Caray, Caray!

(Llena de Amor Capitulos 154 & 155 re-edited to 1 hour, aired on Univision 3/10/2011) Recap by Audrey

Continued from last night, Jorge and MV have been sitting on a park bench where MV declares her undying love for Emanuel and suggests that maybe Jorge should just return to Spain. Jorge leaves very upset with a parting shot “I just hope you realize the huge mistake you are making opening your heart to Emanuel again.”

“Oh Jorge, Jorge - forgive me!” cries MV as Jorge walks away. And who should show up in the park but el Big Orange Meany (BOM). He nabs MV AGAIN! [Duh - why doesn’t MV have a bodyguard when everyone knows BOM is on the loose!] Mauricio forcibly drags MV away.

Kristel is at the RyD Casa pool talking to a wet and sneezing Lorenzo (after his pool fight with Emiliano). “Neta, te pasaste!” (You truly outdid yourself!). Kristel is furious that Lorenzo came and asked Daddy for her hand. A sneezing Lorenzo is totally confused - he thought that was what she wanted. She’s mortified. She denies she ever demanded that. “But we were going to flee together my love. But everything changed when you gave Muñeca my son.” complains Lorenzo. Kristel is totally not interested in raising HIS escuincle. “Please - keep away.” she demands. “What happened to our plans, my love?” he asks. Sorry - she’s changed her mind. It would be foolish to have a relationship someone who has a thousand problems like him. He’s just too old and now she’s got other plans - namely her super model career. She’s not interested in being an old man’s housewife or nursemaid - no thanks! “Sorry, it’s over! Please leave.” Lorenzo is devastated.

José catches Netty going through stuff in his room at the pension! “I can’t believe you had to look through my stuff!” he cries. “I have a right to know who enters my house,” sulks Netty. “I would have been happy to answer all your questions but you snooped in my room.” “But those papers say you are a murderer! I don’t think you would have been honest.” she replies. José proclaims his innocence. “Twice I have risked my life for people in this pension. Would a bad person have done that?” No matter, Netty asks him to leave her pension today.

Gretel is talking with Paula and Delicia in the Casa RyD foyer. The doorbell rings. Oh! It’s Doctora Chelatina! “¡Hola Tesoro!” “Time for another session” over Gretel’s protest. “Last time I was very clear that there would be no more sessions,” scolds Gretel. “I know, mi amor, and I heard you perfectly, but I was also very clear with you!” says the hair-flipping doctora as she pats Gretel’s hand and chin. “Netty has already paid for the sessions, mi corazón. Just an hour. We need to get your ‘cabales’ back - poo koo ja ja!” [I ADORE doctora Chelatina! I wish (s)he would come visit my house! I could listen to her talk all day! I’d even let her pat my face, LOL!]

In her bedroom, a crying Kristel is begging daddy for forgiveness. “Perdóname, Please! I was soooo confused and hurt...... But it’s all over with Lorenzo.” “I’m going to make sure it is” swears Emiliano. “This is the lowest thing you could have ever done. You have no idea how incredibly disappointed I am in you” and leaves in disgust. Hmm - wow, those were crocodile tears! Kristel wipes them away as soon as Daddy leaves.

Back to Gretel in session with Dra Chelatina. “I want to talk about my sister because I just found out she was involved with Lorenzo who is an awful guy with criminal connections.” “Oh yes, ‘lacras’ like Fonseca and Garduño.” replies Chela. “How did you know?” asks Gretel shocked. “Oh - I’m a well informed woman, I read the papers. And your sister suffers from trastorno de erotomanía y concupiscencia. And you committed the worst error by breaking up with your boyfriend because of her, corazón.” “I know, doctora, if I had Oliver in front of me right now I would give him a bunch of kisses and forgive him.” admits Gretel. “Really?” asks Chela getting all excited. “Excuse me, mi corazón, I need to leave right away - I forgot a conference!” “But doctora you said we had an hour session and that was only 15 mins!” says Gretel, confused. “But you progressed a whole year, mi corazón!” Chela assures Gretel as she breezes out the door.

Cut back to BOM dragging MV away from the park as she struggles and complains to let her go. Mau warns for her to behave herself or else it will go very badly for her. MV resists, and he takes out his gun. “Your destiny is to die in my arms!” and he forces her into his car. Doris sees this and runs after them yelling for help.

José is packing to leave the pension. “Que ironía! I returned to the city to die in peace, and it turns out I get in the middle of a hell worse than what I experienced in prison!” “It’s not my fault you were hiding your life!” complains Netty. “I didn’t hide anything from you. Fine, I’m leaving. And don’t worry - I’m not capable of hurting any woman much less one as lovely as you.” “You lied to me and everyone in this pension.” replies Netty. “I never lied to you - I just kept quiet.” explains José. “There was no reason to tell you the whole story of my life Netty! Besides, if I had told you everything about me, would things have been different?” “Maybe not,” mumbles Netty. Oops - looks like José is having a heart attack! He collapses in a dead faint on the bed. Netty hysterically yells for help.

Kristel is meeting with Mayela in her office. Mayela is going to help Kristel become a supermodel. “The camera loves you, you look terrific” Mayela tells Kristel. “I’ll do anything you tell me!” gushes Kristel. “You’ll be the most sought-after model in Mexico.” promises Mayela. “You can become a even more famous model than Ilitia.” to Kristel’s delight. Mayela is tired of Ilitia’s tantrums and lack of professionalism. “You are coming with me for a week in new York!” Mayela tells Kristel.

The bathing suit fashion show in Acapulco. Brandon looks all fancy in black, shades, and headset while bathing suit models parade past. “Here comes our top international model, Ilitia Porta-Lopez!” says the announcer. “There you are, Ilitia Porta-lopez, standing on your pedestal.” narrates Brandon to himself. “Who could know that behind that smile and apparent self-confidence is a woman frustrated, alone, who doesn’t accept what she is,” he says derisively. But he sure checks out her derriere as she slow-mo saunters past him.

Manzanita and Cristian are at Muñeca’s and Garduña plays Santa Claus outside with the kids. A beaten Lorenzo looks through fence and weeps.

MV is passed out on bed in a room with big evil Mau. “You thought I was going to kill you, but you are no good to me dead! I want to make you mine.” Big nasty thing wakes her up. “Here is your prince and I swear to you I am going to give you much more than a kiss!” She wakes up disoriented. “Here we are in a hotel.” BOM tells her. “What are you going to do?” cries MV. BOM starts to undress - yuck!!!! “People are going to realize I’m gone and they are going to call the police.” MV tells him. “They won’t find us. “Don’t worry - Victoria I’m going to be so patient with you.” [OK - enough already with Mau being such a gross-out sleazoid! ¡Estoy harta!]

Gladiola and Netty are tending a very feverish José at the pension. Netty is thinking they may need to give him an ice bath to bring down the fever. José is delirious, saying stuff, begging for his son. “Tell me the truth - where is my son? What did you do with my son Fedra Curiel?” he demands. Netty and Gladiola are shocked to hear this.

Ug! - OK another horrible scene with Mau this being revenge for Victoria double crossing him and Victoria begging. “Why don’t you like me? I’m handsome enough. I’m the best lover in the world.” asks Mau. “You are bad, violent” explains MV, “some women don’t like that.” Mau complains that he wanted to marry Victoria. Now he wants to see her in a wedding dress.

Over at Casa RyD, Kristel is complaining. “Why is my house filed with police?” Kristel doesn’t believe BOM took Victoria by force. “Oh - Victoria had something going with my ex-puchungito!” “If you don’t have something more intelligent to say - say nothing.” admonishes Emiliano. Manolo reports for duty to help. “Lets go get them! It’s my sister, dude!”

Emanuel is at the pension with Netty and Gladiola. He has come to tell them that BOM kidnapped Victoria. “Please find Brandon Moreno for us.” The ladies totally freak out! “Emanuel you have to do something!” cries Netty. “I need to talk to Morena so he can help us find her.” Gladiola, a little embarrassed, tells Eman she thought he already knew that Ilitia had hired Brandon as her bodyguard and took him to Acapulco with her. Emanuel looks pretty surprised.

We cut to Brandon’s office where Ilitia and Brandon have just returned from Acapulco. Brandon is hugging Ilitia as she tells him she feels safe in his arms. Just at that moment, Fedra walks in [of course!]. “Ilitia Porta-Lopez de Ruiz y de Teresa! What are you doing hugging that man!”

