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Happy 4th of July, everyone! We had an indoor “picnic” for some of our friends from Mexico, who have lived here less than two years. They enjoyed hamburgers cooked on the grill with cheese, tomatoes, the works, Boston baked beans (made from scratch), potato salad (also from scratch), tossed salad, and cake with ice cream. I am pretty sure they think this July 4th holiday thing is a good idea. (They also told us that many Mexicans, especially in rural areas, don’t celebrate their Independence Day the way we all do here, although there are some Mexicans—especially in the big cities, who celebrate more). I guess it was a cultural exchange.

Thanks again to JudyB who stepped in at the 11th hour last week. We have power back but there are some folks not far from here (less than 50 miles) who still are having problems, even though crews have come from other states to help.

And now for tonight’s feature!

Instant (not) replay from Thursday: Sara the computer wizard steals secret company information from a competitor’s computer with no password access whatsoever required. It takes her all of 29 seconds. So, to answer Snortensia’s question yesterday as to whether or not Sara can do industrial espionage, apparently yes.

Snortensia, who always flies first class, doesn’t like the menus Jaime has proposed because there’s no difference from the business class menus. Jaime patiently informs her the bottom line is at stake here. Better first class food, less profit. It’s simple, she tells him, be more creative and find better food for lower costs. Sara busts in [figuratively speaking] and blurts out that she has all the poop on the competition. Jaime can’t believe she stole their proposal and Snortensia is downright jubilant. They can develop a better proposal now that they have the competition’s. Jacqui plays dumb redhead. Whoops, she’s not playing. Snortensia tells them to get to work with what Sara’s brought. Sara gives Snortensia a high fructose smile.

Zulema and Company—two of her three hijos, [unbeknownst to her], plan menu items: Crema de Chícharro, Crema de Frijól, Chile Relleños…..the trio stops for a drool—great menu. They’re happy with the choices so far. Lorena hands her list to Zulema. “Crema de Calabaza, Arroz a la Mexicana, Puntas de Filete en Huajullo, Chayotes al Vapor y de Postre Capilodota. Zulema is exited—very tasty and well balanced—what, Lorena knows nutrition, too? More or less, Lorena smiles humbly. They tried to keep meals balanced and costs reasonable in the orphanage. Julián sees a lull and excuses himself to make a little snack, which would have occurred to me after they read menu list if I hadn’t celebrated Independence Day too much already.

Jaime and Sara plug away at the new numbers. Jaime’s worried about the costs of fish and shellfish, because theirs is higher than the competition’s. Sara tells him to quote them at cost (precio de costo - cost-price; a precio de coste - at cost price )and a little indignantly, Jaime tells her they’ve never done that before. She reminds him they’re talking millions here and they can make it up on other items. Jaime gives her an uneasy look.

At Zulema’s table, the menu-fest plays on. She stops and tells the hijos that they really need a bit of capital to get a good start—they need larger pots (ollas), some really good containers (recipientes) to keep foods, and others for deliveries. Julián offers his favorite solution for money—ask Dad. Zulema sighs—they live from paycheck to paycheck. Wait! She can get 5K pesos (5,000.00 MXN=483.802 USD) from the kitty (tanda – kitty or pool, there weren’t very good definitions in any of my 12 dictionaries for this so if anyone has a better idea, let us know). She’ll ask for an advance. Lorena changes the subject—she needs Monday off because of the test for the cooking school. Zulema would have loved to study there. She asks if it’s expensive. Yep, but with the scholarship, all I have to do is pass the test. Zulema is sure it’s a done deal and congratulates Lorena [calling her “hijita” and little does she know!] Lorena will be a premier chef for the business. Julián just nods in agreement so he won’t have to talk with his mouth full.

Rosi thinks it’s a great idea for Lorena to try and find out about her parents. Apparently she and Maruja are getting along better—Maruja even has her arm draped around Rosi. Lorena’s wanted to know ever since Sara found her family. [Ed. Note: The grammar of that last sentence is important, folks. Sara found HER family. Lorena’s. I’m just saying.] Rosi tosses off a minor insult about Sara and the witch (Snortensia) and Maruja reminds Lorena that she has a family – of the heart, anyway. Group hug, Maruja sandwich. Well, they hope Lorena gets a clue on her trip. So do we, a clue about Sara, that is. Lorena goes off to let Sara know she’s going to their hometown and Maruja and Rosi plop together on the sofa, arms around each other. That’s powerful therapy Don Toribio is doing.

Jaime’s eyes are crossing. He’s wiped out. He’s got visions of carrots and broccoli dancing in his head. Sara wants to keep working and Jaime tells her it can wait, but Snortensia comes in to join the party and they’re in for the long haul. They’ll finish if it takes till dawn, Sara assures her. Snortensia’s going home to rest, but she imagines he’ll stay with Sara? Jaime, the Good Son, tells her sure. Sara volunteers to save the day [okay, the night] and finish it. How can she think that? Snortensia tells her that Jaime has the experience, he’s staying. So, Jaime is committed. Once Big Mama is out the door, though, in less than 60 seconds Sara has him convinced to go sleep. He goes, and she takes over the computer, but gets interrupted right away by a call. From Lorena. She looks at who’s calling, sneers and ignores it.

Diana asks Julián to guess who she’s met at work? None other than Omar’s nephew, Vasco! Julián knows Vasco, too, from when they went bowling with Rosy—he’s a friend of Lorena’s. The siblings compare notes. They both think Vasco’s got good vibes. They both guess it might be sad for him to live in that family, and it might be better to say nothing to Vasco about what they know about his family. The topic turns to Bruno, who in turn turns our stomachs. What happened to the boyfriend? Nothing, there is no boyfriend. Julián says that’s probably better, because any guy who doesn’t want to know your family isn’t worth it. They say goodnight and Julián goes off to bed. Diana talks to the baby, caressing her stomach. What’s she going to do when folks begin to notice her tummy’s increasing?

Sara muses as she watches Jaime sleep that it’s better he sleeps now because he won’t sleep at all with her work tomorrow. The phone rings—it’s Lorena again—and Sara sneers. She’s not wasting her time with Lorena. All night Sara works, prints, tears up pages and tosses them, downloads pictures from the internet and compares to pictures in books….Finally she’s very pleased with herself as she holds a page with pie charts and figures in full living color.

Early the next day Alonso and Lorena head for San Martín. What a shame Lorena couldn’t get in touch with Sara to tell Sara they were going to the hometown. [Ed. Note: It’s a matter of perspective. Some of us think you are probably better off not getting in touch with her.] She can’t call again because there’s no signal where they are. Lorena is excited to see the nuns and the kids; it seems like a century since she left there. Alonso takes his hand off the wheel, reaches over and strokes her cheek [what’s that new research about distractions while driving? This one’s major—one hand on the wheels and eyes on Lorena. Tsk.] She thanks him for going with her and he thanks her for allowing him to share the trip. He wants to see every corner of where she grew up. They’ll take lots of photos—yep, with every one of the nuns.

Jaime wakes up, taken aback by how long he slept. Why didn’t she wake him up? He was sooooo tired. With a super syrupy smile and décolletage that will be diverting for Ferro, she advises Jaime she’s finished it. Does he want to take a look? She motions at the computer. The sun shines behind him in the window and folks are coming down the halls; he scolds her for letting him sleep so long and she just smiles sweetly and tells him to check it out. Astonished, he surveys the project over her shoulder. He has to acknowledge that she’s efficient. Any changes? Nope, it’s perfect. Concrete, precise and ready to present. Congrats! Jaime’s going for a bath and he’ll be back. He advises Sara to do the same. But no, she’s perfecting it a bit. More colors….illustrations (láminas). Okay, later. He goes and Sara tells the computer that even that idiot Jaime will be respecting her.

Alonso and Lorena are stopped for gas and an oil check. He wonders if she wants something from the convenience store. Sure, water, please. He goes for it and she gets a signal on the phone. Sara answers and tells Lorena she had a lot of work, that’s why she didn’t answer before. Lorena cheerfully tells her about the little trip to San Martín. She’s been thinking about what happened to Sara, and wants to learn about her family. Sara goes ballistic. Why is she wasting her time? Nobody knows ANYthing. Only Madre Asuncion knew and she’s dead! Lorena gently points out that everyone in the orphanage has an origin, a history. Someone will know something. Sara tells her not to go. Lorena is puzzled—why is Sara saying this? Does Sara know something about Lorena’s origin? Sara begins to look a little panicky. She moves the phone away.

Diana hops out of a taxi stopped in heavy traffic and notices Bruno in the car behind her. She calls his name. He ignores her and drives on—and we all know he heard her because his windows are wide open. She watches him drive away and swallows, with a sad face.

Lorena pushes Sara. What’s up with not wanting Lorena to go to the town? Sara doesn’t want her frustrated. She’ll be sad and won’t find anything. [For sure, since Sara has your file, Lorena, with the faked letter in it about you being found in the dumpster]. Well, they’re on the way, and Alonso is along. Too late to turn back. Sure, fine, glad he’s with you for when you get all depressed. Lorena points out that she’s excited to see the nuns and the kids, whom she misses. Fine, great, give them all my greetings. Silence. Lorena is stunned by Sara’s hissy. Sara curses and slaps down her phone. The door opens and Sara’s alter ego sits up straight and smiles at Aunty/Abuela Snortensia. What, she didn’t sleep? Nope, but looky here, it was worth the trouble! It’s done! And by the way, could we get a big screen (pantalla)? Snortensia sits to review the presentation. Snortensia wants gopher Jacqui to take care of the screen—the presentation is in an hour. Snortensia points out that Sara can’t present like that—wearing YESTERDAY’S clothes, for pity’s sake [okay, she didn’t say it exactly like that but it’s what she meant]. Sara has no time to change! No problem, Gopher Jacqui will give up her suit jacket for the cause. Me? Yes, you. You’re not making the presentation, Sara is. Sara gives Jacqui her best aspartame-infused smile and thanks her. She’ll take good care of the jacket. Sara goes to freshen up and Jacqui fumes.

