Caray, Caray!

Julieta tries to apologize to Fernando for Erasmo’s behavior. He’s worried that Erasmo will really take Lety away from Conceptos. Lety takes her father aside. He tells her that nothing she can do or say will change his mind. Lety tells him that it’s not what he thinks. Erasmo says that everything is perfectly clear to him. The correct thing, the honorable thing, the decent thing lying is not included in this. Lety argues back and says that you have to look at why people tell lies. To be dishonest he tells her. Sure some people, but not all of them she says back. Sometimes lies are worth it, she says back, like when a parent lies to a child to keep them from something painful. But this isn’t the case her, you know that Lety. Sometimes normal like Don Fernando and I have to tell lies to help others with their reality, to make it more livable. (This sounds much more convincing in Spanish). Erasmo tells her that’s just pretext. Lety asks him if he’s ever lied to protect himself or the people that he loves. No he tells her. That’s a lie dad. She asks him if he was happy when she got her job at Conceptos. Of course, you were the president’s assistant he tells her. No, she interrupts I’m really a secretary. Erasmo can’t believe that Lety would lie to him. She says that she lied to him because she didn’t think he would let her take the job otherwise and she really needed work. Thanks to that lie, she’s now very happy for with her lie.

Fernando pleads with Julieta, telling her how much he needs Lety as his secretary. Julieta says he needs to convince her husband. Fernando tells her that Erasmo doesn’t think that Conceptos is a good place for Lety. He tells her that, for him, Conceptos is a business that offers support, protection and friendship. Saimon interrupts and asks if he says that for them. Of course, Saimon. Fernando tells Julieta that when he accepted to do the commercial, he did not have a production team; he had nothing. Then the cuartel came and offered their help. (Erasmo and Lety listen in to this conversation). Irmita says that its all for him. He tells Julieta that in one day the cuartel converted themselves into a production team and they did an excellent job. The cuartel thanks him for his comments. He tells Julieta that to work at Conceptos, everyone gives one hundred percent. The cuartel affirms. Fernando walks over to the cuartel and puts his arms around Lola and Martha. He says that Lety is a fundamental part of the team, with all her enthusiasm. He says the only that’s wrong with the picture of him standing with the cuartel is that she’s not present.

Back at Conceptos, Celso reappears! (I had to think to remember his name since it’s been so long since we’ve seen him.) He has a flashlight headband on, and walks over to Alicia who doesn’t see him walk up to her. She is, of course, upset and asks what he’s doing there, acting stupid. He says he misses everyone. She tells him to go back to work. He takes off his flashlight and walks away with a lost look on his face.

Fernando walks over to Julieta and asks her to come sit. She’s worked hard enough; he and the cuartel will clean. The cuartel unenthusiastically agree. Fernando asks Irmita to organize the clean-up. He walks over to Erasmo and says he sorry, but Erasmo asks Fernando to pardon him instead. Erasmo knows that he was intolerable. He says that he would be very proud if Fernando will let Lety to continue to work for him. Lety gives her father a big hug and then Fernando hugs him too. Julieta looks on, gleefully. Gerardo call everyone over so that he can take a picture of the production team. The cuartel is really happy about the picture. Instead of cheese, they say whiskey. Gerardo takes a photo of the Padilla-Solis’s. Saimon asks for a picture of Fernando and Lety. Gerardo tells Fernando to give Lety an embrace. Fernando complies. Gerardo takes one more photo of the two. Notice the look on Erasmo’s face.

The cuartel packs up Erasmo’s car. Julieta looks on while Erasmo helps tie the table to the top of the car. Lety and Fernando walk over to each other. He asks her if she thought it was a difficult day. She says it was a difficultly difficult day. He smiles. But it all went well in the end. (Cue the romantic music). Now we both have a picture of just the both of us. Fernando proudly holds up his picture, goofy smile and all. (Sigh… ) She feels bad about her look next to him. He says it’s going to making him really mad if she keeps making jokes about herself. She protests. It wasn’t a joke; it’s the truth He asks her to come to his house. The last time was pretty well destroyed. Lety says she can’t; she feels culpable because she feels bad for Marcia. Her dad calls and tells her that it’s time to go. She says to Fernando that she doesn’t want to get her dad mad again. She thinks the best thing would be to go home with her parents. He says that he understands perfectly. They an do it another day. Erasmo calls her again. I’ll see you tomorrow she says. Yeah, tomorrow he replies. She walks away back to the car looking back at him over her shoulder. “Lety, Lety; my Lety. Your love moves me. I’ve never felt what I’m feeling now. Never.” He wave over his shoulder. (Once again I’m sighing… my heart fluttering… ay, Fernando you poor fool, you’ve fallen completely and you don’t even now how much…yet)

Back at Conceptos, the first thing we hear out of Alicia’s mouth is “Good night, witches.” She packs her purse and walks away. She calls the cuartel a few more names, but they’re not there. The phone rings as she gets on the elevator. It’s Teresita and Humberto. They want to talk to Lety. Alicia tells them that she’s not here, none of the employees are except for her. Humberto can’t believe that she’s not there. Teresita asks what time Lety will return. Will she back tomorrow? Alicia says she thinks so, but she (Alicia) is there right now to help them with whatever they need. She’s very insufficient. Teresita and Humberto think it would be a bad idea to say anything to Alicia, she’ll tell Marcia. They tell Alicia to have Lety call them at their house in Lety. Alicia asks what’s going on. Teresita says that only Lety can help them. Alicia thinks that Lety hasn’t deposited their monthly payment (I’m assuming this is like a pension) and that she can get Lety to put the money there for them immediately. She asks Teresita to give Humberto a kiss for her. She hangs up and complains about Lety all the way to the elevator.

Back at the Padilla house Lety tells her mother how happy her work at Conceptos makes her. Tomas and Erasmo enter. Lety tells her mom how she talked to her father face to face about her job and that she stood up to him without any fear. Okay, maybe a little fear. Julieta says she’s happy because everything went well. Lety thanks Julieta for everything she does. Julieta thanks her in turn for letting her be around such great people. They both tell each other how proud they are of the other, and of Erasmo. The men enter with the last of the packages. Erasmo tells Tomas that he was no help all day. He showed up at the club and then just disappeared. Tomas runs over to Lety. He wants to talk to her. Erasmo tells them to leave the door open. “Like always!” Lety replies. Julieta asks Erasmo how he’s feeling, it was an emotional day. Julieta tells him that Lety told her that she was proud of her. He tells her how much he loves her.

Tomas and Lety talk in her bedroom. Lety thinks that Tomas is going to say he’s sorry for going into the club. He says yes, but he also wants to know if his girlfriend was in the commercial. He imagines her in underwear on a horse. Lety laughs and says that will image will have to remain in his imagination. Alicia is not in the commercial, but she did get on the horse… in a waitress’s uniform. Tomas thinks she looked spectacular in the waitress outfit. Tomas asks how Alicia looked on the horse, but Lety tells him that she didn’t see it. Lety tells Tomas that Alicia could not be in the commercial because she’s not a model. Tomas counters by saying that Alicia is the best model in the whole world. Lety begs off. She’s very tired. Tomas goes on about Alicia some more. Lety tells Tomas that Alicia usually acts either without thinking or to bother Lety. She rushes him out the door. Tomas peeks in and says “I love you, Boss.” Lety tells him she loves him too. Next, she whips out the diary. She says that Fernando is divine.

Back at his house Fernando looks at the photo of him and Lety and calls her an enchantress. He does a cute little impression and then the phone rings. I wonder who it will be. It’s Marcia. Fernando’s tone with her has completely changed. It’s not even like he’s irritated; it’s more like he doesn’t know what to say.

Lety writes in her dictionary at home. She wonders why she’s left with such an ugly feeling after such a good day. Because of Marcia! She goes back to thinking about the day. When Fernando hugged her, she was so happy! She drops the picture when she lays on her bed. She remembers that Fernando said that he loved her. Back to Marcia.

Fernando is talking with Marcia. He had a difficult day and he’s tired. He assures her that he was thinking about her all day. Back at home Lety talks about how she’s always thinking about Fernando. Fernando continues to talk about the wedding with Marcia while he looks at Lety’s picture. He holds the phone away from him and tells Marcia that all he thinks about is there wedding. Lety talks about how she feels culpable for Fernando’s problems with Marcia. Back at the Mendiola house Fernando continues to talk with Marcia about the wedding. He turns the portrait of Marcia around and places the photo of him and Lety against the back of it. Lety wonders how she came to this point. At first her feelings became stronger just because. No she wants to love him always. At first she thought that she was the only one in love, and she was fine with saying nothing to anybody. It wasn’t hurting anybody. She picks up the photo. But now Fernando is in love with her. How could she possible resist the love of a man like him? She can’t. He’s so desirable, seductive and handsome! She’s not going to fight something so marvelous. His love makes her feel less ugly, less insignificant. She feels like a queen. How can she turn her back on a man like that? on her happiness? More tears as Lety clutches the photo of the two of them. Fernando goes to his bedroom. He throws his suit jacket down and comments that none of the three (Marcia, Lety, Fernando) are happy. He sits in his red chair by the window. Lety continues to write in her diary about the chore she is doing for Teresita; how it’s causing her so much pain. This makes her feel more culpable for being between Marcia and Fernando.

