Caray, Caray!

Part I- Recap by Madelaine

Mexico City:

Rod is served the divorce demand by Lic Barrerra. He tells Rod that Luci wants to divorce him. Max comes in and wants to know what Lic Claudio Linares' associate is doing there. Lic Barrerra tells Max it is nothing to do with him, but with Rod, he gave Rod a document. Max wants to know what type of document? Rod tells Max that Claudio is Luci's lawyer. Rod tells Max that Luci sent a demand for divorce. Max is surprised. Oscar has come by and Max tells him to take charge of Rod's problem. Rod is starting to introduce Oscar to Lic Barrerra but Oscar says he already knows him. He met him in Claudio Linares' office. Oscar is handed the document and Oscar is shocked to see it is a demand for divorce. Rod says he knows what it is. Rod tells Oscar that Luci wants the divorce, with no drama, and right away. Oscar is completely shocked!

Magda, Paz, Ariche and Vio are all with Luci at Vio's and Ariche is asking after Rod. Luci is saying well he isn't here. Paz is sitting drinking water cause she is trying to get over the shock that Lorenzo is in the hoosegow. Vio takes Ariche off to get a treat with Marianita. Paz now turns to Luci and wants the why and how of how Lorenzo ended up in the hoosegow. Luci tells Paz about how Lorenzo took money that didn't belong to him and gave it to a client that needed it. It was 30,000 pesos . Paz is crying along with Magda by this time and now Paz is very pithed. Paz just can't beleive that Lorenzo is a thief, especially 30,000 pesos worth, this family is not a family of thieves, Magda is trying to calm Paz down, and Paz says thank goodness Galindo is dead, cause if he wasn't he would die of the shame. Luci cries. Paz is grabbing Luci and wants to know where Lorenzo is being held. Paz wants some face to face time with Lorenzo. Luci tells her she won't be able to see him till tomorrow and Magda echoes this. Paz says they've only been in the D.F. a short time, and look what they found. She can't beleive it and she wants to know why Luci never said anything.

Aldo is in the hallway and catches up with Rod. Aldo wants to know if Rod talked to Max about Don Jer returning to work. Rod admits he did but the decision is up to Max, if he rehires Don Jer. Aldo says Vicky will feel much better if her Papa comes back to work there. Rod tells him to stay away from Vicky and that Aldo caused this mess. Rod doesn't have time right now, but wants to talk to Aldo later about something serious. Aldo goes and Oscar is now chasing Rod down the hall. He informs Rod that Lastra is supposedly taking care of the Lorenzo matter, manana. Oscar also begs Rod to forgive him for being nosy but why the divorce? There was something said about family and little by little something I didn't get. Someone please fill in.

Het Het:

Theo sees Copio all sad and in the dumps and wants to know what's wrong. He finds out Don A has fired poor Copio. Theo can't beleive it. Neither can Copio cause Don A was like his Papa. Copio thinks it is the end.

Don A is going through a ton of paperwork on his desk and doesn't like what Copio did. He is blaming all his problems on Copio and Dona Luchita.

Don A is putting up help wanted posters around the wall in town. Copio sees them and is way upset.

Mexico City:

Mati is in Rosa's bedroom and wants to know if Rosa wants something to eat. Rosa has a sleep mask on her face and tells Mati she wants nothing. She is telling Mati her head hurts (I bet after all that lying and desecrating, jus' sayin'). Mati wants to know if this has to do with Claudio, Rosa says no that isn't it. Mati then says whatever you say. Rosa tells Mati she doesn't want anyone to disturb her rest. Mati says ok and goes. Rosa takes a pill, lays back down with that sleep mask and curls up in the fetal position under a blanket and it appears she is trying to make herself as small as possible.

Vio is visiting Estella. She informs Dona Estella that Paz knows all about Lorenzo now, but not that Luci is divorcing Rod. Estella thinks that Luci should just tell her Mama all. Vio says she is worried about herself too, cause her Moms thinks she is a nurse, when in fact Vio works at the antro. Estella wants to know what Vio is going to do. Vio says she doesn't know.

Now we have Rosa the Pious (gag) on her knees in front of Jesus, begging for forgiveness for the 1,000 time. (Note to Rosa, Jesus is not listening to you, he's done, the lord of hellfire is waiting for you, jus' sayin'). She is repenting and has her rosary clutched in her cold hands. She is begging for forgiveness for what she has done to Claudio. She is pleading with Dios to forgive her, over and over again. Max comes in and asks her why is she talking to Dios? Max wants to know why she isn't talking to Max cause she's got some 'splaining to do. He'll wait for her in the library. He goes and she is still on her knees begging Dios to forgive her.

Oscar has gone to Claudio's office. He wants to know why the demand of divorce from Luci. He says he knows Claudio is in charge of the case. Oscar tells Claudio, his client, DEAD TO ME ROD, wants this divorce as soon as possible. Claudio says Luci wants that too. Oscar has a suggestion for Claudio. He says what if Rod and Luci meet, have some alone time, to maybe kiss and makeup? Oscar says he has never seen a guy so in love before as Rod is with Luci. So Claudio says so you beleive in Rod cause he is Max's son, that's right, right? Oscar says he just wants the two to have some alone time, to have the opportunity to talk and then if they still want the divorce to proceed. Claudio tells Oscar he doesn't know about that cause Luci has a broken heart and is grief stricken. She will want the divorce.

Rosa has made it to the library. Max has his back to her, but you can tell he is pretty pithed off. He tells him she's here, she's listening. Max finally turns around and wants to know why she was with Claudio? Rosa says she wanted to tell Claudio about his daughter, now you know.

Magda is making dinner and Paz and Luci are talking. Luci says she didn't want to tell her Mama about Lorenzo cause she didn't want to worry her. Paz wants to know when she was going to tell her. And now Paz wants to know what Rod thinks of his BIL being a thief? Luci tries to explain again, Lorenzo did this for a friend. Paz is so not having that. Nothing justifies what Lorenzo did. Magda tells Paz tommorrow is another day, please be calm. Magda is making carnitas. Paz says excuse me Magda but nothing is good, she is very upset. Vio and Serena pick this time to come into the house dressed as nurses! Vio informs her Mama she is off to work! Luci is so shocked she has to sit down. Vio is giving Luci the look like, don't say a word, not one word. Magda is very proud.

Rosa and Max continue their discussion in the library. So Max says oh, so your suffering is based on Claudio, when in fact it is based on Luci. Rosa tells him Claudio hates him for sending him to the hoosegow, lo these twenty years. Max then says, oh you think you're a saint, but you are a liar cause you know very well Luci is Claudio's daughter. She says, I think , she feels bad for her crime against Claudio but she just can't tell him. Max says he didn't know his Rosa had turned into the enemy, her crazed love for her son has caused this divorce of Luci and Rod. He says he or Rod will never forgive her. She can't beleive it and wants to know if it's true, really true. Max tells her Rod and Luci are going before the judge tomorrow to get a divorce. Max goes. Rosa is shocked for half a second and then is all happy, happy, joy, joy, and says por fin (finally). Rod and Luci will be seperated. That's not wrong. Now that woman is finally going to be seperated from our lives. Rosa is smiling again, saying por fin.

Back to Vio's and Magda is asking Vio if she doesn't need something? Vio says she doesnt' need it and Serena is a nurse too. Serena introduces herself to Magda. Magda gives Vio the blessing and insists on giving Serena one too. Luci is staring at this the whole time and says not one word. Serena thanks Magda and says now they will be protected. Serena is looking uncomfortable.

Pato is in his bed having a little convo with Hanna and Melissa. They tell Pato that Rod would not listen to them about Luci. He wouldn't beleive the truth. Pato, bless his very intelligent brain, says Gala engineered this whole mess, to seperate Luci and Rod. Hanna says not only her, but Julie, Rosa, and Lastra. Pato tells them Rosa has always hated Luci and there was noone there to defend Luci! Pato is pithed. Rod picks this time to come into the room. Hanna and Missy turn their backs on him. Rod welcomes Pato back home and kisses his forehead, as Pato is giving Rod the stink eye. Pato asks Rod what in the sam hell is going on!

Oscar and Conny are in a cellar type bar, having a great time. They are having a drink and talking about Rod and Luci. Conny can't beleive that Rod and Luci are divorcing. Oscar tells Conny it wasn't Rod and Luci's fault, but that others caused this to seperate them. Oscar tells Conny his suggestion about Rod and Luci having some alone time to talk, and maybe reconcile. Conny thinks Rod is confused. Oscar is complimenting Conny and wishes that Luci and Rod could be calm, like them. Oscar asks Conny when they can, I think BE together, Conny giggles. They are smooching now, when they are interrupted by, wait for it, Gala and her posse. Gala is grinning from ear to ear and Oscar and Conny are, sigh, not pleased.

