Caray, Caray!

Episode 86:
* With JM Jr in the carry seat, MC and Cande discuss being together as a family. A knock at the door - they hesitate answering it.

* Leo argues with Padre in the church office - Leo wants to see MC and find out from her directly why she left him and his house like she did, right before they were to be married. Padre finally gives in and agrees to take Leo to MC.

* MC opens the apartment door. Amador waltzes inside and makes nice pleasantries to Cande and MC, and reminds MC of all the wonderful things he will do for her and her career. Cande doesn't trust the 'wolf king' one bit.

* Video loop - Cande and MC and Amador are packing up and preparing for their move to another place.

* MC, still with JM Jr in the carry seat around her front, Cande and Amador carry out everything and leave the old apartment again.

* At the new building, MC and Cande scrunch in the elevator as Amador pushes everything including MC's bike in the elevator and then himself as the door closes. Going Up!

* JM meets with his attorney in the castle office. They discuss the defense strategy for Blanca's case. JM needs to be on the witness list, as expert to testify about Blanca's mental disorder. They argue over finding other witnesses to back up the claim.

* Finally at the apartment, Amador plays welcoming host as Cande pushes the basket into the living area. Amador brings in everything else as MC holds the sleeping JM Jr. Amador points out where Cande and MC's rooms are. Cande goes to check them out. Amador talks with MC and assures her that no one knows where she is.

* Balbina interrupts JM and his attorney to tell them Lic. Villar is there. JM gives her a message. Lic. Villar enters the office. Balbina leaves.

* In hallway, Balbina tells Nellie that JM doesn't want to be disturbed, he is in a meeting with both his attorney and Lic. Villar. Nellie is impactado.

* In the office, the lawyers are discussing the case as Nellie enters and scolds Lic. Villar for agreeing to this meeting without her knowledge. JM's lawyer explains the reason.

* Padre and Leo walk to the apartment building and up to MC and Cande's apartment door. Padre knocks. No one answers. They look at each other, intrigued.

***** UNIVISION PROMO - MANANA ES PARA SIEMPRE, MUY PRONTO ON UNIVISION -- This one was all about opposites, like good and evil, love and hate, friendship and vengeance. With video clips of Lucero, Dominika Paleta and Fernando Colunga. ******

* In the office, Nellie is still irate and adamant in prosecuting MC; Villar and JM's lawyer convince her that pursing this is a waste of time because MC hasn't been in town for months. Nellie shocks all three men with the news that MC is back in Mexico City.

* Padre continues knocking with Leo at his side. Olga comes over to the stairs. She tells them that MC and Cande left awhile ago.

* Nellie explains to JM and the lawyers that she is going to continue with her charges against MC and is convinced that she will win, despite Villar's objections.

* Cande and MC talk at the sidewalk taco stand, as MC holds JM Jr.

* Nellie and Villar grumble together in front of JM and his lawyer - they discuss MC. Nellie goes melodramatic about MC and her problems with MC over the years and blames MC for defending JM and therefore foiling her attempt at getting custody of Mayita. JM snaps back.

* At the church, Padre tries to assure Leo about the frustration of MC and Cande disappearing again. Leo will be staying in the city and continuing his search for Liria and Lala. Leo leaves.

* JM argues with Nellie. Nellie turns to grumble with Villar again, then excuses herself, her nerves are really acting up and she can't deal with the discussion anymore. Before she leaves, she tells Villar that she to never permit MC to testify in this trial. She leaves the room. Villar soon follows her out of the room. JM and his lawyer discuss JM's worries and desperation to find MC, where is she? where in the city could she be?

* Cande and MC, with JM Jr, are at the sidewalk taco stand eating and talking - MC is convinced that she can give her son whatever he needs and won't depend on anyone else to help. (little miss independent)

* Ed and JM sit at a local cafe and Ed tells JM that Viviana was never pregnant. Apparently there was a mix-up at the lab and Viv's test results were switched with another lady's. Viv was never pregnant - the other lady was. JM is very relieved, especially after what Nellie told him about MC at the custody hearing. JM then tells Ed that MC is back in the city.

* At the grand jury hearing, the judge starts the proceedings and the lawyers continue their cross-examinations of Nellie's declarations against Blanca. Villar starts first.

* JM talks with Ed about his never-ending love for MC. JM wants desperately to find her, but is also worried about the trial and the problems he has in his life right now.

* MC calls Padre to assure him that she, JM Jr. and Cande are fine - she will go to the church soon, she promises; she assures him that she is being a good mother to her son. Padre talks with her. She gives him her new address. He knows where it is and will be there ASAP, they need to talk.

* JM's lawyer starts with his counter-arguments. Nellie snaps - she stands up and yells at the judge "THAT'S A LIE!"

* Cande, MC and JM Jr. are wearing paper hats made from the newspaper. MC and Cande are redecorating Amador's apartment as they discuss the articles that MC has been reading in the paper about JM and Blanca's court trials. MC is on the side of JM and Cande is intrigued by Blanca and Ivette. Cande then mentions Leo and what he might've thought to return to the hacienda and find them gone. The doorbell rings. Cande goes to answer it. Cande startles MC with her shouts of welcome to the visitor. Padre enters with Cande and immediately scolds MC for leaving the hacienda without notice to him and then to move out of the apartment without telling him ahead of time. MC apologizes. Padre asks whose apartment is this? MC says it's Amador's. Padre isn't too happy.

* Blanca stands behind bars and listens to the proceedings. Nellie argues with JM's lawyer. Villar's associate stands and asks about new witness. Lawyer says the expert's name is Dr. Juan Miguel San Roman. Nellie can't believe it.

* Padre talks with MC, as she holds JM Jr. in his carry seat. They discuss her life and choices she's making. They discuss JM and Blanca's trial, and Padre wonders about MC's love for JM, her son and her decision to marry Leo and then abandon him to return to the city. MC explains her reasons for returning and hopes that Leo can forgive and forget her. Padre says that won't happen, Leo is in town now.

* The hearing continues - They debate JM being added as an expert witness.

* Padre continues to talk with MC.

* Judge tells the lawyers that he will allow JM to be added to the witness list then they mention MC's name on the list.

* Padre and MC finish their talk and start to play with JM Jr.

* Olga enters the apartment and talks with Purita - Adrian hasn't been by in several days, what happened, daughter? Purita explains that it was her decision to break up with Adrian.

* Steffie meets with Amador in a local sidewalk cafe. Amador smokes his pipe as they discuss MC; Steffie hopes MC would just disappear forever. Amador questions why Steffie wants MC to disappear? Steffie explains and says that Ceci is still searching for MC and may just return to the hacienda to look again. Amador assures Steffie that MC won't go back there. Steffie asks why is that? Amador then tells her that MC is staying at Amador's apartment right now.

***** UNIVISION SHORT - GRAND RETURN OF LUCERO IN MANANA ES PARA SIEMPRE MUY PRONTO ON UNIVISION *****

* Villar explains to the judge his problems and objections to MC being on the list of witnesses. Nellie agrees that MC doesn't have anything to do with this case. Judge permits MC's name to being struck off the list. Villar sits down and mumbles to his associate about MC.

* MC is at the local store alone, buying groceries and milk.

* JM is sitting alone in his office at the castle - praying, crying and remembering MC. He wonders where she is. FLASHBACKS of MC wandering and riding her bike around the streets and meeting her with Padre. JM cries and mumbles that he really misses her.

ADVANCE: Padre takes Leo to an alleyway to meet MC. MC is waiting in the church rectory hall. Amador tries to keep MC with him. JM prays to be with MC again.

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Marichuy has gone to the television studio and is looking for Amador. He’s a little surprised to see her there, and even more so when she asks him to take her back as an actress. She’s willing to work for him again, if he’ll accept her.

Mayita seeks comfort from her abuelita in fantasyland. She cries about her mother and how she thinks she won’t be coming back this time. She cries about how she can’t tell her father about Marichuy returning because Rocío had her promise and she’s worried that Marichuy won’t keep her promise about bringing her a little sibling (that’s a lot for a child her age to deal with, thank goodness she’s got at least one sane grandparent to talk to, even if she’s just a ghost/apparition). Abuelita tells her that Rocío has her reasons and that Mayita must keep her promise, just as she is sure that Marichuy, who is honest, will keep her word to Mayita. Mayita it very happy to hear this and gives her abuelita a hug. She promises that she’ll guard the secret that Rocío wants her to keep until Rocío says it is okay to talk.

Padre Anselmo asks Ceci how she knew where to find MC and Ceci admits that she snooped a little and saw the telegram that PA got from Marichuy. She goes on to tell PA how when she got the hacienda she found out that MC had just left. This news shocks the priest and he asks for a little clarification. Ceci tells him how Mica told her that MC had just packed up and left, and Ceci doesn’t know where she could be and it is like she’s losing her all over again. Padre Anselmo questions if MC will return to the hacienda and Ceci indicates that she thinks it isn’t likely, based upon what Mica said. Ceci thinks that MC might have taken off for the US. PA says he doesn’t believe that for a second. Ceci tells PA that she needs to find MC, to get her forgiveness. She gets the priest to promise that if he finds out anything about Marichuy he’ll tell her.

