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Fern and Omar

Fern tells Omar that Lety's mom knows everything, he doesn't know how, and she hung up on him. RoboPop doesn't know anything, and Julieta told Fern he'd better not say anything to him.

Omar is standing motionless, like a robot whose battery has run down. He says he's just thinking. Yes, he's come up with a brilliant idea - Lety's afraid of her father, right? Fern doesn't follow. He says sure, but he's afraid of talking to him too. Not only would he have to tell RoboPop about all the stuff that happened with the business, he'd also have to explain some other things that he really doesn't think would be wise to discuss with him. No, he'd rather pursue the legal route.

Omar says if they do that, they'll lose the business for sure. Anyway, he says, if Fern doesn't do it, then the smiling fair-haired boy Ariel will do it anyway, accompanied by his entourage of lawyers.

Fern says he just wants to solve this in the best manner possible, without having to fight with anyone; he's tired of meeting with conflict at every turn. Omar asks Fern Lety ever really loved him.

Fern takes a swipe at Omar, but hurts himself in the process. Omar backs away and warns Fern not to hurt himself!

Omar treats himself and Fern to a special lunch in the boardroom. Dully, Fern admits that his anxiety over Lety is dwindling, and he's accepting reality. He needed to hit bottom, and he did. He went to Acapulco to get killed. Omar calls him his "dear kamikaze" and says if it'd been him in Acapulco, he would have gone looking for the bonbons, the cupcakes, the contestants at the Nuestra Belleza pageant. Irritated, Fern continues, saying he felt yesterday like he couldn't go on; he wanted to disappear; but, thank God, something opened his eyes.

Something? Or someone? Omar asks.

"Marcia," Fern admits, with embarrassment. Omar is impactado. Fern is pensive. We are spared the complete rehash of Fern's bad, awful, terrible night, but after lunch they are still talking about it in Fern's office. Omar is surprised that Marcia went to Acapulco for him. Fern says she rescued him from the bar, took him to her place, tended to his wounds, and listened to him. It was special. Tough, cruel, but also somewhat beautiful. All of his things were still there, just as he had left him, as if Marcia hadn't wanted to forget him. He thinks Marc might still be in love with him. Omar wants to know if this means Fern's thinking of getting back together with her. Omar asks, with all due respect, did they make love? Fern says it was a MOMENT of love, but not like the perverted kind that Omar imagines. (Sad to say, Omar can really only wrap his mind around one kind of "love.") It was all for him last night - she is still in love with Fernando.

Hours later, Fernando says he still doesn't know what next. Marcia left him a bag and told him to pack up his things. Omar impatiently wants to know what Fern did. Fern says he wasn't able to pack anything. (He doesn't clarify whether the impediment was physical or emotional.)

Omar suggests that Fern go to a doctor. Fern gets up and says he'll feel better after he walks around a little. He says he wants to explain what happened to him. Everyone in the world was mad at him. Out in the city, too. It was traffic, stress, the lawsuit... he fell to the floor, and then fifteen people were beating him savagely.

At this point he is standing next to the cabinet in his office. Alicia throws the door open without knocking, pinning him between the door and the cabinet. "Where's Fernando?" she demands. "Isn't he here?" She finds him moaning in pain and asks him why he was hiding! She asks him if she wants to scream, and complains that she can't understand him. Omar explains that Fern would like to scream in pain, but she nearly killed him with that hit. She sorta apologizes, then happily notes that he didn't yell at her. She says they should talk this way more often. She remembers to tell him that his lawyer is on the phone - she says she's just telling him that as a favor. She goes on and on about the bruises and how much they must hurt until, at Fern's behest, Omar finally kicks her out.

Later, Fern tells Omar that the lawyer said everything hinges on getting together with Lety. It'd definitely be better to work something out than to try to prosecute. Omar's like, that's fine, but where the heck is she? He tells Fern that if he really wants to reclaim Conceptos, he's going to have to talk to his "in-laws." Fern looks offended.

Marcia and Darth Teresita

Luigi is telling Marcia, Teresita, and some man in a necktie who doesn't look like Ricky Armstrong about the lemon soda commercial - something about a sparkly swarm of bubbles. Marcia isn't listening - she's wondering if Fern took his things away. (I think the hair is okay, but I liked it better curly; the pink eyeshadow isn't very flattering, in my opinion, but it's a huge improvement over that coral stuff that made her look as if she'd been crying even when she wasn't.)

That evening, Marcia and Teresita go to Marcia's office. Mar tells Ter that meeting with Luigi was taking forever; she couldn't concentrate; she was dying. She wants to go home. Teresita invites Marcia to her place and watch the beauty pageant with her and Humberto; rest and relax. But Marcia wants to be alone. And she wants to see if Fern took his stuff. Teresita suggests that she simply ask Fern, but Marcia says she doesn't want him to feel pressured, nor does she want be too obvious. She'd like to have some dignity, and she doesn't want to get her hopes up. And, he's confused and is feeling betrayed. And, she wants to see how he reacts when Lety comes back.

Teresita thinks Lety will never show her face around there again. They have declared war against her. This is Marcia's big chance to win Fern back. Anyway, who knows what kind of sordid mess that woman is getting herself into right now? (At the moment, in fact, Lety is preparing for the Nuestra Belleza pageant.)

That evening, in the executive lobby

The feas are chatting in the lobby. (Alicia is eavesdropping.) They've been invited to Martha's place to watch the beauty pageant, but they won't be able to get there in time. (Sara complains about her height.) And they won't all fit in Mr. Martha's taxi, anyway. Juana gets an idea - they could watch the pageant on the big TV in the boardroom! (Alicia fumes silently.) Irmita worries that if she stays there to watch the pageant, Luigi will make her work instead. They suggest that they sneak into the boardroom now so they won't be caught. They turn and plow right into Alicia. They back off, screaming in terror.

Alicia makes fun of their interest in the pageant and says the boardroom is not for the use of mere employees. They make fun of her poverty. She claims not to be interested in such a frivolous thing as a beauty pageant. She is above such things. But riffraff like them - they live for that stuff. She figures they watch those things and wish it could happen to them. Sara says she's tired of listening to this poor woman and suggests they adjourn to the boardroom.

Alicia tattles to Lopez, who comes out of his batcave to holler NO!!!! at them. He runs through all of his repulsive, housefly-like mannerisms... and Alicia mimics his gestures! PM whines cutely at him (ugh) and says don't be mean.

Marcia and Teresita come out and demand an explanation for all the noise. The feas ask nicely if they can watch the pageant in the boardroom. Alicia protests, but Marcia says sure, PLEASE watch it in the boardroom. Alicia is stunned. Lopez complains. "Lopez, didn't you hear me?" Lopez says he will watch the pageant in the boardroom with them.

Just then, Martha & family (including ALL the kids) show up. Teresita is amused. Alicia complains even more, about this big pack of kids. "They're not kids, they're parents," PM's smartalecky kid retorts. "How nice," Alicia says sarcastically. "This is beyond offensive."

"Alicia, I would like it if at least someone would enjoy this place," Marcia says. The sound of Lopez rubbing his head is almost lost in the din of the cuartel's happy comments as they crowd into the boardroom. Irma thanks Marcia and Teresita.

Teresita says goodnight and says she's going to stay a bit longer. Alicia invites herself to Marcia's to watch the pageant there. Or to her place - it's closer. She doesn't want them to be late. Marcia offers a weak protest but doesn't explicitly say no. Alicia takes this as a yes and assaults Teresita with unprovoked goodbye hugs and kisses.

While Marcia leaves and Alicia scurries for her bag, Teresita stares with dread at the door to Fernando's office.

RoboPop, Ninja-Mom, and Lazybones, aka "Walking Digestive Tract"

RoboPop brings the TV into the living room. (Moty growls at him!) He says he wants to watch the beauty pageant, and he knows that lazybones Tomas will come over and he doesn't want to be in his pajamas, or something. Tomas arrives, I swear his hair is taller than ever, and while RoboPop fiddles with the TV, Tomas discreetly informs Julieta that the lawyers don't want to go to Conceptos. They went ahead and did what they thought they were supposed to do. Now that they know the whole truth about the Conceptos/Filmo-Imagen relationship, they're not happy because they were not informed of everything from the very beginning.

Julieta recounts her conversation with Fern earlier that day, when Julieta told Fernando he'd done enough damage. Tomas is afraid that Fernando will dismember him, and then who will help his mother sort out the bolillos from the teleras? (Two kinds of bread, which you would sort of expect a baker to be able to distinguish!...thanks Rantor for this tip!) Julieta is very, very upset about what Fernando is trying to do to her poor daughter. (RoboPop blows into the back of the TV set and chokes on what I assume is a dust bunny that flew into his mouth.) J and T wonder what will happen if the lawyers won't go to Conceptos. Lety will come back tomorrow, and then who knows what will happen. J is very worried that RoboPop will find out.

RoboPop scolds them for sharing secrets. He says he's going to imagine that like always, they're planning a picnic. He continues to struggle with the TV. Julieta points to the electrical cord and suggests that he plug it in. "What do you know about electricity," he grumps at her.

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Meanwhile, in Acapulco

Lety doesn't want to approach Aldo. She doesn't know what to say. Caro says it'd be polite just to greet him.

Meanwhile, Aldo is fiddling with the grill and the bellezas are flirting with him, asking if he only invited them there just to watch him cook. Laughing, he says yep, that's it. He tells them where they can find drinks. They all leave, save for one girl who stays behind, apparently to flirt with him some more. Aldo says "okay, it's all yours" and approaches Lety and Carolina, leaving the flirtatious belleza alone at the grill!

Lety panics, and Carolina excuses herself and leaves Lety alone with Aldo. Aldo asks Lety to help him with the food, but Lety says she can't cook. They are interrupted by the jilted belleza and another contestant, who offer to help him instead. Aldo very nicely says "thanks, but Lety is the one whose help I want." Lety is dazzled by this special request and by the blinding sun reflecting off of Aldo's perfect Ultra-Brite smile. The cheeky belleza, Agatha, asks Aldo what does Lety have that she doesn't? (Carolina takes notice and approaches.) Aldo somewhat brusquely brushes her off. Caro announces that this would be a great time to give the girls their gifts - the perfume she bought for them yesterday. (I wonder if it's Secretos from Bella Life? ;-) This lures the bellezas away from Aldo again... briefly.

Lety asks if he wouldn't rather have the pretty girls help him. He says he wants her, and Agatha doesn't even come close to measuring up. (Thanks for the explanation, Judy!) Abashed, she agrees to help, but doesn't know how, since she can't cook. He tells her she can hand him his ingredients, one by one. He just likes being with her. She admits that she likes to be with him too.

He asks, doesn't she want to know why he is so happy? She gets a little bit miffed, saying she doesn't want to talk about that, much less that thing that happened on the beach.

"Oh, you mean that great kiss that we had?" Aldo asks, smiling. Lety clearly does not want to talk about it. She says it was just an accident. He says in that case, it was a very lucky accident! And doesn't she want to know what he's feeling, what he's thinking? He says he knows she's recuperating. She pretends to think he's referring to her hand. He says no, he means what happened with Fern. She tells Aldo that in this very short time, he has become very special to her.

He almost kisses her. She moves away quickly and heads toward the grill, suddenly very interested in helping him cook. He follows and he says she's very special to him, too. She looks at him dreamily.

