Caray, Caray!

Our story begins with Rod in a meeting with James, Pat (yeah he is hawt) & Tio Bruno..they are talking about the new “Organic Tequila”, I feel a flutter is it my heart? No, not mi corazon, but my liver is standing up and taking notice..Organic Tequila…it’s organic I feel so green. Damn maybe if I buy this I can put a Prius off way into the future. There are the juvenile giggles about Rod having an “in” at the Public Advertising with the CRT, our Rod blushes yet does not deny.

Also briefly during the "isa vs Sofie" moment..gawd Isa STFU & by the by..give Major Tom back his Space Jacket...Please Shut the hell up.

Now over to luncheria with Dani and Gavi…Oh Dani gives some bad news….(Rod will seriously be involved in the “Organic Tequila” development for the next three months..so he won’t be able to bother you)..Get it Wally Yuck Yuck.. Excellent segue. Anyhow like all “Oh my gawd Gavi has the look of “as soon as his kids finish high school..we will be together”, Amantes, Gavi just smiles)..Here comes Elvis, he is introduces himself and it is Mucho Gusto all round….***Actually I do think that any racism is a thing that is learned here, cause once I asked my husband if blacks (Vera Cruz area, east coast of Mex and very tropical..had a lot of slaves) intermarried with Mexicans and he just looked at me like I was crazy. It was a class thing not a racial thing, so yes descents of slaves did marry with indigenous peoples…just not with the higher European class..(Jeez I feel bad just relating that). Anyway Our three Amigos take off & go to the local hang out. I was so wishing they’d call Ron, damn you Dani..like I’m totally thinking that was your job..But no it is just the three Amigos.

Meanwhile over at Montalvo..Abuela calls Rod..I guess the Bats were on strike and she could not just send a message with one of her minions …Anyway she relates to Rod that Frankie is all shades of distressed over James living in the Hacienda and hangin out with Sofie..Rod needs James at the ranch. He relates the tale to Pat (geez did I say he is kinda hawt & Tio Bruno(really into Fredra, but still a very nice man)..both wonder if Frankie is the best choice, but Rod laments..it was the ranch or “Domo arigato Mr. Roboto”..(for those of you who wonder a 80’s shout out to the USA fear that Japan would someday buy us out and own us..See WalMart and China/Or the best laid plans of Mice and Men). Anyway it was stick Frankie on the ranch or lose “the lovely Sofie to Japan”.

Now then over to Tequila….
James is driving with Crispin in the passenger seat and in the back are two (young girls), young for Frankie, but yeah like it could never happen young for Crispin. The girls like some bad porn movie are kissing first on Frankie then on Crispin..Crispin pulls out the bottle. I’m thinking “Okay Tequila whores? Cause the Crack market isn’t there?”, but no these girls just hang on these “AssHats” and they don’t even get a drink “Que the Hell?”..I am a firm believer in “Nobody rides for Free”, so I just can’t imagine what enticed these two young maidens?

Ewwww, Pammie & Ma..
Mom is like for the love of Gawd..forget him…(referring to Aaron)
Pammie vows he controlled her for years, she will waste him…Revenge is mine saith the Pammie..
(Good point well taken)..Payback is indeed hell.,


Speak of the devil…Aaron (and excuse me….do they not understand what his cornucopia of stripes does to my AADD? Actually I believe his pattern mismatching may have led to Pammie’s seizures, this is just a theory, but I am working on it. Rod & Aaron have alittle mix-up..Rod leaves. Tio Bruno, chastises his son…threatening to pull the plug on the evasive Turquoise tequila. Speaking of which; sorry Aaron if this chaps your already sad display of “Chaps Stripes Collection Fall 2007”, but anyway, hasn’t this little intrigue been going on for years? Wasn’t the last time this liquor was seen like prom 2007, then they pulled it off the market? “Que the Hell?” Pa, Bruno & Aaron (the fur ball) argue..Aaron says big hawt contracts from Europe are only 4-5 days off..it comes down to..Aaron has four months to make it right or the plug is pulled.

Over in Mx DF..Dani, Gavi & Elvis head to Gavi’s favorite hangout…Elvis does Karoke to what I believe is a Reggae song..he dances over to Dani, then Dani says Mi Cunada, and we ( me , my husaband, the day-players and the at home audience) look over to Gavi..I’m laughing here thinking Wow she doesn’t look a thing like her brother..anyway all get up and dance..yeah funky-town

Now do the going into the future 3 months hands thing…like Wayne & Garth (I am dating myself old SNL)

Three Months Later.. See three months has passed which makes me all shades of happy (yes especially the red and orange), but I gotta say WTF happened to Rod’s head? I am having a muy impacted moment? You just wait Rod, once I get you to the ranch it will be long flowing locks once again…

Rod comes into the nursery..Damn Rod what the hell happened to your hair? Rod is sporting the short haircut..now I must deal with saying goodbye to his curls..we were on a first name basis..

Anyway, Rod comes in with Skankster, Isa..maybe I’m wrong, but come-on no need to mince words here. She is sharin the Varon cause right now it can get her what she wants..which is dinero…not to say that a girl doesn’t have to look out for herself, but Isa…too bad you didn’t know a Trojan cause their horse got you..anyway beware of freaks barring gifts. Now anyhow, the supposed rents of the young “Ricardo Montalvo” are all upset cause all the kid does is eat and sleep. ****Disclaimer**** See I don’t have any kids, but like isn’t that their goal at that age? Like isn’t cheating on a spouse and picking a College major supposed to be a bit down the line? Rod tells Isa to ask Pilar, the patron saint of the family cause she is really a good person and cause she actually knew Christ..true she was a child, but the memory is still what it is…

James is opening the spigot to the new Tequila…it is awesome..dude I think we have a winner..He calls Rod..Rod says tell Frankie that Rod is coming to the Ranch.

Next thing…Granny Pilar is hanging out with Granddaughter by marriage not by boinking Isa. Basically Pilar always rich, graceless and blunt inquires like WTF is up with that kid? He sleeps all the time..Damn my two boys and my Grandsons were like freaking spider monkeys, I’m telling you they weren’t the ripest bananas on the tree, but damn there is something wrong with that little monkey.
Isa tries to just pass this all off..Soon the doctor arrives. This is like real doctor pediatrician; not like scary gyno/friend doctor. Isa tells the Doctor that the kid just eats and sleeps instead of doing anything productive..Pilar is like staring at the Doctor..Pilar’s need to inspect the Dr’s bag for a fresh supply of blood is so strong, I can feel the longing in her soul as well as her sharpened incisors.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WONDERED ABOUT THE PATERNITY: Please read
Okay we just had the lazy ass 3 month old Varon…all he does as sleep..then the next scene….
Francisco sleeping…
Okay I will give you a minute to dispose of the anvil, which just hit you directly on the head…

Frankie is sleeping..I’m not sure it is three months later since the “Tequila Whores” were driving around with the boys, but isn’t that the same clothing that Frankie was wearing like 3 ekkkk months ago? Crispin wakes Frankie up to share a beer, some food and make new chica plans. Here comes James. James just mocks the boys (Crispin & AssHat Frankie), Rod, the Sheriff is coming to town tomorrow.

Over at the Hacienda SanWaanma now San Gotahava…is grilling someone on the phone for Hil’s number…well it is not happening, what with the privacy act and all. Sofie comes in wearing her newest outfit from “Amish Amor”, a girl can’t have two many denim mid-length skirts..you never know when a hoe-down looms. Anyway SannaGotaHava tries to get Sofie to call & get Hil’s numero, but Sofie says NO GO.

What an awesome opening to Hil pumping iron..yes our young Hil Duke is working out and two steaming hawt young women come on to Hil, but he is still a farm boy at heart and freezes up. See maybe I am way too jaded..but Que the Hell? He is a young male and he has been a “body model” for nearly a year..sorry Hil you are not being asked to explain Quantam Physics..How could he still be shy? I mean a couple of after parties, enough alcohol etc…and this guy acts like the shy young virgin? Do you think the “Gaydar Alarms” wake his sleeping neighbors? ****Sometimes I just get all incensed when the writers do that “Golly Gee” crap with the locals who come to the big city. For the love of Gawd these people grew up in the country..not in Pleasantville.

Aaron is having another “Don’t Make Me Destroy A Phone Moment”, he is on the phone and needs to know the info on little Ricardo Montalvo…
Well is he or isn’t he?

Poor Aaron..he keeps producing sperm
Neither he nor the involved audience gets the answer,
But we learn in the event of bad news..like in case; Timothy isn’t from the “diamond incrusted golden segments of DNA” belonging to the Mondalvo Clan well…once impregnates the satanic cave of Minerva patroness of evil…then it will be time to spring the “Hey Primo, your first born is a bastard” news…with any luck this will happen at a fun filled traditional holiday..Yeah Christmas sounds good.
Just because I feel it is time for another shout-out the Clash..
Ill be here til the end of time
So you got to let know
Should I stay or should I go?

Over at the CTR… Our newest young hellion..Suzy is giving indigoes peoples everywhere a reason to rise up and kill all non-indigoes peoples.. Suzy gets on the computer and apparently deletes all Gavi’s data about her department.

In her office Gavi has a little fond reunion with the ever boring Dr. Blondie (I am not mocking, but damn he is so boring I forgot his name.) He is happy to see Gavi. He gives her Hawiian Coffee. Now I too am confused. I thought he went to Belgium, which is awesomely close to Amsterdam..but what the hell? Did he buy those crushed beans in a Walmart right before he came back to work. Dr Blondie is very happy to Gavi and he needs a report. Gavi calls Nancy, Nancy jumps on Gavis computer..why I am not not sure..was there a finger injury that escaped me? Meanwhile..Gavi’s phone rings…It is Rod…Rod is like the “Tequila Organico is hawt and nasty and will burn down to parts you thought you forgot”, Gavi is like well tell me about about it Sr Tequila….feel your way, as if, no in reality she is happy to hear from him, but must cut off the conversation. Rod keeps talkin to Gavi about his good fortune with the new “Organico Tuquila”…Yeah Whatever Rich Dude with a trophy…


Say by the way…the Doctor reports it is quite common for babies to sleep a lot and eat…maybe the Montalvo family is unusual…but most children don’t start trying to kill their relatives for monetary gain until at least the end of middle school.

