Caray, Caray!

Dear friends, please join me tonight at the Kenia Memorial Table, where we mourn our favorite character, no doubt killed off early because she was upstaging our heroine nightly. Kenia, here’s to you. We hope you surface soon.

By the way, there are several open positions in La Ermita for those who are interested:  Anger Management Counselor (FT), Chief of Police (FT), Dressmaker (FT), Fashion Consultant specializing in What Not to Wear (FT), Doctor (Temporary), Fan Maker (As Needed).

Redux: Paloma blabs to Alfonsina about Doc T having it on with the TangelHo. Damian dumps Flor again. Damian wants to hug Elisa, forget about mommie dearest, and be happy. Just for one day please? Let’s see if they can last 24 hours.

New Stuff:
It’s sunrise. No wait, it’s sunset, then moonrise. Another full moon. Didn’t I have a full moon in my last recap? So it must be a month later, hee, just kidding. It’s always a full moon in La Ermita.

Funny, Casa Castigo looks modern from the outside, but so old-fashioned from the inside. Don Asshat wonders why Carmina’s not ready to greet her dinner guests. She and Begoña arranged this get-together and she had better get her orange butt in gear. She says she’s not up to it. (Homicide takes it out of a woman, dontcha know.) She’s got the crazy eyes going on, she feels “off” and needs to rest. She’s not having her best moment, she says.

Downstairs the Doc squirms. Asshat and Begoña advise him to check out the TangelHo. Begoña even gives him a frisky whack on the tuches as he leaves the room.

“How dare you enter my room?” queries Orangina. She doesn’t need a doctor...or a man. (Que? Unless Asshat doesn’t count as a man.) Doc says she doesn’t appreciate what she’s got, Asshat is a fine man. She puts her cantaloupes in his face and reminds him of what they did, then says she wouldn’t re-boink an insipid like him, she doesn’t like to eat the same dish twice. (Is it me or are her lines awesome tonight?) Good gosh darn thing, he says, because news flash, she’s sick in the head. Suddenly she feels better, see what a good Doc he is? She just needed a little injection of nasty ‘ho to give her an appetite.

Wow, Dam learned to make pasta while he was in Italy. He’ll have Elisa popping out of her hotpants in no time. Oh wait, I didn’t mean...I meant gaining weight, no not that way, er, by eating...never mind. Paloma and Gael arrive at the rectory in time to hear that Dam and Elisa are novios again (oh goodie). They are invited to stay for Dam’s special pasta and to bask in the momentary joy that Dam and Elisa are an item. Gael sucks it up, “great, let’s hope it’s final this time,” and Paloma makes up with Elisa.

Back at Casa Castigo the dreary dinner conversation about Fina’s loan is punctuated by Begoña commenting that Alfonsina is cruel and heartless. (Doorbell rings in the background.) Pop! goes the Bitch Queen of the Galaxy. “Good to know how you really feel about me!” glowers Fina. Oopsie. She wants to talk to Asshat. Alone. Outdoors. “Wheee, looks like Fina’s gonna declare war on you,” titters Carmina to Begoña.

Outside, Fina tells Asshat (fliiiip goes the fan!) that her lawyer said she can’t put Asshat back in jail. AssH says she can thank her brother for that favor. And if Dam shows up at his place he’ll treat her son the same way she treated Elisa, except he’ll toss Dam Fine out on his keister with his own hands instead of asking some lackey to do it. (fliiiip goes the fan!) Fina scowls and goes to plan B for ruining Asshat’s night, “We’re standing in the same spot where I told you Stef was boinking my hubs and you stupidly didn’t believe me. Tonight I’m telling you that your current wife boinked your best friend. Yup (fliiiiip!), Carmina and Edmundo. Hah!”

Gah, that casa gives me indigestion. Let’s go back to the more civilized mediterranean dinner at the rectory, pasta, red wine, and hunks. Padre joins the young uns, stuffs his face and blathers on about all of them being BFFs. The kids decide to go swimming at the cenote tomorrow for old time’s sake. Qué buena idea! (Ruh Roh!!!)

Fina twists the knife, she says Asshat shouldn’t blame his pathetic self that all his women cheat on him. Blame the Bouviers, its in their blood and sadly it has passed on to Elisa. Asshat tells her to Largate and wants Horacio to escort her home. She sniffs in disdain, no escort required. She advises Asshat and his family to Largate from La Ermita para siempre and she will forgive Elisa’s debt. He croaks that he will repay every last centavo. “Fine, enjoy dinner with your...guests,” she coolly replies. She’s a bitch but she’s magnificent.

Asshat returns to the table and glares at the others. He toasts his best friend Edmundo. Begoña toasts her new girlfriend Carmina. Glares for all! Burp.

Horacio gives Lolita the 411, or at least as much as he knows, about Fina and Asshat’s conversation. Tomorrow they’re gonna talk to Padre about their marriage, and she has a surprise for him! He has a surprise too, unexpected cash for his carniceria. From, um, Alfonsina’s two-week (quincena) severance, yeah that’s it.

At that very moment Lucio and Braulio are at the Cantina. It actually looks like the restaurant but they are playing the cantina music so I’m going with that. They talk about Lolita’s upcoming wedding and Lucio says wherever Blanca is, he’s sure she’s happy for Lolita. (I thought about this. Blanca doesn’t know who threw the fire bomb that killed her so she could be happy, right? Or do angels get to know everything just like God does? I forget the rules.) Brau blabs that he’s loaning Horacio money for his business, “but please don’t tell anyone I’m doing this for Lolita.”  They both want Lolita to be happy and Brau admits he’ll have feelings for her until the day he dies.

Fina’s back at home, still madly fanning herself. Guido trots after her complaining that Flor is inconsolable now that Dam is back with Elisa. He wants to scrape up what little dignity they have and return to Mexico City tomorrow. (Do it! Do it before you become crazy like the rest of the La Ermutants! We’re saving your seat on the patio.) Fina, (I hate her but she looks fantastic in that outfit) tries to get him to remain. She needs a Real Man in the house and at the Proce. Please don’t abandon her when she needs him now more than ever.

Speaking of mad fanning, Begoña’s got hers flapping as fast as her mouth. The boys have trotted off to the cantina and she is alone with Carmina. She wants to talk about the little chippy who’s been chasing after Asshat. Carmina very calmly says word has it Kenia left town, fingers crossed. They trade harmless barbs about being the wronged woman and Begoña tells Carmina not to fret, in a small town los chismes corren como pólvora (gossip spreads like wildfire?). At this time tomorrow they’ll have better things to talk about than the robamaridos (husband-stealers) of the town.

