kitchen, but Gretel wants to be alone.

And there she is weeping when Oliver appears out of the foliage. It’s my feet! he says. They have a life of their own and just carried me here. Gretel says she’s not up for jokes, she just wants to cry, because her life is a disaster. Oliver tenderly lays his hand on her cheek and tells her the future doesn’t have to be – let him paint a new one for her. He shows her a single flower he’s brought her and she throws her arms around his neck.

It turns out that Axel doesn’t have rent money for Netty. Netty and Gladiola and Doris tell him he can stay, he can’t be out on the street, and Angela just left so the room is available. They start talking about Angela, and he breaks into a smile.

Marianela and Brandon come in and now we see her injury – three big scratch marks on one cheek. Netty wants to know who did that to her.

Oliver tenderly says to Gretel that he can’t stand to see her cry. Looking at him breathlessly, she says without conviction that she ought to charge him with assault. He says he’s the police, and he’d gladly lock himself up in her eyes. He could swim in them. He begs her let him help her, but she says she doesn’t need help. He says she doesn’t need just help, she needs love, and he’s ready to give her both. He kisses her and she kisses back. Aw.

Avances: Emanuel has called Marianela in the middle of the night because he misses her. Lorenzo tells Emanuel, who has Ilitia hanging on him, that he wants them to set the wedding date that very evening. Marianela says (I think) they’re going to kill us!

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Capítulo 164: We are officially in las últimas semanas and as you might expect, everything is looking very bleak. Marisa seems to have survived Natalia’s attack, but to judge from her increasingly irrational behavioral, she may have suffered brain damage. At Said’s house, Paradise is Found. And Lost.

• Is Gloria in danger from crazy Paula?
• Has Pablo really been Maliciated?
• Is Latifa too late to rescue her Mohamed from his own stupidity?

Tune in tomorrow…

At home, Albieri escapes from Luisa’s vigilance by telling her he’s going to buy a newspaper.

At Cris’s bar, Dora tells Vicki she won’t be attending Cris’s wedding – after all she’s marrying the man who’s trying to take Dora’s son away. Vicki encourages Dora to find happiness with Miguel and not to wait for some Karla to snatch him away. And Osvaldo is history, she says. A rey muerto, rey puesto! (The king is dead! Long live the king!)

Albieri joins Girl Reporter, Amalia, at a restaurant. He announces: Quiero hablar contigo sobre el clon. (I want to talk to you about the clone.)

Said gets home from his Chicago trip to find the household fairly calm. Samira and Amin are with Jadiya and they are anxious to tell him what has been happening. Rania, Amina and Jade come downstairs and have no bloody scratches on their faces.

The Naz tells Said she has in fact turned his home into a paradise by her strong leadership.

Dora tries to talk Daniel out of going to Casa Ferrer, but he is set on visiting Rosa and Natalia. After he leaves, Estela tells her daughter that arguing with him will just make him more determined to be with those people.

Cris is at home looking at dresses in a magazine and chatting happily with Vicki about the wedding. She wants her dress to be a daring choice, something unexpected.

Natalia, still sporting her new Unabomber look, is back at the Casa Ferrer. Lucas comes home, learns that Natalia is there and asks Marisa: ¿Ya te pidió disculpas? (Did she apologize to you?) Marisa admits that Natalia said nothing. Lucas becomes furious and storms upstairs. He slaps her hard across the cheek. ¡Basta! ¡Ya no más! He has had it with her. She in turn is outraged that he raised a hand to her and threatens to call the police. Go ahead, he says, and you can tell them where you got your drugs. I forbid to raise your hand to anyone in this house, he tells her. Si lo haces, te encierro! (If you do it, I’ll lock you up.) And even though it hurts me, if you continue like this, I will have to turn my back on you.

When Lucas leaves the room, Natalia complains to Rosa that Lucas hates her and blames her for his unhappiness.

Lucas tells Marisa, waiting downstairs, that Natalia is completely out of control. (Está descontrolada!) She has gone too far. [Duh!]

Leo walks in on the scene and asks Marisa how the wound (la herida) is. The wound is fine, she says: Lo que me duele es el alma. (What hurts me is my soul./My heart is breaking)

On the Pass Along the Misery Theory, Lucas turns on his father and wants to know how he can think of getting married at a time like this. Leo tells him he needs to go on living his life.