They commence cooking. She says she feels badly about the kiss. She was thinking about - "Fernando Mendiola," Aldo predicts, with a faintly annoyed look. Lety explains that she didn't want him to - "feel deceived," he predicts again. (I am noticing how good Lety's skin looks. Must be the Acapulco air. I'm going to have to plan a trip.) He says he understands all of that; neither of them planned the kiss; it was without malice or forethought. It just happened. And it wasn't frivolous, either.

This almost seems to appease her; then she asks what did he see in her. He wonders if she's talking about Fernando again, but she says she just wants to know. He lists her good qualities again: she's a sensible, special woman. He's moved by her strong fight to reclaim herself and to be a part of that process himself. He loves her freshness, her ingenuity, her sense of wonderment at all that's happened, at discovering all the world around her. The kiss wasn't her fault or his fault, it was magic. He pleads, "Don't torment yourself over that kiss, okay?"

"Satisfied?" he asks. "Yes, yes, yes," Lety answers awkwardly, clearing her throat and looking hopefully at the bellezas' table. One of them catches her eye and rushes over, complaining that they're all hungry. Aldo makes an official announcement that it's time for them all to enjoy this delicious banquet that he's prepared just for them. They applaud, and he takes a bow. (This never happens at Burger King.) Lety makes a happy face and clinks glasses with Aldo, but she looks troubled as she sips from her glass.

The bellezas flock around the table to compliment Aldo while he's trying to talk to Lety. Caro tells them to go back to their tables. (Is this fourth grade?) Aldo wishes them luck in tonight's pageant. After they disperse, Aldo tells Lety that if it's okay with her, tomorrow he's going to resume construction of his restaurant, The Flavor of Life. Lety approves! Aldo says that all of the obstacles in his life simply vanished last night. Caro discreetly moves to the opposite side of the table and gets her camera ready as they hug. "Smile!" she requests, and they turn to look at her, smiling. Lety's smile disappears when she sees the camera, and she complains after Caro snaps the picture. Aldo agrees, angrily declaring that this deception is unforgivable... unless Caro gives each of them a copy of the photo! Lety giggles.

Carolina tells the bellezas that lunch time is over - they need to be ready at 8 tonight for the grand finale. The girls squeal excitedly, as if they hadn't known the pageant was tonight. :-) Aldo tells them he can't go to the pageant tonight. Lety is crushed. Then he admits he was kidding and he wouldn't miss it for the world.

Ha! Now, how's that for a hilarious joke! He does SO have a sense of humor! He nearly cracks up laughing. So does Lety. Well, that makes two. Caro drags Lety away and says she can tell that Lety is feeling better about the kiss. Lety tries to casually explain that it's all okay now. Carolina says, "I told you Aldo is a very special man" and says she's glad that she's feeling calmer now. "Yes, yes," Lety agrees, with elaborate coolness. "He's special, he's nice."

Aldo is standing right behind them. Lety urges Caro to walk a little faster. As soon as they are out of earshot, Aldo says to himself, "Lety... my Lety."

(DUDE!! She is NOT "your" Lety!!!)

That evening, while Darth Teresita speculates as to what kind of sordid mess Lety might be involved in now, Lety tries to put on some mascara. She says it feels like she's poking herself in the eye. While she is still rubbing it, Carolina attacks her with perfume. Lety admits that it smells nice, but asks Caro why she's helping her. Caro says it was just business at first, because she was impressed by Lety's competence. But then she also saw that Lety needed a change of scenery. And then, when she got to know Lety better, her business interest grew into a great friendship. Lety beams and says she feels the same way. Caro says she's also rediscovering her own wish to be around someone to care for; someone to protect; someone to count on her. Lety says she hopes someday she'll find the happiness she deserves, beside a handsome man - a man as handsome as herself - who loves and values her, and with whom she can have all the kids she wants - 8, 11, whatever... Caro thanks Lety for wishing such kind things for her, and they hug.

As they wrap up their preparations, Lety mimics Carolina in the mirror. (She's also done that with Alicia, but that was meant mockingly, rather than affectionately.)

Aldo shows up at the pageant in formal attire with a bow tie. Caro's wearing an awesome dress. Aldo says he needs to tell Carolina something. He's afraid he might commit an imprudence. Caro urges him to explain. "I am in love with Leticia," Aldo says.

Carolina is super-impactada. "Don't look at me that way," Aldo says. If he doesn't say it to Carolina, he might blurt it out to Lety instead, and he doesn't want to freak her out. (Someone calls for Carolina, but Caro brushes her off.) Caro says that's a good idea - Lety will take off running if he tries to talk to her about love. He says sure, but that's how love is; Lety knows that; it doesn't ask permission. Love arrives, blah blah blah. Caro says she's happy for him. And also relieved, because the way he came running up to her, she thought his house had flooded, or something. He says that in fact, his heart is flooded. But that's not what he's worried about. He doesn't want to pressure Lety.

Carolina asks what he will do next. He says for now, he's just feeling happy, and he'll give it time and see how it goes. Caro reminds him that she's going back to the city tomorrow. He says that's okay with him. Putting distance between them and letting their emotions rest will be a good test of their love. In any case, he's really happy. It's not just the euphoria of the moment, but also because Lety helped him so much. Thanks to her, he's reunited with his dad, who gave him that letter and now he can get over the death of his wife. Carolina says that's all he needs to tell Lety.

In the dressing room, the bellezas are getting ready in their swimsuits. Lety is wearing a sleeveless dress which is OPEN AT THE NECK!! (Oh boy, I hope RoboPop doesn't see that!) They are all excited about the pageant. Lety jokes that she could get a bathing suit too. She reminds them that one of them will be the winner. Again, they all squeal as if this is new information.

Carolina worries that the event will start late. A cameraman pauses in front of Aldo, who begs off. Carolina says "welcome" to the camera. Alex worries because he can't find Anais (pretty woman who was nice to Lety at the Yuri concert). Caro explains to Aldo that Anais is a TV personality, who will be working in the evening gown event later in the show. Just then, Anais shows up, and Alex takes off to start the show. Caro introduces Aldo, and Anais greets him with a little kiss. She seems VERY charmed! She kisses him again before retiring to the dressing room. Aldo wishes Carolina luck and starts looking around for Lety.

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Meanwhile, back at Conceptos

Fern and Omar are still talking about the Lety situation. Omar insists that "we" have to speak with Lety's father. They don't have to tell him everything that happened between Lety and Fern. Fern says that man makes him very nervous. He packs a mean punch.

There is a knock on the door (that's how they know it's not Alicia). It's Teresita.

"I'm going to the house. What shall I tell your father? Because you were supposed to talk to Leticia's family."

Fern stares stupidly out of his bruised face, wondering what to say.

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Next week
Phone calls! Glamour! Desperation!
Ninja-Mom hangs up on Fernando again!
Fern sees something shocking on the TV!

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Mari’s asking Cande how Leonardo’s doing and reveals that she’s moving out of Casa de las Fieras and back to the neighborhood. Mari tells Cande everything and that Jos is expecting Gabe’s baby. Pshaw…says Cande…as if. Mari says that she’ll continue loving him until she dies (awwww…)

Joselyn is threatening Gabe in his sleep.

Pau is chatting with Regina and Dolores…how did Jocelyn get pregnant with my father’s baby? Well Paulina here’s how it works. Demian arrives with bad news about JC and Regina & Pau leave with him, forgetting all about Pau’s lesson in the birds and the bees.

Tiberio is chatting with Rogelio who makes it clear that if he goes down, everyone goes down with him. Oh goody…something to look forward to.

Jos and Dolores have a threat-fest. Dolores lets her know that despite having the ‘proof’ no one really believes it. Jos doesn’t care and tells her that if Gabe wakes up, he’ll have to return to her now that she’s carrying his baby. Jos continues on with her super-egotistical monologue in which she says no one is her rival at her level because she’s so bad.

JC’s in jail for using second-rate materials in his buildings. Regina’s begging Demian to get him out of jail. Paulina & JC are chatting in the very dark jail cell. JC clinches his good guy status by saying that at least no one was hurt or died when the building collapsed.

Mari tells Cande how much she loves Luisito even though she’s not related to him and she will see him in the future. Cut to Luisito and David playing swords and then deciding to go visit the hospital (um, where is the nanny/bodyguard or whatever…if you live in a target, I mean a house that big in Mexico City, and your kid’s already been kidnapped once, wouldn’t you have a couple bodyguards hanging around?) The kids find a boat and get into it, naturally it starts sinking. Cortito jumps in to save them.

Both Gabe & Mari have a funny feeling in their heart at the same time. Cortito calls that Taxi guy and is crying hysterically. Mari sees the two beds with the flat-lined screens and the sheets pulled up and falls apart. Jos sees her and looks shocked, like what is that feeling she’s expressing?

Dolores tells Mari that Gabe’s heart also acted funny…Mari goes to visit Gabe and tells him that Luisito died and that she’s leaving forever and won’t be there to console him when he wakes up.

JC’s going to have to spend the night in jail—everyone’s very worried about that. JC and Paulina kiss through the bars again—be careful of the germs!!! That night JC can’t sleep and is trying to piece together who could have used the wrong materials.

Paulina goes home with Regina & Demian. Regina gets a call from Dolores about Luisito and David. She breaks the news to Paulina and everyone cries.

Leonardo wakes up and asks about Mari. They whine back and forth at each other about how he’s feeling, what happened in the accident. Later he finds out that Miriam donated his very rare blood for him.

David & Luisito’s funerals take place. Jos is as cold and stony as ice, Paulina falls apart. Mari goes home and sees the boys’ notebooks. She and Cande talk and Mari tells her she has decided to defend herself.

Joselyn is remembering how mean she was to Luisito and feeling guilty about it. She goes bonkers. Miriam tells her to calm down for the baby she’s expecting, Jos tells her now that Luisito was the only thing that still connected her with Gabe.

JC is freed and Paulina & Regina break the sad news to him.

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Caro can see that something is bugging Lety. Lety tells Caro about her make-out session on the beach with Aldo. Caro is excited for her. Lety says she totally regrets it and now doesn’t want to see him ever again.

In the executive lobby, Mama T tells Marcia that Humberto had a terrible night after learning about Fern’s antics and about the judge’s ruling to give Lety the company. Humby won’t be coming to the office. She thinks they should keep him distanced from all these problems to preserve his health. She asks where Fern is. Marcia doesn’t want the employees to here her answer and takes Mama T to her office. The cuartel watch as Marcia and Mama T walk by and comment that bad luck does not discriminate.

Lety says she feels bad because she kissed Aldo, and she shouldn’t have done it because she still loves Fern. Caro asks if she is thinking of going back to Fern. Lety says “Of course, not, Fern doesn’t love me, he just used me.”

Marcia tells Mama T about her rescue mission the night before. Mama T has hopes that Marcia will get back together with Fern. She is encouraged when Marcia says she still had all of Fern’s stuff at her house. She asks if they “reconciled” [that’s mom-speak for “boinked”… ick!]. Marcia says no, because she still has her dignity. She slept in another room. Still, Mama T says the outlook seems promising. She should give him another opportunity. Marcia says she did. She gave Fern the suitcase and told him to pack his crap, but it was a test; if Fern takes his things, that means he has no interest in staying, if he leaves them, well…

Meanwhile, Fern is getting ready to leave Marcia’s place. He looks at his stuff and the suitcase on Marcia’s bed…. he lingers… he... he… decides to leave it! [Doh! Fern, what are you thinking?!]

