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SUMMARIES

Feb. 27, 2006 – Mar. 3, 2006

 

EPISÓDIOS DE DOS HORAS/TWO-HOUR EPISODES

 

Telenovela-World:  Episode Thirty-six/Episode Thirty-seven Summaries HERE!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   02-27-06 14:36 PST

     Episode Thirty-six/Episode Thirty-seven

     Diego thinks about Victoria as Lucrecia threatens his life to Victoria. Flora and Diego talk about the ranch and she asks him about Victoria. He tells her that it’s best he concentrates on his ranch and keeping Don G’s hands off of it. Don G and Ruben are together when Don G is informed that his lawyer has arrived. Ruben asks why he asked for his lawyer and thinks that perhaps Don G is going to push Alex aside and make Gerardo his heir. Patricio greets the lawyer outside and listens as Don G tells his lawyer that he wants Patricio to be the executor of his estate, but for the time being, Alex will remain his heir.

     Amalia tells Carolina that she thinks that Macario wants her to share him with another woman as Macario gets a phone call from Patricio telling him that their plan is working. When they hang up, they both think that they can’t trust the other as Amalia and Carolina talk about Amalia’s situation with Macario. Amalia decides to speak to him about their relationship and Carolina tells her that Macario isn‘t worth it. Miguel goes tot see Macario and learns what Patricio has managed to do. Miguel says that after his father dies, Alex will have an “accident” and Patricio will name Miguel the heir.

     Lucrecia tells Constanza that she spoke with Victoria and hit her; her sister points out the advantages Victoria has over Lucrecia--Diego loves her and she can go and see Diego whenever she wants and Lucrecia can‘t because if she does, Don G will kill her and Diego. Lucrecia realizes that she needs to speak with Victoria again and forbid her from seeing Diego again. Victoria tells Carolina that Lucrecia knows about her and Diego and that they have to be careful when Rocio comes to tell Victoria that Lucrecia is angry and wants to see her again.

     Gladys finds Renato and Isabela in the living room and Renato orders her to tell him what’s going on between her and Gonzalo. Gladys asks Isabela to leave, but Renato doesn’t see the need for Isabela to leave and tells Gladys that he wants to see her in his apartment that afternoon. Gladys doesn’t want to, but he threatens to reveal that he’s Alex’s father and not Gonzalo. He asks where Carolina is and she tells him that she’s probably working in the stables with the horses and he leaves to go find her as Isabela warns Gladys against disobeying Renato.

     Victoria enters Lucrecia’s room without knocking and asks, irritated, what Lucrecia wants now. Lucrecia tells her not to barge into her room ever again without knocking and without her authorization. Victoria tells her to stop being silly and tell her what she wants. Lucrecia tells her to stay away from Diego or she’ll tell her father to kill him because she would rather see him dead than with another woman. Renato finds Carolina working and asks her how much money it would take to get her to leave Alex alone. Carolina tells him that she won’t take money because she loves Alex and when he expresses his doubts that Victoria is her mother, she tells him that it’s not true and tells him that she can’t be bought.

     Gladys tells Isabela that Renato needs to understand that she’s married and isn’t one of his women and Isabela tells her that the only woman Renato is really interested in is Victoria. Victoria tells Lucrecia that she’s not going to be threatened and that if Lucrecia really loves Diego, she needs to find another way to get him. Lucrecia learns from Victoria that Florencia warned her to be careful with her sister.

     Florencia can’t concentrate at work as she thinks about Lucrecia’s threats. Alex comes to see her and she tells him that she’s worried and that he should warn Victoria that Lucrecia knows about her and Diego and that Lucrecia is capable of just about anything. Alex hopes that Lucrecia doesn’t bring Carolina into the situation as well. Carolina tells Renato to go away and that he’s not going to break her and Alex up and he threatens her but she tells him that she’s not afraid of him. He insists that Isabela will win in the end.

     Bianca’s friends convince her to call Claudio as Edelmiro asks Claudio why he went to prison--did he do something or was he innocent? Maria listens in the background as Claudio tells him that he did something but he is still innocent. Gerardo tells his grandfather the truth about why he was late coming to work and talks about how he doesn‘t want his father to beat his mother and sister. Don G doesn’t understand his concern for his mother and sister. He asks Don G if he ever beat his wife Teresa and Don G tells him that he didn’t have to because Teresa was a wonderful woman and he says he respects strong women. He comments that the only one of his daughters who is strong and deserving of his respect is Florencia and says that Florencia is good at her job.

     Lucrecia feels betrayed by Florencia and vows to hurt her sister by breaking up her marriage. She leaves and goes to see Martin. Alex and Ruben and Florencia are in her office talking and Ruben makes a comment about how women shouldn’t be in the work place and Florencia tells him that the only people who don’t belong in the workplace are the incompetents. Alex tries to defuse a potentially explosive situation but Ruben tells Florencia that women belong at home, cooking and cleaning and taking care of their families. Alex stops her from lunging at Ruben and pulls her out of the room. Renato tells Gladys and Isabela that Carolina wouldn’t take the money he offered her. Gladys is sure that Victoria is keeping a secret and Renato vows to get rid of Victoria and Carolina.

     Alex calms his aunt Florencia down. Florencia tells him that she has a bad feeling about Lucrecia. He tells her that Victoria is capable of defending herself and she tells him that she’s worried about Lucrecia, not Victoria. She tells him that she thinks Lucrecia might ruin her marriage. Lucrecia arrives at Martin’s and he’s not happy to see her. He hesitantly lets her in and when she tells him that Florencia has a secret that she’s been keeping from him since before they were married, he tells her he doesn’t want to hear anymore of her lies, he won’t believe anything she says and tries to throw her out. She shoves past him and announces that Florencia had a daughter by another man before she married him. He’s shocked as she reveals the whole story to him. She tells him that since the day Florencia married him, she’s been trying to pretend like none of it ever happened, but admits that they did look for Mariana and Luisa, but they both disappeared.

     Carolina tells Amalia that Renato offered her money in order to leave Alex and tried to make her think that Victoria isn’t really her mother. Amalia tells her that she’ll have to get used to Gladys, Christa, Isabela, and Renato trying to break them up. Diego goes riding and finds Victoria on his land. She tells him that she came to warn him about Lucrecia’s threat. She begs him to be careful with Lucrecia and Don G because Don G is capable of doing anything, even cold-blooded murder. He tells her that he’s not afraid of Lucrecia and Don G, but there‘s someone he has to be even more careful of. He tells her that the only person he has to be wary of is her (Victoria) because when they’re together, he loses all control of his emotions. Alex doesn’t think Lucrecia has the power to destroy Florencia’s marriage and tells her that when he and Carolina get married, he wants to live just like her and Martin. He tells her that he’s proud of her and that she’s the strongest of all his aunts.

     Gerardo defends his mother to Don G, but Don G calls her a coward and weak as Constanza tells Bianca that she’s going to confront Ruben and try to make him stop pressuring Gerardo. Bianca tells her mother that she met a guy at the café and tells her how he defended her when her father mistreated her. Constanza vows not to let her daughter be forced into marriage with anyone. After poisoning his mind against Florencia, Lucrecia leaves Martin alone. Martin decides he needs a friend to talk to and grabs the phone.

     Diego tells Victoria thanks for warning him about Lucrecia, but he’s not worried about her and the only person he worries about is her (Victoria). He tells her how much he needs and loves her and teat he’d do anything for her. He tells her to tell him her secret and offers to help her, and she FINALLY reveals that she once worked on the Montero ranch and Gonzalo raped her. She tells him the story about how her grandmother was sick and she needed to borrow a horse to go and get her a doctor. Diego is shocked.

     Gonzalo goes to his father’s office, and tries to find the courage to talk to his father. He tells the secretary that he’ll wait for Don G to finish his meeting. Don G is disappointed that Gerardo got drunk and showed up late for work. Gerardo apologizes and tells him that he’s trying to change, but it’s not easy. Claudio talks to Edelmiro about Bianca as Maria watches in the background. Edelmiro tells Claudio about how bad Ruben treats Bianca and asks if Claudio likes her. Claudio admits that he does like her, but tells him that he promised Diego not to get involved with her and won’t break his promise. Edelmiro tells him that he should never have promised such a thing.

     Don G tells Gerardo that he probably shouldn’t tell his father the truth as to why he was late getting to work and comments that perhaps Gerardo is worth more than they thought and he might just be Don G’s new heir if he plays his cards right.

     Victoria tells Diego that not only did Gonzalo rape her, but Don G burned her grandmother alive. Gonzalo tells his father that he wants to divorce Gladys and marry another woman. Don G refuses to permit such a thing and vows that there will never be a divorce in the Montero family. Gonzalo tells him that the only reason he married Gladys was because Don G forced him and Gonzalo has given him a grandson and heir and there’s no other reason for him and Gladys to stay married since they’re not having any more children. Don G tells him that it’s not going to happen and that the other woman he wants to marry will just have to be content with simply being Gonzalo’s mistress.

     Renato tells Gladys that since she and Victoria are so close, she’ll have to help him get rid of her by discovering what it is that Victoria is hiding. Victoria goes into detail about her grandmother’s death as Macario, Patricio, and Miguel continue to plot and plan. Victoria tells Diego that there’s nothing he can do to help her and she can’t got to the police because it happened twenty years ago and no one would help her now because everyone is afraid of Don G. She tells him that he has to keep his distance but he refuses. She finally convinces him not to get involved and he tells her that he’ll wait for her however long it takes and that when it’s all over, they are going to get married. He tells her not to mention Lucrecia again, because he’ll never get involved with her. She tells him that her revenge could take a long time, but he doesn’t care how long it takes and tells her that the only thing that could stop him from marrying her is death.

     Lucrecia arrives home and tells Constanza that she just came from seeing Martin and Constanza wonders what Lucrecia has done now. Don G tells Florencia that Gonzalo wants a divorce, but he refuses to allow a divorce to occur in his family.

     Victoria reveals that as a result of what Gonzalo did, she was left pregnant. Diego can’t believe that she would allow Carolina to be romantically involved with her half-brother, but she tells him that Carolina isn’t Gonzalo’s child and that her other child died. Gonzalo tells Lucrecia what he told his father, but still wishes he was as courageous as Lucrecia. He reveals that he’s in love with Victoria and that Victoria loves him, too, and that they spent the night together. Lucrecia is shocked to hear this and asks tells him that Diego is in love with her. Gonzalo is upset that Diego’s in love with her. Lucrecia decides to lie and tells him that Victoria doesn’t want Diego. She tells him that Victoria told her herself that she was in love with Gonzalo and didn’t want anything to do with Diego. Gonzalo calms down as Victoria tells him that Diego has to know that he and Victoria are together so that he can stop wanting to be with Victoria.

     Victoria insists that it’s best that Diego forgets about her, but tells him that if he grows tired of waiting, she won’t blame him. He tells her that he’ll wait as long as he has to and makes her promise to tell him if she ever feels she’s in danger and needs help. She promises and they kiss. Claudio finds them kissing and tells Diego that he got a phone call from Martin. Miguel says that they have to be careful with his sisters because they could cause problems with their plans. Macario says they don’t have to worry about Constanza getting in their way, or Lucrecia because she’s crazy. He thinks Florencia could be their biggest threat among the three. Patricio thinks other wise. He thinks Lucrecia is the one to watch and thinks that she simply waits for the moment when she can get her hands on Don G’s fortune.

     Alex and Carolina are fishing when he tells her that Lucrecia knows about her mother and Carolina thinks it may be best if she and her mother left the ranch. He begs her not to leave because he can’t live without her and they kiss. Diego tells Claudio that he was wrong when he told him not to get involved with Bianca Montero and insists that Claudio forget his promise to leave her alone. Claudio is very happy. Diego meets Martin in a bar and learns what Lucrecia told him about Florencia and the daughter she had. Diego asks him what he’d do if Lucrecia’s story turns out to be true. Martin says that he’d leave Florencia forever.

     At home, Florencia worries about Martin. When he arrives, she rushes up to try to hug him, but he stops her, asking if she had a child with another man before she married him. She tells him it’s true and he tells her that he wants a divorce.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Thirty-eight/Episode Thirty-nine Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   02-28-06 12:17 PST

     Episode Thirty-eight/Episode Thirty-nine

     Martin tells Florencia that he wants a divorce and he no longer trusts her. Lucrecia tells Gonzalo about Florencia having a daughter. Alex tells Carolina that she wants to marry her immediately and she thinks maybe they should wait a little longer because she‘s worried about what her mother thinks about it. Florencia cries and tries to tell Martin her version of things and he tells her that she should have told him she had a daughter and he would have helped her look for her.

     Macario, Miguel, and Patricio plot and plan to get into Diego’s house and find Diego’s gun so that they can use it in their plan to frame him for murder. Bianca talks to her friends about Claudio when Ruben arrives and overhears. Claudio asks German advice about Bianca as Don G interrupts Ruben’s interrogation of Bianca and asks to see him alone. Bianca’s friends are too scared to stay around when her father is there. Don G tells Ruben that he doesn’t want more scandals and reprimands him for yelling at front of Bianca in front of her friends who might go out and talk about them. He tells Ruben to send Carolina to talk to him and that he’s going to see Lucrecia. Ruben talks about Don G behind his back as Gonzalo reprimands Lucrecia for trying to ruin Martin and Florencia’s marriage.

     Florencia continues to try to mend things with Martin and reveals that when she had the baby, the doctors told her that she would never have more children and she begged them to keep quiet about it. Martin can’t believe that she kept yet another secret from her and his anger increases. Alex tells Carolina that he’s sure her mother will be fine with a wedding so soon, but she’s not so sure. Alex wishes Isabela would go away as Isabela and Gladys argue. Renato tells Christa that he’s thinking about sending for one of his other women from Paris to come and help seduce Alex away from Carolina. He tells Christa that he sent Martina to California to investigate Victoria’s past and see what she’s hiding.

     Lucrecia doesn’t care that Florencia’s marriage is in danger and lies to her brother again about Victoria, knowing that he’d be livid if he knew that Victoria doesn’t really want him, she wants Diego. Don G arrives to speak to Lucrecia and tells her that if she doesn’t forget about Diego and never see him again, he’ll kill her with his bare hands. Flora and Maria worry about Diego and Maria tells her that she’ll speak to Victoria and find out what happened between them when Diego arrives and tells them that he will wait for Victoria and after she gets her revenge, he’ll marry her.

     Gonzalo talks to Victoria and tells her how ridiculous it is that Diego is in love with her when he (Gonzalo) knows that she loves him (Gonzalo). Victoria rolls her eyes. Diego asks Maria if she knew that Florencia had a child and she tells him that she doesn’t remember anything like that happening. Florencia cries about her daughter, but Martin’s position doesn’t soften. She tells him how scared she was of losing him and he tells her that she has lost him now. Diego asks Maria if Victoria might know something about Florencia’s daughter and she doesn’t. Bianca calls and asks Diego if Claudio is home as Claudio talks to German about Bianca. Diego tells Bianca that he’ll tell Claudio that she called. When he hangs up, he tells Maria and Flora that it seems that Bianca likes Claudio too. Bianca and her friends are excited at the possibility of Bianca having a boyfriend soon. Bianca wonders if they might get married and says she would like to be as happy as her Aunt Florencia and Uncle Martin.

     Florencia begs her husband not to leave her and tells him that she loves him. He tells her that he has no idea what he feels for her now and that it’s best that they never see each other again and leaves. Alone, Florencia cries. Outside the door, Martin can’t believe that she lied to him. Patricio finds him outside and asks what’s wrong. Martin tells him that he’s going to divorce Florencia and walks away. Patricio goes inside and asks her what happened and picks her up off the floor and helps her to the couch. She tells him what Lucrecia told Martin and Patricio is shocked.

     Lucrecia laughs at what she managed to do to Florencia and Gladys enters her room, wondering what she’s so happy about. Lucrecia tells her that there’s someone very important that no one knows about but her and her sisters and soon, it will be revealed and create a scandal. Amalia tells Carolina that Don G wants to talk to her and warns her to be careful with the old man. Isabela gets Alex alone and gropes him and unbuttons his shirt. She kisses him and he manages to get away. Amalia says she’s going to go and see Don Chema and have her cards read because she‘s worried about her relationship with Macario. Macario tells Don G that he doesn’t think Carolina is the best woman for Alex when Don G comes looking for her. Don G tells him that he only says that because he likes Carolina for himself and tells him that if he decides that Carolina is good enough for his grandson, Macario will have to leave her alone and Don G will make sure that Alex gets what he wants. He leaves and Macario says that he doesn’t care what the old man says.

     Amalia goes to see Don Chema and gives him alcohol as payment for his services. Don G finds Carolina and tells her that she shouldn’t be friends with a girl like Amalia. She defends Amalia. Don G

     Victoria doesn’t want Gonzalo to get too close to her in public because she doesn’t want anyone to see them. He tells her he’ll leave but before he goes, he tells her that if Diego bothers her again, all she has to do is come and tell him. Claudio gets Bianca’s phone number from Diego and asks him if he’s sure that getting close to Bianca Montero isn’t going to cause any problems for him and he tells him it doesn‘t matter. The conversation moves to Victoria and he says that she has something very important to do and he will wait for her.

     Carolina tells Don G that she thinks he’s trying to break her up with Alex so that he can get his way and says that she doesn’t trust him when he tells her that he likes her. Victoria tells Gonzalo that Diego isn’t bothering her and when he leaves, Gladys walks up and asks if Gonzalo said anything about their night together. She tells her that he seems pleased but doesn’t think they should repeat what they did last night because she doesn’t want Carolina to become suspicious. Patricio tends to Florencia as she tells him about her past. He tells her that no matter what happens, she’ll always be his mother.

     Don G asks Carolina what makes her think he’s so cruel. She tells him that she knows that he burned a woman alive in her own home and quickly realizes her mistake. He is shocked and asks her how she knows about that, saying that no one other than Gonzalo knew that there was a woman inside the house that they burned down. “Who are you, Carolina?” She tells him she’s not deaf and hears all the gossip. He still wants to know who told her and she asks if it’s true. He tells her it was an accident and says that he has to live with the memory every day.

     Isabela calls Patricio and asks to see him. He tells her it’s not a good moment and promises to meet her in two hours at their usual meeting place because he has something more important to handle at the moment. Renato and Christa hear the end of Isabela’s phone call and ask her what she’s doing. Patricio continues to try to comfort Florencia and thinks that if they divorce, he’ll no longer have a link to the Monteros and Don G might change his will again and make someone else executor.

     Isabela lies and tells Renato that she was talking to Macario and assuring that he will help her break up Carolina and Alex. Renato isn’t completely convinced and vows to watch her more closely. When he leaves, Christa tells her she better be careful. Martin goes to Diego’s ranch and asks Flora for Diego. She asks if he’s okay and he tells her that he’s not and comments that right now, he‘d like to die. Diego tells Claudio to be very careful with Bianca and comments that if Bianca knows that he works for her family‘s enemy, she might not want to have anything to do with him. Flora goes to tell Diego that Martin is there and seems suicidal.

     Gonzalo catches Victoria alone and is irritated that she doesn‘t want him to get too close to her. She tells him that she‘s just scared Gladys will catch them and he tells her that she won‘t have to worry about that for much longer. He reveals that his sister told him that Florencia had a daughter a long time ago and she realizes that Mariana/Carolina is Florencia‘s. Florencia tells her Patricio that she thinks Martin went to see Diego and he Patricio convinces her to go and see Martin. Martin tells Diego that what Lucrecia told him was true. Diego gives him something to drink and tells him that he has to calm down and think before he does something he might regret. Martin tells him that he’s not going to change his mind and says that he never wants to see her again.

     Flora tells Maria that Martin is very upset and learns that Claudio and Bianca like each other. Claudio thinks about Diego’s words as he is about to call Bianca. Bianca’s friend tries to boost her confidence. Bianca tells her friends that there’s a man in the ranch who reads fortunes and wants to ask him about Claudio. Amalia asks Don Chema if Macario really does have another woman. Carolina listens as Don G tells her how much he regrets what happened all those years ago and wishes someone had known and told him that the old woman was still inside the house when they set it on fire.

     Lucrecia finds Christa and Renato in the living room and tells them that Alex is tough and won’t be forced into a marriage with Isabela. Florencia tells Constanza what Lucrecia did and Constanza says it’s unforgivable and asks her what she’s going to do. Constanza tells her that she’s going to go to Diego’s ranch because that’s where she thinks Martin is. Diego doesn’t want Martin to leave the ranch because he’s been drinking and because he shouldn’t be alone and goes to tell his aunt to make a room ready for Martin.

     Don G tells Carolina that he likes her and has begun to have serious doubts about whether or not Isabela is good enough for Alex. He offers to see her again and touches her chin affectionately. When Don G leaves, Macario arrives and tells her that he wants to have both her and Amalia and when he tries to kiss her, she slaps him and walks away. He watches her leave and vows that she will be his one day. Don Chema tells Amalia that the cards speak of death and that perhaps Macario or someone else will die that night. He tells her not to leave Macario alone that night.

     German learns what’s wrong with Martin from Diego. Diego tells him that they have to watch Martin because he thinks he might try to kill himself. German tells him that he likes Amalia but it’s not reciprocated and Diego tells him that Amalia can do much better than Macario. Victoria is afraid her “daughter” from her and cries as she says she doesn’t want Carolina to know that she’s not really her mother. She says that she never thought it would hurt so much and vows not to let Florencia take her from her.

     Florencia pushes past Gladys in the hallway and barges into Lucrecia’s room. Lucrecia feigns innocence and asks what’s wrong. Florencia slaps her and tells her that Martin wants a divorce. Lucrecia is happy at the news and Florencia tells her that she’ll get her payback and Lucrecia asks her what she’s going to do. She reminds her that she doesn’t have a husband who wants to divorce her or any children hidden anywhere and Florencia says that she knows how much she wants Diego and she’s going to do everything gin her power to make sure that Diego never goes near her. Lucrecia isn’t so amused anymore.

     “Don’t you dare! Diego’s going to be mine!” Lucrecia screams at her. Florencia asks her how she could do what she did and Lucrecia tells her it’s not her fault and Florencia tells her that she’s going to find her daughter and she’s going to get Martin back because she knows he still loves her and storms out. Victoria gets a visit from Edelmiro who tells her that Maria wants to meet her that night. He wonders why she looks upset. Flora tells German and Diego that Martin is asleep and they all agree to watch him closely because they’re afraid he might try to kill himself.

     Victoria brushes Edelmiro off and tells him not to gossip. He tells her he would be happy when she and Diego get married. Maria thinks about the fact that Florencia had a daughter and begins to get suspicious of the whole situation. Carolina tells Amalia that she’s still suspicious of Don G. Amalia isn’t sure of Macario’s affection for her. Alex tells Don G that he wants a favor from him: he wants Don G to throw Isabela off of the ranch.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Forty/Episode Forty-one Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-01-06 18:01 PST

     Episode Forty/Episode Forty-one

     Alex wants Don G to throw Christa and Isabela off of the ranch immediately. Patricio goes to see Isabela and they make out and he tells her that he can’t stay the night because there’s something very important he has to do. Macario and Miguel plan to steal one of Diego’s pistol to use in the murder. Claudio doesn’t know if he should call Bianca and Diego tells him that he should. Claudio wonders how she’ll react when she finds out he’s a friend of Diego’s. Diego cleans one of his pistol’s and tells Claudio that they’ll probably never have to use it, but they’re there just in case of an emergency. Claudio assures him that he knows how to use again.

     Claudio calls Bianca and she tells him thanks for what he did and asks to see him. He agrees and tells her that there’s something really important about himself that he has to tell her. Macario and Miguel wonder where Diego would keep his pistols when Macario thinks he hears someone at the door. When he opens the door, he doesn’t find anyone spying on them. Isabela and Patricio go to bed together. Don G tells Alex that he doesn’t want to throw Christa and Isabela out because it wouldn’t be courteous and if Isabela stays, her presence will test Alex’s love for Carolina and that way, Alex will know if he really does love Carolina or not. Alex tells him that he has no doubts about his feelings for Carolina, but Don G still refuses to give him what he wants. When Alex walks away, Don G says that he doesn’t want Isabela to go because if she does, Christa will leave with her and he doesn’t want to end his affair with Christa.

     Martina arrives at Renato’s and tells him and Christa that she’s learned that Victoria Salinas is the owner of a very profitable and very large ranch. Gladys goes to see Victoria and convinces her to help her again and Victoria agrees to write a letter to Gonzalo telling him to meet her at the cabin that night. Lucrecia can’t believe that Florencia would actually try to keep her and Diego apart and Gonzalo asks her what she expected Florencia to do. He offers to help Lucrecia get Diego. Victoria goes to see Maria who tells her that she wants to know about Carolina’s father. Maria tells her that Florencia had a baby a long time ago and that baby would be around Carolina’s age. She says it’s to much of a coincidence and wants to know the truth; she asks of Carolina is Florencia‘s daughter.

     Victoria tells her that Carolina isn’t a Montero and no one is going to take her away. Florencia arrives at Los Encinos and is greeted by Flora. Flora tells her that Martin is sleeping and that they’re all worried that he might try to kill himself. Florencia is shocked. Martin dreams about everything that happened with Florencia and the secret Lucrecia revealed to him. He screams and wakes up. Diego comes in to see if he’s alright. Maria gets Victoria to tell her the truth: that Florencia is the woman who gave birth to Carolina. Florencia tells Flora that Luisa stole her daughter from her. Flora wonders why Florencia trusted Luisa so much and she tells her that Luisa was a good person, but her father threw her out because she was involved with Gonzalo--then she admits that Victoria was force by Gonzalo to be intimate with him.

     Victoria tells Maria that she adores Carolina and if she had to choose between losing her daughter to the Monteros or getting her revenge, she’d keep Carolina. Maria is surprised. Florencia continues to cry to Flora as Diego talks to Martin. Diego asks Martin if he really believes he can spend the rest of his life without Florencia at his side. Martin admits that he can’t imagine his life without Florencia, “I love her too much.” He tells Diego that he doesn’t want to lose her but doesn’t know how he’d be able to live every day remembering the fact that she lied to him. He doesn’t know if they can go back to being as happy as they were before. Diego tells him to spend a few days thinking about things and then go and find Florencia to talk things over. Martin tells him that he knows Florencia and she’d never let so much time pass because she likes to handle problems as soon as they arise. Diego asks if Martin thinks that Florencia will come looking for him before he looks for her and Martin thinks that she might. Diego asks him if he would accept Florencia’s daughter if they got back together and Mariana was found and Martin doesn’t know.

     Carolina asks Amalia about her meeting with Don Chema and Amalia tells her that Don Chema spoke of someone dying that night and warned her to stay close to Macario so that nothing would happen to him. Macario intercepts one of the ranch employees delivering a letter to Gonzalo from Victoria and takes it from him and slips it into his pocket. Victoria tells Maria how much she loves Carolina as Alex arrives to see Carolina and Amalia leaves them alone together. They both express their mistrust of Don G and know that they have to be careful because Isabela and her clan will do anything to try to separate them.

     Edelmiro finds Rocio and asks her out on a date when Macario arrives. Edelmiro pushes his hat down because he doesn’t want Macario to see his face and is given the letter to give to Gonzalo and he leaves without Macario noticing he’s not one of the Montero employees. Don G asks Gladys to send Christa to him because he wants to talk about her and Isabela’s situation at the ranch. Martin tells Renato that the name Victoria uses now isn’t the name she was given at birth, but wasn’t able to find out her real name. Renato tells Martina that she has to continue investigating Victoria and pays her for her services. When Martina leaves, Renato tells Christa to go and see Don G and take him to bed and make him die of a heart attack. Christa tries to make Renato believe that Gladys will betray him

     Gonzalo pours Miguel a drink but Miguel tells him he has to be sober because tonight, there’s something important he has to do. When he leaves, both Gonzalo and Lucrecia are sure that he and Macario and Patricio have something planned against Don G. Edelmiro delivers the letter to Gonzalo, his face hidden by his hat and leaves quickly. Gonzalo reads it and tells Lucrecia that Victoria wants to see him that night and Lucrecia tells him it’s the perfect opportunity to get Diego to catch Gonzalo and Victoria together. Victoria makes Maria promise not to tells anyone her secret. Maria tries again to try to make her forget her revenge and Victoria tells her she’ll think about it.

     Carolina and Alex make out in the stables. Bianca asks Don Chema if Claudio is going to be the love of her life and he tells her he isn’t sure, but that her life will be changed because of him. He tells her he sees a terrible catastrophe in the future. Amalia tries to get Macario to stay the night with her, but he insists that he can’t because he has something to do. He becomes suspicious and asks her what she knows about his plans for the night. He grabs her by the head and shakes her. He yells at her to tell him what she knows and she tells him that Don Chema told her that he was going to be in danger. Macario is angry with Don Chema and vows to put the old man in his place. Don Chema tells Bianca to come back tomorrow so that he can continue reading the cards for her and Bianca and her friends promise not to tell anyone they were there.

     Macario forbids Amalia to ever see Don Chema again and says that if she does, he’ll punish the old man by not feeding him for a week and he’ll beat Amalia for disobeying him. Claudio tells German that he and Bianca are going to a club together and hopes that when she finds out he’s a friend of Diego’s she won’t hate him, too. Diego tells Martin that he has cleared things up with Victoria and that if Martin really loves Florencia, he’ll go back to her. Florencia thanks Flora for her help and tells her that if Martin doesn’t forgive her, she’ll simply dedicate the rest of her life to finding her daughter and the woman who stole her away.

     Alex tells Carolina that he can’t wait to marry her and she tells Alex that it will happen soon. She says she would like for her mother and Diego to get married so that she can have someone to walk her down the aisle. They kiss. Flora shows Florencia to Martin’s room and Martin immediately tells her to leave. Lucrecia asks Gonzalo if he really believes that Martin will forgive Florencia. Gonzalo says he doesn’t know, then tells Lucrecia he isn’t comfortable with Diego seeing him and Victoria in bed together and Lucrecia tells him that it doesn’t have to be that night, but it‘s the perfect way for “his rival” to finally forget about Victoria. Gonzalo reminds her that she (Lucrecia) told him that Victoria loves him (Gonzalo) and not Diego. Diego and Flora leave Martin alone with Florencia.

     She begs him to forgive her and he asks her if she’s really capable of forgetting all about her own daughter just so that she can get him back. She tells him that she can’t ever forget her child. Amalia cries to Carolina because Macario is angry with him and she thinks he might get hurt. Florencia tells Martin that now that he knows the truth, she has to look for her daughter even though she knows her daughter will hate her. She says that she understands if he can’t accept that and turns to leave. He stops her and says that he can see that she has remordemientos (remorse) for her daughter and he tells her he’s going to help her look for her daughter.

     Amalia tells Carolina that Macario threatened to deny Don Chema food for a week and beat her if she ever went back to see him. Carolina asks her if she’s been beat her before and Amalia admits that she was as a child. She says that Carolina would die if she knew about her life before she came to the ranch. Macario goes to Don Chema and tells him never to read the cards for Amalia again. Don Chema warns him to be careful because he saw death in the cards.

     Florencia thanks Martin for promising to help her find her daughter and asks what’s going to happen between the two of them (Florencia and Martin). He tells her that he doesn’t know; he tells her he still loves her, but can’t continue living with her, at least for the moment. She asks him for another chance and he tells her maybe, but right now he needs time. She tells him that she understands and that she’ll wait however long it takes. He tells her that he’ll see her tomorrow once he’s calmed down and they can discuss how they’ll go about trying to find her daughter. She thanks him and hugs him. When he doesn’t hug her back, she pulls away and tells him that he’s the greatest man in the world. He tells her he isn’t and that he just wants to help her daughter because she’s innocent in all of this. She tells him that she’s happy to see him more calm and that she was afraid that he was going to kill himself after Flora told her how upset he was.

     Flora and Diego go to the kitchen and find Victoria there. “Hello, what a lovely surprise,” Diego says. “I’m very happy to see you here.” Victoria tells him she’s happy to see him, too, but she has to leave. Flora and Maria leave quickly as Diego stops Victoria from leaving. He starts to kiss her and she stops him, telling him that she won’t have the power to stop herself and when she‘s near him, he makes her lose her mind. He tells her that she has the same affect on him and starts to kiss her again. She tells him now isn’t the time, but maybe the moment will come soon and leaves. Diego is happy to hear her say the word “maybe”.

     Martin tells Florencia that there are lots of reasons to live and he’d never commit suicide. Florencia is happy to hear that. She hopes that one day he’ll forgive her and tells him goodbye. He says, “No, not goodbye. I’ll see you tomorrow.” She thanks God that he gave her a man like Martin even if he leaves her in the end. Renato and Christa arrive at the ranch and Gladys tells Christa that Don G is looking for her. When Christa leaves, Renato tells Gladys he wants to talk to Victoria and she tells him that she and Victoria will be busy that night as Gonzalo refuses another drink from Lucrecia, telling her he wants to enjoy himself with Victoria. Florencia walks into the room and tells Lucrecia that Martin is going to help her find her daughter. Diego, German, and Martin eat and Martin doesn’t know what he’s going to do about the situation with his wife. Diego later asks Maria to invite Victoria over to see her whenever she wants because every time he sees her, he’s able to steal a kiss or two.

     Victoria finds Renato waiting outside her cabin and he tells her that he knows that Victoria Salinas isn’t her real name. He bluffs and tell her that he knows everything about her. Victoria tells him that he should be afraid of her now that he knows who she really is. Christa tells Isabela that Martina was working for Renato. Renato tells Victoria that he can destroy her whenever he wants as Victoria thinks to herself if he really knows everything. She decides to find out exactly what he knows. She says, “Now that you know that I’m Beatriz Molina, you also know that you have to be careful, because I’m not alone.” Renato calls her Beatriz, thinking it’s her real name and tells her that she’s the one who should be careful around him.

     Patricio tells Macario about his encounter with Isabela and laughs, thinking that Isabela could be in love with him. He assures Macario that he’s only using Isabela for sex and didn’t tell him what they had planned for that night. Christa learns that Isabela was with Patricio and promises not to say anything to Renato unless she absolutely has to. Victoria/Luisa/Beatriz trades threats with Renato. Diego tells everyone that he and Victoria have made peace and she told him all of her secrets. In the background working, Maria is sure that Victoria didn’t tell Diego that Carolina isn’t her daughter. Renato tells Victoria that she’ll come to bed with him someday, because women can’t resist him. Then, he tells her that if he can’t have her, he’ll just have to have her daughter, Carolina.

     Carolina tells Amalia that she can spend the night in her cabin with her and Victoria because she’s so scared. Amalia thinks Victoria is weird because she loves Diego, but won’t let herself get too close. Victoria threatens to kill Renato if he bothers Carolina. Renato doesn’t feel threatened and repeats his warning before he leaves. Rocio arrives and asks what Renato was doing there. Amalia vows to Carolina that she’s going to find out the name of the woman Macario wants her to share him with. Miguel meets up with Patricio and Macario and synch their watches to the exact same time so that in an hour, they can go to the Ibarra ranch and follow through with their plan. Macario stops Miguel from drinking too much as they iron out their plans.

     Victoria lies to Rocio and tells her that Renato was simply looking for his niece. Victoria learns that Florencia is at the ranch and wonders if she knows that Carolina is her daughter Mariana. Florencia tells Lucrecia that Martin is going to help her find her daughter, but Lucrecia thinks she’s making it up just to bother her. Gonzalo asks Florencia to forge her threat to keep Diego and Lucrecia apart now that she’s getting Martin back. Florencia refuses and promises to do the impossible to keep them apart. Lucrecia refuses to give up Diego and Florencia tells her that she doesn’t have to, because Diego doesn’t want her anyway and walks out of the room. Martin learns from Diego and German that Bianca and Claudio like each other and are going to a club together.

     Gerardo and Alex are worried about Bianca going on a date with Claudio and Gerardo wants to go with her to the club as Ruben overhears at her door and wonders about Claudio. Victoria tells Amalia she doesn’t care if she stays the night with them, but asks her if there’s something wrong with her. Amalia tells her about Macario as Macario, Patricio, and Miguel plot and scheme. Gladys tells Don G that she doesn’t want Carolina and Alex together and that Isabela is the ideal wife for him. Don G asks her if she knows that Gonzalo wants to divorce her. She’s shocked as Gonzalo comments to Lucrecia that the hatred in their family has extended to his three sisters, as well. Lucrecia doesn’t care and says that Macario, Patricio, and Miguel have been plotting and planning to kill Don G for months and nothing has happened yet. She hopes they get rid of them soon and doesn’t think that Gerardo is a threat to her and Gonzalo getting their father’s fortune. They decide that if Gerardo gets in their way, they’ll just have to get rid of him.

     Bianca, Gerardo, and her friends go to the club and Claudio arrives and is introduced to Gerardo who asks to speak to him alone later. Ruben arrivers at the club and looks for Bianca. Some of the girls make fun of him because he’s old and hanging out at a club for young people. Bianca thanks Claudio for helping her and he tells her that he’s a friend of Diego Ibarra.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Forty-two/Episode Forty-three Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-02-06 16:29 PST

     Episode Forty-two/Episode Forty-three

     Bianca doesn’t care that Claudio is a friend of Diego’s. Martin tells German, Diego, Maria, and Flora that he feels much better and Diego suggests he read one of the books in his office to keep his mind off of Florencia. Amalia talks to Victoria and Carolina about Macario; she warns Victoria that if she keeps rejecting Diego, he could end up in Lucrecia’s arms. Gonzalo promises to help Lucrecia, but tells her that what she did to Florencia was a very ugly thing to do. Gladys tells Don G that he can’t let Gonzalo divorce her and tells him to do something about the situation. He yells at her for giving him orders and she apologizes. Gladys reveals that Gonzalo is involved with Carolina’s mother and when he offers to throw her off the ranch, she tells him not to and Don G asks her why she doesn’t want him to get rid of her.

     Don G asks if Gladys wants Victoria to stay because she’s decided she wants Alex and Carolina to be together and if he throws Victoria off the ranch, Carolina will have to go with her. Gladys insists that’s not to reason and says that Carolina is an opportunist. Martin and Diego go and play chess as Ruben looks around the club for Bianca. Claudio worries about Bianca and her father, but Bianca refuses to do what her father wants her to do. They hug and Ruben sees them. Florencia and Constanza worry about Bianca and her date. Ruben insults Bianca and Claudio interferes. Ruben shoves Claudio and grabs Bianca roughly and yells at her. Hysterical, she reminds him of his pact with Gerardo. Claudio yells at him and Ruben hits him.

     Gonzalo tells Lucrecia that he’ll make sure that Florencia doesn’t get in the way of her and Diego and leaves for the cabin where he’s to meet Gladys/Victoria. Macario and Patricio get ready to leave for Diego’s ranch as Martin and Diego play chess. Miguel shows up on their doorstep and begs to come in so that eh can talk to Diego about Lucrecia. Diego throws him out and German tells them that they have to go down to the police station. At the station, the police ask who started the fight and Ruben lies, saying it was Claudio. Claudio tells the officer that Ruben started. Martin decides to go to Diego’s office and look for a book to read to keep his mind off of Lucrecia. Macario and Patricio sneak into Diego’s place and find his pistol. They are about to leave, when they hear a noise. Miguel arrives and they’re angry at him for not doing what he was supposed to do.

     Diego arrives at the police station and Ruben wants to know why he’s there. Diego tells him that Claudio is his friend and Ruben becomes even more angry; he calls Diego a murderer. Martin overhears Miguel, Macario, and Patricio talking about killing Don G. He turns the lights on and confronts them. Macario puts the pistol to Martin’s head and Patricio screams for him not to kill him, but Macario pulls the trigger anyways. Patricio screams and cries over his father’s dead body.

     Gonzalo and Gladys are in bed together when Gonzalo hears a gunshot. Gladys doesn’t want to be bothered and Gonzalo decides that he doesn’t care if someone got killed or not and has sex with Gladys again, thinking she’s Victoria. Patricio is hysterical. Flora, Maria, and Edelmiro meet up in the living room and wonder where the shot came from. They immediately think Martin killed himself. Miguel holds Patricio back so that he won’t attack Macario. Miguel takes Patricio away and Macario wipes his prints off of the gun and puts it in Martin’s hand to make it look like a suicide. Edelmiro, Flora, and Maria look for Martin and find his dead body while Patricio, Miguel, and Macario arrive at Macario’s cabin. Patricio is livid and upset; he cries and Miguel ahs to keep him from attacking Macario. Macario gives him a clean shirt because his is covered in his father’s blood.

     In the police station, Ruben provokes Diego, but German holds him back. Claudio assures Diego that he did nothing wrong and Edelmiro calls Diego and tells him that Martin committed suicide. The police arrive at the ranch and they explain what happened. Florencia thinks about Martin and hopes that he will forgive her one day. Patricio leaves Macario and Miguel alone and they wonder if he’ll tell. Amalia and Carolina chatter as Victoria thinks about Diego. Diego arrives home as that police are taking Martin’s dead body away. Everyone is in shock and blaming themselves for not watching him closely. One of the officers tells Diego that it looks like a suicide but it could just as easily be a murder made to look like a suicide.

     Macario shows up at Victoria’s cabin and roughly drags Amalia out. Victoria thinks that maybe things would be better if she forgot about her revenge and married Diego; that way, she’d be happy with Diego and she wouldn’t have to lose her daughter. Patricio goes home and tries to slip into his bedroom without Florencia knowing, but Florencia wakes up and he pretends that nothing has happened. Florencia tells him that Martin promised to help her look for her daughter. Amalia is afraid as Macario tosses her onto the bed and orders her to take her clothes off.

     Ruben is still angry, but his lawyer tries to calm him down. He says he wants Claudio in jail, but the lawyer tells him that they’ve testified that he (Ruben) is the one that started the fight. He pulls Ruben away so that he can try to calm him down. Claudio apologizes to Bianca and Gerardo tells them that it’s best if they never see each other again and Claudio agrees--but Bianca refuses to let her father dictate her life anymore. Christa and Don G are in bed together and she surprises him with a strip-tease and Don G suffers a heart attack as a result. He begs Christa to find a doctor. She grabs her stuff and leaves.

     Isabela and Renato are in bed together and Renato complains about the way their plans are going. Gladys gets dressed and walks out of the room where Gonzalo is sleeping. Victoria arrives and she asks her what she wants in return for helping her. Victoria hasn’t decided yet and says that she enjoys watching Gladys worry about it. Christa runs into Gladys at the bottom of the stairs and tells her that she gave the old man a heart attack. Alex arrives and goes running to see about his grandfather. Upstairs, Alex yells for his aunt Constanza who comes running. Constanza leaves to call the doctor while Alex tries to calm his grandfather down. Miguel shows up, feigning worry about his father.

     Diego, Edelmiro, and Maria are still in shock over what has happened. Patricio remembers his father’s murder and begins to drink. Florencia dreams about Martin when the police arrive. The police tell her and Patricio that Martin is dead. Florencia is inconsolable. When they tell her it was suicide, she refuses to believe it, insisting that someone killed him. Bianca agrees to see Claudio tomorrow so they can talk. Gerardo refuses to complete his part of the pact he made with his father now that Ruben hasn’t held up his end of the deal. At the Montero ranch, Don G is taken away in a stretcher and Ruben is angry with Constanza because he wanted Gerardo to be the one to find Don G and help save his life--that way he could win more points with the old man. Claudio and German arrive back at the Ibarra ranch and Diego gives them the details on what happened to Martin.

     Patricio comforts Florencia. Amalia watches Macario sleep and wonders why he was so rough with her. She says that he hurt her and wonders what happened that night. The officers ask why Martin wasn’t at home, but staying at the Ibarra ranch instead. Don G is in the hospital. The doctor tells Ruben and Alex that Don G is stable and asks if he was involved in any type of physical activity before he died. They don’t know. Christa tells Renato that she gave him a heart attack and he is pleased until he learns that Don G is still alive. Don G admits to Ramon (the doctor) that he wasn’t alone when he had his heart attack. Don G wants the doctor to help him play a trick on his family members.