Diana is at her desk in the reception area when Vasco arrives—she is uniformed, and he wears a goofy English t-shirt that advised the reader “Don’t Think Too Much” with a picture of a goat on it. Vasco greets Diana and notices her wiping tears off. What’s wrong? Can I help? She assures him it’s nothing and he presses. He doesn’t want to be indiscreet, but if she needs someone to unload on, he’s there for her. She appreciates it but wants to be alone. Vasco gently says his goodbye, very understanding, and leaves a miserable Diana to her own thoughts.

Sara does a lot of talking to herself. At least it’s not D. F. and country slang. Right now, she’s worrying into the ladies’ room mirror that it’s risky with Lorena going back to their hometown. Uh-oh, Chalo! [Ed. Note: Interesting how Jacqui’s jacket fits her so perfectly, even with an empire dress from yesterday.] Chalo is mellow, but mildly scolds because she never calls. Sara gives him the scoop—Lorena’s on the way and she wants the 411 about her family! Chalo chuckles. She tells him to be on the alert. Chalo wants to know why her knickers are in a knot—Madre Asunción is dead and no one else knows a thing. Yeah, yeah, but we don’t know for sure that there isn’t someone else with some of the info. Someone might know more than they’ve told. Sara fusses at him to glue himself to Lorena and the boyfriend to find out what he can.

Snortensia greets the potential client, Mr. Jones [captioned “John,”] and makes introductions. Sara says his name perfectly in English. He wonders about the snack—is it part of the menu her company is offering? No, it’s in his honor. He says it looks wonderful and Snortensia remarks that every good dish begins with a good look and ends with a good taste. Jacqui stands behind Snortensia looking very cold without a jacket. In fact, she’s the only one in the room with no jacket, which makes her NOT a businesswoman, of course. Jaime chimes in that if it’s accompanied with a good wine, it’s even better. They sit for the heavy stuff.

Vasco doesn’t give up. He finds Diana still glum, but since he’s behind her, he doesn’t notice and asks if she’s better. When he lived in London, he continues, it always made him less tense if he could walk and he lived near a park where he could walk. Diana has never left Mexico. What’s London like? Lovely. There are enormous parks all over the place. He describes all the things that happen in the parks, especially in summer. In one of the parks, there are lectures and that was where he heard about earth and climate issues. Diana smiles; it sounds lovely. Vasco loves her smile and wants to see her smile ALWAYS. She sadly remarks that she wishes she had his optimism, but sometimes things aren’t so simple. Is it something that has no solution? No-yes, it has one. Vasco questions her—but it won’t be easily reached? Diana doesn’t want to discuss it any more. Vasco sighs and shrugs.

Sara is in her element, showing her proposal with all its glorious colors and illustrations and numbers. The key is the quality of the ingredients. She explains the plan in first class, and business class, with imported wines, and a simpler, yet still gourmet menu in coach class, with domestic wines that are still good ones. Mr. Jones is impressed with the menu selections for his airline, plus the attractive prices. Snortensia cuts to the chase—when do we sign on the dotted line? Mr. Jones has to study the proposal of another company and will have an answer later in the afternoon. Sara gives him a binder with the proposal for his review. They say their farewells and Snortensia sighs in triumph as Mr. Jones leaves. Could her grin be any bigger? Could Jaime’s? Sara walks back to where she was presenting, and Snortensia exults—I think we have it! You did well, Sara, and impressed me! Why don’t you go rest and come back in the afternoon? Sara agrees, she didn’t sleep all night. Snortensia reminds her it was worth the trouble. Sara sneers at Jacqui on the way out, not even offering her jacket back to the poor thing. Jacqui gives her a saccharine half-smile/half-grimace. Snortensia congratulates Jaime on his teamwork with Sara and wonders if he doesn’t want to sleep, too. He assures her he’s fine – but doesn’t ‘fess up that he slept all night. Snortensia notices finally that he’s pretty fresh, not like he worked all night. Jaime smiles tightly. Snortensia notes that Sara works well under pressure and she’s a smart cookie. She tells Jacqui to take more care with her work. Jacqui, who has been busying herself with tidying up, spins around to stare as Snortensia points out that Sara could displace her any time now.

Lorena is excited to see the pretty little city again and points out things to Alonso—the tile roofs, the pretty street and houses. He’s glad to see her so excited. Lorena thinks the air is better here—it’s familiar. She tells him the directions as they drive through the quaint town. Then we hear her call out, and see her throw herself at a little nun who is coming into the orphanage with another nun. They are thrilled to see their Lorena there. How come she’s shown up without advance warning? She was dying to see them, she says apologetically. [Ed. Note: it’s not like they’ll be out of town on business or anything, and all those kids left with a sitter.] Lorena gives Alonso a little hug from the side, and Madre Trinidad notices Alonso. She gives him the once over. Close up. He introduces himself—Lorena has told him a lot about them. Madre Trinidad hopes Lorena’s spoken well of them. Way more than well. Lorena adores them and remembers them with such care, he tells them. No more than the nuns adore her! She left a huge hole in their hearts, only surpassed by the hole she left in their stomachs. Lorena laments that the Madre Asuncion has passed away, but Madre Trinidad is sure that she’s watching them from Heaven, and is just as happy as the nuns are that Lorena has come home. Lorena smiles shyly, holding Alonso’s arm, while Alonso watches her fondly.

Jaime and Snortensia are on tenterhooks, waiting for the reply from the airline. How could they be so long? Snortensia is convinced that when they compare the two proposals, her company’s is superior. Jaime points out that Sara stole the competition’s proposal. Whose side is he on, anyway? All’s fair in love and war. The phone rings. Snortensia snaps at the operator to pass the call and gets all silky for Mr. Jones. What’s their reply? Apparently it’s a yes, because she assures him he won’t be sorry and that the prestige of his airline will be complemented by the prestige of her company. Jaime beams. Snortensia says they’ll be glad to sign the contract whenever Mr. Jones says, and thanks him as they sign off. It’s all thanks to brilliant Sara, and please take note, she has my blood.

Lorena takes Alonso by the hand and drags him through the courtyard of the orphanage, showing him the play yard, and the trees she used to climb, while the nun notes that she climbed them but fell out, too. She was happy, Lorena assures them. Suddenly hand cover her eyes. Who is it? Guess! Lorena doesn’t know. Chalo lets her head go and she turns – doesn’t she remember him? Chalo. Lorena is not overly thrilled to be greeted with the guessing game, it seems. He gives her a giant hug, and the nuns exchange irritated looks, while Alonso looks downright alarmed as Chalo claims she cannot know how much he’s missed her.

Lorena asks how he’s been, and Chalo says he’s been missing her, this place isn’t the same. He looks her over and tells her she’s prettier than ever while Alonso looks like a thundercloud and the nuns wring their hands. Lorena, who wanted to come and get a clue, is still clueless. She thanks him and introduces Her Boyfriend. Chalo whistles and gives a knowing smile as he greets Alonso. Chalo assures Alonso she’s the prettiest one from the orphanage and they all adore her. He nods with Great Sincerity. The nuns think they hear his mother calling (doesn’t he have an errand to do?) . Nope, he did it and he has all the time in the world to hang out with Lorena here. Lorena watches him like he grew a third eye in the middle of his forehead, her arms crossed. The nuns interrupt this love-fest; they want to take Alonso around and have him meet the kidlets. Oh, yeah, Lorena forgot to tell them—Alonso is a doc! The tall nun (Madre Carmelita) describes a pain she gets every time….the other nun interrupts. Don’t take advantage! Alonso assures them it’s not a problem. Chalo hovers over Lorena and Alonso from behind. The short nun scolds—doesn’t he have anything to do? Nope, nothing more than hanging out with Lorena. He gives her a fond look, calculated to make Alonso’s left fist tight. The Madre tells him to get himself off to the kitchen and see if there isn’t some way he can make himself useful. He protests and Lorena protests to let him stay. The nuns sigh and lead on; Chalo claps his hands and grins, while Lorena grabs a now very irritated Alonso to follow. Chalo trails and Alonso looks back at him over his shoulder.

Snortensia declares that this contract – she taps on the desk at the papers she’s signing –is the best that she’s signed in the history of the company. Sara is SO glad to have collaborated. Snortensia tells her not to be so humble—it’s her work that got it. She needs a bonus (incentivo económico – economic incentive/bonus). Who, me? I wasn’t expecting it, Sara demurs. Snortensia says she’s giving credit where credit’s due and hands Sara a check that makes her eyes sparkle and her jaw drop. It’s not in vain her last name is Armendáriz. [Ed. Note: Not to put too fine a point on it, but her name is de la Cruz because she got dumped at an orphanage. But whatever.] She was doing what she could, Sara protests. Nonsense, let’s go celebrate, you won it. Jaime calls Barb to see if she’ll go, and Jacqui pops in to say if it’s okay, she’s out of there because poor Dario is all alone. Snortensia says too bad, we’re going to celebrate but if it’s not important to you…anyway, you didn’t have anything to do with this, anyway. [Ed. Note: Hear the loud slaaaap?] Sara, who has found a jacket, thanks Jacqui for the loan of hers and says it brought her luck. Does Jacqui want her to take it to the dry cleaners? (tintorería ) She holds it tightly to her and Jacqui grabs it away. Nope, no need. Excuse me. Jacqui sighs and gets out of Dodge with Sara smiling like a hyena. Snortensia asks what’s up with Barb, and Jaime tells her Barb isn’t answering—how strange. Sara smiles knowingly. It’s only a matter of time, folks, before she has poop on everyone in the family.