Augusto and Doc T join Luc and Brau at the Cantina. Asshat’s got a grumpy face and Doc T comments he’s been like that ever since Fina paid a call. Don L says forget the beeyatch, they are all friends here. Nope, says grumpy jowls, they are NOT all friends. He glares at Doc T and tells him he should have the pantalones to tell him to his face he boinked his wife. About half a second later he picks up the bottle of tequila and smashes Doc T on the head! Holy cow, that surprised the crap out of Doc T and me.

Doc manages to backhand Assgusto (yay!!) but Asshat beats him to a pulp before Brau can pull him away. “Traitor!!” yells Asshat, and adds all his other gripes to this mashup performance, somehow confusing Doc T with Rosendo and God only knows what else. Lucio is as baffled as I am, “Dude, you’re not fighting with Rosendo. Get a grip. Carambas!” Doc T can only sit there with blood streaming from his nose. They call an ambulance. I think they should call the police too, but that’s just me. And props to the makeup crew, Doc’s bloody face looks grossly authentic.

Somebody must have given Elisa’s script to Flor tonight. She’s sitting on her bed crying over, wait for it, Damian. Fina flounces in, fanning madly, and berates Flor for blubbering instead of taking action. Fina assures her that soon Dam will be back, begging forgiveness and (fliiiiiip!) everything will be back to normal (fliiiiiiip!). Flor’s not buying it and she can’t wait to get out of this Dam town. Fina informs Flor that Guido has agreed to run the Proce until Dam’s brains move back upstairs (fliiiiip!). She needs Flor’s help because she can’t control Dam all on her own! (Fliiiiiiiip! Thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack.)

At least someone gets to finish dinner tonight. The original foursome (Padre L has left the table) finish their muy rica comida and Gael offers to walk Paloma home. Dam wants to walk Elisa but she doesn’t think that’s a good idea considering dad already shot him once and still wants to murder him. Her relationship with dad is getting better so he just needs a little time. (And no weapons nearby. And anger management counseling. And a brain transplant.)

There’s GABINO MENDOZA, playing with his generic beer bottle again. Ingrid gripes that she hasn’t been able to get a hold of Kenia, her daughter with the supreme bad taste to fall for Assgusto. Kenia is the one who realized the importance of those tickets they discovered, that Rosendo was having an affair with Carmina, not Estefania. This info wakes GABINO up; he says for Kenia’s own good she’d better keep her mouth shut about this. He wants those tickets back NOW. II says fine, give back her money first. He says fine keep them, but II had better warn Kenia to keep it zipped. That’s what II has been saying, she can’t find Kenia which is very strange. Gab wonders if Kenia might have said something to Carmina and for her own good the answer had better be no.

Close ups of habaneros and happy, clean workers toiling amidst the pepper plants, i.e. it’s the next morning. Whatevs.

Asshat recalls a time with Stef when he asks if she ever regrets marrying him. She very sweetly says “No, I’ve never been happier than with you.” Carmina walks in and gripes about sleeping alone again. Then she sees his bruised face (where Doc T backhanded him, yay!) and comments “drunk again?” “Just a barroom brawl, nothing important,” he croaks. He adds they (he and she) tried to give things a chance but it’s just not working out. She backpedals, hits rewind, and tells him to enjoy his tea. Gawd how pathetic.

Oh dear, Horacio and Lolita are with Padre L planning their wedding. Padre tells Horacio what a great woman Lolita is and he hopes Horacio is just as good. Nobody’s perfect, says Horacio, but he looks forward to starting a new life with Lolita, new business, family, etc.

GABINO MENDOZA never learns. He’s at the Proce sticking it to Maru and bragging since Dam left he, GABINO MENDOZA, is now The Boss of Everyone. Maru tells him her instructions are otherwise. Señora Arrrrrango herself told her that Señor Landucci is the boss since Dam Absent left, bwahahaha. I love how she shakes her pencil at him. She says in spite of all his sucking up (lambisconería) he’s still in last Last LAST place.

Good grief I thought it would never happen. At last we are served some beefcake and cheesecake at the cenote. Dam and Elisa get right down to besos business. Gael can’t keep his eyes off of them, sad for Paloma. She even tries her little “let’s see how long we can hold our breaths” game but Gael doesn’t notice.

Horacio and Lolita stroll the square and excitedly discuss their wedding. She says if only Blanquita were still around she would have the nicest dress in the world. He changes the subject, what about that surprise she has for him?

They head over to Blanca’s burned out Casa de Modas and Horacio flashes back to his dirty deed. Lolita excitedly runs to the casita, claps her hands, “here we are!” He flashes back to the explosion that he caused. Lolita exclaims this is her surprise. Don Lucio will let them use it with no rent until they can afford to pay. Yes, it will need a lot of work because it was burned so badly inside. Nope, he doesn’t like it, he says not here. Why not?? It’s a great location.  “NO!! End of discussion!” he roars. Run Lolita Run!

GABINO MENDOZA’s belt buckle, followed by GABINO MENDOZA, stalks into Guido’s office. “What, people around here don’t knock first?” asks Guido. “Just wanted to congratulate you Don...Guidio [sic]” growls GABINO. He grumbles that Guido sure played his cards right with Alfonsina, a big loan and now head of her company. Guido doesn’t like Gabino’s tone. Gabino doesn’t like someone taking advantage of his boss lady. Gabino threatens some more and Guido observes that Gabino talks like Fina is his property, like she is his woman instead of his boss. Gabino had better not act up or he’s liable to get fired. “Mi patrona would never allow it!” retorts Gabino. “You want to prove it?” challenges Guido.
Guido = 1, Gabino = 0. But watch your back Guido.

Elisa and Dam are still macking it up at the Cenote. Gael is still gawking and Paloma is still trying to get Gael’s attention. (Where’s the body? That’s all I can think of.) Elisa asks about Dam’s amulet. He admits he lost it the day he was shot. Paloma pipes up she’s got to get back to work and Elisa wonders why she hasn’t been fired yet. (That’s what we’re all wondering too.) Uh oh, Paloma sees something. It’s Kenia’s note all crumpled up. Pal says it’s from Kenia telling Elisa’s papa goodbye.

Carmina, looking like Satan’s concubine, slithers into the church. Padre yells she’s not welcome, what does she think she’s doing there? She hisses she won’t beat about the bush, with whom has he been talking? He swore to her that her confession would be confidential. Padre is incensed, sadly he has carried the weight of her confession all these years and he will continue to do so because it’s his duty to God. She challenges him to swear to God he hasn’t blabbed. Bah, she should know he can’t do that, she’ll just have to take his word for it. OK, just checking, she says. “Wait woman, why are you suspicious all of a sudden?” he demands, “ it means you’re afraid someone else knows about your past. Well guess what, someone other than me knows exactly what you did, and not only that, they have proof.”