Snoopy Ramón knows that the owner of the apartment Alej and Natalia were subletting is now threatening to complain to the police if Alej doesn’t make good on the stuff the druggies robbed. Alej is going out to try to fix things and warns Ramón not to tell Gloria anything – he’ll knock his teeth out if he does! As soon as Alej leaves, Gloria skillfully extracts the truth from Ramón by making a similar threat (What is it with these people and my teeth? wonders Ramón)

After trying and failing to get money out of her family, Natalia is ready to leave again. Lucas runs after her shouting that if she leaves, she can just stay in the street. At that moment, Daniel comes walking up the driveway and Natalia throws herself into his arms. She’s afraid Lucas is going to hit her, she says. You leave her alone! says Daniel. And he looks accusingly at Lucas. You are not my father, says Natalia to Lucas. To Daniel she says: No soporto más! (I can’t take any more!)

When Lucas goes back inside, Rosa tells him his father wants to talk to him. Let him call the clone, (que le llame al clon) answers Lucas bitterly. Nevertheless, he joins his father and Marisa. It’s time to make a decision, Leo declares, and it’s incumbent upon Lucas to do so since he is Natalia’s father. Marisa suggests that Natalia is acting out because she feels they are rejecting her. But we’ve been at her beck and call 24 hours a day, says Leo.

No, listen, says Marisa. We should reward her for her insufferable behavior, the felony assaults and robberies and drugs. Let’s show our trust in our out-of-control wildly aggressive cocaine-crazed daughter by buying her a new car!

Back at the restaurant, Gloria tells Alej that she knows all about the apartment furnishings. She’s not going to let him continue paying for Natalia’s mistakes. He should go to the gym to train – she’ll take care of it.

Pablo gets to Not Really Malicia’s apartment and asks her right away why she said she was on a business trip. He knows it was a pleasure trip. And Malicia begins maliciating:
Whoever told you that is lying, she says. Rogelio had confidential business in Paris – so confidential that even Zein doesn’t know the details. But go ahead and call him and he can tell you that what I’m saying is true. Of course I’d lose my job for revealing confidences…but that’s not important. All I did in Paris was think of you.
And Pablo says: And all I did was think of you. Discúlpame, he says. Perdón. (But there is something hard in the set of his jaw that makes me think he hasn’t been totally maliciated. We’ll see.)

At the clinic, Escobar listens as Anita tells Julio that Malicia is back. And guess what? Julio smiles and guesses: ¿Sedujó al jefe? (She seduced her boss?) Yes.

Clara is back at her post at Empresas Ferrer. She and Caro have also heard the news. And no, she tells her friend, Rogelio hasn’t called.

Albieri is at the clinic. He tells someone on the phone that he’ll be there in an hour. Luisa and Padre Andres overhear him and Luisa wants to know who he’s meeting. The Mendelsons, old friends and colleagues, geneticists who are in Miami for just a brief time, he says. In his office, he admits to Andres that he lied to Luisa; in fact he’s going to meet with a journalist. He wants to get a sense of her work. So you’ve decided to go public? asks Andres. Albieri insists that is not the case. Not yet.

Marisa and Rosa are chatting about the new car for Natalia (the clinical term would be folie à deux, I believe -- two people sharing the same delusion or madness) when Gloria arrives at Casa Ferrer demanding to speak to Natalia’s father or mother. Right now!

Gloria tells Marisa that Natalia emptied and then sold absolutely everything from the apartment she was sharing with Alejandro. Now the owner wants be be reimbursed and even though the furnishings were used, he wants to be paid as if they were new.

Dora is just leaving her apartment for work when Daniel asks if he can bring Natalia to meet her. She’s really nice, he tells Dora. Her father treats her very badly – I had to protect her today. Dora’s not thrilled with the idea but finally gives her consent.

When Dora leaves, Daniel goes to his room, and veil in hand, daydreams about Jade and the kiss they shared in the ruins.

Unfortunately, Paradise has been Lost at Said’s house. Jade: Don’t treat me like a maid! Rania: That’s exactly what you are in this house, a maid for Jadiya! Said comes home before they have escalated to the hair-pulling, eye-scratching stage.

At Mohamed’s house we are treated to the two faces of the Naz: First she gives Farid a tongue-lashing for letting Latifa leave. Then, when Samira asks her if she thinks her father will take a second wife, she turns maternal and comforting: No, she answers. He adores your mother.

Luisa is getting anxious. What’s taking Albieri so long? She has Anita look up the telephone number of the Mendelsons.