Marichuy tells Amador that she didn’t marry Leo and that she came back to D.F. to find Juan Miguel. He scoffs a little at this news and she tells him that it didn’t go as planned. He asks about the baby and she says that the baby is in town with her and that’s why she’s come to see him about a job. She wants to provide for her son, she needs to work for him, to fight for him. Amador asks who all knows that MC is back in town. MC says that Rocío knows and she assumes by now that Juanmi’s been told. Amador asks if Rocío knows about the baby and that it’s JM’s son. Marichuy tells him she’s not said a word about the baby. Amador asks about Stefi and MC says she’s told no one and Amador says he’s not said a word either. Throughout this scene Amador demands his pages to bring them coffee and chairs—perhaps he does this to remind Marichuy how verrry important he is at the studio.

In the courtroom, Onelia is giving a total tell-all on the dirty secrets of the San Roman family (or at least her version of the dirty little secrets, lets face it, she's got to put her spin on it in order to get them to lock Juanmi up and to keep Blanca behind bars). She says that JM wanted to end the marriage, and that Viviana did not want a divorce. She wanted to keep the family intact for their daughter. She says that JM was upset when Viv got preggers and that’s why he most likely killed her, because he didn’t want that baby. Blanca is shocked to hear that Viv was expecting. The prosecutor asks all about the events that occurred the night of Viv’s murder. He tries to get the time line sorted out and Onelia says that she heard shouting while she was downstairs with Balbina. The shouts were between Viv and Blanca and came from the governess’s room. When Onelia went to find out what was going on, Rocío appeared agitated and upset, but wouldn’t let Onelia into the room. She says that the three of them – Rocío, Blanca and Juanmi--were hiding Viv’s dead body from her. She didn’t find out till much later that her daughter was dead.

Padre Anselmo questions what would cause Marichuy to leave the hacienda and Leopardo, when she was planning on marrying him. He leaves the church and runs into Casilda, curlers and all. Casilda is quick to let PA know that his little “angel” is back in town. PA lets Casilda know that his not appreciating her gossiping and he ends up walking away as Casilda says that PA needs to put a stop to MC’s wanton behavior.

Marichuy says that she and Cande are back living in the barrio. Amador is upset to hear this and says that he’s moving them out of there ASAP. Marichuy agrees to leave her neighborhood and heads out to get ready for the move. Amador hollers for his pipe like Ol’ King Cole.

Back at Cande’s, Olga admires the soft skin and sweet smell of the baby. Cande warns her to keep the existence of the baby a secret. Just then PA arrives and demands to know why MC left the hacienda and Leo. Cande says he knows how MC is, once she gets a bee in her bonnet. She lets him know that there was no wedding and that MC headed back to the capital because she heard about what was happening with Juan Miguel. Then Cande fills the priest in on what MC learned when she went to the San Roman home, that JM is planning on marrying the governess. Olga is still holding the baby, taking in all of this information.

Blanca’s attorney starts to question Onelia and he wants to know what she thinks of Juanmi. He asks her if she thinks of JM as a violent man. Onelia says no not violent, rather he’s a very cold person. The lawyer asks if JM is so cold, why is it she thinks he is capable of succumbing to his passions. Onelia says she can’t answer that, but perhaps Marichuy is the person they should speak to about this matter. Who is MC, the judge asks. Onelia fills the court in on how MC is JM’s wife. The judge asks questions to clear up the matter—JM’s a bigamist?-- and Onelia gives them a brief run down on the marriage and how it was annulled when Viv came back from the dead. Why would MC be someone to whom they should speak? Onelia says because JM hurt her when she was a young woman, when he tried to seduce her. Blanca’s lawyer objects, this has nothing to do with the case. The judge differs and thinks that Marichuy should be brought forth as a witness.

Ceci prays to the Virgin Mother for help in finding Marichuy.

MC returns and finds out from Cande that PA was there for a visit. They discuss how Olga and PA know that she is back and soon others in the neighborhood will find out too. MC tells Cande that they are leaving. Cande starts to do a happy dance, she thinks they are headed back to the hacienda. MC quickly lets her know that’s not her plan, but doesn’t launch into details. Instead she says they need to get ready and that she needs to talk to Padre Anselmo. Marichuy and Cande start to pack for their move.

Blanca’s attorney tells JM that the judge wants to hear testimony from Marichuy. Juanmi is muy impactado.

Leo finds PA and asks him where is MC/Lirio?

MC leaves the baby with Cande and heads out to find PA to talk to him. She wants to bring flowers for the Virgin’s altar. She struggles with the idea of stealing them from Casilda’s garden, but she ends up resisting the temptation and goes and purchases some flowers.

Padre Anselmo tells Leo that he had just learned that Marichuy left the hacienda. Leo says that he needs an explanation and he wants to hear it from Lirio’s lips. He demands that the priest help him find where Lirio went. PA says he hasn’t seen her (which is technically true). Leo says that he doesn’t believe the priest (doubting the honesty of a priest, that’s got to be some sort of sin, I’m sure it is written in the books somewhere). Leo is insistent, he needs to see her, they were going to get married and he needs to know why she left.

Casilda checks her flowers and warns them that MC is back in town.

MC makes it to the church, but when the bells chime, she realizes the time and that she needs to get home. Amador will be there soon for the big move. She gets home and fills Cande in on Amador being the person helping them move and find a new place to live. Cande’s facial expression indicates she’s none too happy to hear this. She questions why MC is accepting help from Amador and MC tells her that she’s going back to work at the television studio.

Leo tells PA he thinks that Lirio planned on leaving all along. PA says he’s sure that’s not the case. Leo asks for details, but PA says he can’t tell him what happened. Leo asks if she returned to her husband. PA says yes (so much for not telling him what happened). Leo goes on about how he needs to see her, how he was going to marry her and become a father to her child and she just up and left him. He at least deserves some answers. PA agrees. Leo asks if PA will take him to her, because he’s not leaving D.F. until he sees her. PA says you are right, “These aren’t the droids you are looking for and I’ll take you to see Jabba now”. (Because it’s obvious that Leo is using some sort of Jedi Mind trick on Padre Anselmo, why else would he cave so easily?).

Amador shows up and helps the women remove their meager belongings. He tells Marichuy that he’s there to help change her life. END OF EPISODE

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Sorry, sorry, sorry that I've gotten so far behind on Cuerpo. Fortunately, this is a novela where not that much happens.

Once Andrés is buried, the main thing that happens is that Simón finds out about PJ/S and Valeria and naturally he is very upset.

Isabel tells Walter that she doesn't need his services now that Andrés is dead and he should resign or she will fire him.

PJ/S comes to speak with Simón. He tries to tell him that he didn't know that Simón was also in love with Valeria. He convinces Simón to go back to work but Simón says that their friendship is over.

PJ/S tells Gaetana that he wants to leave as mysteriously as he arrived but with Valeria.

Walter threatens Isabel with going to the authorities with the truth about their 'happy' marriage if she fires him.

Walter opens his 'private collection' of stolen stuff and says that if he has to leave the Donoso house, he can sell some of it to live on. Isabel capitulates to his blackmail.

Isabel is told that the police are opening an investigation into Andrés' death. She tells Valeria that she has to back her up and goes over their story again and adds more lies. Valeria says that she will try but she doesn't want to lie to the police.

Valeria calls PJ/S and arranges to meet him but Rebeca is listening.

At a restaurant, Valeria agrees to run off and marry PJ/S without telling anyone.

Rebeca, in a ridiculous disguise, watches them and is devastated.

PJ/S drops broad hints to all and sundry that he is taking off. Here, he is talking to Antonio and drinking a toast to his grandchild.

Rebeca goes postal on Valeria.

When Isabel finds out that Valeria and PJ/S are planning to run away, she tells Valeria that she and PJ/S are lovers.

Gratuitious shower scene as PJ/S prepares to meet Valeria.

When PJ/S comes for Valeria, he is confronted by Isabel. They meet in the attic to talk but PJ/S doesn't know that Valeria is listening.

Isabel asks if PJ/S feels anything for her. He says that he does love her but he's giving her up because he will end up getting hurt.

Isabel shows PJ/S that Valeria has heard the whole thing.

PJ/S is impactado. Valeria says that she hates PJ/S.

Valeria collapses.

PJ/S gets Excedrin headache #20 - too many women! and passes out while driving, which nearly causes an accident.

Gaetana advises PJ/S to forget about Valeria and move on with his life. PJ/S tells Gaetana that Isabel called him a coward but he swears that he will show Isabel that she was wrong. He won't give up on having Valeria.

Isabel tells the delirious Valeria that PJ/S never loved her and that she should die.

Both PJ/S and Cantalicia have the same dream. PJ/S doesn't seem to remember that this is what happened to him before he got Salvador's body.

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Thursday-

Cecilia has to tell Marisela that Lorenzo is dead. She is devastated. She calls him over and over asking him to wake up and not leave her alone. Melesio is bidding farewell to the two terneras who are leaving with the rebels when Casilda comes running up with the news about Lorenzo.