Caro tells Lety why Aldo is a good deal. He has no other commitments (i.e. fiancee), he's extraordinary, plus he would never deceive her. Lety says this is not a good time to fall in love. Caro tells her to go for it!

Alicia arrives at work late and the cuartel chide her. Alicia says it’s so hard to get out of bed when you sleep on silk sheets; not like the poor folks, who sleep on lumpy beds and are better off just getting up. The cuartel mock Alicia’s uppity-ness. Just then Marcia yells “ALICIA!”

Lety and Caro are in a shop buying gifts for the bellezas, and they marvel at the convenience of credit cards. Aldo calls Caro on her cell. They discuss something about going to a special place for lunch. After the call, she tells Lety that Also sounds very happy, and says that he has a special surprise for them. Lety looks worried about that.

Alicia knows she’s in deep doo-doo, so she tries to deflect the scolding by telling Marcia how wonderful she looks [oh yeah, today Marcia is sporting super-straightened hair and has traded her heavy coral eye shadow for heavy rose eye shadow… actually, cotton candy might be a better description]. Anyhoo, Alicia’s tactic does not work, and she gets yelled at for being late. Alicia says it’s easy for Marcia to judge, since she has transportation to get to work, while Alicia can’t even take a taxi. Marcia suggests the bus. Alicia is offended. Ariel arrives with his personality-challenged lawyers. Ariel tells Alicia that she has the perfect man for her. Alicia excitedly looks toward the lawyers. No, Ariel says, not them, what you need is a taxi driver… pa-dum-pum! Before she can retaliate, he orders her to bring them coffee.

The execs head to the boardroom. Mama T tells Ariel and Co. that the judge has ruled in Lety’s favor. Ariel is impactado.
In the exec lobby, Fern strolls in whistling and walking with his head turned toward the wall. As usual, he asks if Lety has called. Sarah replies that she hasn’t. He continues to walk while looking away from them. The cuartel is intrigued by this. Alicia walks in and is in the right spot to see Fern’s black-and-blue face. She screams, which startles Fern. He jumps and turns around. The cuartel see him and scream, too. Fern tries to explain that he tripped and fell, but it doesn't hurt at all.

Ariel tells the rest of the execs that now that Lety has the company, they are bankrupt and ruined. He asks where Fern is; he bets that Fern couldn’t even dare to show his face. Just then Fern walks in. Seeing his beat-up face, Ariel looks disgusted. Insults fly. Mom defends Fern [about time, mom!]. Ariel tells Fern he’s an embarrassment. He asks how it feels to be a loser. He puts his hand on Fern’s shoulder -- which causes Fern much pain-- and tells Fern he feels pity for him. He asks Fern if he is here to defend Lety again. Fern says he’s done doing that. [Doh! Strike two, Fern.]

Julieta cries as she reads Lety’s diary-- the part where Lety writes that she is not capable of keeping Fern’s company, even if he deserves it. Just then Lety calls. Lety asks what’s wrong. Mom says that Lety being gone makes her realize just what a wonderful person Lety is, and that she misses her. Lety tells her not to worry; in Acapulco she is surrounded by people who make her feel important. Mom exclaims “Hallelujah, that’s just what you need!”

Humby has called into the boardroom and lays out the game plan. They need to take drastic measures. They will hire a specialized lawyer to bring criminal charges against Lety.

Meanwhile, Tomas is talking to the happy-hour lawyers. One of them is wearing funky glasses with rhinestones. He explains that he was at one of those restaurants “with poles” [a strip club maybe?] and his friend sat on his regular glasses, so the friend then let him borrow her own glasses… whatever. Tomas tries to explain that Lety doesn’t want to keep Conceptos. He wants the lawyers to find a way to reverse the judge’s ruling.

Humby tells Fern that he needs to call Lety’s family. They might be able to pressure Lety into coming back.

Robopop is doing and interviewing over the phone for an accounting job. He tells the prospective employer that he comes from a noble, honest, and responsible family. He proudly tells of Lety’s high position managing a big company’s finances. Julieta listens in and thinks “if only he knew the truth.”

Caro and Lety bring the bellezas together on the hotel lawn for Aldo’s surprise. The bellezas discuss how hot Aldo is. A they walk away, Caro and Lety stay back. Lety says it’s ironic that the bellezas can’t wait to see Aldo, while she never wants to see him again. Caro tells Lety to get a grip. In Acapulco, you’re supposed to have fun.

Tomas tells the lawyers that if they don’t straighten this mess out, Lety will kill him. He pulls the end of his tie above his head like a noose.

Ariel tells Fern to call Lety’s family. Fern says he will call them in private.

No-personality lawyers have more bad news. In the next step of this legal process, Conceptos will be auctioned off to pay off the debt to Lety. The entire executive board is impactado. Ariel yells at Fern to go call Lety’s family already. Fern feigns panic, then calmly leaves. Ariel observes that, again, their fate is in Fern’s hands.

Tom tells the happy-hour lawyers to go to Conceptos to straighten everything out. The happy-hour lawyers explain to Tomas that in order to take the action he wants, Lety need to be there in person. They ask when she will return. They go into a long unnecessary discussion about when the beauty pageant in Acapulco will end.

In the presidential office, Fern Calls Julieta, who responds very coldly. He says that he wanted to avoid this, but if no one tells him where Lety is, he will have to tell her and Robopop the truth about what’s going on, because Lety is behaving very badly with the company. Julieta, with Ninja-like reaction, responds, “And you? Haven’t you behaved badly?” She goes on to tell him off, asking how dare he have the nerve to accuse Lety when it was Fern who dragged her into that hell. It’s a miracle she’s still alive after all he has put her through. Fern is impactado and asks if Lety told her all of this. Ninja mom says Lety did not need to say anything for her (mom) to understand what's going on. She asks him if he has the pantalones [pants] to tell her husband everything he has done. Fern tries to tell her that Lety is making a mistake by trying to take over the company. Ninja mom says he’s mistaken, she does not want his company and Tomas is working with the lawyers to get that straightened out. She tells him to leave her family alone. Fern says that things are getting complicated. Ninja mom says he made them complicated. Lety made a mistake and she’s paying for it, but he got her mixed up in these problems. She hangs up on him and Fern pretends he’s still talking to her, thanking her and saying it was nice chatting with her.

Happy-hour lawyers finally ask what the pageant has to do with Lety. Tomas explains that she will be back as soon as the pageant ends. Happy-hour lawyers insist that Tomas must tell them all the nitty-gritty details about the case in order to understand how they can help. Tomas is hesitant. They say they can not continue on the case until Tomas spills the beans.

At the hotel, the girls find Aldo’s surprise: a barbeque. The bellezas think it’s the best surprise ever! Aldo has a big goofy grin and immediately asks for Lety. Lety is hiding in the back of the crowd, obviously dreading having to face Aldo again.
Fernando remembers his conversation with Ninja mom. Omar walks in and compares Fern to Julio Cesar Chavez [famous Mexican boxer]. He also asks just how many rottweillers he got into a fight with. Fern rehashes his conversation with ninja mom. He says she knows everything, and she peeee-oh’d. They will stand by Lety, and with good reason, because they are a good Mexican family with values.

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At the island of the dolls in Xichimilco
El Guapo tells Berta he's going to extract the scent of fear and death and cuts one of his fingers and then proceeds to cut off one of Berthas fingers .

Liliana, tells Miranda that she is sorry that without her intention she caused so many problems between her and Alejandro. Miranda tells her that is she wants her to listen to her, to be honest and tell her the truth, that all she did was for her own sake. Liliana tells her she is right.

they argue and Liliana asks Miranda if she would be willing to give Alejandro his freedom, she replies, that she would let Alejandro make his own decisions and that is what love is all about.

In Puerto Vallarta, Miranda plays with her nephew as Charo tells her if she spoils her nephew she can only imagine how she'll treat her own son. She asks her if she still loves Alejandro and she says she does as she recalls her wedding day. Rebeca arrives and tells her that Julio is getting worse but decided to come to take her grandson home.

Liliana, goes to see Alejandro and tell him that Miranda is a great woman and that he should go after her, she says that that will be the last time they see each other and dumbell has the nerve to say that if shouldn't that be his decision.\She tell him that Miranda is letting him decide what he wants to do and not to many women would do that. She tells him that she already called Sofia's dad and that he was thrilled to find out he has a daughter and even ask her to give their relationship a try, Alejandro is happy for her and tells her that if she ver needs anything to call him. When Liliana leaves he calls his chauffer and tells him to have his plane ready ASAP he is going to the hacienda to try to win Miranda back because she is the love of his life and he will do whatever it takes towin her back.

Alejandro arrives at the hacienda and sees Arcadia. He asks where is everyone and she says she has not been home so she has no idea, he looks for Gabino and asks him where Miranda Gabino tells him that even if he cuts his tongue he won't tell him where she is. He asks him if it's an order from Miranda and he says it is. He tells him he loves Miranda like he loves Arcadia but Gabino tells him if he has to be loyal to him or Miranda he'll pick her. He begs him to help him and Gabino finally admits that she is in Puerto Vallarta with Fabricio that the hotel info is on the desk in her office, and to hurry because she leaves for Europe the following morning.

Cesar arrives in Puerto Vallarta and checks into the hotel under Alejandro Luque's name. Charo tells Rebeca she saw Cesar but Rebeca tells him he's on the run and can't be him. Cesar sees Rebeca and says she's going to help him.

Alejandro thanks Naty for giving him cocoa water saying it gave him strength. She tells him to fight for her and listen to her in silence. She gives him some cocoa and says if Miranda turns him down to give it to her and tells her the cocoa bush needs a lot to go thru lots of hands. He tries to talk but she tells him he's loosing strength and tells him to leave as he orders his plane ready to go to Puerto Vallarta.

Miranda asks Fabricio how his project went and he tells her he already signed the contract to put his project forward. He tells her he wants their trip to be a second chance and if it doesn't work they'll remain friends. Veronica tells Renata that now that they're rich again that have no help. Renata says she's learned along the way what is more important. Veronica asks her who the father of her baby is and she says it doesn't matter because the baby is hers and she is going to raise him to have the same qualities that Juan has.

Alejandro arrives at the hotel and asks if Miranda Sanllorente or Fabricio are staying in the Hotel, the man tells him that the Fabricio and his wife are having lunch at the restaurant on the deck.
Miranda tells Fabricio she can't make a decision in the time they had to each lunch. He tells her to think that their love was interrupted by Florencia and then Alejandro. She tells him she doesn't see him as a man and doesn't want to lie to him. He leans over and asks her for another chance and kisses her.

Alejandro arrives at that moment and sees them and says they have taken great advantage of their time together. Fabricio asks Alejandro what he's doing there as he and Miranda stare at each other. He says he has nothing to do there as he asks Miranda if they can talk.

OK everyone... this is my last recapp, tomorrow is the grand Finale... I hope you like it....Its been a pleasure meeting all of you and see you around!!

In the mean time I will leave you my fundraising webpage in case anyone is interested in donating to the Save The Children charity for which I need to raise $5000, and for whom I'm doing the trek to India.

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I found sunrise above, and sunset below. I wouldn't mind being there!!

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As MA struggles to comprehend Joselyn’s test results, Josleyn lays it on thick. MA was only a toy for Gabriel and that he deceived her and that Joselyn is better than MA. MA asks her to leave and she does with a nasty little wink.

