Caray, Caray!

LQNPA (La que no podía amar) March 20, 2012, Capitulo 60


Puppydog eye overdrive, confused Cupcake, idiotic Gustavito.

The recap is going to take a little longer to cook up, because my CCs crapped out for almost the first half of the episode. I am switching to SpanCC but will attempt to do a bulleted-style summary based on listening comprehension alone. Which will soon expose how much I suck at listening comprehension alone. (Only the first part had no CCs. Thankfully I didn't have to recap the whole thing CC-less!)

SEMI-LONG SUMMARY (Events may not be listed in order, but you should be able to figure it out!)

* We start with a repeat of our raven-haired, puppy-dog eyed douchebag, pleadingly asking a wet and drippy Cupcake if she could possibly squeeze out a teensy, weensy bit of love for him? If there was no novio? She doesn't really give him a definitive no, which I suppose gives him a little hope. He eventually takes his leave so she can rest. After he leaves, she drips some more tears and whines to herself, that Rohell doesn't understand that she will never be able to love him.

A concerned Rohell at her bedside.

Appealing to the crying Cupcake.

Beseeching looks with heavy-duty puppy dog eye action.

* Cupcake and Dani get to speak about what's going down when Rohell leaves. First Cupcake whines about how the Gustavito is Sin's novio now, horror of horrors! Drip, drip, drippy tears. She also contemplates the possibility that Gustavito could end up being her brother-in-law. Yikes.

* Vainessa plots and plans with her Evil Team to get the Rancho la Negra, in order to cut off water from Rohell.

* Sin calls Vain and kvetches about how Cupcake stole her thunder at the dinner by fainting. No one was paying attention to Sin and her new novio. The two brujas complain about this for a while.

* Cupcake and Dani finally connect the dots and deduce that it's highly unlikely that Rohell ordered the hit on the Gustavito, seeing as Rohell is blissfully ignorant about what's going on and seems to really like Gustavito. They then wonder about who is responsible for the beating of Gustavito? We have several conversations throughout the episode where it sinks in further that Cupcake was horribly, horribly wrong about Rohell's level of douchebaggery. "He's actually a marvelous man" she laments, feeling bad for ripping him a new one so many times.

Finally figuring out that Rohell, while a douchebag, isn't so much of a douchebag that he'd order for Gustavito to be beaten. Like, it took them long enough!

* Even though they know that Rohell doesn't know who Gustavito is, and didn't order him beaten, they now worry that should Rohell find out, he'd freak out in some jealous rage and maybe kill the Gustavito. [Now, I have trouble believing this. Rohell's a douchebag with a whip, but I don't see him inflicting too much damage on Gus with it. Gus is apt to fight back. Nor do I see Rohell ordering someone else to hurt Gus. Unless Rohell is carrying his rifle when he hears the news—I suppose that would be a bad time for him to find out. In any case, I don't see Rohell killing anyone. Rohell is a freak, but not a murderous one.]

* Cupcake, Dani, and now MentiRosa worry about what to do, what to do now that Gustavito is here and Rohell is still in the dark. Do nothing, pretend she doesn't know him, seems to be the consensus. More crying from Cupcake.

* Vain pays the owner of the Negra ranch and asks for "discretion" so he won't tell Rohell. Bruno is on hand to give some B.S. reason about how he's Rohell's lawyer and doesn't want Rohell to know that he's been dealing with this land deal.  The former owner has no problem with that, says something about he's going to go to Tuxtla.

* Gustavito hears from the Mean Girls (Vain and Sin) of all of Cupcake's supposed sins as a gold digger. She "stole" the douchebag away from Vainessa. She's brought her whole freeloading family out the Hacienda. She's trying to steal away Vain's inheritance. Complain, complain, complain. He soaks it all up, as we expected. Idiot.

Filling the Gustavito's head full of lies.

* Consuelo finds out from Maria that Efrian was fired from the Hacienda. Maria doesn't know why Rohell fired him. Consuelo worries that Efrian got fired because Rohell found about him and Sin.

* Outside Macaria's Fonda in San Gabriel, David approaches Sin and Gus. Sin tells David that the Gustavito is now her novio! So there! David doesn't like it.

Sin needs to not wear heels when she's standing next to Gustavito. Just saying.