Back at Netty’s. No, Eman didn’t know anything! “Why did Ilitia hire Morena as her guardaespaldas?” Netty thinks if a woman doesn’t tell her husband it’s because she’s hiding something. Eman agrees. Gladiola thinks that’s too harsh. Netty directs Eman’s attention back to the urgency of Victoria’s situation. She thinks el lirio de plata is the one for the job. Eman agrees. He knows Victoria is really important to her. “She’s more important than you even think. You need to do this for her - and yourself too! For now and forever!” cries Netty. Eman is impressed but mystified. “She is...... She is la mujer de tu vida!” Netty finally declares. “Uh-huh?” says Eman, confused. [Those brain wheels looks stuck there again Eman!]

In Brandon’s office Fedra accuses Ilitia of having a roll in the hay with Brandon, which of course Ilitia vehemently denies. “What are you doing with this guy who only wants to ruin our life?” scolds Fedra. Brandon protests he’s just with Ilitia in a professional capacity and they were saying goodbye when Fedra walked in. This is not fooling Fedra for one minute! But Fedra is there with papers to show that Bernardo’s fine has been paid and all Eva’s money has been returned to Marianela, so Brandon should release him right away.

Now Victoria is tied to a chair in Mau’s hotel room. “My god I have to get out of here!” she cries and manages to get her wrists free and calls Eman on the nearby cell.

Back at Casa RyD Jorge gets a call. “This is not a good moment! Oh - now it turns out you need help!” He exits claiming an emergency. Kristel is annoyed about all this fuss over Victoria. She complains how men turn into such apes - i.e. their neurons quit functioning - whenever a woman is in front of them. Andre explains that this is not a game - Victorias life is at risk. “Whatever” says Kristel. She thinks everyone is here all stressed out, but Victoria must be having a great time with her “ex”. Andre looks away disgusted.

Mau returns to the hotel room. He sees that Victoria has managed to unbind her arms. Wow - he’s brought her a wedding dress! He wants to watch her undress slowly and then put it on. Go on - what is she waiting for? Victoria starts begging for mercy. Mau starts kissing on her - she tries to escape. Mau manages to throw her on bed and starts up the kissing again. “Who goes there?” “It is I!” says el lirio de plata! BOM is impactado.

Casa de RyD. Kristel thinks Andre has got the hots for Doris. No way says Andre. Kristel suggests Andre come up to her room for some fun.

Fedra is at a cafe with Ilitia. “What’s wrong with you! You think you are so refined, but it turns out the girl likes chacalones”. Ilitia protests that it was just business with Brandon. Fedra tells her her obligation is to keep her marriage afloat - forget her modeling career. Jorge shows up. “What’s he doing here?” complains Ilitia. “I asked him to come,” replies Fedra. “You don’t need to explain anything to Ilitia,” announces Jorge, “she knows that I’m just as interested in keeping Victoria and Eman apart as you two.” “OK - what stupid things have you been up to now?” he pointedly asks Ilitia. Ilitia protests innocence while Fedra declares Ilitia is having an affair with that policeman Morena. Ilitia then defends herself that Eman refuses to sleep with her so who can blame her for seeking a little affection. Ilitia gets the oft-repeated “you are a woman you have to convince Eman so he won’t go to another woman” speech from Fedra. Jorge tells Fedra to calm down. He’s already told Ilitia she has to do something - but no! “OK - you both keep telling me I have to do something ‘definitive’ but - what?” demands Ilitia, stumped. “I haven’t been able to think of anything!” “Think, mi reina, think!” responds Fedra. “You need to get pregnant by Eman as soon as possible.” “Ahhhh - that!” says Ilitia amazed “Si, mi vida, eso!” snarls Fedra. Ilitia’s brain really has to process this stupendous idea.

In the hotel room, el lirio de plata is beating up BOM. “I’ll not let you abuse a woman again.” BOM grabs his gun but wants to know what is going on between el lirio and Victoria. “It’s none of your business.” replies el lirio as he kicks away the gun.

Andre is definitely revolcandose half-naked on the bed with Kristel when Jacqui bursts through the door to Kristel’s room to harangue Andre once again about his mujeriego ways.

El lirio has BOM down and he has the gun. “What are you going to do, kill me?” taunts Mau. MV must be passed out on the bed again. “No, I’m not garbage like you.” el lirio answers. He disarms the gun. “What did you do to Victoria?” el lirio asks. “That’s how all women are after being with me.” boasts Mau and he gets some real good punches for that nastiness.

OK - we’re back to Kristel’s room again with Jacqui and Andre. We get the typical loud escena de celos with tons of insults exchanged. FF>> Oops - but Doris walks in to announce el lirio found Victoria, and what is happening here? More insults ensue.

Back at the cafe. “You need to tell Eman that you are pregnant as soon as possible.” lectures Fedra. “Yeah - that’ll work!” answers Ilitia sarcastically. “Eman will know I’ve been with another man because your son doesn’t touch me.” “Well - you’re going to have to find a way to be with him - you need to get pregnant as soon as possible. A woman’s job is to conquistar her man.” Fedra tells her. [And here is delicious pivotal bit that was cut: Fedra tells Ilitia - “Well, maybe Eman won’t be with you for love, but he might be with you for spite (despecho).” Fedra then turns and asks Jorge if he is suficiente hombre con “h” to get Victoria into bed with him. Jorge looks extremely annoyed at the question.]

El lirio de plata is beating up on Mauricio some more while MV passed out on the bed. El lirio threatens BOM if he ever messes with that woman again he’s not going to live to tell it and knocks BOM down. He wakes up Victoria. “You’ll never live a nightmare like this again,” el lirio promises and gets ready to carry her out of the window when the Brandon and his policemen burst into the room guns drawn.

Out on the hotel grounds el comisario is giving orders to a pair of policemen to watch the back of the hotel. He notices that the short one of the pair has been eating way too many tacos and tortas - “What a huge belly you have!” That pair goes off to follow orders as Tejeda watches wonderingly. Manolo is ready to take pictures of Fonseca captured!

Up in the room Brandon tells el lirio “You have no escape. Let go Victoria and turn yourself in!” “You’re surrounded!” adds Oliver. “I already told you where we were” el lirio tells Brandon “Victoria is already saved thanks to me. If you had arrived this would not have happened.” Brandon and Oliver don’t care - the hotel is surrounded, if you try to leave you’ll be shot. “Let Victoria go and I’ll let you go.” Brandon tells el lirio to Oliver’s shock.

Now Brandon and Oliver are back down outside at ground level. Brandon is wondering how it is possible that no one has seen el lirio who left out the window with Victoria. Tejeda admits that he didn’t recognize the policeman with Ramirez watching the back of the hotel. Oliver tells him it couldn’t have been Ramirez as he is in the hospital.
Eman shows up at ground level. “Welcome, welcome, may I know what you are doing here?” demands Brandon. Eman claims he is just here to find Victoria. Tejeda arrests Eman over Manolo’s protests.

Jorge is meeting with Fedra in a study at Casa RyD. “Here are the fingerprints - left and right. Blood sample.” Fedra hands this stuff over to Jorge. “Thanks.” says Jorge, “Now lets talk about money.” “You’re dying to know where I hid the inheritance from Luis Felipe, right?” sneers Fedra “Well here it is.” She hands a brochure to Jorge. “I invested that money down to the last cent.” She’s really proud of this luxury resort in Cancun - it’s even bigger than that huge Tower of Babel they constructed in Dubai! Jorge comments on the other investors - Lorenzo, Pantoja, Garduño. Jorge wants 50%, seeing as how he’s Marianela’s husband, or he’ll take it all away from Fedra. “ Look George! 5%” responds Fedra. “Look Fedra, 30%, or the investigation by Luis Felipe will come to light.” “OK - but I want the original of the investigation right away.” answers Fedra. Jorge laughs. “No way! He knows perfectly well that the second he gives over the originals, he is a dead man!” Fedra reminds him what he needs to accomplish with Victoria. Here as some ‘gotitas de sueña feliz’ (little sweet dream drops) and hands a small vial over to Jorge who takes it. “Look, you take care of your part with Ilitia. I know exactly what I need to do.” says Jorge.

At Muñeca’s, she and Garduño are toasting each other with wine. Muñeca is so grateful for the divorce and Garduño giving her Cristián. Muñeca admits that bad guys like el lirio de plata and Garduño bring out her rebellious side. She loves the daring feeling of being with men like him. “I always dreamed of having a woman like you,” Garduño croons at Muñeca. “intelligent, cultured, refined, elegant. Muñeca, I am capable of putting the world at your feet!” and Garduño goes in for the kiss just as Kristel arrives to see it. “Mamá!”

