Caray, Caray!

At Anais's show
The reporters are full of questions: who is she, is she going to be in Anais's show, is she the surprise guest. Lety declines to give her name, says she doesn't know what they're talking about, and asks why they're taking pictures of her. "Is it that bad?" she asks Carolina. Caro beams at Lety, but Lety wants to get out of there.

A reporter from Televisa rushes up with a TV camera and tells his microphone that they're broadcasting live from the launch of Anais's new show! He says they've just discovered this incredibly beautiful unknown woman who has captured everyone's attention. He begs her for information: what does she do? Is she a model, actress, Miss Universe, etc.? Lety declines to answer.

I just noticed that the pink eyeshadow is now being used on Carolina. It looks better on her than on Marcia, but I think it should be burnt.

"I need a mirror," Lety says in carefully measured tones as she tries to navigate through the crowd. "I need to see how I look." Worried, Caro tries to keep up while Lety continues to search for an exit.

Elsewhere in the city
Fernando is waffling outside the Padilla home. He approaches the door with his fist raised to knock; then he changes his mind and paces on the sidewalk. He can't decide what to do and begins to walk away. Julieta comes outside with Moty and her pocketbook and sees him. "What are you doing here?" "Oh... I'm here?" is his witty reply. He says he likes the way she laughs. He explains that he just happens to be in the neighborhood because he has a friend that lives nearby, and the street looked familiar, so... he trails off and tries to excuse himself.

"If you're looking for Lety, she's not here," Julieta tells Fernando. (Moty is doing that cute thing where he stands on Julieta's hands.) Fern hems and haws but finally fesses up that he's not doing well and he really wants to see her. He's lost in love with her and afraid he's losing her forever. She's not the same as before.

In Acapulco
Aldo is putting the finishing touches on his new dish. The restaurant owner likes what he sees and asks about the recipe. Aldo tells him he just made it up, and it's called the Leticia. Hmm, does that mean it's sour? Or bitter? Sorry... I just think that if you name any food item after a person, you're asking for trouble in the form of extreme mockery.

Aldo apparently tells the restaurant owner the entire story of Aldo & Lety. He wraps it up by saying he made Lety more sure of herself - so much so that she was able to get back together with the man who betrayed her. The owner is impressed with the story. I'd probably be impressed with it too if I could have heard it in just two minutes rather than over a period of several months.

Meanwhile, Alicia and Tomas have arrived in Acapulco. They've both changed their clothes - Alicia is wearing a pink thing that shows even more cleavage than usual (an impressive feat), plus a big pink hat. Tomas is wearing an orange sherbet shirt. It's dark outside, but he's wearing flipped-up clip-on sunglasses.

Some men whistle at Alicia, and Tomas tells them to go to the beach. He tells Alicia he likes her outfit, and she answers "gracias, Oxigenado"! The way she says it, it almost sounds like... like an endearment!

Back at the restaurant, Aldo's phone rings. Someone should show him how to turn it off. When he was talking on the phone at the restaurant last night I was hoping his dad would teach him some manners, but now he's talking on a phone in a restaurant WHILE HE'S WORKING... okay, it's just a story, it's just a story, it's just a story. (Destilando Amor is just a story, too. Last night, that sleazebag Aaron got a call while HE was at a restaurant, but he didn't take it. Manners! Granted, he was cheating on his wife at the time, but still...)

Anyway. It's Tomas calling. (Alicia interrupts to tell Tomas she'll pay him back later for the dress he bought.) Aldo sounds surprised, so I guess he didn't even check to see who it was before answering. ANYWAY. Sorry about that, it's a real pet peeve of mine when people talk on the phone in restaurants.

Tomas says he urgently needs to see Aldo. Aldo says he's busy doing restaurant stuff ("it's a long story," he explains) but invites Tomas to come by and they'll chat. Tomas doesn't have a pen and ducks into a souvenir shop to buy one, then decides to just ask someone else, bye. But now he's stuck in a souvenir shop with Alicia, who thinks it looks like a pirate ship, and now she wants to eat. He says he's going to take her to a posh place. She says thanks, she's a very dainty eater as he knows, but right now she's so hungry she could eat anything and everything. (Let's hope she has a tapeworm, because the alternative is too horrible to contemplate.) (On second thought, I just read an article on tapeworms, and I think even Alicia would prefer to be fat no matter how bad it looks.)

"Like always," Tomas says of her appetite, but she makes him take it back, reminding him that she was kind enough to accompany him and maybe she should just leave him here by himself. Instead of daring her to do it, he backs off. With a disdainful flick of her hand, she flips his sunglasses down so he can't see. He then takes her arm and lets her lead him like a seeing-eye dog.

If only he'd brought a puppet, he could have called it an act
While looking for Lety, who has apparently given her the slip, Caro runs into Omar. She tries to brush him off so she can continue her search, but he suggests that the two of them could have a good time. She says no - she's with an amiga. Omar thinks that sounds even better. "No... she's not your type," Caro says tactfully. Omar doubts this. Stroking his face, Caro says he doesn't have a chance - because the friend she brought is Leticia Padilla Solis!

Omar staggers backwards as if struck. "The gargolita?" he yells so loudly that the other guests have to shush him. Caro nods in acknowledgment, which annoys me - she should say she doesn't know anyone named "gargolita." Omar tells Caro she's got lousy taste in friends. "If you mean friends for you, then I agree," she says. She takes off to look for Lety.

Omar tells the empty air where Fern should be that all he needs is a whiskey. "Excuse me, but do you always talk to yourself?" asks a bemused bystander. "Me? Alone?" Omar asks himself. "Who's talking to himself? Only crazy people talk to themselves."

In the Padilla kitchen
Julieta tells Ferni that Lety came home for a moment in the afternoon and didn't tell her anything. He repeats that he's hopelessly in love with Lety and he's afraid he's already lost her forever. Julieta says she's sure that Lety loves him, and not Aldo.

The flavor of life
Back at the restaurant, the owner makes a little opening speech, in which he welcomes the diners, introduces Aldo, and tells them the great new dish is called Leticia. Surprised by the applause, Aldo bows awkwardly. The owner invites him to say "a few words" about the idea behind this restaurant - Aldo doesn't really want to open this can of worms, but as soon as he tries to beg off, people urge him to take the microphone.

Aldo begins telling them about his longtime dream to own a restaurant. (Through the window, we see Alicia and Tomas on the sidewalk outside the restaurant.) A very important dream. A dream that he sacrificed in the name of love, and that dish they're about to enjoy was inspired by that love, and that's why it's called Leticia. It's the flavor of life, Leticia, the flavor of his life. (Tomas and Alicia catch the end of this speech; Alicia is impactada.) The crowd applauds.

Later, Alicia finishes her dinner with loud verbal praise and asks for more - a double-helping, in fact. Meanwhile, Aldo is angrily telling Tomas that he was blind - he should have known that Lety would never let him into her heart.

Tomas tells him he's wrong. Aldo interrupts and says he's not wrong - a guy can tell when a woman loves him. (If Aldo's any indication, the same guy can't tell if a woman doesn't love him.) Aldo angrily says he saw Lety kissing Fernando. Laughing, Tomas says "yeah, but you didn't see what happened next." He snickers and snorts and tells Aldo that once Lety felt that she had lost Aldo, she said she loved him, and now she's conflicted as to which one she's in love with.

