OLVIDARTE JAMAS Previews and Summaries from Telenovela World May 1 – June 7, 2006

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USA (Univision) Jan. 9, 2006 – June 7, 2006

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SUMMARIES

May 1-5, 2006

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-One Summary [USA, 5/1/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-02-06 08:19 PDT

Episode Ninety-One

Victoria wants to know if the proof that Amalia has against Gonzalo is in regards to the murder of Diego's brother. Amalia says that it has nothing to do with that murder, but she does not doubt that Gonzalo had something to do with that one as well. She tells Victoria that she will tell her everything after the reading of the will. Diego talks to Father Cipriano and tells him the truth about Gladys and her cover-up of Alejandro's real father. Diego hopes that Father Cipriano will talk to Alejandro so he will finally believe the truth and know that it will be okay for him to marry Carolina and be happy since they are not blood-related. Claudio and German worry about Diego who does not arrive to meet with them, they begin to suspect that he may be in trouble. They decide to go look for him at Renato's. Renato hires two bodyguards. He instructs them to get Diego out of his way by violent means if necessary and to do it in Renato's house, that way he can plead self-defense afterwards.

During the reading of the will, Don G tells Patricio that he will not be the executor as planned, as a punishment for all of his pride and ambition. He would continue to work in the family company and with a fair salary, always working under someone else. Patricio feels betrayed and angry. Don G reveals that he always knew that Patricio, Miguel and Macario were planning something to keep the fortune. Claudio and German confront Renato's bodyguards and insist on wanting to get past them to find out if Diego is still inside Renato's home. Inside, Renato speaks with Christa and Martina and tells them to come up with a plan to get rid of Victoria and Diego. One of the bodyguards punches Claudio and the other one restrains German. Renato comes outside and tells them that Diego had left a while back and then goes back inside with his bodyguards. Diego finally meets up with Claudio and German and apologizes for missing his appointment with them earlier. German walks off a bit mad and Diego wonders what he is mad about.

Don G tells Macario that he will not get any of the money he was thinking of rewarding him for all the years of faithful service to him. He also tells him to confess to Alejandro of the plan he had to break up Alejandro and Carolina. Don G tells Alejandro that he finally approves of him marrying Carolina and gives him his full blessing. He also tells Carolina that he hopes that she will be worthy of his grandson, and that the only thing he did not like about her was that her mother was Victoria. He states how much he hates Victoria, yet admires her as well. He tells her that he hopes that she will rot in Hell, where they were sure to meet up someday. Victoria curses him and says that it was Don G who was responsible for making her life so unhappy.

Diego apologizes to German and Claudio and tells them that he forgot that they were waiting for him and went to speak with Father Cipriano instead.Claudio tells Diego that they were really worried and thought something bad had happened to him. German tells Diego about Renato's bodyguards, he is sure that they were hired to specifically to eliminate Renato's enemies. Victoria wants to leave the "snake pit" as she refers to the Monteros. Don Chema insists that she must stay until the end. He runs the rest of the first tape. Don G finally announces who will be the heir to the fortune --- Alejandro. He also adds that Carolina would only get what was necessary in order to live well and nothing more, in order to protect against any future plans from her to take away Alejandro’s money or get revenge through him. In order to protect Don G's wishes, he names Don Chema (aka "Salvador") as the executor of the will. He ends the first tape with a goodbye to all. He says that he knows he will see most of them in Hell one day. He also warns Alejandro that there will probably be more than one family member who will want to kill him now that he is the heir to the estate.

Diego tells German and Claudio that he will get the police to investigate Renato's fraud against Victoria, he realized that Renato has a deep fear against the police. The police detective is presented with proof about Renato's crooked dealings in Paris and in the States and plans on dropping in for a visit to see Renato. Renato sends his bodyguards out again and tells them that they are to keep Diego, German and Claudio away from him. Christa tells Renato that the bodyguards can defend him against Diego and his friends, but what was he going to do if Diego and Victoria were to send him to the police? Miguel tells everyone that he will contest the will. Patricio backs him up, saying that it was unfair what being done to Miguel. Alejandro announces that he will keep the fortune and he would divide it up in four parts. Each part would go to his three aunts and his father, equally. And that each would do whatever they wanted with their share.

Diego asks Flora and Maria if they have seen Victoria. They tell him that she is at the Montero's ranch at the hearing of the will. Diego fears that it is a trap set by Gonzalo to harm Victoria. Miguel and Gonzalo argue with Alejandro about his plans with the fortune. Don Chema reminds all of them that there is still a second tape to Don G's will and that they should all listen. In the second tape, Don G begins by telling everyone that what was said in the first tape still stand, with the exception of Alejandro, Carolina, Gladys and Gonzalo. Don G does tell Florencia that her daughter is Carolina. He now names Carolina, and not Alejandro, as the heir to the fortune because she is truly a Montero. Patricio thinks that it is a good thing, because Carolina is the daughter of his stepmother, Florencia. Don G also reveals to everyone that Alejandro is not a Montero, which is why he is no longer the heir. He calls Gladys a tramp and tells everyone that Renato and not Gonzalo is Alejandro's real father. Gonzalo then goes towards Gladys, Alejandro holds him back and Gerardo stands protectively in front of Gladys.

Gladys insists that those are all lies and that the tape has been edited. Gonzalo threatens Gladys and insists on the truth. Amalia has a flashback of Gonzalo beating her mother. Alejandro and Gonzalo continue to ask Gladys for the truth. Victoria steps in and tells everyone that Don G had told them the truth. It was important for everyone to know that Carolina and Alejandro are not related. Renato tells Isabela to get herself ready, they were going to see Alejandro and insist that he marry Isabela. Christa asks Renato if it will be bad timing because the Monteros would be at the reading of the will. Renato tells her that it will be perfect timing, because that way he would know if Alejandro was finally named as the heir. He also tells her that the next part of his plan will be to reveal the truth about him being Alejandro real father. Gladys still won't change her story, she tells the Monteros that it was all a set-up to make her look bad.

Christa asks Renato how revealing the truth about him being Alejandro's real father would benefit him. Renato tells her that he could use that information to blackmail Alejandro, nobody else would have to know the truth and Alejandro would not want to lose his fortune. Diego, still worried, leaves his ranch to go to the Montero's ranch to check on Victoria. He insists that by being Lucrecia's husband, he has the right to walk into the Montero's ranch anytime he felt like it. At the Montero's ranch, Rocio, Santos and Edelmiro are trying to eavesdrop on the reading of the will. Edelmiro complains that all he can hear is the shouting going on. Diego arrives at the Montero's and tells Gonzalo that he is just there to make sure that Victoria was safe. Rocio whispers to Santos and Edelmiro that Diego is there with the Monteros. Edelmiro wonders why Don G would leave anything for Diego in his will. Santos refers to Edelmiro as “El Dormido” (the Sleeping One) and Rocio tells them to be quiet. Don Chema pleads with Diego to leave, and that he would personally watch over Victoria to make sure she would be fine. After much insisting, Diego finally agrees to leave so that the Monteros can finish watching the tape of the will. Don G tells Alejandro to marry Carolina and that he was to manage the fortune. Everything would belong to Carolina until the day came when they would have a child. Don G's great-grandchild would then be the heir of the Montero estate. Carolina tells Alejandro that she does not care for the inheritance, he tells her that he knows that.

Finally, Don G instructs Gonzalo to divorce Gladys. He tells him to have a DNA test taken to prove that Alejandro is not his son. It would also serve as legal proof of Gladys' infidelity and of her lie to pass off Alejandro as a Montero. As punishment, he was to throw her into the street, to rot, without a cent. Gladys screams that the tape is filled with lies. Victoria, tired of hearing everything, finally leaves and tells Amalia that they will talk later. Alejandro and Carolina are about to leave with Gonzalo to have a DNA test taken. In front of the Monteros, Gladys suddenly turns on OCampo and yells at him that he was to destroy the tapes, but now she would get back at him by telling his wife that they had slept together. Upon hearing this, Alejandro says that the DNA test will no longer be necessary and tells Gladys that he hates her. Gonzalo swears that she will pay for this very dearly because Alejandro was the only thing he ever had in his life, the only one he ever loved and Alejandro does not even carry his blood since he is not his son. He then leaves the room. Gladys cries to Alejandro that she is his mother and loves him, to please forgive her. He looks at her with contempt. Gonzalo goes into another room to get a gun. He stands in front of a mirror and points the gun to his head. He tells himself that he is worthless. The only love in his life, his son, is not his son and he has nothing now.