The day of the commercial has passed (Can we all say YYAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!) Celso, Saimon and PM are in the reception area celebrating Mexico. It’s World Cup time! Saimon says that the Mexican team is marvelous and ready to fight. They’re going to beat Angola! Celso asks where is Angola? Saimon answers that it’s in Africa by Namibia and the Congo. Celso teases Saimon, but Saimon says that he’s right. He’s educated and he knows where Angola is, and he’s right; he did know the location. Go Saimon! (I cheated and looked it up on Wikipedia) They cheer again. Lety enters, waiving her arms. PM has a bit of information for Lety. Lety asks what it is. PM tells her that someone, who was not Marcia, got Fernando out of bed this morning. Lety looks confused. PM tells her that Fernando is already there and has been talking with Ricardo. He’s waiting for Lety. Lety thinks that this can not mean anything good. She runs over to the elevator. The party starts again.

Lola is worried that Ricardo is here because he didn’t like the commercial. Martha, eating already, asks if she really thinks so. Lola says that Ricardo is here to tell Fernando that Conceptos is a disaster. Martha gasps. Irmita tries to calm her and says that he could be here for another reason. Sara asks what it could be. The cuartel tells Lety that Ricardo has been with Fernando since early in the morning. They want to know why. Lety says she doesn’t know anything, but PM told her that Fernando needs her. They rush into his office. Lety wonders what it could be as well.

Inside his office Fernando is saying “It cannot be. It cannot be. This is terrible, brother.” Ricardo says there is no other way. Lety comes in and says good morning. Fernando tells her that he’s been waiting hours for her. Why was she late? Lety says that this is her normal hour to come into work. She’ll come in a little earlier tomorrow. Fernando apologizes; he’s nervous. Ricardo says they’ve been her since five. Lety wants to know what is so urgent. Fernando gets up and sits Lety in his chair. He tells her that Conceptos has an opportunity. Lety’s happy because it means more work for Conceptos; it’s not anything bad. She tells them that cuartel was very nervous. Right at that moment the noise of the party for the soccer team wafts into the office. Fernando says he can tell that they were very nervous. Lety says they’re also excited about the game.

Irmita runs over to Saimon and PM and tells them to be quiet. Fernando is in a meeting. Saimon yells about the game. The cuartel talks about the game with Angola. They’re mad because they won’t be able to watch. They’ll be in the office working. Irmita says that soccer doesn’t interest her. Sara suggest that Fernando may possibly let them watch the game at the office. They cheer for Mexico.

Lety asks if she can get out of his chair. It’s weird sitting there. He tells her to stay put. He’s nervous. Lety says that the cuartel will help him with the extra work. Fernando says he needs to explain something to her. A publicity company in Munich, Germany wants to publish a Mexican campaign. I asked my German husband what the word they’re trying to say is, but all I got was a blank stare. Guess he’s not as into Fea as I am. It’s a multi-thousand dollar campaign. Hundreds of thousands. Lety says that this is excellent news. Fernando says there’s a problem. The company in Munich is contracting with another Mexican company. Lety catches on that there’s a possibility that Conceptos could take over the contract. Ricardo says that he was very impressed with Conceptos and think they have a great possibility of landing the contract. Lety asks Fernando to sit in his chair again. He tells her to stay there. She frowns. She says she doesn’t understand why this is making him so nervous and bothered. Because he has to go to Germany today. If he doesn’t, the agency will sign with another company and the opportunity for Conceptos will be lost. Lety doesn’t believe him. She points out that he can ask Marcia to go over to the agency. Alicia enters and promptly introduces herself to Ricardo. He kisses her hand. Fernando asks her why she’s in his office. He tells her that he has told her many times to knock before she comes into his office. He doesn’t need any coffee; why is she there? She tries to explain, but he’s not interested and tells her to leave. He sits Lety back down in his seat. Ricardo and Fernando tell Lety that they need Fernando, as the president of the company, to go convince the agency to sign with Conceptos. Because he’s the president, only he can sign the contract. She squeaks out that she understands that he needs to go and hangs her head. He starts to talk and then asks her what’s wrong. She tries to waive it off, just her nerves. He says that she knows that he can’t go to Germany without her. Duh! She has to go with her. Lety gets a constipated look on her face and then excuses herself to her office to drop off her stuff. Ricardo and Fernando continue to talk.

Lety is convinced that she imagined Fernando asked her to go. She repeats him asking her in her head. Fernando yells for her to come back out to his office. She’s freaking. It’s impossible for her to go so far away with him. Her mother… her father! He yells again and she comes out. She says she doesn’t believe what he just said. He says that, yes, he’s going to need her in Germany. She’s not so sure. He assures her that no only will he need her, she’ll be indispensable. Even Ricardo says that they need her to go with Fernando. She asks why. Fernando squeaks out his line. Does Lety really want him to explain to her how the office functions? Who always reviews the contracts that he signs? She remembers another time when she reviewed a contract for Conceptos. I didn’t watch the show from the beginning but I’m guessing this is the infamous contract that created Filmo Imagen? Back then the guy questioned her authority to review the contract. Fernando simply asked if it was okay, and then signed it. Back in present day Mexico, Lety smiles. Then she asks Fernando how is he going to take her. She’s never been out of the country, not even out of Mexico City minus her trip to Puebla. Ricardo says that his company can organize it no problem. He tries to calm her. Lety asks Fernando to come with her to his office. He asks why. So I can talk to you. Once they get into her office she tells him that he should know that her father will not permit her to go with him to Germany. Fernando says this is impossible, she has to convince him! You know him, he’s moderately conservative. Moderately? Moderately? A little more than moderately, no?? She has to tell him that she’s going to be working on something very important for herself and Conceptos. Plus, he needs her with him in Munich. She points out that Marcia will be there. “So what?” he says back. We’re doing this for work. Yeah, but you know how Marcia is. She’s going to think that I only came because for you. He tells her not to start. She says that she’s not worried about Marcia, she’s worried for herself. “For yourself?” he asks. Her conscience is not abated about Marcia. She doesn’t to be working in a circle with the tree of them. Fine, we’ll organize the trip so that she won’t know that we’re there. “How?” “Germany is very large.” “Yes, but we’re going to the same city!” “Germany is big! She won’t know we went there.” Besides, the possibility of running into Marcia is remote. They’ll go directly to the publicity agency. She’s still not very convinced. He begs her; he needs her….

Am I the only one who got chills when Fernando called Lety "his Lety"?
Will Erasmo give his permission for Lety to go to Germany?
Will Lety get on the plane and go with Fernando?
Will my nice German husband help me with the scenes in Germany? (I'm thinking "no")

Have a great weekend everyone! I'll see you on Monday!

"Often genius in a woman is mistaken for madness."

Labels: fea

Gonzalo asks Renata who she married as Juan walks in and says she married him. He tells the couple he's not giving them any money and that I Juan thought that by marrying Renata they were going to have money, he was wrong, Renata says she only came for her things and Gonzalo tells her that everything inthe house is his and she can't take anything with her, that Juan should buy Renata all the things she needs. Fabricio informs Fernanda that Florencia's doctors in Germany are dead. Fernanda says that Bertha probably killed them and Fabricio tells her that Bertha can be a monster but not a killer. Luciano tells Alejandro that Gonzalo knows he's the real owner of the shares and wants to talk to him. He tells him it's time to reveal the truth saying he doesn't want to lose Miranda. Fabricio wonders if Bertha could have killed the doctors as Fernanda asks where Florencia's medications are. Alejandro is driving to see Gonzalo as he says he loves Miranda and can't lose her. Miranda also on her way to see Gonzalo says she loves Alejandro and isn't going to let anyone separate them. Carola plans to apply to work at Chedraui. Unknown to Alejandro, Miranda drives up behind him and calls him saying he has been selected for a blind date. He tells her if it's with the woman behind the voice he accepts. She tells him she called to tell him she loved him and he says the same. She asks him where he's going and what would he do if she was standing next to him. He tells her he would get out of his car and kiss her right there in the middle of all the traffic. She tells him to do it since she's standing right next to him. He gets out of the car as they kiss right in the middle of traffic. Juan makes his argument to Gonzalo and he asks him if he knows that Renata can spend in one minute signing her credit card what he makes in 2 yeaars, Juan responds, she will not have luxuries with me but she will have love.Gonzalo asks him to leave. Erica tells Juan how things really happened as Renata apologizes to Juan. She tells him she's grateful she made the bet because that made her realize she really loved him. He tells her she made him a wound of love that can't easily be cured. Roman offers to help Francisco financially get his taxi. Bertha orders Florencia to hide some documents she has in her room and Charo catches her. She tells her to be quiet or she'll regret it. Daira talks to Fernanda when Rebeca arrives and she confronts her about telling Berta that Florencia is not Gonzalo's daughter. Veronica learns she has AIDS and has a negative reaction. Luciano admits to Pamela that he loves her but he warnes her that he is not a one woman manand she's shocked saying it's not possible. Miranda and Alejandro arrive at Gonzalo's office and are surprised by Gonzalo who insinuates to Alejandro he knows who Luciano is as Miranda wonders what he's talking about. Alejandro tells Gonzalo to tell Miranda what he's talking but he stops himself confusing Miranda even more. Pamela breaks up with Luciano. Veronica denied to get her life straight as her doctor tells her she can live a healthy life. She decides that world is going to pay and if she got AIDS out in the street she will go out there and spread it too. Fernanda fears that Berta will tell her daughters the truth. Gonzalo tells Miranda that she'll never have to meet with Luciano ever again. Alejandro says that Luciano never knew who he was dealing with when Miranda gets a call from Pamela. Juan learns of Veronica's condition and tells Erica and Renata. Cesar learns of Juan's family and the connection Roman has with them. Gonzalo tells Alejandro that he didn't tell Miranda the truth saying he doesn't want to hurt her and for him to find the right moment to tell her. Alejandro offers to help him but he turns him down. He explains to him why he bought the shares. Miranda supports Pamela. Alejandro tells Gonzalo he loves Miranda and plans to give all the shares she bought to her as a wedding gift. He tells him he understands but asks him what is it he did to him so he would want to ruin him.