We know what’s taking so long – Albieri is lecturing Amalia on stem cells and their potential use for organ replacement.

Anita has called the Mendelsons. They aren’t even in Miami!

And Albieri and Amalia continue their conversation. No, no hice un clon (No, I didn’t make a clone) he says. Usted podría hacerlo? (You could do it?) she asks. You mean do I have the knowledge, the technique – well yes, I know how to do it, boasts Albieri.

Natalia and Paula are hanging around a pool close to Gloria’s place. Nati wants to go find Alej. Paula will wait for her.

Luisa gets home. Albieri’s not there.

Gloria comes home pleased with the outcome of her visit to the Ferrers. Ya lo solucioné todo. (Now I’ve fixed everything.) she tells Alej. She gave them the apartment owner’s number and they will deal with him directly. They paid her for her chairs. After all, I won’t sanction anyone’s vices. (alcahuetear: to act as a pimp, procurer; to cover up).

Natalia arrives on the scene and wants to talk to Alejandro. Is Paula with you? Gloria asks. Yes, she’s right over there, close by. Gloria goes off to look for her, determined to take care of all her business at once. [This makes me very nervous. Gloria is tough and smart but Paula is vicious and crazy and carries a knife. You writers better not let anything happen to Gloria!]

Enrique PSA about using drugs to avoid the difficulties in life.

Nati and Alej talk. She tells him she is alone and everyone is against her. No, he says, I’m here for you and I always will be.

The final scene takes place in Fez. Latifa has arrived and is schlepping her suitcase towards Alí’s house. Inside, they are waiting for the comerciante Yaser and his daughter Zuleika to arrive. Zoraida says to Alí: Abdul está tan contento, parece que él es el novio. (Abdul looks so happy you’d think he was the groom.) The actual novio, however, looks miserable. ¿Por qué Ala me permitió hacer eso? (Why did Allah allow me to do this?) Mohamed no quiere casarse con una segunda esposa. (Mohamed doesn’t want to marry a second wife.) You brought it on yourself, says Alí, and there’s nothing I can do about it now.

Credits roll

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• Rafa paces and rants at the jail. He punched Marco instead of giving in to his blackmail (i.e., Marco dropping the charges against Rafa's ma in exchange for Rafa's leaving Ale forever).
  
  Julieta says Rafa must do as Marco says, nothing is as important as their mother's release.
  
  
• Ale seethes as the unctuous Daniel, calling her chiquilla (kid), proposes: he'll buy back her hacienda and return it to her in exchange for - her undying devotion.
  
  When she rejects that proposal, he seems to settle for: time enough to show her what a grand heart he has.
  
  She tells him he's vulgar and starts to leave, reminding him that Rafa is the love of her life! Daniel: "I have lots of money and I have the whole world, but nobody to share it with ... at least, nobody like you..."
  
  
• Marino is ecstatic that some guy with a coat of arms in his office promises to buy all of Auto Siglo's flotilla of trucks.
  
  Beltran and Dona Arcadio are equally ebullient at the news and warm to Marino's proposed coup.
  
  Marino then lords it over the other employees, gets Ramirez to sew the sleeve of his jacket back on, and happily practices his future threats - he'll be punishing them for their disrespect - he'll be docking his subordinates three days of pay if they rebel ...
  
  
• Zetina shows up and the happy comrades persuade him that Rafa is not going to hire him again. All that money wasted on his incompetent spying! They tell Zetina (Samudia, Segovia, Sisichina) to give up, maybe try selling shoes from a catalog (since cars and photography are not his forte). He says they'll never see him again.
  
  
• At the prison, Julieta yells and barks at Rafa: "Yield to Marco's demands and give up Ale forever or I won't ever speak to you again."
  
  
• Ale droops home. She's horrified by her dad's depression - he won't eat, he just sits and plays with his fingers and thinks about his future funeral and cremation. Rosario says he'll die if this continues.
  
  Ale remembers Daniel's offer. Oh no! The only way she can think of to save her daddy's life is to give in to the chantaje (blackmail) of the perfidious millionaire! Because it may be that only recuperation of the hacienda will life Jorge's spirits...
  
  
• Rafa goes home alone and bam, there's Vicki Vicki Vicki at the door!
  
  He tells her all. She remembers Marco making a pass at her at the psychologist's office. "I know him a bit, I've seen him around, I could talk to him!"
  
  Her deal: she convinces Marco to let Rafa's mom out in exchange for - Rafa's undying devotion.
  
