Caray, Caray!

We’ll start off with The Kiss… and, ohhh my gosh, what a kiss! It’s passionate. It’s fiery. It’s reciprocal… and so deliciously long! [Wow! Sigh! Swoon! You get the idea. I won’t deny that I replayed this scene ten or twelve times. ]

Cut to Marcia, who is arriving home after Ariel’s party. She is pensive.

No, Lety did not pull away from the kiss. When they finally stop kissing, Fern says he wants to take her somewhere so they can be alone. Lety tells him not to touch her. She hails a cab. Fern begs her not to go. He can take her home later. He wants to show her how much he loves her [that did not sound so crass in Spanish]. He says he knows he behaved badly in the restaurant, he’s here now, and he wants to look into her eyes so she can see that he is sincere. His voice cracks. He’s dying to be with her. He holds her face in his hands. He pleads. A tear rolls down his cheek. He begs her to please go with him because he loves her with all his heart. Lety appears to mull this over, but then she recalls Omar’s letter-- specifically, the part where Omar wrote a mantra for Fern to use when he feels horrified by being with her: “I kiss Lety in order to not lose Conceptos, I boink Lety in order to not lose Conceptos.” As Fern goes in for another kiss, she regains her nerve and harshly responds, “Well, I don’t want you!” and takes off in the cab, crying.

Standing alone on the sidewalk, Fern is beside himself. He asks “Doesn’t she feel how much I really love her?” He sighs as he says her name and wonders why she is doing this to him. He’s crying. [If only I could reach into my t.v. and comfort him…sniff…] He regains his composure, walks back inside the restaurant, and orders a whiskey.

He sits by the fireplace and recalls (yet again) the Psychic Guy telling him (Fern) that he is incapable of solving his problems, because he’s got them all mixed up. He must separate his business and his love life, and choose between them. Then he remembers the board meeting where his father handed over the company to Fern, and gave a short speech about how he’s handing over to his son a successful, family-run company with absolutely no problems of any kind, and that, God willing, Fern will keep the company on a successful path. Ariel sneers and says that God’s will is going to have to be really strong to make that happen.

Fern then replays in his head over and over the last scene with Lety. He thinks this can’t be true. He admits that yes, everything is mixed up, but his father left him the business, and the business has to be his priority… no, the business is his priority. He resolutely takes a swig of his whiskey.

Alicia and Tomas – or rather, Tommie – are on their hot date at Le Noir. Tommie is styling in his suit, pink shirt and tall pompadour. Alicia is wearing a tiny silver dress and is also sporting a tall pompadour. Alicia tells Tommie about her rich ex-husband. Tommie says he and the ex-husband know of each other, although they have never actually hung out together. Alicia says she has many suitors, but none of them are good enough for her. The waiter brings their food. Tommie says there’s not enough food on his plate to fill his stomach. He orders soup, French fries (because it’s a French restaurant), plus rice and eggs. The waiter is annoyed. Tommie complains about the food portions. Alicia asks where he normally eats. He says he eats at a place right next to Filmo Imagen. The proprietor, Doña Ju… uh, that is, the proprietor of the place is a great cook. Alicia pretends to be interested.

Lety gets home and Robopop is waiting up for her. He gives her the third degree and is worried about the swiggle-mobile. Lety says she came home in a taxi and assures him the swiggle-mobile is okay, because Tomas has it. Robopop is not convinced.

Alicia asks Tommie whether he lives alone. She is surprised that he does. She asks if he’s going to marry Lety; after all, he buys her all kinds of things and gives her money and lends her his car. Tommie says he’s not planning to marry Lety, he’s just a generous guy. Alicia sees her chance. She asks whether he would do the same for her as he does for Lety. Tommie gets an “Oh crap! What did I get myself into” look on his face.

In Lety’s room, her mom is comforting Lety. Julieta tells her that, whatever is wrong, she can help Lety. As usual, Lety just tells Julieta that nothing is wrong.

Alicia sees Tommie’s “oh crap” reaction and says she’s just kidding. But then says that she understands if he just doesn’t like her as much as he likes Lety. She goes on to give her sob-story about her credit card bills and her repo’ed car. The food arrives. Tommie snorts in delight. Alicia goes on about lawyers and frozen bank accounts. Tommie, who seems distracted by the food, says he’d be glad to help her. He feeds her French fries. She pretends to like it. He says he can have his lawyers help her. She’s pretty happy about that, “Aaaaay, Tommie!” The waiter brings the bill. Tommie is impactado. He can’t believe how high the bill is. He refuses to pay the tip. Alicia tries to reason with him and he finally agrees to pay. He takes out a wad of cash but it’s not enough. He takes out the Filmo Imagen checkbook but the waiter says they don’t accept checks. Alicia suggests that he pay with a credit card. Tommie won’t admit that he doesn’t have one, and instead says he doesn’t believe in credit cards. Alicia convinces the waiter to accept Tommie’s check. Tommie takes out his rubber stamp and ceremoniously pounds the check with it to prove that the check is good. They leave the restaurant and he beats the valet to open Alicia’s door. At first I thought he just wanted the pleasure of gawking at Alicia getting into the car, but when he wouldn’t let the valet open the driver’s side either, I realized he just didn’t want to tip the valet. The valet tells Tommie that he took really good care of the care, just like Tommie asked. Tommie says great, and then says he left the his tip with the waiter. The waiter says “yeah right” and gives him a nasty look. Alicia tells Tommie she does not want Lety to know about their date. She would normally never go out with a friend’s boyfriend. Tommie agrees that they should not tell Lety, as Lety is very jealous. He says he has that effect on women.

Lety writes in her diary that she should not have listened to Tomas. The night was a disaster. She had planned to embarrass him in front of his friends, but it was too hard for her. She just can’t play those games because, even though he ruined her life, she still loves him. The mere touch of his skin sends a clear message within her that she is nowhere near getting over him. As Lety speaks, there’s a shot of a very sad Fern, still drinking in front of the fireplace at the restaurant. [There, there, Fern, want some of my Cherry Garcia?] Lety admits to her diary that when he kissed her she almost gave in to his plead to go with him. She would never have forgiven herself for letting her love win over her dignity. She decides she must keep her distance from him until she gets over him.

Fern’s phone rings. Guess who? He tells Marcia that he’s finishing up his drink, and he’ll be going home shortly. She can even call him at home later to confirm that he’s really there. He hangs up and wipes the tears from his eyes.

Lety thinks aloud that Fern must be home by now with Marcia. He probably had to shower to cleanse himself after his contact with her (Lety). Meanwhile, here she is, still lost in the sensation of his touch. She’s left with his smell and with the taste of his kiss. She says he must suffer for betraying her. He claims he is jealous of Tomas over her but she is sure that he is really just afraid that Tomas is trying to take his company. Fern doesn’t trust Tomas and that is what launched them into this tragedy. What bothers her even more is that Fern looks down on Tomas, as if Tomas were inferior, as if Tomas does not have a right to a better life. [Don’t think she would be defending Tom like this if she knew what he was up to just then.] Another shot of Fern with his whiskey.

Tommie drives Alicia home. Still in the car, she turns her seduction mode into high gear. She thanks him and reminds him to call her. Tommie goes in for a kiss. She turns his face and kisses his cheek. She asks if he wants to go inside. Tommie can’t believe he’s about to get lucky! Wait… no luck… before he can even respond, Alicia takes it back. She says she’s so sorry, she knows he’s with Lety and it was very inappropriate of her to invite him in and she doesn’t want him to get the wrong idea about her. Tommie is still speechless. Alicia hurriedly jumps out of the car and runs off before he can say anything. Before going inside, she turns around and blows him a kiss [bleh!]. He blows her a kiss too [double bleh!]. After she’s gone, he congratulates himself. He thinks he left her wanting more. He can’t believe she was just sitting right there in the passenger side next to him. He says he will not let anyone else sit in that seat now that she’s been there. He proclaims his love for her.

The next morning, Lety walks down the stairs from her room. She stops to put on a brave face, then continues down to the dining table where her parents are. Robopop wants to know if she told Don Fernando about buying the swiggle-mobile, and whether he knows that Tomas is driving it. Lety says that Fern knows everything and that he’s fine with it. [This lying thing with her parents is becoming too easy for her… sorry, that’s the worried mom in me]. Robopop warns Lety to be careful with Tomas, because he is getting very attached to the car. Lety says there’s nothing to worry about; Tomas is responsible and trust-worthy. Just then, she reaches into a desk drawer for Filmo Imagen’s money box. She sees that the money is gone, and so is the checkbook.

Fern is at home, sitting in his thinking chair, looking out the window. He looks really hunky in a simple white t-shirt. He’s covered in a blanket and it looks like maybe he’s been sitting there all night. Surprisingly, he does not seem hung over. He’s got a sweet grin on his face as he thinks aloud that he kissed Lety. [Yeah, I’m getting a silly grin remembering that incredible kiss too! …Is it hot in here?]

