Sunday, March 11, 2007
Duelo March 9
Jeremias, who apparently is perma-drunk, tries to get a little action off of Alina in Jose’s cabin. Alina shows that she is completely incapable of defending herself, even from a drunk old man. You would think a couple years of living in the wilderness would have toughened her up a bit, but no. Finally a miraculously non-coughing Angel bursts in and pulls Jeremias off of her. Angel tells Jer to leave her alone, Jer replies (in a suddenly very sober voice) “Who’s going to stop me, YOU?” They grapple and Angel shows that he is a complete wuss too, Jeremias throws him down and he lays there in a lump. Alina tries to run to Angel to see how he is, but Jeremias, who apparently hides the strength of the Incredible Hulk inside his baggy clothes, grabs her. Conveniently, Emilioooo barges in the room and throws Jeremias over the bed and onto the floor. These Valtierras sure know how to show up at just the right time. Poor Angel is about to be embarrassed by lying on the floor like a rag doll while Emilioooo gets to be the hero. No, wait, Angel shouldn’t even be here, he is a whiny idiot for carrying a torch for Alina, so he deserves it. Jeremias stumbles out of the cabin. Emilioooo tries to wake up Angel, who is out cold from simply falling to the floor, so Emilioooo picks him up and carries him out, telling Alina to close the door. How did this cabin stay so clean with nobody there to take care of it? Especially since a guy lived there before, what guy do you know who decorates his whole place in white?
Emiliooo enters Angel’s room with Angel in his arms, he calls for Sexy Nurse Suzi to get some alcohol. After Emiliooo lays Angel down on the bed Sexy Nurse Suzi waves a cotton ball under his nose to wake him up, the first thing he says is “Alina.” For crying out loud Angel give it a rest. Also, Sexy Nurse Suzi’s outfit warrants mention, as it is white and tight, but that’s what she always wears so I don’t know that I have to mention it every time. I notice it every time. Emilioooo says not to worry about her. Angel tells Emiliooo to take care of her, Emilioooo says he will, but Angel needs to stay and rest. Emiliooo tells Sexy Nurse Suzi to not let him get up, SNS says she’ll be by his side all night. And now, Angel coughs. He whines that he can’t help Alina. SNS tells him basically to shut up and rest. So far the only people we have seen today are people I hate. Even Sexy Nurse Suzi, for being so dumb to fall in love with a wuss like Angel who hasn’t given her any reason to like him.
Part two of our away from Sierra Esondida double feature finds Jose telling some guy named Claudio the he promised Felicia that he would stay until the baby is born. I think the guy is Claudio, but then later he calls him Felipe, I’m really confused. Anyway, the other guy tells Jose that most guys would just bail, especially if they have another family waiting for them. Jose says he’s going back anyway, hopefully he’ll convince Felicia to go legit and be somewhere that he can send money. This guy has no idea how the world works. He thinks he’s going to go back to Mariana and “Oh I have another kid and I’m going to send them money, but let’s pick up where we left off.” Yeah right.
Whoa, left turn, we are back in
Elias comes home to his shack. He puts his keys up, leans on something to think, then finally notices Blanca laying on the floor dead. She is laying like she is in a coffin already, her legs straight and her arms at her side. Do people look like that after dropping dead of a heart attack, or whatever it was that killed her? I don’t think so. Elias is MUY impactado. In fact, they did a slow motion impactado effect on the moment, so I thought we were going to commercial. That’s how impactado he was, he was going into commercial impactado, we all know that is the worst kind. No commercial though, he snaps out of it and runs to see if she’s ok. The actor who plays Elias does a great job here of being upset at the death, he cries and screams her name, it’s very convincing.
Don Loco shakes a pill out of a bottle,
We get a closeup view of Thelma walking away, nice, she and Orlando are walking outside the house. He is wearing his uniform. He says Thelma should be happy now that she got rid of Coral, right? Thelma says not really, Emiliooo just played with her, it is Alina that is really causing problems. She says that Emilioooo is crazy in love with her, all his hate is really just love.
Don Max is showing Emiliooo some of the fields, he says this is the most productive area, etc etc. Farm talk. Don Loco rides up. Don Loco tells Emiliooo that he heard about him taking Alina out of
Nora models the red dress for Vera (is that her name? I get the kitchen ladies all mixed up). Vera tells her she looks awesome, which in fact she does. Nora has managed to pull of the look of being hot but still innocent looking. Vera tells her that Thelma threw away the dress but she got it out of the garbage because it is like new, so she shouldn’t tell Thelma that she (Nora) bought it from her (Vera). Is that how you get somebody to buy something? “Oh, I found it in the garbage.” Nora really does look great, everyone has been dressing hacienda style for so long, seeing a hot girl in a nice dress really stands out. Nora gives Vera some money and tells her that if anyone throws out any more dresses like this, sell them to her! She wants to look nice for Gaspar, she really likes him.
Don Loco barges into the cave and demands that Luba tell him where Alina is. Luba just invites him to sit. He demands to know where Alina is. Luba says, “Uh, didn’t you take her to Edelmira’s meson?” Don Loco has his riding crop up to her neck, so she is stammering a bit. He grabs her by the collar and says that surely Alina looked for Luba when she escaped, where is she? Gaspar runs in and tells Don Loco to let her go. I expected him to punch Don Loco in the face, but instead they all just look at each other.
Thelma feels her belly, which still looks like it always did and not pregnant at all. She is crying about maldito Gaspar getting her pregnant. Emilioooo comes in and she tries to act normal. She says she’s fine, she can’t wait to have his baby, can you imagine his little body? Emiliooo says yeah about that, he was thinking it would be better if…. Thelma cuts him off and says yeah she has been thinking too, she doesn’t think it would be good for the baby to be born in the sierra. Emilioooo says why, lots of babies are born here without any problem. Thelma insists that the baby will be strange, nobody can take care of it, the people here are all weird…. Emiliooo says they are not weird, just different. Thelma says whatever, she wants to go back to
Don Loco continues to interrogate Luba, somehow Gaspar has resisted the urge to tear Loco’s head off. Don Loco pulls a gun on Gaspar, Luba runs to stand in front of him, telling Don Loc that Gaspar doesn’t know what he is doing. She tells Gaspar that Don Loco just wants to know where Alina is but she already told him that she doesn’t know. She then turns and begs Don Loco to put the gun away. He yells at her to shut up. “I’ll tell you this – if I find out that you are lying to me, things will be very bad for you and your son. Teach him to show respect.” Don Loco leaves. Luba tells Gaspar to go into Alina’s ‘room’ and stay there all day. Then she says that she needs to tell Alina that Don Loco is looking for her. She throws a quick prayer to the Virgin on her way out.
Don Loco arrives back at the house and tells Sergio that he needs to leave again in a minute. What, does he just need to run in and go pee or what? Sergio asks if he should go with him, Don Loc says yes, they need to go to see Emiliooo. Just then
Superfly Nora enters the cave and Gaspar, from behind the sheet dividing the rooms of the cave, says “is that you Nora?” She says yes, he tells her to leave, he can’t come out, he’s hiding. She says from who, there is nobody here, so come out! He says no, he’s scared. She says she wants him to see how pretty she looks for him. Remember, she’s wearing Thelma’s old red dress from when Gaspar knocked her up. Finally he agrees to come out. She hides in the other part of the cave. He finds her and sees the dress and immediately starts questioning her about the dress. “That’s the dress my munequita wore at the Devil’s Cave!” Nora tells him that he ruined everything. She says the dress was from Thelma, Emiliooo’s wife. First Sergio threw her in the water, now this, no wonder Thelma threw it away, it’s bad luck. Gaspar says “My munequita threw it away?” Nora says she knows Gaspar liked his munequita but get over it already. She storms out. This is proof of how Gaspar really is ‘affected.’ Most guys would have been perfectly happy with Hottie Nora showing up in some slinky dress, looking for action. Gaspar actually strings a few thoughts together here, he figures out that it was Thelma indeed at the Devil’s Cave, he’s going to ask Emiliooo to give her to him, he still owes Gaspar a reward. He hops out of the cave.
Luba is telling Alina that she has to stay there and be well hidden. She tells about how Don Loco came to the cave, etc. Luba thinks DL won’t come to Jose’s cabin, he hates that place. “You remember that story, right?” Alina says yes. Uh yeah I think she knows that story, seeing as how that’s what got all this started in the first place. Luba tells her to hide good, if DL finds Alina he’ll kill her. Alina looks a little red, perhaps during this part of filming she was out with Pablo Montero frolicking on the beach or something?
Don Loco and Orlando ride through the forest, but Don Loco pulls up. He doesn’t like to come near Jose’s cabin. He tells
Luba is begging Alina to just hide. But stupid Alina keeps whining about wanting to do something to help her mother. Luba rolls her eyes and tells her that she can’t do anything so just hide. I hate Alina now. I hate her. She has just gotten so stupid, I don’t care what happens to her. Whatever. Luba says she’ll send Gaspar later and makes stupid Alina promise to be careful. Stupid Alina promises, so of course that means she won’t. I have decided that from now on her name is Stupid Alina.