Mauricio is now behind bars. He whines to Brandon. “You think I had something to do with Victoria’s kidnapping?” He claims he was at the hotel to rescue Victoria. This gets a growl and shirt grab through the bars from Brandon. “There were witnesses that saw you force Victoria into your car!” Mauricio claims he and Victoria have a relationship - that he would never force her to do something she didn’t want to and Victoria loves certain little (wink) games. That gets another growl and grab out of Brandon who tells BOM that he is going to see him behind bars for the rest of his life for what he did to Victoria but ALSO what he did to Ilitia! Brandon looks quite impactado at that!

Nereida calls down the stairs at the RyD mansion. Victoria is in her room, but she thinks Victoria is dead!

Back at the pension. Netty can’t eat any of goodies Gladiola tries to hand her because she’s too worried about MV. Oliver comes in with the great news that they found Victoria! “But then we lost her again! El lirio de plata got there first, rescued Victoria and carried her off.” Netty cheers at this news and tells Oliver not to worry because she’s in the best hands ever! Now Netty bites into the goodies in celebration much to Oliver’s puzzlement.

Eman is in Brandon’s office being interrogated. Brandon says he knows Eman is el lirio de plata - why waste anymore time?” “If I’m el lirio, how could I get Victoria to her house if I was detained here the whole time?” challenges Emanuel. “It’s obvious you had help from your accomplices - Fidel and Benigno.” says Brandon disgusted. Eman turns the tables on Brandon by asking about the Acapulco trip where Brandon was supposedly Ilitia’s bodyguard. This totally flusters Brandon.

Jorge is in MV’s bedroom comforting her. She’s very traumatized about her cruel treatment at BOMs hands. “It’s all over now” croons Jorge. In her hand MV has a lirio de plata that el lirio put in her hands when he brought her home. Jorge is annoyed - he doesn’t understand why that guy has so much interest in MV. “What was that important thing you needed to tell me?” asks MV. I have great news Marianela, something you aren’t expecting. I took on the task of investigating Fedras financial dealings. It wasn’t easy” he boasts, and he shows Marianela something inside the brochure he took from Fedra’s study. “Look at this construction company - here is the name of Juana Felipa Pérez. Fedra is investing in a mega tourist complex in Cancun.” “Oh my God!” says MV stunned. “You found it! You found the inheritance from my Dad that Fedra stole from Tia Carlota.” She is delighted. “Thank you! Thank you!” Marianela enthusiastically hugs Jorge who then, over her shoulder, shows the rest of us a truly evil smile!

Avances:
- Ilitia slaps Kristel for daring to sleep with her Dad. Kristel threatens Ilitia right back since she knows all about Brandon.
- The nefarious plan to separate Eman and Victoria progresses. They show Jorge and Victoria at dinner. Then Victoria wakes up in Jorge’s bed.
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Vocabulary

estar en sus cabales - be in one's right mind

trastorno de erotomanía y concupiscencia - pathological eroticism and concupiscence (unhealthy lust) disorder

resbaloso/a - slippery, flirtatious (in Mexico)

halagos - cajolery

la más cotizada en Mexico - the most sought-after (model) in Mexico

¡Estoy harto/a! - I’m fed up!
revolcarse (con un(a) amante) - wallow; to have a roll in the hay

fregarnos nuestra vida - to ruin our life

eres sumamente mentirosa - you are an extreme liar


¿Quién anda ahí? - Who goes there?

chacalones - big jackals? maybe

mujeriego - womanizer, skirt chaser

conquistar - to win over, make someone fall in love with you; conquer

travesura - mischief

lacra - blemish, scar

guardaespaldas - bodyguard

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Capitulo 247.
Read Alma's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Alicia leaves with Tom. It seems like gradually, she is becoming less disgusted with him, much like when Lety first started working for Fernando.

2. At the club, Aldo pressures Lety to go to Acapulco with him immediately, but she wants to check the status at Conceptos tomorrow. That boy’s running scared! Tiziano Ferro sings “Y estaba contentisimo.” He gets blindfolded and searches with his heart to find a woman to kiss, and he picks Lety.

3. Fernando asks MamaJ to let him talk to Lety. See the transcript. She says he can’t fool her. He says he fell in love with an angel, and he begs to know where she is. MamaJ refuses until she sees the “Solo diós sabe” napkin.



4. Omar tells Caro he fought with Fernando. Omar doesn’t see how Fern could hit his best friend after all they’ve been through.

5. At the club, Fern tells Lety that Conceptos is a family that loves her, and he loves her most of all. She tells him to leave her alone. Fern tells Tizi that Lety doesn’t love that dude she’s with; she loves him, Fernando. He’s desperate and he can’t lose her. He asks Tizi to dedicate a song to her. See the old board for a translation of the lyrics. See this link to hear the song.


6. Fernando cries. Lety suffers because Fernando is suffering. And Aldo cringes because his one hope is that Lety believes Fernando will never love her, and that one hope is gasping for breath right now.


7. Fern begs Lety for one more chance. See the transcript. She says she doesn’t love him anymore. He says that’s not true and reads from her diary. He says he wants to share the rest of his life with her.

8. Mama reports her conversation with Fern. It started as a game and turned into love, he left Marcia, he never touched another woman after you, he honestly repents, and MamaJ believes him. He brought the bag of memories and says it’s all true. Lety says he read her diary and that was the last straw. But she reads the message on the napkin and allows herself to hope it’s true, for just a moment.

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Capitulo 248.
Read Julie's original recap, then come back here to discuss it.

1. Fernando is home alone, very alone. Lety’s not alone in her room. Like a demon and an angel on her shoulders, visions of Aldo and Fern appear. She wants to burn the cards and diary. Aldo says “BURN!” while Fern says, “Those are my tears.” She snuffs the fire.

2. Ali finds an eviction notice; she has ten days. Irma tries to convince the cuartel that Fernando loves Lety, but they all desert her. Ali offers to move in with Marcia. Yeah, Marcia will do that when the devil takes up figure skating. Next she tries to scam money out of the cuartel.

3. Tom reports that they didn’t make enough from the expo. Lety tells the board. Humberto asks for her solution but she has none. She failed and she resigns. Los dos padres tell her she can’t. In her office, she tells Aldo she has to fulfill her commitment. See the transcript; note the contrast between Lety’s and Aldo’s world views.

4. And now for something completely different. Fernando tells Lety he recognizes that she quit to get away from him. He won’t let Conceptos pay for his errors anymore. He resigns so she can stay because she’s the only one who can save Conceptos. He tells her, “From now on you can safely open your office door because I won’t be there. You can go to your house without problems because I won’t be waiting for you. And you can answer all your calls because it won’t be me calling you. You asked me to leave you alone, and I’m going to do just that. I’m not just resigning Conceptos. I’m also resigning you.”

5. Aldo leaves for Acapulco. While he’s swimming in the bay, an amorous octopus clutches his arms and legs and won’t let go despite his attempts to pull away. She carries him to her lair because she loves him and wants him all to herself. He suffocates and dies, and Lety lives happily ever after.

6. Now it’s Erasmo’s turn. He says, “I never thought you’d be capable of running away from such an important responsibility.” She’s afraid to fail but she’ll stay until Conceptos is out of debt.

7. Irmita to Fern: What hurts most is that you’re going away from Lety.
Fern: Yes, but she has Domensaín, and that’s the best option for her. .. Or no?
I: Could be. He’s a nice boy. He’s the ideal man for any woman.
But you, you’re Don Fernando!Fern says he’s changed, but he deserves what has happened. Irma says that finding true love is hard; and they love each other like crazy. “Don’t let her go.”
F: Because I love her so much, I don’t want to hurt her. I’m leaving so she can be happy.

12. Ariel stomps around the vortex. Ali denies any romance with Tom. Ariel yells, “When I’m president, everything will change.”

