Caray, Caray!

On the street, Esmeralda runs into Diego and Mariangel. At this moment the little apple boy from the day before runs up to Diego to give him Esme’s message. Esme stops him, now isn’t the best time. Diego, drunk, says some things to Esme about how they made an error. This upsets Esme and makes Mariangel’s smug smile even smugger. One of Montero’s soldiers, who is guarding Esme, tells her that they should head back inside. He touches Esme, to physically guide her, and Diego flips. He yells at the soldier to not touch her and to show her no disrespect. The soldier tells Diego it would be in his best interest to stay away from Esme. Esme leaves with the soldier, but gets in her parting shot. E-“Diego, I was happy to see you. Enjoy your time with Mariangel.” Once Esme is gone, MA plays upon Diego’s emotions. She tells him he shouldn’t do anything rash. To be careful, because if Monty discovers that he and Esme were talking, Monty might do something to harm her. Esme, on her way back home runs into the apple boy again. She gives him a gold coin and tells him to deliver the note to Diego later, when he is absolutely alone.

At the de la Vegas, Marquesa Carmen goes on about how much Yumali looks like Alejandro’s dead wife. She speculates that the two are almost identical, they must be related. Al says that the women are from different tribes. MC asks about Yumi’s family and Yumi says she does not talk about the dead. Al goes on to explain that’s Indian custom and that Yumi is the last of her tribe. MC is impressed with Al’s knowledge of Indian customs, but then she remembers he was married to one. MC says aloud that Al was living with and loved a beautiful Indian woman and he had such sorrow when she died. Almudena is visibly upset over the direction of this conversation. MC tells Dena that it is really good that he has found someone new to love and that he’s moved on.

In the gypsy camp, Renzo and Liesha (Miguel’s wife) are talking. He’s upset that Esme had to marry Monty all to save Diego and his family. Liesha says that Esme didn’t do it to save anyone, that’s just an excuse. L-“Esme is a whimsical girl, she likes to play with men’s emotions.” Renzo warns Liesha to be careful, she’s talking about their princess, Sara Kali’s daughter. Liesha wonder why Renzo cares about SK so much, after all she isn’t from their tribe, she only married a gypsy man (Ed. Note, so perhaps Sara Kali is somehow related to the Spanish crown. I vaguely recall something being said about SK’s mother being a fine lady who defended the gypsies and came to live among them. In their gratitude for her help, they made the lady their queen). Liesha goes on, Esme has very little gypsy in her bloodline. Renzo warns her to be careful again. Liesha-“What’s happened to you? You used to be happy and now you are so sad. You used to be full of joy, and played beautiful music.” She laments for the old Renzo who she remembers fondly. Renzo-“What we had was in the past, and I still think of you fondly, too. Out of respect for Miguel, we need to leave this in the past.” Liesha-“Well for me it will always be a beautiful memory. You know, even if it was just you and me, you wouldn’t see me as a woman because you are crazy for Esme. You should forget her, she’s a dream that has turned out to be impossible and now she’s completely out of touch—married to the enemy.”

At the de la Vega home, MC sends her entourage away, she wants to talk alone with Alejandro and Dena. They rehash what’s been going on with Diego and Esme. They talk about Monty and how bad he is. MC says she disinherited her niece in order to prevent her from marrying Monty and he’s a lowlife because without her inheritance he didn’t want to marry her. MC gets the low down on who’s related to who and what else has been going on around town. They talk about how Fernando gave Monty permission to marry Monty, even though Diego was courting her and Esme had no interest in Monty. MC says that the time will come soon when women will be able to be in charge of their own destiny, and perhaps someday they’ll be in charge of the world. Al, never one to segue very well, says that MC would be surprised to see how much Diego has changed for love. They rehash some more, all stuff that was covered in yesterday’s recap. They talk about Esme and Monty’s marriage. MC says that as long as it hasn’t been consummated she has the power to annul it. She says that her title can work miracles.

Monty and Pizarro, across town, do some rehashing themselves. Monty fills Pizarro in on his conversation with Fernando. Monty is upset because FS laughed at him and he’s not sure if FS will help him with MC. Pizarro says that FS cannot be trusted. They discuss how they could mess with Sara Kali and that would really get to FS. Pizarro wonders why MC came to town. Monty says that Al probably asked her and she came running to help him. She couldn’t have come at a worse time, Monty says, but even though she has a title she can still die. The two men are interrupted and Monty finds out that Esme ran into Diego and the two of them were talking. Monty is boiling with rage. He heads home and confronts Esme, accusing her of going back on their deal. Esme tells him the truth, it is a small town she’s bound to run into Diego at sometime. Monty calls her a liar and says it’s obvious that Esme was trying to communicate with Diego. Esme asks him what’s he going to do? Lock her up for the rest of her life? Monty says he has been thinking about that. He orders/calls out to the soldier guarding Esme to come into their quarters. He tells him that Esme is not to leave their quarters, if she does, then Monty will make sure that the soldier gets hung. On a power kick once the soldier leaves, Monty tells Esme that it would be in her best interest to honor their agreement---she won’t be able to leave until she can prove that or until she completes her wifely obligations. He promises that if she is nice to him, he’ll be a good husband. Monty leaves and Esme cries.

MA and Diego are still together and she takes advantage of the situation by trash talking Esme. Diego, wounded but still in love with Esme, tells MA to stop, she shouldn’t speak of her sister this way. They run into Catalina who suggests that they go for a picnic, surprise surprise she’s got everything they need all ready, even the champagne. Diego says he’s not interested but the two women gang up on him and tell him he needs to have a diversion. They take off and later we see MA pouring Diego champagne. He’s already drunk, but she keeps plying him with more alcohol. Diego says he just wants to forget. Cat decides now is a good time for her to go, Diego makes a protest that she shouldn’t go alone, he’ll walk her home, but Cat tells him it’s not necessary. While this is going on, MA take out her vial of potion and puts a few drops in Diego’s glass. He tells her he can’t drink any more, but she convinces him with “one more for the road.”

Olmos, FS’s hunchbacked accountant, is somewhere drinking himself into a frenzy. He practices his swordsmanship to the mirror. He goes on about how MA will probably marry Diego now that Esme is wed to Monty. “She won’t even be happy with that, she’s also set her sights on Zorro and wants to take that outlaw as her lover.” Olmos has a serious lack of self-esteem. He turns his vile attack inward. He yells at himself, how he’s ugly, a freak, a circus clown, he ends his rampage by telling himself he is worthless and not important. BUT, he knows that MA is meant for him, she is meant to be his. He opens up a locket-like device (is it his pocket watch?) and inside is a little image of MA (almost said photograph, but that’d take a time machine to get). He says “Someday you’ll be mine one way or another. I’ll keep waiting. Even if I have to take you to your grave.” (Did I hear that last bit correctly?)

Maria Pia is in her room, asking God what she should do (wow, is this woman a broken record or what?). She finds a note under her pillow, it is in Fernando’s handwriting. It says that he’s accepted that she is going to take her religious vows, but he needs to see her on last time to say goodbye.

Nutty Nun (Sister Suplicios) sees the slave from yesterday and screams for help, but then he disappears. One of the other sisters heard her scream and asks her what’s up. The other sister, Carola I think, says that NN has been acting really strange lately. Carola’s noticed that NN has been pretty cold to Maria Pia lately, she wants to know what’s happened. She gives NN some advice, if there is something she needs to confess, she should do it. NN goes to see the Cardinal. She tells him that he’ll get his proof that MP is a sinner and not worthy of becoming the Mother Superior. If he goes tonight, he’ll see with his own eyes that she’s meeting her lover.

Maria Pia goes to see Padre Tomas. She tells him about the note, he questions its source, it could be from anyone. MP tells him that it is in FS’s handwriting. PT tells her to not meet FS that night, he warns her that the Cardinal has been questioning her former relationship with FS.