Lety looks worried. They hear Tomas drive up and beep obnoxiously. He comes in wearing a different suit but the same tall pompadour. Robopop yells at him for being obnoxious. He tells Tomas the neighbors all think he’s a chauffer. Tomas retorts that his elegance must really bother Robopop. He tells Julieta that he’s not hungry, so he’ll just have some chocolate milk, two pieces of bread, juice, and a couple of eggs. Robopop lectures Lety about respecting his house and tells her that she must always report where she is. Lety slams her hand on the table, but then relents. She apologizes and agrees to abide by his rules. Lety takes Tomas aside to ask about the missing money and checkbook. He says that he has them because he needed them for some expenses. He says he noticed that there is a lot of money missing. Lety admits that she took some money to pay for lunch at Le Noir. Tomas freaks out. He says that place is too expensive and their portions are too small. Lety wants to know how he knows that. Tomas talks his way out of it and Lety is in a hurry to leave for work so he does not get busted.

Fern arrives at the office and asks PM for Lety. PM reports that Lety hasn’t arrived; she is probably driving her boyfriend’s sports car and she drives very slowly. Fern agrees. He jokes that with her slow driving, she doesn’t really get the benefit of driving a sports car. Not funny but he fakes a goofy laugh anyway.

Julieta is in the kitchen arguing with Robopop on Lety’s behalf. She says Lety can not be a little girl forever. They have to let her live her life and let her learn from her mistakes. Their job as parents is to be there for her no matter what. Lety overhears them and rushes over to hug them.

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a brief summary, please feel free to add what i missed,
today I'm sick...

Alejandro cries as he hugs his sister's urn. A nurse mistreats a poor patient when Juan intervenes. Erica, Veronica and Renata witness it all as the nurse says it's a private hospital and isn't going to help the lady despite Juan telling her she has symptoms of a heart attack. Renata goes for a stretcher as the lady passes out and Veronica and Erica help Juan. He tends to her as the nurse tells Renata she's going to report Juan. Miranda explains to Alejandro what the police told them what happened to Lizania. He says his sister was healthy and denies to believe she had the same disease as his father. He cries and says he let his father down and never had a chance to say goodbye as Miranda consoles him.

Dr. Escalante tells the nurse what Juan did was correct and fires her. Juan tells him superior he'll pay for the elderly lady's stay and offers his resignation. He turns him down and sas he reminds him of himself when he was younger. Renata tells Florencia of her sister's death and Veronica asks her for forgiveness. Juan learns of Lizania's death. Rebeca freaks out when she receives a box of chocolate fingers (sent by Berta). Cesar arrives and sees his mother hysterical and asks Berta if she told her about the death. Rebeca faints as Berta eats the fingers. Juan tells Renata that Alejandro needs to have an examination done as she tells him to stay with her at her house.

Fernanda checks on Florencia and runs out crying. Cesar tells Rebeca that the one who died was Lizania as she blurts out how much she loves him as Berta looks at him. Juan tries to calm Fernanda as she worries about Daira. Renata hugs her mother as she tells her she hasn't lost her or her sisters. Alejandro tells Miranda that Lizania was like his daughter and plans to investigate further.


Daira tells Alejandro she wants to return to Italy the following day as he begs her not to. Rebecas says that Lizania was in love with him ,Cesar tells Rebeca not to repeat what she just said about Lizania because it could get him in a lot of trouble, Bertha agrees with him and as Rebecca cries, she hands her the bosx oc "fingers" and tells her to eat one, she freaks out. Cesar calls the maid to stay with his mother, he tells Bertha that he wants to see in person, how much Alejandro is suffering and She tells him not to miss any details when he tells her all about it.

Daira explains to Alejandro her reasons for wantint to leave and he reluctantly agrees. Miranda and Santiago support her as Miranda tells her to return when she feels she's ready. At that moment Cesar arrives and Alejandro confronts him. Daira tells him how he's helped them and he asks his wife and family to leave him alone with him. Fernanda tells Juan it's time for Florencia to go to the ranch. He asks her about Renata's hug as she says it was only a moment saying Renata doesn't love her. She also tells him to beware of Berta. She also donfides in him that Lizania suffered before she had her heart attack. Erica and Veronica tell Renata that hugging her mother was a first step.

Cesar arrives at Alejandros' house and gives his condolences, they exchange a few words and Cesar lies again about some girls seen a guy beating Lizania Alejandro thanks Cesar for his help but tells him to never return to his house ever again. He fegns his sadness and hugs Lizania's urn as he recalls how she died. Amparo tells Roman she wants to make something of her life before she settle down. Cesar and Berta enjoy the suffering that Alejandro is going through. They also makes plans for Cesar to get Miranda pregnant.

The Jimenez family plan a celebration for Amparo's birthday. Alejandro cries as he thinks of the day his family arrived in Mexico. He tells Miranda that Daira knew this was going to happen and that his need for revenge has cost him his fortune, his sister and her. She tells him he'll never lose her and kisses him.

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Gabriel goes to Demian’s office and tells him that his plan to stop construction on the houses that Gabriel is building hasn’t worked and construction is continuing. Demian pretends that he doesn’t know what Gabriel is talking about.

Father Anselmo tells Father Domingo that he still has the problem of revealing Leonardo’s true mother. Father Anselmo says that he will support Leonardo in everything.

MA tells Leo how happy she is that Luisito likes her again. Leo is happy and says that her smile is radiant.

Cortito tries for a job as a driver but isn’t able to operate any of the trucks or construction equipment the boss shows him.

Elsa, in a big fur coat, barges through a service being held for Aurora by Father Domingo. Candelaria wonders what is going on with her.

Belen asks Tiberio if she likes her and he says of course not. The only thing he was interested in she already gave him. She is upset.

Paulina hears singing and looks out her window to see JC dressed like a gondolier and lip synching the aria from an Italian opera.

Leo asks where Elsa got such an expensive coat. [the coat is so ugly it looks like it was made from road kill]. She won’t provide any information. Leo lectures her.

Paulina doesn’t respond to JC’s serenata and he leaves.

There’s a rumble on the streets with Coyote’s motorcycle gang. Gabino [I think that is his name] insults Coyote about his relationship with Elsa and gets beaten up. Cortito observes this and brings Leo and the rest of the cabbies to help. Leo tells Coyote to leave Elsa alone and he says, ‘Make me.’

Meanwhile, Elsa and Candelaria have a screaming fight about her relationship with Coyote. Mercifully, the coat gets ripped off in the process. Elsa tells Candy that she is of age and will do what she wants.

Karen visits the psychiatric hospital where Joselyn is. Joselyn is dressed in a hospital gown but she has all her make up on. Karen reports on the encounter between MA, Regina and Miriam. Upon hearing that Regina defended MA, Joselyn makes threats.

Tiberio yells at Dolores to leave him alone. Regina intervenes and tells him to apologize but he refuses and leaves. Dolores tells Regina that she will keep trying with Tiberio until he accepts her as his mother.

MA stops by the pozole stand and the regulars tell her about Cortito’s misfortune to have had his cab stolen. They tell her that he has found another job.

Cortito is driving a mini bus and Mayeya is keeping him company. There is some altercation with the bus passengers that is doubtless supposed to be humorous.

Belen quits her job as Tiberio’s secretary.

Karen tries to get Rogelio to invest in a business with Tiberio, I think. He says that he will think about it.

Regina goes to see Gabriel to ask for his help in getting their children together. She says that the problem is that they are first cousins. Gabriel confesses to her that Paulina is adopted. She is impactada.

Paulina comes into the office she shares with JC to find him packing up his stuff. He says that he can’t be near her like this. He is quitting the project. Now, of course, she says that she can’t live without him and they embrace passionately.

Dolores comes to see Karen. Karen doesn’t want to talk to Dolores at first but eventually says that her grandmother has told her everything- that Dolores killed her brother, Karen’s father. Tiberio overhears this.

JC tells Paulina that they will get married and move far away where they can be happy forever.

Dolores tells Karen that it is not true that she murdered Edgar. It is true she was accused and convicted of the murder but she didn’t do it.

Gabriel tells Regina that after Rogelio was born, the doctors told Eloisa, his wife, that she couldn’t have another child. They wanted a daughter so they adopted Paulina. Regina says that no one seeing Gabriel with Paulina would ever have guessed that she didn’t share his blood. Gabriel says that he has always treated all his children equally. He wants Paulina to be happy so he must tell her the truth.

Tiberio asks Demian if he knew that Dolores had murdered her brother, Karen’s father, and gone to prison for it. Demian says that he did know about that. Tiberio realizes that he and Karen are cousins and Demian chuckles and says that Dolores has been quite concerned about Tiberio getting together with Karen for that reason.

Belen is sitting on a bench in a park crying and wondering what she is going to do. A man with many grocery bags stops to rest at another bench and inadvertently leaves a bag of groceries behind. Belen runs after him and follows him to the Pozole restaurant. By one of those amazing coincidences, he is looking for help in the restaurant and immediately offers Belen the job.

Ingrid is hitting the bottle with anxiety about what would happen if the priest finds out that she and Miriam abandoned a baby at the church. Miriam tells her that she will resolve the problem today.

Paulina tells MA that she is going to get married. JC tells his mother how happy he is that Paulina has agreed to marry him.

Miriam goes to confession. She thinks it is Father Anselmo, the timid priest, but behind the curtain is Father Domingo. He gets Miriam to admit that she did abandon a child at the church. She doesn’t feel guilty about it either. Father Domingo is shocked and says that she isn’t worthy of knowing who her son is – he is a good person. Miriam says that she doesn’t care about what happened to the child and tells Father Domingo to leave her alone.