At El Miedo, Santos, DB and the rebels are waiting impatiently for Antonio to come so that they can leave. Pajarote arrives with the news. All Santos can say is, "My God, Marisela." He leaves immediately telling the rebels to stay at El Miedo.

DB tells the ghost of Lorenzo that he had no power over her living and has none now when he is dead. Eustaquia thinks that Lorenzo came to say goodbye to DB. DB replies that Lorenzo's ghost came to threaten her. She won't tell Eustaquia what Lorenzo said, however, because she says that she doesn't believe a word of it. She won't suffer more than she already has and she won't lose what she wants so much. Eustaquia says that poor Marisela is alone now - what will she do? DB says that only one road is open to Marisela now and she will help her take it.

At El Miedo, Gonzalo wants to go to Marisela but the other rebels are in agreement that they should follow Santos' instructions. DB comes in and holds out a big wad of money to Gonzalo and tells him to take it. She says that it will make life easier for Marisela when he takes her away from here.

"You knew, right?" says Marisela to Lorenzo's body, "You knew you were going to die, Papa. That's why you wanted me to have my birthday. You waited for me to have my birthday before you left. Now what is going to become of me? You wanted me to be a woman before leaving me but it seems that I am not one yet because I still need you. I don't want you to leave, Papa. I don't want you to leave." Santos comes in. "He is gone," says Marisela, "He is gone and I am alone in the world.
"Don't say that, Sunshine," says Santos, "Listen to me. You will never be alone. You will always have me. I will always be here for you."
"That's a lie," says Marisela, "because you are with her and not with me. I'm not important to you."
"Yes you are," says Santos, "Marisela, don't you realize that you are the most important thing in my life. I think about you all the time. You are in my heart and mind every second."
M: Is that true?
S: Yes, I swear to you that right now I feel your pain as if it were my own. I am so sorry about your father, Marisela.
M: He loved me, Santos. He loved me a lot.
S: A lot, a lot and I love you too. I love you very much, Sunshine.

Gonzalo tells DB that he won't need the money because Marisela won't go away with him. DB says that she will make sure that Marisela does leave with him.

Santos leaves Marisela with Cecilia while he goes to make the arrangements for Lorenzo's funeral. Santos tells the Altamira vaqueros and Antonio that he thinks a wake (velorio) would be too hard on Marisela with everyone coming and payting their condolences. He decides that Lorenzo will be buried today. He sends Antonio to town for the priest, a coffin and a gravestone. He tells the other vaqueros to dig a grave next to where his father and brother Felix are buried. Antonio asks Santos how he is doing. Santos says that he is reliving the deaths of his father and brother. Lorenzo's death has affected him and Marisela greatly.

Casilda tells Cecilia that Lorenzo had a hard life and suffered a lot. She replies that is true but he died surrounded with love from everyone at Altamira and respect from the rebels. Casilda notes how handsome he is and Cecilia remembers how she fell in love with him the minute that she first saw him.

Cecilia has left Marisela alone to get Lorenzo ready to be buried and who should come in but DB.
DB: Daughter, I am very sorry.
M: Don't be a hypocrite. I know that you wished for the death of my father many times.
DB: Don't say that at this moment.
M: That is the truth. Now it has happened. What you wished for has come true. Why are you here? To make fun of him or me?
DB: No, I haven't come for that. I've come to give you some that advice that you should take. You don't want to take my advice or even listen to it.
M: What I want is for you to leave me in peace. Respect my grief and let me bury my father in peace.
DB: That's exactly what I want. My advice will let you have a tranquil life without more problems. Go with Gonzalo. Go. There is nothing tying you here. You are as free as the wind and can go where you want. I'm saying this for your own good.
M: The only 'good' you are interested in is yours. You're not doing this for me but for you. You want me away from here. I just lost my father and you want to separate me from my family and everyone. Don't you have any compassion? I just lost the only person who really cared about me in this world. Here you are pushing me to leave. What is inside you - a heart or something dirty, disgusting and rotting? Get out and leave me in peace!
DB leaves and ends up in Lorenzo's room where she hears him tell her that he forgives her.

Santos comes in and tells Marisela about the arrangements he has made. She agrees to whatever he says. She says that it doesn't matter. Lorenzo isn't in his body anymore; he is resting in a nice place. She asks Santos to confirm that Lorenzo can still hear her because she needs to talk to him every day. Santos replies that of course he can hear her and will guide her steps from heaven.

Preparing for the funeral, everybody in Altamira remembers Lorenzo's last words to him or her. DB comes to the funeral. Marisela tells Santos to tell DB to leave immediately.
S: Bárbara, I think it would be better if you left.
DB: I have the right to be here.
Cecilia: Excuse me, you don't have any rights here.
Eustaquia: Barbarita, child, Marisela is suffering terribly. Don't make her pain any worse. You know that she doesn't like you.
DB: (to Santos) You should defend me instead of taking her side.
S: Respect Marisela's pain. Her father just died. I will defend you when you are in the right. You aren't now. Leave, please.
DB leaves.

Marisela says goodbye to her father saying that he was the best of all fathers and the most loving. Antonio notices that Pernalete has arrived and signals to the rebels, who are at the funeral to leave.

DB tries some witchcraft to get rid of Lorenzo's ghost.

Sobbing, Cecilia asks Lorenzo to forgive her for not loving him like he deserved. Antonio comes in behind her. She continues to speak to Lorenzo asking him to forgive the ugly things she said to him.
"You loved him," says Antonio, "Now I realized how much you loved him."
"I cared about him a lot," replies Cecilia, "and I loved him a lot before I met you. I loved him now, too."
"So I see," says Antonio.
"No, my love, you don't see," says Cecilia, "because you only know of one kind of love. What I felt for Lorenzo is very different. It's a pure love that is mixed with many years of pain, solitude and hope. And the happiness of finding him again. Lorenzo was the best and the saddest of men." Antonio holds her.

Alone at Lorenzo's grave after the funeral, Marisela says, "Papa, I tried not to hurt you but you left me anyway. I know that you wanted me to have accepted La Barquereña and it would have made made you a little happy but I couldn't. Now I can tell you why I refused it. It was because of her. It was because of Bárbara Guaimarán. You remember when she came to talk to me. That day, she came to collect a debt."
Marisela flashes back to her conversation with DB. DB tells her that when she is offered the hacienda, she will refuse it in front of everyone, especially Santos. Marisela tells DB that she should accept the hacienda, it belongs to her and her father. DB says that Marisela doesn't want to go to jail for killing Colonel Meléndez. Marisela replies that she killed him without intending to do so to save DB's life. DB says that she still killed a Colonel of the Republic, an important functionary and would have to serve at least 20 years in jail. Marisela says that she is willing to pay for her crime. DB says that Marisela might be willing to go to jail but that her being arrested would kill Lorenzo and she would be responsible for two deaths.

"I did it for you, Papa," says Marisela, "I did it so that you wouldn't have a killer for a daughter. But my own mother blackmailed me. She made me give up the hacienda. Forgive me, Papa. Forgive me for not telling you. I didn't want, I couldn't let you suffer for me because of that woman. It's always that woman. That woman was capable of mocking me, pretending that she was doing it for my own good.
(flashback) DB: Let's consider things without sentimentality. Your father was a terrible administrator. If he got La Barquereña back, he would start drinking again and lose it. And you, you still have a lot to learn about managing land and men. Who knows, if I leave it to you when I die, I am just increasing your profits.
Marisela: I have never wanted anything of yours and I don't want it now.
DB: How nice. The girl is dignified and you know the saying, "You can't eat dignity" ("Con dignidad, no se come.")
Marisela tells DB not to mock her. DB says that this is only a little sacrifice for her happiness and that of her mother.
"That's the woman you gave me for a mother, Papa. I don't understand her. Sometimes it seems like she cares about me and that she is going to make sacrifices for me and then it's the same as always. I don't want anything to do with her. Help me, Papa, not to hate her because I don't want to be bad.

A ghostly wind blows out the candles DB lit at El Miedo. Lorenzo appears to DB and says that he will appear to her day and night. She tells him to be quiet, that he is dead. Lorenzo says that she is dead too, dead in life (muerta en vida), which is worse. She tells him to leave but he says that this is his house and it is she who will leave. Again, he says that she will die alone.

At Lorenzo's grave, Marisela says that she doesn't know how she will be able to live without this sky and landscape but she will go far away. She doesn't want to stay here when Santos marries DB. It hurts her to see them together. She can't keep living like this way. It will make her bad and envious because she doesn't want to see them happy and even less does she want to see DB destroy Santos' life and make him suffer. She says that the only thing that tied her to this place, this life was him. Now she alone and she is leaving.
"I don't matter to you?" says Santos from behind her, "Didn't you say that you cared about me? Don't I don't tie you to this place? Marisela, wouldn't you stay for me?"

Friday-

Marisela tells Santos that it is DB or her and he won't leave DB so Marisela will leave Altamira.