Dena tells Fernando that they’ve been invited to the de la Vega home for a party with MC. FS tells her he cannot attend, he has an important matter to tend to (his meeting w/ MP). Dena makes a fuss that he’s the governor and MC will be offended, besides Al is his best friend. FS says something to placate her, like maybe. Dena tells FS that Monty and Esme have been invited as well.

Pizarro gives Monty the invite and that MC expects Esme to attend the party. M-“She (MC) thinks I’m stupid, it is some sort of trap.” P-“Don’t go.” M-“I’ll go to find out what’s going on and to show Diego and his family that Esme is my wife.” P-“Be careful, all your enemies will be there.”

Meanwhile, Dena goes to Esme and tells her about the party and that MC says she can annul the marriage. Esme is happy. They rehash Esme seeing Diego in town with Mariangel. Monty comes in and questions Dena being there. He tells Esme he bought her a new dress. M-“I want to show MC the beauty I married and Diego everything he lost.” Monty leaves the room and Esme says to Dena-“We’ll see who loses tonight.” She is very hopeful that everything will work out for her and Diego.

Al gives Yumi a new dress for the party and tells her that they’ll be announcing his and Dena’s wedding date. Yumi tells Al that she feels like servant and that she’ll be out of place at the party. Besides, she really doesn’t want to see the one-eyed man. She starts to cry and Al wipes away her tear. Yumi asks Al who does he really want at the party, her or his dead wife. Al tells her that the two women are very different. A-“You saved my life, I’m fond of you, but I don’t make comparisons between you and my dead wife. And besides, Dena really would like you to be at the party.” Al leaves the room and Yumi throws a bit of a hissy fit.

Mariangel brings Diego back to her house. He can barely walk and she says that he should rest. He comments that he must be really drunk, he doesn’t even like MA. MA kisses him and Diego tells her that it isn’t right. MA asks him to forgive her impulse, it’s just that she can’t help herself. He asks her what she put in his drink, she says nothing. She gets him up to her room and he tells her he doesn’t feel well. She starts to unbutton his shirt and pushes him toward her bed. She tells him to rest and he passes out.

Al’s party has begun and he is upset because Diego has been gone all day. He asks Bernardo where has Diego been and Bernie doesn’t know. Al comments that it is important for Diego to be there. (And I’m sure that he’s worried about Diego too, but doesn’t need to say that because we can just assume that Al is always worried. He’s going to give himself high blood pressure if he keeps up under the stress of all of this worrying.)

Esme is dressed in a beautiful red dress, and she looks really good in red. Monty, ever the control freak, gives her the rules for the night. She’s not to talk to Diego. He goes on to tell her that if she were to live up to her end of their agreement, he’d never try to force himself on her again (how noble of him). Really the two of them could have a lot of fun together, if she’d be willing (I don’t think she will). Esme questions why he is being suddenly so decent toward her, then she remembers that MC’s arrival is probably the cause. Monty doesn’t like being so transparent and he reminds Esme to act like a lady and don’t provoke him. She tells him she’ll be a good wife when it is necessary.

Maria Pia leaves the convent and mutters that this will be the last time she’ll see Fernando (because they won’t run into each other in town ever again? How dumb is she?). NN comes out behind her and runs to the Cardinal to tell him that MP has left to meet her lover.

Fernando tells Dena to go to the party without him. She whines about going alone, FS tells her to take MA. Dena says that MA isn’t home, FS says she’s probably up in her room. Hey, I know, let’s go look for her!!

Esme and Monty arrive at the party and MC is very enchanted with Esme. Monty tells Al that he looks well and must be recovering quickly (I agree, it seems that he’s healed rather quickly, but what do I know, I’m not a 19th century doctor). Marquesa Carmen stands up to Monty—“I’m sure it is all thanks to you because if my son was imprisoned and tortured and my land and property threatened to be taken away, I’d probably get out of my own tomb.” Esme likes what she hears. Monty tells MC that there must be some serious mistake and he tries to explain. MC tells him that she doesn’t want to hear about his mistakes, especially in front of a beautiful lady (Esme). MC turns to Al and asks how his cultured and refined son did not end up with such a woman as this (way to go MC, stick that knife in Monty and turn it a little bit more). MC says, “Oh well, we can arrange all of that now” (and the knife goes in deeper). Monty esta impactado.

Dena and Fernando head up to MA’s room and they catch her in bed with Diego. MA’s got the sheets pulled up over her bosom and appears to be naked next to a shirtless Diego. You can almost hear Fernando tell Dena to go get the gun. Me thinks that a shotgun wedding is in the works. END OF EPISODE

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Leo is getting the stuffing kicked out of him at his clinic. He’s on the floor, conked out & bleeding.

Wile E Joselyn is waiting for Demian to come around the corner in his Hummer so she can blow him to smithereens with the ACME tv control…good for all kinds of demolition work. She blows him up and then goes to rub his nose in it. He tells her that no, you haven’t won, and you aren’t the strongest because I have a little surprise for you. He tells her we’re goin’ to hell together. She laughs maniacally. The car blows up one more time for good measure as D yells Stella….oh I mean Regina and Jossie walks away laughing.

Nicolas, Ingrid & Dolores are having a little Mensa meeting of the minds.

Jos comes home and tells her mommy what she did at school today…she blew up Demian. Miriam isn’t all that happy. But they start planning MA’s demise and suffering and Jos sees a happy reunion for her and Gabe. Miriam tells her she’s kind of an idiot if she thinks it’s going to be all daffodils and ice cream cones.

Gabe & Nico are in the office and receive a phone call from the police that D just died.

A nurse is cleaning up Leo. The cowboys are telling the head cowboy about what happened and they’re all laughing about it. Yeehaw!

Gabe delivers the news to Paulina and JC (I had actually forgotten that D was JCs father). JC, as always, is broken up appropriately (not too much, not too little...just right). He goes to talk to a fat sheet, telling it that they never got along well but he’s sad that they never got the opportunity to be a real father and son.

Ingrid is psyched that their plan is almost at an end. She wants to yell it in Miriam's face and take a picture. She gets a big fat paycheck from that other fashion chick (I can’t remember her name) and tells her she plans to go far far away.

Gabe goes to say goodbye to Demian. He says the same stuff as JC, I wish our relationship had been different, but you really are important to me and I wish you the best. Blah blah blah.

JC & Paulina go to the casa de horrors where they find that Demian had Regina’s favorite red dress laid out on the bed all creepy and Vincent Price-like. JC’s a blubbering mess by now and just asks Dolores to take care of everything. Naturally she obliges with saint-like smile on her face.

Nico tells Gabe that Miriam and Demian were lovers and accomplices. Gabe’s shocked that his brother would do such an old bag. They see the possibility of her implication in the misdeeds as a way to free Tiberio.

Ceci goes to visit Leo and sees him all bruised and battered. He says maybe he should go door to door, since no one is bringing their kids to him for vaccinations and medical care.

Nico & Dolores are packin’ up. They worry how poor crazy Tiberio will react when he learns that Demian’s dead. Not well is the general consensus. As Dolores is packing up, she finds a “smoking cell phone” under Regina’s Bible. Strange…very strange. Come on guys! Even Shaggy & Scooby know that’s, like, a really important clue man!

JC breaks the news to his crazy brother. Who breaks down. JC tells him, basically, to settle down, at least you still have a mother to take care of so stop worrying about Demian. Tiberio agrees but keeps crying anyways and they give a little prison handshake. Ahhh….a brotherly bond.

Gabe is tossing the office to find some kind of implicating evidence. Cue the music, he found a manila envelope full of documents that can free Tiberio. He calls Nicolas. Nicolas, having taken the Evelyn Wood Speed-reading course, looks at the documents for two seconds and then agrees that they are just the proof they need.