Vio and Serena have arrived at Inferno still in their nurses' uniforms. Ivan is having one big yuk about that. Ivan wants to know if it is fantasy of one of the clients that they are dressed this way. Vio explains that her Moms thinks she is a nurse and so she had to dress like this so her Moms could see. Lastra comes out too and has a big yuk and says oh, Lorenzo is a thief, Luci is a rat, and Vio is a liar. Vio tells Lastra that Rod should have put him in the hospital. Serena reminds Lastra she is *actually* a nurse. Lastra just laughs. Ivan I think, has a thing for Serena.

Hanna and Melissa make themselves scarce while Rod and Pato have their confrontation. Pato starts right in on Rod about the divorce. Rod tells him Luci is the one that wants the divorce. Pato says that Luci adores Rod, why would she file for divorce? Pato wants to know why Rod didn't defend Luci. Luci wants nothing to do with Rod, she wants the divorce.

Rosa is on the phone with Julie. Julie tells Rosa she's been thinking about her all day. Rosa wants to know if Gala is with her. Julie says no, she is out with her friends, but I'm here so tell me, what's goin' on? Rosa is telling Julie, finally, (Rod has come into Rosa's room, but she hasn't seen him) that servant and Rod are divorcing, finally seperated and that it's great! Rod grabs that phone, hangs it up and hurls it like Sergio Sendel against the wall. Rosa tells Rod she is sorry, but its good Luci is going. Rosa, in her pious mode, says one day Rod will forgive her. Rod tells Rosa since she seperated him from Luci, he is seperating himself from Rosa. He goes and Rosa is so shocked she has to sit down. She has a mad look, as in insane, in her eyes.

Meanwhile Max has returned to the library to make a call on his cell. He is calling Vicky, who seems to be somewhat releived he is calling. She tells him Don Jer is sad, but ok. Max tells her to shut up and listen carefully. He wants a meet with her tomorrow, be on time and don't stand him up. He wants to have a serious convo with her. He hangs up on her. Vicky is upset.

Back to that cellar bar and Gala is asking something about why Julie isn't with them. Oscar says he and Conny are now in a formal relationship. Gala asks if it bothers them, she and her posse joined them. They say no. Gala's cell phone rings and its, wait for it, Julie of course, who informs Gala about the Luci/Rod divorce. Julie has the usual champagne in her hand, and tells Gala their plan worked. And the divorce is happening manana! Gala (gag, we should call her Gagme) says it is the best news of her life, eva. She hangs up. Oscar and Conny want to know what good news. Gala says that Rod and that domestica (drink) are divorcing. Conny says oh, so finally you managed to seperate Rod and Luci, congrats, you must be very happy, while Conny looks like she wants to hurl all over Gagme. Valentina (bless her sweet heart, this girl should NOT be on team Gagme) says oh, but Luci is so nice, Gabe told me so. Well, Fernanda and Gala are so not having that so they feed Valentina a cookie, lol. Gala says now this ridiculous marriage is at an end! Oscar says life is funny and mysterious. Conny tells Gagme she must be so very happy. Gagme says the happiest of all is Rosa, who is very tranquil now and that Gagme and her posse are going now. Gagme congrats Oscar and Conny for being novios and she takes her leave. Oscar remarks he can't stand Gagme.

Luci is at Estella's taking a call from Claudio. She asks about Lorenzo when will he be free? Claudio is hoping soon. Claudio is working on that. He also says he called about the divorce proceeding. He says she and Rod will meet tomorrow and it will be over. She says that soon? He says it will be final. He wants her to be sure. She says she is sure, and wants it done now. Luci no longer wants to be married to Rodrigo Torreslanda!

It is the next day and Claudio and Luci have arrived at court. They go into a little meeting room and true to his word, Claudio tells Luci he will leave her with Rod for a few minutes alone, they may reconcile, who knows. Luci says she has nothing to talk to Rod about and she doesn't want to talk to him. Claudio says she could regain her happiness. Oscar and Rod arrive. Oscar greets Claudio and he asks Luci how she is. Luci says she's ok. Rod is staring daggers at Luci. Oscar and Claudio leave. After the lawyers have left, Rod and Luci do a staredown of each other, and Rod says Luci and Luci says Rod. They continue that stare. Rod says so now we are alone. Claudio didn't want this meet, it was Oscar that suggested it. Rod wants to know why it is that Claudio is representing Luci in this divorce. Why do you want to be free, Luci and what is Claudio to you. (Note to Rod, you should know that your *sainted mother* caused this and you are still asking Luci WHY, For shame, boy, for shame). Luci tells Rod that Claudio is very important in her life, and you know what Rod, he's my lawyer. So don't insult Claudio, cause if you do, you are insulting me. She tells Rod her relationship with Rod is broken, very broken and he never defended it. He tells Luci the secrets did it in, as you well know. (Oh, Grow up Rod, what about your *sainted mama*'s secrets and lies along with her satan's minions, jus' sayin).

Estella, Paz, Magda and Ariche are enjoying breakfast together, and Paz is waiting for Luci to get back. She says Luci is meeting with the lawyer about Lorenzo, (she thinks), and is worried. Magda tells her to have faith. Magda wants her to be calm. Paz gets up and thanks Estella for the meal, Ariche is staying to help walk Marianita to school with Estella, she likes Ariche. Magda says Paz is a worry wart always worrying. Paz and Magda are not the only ones worrying, so is Estella. She thinks to herself, what will Paz do when she finds out Luci and Rod are divorcing right now.

Paz and Magda are back at Vio's and Paz is praying to that iconic picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe that Luci brought to the D.F. with her from Het Het. She is praying for herself and her children. Magda comes in and Paz is crying. Magda gives her a big ole hug and tells her to have faith. Paz is worried about this meeting with the lawyer and Lorenzo. Paz says she thinks Luci is suffering, she can tell it by looking in her eyes, and she has lost that wonderous light that was in her eyes when she got married in Het Het. Paz says the Virgincita will see them through, and Vio has heard everything, and is sad. Magda and Paz don't see her.

Now your recapper has to tell you here that I caught about half this conversation between Rod and Luci, so for whatever I missed or got wrong please elaborate in the comments. Luci is telling Rod about what happened to being together in good times and bad? He asks about her secrets, what about them? Well she says the divorce will be final. She says she wanted to spend the rest of her life with Rod, but he really doesn't want to. For some reason Rod thinks that Claudio is behind this fast divorce, but Luci says you are offending Claudio again. She says she trusts Claudio. She tells Rod it is better we go our seperate ways and then I can go back to Het Het. She gives Rod the folder, he glances at it and throws it on the sofa in the room. Rod wants to know if she is sorry she ever married him. He wants her to answer. She just looks at him,and she has big tears in her eyes and just looks at him, as one big tear rolls down her cheek, sad, very sad.

Gagme is in her office and calls her money hungry mama and tells her to be ready to go somewhere with her.

Padre Honesto is in his office and Rosa walks in and wants Padre to hear her confession.

Oscar and Claudio are in the waiting area outside the room where Luci and Rod are meeting. Oscar has called the office looking for Max, who isn't there. Oscar leaves a message and hangs up. Claudio asks Oscar if he is nervous. Oscar says no, he wishes that Rod and Luci would reconcile. Claudio tells Oscar that the divorce was caused by the Torreslandas. Oscar asks Claudio what his interest in Luci is. Claudio tells him it is to defend her, like the night he defended her against Lastra. He likes Luci. Oscar is puzzled by this, and Claudio tells him, it isn't like he's thinking. Claudio tells Oscar he is fortunate to have met Luci. She's generous, and a friend. He tells Oscar it's funny that Luci has the same birthday as his daughter did. (Note to Oscar, listen carefully and don't forget a word of this conversation), he continues and tells Oscar that Luci is nineteen the same age his daughter would have been (Oscar keep listening). Oscar has a little dawning look on his face, but he isn't there yet. Claudio tells Oscar that, wait for it, Luci is like a daughter to him! Now Oscar is really thinking!

Now Rod has the nerve to ask Luci to think of giving them another chance. She wants to know why? What about trust? She tells Rod no. He doesn't trust her, doesn't beleive her,not even once, and he broke her heart. She gives him those papers again and she says she wants a total end. She is shoving those papers at him now, looks him in the eyes, and cries. 