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Spanish Lessons

Fernando and Julieta
F: Good evening, Señora Julieta
J: Tell me. What are you doing here?
F: I need to talk with Lety.
J: She left, and I don’t know when she’ll return.
F: I suppose she left with Aldo?
J: Yes. And if you want to talk with her, wait until tomorrow.
F: Doña Julieta, it’s that, Lety is going to resign Conceptos for that Domensaín. I can’t let that happen. It’s critical that I talk with her. Please.
J: My daughter already made her decision. Leave her alone, please.
F: No, I can’t I can’t because I love Lety. I love her and I’m not willing to lose her.
J: You can’t fool me. I know very well the you caused her. I know it, tear upon tear.
F: You only know Lety’s version, with all due respect, Doña Julieta. Not mine. I beg you, please, to hear me out.
F: Believe me, I know it was horrible, everything I did to Lety. I repent profoundly. You don’t know how much..
J: It’s too late.
F: But look. What started as a deception, unfair, reprehensible, turned into the greatest thing to happen in my life.
J: You fell in love?
F: Yes, Doña Julieta. With Lety I met (conocer) love. True love. At first I believed I could control the dirty game. But little by little [the treasure of Lety won me over? XG the garbage at Lety?]
J: I don’t know if I believe you.
F: Look. Nobody has ever loved me like Lety. Her kisses (and other stuff!) were the most sincere that I received in my whole life. I felt their tenderness XG. I guy like me understands tenderness. Doña Julieta, I fell in love with an angel.
J: I don’t understand. Why didn’t you you tell Lety you’re in love with her?
F: I told her many times. Including, I started writing the messages in the cards myself. For that reason I brought those memories. But Lety found that maldita letter from that idiot Carvajal, and since then, she doesn’t believe a thing I say.
J: Not even in your dreams will she believe you.
F: I know. But look. Ever since Lety got angry at me, I never went back to going out with other women. NEVER. I broke up with Marcia. And I did it all to show her how much I love her. And now Lety wants to leave with Domensain. She’s going to make a mistake.
J: It’s that, the way you deceived my daughter, now maybe it’s beyond repair. Get away from her. Forget her.
F: I can’t I can’t because if Lety doesn’t give me another chance, my life doesn’t doesn’t have a purpose anymore. I wouldn’t have a reason to live.
J: No. No, don’t say that. Don’t say such things. No.
F: Look. I’ve asked forgiveness from God. From life. From Lety, many times. Now I ask your forgiveness.
J: I forgive you.
F: You know that she still loves me. So I ask for your help, DoñaJ.
J: Don Fernando, don’t even say that to me, because I know my daughter.
F: Nothing more than to tell me where I can find her, okay?
J: No.
F: DoñaJ, I won’t be able to sleep without talking to her. (She shakes head no.) Okay. I understand. And thank you for listening to me. (He walks toward door, then pauses.) Just one last favor, okay? Give Lety the memories. I already took out all the trash. What’s left is entirely the truth. Oh! Above all, this. (Takes napkin from his pocket.) “Lety, only God knows how much I love you. Only God knows it. Fernando.”
J: You wrote that?
F: Yes, when Lety disappeared, when she went to Acapulco. Give this to her for me too, okay? Thank you. (He opens the door to leave.)
J: This time I’m going to believe you. If you honestly love my daughter, she needs to know it.

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Final Plea At The Restaurant
L: I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but I beg you. Let me leave.
F: No, you can’t leave until you give me a chance to show you how much I love you.
L: Do you really think you’re going to convince me? What kind of fool do you think I am? Get it into your head (darse cuenta – realize, notice). The only thing I can feel for you is.. compassion.
F: You’re still in love with me. And I know it.
L: How (conceited?). Tell me, how do you know that?
F: That doesn’t matter, Lety. Give me another chance. And I’ll show you how long I’ve loved you. How long you’ve held the key to my heart. Because you’ve suffered for me as much as I’ve suffered for you.
L: Sr. Fernando, it took me a lot of work to get you out of my heart, but I’ve managed to. I don’t love you anymore.
F: That’s not the case (no es cierto). (He takes out her diary.) Your drawing is very pretty. (Reading:) Today my heart beat like crazy, with only a look from him. With his voice, I felt so weak. My heart is not able to renounce/let go of him. It’s a traitor that doesn’t recognize the other (is a) traitor in front of it.
L: You dared to read my diary.
F: I know I did wrong, but believe me, when I read this, I stepped up out of Hell. And by every single page, Lety, it gave me back my life. A life that now I would like to share with you.
L: I have forgiven you a lot of things, Sr, Fernando, but this I will not forgive. I want nothing more to do with you.

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Aldo & Lety’s Contrasting Value Systems
L: My father’s right. I promised. It would be much easier to run away from it all, but I can't go to Acapulco with you and forget about everything. I’m obligated to stay.
A: But why? They knew XG the money. Besides, you accepted my invitation. (IOW you should ignore commitments to others but abide by commitments to me.)
L: I’m sorry, Aldo. But the big thing is that.. there’s something important that I’ve just been thinking about. In this company they’ve humiliated me a lot. I won’t let that happen.
A: You’re totally right. Why do you insist on saving this company?
L: If I don’t move Conceptos forward, I won’t be able to feel satisfied / at peace with myself. If I leave now and let the company fail, I myself will agree that they’re right. I’ll feel useless.
A: So you’re willing to sacrifice your happiness for them? (Wasn’t he listening?)
L: No. On the contrary. I want to be happy, but I can't leave here because I would never forgive myself. I would carry this huge failure with me for the rest of my life. A person can't run* from his mistakes. One has to confront them. You know that.
A: That's why I love and admire you more every day. (In a pig’s eye! If that was true, why’d he try seven ways to Sunday to dissuade her??)

* She says “vivir” but I think she meant to say “huir.”

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Leo is asking Lilly why Dan would ask Vicky for a divorce. Lily tells him she knows what it is all about but is a bit embarrassing for her. He encourages her to spill the beans. Lily tells him “to make a long story short, Dan walked in on Vicky in bed with someone else.” Leo is quite surprised and calls Vicky stupid. He wants to know who the guy is. Lily hesitates for a moment but tells him he has to be discreet. She says it was Bruno.

A secretary is fielding calls and is telling someone that Daniel hasn’t arrived yet. At that moment Dan’s assistant gets off the elevator and is told that the bank manager needs to talk with him urgently.

Victoria shows up and wants to know where in the devil Bruno is. She is told that he is on a trip. She asks when he will be back

Lily tells Leo that Bruno is Vicky’s lover. He can’t believe this. He is quite angry and starts to leave stating he will kill him. Lily tries to stop him saying she asked him to be discreet. She tells him if he causes a scandal Vicky will find out it was her who told him. Leo is now saying he knew Bruno would cause problems. He can’t understand why Vicky would get involved with Bruno. Then he asks Lily how Daniel found out where they were and he warns her it better not have been her who told him. She lies and tells him of course it wasn’t her. He then says this divorce business doesn’t sit well with any of his plans with Eva.

Eva brings fruit and tea to Tia. She tells her she made a an appointment to see the Dr. for her tomorrow. Tia asks about her day. Eva tells her it was quite original and tells her about the fight Leo and Dan had. Tia wants to know why they were fighting. She tells Tia that Dan told him he was going to divorce Vicky. Tia is surprised. Eva tells her Leo didn’t like that one bit. Then she says “You know how he is so concerned about his sister’s happiness.” Tia tells her she thinks it is for another reason. What he is really worried about is that her Dan will try and get close to Eva again. Eva gives this some thought than dismisses it and tells Tia to finish her fruit.

Renata is on the phone with Carlos. He is still wearing that crazy hat.


He asks her if Alicia is there. She tells him she isn’t there right now. He wants to know when she will be home. Renata doesn’t have a clue and asks who is calling. Carlos tells her he is a friend who was away for awhile and would now like to see her. Renata tells him she never knows when she will be home and in general is always late. He then asks Renata not to tell her he called. He wants to surprise her.

We find out where Alicia is. She has gone to visit Marisol. She whines about all her problems than she tells her that Carlos is out of jail.

Eva is checking in on Pablito when Leo walks in. He tells her she has no idea how emotional it makes him to know that soon he will be his father. Eva tries to look pleased but is having a difficult time.




More Marisol and Alicia banter. Marisol doesn’t understand why Alicia would be so nervous that Carlos is out of jail. Alicia reminds her that he told Alicia when he was out of jail he would get even with her. (desquitar) She tells Marisol that he attacked her and threatened her. Then she says at least Tony was there and nothing happened, but she was really scared.

Leo has now followed Eva into her office and apologizes for the fight with Dan earlier. Eva tells him not to worry about it. Than she says “Did you talk to Vicky? Is it certain about the divorce?” Leo is not pleased with this. He asks her “What are you more interested in? My sister’s divorce or Dan’s divorce?”
Eva calmly says “well they are the same aren’t they? I don’t understand your tone?” Leo gets a bit snaky and tells her she understands his tone perfectly and he doesn’t like her curiosity one bit. She tells Leo it is just curiosity. He tells her he hopes that is all it is and reminds her that she is his fiancé. She looks up at him and tells him he doesn’t have to remind her about that.

Leo than walks over to her and starts pressuring her to get married right away. He wants to move the date up sooner. Even today. Eva looks a bit freaked by this. Leo keeps on begging. Eva asks him why he is in such a hurry and why don’t they just keep the date they already decided on. She has walked away from him and he walks over again to her and tells her he is afraid of loosing her and that things could change. That something could happen. Eva tells him nothing will happen. He continues the pressure and tells her if they got married sooner he could give Pablito his last name sooner in case Dan tries to legally take Pablito away from her. Eva tells Leo Dan would never do that. Leo has not let up on the pressure and tells her he doesn’t want Daniel to be that father of her child. Eva is still not buying any of this.