Dolores tells Regina that she was sent to prison for killing her brother – Joselyn’ first husband. Regina is impactada but Dolores assures her that she didn’t do it.

Back at the nuthouse, Joselyn says that Regina has gotten between the claws of the wild beast and she will be hurt for her meddling. Luisito has also betrayed her. [Doesn’t she get any treatment in this hospital?]

Regina tells Simona that JC and Paulina have reconciled. She gets out a truly ugly huge butterfly pin covered with diamonds. It is a family piece. She wants JC to give it to Paulina to seal their engagement.

Paulina tells Luisito that she and JC have reconciled and he is very happy. In prances Karen. Luisito passes on the good news about the engagement. Karen says that it is wonderful except for the incest. Luisito asks what she means and she explains it to him. Luisito looks at Paulina with hurt eyes.

In his house, Demian grabs Dolores. She says not to touch her. Demian wants to know where Regina is. Simona says that she went to the jeweler because JC and Paulina are engaged. Demian tells Dolores that JC and Paulina are cousins just like Karen and Tiberio.

MA goes to an interview for a teaching position.

Demian calls Paulina and tells her that he is opposed to the marriage. His family should not mix with her family and besides they are cousins.

There is more witty back and forth with Mayeya and Cortito who is apparently job searching again at a dog grooming place.

Joselyn is loose from the nuthouse. Coyote gives her the key to a car and she tells him something that we don’t hear. Later he gets into a building through the parking garage.

Candelaria and Elsa have exactly the same conversation they had earlier. This time Candelaria doesn’t yell. She uses tears and pleading but he result is the same. Elsa says she is of age and will do as she pleases. After she leaves, Candelaria has to sit down. She is having chest pains.

Gabriel comes into Paulina’s room where she is crying and packing a bag. He asks her where she is going. She says that her relationship with JC is causing problems for the two family and there is the shame. She is going to go far away. Gabriel says that isn’t necessary and now it is the time to tell her the truth.

The TiVo stopped with Coyote [I think] disguised as a toy in Luisito’s room.

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We open with Tomas defunkifying himself again. Oh man, I was rolling even the second time, I just thought this was so funny!! The powder conveniently in the car, and then all over his face, and the gargling of the cologne!!! Two things every man I know keeps in his glove compartment!! He’ll never beat his geek image if he keeps wearing white socks with a dark suit.

We are back in the restaurant when your favorite psychic and mine, Jorge Flores, alias psychic guy (PG) shows up once again. I really wish I had one following me around whenever I was in personal crisis. Fer challenges him with the question we’ve all been asking: I asked you for an explanation of the things that are really important to me and you’ve answered me with nothing! If I tell you why Lety has really changed around you it’s not going to do you any good. Why not? You will find out soon enough but it has to be in your own good time. When this happens you are going to learn a great lesson of life, and you will adapt yourself in the right place, deep inside your very being. F- What? I don’t understand anything. PG – And you shouldn’t even try to understand. Every change is gained by moving through a process. That process is in motion and you are right in the middle of it. So, just calm down, it will come. F- Fine but at least tell me if Lety left me for that jerk Tomas Mora. PG - You know why you continue being wrong? Because, you are incapable of solving your problems. You have everything turned around and mixed up. Between the business and love. Separate them and choose. If you keep thinking your business is the most important thing in your life, you’re a lost cause. Look I have to go now. See you. F-What’s with this guy, he shows up and he’s left me worse off than I was before he came!


Tomas’s pep talk! T-You are a fool, this guy is manipulating you. Remember all the things the letter said. What did you think, that he was going to roll out the red carpet for you at this restaurant? L- Ok I was wrong, but if you don’t come for me I’ll take a taxi. T- Calm down Lety, look, you are there with him. Now, remember all the things he said made him suffer to be with a Fea? Well then make him suffer!!!! Go back in there and show him what it really means to suffer by being with a Fea!!! I’m at my house now taking off my tie and putting on my pajamas -


I thought it was worth noting the poster in the background during her call: La suerte de la Fea la bonita la desea. Beauty is a burden or The beauty desires the fate of the Ugly. Prophetic, no? Let’s hope so!!!! With that Lety decides Tomas is right and once again she composes herself and marches right back in all her ugly glory to keep Fer from getting the best of her!!

Fer asked her how her call went, and she said fine you know how my Dad is, I’m sorry it took me so long. F- Nah don’t worry. Just then the waiter comes over to ask if the lady would care for an aperitif. Fer interrupts and says no, no, nothing for her. Lety interjects forcefully, a VODKA STRAIGHT UP. Fern is impactado. F- What do you mean a vodka? You don’t drink! Only to get on airplanes, remember? Lety repeats to the waiter without missing a beat, VODKA STRAIGHT UP, please.
F- Why do you want a vodka? L- Because it’s not often I get out to a place like this I think it’s a great occasion to drink a vodka, don’t you think? Perplexed he agrees.


Tomas is still primping in case she kisses him, he wants her to fall in love at that first kiss. Then Alicia comes out. He is impactado at the mamasota before him…..it ain’t no photo anymore! Shall we go? Where, uh oh yeah of course. He tells her how beautiful her stole is….He says to himself, this is starting off well. A-Did she make him wait too long? [No, not many places he still needed to put the powder so I think it was ok]. He says he let his chauffeur off for the night because you know how gossipy they can be. Besides he wanted to drive his beloved Benz. He squirms out of not knowing where to go by letting her choose. A-Let’s go to Le Noir! He asks her how to get there because his chauffeur always drives, so he can’t remember.

Back in the restaurant Fer is happy they are finally talking. Fer wants to know what crime he committed that made her so upset with him these last few days…Lety gives him her best fake smile again, listening to him with quite a smirk on her face while he tells her he wants it to be like it was. He says let’s toast to our love….. in true college chick style she slammed the whole thing instantly. Fern is impactado and wants to know what she is doing. I’m toasting to us, to our night, Waiter another please!!! Just then hoochie number one slinks over to the table fawning over Fern……To his credit, he’s not very warm to her. He finally presents his assistant ( I guess it’s ok to introduce her to this social climber …) Hoochie one ignores Lety. Lety very snidely continues as if unphased. Hoochie asks when they are going to see each other again before he marries. Lety screams for another VODKA. Hoochie continues that he should marry her instead of Marcia….and oh did I interrupt? F - Yes we are working, here. H-What? You came here to work? Alright fine, I’ll leave you then. Goodbye. Lety tells her in her most sarcastic voice that it was a pleasure to have met her.


Back in the squiggle mobile Tomas puts on opera extremely loud….they discuss the volume, which Tomas finally lowers. Alicia wondered how he escaped Lety. He said she has a business meeting tonight.

Ok, now Fer and Lety can get down to their heart to heart. He wants to talk about business first then personal. Oh, whoops, I jumped the gun, Hoochie number two shows up. (She’s not quite as bad I don’t think) He pretends to be put off by the way those women from Spain act. Fer says he would like to give her a raise, she’s earned. She says he can’t do that because of the loan Conceptos owes Filmo Imagen and there is no budget for this. He says well maybe she could take as an employee of FI then, she says that wouldn’t be fair because she hardly does any work for FI, Tomas does it all, and she already budgeted his salary. Fer was not happy to hear this. He thinks maybe she’d like a commission then. She says no. He says ok, well I promised you a car that I never got you, now is the time. No thanks, don’t worry, I’m fine with the convertible unless you don’t agree that I should have something so nice. There’s discussion about bills and incidentals and she says not to worry because FI has loaned enough money to account for these things, unless you want us to lower the amount of the loan. He says no! She says really none of this is necessary because she’s content with her present income. Tomas and I have it all figured out. F- Yeah you and Tomas are quite a team huh? I suppose he’s not coming to get you again tonight is he? L- says no he’s sleeping by now. Again let’s toast to our love.

Now at Le Noir, Tomas shakes the powder from his shoes…and awkwardly plays with the benz before turning it over to the valet. He worries about the uniforms, that they are very scratchy maybe? Take care of it and …then you’ll get your good tip. Yeah I can’t even imagine the tip I’ll get! It’s going to be huge!!


Lety & Fe - now the personal: He doesn’t want the companies to confuse the real issue of their relationship, and what’s going on between them. He hasn’t been able to sleep! L- You’ve had insomnia since you became president. F-No, this is very different. What is going on between us. L-Nothing, everything is fine. F - NO you’re with Tomas more than you’re with me. What’s going on with the two of you? Did you forget that you were in love with me? A tear rolls down Lety’s face. Did you fall out of love with me? Tell me Lety because I need to know.

Tomas & Alicia go into the restaurant where the maitre d’ tells them about the other Conceptos folks that dined here today as he knows Alicia. A made a point of telling him Lety spent his money on all her friends, didn’t he know? T- Oh yeah, I remember. The guy asks about their reservation. T- We don’t need a reservation I’m the president of Filmo Imagen. He tells her one must be gruff with the waiters to get good service..he doesn’t pull out her seat for her.

What the hell is up with his overcoat and those sleeves??????? He won’t even let the waiter take it.