Later, Aldo and Tomas are still talking about how Aldo sold everything for Lety's love. Aldo says yep, now he's homeless. Tomas hints that Aldo could be the owner of Conceptos now. Aldo says that was never his intention. He just wanted to set Lety free from the Mendi/roels. It just didn't work out the way he wanted. Tomas commiserates over the sacrifice, but Aldo says it was no sacrifice. All he wants is for Lety to be happy, and if she wants to stay with Fern... Aldo gets all choked up and doesn't want to talk about it any more except to say how much he loves her and that love is freedom. He wipes tears from his eyes.

Mirror, Mirror
"A mirror, I need a mirror, I need to see myself," Lety repeats in her more typically nervous voice. She's alone in a dressing room, and as she catches sight of herself clomping up to the mirror, she is so impactada that she has to go to a commercial for a while and recover.

Three minutes later, and back to Lety in the parallel universe. She's wearing a light green gown with what I believe is called a keyhole neckline showing a bit of cleavage; flaming red (almost purple) hair; enough makeup to kill an Avon lady AND a Mary Kay lady; properly tweezed eyebrows; a hairless upper lip; and a fur coat. Her glasses are gone - I don't know if they just happened to have her contact lens prescription on hand, or if her vision is better than we had been led to believe, or if the tension on her braces had been so tight that it strained her eye muscles and now they're all better now.

"I don't want anyone to see me like this!" she says. She wonders how she can get out of there, but gets distracted when she tries matching her voice to her appearance. She tries out a few different voices, accents, and speech impediments - all of them very frightening. She reminds herself that she's being crazy and she really wants to leave, but decides to have a little more fun. (Boy, is it strange to hear Lety's voice coming out of that face!) She practices some alternate walks, too, then settles on a voice to match the walk. She giggles at herself in the mirror.

Carolina comes in and suddenly Lety is herself again, nervous and awkward. She says she's trying, but she's afraid. "Afraid to look pretty?" Caro asks. Lety says she's afraid of herself - because she's not "like this," she says, pulling up the train of her gown to cover the peekaboo neckline. Caro tries to soothe her, but Lety gets into that "I'm Lety LA FEA!!!" groove.

"No you're not, Lety. Look at yourself - you're stunning." Lety doesn't want to look. She doesn't recognize herself. (In her defense, I don't blame her for flipping out, she really looks different!) She didn't want this. She had already accepted herself as she was. Caro tells her there's no going back. She's a woman who loves and is loved. Her new look is only a reflection of the change that's taken place inside of her. (Grr, don't let that hardworking team of fashionistas hear you say that!) Lety says she truly doesn't know who she is.

Coffee break
Fern is telling Julieta that he saw the pain in Lety's eyes when Aldo left. It was like a stab to him. He felt a terrible rage. Sympathetically, Julieta says that no one likes seeing their beloved with someone else. Fern says it's not only that - it's because it's all his fault. His stupid mistakes drove Lety right into Aldo's arms. He deserves it for being an idiot.

Julieta puts her hands on Fernando's and tells him not to be so hard on himself. He pulls his hands away so that he can wave them around and insult himself some more. He says he's not going to resist it and he can't imagine Lety living with "Domensolín" (a pun on "idiot"). Julieta giggles, and Fern covers his mouth in mute embarrassment. He apologizes, but Julieta seems unfazed.

She tells him he said he's going to give Lety her freedom - but now how's he going to live with this decision? Fern says he would have given anything for Lety not to have changed so much since she first arrived at Conceptos. He was profoundly in love with her.

Fern seems to want to say more, but suddenly becomes self-conscious and admits that sometimes he finds it easier to talk with her than with his own mother. He gets up to leave, and Julieta begs him to take it easy. She says love is the most marvelous thing in life, but NOBODY should let it kill them. He asks her how a person can go on living when the one that he loves goes off with someone else.

She tells him to give it some time. She pats his hands and tells him we want love so much and it always makes us suffer. He asks her for help learning to respect the decisions of others. She says he'll have to start by accepting that Aldo has won the heart of her daughter.

Aurora Mexicanis
The New Lety makes her way back through the crowd, swaggering slightly but not quite sashaying. Omar catches sight of her and begs her not to move. (He turns around to talk to himself, and as soon as his back is turned, Lety's eyelid begins to flutter like crazy.) He doesn't recognize her as Lety, and thinks she's the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.

He turns back to look at her, and the eyelid-fluttering stops. He asks her name. She fixes him with a cool look and introduces herself as Aurora. He asks what she does for a living. She says "a model, film actress... and many other things." She turns her back to him so she can flutter her eyelid again. He asks her where she's been hidden all this time.

"Hidden?" she asks, turning towards him. (The flutter stops.) Omar steps behind her (flutter on) and says yes, because they've never met before. He steps in front of her (flutter off) and goes on and on and ON about how beautiful she is. She's his dream come true.

She replies to this effluvium with "do you know where the exit is?" He begs her not to leave, and she says she's not asking his permission. She turns to leave and makes more faces. He begs her to stay so he can gaze into her eyes. He talks about love at first sight, and finally she gives him just the tiniest smile.

Or maybe it's just the start of another flutter, because in the next scene her face is just as cold as before while Omar complains that she shouldn't reject him without giving him a chance. He says he's a very interesting guy, if she'd just get to know him. (The entire crowd is gathered around, watching.)

"Really. You think so?" she asks frostily. "Many women have told me so," Omar answers stupidly. But he says he doesn't care what they think. He only cares what she thinks.

She turns away and starts to walk. "I'm a writer!" Omar shouts after her. Lety's eyes widen in disbelief. (Flutter flutter flutter.) She turns to answer, "a writer? How interesting." He tells her he writes the most beautiful love letters. "Love letters? For me?" she answers calmly.

(I assume Lety's shoes have sharp, pointy heels. All I can think about right now is how dead Omar would be if Lety were not having so much fun playing with him.)

He says yes, thousands, millions of the sweetest and impassioned that she could read in solitude.

"Gotta go," Lety says, turning again to the exit. "No, no! Please!" Omar throws himself at her feet. He begs to know where he can see her again. She gives him a crooked half-smile (a la Han Solo) and leaves for real... but in her haste, she loses a glass slipper earring. One of those very, very expensive earrings that she was told not to lose. Omar picks it up off the floor and kisses it. "Got your earring," he says. "I want your ear, your mouth, your body, your heart."

Caro rushes up alongside him and says, "Wait! Uh... Friend! Wait for me!"

Omar is excited to find that Carolina knows this woman. "At last! The love of my life has arrived! Thank you God!!"

A dude named Casimiro is admiring his reflection in the dressing room mirror when Lety (in full Lety mode) bursts in, looking for her frenos (her headgear, but it literally means "brakes"). He asks didn't she leave them in her car, ha ha. She explains. "Oh, it's one of those beauty tools," he says, more or less. Yep, he found 'em, but didn't know what they were and was going to give them to his kid because he doesn't have any toys.

That last scene there seemed pretty pointless. I wonder if this "Casimiro" guy is someone famous. Anybody recognize him?

Lety sneaks into the house late at night, still wearing the hair, gown, and fur coat. RoboPop is up, but has dozed off with a book in a chair in the kitchen. She gets across the living room while he's having a coughing fit. He hears her, but by the time he gets out of his chair, she's already up the stairs.

