Caray, Caray!

* En London, Sor. Felicity listens as Gavi repeats "Londres el capital de Inglaterra" y "Rodrigo" and starts to remember the entire accident (flashback). Gavi tells Sor. Felicity that she wanted to tell Rodrigo that he was going to be a papa, that she was pregnant. She cries and feels her belly - my baby - where's my baby? Sor. Felicity tells her that it didn't survive. Gavi screams and cries in anguish. Felicity explains that the doctors did what they could to try and save the baby but couldn't. Gavi says that where there was joy in her heart, now there's nothing but emptiness - she cries and laments how much she wanted the baby.

* On the front steps of the Mexico City mansion, Rodrigo is stunned by the news that he and Isadora will be the best man and maid of honor at Aaron and Minnie's wedding.

* Felicity tries to counsel and console Gavi. Gavi begs Felicity to find Rodrigo in London. She tells her to go to Cambridge where he is a student. Felicity agrees to go. Gavi also remembers that she needs to write to her mom in Mexico.

* Clara yells from her holding cell at the guards to let her out, she's innocent. One guard comes and takes her to talk to a declaration cage with a lawyer (?) inside. He asks her to tell her side of the story and why she attacked the lady. Clara tells them about the lady calling her daughter Gavi names, and also about the photographer and his associate who took Gavi to Europe.

* Gavi prays to the Virgin Mary about her pain and grief.

* Rod, Aaron, Minnie and Isadora sit at a table in a restaurant and toast to the newly engaged couple. Rod wonders why they don't wait and have it in the spring or summer. Rod then mentions the business and the two cousins starting discussing business interests of Aaron. Minnie and Isadora take their cue to leave together for the restroom. When they are alone, Aaron tries to convince Rod to give Isadora a chance. Rod isn't interested and resents Aaron and Minnie for setting up the blind date.

* In the restroom, Isadora and Minnie share girl talk about the guys.

* Gavi tells Felicity that she plans to return to the hacienda and Rodrigo on March 21, that's when they will be married. Felicity calls her "Mariana" and as Gavi tries to correct her, Felicity tells her to be quiet and go to sleep. Felicity turns off the light as she leaves.

* Aaron, Minnie, Rod and Isadora are at the table, laughing and talking. Isa and Rod discuss when to meet again and the subject of water volleyball comes up. Everyone agrees to get together tomorrow to play.

* At the police station, the lawyer in the cage shows Clara the sketches they have - Clara is shocked. The lawyer continues to talk about the people in the sketches - Clara is horrified. He hands Clara his business card, if she should ever need anything in the future.

* On the street that night, Clara sits on a wall near the town church. She takes out her Virgin Mary portrait, and cries and prays that her daughter is protected and doing fine. Clara misses her daughter, Gavi.

* Felicity returns to Gavi's room. Gavi is excited for news about Rodrigo - Felicity tells her that yes, Rod was a student at Cambridge, but his plans have changed and he will be continuing his studies via the internet from Mexico. Gavi is disappointed that Rod isn't in London, but a bit relieved that he won't see her disabled. Felicity tells Gavi that she is a very brave woman and will help her in her studies. Gavi is bewildered. Felicity explains that she will help with Gavi's recuperation, and also teach Gavi a variety of different languages. Gavi thanks her.

* At the water volleyball game at the pool with Minnie, Isa, Aaron and Rod, the cell phone rings and Aaron answers it. It is important business at the office. Aaron and Rod leave. Minnie and Isa stay at the pool and gloat about how well their plan is going so far.

* Gavi tells Felicity about her desire to study, to work at the convent hospital and earn enough money to return to Mexico and Rod on March 21.

* Bruno explains why Aaron won't become part of the company - Aaron is hurt and angry, he wants to work for the family company. Rod and Patricio sit and listen. Fedra tells Bruno her opinion. Bruno isn't happy, he goes to the computer and looks at the screen. He sees the business proposal and yells for an explanation. Aaron says that he thinks it's a great proposal and they should jump on it. Bruno reluctantly agrees and puts Aaron in charge of the proposal. Aaron assures his father that the deal with be a success and he will complete it by the time of his wedding.

* London, 15 days later - Gavi watches and smiles as Doctor and Felicity take the cast off her leg.

* 6 months later - Aaron, Rod, Minnie and Isa are playing 2-on-2 basketball.

* in London - Felicity sits with wheelchair-bound Gavi in the convent hospital's garden. Felicity is showing Gavi flashcards to help her learn english.

* Someone loads a rifle.

* Rod is driving and smiling.

* Gavi thinks how far apart she and Rod are right now.

* Series of video clips - Rod, Minnie, Isa and Aaron are having fun para-gliding and doing other adventures together in Mexico; Gavi and Felicity countdown the days on Gavi's calendar.

* Wedding reception for Aaron and Minnie. The band stops. The leader announces for all the single ladies to come to the dance floor - Minnie tosses her bouquet, Isa catches it; then all the single men come to the floor - Aaron tosses the garter, Rod catches it. Aaron and Minnie kiss. Aaron goes to Isa and Rod and congratulates them - he mentions that now they will be the next to marry. Rod is shocked - Isa smiles and thinks of the irony.

* Gavi is sad and talks to herself and Rod about feeling weird, and that her leg isn't responding to treatment. She swings her legs off the side of the bed. She prays, for her love with Rod, and tries to stand up. Gavi stands and is so happy, she thanks the Virgin Mary. She tries to take a step - success! - Felicity enters and sees Gavi standing - Gavi takes another step - Felicity blesses the angels in heaven and the two hug - Gavi shouts she can walk!

* Isa makes a comment. Rod tells her, as he puts his arm on his cousin's shoulder, that this was a really bad joke by Aaron. As Rod pulls Aaron to a quiet corner, Minnie comes over and talks with Isa. Rod tells Aaron that he isn't that interested in Isa, it isn't in his plans. Aaron presses Rod to tell him why not. Just then Bruno approaches, Rod leaves, Bruno and Aaron toast Aaron's wedding and position with the family company.

* Isa tells Minnie how disappointed she is with Rod, Minnie tells her about Rod's plan to return to the hacienda, Isa wonders why he doesn't love her like she is enchanted by him.

* As Felicity helps Gavi back in bed, Gavi is excited to return to Mexico and reunite with Rod.

* Rod escorts Isa to the main door of an upscale Mexico City apartment building. She invites him upstairs for cocktails. He escorts her inside.

* In the apartment, Isa starts asking him about his return to the hacienda. He smiles. She tries to seduce him into kissing her - he stops her. He doesn't want to lead her on. She is disappointed. She claims that she will be content to be friends with him. He confesses that he can't be with her because he loves someone else. He leaves. She is shocked.

* Rod walks outside the building. On the steps, he pauses, smiles and thinks about reuniting with Gavi.

* Gavi, in London, pauses, smiles and thinks about her reunion with Rod.

* At the Mexico City mansion, Rod and Dani laugh and he tells her what he told Isa last night about loving someone else. Dani knows the someone else is Gavi - and laughs at the thought of the reactions when the family finds out and Rod and Gavi are married. Abuela Pilar enters and interrupts. Sofia enters, in her pajamas, to tell Rod that his taxi is outside. He says his good-byes and rushes out the door. Sofia whispers to Abuela Pilar, wonder what has him in such a good mood?

* Isa is having a sex dream about Rod. The cell phone rings - it wakes her up - she is disgusted when she sees the caller ID - she hangs up and returns to her dream. She vows to make her dream a reality.

* Rod arrives at the hacienda and asks Ramon where Gavi is. Ramon tells him that she left for Europe - Rod is confused and asks for details - Ramon tells him what he knows and about the two letters - Rod is still curious why she left for Europe - Ramon hypothesizes about her finding work in Paris and London. Rod is still baffled. As he remembers his and Gavi's promise to each other and their good-bye kisses, he smiles and tells himself that she will return to him.

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We open to Friday's closing scene in Octavia's office, where the judge is ruling against Octavia, and Diana is rubbing it in Marfil's face.

Back at Isabel's apartment, Isabel is preparing to give Deborah a sedative as Deborah begs her not to. Isabel responds that she must do it so that Deborah doesn't scream and arouse the suspicions of the neighbors or the police.

In Octavia's office, Fedora is awarded Octavia's factory, mansion, and her fortune. Marfil wants Max and Larry to call a lawyer, but Larry says that it's an act of justice. Marfil implores Max to do something, but Max refuses. He says they will leave the mansion immediately. I had some trouble understanding what the judge says, but I think he's saying to calm down, that there will be a trial. Fedora tells Max that this is just the beginning, she won't rest until O is in prison.

At psycho mansion, O and Yo are frantically throwing halter tops and rayon dresses into suitcases while O whines about how her life is in ruins. Paola is driving her nuts. Yolanda is telling her to leave quickly so that she won't have to go to jail. Enter Granny DS, who wants to know if O is going on a trip. O tries really hard to lift her eyebrows in response.

***WHAT IN THE WORLD?*** Sweet piano music plays as Paola and Pancho sign their wedding documents. Pancho looks like he doesn't have a care in the world. Rene and Sylvia are there to witness it. This is some crazy scene.

Jump to casa Soriano, where Diego is telling Lala that his brother can't get married to Paola without divorcing Caramelo because he'll go to prison.

Back to Octavia's bedroom, where she tells Granny DS that she's going on a trip and that she hopes she won't have to see Granny's face ever again. Yolanda, who's still wearing the lumpy oatmeal sweater, tells her to be careful, and good luck.

Marfil, Larry, and Max are in the living room discussing the day's events. Marfil doesn't understand why they don't call their lawyers. Enter Octavia, who tells them that she's outta there. She's not spending the rest of her days in prison. Marfil tells her to stay and fight, but Octavia says her children are a disgrace. Her daughter is marrying a servant's son. She turns on her heels and walks out of the room with her snazzy lavender suitcase in tow.

Fedora is telling Diana and Gaby that the justice has begun, she's going to pay for all of the pain she's caused. Gaby and Diana are still concerned about Larry and Max. It's pretty much the same discussion they always have... nothing new. Except that Fedora gives them a little teaser that soon they will learn the truth. Cut to commercial.

When we return from commercial, we're still at casa Soriano where Fedora is telling them that what they will learn will be very important.

Cut to the courthouse, where the judge is congratulating Pancho y Paola. Rene and Sylvia are both looking nervous and weird, as usual. Come to think of it - why don't we see this couple together more often? They're perfect for each other! I digress... Paola is so happy she jumps into Rene's arms, which Sylvia uses as an excuse to tackle Pancho. Pancho breaks away long enough to kiss Paola and promise that she's the only woman for him.

Back at the mansion, Larry and Yolanda are discussing Paola's marriage. Yolanda says that Paola is crazier each day. Max goes off on a rant about how dysfunctional the family is. Mama's going to prison and soon the rest of the family will be in the street.

In Bruna's room, Marfil is complaining about the downfall of the Irazabals. She can't believe that Paola is marrying the son of a servant. Bruna's not surprised - it's become a custom for them to marry servants.