Part II: Recap by Anita

Roselena and The Padre
Roselena has rushed into Padre Honesto’s inner sanctum without even knocking.  She must consider herself a perpetually welcome trespasser.  (And by the way, have we ever seen the poor Padre helping anyone else outside the TorresLanda household and family…his time is constantly consumed by Roselena’s anguish.)

This deranged woman is demanding to be confessed.  The purple stole goes on, he’s listening.  The penitent is on her knees, accusing herself as having profaned the tomb of a newborn.  She had those baby remains placed inside the coffin of Aurora Linares.

The Padre is horrified:  “What did you *do*?  You defiled the tomb of one of God’s little angels to hide your sins? Your crimes of the past?”  Roselena:  “Yes, and I would have done even more, much more to protect my children.”  Padre:  “This has nothing to do with protecting your children.”

What does it matter to Rose:  “Claudio is at peace after seeing the remains of his little daughter resting next to his wife.  He even had the two bodies cremated.”  Padre looks like his cookies are going to get tossed.  Rosa continues piously:  “Claudio accepted the lie and at this very moment Luciana and Rodrigo are getting a divorce and that ‘revision’ will be far away and out of our lives and no one will ever learn the truth.”  What more could she want.  Now, the daughter of Claudio Linares *is* dead.

Padre can’t quite take it all in.  He can’t believe there is such wickedness in her heart.  One lie begat another.  And now she’s drowning in her own poison.  She tells Padre he can’t judge her, only God can.  He tells her that unless she is truly repentant, she’s essentially never even gonna get close to the pearly gates.  After all this, God has turned His back on her.  She begs to differ.  She has confessed, now he *must*  absolve her.  He’s obligated, as a priest.  She opens her arms wide to receive absolution.  Uh uh, ain’t gonna happen.  He removes the stole.  What she’s done goes beyond the limits of his priestly duties.  May God forgive him, but he’s not going to give her absolution.  She’s thunderstruck (we wish it were for real).

Oh, goody, Rose is home.  Oh, no, she looks awful.  Mati wants to know how she is, where was she.  Rose is demoralized, saying that God turned His back on her and she’s at the gates of hell.  Mati wants to comfort her, but Rose recoils as if Rose herself is tainted and undeserving.

Patricio and Matilde
Pato and Mati are talking up in his room about Luciana.  Pato is saying that if only his condition were different, he’d find a way to be by her side to protect her, to console her, to… (we think he was going to say querer her), but Mati interrupts.  He continues, saying that he is trapped in this body and he accepts it, but Luci & Rod don’t deserve this kind of suffering.  Frigidaire is listening at the door.  She’s overjoyed (we know this because she has a one-sided smile on her face) when she hears Rod & Luci are probably signing their divorce papers as they speak.

Vicky and Max
Vicky is waiting for her Osito in their den.  She calls Nicole to let her know she’s waiting for Maximino so she can talk to him, but he hasn’t shown up.  Nicole doesn’t want to hear from her again until her personal problems have been solved.  She gives her two days.  She hangs up on Vicky just as Max walks in.  She complains, with a smile, that she had to give up work to meet him.  He demands to know what is more important to her, her job or him.  He is, of course.  In fact, Nicole told her not to come to work today or tomorrow.  Good, says Max, he wants her to come with him, right now.

Meanwhile, Aldo is looking for Tío Max.  The receptionist tells him he’s not available and he won’t take calls, either.  Aldo is sure he is the exception, but he’s not.  Max won’t be available until dinnertime.

Max is taking Vicky for a ride in the country.  Something tells her this is not a Sunday pleasure drive.  She’s begging him to give her daddy his job back.  Her dad is not to blame for “their thing.”  Max corrects her—“her  thing.”  (Remember, Rod already asked him to give Don Jer his job back, but Max didn’t actually say what he was going to do.)  She’s the one who betrayed him, tried to be slick.  He had asked her if she was going out with Aldo and she denied it.  Vicky protests, it was only a couple of times and nothing happened.  With a fiendish chuckle he points out that that constitutes a betrayal.  He speeds up.  Max is frightening Vicky.  He says since she’s always complaining that they never have enough time together, this time they’ll have many hours together.  He grabs her—together—and alone.

Later, in some post-coital pillow talk, El Oso Malo with the great big teeth tells Little Red Vickyhood (ok, so it’s not the story of the wolf, but he could easily be one):  “Don’t ever betray me with anyone, ever.”  He’s going to make sure she doesn’t.  Max starts to choke her to death.  The look on his face is pure malice.

El Oso Malo has gotten up and is sitting by the crackling fire pouring out some chilled champagne.  Viewerville watches in disbelief as the first tired old telenovela beanie twist is used in Refugio.  El Oso just happens to have a vial tucked inside his pants pocket.  He pulls it out.  He puts a few drops in one of the glasses.

Vicky comes down the stairs.  She isn’t looking too happy after what was supposed to be a memorable Roll in the Swiss Mountain Hideaway Hay Chalet.  She says he frightened her.  She thought he was going to leave marks on her throat.  (Just marks, dearie?  Weren’t you scared you were going to die?)  Yep, in true telenovillain style, he hands the doctored glass to Vicky.  He chugalugs.  Vickyhood chugalugs reluctantly.  He addresses her:  “Did you know that a person’s word is better than a contract?  It demonstrates integrity.”  He tells her what he liked about her, her innocence, her simplicity, her candor, her ingenuousness, her generosity.  He grabs her by the hair as he tells her to keep on being like that.  He kisses her forcefully as she begins to go limp in his arms.  She passes out and he continues to manhandle her.  He talks to what seems like a lifeless body:  “Why did you betray me with my nephew, Aldo.”

Magda and Lorenzo
Magda and Paz are ready to go visit Lorenzo in jail.  Violeta and Fab are going with them so they won’t get lost in the big city.  Paz wonders if they’re going to let Lor out today.  Maybe that’s what’s keeping Luciana.  Vio looks guilty.

Paz arrives at Lorenzo’s cell.  He’s muy impactado.  She’s muy furiosa with him.  Aldo’s arrival interrupts the scolding Lorenzo is getting from his a-ma that her hijos were not brought up to rob or steal or do anything dishonest.  He knows that.  He tries to tell her it wasn’t his fault.  Aldo explains how it went down and that it was his fault and he promises to get him out of there.

Paz needs to talk to Luciana, but was told she’d be with her lawyer.  Lor has the number.  Aldo offers to call.  Lic. Bar answers.  Lic. Lin isn’t there.  He tells her that Luciana is most likely in the judge’s chambers signing her divorce papers.  Paz has another swooning episode.   

Magda and Fab, who were in the waiting room, rush into the holding area to help with a wilted Paz.  Lorenzo, meanwhile, tells Aldo that he only has a few more hours to fix this (bail, recognizance or withdrawal of the charges, we assume) or he’ll be transferred to the Big House in the morning, from where it will be nigh impossible to help him.  Aldo is still waiting to hear from his Uncle Max.  He’s sure Uncle Max will get him out.  It doesn’t look good right now for Lorenzo, though.  Back in the waiting room, everything is in a flutter.  They are telling Paz to calm down, but she says how can she with one child in jail and the other getting a divorce.  She calls on Galdino beyond the grave to help her.  Aldo offers to drive them anywhere they want.  Paz accepts, but would like to go say goodbye to Lor first.  She’s calmer now and does so.

Aldo has brought the vecindario folks back home.  Paz didn’t know Aldo and Rod were cousins.  Apparently that gives her an idea. 

Rodrigo and Luciana
Rod & Luci are in the little waiting room alone, together, continuing their confrontation from the previous hour.  The lawyers were hoping this might  lead to a reconciliation.  So, Rod says, these are the reasons for the divorce?  She’s accusing him of not being understanding, sympathetic, of being inscrutable, mistrustful and incompatible?  Luci doesn’t know about any of those terms.  It’s something Lic. Bar came up with—standard language.  Rod throws the folder down and turns her towards him.  Here they are, face to face, like enemies, after having loved each other so much.  They both have tears in their eyes.  Hot Head Rod still thinks he’s the aggrieved party.  There is no reconciliation and they are next in the judge’s chambers.