DB tells Lorenzo's ghost that she will never be alone because Santos is hers. Lorenzo says that she will pay for what she has done. He will torment her day and night. He says that it's his turn. He will take vengeance for the living and the dead. DB screams at him to be quiet and go away.

Santos tries to tell Marisela that she is confused but she says that it is he who is confused. He is confused and afraid. She says that she knows that he feels the same for her as she does for him but he doesn't have the courage to accept it. Santos says that some times he is stupid and egotistical [You got that right, Santos!] but he says that she shouldn't leave. Marisela says that tomorrow she is leaving with Gonzalo and he can't stop her. Santos says that he will go too. "Don't you dare follow me," says Marisela, "I just buried my father who I loved more than anyone in this world. Now leave me because I am going to bury the love I have for you."

Cecilia tells Gonzalo that Lorenzo was her first love and he abandoned her. But the hate that she had for him was transformed into a pure love. Gonzalo is not really interested in Cecilia's feelings. He wants her to do him a favor and convince Marisela to leave with him. He is sure that he can make her happy and that Lorenzo wanted this too. Cecilia tells Gonzalo that when she was a little younger than Marisela, her family convinced her to leave Altamira and it was the worst decision she made in her life. She asks him to let Marisela make her own decisions without pressure so that she doesn't have anything to regret like Cecilia does.

Marisela goes to the pozo and recalls seeing Santos for the first time there and seeing him make love to DB for the first time. She is going to bury her love in the place she first recognized it. She throws some pebbles into the water and says, "Goodbye, goodbye forever, my love."

Santos tries to get Cecilia to convince Marisela to stay but Cecilia says that Marisela deserves to be happy and her chance of happiness is far from Altamira.

Marisela goes to La Chusmita and has more memories. She says that she is leaving behind her two loves: her father and Santos. She will never forget them.

DB wants Eustaquia to go to Altamira and find out what is going on. Sarcastically, she says that Marisela will take advantage of the situation to be play the victim because Santos loves to comfort women. Eustaquia refuses saying that she is too old to play the spy.

Juan Primito comes into La Chusmita. Marisela tells him to hug her. She is leaving tomorrow. When she tells him that she is leaving forever, he is upset. First the rebullones left, then Lorenzo and now her. Marisela asks him to take care of Santos.

María Nieves tells Altagracia that he is going away forever. She is impactada.

Marisela tells Gonzalo that she will go away with him.

JP tells DB that Marisela is leaving with Gonzalo.

MN tells Antonio that he will go away with him.

Santos tells Gonzalo that Marisela has had a hard life and he doesn't want her to suffer any more. Gonzalo replies that he will make sure that doen't happen. Santos says that he needs money to do that. He offers Gonzalo money. Gonzalo says that everyone is offering him money. He doesn't need it. Santos ask who else offered him money.

DB tells Melquíades to follow the rebels and Altamira folks like he did before but this time to make sure that Marisela and Gonzalo cross the frontier. She says that they have to get away from here.

Gonzalo won't tell Santos who offered him money. He tells Santos that even though his father has disinherited him because of his political activities, when he calls his family, they will help him and he and Marisela can live well wherever they are. Santos shouldn't worry about their economic status. "Gonzalo," says Santos, "You know that she doesn't love you." "I know," replies Gonzalo, "but she will love me when she has gone away from here and forgotten about what she went through, she will begin to love me. And I will make her happy. Santos, I am the man for her, not you because only I can love her freely so get out of my way once and for all." Santos replies that he won't stand aside just because Gonzalo asks him to. He needs to be sure that Marisela will be happy. Gonzalo says that Santos can't make her happy because he is sleeping with Marisela's mother. Santos has chosen his road; he should go down it and leave Marisela to be happy with Gonzalo. If he wants her to be happy, he should let her go. Finally Santos agrees. He tells Gonzalo to take care of her.

Marisela tells Cecilia that she is the mother she never had and they will always be best friends. She tells Genoveva that she will miss her.

Lucía tells Antonio that she will miss him and she is sure that they will meet again.

Genoveva tells Antonio that he should take all of them with him - the terneras, Melesio, the rebels becuase she doesn't want to stay in the house with the family separated.

Cecilia comes to speak to Antonio. Cecilia tells Antonio that she never thought they would be separated this way. Antonio says that he never thought it would hurt so much to leave. Cecilia says that they are paying for their mistakes. She knows that Antonio will never forgive her mistake. Antonio replies that she hurt him and he has to put some distance between them and see if they should be together. She says that she wants him to know that she never will stop loving him. Antonio asks her to let his family know when the baby is born and if he can, he will come and embrace it. He says that he doesn't want her to write to him. He needs to have his wounds heal.

DB is furious that Santos hasn't come back to El Miedo for dinner.

Santos has flashbacks to Lorenzo telling that he will never be happy with DB.

Cecilia tells Marisela that she and Lorenzo were such good friends and now Marisela is leaving too.

DB is alone in bed imagining that Santos is trying to persuade Marisela not to leave.

Cecilia asks Marisela to be her baby's godmother. She also asks Marisela to write her long letters. Marisela says that she will but asks Cecilia not to say anything about where she is to Santos. She needs to break completely with Santos. Cecilia agrees.

Santos finds Marisela sleeping in Cecilia's bed. He says that she looks so sweet and fragile when she is asleep.
C: But she is strong, Santos. More than you imagine. Try not to worry. She will be fine without us.
S: True, but what will we do without her?
C: Go sleep, Santos. You're tired.
He leaves.
C: God works in mysterious ways, my child. Your absence will open his eyes once and for all.

DB comes to Altamira looking for Santos. He says that had to take care of his own. DB says that she is 'his own' now. She is his woman. He says that he will return to El Miedo tomorrow when the rebels have crossed the frontier.

Sad leave taking the next day. MN tells Altagracia to say one word and he will stay. She tells him to say something but he says that this is the way he is. If she doesn't like it, he will leave. She doesn't like it and he leaves.

Cecilia asks if Antonio will return. He says that he will return for the baby. "I love you," says Cecilia.

Gonzalo tells Santos that he has learned a lot here: prudence; unconditional friendship. He thanks Santos for all his generostiy and bravery. He says that he will return for the the country they love.

Santos tells Marisela that they don't have much to say. Marisela says that she wants to thank him because what she is and how much she has learned is his work. She is his creation. He says that she is the Marisela Barquero that he dreamed of: his sunshine, resplendant and loyal. "But now my sunshine is leaving. What am I going to do without your happiness, Marisela? Without my morning sunshine and the heat that bothers you so much at midday? Are you going to be happy?"
"I will try to be with all my heart. Are you going to be happy?"
"I don't know but I will try to be also. Aren't you even going give me a hug?"
"No," says Marisela, "she is watching us."
"She knows how much I care about you. I've never hidden it from her."
"Me either. But can you hug me without giving me a goodbye kiss? The kiss I have always waited for - my first kiss of love? "
"I suppose that if I hugged you, I couldn't help myself."
"Then, goodbye Santos, Santitos."

"She is gone," exults DB, watching with binoculars as the boat pulls away, "The danger is gone. I won boys! I won! Now, it's all mine: Santos is mine; Altamira is mine; the world is mine! Mine, it's all mine."

Santos runs along the river bank calling Marisela's name but it's too late. The boat keeps on going.

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As we begin our journey through the loony land of the everlasting “luna llena” (full moon) we find that Jimena has just accused Darth Rico of attempting to rape her and has even shocked the sh—(rhymes with spit) out of the now mute Root. Darth feigns offense and anger at the accusation. “Where’d you come up with that idiocy, you brat?” Jimena says she never dared say it before, but now she realizes she was wrong not to. No, she hasn’t any proof and never saw her attacker’s face, but right before she left town she noticed him sporting a big bandage in the same place she whacked her would-be rapist over the head before fleeing. Rico admits he had a bandage on his head but claims it was from the men who tried to rob him. “I even told Root about the incident. Didn’t I, Root?”

Jimena says she doesn’t believe him and is thinking of reporting him to the authorities just so they might investigate. Darth tells her she can do whatever she darn well pleases, but he’s not afraid of a fool like her or the authorities. He stomps out the door. Root follows her daddy back to the bungalow.

Once they’re back, Darth admits to Root that he did try to rape Jimena because at the time he thought it was a good idea and a way to get even with Sofia. No, he never managed to do the deed, but he’s not giving up on getting even with Sofia for all the humiliation she’s caused them; and when he’s done with the one sister he’s going after the other. Root tells him she can’t believe he’s seriously doing this all on her account, but he insists he is. They’ve got to stick together and strike out at their enemies—and if Sofia insists in running them off the place, then she’ll end up making herself his next victim.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the surrounding hills at Casa de Coyote, Raqui, Soledad and Coyote are chatting together. Coyote congratulates Raqui because he never thought she would dare go after what’s hers. She says she has Soledad to thank because his momma was the one who convinced her. If she’s going to live without fear then she has to confront her husband as soon as possible. Besides, there was something else that was bugging her, a possible other crime that Rico should also pay for. She has the last will and testament of her dead BIL which named his children (Small and Tall Tweedle) as his heirs, but her husband never gave them their inheritance. His brother and her SIL died together in a strange accident soon after signing the will and it all seemed odd to Raqui. She thinks the accident was caused on purpose by Rico himself to take possession of the nephews’ fortune.