Leo is driving his taxi and having a flashback to Elsa telling him about being raped. Then he starts driving like a lunatic and crashes his car. With his face covered with blood and grasping his dashboard crucifix, Leo tries to get out of car but collapses half in and half out of the car.

Paulina tells Regina that the gynecologist has told her that she can get pregnant again. Regina is pleased and tells Paulina that she has to be patient. Paulina says that she is afraid that if she doesn’t get preggers soon, JC will leave her for another woman. Regina says her son wouldn’t leave the love of his life because of that. She asks where is the valiant Paulina who fought for her love. Paulina says that that part of her died the day she lost her baby.

Silvestre tells Candelaria that Leo had an accident and is in bad shape. She is impactada.

MA recalls Gabriel’s words of love and then asks him over and over why he betrayed her.

Soraya tells Otilia that Diana is having a good time on her trip and Pedro is very attentive. Otilia asks when they will be back. Soraya says that they will be back in time for the march of women who have been cheated on. Then Otilia reads to Soraya the 10 fundamental statutes of the club of deceived women:

1. Love your fellow man but first and foremost love yourself;
2. Don’t blame yourself for nothing “no te culparas en vano”;
3. Have a good time at all parties;
4. Don’t be a jailer for your children and don’t make your sons into macho pigs;
5. Don’t lie; be faithful to your ideas and your passions;
6. Don’t kill. You want to love and be loved;
7. Don’t have sex with people you don’t like. Only do it if you want to.
8. Don’t ever let anyone treat you badly;
9. Don’t covet your friend’s man; and
10. Don’t complain about your life; enjoy every minute of it.
Epilogue: Love your man but don’t trust him. Men are all the same – they are the worst.

[I have to say that Otilia is the most amusing character on this novela.]

Candelaria comes into the emergency room and asks about Leo. The doctor says that he lost a lot of blood but he has a rare blood type and they need an emergency donation. [We can guess who that is going to be, can’t we.]

JC tells Tiberio that he can’t understand why there are problems with the construction of the houses. Tiberio says people are making complaints and at that moment two official guys come in and say that JC has to come to the ‘delegacion’ with them. He is impactado.

Candelaria comes to beg Miriam to give Leo a blood transfusion and save him. [How Candelaria knows that they have the same blood type, I don’t know.] Miriam says that now she will demonstrate that she is a bad mother. She doesn’t care if Leo lives or dies. He is nothing to her. She will not go to the hospital with Candelaria. Candelaria gets on her knees and begs. Miriam tells her to get out. Candelaria says that Leo will die because of her pride, egoism and cruelty. Miriam says that Candelaria can shout insults at her all day. If Leo dies, it is Candelaria’s fault for taking in babies that she found in churches. Candelaria is Leo’s mother and his situation is her problem. Candelaria keeps on begging, which just seems to make Miriam madder and she finally throws Candelaria out.

Back with the comatose, MA has more memories of their love making and asks the same questions about why he betrayed her.

JC calls Demian and say that he has been arrested because walls fell down at the construction site. Demian is impactado.

Regina asks Paulina if she feels better after their talk. She says yes, a little but her sadness won’t go away. There is also the situation of her father, Gabriel. She feels alone. Regina says that she is surrounded by people who care for her. Then we have basically the same conversation between Paulina and Regina that the had before. Paulina must be strong; JC loves her, etc. etc. Paulina doesn’t appear to be convinced.

Tiberio is enjoying the fact that he has gotten JC in trouble when Demian comes in. Tiberio claims that he knows nothing about what happened to JC. Demian leaves to go to the police station and tells Tiberio not to tell Regina what happened and to stay at his desk to take phone calls.

Back at the hospital, the taxi drivers are keeping vigil. Silvestre tells Candelaria that Leo’s situation is the same. He needs an operation but he has lost so much blood they can’t risk it without a transfusion.

Karen, who is in Paris, calls Miriam to say that she coming home to Mexico very soon. When Karen asks where Joselyn is, Miriam says that she doesn’t know and makes some unflattering remarks about Joselyn’s behavior. Karen tells her grandmother not to criticize her daughter, ‘mothers should support their children in all things.’ After the call, Miriam flashes back to Candelaria’s entreaties for Leo.

Candelaria is praying for Leo in the hospital chapel.

At the police station, Demian is trying to make the construction problem ‘go away’ by greasing the palm of the inspector but he isn’t having any.

Candelaria is telling one of the cabbies that to save Leo, they need a miracle and what do you know, in walks Miriam. Candelaria is all over her weeping with gratitude.

Regina comes into Gabriel’s hospital room and MA says that she is glad that someone will stay with Gabriel. She isn’t coming back. Regina is puzzled but MA does not tell her what is going on.

At the police station, Nicolas tells Demian that he does not understand how this has happened. The company never purchased substandard materials. Demian says that he doesn’t know what happened either. Nicolas says they have to investigate and find out who actually bought the bad stuff. Demian says that he will investigate but the first thing is to get JC out of jail. Nicolas says it won’t be that easy; the victim is insisting that JC pay the penalty for what happened. Demian says that he will pay any amount of money to spring JC but Nicolas says that it is not a matter of money, but justice. ‘Whatever,’ says Demian, ‘I just want it to happen right away. I don’t want Regina to find out that JC is in jail.’ Nicolas says that may not be possible. JC may have to spend some time in jail. ‘How long?’ asks Demian. Nicolas says that he doesn’t know but JC isn’t getting out of jail until his innocence is shown.

At the hospital, the doctor thanks Miriam for donating blood for Leo. She asks to see him. The doctor hesitates but then takes her to his room. Looking at the unconscious Leo, Miriam tells herself that once again she has given him life and has no idea why. She has no feelings but there is something in him that moves her. Why? Why does he have the power to move her to wake up her maternal instincts, blah blah blah. She doesn’t want to take over Candelaria’s place as Leo’s mother so things will just continue as they are. She kisses Leo and leaves.

Regina tells Dolores about MA’s strange behavior with Gabriel. They neither of them understand it. MA has gone to her parents’ grave and once again talks about how she believed Gabriel was a good guy and now he has betrayed her, etc. etc.

Joselyn is waiting for Miriam in the office of their fashion house. Joselyn wants to tell Miriam about her encounter with MA in Gabriel’s hospital room but Miriam isn’t interested. Joselyn says that she isn’t holding a grudge because Miriam sold her jewelry. Once again, Miriam isn’t interested. She asks Joselyn to leave. She says that she is having a hard time dealing with her feelings. She doesn’t like it. It makes her feel weak and she is eager for it to pass. Joselyn doesn’t understand and Miriam says that it doesn’t matter.

Back at the hospital, Elsa and the taxi drivers are in the waiting room while Leo is in surgery. They are surprised that Miriam was willing to donate blood for Leo while Candelaria tells herself that they wouldn’t be surprised if they knew Miriam was Leo’s mother.

Rogelio tells Tiberio that it was he who purchased the substandard materials at Demian’s orders. Tiberio tells him to relax. No one is accusing him – yet. Rogelio says that he isn’t going to be a scapegoat for this mess. If he is accused, Tiberio and Demian will go down too.

Back in Gabriel’s hospital room, Joselyn tells Regina and Dolores about her pregnancy. Wild beast growling is heard in the background.

MA is packing up to leave. She can’t face seeing Joselyn’s triumphant face every day. She will go somewhere far away with David. She has another reason too. Her baby. It is hers, only hers.

Miriam calls the hospital about Leo. The nurse says that he is being operated on and gives the phone to Candelaria. Miriam says that she didn’t want to talk to her but Candelaria goes on to thank her profusely for what she did, etc. etc.

MA tells Luisito that she is leaving the mansion. He doesn’t understand. ‘Does this mean you aren’t going to marry my papa?’ he asks. MA says that someday he will understand everything. She will continue to see him.

Regina and Dolores don’t believe Joselyn at first but she shows them her papers that say that the baby is Gabriel’s. [I don’t believe you can do a paternity test this early in a pregnancy but hey, this is a novela.] Regina and Dolores are impactada. They suggest that the proof has been forged but Josleyn just smirks and pushes past them.

MA goes to the hospital where Leo is. Candelaria tells her that the doctor has told them that Leo is out of danger. MA tells Candelaria that she has returned to the neighborhood and Candelaria asks why.

Josleyn once again is in Gabriel’s hospital room and says one again that she will never allow anyone to take Gabriel away from her and that he will be hers forever whether he likes it or not.

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And your recapper enjoys her first with the clarity of captions. Ahhhhhh....

We open with Marcia getting the bar address and running down the people mover at the airport to get to Fernando’s rescue at the bar.

At La Fuga bar (The Flight – as in escape – I figure it’s a play on Fern’s rush from Mexico City.) our famous guest actor bar man, Leonardo, uh Librado, uh, Liberetto uh Libardo helps pick up Fernando AGAIN. Fer keeps saying he’s sorry. The barman tells him to stop already. As he staggers around trying to get a balance and still swinging randomly in front of the guys, the lady in red begs her friends to leave the poor thing alone. Fer’s so distraught and drunkenly arrogant that no one is off limits. He starts in on her now too. He tells her boyfriend how beautiful this girlfriend is that she has compassion for him (Fer) and that he doesn’t deserve it, nor does the boyfriend even deserve it, he continues towards her with his arms open asking if she would like to console him. She’s not that shy though, and she asks him why he said that to her boyfriend and then he dared to punch him too. She calls him desgaciado as she too smacks him across the face! He starts to push her and she pulls away.

Uh oh. That really does it. He earns the group soccer practice exercise. He’s the ball. Ouch. Ouch Ouch Ouch as all five Luchadores kick him repeatedly! He says it doesn’t hurt a few times, then at the end, he agrees it hurts now.

Julieta and Moty continue from the diary. I’d really love to see more of Moty. “It’s not worth bringing up again because this is the same story that has repeated since I was born. Is to be ugly to be so fragile? Is that why I fall for the first one that gets near me, even though I know he’s engaged, and that I know very clearly that I’m doing the wrong thing?"

They carry Fer out to the entrance again. Why don’t they put him outside already! If I were the bar owner I wouldn’t want a drunk laying in my entryway; that can’t be good for respectable business, you know! Fer remarks that he doesn’t like this spot where they have put him. Our guest bartender of the day comes out and says they shouldn’t be inhuman and that they should probably call a paramedic. He remarks that a woman called and she is coming to get him. The bouncer remarks "Don’t worry this poor guy isn’t going to get up, not unless they bring a crane!" Libardo tells the doorman to take the cell to give to the Senora.

At dinner, Aldo’s papa talks about how the construction business depends on the economy of the country. Aldo interrupts, but you yourself have been fine, no? Papa continues well yes, in the last few years his business helped construct two hydroelectric plants, 3 freeways and the airport for an intermediate size city. Lety makes faces from across the table for Aldo to keep up appearances with a smile. Papa sort of catches her and she kind of fakes like it’s hot or the food is spicy or something. Aldo eventually can’t ignore her and he starts laughing. Papa -Why are you laughing when I’m telling you about business deals? A-It’s just that my friend Leticia would like to say something to you but I don’t understand what it is. Lety what would you like to tell my father? Oooh, he put her on the spot to cover his butt, sneaky.

Lety struggles but then has to shout “if both of you are sure you want me to say something.” “You two have had a problem for many years and you haven’t seen each other and now you are meeting as if nothing happened? Sorry, but I don’t understand.” The men look at each other sort of impactados.