He wants to talk to her about the Conceptos debt, but she hurries up to her room, talks to herself about the irony of having a change of appearance and then running into Carvajal of all people and hearing all about his great love letters that destroyed her.

RoboPop is now upstairs, right outside her door, demanding to talk. She tells him she wants to sleep and they can talk tomorrow, but he is persistent. He thinks she's hiding something and says if she doesn't open the door, he'll knock it down. (He prepares to do so with a spindly elbow.) She throws a blanket over herself and puts her glasses on braces on and I guess wipes off the makeup and answers the door. Now she looks just as goofy as always.

RoboPop says he's all worried about the subject of Aldo buying off the debt of Conceptos. Lety says she hasn't spoken to Aldo, and had put Tomas in charge of it. When she knows more, she'll tell him.

RoboPop peers closely at what little he can see of Lety's face, and notices that her eyebrows are different. "They look weird," he says. Lety says she plucked a stray hair or two and urges him to let her sleep. He does so, but only after making her promise to tell him "everything" tomorrow. She tells herself he would have had a heart attack if he'd seen her all made up.

Back at the Anais show, Omar begs Caro for information about the mysterious woman. He shows her the earring. She cautiously tells him that he doesn't want to know about her. He doesn't believe her. She's his ideal woman. "I'm in love, I'm in love," he moans.

Lucy gets to sing at the big show
At least three plates of "Leticia" later, Alicia isn't tired yet. She sees a mariachi band approach the stage and gets all excited. She tells Tomas she's very talented, and that all of her life she's dreamed of signing before a crowd, with lots of lights and people and applause. While she's still sighing over the mental image of this, Tomas excuses himself and asks... no, offers (Tomas's words, not mine) the restaurant owner a favor. He offers to have an internationally famous singer perform. The gullible man is incredulous that such a person would agree to sing for him there on that very night. "Who is it?" the owner asks excitedly.

A few minutes later, the owner begins to introduce a world-famous singer. Alicia wonders who it is and if she'll get an autograph. She is surprised to hear the owner say her name. Alicia is impactada! Tomas encourages her to fulfill her dream, but she protests and says it was only a joke. Tomas leads the crowd in a cheer for Alicia. She reluctantly rises.

"YOU?" the owner asks, with his eyes popping out of his face. For a moment, I worry that he's going to kick the entire Conceptos crew - Alicia, Tomas, even Aldo - out of his restaurant. But no, this is the guy who thought Aldo's story was incredible. He thinks Alicia's incredible too. "Not only are you beautiful, but also talented!"

Alicia sings. It's not the best I've ever heard, it sounds a bit flat, but it's better than I can sing. Alicia really gets into the song. There are tears in her eyes. Everyone enjoys her performance and gives her hearty applause. With some prompting from Aldo, Tomas goes up to the stage and takes her hand. Tomas gets the crowd all stirred up for another wave of applause. Overwhelmed, Alicia gives him a kiss. She is crying. "I'm famous! I'm famous!" Then she sadly tells Tomas she's failed "her public" because she made a mistake - she started crying at the beginning, instead of at the end when it would have been more dramatic!

Tomas replies to this shocking admission by whipping up the crowd again. As they cheer and clap, she doesn't even protest when he yells "Alicia Ferreira... de Mora!!!" In fact, she gives him another kiss!

Nightmare on Lety Street 2: Ferni's Revenge
"Why deny it?" Lety asks herself. She's wearing her glasses and her slicked-back hair and her Moty pajamas now, putting away her strappy little gold slippers and green gown. She admits that she felt pretty, but decides to hide the clothes so her parents don't find them. She holds up the red wig (which doesn't look much like the hair she was wearing before) and wiggles it at her face, saying "Hola Lety" in her Aurora voice. "Aurora, we don't look at all alike," she tells the wig.

She realizes the other earring is missing and worries that Caro will kill her, but doesn't have much time to think about it because Julieta starts knocking on the door and rattling the doorknob. Lety scrambles to hide the Aurora stuff and lets her mother in (she blames Moty for the locked door). Julieta tells Lety that Fern told her that he set Lety free to sort out her feelings. She asks if Lety is really in love with both of them. "Your heart will give you the answer," she tells Lety.

Lety finally gets to sleep. She's Aurora again, wearing a neon red gown and another crazy pair of earrings. Fern and Aldo are there, but she ignores both of them to look at herself in a mirror. "I don't recognize myself," she says, smiling. "Neither does Omar," she says. She starts to worry. "What if nobody recognizes me? What if everybody who loves me, stops loving me because I've changed my appearance?" She swaggers up to Fern and Aldo, who are sitting side-by-side on a bench like pals. "I'm the new Lety. What do you think?"

"I liked her better before," Fernando says, looking at her. "That was the sweet and sensitive Lety who was my assistant." Aldo bends for a better look, then leans back dismissively. "Yes," he says to Fern. "I prefer the Lety from Acapulco. Gracious, sweet, very likeable, fresh. Yeah, I don't like this new Lety." He is practically sneering at her.

"No," Fern agrees. "Really?" Aldo asks. "She's all yours, Aldo." "Ah, not me either." Aldo gets up from the bench to flash his now-scornful Chiclets at Aurora. "I'll leave this Leticia to you. I'm going back to the beach and the sea in Acapulco. Smell you later!" and he leaves.

"What a guy," Fern says, seemingly offended by Aldo's rudeness. He looks Aurora up and down again and delivers his verdict: "I prefer my Lety too. I'm going to Conceptos and my presidency and my office." He walks away.

"Aldo! Don Fernando! Aldo! Don Fernando! My God, no! My God nooooooOOOOOOOOooooo!"

Lety wakes up. "Don't go away! Either of you!" She looks around and puts her glasses on, perhaps to ward Aurora off for the rest of the night.

I know I've complained a lot about many things on this show, but I love the way they do nightmares. Nobody, pero NADIE, does nightmares better than this bunch.

The Yellow-Chested Something
Alicia is signing autographs for her grateful public. Aldo tells Tomas she sings well. Tomas agrees. She's like a yellow-chested gorrioncillo (a small bird), but with tears. He asks Aldo what he's going to do. Aldo says he's got plenty to keep busy with and won't go to see Lety. He'd prefer to give her some time to process all that has happened. (I'm reminded of Omar's slogan: snooze, you lose!) Tomas presses Aldo as to what he plans to do about the debt that Conceptos owes him. Aldo seems unsure.

"Sticky Fingers" Padilla
Manuel, the chief Dress-Up Guy for Anais, calls Carolina in a very bad mood. He's mad at her and her "friend" for not returning all the stuff they borrowed, especially the super-expensive earrings which are needed for a big expo in Europe. He's very emphatic that if he doesn't get them back, she and Lety will be in big trouble. Caro's like, okay, fine, I'll personally bring them to your house.

She reminds herself that Omar has one of the earrings. She passes by a newsstand and stops short: on the front page of the newspaper is... a full-color photo of THE NEW LETY! The headline reads: "The Mysterious Woman."

Caro buys the paper and tells herself she now understands why Fern and Aldo are in love with her. She always knew the beauty was there - she just needed a little help getting it out of hiding.

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Next week
Things get complicated.

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For the last two days there have been no captions on Univision here. I don't know who to contact about this. I won't be able to recap La Fea on Monday if I don't get the captions back. Any suggestions?