Oh I’m so excited finally some real dialogue. F - Lety you’re not going to answer me? L- I’m still in love with you. F-You say that but I don’t believe it. L- NO? She goes to kiss him. He says what you are doing… Hoochie number 3 makes a pass at him but her date shows up before he can acknowledge her. L- yeah you are only amorous when we are alone..or with strangers. F- It’s not you, it’s because of Marcia. If you want to go somewhere else I will be happy to kiss you, just not here. Lety gets mad… She tells him he’s kissed plenty of other women cheating on Marcia in places just like this and that didn’t bother him. He says that was different. She says let’s be honest, it’s not really Marcia he’s worried about, it’s his friends. He doesn’t want his friends seeing him kissing Lety la Fea. He said no way, that’s not it at all. She says if not, then kiss me.

Tomas & Alicia at dinner….he asks the water to take the candle…because the lights aren’t out….Alicia stops him. A- I am very happy her with you. A- wants Cognac instead of champagne, so Tomas asks for a whole bottle since he was thinking of that too. T- Oh and make sure you bring glasses for us too. I like it better if you call me Tommi.. A- Tommi, today we’ll get to know each other better.

Fer leans in for a second, but then catches himself and makes an excuse that here he can’t be affectionate with Lety…somewhere else, yes, but not here. L- You are the only one that is important in this relationship, not me. And where would this place be? I can’t wait to see where we would go, you better bring a lamp or a candle. Every place you take me is dark and has no lights. F- That’s not true, don’t you remember Germany and Cuernavaca, I kissed you many times in the plain of day. L- Yeah I remember, but you closed your eyes super tight to tolerate kissing me. He says that’s not true, don’t make things up. We agreed to keep our relationship discrete. I never told you that we would go public. Lety is furious!!! Never? Never? You said that when we got back you would break up with Marcia so you and I could be together openly. He agrees but explains that they already discussed that he realized he can’t do that until after the executive committee meeting. Besides why would he have to hide with her in the dark because if she didn’t notice, he sees her very clearly everyday at Conceptos. She jests that he is able to see her so well in her dark little closet of an office. He says now you are going to pick on me for that? I offered to move you many times to a much brighter office, with windows even, and you refused many times. She sulks, it’s because I wanted to stay closer to you, I’d rather be in the dark. F- Look it doesn’t matter what kind of light I kiss you in. When I kiss you it’s not what I see, it’s what I feel. Being in the dark that’s the best way to completely feel it anyway, I feel the kiss deep down inside of me. Lety tells him well in that case then this is turning into the love of vampires. They are destroyed by sunlight! [This was so funny!] She fakes understanding, he doesn’t believe her. F- This conversation is going nowhere. He tells her he loves her, that he is really in love with her.


More toasts Tomas is hungry so he wants to order but Alicia is not in a hurry. He shuffles awkwardly through the menu. They chat idlely. He pours some of his drink into hers. He tells her to order for the both of them. Scallops, and Oysters in white wine for an appetizer. Tomas asks the waiter if they have something and it’s an attempt to make a silly joke. He makes his goofy laugh.

F – Look love is not the problem here, it’s something else and this something has a name, Tomas Mora. He is what is troubling me. Be honest do you have something with him? L- Well right now I feel more for him than I do you. Please help me not feel this. Please help me show the love that I feel for you. F- How? L- She begs him, Kiss me. He leans in to do it. Ring!!!!!!!!!!Saved by the bell Marcia, I told you she’s very insightful, she has impeccable timing!!! Ugh!!! The bast*** answers it!!!! Lety sobs, he always lies!!!!

He goes out to take the call, his conversation is held in front of the poster that says Mas sabe el Diablo por Viejo que por Diablo. There’s no substitute for experience, or, the devil knows more from being old than he does from being a devil. Fer tells Marcia the truth and then cuts her off, during which he remembers Lety’s earlier call. He moves over to the Lo cortes no quita lo valiente poster - Politeness does not imply weakness, or the courtesy does not get rid of the valiant. He checks his cell phone call register and realizes she didn’t call home.

F calls the number in a fake voice and Tomas after a clown act finally answers acting tired thinking it to be Lety. Fer gets mad and says ok, you want to play Lety, let’s play. He rises next to the De noches todos los Gatos son Pardos – Different things often appear as if they were the same or At night all cats are grey.

We flash back again to A & T at Le Noir, but by now I’m not caring too much at all what’s happening with them so back to L & F. Sorry.

So he comes back. Lety said he was gone so long she figures Marcia is mad and so they have to go. He says no that wasn’t a problem. Where were we? Oh yeah, showing me you feel nothing for Tomas. It starts getting ugly. They start yelling at each other in that very cavernous restaurant that I’m sure would lend itself to their entire conversation being heard by all patrons. He wants to know the truth. He starts telling her he knows she didn’t call home etc. and how dare she make such a call from his phone. She says I’ll pay you for the call then. He doesn’t care about the money he cares about the shame she has caused him. She says fine, she’s shameful but she won’t let him offend her and she gets up to leave. He starts yelling at her you are not going anywhere. She tells him to try and stop her. L- These are your people in this restaurant; I don’t care what anyone here says about me, or if I look like a fool. If you start a scandal you are the one who loses. Again he calls her by her full first name as he screams running after her.


F gets to the front where he begs her not to leave and that they need to talk and clear things up. She’s bawling and tells him - Don’t waste your time talking to such a shameless person. F- You are not shameless - I didn’t really mean that. Damnit, can’t you just listen? You are trying to drive me crazy and you are succeeding, but you are not standing me up here, you can’t leave until we clear up something. L- Clear up what? Everything is clear. Leticia Padilla Solis is dating two men at one time, there you have it. Everything is clear. F- Fine in that case we are through. We are over. L- Why, because you can’t share me? There’s no one else quite like me. F- Ok, I was wrong to have said those things. I know I was wrong and I feel badly. Please come back in the restaurant and let’s calm down so we can talk about all this and clear up everything. Lety asks why when he will just suffer to be with her. He’s really mad now. F- I’m not suffering to be with you!!!!! Oh yeah you sure showed me all night long. F-Why, because I didn’t kiss you in front of everyone? Because I didn’t show you appreciation? You know what, I’m going to show you my love. L - Don’t you dare. He grabs her. F- I want to demonstrate my love to you. You are breaking my heart. I love you! I’m so jealous of that damned Mora. Tomas can’t kiss you like I do because I love you. I’m dying to kiss you. I would give my whole life just to kiss you! [But don’t touch Conceptos] And they do it!!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whew, some tension was released I was going through kiss withdrawal!!!! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did!!! I’m guessing she pushes him off eventually and runs away in proper telenovela style, though. I hope not but….

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* Clemente is staring straight at Dolores in the front patio driveway - Miriam and Karen are talking as they walk down the stairway. Karen spots Dolores and tells Miriam the murderer is there again. They hurriedly walk down to join Clemente. Clemente informs Karen that Dolores is her dad's sister - Karen is shell shocked. Miriam yells at Dolores for daring to return to the palace and slaps her. Karen in shock cries and wants an explanation. Miriam drags her to the waiting car and they take off.

* Demian tries again to force Tiberio to accept Dolores as his mom. Tiberio thinks to himself that he won't do it.

* Federico and Gabriel are in the psychiatric hospital waiting area talking about Jossie. Federico tries to convince Gabriel to call off the divorce and reconcile - Gabriel won't change his mind.

* The doctors go in to check on Jossie in her room. They want to discuss with her what happened earlier (her suicide attempt in the high stairwell) and why she did it. Jossie thanks them for their help and understanding.

* JC and Pau are at work talking - he declares his love and adoration for her.

* At the boutique office, Miriam comes clean and tells Karen the truth - that her aunt Dolores tried, convicted and sent to jail for killing Karen's father.

* Dolores is sitting at a restaurant with Clemente, telling him her story about the past (Edgar's murder, the trial).

* Karen braces herself on the desk and listens as Miriam rants and spouts her opinions about Dolores the murderer.

* Clemente listens calmly and intently to Dolores tell her side of the story. Dolores informs him that she returned to reunite with her son.

* The taxi drivers (Sylvester, Shorty, Mayeya, others) are at the stand talking and having fun. Mayeya starts poking fun with Shorty - she ends up kissing him multiple times on his cheeks - he feels offended and leaves.

* Dolores thanks Clemente for listening to her - he says that he believes her, she can count on him for friendship and support.

* JC drops a kleenex white rose he made on Pau's desk while she is working - he tells her again how much he loves her - they kiss.

* Karen visits her mom Jossie in the psychiatric hospital room. Karen vents to mom about learning truth of Aunt Dolores. Jossie calms her down and advises her how to be careful and not let Dolores get to her - Karen smiles.

* Miriam is talking with someone about Dolores and Jossie.

* Karen and Jossie continue their talk in Jossie's room - Jossie tell her daughter that Gabriel will not be getting close to anyone else but her, she has a plan - they laugh (evil, so evil!).

* Leo meets with Gabriel to give him the discharge orders for Luisito - Gabriel thanks Leo for all he has down for the family.

* Shorty talks with the other taxi drivers, at the stand.

* Pau is talking with Luisito in her brother's hospital room. She explains to him that MA isn't the reason for his parents' separation. Luisito begins to understand. They hug.

