Caray, Caray!

Lord, we had some dreary love scenes tonight. Vicky continues her adventures into bi-polarism, alternating whining and lusting, kvetching and kissing, barring the door with furniture and then leaping into Emanuel's arms. No wonder he thinks he's going crazy. He's messing with an absolute loca and craziness is catching. Trust me. The romance between Brandon and Ilitia is equally screwy. She makes sweet love and then denies it ever happened, adding in a few naco gorilla baser instinct insults to emphasize her point. Even Delicia and Axel are playing both sides of the field, though in their case, it was great fun pulling the wool over every one's eyes. But enough complaining on my part...let's get to the play by play.

We open the evening with a replay of Tuesday's last scene where Emanuel triumphantly puts a bowl of raw pasta and over seasoned sauce in front of Vicky and awaits praises. And gets none. Once he tastes it, he has to agree and proposes a wine toast instead.

Meanwhile, Lorenzo is proposing he come in as an investor in Fedra's latest venture. She's appalled he'd even try, after what he's been up to with her daughter. Protesting his innocence and waggling his check in front of her eyes with winks and nudges, he reasons that if they stick together , he'll protect her and they'll both make off with all the money, including Garduño's and Mauricio's. Now there's a plan that appeals. Fedra finally takes his check but reminds him that she'll never forgive him. Lorenzo doesn't look worried.

Enter Garduño and Mau. Exit Lorenzo, trailed by Bernardo who wants to make some threats.

But not before we're treated to a scene of Vicky literally barring the door with a piece of heavy furniture. And Emanuel looking like he's ready to chew right through the woodwork.
Poor guy has a very heavy case of Lust going one. Terminal, I'd say. Begging and pleading he wears her down after...oh say, a nanosecond. Furniture gets pushed aside. Clinches and sloppy besos begin.

Next, we see a full moon. Well, it's always a full moon in these telenovelas. But we also see jeep headlights. This is something new. Evidently Brandon likes to make love with some nacomobile illumination. No complaints from Ilitia who's being fully cooperative. Well, guess you can't spend all your time bickering, although she gave it her best shot.

Back to Bernardo. He thinks Lorenzo has a lot of nerve (agallas) trying to do business with Fedra after macking on her daughter. And he's going to be in a lot of trouble (una camisa de onze varas) if he doesn't watch out. Lorenzo disses him for being Fedra's lifelong slave and whipping boy and waltzes off. Leaving Bernardo to grind his teeth and mutter that Low's days are numbered. We can but hope.

The writers take mercy on us and give us a sweet scene of Axel and Delicia teasing and kissing, giggling like the two charming adolescents they seem to be.
Nasty Nereida appears and Axel immediately segues into bash mode, pretending to bawl Dee out. Nereida's not fooled but Delicia reminds her she has her own lapses (mucha cola que te pisa) so just watch it.

Kristel and Mau are hovering outside the office to see if Garduño and Monster Ma will reach an agreement. Kristel knows her wedding depends on it. OUR wedding, Mau reminds her. Sure 'nough Ma and Gar swan out, business buddies at last, with the news that the wedding will be in a week. Fedra smiles through gritted teeth but nobody notices 'cause just then Lorena enters. More complications!

And at the boardinghouse too. Netty's rehearsing. Very dramatic. And Gladiola has a clutch of brochures for the services of a new occult fortune-teller. In the midst of this Consuelo arrives to lament that Brandon left town with one babe (Ilitia) to chase after another babe (Vicky) while she, Consuelo, seduced and abandoned, is the only one who truly loves him......Well, let's stop right there. Even if she doesn't. Her poor kid comes in and faints on the couch. Seems he hasn't been eating. Seeing his mom miserable has thrown him off his feed. Netty and Glad beg her to take him to a doctor but she refuses. Her bags are packed. She's going home (a mi tierra) and the taxi's waiting. Maybe Gladiola would like to see her out to make sure she's really leaving. After all, it's her fault that things didn't work out with her son.

Ugh. Glad that scene's over, aren't you?

Hmmm. Guess Brandon and Ilitia's lovemaking is over too. And it never happened. Nope, Brandon just took advantage of Ilitia's momentary weakness, sacrificing her to his baser instincts. Wow, way to build up a man's ego, Ilitia. I'll admit Brandon seems to be teflon-coated in the ego department but even so. Anyway, she nags him to drive slowly since she doesn't want to mess up her hair. He guns the motor and off they go at top speed. Hey Brandon, I'm totally on your side. Totally.

Emiliano, as Carlos noted, is always reading yesterday's script. Tonight he's totally flummoxed because Lorena has re-appeared. Axel explains his and Delicia's subterfuge and Dad enthusiastically whispers that he'll help in the tomfoolery. They seal their pact with a manly fist bump.

Another dreadful dinner ensues. Fedra, still looking glum, announces that Mau and Kristel will be married within a week. Lorena pops up and says she and Axel plan to be married also. Axel, horrified. Delicia, madly rubbing her nose to signal he should play along. Emiliano shouting that there's a rat loose to discombobulate everybody. It finally gets sorted out, not without a few allusions to Emi being in his dotage and seeing things. Paula tries to console Delicia while Kristel firmly quashes any prospect of a double wedding. No no no no. I'm getting married first. You and Axel later. Much later. Well, this calls for more wine. A lot more. For Fedra anyway.

So what's happening back at the hacienda? Well, Vicky and Emanuel are making sandwiches.
With their bodies. Besos besos and good heavens! in walks Ilitia and Brandon, looking shocked. Vicky looks guilty. Emanuel...slightly woozy and annoyed at being interrupted. Ilitia goes into her woman wronged routine while Emanuel calmly asks her why her hair is all mussed up.
Hey', it's the nacomobile's fault. Brandon quietly reminds her she doesn't have much to say given what just.....er.....It did not happen Brandon, remember. Ilitia gets right up in Emanuel's face and swears he will pay big-time for this humiliation. Then she lunges at Vicky.

Gotta say during all this Emanuel has a cocky, so what? look on his face. Whatever he's feeling, it's certainly not guilt or shame. And this probably infuriates Ilitia as much as anything else. Given her recent romp in the meadow though, we won't feel too sorry for her, right?