Thelma is hen-pecking Emliooo to death. She is desperate to go back to
Elias has put a pillow under Blanca’s head and covered her with a blanket on the couch. Some other guy is there, a doctor maybe, who says there aren’t any signs of injury, she died of natural causes. Is death by freaking out a natural cause? Elias feels guilty, the guy says no, just a heart attack. Elias says he can’t go on without her, the guy says yes you can, you have to finish the highway for the people who live here. Wow guy, way to give a pep talk. Elias just cries some more.
Emiliooo thought bubbles that Thelma is crazy if she thinks that he will leave this place. He looks out the window and sees Gaspar snooping around.
Stupid Alina says she is going nuts, she has to see how her mom is doing. She tells Donkey to come and she sneaks out of the cabin.
Emiliooo meets Gaspar by pointing a gun at him. “Didn’t I tell you not to come around here any more?” Gaspar says yes, he isn’t supposed to bother Thelma, but this time he came to see Emilioooo. He wants his reward, his munequita. Emiliooo can’t believe they are having the same conversation again, then Gaspar mentions that this munequita kissed him. Emiliooo decides to teach Thelma a lesson. He’s going to take Gaspar to Thelma’s room and Gaspar will tell her that he knows where her red dress is. To Emiliooo of course it’s a joke, but Gaspar really does know where the dress is. If Nora will speak to him again, that is. Emilioooo and Gaspar share a laugh.
Don Loco barges in to the cabin and sees that Alina escaped. He looks at the bed and sees
Emiliooo comes to Thelma’s room and she wants to know if he changed his mind. No, he hasn’t, but he has a surprise, he brings Gaspar into the room. He immediately starts in with his “munequita” stuff and Thelma starts freaking out. Gaspar sits and Emiliooo tells Thelma what Gaspar told him. Thelma denies it. Emiliooo says he’s going to leave Gaspar there to talk, see he’s behaving well, see ya. Thelma can’t believe it. Gaspar is excited because they are alone, Thelma demands to know what he wants. He’s worried now that she’s mad, she just shakes her head, I think she has a headache coming on.
Nora is in tears, talking to one of the other kitchen ladies, I can’t remember their names. She is crying and crying about how Gaspar wouldn’t stop talking about his f#&%$ing munequita for one minute, she’s going to go to her room and never wear that dress again. Oh this is Adela. Cripes I need to watch more than once a week so I can remember some of these people. I didn’t recognize Adela outside of
Thelma gets down on her knees and tries to explain to Gaspar that she isn’t who he thinks she is. Of course Gaspar tells her she’s lying. He says he knows she had the red dress but threw it out. Thelma tries to cover but of course this shakes her up a bit. She wants him to tell her all she knows. She’s trying to be nice to him now, to get him to talk.
Adela tells Sergio that Gaspar hurt Nora’s feelings, now would be a good time to try and get closer to her, try and be nice. Sergio jumps at the chance. Adela says, “you’re going to leave your post here?” Sergio isn’t worried, Don Loco left to go look for Alina, nobody will know.” He runs off and Adela motions for Stupid Alina to enter. As usual, they spend an hour talking to each other and saying thank you instead of her just running straight into the house. Finally Stupid Alina goes in.
Luba is beggin the virgin to not let anything happen to either Gaspar or Alina, she didn’t specify.
Stupid Alina busts into
Gaspar finishes his story of how Vera sold the dress to Nora. Thelma curses Vera, “she’s always digging in the garbage!” Gaspar wants to know why she lied to Emiliooo about who the father of her baby is. Thelma is actually kind of honest here, she says she wants the baby to have the best of everything, that’s why she married Emiliooo and told him the baby was his. She left out the part where SHE wants the best of everything too. Thelma says finally, “what do you want? For me to live with you in a cave? No way.” She continues with her bit on the baby having the best of everything. Gaspar says yes, he wants her to live with him. She then plays a mean trick on him. She tells him that after the baby is born she will go with Gaspar forever, because of course she is just concerned for the baby. But he has to keep their love a secret until then, and if Emiliooo suspects that the baby is Gaspar’s, he’ll kill it! That woman is tricky. He says he’ll be mute. She says ok, great, now get out. He wants some kisses first, she finally breaks down and gives him a little sugar. She’s not very happy about it, but otherwise he won’t believe her silly plan.
Emilioooo goes back to his room to find Angel waiting on news of Alina. Emiliooo tells him not to worry about it. Haven’t we heard this about 100 times? Emiliooo takes Angel back to his room.
Alina continues to tell
Angel the wuss won’t stop asking about Alina. He is worried that Don Loco will find her. Emiliooo, who thinks he is so smart, says “No, he won’t find her there.” Angel wants to go make sure she’s safe, but Emiliooo says no. Yawn. This is lame. Emiliooo says he’ll go check with Luba to make sure Alina is safe. What? Whatever. He leaves to go talk with Thelma.
Singing Aunt makes an appearance. Thelma complains about Gaspar. She is worried that Gaspar will require kisses to keep his mouth shut. She then blames SA for the whole red dress thing. She decides that she herself has to kill Gaspar.
Emiliooo sees Gaspar hopping through the hall and wants to know why he’s so happy. I’m sure that Gaspar couldn’t keep a secret, but Luba shows up right then and says that they (she and Gaspar) need to go look for Flor. Don Loco went to the cabin to look for her and now she’s not there, surely he took her. Boy keeping straight what people know for real and what they think they know is getting confusing. Emiliooo says Don Loco won’t do anything, he’s going to go get Alina from him right now.
Alina pounds on the door screaming for help. She looks a little like Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz in this outfit sometimes. Adela is on the other side but says the door is locked. Alina tells her to go find Emiliooo, but Adela says Don Loco would kill her. Alina says just do it.
Emiliooo and Orlando meet each other halfway between the two haciendas on horseback.
Gaspar is just grinning like an idiot, Luba wants to know what’s up. Gaspar says he can’t say. She says he’s the son of a demon and pushes him out of the house.
Don Loco says
Some other highway guy tells Elias that he can have a few days to go back to
Well what have we here – Thelma and Castulo are basking in the afterglow of another roll in the hay. Even though they just had sex, she starts yelling at him for not killing Gaspar when he was supposed to. She takes Castulo’s gun and puts it into her pants pocket and says she’ll take care of it herself this time. Castulo didn’t see her take the gun, so he warns her that Gaspar is a giant, he could hurt her with just one hand. She says “We’ll see.”
Don Loco starts feeling funny and passes out on the couch. He wakes up for a second and tells
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Friday, March 9, 2007, Zorro recap, take 2, and action….
Fast forward the tail end of the 8:00 p.m. novela. I finally get to post something about Marina (other than Lynn looks like one of the characters). I think this is a craptacular novela. I used to watch it but then I gave up on it and tuned into La Fea, and oh boy what I was missing, silly me. Now every time I glance during commercials I think Caray Caray bloggers would have a field day with this one but if u don’t get telemundo it’s no fun, anyway on with the show:
The group of gypsies are talking to Esmeralda. The rat (actually a vole, thank you k for the clarification and thanks Jeanne for reminding me), Lucrecia (it has a name too, I wonder if she got a cast credit, I know the horse did) still has not returned from the jail cell with a message. They don’t want to alarm Esme but Azusena (sp?) saw bad things to come when reading the tarot cards and if Lucrecia couldn’t find Sara Kali (“SK”) it’s because SK disappeared. Renzo informs Esme that guy he got chummy with (IDNHS) in the jail sent him a message that there was a lot of movement in the jail cell. There has to be a way for Esme to find out what’s happened. Something has happened to la Reina something awful and we have to find out what. Diego walks up to the crowd and asks what happened. Esme tells him that something has happened to her mother and the gypsies fear for her life.
We go the jail cell, and one of the two guards throws a plate with food to SK’s cellmate (IFHS) and he’s looking at the guard questioningly. The guard gets upset and tells him why are you looking at me like that, don’t look at me like I’m a vulture because your time has not yet come. IFHS questions the guards as to the whereabouts of SK. Where did you take her? Assassins! Guards tell him to be quiet, but he continues to accuse them. Montero is just like his father, a devil (oh God, it runs in the family) and they are going to pay. The guards threaten IFHN with the same punishment but except he will burn on a low fire and as they leave laugh evilly about how God is going to punish them.
Jump to scenery and I guess it looks like a canyon and we see SK still in her “iron” mask. She flashbacks to when Esme saw her in jail, revealed she was her daughter and promised to get out. She wants Esme to run away, flee, she doesn’t want her to suffer the same fate.