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Two Summary [USA, 5/2/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-03-06 09:04 PDT

Episode Ninety-Two

Gonzalo holds the gun to his head and tries to squeeze the trigger. He can’t do it. He calls himself a coward for not having the courage to kill himself. He then says that is it Renato he should shoot, it is Renato who should die. Renato, along with his bodyguards and Isabela, arrive at the Montero Company. He finds the secretary, Dulce, who lets him know that the reading of the will did not take place there but at the Montero ranch. He had wanted to know if Alejandro was finally named as the heir to the Montero estate. He thanks her for the information and tells her to get used to seeing his face because he would soon be a very important partner for the company. Gonzalo is now determined to kill Renato and Gladys for what they have done. He has been betrayed by both and feels that they should be the ones to pay for their deeds and not him. Gladys tearfully pleads with Alejandro to forgive her because she is his mother and is in need of his help and does not want to be kicked off the ranch. All Alejandro wants to hear from her is how she could have done something so low and why.

Don Chema asks Macario where Gonzalo is. Macario lets him know that Gonzalo went to his bedroom and Don Chema goes to look for him. Miguel and Patricio agree to talk later, in private, about what they should do next. Ruben invites himself along. Miguel brushes him off by saying that if he manages to get any of the money from Carolina, it would be shared with Patricio and not Ruben. Ruben is left frustrated that all of his plans have not worked out. Gonzalo, still hurting, and lost in his thoughts, begins to wonder what will happen with him now that he has lost his son, the only thing that was important in his life. He would have to face his loneliness now. Gonzalo turns the gun back at himself. Don Chema comes into the room and pleads with Gonzalo not to shoot himself. He explains that it would be a foolish thing to do especially now that he could be free of Gladys. Gonzalo tells him that he cant bear knowing that he is not really Alejandro's father. Don Chema tells him that he may not be Alejandro's biological father, but that he has truly been Alejandro's father all of his life. It has been the one good thing that Gonzalo has done and by killing himself, he would throw it all away.

Gladys tries another tactic with Alejandro. She tells him that the only reason she had been unfaithful to Gonzalo was because he never wanted her as a woman. She had needs and he did not want to fulfill them. Alejandro is not buying it. He then asks her if that is why she rolled around with Renato. Alejandro demands to know who Renato is and what kind of man he is to have had sex with a newly married woman. Victoria arrives at Diego's ranch and tells him that finally the truth has been revealed about Carolina and Alejandro so that they can finally be happy together. Diego says that the only problem now would be that Gonzalo will want to kill Gladys. Victoria tells him that it would not be their problem and that Gonzalo would most likely do something like that. Diego worries about the effect that would have on Alejandro. Victoria says that the best thing that could happen would be that Gonzalo divorces Gladys and throws her in the street, penniless.

Gonzalo agrees with Don Chema and tells him that it would not be worth it for him to kill himself. Don Chema looks relieved and reminds Gonzalo that he should not be throwing stones at Gladys, because he himself has been unfaithful many times as well. Gonzalo tells him that it is a very different case with Gladys, who would never be forgiven for making him believe that Alejandro was his own son. Gonzalo wickedly smiles and decides that instead of killing Gladys, he would like to see her suffer greatly by being left without any money, alone, with nowhere to go and begging in the streets. Alejandro, finally hearing enough, tells his mother that he does not want to know anything more about her and she could do whatever she wanted with her life. He leaves with Carolina. Lucrecia leaves Gladys alone with Florencia and Constanza after calling her a hypocrite and letting her know that she would do everything in her power to have Gladys tossed into the street.

Diego and Victoria discuss Carolina. Victoria is hurt about Carolina's rejection and tells Diego that Florencia has decided not to press charges against her. Diego is overjoyed, they will finally have a chance to be happy together. Gladys tells the Montero sisters that the contents of the will were a vicious trap that was set for her. Florencia tells her that the only thing that happened was that the truth came out and that when Carolina and Alejandro would marry and have kids, Gladys would not be allowed to see her own grandchildren. Carolina tries to encourage Alejandro by telling him that he can’t change the past, to look forward to the future. Alejandro smiles and says that the best thing to have come from all of this was that they would finally be able to get married. Victoria tells Diego that she feels that Florencia has decided not to press charges in order to get Carolina on her side. Diego assures her that while that may be, Florencia is a good woman and Carolina would not forget Victoria. They kiss. Victoria is suddenly yanked away from Diego by Lucrecia who has walked in on them, she yells at Victoria to stay away from her husband.

Gladys tells the two Montero sisters that she has no intention of leaving the house and if they all committed mistakes in their youth, why should she not be forgiven as they had been? They correct her and tell her that they have never been forgiven. They have paid time and again for their mistakes, and how Gladys' high and mighty attitude towards them was now so very ironic. They tell her that it is time for Gladys to pay for her mistake and for her not to expect any help from any of them. By her treatment of them in the past, she has cultivated the hatred they all feel for her. She is advised to leave the ranch before Gonzalo finishes her off. Don Chema tries to talk some sense into Gonzalo and tells him that he does not have a right over other people's lives to do what he wants as he did with Amalia's mother. Gonzalo is reminded that Don Chema had wanted him to go to jail because of that murder. He warns Don Chema to watch it, because he never forgets who wants to or has ever wanted to harm him.

Amalia arrives at Diego's ranch to talk to Claudio and German, they want to know everything that happened during the reading of the will. She wonders why Victoria hasnt told them yet. They tell her that they have not seen her, she must be with Diego at the moment. Diego yells at Lucrecia, telling her that he is sick of her jealous fits. Lucrecia reminds them that they are still married and that at least he should wait to be all over Victoria until they were divorced. And that he should not hold his breath for that, because he would tied to her forever, she would never give him a divorce. She leaves the room to go upstairs. Amalia gives German and Claudio the details of all that had happened at the reading of the will. A concerned Claudio asks about Bianca. Amalia tells him that Bianca is doing fine and that Constanza is going to help Bianca out to keep her from going to a convent as Ruben is planning on doing. Claudio tells Amalia that while he hopes that everything will be fine, he is now prepared to go through Amalia's plan to rescue Bianca if that becomes necessary. He does not mind making a fool of himself for her.

Ruben talks to Gerardo and Bianca. He tells them that as the two legitimate grandchildren, they must fight to have the Montero inheritance. Gerardo tells his father that he is not interested in the money. Bianca states that she also feels the same. Ruben cant understand how they can just throw away a fortune. They explain to him that they would rather have money that they work for and earn honestly. Gerardo thinks that his father is planning on keeping the money for himself and assures him that he wont see any of it from him and walks out of the room. Ruben then threatens Bianca, telling her that even though she has six more days until she becomes a legal adult, she is once again punished and if she tries to escape, Constanza will be the one to pay for it. Florencia and Constanza finally leave Gladys after telling her that because of all her lies, she would be left with nothing. Gladys yells at them that she would not be leaving the ranch. Carolina and Alejandro tell each other that they both have so many questions to ask each of their mothers about their origins. Diego and Victoria talk about how they think that Lucrecia is seriously crazy and Diego fears that by living under the same roof, Lucrecia might try to hurt Victoria. Lucrecia walks in with a gun, Diego and Victoria stand up as Lucrecia tells Diego that he will be only hers or nobody’s. She shoots the gun. Both Diego and Victoria fall to the floor.