* That idiot Chio visits Mersnotty to cry about how things have gone belly up with Esteban. When Mersnotty admits that she encouraged Esteban to clear things up with Chio, Chio thinks that the breakup with Esteban is all Mersnotty's fault. Mersnotty tries to protest, but Chio leaves in a huff and believes that Mersnotty's after Esteban herself. FF>>

* Over breakfast in the terrace, we have a cozy quartet with Sin, Gustavito, Rohell, and Cupcake. Rohell is in a good mood as he encourages Gus to stay and work for him at the Hacienda. At first Gus resists, but eventually agrees. Gus is very icy towards Cupcake, which somehow is completely missed by Rohell and Sin.

Cupcake sits across from the Gustavito at breakfast.

The Gustavito gives Cupcake the stinkeye as Sin slobbers all over him.

Rohell is cheerfully oblivious to Cupcake's and Gustavito's unease at the breakfast table.

Rohell warmly welcomes the Gustavito to the Hacienda.

* MentiRosa and Bruno plot and plan. They don't like how obvious Gustavito is when he looks longingly at the Cupcake. Something must be done to separate them. There is more talk about getting Cupcake to sign some paper (I think Tia's being Cupcake's legal representative?). Then they discuss how they're on the same team, shouldn't betray each other, yadda yadda. FF >>

* More talk between Dani and Cupcake about how much Rohell obviously loves the Cupcake, and how he didn't order Gus beaten after all. Now she knows that she's been unfair to Rohell, he's a great guy (except for that violent thing), blah blah, but her heart belongs to that ungrateful idiot Gustavito.

* Consuelo asks Sin about how Effer got fired. Sin says it was because Effer failed to look after her (i.e. hover over her sufficiently) well enough for Rohell. Sin acts completely nonchalant and apathetic about Effer losing his job because of her. She tells Consuelo not to worry, Effer is on holiday with Macaria and her family. Consuelo looks a bit concerned about this.

Margarito is pleased to hear about a proposed classroom, with Cupcake teaching!

Rohell smiles in return, showing off his dimples.

* Dani questions whether Cupcake really feels nothing for Rohell. She points out how much Vainessa regrets dumping our resident douchebag. Is Cupcake sure that she wouldn't feel similar regret, were she to let the wheeled one slip through her fingers? She's already lost Gus (no great loss, I say!), so why not try to make an opportunity with Rohell, who clearly loves her? (Dani is obviously a Rogeliana! LOL.) Cupcake seems confused but still insists that the Gustavito is the only guy for her.

* Bruno goes to Gustavito and says he was "the other guy" that Cupcake was hooked up with, but then he (Bruno) sadly introduced her to Rohell, and she dumped Bruno for Rohell. Bruno says he is "discreet" about being Cupcake's squeeze before she got her greedy gold-digging hands on Rohell. Of course the Gustavito drinks this up as well as gospel.

The lying, tie-dyed bastard. (Thank you Sara for that line!)

* Vain plots and plans with David to buy the Rancho Negra (or whatever it's called). They conceal from Sin about how much a betrayal this is to Rohell, or how much this may screw over the Hacienda and as a result, Sin's half of the fortune. They sell this idea to Sin by saying that she can tell her brother that unless he gives her her half of the inheritance, the water will be cut off from the Hacienda. Sin seems to be going along with this.

Vainessa convinces Sin to betray her brother.

* Rohell grills Miguel for personal likes and dislikes of Cupcake, like her favorite perfume and favorite flower. Rohell tells Miguel that he just wants to show Cupcake how much he cares for her and loves her.

* Efrain shows Macaira (or however you spell it) and Maripaz around Mexico City. Macaria says she loves her hubby, but it's kinda boring in San Gabriel. She wants to go out drinking and dancing that night. Efrain says it's his duty to take them! But when they get to a club that night, Maripaz bows out early, because she wants to get up early to check out the college. Uh-oh, Viewerville doesn't like the sound of this.

Effer and Macaria drink at a nightclub, but Maripaz (the blue drink is hers) wants to go to bed early. This does not sound like a good plan.

* Rohell doesn't trust Vainessa and doesn't want Sin working for her. He'd prefer Sin work for/with him. She knows that he hasn't mishandled the estate, but actually has made the Hacienda flourish. But she doesn't want to work with him and be under his thumb. He warns her that Vainessa wants to use her. OF course she doesn't believe it. He ends by saying that he's not worried that she (Sin) would do anything—he knows she'd never betray him. Impactada look from Sin.

He knows Sin would never betray him.

But Sin's an idiot about this, so all bets are off.

* The Gustavito rips Cupcake a new one. She tries to explain that she was "protecting" him from Rohell, whom she had assumed had ordered the beating of Gus (but now she knows she's wrong). Gus doesn't believe any of this, and chastises her for deceiving such a nice guy like Rohell, who clearly cares for her and loves her. Cupcake is all drippy and teary and tries to explain that it isn't like that, but Gus is like, talk to the hand, and full of self-righteous idiocy.