Labels: heridas

Fab and Flo return from wherever they were. Hugs all around. They want to know what's going on.

Squeaky meets with Sleazar. He looks unkempt and is drinking and smoking. They discuss some things, including the bet. I think he lusts for her.

Gonzo is giving a press conference from his office. I don't know what it's about. It's very brief. He dismisses the reporters, and they're dissatisfied. He reaches for some brandy, and shares it with some twerpy guy named Señor Sartori. They negotiate. He offers Mr. Twerpy the presidency of SLI.

I'm lost and get my dinner out of the microwave.

Cesar gets into a scuffle with some dude(s) on the street.

I realize that I don't watch Heridas, and that I've possibly had too much wine.

Some time later...

Pilar calls her friend and says yep, I knew it. Fern is Pavel. He just told me. No, he didn't say why. I'm going to find out why he dumped me for that ugly girl.

RoboPop says we're leaving NOW. He starts packing up their things. He explains to the cuartel that this place isn't suitable for his daughter. The Padillas are decent people.

Lety pulls her father aside and wants to know how he knows about Fern's lover. He says it doesn't matter, he just wants them out of here.

Martha is upset to see the Mom's mole leaving. Lola flips out as usual. RoboPop asks Lola to help them pack up their stuff. Lety protests - we're not leaving till we're finished working. She stomps off and privately frets aloud about her father's claim that Fern has a lover. She hopes he has misunderstood something. She debates all this with a tree which is coincidentally named Leticia. It's a somewhat one-sided debate. She wants to confront Fern about this.

Relampago is being prepped for Pilar's wild ride. Fern reminds Gerardo that it's going to be a one-take effort. Lety approaches. She wants to talk to Fern right away. He tries to brush her off - he's too busy. She gets snippy and mentions her father. Fern says Lety's father makes things needlessly difficult. She doesn't like that either. And along comes Pilar, glowing, telling Lety that Fern admitted to being Pavel. "What do you think of that, Lety?"

Lety tries to reply, but Fern interrupts. He wants to get to work. Lety demands to know what's going on. Pilar asks Fern why he lets Lety speak to him that way. As he backs away from Pilar, he furtively tries to explain it all to Lety with gestures, mouthed words, and eye-rolling. She catches on and tries not to crack a smile.

The feas wonder why RoboPop is so upset. PM and Saimon think it might be because he caught them groping and smooching. Irma lectures them. PMS approach RoboPop and apologize for their behavior. That's when they find out that it's Fern, not PMS, that he's unhappy with, because he says he wants Fern to apologize to him personally. He goes on and on about the filth of the world and so forth. Lola and Sara mutter to one another how it's a good thing he doesn't know they're doing an underwear commercial. RoboPop goes on to say that he wants Lety to quit Conceptos. He goes away to look for her.

He finds her over by the cameras. He points out to Lety Fern's alleged lover - Pilar. Lety tries to explain that they're not really lovers. She admits that she's aware of what's going on - he's lying to Pilar. So, now RoboPop's upset that Fern is a liar! Lety explains more about the situation (the "double life" story was her idea) and that they needed to tell her something to get her to ride the horse. Now he's upset that she's not upset about lying. Also, he has a headache. She protests some more, and he says fine, finish your commercial... but you're quitting this morning.

Fern takes a walk so he can do his Daily Rehash with Omar. Omar's in a bar with a couple of bimbos who smirk at one another but show no other signs of personality. Fern says he's worried about Lety. Omar, who still hasn't figured out yet that Fern likes Lety, thinks it's good for Lety to be a little jealous, but Fern isn't so sure. And he asks Omar to stop calling her "gargoylita." (Omar pauses to snort at one of his companions. She is charmed.) Fern tells Omar that the commercial is the least of his problems - Lety is more important. He doesn't want her to suffer.

Lety is sulking in a different tree (not Leticia), suffering. She is wondering if Fern could lie to her the way he's lying to Pilar. Just then, he comes walking by, and she asks him! He says no, of course not. She says he lies to Marcia, he lies to Pilar... why not lie to her too? Where would he draw the line? Something about telling his parents and the whole world about her lien on Conceptos.

He says that with her, he's as transparent as water. He has no secrets, no lies, no deceptions. She says she believes him, and will always trust him. Kis--

--but then she snaps out of it. She's just been standing there in front of him. He wants to explain about Pilar. He apologizes, and she explains that her father overheard him talking to Pilar, and now he's mad at both Lety and Fern and wants her to quit.

Oh, I finally get what this Pavel Pardo thing is about. Pavel Pardo is a famous soccer player. So that's why Fern keeps saying "Pavel Pardo" and talking about (not) being a soccer player. Duh. Anyway.

The feas discuss RoboPop's anger with Mom. They want to know what's so bad about Conceptos, and how there's probably not going to be any other place that he'll approve of either. Mom says she loves him with all her heart, but honestly, he can be so... so... old-fashioned? the feas suggest.

RoboPop approaches and says you can loaf some other time - it's almost time to eat. The feas cheer. Fern yells into a bullhorn, saying we're going to start. The feas all leave for the shooting area, leaving Mom and RoboPop. And Mom wants him to stick around to help her prepare to serve the food.

Ricardo wishes Fern luck. The feas wonder why Pilar is calling Fern Pavel. Lety explains. Pilar steps towards Fern, tosses her cape back, revealing her black "ropa interior," and says she needs a kiss for bravery. Lety twitches. Fern looks at Pilar the way he used to look at Lety. PM calls Saimon over. Saimon tells Pilar that Fern is a professional and can't go around kissing people for his clients, or something like that. Whatever - Pilar agrees to do it without the kiss.

Fern helps her up on the horse. Fern thanks Saimon. Saimon asks about a pay increase, but Fern can't discuss that right now. :-)

Mom tries to reason with RoboPop about the lying. He gets mad again and wants to go fetch Lety. Mom gives him some work to keep him out of trouble. He doesn't want to do it. He wants to find Lety. Now Mom says she doesn't have any sugar for the coffee. She asks him to go get him some, and while he's there (at the clubhouse I guess) perhaps he could catch up with his friends.

Now he KNOWS she's up to something. He asks why she doesn't want him to go see Lety. She says whuh, no, sure, you can go see Lety whenever you want. He says good - he'll go see her now. She tries to get him to come back, but he's gone.

Lety has an idea for the shot. She suggests slightly different cinematography to make it look more dramatic. Fern loves the idea and says she never stops surprising him. Everyone else loves the idea too. They set it up.

Pilar trots the horse up the path and throws her cape off. Just as it's hitting the ground, RoboPop runs into the frame, picks it up and tries to give it back to her. He's a little drunk, still, and he seems more worried that she'll catch a cold than anything else.

Everyone gapes. Fern says "I can't believe this." You really have to see this to get the full effect.

Mom prays out loud in the chow tent. It's a prayer to St. Jude - patron saint of lost causes. She prays that the commercial goes well and that her husband doesn't ruin it with his yelling.

RoboPop is ruining it with his drunken yelling. "Why didn't you tell me it was an underwear commercial?" Lety says she didn't think he'd like it. PM tries to tell him it's no big deal, but that annoys him further.

Mom shows up. I guess she decided to give St. Jude a little help. RoboPop asks if she knew that this was going to be an ad for intimate apparel. She says yes, and isn't it all so nice? The beautiful horse, the golf course, all the trees... Fernando, isn't it going to be nice? There, see, it's all good, let's go and let them work. He says he's not moving. The cuartel surrounds him and guides him away from the location.

Mom takes RoboPop back to the clubhouse to drink with his friends. She's very friendly to them this time and they welcome him like they've known him for a hundred years.