Coyote says he realizes that Ricardo Uribe is a man capable of doing anything for money. Soledad bemoans the fact that she fell in love with an evil man and Coyote says even better reason to punish the man. Soledad begs him to leave it up to God and The Law. She warns him that to raise his hand against his father would unleash a series of violent and vengeful acts in which Coyote himself might encounter his own punishment which is what worries her most.

That night Root remembers back earlier in the day to her strange run-in with El Coyote. She remembers telling him that the strong do not feel love, only hate and vengeance and his telling her that she’s wrong, that she simply was never brought up with love in her life. She wonders then what it is about him that makes her feel good being around him, and what it is that connects her to him. At the same time, Coyote is sitting in his truck-a-saurus remembering his own conversation with Root and how she says she was raised to be just like her daddy. He thinks to himself that despite Ricardo Uribe, she is his sister and he would like to save her. He also remembers what his mother told him about what might happen if he acted against his father.

At the Double E (Hacienda de las Elizondo y del execrable Escandon) Juan and his brothers sneak in with a group of mariachis for a surprise serenade. Franco starts singing:

“I sing under [literally, “at the foot of”] your window so you might know that I love you.
You don’t care about me at all, but I’m dying for you.
They say that I’m mistaken, that I should wake up from my dreams,
But they were wrong because you had to be mine. [Literally, “I had to be your master.”]
What am I going to do if I truly care for you? I really adore you and I cannot forget you...”

Crabi and Fernando hear the commotion downstairs and she gripes that the Reyes’ now think they own the place. Fer says he doesn’t know what she’s complaining about since she’s the one to blame: she underestimated Sofia thinking that Sofia would never confront her again but she did and this time she beat her. Crabi doesn’t like his tone. Fer doesn’t back down, though. So Gabi asks him if he plans to stay with her now that she is no longer the owner of the hacienda, or if he's going to kick her to the curb? (I vote for option #2.) He takes a deep puff off his cheroot and stares at her, but he doesn’t answer.

Downstairs the guys keep singing their hearts out. (Bummer for Mariachi. He'd have loved this shin-dig!) Upstairs in her room, Slowfia fights the urge to go out onto the landing to listen. Downstairs the guys have finished their first song but none of the sisters has come down. Juan is majorly bummed and feels guilty that it’s come to this. “Remember the first time we came here thirsting for vengeance filled with rage and pain inside us?” Oscar says yes, but not now. Now they’re filled with love and hope, right? Franco says yes, but now we’ll have to remind them that we love them with all our hearts. (For the love of gawd, who writes this stuff?) Poor Juan figures it’s pretty plain that Sofia still hasn’t forgiven him. He’s even surer of it when only Sarita and Jimena walk down to the landing. Franco tells him not to get depressed; the next song will certainly make her come down. (That’s the spirit!)

Sofia begins to smile to herself and eventually comes down once Franco starts the next song:

“I swore to make you cry, to make you suffer in the deepest reaches of your heart…
Even to wreck your reputation, to put an end to this burning passion, to make you pay with suffering the way I paid.
And I was mistaken, because by being close to you in order to get even, I have fallen in love.
You have burned my blood with fire, unearthing a heart that died from pain. From hate to love there is only a step.
I swore to make you fear to ever even love again. To mercilessly win your love in order only to leave you a feeling of rage inside that you should not be able to forget.
And I made a mistake. It’s true I went from hate to love. Mistaken.
The stars coming down from heaven have deceived me. (Not sure about this line, poetic phrasing throws me, so take pity--)
You have burned my blood with fire, unearthing a heart that died from pain. From hate to love there is only a step...”

Juan serenades Sofia himself. (–Damn! Did Uni finally get wise and dub EY or does the audio tech deserve kudos for working a little sound magic –‘cause EY actually sounds half-way decent this time! Key word here being “half ” of course.) Her little heart goes pitty pat.

Across the way at the Double R (Hacienda de los Robles-Reyes) Rigo and Eugenia are having supper when Saul and Hortensia come back home after picking up groceries. Saul’s hungry too, but Hortensia Henpecker scolds her husband for wanting to eat first without putting away the groceries. (She treats this man like a little kid and, the worst of it is that he actually goes along with it!) He leaves the kitchen to do his “chores” and Rigo tells his mother what’s in store for her if she doesn’t mend her bossy ways. She brings up Quintina and nobody knows what Tía Quinti is up to. Quintina, however, is somewhere having a grey “goose” party with the Gossip Sisters and the male dancers (the goos-ees) that they hired. FF>>

On a higher note (and do pardon the pun) at the Double E, Franco continues to serenade Sarita while they’re alone on the couch in the living room. In another room, Oscar tells Jimena that his brothers have told him that he shouldn’t kid himself, that he lost Jimena a while ago. He sings (if you can call it that) some silly song then to her, too. (Unfortunately, Viewerville left the earplugs at the shooting range. --This is romance? --and what’s that music playing in the background? It certainly isn’t what Oscar’s singing. Note to editing: next time read the damn memo!) When his private serenade for Jimena (mercifully) ends, Oscar says he may have lost his voice some, but he does love her. They kiss and he cutely asks for a little drink of something hard. (Ha! He’s welcome to what’s left of mine. Salud!)

To top off this cacophonous medley of musical madness, we have Juan serenading Sofia alone in her bedroom. (Now, this is acting boys and girls, and definitely why Adela demands—and gets--the big bucks!! Somehow she manages to keep smiling throughout this entire, pitiful scene despite EY’s embarrassing caterwauling. Honestly gotta wonder if she’s smiling because she’s in character or because she’s trying like crazy just to keep from losing control and falling flat on the floor in spasms of laughter. Even my two cats had their ears back, so kudo’s to costuming, ‘cause I’ll be damned if I can make out those earplugs Adela’s got to be wearing!) FF>>

When Juan finishes this personal …er…serenade, Sofia and he nearly kiss, but she pulls away at the last second because she can’t get the image of Root and him in bed together out of her mind. (I’m not so sure it wasn’t his singing.) He’s frustrated as hell with her and says to forget that already. They’ve been this route before. So, in the end he has to settle for a simple “I do love you, Juan.” He tells her valiantly that he’ll fight to help her erase that image and prove to her that he loves her and will forever.

Across the hall, Fernando has Gabi right where he wants her. She’s desperate because he won’t answer her question. He plays the offended husband and claims she’s the one who doesn’t love him, and says that she has never loved him. The proof is that she’s always doubted his fidelity. He yells at her in feigned frustration that he’s not going to be able to stay with her if she’s constantly badgering him about his feelings for her every minute. She says he’s got to understand that she’s afraid he’ll cheat on her with her own daughter. (Doesn’t say much about your choice in men if that’s the problem, does it, deary?) “How can you accuse me of something so low, so despicable, so sick?” he yells. (The b.s. is so deep the woman should have suffocated by now.) “Are you going to tell me now that what Eva told you counts more than my love and dedication to you?”

Gabi is really wimping out. She tells him it’s not just Eva, but Sofia has also insinuated things. “And who will you believe tomorrow? So much jealousy and mistrust! And the worst is that now you believe Sofia! Sofia has taken away your hacienda and is determined to take away the only man who has loved you, the only man who has loved you! Me! Okay. Fine. I’ll make you happy and you can be at peace. I’ll leave this very night!” Gabi can’t handle it and begs him to stay. She says she’s just gotten confused and is hurting from everything that’s happened to her. He walks out and slams the door, then heads straight for his old room where he starts counting the cash in his safe and thinks to himself that he’s fed up with Gabriela; and it’s best he leave for a while. He is thinking he has enough to go somewhere far away when Juan walks in on him.

Fer quickly throws the wad of bills back into the safe and locks it. Juan asks him what he’s doing in there. Fer explains it used to be his room and he needed to get something from his safe. “It’s not anymore. --Why are you getting nervous?” Juan looks over at the safe. “Seems to me you’ve got something outright devious hidden away in there.” Fer says whatever it is, it’s his business, not Juan’s. Juan tells him that since he lives there now, it’s his business also. “Remember. I’m watching you, because I can’t seem to get it out of my head that you’ve got lots to do with all the bad stuff that’s happened around here.” Feo suddenly turns best bud and tells him he should look around him ‘cause he’s not the only enemy Juan has there at the hacienda. Juan could be in for a big surprise. He tells Juan to keep his eyes open and then leaves. Juan curses and kicks at the safe. “Damn it! I nearly had him!” He looks down at the safe again. “Seems to me there’s a rattlesnake shut up in there and I’m going to find it!” (Don’t ya just love that buckaroo Juan-talk?)

Feo retreats to the office in the dark to take a smoke and bitch to himself that Juan had to catch him just when he was about to get his things out of the safe. Now he’s got to keep up the farce with Gabi at least until he can leave and get away from the place.