Now then over at the CRT..Rod is still just yammering on..he hasn’t called in three months, but hey he must have some down time now….Now Nancy is yelling..Gavi gives her a few instructions, they don’t work so well. Rod is all the sudden trying to hook-up, enamour, whatever with someone he hasn’t talked for three months. It is like the total melt down from Hell, Alsonso, the prince of coffee has a report due..it is missing..like totally missing dude, like let’s get the hell outta here before the FBI shows up…Seriously this led to some serious Rum & Tequila party…Oh yeah let them join..
Avellaneda is back from his vacation and he demands the repot..Alonso can not produce the report..Lil Skanky white girl Suzy is very happy.


This whole intrigue goes against Gavi…Damn I’d be getting real tired of being constantly accused of everything..Yes indeed I do have to say at this point Well, it does seem MariAnne was involved with the assassination of our beloved Mr. Lincoln..but I digress…get the stake and the wood for a big fire..seems we got some scrapegoatin to take care of.

Oh Gavi once again we leave with you in mortal danger ….

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Dimwit is still lying on the bed whining about how sad she is about Mucks. Sylvie tries to cheer her up without success.

Mucks continues to string along Marshmallow.

Yolanda says if Octopus kills Iggy, she's going to turn Octopus into the police.

Fidiota is lying in bed whining that ChewKey was stronger. ChewKey has managed to destroy her marriage. Roddy doesn't believe Fidiota, but believes everything ChewKey tells him. Fidiota wants to start drinking again. Little Doormat and Granny M tell her not to. They tell Fidiota to be strong!

ChewKey is at Perfumes 'R Us when Lunkhead shows up. She's excited he's come to visit her. Lunkhead has come to ask if it's true she's trying to break up Fidiota and Roddy and is carrying on with Kick Me. ChewKey denies it and accuses Lunkhead of listening to Gaby. Lunkhead is definitely giving her a chilly reception. She starts making excuses when the elevator opens up and Roddy says, "We need to talk!"

Octopus and Yolanda are fighting about Octopus' plans to kill Iggy. They are even coming to blows. Yolanda starts to run off to call the police when Octopus pushes her. Yolanda falls and hits her head on the corner of the fireplace. Octopus tries to revive Yolanda without success, so she drags Yolanda across the floor as an alternative. Orchestra of Doom.

Dimwit rushes to Fidiota's bedside to beg her not to start drinking again. Fidiota says Roddy won't listen to any explanations; Roddy believes everything is Fidiota's fault and that Fidiota cheated on him. As a means of being proactive, she's going to divorce Roddy. ***That means she can get back together with Pasta soon and the show can then end!***

Roddy tells ChewKey the marriage with Fidiota is over. ChewKey feigns sadness over this news; meanwhile facing the camera, she gives us an evil grin.

More of Fidiota bemoaning the fate of her marriage. Now Little Doormat is begging her to fight for Roddy.

Lunkhead gets a call; they want him to star in a movie and want him to leave for Hollywood tomorrow. Lunkhead is luminescent!

Roddy is telling ChewKey they need to move out of the mansion. ChewKey wants to know if she can help by talking to Fidiota. Roddy says, "No." Now ChewKey is rambling about how she and Daddy can rent a really cool apartment; just the two of them! Hugs all around.

Octopus has apparently dragged Yolanda to a bare mattress in either a storage room or a basement. Now Octopus is tying Yolanda's feet together with rope.

Lunkhead interrupts the Hallmark moment between ChewKey and Roddy to announce he's off to Hollywood tomorrow. It's with a very famous director and is a golden opportunity. He'll call her when he gets there. Now ChewKey is crying real tears. Roddy tells her that's the life with an actor. She needs to be supportive.

Yolanda has now come to and is yelling at Octopus, "Why are you doing this to me?" Octopus promises no one will know she's down there. In fact, Yolanda is never going to see the light of day again. Yolanda is impactada! She must be in the basement. Octopus, in one of her cheesy Charlie's Angel's get-ups, is now gagging Yolanda. Yolanda looks like she's been wrapped up in a rope cocoon by a spider.

Dimwit announces to Granny M, Gaby, and Nancy she's moving home tomorrow with Mini-Mucks.

Octopus uses her feminine wiles to talk Iggy into "taking Yolanda out of circulation" by keeping her drugged. Iggy doesn't think this is such a good idea, but after being plied with kisses and promises, Iggy caves and agrees to do it.

Sylvie and Emili-Oh are discussing the evil ChewKey when Dimwit walks in, flinging her head/hair. She tells them Fidiota has fallen off the wagon because Roddy doesn't believe her. Because of this, Dimwit has decided to move home so she can keep better tabs on Fidiota and keep her from drinking.

Iggy injects a struggling Yolanda with some sort of sedative to keep her sleeping. Did he stockpile all these medicines when he lost his medical license? He asks Octopus why Yolanda needs to be drugged. Octopus tells him she hates questions. Iggy wonders to himself what Yolanda knows.

More good-byes among Emili-Oh, Dimwit, and Sylvie. Group hugs!

Lunkhead and Octopus are having dinner. Lunkhead wants to know why Yolanda isn't joining them. Octopus explains Yolanda left suddenly on a trip. Lunkhead thinks it's odd that Yolanda would leave without talking to Lunkhead and Mucks. Octopus says Yolanda isn't happy about Octopus' upcoming nuptials and wasn't planning on going to the wedding. Lunkhead says, "Guess what? I'm not going either. I've been called by a famous director to star in a movie. . ."

As she's getting ready for bed, Dimwit laments she, Gaby, and Fidiota are all unlucky in love.

Lunkhead is saying his good-byes to ChewKey and they are swapping spit. In walks Gaby and Emili-Oh; Gaby is impactada!

Lala is apologizing to Fidiota for Puncho being a blackmailer. Fidiota says she didn’t want to trouble Lala, and besides, Roddy chose to believe ChewKey over his own wife! She can never go back to Roddy.

Mucks points out to Pedro tomorrow is Octopus' and Iggy's wedding day. Pedro wants to know if Mucks plans on having Iggy thrown in jail. "Nah," says Mucks. "Jail is for Diablo. It would be worse punishment for Iggy to be thrown out into the street!"

Gaby tells ChewKey the office is not the place to be kissing her boyfriend. Lunkhead announces he's going to Hollywood to make a movie, and when he returns, he plans to marry ChewKey. Gaby tries to warn him, but it's in vain. Lunkhead doesn't believe a single evil thing about his ChewKey. He tells Gaby to get over it and struts out, giving Emili-Oh a letter to give to Mucks. ChewKey purrs, "I'll take you to the airport." As she leaves, she turns around and makes an "L" sign (for loser) on her forehead for Gaby's benefit. Pobre de Little Doormat.

Lala announces Fidiota has a visitor. It's***no big surprise*** Pasta! He heard about Roddy from Caramel, who heard it from Gaby. He begs Fidiota to return to him. ***Yes!!! The end must be near!*** No one will love her the way he can. Especially after he got rebuffed by Yolanda. Fidiota doesn't think now is the time to start a new romance after her marriage has just ended. Meanwhile, a maudlin violin tune plays in the background. Pasta again begs her to return.

Gaby is crying on Emili-Oh's shoulder. Lunkhead is going to marry ChewKey when he returns from California and she will lose him forever!

Fidiota continues to play the victim role. Boo Hoo!

Iggy comes to see Dimwit, who has now set up shop in his old office. He is intrigued by Dimwit's come-on. He reminds her he's getting married "tomorrow."

Pedro runs into Marfil on the beach. Marfil's bathing suit looks like a big black "X" on her. They discuss Mucks' new marriage to his secretary. Marfil states, "Mucks will never be happy with her." Pedro responds, "He was never happy with you either!" Ow! That hurt! Marfil tosses her blonde mane and walks off.

Iggy wants to get it on with Dimwit before the wedding; he asks her to meet him at his apartment. Dimwit, now inches from his face, says she doesn't want to do "the deed" at the apartment because Camila is there. She wants to meet him at a hotel suite; fitting for a princess such as herself. Iggy agrees.

Marfil and Camila are sitting on the beach discussing how rich Pedro is. After Camila leaves, Marfil thinks to herself, "If that mummy got married and died, his wife would inherit a fortune!"

Dimwit tells Iggy it's up to Iggy to get a good room. She'll then give him her body as a wedding gift. She leaves, blowing him a kiss. Iggy is now breathing heavily. Clearly he's not thinking with his brain.

Fidiota escorts Pasta out. She tells him the doors of Psycho Mansion will always be open to him.

Dimwit is bringing coffee to Doc V. They have a banal conversation about her coffee making prowess. Finally he asks Dimwit how she's feeling about Mucks marrying Marshmallow. She gives her signature glassy-eyed stare. Doc V takes her hands in his and assures her they will both get through it.

In walks Mucks.

Credits roll!

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We revisit the disco where Nidia is entertaining her amigos of the night and being entertained by them. She’s lost the hot orange feather bolero jacket, so her substantial cleavage is prominent in her little black dress. She’s still got the hot orange vinyl cap, though…..She tosses back shooters with Kike and Fern…. there are at least three empties on the table and three in their hands. She proposes a toast. They toss back another. Juan is still the center of attention on the dance floor, cachi, cachi bombon! He has more moves than Allied Van Lines. Kike bounces to the music and Nidia flirts with Fernando. Hm. She might even be rubbing up and down in time with the music…..Juan picks up one of his new amigas off the floor and dances her around. The boy dances for his life tonight with total abandon! What could possibly go wrong at such a great party?