Leo & Ceci are walking along happily and they see the mean cowboys. Leo wants a rumble, but Ceci realizes, um maybe we should get the police. She realizes that these guys work for her daddy. Uh oh…conflict of interest. She goes to confront daddy, they yell at each other and she threatens to go off but he says, well I’ll try and change. She says, okay then let me go to the capital to study. He says he loves her a lot, but okay she can go study.

Tiberio is free and has started being a good son to sweet Dolores and gives his blessing that Lola & Nico tie the knot or shack up, or whatever. Nico’s psyched!!!!

Silvestre & Cande are chatting about moving to the ‘burbs. Silvestre thinks this will really help Elsa, to be away from the vices of their little ‘hood. Apparently Silvestre has never lived in the 'burbs...they've got vices too.

Ceci gives Leo the good news about going to the city and tells him that she has special feelings for him. He’s shocked but psyched.

Jos is swigging down some tranquilizers with alcohol…always a good choice. And Gabe & Nico realize that they have a hidden camera? Or at least footage of Jossie’s confessions.

Join us tomorrow for the exciting and much-anticipated (as in when the heck is this crap going to be over???) conclusion. Will MA ever return from Chile and finish recording this novela?? What about contractual obligation?? What about the other novela she’s recording with Televisa…will she be in the last half of those episodes, or will she bail out again? Find out the answers to maybe one or two of these questions tomorrow on….Univisión.

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Not much happening in this episode either, folks. We’re in waiting mode for that big party.

Diana is talking to Max. She’s still in the hospital room. She wants his wife to go to prison for a long time. Max apologizes. Fedora comes in and asks what he is doing there. She tells him to leave and tells Diana she shouldn’t have received him.

Sylvia is still in her purple wig. She also has those lacy wristlets. She looks like she is a Cyndi Lauper impersonator, circa 1983. Camila is wearing her 1967 Carnaby Street outfit, complete with John Lennon hat. I have no idea what they are talking about. It's not important.

Fedora comes to the hospital with Paco to take Diana home. She says she has good news.
Dr. Reynosa says we have the Irascibles in our hands. Now all is going forward for the reception. They will receive us at the mansion. (Maybe this revenge plan involves Gaviota taking over the mansion by using the party as a cover to gain entrance. Otherwise, still don't get the point, except for the psychological torture.)

O is thinking to herself. Fed has me in her hands. If we don’t go through with this invitation, she’ll put another article in the papers. (Since we couldn’t read the original article, we have to assume it didn’t give the whole sordid story. BTW, Octavia does not let her troubles keep her from keeping up appearances. She is wearing giant silver hoop earrings with gypsy coins dangling and a very low-cut purple halter.)

Now there’s a flashback to the mansion when Fedora came in and accused FM of the kinapping. Octavia got her first glimpse of Paco in many a year. “It’s Paco,” she says to herself. “The only man I ever loved, and the father of my daughter Paola. Paco. But how does he know Fedora, and why is he with her? Paco, I still love you with all my fuerzas. I never forgot.” (I guess she was standing at the top of the stairs or something, because Paco still hasn’t seen her.)

Gaviota is talking to Diana. Olivia has accepted the party in your honor. When Max knows that you want to come to the party, he will pressure his mother to have you there. In exchange, I will offer the better prize, the presence of you and your sister. You are like daughters. Diana says she hopes the plan works as she wants.

Cut to a scene of Debora in her prison cell. It is surprisingly clean, and plenty of sunlight is coming through the window. What’s more, there are no other prisoners, and it’s really quiet. Exactly how I've imagined the holding pen at a major city like Miami.
Camila comes in and taunts her with a “Hi, kidnapper.” Of course, she enters the set in the usual way everyone does here. She just walks in. It's like Mayberry, when Barney Fife is guarding the one cell.

Bruno answers the phone at the mansion. It is Andre, saying he has just visited his wife in prison. Bruno wants him to help get her out on bail (fianzas). She has some savings, and he could borrow the rest. He refuses. In fact, he still wants his $5,000. She calls him a sewer rat (“rata de alcantarilla”) but promises to get the money.

Diana is now home with the baby. They have moved the crib into the bedroom with the twin beds. They are talking about moving to the mansion.

Max comes down to breakfast and gives some boxes to Nancy. He is wearing an ugly chino suit with a powder blue shirt and white bucks. He loves powder blue. Maybe the boxes contain a bunch of old powder-blue sweaters he is donating to Goodwill so he can get some new ones.

He helps himself to the breakfast buffet. (Wouldn’t it be nice if you came downstairs every day and someone had prepared a buffet? I don’t even have a downstairs. I live in an apartment.) He is talking to his mother about the party. More of the usual rehash. Fedora will give evidence to the press, blah, blah, blah.

Pancho is on the beach with Paola. Flashback to the day they met. He splashed mud on her with his car. (Caramelo was there too. I had never seen this scene, so it was good review for me. Paola was wearing torn white short shorts and a torn white belly shirt. She looked like the famous poster of Raquel Welch in One Million Years BC.) She tells him she wants to get married. He is torn. (Remember, folks, he is already married. Oh, yeah, you knew that. But he doesn’t seem to remember.)

Back at the pool, Camila has made it from the jail to the house and is talking to Max. She tries to kiss him. She says she is running the risk of getting caught by Olivia, but lucky the side door was open.

Back at home with baby in crib. Diego says he hopes the new baby has all her good qualities. I hope he is not high, despotic and proud. They are having the usual argument about the baby’s name. You know he is not really my son. When he was born, I knew in the depths of myself, that he is not my son, and that he will never love me like a real father. Where are you getting that idea, she says. Now Diego is obsessing that the baby will grow up to be bad, like his true papa, Max, an Irascible. He says he is filled with poison. He starts into one of his rants about being a useless cripple in a wheelchair.

Back to Paola and Pancho’s wedding plans. He tells her that marriage is serious, they have to prepare. Nonsense, she says. Look at my brother Larry—he got married in a matter of hours by going to Vegas (there's a real model of wedded bliss). (Paola seems to have forgotten that Pancho has to get divorced first. Maybe she wants to have a crossover episode with Big Love.)

Pancho asks where would they live. She is used to luxury. She lives in a mansion, and he lives in a little humble slum house. But we will be happy, she says. All the happiness I never had as a rich girl. He agrees to marry her.

Max is giving Camila the heave ho. She reasons that they went together for two years, but he is having none of it, because she has been a liar about that poor, innocent Diana. How could she have done it knowing perfectly well she was innocent?

Diana has now realized the truth. She says to Granny M that “Diego is unbearable.” Granny M counsels patience. But then she becomes annoyed with him too. How can he say those bad things about my newborn grandson, that innocent angel.

Bruno meets Andres outside. He jumps down from a wall above her. And scares her. She has the money. And throws it on the grounds. She asks him to take her to the jail to see Debora. In the doctor’s car? No way. That would bring me ten years of bad luck. Take a taxi or walk.

Camila vows to get Max back.

Max advises his mother that she must throw the party.

Back at the jail, Bruno is comforting Deborah, but she can’t pay the bail because she gave the money to Andres. Octavia won’t give the money either. She is crazy. She is up against the wall. She tells Debora that she thinks the Irascibles will be out on the street

Gaviota on phone. She learns that Octavia has accepted the party idea.

Paola is talking to Rene on the beach. She tells him she is getting married.

Gaviota is telling Diana that the partay is on. She puts Diana in charge of getting Gaby to agree to go.

Pancho comes home and sees Caramelo cleaning. He cruelly tells her that she looks like a mess and he doesn’t like to see her like that. He doesn’t want to be married to an unkempt woman. She is upset. He goes in the bedoom alone and regrets talking so cruelly to her. This woman (Paola) makes me crazy. I am now in love with two women. Hmm, he says, rolling the idea around in his head—and liking it. Yuck.