     Lucrecia finds Gonzalo in the cabin and tells him that their father had a heart attack and Gonzalo is happy because if the old man dies, he can divorce Gladys. Edelmiro goes to Victoria’s cabin and tells her and Carolina that Martin killed himself. Amalia finds Macario’s bloody shirt. Victoria goes to see Diego. Flora tells her that Florencia was really upset when she came by looking for Martin and says that Florencia vowed to dedicate her life to finding her daughter if Martin refuses to come back to her. Flora expresses her sympathy for Florencia as Victoria is afraid Florencia will find out Carolina is Mariana. Diego asks Victoria if she’s okay and she tells him that she’s just sad that Martin killed himself.

     Patricio tries to convince Florencia that it was suicide, but Florencia knows that it’s impossible that Martin would kill himself and knows that someone must have killed him. Patricio is desperate to make her believe otherwise, and hopes that “the old woman” doesn’t begin to get too suspicious and curses Macario. Amalia confronts Macario with the bloody shirt and he grabs a knife and cuts his arm but refuses to show her the wound he received. Patricio tries to make Florencia believe that Diego had something to do with Martin’s death. Florencia doesn’t believe that and decides to go and see Diego. Patricio vows to make Macario pay for what he did as soon as possible.

     Victoria asks Flora and Diego how and where Florencia plans to look for her daughter and they recount the story of how Florencia, Constanza, and Lucrecia were younger and what they did when Florencia got pregnant. Don G tries to convince Ramon to help him play a trick on his family. Ruben is angry with Gerardo and asks why he didn’t do as he promised and why he wasn’t at Don G’s side. Gerardo tells Ruben that he can forget about their deal because Ruben broke his promise when he found Bianca at the club. Flora leaves Diego and Victoria alone and she hugs him and tries to comfort him as Victoria thinks about losing Carolina. The doorbell rings and Diego finds Florencia there. He hugs her and leads her into the living room where she vows to get her daughter back and put Luisa in prison for kidnapping her. Victoria, barely able to contain herself, asks how she’s so sure that her daughter isn’t happy where she is.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Forty-four/Episode Forty-five Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-03-06 17:36 PST

     Episode Forty-four/Episode Forty-five

     Florencia tells Victoria that a child always belongs with its real mother and thinks that Luisa might have killed her in order to get her revenge on what her family did to hers. Victoria assures her that she thinks her daughter is safe and happy wherever she is. Florencia still intends to search for her daughter and vows to kill Luisa with her bare hands. Bianca tells her mother what happened at the club and about Claudio. She says that they’ve decided to be friends when Gladys walks in and accuses them of sitting around chatting and not caring about Don G’s welfare.

     Lucrecia and Gonzalo learn that their father still lives and are disappointed and wonder if Macario, Miguel and Patricio had something to do with the heart attack. Renato and Christa learn that Don G is still alive; Renato’s angry. Isabela tells Gladys that she hopes Don G dies soon. Amalia talks to Carolina about her worries about Macario and knows that something bad must have happened the night before. Miguel reminds Macario that he‘s the one who pulled the trigger and if the police come, they‘ll have to tell them the truth. Macario threatens him with a knife and tells him that if the police come, the three of them will lie to them. Patricio arrives and tells Macario that he’ll never forgive him for killing his father.

     Carolina asks Amalia if Macario hurt her and she says that he “made love to her like a savage animal” and she didn‘t like it, but he hugged her afterwards. Amalia decides to see Don Chema and see what really happened the night before. Diego comforts Florencia and Victoria goes to the kitchen to talk to Maria. Diego offers to help Florencia find her daughter. She thanks him and tells him that Lucrecia doesn’t deserve him. Constanza suggests Gonzalo and Lucrecia go and see Don G at the hospital and Gonzalo decides to go. When he leaves, Lucrecia sees Gladys and Isabela in the hallway and can’t believe Isabela lacks the dignity to leave a place where she isn’t wanted. Constanza can’t believe that she’s accusing someone else of lacking dignity. Diego and Florencia are talking when Edelmiro arrives and announces to all that Don G had a heart attack. Victoria worries about Carolina and what Florencia might do to take her away from her. Bianca goes to see Don Chema, but he tells her that he can’t read the cards today. Macario spreads the blame for Martin’s death to Patricio and Miguel and when Patricio lunges at him, Miguel has to separate them. Don G tells Ramon to send for his lawyer because he wants to make people think that he’s changed his will, when in reality, it’ll stay the same. Ruben tries to get a nurse to let him into Don G’s room to talk to him.

     Gerardo is happy to be free of the pact he made with Ruben. He tells Alex to go home and change and he’ll stay with Don G. Before he leaves, Alex warns him about Ruben. Gladys suggests she, Isabela, Lucrecia, and Constanza go to church to pray for Don G’s health. Isabela insists, as well, and Lucrecia calls her a hypocrite. Florencia worries about Don G and her daughter. Lucrecia decides that since Don G is in the hospital she can go and see Diego whenever she wants because Don G can’t hurt him. Victoria is scared about losing Carolina.

     Alex arrives at the ranch and sees Carolina and Amalia. He gives them the latest news on Don G and Amalia wants to speak with Don G immediately so that she can see what he wants to do about their secret. Alex and Carolina want to know what secret she’s talking about. Amalia won’t say and Alex leaves. Gerardo and Ruben see Don G. Don G wants to see what kind of vipers he has in his family and decides to see each of them privately and individually. He tells Ruben that he wants to talk to members of his family, as well as Carolina, Macario, and Amalia. He says he wants to see Carolina and Amalia as soon as possible because he has something really important that they have to hear. He tells Ruben that he is in debt to Amalia. Ruben is surprised to hear this.

     Amalia tells Carolina that her secret is a horrible one and that she can’t tell anyone because she promised Don G. Diego finds Victoria in the kitchen and they go outside for a walk. They kiss and Diego tries to get Victoria to let him help her with her revenge, but she won’t. He tells her he wants to marry her as soon as possible. She refuses and tells him that if he grows tired of waiting, she’ll understand. She tells him that she wants to make love to him and he rejects her, telling her that he won’t touch her until they’re married. He also says that if she won’t marry him, he’ll never kiss her again, even if it kills him. He asks her to marry him again and she says she needs to think about it.

     Diego tells German about Don G’s heart attack and asks if he’d like to go with him to the police department to see if they have any news on what happened to Martin. Miguel keeps Patricio and Macario from fighting. Macario tells Patricio that Martin had to be killed because it was necessary. He says it doesn’t matter who gets in their way; they must be taken care of. Miguel asks if everyone got rid of their bloody shirts. Patricio got rid of his and Macario says he’s going to burn his, but admits that Amalia saw it. Patricio is enraged and tells Macario that they have to kill Amalia, the same way he killed Martin. Macario doesn’t want Amalia hurt, but Patricio insists.

     Carolina tells Amalia about her mother’s secrets and makes her promise not to tell anyone. Florencia goes to the Montero ranch and finds Isabela, Gladys, Lucrecia, and Constanza in the living room together. She is upset and announces that Martin is dead and calls Lucrecia a murderer. Gladys wants to know what is going on, but the three sisters decide it’s none of her business and leave the room together. Alone, Florencia cries, Constanza consoles her, and Lucrecia says that none of it is her fault--she says, it’s all Florencia’s fault. Alex arrives and asks what’s wrong and Florencia reveals how Martin died. They’re shocked to learn it was suicide, but Florencia doesn’t believe it was. Alex comforts her.

     Martina visits Renato and Christa and reveals that Victoria’s real name isn’t Beatriz Molina--it’s Luisa Dominguez. Martina tells Renato that Luisa/Victoria/Beatriz is a very wealthy woman and Renato is happy to think that he has her right where he wants her. Macario and Patricio continue to argue about the Martin/Amalia issue and Miguel continues to referee. Patricio finally decides to let it drop for the moment, but vows that once they get what they want from Don G, Patricio will deal with Macario. Diego tells German and Claudio that he’s scared he’s going to lose Victoria. German thinks he shouldn’t have rejected her and suggests he go to bed with her and convince her to be his wife. Victoria tells Maria that she’s going to leave Diego alone.

     Maria tries to convince Victoria to give up her revenge and trust Diego with the truth about Carolina. Victoria tells Maria that Diego won’t want her anymore when he finds out who she really is. Diego arrives and overhears. He asks her who she really is. He asks if she was in prison or something and she tells him she wasn’t and tells him that he already knows that her birth name isn’t Victoria, but doesn’t want to tell him it’s Luisa because he’ll immediately know that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter. She refuses to tell him and he promises to leave the topic alone and says that he has his own secret that he’d rather not tell her.

     He tells her that he expects her at his house that night. She asks why and he says he wants to please her and show her how much he loves her. They kiss as Renato wonders what he’s going to do to Victoria. He congratulates Martina on a well-done job and Christa asks Martina what she’s getting in return for working for Renato. Martina tells him that she’s doing it for the money but Christa thinks Martina likes him. Victoria tells Maria that she and Diego will be together that night. Maria is surprised. Victoria tells Maria that she’s scared because she’s never made love before. Maria asks about Gonzalo and Victoria tells her that what Gonzalo did to her was horrible and he will pay for it.

     Diego and German speak to an officer who tells them that they aren’t finished with the autopsy yet. Patricio, Macario, and Miguel continue to plot and plan and decide to wait a few days to see if Don G will die or not. When Patricio and Miguel leave, Macario says that if he’d known Don G would have a heart attack, he’d never have gone to Diego’s ranch to steal his pistol. He thinks about Amalia’s warning and curses Don Chema for his prediction. Victoria says that she’ll never forget what Gonzalo did to her. She says that she’d thought about giving up her revenge and marrying Diego and having a family with him, but decided against it when she learned Florencia meant to take Carolina/Mariana away from her. Maria tries to get her to tell Diego about Carolina, but she’s sure that he’ll hate her for it and she’d lose him forever.

     Diego tells German that he needs to buy flowers and stuff for Victoria because he plans to follow German’s advice and make love to Victoria that night. Diego tells him that he’ll be fighting a ghost--Carolina’s father. He knows that Victoria has suffered much and plans to treat her like a queen. Florencia calls Lucrecia a murder and Lucrecia tells her she isn’t. Constanza asks if Diego’s responsible for Martin’s death and Lucrecia becomes upset and yells at them, telling them that Diego’s not a murderer and calls Martin a coward and accuses Florencia of being the reason Martin killed himself.

     Diego feels uncomfortable in the police station and tells German that he wants to tell Victoria his secret and everything there is to know about his past. German tells him that he shouldn’t because he doesn’t know everything about hers. They’re about to leave when Patricio arrives. Diego tells him that he’s sorry what happened to his father and offers his support. Patricio tells him thanks and that despite his problems with Patricio’s grandfather, Don G, he doesn’t want any problems with Diego; he says he knows that he and his father were really good friends. Diego tells him that he needs to help Florencia find peace and accept the reality of the situation. He tells Patricio that Florencia still thinks it was murder and not suicide.

     Constanza tries to stop the argument between Florencia and Lucrecia. Victoria tells Maria that after tonight, she’ll never see Diego again. She tells Maria that after she gets her revenge, she plans on going back home to her ranch in California and live with her members of Diego and their one night together. She tells Maria that the only thing that will stop her is if people start to suspect that Carolina isn’t really her daughter. Maria warns her about Renato. Christa tells Martina that she wants to talk to alone later. Martina recounts to Renato the facts surrounding Luisa/Victoria’s name change and about Don Gaspar and how she inherited all her money. Martina tells them that (since Victoria obviously isn‘t after money) what she wants is revenge. She reveals that the Monteros hurt Luisa a great deal.

     Florencia and Constanza decide to tell Don G that Martin is dead, but not go into details because of his health. Lucrecia isn’t in the least worried about Don G’s health. The conversation turns to Gladys and they worry about her learning their secret (about Florencia‘s daughter). Constanza tries to convince Florencia not to tell anyone about her daughter, but she refuses to keep it a secret anymore. Gladys and Isabela wonder what’s going on with the three Montero sisters and then worry about how they’ll get Don G’s fortune. Alex comforts Patricio and Patricio decides to go and tell his grandfather what happened with Martin. Diego tells Alex that he isn’t sorry Don G had a heart attack, but he isn’t happy about it, either. Alex hopes that the heart attack will make Don G reconsider his life and decide to leave Diego in peace. Diego is in agreement and can’t understand why Don G ahs always hated him so much. He shakes Alex’s hand, gives Patricio his sympathy and he and German leave. Patricio watches Diego leave and wonders what Diego would do if he knew the real reason why Don G wants to get rid of Diego and buy his lands: because Gonzalo is the one who really killed Diego’s half-brother.

     Gonzalo goes to see Don G in the hospital and says that he simply wants to keep up appearances. Don G tells him that they have a lot to talk about. He reminds Gonzalo that he saved him from going to prison twice. Victoria and Maria finish talking just as Diego and German arrive. Diego offers to walk her back to the Montero ranch. Victoria tells Diego that he can expect her late in the night because she wants to make sure Carolina is asleep first. Diego asks her to make him a promise: “After tonight, promise me that you won’t ever leave my side.” She tells him to trust her and that the last thing she wants is to leave him.

“Then, promise me,” he insists. She tells him that she can’t and that he knows that her position in life isn’t certain and doesn’t know what tomorrow may bring. She tells him that she can’t promise him anything because she might not be able to keep that promise. She asks if he would prefer to cancel their plans for the night and forget about each other forever. He tells her he’ll be waiting for her that night and they hug.

     German tells Flora and Claudio that it’s best that none of them stay in the main house that night because Victoria and Diego will be meeting there. They’re happy for Diego. Florencia wants to tell the whole world that she has a daughter. Lucrecia tells Florencia that people are going to think her crazy if she tells everyone that she has a twenty-year-old daughter. Florencia sticks with her decision as Victoria thinks about Diego and cries, wondering why things have to be the way they are. Diego thinks about her and wonders the same thing.

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MAR. 6-10, 2006

TWO-HOUR EPISODES

 

Telenovela-World:  Episode Forty-six/Episode Forty-seven Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-06-06 14:49 PST

     Episode Forty-six/Episode Forty-seven

     German tells Flora and Claudio that Diego and Victoria are having an intimate meal together at the main house. Florencia cries to her sisters about her problems and vows to find her daughter and Luisa. Lucrecia and Constanza don’t want her to tell the whole world that she has a daughter. Florencia turns on Lucrecia and accuses her of destroying her life and Martin’s life. Victoria thinks about Diego and cries wondering why things have to be the way they are as Diego thinks about her and wonders the same. Martina tells Renato about Victoria’s past, but doesn’t know Carolina’s father’s name. Christa comments that Martina didn’t do her job well and Renato tells Martina to ignore her. She tells Renato that Luisa always spoke of her child as if it was male, but she had a daughter instead.

     Ruben kicks Don G’s secretary out of Don G’s office, telling her that he’s in charge now and sends for his daughter. Diego and Claudio talk about Martin and Bianca. Gerardo tells Carolina that Don G wants to see both her and Amalia at the hospital and Carolina can‘t imagine why he‘d want to talk to her. Carolina prefers to go to the hospital with Ales and wonders what Don G wants to speak to Don G. Gerardo tells her that Don G said something about being in debt to Amalia. They talk about Don G and note the way that he treats his three grandchildren (Alex, Bianca, and Gerardo), but treats his children like crap.

     Don G tells Gonzalo that he should think about his future because when Don G dies, someone might reveal his secrets and send him to jail. He tells him that Amalia will surely tell the police how he killed her mother (Raquel) and almost killed Amalia too. Don G tells him that the only reason she hasn’t said anything isn’t because she doesn’t remember, but because of fear of Don G. Gonzalo thinks Amalia was too young to remember what happened, but Don G tells him that no one could forget such a brutal event.

     Macario asks Amalia a favor: don’t tell anyone that he cut his arm. She promises not to say anything. Alex comforts Patricio at the police station and tries to make him of home and rest, but Patricio refuses and is nervous that someone will find out that his father’s death wasn’t a suicide. Rocio visits Don Chema and gives him the latest news about Martin and Don G. He says that Martin’s death wasn’t a suicide--he says it was murder. Miguel is nervous at the police department and makes a nuisance of himself and he and Patricio worry that the police will discover that it wasn’t a suicide. An officer arrives and tells them that the results are in and he knows exactly what killed Martin. He tells them it was suicide.

     Macario goes to see Don Chema and asks how he knew what was going to happen. He tells him that he read it in the cards. Macario asks if he someone will find out that he was the one who pulled the trigger and Don Chema says “no….por el moment…” Gladys finds Victoria and asks for her help again that night. Victoria tells her no and suggests she go to a church and pray for Gonzalo.

     Lucrecia tells Florencia and Constanza that it’s best that so much time ahs passed because now if Don G dies, Mariana will have the pleasure of never having met the old man. Her sisters are shocked. She reminds them that she’s not the only person who wants the old man dead and tells them not to be hypocrites because they want the same thing. Don G continues to warn Gonzalo that Diego could discover that Gonzalo killed Diego’s brother. He tells Gonzalo that his tongue gets a little looses when he’s had too much to drink, but Gonzalo tells him he can control himself and won’t drink so much anymore.

     Carolina and Gerardo tell Amalia that Don G wants to see them at the hospital. Gerardo tells Carolina that he and Bianca want to be friends with her because she’s Alex’s girlfriend. She’s pleased. Gladys continues to try to convince Victoria to give her another night alone with her husband, but Victoria continues to refuse. Don G tells Gonzalo that if Luisa returns, get a DNA test to prove the child is his. When Gonzalo leaves, the doctor, Ramon, checks up on Don G and talk about Don G’s children and how disappointed he is in his son. They both say that thanks to Gonzalo, they lost one of their best friends: Salvador.

     Florencia gets a phone call from Patricio who tells her that the police are done with the body and tells her he’s so sorry that his dad died. When she hangs up, Florencia sobs to Constanza and Lucrecia rolls her eyes and announces that she’s going to see Diego. Claudio tells Diego that he invited Bianca to meet him later. Diego warns Claudio about Ruben and tells him to leave Ruben for him to deal with. Don G’s secretary tells Ruben that Don G doesn’t like anyone using his office and Ruben yells at her, saying that Don G is dying in the hospital and he (Ruben) is in charge now. He shoves her out of the room.

     He tells Gonzalo that he also has to worry about the child he may or may not have with Luisa because when a man as wealthy as Don G dies, opportunistic relatives appear and try to claim part of the future. Gonzalo realizes why he likes Victoria is because she’s a lot like Luisa. Don G tells him that Luisa and her child could show up at any given moment wanting revenge for what the Montero family did to her. Martina offers to return to work at the Montero ranch for Renato and he agrees. When Christa objects, Renato tells her that she’s going to help Martina get her job back at the ranch and insults her when he says that Martina is the only one he can count on.

     Gladys complains to Isabela about Victoria as Isabela complains about Carolina. They both want payback from Victoria and Carolina. Edelmiro finds a reason to go to the Ibarra ranch (Rocio‘s birthday), and Diego tells him to tell Carolina that he wants to speak with her. Carolina and Amalia are alone and Carolina tells her that she’s going to tell her the secrets her mother is keeping and afterwards, Amalia will tell her the secret she has with Don G. Amalia agrees. Bianca goes to Don G’s office to see Ruben. He wants her to convince Gerardo to try to be Don G’s heir and Bianca tells him that she can’t because Gerardo wasn’t interested in Don G’s fortune in the first place. She tells him that Don G will never make Gerardo his heir.

     Amalia tells Carolina she doesn’t remember things well and makes her promise not to tell anyone. Edelmiro interrupts them and tells Carolina that Diego wants to see her. Rocio tries to get Victoria to accept Diego and Victoria tells her how much she loves Diego. Rocio tells her that since Don G is in the hospital, there’s no one to stop her from sinking her claws into Diego. Constanza continues to comfort her sister, Florencia. Florencia begs her to prevent Lucrecia from showing up at Martin’s wake.

     Lucrecia finds Diego as Edelmiro walks Carolina to Los Encinos. Diego tells Lucrecia that she shouldn’t be there and she tells him that she missed him and wants to continue their romance. He tells her that they don’t have a romance and reminds her that her father is in the hospital and her brother-in-law just died. He insinuates that she should feel bad and tells her that she’s the one who put venom in Martin’s blood and it’s her fault that he killed himself. She asks him if he thinks she might need a little consoling and kisses him. At that moment, before he can push her away, Carolina and Edelmiro arrive. Carolina says, “Diego!”

     Lucrecia yells at Carolina and tells her to leave. Diego tells her she’s crazy and that he did invite Carolina because he wanted to speak to her. Lucrecia tells him to tell her whatever he has to say because she (Lucrecia) and Diego have to talk about Martin’s funeral. Carolina can’t believe what she saw and asks Diego how he could ask her mother to marry him, then make out with Lucrecia. He tells Carolina that Lucrecia caught him by surprise. Lucrecia is shocked to hear that Diego asked Victoria to marry him.

     Gonzalo gets drunk and sits under a tree remembering his father’s words. His mind flashes back to when Raquel (Amalia‘s mother) took him to her bed. On the bed, they kiss, then Raquel sees her little girl in the corner. Amalia looks to be about nine years old with two pony-tails on the side of her head. Her mother grabs her roughly and tries to get rid of her because she’s always interrupting her sessions with her “clients”. Gonzalo stops them and tells Raquel that he likes “chiquiticas” and asks Raquel how much money she wants for one night with her daughter. Gonzalo wishes he could forget the memory.

     Diego tells Lucrecia that he asked Victoria to marry him because he loves her and begs Carolina not to doubt his feelings for her mother. Lucrecia is upset and tells Diego that Victoria is Gonzalo’s lover. Don G and Ramon talk about Salvador as Macario continues to question Don Chema. Don Chema tells him that if he doesn’t change his ways something bad will happen. He adds that going after the Montero fortune could be his downfall. Don G comments that the only friend Salvador ever had was Dona Lencha who died. Ramon reminds him that he burned the old lady alive. Don G doesn’t want to be reminded. Don G thinks that Ramon feels guilty too for not telling the police that Gonzalo killed Amalia’s mother.

     Gonzalo continues to drink and salutes Amalia and Raquel and says that they continue to haunt him. Carolina tells Diego that it’s not true that Victoria and Gonzalo are lovers and Diego tells her not to worry, because he knows it’s not true. He tells Edelmiro to take Carolina to Maria. Diego asks Lucrecia what kind of human being she is and why she wants to cause so much pain for others. She tries to make him believe that Gonzalo is even thinking about getting a divorce. Diego tells her that Gonzalo isn’t sleeping with Victoria--he’s with Gladys, instead. Lucrecia doesn’t believe it.

     Gladys learns that Martina has returned to work at the ranch by Renato’s orders. Martina trades insults with the others and Gladys announces that she’s the one who gives the orders and says who stays and who goes. Christa gives her a message from Renato telling her that he is expecting to see her tonight. Isabela tells Christa that Victoria told Gladys that she wouldn’t help her with Gonzalo and they laugh at her.

Lucrecia tells Diego she doesn’t believe him and Diego tells her that he’s not going to let her talk bad about Victoria or her daughter. Lucrecia tells him that she refuses to believe it and he tells her that he doesn’t care if she believes it or not and demands that she leave him alone. “I never want to see you again. Did you hear? Never.” Lucrecia is close to tears.

     Christa picks at Gladys and Gladys tells her that she’s going to find a way to make Victoria continue with their deception. She vows that when the day comes that he discovers who he’s really in bed with, it won’t matter because he won’t be able to resists her. Renato goes to visit Don G at the hospital and wonders why none of his family members are there and asks if there’s something he can do for him. He tells Renato to tell Isabela to leave Alex alone and that he (Don G) can’t help her anymore

     Don G’s secretary asks Alex if Don G left Ruben in charge. He tells her that he doesn’t know, but he doesn’t think he’d do that. The secretary tells him that Ruben has taken over and he’s giving orders and bossing people around and using Don G’s office. Alex is angry and bursts into his grandfather’s office and tells Ruben to take his feet off the desk and get out of Don G’s office. Carolina tells Maria that she can’t stand Lucrecia and that if it weren’t for Alex, she’d go far away from the ranch and never look back. She worries about her mother and Maria tells her that she spoke to her mother about giving up her revenge and Victoria was on the verge of doing so. She believes that Victoria is going to accept Diego’s marriage proposal. Carolina isn’t so sure.

     Gladys tells Rocio and Victoria that Martina is back and things can get back to normal. Gladys goes back to Christa and Isabela and talk about Martin’s death. Isabela says that Florencia accused Lucrecia of being a murderer. Diego drags Lucrecia by the arm and tries to make her leave the ranch. She pulls her arm free and says she’s not going anywhere. He tells her that if she comes back to his ranch, he’ll throw her off again or call the police. She tells him that she loves him and the only thing she wants out of life is to be at his side, take care of him, but he looks at her like she’s some kind of delinquent. He tells her that he doesn’t love her and blames her for Martin’s death.

     She tries to get his sympathy by reminding him that her father beat her. She tells him that she’s scared that when her father leaves the hospital, he’ll harm her. She wraps her arms around him and begs him to defend her and tells him that if she isn’t at his side, her father will kill her. Diego refuses to fall for her tricks again and pushes her away. He tells her that he knows how cruel she is and points out what she did to Florencia and Martin and how she just accused Victoria of being Gonzalo’s lover right in front of her daughter and Edelmiro. He tells her to leave and he never wants to see her again.

     She gets angry and asks if he’s really going to get rid of her like that. He tells her that he loves Victoria and plans on doing everything in his power to get her to marry him and he doesn’t want anymore drama from her (Lucrecia). She cries and tells him again that she loves him. He yells at her that he loves someone else. Angry, she slaps him and tells him that he’ll regret it and swears that she’s going to make sure that he and Victoria will never be happy together and tells him that she’ll kill them to prevent them being together. He tells her to stop interfering in his life. “For God’s sake, Lucrecia! You’re crazy!” He tells her that she bothers him. She tells him that she’s not crazy and no one’s going to stop her. She swears that one day, he’ll be hers. He tells her that she can’t force someone to love her because it won’t work and even if he and warns her about coming in between him and Victoria. He tells her not to ever set foot on his ranch again won’t be responsible for what happens if she does. She tells him that nobody orders her around or prohibits her from doing anything.

     Victoria and Rocio talk about how much they dislike Martina and Rocio says she won’t invite Martina to her party. Martina runs into Amalia and they trade insults. Amalia warns her against messing with her or her friend Carolina. Angry, Carolina marches her way home and Diego stops her, apologizing for everything and telling her how much he cares about her mother. She tells him that she believes him and that she’s worried that Lucrecia might try to hurt her mother. Diego agrees that Lucrecia is crazy. Lucrecia arrives home and finds Gladys in the living room with Christa and Isabela. She tells them to get out of her house. She can’t believe that every time she turns around, Christa and Isabela are there. Gladys tells her that they are guests of Don G and can stay for however long they please. Lucrecia tells her that when he dies, no one will be around to protect them here and tells them to have dignity and leave. She storms out of the room.

     Don G tells Renato that he can’t make Alex do anything and says that he’s the most independent of his grandchildren and the most difficult to manage. He tells Renato that he can’t make Alex marry Isabela and Renato tries to make him use his sickness to convince Alex to do what he wants, but Don G tells him that Alex isn’t that easy to manage. Renato tells him that they should wait a little while and let Isabela fall out of love with Alex so that it won’t hurt her feelings. Don G says maybe, but he doesn’t want her at his ranch the day that Alex and Carolina get married. Renato is surprised and asks him if he’s saying that Alex and Carolina have already decided. Don G tells him that he doesn’t know and when he leaves the hospital, he wants to see them married as soon as possible. He tells Renato that Alex is his favorite grandchild and doesn’t want to fight with him over the woman he loves. He says that he believes it’s best for all if Renato convinces Isabela to leave. Mentally, he says that Christa needs to go to because if he has a repeat of the other night, he’ll die.

     Christa, Isabela and Gladys wonder what happened with Lucrecia. Gladys is sure there’s something happening between the three sisters and vows to find out what it is. Lucrecia finds Victoria alone and tells her that she knows about what she and Gladys are doing to Gonzalo. A drunken Gonzalo talks to his favorite tree about Victoria. (Seriously. He talks to the tree. He even kisses it. Then caresses it. Then imagines that the tree asked him who Victoria is and answers.) He hopes Victoria will help him erase his demons. Lucrecia tells Victoria that Gonzalo will kill her when he finds out but Victoria is unafraid. She tells Victoria to leave Diego alone, because he belongs to her and Victoria isn’t the woman for him.

     Victoria tells Lucrecia that she loves him and he loves her. Diego tells Carolina that he wants her and Victoria to come to work at his ranch; he says he can’t pay them much, but at least they’ll be safer at his ranch. He tells her that he wants to marry Victoria. Carolina asks him what he’s planning and offers to help. He tells her that she can talk to her mother and try to talk her into marrying him and says that tonight, he plans on asking her to marry him again. Carolina is happy. Victoria tells Lucrecia that she’s tired of all her problems and all she wants to do is work. She tells Lucrecia that she tried to get out of her way, but Diego doesn’t love her (Lucrecia) and there’s nothing Victoria could do to make him want her. Lucrecia accuses her of saying that she didn’t love Diego. Victoria corrects her and tells her that she said that it was best that she stay away from Diego, “…but now (shrugs), now I’m starting to change my mind.” She walks out of the room.

     Carolina and Diego talk about Martin. Diego tells to tell her mother to meet him at eleven. Carolina promises as Alex and Ramon (the doctor) talk about telling Don G that Martin died. Ramon thinks Alex should do it himself because Don G likes him so much. Alex goes in and Don G asks him if he’s waiting for him to die just like all the others. Alex assures him that he’s not and tells him that Martin died. Don G is surprised.

     Ruben and Constanza get ready for the wake. Ruben tells her to keep a closer watch on their daughter Bianca, talks about Claudio, and orders her to convince Gerardo to continue trying to secure himself the title of Don G’s heir so that he can get the Montero fortune. Sarcastically, Constanza reminds him that it’s none of her business because she’s a woman and money and business are things women shouldn’t be involved in. Claudio and Bianca meet at a restaurant and he reveals to her that he was once in prison. She’s shocked.

     Diego runs into his aunt Flora on her way to her friend’s house and he tells her that German and Claudio left the ranch, too. When she leaves, he realizes that everyone knows that he’s meeting with Victoria that night. Victoria thinks about Lucrecia and all her threats, Diego, all the advice she’s been getting about forgetting about her revenge. Carolina gets dressed, but doesn’t have anything black to wear and wonders if Alex will be upset. She assures her that he won’t. Carolina tells Victoria that Diego wants to meet her at eleven. She tells her to accept Diego’s marriage proposal. Victoria admits that she’s on the point of doing so. Carolina tells her that God has given her a chance at happiness and she has to take it. She leaves to go and meet Alex, but before she leaves, she tells her not to let true love escape her. Alone, she says, “Why not?”

     She contemplates it and worries about Diego finding out that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter. She says that now that she’s seen Lucrecia again, she doesn’t want Diego in Lucrecia’s arms or any other woman’s arms. Gladys, Christa, Isabela, and Florencia are dressed in black and ready to go, but Lucrecia thinks she forgot something and goes to find it. Victoria continues to pace around her room and thinks that if she marries Diego and leaves with him and Carolina, the chances of someone finding out who they really are would be even less. Renato walks into her room and tells her that he knows who she really is and why she’s there at the ranch. Outside the cabin, Lucrecia arrives and over hears him say that he knows that Victoria came there to get her revenge against the Monteros. He calls her Luisa Dominguez and outside, Lucrecia covers her mouth in shock and realizes that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Forty-eight/Episode Forty-nine Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-07-06 18:11 PST

     Episode Forty-eight/Episode Forty-nine

     Eavesdropping on Renato and Victoria, Lucrecia learns that Victoria is Luisa and Carolina is Mariana, Florencia’s daughter and that Victoria/Luisa came back for revenge. Renato threatens Victoria as Lucrecia listens. Carolina and Amalia agree to meet tomorrow and tell each other their secrets and Amalia promises to talk to Victoria for Carolina. Alex tells Don G that Martin died and Don G is saddened by the news and tells Alex how much he admired Martin even though he didn’t show it. He wishes he could go to say his last goodbyes, but Alex doesn’t think it’s a good idea for him to leave the hospital. Don G says that he admired Martin because he refused to take money from him and lived in his own home and lived modestly and took care of his family.

     Constanza comforts Florencia at her husband’s wake as Ruben asks Gerardo where Bianca is. Gerardo tells him that Bianca is probably with Claudio. Ruben raises his hand to hit him, but stops himself. Claudio tells Bianca that he tried to kill his stepfather and went to jail for attempted murder. She is upset and tells him that she doesn’t want to see him ever again and leaves. German tries to lift Claudio’s spirits. Lucrecia continues to eavesdrop on Victoria and Renato. Christa and Isabela wait for Renato and worry that he still hasn’t come back as Victoria paces and contemplates her circumstances as Lucrecia listens. Victoria vows that no one will take her daughter away from her and says that if Carolina ever found out, she would hate her.

     Victoria decides to forget about her revenge because she doesn’t want Carolina to find out that she isn’t her mother. Outside, Lucrecia listens and is sure that Victoria’s going to lose Diego forever. Edelmiro, flowers and such in hand, finds Diego and tells him that he’s going to see Rocio (it‘s her birthday). He thinks it’s safe because everyone will be at the wake, but Diego warns him that he doubts Macario will go to the wake. Macario tells Miguel that he’s not going to the wake and criticizes Patricio because he’s so upset about his father’s death when just a few days ago he was wishing that he was a Montero and Martin wasn’t his father.

     Gerardo gives Patricio his condolences when Alex and Carolina arrive. Gladys doesn’t want her there and causes a scene. She starts to walk over to her, but Constanza grabs her by the arm and stops her. Isabela insults her because she isn’t wearing black. Alex tells her not to let them bother her and they walk away. Victoria cries and thinks about Diego when Amalia arrives. Amalia asks her why she was crying and tells her not to let Lucrecia get her hands on Diego because she‘ll only ruin his life.

     Lucrecia thinks about what she learned from eavesdropping on Victoria and Renato as Alex and Carolina hold each other. Diego walks in and shakes Patricio’s hand. Ruben wants to throw him out, but Florencia stops him, saying that Diego was a good friend of Martin’s. Ramon and Don G talk about Martin and how his marriage to Florencia was a happy one. Don G says that he made the right choice when he chose Florencia’s spouse. Don G tells Ramon that he wants to enjoy what little time he has left and Ramon asks him how he’s going to enjoy that time and if he‘s going to use that time to play games with his family. Don G tells him that his family is like a game of chess and he likes to move the pieces around and says that there are those in his family who move themselves (around his chess board).

     Diego comforts Florencia and tells her that it’s best if he leaves. On his way out, Bianca walks in and asks him why he didn’t tell her that Claudio was a murderer. He tells her that he isn’t a murderer and to speak to Claudio and ask him why he tried to kill his step-father and leaves. Miguel arrives and trades insults with Ruben as Lucrecia thinks about how she can use the information she just got against Victoria/Luisa.

     Claudio and German talk about Amalia and Bianca. Claudio is sure that Bianca doesn’t want anything to do with him and German is sure that he and Amalia will never be anything more than friends she loves Macario. They both think there’s something strange about Amalia and wonder what she’s hiding. Amalia delivers a note to Los Encinos for Diego and helps Victoria with her hair. Diego goes home and Maria gives him the note from Victoria. He’s confused by it.

     Victoria is wearing a white gown and praying at an altar when a priest arrives. The priest goes to answer a knock at the door. Diego walks into the church and sees Victoria. She tells him that she asked him to come because she has agreed to marry him. He asks if she’s serious and she tells him that she is. They are about to kiss when the priest stops them. Victoria tells him that she knows that she and Diego can’t marry now because they haven’t taken all the necessary steps (marriage license, etc.), but they plan to take care of those things as soon as possible and will be married in his church. Diego says that they’re ready to marry if there’s a way that he can perform the ceremony now.

     Maria and Flora are happy and wonder what’s happening with Diego and Victoria at the church. The priest tells them that there’s no way that he can marry them now and do all the other necessary procedures at a later date. He agrees to bless them and when they try to kiss each other again, the priest stops them, reminding them that their in the house of God. Florencia can’t believe Lucrecia had the nerve to actually show up. Lucrecia tells her that she fells for her because she’s her sister and tells her that she didn’t kill Martin. Florencia tells her that it’s her fault and vows to find her daughter. Alex and Carolina watch Bianca cry and Alex and Gerardo comment that they didn’t think she was so sensitive. Constanza consoles Bianca and tells her to calm down because she doesn’t want people to find out that she’s crying for Claudio and not for her uncle Martin. Bianca calls him a criminal and continues to cry.

     Claudio tells German that he’s going to forget about Bianca forever and says that he‘s been marked for the rest of his life. Claudio comments that even though Amalia and Macario are lovers, she still seems so innocent. Macario asks Amalia what people around the ranch are saying about Martin’s death. She tells him that Florencia accused Lucrecia of killing Martin but the police told them that it was suicide. She says that she hopes Florencia doesn’t go crazy like Lucrecia. Macario thinks that now that Don G is in the hospital, Lucrecia will finally be able to get Diego. Amalia tells him that’s impossible because Diego wants Victoria and hints that there might be a wedding soon.

     Diego and Victoria kneel at the altar and are blessed by the priest.. The priest hopes their wedding happens very soon. He finishes his blessing and tells Diego that he can kiss the bride. When he leaves, Victoria tells Diego that she’s sure that she made the right decision. They kiss again. Macario and Amalia are talking when Martina arrives, asking for help with Gonzalo who’s drunk again. They take Gonzalo to his bedroom. Don G dreams about playing chess with Ramon and Don Chema when he gets a telephone call. He tells them that Gonzalo is in trouble again. They find Gonzalo beating Amalia and pull him away. They decide to take Amalia to the hospital, but her mother is already dead, lying in a pool of blood. Don G awakes, screaming from his dream and Ramon calms him down. Don G tells him what he was dreaming about. He thinks that maybe he didn’t do enough for Amalia and remembers that she’s in love with Macario and thinks he can make her happy by making Macario marry her.

     Macario tries to think of a way to have Amalia as a lover and Carolina as a wife as Amalia tends to the cut on his arm. Ramon tells Don G that he’ll never change and he’ll never stop trying to run other people’s lives for them. Don G tells him that a marriage between Macario and Amalia would help Alex, too, because women are weak and Carolina might fall for Macario because he’s so attractive. Alex worries about Florencia and Carolina decides to go over and comfort her. She tells Florencia that she’s sure Martin is in heaven and Florencia tells her that she has a daughter around her age. Carolina tells her to pretend that she’s her daughter and they hug and Carolina comforts her. Lucrecia watches them and doesn’t want Florencia to find out that Carolina is her daughter because it will ruin her plans with Diego.

     Diego carries Victoria across the threshold into his house. He welcomes her to her new home and puts her down, telling her that he always felt that Los Encinos was missing something but now that she’s there, it’s complete. She tells him how happy she is and that she has a lot to tell him. He tells her to tell him later and leaves because he ahs something for her. Alone, Victoria hopes that no one finds out that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter as Carolina continues to comfort Florencia. Florencia tells her that she feels calmer around Carolina and thinks she reminds her of her daughter. Florencia tells her that a very bad woman stole her daughter from her. Diego gives Victoria flowers and tells her how much she means to him and pulls out a ring and formally asks her to marry him.

     Victoria tells him that she will marry him. They kiss and he carries her upstairs. In bed, Victoria tells him that she doesn’t know what to do and he tells her not to do anything. They make love.

     Isabela goes to comfort Patricio when Renato arrives and gives her a look. Renato tells Chrsita to tell Gladys that he wants her to come to his apartment. Lucrecia tells Carolina that she’s not a Montero and she can take care of her own sister. She tells her to go to Alex before Isabela steals him from her. Florencia is sleeping on the couch. Carolina tells Lucrecia that she used to be nice to her and her mother, but isn’t anymore because of Diego. She tells Lucrecia that she won’t let her hurt her mother. Lucrecia tells her not to worry because she’s not going to do anything to her mother. Lucrecia is sure that Diego will love her and marry her and Carolina laughs at her and tells her blind because she can’t see the love that Diego has for her mother and walks away. Lucrecia knows just how she’s going to stop Victoria and Diego from getting married.

     Carolina tells Alex, Gerardo and Bianca that Florenica is sleeping and Bianca suggests that Carolina stay because Florencia might want her there when she wakes up. Carolina agrees to stay and Alex suggests she call her mother so she won’t worry. Carolina doesn’t think her mother will be waiting up for her. Diego watches Victoria while she sleeps and says that it seems like she’s never made love before and thinks that if she’s never made love before, Carolina is the result of Gonzalo’s rape. Then, he realizes that Victoria would be incapable of doing such a thing and wonders if Carolina is really her daughter and decides that it doesn’t matter if she is or not. He says that he loves Victoria and vows to make her happy.

     Patricio doesn’t want to be comforted by Isabela and says that the only thing he wants is to get revenge for his father’s death. Isabela is surprised to hear this and reminds him that Martin’s death was ruled a suicide. Patricio realizes his mistake. Christa tells Gladys Renato wants to see her tonight and Gladys assures her that she isn’t interested in Renato. Gonzalo is still drunk and thinking about Victoria. Victoria wakes up and tells him that she can’t wait to be his wife. He tells her it will happen soon. She tells him that she has something really important to tell him and he tells her that he doesn’t care what it is because he’s prepared for everything and nothing she could say could change the way he feels about her. She tells him that she adores Carolina, but she’s not her daughter. She tells him that Carolina was adopted.

     Gladys goes to Renato’s place and tells him that she wants freedom and they argue as Miguel tries to kill his father. Macario worries about what Patricio might do and about Miguel doing something stupid. Miguel stops himself at the last moment and Don G opens his eyes, wanting to know what he’s doing there. Miguel tells him that he came to see how he was doing and Don G tells him that it’s not visiting hours and he should be at the wake. Don G insults him. Gladys doesn’t want to go to bed with Renato and he tells her that he‘s the one who decides when he wants to have sex with her. Christa is at the wake and crying because Renato is with Gladys. Gladys gives into Renato, but he wants to talk about Victoria first.

     Renato asks Gladys if she remembers Luisa Dominguez. Victoria tells Diego that she’s not going to tell him the whole story about Carolina, but just wanted him to know that she’s adopted and she would die without Carolina. Diego jokes that she’s making him jealous. He asks her what she knows about Carolina’s parents as Gladys tells Renato that she knows who Luisa is and tells him that she kicked Luisa in the stomach and tried to make her lose her baby but doesn’t know if she lost it or not. Renato asks if she ever considered that Luisa could return one day and get her revenge on them. Victoria tells Diego that she doesn’t know anything about Carolina’s father. He asks about Carolina’s mother and wonders if her mother might try to find her and reclaim her daughter.

     Victoria tells him that she knows who Carolina’s mother is but asks him not to ask her what the woman’s name is. He asks why and tells her that she can trust him. She tells him that she isn’t prepared and needs more time before she tells him and he agrees. Florencia awakens and thought Martin’s death was a bad dream and starts crying. Constanza consoles her. Lucrecia tells her that after they bury Martin, Florencia can start a new life. Florencia isn’t comforted by Lucrecia’s comment and says that she’s going to start looking for her daughter and Luisa today.

     Diego tells Victoria that he only wants to know if Carolina’s biological mother is a good person or a bad persona so that they’ll know how to protect themselves from her. She tells him that she’s a good person who made a mistake that cost her a lot. He asks her if it’s someone he knows and she begs him to stop asking her and hold her, saying that she doesn’t to think about it anymore and without Carolina, she’d die. As he comforts her, he realizes that Carolina must be Florencia’s daughter, but doesn’t tell Victoria that he knows. Florencia tells Carolina that she’s happy she stayed and asks her to go with her when they bury Martin. Carolina agrees and Florencia says that even thought there are a lot of people there, most of them are hypocrites who didn’t really care about Martin. Florencia thanks her for her help and Carolina tells her that they can keep pretending like Carolina is her daughter and doesn’t think that Victoria will mind.