Delirio is drunk again, and standing outside Casa Cachón. He yells for them to open the door in the name of love! He calls for his offended Señora, his life. He begs her not to put a hole in his soul (no taladres el alma – don’t drill/bore the soul). He punctuates with a stagger and expansive gestures, putting his hand over his heart. Yadi and Marely gaze disapprovingly with pursed lips and head shakes down on the spectacle of their soon-to-be stepfather three sheets to the wind. Marely asks Yadi what they should do as Delirio keeps slurring along in the background. Marely doesn’t want him hanging out until Mami sees fit to show up but she knows he will. Yadi says he’s not leaving. Poor guy, Marely sympathizes. Yadi asks what she wants, to go down and tell him the truth? She scoffs. Delirio yells “Nidita, what takes me apart is your indifference!” If he keeps gesturing so wildly he’s going to throw himself onto the ground in a heap. Yadi grins, and tells Marely not to worry. Any second now he’s going to wear out and then tomorrow Mami will face her consequences with him (dar la cara). Delirio yells that he will die and his spirit wander (vagará) in front of her house, before he moves even a little bit away. Marely moans that this guy is really in love and she doesn’t think he’s going to stop. Yadi leaves the window and mutters they don’t even know what circus Nidia’s joined. What a lady. The bell rings and Marely frets.

At the disco, Nidia and Fern are upending a tall bottle. Nidia tells Fern this stuff’s going to kill them. Juan watches warily from behind, and Kike tries to chat with Juan, who is busy worrying about what the dynamic duo is up to. Well, they’re up to “pushing” down another round. Fern tells Nidia let another one come (another round). The evening is young, and the company is the same. He’s slurring, too…..”Young man and beauty.” Nidia strokes his face and calls him “Papi Rico” and tells him how divine he is. They rub noses and Fern chuckles. Juan leans over from his perch just above them a couple of steps to get a good look at qué the heck this pair is doing in plain sight. Kike is soaking it in, too. Nidia yells for the waiter, and Juan bounds down to stop her – he’ll bring it. He drags Kike off with him. Nidia drapes herself around Fern’s shoulders and asks about his girlfriend, that thing with her was a lie? She plies him with more questions….is he still crazy about Yadira? (Todavía andas derrapando por Yadira?—are you still skidding along for Yadira? However, in Mexico, this idiom means crazy about). Fern denies he is. That wound is closed, and healed. She tells him she’s so happy to hear that. He flirtingly asks her why she’s so happy about that? Well, a boy like him shouldn’t have to suffer for love. Above them at the high cocktail tables, Ana and Pastor and the two viejas enjoy the show. Not the dancers. Fern slurs that’s exactly what he’s told himself. He toasts to their health and throws back the rest of his drink. Nidia wonders coyly if he’s considered the advantages of having a relationship with a more mature woman? A very mature woman? He murmurs an affirmative, and the camera cuts to Pastor, who is muy impactado suddenly. Nidia continues, a woman who doesn’t have cucarachas in her head? Fern laughs suggestively. A woman who knows where to come and where to go? Okay, the conversation apparently makes sense to both of them. He smiles and they embrace.

Juan is at the bar and comments to the bartender. Kike grabs a waiter to bring a bottle….he points to Nidia and Fern. The waiter will take care of it right away. Juan looks pensive. Kike comments on the dynamic duo-he thinks it’s pretty cool—does Juan realize? Fern has Nidia’s hot orange cap on and they’re in a full body press talking to each other (yeah, that’s right, they’re actually talking. Or slurring). Juan says he doesn’t want to realize. If they keep this up, he’ll have to call in the firemen. He looks annoyed. He complains about Nidia, what a barbarian she is, one little glass of wine and she’s carried away. He makes goofy gestures. Kike tells him he’d better talk with that Fernando so he cools it down. We watch the dynamic duo grind and bump while we hear Juan tell Kike no, in the first place he’s drunk, and he’s had some bad luck recently in love, and in the third place he likes to get lucky. (le gusta matar la víbora en Viernes – he likes to kill the snake on Friday, slang for get lucky). Don’t you see? Kike reminds Juan about Nidia and Alirio. Juan tells Kike “don’t invoke Alirio, he might just appear out of nowhere.” Kike grins.

Speak of the king of Rome, Alirio is still hanging out in the garden with the two girls (in their robes, no less) and drunkenly regaling them with tales of how he’s going to suffer and not move from the spot until he sees Nidia Cachón in the flesh. Marely asks if he realizes what time it is? Well, if it weren’t so urgent that he talk with Nidia, he wouldn’t be putting on this lamentable spectacle. [You got that part right, brother. It’s definitely a lamentable spectacle]. He tells them to hurry up and call Mami for him. Yadi tap dances around the real issue. “What if my Mami doesn’t WANT to come down here?” She is super offended by you! When Doña Nidia Cachón says no, it’s no! He tells Yadi when Alirio Perafán. says yes, it’s yes! He weaves around as he gestures……the girls heave disgusted sighs as they look at each other.

Kike points out to Juan that ultimately, it’s not his problem or Juan’s. Juan thinks it IS his problem, since he promised Don Samuel Cachón (everyone cross yourselves quickly, in perfect synchrony now) God rest his soul, that Juan would take care of the ladies Cachón. With the girls it’s not difficult, but the Mami is of shabby morals. (moral distraída=slovenly, shabby or untidy morals). Kike thinks they just need to enjoy life, not get involved in any of this, and dance. Juan thought bubbles to himself that he best not reprimand her. Kike is right, and who orders him around, his conscience or himself? The party is all over the place (mundial – worldwide) and you’re here, sour.

Marely tries to convince Delirio that he needs to go home, and she’ll personally promise him that she’ll talk to her mother and convince her to see him at the earliest moment in the morning. Okay? Yadi murmurs her agreement. She tells him to pay attention to Marely! He’s come here with his glass raised (polite way to say drunk as a skunk) and made things worse! He wonders who told them? [Not to put too fine a point on it, Alirio, but no telling was necessary here.] It was this old sea wolf – himself. And now they’re out there annoying each other. He’d give his eyetooth for these girls (probably not literally what he said, so anyone who wants to clarify, fine with us!) Marely is no longer sweet and coaxing. He’s got it right, he’s annoying her. She fusses at him not to be so stubborn, he’s not going to see Nidia, he should just GO already. Yadi goes on the offensive, too. He’s not getting past this door. She throws her arms out wide, daring him to try to pass. He acts really drunk and says some nonsense, and the girls talk about waiting until breakfast. They’ve let down their guard and Alirio breaks away and dashes through the door yelling for Nidia. The girls yell and track him into the house.

A slow dance ends at the disco. Juan asks Kike “where those two have gone?” What two? Nidia and Fernando, don’t be dumb. Kike chuckles, he was teasing. He says he can only imagine where they’ve gone! He starts to walk away, and Juan, completely annoyed, grabs him back. Juan tells him there’s unfinished business here for them. Kike says “what WE?” He doesn’t want to interfere, and the last time he saw them, they were right there, dancing. Juan agrees that he saw them, too. The boys look around. Juan is sure that they’ve taken flight. Ana comes and asks for “Doña Nidia.” [That sounded weird to me until I realized she worked for decades for Nidia’s husband, Samuel.] Juan stalls…..”Doña Nidia?” They all look around and Juan does a 360-spin. Pastor joins them and looks around, but looks back questioningly. Juan gets an inspiration. “She went to the restroom! The restroom!” “And Fernando?” Pastor asks pointedly. Kike squirms and says he doesn’t know, probably the restroom, too. Ana smiles. She’ll wait for Juan at the table. Pastor looks between Juan and Kike—he’s enjoying their discomfort.

Delirio has made it in as far as the stairs. The girls are trying to grab him to keep him from going up to find Nidia. He yells up “do me the favor of coming down here right now, or on the other hand, I’m going to have to come up, Nidia!” The girls can barely restrain the viejo. Yadi jumps in front of him and puts her hands across the stairs to block him. “Don’t take another step!” Marely is straining to hold him from behind. He yells for Nidia, and Marely tells him the only thing he’s going to do is make it worse and she won’t see him today, tomorrow, and never more!” He yells like a wounded, lovesick moose and Marely rubs her forehead. Yadi stands guard on the steps. Delirio begs Nidia, and Yadi pushes him back with her foot, telling him her mother isn’t going to see an old fool. Alirio tells Yadi to understand, he’s GOING UP! She says he’ll have to get by her. He’s ready for the challenge, and will do whatever is necessary! Yadi tells Marely to call the police and Alirio is torn for a second while Marely runs to the phone. He starts yelling for Nidia again. Marely tries to grab him from behind again and yells at him that her mother isn’t going to see him for the simple reason that she’s not at home! Alirio spins around, furious-impactado. Yadi throws up her hands in horror—Mami’s secret is out! “WHAT?????” “She’s not HERE!” There’s a scuffle on the stairs—Alirio and Yadi go down like dominoes. Marely screams and puts her hands over her mouth; Alirio looks back at her and yells “Where? Where?” Over his head, Yadi is making faces at Marely to just shut the heck up, already! The director gives us a split screen so we can see Alirio close up impactado and the girls facing off with him at the same time. Alirio catches on that Yadi’s stage-whispering at Marely and looks back at her; she jumps and shuts up. Now we see the three in the split screen and Yadi’s glaring-at-Marely impactada face. Yadi shrugs in annoyance at Marely spilling the beans. In the split screen, we see Marely’s impactada face at her faux pas.