While Ilitia and Emanuel are squabbling, Brandon's in the kitchen remonstrating with Vicky. She's making the same mistakes as Marianela and she'll end up destroyed just like Marianela did. You gotta stay away from this Ruiz y de Teresa guy! Never mind that. What did you mean by that remark to Ilitia about having no grounds to complain? Brandon, ever the gentleman, hedges that after all, Ilitia played dirty (jugó chueco) when Emanuel was planning to marry Marianela so.....

Meanwhile, more mentiras in the salon. I've never cheated on you Emanuel. You've been the only man in my life. Emanuel tries the "it's not you, it's me routine". And it bombs.

Ilitia: Emanuel, I'm your wife. Whatever you do, it affects me.
Emanuel: Our marriage was a mistake. I tried. You know how hard I tried.
Ilitia: Are you saying I pushed you into her arms!? You never touched me in two years. I can't remember the last time we made love. (Heck, Ilitia, you can't even remember making love a half an hour ago!)
Emanuel: I never loved you the way you deserved Ilitia. And now...now, we're only friends.

Alright. We're back at the dinner table now. Lorena is crowing that she hates long engagements and thinks she and Axel should be married right away. And that's when Delicia dumps the soup in Lor's lap.
General uproar. Axel makes a good show of yelling at Delicia, while De, on the pretense of wiping off Lorena, is whacking her methodically with a napkin. More roaring and chest-beating as he chases her into the kitchen. Fedra is thrilled. Her little boy is becoming a Man. She's gotta go help him chew out that maid. NO, rumbles Emiliano. I've had enough! I''ll do it! And off he goes, cannons firing. Fedra is giddy with the testosterone rush. What an evening! Axel and De sneak in some sweet kitchen kisses while Papa thunders and smiles. And Nereida spies. Oh dear.

Well, deal with the suspense because now we're at Muñeca's house. Glad is on a visit, playing with Christian and Manzanita, recalling the happy days when she wheeled little Chris around in a stroller. The little guy is not about to jump in her lap as scripted, but he plays gamely with the toys and then pedals away on a trike. Pretty realistic boy behavior actually. Who wants a lap when you've got wheels? Whoops, Glad's innards are giving an organ concert so Muñeca suggests they go out to dinner while Flora puts the kiddies to bed. On their way downstairs, they overhear Lorenzo trying to make a date with Kristel. Kris, with her usual mishmash of Spanish and English, chides Lo for "mal timing". Right now the whole family is bawling out the chirusita (little wretch of a maid) and her" puchunjguito" (lover-poo) is here and they're planning their wedding so "move on". Lorenzo hangs up and sighs...out loud...that he won't rest until he has that woman in his arms.

Well, cue the kayak. It's time for Muñeca to move on, clearly. She thought Lorenzo would change his ways now that his little son was part of the family but Glad assures her that men like that never change. All the more reason to whip out her brochures and recommend that Muñeca consult la bruja Angela. (Okay. Full moon. Love scene in water. Consult with a voodoo/tea leaf/ crystal ball reader. Have we missed anything yet? Sure have! I predict another troublesome pregnancy in the near future. Kristel's lamentable embarazo is too far in the past to really count. )

Much as I hate to, let's return to the hacienda. The girls have packed off Brandon and Emanuel are are getting down to business. Insults mostly. Which Vicky won't put up with. After all, Ilitia did the same with Marianela. Doing everything, together with Kristel, to wind up in Eman's bed and break up the marriage plans. Ah yes, and that's why she and Jorge conspired to send me to Paris snaps Ilitia. So you could seduce my husband!

Vicky, self-righteousness well in hand, muses that the difference is....she, Miss Vicky, did it for LOVE.

Whatever. I'm finding them both rather annoying right now.

Things are hot back in Mexico City. Nereida has just ratted out Emiliano. He was actually covering up for Delicia and Axel who weren't really fighting at all. Delicia whips out a spoon and starts to mention Nereida's light fingers. And how about finding Nereida nude in the General's quarters. Mau figures with the body that babe has (el cuerpocito que traiga esta mujer...)the old General would have had a heart attack for sure. Fedra's more interested in the disappearing silverware. Nereida backtracks.

Nereida: I lied. I don't like Dee so I was just trying to do her in (amarrar navajas lit. stick in knives)

Kristel's getting acne from all this uproar. It's "muy heavy" she complains. De, still holding up a silver spoon like a cross before a vampire, does indeed ward off Fedra. For now.

Hmmm. Another sweetness break. Gotta have 'em once in a while. GretelMan and Oliver are canoodling on the twin bed.
But alas, he has to short-circuit romance and head out to work. And off he goes with lots of te amo's. Giving Gretel time to remember Fedra's cryptic words about not being her mama. Forgive me Oliver, she mutters, but I must find out, esa misma noche (this very night) what's going on.

Oh dear. Sweetness was very short. Back to the bitter. Eman and Vicky.
Our neurotic heroine is on another rant. Mind-reading. And she doesn't like what she sees. Emanuel doesn't really care for her. He's only bothered that he offended his wife. Miss Vicky doesn't matter. She's just a pastime.

Vicky: You used me. I'm just another on your list. If I were really important to you, you wouldn't be sorry.
Emanuel: Look. I'm confused. But this is some kind of crazy love. I desire you. I want to be loving you and kissing you 24 hours a day.

And more grappling and sloppy besos ensue.

Enter Jorge. What in hell are you doing? Well, should be obvious. But still. A reasonable question.

Final scenes are with Brandon and Ilitia. They've left the hacienda and are now in a bar where our Top Model is determined to drown her sorrows in tequila. And bash Brandon some more. She resents his protectiveness. What is he!? Her papa? Her big brother? Her boyfriend?
Brandon points out that they did just make love ("chocamos nuestros carritos "lit. bump our little cars).
Ilitia: Hey we didn't make love, lalalala...we just blew off steam as buddies (desahogó como cuates).

Well, if that's the case Brandon's leaving.

Brandon: Er...I'm leaving. I really am.

Ilitia: Bayeeee. Go. I don't need you. Hey, fellas, who wants to dance with me?

Brandon reclaims his princess, sits her down at a table and lends his shoulder to cry on.


Ilitia: What's she got that I don't have? Am I not woman enough? What's wrong with me?

Brandon warns her that she's playing with fire.

Ilitia: Playing with fire am I? Wanna burn me? Let's make love again.

And she seals it with a kiss. Oh my.

Previews:
Gretel returns to la Mala Noche as Sirena to find out the truth from Fedra.
Jorge tells Eman that he came to get Vicky back. And if Emanuel doesn't know how to respect her, he'll teach him. Take that! POW!!!!!!