CLARIFICATION: All my other channels have captions, it's just Univision that's died. I need a contact number at Univision or something - my cable company denies any blame for the situation. I couldn't figure out what number to call! That's what I want help with!

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Gaviota is explaining why she doesn’t sing…because it reminds her of the harvesters, and then it reminds her of Rodrigo and then that reminds her of his betrayal. So she believes she’ll never sing again. Flashback to happier times with Rodriguito.

Isadora is also pouting about Rodrigo. Aaron and Minerva suggest a return to the city, to avoid that working class tramp (which is not the official definition, but seems to be how they are using the word la jornalera) . Isadora agrees. Rodrigo comes in and gets the scoop, Isadora fell off a horse and bumped her head. Rodrigo wants her to see a specialist, but she doesn’t need no stinkin’ specialist, she just wants Ro at her side.

Hilario is feeling guilty about Isadora’s accident. Erica tells him pshaw, she isn’t blind and doesn’t suck her thumb (common misconceptions) she knows that it’s stupid Gaviota’s fault. Hilario tells her not to meddle. She says, who are you to tell me what to do.

Isadora tells Rodrigo that she loves him and if he isn’t at her side, she would rather die. Rodrigo tells her to calm down and tells her she’s a really brave woman (probably not what she wanted to hear…). Rodrigo tucks her into bed, turns out the light and goes to chat with Aaron. The moment he’s gone, Isadora sits up and tells herself that her diabolical little plan is working. She doesn’t care how long she has to stay in that bed, she will get Ro back.

Pilar (I love that name) and Minerva are crabbing about Rodrigo and the (im)possibility of divorce in the family. Daniela calls and Minerva tells her that if she’s thinking about getting married, think twice (um…isn’t that always good advice). Pilar tells Daniela about Rodrigo asking for a divorce and cavorting with some little working class tramp. Daniela’s not surprised…Rodrigo wasn’t in love when he got married. Daniela’s psyched because love won out….meanwhile across the room some guy is drawing a picture of her.

Gaviota is doing laundry and starts hearing voices. She tells herself it’s because she loves Rodrigo so much, she carries him with her and that she’ll never love another man, and that she renounces love so that at least he can be happy even if it is with another.

Aaron and Minerva suggest that Ro & Isadora move back to the city. Rodrigo’s not psyched about that idea and says he’ll never move back there.

Back in the city….Gaviota goes off to work and her mom gives her a little blessing. At her new job—receptionist in a hotel—Gaviota looks hot in her uniform and Sr. Vallejo totally checks her out. Flavia, the sensibly dressed assistant to Sr. Vallejo, expresses dislike toward Gaviota and Nancy tells her that Flavia will make her life very difficult if she doesn’t like her. Sure enough, later Flavia throws some work her way and tells her to get to it, she wasn’t hired for her pretty face, but to do work! Well, actually Flavia, it seems her pretty face might have had a little something to do with her getting hired.

Rodrigo delivers a little monologue that lets us know that despite the complicated situation, he still loves and thinks about Gaviota. Isadora wakes up with a little fake cough and Ro tells her he has to go check on the harvest. She tells him she loves him. He responds, less than romantically, by telling her to take her medicine so she can get well enough to sign the divorce papers (well that’s what he meant).

Pilar & Aaron are discussing Rodrigo’s divorce. She continues to insist that divorce is not a possibility. Aaron says that hopefully with this ‘injury’ Isadora will make Ro forget all about the little working class tramp he’s in love with.

Erica is pursuing her gossip leads out in the field. A worker tells her about a discussion he overheard between Ro & Gaviota…Erica comes to the conclusion that Gaviota was pregnant by Ro. She runs to tell Isadora who freaks out.

Rodrigo is telling James how guilty he feels for Isadora’s accident. His guilt doesn’t really affect the fact that he doesn’t love her and still wants a divorce, though. He does decide to stop looking for Gaviota just while Isadora is recuperating. Crispin calls, saying that he’s found Gaviota. He speeds off in his truck to find her. So much for feeling guilty.

Nancy and Gaviota continue their idle chit chat at work. Nancy asks Gaviota if she met the queen when she was in England and tells her she wants to marry one of the princes. Gaviota tells her that rich men only marry in their own class. Later…Nancy notices how Sr. Vallejo smiles at Gaviota. In addition to keeping up with European nobility, Nancy also reads a very thick magazine about Mexico’s jet-set. She shows Gaviota her favorite guy in the magazine…Aaron Montalvo. Gaviota tells her she used to work for Aaron and she learned a lot. It appears that she is hatching a plan.

Isadora finds out that Rodrigo ran off to look for Gaviota. She calls in Roman to get some intel. He tells her that Ro & James went to Guadalajara and should be back in a couple hours.

Aaron goes to work in his office…he has a new secretary…Lluvia Camargo. She’s hot and he’s psyched. She’s such a good secretary that she tells him about his phone calls by slinking into his office and telling him in person. He tells her he’s going to give her a list of phone numbers that are to be kept confidential…especially from his wife (snark, snark). He takes the call from Eugenia and promises to spend the entire afternoon with her.

Minerva is at a doctor’s appointment, demanding to get pregnant quickly (um, I think you might be asking the wrong person there) since her marriage depends on it. Minerva gets home and gets a call from Isadora, who tells her that Rodrigo had a kid with Gaviota.

Rodrigo is at the farm in Guadalajara and realizes that they have found the wrong Gaviota. He’s upset.

Minerva goes to the office to talk to Aaron. She’s not pleased with the new secretary. Lluvia calls Aaron, who doesn’t answer the phone, telling Eugenia that he doesn’t want to be interrupted when he’s with her.

Rodrigo arrives back at home and Isadora starts yelling at him about where he’d been and where his kid is. He tells her he doesn’t have a child and has a flashback to when Gaviota told him she lost his child and tells her not to bother him with that memory again. She screams that she doesn’t believe him.

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After kissing Alfonsina, Alvaro (aka Don Loco) asked Soledad if she felt bad about it, saying that's how he felt about her (supposed) affair with Jose. Then he graciously told her he would no longer lock her in the barn, but would instead give her "the privilege of caring for my sister."

After Soledad left the room, Alvaro worriedly asked Alfonsina if she thought it was true that Soledad didn't care about their affair.

Alfonsina asked, "Why, Patron? Le calo?" I don't know what that means (can someone explain?) but Alvaro said disgustedly, "Please," and stalked away. Alfonsina smirked.

At Luba's cave: Elias was well enough to sit up in a chair with a blanket wrapped around him. Luba told him Alina was at Edelmira's place again. Elias asked her to go tell Soledad that Alina was fine so Soledad wouldn't worry.

At Edelmira's: Granillo cried a little and told Alina he was fed up with Edel, but he loved his job and couldn't easily find another one. Alina told him not to get into trouble for her sake, but Granillo said, "While I am here, no one will hurt you." After he left the room, Alina lamented about being hungry and prayed for help.

In the countryside somewhere: Emilio and his soldiers set up camp while a man spied on them from behind some trees.

Back at Casa Loco: Soledad sat on the paralyzed Mariana's bed and promised to do all she could to help her. Mariana thought that Soledad had always been nice, and wondered why Alvaro treated her so badly.

Soledad said her life with Alvaro was horrible but she was used to it. She told Mariana that Alvaro's jealousy had been triggered by Jose's mysterious letter and now Alvaro thought Alina was Jose's daughter.