Out on the street in front of the disco we know that’s Nidia looking for a cab because of the hot orange feather bolero jacket and hot orange vinyl cap. They’re perfect for travel outside at night because they reflect so well. Beside her, someone is holding her gold lamé purse. Oh! It’s Fernando! He’s trying to hail a cab. Nidia flashes the slit in her dress instead; maybe that’ll work better. Fern is falling apart. His shirt is hanging out—our fashion plate has lost his groove! Nidia flashes a sparkly smile toward the oncoming traffic while she holds the slit in the dress a little open for effect. Fern staggers over to her and laughs as he slurs through a joke that isn’t funny and doesn’t even make sense. Nidia, a little more together, puts her hands onto his chest and asks where they’ll go, Papi Rico? Ferns slurs “a place more private.” He sounds downright seductive. Nidia practically swoons, oooh, oooh! “You and me alone? And this would be for what?” Fern rubs on her a little, gyrates his pelvis, and his voice gets gravelly—“what do you think?” [I think you’ll be lucky to stay awake for the next twenty minutes.] They’re barely holding each other up, they’re so stewed. He drops the purse. [Doesn’t look scripted to me!] She says they’ll play a game of weenies and something [I probably couldn’t figure out how to translate it because proper schoolmarms shouldn’t even know it]. Nidia wants to know if he’s going to show her the stars. He murmurs seductively “what an intelligent little girl you are, you guessed it, little girl….” And he gyrates some more. They need a room fast. She pushes him away coquettishly; he should be careful, after all, she’s an engaged lady. She strokes her leg and the slit in her dress gaps up the side. He won’t forget. He gives her his word.

Alirio finally made it to the sofa. Good thing, he’s another who wasn’t gonna be awake in another twenty minutes. The girls stand across the room, wondering qué the heck to do with the viejo. His head is bowed, and he is sitting on the edge of the sofa. He’s unhappy that they’re so close to their wedding and she’s gone out at these hours of the night, alone. It’s not decent! [Alirio, you really don’t want to know the worst of it.] Marely excuses her mother; it’s her bachelorette party. She tells him not to make such a mystery of it. Yadi assures him Nidia is with Juan, and nothing is going to happen to her, right? Alirio jumps up at that. Yes, of course, Juan Dominguez! But of course! That lightweight (pelagátos) would have to be involved in this! But just let him appear at that door and he’s going to hear from me!!! He’s playing [fast and loose – my addition] with the reputation of a Perafán Roche de Francisco!

Speaking of playing fast and loose, Nidia and Fern are still considering their next event together. He jumps in front of a cab and it screeches to a stop. He flings the door open for Nidia. She giggles and minces toward the open door. He tells her he’s a gentleman; he could take her directly to her home…..or they could return right now, whatever she says. He’s using “tú,” so we know he’s dead serious. Nidia postures and tells him the night is very young yet. She minces to the cab and gets in while he ushers her with an “in you go!” (Pase Ud. – now he’s back to the formal “you.” Reckon he’s conflicted?) He swings the bag and follows her into the cab after a couple of dance steps. Charleston, maybe. They laugh as the door closes and the cab takes off.

Juan comes skidding out the door of the disco just in time to see the cab take off. Kike follows him closely. Juan looks panicked. Look at that! Look! He’s crazy! [Juan assumes it’s Fernando’s fault??] He and Kike stand helplessly looking after the cab. Juan could be in deep kim-chee when he gets home. Juan throws out his arms in frustration after the cab, and Kike imitates him unconsciously. Juan’s yelling that Fern’s thinking with his feet (not thinking with his brain!) Juan and Kike throw their arms out at the cab again. It’s almost a football stadium wave, actually. Kike yells “how dare he take an engaged woman?” Juan yells that she’s like his mother, his half mother, whom he loves a lot! Like a mother, Kike echoes. Juan yells that Fernando is a vile person, opportunistic, he’s crazy! Kike singsongs that he told Juan Fern is a villain (fichita, from ficha, villain or rogue). What a good rogue he is, he took Doña Nidita. He bounces up and down as he repeats his little song. Juan dances with him as he sings, then stops and asks Kike if he’s all right. Kike realizes he’s being goofy and yells about Fern taking Nidia, he’s an imbecile.

Yadi and Marely are still doing damage control with Alirio. Marely asks him why doesn’t he go rest, tomorrow’s another day and he can come early and clear it all up with Mama. Yadi chimes in agreement. He’s not going to be able to shut his eyes. How can they think so? Well, does that mean he’s not going to let them sleep? He tells them to go on up to bed, and he’ll stand guard on the sofa. [Ed. Note: Yeah, right.]. He’ll wait for the love of his life there. He rubs his hands on the sofa seat, looking desperate. The girls look pained and Marely empathizes. He tells them they think the worst of him and don’t understand how he loves their mother. He is in agony. He loves her, adores her, worships her. He doubles over in emphasis. Putting his head in his hands, he asserts he cannot live without this woman, he can’t! How would this not pain him? Should he cover his eyes and pretend nothing has happened? If they’ll tell him, please, he’ll pay close attention to them!

Kike and Juan have returned to the dance floor. Kike thinks they’ve seen that Fernando won’t go to far, nor Nidia. [Ed. Note: And we all know what a great judge of character our sweet, naïve Kike is, folks, bless his heart.] Juan is more realistic—you put a young man in front of Doña Nidia and adiós! He’s a goner! Fernando better control himself because of that! Kike nods in agreement. Yeah, but he’ll understand the signals (agarra la onda – understand the vibes). Nidia is still not too old and they’re not made of wood. Juan wants to know what they should do? Kike says there is nothing they can do, and they might as well just enjoy themselves. Juan gets realistic now—don’t be an idiot, who’s going to pay the bill???? Kike looks up at him—“don’t be lookin’ at me! You’ve already got me on the brink of bankruptcy!” Juan points out that Fernando’s the only one carrying a credit card (tarejta de crédito, which I tell the lady at the new Mexican grocery in our town every time I go in to get my favorite frijoles refritos). He’s gone and I’m clean, Juan tells Kike (no money). Kike puts his hands in his pockets and looks away. Speak of the king of Rome, the waiter is here wanting to know when and how they plan to pay up, and will there be anything more? Juan and Kike play tag and point the waiter to each other about five times. Both politely tell the waiter that the other is dying to pay the bill. The waiter, dumb as a post, hands the bill back and forth. “He said he wants to pay.” “Well, he brought me here to treat me.” “Um, he’s older than me, so it should be his.” The waiter looks stalemated impactado.

Yadi and Marely have empathy written all over their faces as they stand in the living room looking down at Alirio. Yadi tells him he doesn’t have to be a drama king, but very kindly. He asks them if they think he likes to suffer? That he enjoys it when their mother treats him like a rag, a good-for-nothing (estropajo)? That Alirio is no one, nothing? Well, Alirio Perafán suffers! I’m tormented! I feel like I have a dagger in my soul! He thumps his heart meaningfully. Yadi asks him if he didn’t realize he’d be opening himself up to that when he fell in love with Nidia? He does. He’ll be in love until he’s just bones with a woman who doesn’t love him! Dramatic violin music plays while Yadi and Marely look distressed.

At the bar, Juan is promising Pastor that he and Kike will pay Pastor back after the next biweekly paycheck (la primera quincena, the first fortnight). Kike is incensed—me?? Juan whacks him in the arm. Pastor tells him not to worry, and Juan again promises, and he’ll work it out with Fernando, too. Pastor asks “by the way, where is he?” Pastor’s really amused by all this. Juan looks at Kike. They haven’t come back from the restroom. Juan stammers a bit. The viejas come up, they’ve been looking for Nidia, Ana says, and haven’t found her. She’s worried. Rosario thinks that by this time she might be in bed. Pastor points out that Fern hasn’t been seen, either. Juan thought bubbles that things are bad and he’d better come up with something fast, or Nidia’s rep is ruined. He throws his hand over his face, “Excuse me! I forgot! Nidia felt bad, and Fern took her to her home. He punctuates with gestures. Pastor and the viejas nod in understanding, wink, wink. Our lovely, naïve Ana looks at them one by one, with real concern on her face. “How gentlemanly of Fernando, right?” asks Pastor. They all nod in agreement. Juan affirms “what a guy” (un tipazo) and whacks Kike. “Didn’t you tell me that they were going?” He whacks Kike repeatedly, “you told me?” Kike catches on and agrees, he told Juan. He elaborates….definitely improving the situation. Not. Kike rubs his arm—Juan packs a punch. Pastor chuckles. Of course. A slightly puzzled Ana thinks they don’t need to wait, then. [Ed. Note: She is just too naïve for words sometimes, folks. That must be where Paula gets it.] They agree, and she says they’d better just go, since they all have to work and look at what time it is! More agreement. The pack up to go into our commercial break.

My, my, what have we here? Clothing in a trail the floor to a bed, and here’s quite a scene….Nidia draped over Fern and not much else draped over either one of them. He’s smoking the traditional cigarette as she stokes his furry chest. [Ed. Note: on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the least appealing, CL’s chest is a 1.5, Fern’s is a 6, and Juan’s is an 11. Let’s skip Kike’s and Alirio’s]. “Spectacular!” Nidia drawls and stretches like a cat. Fern thinks it was just regular. They exchange flirtatious chitchat. She sits up and hoists, sheet covering her, and purrs. Oooh. Oooh. Fern, in his yellow boxers, grins and blows smoke. She’s feels great; she feels alive! She feels 20 years younger. [Ed. Note: and you’d still be older than Fern.] “You know what, beauty?” she asks him and takes a puff from his cigarette. I am in LOVE! Crazy in love! HM????? Fern is impactado-worried. In love with you, bombon! She kisses him. He looks disTRESSED! She takes another little puff.

Marely is pouring some liquid courage for Alirio. She brings it with wishes for him to feel better and sits by him on the sofa. [Hair of the dog, does he really need that right now, Marely?] He thanks her. They are such good girls. Marely reminds him he knows how her mama is when she goes out to party. She doesn’t’ like to come home until the sun is coming up. Her idea is that it would be bad luck to come earlier. Yadi tries gently to convince him to go home. He’s not budging. Can’t he stay here? He strokes the sofa. You two can go up to bed. Marely tells him that Mami won’t like it at all if he’s here guarding the door when she comes home. He informs Marely that her mother doesn’t like anything of anything he does anyway. Besides, it’s almost sunup. Juan comes in and greets them. He’s pretty quiet for a big guy in boots. Juan and the girls look at each other, impactados, and Alirio jumps up to ask where the heck is Nidia?