Cupcake tries to explain to the stubborn, self-righteous Gustavito.

But of course he's got his mind made up, no reason to listen to her!

* David pays a visit to Rohell and says it's time to "pay" for not pressing charges on Miguel for the fake theft of the truck. What he wants is to have his debt (which is in the millions) cleared for pardoning Miguel. Rohell sputters at the price, but we end the episode with David giving Rohell a pointed look and Rohell looking stern and gulping.

*Gulp*

THE END!


Avances: Rivalry. Bruno and Tia plotting. Rohell, Cupcake, dimples, flowers and candles. Awwww. Here are gratuitous screenshots from the avances, added just because I can:

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Well folks, team ezra-and-melinama are felled again, between a power outage that knocked out my fragile and unreliable recording method and a hurricane that may be sweeping through here (according to the tape running along the bottom of the show), I better hurry, and I hope somebody else saw and can report on the first 3/4. Sorry!

Rebeca is still dour and resentful. Pancho wants her to take dictation of a letter apologizing to her, but she demurs, so he has the secretary come in and write a decidedly non-businesslike letter: "I was jealous and insecure and, well, Chela..." "DON'T MENTION HER TO ME," seethes Rebeca. "Well, I hurt you both. I went for what was easy and familiar. Now I know I must dedicate my life to you." He has the secretary make her a hard copy and gives it to her in a fancy leather folder. She is unimpressed. He will have to apologize about 25 more times, I am estimating.

Freddy got pummeled by Napo's Amazonian sidekick Deborah, because his father Veens called Candy.

Moni and Pepe have had a fight - her best/only friend Kari refuses to stop trying to seduce Freddy away from Ana, and Pepe is ticked off, seriously. He says, "you can't continue to be her friend," Moni counters: "I'm going to France with my mother tomorrow." That ticks him off even more.

Pancho gives a pep-talk to the Avon workers: now that he is owner as well as president, he's going to institute some kind of profit-sharing, so the more productive they are, the better they'll all do. "You are the soul of Avon," he says, all applaud.

Rebeca and Chela are both in the audience. Chela pulls Rebeca aside to say: "Enzo says he and I cannot love freely until everybody involved has apologized to everybody else. I always knew Pancho loved you, I was deceiving myself. I can't have Enzo unless you forgive Pancho."

Tomas has been accepted at the Police Academy. He wants to work for justice for the poor! He looks very hot these days, I'm glad he lost the cornrows.

Napo gets a happy peck of a kiss from Chela, returning from HER RADIO STATION. He tells her she can't call him Napolito in public. Vince arrives! Yelling "You can't hurt my nenenenene!" all the goons have their guns pointed at him.

Napo calls off his dogs and gives Vince tequila and an excellent Vera Cruz cigar which Vince enjoys so much, he doesn't notice Candy is standing right next to her ancient husband! At first he says he called Candy "by accident," then he promises there will be no more calls, it was a mistake. "IT WAS A MISTAKE" he yells.

Chela comes to Pancho's office, congratulates him on his speech to the workers, tells him "Enzo says I must forgive you. I was a fool, I lived in Pancholandia because it was familiar..." "Now you can live in Enzolandia," he jokes. "Maybe it was habit, not love," she says, and forthwith forgives him, shakes his hand, and then says, "but the hardest part is, now Rebeca has to forgive you!"

Veens, scowling at a newspaper trumpeting Pancho's now-ownership of Avon, mutters, "We need a new strategy." Tomorrow: Vince, Pina, and Arnold on one team; Enzo, Pancho, and Rebeca on the other. What a bunch of babies!

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A couple of conversations are happening at Avon.

First, there’s the one with Pina and Arnold. Basically, Pina tells Arnold that she wants to consult a doctor because she wants to have another child with Vicente.

The second conversation is between Enzo and Lidia. Lidia won’t give up on the person she wants. Enzo really doesn’t want to start any sort of relationship with her.
At that same time, he gets a call from Chela who asks if he’d accompany her to Candy’s wedding. He says he can’t because he has to work. Poor Chela.

Pancho also gets a call from Napoleon who confirms Pancho’s attendance at the wedding. Pancho asks Napoleon to think about whether or not this wedding is the best thing for Candy. He loves her, but does she feel the same? Hmmm.