The commercial is re-shot. Pilar rides the horse, throws off the cape, plays with the horse's mane, walks around, climbs a tree, rides the horse some more... CUT! That's it! Technically that was two takes, but the first one didn't really count. (Apparently, Alicia's horseback tour of Santa Paz wore Relampago out.) Ricardo is thrilled. Everyone is thrilled. Saimon helps Pilar off the horse and goes on and on about how great she was, annoying PM who gets a little jealous. Mom yells that it's time for mole!

Fern and Lety hug and congratulate one another. "La amo, Lety," he says - but he says it in the same tone of voice that I'd say "I love you" to a coworker who brought me a donut. Still, it's progress. :-) He apologizes for his behavior, she forgives him, and they eat. Ricardo congratulates Fern again. Fern points out that they did it all without Luigi. Ricardo wants to see the first cut as soon as possible. He has to leave without eating.

Martha is pleased with the food. Everyone is. Mom brings a plate to Fern. He says it smells great. Pilar, who is clamped firmly to his arm, calls him Pavel in front of Mom and everyone, and suggests that they formalize their relationship. The crew members clap and cheer. Lety's face twitches like crazy.

Back at the bar, RoboPop is enjoying his drink, but still wants to talk about all the lying and such. His pals tell him they know Fern's dad Humberto Mendiola very well, they've been playing golf with him for years, and he's a good and honest man. RoboPop says Fern is a liar. He gets up from the table and says he's going to take his wife and daughter home. His friends detain him and tell him to forget about it. They get him to drink some more.

Lety is rehashing the Fern/Pavel stuff to the cuartel again. They discuss how they might convince Pilar that Fern is not Pavel. Lety mentions how he dumped her for an ugly girl. One of them says, "that could be any of us." Sara has an idea. They huddle and she tells them her idea. We don't get to hear it, but we find out that Lety doesn't approve!

Pilar is on the phone with her friend again. She says he didn't answer her about formalizing the relationship. And more I couldn't get.

The cuartel meet with Saimon in the parking lot and prepare their scheme. Saimon is confused, and they won't tell him what they're doing. There is more in this scene that I don't get. I think the mannequins are mentioned - maybe he was planning to take the mannequins back to wherever he got them.

Fern tells Pilar they "need to talk." She pretends not to recognize this ominous overture for what it is. Gerardo butts in and says he wants to pack up the equipment now, and how wonderful it is about him and Pilar. Fern smacks Gerardo impatiently. Then he has a change of heart and wants to help Gerardo pack up! Ger refuses and gives Fern a hug. Then he tries to hug Pilar. The crew all leave to pick up their equipment.

Sara bursts in and dramatically hugs Fern and says she's been thinking about him all day. She says she's filled with jealousy. She feels like shouting to all the world, all that has happened between them, etc. Fern catches on and scolds her for blabbing their secret that she swore she would never tell. Mom and RoboPop enter and watch with interest, wondering what's happening. (I guess he finished his drink.) You'd think they'd give up wondering about all this madness by now. Fern starts singing about his love for Sara.

Pilar gets mad and asks him why he didn't tell her about this ugly girl. He says she's not a fea, she's a dientona ("toothy girl," thanks Alma!) - that's completely different! She hits him with a flower. Fern puts his hand over his mouth, pretending to be mortified. RoboPop wants to know what's going on. Pilar looks suspicious. Sara insists that Fern is hers, and only hers, and threatens Pilar. The cuartel pull her away. Pilar turns to Fern and says she doesn't want his pathetic jerkifulness in her life. She storms out of the tent. Sara continues to yell after her.

Wow, that was easy.

Once she is out of site, Saimon points out that RoboPop saw some of this (or something like that) and Sara begins to apologize to Fern. Fern shies away mometarily, afraid (she got kind of scary for a moment). Sara tells him it seemed like an emergency. He starts to say okay, but next time warn me... when RoboPop interrupts. NEXT time? You're already thinking about next time?? Fern says it's just a saying. Pop tells him he can't stand that all of You People (Fern and the cuartel) make their living as such liars. He says we're leaving right now.

Lety says we need to have a very serious talk right now. She pulls RoboPop out of the tent. (What's the point of arguing with him while he's drunk? Oh well.) Mom apologizes to Fern. He asks her if her husband is really going to get Lety to quit.

Meanwhile, back at Conceptos (you remember Conceptos, right?), Alicia is wearing regular clothes - not sure if this is the outfit she left in that van before when she changed her clothes (how would she have gotten them back?) or if she keeps a spare outfit, including corset at her desk or if she went home to change her clothes first. (I don't remember what she was wearing a whole week ago.) Anyway, she's on the phone with Marcia. She assures Marcia that Fern's being a good boy, doing the commercial at the country club. She says it's too bad Marcia couldn't see her on that horse. (She does a sound effect of clopping hooves. Marcia pulls the phone away from her ear to stare at it in disbelief.) Marcia asks her if she's crazy. She just wants to know if she saw Fern flirting with that model Pilar. Alicia complains that Marcia doesn't take enough interest in Alicia's problems, like how she had to go around as a waitress... Marcia doesn't know and doesn't care what she's talking about. Alicia says there's nothing to be suspicious about, they're working like crazy on that commercial, he's going hither and yon with that mustachioed corncake...

Marcia is disappointed that Alicia didn't find out anything, and she makes a face at the phone when Alicia starts whining about how lonely she is at Conceptos. Alicia asks for some money, and Marcia wraps up the call abruptly and hangs up.

Yep. Again, she's mad because Alicia didn't see her boyfriend cheat on her. Go figure.

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So... at last, the commercial is finished. Tomas is frustrated, and Alicia's running out of time to pay off her car debt... what next? Find out tonight!

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J.C. and Paulina kiss and J.C. tells her that she cannot deny that she responds. ‘But we hardly know each other,’ she says, ‘you don’t know anything about me and I don’t know anything about you.’ J.C. says that doesn’t matter and anyway he doesn’t want to talk about his family. It’s too painful. His father is cruel to his mother and she suffers a lot.

Paulina says that she has family problems too. Her mother died in an accident when she was very young. She has an older brother but now that he is married and she has gone to Barcelona to study, they have grown apart. Her father married a widow with a daughter of her own age. Paulina and her half sister get along but aren’t friends. She is really close to Luisito, her half brother who was in an accident and can’t walk. She prays every day that he will get better someday.

Her cousin Pedro also lives in the house and although he is a little weird, she likes him a lot and he is like a brother to her. But more than anyone she loves her father. But her father isn’t happy. It is the fault of his wife but she believes that in some place there is a woman who could make her father happy and she will go and find her for him. [While she is talking, we see all the characters Paulina is talking about and the woman who could make her father happy is Mariangela].

Back in Mexico, Demian is eating breakfast like an animal. He sends the servants out. His evil associate, Tiberio, says that he doesn’t trust one servant, Simona. Demian asks if Tiberio has contacted Chacal. T. says not yet; his line is always busy. Demian says to tell this Chacal that he needs to talk to him right away.

In the kitchen, a servant asks Candelaria why she is so quiet. C. says that she is worried about a friend who is very ill. This friend has confided a secret to her but the time is coming when this secret must be told.

Gabriel tries to leave the bedside of his wacko wife for a business appointment but she goes bananas and accuses him of seeing another woman. She rips the bandages off her wrists and says that she will kill herself.

A drunk, lecherous guy attacks Mariangela and is trying to rape her. Just in the nick of time, one of her students, who I believe is named David [how appropriate], use a catapult to throw a stone at the would-be rapist. Mariangela escapes and the would-be rapist says that she will pay.

Gabriel staggers out of the hospital with his nice shirt covered with blood stains. Leaning on his car, he says that he can’t take it anymore. Demian shows up says that he would like to know if G. is capable of defending D.’s wife, Regina. G. says yes, but not in the way D. thinks. G. knows how much Regina has suffered from D. treatment of her. G. and Regina’s relationship was long ago before she met D. D. says he doesn’t believe it and believes that J.C. is the proof. D. believes that J.C. is not his son. G. is impactado.

Meanwhile J.C. and Paulina are kissing passionately. [We know what Damien said is not true because otherwise J.C. would be kissing his half sister instead of his first cousin.] When things get hot and heavy, Paulina says they should wait. J.C. agrees. He doesn’t need proof of her feelings for him. Besides, she says it would be her first time.

Back at the confrontation between the brothers, G. says that he was never intimate with Regina and J.C. is D.’s son. The conversation immediately degenerate into D.’s grudge about being raised in poverty by his mother while G. had every luxury. D. says that it is his mother’s fault that he is crippled. G. says that on the contrary, it was D. fault. He was a thief running from the police when his leg got run over by a train. D. lost his eye because of an infection that his mother drank up the money that would have paid for treatment. G. asks how all this is his fault? He reminds D. that he shared the fortune he inherited with D. and taught him the construction business. Now D. is taking all G.’s best clients and leaving him with debts. Finally, after all this stuff about the past, D. gets to the point of his visit. He has signed the deal to get the property G. wanted. G. should not compete with him.

We see Chacal go into a secret room where he has guns and wigs and things indicating that he is a Master of Disguise. He gets a call from Tiberio – Demian has a job for him.