Vocabulary:
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Dicho of the Day
Quedar de la cachetada = To turn out very badly.

Not one love scene ended well tonight. Gretel and Oliver had to go on hiatus. Axel and Delicia had a real scare. Emanuel and Vicky were caught every time they started to kiss. And wrangling instead of love-making ensued. Ilitia and Brandon got to bump little cars but then she negated and dissed the whole thing.

Todo quedó de la cachetada queridos. Lo siento!

Labels: llena

Capitulo 205.
Read K-Fuego’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Luigi rejects Lety’s authority. Lety says, “Then we’ll meet without him.” Marcia orders Lui to the meeting, and she keeps him in line while he’s there.

2. Fern keeps touching Lety’s arm, and Tom watches him. Lety presents the food campaign. Luigi says, “Mine, mine, mine!” Lety explains that food producers would want to piggyback on the campaign.




3. Tom quotes how much that sector spends on advertising, and Fern thanks Tom for his helpful input (2 points for Fern). Marcia objects that Conceptos can’t handle such a project. Fern says they haven’t before, but they can give it their all and accomplish it. Harsh-ia says Lety knows nothing of production. Fern says they’re here to support her. Luigi says Fern’s out of the picture and he doesn’t count. Lety says he does too.

4. Julieta visits because she’s lonesome at home. In Reception Aldo invites her for a walk. He charms and flatters MamaJ and compares her to his deceased mother.

5. Lety says the idea wasn’t hers. Luigi insults Tom, so Lety pats Tom’s hand, but Fern pushes Lety’s hand away from Tom. Then Lety says she’s working with her good friend Aldo, and Fern’s jealousy boils over into a loud “NO!” Marcia asks what Fern has against Aldo. He has no good answer.

6. Lety flatters Luigi, that if he has so much talent he can produce 10 commercials in a month. He’s cornered and appeals to his patron. Harsh-ia says Lety’s getting in over her head and they’re risking huge failure. Lety adds that the ads must feature the people who cook the food of Mexico, IOW not white. Luigi references Selma Hayek, but Lety says she’s busy on another project (Ugly Betty).

7. Lety argues the beauty of Mexico’s indígenos and mestizos. Fern needs no convincing. Luigi asks Lety if she thinks she’s beautiful, and Fernando snaps. Lety says she doesn’t need Fern to defend her because her proposal is solid. Lety asks whether Luigi is capable of making beauty with women who aren’t white models. She uses his pride to her advantage and he gives in. Fern is proud of how well she managed Luigi.

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Capitulo 206.
Read Alma’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Luigi agrees to the project, but to save face he demands that Jazmín be hired. Lety assigns Marcia to oversee startup on the commercials. Omar will contact other companies. Harsh-ia asks what Fern will do, since it’s her duty to keep him under house arrest. Lety says she, Fern, and Tom will work on the financials.

2. Lopez raises several matters. Tom will get the same salary as Olarte. Lety will buy her own car and cell. Marcia announces new secretary assignments: Sara to Fern and Omar. Lola to Tom. Irma and Marta stay put. Paula to Lety. Lety will find a new receptionist. Alicia to Marcia (just desserts!). They’ll all be docked one day of wages for being late, including Alicia.

3. Lety says, “Now it’s time to get started on the project.” Marcia says, “Only if we all agree.” Lety answers, “I’m sorry, you’re wrong. My approval is enough. Otherwise it would be senseless for me to be president.” Marcia’s left gaping.


4. Paula is extracting gossip from Julieta. MamaJ admits that she likes the idea of Aldo as a son-in-law.

5. Lety tells Fern to go work with Tom on the numbers. Tom addresses Fern as “Compañero Fernando,” which means they’re equals. Fern tells him, “That’s Don Fernando to you.” So Tom addresses him as “Don Compañero Don Fernando,” and he calls Omar “amigo de Don Compañero.”

6. Fern listens as Lety tells Aldo that the meeting was tough and she couldn’t have done it without him. She asks him to promise that he won’t leave her alone with all this.

7. Everyone gets to work, including Aldo who teaches Luigi that eating is a love ritual. Everyone except Fern and Omar who go spy on Aldo. Omar has to drag him away. Tom listens and is sure Aldo likes Alicia. As Alma said, “Fern is sure that Aldo is trying to conquer Lety. Omar points out that Fern is back with Marcia. Fern doesn’t see the connection.”

8. Lety tells the cuartel their new assignments. Marcia tells Ali. Her desk will be next to Marta’s.

9. Fernando tries to play down Aldo’s food project, even when Aldo reports that the association has committed $2M start-up costs.

Labels: fea-2010

We start with Icky kvetching to Mama Toxic about Daniel chasing after Eva.

At the hospital, it looks like Don Julio is recovering well and he's crediting his desire to get revenge for it. He and his doctor talk about the woman at the cemetery. "My eyes didn't deceive me and if Justa is alive I'll find her." He then says the key to all of this mystery is the German Shepherd, Renata.

Evil Marcela is in a panic and advises Icky to use her beauty and big butt (oh wait, she didn't say that) to seduce her husband every night and get a bun in the oven. Icky looks less than elated by this.

Both Eva and Daniel have a flashback of the babymaking night, and then they tell themselves that they were betrayed, blah blah blah. You can tell that they are trying to strengthen their resolve because they both miss each other. Eva says she'll make Danny pay, blah blah blah.

Gallo (looking more and more like a dandy each time we see him) is being chewed out by Leo for not finding the girl. He tells Gallo if they don't find the girl, he won't pay them. Then Gallo pulls out a gun and shoots.

We cut to the good doctor visiting the German Shepherd (Renata) and asking about Justa. He says that Don Julio had asked him to do something.

Gallo and his thugs all have their guns out and are telling Leo to not make threats. He tells Leo that even if they don't find the girl, Leo will pay them well.

The doctor tells Renata that before he died, Don Julio asked him to leave a paper for Justa. She says but Justa is dead, then he replies that no, Don Julio saw Justa and thinks that Renata hid the truth.

Renata of course denies everything and insists that her sister is dead, that Don Julio was mistaken, blah blah. She then goes on to say that since she is Justa's sister, and Justa is dead, that the paper that Don Julio wanted to leave Justa should go to her, Renata. (Renata, you HAVE NO SHAME!!!!) The doctor fortunately and obviously is not going to go for that and takes his leave. Renata of course is freaked out and is thinking how could Julio have known.