  Rafa is horrified but agrees, while apologizing to Santa Claus fot the terrible lie - "it's an emergency!" To stall, he insists that VVV keep their newly-revived relationship secret - or it will get wrecked like last time...
  
  
• Ale cries in bed, wondering who Rafa might be with, that he isn't answering his phone - and wondering if she will always be so jealous of him.
  
  
• Daniel calls: "I'm sweet, simple, and stubborn. Have you thought about my proposition?" "Yes, and I accept."
  
  "An excellent decision, you won't regret it." "I'm regretting it already." "I'm not a monster! Let's meet tomorrow early and hammer out the details."
  
  She agrees - and wonders how Rafa will take it when she says she has to break off their relationship.
  
  
• Chavez and Marco have a victory celebration at the bar. Over a few bottles of whiskey, they decide to have a huge party, which Marco will enjoy all the more because he is back in the full flush of potency! They'll throw it at his apartment - "Ale will be crawling back soon enough, but meanwhile we have the place to ourselves."
  
  
• So, when Rafa dials Marco's number, there's no answer because the rumba line chez Marco is too loud - the boys are wearing pieces of a bear suit and the girls are in garters.
  
  
• Since they couldn't get through to Marco, Vicki and Rafa agree to meet early in the morning, deal with Marco, and spring Eleanor.
  
  
• Susana performs a gratuitous product placement of some hair stuff.
  
  
• Marino gloats, gloats, gloats about his huge truck sale and impending rise to power. The general says there's nothing worse than a prole who forgets his origins. "Remember, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip," Jimenez adds.
  
  
• Doña Arcadio tsk-tsks over her spy camera as she watches the salesforce gossip and wonders why her top execs are absent.
  
  
• Rafa and Ale (each uneasy and annoyed that the other's phone has been turned off) arrive late. Ale, crying, tells Susana she just spent the worst night of her life.
  
  When she explains the deal Daniel has convinced her into, Susana asks, "Are you ditching Rafa?" "I have no choice, I have to save my father's life."

Tomorrow: everything is worse, but la pajarita does talk with Marco.

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Read Kim's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 32B – 34A. Cap 33 starts at the section, “Missing Recap 10: Delicious sandwiches.” If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the section, “Missing Recap 12: Setups.” That begins Cap 34.

Capitulo 33, Noche de Perros

“Noche de perros,” means “night of the dogs,” but it also means a sleepless night, i.e. insomnia.

1. Tom brings Lety the checkbook and spots Alicia.

2. Saimon urges the cuartel pity Alicia and give her the check; they just laugh. Marta says she’s trying to get Omar to move in. Which upsets Paula. Which upsets Saimon.

3. Fern teases Omar because Alicia is pressuring him to move in.

4. Fernando tells Lety to loan Conceptos 300K pesos from FI, and he gives her a blank promissory note (pagaré) and letter of instructions. He needs Conceptos to be indebted to FI. When she asks why, he dodges, then he wonders why she’s worried.

5. Ariel calls Alicia with more threats. Paula gives her a snotty look and goes to Omar’s office, where she starts to seduce him. She says the door is locked, and he gives in. Alicia walks in, mid-liplock, and makes a scene. Paula just laughs.

6. Alicia tells Fernando she quits. Okey-dokey. Fernando reams out Omar for his indiscretion. Luigi counsels Ali to not quit. Lopez tells Ariel about the scandal.

7. Lety pleads for Paula’s job and reminds Fernando that by labor law, Omar is just as culpable as Paula. Omar begs Fern to get rid of her to avoid the awkward situation. Fernando says no way. That poor girl shouldn’t pay the price for Omar’s lack of self control.

Fernando tells Lopez to give her a verbal reprimand only. Lopez tells Paula that the decision is his. He will decide when they have a late night “counseling” session, somewhere private.

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Capitulo 34

Kim’s recap for Cap 34 spans two web pages. ReadCap 34, Part 1, starting at the section, “Missing Recap 12: Setups.” Then go to Cap 34, Part 2, and stop at the section, “Missing Recap 14: Alicia, Lety, and Lopez get unlucky.” That’s the end of Cap 34. Then come back here to discuss it..

Take heart. Kim’s section headings and episode breaks will line up, starting with Friday’s shows.


1. Fernando repeats to Luigi that the expensive models are for the shoot only. Lui brings in the models to say “pretty please.” Fern agrees to use them but at a reduced rate.