Leonardo stands up to a motorcycle gang to defend a friend.

Otilia and her husband, Federico, come to the hospital to inquire after Joselyn. Miriam tells them she is out of danger. Otilia asks Miriam why she is always going after her husband. What does she want from him?

Gabriel finds out from Candelaria that the woman he saw in the rain and at the party is named Mariangela. Gabriel reassures Luisito that his mother is ok and will be coming home soon. On his way out of the house, G. gets a call from D. D. wants to buy the building where D. has his construction company. G. says it isn’t for sale. D. says he will get his mother or father in law, Mirium or Clemente to sell. They are partners or associates with G.

Tiberio baits Rogelio about Damien’s recent success in the land purchase. They degenerate into throwing punches at each other.

J.C. and Paulina kiss in the Plaza San Marco and on a gondola and give a travelogue about Venice. Meanwhile Karen looks up J.C.’s picture on the internet and finds him very handsome.

At the prison, Dolores gets hypnotized to try and remember what happened when her brother died. She has an over-exposed memory but only seems to remember that it wasn’t her that killed her brother.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Joselyn has an over-exposed memory that appears to indicate that it was she who killed her first husband and Dolores’ brother, Edgar. No, now it appears that it was Miriam who killed Edgar but Joselyn knows about it and is not too stable. Miriam has to slap Joselyn to stop her hysterics just as Diana enters the room. Joselyn responds to Diana’s inquiry about how she is by saying that she is fine – all marriages have problems. For example, Diana’s husband has a lover. ‘You knew, right?’ says Joselyn. Diana starts to respond but Joselyn interrupts, ‘All men are the same. If I found out Gabriel had a lover, I’d kill her.’

At the priest’s office, Mariangela is trying to telephone Candelaria but she can’t get through. The priest says that he would like to go with her to her mother’s house but he has to say a mass and hear confession. ‘No problem’, says M., ‘you’ve done so much for us already.’

At Gabriel’s office, G. asks Rogelio if everything is ok with his wife. She seems sad. Everything is fine assures Rogelio.

Leonardo has a flashback to his wedding day. His wife collapses at the altar and dies. A friend [this looks like the head of the motorcycle gang] guesses his thoughts and tells Leonardo that he will find another love. Leo gets a call from Candelaria. Mariangela has told her that Aurora is in a bad way and she needs a favor…

Demian calls Paulina in Venice and pretends to be her father.

The would-be rapist sets Mariangela’s house on fire.

Candelaria tells Clemente that all these years she has told him that she doesn’t know where Aurora has been but she really did know. Clemente is impatactado

David, the slingshot kid, is visiting Aurora when would-be rapist sets it on fire. The kid was trying to get an unresponsive Aurora to get up when the TiVo ended.

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Renata & Juan work things out while Mamá Amparito eavesdrops. They decide to tell Gonzalo.
Gonzalo & Fernanda continue their discussion about her ‘lover,’ she continues to insist that she didn’t have an affair. He continues to disbelieve her. While they have come to terms (sort of) that he isn’t the father of Florencia. Gonzalo admits that Renata hates him and the only daughter who loves him, Florencia, isn’t even his and it’s all her fault.
Bertha (in her divinely red shirt….it screams I’m up to no good) & Alejandro share a drink and discuss. When he offers to pay her however much money she wants for the briefcase, she says, I don’t want money, I want you and starts her crazy lady eye-rolling as she starts caressing him.
Cut to Lisania & Cesar in bed. Ewww. Cesar continues his poor me act and says that he needs money. Lisania offers to help and Cesar switches to his gallant act…I can’t take your money.
Miranda & what’s her name are trying to work out what happened that fateful night so many years ago and how the many branches of their family tree relate to those events.
Carola and Raúl are drowning their sorrows in a bottle of cheap hooch. When she complains that Juan never loved her Raúl comforts her by saying, Nonsense, he loved you like a sister. That Raúl…he always knows what to say! Fernanda, everyone’s godmother and an all-around saint, has offered to help Carola and just as she’s reflecting on all the possibilities the future brings….Juan knocks on the door. Juan expresses some anxieties about his marriage and longs for the good old days when they didn’t have to worry about love and marriage. Carola looks hopeful.
Cesar starts pumping Lisania for information about her family. Lisania acts like…well an idiot…and lets it slip that Alejandro has a score to settle. (Oops, giggle, giggle.)
Renata picks a fight with Mama Amparito, ultimately telling her that she’s not the mother of Juan, she’s more like the nanny….no actually she’s more like a servant. Looks like Renata’s relationship-building skills are just as polished as ever. Fernanda comes in and breaks up the fight with a three-way glare. Renata puts a favorable spin on things (perhaps she has a future in politics) and the ever-gullible Fernanda believes her and asks Amparo what the deal is, everyone just needs to get along. Fernanda invites Renata for a coffee who is surprised that she lives in that neighborhood.
Miranda confronts Alejandro asking him about his conversation with Bertha. He reveals that in order to get the portfolio back, Bertha has demanded that he marry her. Instead of thinking about what they could do together to get at Bertha they have a fight about his behavior with Bertha and her behavior with Cesar and yada yada yada…I just want to shake some common sense into the two of them.
Daira, Luciano and Alejandro are worrying about Lisania. Ay! What to do!
Miranda tells Pamela about Bertha’s evil plot, worried that she isn’t a monster, she’s young and pretty and maybe Alejandro, a man, would fall for her wiles. Despite Pamela’s protests, Miranda is convinced that the portfolio is important enough to Alejandro that he would be willing to marry Bertha. Pamela, following the Raul-school of putting one’s foot in one’s moth, says maybe they can be bridesmaids at Bertha’s wedding. Miranda is not amused.
Renata & Fernanda have their coffee with Renata acting up about Amparo and the neighborhood. Renata tells her mom that they’ll be telling Gonzalo the next day and doesn’t care what his reaction will be since he hit her (green flashback to their argument). On her way out, Renata tells Fernanda that she doesn’t want to talk about her mother because she hates her with all her soul.
Juan and Renata have a chat. Basically he tells her she should have married someone from her own circle so he could please all her stupid little wants and wishes. He also lets her know he’s not going to tell Gonzalo they got married. Upset and not sure what to do, she decides to turn to Bertha (of course).
Charo tells Pamela and Fernanda that Lucas and Bertha have gone out. They toss her room looking for Fernanda’s engagement ring…I mean an old beat-up leather portfolio. Charo surprises them and lets them know that Bertha is going to Europe.
At San Llorente Investments…Gonzalo is busy signing some important looking papers and discusses with his lawyer how the company is going. His lawyer suggests a meeting with the investors to calm their anxieties.
Cesar, at home with his morning snifter of brandy and cigarette (clearly the breakfast of champions), is reading the newspaper and snickering to himself about Gonzalo.
At Casa Luque, Alejandro and Daira are confronting the petulant Lisania and she breaks the news that she wants her inheritance.

