Caray, Caray!

Ah, hello all- we start off listening to the old dogs conversations about a party and how there will be plenty of yummy, young girls in attendance.

Helena kisses Lalito goodnight over the telephone.  Helena invites Eva to sleep in her large bed, for the impromptu slumber party. I love the" que, que- what?”

Fernando's house-
Marsela says that with two salaries we can pay our bills much faster than before. What a blessing in this economy, oh I forgot; we are talking about the Neanderthal.  Fernando wants to take over the finances, Kevin gets his cell phone that is for emergencies and it’s not a toy, yeah, now she is the best mom in the world. Last week he needed her at home when he came from school, teenagers, Fernando then complains that Marsela is wasting money.  The only thing that this man does is sleep, eat and complain.

Back at Helena's
Eva is in heaven, she is staying at Helena’s but she can’t sleep with her-she snores, she talks in her sleep and Lucero lets out such a belly laugh.  (At times she is like the audience finding it hard to contain herself. - Lol) she just can't sleep with Helena! she walks in her sleep, etc. Helena won't take no for an answer, it's settled? She will share the bed with Helena.

Playa Mayagua- Rebeca was enjoying her meal just a little too much, Antonia points out that its too cholesterol laden and she will ask for fruit or something lighter. Rebeca points out that by not eating Antonia will insult the natives.
Uh oh, Pluto has been there two times, not just once and Antonia starts eating.

At the old dog party-Adriano is MUY -impactado, Paola is his friend Jesus' daughter. Karma is wonderful!

Fernando is complaining about Kevin's cell phone. According to him Marsela can't do anything right, it was a surprise that he was not included in.  He is too young for a phone, its counterproductive. Marsela feels that she will know where he is. (I do agree with Fernando, let me get my head examined because he will use the cell phone to lie and say that he is somewhere that he isn’t.) Kevin seems sneaky.  Kevin is on the phone with someone saying that he can add him to his contacts and to let him know when he gets "something" please don't let it be drugs.

Back at the party- oh Jesus is just so proud of his scank of a daughter. Adriano looks like he has seen a ghost. Of course Paola knows him Uncle Adr.  After I finished rolling my eyes at this scene, I don't like to see this actress speak, there is something odd about her mouth. Jesus’ young chippie, Ximena who comes over to the conversation and they walk away to mingle with the other guests.
Adriano is not happy.

Pluto is calling Rebeca; oh he has left several messages. She finally answers. The place (Playa Mayagua) is a pigpen but the food isn't too bad. How does that make sense?  Rebeca needs to speak to Pluto to clear something up.  Pluto wants to know- what does Rebeca know. He has to wait until tomorrow.

Back to the slumber party- Eva tells about missing her Belisario and being a widow and not undressing in front of anyone but him, and Helena compares her feelings to Eva's. She too feels like a widow and that she will not be with Juan anymore.  He is always in her dreams; he is the love of her life. He will always remain in her heart.  The rest of this scene was too funny- you are not going to take off your makeup.  No, she can't in case of an emergency. Eva had something on her eyebrow and screamed and ran into the bathroom.

Back at the party- the lovebirds are arguing as to why Paola didn't share that Jesus was her father.  Seriously, who cares?  Adriano was treating Paola like a hot potato.
But Jesus toasts him. Yuck!!  Another eye rolling scene for me.

A night gowned and stocking wearing Juan is in the bathroom saying that he can no longer go on with this farce and goes to Helena's bed.  Helena wakes up and Juan tells her that Eva doesn't exist.  Is this a dream? Camil is singing in the background.  Helena was sure that Juan was alive.  He explained why he had to invent Eva.  Helena is ecstatic. Juan tells her that he loves her, adores her, they kiss, the bedroom gets ready to explode and then I knew it!!!  Juan was daydreaming!
Helena checks on Eva, she's taking too long in the bathroom and Helena is getting sleepy,

OMG- Eva has a green mask on. A mask that her/his 80 something aunt wears and she looks like she is 25. I’d like several gallons of that cream. This concoction has been in the family for generations.  She doesn't know about Ponds cold cream and the likes because she is from the north.
Poor Eva is trying to take a cover and keeps disturbing Helena's sleep.  Eva sleeps on the floor.

Playa Mayagua - a local man says that the natives have their support in this project and will do anything for Helena Moreno. Rebeca is thrilled at the mention of Helena's name. She complains about getting bitten by the mosquitoes, etc.
Rebeca tries to tempt Antonia to eat the decadent breakfast but this time Antonia stands her ground!