Of course, Candy’s wedding is quite extravagant. Pina and Vicente appear and surprise Candy. Pina wastes no time in informing Candy that she and Vicente are together again and that they’ve found love once again. This doesn’t set well with Candy. Pina demonstrates affection and love for Vicente. She’s pretty cruel, actually. No wonder the kids kept calling her Cruela. In fact, Vicente even asks why Pina had to be so cruel.
Pina meets with and talks to Napoleon, while Debora makes sure that Candy straightens up and flies right. She needs to wipe her tears and move forward.

Pina asks Napoleon to leave Freddy alone and not threaten him anymore. She also asks if they can be friends. He agrees, but in his own subtle way, he lets her know that he knows EVERYTHING that’s going on in their lives, including the fact that she wants another child.

While Pancho is waiting for the rest of the Lopez clan to come outside to the Burra so that they can leave for the wedding, he calls Rebe and asks for her forgiveness. She still won’t. He even invites her to the wedding. Time, Pancho…Time. You’ll have to go through some things first.
Dona Fer is the first to be ready and joins Pancho. They talk for a bit. We learn how it is that Vicente is her nephew. He is her sister’s son. Pancho realizes that he and Vicente are cousins! It cracks him up.


At the gym, Enzo and Rebe run into one another and have a chat. She congratulates him on the baby and asks if he got back together with Chela. He says no. They continue to talk, and even though Rebe doesn’t want to talk about Pancho, Enzo warns her that he will need all of their support at work, because Vicente might want to overpower Pancho due to the number of stocks he has in the company. Hmmm…Vicente has stock, and so does Pina. They’ve gotten back together. I guess the stocks got back together as well, huh??? Oh, Vicente! We know your scheme.
Enzo and Rebe continue to talk, and she encourages him to try again with Chela, especially since they’re about to be parents. He encourages her to give Pancho another chance.

Back at the wedding, Chela shows up and tries to cheer up Candy.
Shortly thereafter, Pancho and crew show up. Guess who else shows up? Karina. And, there begin to be problems between Ana and Freddy.

Candy and Napoleon marry; although, Candy doesn’t seem very convinced or happy. Napoleon, knowing this very well, reaffirms that he will do everything he can to make her happy.

At the party, Lupita and Ana chat. Ana is bummed because she wants to dance with Freddy, but he’s nowhere to be found. Hmmm, come to think of it, neither is Karina. Oh boy!

Pancho finds Vicente and Pina and has quite an enjoyable time letting them know that they are related! Vicente and Pina are not thrilled with this idea. Pancho also came to the discovery that Ana and Freddy are also related…second cousins. Vicente and Pina freak out about this.

Kari goes to look for Freddy, and Ana spots her. She shows Karina who’s boss. Freddy is Ana’s man. Chaos erupts. Even Monica asks Karina what possessed her to show up to the wedding. Karina informs everyone that Pina invited her. Monica gets her out of there. Meanwhile, Ana tells Freddy that she’s fed up with Pina’s antics and deeds to separate them.

In a private but elegant room, Napoleon shows Candy a folder with various papers. In that folder is proof that Pina went to go see a doctor because she wants a child. In that folder was also a full report of every woman with whom Vicente had relations. Candy doesn’t want to see it and asks Napoleon to stop pouring salt in the wound.
He does make her happy though. He shows her a deed. This is a document which shows Candy as the new owner of the radio station which produces her show. Go Candy!

Meanwhile, Pancho, Chela, Vicente and Pina, Ana, and Freddy are talking or arguing. Vicente and Pina are trying to make the kids see that their relationship is incestuous and should not be. The kids won’t relent and know there has to be a way for their love to triumph. Pina especially is freaking out.

Napoleon can’t wait for his first night with Candy as husband and wife. Candy is hesitant…unsure.

Monica and Karina talk. Monica basically warns Karina to be careful and not to let herself be manipulated by Pina. Karina is in love, and she will not listen to reason. She just knows she wants to fight for Freddy.

Ana and Freddy do a bit of research and present it to their folks. Basically, if they choose to have kids in the future, they probably wouldn’t be affected. Vicente and Pina still don’t agree.

Enzo and Monica go and visit Violeta in the hospital. She’s full of remorse. Monica is in good spirits.
Violeta lets them know that she’s planning on going to France to a hospital where she knows she can get special treatment. She asks Monica to go to France with her.

The Lopez siblings are coming up with some kind of scheme (I mean a helping hand) regarding Lupita and Tomas. Oh boy.

We then have kind of a cute scene between Pancho and Rebe. He goes into her office bringing tamales for her. She thanks him. He asks to talk to her and says that it is work related. She accepts and begins to let him know what Enzo told her in confidence. When Vicente’s name is mentioned, he lets her know that he discovered they were cousins. This causes Rebe to smile and laugh, and Pancho wastes no time in complimenting her. He lets her know that it’s how he likes to see her…smiling. Of course, she immediately wipes off the smile. Poor Pancho. You’ve gotta feel bad for the guy.