We're transported to casa Soriano, where Fedora is preparing to tell Gaby and Diana the truth, when Granny arrives and interrupts them to tell them about the latest emergency - Pancho is going to marry Paola!

Back at Lala's house, Lala and Diego are discussing the Paola/Pancholon fracaso (disaster). Pancho arrives and Lala asks if what Nancy told her is true - is it true that he married Paola. He tells her that it's true. (Does anyone else find it odd that this newlywed has returned to his mama's house immediately after the ceremony, sans bride?)

We return to the Irazabal living room, where Yolanda and Max are having a pity party about the recent turn of events, while Larry thinks that Max should do something. Max wants no part of it, he's too worried about how he's going to support his ugly sweater habit now that they're broke. He polishes off his drink and walks out.

At casa Soriano, Fedora is telling Gaby, Diana, and Granny that if it's true that Pancho has married Paola without divorcing Caramelo, they shouldn't tell her because it will be too painful for her.

Max has gone to his room to take a little siesta when Marfil storms in ready to rumble. He tells her to get out, he wants to be alone.

Now we jump to Ignacio's apartment where Camila's telling him that he has to do something about Diana framing him. Enter Sylvia, who tells them that she can't tell them where she's been because it's a secret of Paola, and she won't tell. Camila threatens to remove her wig, so Sylvia tells Camila that Paola has married a MDH - one of the dancers from bar Don Paco.

Back at Lala's house, Lala is laying into Pancho about getting married without being divorced. He says that it's just a secret between them... Paola doesn't know that he was already married. He doesn't know why he did it, he was just crazy. He promises mama that everything will be fine. Poor mama, I suspect that she's heard this line of bull a few times before. He wants to bring his new bride to Lala's house to live, but she forbids it.

Fedora wants to change the subject from Pancho & Caramelo and discuss her plans for the perfume factory. She suggests that Diana and Gaby come to work with her. Then when she gets her mansion back, they can all live together! Diana shoots her down by telling her that she already has a job at the hospital. She would love to work at the perfume factory, but her true profession is nursing. Sappy violins begin to play.

Luscious Larry is telling Max that he has no problem with losing everything they own, but he doesn't want to lose Gaby to Kike. Cue Larry and Gaby's theme song as he says that he's going to find her and apologize. Max tells him not to waste any time, to go now and get his wife back. Cut to commercial.

Pobre Caramelo is crying to Jorge about Pancho's infidelity. He was the love of her life.

Pancho is pleading with Lala to let Paola live with them. Lala refuses and slaps his face when he won't drop it. Diego, who's suddenly the voice of reason, steps in and tries to get him to understand what he's done. Pancho says that he knows that this is a disaster, but he doesn't know what to do now.

Fedora tells Gaby and Diana that she'll see them at the office tomorrow at 8. Gaby reminds her that before Granny arrived, she was about to tell them something important... Fedora says that they'll discuss it later. Just then the phone rings - Gaby answers, so obviously it's for her. It's Larry. Cue the theme song.

Sweet violins play as Pancho sweet talks his mama into letting his new wife live with them. Diego says that it's not Paola's fault, so she should be allowed to live there. By the end of the scene, Lala's smooth talking sons talk her into this bizarre arrangement.

At the mansion, Yoland is telling Nancy that she doesn't know if Octavia will come back, but she knows that Paola won't. Rene arrives and wants to know why his bomboncito is crying. She wants to know why he lied to her, why he let her marry Pancho. He says Paola's in love, he couldn't stop her, and pulls Yolanda in for a very stiff looking hug.

Here we are in Bruna's room where Marfil receives a call from Andres. She tells Bruna to leave so they can talk. He wants to know what she's done with his wife. She assures him that his wife is still alive.

Larry tells Gaby that he's called to say that he loves her, but she doesn't believe him. She thinks that he's calling because of what's happening with Fedora. He says that Fedora has nothing to do with the two of them, he loves her with all his heart. He wants to see her and talk to her. She agrees to come to the mansion, but when she hangs up she says that she loves him to, but their love is impossible.

Diana is telling baby Max that what's happening is justice, but it hurts because she still loves his papa. It's basically the same thing she says to herself everytime she's alone. This girl needs to pick up the pieces and move on!

At the mansion, Max tells the Irazabal crew, sans Octavia, that he's sure that in a few days they'll need to leave the mansion. Marfil wants to fight, but Max refuses. He proposes that they get an apartment. Granny DS is infeliz because she can't take all of her dolls with her.

Here we are at Lala's house, where the blushing bride is checking out her new digs. She thought bubbles that it doesn't matter that it's not as luxurious as her home, what matters is that she'll be with Pancho. Lala enters and they have a little heart to heart about how Paola is going to change - he'll be a good husband.

Back to casa Soriano where Pancho's marriage is still the topic of the day. Granny doesn't know what he was thinking, and Diego is very worried about him. Everyone agrees to keep the secret from the Irazabals so that Pancho will have some time to get divorced from Caramelo before they find out.

Max is in his bedroom drowning his sorrows, drinking so that he can forget Diana.

The next morning Fedora takes the reins at the perfume factory. All of the extras on the set act as employees so that she can hold a meeting where she tells them they will all keep their jobs and get raises. Gaby and Diana will be her right hands, and she promises that many things will change. Emilio will also be staying, as Fedora knows that he's a professional and that he has good references. Isn't it odd that she would accept his references, considering that they would be from the evil Irazabal clan? Dios mio, this lady is crazy. Credits roll.

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The ladies of the cuartel are discuss how to make Lety fall in love with Aldo. Fernando, covering his eyes, enters the restroom. He keeps them covered until the cuartel confirms that no one is naked. (I don't know about you, but I generally don't get naked in the bathroom at work! Such a man's fantasy!) When Fernando questions the cuartel's actions, they explain that they're in the bathroom to talk about business. Since they've played right into his hands, Fernando goes along with the game. He sits down and asks the ladies what they think about Aldo remaining in the business. The members of the cuartel glance nervously at each other. They then flock around Fernando and sing Aldo's praises. Fernando pretends to agree, to the cuartel's joy. Juana tells Fernando that Aldo wrote a dedication to Lety in the book. This causes him to "hop" away from the bench. For some reason, Sara tells Fernando that the book with the dedication is sitting on Lety's desk. Dr. Jekyll goes away and out comes Mr. Hyde. Fernando becomes very cold and tells the cuartel that he's heard enough and it's time for them to return to work. They freeze. He leaves. Irmita and the cuartel cross themselves, nervous because now Fernando has an idea of what they are up to.

Out in the secretaries lobby, Fernando breezes past Alicia. She says that he looks sick. He agrees. He's sick with jealousy. Alicia (oh so intelligently) asks if Fernando wants her to call a doctor...or Marcia! No, he says he's not crazy, he just went into Conceptos other board room. He briskly walks away leaving Alicia to wonder if he's going crazy.

Fernando walks into Lety's office, complaining about the dedication in Aldo's book. He conjectures about what Aldo would write: "Your lips are richer in flavor than poblano. To kiss you is more flavorful than chocina pibil. (A dish made out of pork.) Fernando searches through the cabinets for the book. He finds one, but it's not "The Flavor of Life"! Lety: "Don Fernando is incredible with me. When he protects me tooth and nail. When he believes with me and when he pleads with me not to abandon him because he needs me. He, who has everything, needs a woman like me. I don't know how to tell him that I also need him. He needs me for work and I need him for love." Fernando realizes that in his hands he holds Lety's diary.

Alicia talks to her image in the mirror, just like the witch in Snow White! Marcia observes Alicia doing this and asks if Alicia is crazy. Alicia says that the crazy one is Fernando. First, he broke up with Marcia because he's still in love with the mustached corn cake and now he followed the cuartel of witches into the women's bathroom and said he wanted to be part of the cuartel! Now he's in Lety's office. Marcia wonders what he's doing there since Lety's in Tomas's office. Marcia decides it would be better not to meddle. She decides to leave. Before she does she hands Alicia some papers to file. Alicia looks at them as though Marcia's trying to hand her a dirty rag. Alicia says she's too busy for that type of thing. Marcia drops the papers on Alicia's desk and leaves.

An now, a classic soap opera/telenovela moment! Watch as the forlorn woman, left by her man, talks to herself and takes long pauses, just to look extra sad! Marcia asks herself what do to do, and then enters the elevator.

In Tomas's office, Lety freaks out. Dona Marcia was right, this is all her fault. She's not qualified! Aldo tries to calm Lety, saying the campaign is going very well. Lety's still upset. She cannot believe that she didn't monitor Luigi more closely. Aldo thinks he should share that blame. Lety replies and says that Aldo upheld his part, the problem is Conceptos' debt. Tomas agrees. Also walks over to Lety. Rather then hugging her or talking to her, he decides to pet her just like a cat. He thinks they should go over this tomorrow, when they can come up with some solutions. Aldo and Lety leave Tomas's office; Lety complains all the way.

Lety and Aldo interrupt Martha talking to the cuartel about Fernando. The cuartel shows concern, but Lola slips and says "We haven't said anything to Don Fernando." Apparently, the way to get Lety out of a funk is to mention Fernando and piss her off. She snaps immediately to attention and asks what they are talking about. Sara immediately recovers and says not to pay
attention to Sara. She turns her attention to Lety. Aldo tells the cuartel not to worry; he'll take care of Lety. After he and Lety leave the room, the rest of the cuartel scolds Lola.

Like the bad boy he really is, Fernando continues to read Lety's diary. "The engine of my life and my feelings should be work. The only think that can save me is working for him. I'm going to be the shadow and the breath of Don Fernando." Fernando overhears Aldo encouraging Lety to enter her office. He hides the diary just in time for Lety and Aldo to enter the room. Lety asks Fernando why he's in her office. "Our office", Aldo corrects her. (oooooooohhhh, my face just got really hot! You overbearing, co-dependent woman creating man! I could take yoga, burn incense and chant everyday and I would still want to punch you for that comment!)

Irmita still thinks something is going on with Fernando. In all the years she's worked at Conceptos she's never seen a President in the office. (Yeah, I'm guessing that wasn't a popular place for Humberto.) Juana thinks it's obvious that Fernando wants to know about Lety and Aldo. Sara asks if this means he's jealous. Irma goes one step further and thinks this might mean that Fernando is in love with Lety. The rest of the cuartel doesn't buy this theory.

Fernando explains that he was looking for the balance. Lety asks him which balance it is that he wants. The one from the last month, he explains. She pulls a folder off her desk and hands it to him. Before Fernando can leave, Lety thinks it would be a good time to talk about the balance from the expo. Fernando thinks it would be better to talk about it at another time. Aldo smugly says that this doesn't appear to be a good time to talk about it. Fernando finally agrees with Aldo. He leaves.

Alicia watches Fernando walk through the secretaries area. She tells him that she's worried about him. He leaves without hearing her argument.

Tomas talks to himself, about how the balance just isn't fair. His phone rings. Since he's so excited, it must be Alicia. It is and she wants to leave. Tomas gurgles some cologne and takes off for his woman.