At the same time, Gabi is lying on her bed and really starting to doubt herself. She’s remembering the fit she threw in front of Eva earlier in the family crypt and what Eva intimated about Fer. “Fernando loves me! He loves me!” “—if that’s what you think, then find out for yourself!” Gabi mentally replays the argument with Feo from a few minutes before and his threatening to leave “this unbearable” relationship. (Gawd, don’t ya just hate it when a perfectly good villana starts to go down for the count?) “Fernando loves me and I’m about to lose him all because of Eva and Sofia! --No! I’m not going to allow it. I’m going to get my husband back!” Feo comes back into their bedroom at that point and she asks him to forgive her. She tells him they’ll live luxuriously somewhere else on the money she’s got. He pretends to give in. (Viewerville wants to barf.)

The next morning all three sisters are worrying over Momma’s sudden plans to leave the hacienda with Fer. She sneers that she’s certain they couldn’t care less about her or where she’s going. She says she’s leaving and she’s going to prove to them that hubby loves her with or without the hacienda and because she’s sick of them and never wants to see them again; especially Sofia who took what belonged to her. Snowfia falls for the major guilt trip and tries to explain to Momma that she never planned to keep the hacienda for herself and was planning to divide it up equally, but it just runs off Gabi like water off a duck’s back. “No. You can have it all. You should all be happy. The way’s clear now for you all to wallow with those miserable Reyes’s.” (Let me help you pack.)

Over at the Double R, Juan is helping Franco get Oscar to stand on his feet and recounting his run in with Fer the night before when he had that safe open. “I almost caught the guy!” Oscar tells them that the last time he saw inside that safe it was chuck full of money, and lots of other things he thinks should be gone through. Franco remembers he told him about the little wooden chest that was in there. Oscar says he never got to look inside it. Juan decides they’ll take care of finding out what’s in it that night for sure.

Speaking of said mysterious little chest, Feo has it open and is holding Libia’s locket while the sicko thinks back to the night he clubbed her in the river and left her to drown.

Meanwhile, Raquel pays a visit to Gabi while she’s packing. “So you’re leaving. I already heard you lost everything because of your selfishness and wicked ways.” Gabi interjects that she lost the hacienda, but she’s got lots left of her own to live a lot better than what she does here at the hacienda. (Somehow Viewerville finds that hard to believe.) She tells Raqui that she, on the other hand, doesn’t have the proverbial pot to whizz in or the window to throw it out of. Raqui pulls out the papers and quickly corrects Gabi. She brags that she has sole control of the entire Uribe fortune and can’t wait to throw hubby Darth out on his impoverished ass. Gabi says she’s not interested in Ricardo Uribe so why tell her? Well, says Raqui, you’ll be interested when you find out about Fernando’s cheating. (You got that right!) Raqui lets the first anvil drop.

Gabi wants to know what she means about Fernando’s cheating. “Fer’s only been with you for the money.” Gabi denies it and says Fer loves her. “Fernando doesn’t love you and he never loved you.” Raqui delights in telling her there’s nobody more blind than those who will not see. “Just where do you think he got that serpent belt from, huh? From my bedroom, the bedroom I used to share with my husband! Yeah, you asked me lots of times if he was my lover, well, he was! We made a fool out of you before and after your wedding! Fernando was my lover. He was always MY lover!” Raqui turns tail and leaves Crabi stewing-in-her-own-juices impactada.

Raqui walks back through the woods and is thinking that she’s going to go back to steal back the belt and take it to the police once and for all. Unfortunately, Darth has been following her and he races out of the trees just then and grabs her. He forces her back to the bungalow at knife-point. “Damned female! Keep your mouth shut! Shut up!”

When they get back there he says he suspects Juan Reyes gave her the papers he’d been looking for all this time and he wants them. She refuses to tell him anything but he takes one look at the big purse and figures they’re in it, so he wallops her a good one and knocks her out cold. He reaches in the purse and finds the papers. “You stupid woman! You were always stupid (he’s got that right) and you’ll die stupid. He rips up some sheets and ties her up.

Meanwhile, Gabi is looking for Fernando to get an explanation, but he apparently left the hacienda early that morning and nobody knows where he went.

Once night falls Darth threatens to torture Raqui unless she signs over the papers and the Uribe fortune. He also wants to know about the person who’s been protecting her but she refuses to say a word. She gives in when he promises to let her go afterward.

Across the way in the hacienda, the Reyes’s try to open Feo’s safe while Gabi’s downstairs in the office knocking down more brandy. (I swear that woman has a wooden leg. She puts away enough booze to give any self-respecting sailor a good run for his money.) They’ve got to hurry up and get it open before she comes back up and finds out.

Back at the bungalow, Raqui finishes signing the papers but, of course, Rico refuses to let her go. He says she is just as innocent and trusting as ever, though she had him outsmarted for a while with that affair of hers. When Raqui plays dumb he tells her he knows all about her affair with Fernando and figures he’s also been her protector. It was Fer who stole the snake belt and it was her fault that people discovered he was the one who murdered the Reyes’s parents. Raqui whines that he promised to let her go free, but he says he’s got no reason to make good on a promise to a whore. She kicks him in the groin and runs out of the bungalow and into the woods.

Back at the hacienda Oscar finally manages to hit on the right combination. The safe is opened and the three of them get ready to take a look inside.

Raqui continues running and is surprised by a momentary glimpse at Death watching her from a break in the trees. It’s just enough time for Darth to catch up to her. He grabs her again at the top of a huge, nasty-looking ravine. He says she's going back to the bungalow to pay for what she’s done to him. She calls him a coward and he gets even angrier. He demands to know what there was between her and Fernando Escandon. Raqui says fine, then she’ll tell him. They were lovers and she loved going to bed with him because he turned her on like Rico never could. That’s enough for Rico. He belts her and Raqui nearly loses her footing on the cliff. She begs him to help her and promises to tell him something he’d never suspect but will want to know.

Rico says talk. Raqui quickly tells him that he has a son with the same name as his. Rico demands to know where he can find him and who his mother is. Raqui is about to tell him the woman’s name but then suddenly begins to laugh hysterically. She says she’ll never tell him and that will be her revenge. He’ll never know who his son is or who his mother was. “Did you hear me, Ricardo Uribe, you devil?” She either pushes herself off the cliff or slips. As she falls through the air she screams at him, “It will be my vengeance, you devil!” Rico’s eyes are like saucers. “RAQUE-E-L-L!!”

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Permalink posted by Jardinera654 @ 1:58 PM 68 comments

Hi, everyone! As some other recappers have done, I’ve combined a few of the scenes for continuity, although most of the time I’ll be jumping back and forth just like the show.


To remind us of what was going on, we see Candy giving Charly a pep talk, advising him to confront Lucía in person to find out why she won’t talk to him. And if she won’t talk, to keep trying until she will.

And Gregoria asks Meño not to tell Candy that Alicia now knows that Candy’s alive. Meño says he never lies, but after Gregoria reminds him that this isn’t totally true (such as what he’s not telling Charly about himself), he grudgingly agrees to keep quiet for now, but if things get complicated, he’ll have to tell Candy.

Chayo is waiting up for Ed, and it’s almost 3:00 A.M. She calls his cell – no answer. He finally comes in, giving the excuse that he was dining with Santiago, and they lost track of the time. If Chayo doesn’t believe him, she can call Santiago tomorrow. Chayo says fine, she will, and goes to bed, leaving cheater Ed to worriedly sniff the collar of his coat (for possible perfume?)

Sunrise in the big city. After Santi praises Rocío as the prettiest little girl in her school, she goes to get her backpack, leaving Santi to scold his mother about her planned trip with Jaime, saying she’s betraying his father. Isabel says maybe she won’t go, adding that Santi’s Papá is always here with her (this being said in front of the picture of same Papá, which Santi is glad to have watching things).

Chayo is reciting the reasons why she thinks Ed is having an affair to a sympathetic Candy. Ed just bought new underwear, he’s exercising, watching what he eats, he’s nervous when the cell phone rings, and he doesn’t want Chayo to see his bills. Candy agrees that these are all symptoms of a man having an affair.

So, in a parallel scene, we have Ed pouring out his concerns (and a lot of sugar in Santi’s coffee). Ed doesn’t think Chayo would confront him, but Santi thinks one day Chayo will do just that.

However, so far Chayo just thinks she should keep quiet, since she doesn’t want to lose Ed, and he keeps coming back to her after his little adventures. But Candy disagrees. First she wonders if Ed uses a condom with those women (Chayo hopes so). But Candy thinks Chayo is wrong, and is going to write a column about women who turn a blind eye (las mujeres que se hacen de la vista gorda) to infidelity. That those women are just as responsible for what happens to their relationships as the unfaithful men. And she’s writing this column for Chayo.

The little kids are in the schoolyard, and Rocío is trying to convince Beto that he can’t be her novio. She wants a rock star as her novio, like her Dad, who played the guitar at that sixties party. Her novio has to play guitar and sing. Beto says he sang the hymn of Mexico, but Rocío and Chava remind him that that’s not rock music, the novio has to be a rock star. Like Alejandra Guzman, asks Beto? Yeah, but a guy.