Dam and Elisa are still happy, but it hasn’t been 24 hours yet.

Avances: Carmina’s indiscretions are about to be revealed! Secrets come to light!

Labels: abismo

　

Mexico City:

We start tonight, with Vicky telling Aldo that guy she is seeing, you know the married one? Well it's his Tio Max and he is also, wait for it, her lover. Aldo is soooo bummed. He tells her not to worry his Moms won't say anything and he still wants to be her friend. She leaves.

Julie, Conny and Oscar are still at the table, and Julie is telling them she has an investigator looking into Luci. Conny and Oscar look like they want to hurl. Julie is so fuuulll of herself. Conny wants to know why all the questions already. Julie says she is curious, oh, yeah right, sure, sure and she also wants to know what Luci was like when she worked for Rosa. Conny and Oscar are very suspicious. All three look uncomfortable.

Coral/Violetta is doing a song number and Lorenzo is tending bar. Violetta is very worried about having that door to Lastra's office open. She is afraid if Aldo gets caught, he will rat them out and Lastra will throw them in jail. Also they talk about some woman (Gala) that came in looking for Luci.

Aldo is back at home with his flash drive and he is in the library. Conny is coming in and he says so you saw me with Vicky. She tells Aldo you know about the rule about not dating employees, it's very bad. (Ok, now excuse me but Vicky DOES NOT work for Torreslanda, so I guess since Jeronimo works there, Vicky being his daughter, this applies to her, Say WHAT????) He tells his Moms he wants to be Vicky's novio, but she is dating some older guy who is very bad. Aldo also tells his Moms that he has a business deal for his Tio but he has to talk to Pato first. Conny is just discombobulated, jus' sayin'.

So Julie, the tag along, has come home to her demon offspring, oh, I mean Gala. She tells Gala she went to Inferno and saw Vicky with Aldo. Julie says oh, I guess this family is into the domesticas, what a bunch of rats! Gala wants to know how the investigation is going. They haven't gotten the goods yet, but either this girl, Luci, is very stupid or dignified (Note to Julie: I would go with the dignified) for a domestica, but she doesn't know yet. Gala tells her that what she got from Lastra will sink the domestica (Too bad it is all a pack of lies).

Rod has come to see Pato. Pato tells him his therapy is going well. He tells Rod that thanks to Luci, who always motivated him, he is doing better. Rod is pleased. Pato wants to know if Rod is coming back to the D.F. to live once he and Luci are married, of course Rod says but not in the Torreslanda house, at the apartment. Rod is worried their devil of a mama knows he is getting married, but Pato tells him not to worry about that. Then they start discussing Claudio Linares. They want to know why Rosa has such a hate for Aurora since they were supposed to be good friends. They think maybe it was the "fraud" that Claudio committed.

Claudio and Lic Barrera are meeting about his case. I didn't get all of this, but I think that Claudio has a couple of days to answer something from Max's lawyer, who of course is Oscar. Claudio says he won't answer Max's falsified docs. He is going against Max good lawyer or no. Lic Barrera leaves and Norma, Claudio's assistant comes in with some paperwork about Luci's home in Het Het. Norma says she tried to call Luci, but got no answer. Claudio says he'll take care of it.

Meanwhile, Oscar and the Judge in the case are meeting. Oscar tells the Judge he is the key to this case. The Judge says he can't discuss this case here (Oh, I guess there is taping in there). Oscar says Max would like the "cooperation" of the Judge and his help. Oscar gives him the business card and leaves. The Judge takes it and looks at it.

Gala and Lastra are having a meet, he wants the dinero, she wants the stuff. He gives her the stuff, she gives him the dinero. Julie comes in and is introduced to Lastra. He tells her you need anything else, or help, give me a ringy dingy. He leaves. Gala shows the huge file on Luci to Julie. Gala plans on showing this file to Rod. Boo Hiss!!!!!

There is a Hanna sighting. The gist is she ran into Lula who she wanted to show her paper to, but Lula is still pithed that Boris is now Hanna's novio, so bug off and have Boris look at it. Hanna is sad.

Aldo has come to see Tio Max. He has a business propostion for him that will make millions and is Tio Max interested in coming in on the ground floor. Max looks at him like yeah right, sure, sure. Max gives him the lecture about you gotta work to be a millonare, it just isn't handed to you and that doesn't happen overnight. Aldo wants to explain more, but Max sends him back to his cubby hole. Aldo isn't happy, but Max is curious. Aldo is back in his cubby hole with his laptop and the flashdrive he got at Inferno in it. Jeronimo informs him his Tio wants to see him, so Aldo leaves the computer and goes. (Note to Aldo: Really dude should have taken it). Aldo goes to Max's office and accuses Aldo of just wanting Max's prestige for his "business" and his name. He calls Aldo an imbecile, and when Aldo tries to interrupt, Max so isn't having it. He tells Aldo no more discussion, get back to work and he is going home cause Pato is sick. Aldo goes.

Vicky is doing Conny's nails when Vicky's cell phone rings. Conny sees who is calling and wants to know if she will answer. Vicky excuses herself and does. It's Max of course wanting a meet. She comes back to Conny and Conny asks her I think, what her mother would think of Vicky if she were here.

Rod and Marco are in Rod's office talking about business, when Gala comes in. She wants a moment alone with Rod. He wants to know why she is here? She says to talk about Luci. Oscar comes in to give Rod a business propectus with financing and Gala says I guess you are very busy, but I need to talk to you in a quiet place with no interruptions. He doesn't want to talk to her about Luci. She also wants her things from their apartment, excuse her, his apartment. She wants to know if after he is married to Luci they will live there. He says yes. She is pithed. So Gala has a plan, she calls Julie and tells her that she is meeting Rod later in their apartment, his apartment, and will give him the Lastra file then. Julie is very pleased about this and Gala says this will put an end to Rod and Luci forevs.

Conny is back home and wants to know what happened to Rosa, she was supposed to meet her at the salon. Rosa says she changed her mind. Mati comes in and says that Pato ate a little. Rosa and Conny go up to see him. Mati comes along too. Well we know how evil Rosa is and she starts the banshee wailing, about how she isn't taking the chantaje from him and Conny touches his forehead and discovers poor Pato burning up with fever, which shuts Rosa right up. Rosa calls the doctor.

We have a Marcial and Vio argument. I think he is being transferred to a better job, more money, etc in another town. Vio says she can't go with. Can't afford it and she thinks she will be dumped I think, but he says can see her on weekends, but she has to work. He tells her still his novia will make time to see her.