Aldo continues his sexual harassment and massages Lety's shoulders. He thinks that everyone should share the blame. Lety points out that Marcia and Fernando were gone on there trips during the preparations. Aldo decides Omar would be the best one to blame. He worked closely with Luigi and should have observed the over-spending. "Yeah, but we're talking about Omar Carvajal." Lety replies. Lety acknowledges that she is the president and this is her fault. Aldo leans in and says that this type of thought will destroy her and that's not good.

Fernando continues to read Lety's diary. "I renounce love. I already confirmed that no one will fall in love with me. A beautiful woman has won simply because she's beautiful. And I am ugly, but Don Fernando doesn't fix on that. To the contrary he needs me." Fernando's eyes well with tears. He confirms to himself that he needs Lety, in order to stay alive.

Aldo goes on about happiness and how life without it sucks. He walks away and asks Lety to move with him to Acapulco to work and live with him. She could work as his business manager in his restaurant. Aldo knows how to cook the finest dishes, but he has no idea about finances. Lety stands and says there is no way she could possibly go to Acapulco. Aldo corrects her again and says that it's not that she can't. It's that she doesn't want to go. Yes, she confirms, because she has an obligation to Conceptos. Aldo says that her only obligation is to Fernando. Aldo points out that Lety quivered when she handed Fernando the balance sheet. She thinks it has more to do with the fact that Fernando was snooping around her office. Aldo says that he'll give Lety one opportunity to show that Fernando does not interest her anymore - she should come with him to Acapulco.

Fernando's still reading. Lety - "In these moments I'm the most important woman for him. More than his own girlfriend. But at the same time, I don't exist like a woman. I heard him say that he doesn't hope to encounter the woman of his life. If only Fernando knew that I am here."

Lety leaves her desk again. Now she says that her obligation is to Don Humberto Mendiola. Aldo recognizes a losing battle. He goes back to how hard she worked the last month. Is this how she wants to live, leaving her life at Conceptos? Lety says yes, it has to do with her word and her honor. Aldo offers Lety a new office in Acapulco, with a view of the ocean. He paints a picture of total harmony. They can recuperate their happiness; she won't have to suffer here anymore. Lety agrees that this does sound reasonable. Aldo keeps going. In Acapulco they can enjoy their freedom, just them and their sea.

Maybe Alicia is right; maybe Fernando is really going crazy. He sees an apparition of Lety and reaches for her hand. She pulls it away. She talks about how he never realized that the love of his life was right there. She never figured out how to show him. Fernando agrees and confirms that Lety is the love of his life. He stands by her as she begins to recite another entry from her diary. It's from the night they first kissed. Fernando begs Lety to forgive him. He leans in for a kiss, but Lety isn't there.

Lety thinks about her life without Conceptos. Aldo continues to extol the virtues of Acapulco. Lety asks him to let her think about it. Aldo agrees, but says that Lety must remember that she's the most important thing. They wave goodbye to each other.

Lety walks through the secretaries lobby. Fernando waits for her to enter the elevator. He leaves his office and goes to the bat cave. He continues to read. "Lety" reappears. He tells her that he wishes he could turn back time, so that none of this had ever happened. Lety continues to recite the words of the diary. Fernando reads with her about when she first confessed to him how much she loved him. "Lety" takes over at the part when she talks about how she's been hurt by love before, but she has faith that this time everything will turn out okay because he's a great man and she believes in him. Fernando sits on the floor, unable to read anymore. "Lety" continues to recite about the night they first made love. Fernando decides to read some more. He picks up with the night they made love for the second time. He cannot believe the line "men clean and honest, like Fernando Mendiola." He asks himself repeatedly "What did I do?"

Lety searches her desk at home for the diary. She realizes that she left it at the office. Julieta enters and asks what is wrong. Lety tells her mom that the expo was a success, but they didn't make enough money. Julieta cannot believe this. She also realizes that Lety has another worry. Lety tells Julieta asked Lety to live with him in Acapulco.

Julieta doesn't like the idea of Lety living so far from home. Lety says she doesn't know what to do. She's still very much in love with Aldo. She cannot say this to Aldo, because she doesn't want to hurt him. She just can't love Aldo. Julieta understands this but she doesn't think it's fair that Lety's still in love with Fernando. Julieta thinks that her daughter must forget about Fernando.

It's the next day at Conceptos and Fernando is still in the bat cave. He wakes, asking for Lety. He immediately opens the diary. The first entry is from the day Lety found "The Letter." Fernando pulls himself into the chair and cries some more. He cries and his tears fall onto a drawing in the diary.


For breakfast, Tomas and Alicia go to La Noir. Alicia eats a steak and has a glass of red wine. Tomas cannot believe she's going to eat that after all she ate the night before. Alicia distinguishes between a good appetite and hunger. Alicia talks about her empty refrigerator and this somehow makes Tomas remember the night they slept together. Alicia scolds him, because it will make her throw up. That night was horrible. Tomas agrees that they have contradictory opinions. Alicia reminds him that he did not leave the check that he promised to leave. Tomas thinks that they have many nights to fix that. "Not even in your dreams will you sleep with me again." (Never a good thing to say in novelaland, Alicia!) Tomas points out all the nice things that he's done for her. He toasts himself. Alicia continues to eat.

We interrupt this presentation for a commercial break...Lety drives up in her Focus. She gets out of the car and Celso compliments her...car! Lety confirms that the car is very pretty and very good with gasoline. She puts Celso in charge of the car. He says he'll care for it just like it were his. Celso clumsily pulls the car into its spot.

Fernando talks around his office, saying that he is the worst thing that ever existed. He should never have been born. He begins to throw things around the office. This scares the cuartel. They urge Sara to check it out. She whispers Fernando's name through the door but he shouts for her to leave him alone.

Alicia comes into the room, talking all about her meal. The cuartel isn't interested. They want Sara to call Omar. He's the only one who can go into that office. AT that moment, Omar glibly enters the room. Sara grabs him and says that Omar needs to take care of Fernando. She throws him into the office. Omar sees the one vase on the floor and a dejected Fernando standing by the back door. He asks what's wrong, but Fernando doesn't want to play today. Omar recognizes that Fernando didn't even go home to sleep. Fernando tells Omar that he wants to be alone. He really should be in hell.

Tomas enters Lety's office. (Anyone else notice that the painting is upside down even though no one turned it?) Lety notices that he is unusually happy. He is because he ate with his woman. Tomas wants to change the subject and leaps forward to the chairs in front of Lety's desk to tell her that he went over the accounts and everything is not lost. They have some pending accounts. This doesn't mean that they'll make the full payment, but the debt will be less. Lety thinks this won't help. She tells Tomas that Aldo asked her to go to Acapulco, but she doesn't know what to do. She would love to leave, but... Tomas thinks it's a good idea for Lety to go to Acapulco. It's time she does something for the most person...herself. Tomas says that he can take charge of Conceptos with a little help. He'll only leave Conceptos if his woman leaves with him. Lety rushes to him and thanks him. They dance for joy.

Aldo talks on the phone about returning to Acapulco to open the restaurant. He's going with a special person. He's been waiting a long time for this moment. (and we've been waiting a long time for you to just leave!) The gentleman on the other end informs Aldo that there is a chain that is very interested in purchasing the restaurant. It has an excellent offer. Aldo says that he will never sell his dream.

The cuartel wonder about Don Fernando. He's been like this since yesterday. Irma, the only perceptive one of the bunch, knows that this has to do with Lety. She knows that Fernando is jealous of Aldo. Lety enters the crowd and asks about what's going on with the cuartel. Sara says they're talking about the novela they watched last night. Martha decides it's time to tell the truth. Yesterday, they told Fernando that Lety was going to marry Aldo. Lety is muy impactada.

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We start on a big smooch between Alina and Emilio in the chapel. It seems unforced this time, with both parties participating. Likewise, when Emilio pulls back, telling Alina that “we shouldn’t” (given his secret promise to renounce her to save Angel’s life) and Alina’s feeling that “he’s married, they both simultaneously break from the embrace. Alina runs off, Emilio looks, well, the way he always looks when he’s supposed to be unhappy. Over to Soledad in the barn, wrapped in a blanket sitting on some bales of hay. The cold barn is not doing much for the bags under her eyes and Adela is no longer doing her hair. Adela rushes in to tell her that the Patron has left (for Mariana’s supposed wedding in Mexico City). Adela is in a big hurry because Sergio is on high alert. She tells Soledad that she wishes she could help her escape. She’s afraid that Soledad will go crazy being held captive here. Soledad smiles wanly and says “that’s what Alvaro would want!” She tells Adela that she’s going to let her in on something---she has found a secret exit to the barn! “I found my freedom!”

Over to Luba who is kicking it with her former student, the brujo. (male witch, warlock, whatever…) He asks her whether she’s thought through this curse on Thelma. Luba responds that if “that woman stays in Sierra Escondida, my son will die. There’s nothing to think about.” OK, says the brujo,” I will go get the necessary herbs for the incantation.” Orange flashback to Luba mixing some herbs in a mortar and pestle and telling somebody that their son will be safe, with this preparation. “The wisdom of my ancestors is in this one.” She spoons the green crap into a bottle. At that moment, the cacique rushes in and exclaims, “Luba, don’t fail me! You have to save my son!” Luba takes the bottle of green stuff and covers it with a cloth. She tells him to follow her instructions to the letter. Flash back to the present. The Brujo tells her that she can’t be part of the ritual. “Not even your saints must know you are doing this…or you will be without friends.” Luba looks wide eyed at him. “You mean the la Virgen de la Paz?” (The Virgin of Peace—that must be the picture of the Virgin she keeps a shrine to.) The Brujo says “She will understand. You are doing this for your son.” Luba still looks worried.

Don Loco is en route to San Mateo in his carriage with a driver and an armed man up front. He hallucinates that he sees Soledad escaping and yells at them to stop. He gets out, like the hallucination she is, she vanishes. Don Loco is perturbed and tells the men he has to go back to the hacienda.

Over at La Rinconada, in the kitchen, Jaime and Vera are having a discussion. Jaime is telling Vera that something is up with Thelma and her mortal hatred of Gaspar. He saw them talking together at the stable and heard them arranging to meet later. He wants to get to the bottom of this. Vera is skeptical and a little afraid of Jaime messing with Thelma. Jaime tells her not to worry, that he can take care of himself. Alina walks in, sad from having left Emilio for the umpteenth time with their passion unresolved. Both Jaime and Vera notice and ask what’s wrong. Vera suggests that Emilio has treated her badly again and Alina says “no.” Vera kicks Jaime out “This is a woman thing…” She sits Flor down and goes into the litany of stuff Emilio has done to her that we all know so well---“He was rude to you, he treated you badly, he made fun of you…” Alina shakes her head no. “We kissed.” Vera looks puzzled. Isn’t this a good thing?

Back to the Luba and the Brujo, whose name is Macario. Luba is explaining to him the depth of her feeling of hatred for Thelma. Macario warns her that she is dealing with darkness (tinieblas). She’ll have trouble sleeping at night, nightmares…etc. Luba insists she doesn’t care.”My son comes first. ..Everybody already thinks that I’m an evil witch, that I mistreated Flor. Well, now their ideas about me will come true.” Macario says, picking up a candle, “OK, then. Tonight under the light of the moon, the curse will be made on the Senora Thelma.” Luba whispers “Thelma….”