* In the hospital waiting area, JC talks with Gabriel - he says he loves Pau so much - they discuss Demian's lies. JC tells Gabriel that his mom supports him and advises him about Pau - Gabriel is also very supportive of the young couple.

* Dolores returns to the house and finds Demian waiting for her in the front hall - she follows him to the study/office where Demian leaves her and Tiberio to talk. Dolores wants to explain herself to Tiberio but Tiberio doesn't want to listen - she asks him if he will ever accept her as his mother - he needs time to process the facts and think, he isn't sure and can't promise anything right now - she accepts and will give him his space - he then asks her who is his father (AY CARAY!).

* Demian visits with Regina in her bedroom = they discuss how grateful Regina is for Demian agreeing to have Dolores be her personal companion and about Dolores visiting with Tiberio. Demian asks Regina to be with him in love - she can't do it and Demian orders her to leave the room.

* In the study/office, Dolores can't answer his question at that moment. Tiberio is frustrated that she won't answer his simple question and leaves. She prays for strength and help.

* Gabriel and Pau bring Luisito home to the condo. They get him settled in bed - Pau says bye, she has to return to work.

* Jossie meets with her psych. doc. in his office for another private session - she is mysterious and calm.

* Demian holds his leg on his lap and thinks of his hatred and his revenge plan for Gabriel.

* Gabriel and Luisito have a heart to heart talk about why he and Jossie are separating. Gabriel also explains to Luisito why Jossie is in the psychiatric hospital right now.

* Pau returns to Luisito's room with a surprise visitor - MA appears at the doorway and asks Luisito if she can enter and visit.

* Demian has a flashback about his first meeting with the lovely and beautiful MA at the palace - he laughs (evil laugh) at the fantasy of making her his new conquest (fantasizes of making out with her in the bathtub). He laughs and mutters to himself that one day the fantasy will come true.

* Luisito lets MA enter his room - they hug and MA says she missed him so much, he says the same to her.

* Belen finds Dolores in the front hall. Belen needs to talk to someone, Dolores is willing to listen to her.

* Independence day in Cuencas - Shorty is dressed up as mexican cowboy (chaparrin with fake cardboard mustache) and is talking to young boy on the street near a street stand selling all sorts of mexican flags. (NOTE: the best and only time to buy mexican flags and whatnot in mexico is during their independence day celebration, sept. 15. how did I learn this? a couple of years ago, I was looking to buy a mexican flag and the consulate staffers in brownsville,texas, told me this factoid.)

* Belen sits and needs a friend to vent her sadness to - Dolores encourages her to talk, she is willing to listen - Belen starts to talk about her depression over a guy - Dolores guesses that the man is Tiberio (she's right!).

* Gabriel, Pau, MA and Luisito are in Luisito's room - before Pau leaves for work, Luisito gives her a message for JC - MA hugs Luisito and is so happy he doesn't hate her anymore.

* Regina stops Dolores in the front hall and encourages Dolores to talk to her about whatever it is that is upsetting her - Dolores is reluctant - Regina continues to convince her to trust her - Regina asks Dolores if she has a son - Dolores reveals yes, he lives in that house, he is Tiberio. (WHOA!) Tiberio is your son? asks Regina - Dolores tries to explain briefly and not cry. Regina and Dolores sit down in the living room and Dolores tells her why she came to the house in the first place - they discuss Tiberio's reaction to the truth.

* Clemente enters the palace office and finds Miriam at the desk drinking. Miriam starts in with her criticism over his feelings towards his bastard daughter MA vs. his feelings and actions towards his "true" daughter, Jossie. She walks over to the bar and pours him a drink - he declines - she tries to insist.

* Padre Anselmo stops by the boutique office while Ingrid is there - he leaves - she is so nervous and scared, she calls Miriam at home to tell her - Miriam can't be bothered at that moment and hangs up - Miriam and Clemente continue their conversation about Jossie.

* Federico is visiting Jossie in her hospital room - she's still upset by his deception scheme - he tries to explain why he did what he did - she forgives him but won't forget. She pours on the tears and tugs on his "fatherhood" heart strings.

* MA and Luisito have a nice talk together - Luisito tells her that his dad explained everything to him.

* At the office, Pau is telling JC how happy she is that her little brother is home again and of MA's return. JC is happy for her and her family. They get close to kiss.

* MA and Luisito are playing in his room - doorbell rings - MA answers it - Regina has stopped by to see Luisito - she introduces herself as his aunt, he looks puzzled, and JC's mom, he's happy again. - doorbell rings and again MA answers it - it's grandma Miriam who is only to happy to spout off about Gabriel's two lovers being in the same place at the same time.

ADVANCE FOR EPISODE 32: Miriam wants to take Luisito - MA impedes her from doing so; Jossie is thinking of the revenge plan of the "fieras" on MA and Gabriel.

PROGRAM NOTE: Don't forget 7 p.m./6 p.m. central time, Sunday, Nov. 26, Univision will broadcast the TVyNovela 2006 awards (in the previews, they showed all the stars present, which included FC, Lucero, Luis Roberto Guzman, and Daniela Romo.)

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In which there is much sniffing, but very little discovering...

Daira shows up at Cesar's door. He says it's not a good time but she insists. She wants Cesar to put her in contact with His Friends who saw the boyfriend hitting Lasagna. Cesar pretends to be impactada, "Don't tell me that wretch did it again?!?" Daira says Lasagna hasn't been home since she lied about meeting her girlfriends for coffee the night before. Luis Antonio eavesdrops, looking suspicious. Cesar says he doesn't have His Friends' numbers, but he'll contact Daira if he sees them again. After she leaves Cesar is flushed and relieved.

Luis Antonio tells Cesar that he knows the date and flight number of Gonzalo's return.

Julio arrives at Mophead's house and sees her histrionics over Faby's kidnapping. (If one wondered why nobody told Julio about Fab's kidnapping, one might recall that these are the same people are are doing nothing about said kidnapping, so it would make sense.) Mophead tells Julio not to report the kidnapping but he says he can't just wait around, he has to do something. He has a friend in the AFI, they should call in the experts to handle this. Finally!

Dohhhh! Bertha arrives to snoop and express her "concern" for Faby. She sees Julio calling the AFI and without anybody seeing sprays him with stupid gas. We don't actually see her do this but it must have happened because seconds later she talks him out of calling the cops. She tells him Cesar talked to the kidnappers and Julio should talk to Cesar before calling anyone. Julio agrees and hangs up.

Trinidad arrives with food for Faby, the hungry rats are chirping like birdies in the background. She gives him a pill for the pain and fever then tells him she spoke to Rebeca the night before. Even though Rebeca cried Trini could not tell her Faby's location because it would endanger her children. Fab sobs and says he's going to have a child, his wife is pregnant, in the hospital and dying. If he doesn't return right away they will both die.

Miranda promises Santiago that she won't let Bertha's machinations come between her and Alejandro. He asks what else is on her mind. After disclosing the most important news, that she and Alejandro are back together, Miranda adds that Fabricio has been kidnapped and Lizania has been missing since yesterday.

At the hospital Juan sees Veronica and tells her to get out. She asks about Flor and says it's her fault that Flor is doing badly. She vows that she had nothing to do with Fab's kidnapping. Juan says he knows, then he notices that she has a big skeleton head on a stick body. He invites her to lunch and she agrees because a piranha's gotta eat.

Miranda talks to Gonzalo on the phone and says she will try to look into the parallel accounts. Then Alejandro calls and she tells him that Daira is worried because Lizania didn't come home last night. She tells Santiago that she needs to try to find out the account passords for Gonzo and Santiago reccomends she visit Fermin for all her banking needs.

Cesar tells Julio that a violent gang has kidnapped Fabricio. If they call the police before the ransom is demanded then they will become even more violent. Julio, still stunned by the stupid gas, agrees. Bertha reassures Mophead and leaves. Cesar follows her to the door and asks when she plans to release Fabricio. He warns her that he wants Fab alive.

Bertha asks Cesar if he's heard any news of Lizania, did Ulises follow their instructions? Yes, SANSON followed them perfectly. After she leaves he thought bubbles "I'm not even going to tell you that Daira already came looking to me; that pleasure I reserve only for myself."

Close up of squeaking rats, and Fab tells Trini that he heard the bad guys say they are going to kill him, it's just a matter of time. She says when the ransom is paid they'll let him go. He tells her he was kidnapped not for money but to teach him a lesson. Trini tch tches that they are bloodthirsty.

Fabricio faints and dreams that he visits Florencia in the hospital. He looks good in blue and without all that blood. He kisses her and tells her he's fine, don't worry, they will be together forever, united for all eternity. They kiss.

Florencia wakes up with a start. Fabricio visited her in an identical dream. She yells to Fernanda that it wasn't a dream, Fab was there to say goodbye to her. They killed him. Fernanda convinces her to calm down and be strong, not only for herself but for the baby.

Outside the room Fernanda weeps to Juan that Florencia and the baby are weak. They need a miracle. Juan reminds her of some advice she once gave him, #1 we are doctors and we swore to save lives and #2 don't lose faith until after death takes us, not before.