Diana checks her image in the mirror, blouse out and hand on her belly, while Julián sits on her bed behind her. He wants to know why women are always glued to the mirror. She tells him not to bother her. But, she wants to talk about Vasco. He’s really nice. Julián wonders if she’s in love with him now. Nah, they’re just friends. She doesn’t have eyes for anyone at the moment and it’d be mighty uncomfortable for Omar. Julián nods.

Bruno sits at his desk and recalls seeing Diana hopping out of the cab and calling his name while he drove right by her. Could he be feeling regret? Probably not. Valeria comes in, talking to her little daughter on her cell phone. She’ll help with the homework when she gets home. She gives Bruno Alonso’s patient charts. He asks what she thinks about having children. Valeria beams as she tells him it’s a gift from God. The best thing that can happen in one’s life. Sure, it’s a lot of responsibility, but that doesn’t take away the pleasure. Being a parent is the most marvelous thing that could happen. Bruno smiles hopefully for a second as she sparkles about parenthood, then frowns again as he thinks about his impending parenthood. So why the question? Oh, nothing, Bruno tells her. Valeria leaves. He tells himself he’s an idiot, and we all agree. He shouldn’t have turned his face away from her. And we all agree. She looked so pretty!

Jacqui is in a super-snit, slamming a plant down on a table and Dario wonders why the bad mood. It’s that Sara, the boss’s niece. She thinks she’s the model executive and she’s trying to rob me of my position. I am Fed Up with Her. Dario wants her to calm down, but Jacqui is Not Interested in Calming Down. Dario tries to comfort her, but Jacqui has a gut feeling—Sara is Evil. She yells about how Sara does everything right, Sara, Sara, Sara! Dario does what every macho male his age does, tells her work isn’t important and he prefers to see her stay here in his home, all prettied up and ready for action. Jacqui pouts pettily. That’s all that’s important to you, huh? She asks for his help with the old lady –help her think of something to win the old gal back. They caress each other. [Who’d have guessed that Dario would have a lovely tattoo under that business suit, like my hubby’s paratrooper tattoo]? Jacqui’s snit is short-lived once the caressing and kissing begins. In infants, we call this low maintenance. Their fussiness is easily re-directed with caresses, etc. Apparently, Jacqui is lower maintenance than we thought. It takes almost nothing to re-direct her. My guess is that Paula is high maintenance, and once her snits start, they take months to end, so that’s why Dario is with Jacqui. I’m just saying.

Snortensia, Jaime and Sara discuss the great success at a lovely restaurant with terrific ambiance. Or, better said, Snortensia discusses and the other two occasionally chime in. She’s pleased with Sara’s cleverness and computer skills. Sara learned them at the orphanage. Sara wants to study more to help her auntie with the business. Great idea. Jaime, what do you think? Sure, he tells Sara, it’d be very good for you to study. Sara says she could fill the hole that Vasco left. Silence and a hard stare from Snortensia.

Julián visits Rosy at home and tells her all about Lorena working with him and his Mami. He thinks it’s a swell idea, and so does his Mami. Rosy isn’t surprised, and Julian tells her that the craziest thing about it is the feeling that they’ve always known her. Rosy assures him Lorena is thrilled and by contrast, Rosy herself is suffering in that old witch’s place. She hopes Zulema’s business does well so she can go work with them. The kids think it’d be really cool to be together all the time. They’re the perfect couple. They almost pull off a kiss when the distinctive bellow of Maruja hits their ears. She comes in to remind Rosy of her Aunt’s mass. She stops dead in her tracks when she sees the night visitor. A greeting, Mom? Maruja grudgingly greets Julian. With a scowl. Julian offers to go, but Rosy isn’t going with Maruja, especially when Mami’s wearing that expression. [Ed. Note: On occasion, one has to muse at how curious it is that Maruja rhymes with bruja. I’m just saying. I like her, but sometimes that attitude…]. Maruja storms out and Julian comments on the look she gave him. He has to talk seriously with Maruja. Rosy says she’s just crazy….and maybe they should seize the moment in case she doesn’t come right back. She proceeds to plant a big one on Julian, who’s not fighting it.

The children at the orphanage want to hear about the city—is it true that it’s large? Oh, Lorena tells them, it’s enormous. She tells them and us why she runs into so many people who are all interconnected—she stays in one zone so she won’t get lost. There you have it, folks, the answer to our suspicious questions about the plot lines running together. A little girl wants to come and visit, and Lorena promises that when she has a house big enough to welcome them all, they’ll come to visit. They clap, and it’s time they were off to bed. Chalo is sitting up front and large as life, appearing rapt in Lorena’s story. The children get kisses and hugs from Lorena and Alonso, who tell them to behave and sleep like angels. Madre Carmelita takes the kids off and Madre Trinidad stays. She gives Chalo a pointed look—isn’t it about time he was going? He actually gets the point, and gives Lorena a kiss and tells her he hopes she rests. Alonso is not a happy camper. Lorena is bemused again by this new regard Chalo has. Madre Trinidad says he’s the last straw as he leaves, and she only let him stay because Lorena asked her to allow it. He’s always seemed overly self-confident (confianzudito). She comments on that kiss Chalo gave Lorena. Lorena shrugs in confusion and says she’s known him all her life. Madre Trinidad goes off and Lorena wonders why Alonso has the scowl. He’s fed up with Chalo, that’s why. Like the Madre, Alonso thinks he’s behaving too much like a creep (encajoso). Lorena defends Chalo, and changes the subject. She’s so pleased they are there together; she dreamed here that outside the walls was something beautiful waiting for her. And look, I’m here with you, my love. Alonso gives her a half smile in exchange for her broad one as she hugs him.

Sara can’t stand being in the dark, figuratively, so she goes off to call Chalo to find out what’s up in San Martín. Helllllo, my Queen! Chalo’s gotten as far as just outside the front door of the orphanage. He has Lorena well controlled. He didn’t let her out of his sight (no me despegada – she wasn’t unstuck from me – darned uncomfortable if you ask me). She didn’t understand a thing! He confesses he doesn’t understand much either, so why doesn’t Sara explain to him. Sara tells him Lorena’s boyfriend, that doc, is very perceptive and could suspect something and their plans would go awry then. It’s imperative to get Lorena away from him, distracted—he’s very jealous. If he thinks you’ve had something going with Lorena, that’ll be better. Chalo’s getting it now. Sara continues that she’s on tenterhooks that Lorena and Alonso might ask the nuns about stuff and find out something. She says has to suddenly hang up, but stands to ponder the situation a while.

Madre Trinidad has brought coffee for herself and Alonso. She asks where Al’s staying, wants to recommend one nearby, but gives him no time to answer, and invites him to breakfast for the next morning—pan de nata is on the menu. Madre Carmelita comes racing back from sending the kiddies off to bed; now he can check her pains out. Madre Trinidad scolds but Alonso is glad to help. He’ll give her a check-up. Madre Trinidad graciously thanks him and accepts help looking at the little girls, and the Sister, too. He asks if the pain is bad, but Madre Carm thinks it could wait until tomorrow. She gives a sidelong glance at the other nun. Well, Alonso is on his way. They kiss and say goodnight while the nuns giggle to each other. Madre Carm takes him to the door—pushes him, actually. Madre Trinidad is sooo excited, Alonso is such a good man. She was lucky to have found him! Lorena admits she is very enamored. Madre Trinidad asks about Sara. Well, she’s pleased with her family. What family????? She’s living with her grandmother, Abuela. She didn’t tell you that’s why she came to the D. F. The nun protests that Sara only said she was going to look for Lorena—nothing about a family. Lorena looks suspicious, bemused, and generally impactada.

Sara said nothing about her family, her grandmother? No, Madre Trinidad assures Lorena. Lorena recounts the story Sara told about Madre Asuncion’s deathbed confession. Nah, Madre Asuncion didn’t talk to a soul before she died. Well, could be what was said before she had the heart attack. There was that little thing about the accounts she was reviewing not adding up, though. They puzzle over what happened and why. Maybe the Madre asked that it stay just between the two of them. No, Madre Trinidad doesn’t think so. The matter seems very strange to her. Lorena nods.

Jaime comes down the stairs looking for Barbara. Nope, Matilde tells him, I doubt she’s coming back--she left and had a suitcase. She hands him a letter. Barbara’s gone off to Rio to have the liposuction. [Sheesh.] Sara comes in and asks what’s up, and Jaime fills her in that Barb’s gone off for her lipo on the spur of the moment. Matilde is scandalized that Barb’s gone to Rio alone. She could get herself in trouble! Jaime agrees, and Sara bites her lip and muses to herself –that’s what YOU think, Uncle.