Mariana became agitated and began hyperventilating, trying to talk. Soledad attempted to calm her down by explaining the situation, which of course only upset Mariana more.

When Soledad said, "Jose Gomez died without saying who wrote this letter," Mariana passed out. Soledad ran from the room calling for Adela.

Don Loco was about to embrace Alfonsina when Adela ran into their room and told them that Soledad said Mariana had fainted.

Alfonsina snapped, "What a coincidence, if Senora Mariana came here this morning perfectly well!" Alvaro said he hoped to God that what Alfonsina was saying was wrong. He and Adela hurried out of the room with Alfonsina swishing along behind them.

Alvaro leaned over the unconcious Mariana and told her, "Don't do this anymore, Mariana. Don't scare me." Mariana opened her eyes. Alvaro and Soledad squabbled over whose fault it was that Mariana had fainted.

Alfonsina said (I think) that she didn't trust "this woman." Soledad said, "I am the lady of this house!" Don Loco said, "No, you are wrong, Soledad. Alfonsina is the lady of the house, and you are going to respect her." He told Mariana he would ask Dr. Vasquez to examine her tomorrow.

After Don Loco and Alfonsina left, Soledad apologized to Mariana, who thought (in a very forceful voiceover), "Pardon me, too, Soledad, for my cowardice, for not confronting my brother. I have caused you so much pain. And poor Alina, I don't want to think what is happening to her."

In Mexico City: Ricardo (aka Dr. Love) told Malena that without physical therapy Mariana would remain a quadriplegic, but he would go to Sierra Escondida to help her.

At Edelmira's place: Edelmira yelled at Alina for lazing around in bed instead of working. Alina said she was tired and hadn't eaten in two days. She whined, "I feel very weak," but Edelmira said, "I don't care how you feel!" and forced her to get up.

Later, when Alina was serving beer to customers, Edelmira unreasonably accused her of stealing money and sent her back to her room.

Orlando came in and asked Granillo if Flor was there. Granillo asked, "Why so interested in finding her?" Orlando said, "I have my reasons," and claimed he wanted to help her.

Granillo said if he saw Flor, he would tell her Orlando was looking for her, then told himself he was suspicious of Orlando. ("No me da buena espina.")

At the military camp: Emilio dreamed of seeing Angel and Alina at the altar on their wedding day. He said repeatedly, "No no no no no."

While he was still saying "no" in his sleep, a man crept into his tent with a knife. Suddenly someone shot and killed the intruder. Emilio woke up and saw that the gunman was Frank, who said, "It was him or you!"

With his usual acute insight, Emilio declared, "This man wanted to kill me." He warned Frank that they would encounter a lot of very angry people tomorrow.

In the morning he kissed Alina's heart-shaped necklace and said, "Don't abandon me. You are my strength for living."

Meanwhile, Granillo told Alina, "Last night Senor Lieutenant came looking for you," but added that he didn't trust Orlando. Alina insisted that Orlando had always been good to her.

Granillo said, "I don't believe anyone would want to help you for nothing," but Alina begged him to find Orlando and tell him she needed help. Granillo gave in and agreed, saying, "You are the queen."

At La Rinconada: Orlando told Thelma, her singing Aunt Rebeca, and Maximo that he'd looked everywhere for Alina but couldn't find her.

Maximo said, "It's impossible she could have evaporated like this. Why are you so interested in finding her, Lieutenant?" Orlando said, "Emilio left her in my care."

In the countryside somewhere: Emilio and his men examined a shantytown through binoculars. Emilio said, "How strange. There's no movement."

One of the soldiers said maybe the people had preferred to leave before being evicted. Frank said maybe the people were hiding, it could be a trap. Emilio ordered Frank to send some men into the town while they continued to watch through binoculars.

The soldiers didn't find anyone in the town, but Emilio spotted something inside one the shacks and decided to investigate personally. He went into the shack, calling, "Is someone here?"

A man grabbed him, put a gun to his neck, and said, "Tell the men to leave my lands!"

Outside, Frank and the other soldier heard a gunshot in the cabin Emilio had entered. They hurried into the shack, which was empty, then found Emilio outside with his captor, who had Emilio in a chokehold and the gun to his head.

The man told them to leave his lands, but Emilio said hoarsely, "Don't pay attention to him! That's an order! Carry out my orders. My life doesn't matter!"

One of the soldiers apologized and said they couldn't do that. They turned away as if to leave, but then unexpectedly Frank turned and shot Emilio's captor. Both men rolled down a hill. Frank ran to Emilio, who clutched his arm and groaned dramatically.

Elsewhere: Angel, at his doctor's office, suddenly said he felt afraid, that his brother was in danger. The doctor told him not to worry.

Back to Emilio, who told his men he had dislocated his shoulder. (Angel has a psychic flash about that? Not when Emilio was shot at the altar by Alvaro, but when he dislocated his shoulder? OK, whatever.)

In Sierra Escondida: Santos and Rosita strolled outside, discussing Maximo's threats, while Castulo lurked in the background with a gun. Castulo thought, "This time it isn't just a threat, Rosita. Your little boyfriend is going to die in front of your own eyes!" He aimed at Santos.

Fortunately for Santos, Castulo didn't shoot him right away, but let Santos and Rosita bicker long enough for Santos to say, "No, Rosita! Maximo must never find out that I am his son!"

Castulo lowered his gun, thinking, "The boss has to know that he sent me to kill his own son."

At La Rinconada: Vera, Jaime, and Ifigenio were surprised when Granillo appeared in the kitchen. Vera said, "What do you want here? This is a decent house."

Granillo said he was just looking for the lieutenant. Jaime said Orlando had left early on his horse. Granillo gave Vera a note for Orlando. As he left, he blew a kiss to Ifigenio, who looked disconcerted.

In Maximo's office: Maximo gave Thelma a letter, saying it was from Emilio, who wanted to know how Alina was. Thelma said, "Surely Flor will appear at any moment."

Maximo said, "You say that with a lot of certainty," and asked if she knew where Alina was. Thelma said no. Maximo said, "Please, Thelma. I know you. I know you're not a trustworthy woman."

Thelma said in her nasty way, "Why do you say that? Because of Castulo? I assure you, there's nothing between him and me." Maximo said, "Mmm hmm. You think I was born yesterday and I'm called Minimo, right?"

Castulo arrived outside the office in time to hear Maximo informing Thelma that he (Castulo) was nothing more than a criminal, "capable of killing his own blood," and Maximo didn't want his family to have anything to do with him. "And that includes you, Thelma!"

Angrily Castulo said to himself, "Well, boss, you're also going to kill your own blood," because he (Castulo) would kill Santos, Maximo's son, just as Maximo had ordered.

At Casa Loco: Alvaro sent for Sergio and asked what happened while he was gone. Sergio said Soledad had tried to escape but he'd prevented it. Alvaro praised him.

Sergio then said oh yeah, also that engineer, Elias, had wanted to help Soledad escape, but he had shot Elias and Luba was now curing him with herbs.

Alfonsina sauntered into the room and asked what was going on. Alvaro turned away and muttered, "That damn engineer keeps looking for my woman. Why does he want to rescue her?"

Alfonsina said that woman didn't matter to him anymore, but Alvaro snarled at her not to meddle in things that didn't concern her.