Diego reaches for Victoria who is bleeding from her right shoulder area and has passed out. Lucrecia smiles and laughs to herself saying that now Diego belongs only to her. Diego is hysterical and desperately yells out to Maria and Flora for help. Flora, Maria, German, Claudio and Amalia have all heard the gunshot and run towards the house to see what happened. They find Diego on the floor, crying and holding Victoria in his arms. Maria goes to call an ambulance. Flora accuses Lucrecia of being a murderer. Lucrecia says that now Victoria is dead and that Diego would not ever be able to be with Victoria. She drops the gun and runs to her bedroom upstairs. Diego pleads with German to save Victoria. German assures Diego that Victoria still has a pulse and will live. Diego cries and tells Victoria not to die on him now, they were so close to being happy together. He feels guilty because he could not save her from being shot.

Upstairs, Lucrecia is satisfied that she has finally beaten Victoria and has killed her. She is proud that she was able to do it on her own without any help from anyone. A worried thought crosses her mind....if Diego tries to divorce her, she will kill him too. He would belong to her and nobody else, ever. Don Chema is still with Gonzalo. Gonzalo tells him to stay out of his plans. He has waited for too many years to inherit everything and put up with too much from his father. Alejandro is not a Montero, so he has no right to keep the fortune anymore. Gonzalo will now fight to keep everything. Since he no longer has a son, he could at least keep the Montero fortune. Don Chema tells Gonzalo that he regrets stopping him from killing himself. He feels that he may have saved more lives if he had let Gonzalo commit suicide. He gives Gonzalo an up-and-down look of disgust and leaves.

Alejandro decides that he must talk to Renato to get to the bottom of things. He now sees how he was set up with Isabela to marry her. Carolina warns Alejandro and tells him that Renato is a dangerous man, he once tried to kill Victoria. Edelmiro had saved her from being killed by Renato. Alejandro is disappointed to learn about the kind of lowlife his real father has turned out to be and fears that there will be many more horrible things he will have yet to discover. Alejandro also wants to speak to Gladys, but Carolina tells him to wait until they have both calmed down. Alejandro asks Carolina what she plans on doing with the estate now that she was named the heir. Carolina tells him that she may just do what he had suggested earlier and split it up four ways so that Florencia, Lucrecia, Constanza and Gonzalo would share it equally. Carolina says that she is only interested in living happily with Alejandro.

Renato arrives at the Montero ranch to find Gladys crying. She tells Renato that Alejandro now knows who his real father is. She tells him what happened during the reading of the will. Blaming her for everything that went wrong, Renato slaps Gladys. Gladys tells him that it was not her fault. She says "I had no idea that Don Gregorio would find out about the truth before I....before he died." Renato says that if it was not for all that he had stolen from Victoria, he would now have nothing. Gladys yells at him saying that at least he has something, she is the one left with nothing. Renato tells her to shut up and slaps her again. Gladys raises her hand against Renato but holds back. Renato tells her that he has worked too hard and invested too much money to get the Montero money and he would not walk away empty-handed now. Gladys would now have to help him get the money from Alejandro. She would start by telling Alejandro that Renato has no idea that he is his real father. Gladys challenges Renato by telling him that she is not going along with his plans. She has nothing to lose now and she will no longer obey any of his orders, she is sick of him. She tells him to fix things on his own.

Victoria is taken away in the ambulance. Flora and Maria leave with her. Diego says that he has something important to do first, he would catch up with them soon. Diego picks up the gun that Lucrecia had dropped earlier and goes upstairs towards Lucrecia's room. German, Claudio and Amalia tell Diego to control himself, not to do anything crazy. Diego pounds on the locked bedroom door and demands that Lucrecia open up. In his blind rage, Diego kicks in the door and tells Lucrecia that she will pay for Victoria's life with her own. She would pay for everything she has done to Victoria. Claudio and German restrain him and tell Diego that he should calm down and call the police to take care of Lucrecia. At the hospital, the doctor lets Flora and Maria know that Victoria has lost much blood, but none of her vital organs were hit and while the wound is very painful, Victoria would be just fine and is a very lucky woman. Victoria wakes up and asks Flora where Diego is. Flora says that he had to take care of a problem he had with the livestock. Victoria does not believe her. She fears that Diego is furious with Lucrecia and may do something rash and wind up in jail one more time.

Diego agrees not to harm Lucrecia, she would not be worth going to jail for. But he does agree that she should be the one to be locked up. He knows how horrible it is to be in jail. Lucrecia would pay for everything she has done to him and to Victoria once she is behind bars. He tells Lucrecia that he just cant go on anymore with the situation. Diego takes the gun and forces it into Lucrecia's hands and directs it at himself. He tells her to go ahead and kill him. He will never love her. He will never be able to stop loving Victoria, because without Victoria, he would no longer care to keep on living. He yells at Lucrecia to go ahead and kill him.

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Three Summary [USA, 5/3/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-04-06 09:26 PDT

Episode Ninety-Three

With Lucrecia pointing a gun at Diego, he yells at her to go ahead and kill him. Lucrecia responds by saying that she cant kill him, she loves him too much to do it. He tells her that he hates her, he detests her and abhors her and screams at her to kill him. He wants to be free of having her as a wife. It has been Hell for him, he can only love Victoria and will always hate Lucrecia. German quietly tells Amalia to run and get Florencia and Constanza there in a hurry. Lucrecia says that she just cant kill Diego, she just cant do it. He then says that if she does not have the courage to kill him, then to please divorce him.

Alejandro and Carolina arrive at Alejandro's business office. She tells him that she is feeling overwhelmed. She has no idea how to run a company, she feels confused and just does not want to do it. He assures her that everything will be fine. Still, he cant stop thinking that he is not Gonzalo's son. She tells him to think of something else until after things have calmed down. She reminds him that he needs to be careful, Don G had warned him that there would be people out to kill Alejandro. He tells her that he does not believe it, because they would have no reason for it. He suddenly realizes that Carolina is the one who is now in danger, she is the one who has inherited the Montero fortune. Carolina does not believe anything will happen to her, especially after she tells everyone that she will split up the money evenly between Gonzalo, Florencia, Constanza and Lucrecia, so there should not be a problem. Alejandro reminds her that they have to stick to Don G's wishes to keep the estate and to pass it on to their child, when they had one. Don Chema was to make sure Don G's instructions were carefully followed. Alejandro also realizes that he needs to speak to Gonzalo, he does not believe that their relationship should change in light of what they have found out. Alejandro says that he will love Gonzalo forever.

At Patricio's apartment, Patricio and Miguel discuss the injustice of the will. Patricio says that it is time for them to stop feeling sorry for themselves and that it was time to act. All bets were off. Patricio tells Miguel that the only way to get all of the money was to kill Alejandro and now Carolina as well. If they were both out of the way, it would give Miguel a legal right as a Montero to get a part of the inheritance. Miguel considers this. He also wonders if Macario would be able to figure out that they would be the ones behind a murder of Carolina, especially since Macario was now on Gonzalo's side. Patricio says that it would be possibe for Macario to figure things out, but not to worry because he would not be alive for long, he was planning on getting Macario out of the way as well. Patricio also thinks that kidnapping Carolina would be an option for them. But then Patricio begins to wonder about yet another option....he could have Alejandro killed, then have Carolina fall in love with him and marry her. If he could pull that off, he could keep the money for himself and not have to share it with anybody. If that were the case, he tells Miguel that he would not need him for anything.

Constanza and Florencia discuss the surprising revelations about the kind of person that Gladys turned out to be. Florencia mentions that the person most surprised by it all was most likely Gonzalo. She says that it is probably the first time she has felt sorry for him. They wonder how Gonzalo will deal with Gladys. Florencia sighs and says that no matter what, at least Alejandro and Carolina were now free to get married. Constanza wonders why Florencia does not sound happier about that. Florencia explains that she is worried now that Carolina has the inheritance, the crazy Montero family members would try to hurt Carolina. Florencia says that if anything were to happen to her daughter, she would just die.