     Victoria asks Diego to help her keep Carolina if someone comes and tries to take her away. He asks her if she thinks that when Carolina finds out she will be angry with her for not telling her. She tells him that she’s scared of losing her and says that if the day comes that they are separated, she’ll die. He tells her that that’s not going to happen. Gladys tells Renato that no one ever found out if Victoria gave birth or not and tells him that Don G burned her grandmother alive in her own home. She tells him that Gonzalo had started to fall in love with Luisa and murmured her name in his sleep. Renato thinks to himself how stupid Gladys is and wonders what would happen if she knew that Luisa was Victoria.

     Victoria tells Diego that her revenge isn’t important anymore and the only things that are important to her are Diego and Carolina. She asks him if he’s going to help her keep Carolina. He promises her he will help her. Gladys asks Renato how he heard Luisa’s name and he tells her that he wanted to make sure there are no more Monteros out there to claim part of the Montero fortune. Gladys wonders if Luisa might return with her daughter or son when Don G dies. Renato thinks Luisa and her daughter/son might return. He goes into the bedroom and expects Gladys to follow him. He tells her that while they’re together, she had better not think about Gonzalo or he’ll beat her to death.

     Don G tells Miguel to leave and Miguel asks him why he hates him so much and tells him that it’s not his fault that he’s illegitimate, it’s Don G’s fault. Don G tells him that he’s the reason why Teresa died. Miguel tells him that he has no feelings and reminds him that he lost his mother and he didn’t have anywhere else to go, but Don G never accepted him. Don G tells him that what’s done is done and he can’t change it. Miguel asks if he’ll ever change his mind and give him his last name. Don G tells him no. Miguel tells him that when he dies, he’s not going to be reunited with his wife because Teresa is in heaven and Don G is going to rot in hell.

     When they finish, Renato tells Gladys that she needs practice and Gladys tells him that she needs to get back before anyone notices she’s gone. Christa is still upset about Renato and Gladys and she and Isabela note that the two of them have been gone for a long time. Several men come for Martin ’s body, but Florecncia isn’t ready to let go and begs them to wait a little longer. They say they’re sorry and go for the body. Carolina comforts Florencia.

     The next morning, Victoria wakes and she and Diego tells each other that they love each other. She says “to hell with all the Monteros” and her revenge and they kiss. Ruben goes to see Don G and tells him about the funeral and tells him that Florencia was hysterical and talks bad about her but Don G says that he knows how Florencia feels because he felt the same when Teresa died. He says that he wanted to die with her and tells Ruben that he won’t see her when he dies because she’s in heaven and he’ll be going to hell just like Miguel said.

     At the Montero ranch, Gladys and Gonzalo trade insults. Gonzalo tells Florencia that he’s sorry he couldn’t go to the funeral and wishes there was something he could do to help her. She tells him there’s nothing he can do. Martina complains to Rocio because Victoria isn’t at work. Gladys walks in and tells her to leave Victoria alone and finish their work. When she leaves, Martina wonders how Victoria got on Gladys’s good side and Rocio tells her that Victoria and Gladys have gotten close since she (Martina) has been gone and tells Martina that she (Martina) is no longer as important as she used to be.

     Renato tells Isabela that now that Don G is in the hospital, he’s sure that Alex will be spending more time at the office and orders her to find a reason to go there and seduce him. Isabela asks him if he spoke to Don G and he tells her that Don G told him that he wasn’t going to help her with Alex. They realize that Don G prefers Carolina to Isabela and Renato tells her that she’d better do her job or he’ll get rid of her. Don G is anxious to leave the hospital and Ruben tells him he should rest and says that he and Alex can handle his work. Don G tells him that he’d prefer Alex to take over things in his absence. Alex tells Carolina that she must be tired and offers to walk her home. Florencia insists that she rests and thanks Carolina for everything and calls her an angel. Carolina tells her to call her if she needs anything and kisses her cheek. Alex walks Carolina home.

     Constanza and Lucrecia tell Florencia that she needs to rest too, but Florencia says that she won’t rest until she has her daughter by her side and finds Luisa. Victoria and Diego get dressed and she tells him that they need to go and see the priest to talk about their wedding and he tells her that afterwards, they need to talk. He tells her there’s something she needs to know about him and she tells him that as long as he’s not married or has another woman, she’s not worried. He tells her to sit down because what he has to tell her is not pleasant. Lucrecia tells Florencia that maybe Luisa died. Florencia tells her that if she died, then she’ll simply have to find her grave. Lucrecia tells her that they already tried, but Florencia isn’t giving up and tells her that she’s going to hire an investigator and leaves the room.

     Constanza asks Lucrecia why she doesn’t want Florencia to look for her daughter and asks if she knows something that she doesn’t want to tell them. Lucrecia tells her that she doesn’t and when Constanza leaves the room, she tries to figure out a way to stop Florencia from finding out that Carolina is her daughter because if she finds out, Lucrecia won’t have a way of breaking up Diego and Victoria. Victoria tells Diego that whatever he ahs to tell her, she doesn’t want to hear it because she doesn’t want it to ruin what they have. He tells her that she has to know. She tells him that since she gave up her revenge, he should give up his past, too, and not tell her something that she doesn’t want to hear. They kiss and Diego tells her that he was in prison for nearly three years.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Fifty/Episode Fifty-one Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-08-06 17:51 PST

     Episode Fifty/Episode Fifty-one

     Diego tells Victoria that his father put him in prison for nearly three years, even though he was innocent, for stealing a watch that his mother had given him. While he was in prison, Claudio came to visit him. Lucrecia tells Gonzalo that she’s found a way to get Diego and Gonzalo tells her that a forced marriage will never work as Diego tells Victoria how his father put him in jail when he came to tell him that his mother had died. German and Claudio ask Flora what happened with Diego and Victoria and she doesn‘t know. Claudio tells Flora what happened with Bianca when he told her that he was in prison.

     Bianca tells Gerardo that that she wants to talk to Claudio again and Gerardo doesn’t think it’s a good idea. Bianca tells him that she loves Claudio and Diego told her something to make her curious about why Claudio was in prison and wants to give him an opportunity to explain. Diego tells Victoria that Claudio was the son of the guy he shared a cell with and visited him even after his own father died and brought him food and stuff. Victoria tells him that she’s going to make up for all the time he spent in that place and Diego tells her that none of it matters anymore because now he has her. She tells him that he’ll always have her and can’t wait to be his wife. He tells her that in less than a week, they’ll be married.

     Lucrecia tells Gonzalo that she doesn’t care if she has to force him to marry her and while Gladys eavesdrops, Gonzalo insults her and tells Lucrecia how bad his marriage is and how much he hates Gladys. He says he’ll get a divorce as soon as Don G dies, but outside the room, Gladys vows never to let him divorce her. Ruben is pressuring Don G to leave him in charge of his business while he’s in the hospital and says that Alex is preoccupied with Carolina, but Don G wants Alex to stay in charge. Gonzalo tells Lucrecia how sure he is that Victoria loves him and Lucrecia tells him that Victoria doesn’t love him and the only thing she wants is revenge.

     Victoria and Diego make out and she tells him that until they marry, she’ll stay at the Montero ranch and make sure nobody’s bothering Carolina and make sure that Alex is good enough for her. She is anxious to go and tell Carolina that she’s going to marry Diego. Alex tells Carolina to rest and thanks her for helping with Florencia and she tells him how much she likes Florencia. They tell each other how much they love one another and kiss. Macario watches in the distance and says that he’s going to take Carolina away from him and make her his wife whether she likes it or not.

     Gladys shoves Amalia out of her way and Amalia yells at her. Gladys is outraged that she would yell at her like that and reminds her of her status in the household. Amalia objects to Gladys ordering her around and tells her that the only person who orders her around is Don G. Gladys tells her that when Don G isn’t home, she can fire whoever she wants. Amalia tells her that it wouldn’t be a good idea to try to get rid of her and tells her to ask her husband why it’s not a good idea. Gladys asks her if she’s Gonzalo’s lover and Amalia vehemently denies it, but insists that getting rid of her would be a huge mistake.

     Lucrecia tells Gonzalo to forget what she said about Victoria wanting revenge and tells him that soon she (Lucrecia) will be Diego’s wife. Diego introduces everyone at the ranch to his future wife and everyone is happy for them. Alex tells Don G’s secretary that Don G has left him in charge. The secretary is pleased to hear that and tells him that nobody likes Ruben and that if Ruben was left in charge, more than half of their employees would have quit because he’s such a tyrant. Ruben complains about Don G and can’t believe that he chose Alex over him. Constanza reminds him that Alex has Montero blood in his veins. Ruben continues to talk badly about Don G and decides to look for another way to get Alex out so that he won’t be Don G’s heir.

     Alex learns that Florencia is in her office. Florencia is talking to Mr. Mendez, a private investigator who she’s hired to look for Luisa and Mariana. Amalia tells Carolina that her mother has something important to tell her but didn’t want to wake her up. Carolina guesses that she and Diego are getting married. Diego tells Flora that he told Victoria all about his past, but she didn’t care. Flora decides she’s going to buy a whole bunch of books about babies because she wants Diego and Victoria to fill the house with children.

Victoria tells Rocio that she and Diego are getting married as Martina eavesdrop. Gonzalo continues to try to stop Lucrecia from forcing Diego to marry her and warns her that if Gladys finds out her plans, she’ll go running to Don G and tell on her. Lucrecia says Gladys won’t interfere in her plans.

     Martina tells Gladys that Victoria is getting married and leaving the ranch. Gladys is very upset with the news and says that Victoria can’t leave because she still needs her. Gladys finds Victoria and confronts her and tells her that she can’t go. Gladys slaps her and Victoria returns the favor and tells her that she’s going to marry Diego and that she’ll get her revenge against Gladys, too. Gladys asks her what she’s talking about. Victoria confuses her even more by telling her to ask her conscience about her revenge. Gladys won’t leave without learning why Victoria wants revenge against them.

     Diego brings all the paperwork to the church and consults with the priest as Gladys begs Victoria to help her with Gonzalo. Victoria rubs Gladys’ infidelity in her face and reminds her that Alex isn’t Gonzalo’s child. Gladys cries as she thinks about how miserable Gonzalo is with her. Alex goes to Florencia’s office and Florencia tells him and the investigator about the events surrounding the birth of her daughter and Luisa. The investigator decides to go to the ranch where Luisa lived when they brought her the baby. When the investigator leaves, Alex asks Florencia if Luisa is the girl whose grandmother was burned alive in the house and Florencia is surprised her remembers it since he was so young. Alex says that he’ll never forget that day. Alex expresses his sympathy for Luisa and Florencia asks how he could feel sympathy when Luisa stole her daughter.

     Victoria tells Gladys that she must have done something very bad in her past to deserve such an unhappy marriage. Gladys tells her that if she doesn’t help with Gonzalo, she’ll ruin Victoria’s marriage with Diego. Diego sings to his horse as German and Claudio arrive. Diego tells Claudio that he spoke to Bianca at the wake as Gladys continues to threaten Victoria. Bianca wants to go and see Claudio, but Constanza doesn’t want her to. Bianca begs her. Gonzalo says he’s going to stop drinking and the only reason he got drunk yesterday was because he went to visit his father and had a lot of things in his head that he wanted to forget. He puts down his drink and says that he wants to be clear-headed for his night with Victoria. Lucrecia tells him not to talk to Victoria about Diego and makes him promise not to tell anyone that Florencia has a daughter, especially Don G and Gladys.

     Florencia tells Alex that he’s scared that Luisa told her daughter bad things about her and now Mariana probably hates her. Carolina and Amalia find Diego and asks about Victoria. He tells her that Victoria went back to work. Carolina hugs him and tells him congratulations and calls him her beloved, new father. Diego is happy to hear her call him that. Carolina says that she can’t wait until she marries Alex and Amalia tells her that she still has to worry about Isabela. Alex goes to his office and finds Isabela there, wearing nothing but a trench coat and some high heels. She drops the trench coat and stands before him naked.

     Alex tries to get Isabela to leave, but she continues her seduction. Alex tells her that he loves Carolina and threatens to call security to make her leave. She tells him to call them and asks him what everyone will think when they find her naked in his office with him. The door bursts open and Ruben walks in and finds Isabela groping Alex and Alex resisting her. Carolina asks Diego not to tell Victoria that Carolina already knows they’re getting married. Diego tells Carolina and Amalia that Victoria must be out looking for her wedding gown but Carolina is sure that she wouldn’t go without her.

     Victoria goes to Renato’s apartment and tells him that she’s going to get out of his way and let him have the Montero fortune in exchange for Gladys not interfering in her wedding to Diego. She tells him to find another way to get his hands on the Montero fortune instead of trying to break up Alex and Carolina. She suggests they make Don G disinherit Alex and get Isabela to marry his new heir. He suggests they leave the Alex issue to luck and let Carolina and Isabela fight for Alex without any outside interference. Victoria tells him that it won’t be fair because Isabela plays dirty. Ruben is happy to have caught Alex and Isabela in a compromising situation and leaves. Alex tells Isabela to leave and she tells him he looks good when he’s angry and says she’ll be waiting for him when he and Carolina break up.

     Renato and Victoria continue to go head-to-head and he tells her to make Carolina break up with Alex or he’ll tell everyone that she’s Luisa. She says that he can tell everyone if he wants to because they‘ll find out sooner or later, but she’s not backing down and won’t have Carolina’s life ruined. Renato tells her that if he tells Alex, Alex will think that Carolina was helping her with her revenge and simply using Alex. He says Alex will hate her if he found out. Ruben decides he’s going to use what he witnessed against Alex and tell Don G that Alex isn’t the man he thought he was. Alex storms into his office and tries to make him believe what really happened. Ruben is amused and tells him that Gerardo is better than Alex and he’s going to tell Don G everything he saw and make Don G see what kind if man Alex really is.

     Don G and Ramon play chess as Alex tells Ruben that ambition has blinded him. Ruben is anxious to tell Don G what he saw in Alex’s office; then, plans to tell Victoria and Carolina. Victoria tells Renato that she’s not going to let him hurt Carolina and threatens to kill him if he tries to ruin her life. Diego tells Carolina that she can go and pick out a room in the main house, but she wonders what Alex will think about her leaving the Montero ranch. Diego tells her that Alex will understand and asks her if she wants to live there and she says yes. Victoria asks Renato how much money he wants in exchange for leaving Alex and Carolina alone.

     Alex warns Ruben not to try to hurt his relationship with Carolina, but Ruben isn’t afraid. Renato asks Victoria how much money she’s talking about. She asks him how much he wants. He tells her that for the moment he wants $100,000 and he’ll let Isabela and Carolina fight for Alex. Victoria tells him that if she gives him the money, she wants all of them to leave Alex and Carolina alone. Renato tells her that he’ll make sure Gladys doesn’t interfere in her wedding to Diego but doesn’t budge on the Carolina/Isabela issue, saying that the fight between them will be fair. Victoria tells him that tomorrow he’ll get his money and leaves. Renato and Christa are happy to get their hands on so much money and Renato tells Christa that he’s going to take all of her money.

     Victoria wonders what she’s going to do if he doesn’t do what he said he was going to do. Renato tells Christa to tell Isabela about his agreement with Victoria and says that he has to ensure he’ll get the money and decides to go immediately to see Gladys and order her to leave Diego and Victoria alone. Gladys continues to cry over her circumstances and Lucrecia finds her crying and can’t believe her eyes. Lucrecia goads Gladys and is happy to see her so said. Gladys tells her that since she’s enjoying her pain so much, she’s going to enjoy her (Lucrecia‘s) pain, too. She tells her that Victoria is leaving the ranch. Lucrecia is happy until Gladys adds that Victoria is going to Los Encinos and will marry Diego. Carolina, Claudio, and Diego watch Amalia and German laughing and talking in the distance and they all note that German would be a better choice than Macario.

     Victoria goes to the church and talks to the priest. Victoria tells him that she’s scared their wedding won’t happen as Lucrecia is in shock at Gladys’ announcement. Gladys continues to rub it in her face and hopes it makes her cry. Alone, Lucrecia decides that it’s time Diego found out about Victoria and vows that in less than a week, she’ll make Diego marry her. Lucrecia wonders how she’ll get onto Diego’s ranch to tell him and finally finds a way as Diego tells Carolina to give Amalia and German a little more time together. Amalia entertains German with her stories and tells her that she should write them down. She tells him that she doesn’t have the resources--like computers and such. He tells her that he studied computers and offers to teach her. She happily accepts his offer and tells him that the first story is going to be about Victoria and Diego because it’s a story that’s sure to have a happy ending.

     The pries is sure that Victoria and Diego will get married and tells her to trust Diego and tell him what she’s hiding. She’s scared she’ll lose him. Diego gives Amalia and German permission to use his computer. Amalia agrees to see him tomorrow to begin and she and Carolina decide to leave. Carolina gives Diego a hug and calls him her beloved, future father and they leave. German tells Diego and Claudio that nothing’s going to happen between him and Amalia because Amalia only wants Macario. Macario asks Miguel about the wake and the funeral and Miguel tells him that Patricio was very quiet and calm. Macario tells Miguel that he’s not going to let Patricio get his revenge against him.

     Ramon tells Patricio not to tell Don G that Martin’s death was a suicide because it might give him another heart attack, one that he might not survive. Patricio wonders if he should tell the old man and get rid of him once and for all. He goes in and Don G tells him how sorry he is for Martin’s death and asks how it happened. Patricio tells him he’d rather not talk about it right now. Don G asks him what he’s going to do now and he says he’s going to work and try to forget about everything that’s happened. Don G tells him that since his father’s dead, he no longer has a reason to be amongst the Montero clan because he’s not Florencia’s son and since she’s a widow and Martin’s dead, he’s lost his connection to the family. He plays with his chess pieces and tells Patricio that he’ll miss him. Patricio is shocked.

     Macario tells Miguel that if he or Patricio betray him, he’ll go to the police and tell them that he shot Martin and Miguel and Patricio were his accomplices. He advises him to watch Patricio if he doesn’t want to got to jail as Patricio asks Don G to explain what he said, asking if he‘s firing him. Don G tells him that he’s not, for the moment, but the future will depend on him (Patricio). Don G plays with the pawns on his chess board and tells him that everyone is a pawn of destiny, Patricio and every member of the Montero family, and wonders aloud who will win. He laughs at Patricio’s confused expression. Edelmiro visits Rocio and tries to hide when Lucrecia enters the room. She sees the top of his hat sticking out and tells him to deliver a note to Diego. German hooks Diego’s computer up and Claudio teases him about Amalia.

     Amalia is excited about learning how to use the computer. She and Carolina see Gladys walking their way and decide to walk in the other direction to avoid her. Martina tells Gladys that Renato has something very important to talk to her about. Lucrecia is irritated to see Renato in her home again and isn’t charmed when he tries to kiss her hand. She leaves the room and Gladys walks in. Renato tells Gladys not to try to stop Victoria and Diego’s wedding. He tells her not to bother Victoria, Carolina, or Diego, telling her that she knows what he’s capable of if she doesn’t follow his orders. Carolina and Amalia go to Carolina’s cabin but don’t find Victoria there. Victoria tells the priest that she’s going to tell Diego the truth about Carolina. Diego tries to find time for a honeymoon with Victoria when Edelmiro and Flora arrive. Edelmiro delivers the message, telling him it’s from Lucrecia and she is waiting for his response to the letter. Diego doesn’t want anything to do with Lucrecia, but Edelmiro tells him it might be something important. Diego reads the letter and becomes angry, balling it up. He tells Edelnmiro to tell Lucrecia that he’ll meet her, but not at night time. He says to tell her he’ll meet her in a half hour and Edelmrio leaves to deliver the message.

     Lucrecia is anxious to see Diego. Rocio delivers Diego’s message and Lucrecia is happy that he couldn’t wait to see her that night and vows that no one is going to stop her from marrying Diego. Don G tells Patricio that he’s going to play his last game of chess before he dies and Patricio and the Montero family are all his pawns. He tells Patricio that he’s going to give him the opportunity to put Alex in checkmate. Patricio asks how he can put Alex in checkmate and Don G suggests he marry a Montero and give him an heir.

     Biacna complains to Alex that her mother and Gerardo don’t want her to see Claudio, but Alex is preoccupied. She asks him what’s wrong and Alex tells her what happened with Isabela and Ruben. Victoria goes to the cabin and Carolina greets her. Victoria tells her that she’s going to marry Diego and Carolina is excited and tells her how happy she is for her. They hug. Renato tells Gladys that Victoria offered him money and orders her to leave Victoria and Diego alone. Gladys tells him that she needs Victoria’s help with her husband and he tells her that if she needs a little action, he’d be happy to give it to her. He tells her she’d better obey him and threatens to strangle her if she doesn’t.

     Victoria tells Carolina that she’s giving up her revenge and she’s going to replace her hatred for the Monteros with her love for Diego. Diego and Lucrecia meet in a restaurant and he asks her what she wants and why she’s threatening to tell Carolina that Victoria isn’t her mother. She tells him that she’ll do exactly as she threatened if he doesn’t leave Victoria and marry her (Lucrecia) instead.

    

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Fifty-two/Episode Fifty-three Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-09-06 15:30 PST 

     Episode Fifty-two/Episode Fifty-three

     Lucrecia tells Diego that if he doesn’t leave Victoria and marry her instead, she’ll tell everybody that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter and that Victoria kidnapped her. She tells him that Victoria will go to prison for a long time if she tells everybody that she’s a kidnapper. Diego tells her she’s just like her father, but she gives him a day to think it over and leaves. Victoria and Carolina are excited about the wedding as Renato threatens and insults Gladys if she doesn’t leave Victoria and Diego alone. Don G suggests that Patricio marry a Montero and he’ll leave him the Montero fortune. Patricio immediately thinks he’s talking about Bianca.

     Alex tells Bianca what happened with Isabela as Isabela tells Christa what she did. Christa tells Isabela the pact Renato made with Victoria about Alex and Carolina. Gladys tries to make Renato get Victoria to stay at the ranch, but he refuses as Carolina and Victoria think about wedding dresses. Gonzalo arrives and tells Victoria that he wants to see her and when he leaves, Carolina asks her not to go and tells her that people are gossiping about her and Gonzalo. Victoria assures her that she‘s not going to let Gonzalo hurt her. Florencia tells Alex he has to tell Carolina what happened before someone else gets to it, but he can’t leave work because he has so much to do. Bianca volunteers to go and tell Carolina.

     Ruben interrupts Don G and Patricio and informs Don G that he saw Isabela in Alex’s office completely nude and kissing Alex. Don G is surprised at what he says and even more surprised that he rushed into his hospital room to tell it. Don G thinks that perhaps Alex has decided to go back to Isabela. He yells at Ruben, telling him next time he comes to see him, it better be about business matters. Victoria meets with Gonzalo and they agree to meet that night and she tells him that after they have sex, she’ll let him turn on the lights and he can look at her. When she leaves, he decides to see Diego just to make sure that he knows that Victoria is his.

     Diego is horse-riding again and thinking about Lucrecia’s threat to tell everybody about Carolina and put Victoria in prison. German and Claudio wonder what’s wrong with him. Diego wonders what he did to deserve this punishment as Victoria tells Gladys that they can meet Gonzalo that night in the cabin and Gladys wonder what’s changed her mind as German asks Diego what’s wrong. Diego tells him that he just discovered that he’s destined to be unhappy. Gladys wants to know why Victoria changed her mind and asks her if Diego knows she’s going to pay Renato all that money to not interfere with the wedding. Don G yells at Ruben and tells him that he knows exactly what he’s trying to do by telling him what happened in Alex’s office: he wants Don G to choose another heir. Don G throws him out of the room. Patricio thinks Don G is playing a game with him (about marrying Florencia). He tells Don G that he’s always thought of Florencia as a mother. He tells Don G that he needs time to think. Don G tells him that if he marries Florencia and gives him an heir, he’ll leave his fortune to him.

     Florencia calms Alex, but he’s angry with Isabela and Ruben. Alex asks if everyone is waiting for Don G to die and Florencia reminds him that everybody hates him as Don G dismisses Patricio. When he leaves, Don G laughs at Patricio and waits to see where Patricio’s ambition takes him. Lucrecia tells Gonzalo to get ready for her marriage. Gonzalo tells her to be careful as Victoria dodges Gladys’ questions and leaves. Bianca goes to see Carolina and they decide to become friends. Bianca tells her what happened. Renato tells Isabela about his deal with Victoria and Isabela decides that it’s time to put the plan she has with Macario into motion.

     Patricio tells Macario what happened with Don G and thinks the old man was simply playing with him. Patricio tells him that Don G plans to talk to Miguel too and Macario thinks that Miguel is stupid enough to fall into one of Don G’s traps. Constanza visits Florencia and learns that she’s hired someone to look for Mariana. Carolina is surprised, angry with Isabela, and doesn’t doubt Alex’s innocence. Bianca learns that Victoria is going to marry Diego as Diego announces to everyone at Los Encinos that he‘s not going to marry Victoria. They’re shocked. Lucrecia tells Victoria that Diego isn’t going to marry her because he’s just playing with her as Diego tells everyone that the wedding is canceled and won’t explain why. Victoria doesn’t believe Lucrecia and storms out of the room.

     Patricio and Macario know that Don G is playing with everybody in the family and they decide to keep with their plan. Don G tells Miguel that since all the other Monteros have failed him, he’s left with only one option: Miguel. Miguel is excited when Don G tells him that he has to choose between getting the Montero fortune or getting the Montero last name. Flora tries to change Diego’s mind, but all he can think about is Lucrecia threatening to put Victoria in prison. He thinks back to the night before when she told him that she’d die if she ever lost Carolina. Maria leaves to find Victoria and tell her to meet Diego in his office as Diego thinks it will be the last time that they’ll ever see each other.

     Gonzalo goes to Los Encinos and tells Claudio who he is and that he wants to see Diego. Claudio won’t let him pass and when Gonzalo grabs him, Claudio tells him to let him go and that he’s an ex-convict. Victoria meets with Diego and hugs him. Quickly, she tells him that she doesn’t want to have any secrets from him and that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter. He tells her that he already knows and that he isn’t going to marry her as Lucrecia sunbathes by the pool. Gladys arrives and she tells her that she’s going to marry Diego and that she knows Gladys‘ secret (about her and Victoria and the cabin). German and Claudio confront Gonzalo and Gonzalo makes fun of German for being Cuban. Gonzalo refuses to leave without seeing Diego.

     Victoria is shocked that Diego’s decided not to marry her and she gets upset, then angry and hurt. She hits him and calls him a liar because he told her that he would marry her no matter what she’d done in the past. He cries and wants to tell her that he can’t marry her because he want to protect her and doesn’t want her to go to prison, but won’t say it. He tells her to leave. She continues to cry and he tells her to go again. Lucrecia talks about marrying Diego as Gladys reminds her that Don G will never allow it and is capable of killing them both to prevent it. Miguel decides he wants his father’s last name and thinks that if he has it, when Don G dies, he’ll have a claim to the fortune. Don G finishes his act by actually hugging Miguel and kissing him on the cheek.

     Macario and Patricio worry about Miguel being alone with Don G. Patricio tells him that, if he had to, he’d marry Florencia for the money. Florencia tells Constanza that she’ll never fall in love again and she’s going to dedicate her life to her children: Patricio and Mariana. Constanza thinks that Lucrecia knows something about Mariana that she doesn’t want them to know. Lucrecia tells Gladys that she’s not worried about Don G because he’s in the hospital, but Gladys is doubtful that she can find away to take Diego from Victoria. Victoria thinks that Diego won’t marry her because she didn’t tell him the truth and he lets her believe it and tells her to forget about their wedding. She asks him about the promise they made before God and the Virgin and he tells her to forget that, too. She says that this is just what she deserves for trusting him and his promises. Angrily, she leaves. Diego cries and says that he knows what life is like being locked up and he can’t let that happen to her. Victoria runs away and cries, saying that she knew Diego would never be able to accept her past and blames the Monteros for ruining her life and vows to get her revenge.

     German tells Diego that Gonzalo wants to talk to him and he and German go to meet him. Gonzalo tells him that is his and she loves him. Diego tells him that he has nothing to worry about because he’s never going to see Victoria again. Victoria tells the priest that she told Diego the truth and now he doesn’t want her anymore. She tells him that he never loved her and was only playing with her. She tells him that she was crazy to think that she’d marry him and be happy and wonders why she had to fall in love with him. She continues to cry. Diego tells Gonzalo that Victoria still loves him and the only reason they aren’t getting married is because of Lucrecia. Gonzalo tells him that he has proof that she loves him and orders him never to come near Victoria again because she belongs to him and when Don G dies, he’s going to get a divorce and marry Victoria. Diego punches him and Claudio and German pull him off of Gonzalo.

     Gonzalo wipes at the blood on his lips and tells Diego that he’s a coward because it’s three against one, but German and Claudio tell him that they’ll simply watch and won’t get involved. Gonzalo changes the subject and tells Diego that he’s jealous because Victoria wants him (Gonzalo) and that’s why he hit him. Gonzalo tells him to leave Victoria alone or the next time he comes back, he’ll come back with all his boys and finish him off. Diego tells Gonzalo not to worry because Lucrecia’s already done it for him. Lucrecia tells Gladys not to tell Don G that she’s marrying Diego because if she does, he’ll have another heart attack and die. Gladys tells her that she does whatever she wants to do and that she will tell Don G and Lucrecia will be to blame if he dies of a heart attack. Lucrecia doesn’t care if her father dies.

     When Miguel leaves Don G alone, Don G laughs at Miguel and his stupidity and wonders if Patricio will be able to get Florencia. Patricio thinks about marrying Florence as Macario tells him that he doesn’t care how it’s done as long as he gets his cut of the Montero fortune and warns Patricio that if he doesn’t he’ll simply go to the police and tell them about Martin’s suicide/murder. Patricio tells him that he’ll get his cut, if he has to marry Florencia or not, but it won ‘t be of any use to Macario because he plans to get payback against Macario for killing Martin. Patricio tells him that it will be slow and painful and leaves. Florencia tells Constanza that she also thinks that Lucrecia is hiding something from them about Mariana and asks Constanza to try to find out what it is.

     Gladys tells Lucrecia that if she really does manage to marry Diego, she hopes to God that she suffers the way she deserves because she knows that Diego loves Victoria. Gladys tells her about the day she found Diego in Victoria’s bed. Victoria prays to God and begs Him to make Diego change his mind, but tells God that she doesn’t want to lose Carolina either and never wants her to find out that she isn‘t her mother. She cries at the altar. Gonzalo is still at Los Encinos and expresses his admiration for his sister because she always gets what she wants; he says he can’t wait to see him suffer being married to someone he doesn’t want to be married to. Diego tells him to leave and if he hurts Victoria, he’ll kill him. Gonzalo tells him that he loves Victoria and would never hurt her and warns him against hurting Lucrecia.

     Alone with German and Claudio, Diego tells them not to tell anyone anything that he and Gonzalo said to each other and Claudio asks if he has to marry Lucrecia because she’s pregnant and Diego tells them that he’d never touch Lucrecia. When Diego leaves, Claudio and German decide that they have to find out what Lucrecia is blackmailing Diego with. They wonder if Carolina knows about everything that’s happened and decide to send Edelmiro to the Montero ranch for Carolina. Lucrecia daydreams about marrying Diego. Gonzalo arrives and warns her again that forcing Diego to marry her won’t make her happen. He tells her that out of all his sisters, she’s his favorite.

     Carolina tells Amalia what Isabela did and they look through a window and see that Isabela and Christa are in the living room. Amalia suggests that she confronts her and they go inside. Isabela and Christa tell Martina that she’s going to be their spy again in the ranch and help them in their plan to break up Carolina and Alex. They tell her to spread gossip that Carolina and Macario like each other more than they should. Martina tells them that people know her to be a gossip and Christa tells her to do her job perfect and that she wouldn’t want to anger Renato by failing to do her job. When they’re alone, Christa tells Isabela that she doesn’t like Martina because Martina wants Renato.

     Renato learns that the money hasn’t been deposited into his bank account and wonders what has happened. Victoria goes to her cabin and says that now that she and Diego aren’t getting married, she’s going to continue with her revenge and isn’t going to give Renato the money she promised in exchange for preventing Gladys from stopping her wedding to Diego. She says that Carolina is all she has left and she’s going to fight to make sure that Carolina will be happy at Alex’s side. Diego thinks about Victoria and hopes that she never stops loving him. Edelmiro goes to the Montero ranch and flirts with Rocio.

     Isabela and Christa are talking about Martina when Amalia and Carolina walk in. They tell Carolina and Amalia to get out, but Carolina tells Isabela that she came to give her something and walks forward and slaps Isabela. Carolina tells her not to ever try to seduce Alex again. Lucrecia finds Victoria crying and rubs salt into her wounds and tells her to bring her something to drink. Isabela yells at Carolina, Carolina yells back, Christa tries to get involved, but Amalia tells her to stay out of it. Isabela pulls Christa back and tells Carolina that she’s going to take Alex away from her. Rocio gets irritated with Edelmiro when she thinks he has a girlfriend and shoves him into some bushes. He decides to do what he was sent for and find Carolina.

     Macario finds Diego walking onto Montero land and Diego tells him to get used to it because he’s looking at Lucrecia’s future husband and walks on by him. Lucrecia waits for Diego in the living room and when he arrives, he tells her that she won, but that he’ll never love her. Victoria walks in a few moments behind him. Lucrecia sees her chance and prevents Diego from turning around and asks if they’ll be getting married in two days. Unaware that Victoria is standing behind him, Diego tells Lucrecia that the wedding will be whenever she wants it. Victoria drops her tray and confronts them, calling him a liar and a traitor and accuses him of leaving her just so he could marry Lucrecia. Lucrecia says “told you so”. He tells Lucrecia that he loves her (Lucrecia). Victoria tells him that he loves her and not Lucrecia and he’ll always love her, despite her past. Lucrecia, arms wrapped around Diego, feigns ignorance about Victoria’s past.

     Carolina and Amalia talk about Isabela and Christa while Isabela tells Christa that she’s going to hit Carolina right where it hurts: Alex. Christa comments that Carolina loves her mother a great deal and that hurting Victoria would hurt Carolina. Victoria calls Diego a liar and Lucrecia tells her that she has a true love with Diego and he doesn’t want Victoria. Victoria tells them that they’ll never be happy together. Amalia and Carolina decide to organize a bachelorette party for Victoria and make a list of people to invite. It takes them a while, but they manage to learn from him that Diego and Victoria are no longer getting married. Lucrecia tells Victoria that she and Diego are going to be happy together and Diego tells Victoria that he’s going to marry Lucrecia and that Victoria should forget all about him.

     She cries and doesn’t understand what happened. He tells her that her past happened and she tells him that it’s something more than that. He tells her that the love he had for her is gone and tells her to please leave him alone. Lucrecia echoes him and tells her to leave them alone. Victoria tells them that she will, but first she wants to know the real reason why he’s doing this. Rocio finds Martina and warns her not to go near Edelmiro. Gladys gets ready for her night with Gonzalo when Rocio brings her coffee and bread. Gladys throws her out and continues to get ready as Gonzalo decides not to drink too much because he’s going to get to see Victoria naked. Edelmiro barges into the cabin and tells Amalia and Carolina that Diego and Victoria are no longer getting married. Victoria reminds him of the promise they made in front of God and the Virgin and Lucrecia asks what she’s talking about and he tells her it’s not important any more. He tells Victoria to please understand that he doesn’t love her anymore and that he loves Lucrecia. Shattered, Victoria cries and watches as Diego kisses Lucrecia and she kisses him back.

    

Telenovela-World: Episode Fifty-four/Episode Fifty-five Summaries Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-10-06 15:26 PST    

     Episode Fifty-four/Episode Fifty-five

     Victoria watches as Diego and Lucrecia kiss. When Victoria leaves, he ends the kiss and calls Lucrecia a viper as Carolina and Amalia learn from Edelmiro that the wedding is off. Lucrecia tells him to forget about Victoria and tries to kiss him. He stops her and tells her to remember that last kiss because it’ll be the last she receives from him during their entire marriage and storms out of the room. Victoria finds Carolina and tells her everything that’s happened. She tells Carolina that all she wants is to see her happy now and get her revenge. Carolina is shocked that Diego is marrying Lucrecia and begs her to forget her revenge, but Victoria tells her that her revenge is her only reason for living.

     Alex finishes his work and tells Gerardo that he has to go and see Carolina. Miguel arrives and tells them that he’s going to get his last name changed to Montero. Ramon tells Don G that he has another day or two in the hospital and knows that Don G is making his family believe that he’s sicker than he really is just to bother them. Don G asks Ramon about Salvador, saying that before he died, he wanted to talk to Salvador so that he could clear his conscience. Carolina asks Don Chema to read the cards for her and tell her what’s happening with Victoria and Diego. He tells her the same thing, that true love always wins. Edelmiro tells everyone at Los Encinos that Carolina was surprised at the news when Diego arrives announces that he’s going to marry Lucrecia.

     Lucrecia asks Gladys where she’s going and guesses that she’s meeting Gonzalo in the cabin. She tells her that she’ll keep her secret if she doesn’t tell Don G that she’s marrying Diego. Renato and Macario inspect the cabin as Victoria cries and Renato finds her alone. She tells him that she’s not giving him the money and if he tells Carolina the truth, she’ll tell everyone that he is Alex’s real father. Renato tells her that if she tells everybody that he’s Alex’s father, he’ll tell everybody that Carolina is the result of the night Gonzalo raped her. Victoria tells him that it’s not true. He tells her to give him the money or he’ll tell Carolina that she’s not her daughter and she threatens him with telling Don G that he’s Alex’s father.

     Alex and Gerardo are surprised that Miguel is going to be a Montero. They congratulate him and Alex tells him that they’ll do all the paperwork tomorrow. Renato doesn’t want to lose the $100,000 dollars that she promised him and tells him that he knows lots of other stuff about her and threatens to ruin her relationship with Diego and she laughs, telling him that it’s over with Diego. Everyone is shocked at Diego’s announcement and tells him that he won’t mind if they don’t come to his wedding, because he doesn’t want to go himself and leaves the room. They wonder what’s going on and decide to get to the bottom of it. Renato doesn’t believe that Victoria and Diego are finished and she tells him that he can have the Montero fortune because all she wants is her revenge. He asks if she’s proposing something and she offers to unite with him against the Monteros. Macario brings Gonzalo champagne for his night with Victoria as Gonzalo waits for her. Renato tells Victoria to let him think about their union against the Monteros and agree to meet tomorrow. When he leaves, she says that she’ll use Renato and anyone else to get her revenge, then says that afterwards, she’ll deal with Diego and Lucrecia.

     Flora visits Diego in his office and wants an explanation. He tells her it’s doing it all for love and tells her that he’s marrying Lucrecia because he loves Victoria. Don Chema reads the cards and confuses her when he tells her that the wedding will happen, but at the same time it won’t really happen. Lucrecia cries remembering Diego’s words about never kissing her again. Gladys meets Gonzalo and decides to find a way to continue meeting him there because she doesn’t want it to be the last time as Victoria cries and wonders what happened to her life. Maria comes to see her and hugs her and asks what happened. Victoria tells her that Diego is the one who left her and not the other way around. Diego goes to see the priest and tells him that the wedding is back on and tells him everything that’s happened.

     Don Chema tells Carolina to tell Victoria to be careful as Renato tells Christa what’s happened and that they’re going to be working alongside Victoria against the Monteros. Victoria and Maria talk about everything that’s happened and Victoria tells Maria that she doesn’t matter what happened between her and Diego because now all that matters is her revenge against the Monteros and Diego, too. Diego tells the priest that Victoria’s freedom is in jeopardy as Patricio thinks about Macario’s threat to tell the police. He sees his father and Florencia’s wedding picture and wants his revenge against Macario. He looks at a picture of Florencia and says that she’s not ugly and wonders if Don G was serious or simply playing with him. He goes to Florencia;s room and watches her sleeping. She wakes up and asks him what happened. He tells her that he misses Martin and sits next to her on the bed and she hugs him. He rubs her back and her hair and calls her Florencia. She asks why he called her that and not “mama”.

     Diego tells the priest that Lucrecia is blackmailing him as Lucrecia thinks about his words and says that she doesn’t want a marriage like Gonzalo and Gladys and says that she wants Diego completely. Gonzalo is in bed with Gladys and still thinks he’s with Victoria. He flips on the lights and finds Gladys in bed with him. He climbs out of bed and insults her, asking her where Victoria is and she tells him that it was all Victoria’s idea. Maria is shocked to hear Victoria say that she wants her revenge against the Monteros and Diego. Maria defends Diego, but Victoria doesn’t want to hear it. Diego begs the priest to talk to Lucrecia and make her see that what she’s doing is wrong. Florencia tells Patricio that she loves him like a son and tells him not to call her by her real name and keep calling her ‘mama’. The priest and Diego talk about Carolina and Victoria and her real mother. The priest tells Diego that Victoria has to pay for what she’s done and Diego tries to make him see that Victoria isn’t at fault.

     Gonzalo gets dressed and insults Gladys as she tells him that truth that he’s never gone to bed with Victoria. He fumes and can‘t believe that Victoria betrayed him. Diego tells the priest everything that happened to Victoria when she was young and doesn’t know how he‘ll live without Victoria. Gladys cries and begs Gonzalo not to reject her and when she tries to touch him, he yells at her and refuses to believe what she’s telling him. She cries and tells him that she loves him. She tries to touch him again and he yells at her again. She begs him to give her a chance. When she touches him again, he pushes her away and grabs her hair roughly and yells at her trying to make her say that she’s lying. Victoria tells Maria that she’s working with Renato now to get her revenge and Maria is shocked and reminds her that he tried to kill her.

     Renato and Christa are in bed and he says that he’s going to need Martina’s help again and still plans to get his hands on all of Victoria’s money. Renato mistreats Gladys and scoffs when she tells him that everything she did she did for love. She tells him that she’s loved him forever and he tells her that he hates her. She begs him not to leave her and he tells her never to come near him again and he feels dirty at the thought that she actually touched him. He leaves and she screams for him to come back. Carolina walks in on Victoria and Maria talking and asks what they were talking about. Gonzalo gets a drink and tells Lucrecia what happened. He swears that he’s going to kill Gladys as she rages in the cabin. She vows never to Victoria be happy with Diego.

     Diego goes home and thinks about Victoria, saying that he’ll never forget her. Victoria dodges Carolina’s question and Maria leaves. Carolina hugs her mother and tells her that Don Chema said that she’s in danger. Gonzalo tells Lucrecia that he hates Gladys and hates Victoria now, too, and will get his payback. Later, Lucrecia watches him sleep and wants him to want Victoria so that he can keep Victoria from Diego. She tells Martina to watch Gonzalo and make sure that Gonzalo doesn’t hurt Gladys. Victoria goes to see Don Chema and asks him who she has to be careful of as Lucrecia goes to see the priest. He calls her a sinner and a blackmailer and tells her that someone like her can’t be married in a church.

     The priest confronts Lucrecia as Maria confronts Diego for hurting Victoria and making her go back to wanting her revenge. Diego tells Maria that she has to make Victoria leave and go far away, but Maria tells him that if he’s so concerned about her, he should go and find her and tell her himself. Don Chema warns Victoria that she’s in danger if she unites with Renato and she tells him that she’ll be careful, but won’t give up her revenge. The priest admonishes Lucrecia and refuses to marry her and Diego and she tells him that she’ll find another church. He tells her that God won’t bless her marriage and she tells him that she doesn’t care and leaves. Gladys goes to see Renato and tells him and Christa what happened with Gonzalo and they laugh at her.

     Don Chema tells Victoria that not only is her life in danger if she continues what she plans to do, but Carolina is in danger, too. Renato tells Gladys that he needs Martina again and tells her that he and Victoria are accomplices. Don Chema tells Victoria that Carolina won’t suffer physically for what she’s doing, but she will suffer in another way and warns her that she could lose Carolina. Alex finds Carolina and they kiss. He tells her that he’s sorry he didn’t come and tell her in person what happened with Isabela. She pretends to be angry and tells him that he should have told him herself and tells him that he has to make it up to her….with a kiss. They kiss and vow that no one is going to break them up. Isabela goes to see Macario and tells him that it’s time for them to put their plan into action. He tells her that he ahs other plans now. Alex tells Carolina that that he’s going to see Don G and tell him to throw Isabela off the ranch or he’ll leave. Patricio takes Florencia to work and calls her pretty, but feels ridiculous trying to seduce her.