We now have a scene where everyone is trying to console an inconsolable Marisol, who of course richly deserves to be so unhappy.

At Danny's mansion, Icky Vicky insists that Idiot Man Danny eat lunch. Comes in Francisco, Laurita and Jacky, all looking dejected at the unhappy wedding. Francisco also looks stricken and shook up. As he richly deserves. Laurita tells Danny what is going on.

At the pension, Tony is clueless about what happened with Marisol so the others fill him in to the confusing tale. Tony actually says something sensible (but insensitive) about how could they fall for all that B.S. and what did they expect? Alicia says that she fell for Marisol's lies too—she thought Marisol was a nightclub singer.

At Danny's house, Alicia, Danny, Icky and Jacky are talking about Francisco. Icky takes her big butt out of the room to take a shower or something.

An inconsolable Marisol is being comforted by Giorgio who is trying to assure her that she'll get over it. But she just can't. Then Alicia comes in and wants to talk to Marisol. (An aside, if it weren't for the gay thing, I wish Giorgio would hook up with Marisol. I wonder what the writers have planned for these two.)

We have a heart-to-heart conversation between Marisol and Alicia, where Marisol apologizes for lying to her. Lots of tears and bonding. Marisol didn't want Alicia to know the truth. Marisol didn't want Alicia to even go in that night club because Alicia might have been temped by the easy money. (And she's right—Alicia is just the kind of dumb idiot who would!) Marisol explains that not only was she a nightclub dancer, but a prostitute.

Danny Idiot Boy is saying comforting things to Francisco. Back and forth between these two scenes.

Marisol tells more about her woes and drama at the nightclub. She begs Alicia to not turn away from her now. Lots more crying. Marisol says that she took that path because she wanted nice things and didn't want to wait for them.

Danny asks Francisco if he's going to get a divorce. He doesn't know, but if they get divorced, she'll pay. Danny asks him, did he love Marisol for herself or her money? Francisco says for both. Francisco also has this whole double-standard hypocritical thing going on, not accepting his own blame or sins, but blaming Marisol for it all.

Marisol is telling Alicia that she doesn't feel like she has any other options in life. Marisol doesn't feel like she is worth anything. And Francisco just wanted her millions.

We have a distressing scene between Adrian and his dad where the dad chews Adrian out for leaving his room and dad starts in by pulling off his belt and going to work on Adrian. Oy! So upsetting!

Evil Marcela is showing her friend Deborah around the fashion house and telling her about her hot stud Bruno.

Said hot stud is chatting with his conspiratorial cousin and talking about their bank account in Switzerland.

Evil useless dad has finished whipping poor Adrian and leaves, leaving Adrian hysterically crying. Justa and Don Ricardo come in and try to help him but he denies everything and just cries.

Laurita is holding a very green frog and saying that this frog will help her in a great joke against Icky.

More with poor Adrian crying and limping but denying that anything has happened, while Don Ricardo and Justa fuss over him and try to get him to tell. He finally curls up into a little ball on his bed and just cries and cries.

The doctor returns to a very animated Don Julio in his hospital bed. Don Julio wants news on Justa.

More with crying Adrian. Finally Justa and Don Ricardo leave him alone.

The doctor tells Don Julio that Renata insisted that Justa is dead. You're suckers if you believe that, guys.

Deborah is having a conversation with Marcela about that evil troublemaker Eva. Deborah looks impactada with this name, like it's familiar.

I'm going to combine some of these quick cut scenes because they're driving me nuts!

Justa and Don Ricardo continue talking about what to do with Adrian. They realize that he could be taken away from his useless evil father and placed into a home with a mother and father. Justa knows this will upset Don Ricardo greatly because he loves the kid. Don Ricardo then proposes (in more than one way) that maybe they can get married so they can take in Adrian?

Just tells him that she's been thinking about his proposal and she thinks . . . yes. Don Ricardo is beyond elated!

Eva and Tia Tilda are talking about Eva's upcoming happy event and how Eva is looking forward to the baby. Then Eva starts talking about her mom and how come she left them?

Evil Marcela asks Deborah, what's up. Did this name Eva Gonzalez ring a bell with you? Deborah says naw, no way. Marcela repeats more venomous things about Eva. Deborah is thinking to herself, could this Eva Gonzalez that Marcela is talking about also be my daughter?

Laurita sneaks the frog into Icky's purse, feigns innocence when Icky comes in and asks her what's up, and then Icky leaves with the purse. Jacky asks Laurita what's up and Laurita says nothing.

Tony comes into Alicia's room to chat with Alicia. At first they talk about Marisol and Francisco, and about how people get married and are unhappy later. Then Tony turns the conversation towards them. Alicia reminds him that he is a loser, like that liar Francisco, while Leo is a genuine millionaire. Tony says yeah, sure I'm a loser, but I love you and have since the first day I saw you. Alicia is like talk to the hand, whatever dude.

A sweet scene between Justa and Don Ricardo where he gives her flowers at the beach. He's telling her that she'll never regret marrying him and he'll try to make her so happy. She says she knows he loves her because he's always shown her. She says that after the death of Julio she has been able to let go of the past and now she can love Ricardo and make him happy in the way that he deserves. They kiss.

Alicia slaps Tony's face and says take the hint, I left you a long time ago for Leonardo. But after he is gone, she looks upset and reminds herself that she did the right thing, because Tony is a liar. Outside her door, Tony is now vowing revenge and saying that she and Leo will pay.

Don Julio has returned from the hospital with his doctor and he's still harping about how he saw Justa, even though the doctor says, come on, her sister says she's dead already.

Deborah is talking to her assistant/confidant about this Eva Gonzalez person and what could this mean. She's worried.

Happy greeting for Julio when he gets in the house. They've got a little impromptu party ready for him. Happiness all around. He says that everything that he didn't get from his kids he's gotten from this wonderful angel (Eva).

At the fashion house, Bruno is flirting with big butt Icky. She reminds him that she's a married woman. He says he understands, but let him know if she changes her mind, and he'll be "ready." Yeah, she'll keep that in mind.

At Danny's house, Francisco asks Jacky why she asked for Marisol's address. She had told him that Danny wanted to send flowers to Marisol. But that wasn't true.

Icky opens her purse and out jumps that very green frog. Screaming all around, but the stud Bruno comes in and rescues her from said green frog. She wants him to kill the frog, but he says that's not necessary (I am liking Bruno). He captures the frog in his jacket. She is angrily saying that the frog was put there by Laurita and Laurita will find out what she (Icky) is capable of!