Helena wakes up and looks for Eva, she slips into the bathroom and the toilet seat is up and the towel is soaked. Was a man here? Que the heck! She asks Eva already dressed  and serving breakfast  and Helena asks about the toilet seat being up and the soaked towel. Again another family member story, her Uncle Ochente. She blames leaving the bathroom like that lets her feel like her husband is still alive.  She is careful not to wet her goodies.  Helena loves having Eva around. I am sure that the feeling is mutual.

Helena is visiting Lalito and Eduardo calls for Helena.  He makes sure that Helena brings Lalito home from school. Helena keeps her word and while dad recuperates Lalito stays there. He is a strong outpatient!  He yells for Silvia to change yesterday's water.  She is a better woman than I, because he would have been wearing said water!

Mimi meets Eva and warns her to be careful staying with Helena because she can get caught. Yes, she/ he shaved.  My goodness, how much Avon do these blue dresses buy?  They ask for everything but they are slow to pay. Oh no, here comes Adriano.

Playa Mayagua- Antonia is bothered that Pluto has been there 2 times already.  Of course Rebeca has time to take a quick swim in her itsy bitsy bikini, before they lave, be strong Antonia, and don’t give up!!

Adriano and Mimi get into it again.  Why is she at his place of business? She is Miss not Mrs., hard head.  She isn't bothering anyone. The blue dresses agree.  He doesn't want Mimi there; Mimi is trying to a make an honest dollar as she puts her money into the bank of her bra.  She has been summoned to Adriano's office. Mimi is delighted.  Mimi is making strides!

Helena's office-they discuss Helena's plan for Lalito and a meeting to get information from Antonia about Playa Mayagua.  Eva goes to make the arrangements and in walks Pluto without knocking.  Eva doubles back

Adriano's office- he starts yelling at Mimi about her coming into his place of business without permission and ends up asking for men's products.  Mimi” indiscreetly" asks why does he have such a youngster as your girl?? Adriano tells her to butt out of his personal business.  Adriano tries on a little of the cream.  I could not stop laughing.

Pluto is shoveling his crap that he is there being supportive in Helena's personal life, blah, blah, blah.  He just admires Helena. Then he brings up again how his wife has changed, she's distant, etc.  Yeah right!

Lucia is having problems with her Mauricio.  They will talk later.  In the elevator Eva tells Lucia that no man is worth crying about and the three gals break into song.

Antonia is back.  The couple missed each other and in walks Rebeca.  The girls shared a taxi. Antonia asks Pluto about the two times that has was there.  Antonia wants to know what is going on, he told her that he was there only once?

 We will find out tomorrow at 7:55

Viviana’s Place

Camila recounts finding “El Vato” swimming in his skivvies.  Viviana tells her she may as well face it.  Camila’s more attracted to him than she’d care to admit. 

Alonsssso’s Attack

Alonsso’s just getting started with la ramera when he passes out.  He doesn’t pass “GO”, but she collects her $200.  Well, maybe not but she does clean out his wallet.  HAHAHA.  To her credit, she does tell the front desk on the way out that the dude in 210 is out cold.  The front desk clerk finds Alonsso sprawled on the floor.  He instructs the front desk to call La Cruz Roja lest he die on their watch.  He checks his wallet for ID and sees that he’s been cleaned out.  He calls the Malquerida office and speaks to Natalia, telling her Alonsso’s in trouble. 

Ingrid has really lost it. In a voice shrill with hysteria, her face busted and bruised, bloody lip and side curls drooping she begs E. Tovar, M.D. to make sure that Gabino  Mendoza dies of his gunshot wound to the head. No, she is not kidding. With Gabino alive she will have no peace…Edmundo naturally thinks she is just upset. HIS Ingrid doesn’t mean this. He cannot just let Gabino die. He is a doctor and besides, it is better for Damian if Gabino doesn’t die. Ingrid twists the meaning of his reply, “Oh, so Damian is more important to you than I am”! As Edmundo tries to calm the ranting woman, she pulls away and says, “Don’t touch me, I want to be alone”. Edmundo leaves her twitching in some waiting room at the hospital.

In Dr. Tovar’s office, Paloma sits anxiously. Heaven forefend that she should be working when Dr. Tovar is off on some emergency. Enrique comes in and they have a sweet conversation. She is excited to be having this baby, even thought her grandmother thinks she is making all the wrong decisions. Enrique tells her not to worry; as far as he is concerned the baby IS his. He offers to make a real go of it as a couple and kisses her gently on the lips—as Gael walks in.

Gael is shocked but when QuiQue says that he and Paloma are an item, he tells Paloma that he hopes she finds what she has been looking for. She is happy with her man, she claims for the first time in a long time. Enrique tells Gael they are expecting a child. Gael is muy upset.