Fabricio moans for Flor; Bertha slithers into the hideout. She tries to wake him. Trinidad tells her he's delirious with fever, the guy outside said he wouldn't live much longer. In front of Trinidad Bertha calls El Guapo and reams him big time for putting a bunch of demons in charge of Fabricio. Dumbass, she wanted him alive and conscious of his pain, not delirious. Fabricio in his current condition does her no good, sheesh! She tells estupido that when she returns she'd better find Fab bathed, fed and recuperated. She gives Trini some money to fix Fabricio up. "Pack of asses," she mutters, "this is no way to inflict pain!" She tries once more to wake Fab then leaves in a huff.

Miranda is in Fermin's office. He calls a bank on the Cayman Islands about the accounts. For some reason, because he swore he wouldn't tell anyone, they provide the passwords to the accounts, including the fraudulent parralel ones. When he logs on he tells Miranda that the fraudulent accounts are in the name of...Gonzalo San Llorente.

Santiago is with Daira who has called the hospitals but to no avail. There is still no sign of Lizania. Just then a policeman arrives with Lizania's purse. Daira is impactada and wants to know where it was found. He says they found it in the Tasqueña area. Daira cries that Lizania has no business in this area, what if she was kidnapped? The policeman isn't interested in helping her find her daughter, he just wants them to sign for the purse so he can meet his buds for bunuelos and cafecitos. Daira finally decides to call Alejandro.

Miranda tells Gonzo that the fraudulent accounts are in his name. There is some silly small talk regarding Juan and Renata, then Miranda gives him the account number. He plans to return to Mexico soon, he says everything will be different when he gets back. Fermin then tells Miranda he will help her get a loan.

Fernanda and Juan are having lunch with Veronica the piranhica. Fern asks how her treatment is going, Veronica is steeped in self-pity and says if her parents find out she has HIV they won't want to be near her and will throw her out. Fernanda tries to comfort her and says she wants to help.

Trinidad arrives with meds for Faby. They have the same conversation for the fifth time with the only addition being that Fab wants Trini to visit Florencia in the hospital to tell her that he's OK. Like that won't be the final nail in Flor's coffin. He begs her again to help him escape. She says no, the elegant woman who was there before will surely return soon. Fab realizes it must have been Bertha.

Miranda calls Gabino; she wants to know what the owners of the neighboring haciendas told him. He said they don't want to meet with her. He tried to convince them but they don't have time to take care of the earth so they plan to sell. They don't want to spend the rainy season there. Miranda says that she, too, is worried about losing the second crop.

Another irritating conversation with the whiny Veronica. She's bitter, they try to get her to join an HIV group, be a member of society, yackety yack. Veronica asks Fern if she'll go with her, Fern says absolutely and calls her "hija." Veronica cries and says it's been a long time since anyone called her that.

After Gabino hangs up Arcario asks him why he didn't mention Nati's premonitions of death and destruction to Miranda. Ummm...maybe because telling Miranda the ravings of an addled glassy-eyed mental patient would seem, well, unprofessional?

El Guapo walks round and round in circles laughing and smiling while Bertha scolds him. She calls him stupid and he smells her hair. She's not happy about that lady feeding Faby but Guapo says he's known her for a long time. She asks what happened with the call to Miranda and Alejandro. He says whenever he calls it's busy or he gets voice mail. She says that when he's with Miranda she's going to give him a signal to speak with her. Then she says something about smelling his fear but I didn't understand what she was saying. They talk about smelling fear a lot.

Fabricio is cleaned up when Guapo arrives to torment him some more. Fabricio wants him to take a photo to prove to his family that he is OK. Guapo shows him his reflection in a broken mirror. So maybe the photo isn't a good idea after all. Guapo tell Faby he has a visitor. "Bertha," mutters Fab. She strolls in grinning, "That's right, your dear auntie Bertha."

Oops, I forgot to add the backside of my last page when I posted last night! Here it is:
Daira sobs in Santiago's arms as Miranda arrives. She's talking to Alejandro on the phone and tells him to hurry home. Daira shows Miranda Lizania's purse and says she's sure Lizania went to see her violent boyfriend but she doesn't know who he is.

"Doesn't Cesar know?" asks Santiago. Miranda asks why would he know and Daira tells her the story (as told to her by Cesar). Miranda says she will ask Cesar herself for the information.

Luis Antonio rushes into Cesar's apartment in a tizzy. They are lost. Gonzalo knows all about their roles in the fraudulent account scheme and has proof that Cesar's name is on the deposits. He says they have to leave Mexico and at any moment they are going to be arrested!

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Okay, for everyone who understands slang. What does "garnacha" mean in the context in which Alicia and Marcia use it when they talk about Lety? To me garnacha is a grape used to make wine. Unless it's insulting to call someone a grape, I totally don't get it.

So who else is happy they went back to the old format with the beginning credits?

PM complains to Saimon. She wants to go out with Lety! They’re not doing anything wild! Saimon doesn’t buy her explanations. He scoots away but immediately return. Saimon thinks that she does not want him now that she has a friend with a nice sports car. PM reassures him that he’s the only one in her heart. He shuffles off, singing all the way! PM takes the elevator to another floor to go see Lety. She enters Lety’s office to tell when they’re leaving. “To where?” Lety asks. PM does not like Lety playing coy. PM wants to know if they can go in Tomas’s car. Lety reassures PM that they can ride in the car. Lety tells PM that she and Tomas have a lot of confidence in their relationship and he givers her a lot of liberty. PM wants to leave Lola and Martha behind while PM and Lety go out. This car can change their life! Lety was thinking more along the lines of drinking coffee. PM leaves the office, the stars of her changed life still in her eyes.

Alicia defends her choice to go out with Tomas. She claims that Tomas kept calling and insisting. Marcia reminds Alicia that he’s Lety’s boyfriend.

Tomas calls Lety to find out when she’s coming home. He’s in the mirror getting ready for his date. Tomas tells Lety that she will be very impressed with his new look. Lety tells him that she’s going out tonight. Oh no! What’s he going to do without the car?

Marcia cannot believe that Alicia wants to go out with one of the cuartel of witches’ boyfriend. She hits the nail on the head and asks Alicia if she’s going out with Tomas because he can fix her financial state. Alicia, of course, protests. Alicia states that she’s only going to go out to eat and flirt a little. Marcia says it will be a scandal. She tells Alicia that she understands, but she does not agree with Alicia’s choice. Alicia does not understand why Marcia is protecting her biggest enemy, Lety. Marcia replies that she does not approve of what Alicia is doing. Alicia changes the subject to what she’s going to look like for her date.

Tomas protests about Lety taking the car. He uses the excuse that Lety does not really know how to drive. Then he says that she will not be able to park the car in his garage because she doesn’t have a key. Lety can tell there is something more to the story. Sure, “I have to be concerned about your well being,” Tomas says. Lety says she’ll be fine and hangs up the phone. Tomas switches to creepy stalker mode and talks to Alicia’s photo. She will not want to go with him in the bus! He’ll think of something!

Marcia asks Sara for Fernando. Sara says he’s not in his office. Alicia enters and says she’s on her way to get ready for today. She asks Marcia for money to pay the taxi driver. Alicia says she hopes this will be the last time she ever has to take a taxi! (Is this a sign she’ll be taking the bus in the morning? One can only hope!) Marcia gives her the money and tells her to be careful.

Fernando walks into the room. Marcia asks how things went with Ricky. He tells her that everything went fine and they were talking about the pay date. Marcia asks him to accompany her to cocktails with Ariel. Denied! She walks way with an extremely sour face.

Omar tells Fernando that since the night is free, Fernando should spend it with Lety. Fernando hushes Omar. The cuartel tries to unsuccessfully listen into the conversation. Fernando talks loudly about Mario Rivera to Omar and the cuartel and enters his office. He walks into Lety’s office and tells her to cancel her plans with the cuartel. Lety reminds him that she does not need him to take her to her house and she’s going out with her friends. He says that he knows she does not need her, but they do need to talk. Lety reminds him of Marcia. He tells her that Marcia is his problem, not Lety’s. Lety asks him what’s bother him. Fernando says that tonight is for them alone and he’s not going to accept any pretext from her. Lety asks him what bothers him the most – the fact that she has his company or that she spends his money. Fernando says he’s not going to talk to her about it at Conceptos. She threatens to return the company and let him talk to Tomas. He calls her bluff and accuses her of breaking promises. He pulls her hand and asks her to come with him. She relents and says she will cancel her plans. He sarcastically agrees and leaves.

Marcia comes into Fernando’s office and says she’s leaving. Fernando lets her know that he’s going out with Lety. Marcia lets Fernando know that Ariel is preoccupied with Lety’s boyfriend and Filmo Imagen. Fernando says that he researched and the company is legal and Tomas is it’s manager. He says that she should tell Ariel there’s no need to be worried. Marcia leans over the desk for a kiss. He plots one right on her cheek. She gets saucy and tells him not to spend a lot of time with Lety and then she leaves.

Fernando goes back to Lety’s office. She wants to go in separate cars. He negates this idea. She says if they’re going in his car she needs to make another phone call. He rolls his eyes and goes back to his office. Omar calls for him. They walk into the boardroom to talk. Lety sneaks after them and listens by standing against the door. Omar is thrilled that Fernando got Lety to go out tonight. Omar tells Fernando that Lety needs to be re-enamored of Fernando. He recommends a restaurant to Fernando that Omar thinks she’ll like. Lety has a different idea. Fernando doesn’t like Omar’s location either. Omar reminds Fernando that not only does he have to be careful about Marcia, he also has to protect his image. Lety overhears this and takes off for her office.