At la Rinconada, Nurse Susi is feeling Angel’s pulse and is ecstatic at the miracle that brought him back to life. Angel is sure it’s because his brother prayed for his life. He smiles broadly. There’s a knock at the door and it is Emilio himself. Emilio asks Angel how it is to be back in the land of the living. Angel says he has no words to express how happy he is. Emilio tells Angel that he awoke from the coma upon hearing the voice of Alina. “I guess that shows how much she means to you” says Emilio. “Are you still thinking about marrying her?” Emilio asks. Angel looks away, troubled.

In the kitchen, Vera is still talking to Alina. “ I knew it! Says Vera. Emilio loves you, not his wife.” Alina clucks back at her that they can’t be lovers—Emilio is married and on top of that, he’s about to have a child. Vera shakes her head and says. “Who knows if Thelma’s baby is his?” Alina scolds back that she shouldn’t say such things. Vera gets up from the table and walking away says “You can think what you want, but nobody will convince me that that woman is trustworthy.”

Don Loco, his bodyguard and his driver are still paused on the road. The bodyguard asks DL if he is sure that he wants to go back to the hacienda. After all, Sergio is guarding the Senora…” DL looks confused then he agrees. If he can’t trust his people (meaning Sergio) then he will go crazy. And he won’t let Soledad get the better of him…” Loco Loco Loco! He gets in, they drive on.
Thelma walks in on the Singing Aunt belting out one of her horrible vocal exercises. SA is busy packing Thelma’s suitcase as a surprise. She asks where Thelma went and Thelma responds that she went for a walk to calm her nerves. SA asks why she’s so overwrought already? she just woke up! Thelma says, “Guess who I’ve seen already?” SA looks puzzled. “None other than that idiot Gaspar!“ Says Thelma. SA says, “what’s the big deal? Lets get out of here and then we’ll never see him again!” Thelma replies “Where in the heck do you get the idea that we’re leaving?” SA says, “Well, Poor Angel must be dead by now…” Thelma gives her a nasty look. “Angel woke up from his coma, which means that we are going to have to stay in this cursed place.” SA is impactado and falls back whimpering on the couch.
How else do you think she would have reacted to being impactado?

Emilio and Angel are still deep in conversation. Emilio presses him on the issue on whether he wants to marry Alina. Angel asks him, “who are you worried about, yourself or us?” Just then Sexy Nurse , Susi who is wearing a white sweater set today, with the cardigan buttoned to the top but with the tank top underneath clearly visible and a pair of tight white pants interrupts. “It’s time for your pills, she tells Angel.” As she administers the meds, Emilio says he’s concerned about Angel’s future and that of Alina’s. Angel says he’s not prepared to give an answer at the moment. Emilio pours himself a glass of water. Emilio says he only wants to know if he is sure about how he feels about her. Angel says he can’t be sure of anything at the moment. (He was at deaths door in a freaking coma, Emilio! Cut him a little slack!) Emilio says, “well when you’re better, I’ll be waiting for your answer.” (Jerk Jerk Jerk. I thought you were weeping over this guy. Now you want to give him a heart attack from stress?) He leaves him “to rest.”

In Mexico City, Mariana wakes up from her coma. Dr. Love is there at that precise moment. She gets the sudden realization that she is completely paralyzed. She can’t even talk. Dr. Love tries to calm her by saying that she can’t move, she was gravely ill…she needs to calm and rest. Mariana begins to panic and gasp. The heart monitor goes crazy. Then it flatlines! We go to commercial. Maybe we can call this an “impactado for quadriplegics?”

Out of commercial. Dr. Love and his crack medical staff have gotten Mariana stabilized. Dr. Love is relieved. (Maybe he likes her better this way, unable to talk back or resist his charm?) He asks the nurse for a sedative so that she’ll sleep until morning.

At Malena and Mariana’s apartment, Malena is talking on the phone to a client of their seamstress business. She is apologizing for the lateness of a job and is telling the Senora that she’ll be right over with the dress. The dress is in fact, already in a cleaners bag and Malena hops out the door as soon as she puts the phone down. As she turns the corner, Arcadio walks up to the apartment building. He remembers the building but not the apartment where Mariana lives. Presumably he is there to deliver the bad news. A pizza guy goes into the building while Arcadio wanders around outside scratching his head.

Back at la Rinconada, Thelma has changed and SA is busy putting the clothes she was packing back in the closet. SA laments aloud that “who would have thought it…Angel rose from the dead…It’s like a miracle.” “It’s like a curse, says Thelma. Who would have thought that we were so close to leaving this horrible mountain…this cursed weakling (enclenque) had to save himself…!” SA says “I can’t believe you are giving up so easily, girl!” “What more can I do?” asks Thelma “Emilio won’t leave until Angel is better.” SA says that with Angel as sickly as he is, that will never happen. Thelma asks what time it is and SA tells her it’s noon. Thelma remarks that it is almost time to go meet Gaspar. SA blanches, afraid that Gaspar will hurt her, but Thelma says, more likely the other way around. After all, she has power over him, she’s carrying his child!

Luba is out gathering herbs and is deep in conversation with her “best friend,” the Virgen de la Paz. She’s telling her that she knows she’s doing evil but she’s begging her to understand. “if someone has to be punished. She says, punish me, but not my child. Not my Gaspar…” Suddenly, she catches sight of Gaspar, heading for meeting place. She throws down her herbs and sneaks behind him.

Gaspar goes into the casita where he and Thelma are supposed to meet. Gaspar says aloud that if Thelma doesn’t show up he’s going to, well, he shows how he would wring her neck. But then he remembers that he can’t do that—it would hurt his baby. Then he decides that what he will do is go back to the cave, wait for the baby to be born and THEN wring her neck…

Rosita and her mother in law to be (who looks young enough to be her sister) Carmen are chatting at Rosita and Braulio’s casita. Carmen is sweeping the floor. Rosita tells her she shouldn’t be working but Carmen says that Rosita is the one who should be off her feet.” It’s the first months of pregnancy that are the hardest.””Then again,” says Carmen “you must be about six months pregnant?” says Carmen. (Ah ha, Carmen is no fool—she’s guessing that the math isn’t quite right here). Rosita doesn’t answer directly. Then Doña Carmen says “Wow, Rosita, you took a real risk that Santos might not come back and your son would be without a father…you must have known that you were pregnant when he left, right?…” Rosita says, “Hey, let’s listen to some music! I love Rancheros, don’t you?” Carmen looks at her suspiciously.

Braulio with his giant hat and Santos are out walking by the river. They are talking about how somehow Carmen will have to be told the truth about Rosita’s baby. Just then, Don Max rides up in a fury. He says he was looking for Santos. He tells Braulio to beat it. Braulio, like the wuss he is, slinks off. Maximo tells Santos that he has until morning to get out of Sierra Escondida or he’ll find out why his name is “Maximo.” Santos says, nothing doing, he’s staying put right next to Rosita. And by the way, he’s going to marry her too. Max doesn’t like this and he fingers his holster. He does a “we’ll see about that” wheels his horse and leaves. Santos bites his lip.In her room at LR, Alina is touching her lips, remembering the big smooch with Emilio that opened this episode. She chides herself about feeling this way. She asks “WHY WHY did you kiss me Emilio?”
Emilio is in his room at LR, studying the heart charm that he gave to Alina, that he took from her when he thought she was Flor and had stolen it, that Thelma then stole from Emilio, that he ripped from Thelma’s neck and which now is back in Emilio’s possession… He hides the heart charm as Orlando walks in the door. Orlando tells him that the rest of the guys left for Puebla. Emilio says he’s been thinking about leaving for Puebla too. Orlando says he can take charge of the highway project if Emilio wants to go. Emilio says as soon as Angel is better, he’ll go. Orlando asks him if he’s trying to get away from something. Emilio says yes, “I’m trying to escape from Alina. I can’t be near her anymore. I can help you from Puebla, but I can’t be near her. I can’t control myself.” Orlando asks if something happened between them. “Yes, says Emilio, we kissed.” (Haven’t they kissed a million other times???? Or maybe he means that this time he didn’t have to force her to kiss him.)

Thelma has arrived at the casita where Gaspar awaits her. (Jaime has too, he’s hidden behind a tree trying to observe). Thelma comes in and Gaspar runs up to her to try to get a kiss. Thelma rebuffs him. She tells him that she doesn’t want to see him at the house again. “If we’re going to meet, let it be here.” Gaspar agrees. Gaspar makes a ridiculous kissy face and sticks his butt out trying to reach her to kiss her. Thelma closes her eyes and grimaces. Gaspar takes a sniff of his own armpit to see what may be causing her repulsion. He decides that it’s not him and he goes for it. Thelma pushes him away after he barely makes contact. Thelma says, “OK, that’s enough…time to go!” Gaspar begs her to stay. Thelma argues that somebody will see them and he’s going to get punished by Emilio. Poor Gaspar Blurts out that Emilio might punish him and his Mama by kicking them off the land. Thelma picks up on this fear of Gaspars and plays it up. Gaspar innocently tells her the story of how his Mama created a potion to save the Cacique’s son. But the son died anyway and people wanted to burn Luba for being a witch. (Everybody always needs the witch, for good luck, for money, to get laid, to curse their enemies, etc. but when stuff goes wrong, It’s always BURN THE WITCH. Typical…) “So…you’re telling me your mom killed somebody (a Christian…a non-indian person?) and that she’s a murderer? Gaspar protests that she’s twisting his words. He realizes he shouldn’t have opened his mouth. Thelma is extremely pleased. She even kisses him. She tells him not to worry. Hasn’t she been able to keep the secret of the his baby?

Meanwhile, Jaime is outside marveling at the meeting between Thelma and Gaspar. A short distance off, Luba is furious seeing her stupid son (hijo Zopenco) leaving from his tryst with Thelma. Gaspar walks out the door curling his biceps and smiling.

Emilio is still talking to Orlando. Emilio says he regrets the kiss, that he is dying inside, torn by his love for Alina on one hand and his responsibility to his kid on the other. Orlando says he has the answer to all his problems: forget Alina! Emilio accuses him of being interested in Alina himself. Orlando doesn’t dispute it but he points out that Emilio is married, even if unhappily, and he knows he is a man of his word. Emilio agrees that it wouldn’t be manly of him to abandon his child. Emilio says he’s made up his mind. Orlando asks, “To do what?” “I’m going to talk to my brother.” He hurries out of the room. Orlando gives one of those great Orlando expressions. First he smiles, thinking he’s won, then he looks puzzled “Did I win?” Then he looks concerned. “Maybe this is just headed somewhere else.”

Thelma is still at the Casita. She’s locking up. She hears someone coming in. Thinking it’s Gaspar, she says “I thought you left.” She turns around. It’s Luba. “Yes, Luba the witch” says Luba. “I’ve come to talk to the fairy of the Devil’s Cave.” (Gosh, isn’t that the greatest line ever??!)