Fer does manage to get up again and tries to offer the doorman a tip to let him in again, but he won’t have it this time, even for a tip, so Fer pretends that he wants to hug him and apologize, that he needs some affection, but while he’s doing this and calling him his brother, he knees the guy right in the nuts! That smarts! He exclaims that nobody prohibits him from anything and he walks, well, staggers back into the bar. Now that was a class A A-hole move.

Back at dinner Papa confesses to Lety it’s always been very difficult for him to talk about his feelings and emotions. Aldo says that’s why he just wants to forget it all and leave things behind them. Aldo says the only important thing is that we are together again. Lety apologizes for saying something so imprudent. Papa says, “ No on the contrary after you left that message, I told myself that thanks to you I got back in touch with my son. Thank you. A-Papa – Pa – No, let me speak because I have much to say: With the passing of the years, and the loss of your mother, and as I get older I realized that I was too uncompromising with you. A –Well, and I was stubborn because I wanted to be a chef. Papa it’s just that I want you to understand that I was only defending my ideals. Papa- Of course, I understand your ideals. I missed you very much. Every night I wanted to look for you but I didn’t dare. Aldo agrees they have the same pride. Pa -Did you get want you wanted? Are you a great chef? A- I don’t know if I’m such a great chef but what’s important is that I’m doing what I love, living as I want. I swear I’m truly happy, Pa. Tears by both. Awe…..

Fer goes back into the bar and all the patrons are impactados that he came back and start screaming at him. Librado pleads and begs him to leave saying they will kill him. Fer gives him a hug and mumbles that his life isn’t worth anything. Fer then collapses on their table and knocks over the drinks. Our red dress lady screams.

Back at dinner Aldo and his Papa argue over the check and Aldo tells him to please let him pay for the first time; that it would be a great honor to pay the check for his Dad, so the Dad agrees. Lety says that Aldo is a great chef with a beautiful house and an incredible motorcycle, he’s writing a book and he wants to open a chain of restaurants. This pleases papa. Aldo says papa will think he brought her here to spread propaganda. Lety assures him she’s not lying and she could keep going on. Aldo tells his Dad that next time he can come to visit. Don Fausto tells him how happy it has made him to see Aldo again. Aldo agrees. Papa apologizes for having to leave but the helicopter is waiting for him, he has to go to Monterrey in the morning to supervise a building site.

Leti! Papa says what a real pleasure it was to meet her. She too. He really cares about both of them. Pa – I’m so overcome with emotion that I almost forgot, two years ago this letter arrived at my house. Because we were distanced from each other, I saved it. He gives it to Aldo. Turns out it’s a letter from Esther Barhona. Lety asks who that is?

Back at the bar, Fer is passed out on the table. The lady in red asks if he wants them to take him someplace in particular. Her boyfriend searches him and pulls out his wallet. The girl reads aloud that he is the President of Conceptos? He arouses and yes EX, EX. The girl says now you aren’t president? He says no, just put me here, leave me here please.

Marcia runs in screaming his name and asking what they did to him. She asks what happened to him. Barman says he came in acting as if he wanted someone to kill him. The guy says Fer was an aggressive drunk and he kept attacking us, and really we did nothing. They say he’s an aggressive guy and he should be locked up. M quiets him and they get up to go. Fer yells after the luchadores as they leave, “You are going now? It was a pleasure to meet you.” He finally get the barman’s name right only to screw it up again. She is bawling. Her cell phone rings and it’s Mama Tere. Marci tells her that she’s with Fernando now. Fer yells “Mama.” While on the phone to Tere M is crying and telling Fer that’s enough. Tere should be wondering in what dire straights M has found him since she’s bawling so much, but, it doesn’t appear she asks, so Marcia tells her “yes, ok” and hangs up.

Lety and Aldo are now wandering on the beach. Aldo holds the letter and says he’s going to throw it in the ocean. Lety stops him, “she caused you that much pain?” He tells her yes, that the letter is from his sister-in-law and from the date it looks as if it were written just after the death. L- You really don’t want to know what’s in the letter? A continues that he abandoned everything after he found out about his wife, his house, his job, and the sister was probably looking for me and it is probably just a condolence letter that arrived a little too late. L- Ok, well if you are afraid to confront the past then don’t, I’ll make a roll and throw it in for you. A-Ok, how come I always understand your message? Let’s read it then, and he tears it open.

As Marcia carries Fer out, the doorman covers his privates as he passes. Fer says he can do it himself. M asks where is a hospital. The doorman starts to explain when Fer pulls her back and says he’s not going to any hospital. Marcia tells him this is enough already. He says ok and gives her a hug. She says let’s go your car is just outside. He says no, he wants his car in here. Besides I want to go to my house right now. She says well your house is really far in case you don’t remember you drove like a crazy man to Acapulco! You are in Aca! F -Aha, of course, the boat! Regardless, he wants to go by himself. She tells him they’ll make a pact. He comes with her and she promises not to take him to the hospital and she’ll be quiet the whole way back to the City. He hugs barman again. He says, but he'll drive then, because he knows how she is when she is all emotional, she might crash. She rolls her eyes. F mutters to his instant best friend bar man that, “I’ll come back. I’ll leave her in the City and then I’ll come back here in a bit.” Barman says no thank you. Go.

At the beach Aldo begins to read the letter:
My beloved Aldo. As I write I’m still crying about the recent death of my sister. I didn’t know where to find you so I sent this card to your father’s house. I thought it was urgent because it didn’t seem fair for you to go around with the wrong idea of Leonora. Yes, it’s true she was going with your best friend. But she did it because she loved you too much. Leonora was afraid that you didn’t love her as much as she loved you. She decided to test you and to make you jealous, so she slept with your best friend, and the only thing that she got was death.

Aldo asks why so much insanity. My only error was loving her without jealousy. Why would she try to demonstrate her love by making me jealous. Why? Lety says she doesn’t know, that jealousy is the tomb of love.

Julieta now having read everything, tells herself she knew that Lety was suffering for something, but she never imagined it was this bad. She’s mad that Leti told her diary instead of her mother who gave her life and could get rid of her tears. [Um, I get that one....] Erasmo calls her and she snaps out of it and runs down.

Aldo rereads passages from the letter and Lety notes he’s doing the same thing she did when she kept rereading Omar’s letter. Aldo asks if it made her feel better or at least not as bad?. She says no worse. Each time more offended and hurt. He says Leonora died two years ago and he’s over it now. She asks him if her betrayal still hurts him. He says no, for that this letter worked. I see that it was my ego that was suffering, my vanity offended. Deep inside I felt indignant because I was traded for my best friend. Lety says no one could exchange you for anyone else. You see she didn’t, she just wanted to make you jealous. He says how unhealthy, but I have to understand that was her story.. L- And now what is the fire saying to you? A -The fire tells me that I need to cleanse my heart and get rid of this absurd resentment. It also tells me that jealousy isn’t love and it needs to disappear forever. He bids his dead wife adieu forever as he throws the letter into the fire.

Back at Casa Padilla Julieta is summoned by Erasmo for his daily feed. He is mad that he goes around the streets trying to earn the daily bread and when he gets home there is nothing ready for dinner and not even a pot on the stove. Ooooh I just wanted to punch him!!!! But alas, it’s their world. Julieta tells him she’ll fix something in a jiffy, and he remarks how he doesn’t like improvised dishes. She says it’s not improvised, just quick. He reaches for a bottle of tequilita and she asks him what he’s doing telling him she doesn’t like to see him drink alcohol and reminds him the last time he drank he lost his daughter. He says fine he won’t. She is upset for reading about what happened but of course can’t let Erasmo know. She does admit she misses Leti very much and wants to hold her. E does too.

Marcia and Fer are back in Mexico at her apartment. It would have been close to a four hour drive in the middle of the night (assuming they didn’t leave his cute little car in Aca.) and doesn’t her hair just look so smart!! She leads him to the bedroom calling him her love, he looks at her and she says sorry, Fernando.

At the beach in a tender moment Lety touches Aldo then retracts and ruffled says she better get back to the hotel because it’s almost morning and she will have to sleep a few hours. Aldo asks her if she doesn’t want to wait to watch the sunrise with him. She says without sleeping? He tells her for him it will be something very important, it will be like being reborn after the insolent night.

M thinks they should call a doctor. He thinks it’s better to summon an exorcist to conduct an exorcism on him. He can’t stand it any more. She says she’s going to take care of him, and give him a sedative so he can sleep. He says he can’t sleep here in her house. He tells her he doesn’t want to offend her. He thinks it’s unjust that she came to Aca just for him. She tells him she could never abandon him. He wonders why she is doing this and he feels bad she saw him in this state. She says not to worry about that. M –Even though there is nothing between us any more I can’t just stand back with my arms crossed and let you destroy yourself…She tells him what she feels for him is greater than anything.…Fer leans up to look at the picture of them together that is still on display in her room.

Back at the beach Lety and Aldo are in the sunlight of dawn (though I swear from the position of the sun it looks to be near afternoon. Oh silly me, I keep forgetting we are in telenovela land. ;) She says she’s never seen the sunrise on the beach, it’s marvelous! Ok it’s a gift to you, Aldo says, the beach, the ocean, the dawn, all a gift to you. She says no it’s our gift. Anyway, Aldo tells her to get up to go to the water, She is nervous, into the waves? She tells him not to let go of her after he takes off her glasses. He says yes. They hug and dunk under waves then KISS!!!! They rush out of the waves holding hands and Aldo leans in for another Kiss, ok get ready for this all you Fern addicts in withdrawal, turns out to Lety, it’s really lovely locks Fernando planting a long succulent kiss on her! Darn, I actually wanted to see a real kiss from Aldo. Oh well, more mystery. When Lety opens her eyes Aldo is smiling and wants to kiss her again. She gets upset and runs to collect her things, she’s sorry. He wants to talk about it, but she says no, later, please, later, and she’s back to calling him Senor.

Marcia asks Fer if he’s still in pain. She tells him he’ll awake tomorrow more swollen and she thinks she should have taken him to the hospital. She’s focusing on his face, but man with the whooping he got from five guys kicking him, I’d be more worried about his ribcage, no? She asks what he did. He says what did they do to him. She says no, he went to a place where they would kill him. She says to seal everything, one more thing to cause his family pain if he was gone. Fer asks Marcia why the picture is still there, he thought she would have thrown it out. She doesn’t want to touch the subject. He asks if she is still in love with him. She tells him that the heart is a traitor that unfortunately we carry inside with us.

Back inside Lety reflects on it all and realizes she still loves Fernando and wondered why she kissed Aldo and seems troubled. In contrast Aldo continues walking on the beach talking to the sea. He is reflecting upon their kiss. A- We kissed! It was a kiss of love! I needed and wanted to kiss her! I feel like I’m cured!! He is excited that he feels he can love again and he does a goofy dance in the ocean flipping around like a wounded fish, yet obviously very confident about his manhood in his pink shirt. And yeah, those white pants get pretty translucent so I’d agree he’s got nothing to concern himself about. Yum!

Back at Marcia’s, hair still perfect, she kisses him on the cheek, and he jokes that he imagines that kissing him must be as bad as kissing a monster. M-I would kiss every one of your wounds if you were still mine. I fought and sacrificed much for you, but now it’s time to think about myself. She tells him to get some sleep.