Jump back to Esme and the gypsies. Diego says not to worry we will find out exactly what happened to her mother. Renzo (he’s not half bad looking, looks more my age but who knows, with the exception of Diego/Zorro, I pay attention to age differences) pipes in I don’t think we should trust our stuff to his man. Esme informs Renzo that there is nothing that Diego shouldn’t know he is her fiancée and they are going to get married. Jonas advises Esmeralda that Diego was Miguel’s attorney and was very helpful in getting him out of jail (I haven’t watched this totally from the beginning so I have no idea what they are talking about I got more into Zorro after my first recap attempt). If it wasn’t for Zorro that rescued him, he would be dead right now. (Okay, I retract that statement, I vaguely remember seeing some guy leaving a jail cell and Zorro saving him, I guess that’s him). Renzo then accuses Diego of keeping Miguel’s lands for himself. Enter two new people who come to Diego’s defense I guess they overheard the conversation from wherever they appeared from (Miguel I assume and his wife). They didn’t want to say anything because Diego wanted it kept a secret but Diego payed more than double for the land, he conserved the lands to protect him so that the lands wouldn’t be confiscated. Diego even gave them a large sum of money to escape very far from there (isn’t Diego great, wow if I ever need a lawyer I want him). Diego aptly points out to them that they didn’t leave to which they reply its because they too are gypsies and they could never be far away from their people. Miguel and wife say Diego is a great man and an excellent friend and that’s more that enough proof for Jonas that Diego is an okay dude, asks Renzo to continue with the news he got from IDHN. I sincerely doubt that this was SK cellmate cuz I would luv to know how Renzo got this information from him.
Renzo says there was a lot of movement and there was a bonfire in the prison’s patio and gut wrenching screams (gritos desgaradores) where heard. Diego tells Esme that he has an informant in the prison guards and we’ll know exactly what happened.
Jump to the short army guy “SAM” (IDNHN) asking Pizarro about what happened in the prison last night. SAM says there was movement last night (how much noise where they actually making that it was heard by three people, I mean what a way is that to hide/kill a prisoner. Okay, let’s make as much noise as possible so that our plan can easily be discovered) and he thought the sirens were sounded so he woke up, donned his uniform went to the jail and found nothing not even a guard. Pizarro says that SAM was hearing things, maybe it was a nightmare? Pizarro asks if SAM ate to which he replies yes, I had 4 sausages, 2 breads, trozo (have no idea what that is) of meat and spicy beans. Pizarro tells SAM what really happened was that he got a case indigestion and had nightmares. What he should do is loose some weight because he can’t do the job with the extra weigh and being related to the commissioner’s father will get him nowhere. Pizzaro threatens SAM with loosing his job but later changes his mind asks what SAM heard last night, was it screams or was it a nightmare. It was a nightmare. Fine go back to your duties. SAM is not fooled he knows something happened last night, he swears by his virgencita that they were a woman’s screams that he heard.
At the de la Vega residence, Dolores who sees from a distance Montero and his soldiers and goes to tell Alejandro. Montero marches in and orders that the house be surrounded and one his men whacks a peon with the end of a rifle. I really hate that rat Montero, what a jerk. I take a short break to put on the captions. I think I am going to need them I understand what’s going on and being said but it takes my brain a while to process and translate. Montero and his men are screaming for people to move and says we’ll see where your last name gets you Alejandro de la Vega.
Cue music and opening credits. I must say I really am liking this song. “Ven y quedate conmigo, dame el corazón, vida mia estoy muriendo lento en mi prisión…..” good thing u can’t hear me sing, fast forward
Olmos is talking to the witch about getting something to dominate the will of a loved one. She has her head down and is wearing a cape. I guess she’s Indian because there is somebody there translating while she is messing with a stick in some dirt. The translator says she will give you a strong potion but the price is high. Four times the rooster crowed, four gold coins will be the price. Olmos says that’s too much money, you are trying to cheat me, I need to see proof of her power. The witch looks up and yikes doesn’t she look creepy. She has the crypt keeper looking thing going for her, and her eyeballs are pure white and she has black pupils. Chills. She says some stuff in some foreign language. Translator says she knows the drink isn’t for you, someone asked you for it. Translator also says that she knows his heart yearns for someone’s love but that love is not returned. Olmos jets out of that place and gets into the coach with MA, apparently she was out there waiting for him. She asks Olmos if he got the potion, he says yes and shows it to her. MA opens the vile to smell potion and is surprised that its odorless (sure make it smell like turpentine then you have to explain why the room smells like someone cut the cheese). Olmos warns MA that the potion is very strong with only a few drops you loose all control. It’s odorless and colorless so that you can slip it in without drawing suspicion,duh MA. MA accuses Olmos of lying and that the witch cheated them. If the witch was really powerful then she would be working in the king’s court. Olmos says she showed me her power, she revealed things that only I know. MA accuses Olmos of being naïve and that everyone knows witches are very cunning liars. Olmos knew MA wasn’t going to believe him so he asked for physical evidence of her power and she agreed. Olmos tells her the witch said that her dead announced their arrival and that is why she used the potion on someone close to her (MA) and that she would know who this person is by a red ribbon in their pocket. MA hopes that the witch wasn’t lying and that above all the potion does what it is supposed to do, because if it doesn’t this witch will see her become the worst of her poisons. At her request, Montero will burn esta choza (this hut/cabin?) to the ground.
Jump to Moncada residence and FS is being brought in by some people (looks drunk). Dena is surprised to see him in such a state. The barman says it isn’t his fault, FS went to his tavern and requested wine and drank all evening. No human body can resist all the alcohol he drank. Dena feels bad for FS, wishes she knew what is happening and orders the maid to take him to his bedchamber and that to have a doctor come right away. Dena doesn’t blame the barman but asks if something strange happened, was FS accompanied by anyone, did he say anything. He says no, there was nobody there and that FS only kept asking for bottle after bottle. Barman says to Dena that he has been a barman all his life and something must have shamed FS in a big way. Dena pays the guy for his services and she hopes he doesn’t mention what happened to no one. His lips are sealed, Dena leaves and barman is left looking at the money.
At the de la Vega’s, Alejandro wants to know what’s going on, new taxes?. He says the taxes are not new, there were always there just that payment of them wasn’t enforced. Yeah right, humpf. Alejandro informs Montero that the amount he wants is a small fortune and he doesn’t have that much cash on hand at the moment. Not my problem, oh by the way should you should restructure the permit you requested for use of the river to irrigate your crops. The river can’t be used for those purposes. Alejandro informs him that he is aware that he is a highly respectable officer and he knows full well that the river was diverted because it was on deserted land. There are new laws in LA and the river runs on the city limits and we need all the resources. Alejandro tells him that he understands that his pride has been wounded by the past events but he recommends not mixing his processional responsibilities with his personal ones. Political retaliation against him would be very inconvenient. Montero says think what u want, you follow the law, I enforce it no matter what the cost or nobody no matter how powerful they may be is above the law. Montero exits, and Yumi comes in and asks Alejandro if there is a problem. Alejandro tells her yes there are problems very serious ones.
Cut to Diego and Esme on a bench. Esme is very afraid of the information she just received and has her worried. Diego tells her not to worry because tonight Zorro is going to the prision find out what happened. Diego tells Esme not to worry, he’s sure her mom is still alive. Yippie, I get to see Zorro, uh again. Esme wants to know why Diego is so sure about this. Diego tells her that FS had her locked up for a very long time so she is obviously important to him and the Spanish crown so he doubts Montero would do something to her. Esme tells him Montero is a snake and liable to betray anybody she doubts he would obey her father’s orders. Diego asks Esme to trust him, he knows Montero and doesn’t think he would go that far. Esme then says she wants to go the prision to see her mom she doesn’t care how. Diego tells her now she can’t risk her life that way, she is the Governor’s daughter. Diego asks Esme to trust him, he swears Zorro will return her mother to her alive. They share a nice embrace.
Cut to Tobias’ bedroom where he gets a package delivered by a tailor, prissy little guy. He hopes Tobias likes it because it took a lot of effort but it came out identical. Tobias opens the box while prissy tailor has his hand out waiting for a tip. Tobias escorts him out the door and closes it behind him. Eye roll, oh God it’s a Zorro outfit. He puts on the mask but he doesn’t quite pull it off mostly because the eye sockets are not aligned properly so you see his eyebrows from one of the eye pockets. “It’s perfect.” Uh yeah, sure you keep thinking that. He does an on guard stance with an imaginary sword pointed into the mirror.
Diego and Esme are taking a carriage ride and run into Montero. Montero-My my what do we have here, the couple of the moment taking a stroll in the country. What’s wrong Esme, you don’t look happy. The clown doesn’t measure up? Esme asks him what does he want and that he should move his mean aside and let them through. Montero dismounts and tells Diego that from now on things will be different, no more hypocrisy and while the Gov called off the duel, they have unfinished business. Diego tells him if you want we can resolve the business right here. Montero tells Diego he doesn’t have to act like a hero in front of his girlfriend. Montero takes out his sword points it to Diego’s face and says for now go handle the problems that are waiting at his father’s hacienda and when the time comes they will resolve theirs. Montero assures Diego that he will make his life a living nightmare. He tips his hat to Esme and says later you and I will address our issues later. Augg, I can’t stand him. Montero mounts his horse and orders his men to move. Esme and Diego look at each other questioningly.