Nidia is wearing Fern’s bright blue shirt and sitting on a chair, stroking her chest and purring. Fern comes out of the bathroom. [Nice chain with a medal!] “Tell me something, bombon….” He nervously says “Doña Nidia….I mean, Nidia.” Sounds like there’s something like a “this was a mistake” line coming, judging from his tone. He’s trying to tell her it’s too fast to begin something between them. She interrupts that she can’t, just can’t! Can’t what? I can’t marry Alirio! Open your eyes! I was asleep for years and I’m awake now! Thanks to you! Fern scratches his nose…..trying to think of how to handle this. She wants him to show her the stars for the rest of her life. He’s back to calling her “Doña.” She corrects him, and he calls her Nidia. [Well, that’s awkward.] Look, I think you’re speeding this up a little, he tells her. At her age, she tells him, she can’t afford to lose any time. She can’t put the brakes on her opportunities. He dutifully agrees, but it’s one thing to quit loving someone and begin to love another overnight. She waves him off, silly boy. Who told you that? I’m living proof! He groans and shakes his head, closing his eyes and leaning against the doorjamb. Falling out of love, she says, is very relative. [Yeah, especially if you weren’t really in love in the first place. But not too many people know why you’re marrying Alirio anyway.] She tells Fern she was never in love with this thing called Alirio. It was he who began this absurd situation with his tricks/betrayal. This is his thing, she whimpers.

Marely is irritated with Alirio, which we can tell by her incensed expression and hands on hips. This is one of Marely’s best in her repertoire, we see it often. Alirio tells Juan he’s waiting. Why isn’t Nidia there, where is she? Juan recovers and tells him she went to stay with one of her friends. Alirio isn’t buying it. Who? Where? Juan tap dances around it. One who was there at her party. He doesn’t remember the name, some of the gentlemen who were there took the ladies. Alirio wonders if they were more young men like him, how many, who? He names Kike, Pastor, and….skidding noises….he goes on the defensive so he doesn’t have to name Fern. Why are you asking ME all this? Tomorrow you can resolve your stuff with Doña Nidia! Ask her all your questions! Are we clear? Alirio is incensed that no only did Juan organize this vile binge (jolgorio), Juan was the pimp. [Too close to home, here.] Juan tells Alirio he has offended Juan. He’s not at fault for things that happen to Nidia. Surely, she slept at her friend’s house. She’ll show up, don’t waste your time and go home to rest. Alirio tells Juan “you can’t tell me you don’t know what friend’s house she went to!” Juan stammers, and Alirio yells “where?” The girls have been watching this exchange with alarm and Marely’s occasional attempts to break in, but they butt out and just watch, mesmerized. Finally, Juan says Ana Dávila. Aha! Alirio says, well, excuse me, there’s clearly nothing more I can do here. He storms out and we know that Ana’s night will be even shorter than it might have been.

The girls glare at Juan, who flaps his arms and says, “I don’t know about you two, but I’m going to sleep.” He flaps his arms again. [What’s up with that?] Juan leaves and the girls shake their heads at each other.

Nidia tells Fern that she saw him, felt his skin, and knew he was the man for her life. Fern is ruffled and protests that she shouldn’t be saying and doing things she’ll be sorry for later. She stands, unconvinced and smiling broadly. “Be sorry? Me? To spend the rest of my life with you?” She puts her hands on his waist and Fern smiles down at her through gritted teeth. He’s in deep kim-chee and he knows it. He makes her crazy, she tells him. “My God,” he mutters, as he reluctantly puts his arms around her. He tells her here’s what they’re going to do: she’s going home, get some rest, and tomorrow when they’re all calmed down, they’ll talk. [Ed. Note: one gathers that they’re at his place. We trust he doesn’t live with his folks still.] Nope, she doesn’t think she’s going to calm down and has nothing to think about. What’s more, she hopes this night will never end. Ever. He frowns as she strokes his chest and rests her head against it. He tries to interrupt, but she won’t let him. She isn’t the one to decide. Does he know why? Stupidly, Fern asks why? She strokes her ….heart. This decides for her, her little heart. He chuckles nervously and looks away from her …..heart. She tells him that Nidia Cachón never betrays her feelings. She pushes him back onto the bed, minces and wiggles, and dives for him. “Don’t be afraid!” We have a split screen and see this action in visual stereo from two angles. He chuckles nervously and says, “oh, Nidia.”

Juan is finally back in the sanctuary of his room. He sits on the bench at the foot of his bed and removes his boots. [The man wears WHITE socks with his boots, folks. He’s still too cute for words, though.] Well, so much for sanctuary—here come the hijas Cachón to invade his moments of solitude. [Doesn’t anyone ever knock in this house?] Yadi yells at him, “no lies! Tell us the whole truth!” He looks at the ceiling and sighs. “And you two continue with the same plan, plan, plan!” [Marely’s bathrobe has fallen open to reveal fetching shorty pjs. Why can’t he get interested in this instead of Paula? It worked for him early on in one fantasy. I’m with the Juan/Marely supporters.] Marely wants to know if this is another prank. He repeats that he told them, Nidia is staying with her little friend, Anita. No eye contact, though. He closes his eyes and yawns loudly, please, close the door behind you. He waves them out, gets up, and goes to the head of his bed. They don’t budge. They don’t believe a word. He begins to undress, tie first. You don’t believe ME? Well, good luck, he’s going to sleep. They begin to look a bit impactadas. He thought bubbles that no way is he going to betray Nidia. He’s decided he’s going to do something drastic, stall for time with these girls and get them to leave his room. He continues to undress, and they are increasingly impactadas, as are all the females in the audience. The shirt’s off. His shark-tooth necklace is on. He looks up at their way impactada faces, and the crickets sound in the background. [I know now they’re not the ones that invade my basement every fall since I’m on the second floor.] Juan, always the innocent, asks “ah??” in response to their expressions. Yadi clasps her hands in front of her, no doubt in rapture. She blinks. “Well, if you’re not leaving, I’m going to sleep.” Yadi crosses her arms and Marely puts her hands on her hips, stubborn to the end. He warns them that he’ll sleep like a baby (Like God brought me into the world – como Diosito me traje al Mundo). Their impactada state increases. Yadi disbelievingly asks if he’s going to undress in front of them. Marely says she’s not budging until he tells them precisely where their mother is. He smirks at them and goes for his belt buckle…..zipper…..slacks……and……they’re off! He’s got on nifty black boxers with figures all over them. He thought bubbles that at the moment he prayed to his Blessed Child of Atocha to take care of Nidia, and don’t let her do anything foolish…..and that if he takes off his slacks, the girls will run for it. He stares defiantly as he throws the slacks on the bed, turns around, and puts his hands on the waistband of the boxes. Marely’s out of there. Yadi gasps and puts her hands to her mouth, but we note she hasn’t moved. She peers around a little to try and get a look in front. Marely runs back and drags her out. Yadi’s resisting the whole way. Marely slams the door after them. We hear the Juan theme music (El Rey Tiburón), which makes darn good striptease background music, folks. He breathes a sigh of relief, plops to sit on the bed, and breathes deeply a couple of times.

Ana’s doorbell rings and she races down in her robe to open it. She peers through the little window-door. Guess who? He greets her defiantly, still plenty stewed. She asks qué the heck he’s doing here at this time of night? He’s looking for Nidia, he slurs. Ana is muy commercial impactada!

Ana looks at Alirio through narrowed eyes and informs him Nidia’s not there. What?? No, she felt bad and left without saying anything to us. Alirio slurs through an apology for bothering her at such an early hour of the morning. He staggers out backward toward the door, with a worried Ana watching.

Juan is under the covers, with his lamp still on. He’s so exhausted but doesn’t know when he’ll be able to get to sleep. He needs to rest and later confront the situation with Doña Nidia and Fernando. He turns on his side with his eyes cracked open a little. He thought bubbles through yawns that he didn’t know at the time this wasn’t the only traitor (sapo, usually toad, but also translates as traitor and several other derogatory names for disgusting people) he’d encounter on the next day.

CL has had a bad night in the steel houseguest room. He didn’t even undress, but slept on top of the bed in his clothes. His neck aches. [Ed. Note: I can relate. On Friday or Saturday I re-ignited an old back injury and have had trouble moving all weekend, which is part of why this took longer to do than usual. I actually feel some sympathy for ol’ CL today.] There’s a knock and he tells the caller to come in while he gingerly and slowly tries to sit up, holding his neck. Chelo looks worried—why? Because he never dressed for bed? Because he’s holding his neck and squinting in pain? He tells her to bring coffee, for Pete’s sake. She’s going but he snaps his fingers and she stops. “What time is it?” After 9:00 a.m. He’s impactado! Where’s Fernando? He hasn’t shown up! Not at all? Nope. Where’s Monica? Gone to the office early. Why didn’t she advise me? Because she said she wanted to let you rest. Chelo smiles approvingly, apparently she thinks this was a lovely thing for Monica to do. “She said she’d see you in the office, sir. I’ll get the coffee.” He scowls and shakes his head a little, then tries to manipulate his neck to feel better.

Fern is ready to go; he has his clothes on, including his blue shirt and tie, and he’s zipping his slacks while Nidia’s sitting up in bed smoking again. She asks where he’s off to in such a rush. She smiles broadly. He’s going to work. She wonders if he could he come back later? No, look at the hour; he’ll have to beg them not to fire him! Nidia finds this amusing. He says he should have picked CL up more than an hour ago. CL will kill him. She gets up with the sheet around her as he fixes his tie and tells him not to be anxious bombon, because she has lots of influence with that guy. She helps with the knot in his tie and they look muy domesticated. He rolls his eyes at the ceiling as he lets her help. [Ed. Note: they both have lovely long fingers. I guess that doesn’t mean anything but hubby says I have a tendency to take in too much visual info and it distracts me.] He doesn’t think that’ll help him at all. She wants to know if he’s taking her home, a gentleman would when she’s spent the night with him. He looks frazzled and irritated. He’s not a gentleman, he says, and he’s flying out of here. What, he’s going to leave her all alone? Yep. And you should go home and let them know you’re okay. I’m sure the girls very worried about you, Doña Nidia! She fusses at him: enough with the Doña and Usted nonsense already! She hoists and pouts. Last night, we got past all that (rompimos la barrera de turrón, we swept away that nougat candy). Fernando sighs with resignation and leaves.

