Caray, Caray!

Dear Judy, Here is the recap at this address as well. Sorry this is a little later. I hope it didn't inconvenience you. Barb
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Sorry, no theme available. I feel like the dog that got into the food cupboard, tried to devour a 40# bag of Beneful, and barfed all over the kitchen floor. So I gorged myself on tonight's tale and regurgitated it back to you. Please share in my repast.




We start by ending (again) meetings that started yesterday. Auto Siglo's meeting ends in their inspiring anthem. Daniel ends his meeting with Quintana and Chavez by liking the idea of buying the Hacienda Alejandra. He compliments his tio on his tie, "Hang onto it, it will come back in style".


Marino is leaving Auto Siglo to meet an important client. He tells Ramirez to take care of his phone calls and other such secretarial duties. Marino asks if he can handle it. Ramirez supposes he might be able to manage and waves Marino off with a "Ve con Dios". Ramirez chides himself for sounding like Milagros. And then speak not of the devil but the king of Rome-- who should appear at the Auto Siglo doorway but the aforementioned maiden herself.


Rafa is on the telephone working to make a deal. It turns out his contact was just fired. He was caught with the wife of the boss man. Rafa can share his pain....No, no, he wasn't caught with Beltran's wife.....uh, no sale here Rafa.


Dona Arcadia has found out that Beltran has fired Rafa and Ale for having inappropriate employee relations a.k.a. KISSING". Arcadia looks at Beltran deprecatingly and reminds him they have overlooked this behavior with Susana and Dandy. And, really it's about the money, money, money. Rules be damned, "THEY'RE REHIRED"


The Auto Siglo team gather around Ramirez and Milagros commenting on the "perfect couple" and Milagros' nun-like style of dress. This scene appeared reminiscent of schoolyard bullies around their victims and definitely warrants a >>FF>>.


Chavez talks to Quintana.....the sale of the hacienda to Daniel will be our little secret. Marco need not know.


Ale talks to Susana. Ale relates that Beltran caught her and Rafa kissing. Beltran was scandalized and fired them on the spot. Beltran gave the pair three days to sell the remaining trucks and then get the heck out of Auto Siglo. Susana recalls how Beltran and Arcadia are well aware that Susana and Dandy are an item. Susana feels that it is unlikely that the Auto Siglo star team of Rafa and Ale will be fired. After all it's all about the money, money, money.


Rafa is still on the phone, trying to work up a sale. This time he gets an outright hang-up. But that's OK, because Ale appears at his office door looking pretty chipper. "Why so happy?" asks Rafa. Ale clues Rafa in about her conversation with Susana. Susana's opinion: Ale and Rafa will be a NO GO.


Milagros is telling Ramirez she won't tell his mommy about seeing him with that wicked, somewhat dressed woman if they can be novios. Oh and BTW, say "Adios" to Gloria. Ramirez is astounded that Milagros would blackmail him. Does she want a novio so badly? "Yes" replies Milagros without hesitation. She is a shy person, she has never had a novio and she never.....whispers end of sentence to Ramirez. We are to assume WHOA BABY! from the shocked expression on the Ramirez countenance. Ramirez's head is about to explode with all the ramifications of his situation. He urgently ushers Milagros out the door with a promise to talk later.


Ale and Rafa decide to carry on as usual and act as if nothing has happened. They must not be fired--Dona Arcadia hasn't commanded their presence yet. Having solved this trifling problem, Rafa gets all flirty and directs Ale to go look in her office, go look at your computer. On-screen we see "Mi Amor...Me muero por besarte y abrazarte". Ale gets all smiley and excited, we start to hear Amarte A La Antigua" in the background. I'm dying to kiss and hug you too!! Oh, we can't, we can't. Not here! Ooooooh, I want to! Me too! (OK, I know it's saccharine, aspartame and sugar overload, but Rafa and Ale can be ridiculously cute).


Marino arrives at a large office building. He's stopped at the lobby by security. "Do you have an appointment?"... No, but I'm here to see the head of purchasing and I've got what this guy needs.....Nope. Need an appointment. Another security guy comes over, insults are traded. Fisticuffs transpire, on ground, away from our camera eye's view.


Beltran is in his office lamenting his bad day. He brightens when a call comes in from Marian. Francisco, I would like to talk. Beltran wonders if Marian wouldn't be better served by talking with Rafa or Ale in whom he has complete confidence. Marian demurs, tells Beltran that it's a personal matter and she begs for his complete discretion. Let's meet nearby pronto!
Marian hangs up and resolves: "En la guerra y en el amor, todo se vale."
Beltran hangs up and congratulates himself on his mojo: "Todavia tienes tu pegue."


Rosario finds Jorge sitting dejectedly on the sofa. Jorge, why aren't you packing? We are leaving soon for the new apartment. Are you sick? --- Yes, sick with sadness. I worked hard for what I had. Now it is all lost. The hacienda, the house, Marco--it's all lost. All we have is a pair of suitcases and a rented apartment.


Marco is at the bar and receives a call from Carmela. Marco tells her the deal with the hacienda is almost over and denies trying to trick or deceive her. Marco hangs up and says to himself that at last he'll be rid of her. Chavez arrives. Marco needs to talk to him quickly before Carmela arrives. What can he do about that imbecil Medina?


Daniel and Muskrat are enjoying some sibling time together at an outdoor restaurant. Dan tells her that once he has the hacienda, he will approach Ale and make her an offer she can't refuse.


Rosario continues her packing. She wants to talk to Jorge further but Jorge is gone! Just to make sure, Azucena also spends the three seconds it takes to look for Jorge in Marco's apartment. Where is he?


We see Jorge wandering the street wondering where he is. Two rough looking guys menacingly flank Jorge.


We are back with Dan and Muskrat. It's peachy that such a great deal with the hacienda is going to bring Ale to Dan as well. Daniel gets Muskrat to agree that nothing is to be said to anyone about this deal. Muskrat tells Daniel that Marian continues to be in love with Medina. Daniel angrily replies that it is absurd that such a woman as Marian cares for that singing car salesman.


Marco is ranting to Chavez that Ale and her family are leaving the apartment. How will he get her back and get rid of Medina with so little opportunity to see her? He grabs Chavez and demands his help. Chavez looks pretty contented and directs Marco to let go of the suit. Though it looks bleak, he has an idea. Chavez reminds Marco about the swindle with Medina's house and the threat of jail time for Leonor. Marco likes it--he pats himself on the back for thinking of it. Chavez rolls his eyes.


The two guys are still hassling Jorge, asking if he is lost, grabbing at his clothes, his watch. Jorge is telling them he has lost all, including houses.


Rosario calls Ale to give her the news of Jorge's disappearance. Ale rushes to leave. Rafa wants to help but Ale knows that it would be too complicated. He needs to stay and sell the trucks. Ale rushes home with words of love and support from Rafa and Susana ringing in her ears.