Back at the Moncada residence. FS is in his bed and Olmos is wiping his forehead with a wet towel. Olmos tells MA that her father is sick. It doesn’t look like a hangover, he has a fever. MA tells him who knows where he was last night. Olmos says he hopes a doctor arrives soon, because FS needs immediate medical attention. The fever can go to his brain. MA says he deserves it for disobeying her and questions whether somebody put something in his drink. Olmos guesses the Indian sorceress. MA raises an eyebrow, gets closer and finds a red ribbon in daddy’s pocket. Didn’t somebody mention something about the color red, weird huh. The proof that the Indian woman talked about says Olmos. MA is happy, the witch didn’t lie either that or it was an excellent circus trick. MA wants to know how much Olmos paid for the portion, 4 coins. MA feels if her father’s current condition is the result of 4 coins it was a very fair price.
The doctor gets there and Dena is trying to hurry him to FS’s bedroom. The doctor wonders why the rush it’s only a hangover. Dena tells him that she too thought it was only a hangover but she has never seen FS like that. He moans in pain and she is sure he’s having hallucinations. His temperature goes up and down, she’s sure he has been poisoned and she’s afraid he might die. Doctor gets upset that Dena is talking about death, don’t do that, don’t bring bad luck and much less 30 feet from the sick person. When near a sick person talk about his good health that’s much better for the patient. Now if the patient dies I am also a gravedigger. Lucky Dena then. Dena looks at him worried over FS.
MA places the potion under FS’s nose letting him have a good whiff of the stuff and enjoying it while Olmos is telling her to be careful. Okay, she’s just cruel, I really hate her. She pulls away the potion and asks Olmos if he is sure Fernado can’t hear them. Olmos doesn’t think so, he’s delirious. MA tells him she hopes he is suffering plenty for having disdained her. Diego will be hers with or without his help. Olmos is having doubts hiring the sorceress. The Indians have always hated the white people (hehehe they’re Hispanic) and who knows what she really intended to do. Olmos is afraid but MA tells him don’t worry, the sorceress will do what she wanted them to do and she is powerful. Olmos feels kinda guilty, her poor father is confined to the bed. He never wanted to harm him. MA tells Olmos he isn’t like that because of him it’s because of that darned religious woman, Maria Pia who made him change his mind with respect to the marriage of her half sister. Olmos asks what religious woman. MA-Maria Pia de la Vega and she will pay dearly for having crossed her path and for everything she (Maria Pia) has done to her (MA).
Jump to the convent where Nutty Nun and Maria Pia are talking. Maria Pia notices that Nutty Nun is still not feeling well and when she was informed by another sister that Nutty wasn’t going to attend the burial she thought it was only something minor but apparently not. Maria Pia tells Nutty that she has to take care of that cold. Nutty tells her thank you for your concern but I know how to take care of myself the same or better than you. Maria Pia is unfazed by her words and tells her if she has to rest go do it. Nutty then tells her that Sister Carola says Father Tomas was looking for her last night. MP confirms this but says she couldn’t see him. Nutty-Because you were sleeping I imagine. Me on the other hand could not sleep at all, I kept hearing things, noises footsteps but you on the other hand slept really well. MP tells her yeah perfectly. Then before Nutty leaves goes on to say that’s great because only those who are at peace with God can sleep soundly those who have a pure consciences, chaste like yourself. Maria Pia is left to digest those words.
Cut to Father Tomas putting some tortillas out and talking to the Cardinal about Maria Pia. She’s not like other Spanish nuns. They have been raises according to Vatican guidelines Cardinal asks if Maria Pia is allowed certain worldly liberties. Father Tomas informs the Cardinal that she observes all the church rules but what he meant to say in carrying out her vocation you have to see it as more earthly. Cardinal takes a piece of tortilla and says its delicious. Father Tomas looks at the Cardinal and says it might be a good idea to thank God for the food. Cardinal looks a little sheepish and says yes yes of course. FT- “Father we thank you for our daily bread that we’re sharing with our brothers. “This bread is everybody’s effort therefore we need to offer our work as compensation. Amen” Cardinal praises Father Tomas on the prayer but says what did you mean exactly when you said offer our work as compensation?” Father Tomas tells him that in this community they plow the lands with the Indians as a way of showing God and everyone else that we are all equal and invites the Cardinal to accompany them. The Cardinal seems a little scared with the request but manages to pull off an of course, I would love to.
At the de la Vega’s, we have Esme, Alejandro and Diego. Diego is reviewing some papers that talk about the new taxes and changes in the river route and says so this is what Montero was reffering to. Alejandro confirms that’s what the papers say and asks if he ran into Montero. Esme says yes and he looked menancing and determined and undoubtedly he will make our lives impossible. Alejandro tells Esme that it was a big wound to his pride to have FS renege on Esme’s hand in marriage and Montero is a very cruel, primitiave man and to him a dishonor is only paid back with vengancde. Diego asks what are they to do the taxes are very high and they want prompt payment. Alejandro tells him don’t worry we’ll figure out a way but what has him concerned is Montero’s future behavior. Diego is unfazed we all knew that when the engagement was called off, Montero was going to react this way. Alejandro is concerned because Montero is going to be use the military back power not only against us but …. Esme not missing a beat guesses asks if Monter would be willing to confront her father. Alejandro doesn’t want to worry her but, Montero is very dangerous and doesn’t measure consequences of his actiosn and he is capable of taking reprisals against Esme’s father.
Yumi is sweeping up an unused room and pulls back some blankets and uncovers a bed frame and a chest inches from it. She kneels down and opens the chest and it contains a fan, perfume that she smells and puts on her dress. Cut to Dolores patting herself on the pack with finger licking good guarapo (juice made from sugar canes). Yumi walks in and Dolores asks her to take the tray into living room. She hesitates so Dolores asks her to take the tray to livingroom where Alejandro and company are seated. Yumi doesn’t think twice and immediately goes to serve the guarapo. Dolores notices the perfume smell when Yumi leaves and recognizes it as Regina’s.
Esme is worried and thinks it might be a good idea to postpone the wedding until everything cools down. Diego says no that would tell Montero we’re afraid of him. Esme says we have to join forces to face what’s coming; Montero is going to bring trouble. Alejandro thinks maybe the best way to join forces is to have both weddings and for everyone one to get settled in the house where they will be safe and protected. Diego agrees and says he will talk to Father Tomas about getting everything ready ASAP. Yumi enters with the guarapo tray walks right up to Alejandro to serve him first. Thanks Guadalupe but ladies first and directs her to Esme. Esme asks her if she is new here which Guadalupe confirms and goes to serve Diego his guarapo. Diego tells Esme that Guadalupe is his dad’s goddaughter and he just got her baptized into the Catholic faith. Alejandro introduces Guadalupe to Esme as Diego’s fiancée and niece of Dena his fiancée. Guadalupe is impactada, you’re the daughter of the one eyed man. Esme-yes I am the Gov’s daughter and you are very beautiful it was a pleasure meeting you. Guadalupe excuses herself to leave and when Alejandro clears his throat and says uh Yumi am I invisible? No, what he actually says, “ Are you going to serve me?” Guadalupe leans in to serve Alejandro his drink. Alejandro gets a whiff of Regina’s perfume as Guadalupe leaves the room. Esme asks if they noticed the exoctic perfume that Guadalupe had on. Alejandro says yes it is a very special perfume.
Back to the Moncada residence, where MA is by the water fountain and notices Montero. Montero what a surprise to see you. I didn’t think you would show up around these parts especially after what happened. Montero tells her everything will be straightened out in due time but he is there to talk to her father, take me to him. MA informs him that her father is indisposed due to a killer hangover. Montero insists because it is a very important visit. MA tells him he is unconciouness but if she doesn’t believe him fine she’ll prove it.
Jump to chapel where some guy leaves Maria Pia a message from FS. Messenger says FS gave it to him before entering the tavern but that when they took him out he was very drunk. It looks like he drank all night until dawn. Maria Pia concerned asks how is he doing. The messenger says who knows and excuses himself. Maria Pia reads the letter: I don’t deserve you Maria Pia. I don’t understand how I did something so cruel to you. I am ashamed by my behavior. I got carried away by the pashion we once felt. I am going mad, maybe I do not dserve to live. I the great FS Sanchez de Moncada, am worthless. Absoulety worthless without your love and I must accept with all the sorrow in the world that I have lost you forever.” She is truly upset by his letter and says to no one in particular that she knows he really loves her. And asks God why did he have to bring FS back into her life. How long is He going to punish her with this impossible love.” (She really does love him despite everything, wow). She asks God what she should do and for a sign of His will.