Meanwhile, Barbara has made the world’s fastest air trip to Rio. Whoops, she’s apparently only made it as far as Ickturo’s bed. [Ed. Note: one wonders—is this a hotel where they keep meeting? Is it a little love nest they rent? Whose money pays for this every time they hang out together? Is it the liposuction nest egg here in the love nest? And are they in a separate zone of the D. F. so they’ll see a totally different bunch of telenovela characters? I’m just asking.] The pillow talk ensues along the lines of how nice it is not to have to worry about going home, and they need to plan more times together. Barb would love to leave it all behind and stay in that bed forever. Ickturo wonders if she’s proposing they live together. It’d be nice, but….her son wouldn’t understand because he adores his Papi and the witch aka mother-in-law would follow Barb to the ends of the earth to harass her. Ickturo, on the other hand, apparently does have to worry about getting home. Barb tries to get him to stay. He can’t fake a trip to Brazil, though. Barb sighs and calls Jaime. He tries to get the name of the clinic and other details and Barb tap dances around the questions. Tomorrow they’re operating first thing. [Ed. Note: And they’re going to do such a good job that he won’t even be able to tell where they operated when she gets home.] She tells him it’s easier to talk by cell phone and the anxiety creeps into her voice. He wonders why it occurred to her to go to another country for surgery, and ALONE, for Pete’s sake? Oh, heck, it’s just like a trip to the dentist. She’ll call him when it’s over. Barb hangs up in an act of abrupt editing, so quickly we didn’t even see it, and Ickturo is asking if Jaime bought it all. Barb points out snidely that Jaime is worried about her health, and she’s done this whole theatric for Ickturo. And he thinks to leave her. He invites her to shower with him. They don’t make it to the shower.

Madre Trinidad and Lorena continue their chat about this new puzzlement. She surmises that if the old gal lets Sara live in her home, it must be true. In the end it’s God’s will if one finds one’s family, and it’s not ours to question. She hopes Sara will be happy. Lorena doesn’t think Sara is happy, though. She explains that it hasn’t been easy for Sara to get that family on board—her grandmother doesn’t want anyone to know Sara’s the granddaughter and makes her say she’s a niece. That’s not good! Why lie? She shouldn’t accept that. Lorena points out she accepted it so she could win the old gal’s affection. Madre Trinidad points out that someone who abandoned a baby and denies her like that doesn’t really have a heart. She asks God to forgive her but that’s how she feels, looks at the ceiling and crosses herself. Lorena tells the Madre that she has thought about learning who she is, too. She asks the nun’s help. The nun says she doesn’t know anything. There’s a reason why the orphans’ origins are keep confidential. They might not like to know where they started out. Lorena wants to look in the files and needs the nun’s help. Only the Mother Superior has access. Lorena begs. The nun hesitates—but, since Lorena was knee-high to a grasshopper, she couldn’t ever deny Lorena anything so she’ll be the accomplice. May God forgive her. She gives Lorena a conspiratorial little smile and Lorena sighs with relief as she hugs her.

In the morning Alonso knocks on the orphanage door. Sara’s faithful watchdog bounces along, commenting on Alonso’s early arrival. Alonso responds in monosyllables. Is he here for Lorena? [No, stupid, he’s adopting.] Chalo wants to know how he got Lorena to fall for him. Alonso looks ready to deck him when Lorena pops out cheerful as always. Chalo cuts her off, greets her, goes to hug her and calls her his love with Alonso looking over his shoulder in back. Lorena gives him a mild glare and Chalo backs off, making like it’s a joke to Alonso. Alonso strides over to give Lorena a kiss, ignores Chalo’s infantile stuff, and asks her if they’re going now. Yup. Chalo tries to ingratiate himself on the tour of town, and Alonso tells him to bug off—he’s got the best tour guide in the city. Chalo mutters “enjoy yourselves” and other silky stuff as they walk away. He calls after them—“Take care of her for me here.” Alonso IS ready to deck him and spins around to go after Chalo, but Lorena grabs him and makes him move on. Chalo thinks he got that point.

Sara strides into the garden behind the house, ever-present cell phone in hand, and finds Vasco at work with papers laid out on a table. “Doing homework?” He explains that he’s reading research related to the capture and separation of carbon dioxide for a project he’s on. Sara schmoozes that she admires folks who stick to their ideals. Vasco takes the bait; that’s the only way he can be happy. He wants to know if she’s happy with what she’s doing. Sara says she is for the moment, but she wants to study more and get more professionally involved with the company. He asks what she’d study, and Sara replies that administration or marketing would be what she wants; Vasco suggests administration of gastronomic enterprises. She likes it. Vasco excuses himself.

Lorena leads Alonso through a wooded area and tells him tales of when she was young and played there. Alonso wants to know if they were always so united, Lorena and Sara. That’s the least of it. When we were nine, a couple wanted to adopt me and they were close to finalizing but I found out that would mean I wouldn’t have Sara with me –my heart was broken -- and I asked if they would adopt both of us….the ended up adopting another child and neither of us. Alonso is impressed by the huge sacrifice she made for Sara. Lorena doesn’t feel it was a sacrifice. When she says “Sara is my sister” it’s not just a trite phrase. He wonders if Sara would do the same for Lorena. She smiles and assures him Sara would. [Hah.] Alonso gently hugs her and caresses her hair.

Sara lights into Chalo at 25 cents a minute. She TOLD him not to let them out of his sight! That was all she asked! Chalo protests that they cut him off at the knees. Whatever it is that Sara has against Lorena isn’t normal. Why? What’s all the rancor? Sara tells the tale of the near miss adoption – Version 1.2. The couple saw her first and she was sure she was going to get adopted, then Lorena’s ball rolled up to them and they saw HER. So, from then it was only Lorena. But, Lorena didn’t get adopted. No, she got the stupid idea they should adopt both of us and they ended up adopting another child. Sara’s fury comes to the surface. Chalo murmurs what he imagines is a comforting phrase—“how ugly, Sara, how ugly.”

Vasco can’t get his mother’s cell phone—she’s out of range. [Ed. Note: There’s another of those goofy t-shirts in English. He must have been to the French Market in New Orleans. Or somewhere.] He asks Jaime what’s up with Mami. Jaime fills him in on the faux liposuction trip. Vasco wants to know how Papi could let her go off and do that alone. Do you think she asked my permission? Snortensia strolls in with her new shadow. What does Jaime think about this—Sara wants to study Administration of Gastronomic Enterprises. Really? Sara pipes in humbly that this seems the most appropriate thing (indicado – suitable). Snortensia looks at Sara, almost fondly, and tells her it’s perfect-they’d have someone totally trustworthy and a family person to work in the business. She turns back to Jaime—don’t you like it? Jaime is stone-faced, but Vasco gives Sara an affirming look and big grin. Sara grins back.

Madre Trinidad goes after the files and finds nothing. It’s not possible! Lorena comes in. Are those the documents? Yes, and fortunately the Mother Superior had to go out; we can look at them with calm. You arrived in 1986, right? Yes. Well, here are all the files from that year, the Madre whines. Can Lorena see them? There’s not reason to--and the Madre breaks the bad news—your file and Lorena’s are missing! Lorena is impactada.

Monday: Chalo reports that Lorena is VERY interested in the files at the orphanage, and Lorena confronts Sara about some of the info she discovered—or didn’t.

Vocabulary

Precio de costo - cost-price; a precio de coste, precio de costo - at cost price
Ollas – pots, pans
Recipientes – containers
Láminas - illustrations
Incentivo económico – economic incentive/bonus
Tintorería – dry cleaners
Confianzudito - overly self-confident
Encajoso - creep
No me despegada – she wasn’t unstuck from me – (darned uncomfortable if you ask me)
Indicado – suitable


Jeanne

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This is kinda slapdash tonight. We had our annual town outdoor holiday celebration and I was out late. Music! Burgers! Dancing! And the little kids stomping around on bubble wrap to the Star Spangled Banner - our “fireworks” in a high fire danger area. Hey, it doesn’t get any better than that.

Reruns: Connie fakes to a believing Andrea that he loves Luci. She is wounded and livid, and ends up on the ground. Luci overhears and is surprised and touched. They return inside to the party of the Casa Belmonte family and Flor’s dad and sister. Luci asks Karla to clean up a mess outside, meaning Andrea. Karla doesn’t want to be treated like a servant, but flounces out. Mili announces to the gathered families that she wants to renounce her inheritance, though she seems reluctant.

And on to the new stuff: Mili says she never wanted Granny’s money. Everyone is impactado. Alex looks stunned. Damien says Hugo, you can’t let her do that! Connie says don’t do that! Luci says finally Mili is doing the right thing. Alex asks why she made that absurd decision. Mili says that the important thing that Regina left her is in her heart and that the lawyer just told her the will stipulates that she has to stay in Casa Belmonte, and now that she and Hugo are starting a new life, they want to move out. She doesn’t seem terribly convinced herself.
Flor whispers to Alex to please not make a scene in front of her papa, and Alex tells her to stay out of it. Her dad hears this and says hey, what’s up? He tells Alex not to take that tone with his daughter.

Luci asks Robledo if the money will go to her children or to Connie. Connie says is that something else you want to take from me in the divorce? Alex is unhappy and heads up the stairs. Hugo pets Mili tenderly and Mili just looks stunned.

Outside, Karla is talking to Andrea, who is still on the ground. Karla says Connie faked the scene with Andrea so that Luci wouldn’t divorce him and destroy him financially and politically. Andrea perks up and asks Karla where Connie is sleeping (the guest room) and to help her get into the house unnoticed (no way!). Andrea says she has to talk to Connie – she’s not going to be dumped like that. Karla says okay, wait in the garden and I’ll tell you when the coast is clear.

Damien has taken Hugo into a private room and is telling him that he’s an idiot- that money could be ours! Ours? says Hugo. Well, our side of the family, says Damien. Hugo says he and Mili aren’t interested in the money. Damien says it’s a massive sum and you don’t appreciate money because you don’t know how hard it is to earn it. Hugo says oh, and you have experience with that? Damien sputters. He says he is thinking of Hugo’s future. Hugo says he has a good job at the company firm, and he’s not marrying Mili for money. Why can’t his father get that through his head? The decision has been made and that’s that.