Lety is asleep on the couch and Caro calls her to wake up and get ready. Aldo is on the beach in his sexy Village People out fit and he prepares an illegal size mesh net, praying to the ocean to give him it’s fruits, that tonight he wants to prepare a special dinner, because it’s a special day for him.

Fer gets ready to go and he realizes that his things are still in her bath cabinet. [He must have had a fresh shirt there too.] She knocks and brings him his breakfast. She already ate. She says they have to go to Conceptos and rhetorically asks him if he remembers how important today’s meeting is. She gives him a suitcase to take all of his things home. Dramatic music and cut. Just one thing I want you to notice, that Marcia’s hair is fluffy and curled.

Also, for those of you fighting back and forth between liking Aldo or Fernando, I want to point this out. I know Fer is the favorite son, but objectively, man, unless you are a masochist, I don’t see how you could prefer Fer at this point. Aldo has done everything right. Treated Lety like a queen, talked philosophy, is stable and confident, has an incredible house in tropical Acapulco, successful, takes her around town, carriage rides, romantic dinners, diving, meeting the father who also finds her enchanting, and asking her to watch the sunrise on the beach with him without trying to score in the sand. When you rack that up with Fern’s deception, wussiness and hiding of their relationship, capricious whims, asking her to cook books, failure to fess up, questionable success due only to his family position, parents think she’s a gargolita, nice house but in tepid Mexico City with 22 million other people, no view, and pollution; drunken tirades treating other people like crap, etc. I’m thinking we are pretty sick in the head to want her to be with him. Why is it again that we want her to be with him?? :)

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Miranda tells a stricken Fabricio that according to the HPT yes, she is pregnant. Pamela and Renata are ecstatic. Faby dolefully congratulates Miranda but hey, it's a good excuse to give her a hug.

Fab says he's sorry for being a pest, but he would LOVE to be a daddy to her kid. She says, "You know you and Al are supposed to be friends, right?" Fab thinks he and Miranda deserve another chance and he vows Florencia would be happy if they took another whack at it. (???) Miranda is looking like she might actually buy this load, but when Fab asks her what she thinks she tells him she wants to be alone...but would he please leave baby Enrique with her?

Miranda prays to the virgin and hopes that she really is pregnant. She recalls Nati's words, that she will flower with a child. "How did Nati know before I knew? I have to tell Alejandro..." but then she has a green flashback of Al saying he doesn't want kids. Miranda decides that Al must never know. Much contractual sobbing ensues.

Marisol is pained that Lil just gave her a slap. Well-deserved if you ask me. Lil says she regrets what she said to Al, that she won't live her life only as somebody's lover, she will raise Sofia alone, no more lies. Marisol sarcastically claps her hands and asks where Lil suddenly found her dignity. Lil says it comes from love for her daughter, now get the hell out of here. Marisol tells Lil to go ahead and stay home alone ruminating on her stupid valor and ridiculous principles. After Marisol leaves Sofia comforts her mama and admits that she called Miranda because Marisol put her up to it.

Renata and Juan are in bed talking about Miranda's pregnancy when his phone rings. It's Sanson and he wants to meet with Juan the next day. Renata doesn't want Juan to go, Sanson is violent. Juan says he agreed because he's afraid Sanson will do something to Amparo and Francisco if he doesn't.

The next morning Al admits to Luciano that he never made it to Miranda's presentation. Even Luciano looks disgusted. Al says he is an imbecile, he was with Liliana. Luc says Miranda will never forgive him. Duh. Pamela even called him to say she was going to stay with Miranda because Miranda felt bad and didn't want to be alone. Al makes some lame statement about not wanting to leave Liliana in her current state. I truly wanted to hurl. He's such a wimp, I swear if Miranda gets him under her thumb he'll be there for life.

Miranda instructs Renata, Fabricio and Pamela to never tell Alejandro that she's pregnant. Not one word to him! She tells Pamela not to tell Luciano because everybody know guys can't keep a secret. (I may have paraphrased that last bit.)

Fernanda arrives after a hard night in the emergency room, lots of locos, drunks and wounds. Miranda tells her that she might be pregnant. Fernanda advises her not to rely on the HPT, she needs a real exam. Just then, (but too late to hear Miranda's pregnancy news I think) Bertha arrives. They are all impactados, especially Fab and Fern. Bertha announces to Fernanda, Miranda and Renata that she wants to speak to them.

Lil's doorbell rings. It's Marisol. Lil is mad and tells Mari that Sofia finked on her. Thanks to her (Mari) Alejandro now hates her (Lil). Mari says that Lil lets Miranda call all the shots and if SHE were after Al he would be in her bed by now. Obviously she thinks it's OK to brag about being a lying, husband-stealing, home-wrecking slut.

I can't tell if Marisol is serious or if she's sucking up to Lil. She lists all of Liliana's wonderful attributes and asks what kind of man is Alejandro? Instead of dining on Liliana's delicious, succulent meal (I swear she said that) with a big spoon, he uses a SMALL STICK (heh, heh, I swear she said that too) and doesn't even get it dirty (I swear!) before going away. Lil tells Marisol that she (Mari) would die of desire to have a man look at her the way Al looks at Miranda, admit it.

Marisol asks Lil to forgive her, she only did what she did for Lil's benefit...and also for hers because she would make out big time if her pal married a millionnaire, nudge nudge wink wink. "Sheesh, you're such a cynic," Lil says, "Sometimes I don't understand why we're friends."

Marisol makes a confusing (to me) speech about them meeting during a time of loneliness. They are friends because of, and in spite of, the good and the bad. Over and above all the bad they are friends and their friendship is the only thing they like to remember of the past. That's why they are friends. Lil sheds a tear. (If someone else has a better translation please jump in.) If you ask me it's a little late to be throwing in a mystery about two characters we can't wait to get rid of.

After that boring and annoying diversion we are back to Bertha and the San Llorente women. Renata tells Bertha to keep it brief. Bertha snaps back that it is to Renata that she has the least to say, now beat it. The nerve! Fern says it's OK for the girls to leave her alone with Bertha but Renata refuses, she's not going to do anything Bertha says.

Bertha tells them that before she fulfills her destiny she had to see them one last time, the perfect little family. Miranda calls her a cynic. Renata tells her the police are looking for her. They tell Bertha that she must pay for her actions. Bertha says she will pay...but in her own way. They glare at each other.

At casa Jimenez Juan waits for Sanson. Amparo wants to call the police but Juan says Sanson is a thief, not a killer. (Since when? Wasn't he going to kill both Raul and Roman at one point?) Sanson arrives and Amparo prays.

Sanson, crying, says Juan didn't kill his brother, it was he, Sanson, who caused his own brother's death. Sanson begs Juan's forgiveness for all the bad things he's done. After his brother died he had nobody so he blamed Juan, his brother's best friend. Still sobbing, he apologizes to Amparo and Fancisco, they were always kind and generous to him. They not only raised the three sons but also him and Carola. He should have kissed their hands but instead he turned bad. Can they ever forgive him? He turns to leave.

Juan stops him, calls him Elias (his real name I guess) and asks if he knows why he's sick. Elias/Sanson says he's going to die from AIDS. Juan says he will help him get into the same medical program as Veronica. They hug, all is forgiven.

Al tells Luciano that he's convinced that he was not born for this love business. If it doesn't confuse you then it wounds you and frankly he likes neither. What a baby. He says he's going to dedicate himself 100 percent to the business, get it up and running again, give it to Miranda and then go to the beach for a while.

Just then Luciano gets a call. "What?? (looks happy) Are you sure??" It is the Prime Minister of the Bank of Italy, calling to say that everything fell in Alejandro's favor. In just a few days his accounts will be freed and he'll be rich again. The government is about to extradite Bertha.

Back at the San Llorente house Bertha tells Fern, Miranda and Renata that nobody ever understood her reasons and now her death will be on their consciences. "I will die as I lived...alone," she says dramatically.

Fern says no, they're not taking any responsibility and Bertha had better leave. Miranda tells Bertha she forgives her. Renata says she forgives her and Florencia would forgive her too. Bertha has a green flashback of Flor's last words to her..."You're dirty and repugnant. You'll never have a man's love because the aroma of death is in your blood. For this I forgive you, yes I forgive you." Back in the present Bertha holds her hand to her head, looks horrified, then shakes it off. "I don't need your forgiveness!" she hisses to her sister and nieces. She grabs Lucas and leaves.

Bertha slowly descends the San Llorente steps with Lucas at her side. She has another green flashback, this time of El Guapo. She remembers telling him she never loses, never! He snickers and asks does she hear what she's saying? None of the San Llorente house is hers and now she is kicked out of it. She has none of Alejandro's inheritance, none. All that she possesses is virtual, in her head. In reality she has nothing. Back in the present Charo watches Bertha as she staggers away.

Juan gives Elias/Sanson a pep talk about his quality of life with AIDS. Juan holds Veronica up as an example. An example of what I'd like to know? I missed the scene where she bit Sanson but did she not deliberately infect him, another human being, with the AIDS virus? Isn't that against the law or something? Shouldn't she be in jail? Shouldn't Juan at least have given her some kind of responsibility lecture? Instead she's still walking around baring her ugly fangs. I still loathe her and yes Chris, we can still call her Slutty McSlutterson!

Well, during my rant I kind of missed the rest of the conversation but the Jimenezes are hugging Elias/Sanson and they're going to help him find a real job. For some reason the camera goes into slo-mo as he leaves the room.

Charo, in a dither, approaches Fern and Miranda. I think she says that she watched Bertha leave from afar and that drops of powerful poison were dripping off her. Bertha did much mischief to them, she hopes the police arrest her and never let her out of jail! Fern is rather shocked at Charo's outburst and reminds her that Bertha is her sister after all.

Andrea arrives to say goodbye, Luc and Pam are shipping her off to Canada with some friends. Andrea says she saw Bertha and her fearsome dog get into a taxi. Fern says she feels bad for Bertha because she's her sister.

Cesar searches for his cell phone in his shambles of an apartment. When he finally locates it he calls someone. He tells them they need to repay the money he loaned to them. NO no no, not to his bank account! He'll stop by and pick it up in cash. He pours a drink (of course) and says the time has come, it's each person for themselves, then takes a big swig. "I'm not going to stand by and do nothing. Miranda and Alejandro are in for a new surprise."

There is quite a crowd at the San Llorente house. Rebecca and Julio tell Fern that she has been very noble to Bertha. Julio, rubbing his chest to remind us he's about to die from a bad ticker, is sympathetic to Fern's complex feelings regarding her sister, such a thing is difficult to express. Nevertheless Santiago does his lengthy best to express his feelings on the subject. Andrea happily bids farewell, she gets to go off to Canada and leave this endless blathering behind.

Renata and Miranda discuss Bertha ad nauseum so allow me to summarize. Renata: "I feel bad for her." Miranda: "She'll get what she deserves. She killed a bunch of people."

Apparently Liliana explained to Sofia off-camera why Al can't be her daddy. Miraculously Sofia seems satisfied with the explanation, whatever it was. We never hear it. Couldn't Lil have taken this route weeks ago thereby saving her daughter and herself (not to mention Al, Miranda and us) hours of anguish and torment? Sofia happily runs off to her room. Lil tells Marisol that Al had a point, maybe she should go looking for Sofia's father. Marisol thinks it's a bad idea but Lil says he has a right to know he has a daughter.

Liliana says now the only thing left to plan is what is she going to say to Miranda and when will she say it? Marisol is surprised, "You're still going to talk with her?" Lil is all "Hell yes I'm going to talk to her. That score will be settled because I'm going to settle it."