Ophelia has finally phoned home to tell Dona Estella and Marinita she is fine, is a maid in a big house, not to worry and hangs up. Both are sad, but Marinita is happy her Mama is ok.

Lorenzo and Serena run into each other, and I think her job is ending soon, and she will have to look for a new job. Lorenzo tells her Inferno is always looking for girls, but Serena isn't down with that. She tells Lorenzo she doesn't like the place.

Rod has come home to see about Pato, and sees the Frigid one. He asks after Pato and she tells him the fever is now under control, the doc gave Pato a shot and now Pato is good. Rod informs her he is staying in for the evening with Pato. Of course, Frigid can't let this pass, so she calls, wait for it, Gala to inform her in the change of plans dept. Frigid tells Gala of Pato's illness and Mati just happens upon Frigid on the phone with Gala. She is now using the Frigid method of getting info. Gala tells Frigid she had a meet with Rod and she'll wait, but Frigid tells her not gonna happen, Rod ain't leavin' he'll be with Pato all night long, all night, all night long, all night (Sorry love Lionel Ritchie). Anyhoo, Frigid wants to know about the Lastra info. Gala says she got it. Well Frigid has a brilliant idea, just bring it to Torreslanda and let Rosa the Evil One see it and that should be that. Besides Frigid is in charge of all these things doncha know. Mati hears the whole thing.

Rosa, Conny, Hanna and Rod all gathered in Pato's room with the Doc. He tells them, fever is natural and not to worry under control. All are happy. The Doc tells them Pato needs to rest. Rosa and Conny and Hanna following a minute behind leave. Frigid and Mati now come in. Frigid the Rigid is yapping about Gala calling "concerned" about Pato. Pato rolls his eyes and looks "thrilled", not. Rod thanks Frigid. Of course his cell phone rings and its Gala. She says don't worry your fine head about me, just stay with Pato. Julie is hovering in the background during this call, with info from the P. I. Gala says they'll talk later. He thanks her for asking about Pato. She tells him she wants to talk about Luci. After she hangs up, Julie gives the P.I.'s report to Gala, it is like a mile thick, combined with the file from Lastra. Gala is grinning from ear to ear. Meanwhile Pato has caught on that Gala wants to talk to Rod about Luci. Pato wants to know why and Mati chimes in with it can't be good. We interrupt this scene with another of my little dittys:

Luck Be A Lady Tonight- the Frank Sinatra version

Luck be with Rod tonight

Luck be with Rod tonight

Luck they so deserve to be so happy for a change

Luck be a lady tonight!

Mati asks Rod how he really feels about Luci? Is it love? Rod says yes, he really loves Luci and Rod wants to know why? Mati says she can't say (This woman is better than a priest in the confessional, jus' sayin'). but she wants Rod to listen to her. Pato also wants to know what is going on. So Mati asks Rod again, and he says he loves Luci with todo mi alma. So Mati says, leave right now, don't look back, don't asks questions just go. Well you get the gist. Rod goes. See song above.

Anyway, here comes the floating devil of fire, Gala of course, with the mile thick file ready to show all. She meets Rosa in the library, hands the file to her and says all you need to know is in there, and you have no idea what awaits you. They send Frigid up to get Rod so he can see too, but wait for it, Rod is gone. See above song. Frigid has to come down and tells them he is gone. GONE? GONE? Frigid doesn't know where. Of course Mati is there, and Gala wants to know where Rod went, cause evidently Mati always knows everything. Well Mati, you go Mati, swears she doesn't know where Hot Bod Rod went.

So we all know where Rod went of course, Het Het. He knocks on the door and of course Luci gives him the Que Haces Aqui? He loves her, can't stay away from her, has the ring, gets on bended knee and asks her to marry him. Ahhh, finally At Last, in the background, the Etta James version, I wish.

Since Gala was foiled, yet again, she is home, being whiny and crying and Julie says you can't sleep? She tells Julie he is with her right now and when he comes back he'll be married. Well Julie, the callous cow, says ok, so he gets divorced big deal. She tells Gala she will be with Rod and she'll make sure, ugh.

Conny, Max,Hanna and Aldo are breakfasting together and Frigid is in the room too. Max wants to know where Rosa is. She isn't feeling well, and Conny goes to check on her. Meanwhile Max, Hanna and Aldo are speculating where Rod could be. Hanna thinks he's with Luci as well as Aldo. Aldo thinks that Luci is very pretty, but not as pretty as VICKY, Aldo sure is stickin' it to his Tio. Hanna is smirking. Hanna wants to know if Aldo is after Vicky. Of course not. Max reminds him about the employee rule again (Pot calling the kettle black), so Aldo says this rule applies to some and not others ,eh. Max says that's so right. lol. Aldo sticks it to him some more, jus' sayin. Meanwhile Conny has gone all over the house looking for Rosa, she finds her in the family chapel. She is curled up on the sofa in there. She is completely insane, jus' sayin'. She is blaming Dios for putting Luci in her path, she hates her and now she has Rod. Conny tells her to get help,this is an obsession and she will drive herself crazy (Note to Conny-its too late, she is already there).

Mati is feeding Pato and he wants to know if Mati talked Rod into going to Luci to avoid Gala. Of course she did. She says she wants them to enjoy their love without interference. Now Pato wants to know about Claudio and Aurora. Mati is wondering why he wants to know. Says Rod said Rosa was yelling about Luci reminding her of Aurora. Did she know Aurora? Gist of the convo was, yes Mati knew her, was best friends with Rosa for a time,and Pato can't figure out why Rosa hates Luci. Marcos comes to give Pato therapy. After the therapy, Pato asks Marcos for a favor. The favor was to move Pato downstairs to Rosa's room. Pato wants to know from her directly about this hate she has for Luci and what about Aurora is that why she hates Luci so much. Rosa wants to know who has told him bout Aurora, Mati of course, and why do you want to know about a dead woman anyway? By this time Pato has told Rosa that Rod is with Luci. Rosa tells Pato to leave the subject of Aurora alone, she ain't talkin. Pato tells HER to leave Luci and Rod alone, and if she doesn't she will lose both her sons. Pato can always go live with them. punto. He goes.

Claudio and Barrera are now talking about that exhumation order and how long it is taking.

Max and Oscar again and Max thinks he has that Judge in his pocket doncha know. Oscar isn't so sure. Max says he knows his enemies well and Claudio will nevea win this one. Oscar isn't too sure, since Oscar thinks that Claudio is innocent. Max says no way Claudio is innocent. Max is in a bad mood cause Rod picked this time to while away with Luci when there is bidness to be done. Oscar tells him Rod could come back married to Luci! Max wants to know how he knows that. Oscar says jus' sayin' Max gives him the stinkeye.