Jaime is still outside leaning against a big tree trying to spy on the doings at the Casita. He’s totally confused that Thelma, Gaspar and now Luba should be meeting there. Rather than getting closer to try to listen, he just decides that the whole thing is just too weird and then runs away.

Rosita and Alina are out walking. Alina has told Rosita her Emilio troubles and Rosita is filling her in about the big lie they told Carmen. Rosita is sure that Carmen doesn’t believe them because she is always asking questions. (Yeah well most people would if Rosita told them she was six months pregnant. She looks about as pregnant as Thelma does.) Alina thinks honesty is the best policy. Rosita argues not when your supposed grandchild is actually your son’s half-brother. Does that make Rosita his step-something as well as his girlfriend? Ow, my head hurts. Thank goodness we know it was Castulo who raped Rosita and not Don Max, despite his supposed confession.

Luba is confronting Thelma in the Casita. She tells her how nice it is that Gaspar is still enjoying the attentions of his “fairy.” Thelma tries to deflect this charge but Luba is on the warpath. She tells Thelma not to mess with her. Gaspar, aside from being handsome and big is her SON. Although she’s sure that for trampy Thelma, Gaspar was just another notch in the bedpost. Thelma gets mad at this insult. Luba tells her not to lie. She saw what happened at the casita (Wait, is she talking about what she thought she saw at this casita, or at Castulo’s place or Jose’s old place where she and Castulo used to meet?) Luba wheedles her and smoothes Thelma’s hair. She says, “We witches know about evil.” When Thelma begins to protest again, Luba says, she knows what happened between her and Gaspar. Thelma says “You weren’t there.” And she begins to recount the story of what happened that night. Thelma says she was angry, jealous that Emilio was with another woman. She got drunk and she didn’t know what she was doing. Luba’s eyes widen. “So then it’s true!” Apparently even though Gaspar said it a million times now that she has confirmation, it’s a bit of a shock. Thelma starts screaming that the child she is carrying’s father is “that cursed son of yours.” Luba hauls off and slaps Thelma (Whack!) and says “Cursed be you!” (Maldita tu!) I think Luba is starting to have second thoughts about curses at the moment.

Back to tranquility. At la Rinconada, Nurse Susi is helping Angel get up and walk around. (This really is an amazing recovery if the guy was in a coma as of this morning and now he’s dressed and walking.) He has to sit down, he’s a bit dizzy. Susi tells him it’s normal because of all the time he spent in bed. Emilio comes in and tells Susi that he wants to talk to Angel alone. Susi leaves and Emilio sits down. Emilio tells him that he’s come to a decision regarding him and Alina. Angel tries to interrupt, saying he doesn’t want to talk about it yet. He’s not exactly in shape to ask her to marry him. Emilio says not to worry, that the best specialists will see him in Puebla. Emilio tells him that he’s realized that Alina isn’t for him. He’s got a life next to Thelma and a baby on the way. He can’t have Alina. And if Alina makes Angel happy, if she gives him a reason to fight his illness and live, well then…He’s going to give her up. This time, for good. Angel is weakly impactado into commercial.

Angel can’t quite believe what he’s hearing. “Before, you opposed my loving Alina…” Yes,” says Emilio, “but that was before.” “I thought you were just infatuated with her. Now I realize that you are really in love with her.” Emilio goes to put a blanket on Angel. Angel says “It’s true, I do love her. But I was very sick…” Emilio launches into his speech about how he’s going to get better, how he’s going to see the best specialists in Puebla, etc. Angel is still doubtful but clearly pleased by the idea. He says, if I get better, I would like to give Alina “all those things that others have taken away from her, her money, her position…and make her happy.” Emilio smiles and says,” I know you have what it takes to make her happy.” OK, that was a little creepy.

Luba and Thelma are still having it out in the Casita. Thelma is now shouting that yes, her child is Gaspar’s. She says that she bought his silence with a kiss. A kiss that still disgusts her when she thinks about it. And that’s the way it was in the Devil’s cave. She hadn’t been fully conscious of whose lips were on hers or she never would have consented. Luba interjects “How crude you are, that you don’t even know who is on top of you. You are not even fit to be called a woman.” Luba continues. “Don’t forget. I’m a witch. I’m going to finish you! Don’t mess with my son or you will pay..”etc. Thelma finds her footing and yells “Do what you want.” Luba says she will and launches into a curse right there and then. Then she asks Thelma. “Answer me this—What do you want with my Gaspar?”

Rosita and Alina are still out walking in the woods. Rosita is counseling divorce. What should happen is that Emilio should divorce Thelma marry Alina. He hates Thelma and loves Alina, end of story. Alina says, for the umpteenth time, “What about the baby?” Rosita points out that sooner or later, Emilio is going to leave Thelma, with or without the baby. Alina shakes her head. Rosita is tired of this whole circular discussion, just like we are. She has her own problems. She wants Alina to be happy, end of story.

Emilio is having his own interminable discussion with Angel right now. Why is he torturing his poor brother this way. I half expect him to collapse from the strain of saying the same stuff over and over again. Emilio says he doesn’t have any more hostility toward Alina. (That’s big of him.) He rehashes an old old complaint he had against Alina. Back when Emilio was in a coma instead of Angel, and Emilio ended up married to Thelma instead of Alina, Thelma told him that she paid Alina (then Flor) with a brooch to convince the priest to let Thelma marry him. (He still believes that crap?!) Angel is so disgusted by this admission by his brother that he starts coughing. He says that Alina would never do that. She did convince the priest to let Thelma marry Emilio because she was expecting his child. To give the kid a name. For no other reason. Cough Cough Cough! Emilio says that they won’t talk anymore about this. Angel insists that Emilio go to Alina and explain to her what he is doing and to ask forgiveness for the way he has treated her. Emilio looks rather grim at first then nods his head. He will do it. Angel is left musing that Emilio loved Alina but now it seems that he no longer does. He loves Alina but he knows that Alina still loves Emilio. Angel will do whatever it takes to win her love.

Thelma is responding to Luba’s question about what she wants with Gaspar. She wants nothing from Gaspar, except for his silence. “And what would happen if Emilio were to find out that the child you are carrying isn’t his? Asks Luba. “And what would happen if Alvaro Montellano found out that he is hiding a renegade murderer on his land who killed the son of a chief (a cacique).“ Luba doesn’t back down but she’s surprised that Thelma knows this. Thelma wastes no time in telling her that Gaspar told her the big secret. “If you tell Emilio, I’ll tell Don Loco and he’ll throw you off his lands. “ Luba launches into another “you better no mess with me…you don’t know what I’m capable of.” Thelma does the same. Luba says, “OK, Gaspar and I will keep quiet but don’t think you’ve won. I, Luba, curse you. You’re going to be sorry.” Thelma tells her to leave! Leave! Leave! Luba turns and slowly goes, giving her an evil eye. Thelma vows right then and there to kill Gaspar. But she’ll have to make it look like an accident, like Jose.

Luba walks into the woods, collapses on the ground crying about her poor grandchild and her poor son. She no longer cares what happens to her, she no longer cares if she gets burned to death by angry villagers. All she wants is for her grandchild to live and for Gaspar to hold him. She demands from her buddy the Virgen de la Paz, to know WHY WHY she has to keep quiet, even to poor Flor, who presumably would benefit from the information that Thelma’s baby ain’t Emilio’s. Finally, she begs the Virgen for help, to know what to do with Gaspar, to save her grandchild. Finally, it is nightfall in Sierra Escondida! As we all know, that’s when things really start to happen. (Of course we are at :52 so whatever they are, they will be happening mostly on Sylvia’s watch).

Jaime is the kitchen regaling Vera with the story of how he saw Gaspar meet with Thelma at the Casita. Not that he actually learned anything because he was standing a half mile away behind an enormous tree like the wuss that he is. But he did see Gaspar strolling out of the place with a big ole grin on his face. That’s enough to set him to thinking…Vera butts in “They’re LOVERS!” Jaime says NO no. He saw Luba go in next, after Gaspar. For sure, Thelma is cooking up something against Flor and she’s getting Luba and Gaspar to help her. (Oh yeah, that’s right, everybody thinks that Luba hates Flor and is mean to her, to keep up the pretense with Don Loco). Vera looks worried.

Emilio is wandering around his room, thinking about Angel’s words about him wanting to marry Alina to make her happy, to give her the things that were taken away from him. Then Emilio orange flashbacks the moment when he gave Alina the little Silver heart…he gave her his heart…yeah yeah we’ve seen it a thousand times already. The heart has already made its contractual appearance in this episode. He’s back in the present murmuring Alina, Alina. Suddenly he gets a constipated look on his face. I think it’s anger and frustration that he is supposed to be conveying. He yells “I have to forget her! I have to forget her!” What, he’s not even going to break furniture or anything?

Back in Mexico City, Dr. Love is visiting Malena. Malena is excusing herself for being late. She had to deliver a dress. She wants to know how Mariana is. Dr. Love tells her that Mariana is now a quadriplegic. Malena is quite impactado. One of the best I’ve seen in awhile, actually.
And we go zooming right back to the kitchen of La Rinconada. Vera and Jaime are still discussing the whole supposed Flor-Thelma-Luba plot. Vera says “One thing is for sure, that witch is bad.” At that very moment, Luba walks in and the two are struck dumb. Luba makes some crack about Jaime’s manhood (I think) and wants to know what they are staring at.


Back once again to Malena and Dr. Love. Malena wants to have a more complete medical explanation of quadriplegia, or at least that is what Dr. Love gives her. He tells her that nobody knows anything about how long she could be like this, how much damage is permanent, etc. Dr. Love suggests that they contact Mariana’s brother but Malena, who has all the good ideas, tells him No way. Alvaro doesn’t even know about Marianita. It’s better that he continue ignoring her.

Alina is looking out the window at the moon. She is remembering the conversation she had with Rosita earlier about being happy. She sighs. Yes folks that’s the signal for yet another orange flashback of a kiss. This time it’s the big beso near the Church right after Emilio promised to forget her to save his brother’s life. Or was he thanking God for saving his brother’s life after he promised…whatever. Back in the present, She sighs again and tells herself that she can’t forget his kisses.

Emilio himself is drinking Brandy with Orlando down in the great hall. Orlando wants to know what’s going on. Emilio fills him in that he’s given up Alina and left the field open to…Angel. Orlando is a little incredulous. “Angel??” he repeats. Orlando looks like he wants to bust out laughing.In the kitchen, Luba announces she wants to talk to Flor. Vera tries to put her off saying that she must already be asleep. Luba says she doesn’t care she must see her…and remember what she can do to men. (Maybe she has Viagra and anti-viagra?) Vera says she’ll take her to Flor. Luba gives Jaime a look as she goes.

Finally we get a scene with Soledad. She’s managed to escape yet again despite Sergio’s supposed best efforts to guard her. She’s sitting with Elias in his workers’ house. YES, Soledad wants to escape! Finally! Alvaro is out of town and there’s only Sergio to reckon with. Elias agrees, it’s time to grab Alina and get outta town!Luba is chatting with Alina in her spacious new quarters. Alina tells her that she’s worse off than she was before. Even with the nice room and new clothes, she suffers because she still loves Emilio but she can’t have him. She tells Luba about THE KISS near the church and how it was different from all the other kisses. (I suppose it was a more normal kiss, not like some of the kisses that have been well described on this blog). Luba says she knew it all along. Emilio pretended to hate you, because what he was really feeling was pure Love. Alina gives a wan smile.