Juan is explaining to Paula why he hasn’t come for her and apologizes. It’s a family problem. She tells him it’s okay, take care of it. He assures her it’s nothing too serious. She’ll take a taxi, she tells him. Can she help? No, he says, but Marely will be late, too. Paula says that Marely should take all the time she needs. Marely grimaces and Yadi, still in bathrobe, stands with crossed arms. [Ed. Note: this is her habitual stance, so we should probably only note when she doesn’t have them crossed.] Paula assures him it’s fine, but he’s leaving her worried. He assures her it’s fine. But, if they need anything, they must call her, she insists. He thanks her and hangs up. The girls start in on him again. Okay, the truth: what happened with Mami last night? Yadi threatens to call the police. She uncrosses her arms and gets in his face, which is actually at her chest level since he’s sitting down. He starts to respond, but the phone rings and Yadi dives for it at the same time Juan grabs it. He’s too fast for her, probably the result of life in his hometown when he had to be quicker than the rest. He hands the phone to her. It’s Nidia! She’s still in what we presume to be Fern’s bed, smoking and thoroughly enjoying herself. She greets Yadi cheerily, “!Buenos días!” “Buenos días? What’s good about today?” Yadi yells. Could a person know where the heck you’ve been all night? Juan gestures at the phone to indicate “see, I told you she’s fine.” Nidia tells her to calm down, she’s fine. Whatever made you behave this way, Yadi wants to know, the hysteria rising. You gave us a big scare! Nidia looks annoyed at the interrogation. Sternly she orders Yadi to calm down and lower her voice. She’s old enough to do as she pleases! Marely edges closer to hear and Yadi pushes her away. She yells at Mami again. “Where are you?” Nidia apparently has radar, or Ana is an easy target, because she tells Yadi the same thing that Juan has told everyone, she’s at Ana Dávila’s house. But, she’s leaving for home. Yadi yells okay, bye, and hangs up. She tells Juan and Marely there you have it, she’s at Ana’s. Juan grunts in affirmation. The girls look at Juan and Marely, still muy suspicious, asks what’s happening. Juan jumps up—what’s happening is this is making them very late to work. It’s time to go! That’s what’s happening! He grabs his jacket. Yadi, in her usual stance, yells at him again that it hasn’t all been said. She wants to know where her mother’s put her feet (ella metió las patotas hasta el fondo) [Ed. Note: I think. ] Juan won’t make eye contact with the muchachas. He thought bubbles that he hopes it’s only her feet. Marely is not sure they should trust him. He finally turns around. It’s not his business, he tells them. If they want an explanation, don’t put him in this situation, ask their MOTHER! Let’s go! Marely gets her things while Yadi nods and smiles with total disbelief in her expression. Juan gives back as good as he gets before he turns to leave with Marely.

Chelo has CL’s coffee. He’s in the room he shares with Monica, fully dressed and ready to go. The shirt is the same color as yesterday’s….one wonders if it is the same one. Chelo comments that he’s bathed and ready (at least there’s that.) Here’s a freshly made cup of coffee. He ungraciously thanks her. The coffee is hot; he spits it out, curses a little (caramba, very mild) and grimaces at his shoulder hurting. Poor baby.

Monica greets Paula in the lobby. How’s it going? Fine, and you? [Ed. Note: Paula’s extremely short, extremely tight, white skirt leaves NOTHING to the imagination. At my school, she’d be here for about 20 seconds before she’d be on the way to change.] They chitchat. Monica hoped to see her, and Paula asks if she can do something for Monica? Yep, today Monica wants to see the stores on the north side. They have a lunch coming up, too. Can Paula go with her? Sure. But Paula doesn’t have a chauffeur today. No problem, Monica assures her, I’ll drive. Perfect, we’re off! They chitchat about the store as they wait for the elevator.

Juan opens the door for Marely to get out of the limo. Nice boots, very short denim skirt and a matching denim jacket, and no eye contact. Marelycita! She won’t talk or look at him. He’s pained. He babbles to her. She looks disgusted. Look me in the eyes, he says as he spins her around to face him. She does, and if looks could kill…..He teases her and she snaps at him. She’s worried about Mamá but more worried about him. Why? The person she should get to tell her about Mamá is Mamá, not him. She asks him directly: Juan, did my mother go off with someone last night? He says he won’t answer the question and she shouldn’t misunderstand him. You and Yadi would be the first to say you don’t want someone interfering in your lives, right? Marely backs off, yes, but….Juan interrupts that he trusts completely in the judgment of her mother. He doubts in all seriousness that she would do something inappropriate. Marely interrupts. She understands, she says in frustration, and won’t insist more. It’s between him and his conscience. She taps his head and he is impactado and speechless. He thought bubbles, but says out loud that his conscience is at peace. He wants her to do a favor and smile; he manipulates her cheeks until she reluctantly smiles and turns to leave. Listen, Juan, she says as she turns to him again. “Order, my comrade.” Um, what are you doing tonight? Tonight? Nothing, why? Well, I’d like to go to the movies for a little bit…..she wants him to go. Of course, I want to go! Let’s go! He makes a goofy face and sound. She chuckles and says she’ll look for him. Juan thought bubbles to warn himself there’s no attraction here, nothing of this kind, but that this morning something very special happened between him and Marely. [Good, Juan, pay close attention. She’s a good choice!] He insists to himself that they are just good friends! [It’s a start, big boy.] She looks at the movie ads in the paper and he looks over her shoulder.

CL has his own lovely black convertible today. Like about every second person on the street today, he’s driving with his d*** cell phone held to his ear with one of his hands. [Ed. Note: Of course, that wouldn’t be one of my pet peeves. But that IS why they invented ear buds, so you can use both hands to drive. It’s bad enough to be on the phone in the first place. This is our PSA for the day.] He’s asking Pastor qué the heck happened to Fernando? Pastor grimaces; he knows. What? He didn’t show up? It’s not like him to ignore you completely, but I can send you another chauffeur. No, CL says, I’m already on the way. Pastor sympathizes. Well, CL tells him, that’s minor. What’s happened there at the office with CL’s situation? Pastor tells him that’s touchy. On his two fronts…..CL wants to know WHAT now, for heaven’s sake? Well, Pastor has just been informed that Monica and Paula left together again, best buds, destination unknown. No way?! Well, I hate to tell you sir, but that’s right. But I think that so far, the bomb hasn’t exploded. CL utters a derogatory remark and tells him it better not explode! He rubs his neck. [Tsk, looks like someone got up on the wrong side of the bed….] Does Pastor understand? He hangs up, furious and grimacing in pain. Pastor mutters about “this man.” (Who told him to walk to Cuzco? Must be an idiom.) He puts the phone down.

The new best friends find Juan and Marely in the garage. They chitchat about the family problem; Paula says they don’t have to thank her and hopes it’s resolved. Marely assures her it will be fine. Paula tells him they need to go out. She leaves Marely in charge, which pleases Marely, who thrusts the newspaper into Juan’s taut tummy behind her as she goes. Juan’s ready to take them.

Fernando rushes into the lobby of Farell Industries, his brow furrowed with worry. Marely calls him over to her desk before he gets to CL’s office. She tells him CL is with Pastor, so anyway, how did last night go? He nervously tells her well, everything was normal, as he shifts from one foot to the other. She gazes at him with doubt in her eyes and tells him that when she left this morning, her mother still hadn’t shown up. He does a good imitation of impactado. No? She notes that he’s a little late today, too, right? Yes, he stammers and looks at his watch. The party was great and we lost all track of time. Ah. And when did you end? Well, everyone went home, at least, um, I did, I don’t know about the rest. [Okay folks, we have our answer, it was his house where he and Nidia went. At least that’s not a lie.] And among them was my mother? He fidgets and doesn’t make eye contact. Well, it’s like this, as I told you…..he scratches his neck…..Oh, Marely, I gotta show my face to my boss. We’ll talk later. She muses as she says goodbye to him.

Fernando goes to Ivonne’s desk; he’s more confident here. What’s up? Is your boss here? Ivonne waves a hand in front of her face and grimaces, something smells bad! Hm. Could it be his breath? What happened with the party? He tells her there’s nothing between him and her, so, he wants to see the boss. Period. She chuckles. He’s very busy. Excuse me. She gets her nail file out and files, ignoring him. He sighs in resignation, then glares at her.

Monica tells Paula she’s young and has a impressive résumé. Is she single or married? [Ed. Note: that’d be an illegal question in the U. S. Lucky for the writers, they’re not in the U. S.] Juan is impactado and thought bubbles that his boss is getting into deep kim-chee here. Paula says she single, and he thought bubbles “good save, no lies, but not really the truth.” He grins to himself. Monica says that surely she has boyfriends lining up. Juan looks into the mirror, holds up his index finger and thought bubbles that he’s the first in line. Paula, a little embarrassed, says not so many. Monica is insistent—surely she has a boyfriend. Juan thought bubbles that he’s begging her not to say anything, he knows she doesn’t like to lie. Paula has no boyfriend, but is single at the moment. Juan grins and tells himself okay, so she did it, she told a little lie, and what a lovely lie it was in his little chest (it warmed his heart). He only wishes it was the truth. Monica would love to introduce Paula to a few of her friends if she’d like that. Paula is mildly impactado. Juan thought bubbles over this—he doesn’t need this kind of help from Monica [okay, I’m paraphrasing.] Paula tells her thanks, but no thanks. Monica says if Paula changes her mind, let her know. Juan doesn’t want her to meddle! He is sorry for Monica, though—she’s more lost than a fly in the city. She wanted to gain the trust of Paula and what was going to happen was that it would hurt more later. He mutters to himself about the things of this world, here they are in this car, all three victims of Don Cesár Luis!