In the restaurant where Jaime plays piano, he finishes tickling the ivories (apparently the actor really plays the keyboard, as it did not appear to be dubbed), to the delight of the crowd and his belle Isabel. Jaime produces the tickets to Puerta Vallarta, but Isabel is afraid. Of planes? No, of course not, she’s a little afraid of going alone with him, and asks him to tell her again. He tells her, he’s in love with her. She takes the ticket, but she’s still not sure she’ll go.

Santi and Marissa are walking outside, Marissa defending herself about the Lucía mixup, but Santi isn’t buying it.

And now it’s time for Candy’s first date. With Ceci (whom we know is gay). Only Candy doesn’t know it’s a date, she just thinks it’s an innocent meal in the restaurant. Ceci is about to explode, she has to confide in Candy, she has a secret. She’s in love! Unfortunately the person doesn’t give her the time of day. Well okay, says Candy, at least tell me about the person. No, Ceci prefers to keep it secret at this time. That topic being closed, Candy remembers the machogram she’s been working on, to categorize all the types of men. She has a new animal to add to the zoo, el macho garrapata. (ew! A garrapata is a tick. I guess these guys latch on and suck out the blood. Also, garras are claws, so it’s a good thing Santi isn’t like this, or he’d be Santi-Claws! Sorry about that one, but I couldn’t resist.) Anyway, Candy explains that this type of macho guy tells you you’re free to do whatever you want, but really, except for going to the bathroom, you need his permission for everything. And can you have your own friends? Forget about it.

Lucía has taken Candy’s advice, and knocks on Charly’s door. He lets her in, mistrust showing on his face. She immediately asks who he was saying he missed (on the phone). His Mamá, so? he replies. She realizes the mistake, tells him how Marissa said it could be another girl, and she begs him to forgive her for not telling him why she wasn’t talking to him. At first he’s not sure, but after three little kisses, he smiles, and all is forgiven. And, she adds, you know who defended you? My uncle! How cool, says Charly, and they hug.

Now Isabel is asking Candy for advice (It really seems as if everyone asks her for advice, and she’s good at giving it. Too bad she can’t give herself some advice). Isabel is a little hesitant about going on the trip with Jaime. Candy asks how she feels, and Isa admits she’s in love, but it’s totally different from the feelings she had for her husband. Candy reassures her, and encourages her to go on the trip. Isa is still concerned about what to do if Jaime wants to make love, and Candy advises her to listen to her heart.

Miss Naïve 2009 (aka Lulu) corners Meño, telling him that they can now use “tu”, since their relationship is pretty advanced. Advanced? he queries. Well, she knows he’s timid, but that he’s just about to ask her to be his novia. Don’t think so. I’m gay, he says (and we wondered how this was going to come out). As he walks away to do other things, she remarks that he’s really funny, too, but she’s not so naïve as to believe that!

It’s Beto’s birthday party! The kids are sitting on the floor wearing gold party hats, as the mistress of ceremonies, Soledad, also wearing a party hat, announces the world’s greatest clown, the famous Chivi Chivi! Out jumps Candy, wearing a Raggedy-Ann or Little Orphan Annie type dress, blue with a red apron, yellow high-tops, white mittens, a long frizzy wig, and full face clown makeup. She’s also wearing red and white striped stockings and red and white striped arm coverings (now I understand the Chivi name, since red and white are the Chivas’ colors) and immediately says Arriba Las Chivas, which draws a bunch of boos. Woops. No matter, she also has her cat hand puppet Merengue, who also says hi, and the kids are smilin’. Santi and Rocío arrive, and Chivi yells out (in a kid like clown voice) say hello to Rocío. They do. Then, say hello to Doctor Plastico! Hola, Doctor Plastico, scream the kids gleefully, as Santi winces a little, then goes over to Candy, tells her how cute a clown she is, they should go for a walk, but she firmly reminds him there are children here! Santi then tells the clown to dance, but she merely repeats Arriba Las Chivas and dances around to general merriment.

Meanwhile, Isabel is crying a little, looking at the photo of her husband, when who should come in to cheer her up? Lucía, who determines that Isabel is also worried about the trip with Jaime to Puerta Vallarta, and that Santi is against it. Not to worry, says Lucía. My uncle’s always a little jealous, but you go, and have a good time. But remember to use protection, I don’t want my uncle to have a new little brother! Now look who’s giving whom advice!

Back at the party, the kids are getting into the food when the doorbell rings. Candy the clown opens it, sees who it is, and, one foot away from him, says, “Patricio”. Fortunately she’s wearing so much clown makeup that she’s unrecognizable, but he wants to know how she knew his name. Thinking fast, she says the birthday boy told her, and everybody, look who’s here. The birthday boy’s father! Pat wants to shake the clown’s hand, and remarks that she’s trembling, and feels cold. She quickly says the clown knows he’s a hungry wolf, and that’s why the clown is afraid. Before anything else can happen, Santi quickly ushers her away to prepare her show. Amidst little interruptions from hungry kids, Santi tells Candy she was playing with fire. Well, she just wanted to see what it would feel like, if she was still dead inside. And he looked her right in the eyes and didn’t recognize her! Well, asks Santi, did you feel anything? Before she can answer, it’s time for the clown show. Chivi Chivi wants to play a game. She needs a “volunteer”, and drags Pat into the middle.

Alicia is angrily doing her kickboxing exercises when the phone rings. She’s lets the machine answer and doesn’t pick up despite her mother’s pleas. She flashes back to scenes from her childhood, the constant rivalry with Candy, fighting for their mother’s attention, tickling each other but it’s more like fighting, culminating with a vision of Pat kissing Candy, then Alicia telling Pat he’ll have to forget Candy. I can NEVER forget her, he answers. Never.

At the party, it’s time for the game. This game (which to me would be more amusing for 4 year olds than 7 year olds, but doesn’t really seem too good an idea for any crowd), involves pretending to hit the other person, who ducks just in time. That’s it. Really. I’m not kidding. So Pat swings slowly at Chivi the clown, who ducks just in time, with the kids half booing, but enjoying the show. Chivi swings at Pat, who ducks. One more time, everyone yells. Okay, Pat swings at Chivi, who ducks, and it’s Candy/Chivi’s turn. She suddenly flashes back to Pat’s kiss of Alicia at the wedding, and in a moment of insanity, hits him REALLY HARD on the jaw! As Pat reels, rubbing his jaw and counting his teeth, comforted by Soledad, Santi says party over, the clown has to go to another party, and hustles Candy away before any more damage is done. Soledad gets the kids involved in the food as Pat continues checking his jaw.

After the commercial, the kids have calmed down, and are eating ice cream. Pat takes Beto, Chava and Rocío outside (Beto and Chava still arguing over who’s Rocío’s novio) to the present Pat got Beto.

Meanwhile, Santi has driven our insane clown away to Chapala, a pretty spot which looks like a canal, with little boats, geese on the water and birds overhead, to calm her down. He tells her that when Paulina left him, he was filled with rage. He could hardly breathe. He came here, and taught himself a technique to help him relax. He takes Candy down to the water, and asks her to close her eyes, assuring her that the geese won’t bite, they’re not dummies. Now, she should yell her name. The first two times, she’s not yelling loudly enough, but then she tries again, closes her eyes, takes a deep breath, and screams out “Candyyyy!!!”, which causes the geese to take off, and brings a smile of relief to Candy’s face (mercifully for us, the clown makeup has been removed). Santi explains that when you’re mad, when you feel guilty, when you feel alone, yell out your name! It reminds you that you still have yourself, you’re not alone. Candy says this is a beautiful thought (so do I, maybe the Institute can use this, and pay Santi a consulting fee). Of course when Santi wants a little kiss too, Candy won’t quite go that far, but Santi thinks, little by little, she’s becoming less hardhearted, and as they walk back, he again compliments her on her cute clown costume.

So what’s the present Patricio got Beto? A bicycle. Soledad says he shouldn’t have, Pat responds, why not, and (gently) says don’t scold me. Soledad says she’s not scolding him, as a matter of fact, she misses him. He misses her, too (and it looks as if their attraction is heating up again). There’s a minor accident with the bike, and as Soledad goes to help Beto with his scraped knee, Santi drives up (to pick up Rocío, having dropped Candy off earlier), and greets his buddy Pat. Pat immediately jumps to the conclusion that Santi left with the clown as one of his quickies. Santi negates that, insisting he just took the clown to another party. Too bad, says Pat, she was a really pretty clown, pretty eyes, her mouth was real…..”sexy”, this causing Santi to protest that no, it’s all the makeup, this clown doesn’t look good at all, don’t think about her, but Santi does have a little souvenir for Pat, and gives him the red clown nose.