Lunkhead is pondering the party with Max. You’ll forgive him if he doesn’t understand the logic, because even Einstein couldn’t get it. A party to honor Gaby and Diana? No, to honor Gaviota. Who is this Gaviota? An enemy of Mom’s. A woman who our mom swindled in the past. She has returned to take us down. Larry envisions seeing Gaby at the night of the party. You want to see her? Max asks. I don’t know. I haven’t stopped thinking about her. I went back with Pilar, but I don’t love her.

In today’s next unannounced visit, Pilar suddenly shows up at Diana’s house. Is your blind sister at home? She asks. Diana and Pilar exchange a variety of boring insults. Mostly, Pilar wants to know why Larry and Little Doormat aren’t divorced yet. Diana points out that whatever, Larry is still married to Gaby, and he’s not hers. After more boring exchanges, Pilar leaves saying that no one will have her Larry.

Gaviota is talking to Paco. She needs a big favor. She wants to borrow money so she can buy an expensive dress and jewels for herself and the girls for the big partay. Of course, he says. She promises to return every cent when she recoups her fortune. He wants to come too, but she says she’d rather he’d not. She offers some nonsensical excuse about how it would make her look weak. She wants Octavia to be confused by her increasing power. Okay, anything you want, honey. But he goes to the back office and moans, when will you have time for our love. He pulls out the picture of Octavia/Alicia. So now we know he hides the picture in the drawer so Gaviota never sees it. He won’t go to the party, so he still won’t know that Octavia is Alicia.

Diana tells Gaby that Pilar was there. Gaby says she still loves him. Diana wants her to go to the party and show all their enemies they are superior. Gaby vows she will go to the party and show him how much she hates him. But inside she is dying of love.

Back at the jail, RM shows up. Now the light bulb goes off in Debora's steel-trap mind. (Didn’t someone see RM come in. Didn’t one of the jailers see a lookalike and wonder what is going on. You'd think that someone would think about the possibilities. But no.) (It’s interesting how they make RM look different from FM. RM wears different eye makeup and a society-girl velvet headband. Where FM has a wild-eyed weasel-on-crack look, RM has a glassy-eyed stare.) Well, anyway, they have a long-repetitive exchange ending with RM's pointing out the delicious irony of how she got back at Debora--I stole a baby, because you stole my identity. Now you're stuck here. (Oh, but there's a problem with your plan, Marfil--if Deborah is in jail as Marfil for kidnapping, you can't go back to the mansion and resume your position. Oops. You forgot to plan for that contingency.)

Gaviota calls Diana. Diana tells her the good news. Gaby will go to the party. Diana is really ecstatic now. She seems to have gone into full Cinderella mode. Gaviota is planning the guest list she will demand from Octavia. Who does Diana want? Camila and her cousin Sylvia (why not Emilio? Did she invite him? I’m not sure). Doc Evil, and his chofer, that trash Andres. Pilar, so she can die of jealousy when she sees my sister. And why not ask Kiki, the guy who Pilar left Larry for. And also Bruno. There is some confusion about telephone numbers. Diana calls Nancy at the mansion and asks her to sneak into Larry’s room and Peyote’s room and look at their cell phones to get the cell phone number of Kiki. (This part really seems ridiculous. Kiki has been hiding out, but he’s going to show up at a party?) Larry humiliated my sister, so I will humiliate him. I plan that Gaby will despise him.

Tune in tomorrow.

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PM is still depressed over her break-up with Saimon. To cheer her up, Lety tells PM a story: Once, an ugly girl was in love with a man, but her heart was broken. But then she realized she had to learn to love herself. Although her scars are still healing, she knows that she can still find happiness. PM listens with tears streaming down her face but she agrees to stop moping.

Lety tells the cuartel she is holding a meeting and that, although it’s late, a secretary must stay until meeting ends. The ladies look over at Alicia, who is admiring herself in the mirror.

In the meeting room, Lety sits down at her spot just as Fern gets call from Carla. Fern makes sure to say Crazy Carla’s name many times to annoy Lety, “Hi Carla… What’s up, Carla… that sounds great, Carla!” As he talks, Lety taps Fern on the arm with her finger to remind him that they are supposed to be conducting a meeting. He ignores her. Finally he hangs up and announces that that was Carla on the phone. Omar and Lety sarcastically pretend to be surprised.

The cuartel determine that they won’t be able to practice their “show” routine if one of them has to stay late. Sara has an idea to get Alicia to work late. They go over to Alicia’s desk and tell he about Lety’s orders. Sara says they will determine who has to stay late by pulling a name out of a coffee cup. They give her the honor of picking a slip paper from the cup. She takes a slip of paper from the cup and of course it’s her own name. The girls jump for joy and leave. Alicia laments her bad luck as she goes back to the cup. She opens up the rest of the papers in the cup and sees that they all have her name. She calls them ugly witches but they are already long gone.

Luigi and Aldo walk into the meeting room. Lety calls for the meeting to start. Just then Carla walks in. Fern stands up and calls “Carla, Carla, mi amor, Carla!” He grabs Carla and gives her a dramatic hug. Lety attacks Carla like a lion. She growls as she tears into her. Fern yells for Lety to “sit! sit!” (in English). Omar throws imaginary chains on her. Fern continues to hold Crazy Carla tight (but with her face to his chest so you cant see her face). Lety wimpers like a wounded puppy. Luigi yells at Lety snap out of it – it was a daydream, of course! Lety-- who after that run-in with her runaway imagination needs some comfort -- asks Aldo to sit next to her. This means Fern has to move over. Everyone scoots over a seat and Tomas falls off the seat at the end.

Finally, the meeting starts. Luigi describes his vision for the entertainment at the inauguration of Aldo’s book at the expo. He describes lots of pots and pans used as drums, fireworks, music, dancing girls and a big Mexican flag. Tomas asks how much this production will cost. Luigi is offended that cost is a factor.

The meeting is interrupted by another call to Fern from Crazy Stalker Carla. Again, he makes sure to state her name at the end each sentence. Lety is both annoyed and hurt. After the call, Omar remarks that Carla calls Fern as much as Marcia does.

The cuartel go to what I think is the roof of the building. It’s got that green synthetic grass carpet stuff but it’s otherwise it’s pretty nice, with benches and tables and a view of the city. They practice their dance routine, with PM leading them. A guy jogs by and PM follows him happily. [This girl is a pendulum… swinging this way and that way, happy and sad, love-sick and lust-sick...]

At the meeting Fern does not think the book should be introduced at the expo. Lety points out that the decision to do so has already been made. Fern grabs a big piece of easel paper. He dramatic and exaggerated excitement, he begins to describe his vision for the presentation of the book at the expo, involving a huge wooden book on wheels. And guess who pops out of the book like a stripper out of a cake? Aldo!

Aldo says that it would be like the Trojan Horse, except it’d be a book, not a horse. Fern enthusiastically agrees. Lety tells him to stop teasing. Fern insists it’s a good plan. Aldo agrees that it is a good plan, but can make it even better. He describes himself breaking out of the Trojan Book in a taquero (taco maker) outfit, bringing out a big platter (he folds the paper and holds it like a platter). He says on the platter there will be a huge marrano (pig), seasoned with spices (he waves the imaginary marrano in front of Fern’s face). He says he will have a big fat apple stuffed in the marrano’s mouth. He asks, “What do you think, Fernando Marrandiola?” Fern looks like the imaginary marrano has made his stomach queazy.

PM is still chasing the jogger on the roof. The women grab her and chastise her for chasing the first guy she finds when she’s supposed to be depressed over Saimon.

After the meeting, Lety, Aldo, and Tomas walk into Lety’s office. Lety and Tomas are chanting “Aldo! Aldo! Aldo!” They remark that Fern was obviously trying to bug him with the Tojan Book idea, but Aldo sure showed him! Aldo says he has to go work on the presentation. He goes in for a kiss from Lety. Lety leans in too but then hesitates and turns her head so Aldo kisser her on the cheek. After Aldo leaves, Lety shows Tomas the book Aldo gave her. Tomas says he doesn’t understand why she hasn’t fallen head over heels for Aldo The Hero yet. By the look her face, she’s asking herself the very same question.