Speaking of the king of Rome, CL is standing at his desk, wiping his lip and yelling that he slept badly, his neck aches. The first cup of the day burned his mouth. [Ed. Note: doesn’t it just suck to be you, CL?] If that wasn’t enough, there’s this situation with the ladies. All he needs is for the dog to bark. [Must be another of those idioms, folks.] Pastor is sitting in front of CL’s desk. He leans forward and tells CL he recommend that….CL leans over and yells to interrupt him. He doesn’t need any more of Pastor’s fawning like a toady. He wants to know if Pastor has the most remote idea of where this “pair of threats” has gone. Pastor is sorry, but Monica caught Paula at the elevator and they left. CL is annoyed big time. Why is this happening to me? Everything was going so well! Pastor says if you’ll permit me, I think you’re jumping to conclusions. Maybe nothing has happened. CL replies that Paula won’t speak to him and Monica exiled him to the guest room. Is that what you call nothing happening? Pastor retorts that he was referring to the possibility that neither of his TWO women had revealed anything critical to the other. If you let me, I’ll tell you you’ve gotten off cheaply. CL blusters. Ivonne interrupts and he barks at her. She tells him Fernando is looking for him. CL says tell him to come in, and you, too! She nervously agrees. She looks defiant, though, when she come in. She rolls her eyes at Pastor, who gives her the “I dunno” shrug in return. Fernando looks like he’d rather be swallowed up by a hole in the floor. CL looks menacingly back and forth at them. [If he’s having a bad hair day, everyone’s going to.]

Juan helps Monica and Paula out of the car at a building that has the “Farell Industries” logo on the side. Monica swoons against the car and he jumps to steady her. What’s up? She says she was dizzy. Paula wants to know if they can get her something, and shouldn’t she sit? Monica says she’ll be fine. Juan asks if she’s sure, and she affirms she is while Paula exchanges looks with Juan. The ladies go off while Juan thought bubbles that something was very weird here, but neither he nor the Licenciada has any idea what was really happening at the time. But soon they would know the bomb that was heating up. Paula tells Monica to be careful around the boxes stacked up. Monica is impatient with her solicitousness. Calm down, it’s going to be fine, she tells Paula. Paula is concerned that her dizziness is something to worry about. Monica smiles sweetly and tells her it’s the most normal thing for a woman in her state. In your state? Yes, I’m pregnant. [Don’t even have to tell you how impactada Paula is, right?] We are extremely thankful to note that any similarity to real life is purely coincidental.

Vocabulary (but there are a few more in the text I didn’t transfer down here)

• No taladres el alma – don’t put a hole in the soul (don’t drill/bore through the soul)
• Dar la cara – face the consequences (give the face)
• Todavía andas derrapando por Yadira?— Are you still crazy about Yadira?” Literally, Are you still skidding along for Yadira?
• Le gusta matar la víbora en Viernes – he likes to kill the snake on Friday, “matar la víbora en Viernes” is slang for get lucky
• Moral distraída=slovenly, shabby or untidy morals
• Viejo/vieja – old guy, old gal, commonly what spouses call each other, too (regardless of age)
• Pelagátos – lightweight
• Fichita, from ficha, - villain or rogue
• Agarra la onda – understand the vibes
• Tarejta de crédito – credit card
• Estropajo – good-for-nothing, rag, dishcloth

Have a wonderful Labor Day holiday, everyone!

Jeanne

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I just noticed this on the Destilando board, which I was glancing at.

Pancho Villa's real name was Francisco, so a lot of people named Francisco, use the nickname Pancho.

So now we know where Pancholon's nickname must come from. That had always had me wondering!

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As stated earlier, Santoro orders everyone to go to the funeral of Abuelo. At the funeral, she strides up and showily hugs Diego, calling him Mi Amor. Santoro is wearing a ridiculous manly black suit with white shirt and scarf in the style of an 18th century dandy. I agree with whoever posted the remark about her resemblance to Elizabeth Montgomery and Burgay's resemblance to Larry Tate! Azul also consoles Diego. Silvana looks jealous.

Arnaldo calls Pop in the office to berate him for the Ines situation. I'm not sure if he's on her side or not. I don't care enough to pay attention. What is funny is that they are both wearing white suits and hats--Arnaldo in his white chef's uniform and hat and GSD in his hazmat suit.

While everyone is at the funeral, Ines shows up and tries to speak to GSD. The security guard is overpowered by her swinging pocketbook. I feared for a moment that she was going to meet Paco's fate.

Ceci and Azul notice that Andres is back. Ceci thinks he's cute.

Mo and Eva are beginning to suspect Andres in the death of Abuelo.

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Pammy and Gaspar continue discussing the motives for Aaron's jolting jilt and his return to Minnie the Man-eater. From what she overheard and what Aaron has told her, Minnie has knowledge of certain of his shady doings. Pammy thinks they ought to report him to the authorities.

Aaron, from his penthouse bedroom meantime, has put Fedra to work getting a few hairs from Rod's baby to use for a DNA test in the States.

Gaspar explains that nobody's going to believe a jilted lover's baseless accusations, leastwise about a Montalvo. However, Pammy, with pouty, puffy lips that beg to be told, "Better get some some ice on that, hon", tells Gaspar that Aaron played her for a fool and she needs to get even. She wants to destroy him.

Gaspar warns Pam there are rumors the Montalvo's caused Artemio Trejo's death in order to take over his clients, so she better think twice 'cause it could get v-e-r-r-y dicey if she starts down this path. Pammy, though, feels this is exactly the confirmation they both need that Aaron's been dirty-dealing. All they need is a little something to go on, but what-oh-what-could it be? Pammy arrives at her moment of epiphany. "Aha!" she exclaims as she suddenly realizes the USB must have certain damning information on its files. Why else would Aaron be so insistent on getting it back!

Gaspar figures that to prove their suspicions they will need to decode the USB's files first; then they'll need to get hold of the company's bills of lading and compare them with the documents they presented at Customs for the various countries involved. It might take a while and it will not be easy! (Now, Gaspar, we'd all be mighty disappointed if it were!!) Pam tells Gaspar to take all the time he needs and he agrees to help. He promises her that if he finds Aaron Montalvo was mixed up in any type of illicit activities, he'll take great pleasure in ruining him.

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It's now morning at Mariana's and Clarita is serving her breakfast. Gavi tells her mom that Dani says the baby came out looking like it's parents (yeah, but the wrong set, Gavi). So Clarita should knock off the nutty novela comparisons. Clarita insists that newborns never look like anyone at first, but once they grow a bit their true features take hold. "Wait till this little one is a couple months older and then we'll talk!"

Just then Alonso calls Gavi at home with a couple of additional instructions for a fax, thus crossing the line as the kind of tactless boss you just got to have had to fully appreciate the extent of the intrusion, but she takes it in stride and whispers to Clarita about the workaholic she's working for.

Across town at the hospital, in the lounge, James and Rod have a sensitive little chat over Acacia's mental condition. James is grief-stricken and says she's no longer the young woman he fell in love with. Tearfully he explains that it's as if she's just a child and he is only her tutor. (Isn't it interesting how she has to have a break with reality for James to finally get in touch with it.) Rod asks about the prognosis and James says the doctor doesn't have much hope that her condition will change. There's been too much emotional trauma. However, he's committed (more like condemned) to stay with her for a lifetime to care and comfort her.

Acacia, meanwhile, is playing with her dolly on the grounds somewhere and suddenly goes berserk. While zombified patients pace back and forth all around her she begins to beat it to a pulp, screaming "lazy brat" and all the other choice phrases her loving uncle affectionately yelled at her in the barn just before he met his fate and San Pedro's rejection at the Pearly Gates.

At her desk during tasting school Gavi continues to torture herself with daydreams about Rod and Isa, and the new baby as a smiling, loving and happy threesome.

Meanwhile Isa is on the phone with the twerpy Dr. Tejeiros. He's panicked and worried because none of the documentation he showed her husband the day before will hold up to a closer look-see or say, a legal challenge. He faked them and any doctor worth his salt will know it immediately. Isa tells him not to worry since her husband was both hooked and rooked to perfection. So now they won't be needing his services any further, leaving us all to wonder if Paulino hadn't better cash that check she bribed him with and fast......

Dani fights an involuntary gag and snicker when the charming Pepe le Peu de la Vega starts kissing hands and spewing bad, affected French phrases of "adieu" and begging off having to stick around the D.F. Rod doesn't understand the hurry. Frankie snows Rod and the rest with some cock and bull about his having way-y-y too much work waiting for him at the hacienda supervising the sulfate applications on the agave crops and the like. They certainly can't let their guard down with the threat of contaminated agave! And so it's: So long! Farewell! Aufwiedersehn! Adeiu! // Adeiu, Adeiu, to yieu and yieu and yieu! as Freeloading Frankie floats out the hallway and exits stage left.

Once Frankie is gone, Dani teases Sofia about all the washing, ironing and cooking she is doing for him, not to mention the occasional foot massages thrown in for good measure. Grammy scolds Dani that she knows full well that's what they have servants for..... Sofia remarks to Grammy that Dani is just kidding around, but once Dani and Rod leave to pay the hospital bill, poor Sofia, to her everlasting shame, has to admit to Grammy rather sheepishly, that in fact she's been having to do exactly that because Frankie's so...fussy. She really needs to find a proper cook and maid for him but...... Pilar is distressed and looks quite deflated with this latest revelation.

Dani goes with Rod to settle his account with the hospital. While they're waiting for the bill to be totaled, Dani let's him know that she spoke with Gavi. Besides asking if the baby was alright, she said to tell Rod to stick with his family and take care of them. "Anything else?" "She asked who he looks like, and I told her 'like his parents', of course." Rod sniffs at that. So Dani asks if he's really certain that the insemination was done properly and if he's certain he's even the father. Rod says sure. Their doctor even showed him the documentation that validates it. So why question it? Dani asks him if it is the same thing as an actual guarantee.