     Alex goes to see Don G and asks him if what Miguel said was true. Don G tells him it’s true and he’s going to do it, but it will cost him dearly. Miguel tells Ruben and Constanza that he’s going to have his last name changed to Montero. Ruben is dubious and Miguel tells him to get used to treating him like a Montero because Alex is going to help him fill out the paperwork. When he leaves, Ruben expresses his anger to Constanza. Alex tells Don G not to play with Miguel’s feelings and Don G asks him about what happened with Isabela. Alex asks him to make Isabela leave and Don G asks him if he has doubts about Carolina because of what happened with Isabela.

     Isabela tells Macario that Martina and Gladys will help them break up Carolina and Alex. Gonzalo remembers what happened the night before and tells Martina to get out. She tells him that she just came to tell him that Gladys has left the ranch. She leaves and he thinks about what happened last night and can’t believe that Victoria loves Diego. He vows to make them pay. Lucrecia encounters Flora at the Ibarra ranch. Diego tells her that the lady of the house is still going to be Flora. Alex tells Don G that Ruben was making things up and nothing happened and still loves Carolina and want to marry her. Carolina and Amalia decide to go to Los Encinos so that Amalia can begin learning how to use the computer with German and Carolina can deliver Bianca‘s message to Claudio.

     Bianca thinks about Claudio and Constanza asks her to promise never to see him again, but she still wants to despite the fact that he went to prison. Lucrecia encounters Flora at Los Encinos and tells her that she’s going to be the new lady of the house, but Diego tells her that Flora will always be the lady of the house and Flora leaves them alone. Lucre wants to be treated with the respect she thinks she deserves and wants to be more important than Flora. He tells her that if she doesn’t like it, she can refuse to marry him.

     Gonzalo confronts Victoria, grabbing her by the hair and tosses her on the bed. She calls for help and he tells her that he’s going to make her his right now. He asks her why she betrayed him when he loved her so much and was going to get a divorce so that he could marry him. She tells him that he disgusts her. Don G tells Alex that he’s not going to throw Isabela off the ranch yet. Alex accuses Don G of supporting Isabela and tells him that he’s not going to let him ruin his life by forcing him to marry someone he doesn’t want. When he leaves, Don G plays with his chess pieces and vows that he’s going to win.

     Amalia asks Macario permission for her and Carolina to go to Los Encinos because Carolina wants to talk to Diego. Gonzalo grabs Victoria by the throat and starts choking her. She tells him that he deserves Gladys. Lucrecia tells Diego that he’s going to marry her and if he doesn’t, she’s going to tell the police that Victoria kidnapped Carolina. He tells her that even though he agreed to marry her, that’s all he’s going to do. She asks him what he means by that and he tells her that if she doesn’t stop bothering him, he’s going to find another way to save Victoria so that he doesn’t have to marry her (Lucrecia). Gonzalo tosses Victoria onto the bed and tells her that he’s going to make her his and tries to pull up her skirt. She screams for help and kicks him between the legs and tries to run. He catches her and continues to grope and kiss her.

 

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MAR. 13-17, 2006

ONE-HOUR EPISODES

 

Telenovela-World:  Episode Fifty-six Summary Here!  [USA, 3/13/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   03-13-06 13:08 PST           

     Episode Fifty-six

     Gonzalo tries to rape Victoria and she calls for help and get away. Macario, Amalia, and Carolina hear her screams. Gonzalo kicks Victoria when they run in. Gonzalo punches Macario in the stomach, then Carolina and turns back to beating Victoria. Amalia is in shock and remembers the night that Gonzalo killed her mother and screams, calling Victoria ‘mama’. Gonzalo is about to attack Amalia when Macario grabs him and pulls him out of the room. Isabela and Gladys are trying to figure out a way to get Alex to come home when Martina tells them what Gonzalo is doing. Victoria hugs Amalia and Carolina and asks Amalia why she called her ‘mama’. Amalia tells her that it was just a slip of the tongue.

     Gonzalo threatens Macario, but Macario won’t let him go when Gladys, Isabela, and Martina arrive. Gonzalo lunges at Gladys, but Macario holds him back. Victoria tells Carolina and Amalia to leave her alone with Gladys and Carolina tells Amalia that she has to tell her the secret she’s been keeping now and Amalia nods.

Isabela tells Martina that she now has the perfect reason to get Alex to come home and find Macario and Carolina kissing. Alex is angry because his grandfather still won’t support his decision to be with Carolina. He decides to move in with Florencia and she gives him her support and when he asks, she tells him that she still hasn‘t received any news about her daughter.

     Gladys tries to convince Victoria to leave so that she can win her husband back, but Victoria tells her she’s not going anywhere and advises her to divorce her husband, calling him a beast. Victoria says she’s going to stick around and watch her suffer because Gonzalo will never want her. Gladys finds out that Diego is going to marry Lucrecia. Diego tells Lucrecia that Flora will continue to be the lady of the house even after he marries her. Lucrecia tells him that when they get married, everyone at the ranch will have to respect her because she’s going to be the mother of his children. Diego tells her that that will never happen, he’s not going to have children with her, he’ll never touch her or make love to her, and their marriage will be in name only.

     She is shocked and tells him that she loves him and wants to have his child. He repeats that he’s never going to touch her and she tells him that she’s going to go to the police. She says she wants a real marriage or she’ll go to the police but Diego calls her bluff and tells her to go to the police because he’d prefer trying to get Victoria out of prison than have to marry her (Lucrecia). Gonzalo continues to threaten Macario, but Macario is unconcerned. Gonzalo vows to get his revenge against Macario, Victoria, and Gladys.

     Don G tells Ruben that he’s giving Miguel his last name and making him his heir because he doesn’t have much time left and has no other choice. Miguel is anxious to change his last name and thinks Alex might be trying to prevent it. Don G tells Ruben that he’s not dismissing Gerardo, but wants to see if Gerardo can manage in the business on his own, without Ruben’s guidance. He says that he’ll put it in his will that his heir will have to manage the business without Ruben’s help. Ruben asks him what he means and Don G tells him that he has to leave the business alone and never come near the Montero fortune. Then, he informs Ruben that his fortune will forever be outside of Ruben’s reach.

     When Diego calls Lucrecia’s bluff, she decides to back down and tells him that she won’t go to the police because she’d prefer to be married to him even though he says he’ll never touch her. She tells him that she’s not ugly and she knows how to seduce a man. She wraps her arms around him and tells him that he won’t be able to resist her, especially since she‘s not going to let him be with anyone else. Gladys begs Victoria and even offers her money to leave the ranch so that she can have Gonzalo. Carolina tries to get the secret out of Amalia and Amalia promises to tell her later. They decide to go to Los Encinos because Amalia wants to meet with German and Carolina wants to talk to Diego.

     Ruben asks Don G why he distrusts him and Don G tells him that he simply wants to leave his fortune and his business to a Montero, which Ruben is not. He tells Ruben that he has to set himself aside so that Don G can be sure that Gerardo is good enough to inherit it all. He tells Ruben that he wants to see both Amalia and Carolina tomorrow. Ruben tells him that they aren’t even Monteros, but Don G tells him that they are a part of his game. Diego frees himself from Lucrecia and she tells him that within the week, they’re getting married in a different church because Padre Cipriano won’t marry them because of what Diego told them. Diego informs her that they aren’t getting married in a church--it will be a civil ceremony.

     Amalia and Carolina go to Los Encinos and Amalia tells her that Macario is a good person even though it’s not always evident and Carolina agrees to thank him for helping Victoria. Gonzalo continues to threaten Macario and leaves. Isabela goes to Macario’s and tells him that Alex is coming to the ranch and he has to find a way to kiss Carolina in front of Alex and make him believe that they’re a couple. Alex tells Florencia that his conversation with Miguel bothered him. She suggests that Alex got to the ranch and pack his things so that he can move into her apartment. He tells her that he’s not sure he still wants to move in with her because he doesn’t want to leave Carolina by herself. Alex gets a phone call from Martina who tells him and Florencia that Gonzalo is beating Victoria.

     Carolina walks in as Lucrecia is leaving and Lucrecia tells her to tell her mother that she and Diego are getting married. When she leaves, Carolina asks Diego if it’s really true. Diego tells Carolina that he and Lucrecia will be married in less than a week and that she (Carolina) shouldn’t come back to his ranch again because she has no reason to ever come back. Amalia cries to German that when she saw what happened to Victoria it made her remember something that happened when she was a little girl and he holds her as she cries. Victoria meets Renato at a restaurant. Diego tells Carolina that he’s marrying Lucrecia and tells her to leave his ranch and never come back. Carolina knows that he’s hiding something and tells him that he’s responsible if Gonzalo kills her mother and tells him that Gonzalo beat her. She walks out on him, leaving him stunned.

     Carolina finds Macario and he calls Isabela to let her know that Carolina is there. Isabela tells Alex and Florencia that Gonzalo is with Macario and they go to find them. Carolina thanks Macario for helping her mother and he tells her that he did it for her and grabs her and kisses her. She tries to get free, but he puts on a good show for Alex and Florencia who walk in and find them. Isabela and Christa hope things are going their way. Alex is furious and thinks the worst and Carolina runs to him, but he shoves her away. She tries explain to him what was happening, but Alex doesn’t want to hear it. Macario lies, telling Alex and Florencia that he and Carolina have been in a relationship since the day she came to the ranch and that he asks her to marry him.

     Amalia thanks German for listening to her and giving her a flower, but tells him that she doesn’t want to talk about what happened in her past. Diego arrives and asks Amalia what happened and she tells him that what Carolina said was true and that Gonzalo beat Victoria but Macario defended her. Livid, he swears and storms off. German follows him. Victoria tells Renato that she doesn’t want her daughter to have anything to do with what they’re planning and doesn’t want her hurt. Renato agrees. Carolina tries to explain and Florencia asks Macario if he’s telling the truth. Alex storms out of the room and Carolina runs after him. Florencia is suspicious of Macario, but he sticks to his story.

     Carolina stops Alex and tries to tell him what really happened, but he doesn’t want to hear it, saying that Gladys and Isabela were right and she only wanted him for his money. Carolina is crushed, but Alex walks away from her, telling her that he never wants to see her again. Claudio finds Amalia at Los Encinos and asks her what’s wrong. She says that she told Diego what happened with Gonzalo and Victoria and Diego was really angry and she’s scared. Diego tells German that Gonzalo must have found out what Victoria was doing and now she’s in danger and he can’t protect her. German asks him to tell him why he’s suddenly decided to marry Lucrecia and not Victoria so that he can help him find a solution to his problems. Diego agrees to tell him, but makes him promise not to tell anyone else.

     He tells German to pray that God gives him patience or he’ll just have to kill both of them--Gonzalo and Lucrecia. Martina tells Lucrecia that she did what she asked her to do (make sure Gonzalo didn‘t hurt Gladys), but tells her what Gonzalo did to Victoria. Lucrecia is shocked, then Gonzalo walks in. Martina runs out of the room and Lucrecia tries to calm Gonzalo down. When he vows to get his revenge against Gladys, Victoria, Macario, and Diego, she realizes she needs him to occupy Victoria so that she can marry Diego. She lies to him, telling him that Victoria is being threatened by Gladys and that Victoria really does love him. She says that she’s sure that Gladys forced Victoria to lure him to the cabin at nighttime so that Gladys could be with him. Gonzalo falls for her lies and she has to stop him from going after Gladys, telling him that he needs to concentrate on Victoria and that Victoria is afraid of Gladys. She offers Gonzalo her help so that he can divorce Gladys and be happy with Victoria.

     Gladys stops Alex on his way to his room and asks him what’s wrong. He tells her that he doesn’t want to talk to her or anyone else, he wants to be alone. He leaves and Christa and Isabela are happy that their plan worked. They try to talk Gladys out of trying to make Gonzalo want her, but Gladys is determined to get her husband. Renato assures Victoria that nothing is going to happen to Carolina and tells her that now that Victoria is so rich, she’s going to need to invest in the Montero’s business and take them to the cleaners--“llevarlos a la quiebra“, bankrupt them. Diego walks into the living room and Gladys tells him to leave because he’s not welcome there. Diego tells her that he’s Lucrecia’s future husband and calls their home a nest of vipors and walks on by her.

     He finds Gonzalo with Lucrecia and calls Gonzalo a coward and punches him.

    

     Telenovela-World:  Episode Fifty-seven Summary Here!   [USA, 3/14/06]  Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   03-14-06 20:02 PST

     Episode Fifty-seven

     Diego punches Gonzalo. Alex is crying when his cousin Bianca finds him and learns what happened. Carolina cries over what happened and when Florencia finds her, she tells her that she doesn’t care what she and Alex think because she never cheated on Alex. Victoria and Renato have decided that Victoria will invest her money in the Montero business and plan to bring their company to ruin. Victoria insists that she be informed about every thing that happens with her money, then asks Renato if he knows where she can buy a pistol so that she can protect herself against him and Gonzalo. Diego attacks Gonzalo but Alex arrives and pulls him off. Gladys stands between Diego and Gonzalo and tells Diego not to go near her husband. Diego tells them all that Gonzalo is a woman-beater as Alex continues to hold him back.

     Gonzalo tells Gladys that he doesn’t need her to defend him and tells Diego that Victoria betrayed him and deserved what she got. Florencia learns from Christa and Isabela where Alex is and goes to find him. Amalia tells Claudio that Bianca wants to see him and he’s happy. Gonzalo accuses Diego of killing his own brother and Alex defuses the situation and leaves with Diego. Renato tries to talk Victoria out of buying a gun, but she is determined to get one so that she can defend herself. Gonzalo asks to be alone with Gladys as she thinks he wants to be alone with her so that he can thank her for defending him form Diego. When everyone leaves, Gonzalo turns on her and punches her, telling her that he doesn’t need her to defend him.

     Diego rages about Alex’s father, but Alex’s mind is on what happened between Carolina and Macario. He tells Diego, but Diego can’t believe that Carolina would do something like that. He tries to talk Alex into talking to Carolina about what happened, but Alex tells him that Carolina and Victoria aren’t good people and he’s going to get them fired and tossed off of the ranch. Diego thinks it’s a good idea that they leave the ranch, but only because he thinks Gonzalo might try to harm them. Alex tells Diego that Lucrecia might not be as sane as she should be, but she’s still a good person. Diego tells him that he’s completely mistaken about Lucrecia and tells him that Lucrecia is a true Montero and worse than her father, Don G.

     Rocio comforts Carolina who is still crying. Claudio tells Amalia that he was in prison as Bianca tells Constanza what happened between Alex and Carolina. Victoria finds Carolina crying and tries to console her and asks what happened. Patricio learns from Macario what happened between him and Carolina and Alex as Alex continues to talk to Diego about what happened. Diego tells Alex that he’s going to talk to Carolina and see what really happened, but Alex tells him that he doesn’t want anything else to do with her. Carolina tells Victoria everything and Victoria is angry with Alex for not trusting her and Macario for ruining Carolina’s relationship with Alex. Victoria tells her that Alex is a Montero and all of them are bad people and vows that both Alex and Macario will pay for what they’ve done. Victoria tells Carolina that it’s obvious that Alex never really loved her. Alex warns Diego from getting too close to Victoria and Carolina.

     Carolina continues to cry and tells Victoria that she hates Macario. Victoria leaves to go and confront Alex. She finds Alex with Diego and slaps Alex, asking him how he dared to distrust Carolina. She tries to tell him that Carolina is innocent. Alex tells her that he doesn’t want to talk to her and never wants to see Carolina again. Victoria sees Diego and decides that he’s been telling Alex lies about her and Carolina and confronts him about it. Diego tells her that he has nothing bad to say about her and Carolina. Macario talks to Patricio and tells him he needs to be careful about Renato and says that Renato is the most ambitious of all of them. Patricio suggests that Macario silence Renato, just like he did with Martin. Isabela tells Renato that their plan worked and learns that Renato wants her to get to Amalia and destroy her relationship with Carolina so that they won’t have to worry about Amalia trying to help Carolina get Alex back.

     German finds Amalia and she tells him that she doesn’t want to waste any more of his time. He tells her that he just wanted to make sure she was alright and not upset like she was earlier. She assures him that she’s fine, thanks to him. They smile at each other as she tells him that since Carolina is her best female friend, from now on, German will be her best male friend. Gonzalo tells Gladys how much he detests her and she tells him how much she loves him and that she was forced into their marriage just like Gonzalo was and it isn’t her fault. Gonzalo continues to insult her and she begs him to give her a chance. Alex cries and tells Victoria that he doesn’t believe a word she says and says that he never wants to see her or Carolina again. He storms out of the room and Diego tries to convince her that she should leave the ranch and she tells him that she’s not going anywhere until she gets her revenge. He calls her stubborn and insists they go somewhere private to talk. She refuses, but he grabs her by the arm and drags her out of the house.

     Lucrecia tells Florencia that she’s going to watch Gonzalo closely and make sure he doesn’t do anything stupid and tells her that she and Diego have set a wedding date. She tries to convince Florencia that Diego really does love her, but Florencia knows the truth: that Lucrecia is somehow forcing the marriage on Diego. She tells Lucrecia that her marriage with Diego will be as miserable as Gladys and Gonzalo’s marriage and that Diego loves Victoria. Lucrecia tries to convince Florencia that Victoria is an opportunist who wants to get her hands on both the Montero fortune as well as Diego’s ranch. Diego drags Victoria outside and she asks him how he could forget all about her so quickly and asks him if he ever loved her. Florencia tells Lucrecia that she’ll never forgive her for what happened to Martin, and says that Martin would never have died if he was at home with her and not at Diego’s where she’s sure someone killed him. Macario tries to get Patricio to forget about his intentions to get revenge against him for killing his father, but Patricio vows that once they’ve got their hands on the Montero fortune, he’s going to make Macario pay for killing his father.

     Florencia is shocked when Lucrecia defends what Gonzalo did to Victoria and tells her sister that no woman deserves to be beat up by a man. Victoria asks Diego what made him change his mind about marrying her and he tells her that maybe he never loved her and that it’s not important because their relationship is over. He tells her that he’s worried that Carolina will be hurt if she remains at the Montero ranch and tries to convince her to leave. Alex tells Gerardo what happened between him and Carolina and wonders why he didn’t believe Isabela and his mother and everyone else who told him that Carolina and Victoria were only after his money. Victoria refuses to leave the ranch, and Diego calls her stubborn and tells her that Carolina isn‘t as strong as she is and she‘ll get hurt. He promises her that he‘s not going to tell anyone her secret about Carolina and she tells him that that‘s the last thing she needs: to have him take Carolina away from her.

     Florencia angers Lucrecia by calling Victoria her rival as Gladys begs Gonzalo to give her a chance, telling him that she‘ll do anything he wants her to do. He changes suddenly and begins to kiss her hands. He asks her if she meant what she said about doing anything that he asks and she tells him she did. Still kissing her hands, he asks her to give him a divorce so that he can marry Victoria. She snatches her hands back and reminds him that Victoria betrayed him, but he accuses her of threatening Victoria into betraying him. Gladys is shocked at his accusation. Lucrecia tells Florencia what Gladys and Victoria did to Gonzalo and Florencia doesn’t understand why Victoria would do something like that. Lucrecia continues to try to make her believe that Victoria isn’t a good person and wants to get Carolina married to Alex and marry Gonzalo herself so that they can get the Montero fortune. Gladys tells Gonzalo that it was all Victoria’s idea and he calls her a liar and accuses her of threatening Victoria into going along with her plan.

     Lucrecia learns from Florencia what happened with Alex, Macario and Carolina as Carolina cries and remembers her mother’s words about how Alex is a Montero and they’re all bad people. She remembers Victoria telling her that no man is worth crying over and how Carolina will recover from all of this and it’ll make her a stronger person. Drying her tears, Carolina realizes that her mother is right and vows that she’s not going to let anyone ruin her life. Alex tells Gerardo that he’s going to see Don G and thinks that Don G will be amused because he was stupid enough to fall for Carolina when she was just playing with him. Diego continues to try to convince Victoria to leave. She tells him to stop worrying about her and go be with Lucrecia and leave her alone so that she can get her revenge. He tells her that she has to do because she’s in danger. She asks him why he’s so insistant and asks him if he’s scared to have her so close by because he thinks he might cheat on Lucrecia with her. He tells her that’s exactly what he’s afraid of and kisses her.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Fifty-eight Summary Here!  [USA, 3/15/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   03-15-06 13:48 PST

     Episode Fifty-eight

     Diego tells Victoria that he’s afraid that if she stays, he won’t be able to stop himself from cheating on Lucrecia with her and kisses her. He tells her that it wasn’t love, it was just desire and lust. Don G plays with two chess pieces--one symbolizing Isabela and the other Carolina. He wonders which one of them will win as Ramon tells him to leave the game alone. He puts down Isabela and focuses his attention on Carolina, telling the pawn that he hopes she wins because he likes her so much. Ramon is surprised, and Don G tells him how much Carolina reminds him of his late wife Teresa. Don G tells Carolina the Pawn that he wants her to win in the end and he wants her to destroy Isabela. Christa dictates to Isabela who writes a letter to Alex offering him her love and friendship in the hopes that he’ll come back to her. Florencia is suspicious about the Carolina/Alex/Macario issue and Lucrecia wonders why, telling her that Carolina is just like her mother, Victoria.

     Victoria and Diego kiss and she tells him that she can tell from the way he kissed her that he still loves her.

Gladys continues to try to convince Gonzalo to give her and their marriage a chance. He tells her to forget about him and leave the ranch. He tells her that he never loved her because he loves Lucrecia. She slaps him and tells him that he doesn’t love Lucrecia and there’s some other reason why he broke up with her. He lies to her, telling her that he wants to marry Lucrecia so that he can reproduce with her and have an heir who has Montero blood. That way he can make sure Don G doesn’t continue to try to take his lands and that Los Encinos will always remain within his family. She believes him. Macario tells Patricio that he knows he’s going to have problems with Amalia, but thinks everything will work itself out in the end.

     Patricio and Macario are still talking when Carolina arrives and slaps Macario. She yells at him, telling him that he’s going to pay for what he did to her and Alex will find out the truth. He grabs her and pulls her close to him, telling her that she’s going to marry him, but she gets away and tells him that she’d never marry someone as low-down as he is and vows to make him pay for what he did. She storms out of the room and Patricio laughs at him. Victoria, believing what Diego told her, tells him that he can do whatever he wants to do, but warns him against trying to get in her way. She tells him that he knows exactly what she’s capable of doing if he tells anybody her secret about Carolina or tries to get in the way of her revenge. She tries to leave, but he stops her, warning her about Gonzalo. She tells him not to worry about her, but he tells her he’s only worried about Carolina.

     Gonzalo accuses Gladys of threatening Victoria into betraying him and tells her that both her and Victoria will pay for what they’ve done, but still Gladys is lying when she tells him that it was all Victoria‘s idea. Gonzalo offers Gladys ten nights of sex if she’ll promise to give him a divorce afterwards. She refuses and he ups the ante--15 nights, then twenty. He kisses her and tells her he’ll give her an entire month of sex and he’ll pretend during all that time that he loves and desires her if afterwards she’ll give him the divorce. He tells her to think about it and leaves her alone to do so. Victoria tells Diego not to worry about Carolina because she can protect her daughter.

     Alex goes to Don G and informs him about what happened with Carolina and tells him that he’s come so that he (Don G) can go ahead and make fun of him now. Lucrecia learns that her sister has hired a private investigator to look for Mariana. To get her to stop searching for Mariana and Luisa, Lucrecia tells her that Mariana and Luisa died. She tells her that she didn’t want to tell her earlier because she didn’t want her to suffer more than she already was. She promises to tell her what happened, but goes to get Constanza so that she can hear it too.

     At home, Diego looks for German and tells Maria that he spoke to Victoria, but she refuses to leave. He tells Maria that he’s not going to let anything happen to Victoria because now that he’s marrying Lucrecia, he’ll be able to be close to the Monteros and protect her. Maria tells him that he should be marrying Victoria, not Lucrecia. Victoria tries to console Carolina when Carolina tells her that she now understands how much Victoria’s revenge means to her. Don G has no intention of picking at his grandson and admits that he’s genuinely shocked about what happened with Carolina and Macario. He tells Alex that even though he supported Isabela for a long time, he’d begun to think that Carolina really did love Alex. Alex is surprised.

     Patricio and Macario wonder what to do now that Miguel is going to get his last name changed to Montero as Miguel bothers Ruben at work. Ruben laughs at Miguel for thinking that when Don G dies, he’s going to inherit. Alex informs his grandfather that he’s not going back to Isabela and vows never to get married, saying that he plans to spend the rest of his life alone and will never fall in love again because it hurts too much. Don G tells him that if he doesn’t give him a great-grandchild, he won’t inherit, but Alex tells him that he never wanted his money. Isabela and Christa wonder where Alex is and why he isn’t at the ranch, looking for Isabela. Isabela leaves her letter in Alex’s room and plans to dress in her sexiest outfit that night and wait for Alex to come to her.

     Gladys thinks over her husbands proposal, but refuses to ever give him a divorce and suddenly decides upon a way to keep Gonzalo at her side for the rest of his life. Gonzalo asks Christa for her advice, telling her that if Gladys doesn’t give him a divorce, he’s going to end up killing her. Carolina tells Victoria that she understands what revenge means to Victoria and insists that she’s going to be the one to make Macario pay for what he did to her. Victoria is surprised when Carolina volunteers to help her get her revenge against the Monteros. Maria tells Diego that he isn’t fooling her because she knows that something bad must have happened to make him decide to marry Lucrecia. Constanza is talking to Bianca about Claudio when Lucrecia arrives, telling Constanza to come with her because Florencia doesn’t feel well.

     Florencia can’t believe that Mariana is dead. When her sisters arrive, she tells Constanza to tell her that what Lucrecia said wasn’t true and that her daughter is alive. Carolina tells Victoria that she’s going to try to be as strong as she is and says that Victoria won’t regret letting her help her. She asks Victoria what they’re going to do, but Victoria tells her that she’s just angry and doesn’t know what she’s saying, telling her that she‘s incapable of doing what she says she‘s going to do. She tells Victoria she’s serious, but Victoria tells her that she’s incapable of hurting anyone, not even her worst enemy. Crying, Carolina asks why she isn’t like her, why she’s her daughter, but she doesn’t have her courage. To herself, Victoria says, “….because I didn’t give birth to you…”, but tells Carolina that she’s still young and one day she’ll find a man who really does love her.

     Constanza asks Lucrecia what Florencia is talking about and Lucrecia tells them that on her last trip to California, she learned that Mariana and Luisa died in an accident. Carolina tells Victoria that she’ll never love again because she’ll never be able to forget Alex. She continues to cry, while Alex cries in his grandfather’s hospital room. Alex tells Don G how he thought he was going to marry Carolina and form a perfect family with her, but now that’s not going to happen. He says that it’s best that he stay a bachelor. Don G asks him to try to give Isabela another chance because he thinks she deserves it, but Alex tells him that Isabela will never again hold a place in his heart because of all the things she’s done. Don G tells him that what Isabela did, she did it for love of him (Alex), but Alex tells him that it would be a waste of time trying to give Isabela another chance. He tells Don G that it’s best that he leave him alone so that he can decide who should be his new heir.

     Don G tells Alex to tell Amalia to come and see him because he needs to settle some business with her. Alex asks him about it as Amalia as Amalia and German agree to meet the following day to continue their classes. German tells her that if she ever needs anything, a shoulder to cry on or someone to talk to, that she should call him. She thanks him, telling him that he’s a good person. She tells him that if she wasn’t in love with Macario, she’d fall in love with him and kisses him on the cheek before she leaves. Carolina is worried about losing Amalia’s friendship and hopes Amalia will listen to her version of things. Victoria offers to speak to Amalia as Patricio leaves Macario alone with Amalia. She kisses him and he tells her that for a long time now, he’s had a love affair with Carolina.

     Amalia thinks he’s joking and doesn’t believe him. He tells her that Carolina loves him and he loves her back, but tells her that he still wants her (Amalia), too. Amalia tries to calm herself down and asks him if he’s joking, telling him she’d die without him and that Carolina is her best friend. He tells Amalia that she (Amalia) is very pretty and still wants her. He tells her that he’ll never leave her, but he wants to marry Carolina, too. She attacks him, threatening to kill him and cries as he tries to calm her down. Carolina continues to worry about losing her best friend. Victoria tells her that she’s going to find a way to make Amalia see that Macario set Carolina up, but they both have a bad feeling about the situation. Carolina remembers what Don Chema told her.

     Hysterical, Amalia says that she knows that Carolina and Alex lovef each other and breaks free of Macario’s hold on her. Macario tells her that Carolina loves him, not Alex and Amalia asks how long he’s been with Carolina. He answers that he and Carolina have been together since she came to the ranch. She slaps him and swears at him and Carolina. She asks God why Carolina made her think that she was her friend and that she loved Alex. Macario tells her that Carolina was with both of them--him and Alex. Don G tells Alex that he shouldn’t know what secret he has with Amalia, but vows that he’s going to settle things with her before he dies. He assures Alex that Amalia isn’t his daughter and tells him that anyone who says otherwise is a liar. Amalia wonders how Carolina could do this to her and cries as Macario tells her that Carolina had promised to break up with Alex to be with him, but never did what she promised.

     Amalia continues to cry, but yells at Macario when he touches her shoulder. She asks him why he’s telling her about it now and he tells her his version of what happened with Carolina and Alex. Macario tells Amalia that he really does want her and never meant to hurt her and she pushes him, asking him what Carolina has that she doesn’t. She says that Carolina doesn’t even know how to make love, but then asks him if Carolina does and if they had sex. She takes his expression to mean ‘yes’. She continues to cry, saying that she’s lost Macario and her best friend. Macario wraps his arms around her, but she yells at him, telling him to let her go. She gets free and tells him how much she hates him and she hates Carolina, too. She storms out of the room. Macario sure that she’ll come around, saying that he’s all she has and she’ll come back to him.

     Diego tells German that the only way he can protect Victoria from Gonzalo is to marry Lucrecia so that he can be near the Monteros, but German tells him that he’s not going to let him do something so stupid. Lucrecia tells her sisters that Luisa and Mariana died in an auto accident and they cry. Lucrecia thinks that she’s convinced her sisters as Diego tells German that if he doesn’t marry Lucrecia, she’ll tell Victoria’s secret--that Carolina isn’t her daughter. Amalia looks for Carolina, all the while yelling insults at her. Victoria tells Carolina not to leave the cabin and goes to try to calm Amalia down. Victoria finds Amalia and tries to calm her down. She suggests they go talk somewhere and tells her that Carolina didn’t betray her. Amalia tells Victoria that Carolina did betray her and she betrayed Alex, too.

    

     Telenovela-World:  Episode Fifty-nine Summary Here!  [USA, 3/16/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   03-16-06 16:19 PST

     Episode Fifty-nine

     Victoria finds Amalia and tries to calm her down as Don G tells Alex that if Amalia tries to tell everybody her secret, then Alex will have to stop her. Renato remembers what Lucrecia told him about Victoria being threatened by Gladys and wonders if it’s true. He vows that he will get his divorce from Gladys, no matter what price he has to pay. Gladys goes to see Don G in the hospital, but Renato stops her before she can go in the hospital room. He tells her that he needs her to convince Don G to do business with him. Alex goes to his room and finds the letter from Isabela as Isabela and Christa learn that Amalia’s angry with Carolina.

     Victoria takes Amalia outside and tries to calm her down, but Amalia refuses to listen to her. Victoria tells her what a bad man Macario is and how Carolina would never want to hurt Amalia, but Amalia refuses to believe her. Patricio learns from Macario how bad things went with Amalia and tells Macario that he deserves it. Diego and German decide that the best way they can protect Victoria and Carolina is by getting them to come and live on his ranch in one of the empty cabins. Constanza realizes that Mariana and Luisa’s death was what Lucrecia had been hiding from them for so long.

     Florencia becomes angry with Lucrecia, asking her how she could keep something like this from her for so long. She tells Lucrecia that she hates her and Lucrecia tells her that she kept it a secret from her because she didn’t want her to suffer any more than she already was. Edelmiro arrives and tells Lucrecia that Diego wants to see her and she leaves. Florencia tells Constanza that she doesn’t believe Lucrecia and plans to keep looking for her daughter because she knows that she’s alive somewhere. Victoria tells Amalia that she’s going to get to the bottom of this and find out what really happened because she knows that Carolina is innocent.

     Lucrecia goes to see Diego and tries to hug him. He pushes her away and tells her that he asked her over simply to tell her that Victoria and Carolina are coming to live on his ranch. Lucrecia is livid and refuses to accept it, but he tells her she’d better get used to it because he can’t let Victoria stay at the Montero ranch because she’d be in danger from Gonzalo. She tells him that Gonzalo isn’t going to hurt Victoria again. Miguel goes to tell Gonzalo his good news and learns of what happened in his absence with Gonzalo, Gladys, Victoria, Carolina, Alex, and Macario. Lucrecia tells Diego that she’s jealous because she loves him and she won’t allow Victoria to come and live there, saying that she’d rather kill Victoria and him rather than have them embarrass her.

     Amalia tells Victoria to tell Carolina that she hates her and never wants to see her again. Macario isn’t worried and tells Patricio that Amalia will be his lover and Carolina will be his wife. Macario asks Patricio how he’s going to seduce Florencia and Patricio tells him that it’s not going to happen because he has a better idea: he plans to marry Florencia’s daughter, just as soon as Florencia finds her. Diego tells Lucrecia that he didn’t ask to see her to ask her permission to let Victoria come and live there and tells her that he can do whatever he wants to do. She gets angry when he reminds her how much he loves Victoria. He tells her that he will continue to keep up appearances and make people think that they really are together and their marriage is a normal one, but Victoria is coming to live there whether Lucrecia wants it or not.

     Carolina learns from Victoria how things went with Amalia and is upset because she didn’t want to lose Amalia, too. Amalia goes to see Don Chema and he tells her that Macario is a bad person and she should forget about him. Macario tells Patricio that he doesn’t believe Florencia will ever find her daughter, but Patricio thinks otherwise and plans to marry her and give Don G a grandchild with Montero blood in its veins. Gladys tells Renato that she will try to talk Don G into doing business with him, but can’t make any guarantees and she asks where he‘s going to get the money. Renato tells her that he and Victoria are working together and she’s going to hand over the money. Gladys tries to make him see that he can’t trust Victoria.

     Alex finds Isabela by the pool in a bathing suit and tells her that he came to ask her forgiveness. Victoria tells Carolina that she spoke to Diego who warned her that she should leave the ranch because they’re in danger. Carolina agrees with Diego and they both wonder why Diego is so worried about them if he doesn’t want Victoria anymore. Diego tells Lucrecia that if she doesn’t want Victoria to come and live there, then she’ll have to try to convince Gonzalo to leave his father’s ranch. Miguel learns everything that happened while he was gone and tells Gonzalo that he doubts Gladys will ever give him a divorce. Gonzalo tells him that perhaps he’ll become a widower, then, if it’s the only way he can be free to marry Victoria.

     Gladys goes into Don G’s hospital room and grabs the king on his chess board and uses it to knock over another piece, telling him that she wants him to put Gonzalo in checkmate. Gonzalo tells Miguel that he’s thinking about killing Gladys if he can’t find any other way out of his marriage. Gladys tells Don G that Gonzalo wants a divorce and she wants him to stop his son from divorcing her. He asks her what he can possibly do about Gonzalo when he dies, which could be soon. She tells him that she wants him to put a clause in his will, stating that Gonzalo won’t get a dime if he divorces her. Gonzalo learns that Miguel will finally have his last name changed to Montero, but warns him that Don G could be playing with him. They watch Lucrecia angrily storm into the house and pull Gonzalo with her.

     Carolina wonders if Lucrecia is forcing Diego to marry her and Victoria tells her that she thought of it, too, but tells her, “..to hell with both of them!” She tells Carolina that she knows that Diego will never be happy with Lucrecia. Lucrecia tells Gonzalo that she blackmailed Diego into marrying her and that if Gonzalo wants Victoria, he should do the same thing she did to get Diego. He tells her that she will be miserable married to Diego because he doesn’t want her. He tells her that she’ll be just as miserable as he is with Gladys, but she isn‘t worried. Gonzalo tells her that he doesn’t know what he wants, telling her that he desires Victoria, but wants to kill her at the same time for what she did. She tells him that Victoria was afraid of Gladys and had no choice. Lucrecia tells him that Victoria isn’t Carolina’s real mother. She doesn’t tell him that the real mother is Florencia, but informs him that Victoria would rather die than let Carolina find out the truth.

     Carolina tells Victoria that they should leave the ranch and go far away. Alex tells Isabela that she was right about Carolina and asks for her forgiveness. He tells her that he doesn’t love her, he still loves Carolina, but tells her that if she wants to, he’ll give their relationship another chance. She’s happy and hugs him, telling him how happy she is and thanks him for giving her another chance. Victoria tells Carolina that she can’t go, but wants her to leave. Gonzalo is happy because he finally has a way to blackmail Victoria into being his lover. Carolina doesn’t want to be separated from her mother. Victoria tells her that she has enough money to get Carolina an apartment somewhere so that she can be far away from the ranch, but she refuses to leave without Victoria. Diego tells German that he gave Lucrecia two days to convince Gonzalo to leave the ranch or he would get Victoria and Carolina to move in with him.

     Isabela tells Alex how much she loves him and he’s surprised that her feelings for him are so deep. He tells her that when they are anywhere around Carolina, he wants them to look happy so that Carolina will see that he doesn’t care anymore about her betrayal with Macario. Isabela tells him that she’ll help him as Macario tells Patricio that he hopes Amalia gets over everything that’s happened soon. He tells Patricio and Miguel that Carolina is going to be his wife, sooner or later. Carolina refuses to leave the ranch without Victoria, but Victoria doesn’t want her to stay because she’s afraid Gonzalo might try to hurt her. Gonzalo is anxious to tell Victoria that he knows her secret, but Lucrecia tells him to do it tomorrow, away from the ranch.

     Diego tells German that he has to go and talk to Victoria and try to make her come and live on his ranch if Lucrecia can’t get Gonzalo to leave the Montero ranch. German asks him what he’ll do if Victoria tells him no and Diego tells him he’ll make her. Carolina tells Victoria that she’s not leaving and that she’s going to show Amalia what kind of person Macario really is.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Sixty Summary Here! [USA, 3/17/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   03-17-06 12:10 PST      

     Episode Sixty

     Carolina refuses to leave the Montero ranch without Victoria and vows to make Amalia see what kind of person Macario is and that she didn‘t betray her. Amalia asks Rocio to call Bianca for her and tells Rocio that she and Carolina are no longer friends. Victoria continues to try to convince Carolina to leave, but she refuses. Bianca tells Amalia that she knows what happened with Carolina and offers her support. Amalia tells her that she doesn’t need her help. Carolina goes back to work as Victoria wonders how she will get Carolina to leave the ranch.

     Gonzalo agrees to wait until the next day to confront Victoria and blackmail her. Lucrecia agrees to help him. Diego goes to see Victoria and tries to convince her to leave the Montero ranch and come and live at his ranch. Martina finds Carolina crying and rubs salt in her wounds, then suggests they be friends now that Amalia and Carolina are no longer friends. Carolina is annoyed. Lucrecia learns from Constanza that Florencia didn‘t believe her and will continue to search for her daughter and tries to get Constanza to help her stop Florencia. Constanza becomes suspicious, but Lucrecia sticks to her story. Victoria accuses Diego of wanting his wife and lover under the same, but he insists that he simply doesn’t want to see her or Carolina hurt. She resents him meddling in her life. Diego threatens to tell Carolina the truth about her maternity if Victoria doesn’t agree to move to Los Encinos and leaves her cabin. Florencia tells the investigator the story that Lucrecia told her and he promises to speak to Lucrecia and investigate further.

     Alex tells Gonzalo that he plans to make Carolina see that her betrayal meant nothing to him and that he and Isabela are back together. He tells Gonzalo that Isabela knows that he doesn’t love her and he doubts he ever will love her. Isabela is sure that she’s got Alex in her hands but Christa warns her against being involved with Patricio. Miguel tells Patricio and Macario that in return for making him a Montero, he had to give up his claim on the inheritance. They aren’t pleased. They argue and they call Miguel an idiot for falling for Don G’s ploy, but Miguel refuses to give up his chance at having his father’s last name.

     Gladys continues to get Don G to force Gonzalo to stay married to her. She tells him that Renato is waiting outside to talk to him about business. She tells him that Renato has a lot of money and wants to invest. Don G wonders what Renato really wants from him. Renato enters the room as Macario and Patricio argue with Miguel. Don G tells Renato that it looks like Isabela and Alex will get back together and tells Renato what happened with Alex and Carolina. Don G tells Renato to speak to Ruben and Alex about investing in his business and they’ll decide what to do. Before Renato leaves, Don G tells him to tell Isabela to be careful and that if it’s necessary, she can count on his support. Alex and Isabela go to a club and she tries to get him to dance with her. He tells her that it’s best if they end things now before it goes too far.

     Victoria tells Carolina that Diego suggested they move in with him. Flora tries to talk some sense into Diego, but it’s in vain. Claudio arrives and he tells him to get one of the cabins ready. Maria tells Claudio that Bianca has agreed to meet him at the café. Bianca tells Constanza that she’s going to meet with Claudio and Constanza is worried he might hurt her. Gladys is in bed when Gonzalo comes in and asks if she‘s thought over his proposal. She won‘t accept it and he kisses and gropes her. Carolina dreams about what happened with Alex and wakes up.

     Amalia is outside when Carolina walks out. She confronts Carolina, telling her that her mother isn’t around to protect her this time. Carolina tries to get Amalia to see her side of things., but Amalia won‘t listen. Macario and Patricio are worried about what Miguel might do now that he thinks he’s going to be a Montero as Carolina and Amalia continue to argue. Amalia raises her hand to hit Carolina, but Carolina grabs her arm and tells her how much she hates Macario. Amalia doesn’t believe her, telling her that it’s best they never see each other again because she won’t be able to control herself. Patricio tells Macario that something needs to be done about Miguel and Amalia, too. He reminds Macairo that Amalia saw the bloody shirt, but Macario tells him that he Amalia doesn’t know what happened and simply thinks he cut his arm.

     Patricio doesn‘t believe him and tells Macairo that he knows his weaknesses--Amalia and Carolina. Carolina invites Amalia to beat her to death if she wants, but it won‘t solve anything, but Amalia becomes upset, saying that she could never beat someone to death and runs off. German learns what happened when Diego went to see Victoria and tells Diego that he no longer has any rights where Victoria is concerned. Gonzalo continues to try to seduce Gladys into giving him a divorce, but she refuses to give him a divorce, telling him that now that she knows that her body doesn’t disgust him, she now has a way of making him suffer. At a club, Gerardo asks Alex if he‘s okay and Alex tells him that he‘s worried about hurting Isabela even though he already told her that he doesn‘t love her. He asks Gerardo how Carolina could betray both him and Amalia.

     Amalia cries, thinking about Macario and doesn’t want to sleep alone. Alex learns that Ruben is angry with Gerardo because of something Don G told him. Gerardo wishes that Don G would keep Alex as his heir, but Alex doesn‘t want anything from his grandfather. Don G dreams about the night he caught Gonzalo beating Amalia’s mother to death. He wakes up and wonders what will happen when he dies. He wonders what Alex will think when he discovers that his father is a murderer. Alex and Isabela go back to the Montero ranch and he tells her he’s going to bed. She kisses him, telling him how much she loves him.

     Lucrecia goes to see Victoria and lets Victoria know that she knows that Diego is keeping her secret, but says that she doesn’t know what the secret is. She tells Victoria that she won’t allow her to move to Los Encinos. Lucrecia tells her that Gonzalo wants to meet with her, but Victoria refuses. Gladys gives Gonzalo an eye-full when he wakes up, walking into the bedroom and dropping her towel to stand in front of him completely naked. He watches her rub lotion over her body, still naked. She goes to get dressed and he watches her leave, a smile on his face. Lucrecia gets Victoria to agree to meet Gonzalo in a public place away from the ranch because Gonzalo knows a secret about Carolina that he wants to talk to her about.