Lety is in her office talking on the phone with her mom when PG walks in grabbing Fern by the elbow. He says that they have to talk NOW, because the bad karma in this office reaches way over to his house. Fern and Lety are very uncomfortable with the idea of group therapy session, they both think they should speak to the PG separately. PG says no way, they need to discuss this together, and he is going to clear everything up RIGHT NOW. And he then he tells them that their love for each other it the real deal and that they must immediately stop playing games and start up the hot romance again because that’s what the viewers want! …Oh, wait, that was my own imagination getting carried away…

Actually, PG comes down with a case of Aldo-itis and gives them a Deep Thoughts speech about encircling themselves in good energy. He says that the workplace can often be stressful and the bad energy spreads amongst co-workers. Lety agrees that this sometimes happens to her, giving Fern a pouty look. Fern returns the look and mimics her. They make faces at each other like adorable kindergarteners. PG says he has the perfect solution for the negativity that hangs over Conceptos heavier than the Mexico City smog. All they have to do is alimentar (nourish) their work place by adding more natural elements like water, plants, and light to the new deco -- seriously, this was his advice to resolve their crisis!

The cuartel go back in the building and find one of Luigi’s rehearsal spaces. For some reason, there is a funhouse mirror there and they waste a lot of time being goof. Lola says they will look ridiculous if they do their show. Irma says they must learn to laugh at themselves because what’s more important is how they are and how they see themselves. They agree that they are all beautiful… and talented... and great friends. The Aldo-itis is spreading like malaria.

Alicia waits for the microbus in a bad mood. Tomas drives up. Alicia claims she is waiting for her ride. Tomas gets jealous and demands to know who. Alicia says it’s her dad. Tomas offers her a ride, tempting her with the opportunity to feel her ex-car, her ex-seats, her ex-steering wheel, etc. She pouts. He gets out of the car and asks if she wants to drive it. She suddenly gets excited and jumps in the driver’s seat and begins to drive off before he can get in. He runs after her and jumps in.

The cuartel continue to goof around as they practice their routine. PM choreographs but they basically seem hopeless.

In front of Alicia’s building, she butters up Tomas with a sweet “Ay To-o-o-o-ommy”. She asks if he has money… so he can get himself home. He is good-naturedly agrees to take the bus and gets out of the car. She shouts victoriously and then Tomas jumps back in and reminds that it’s his car. Alicia asks what his deal is. He says he just wants to spend more time with her. He offers to pick her up in the morning. She tells him off yet again for all the promises he has broken (i.e. all the money he did not give her). She gets out of the car and stomps off. He is happy anyway because any Oxi interaction is good interaction in his book. As he drives off just as Alicia runs back out but he’s gone.

Saimon walks into the lobby with a miniature tree and a miniature fountain he found in storage. He runs into Fern, who reprimands Saimon for calling Fer “tu” again. Saimon says he found the fountain Fern asks for and hands it to him. Fern asks if Lety is still around. Just then Lety walks into the lobby. Fern jumps behind a couch. She asks Saimon if he’s seen Fern. Fern signals “no” to Saimon from behind the couch. Saimon pretends not to know where Fern is, but adds that he found the plant she asked him to find. Lety mentions that the plant is for Fern. At hearing this, a huge grin spreads across Fern’s face. He comes out of his hiding place. He says the mini-fountain is for her. They trade gifts. Saimon exclaims how sweet the exchange is. He insists that Lety and Fern kiss and hug. Fern hands Saimon his gift and gives Lety a huge bear hug, and a grin now spreads on Lety’s face. Lety then gives Fern an awkward hug. Saimon is satisfied by this and leaves.

Tomorrow, it's the cuartel's turn for a make-over!

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Open to the ending scene from Monday's episode, where Faux Marfil is arrested at psycho mansion for the attempted kidnapping of Diana's son.

In Octavia's bedroom, she's pacing like a cat because Paco was with F/G. Paco, who is Paola's real father!

Back at Granny's house, Gaby is telling her about the attack in the hospital garage. She ran and ran, and she managed to get away, but she feels so dirty.

At Bar Don Paco, Jorge, who's dressed like one of the Village People, is serving Andres a drink. Caramelo joins Andres, who tells her that because he missed a meeting tonight, he's going to miss out on $5,000.

Meanwhile, at psycho mansion, Bruna is begging Max to pay Faux Marfil's bail, but he refuses. All of the commotion wakes the lovely Paola, who wants to know what's going on.

In Octavia's bedroom, Octavia is telling Yolanda that Paco was her grand amor, the only man she ever loved.

Granny is trying to console Gaby, who says that she's ashamed and doesn't want Granny to tell anyone. She didn't recognize the guy because he was wearing a ski mask, so there's no point in telling the police.

Real Marfil and Isabel toast over a glass of rum. Real Marfil is fantasizing about her sister in a jail cell.

Next we go to the jail cell, where Faux Marfil is screaming like a banshee, como siempre. She's literally climbing the bars while wearing stilettos.

Octavia and Yolanda's talk about Paco is interrupted by Paola, Max, and Larry, who want to know if she knows that Marfil's been arrested. Max tells her that she's not planning to bail Marfil out, because she needs to pay for what she's done. Octavia says that of course he would side with Diana.

The next day, Paola and Max are hanging out by the pool discussing the Marfil/Diana situation. Paola wants to know if the baby is really Diego's, or if it's his. He says it's Diego's, he knows that Diana wouldn't lie to him. Paola says that anything is possible...

At the hospital, F/G and Paco tell Diana that Marfil has been arrested.

We're transported to Miami beach, where Rene and Pilar run into Kike, who has returned from Mexico.

Now we're back at psycho mansion, where Isabel and Real Marfil are sitting in front of the house like a couple of stalkers. (aren't they worried that somebody will see them?)

Bruna goes to visit FM in jail, and FM throws one of her world class tantrums when Bruna asks her why she's been accused of this. She's actually stomping her feet and screeching like a 3 year old when she hears that Max has said that she must pay for what she's done.

At the perfume factory, Max is packing up his office because he says that they've stolen everything and they should give it back. He tells Octavia that they're thieves and they should stop hiding. Octavia wants Max to talk to FG for her, but he refuses. She begs him not to leave her when he needs her the most. He says he's sorry, but he can't do anything.

FG is visiting Diana in the hospital, when she tells her about her latest plan for revenge against the Irazabals -- she wants Octavia to host a party in Gaby and Diana's honor! *Is it just me, or is this a ridiculous idea, even in TeleMiami?*

Back to the beach, Pilar is hiding behing Rene while Kike wants to know why she left him in Mexico. Larry arrives to defend Pilar's honor.

FG is leaving Diana's room when she runs into Gaby in the hallway and tells her about the fiesta at psycho mansion. Gaby says she can't go. She's had enough of FG's hate and revenge, she doesn't want any part of it. She still loves Larry and she's not going to the fiesta.

Octavia is looking quite humble as she begs for Max's help. He says that FG is filled with hate and determined to bring down the Irazabals. He suggests that she go to FG and try to work something out, but she responds that she will die first.

Gaby is in tears as FG tells her to forget Larry and all of the usual "anti-Irazabal" stuff.

Kike tells Larry that Pilar aborted his baby in Mexico! Larry is impactado.

Gaby tells Diana about her talk with FG, and how she's so filled with hate. Gaby still loves Larry, and Diana still loves Max. Surprise, surprise. Diana tells her about the party, but Gaby says she already knows and she's not going. She walks out.

Max is still packing and thinking that the it's natural that FG would want revenge for what's been done to her and her daughters. Her daughters - Diana - his amor. Cue Max and Diana's theme song.

There's some serious screaming going on at Miami beach as Pilar swears that Kike is lying and Larry swears that if Kike doesn't leave her alone, he'll kill Kike.