Then Leo reminds her about the time when Dan accused her of being a thief so she wouldn’t turn him in for killing her father. He is pushing all the right buttons. He tells her that Dan is capable of anything at this point, even at trying to stop their wedding. He tells her that’s why they have to act fast. For her well being as well as Pablitos. He continues to pressure her and finally Eva caves and says “Yes you are right. It is best we get married as soon as possible.” We get one of Leo’s snakey smiles, as he hugs Eva and we see a distressed look on her face.



Marisol and Fran. The honey moon is over. She is off and he is disappointed that she doesn’t have breakfast ready. FF>>>

Vicky shows up to visit Marcella. She asks Renata if Eva has left. Renata tells her she took her aunt to see the Dr. Marcella is having breakfast in her room. Vicky tells Renata not to let anyone interrupt them.
She is pacing and whining to Marcella that she swears she was going to tell her but didn’t want to worry her. Marcella not paying too much attention asks her what she is talking about. Victoria spits it out and tells her Dan asked for a divorce and wants her out of the house. This has caught Marcella’s attention. She is now quite alarmed and tells Vicky that this can’t happen. Vicky tells her she knows and is willing to do what ever to stop him. Marcella sits her down and tells her, first of all don’t even thing about leaving his house. Vicky says “What do I do if he starts throwing my things out?” Now Marcella is pacing about and tells Victoria that they have to think off something fast. They have to put all there cards on the table.

Marcella asks Victoria what caused Dan to ask for a divorce. Vicky now whimpering tells her she rather not talk about it. Marcella is quite angry now and demands she tells her what’s going on. She wants to know what stupid thing she did now. Victoria swallowing hard tells Marcella “Daniel found me with my lover.”

Fran is over at Dan’s house looking for him. Jacky tells him he is out on a shoot. Fran then wants to know if she is going to offer him some coffee or breakfast. FF>>

Marcella is now screaming at Victoria calling her stupid and crazy. She asks how she could possibly think about throwing her marriage away. She tells Mama that she tried to tell Daniel it was just a fling and nothing else. Marcella now pumping her fists and screaming “A fling that is going to cost you a lot!!”
Victoria is still crying and says she knows and begs for her mother to help her, because she knows Daniel will take advantage of this and go running over to Eva. Marcella shouts at her and tells her she has just given him the best reason to go looking for Eva and to leave Victoria. She is now begging again for Marcella’s help so that Dan won’t leave her.

More Fran and Jacky. She asks how is honeymoon went. He lies a bit. He tries to soften Jacky up and she isn’t buying. FF>>>

Alicia is out poolside sun bathing. She has the baby monitor with her. She is surprised by a hatless Carlos. He actually looks quite good.


Next we see Victoria looking like a zombie headed towards Pablito’s room. He is awake and cute as ever playing with a remote control.


Victoria walks over to the baby monitor and turns it off. And quick as a flash the remote control has turned into some green plastic toy.


Little Pablito is smiling at her as crazy Victoria introduces herself to him. She tells him she is his Daddies wife. The man that his mother wants to take from her.

Alicia is now taking the towel and wrapping it around herself all nervous like. Carlos tells her to calm down. She tries to get him to leave. Carlos tells her no way. They need to talk. She tells him they have nothing to say to each other. He tells her yes they do and to sit down and listen to him.

Victoria now crazier than ever reaches into the crib to take Pablito as she says “Do you want to take a little walk with me?” She has lifted him out and tells them they are going on a trip far away where no one will find them. She gets to the door and suddenly stops with a startled look on her face.

Alicia is telling Carlos she doesn’t want to listen to him. She then stands up and starts screaming for Tony. Carlos stands and tells her to calm down. He asks her who she thinks he is, someone that wants to hurt her? He tells her no it is the opposite. He just want to say he was sorry for what he did yesterday. Alicia looks surprised to hear this. Carlos tells her he know he behaved badly and lost is head and is very sorry. Alicia tells him that’s too bad because he grabbed her forcefully and scared her. He tells her he is really sorry for what happened. She rags on him some more and tells him to leave and not bother her any more. He tells her okay he will leave but asks her to give him a chance. (He seems very sincere) He wants to meet her someplace where they can just talk. Alicia tells him no. He asks her to think it over and to call him. Then old Tony walks over and asks Carlos what he is doing there.

It is Leo that has surprised Victoria. She tells him to get out of the way. Leo asks her if she is crazy and wants to know where she is going with the kid. Victoria tells him he was a lone and bored and she was just taking him for a little walk. Leo isn’t buying this and tries to take Pablito away from her. (This is one great baby. He isn’t fuzzed a bit by two crazies tugging at him.)



The struggle continues and Victoria snarls that this kid is the cause of all her problems. She isn’t handing him over. Dan knows it is his child. He wants to leave her now and go back to Eva. Leo is shushing her and Victoria tells him she is leaving with the kid. Now old Mama bear walks in and tells Victoria to stop all this stupid stuff.

Carlos is telling Tony to calm down. He just came to make peace. Tony tells him he knows he tried to harm her yesterday (or something like that) and he isn’t going to let that happen. He tells Tony he knows he did a bad thing, he lost his head and that is why he is there to ask for forgiveness. All flusterhead Alicia grabs her things and says she has to leave and check on Pablito. She tells them not to fight.

Tony is chewing him out. He doesn’t believe that is why he came. Carlos tells him that is all he wanted to do was say he was sorry and just be friends. Tony wants to know what friendship. He tells him they will never be friends. Then he tells him he wants him to stay away from “his” Alicia. He tells him if he finds out he has been back looking for her he will send him to his grave. Carlos tells him not to worry he won’t have that pleasure and leaves.

Leo has finally managed to take Pablito away from Victoria and puts him back in the crib. Marcella is now dragging Victoria away. Victoria has all but lost it as she asks Marcella why she took the child from her. Marcella shrieks at her “Because you would be making a serious mistake.” Victoria tells her no way, because with this child out of the picture Dan won’t have any more reason to come over to the house and nothing to tie him to Eva. Marcella tells her she thought the same way and if things had turned out the way she planned the little brat (not her word) would be dead by now. Victoria looks shocked and asks her if she had planned to kill him. Marcella tells her yes but this isn’t the best moment to finish the kid off. Leo has now joined them and tells her that if something bad happened to the child it could mess up his plans with Eva and would be disastrous. . Victoria points out the only disaster that could occur would be for him to be left at the altar and in the meantime Eva and Dan would take the child and go far away. She then huffs off. Marcella tells her to stop and Victoria turns back and screams “Don‘t you get it. I hate this child and as far as Eva is concerned I am capable of anything.” She walks off just as Alicia shows up and practically runs her over. Marcella now takes over and starts screaming at Alicia and tells her it is a good thing she finally showed up because her nephew has been screaming for the last hour. Alicia looking very confused at her monitor runs into the room to comfort Pablito. She is quite surprised to find the monitor was turned off.

Leo asks Marcella if Victoria has told her about her latest act of stupidity that could cost her her marriage.
Marcella tells him yes and she is really mad at her. Renata has showed up with Marcella’s tea. Leo asks if Eva is back. She tells him yes but left again for the commercial. Leo chews her out and says he was waiting for her so he could take her.

Tia and Eva are at the Drs. It turns out she is fine. The Dr wants to know if she is worried about something. Something that would make her nervous. Tia reluctantly admits that she does have something to worry about it has to do with her nieces and the memory of her brother. The dr. recommends that if it is something personal they should try and resolve it as soon as possible. This problem could affect her health, and if she had another anxiety attack it could cause more serious problems. Eva looks on and tells the dr. not to worry, they will resolve their problem.

Marisol is having lunch with Giorgio. She tells him she had her first fight with Fran. They talk about her music contract. He tells her not to worry. The guy likes her. It is a done deal. Or something like that.

Marcella is now ragging to Leo about Renata. She tells him she is becoming more useless day by day and sometimes she feels she likes Eva and her family more then them. Leo tells her that he doesn’t believe Renata likes anyone. Besides she is faithful to Marcella, and has always been. Marcella looks up and says “And for her well being she better continue to be.” Leo tells her that at least something good has come out of all this bad stuff. Marcella wants to know what he is talking about. Leo tells her that with all of Victoria’s craziness today he has thought of a good plan, and as he kisses mama goodbye, he tells her he will explain it to her later. Before he leaves Marcella asks him if he knows who Victoria’s lover is.