Marian and Beltran are discussing business at the restaurant. She knows there are still many of her used trucks to be sold by Rafa. Beltran relays that over half have been sold with a good profit. Marian may have a buyer for the rest of the trucks. Beltran tells Marian she should talk to Medina. Marian is reluctant as there is a distance between them now.


Jaime and his Primo are eating. Jaime is missing Leonor's food but mainly he is missing Julieta. Primo tells Jaime he should do something bold and dramatic to grab Julieta's attention. What? asks Jaime. I dunno replies Primo. They ponder the possibilities.


Marino returns to Auto Siglo with a black eye. The Auto Siglo crew take great enjoyment in speculating on its origin. Dandy offers to give him a matched set. Marino asks if they really want to know what happened? Yes! reply all as they lean in eagerly to hear. "VAYANSE AL DIABLO!"


Ale arrives back at Marco's apartment. Jorge still has not returned and it's been two hours. Ale doubts the police will help because so little time has passed. Rosario is crying...What should we do? What should we do? If Marco was here, he would know what to do. Marco has found him many times before. Ale, because of YOU, we won't see Marco again.


Marian and Beltran continue their discussion. Beltran is not suprised by Marian's reticence with Rafa. He saw Rafa and Ale kissing today. Marian tells Beltran she knows she shouldn't mix business with personal issues and she hates to impose upon her friendship with Beltran, but she cares about Rafa. Can Beltran please tell Rafa that Marian has a possible buyer for the trucks and that he is to talk to her? If Marian tells Rafa herself, there is too much awkwardness involved and besides Ale will involve herself. If Beltran tells Rafa to contact Marian, things will go much better. Beltran is surprised Marian is asking for so little especially when the return on this favor could be so much money, money, money. Marian asks for one little favor more--never, never tell Rafa or Ale that Marian is the real buyer! Beltran says he knew it! He easily agrees and reiterates his trusted discretion.


As Marian and Beltran complete their business, a mutual acquaintance passes by the table and stops to say hello. Urdiales!! It's good to see you! exclaims Beltran. What have you been doing? ......Working, working Urdiales replies. Need any vehicles Beltran cunningly asks? I just might, comes the answer. Great! I will have my head of sales, Alejandra Alvarez del Castillo call you immediately!


Ale is asking Tia, so you believe all our problems are my fault? No, backtracks Tia, but I don't understand why you are leaving Marco, a wonderful man who has helped and cared for us. Now we are left without his help and guidance on what to do! Ale wonders if Tia is asking her not to divorce Marco? Tia shoots back....THAT is exactly what I am asking!


Marco and Chavez discuss their plan further. Chavez thinks just the threat of jail for Rafa's mom will do it. Marco wants to play a little more hardball and obtain an "orden de aprehension" against the progenitor of naquetes. Medina must never, never approach his wife again!!

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Capítulo 159: A night of lies, damn lies and … more damn lies.
In which Malicia delivers the death blow to Clara’s romance; Rogelio’s been taking Dumb pills; Marisa’s been taking Mean pills; and Fer and Crazy Paula pull a knife at Gloria’s Bar.

As promised, Jade takes Samira aside for some girl talk. She repeats what Zoraida told her when she first came to Morocco to live:
Cuando uno es la parte débil, hay que evitar.
(When you are the weaker party, you have to avoid (direct confrontation).)
Samira listens respectfully but still rejects the veil. And Jade smiles and says ruefully:
¡Ay Samira, si fueras mi hija, no serías tan parecida a mí!
(Oh Samira, you couldn’t be more like me if you were my own daughter!)

Pablo and Malicia are saying their good-byes. She wants him to say he’ll be faithful to her while she’s cavorting in Paris – on business, of course -- with Rogelio. He says:
Mientras tú no estés, no voy a hacer reír a ninguna mujer.
(While you’re not here, I won’t make any woman laugh.)
[Pablo is at least as slippery as Malicia, but not nearly as slimy.]
Pablo goes to get his car to drive her to the airport. As soon as he is out the door, Malicia calls a taxi. [Apparently her broom is in the shop.]

Carolina was sure Rogelio would call before leaving for Paris. Why would he, says Clara, when he’s with that slut! (la zorra esa, literally ‘fox’)

Malicia has taken the cab to Salamandra. She wants to leave for the airport with Rogelio. Rogelio wonders aloud if he should call Clara. Malicia thinks not. She’s heard that Clara is getting back together with her ex- (and the father of her son), Escobar. In fact, Clara “se metió contigo para darle celos a Escobar.” (she got together with you to make Escobar jealous.)

Pablo gets back to Alicia’s ill-gotten apartment and finds a note saying she took a taxi – if she saw him again, she might not be able to leave! And the note concludes:
Te amo más que nadie en el mundo. (I love you more than anyone in the world!)

Hilda and Karla are at Gloria’s and dreaming of birth announcements and social pages and lawsuits. Miss K injects a tiny note of reality. Their lawyer has said that even if they manage to get what they are after, it will be a while before they see any money. Maybe they should be careful with their expenses. Yes, agrees Hilda, it might take a month…

When Andrea and Alejandro arrive, Karla gives him a jealous look. Andrea tells Alejandro to write to Nati and she’ll make sure the letter reaches her. Alej wants to visit Nati but no one will tell him the name of the clinic. He doesn’t understand – he’s the baby’s father!

And at Casa Ferrer, somehow Marisa has intercepted the letter. Rosa tries to convince her to give it to Natalia --
¡Llévasela! Se va a poner muy feliz! (Take it to her! She’ll be very happy!)
Marisa tears up the letter. Leo comes downstairs and is ready to go with Marisa to the Rehab Center to visit Nati. Lucia arrives unexpectedly. Marisa makes up a story about visiting a sick friend of Leo’s.

While Marisa is with Lucia, Leo takes Rosa aside and asks why she didn’t tell him Daniel had been there. When he hears that Daniel left abruptly after arguing with Lucas, Leo gets mad at Lucas: He should have more consideration with the boy!, he says. He’s an adult!

Albieri is at home when he gets a call from someone named Villegas. Villegas wants to see him and Albieri says he’ll be there within the hour. Then Albieri tells Luisa:
Lllamó Villegas. Lo sabe todo.
(Villagas called. He knows everything.)

Roberto finds Escobar at the clinic and informs him that his demand against Malicia was denied by the judge. The apartment is a lost cause. [Well, maybe if Escobar had a better lawyer…]

At the Rehab Center, Natalia tells Marisa and Leo that she has had time to think things over and she is ready to go home. But why didn’t Alejandro come with you? she asks. Her mother says:
Estará ocupado con sus cosas.
(He must be busy with his stuff.)
Then Leo repeats his job offer:
Mi propuesta sigue en pie. Quiero que vengas a trabajar conmigo.
(My offer still stands. I’d like you to come to work with me.)
Natalia could be his personal assistant. All three seem to like the idea.