Jump to Tobias’ girlfriend (oops wife, gracias Jeanne) (TW) looking at herself in her bedroom mirror and who should appear behind her, Zorro? No, it’s just Tobias in the costume, idiot and he still hasn’t fixed the mask, how can he see from that thing?. TW is impactada, Zorro?! Tobias, swishing his sword-Here you have him, the most feared bandit in the region. TW is angry and demands to know what Tobias is doing in that costume. Tobias tells her something that will bring them lots of benefits. TW accusses of Tobias of having gone crazy. He starts swishing the sword and almost falls on his face.
Back at the Moncada residence the doctor is finishing up with Fernado and enter MA with Cmdr Montero. MA basically kicks him out of the room. MA pokes her dad in the shoulder and tells Montero see, told ya so. Actually what she says is see, nothing wakes him up. Cmdr finds it odd that excessive drinking would lead to this type of state. Cmdr asks to be alone with FS. MA asks why if he won’t hear you. He asks again and she looks at him and leaves the room. Montero locks the door and tells FS. I don’t know for sure whether or not you can hear me. He starts slapping his face and then proceeds to tell FS that he had a very interesting discussion with his woman in the prison and she has revealed a lot of information that makes her a dangerous person. Montero laughs and tells Gov that he has her, very isolated and more secure than the prison. Gov loyalty is the only thing that will protect us both because if those secrets were every revealed there would be a high price for both of their heads in the Spanish court. I wonder what she told him! To be clear he will not accept anymore humiliations or betrayals from him, understood. Montero lifts up Gov.’s boot and calls him pathetic and wonders what exactly happened with that woman, Maria Pia, it was because of her that you refused me Esme’s hand in marriage. Montero calls him disgusting a poor devil and that woman is costing him his life.
Back at the church, Father Tomas is in the library or something and Maria Pia comes in and asks to speak to him about something important. Father Tomas is very happy that she is there because he was wonderful news to tell her. Maria Pia wonders what wonderful news can he possibly give her considering everything that has happened to her. Oops Cardinal was in the background, I assume you are referring to the death of Mother Superior. Cardinal tells her we know what u are going thru. This is Maria Pia I presume, which Father Tomas confirms. Father Tomas Introduces Maria Pia to Cardinal Olivieri. He knows the loose was regrettable but we must overcome it especially because time is of the essence. He complains about the heat. Maria Pia asks Cardinal for forgiveness but she doesn’t understand why he is here Father Tomas informs Maria Pia that the Cardinal is here by order of the Vatican, after many years their Religious Order has been recognized officially by the Vatican and the Cardial is there to appoint here as Mother Superior of their order.
Back to Moncada residence, where Doc is resting his eyes and Dena asks Doc to tell her how is FS. Doc wakes up from his snooze and tells Dena of course FS is fine but its obvious his condition is not due to the liquor but the symptoms are strange and unknown to him. He’s aware of people bad habits around these parts and it appears that FS ingested some type of potion of questionable origins. It appears they gave him a mix of chamomill herbs, poppy along with a mixture of herbs known only to savages. In fact the Indians are the ones you use these potions. Dena just wants to know if FS will get better, he gave him something that will get him better in a few hours but he recommends that FS be more careful as to what he drinks and with whom in the future as a higher content of the potion would result in his death. Dena pays the good Doc and he says it was pleasure treating el Gov. and excuses himself as he exits.
Back to de la Vega’s, Esme & Diego are talking outside. Esme is worried about what Alejandro just told them about Montero. Montero’s lack of fear in confronting FS and everyone else proves that he has sensitive information that he can use against FS. Diego agrees with her and adds that maybe FS had shady plans which required SK to be alive and maybe Montero found out and that is why she was taken to another prison that only Montero knows. Esme fears what that bastard Montero is capable of doing to her mother only to get the information he wanted. Diego reassures Esme not to worry because tonight Zorro will return her mother. Esme insists t’s a two man job, its her mother we’re talking about. Diego warns Esme it could be risky but Esme doesn’t care she will do whatever it takes to save her mom’s life. I like Esme, she’s pretty brave and smart.
Inside the de la Vega’s Alejandro confronts Yumi about the perfume. He demands to know where she got the perfume. Yumi tells him she found it when she was cleaning but she didn’t know it belonged to anybody. Alejandro is angry and prohibits Yumi from taking anything that does not belong to her. Yumalai didn’t want to upset Alejandro, Yumi isn’t bad person. Alejandro says she did and she seems determined to make him relieve his past make herself a part of it. He orders her to take a bath and remove the perfume, she will never be Regina, never. Yumi sniffs her hair and looks pretty confident if you ask me.
At the prison, Moncada is dictacting something or other, blah, blaha (looks like some law) He tells Pizarro he wants these laws dictated and itemized by tomorrow for signature to be sent to Alejandro de la Vega’s first thing in the morning. Pizzaro doesn’t understand the point. If he really wants to wipe out the de la Vega’s why doesn’t he invent something so that they rot in jail for the rest of their lives. Montero tells him nothing would make him happier than seeing them suffer before an unfourtnate accident should befall on them but it’s not that easy. They have great power before the Crown and he has to act carefully, step by step with feet of steal. Montero lets Pizzaro know he’s going to make the de la Vega’s life miserable and when they have no choice but to break the law, he will arrest them and they shall be his. Montero gets upset when another guard interputs without announcing himself to tell him he has a guest Esme is there to see him. Esme walks in and says don’t blame him, its her fault she wanted to talk to him quickly in private.
Cmdr demands to know why is Esme there and how is it that the guards let a woman into his prision. Esme feels her presence shouldn’t surprise him, she is Gov’s daughter after all. Montero tells her that in his prision no one comes in or out without permission not even the Gov’s daughter but since she is there what does she want. Esme-You should at least offer me a seat, right. Montero tells Pizzaro he should go out to the patio for the changing of the guard but Esme says on second thought Pizzaro should stay. Since she knows Montero fully trusts him and all and she would like him there when she tells Montero what she came to say. Pizzaro orders another solider in the room to take his place in the patio. Esme is basically distracting Montero, saying I don’t want you to think bad of me, but I think it would be right of me to come to clear up a few things. Montero informs he everything is very clear to him, she acted very vulgar. Esme tells him her father should have never given him her hand in marriage, he only did it to punish her.
Cut to the patio where guards are discussing Esme being in the prison. Guard 1, what was I supposed to do, she’s Gov daughter. Guard 2, you are in deep poo (actually he said you are in deep trouble now, but I wanted to be able to say that) now cuz the only person authorized to let people in is Cmdr. G-1, shut up and patrol.
Zorro, yeah!! is sitting on the roof of the prison office and you get cool sounding background music. Corazón, solitario soy, vengo a desatar tu amor…I gotta stop doing that and he’s walking on the rooftops. He grapples and climbs a wall and walks into jail area.
Back to TWs bedroom and she demands that Tobias tell her what he is planning on doing. Tobias tells her that with the costume, he’s going to provoke Zorro, act as bait to lure him. Then he will challenge him to a duel and that way find out what fencing school he went to and be one step closer to finding out who he really his. His plan is genious. His wife looks at him like yeah right. What you doubt my abilties and to prove it swishes the cape around like a maniac. Yeah whatever, bring back Zorro.
Jump back to Zorro sneaking his way around in the prison. Jump back to TG & Tobias. He has some bad news. It looks like he invested a good portion of her dowry in inviting to America, fencing instructior Samaniego. TG is very upset at this and accusses him of wasting their money. He wants an apology (oh okay her name is Catalina, I like TG better) he’s not wasting money its an investment in their future. Cmdr Montero and FS are willing to pay more than they (TG & Tobias) own to trap Zorro.
Jump back to Zorro, he snuck in the bedroom of SAM who is napping comfortably in his PJ’s and hat [kinda like Olmos’ but SAM’s was a two piece].
And back to TW & Tobias. TW is upset that Tobias is wasting his time on Zorro and I agree with her enough already. Zorro is a good man yadda, yadda. Tobias can’t believe that his wife, the daughter of a judge takes the side of a criminal who steals from the crown. The crown itself is stealing from those poor people, you told me so yourself. Tobias shushes her the walls have ears, and plus he prohibits her from talking about his plans to anyone it concerns their future and that of their children pause, when they have them, he swishes his cape one more time and leaves.
Back to Zorro again, he covers SAM’s mouth and asks Garcia (oh that’s his name) to follow him outside. Zorro asks him if he is going to stay quite and don’t make him take out his sword. Garcia shakes his head no and Zorro pulls hims out of bed, Garcia falls to floor, Zorro pulls out sword points it at Garcia’s neck and is escorted outside with the sword digging into his back.
At Moncada residence, MA is sleeping when FS stumbles into her bedroom. She awakes with a start. FS is stumbling around the room and accuses her of doing putting him in that state. His head is killing him and says God is punishing him for the bad things he’s done. He’s grabbing his head, I’m dying and passes out on the floor. MA is impactada, I killed him, she gets out of bed, daddy, daddy. She starts touching him and is scared and screams for Olmos.