Back at the Padilla house Erasmo enjoys Julieta’s cooking. He has to complain a little. Tomas rings the door bell. Julieta opens the door and he struts into the house. He presents the Padillas with his new image. Erasmo is not impressed. Tomas tells them that Lety is going out with her friends. Julieta cannot believe that Lety did not call them. Erasmo blames the car. Tomas advises them that Lety has the car at Conceptos. Lety calls during the conversation to tell her mom that she’s going to be home late. Julieta warns Lety that Tomas spilled the beans about her going out with her friends in the car. Julieta asks if Lety is going with her friends. Lety tells her that she can’t because she has to take care of some business with Fernando.

The cuartel wait in the lobby for Lety. Irmita wants to go home, but the rest ask her to stay. Meanwhile, Lety reassures her mom that she’s going in Fernando’s car. Tomas takes the phone and says he can come get the car. Lety prefers it stays at Conceptos. Fernando comes into the office to hurry Lety. She asks him for another minute. Tomas says that Erasmo is furious and thinks she’s going out with her friends. Why doesn’t he come for the car? Lety relents but tells him to be very careful with the car. She hangs up and leaves her office. Fernando asks if there was a problem. She tells him that Tomas was worried about the car and he is coming to get it. Lety says that she cannot be out late. Fernando promises to have her back at a reasonable hour. Fernando says he has a great new place to take her. She says she would rather pick the restaurant herself – el Meson de San Diego. He says no, because all of his and Marcia’s friends will be there. She asks him what the problem is since they’re just going to talk. Lety strokes his arm and says she would like to go one of his usual places, not the hidden places where they always go. She grabs his hands and says they can go out next week if it’s a problem and then she pouts. He consents and says they can go to Meson de San Diego.

Julieta asks Tomas why he’s not eating. Tomas assures them that he’s going to have a good dinner in his own house. Erasmo celebrates this miracle. Tomas “models” while Erasmo talks. Erasmo asks Tomas when he’s going to get the car. Tomas says that he’s going to get it now. First, he stops and talks to his photo of Alicia. Tomas takes some money from a drawer and realizes that it is not enough. He takes the checkbook from the drawer. Tomas grabs his coat and leaves, but not before the door runs into his shoulder.

Lety lets the cuartel know that she cannot go out tonight. She has a business meeting with Fernando. Irmita is very thankful that they’re not going out. PM asks Lety what car she’s going to take home. “Fernando’s.” PM freaks and says she can drive Lety’s car! Lety doesn’t even answer. Lety promises they can go out another night. She lets Celso know that Tomas is coming for the car. Fernando rushes Lety out of the room. The cuartel stand around with Saimon and Celso to talk. PM immediately makes new plans with Saimon. Saimon tells PM that they can go out for hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers or even a movie! PM says that she’ll let him chose. They say good-bye and leave the office. The cuartel follow.

Fernando and Lety walk into Meson and are immediately greeted by the host and some friends. They ask him where Marcia is. He says that he came alone. Lety corrects him and says Fernando came with her. She introduces herself to his friends. Fernando runs into some more friends. He hugs them and walks past. Lety introduces herself. Some lady waives hi to Fernando. He tells Lety not to say anything. She shouts her name anyway. (Ummm... is it just me or did Univision edit something out in this part of the episode? I might be wrong and it's in tomorrow's episode but I could have sworn there was more to the non-introductions in the Mexican version!)

Alicia tells her father (on the phone) that she’s going out with a many who can financially help her. She tells him that she needs to get off the phone to finish getting ready, but not for she tells her dad that Tomas is not very handsome.

Tomas passes Celso while pretend talking on his phone. Celso silently follows in the background. Tomas greets Celso and introduces himself. Celso asks Tomas how he can prove that he really is Tomas Mora. Tomas talks a lot and then gives Celso his license. Tomas makes the excuse that the photograph was taken when he was still poor. Tomas gets into the car and asks Celso to shut the trunk. Tomas asks Celso if Alicia has left yet. Celso confirms. They say good-bye. Tomas almost takes out Sanson.

The waiter asks Fernando if his table is okay or if he wants his usual table. Lety asks where the usual table is situated. It’s right in the middle. Lety says they can move. Fernando negates. Lety asks Fernando for his phone. After she leaves Fernando asks for a double whiskey. Senor Flores shows up and pats Fernando on the shoulder. He sits down so that he and Fernando can talk. Fernando wants to know why the vidente keeps pressuring him. Jorge Flores says that he knew that Fernando needed him and that is why he (el vidente) showed up tonight. Nope, don’t need you for anything. “Your heart does,” Jorge replies. Fernando accuses Jorge of complicating his life. Jorge says that Fernando is complicating it all on his own. Jorge says that Fernando is in love with Lety. Fernando replies that the Lety he fell in love with was a different person, loving and kind. He wants that woman back! Jorge asks him if Fernando wants the old Lety for himself or for business reasons. For both. Fernando asks Jorge why Lety has changed so much.

Tomas pulls up to Alicia’s building. He calls and tells her that he’ll wait outside. Tomas enjoys his image in the mirror and then freaks out because he thinks he smells. He finds some baby powder and throws it on. He puts some in his shoes. He doesn’t think it helps because now he has bad breath. He squirts something into his mouth. It might be mouthwash, but I’m not too sure. His cell phone rings. He doesn’t recognize the number. It’s Lety. She asks him where he is. She asks him to come immediately to pick her up. She begs and begs. The whole experience is horrible, Fernando wouldn’t even present her to anyone! He’s acting as though he came alone!

Will Tomas survive his date with Alicia?
Will Fernando finally spit out that he loves Lety to her face?
Was that kiss for real or just another Fea teaser?

Have a great night everyone!

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In her lux-mobile Lety flashes back to the psychic, who told her: "Your love is true and honest, but between the two of you stands a woman who can't put on her wedding dress..." She doesn't want to hear more, so tells the cuartel she doesn't want her fortune told again. "Last time, you were told you would change his life and he would change yours, has that happened yet?"

Omar and Fernando are wasting more time, they never work. Fern is complaining, "My life is bitter, some cosmic plan is in motion." He tells the disbelieving Carvahal about the psychic who said Lety's sweetheart would change her and vice versa - he thinks the psychic was referring to Tomas. Omar thinks it's nonsense, but Fern points out that Lety and Tomas used to be nothing - "Oh sure, they have advanced degrees and are specialists etc., but he was a poor devil, and Lety is of a simple family, and now they blow my dough on fancy restaurants and cars."

"She's getting vengeance," says Omar as Fern sweats and twitches, "maybe she read the letter... anyway, sit down, stop walking in circles, if she'd seen the letter she wouldn't be messing with a car..." "She'd strangle me, instead," whispers Fern. "It's Mora, he's such a bad influence on her, that imbecile, it's his fault." Fern doesn't seem to notice he's the pot calling the kettle black.

[I love the way Fern and Omar squabble, like boys who've known each other since they dropped tadpoles down the girls' dresses. Fern despises Omar's attitude, but is strangely dependent on him. Have you noticed how Fern is getting better and better at his squirmy dances of confusion and distress? What a riot!]

Omar continues with the astute observation, "Lety is acting strangely." Fern gives him a disdainful "duh." Omar puts on his "Freud" cap and asks, "Is Lety still in love with you, or has she transferred her love to Mora? Invite her to go out." "I can't, because of Marcia." He admits to Omar he hasn't had sex with Marcia, or with any other woman, since he made love to Lety. "Nada de nada?" "Nada de nada. I live for (1) this business; (2) pleasing Lety; and (3) [pauses to find a word] calming (he uses tranquilizar) Marcia, my life is nothing more." "Hmm, this is complicated, since you're going to marry Marcia, isn't it a problem that you can't boink her?" "I'm feeling so guilty - I'm in a sea of confusion, a sea." Omar asks if Fern is still doling out the Carvahallmarks on a daily basis. Fern says no. He hates the cards, and anyway he's angry at Lety. Omar sagely proverbializes: "He who is angry loses."

Simon is waiting outside for the girls to get back, he's so jealous. They pull up at the same time that Luigi arrives with two of his usual beauties. Celso is very solicitous and adoring of the new car. Luigi is mean and jealous, speechless that Lety's boyfriend could own such a car. Sara gloats, Paula Maria sashays up to Luigi's elegant bimbos and says, "Oh maybe we'll see y'all later in one of those night spots," Simon protests and she whispers, "I'm just trying to improve the cuartel's image." Luigi asks, "Who is this boyfriend who bought this car? I know all the men who could afford this." "No, he's a different kind of guy than the ones you know." "*I* could have this car," Luigi says. I think he finishes by saying it would take only a little push to make the owner, whoever he is, fall in love with him (Luigi).

Inside, there is a pause in all the car-fetish worshipping when Irmita pontificates: "You girls (the cuartel) are making yourselves ridiculous, getting above yourselves. One is poor not by having little, but by desiring a lot. Let's thank God we have work." What a buzzkill.