2. Saimon doesn’t want Paula to meet with Lopez, but she can’t afford to lose her job. Saimon offers to take care of her and Jaimito.

3. Claudia Bosh visits Fernando since Marcia is traveling. Lety has to work late, so Fernando tells her not to leave her office for any reason until he tells her to. Lety hears Claudia say, “Are you sure no woman could change your mind about getting married?” Lety says to herself, “I could.”

4. Lopez is hitting on Paula in an antro. Marta is afraid to give Lopez’s cell and home numbers to Saimon.

5. Alicia tells her dad she quit. Omar arrives to apologize. Ali will get back with him under two conditions: that Paula is fired, and that he moves in, or better yet, marries her. Omar says that’s asking too much, and he leaves.

6. Alicia goes to Ariel’s to beg for work. The only business deal he’ll make with her has to involve sex.

7. Lopez tells Paula he wants some of what Omar got. Saimon apparantly reached Lopez’s wife. She comes to the antro in robe and curlers, yells at him, swats him, and drags him home.

8. Fernando uses his usual line: he might be convinced to marry somebody else, but first he’d need to take a test drive. He should have an answer by morning. While Lety suffers in her cave. They leave for Fatima’s apartment but Fernando forgets to tell Lety.

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A. Green pencil
B. Captain Hook
C. Revolutionary
D. Payaso
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Lots of deals going down tonight. Marino's trying to pitch woo and a fleet of trucks. Marian's trying to reel in Rafa again. Marco has plans to thwart Rafa and Ale's romance. Milagros is determined to land Ramirez as a novio. And Daniel has the ultimate deal--the hacienda for Miss Ale herself. So......we had three or four funny moments tonight and a whole lot of misery and manipulation. Let's just start with the raunchy humor and soft pedal the drama. We know the bad stuff won't last so why wallow in it now?

Marino's foray into medieval trucking offices staffed by an oversexed secretary was fun. She offered to heat up his....er, water for coffee and basically was breathing down his neck the whole time. Hard to fathom his charm, but it seems hyper-potent, if short-lived, in this novela. Even better were his negotiations with the eccentric trucking owner. If I'm not offering you the best price ever for the best trucks ever, just stab me in the back, huffs Marino, at which point, the sword from a suit of armor on the wall falls off and slices through his suit jacket. Good stuff. Well at least it was compared to the skulduggery being foisted by Marcos.

Another great moment was the arrival of our equally oversexed nunicita Milagros. For equally unfathomable reasons, she's determined that pompous Ramirez become her novio. When she catches sight of Señora Gloria and all the other wives hovering outside Auto Siglo, she doubles her threat. Not only will she tell Ramirez' mamita on him, she'll let Marino know Ramirez is doing one of his wives. Oh yeah. So man up buddy. I want three dates with you a week, plus you take me to Mass every Sunday. And that's the deal, señor. One more thing. A besito. Lips tightly pursed at la Rafita, she zeroes in and their lips do touch. Another G-rated kiss, but that's all the romance we're getting tonight. Yep. Slim pickings, indeed.

The other bright spot was Daniel having a conversation with Claudia's boobs. No kidding. If you asked him the color of her eyes, I'm sure he couldn't tell you. But a description of her chest....every last detail. She'd love to do him, er, help him find a car but at that moment, Profesora Arcadia calls him to the office. Alas, the moment he turns away from Claudia's monumental cleavage, he's greeted with Trapito's equally monumental buns waving in the air as he cleaned under a car. From the sublime to the....well, forget it. That's it for fun tonight. Let's deal with the painful parts now.

Rafita is prowling around the jail, griding his teeth, hyperventilating and waiting for a call from Jaime. The latter reminds him that coming to blows won't solve anything and he needs to talk to Marco and do whatever is necessary to get Mama Leonor out of jail.

While we fret and worry about Leonor and Rafa, we also get to worry about Jorge. He's depressed and wants to die. And if he can't be buried in his own backyard, just round up a flower pot and put his ashes in there. This calls for more hand-wringing from Rosaura.

Back at the office, Ale's doing a little hand wringing as well. She has a good idea of what Marco will demand. And she's also worried about Marian Celeste who's made it clear that she's still after Rafa. But meanwhile there's a party to plan to try and cheer old Jorge up. And all the Auto Siglo staff will be invited. The more the merrier. Dandy's delighted to hear about the hacienda party plans because he figures it's a perfect time for a barbecue and an opportunity to put Susana's love to the test.