Oh, Gala the she-devil is having a bad day, imagining Rod with Luci and she is crying, boo hoo. (Note to Gala: Too late you posionous snake.)

Rosa has gone to the cemetary to spew more venom on poor dead Aurora. I wish at this point the ghost of Aurora would rise out of that grave and give Rosa an infarto, jus' sayin'. Anyhow, she is screaming at the grave, that she is done with her, she will never forgive her, for, are you ready for this, having a baby with her Max (Note to Rosa: if you weren't so far round the bend, ya woulda thought about a DNA test, jus' sayin'). And of course, this is all Aurora's fault, doncha know. She also tells poor Aurora that she made Rosa miserable. oh, please, the caretaker comes and asks if she knows Claudio Linares? The caretaker tells her that Claudio's exhumation order came thru. That shuts her pie hole pretty quick. She says yeah she knows him. I guess he wanted for her to let Claudio know. He thanks her and as he's about to go off, she calls him back and asks if the exhumation if for the daughter too. He says yes. She'll see him in his office, but before she goes to the office, she says she will never forgive Aurora or her hija Luci. Rosa goes to the caretakers office. She looks at the order, and then tells him to get rid of it. (The nerve of this woman) Well the caretaker tells her he can't. So guess what she does??? Anyone?? She bribes him of course, to sit on it, which he does. He takes the bribe and juding by his face, it was a big amount.

Conny and Julie are having coffee and Conny tells Julie how sorry she is for all of Gala's problems. Julie thinks that Rod couldn't possibly marry Luci, cause Luci has no brains, never been in society, should be in the kitchen, yada yada. Conny tells her, you don't know her. The girl only took the job as a maid cause she had to (You go Conny), and that Luci is very intelligent. She wanted to study more, but couldn't cause of money problems. Besides Conny thinks that Rod and Luci are good together. Julie tells Conny, if you knew what I knew about her, you wouldn't be defending her.

Meanwhile, poor Claudio is wondering where that exhumation order is already. He is asking his assistant Norma about that. When he has a visitor. It is Melissa. She asks if he remembers her from the other night. He says yes, well she wants him to do something for her. She wants him to help her with her, are you ready, wait for it, her thesis. He asks her is she knows about the injustice done to him, time in prison etc. She doesn't care about that. She just wants his help. He is happy to help her.

Gala is having a pity party for one at a restaurant, thinking of the lost engagement she had. Boo Hoo. Meanwhile the wedding is ongoing, but not hers.

There is more of Marcial and Vio but FF>>

Lorenzo and Aldo are meeting and Aldo needs some start up cash for his new business. Lorenzo doesn't have it. Aldo says they can be millonaires. Aldo wants to be one bad.

Max is with Vicky doing the en flagrante thing again, and he worries she will find a younger man. She says not so much and he warns her never to betray him.

In the cutest scene of the day, Mati is helping Pato by typing stuff on the computer and she is having a hard time keeping up. I think he is tweeting.He asks Mati if maybe Rod and Luci got married. Mati says it would be great if they did.



Het Het:

Luci and Magda are discussing Paz and her health. Magda tells her she is just overwhelmed cause Luci is getting married already. Luci wants them to come to the D. F. after she is married. She wants them to visit Violetta and Lorenzo; Magda says she would love to, but not ready to go yet (I think). Luci is still worrying about her Mama Paz, but Magda says she should be worried about Rosa, ruh roh, she thinks Rosa is a cruel, terrible woman, with no respect. Rosa is, and then Magda stops herself, before going any further to spilling the beans. Magda and Luci go to see Don Serapio. They want to use the phone there, and Luci calls Claudio. He has good news for her and he wants to know why she isn't using the cell. She is worried about the cost of the bill, he tells her not to worry about that, and he tells her the good news. The land and house are still in Galindo and Paz Jacinto's names. There was never a transfer of title and since Galindo has died, Paz is the sole heir of the lands and house, and if Don A tries to sell anything, he will end up in la carcel cause he is comitting fraud. Luci tells him that Don A has found a buyer already, but Claudio tells her that if he tries it he's going to la carcel. Speaking of the Don, he is talking to a lady named La Gorda, self explanatory name, that works at the market selling clothes and she is interested in Paz' home, but she is a little reluctant. Don A tells her that in fact Don Serapio is interested in the home too. He tells her no offense but, wait for it, Business is Business (Note to commentators and recappers: Memba that phrase from another recently ended TN that used this phrase frequently and right afterwards the anvils started falling, jus' sayin'). The Don tells her she best make up her mind. Luci asks Don Serapio if she can use the phone for one more call. He says yes, of course, anytime. Luci calls Rod of course, they miss each other, mushos, lots of lovey dovey I love you etc. Luci, Magda, Paz and Ariche are painting pots and Ariche wants to know if Luci will go back to the D. F. once she is married. Of course she will. Meanwhile while they are talking Magda is trying to get Paz to tell Luci the truth, bout Rosa. As soon as Luci hears this she wants to know if Paz knows Rosa. Magda tells Paz it is time for the truth. Finally Paz tells Luci that yes she knows Rosa. Luci sees she is very nervous and Paz leaves the room with Luci following. Magda stops Ariche from following them. The gist of what Paz told Luci, is that yes, she knows Rosa, her and Galindo were the gardners there. She knew Mati too, and the boys, Rod and Pato when they were young. That is why Paz freaked out when introduced to Rod, she couldn't beleive he was the same boy. Paz tells her they worked for Torreslandas for many years. Luci says the same house she was a maid in. She wants to know why Paz never told her before this. Paz doesn't want to answer anymore questions and wants Luci to leave her, in well paz. Luci thinks it is because Rosa was a beotch to her and Galindo too, but Paz says no no, she was VERY good to us.

We now encounter the Chisme ladies, they are talking about Hot Bod Rod and Luci and what must Don A think of this? A man has been following them, and he asks to find Don A. (This is the PI Julie hired) he also has a recording device and asks about Luci. The Chisme Ladies tell the P. I. how to find Don A. They tell him.