Diana tells Diego about the fiesta, and needless to say, he's not on board with this.

Today Sylvia's decked out in a purple outfit and matching purple wig - she looks like a blueberry shortcake doll! She' intrigued when Camila tells her that Ignacio is taking a shower, so she sneaks in to get a peak.

Andres has Bruna in a headlock. He wants his $5,000 and is impactado when he hears that she's in jail.

At the jail, Max arrives and wants to know why she tried to steal the baby. She swear she didn't do it.

Back at the hospital, Diego is telling Diana that she's forbidden to attend the fiesta, but Diana is not taking no for an answer. He doesn't understand why she continues to love Max after all that he's done to her. He knows that Diana cares for him, but she doesn't love him. He leaves the room and Diana asks God why she doesn't love Diego. Cue the Max/Diana theme song, and cut to commercial.

Max is telling FM how different she is since she came out of the coma, and she can't believe that she did this. She says she's the same Marfil, who loves him with all of her fuerzas. He knows that she arrived late last night... and he turns to leave, causing FM to go into chihuahua on crack mode. SOY INNOCENTE!

Andres arrives and suddenly FM wants to remind him that she's his wife, and he should help her. Not only is he not paying her bail, she better pay him $5,000 or he's going to tell Max that she's an imposter.

FG, Paco and Reinosa are discussing the plan to force Octavia to host a party in her daughter's honor. Paco doesn't think Octavia will do it, but FG is confident.

Reinosa goes to talk to Octavia about the fiesta. She says she is not hosting a party for FG and her bastard daughters. He says that she has 24 hours to change her mind. *I'm sorry - I missed what he threatens her with if she refuses. Did anyone understand this?*

There's a knock at Diana's door, she says "come in Diego," but it's not Diego. It's Max! Cue the theme music.

Andres is taunting FM, telling her that she's an imposter, really working her into a frenzy. (which isn't difficult) She pulls herself together and promises him that Bruna will pay him the $5,000 from her savings.

Ignacio comes into the living room carrying Sylvia, who's fainted at the sight of his spactactular naked body. He tells her to stay out of his bathroom!

Back at the beach, Pilar is trying to convince Larry that Kike was lying about the abortion. She wants to get married as soon as possible, but he tells her not to pressure him.

Max has come to tell Diana that Marfil is in jail. He's sorry for what she tried to do. Enter FG, who wants to know what Max is doing there.

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After receiving the news of Rosita's pregnancy from the doctor, Santos said to himself, "Rosita pregnant? But by who?"

One of the soldiers (Frank?) told Elias that the man they had captured was Arcadio, not Jose. Elias returned to Alina and told her Jose had escaped.

Emilio brought the unconscious, bleeding Jose home and told Thelma that he was supposedly Alina's father. Thelma started shrieking that all Emilio ever thought about was Alina. Emilio asked her to take care of Jose while he went for the doctor. Thelma said she would do it because she loved Emilio.

After Emilio left, Jose said feverishly, "Mariana, my life, my life, I have returned for you. It is me, your Jose, my life, I am here."

Thelma perceptively said to herself, "It is him. This man is Jose Gomez."

Jose continued reciting his entire life story. "Mariana, I've returned for you and our daughter. I need to talk to your brother, with Alvaro. I need to tell him Alina is not my daughter."

Somehow, I can't imagine how, Thelma cleverly realized that Mariana was Jose's real lover and Alina was really Alvaro's daughter. She said, "No one can find out that Alvaro is Alina's father," and ordered Jose, "Die! Die!" Then she said, "I can help him die," grabbed a pillow, and approached the bed to smother Jose.

Fortunately for Jose, Dr. Vasquez and Emilio came into the room just then. Thelma volunteered to "help" the doctor treat Jose and started cutting bandages.

Rosita told Alina she couldn't bring herself to tell Santos that she was expecting another man's child. Later Santos confronted Rosita and asked whose child she was having. "You were with another, right?" (Why is he so sure it isn't his?) Rosita said, "Think what you want!" Santos left and she cried.

Later Braulio came home and told Rosita that Maximo had confessed to the rape and wanted to marry her. Rosita called Maximo sickening and said she wouldn't marry him.

Sergio told Alvaro that Jose had returned to Sierra Escondida. Alvaro snarled, "Infeliz! I'm going to look for him, and I'm going to find him!"

He went to Soledad and asked, "Are you expecting your lover?" Soledad begged him to talk to Jose, but Alvaro said he would kill him. Soledad took his hand and Alvaro snapped, "Let go of me! You are not going to save your lover."

While talking to Emilio, Thelma saw Alina approaching them. Thelma said, "Emilio, hug me," then started kissing him while looking at Alina over his shoulder.

Alina went to Vera and cried about what she had seen. Vera tried to tell her Emilio didn't love Thelma. Alina said, "I have to see reality, and the reality is this: Emilio loves his wife."

The soldiers went to Edelmira's place and announced that they were "looking for a man." Granillo said, "Really? Me too!"

At Luba's cave: Gaspar woke up and told Luba he wasn't going to die, then said he was going to steal his baby from that lying woman Thelma. Luba begged, "Forget that woman!" but Gaspar insisted, "No, this child is mine, mine, Ma."

Thelma told Emilio she would stay with Jose because he shouldn't be alone. Suspecting nothing, dunderhead Emilio agreed. When he was gone, Thelma told the unconscious Jose that he had to take his secret to his tomb.

Alvaro, meanwhile, went to Jose's house, didn't find him, and told Sergio they would search for him all night if necessary.

The next day, Elias and Maximo showed up at Alvaro's house at the same time. Maximo told Soledad that Alvaro wouldn't like it if he knew Elias was visiting her. Elias assured Soledad that he and Alina wouldn't rest until they found Jose, then left.

Maximo said he would return when Alvaro was home, and also left. Soledad commented to Adela, "Maximo is not trustworthy."

Emilio found Alina brooding in the garden and asked her if she was OK. Alina said, "Go to your wife and leave me in peace!" Emilio looked confused (what else is new).

Thelma went into the still unconscious Jose's room and said, "Damn it, I can't permit you to talk!" On cue, Jose said feverishly, "Mariana."

Thelma said, "Quiet, quiet!" and covered his mouth with her hand, then said he had to die. She started tearing off his bandage while Jose groaned. Once again Dr. Vasquez saved the day, coming into the room and asking Thelma, "What are you doing?"

Thelma said Jose had been moving around a lot and was delirious. Dr. Vasquez accepted this lame excuse.

Jose said, "Water, water," but the doctor warned Thelma not to give him any because it could kill him. Of course that gave Thelma ideas. She asked him to sedate Jose and the doctor agreed.

Thelma thought, "Poor devil. I know already what I'm going to do to you," then thought that Jose would die in a "lamentable accident."

Alina talked to Angel and thanked him for giving her hope. Angel said, "You are so pretty," and kissed her hand. Alina said, "Don't say any more," but Angel said he loved her even though it was impossible because she loved his brother.

Alina insisted she didn't love Emilio because she couldn't love a married man, "much less one who loves his wife." She said she saw Emilio kissing Thelma.

Orlando told the soldiers to look for Jose in San Mateo, saying he would stay behind. He went to see Emilio, who told him he wanted Jose to set Alvaro straight by telling him he wasn't Alina's father.

Orlando mentioned that Angel wanted to marry Alina. Emilio brushed that off. Orlando told himself, "Everyone wants Flor, but she will be mine. This is the way of winning her trust: telling her where Jose Gomez is."

Emilio went off for some target practice, but was distracted and muttered to himself that he was jealous at the thought of the woman he loved marrying his own brother.

Meanwhile, Alvaro returned home with Sergio after a fruitless night of searching for Jose. Sergio mentioned that they hadn't had any sleep, and Alvaro barked that Sergio would stay awake for five days if he said so. Sergio meekly agreed.