     Gladys gets dressed and Gonzalo tells her that he wants her to leave his life forever. She looks out the window and sees Alex and Isabela walking towards the stables. Rocio finds Carolina working with the horses as Alex tells Isabela that he’s worried about her (Isabela). She tells him how much she loves him and that even if he doesn’t want to marry her, she’ll still help him. Rocio leaves Carolina just as Alex and Isabela arrive. Alex tells her to get his horse ready because he wants to go for a ride. Carolina watches as Isabela kisses Alex. Alex kisses her back, all the while peaking out of the corner of his eye to see Carolina’s reaction. Carolina looks crushed.

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MAR. 20-24, 2006

 

Telenovela-World:  Episode Sixty-one Summary Here!  [USA, 3/20/06]   Author: Alisa Valdes (---)     Date:   03-20-06 17:30 PST

     Episode Sixty-one

     Carolina is crushed to see Alex and Isabela kissing, but doesn’t notice Alex peeking out of the corner of his eye to see if she’s watching. Alex yells at her to saddle his horse and kisses Isabela again. Isabela makes a comment about Carolina and Macario and Carolina tries to tell the truth, but Alex yells at her, telling her to hurry up and get his horse and as soon as she’s finished she can go and find Macario and make out with him. Carolina rushes to get his horse. Macario tries to make Amalia come back to him by telling her that he’s all she has but she tells him different and marches away. Diego and German talk about Victoria and German tells him that he doesn’t think Victoria is as easy to control as Diego thinks she is, but Diego is sure that Victoria will see reason and move onto his ranch. German learns what happened with Carolina, Macario and Alex.

     After Carolina leaves, the kissing ends and Alex tells Isabela that it didn’t make him feel better and that, in fact, he feels worse. Victoria agrees to meet with Gonzalo and asks Lucrecia if she knows anything about what Gonzalo knows and Lucrecia feigns ignorance. Patricio and Macario worry about Miguel, thinking that Miguel will forget all about their plans now that he‘s going to get his last name changed. Feeling very self-important, Miguel arrives at breakfast and tries to sit in Don G’s seat. Gladys is outraged but Miguel tells her that since he’s going to get his last name changed, he’ll now be recognized as Don G’s son and therefore, an heir.

     Don G tries to get Ramon to let him stay at the hospital longer so that he can keep making his family think that he’s near death, but Ramon refuses to help him with his lies and gives him until tomorrow to go home.

     Gladys laughs at Miguel and he tells her that she’s going to regret the way she’s treating him and walks away. Gladys makes fun of Miguel but Ruben shuts her up when he tells her that Don G might be thinking about naming Miguel as his heir. Ruben turns on Constanza and blames her and Gerardo for not assuring that he gets his hands on Don G’s fortune. Gerardo doesn’t want Bianca to go and meet with Claudio, but she insists she go alone. Gerardo tells her to call him so that he can protect her from their father if she needs to. Bianca tells him that soon, she’ll be of age and will have the freedom to be Claudio’s friend, or something more if she decides she wants to be with him.

     Claudio tells Diego that he’s meeting Bianca and asks if his relationship with Bianca will create more problems for Diego. Diego says that it won’t be a problem. Lucrecia tells Gonzalo not to tell Victoria that she knows her secret. Gonzalo says yes and can’t wait to meet up with Victoria and blackmail her into being his lover. German watches as Victoria and Diego meet up and Victoria tells Diego that she’ll accept his offer on Carolina’s behalf but refuses to come with Carolina. Diego objects and Victoria tells him how much she hates him. She tells him that being near him is the last place she ever wants to be. After his ride, Alex hands Carolina his horse. She stops him and tells him to listen to her version of things. She reminds him that she believed him after she saw Isabela and him kissing in the living room and also believed him after what happened in his office with Isabela. She tells him that it’s not fair that he won’t believe her.

     Diego continues to argue with Victoria, but she stands her ground. Alex tells Carolina that he told her how Isabela was trying to break them apart, but she never told him that Macario was interested in him. She admits that she made a mistake in not telling him about Macario, but insists that she didn’t tell him because she didn’t want him to worry. When she asks, Diego tells Victoria that the only reason he’s so worried about her is because he made a promise to her that he couldn’t keep and feels guilty about it and wants to protect her. She refuses to cave in and storms off. German is amused and tells Diego that she didn’t react the way he was expecting her to. Gonzalo tells Lucrecia that Gladys is using his own weapons against him as Gladys checks out the French maid’s uniform that Christa brought for her.

     Renato goes to see Don G. They talk business, then play a game of chess. Cryptically, Don G wonders aloud which one of them will be the Black King in his game of chess, telling Renato that he doesn’t fool him and recognizes that they are the same. Flora continues to talk sense into Diego and tells him that the cabin he wanted her to get ready is ready. Lucrecia walks in and tells Diego that they have to get married immediately because Don G is getting out of the hospital tomorrow. Victoria, in possession of a knife, meets Gonzalo at a crowded restaurant. She asks him what he wants and he reveals that he knows that Carolina isn’t her daughter and the price for his silence is her (Victoria) becoming his lover. Victoria wants to know how he knows her secret, but he doesn’t tell her.

     Flora asks Lucrecia if anyone ever told her to knock before running into someone’s house. Lucrecia tells her that knocking would be ridiculous since pretty soon she’ll be living there. Before Flora leaves the room in a huff, she tells Diego that should he need to use it, there’s an antidote in the cabinet that can be used against the venom he’d receive should he just happen to get bitten by a snake while she’s gone. Diego is amused that Flora called Lucrecia a snake, but Lucrecia isn’t. Diego tells her that there’s absolutely no doubt of how Flora feels about her. Gonzalo continues to try to blackmail Victoria and tells her that Diego was just playing with her. He flashes his anger and asks her how she could plot with Gladys against him. He tells her that she’s going to pay for making fun of him the way she did with Gladys.

     Diego tells Lucrecia to do whatever she has to do for the wedding, telling her that all she needs to do is tell him where to sign. She tells him that they have to hurry and finish all the pre-wedding formalities. German listens to Flora complain about Lucrecia. Diego and Lucrecia yell at each other. Lucrecia switches gears quickly and hugs Diego, telling him that it was their first lover’s spat. He looks at her as if she’s gone crazy. Victoria has a slip-of-the-tongue and accuses Gonzalo of raping her, but covers quickly. Carolina is comforted by Rocio.

     Don G and Renato are still together when Alex arrives. They talk business. Don G makes a joke about their business venture, saying that he hopes it all works out because he’d hate to see Renato ruined financially. Renato laughs with him, but thinks that Don G will be the woman going bankrupt. Ruben learns from Gerardo what happened with Alex, Carolina, and Macario and doesn’t like the news, knowing that Don G will keep Alex as his heir if marries Isabela. Ruben tries to get Gerardo to try harder to impress Don G, but Gerardo tells him that he doesn’t want to be Don G’s heir, reminding him that he was the one who broke their pact.

     Alone together, Alex tells Don G not to think that he’s going to marry Isabela just because they’re going to be doing business with Renato. Don G tells him that Renato is the one who’ll be losing in their business partnership. Alex is confused. Outside Don G’s room, Renato and Isabela hope things will turn out in their favor. Suddenly, Isabela faints and Renato calls for help. When Rocio leaves Carolina alone, Amalia walks up. Carolina tells her that she needs a friend, but Amalia calls her names and walks right past her.Gonzalo and Victoria continue to argue. Diego and Lucrecia go to the hospital to get their blood-work done.

     Christa tells Gladys that she’s helping her with Gonzalo because if Gladys is busy with her husband, she won’t be around Renato. Flora tries to get answers out of German about what Diego’s secret is, but German tells her that he doesn’t know what’s going on. Victoria wonders what she’s going to do. She tells Gonzalo that if he divorces Gladys, she’ll marry him, but doesn’t want to be his lover without being married to him because Carolina will be suspicious. Amalia goes to see German. She tells him that she needs a friend. She hugs him and tells him that she needs him because Macario left her for Carolina. Diego interrupts German and Amalia and tells German that they need to get ready because he and Lucrecia are getting married tomorrow.

     Gonzalo agrees to think about Victoria’s proposal. The doctor walks into the room and informs Isabela and Renato that Isabela is pregnant. When the doctor leaves, Renato confronts her, asking her if the baby is Alex’s. Alex thinks that Renato is a good person because he’s so affectionate with his nieces and wants to know why Don G thinks Renato has something up his sleeve. Alex tells him that if Don G has any problems with Renato, then it will be his fault because he refused to marry Isabela. Don G thinks that Renato is afraid of him and his power.

     Don G tells Alex that his only flaw is that he always sees only the good in people. Alex agrees with him, saying that he does so until they give him a reason to think otherwise. His thoughts turn to Carolina and angrily vows that he’ll never trust her again. Carolina talks to Rocio and learns that Isabela and Macario were seen together on several occasions talking to each other and they decide that Isabela and Macario must have planned the whole thing. Renato tells Isabela that there are ways of determinig a baby's paternity and asks her again who the child belongs to. Upset, Isabela admits to Renato that it’s not Alex’s baby; it’s Patricio’s. Renato is livid. He slaps her and yells at her as she continues to cry on the bed.

    

Telenovela-World:     Episode Sixty-two Summary Here! [USA, 3/21/06]    Author: Alisa Valdes (---)     Date:   03-21-06 17:29 PST

     Episode Sixty-two

     Renato is angry to learn that the child Isabela is carrying is Patricio’s, not Alex’s. Florencia tells Patricio that even though Lucrecia says her daughter’s dead, she still thinks otherwise and plans to continue looking for her. Secretly, Patricio wants her to find her daughter so that he can marry her and give Don G another heir. Renato tells Isabela that if she isn’t going to get rid of the kid, she’ll have to use it to her advantage. Don G tells Alex that he no longer has an urgent need to speak with Amalia but plans to speak to her at the ranch tomorrow when he goes home. Alex wants to know what’s going on between Don G and Amalia, but Don G tells him that he can’t tell him and if Amalia tells him, he’ll have to throw her off of the ranch forever.

     Diego tells German and Amalia that he’ll marry Lucrecia tomorrow. Amalia tells him that she hates Carolina and Victoria, but knows how much he loves Victoria. She asks why he’s marrying Lucrecia, but he tells her that he has to marry her or face the consequences. Lucrecia asks Constanza to go to town with her so that she can pick out a dress for her wedding tomorrow and asks her to be her witness at the wedding. Constanza tells her that she can’t because Ruben wouldn’t allow it. Victoria tells Maria that Gonzalo knows her secret and tells her that he’s blackmailing her. Victoria doesn’t think that Diego’s the one who told him. Constanza refuses to risk angering Ruben by being a part of Lucrecia’s wedding. Lucrecia tells her that she doesn’t care and vows that whether Ruben or Don G like it or not, Diego is going to be her husband tomorrow.

     Ruben tries to get Gerardo on board with his plans to inherit Don G’s business and fortune, but Gerardo doesn’t want any of it. He tells him that Bianca is more capable at business than he is and suggests he try to convince Don G to leave everything to Bianca. Bianca and Claudio meet and he tells her that he went to prison for the attempted murder of his step-father. He says he almost beat him to death because his step-father beat his mother to death. Ruben tells Gerardo that Don G would never accept Bianca because she’s female and suggests that Bianca continue to do his work and Gerardo can take all the credit for it. Gerardo refuses and leaves. Ruben is angry. Claudio tells Bianca how his step-father beat him and his mother and how he ran away from home, but came back when his mother died. Bianca tells him that she wants them to continue to be friends and doesn’t care what her family has to say. Victoria tells Maria that she’s sure that Renato’s the one who told Gonzalo that Carolina was adopted. She also tells Maria that Don Chema told her that she’s in danger.

     Isabela tells Renato that she’s about two or three months along and he gives her one week to get Alex into bed with her so that they can pass the child off as his or he’ll punish Isabela and her child. Lucrecia invites Gonzalo, Gladys and Christa to her wedding, but Gladys refuses to go. Gonzalo tells her that if she doesn’t go with him, he’ll just have to ask Victoria to be his date. Diego talks to the priest, telling him that he’s getting married in a civil ceremony instead of a church ceremony because he still ahs hopes that one day he can divorce Lucrecia and be free to be with Victoria. Renato calls Christa and tells her he needs to talk to her. Victoria arrives and accuses him of telling Gonzalo her secret. He tells her that he didn’t do it and asks who else knows about her secret. She tells him that Diego knows, but doesn’t think he’d tell it to Gonzalo because they hate each other. Renato thinks Diego did it.

     Diego tells the priest that he hopes one day to divorce Lucrecia and marry Victoria if she doesn’t hate him. The priest prays for Diego. Victoria and Renato try to think of who could have told Gonzalo that Carolina isn’t her daughter. Renato tells her that whoever knows her secret is using it against her and she should think long and hard about all the people she knows because one of them is trying to hurt her. Lucrecia and Gladys trade insults and Gladys is angry when Gonzalo tells Gladys that he’s taking Victoria to his sister’s wedding. Victoria gets Renato to agree to find out who’s trying to ruin her life and he tells her that he needs the money so that he can invest with Don G because the old man has accepted to do business with him. Victoria tells him to be careful and make sure that Don G isn’t trying to trap him because she doesn’t want to lose her money. Renato is confident that he can do his business with Alex and Ruben instead of going directly to Don G.

     Miguel meets with Ruben and Don G’s lawyer so that he can get his name change. Miguel and Ruben bump heads as Bianca tells Claudio how her father beats her and her family and they continue to bond with each other. Claudio tells her that they’ll have to be friends in secret because of her father, but she tells him that in a few weeks she’ll be of age and nobody will be able to tell her what to do. Gladys is angry with Gonzalo and tells him that he can’t go to the wedding with Victoria. Flora and Maria vow to do everything in their power to stop Diego and Lucrecia’s wedding. Flora is sure that German knows something that he’s hiding. Amalia asks German if he knows why Diego is marrying Lucrecia and he tells her he does, but can’t tell her. He tries to make her see what kind of person Macario really is, but she doesn’t want to hear it because she’s sure that she’s nothing without Macario. The conversation turns to Victoria and Carolina and they argue because German knows that they aren’t bad people, but Amalia hates them both.

     Victoria goes home and finds Carolina waiting for her. Carolina tells her that she learned that Isabela had a couple of clandestine meetings with Macario and she thinks they worked together to break up her and Alex. Victoria thinks she might be right and decides to confront Isabela and make her tell the truth. Carolina tells her that she has to be the one to stand up to Isabela, but Victoria doesn’t want her to. Isabela goes to Alex’s office and tries to seduce him. He tells her that they can’t be together and doesn’t want her to get her hopes up. She is desperate to get him in bed because she needs to pass the baby off as his. Alex continues to reject her. Carolina tells Victoria that she won’t go and live at Los Encinos because she doesn’t want to be so close to Diego because of what he did to Victoria. Amalia tells German that without Macario she’s nothing and tells him how unhappy her life was before she met him and how she didn’t have anyone to love and care for her until Macario. She reveals to German that her mother was beaten to death.

     Don G is playing chess when Gonzalo arrives and tells him that since he’s giving Miguel his wish (his last name), he wants him to do something for him too. He asks his father for the last time to let him divorce Gladys. If he doesn’t Gonzalo tells him that he’ll simply go and live with his lover. Gladys wants to tell Don G about Lucrecia’s wedding and help him stop it, but Christa tells her that it’s best for her if Lucrecia marries Diego and moves out because then, she might be able to seduce Gonzalo easier. Don G tells Gonzalo that he’s not going to divorce Gladys and he will not move in with his lover. He tells Gonzalo that if he disobeys him, he’ll toss him out on the street and not give him another dime. Lucrecia goes to Florencia’s office and invites her to her wedding. Florencia tries to make her see that she’s making a huge mistake, but Lucrecia thinks that Florencia is just jealous and doesn’t want to see her happy. Carolina leaves to go and confront Isabela and Victoria worries about her.

     Lucrecia tells Florencia that Lucreica is in love with her, not Victoria. Florencia accepts her invitation to the wedding just because she wants to see Lucrecia get what she deserves. Isabela goes to Patricio’s office, but he tells her that he’s too busy. She tells him that she’s expecting his child and he is shocked. Christa convinces Gladys not to tell Don G about Lucrecia’s wedding to Diego. Flora gives Diego a piece of her mind. Maria follows suit and they both walk away from him. He thinks about the night he spent with Victoria is upset because he can’t tell everyone that he’s marrying Lucrecia because she’s blackmailing him and threatening to put Victoria in prison. Gonzalo finds Victoria in the kitchen and she learns that Diego and Lucrecia are getting married tomorrow. He asks her to be his date for the wedding.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Sixty-three Summary Here!  [USA, 3/22/06]    Author: Alisa Valdes (---)     Date:   03-22-06 11:33 PST

     Episode Sixty-three

     Gonzalo asks Victoria to go to the wedding with him as his date. Victoria tells him no and Gonzalo tells her what a womanizer Diego is and how sometimes he has more than one woman at a time. He tells her that they’re getting married tomorrow before Don G can stop the wedding and Victoria is surprised that Diego and Lucrecia are getting married so soon. Patricio asks Isabela how she knows that the baby she’s expecting is his. Florencia and Lucrecia argue about who’s responsible for Martin’s death. Florencia refuses to believe that her daughter is dead and becomes suspicious of her sister, vowing to discover what Lucrecia is hiding. Victoria agrees to go to Diego’s wedding just to see his face when he’s sentenced to a life at Lucrecia’s side.

     Gladys reprimands Carolina for coming inside the main house in search of Isabela. Isabela tells Patricio that it’s his baby because since she came from Paris, she and Alex didn’t have sex. He tells her that the baby is her problem. She tells him how much she cares about him and asks him to marry her. Carolina defends her love for Alex from Gladys and storms out of the room after accusing her of marrying Gonzalo for his money. Gonzalo offers Victoria money to buy a dress for the wedding as Diego angrily attacks a punching bag. Victoria wants to see Diego’s face when she shows up at his wedding with Gonzalo. The lawyer can’t finish the paperwork to change Miguel’s last name without Don G present and Miguel is upset.

     Alex learns what Miguel is giving up in exchange for becoming a Montero. Patricio rejects Isabela’s marriage proposal and tells her that he was always honest with her and that their relationship was purely physical. She cries as he tells her that she means nothing to him and makes a comment about betraying Renato and confuses Patricio. He asks her what she means. Christa meets with Renato and learns Isabela’s pregnant with Patricio’s baby. Isabela tells Patricio that her uncle was making her marry Alex, but she wants him instea. He continues to reject her and angers her when he offers her money for an abortion. She cries and tells him she will never bother him again and can’t believe that she actually thought true love really existed.

     Isabela asks him to keep the baby’s paternity a secret because she’s going to make everyone believe that it’s Alex’s baby. He agrees, thinking it’s a good idea. Renato slaps Christa because of Isabela’s situation and yells at her, blaming her for what happened. She tells him to do whatever he wants to her but not to leave her. Carolina remembers Gladys’ words about how she belongs in the stables and the accusation that Carolina only wanted Alex for his money. She then remembers Macario’s words, then those of Rocio who told her that he and Isabela had been meeting secretly and could have set her up. She goes to see Macario and asks him if he and Isabela planned the whole thing. Diego packs his things and tells Claudio that he’s moving into the guest bedroom so that Lucrecia can have the master bedroom to herself. Victoria tells Maria that she’s going to the wedding with Gonzalo as Claudio tries to convince Diego to cancel the wedding. Macario tells Carolina that he doesn’t know what she’s talking about, but she knows he’s lying.

     Victoria tells Maria to bring her the jewels she bought from Diego because she plans to wear them tomorrow when she goes to the wedding. Maria tries to change her mind, but Victoria is determined to do what she wants to do. He steals a kiss from her and threatens to fire whoever it was that told her that he was meeting with Isabela. Martina flirts with Edelmiro when Rocio walks up and asks her what she’s doing with her boyfriend. Edelmiro is glad to hear her finally call him her boyfriend and kisses her.

     Macario grabs Carolina and starts kissing her again. She tries to get free when Amalia walks in and misinterprets the situation. Amalia is ready to be taken to the hospital to meet Don G and before she leaves, tells Macario that he’s going to come back to her and walks out. Macario and Carolina continue to argue and she tells him to tell Isabela that she knows that she was behind what happened and vows that things won’t stay the way they are. Gladys tells Constanza that Carolina disrespected her when Gonzalo walks in and insults her. Isabela remembers Patricio’s words and thinks he’s right: the only thing that’s important in this world is money. Alex finds her in his office and she attempts to seduce him.

     Maria brings Victoria the jewelry and tries to change her mind, but Victoria is determined to go to the wedding. Lucrecia tells Florencia that Constanza isn’t coming to her wedding because she’s afraid of her husband. She hopes that her marriage to Diego will kill her father. Don G learns from Ramon that Amalia is waiting for him outside. He plans to make sure that she won’t ever tell anyone what happened to her mother and wants to ask her if she knows where Salvador is because he needs to talk to his old friend before he dies. Don Chema tells Carolina that she will regain her friendship with Amalia, but her future with Alex isn’t so certain. Amalia goes into Don G’s hospital room and accuses him and Ramon of being accomplices in her mother’s murder. Ramon leaves her alone with Don G.

     Lucrecia tells Gonzalo that she invited Florencia and Patricio to her wedding but isn’t going to invite either of her nephews or Bianca because she doesn’t want to create problems for them. Gonzalo tells her that Victoria is coming with him to the wedding and Lucrecia is pleased and can’t wait to see Victoria’s face when she and Diego get married. Maria and Victoria are talking when Diego arrives and asks if she’s decided to move onto his ranch and she tells him that she’s not going anywhere, but accepts his offer for Carolina. He asks her why she could possibly want to be so close to Gonzalo and she tells him that he’ll find out tomorrow.

     Don G offers Amalia a lot of money to leave the ranch and keep quiet about what Gonzalo did forever. She tells him that it won’t do any good because Gonzalo will still be a murderer and when Don G dies, he’ll simply kill someone else. She then tells him what Gonzalo tried to do to Victoria and he grabs his left arm in pain. Amalia is scared he’s having another heart attack and calls for the doctor. Ramon rushes in and tells Amalia that it’s best that she leave and Don G, still in pain, tells Ramon that Amalia is right--when he dies there’ll be no one around to keep Gonzalo out of trouble.

     Alex and Isabela go to a hotel and Isabela continues her seduction. Victoria tells Carolina that she’s going to the wedding. Isabela and Alex have sex and Isabela is certain that now she’ll be able to make everyone think that the baby is his. Diego’s friends and family are in his living room, dressed in black. Diego grabs a glass of champagne and salutes Victoria, saying that he’s doing it for her, so that she won’t go to prison. Lucrecia and Florencia walk in and Lucrecia has the nerve to kiss Flora on her cheek, calling her “my beloved Aunt Flora”. Flora tells her that she wishes her the very worst, but Lucrecia doesn’t lose her smile. Diego asks her if she’s sure she wants to do this and she says yes. He tells her that she’s sentencing them to a life of hell. She isn’t so sure.

     Gonzalo arrives with Victoria on his arm and Diego’s mother’s necklace around Victoria’s neck, and everyone except Lucrecia is shocked. Diego tells them that he didn’t know they were coming together. Victoria tells him that they came together because “somos novios” they’re a couple. The entire room is shocked.

    

Telenovela-World:     Episode Sixty-four Summary Here!  [USA, 3/23/06]   Author: Alisa Valdes (---)     Date:   03-23-06 14:59 PST

     Episode Sixty-four

    

     Victoria and Gonzalo are the center of attention at Diego/Lucrecia’s wedding. Victoria announces that they are a couple, even calls him “mi amor”. Ruben learns from Gladys that Lucrecia’s marrying Diego and becomes angry with Constanza for not telling him before. He grabs her roughly, but Gerardo pulls him off of his mother and stands up to him. Lucrecia tells Diego that now he should be able to see that Victoria isn’t the woman he thought she was. He doesn’t understand why Victoria is with Gonzalo when only a few days ago he tried to rape her. Diego notices his mother’s necklace around Victoria’s neck and asks her how she got it. Gerardo continues to stand up for his mother and sister. Gladys insults Constanza and her children, but Constanza tells her to stay out of it because it’s family business, not hers.

     Gladys tells her that she is a part of the family, but Constanza makes her leave the room when she throws her miserable marriage with Gonzalo in her face. Diego asks Victoria where she got the necklace and Gonzalo tells him, then Lucrecia not to yell at or insult Victoria. Victoria tells them all that they belonged to man who she loved deeply but he betrayed her in the worst way possible. Rocio and Carolina wonder why Diego is marrying Lucrecia.

     Rocio thinks that Carolina moving to Los Encinos would be a good idea because then she could be a thorn in Lucrecia’s side and find out why Diego married her. Gonzalo announces to Diego that he and Victoria will be getting married as soon as possible. Victoria doesn’t stop Gonzalo from kissing her. Diego watches their kiss, says that he’s happy they found love with each other, then turns and kisses Lucrecia. Watching from a distance, Maria tells Flora how she told Victoria not to provoke Diego by wearing the jewels.

     She tells Flora that Victoria’s the one who bought the jewels and they’re all surprised to hear that Victoria has that kind of money. Carolina tells Rocio how much she wants Alex back and Rocio tells her that neither Alex nor Isabela slept at the ranch last night. Isabela and Alex wake up in the hotel room and he goes to get dressed. She still plans to make him think that the baby she’s carrying is his. Ramon tells Don G that he should stay a few more days in the hospital because of what happened yesterday with Amalia, but Don G wants to go home.

     Everyone waits for the justice of the peace to arrive for the wedding. Lucrecia rubs her future marriage in Victoria’s face as Diego tells Maria that they need to talk later about the jewelry. Florencia follows Diego out of the room. He refuses to tell her why he’s marrying Lucrecia and when he leaves her alone, she comes to the conclusion that Lucrecia must be pregnant. Maria, German, and Edelmiro are surprised to learn that Victoria has a lot of money. Lucrecia greets her friends as Victoria tells Gonzalo never to surprise her again with a kiss. He threatens her again with revealing her secret. Carolina thinks about Rocio’s suggestion that she move to Los Encinos.

     Renato makes Christa cry and they hope that Alex doesn’t suspect that the baby Isabela is expecting isn’t his. Isabela arrives and gives him the news that she had sex with Alex. Patricio tells Miguel that if he gets his name changed, he’ll tell everybody about their plans to get the Motnero fortune. Amalia studies when Macairo arrives. He still wants her as a lover and Carolina as a wife and tells Amalia that she’s completely alone without him. Amalia tells him that she’s not alone anymore--she’s got German. Macario is shocked and she runs out of the room. German, Edelmiro, and German can’t believe what’s happening and try to keep up appearances. Lucrecia has a twisted satisfaction with the thought that her wedding to Diego might finally kill her father.

     In a wheelchair, Don G is brought home by Alex and learns from Gladys that Lucrecia is getting married to Diego Ibarra. He is not pleased. The judge arrives for the wedding and Diego tries to talk some sense into Lucrecia, but she tells him that if he doesn’t marry her, he still won’t have Victoria because Victoria is now in love with Gonzalo. They approach the judge just as Don G is pushed in by Alex. He climbs out of his wheelchair and tells them that the wedding is not going to happen. Diego tells Don G that he is in complete agreement with him, but Lucrecia pulls him close and whispers her threat to have Victoria put in prison.

     Diego says, “After everything that’s happened, maybe Victoria deserves to be in prison.” Gladys and Constanza bump heads. Gonzalo hopes that the wedding will kill Don G and Victoria tells him that it would be too quick and easy for someone as cruel as Don G. Her comment surprises Gonzalo. Florencia tells Don G that Lucrecia is pregnant and everyone in the room is shocked. Renato warns Isabela against failing to do what he told her to do. Martina arrives and he asks her to find about Victoria’s financial status because he has to find a way for her to give him control over her money and she agrees to have a friend help her forge some documents for him.

     Victoria adds to the baby news by telling all present that she and Gonzalo hope to have a baby too, someday. Diego believes her act and he’s happy she thinks he’s having a baby with Lucrecia, thinking to himself that she deserves it. Lucrecia tells Diego that if he allows her father to ruin their wedding, she’ll tell the police about Victoria. Alex and Florencia stop Don G from attacking Lucrecia. He calls Florence an “alcahueta desvergonzada.” Don G can’t get Lucrecia to leave with him, so he disowns her, telling her she is no longer his daughter. He sees Gonzalo with Victoria and asks if she’s his new lover.

     He insults her and Carolina, but Victoria sticks up for herself and Carolina, telling him that they don’t want any of his money. Diego defends Carolina. He tells Gonzalo to get back to the ranch now and if he doesn’t it’s best that he never comes back. Alex takes Don G back home and Diego asks to speak to Lucrecia alone. Victoria doesn’t want to stick around for the rest and leaves with Gonzalo. Diego is angry because she didn’t tell the truth about being pregnant, and she asks him why he didn’t deny it when Florencia said it. Victoria tells Gonzalo how much she hates Diego now and he continues to threaten to tell her secret.

     She tells him that she’s not going to be his lover, but will marry him once he gets his divorce from Gladys. Gladys and Constanza learn that Lucrecia is no longer a Montero and that she’s pregnant with Diego’s baby. Lucrecia tells Diego that he enjoyed making her jealous just as much as she enjoyed making Victoria jealous. Diego wonders if Victoria deserves what he’s doing for her and Lucrecia tells him that he loves her too much to see her put in prison. She continues to poison Diego’s perception of Victoria. Carolina finds Victoria crying and learns that Lucrecia’s pregnancy is the reason why Diego is marrying Lucrecia. Diego decides to go ahead with the wedding.

     Flora and Florencia believe the lie about Lucrecia being pregnant, but still don’t think that Diego should marry her. The judge performs the wedding, Diego and Lucrecia sign and Diego is annoyed when the priest tells him to kiss the bride. They kiss. Carolina is angry about Diego and Lucrecia and Victoria plans to confront him. Gonzalo gives Constanza and Gladys the news as Alex tells Don G that all the problems in the ranch are his doing because he’s always trying to control people. He also announces that soon he’ll be moving off of the ranch.

     Florencia tells Lucrecia how much she’s going to suffer, but Lucrecia isn’t convinced. Diego goes outside and meets Victoria.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Sixty-five Summary Here!  [USA, 3/24/06]  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)       Date:   03-24-06 11:34 PST

     Episode Sixty-five

     Victoria and Diego go head-to-head and he’s surprised when she compares what Diego did to her to what Gonzalo did to her and says that she’s starting to like Gonzalo. Gonzalo tells Constanza and Gladys everything that happened and tells Gladys that he’s going to divorce her. She tells him that she’ll kill Victoria and him before she lets that happened. He calls her bluff as Victoria tells Diego how much she loved him and how badly he hurt her. She tells him that he betrayed her while Gonzalo offered her marriage. He still thinks the worst of her. Edelmiro tells Flora, German, and Claudio that Victoria and Diego are outside talking.

     Victoria and Diego continue to argue when Lucrecia arrives, asking Victoria what she’s doing with her husband. Diego calls Lucrecia “mi amor” and tells her that they were simply discussing the necklace Victoria is wearing. He tells Lucrecia that it belonged to his mother and he wants it back. Victoria tells him that she’s not giving it back to him and Lucrecia offers her whatever amount of money she wants for the necklace. Victoria informs them that there’s no amount of money that anyone could pay her for the necklace. Flora tells German and Claudio that she regrets telling Lucrecia that Victoria was there.

     Victoria tells Diego and Lucrecia that they money can’t buy the necklace because the its price is pain, tears, and hatred. Don G forces Alex to admit that he’s still in love with Carolina. Don G still has hopes of Alex returning to Isabela, but Alex tells him that a relationship with Isabela would never work because he doesn’t love her. Don G still wants him as an heir, but Alex doesn’t want anything from him. Isabela decides to return to the ranch and Renato sends Christa with her because he wants her to seduce Don G again and give him another heart attack.

     Alex tells Don G again that he doesn’t want his money, but Don G tells him that it’s more than just money--he’ll be inheriting the role of troubleshooter in the family and gives Gonzalo as an example. He asks him about what Amalia told him about Gonzalo trying to rape Victoria and Alex tells him that it’s the truth. Don G tells him that she looked very comfortable standing next to Gonzalo at the wedding. He’s angry that his son went to the wedding without Gladys. Gonzalo tells Gladys that her ploys won’t work with him because he will divorce her. She is shocked when he announces that Victoria has agreed to marry him once he divorces Gladys. Victoria refuses to sell the jewelry, but Diego tells her that he needs the jewelry because it’s all he has left of his mother and he has a right to get them back from her. Victoria laughs at him and refuses, then leaves.

     Lucrecia stops Diego from following Victoria and tells him that she’ll buy more jewelry, better than the ones Victoria has, but he tells her that he has to get his mother’s jewelry back even if it’s by force. Don G tells Alex that he’ll soon know the truth about his father and tells him to tell Victoria that he wants to see her because he has to warn her about Gonzalo. He tells him that there are things about his father that he won’t be able to protect him from once he dies. Victoria and Carolina express their hatred for Diego and Carolina learns that Victoria promised Gonzalo that she would marry him once he divorces Gladys. Victoria tells Carolina that she‘s going to continue her revenge and will marry Gonzalo if she has to because he‘s a part of her plans. Carolina tries to talk some sense into Victoria. Alex doesn’t understand why Don G is talking about his father as if he was a monster.

     Don G tells Alex that Gonzalo isn’t a bad person and that his father is a monster. Back at Los Encinos, Gonzalo tells Florencia that their father is still alive, but she‘s the only one who cares. Diego tells Lucrecia that the jewelry is none of her business but she’s still curious. She asks him for “a moment of intimacy”. They kiss. Flora and Claudio talk about Lucrecia when Gonzalo confronts Flora. Diego and Lucrecia’s kiss ends and she asks him if he’d like to go upstairs with her. He tells her to remember that their marriage is only a farce and they’re only pretending to love each other when other people are around. She doesn’t understand why he doesn’t want to be with her and he tells her that she knows that he’s still in love with Victoria. Victoria tells Carolina that it’s best that she goes to live on Los Encinos and Carolina angrily starts packing her suitcase, saying she wants to be as far away as she can be because she doesn’t want to watch Victoria destroy her life. Victoria cries and Carolina continues to pack. Flora and Gonzalo trade insults.

     Gladys bursts into Victoria’s room and confronts her about Gonzalo. Diego and Lucrecia decide not to tell the truth about her supposed pregnancy. Victoria and Gladys continue to argue about Gonzalo. Gonzalo and Flora continue their insults and Claudio joins in, calling Gonzalo a Daddy’s boy because he’s always doing what Don G tells him to do. Gonzalo isn’t happy. Don G irritates Alex and he leaves to go find Macario. Carolina arrives at Diego’s and tells him that even though he hates what he did to her mother, she’s decided to take him up on his offer to live there as Victoria reminds Gladys that she knows Alex isn’t really Gonzalo’s son.

     Alex tells Macario that Don G wants to see him. Alex tells Macario that he’s moving out. Diego listens as Carolina tells him how upset she is about him and Lucrecia, Victoria and Gonzalo, and Aelx. She says that she feels like there’s no reason to live. He hugs her and tries to console her. Gonzalo and Lucrecia are surprised to see Carolina. She asks Gonzalo, “What is Carolina doing on my ranch?” Macario tells Alex that Carolina was playing with both of them and offers Carolina to him, but Alex tells him he’s no longer interested in her. Alex tells him that he can have her.

     Victoria and Gladys both refuse to leave Gonzalo alone. Victoria tells her that it would be useless for her to try to seduce Gonzalo, but Gladys tells her that taking her husband isn’t going to be easy. When she’s left alone, Victoria says that it’s time she told Don G that she’s Lisa Dominguez because she doesn’t want the old man to die before he knows that she’s back. Lucrecia refuses to let Carolina live there but Florencia stops her from approaching Carolina and Diego and causing problems. Lucrecia is irritated that Florencia is protecting Carolina and Gonzalo insults Carolina. Florencia tells them that she feels a need to protect her.

     Carolina tells Diego how upset she is that he married Lucrecia and begs him to tell her why he did it since she knows that he still loves Victoria. He lies, telling her that he married Lucrecia because he knows what it’s like to be illegitimate and didn’t want his child to be born out of wedlock. Alex tells Macario that if he (Macario) gets back with Carolina, Alex will watch him cry because she’ll only leave him as soon as someone with more money comes along. Don G tells Macario to send Victoria to him, then tells him that later, they’ll talk about what Macario and Carolina did to Alex. Macario reminds him that he was the one who told him to seduce Carolina so that he could keep her away from Alex. Victoria tells Rocio that Carolina will be sleeping at Los Encinos and tells her that she’s at the point of getting her revenge.

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MAR. 27-31, 2006

 

Telenovela-World:    Episode Sixty-six Summary Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-27-06 13:31 PST

     Episode Sixty-six

     Victoria tells Rocio that she’ll get her revenge very soon. Lucrecia approaches Diego and asks what Carolina is doing there. Diego reminds her that he already told her that Carolina was coming to live there and leaves to tell German to get Carolina’s room ready. Lucrecia isn’t happy and lets Carolina know it. Carolina doesn’t let Lucrecia walk all over her and tells her that she married a man who loves someone else. Florencia tells Gonzalo how she doesn’t like the way Lucrecia treats Carolina and Gonzalo says that Carolina deserves it because of what she did to Alex. Florencia tells him that she‘s not so sure and thinks maybe Macario set Carolina up.

     Alex thinks about Macario’s claim that Carolina was playing with both of them and that he was just as much a victim as Alex was. Alex begins to shake his head and says, “That can’t be. My God, it can’t be.” He bumps into Amalia and they both recognize that the other is suffering because of what happened. Amalia says that she plans to get Macario back and Alex tells her that Macario’s a jerk who doesn’t deserve her. German shows Carolina to her room and she asks that he not come around her too much because she doesn’t want Amalia to think that she’s trying to steal the only friend she has left. German tells her how much he loves Amalia and how he is very patient and he’ll wait for her.

     Alex tells Amalia that she should try to forget Macario like he’s trying to forget Carolina. She asks if he really thinks he’ll be able to forget her when Isabela arrives, saying that she’s going to help him forget. Macario finds Victoria and tells her that Don G wants to speak with her, but he doesn’t know what about. When he tells her that he’ll protect her from Gonzalo and calls her his future mother-in-law, she tells him that Carolina will never marry him and shoves him out of the way so she can pass. When she leaves, he says that they’ll change their minds when he gets his hands on the Montero fortune.

     Alex and Isabela talk about Amalia and he tells her that he thinks that the reason why Amalia gets special treatment at the ranch is because she and Don G share a secret. Gladys goes to see Don G and pesters him about Gonzalo and Victoria. He plans to get Victoria to stay away from Gonzalo. Don G tells Gladys that Lucrecia is no longer welcome on his land because she’s no longer a Montero. Lucrecia’s guests leave and she tells him that she can’t wait to be alone with him. He tells her that he has a surprise for her. Florencia and Gonzalo talk and Florencia finds it hard to believe that he and Victoria are together after he tried to rape her. He tells her that they simply have a strange relationship.

     Victoria goes to see Don G and he wonders why she looks so familiar. He tells her that he wants to talk about Alex and Carolina later, but wants to talk about her and Gonzalo first. He asks her how she could be with Gonzalo after what he tried to do to her. Victoria tells him that what he heard was true: she and Gonzalo agreed to marry after he divorces Gladys. Don G comes to the conclusion that she and Carolina want his money. She asks him why he thinks that and he tells her it’s the logical thing. She tells him that neither she or her daughter want his money and tells him that what she wants from him and his family is revenge. Don G is surprised as Victoria tells him that she wants revenge against him, Gladys and Gonzalo. She says that she wants to see all of the Monteros suffer.

     Gladys complains to Alex and Isabela about Victoria and Gonzalo. Alex tells her that if he wants to divorce Gladys, he’ll support him, but doesn’t like the idea of Gonzalo divorcing Gladys to marry Victoria. Victoria is shocked that her son has no objections to them getting a divorce. Gonzalo tells Florencia not to try to understand his relationship he has with Victoria and tells her that he plans to marry her once he gets rid of Gladys. Florencia can’t wee why he would want to marry someone who everyone says is out for money. Gonzalo doesn’t see anything wrong with that, telling her that everyone wants money and everyone in their family is waiting for Don G to die so that they can get their hands on the Montero fortune. Florencia tells him that she doesn’t want their father’s money and he calls her crazy.

     Miguel and Macario argue because Macario doesn’t want him to sign any papers waiving any claim he might have to Don G’s fortune, but Miguel wants his father’s last name more than the money. Macario suggests he find another way to get his name changed, but Miguel refuses. Miguel tells him that he wants the money, too, but wants his father’s name, too. He leaves Macario worried. Diego tells Florencia and Gonzalo that now that the wedding is over, he wants some time alone and gets angry when Gonzalo tries to correct him by saying that he wants time alone with Lucrecia. Lucrecia tells Maria that now that she and Diego are married, she’s going to be running the household and telling her what to cook, etc. Maria tells her that the only people she takes orders from are Flora and Diego. Lucrecia is not pleased.

     Gonzalo goes to tell his sister bye and Florencia tells Diego that lately she’s had the feeling that he’s angry with her about something. He tells her that he’s just been preoccupied and has a lot of problems to deal with. She tells him that she’ll call him tomorrow so that she can take him up on his offer to help her find her daughter. When she leaves, Diego asks himself how he can possibly tell her that Carolina is her daughter without hurting Victoria. Carolina is moving into her new room when Maria arrives. They express their dislike of Lucrecia and their fear for Victoria. Carolina tells her that she has to be careful around Lucrecia because she could fire her if Maria makes her angry. Maria tells her that she hates that Diego married Lucrecia and they both are still in shock about the baby Lucrecia’s supposed to be carrying. Carolina tells Maria that she’s scared Gonzalo will kill her mother.

     Don G asks Victoria why she wants revenge. She tells him to think about it and he wonders if she knows something about Amalia’s mother. He tells her that no matter what reason she has for wanting revenge, she’s not going to get it. Gonzalo finds Lucrecia and asks tells her that he knows she’s not pregnant and she tells him that since Diego went along with it, Victoria believes it and now it’ll be even easier for Gonzalo and Victoria to be together. The conversation turns to the three Musketeers--Patricio, Macario, and Miguel. They hope their father dies soon so that Gonzalo can divorce Gladys, marry Victoria, and get Don G’s fortune.

     Patricio and Macario worry about Miguel, sure that Miguel will slip up and tell everybody what they did and what they have planned. Victoria tells Don G that she’s going to get her revenge against him and his family and he asks her who she is. She tells him to be careful that he doesn’t suffer another heart attack at her news and is about to tell him who she is when Miguel bursts into the room, hysterical.

Diego tells German and Claudio that they have to be more cautious now that he’s married Lucrecia. Diego thinks that Don G might try something, like try to burn his ranch to the ground, despite the knowledge that his own daughter is inside. Diego tells them that it wouldn’t be the first time that Don G burned a building to the ground with someone else inside.

     Patricio and Macario are afraid about what Miguel might do and argue. Miguel is hysterical, begging his father not to disinherit him. He tells him that if he gets his name changed, he should get part of the fortune as well. Gladys is outraged that Alex supports his father on the divorce issue. Alex tells her that he thinks they should divorce because they’re miserable and deserve to be happy with someone else. She tells him how much she loves Gonzalo when Patricio comes in looking for Miguel. Patricio goes to Don G bedroom and Don G tells him to get Miguel out of his room. Patricio tells Victoria to leave because it’s a family matter and when she leaves, Miguel turns on him telling him that since it’s a family matter, Patricio should leave too because he’s not family. Miguel tries to talk to Don G, but Patricio grabs him and drags him out of the room. Alex walks in and ask Don G what happened. Don G laughs and comments that he should donate all his money to charity.