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EPISODE 1 - October 3, 2006 (Univision):
* special introduction to story, characters and actors.
* at his mansion in town, Demian is enjoying a long hot bath in his tub. (the mansion was Capt. Pardo's municipal building and offices in Alborada).
* at the same time at his palace, Gabriel is soaking in his tub and Jocelyn is in the bedroom. (the palace - Guevara palace in Alborada).
* in Demian's mansion, Regina is in the bedroom - she quietly takes out her special secret box from her dressing table and looks at the love letters inside - she looks around and puts the letters back in the box before anyone sees.
* Gabriel has a flashback to his childhood when his parents gave him a car then the surprise meeting with his twin brother at the car dealership.
* Demian recalls the abuse he endured from his mother as a child as well as hot-wiring and stealing cars off the street, and then finding the article and photo of Gabriel in the newspaper and going to introduce himself to Gabriel. Demian vows to himself that he will make Gabriel pay for all the abuse and hardships he had to endure in his life.
* Jocelyn joins Gabriel in the bathtub. She starts to kiss him.
* Regina enters the bathroom and wakes Demian up from his thoughts - Demian is upset that she dared to disturb him and throws her out of the bathroom - Regina returns to the bedroom and cries and thinks about her son, Juan Cristobal.
* In Venice, Juan Cristobal arrives at his hotel. After checking in, he wanders the lobby and calls home to mom on his cell phone. As they talk, he notes the sadness in her voice and asks her about it, she doesn't reveal anything. He makes a suggestion.
* Miriam is sitting out on the patio balcony of the palace. Clemente comes out to sit and join her. Miriam dismisses Rosario. Miriam excuses herself to go to her office to work - Clemente stops her - he wants to discuss his feeling that Jocelyn is going crazy. Miriam stops in her tracks.
* Jocelyn and Gabriel are in their bedroom arguing over their marital problems. She wants him but he doesn't or can't be intimate with her. She tries to seduce a kiss but he won't budge; she tries again for a kiss and bites his lip like a beast - he pushes her away and leaves quickly.
* Miriam tells Clemente off for even suggesting that Jocelyn is crazy and says that he is the one who's crazy. Miriam then storms away.
* Rosario and another maid gossip in the kitchen as they work.
* Leonardo and Elsa are ready to run the marathon in town. Candelaria and others are on the sidelines cheering them on.
* In Venice, Juan Cristobal calls home again. After hanging up his cell phone, he goes to the bathroom, takes off his shirt and closes the door. Paulina then enters the room and rolls her suitcase to the bedroom area and gets settled in, as Juan Cristobal is taking a shower. As Paulina is listening to her iPod and dancing around the bed in her underwear, J.C. leaves the bathroom wrapped in a long white towel. (YIPES!)
* Back in Mexico, Regina and Demian have a discussion about J.C. in their bedroom as Demian gets ready to leave. Demian continues with his disgust, insults and put-downs towards Regina.
* In Venice, J.C. enters the bedroom and surprises Paulina. She tries to use pillows to cover herself up. They argue about who is in the wrong room, but they soon discover that the hotel gave them both keys to the same room. They argue over who will have to leave. J.C. calls to the front desk and speaks to the person in italian.
* Candalaria stops Clemente in his car. They talk - Clemente asks her about Aurora, if she's seen or heard from her. Candalaria lies and says no she hasn't.
* Padre Domingo sits with Aurora in her small bedroom. She is crying as she thinks about dying and talks about her daughter, Mariangela.
* Mariangela is teaching school in a renovated school bus.
* Aurora tells Padre that she doesn't want Mariangela to suffer, that her father was a good and noble man. Padre asks about Candelaria and Aurora asks who is she (she doesn't remember her).
* Gabriel is flying in a helicopter.
* Candelaria and Rosario are in the kitchen of the palace working and discussing Leonardo and Elsa running in the marathon.
* Leonardo finally crosses the finish line, out of breath and happy to receive hugs from his friends and family. Elsa finished the marathon at the same time. Everyone surrounds Leonardo and cheers, "Arriba! Abajo! Bim Boom Bam! Leonardo! Leonardo! Rah Rah Rah!" Leonardo kisses and holds his pendant and prays to his late wife, Viviana.
* Gabriel is still flying in the helicopter. It lands in a rural area outside of town; Nicolas and another man are waiting nearby at their cars. Gabriel walks over to the cars. As they start to finalize their business deal, Demian and Tiberio and their entourage interrupt and make their own offer for the land.
* Miriam is in her office at the palace. Karen comes in to talk. She looks at some photos on Miriam's desk. Miriam stops working and tells Karen that of her grandchildren, Karen is her favorite.
* In Venice, J.C. finishes talking with the front desk. Paulina asks what happened. J.C. explains that there are no other rooms available. She tells him her good news about becoming an architect, then they fight over who gets to sleep in the bed. In the end, she arranges three pillows down the middle of the bed so they can share it.
* At the small country church, Padre gives Mariangela some money for her trip to Mexico City and bless her.
* In their limo, Nicolas and Gabriel discuss how Demian ruined their land deal; the differences between Gabriel and Demian; Nicolas mentions the blame for Demian's demeanor falls on their birth mother. Gabriel ends the discussion. Gabriel then sees a young lady (Mariangela) on the street in the rain - he tells the driver to stop - they almost run into her with the limo. Gabriel gets out to check on the young lady, she yells at him to let her go and slaps his face before walking away fast.
* At the palace, Jocelyn is in her bedroom watching as the party guests arrive and thinking about the special event she has planned in one hour for Gabriel.
* In their limo, Demian and Tiberio discuss how they successfully foiled Gabriel's land deal.
* Gabriel thinks about the young lady (Mariangela) in the rain.
* Demian returns home and upon seeing Regina, he starts yelling at her. He hates Gabriel so much, and her too. He wishes they were both dead. Regina starts to cry; Demian leaves; Regina holds a photo of her son, J.C.
* In Venice, in the dark, J.C. and Paulina are still awake and laying on opposite sides of the bed. He asks her what her name is; she says "Lampara"; he laughs and says his name is "Sincero"; She says she's from Mexico; He mentions something about studies in Italy; he then tricks her and she ends up out in the hall; she begs for him to let her back in; when he opens the door; she rushes in and smacks into him and they end up with her laying on top of him on the floor.
* Back at the palace, the guests are talking with each other in the living room. Candelaria explains to Mariangela her duties of checking to see if anyone needs refills on their drinks. Gabriel arrives home; he walks around and greets his guests. When he sees Mariangela, he asks her why she's there at his home; she's in shock and asks "this is your house?" Just at that moment, Jocelyn starts walking down the grand staircase to the living room. Jocelyn welcomes everyone to the house and the party. She stops, sees Gabriel is there and everyone, including Gabriel, watch in shock and horror as Jocelyn slashes her wrists with a razor blade.

(Second hour begins...)
* As Jocelyn spreads her arms out and starts to fall backwards, Clemente and Gabriel run to catch her. Gabriel carries her out of the house - Clemente runs to get the car. After all the guests leave, Diana re-enters the living room and asks Rogelio if he was going to the hospital. He snaps, "NO WAY!" He has no intention of going to the hospital to see his step-mother. He insults Diana and says he prefers whores to grand ladies like her and she starts to cry about why he married her if he is so disgusted with her - he says because he was drunk. He leaves the room and she sits on the sofa and cries. Pedro then enters and wonders what happened to the big party. He sees Diana crying and asks what his cousin did this time. She says nothing and leaves the room.
* At the hospital, Clemente gets after Miriam for Jocelyn being crazy (see here's proof). Miriam thinks to herself the truth that Jocelyn isn't really Clemente's daughter. Gabriel is in the room with Jocelyn. He's trying to understand why she did it; she just wants him to stay and love her.
* At the palace, Pedro comforts and console a very upset Luisito in his bedroom. Luisito is crying about his mother's (Jocelyn) suicide attempt. Pedro helps Luisito back into bed. Luisito is still crying.
* Karen is skipping down the hallway - she runs into Pedro and yells at him for getting in her path, then enters her bedroom. She looks at the photo of her father and cries.
* Two female inmates discuss why Delores is in prison (for killing her brother). Delores is in the cell across from them; staring at an old, crumpled photograph.
* At the palace, Pedro and Diana are in her bedroom having a private conversation about Edgar.
* Delores, in bed in her cell, cries and looks at her brother's photo and begs him to forgive her for what happened.
* Pedro and Diana continue to talk in her bedroom - he asks her if she still loves Rogelio - she mentions she knows that he has a lover.
* Rogelio, meanwhile, is in his car - he calls his lover (Raquel) on the phone - she says she's busy and hangs up.
* Demian is waiting in bed, anxious. Raquel returns to the room with martinis for two - as she mentions his prosthesis leg, he knocks the glasses from her hands, pulls her to him on the bed and kisses her and holds and calls her "Regina".
* Candalaria consoles Mariangela outside her mother's bedroom.
* in her hospital room, Jocelyn brings up the child they lost and makes Gabriel remember the horrible accident that also left Luisito a paraplegic. She blames him for everything; he was the one driving. Gabriel tells her to stop.
* At the palace, Luisito is in his bed, crying for his mom.
* In the hospital waiting area, Dr. Fuentes tells Clemente and Miriam his diagnosis that Jocelyn needs serious professional psychiatric help. Gabriel walks out to the waiting area and overhears the conversation. He's shocked.
* Back in her room, Jocelyn mumbles in her sleep "Gabriel don't leave me, don't go." Gabriel listens from the door and thinks of the diagnosis and Luisito and wonders if he has any right to be happy and find a new love.
* Padre tells Mariangela that her mom has Alzheimer's disease, it's grave and her mom will die. Candelaria is sitting beside Aurora's bed - Aurora doesn't remember who Candelaria is, despite Candelaria trying to remind her. Aurora becomes more and more confused.
* At his home, Demian meets with Tiberio in the living room (Tiberio is his godson). During the discussion, Tiberio makes Demian upset by saying that Rogelio is also sleeping with Raquel.
* Raquel and Rogelio at that same moment are in her apartment having sex.
* A man with dreadlocks is kneeling in front of his "day of the dead" altar in his small one room apartment.
* At their house (formerly the Delara palace, Alborada), Leonardo and Elsa are in the kitchen eating dinner and talking about Candelaria visiting her old friend, Aurora, who is very sick. Elsa isn't interested in the details and leaves. Leonardo takes down his wife Viviana's photo from the wall; he misses her terribly. He sits down on the sofa. Elsa returns and scolds Leonardo for still mourning Viviana.
* In the rain, Padre and Candelaria discuss how bad Aurora is becoming and that Mariangela needs someone to protect her. He escorts her to the bus.
* Mariangela is sitting beside her mom's bed. She tells her mom of her plans to live in Mexico City and her wish to help her mom get well again. A man enters, which surprises Mariangela. He demands payment, and tries to force himself on her (molest her) - Mariangela breaks away and pulls out some scissors to use to defend herself. He will return soon - for payment.
* In her apartment, Raquel is in her bed - Rogelio is getting dressed - she seduces him back into bed.
* Diana is in her bedroom at the palace. She remembers the insulting remarks Rogelio made to her earlier that night; then she remembers a painful incident at the nightclub.
* Demian returns to the bedroom and seeing Regina in bed, he climbs on the bed and crawls on top of her. He attacks and forces himself on her as she screams for him to stop.
* Candelaria and Leonardo sit at the kitchen table, have coffee and sweet rolls and talk (about her visit with Aurora and Mariangela).
* At the hospital, Clemente, Miriam and Gabriel discuss Jocelyn. Gabriel and Clemente both blame Miriam for what's happened with Jocelyn and then leave.
* In the hallway of her house, Regina cries to her confidante/maid about loving Gabriel still after all these years and it causing such hostility and problems for Demian and their marriage.
* In the hospital room, Gabriel sits and watches Jocelyn sleep. He thinks to himself that he can't leave, he can't abandon her now, not with her like this.
* In her kitchen, Regina confides about all the love letters Gabriel used to write her, how she wished to marry Gabriel until her father introduced her to Demian and convinced her to marry him, and how Demian had changed dramatically over the years.
* In Venice, J.C. and Paulina are still awake in bed, talking. Paulina asks if he thinks she's ugly. He rolls over her and turns on the light - takes a quick look and tells her she's not his type, he doesn't like her. She turns out the light and makes a remark, which makes him roll over and turn on the light again - so he can have a second longer look at her. He says he doesn't like her, she doesn't interest him, but he like her and touches her lips with his fingers.
* In Mexico City, Miriam calls Federico from the hospital to wake him up and tell him about Jocelyn. He makes up an excuse why he didn't attend the party. While on the phone, Federico's wife wakes up. He tells her about Jocelyn being in the hospital. She takes the phone from him and passes along her sympathies for Jocelyn before hanging up and leading Federico back to bed. Miriam is upset about the wife hanging up on her.
* In the hospital room, Gabriel sits and watches Jocelyn in bed; he wonders about his daughter Paulina.
* In Venice, Paulina and J.C. kiss. When Paulina realizes what happened, she pushes J.C. off her and jumps out of bed. He apologizes and calms her down - they have a special bond/chemistry between them and they shouldn't deny it. They kiss again.