Back to Esme and Montero. She says she feels bad this is very difficult for her. Montero isn’t fazed and tells Pizarro to bring the lady a glass of water. Esme says no I am fine, no water, I want you to hear this. Everything happened because of an argument I had with my father, I told him I wanted to marry Diego but to spite me he promised me to you Cmdr. Later me and Diego made up, Pizzaro is looking at Esme questioningly. Montero doesn’t give a flying fart about her fight with daddy, FS want back on his word and Esme lied to him pretending have feelings for him. Montero thinks there is no reason for her to be there, you came to her to tell me this nonsense. Montero wants her to get out but she has something very important to tell him.
MA and Olmos bring carry FS back to his bed. MA tells Olmos that FS accussed her. Olmos tells her not to worry FS is burning up with fever. FS doesn’t know what he is doing or saying. Olmos is concered over his patron. FS cries for Maria Pia not to flee from him, come back, I did what you asked, I love you. Maria Pia you’ll be the death of me. MA tells Olmos he was right, Maria Pia manipulated FS to have Esme marry Diego. The little minx must have proven her love. Olmos asks if they should call the Doc but MA says no, no one else should hear his stupid utterandces besides she wants him to suffer a little more it will pass tomorrow. Olmos tells her don’t be so cruel he’s your father. MA-If I am like this to my own father can you imagine what awaits my enemies.” FS is curled in the fetal position in his bed shivering. Olmos covers him with a blanket.
Cut to Maria Pia’s bedroom where she is kneeled about to pray. Nutty Nun knocks on the door and Maria Pia lets her in. Nutty-I’ve come to congrate you Sister Maria Pia or should I say Mother. Maria Pia tells her I am not Mother yet and if you don’t mind the Cardinal has asked that I retire to my room to reflect. Nutty is being condescending telling her doesn’t have to reflect. She is pure not a sinner like everyone else, she’s almost celestially virginal, who doesn’t know sin, desire much less lust. Maria Pia again asks her to leave but she just has to add, she’s happy she will be her spiritual guide. I am going to always be like you pure and chaste. Aughh, how about sending her into that Duelo whirlpool.
Back at the prison, Garcia is hanging upside down and going around in circles telling Zorro that he swears he doesn’t know anything regarding what he is asking. They have a cute little exchange regarding what happened last night but in the end Garcia says Yes I heard the screams and movement but Pizarro assured me it was a nightmare. Z-A nightmare, well my patience is running out. Tell me who is that woman and where was she transferred to. G-I don’t know anything more if I did I would tell you, mercy Z-yeah your right. It appears to be a well guarded secret and one last thing I recommend you tell no one I was here and much less that I asked about the woman. G-sure don Zorro just tell me who is that prisoner Z-I recommend that if you want to remain alive, don’t ask. Bye. Zorro lets go of the rope, leaves and Garcia falls to ground . Guard 1&2 appear and one of them says it sounds like I heard a noise. Zorro hides right above the guards while they think it odd that Montero hasn’t ordered a change of guards.
Back to Montero and Esme. He doesn’t know where she is going with this. Esme tells him that she is indebted to him for saving her life and her father had other motives for having denied her hand to him. Esme hears Tornado neighing and knows her time is up. Montero tells her my patience is running out and Esme tells him that it was silly and naïve of her to come and make him understand reason being that barbaric and can’t see beyond his nose. Montero-I would be careful things are very different now. EsmeYeah of course they’re different, I am going to marry Diego de la Vega and you cannot do anything about it. She excuses herself and leaves.
Pizarro tells Montero woman are very strange sometimes. Montero orders Pizzaro to follow Esme her attitude was very strange and he wants to know where she goes and find the idiot who let her into my prison and take care of him. Esme boards a wagon and asks the driver to take her home. She looks over and sees who appears to be Zorro but she looks confused.
END OF EPISODE.
P.S. I figured out how to get around the keyboard thing (I installed the keyboard that belongs to my tower, I look like an idiot typing on my coffee table and my laptop screen inches from me but a girl’s gotta recap and these laptop keys are too close together)
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Mundo de Fieras 3/09/07: "The Long Good-bye and the Endless Farewell"
(The next sound we hear is Leo's balloon bursting.) He tells her she's known him long enough to know money doesn't interest him. Leo explains his idea was to give her a bit of what he'd been fortunate to have received from full hands during his life: love, support, and understanding. (Ok. This was a two-hanky speech here. I admit it.) With him as her big brother she would now have somebody to share her thoughts and feelings so she wouldn't feel so all alone.
Jos tells him she's not interested and she feels better than ever. Anyway, they are like water and oil, so "Bye-Bye. Ta-ta!" (and don't let the door hit your backside on the way out.....)
Leo cannot believe she's really not interested in having him close by or that she's not going to regret having rejected him. He'll be praying for her he says. He leaves (and all you see is that giant embroidered neon Virgin of Guadalupe on his back, bigger than life, flashing in the doorway as he exits). She fights back her tears (you're kiddin' me...say it ain't so) and starts back on her computer. (Shoot! Please tell me this psychotic, homicidal, "rhymes-with-witch" is not going to be one of the "redeemed ones" at the end of this melanovela.)
Gabe walks into Demian's office. He tells Demian that before Rogelio left he told him how Demian had stolen all his best clients while Gabe was in a coma. Also, he tells him that Rog confessed to helping Demian purchase second rate materials and substituting them into Gabe's construction projects. Demian smirks then shrugs and answers that if he already knew then there was no reason for him to lie about it. Demian adds that Rog got paid pretty well for his troubles, while he was at it. Gabe replies that fortunately his son has seen the error of his ways. (From your lips to God's ears, Gabe....) Demian says, "Congratulations! Now let me get back to work!"
Gabe warns Demian to be careful because he knows the authorities are investigating him. He lets him know that if they come asking him, he will make a statement against his brother so everyone knows just what kind of person Damian really is. Demian just glares at Gabe. Gabe leaves.
Leo arrives home and tells Candy that Jos treated him like garbage. Candy tells him that she hates seeing him unhappy but you couldn't expect more from those two shameless and arrogant females. Leo says it was as if neither of them had any feelings. He tells her he's upset. He says that he signed up to be a doctor and now he's off to vaccinate the needy out in the boonies. It's going to be his way of finding himself. He doesn't know who he is or where he's going in life. (Damn, he does it so well, though.) Candy tells him to go with a clear conscience as she'll be there waiting for him as ever. They laugh then about how he'll miss her crazy cooking. (Ay!)
Miriam sits in her office and remembers the unpleasant conversations she just had with Leo and Candy. Perhaps she's having second thoughts........
Juan Cristobal goes in to see his father and asks him if he set the fire that burned down Leo's doc-in-a-box. Demian yells at him for doubting his own father. J.C. says he knows from experience that nothing stops Demian when he's angry. Demian again accuses him of killing Regina. J.C. answers back that it's a shame he's so bitter at life. Demian admits to him he's never needed J.C. around. J.C. shakes his head in disgust and says he came to also tell him that Paulina was having twins and that he hopes they can avoid the same unfortunate story as the one his father initiated with his uncle.
Paulina tells Gabe she's made a decision to find her birth mother and meet her. Gabe gives his blessing although he warns her she might be difficult to find. He suggests that it is never a good idea to stir up the past.
Leo visits Sylvestre. They talk about the difference between Candy and the two fieras. Leo is amazed at their coldness. However, he says, life goes on. Leo then tells Syl about his joining the group of docs who'll be vaccinating poor kids in the boonies. Syl tells him not to worry about things there because he'll take care of everything. (That's a relief. Syl has done such a good job so far, especially with Elsa, don't you think?) Leo warns him to watch out for Elsa 'cause he thinks she's fallen off the wagon. (Man, that Mexican mouthwash must be something else 'cause nobody even has a clue about Elsita!)
At the same time darling Elsa is paying off El Mastín and then buying more booze and cocaine from him.
El Coyote calls up Jos in order to ask if she knows yet what she's going to do with the "merchandise". Jos says soon. He says he's starting to get nervous.
Pau tells Karen that she's already made an appointment at the children's home where she was adopted. Karen agrees to go with her.
Elsa comes over to Candy's and meets up with Leo. He tells her that Miriam is his real mother. She starts giggling, high as a kite, and tells him he's got to get her to recognize him legally and so he can get a ton of cash out of her now. Finally he realizes his baby sister has to be on something. He checks out her eyes and says he's worried for her. Leo simply asks her not to anger her mother any while he's gone since Candy is already exhausted by everything that's happened around there recently. (I'm thinking enabling here. This guy is a doctor. Turn her in. "Tough love." "Do no harm.")