Malena is wringing her hands over the fate of Mariana. Dr. Love is professing his Love for Mariana and saying he will never abandon her. Malena thanks him and there’s a knock at the door. Malena gets up to answer it. Yup, you guessed it. It’s Don Loco!!! He looks around the apartment at the stunned Malena and the surprised Dr. Love. “Where’s Mariana?” he asks.

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We begin tonight’s episode with the sickening Mariangel trying to make her sister Esmeralda feel uncomfortable. Diego, forced into agreeing to wed MA even though he is in love with Esme, has come over to the Sanchez home to discuss when his wedding will take place. He had no idea that Esme was visiting and in no mood to make nice with MA, he just comes out with the fact that there will be a double wedding next week, his and MA’s and his father and Almudena’s. MA plays up the wedding info, saying things like how wonderful, what a beautiful family we will all make---your father and my aunt, you and I…..blah, blah. Esme looks sad and MA lays it on even thicker. She goes so far as to kiss Diego. MA-I’m going to be so happy. (YUCK!!) Then MA lets Diego know that Esme is there and heard everything. Diego looks properly uncomfortable and also sad. He tries to tell Esme that he had no idea she was there, but Esme tries to make like she’s not bothered by all of this. She tells MA and Diego that they will make a nice couple and that she hopes that all goes well with their wedding. Esme chooses to make her exit and Diego obviously wants to say some more to her. He makes a move to follow her and MA tells him to let her go. He tries to tell her that he’s got things to do. MA says she knows that he wants to go find Esme and talk to her, but he needs to remember that Esme has already made her choice, she’s decided to remain with Montero. After rubbing that salt in his deeply gashed wounds, MA decides she’s going to try to take her relationship with him to a new level. She says she knows that this is going to be an arranged marriage, but she IS going to be his WIFE, and therefore deserves some respect (what does she mean, is this a euphamism for him scratching her itch, isn't that why she's got Monty on a string?). She tells him to not leave her hanging and ignore her. Diego tells her to stop playing around like she just did with Esme and perhaps he’ll think about it. He leaves.

At the de la Vega home, Yumali has been busy playing dress up. First in some moldy old shoes and now in some native garb. Alejandro walks in on her and has a flash to his deceased wife. He tells Yumi that she looks just like Regina (the dead wife). It’s almost as if she was reborn in Yumi. He swears if he didn’t know that all of Regina’s people were dead, he’d be certain that her blood also runs in Yumi. Yumi takes advantage of this situation and moves in on Al. He starts to compare the two women…they have the same eyes, skin, yadda, yadda, yadda. Yumi reminds him that she is not Regina (but she’s sure playing up the likeness so she can mess with Al's mind). Yumi tells him it’s not how she looks, but how he feels. She moves in for a kiss and Al almost gives in, but at the last second regains his senses. He looks ticked off and he walks away. Outside the room he runs into Dolores. He tells her that there is much to do before his wedding to Dena next week. Dolores is surprised that a date has been selected. Al tells her that she should, in a nice way, tell Yumi that she’s going to need to switch rooms…he’s decided she needs to move to the back of the house (OUCH! Yumi won’t like that). He tells Dolores to tell Yumi because he thinks it would be better coming from her (he’s a wimp). Again he reminds her to do it nicely (man, he worries about everything, after what Yumi just tried to pull and he worries that her feelings are going to get hurt. I swear he's headed for a heartattack with all the stress of worrying).

Diego runs into Olmos outside the Sanchez house. He asks if Olmos has seen Esme. Olmos tells Diego he hasn’t seen her and Diego takes off to other parts to look for her. Once Diego is gone, Esme pops out of hiding. She thanks Olmos for covering for her. He tells Esme, that since she’s here, he’s got some documents for her to sign regarding the transfer of her dowry to Monty. Olmos tells Esme that he arranged for Esme to keep her jewelry. He says he told Monty that it was mostly fake and had little worth, even though Olmos knew the opposite to be true. He warns Esme that she should hide her jewels from Monty. Esme asks Olmos why he is doing all of this to help her.

The Cardinal (TC) has arrived, per Fernando’s request, at the governor’s office. He’s not too happy because FS is going over documents and not paying the proper attention to his eminence. TC accuses FS of abusing his power and he demands to know why FS ordered him there. FS puts down his paperwork and tells TC that he (TC) will be catching the next ship and returning to Spain. FS says there is no way he will allow TC to give official papal approval to the order of nuns in town, there is no way he will allow those women to be consecrated. TC asks if FS is kicking him out of the town? After all, the pope has sent TC there on a mission and he will do as the pope trusted. FS repeats, there is no way he’ll allow the order to be consecrated. TC says he knows that FS is doing all of this to keep Maria Pia under his control. FS tells TC that MP will be his. TC –If you have any nobility in you, you will respect MP and her feelings and leave her in peace. FS tells TC that he has no way of understanding love. TC says au contraire, he has forsaken passion as part of his vows and as a result he understands real and true love (I think implying that what FS feels for MP isn’t quite real or true). TC goes on to say that the sisters are doing good work for the town, helping the poor, etc. He tells FS that he should be ashamed of trying to stop MP from doing God’s work. FS doesn’t like to hear this and he makes a grab for TC’s collar. TC decides that he needs to play hardball with FS, he tells FS that if he does anything more to inhibit MP from taking her vows he (TC) will excommunicate Fernando. FS says go ahead, because excommunication means nothing to him. For him, FS, Maria Pia is his god and there is no way he is going to lose her. Sorry TC, those threats only work with people who give a darn.

Maria Pia meets up with Sister Suplicios (Nutty Nun or NN if you please). They question each other about their recent happenings (just another way to rehash for those viewers who perhaps missed a few episodes and do not have access to this wonderful website). MP asks NN why she ran away from the convent. NN tells her it is because she could not remain in a place full of evil....pause…evil because of you MP!!! NN goes on to question MP about being missing from the convent all day (see, someone knows it isn’t proper for these almost nuns to be wandering about all hours of the day…..these are dangerous times). MP does not feel she needs to explain herself and besides NN will only believe the bad about MP. MP goes on to tell NN that the Cardinal has decided that Maria Pia will become the Mother Superior of their order once it gets consecrated (nana-nana boo boo!!). NN does not look happy about this. NN surmises that MP will want her to leave the convent but MP tells her that she wants her to stay (like someone said earlier, it is better to keep her in a controlled environment than have her nutty self roaming the mean streets of Los Angeles). The two women rehash further, all about NN trying to set MP up to be caught with Fernando by the Cardinal. NN tells MP that she just wanted TC to know the truth about MP. NN goes on to say that she’s going to be watching every move that MP makes, because she (NN) is the Lord’s spy ( I don't think that God really needs spies, because can't He, like, see everything? She's not a very good nun if she can't even get this concept).

In the prison, the guard that Olmos paid off is delivering food to Sara Kali and her cell mate, Hermes. The food doesn’t look all that good to me, but I’m sure it beats the swill they’ve probably been getting. The guard tells them that this is a gift from someone on the outside. SK wants to know from whom.

Esme is trying to get some info from Olmos. He tells her that he cannot give her details on what he’s doing and who he works for because there are some important officials who could be compromised if word leaked out. He says he does know about Sara Kali’s past. Esme says how strange that he knows all of this. She wants to know how Olmos knew that SK was locked up in the prison. Olmos says he’s suspected for some time that SK was being held in Callao prison, but it wasn’t until he was able to bribe the guard that he found out for sure. Esme says she’s got to get her mother out of there. Olmos tells her to not do anything that will put her or her mother at risk. He says he’s been watching Esme for some time (I think implying he knows she’s snuck into the prison, met with the gypsies, and wants to break momma out) and that he is there to help her. Esme says she remembers coming across some papers in her father’s office, something referring to SK and keeping her secret. The letter was from the crown and signed by….Olmos interrupts and says not to mention the name, he looks around like there are spies all around (don't worry, the only spy in this story is NN and she's doing the Lord's work by watching over Maria Pia). Esme says again that she needs to free her mother and Olmos tells her not yet. Esme goes on to tell Olmos that she doesn’t know why, but she believes he can really help her, so she’s going to trust him, but he needs to understand that if her mother is in danger, there is nothing she won’t do to get her out.

Meanwhile, Diego is out and about trying to do his part toward getting SK out of prison. Diego is visiting the local cantina, where Sgt. Garcia, or SAM if you will, is enjoying an evening of partaking in food and drink. Diego tries to get the skinny from the barmaid. She warns Diego to not give SAM any more to drink. “If he drinks too much, he talks too much.” Just as Diego wants. So Diego sits down and starts to do just that. SAM apologizes for what his captain, Pizarro, did to Diego in prison. Diego says not to worry, and besides SAM was such a good friend, looking out for him. For that they need to drink, to celebrate their friendship. SAM isn’t one to pass on a drink, so he’s all for this plan. SAM chuckles thinking about Pizarro’s charges against Diego, “Who could think that you could be Zorro, HA!!” Diego’s plan is working, SAM’s lips are getting looser. Diego, pretending to be just as smashed as SAM, tells SAM that he must have passed out when he was in the prison. He says that he work up in a different place, that Pizarro must have moved him somewhere in the bowels of the prison. SAM is confused, he thought that area had been all blocked off, it is very strange.

Tobias is tending to the wounded Maestro. Tobi explains to Maestro that with his help it will be easy to find out the true identity of the outlaw Zorro. Tobi explains that Zorro’s swordsmanship is distinct and it is obvious he learned from the Maestro. So, the Maestro will just have to take a look at the men in town and figure out which one is his former student. The Maestro is disturbed that a former student of his could be Zorro, but the good thing is, that he remembers all of his students. Tobi goes on to tell Maestro that once they give the authorities the info of Zorro’s true identity, the two of them will be very rich.......they both like the idea of that happening.

Esme finds her Aunt Dena upstairs in the Sanchez home. The two women do a lot of rehashing…they talk about Diego and if Esme told him she was preggers (No, she didn’t)…they talk about the upcoming wedding and how Dena feels terrible it will be a double wedding---Esme tries to be supportive and says the important thing is that it will be Dena’s wedding day….they talk about Esme’s marriage to Monty and how he is a weasely rascal, but Esme needs to use him to get info on her mom….they get around to discussing Olmos’s helping Esme and Dena says she’s not sure about him. Esme takes this time away from her home with Monty to write some notes….at first I thought she was going to have Dena act as a courier between her and the gypsies (like Dena offered to do for Esme and Diego), but that’s not what I think Esme had in mind. Dena wants to know what Esme is writing, but Esme doesn’t share. The two woman now rehash some more, this time about Sara Kali. They segue into Esme’s pregnancy again and Esme says that there is nothing she won’t do for her “son”, she’ll defend him to her death.