That was about the lamest "cliff-hanger" I could possibly have imagined. Where are the guns, the kidnappings, the escapes, the divine retribution? Will our hunger for justice be sated? Can these heridas de amor possibly be healed by Friday?

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Here is the cast list from the esmas.com official site for DUELO DE PASIONES. I have included my notes on a few of the actors and what dramas I last saw them in.

Cast
by: Redacción
Source: esmas.com

Meet here those who interpret the characters in the telenovela:

Alina Montellano, Ludwika Paleta (Maria Jr., MLDB; Mujer de Madera)
Emilio Valtierra, Pablo Montero (Jose Maria, AMF)
Álvaro Montellano, Sergio Goyri (Piel de Oto~o)
Soledad Montellano, Erika Buenfil
Thelma Castelo , Fabiola Campomanes
Luba , Ana Martin (Rosario, AR; La Madrastra)
José Gómez, Jorge De Silva (Felipe, Navidad sin fin)
Mariana Montellano, Alejandra Procuna (Julieta, Navidad Sin Fin;NTO)
Máximo Valtierra , Rafael Rojas (Amadeo Corona, AR)
Orlando Villaseñor, Alejandro Ávila
Elías , David Ostrozky (Don Agustin, Alborada)
Blanca, Isaura Espinoza
Ángel Valtierra, José María Torre
Coral , Liz Vega
Granillo, Rafael Valderrama “Rafita”
Rebeca, Aida Pierce (teatrical, Trampa de Muerte con FC y Cesar Evora)
Adela, Joana Brito
Alfonsina, Siena Perezcano
Braulio, Fernando Robles
Carmen, Karla Barahona
Cástulo, Conrado Osorio
Gaspar, Rene Gómez “Intocable”
Hugo , Eduardo Rivera (Jose Luis, Navidad Sin Fin)
Ifigenia, Arturo Guízar
Jaime, Luis Uribe
Malena, Maricarmen Duarte
Padre Cristóbal, Carlos Ignacio
Pepe Juan , Rafael Hernán
Rosita, Ximena Herrera
Rutilio, Jaime Lozano
Sergio, Vicente Herrera
Susy , Verónica De la Campa
Vera ,María Raquenel Portillo

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EPISODE 70:
* Demian and Regina are in bed talking, cuddling and cooing. They start to kiss and Demian reaches over and turns out the light. (oo-lah-lah!)

* MA is with the comatose Gabriel in the hospital room. Jossie enters - MA asks her to leave - Jossie refuses and instead antagonizes MA - MA doesn't appreciate it in the least and informs her that nothing she can do will break them up, now that she's pregnant with Gabriel's child. Jossie is in shock - MA says believe it cause it's true (nanny-nanny-boo-boo). Jossie does the "boo-to-you-too" as she informs MA that surprise she's pregnant with Gabriel's baby also. MA can't believe it and thinks it is a lie and a trick - Jossie says it is totally true and reminds MA about the night of passion that Jossie had with Gabriel. MA still is in disbelief - Jossie says whatever, it is true, Gabriel will be with her and not MA and leaves. MA talks to Gabriel making herself believe it is a dirty trick to try and separate them.

* Leo goes to the night club and finds Elsa drunk and working at the clientele tables. Leo tries to get Elsa to leave and Elsa refuses, a fight starts, the "pimp daddy" manager has security restrain Leo and as Leo screams to Elsa, the security hauls him out of the club. "Pimp daddy" regains order as security takes Leo to the door, punch him in the stomach and throw him to the curb.

* Pau and JC arrive home to their apartment. They kiss. Pau wants to make a romantic dinner. JC refuses, he's tired and just wants a bath and go to sleep. She talks him into having some wine with her - he reluctantly agrees.

* Police officer enters the club as "pimp daddy" tries to break-up the fight between all the drunk patrons and Rogelio and Tiberio - everyone stops as the police enter - "pimp daddy" points out Tiberio and Rogelio as the owners of the club - everyone is arrested and taken to the station. Leo puts his jacket on Elsa; he takes a deep breath and sits on the steps of stage as the officer takes her away - Leo quickly follows her.

* MA talks with comatose Gabriel about Jossie's pregnancy scheme - she is talking herself into believing it is a dirty trick just to break her and Gabriel up and she won't let it work.

* Jossie comes home and walks into the palace office to show mom Miriam the test results - she's pregnant with Gabriel's baby - Jossie says she will use it to her advantage to get Gabriel back. Miriam is surprised.

* Tiberio and Rogelio are in shock as they find out the charges against them at the police station. Outside the door of the police station, Leo tells Elsa that he will help her and support her - she spits and tells him not to bother, she doesn't care.

* Sylvester and Shorty (I keep having a looney tunes moment and keep wanting to call him Tweety instead) at the apartment building patio having a conversation about Shorty's gag call to Sylvester earlier - Sylvester wasn't amused. Mayeya and Gabino enter the patio - see Sylvester and Shorty and decide to have some more fun at Shorty's expense. Leo runs in at that moment, frantic, and tells them about Elsa at the club. Sylvester panics and wants to know more details.

* Pau prays at the apartment for understanding and help.

* Nick meets with Rogelio at the cell to talk about the arrest and charges - Tiberio interrupts with his opinions - Nick tells Rogelio he will see what he can do and leaves.

* In the cellblock, Leo wraps Elsa with a sarape blanket and talks to her about how worried they are about her; she is so dazed that he talks her into letting him help her get treatment at the hospital. As Leo and the police officer escort Elsa out of the holding cell area, Leo stops to exchange a few harsh words with Rogelio and Tiberio. Leo blames them for Elsa's current state - they defray the blame by saying it was Elsa's decision. Leo lunges at Tiberio - misses - gives them a stern warning.

* In the living room at the palace, Jossie finds Miriam working on sketches. They discuss Jossie's pregnancy and her plans to break-up Gabriel and MA - Miriam thinks it could be a hard fight to get MA to believe the pregnancy is true.

* At the hospital, Leo walks Elsa down the hallway to the doctor; he explains the examinations she will have done; Elsa quietly agrees.

* JC rushes passed a bewildered Pau and out of the apartment. Pau has whiplash.

* Jossie the cat on her dresser is talking with her mom. During the discussion, Jossie asks about her jewelry, and Miriam reveals that she sold it. Jossie is shocked.

* Leo finds MA in Gabriel's room. Leo tells her about Elsa - MA informs him about Jossie's visit and her pregnancy scheme - Leo tries to see it from Jossie's perspective (that it may be true) but MA still continues to believe it is a lie and trick.

* Jossie is furious with mom for selling her jewelry to save her business - they get into a fierce mother-daughter argument - mom has the last word before leaving the room.

* Leo and Elsa are meeting with the doctor to go over the preliminary test results. The doctor suggests that Elsa have another test. Elsa goes ballistic and storms out of the room.

* Rogelio and Tiberio meet at Tiberio's office. They discuss the second-rate materials that are being used on the construction project.

* JC is at the construction site, inspecting the materials and the construction personally. The manager and worker discuss whether or not it is obvious that they are using second-rate materials.

* Dolores and Nick stop by to check on Gabriel. They discuss with MA Jossie's latest scheme (her pregnancy). They also discuss who may be her accomplice.

* Miriam has a conversation with Coyote, calling from prison. Coyote makes his own threats of revealing the truth about Jossie in order to get her to help him. Miriam isn't happy.

* At the apartment, Leo talks with Gabino and Sylvester as they look at the magazine photo pages of the recent style show and Candy's photo. Candy walks in and they treat her like a star, a beauty queen, and show her the photo. After the guys leave, Leo tells her about Elsa.

* Miriam barges into Demian's office and interrupts his meeting with Regina. Demian is offended by the interruption - Regina politely leaves them alone. Demian scolds Miriam for even coming to the office. Miriam needs his help with Coyote - Demian refuses to help her at all - Miriam says he will regret that decision and leaves.

* MA is checking David's work in Candy's apartment. David leaves to play outside. MA and Candy discuss Jossie's pregnancy news - Candy thinks it is a lie; this makes MA happy as she continues to believe in her dream with Gabriel.

* Jossie visits comatose Gabriel - she kisses and whispers in his ear about her pregnancy. Dolores walks in wanting to know why Jossie is there, and wants her to leave; Jossie refuses; Dolores grabs her, pulls Jossie's arm behind her back and pushes her out of the room. Jossie breaks free from Dolores' grip - they exchange threats, insults and have a "Fiera" stare-down.

* Pau meets with her doctor - he says that she is fine and will be able to get pregnant again - she wonders why she can't now - he says be patient - she is in a hurry.

* JC arrives at the office and talks with Tiberio about the construction project.

* Rogelio is in a private meeting with Demian - giving a full report about the materials for the construction project. Demian is happy with the initial effort - Rogelio wonders about his payment - Demian stands up and reminds Rogelio payment is based on condition of how well he continues his end of the deal.

* At her apartment, Leo reasons with Elsa to get her into treatment and have another exam. Elsa finally breaks down crying - she stands up and reveals that she was raped! Leo is shocked and wraps his arms around Elsa.

* Regina returns to Demian's office - she asks why Miriam was there to talk with him - Demian does his best to dodge and deflect the questions.

* Candy stops by the palace office to have a serious discussion with Miriam about MA and Leo. They argue - they slap each other - Candy gives her a warning and leaves.

* MA visits with comatose Gabriel. Jossie enters the room. This time Jossie forces MA to read the results - it proves that Jossie is indeed pregnant with Gabriel's baby. MA bewildered looks from Gabriel to Jossie to the envelope.

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Dramatic music plays while Julieta repeats the last line of Lety’s diary.

Saimon prances around in the reception area pretending to be a matador. PM comments that she doesn’t know what is worse, the Company’s problems or Lety’s disappearance. At that moment Fernando steps off the elevator and asks for his vehicle. Saimon hands Fernando the original key and the duplicate key. Saimon says that the car is parked outside of the business where Don Fernando (pause) was the president. Saimon volunteers to accompany Fernando wherever he needs to go. PM thinks it would be better if Saimon took Fernando. Fernando asks Saimon if he (Saimon) wants to accompany Fernando to hell. PM comments on Fernando’s poor state.

Teresita and Marcia tag team Omar to find out what’s up with Fernando. Omar confesses to the women that the judge decided for Lety and that there is no longer a way to take back the business from Lety. Now Lety is sending her lawyer to talk with the management at Conceptos. Marcia screams that she knew it. Teresita is more worried about Fernando leaving the building alone like a crazy man. Omar says that Fernando is like a wild beast right now almost to the point of fighting with Omar. Marcia says that Fernando is probably out looking for Lety.

Lety talks to Miss Puebla about the problems with MP parents. Lety says she understands that MP is sad because her parents don’t care about the things that are important to MP. MP explains that she entered the pageant so that her parents would be proud of her; she wanted to be more important to them. Lety tells MP that she has no idea how much Lety understands. Lety says that MP needs to accept that her parents are not coming. She explains that MP needs to continue to love her parents but must learn how to live for herself. MP protests. Lety tells MP to go to her house if that’s what she wants but asks for one last favor.

Marcia complains some more about Fernando. Saimon comes into the office to tell them that Fernando left the office. Saimon guiltily tells the ladies that Fernando was drinking when he left. Marcia thinks this is a poor reflection of Fernando’s behavior in the office. Saimon interrupts and says that Fernando was very bad, furious and mad and that he said he was going straight to hell! Teresita seems worried; Marcia is less so.