Latifa no vino. Le ha dado muchos disgustos a Mohamed.
(Latifa didn’t come. She has caused Mohamed a lot of heartache.)
This is how Mohamed answers Zoraida when she sees he has come alone to Fez.
Alí is planning a welcome reception for Mohamed in the evening and Abdul has invited the businessman Yaser. Out of Alí’s earshot, Abdul explains that:
(Yaser) va a traer a su hija para que te conozca.
(He’s going to bring his daughter to meet you.)
Mohamed is less than enthusiastic.

Zoraida pleads with Alí to keep Mohamed from taking a second wife. Alí defends polygamy [although some of us may remember him saying on another occasion that, if he had to do it over again, he would have married only one wife.] But Zoraida insists:
A ninguna mujer le gusta compartir a su marido.
(No woman likes to share her husband.)
Furthermore, if Zoraida had a husband, she would make sure the marriage contract specified that he could take no other wives.

Albi and Luisa are talking about Villegas, apparently an old colleague and rival of Albieri’s and now an important figure on the Medical Board. They never got along and Villegas always thought Albieri was mediocre and dull (apagado). Albi needs to find out what Villegas actually knows. Luisa’s advice:
¡Niégalo todo, Albieri! (Deny everything!)

As soon as Albieri leaves, Luisa calls Julio. Is it a good sign that Villegas called? she asks. Julio doesn’t know, but he doesn’t think Silvia has made the formal complaint to the Medical Board yet or he would have heard about it.

Albieri is sitting before his old rival Villegas. Villegas expresses some reluctance to ask the question, but finally comes out with it:
Albieri, ¿es verdad que tú hiciste un clon?
(Albieri, is it true that you made a clone?)
And Albi, with a look of supreme satisfaction, says aloud:
Sí, yo lo hice, hice un clon humano y tiene veinte años de edad. Pero no me crees, tú no me crees capaz.
(Yes, I did it, I made a human clone and he is twenty years old. But you don’t believe me, you don’t think I’m capable of it.)
Villegas says he’ll need the weekend to think it over. They’ll meet again on Monday.

When Albieri leaves, another man enters the office. Villegas tells him that Albieri is a very eccentric man; he needs to verify his story so he doesn’t make a fool of himself in front of his colleagues.

Back at home with Luisa, Albieri laughs at Villegas’s dilemma. Albieri thinks he may get away with it because his nemesis is too arrogant to believe the truth. But he is torn because he does desperately want recognition for what he has done. And he can’t stand being underestimated.

Daniel tells Estela that Jade loves Lucas, not him.

And Lucas complains to Cristina that Jade seems prepared to love someone just because he looks like Lucas. How would you feel, he asks Cris, if you met a twenty-year old clone of my father? He’d be a stranger to me, she says. I didn’t know him then. Okay, what about this, asks Lucas:
¿Qué pasaría si ahora apareciera un clon de mi papá en la edad en que lo conociste? – ¿a cuál escogerías: al clon o a mi papá?
(What would happen if right now a clone of my father appeared, a clone the same age as my father was when you met him – which would you choose? The clone or my father?)
Cristina swallows hard. Al clon, she answers.

Daniel wants nothing of Jade’s, he tells Estela. He is going to return her necklace.

Jade ruminates over her vida sentimental with her cousin. (Maybe she is trying to get Latifa’s mind off Mohamed.) She shouldn’t have gone to the ruins… The shadows of Lucas did make her feel happy… she’s not afraid of Lucas but she is furious with him… when she accepted Zein, it turned out he had forgotten her…

Not exactly. Vicki and Zein meet by chance at the pool. Vicki knows that Zein was hurt when Jade didn't call him (Well, she did call, of course. But only we and the nameless hussy in his bed know the truth!) Zein is surprised to hear that Jade is now back in Miami and that she didn’t marry Said.

Daniel appears on Albieri’s doorstep, Jade’s necklace in hand. I need you to give this back to her, to Jade! he says.

At Casa Ferrer, Rosa speaks her mind to Marisa:
¡Fuiste muy cruel! No has debido romper la carta que Alejandro escribió a Natalia!
(You were very cruel! You shouldn’t have torn up the letter Alejandro wrote to Natalia!)
Marisa continues to scapegoat Alej as the source of her daughter’s problems. She is determined to keep him away from her.

At the Rehab Center, Natalia’s therapist tries to persuade her to stay longer, but she has decided to leave.

Enrique: I was afraid when I left the clinic. I had to learn how to protect myself from drugs and how to rebuild my life.

Marisa and Lucas pick up Natalia and bring her back to Casa Ferrer. Rosa and Marina greet her warmly. Marisa gets up to leave the room. Her purse is on the coffee table. Marisa glances at Natalia and then quickly picks up the purse. And Natalia notices.

Rosa offers to phone Andrea or Alejandro – he called so many times for you! – but Natalia asks her not to call anyone.

Enrique: The people around me had been hurt and now they were expecting me to relapse. I could see it, I could read it in the subtext of everything they said: How long before he relapses?

They’re partying at Gloria’s but Alej is feeling sad because Nati hasn’t called.

The three sKanks are there too. Consuelo is up there shaking it and Karla would be too but Hilda is afraid she’ll get elbowed and their investment will be damaged.

Two scuzzy black-clad figures appear abruptly. They push through the dancers to the cash register where Ramón is taking orders. Fernando’s hand is under his shirt and he points his finger, like a gun, at Ramón. Paula pulls out a very real knife and says: Dame todo el dinero. (Give me all the money.)

Credits roll

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Elsa and Juan José fail to open the front door of his house and must climb through a gaping open window, where they encounter a veritable garbage dump inside. When Juan José admits he doesn't have the money to fix up the house, Elsa suggests he sell it and buy a smaller one.



At Gabriela's, she's anxious and upset to wonder how they will live when Santiago shoves a stack of borrowed bills at her to pay for the trip. He wants the girls to quit, plus he'll be stuck paying back the money, she notes.

Salomón gets a dyspeptic shock on the phone when a vendor denies him an order for a big, exciting job on account of them already being in arrears. Roberto claims he used the vendor payment for his wedding, but a furious Salomón isn't buying it and demands Roberto return the money right away.



Mario's joyful when Abelardo accomplishes the paperwork that they think will get them the house and modifications started. Meanwhile, at the house, Elsa and Juan José case the infamous kitchen where Gregorio's fantastic but doubted treasure is supposedly buried.

Gabriela visits David in his office to rake him over the coals about revealing they met in Los Angeles. She's anxious what people like Adolfo and Yolanda will think, but he kisses her tenderly and urges her to believe there's nothing wrong with their relationship. She explains about quitting and paying the money back.