Francisco wants to know why Jacky interfered with him and Marisol. She says that she was worried that when Marisol found out the truth, that she'd want him to be arrested or something. Francisco doesn't get it, why should she get involved in this? She sadly says that what affects him affects her, and then explains that she's worked with him so long, that she's fond of him. He looks thoughtful at this.

He then asks her, why didn't she prevent the wedding? She says she tried, but couldn't reach him in time. She tells him about what Marisol "is"—a "tramp" she says with rolled eyes. He laments that he wasted all this money wining and dining her. He then talks about paying a lawyer to get rid of this liar. Jacky reminds him that Marisol will see also see him as a liar. But he doesn't see himself that way (hypocrite!), he just "held back" with the truth a little. Jacky looks at him like whatever dude. He has a shifty, guilty look in his eyes.

Alicia is having a lovey-dovey conversation with Leo while an angry Tony listens in. She is going to meet Leo tonight. She fake-kisses the phone when they hang up. Tony is furious as he watches.

At Don Julio's happy house, they're continually happy and Don Julio is recovering well but he's got to follow his treatment to the letter! Tia Tilda says that she'll watch him and make sure he follows all his treatments to the letter.

Evil Icky bursts into Laurita's room and is on the warpath. Laurita says that she doesn't like her and to leave her alone. Icky starts to strike her but Danny catches her hand in time, looks quite angry, and asks what's going on. Icky has such a look of anger on her face as she turns to look at him.

And we end the episode there!

VIDEO CLIPS:
As always, clips are hosted on my bare-bones site. Right-click on links to open to new window. Video clips are Flash, like what is on YouTube. The quality is really high, so if you have a slower connection, wait a few moments for the clip to finish loading and then play.

Clip #1: Daniel and Eva wistfully remember the baby-making night and all that happened afterwards. 

Clip #2: I actually selected a clip with Marisol and Francisco on purpose! Francisco talks to Daniel and Marisol talks to Alicia about their fake millionaire woes.

Clip #3: A little bit of everything at the end and then the avances. What is this with the avances? Are they previewing all of February or just tomorrow? I thought it looked like all of February but I'm not sure. Are we going to have a big speedy passage of time sequence tomorrow? It looks like Eva is giving birth there. Is she going to have a "hidden baby" (a baby that the baby daddy doesn't know about)? Whoa!

And here are some screenshots, plus a bunch of scary anal-retentive freeze-frames of the avances and comments on what these freeze frames mean! Click on each image to see a much larger version.

It seems like even Daniel (Idiot Man) has his limits. He stops the Bruja from striking his daughter. FROM THE AVANCES: What? WHAT? WHAT IS THIS I SEE? Laurita in front of a convent with a suitcase? Daniel, are you even more of an idiot than you have already been? I was going to add captions (commentaries) on each of the screenshots, but you can get the picture on the others. It looks like Justa and Don Ricardo get married and Daniel the Idiot Man is unhappy in his marriage (which he richly deserves) and Eva and her little bun in the oven are happy with Don Julio being supportive. And idiot Alicia is still with Leo. I didn't make a screenshot, but it looks like Tony is doing the Bimbutt freakout routine and stalking the happy couple (Leo/Alicia) with a gun.

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* Shocked Adolfo smiles at Édgar and admits the Psycho Boy did a good job. Now please tell him, what does he want for the informations he knows? Édgar wants fake documents and money to leave the country for good and all. Okay, but first he has to obey Adolfo’s orders.

* At dinner the enthusiastic members of the Victoria household are talking about the upcoming wedding. At first humble Lucha doesn’t want to attend it since she doesn’t have elegant dresses and they all know what Chicles is like, but Juan José manages to persuade her.

* Julieta, Leonardo and Fausto spend the evening together, and daddy is very happy that his little girl and the super cop reconciled at last. In the middle of the conversation they get a phone call from Gaby who’d like to know if they are going to attend JJ’s and Ale’s wedding. As usual, Fausto doesn’t want to leave his precious flat, he says he needs to relax. Julieta accepts his decision but she makes him promise that he will attend her wedding.



*After a long day’s shopping, Alejandra and Abelardo have a nice conversation about the wedding, Juli and Leo, and Abelardo, who knows everything about the people who ever set foot in the Casa Genovés. Then she calls Bertha who’s very happy to hear her voice again. Has Ale forgiven her yet? Not yet. But Bertha misses her! So does Alejandra, that’s why she called her. She’s going to get married next day, and would like her to attend the wedding. Bertha is glad for them but she doesn’t dare meet Mario, David, Gaby and Juan José again… No, it’s better not to attend it.



* At Sagitario Carlos gets a phone call from Juanita who asks him about Yolanda. No, unfortunately he doesn’t know anything about her either. Anyway, thank you. Bye. One and a half second later he gets another phone call – from Yolanda! She’s in her flat and she wanted him to know that she’s well. Carlos tells her Juanita called him and Yolanda gets excited. Juanita has a few things that belong to her, she needs to meet her!

* Next morning everybody is preparing for the wedding in the lovely garden of the casa Genovés. Juan José introduces everyone to everyone, Chicles is making trouble (as usual), Lucha is trying to discipline him (as usual), David is calming JJ’s nerves down in the garden, and Gabriela is calming Alejandra’s nerves down in her bedroom. David meets the famous Caramelo, and immediately falls in love with the little girl, who promotes him to tío and tells him that he’s very handsome. *Viewerville: David, it’s high time to become a daddy*



Everyone is ready, let the wedding begin! The utterly anxious and happy couple manage to get married without too many accidents (dropping the pen a few times doesn’t count). The music is beautiful, the newlyweds and their friends are celebrating and almost everything is perfect… Until an uninvited guest shows up. Adolfo came to talk with David, who, que sorpresa, can walk again! It’s a miracle! And the dead man is alive and he has just got married! These are truly wonderful news. The spiteful and victorious Grinch humiliates and insults everybody, makes Juan José and David rage and destroys the decoration, and then he finally leaves.