We have a “cursy” scene with Pina and Vicente. They’re letting the whole office know who loves whom more. Whatever. Enzo witnesses the whole thing. When Vicente and Enzo talk, Vicente admits he never stopped loving Candy even though he loves Pina. Red flags.

Candy also needs to be careful. Chela notices, while conversing, that Candy is already thinking of how she’s going to “enjoy” this marriage for as long as she has to be in it. After all, he bought her a radio station, so why not? Of course, if Candy’s not careful, Napoleon could find out Candy’s true intentions (taking advantage of him and his money). Chela warns her.

We then have a whole lot of shaking going on throughout the city. Tomas goes to visit Lupita at the Casa Popular, and the earthquake begins. They try and get the kids out of the way. At Avon, Rebe begins freaking out regarding the earthquake. Pancho is right there with her. Of course, his arms protect her until everything stops shaking.

Several folks talked about their earthquake fears. Rebe was in a building during the earthquake of 1985, and she feared the building would collapse. Enzo also was shaken up by the earthquake.

Back at the neighborhood, things are a mess. The Campos’ house is a mess, and Elena is freaking out. Tomas and the kids are worried because Lupita is nowhere to be seen or found. She actually goes back to the Casa Popular to save a little girl. She’s trapped, as part of the roof fell on her, and Tomas has a hard time saving her. Of course, he does.

Rebe and Pancho talk about the advantages of him accepting Dona Fer’s offer regarding inheriting her Avon stocks. The more they talk, the more they revert back to how they used to be. Of course, Rebe won’t quite accept it yet, but her anger is slowly subsiding. We still have a ways to go though.

There’s a brief scene where Lidia says goodbye to Pancho. She’s going back to Miami, where she already has a life. Things didn’t work out with Enzo.

In her office, when nobody’s looking, Rebe thinks back to and enjoys Pancho’s detail regarding the tamales. She smiles. She also thinks back to the earthquake. She can’t get Pancho out of her mind.

Candy and Napoleon talk about love and Blackjack. Interesting. He really does seem to love her. He asks for her forgiveness because of how he forced things and their relationship. Of course, she’ll mess things up.

Freddy interrupts Vicente, as he is deep in thought regarding Candy’s wedding. He wants Vicente’s help in telling Pina not to interfere in his and Ana’s relationship.

Chela and Enzo are thrilled as they both look at and enjoy their ultrasound. They’re about to kiss.

Monica and Pepe talk, and she breaks the news to Pepe about being asked to go to France. Pepe freaks out at first but seems to understand. Neither of them know what to do without the other in their lives.

We go back to Vicente and Freddy. Vicente doesn’t really seem to want to do much to help him regarding Pina.

Rebe visits Pina and lets her know that she’s concerned about the company and about what Vicente will do with his power and ownership of stocks in the company.

The last scene is back at the neighborhood, with medics and police and everyone there not allowing Pancho to go in and help save Lupita.

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From our sitemeter. Interesting, yes? Right now, as I type, there are visitors from the United States (claro) and also from:
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Welcome, all!

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Note: Due to events in tonight's episode I hope everyone will understand that I was light on the snark. It just didn't seem right.
El Refrito without benefit of the tema (grumble grumble)
Rosendo leaves. Damián cries and knows he’ll never see his dad again. Elisa comforts him. Fina storms into Augie’s office and she is pithed. They have have to stop their spouses from running away!

Lo Nuevo
Augie is tired of Fina’s fabrications and asks if she doesn’t have anything better to do than invent stuff. She wishes she was just inventing stuff! She waves the bill for a flight for two from Mérida a Nueva York under Augie’s nose. Auguie refuses to believe what Fina is telling him. She insists the two wayward spouses are headed out of town for a luxury trip to the Big Manzana. Augie tells Fina that Estefania is at home with their daughter. His wife is not having an affair with Rosie and to prove it he is going to take Fina to his house. You know this is going to go all kinds of wrong, right?