In the kitchen, Soledad told Adela that she saw the suffering in Mariana's face and didn't like seeing her like that. Luba arrived and assured Soledad that Elias was OK and Alina was being treated well at La Rinconada.

Unfortunately, Alvaro was standing in the kitchen doorway (spying on Soledad, no doubt), and overheard this. He told Luba, "The bastard is being treated very well. Thank you for this information," then ordered her to leave.

When Luba was gone, he told Soledad, "Right now I'm going to end your happiness." He said he was going to La Rinconada and she would come with him.

Soledad yelled, "Take pity on your daughter!" Alvaro yelled back, "She's not my daughter, damn it!" (They never get tired of this conversation, do they?)

Soledad screamed at Alvaro to stop all this, enough already! Alvaro gave her his usual guilty grimace, then repeated that she was going with him to La Rinconada. More back and forth screaming.

Alfonsina entered the room and Alvaro said she would come with him to La Rinconada, too. Alfonsina asked, "What for?"

Alvaro roared at her, red-faced and very scary, "What do you mean, what for, fool? (Como para que, sonsa?)" and knocked something off the counter with his whip, shouting, "To be with me by my side!" Ah, the glories of being Don Loco's woman.

Soledad told Alvaro she was disgusted by him and his woman. Alfonsina went to Don Loco's side and said, "I am happy with this man!"

If she thought that would get Don Loco's attention, she was sadly mistaken, because he and Soledad went right back to screaming at each other. He grabbed her arm and pushed her out of the kitchen, then growled at Alfonsina, "And you too!"

At Edelmira's club: Alina passed out from exhaustion and lack of food and dreamed that Emilio was with her. He said, "Our love is impossible." Alina said, "I know, but I can never forget you." Emilio kissed her, saying, "Goodbye forever," then left.

One of the jealous prostitutes came along and found Alina sprawled on the ground with a rat climbing on her leg. She commented that Alina couldn't take anymore so she passed out; well, she could stay there, with no one to help her.

She picked up the rat by the tail (ugh!) and held it over Alina, saying, "The rats... with the rats."

Orlando looked for Alina at the church. Father Cristobal said Alina wasn't there. Orlando didn't believe him and Cristobal said he wasn't a liar. As Orlando started to leave, Cristobal put out his hand and said, "Go with God." Orlando declined to take his hand. (As if we needed more proof that Orlando is evil!)

After he left, Father Cristobal prayed, "Lord, protect this child." (Maybe he could try giving the Lord a helping hand by notifying the authorities that Alina is being terrorized? But no, that's just crazy talk.)

At the military camp: Frank advised Emilio, whose arm was now in a sling, to go back to town and let his men continue the mission. Emilio refused. (I'm sorry, Emilio, at this point it's going to take a lot more than that to make me think you're heroic.) Frank warned that his attacker might have accomplices. Emilio said they would be prepared.

At Edelmira's: Alina hallucinated that Jose was standing over her, saying he was her father. Alina said no, he wasn't. Jose said, "You are a damn bastard!" Alina said, "My mother is innocent. I am Alina Montellano!"

Words from this episode:
huéspedes = guests
recadito = little message
rostro = face

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The Orthodontist took Lety’s braces off, but gave her a huge, awkward retainer; the kind you wear on the outside of your mouth. Lety screams that she looks even worse than before. The doc says that at least it’s easy to take on and off.

Tomas is on the phone with Aldo. Aldo tells Tomas that he’s going back to Acapulco. Tomas invites Aldo to stay with him and his mom. Aldo tells him thanks but no thanks. Tomas feels bad about the Lety situation. Aldo asks Tomas to take care of her, and says he paid off the Conceptos debt to free her, not to obilgarla (obligate her).

Lety asks the orthodontist is she can keep the braces; she likes to keep these kinds of mementos [I bet she still has all her baby teeth, a big childhood braid of hair, and her umbilical cord- ick!]. She notes that he has the same name as a good friend of hers… Aldo.

In Tomas’s office, Fern asks Tom for the low-down on Aldo and the debt. Tom takes another glance at the paperwork and advices that, yes, Aldo is virtually the owner of Conceptos. Fern tells Tom to call Aldo and ask him about his intentions. Tom says he will ask him as soon as he (Aldo) comes back from Acapulco. Fern wants him to find out now. Tom makes excuses, such as he doesn’t know where to find Aldo. Fern says Tom is smart, has many degrees, a great “look,” and cool haircut, so of course will be able to find Aldo. Fern walks out and Tom chases after him into the Vortex/lobby yelling that he refuses to go to Acapulco to find Aldo.

Alicia, who heard Tom’s whining, runs right over and calls him chiquito (which I don’t like Alicia using because it’s a term of endearment -- literally meaning “little one” -- which I call my 4-year old). Tom is taken aback to hear her call him chiquito. Alicia says she’d do anything to go to Acapulco. Tom falls for it and offers to take Alicia with him. Alicia begins to think aloud that it would be so nice to be alone with Aldo on the beach…. She realizes she’s saying this out loud in front of Tom and backtracks.

In his office, Fern talks to himself, trying to figure out what Aldo’s evil plan must be. He decides Omar could help him figure it out, but then argues with himself about whether he should call him. Finally convinces himself that Omar would not reject Fern’s call and he calls him. Omar tells Fern off and tells him not to bother him again before hanging up.

Fern opens the new diary and writes that he thought today would be wonderful, but it has turned into a disaster. He writes that he didn’t think he was capable of a sacrifice like this.

After hearing that Aldo paid off the Conceptos debt, his dad says it was a risky investment, but an investment nonetheless. Aldo says he had high hopes but they were shot down in an instant. Lety’s with Fern and he (Aldo) is left with nothing… NOTHING. Dad says he should let some time pass. Maybe this isn’t the love Aldo was waiting for. Aldo says he has nothing left to do but think about the future. That’s why he’s going back to Acapulco, and he’s never coming back [Oh Aldo, you big tease!].

The cuartel gossips as usual as Fern walks into the lobby to ask for Lety. They tell him she’s with Aldo. This news bugs Fern to no end. He scolds the cuartel and asks where Lety and Aldo are. PM smugly brings out a business card and tells him that here is the address for Aldo ROMERO, the orthodontist! Ha! Fern is relieved but also annoyed by their little joke.

Back in his office, Fern continues to argue with himself. He can’t believe he let Lety go. Then he reassures himself that he did the right thing. He thinks he’s going crazy and he needs to stop talking to himself. He decides that in order to feel less stupid, he needs to talk to someone more stupid then himself -- that’s Carvajal.

Alicia tells Marcia she’s going to Acapulco with Tom. She hits Marica up for travel expense money, since technically the trip is work-related. Marcia shoots her down. Tom comes in and Alicia whines to him about being broke. He offers to pay her expenses. He also tells her that she must get Marcia’s permission to go on the trip, since Marcia is her boss. Marcia grants Tom permission to take Alicia, and says he doesn’t even have to bring her back.

Omar’s phone rings and he exclaims “Fern, you are worse than a pebble in a shoe.” He answers and yells at Fern to leave him alone already. Caro answers that it’s her, not Fern. She is concerned because last time the two spoke he was very alterado (in an altered state-- that is, he was stinking mad!). She notes that now he sounds even worse. Omar invites her out for a date. Caro says she can’t because she has that show with Anais to attend; she just wanted to see how he was doing and make sure he hasn’t gone nutso.