Dolores visits Candy and they talk about their two sons. They determine it was for the best that Leo found out just what kind of woman Miriam is and now he won't hold out false hopes. Candy then asks about Tiberio. She tells Dolores that the police will search high and low for him and will continue to follow him until they find him and grab him. "He needs to turn himself in," she says.
Ti calls his daddy for help but Demian tells him to find his own way out of this mess. (Poor Ti. At this point he doesn't seem to know how to find his way out of a soggy paper bag.)
Mariangela begs El Coyote to let her go since she hasn't done anybody any harm. He only sits there with a ski mask on and says "Shhhhhhhh!" or "Pssst!" again. In the corner next to him sits one of those grey, cute little pet rats sniffing around for more cheese-cracker treats. (Real junk yard rats would never look that clean and healthy.)
Mariangela cries out that she needs a bath. El Coyote finally gives in and allows her to take a bath. When she enters that wreck of a bathroom she finds a rock lying near the toilet and looks for a way to hide it.
The director of the children's home refuses to give any assistance to Paulina regarding her birth mother. She sends Pau and Karen away emptyhanded. In the hallway though, her assistant catches up with them and promises to help investigate her birthmother's whereabouts. The assistant says she was an orphan herself, who was never adopted, was raised there, and has wondered for years about her own parents. She explains this is her motive for helping Pau.
As Mariangela bathes in icy cold water El Coyote watches through a peep hole and begins to get all hot and bothered. Just then Jos shows up and angrily asks him what he thinks he is doing.
Leo meets Karen at a cafe and tells her that Miriam is his real mother. Karen is surprised and pleased to have him for an uncle even if her mom and grandmother are not.
Jos enjoys hearing Mariangela scream for her son and to be let out. She tells herself that Mariangela will pay in blood and tears for having robbed Gabe from her. El Coyote returns and Jos pays him half now. She says he'll get the other half later, after she has proof that Mariangela will never be able to escape from there. El Coyote assures her that Mariangela will spend the rest of her life stuck in there. Another cute pet rat, a black one, sniffs around from an old wall behind El Coyote.
Leo gives his final (I think) farewell to his friends and family. Elsa continues to look like she would rather be anywhere but there. Big Bro continues with the long good-byes till she tells him to just get over it! It's not like he is going to be all that far away. (I was thinking that myself!) One of the guys wheels out his big suitcase to the taxi.
Karen rushes into her mother's room and asks her why she behaved the rotten way she did towards her brother. Jos says she has nothing to say to Candelaria's son. Karen corrects her and says he's her grandmother's son and Jos's brother. Jos tells her to mind her own business. Karen keeps after her and tells her to think it over because she's throwing away an opportunity to have a real brother. Jos asks why should she have any feelings for him?
Karen insists Jos had feelings for Daddy Edgar once and had said she was the result. Jos agrees, but then tells her he became too much of a nuisance for her. He was just too weak. Leo is a nuisance now also. "What is done is done and it's over. Next chapter. The only thing that is important is one's self in the end." Nothing else matters to her.
Karen keeps after her mother. She tells Jos she's ashamed of her. She used to want to be just like her, but she's glad she thought it over first. There are other things in life. Maybe Jos did have something to do with her dad's death she says. So, Jos finally has had enough. She gets really angry and loses all control. She slaps Karen and practically knocks her down to the floor. She tells Karen "you need a lot more to get somebody like me to give in." She tells Karen she is tired of her foolishness. She should be thanking her for all she's done for her.
Karen yells back that there's more to life and beatings cannot change her opinion of her mother. Jos grabs her and keeps screaming that Karen is always looking for and taking the opposite side with everything she says. (Man, what parent hasn't been there before?)
Karen tells her she doesn't know her anymore and that she's frightened of her. Jos says that's good. Everybody should be frightened of her. Karen doesn't understand. "What do you mean by this?" Jos asks her, "Can't you guess? You wanted to know about our life? You're father was weak. He would rather hide in some little town than come back and to fight for you. He didn't come back for you, he came back to threaten me! I had to kill him! --Yes! Anybody who comes to touch anything of mine! I had to kill him and if I had to do it again I would! I would do it again! --Don't you see? I was defending you!
Karen clearly has a hard time understanding this and is panicked because she's just realized her mother's a homicidal maniac and is bending over her literally ready to twist her head and break her neck. "You don't defend me by killing! You're a murderer!" and she threatens to turn Jos into the police. Jos taunts her and says, "Do it then! Do it!! No, you are the same as I am. You're a hiena, a hiena. Hiena! You're capable of going against your own, turning against your own mother. Hiena! Hiena! You're just like me, a wild animal. (Growls and snarls.)
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La Fea Más Bella #228 3/9/07 Aldo shows his avenging side, Tomas makes new friends, and Fer continues acting like an imbecile
Ugh, ok tonight the cuartel p***d me off a bit. They don’t believe her story. What kind of friends are they? Loyalty? Tisk. Lety somewhat shocked, tells them that now she’s telling the truth and they don’t believe her, she doesn’t tell them and they don’t believe her. They go back and forth a little with this and she says ok fine, well, actually one is in love with her and one is only faking it, but there you have it. PM is still in disbelief, and says that Lety has no confidence in them, so that is why she isn’t telling them the truth. She is very offended and says they must no longer be her friends. Juana too, says she better go and they can say goodbye to Lety, no, better, Presidenta Leticia Padilla, the one who is so discreet. Lola, Sara, & PM get up to leave too. Irma (the only independent mind in the bunch) tries to stem the mutiny but to no avail, and Marta won’t leave as long as a crumb remains on the table. Lety is muy impactada. Poor Lety. That scene made my stomach sick.
In NY at the meeting, Fer, still acting like an imbecile juvenile at what would seem to be an incredibly important meeting, is representing Conceptos in fine stead I must say. NOT…. Frankly, Tomas in his goofy outfits of earlier days might make a better impression on these people than Fer at this point. Ok, what about paying back those millions of dollars in 3 months is he forgetting? Surprisingly, the NY folks are indulging him. Well of course, he’s Don Fer the Sexy, and this is telenovela-land. Duh.
A cell phone rings and Fer thinks it’s his, but it’s not, so the other guy gets up to take it. Carla asks him to continue, despite his absence, so he explains the project and Carla is thrilled; she says it sounds very interesting. She thinks they might even be able to do one for the American market and dub it into English. Fer just thinks that’s swell, so he deals out CDs of the promo, says they can work on the methods and he’ll prepare the contract, and gets up to leave. Carla stops him saying she still has some doubts, and asks if he is in a hurry. Our juvenile imbecile realizes he was a bit too quick to the draw and says no, of course not, we came all the way from Mexico for this, so of course I’ll stay and you may ask whatever questions you wish.
All ears, he picks up his phone and fiddles with it. Carla stops her question and asks if he is awaiting an urgent call, or if he suffers from chronic cellulitis. Ha! I’ve seen those people. The ones walking down the street with the phone to one ear, as they seem to talk to themselves, or step in dog doo, or trip over a curb. The ones driving with a phone to their head while weaving all over their lane, or the vulcans wearing their blinking bluetooth headset into the lavatory because it’s become permanently affixed to their skull. Don’t think he has it, so he says yes, a call from his colleague, and it’s a matter of life and death. He chuckles and sort of looks away.
Back at the restaurant the floozies Omar hired try their luck on Aldo asking him what he prefers to cook meat or fish. He of course says fish. Omar says he not only cooks it, he catches it himself. He then thinks they should talk about a different subject. The ladies ask how he would like to conquer a woman, he says by cooking for her. Omar chimes in that he does his best work after the dinner. They seem confused. He asks if they really don’t know what comes after the dinner, and they say no, and he flatly says, well of course, dessert. Omar chuckles again and says he makes a great flaming pear dessert. He then decides he needs to make a call and walks out, he asks some bystanders what happened to his phone memory. Just then it rings and someone asks to speak with Aldo. Omar is impactado and it turns out he grabbed Aldo’s phone. Back at the table Aldo mumbles to himself that Omar will pay for this as he already figured out he was duped. Aldo apologizes to the girls for being trite and explains to them how he was tricked. Just then, “his” phone rings and it’s Fer who promptly proceeds to ask him how the plan is going with that idiot Aldo and your little friends and tells him that he wants Aldo very very far away from Lety. Aldo hangs up on him!!
Omar walks back in and gives Aldo his phone, just as Fer calls back to yell at him. Omar sort of blows him off because he is still in the mixed company and Fer is mad because he had to interrupt his meeting to find out what’s up.
We go to Ali and Tomas eating their lunch in Tomas’ office when Lui walks in. Lui wonders what Alice is doing there and tells them he’s mad about something she said. He notices the food and begins to chow down too. Ali tells him the chicken’s leg is hers, and Tomas claims the breast. Lui begins to chat with her about how Aldo doesn’t care for her. He asks how it is that she knows he’s going to marry her. He asks her if she received a love letter or a bear, etc. she says she went to dinner with him. After analyzing it they realize that Aldo doesn’t favor either of them. Tomas giggles heartily. They look at him and he returns to the frown.