Downstairs in the club office, Adolfo has just demanded Carlos fire the girls or quit himself when on exiting he's greeted by Leonardo, come on a personal mission to defend and ask about Adolfo's insults to the girls. So Adolfo must feign normality and trot out the public line on the shoes and promise to apologize.

At dinner in a cafe, Juan José explains his grudge; he was happy on the ranch with his mom and then some outfit ruined his life. But Elsa delights him, pointing out his good luck notwithstanding: he could start a business with the proceeds from the house sale, if he wanted.



Adolfo amazes Carlos by returning to the club office and admitting he was wrong and that he wants to apologize to the girls. Just then Gabriela enters, and Adolfo does so -- including not accepting their resignations and increasing their salary. After he exits, David earnestly warns Gabriela about David taking advantage of her.

With a blanket from Elsa's apartment, Juan José in his house is just about to slip off to dreamland for the night on a dirty cardboard pallet when suddenly a tiny fury escapes the gates of hell and scares the living spit out of him. She wants him out of her house!



Then a larger devil appears hollering the same thing, and they chase Juan José out into the front garden before he gets a chance to explain. Finally, he pulls Gregorio's will out of his backpack to prove that he willed him the house.

After what turns out to be an ordinary man reads the document, he and the little fury are disappointed to admit it sounds like they might have to leave the house they've been squatting in for a long time.

At an elegant restaurant, Adolfo meets Javier Garnica who relates some of their "business associates" are spooked by their recent setbacks. Then he introduces Adolfo to a businesswoman brought from Europe to work with them. She claims she left a good job in Germany, and an interested Adolfo loses the disgruntled colleague to be alone with with Zaida Castellanos and promise they'll make it up to her.



At Leonardo's, he continues with his suspicions about Adolfo to Ramón. Very odd that a man who was going to nonchalantly drop a bottle of champagne on them at the club would raise hell with Gabriela at one o'clock in the morning about some ugly shoes. When asked upon Ramón's exit, Leonardo good-naturedly admits his concern is not all professional.

The little fury shyly now asks if Juan José plans on throwing them out, and clearly he can't do it. But in truth he doesn't know at all what his plans are at the moment. He has no family and can't afford to fix up the house; but they can stay until he decides, he tells the little girl and the man.



At the club bar, Roberto and Carlos commiserate over mutual trouble with their dads. Roberto is going to see Adolfo about a job and some money for his dad. Carlos remembers to mention that he locked horns with some jerk at Elsa's -- who incidentally reminded him of the cowboy they sent up for the woman's death.

Roberto hisses they shouldn't discuss it, and Carlos says he can't forget it -- that he still loses sleep over it sometimes. Roberto insists the guy remains in jail. Carlos intends to have Félix see to Elsa's jerk.

At Gabriela's, Santiago is apoplectic to hear Adolfo apologized and the girls aren't quitting. But tossing the borrowed stack of bills on a table, Gabriela insists Santiago return the money tomorrow first thing.

Next morning, Juan José learns there's no water in the house and that the little girl's name is Caramelo and the man is called Asuncio Limón. Juan José bids them adieu until that evening and exits, while Caramelo watches his departing back from behind a broken window pane.



Adolfo visits Mario in his office to threaten him once again for David messing in his affairs; that he came and insulted him over a girl. (He didn't mention David lost him the diamonds.) Adolfo is just throttling Mario by the lapels when David enters and throws Adolfo out.

David can't understand why Mario doesn't cut ties with Adolfo, but Mario brushes it off again. David explains why he went to Adolfo's condo, but not that the girl is Gabriela.

Outside her building, Gabriela runs into Leonardo returning from teaching an early morning class at the police academy. He seemingly innocently questions her about the disputed ugly shoes, and she goes on her way.

David greets Gabriela in the park with a sweet embrace and tells her that he cares more about her every day and can't work for thinking about her. He wants them to spend some time away together; but she explains since she's not quitting, she can't.

David is incredulous to hear Adolfo apologized to her, which escalates to suspicion when he hears they got raises, too -- and then flaming jealousy to learn that Carlos is involved. David can't seem to help himself insulting Gabriela by offering to double whatever Carlos is paying her to be with him.

When Gabriela understandably bestows a nice smack on him, he catches it mid-swing before it lands. She's hopping mad and shouts doesn't want to see him anymore, as she stalks away.

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Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 22 - 26. Cap 23 starts at the paragraph that begins, “Fernando and Marcia discuss his plans to give Lety signing authority” If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the paragraph that begins, “Ariel the Little Mermaid shows up at J.R.’s apartment.” That begins Cap 24.

Capitulo 23

1. Diana warns Miguel to manage Lety carefully. If she tells Fernando, they’ll never buy from CineRent again. Miguel says Lety is out of her league.

2. Alicia sobs to Marcia about being broke. Marcia agrees to a “loan.” Ali sends Saimon to pay the bills, but there’s not enough for fines and reconnection, so she pays on her credit card bill.

3. Fernando takes Lety to the bank for signing rights. Marcia hates the idea of having the company’s money in Lety’s hands.

4. Fernando tells the banker that Lety will have total authority while he’s away. The banker tactfully questions whether they want to give Lety so much more authority than Olarte had. Fernando declares that she has his total confidence.

5. Lety proposes Tomás to fill Olarte’s position, but Fernando refuses because he has no experience.

6. Fernando proposes that Magalay star in the Benny video, and Marcia turns into a major shrew. But Luigi has to admit that she’s the best choice.

7. Miguel offers Lety a 5% bribe if they purchase from CineRent. She flatly refuses until he appeals to her love for her family. He throws in a 10% discount. Lety reports to Fernando that CineRent has the lowest prices.

8. Fernando says Lety will be in charge while they’re in LA. Marcia objects because he’s putting too much power into her hands. Fernando affirms his confidence in her honesty and loyalty.

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Capitulo 24

Read Chris's original recap. Note, that recap covers Caps 22 - 26. Cap 24 starts at the paragraph that begins, “Ariel the Little Mermaid shows up at J.R.’s apartment.” If you don’t want to read ahead, stop at the paragraph that begins, “In the morning, Paula rides to work with Omar.” That begins Cap 25.

1. Fernando has more confidence in ArteVideo, but he decides to buy their supplies from CineRent because their prices are lowest. Lety is consumed by guilt.

2. Alicia collects info about CineRent for Ariel. Alicia and Paula scrap. Marta tells Paula that Ali is stuck on Omar.

3. Lety tells Tom that she told the cuartel she loves him so she wouldn’t feel left out. He says she should accept the bribe. It’s easy money, she didn’t get a raise, and her family comes before her job.

4. Ariel talks abusively to Alicia again. He’s dissatisfied with her spying report, but he assigns Olarte to investigate a possible bribe. Then he date rapes her.

5. Omar takes Paula dancing. He suffocates her with kisses and she protests, “I’m not that kind of girl.” But she IS that kind of girl, as the next scene indicates.