Rod is still waiting for an answer from Luci. She finally accepts, he puts the ring on her finger, she says, hell yes, you get the gist, lots of smoochies. Luci shows the ring to Magda who is very happy for Luci and then she shows her Mama Paz. Rod wants to know if there is a judge in town that can marry them. Of course there is. Luci wants to know if mama Paz will come to D.F. Paz says no, her life is in Het Het and she's staying. More mooning over the ring. Paz wants to know when they are getting married in the church. They say when they get back to the D. F. The family, including Ariche are now in a flower bedecked jeep, with a little marching band in front and they are headed to the Judge's Office and even the Chisme ladies are there dancing to the beat. The P.I. has made it to Don A's office, at this point the wedding is going on. The P.I has some questions for him about Luci, and points the recording device at him. I am also wondering, at this point , if Don A even knows the wedding is going on. The band and the jeep have been all over town, but not where Don A is. Anyhow, Don A wants to know what all this is about/for. The P.I. tells him the family she works for in the D. F. would like some info on her. Don A grabs that recording device and shoves the P. I. and tells him he is so not giving him any info on his palomita, and trashes the recording device into the circular bin by his desk. He tells the P.I. To VAMANOS. The P.I. grabs his recording device and goes, but comes back real quick to give his business card to Don A, while Don A is still telling him to VAMANOS. He goes.



Het Het The Boda:

The family all disembarks out of the jeep. Rod is looking fine and so is Luci with her native wedding dress, with small silk headband and a small bouquet of flowers. They head into the Judge's office. The Chisme Ladies are outside taking it all in. The family is in the office, waiting for the Judge and Rod spit swears with Ariche again. Don Serapio has arrived for the wedding too. The Judge has finally arrived and he asks everyone to be seated. He has the paperwork already, and gives the pen to Luci. She signs. He then gives the pen to Rod and Rod is toying with it. He takes that pen and, wait for it, signs the paperwork and viola they are now HUSBAND AND WIFE YAY!!!! Besos. They come out of the Judge's office and people are yelling Besos, Besos which they do. Don Serapio tells everyone now we celebrate. The jeep has been decorated with cans on the back and flowers and Rod gets on the running board of the jeep, the family piles inside and off they go, with the little band in front. They are going to Dona ( I don't know her name, folks, sorry) to celebrate. She is doing a wedding banquet. Even the Chisme Ladies go too, and wonder what Don A will do when he finds out!!! The band is still playing. They go to the Dona's place and a wedding celebration is all set up, with a view of the wonderful mountains in the background. Everyone is very happy. The Dona Lady comes out and greets them. Gets the band to stop and gives them something to drink. Then she asks the maestro to start, which I loved this, I have to say, is a single violinist playing, sort of like Fiddler on The Roof. Hot Bod Rod toasts his new wife, Luci Torreslanda.

Advances:

La Gorda gives Don A the money for Paz' house in cash.

Melissa tells Max about how she got Claudio's help with her thesis.

Julie tries to tell Gala to get Rod back.

Conny tells Rosa to confess the truth its the right thing to do. Rosa thinks Conny is crazy!

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Back at Lucio’s…

Lucio asks Lolita why didn’t her fiancé come personally to make the request?

Lolita says he (Horacio) doesn’t even know, Alfie fired him from hacienda only for defending Elisa…

(should have started there!) Lucio is already liking Horacio… give me a sec… (gets the keys for Lolita). Here are the keys… but you know that place is all messed up. I only fixed the facade.

Lolita says not to worry, we will take care of the rest. Just want to agree on a rent amount..

Lu: Nonsense!, take it  as a wedding gift. Lolita won’t accept, Lucio says ok, after wedding, when you are doing well in business, then we will fix a rent amount. You won’t change my mind…

Lolita says you are alone only because you want to, you are an angel. I love you so much. Me too.

(that was a cheesecaky-berriesontop-sweet scene, have to say)

Elisa and Dam on horse, Dam falls. Elisa gets scared for him.. runs to him..

E: Are you alright? … are you alright?  … 

he tricks her, letting her get real close and then he grabs her firmly for a kiss… she can’t resist this time.

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Hi! I must admit that I lack the fortitude for these two hour episodes. I just get so tired by 9, and I can barely finish the recap. Is there any generous soul out there who could save my butt by blogging the second half of this show? I would be eternally grateful. I'm wistfully thinking back to the good old days when a show was a show, lasted an hour, and I could wrap it up and get something else done before I fell asleep!

Thanks thanks thanks!

Gala is talking to her girls and telling them that OBVI Rod doesn't have any real feelings for the servant girl. That hussy just threw herself at him, and, you know, "a quien dan pan que llore?" (Who cries about getting free bread?).

The next scene is in a temple so bizarre that I think it's a dream sequence. It's a hollow earthen dome with circular bleacher-style seating carved into the earth and candles everywhere. I studied Mexican archaeology when I studied abroad, and I was not aware of any indigenous cultures that built things that were round. Luci is having her moment of love with Rod, and the camera twirls around them. She wears the traditional white dress and hot pink headband of her native culture, and he wears the ugly sweater of his. They smile and kiss!
It doesn't last long, though. As soon as they leave they run into a pouting Arichel (this show's version of Familia's Temo), who doesn't want Rod getting mushy with his Luci. They walk him home.

Gala is scheming with Lastro about Luci. Lastro is trying to get her to cough up for some dirt on the girl.

Rosalena's neverending fit continues to not end. Matilde tries to tell her how much simpler everything would be if she let her son make his own decision (right? but then that would eliminate 95% of this show). Rosalena will not have her son marrying a servant. Frigida to Matilde: "You're betraying your boss."

Ugh. Rod makes nice with Arichel, who makes him spit-swear to protect Luci as her new guardian. They spit in their palms and smear them together. "Es un trato!"

Rosalena is praying to HER virgencita (my mom's first reaction: ooh, she's praying to some evil witch. To be fair, the shrine was very dark and she wasn't totally paying attention) to distance Luci from Rod.

Pat to Maximino: the only thing you're going to do with this effort to stop Rod from getting what he wants is pushing him away from this house.

Luci's mom tries to give her the "You two are from different worlds" talk, familiar from dozens of movies and plays. I think my favorite version of this talk was in George of the Jungle when the heroine's mom tries to convince a be-loincloth-ed Brendan Fraser to stay away from her daughter... But I digress. Luci pouts a bit and ignores her. "Look me in the eyes and tell me if you want a hard life full of troubles or a happy life," the mom asks. Leading the witness?

Aldo calls Vicky, who is trying not to wake her dad. She goes down to the street to smooch Aldo, but her dad catches them in the act! "Is HE your osito?" The dad proceeds to grill the terrified boy.
 Rosalena is freaking at Max for not being mean enough to Luci. "What, do you work hard, day and night, trampling your enemies to make more money, just so your son can get with a serving girl?"

Rod proposes, but asks the mom's permission! Mom flips out, runs away, the friend follows her, and Rod looks surprised and unhappy.

Rosa is hyperventilating in bed, and Max can't sleep. She blames him for being self-centered. He reccommends she see a psychiatrist and heads off to the couch, while she mutters "te odio" into the pillow.

Aldo tries to argue with Vicki's dad. "We're friends!" "Friends don't kiss on the mouth."