Dolores, ever the good housekeeper, has apparently told Yumi the news of her relocation and it is perfectly clear that Yumi is not happy about the move. Dolores is trying to be nice and talk up all to positives of Yumi’s new room. Yumi isn’t buying all of this. She and Dolores talk some more about Al and Yumi says, as his goddaughter, she is going to continue to take care of him. Dolores tells her that isn’t her place, Al will be marrying Dena and it will be Dena’s job, as his wife, to take care of Al. Yumi doesn’t like this one iota.

Fernando has come to see Alejandro. He wants to explain what happened with Maria Pia. FS says that he got carried away, he was plum loco, crazy, and plainly didn’t exercise good judgment when he KIDNAPPED Al’s sister. Al isn’t quick to forgive, he’s making Fernando work a little harder. Fernando promises that he’d never hurt Maria Pia (just hurt the people and things important to her, ed. Note). He goes on to say he hopes that he and Al can still be friends (and with friends like these, who needs enemies, right?). FS extends his hand to Al and Al isn’t taking it. That’s right make Fernando work some more. Fernando pulls out the we’re going to be family card, after all, Dena is Fernando’s sister and soon she’ll be Al’s wife. OK, that didn’t get the handshake to happen, so FS brings up that the two men have a long history and perhaps their friendship won’t be the same, but they need to make it work. Al agrees and shakes FS’s hand. FS goes on to say how happy he is that his sister will be marrying Al. Fernando, obviously on another mission than just seeking forgiveness, starts to ask Al about his first wife. FS says he didn’t know Regina very well. He gets Al talking. Al fills in some of the blanks. He married Regina and because she was an Indian, he had to return to Spain ‘cuz he had some ‘splaining to do. When he left, he didn’t know that Regina was in the family way. Regina, worried that she was causing serious problems for Al, ran away and returned to her people. Six years later (Al still wasn’t back from Spain, so I guess transport back to the mother country wasn’t as efficient then as it is now in Zorro’s time) he got the news from Maria Pia that Regina and her people were killed, in front of Diego. Regina was killed by a Spaniard (Al said this with disgust, need I remind him that he too is a Spaniard?). Al goes on to tell Fernando that Diego was what kept him going, otherwise he would have never survived Regina’s death. Fernando very moved by Al’s story, and you can tell it’s sinking in---that he may be responsible for all of this.

Padre Tomas goes to Maria Pia and asks her for the dagger found on Regina’s dead body. She wants to know why he needs it. He tells her that it would be for her own good to get rid of it, to give up that part of her past. She’s not convinced, so he tells her the truth, that Fernando requested to see the dagger. PT thinks FS should see it, so he can see for himself what he has done, come face to face with his sins. Maria Pia agrees to give it to PT.

Diego has succeeded in getting SAM even drunker and SAM is quite funny as a drunkard. Diego offers to take SAM to the hacienda, that way he won’t get in trouble. SAM says no can do, that Monty has strict orders that all soldiers need to be in the prison fortress before midnight, or their carriages will turn back into pumpkins. Diego worries that SAM will be seen returning to the prison. No problema, SAM tells him. He won’t be seen because he’s going to tell Diego a secret, he’s going to sneak in through a hidden door. It is a small door (perfect for our short-armed-man, I’m sure). In fact, SAM found the door when he was rescuing a helpless bird and low and behold there was a door with the key in the keyhole (what luck). SAM dangles the key out for Diego to see. SAM says that this could come in handy for Diego, the next time he’s thrown in jail he’ll know a way out (but Diego is thinking more about a way in for Zorro). SAM passes out. Diego takes the opportunity to get the key and convienently finds some clay and makes a mold of the key. He gets SAM back to the prison, and I’m assuming finds out where the door is located (I must have missed this part). Diego then goes to meet Bernardo. He tells him about his success with getting SAM drunk, what he found out and gives Bernie the mold and asks him to make a key.

Monty is yelling at his soldiers. He wants to know where his wife has gone. He says she should be only one place other than at home, her father’s house. He sends the men out to look for her and he mutters to himself that if she is anywhere else she’s going to be in big trouble.

Esme leaves her father’s house and sees one of the gypsy men (a new one--- kinda cute, but he looks like he’s a couple crayons short of a full box). I think she calls him Javier (so that’s what I’m going to call him). Just as she’s about to rehash with Javier, Monty’s soldiers show up. Javier jumps back in the shadows (maybe he’s got a little more than I gave him credit). The soldiers tell her it is time to go home and they scold her for going around town without an escort, Monty doesn’t want her alone, blah, blah, blah. Esme agrees to go with them and she drops her note for Javier to pick up.

Back at the gypsy camp, Laisha is crying on Renzo’s shoulder. She’s upset about Miguel. She feels that Miguel risked everything, including his life, to help Sara Kali and Esme hasn’t done a darn thing. Renzo starts to scold her when Javier shows up with the note. Jonas reads the note, just further rehash about Sara Kali and how they’ll get her freed from prison. Laisha mutters that it is Esme’s fault that Miguel is dead (yeah, and it was Pizarro that tortured him and cut off his head, so let’s place blame where blame is due). They are all happy (except Laisha) that their queen will soon be free and back with them.

Padre Tom has gotten the dagger and he’s examining it. He wonders what is up Fernando’s sleeve, he suspects that something is amiss. Could it be possible, he asks, that Fernando had nothing to do with Regina’s death? PT hears someone coming and quickly hides the dagger. It is Diego. The two men rehash a bit about Sara Kali and the prison. Diego lets PT know that Zorro will break SK out of Callao. PT asks what is his reason for freeing SK. Diego says it is because she is Esme’s mom (he’s honest, at least). PT says that Diego should remember and not betray the principles of Zorro. They go on to rehash about Esme and if Diego has had a chance to talk to her. They rehash further about how much Diego loves her and how he feels knowing she’s with Monty. PT tells Diego he’s going to have to accept his destiny and Diego tells PT it is not easy to do.

At the convent a group of men come looking for the escaped slave. MP questions why they want to enter the convent. They tell her that they are looking for a runaway slave and the hound dogs followed his scent, which led them to the convent. NN is in the background and she looks concerned (because she’s the one hiding the slave inside the convent). They ask if they can check the pantry (perhaps they are hungry?). MP tells them she won’t allow them into the convent to continue their search (I hope that NN is paying attention).

PT goes to see Fernando. He shows him the dagger and asks if it is Fernando’s. Does he remember? Fernando takes a look at it (it has a pretty distinct handle) and he says, without a doubt he didn’t do it, he didn’t kill Regina.

Bernardo meets Diego in the Bat Cave and gives him the key (don’t even get me started on where did he get this done, this time of night….I guess we can assume that Bernardo has some excellent metalworking skills…..I suppose we all need skills to fall back upon in hard times---or maybe the Los Angeles blacksmith gets to pull in some overtime, helping out Zorro at all hours of the night). Diego rehashes about Esme and her mother some more. He talks about how happy she’s going to be once her mother is free from prison. All that aside, Diego tells Bernardo he is worried (he is Al’s son after all). He just can’t help worrying that Monty is going to do something to harm Esme.

Monty is waiting for Esme when she gets home. He demands to know where she was. She tells him she was visiting her home. He reminds her that THIS is her home NOW!! So she amends what she said, she was visiting her other home, the place where she is just as happy as she is here. Monty is looking for a fight and he demands she show some respect (now, that is a word that is thrown around quite liberally by people in this episode who have no real concept of the meaning----Monty would be better off clearly explaining what type of behavior he expects from his wife--do what he says & know what he wants at all times). Esme stands up to him…..not the kind of respect he’s looking for so he hauls off and hits her (BASTARD!!!), she hits him back (that’s our girl!!!!), he hits her again and decides he wants to make her his “wife” tonight. So he pushes her on the bed. She tells him not to touch her. He proceeds further to show her no respect and continues to force himself on her. He roughs her up some more and she continues to fight him. He decides that beating her will be the best way, and he goes for his whip (he keeps this in the bedroom? I don’t even want to know). Esme is terrified, but not for herself but for her unborn child. She begs Monty to stop, to not hurt the baby inside her. Monty esta muy, muy impactado! END of EPISODE

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OK, I'm trying Ferro's idea today and typing as I watch.

Trying to learn how to be an actual secretary, Sara ushers Carloca into Fern's office with exaggerated formality. The cuartel hisses, "the panther goes after her prey!" Fern gyrates to avoid herCarla's advances, puts her on the other side of the table, gives one of her fingers a gingerly kiss. She virtually licks the spot.

"Tell me about last night," she callously begins. "I ended it with Marcia after 4 years. She's still in love with me. Most of the fault for this is mine. I have to admit I'm relieved."

PM bounces into Lety's office with more gossip: Fern is sequestered with Carla in his office. Lety says PM should inform all that there will be a meeting in the board room, with Marcia too. "This is gonna be one hot meeting!" says PM. "Not hot, a hell."

The cuartel is internally divided over the correct amount of time to spend in idle gossip. Some think 95%, some thing only 80% and Sara seems to be temporarily anti-gossip altogether. Code Red is called. Marcia sees them stampede off to the bathroom, where it's decided that for the sin of too much gossip Martha must give her sandwich to Alicia. She does. Alicia eats it.

The board room is tense with Marcia so angry. Lety suggests they not talk about what happened last night, but Marcia points out: "We seem to have a lot of trouble separating business from personal stuff."

Carla and Fern enter. Bitterly Marcia suggests Carla and Lety go at it to decide which of them will end up with Fern. Carla tries to be businesslike and says she'll be reaching 67% of the US market with the commercials - they should have another meeting one week later.

Unable to keep her mind on business, Marcia continues to voice ugly speculations.

Fern is about to say, in front of witnesses, that he loves Lety; he is extremely frustrated that Aldo suddenly enters. He mutters boorishly: "Aldo, you're only here because Andreu is forcing you on us." Aldo and Fern cutely squabble until Lety cuts them off. Carla says she's used to the way men behave.

Tomas approaches Alicia, who is as usuallying blush to her boobs (does she not have nipples any longer, since her plastic surgery?) and asks if she's paid her bill and gotten her cellphone back -- cause he needs his. She says, "No, the debt is unpayable, I'll need yours for at least another month." "Uh, well and then you'll give it back?" "I'm certainly not promising anything, but I'll do what I can..."

"... Oh, and Tomas, I have something to ask. My father promised to help me buy a car as good as the one I had, the one I lost forever." (Sobs and hams it up.)

"Oh, no Alicititita, the car, my car, your car, our car, your car, is at your disposal when you need it." She pumps her fist in victory. "No, Tomas, that can't be true -- because I need my car ALL the time, to go to work to go home, to ..." "Alicia, what a lack of confidence! I'll bring you and pick you up!" She agrees, patting his wispy tuft, and he shouts quietly, I have a chica!"

Carla's leaving for NY in the morning. Omar wants to move in on her; Fern cuts him off. What did this mean: "He's worse then Kekim of the tele." ?? The two of them fight and fall over each other trying to grab the tapes to give to Carla. Fern (or maybe Omar) falls into the Rubbertree plant.

Lety and Aldo meet over her desk. She's wondering if, now that Fern is free, Carla will take him to live in NY?