Meantime, Connie has taken Mili into his study and she is telling him that he never wanted her to get the inheritance and now everything will be back the way it was before she came, so he should be happy. Connie is serious and says you are wrong. I told my mother that I would look out for you, and I want to respect her last wishes. Mili says is that the only reason? Connie doesn’t answer. Mili says I want to leave this house and this is the only way.

Connie says I don’t want you to leave. Mili is touched and hopeful that he will finally say those three little words: I’m your father. Why? asks Mili. Connie says because I like you here. Mili says why? and Connie says you were adopted by my mother, you are like part of the family. Is that all? she asks. Connie says do you need more reasons? Mili says just one, do you have one more? Connie stammers, can’t say anything, then finally says please stay.

Mili is getting tearful. She says in that case, I have to go. Living here is hurting me too much. She leaves. Connie looks like he’s getting tearful too.

Alex and Flor are in their room. Alex is weepy and says he didn’t want this to happen and he’s going to try to fix it. Flor says quit thinking about her and think about me! I’m your wife, the mother of your child. Alex says he doesn’t want to fight. Flor says why? Because you care about how I feel, or because you need time to think about how to hang on to her? Alex says it’s impossible to talk to someone who doesn’t want to understand. (Of course the problem is that she understands perfectly.) Alex stomps out. Flor looks miserable, but her lipstick is nice and glossy at least.

Connie is weepy too. He is at his desk, talking to the photo of Mili’s mother. He asks her to help, and says he lost her and doesn’t want to lose Mili too. Luci comes in and he hides the photo under some papers. Luci says why are you crying? Connie says for you. The background music changes to happy tubas – we’re in comedy territory again. Luci says I’d like to believe you, but… Connie says I’m ready to change. I’m ready to be a new man if you’ll give me the opportunity. Luci says I’ve already given you so many, and I was always wrong.

Connie says I broke up with Andrea and Luci says I know, I heard. Connie fakes being surprised. He says I’m sorry you had to witness that, but when I saw her coming into the house, well, I had to put her in her place. Luci looks doubtful. Connie goes over to her and says come back to me – you are the woman I want at my side. Luci says why now?

Connie says because I’m sure this time that I could lose you forever if I don’t do something. She studies his face, puzzled. He leans in to kiss her, she turns her face a bit away and Braulio comes in. He says dinner is served. Luci studies Connie some more.

In the foyer, Roblado is telling Bobby and Alex, Mili and Hugo, that he regrets the scene earlier in the day (Mat’s pal getting a well-deserved pounding in the street by Mili) and Hugo says huh? Roblado tells Connie he’s sorry but he has to run (what? and miss a fun –filled Belmonte dinner?)

Everyone files in to dinner, except Bobby who lingers to ask Lina if she’s okay. She thanks him for standing up for her, but she’s worried that he’ll think she’s one of those girls. He tells her never! Just then Marisela comes up and asks to talk to him. Lina takes off and Bobby tells Marisela they have nothing to talk about. He goes on in to dinner.

With everyone out of sight, Karla is trying to sneak Andrea in. But oops here come Alex and Flor down the stairs. Karla says dinner is served, go on in. They look at her oddly and head for the dining room.

At the table Connie comments that Luci is looking lovely. Flor’s dad says she always is. Connie pours Luci some wine. Vale says she is surprised by Milagros – Mili, you should think about it. Our grandmother loved you and left you that money so you would be cared for after she was gone. Mili is pleased and says Hugo and I just need each other, but thank you, sister.

Connie announces that he is going to support Mili’s decision. Alex says of course you will, you’ll get the money. Connie says don’t be an idiot! Things get tense and Hugo suggests changing the subject. So Domingo asks Marisela why she’s not sitting with Bobby Marisela says we’re not together every single minute. Domingo says you two have had such a long engagement – when’s the wedding? Bobby says no wedding, we’ve broken up. Marisela pleads why did you have to say that in front of everyone? Domingo is upset and asks what happened. Bobby says to Marisela do you want me to tell, or shall you? Flor says they’re adults; they know what they’re doing.

Whew, and we haven’t even finished the soup course.

In the kitchen, the entire staff is preparing the next course and Lina tells them that Mili is renouncing her inheritance. Everyone is impactado, most of all Braulio who slides down the fridge, his face frozen in a nutsy smile.

Up in the guest room, Karla is quick filling Andrea in that dinner is over and Flor’s family are leaving. She hands Andrea something that looks black and slinky and says it’s Luci’s. She runs off.

In the lobby, the two families are saying goodnight and Connie and Domingo puff a bit about their new joint venture. Flor stands with her hand resting on her belly lest we forget. Domingo tells Marisela that he and she are going to have a serious talk.

Alex and Flor go on upstairs and Luci and Connie are alone. She thanks him for not opposing Mili’s decision. Connie says he did it for her (Luci). He says he wants to start a new life with her, save their marriage. A little muted comedy trumpet plays in the background. Connie takes her hands. Luci doesn’t know what to make of all this. He really lays it on thick. He kisses her lightly and says he would be honored if she would join him in the guest room. She is falling, and says “Constancio!” He says I’ve never felt so alone.

Luci says goodnight and starts up the stairs. When she can’t see, he shudders with disgust, then goes over to make himself a drink. You are so easy to deceive, Luci, he says to himself. I got you!

Bobby is walking on the night lawn with Lina and is telling her that she’ll forget this experience much faster than she thinks. She doubts it. He offers her his jacket as she’s chilly. She thanks him for understanding and he says he knows what it’s like to be treated badly. She says they have that in common. He says we should be together. Lina gets shy and says it’s late. He tells her to get a good night sleep and tomorrow will be much better. She thanks him again, and he gives her a kiss on the forehead. We see Horacio in the shrubbery where apparently he’s been eavesdropping. He shakes his head.

Mili in her bathrobe answers the door to her room. It’s Braulio and he doesn’t mince words. Mili should not have renounced her fortune. She is the lost grandchild that Regina had been searching for, Regina loved her and wanted her to be secure. Mili says don’t reproach me. Braulio says it’s like renouncing her love. Mili says I carry that love within me and I don’t care about the money.

Mili is weeping now and says that she needs to leave because she can’t be around Alex who she loves to distraction. She is miserable with him around and she wants the opportunity to try for happiness with Hugo. Braulio is touched, and hugs her.

Hugo is in his room and Damien comes in, stabbing his finger in the air and saying they haven’t finished their conversation. Hugo says you’ve always lived for money and your own advantage and I’m not that way. Damien says I thought you said you wanted to destroy Alex. Hugo says all I feel for him now is pity. Damien says are you afraid he’ll take Mili away? No, says Hugo, Mili can’t be happy as long as she’s in this house, we would be miserable here. Because it would be hell for her, for Alex, for his wife and because she’s the daughter of… Hugo catches himself but Damien latches on to that. Daughter of who? Hugo thinks of a way out: He says I mean Flor is the daughter of Sergio and Sergio’s a dangerous guy. Hugo says he’s tired of talking about stupid stuff and Damien takes off.

Connie is starting to unbutton his cuffs in the guest room when here comes Andrea out of the woodwork. Que haces aqui? She says you can’t leave me like that, I love you, etc. Connie is frantic and tells her to leave. Git! We can talk tomorrow. She says she can’t wait. Andrea undoes her robe and says are you sure you want to leave all this? Connie’s eyes pop out, he stammers. He is a goner. They start necking.

Luci is taking off her makeup, and she thinks about how Connie invited her to his room. Meantime, in that room, Andrea is on top of Connie who is struggling and says she likes danger too much. The door flies open and it’s Luci. Connie is busted and Andrea smiles slyly.

Mili in her bathrobe is getting some milk from the fridge and here comes Alex in a sleeveless T-shirt. He says he can’t sleep either and that she shouldn’t give up her inheritance. He and Flor will move out instead. Mili says it’s his house, that’s his family. He says you’re family too, you’re my father’s daughter. I don’t want to lose you – you and I can learn to live together as brother and sister. Mili says you remember how you almost kissed me? Alex says that won’t happen again. Mili says our love continues as strong as ever and it needs to end. Let me go!

Alex pleads with her – we had to give up our love, don’t make me give up seeing you. I need you. You are my strength, my inspiration, my reason for living. Mili says no, your daughter is your reason for living. Flor is your wife. Don’t kid yourself, we can never learn to be just sister and brother. Let me try to be happy with Hugo, like I did with you and Flor. Let me have my life.

This feels like a goodbye says Alex. It is, says Mili. Alex says but even if you leave with Hugo, we will see each other. Mili says only at holidays and special family events. Good night.

Luci is letting Connie and Andrea have it with both barrels. Connie fidgets on the bed. Luci tells Andrea that’s my robe, give it to me! Andrea takes it off and Connie’s eyes bulge again. Luci says you need some cellulites treatments my dear. Andrea makes slitty eyes. Connie says I swear I didn’t know she was here – appearances can be deceiving. Luci says you are the one who’s deceiving. This is the last humiliation you hand me! She swears revenge and slams out.

Andrea says see what your stupid wife did? She said I had cellulite! Connie rolls his eyes.

Andrea is arguing with Damien in his room. He’s not in the mood for love and she says it isn’t always about what he wants and when. He says he’s tired, and all this discussion of marriage tonight – a marriage which is by the way never going to happen. Karla laughs derisively. She says what’s up with you tonight – you’re marrying me! Damien says it’s that Milagros is giving up her inheritance and Hugo is supporting her. Karla is amazed and calls Mili an idiot.