At Don Chema's cabin, Macario busts in to talk to Don Chema. He wants to know why he was not told that there was a second set of tapes containing Don G's will. Don Chema tells him that he did not have any obligation to tell Macario or anyone else about them. Macario reminds him that if it were not for him, Don Chema would have had nowhere to go after Don G had kicked him off the property. Macario had been the one who helped Don Chema live at the ranch without Don G’s knowledge. Don Chema tells him that it was only because of destiny that he was still living on the Montero property and that he knew that one day that very moment would arrive when he had to be there. Macario tells him to stop telling tales, he feels that Don Chema only wanted to have the power to control all of the Montero fortune and now he could enjoy it that he had been named executor of the will. Don Chema tells Macario to leave the ranch because he would wind up dead, he still had time to save himself. Macario refuses. He is waiting for Gonzalo to pay him a lot of money and he also refuses to give up his woman, Amalia. He would rather die than to leave with nothing, no matter what happens.

Diego tells Lucrecia that he is slowly dying, day by day, just by being at her side. He insists that he is not the man for her, to please set him free. Lucrecia tells him that he is what she most loves and would never let him go. But she would rather see him dead than in Victoria's arms. Agitated, Diego tells her to go ahead and kill him, he wants the nightmare to end. She angrily wants to know if that is what he really wants, if he loves Victoria that much. Claudio and German look at each other and, at once, German lunges for Lucrecia and grabs her and Claudio reaches for the gun and takes it away. German yells at Diego to leave the room and Claudio drags him away. German tells Lucrecia to calm down. She looks at him and wants to know how she can get Diego to love her, she needs for him to love her. Lucrecia cries on German's shoulder and asks him to help her.

Constanza says that they must find a way to protect Carolina, she has no idea what could happen to her. Amalia rushes in to tell them that they must hurry to get to Diego's ranch because Lucrecia has shot Victoria and now Diego is looking to get shot as well.

Diego thanks Claudio for having stepped in and saving him from making a big mistake. Claudio tells him that he understands how Diego was under much pressure. Still, Diego says that it is no excuse for having lost control of his emotions like that. He says that it is urgent for him to go and see how Victoria is doing. Claudio tells Diego to relax and drive carefully, he got news from Maria that Victoria was doing fine. Constanza and Florencia arrive at Diego's house and want to know what happened. They are told that Lucrecia shot Victoria, but that Victoria was alive. There is a knock on the front door and Claudio goes to open it. It is two policemen who are checking on a reported gunshot that had been heard at Diego's ranch. They also know that a woman is at the hospital with an injury. Florencia interrupts Diego from saying anything and tells the policemen that Diego had been talking to Lucrecia and Victoria at the same time that he had been cleaning a gun and it accidentally went off. She assures them that everybody, including Victoria, would tell them the same thing. One of the policemen states that he will go to talk to Victoria to get her side of the story to make sure it had all been an accident. He also warns them that they could get into serious trouble with the law if they were covering up a criminal act. Once the police leave, Diego wonders why Florencia lied to them. They would only discover the truth once they had spoken to Victoria. Florencia explains that she does not want Lucrecia to go to jail, Lucrecia needs to go to a psychiatric clinic instead. Florencia plans on talking to Victoria before the policemen could get to her. Victoria owed her a favor anyways, because Florencia had not pressed charges against her.

Renato, still with Gladys at the Montero ranch, warns her that she better not tell anyone that he had known all along that Alejandro is his son. She was now totally dependent on him because she would be kicked off the property. Gladys tells him that it wont be easy to break the bond between Alejandro and Gonzalo. She refuses to lie for Renato. Renato tells her that he will know how to win over Alejandro and get him on his side. Gladys laughs in Renato's face and tells him that he would be forced to help her because she knows too many of his secrets and his help would mean her silence. Renato gets deadly serious and asks her if she is blackmailing him. Gladys tells him that of course she is blackmailing him. She could begin by going to the police and tell them about the false paperwork he used to get all of Victoria's property. Renato grabs Gladys by the neck and tells her that nobody, especially not her, blackmails him. Gladys breaks loose. Renato reminds her that she no longer has anything, same as Victoria. But that Gladys does not even have her own "Diego Ibarra" to defend her. She was completely alone and at his mercy. Gladys tells him that she is not afraid of him, she was sick of him. Gonzalo suddenly shows up and sees Renato. He curses him. Renato, playing dumb, asks what he is talking about. Gonzalo tells him that he knows perfectly well that Alejandro is his son. Looking shocked, Renato asks Gonzalo if he has gone crazy. Gladys tells Gonzalo that she had never told Renato the truth about him being Alejandro's father. Gonzalo tells her that he does not believe a word she says. Renato assures Gonzalo that he never connected the "small weakness" that he and Gladys had in the past, with the birth of Alejandro. A furious Gonzalo calls Renato a liar and begins to beat Gladys. Macario, Santos and Rocio run in to separate them. Gonzalo curses Gladys and calls her names, he also tells her that if he ever gets his hands on her again, she would not live to tell about it. He would get back at everyone who has harmed him as well. After taking care of Gladys, he would go after Victoria. He screams at Gladys that if she does not want him to kill her, she better leave the ranch. Once Gonzalo leaves the room, Renato laughs at Gladys and tells her that now she is totally dependent on him.

Florencia shows up at the hospital to talk to Victoria. She tells her that she has come to ask for a favor in return for her own favor she had done for Victoria. Florencia tells Victoria exactly what she wants her to tell the police. Florencia is aware that Lucrecia is a danger to other people but she still does not want her to go to jail. She wants her to get psychiatric help. Victoria does not look at all pleased about all of this. But she tells Florencia that she will not say anything about Lucrecia’s attempt to murder her. Florencia tells Victoria that now they are even, forgiveness for forgiveness. Florencia thanks Victoria and leaves. Diego arrives and Victoria tells him that she accepted to give the police Florencia's version of the events because she feels that she owes it to her. Diego tells Victoria that he regrets how things have turned out, but that soon he would be free and wants Victoria to marry him. He does want to be sure that Lucrecia gets checked into a psychiatric clinic just so make sure that Victoria will be safe. But he wonders what he will do about Gonzalo.

At Diego's house, Lucrecia tells Constanza that she does not care if she goes to jail if she has first killed Victoria. Constanza wonders what is going on with her family, were they all going crazy?

Gonzalo watches Gladys leave. He tells Macario that he now needs to begin the divorce procedures. He asks Macario if he is still on his side. Gonzalo still owes him the money he promised him. The original will that they got a hold of was now worthless. Gonzalo tells Macario that there were still ways he could fight for the inheritance, especially if Carolina were to disappear.

Alejandro and Carolina return to the Montero ranch. Alejandro wants to speak with Gonzalo and Carolina wants to speak with Florencia. Alejandro goes to look for Gonzalo. Carolina talks to Rocio, who had not yet heard that Carolina would be getting the Montero fortune. Rocio is very happy to hear the news and says that Carolina has a soap opera life. She expresses that it would be so very nice to have Carolina as the owner of the Montero ranch. But Carolina tells her that she will not be keeping it. Don G only did it to get revenge on his family. Carolina did not think it was a fair thing, especially since she now had a chance to be happy with Alejandro. They both wanted to start at "zero" and both wanted to work. She was not comfortable knowing that she would have an inheritance that had destroyed an entire family because of their ambition. Amalia runs up to Carolina and delivers the news that Victoria is at the hospital because Lucrecia had shot her.

Renato arrives at his apartment where he triumphantly announces to Martina, Christa and Isabela that Gladys will be staying there for some time. He tells her of the plans he has for her. She will work for him as one of his "girls" once he begins his business in Miami. He is sure that she will be to the liking for some of his clients. Gladys says that she would never lower herself to being one of those tramps. Christa tells her not to insult them, they were not prostitutes, they were much more high-class than that. Renato agrees, telling Gladys that they only worked for clients who were rich. He tells Gladys that she could actually do well, if she obeyed him. Gladys tells Renato that she could never do that, because she loved her husband. Renato gives her a choice, she could either work for him or wind up in the street.

Diego gives Victoria the good news that she would be able to leave the hospital the next morning and go home. Victoria wonders what home he is referring to. She tells him that at his place, Lucrecia would be waiting for her with a gun and that she no longer had a home of her own, because Renato took that away from her. Diego assures her that Lucrecia would not be at his house when Victoria arrived the next morning and tells her not to worry about Renato, because Renato would be returning everything he had stolen from her. Alarmed, Victoria asks Diego if he had gone to see Renato. He tells her that he did, but has yet to do anything definitive against him. She says to just leave things as they are with him because they dont need any more problems. She tells him to please not intervene, she has already spoken to the police detective and he was going to help her. He calms her down. He tells her that he has to go home now and with the help of Florencia, he was going to get Lucrecia checked into a psychiatric clinic. The sooner the better. Victoria tells Diego to be really careful because Lucrecia was so out of her mind that she was capable of killing him.