Alicia tells Marcia the secretaries are still out at lunch, "and since Lety has so much power around here, who knows when she'll be back?" Marcia gives Alicia some money to buy her lunch and bring it back, Alicia protests that she herself is starving and broke, Marcia gives her more money (to buy two lunches), Alicia says "No, let's go out." While they're driving she reveals that Lety took the cuartel to Le Noir. Marcia is stunned and indignant and determined to find out what's going on with all this money, she'll ask her awful brother Ariel about it.

Fern corners Lety and yells at her, "Are you going to keep playing with me?" As he is growing more spastic with dismay Lety is becoming cooler and more steely. "Are you angry that I was out late at lunch, excuse me." After she leaves, he gets out a Carvahallmark and shoves it under her door. She smiles lovingly, picks it up - and chucks it in the trash. Then she fishes it out again, saying, "Just out of curiosity..." He has written, "You're making me sleepless and anguished." She stuffs it back in the trash.

Alone in his own office, waiting for some response, Fern casually and quietly thought-bubbles, "I want Lety, I'm in love with her."

Omar corrals his secretary Sara and grills her about the red bag - he's still thinking Lety must have read his evil letter. Omar makes Sara swear a very holy oath that nobody ever got in his office or saw the bag. She swears, her fingers crossed behind her back, and this pacifies Omar, but then Sara goes to pieces for having lied. She thinks she'll go to hell and cries for the rest of the episode. Lety thanks her for keeping the secret.

Omar and Fern have agreed Fern must re-conquer Lety. Fern tells her, "We have to talk everything over, I'll come to your place tonight." He's astonished when she says no, she's going out with the girls. "It bothers me that your boyfriend bought this car." "Sorry it bothers you so much." "You're driving me crazy!" "Calm yourself." She reminds Fern that Filmo Imagen is a perfectly legal company.

Luigi comes in and reminds Fern there is a huge presentation to Bella-Life happening right now. Fern, besotted over Lety, had completely forgotten. Leaving, he insists to Lety that he will be at her place that night.

Marcia overheard the end of Omar's conversation with Fern (they were both shouting as always, so I'm not surprised). She tells Alicia "Fern's got a date tonight!" She herself has promised her brother Ariel to attend his business cocktail party. "Alicia, will you come with me?" "Sorry, I have a date." Marcia squeezes it out of her: the date is with Lety's boyfriend. Marcia is impactada.

Lola says a judge has told her she can get 1/2 of El Cheque's salary for child support. Time for celebration! There'll be another girls' outing in the fancy car! Simon is jealous again.

The jewelry commercial is well received. Luigi gets up and praises his own commercial, a success due to the "Impeccable Talent of the director, Luigi." The client asks for a small change, Luigi says no, Fern says, "the client pays the bill, he gets what he wants." And on that strangely unimportant note, we close.

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Bertha and Cesar are surprised and not a little disappointed by Lizania’s quick death. Cesar and she argue over whose fault it was that she died and what the best thing to do with the body would be. Bertha tries to slink out of helping him with the body, but Cesar prevents her from leaving and tells her that the two of them will take care of this predicament together. He mentions how ironic that first she got rid of the father’s body and now she is getting rid of the daughter’s. Bertha has a green flashback and remembers telling a cute little Mirandita that her evil mommy left and would never come back because she didn’t love her or care about her.

Eventually they wrap Lizania up in a sheet. Bertha suggests that they can dispose of the body somewhere that neither Alejandro nor Daira will find her. (At the same time they’ll protect themselves from being fingered.) Of course, Daira and Alejandro will suffer more because of it. He agrees and calls Sanson to take her body out of the apartment and to dump it.

Fabricio begs Trinidad nonstop to help him get out of there. She finally tells Fabricio that she’ll see what she might be able to do to help him, but she won’t promise anything because it is so dangerous to cross the kidnappers.

Fernanda tries to calm Daira down because she is worried that she hasn’t heard from Lizania and cannot get her to answer her cell. Daira is having some kind of presentiment and feels a pressure in her chest she cannot explain. She goes home to wait for Lizania and to make some phonecalls.

Trinidad does make a call to Rebeca to let her know Fabricio is alive, that she fed him and that he’d asked her to call his family for him. She hangs up before Rebeca can get anymore information out of her. Rebeca’s housekeeper wonders why she doesn’t report this to the police now but Rebeca says she won’t because Cesar doesn’t want to and “He knows how to deal with these things.”

Miranda gets a call from Alejandro about the little black box Daira left for her. They go on about their getting back together while Renata listens at the foot of Miranda’s bed. When Miranda and he hang up Renata tells her that she bets the box holds a diamond bracelet and then she says she figures Juan will never be able to give her a bracelet like that ever. Miranda tells her life holds more value than money alone. If she loves Juan like she says then it shouldn’t matter. Renata is depressed and says she misses her life of luxury, especially every time she comes back to the mansion and is reminded of how everybody lives and then returns to the neighborhood to a little house that seems to close in on her. In the end she shocks Miranda when she confesses that she’s thinking she might just ask Juan for a divorce.

Bertha and Cesar conclude that Lizania suffered from the same ailment as her father and her sister, Florencia. They also conclude then that the chances are good that Alejandro probably suffers from a serious heart condition like the others in his family. They start scheming to kill him by frightening him.

Veronica speaks to Juan outside Florencia’s room about her disease. She says she doesn’t have the money to pay for medicine and wants assistance and he says he’ll see what he can do through an acquaintance in some government health department . Juan advises her to tell her parents about her having AIDS especially because she could infect them if she cut herself and began to bleed badly and they stepped in unprotected, etc. He also suggests she get help from various community organizations to learn more about her problem, etc. She’s ashamed and won’t tell her parents, and she’s not interested in the other because in the end she’s going to die anyway.

Then Veronica goes in to visit Florencia. Florencia is angry and tells her the jig is up so don’t bother with blackmailing her because she knows already that she and Alejandro are brother and sister and why. Veronica gets upset and says she isn’t sorry because she needed the money and would do anything still. That sets Florencia off and she gets it in her head that Veronica then has to be responsible for kidnapping her husband. She begins screaming accusations at Veronica who is taken off guard and keeps screaming back that she doesn’t know what she is talking about. Fernanda and Juan come in and try to calm Florencia down and Juan blames Veronica for getting Florencia so upset. Veronica is so angry she tells them all off and says she doesn’t care that Fabricio has been kidnapped, he deserves to be. “So what?” It doesn’t matter to her because she’s dying. Juan scolds her and says that doesn’t give her the right to destroy other people’s lives. Veronica leaves in disgust.

Sanson apparently has come to take out Lizania’s dead body. Bertha says good-bye and hasn’t it been lovely. We must do this again sometime, but I suppose not, etc., etc. and they both laugh and do a kissy-kissy on their cheeks! Just as she’s opening the door to go out, they see Nuria is standing there in the hallway all doe-eyed and forlorn-looking. They invite her cautiously into the apartment. She mentions some loud strange noise in the elevator as she was coming up the stairs. Cesar invites her in. She acknowledges Bertha but Cesar requires her to hug Bertha and call her "Mother" since "Bertha is your mother." Nuria looks sick at the thought as Bertha plunks her down on the couch and Lizania’s locket falls in between the cushions unnoticed behind her. Cesar eggs Nuria on by asking her if she doesn’t feel great at having Bertha for her mother. Nuria asks her why she never mentioned this to her in all this time, but Bertha changes the subject and says they’ll all three talk tomorrow after they buy Nuria a nice new house for her and the baby, one with a nice garden to play in. Nuria is obviously tired and confused about all of this.

Rebeca does call Miranda to let her know about the phonecall she received from “some woman who has been feeding him” and that she claimed Fabricio was alive. Miranda gets off the phone and mentions this to Renata as Bertha enters the hallway behind them on her way to her room. She overhears their conversation and "innocently" asks them what they’d just heard about Fabricio. (So she of course now knows that the woman broke the rules to call Rebeca for Fabricio.)

Daira anxiously calls around to Renata, Veronica, and Erica since Lizania told Daira she was going to see a friend to say good-bye. None of the girls has seen or heard from her, however. One of them suggests she may have gone to see that guy who she’s been seeing who beats her.

Trinidad calls back a second time that day to give Rebeca more information. She says Fabricio is still alive but badly beaten. She will be going back there again to check on him to make sure they haven’t killed him. Rebeca begs to know where he’s being kept but Trinidad won’t tell Rebeca and hangs up.

Miranda and Renata go to wait with Daira a bit at Daira’s house. In the meantime Lizania’s dead body is seen lying spread-eagle on the sidewalk. People from the neighborhood begin to come and set down lighted votives around it. Somebody throws a small blanket on her head to cover her face. Cesar gets worried and calls Sanson to check if he has followed his directions and dumped the body as he was ordered to do. Sanson is supposed to make him aware of any newspaper articles or bulletins about Lizania that might appear.

After Trinidad hangs up on her, Rebeca immediately starts screaming hysterically to her housekeeper that they cannot kill him, not her son, Dear God, over and over as Julio drops in unexpectedly, unannounced and asks to be told what all the fuss is about and what is happening.

Luis Alberto warns Cesar that now Gonzalo has enough proof of their banking shenanigans in London, but Cesar says it doesn’t matter because he’s gotten rid of the parallel accounts. Then there is a knock at the door. It is Daira asking to speak with Cesar.

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