The lady judge asks if they are sure about going ahead with the divorce.  She’d like them to take the time to think about it, talk to each other beforehand.  Rod says they already did that, so, yes,  move forward.  The judge asks them to sign the document.  Luci does without hesitation.  Rod hesitates, he looks at Luci, who stares straight down.  He doesn’t really want to, but then he signs.  The judge pronounces them unhusband and unwife.  Rod and Luci independently seem aghast at what they’ve done.  Rod holds back his tears and bolts out the door.  Linares comforts Luci.  Oscar leaves to get copies from the secretary.

Now, Oscar is outside the judicial building on the phone with someone named Toni saying that they’re done and to prepare the papers.  He stops Luci as she goes by, while Rod is leaning against a column further away.  Oscar wants to know if Luci has a ride.  She answers yes.  He says he’s so sorry.  Rod and Luci barely and briefly look at each other.  Claudio steps forward to show he’s the one taking care of her.  Rod watches as she gets in the car with Claudio.  His eyes are red.  Rod is a broken man.  He turns and walks the other way.

Claudio Linares
Linares and Luci are back in his office talking about what she just went through.  Linares says that a divorce is always tough and worse when the parties still love each other.   Luciana says that evidently there wasn’t enough of it.  He knows she divorced him still loving Rodrigo.  She says she won’t deny it.  But she also recognized that love means suffering.  She and Rodrigo could never be together.  

Norma interrupts to tell Lic. Lin that Barrera will be seeing Lastra on that matter they had pending.  He tells Luci to stop worrying about Lorenzo.  Barrera is the man of the hour.  Luci admits she went to see Lastra on her own, but Polo wouldn’t let her see him.  She was willing to beg.  That gets Linares’ dander up.  He doesn’t ever want her in a position where she has to beg anyone for anything, ever, especially from that desgraciado.

Linares is telling Luci that the official divorce papers will come in a few days.  She must keep them safe, as safe as her birth certificate.  (Inquiring minds want to know what hers says.)  Barrera calls back, he couldn’t get in to see Lastra and wouldn’t answer phones.  Luci panics because time is running out.  Lic. Lin says to trust him.  There’s a knock at the door.  It’s Melissa.  She wants to know where things stand with Luci.  Luci answers that she and Rod are divorced, so there’s no longer anything binding her to the Torreslanda family.  Melissa tells her how much Patricio wanted them to stay together.  Luci is worried about him.   

Het Het
Theofilo, the big hunky lug tells Procopio he’s sorry he lost his job, but he talked to Don Serapio and he now has a job in the funeral parlor.  Procopio agrees to the terms that it’s only until Don Serapio returns.  Don Aquiles is trying to get rid of the Siamese Chisme Twins who are trying to tell him that Procopio found a job and is working with Theofilo at Don Serapio’s Funeral Home and Telephone Central Station.  Don A vows that Copio is going to be the first client—‘cause he’s going to die.  It seems as though Don A is losing his grip on the folks and businesses in Het Het.

(Please forgive your recapper.  As much as she loves Don Aquiles colorful language, it’s hard to translate freehand.  She prefers to pay more attention and tries to be accurate with the main storylines.)

Estela's Place
A box is delivered to Estela’s apartment.  It’s wrapped in pretty paper with a bow on top (one of those tv gift boxes that don’t actually have to be unwrapped).  It’s for Marianita from her mother en el otro lado (EEUU).  My how trusting she must be, unless she used Transporte Zuleta—De Puerta a Puerta, Inc.  It has a magic wand and a compound word: rompecabezas (jigsaw puzzle), something for Estela and a card from Ofelia.  Ariche likes the puzzle, Marianita likes the magic wand.  He tells her to wish with it real hard.  She wants her ma back.  That’s what she wishes for.

The Girls On Team Luci
Conny, Melissa and Hannah are in a restaurant-café, talking about Claudio Linares, Rod and Luci.  H&M are sorry they failed at their attempt to get the angry lovebirds back together.  Conny says that as long as the ink isn’t dry, there’s still hope (you hope in vain, Con).  Melissa is on her way to see Linares for the next revision in her thesis.  To her mother’s question, she admits that she likes Linares a lot.  Melissa wonders how old Linares is.  Conny does a little quick math and offers that he’s older than she is (which doesn’t tell us a thing).  (Did anyone in Viewerville note the dates on Aurora’s grave?  It said 1967-1995.  She was only 28 when she died.  If Luci is 19, then this must be 2014 already.  I would guess Claudio to be about 50 or a little more—which is just about right when Aurora was alive.)

A Pair of Mean Girls
Julie and Gala are in Cemetery Man’s office.  (Remember, he’s not the one complicit with Roselena on the desecration of the two tombs, just for delaying the exhumation.)  Gala wants to know what he means by the tomb of Aurora Linares is no longer here.  He explains that the exhumation of the bodies has just taken place.  Julie catches the plural—bodies?  Yes, he continues, the remains of his wife and daughter.  Gala picks up on—daughter?  Yes, he continues, exhumed and then cremated, at the request of Lic. Linares.  Julie, ever concerned for the feelings of others, remarks that it must have been a very difficult moment for him to face alone.  Cemetery Man surprises them both when he tells them Sra. Roselena Torreslanda was with Lic. Linares at the exhumation.  Quick-thinking Julie comes back that it was obvious that she held the deceased in high regard.  Sra. TL remembers her with much affection (while Gala smugly smiles at Julie’s chutzpah).

Rodrigo and Oscar
Rod gets back to the office accompanied by Oscar.  He tells Oscar he was at the point of embracing Luci, kissing her.  He wanted to ask her to forget everything and then run away with her.  Oscar wants to know why he didn’t.  Rod says he was trying to figure out when that moment was when everything fell apart, broke, but he couldn’t.  Oscar doesn’t know what to tell him, except that maybe that moment hasn’t come yet and their love isn’t completely broken.  Maybe it just needs time.  Rod isn’t convinced.  Maybe love can be put back together, but not the pieces of a broken heart.  How is it that it’s so difficult to end a great love with just a simple signature.  But it’s all over.  Rod changes the subject.  They have to get Lorenzo out of jail.  Oscar tells Rod it’s not going to be easy.  He gets a call from Lastra.

Old Don Jeronimo (as opposed to young Jeronimo in CME) gets his job back, on Max’s orders.  Rod tells him it was only another compound word: malentendido (misunderstanding).  Don Jer praises Max’s and the whole family’s saintly virtues.  (If he only knew what this virtuous man is doing to his daughter at that very moment.)

Patricio, Mati and a Call from Rodrigo
Mati is with Pato, trying to get him to take his meds.  He doesn’t want them, but she sweet talks him into taking them saying that they are essential to his recuperation.

He wants to know if his mother returned from church.  Yes, she’s back but went straight to bed with a headache, that’s why she didn’t come to see him.  Pato is scheduled to go for his first hydrotherapy that afternoon.  Rodrigo calls him on a teleconference channel.  Pato says:  “Rodrigo, please, tell me no” (Dime que no).  Rod matter-of-factly tells Pato as much as he’d like to tell him that, he and Luciana are divorced.  In Pato’s face, it’s clear he needs to process that information—whether to be sad for the two of them or glad that maybe now he has a chance with Luciana himself.  

Rosa and God
Rosa talks to God:  “Why are You turning your back on me.  Why are You shutting the doors of Heaven to me.  I need Your pardon.”  She doesn’t care if Padre didn’t absolve her.  She needs the Lord’s forgiveness.  Pato arrives on silent wheels in the middle of her supplication.  He tells her that Rod and Luci are divorced, just the way she wanted.  He leaves.  Her body language tells the whole story.  She’s free of this burden.  She dries her eyes.  She relaxes immediately, her face slackens, she’s calm, she can smile.  She thanks the Heavenly Father, thanks Him for listening to Her [sic].

Endings
Luci returns to Vio’s apartment.  She says out loud to herself that she lost him, forever.  Vio comes in to console her.  She’s divorced.  It hurts so much.  Vio tells her that her a-ma already knows about the divorce.

Downstairs, Estela and Magda are talking about Paz and all her problems in Het Het and now her hijo problems.  Luci comes in and wants to know where Aldo took her mother.  Viewerville finds out right away.  Paz has shown up in Rodrigo’s office.  He and she have a lot to talk about.  Well, anyway, she does.  He gets to listen.  Luciana, meanwhile, hightails it out of the vecindad to catch up with her a-ma and arrives at the TorresLanda compound word: rascacielo (skyscraper) at precisely the same time as Max steps out of his car, without Vicky.