Renato instructs Martina that she is to return to the Montero ranch because he was going to find a way to get close with Alejandro. He then tells Christa to join him in the bedroom. Martina is not too happy to be returning to the Montero ranch. Isabela tells her that she has to do whatever Renato tells her to do. Martina, bothered by this, grabs her purse and leaves. Once left alone, Isabela strokes her stomach and says that she would not let anyone kill her baby. She knows exactly who was going to help them escape.

Carolina arrives at the hospital to see Victoria. She hesitantly asks Victoria is she is okay. Victoria sadly asks her if she honestly cares about what happens to her. Carolina responds tearfully "Yes, mom. I cant help it." Victoria reaches out to Carolina, who takes her hand. Victoria asks Carolina to forgive her. Carolina smiles and says "Dont worry mom. I have already forgiven you. I cant stop loving you." They hug each other. There is a knock on the door. Victoria and Carolina look towards the door, and much to their surprise, Isabela walks in. Victoria and Carolina want to know what she is doing there. Isabela says that she is there to humbly ask for Victoria's help. She had asked Maria to tell her where she could find Victoria. She was glad to have found that Carolina was there as well. Isabela was ready to tell them the truth in exchange for helping her get away from Renato. She explains that Renato is determined to have Isabela abort her child. Victoria says that the baby is not to blame for anything and if there was anything she could do to help, she would do it happily. Victoria asks what Isabela was there to tell them. Isabela says that she was there to confess the truth, so that Carolina and Alejandro could be completely happy together. With tears streaming down her face, Isabela announces that her baby was not Alejandro's. The baby was Patricio's.

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Four Summary [USA, 5/4/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-05-06 08:55 PDT

Episode Ninety-Four

Isabela tells Carolina and Victoria that Patricio, and not Alejandro, is the father of the baby she is expecting. Victoria wants to know from Isabela how she could lie to Alejandro like that. Carolina cant believe that Isabela would get herself pregnant by Patricio just to trap Alejandro into marriage. Isabela says that she understands that they must think the worst of her, but getting pregnant was had not been in the plan. Victoria asks what plan Isabela is referring to. Carolina guesses that it was a plan to get the inheritance. Isabela tells them that it was Renato who was behind that plan and it had not been her idea. Isabela had not been able to refuse going along with it, because Renato had cruelly threated her by telling her that she could wind up worse than dead. Isabela tells them that she cant say any more until after they help her get far away from Renato. Victoria tells Isabela that she has no money to help her because Renato had stolen it from her. Carolina suggests that maybe Alejandro would be able to help her. Isabela said that she could not talk to him, she was too ashamed and was fearful. Victoria tells Isabela that she must talk to Alejandro and also tell him that the baby was not his. Isabela says that Alejandro was going to kill her when he found out. Victoria tells her that Alejandro is very different from Renato and Gonzalo. He would be angry but would not harm her. Carolina asks Isabela what she feels toward Alejandro. Isabela says that she has no feelings for him, she never loved him. She had been in love with Patricio, but he wanted nothing to do with her or his child. Victoria tells Isabela that she would ask Diego for help. She did not want to see Isabela go though what she had, losing her own child by physical battery. Carolina tells Isabela to take care of her baby and that she could forgive her everything if he told Alejandro the truth.

Miguel begins to panic in front of Patricio after he is told that Patricio may not need him after all to get the Montero fortune. Patricio laughs and calms down Miguel by assuring him that it had only been a joke. He had only been kidding about the possibility of marrying Carolina. How could he seriously think that Carolina, a one-man woman, could fall for Patricio and marry him ? Carolina could only love Alejandro, even if Alejandro were to die. Miguel tells Patricio that jokes like that are not appreciated. He should never play around like that, it made him nervous. He does ask Patricio what he seriously is thinking of doing. Patricio tells him that Carolina needs to disappear. They could kidnap her and ask for an outrageous amount of money to then disappear themselves with it. Miguel wants to know if they could pull that off without needing to kill Carolina. Patricio says that it would all depend on how Carolina behaved, if she were to recognize them, it would mean her sure death. Patricio figures that it would be best to take Carolina before she married Alejandro. Miguel says that they need to find out where the wedding is to take place. Patricio tells Miguel to cheer up, there will not be a wedding and he doubts very much that Alejandro will be alive after Carolina's kidnapping. He was planning on having Alejandro killed. They could blame Carolina's kidnappers with his murder and nobody would ever find out that it was Miguel and Patricio behind the crime. Miguel asks who would take care of doing that, since they could no longer rely on Macario. Patricio angrily tells Miguel not to mention Macario's name, he has not forgotten that he killed his father. Patricio tells Miguel that they would take care of Alejandro's murder themselves and go after Macario too.

Florencia and Constanza tell Lucrecia that she will like the clinic where she will be staying for a while. She would be able to rest there because she has gone through some rough days lately. After figuring out that they are talking about a psychiatric clinic, Lucrecia tells them that she is not crazy, she was only protecting and fighting for what was hers, Diego. She was not going to have her husband stolen from her. And was never going to allow them to put her away in a clinic. Constanza reminds her that she attempted to murder Victoria. Lucrecia says that Victoria deserved it and she would do it again if she were to see her. Constanza tells Lucrecia that both she and Florencia would accompany her to the clinic so she wont feel so alone and they were going to tell the doctor that Lucrecia was not crazy...just a bit nervous. Lucrecia smiles. She assures them that she is not going and they could not convince her to go. The only way that she could stop from being so nervous is if Victoria dies. She demands to know if Diego would be capable of locking her away in a clinic.

Gonzalo asks Macario if he could help him to get rid of Carolina. Macario responds by saying that maybe he could, but he would need money and this time he wanted to be paid ahead of time. Gonzalo tells him that he does not have any liquid assets. Macario tells him to think, he was sure that Gonzalo could figure out something. There is a knock on the door, Macario goes to open it and sees Alejandro. The two glare at each other, but Macario leaves. Alejandro wants to speak with Gonzalo. Gonzalo looks at Alejandro with new eyes, he only sees him as the son of Renato and Gladys, the lying tramp. Alejandro tells Gonzalo that he wants him to know that he only has one father, Gonzalo. Gonzalo puts on a fake smile and realizes that he could use Alejandro to get the money to pay Macario. He thanks Alejandro for still wanting to be his son. He tells Alejandro that while he may never be able to forgive Gladys, that at least he was grateful that she made him believe that he had the most wonderful son of all. Alejandro hugs Gonzalo. Gonzalo tells Alejandro that had wanted to take a trip to get away from things for a long while. But since Don G had left him with nothing, there wasnt much he could do about it. Alejandro tells him not to worry, he would give him the money. Alejandro reminds Gonzalo that while he may not have the fortune, his grandfather had left him a nice amount of money. Gonzalo feels angry about that, Don G left Alejandro with something, but left him with nothing at all.