* In his car the Grinch purrs like a content cat after eating the canary, and calls his good old friend Déborah to ask her for a favor. In the Genovés study the outraged men try to find out how to defend themselves from Adolfo and how to defeat him. Leo mentions the precious cuff-links/ rings and tells the boys that Carlos gave David a real one. That’s impossible, says Fausto, Adolfo swore he had two real ones! Then it means there are three trefoil rings: two real and one fake and most likely Dolphie has no idea that Carlos had a real one. The question is who changed them? No, it couldn’t be Carlos, it must’ve been someone else who’s very close to Adolfo. Ramón calls Leo to report about an anonymous call from the United States which informed them of the whereabouts of a few smuggled diamonds. They are hidden in a fishbowl… in Elsa Rivera’s flat. That girl again?! Leo tells the guys Elsa’s in trouble again then he leaves.



*The fishbowl’s lonely inhabitant reproachfully looks at Viewerville, he doesn’t like the shiny new things in his home. But unfortunately it isn’t Elsa who finds the diamonds first, but the bunch of confident cops who immediately arrest her again. The devastated girl swears she’s innocent and begs Ulises to call Mauricio as soon as possible.



* At home Adolfo calls nervous wreck Zaida for Juan José’s phone number and promises to give her shelter at the seaside villa. In the meantime worried Ulises calls Mau to tell him what happened to poor Elsa. He’s sure she was framed and… He notices that the keys for her flat are missing, and puts two and two together. It was Édgar!

* Adolfo’s evil master plan enters stage two: he calls Juan José and politely tells him he wants to negotiate. There’s a letter in JJ’s house hidden behind a mirror. If he gives Adolfo the letter he’ll set imprisoned Elsa free. Oh yes, she’s accused with smuggling again and she’ll spend 15 years in jail if JJ doesn’t obey Adolfo.



* At the special department of the police Ulises, Mau and his lawyer try to convince a very serious and strict cop that Elsa is innocent, she was framed by Édgar, who stole the keys last night and put the diamonds into the fishbowl. However, the cop isn’t impressed with Ulises’s story and he thinks maybe he made up everything to help Elsa. Maybe he’s her accomplice!



*At AFI Ramón tells Leo he investigated after the van Roberto drove the night he murdered Mario Genovés, and it was Marcos Rivera’s. Duracell Bunny is so content with Ramón’s work that he wholeheartedly congratulates him. That was the best investigation at AFI and Leo will recommend Ramón’s promotion! *Try to remember these sweet moments, Ramón, when you’re woken up in the middle of the night or when your lunch is interrupted by Duracell Leo.* By the way, boss, Juan José Victoria wants to talk with you. The big guy tells Leo about Adolfo’s call and proposition. The Grinch obviously doesn’t know about the mattress, he thinks the letter is still in JJ’s house. This proves that Elsa has been framed, says Leo, and Adolfo took advantage of her situation. Qué? Her brother is a smuggler and she hide him once. Yes, says JJ, she helped him because he’s her brother and he saved her from being raped, but she hasn’t done anything else. That’s interesting, says Leo, but this information can’t help Elsa, she’s the suspect of a very serious crime. The pumpkin on JJ’s neck starts to fume.



* In their bedroom Gaby tells David what Mario told her about his relationship with Marta and she keeps worrying about Adolfo and the business meetings she’ll have to attend in the future. But don’t worry, David will return to his office where they could work together. Gaby loves the idea. A horny married couple together behind the closed doors of an office… That sounds great. Sexy sax time again. In the neighbouring house Alejandra’s head is about to explode: she hates Adolfo Ávila! JJ cheers her up and tells her they are going to have a special wedding night in their hotel.



* Adolfo calls Bertha to apologize for his ugly behaviour and to invite her for dinner. He misses her much, he wants to give her the bills of her car and they keys for her apartment, he’d like to make her the happiest woman on Earth, blahblahblah. For five seconds Bertha’s brain works and she says she’s afraid of him but Adolfo swears he would never her hurt again. All right, all right, let’s meet. An hour later in a restaurant Adolfo tries to convince skeptical and cautious Bertha that he’s the nicest man on Earth. He didn’t kill anyone, actually, it was Mario who killed Marta, he isn’t a smuggler, and of course he didn’t kidnap those children. Then he drops the bomb of bombs: he’s old and lonely, and he wants to spend his last years with a lively and cheerful girl. Bertha thinks he should reconcile with Carlos, who’s a good boy, and who’s his only son. But no, Adolfo plans to disinherit that ungrateful bastard. That’s unfair! No, it isn’t. His wife is going to be his only heir. Bertha. Will you marry me?



Aribeth

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Viewerville settles in. They expect a confession.

Vic: Years ago, I fell in love with someone I shouldn't set my heart on.

Os: Victoria...

Vic and Viewerville:  No, don't interrupt. (Too late, I heard the phone ringing)

Slut Maid enters. JP is on the phone. Vic tells him to call back. Oz tells her to take the call. Damn you, Os!!!!

In da club
RatTattScuzzBoy spikes Fer's drink. Fer gets Funky.

JP says he and Vic have to see each other about hija. Vic asks if he's decided to confront Mom from Hell. JP says he'll confront the whole world if necessary. He will keep his promise to return her child to her.

Fer is not feelin' so great. TatRattScuzzBoy takes her home and date rapes her. Bastard. When the deed is done he lights a cigarrette and blows smoke in her face.

Max is polishing his kayak.

No. Really. He is polishing a kayak. It's not a code I swear.

Guy paddles by. Falls out of kayak. Hits his head. Max to the rescue!

Maria prays. JP enters. "Maria Desamparada, (drink!) Why are you crying?" Maria would rather tell him in the confessional. JP asks if it's that serious. Maria says that's for him to judge.

Coach thanks Max for saving Up the Creek boy. Shows Max a picture of trophy he's going to win. (Useless scene.)

Maria confesses.

RatTattScuzzBoy snoring. Knock at the door a maid is trying to wake Fer. She awakes with a start. What are you doing here, Fede? You invited me! RatTattScuzzBoy scurries out the window where he is spotted by Cruz.

JP asks what viewerville has been wondering since last week: Where were your principals? Your beliefs? Maria says she's in lerve and it's real and for true, but he wouldn't understand 'cause he's never been in love. Maria changes subject to Vic and how she'll never accept her and that she wants someone else for Max's wife (I may need correcting on this translation.)

Cruz rakes. Fer and Gabi are leaving. Fer can't remember what happened last night. Her car is dirty. She asks Cruz to clean it. I'm a gardener he says. You're an employee she retorts. You do my bidding. Well, I don't go around sneaking out of windows like a thief. Fer gets the picture and shuts him up. He says he'll keep his mouth shut forever for just one little smile. Fer gets haughty. Cruz says daddy. Fer panics and gives him one of those "eat mierda" kind of smiles. Gabi thinks Cruz is cute. Cruz says something I don't understand.