On her way home, Lety runs into the neighborhood bullies, who pick on her as usual [which surprised me because the last time she ran into them she handled them like a champ and I didn’t think she would have to worry about them anymore… oh well]. They make fun of her retainer and say she looks like a horse. Lety retorts that, for their information, she has two men in love with her. They ask “Who-- Frankenstein and the Wolfman?” Robopop comes out of the house just in time to hear them call her fea and solterona (old maid). He reprimands the idiotas and they giggle about it.

Lety asks Robopop where mom is [she’s probably at Conceptos looking for Lety, since the last time they talked, Lety whined that she needed mom to please come to Conceptos right away]. Robopop asks Lety about the debt. She tells him Aldo bought it off. Robopop wonders why Aldo would do that. Lety just looks at him uncomfortably.

In Acapulco, Aldo stands outside the restaurant he sold yesterday. He says “Ay, Lety, I left my dream for you. I hope someday you will find happiness.” Some guy who must be the new owner comes out and greets Aldo. He invites him to the restaurant’s grand opening. Aldo thinks it would be too painful to be a guest at his ex-restaurant. The guy clarifies that he doesn’t want him as a guest, he actually wants Aldo to cook.

Robopop asks Lety where Aldo went. Lety whimpers that he didn’t say where he was going. Robopop asks how they will pay him back. She has no idea; they will have to wait to hear Aldo’s plan.

Fern goes to see Omar. Omar tells Fern to go away. Fern apologizes but Omar tells him he belongs in a psych ward. He tells him again and again to get out. Fern grabs on to Omar’s bar (he has a huge wooden, fully-stocked bar in the middle of his living room; probably where he practices his pick-up lines). Anyway, Fern refuses to leave and grabs on to the bar. Omar disparages him and Lety. Fern says he will not get mad today over the insults against Lety only because he knows he was wrong. Omar doesn’t accept Fern’s apology. He literally picks up Fern, who is still holding on to a bar stool, and throws him out the door.

Backstage at Anais’s event, she talks with her stylist about her wardrobe. He talks about the latest trends, which currently include 40s style dresses. He goes on and on about the 40s era styles [so much so that I actually thought it was going to be some sort of promotion or product tie-in]. He says he would love to find a new diva who he could dress in that super-hot retro-Mexico style. He wonders who could be his new diva.…Who?

Caro goes to visit Lety. Lety bellyaches about the two gorgeous men who are both vying for her affections… boo hoo…. Caro asks Lety who she really loves. Lety says she thought she only loved Fern, but losing Aldo made her feel horrible. Caro tells Lety to listen to her heart. Lety wishes she could go back being the old nobody that no one cared about… boo hoo…. Caro invites Lety to go with her to Anais’s show so that Lety can take her mind off her troubles. Lety protests but Caro says it’s an order from her ex-boss. Just then mom arrives.

Still in her dressing room, Anais practices her presentation in front of her staff. She says their going to talk about women who define glamour. Everyone chimes in with their ideas of style and glamour. It sounds like what Aldo would rant about if he were a fashionista. They think a glamorous woman should always look like she just stepped off the red carpet.

Caro comes backstage with Lety in tow. Lety furrows her brow and gives them her signature goofy “ho-o-o-ola.” They talk with Anais as the fashionista staff stares at Lety apprehensively. Caro suggests that maybe Anais’s staff could fix up Lety for the show. Anais thinks it’s a great idea. She introduces her stylist, her wardrobe coordinator, her hair stylist, etc... there are about 8 of them. The staff is not excited about Caro’s idea, and neither is Lety. They sit her down and then talk trash about her. They agree that it is an impossible mission

Fern sits in his apartment and looks at Lety’s picture on his laptop. He strokes her cheek.

We get the Lety-cam, so we see from her point of view as the fashionista staff poke and prod at her like a lab experiment. The main stylist with the 40s fetish, Manuel, gives them his discloser -- if she ends up uglier than before, he won’t be responsible.

Aldo is in the restaurant kitchen in his chef outfit. He speaks in prose about Lety and her flavor as he cooks. He invokes the love of Leticia to make his food yummy. What a wacko!

The fashionista staff continues to work on Lety. One comments that it must be feo to be so fea.

Fern is also behaving a little wacko-ish. He tells his picture of Lety that “to love you is to yell out how much I love you.” He jumps up and goes to a mirror and writes “LETY” on it with a marker. He draws a heart around her name.

The Lety-cam shakes as the fashionistas discuss how much they will need to pluck and shave -- “Everything!” one of them says.

Aldo kneads -- actually, he fondles -- a ball of dough as he thinks about Lety.

The fashionistas grab at Lety’s clothes. She giggles and says it tickles. The fashionisistas consider using anesthesia.

Fern prints a picture and tapes it to the mirror, saying this is where he will make Lety’s mural. He puts up a second copy of the picture next to the first.

Back to the Lety-cam. The accessories guy holds an emerald chandelier earring in front of Lety. He tells her she is not beautiful, but she should feel beautiful, because they did a great job. He tells the main fashionista, Manuel, that the earrings are very important, and that Manuel is responsible for returning them safely. Manuel puts the second earring on Lety and tells her to return the earring back to him immediately after the event [oh boy, sounds like a sure sign that something awful will happen to those earrings!].

Lety wants to see herself. The Lety-cam moves toward the mirror but Caro tells her there is no time, as the event about to start.

Speaking of mirrors, Fern has covered his mirror with many many copies of Lety’s pic. Then he takes out his camera and photographs the collage.

Anais is out with a big crowd of reporters on a red carpet. She says the show will be about what it’s like to be a mother, a wife, an employee… The reporters lose interest in her when they spot Lety. From the Lety-cam, we see them exclaim, “Wow, look at her, she’s gorgeous!” Lety asks “Are you talking about me?” She asks Caro why they are all looking at her. A reporter asks Lety if she is Czech, or maybe Russian. Lety begs Caro get her out of here.

In the restaurant, the new owner guy tells Aldo that his just-finished dish looks great. He asks for the recipe. Aldo says he doesn’t have a recipe, he just invented it. The owner guy asks if the new dish has a name yet. Aldo says it’s called Leticia.

Lety-cam. The reporters ask Lety who she is. She tells them she doesn’t intend to answer that. She tells Caro she needs to see herself. We move away from the Lety-cam and see the bottom of a green gown and strappy high heels. Then we see dark eyes dramatically made-up with eyeliner, sparkly eye shadow, and defined, auburn eyebrows.

Tomorrow - A diva is born!

Labels: fea

* Esmeralda and Diego in bed together in the secret cave discussing her need to rescue her mother from the prison - he vows to help her every step of the way, including starting a battle with Montero in town.

* Pizza watches Montero speak to the townsfolk about his plan to smoke Zorro out into the open - Garcia offers up his own opinion of the plan to get Zorro - Montero orders Garcia and his soldiers to guard the family house and be on the look out for Zorro.

* Fernando sleeping in bed, having a bad dream - he calls out "MP" and "Regina" - he dreams about his first introduction to Regina and then skips right to the indian raid and dreams that he sees Regina die - he wakes up with a start, convinces himself he killed her by accident, wonders how or if he should confide this to MP.

* Sor. Loca faints in town, men carry her to cart.