     Renato and Ruben talk business. Ruben wonders if Don G survived Lucrecia’s wedding and Renato is surprised to learn that they just got married. Diego takes Lucrecia to the master bedroom and she’s excited. He pulls out a folder and hands it to her. She asks what it is, and he tells her, “Un convenio de divorcio.” She asks whose divorce it’s for and he tells her, “El nuestro. Nuestro divorcio.” Ramon checks on Don G and suggests he return to the hospital. Don G won’t be moved again and tells Ramon to send Victoria to him on his way out. Ramon tells him that he has to stay calm, but he still wants to speak with Victoria. Ramon leaves and Don G remembers Victoria’s words and wonders who she is and why she wants revenge.

     Victoria goes to see Don G and he asks her why she wants revenge against him and his family. She asks him if he remembers setting fire to a cabin that was occupied by an elderly woman inside and if he remembers the young girl who Gonzalo took advantage of whom he ordered to abort her child. G remembers and stares at Victoria in shock as she tells him that she’s Luisa Dominguez. He can’t believe it and she tells him that it’s true and that she came back to get her revenge. He tells her that her grandmother’s death was an accident, but she tells him that she didn’t come to hear his excuses--she came to destroy him.

     Renato is surprised to learn from Ruben that Lucrecia and Diego got married. They talk business as Lucrecia is upset that Diego’s giving her divorce papers. She tells him that she’ll never give him a divorce, but he tells her that their marriage is going to be so miserable that soon she’s going to be looking for a way to blackmail him into giving her a divorce. Maria helps Carolina settle in and they continue to worry about Victoria. Carolina tells Maria that her mother never talks about her father, but she doesn’t think her mother’s feelings for her father went very deep and thinks that Diego is the love of Victoria’s life. Gonzalo, Florencia, Constanza, and Alex wonder why Don G sent for Victoria. Don G defends his actions, telling her that he didn’t know that her grandfather was inside. She continues to accuse him, but he apologizes. He tells her that he regrets it, but it was an accident. He is agonized as he tells her that he doesn’t think he’ll live long enough to repent for all of his sins. She tells him that he’ll just have to watch from hell as she makes his family suffer.

    

Telenovela-World:    Episode Sixty-seven Summary Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-28-06 12:30 PST   

     Episode Sixty-seven

     Don G expresses his regret that he didn’t discover that Dona Lencha was inside before he set the cabin on fire. He swears that it was an accident, but Victoria doesn’t believe him. He tells her that he won’t live long enough to repent for all the things he did wrong and she tells him that if he dies, he’ll just have to watch her destroy his family from hell. Lucrecia is in tears when Diego gives her the divorce papers and tells him that their marriage won’t be the hell he says it will be. He tells her he could never love a woman who’s capable of doing what she’s done to him, but she tells him it’s because he still wants Victoria. He tells her that of course he loves Victoria and he only married Lucrecia to protect Victoria and Carolina from her.

     Carolina and Maria worry about what might happen to Victoria. Carolina has a bad feeling that something terrible is happening at the Montero ranch. Gonzalo thinks Gladys said something to Don G about Victoria and they argue. She continues to refuse to give him a divorce and when he angers her, she grabs a magazine with the intention of hitting him. He dares her to do it, but she’s too scared to hit him. Don G learns what Gonzalo did to Victoria and she lets him think that Carolina is Gonzalo’s daughter and tells him that she‘s going to make sure that they get married. He is horrified that Victoria/Luisa would be that cruel to her own daughter. He tells her to leave his family alone. Constanza, Gonzalo, Alex, and Florencia wonder what Victoria and Don G are talking about. Alex expresses his desire to see both Victoria and Carolina fired and kicked off the ranch.

     Constanza tells Alex that even if they’re fired, Alex will still have to see Carolina since she’s sure that Macario will marry her. Alex vows to make Macario leave too if he married Carolina and storms out of the room. Patricio forcefully brings Miguel to Macario’s place and Miguel tells them that they’re ruining everything and tells them both that he hates them. They sit Miguel in a chair and Patricio tells Macario that fortunately he was able to get Miguel out of the house before he spilled their plans to Don G. Patricio grabs Miguel and yells at him. He tells Macario to get his pistol and when Miguel tries to leave, they force him back into his seat.

     Isabela tells Christa that she doesn’t think that anyone suspects what she and Macario did and wants to talk to him to make sure no one suspects. Isabela tells her that she learned that Carolina was looking for her and Macario and they hope Carolina doesn’t suspect the truth. Christa tells her that if Macario gives them any problems, Renato will have to engineer an accidental death for Macario. Patricio holds a pistol to Miguel’s head and he begs them not to hurt him. They are angry because he was stupid enough to fall for Don G’s trick and now he’s left with nothing--not the money or the family name. Pistol still to his head, Miguel begins to pray.

     Florencia and Constanza worry about Miguel and Constanza thinks Miguel was so upset that he might try to hurt himself. The conversation turns to Patricio and Florencia thinks that he’s somewhere calming Miguel down. Macario asks Patricio if he’s going to kill Miguel in cold blood. Patricio says that maybe he won’t kill Miguel but assures Macario that his own death (for killing Patricio‘s father) is still on his to-do list once they’re plans have come to fruition. The two of them face off and Macario tells Patricio that they’ll just have to wait and see who kills who. Hopefully, Miguel asks if they’ve changed their minds about killing him and tries to leave. They sit him back down and put the pistol back to his head, telling him that whether or not he dies, depends solely upon him. Patricio tells him that if he breathes a word about their plans, he’ll kill him. Macario tells him that if Patricio doesn’t do it, he will.

     Lucrecia cries and asks Diego what Victoria has that she doesn’t and why he loves her so much. He tells her that when it came down to choosing between her revenge and her love for him, Victoria sacrificed her revenge to be with him while all Lucrecia did was blackmail him. He tells her that all she and her family do is hurt people and tells her how badly they ruined Victoria’s life and how Victoria gave all of that up just to be with him. She tries to make Diego believe that Victoria doesn’t love him, but loves Gonzalo instead, but Diego tells her that he’s not stupid and knows that Victoria was just trying to make him jealous and she’s returned to her plans to get revenge against the Monteros solely because she and Diego are no longer together. Angrily, Lucrecia tells him that she hopes her brother finds out soon that Victoria is Luisa Dominguez and gets rid of her once and for all. Diego tells her that if Gonzalo touches her, he’ll kill him.

     Alex and Gonzalo wonder what Victoria and Don G are talking about. Alex expresses his disapproval of Gonzalo’s plans to marry Victoria Don G wonders how Victoria could be capable of doing this to Carolina and Alex. He begs her to keep Carolina and Alex apart. He tells her to get her revenge against him, Gonzalo and Gladys, but to leave Alex and Carolina alone because they’re innocent. He continues to beg and she enjoys seeing him agonize over what she’s done and what she plans to do. He asks her what he can offer her to change her mind. She tells him that the only thing she wants is Lucrecia.

     Lucrecia learns that Diego isn’t sleeping in the master bedroom with her and she threatens him. He tells her to do whatever she wants to do and wishes her a goodnight, telling her that from now on he’ll be sleeping in the guest bedroom. Before he leaves, he reminds her that their marriage will be hell that they’ll both live in. When he leaves, Lucrecia lies down on the bed and cries. She yells at the empty room saying, “Diego, you’re my husband now, you can‘t do this to me! You’re my husband! I love you!” She continues to cry. German follows Diego into his room because he heard yelling. Diego tells him to get used to the yelling and to expect it every day. Still crying, Lucrecia walks in and tells Diego that he can’t treat her like this and that it’s their wedding night and they should be together. Diego tells German to take her back to her room and German pulls her out.

     Victoria tells Don G that only Diego’s love could make her forget her revenge and tells him that Lucrecia broke them up. She says that every time something bad happens in her life, there’s a Montero behind it. Don G tells her that he didn’t want Lucrecia and Diego to marry and reminds her that he went to the wedding and tried to stop it, but to no avail. She tells him her reasons for wanting revenge against Gladys, too--not that Gladys made her lose her child, but she lies telling him that Gladys assaulted her and tried to kill her baby. Gladys learns that Christa needs to get into Don G’s bedroom so that she can give him another heart attack. Christa tells her to find a way to get Victoria out of the room so that she can get to Don G. Alex tells Gonzalo that he’s no longer a child and he should stand up to his father and divorce Gladys without Don G’s permission.

     Don G begs Victoria to keep Carolina and Alex apart, but she refuses. He asks her to let him see Carolina, but she tells him that he’ll never get to see his granddaughter. He tells her that he’ll send for her and tell her that she and Alex are brother and sister. Victoria tells him that Carolina is in a place that he‘ll never be permitted to trespass--Diego Ibarra’s ranch. Diego thinks about when Gonzalo showed up at his wedding with Victoria on his arm. He remembers Victoria wearing his mother’s jewelry and goes downstairs to speak with Maria. Maria tells him that Victoria has a lot of money she did what she thought was best when she sold the jewelry to Victoria, and he tells her that she shouldn’t have done it, even though he’s grateful. He tells her that Victoria was destined to receive his mother’s jewelry and tells Maria how much he still loves Victoria. He tells her that Gonzalo is going to kill her and he’ll die of sadness because he won’t be able to stop him.

     Victoria tells Don G that she hopes God forgives him before he dies because she never will. Fatigued and weak, he begs her to let him see his granddaughter once before he dies. He tells her that she‘s going to hell for what she‘s doing to her own daughter. She tells him that her life‘s been hell since she met the Monteros. Alex walks in with Ramon and Don G tries to tell him. Don G’s health is deteriorating rapidly and Ramon and Alex try to calm him down but Don G keeps telling Alex to make Victoria tell him. Alex looks at Victoria while Ramon puts an oxygen mask on Don G, muffling his words.

     Diego tells Maria that he wants to give Victoria her money back and she asks why. He tells her that it’s a matter of dignity. Alex asks Victoria what Don G wanted her to tell him, but she tells him that Carolina was set up by Macario. He doesn’t respond, just runs his hand through his hair and leaves. Macario and Patricio are happy that Don G doesn’t have much longer to live. Don G is in very bad condition as Ramon tries to calm him down. Don G says that he never thought Victoria would return for revenge and says that God is punishing cruelly for all of his sins. Florencia asks Victoria what she and Don G were talking about and Victoria tells her that if Don G doesn’t die, she and everyone else will find out something that will change their lives forever.

     The next day, Diego tells German to go to the bank and get the money out and to send Edelmiro to the Montero ranch and discover if there’s going to be some kind of backlash for marrying Lucrecia. At breakfast, everyone wonders about when Don G will die. Alex is appalled that some people are waiting for his grandfather’s death and Gonzalo comments that Gladys is the only one who really doesn’t want Don G to die because she doesn’t want to give Gonzalo a divorce. Ramon interrupts their meal and informs them that Don G is in a very bad state and it wouldn’t matter if he took him to the hospital because it wouldn’t help his condition.

     Don G thinks about Victoria’s confessions the night before and is tormented by their conversation. Worried, Alex goes to see Don G but won’t let him talk. Don G tries to tell him, but Alex won’t let him and tries to calm him down, telling him that he won’t move out and promises to take care of the family while Don G recuperates. Don G gives up trying to tell him and thinks to himself that Alex doesn’t deserve what Victoria plans to do to him. Gonzalo finds Victoria in the kitchen and asks what she and Don G were talking about yesterday. She tells him that she didn’t tell him yesterday because he was drunk. He tells her not to reproach him for drinking and promises that when they get married, he’ll stop. He asks if she spoke to Don G about Gladys and she tells him that she did. Gladys walks in then and tells Gonzalo that she’ll never give him a divorce even if Don G gives his permission.

     Victoria tells her that she shouldn’t be so sure of that and walks out. Victoria runs into Christa who tells her that Renato wants to meet with her today. Christa warns her that her relationship with Renato had better be purely professional because Renato belongs to her. Victoria tells her that Renato Christa’s only until Victoria decides to take him away from her. Martina gives Renato a report on all of Victoria’s finances. She tells him that he has to get Victoria’s signature so that her friend can forge documents for Renato so that he can get control over all of Victoria’s money. Victoria gets a visit from Diego. She asks him why he’s there and he tosses money on the table, telling her that he came to return the money that she leant him without his permission.

     She asks him how he could be so stupid and closes the door behind him, telling him that if they find him there they’ll kill him and reminds him of Don G‘s threat. He tells her that since she’s worried about what might happen to him, it must mean that she still loves him. She tells him that she does not love him and tells him that she’s simply worried about the baby he’s expecting with Lucrecia, because the child is innocent and doesn’t deserve to lose its father before he’s even born. Flora finds Lucrecia in bed and brings food for Diego’s baby. Lucrecia, who thought it was Diego entering her room, asks Flora when she’s going to stop bothering her and start treating her with the respect she deserves because she’s Diego’s wife. Flora tells her that she only cares about the baby and leaves.

     Florencia tells Constanza that she’s gong to visit Diego because he promised to help her find her daughter and she wants him to find out if Lucrecia told her the truth about her daughter and Luisa. Constanza confesses to her sister that she doesn’t care whether or not her father dies. Lucrecia complains about the food and Flora tells her that she’d better eat it because it’s good for the baby. Lucrecia tells her it’s not necessary to bring her breakfast in bed. Flora tells her that she’s not doing it to for her--she’s doing it for herself and the rest of the household because none of them want to have their meals with Lucrecia. When she leaves, Lucrecia vows that Flora’s going to pay for the way she treats her.

     Diego doubts Victoria is so concerned about the baby. She tells him to take his money and leave because she’ll never sell his mother’s jewelry back to him. Diego tosses the money back on the table and says, “I’m not asking you to sell them back to me. What I’m--” She interrupts him and tells him that he can’t give her orders and tells him that he’ll never get the jewelry back and that it‘s going to be a part of her revenge. He shakes his head and asks, “And who’s asking you to give me the jewelry back?” She looks confused.

    

Telenovela-World:    Episode Sixty-eight Summary Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-29-06 12:16 PST

     Episode Sixty-eight

     Victoria is confused by Diego when he tells her he doesn’t want the jewelry back. Alex wonders what Don G wants to tell him and asks Ramon about it. Ramon tells him not to bother Don G because he needs rest. Ramon tells Alex that Don G is in the hands of God now. Florencia and Constanza feel bad because they’re not sad that they’re father might die soon. Carolina, Maria, German, and Claudio have breakfast and Carolina and Maria worry about Victoria. When Carolina gets ready to go to work at the Montero ranch, Claudio asks her to take Blanca a message when she gets back from school. Ramon refuses Ruben entrance into Don G’s room. He and Alex argue, but he still won’t let Ruben in. Diego tells Victoria that he doesn‘t want the jewelry back, telling her that they belong to her and she should consider them a gift. He refuses to take the money back and leaves.

     Maria and Flora are talking when Lucrecia arrives and orders Maria to fix her some coffee. They ignore her until Lucrecia reprimands them, telling them that she deserves respect because she’s Diego’s wife. They refuse to make her coffee and take pleasure in telling her that Diego went to see Victoria. Victoria is in her room when Carolina arrives. She continues to refuse to give up her revenge and Carolina hopes that she doesn’t end up crying at Victoria’s grave because she is so stubborn. Victoria tries to stop her, but Carolina leaves. Gonzalo visits his sister at Los Encinos and notices that Lucrecia isn’t happy. She vows that she’ll make everyone in the household treat her with the respect she deserves. Gonzalo thinks that now that Victoria believes Lucrecia’s pregnant with Diego’s child, she and Diego will never be together again.

     Victoria tells Rocio that she’s going to town and Rocio asks her what she was talking to Don G about. Victoria tells her that soon everyone will know what they were talking about. Outside, Don Chema catches Victoria and tells her he needs to talk to her about Carolina. Christa tells Gladys how jealous she is and how much she wants Renato. Christa picks at her because of Gonzalo and Victoria. Renato and Martina scheme and plan to forge documents so that Renato can get her money. Martina tells him that she doesn’t want money for the work she’s doing for him. He’s surprised when she tells him that she wants one night with him in bed.

     Lucrecia and Gonzalo talk about their father’s pending death and the Three Musketeers--Miguel, Patricio, and Macario. Diego arrives and angrily asks what the hell he’s doing there. Victoria doesn’t want to talk to Don Chema about Diego. He reads the cards and warns her about what she’s doing. He tells her that Diego’s the only person who can save her, all she has to do is let him. He tells her that if she really wants Carolina’s happiness, she has to tell Don G that Carolina and Alex aren’t siblings. Alex finds Carolina working and tells her that Don G wants to talk to her. Carolina refuses. Victoria doesn’t want to tell Don G that she lied because it’s part of her revenge. Don Chema tells her that letting Don G die thinking his grandchildren will marry each other is a terrible thing to do. He says that perhaps Don G deserves it, but Carolina and Alex don’t. He tells her that once Carolina shows Alex that she didn’t cheat on him with Macario, Victoria’s lie is going to ruin their happiness together for ever. She tells him that Don G isn’t allowed visitors and isn’t even strong enough to talk and won’t be able to tell anyone the lie she told him. Don Chema thinks otherwise.

     Alex insists that Carolina go to speak to Don G. He grabs her arm, but she pulls away, telling him that they have nothing to talk about. She thinks Don G probably just wants to rub in the fact that everyone in the ranch, including the love of her life, thinks she was involved with Macario. Victoria and Don Chema continue to argue. Ramon tells Don G that Carolina’s been sent for and warns Don G that he isn’t in good condition. Don G asks himself how Victoria could say that he’s going to start paying for all his sins when he’s been paying for those sins since the day Gonzalo was born. Diego tells Gonzalo that he’s not welcome on his land, but Lucrecia tells him that as long as she’s living there, her family can visit her as often as they won’t to. Diego yells at her to stay out of it and then yells at Gonzalo to leave.

     Gonzalo sucker-punches Diego as Don G worries about Alex. He tells Ramon that he has to speak to Carolina because he has to tell her what he knows. Alex manages to get Carolina to agree to meet with Don G. Diego punches Gonzalo back and Lucrecia and Flora try to stop them from fighting. They argue about Victoria and Gonzalo leaves. Gladys and Christa trade insults. Gladys irritates Christa, telling her that Renato and Victoria are going to get together. Christa returns the favor by reminding her that her husband plans to marry Victoria once he divorces Gladys. Renato doesn’t want to have sex with Martina, telling her that she’s not his type.

     Patricio and Macario think that perhaps things might turn in their favor. They talk about Miguel. Christa and Gladys continue to bother each other. Christa is sure that Victoria won’t take Renato from her because she’ll be far too preoccupied with Gonzalo. Gonzalo and Miguel drink. Gonzalo tells him about his encounter with Diego. They talk about Alex and he says that he loves his son completely and would do anything for him. Alex escorts Carolina to Don G’s room and Don G tells her to forgive them. She’s confused. Outside, Alex tries to stop Victoria from entering Don G’s room. Don G confuses Carolina and she asks what he’s trying to tell her when Victoria and Alex burst in. Victoria tells Carolina to leave the room.

     Martina tries to convince Renato to spend the night with her, and he talks to her about the type of woman he’s attracted to. Victoria tries to get Carolina to leave. Alex and Carolina are quiet when Don G asks Victoria whose game they’re going to play--hers or his. She tells him that he’s won and Don G tells Alex and Carolina to leave him alone with Victoria. Don G tells her to lock the door so no one will interrupt them. Alex and Carolina wonder what Don G and Victoria are talking about. He softens towards her and tells her that no matter what happens he will protect her. She asks him why he would protect her if he hates her so much. He tells her that he tried to hate her, but he still loves her.

     Diego and Lucrecia argue about Gonzalo coming to the ranch to visit her. He tells her that she and Gonzalo are just trying to anger him and he doesn’t want Gonzalo showing up on his doorstep with Victoria on his arm. He asks her if she wants to ruin his life and she tells him that she wants him to suffer just like she is because they’re married and all he does is look for reasons to go and see Victoria. She tells him that if he doesn’t want Gonzalo to come over then he has to agree to consummate their marriage. Don G tells Victoria that Alex and Carolina are innocent and if she keeps trying to get them back together, he’ll tell them the truth. She tells him that Carolina is a Montero and deserves to be there and is in love with Alex. She says that she’ll make sure that they get married, but Don G is still outraged that she would let her own daughter marry her half-brother.

     Victoria tells Don G that there’s something that he doesn’t know. He calls her a monster and she tells him that while Carolina is a Montero, Alex is not. He is shocked as she tells him they aren’t siblings and that Alex is Renato’s son. Diego reminds Lucrecia that he told her before he married her that he loved another woman, but she wouldn’t listened and black-mailed him into marrying her. He is shocked that she would ask him to be intimate with her when she’s ruining his life. Crying, she tells him that she didn’t ruin his life and begs him to give her a chance to show him that she can make him happy. He tells her no because they both know that the only woman that can make him happy is Victoria.

     Don G can’t believe what Victoria told him, but she tells him that it’s true. She tells him that she doesn’t want Carolina to suffer thinking that Alex is her brother because she would rather see Alex suffer knowing that Gonzalo isn’t his real father. Carolina asks Alex if he still thinks she cheated on him and asks him to listen to her. He doesn’t want to talk about and asks her what’s going on between her, Victoria and Don G. Then, he asks her what Victoria is doing with his father. Gonzalo learns that Miguel isn’t getting his name changed because it would mean that he’d be left without any money. Gonzalo advises him to accept Don G’s offer and become a Montero.

     Crying, Lucrecia asks Diego how she can convince him to give her a chance. She says that she wants to show him that she can be a good wife to him because she’s loved him since the day she met him and will love him until the day she dies. Diego tells her that she doesn’t feel love for him and no matter how many time she says it, it won’t make it true. She tells him that she only wants to make him happy and he points out that it’s not true because she knows that the only way he could be happy is if she gives him his freedom so that he can marry the woman he loves. She becomes angry and tells him that the day she gives him his freedom is the day she sees Victoria rotting in prison for kidnapping Florencia’s daughter.

     Carolina tells Alex that she and her mother have done nothing wrong. She tells him that the only thing she ever did was love him. He tells her to stop and asks when she’ll realize that he can’t trust her anymore. She says she’s sorry he doesn’t trust her and says that it’s useless suffering for him, a man who doesn’t trust her. She is about to leave when he stops her and tells her that he won’t let her leave until she tells him what she knows about what’s going on between Victoria and Don G. Renato is angry that Don G is still alive and Christa tells him that she didn’t get a chance to see Don G because Gladys wouldn’t help her. Renato is angry with Gladys now. Victoria asks Don G if he wants her to tell him about Gladys, Alex, Gonzalo, and Renato. He tells her to go ahead and tell him how Gladys has managed for so long to hide her

    

Telenovela-World:    Episode Sixty-nine Summary Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-30-06 12:33 PST

     Episode Sixty-nine

     Victoria tells Don G that Alex is Renato’s son and not Gonzalo’s. He tells her to tell him how Gladys could have fooled him for so many years. Gladys goes to church and tells the priest that Alex supports his father’s decision to divorce her. Alex demands that Carolina tell him what she knows about Don G and Victoria, but she tells him she knows nothing and tries to leave. He stops her and asks her if Victoria‘s trying to become intimate with Don G so that she can get his money. Carolina slaps him. Victoria tells Don G that Gonzalo wouldn’t touch Gladys on their honeymoon because he wanted to punish his father. In Paris, Gladys met Renato and he got her pregnant. She passed Alex off as Gonzalo‘s and Gonzalo was too drunk to know that he hadn’t had sex with Gladys so she was able to make him believe that Alex was his. Close to crying, Don G is very hurt to know that Alex isn’t really his grandson and says how much he loves Alex. He becomes angry and swears that Gladys will pay for what she’s done.

     Gladys cries to the priest about her life. She tells him that if Don G dies, everything will fall apart and Gonzalo will leave her for Victoria. She asks for his help and he promises to speak with Gonzalo, but isn’t so sure that he can convince Gonzalo to do anything. Gonzalo asks Ramon about Don G and the doctor tells him that Don G’s life is in God’s hands. Ramon tells him that he’s the last person who should be waiting for Don G to die because when he does, no one will be around to protect Gonzalo and prevent Amalia from telling everybody about what he did to her mother. Amalia tells Claudio to tell Diego not to worry about Don G or anybody trying to hurt him or his ranch because he married Lucrecia because Don G is in bad shape. But Claudio points out that even if he’s ill, Don G could still order someone else to do it for him. Claudio tells Amalia what a loser Macario is, but she is determined to take him from Carolina.

     Macario and Patricio are confident that their plans will work because Patricio will be the executor of Don G’s will. Carolina slaps Alex for insulting her mother and tells him that her mother hates Don G. He is confused and asks her what his grandfather did to Victoria. Carolina tells him to ask her mother if he wants to know. Their arguing turns to Diego and Lucrecia and Alex tells her that Victoria should forget about Diego because he is with Lucrecia now. Carolina tells him that Diego doesn’t want Lucrecia. They calm down and she tells him that Diego and Lucrecia are in the same situation that Alex’s parents are in because Diego hates Lucrecia even though they’re having a child together. Gladys is praying in church when Diego arrives. She insults him, telling him that she can’t believe he of all people would be allowed to walk into a church when he’s such a bad person.

     Diego tells her that God knows that he didn’t kill anyone and points out that she’s the one who shouldn’t be allowed in a church because she’s an adulteress who has a child who doesn’t belong to her husband. Gladys is shocked to learn that Diego knows her secret. Alex and Carolina agree that a man shouldn’t marry a woman just because she’s pregnant with his child. He tells her that he tried to tell his parents the same thing. She tells him that she’s sorry she has to say it, but her mother lacks dignity. Diego tells Gladys that he’s not going to tell anyone her secret because it would hurt Alex. He goes looking for the priest. Renato calls the ranch and tells them to tell Gladys that he needs to speak with her. He is pissed at Gladys because Christa told him that Gladys didn‘t follow his orders. They hope that they can convince Alex that the baby is his. Renato asks how far along Isabela is and Christa tells him that Isabela said she‘s about a month along. Renato grows irritated with Christa and worries about passing the baby off as Alex’s.

     Alex and Carolina are still outside Don G’s bedroom when Isabela arrives and asks why she’s there. Carolina tells her that Alex told her that Don G wanted to talk to her. Don G tells Victoria that now that he knows Carolina’s his granddaughter, he doesn’t want Victoria to tell anyone anything and he no longer wants to disinherit Alex. He says that he’s going to make sure that Alex and Carolina get married. Victoria tells him that he thinks he’s God and has the power to make Alex marry Carolina and forget about how she supposedly betrayed him with Macario. Don G tells her that he doesn’t think he’s some kind of God, but he does have enough power to make Macario tell the truth about what happened with Carolina.

     Miguel tells Macario and Patricio that he’s worried that Gonzalo might try to steal the inheritance for himself, but Patricio tells Miguel that Gonzalo isn’t a problem because he’s a drunk who’s easy to control. Macario isn’t so sure, telling them that he doesn’t believe there’s a such thing as a harmless enemy and thinks maybe Gonzalo just wants them to think he’s a drunk who’s easily controlled. Gonzalo goes to Don G’s office and thinks about his father’s warning about Amalia and vows that once he has control of the whole ranch, he’ll make sure that Amalia never tells anyone his secret. Amalia and Claudio are still talking when German arrives and reschedules his study-date with Amalia for tomorrow because he’s got a lot of stuff to do. Claudio plans to go to see Bianca. German tells them that Diego isn’t home, which means that, for the time being, there’s no screaming coming from the house. Amalia questions them and learns that Diego and Lucrecia have been fighting. Claudio tells her that the ranch is no longer a ranch, it’s a boxing ring.

     Diego complains to the priest about Lucrecia and he tells him that he shouldn’t have married her when he knew he didn’t love her. Victoria agrees to go along with Don G’s plans and asks him how he plans to do what he plans to do before he dies. He tells her that if he doesn’t get to do it before he dies, she has his permission to tell Alex that he’s not really a Montero and that all this time, Gladys’ has been lying to all of them. Don G tells her that he’ll make Macario confess tomorrow because right now, he needs to talk to all of his family members and doesn’t plan to die until he does what he has to do. She warns him of what she’s capable of if he doesn’t do what he says he’s going to do. Before she leaves, Don G tells her that Carolina is going to marry a good man. He tells her that it pains him to say it but the reason why Alex is so intelligent, kind, and human because he’s lucky enough not to have a drop of Montero blood in his veins.

     Diego and the priest talk and Diego learns that Don G is doing poorly and the priest has to go to prepare a mass for him because Gladys asked him to. Gladys goes to Renato’s and he hits her in the face for not following his orders. He threatens her and she tells him that they’ve got a new problem because Victoria told Diego that Alex is his son and not Gonzalo’s. Alex finds Gonzalo riffling through Don G’s papers and wants to know what he’s doing there and tells him that he’s not going to find anything in those papers about the business because Ruben has all of those. Alex tells him that the papers he‘s been riffling through are personal papers belonging to Don G that Gonzalo shouldn‘t be looking through. Ramon tries to calm Don G down, but Don G is anxious to get his hands on his new will before he dies because if Gonzalo gets it first, he’ll destroy it.

     Miguel tells Macario and Patricio that now that he’s not going to get the family name, he wants the money to make up for it. Patricio tells them not to worry about Gonzalo. Patricio warns Miguel against doing something stupid and when the two of them leave. Alone, Macario wonders what Gonzalo would do if he showed him Don G’s first will, the one leaving everything to Gonzalo. Gonzalo tells Alex that he’s not sure what he was looking for in Don G’s papers and Alex reprimands him for going through Don G’s things. Alex changes the topic, telling him that he hugged Carolina earlier and now feels that he’s not going to be able to live without her. Carolina receives a note from Claudio for Bianca and gives Edelmiro a note from Blanca to take to Claudio.

     When Edelmiro leaves, Rocio asks Carolina about what Don G and Victoria are talking about, but Carolina doesn’t know. Don G tells Ramon to send Amalia to him and makes a comment about Gladys. Ramon asks why he‘s upset with Gladys, but Don G tells him he‘ll tell him later because it’s urgent that he speaks with Amalia. Florencia and Lucrecia are talking when Diego walks up and greets Florencia with a kiss on the cheek. Lucrecia leaves, telling them she doesn‘t feel very good because of the baby. Alone, Florencia and Diego decide to go to the city to talk because Diego has business to do there. Victoria and Maria are talking in the kitchen when Lucrecia arrives, angry that Victoria is there. Victoria decides to leave, but Lucrecia tells her they need to talk. Victoria ignores her and pushes past her. Lucrecia pretends that Victoria pushed her harder than she really did and falls to the floor, holding her stomach. She accuses Victoria of trying to kill her baby and calls her a murderer and moans and groans, holding her stomach.

     Victoria remembers losing her own baby as Lucrecia lies on the floor, pretending to be in pain. Flora runs in and asks what’s happening and Lucrecia accuses Victoria of pushing her down. Victoria tells them that she didn’t mean for any of this to happen. Florencia and Diego go to the city. Carolina cries about Alex and tells Rocio that he hugged her and told her that he still loves her, but he’s trying to forget about her. Alex talks to Gonzalo about his feelings for Carolina. He says that he can’t leave the ranch because he promised Don G that he wouldn’t. Gonzalo tells him that perhaps it’s time he investigated what really happened with Carolina and Macario. He says that Victoria is very convincing and keeps telling him that Carolina is innocent. Alex tells him that Victoria is the reason why Carolina tried to get him for his money.

     Flora tries to help Lucrecia and tells Victoria to leave. She tells Maria to call a doctor and when she notices that Victoria is still there, Flora yells at her to leave. Florencia tells Diego that Lucrecia told her that her child was dead and she needs him to get the truth out of Lucrecia because she doesn’t think it’s true. Lucrecia is in bed, crying to Flora. Flora tries to calm her down while Lucrecia talks bad about Victoria. Flora tells her that the doctor should be there soon and Lucrecia realizes that she’ll have to deal with the doctor when he comes. Victoria is upset and Edelmiro finds her. She tells him that she didn’t do it on purpose and didn’t want to hurt her baby. She runs off before she Edelmiro can ask her what she’s talking about.

Florencia becomes suspicious of the way Diego’s acting and asks him if he’s hiding something from her.

     Edelmiro asks Flora what happened and she tells him that Victoria tried to kill Lucrecia’s baby. Claudio and Edelmiro don’t believe that it happened that way. Maria finds them and tells them that the doctor has arrived. Alone with the doctor, Lucrecia offers him money to keep her secret. Victoria calms herself down and decides to go and see Renato because it is no longer in her plans to ruin the Monteros and she has to tell Renato that they’ve got to ditch their plans. Renato is angry with Gladys because Victoria and Diego know that Alex is his son. Alex and Gonzalo argue about Victoria but Gonzalo stops their argument quickly and tells him that he doesn’t want to argue with him. He tells Alex how proud of him he is and how he’s the only good thing he did in his life. Alex tells him that he’s happy to have him for a father.

     Renato and Gladys wonder how they’re going to stop Diego from spilling her secret. Renato decides to get money from Victoria and offer it to Diego to keep quiet about Alex’s paternity. Diego tells Florencia that he can’t help her look for her daughter and she becomes upset, asking him if he knows something about her daughter. She leaves angry. Renato and Victoria meet and he tells her that he needs $300,000 to invest so that they’re plans can continue. She tells him that she’ll give him $100,000 in exchange for not ruining the Monteros.

    

Telenovela-World:    Episode Seventy Summary Here!  Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   03-31-06 13:57 PST    Episode Seventy

     Victoria offers Renato $100,000 in exchange for not ruining the Monteros. He’s surprised that she’s changed her mind and wants to know why she no longer wants to destroy the Monteros. The doctor (bribed by Lucrecia) tells Flora and Maria that the baby is fine. When he leaves, Flora tells Maria that she had no idea that Victoria was the type to do something like that. Maria still doesn’t believe Victoria is guilty of what Lucrecia accused her of. Flora tells her that it’s best that Maria and Victoria want to see each other from now on, they have to meet somewhere else, far away from the ranch. Neither, Claudio and Edelmiro believe that Victoria did what she was accused of doing. Edelmiro gives Claudio the letter from Bianca and learns that the Monteros are all going to church to pray for Don G.

     Rocio goes looking for Amalia. Amalia tells German that she’s going to get Macario back and badmouths Carolina. German asks her if Macario’s the only boyfriend she ever had and she tells him yes. He thinks that the reason why she thinks Macario is so great is because she’s never had anyone to compare him to. He suggests she kiss someone other than Macario and see what happens. Macario meets with Don G and is ordered to tell Alex the truth--that he set Carolina up and she’s innocent. Ramon informs the family on Don G’s health as they get ready to leave for church. Patricio is back to calling Florence ‘mama’ and asks why she’s upset. She tells him that Diego wasn’t really Martin’s friend.

     Diego remembers his meeting with Florencia and Flora tells him that Victoria attacked Lucrecia and tried to make her lose her baby. Victoria won’t reveal what changed her mind and offers Renato the money, but he tells her that he wants $200,000 to let her out of their pact. Renato still plans to take every dime she has. He tells her that he still plans to keep the Montero fortune for himself. Diego tells Maria and Flora that he doesn’t believe that Victoria is capable of doing what Lucrecia said she did. He asks if they actually saw what happened and they both tell him that they didn’t see Victoria do anything. Flora is surprised at Diego’s lack of concern over his baby. He tells her not to worry about Lucrecia’s baby. They watch him leave and Flora says that she can’t believe that Diego doesn’t want his child.

     Diego barges into Lucrecia’s room and yells at her for what she did. Lucrecia sticks to her story and tells him that Victoria tried to kill their baby. He reminds her that there is no baby as Victoria decides to warn Alex and Don G that Renato is trying to steal their fortune. They haggle over his pay-off and agree on $180,000. He tells her that she’s still not free of him because he knows her secret. She tells him that her secrete won’t be a secret for long. Don G orders Macario to tell the truth and stop interfering in Alex and Carolina’s relationship because he wants them to get married. Diego yells at Lucrecia, telling her that Victoria would never do what she’s accusing her of. She tells him that Victoria is evil. She walks across the room and tells him how much she loves him. Livid, he yells at her to stop lying and tells her that he loves Victoria and nothing she does will change the way he feels about her.

     Macario doesn’t understand why Don G wants him to tell Alex the truth. Don G tells him that the only thing he needs to understand is that Carolina is now under his protection and he wants her and Alex to marry. He tells Macario not to start underestimating him because he’s sick because he can still give orders to make Macario regret disobeying him. Macario tells him that he wants to marry Carolina and tells him that it looks like Alex and Isabela are getting back together, but Don G doesn’t want that anymore. Carolina cries and thinks about Alex. Victoria tells Renato that Don G is near death.

     Lucrecia tries to make Diego think that Victoria’s a bad person and that she’s going to marry Gonzalo. Diego tells her that he won’t let Victoria marry Gonzalo. Lucrecia learns that Gladys has organized a mass for Don G and Lucrecia lights up because she thinks her father has finally died. Don G doesn’t want Carolina to marry Macario because he isn’t good enough for his granddaughter because he‘s just a foreman on his ranch. Don G tells Macario he’ll give him a lot of money in exchange for telling Alex the truth and not interfering in their relationship. Macario asks him how he knows that he’s going to keep his word and Don G tells him that he’ll call his lawyer and solidify their agreement. Macario still plans to steal Carolina from Alex, but doesn’t tell Don G his plans.

     Amalia doesn’t think she needs to kiss another man to test how much she loves Macario, but German thinks otherwise. They kiss. Carolina and Rocio are talking when Macario arrives and tells Rocio to find Amalia and tells her that Don G wants to see her. German and Amalia’s kiss ends and he asks her if she enjoyed it. She tells him that she liked it. He tells her that he thinks she should leave Macario just as Rocio and Edelmiro run up and tell her that Don G wants to speak with her. Ramon tells Don G that the lawyer has arrived with his tape recorder so that he can tape Don G’s last will and testament. Don G smiles as he thinks about how shocked his family is going to be when they hear it after he dies.

     The mass for Don G begins. Gonzalo prays that his father dies soon so that he can get rid of Gladys. Gladys prays to God that Don G lives long enough to stop Gonzalo from divorcing her. Don G finishes taping his will and makes provisions so that if someone steals it or tries to use one of his old wills, his lawyer will still be able to ensure that his estate is handled the way Don G wants it handled. At the mass, Alex thinks about Carolina and prays to God that he can help him forget Carolina. Isabela prays for forgiveness for all of her sins and asks that Alex never find out that the baby she’s carrying isn’t his. Florencia prays to the Virgin Mary to return her daughter to her and promises that if she gets Mariana back, she won’t do anything to hurt Luisa.

     Rocio and Amalia run into Carolina in the kitchen. Amalia is still angry with her, calls her a traitor and goes in search of Don G. Carolina is suspicious of the way Macario was acting and thinks he’s trying to set her up again. Victoria finds Diego in her cabin and asks him what he wants. She tells him that she didn’t do anything to try to hurt Lucrecia’s baby and reminds him that Gladys made her lose her own baby. He tells her that he knows that she’s not capable of doing something like that and tells her that he came to tell her that Florencia’s hired a detective and any day now, she’ll discover that Carolina is Mariana.

     At Mass, Alex, Bianca and Gerardo think that Florencia’s tears are for Don G as Florencia continues to pray to God and promise not to hurt Luisa. Victoria asks Diego if he’s going to keep her secret or betray her. He tells her that she has no idea all the things he’s done for her and she asks him what he’s talking about. Maria confronts Lucrecia for what she tried to do and doesn’t believe that Victoria is capable of doing what Lucrecia accused her of doing. Lucrecia is pleased to learnt that Diego went to see Victoria because she thinks Diego is angry with Victoria because he thinks she attacked Lucrecia with the intent to kill her baby. Diego tells her that he kept her secret and will continue to keep it, but Florencia is close to discovering the truth on her own. He tells her that he promised Florencia to help her find her daughter before he knew that it was Carolina. He tells her that he lost his friendship with Florencia because he couldn’t keep his promise to her.

     Carolina and Rocio wonder what Macario’s game is as Macario finds Don G’s original will which left everything to Gonzalo. He plans to side with Gonzalo if things fall through with Miguel and Patricio. Gonzalo promises God that he’ll be a good Catholic and have a normal marriage with Victoria if He frees him from his marriage to Gladys. Victoria wants to find a way to make Florencia stop looking for her daughter and Diego tells her that Lucrecia already tried by telling Florencia that her daughter and Luisa died. He realizes he made a mistake saying that because Victoria becomes suspicious and wonders why Lucrecia would tell her that. She doesn’t think Lucrecia told Florencia that just so that Florencia wouldn’t suffer and thinks that Lucrecia knows something that she isn’t telling anyone.

     Lucrecia, dressed in black, decides to go to the Mass being held for her father. Amalia meets with Don G and he tells her that he wants to talk about what’s going to happen when he dies. She thinks that when he dies, she’ll be thrown off the ranch. He tells her that he’s going to make sure that when he dies that she won’t be kicked out and offers her an apartment in town and enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Amalia is surprised that he thinks that his will is going to mean anything to his family when he dies and reminds him that the members of his family are nothing more than animals who only want his money.

     At the church, Constanza asks God’s forgiveness because she isn’t saddened by the fact that her father’s near death. Ruben prays to God that Don G live just a little bit longer so that he can have enough time to make sure that Don G makes Gerardo his heir. Lucrecia flounces into the church and asks where her father’s body is and is disappointed to learn that he’s not dead. Diego tells Victoria to be cautious and not to hurt Florencia because she didn’t do anything to her. Don G assures Amalia that nothing’s going to happen to her when he dies. She isn’t so sure and asks him to do something for her: she wants Macario back.

     Macario takes Don Chema food and asks him to read his fortune. Don Chema tells him he doesn’t need to read the cards to know what’s going to happen. Macario asks who he should side with--Miguel and Patricio or Gonzalo. Don Chema tells him that it doesn’t matter who he sides with because both sides will lose. Don G learns that Amalia still wants Macario even after what he did to her. She is shocked when Don G tells her that Carolina was not involved with Macario, that he set Carolina up, and that Carolina is neither Macarios’ lover or fiancée. Lucrecia isn’t happy that her father is still alive and everyone wonders if Don G died while they were at the church. The priest informs everyone that Don G is still alive and wants to speak to his family. Gladys takes pleasure in telling Lucrecia that it doesn’t include her because she’s no longer a member of the family and is no longer welcome at the ranch.

     Lucrecia tells them all that she doesn’t care because she’s very happy living at her own ranch with her husband, but warns them that when Don G dies, she’s not going to let anyone take away what’s rightfully hers. Patricio and Miguel aren’t happy to hear this and thinks that she’s going to be a problem for them. Miguel vows to kill her if she gets in their way. Don G asks Amalia if she’s absolutely sure that she wants him to help her marry a man that’s capable of doing what Macario did to her. She thinks about her kiss with German and tells Don G to forget what she asked him and that she’ll deal with Macario herself. Amalia tells him that if no one kicks her off of the ranch when he dies, she won’t say a word about what Gonzalo did to her mother, but if she’s forced to leave, she’ll see Gonzalo rot in prison.

     Gonzalo makes Lucrecia calm down and tells her she has to be more discreet. Edelmiro peeks into the church and sees Bianca while Claudio asks the priest to help him get a few minutes alone with Bianca and the priest agrees. Lucrecia asks Gonzalo to try harder to keep Victoria away from Diego as Victoria tells Diego that she’s not going to do anything to hurt Florencia. He begs her to be cautious with Gonzalo. She wonders why he’s so worried about her. He tells her that he worries because he still loves her. They kiss.

 

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APRIL. 3-7, 2006

 

Telenovela-World:   Episode Seventy-one Summary Here!   [USA, 4/3/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   04-04-06 22:56 PDT

     Episode Seventy-one

     After telling her that he still loves her, Diego and Victoria kiss and she asks him why he kissed her, telling him that when they kiss, he makes her feel like they’re the only two people in the world. Close to tears, she asks why she still loves him after all he’s done to her. She tells him that she is now sure that he still loves her like she loves him and tells him that she understands now that he only married Lucrecia for the baby and asks him if he would divorce Lucrecia and come back to her if she gave up her revenge to be with him again. He tells her to stop and she tells him that if he divorces her, the child will still be legitimate. He tells her that he can’t and she becomes angry and asks why he keeps coming to see her and why he kissed her. He tells her it’s because he’s an “egoista”.

