Abismo de pasión #81 7/4/12: Dam grows some backbone even at the worst of time, Gael tries to take advantage of the moment and Dr T shows his negotiating skills while AssGusto implodes

 Recap by Marta Ivett

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Assgusto asks TangHo what is itching her now?. She starts to take a few foxtrot backsteps on the ‘Elisa is not your daughter’ script… I should have kept quiet, what if the lab results were wrong? We can’t be sure… you gotta be kiddin me! Don’t know why you doubt now what you have played on the circular tape recorder for many years. What game are you playing? Years ago you told me that Stefie had made you believe it was true… I gotta go get me some black tea.

Gael and Padre at rectory,

Padre heading to Merida tomorrow, turns down Gael’s offer to drive him there. Gael heads to bedroom but turns around … ok “suelte la sopa”, what is up with you?... don’t worry, I am ok. But Dam is not ok. … say what?... You better sit down, this will be a tough bite to swallow, maybe you can help me convince him it was all a huge misunderstanding. … Gael puts on his signature clueless face.

At Castigo manor foyer/door,

Lucio tries to warn AssGus, Elisa comes over, no need to soften the blow. AssGu has already planted the seed of doubt and there is no weeding it back out. Since you are not my daddy I won’t stay in this house. 

Lo Nuevo…

Still at Castigo manor… AssGus cannot make Elisa change her mind. Lucio has no choice but to accept the house guest(S)… again…  This is your home… no, when my mom died it stopped being my home. I will go pack… Dolores and Horacio are already packing their things too…. AssGus devastated, Lucio tries to console him.

In another room in Castigo manor, Horac is clueless and a big questioning about why they also need to go.. no need to call me brute… it is for my nina Elisa, she is going through a bitter moment and we need to be there for her… but going to plant ourselves at Don Lucio’s on top of taking his business locale, it is a big load on him… well, you can stay but I have to go… no need to even say that.

Flo and Alfie at hacienda…

Alfie irritated at seeing Flo cry so much (really?... well, each major household in the novela has its crybaby and waterworks… As soon as you get pregnant with my son I will get your dad out of jail... Flo not buying, she knows Alfie is manipulating her into giving her a grandson. Alfie has all the cards on the table right about now… I know MY Daddy is no thief, he says Gabino had a lot to do with it… Gabino is a loyal dog of mine, incapable of biting the owner’s hand… (you wish)… I can’t compete with Elisa, Dam chose her!... from now on you have the way free with Dam. Elisa won’t be a hurdle for you anymore… I don’t get it… no need for you to get it. Just be very nice to Dam from now on, he will be back at hacienda soon…

Gael with Dam in the shared bedroom, (nice to see Gael so supportive again, Dam is devastated)… who would have said it?... you can’t think Elisa and you are sibs!... but I have not found any proof to the contrary… in accepting it you would be giving up on her!... Elisa is right that we can’t just ignore what happened, we can’t risk or avoid the possibility that we are indeed sibs… (Gael sad, feeling useless)… how can I forget her? How can I forget her kisses, her smiles, what can I do to not see her as a woman anymore?... (shoulder rubbing in support… or is this just a fake act on Gael’s part?).

AssGus and Elisa in her room, she is still packing… I don’t want you to go… no use staying if I am nothing of yours… even if we don’t share blood, I am your dad, I raised you, you grew alongside me… that about raising me is a relative term, you always kept yourself at a distance, I think you always wanted to get me away from you… I need you, what can I do to convince you?... nothing, I have made up my mind. Goodbye. And thank you. forever.

Inmundo arrives home… BegoneYa was up waiting … he is surprised and confused at her ‘nice’ attitude… Have to go tomorrow to Merida to do an errand. Are you sure everything is ok? .. sure, everything is ok… Sabrina is home? … yes, went to bed right away, she is tired… ok good nite. Begone, are you not going to ask me what is the errand I have to do in Merida?... no, if I do you will say I am a gossip.

Lucio helps Elisa with her stuff heading out of the quinta… Lolita and Horac packed and ready too. Lucio asks Elisa are you sure you want to go? … yes padrino, very sure. … As they all leave, Elisa is last out the door and she turns around to look at the house one last time, TangelHo has been at the other end of foyer, looking away the whole time…

Sabrina gets home, BegoneYa immediately questions her on where she was… don’t try to lie to me, you were with Paolo L, right?  I had told you clearly you could not see him! How can I make you see he is no good for you?... I am old enough to decide. .. what about his affair with Tangel-Ho?... that is over, he told me. Better get used to the idea of me and Paolo, our relationship is progressing/serious.