Some guy walks into an office where another guy is playing a guitar. I think it has to do with Marisol and her music contract. The one guy is accusing the other guy of being more interested in Marisol than her musical attributes. He tells him he agrees and he really likes every thing about Marisol.

Marcella demands to know who Vicky’s lover is. Leo tells her it is Bruno. Marcella stands up and looks as if she is going to puke.


Marcella wants to know what kind of barbarity is he talking about. Leo tells her that Bruno trashed the friendship he had with him and took advantage of his sister. And she fell for his ways. Marcella is trying to take in all Leo’s words and turns and asks him if he is sure and wants to know how he found out. He tells her Lily told him. She saw them kissing the other day in the office. Then he tells her that Victoria told him that Dan walked in on them together in a hotel. Marcella now hysterical grabs at Leo and tells him this can’t be happening. Leo tells Marcella that he knows she confided in him as well. Leo tells Marcella not to let Vicky know it was Lilly who told him. Marcella turns and screams at him “That’s not important to me.” Then she screams at him to leave!! Leo seems confused at Marcella’s reaction. Leo turns to her and says “I hope you throw this guy out in the street. Because if you don’t I am capable of killing him.” She screams at him to get out and let her be alone!!!!! After Leo leaves she says in a very scary manner “The one who will kill him will be me!”

Leo finds Matilda in the living room with Pablito. He makes nice with her and asks for a favor.

We are now at a photo shoot with Lilly in a pink dress. Daniel walks by and Lily flirts with him and tells him thanks for being there for her. He tells her she doesn’t have to thank him it is his job. She tells him she knows than latches on to his hands and tells him it makes her less nervous having him close by. Daniel looks uncomfortable at this gesture.


This does not go unnoticed by Eva who seems to have turned three shades of jealousy green.


Marcella is beyond disbelief as she wonders how Bruno could ever do something like this to her. (He is actually my hero right now) How could he do this with her daughter. Then she has a little trip down memory lane remembering the first time they met, all his flirting , Leo’s warnings, the time he had her sign papers for money “for the business”

Back to the photo shoot. It is a wrap. Daniel and Eva both walk over to Lily and Daniel tells her she was great. Eva tells her the clients are very happy with her work. She thanks them both and tells them she has to go change. As she leaves she touches Daniels hand. Eva looks a bit fussed and turns to Dan and tells him she would appreciate it if he would be a little more discreet. Dan looks confused and asks her what she is talking about. She tells him about his being so flirty with Lily. She tells him it isn’t appropriate and that one of the clients asked her if he had anything going on with Lily. Dan smiles and calls her a liar. The one with the question is her.



Eva denies this. Dan then says “Do you know why? Because you are jealous.” Eva snotts back “Says you.” Then Daniel tells her that her eyes betray her (delatan.) They stare at each other for a moment when Leo walks in with Pablito in his arms. He walks over to her and says “Look at the surprise I brought you.” Eva seems pleased. Dan not so much.

Leo pretends to be the best step daddy in the world. Eva happily tells him he is hired as her new nanny. Eva is pulled away to talk with clients. Leo is left holding the baby as Dan walks over and warns him that he knows him very well and that he his pretending to be the perfect father. Then he tells him “This is my child and not you or nobody will take him from me!!” Leo looking as if he has the deal all sewed up tells Dan “Eva will soon be my wife. Pablito will soon be living with me and I will make sure they all know I love them lots. So much so that they won’t need you.”

Marcella has stormed into Vicky’s room at Dan’s house, like an angry wasp looking for a good spot to land. She demands to know who her lover is. Vicky goes to close the door and wants to know why it is so important for her to know. Vicky now whining (Which she has done throughout much of tonight’s show) tells her the affair is over and it wasn’t even much to start with. Marcella still mad wants an answer and she wants to hear it from her. Now Victoria seems a little scared as she demurely tells her that Bruno was her lover. Marcella turns for one second and we see an evil smile cross her face as she turns back and knocks poor Vicky one vicious slap across the face. Vicky is terror stricken as she holds her face.



Victoria is crying and wants to know what is going on. Why did she hit her. Marcela tells her because she deserved it. Then she says “And Bruno is going to get much worse.!!” She storms out of the room leaving Victoria very frightened.

Fran is begging Jacky to tell him all the gossip. She tells him he doesn’t need to know he isn’t living their any more (or something like that.) Then we see Marcella sneaking out of the house with Victoria running down the stairs after her telling her not to leave. Both Jacky and Fran stop their little squabble to stare at her.

Victoria screams at them and tells them to both get to work. Now Fran is pleading with Jacky to fill him in on what has been going on. Jacky tells him she can’t. Well any way about what they just saw. She doesn’t know any thing about that.

Julio has called Justa.

Marcella has made it home and Renata tells him the bank manager is waiting in the living room to talk with her. (I think the two tone color is from a poorly fitted wig and the guy should ask for his money back)


He asks her if Bruno works with her at the agency. She tells him yes. He tells her that yesterday he came to see him with a paper that she had signed authorizing him to make all sorts of transactions. Marcella tells bad wig guy that she never signed anything that would give him such authority. He then hands Marcella a copy of the paper. Marcella is now paging through the document as she has another trip down memory lane remembering her last night with Bruno telling him after he satisfies her she will sign the papers that will be the beginning of their new association.

Marcella tells the Bank manager that this is not the document that she signed. He tells her that her signature is on the last page. Marcella now ticked says yes it is her signature, but this is not the document that she signed. Then she asks him why he didn’t call before to see if she had signed it or not. He tells her that it all looked fine yesterday but now today all kinds of transactions have taken place and now she has no funds. Marcella asks what do you mean there are no funds? He tells there is no money in the modeling agency fund as well as no money in her personal account. (Way to go Bruno!!!!) Marcella has that sick look again. Renata has taken all this in and quietly makes an exit.

Dan is giving Lily a ride to the hotel. She wants to know why he is so serious. She asks if it is because Leo is trying to steal Pablitos affection from him. Dan tells her it is something like that. Lily asks him what bothers him most. To see Leo with his child or Leo with Eva. He tells her he doesn’t want to see him near neither of them. She reminds him they are about to get married soon. Dan tells her that is yet to happen and he tells her it is best to change the subject.

Renata is giving a bottle of booze to Marcella. She grabs it from her in a snit. Renata wants to know what’s going on? Marcella yells at her and tells her she probably heard everything that went on. Then she tells Renata that soon everyone will find out that Bruno bankrupted her. And the humiliation will be horrible for her as she cries in her drink. Renata has a great look of satisfaction on her face as she thought bubbles. “You are paying for all the damage that you have done.”



Leo is driving the baby bugging with Eva at his side and telling her what a great little family they will be once she is his wife. Eva leaves to go to her room. Renata is walking by with another bottle of booze. Leo asks her where she is going. She tells him to Marcella’s room and it is the second bottle that she has brought. Leo asks her why she is drinking so much. Renata suggests it is probably to drown out all the pain. Leo wants to know what she is talking about. Renata leans close and tells him it is probably best she didn’t tell him but he is going to find out any way and tells him that Marcella just found out a while ago that Bruno just got away with all her money. Leo shakes his head and says this can’t be and tells her he will go talk to her.

Dan has arrived home and his phone rings. His secretary is telling him the bank has been calling all day but couldn’t locate him. She tells him that there are serious problems with one of the accounts and they can’t find Marcella.

Eva is taking Pablito for a little stroll to Julio’s house. She stops to smells the flowers and then she has a trip down memory lane remembering fondly when Dan sent all those flowers to her.

Leo and Marcella are discussing their options. There is no way they can permit Bruno to leave her in the ruins. She starts screaming for Renata to bring her the other bottle she asked for. Leo tells her he told Renata not to bring it. Marcella is drunk and out of control as she starts screaming at Leo. He tries to take her drink out of her hand.

Dan is now at the Marcella’s old mansion and is asking Renata where she is. Renata tells him it isn’t a good idea that he see her now. She isn’t feeling good. She is a bit upset and Leo is with her trying to calm her down. Dan tells her it is urgent that he talks with both of them and goes off to find them leaving Renata in the dust.

Now Marcella drunk as a skunk is whining that everyone is laughing at her. From his stupid stepson to Eva who has stolen all her inheritance. Then she says She should have finished Eva off from the beginning. But she was so stupid and didn’t do it. Leo is trying to calm her down and tells her that any body could be listening in. She screams even louder that she doesn’t care who hears her. Then she starts screaming about Julio and how if it wasn’t for him Eva would be in Jail. Leo looks confused and asks her what she is talking about. She tells him that Julio left a letter with his lawyer saying that if she withdrew the charges against Eva her accounts would be unfrozen. Leo realizes that is why she dropped the charges.
She tells him of course she had to.