They sit on the bed and Karla rubs his back. Damien says I’m sure Hugo is hiding something. Isn’t Milagros an orphan? Karla says as far as I know – she was raised in the convent. Damien says get lost, you’re taking up all the air. Karla takes off smiling.

It’s morning and Braulio is rolling a nice breakfast tray into Mili’s room. He wants to talk to her alone, but says he could never be mad at her, as she is his one and only niece. But he thinks she’s making a mistake. He thinks she is betraying her mother and her grandmother. Her mother fled the house with a broken heart and her grandmother couldn’t help her. But she could help Mili – that is what she wanted to do. And if you leave it would break my heart. You are the only family I have. Brualio, who is sitting behind her, rests his head on her shoulder. Don’t leave me, I beg you.

Luci is meeting Nestor for breakfast. She orders vodka, but he says it’s early for that, so she changes her order to vodka with orange juice. She raves a bit about how awful Connie was last night. She wants a divorce and quick. Nestor says better to reach some settlement without going to court, because court could take months and months. Luci asks for more vodka and less juice. She says it would pay for her to wait until the two companies are melded because then she could get a lot more money. Nestor thinks things could get very ugly.

Luci says tomorrow is her nephew’s wedding and she wants him at her side. Nestor says it will be an honor.

Mili is lying on her bed, hugging her big white bear and remembering what Alex said to her in the kitchen. Then she remembers Braulio begging her not to leave him. Hugo comes in and says did you want to talk to me? Mili’s eyes shift around and she says yes. The background music gets threatening. Hugo smiles.

In the kitchen, Horacio is telling Lina that she looks better. She says yes, and she escapes to do her work. Horacio tries to get out of Socorro what happened and Socorro manages not to say anything. Horacio says he overheard Bobby talking to Lina in the garden and if Bobby hurts his girl, he’ll run him over with his car. Socorro looks surprised.

Lina is vacuuming and Bobby comes in with a huge arrangement of sunflowers. They’re for you, says Bobby. Lina is overwhelmed.

At the office, Connie is telling Andrea she blew it and now he’s definitely going to have to get the divorce. Andrea is mad too and says how was I supposed to know you were faking all that? You should have told me at least. You said some very hurtful things. She reminds him of his promise to marry her. She says don’t mess with me.

Mateo comes in and apologizes for coming right in, but no one was at the reception desk. Connie sends Andrea for coffee. Mat says he was surprised by Connie’s call and is Connie ready to sign the settlement? Connie says I’ll come right to the point: How much is my wife paying you for this divorce? He hands Mat a check and says it’s to make sure the division of properties favors Connie.

He says his shares cannot be touched, nor the house in Cuernavaca as both were from his parents and Luci has no right. Connie says she doesn’t get the house or any of the properties either, except some land we have out in the country somewhere. And 5% of my income. Mat says so basically you want to screw her over? Connie says that’s rough terminology. Connie tells Mat that that check is just a start. If Mat shows himself to be on Connie’s side, that amount could double. Mat studies the check, then smiles and reaches over Connie’s desk to shake hands. Connie smiles and freeze frame.

Avances:

It’s Hugo and Mili’s wedding. The priest asks for their I do’s. Hugo gives his, but Mili hesitates.

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Sara just discovered that our Barbi is diddling another, and she proclaims that Barb better stay good to her. Smirk.

At breakfast Vasco is rambling on about carbon out put and global warming to a deaf audience. Vasco wants to talk to Lorena but Sara says nope, she doesn’t work there any more.

We then see Lorena getting turned down for a job that clearly was promised to a friend of the lady there.

Sara kissing ass. Sara explains that even though Lorena is her bestest bud on the planet, Horty is right and Lore was wrong. Vasco wants her phone number then, and Sara says no because then she’ll think that you are going to intercede on her behalf. Horty says yes, my decision is irreversible.

Barbi then joins them explaining she was on the phone with a friend of hers who never shuts up. Sara gives a nice smirk at that. Mama wonders why Vasco broke up with Mariana and why she didn’t hear it from him first. She also warns Sara to keep her friend Lore away from her son. Vasco says they have nothing in common and it was Mariana’s idea to break up, so stop busting my balls and he leaves the table.

Omar asks to speak with Snorty alone. She doesn’t want him to side with Lorena. He says it’s something else. When they get alone he says that Carla the ex novia and daughter of the senator called and saw Omar as a mechanic. She pities him, but he deserved it.

Back at Zulema we hear an ad for diets. She doesn’t want it turned off. She feels fat. ( She looks fat too.) Anyway, she says she needs to go on a diet and Julian tells her, yeah a diet of 10 tacos, tamales, and 10 tlacoyos con frijoles and so forth. He says diet or no diet, you look beautiful.

Vasco offers Sara a ride on his bike, but she says no thanks, she’ll go in the nice leather seated beemer. Vasco asks if Sara was just saying all that crap to please Snorty, or did she really believe Lorena deserved it. She says unfortunately, yes, Lorena screwed up. Sara says anyway she got a scholarship from the cooking school so probably can’t do both anyway. Vasco is happy that she’ll at least be occupied.

Self loathing by Zulema. Her hubby won’t touch her so she has to lose weight and be like she was before. She cries that she is old. Well, crap we all will be or are. If you find a secret, please let us know.


Lorena happens upon a puppet show. A learning experience it is, because the little girl puppet has no money or a roof over her head and doesn’t know what she is going to do, she feels she's at the bottom of the pit. The old man tells her she’s only reached bottom if she can’t be any higher. That’s not her case, so she should smile because soon she’ll be in place very happy. In life certain things are written, one just has to know how to read them. Lore smiles. Just then she gets the call from Alonso and is happier already.

Sara kissing ass in the car. She likes Vasco, and would have liked to work with him. She says she wants to learn everything and show her aunt that she is the height of responsibility, etc. Jaime asks if she is happy with them and she says of course she only hopes not to let them down.

Lore goes to visit him in the hospital and helps him give an injection to a little boy, distracting him while he fears pain from the shot. Now he’s a good little actor. Wouldn’t happen here of course, couldn’t have a random helping a doc! Anyway... they have a chat about how glad she was she saw him today because it changed how it was going, and that Vasco helps her to feel happy too. Alonzo gets jealous, she tells him very nicely not to be, she has eyes only for him, and if Vasco ever wants more she’ll be the first to put on the brakes. He’s sorry, he just doesn’t want to ever her lose her.

At the office, more ass kissing, this time to Jaqui. Sara tells her she’s sorry she was rude the other day and that Jaqui is very important to the business and that her aunt says she has much to learn from her. This surprises Jaqui. Sara wants to start over with her and shakes on it after Jaqui agrees.

Horty goes to taste the dishes, and she is introduced to the new chef, who says she’s a legend, but she says that’s something fictitious and she’s very real. What’s your name. Maruja speaks up and tells her, and she hopes he remembers recipes better than his own name. She likes everything mostly this time except adds a little something before it’s just right.

Ass kissing again, this time the cooking staff, when Sara tells them they did good work and they are a first class team. Maruja consoles the guy that he did a great job because Snorty didn’t ask him to do it over at least! She likes Sara coming with, better than pouty Jaqui, and hopes she’ll come always.

Lorena has to look for work. Alonso wants to help her, even marry her. She thinks it’s too soon for something so serious. He thinks it’s serious too, but ok, he’ll settle for introducing her to his crazy loudmouth sister and the rest of his family she hasn’t met.

Horty is telling Jaime that they have to win the competition because the business they would get is worth millions.

Diana stops a vendor on the street and asks if he has cut limes, he’s sorry, but he doesn’t. She has such a craving, but oh well, she gets in a cab and goes off. Vasco waves an unrequited good bye to Diana.

At the apartment of the three women, boyfriend Julian shows up and gets a cold shoulder. Mama snidely tells him that he should call her Maruja instead of Dona Maria Eugenia.

Diana comes back to the office to find a basket of cut limes at her desk. Vasco peers around the wall as she wonders who got them for her.

There is a screaming fight in the kitchen between mother and daughter and Maruja almost hyper ventilates herself trying to calm down from hearing Julian’s name.

Barbi wants Lipo suction. Hubby thinks she looks great for her age, she says he just doesn’t want to pay the bill. He caves and tells her do what makes her happy. Of course she loves that, and him, and turns around and calls Arturo to say she has the money. How pathetic.


Sara wants a students’ ID card forged by our resident forger, Chalo’s friend. There’s that dress again. Still has the ribbon attached this time.

Lorena is meeting with Zulema and Julian and they are toasting with horchata to their new association. She can’t pay Lorena much though, but she is getting more business as people keep recommending her.

Sara is impressed with the forger’s work, a little ass kissing here.

Barbi tells Arturo she got the money and it was hard work to get her hubby to drop it in her account. In exchange, Ickturo offers himself as a slave for the day. Blech.

Snorty is telling Jaime how important the contract with Trans America Airlines is because they might get into work for all the airlines.

Ass kissing at the competitor. Sara shows up to the competitor with her false credentials as a student for a tour and maybe to intern designing projects. They are impressed with her school and the guy points to where the projects department would be and that they are running around crazy with preparing a proposal for Trans America Airlines. Smirk.

Lorena is over with Zuli and Julian cooking and they agree to give her a percentage of the earnings, which she thinks is great. She and Zuli end up tasting food the same way, both thinking it’s great except needs a little cilantro. She is happy that there, they are laughing with music instead of being terrorized like at her old post.