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Okay, so Lety and Gerardo hug. Erasmo drunkenly pulls Lety away. He asks what Lety is doing with that man. She tries to explain that Gerardo is the photographer and they were talking about…, but Erasmo interrupts and asks why this would result in a hug. He says that decent women don’t hug in public. Lety tells him it was just a friendly hug. “Are you going out with him?” “Of course not, Daddy! How much did you drink with the golfers?” Erasmo tells her not to change the subject. She gets short with him, says that Gerardo is just a work colleague and says she has a lot of work and he’s drunk. She tells him that she loves him. Erasmo hangs the head. The world still spins for Erasmo, even the trees are moving.

Lety goes to the bathroom and wets her hair. Alicia does her best impression of a jack-in-the-box. Alicia says has to insult Lety; out loud, of course. Lety looks around, but decides she must not have heard anything. She laments all the works she has to do.

Fernando finds Erasmo and asks him how much he’s had to drink. Fernando tries to count Erasmo’s fingers, but stops him at twenty. Erasmo speaks and Fernando has to waive the air to breath. Erasmo points out to Fernando that he is very moderate with alcohol. Uh-huh. Erasmo says he needs to speak with Fernando. Fernando thinks he’s going to hear the story of Lazaro again. Erasmo says it’s something else; he’s worried about Lety. Fernando wants to know why. Erasmo thinks that she’s doing something bad. Fernando remembers his day dream in the tent and said that this is impossible. She’s Erasmo’s daughter and is just like him. Erasmo says yes, she’s like me, but there are many immoral men out there. Fernando sets Erasmo on the rail. Erasmo says that Lety is acting suspicious with Gerardo. Erasmo changes subjects asks if Fernando knows Tomas Mora. Fernando says of course, he’s Lety’s best friend ever since they were kids. Erasmo says that Tomas usually helps with Lety and that he’s here with Erasmo in the club but he’s disappeared. Fernando can not believe that Tomas is in the club. Erasmo asks Fernando, as Lety’s boss, to help take care of Lety, she’s so innocent. Fernando can’t believe that Erasmo wants his help. Erasmo starts to tell a story about Lety from her youth. Fernando is enthralled.

Tomas hides from the cuartel. He runs into the men’s room and Sara tries to follow him in, but Lola holds her back. Lety runs out of the women’s room and asks what is wrong. Sara and Lola tell her that the voyeur has returned and is spying on more women. They tell her that he went into the men’s room. She gets upset and storms into the men’s restroom with Sara and Lola following. Alicia waits until everyone disperses and runs away. Lola, Lety and Sara look in the men’s restroom. They keep hearing sounds to indicate someone is in the room, but they can’t find anyone. Finally, they get to the last stall. They knock on the door. Tomas crawls over the top and runs out the door. The girls enter the next stall; stand on the toilet and look over. They’re surprised that no one is in the last stall. The fat golfer enters the bathroom. He freaks about going into the wrong bathroom and then excuses himself. He comes back in and says, no, he’s in the right bathroom; it says gentlemen above the door. The girls excuse themselves and run out of the door. Did anyone else notice that there is community toilet paper on the outside of one of the stalls?

Outside of the clubhouse, Lety says they should go to the president of the club to have the voyeur expelled. Sara says she’s in charge of security at the club and she’ll take care of it. Lola tells Lety that Sara will get the contracted security to help. Lety tells them to take charge of the problem, she’s got other things to do.

Erasmo and Fernando continue to talk. Erasmo gets in a fight with someone. Erasmo talks about how some guy used to bring her flowers and other lies. He’s made because Julieta convinced him to give this youth an opportunity. Erasmo tells the story of the aftermath of the infamous “bet” from his perspective. He felt so useless; he didn’t know how to help her. Fernando says he understands. He feels the same helpless too. He remembers the night Lety told him about the bet and how it almost killed her. Fernando tells Erasmo that he (Fernando) does have to take care Lety. Erasmo gives him a hug and says he knows that Fernando will care for her. Fernando says how could one not want to care for an enchanter like Lety. Fernando volunteers to take Erasmo to Tomas. Erasmo says they’re not there to take care of Tomas; they need to take care of the cameraman. Fernando should go back to the commercial. Erasmo gives Fernando another hug and calls him Don Fera.

Lety and Julieta talk about Erasmo’s overreaction to Lety hugging Gerardo. Lety tells her it was just a friendly hug. Julieta asks if maybe there’s something going on between Lety and Gerardo. Lety protests. In the background Julieta serves food to the technicians. Erasmo and Fernando enter the tent. Erasmo points out Gerardo to Fernando as the guy he was talking about earlier. Fernando calls Lety over to him. Meanwhile, the technicians talk about the food.

Lety sits outside the trailer while Fernando paces angrily. Lety tells Fernando that he needs to tell her what is wrong. Fernando asks Lety why she brought him. “Me??” She doesn’t realize that he’s talking about Tomas. He says he doesn’t even know him; how could she bring him to the location – Tomas Mora. Lety tells Fernando that she thought he was talking about Gerardo. For a moment Fernando thinks he has another rival, but Lety reminds him that Gerardo is the cameraman. Fernando asks Lety again why she brought Tomas. Lety assures him that her father must have been mistaken. Lety very clearly told Tomas not to come to the location. Fernando and Lety decide to discuss this some more later, right now they need to worry about Pilar and Lightening. The moment of truth has arrived! Alicia and Tomas spy!

Juana comes over and tells Julieta that the chilaquiles were a hit. Erasmo tells Juana that the mole is even better. Martha walks over to the technicians table with two plates.

Lety takes some chilaquiles to Pilar. Pilar doesn’t know what they are. Lety can’t believe she’s never had them. Pilar thinks their delicacies. Fernando pats the make-up guys shoulder. He likes it. (Who wouldn’t?) The moment of truth has arrived; Pilar has to get onto the horse. Fernando: “The horse that you have to mount is, is, is…” Lety: “… very pretty!” They talk about the horse a little more. You don’t know with horses, how they’re going to react and if they’re going to obey. Fernando slips and says that the horse is named Lightening. Pilar says this makes her even more nervous. Fernando says he’s called Lightening because he’s very luminous. Pilar says he’s making her more nervous. Fernando tries to calm her and says that she just needs to get to know the horse. Let’s go! Pilar crosses herself, receives some reassurance from Irmita and walks outside of her trailer.

Fernando and Lety tells Lety that the best case scenario will be them canceling the filming. Lety says no it will all turn out well. The make-up guy lustily watches Fernando leave. They exit the trailer and walk over with Pilar to Lightning’s corral. Alicia and Tomas follow.

Sara frantically tells Rodolfo about the voyeur. Lola says it’s no use. They guess that an intrusion like this is not grave enough to require his services. Sara goes back over to him and lies that the voyeur has a gun and intends to assassinate the model. PM and Saimon walk into the scene with food; they just guessed that Sara would be with Rodolfo. They give the plates to Sara and Rodolfo. Rodolfo speaks! It’s time for his lunch!