Advances:
Paz lectures her (bad boy) ex-SIL.
Roselena celebrates (her secret triumph) with her family.
Claudio Linares meets Paz (she swoons again).
Where in the World is Vicky (that's my question). 

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Casa de Castanon Home Office:  Agosto recalls the conversation between Gabby and himself in the cemetery.  Gabby told him not to feel so sad about the baby.  Agosto replies that Gabby doesn’t know what it’s like to lose a child.  Gabby informs Agosto that that the baby wasn’t his.

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Part I

Mexico City:

Gala, Julie and Frigid are meeting in the cafe. Frigid is telling them the latest gossip she heard while listening in on the phone extention, between Max and Rosa. She tells them what she has will be worth alot of money. Julie doesn't want to pay until she hears the dirt. Well, Frigid says ok, then how about this. This Luci is not a Nortena at all, but wait for it, the daughter of Aurora Linares! Julie and Gala are so shocked! Julie wants to know how Luci ended up in the North then. They don't want to think about that, could be a crime. Frigid has really rubbed it in, and Gala says, oh noes, she could be in our class! The horror! Gala gives Frigid a check, but it looks like she doesn't like the amount.

Rosa has gone to the cemetary and is talking to the guy that takes care of the graves. He tells her he put baby clothes in Aurora's grave, but since Rosa never told him if the baby was a boy or a girl, it is a hodge podge. He also warns her that if anyone ever finds out he desecrated that grave, he ain't goin down alone, and they will end up in jail. Rosa is shocked!

Rod goes to Lastra's office and punches him right in the face, hauls Lastra's butt over to his desk and smashes his face right on that desk top. Rod wants Lastra to admit Luci never robbed him. Lastra yells right back that Lorenzo certainly robbed him and he is Luci's brother. By now Hot Pithed Rod has Lastra by the throat and tells him Lorenzo has plenty of back up and stop with the robbing accusations. Hot Pithed Rod, who is still DEAD TO ME, by the way, tells Lastra the next time Lastra makes accusations he will end up in the hospital or in jail. Hot Pithed Rod leaves and Lastra is sitting at the desk, yelling Maldito Torreslanda! He has a huge bruise up side his face!

Hanna, Melissa, Lula and Boris are hatching a plan about getting Luci and Rod to talk to each other.

Julie is thinking and (when doesn't she ever plot and plan?) says we really need to find out this secret, is it Max or Claudio? Gala of course doesn't really beleive Frigid got it right. Gala is still stuck on the fact that Rod and Luci are probably sibs. Gala now says we have to find out if that domestica (drink! Thanks Vivi, we will be drunk by the time this epi ends, jus' sayin, lol) is Max's or Claudio's and even if Aurora had a child. Gala says if we find out she is Claudio's daughter, he is the #1 enemy of Max, it could effect the future of Torreslanda. This is very serious! Julie is only thinking of the money that will sadly NOT come her way, if this is true, but Gala is worried about the future, not the fortune. Julie wants to enjoy that fortune, um, I mean Gala to enjoy that money, but Julie is worried that chacha will really benefit. What to do? What to do?

Rod has made it back to the office, and Marcos and Gabe are giving him hell for going to confront Lastra alone. Rod says he has to confront this alone. Rod says he wants Lastra to stop with the lies (Note to Rod: But not your loca mama or the other two b/witches)? Marcos tries to tell Hot Pithed Rod that he and Luci are the victims of chisme, Yay, Marcos. Well Rod says did you know Luci is a very good friend of Claudio Linares, my dad's #1 Enemy! How could she be friends with him? (Note to Rod: Poor little Luci has no idea about the fraud).

Vio and Polo are having a big yuk at Lastra's expense. Seems he won't leave his office. He has had a couple of visitors and isn't happy. Ivan sees them yukking it up and tells them to get back to work, already.

Het Het:

Don Aquiles is very pithed at Copio for his handling of things while he was away, plus Dona Luchita met him at the bus stop, instead of Copio and he trusted Copio. Don A says something about seeing this with his own eyes. Don A tells Copio to Largate and gives poor ole Copio a kick in the rump! And guess who has come calling on Don A again? That's right Dona Luchita who has flowers in her hair and a bouquet just for the Don. She calls him Bishon. Copio hightails it out of there. She is wanting to recipercate that noche di amor, but he tells her, she is pretty, but not for him. She is on the chase. She tells him it isn't important what he thinks and she hugs him. He looks like he wants to barf.

While ole Don A is distracted by Dona Luchita, Magda, Paz and Ariche are at the bus stop waiting for that bus to take them to the D.F. Ariche is excited to finally see Rod and Luci, Magda is excited to see Vio, who she hasn't seen in years, and Paz is excited to finally see Lorenzo and Luci, who she is very, very worried about.

Boston, Massachusetts:

Max is phoning home to talk to Rosa. Max gives Rosa the latest update on Pato. He wants to know how she is and how is Hanna? He hasn't heard from her. Max says, Rosa sounds preoccupied. and she says its personal. He tells her, her craziness is keeping HIM preoccupied.

Max and Pato are having a little convo in the hospital room. Pato wants to know what happened to make Max fall in love with Rosa. Max tells him it is the way she talked and her eyes! (Are you freaking kidding me? Well, maybe that was "before" she became loca.). Pato asks him, well since you are so in love with Mama, why are you looking and hooking up with a woman that is way too young for You? Max is shocked! Max tells Pato not to ask him these things, and Pato says, oh, so you won't answer, huh? Max says he wants Pato to think of how he is helping Pato get well.

Pato and Max are in the hospital room and the Dr. is giving Pato his excellent prognosis. He should be getting more range of motion in his hands and little by little his arms. But he needs therapy. Max says there are excellent therapists in Mexico City. The Dr, tells Max he wants to see Pato in three months. He assures Max and Pato, that Pato has an excellent chance at recovery.

Mexico City:

Vio brings Lastra a drink to his office. He has a really big bruise on his face, that is turning colors. She wants to know what is up with that. He says five wretches that's what!

Luci is at home, trying to occupy herself with studying for that prepa test, when Hanna calls her. Hanna says to meet her at the cafe near her prepa so they can have coffee, (Now Hanna and her gang of friends, Boris, Lula, Melissa are listening into this convo and are so proud they are setting this up). Luci agrees and hangs up. As soon as Hanna hangs up with Luci, Hanna calls Rod and tells him the same thing, to meet Hanna for coffee. He also agrees. Luci goes to the courtyard and sees Marianita,and guess who strolls in, that's right, Claudio is back! Luci tells him she is going to meet "Hanna" for coffee and he offers to take her there. She doesn't want to bother him, but he tells her come on let's go.

Vicky is in the salon, crying her eyes out, over her papa being fired, and Nicole is trying to comfort her, which doesn't last long. Aldo comes to see Vicky. She is way pithed at him. Aldo insists on talking to Vicky alone. Vicky is running away from Aldo. She tells Aldo this is the consequence of seeing Aldo and being Max's lover and that's why her Papa Jer got fired. Vicky says all your stupid pranks caused all this grief for me, (Note to Vicky: Too bad you didn't lower your voice cause your boss Nicole just heard every word you just said) and now Vicky is truly pithed.

Claudio and Luci are now in the car, going to that cafe, and Claudio is asking her why she is so indignant about love. He tells her love isn't correct, it just is. Love also involves respect. Luci tells Claudio she thinks Hot Pithed Rod doesn't love her anymore. Luci switches the subject to Pato, and tells Claudio Pato is the in the States, getting treatment, and Pato is like an angel, just like Claudio. Claudio then tells Luci to put Lorenzo in his hands and he will take good care of him. He asks Luci if she is really prepared to divorce Hot Pithed Rod. He tells her to be sure she knows what she is doing and to be calm. Meanwhile, Hot Pithed Rod has pulled up behind Claudio's car. Claudio tells Luci you should really look for Rod and talk to him again. Meanwhile behind them Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod sees them hug. Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod, leaves after seeing this. Claudio tells Luci she so reminds him of his dead wife Aurora, she is intelligent, and listens to him. Claudio tells Luci he will handle her divorce, take care of Lorenzo's case and not to worry bout a thing. Luci thanks him. He has brought her back a present from Europe, it is a beautiful porcelian doll. She thanks him for that, and says she'll go now. He gets out the car and opens the door for her. She hugs him and goes.

After Claudio drops Luci off he goes to see poor Lorenzo in jail. Claudio tells him Luci told him he was there. Lorenzo tells Claudio he is sorry for screwing things up , not really, and he's sorry and please don't leave him in the hoosegow. Lorenzo tells Claudio that Lastra really has it in for him, and Claudio tells him not only you but your sister too, and I'm going to talk to him cause he ain't gettin away with it this time.

Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod is hopping mad, how could she be hugging that Linares dude in public (Note to Rod: Oh, Dios Mio get a grip already) Rod seems to think there is a little somethin', somethin' goin on with Luci and Claudio. How could she hug my papa's #1 enemy?

Meanwhile Luci is waiting at that cafe, all alone. She asks the waiter the time and he tells her it is five past three, way past the appointed time. Luci goes to a payphone and calls Hanna, who is with her gang minus one, Lula, and asks Hanna if everything is ok, cause she is like waiting for her. Hanna lets it slip, oh, what Hot Head Rod didn't meet you there. Now Luci is pithed, she doesn't want to talk to Hot Head Rod and hangs up on poor Hanna. The gang can't figure out what went wrong. Hanna immediately calls Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod, who basically says he didn't want to talk to Luci either. She was hugging Claudio Linares, you know that dude is papa's #1 enemy, Hanna tells Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod that he adores Luci and Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod isn't hearing Hanna, she wants to explain about Claudio being with Luci , but Hot
Way Beyond Pithed Rod hangs up on her too!

Luci has made it home with her little dolly and Vio is there and sees it. Vio thinks Rod gave it to her. Luci says no Hanna the sly girl, tried to set up a meet with Rod, but Luci is pithed cause she thinks Rod could care less about her or love her anymore.

Aldo goes to see Hot Pithed Rod in his office and informs him that Don J was let go on the orders of Tio Max. Hot Pithed Rod can't get a break today. He tells Aldo that that can't be true, his Papa Max is in Boston with Pato. Aldo explains that Don Jer was probably let go cause he was "seeing" Vicky, and Hot Pithed Rod is remembering the time he and Pato saw Vicky with Papa Max. Aldo tells Hot Pithed Rod that Tio Max is very strict, but this is way too much. Rod is pithed. Don J is very respected and Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod tells Aldo it's all his fault and NOT Don J's. Rod tells Aldo he is not to see Vicky anymore.Rod really wants to know if Aldo likes Vicky. Aldo tells Rod he truly likes her, but she is involved with another who is better than Aldo, and has lots of money. (Note to Rod: hint, hint).

We are back at the salon now, and Vicky is getting her clip job from Nicole. Nicole is pithed to find out that not only was Vicky seeing Aldo but that she now finds out that Vicky is the amante of Max, the husband of her best client Senora Torreslanda! She wants to fire Vicky. Vicky begs her not to, since her Papa just got fired. Vicky is begging Nicole. Nicole says ok, but I give you a week, straighten out, or I'm done with you. Vicky is now very pithed and crying.

Pato and Rosa are talking on the phone. She is happy Pato is coming back. She wants to talk to Max. Max gets on the phone and tells Rosa they will be home manana. She is very happy and tells them she'll be waiting. She turns to Frigid and Mati and informs them Pato is coming home. She wants to make sure his room is properly prepared. Mati is excited, Frigid, eh not so much.

Rod calls Max. Max tells Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod that he has called Rosa and informed her, he and Pato are coming back first thing in the am. Rod is happy to hear this and tells Max he hasn't spoken to Rosa. Now Hot Way Beyond Pithed Rod is telling his Daddy, so I guess you must be justified in firing Don J all cause of Vicky eh? Max is now pithed. Hot Head Rod has calmed down somewhat and tells his daddy this so aint right, fix it already.

Frigid, Hanna, and Mati are all in the kitchen and Mati is making Pato a cake for his happy homecoming (Ed Note: I swear she is making a pound cake, due to the amount of eggs she is cracking into that mixer, jus' sayin'). Mati asks after Rod and Luci, and Hanna wants them to reconcile. Frigid is openly listening, no need to hide behind the pillar this time, and hears every word.

Gala is in her office and tells her assistant, whose name is Bella, that she wants her to look into Claudio Linares and to see how he and Max are connected. Gala specifically wants the info on the fraud and how/why Claudio ended up in jail for twenty years.

Hanna and Melissa have come to beard Hot Head Rod in his lion's den. Hanna is pithed at him for not waiting around for Luci. Well, Hot Head Rod is so not into Hanna's little games. Melissa tries to intervene to get Hot Head Rod to listen, he is yelling he is sick of lies and Melissa tries to calm him down. Missy wants him to listen to them, at least. Missy tells him he will regret not listening to them, and by that time it will be too late.

There is a short scene here of Luci and Fabian, about how Fabian is worried for Lorenzo and Paz, Luci is worried about Magda and Paz, showing up for the wedding that isn't and if Claudio can help Lorenzo out of this jam, if not they are up the creek without a paddle. Luci is waiting to hear from Claudio.

Magda, Paz and Ariche have finally arrived in the D.F. They stop at a statue of the Virgin of Guadaloupe and each prays for a different reason,except Ariche. They thank the Virgin for getting to the D.F. safely, Magda prays for happy to be seeing Vio at last, Paz is praying for Lorenzo and Luci to be ok (sorry that pie cart has already hit all of them) and Ariche just wants to go already!

Luci is in Claudio's office and he has the paperwork all ready for her divorce. He wants her to really think about it before she signs it. Luci says its best this way, and he hands her the pen. She thinks about the happy time, not long ago, when she and Rod were getting married and signing the registar. She gives not one more moment of thought and signs the divorce demand!

Part II

After signing those divorce papers, Luci puts down that pen and cries like a baby. Claudio embraces her and cries too. One of Luci's big fat tears falls right on the line, Hot Head Rod is supposed to sign! Claudio tells Luci he wants her to be happy. She tells Claudio that marriage to Rod just can't be. She wants to know what happens next. He says the papers will be presented to Rod and that then both must appear before the judge. Oh, Luci is so NOT down with that. Claudio tells her, he is sorry about that, but it is part of the process. Luci doesn't want to see Rod at all.

Ok, now we have a lucious looking Rod, in just a teeny towel, too small for him, strutting around in his apartment. Oopsie, sorry, got carried away, forgot for a second ROD IS DEAD TO ME. Okay, now Rod is seeing that wedding dress box left on his sofa and takes it and puts it in a credenza not too far away and pouts that it is just wrong!

Luci, meanwhile, has left Claudio's office and is in the park. Suddenly, out of nowhere she hears the voice of Sabina (the Het Het bruja) telling her about all the many tears she will shed. Luci tells herself she has already cried all kinds of tears for her Mushashon already. She tells herself she was wrong and takes her ring off. Sad, very sad.

Gala's assistant, Bella goes to the city library, (Note to Blue Lass: They are always in a library in this TN, you would love it, jus' sayin'). She is asking the guy for info on archived files many , many years old. He asks for her I.D. and wants to know specifically on what/or whom? She tells him Claudio Linares and it has to do with fraud against Max Torreslanda. The guy is thinking and then remembers the case and exactly where the files are. ( I have to say here, this guy is one hell of a researcher if he can remember where these files are, jus' sayin'). He goes to get them.

Claudio and Lic Bar (am shortening his name, too many r's) are meeting and Lic Bar is the one that will be delivering those papers to Rod. Lic Bar so doesn't get why Luci is divorcing Rod, when you can tell she still so loves him. Claudio tells Lic Bar that she feels it is best to avoid future suffering. Just then Norma comes into the office and informs Claudio that finally, wait for it, the exhumation has finally come through. Claudio says, por fin, (finally) and now he can move their bodies to the family crypt. Norma, bless her heart, says this will be difficult for you Claudio, want company, cause Lic Bar and I can go with. Claudio says no, it's ok, I won't be alone, cause, wait for it, Rosa is coming with me, THE ONLY TORRESLANDA I REALLY TRUST, oh, poor misguided Claudio, if you only knew. At this point, Claudio calls up Rosa and asks her to do a special favor for him. He asks her if she wouldn't mind coming to the exhumation with him. Well, does she ever have a shocked look on her face! She actually wants to know from him if he is sure. He says he is and it would be SPECIAL (oh gag) if she were there. She agrees to go. After she hangs up, she says with that cold, dead voice, she wants to make freaking sure he sees that his wife and DAUGHTER are dead.

Luci has found a little church and goes inside to pray to Jesus for strength, lots of strength to forget about Hot Bod Rod. Meanwhile, Rod is thinking of Luci and remembers she said that her love for him was an emotion she had neva, eva felt before.