Carmina Dorada (dressed in a lovely shade of coral) comes in a hurry to leave. Steffie offers to take her to the bus. Carmina says there is a car waiting for her and exits as Elisa enters with her cage o’ birds. She tells Steffie her buddy Damián is sad because his dad is leaving and not coming back. Steffie connects the dots. She grabs some keys from the sideboard and heads for Orangina’s room. Steffie confronts her sister. She knows she’s running off with Rosie. La Naranja plays dumb, but Steffie persists. Sure, her sister may say she’s leaving to put distance between her and the Hot Sauce King, but Steffie knows they are running off together. La Naranja finally tells the truth: that Rosie is taking her out of the damn Pueblo. Steffie begs her sister to reconsider and also to consider all the harm it will cause not only will it destroy Rosie’s family, but Carmina as well. Carmina says on the contrary, she will finally have the happiness she’s been unable to find. Steffie tells her she can’t be happy if it hurts others. Carmina Burra says she certainly can and tries leave, but Steffie blocks the door. Steffie tells Carmina she is not letting her go anywhere and that she’s putting a stop to the situation. She locks Carmina in her room. Carmina screams and beats on the door. In the hallway Steffie looks pained and Elisa asks why Carmina is screaming. Steffie tells her she’ll explain later; she has to leave for a bit and not to open the door for any reason. She’ll be back soon and if daddy arrives before she returns (he will), tell him the same. Elisa turns back and gives her mother a big hug and I’m already starting to cry. The succubus continues to screech from behind door #1

Night falls and Rosie waits. A storm is brewing.

The storm begins and we spy Padre Lupe and Gael as the Padre tells a tousled Gael about school, learning, being prepared. Maybe he could grow up to be a farmer and work at the procesadora. Gael reminds Padre that Damián's mother would probably never allow him in there. Padre reminds him that Rosie is the one in charge at the plant. Gael tells Padre that he likes Rosendo and that he would like to have a father like him. Padre Lupe agrees that Rosie is a good father. Padre changes the subject and asks why Gael didn’t go out with his friends today. Gael mentions Fina being sick and Padre asks why he didn’t tell him. Gael gives the typical kid response: “’Cause you didn’t ask” and a little comedy ensues.

Fina and Augie arrive at Casa Castañon. Fina immediately notes that no one is home. Augie again insists that Steffie and Elisa are home and must be in their bedrooms. Elisa appears and informs the two groan [sic] ups that mamá in indeed NOT home; that she left after locking up Carmina and leaving instructions not to let her out. Fina considers this definitive proof that Rosie and Steffie are fleeing together. When questioned, Carmina acts like she has no idea what is going on or why her sister locked her up. Fina needles Augie. Rosie and Steffie have run off together and they have to stop them. If they get to the airport in Mérida on time they can stop them! They can’t let them make fun of us! Augie is convinced that Fina is right and will not let Steffie do this to him. He leaves telling Fina to stay there. Elisa enters in time to hear Fina accuse Carmina of knowing about the plan all along. Carmina denies knowing anything. Elsia runs out of the room.

The storm continues to rage as Steffie arrives in a taxi where Carmina was supposed to meet Rosendo. The taxi driver offers to stay, but Steffie informs him she will be going back to the pueblo with someone else. She runs and hops into Rosie’s car. He is surprised to see her. She tells him Carmina is not coming. Steffie is determined to stop him from doing such a crazy thing. She can’t believe he could abandon his wife and child. There is no justification for what he’s doing. He reminds her that living with Fina is hell. Steffie thinks that still his family doesn’t deserve to be abandoned. She didn’t think he was that kind of guy. He just wants a little happiness. He’s drowning and just wants to breathe. She questions if he can be happy with Carmina in such circumstances. He swears he loves her and doesn’t want to lose her…he would rather die (anvil alert.)

Padre Lupe pays a call on his sick (take that as you will) sister. He’s informed that she’s been out since mid-day. He also finds out that Rosendo has left on a “trip” and that Damián is very sad and won’t eat.

Fina wonders if Augie has caught up with Rosie and Steffie. Carmina wonders why Fina doesn’t just go home already. Fina won’t budge. Carmina wants to know how Fina found out Rosie was leaving with another woman. Fina explains about finding the bill for the flight. When asked how she knew the other woman was Steffie, Fina says she always knew. Fina accuses Carmina again of protecting her sister. Carmina acts dumb. Fina questions her about the packed bags she saw in Carmina’s room. Was Carmina thnking of going with Steffie and Rosie?

Padre Lupe talks with Damián about his dad’s departure. Padre tries to convince the kid it’s nothing, but Damián is no dummy. Papá’s good-bye was way too final. Little Damián wants to know why his dad left them.

Ramona passes by on her cart as Steffie and Rosie continue to argue. Steffie wants him to reconsider what he is about to do. He and Carmina will never be happy if it’s at the cost of his wife and child. He has to try, but Steffie doesn’t think it should be done by running away like criminals. Rosie starts the car. He is going to get his Orangina and they’re leaving this very night!