TangelHo and AssGu alone in quinta, he is quiet, depressed, … she fakes support, telling him she understands… never thought it would hurt me so much that Elisa would leave the house, I have a heavy conscience, even if she is not mine, I should not have treated her like that… don’t torture yourself… she had no need to pay for the fault of others… you are going to the extreme, it is not so bad. She will be back, she will think it over and… no she won’t be back, she was very determined in her decision… what if we tell her it is not true that she is Rosendo’s child?... we can’t play with her feelings like that, she would not go back with Dam and you know it can’t be. What is it you are after with this turnaround? For many years you were the one most interested in letting her find out about it… I know, but everything I am doing is going wrong… Dang, woman, you are giving me a headache. Leave me alone… I am just trying to support you, you are my husband and I love you, even if you don’t feel anything for me. (a headache, that is what he feels, didn’t you hear that??... anyway, he goes to the bottle… his favorite way to handle stress and guilt).

CB 1

At laguna(I got a gulp in my stomach thinking Kenya would be floating around any body of water around La Ermita, but no, false alarm for now)… at Ramona’s cozy hut, Paloma is heading out, she wants to stop by to see Elisa before going to work. Don’t get why she did not leave and don’t know what is her status with Dam… (Ramona is distracted and is not paying attention).. what is wrong abuela? You have been out of it for a few days. (hug) ever since the day I showed you the record of Elisa’s aunt at the doctor’s office… I hope you have not told anyone… of course not, why would I be tweeting around that Elisa’s aunt and Don Aug were rolling in the hay long before getting married?... just get outahere… ok as you wish.

At procesa…

AssGu comes to see Gabino… came to agree to sell Gabino his Cielo Abierto farm. … why the change of mind?... you would be the last person I would sell to in this universe, but I have no other option. Have a debt with your boss I have to pay and have to do it before the interests pile up. So I rang up some numbers and here is what Cielo Abierto is on sale for(throws folder on desk)… ah caray, but I agree with it, it is fair… I will take 50% now, the other 50% when the papers are ready.

Alfie visits Dam at Rectory…

How are you feeling?... how do you think?... I feel that after all that happened lately, things can change between us… I don’t see why… at least we won’t argue about Elisa. Let’s start over please… I don’t think things between us will change only because Elisa and I are sibs!... Think about Flo, it is not fair to her to be burdened with all your problems!... mother, do you really believe that AssGu is right?... well, I would not know any better than I would know what the weather for next Monday... heh? Alright, mom, I accept coming back to the hacienda and going back to work at procesa but with one condition, if Elisa is my sib, she will get half of what is supposed to be mine (Arango fortune), are you willing to do that?...

CB 2

At Lucio’s Lolita has taken over the kitchen, Lucio compliments her on the breakfast… don’t feel obligated to do the housework. You all are my guests… Lolita does not want to turn into a couch potato… Horac went to open the butcher shop already… Elisa comes out, Lucio and Lolita do not like to see her so sad… don’t worry, I won’t let this take me down and I won’t be like this all my life (well, honey, I would sure hope so!! Otherwise Dam should shoot himself right now and get it over with!)… Lucio assures her the misunderstanding will be cleared up soon enough, but Elisa is not so optimistic… Lucio excuses himself to go do an errand in Merida… Lolita proud of Elisa for having a good outlook.. (what good outlook?)

Back to Dam/Alfie.

If Elisa is my dad’s child, she also has rights to what he left me… of course not… then forget about me returning, and I give up on the inheritance… never mind the inheritance, that money is almost gone… what do you mean?... (Alfie tells him about Guido’s fraud at the procesa… the money is gone and Guido does not want to return it, so she had to put him in jail).. Dam really impactado…

At Merida(?) jail,

Enrique Tovar had sent a lawyer to Guido… Guido repeats he is innocent, but lawyer says the case looks bad, there are strong evidences against him.

Enrique looks for Flo at Hacienda, Flo berates him for coming there to see her, he says he had to see her right away to bring her up to speed on what the lawyer dad sent to help your dad told said about what is going on. Paolo comes out and gets sarcastic about Tovar’s lawyer being the one helping Guido. Enrique tells Flo they will move Guido to the reclusorio (long term jail) today.