Frigid and Mati are having a little standoff about Pato's homecoming. Mati wants lots of flowers about, Frigid says flowers are for the dead, and Pato ain't dead. Mati puts her foot down with Frigid, who wants to know by the way, did you get permission from Rosa, Conny, Mati basically tells Frigid she don't need no stinking permission, she is doing it anyway, Gennaro is taking her to the market, can't be late, hasta la vista, Frig. After Mati goes Frigid says one day it would be good if Mati just shut her mouth,(Note to Frigid: Same to you, you cold hearted beyotch).

Vio and Luci are hanging together in the hood and Luci has that old wallet of hers and is telling Vio she is for sure divorcing, lucious Rod, oopsie, sorry, he is still DEAD TO ME. Anyway, Vio thinks it is just so wrong they were the victims of this chisme that caused all this grief, and to please think about what she is doing. Luci says, no its done now and Vio cries right along with Luci. Vio just thinks this is so wrong.

Bella has come back to the office,loaded with stuff for Gala on Claudio. Gala is surprised she got the info sooo fast. She tells Gala there is a ton of stuff in the library on Claudio. Bella tells Gala that Max and Claudio were partners at one point. Gala says she already knew that, it was a major scandal cause they were not only partners, they were more like brothers. Gala tells her Claudio protested his innocence even in jail. Bella thinks that is interesting.

Pato is at the airport and calls Rod. He expects Hot Head Rod to be reconciled with Luci already and then he hangs up on Rod. Ha!

Pato and Max have made it home, and Satan's minion, oopsie I mean Rosa is there to greet them. She tells them that Mati was in charge of decorating, and the room is filled with flowers and balloons and a huge welcome home sign, crafted by Hanna. Gennaro, Mati, Max and Frigid are all in the room. Pato loves the decorations and thanks Mati, Frigid even tries to get a word in by welcoming Pato home, he thanks her, then ignores her. Max tells them that Pato will be doing therapy again, and Rosa says she will comply with all the dr's orders , she gives Pato a kiss and tries to slide out of there. Max wants to know where she is going? Why not spend some time with Pato who just got home. Pato tries to deflect that and says he'll be here when she gets back. Max wants to know if she is going to a funeral? (Oh, Max, if you only knew what the loca is up to now). Mati asks Rosa where she is going. She won't say. Rosa is in the hallway now and Max wants to know why she is in a hellfire hurry to go. He says he is sick of her secrets and lies. Rosa tells him she has only wanted to protect her boys, oh yeah right, sure, sure; Max tells her you only want to protect your own conscience and your mistakes of the past and its driving her loca. She flips back at him that he is crazy. He still wants to know where she is going. She says she is going to meet Claudio Linares to fix one of those mistakes. She goes. Max is sooo pithed he has to sit down. Mati goes.

Lastra is in his office when he gets another Luci supporter come to call on him (First Lic Bar, then Rod (even though he is DEAD TO ME he tried to do damage control) and now Claudio. Claudio wants to know what kind of trumped up charges he has against Lorenzo. Lastra says nothing. It is payback time for Luciana Jacinto Flores! Claudio is pithed! Lastra is laughing at Claudio and Claudio says Lastra is a perverted wretch. He warns Lastra he will kill him if he even comes near Luci, and Lastra says good, then Luci will be in la carcel with Lorenzo. Claudio then takes that marvelous cane and puts it to Lastra's throat. Claudio lets ole Lastra know that now HE is in charge of Lorenzo's case and will ensure the police know all about the previous crap he tried to pull. Claudio wants to talk to the Big Cheese that actually owns Inferno, Ruh Roh. Lastra tells Claudio, he "doesn't know" who the owner is. Well Claudio tells Lastra that the police will be investigating the antro and casino and all of his dealings. Lastra is so not laughing now. He knows the crapola has hit the fan. Claudio tells Lastra that all his clandestine dealings will come to light and he wants to meet the Big Cheese face to face and Lastra has two hours to provide that info. Claudio goes and Lastra is looking like infarto material.

Hanna and Melissa have come to call on Luci to try to explain the cafe fiasco. Luci doesn't want to hear it, she is going back to Het Het soon. They tell her Rod is upset too, she doesn't want to hear that, or talk to him. But she will talk to Hanna and Melissa they aren't on her shit list. Sorry I hope I didn't offend anyone with that. Hanna and Melissa want to see Lorenzo and they tell her this is all Aldo's fault. Luci is suprised.

Gala is in her office, reading an article about Claudio and Aurora Linares. It is saying how Aurora gave birth to a daughter and both died two hours after the birth took place. Aurora had a heart problem and this was her cause of death. So now we know how Aurora died. She reads further on and sees that Rosa, a dear friend of the couple, arranged the funeral for mother and daughter. Gala can't understand how Luci could be the daughter of Aurora if the baby died. Then Gala gets a thought and crosses herself, and thinks oh, noes Rosa couldn't have done that, (steal the baby).

Now your recapper apologizes for this part of the recap. Frankly it creeped me out so much, I had to have a glass of wine while watching so if I got something wrong please forgive.

We are now at the cemetary and Claudio is coming from one direction and Rosa from the other, they meet up in the middle, by Aurora's tomb and the digging begins. It is a man with a shovel, no heavy equipment. The digging continues and then finally the casket is revealed way down. Claudio grabs some clumps of earth and rubs them through is fingers. Claudio is crying and Rosa has the death ray going. They have finally hoisted that casket up and it looks very deteriated. Claudio wants to look in the casket, they are all at this point wearing dust masks of blue. Rosa, the mean evil, one is telling him not to do it, and that it would be way too hard for him, yeah right. There is a gentleman there in a white coat, not the manicomio guy, but I think maybe an official that says they really need to open it to ensure there are the remains of a woman and child in there. Rosa tells Claudio it is better if he doesn't look down, let them rest in peace. Claudio asks Rosa if this is in fact the coffin with Aurora and his baby's remains, with her cold dead eyes she stares down at that coffin and assures him that yes, that is them. He thanks her for the chirstian/catholic burial she gave them and she says it is good he wants to move them to the family crypt. He says she is right, he won't look down and he actually thanks her for visiting the grave all the time he was away and now it is at an end, and then Claudio actually hugs Satan's minion, uh, Rosa. She is smiling that cold dead smile, dead as her eyes, and the cemetary worker is smirking right with her, Creepy! Digusting!

Julie is at home, drinking her daily, hourly draft of champagne, talking to Carola on the phone for a meet later, when Gala comes home. Julie gets off the phone and Gala hands her all those articles on Claudio and Aurora. Julie says she didn't know that Rosa knew the Linares' and this must be the thing that is driving Rosa loca. Gala says think about this, suppose that baby didn't die and came to work for the Torreslandas' years later. Julie isn't getting it, does this involve a crime? Gala just wants to find out what is going on with Claudio and Luci and how it effects Rod. Julie thinks that Luci married Rod for his fortune,and she doesn't want Gala to blow it by telling Rod about Rosa. Gala says she is only looking for dirt to seperate Rod from Luci foreva. Besides, Rosa is gonna help her marry Rod.

Lorenzo is still in the jail when he learns he has some visitors. It is Hanna, Melissa and Luci, Luci goes in first. He tells Luci that Claudio came to see him and that Lorenzo is fine. Luci tells him she didn't come alone and brings in Hanna and Melissa. Hanna immediately goes up to the bars and strokes Lorenzo's hand through the bars. Lorenzo looks at her hand. Melissa steps up to the bars and tells Lorenzo they know Claudio is now in charge of his case. He says he hates waiting in jail. Melissa and Luci are ready to go and Luci gives Lorenzo the blessing and they go. Hanna stays with Lorenzo and tells him to completely trust Claudio Linares and that she knows Lorenzo is in jail due to Aldo. Lorenzo says he was trying to do Aldo a favor, he paid the money back, but is in jail for his own actions.

Melissa and Luci are in the waiting area at the jail, and Luci is blaming herself for what happened to Lorenzo. If she hadn't been so occupied with planning for her wedding she could have kept a better eye on Lorenzo. Luci tells Melissa that if her and Lorenzo hadn' left Het Het,none of this would have happened.

Magda, Paz and Ariche are looking for the street and house number of Vio's place and Ariche is leading them around and telling them he knows the way. That is one smart cookie. Ariche has found the house, he is sure cause he and Fabian were there before.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Marcial has come to call on Vio. She wants to know Que Haces Aqi and to get out, she doesn't want to talk to him eva. He says he is staying until he hears her out. Marcial is telling Vio he is divorcing his wife and that this has been going on for two years, they have many problems, none due to Vio. Had these problems way before he met Vio.