Carolina shows the women how to demonstrate an outfit. Alex enters and greets them all. Lety approaches Caro and asks for a pardon because she could not convince MP to stay. Renata walks over to Caro and says that she is returning to Puebla. Caro tries to help. Lety grabs MP’s costume to try to convince her that the costume needs someone to wear it. MP says she’s thought about it and she’s definitely going home. Lety pulls MP aside and says she wants to teach MP something. She’s going to give MP one last opportunity to reflect on her decision.

Fernando erratically drives down the highway. He thinks about his conversation with Jorge Flores. His thoughts re-center on Lety.

MP looks for Lety. Lety steps into the room in the Puebla costume. She pretends that she is now the new representative of Puebla. Lety explains to the “judges” that there was a last minute change and the beautiful representative of Puebla left and the state is now represented by an ugly representative who will do anything for her state. All the beauties crowd around her and applause. When Lety sees Caro she apologizes for what she’s doing. Everyone applauses again, led by Caro. One of the ladies says that Lety looks beautiful. Miss Veracruz asks the girls if they should declare Lety the winner of the Nuestra Belleza pageant. Alex takes a picture of all the ladies with Lety in the middle. MP scrunches her face.

Fernando makes it to the beach, but almost runs into a boat. Aldo emerges from the ocean behind him. Fernando sits on his car and complains about the person who had the nerve to park a boat in the middle of the beach. He takes a sip of his liquor and toasts the boat.

Alex comes over to Lety and kisses her hand. He says how nice she looks in the Puebla costume. Lety thanks him and teases him that this is the first time he’s ever called her Lety. Caro tells Lety that she really does look good, and to remember that physical beauty is short lived if there is not a beautiful spirit to support it. MP decides to go through with the pageant for herself and not for her parents. MP says that if Lety had taken MP’s place Lety would have won. Alex thinks they don’t have to take this that far. Some of the girls come over to Lety and put a “Miss Lety” sash on her shoulder. Lety jokes that she could compete in that pageant. Lety says that the girls need to get ready for the contest that night. After everyone leaves, Caro tells Lety that Acapulco has done her good and that Lety will definitely return to Mexico a different person.

“Unbelievable!” Fernando walks over to the boat and yells at it. “Who?” “What?” He talks to the boat. Fernando doesn’t think the boat should be in the beach. Doesn’t its owner know that there are marinas and yacht clubs to park the boat? It dawns on him that it’s even weirder that his car is on the beach. Fernando salutes himself for coming to Acapulco. He points to the city, realizing that’s where he’s supposed to be. Fernando drunkenly climbs back into his car and drives off in the direction that he was pointing. Aldo steps out of the ocean and talks about the marvelously crazy man. He walks over to his boat and asks it if the drunk man frightened it. He tells the boat that they need to prepare for a very, very special night.

Back at Conceptos Marcia and Teresita talks some more about Fernando and the business. Marcia’s upset because Fernando will not answer his cell phone. Teresita still cannot believe that her son would participate in such nonsense. Teresita decides to give his cell phone one last call.

Fernando’s phone rings in Acapulco. Teresita thanks God that Fernando answered the phone. She asks Fernando his location. At first he says that he doesn’t know where he is, but later reminds her that he’s in Acapulco. Marcia sits back in her chair and holds her head. Fernando hangs up the phone and accelerates toward Acapulco! Teresita and Marcia ask each other what Fernando is doing in Acapulco. Neither can believe it! Marcia resolves to take the first plane to Acapulco and to go get Fernando so that Humberto doesn’t find out about this problem.

Julieta continues to read Lety’s diary and all about Fernando and the creation of Filmo Imagen. So far nothing too incriminating…

Fernando enters a bar with his bottle still in hand. He bumps into some guy on his way to the bar. Next, he whistles at some woman. My husband was quite entertained by him hissing out the word “Salsa” and making a slithering sound at the woman. Fernando asks for a whiskey at the bar. The bartender asks what Fernando would like as a mixer. “Vodka.” The bartender stops for a second. Fernando introduces himself to the bartender (Libardo). They joke around about how small Libardo is for a little while, but Fernando eventually asks (Liberato – he calls the bartender the wrong name) for the whiskey again. He pets the drunken man passed out next to him. Fernando stops thumping on the bar and asks aloud why Lety did this to him.

Julieta continues to read. She finds the entry after the first night Fernando and Lety made love. “I was his and he was mine.”

Fernando is also thinking about that first night with Lety, but he has tears in his eyes. He also thinks about their second night. “Only God knows how much I love you, Lety.” He repeats this phrase to himself.

Julieta continues to smile as she reads about the “adventures” of Lety and Fernando.

The Nuestra Belleza chicas, including MP, show off their regional costumes. Everyone applauses the whole time they are on the stage. The announcer states that each woman will go down the stage individually. Anyone else notice that Miss Veracruz looks a little like Catherine Zeta-Jones? When she enters the stage Aldo comments that MP looks very pretty, sure of herself and happy. Caro tells Aldo that he will not believe who convinced MP to participate. Caro tells Aldo the story about Lety convincing MP. Alex confirms. Lety giggles. Aldo asks Lety for details about what she did to convince MP. Lety starts her story.

Meanwhile, Fernando chills at the bar. Fernando asks the bartender if he (Fernando) has the face of a fool. (BTW, imbecil can also translate to mean “asshole.” I’m going to use “fool” to be a little more family friendly, but you can translate it how you like.) Fernando tells the bartender that of course he has the face of a fool, because he is a fool. The bartender weakly protests. Fernando sees three women talking in a group and calls them three little problems. One of the pretty girls walks up to the bar and asks for another drink. Fernando asks, “Little problem, what is your name?” She doesn’t answer and walks away the instant she gets her drink. Another girl comes up to the bar. Fernando drunkenly leers and puts her on the bar. He turns to the bartender and says that the girl was “medio güey.” (Okay, brief Spanish lesson. Güey has different meanings in Mexico depending on to whom it’s referring. It’s okay for a man to say to another man or in modern times a woman to say to another woman. In those instances it’s a term of affection, like “buddy.” However, it is not okay for a man to say it to/about a woman. In that context it is a very derogatory way of describing a woman who cheats on her man. Unfortunately, there is really no English word that completely encompasses the meaning of güey.) He re-focuses on the original pretty girl. He points out to the bartender that the girl is flirting with that guy but will later betray him. The bartender tries to calm him.

The beauties parade again down the walkway. Lety finishes her story telling Aldo that she convinced MP to do the pageant for herself and not for everyone else. Aldo says he’s he would have loved to see Lety in the costume. Alex says that Lety look great. Aldo turns to Lety and says that he’s impressed that Lety is teaching the girls what she wants to learn for herself. The girls walk to the back to the stage to find out who won the ethnic dress section. Surprise! It’s Renata, Miss Puebla! All the girls surround her and congratulate her.

Fernando continues to laugh at the little social group in the corner. The bartender thinks Fernando is going to vomit. Nope, Fernando wants to know what that guy in the corner is celebrating. The bartender explains that it is their anniversary. Fernando falls off the bar onto the floor from laughing. He pets the drunken guy again. Fernando climbs back onto the bar to laugh at the happy couple. He says that the proper way to celebrate an anniversary is for one to buy a ticket to Hungry and the other to go to Jamaica so that they each can enjoy their anniversary. They so far have successfully ignored him. Fernando calls the “bully” over to him. He loudly whispers that the girl is betraying the man. The man calls Fernando a drunk and leaves Fernando to walk back over to his girl. Fernando makes fun of the man for having the intuition of an “Omar Carvajal.” Fernando shouts after the man who tells him to shut up. Fernando asks the man whom it was that he called a fool. “You.” the man replies. Fernando insults the man some more by calling him Guli (like from Gulliver’s travels) because he’s so large. The bartender tries to come in between Fernando and the man. Fernando counts out the men, says the woman doesn’t count because she’s a girl and also says the short man doesn’t count. The men line up to go after Fernando. The bartender protests even more loudly but Fernando picks him up and puts him on the bar. The woman now interferes and tells her man to leave Fernando alone because he’s drunk. The bartender gets down and tries to help some more. Fernando pushes the bartender toward Guli. Fernando laughs and calls them David and Goliath. The bartender interferes and says that these men are fighters and that they’ll kill him (Fernando). Fernando says he’s not suicidal; he’s not going to fight with these dinosaurs. He turns to confront the man who called him a fool. The woman continues to hold the men back. Fernando says he doesn’t want any problems and pushes one of the men. He asks the large man if he’s pregnant. One of the employees asks Fernando to leave. Fernando crawls on the bar and says he only one thing to say. He tells them that they have the face of old people and starts to chicken dance on the bar. The quick glance at his face indicates that maybe he’s wanting what he knows is about to come to him.

Caro says that the night was a success and now they only have the night of the coronation. Lety takes her leave of Caro. She and Aldo walk off to meet his father.

Fernando dances on the bar while Aldo’s father asks for Senor Domenzain. The man asks him to take a seat because there’s a problem at the bar. Fernando taunts the men. He takes a stage dive into the group of men. Luckily, they’re charitable enough to catch him. One of the men punches Fernando right in the face. The bartender says that these men will kill him. “You speak with reason.” Fernando replies. Fernando turns around and says he’s sorry. He says he has one more thing to say. He basically insinuates that he slept with their mothers and left his underwear in the hallway. The men don’t find the joke funny and start beating on Fernando. Aldo’s father is in the background complaining about the ruckus. Drunken guy continues to sleep. Fernando gets up from the floor and asks who else wants to dance with him. He grabs the pretty girl and starts to dance with her. Her man punches Fernando. This time the men knock him to the floor, with blood coming from his mouth.

At that moment Lety and Aldo enter the bar. Lety says she feels as though someone important whom she knows is there. Aldo’s father comes up to them and says that he wants to leave this place immediately. Lety notices the group of men picking up the drunk and feels bad for him; she thinks the men are going to kill him. They leave the bar. The bouncers bring Fernando around to another entrance and drop him off. Lety and Aldo walk over to Fernando. They hover over him for a moment, but Aldo’s papa insists that they leave. Lety says they should leave to make sure Aldo’s father doesn’t leave without him. Fernando is left alone on the floor telling himself how much he misses Lety.

Julieta gets to the not so good part of Lety’s diary. She’s now reading from the day Lety discovered The Letter.

Back in Acapulco, Fernando takes a short nap. He gets up and goes back into the bar but is immediately chased out by the doorman. Fernando calls the doorman to him. He says that He has to enter the bar because he did not pay the bill and because he needs to apologize to the men inside. Fernando offers the doorman money. The doorman helps Fernando into the bar. Fernando slowly walks over to the drunk guy and the bartender, who quickly hands Fernando a drink. Fernando stumbles over to the group and says he’s sorry again. This time he kneels on the floor. One of the men tells him to stand up. Fernando says that none of the men’s mothers did anything. They don’t understand him. He says that the only woman with whom he went out was the girl in the red dress. The woman denies it. Fernando gives a half hearted attempt at a head butt. One of the men punches Fernando while the other holds him. Fernando’s phone rings; the bartender answers. It’s Marcia. She asks the bartender if Fernando is with him. The bartender reveals that Fernando was fighting.

In honor of our preview for tomorrow, a quote about kissing:
"Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other.” ~Rene Yasenek

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