Fernando leads Pilar over to Lightening. She looks petrified. He shows Pilar the nice calm white horse. The cowboy says he’ll go get the horse. She asks if the horse is big. Fernando and Lety try to work around the question. “Big compared to what?” “Big compared to another horse!” Fernando says he’s big compared to a pony or an Arabian. During this conversation, out comes Lightening, and he is not a friendly horse. Pilar says she’s not get on that horse!. Alicia watches and whispers that Lightening will not fail her. All of a sudden, Lightening is calm. The cowboy says he has an idea how to help Pilar get over her fear. Alicia does not want this to happen.

Erasmo comes over to Gerardo and says that his camera is very interesting. Erasmo tries to introduce himself but Gerardo just walks away. Erasmo asks Gerardo if he’s seriously interested in getting married. (Never mind that Gerardo is actually wearing a wedding band; guess the wardrobe people missed that one) Gerardo says that he would rather live with his girlfriend first, he’s not sure that he believes in marriage. Erasmo says Gerardo doesn’t understand he’s Lety’s father. Gerardo says congratulations. Erasmo tells Gerardo to pay attention. Gerardo wipes his nose because of the smell of Erasmo’s breath. Erasmo forbids him to even look at his daughter. Julieta interrupts and takes Erasmo away. Julieta apologizes for her husband’s mistake. Erasmo tries to tell Julieta that this guy is playing games with Lety.

The cowboy sets up a mechanical bull. Fernando tries to convince Pilar to get on the bull. He falls over in the corral but eventually gets her on the bull. He has Lety start it. At first the bull just spins and Pilar is happy. Pilar calls Fernando Pavel and Lety asks if she can speed the bull up (through gritted teeth). Fernando says no, and that they have to leave for a moment. Fernando and Lety talk about Pilar’s obsession with Pavel. Fernando asks if Lety thinks that Pilar is cured of her fear of horses. Lety says she doesn’t really think so. While they’re talking Alicia sneaks over to the controls and turns them up. Pilar screams and falls off the bull. Alicia isn’t so subtle this time, and Fernando discovers her. He basically throws Lety in the ring to help Pilar, who clutches her terrified. Pilar stalks over to Fernando and Alicia. They all yell at Alicia about what she did with the bull. Tomas hides in the background and says that he needs to help Alicia. Ooops! He’s discovered too! Lety excuses herself and runs after him. Fernando accuses Alicia of trying to sabotage the commercial. Alicia says no, of course not. There is only one model for this commercial. She pets Pilar’s hair to signal that she’s the model. Pilar whips her head around and says that no, she will not get on the horse! (Oh great, back to this. I’m glad that we’ve made some progress.)

Tomas runs away from Lety, but he doesn’t succeed. Lety tells him to come over to her. Lety says she doesn’t’ need to ask him why he’s here. It’s obvious. She’s piiiisssseeed! Fernando starts to point out that he’s her best friend in the whole world ever since they were young, then he asks for pardon. Lety asks if anyone has seen him. He says only her father, and he told Fernando that he is there. “Of course he would tell Don Fernando!” Lety asks if anyone else has seen him. He says the cuartel. They share a laugh over the fact that he’s the famous voyeur. Lety tells Tomas to leave and to go back to the house. He’s not going to see the horse or the underwear! Tomas sulks.

Fernando pulls Alicia away from Pilar. He tells her to leave. Alicia decides the best thing to do is to make fun of Lety. This, of course, backfires. Alicia stalks off. Pilar haughtily tells Fernando and Lety that she’s not going to get on the horse, Pavel. Fernando and Lety imitate her, and then Fernando gets an idea. It has something to do with Pavel. He tells Lety to advise the technicians to have the cameras ready to film immediately. He runs off after Pilar.

Erasmo complains about Gerardo. Julieta says they’re just work buddies. Erasmo says he shouldn’t be here. Julieta agrees, it would have been better if he had stayed home. She asks Julieta to leave Lety alone. Erasmo walks off; Julieta tells him not to go and then chases after him.

Tomas exits from the front of the club. The security guy asks what could possibly be so bad. Tomas shows the security guard the picture of his “girlfriend.” The security guard says he has a picture of that girl too. Tomas freaks. The security guard tells him to call down; it’s just a picture so he can identify her when she tries to enter the club and he can stop her. Tomas grabs the security guards newspaper and leaves. In the street he does a weird hitchhiking move.

Lety goes over to Gerardo and asks if he’s ready. Gerardo says that he is. Lety gives him a high five and then wiggles her way out of the scene.

Erasmo is in a pine tree looking for Lety. He spies on Pilar and Fernando talking about she’s not going to get on the horse. Fernando asks her if she’ll get on for him. Huh? “For you?” In the office he couldn’t stop thinking about his past. He does have a double life! In part of his life he’s Fernando, in the other he’s Pavel. (Notice he says the last name wrong) Pilar wants a kiss, but Fernando gives her a hug. She wants to know why he changed to Fernando Mendiola. He says it’s a long story… but won’t she get on the horse for him. It’s a very important commercial for him.

Commercial! I run off to my kitchen to grab a bottle of water laughing about all the possible reactions Lety might have when she finds out what is Fernando’s great idea.

And we’re back! Sara has placed flowers all over Rodolfo. She calls him her love and the cuartel laughs at her. It’s just not worth it, Lola tells her. Sara turns to Rodolfo and says that she’s going to love him unconditionally. They hear a horse whinny. A girl is not so skillfully riding a horse in the field. The cuartel laughs at the girl and her horse. Rodolfo finally moves by hiding behind Sara. Who was the girl riding the horse? Alicia Ferreira???!!! She asks the cuartel if they want another demonstration; during her six semesters of finance she took a concentrated equestrian course. She asks Lightening to help her, but seems a little scared of Lightening. She decides to leave and asks the stable boy to remove the horse from her presence. The cowboy comes over and takes the horse away. He’s worried that something could of happened. Alicia tells him not to worry because she’s a total expert.

The cowboy grooms the horse. He says to Lety that the horse is really nervous after what has happened. The waitress took him! The cowboy tells her that Alicia wanted to demonstrate to don Fernando that she could be the model in the commercial.

The security guard chases after Alicia and tells her that the help can’t go through that entrance. She yells at him and runs to the street. He tells her to have a nice day. Alicia stands in front a cemetery trying to hitch hike a ride home. Her methods don’t work very well.

Sara cries because she’s been deceived. Rodolfo isn’t the love of her life. Saimon, Lola and PM try to placate her. Saimon says maybe Rodolfo is foreign and doesn’t speak Spanish. PM asks to stop talking and to put his lips to a better use. Sara calls Rodolfo some names and says that she could never be with a man like that. PM says that there is a perfect man for Sara out there. Sara asks PM to present her with this man.

Fernando tells Irmita that Pilar is going to get on the horse. Irmita asks how he got her to do that. Fernando tells Irmita not to ask him; the answer will not have good consequences. He walks over to Gerardo and tells him that he has only one opportunity to get the shot. Just one take! Gerardo doesn’t look so sure.

Julieta stirs and smells her mole. Erasmo comes into the scene and demands they leave at that moment. Julieta wants to know why; no one has eaten the mole. Because of Don Fernando, he’s immoral. Lety overhears this and runs into the scene. Erasmo says that she can’t work for Fernando anymore. Lety wants to know why. Because Fernando lives an immoral life!

Will Erasmo force Lety to quit her job at Conceptos?
How will Lety react to Fernando's latest scheme?
What's Fernando going to do when Pilar wants a kiss...right in front of Lety?

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As a new member of the summary recap committee, I thought I would introduce myself before "Mundo de Fieras" starts.

My Biography in brief:
Name: Jody Renee
Nickname: J.R.
Horoscope: Libra; Sheep/Goat
Hometown: West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.A.
Hobbies: fishing, boating (I have my own motorboat), geneology, history, photography
Favorite food: mexican and italian
Favorite colors: pink and purple
Heroes: my parents
Occupation: I was a production assistant/grip/gaffer but currently I am an unpaid assistant with the Iowa Jewish Historical Museum here in central Iowa.
Telenovelas I've seen: I have seen just about all the telenovelas Fernando Colunga has done so far in his career. I have sat through and actually done summary recaps for his three historicals (Alondra, AR and Alborada) and the last episodes for two of his other ones (La Ursurpadora and Esmeralda). Alborada was the first novela that I did without translating to spanish before posting - which saved me a lot of time and craziness - so now I am looking forward to the challenge of summarizing the episodes of a non-Colunga novela for the first time. (I did the spanish recaps for Fernandos' forum on univision.com; the Alborada recaps were for the Yahoo group alboradafan.)

See ya' - I'll try to post my summary as soon as I can, although I don't type as fast as I used to.

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... and it will be a two-hour episode. Let's hope it's good. We have a brand new recapper, Jody, tackling this double feature! And then we have ANOTHER brand new recapper, Gloria, on Wednesdays! Nora, aka "Promiscuous Reader," will take Thursdays and Jardinera has nobly volunteered to take on Fridays (while she'll still be blogging Heridas). I'll be doing Mundo Mondays. Stay tuned!

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