Daniel walks up to Marcella’s door. We see him stop for a second as he hears Marcella’s screams. He hears her talking about how she had it all planned out perfectly. She explains how she had Eva go to the bank with the check she forged and how she had her charged as a thief. But she had to withdraw it. Marcella continues on and Dan listens intently at the door. She is saying she is going to the police and will charge her again. Leo stops her and tells her she isn’t going anywhere. He tells her she needs to lower her voice. Dan leans in closer to the door as he gets closer to the truth.


Marcella is now saying nobody can ever find out that Eva never robbed the $25000. Especially Dan. Dan has now cracked the door open a bit as he continues to listen. Marcella is saying he was so easy to deceive.
Than rants on that both Eva and Dan are so stupid. And that is where we end. A step closer to the truth.

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There may not be as much snark and brimstone for this recap. In the interest of fast turn around I'm  being Joe Friday. Just the facts, ma'am. I'm also going to try to make some sense of  all the story lines, so the order may not match the episode. Hope that is ok.

Burnie and Crew

• Burnie has a face to face with Sor. Clementina about Los Dos Marias. Burnie tells Sor Clementina that JP was seduced by Vic. So now Sor. Clementina knows about JP's paternity. We know what that means. Even though Clemintina has sworn never to tell that JP has a daughter...her death is imminent. When Burnie asks about María Desamparada's mother, Sor C gets a hinky feeling and it is eventually revealed that María Desamparada is JP and Vic's daughter. Burnie is impactada...as she removes a hypodermic needle from her purse.
• Meanwhile back at the Burnie Cave, Eva has found hypodermic needles...and one is missing! She calls Fausto who let's her know he's at the huerfanato with Bernie. Eva warns him someone is gonna die! Either Padre Hair-ónimo or one of the nuns.
• As Sor Clementina goes to call JP (despite Burnie's insistence he not know), Burnie raises high the needle of untraceable poison and we get a close up of gloved hand, habit and hypo. Descanse en paz, Sor Clementina.

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All the wrong people are getting together tonight. And even the right folks who hook up soon split apart again. Just another hurtin' night in Telenovelaland. Muñeca appears to sell her body, if not her soul, to Garduño in return for getting Christian back. Jorge teams up with Fedra (they both have incriminating info about the other) in order to win Mari/Vicky and her fortune. (See! Manzanita told you he was a bad guy!) Brandon and Ilitia make love (it wasn't just sex, he proclaims) but fall out in the morning when she admits she could never live a life of “poverty” with him. Kristel decides to drop both Lorenzo and his little package Christian in the hopes of furthering her Top Model Career. And Captain José is still trying to figure out how old buddies Juana Felipe and Bernardo could have turned to a life of crime. Evidently the obvious answer “Because it pays” didn't occur to him.And since Univision is still making casseroles by combining two different episodes, we also have a great scene of Emiliano trying to beat the bejesus out of Lorenzo, when our aging slimeball comes to ask Emi for the hand of his daughter. Suffice it to say the request didn't go well. But it sure was fun to watch!

As the show begins, for one heart-stopping moment, we think that Muñeca is willing to be Garduño's woman in return for offing Lorenzo. Whew. What a relief to know she only wants Low to pay by losing custody of Christian. And what she really really really wants? Why a night of candlelight, wine and a game of Maratón with her favortite adversary. Garduño (“Call me León”) is only too happy to oblige...on all counts.

We have our obligatory clichés: “Esto no puede ser” after Ilitia and Brandon's first go-round in the sheets. We swore it wouldn't happen again, he laments. “It was bigger than both of us”, she replies. (not touching that one). This is the third time we've made love and twice you were drunk, muses Brandon. He's clearly experiencing post-coital depression. A common ailment. Ilitia allows as how she's messed up, stressed about being adopted and what not. But what really torments her is what she feels for Brandon. She really desires him (me gustas mucho) So c'mere big guy. And he does. Presumably for Round Four.

The Maratón game seems to be going swimmingly but is interrupted by a call. It's Magela (the model agency head) letting Muñeca know her daughter is drunk (muy pasada de copas) and if she's not straight by morning and ready to work, no agency will ever hire her again. (This part was left out in tonight's casserole.)

That ends the Maratón game, but a new one begins. Garduño, now on a first-name basis, wants to know how he can help his worried woman friend. What can he do to lift her spirits? he wants to know, while tenderly covering her hand with his. He counsels that nothing can be done for Ilitia until the next day. But as for Christian...no problem. Lorenzo is his slave, he sold his soul to me (as he says this, he slides behind Muñeca chair and caresses her hair (yuck!) so I can promise that tomorrow you'll hold and kiss your little Christian again.

But wait! In the next scene, we see Kristel at Magela's apartment to pick up Christian? Will this mess up the rescue attempt? Stay tuned.

Fedra and Jorge (whom she delights in calling “Mi George”) are playing an extended cat and mouse game. She tweaks him for being the lame husband of Marianela while wanting Vicky. Who's been in her son Eman's bed. But now she ups the ante by affirming that she knows the Meatball and the Spaghetti are one and the same. No way says Jorge, whipping out his wedding photo. “Que mal foto-shop” snaps Fedra. And my friend Bernardo is in jail for forging documents. Do you want to go to jail for forging photos? Sum total of this go-round. Jorge and Fedra have interests in common. But since she's trying to bring down" the woman he loves", he can't be her ally. Clearly only a temporary setback.

Oh my. Kristel's still at the apartment and having plunked Christian down on the floor, she struts her stuff for Magela. Top Model right? D'ya think you could make me an even bigger name than Ilitia? Sure. With your body and attitude (a delighted Christian seems to agree) you could be hot stuff. But not if your “big dream” is to get married. Nopis. Kristel is ready to do whatevah to be famous. Good-bye Lorenzo. Good-bye Christian.

Now the 411 on Jorge. He's walking down Memory Lane, remembering his rushed proposal and also Tia Carlota's suspicions. She told him right off that if Marianela accepted his proposal (even though Tia thought she was still in love with Eman), he would have to renounce all rights to the fortune she would inherit from her dear departed dad. You offend me Doña Carlota, huffs Jorge. No matter. This is a huge amount of money. One people would kill for.

And yes indeed, muses Jorge. Fedra did kill for it....and did me a favor in the process. (Oh he's bad bad bad!) His memories then take him further to a day when Marianela, in her fat suit, is holding the doll that Doris saved for her. The doll that held the important papers concerning Fedra's past. (Okay, the previous two paragraphs weren't in tonight's viewing either. But I think they're important. They already show that Jorge may be in this for the money.)

Oh dear. Round Four (or was it three?) isn't ending well. Ilitia appears to be having regrets. Brandon's chapped that for her, he's only a policeman, a “muerto de hambre” (poor devil) incapable of giving her the life of luxury she wants. Well, yeah. She's never known “poverty” and doesn't want to. Now that you're 'satisfied', and you know what I mean, he snarls, I'm going down to have breakfast. And off he stomps, in spite of her plaintive “no se vayas”.

More games. Eman and Mama Fedra. He wants to know if she had anything to do with Vicky's upset last night. And what about this José whom she introduced as her lawyer the other day? Our Eman, though not nearly as dim as Emiliano, is still no match for Mom. She evades all his queries with an “I don't want to talk about the Past” and a pointed reminder that what he'd better do is work on saving his marriage. Drop this Vicky dame.

A somewhat pointless discussion in Vicky's office at the agency. (probably will be cut if they're merging episodes). Doris is gushing at how romantic the idea of dinner in a puente peotonal was. Jorge thinks it was a lousy idea and wants these shenanigans to stop. Eman's in love with a fantasy. No, sez Doris. She exists. The sweet Marianela is deep inside you, Vicky, and that's whom Eman loves. Vicky recalls her pain when Eman burned his letters to Marianela. Doris whips out her own cliché. You must “luchar por su amor”, for “el hombre de tu vida”. (Surely no translation needed. Even if you've only been watching telenovelas for a week.) From there they segue into worries about Fedra knocking out Vicky to get her fingerprints. They decide Marianela from come back immediately and Doris gets busy on the fat suit. The scene ends with Jorge, reminiscent of Garduño, kissing Vicky's head and vowing to do whatever he can to protect her. (This scene was truncated also. But who needed those clichés anyway?)


In another deleted scene, Fedra's hitting the bottle while musing that she has to get rid of Captain Chema or else that bruja's predictions will come true. No Love and Compassion for you, old amante. I'll get rid of you just like I did Lorenzo.