Vasco rides up on his sexy Ferrari, er, bicyle and tries to talk to Diana by asking her how long she’s worked here, and doesn’t she just love the work the company does for the environment etc. She says she’s just there for the work, and even though she knows this stuff is important she has other things to think about. He wonders if she has a problem and her answer is that her taxi has arrived. He says bye. Where the heck does this girl go all the time with the taxis? If she's there for the work, why isn't she working????

Sara tells Snorty of her fruitful afternoon implicating the business in industrial espionage but doin’t worry she has it all under control. Barbi walks in surely post tryst, and Snorty says her son has been looking for her all afternoon. She says she was playing canasta with some friends and Sara thiks to herself she’s not the only one who knows how to lie, because of course this chick was with her lover.

Lorena goes back to the apartment and tells the gals how much she enjoyed working with Zulema, and she stands up for Julian because there is no way with such a great Mom that he’s a bad guy. He’s sweet and he helps out his Mom, and works hard. He’s a great guy. She actually misses the food at Snorty’s and her friends. They agree they would have made a great team.

Zuli tells her hubby that Lorena is someone she feels she’s known her whole life. Hubby tells her what luck she has that Julian brought her home.

Al tells his family he wants them to dine and meet Lorena tomorrow. They agree and tease him a little. Pa likes her.

Horty tells Jaime that she’s not surprised that he has no good ideas. She thinks the need young blood who is full of new ideas, and he says Vasco is a lost cause. She says what Sara accomplished. He gets mad that he’s worked for ever so hard and she never gave him his due. He thinks Omar needs to know that his daughter never died and that she’s here.

Snorty warns him that if he opens his mouth he’s buying his ticket to the grave, besides he helped her get rid of the child too.

Love chat between Omar and Zuli, until she self loathes again because he gives her a nice kiss but doesn’t want to jump her bones.

Lore pays the gals for the digs with some money she got from Zuli. Rossy thinks this must mean that Julian earned something too. Mama thinks she will end up supporting him someday. Rossy tells her not to judge that he works and she doesn’t even know. They fight and Lorena suggests that Rossy could use some psych visits too.

Fam getting ready for dinner excited to meet Lore and they never saw Al so infatuated.

Lore is yawning in car. He worries she’s bored already before meeting them, but she says no, that she studied late last night.

They get to the house and meet the family. Exchange of niceties. So far so good.

Back at the environmental company, Diana sneaks up on Vasco placing another basket and says she would have suspected anyone but him and thanks him for the limes. He says he heard her talking about them. She thanks him and learns his last name is Armendariz, which sounds familiar to her. He confirms his G-Ma is the banquet queen. Diana receives this news with reserved enthusiasm.

The family cheers and gives Lorena a ten.

Vasco wonders if he said something wrong, and Diana just didn’t imagine him to be the grandson of someone so famous and she just saw her on TV, he says yeah probably for the night of stars dinner.

My dress again! Sara shows up at Velasquez but can’t be attended by the guy. She says she’ll wait even though he might be a while and yes, kisses a little more ass telling him he's an amor.

Al shows Lore a picture of his Mom while his Pa snores away really convincingly in the background. She remarks that at least he has memories but she knows nothing of hers. Lorena wants to find her family, and Al offers to chauffeur her to her Pueblo to see if anyone at the orphanage knows anything.

Sara waits, and tries to look around, but doesn’t get far. She waits and we see the clock pass three hours until the people in the office she had her eye on, leave. Her lips are getting dry. Finally she runs in.

Sara makes very devious faces as she puts a jump drive into someone’s computer. Of course she found exactly what she needed within 10 seconds. I know the stuff on my computer and I can’t even find my own projects in ten seconds.

Snorty is yelling at Jaime again when Sara runs in and says she has everything needed to destroy her competition. There is actually a real smile that breaks through Horty's mask.

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We open with Sofia saying "You won't lock me up!" but she's wrong, Gab does indeed throw her in her room despite Gramps' protests.

Actually, I thought somebody was sure to go over that balcony, but not this time.

Fern stands blowing smoke from his stogy and watching. Juan rides up on his splendid horse, shouts "I've come for what is mine - Sofia and my child!" "YOU are the father of the bastard?" asks Gab. "Fern, aren't you going to do anything?" He does, he blows smoke.

Eva says "no more blows!" as Gab tries to hit everybody. "Juan, carry me away!" Juan carries Sofia away and Gab, furious, orders everybody (except Fern) to go lock themselves in their rooms. "Get out of my sight, disappear!" Why do they all obey? She curses everybody and silently wishes for the death of our impetuous leads (or was that Fern's thought-bubble?).

At the bakery, Quintina is happy to hear the real assassin is in jail, the Reyes are free, Juan has gone to fetch Sofia. Quintina hustles to hide Libia's picture again. "Juan will tell Sofia the truth when he decides the time is right."

In Gab's study, Fern emotes: "Of course I'm angry and humiliated and want vengeance." Gab: "You failed, that baby will be born, our good name will be sullied. I disown Sofia." Fern smokes some more.

Gab goes on with the humiliated/betrayed line. Fern grabs for her but she won't let him touch her. "My honor and dignity are in play, they are all I care about." "Your rejection hurts me but I understand, and I always try to help you." They fetch Sarita.

Oscar, Franco, and Quintina go to church to thank the Virgin for their uptick on Fortune's Wheel [I still think Oscar could button up his shirt when he goes to church] and then go to the hospital where Pablito is in despair: his granny Delfina is ailing. They rashly promise Pablito all will be well, they "won't let anything bad happen." [This is not a good promise to make to anyone, ever, in my opinion. --Ed.]

Juan and Sofia stop to sit on a romantic bridge and, as Juan's splendid horse watches, they pledge their eternal love once more. Sofia takes off her wedding ring and says "Now I'm free to love you eternally." [Is it really that easy?] The horse does a trick.

The loving couple arrive at the bakery. "This is all yours, our humble house, no luxury, but there's a nice kitchen." Sofia assures Juan she gave up everything for love.

He installs her in Libia's room, she sees a doll and asks if this had been a girls' room. "Yes, my sister, the youngest. When we were orphaned I had to take care of all of us. I fed them, watched over them as best I could - I only half-educated my brothers - but my sister - she died in strange circumstances." "You talk about your siblings with so much tenderness, no wonder they respect you." Juan says this is a happy day, no more of these sad memories.

In her room Sarita paces. Jimena enters. They review - Sarita hopes this blow will not damage her dear mother, Jimena thinks it's all so romantic. Gab busts in, orders Jimena back to her cell, and gives Sarita a message for Sofia, which she duly delivers (see below).

Eva rehashes with Gramps a bit - she thinks she'll have to leave the hacienda now that she's openly defended Sofia. Gramps wonders where she can go. She says Rosario is accepting her, little by little, as her mother. Gramps: "Are you sure, are you VERY sure she is your daughter?"

At the Bad Love Bar, Moustache blusters, threatening the staff: he will find out who ratted Mapache out - there will be hell to pay for the one(s) who did not maintain quiet snouts. OK, back to work.

The bar guys look worried (if Moustache were watching he'd instantly ID his perps) and whisper they are in big trouble, but Rosario was right, they needed to follow their consciences.

In jail, Mapache's cellmate asks, what are you in for? "For quieting the snouts of people who ask too many questions. Butt out."

Back at the bar, Moustache tells Fern (still smoking) he's confident the employees are terrified and the guilty parties will slip up... "That's not what's important, the problem is that Mapache might incriminate us - we have to off him." "That's hard when he's in jail." Fern knocks Moustache over and says "Nothing is impossible for Fernando." [Don't you hate it when people talk about themselves in the third person?]

The doctor calls on Sofia at the bakery, gives her some prescriptions, and tells her she needs rest. Juan fusses over her: "What do you need, are you hungry, do you want a bath, can I bring you something?" She feels tenderly protected, he says he'll defend her and his child with his life.

Sarita arrives, just before the commercials, and after the commercials delivers the message: "Mama is disposed to forgive you and allow you to come back to the house, and Fernando will give the child his name, you must come immediately." "Ah, she never changes - tell her I appreciate the offer but I'm not coming - I won't leave Juan and I have no right to deprive my child of his/her true father." Sarita says this decision will cause many people suffering. "I'm sorry, but the well-being of my child comes first - it would be as bad for him/her there as it's been for us since dad died!"

Gramps scolds his daughter: "Stop blaming others for your mistakes. You're going to end up alone." "You are my worst enemy! If you feel this way about me, why do you stay?" "Because I have this futile hope that you'll change - I prayed for happiness and peace, but you can't get the rancor out of your soul. I'm leaving too, I'll go live in my cabana, if you want to see me make an appointment, maybe I'll want to see you."

Sofia tells Father Bouffy how upset she is about Gab but we don't need to rehash that. She asks a favor ... next thing we know, she and Juan and Bouffy are in church and Bouffy is inventing a wedding ceremony for when the bride already has a husband. He doesn't seem to have any problem with this. He blesses them and watches their passionate kiss approvingly.

The Bad-Love Bar girls shake their fannies. When Rosario comes backstage her dresser Ofelia reports: Pablito's granny is on her deathbed. Reminded that Pablito is the boy who stood up for her own darling nigh-autistic Luis back in the 'hood, Rosario says she wants to help and goes off to the hospital to see him.

The doctor tells Franco, Oscar, and Quintina that granny Delfina's not going to make it and that he's worried about desperate little Pablito, who won't leave his granny's side. Oscar: "I don't know what to say to console him." Pablo is crying and asking his Granny not to die, not to leave him alone - "Who will give me advice? Who will keep me company?"