Speaking of scolding, Candy’s home, and is being scolded by Meño. Meño thinks Candy is subconsciously trying to have Pat discover her. She had to know Pat would be at the party, since what father doesn’t come to his kid’s birthday party? Candy weakly counters that the disguise would prevent her discovery. Changing the subject, Meño asks why Candy had lunch with Ceci. Candy just felt sorry for the poor girl, who kept asking her over and over. Sure, replies Meño, but don’t you realize Ceci’s different? Candy doesn’t get it. Meño repeats, different, like me. What, no way, you’re not saying Ceci’s gay, uncle? Por supuesto she is, says Meño. Nah, says Candy, you just think everyone’s like you. But (changing the subject again), she senses that Meño’s been avoiding her eyes, is he hiding something, is there something he’s not telling her? Yeah, my age, snaps Meño as he walks out.

Continuing our theme of not believing someone is gay, Lulu is chuckling as she relates to Sven and Ole how Meño made that silly joke that he’s gay! Toño asks if she’s sure Meño came out of the closet, but Miss Naïve says no, he wasn’t coming out of the closet, he was going out of the kitchen! Apparently Zamora won the bet, as Toño gives him a bill, to the continued befuddlement of Lulu.

Candy is meeting with Raúl in his office, telling him about her latest column. It’s about how not to desire the novio of your projima (close friend or neighbor). The secret – don’t have close friends (what?!). Raúl, sensing a little inconsistency, asks her about Santiago, he’s the novio of your friend Marissa, no? Don’t you sort of desire him? Well, yes, but it’s like my desire for Alejandro Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Eduardo Yañez (I know some of you female readers may be enjoying this list – too bad she didn’t list Fernando Colunga, right?). Raúl asks if Santiago’s on a list like that, and Candy doesn’t deny it, Santi’s super handsome, intelligent (Raúl’s trying to stop her), but, of course, she adds, he’s engaged to your sister, and our little lie about being novios is still going, too. Raúl’s been trying to convince Santiago, but Santi seems to have strong doubts about Candy-Raúl. Raúl looks preoccupied, and needs to ask a favor of Candy (here’s a switch, doesn’t Candy usually ask these favors?). It’s the anniversary of the death of Raúl’s wife, and he wants Candy to accompany him to the gravesite. Candy graciously agrees.

In the kitchen of Santi’s house, Marissa offers to fix some food for Rocío, but she’s full of cake from the party. She tells Mari that Beto got a bike from his Dad, whose name is Patricio, who’s a friend of Papá. Marissa didn’t realize Santi and Patricio were friends. Mari and Rocío are making silly animal faces while a glaring Lucía, who’s been fixing her own food in the background, walks out, looking annoyed. Mari follows her. Lucía immediately tells Mari what’s up, that Mari made her almost lose her novio, but around Rocío, Mari’s the “perfect Mamá”. She’s no fool. Mari tells Lucía to watch who she’s talking to, she’ll teach Lucía a lesson, she has a mind to slap her or hit her upside the head three times. Lucía shoots back that she’s a well mannered girl, she doesn’t have to listen to someone talk to her like that. As Lucía walks away, Marissa tells herself there’s always a bad one in each bunch (of kids).

And now for our ironic, only-in-a-telenovela scene. Ed enters the office building at the same time as Cecilia. Ed asks her if she’s the nutritionist at the Institute, and she confirms this, wondering if he’s one of those guys who’s a little ashamed about needing to diet to get rid of their llantitas (since llantas are tires, and she’s pointing to his waist, I think we’d call it getting rid of our spare tire). A little self-conscious, he ushers Ceci away from the elevators into the middle of the lobby where they can talk a little more privately. He does want her help, he doesn’t want anyone to know about his little spare tire problem, maybe she can give him some tips. All the while, he’s touching his waist, her shoulders, they’re very close, he’s asking about the artichoke diet, but guess who happens to be in the elevator, looking their way? Candy. Remember when Ceci told Candy she had a secret lover? It’s Ed!

Candy, after seeing the shocking “truth”, is discussing it back at the house with Meño, who’s dubious (since he’s pretty sure Ceci is gay). But Candy doesn’t go for that, thinking how hurtful this will be for Chayo. Also, as for Ceci, it’s a double betrayal. Not only is she fooling around with a married man, but he’s the husband of Ceci’s friend. Candy’s worried, doesn’t know if she’ll tell Chayo or not.

In the cemetery, Raúl lays the flowers on his wife’s grave. He tells Candy he didn’t cry at the funeral, he couldn’t. Until today, he’s never really cried, but now the tears are flowing. He had a life in his hands, and it’s gone. Many times he wanted to kill himself. The music is playing a slow version of the main theme, with a beautiful oboe (which often sounds like a human voice) tenderly accompanying Raúl’s catharsis. Candy doesn’t say a word, but accepts Raúl’s hug with a deep feeling of mutual condolence. After a few moments, Candy tells Raúl that when her husband tricked her, she felt dead, too. But you know what kept her going? Hope. Raúl then reminds Candy that he’s in love with her, she knows that. She’s his hope. Please don’t take away that hope.

Back at Santi’s house, Donato tells him his artificial Dad (Papá postize) is here (it’s Jaime), and urgently wants to talk to him. Santi doesn’t like the joke, and is not too happy to greet Jaime, but Jaime insists on talking to him. After Santi repeats that Isabel had one love, her husband, Jaime points out that Isa’s husband died, and her life is different now. Santi insists that Isabel has a full life. Jaime agrees that she has a son she loves, two grandchildren, but is that enough? She should be allowed to fall in love. Santi thinks it’s better if Jaime just leaves, now. Are you kicking me out, asks Jaime? Well, yes, responds Santi, although he looks a little guilty or regretful as Jaime exits in a gentlemanly way.

And in classic telenovela moment number 2, Candy is going to force Meño to reveal the secret he’s been hiding. Meño makes her promise that after he tells her, she won’t leave the city. Of course, I absolutely promise, no matter what you say, I won’t leave, Candy says, in her confident, playful voice. All right, then, spits out Meño, your sister knows you’re alive! Boooiiiiiinnnnnggg! Candy’s world starts to blur.

At the same time, Gregoria is confronting Alicia, who wasn’t returning her calls. They argue, Gregoria not understanding why Alicia’s so upset. Ali’s distraught, what can she do now? Well, just live separate lives, you live yours, Candy lives hers. Sure, separate lives, same thing you told Candy at the wedding. Well, says Gregoria, Candy didn’t listen to me. If she had, she’d….”She’d be married to my husband now, right?”, says Alicia, angrily exercising on the floor mat. Is that what you want, Ma? Are you happy? Just let it all out. Oh, be intelligent, says Gregoria. Forget about your sister. She never wants to run into you, and she never wants to meet your husband, either. (However, the look on Gregoria’s face belies this exhortation).

Ed enters his apartment, and is shocked to see a cleaning lady! Who’s that woman? Oh, that’s just Ingrid, says Chayo. Now that Chayo’s working, they have an employee to help out around the house. They can share the expense. Ed wants to know how much Chayo earns, but she won’t tell, unless he tells how much he makes. He’s not about to do that, and just wants her home, providing the house with her sazon (seasoning). Not to worry, replies Chayo, because Ingrid doesn’t cook. Chayo can always cook. But Ed doesn’t want any employees in the house. Fine, then Ed can make the bed while Chayo vacuums, Ed can clean the bathroom while Chayo cleans the kitchen. Ed can wash his clothes, and each of them will do their own ironing (she’s reading from a little list she made up). Deal, she asks?, extending her hand for the handshake. Ed recoils, asking if she thinks he’s an idiot. Well, you said it, and you’re a little macho, too. But don’t worry, she’ll teach him to value the labors of women. He can do it! He crumples the list and walks out, horrified, as she tells herself it’ll be difficult, but she’s gonna do it.

Marissa asks Donato where Isabel is, and Donato says she’s not there, Mari could call her on the phone, in fact, she could have used the phone in her own house, and saved herself the trip. Mari says, you know, I sense a little tension here, how’d you feel if once I marry Santiago, you don’t work here anymore! Lucía heard this, and asks Mari if when she marries, is she just going kick out Rocío and Lucía, too? Lucía adds that she’s heard Marissa say bad things about Rocío, too, and that Mari’s a bit of a liar. Marissa is tired of this, and exits, insulting Donato again on her way out.

Tina, the cook is sitting in a chair crying (and furtively clutching her breast). Donato is concerned, was she peeling onions again? No, she’s afraid, she went to the doctor, some tests were done. Donato doesn’t get it, until she says they found a lump (bolito) in her breast. Donato doesn’t know what to say. Fortunately, Isabel comes in to help (thanking Donato for getting rid of Marissa). She says many women have this, and often it’s benign. The important thing is to treat it early.

Shocked Candy has recovered enough to realize that Meño was just joking about Alicia. Except that it wasn’t a joke. When it starts to sink in, Candy tries to stay calm, but she says everything is exploding. Her life is over. It’s over. Meño wants to confront the situation, but Candy knows what she has to do. Disappear (despite that promise of a few minutes ago). She implores Meño not to tell anyone, she’ll get her things from the Institute, and she’ll leave. Meño throws up his hands.

Next time: Faceoff of two sisters.

Just want to let everyone know that my recap next week probably won’t be up until Sunday, but don’t worry, you’ll have it by the end of the weekend

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