* Zorro and Esmeralda sneak out to the gate - they discuss the plan; she is scared for his safety - he asks if she trusts him; she does, it's just Montero she's worried about; he says don't worry, they have a lot riding on this - their happiness together and their child.

* Olmos still in bed - he wakes and thinks he is dreaming because MA has wandered into his room, wearing only her underwear and robe - she is flirting seductively with him - he's curious and surprised she's there - she lays on his bed and starts to ask him for information about Esmeralda's mother.

(Opening credits start)

*Olmos hugs his blankets tightly and stutters his answers to MA's pressing questions about Esmeralda's mother. He wonders why she is interested - she explains briefly and vaguely - he isn't sure her dad will approve of telling her anything - she stands up disappointed that he won't tell her - she sits on the bed and tells him she knows Esmeralda's mom is still alive - he's shocked - MA tells him that if he gives her the information she wants, she will complete his greatest fantasy.

* Alej finds Dolores out on the terrace - he asks her where Diego was all night, he wasn't in his room with his wife. Dolores tries her best to cover for Diego but Alej doesn't buy it.

* MA rubs her toe on Olmos' cheek and tries to seduce the information from him - he stutters and is infatuated by the sensation. He starts to tell her about Esmeralda's mom. She presses for where the mother is now, he changes the subject and tells MA about his fantasy - for her to take his breath away. She laughs at him as she stands up. She says that will never happen with her (keep dreaming). She feels nothing for him. She laughs as she leaves his room. He cries with humiliation.

* Dena is asleep in bed. Alej enters (cue music) and as he kneels by her side of the bed, he thinks up his apology for leaving her on their wedding night and that he loves her so much.

* Yumi enters her own room with a huge smile on her face. She sits on the trunk at the end of her bed and dreams about her kiss with Alej last night. She thinks that she will be his woman even though he is married to Dena.

* Zorro on his horse, riding through town getting all the townsfolk to help with his planned street fight.

* Soldiers are surprised as they enter the bedroom and find Esmeralda gagged and tied up on her bed. They take off the gag and untie her; Esmeralda scolds them for their ineptness at protecting her in her own home. She demands they bring her husband to her; she wants the bandits found and justice brought against them.

* Montero and guards hold family in front of townsfolk - they will execute one family every hour that Esmeralda hasn't been returned. Garcia pipes up with his comments against it. Montero is disgusted by the commentary. Soldier runs up and tells Montero that Esmeralda has just been returned and is home now. Montero tells him to keep quiet about that - soldier leaves - Montero and Garcia stage an argument over whether to execute the family - they start a fight; the townsfolk join in and fight the soldiers - Zorro appears.

* Esmeralda stands at her window listening to the fight on the street, and thinks that this street fight will lead her and Diego to be together with their baby.

* Tobias tries to convince the guards to unlock the door and let him out - however, there's no one on the other side of the door. He finally thinks that there must be another one; a false one; and the letter from Spain may have really come from Mexico.

* Papa discusses with Cata about the Zorro stuff Tobias is into with his Maestro - she hates the two of them spending so much time together and wants her father's help in getting Maestro to leave the house.

* Padre Tom and other friars meeting in the secret cave - Zorro approaches and asks to address the meeting.

* Montero and Esmeralda discuss her kidnapping and the bandits who did it. Pizarro enters with news about the search. Montero orders Pizarro to arrest Garcia for the plaza rebellion. Pizarro is shocked but complies with the order and leaves. Esmeralda tells Montero that Diego is an idiot before leaving herself.

* Zorro tells PT and the friars about SK and the plan to free her. PT and the friars vote by white balls - all agree to participate in the plan.

* Montero sits at his desk; Pizarro enters to say that Olmos is there to see him - Montero isn't interest in seeing Olmos - Pizarro tells Montero that right now he is meeting with Esmeralda. Montero is very curious to see him now.

* Olmos is meeting with Esmeralda - he gives her the news that the friars have agreed to help with their plan to free her mom. Esmeralda is happy.

* Alej sits, shirt off, on the side of the bed - Dena wakes up and sits up. She missed him last night - he tells her how beautiful she looks and then they kiss.

* In the kitchen, Dolores sees that Yumi is dressed in her native mexican dress and scolds her for it - Yumi refuses to conform to the dress code of the rest of the household. Dolores scolds her for trying to copy Regina.

* Diego talks with PT about Esmeralda and that he knows the baby is really his - Esmeralda told him so - PT is shocked - Diego tells him not to worry, she's back at home with Montero and no one will suspect anything. PT is worried about MP being with Fer - Diego is shocked - PT explains MP's rationale for being with Fer and what possible intentions Don Fer may have.

* Fer enters the room where Doctor and MP are carrying for Sor. laying in bed. Doctor tells MP that he will check on Sor. Carola and leaves. MP thanks Fer for letting the Sisters stay there - he is delighted that she has considered to give him another opportunity.

* Olmos tells Esmeralda about MA's sudden interest in her mother (SK) - Esmeralda wonders who told her; how she knows). They change the subject back to the plan to rescue her mom - Olmos says they will make their move after the Viceroy leaves town; and he knows the perfect place where she and her mom can hide.

* Montero meets with the Viceroy at the prison office. They discuss Zorro and Montero and his men's inability to catch the cunning desperado. Viceroy isn't convince Montero and his men are able to do the job duties. One of Viceroy's men enters with news about a mystery female prisoner. Viceroy laughs as he tells Montero, see there are no secrets around here with me - now he will learn who this mystery prisoner is when he finds her. Montero is silent.

* MP tells Fer that Dena told her not to marry him. Fer is aghast that his own sister would say that - Fer begs MP not to listen to his sister and continue to give him a chance to prove he has changed for the better; he asks MP to marry him. MP hesitates for a moment and then says Yes I will marry you. Fer is thrilled and starts to kiss him. She stops him and asks that she be the one to tell Dena. He agrees.

* SK and her cellmate discuss what she thinks Fer's reason for locking her in a mask and in the cell all these years. She can't wait to be free and reunite with her daughter. They hear loud noises from outside the cell block - they get scared of who could be outside making the noise.

* Fer and Dena argue over his intent to marry MP - she is totally against it - she thinks his intentions are dishonorable and he will drag her into his hell-hole of a life.

* Olmos and Esmeralda continue to discuss details of their rescue plan - about the friars involvement as well as Zorro/Diego's.

* MA lays in bed, still in her undies and robe. Diego finally enters with flowers. She wonders where he's been all this time - Diego comes up with the explanation that he needed to go away by himself and think. He realizes that she is his wife and he is ready to complete their marriage and make her the happiest wife on earth.

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Lety is longingly writing a letter telling Aldo how much she cares about him but sorry I gotta dump you shell man. The least I want to do is hurt you. You are marvelous and I care for you a lot. I have so much to tell you but I don’t know where to start. First I want to beg your forgiveness. She stops and puts it in her draw and walks away with Moty.

Ok, can I just say about this scene, and many times before, it kills me that here is this fashion challenged misfit with life long braces and unibrow, but did you all notice she's always had a chic french manicure!!!!!! Keep in character people.... that bugs me. I've never even had one, and Miss opaque panty hose wearin', my suit is boxy and too big for me and I used to wear Grandma clothes does????? Sheessshhh! In true Letyland she'd have bright green nail polish with pink flower stick ons and sparkles. Come on now...

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