     At the church, Gonzalo tells Lucrecia that with or without her, he’s going to continue with his plans to get his father’s fortune. Diego tells Victoria that he just wanted to see if she still wanted him so that he could show her that she has to stop what she’s going with Gonzalo because now he’s sure that she doesn’t love him and is just using him for her revenge. She is outraged that he would think her capable of actually falling in love with a man who raped her and asks him what kind of woman he thinks she is. She begs him to stay away from Gonzalo because he’s going to kill her. She tells him to leave her alone and doesn’t want anymore of his advice because no one asked him for his opinion.

     Lucrecia assures Gonzalo that they are working together to get their father’s fortune and her relationship with Diego won’t get in their way. Lucrecia asks him if he’s found the first will where he was named universal heir, but he still hasn’t. The priest tells Ruben he needs to talk to Bianca and takes her to meet secretly with Claudio. Ruben tells Constanza that they have to go home so that he can continue to try to convince Don G to make Gerardo his heir. The priest takes Bianca to see Claudio and they’re happy to see each other. The priest leaves them alone. Diego and Victoria continue to argue. She accuses him of wanting her as a lover, but he tells her he would never do that to her. She asks him if that‘s not what he wants from her, what is it he really wants and why is he so worried about what might happen to her. He asks her forgiveness, telling her that that‘s just the way things have to be.

     Gonzalo and Lucrecia wonder where the will is and she tells him that she has to meet with the priest. They both can’t wait for Don G’s death. Amalia tells Don G that she can’t promise him anything. He asks if Amalia knows where Salvador is because he’s the only other person who could tell on Gonzalo and she tells him she has no idea where he is. He wants to see Salvador so that he can ask for his forgiveness. Alex, Gladys, and Gerardo arrive back at the ranch and find Ramon there. They ask about Don G and Ramon gives them promising news about the old man’s health. Amalia walks in and Gladys asks what the hell she’s doing visiting Don G when she isn‘t a Montero. Amalia tells Alex and Gerardo that Don G wants to see them and Gladys is bothered that he didn’t ask for her, too. Amalia takes pleasure in reminding her that she isn’t a Montero either.

     Don G tells Alex and Gerardo that even though Alex is strong, Gerardo is too and regrets that he never really told him so. Gerardo thanks him as the priest lectures Lucrecia. Lucrecia surprises him when she tells him that she has something she has to confess to him. Victoria begs Diego to tell her why things have to be the way they are. He tells her that it’s not because of the baby and that he simply can’t divorce Lucrecia and warns her again about Gonzalo. She asks him if he loves Lucrecia, but he leaves without answering her. She yells at him, even after he leaves, saying that she’s not going to stop what she’s doing, especially now that Alex and Carolina are getting back together.

     Renato gives Martina Victoria’s signature and he tells her to get her friend to falsify it. When Martina leaves, Renato tells Christa that he’s going to make Victoria a poor woman. Lucrecia tells the priest that everyone thinks she’s pregnant, but Diego still loves Victoria. She vows to destroy Victoria. Flora tells Diego to forget Victoria because he’s married to Lucrecia. He says he’ll always love Victoria and can never forget her. Rocio tells Victoria that Alex and Carolina hugged each other and Victoria tells her that very soon Alex and Carolina are going to get back together and Alex will learn the truth.

     Carolina is working when Amalia arrives and asks her what she told Don G to make him believe that she wasn‘t involved with Macario and Carolina is surprised that Don G told her that. Don G tells Gerardo that he wants him to be stronger and gives him advice. He leaves Don G alone with Alex. Don G tells Alex that he wants to talk about Carolina, but Alex tells him that he doesn’t want to talk to him about her and that he’s trying to forget her. Don G tells him that he’s mistaken and tells him that Carolina never betrayed him and that it was a tramp Macario set for her and tomorrow he’ll find out the truth and Alex begs him to tell him what he knows. Don G tells him that he’ll find out tomorrow and to remember that he always loved him and considered him his favorite grandchild and wants him and Carolina to get married.

     Florencia asks Alex how Don G is and he tells her that he’s a little better. When he leaves, Florencia goes in to see her father, intent on telling him that she has a daughter. Amalia tells Carolina what Don G said and wants to know what she said to make him believe that. She says that she still doesn’t believe Carolina when Victoria arrives and tells her that tomorrow, she’ll find out that Carolina never betrayed her or Alex. Florencia visits her father and confesses that she had a daughter with Roberto and he’s shocked. He asks where her daughter is and she tells him that she doesn’t know, but has been looking for her and asks if he remembers Luisa Dominguez. He learns that she gave her child to Luisa and realizes that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter. He tells her that he always thought her the bravest of his daughters and is surprised that she was afraid of telling him.

     Diego remembers his conversation with Florencia and feels bad for not being able to help Florencia. German arrives and they both notice how calmer things are when Lucrecia isn’t at the ranch and Diego wishes he never had to see her again and doesn’t know how long he’ll be able to resist strangling her as Lucrecia tells the priest that she’ll destroy Victoria if she doesn’t stay away from Diego. He is very disappointed at him but can’t tell anyone what Lucrecia confessed to him because he’s a priest. Carolina doesn’t understand what Victoria is talking about and questions her. Amalia doesn’t believe her, but Victoria insists that tomorrow they’ll all know the truth. Amalia leaves and Carolina asks what she was talking to Don G about. Victoria tells her not to worry about it and that tomorrow, she and Alex will be back together again.

     Alex is with Isabela and thinks about Don G’s words about how Carolina never betrayed him and always loved him. Isabela asks him what Don G told him and he says, “Nada. Nada.” She’s sure they must have spoke of something important. He tells her that if he didn’t understand what Don G told him himself, how could she possibly understand. She tries to get close to him, but he stops her. She asks why he’s rejecting her and he tells her that he doesn’t want her to read too much into their relationship and she wonders if Don G talked to Alex about her. Carolina questions Victoria and learns that Don G is now aware of who Victoria really is and why she’s back at his ranch.

     As Florencia cries, Don G doesn’t know how he can possibly tell Florencia that Carolina is her daughter without telling her that Alex isn’t Gonzalo’s son. She asks her father to help her find her daughter as Miguel and Gonzalo talk about Gladys and Lucrecia. Miguel warns him about Victoria and Carolina. Gonzalo still plans to marry Victoria, despite whether or not she’s an opportunist, and vows to kill Diego if he gets too close to her. German and Diego hope that they can find a solution for Diego’s problems because they’re both worried that one day Diego might lose his patience and hit Lucrecia. German thinks it might be time that Carolina learned the truth about whose daughter she is, but Diego isn’t worried about that; he’s worried that Victoria will go to jail.

     Carolina is surprised that Don G now knows who Victoria really is and is worried that Gonzalo will hurt Victoria when he finds out. Victoria tells her that Don G knows it’s best that no one finds out who she really is. Don G and Florencia continue to talk Don G says that Florencia is the only one who isn’t waiting for him to die so that they can divide his estate. He comments that even though his family is so anxious for his death, they don’t realize how much they need him to stay alive so that they can survive.

Isabela tells Alex that she still loves him, but he tells her that she shouldn’t because he still loves Carolina, not her. She tells him that in time, he’ll love her, but he tells her that’s not true and smiles as he tells her that Don G told him that Carolina really does love him. Isabela is upset by this and says that Don G is being manipulated, but Alex doesn’t care--telling her that he’s simply waiting for him to show him that Carolina still loves him and never betrayed him with Macario. Don Chema gets a visit from Amalia and asks if Don G threatened her. Amalia asks if Don G really is going to die and he tells her that someone’s going to take Don G’s life before he’s able to die of natural causes.

     Macario tells Gladys that he’ll take Father Cipriano a check. When Macario leaves, Gonzalo tells Gladys not to think that it will convince the priest to try to prevent him from getting his divorce from her. Gladys leaves angry and Patricio, Miguel, and Gonzalo drink. Miguel wishes Gonzalo happiness and hopes that he gets his divorce, but knows that that won’t happen until the old man dies. They drink to Don G’s pending death. When she asks in her mother’s name to help her find her daughter, Don G tells Florencia not to mention her and reminds her that Teresa died because she learned that he had an illegitimate child and she wouldn’t be happy that Florencia has done the same thing. Florencia points out that he was her husband, while she’s just her daughter.

     Ruben and Constanza wait outside Don G’s room and he’s anxious to get inside so that he can push his agenda. Don G tells Florencia that he’ll help her find her daughter and tells her that in less than a month, she’ll know who her daughter is. Florencia asks what he knows about her daughter but he tells her that she’ll find out soon. He promises that within a month, she’ll know who her daughter is and she’s thanks him, telling him that all the bad things he’s done to her in the past is forgiven and asks for his forgiveness. Ruben bursts in, pulling Constanza behind him, saying that Constanza was worried about Don G. Happy, Florencia thanks her father and he repeats his promise to find her daughter.

     Don Chema tells Amalia that it doesn’t matter who’s going to kill Don G and asks her what she wants to talk about. She tells him that Don G asked for him and wants to see him and he doesn’t know if he’ll go to see him or not. Ruben doesn’t want to leave Don G and Constanza alone. Don G kicks him out of the room and he tells her that he’s not blind and knows that Ruben is a very bad person who mistreats her. She asks him why he lets Ruben hurt and humiliate her. He tells her that she has to be strong and that her future depends upon her and if she wants her hell to end, she has to end it herself.

     Constanza asks if he thinks she should rebel and he tells her that she has to stop doing what she thinks he wants her to do. He tells her that even though he hates Lucrecia, h

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Seventy-two Summary Here!   [USA, 4/4/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   04-05-06 01:11 PDT

     Episode Seventy-two

     Don G tells Victoria that he knows Carolina is Florencia’s daughter and tells her that he no longer has to keep his word. Victoria tells him that the death of her grandmother and Gladys’s attack made her lose her baby. Lucrecia, dressed in skimpy lingerie, lets Diego in her room and poses on the bed. He tells her that she knows that he didn’t come there for that and tells her that even though she’s very pretty, he’ll never touch her. She comes closer and tells him that sooner or later he will because he’s a man and she’s a beautiful woman. He pushes her away and tells her that they need to find a way to make the whole world think that she’s lost the baby.

     Gonzalo goes to his bedroom and Gladys greets him, dressed in the French maid’s uniform she borrowed from Christa. She struts around the room in an attempt at seduction as he watches her. She tells him that she wants to do whatever he wants to do and promises to help him fulfill every one of his sexual fantasies. Lucrecia tells him that she doesn’t want to tell everybody that she lost the baby and tells him that if they continue to make people believe she’s pregnant, they can continue to make Victoria suffer. Diego tells her that Victoria’s suffering is the reason why he wants to put an end to their lie. She’s upset that he still cares about Victoria and wants to prevent her suffering. She tells him that Victoria and Gonzalo will be married soon as Gladys continues her seduction and refuses Gonzalo’s proposal that in exchange for a month in bed with him that she give him a divorce.

     Victoria tells Don G that even though her baby was a result of rape, she still loved it and wanted to care for it, but he and Gladys took it away from her. Don G tells her that now that he knows that Carolina is Florencia’s daughter, he doesn’t have to do what she says and tells her that she could go to prison for taking Florencia’s daughter. He asks her what Carolina will think when she finds out the truth and Victoria tells him that Carolina will probably think the same thing Alex will think when he finds out that he isn’t Gonzalo’s son. Don G is silent. Alex tells Isabela that he doesn’t love her and she reminds him that he wanted her to help him make Carolina jealous. He pushes her away when she gets too close and tells her that he loves Carolina and if someone can prove to him that she never betrayed him, he’ll ask Carolina for her forgiveness and fight for their right to be together. Isabela is not pleased.

     Carolina goes over to Amalia’s and tells her that when the truth comes out tomorrow, she would like for them to be friends again. Amalia watches her leave. Diego tells Lucrecia that they have to tell everyone that she lost the baby and she tells him that they’ll have to wait because if they tell everyone now, they’ll all think that Victoria was responsible for the miscarriage. Diego agrees and tells her that she’d better not tell anyone that Victoria had anything to do with it. Don G tells Victoria that he should be helping his daughter and not her, but Victoria tells him that he’ll have to do what she says if he doesn’t want Alex to know the truth. Don G tells her that he has to think about everything, but still plans to make Macario tell the truth. He tells her that every day that passes, he’s getting stronger and doesn’t plan on dying before he finishes everything that he has to do. She asks him if he’s going to tell Florencia about Carolina and he isn’t sure.

     Florencia prays at church and tells the priest that she promised God that she wouldn’t do anything to Luisa and will try to forgive her if she gets her daughter back. She tells him that Don G promised to help her and that Diego refused to help her. She tells him that she knows Lucrecia knows something she’s not telling her and asks Father Cipsiano for help. He tells her that Lucrecia is crazy as she tells Diego that in a month or so, she’ll tell everybody that she’s lost the baby, but Diego counters with 15 days because a month seems too long and he doesn’t want Flora to suffer. He tells her how bad he feels about lying. Lucrecia insults German, but Diego tells her that German has always been like a brother to him.

     Don G tells Victoria that he wants Alex and Carolina to marry and sends her to fetch Ramon for him. Alone, he vows that both Victoria and Gladys will pay for what they’ve done. Gladys seduction continues. Gonzalo grows tired of it and leaves. Gladys is sure that her seduction is working as Don G tells Ramon where to place his camera. Ramon places the camera across the room from where Don G sits in bed. Don G tells him not to forget to send for the doctor tomorrow and give him the tape he’s about to record and add it to his latest will. Ramon goes to fetch Gladys for him as Don G says that she’s got a surprise waiting for her. Alone, Don G begins, telling the camera that the tape he’s recording will be of considerable interest to, “….mi hija Florencia and……..”

     Don G is interrupted when Don Chema walks in. It takes him a moment to recognize him as his old friend Salvador. Carolina tells Maria how anxious she is about what’s supposed to happen tomorrow. Don G learns that Salvador has been living on his ranch all this time because he had no other place to go. Don Chema confesses that Macario and Amalia were helping him. Don G is happy he’s there. Don Chema warns him that his life is in danger, but Don G isn’t worried. Don Chema tells him that someone’s going to kill him, but Don G still isn’t worried. Don G asks him to help him film an attachment for his last will and testament because he trusts him to make sure that his wishes are fulfilled once he’s no longer alive.

     Miguel tells Macario and Patricio that Don G seems to be getting better and Macario says that they’ll probably need to speed up Don G’s death. Patricio, thinking about his father whom Macario shot and killed, suggests Macario volunteer for the task of killing Don G. Don G and Don Chema finish taping his will and Don Chema warns him again that his life is in danger tonight. Don G still isn’t worried as Don Chema tells him that after tonight, they’ll never see each other again. Don G continues to laugh at his warnings as Don Chema tells him that his game is coming to an end and that “the king is in check.” When he leaves, Don G waits for Gladys. Diego goes to tell Carolina good night and they worry about what might happen with Victoria. Diego thinks that if Gonzalo doesn’t kill Victoria, Victoria will end up killing Gonzalo. Victoria prays to God that Don G does what he said he was going to do so that Carolina and Alex can get back together.

     Gladys goes to see Don G and is shocked when he calls her names and tells her that he knows her secret--that Alex isn‘t Gonzalo‘s child. She asks how he found out and he tells her that it doesn’t mater, calls her names, tells her that he’s going to throw her off his ranch and tell his lawyer to help Gonzalo file for divorce form him. She becomes angry and grabs a pillow and puts it over his face. Don G struggles, but Gladys holds on. When he stops moving, she pulls the pillow away and sees that he’s dead. Gladys tries to think what to do now that she’s killed him. She begins to scream for help. Bianca, Constanza, and Alex run in to see what’s going on, followed by Ramon. She tells them that they were talking about the mass held for him when he died right in front of her. Ramon checks his pulse and informs them that he is indeed dead. They’re all in tears as Gladys hides her smile.

     Carolina, Maria and Diego continue to worry about Victoria. Carolina tells Diego that tomorrow, Alex will find out the truth about what happened and they’ll get back together. Maria thinks that Victoria told Don G that she’d give up her revenge if he made Macario tell Alex the truth. At Don G’s deathbed, Constanza cries as Alex consoles his mother. Gonzalo, Gerardo, and Ruben rush in and learn that Don G is dead. Victoria learns from Rocio that Don G has died. Carolina is excited because she thinks tomorrow she and Alex will get back together. The conversation turns to Victoria and Diego tells Carolina that Victoria can come and live there, but Carolina tells him that that will never happen as Lucrecia paces back and forth in her bedroom, trying to figure out a way to solve her problems with Diego. The phone rings and she answers. Gonzalo gives her the news that their father has died. Victoria is upset at the news that Don G died and tells Rocio what Don G promised he do. Macario, Miguel, and Patricio learn of Don G’s death and Miguel can barely control his happiness. Patricio reminds him that they still have to get Alex out of the way.

     Isabela calls Renato and tells him Don G died and they agree to meet up later. Renato and Christa are happy that Don G died and he tells her that all they need now is for the will to name Alex as heir. Christa promises to seduce the lawyer and learn what’s in the will. Don Chema thinks about Don G as Gladys continues to feign sorrow at her father-in-law’s death. Gerardo and Alex console her, but when they leave, she wonders what she’ll wear to the funeral and realizes that she has to find a way to keep Gonzalo. Don Chema thinks that the Montero family will destroy itself now that Don G is dead. Victoria goes to see him and asks for help. Diego and Maria tell Carolina goodnight and she tells them that she’ll be dreaming about Alex. Don Chema tells Victoria that he can’t bring people back form the dead. She asks him to help her convince Macario to tell the truth and he tells her that he can’t do anything for the moment and tells her that she’ll have to wait.

     Gerardo and Alex decide that they have to stay calm because now everybody in their family is going unmask themselves and show their true faces now that Don G is dead. Gonzalo, Miguel, and Ruben are in Don G’s room. Miguel and Ruben discuss what’s to be done with the body, but Gonzalo doesn’t care what they do to the body. He leaves, saying, “The tyrant has died…” Miguel and Ruben argue. Alex walks in and tells them that this is the time when they should be united, not fighting. Ruben tells him that he hopes he remembers his own words when the will is read. Alex becomes angry and tells Ruben that it’s a shame he isn’t a Montero because he won’t see a nickel of Don G’s fortune. Lucrecia, dressed in mourning, walks into Diego’s room and smiles, telling him that he has to go with her to her father’s funeral. Diego tells her that he’s not going anywhere near that nest of vipers. She reminds him that their marriage has to appear a normal one in public and that it would look suspicious if he didn’t show up at his father-in-law’s funeral. He agrees to go with her as Carolina dreams about Alex. She awakes to find Victoria sitting next to her in bed and learns that Don G died and now no one is going to be able to make Macario tell the truth.

    

Telenovela-World:   Episode Seventy-three Summary Here!   [USA, 4/5/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   04-05-06 13:34 PDT

     Episode Seventy-three

     Victoria gives Carolina the bad news. Alex and Miguel argue when Gonzalo calls Miguel a hypocrite for pretending to be upset at Don G’s death. He says that Alex is the only one who didn’t want Don G to die. Gladys says that she didn’t want it, either. Gonzalo says that the only reason she wanted Don G alive is so that she could stay married to him, and now that he’s dead, Gonzalo is going to marry Victoria. Victoria consoles Carolina. Carolina begs her to leave with her and go far away from the ranch. Victoria refuses, but suggests that Carolina leave by herself and go back to school. Carolina tells her that that’s impossible because they don’t have any money. Victoria looks guilty and Carolina asks her if she lied to her about losing all their money.

     Gladys tells Gonzalo that it doesn’t matter that Don G is dead because she’ll never give him a divorce. Alex tries tot stop the fight brewing between them. Gladys leaves to get dressed. Florencia and Constanza are left alone together and Florencia tells her sister that Don G promised to help her find her daughter. She says that Don G told her that she’d find her daughter within a month and now that he’s dead, he can’t fulfill his promise. Lucrecia is surprised at what Diego’s wearing to the funeral and he tells her that she shouldn’t be so happy that her father’s died. She can barely contain her happiness and tells him that no one suspects what she and Gonzalo have planned.

     Macario realizes that Don G died before he could leave him the money he promised to give him in exchange for telling Alex the truth about what happened between him and Carolina. He decides that he and Carolina must be destined to be together, but plans to hook up with Amalia again. Amalia sleeps and dreams about her kiss with German. Macario enters her bedroom and watches her sleep, thinking about all the fun they’ve had together. Amalia wakes up and finds him in her room and asks what he‘s doing there. He tells her that he’s at the point of leaving Carolina. Carolina confronts her mother for lying about their financial situation, but Victoria doesn’t want to tell the truth. Carolina asks her if she lied to her just so that she can get her revenge against the Monteros, but Victoria doesn’t answer. Carolina asks her how she could possibly do such a thing to her own daughter.

     Macario tells Amalia that he’s going to leave Carolina and kisses her. Amalia pulls away from him, remembering her kiss with German. He asks her what’s wrong and she tells him that she thinks that she’s no longer in love with him. Diego tells German that he’s been told that Don G died, but thinks it might not be true. Lucrecia is irritated that he thinks she’d lie about something like that. Diego tells her that he believes both she and her family are capable of doing absolutely anything. Constanza tells Florencia that maybe there’s something in their father’s will about her daughter and Florencia says that she’s going to find out tomorrow. Carolina can’t believe her mother lied to her and won’t take her mother’s offer to send her away to school. She tells her that what she did to her isn’t fair and angrily asks her mother how far she’s going to go with her revenge and asks her if she wants to die. Upset, Victoria slaps her.

     Renato reads the papers Martina brought him and tells Christa that Victoria has a lot of money and he plans to take it as well as the Montero fortune. Florencia tells Constanza that Diego refused to help her and she knows that Lucreci knows something about her daughter. Gladys comes downstairs just as Lucrecia arrives with Diego. Gladys reminds Lucrecia that she’s no longer welcome at the ranch--Don G’s orders. Renato tells Christa that he’s sure that the Montero family is fighting over the inheritance. He tells her that he had spies in the hospital watching Don G and they told him that the old man didn’t change his will while he was there because he didn’t have time. They think Alex inherited everything and want Isabela to get Alex to marry her.

     Isabela feel sill and plans to tell Alex soon that she’s pregnant. Patricio approaches her and asks if she’s told Alex. She tells him that she’s going to pass the baby off as Alex’s. Patricio tells her that she owes him and that if he tells Alex that the child she’s expecting isn’t his, Alex will run back to Carolina. Victoria is angry with Carolina, telling her that she has a right to be there and a right to get her revenge against the Monteros. Carolina tells her that she’s gone crazy. Macario tells Amalia that she belongs to him, but she pushes him away, telling him that she won’t be with him until he breaks up with Carolina and she figures out if she’s still in love with him or not. Macario tells her that he’s the only one who will protect her now that Don G is dead.

     Diego wants to leave the ranch, but Lucrecia refuses. Gladys tells her to leave, but Florencia tells Gladys to leave Lucrecia alone. Gladys and Lucrecia continue to argue. Constanza tells Gladys that she isn’t a real Montero and should stay out of family matters. Diego is amused and Gladys turns to him and calls him a bastard. Diego tells her that she isn’t as saintly as she likes to pretend she is and tells her that she should concentrate on her husband and Victoria. Carolina, crying, tells Victoria how much it pains her to see what kind of person she really is and since she is of age, Victoria should forget all about her because she now no longer has a daughter. Victoria is shocked and tearful at her words.

     Carolina walks over to open the door and tells Victoria to leave. She tells her that she doesn’t want to see her ever again and can’t believe her own mother, her own blood would make her believe that they were poor and lie to her the way she did. Victoria tells her that if she hadn’t brought them there, she never would have met Alex, but Carolina won’t hear her excuses. Carolina blames her for everything bad that’s happened--including what happened with Alex. Isabela consoles Alex as she remembers Patricio’s words. Alex thanks her for hanging out with him and she tells him that she knows how much he loved his grandfather and doesn’t want to leave him alone. Alex wishes what Don G told him were true and that Carolina never betrayed him.

     Victoria tells Carolina not to blame her for what happened with Alex, but Carolina tells her that if they’d never come there, she never would have met Alex and she wouldn’t be suffering so much. Victoria tells her that she would have met Alex somewhere else because that’s the way true love is. The conversation turns to Diego and Victoria tells her that if Carolina hadn’t had her purse stolen, she wouldn’t have ever seen Diego again. Carolina tells her that if she would only leave Gonzalo alone, Diego would divorce Lucrecia for her. Victoria tells her that would never happen because she already asked Diego to divorce her and he refused.

     Constanza picks at Gladys, saying that Gladys doesn’t know how to control her husband. Florencia tells Gladys that Gonzalo detests her and Constanza says that Gonzalo has absolutely no respect for her. Lucrecia adds that Gonzalo wants Victoria. Diego looks uncomfortable. Gonzalo and Miguel have a little cake while they wait for the others to arrive. Gonzalo tells Alex that he’s sorry that he’s so hurt that Don G’s died. Isabela gets sick and runs to the bathroom. Gonzalo tells Alex that she’s either ill or pregnant. Gladys insults Victoria and Florencia asks Diego what’s the big secret Victoria is hiding, but he tells her he doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

     Victoria tells Carolina that she asked Diego to divorce Lucrecia and offered to give up her revenge for him, but he refused. Lucrecia says that she thinks Victoria is hiding something, too, and wonders what it is. Constanza tells them all that this isn’t the time to fight and Lucrecia calls her a hypocrite for pretending to be upset that Don G died. Gladys claims she didn’t want the old man dead, either, but Lucrecia tells her that the only thing she cared about was keeping Gonzalo from divorcing her. Diego grows tired of the bickering and leaves. Ruben wonders when the service will start as Gerardo and Bianca are sure that if it doesn’t happen soon, everyone might start fighting. Patricio and Miguel worry about how they’re going to get their hands on Don G’s fortune. Patricio is worried about Isabela, telling Miguel that he can’t let her ruin his plans and he realizes he has to stay on Alex’s good side.

     Alex admits to his father that he and Isabela had sex once since arriving at the ranch and Gonzalo tells him that if she’s pregnant, it’s not necessary that he marry her, but he’ll be responsible for the child. Carolina asks Victoria to do for her what she was going to do for Diego--give up her revenge for love of her only daughter. Diego goes home and tells German that no one cared about Don G. Diego smiles when he thinks about how angry Lucrecia must be at him for refusing to accompany her. Lucreica tells Gladys not to say anything about Diego refusing to come to her father’s funeral. Gonzalo asks Lucrecia where her husband is and she walks off without answering him.

     Alex asks Florencia is Don G told her something about Macario and Carolina. She says he didn’t and Alex tells her that now that Don G is dead, he doesn’t know how he’s going to find out the truth. He tells her that he doesn’t want to get his hopes up , but he has to find out if Carolina betrayed him or not. Carolina begs her to go back to California with her.. Victoria won’t give up her revenge for Carolina, telling her that she wants to see her happy with Alex. Carolina is confused when Victoria tells her that she has a right to be at the Montero ranch. Alex is worried that if Carolina is innocent, it will be too late for them because she might not want to be with him anymore knowing that he didn’t trust her. Carolina asks Victoria what she means about her having a right to be there.

     Victoria dodges the question and Carolina begs her to give up her revenge for her and asks her if she really wants to lose her only daughter forever. Victoria refuses, telling her that whenever she needs her, she’ll always be at her side. She kisses Carolina and leaves her crying. Patricio and Miguel are happy that Don G is dead, but plan to pretend to be upset in front of everyone else. Rocio and Edelmiro take advantage of the empty ranch and drink a little brandy. Later, everyone returns back to the ranch and Gladys tells Alex to take Iabela to her room because she doesn’t feel well. Alone, Gladys thinks that no one knows that she killed Don G. Don Chema reads his cards and says that Don G’s death is going to cost Gladys dearly. The cards tell him that the Montero women will suffer a great deal.

     The cards tell him that Lucrecia is going to pay for all the things she’s done and she’ll never find the happiness she so desperately wants. Lucrecia arrives back at Los Encinos and tries to squeeze a little sympathy out of Flora, telling her that Diego didn’t go with her. Flora tells her she has to stay calm and think about the baby and Lucrecia tells her that Diego doesn’t want the baby and that she’s thinking about taking the baby and moving far away so that Diego will never get to see his child. The cards tell Don Chema that Luisa/Victoria’s future is completely in her hands and her happiness depends on her. Victoria tells Maria that Carolina knows that they still have their money and Maria tells her that she can’t blame Carolina for her attitude. Victoria tells her that she doesn’t know how she’ll live knowing that Carolina thinks badly of her. She tells Maria that she feels like Carolina doesn’t want her anymore. Carolina tells Diego what happened with Victoria and how hurt and betrayed she feels. Diego tells her that if Victoria is ever in danger, she should come and tell him and he’ll try to find a way to make her come and live on his ranch. Flora walks up and confronts Diego for not caring for his child and for treating Lucrecia badly. Irritated, Diego blurts out the truth--Lucrecia isn’t pregnant. Flora and Carolina are shocked at his confession.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Seventy-four Summary Here!   [USA, 4/6/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   04-06-06 12:18 PDT              

Episode Seventy-four

     Flora is afraid that Lucrecia will take the baby away and never let them see the child. Diego tells Flora and Carolina that Lucrecia isn’t pregnant. Carolina is confused, reminding Diego that the reason he married Lucrecia is because of the baby. He assures her and Flora that it isn’t true. Lucrecia talks to Gonzalo on the phone, telling him how much fun it is playing with Flora’s feelings, making her think she was going to take the baby far away and never let Diego see the child. She is sure that Diego won’t tell anyone that she’s not really pregnant. Flora is upset with Diego for not telling her the truth before. Diego tells her and Carolina that he lied because he was jealous of Victoria and Gonzalo and wanted to make Victoria jealous, thinking that he and Lucrecia were having a baby. Maria tries to convince Victoria that Carolina still loves her, but she’s sure that she’s lost her daughter forever.

     Gonzalo and Lucrecia plan to meet up later to discuss their plans and try to find Don G’s first will. Macario and Patricio plan to meet up later to discus how they can get Alex out of their way. Alex asks Isabela if she’s pregnant. She wonders if it’s the best time to tell him. Flora is still upset with Diego for not telling her the truth and leaves in search of Lucrecia. Carolina asks Diego why he married Lucrecia if it wasn’t because she was pregnant. Victoria tells Maria that the only reason she’s still at the ranch is because she has to find a way to make Macario tell Alex the truth. Maria thinks she might have another reason for being there. Alex tells Isabela that it’s been about three weeks since they had sex and she tells him that they need to buy a pregnancy test.

     Diego says that he can’t tell Carolina why he married Lucrecia and leaves as German and Claudio arrive. She tells them that Diego just told her that Lucrecia isn’t pregnant. German runs after Diego. Claudio is surprised to hear that Lucrecia isn’t pregnant and Carolina wonders how Lucrecia managed to get Diego to marry her. Flora goes to Lucrecia’s room and finds her lying in bed. She asks her how she’s feeling and makes nice with her, telling her how worried she is about her and how Lucrecia has to think about the baby now. Lucrecia, unaware that Flora knows the truth, asks Flora to help her with Diego, saying that she knows she’s done some crazy things in the past, but she did it all for love. Flora tells her that she can count on her and from now on, she’ll be her “Tia Flora” and will help her not to do anything else stupid. Lucrecia stands up to thank her and tells her that she’s beginning to think of her “como mi mama”. Flora pretends to be pleased to hear this and says that perhaps she should begin acting like her mother. “Para empezar…” she says, and slaps Lucrecia, telling her it’s for lying and slaps her again, this time for playing with her feelings.

     Lucrecia calls her a crazy old woman and asks why she did that and Flora tells her she did it because she now knows the truth--that she isn’t pregnant. Flora flounces out of the room as Diego tells German that Lucrecia wasn’t pregnant and the only reason he went along with the story is because he wanted to make Victoria jealous. German asks why he didn’t tell him the truth and Diego tells him because it hurt too much knowing that he’s a liar and didn’t want to admit it to anyone. Claudio and Carolina wonder what’s going on. He asks her to take a message to Bianca to meet with her later at Father Cipriano’s office. When Claudio leaves, Amalia arrives and asks Carolina what time is she going to show her that Macario set her up. Victoria thinks about Carolina telling her that she should forget about her because from now on she no longer has a daughter. Rocio comes in and asks her what’s wrong and asks how it felt to be rich.

     Christa irritates Renato with her jealousy of Martina. Martina arrives and tells him that her friend Samuel still hasn’t forged Victoria’s signature because he wants more money. He calls Martina useless and she and Christa irritate him when they begin to argue. Rocio tells Victoria that Alex went to the pharmacy and now he and Isabela are alone in his bedroom. Alex gets a pregnancy test and Isabela takes it. She tells him that she’s pregnant and they should get married. Diego is angry that Lucrecia played with Flora‘s feelings, telling German that he wants to see Lucrecia. German tries to calm him down, telling him that he can’t see Lucrecia now because he’d end up killing her. Diego tells German that he’s reached his limit and can’t take any more of Lucrecia’s drama and vows that this time, she’ll pay.

     Victoria asks Rocio if she’s sure that Alex is alone with Isabela in his room and Rocio is sure that Isabela will try seduce Alex. Victoria decides to go to Alex‘s room. Alex tells Isabela that they can’t get married because they aren‘t in love. He gives his parents‘ miserable marriage as an example of what happens to a loveless marriage. She argues with him when Victoria walks in and tells them that a decent young lady wouldn’t be alone in a man’s room. Isabela tries to kick her out, then takes pleasure in telling her that she’s pregnant with Alex’s baby. Victoria asks Alex if it’s true and he admits that it is. He tells her to leave, saying that she shouldn’t have entered his room without knocking and she shouldn’t be concerned with things that are none of her business. She tells him that this is her business and accuses Isabela of trying to trap Alex just like Lucrecia trapped Diego into marriage.

     Diego tells German that he could strangle Lucrecia with his bare hands. Lucrecia tells Flora that now that she knows that she’s not pregnant, she’d better not bother her. She threatens Flora, telling her that she doesn’t care if she’s an old lady or not. Flora reminds her that she’s the only intruder in the house and Lucrecia reminds her that she has the power to make Diego make her give her the respect she deserves. Flora says that she wishes Diego had married Victoria. Lucrecia watches her walk away and says how much she hates Victoria as Isabela tells Victoria that she didn’t get pregnant on purpose and that it was an accident. Victoria doesn’t believe her and Alex tells Victoria to leave because it’s none of her business. She tells him that it is her business because Carolina still loves him. Isabela tells Alex not to listen to her because if Carolina really loved Alex she wouldn’t have betrayed him with Macario. Victoria tells them that Macario set Carolina up and Carolina never betrayed Alex.

     Santos and Macario are interrupted in the office by Miguel who, in his arrogance, has come to assert his authority over Macario. He lords himself over Macario and Macario tells Santos to leave and they’ll talk later. Santos hopes Don G hasn’t left “this crazy” in charge and leaves. Macario takes exception to Miguel pretending like he’s better than him and reminds him that he, Miguel, and Patricio are equal. Miguel doesn’t agree, thinking he’s more important because he’s the only one who has Montero blood in his veins. Macario tells him to go to hell and leaves. Miguel is upset and leafs through Macario’s papers, thinking he has a right to because he’ll soon be in charge. Alex tells Victoria not to say things that she can’t prove, then asks her to tell him what she spoke with Don G about before he died. He asks if it was about Carolina.

     Isabela asks him why he wants to know and tells him that he can’t believe anything that Victoria says. Victoria tells her that it was Don G who asked to see her, not the other way around. Alex tells her that what Victoria says is true because he was the one who Don G sent to get her. Alex listens as Victoria tells him that Don G wanted to speak to her because he knew that Carolina was set up and was going to make Macario tell him the truth. She tells him that Don G was going to show him that Carolina didn’t betray him because Don G wanted Alex and Carolina to get married. Carolina tells Amalia that she isn’t going to be able to prove that Macario set her up and says that she doesn’t care anymore because she knows she’s innocent. Amalia doesn’t believe her and tells her that she can have Macario because she’s starting to think Macario is as bad as Carolina. Carolina is surprised and asks her to explain. Amalia tells her that she thinks she’s no longer interested in Macario because she’s found out that she can have someone else.

     German tries to calm Diego down and gives him some documents to read. Diego can’t concentrate on his work and German tells him that he shouldn’t go looking for Lucrecia, telling him that he doesn’t want to go to jail for her. Claudio works as Lucrecia hounds him, asking him where Diego is and learns that Claudio now knows that she’s not pregnant. Isabela tells Alex not to listen to Victoria. Alex pulls away from Isabela, telling her that he doesn’t want her interfering and asks Victoria how she can show him that he’s wrong about Carolina. She tells him that now that Don G is dead, she can’t prove it but suggests that he make Macario tell him the truth.

     Patricio gets a visit from Macario who is pissed at the way Miguel’s been acting. Carolina tells Amalia that if she’s found another man, she’s happy for her because Macario is a jerk who doesn’t deserve her. Amalia tells her not to think that just because she badmouths Macario she’s going to fall for it. Carolina tells her to believe whatever she wants to believe and that she wishes her the very best. She tells her that when she finds out what really happened and wants to be friends again, all she has to do is come and find her. Carolina leaves as Amalia remembers Don G’s words, telling her that Carolina never betrayed her and was neither Macario’s lover or girlfriend. She wonders if what he said was true.

     Macario tells Patricio about how Miguel is acting. They argue and Macario tells him that he has something up his sleeve in case he and Miguel try to stab him in the back. Gladys pretends to sleep as Gonzalo watches her and wonders silently where Don G’s first will could be. Out loud, he insults Gladys. When he leaves, Gladys opens her eyes and vows that soon Gonzalo will be begging her to make love to him. Gonzalo asks Rocio for Victoria and tells her that soon Victoria will be the lady of the house. Victoria tells Alex to make Macario tell him the truth about what happened and leaves him alone with Isabela. Isabela tells him not to listen to Victoria because she’s just an opportunist who wants his money. He tells her that he doesn’t know what her true intentions are but she shouldn’t have told Victoria that she was pregnant. She tells him that people are going to find out sooner or later. Alex leaves Isabela, telling her that he’s going to find Macario and make him tell him the truth.

     Isabela calls Renato and Christa answers, upset because Renato left with Martina. Martina takes Renato to see her friend Samuel who wants more money so that he can forge Victoria’s signature for Renato. Victoria finds Gonzalo in the living room and he pulls off her apron and tells her that soon she’s going to be his wife and he’s dying to make love to her. Diego calms down and tells German that he still has to speak with Lucrecia and confront her for playing with Flora’s feelings. He leaves as Amalia walks up. She asks German what’s happened between him and Diego. He tells her that there are more problems with Lucrecia and that he‘s worried Diego might end up killing her. Angry that he told everybody the truth about her fake pregnancy, Lucrecia finds Diego and tells him that if he doesn’t start behaving like her husband, she’s going to tell Carolina the truth. Diego, fed up with her, grabs her by the arm and drags her to the Montero ranch. Carolina and Rocio worry about Victoria and both are surprised when Diego drags Lucrecia in and presents her to Carolina. He calls her bluff, telling her to tell Carolina everything she has to tell her.

     Carolina asks what she has to tell her. Angry with Diego, Lucrecia almost tells Carolina that Victoria isn’t her mother, but stops herself. She tells Carolina that she hates her and her mother and Diego asks her if that’s all she has to say, telling her that he thought she had something else to say. Victoria tells Gonzalo that she’s not going to have sex with him until he divorces Gladys to marry her. He tells her that he’s giving the lawyer a lot of money so that he can speed up the divorce. She calls him Don Gonzalo, but he tells her to call him Gonzalo because she’s his future wife. Alex looks for Macario and Santos tells him that he went to the city. Santos watches him leave and says, “Ay! Aqui las cosas se van a poner color de hormiga!”

Macario warns Patricio about trying to stab him in the back. They argue as Lucrecia says that she has nothing to say to Carolina and leaves, saying that she has to see her sister. Carolina asks Diego what’s going on and she and Rocio insist on hearing an explanation for what just happened.

     Gonzalo pressures Victoria for a kiss and Lucrecia walks in on them. She takes advantage of the situation and runs back to get Diego. Diego dodges Carolina’s question. Lucrecia rushes in, grabs Diego and pulls him to the living room as Gonzalo plants one on Victoria

    

Telenovela-World:   Episode Seventy-five Summary Here!  [USA, 4/7/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---)  Date:   04-07-06 12:12 PDT

     Episode Seventy-five

     Diego and Lucrecia walk in on the kiss. Isabela tells Gladys that Alex knows that she’s pregnant and tells her that she has to convince him to marry her. Gladys promises to try, but can’t guarantee her anything because she doubts Alex will listen to her. Isabela is desperate. Lucrecia and Diego greet Gonzalo and Victoria. Diego glares at them. Martina’s friend forges Victoria’s signature and Renato pays him for it, but the guy wants more money. Renato is not happy and decides to leave with the signature he already has, but Samuel tells him to look at the signature because it‘s written on the wrong side. Renato realizes that he doesn’t have the signature that he needs and Samuel tells him that he’s upping the price for his work.

     Gonzalo and Victoria share a chair as Lucrecia and Diego snuggle up next to each other. Renato has no other choice but to give in to Samuel. Gonzalo and Lucrecia make small talk as Victoria and Diego play along. Gonzalo assures a curious Diego that he’s divorcing Gladys pretty soon. They agree that since Victoria used to be rich, she’ll find the job of lady of the house an easy one. Martina is angry that Samuel wants more money, telling him that she thought they were friends. Renato reluctantly agrees to pay Samuel for his work--$5,000 up front and another $5,000 when he gets control over Victoria’s fortune. Victoria and Diego play along with Lucrecia and Gonzalo but asks Lucrecia how things are going and how she likes being married to a man that doesn’t love her. Renato is irritated that he has to pay Samuel more money.

     Diego asks Victoria who told her that he doesn’t love his wife and kisses Lucrecia. Carolina and Rocio are talking when Alex walks in and tells Rocio to tell him when Macario comes back. Carolina stops him and tells him again that she’s innocent. He tells her that she’s probably right, but it’s too late now. She asks why and he tells her it has to do with Isabela. Isabela tells Christa that Alex doesn’t want to talk to her about marriage and Christa tells her that Renato wants to know how far along her pregnancy really is. She tells her that she is far along so that she can tell everybody that the baby is a couple months premature.

Carolina asks Alex what he means and is crushed when he tells her that Isabela is pregnant with his child.

The kiss ends and Lucrecia tells Diego that she loves him, too (even though Diego never actually said to her). Lucrecia asks Victoria and Gonzalo if they plan to have children after they marry and Gonzalo says that they haven’t talked about it but it’s not a big deal to them.

     Sweetly, Victoria asks them if they’ll have more children than the one they’re already expecting. Lucrecia says they will, but Diego says no and informs Victoria that Lucrecia isn’t pregnant. Victoria is shocked. Lucrecia doesn’t look pleased, but plays alone. Victoria asks Diego what he means and Diego tells her that Lucrecia thought she was pregnant but she wasn’t, “Verdad, mi amor?” he asks Lucrecia. Rocio overhears Alex tell Carolina that Isabela is pregnant. Carolina cries as Victoria asks Diego how long he’s known that Lucrecia wasn’t pregnant and he tells her that he’s known a couple days. Cheerfully and with his arms wrapped around Victoria, Goznalo tells them that they’ll have a baby soon if they keep trying. Lucrecia wraps herself with Diego’s arms, assuring Gonzalo that she and Diego will keep trying every night for a baby. Diego suggests that they follow Victoria and Gonzalo’s example and not have anymore children so that they can dedicate themselves to each other. Lucrecia refuses, telling him that she wants to have his child.

     Alex goes to his room and thinks about Carolina crying when he told her about the baby. He finds Gladys sitting in the corner. Gladys tells him that they need to talk--about Isabela’s baby. Christa pokes holes in Isabela’s plan to pass the baby off as premature, telling her it won’t work and that she’ll have to have an abortion. Rocio tries to console Carolina who is still crying, saying that Isabela won and now Alex has shown that he really doesn’t love her. She becomes angry, saying that she hates Alex, “…con todo mi alma!” Gladys yells at Alex that he has to marry Isabela because she won’t allow another bastard in the family. Alex yells back at her, telling her that he’s not a child and his child won’t be a bastard. Hopeful, she asks if he’s going to marry Isabela and Alex tells her that he’s not, but he will recognize his child.