6. Alicia calls Omar to say she misses him. The call wakens Paula sleeping beside him.

7. In bed, Marcia tells Fernando that having Lety around gives her a lot of chances to “make up” after they fight. In that case, he says he’ll try to make her angry (amargada – bitter) more.

8. Lety wrestles with the bribe. How can she betray Fernando after all he’s done? But she loves her father most of all. One day Fernando will be gone, but her father is forever.

9. Lety dreams that Fernando holds her and tells her how much he likes her. He almost kisses her but Mama wakens her. Mama discovers she was dreaming about kissing Don Fernando.

10. Fernando tells Lety to make reservations for 8 days in LA. Olarte finds out from Miguel that he offered Lety a bribe. Lety calls Miguel to arrange the purchase.

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Hello friends, blog mom here,

I'm singing today at a rally in support of Pedro Guzman, who's been detained in Lumpkin Georgia for a year now while a swirl of bureaucracy has kept him from his wife and young son. Here's more on the rally for Pedro Guzman in Raleigh NC.

Do you think our U.S. immigration policies are terrible? If so, please take just a moment to at least sign a petition to find humane alternatives to detention.

Comments on this post most welcome! Including any suggestions!

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Friday: The cops (in the persons of Brandon and Oliver plus backups) come to Fedra’s house to do a search. Bernardo is taken into custody. Emanuel protests – Bernardo is such an upright guy!

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The commissioner decides Fedra’s a suspect too. Emanuel plants himself protectively in front of her. Emiliano says he’ll go downtown with her. Lorenzo says he’ll call his pal the judge. Emanuel tells the commissioner that his mother is going to leave the house the way she does everything, like a lady. Those of us swigging our nightly tequila do a spit take.

Lic. Pacheco tells Marianela and Netty that handwriting on the (fake, remember?) documents is being evaluated, and the judge will rule later. Meantime, a friend of his tipped him off that the evaluation came out negative! (Is that good? A negative medical test means no illness present….) Jubilation! Netty is thrilled Marianela will get her house, and Marianela is thrilled her mother’s name will be cleared. Netty hugs the lawyer.

He tells them that the hearing should be tomorrow, and that Fedra will have to be there. Netty gloats.

Fedra, who, along with Bernardo, is in the back seat of the police van being driven by Brandon, rants about what a respectable lady she is, slightly misusing words which Bernardo corrects. She tells him to knock it off. Brandon is not buying.

Lic. Pacheo is about to leave, but Gladiola hails him and says she and Begoña need to talk to him.

Marianela says she has to get down to the university to take her entrance exam. She hopes she’s eligible for a scholarship. Netty gushes that with her inheritance, she can pursue all the degrees she wants. Marianela doesn’t want to count her chickens before they’ve hatched.

Emanuel calls a Lic. Urquidi (yes, you can pronounce that “your kitty”), insisting he go get Fedra out today, now! Ilitia rushes to his side and says she’ll go with him. Muñeca insists she go home and change, and Lorenzo angrily says he has an earful for her. However, he does tell Emanuel he’ll talk to the judge, and for his part, Emanuel has to get going on wedding plans, pronto.

Gladiola and Begoña are asking Letty’s lawyer, who they are plying with cookies, if Lorenzo has to pay child support. Yes, he says, if he is the father. Begoña says she knows Lorenzo is lying about the DNA test, so the lawyer tells them to get their own test. They ask if he wants to take some cookies home and he starts stuffing his pockets with them. Off he goes, and Begoña wonders how she’s going to get a DNA sample from Lorenzo.

In the cafeteria, Marianela tells Caro that this thing with making Emanuel jealous by pretending to go with Brandon is having some bad consequences. Caro wants to know if the jealousy part worked. See? she says. It never fails. Cousins don’t get jealous, you know, so it’s working. Marianela explains how Brandon seems to be getting serious.

Oliver shows up and says hi to the girls. Turns out he’s going to take a shot at the entrance exam.

Fedra, still in her boa-lined red bathrobe and matching boa mules, is being interrogated by the commissioner, who asks her if it isn’t so that she and Netty don’t have a good relationship. Gossip, says Fedra. Brandon yells at her to cooperate, or else. (Say, who exactly is the boss here, Brandon or the commissioner?) Or else what? she sneers.

Netty’s the sister of that drunkard Eva, she says. Brandon yells at her again, telling her to talk respectfully about Marianela’s mother. Fedra snorts that it was in all the papers. Netty’s the sister of my dead brother-in-law, and I don’t have a lot of contact with her, since our worlds are so different. She’s in the world of theater and all that, you know.

Brandon inserts that it’s obvious that she hates Netty. Fedra tells the commissioner that Brandon is wearing very thin with her, and besides, he’s close to Netty. The commissioner sends him to go deal with Bernardo. Brandon leaves and the commissioner leans over the table to Fedra and says he wants her to tell him about her hatred for Netty and Marianela.

A doctor has come to check on Gretel, who is still zonked out. Emanuel comments that he’d never seen Gretel have such a bad attack. She had always been hostile to their mother, but this time she accused her of being a murderer. The doctor thinks Gretel’s getting very paranoid. Emanuel wonders if she’ll ever get better. The doctor opines that she’s very introverted, closed into herself, and may not even know herself what’s wrong.

Emanuel kneels tenderly beside her and tells her how he wishes he knew what was tormenting her. He never wants to see her like that again. He kisses her on the forehead.

There being nobody to play good cop, Brandon charges ahead with a solo bad cop approach. Bernardo tries to tell him that he was home all night. Brandon counters that one of the staff saw him coming in in the wee hours, what does he think of that? Bernardo thoughtbubbles that it was Delicia. The thoughtbubble takes so long that Bernardo looks like he’s having some sort of absence spell. Given his general creepiness, the effect cannot be helpful to his credibility.

Answer me, says Brandon. Bernardo said he’d just stepped out into the garden. Yeah, sure, says Brandon, to maybe count the stars?

Oliver tells Marianela that he loves being a policeman and he wants to advance in his career, get a diploma like Brandon did. He’s going to try for a scholarship. Then he tells Marianela about what happened that morning at the Ruiz y Teresa house. Marianela is shocked to hear that Fedra was taken in for questioning, and that Maximo thinks she’s the one who put a hit out on Netty.

Fedra tells the commissioner, who she calls “Sheriff”, that she has a child Marianela’s age – how could she hate that poor orphan? As for Netty, she’s a nobody. The commissioner says that it’s known that she and Netty were fighting over the matter of an inheritance. Fedra says that Netty was always very money-oriented, plus she was jealous that she couldn’t get a husband like Fedra did. She says she’s sorry to tell Netty’s private stuff, but she doesn’t hate her, it’s more like pity.