Gael looks like someone smacked him upside the head with a wet burrito. He doesn’t believe it.  She is not in love with Enrique. She is too! Paloma snaps and he should not forget it again! He congratulated the happy couple and gives them his news—Damian has shot Gabino!

Carmina runs into Delores right as she is leaving for the Health Center to be with Elisa. Lolita tells Carmina that her FRIEND, her ASSOCIATE or her BELOVED Gabino Mendoza was shot in the head by Damian.

Alfonsina pays Horacio a visit and accuses him of shooting Gabino. Horacios smiles when he asks if Gabino is dead, but the Black Widow says that he is in grave condition at the Health Center. Well, demands Alfie, if it wasn’t you then who shot him?  Calm down, Horacio tells her. The matter is out of Alfonsina’s hands.

Elisa asks Damian how he is doing and he says very well, thanks for coming. (Really, Damian? You are very well?) Elisa says she came because he shouldn’t be alone. He says the lawyer is taking care of everything. They begin to talk about his upcoming nuptials. He doesn’t want to lie in front of God, be married in the Church to a woman he doesn’t love—He is doing it for duty, nothing else. Then you are being manipulated by Flo and your Mother.

Elisa asks why and Damian comes out with the whole story. He is not sorry. He did it for Elisa, to save her inheritance of the greenhouses.  The only way his mother would not take legal action against Elisa’s for her debt—was if Damian met Alfonsina’s condition. One, he had to stay in La Ermita and Two, he had to marry Florencia in the church. Now there is some fine hand porn as these two touch through the bars of the jail cell.

Now they go back and forth about how he is happy to help her and his friends. She calls him a fool. He tells her that she lied about being in love with Gael. He tells her to go and be happy with Gael. Elisa is crying and when Damian asks why she grabs him though the bars and pulls him to within kissing distance.  Elisa tells him—Because right now, my whole heart and soul are with him…AANNDD the door opens behind her as Flo comes into the jail cell area. Elisa leaves and Flo thanks her for coming. Damian fights back tears as he calls, “Adios, Elisa”.

Alfonsina enters and asks Dr. Tovar how Gabino is . He is alive but grave. Alfie cuts to the chase, in Edmundo’s best medical opinion, Will Gabino live? Edmundo reiterates that once the specialist sees Gabino they will know more. It is possible, but there is no saying how his cognitive functioning will be. There are many documented cases of a patient recovering from a gunshot wound to the head.

Alfonsina want to know who shot Gabino. It was your son, Edmundo replies. No, no…Alfonsina faints to the floor.

Florencia says she noticed that Damian and Elisa seemed to be having a MOMENT when she came into the cell.  Elisa was crying and very close to you…Damian says he is very anxious in the jail. Flo says she is there to support him.

Damian breaks the news that he thinks that, given the circumstances, they had best cancel the upcoming Church wedding and celebration. Flo is a bit menacing as she replies that it is a shame, many people are counting on the outcome of their marriage. He apologizes and acts the part of the perfectly supportive wife. Don’t worry, Flo croons, what is important is YOU, Damian. Well, your recapper thinks that Flo has more than just a fake-baby up her sleeve. She is being far too nice here for my liking.

The OO-whoo-oo music begins as Horacio, dressed in blue scrubs with a mask over his face comes into Gabino’s room. The scene is a little Shakespearian, as Horacio lowers his mask and says, “Thanks for everything, Gabino. For giving me one last chance to change my life . He gets closer and speaks right into Gabino’s face, “For turning me into a murderer”.

His back is to the camera as Delores walks into the room and addresses him as ‘Doctor’. She asks for permission to enter. He ignores her and doesn’t answer. Elisa walks in and Horacio makes a quick getaway without Delores seeing his face.

Carmina comes in, leans over Gabino and…starts beating him in the chest with her fists. He doesn’t respond. Wow. She calls him an imbecile. Edmundo comes in and asks why Carmina is there. Do they have a relationship? Carmina snaps that Gabino WORKS for her. Then she rags on Edmundo for having a relationship with Gabino’s lover., a woman like THAT. Edmundo defends Ingrid’s honor and makes a delusional statement about his lover, “She is a decent woman, a good woman who has suffered much”. Carmina comes back with, “You are right Edmundo. Ingrid is EXACTLY the kind of woman you deserve”.

The Old: CL has just told Luci that she (and her baby) are his sole/universal heirs, which means she will be heir to half the Torreslanda fortune. Luci and her two mamas are beyond impactada at the news.