Shazam! In storms Muñeca. Fedra actually looks scared for a moment and then jumps up to fake hug and fake console her for her loss. What loss!? He's not dead!" Que bueno"Fedra weakly replies. What I want is to see Kristel, continues Muñeca. And presto, she appears. Only to to hand over Christian. Muñeca hugs him fiercely and little Chris smiles like the little Lorenzo he is. Quite content to nestle against any and all attractive bosoms.

Papa Lorenzo isn't doing as well. Comes home, not to an amante, but several armed men, plus Garduño and his lawyer. With papers. Sign these. A divorce. Without a penny from Muñeca. And no custody of Christian either. Impassioned protests. Cool reply: I'm going to have your woman. She's close to el Lirio de Plata and therefore a good investment. Which you didn't take care of. So she's mine. Either as a divorcée or a widow. You decide.

He signs. And weeps. “Que tengas un bonito dia” is Garduño's final thrust as he and his posse clear out.

A little tension back at the Mansion de Terror. Kristel smarmily apologizes to both Fedra and Muñeca for taking their husband or lover as the case applies. Fedra and Kristel both have “whoopsies” looks on their faces as Muñeca storms out in disgust. Now it's time for a little mother-daughter reconciliation. Heck, Kristel is so like Fedra, she's a mirror. And bless you darlin' you scare me to death! And you terrify me, mami, chortles Kristel. Fake hugs. Fake peace. But they're fun to watch, aren't they?

Jorge and Fedra are fun too. They're continuing cat and mouse, now in her office. She's threatening to bring him down along with Vicky now that she has proof that Meatball and Spaghetti are from the same Skillet (sartén). He then vows to tell everyone about her “amorios”. Big deal. Muñeca already knows and Emiliano had an affair with Netty. So what else ya got?

Well, he's got copies of those papers his father-in-law Luis Felipe kept about her origins “Juanta Felipe Pereth” he lisps. Checkmate.

Back to jail. Chema's hanging on the bars wanting to know more about how Bernardo and Juana Felipe wound up living happily ever after, thieving and killing, in the Ruiz y de Teresa mansion. Seems the Ruiz y de Teresa son (cue a younger version of Emiliano, muy guapo!) is strolling on the rocks, just as Juana Felipe, emerges from the waters like a modern day Venus. She smiles and he's a goner. (Too bad this scene was cut. The younger Emiliano is worth a view.)

But what about her son? Where is he? Bernardo turns away.

And we're suddenly back with Marianela. Chunky, cheery and in her fat suit. Eman knocks at the door of Vicky's office. Doris panics but not our Mari. Let him in, let him see me, she says confidently.

But they decide caution is the better part of valor. Instead Mari/Vicky whisks into the bathroom, pleading a case of the trots due to her intolerance of spicy Mexican food. That pretty well ensures that Eman won't bust into the bathroom. Whew!

Jorge and Fedra are still negotiating. He accuses her of knocking out Vicky to get her fingerprints and she's chortling that thank God the whale lost some weight. Otherwise it would have taken three gallons of chloroform to make her lose consciousness. As far as she's concerned, she's holding all the castanets but he threatens to reveal her sordid love affairs to one and all. Pish tush! Muñeca already knows and Emiliano rumpled the sheets with that cheap actress Netty. So you got nuthin' mi George. Not so fast. Good ol' George pulls out some copies of the papers that Gretel burned. Thus he has proof that Eman is probably not Emiliano's son. If so, he won't get a dime of the Ruiz y de Teresa fortune. And we're talking a lot of money (lana) smiles Jorge, his eyes lighting up. And what will your son think when he learns you were a port of call prostitute, selling your body to all and sundry. Sooooo....shall we be allies, or enemies to the death?

Now we're into the next episode. Emanuel's been dispatched to the pharmacy to get the Mexican version of Kaopectate. And back at the Mansion de Terror, Lorenzo has stormed in demanding to see "Her". Whom? sniffs Delicia. Kristel's not here. And neither is Fedra, she snickers. Emil appears, in high dudgeon, wanting to know why Lorenzo is yelling for his daughter. And the fun begins. Well...okay. Not yet. We've suddenly back with Brandon and Ilitia.

She's in a fetching but skimpy bathing suit and he's hyperventilating. Lordy, she's not going out like that, half-nude is she!? Indeed she is. This is a bathing suit fashion show. Not maternity dresses. And besides, I haven't got any cellulite or stretch marks as you very well know. Brandon breathes a little harder and appears to change color. Well, I'm really going to have to watch the guys if you're parading around like that. (Poor guy. He's clearly a goner. But Ilitia...not so sure...) As he turns to go, though, she admires his manly backside and murmurs sweet nothings to herself about his savage gorilla appeal. (Okay, she's a half-gonner. But the Ruiz y de Terese fortune still holds as much appeal for her as it seems to do for Jorge.)

Back to our boys, Emi and Low. Lorenzo is nervously explaining that he and Muñeca are now divorced. Good, rumbles Emil. She's been sick of you for a long time. And I of her, cheerily replies Lo. And I've met someone new. Love her with all my heart body and soul! Your daughter.

E- Whaaaaat!? My daughter!? What kind of man are you? A pervert? A degenerate!? First you steal millions from my agency, then after Mau dumps her at the altar, you move in and seduce her!?

This tirade is delivered as Emi chases Lo round and round the dining room table and then the chase and fight moves out to the pool.

Oh shucks. Just when it was getting good, we're back in the office. Vicky's back in her Vicky body; Doris has packed Marianela in a big sack and Eman's returned wondering what that huge bag is for. Er, um, it's a giant chicken. We've got a new client for instant soup and that's one of the props.

Well, hey, he's not that interested anyway. He wants to nibble on Vicky's neck and tell her how he couldn't sleep all night thinking about her. She's in her NoNoNo routine. People might come in. Square things with Ilitia first. The usual. He's like "It's just a piece of paper." (Wow, I can remember hearing that argument in my youth.) And I can't live without you. Grab grab. Kiss kiss kiss kiss. Borrrrring.

So back to Emi and Low. Pausing to catch his breath, Emi gasps "Did you lay a hand on her?" Low looks at all ten fingers, shrugs and indicates "Sure did Pops" On to the pool. Lo is now near collapse and wheezes that they're both too old for this. And he's about to have a heart attack. YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR MY DAUGHTER, THAT'S WHAT! AND YOU'RE A COWARD. Nope, you're the coward sneers Lo. You never had the guts to divorce Fedra and marry your Netty. At least I'm taking steps.

Lots more fighting. Lo seems to be having a ball leaping in and out of the water in mock battle. Emi's definitely tiring. And now they have a shocked audience. First Benigno and the maids. Then Kristel arrives, horrified, and shrieks in English for them to STOP. Axel and Gretel join the scene. Nereida informs them that Lorenzo has had a fling with that "facilonga" (easy bit) of a sister. Gretel wants to know if Kristel is planning to bed every man she knows. (well, pretty much, yes.)

Oh well. Back to the office. Eman caves and promises to wait for Ilitia to return and sign divorce papers. A few kisses and a nibble on the knuckle will have to hold him until that day.

Now we see Vicky, in need of fresh air after all that nuzzling, sitting in the park outside the agency with Jorge. She's telling him she can offer him nothing but friendship. And he's not liking it. So he leaves, but not without telling her that she needs him and that Fedra is determined to get her at all costs.

But evidently not before Mauricio does. Right after his exit, Mau comes up from behind, grabs her around the throat and warns her not to scream. He's armed and dangerous.

Previews:
Ilitia, Fedra and Jorge are having a pow-wow on separating Vicky and Emanuel forever! Fedra's advice is for Ilitia to get pregnant as soon as possible. Ilitia perks up at the idea.
Doris sees Mau pushing Vicky into a car and sounds the alarm.
Mau leers at Vicky and vows that she's going to be "his".
Netty and Glad are hysterical and tell Emanuel he must do something to rescue Vicky.

Vocabulary:
desvelarme = to reveal myself, to let myself be known. (Muñeca to Garduño. And he's all for it.)
te comen las ansias = you're nervous, anxious, worried (Fedra to Jorge)
ponernos las pilas = get a move on (Doris, talking about the need to bring back Marianela, in order to fool Fedra)
no me dejaste otra salida = you left me no other choice (Garduño to Lorenzo)
sonando las castañuelas = lit. playing the castanets fig. "I hold all the cards". Fedra to Jorge.
rest of the vocabulary is embedded

Dicho of the Day

Dios los cria y ellos se juntan. Bird of a feather flock together. (Choose which characters you think this applies to.)

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