You’re lying, he says. Fedra says Netty seemed so likeable in that novela she was in… let’s see.. what was the name of it? Oh yeah, La Intrusa.

The commissioner explodes. Who do you think you’re talking to? I’m not an idiot. Tell me how long Bernardo has worked for you.

Oliver tells Marianela that Netty’s only enemy in the world is Fedra. Marianela doesn’t believe she’s capable of such a thing.

Fedra doesn’t exactly recall how long Bernardo’s worked for her. The commissioner tells her to be more precise. She says when she was a teenager her parents hired him to be a servant on the yacht. But then there was an accident, a fire, and her parents were killed, but he saved her. They’ve been inseparable since then. She doesn’t have any other family, so he’s like family to her, which is why she’s angry he’s involved in this.

The commissioner notes that she must be very attached to him, so probably he is to her too. Fedra fans herself. So is this mutual appreciation so strong that he would kill to make you happy?

Bernardo, trying to sound reasonable, asks Brandon what’s wrong with taking a turn in the garden when he couldn’t sleep. Nothing, says Brandon, except it’s damned strange you were walking around dressed top to toe in black. Warm up clothes, says Bernardo, it was a cold night. He leans forward. I have a witness… there’s this person I spend time with at night, Nereida.

And we see Nereida in the kitchen, telling Paula and Delicia that she doesn’t think it’s fair they took Bernardo. They note that he always looks like he knows more than he’s telling – that face of his. Nereida wants to know what’s wrong with it. Oooh, says Delicia, are you going to defend him? Who was it that backed up Fedra when she fired you? Butt out, says Nereida.

Axel comes in, wondering what the fuss is. Paula is thrilled to see him, and wants to rustle up something for him, he’s so thin. He tells her he just came to get some of his things and to see Gretel. Delicia fills him in on Gretel, Bernardo and Fedra. Nereida adds that the doctor says Gretel’s going crazy.

Oliver and Marianela are walking on the campus and she tells him she can’t be happy about Fedra, that’s her family after all. She worries that Emanuel and Emiliano will think Marianela sicced the police on them. No, they won’t, says Oliver. He tells her how Gretel called her mother a murderer. Marianela wonders if Gretel knows something.

Apparently Netty has either borrowed money or arranged for a scholarship. Doris is shocked how much the interest is. Netty says maybe she’ll go back to work in TV or theater. Doris says Netty promised not to do that again. Netty says that was a lot of years back, and she can break he promise. She just can’t allow that witch Fedra to destroy them.

Of course the front door isn’t closed, even though there are assassins about, and Emanuel has walked in. He’s mad. So you’re the one who sent Brandon to arrest my mother?

Brandon tells Bernardo he doesn’t care whether his intentions are honorable with Nereida, he just wants to know how long they’ve been carrying on. A year, apparently. Brandon says you’ve been meeting with her in the garden for a year?? Bernardo says out of respect for the home, and to avoid her work hours. May I go now?

Only when I say, says Brandon. He calls for a cop, and tells him to bring in Nereida. Bernardo rubs his brow.

Axel has gone to Gretel’s room and when she opens her eyes and sees him, she throws her arms around his neck. He tells her about Fedra’s arrest. He’s shocked, but she says believe it, our mother is a monster. What happened? says Axel. Have you found out something? Gretels eyes are brimming with tears and she says she’s discovered the true Fedra, who’s been deceiving them all all these years. She’s a slut.

Emanuel says is that why you had my mother arrested? So you could destroy her? Netty says she has no idea what he’s talking about, and she also has no idea what he’s doing in her house. He tells them he overheard them. Doris tells him he has no business in their house. Netty tells her not to be like them. Doris says she’s right, then spits at Emanuel that the peace in their home was destroyed when the Ruiz y Teresa people showed up. She leaves.

Netty tells him it’s better that he leave. He politely says he can’t until he finds out.. did she have Brandon arrest his mother? Is this some sort of vengeance? Netty looks puzzled.

Fedra insists to the inspector that Bernardo would be incapable of such a thing. He’s an honest man, decent, hard-working. (Instead of a half-truth, this is a one-third truth - at least that last bit is actually so.) The commissioner wants to know if she knows where he was on the night of the murder. She says she doesn’t, but that doesn’t mean he was out murdering people. The commissioner says somebody saw him come in in the wee hours. Ah, says Fedra, you’re basing all this on gossip. Well, help yourself. You’re just doing this because you’re friends of Netty’s.

Emiliano and his lawyer are let into the room. Fedra runs to his side. Mi amor! She cuddles into his shoulder and throws a sulky look at the commissioner. Get me out of here.

Netty protests to Emanuel that she doesn’t know anything about any arrest, and she’s not a person to look for vengeance - what she wants is justice. Emanuel tells her they’ve arrested her for the murder of Dolores, and she didn’t even know Dolores. Yes, she can be difficult at times, but she’s not a murderer. Netty says she knows her well, and when Fedra decides she wants something, nothing – nothing! – stands in her way.

Mama Dolores died in her arms, Netty tells him, with a bullet in her that was meant for Netty. Emanuel can’t believe she’s suggesting Fedra sent a hit man. Netty says the police asked her if she had an enemy, and she told them her only one was Fedra. Emanuel says it’s a huge jump from her not liking you to her sending someone to kill you.

Netty: Your mother’s life would be a lot easier without me.
Emanuel: Funny, she would say yours would be a lot easier without her.

I’m sorry about your grief, he says, but I’m not going to let you persecute her. He leaves.

Back in the interrogation room, Fedra is still whimpering on Emiliano’s broad shoulder. This place is hell! They’re treating me like a criminal! Emiliano reproaches the commissioner for toting Fedra down here before she was able to talk to a lawyer. The lawyer of course agrees. The commissioner says she’s not accused of anything, they just brought her in for questioning. Fedra says it was humiliating, being in her robe, being hauled out in front of her children and her friends.

You can go any time, says the commissioner. I hope next time we meet under happier circumstances. In that case, says Emiliano, you can let Bernardo leave too. Sorry, says the commissioner.

Silver lining: Fedra can work the handcuffs and a rough man in uniform into her next act.

Gretel is filling Axel in. It was her! She tells about how Fedra drugged everybody, and now she brought food up to Gretel, but Gretel made herself throw it up… and… Gretel is getting very agitated and wild-eyed as she tells this story. Axel is confused and says she’s scaring him. Gretel realizes he’s looking at her like she’s nuts. Not you! she says. You know I’ve mistrusted her since I was little. She the source of evil in this family

I know, say Axel, you used to run away from her. But that was after Uncle Luis Felipe died. Poor Uncle, says Gretel, he must’ve known too, he must’ve found out the same thing I did, and maybe worse stuff. He was blameless. But I wasn’t… it’s my fault he died. Axel tells her to forget it, to forget what she saw.

I can’t! she says. Fedra is going to destroy this family. Axel hugs her.