Luci's mom and her friend do an awful lot of overacting and alluding to her terrible secret.

Rod decides to head into the lion's den, confronting the scary mom.. You'd think if he was planning to propose, he'd wear a less-awful sweater. He tells her he's ready to do absolutely anything for Luci, and she says she thought the same thing when she gave birth to Luci and held the girl in her arms. She makes one last pathetic attempt to stop him with the "your family won't accept her" speech, to predictably little effect, and the cheesy music plays!

Gala flashbacks to Rod's speech at the engagement party, and finally gets what a jerk Rod was to her and everyone.

Mom gives them her reluctant blessing to fight every day to stay together.

Violeta will now get to sing every day!

Rod wants to climb the mountain to see the sunrise. He also says that if necessary, he'll separate himself from his mom, but he will never renounce his happiness.

Rod jumps rope in his empty new apartment, and ignore's Gala's call. In fact, he throws his sweat-towel at it. Then he gets dressed up, puts on some cologne, and smirks at himself in the mirror. Then he goes to Dad at work to tell him he's going to Marry Luci. Max advises him that love and marriage are two entirely different things. He should know, right? Then Rod asks him not to tell Rosa or Gala.

Luci is making pots, happier than ever!

The cheeriest villain I've ever seen strides in to find Luci at her pots. He tells her that it's his house now!

Frigida overhears Rod telling Pat about the proposal, but Matilde catches her and chides her for it. Gala prepares to do something drastic. She calls Lastro and tells him she wants everything on Luci, no matter the cost!

Vicky tels Aldo she can't date him because she's already going out with an old married dude. She leaves, and he sits down in a swing and feels small.

Luci's mom and her friend go to Galdino's grave and over-act some more.

Serapio, the undertaker wants a new image for his business. What could that be?

Rosalena is mad that Rod didn't let her know that he was home. She accepts that he can go back to his own apartment, but he tells her that he went to see Luci and her eyes bug out a bit.

Gala's meeting with Lastro: gives him a fat envelope of cash. He looks inside, frowns, and tells her that Luci used to attend clients in an "antro de mala muerte" (house of ill repute? den of iniquity? wretched hive of scum and villainy?). She wants the facts. It was at Inferno, Lastro says, and she she "served the clients," and there was one guy in particular who got super mad! She wants proof... he said the guy withdrew his suit after it became clear that someone in the Torresland family was protecting her! He'll give up one last detail if she pays up a little more.

Rosa to Pat, when he says that Luci was like a Torreslanda: I am capable of forgetting that you're my son!

Gala's mom has come to Infierno to get dirt... she knows luci's brother works here. Vioteta sees her and gets nervous. Vicky appears to have changed her mind about Aldo. Violeta unlocks a door for Luci's bro, the "favor of his life."

Aldo goes in, gets on the security computer, looks something up and starts loading it on a thumb drive. Gala asks Violeta (who's waiting on her) if she knew a Luci who worked here, but Violeta covers it up. Aldo and Vicky get caught! each says - he invitred me! They're terrified, and race on out of there. She's sobbing. She admits that she's been dating his uncle Max. That's it.

Meanwhile, Rod sets us up for the gossip-bomb by calling Luci the purest girl in the world!

Thanks for reading, guys!

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A curse upon your chiles cried

the witch who drives the plot.

Tonight, in the writer’s room, the Bitter Irony Squad was in charge. Lots of foreshadowing. Lots of bombs set to go off in the next few days. [The optimists managed to sneak in a little Tupperware – but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.]

The Old:

At Hacienda Harango, Alfonsina broadcasts Paolo’s scandalous history with Kenia over Radio Begoña. Bony B is troubled. She knows her daughter has a thing for Paolo. An anvil hovers.

At the Procesadora, Kenia realizes what the old airplane tickets mean: ¡No era Estefanía! ¡No era la mamá de Elisa la que se iba a escapar del pueblo con este hombre! (It wasn’t E! It wasn’t Elisa’s mom who was going to run away with that man!) An anvil hovers.

The New:

Ingrid doesn’t know what Kenia’s talking about. But she stuffs the tickets into her giant purse (they must be valuable or why would he lock them away all these years?), then closes the safe.

Casa Castigo:

Elisa, who still hasn’t noticed she forgot to put her pants on, replays Alfie’s threats for Lolita. She mentions how Horacio defied Alfie, refusing to kick Elisa out when ordered to do so and for his trouble, got fired.

Cantina:

Horacio discovers that the Gabino Mendoza Employment Agency isn’t hiring right now.

The Fields:

Damián, the city mouse, joins forces with country mice Gael and Lucio. Dam may not know from habaneros, but since they’re Elisa’s habaneros, he Dam well can learn.

Casa Tovar:

Edmundo listens dumbly as Begoña explains (dumbly, but using words) why she went calling on Carmina: she was just trying to please him by expanding her circle of friends. A pie cart rumbles in the distance.

Doc Tovar’s office:

Enrique catches Paloma on her way out and asks her to the movies. She can’t – she’s seeing Gael tonight. They’re novios! And since Dam is still in love with Elisa, Enrique shouldn’t give up hope for his hothouse Flor. That’s why God invented rebounds, right?

Casa Castigo:

Now jobless, homeless and penniless, Horacio seeks solace from Lolita. He’s heartbroken that he has to back out of his marriage proposal since he can’t support a wife. Don’t worry, she says, they can get married when he gets a job.

Horacio perks up. “Does that mean you’re saying yes?” It does indeed. And it was his defense of Junior Miss Chile Pepper from the black widow Arango that helped her decide.

The novios lean in and exchange a sweet smooch when ...

Enter Augusto. He had no idea Lolita and Horacio were keeping company. Horacio needs a job? Sorry, dude, there’s no money for hiring. Now Augusto squints and sees the “I Defended Elisa from the AlphaBitch” sticker on Horacio’s chest. Oh. Well in that case, he can stay and they’ll sort it out.

Kenia, reeking of sweat and desperation, the pit stains of the blue dress invisible in the darkness, lurks outside. She spots Paloma walking up to the house.

Elisa welcomes her best friend with a tongue-lashing. She’s furious that Paloma told Dam about the Faustian bargain Elisa made with Alfie. And now all hell is going to break loose and it is All Paloma’s Fault. [No one slaps Elisa here but we’ll all feel better if we close our eyes and imagine one. Thwaaaap. Okay.]

Dam, his back dam sore from working in the fields all day, surprises Gael with the news that they are going to be roomies for a while. He’s going to be staying with Uncle Lupe. No way he’s going back to the Hacienda after the stunt his mother pulled.

The Blue House:

Ingrid greets Gabino with her customary mating call: Gimme my money!