Coincidentally, outside Conceptos Carla is strongly proposing this idea to Fern at the very same moment. Fern says, though: "I still love Lety." "That's not what I wanted to hear." "In other circumstances ... I would have loved making out with you, you're incredibly sexy ... Carla, you are the first woman in my life with whom I have been completely honest. Adios."

They kiss - a little more passionately than Fern had intended. Celso watches and then intervenes. Carla: "I'd rather have you as a friend than stop seeing you altogether." She leaves. Celso: "Man to man, who could turn that down?"

Lety write the usual in her diary, concluding: "I want to go back to the beach with Aldo. [Flashbacks to their moonlit horseback ride.] Things are simpler there."

Fern comes back in from saying goodbye, he's whistling and dancing. Omar whispers: "There's lipstick on your mouth..." He drags Fern into their den where he proceeds to interrogate vigorously as Martha crouches outside listening.

Fern repeats patiently, over and over, that absolutely nothing happened with Carla, not in NYC, not at her hotel the previous night, no champagne. Omar fantasizes about champagne, looking Carla in the eyes, kissing like crazy, peeling off her little clothes... "When we were little we told each other everything - when we played Doctor..." Fern ignores him and sweetly prunes his bonsai tree as Omar scolds.

When Fern continues to say NADA happened, Omar says, "She is too much woman for you!" "No, I may be a little out of the game, but that's not it. She's a good friend and that's all." "Has Luigi infected you?"

Fern talks about being in love and Martha really wants to hear who he's in love with, but Sara appears. The cuartel decides: for Lety's own good, they will cause her to think Fern's in love with Carla - so she'll then give up on him and give in to Aldo.

(Omar: "You haven't had sex with anybody since Lety, it isn't normal." And finally a moment of brilliant clarity: "All the world knows you love the gargolita, now you need to tell HER!" "I said I'd leave her alone." "How long? Until Aldo convinces her and carries her away?")

Alicia bursts into Marcia's office to demand a gossip debriefing and to increase Marcia's misery. Marcia is hopeful: Lety is jealous of Carla so she won't give Fern another chance - Marcia will be able to win him back. "Where's your dignity? He said he doesn't love you!" Marcia plots: "Lety will leave here with empty hands, she won't have the business and she won't have Fernando."

Tomas wakes Lety from her daydreams and drags her to his office to figure out if there's enough dough to pay the first installment. Guess what, there isn't! Because Luigi's production costs are ridiculously high! Lety blames herself...

As the cuartel stampedes off to the bathroom for yet another Code Red, Fern overhears them say: "... plan of Lety and Aldo!" So he crouches to listen at the bathroom door and the golden circle of goodbye catches him in that undignified position.

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We pick back up with Gavi in "Spagetti Warehouse" Paris, she tells the good hearted and not a perv, Don Venuto her tale of woe. Don V, offers her a place to stay, no strings attached. He shows her to a nice comfortable room, with a door you can bolt from the inside.

Meanwhile, over in London, Aaron makes his statement that basically if Rod doesn't like the ladies, he can explore other options. I know this is totally non PC, but seriously I was thinking the same thing last week, before he sowed his oats in the Agave Fields. Anyway the boys are wailin on each other, Rod is on top...choke hold and forces Aaron to cry "Uncle". Rod picks up his books (he always has books, he is such a good boy) and goes off to his room. Aaron punches a few pieces of funiture.

The next day, Don Venuto is walking down the street singing in Italian, he enters the Spagetti Warehouse & goes to the kitchen, Gavi is doing dishes and he presents her with a ticket to London, plus some dinero & I think some clothes. This guy is just too good. At the airport the Don tutors her on London, he tells her about the Universities, try Cambridge and Oxford and if that doesn't work, try Hogwarts. (nah not really). But she practices saying Cambridge & Oxford & our little heroine is ready to find her baby Daddy.

We also get some scenes of a gull flying around the Eiffel...subtle, the gull flying freely..okay I get it.

Now in Mexico Granny Pilar is having coffee with Roberto, he talks about the fine name of Montalvo in the tequila business, Granny Pilar plans to spend the rest of her life with the kids and grandkids, and maybe in her free time get a little work done around her eyes.

Now at an aeropuerto, Rod's padres, Felipe and Constanza, plan to get on the family jet. I think they are going to see Daniela in her big Broadway debut. We see the plane take off, it is an awesome jet, working in the aviation field I can tell you these folks are loaded.

Back to London, Gavi is in a University asking if they have a Rodrigo Montalvo registered there.
Meanwhile we are getting a PSA about give a hoot don't pollute, those crazy Europeans, the next thing you know, they'll try and tell us Global Warming is real. Anyhow, the receptionist is speaking English with a heavy Spanish accent, yet she is trouble communicating with Gavi. Finally Gavi gets it that Rod is not a student there. She goes out to the streets and wanders around, we see Big Ben & some statue I should probably know but don't. There is Rod like 1/2 a block behind her, he puts a pop-bottle in a recycle bin, & we get the second part of the PSA, they have one for plastics, one for paper and so on. Rod is walking around and feeling a strange sensation, hee hee hee, young love. Gavi is on one corner and he is on the opposite...she calls his name, Rod chuckles to himself, thought bubbles, "Now I hear her voice". I'm all like AssHat look up it's Gavi, like I didn't see this already and know what's coming. Once again physics and fate drop an Anvil on me, you can't change destiny. Gavi runs out in the street, she is barely missed by one car, & Smack...in a collision that would put Wiley Coyote to shame, she is flipped up in the air, somersauts a couple of times and smack back down on the pavement. Rod sees someone got hurt but he can't see her face. At this point three judges on the side walk give Gavi a 10, a 9.5 and another 10. Okay Okay I made that up, crowds rush towards her, one is a Nun.
This makes me very thankful that after the dark years of the Reformation, Catholicism was once again allowed in England. Rod is going to go look, but his phone rings. It is his Uncle, oh all the fates have turned against him, his parents have died in an airplane crash, Rod rushes off to return to Mexico, never knowing his gull just got her wings clipped.

In Mexico, Bruno hangs up with Rod, his wife Fedra, is doing some serious eye-rolling, she thinks this whole funeral thing is going to be a buzz-kill.

The cop on the street tells the Nun he thinks Gavi is dead.
Cut to the hospital...Gavi has multiple fractures, the doctor says she is strong, but he doubts she'll live thru the nite. If she does she needs an operation, there is a cervical problem. I'm not sure if they are referring to the female cervix or the neck, but whatever it is, the problem is muy grave.

Now we are in a funeral home in Mexico, Bruno & the lovely Fedra de Ville are there with Daniella. There are two coffins (open) and this really confuses me, cause it was a jet crash, I'm not really sure there would be much to put in them, but anyway, Daniella is quite overcome. Bruno is trying to steady everyone, Daniella, his mother, while his ever supportive wife, Fedra is smirking in the background.

Sofie, Rod and Aaron come in, Sofie and Rod proceed to go to the coffins crying and looking into the coffins. After some sobbing Rod says he is going to stay in Mexico. Fedra then pressures Aaron to say he too will stay. Minnnnnnnnerrrrrva comes in and Fedra, puts the heat on telling Minnie to get Aaron to stay. Now, Isadora, Minnie's bestest evah friend comes in and takes one look at Rod who is coffin gazing and is all like "Me likey, Me wantey", she tells Minnie she is hawt for the Rod. I just gotta say here, I find this Isadora chick rather disturbing, she is like what a Barbie doll would look like if she was life size and Mattel made the "Trophy Whore Barbie", her hair is kinda that creepy plastic looking hair too. Aaron remarks to his father that he wants to stay in Mexico and handle the business from DF while his father handles the New York side, his father say no forget it, it seems Bruno is a bit leary of Aaron.

Okay back at "Grey Coat Hospital", Gavi makes it thru the night, the Nun begs the doctor to operate. Whatever he operated on, it was a sucess & Gavi is rolled to a room with her arm and leg in casts.

Now back in Mexico they are putting these little wooden boxes on a shelf in a room. I don't know, maybe it is the remains, maybe that is all that was left...maybe those boxes were what was in the coffins. Ugggg I'll never know & I thought I paid pretty good attention during "Six Feet Under", but this one baffled me. I mean couldn't they have just buried them under the Tequila Tree with Gramps?

One month later......
Clara is visiting the Tequilla plantation, she has come to ask Roman if there is a letter from Gavi, but Roman says no. She can't understand why and Roman tells her Rod's parents died in a plane crash and he is in Mexico City...Oh No, Where is Gavi?

Clara goes to find the pervy creepy photographer that started this whole overseas debacle, she bangs on his door, but no answer. The nosy neighbor lady "Mrs. Roper", comes down and Clara asks her if she knows where the man is & that he set her daughter up as a model in Europe. Mrs. Roper laughs in her face and says her daughter is a "golfa" which I believe to indicate she is a whore & she is working at a whore house. Well them's fighting words, the fight is on, much to the delite of all the neighborhood nacos & nacas, who are watching. Two men try to separate them but to no avail.

The Nun is sitting by Gavi (who looks pretty good), but she has been in a coma for a month, the Nun calls her by her passport name which is like MariAngela or something.

Aaron and Minnnnnnerrrrrva are at what looks to be the "Club", she is yammering on about the wedding, Aaron looks so thrilled, Minnie tells him that ole Isadora is enamoured with Rod & Aaron is like good luck with that, she will only be disappointed and I'm not talking about his table manners, but Minnie isn't gonna take no for an anwser.

Back in Mexico, Rod is talking to Daniella & Sofie the parasite. Sofie says he has to be responsible for their fortune. She thought bubbling impregnate someone, anyone, I can't do manual labor...that reminds me of Mr. James, her english ex. Clara did ask Roman about going to see Mr. James, but Roman said he was all over the country side trying to learn the finer points of Tequila, maybe he is hold up in some sleazy hotel with a bottle and a chick named Rosa, after Sofie it would be a well deserved vacation.

Care of the land was passed from Felipe to Rod and he is going home in March to see to the land...a knowing glance passes between he and Daniella, she knows he is going home to see Gavi.

Aaron is trying to drag Rod out of the house, but Rod says no, but Aaron pulls him along, Minnie steps out of a car and Rod says hello, then the dead painted chick from "GoldFinger", steps out of the car, no I'm wrong it is Trophy Whore Barbie, or Isadora if you want to be PC. I dunno I think maybe Rod is a little impacto, but not much.

Back at the hospital Gavi opens her eyes, I think she sensed TWB was sniffin around her man.
She is dazed and confused, the Nun calling her by her passport name, starts asking questions..she remembers that she is in London and says she was looking for her baby Daddy, Rod...She remembers the accident..yep now I have seen it three times, she's up, a near perfect flip, ah she needs to work on that descent. The Nun tells her she has been out for a month. Gavi asks about the baby and the Nun tells her she lost the baby. Gavi wails in despair...
So let's see yes, in the matter of like a few months Rod has lost his virginity, grandfather, both parents, & his child & his beloved Gavi is missing...
The End

Then the recap before the previews and guess what...I get to see Gavi airborne again.

A special shout out to England and Universal Health Care...Good job well done.

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