Alejandro also takes the opportunity to tell Gonzalo that he wants to have him present for his wedding to Carolina. He wants to share that most important day of his life with him. Gonzalo sighs and tells Alejandro that his real dad, Renato, should be the one at the wedding. Alejandro tells him that he would never accept Renato at his wedding. If Gonzalo did not want to be present, Alejandro would go alone. He would not have Gladys there either. Gonzalo tells him that he will consider going, but there would still be a problem that Victoria might be present at the wedding. Alejandro doubts that Carolina has forgiven Victoria and that it will be Florencia who attends the wedding. Gonzalo tells him that Victoria will find a way to be there just to bother him, because she hates him. Alejandro tells him that he understands why Victoria hates Gonzalo, she has every reason to. Alejandro tells Gonzalo that it is the one thing he holds against him, what he did to Victoria. Gonzalo angrily tells him that she already took revenge on him. She toyed with his feelings, had him fall in love with her, when in reality she only wanted to be with Diego Ibarra. Alejandro tells Gonzalo that he does not want to get in the middle of things with Gonzalo and Victoria, he just wanted Gonzalo at his wedding. But he says that if he does not want to be there then, fine, he can see now that Gonzalo does not care about him as he had said he did. Gonzalo tells him that while he may have loved him very much at one time, now he detests him because he is Renato's son and because now he would be keeping the inheritance that was supposed to be his. Alejandro says to Gonzalo "I cant believe what I’m hearing, father". Gonzalo yells at him not to call him father, he was not his father. Hurt by this, Alejandro yells back to him that he has looked at Gonzalo as his father all of his life, has loved him as his father and still loves him like that. He cant change that. Gonzalo tells him to accept reality, he was not his son and now that he knows that, the love he once felt for him has turned into disdain.

Florencia comes into the room wanting to know what is going on. She heard them shouting. Alejandro tells her that some things change, he sees that for some people, feelings were of no value. Only money and family lineage were of any importance. He tells Gonzalo that he is leaving because he does not want to offend him. Florencia asks Gonzalo what is going on. He tells her that the imbecile, who he had thought was his son, was an ingrate. Florencia tells him that Alejandro is not to blame for Gladys' mistakes. Gonzalo tells him that for him, Alejandro is to blame. Florencia sighs and tells him that she was only there to let him know that Lucrecia was to be put into a psychiatric clinic because she had shot Victoria. Gonzalo gets really angry at the news and blames Victoria for what is happening to Lucrecia. He says that Victoria will pay for what she did to him and to Lucrecia.

Diego goes talk to Lucrecia in her bedroom. He had just spoken to her sisters. He gently tells her that it is important for her to go get medical help for her own good. While she may not be crazy, she does need help. As time goes by, she does wilder things. He refers to her by a new pet name, Flaca (Skinny). He gives her a choice, she can go to the clinic or go to jail, because she attempted to murder another human being. She told him that she did not care if she had to go to jail, but she did not want to go to a looney bin. Diego tells her that he does not like seeing her like that, she could go to the clinic to get cured and afterwards, she could be happy. He knows that she just wants to find the happiness that her own father had denied her for all these years. He tells her to think about it, she deserved to be happy but she needed to fight for it. She looks into Diego's eyes and tells him that she does want to be happy, she wants him to help her. She asks if she goes to the clinic would he give her another chance? Would he wait until she came out, without divorcing her? He does not answer her right away. He then tells her that once she gets out of the clinic, she will see things very differently and realize that she is not in love with him. She deserves someone better than him, someone who truly would love her and would take care of her. That man could not be him. She insists that she loves only him, she is not looking for or wants anyone else. He tells her that she is just very confused. Once she is cured, she will find the love of her life. Lucrecia begins to cry and asks Diego what will become of her? He holds her and promises her that everything will be all right.

Renato compliments Christa after having sex with her. He tells her that he hopes she showed Martina some of her talents. Christa, jealous of Martina, asks Renato why he wants to sleep with Martina. She tells him that he had always had good taste in women and that Martina was horrible. Just because Martina had helped him acquire all of Victoria's money, it did not mean anything. She herself had done very much for him too. He begins to anger towards her and tells her that she had failed him many times. She was supposed to make sure that Isabela married Alejandro, and that did not happen. Christa said it was not her fault that stupid Isabela was not able to trap Alejandro. Isabela was the one who did not follow Renato's orders. She insists that she has helped Renato all along. She took care of Don G like he had asked, when he had the heart attack. Renato yells at her that Don G had was still alive afterwards and that if he had indeed died that very day, Alejandro and Isabela would have gotten married and nobody would have found out that Alejandro was Renato's son. Christa tells him that it was not her fault and it was also not responsible that Isabela fell for Patricio. Renato tells Christa that she should have forseen all of that. She did not meet with her objective, end of story. She failed him and soon she would see how she was to pay for all of her mistakes.

Amalia approaches the Montero house in the company of two nuns. She directs them to go inside after Macario stops her outside to talk. She asks him what he wants, she is busy. She needs to show the nuns to Bianca's room by Ruben's orders. Macario tells her that he loves her and needs her. He wants to get back together with her now that he will have some money. He tells her that he will be able to buy the things she wants. Unmoved, Amalia tell him that the only thing she wants is love, something he cant give her and could not give her when he had a chance. Now she wants nothing from him. She tells him that now she has German, who loves her and she loves him. He tells her not to mention German, Amalia belongs only to him and nobody else. Amalia tells him that he is wrong, he lost his opportunity with her. Macario warns her that she is his, like it or not.

Rocio shows the two nuns to Bianca's room. She unlocks the door and shows them in. Bianca immediately turns her back on them, goes to sit on her bed and tells them that she does not want to even see them. She assures them that she will never go to a convent. The tall nun goes to sit next to her and kisses her on the mouth. Bianca is startled and taken by surprise. It is Claudio dressed up as a nun !!! He smiles at her and Bianca begins to laugh at his disguise. She looks to see that Flora is the other nun.

Diego and Lucrecia are in the doctor's office. Diego tells him to take good care of Lucrecia. The doctor assures him that she will have the best care. Diego promises Lucrecia that he will visit her. The nurse comes in to take Lucrecia. Lucrecia panics and tells Diego that she does not want to be separated from him and that they want to kill her. She pleads with Diego to take her with him and tries to convince him that if he does that, she will give him a divorce so he can be with Victoria. He tells her that the divorce has nothing to do with her being there. She turns to the doctor and tells him that Diego is evil and wants to lock her away to keep all of her money. Diego tells her that she does not have any money, Don G left her without a cent. She has to accept reality in order to be able to return to her home and to realize that she blackmailed him to get him to marry her. She begins to get hysterical and says that it was only because of Victoria, that she deserved to be happy too and insists that she loves Diego. She begins shouting that she will finish with Victoria. She gets dragged away by two orderlies.

Ruben threatens Constanza that if she divorces him, he would take away her kids. Constanza laughs at him, Gerardo is already a legal adult and while Bianca was still a minor, in six days she would also be a legal adult. Ruben tells her that he still has those six days and that Bianca's well-being depended on Constanza. Constanza warns him that he better not lay a finger on Bianca. He yells at her that of course he was going to do it, because he was under the obligation to teach her how to behave like a decent person. Constanza tells him that now, more than ever, she was determined to divorce him. He tells her that she asked for it and heads to Bianca's room, followed closely by Constanza.

Claudio is pleading with Bianca to go with him because he is worried about her. She tells him that she is still a minor and he could get into trouble. Flora agrees, Ruben could accuse him of kidnapping a minor. Claudio is saddened by this. Flora tells Claudio that they must leave before anyone discovers them. Bianca tells Claudio not to worry, her birthday would be six days away and soon she would be free to be able to see him anytime she wanted. He tells her that those six days of waiting will seem like an eternity to him. He takes her in his arms and kisses her. At that moment, Ruben comes into the room. He is stopped in his tracks and is speechless. He sees Bianca and a nun kissing each other.

Lucrecia, dressed in a hospital gown, gets put into a padded room. She begins to rant and rave. She wants Diego get her out of there. Lucrecia blames Victoria for what is happening and says that because Victoria was jealous, she was the one who put her there. Victoria hates her. Diego did not want her locked up, but Victoria did it. Diego has no idea what is happening, he must be looking for her. He must be worried for her. She shouts for Diego over and over. She hysterically pounds on the door and claws at the window.

*Note* Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-05-06 09:19 PDT

I did leave off a scene where Alejandro runs into Gladys after leaving Gonzalo. I was not sure what she was doing there and am assuming that she was there to pick up more of her belongings. The conversation they had went over the same one they had before....Gladys asking him to help her and blaming Gonzalo for her actions....Alejandro wanting to know what kind of man Renato was...etc, etc.

There was also a short scene where Renato goes to the living room and finds Martina, he asks her where Isabela is. She does not know where she is and is told to go find her.