No can do, says the gentleman. The money is deposited in the bank. Under his name of course.

This makes Icky Ing a little testy. She tells him that compared to his late boss, Rosendo, Gabs is insignificant (muy poca cosa): ¡Eres así de chiquitito en todos los sentidos! (Literally, You are soooooo small in every sense of the word! Figuratively, Hit me.)

Predictably, Gabino slams her one, right in the kisser (Whamp!), drawing blood. He tells her to shut up but apparently she understands him to say “Keep talking – I love the sound of your voice”.

She’ll tell Alfie he’s kept her in the house and ... and ... other stuff! “Looky here!” She fishes the plane tickets out of the huge purse and waves them in his face. And she demands an explanation. Oh yes, the anvil hovers, hovers, hovers ...

And what does Gabino do? Damned if he doesn’t give her one! An explanation, that is. He spills the sad sordid Rosendo/Carmina story, Estefanía’s innocence and tells how Carmina came to lend them the house. He also confides that one day the tickets may protect him from Alfie. After all these years and all those lives destroyed by her insane and misdirected hatred for Estefanía, she would lose face if the truth were known.

Gabino knocks back a shot.

Hacienda Harango:

Alfie, still in her smart, sleeveless, beige and white polka dot shirtdress, has taken to her bed. Guido and Flor hover. She doesn’t need a doctor, she sniffles. She needs her son. And all he cares about is Elisa! Guido offers to go Dam-hunting but is spared the effort when Padre Lupe enters. No need, he says, Dam is staying with him. Lupe would like to talk to his sister privately, so Flo, still shlepping around the hacienda in 5” heels and jeggings and Guido, looking very slight, retreat obediently.

Alfie turns the switch from Pathos to Arrogance as soon as the Landuccis leave the room. When she begins “Damián is my son and everything I’ve done ...” Padre finishes “... is out of love and for his own good.”

Padre Lupe isn’t in the mood for her poisonous mishigas tonight. He tells her straight out: Change your attitude or lose your son forever! Goodnight, sister!

Flor is waiting outside the room and now begs Lupe to tell her what’s happening. Why is Dam staying at Lupe’s house? He’s her novio, after all. Her novio? That’s news to Lupe. He promises to speak to his nephew. He’s sure he’ll come by to see her and explain.

Padre Lupe’s home:

Gael is shirtless. Dam has his top buttons undone. [Hold the image for when you need it because the night is gonna get ugly.]

The two are grumpily marking their territory in the small bedroom. The conversation turns to affairs of the heart. Dam confesses that Elisa is still turning him down because she’s afraid of what Alfie might do to Augusto.

Dam disapproves of Gael’s courting Paloma when he isn’t in love with her. Gael accuses Dam of doing the same thing with Flor. More than once. (Well yeah, we know they’re both being jerks but they’re not ready to see it.)

La Ermita – el centro:

Pathetic Paolo has finally dragged himself out of bed, out of the house and onto his phallocycle. He rolls on down the main drag, spots even more pathetic Sabrina right outside her house, and convinces her to hop on. See paragraph one above. Note: no one is wearing a helmet. An anvil hovers.

Inside the Tovar house, the Rotten Orange and the increasingly delusional Begoña are extolling the virtues of mature marital love and the importance of learning from one’s mistakes. Begoña invites herself and Edmundo to dinner at the Castañon home the following night. As the Orange One leaves, both women realize Sabrina hasn’t come home yet. Uh oh. Still hovering.

Casa Castigo:

Lolita lays down the law: no pre-boda friskiness just because Horacio is living on the property. For his part, Horacio is ready to ask the padre to set the date. Horacio hasn’t said much about his family. What business were they in? His father had a butcher shop (carnicería). [A butcher shop? Oh give me a break!] Now he thinks he’d like to open a carnicería of his own right here in La Ermita.

Elisa comes home still unaware of her pantslessness. She’s delighted to hear their plans.

Hacienda Harango:

Toña washes, Braulio dries. Toña blathers, Braulio listens uneasily: Damián left the hacienda, Alfie threatened to destroy Elisa and Augusto and then fired Horacio for defending Elisa. And now poor Horacio is out of work (Lo puso de patitas en la calle She kicked him out) and it looks like poor Lolita may end up an old maid after all (a lo mejor queda para vestir santos) since there’s no money for a wedding now.

Casa Castigo:

Kenia crouches behind a wall outside the quinta. She listens to Augusto and Carmina chatting. Have we ever heard them speak so pleasantly to each other? They kiss briefly and he sets out to see Edmundo. Kenia lurks. The anvil is poised.

Donde Don Lucio:

Thirty seconds of sweet – Maru shows up with a stack of reheatable containers and Lucio insists she come in, heat them up, and join him at the table.

Donde Alfonsina:

Fifteen seconds of bitter reflecting thirty years of the same – Alfie stares at her image in a mirror, tears stream down her face. Wanna bet who she’s crying for?

Donde Padre Lupe:

Lupe is concerned about Florencia. Dam always complains that his mother is manipulative but isn’t Dam doing the same thing in his treatment of this young woman?

Speaking of whom ...

Guido coaxes his daughter to eat and frets when she talks about needing pills to sleep. He tells her it was a mistake getting back together with Damián. The truth is Dam doesn’t love her. Florencia isn’t willing to hear this. Why can’t daddy be more supportive?

Casa Castigo:

The Mean Orange corners Horacio: “If you’re going to be living here, you’ll obey my orders”, she snarls. “I need someone to do the dirty work.”

That isn’t in his job description, protests Horacio.

The Rotten Citrus has her own approach to Human Resources – do what she says or Lolita will find out he murdered Blanca! Anvils hover.

Elisa and Lolita (Lolita is the one on the right, the one wearing a skirt) are all joyful girlish glee about weddings and butcher shops. “Wouldn’t it be swell if Horacio set up his carnicería right on the spot where Blanca met a fiery death in her little casa de modas?” enthuses Elisa. “I bet don Lucio would help you out.” [The Bitter Irony Squad are wetting their pants in the writers room as this scene plays out.] Anvils fill the sky as far as the eye can see.

Elisa cuts her prattling short when she catches sight of Kenia, still lurking in the darkness. WHAT is she doing there? Enough with the obsessive stalker crap already!

Kenia defends herself: It’s not an obsession. She’s in love with Augusto! And he has never been happy with That Woman.

That Woman has lied to them her whole life! And now it’s raining anvils!

Take a deep breath and lie back and float in the cool waters of the cenote.

Avances: Carmina hits Kenia’s head with a stone and then pushes her under water ... Dam is determined to win back the shrewish, er, I mean, spirited Elisa’s affections ... Dam falls off his horse and Elisa appears troubled.

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