Maximo arrived and told Alvaro, "I can help you. I know where this animal is. Jose Gomez is at La Rinconada." Alvaro said, "What this desgraciado deserves is death" and that he would kill Jose.

Maximo said, "I don't want problems with my nephew." Alvaro replied, "Don't worry. I'm not going to say anything to compromise you."

Alvaro went to Sergio and told him he intended to kill Jose in Soledad's presence.

Thelma found Vera gossiping in the kitchen with Nurse Susi and curtly told Susi to get back to work. Then she ordered Vera to take care of Jose, saying he had a fever and Vera should give him water.

Braulio visited Maximo's office, hat in hand, and said, "I came to tell you, with much pain, that my daughter won't marry you, even though she is expecting your child."

Maximo urged Braulio to talk to Rosita, saying if she didn't marry him people would talk about her just as they talked about Soledad. He chuckled and added that Alvaro was on his way to kill Jose.

Orlando, on horseback, encountered Alina and offered to take her to Jose.

In Soledad's prison/bedroom: Alvaro said, "Soledad, come with me. After today you will never see your lover again. At last you will forget him when he is dead." Soledad tried to argue, but he dragged her out of the room.

Santos burst into Rosita's house and said, "The only thing I want to know is why you forgot me so fast!" Rosita cried, "Because I never forgot you!" and blurted that Maximo raped her.

Meanwhile, Braulio encountered Orlando and Alina. He told them Alvaro was on his way to kill Jose.

Also meanwhile, Alvaro was driving with Soledad toward Maximo's hacienda in a small carriage and bickering with her, "I'm going to kill your lover," "No you have to talk to him and straighten things out," bla bla.

Dr. Vasquez told Emilio that Thelma was very worried about Jose. He mentioned that he had told Thelma not to give Jose water. Emilio observed that it was strange that Thelma was worried about Jose. The doctor said, "Motherhood changes a woman's character."

At that moment, Jose asked Vera for water and she gave him some. He instantly started foaming at the mouth and went into convulsions. Vera ran into the hallway and called Dr. Vasquez and Emilio into the room.

Thelma gloated to her aunt that Jose would die, then headed for the sickroom and sent Vera away before she could tell the doctor that she had given Jose water at Thelma's command.

Alina and Orlando arrived. Alina said she had to speak to Jose, and Orlando announced that Alvaro was coming to kill him. Alina begged Jose (who was still busy dying), "Talk to me, Jose, please!"

Emilio said, "This isn't the moment," but Alina insisted on asking Jose who the letter was for. Jose said feverishly, "The letter, the letter." And the episode ended.

supuesto = supposed
amante = lover
rechazar = to reject
asqueroso = sickening, disgusting
de fiar = trustworthy

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The episode opens where yesterday’s left off, Montero is forcing Esmeralda into consummating their marriage. She is fighting him and yelling at him to let her go. Monty, ever the smooth operator, whispers sweet nothings to Esme like: “It was so nice hearing you tell Diego good-bye.” “I knew even before Diego arrived that the weapon you were using was a fake.” “You see I’ve been in control all along, I’m always in control.” There is a knock at the door, Monty tells them to go away. It is Pizarro. He tells his boss that it is really important. Monty tells him “Not now, I’m busy.” Esme shouts “Don’t touch me.” Pizarro insists to Monty that it is urgent. They have a visitor, a representative for the king.

Meanwhile, Diego is meeting with Padre Tomas. PT is very happy that Diego has gotten his freedom and offers him congratulations. Diego tells him that he can’t be happy because it all came at such a great price. PT is confused, so Diego brings him up to speed on all that’s happened with Monty’s revenge on the de la Vega family and how Esme saw what Monty was doing and thought the only way to stop it would be to go back to him. Diego tells PT that he was too late in hearing about it and was unable to do anything. He’s also angry because she just went ahead with her plan and never ran it past him. PT says that doesn’t mean she doesn’t love Diego, in fact she sacrificed herself for him, it was an act of love. (Alas, the voice of reason, we can only hope that Diego will listen to the good padre). Diego says that he hates to think what Monty has forced Esme to do. PT doesn’t like this train of thought and he tells Diego that he is being unfair and rather hard on Esme. Diego says she let him down, in fact everyone has let him down even the padre. PT questions this. D-“You blessed their marriage.” PT-“No I did not, the ceremony I performed in Latin is no longer accepted as valid in the Church. So if their vows were completed the marriage would never have been sanctioned by the Church.” PT goes on to explain that the monk Diego met outside the church was part of the secret group PT meets with, the monk was there to help Diego. Still, Diego thinks that Montero now has the only woman he loves. PT assures Diego that Monty is in for a surprise and he’s going to pay dearly for all he’s done.

Monty has left Esme to go meet the king’s emissary. It is the Marquesa Carmen. Let me describe this woman (?). She looks like a very wrinkly man in drag. She has a deep voice, bad wig and the worse set of dentures I’ve ever seen. She’s arrived with an entourage that includes many servants, and by my count, three dogs of various sizes. Monty totally bows down to her and it appears that they have some sort established relationship/ or a history together, if you will. Monty-“We weren’t expecting you, and are not prepared, your grace.” The Marquesa lets Monty grovel for a bit. Then she reminds him that she hasn’t seen him in awhile, ever since that day he flirted shamelessly with her favorite niece, Josephina. “Wait, I do think I’ve seen you since then, oh yes in every tear that Josephina has cried remembering how you shamed her. You took advantage of her innocence.” Monty says it isn’t right to discuss a lady’s private life when she isn’t there to defend herself. The Marquesa goes on, “Pardon me for defending my family. I can’t help it, just like I can’t help to defend the king’s subjects.” Monty seems rather disturbed by all of this and trying to switch the subject tells the Marquesa that he’ll prepare a place for her to stay. She tells him not to bother, she’s going to stay with her good friend Alejandro de la Vega and his charming son, Diego. Monty tries to tell her that Al’s place is too far out of town and the Marquesa should remain, she’s probably tired. This woman is hip to Monty’s game, she doesn’t care, she’s anxious to go see that handsome Al. She also tells Monty that Al will be receiving some kind of honor/ award from the king. They call it the estrella de blah, blah, blah. I’ll just call it a medal.


Esme, now dressed in the lowest cut outfit I’ve seen to date on this show, is locked in her room at Monty’s residence. She pounds on the door demanding that someone let her out. A soldier comes to the door and tells her that she’s locked in for her own safety. If she needs to go out in town she will do so with an escort. Per Monty’s orders, she is to be under guard at all times. Esme sends the soldier away and begins to search the room for some paper. She finds both a pencil (that’s what it looked like to me) and paper and jots a quick note to Diego. Note-“I’m sorry for what I had to do, but I did it to save you and your family from Monty. You have to know that everything I said in front of Monty was lies. I know that you and your family are safe, and that is a comfort to me. I love you and will always love you. I’ll never be with Monty, he’ll never touch me. I will always be yours, Diego. Love, Esmeralda.”

While the narration of the letter is read, we see Diego walking the streets of Los Angeles quite despondent. He heads into the local bar and orders a bottle of wine. He gets hit on by the waitress, but pays her no mind. Catalina, walking around town, spots Diego heading into the cantina. Later she runs into Mariangel and fills her in on where she saw Diego go. MA rehashes with Cat and says that poor Diego needs to be comforted. MA thinks that if she can get close to Diego now, she’ll worm herself into his life and take Esme’s place. MA asks Cat to get Diego to meet her somewhere near the outskirts of town and MA will join them. Cat thinks that MA is proposing something kinky, and gets a little too excited in my opinion. MA catches on to Cat’s thought process and straightens her out. MA tells her that Diego doesn’t trust her (MA) and she needs Cat to intercede on her behalf, that’s all.