I also left off some non-essential conversations. I will review my tape over the weekend and if I need to, I will revise my summary on Monday.

Telenovela-World: Complete Episode 95 Summary Here!!!!! [USA, 5/5/06] Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-07-06 02:20 PDT

Lucrecia is taken screaming to a padded cell by an orderly and placed inside. She begins to wander the room reasoning to herself that Diego did not realize that they would lock her up. She concludes that Victoria is jealous and hates her and that Diego did not really want her locked up. She convinces herself that Diego doesn't know that she is there and that he is very worried about her. She begins to scream out to Diego "I am here, my love" over and over again as she pounds on the door sobbing. Maria and Victoria talk in her hospital room about Carolina's wedding. Victoria feels badly that she will not have the place as the bride's mother because that is Florencia's place. She doesn't plan to attend the wedding, but Maria tells her that Carolina will not accept that. Victoria tells Maria that Carolina will have to accept it and explains to Maria that there is a price to pay for her mistakes and that this is one of them. Maria tells Victoria that she was one of the victims in this story and not the evil one. Victoria says that she is happy to pay the price for her mistakes if she can now be happy at Diego's side.

Ruben bursts into Bianca's room with Constanza behind him. Ruben sees Bianca kissing a nun and begins to scream that this is an impossible aberration and unnatural as he pulls Bianca away. He turns to face the 'nun' and realizes who it is. He asks Bianca why Claudio has invaded her room. Bianca walks up and grabs Claudio's arm and defiantly tells Ruben that Claudio is her boyfriend and that she is staying with him no matter what Ruben thinks. She tells her father that he has lost her and that she will never obey him again. Ruben turns gape-mouthed to Constanza who smirks at him as she begins to tell Ruben that he has been left with nothing but his work at Montero Enterprises--he has inherited nothing and is without his children and his wife and if he had any dignity he would leave the ranch right now. Ruben retorts that the entire family is ungrateful and tells Constanza that she shouldn't believe that they won't have to pay for this as he storms out of the room.

Diego stops by to see Victoria in the hospital and asks how his Princess is feeling as he kisses her. He explains that Lucrecia is in the hospital and that even though this has all seemingly ended, that he is still afraid. Victoria tells him that Lucrecia's psych commitment ends alot of thier problems and that they will be able to be happy after the divorce. Diego holds Victoria in his arms after her reassurance and thinks to himself that he has a premontion that something very bad is going to happen.

At the Montero ranch, Macario opens his door to admit a very distraught Gonzalo. Gonzalo tells Macario that he has to help him get Lucrecia out of the psychiatic hospital. Macario is shocked to hear about Lucrecia's commitment as Gonzalo explains that she shot Victoria. He curses Victoria for being alive. Gonzalo tells Macario that he needs Lucrecia to kill Victoria and Diego for him. Macario questions his plans regarding Carolina. He tells Macario that he is finished with Diego and Victoria and that Victoria is finished with him. He tells Macario that it is best if Lucrecia kills them because he doesn't want any new blood on his hands. He says that Lucrecia won't go to jail--she'll just go to the madhouse permanently while his hands are clean. These new developments from Gonzalo obviously set Macario to thinking and he puts on on a calm mask and tells Gonzalo that it is not a bad idea and that they will have fewer problems abducting Carolina without Diego and Victoria around. Macario circles around Gonzalo as Gonzalo tells him that the death of Victoria and Diego will clear the road for what they plan to do to Carolina. Macario looks at Gonzalo and shakes his head slowly with a look of disbelief on his face as he realizes that Gonzalo is insane. In the living room, Alex confronts Gladys with the knowledge that Renato tried to kill Victoria and tells Gladys that if she won't tell him the truth about what kind of man Renato is, he will ask Victoria. She tells him that he needs to take into account that Renato is his father as she thinks that she needs to do as much damage control as she can so that she doesn't look bad. Alex explodes as he tells her not to defend Renato and demands the truth about Renato. Isabella and Carolina walk in arm and arm and Isabella tells Alex that she will tell him the truth about Renato as Gladys looks at Isabella silently begging her not to.

At Renato's apartment, Renato rages at Christa in front of Martina that they have to stop Isabella from denouncing him (because Isabella knows too much about him). Christa asks him how and Renato angrily tells her that she should know where the idiotic Isabella has gone to. Renato is concerned that Isabella will use what she knows about him and go to Diego or Victoria and offer the information in exchange for help. Diego and Victoria continue talking in the hospital as she tells him about Isabella. Diego is amazed 'WOW' to find out that the baby is Patricio's not Alex's. Renato continues to rage at Christa that Isabella is going spoil everything and they have to find her. A fearful Christa tells him that she can't believe that Isabella would betray him to anyone especially since she knows exactly what Renato would do to her. Renato says that is good, but they still have to find her as he stares down Martina. Martina tells him the best place to look for Isabella is at Patricio's since she may have gone to him for help because of the baby. Renato strokes her chin as she smiles and then roughly pulls his hand away as he muses that he thinks that Martina's idea is a good one. Renato announces that he is going to Patricio's and pities Isabella when he finds her. He blows them kisses as he leaves and tells them to continue to practice the art of pleasing him in love. At Florencia's condo, Patricio and Miguel continue to discuss thier plans. They wonder about when the date of the wedding will be when Florencia rushes in about to cry. A very concerned Patricio asks her if she is alright and she tells him that nothing is wrong. Patricio tells Miguel that he should go since Florencia is feeling badly and that he will call Miguel tomorrow. He also tells Miguel to try to be normal so that no one will suspect that they have plans to kidnap Carolina. Patricio will also ask Florencia about the wedding date and jokes that maybe Florencia will somehow help them kidnap Carolina. In her room, Florencia sits on the edge of the bed crying and Patricio comes in to see what is wrong. Florencia sobs that her daughter doesn't want her--that Victoria will always mean more to to Carolina. Patricio tells her to forget about Carolina. Florencia sobs that she will never be capable of doing that.

Back at the Montero Ranch, Alex informs Isabella that she has no business at the ranch. He calls Carolina to him and tells her softly that he wants her to be prudent and stay away from Isabella. Carolina tells him not to worry because Isabella has something important to say before she leaves as a very nervous Gladys watches. Patricio looks at his watch as he heads toward the front door. He opens the door to find Renato waiting for him. Renato enters the condo demanding to see Isabella.

Patricio laughs and tells him that not only is Isabella not there, but he has absolutely no interest in seeing her. Renato lunges for Patricio and gets his hands around his throat yelling that it is Patricio's fault that his plan isn't working because what he 'set in Isabella'. Patricio tells Renato not to touch him and Renato sticks his finger in Patricio's face telling him to be very careful because Patricio has no idea of who he is dealing with and what he (Renato) is capable of. Carolina begs Alex to listen after he says he doesn't want to hear any more lies. Carolina begins to tell him what Isabella knows and Gladys interjects that the truth is that Isabella's child is her grandchild. Carolina then reveals to Alex that he is not the father of the baby, it is Patricio. Alex is shocked. Diego and Victoria continue to talk in her room about Isabella and Victoria says she understands why Isabella is so afraid of Renato. A nurse comes in and informs Diego that visiting hours are over and he will have to leave. Diego leaves followed by the nurse a moment later. As the nurse exits Victoria's room, a set of gloved hands searches through a patient's file at the nurses station desk. Once she is gone, we see an indvidual donned in surgical clothes (including latex gloves, cloth booties, and surgical scrubs dropping the file folder and walking toward Victoria's room. As this person walks, the forearms are seen and it is a man. He reaches down and pulls up the scrubs and grabs a butcher knife secured to his leg. He enters Victoria's room, places the knife against the small of her throat and reveals himself...it is Gonzalo and Victoria opens her eyes and her mouth to scream as he places his hand over her mouth and tells her "If you shout, I will kill you Luisa Dominguez" as his eyes glow with evil while Victoria stares up at him in abolute terror.