     Isabela refuses to abort her baby, telling Christa that she could never do that to the child she created with the man she loves. Christa can’t change her mind and watches her leave. Patricio and Macario argue and they’re both suspicious of each other and Miguel. Patricio offers him a pact--let him and Miguel do what they have to do and Macario not do anything and in exchange, he and Miguel will give Macario a bunch of money not to say anything. Macario realizes that he’s asking him to remove himself from their plan and doubts that Patricio will be able to get all the money. Patricio reminds him that he’s the executor of the estate and all he has to do is get Alex out of the way, but Macario reminds him that the will could disappear and another one could appear, naming someone else in the family heir. Suspisciou, Patricio asks if he knows something he and Miguel doen’t know.

     Gonzalo and Diego talk about Gonzalo’s plans to run his father’s businesses. Victoria tries to leave, but Gonzalo insists that she stay. Gonzalo anchors her at his side as Diego and Lucrecia put on a show for Victoria, wrapping themselves around each other. In Don G’s office, Miguel is very impressed with himself, laughing at his turn of luck and how he’s going to be the owner of everything. He becomes worried when he remembers that there’s one detail that he’s overlooking, but he pushes his worry aside and goes back to being happy, swirling around in his father’s swivel chair. Ruben walks in and asks what he’s doing there. Macario thinks that all of Patricio’s plans could fall through and agrees with their new pact, but is sure that he’ll come out the winner while Patricio and Miguel will be left with nothing. They continue to argue and the conversation turns to Carolina and Amalia. Macario tells him that he will have both Carolina and Amalia and while he triumphs, Patricio will lose.

     When Macario leaves, Patricio wonders what could make Macario so sure that he’s going to come out the victor. Carolina cries to Rocio, telling her that she’s decided to leave, go far away because she doesn’t want to be around to watch the baby of the man she loves grow inside another woman. Renato and Martina return to his apartment and find Christa there. Christa learns what happened with Samuel and tells Renato that they have more problems. Renato asks what’s happened now and Christa tells him that even though Isabela is pregnant, Alex still refuses to marry her. Renato is not pleased. Gladys tells Alex that he has to marry Isabela, telling him that Don G didn’t want any more illegitimate children in the family but Alex refuses, telling her that he doesn’t want the kind of marriage that Gladys and Gonzalo have and won‘t bring a child into a world where his parents are at each other‘s throats constantly.

     Carolina won’t be swayed from her decision to leave. She and Rocio are interrupted by Bianca who tells her that everyone in the house has gone crazy and that Gladys is upstairs arguing with Alex. Bianca is leaving to meet with Claudio and Carolina tells her that she hopes her relationship with Claudio lasts and he doesn’t hurt her the way Alex hurt her. Bianca looks confused. German gives Amalia another computer lesson when Claudio walks in and tells them he’s going to meet Bianca. When he leaves, German asks what has Amalia so worried and she tells him that now that Don G is dead, she thinks Gladys will throw her out and she doesn’t have anywhere to go. Gladys continues to try to convince Alex to marry Isabela, but he won’t budge. She continues to badger him, telling him that Don G’s last wish was that he marry. He tells her that Don G told him something before he died and before he can finish the sentence, she becomes frightened and asks him what his grandfather told him. He notices her distress and tells her “nothing” and she tells him that Don G might have left a clause in his will stating that he won’t receive anything if he doesn’t marry Isabela and stares at him in disbelief as he tells her that he doesn’t care anything about Don G’s fortune.

     Ruben tells Miguel to get out because he has no business there and tells him that Gerardo belongs there, not Miguel. They have a little spat and Ruben reminds him that he’s the executor of the estate. Miguel laughs at him because he still thinks he’s the executor and as Ruben watches him leave, he wonders if the old man dismissed him as executor. Gladys can’t believe that Alex doesn’t want the fortune and he becomes suspicious, asking if she’s just like all the others and only wants the money. She delivers her I’M ABOVE REPROACH AND AM OUTRAGED THAT YOU WOULD THINK SUCH OF THING OF ME speech, Alex apologizes and continues to refuse to marry Isabela. She storms out of the room just as Gerardo comes in. Gerardo learns that Isabela is pregnant and Alex has no plans to marry her.

     Diego takes his leave, telling Victoria, “Buenas tardes a la futura Senora de Montero,” and to Lucrecia, “Y tu, queridissima esposa? Te vas conmigo?” Gonzalo tells him that he and Lucrecia have to talk. Trhey watch Diego leave and Gladys walks in, wanting to know why Victoria is there, saying that the kitchen help belong in the kitchen and that she needs to get back to work. Gonzalo informs her that Victoria is his future wife and that the servants will be serving her now. Gladys is far from happy, telling him that no other woman will ever be his wife because she’ll beat her to death first. She lunges past Gonzalo and Lucrecia and she attacks Victoria. Victoria shoves her away and Gonzalo steps in between them. Gladys tells her that she’ll never take her place as lady of the house. Victoria tells her that it’s not her fault that her husband doesn’t want her. “Dejala en paz, bruja disgraced!” Gonzalo yells at Gladys, telling her it’s not Victoria’s fault that she’s going to be his wife. Gladys raises her hand to slap him but stops when he raises a threatening hand towards her. Lucrecia enjoys the show. Gladys begs him to stay with her and he tells her that tomorrow he’ll tell his lawyer to begin divorce proceedings.

     Florencia meets with Don G’s lawyer and tries to find out if there’s something in the will about her daughter. He tells her that Don G taped a video will that he has yet to look at and she hopes he left her info about her daughter. The lawyer tells her that the will be read within the next three or so days. Constanza goes to see Patricio and tells him that Florencia is really upset and wants to know if he knows anything. He doesn’t and fixes her some tea, asking her if Gerardo plans to try to claim part of the inheritance for himself and she tells him that Gerardo isn’t interested in the Montero fortune. She wonders why he asks, reminding him that he isn’t really a Montero and he informs her that he’s the executor of the will. She is surprised, saying that she thought Ruben was the executor.

     Gladys tells Gonzalo that she’ll never divorce him and Victoria will never be Gonzalo’s wife. Victoria is sick of Gladys’ jealous scene and leaves. Lucrecia, thoroughly entertained, calls her ‘my beloved ex-sister-in-law’ and asks Gladys what she thinks about the future Mrs. Montero. Gonzalo laughs. Victoria runs into Bianca who asks what all the screaming is about and when she learns Gladys and Gonzalo are fighting again, she says that they don’t know how to do anything else but fight. She asks if it’s true that Gonzalo plans to marry her and Victoria says it’s true. She asks if Victoria really wants Gonzalo, but Victoria doesn’t want to talk about it. Bianca asks if she still loves Diego Ibarra. Victoria tells her that she was in love with him and thought he was the love of her life, but now hates him, “…con todo mi alma.”

     Diego goes home and tells Flora he was at the Montero ranch. She asks if he’s finally sent Lucrecia packing, but he says he can never do that. She asks him again to tell her why he married Lucrecia. He tells her that he can’t tell her, but is afraid that very soon, the whole world will know the truth and Victoria will be hurt. Victoria tells Bianca that she hates Diego because he betrayed her. Bianca tells her that she’s sorry and has to go and meet Claudio and doesn’t want her father to find out that she’s with him until her birthday arrives. Victoria promises not to tell anyone and Bianca tells her that Carolina is upset. Victoria tells her that Isabela is pregnant with Alex’s child. Bianca is surprised as Alex tells his cousin Gerardo that he doesn’t know if she did it on purpose or not, but Isabela is pregnant. Gerardo asks what he’s going to do and Alex insists that he’s not marrying her, despite the baby.

     Gladys trades insults with Lucrecia and Gonzalo. She reminds them both that Diego and Victoria love each other as Diego talks to Flora. Patricio arrives and tells Diego that he wants to talk to him about Florencia’s daughter because even though he told Florencia that he couldn’t help her, he’s sure that Diego is hiding something.

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APRIL. 10-14, 2006

 

Telenovela-World:  Episode Seventy-six Summary Here! Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   04-10-06 13:58 PDT

     Episode Seventy-six

     Patricio tells Diego that he thinks he knows something about Florencia’s daughter. Lucrecia tells Gladys to stay out of her business, but Gladys tells her that Diego loves Victoria. Lucrecia tells her that it’s not true because Diego is her husband and Victoria hates Diego now. Gladys tells her and Gonzalo how she walked in on Diego and Victoria in bed together. Gonzalo didn’t knows this and is angry, but Lucrecia tells him that it happened a long time ago and tells Gladys that Victoria has hated Diego since he married Lucrecia. Gonzalo tells her that he’s still going to marry her and Lucrecia tells her that she’s finally getting what she deserves after all the years she spent insulting Lucrecia and her sisters. Ruben learns that Constanza left home without his permission and is not pleased.

     Florencia finds Constanza waiting for her at home. Florencia tells her how desperate she is to find her daughter and hopes her father left information about her daughter because he promised that within a month, she would know where her daughter is. Diego assures Patricio that he doesn’t know anything about Florencia’s and only wanted to make her feel better when he promised to help her find her daughter. Patricio vows to get to the bottom of what’s going on and leaves. Flora asks him if really knows nothing about Florencia’s daughter as Rocio tries to talk Carolina out of leaving the ranch. Carolina tells her that there’s nothing keeping her there and she has to leave the Montero ranch forever. German gives Amelia a computer lesson as she stares at him and thinks about their kiss. She daydreams about finishing her computer studies and making out with German, telling him that she wants to study him from top to bottom.

     German draws Amalia out of her daydream and asks if she wants to put off their lessons for tomorrow. She tells him that she wants him to kiss her again so that she can test his theory about how kissing another man can help a girl figure out if she’s really in love with another. They kiss as Rocio asks Carolina what she’s going to do about money. Victoria arrives and asks what’s going on. Carolina tells her that she’s leaving. Victoria finds out that Carolina knows that Isabela’s pregnant and tries to hug Carolina. Carolina doesn’t want to be touched by Victoria, telling herm, “No me togues. No quiero saber nada de ti.” Alex tells Gerardo that he’s going to recognize and take care of his child, but won’t marry Isabela because he doesn’t love her. Gerardo asks about Carolina and Alex tells him that he’s going to make Macario tell him the truth. Santos arrives, saying that Macario has returned to the ranch. Alex tells Gerardo to wish him luck because his future with Carolina depends on it.

     Victoria asks Rocio to leave her and Carolina alone. Victoria tells Carolina that she understands her anger and hopes that one day she’ll understand why she has to do what she has to do. She tells her that if she’s going to leave, she’s going to need money. She says that she wants her to go to the ranch in California and study at a college nearby. Carolina tells her to keep her money because she can live without it. Victoria asks her not to be stubborn because she’ll need it. Carolina tells her that she knows how to work and will get a job and support herself. Victoria tells her that finding work isn’t that easy, but Carolina is sure that Diego will help her. Flora asks Diego if Florencia’s daughter has something to do with why he married Lucreica when Victoria arrives. Flora leaves them alone and Diego asks her why she’s there and if her future husband knows she’s there. She tells him that she doesn’t want to talk about that and tells him that she wants him to kick Carolina off of his ranch. Diego can’t believe she’s asking him to do that, but Victoria begs him. He refuses, telling her that if Carolina comes to him for help, he’s going to help her. Rocio asks Carolina what happened with her mother and she tells her that the distance between her and her mother has widened as Victoria keeps at Diego. He tells her that he’s not going to help her because she’s already hurt Carolina too much and he has an obligation to her. Victoria tells him that Carolina isn’t his child and asks what obligations he has to her. He tells her that it’s a moral obligation because Carolina has done nothing but suffer ever since Victoria brought her there.

     Carolina tells Rocio that her mother’s gone crazy as Gonzalo tells Lucrecia that they have to control Diego and Carolina because even though she likes to deny it, they both know that Diego and Victoria still love each other. Lucrecia tells him he should be worried about Gladys because she thinks divorcing her isn’t going to be easy. Gladys meets with Don G’s lawyer and flashes some leg, telling him she wants to know what’s in Don G’s will. He’s impressed with the leg show, but tells her that he can’t say anything. She turns up the seduction as Gonzalo tells Gladys that he’s unafraid of Gladys. Lucrecia tells him that they have to find Don G’s original will naming him heir and steal the latest will and destroy it. Don G’s lawyer tries not to fall for Gladys’ seduction, but she continues her seduction. She tells him to think about her offer and he watches her leave. Gonzalo tells Lucrecia that they have to get someone to do their dirty work for them and find Don G’s will. Gonzalo suggests they use Macario, but Lucrecia reminds him that Macario is working with Patricio and Miguel, but Gonzalo is sure he can bring Macario over to their side.

     Macario is in his office when Alex arrives, telling him that he came to listen to him confess what really happened between him and Carolina and if he won’t confess, he’ll find another way of making him talk. Carolina and Rocio worry about Victoria as she tells Diego that she’s not crazy. He tells her that marrying Gonzalo is crazy, but she reminds him that she’s doing it for her revenge. He tells her that it’s still crazy and warns her that if she doesn’t stop what she’s doing and leave, Carolina’s going to find out that she’s Florencia’s daughter. Patricio meets with Florencia’s private investigator and asks what he’s found out about Florencia’s daughter. The investigator hasn’t found out anything. Macario bursts in, his newly acquired arrogance in hand, and tells Patricio that he needs to talk to him, but insists that he and the investigator continue their conversation and sits down to wait for Patricio to be free. He listens as the investigator tells Patricio that Florencia thinks that Lucrecia knows something about her daughter. The investigator takes his leave.

     Lucrecia tells Gonzalo not to put too much trust in Macario. Macario tells Alex that he didn’t set Carolina up and calls her ambitious. Alex asks him if that’s true, then why did Don G tell him before he died that he set Carolina up to make it look like they were involved. Alex tells him to tell him the truth or he’ll kick him off of the ranch immediately. Carolina thanks Rocio for being her friend and asks her to visit her at Diego’s ranch because she’s going to ask Diego for work. They talk about Amalia and are happy that she seems interested in someone other than Macario. After the kiss, German tells Amalia that perhaps they should leave their studying for another time because neither of them are going to be able to concentrate after that kiss. He asks her what that kiss meant to her and what he means to her. “A lot--both, you and the kiss mean a lot to me,” she tells him. He tells her, “Amalia, I love you. Do you know how much I love you?” She tells him that no one’s ever told her that and he’s surprised, asking her if Macario never told her that he loved her. She tells him that Macario only ever said how much he desired her and liked the things she did for him, but he never spoke of love. They smile at each other.

     Macario tells Alex that if he wants to kick him off of the ranch, he should do it because he’s not going to confess to something that he didn’t do. Alex asks him how he’s supposed to believe what he says and Macario tells him that that’s his problem and he doesn’t have to believe him if he doesn’t want to. Alex tells Macairo that it’s still a possibility that he’s Don G’s heir and Macario reminds him that he’s never been interested in the money. Alex tells him that that’s true and that he can give him a lot of money for telling him the truth. Macario asks him what will happen if it turns out that he isn’t the heir. Alex tells him that if that happens, he’ll simply give him all the money that he has, assuring him that he has a great deal of it because Don G always wanted him to be independently wealthy. Macario tells him that his offer is very tempting, but he needs to think about it. Alex’s face reveals nothing as he stares at Macario, thinking to himself that Macario just proved to him that he trapped Carolina in order to break them up and Carolina is innocent. He tells Macario not to think about it too much because he needs an answer within the hour. He leaves as Isabela tells Gladys that she went to see Renato but he wasn’t home and asks if she spoke to Alex.

     Gladys tells her that Alex still refuses to marry her. Isabela asks if she’s just going to stand by and not try anymore. Gladys asks her what she wants her to do--put a gun to his head and force him? She tells Isabela that she can’t do it, but Isabela tells her that they’ll have to wait and see what Renato has to say about it. Gladys tells her to tell Renato that she can no longer help and he should find another way to get Don G’s fortune because she can’t fight with her son anymore because he’s the only support she has left. Isabela wonders what Renato will say. Christa watches as Renato tells Martina to leave and to come back at night. She asks why and he tells her that she has to be punished because of what happened this afternoon with her friend Samuel. She tries to make him see that it isn’t her fault but he continues to blame her. He tells her that she’s now a part of his circle of women and if she does her job right, she’ll be rewarded, but if she fails him, she’ll have to be punished.

     Carolina asks Maria if she thinks that Diego will give her work because she needs money so that she can leave as soon as possible. Diego and Victoria continue to argue and Carolina walks up and overhears Victoria tell Diego not to help Carolina and to kick her off of his ranch. Carolina is shocked at what she hears her mother say and Victoria turns around and sees her. Carolina calls her an “egoista” and a “prepotente” and begs Diego not to listen Victoria. She tells Victoria that she sees now that she never wanted her and that’s why she wants to leave and go far away because it means more to her than her own daughter. Renato tells Martina to come back that night or never come back. He tells her that he doesn’t really need her anymore because he knows where Samuel lives. She agrees to return that night. When she leaves, Renato asks Christa what happened with Isabela and how far along she is in her pregnancy. Christa tells him that she’s further along than Isabela had originally told him, but she thinks it’s possible to make Alex marry Isabela and after the marriage, Isabela can conveniently lose the baby. Renato agrees with her and wants to put more pressure on Gladys to force her to make Alex marry Isabela.

     Gladys tells Isabela not to threaten her and walks out of the room. Isabela wonders what she’s going to do when Macario walks in and tells her that they need to talk. She tells him that she doesn’t want anyone to see them talking to each other. He tells her that it doesn’t matter if anyone sees them or not and tells her that he’s more certain than ever that Alex’s never going to want to have anything to do with her ever again. Alex tells Gerardo that Macario didn’t confess, but from his attitude, he’s beginning to think that Macario set Carolina up. He tells Gerardo what happened as Carolina confronts Victoria. Diego tries to calm Carolina down as Victoria tries to explain. Carolina won’t listen to either them and tells Victoria that she hates her and that she’s worse than all of the Monteros. Victoria cries.

     Macario and Isabela go to Macario’s office and he tells her that he’s going to have to confess to Alex what he did to Carolina. Gerardo expresses his doubts to Alex and Alex tells him that he’s sure that Victoria’s the one who wanted him and Carolina together because she wanted money and no longer needs Carolina because she’s marrying Gonzalo. He tells Gerardo how much he hates Victoria and how he won’t be able to stand it if his father marries her. Gonzalo asks Santos for Macario and sees some documents nearby. He looks through them and realizes they’re financial accounts for the ranch. He is happy to see that the ranch is doing so well and tells Santos that he wants to talk to Macario. Patricio tells Miguel that he’d better change his attitude or he’ll ruin everything. Miguel tells him to remember that he’s the only one of them who is a real Montero, but Patricio reminds him that Alex is also a Montero and since he (Patricio) is executor of the estate, he can change sides against Miguel if he wants to. Miguel looks scared.

     Edelmiro goes to the Montero and sees Rocio talking to Santos. Santos and Rocio wonder what’s going to happen to the ranch now that Don G is dead and hope that Alex is the heir. Alex tells Gerardo that Victoria will be a wealthy woman when she marries Gonzalo and no longer needs Carolina to try to get Alex to marry her. Gerardo tells him that if Carolina’s innocent, Victoria won’t be the problem and says that Carolina might not want him back, knowing that Isabela’s pregnant with his child. Macario tells Isabela that he’ll have to tell Alex the truth and she tells him that he can’t because Alex has to marry her because of the baby. Macario tells her that he knows the baby she’s carrying is Patricio’s and tells her that Alex offered him money in exchange for telling the truth. She realizes that Alex suspects that it was all a lie. He tells her that he’s going to tell Alex unless she can offer him something better. Macario tells her that he won’t tell Alex that she was a part of his plan, but assures her that Alex isn’t going to marry her and will want to get Carolina back.

     Carolina asks Diego for help and he agrees, but asks her not to talk to her mother that way. Victoria insists that Carolina has to go far away, but Carolina tells her to stay out of her business because she’s no longer a child. Diego tells Victoria that he’s going to help Carolina. He tells her to leave and she tells Carolina that one day she’ll realize why she’s doing what she’s doing and to remember that she loves her. She leaves and Diego tries to console Carolina who tells him that she loves her mother, but can’t understand why she is the way she is and why she wants her to leave. She asks Diego what she’s hiding from her.v

    

Telenovela-World:   Episode Seventy-seven Summary Here! Author: Ashley S. (---) Date:   04-11-06 17:11 PDT

     Episode Seventy-seven

     Diego tries to console Carolina after her confrontation with Victoria as Maria finds Victoria crying. She tells Maria what happened, that Carolina told her that she hates her. Miguel and Patricio argue and Patricio reminds him that he’s the executor of Don G’s estate and if he wants to, he could keep Alex as heir or even make Gerardo the heir. His threat brings Miguel down a few notches and Miguel asks if Patricio thinks that they can do without involving Macario in their plans because they don’t really need him. Patricio tells him not to worry about Macario because he’s now out of their plans. Miguel is surprised. Gonzalo meets with Macario and tells him that he knows that he, Patricio and Miguel are trying to get the fortune for themselves.

Macario tries to deny it, but Gonzalo tells him that he wants him to stop working with Patricio and Miguel and join forces with Gonzalo.

     Miguel admits to being happy that Macario is no longer with them because he never trusted him. Patricio tells him that he told Macario they’d pay him once they get the money, but vows not to trust Macario because he could take everything and leave them nothing. Gonzalo tells Macario that he wants him on his side and offers him money in exchange for his help. Macario ultimately agrees and Gonzalo tells him that they have to find the last will and destroy it so that all that’s left is the original which named Gonzalo as heir. Gonzalo warns him against stabbing him in the back and tells him that he wants him to tell Alex that he tricked him into thinking Carolina betrayed him. Thinking to himself, Macario realizes that Gonzalo knows everything, more than he thought he knew. He agrees to tell Alex the truth. “Then what Carolina said was true,” Gonzalo says. Macario realizes that Gonzalo hadn’t known it was all a trap. Gonzalo admits that he didn’t know the truth until just now. He warns him again about trying to betray him.

     Diego talks to Carolina about Victoria, but Carolina thinks that her mother doesn’t love her and never wanted her. Lucrecia walks up and Carolina leaves. Lucrecia talks bad about her to Diego, telling him that she was Alex and Macario at the same time. He tells her not to talk about something that she knows absolutely nothing. He tells her that Macario set her up and Carolina loves Alex. Gonzalo takes his leave of Macario as Renato meets with Gladys who tells him that she has a lot of problems and can’t help him at the moment. Renato says perhaps it’s time he spoke with Alex to try to convince him to marry Isabela. Alex finds Macario and orders him to tell him what really happened. He says he’ll tell the truth, but wants to know first how he can be sure that he’ll keep his promise. Alex tells him that he knows him well and knows that he always does what he says he’s going to do. Macario admits the truth. Alex becomes angry and asks him if he did it to break them up so that he could have her to himself, but Macario tells him that he did it because Don G told him to do it.

     Victoria goes to her cabin and finds Gonzalo in her bed. He tells her he wants to talk to her and asks if she realizes all the things he’s doing for her and list them one-by-one--he’s divorcing Gladys and hurting his son at the same time by divorcing his mother. She tells him that she didn’t ask him to do anything for her and he tells her that she enchants him, then grabs a handful of her hair and wraps his other hand around her throat and threatens to kill her if she betrays him with Diego. His hand on her neck tightens and she tells him how much she hates Diego for betraying her. Gonzalo tells her that when Diego walked into the living room and found them together, she didn’t look at him with hatred, she looked at him with love. He asks her if she’s going to continue denying that she still has feelings for Diego. Lucrecia tells Diego that Carolina is just like Victoria--an opportunist who’s capable of manipulating a man’s feelings just to get what she wants. They argue about Carolina.

     Alex refuses to believe that Don G told Macario to seduce Carolina and take her from Alex, but Macario sticks to his story. German and Amalia run into Carolina. German asks what’s wrong and Amalia asks if Alex has finally found out that she really was with Macario. Carolina yells at her to stop and tells her that she’s not involved romantically with Macario and storms off, angry. They wonder if Carolina’s in the middle of some kind of lover’s spat and Amalia tells him that she’s beginning to understand what love is and thinks that she’s discovering what love is with him. They smile at each other. Claudio and Bianca clean up the church just so that they’ll have a reason to spend more time together. They both reach down to pick up a towel and touch hands. They look at each other, then kiss. The kiss ends and before Claudio says anything, Bianca tells him that he doesn’t have to ask her to be his novia because she’s wanted to be since the day she met him. He holds her hands and tells her that, no matter what others might say, love at first sight really does exist. They kiss again. The priest interrupts them. They leave and Padre Cirpiano wishes that all couples could be as happy as Claudio and Bianca and thinks about Diego and Victoria. He asks God to please not send Lucrecia back to see him because the woman terrifies him.

     Diego and Lucrecia argue over Carolina and Victoria. He tells her to stop talking bad about Carolina because she’s like a daughter to him and he’ll always love and protect her for ever. Lucrecia tells him that he loves Carolina because she’s Victoria’s daughter and reminds him that she’s going to marry Gonzalo. She reminds him of what he witnessed that afternoon and Diego tells her that they aren’t married yet and until he witnesses their wedding, he’s going to continue to hope that it doesn’t happen. Gonzalo releases Victoria by tossing her on the bed. Victoria admits that she still has feelings for him and walks over to him, begging him to help her forget Diego. Thinking to herself, she says that she has to be much more careful around Gonzalo. He tells her that he is helping her. He reminds her that he still hasn’t told Carolina that she isn’t her real mother.

     Amalia goes to see Carolina. Carolina doesn’t turn around to see her but asks what she wants. Amalia says she’s never seen her like this and just wanted to know what’s wrong. Carolina tells her that she won’t sit there and endure more of her insults. Amalia sits down and asks her if she’s upset about Alex and Macario. Carolina reminds her that she doesn’t care about her because she’s no longer her friend because she believed Macairo’s lies. She tells Amalia that even though she wants to hate her, she can’t. Alex still thinks Macario is lying about Don G telling him to seduce Carolina. Angered, Alex grabs him and threatens to kill him for accusing his grandfather of betraying him. Gladys tells Renato that he can’t tell Alex that truth, that he is his son and not Gonzalo’s. He tells her that if she can’t convince Alex to marry Isabela, then he has every right to try to get the Montero fortune by using another method. She asks him what other method he’s thinking about using. He tells her that instead of giving Alex a wife who would take all of his money, he’ll give Alex his biological father who will take all of his money.

     Alex blames Macario for his sleeping with Isabela because if he hadn’t took Carolina away from him, he never would have looked at another woman. Macario tells him that he can’t blame someone else for his mistakes. He tells him that now that he’s told the truth, he wants the money Alex promised him. Alex tells him that he’s not giving him anything. Macario stops him from leaving, telling him he has to keep his promise, but Alex is enraged, telling him that not only did he destroy his life, but he hurt Carolina, as well. He grabs him by his shirt and calls him a, “maldita infeliz,” for hurting Carolina. Amalia tells Carolina that she wants to hate her too, but can’t. She says she feels bad when she sees Carolina upset like she is now. Carolina tells her not to play with her, but Amalia tells her that she’s serious. Carolina still doesn’t believe her and tells her not to worry because she’ll never be returning to the Montero ranch and Amalia will never have to see her again. Amalia asks what she’ll do about her job. Carolina says that she’ll quit and hopes that she’ll finally realize that she doesn’t want Macario and never did. She tells her to leave her alone.

     Macario pushes Alex’s hands off of him and tells him that he can’t fight with the boss’s son. Alex tells him not to give him any excuses and punches him. Macario hit’s the ground and Alex yells at him to get up and fight him like a man. Macario gets up, rubbing his face where Alex hit him, and tells him that if he weren’t his boss’s son, he’d finish him off. Alex is about to punch him again when Gerardo grabs him and pulls him off of Macario. Macario tells him again that Don G told him to seduce Carolina. Alex struggles to break free, but Gerardo continues to hold him back. Gladys agrees to continue to try to convince Alex to marry Isabela for the baby’s sake in exchange for Renato not telling Alex that he’s his father. Renato tells her that he can’t promise her anything and thinks Alex finding who his real father is might work in his favor. He tells her that if he told Alex he was his father, he wouldn’t have to deal with Gladys and the rest of his women because his son would be a multimillionaire and Renato could get control by pulling the father card.

     Gerardo continues to try to hold Alex back and Macario angers him more by telling him that he enjoyed Don G’s orders because he liked kissing Carolina in front of him. Gerardo makes Alex leave and turns to Macario, telling him to stay away from Alex and tells him to hope that Carolina forgives him because if she doesn’t Macario is going to see exactly what Alex is capable of doing. Carolina asks Amalia why she hasn’t left yet because they have nothing to talk about. Amalia tells Carolina that she thinks she might have to ask for her forgiveness. Carolina tells her it’s too late because she doesn’t nothing matters to her anymore. Amalia learns from her that Isabela is expecting Alex’s baby. Isabela asks Christa if Renato was really angry with her when she last saw him. Christa tells her that Renato wants to speak with her urgently. Isabela begs God not to let Renato kill her baby. Martina show up for the punishment Renato promised her and Christa laughs at them both, telling them that they’ll have to wait to see what punishment Renato has in store for them.

     Renato tells Gladys how happy he is that his son is wealthy and Gladys tells him that no matter what happens, Alex will never accept Renato as a father because he loves Gonzalo too much. She angers him and he grabs her by her neck. Gerardo tells Alex that maybe Macario was lying, but Alex tells him that they both know what Don G is capable of and thinks he really did tell Macario to seduce Carolina. He tells Gerardo he needs to see Carolina. Gerardo tells him that Carolina’s left the ranch and Alex is beside himself, wondering where she is. Gerardo doesn’t know either and Alex decides to go find Victoria, certain that she’ll know where Carolina is. Gonzalo wraps his arms around Victoria and reminds her that if she wants to keep Carolina from finding out she isn’t her real mother, she’ll have to marry him. He tells her that he won’t allow her to be unfaithful to him with Diego. Victoria tells him that she’s not going to cheat on him with Diego or anyone else. Gonzalo warns her that when he’s good, he’s really good but when he’s bad, he’s worse. He threatens to kill them both if he sees her and Diego again. He kisses her and she suffers through it and wonders if he should make her his lover before they get married. He begins to kiss her neck.

     Gonzalo asks Victoria if she’s scared and tells her that he knows about her and Diego being together in her bed because Gladys told him. He vows that she will be his in every way and kiss her again. He stops, telling her that he’s not going to sleep with her just yet and wonders if he’ll have the patience to wait for the wedding. He leaves. Lucrecia tells Diego that he can’t stop Gonzalo’s wedding to Victoria and he tells her that she might be right but marrying Gonzalo won’t make him stop loving her. She calls him a poor idiot and asks how he could possibly love a woman who’s going to marry another man. He asks her how she (Lucrecia) could be in love with someone who doesn’t want her. She has nothing to say to that. “Do you see what I mean, Lucrecia?” He tells her that what’s between him and Victoria isn’t in his mind, it’s in his heart and soul and it’s something he has no control over. He asks her if she understands what he’s saying.

     Gladys tells Renato that he’s not going to tell Alex anything because if he does, Gladys will lose her son forever and if she loses, then Renato will lose to because she’ll take him down with her. Alex finds Victoria in her cabin and tells her that he’ll never accept her as his father’s wife. Gonzalo meets with Macario and asks if he did what he told him to do. He tells him that he did and Gonzalo is happy for his son, saying he’s the only member of his family who’s worth anything. He tells Macario that Alex can finally fulfill his dream of marrying Carolina and he will support his son’s marriage. Carolina tells Amalia that Isabela is expecting Alex’s baby and she now has absolutely no hopes of ever being happy. Suspicious, Amalia asks her why she’s so sure that it’s Alex’s baby.

     Renato tells Gladys that he’s not going to tell Alex the truth now, but she’ll have to help him make Alex like him so that Renato can manipulate him when the time comes. Renato threatens her again and leaves as Alex tells Victoria that he’ll never accept her as Gonzalo’s wife and will prevent the marriage if he can. Victoria tells him that with or without her, Gonzalo will divorce Gladys and it’s not her fault that Gonzalo never loved his wife. Alex tells her that the divorce will happen, but that doesn’t mean that he’ll let Gladys be victimized. She tells him that his mother isn’t exactly what she appears to be. He tells her that he knows Gladys has made many mistakes, but everything she’s done, she’s done for love of Gonzalo while Victoria only wants him for his money.

     Macario tells Gonzalo that Don G was the one who wanted him to seduce Carolina and take her away from Alex. Gonzalo hopes his father is rotting in hell. Macario tells Gonzalo that Alex hit him, but he didn’t hit him back because he’s the boss’s son. Gonzalo warns him against ever touching his son, telling him that hurting Alex is something he could never forgive. He tells Macario that Alex is sacred and no one in the ranch can touch him or do him harm. Alex continues to believe and accuse Victoria of only being after his father for the money. Victoria tells him that he has no idea what she’s doing there but soon everyone will find out. He’s confused and wants to know what she’s talking about. Victoria tells him that he’ll find out soon enough and assures him that Carolina never cheated on him. Alex tells her that he knows because he got Macario to confess that he broke them up and Carolina is innocent.

     Carolina thinks Amalia is right to doubt that Isabela’s baby is Alex, but says that it doesn’t matter because Alex believes it and will surely marry her. Amalia agrees, saying that Gladys will make him marry Isabela. Carolina tells her that Alex should take responsibility for his actions and tells her that all men are bad. A little hesitant, Amalia asks if there’s nothing between her and Macario. Carolina tells her that there isn’t and to leave, adding that she hopes she really did leave Macario because he doesn’t deserve her. Then, she reveals her plans to leave the ranch because she has nothing left. She tells her that her best friend (Amalia) is no longer her friend, Alex hates her, and the problems with her mother are reasons why she’s decided to leave. She admits that she’s happy to have met Diego and thinks of him as a father. Diego thinks about the day Victoria first showed up on his ranch.

     Lucreica sits next to Diego, teary-eyed. He asks what she wants and she tells him that she wants an opportunity to show him how much she loves him. Victoria tells Alex that she’s happy he knows the truth about Carolina, but says that it’s too late because Isabela has him trapped. He tells her that she’s wrong, swearing to take care of his children, but also saying that he’s not marrying Isabela just because she’s pregnant. He tells her that he wanted to speak with Carolina and asks her to help him. Victoria tells him that she’s sorry but she can’t do anything for him because she and Carolina had a fight, but tells him that if he wants to talk to her, Carolina’s living on Diego’s ranch. He looks surprised to learn where she is. Tears drop from Lucrecia’s eyes as Diego tells her that she’s wasting her time because his feelings for Victoria are profound and nothing Lucrecia does will make him want her. He tells her that he has absolutely no way of controlling his feelings where Victoria is concerned. “But she’s going to marry my brother,” she tells him again. He tells her that he’s going to try to prevent that from happening and if he can’t, it doesn’t matter because he’ll never stop loving Victoria. He tells her that it was useless marrying him because he’ll always love Victoria. He asks her to please give him his freedom.

    

Telenovela-World:  Episode Seventy-eight Summary Here! Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date:   04-12-06 15:21 PDT

     Episode Seventy-eight

     Lucrecia cries as Diego explains to her how much he loves Victoria and how he’ll never be able to feel that way about Lucrecia. He tells her that everything she’s done to make him want her was useless and asks her to give him his freedom. Claudio and Banca hang out and she tells him that once her birthday arrives, she’ll be free to do whatever she wants. She notices what time it is and tells him that they have to go because her father will be angry. Constanza goes home and Ruben yells at her for leaving the ranch without his permissions. Gerardo rushes in and tells his father not to hurt his mother. Ruben yells at them both. Constanza takes pleasure in telling him that Patricio is the new executor of Don G’s estate. Patricio tells Florencia that he saw Diego and is sure that Diego knows something about her daughter that he doesn’t want to say.

     Diego thinks about the kiss he walked in on between Victoria and Gonzalo. He tells Maria and German that he needs something to occupy his mind or he’ll go crazy thinking about the situation he’s in. He decides to go upstairs and rest. They worry about Diego and German asks where Edelmiro is. Maria tells him that Edelmiro is at the Montero ranch because he’s jealous because he saw Rocio talking to another man. They’re both certain that one of these days he’s going to get caught. At the Montero ranch, Edelmiro follows Santos around, but stops by Macario’s office. He watches as Macario and Gonzalo talk. Gonzalo lets Macario know that he’ll watch him closely to make sure he doesn’t try to stab him in the back. Macario tells him that he should trust and reveals to him that he knows one of his secrets and has never told a soul. Gonzalo asks if it’s about Amalia, but Macario tells him that he knows that he’s the one who killed Diego’s brother. Edelmiro hears everything as Macairo tells Gonzalo that he knows that that is the reason why Don G kept trying to buy Diego’s ranch so that Diego would leave and never come back.

     Alex goes to Los Encinos and tells Diego that he got Macario to confess. Diego tells him that it’s a shame that he had to go to such extremes instead of just believing Carolina when she said it wasn’t true. Alex tells him that he’s right and realizes that he should have believed her. Macario tells Gonzalo that the fact that he never told anyone that he killed Diego’s brother should prove to him that he can trust him. Gonzalo continues to threaten him if he ever betrays him. Edelmiro continues to spy on them. Carolina is in bed when Alex comes to see her. She’s shocked to see him and asks him what he’s doing there. He tells her that he came to ask for her forgiveness because he knows that she never cheated on him with Macario. Diego lies in bed and thinks about Victoria. Someone knocks on the door and he says that if it’s Lucrecia he’s going to strangle her.

     Edelmiro rushes in and tells him that he knows who killed his brother. Diego is shocked to learn that it was Gonzalo Montero. Edelmiro tells him how he found out. Gonzalo tells Macario that he has to get into the lawyer’s office and destroy the last will of Don Gregorio as Don G’s lawyer watches his videotaped will. On the tape, Don G leaves orders for Gonzalo to divorce Gladys by having a DNA test done on Alex which will prove to the courts that Gladys was unfaithful. He tells Gonzalo to throw Gladys out on the street; he’s not going to leave Gladys anything. The lawyer pauses the tape and thinks back to his meeting with Gladys that afternoon when she tried to seduce him as Gladys thinks about the night Don G confronted her with the knowledge that Alex wasn’t Gonzalo’s son. She hopes the lawyer will help her because if he doesn’t she’ll lose everything.

     Maria visits Victoria and tries to lift her friends spirits. Victoria tells her that Macario confessed and that Isabela is pregnant. She asks Maria to talk to Carolina for her. Alex tells Carolina confessed that Don G ordered him to take her away from Alex. Carolina tells him that that’s the reason why he never wanted to kick Isabela out of the ranch--because he was still supporting her the whole time. She tells him that their relationship is now impossible because Isabela is expecting his child. He begs her to listen to him, but she tells him that his distrust in her ruined their relationship and her life. Christa makes fun of Isabela and Martina because they’ll soon face Renato’s wrath when he comes home. Renato comes home and finds the three of them there. Christa fixes him a drink and he turns his attentions to Isabela first, wanting to know why she didn’t tell him the truth about how far along she is in her pregnancy.

     Alex tells Carolina that he’s not marrying Isabela and Carolina accuses him of not recognizing his responsibilities, but he tells her that he can’t marry Isabela because he doesn’t love her. He tells Carolina how much he loves her. Renato tells Isabela that she’ll have to wait a little longer for him to deal with her because he wants to handle Martina first. He tells Martina that he’ll give her one last opportunity to change her mind--she can be a part of his group or she can leave and never come back. Martina decides to stay. He gestures for her to go to his bedroom and begins stretch. He takes off his shirt and follows her into the bedrrom and leaves Christa and Isabela alone together. Isabela is teary-eyed when Christa tells her that Renato might try to make her lose her baby.

     Carolina tells Alex that it doesn’t matter if he loves her or not because she could never marry him. She tells him that he should marry Isabela and recognize his child. He tells her that of course he’ll recognize his child as his own, but won’t marry Isabela just because she’s pregnant. He says he doesn’t want to have a marriage like his parents’ marriage and won’t marry someone he doesn’t love. He tells her again how much he loves her and loves her to much to marry someone else. They’re crying as he begs her to forgive him, telling her that he never stopped thinking of her. They kiss. Diego now understands why Don G wanted to buy his ranch--because he didn’t want Diego to be around to investigate and find out who really did kill his brother. Diego leaves angrily.

     A moment later, he barges into Lucrecia’s room and tells her to call Gonzalo and invite him over. She wants to know why and thinks he only wants Gonzalo over because he’ll probably bring Victoria with him. Diego tells her to do what he told her to do and assures her that she’ll be very interested in what he has to say to Gonzalo. Victoria asks Maria to talk to Carolina for her and convince her to forgive Alex. Maria doesn’t think that anything she tells Carolina will change her mind. The conversation turns to Diego and Victoria tells her that she’s finally begun to realize that Diego isn’t who she thought he was and thinks that he’s only supporting Carolina because he wants to get his revenge on her (Victoria). Diego paces back and forth in his living room, remembering one of the instances in which Don G accused him of being a murderer. German tells Diego that Edelmiro told him what he found out and he’s worried about what Diego might do. Diego pulls out a gun and tells German that he’s going to make Gonzalo tell the police the truth and if he doesn’t, he’ll kill him.

     Gonzalo and Macario agree that Macario will go and steal Don G’s latest will and destroy it and then look for the original will that named Gonzalo as heir. When he leaves, Macario says that he’ll use the original will (which he already has in his possession) to get even more money. Diego tells German how angry he is that Don G and Gonzalo knew that he was innocent, but still accused him of killing his own brother. German tries to make him see logic and asks him if he expects the police to believe Edelmiro if he can’t get Gonzalo to talk. Ruben yells at Constanza for not telling him earlier that Don G had substituted Patricio as executor of his estate. The phone rings as he continues to yell at her. He tells her that she deserves to be punished, but Constanza turns on him, telling him that she’s sick and tired of him. She tells him that she’s going to get a divorce. Upstairs, Gladys answers the telephone and Lucrecia tells her to tell Gonzalo to come over for dinner and that it’s very important that he do so. When they hang up, Gladys is certain that Gonzalo will try to take Victoria to the dinner. She is determined that she will be the one he takes with him to the dinner.

     Alex and Carolina kiss and she pulls back to tell him that their kiss will be their last because they’ll never be able to be happy together. She tells him it’s over and asks him not to come looking for her again. He begs her not to leave, swearing that he loves her and wants to be with her. He tries to kiss her again, but she pulls away, telling him that she loves him to, but they can’t be together. He is hurt and asks why she can’t forgive him when he just told her a thousand times how sorry he is and how much he loves her. She tells him that maybe she is capable of forgiving him for trusting Macario instead of her, but she won’t let his child grow up without a father. He tells her that he’ll take care of his child, but she tells him that it doesn’t matter because it will mean that Isabela will forever be in their lives.

     They’re both crying as she tells him to forget all about her. German convinces Diego to think about what he’s doing and Diego tells him that he’s right. German tells him that it’s best if Gonzalo doesn’t come over tonight. Diego agrees with him, but tells him that Lucrecia already called and invited him. Diego wonders what he’s going to say to Gonzalo now that he’s decided to hide what he knows until he can get some solid proof. Lucrecia comes downstairs, half-dressed for dinner and tells Diego that Gonzalo is coming over and might be bringing his fiancée with him. German leaves to find Maria and tell her to set a couple more places at the dinner table. Diego tells her that she mentioned Victoria just because she knew how much it hurts him to see her with Gonzalo. Lucrecia tells him that she feels the same way knowing that Diego loves Victoria and not her. Victoria and Maria worry about Carolina as Gonzalo and Gladys arrive at Diego’s ranch for dinner. Diego glares at Gonzalo as he remembers what Edelmiro told him about Gonzalo killing his brother.

     Gonzalo tells them thanks for inviting him to dinner, but he objects to his date for tonight--Gladys. He insults her and says that he hopes their dinner won’t be a long one. Gladys and Lucreci