At that instant the cashier speaks up and says there's no need for him to pay. Mariana Franco covered it all with her credit card and Rod does impactado double-takes.

Back in Isa's hospital room, Grammy asks Sofia if they're thinking of having children soon. Sofia admits with a weak smile, and much to Isa's delight, that Frankie is so exhausted after suffering through such long and demanding days on the job that at night he just-- well, it's not exactly conducive to making babies......(Meow-w!) Daniela walks in giggling at that point. "Want to know what's so amusing?” She looks straight at Isadora. “Mariana Franco paid your hospital bill!" "--That woman paid my maternity bill and that's amusing to you?" "--Heh, yeah! The person you detest most in the world turns out to be your savior." Pilar simply hangs her head in shame.

Dani finally explains how Mariana left her credit card to insure the staff would take care of her and Isa frowns. "So you came back just to rub my face in it?" "--Relax, Isadora! You'll cut off your milk supply! Don't worry, Rod's sending a messenger over with a check to reimburse her.” She giggles. “--Hmm. I better leave before that look on your face kills me dead!" Isa turns to Pilar. "See! See what I have to put up with?" "--Don't complain, Isadora. How many times did I ask you to leave that poor woman alone? Now you're paying the consequences."

Rod and the nurse show up outside the room with Little Ricky. Dani warns him that Isa knows that Gavi paid her bill and says she may throw a shoe at him when he goes in.

Fedra shows up, coos over the baby and asks to hold him. When she has him she walks off a ways and secretly pulls a few hairs out of Ricardito's tender little scalp (welcome to Aunt Fedra's world, Ricky). Once she has what she needs she unceremoniously dumps Ricardito back into the nurse's arms and leaves. Now it's poor little Ricardito's turn to be impactado...... (Note: No, no babies were harmed in the filming of this episodio. Those hairs were stuck on something hidden behind it's head and all baby cries were dubbed in.-ed.)

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Back at Montalveña San Juana, lazing in her usual place at the kitchen table, pages through another magazine when what does she spy but an eyeful of Hilario all macho, macho, macho man!-- looking so fine in those jeans he is modeling, and so obviously not the dirt scratching ranch hand he used to be. SJ starts thinking to herself that he is probably worth a bundle now and a phone call would definitely be in order. Unfortunately neither Roman nor Ofelia will give her his number.

As for Hilario, he's adapted very well to the big city and is now livin' the high life and making commercials with bronzed babes in bikinis.

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Back at Aaron's penthouse Fedra shows up to hand over the hair strands of little Ricky's to Aaron. She warns him not to make a move against Rod, even if he's certain and has the proof he needs in hand, until Minnie gets pregnant. Otherwise, Rod will be sure to divorce Isa once he learns she's cheated on him and he'll go running to Gaviota, get her pregnant again with another boy and bye-bye Montalvo fortune.

Dani calls to ask Gavi to meet her for coffee a little later. Nancy tells Gavi that Avellaneda wants her instead of Susana to order flowers for Rod and Isa Montalvo and to send them in the CRT's name. Gavi figures it's his way of emphasizing that Rod is off-bounds now that he is a "family man".

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Once they're back at the apartment, Isa and Rod argue over Dani's attitude and their having to remain in Mexico City so he can work on a tequila project that so conveniently requires support from the Public Relations Department of the CRT. "Quite convenient to see Gaviota at leisure, don't you agree?" Rod insists he won't be working with her directly, only through an employee. He will not be seeing her anymore.

Isa lays on the guilt trip like only she can do it and uses the baby as bait. She screams at Rod that it's obvious to her that now he feels he has fulfilled his promise to look after her while she was pregnant and to give the kid his name, neither of them matters to him anymore. He tells her not to involve the baby in this because he has nothing to do with it. She tells him to choose between the tequila or going back to the hacienda with her and the baby.

Rod loses patience now and refuses to give in to her crazy whims. He's spent too much time, money and effort, not to mention that it was his father's dream. Don't bother blackmailing him with the baby, either he warns, because it won't work on him. That kid's his too and he has rights. As far as he's concerned it's better that they go ahead and separate once and for all. Da-duhn!

Rod has just said the magic words and on cue, like a one-trick pony, Isa suddenly and conveniently doubles over in pain. Rod responds like Pavlov's pups and immediately drops his argument and worries about her harming herself with all the upset. He scoops her limp (and very noticeably, abnormally skinny post partem) body onto the bed and fusses over her.

Playing the martyred mother to perfection, she refuses to let him call the doctor for her and then begins to pout like a 6 year-old. Looking woeful and weak, Isa says she does not know what's happening to her. It's just that she is just so scared of losing Rod. (Note to writers: this plot device is getting old. Use your A team.) Rod, who after 3 years and nine months you'd think would be able to read her like a book, folds like an accordion and tells her to calm down, they'll talk things over later on after she's feeling better.

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Back at Grammy's, Frankie gets hold of Pilar and, for once, though it pains me to say it, with right on his side but for all the wrong reasons, complains about having to put up with his wife's ex-boyfriend living under the same roof as he and Sofia. He asks her to intervene with Rod to get him sent packing. Pilar says she'll take it up with Rod since it's his friend and his hacienda. Sofia walks in and wants to stay an extra week with the new baby. Of course Frankie has no objection to this. "Stay! Stay!" he says (because while the cat's away, Frankie can play at all hours of the night as well as the day).

James is in Rod's living room waiting to go with him to their meeting at Corporate, no doubt wishing for all the world he could fall through the nearest crack. When Rod walks out of the bedroom to get him, James admits he couldn't help but overhear the argument with Isa. Rod explains Isa was upset because she is angry thinking he's just using the tequila project as a reason to see Gaviota a lot more.

James wonders how Gavi feels now that the baby's been born. He wonders if she probably won't want anything more to do with him. Rod frowns and says she sent a message back through Dani and that is exactly what she told him. So, Rod says he has no choice but to avoid her for a while. Eventually, though, he'll contact her again. James is a bit concerned. "You're going to leave your wife now?" Rod says obviously he can't now with the baby just having been born, and anyway Gaviota wouldn't consider him unless he leaves his family. It's painfully obvious after arguing with Isa that his marriage is on the rocks and won't last much longer.

While Gavi waits for Dani at the coffee shop, she has to stop herself from thinking about Rodrigo. All it does is get her excited and wanting to see and to be with him again.

Back at Rod's apartment, and for the second time that day, James says something surprisingly mature. "What makes you so sure Gaviota will actually wait for you? She might get tired of it or somebody else could steal her from you." "--Don't even say it!" Rod won't even consider the possibility. "Gavi loves me and we're going to be together forever and always!" They head out.

In their bedroom, Frankie tells Sofia about the quarrel between Aaron and Rod and the threat to determine if the baby is really Rod's. Frankie asks if she or the others might have any doubts about Isa. She answers that Isa is irreproachable, even a bit of a cold fish that way; and no, the family would never permit any DNA tests to be done. (Oh really? And Sofia, you know this because?)

In the car on the way back to the Corporate Offices, Rod asks James how Frankie is really handling things. James skirts the issue and says Frank and Crispin are thick as thieves these days. He admits he knows Frankie resents his presence at the hacienda considering Sofia and he have a past. He says it would be better if he found somewhere else to live, but Rod selfishly refuses to let him move out, at least until the new tequila is successfully launched. (So, I suppose that Dry Gulch is too far to drive to and from every day?) James reluctantly agrees to stay on there as a favor to him.

Sofia visits Isa and Isa tells her about the argument, and that Rod told her to either put up or shut up, otherwise face a separation. She feels trapped and that everyone is on his side now. Sofia says she's putting her husband on a silver platter for the woman, but she also scolds her for demanding Rod give up this project after all the things he's done for Isa and her father.

Dani finally makes it to the coffee shop. She has a big laugh at Isa's expense and tells Gaviota that Isa almost had to go back into surgery when she found out La Gaviota had paid her hospital bill. Gavi's shocked herself and wonders how she's going to pay something like that off, but Dani hands her the check from Rod reimbursing her for everything. The two try to determine who in the CRT could be the spy. Dani figures she won't be able to call her there till they figure it out. Gavi mentions then how Avellaneda had asked her to order flowers for Rod and Isa as a warning that Rod is now off limits and she is not supposed to stick her nose into his business any longer.

At Montalvo Corporation Patricio, Bruno, James and Rod hold a small discussion over the launch of the new tequila. Bruno gives him a few marketing tips over the style of bottle to provide the right impression and effect on the purchasing public. Patricio and Bruno suggest he use the CRT's Public Relations Department and Alonso Santoveña's expertise to organize trips to the hacienda so potential clients can see where and how their product is produced. Bruno jokes that Rod already has great contacts at the CRT's PR department now that Gaviota works there. Pat warns Rod about potential problems with the Montalvo women, but he just smiles to himself. Bruno says he certainly wouldn't want to be in Rod's skin right now. Rod just keeps on smiling.

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I got home last night after a nice dinner out with my family to discover that my DVR had decided that it was full and couldn't record any more shows. This was news to me, as the day before it was only 55% full. I looked, it said 100% full. I noticed that the most recent show it recorded was an episode of King of Queens I had already seen, so I deleted that, suddenly it was only 57% full again. How can one episode of King of Queens, from a non-HD channel, take up 45+% of my DVR space? I know Kevin James is fat, but come on. I had a quick chat with my DVR, explaining that one more trick like this was going to earn it a stomping, right there on my bedroom floor. I hope it paid attention. Of course, the only scheduled show that didn't get recorded was Friday's Amar episode. So, please everyone, whoever watched, let us all know what happened. Including ME. I don't even have the episode to watch, I am more in the dark than any of you at this point. Excuse me, I have to go talk with my DVR again.

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