Back at Casa Castañon Carmina is telling Fina she’s crazy. Fina asks again about the packed suitcases. Carmina feeds her the “going to Europe” story. Carmina says you would think, living in the same house she would have noticed if her sister was planning to to leave her husband and child. Fina thinks the burnished one always knew Steffie was rolling around in the hay with her husband (revolcarse.)

Steffie asks Rosie to slow down and not drive like a maniac in the rain. He is a man with a mission, he is going to get his juicy little Orange no matter what it takes. He speeds up. Ramona’s cart appears out of nowhere. Steffie grabs the wheel again. The car goes airborne and flips as it hits a cinder-block wall. Ramona throws up a prayer to the Virgen Santísima. Steffie and Rosie have been thrown from the vehicle. Steffie is barely alive next to the car. She tells Ramona that she has to stop them. Rosendo has passed away. Augie arrives and Ramona flags him down. Cue the heart wrenching music and sobbing from Augie. Steffie dies in his arms.

Carmina offers Fina some coffee and notices Elisa in the corner. She asks if the child always makes a habit of spying on adults. Elisa says she just wants to wait for her parents. Tia Naranja tells her they won’t be home until much later and she should go to bed. Elisa’s got spunk and stands her ground. Eventually she has to back down when the Orange terror orders her to obey and skedaddle.

Augie beats on Rosie’s dead body and screams ¿Por qué? Ramona tells him to leave the man in peace. He can’t tell you anything; he’s dead! Augie gets in his truck and leaves. Ass. Ramona freaks out and who can blame her? “We can’t just leave them!”

Fina wants to do something. She can’t just sit there, but Carmina says they can’t do anything. Augie returns and informs them of the death of Estafanía and Rosendo.

Half-time (grumble grumble) credits

Fina at first thinks Augie has killed them. Augie explains about the accident. Fina can’t believe it. Augie tells her to go to the accident site and see for herself. She cries. Augie locks himself in his office and Carmina tries to get him to open the door. The wailing wakes up Elisa. Fina can’t believe her Rosie is dead and Carmina keeps moaning that Steffie was her sister (you almost feel for her. Well played, Ms. Moussier.) Poor Elisa asks where her mom is. Carmina just blurts out “Tu mamá se murió, Elisa” and Elisa cries and screams. It’s a lie! Where’s my mom! I want to see my mom! Ok. I have to compose myself.....

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I’m back. Fina is evil. She tells Elisa she will never see her mother again just as Damián will never be able to see his father and it’s all the fault of Elisa’s mother! Carmina tells the cow to shut up and leave. Elisa begs her aunt again to tell her her mother isn't dead. Carmina says she doesn't lie, her mother is dead. She tells Elisa to go talk to her dad; maybe he will open the door for her. Elisa begs her Papito to tell her her mother hasn’t died. She asks repeatedly where her mother is. She begs him to open the door. Augie sits at his desk and cries while his child begs him to open the door. Keep it together for your baby, dude. She needs you. I have to go cry again. Excuse me.......

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Police arrive at the accident scene. Assured that the proper authorities have arrived, Ramona leaves the scene.

At the procesadora, Gabino is packing his things. Don Lucio hopes Gabino's leaving isn't because Don Lucio was put  in charge. Things will go back to normal when Rosendo comes back. Gabino says Rosendo won't be back for a while and that's exactly why he's leaving.  “They won’t have Gabino to kick around anymore.” (Loose translation.)

At the cantina Lolita and Braulio make like tórtolos. He’s trying to convince her to stay a little longer. One of the locals, one Jacinto, runs in and announces that there has been an accident with two fatalities and it’s Don Rosendo’s car!

Ramona returns home agitated she talks to herself about hoping the bodies are taken care of. She feels she couldn't stay or she would have been blamed. She informs Paloma of the death of her friends mother. Paloma cries for her friend.

Padre Lupe has calmed Damián down and the child is asleep. Padre Lupe confesses to Antonia that he is worried about Fina and Rosendo. Fina comes in. She informs her brother that Rosendo has died and that she always knew Steffie would snatch him away from her. She blames everything on Steffie. She explains to Padre Bro that the two were running away together and crashed (estrellarse.) Fina wonders what she will do without her Rosie. She can’t live without him and she curses Steffie and says I hope you rot in hell (¡Ojalá que pudras en el infierno!) Lupe begs her to calm down lest her son hears. Fina doesn’t care, she wants the world to hear (Qué oigan el mundo entero) and for everyone to know (que todos sepan) that Estefanía killed her husband. She stole him from her and now Rosendo is dead, dead, dead, dead, dead (got that?) Damián has awakened and overhears this.