On the set. Gui apologizes to Os. They hug and make up. The entire crew applauds! (Yay! We're still on schedule and under budget!)

Fer enters Max's office. Fab looks like he's finally seeing the real Fer. She asks if he's mad about the music mix he made that she threw away. He says no not at all. Fer moves in for a little lovin' and pulls a PSYCH! on him. Fer and Gabi laugh (like hyenas...be-yotches.) Nati enters. Fabian plants a big ol' smoochie on her and introduces her as his girlfriend. I get all excited and write notes to myself in all caps and then reason takes over and I realize he's being a big jerk and using Nati. Max must have rubbed off on him.

Weekend at Burnie's
Maria Desinformada is visiting and telling Burnie how understanding JP is. It's like he's her real and for true father. She gets such a warm fuzzy when they hug (but not in a creepy way.) Burnie flips her lid. He's a priest! he can't have kids. She settles down. She asks Maria to forgive her. She says JP needs pure folks like her around him. Not those nasty sinner types. (Um, I'm not a Catholic, but isn't "being around sinners" part of the job description?) Maria leaves.

Burnie performs a soliloquy: I'm sick and tired of this damn obsession JP has with finding his child. I have to stop it from happening and get that woman and her little dog, too!

Vicks Office
Vic says she was just about to tell Os everything. Toni wants to know why she didn't. Vic says she realized it would be the worst thing for her family...for Os to find out about not only falling in love with a forbidden man, but to have had a child with him, too? Wowzers. Toni asks if Vick thinks Os will react negatively. Vic goes on  about how she and Os need to be united now more than ever if they are going to save Fer fro RatTattScuzzBoy.

Back to Fab: Fer is glad he's got a girlfriend. Fab says it's very serious. They are going to get married. Fer wishes them the best and leaves. Fab the rat bastard asks Nati to forgive him. He needed to make Fer realize he doesn't care, although he really does. I'm so mad right now I'm throwing stuff. Nati tells him not to worry about it. It was just HER FIRST KISS AND ALL. I curse Fab from the depths of my soul and hope Burnie gets a hold of him, too.

Jimena returns to the chicken coop (dressing room) and there is plenty of fake friendy for all. The witch and the other model fill her in about Maria and Jimena announces the real star has arrived (loose translation.) She says something about when she's owner after she and Max marry. Maria leaves. The other girls let Jimena know about her competition and tell her Max has his eye on Maria.

Maria runs into Fer in the hall and there is a confrontation which ends with Fer reminding Maria that she is insignificant.  Maria goes to the bathroom (where she always goes to cry. Sheesh.) Max shows up (Dude, it's the Ladies room, c'mon!) For the 2nd time this evening someone is asking Maria why she's crying. She tells Max his sister is hates her and he makes a move to leave and confront Fer. Maria stops him and tells him she's afraid the family will never accept her. He comforts her and they sneak in some bathroom smoochies while their theme song plays.

Pipino is pissed. He's just seen one of LindaHo's makeup jobs. I think he threatens to get rid of LindaHo 'cause she threatens to tell about Os.

Max runs into JP and they go to Max's office to talk. Max knows he's there about Maria Desamparada (drink!). JP says he promised to protect Maria and Max says he did too. Max says they are going to get married. JP asks what madre thinks and Max says HE makes his life decisions. Speak of the devil, here comes Victoria. She wants to know what's up.

Fer is with Pip and Toni. She has a fiesta and she needs a dress...like yesterday. (be-yotch)

Vic says she didn't realize Max knew JP. Max explains about the first communion thing. JP says he needs to talk to Vic. They go to her office. Max tell the Padre he's a man of his word. Jimena comes in and flings herself at Max. He's all EW! Leave me alone.

Milagros and Napo FF>>

Fabian asks Nati out. She says yes and asks where they should meet. He has the nerve to call himself a gentleman and says he'll pick her up.

Jimena: I love you! beg beg beg.
Max: NO NO NO
Jimena via thought bubble: you won't get rid of me that easily!

Milagros and Napo FF>>

Victoria overhears Maria reporting to JP about Burnie's freakout.

Fausto and Eva are getting instructions never to enter Burnie's private and sacred inner sanctum unless authorized by Satan herself her. It's where she gets her God on and receives his instructions.  Fausto explains to Eva that Burnie asks for justice for sinners and Burnie admits that she sometimes has to help things along (with jugs of gasoline, poison and pokers.)

Vic is annoyed that JP has insinuated himself into her life. Os, Max. Grrrr! Why are you here?

Ok. Here's where I let you all down because I missed a lot of the Spanish. Please, Les suplico, Les ruego, ayúdame.

Nuns are in the kitchen makin'...cookies? (Where is Eduardo Yañez when you "knead" him? har har. Couldn't resist) and The nuns are reminiscing about the first year the orphanage was open. At that time, it was in the Sierra in Jalisco, an area so remote that it was hard for anyone to reach them, including the authorities. There were two girls taken in that year, MD and María Magdalena and NEITHER ONE WAS REGISTERED. This is important because it means looking in the registries is a dead end. The nuns also remark that both MD and MM continue visiting them and that they have taken very different paths in life. (That portion brought to you by NovelaMaven who has saved my hiney and filled me in. Gracias!)

JP and Vic are at the registry office checking out a book o' records. Vic starts crying and whining that she's looked everywhere and memorized practically every record book. She can't find her hija and she could be dead. Cut to JP walking the streets and talking to random people.

Model practice. On the catwalk. Jimena bumps into Maria who falls right into Max's arms. He whisks her away. LindHo gives Jimena the stinkeye and thought bubbles: Damn Skinny Chick. You will pay. (Say what you will about her, she's gonna stick up for our Maria.)

Later, Jimena la Flaca walks into the makeup department and want's a facial. I'm pretty sure LindaHo uses Nair.

It burns!
My face!

LindaHo acts innocent.

JP actually finds a woman who may know something. (And again, I miss important info. Grrr. Please fill in.) She said Victoria had come by many times asking the same questions. But recently the woman's sister had visited and they got to talking about the incident. The sister remembered a little girl  matching María's description being picked up in the street by some nuns. (Another save by NovelaMaven. She is my hero!)