Back at the restaurant, Irma tells Lety to ignore them, and she tells everyone that of course they are her friends and that they matter more than anything else at Conceptos to her. Irma empathizes and Marta remains dedicated to stuffing her face. Sara begs for Irma and Marta to go too. Of course Marta isn’t done eating so she’s not going anywhere. PM tells them then if they want to stay with Lety who doesn’t want to be their friend anymore, then so be it. They are outta there. Lety asks where they would get such an idea that she doesn’t want them as friends. They don’t respond and instead formally tell her to enjoy her meal and leave.
Back at the inhouse chow fest Lui wants to know why life dealt him this horrible blow. Tomas consoles them by telling them at least they know now before it gets too late. Lui tells him lament it all you want but he wonders who will cure this horrible pain. Ali says hers too. They whine in unison. Tomas volunteers of course to help Ali get over it. Lui comments sarcastically that he ignores the circus ringleader but instead wants to console the clown. Then Ali recalls that he said before that Aldo is in love with another. All of a sudden they realize they need to get the information out of him.
The cuartel walk into Conceptos, Lety still begging them to believe her. Lola tells her that friends share everything, good or bad. They think there is some gossip tidbit that Lety knows and isn’t telling them. Ha! Estupidas. She gave them the gossip of the century and they dismissed it!!!! They don’t care what she says and go off to their desks, formally telling her if she needs something she can reach them. Irma tells her again to ignore them that they are crazy. Lety tells herself she’s upset at the way they are acting but she really doesn’t want them to know the truth anyway.
Ali and Lui continue trying to interrogate Tomas, first with sugar then with salt. He gets nervous and walks out saying he has to go to his office. Ali decides to get firm and Lui admires her performance, then Tom returns remembering it’s his office. It seems Ali and Lui will hatch a plan to get the scoop from Tommy.
Lety is now with Aldo in her office talking about how many moles there are and gazing at each other somewhat dreamily when Omar the imbecile walks in announcing that Aldo needs to go on a trip today to secure a signature for one of the contracts. He says he would go himself but he has to stay and monitor the rest of the unsigned contracts. Aldo agrees he’ll do it since it’s in the name of the gastronomy project and Omar walks out satisfied. Lety mocks him and doesn’t like his attitude. Aldo tells her not too worry about Omar because he already has him figured out. She tells him her mom was happy to hear that she’ll be helping and he happy to hear that and asks if he can come by to see her before he leaves. She says of course. She wishes Aldo a lovely trip to which he replies it would be lovely if she went with. She says ok, well have a good trip then and she smiles a silly smile.
Back at Casa Padilla Julieta awaits a call from Aldo regarding her role in the project. Man they are getting everyone into this. I’m waiting to see what Moty’s role is going to be. Official taster of the dishes? Mascot? Sanson’s love interest? Anyway….
Erasmo bears his fangs complaining that he doesn’t have his coffee that he asked for yet. She tells him she couldn’t make it until she gets an important call. He then remembers it must be Aldo and says those people are very important and busy and will probably forget you are even waiting. She doesn’t think Aldo is that way. He says he still doesn’t like that she is kept waiting like this, oh and he wants his coffee. She agrees with him and decides she’ll wait no more. But, not to make the coffee, instead she’ll go to him directly at Conceptos. He doesn’t agree with this and implies that she shouldn’t help out on the project. He also tells her that he won’t allow it. In her own “women are smarter” way she smooths the whole thing over with Erasmo by telling him she’s not asking for his permission and well, she’s off.
Aldo the 1st and Aldo the 2nd are bonding again and Aldo II tells Aldo I to pick a card, any card and he’ll guess what it is. Ja Ja…they are all pictures of Alibubis. Aldo agrees here is a man really in love. Aldo I discusses with II that he feels very uncomfortable and that O and F (Hmm, Oscar and Felix, same initials, Odd Couple indeed!) are trying everything to keep him away from Lety. Tommy wants to know how he knows. The photos in Lety’s office, and he tells him about the “working” dinner with the beautiful women….none can hold a candle to Lety though. He also tells Tom about the phone, and now the trip. But he decides he’s not going to let them know he knows what they are up to. Aldo II agrees they are best kept at a distance.
Back in NY Felix is pressing Oscar as to how his plan is going and Oscar is trying to cover. He tells Felix that Aldo is very astute and figured him out but he already devised another way to keep him away. There is a discussion about whether the Hawaiian girl is with them. He tells him about the trip. Fe mocks him and asks how long the trip is 2 or 3 years, and Oscar says no he’ll be back tomorrow and Fer says, yeah, well done there, Oscar. Patient Carla comes out and asks Fer again if they can continue the meeting and he tells her just one more secondito and he gets in his final "you better get this right, moron" admonishment at Omar before hanging up and rejoining the people he is trying to get to bail him out of his mess. On the sashay back, Carla pauses, turns to the camera, and gives us a Santa Claus finger on the nose knowing look. She’s got an idea.
Back at Conceptos, Tom comes in to tell Lety he has a dilemma. If it’s about Oxi she doesn’t want to hear it. He says no. They are friends right? Lety says of course why. He continues well I’m friends with Aldo too. He pauses, and then after making an important discovery to himself confirms that his friendship with her weighs more than his with Aldo. She applauds this since after all he only just met Aldo and he’s known her all his life. She’s very glad to hear this. He tells her that O & F want to separate her from Aldo. He then rehashes all of their efforts. This makes Lety determined. She decides to give them a surprise.
Back in NY Felix finally rejoins the meeting. They continue discussing the project. Carla says that here there is no culture of indigenous cuisine, that it all comes from somewhere else and that the Americans really love Mexican food. Most of the cooks in NY are Mexican as a matter of fact. He notes that a lot are from Puebla and launches into a mariachi “jingle” about Puebla, and it’s food, and it’s women. He’s not sure though if he likes it better in a rock version or opera. Carla notes that he must be very tired from the trip and that chronic stress like his can cause his energy to run out, because the adrenaline is flowing constantly; that stress causes us not to think clearly. He tells her he’s fine, and not to worry about his stress. She laughs and says they’ll adjourn until tomorrow am at 9:00. OK, I guess she’s found a polite way to address his antics. They all say good-byes, but then she asks him to remain, and says that stress is connected to fear and wonders if he is afraid of his female boss as she rubs him affectionately. Ok, now I’m not too fond of her. He awkwardly balks and asks if she is a publicist or a psychologist. She says both. He leaves. She hands him his phone that he forgot.
Lety walks into Oscar’s office and he is finishing up a call with the guy who needs to sign the contract. He hands it to Lety with pencil and says everything is ready here for Aldo to take for signature. She says, with a pencil. He puts it away. She tells him that she decided she’s going with. He is impactado. He tells her she has a lot to do here and well, ok, then he’ll go instead. But she reminds him he already said he had to stay to mind the other contracts. He remembers unfortunately he said that. Besides Aldo doesn’t have the authority to negotiate anything on behalf of Conceptos and it would look bad sending a rep that had no power. She then emphatically says as she puts down his toy car that she will then go with Aldo. And she’ll take the contract so it can be signed. With a pen!
We go back to NY where Carla and Fer are exiting the building and she asks where he’s going. He says he needs to go back to the hotel to listen to messages and check e-mail etc. She says how boring, you are in NY and you are going to stay locked up in your hotel? She asks him to let her tend to him since they are working together. This from the woman who ended the meeting because he’s so tired. She asks if he would rather take a cab, walk, or the subway. He doesn’t feel safe with the subway so they decide to walk. Hmm….
The Padilla’s show up at Conceptos and Lety invites them in to her office. While Erasmo admires her nameplate, they discuss that Aldo unfortunately can’t talk to Juli right now because he’s getting ready for a trip. Oh and by the way, I’m going with him. Erasmo is impactado, and Juli smiles.
Irma tells the cuartel how awful they treated Lety, their friend. Just then Lui walks up and tells the cuartel to remove their masks because Halloween is over already. He wants to know where the dancers are that he needs them right away and he sends Irma off for them. Ali interrupts and he says he will tend her in a minute. He then walks over to her and they are discussing that she has to be the one to find out from Tommy who is Aldo’s love interest. She asks if he is insinuating the she get together again, er she means ever, with him to acquire the info. Lui seemed to miss her slip up.
Omar decides he has to stop Lety from going on the trip, he barges into Aldo’s office, where Aldo has just finished saying how much better the trip would go if Lety came. He rushes in and tells Aldo that he better hurry up and leave because he doesn’t have much time. Aldo says he’s on his way after he says goodbye to Lety. Oscar grabs every reason he can, traffic, etc. to keep Aldo from talking to Lety.
Back in Lety’s office she begins to try to comfort Erasmo about the trip when Omar bursts in and says he’d like to let her know that Aldo has just left. She gets a very angry face and cut to the pool water….
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