In the gypsy camp, Jonas is happy. Lucrecia, the vole messenger, has returned from Callao prison with a note on a piece of cloth. Now they know that Sara Kali, their queen, is alive and according to her note, ready to fight.

Hermes is tossed back into the cell with Sara Kali. He’s happy to see her since the soldiers had told him that SK was burned alive. She says no, they threw her in a well and the only thing that kept her alive was hope. Hermes says that is something he no longer has anymore. He’s been held prisoner for 20 years and he doesn’t even know why he is there. All he knows is that he in an innocent man. SK tells him to remember their promise, that they’ll both get out of there someday.

Pizarro and Monty rehash the arrival of the Marquesa (MC). Monty says that MC hates him because of what happened with Josephina. He says he was willing to marry Josephina, but MC, crazy as she is, disowned the girl. Monty is sure that MC is here to protect the de la Vegas and there to trap Monty—she’ll blame him for Diego’s arrest. Monty tells Pizarro about the medal that he has to give Al. Monty gets inspired and tells Pizarro that he can give the award to Al when he goes to give the official apology. Pizarro says no can do. Monty gets angry at his mano derecha (is it feminine because mano is feminine, or would it be masculine because Pizarro is a man?). Monty rants about how Pizarro is to blame for this mess (this is a terrible mess you’ve gotten us into Pizarro). To begin with, his evidence was weak against Diego-- a mask and a cape that’s it!! They needed something more substantial (OK, it was good enough for you at the time, mister and hindsight is always 20-20). Then there is the fact that Pizarro tortured Diego when he was in prison. That’s not going to set very well with Alejandro and thusly his good friend the Marquesa.

At the de la Vega’s the Marquesa arrives. MC and Al just gush gush gush over each other. Al’s all proper and calls MC, Marquesa. She tells him to call her Carmen. Dolores comes running out, she’s wearing a maid’s uniform. MC calls Dolores “negra” and ask her when she’ll come work for her. She wants Dolores to come to court with her. MC goes on and says that she knows its never going to happen because Dolores would never be willing to leave the employment of such a handsome man as Alejandro. Al and MC rehash what’s happened to Al—his wound and all. He tells her the worse part was being confined to his bed, but he’s getting better now (and it’s been what, two or three days?). They go on to rehash how Monty’s been a bad boy. Al tells MC how the framed Diego and tortured him in prison in order to get a confession out of him. Al tells MC that Monty is a danger to everyone. MC tells Al that Monty’s luck is going to change.

Nutty Nun meets with the forger that the doctor/dentist/undertaker recommended. She gives some message and asks him to write it in neat handwriting. The forger speculates that the note is from some monk and comments how the contents of the note are not very monk-like. NN gets a little testy with the forger and she says something about it being a message for God. On the way from meeting the forger NN is approached by someone who appears to be a slave (he’s got a metal collar around his neck) and speaking a foreign language. This freaks NN out. I think I must have missed something here because I don’t have any idea what if anything happened with the slave and NN. Anyone want to fill me in if I’m missing something. Thanks.

We next see Maria Pia praying to the Virgin asking for her help. She wants to erase Fernando from her mind.

Meanwhile, Monty goes to see Fernando and asks him if Maria Pia was responsible for getting FS to change his mind about allowing Monty and Esme to get married (that would be the first time he agreed to let Monty marry his daughter). Monty speculates that she must have some sort of control over FS. Monty comments that Fernando must really love this woman in order for him to grant her request. Fernando tells Monty to stay out of his private life.

Esme tells her guard that she needs to get out for some air. She is escorted. She comes across Azucena, the gypsy woman. The soldier roughs Azu up a bit. Esme intervenes. Azu asks if Esme would like her palm read, and Esme says yes. This gives the women an opportunity to chat. They talk about Esme being with the horrid Monty. Esme rehashes about that business and asks Azu if she’s seen Diego. Azu comments “Pobre Diego”, but no she hasn’t seen him. Azu tells Esme that they have news from Sara Kali. Esme’s happy she’s alive. The women discuss how they have to get SK out of that hell. Azu reads Esme’s palm, she tells her that Diego is the man who will make Esme happy. The two part ways, but first Esme gets the soldier to lend her money and she pays Azu for the palm reading. Azu warns Esme to be careful with Monty, and to not let him touch her.

Diego leaves the bar, a little worse for the wear. He wobbles out the doorway and pulls out some cool looking shades. It just amazed me when he put on the sunglasses, it looked so modern and frankly, he looks pretty hot in the gafas de sol. Cat spots him, corners him and starts talking. He’s really not interested in chatting right now, but that doesn’t stop Cat. MA is standing off to the side and jumps into the conversation at the first opening. She starts rehashing all the stuff that’s happened with Esme. Diego tells her that he doesn’t want to talk about it. MA tells Diego that they got off to the wrong start because MA was jealous of Esme, because she (MA) fell in love with Diego, too. She starts walking with Diego and tells him that they should get some wine and talk about this some more. Oh no!!! I think she’s going to get the chance to use her potion. Pobre Diego in deed!!

NN meets with the Cardinal (TC). She asks forgiveness from him. Then she goes on insisting that she was telling him the truth about Maria Pia. TC gets angry and tells NN that he wants to hear no more of this, Padre Tom has vouched for the integrity of Maria Pia, and that is enough for him. This does not set too well with NN.

Back to Fernando and Monty….obviously Monty has told FS that Al will be getting the medal. FS thinks it’s hilarious that Monty will be the one to bestow the honor on Al. They discuss MC and how her arrival changes the rules of the game. Monty insults MC, and FS tells him to be careful what he says, how he says it , and where he says it (he says this like he’s defending her—in addition to being a warning for Monty). Monty asks Fernando to speak with MC on his behalf. FS finds this to be slightly amusing and tells Monty that maybe, MAYBE, he will help Monty out and he leaves it at that.

Yumali and Dena are walking toward the de la Vega home. Dena has started her education of Yumi and apparently Yumi has shared some of her knowledge of plants with Dena. ***Note, I think Jeanne said in one of her comments that Yumi is willing to become a lady because she thinks this is one way she can get Al to fall for her. When I read that Jeanne, I thought you are so right on. Very obvious now, but totally flew past me before. Thanks Jeanne.*** Anyway, Yumi must have been going over some of the plants she used to help Al’s wound heal. As the women get closer they figure out that there is a visitor at the house. They go inside and Al presents Dena, his fiancée to MC. MC teases Dena about how did she get such a man as Al to propose marriage. She (MC) yammers on about how Al is a keeper. Then she catches sight of Yumi who is standing in the background. Al tells MC that Yumi, Guadalupe, is recently baptized and just learning their customs. MC is taken aback by the resemblance between Yumi and Regina, Al’s deceased wife (I think she actually said ex-mujer). Dena seems upset to hear MC say this and Al seems a bit uncomfortable himself.

Esme runs into Renzo, the cute gypsy. Her guard knocks Renzo down and tells Esme that it is getting dangerous out there, too many gypsies. He tells Esme they better return because Monty isn’t going to like it that she went out. Still thinking of her note, Esme finds a little boy selling apples. Out of earshot from her guard, she asks the boy if he knows who Diego is. He says yes. She slips the boy the note, tells him that it is a secret and asks him to make sure that Diego gets the note. The boy agrees. Esme tells him to come later to Monty’s home and she’ll make sure he gets rewarded. The soldiers get Esme to head back home, and who do they run into, but Diego with Mariangel. END OF EPISODE

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Owing to operator error (you'd think I'd remember I have to turn the VCR **OFF** or it doesn't record) I don't have a tape of Mundo, and I'd told Ruth I'd pinch-hit for her tonight. Misery! Shame!

I put out a call last night: "Anybody who saw the show, leave details in the comments. I'll collate them as a post later."

UPDATE: I KNEW YOU'D COME THROUGH! Two brand new writers have helped me out...



Anybody have anything to add? Please thank Anita and Anya!!!!

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