Lolita returns home and finds Elisa crying in the kitchen. Elisa tells Lolita about her mother’s death. Lolita comforts while Elisa talks into her shoulder.

Braulio informs Don Lucio and Blanca about the death of  Rosendo and Estefanía.

The Funeral/Las exequias/El velorio
Gabino arrives at Hacienda Arango to pay his respects. What the heck is he wearing? Bandana wrap on his hand, one sleeve rolled up, the other unrolled and unbuttoned. Gabino offers his help to Padre Lupe and is a little miffed to find out Don Lucio has everything under control. They talk about veiling Rosendo's body. Padre Lupe mentions the body of Estefanía and Gabino is quite confused. He is one of the few people who actually knows that Carmina was the Rosendo’s ho on the side. Lupe continues to explain that no one knows why the two were together and unfortunately they both died.

Damián wants to take his horse to see Elisa, he knows she must be unhappy if her mother died. Antonia asks him to please not go. Fina will be pithed and take it out on her. He has to see her. He asks the help to just say she didn’t see him leave. He promises he won’t be long. He wants to see Elisa.

Elisa remembers how her mom combed her hair every morning and now that won't happen. Lolita tells her to be strong. She knows Elsia will miss her mother, but Lolita promises never to leave her and that Elisa will always have her. Besides, her mother will be in heaven and will always take care of her from there...like a guardian angel. Elisa asks if Damián's dad is also in heaven and will also take care of Damián. Elisa talks about the ugly things Fina said. Elisa begs to see Damián. Lolita thinks she should wait until tomorrow. She offers to go make Elisa some tea. When Lolita leaves, Elisa says she needs to see Damián and heads out.

Gael is looking for Padre Lupe. Paloma tells him about the accident. Gael runs off to see Elisa.

Fina will not cry another tear for Rosendo. Antonia informs her that Padre Lupe is tending to last minute details and that Gabino is helping with the wake. Fina asks for her son. Antonia tells her she can't find him. Fina tells her to keep looking.

Lolita finds Elisa's room empty and knows she went to look for Damián.

Damián rides for Elisa. Gael runs for Elisa. Paloma follows.

Carmina is crying. Lolita tells her some men have arrived to make arrangements for Estefanía's body(?) and Lolita wasn't sure what to do. Carmina asks what the boss said and Lolita explains he is still in his office and she didn't want to disturb him. He is destroyed by the death of Estefanía. Carmina says she will see to the men.

Gael runs after Elisa, Damián arrives. Damián and Elisa hug. Paloma takes Gael's hand. Forshadowing.

Augie takes a shotgun from the closet. He loads the weapon. He cries.

Cut to shot of Carmina. Gunshot. Augusto?

Cue the synchronized swimming (in jeans?)
Avances:

• Fina prohibits the friendship of Damián and Elisa
• Separated by treachery
• Carmina looks in the mirror

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...and everybody gets new outfits!

Elvira has a brand-new fake-designer surprise-wedding dress; now she wants Armando to call up Renato and tell him she doesn't have a thing to wear with it and he needs to buy her some accessories. OK then, Armando makes her call Fabiola and tell her he can't come over coz he's got a tummyache. Srsly! These two get weirder all the time.

Sarita has a Little Red Riding Hood outfit: enough said.

Lulu waltzes into the upstairs hall in a brand-new red bustier and high-heels, drops a vase of flowers on the ground, and when Camila comes out to investigate -- she jumps into bed with Pedro! Camila for once is not buying it, but they have a big ol' screaming match anyway.

Oscar the Butterball buys Rita a little French maid's outfit. Enough said about that as well, although the expression on Rita's face is pretty priceless.

Madame B's girls are tarted up as usual, but this time they're just scenery as Antonio and the Pig nearly come to blows in the foyer. Both of them want "Catherine," but she tells them she's with someone else. The management finally breaks up the fight by pouring more cognac into Tony and sending the Pig home where he is promised "a surprise."

Meanwhile, Armando is lounging around barefoot, and God, his feet are uglier than his doofy tennishoes. Put them back on, please!

Renato seems to have an infinite number of pairs of white pants, all of which he is wearing after Labor Day, gauche that he is.

Big ending: "Catherine" shows up in the Pig's bedroom and lays one on him. She's wearing a tiny little eye-mask that even he can see through -- and he does. YUCK, IT'S YOU! He freaks out and wipes his mouth. She says she has tricks that will make him forget she's his daughter-in-law...and, judging from the previews, she gets to use them.

Labels: Talisman