The first chunk of the episode ends with Rafa more or less groveling on the phone to Marco, begging him to please meet with him tonight, not matter how late, so he can get his little mamita out of jail. Marco hangs up, chortling over how he's humiliated Rafa. Chavez worries about the final outcome but Marco's dismisses his trepidation. Just go with the flow, buddy. Enjoy the naquito medio pelado twisting in the wind.

After the ads, we see the New Jaime, who's still as much of a klutz as the old Jaime, back in Leonor's kitchen looking for some food to bring her. He spills milk all over his pants and the floor and has to go change his clothes, but not before bumping into a wall. Seems his new contact lenses aren't as helpful as they should be. But he looks better, goshdarnit, and Julieta seems as charmed as ever with his clumsiness.

Doña Arcadia is equally amused by Daniel's attempts to pull the wool over her eyes. He stoutly maintains he's only there to apologize the Alejandra for his boorish behavior the other day. But the old profesora knows his real plan is to seduce the lady. However that's Ale's business. Arcadia is only responsible for protecting her little perritos so bring on the chicken nuggets and let's keep their cholesterol down. Chatoooooo does just that, clad in a little white chef's coat for the occasion.

Now the scene moves to the bar where Rafa, still grinding his teeth, confronts Marco. No he doesn't want a drink, just tell him what he has to do to get his mom out of jail. Simple. Just stay away from my wife. Rafa makes a huge squinchy face and we go to ads again.

When we come back, Rafa is about to explode and start pounding on Marco. But no, no violence yet. Just think about the deal. Either you leave my wife alone or your mom rots in prison. That's the deal.

While Marco is tormenting Rafa, Daniel is doing his best to seduce Alejandra. The hacienda is his trump card. Citing his business contacts, he lets her know the hacienda has been sold but he can get it back for her. But this isn't the right place to talk about it. Let's go to a nice restaurant, have a relaxing drink and some dinner and I'll explain the whole deal.

That negotiation seems to be going nicely. Marco and Rafa, not so much. Rafa's squinchy face has escalated to snorting, snarling, fuming, fulminating and finally punching Marco out. Which pretty much ends the discussion. From his position on the floor Marcos snarls that Rafa's mom is stuck in jail for sure! Marco creeps out and we see Rafa throwing chairs around, kicking tables and making some more squinchy faces. Not his finest moment.

From there the scene shifts to Daniel and Ale at the restaurant. He wants to pull out her chair. She just wants him to leave her alone. And she wonders how he plans to buy the hacienda...like a box of candy? That simple? Indeed. For a man of his wealth and contacts, it is, in fact simple. But of course there's a catch.

Before we get to find out (as if we don't know) we get a little dream action from Jorge. It's 1985, he's got more hair but no more memory, and is thinking of buying a horse for his little Ale's birthday. Alas, her birthday was weeks ago, he can't quite remember her name, nor the name of the horse, nor how much he should be paying for it, and well, this is no dream, more like a nightmare.

And speaking of nightmares, yes, we're back with Rafa, huffing and puffing. The sympathetic bartender offers him a free drink (cortesia de la casa) but he wants nothing. Only to talk to Alejandra. But when he calls Susana, she gives him the news that his love is out for dinner with Daniel Cepeda. Not good news!

And now the kicker. What is Daniel's plan? Well, he'll buy the hacienda and give it to Alejandra. And in exchange, she'll be HIS. And on that ugly note, we end.

Previews:
A jumble of scenes. Daniel's after Ale. Vicky's after Rafa. Some weird scene with people dancing around in costume. Don't ask me what that's about. Just tune in tomorrow.

Vocabulary:
jugada de jacque = chess game
quedar bien con alguien = to get in good with someone (Shrimp man wanting to get in good with Rosaur by planning a hacienda party)
una fianza = bail, needed for Leonor
salir con la suya = to get one's way (Marco, the bum)
el mismo torpe que siempre = the same klutz as ever (Julieta musing about Jaime)
propasar = to get out of line, to get fresh (Alejandra worrying about Daniel)
jugando el todo por el todo = Marian, ready to put her cards on the table and play it all to win Rafa
provienes de una excelenta cuna = you come from a very good family (Daniel to Ale)

Dicho of the Day
Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda.
English equivalent: You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Could apply to Rafa. Although he's come up in the world, he still resorts to violence rather than words, when it comes to solving a problem.
Or it applies to Marco, who appears to be a gentleman but in fact is a lowlife. Ditto for Daniel.

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