Our Rod has gone to see Oscar. He wants his help. He tells Oscar that Lorenzo is in jail due to Aldo, that Lorenzo gave the money back, but Lastra insisted on these trumped up charges. He tells Oscar that Lastra is one mean jerk. Rod wants Oscar to go talk to Lastra and get him to drop the charges. He leaves it in Oscar's competent hands. Oscar wants to know if Rod is doing this for Luci. No, he isn't. Oscar assures him he will be the soul of discretion, no worries.

Hanna has made it out to the waiting area at the jail and they assure Luci they will not give up on Lorenzo. till he is free and cause he is part of the family. Luci thanks them for coming to see Lorenzo. Luci gives them a big ole hug.

Magda, Paz and Arichie go up to Dona Estella's. She is pleased to meet them, mixes up the moms with the daughters, about who is who in other words and offers to make some coffee. After about three rounds of I'll help you, no you won't, blah blah they finally settle that,and as Dona Estella is going to make some coffee and a little breakfast thingy, Paz says she is worried about her Luci and Lorenzo and Magda is bragging about Vio the nurse and how she hates her to work at night. Dona Estella wants to know if the girls knew Paz and Magda were coming, no it is a surprise and Dona Estella is thinking, yeah the surprise will be on you.

Luci goes to Inferno, she is so pithed she wants a meet with Lastra. Polo, fortunely is NOT going to let that happen. He tells Luci you know he will never listen to you, you will only harm yourself and besides Claudio has already been to see Lastra and now as a matter of fact there is an elegant gentleman meeting with him about Lorenzo. Luci wants to know who that is. Polo tells her he doesn't know. Polo tells her just to go, to avoid trouble. She goes. Meanwhile, Oscar is that very elegant gentleman meeting with Lastra. Oscar wastes no time in getting down to bidness. Oscar wants to know all the details about the charges against Lorenzo Jacinto Flores. Lastra says there are many reasons he is against the Jacintoes and he doesn't want money, he wants, wait for it, JUSTICE! Oscar whips out that check book and basically asks Lastra, how much we talkin about here? Lastra is thinking (ya know he is thinking more than 30,000 pesos).

Vio and Marcial are still arguing in her apartment about how he lurvves her, she hates him, doesn't want to see him ,he lied to her, when in walks Magda and Paz, right in the middle of the arguement. Vio is shocked to see her Moms and Paz too. She quickly introduces Marcial as a "friend" who has to go. He does. Both Magda and Paz look uncomfortable. Vio is sooo happy now to see her Moms and its been sooo long. Vio has both ladies sit down. Paz says she wanted to surprise them. Paz says she was worried about all the kids same with Magda. Bout this time Luci walks in and is shocked to see them. Mama Paz wants to know where Lorenzo is, Luci doesn't answer. Now Paz is in worried mode that is in overdrive, where is Lorenzo already. Luci tells her that Lorenzo is in the jail. Paz has to sit down, she is about to pass out.

Rod, Marcos, and Gabe are in a meeting, when Oscar comes in and lets Rod know on the sly things went well. Max comes in too and Pato is on the phone. Pato tells them all about his decorated room, Rod wants to know what the doc said, Pato tells them about more hand and later arm movement, Mati is with Pato holding the phone. Marcos and Gabe are pleased and Max mentions therapy and Oscar says they have great therapists in the capital when Rod gets a message to go out of the meeting for a minute.

Rod goes to the lobby and it is Lic Bar come to see Rod. Rod wants to know if Lic Bar is an associate of Claudio Linares. Lic Bar says yes this is so and that Lic Linares is representing Senora Luciana Jacinto Flores. Rod wants to know why Lic Linares is representing his wife. Lic Bar tells him, Claudio is representing his wife for divorce. He gives our Rod the divorce demand and tells him that his wife, Luciana Jacinto Flores wants a divorce from his, wait for it, sorry A$$. Rod is shocked!

Advances:

Claudio and Oscar meet, Luci wants a divorce.

Rosa wants a confession that Max is the father of Luci. It's true isn't it?

Pato wants Rod out!

Vio is dressed like a nurse, as well as Serena and they are going to"work", Luci is shocked.

Rod catches Rosa telling Julie that she has seperated Rod and Luci foreva and Rod is pithed!

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Hi, readers! It looks like this is my last two-hour Refugio. Starting next week, I'm hopping onto the Eva-train...

But as for this episode, we get a lot of Frigida's smug eavesdropping. I still don't really get her motivation. Is she just an evil witch? She licks an awful lot of boots (Gala, Rosalena, etc...) but no one cares about her.

Rod and Luci are wistfully thinking about each other, in their respective locations. Surprisingly, they were not gazing up at full moons. The funny thing: both Pat on his hospital bed post-op (it was a success, by the way) and Luci's friend out in het het say the exact same thing: don't blow your only chance at happiness! 

Speaking of that hospital scene, there's a little gathering around the bed for everyone to talk about Rod and Luci. Pat scolds his mom: he's your son. Aren't you supposed to like, look out for his happiness? With all your scheming against Luci, it's time to help Rod a little. He asks her to help convince Rod to get back with Luci. Amusingly, she replies "what, meddle in my son's love life? I would never stoop so low!" Lol. Then Pat tries Maximino, who looks a little more receptive, but Rosalena shuts him down, too.

Gala and her mom go to visit Lastra. They are clearly behind the impending arrest of Lorenzo (but I thought he really stole the money), but the part I don't get is why they think that keeping Lorenzo in jail will ensure Rod and Luci's divorce.

Gerardo's, Vicky's dad, gets fired. Aldo heads to Boston to try to un-muddle the huge mess he's made aaaaaand go shopping. Unsurprisingly, his mom thinks he's going to screw it all up.

Now comes the shouting part! The cops come to arrest Lorenzo and everyone yells at them, especially Luci's friend who fancies herself a lawyer - "let me see that warrant!" "he has rights!" There are many scenes of this. Then, Paz and her friend, who had been calling Luci at the moment of the arrest, get a busy signal and spend several scenes throughout the rest of the show wandering around town and wondering if something's wrong.

Maximino feeds Rod his jello, but sympathetically tries a bite and realizes how awful it is. For this, we came all the way to Boston?

Rod goes to apologize to Luci and make everything right, but she's not having it. "You were supposed to protect me!" Him: "you were supposed to be with me forever!" So much for that. Rod goes back to his huge empty apartment for an angry topless workout.

Rosalena finds Aldo snoozing in the airport. She yells at him and calls him a dope. Then he comes to the hospital, where Maximino yells at him and calls him a dope (I only hired you on account of your mother!). Aldo is confused. "Are you only mad at me because I dated your youthful mistress?" Then he flies home where, not to be outdone, Rod yells at him and calls him a dope and much worse. He's all jazzed-up and muscly from his shirtless workout of remorse. He extracts the tale of Lastra's involvement (Lastra helped set this up, and has been waiting for Luci to come begging for mercy for her brother) and heads out with an evil look on his face.

Most of the evil ladies of the show are gathered together at a picnic table to complain about Luciana. Frigida hovers and, after Rosalena leaves, lets Gala and her mom know about some juicy flaming dirt she's got for them about Luci if they can pay.

Meanwhile in Berlin... we get a quick cutaway to see what Linares is up to. He's in a dark room with a flashlight, rifling through an aluminum briefcase, and uncovers a document signed "Linares, 1991." That's odd, because he was in Prague in '91! He grins, and announces to the security cameras that "this is the tip of the iceburg that will sink Torreslanda!"

Poor Procopio is having trouble holding down the evil empire in het het, and nobody will eave him alone, especially the large lady.

Rosalena's pet priest is losing patience with her. "You can't judge others the way you do! It's not right!" Then he tells her that he's getting ready to tell Linares THE WHOLE TRUTH!

At a cafe, wearing absurd sunglasses for secrecy (though Gala makes her take them off), Frigida spills the beans, though she fails to extract any money for them.  According to some half-overheard conversation, she is CERTAIN that Maximino is the one who was unfaithful, and that Luci is his daughter. Though she is most likely wrong, Gala is of course happy to hear this, as it would pretty much invalidate any of Luci's claim on Rod. What, does she think Rod will take her back?

Angry Rod bursts into Lastra's den of lasciviousness and pins his head to the desk. This looks good! Stay tuned...

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According to TV Guide, the new show will start at 8:00 on Monday!

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