Muñeca tells Ilitia that Brandon seems like an honest, straight-up guy, and he saved her life twice now. Ilitia argues that he just took her (future) mother-in-law off in handcuffs, and as for saving Muñeca, why, if living was so important to her, she wouldn’t be tossing down sleeping pills and slitting her wrists. Muñeca tells her daughter she felt desperate, alone. Ilitia hopes that sort of thing isn’t inherited. Muñeca tells her she’s being cruel and unfair. Ilitia says Muñeca’s the unfair one, taking the side of that policeman, after all he’s done to her. Just doing his job, says Muñeca. Ooooh, says Ilitia waggling her fingers suggestively, maybe you like him?

Lorenzo walks in and wonders what’s up. Ilitia says her mother has a thing for the policeman. Muñeca is furious and says she would never be interested in some barrio boy. Lorenzo and Ilitia snigger. Brandon is a decent and honest man, that’s all. She stomps out.

Apparently Oliver and Marianela are done with their exams. He offers to take her home, but she asks to be taken to her uncle Emiliano’s. Oliver doesn’t want to go there. Marianela says it’s her family and she wants to find out what’s going on.

Emanuel has arrived at the tennis courts where Andre apparently has been waiting. Emanuel tells him there was big family trouble, all because of that policeman. Marianela’s novia? Andre asks. Emanuel says the idea makes his stomach turn. He tells what happened and says his mother was humiliated. I want to throttle him, he says gloomily. That guy is separating me from Marianela and I’m going to get him away from her. Andre is surprised.

Gretel tells Axel she doesn’t want him to leave; he’s the only one in the house who listens to her. He says he can’t stay because of their papa. I disgust him, says Axel. Our mother ought to disgust him, says Gretel. He asks her to change the subject. She says she hasn’t told him all of it. He tells her she’s worrying him.

Also at the club grounds is Mauricio, telling his pal that he got thrown out of the house, and all they did was sleep. But tonight, whooeee. Emanuel and Andre are approaching and Emanuel is furious that Mauricio is talking that way about his sister. Mauricio’s friend mixes in and there’s a shoving match. The friend accuses Emanuel of being like his brother, and Emanuel slugs him. Andre holds Emanuel back, and Mauricio drags his friend away.

Andre tells Emanuel that that guy’s not the only one saying that about his brother, that he doesn’t like women. Emanuel says he wishes Axel was right there, so he could tell him that he loves him no matter what and that he can count on his full support.

Maximo wonders why Gretel hasn’t come to see him, and Benigno explains about her having been sedated. Maximo figures she out to be awake by now, and he hopes justice is on the horizon. Benigno suggests that since Fedra isn’t there, Maximo ought to take a turn in the garden, smell the fresh air, stretch his legs. Maximo says not until he’s sure she’ll never return.

Maximo tells Benigno to go find Netty’s lawyer and have him come see him. He’s going to tell the lawyer how Fedra’s paying off the other lawyers so she can take everything from Marianela.

Ilitia is on the phone with her agent. Sure, she’d love to be an equal partner with her! Lorenzo gives her an excited thumbs up, but Muñeca looks a little appalled. Ilitia hangs up and she and her father celebrate, he calling her the queen of house. She can’t wait to tell Emanuel – she’ll go tell him now. They both exult, and she leaves. He turns to see Muñeca shaking her head. You still here? he says, his smile evaporating. She tells him that he’s turning Ilitia into a monster, and the day will come when he’ll be sorry.

Muñeca heads on upstairs and Lorenzo gets a phone call from some guy in a parked car who’s watching Begoña talking to a friend on the sidewalk. He reports to Lorenzo that she comes out, but without the child. Lorenzo wants to know where she lives, and tells the guy to not take his eyes off her, so they can snatch the child. Tell your boss I know how to thank him.

Emanuel is at the police station. He tells a cop that he has every right to see his mother, and they’re not going to stop him. He shoves the cop and Brandon appears and shoves back. They glare at one another.

Netty tells Gladiola, who is holding the baby, that she’s decided to go back to acting. Gladiola reminds her that she promised San Antonio a long time ago that she’d quit if he gave her a miracle. Netty says he didn’t hold up his part of the bargain, so she doesn’t have to hold up hers. Gladiola tells her she’s wondered all those years what that miracle was that Netty wanted. San Antonio specializes in matters of the heart, doesn’t he?

Netty blusters that he is good for impossible causes, and that’s what she wished for, something impossible. That’s all Gladiola needs to know, she says.

Touchy! says Gladiola, smiling. Netty blusters some more, and Gladiola tells her she’s never had a shortage of suitors. Netty says nobody’s been able to steal her heart, and Gladiola says that’s because somebody must already have it. Who could that be? You told Begoña that you understood her because you’d fallen in love with a married man. You’ve always been in love with Emiliano. Letty fans herself with her hand.

Avances: Oliver and Gretel are kissing. Nereida has snagged Marianela’s diary (did she leave it in the house????) and delivered it to Kristel, apparently in exchange for a big shiny bracelet.

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The summary for this episode was posted earlier due to two pre-emptions. Click here or here to locate it. Thank you.

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Folks, it was another crazy quilt night of strange episodes. Vicky ratchets back and forth between pious prayers to the Virgencita and psychotic trips to the dark side. Rafa and Ale risk their jobs and their future when Beltran catches them indulging in their curiously sexless closed mouth kisses. (Was this filmed during the swine flu scare? I haven't seen such tight-lipped kisses since the 7th grade.) Susanita has a product placement nightmare where Dandy is dazzled by the actress Galilea Montijo of La Verdad Oculta. Marian is still in the Slough of Despond over Rafita and Daniel's sister advises her to "luchar por su amor". Ditto advice to Jaime who's still being given the cold shoulder by Julieta. And Claudia is still hoisting her twin peaks in salute to the Auto Siglo battle hymn (and recalling her night of passion with Marco. ) The kicker? Rosario's suspect suitor has inveigled nephew Daniel into being the secondary buyer of the hacienda....putting him in a position to get his greasy mitts on Alejandra--or so he thinks.

I'll break this down scene by scene for you, but the first paragraph is all you need to know if you're pressed for time.

Those of you who spent an anxious weekend worrying about Marco catching Ale and Rafa kissing in the Pantera can relax now. Marcario was so busy haggling with the taxi driver over the fee, he missed the vacuum cleaner kiss entirely. Ale is already upstairs biting into an apple (Garden of Eden symbolism no doubt) when he creeps in. Just getting home? Yep. Well I won't ask where you've been. Neither will I.

Marco proposes a civilized talk. Ale proposes a divorce. Civilization is thrown overboard as he launches into a tirade about Rafa. Ale tells him she's looking for another apartment for her, Rosario and Papa. After she scoots off to the bedroom, he mutters that as a lawyer he'll find ways to delay the divorce until he gets his hands on the hacienda.