Back to the rectory,

Dam in disbelief about Guido’s fraud… Alfie assures him she has the proof… Dam knows Guido well, he is incapable of that, I assure you someone is behind it, maybe Gabino or even Paolo. .. that is nonsense, but anyway, you should know that the one suffering the most is Flo, she needs you  more than ever…. Alfie keeps defending Flo and telling Dam he is even partly guilty for the lost money, if he had not left everything behind, none of this would have happened… Dam insists they give Elisa half of whatever is left. Think about it, if you don’t’ then I will give up on everything… don’t blackmail me, you are very unfair to me, independent of whether Elisa is your sibling, I am your mother! I am your mother! I am a lonely woman who needs you because you are my only son. I might have been wrong in some things, but I have always lived for you, dedicated myself to you. When your dad left me, I felt I was unworthy as a woman, and it turns out now you are making me feel that I am unworthy as a mother too!... (walks away upset)… the doors of the hacienda are open for you .. but don’t put conditions to me, I am your mother, not your enemy.

Gael visits Elisa at Lucio’s..

Loopy told me everything… I lost a dad but won a brother…. Don’t play unaffected in front of me, I know you too well. And Dam is suffering too… how is he?... not good. But I didn’t come to chat about don’t-know-yet-but-he-is-my-blood-brother, I care about you! Here you have my arms, my love, my life, and if you say the word I will leave everything behind for you! (wait, Gael, aren’t you still with Paloma?)

CB 3

Gael/Elisa continued…

If you have to forget Dam because you two are sibs, then I am here, give yourself a chance with me!... let me remind you about Paloma, because you are playing with her feelings… you need me now, even if you don’t want to admit it… but you are not free, so don’t talk to me about love now…

At Castigo manor, Paloma arrives looking for Elisa, but finds only Tangel-Ho and we instead watch a sarcasm contest between Pal and Tangel-Ho.. in summary, Pal says it best in the end: the good news is mutual, we won’t have to see each other’s’ faces… but let me tell you that sooner or later you will pay for everything you have done, and I hope it is sooner rather than later (and for your sake, Paloma, leave it there, PLEEZ!! Don’t need another body floating around waiting to pop up out there).

On road, Lucio and Inmundo are driving to Merida.. oh oh, Lucio is driving… seems the truck is a bit older… they hope they will get the answers in Merida that will let them finish the suffering of Elisa..

Loopy is there to see the bishop… (played by our dear Gustavo Rojo)… interesting effect of the hands glowing red in the dark… have a problem, a confession secret that I can’t hold on to anymore… you know they are untouchable… I know, but I need your advice because I am desperate, tormented. For years I have witnessed how a confession, a lie has destroyed the lives of many people, and I have to do something to stop that suffering. I feel like I am the accomplice of the person who said that lie, and I can’t live with that weight on my conscience anymore… ever since you said your vows you were aware of your obligations as a priest… yes but besides a priest, I am a human being and I can’t watch how the people I love are destroyed little by little, have waited many years in silence for the truth to come out, but it has not, instead, things have complicated slowly with time… maybe it was a mistake to leave you there for so long next to your family, maybe it is time to change you to another parish… no don’t, please, not now at least. I have many things unresolved… the way I see it you have no internal peace, and in that state it will be hard for you to continue with your duties… please let me stay for now, later on I will go to anywhere you say, but for now I beg you to let me stay.

Gael and Elisa… he keeps offering but she says at this moment can’t be with Dam or with anyone… Gael appologizes with a hug saying he won't insist again, as Paloma sees them… Elisa walks away.. here comes Paloma following Gael… Gael surprised to see her there, she came by to see Elisa too… she is a bit miffed and Gael notices it, so he questions her. she agrees to tell him… (well, that new barking episode [have to say it is starting very similar to the earlier episode when Gael hugged Kenya after returning to save Dam’s life] will have to wait until tomorrow night… Paloma girl, take a deep breath…)

Oopsie, at Merida labs, it seems Inmundo and Lucio would need the signatures of Elisa and Dam too… Lucio gets desperate waving around his arms in frustration, Inmundo is more calm and tries to convince the nurse that he had already talked to the lab doctor about coming to get the results… she will check with the doctor to confirm. They put the doctor on phone with Inmundo, it is a personal favor…  good news… he will let her give them the results.. PHEW!!!... Inmundo does not want to let Lucio read the results since he wants AssGusto to read them first, but  Lucio can’t wait. He has been waiting too long to know the truth… YEY!!!!! They are not siblings!!! I knew it!!! She is AssGu’s child!!!

(end of ep, oh boy we will see this again tomorrow, such a sweet happy ending!)

well this ep had some of everything... it was the worst of times... it was the best of times...

have to say i don't get Elisa... on one side she slaps the heck out of Flo for speaking ill of her mother, but she is accepting that she and Dam are sibs, and that would only happen if her mother was a H_ like she has denied time and time again... which tune are you singing, Elisa? i dont get it...