At the Club, the TLs have finally gotten rid of that bore, Boris, who apparently has his own torturous Sunday evening family meals to go to. Or maybe he just doesn’t want to be a victim of Roselena’s crossfire again. A wise decision. Max issues an invitation to his favorite niece, whom he says he loves and respects, in the most menacing way possible. He loves that she defends her principals, but was hurt by her sitting behind CL, and not her dear uncle, during the trial. Melissa tells her dear uncle that she admires and respects CL, and always believed in his innocence, but she of course believes her uncle to be innocent as well. It was that no good Pedro Campos. But had her tio been guilty, it would have hurt her and her cousins greatly. Max accepts that he is strict, demanding and a bit of a despot (a bit?!!), but NEVER a criminal. (Hah!) He then puts on his sun glasses and looks like a sinister mix between the Godfather and Jack Nicholson.

Casa de Arango Florencia’s Bedroom:  Alfonsina wants to know why Florencia was screaming Enrique’s name in her sleep.  Alfonsina tells Florencia that Enrique knocked up Paloma.  Alfonsina tells Florencia that Alfonsina will be her worst nightmare; don’t piss her off.  She’s only being nice to Florencia because she’s preggers, but once she drops that fake babyload…it’s on!  Florencia tells her mother-in-law not to ever come into her room uninvited again.  She forgot to lock the door, but that won’t happen again.  Alfonsina tells Florencia that she has a key to her bedroom.  Florencia didn’t forget to lock the door. 

Capítulo 19  

We begin as Camila, Agustina and Padre Baldomero begin chatting about what they know of the aforementioned Daniel Diaz Acosto.  Cami and Gussie tell Padre B. it’s not much.  Eager to eavesdrop as a matter of self-preservation and self-interest, meanwhile, Daniel sneaks in through the backdoor past Maja.  Maja, our four-legged female, appears to be just as puzzled and overwhelmed by this dude’s hunkalicious physique as all two-legged ones, and she looks like she’d rather have a belly rub and a bowl of kibble from him instead.  She half-heartedly barks in protest.  (Give it up, girl.  You’ve just bombed your guard dog orals.)  As Daniel surreptitiously enters to hide in the shadows, Gussy explains to father Baldomero that Lic. Becerra is formally requesting DDA be declared legally dead, having most probably drowned in the ocean, so that Cami can take proper possession of the ranch.  Padre B gets visibly upset, telling them they cannot do that since…DDA is alive!! Padre Baldo’s riveting revelations have Camila and Agustina furrow-browed impactada, which is to say, emotionally reeling.  D’Andres is disgusted with the padre for racing to the hacienda to spill the frijoles so fast.   Cami demands an explanation.

Lo refrito:

Melissa and Claudio: he did not want the money but now he is ready to retake his business work.

NotSoDimRod and Luci: she tells him how she found out, Paz told her and Claudio when she realized how much Rosa had hurt Luci knowing who she was. He asks why did she do it, Luci says that is a question only she can give you the answer to. She apologizes for telling him a truth that did not really belong to her.

NSDTMR: Forgive me Luciana, forgive me for all the harm we have caused you… and I, instead of minimizing your pain, I have hurt you even more!... please forgive me!... Forgive me!... (I have to say Gabriel Soto has come a LOOOONGGG way from the cardboard actor he used to be).

Lo Nuevo:

NSDTMR: I don’t deserve that you even look at me. I deserve what I have… and what I am. I deserve to be married to a woman I do not love… a woman I repulse. I deserve to live at her side, thinking about you always, each instant. Thinking of the happiness I left here (behind).

(Luci hugs him and they cry hard together… again, great acting on both… totally unexpected by me on the Gabriel side).

Paz and Magda arrive. Paz is really surprised to see Rod there… Rod stands up and looks at her.

NSDTMR: Forgive me, Senora. Now I understand why you told me that my mother would never accept her (Luci) and that it would bring lots of trouble for the two of us, mostly lots of suffering for Luciana. You asked me to defend her from everyone and I did not do it. I let you down… Thank you. For having given so much love to Luciana all these years (Luci is moved behind him, cries more)…  For having been a true mother for her… (Paz realizes he knows the truth)… You don’t know how much it pains me all the harm we caused Luciana. How it pains me to have allowed them to separate us.

Paz: What is done is done (Lo hecho, hecho esta)

NSDTMR: (turns back to Luci) Forgive me, Luciana… I will never finish apologizing to you… ever. And although I am sure your father will support you, you can always count on me… for everything. I will see that you  and my son never need anything… (holds her hand but is about to fall apart crying) Take care of yourself … and of our son… (kisses her on cheek, is totally disheveled as he kisses Paz’s hand)… Goodbye Senora. (walks slowly out the door… Luci falls to floor crying desperately. Paz embraces her…)