Here's our weird scene for the evening. Galilea Montijo walks into the showroom and the entire sales force goes ga-ga, including Bebe, who pops up like a lubricious gnome in the midst of all the fawning and ogling. No matter. Galilea has eyes for only one man. Dandy. Who also has eyes and ears for only one woman. And it ain't Susanita who's shrieking and crying and even promising to let him eat meat...no wait, I'll eat meat as well...but to no avail. Dandy and Galilea are ready to walk off into the sunset until suddenly, Susana awakes from her nightmare, still distraught. So, do you have a yen to watch la Verdad Oculta after this? I presume that was the intent. Have at it.

Now back to reality. Breakfast at Rafita's. And a yummy one it is. Chilaquiles. I've had 'em and they're delicious. Jaime arrives, dithering and attempting to talk to Julieta. She scorns him and leaves. He mends his broken heart with a double order of chilaquiles (save some for me, you hound!) and Rafa advises him that Julieta and Cesar are not really novios, as she claimed but if he doesn't get a move on (ponerse las pilas) it could happen. So....say it with me, folks...Jaime is going to have to "luchar por su amor".

Ale's prepared to "luchar" as well, but not in the way Tia and Papa would like her to. They're still trumpeting Marco as a good man and the marriage as sacrosanct. Ale wisely proposes that they pack and head off to the new apartment, leaving the matrimony discussion for later. I'm all for that.

And the final scene before the first onslaught of ads? Daniel is meeting his uncle for a drink and a proposition. Would he like to be the fall back buyer for a hacienda? It's a great business deal. Trust me says Tio.

Alright. After the usual ads and grisly news scenes from the Noticieros, we come back to Doña Arcadia happily spying on her sales force. The general is reading a political tract, Rosaura is doing her nails (with some "barniz" nail polish that she brought back from Miami, no doubt, chuckles the Queen) and the rest are up to their usual nonsense. Our spy vows to crack down on them all some day, but we have the feeling she enjoys the spyware far too much to take any action soon.

But her spy cam evidently isn't on Rafa and Ale who are exchanging little chirp chirp chickie kisses and then one big aspiradora (vacuum cleaner) beso which is their undoing. Beltran enters. Is shocked. Slams the door and lowers the boom. Not only are you a married woman, licenciada, he bellows, but fraternization between employees is strictly forbidden. You're both fired. With a three-day leeway period, of course, during which they're supposed to wrap up the used truck sales and earn every last penny possible for the firm. After that, they're out on the street.

Rafa and Ale are appalled. And now the scene shifts to Marian who is clinically depressed. She can't work, she can't even sign papers. But she does hold her own with Daniel's sister, who, as usual, is lobbying for her brother. No can do. Yes, your bro' is from the same class, the same educational background as I am. But Rafa is charming, honest, hard-working, entrancing, a gentleman. He makes me feel like a woman. If he asked me, I'd jump at the chance to be his wife and bear his children. But Ale is the happy winner, finishes little sis. For now. If you love Rafa like you say you do, you'll have to.....are you ready?...."luchar por su amor". Man, they drive home the same lesson in every single friggin' telenovela. I sure hope all you televiewers have "luchado por su amor" otherwise you'd be feeling pretty crappy right now, wouldn't you?

Meanwhile, the nefarious confab between Quinones? Quimera? ( What IS his name? I'm having a Jorge moment here) and Chavez, who's arrived with a hangover and tales of wild nights and wilder women, has gotten down to the nitty-gritty. Naturally Chavez will charge a little more for the hacienda than what he paid for it, right? Daniel agrees....especially once he finds out the original owner is none other than Alejandra. All's fair in love and war and underhanded dealings, right? And this will give him leverage with the lovely Ale. Or so he thinks.

Back to Auto Siglo and the morning sales meeting. Ale arrives in a stormy mood, having just learned that she's out of a job in three days. The sales forces kvetches. Why so angry? Ale puts on her best perky face, denies any bad feelings, barks out some brisk orders to Nelson and the General and then her gaze lights on Claudia. Who is daydreaming. Of her hot night with Marco. Doesn't hear a word Ale is saying but no matter. At that point Jimenez is enraptured by her breasts. On full display as usual. The other fellas gather 'round to admire the landscape. Rosaura notes that Mexican men are not the only sex fiends. Guys in Miami are just as hot and flirtatious. Claudia pretends to be offended by all the interest and the menfolk slink back to their desks. Did this advance the plot any? Do you care? Think about that while we're subjected to some more ads.

When we return, it's to bathroom humor. The Queen has taken her doggies to the potty when Beltran bursts in with the bad news about our romantic executives. We hear the toilet flush. More symbolism? You decide. He's in a lather about the kiss. Doña Arcadia makes a tepid show of being equally astounded and dismayed but we sense her heart isn't in it. And she's definitely not thrilled when Beltran says the only remedy is to oust the lovers and name Marino the new sales director. Do you want to toss and turn and worry about that tonight? I thought not. We'll leave that to Barbara who's covering again for Private 057 tomorrow.

Down in the trenches, the sales meeting is wrapping up. Everyone has their marching orders. Ramirez proposes a rousing version of the Auto Siglo hymn. Claudia salutes with her bodacious bazooms as they sing an ardent chorus. Business as usual.

Likewise with Chavez, Daniel and Whazziname. Creepy Daniel is on board to purchase the hacienda but only, only, only if his name is kept out of it entirely. Alejandra must NOT know that he is the buyer. Trato hecho. He scuttles off then to call his equally creepy sister and let her know that his romantic pursuit has taken a directional change once more. He's about to nail down Alejandra forever. And on that completely unbelievable turn of events, we end this evening's program.

Previews:
A mishmash of scenes. The only startling one was the plot to put Rafa's mother Leonor behind bars. Zounds! (Or as Doña Arcadia would say...."Sopa!")

Vocabulary:

gritar a los cuatro vientos = tell the world (Rafa thinking he can now proclaim his love for Ale openly. Not so fast fella)
tan madrugador = so early (Rafa when Jaime arrives for breakfast)
dar en la torre = to put someone in a tough spot (Julieta, telling Jaime that she and Cesar are novios.)
poner las pilas = get going, get a move on (what Jaime needs to do to win her back)
un clavo saca a otro clavo (you've had this one before. Daniel's sister pleading his case to Marian before she finally gives up)
barniz = can mean varnish but in this case, nail polish
tullidas = cripples (can't remember how this came up in episode...but it did)
su matrimonio no resultó = her marriage didn't work out (Rafa, explaining to Beltran why he and Ale were involved with each other)

Dicho of the Day

No se puede chiflar y comer pinole.
No se puede repicar y andar en la procesión.

Both mean "you can't have your cake and eat it too". Hope this means that Daniel and Marco will both be left empty-handed. No hacienda and no Ale.

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