Cruz and JuanJo. Cruz, being a gardener, plants seeds of doubt and I FF>>

LindaHo is giving Fer a makeup job and Fer likes it (of course.) LindaHo leaves and ... heads for Os's room. She comes up behind him and ...he thinks it's Vic. Really? Dumba$$. He is not happily surprised when he turns around. Slut Maid enters and sees them k.i.s.s.i.n.g

Max and Maria at the apartment. Maria's ankle is hurt. Nati offers to stay. Max cuts into her line to say NO!

Max says he talked to JP (and your not so dependable recapper missed what he said about it, but it didn't last long so maybe it wasn't important?) Max cooks. Pasta! Shrimp! Lettuce! Onions! He gives Maria a light up thingamabob aaaandddd...

Cue the kayak!

I'll be back tomorrow if ya'll can stand it!

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Capitulo 203.
Read Chapel Hill Fiddler’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Lopez gives Tom an office with a real door, not just a door for Harvey. Tom is jealous when he sees Ali flirt with Aldo. Lopez installs Lety in the presidencia.

2. Aldo blocks Fernando’s way. He introduces himself then leaves rudely. Fern doesn’t like that guy; he’s arrogant. He gets stuck on the name. Must be foreign.

3. Lety shows her father the cave. He’s offended that she worked in there, but she shows off its wonders. He ends up preferring the cave.

4. Omar the Imbecile tells why Fern can win Lety back. Fern says that she won’t listen to him. She thinks he said those things to manipulate her regarding Conceptos, and he implies that’s Omar’s fault. All she wants is to forget about him.



5. Omar suggests that a woman can’t fall out of love that fast. Fern says of course she can, after what they did to her. She’s changed. He doesn’t want to torment her anymore.

6. Lety asks herself, “Why did he keep this bag full of lies? Why did he leave me his trash?”


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7. Ali and Luigi argue over Aldo. Aldo steps off the elevator, Lety heads straight for him, and they make goo-goo eyes for 20 seconds. Ali and Luigi are boggled.

8. Aldo says he came to DF to be close to Lety and help her. The cuartel thought he was Luigi’s, um, special friend. Aldo says, “With total clarity, I told him that the position is only about work. I don’t want to be close to him. That’s how it is.” Liar! Lety thinks maybe Aldo agreed and Lui didn’t. Aldo answers, “That’s his problem.” Lety says that Conceptos should run the entire Food Tourism campaign.

9. Ali reports to Marcia that Aldo is Lety’s special friend instead.

10. Omar thinks Fernando’s projects are an excuse to talk to Lety. Fern gets serious: they need to work together so he can help rescue his father’s company. Marta tells Fern that Lety’s in the board room with her friend Aldo the papito.

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Capitulo 204.
Read Amanda’s original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Aldo asks Lety if her heart still suffers for Fernando. Then he apologizes for getting too personal, but he pushes again, asking, “Do you think about him?” Lety shakes her head no. Aldo leaves happily. Lety can’t stop the memory of Fernando declaring his love last night.

2. Per Lety’s request, Alicia poisonously tells Marcia she’s supposed to report to Lety in the board room.

3. Marcia asks Lety why she didn’t come to Marcia’s office instead of ordering her to the meeting room. (On what planet does the president go begging to his subordinate’s office?) Lety and Marcia face off. See the transcript. Marcia says Lety can’t order her around. Lety says they need to communicate better to avoid problems, and that the rules apply to Alicia too.

4. The witches torment Alicia, telling her she’ll be fired. Lety tells her to not believe anything until she announces her decision. Alicia is relieved and her little child nature comes out for a moment.

5. Marcia is surprised that Fernando will still work at the office. Lety says he asked for it, and she’ll keep her promise to stay away from him, but the company needs everyone’s help. If Marcia doesn’t want him to work there, Marcia needs to tell him herself. YOU GO, GIRL!

6. The meeting gathers. Marcia’s still at the head of the table. Fernando greets Lety and almost kisses her. Marcia has to remind him to greet her (rude snub from Fernando in that culture), and he kisses her shoulder. Lety notices. In Lety’s fantasy she stabs Omar’s hand and he begs her.

7. Marcia delays the meeting while she nags, torments, and badgers Fernando. Lety steps out and tells Marcia she’s going to sit in her own seat when she returns. Fern is seething with jealousy. He asks Lety about Aldo. Marcia asks if Lety’s ever going to start that meeting (and who delayed it in the first place?). Fern tells Marcia he knows she’s going to scrutinize his every move.

8. Ali tells Luigi to go to the meeting. Luigi refuses to take orders from Lety and he throws a tantrum. Really he’s afraid she’s going to fire him.

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Spanish Lesson. Lety faces down Marcia.

Marcia takes the head seat in the conference room and orders Lety to sit.
Marcia: You don’t give me orders. You’re not above me, not even close.
Lety: Then why don’t you be the president and I can leave? Then no one could give you orders, and we could avoid confrontations.
M: Are you threatening that you’ll resign?
L: No, I’m just leaving the path open so you can have what you want.
M: You know perfectly well you can’t resign. If you want my head, why not just say so?
L: Because I need you here. Don’t you remember? And since you need me so your company is not lost, we’re in this together.
M: You can’t come in here and give me orders. And you can’t change the rules and let your friends arrive whenever they wish. They’re going over my head because the president is their friend. I won’t allow that.
L: And I won’t let you throw them into the street.
M: Don’t lecture me. I know their situation. But they can’t arrive whenever they like, just because they have money problems.
L: I agree. But we’re talking about people, not objects. .. .. You don’t really intend to fire the cuartel. You’ve always defended them. They see you as someone just who understands them. You’re bothered because they were celebrating my new position. If it were for being late, you’d have to fire your friend Alicia. She arrived later than them, as always.
M: I get it. I can’t fire one without the other?
L: No, that’s not the idea. If we’re going to succeed, we can’t go on this way. A lot of the problems between you and me have come from a lack of communication. You listen to Alicia, and I listen to the cuartel. Neither version is objective nor reliable. The problems will continue if you and I don’t speak clearly.
M: Then what about the cuartel? Do we let them keep arriving late?
L: No. But we do something short of firing them. Write them up and give them a warning.
M: The cuartel?
L: And Alicia. We can’t keep playing favorites. As you said, the law is the law.
M: Speaking of Alicia, will you keep her on as scty to the president?
L: Let’s deal with the situation of all the scty’s first, okay?

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