Oscar and Franco enter. Franco holds the big hats while Oscar tells Pablo, "When I was a boy I was orphaned - Franco too - God took our parents - maybe your granny will be happier if God takes her - Juan took care of us - he was a father to us - if God takes your granny, you'll be our son, you'll have three fathers, the Reyes brothers." "And a mama? Will I have a mother?" Enters Rosario.

Sarita reports back to Gab, the mission was a failure. Gab disowns Sofia yet again and orders Sarita to go back to her room and lock herself up. Sarita complies. Fern reassures Gab: "Sofia is used to luxury, she won't be able to tolerate the life of the socio-economically disadvantaged Reyes household. She'll be back, I promise."

Juan carries Sofia back to the bakery and drops her with kind of a plop onto Libia's bed, but phew, there is no miscarriage. "I'll go sleep on the sofa." "No, I'm not sick, just pregnant, I'm stronger than you think." They run out the hour with a series of happy flashbacks, reviewing all the happy moments we have already seen. So the anvil will drop some other night.

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Connie and Damian plot how they can avoid Luciana's divorce filing. Connie will release Damian from having to marry Karla or go to prison or plant tomatoes if he goes against his own sister. Damian comes up with a brilliant plan: Connie should try to act nice to Luci and win her back. He should also use the children as allies and also use Andrea. Connie is worried that Andrea won't play along--she's dying for him to get a divorce. Connie will have to pretend with both. Damian owes Connie to go against his own sister. This somehow releases him from having to marry Karla?

Mili is filling in Sor Cachete on the mess Lina got herself into. Sor Cachete whips some eggs into a frenzy. She wishes that Mili had been able to stop Lina, what with all the advice she gave the girls about how men promise the sun the moon and the stars, but Mili does not want to take the blame. Anyway, they prepare to go after el tal Fernando, the cockroach, and break him like a tree branch.

Poor Lina is still moping in bed. It's so pathetic to see her there clutching her stuffed animal. Horacio comes in and tries to comfort her. He does not know the truth about what happened.

Comic relief segment: one-armed gardener Rocky attempts to water the lawn. Horacio tries to help, but Val, standing out front, stops him. She orders Horacio to get ready to drive her somewhere. Meanwhile, Connie comes out and begins laying on the fake tears. He tells Val he has something in his eye, and she, bless her, says, oh, no, daddy, that's just something they say in telenovelas when they don't want you to know they're crying. Anyway, he begins crying some more and says he's devastated and doesn't want to lose her mother, etc. I've become accustomed to her ways, I'd be lost without her, the fights and the making up afterward, etc. But she wants to destroy me.

Meanwhile, Al has gone (with Bobby) to the Lobredo office/house to ask about Mili. He tells the senior licenciado that he wants info about Granny's will. Senior reminds us that Al left the will reading in a huff and did not hear this stuff. Senior flips through the papers as if he has completely forgotten the answer to the question. Oh, yes, here it is--Mili must live in the mansion, or she forfeits everything. Bingo, says Al. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and your sister closest of all. Al gets Senior to agree to inform Mili and Hugo and not to reveal that he was the source of the revelation. Too bad Al will be seen leaving the premises in about five minutes.

Val chastises Luci for what she's doing to Connie. Moreover, with her bad behavior and addictions, it's amazing he still wants her.

The beatdown team of Mili and Sor Cachete arrive at Mat's house, and they find Bobby waiting for Al out front. Mat and Fernando drive up on motorcycles. Fern boasts, don't worry, Mat, I'll take care of these imbeciles. Mili hands her hat to Sor Cachete and strides forward, You're a macho, a macho de quinta, she taunts him. (I think this may mean that he's a macho to the fifth power, or something really multiplied, anyway.) She gives him a kick to the groin, and a punch. Down he goes. I found this really satisfying, while I felt disturbed with myself for liking the violence so much. Mili is supposed to be outgrowing her old naca ways, but I have always appreciated that Mili is strong and athletic, like Wonder Woman, and in those ways is a good example to girls. Anyway, he really deserved it. (Even though the Supreme Court of the U.S. has just declared that the death penalty is too high a price to pay for child rape, I think a couple of kicks and punches is not cruel and unusual punishment for a seducer/almost rapist. Make my day, Mili.) She tells him to stay away from Lina or he'll be sorry. Mili and Sor Cachete high five. Sor Cachete says Well done.

Just then Al and Sr. Lobredo come out. Mat is trying to break up the fight, but Mili tells him he doesn't understand. Bobby asks what did this imbecile do to Lina? Fernando has one of those fake blood capsules exploded out of his mouth. He taunts Bobby (poor Bobby getting taunted at the same time from the two guys who have stolen his girls) by saying she wanted to be in my bed and I didn't make her do it. It's not my fault that she's an ofrecida (I suppose it's one who freely offers herself). Bobby reaches to punch him, Mat intercepts, Bobby punches Mat. More blood! Fernando runs away, and Bobby chases him. Sor Cachete cheers, then begs forgiveness from God.

Mili now fires Mat as her representative. He tells her not to mix business affairs with personal, but she says that he's of bad character--someone who steals girlfriends could steal money, so he's out. Al winks at Mili.

Horacio tells Socorro that he needs a dictionary--'cause he's at a loss for words. Aw . . . Anyway, he prevails upon her to talk to Lina.

Karla has wrangled Damian into bed. She calls him a pimpollo. Is that a combination of pimp and chicken? It would suit him. She praises his prowess in bed and predicts that after they are married for ten or more years he'll still have it. He says there's a new plan, and they're not getting married. She doesn't believe him.

Connie now cries in front of Luci. It's not an act, he says. He still wants her.

Socorro talks to Lina. She makes her realize she may have made a mistake but it's not the end of the world. It's a kind, motherly talk. Lina wants her to promise not to tell Horacio. I don't know if Soco will really stick to that, but she makes Lina promise to get out of bed. The writers have certainly made short work of Lina's recovery, but since everything on this show goes fast, it makes sense. I sure hope Lina isn't pregnant! They way they are having her recover so happily makes me hope that she won't be.

Val calls Ramses, who's in a makeup chair. He interrupts to tell the makeup artist not to use a certain powder, as it will give him acne.

Rocky comes to the door bearing a rose. She says she told him to stay away, but she takes the flower. He mumbles a lengthy, completely incomprehensible explanation, presumably about his diabolical deal with Connie. She still tosses him out but then has a flashback to the time they danced. If those two aren't back together by Friday, I'm giving up!

In the kitchen, Lina has rejoined the group and seems much happier. Mili returns and reports on her exploits. (she says she just put a tarado (creep) in his place.) He won't be able to hacer chis for a month. "Chis" seems to be "sshh," or "expletive deleted." She says that Sor Cachete was there and Bobby too. Lina is happy until she hears that Bobby was there. She says she'll never forgive Mili for involving Bobby, she's so ashamed. Bobby will think she's a "facilonga," which must be a girl of easy virtue. Mili explains that Bobby just happened to be there by accident. Socorro reassures her that on the contrary, he was defending her because he thinks she's worth something. Really, says Lina? She seems to accept this. All girls do the happy dance.

Now the family is assembled for a big party. Damian congratulates Hugo, because it seems the wedding is tomorrow. Damian wants a payday when Hugo gets his hands on Mili's inheritance, but at least Hugo has the good sense to avoid being a sucker. He says Damian thinks he's a money changer--he'll change money to gambling chips. Karla now complains to Damian. Connie says that Luci is still going ahead with the divorce, so Damian will still have to marry Karla.

Domingo arrives with the Mafia Princesses in tow. Bobby sees Marisela, and they exchange cryptic looks. I guess we're going to have to see how the Bobby situation pans out--he'll be torn between two lovers . . .
Al berates Flo for bringing her sister when she knows Bobby will be there. Flo says he's a pill--she can't do anything right. They really have deteriorated into a stereotypical bickering couple.

Domingo and Connie go into the study and toast to a new business deal. Each looks at the other warily, however.

Lawyer Robledo Sr. arrives and takes Mili and Hugo upstairs for a talk about the inheritance. Before he leaves, Luci mentions her divorce. Connie then comes out and announces the new company they have formed and calls for a new celebration. They will have the biggest construction company in Latin America. Luci says that's great, 'cause she'll have more money to ruin him for. Andrea enters, and Connie takes her out to the garden. Damian tells Luci to follow and eavesdrop, because it's sure to be of interest.

Robledo fills Mili and Hugo in on the inheritance.

Connie tells Andrea he wants to get back with his wife, he can't lose her, he's going crazy at the thought. He loves Luci, and he's never going to leave her. Andrea calls him crazy and says she hates him. Luci has been eavesdropping, and when she hears that he loves her, she seems moved by it. Andrea says that he can't possibly love that crazy drunk, and he says that yes, he does, and he wants to fight for her. Andrea goes further--she's old, and she's a drunk, and she's disgusting. Connie tells Andrea not to talk that way about his wifey. She slaps him, and he pushes her down. Andrea says he'll be sorry.

Back in the house, Damian asks how it's going. Connie says that it will cost him more than a diamond necklace to placate Andrea. Damian opines that with the expansion of the business he will easily be able to afford it. Luci orders Karla to clean up the trash from the garden! Karla balks, because she's still putting on the airs of Mrs. Damian, but Luci orders her to do it.

Al thanks Robledo for coming over. But in the avances, we see that Mili and Hugo have resolved to move out and forfeit the inheritance.

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