Gonzalo takes his hand from Victoria's mouth and tells her that as much as he would like to kill her right now, he won't. Victoria tells sarcastically tells him that his mercy isn't much. He wants to know how she dare criticize him since they are equal--she kidnapped his niece. Victoria retorts that she didn't kidnap Carolina and even if she had, it is not equal to his raping her and the murder of her grandmother. There is a flashback to Gonzalo forcing Luisa onto a bed and Luisa's home being set on fire as Gonzalo clutches Alex to him. Gonzalo tells Victoria that she is only bringing up those things to piss him off. He tells Victoria that they had done her a favor--her grandmother was better off dead since she was nothing but an encumbrance. Victoria spits in his face. Diego arrives home and tells German that Victoria is fine and will be able to leave the hospital tomorrow. He tells German about his premonition of something bad happening as they sit down on the couch at Los Encinos. Gonzalo strokes Victoria's hair roughly as he calls her very brave. He tells her that her life is in his hands and that he could kill her with one slit (of the throat) and that he is able to do what he has wanted to do to her for years no matter what woman she calls herself--Victoria or Luisa. Victoria tells him that he had better kill her this time and he smiles and explains his deadly game. He is going to use her first. Diego and German continue to talk about Diego's fear and German tells him that things will look different in the morning. Diego explains to German that when he left Lucrecia at the hospital he felt both pity and fear for her. German is shocked about Diego's anguish and tells Diego that he shouldn't pity Lucrecia because she has the 'heart of a chicken' and is to blame for his problems. Diego tells German that he pities Lucrecia because she really does love him and German tells Diego that if he wants to call what Lucrecia feels for him 'love', then it is a sick and obsessive one that will put Diego in a grave.

A very dazed Lucrecia is huddled on the floor of the padded cell. She is explaining to herself that Diego is her husband and he would not want her there. She jumps up and pounds at the wall telling herself that Victoria had her committed so that Victoria could steal her husband. She paces the room restlessly and becomes resolved. She will not let Victoria steal her husband and will not be separated from him. She begins to pound again at the window calling to her love that she is here, not to leave her, to come and get her. Gonzalo tells Victoria as he holds the knife near her throat that he is the son of Don G and he wants everyone to know what he is capable of. Victoria tells him that he is as crazy as Lucrecia as she tries to reach for the call button to summon a nurse. He also wants his father's fortune and to do whatever he wants to her. He explains that above all, he hates her and has more damaging deeds to do. Victoria gasps and Gonzalo moves the knife into position to slash her throat as she takes her hand from the call button and puts it up to the knife. She asks him who else he plans to hurt. He tells her various people and that her opinion counts--does she want Diego to die in front of her (sorry--he may have meant for her to die in front of Diego--bec). German and Diego continue to talk about Diego's bad feeling. They move onto talking about Gonzalo and what he might do to Victoria. German hopes that they can wait for the detective to find something but Diego is disgusted and doesn't feel that the detective is doing enough to probe into the fact that Gonzalo is a killer. The detective and his investigator meet in the detective's office. The detective explains that he has gone through the physical evidence that they have in the murder of Diego's brother. He has sent some evidence off to the lab for analysis. The investigator asks the detective if he believes that they will find anything. The detective believes that if they probe hard enough that they might find evidence that Gonzalo is a murderer, but it will be hard because Gonzalo is very clever and astute. In Victoria's room, Gonzalo very intimately runs the knife down her body and in between her legs as Victoria trembles with terror. Gonzalo continues to insult her and then admits that he is playing a game with her--what will make her sadder? The death of Diego or the death of Carolina?

At the Montero Ranch, Carolina explains to Alex that the baby isn't his and Gladys knows it. Alex angrily walks toward Gladys as she backs up slightly and he demands to know exactly what she is capable of and when will she tell him the whole truth. Gladys tell him to calm down because they have alot to talk about. Alex retorts that they have nothing to talk about. Alex shouts at Isabella and demands to know why she lied to him. She approaches Alex begging for his forgiveness and explains that she had to lie to him because Renato made her or else he would force her to have the baby aborted and her face would be ruined. Renato tell Patricio that while he may think of himself as being very brave, he is not going to offend him or his family by getting Isabella pregnant. Patricio throws up his hands and tells Renato that he should not believe that Isabella has only been with him. Patricio tells Renato that he should look closer and be cautious of his niece's attitude given the family heredity since Renato was too familiar with Patricio's Aunt Gladys on her honeymoon. Renato glares at Patricio. Back in the hospital, Gonzalo asks Victoria why she is so uncertain about who she choose. Victoria retorts that he is a killer and asks him why he won't leave her in peace. Gonzalo raises the knife and Victoria gasps in terror. He tells her that he sick of haughtiness toward him and that even when he loved her all she wanted was that bastard Iberra. He gently strokes the features of her face with the knife. Diego and German continue to talk about Gonzalo. Diego feels that even though Valentine is looking into the fact that Gonzalo is a killer, he and Victoria will still need to be very alert to Gonzalo. German tells Diego that he worries too much about bad things and he should focus on the fact that now that Lucrecia is committed the divorce can be processed so that Diego and Victoria can be happy together. Diego relays his concern about Florencia and Carolina's relationship.

In the living room at the Montero Ranch, Alex continues to question Isabella about why Renato would want to ruin her face. Isabella tearfully explains to him that Renato has a clan of women and that is what he does when one of his women are disobedient. Alex stares at Isabella in disbelief and declares that this is insane. He angrily looks over to Gladys and demands to know if she belongs to Renato's group of women. A trembling Gladys tries to deny it and Alex screams at her to please tell him the truth now. Alex does not believe that what he is hearing can be true. Renato closes the door to Florencia's condo and calmly tells Patricio that they are not talking about him and Gladys--they are talking about Isabella. Patricio picks up a statue and holds it in his hand and asks Renato what he is going to do now since Alex is not the heir. He tells Renato that Alex doesn't even believe that the baby is his. Renato and Patricio begin to circle around a chair as Renato explains that Isabella has escaped from his home and is probably right now telling Alex the truth about the baby. Patricio's mocking expression turns into one of fear. Isabella sits down on the couch as she sobs to Alex that Renato was the head of ring of prostitution in Paris that she was ones of his women there and that when his women displease him, Renato marks them permanently and throws them out onto the street. She tells Alex that because of this, she felt forced to follow Renato's orders. Isabella sobs as Alex glares at Gladys. Renato laughs at Patricio and explains that once Alex knows the truth, Patricio will be on bad terms with his cousin. Furthermore, since Alex is going to marry the heir, Patricio will probably lose his place at Montero Enterprises. Patricio tells Renato that he is losing to since Alex is going to know exactly who he is. Renato pick up another statue and explains that he doesn't have to stay in this country but Patricio will be staying (if anyone could catch all that little bit--I didn't understand it). They continue to circle as Renato positions himself new the door and tells Patricio to relay a message to Isabella when he sees her--that she is at his mercy. He tells Patricio that Isabella will know what that means as he half lunges at Patricio and pulls back and laughingly tosses the statue to Patricio. Renato leaves and Patricio replaces the statues as he paces the room cursing Isabella for revealing the truth to Alex about his being the baby's father.

Isabella tells Alex that she has told him the entire story. Alex gently asks her if Patricio knows that the baby is his. Isabella tells Alex that Patricio knows and he does not want to take any responsibility for her or the baby and would not help her when she asked. She begs Alex to help her because she wants her baby to be born. Alex looks over his shoulder at Carolina and she smiles and nods her head. Alex gently takes Isabella into his arms and hugs her while telling not to worry anymore. Her child will be born and he will help her. Alex glares at a terrified Gladys over Isabella's head and gently tells Isabella that they will have much to speak about later. He asks Carolina and Isabella to leave him alone with Gladys. He looks tenderly at them as they leave with their arms around eachother. Alex turns to face Gladys with rage in his eyes and briskly walks up to demanding to know how she could have known all of this without saying anything to him and how could she face herself after being involved with someone like Renato. Gladys tearfully begs her son to have compassion for her since she has no one else to turn to and nowhere to go. Alex shouts at her with his finger in her face--will give Gladys some money but he wants her to disappear from his life forever. Renato arrives home and a very anxious Christa greets him wanting to know if he has seen Isabella. Renato replies that the fool was not with Patricio and was probably with Alex telling him the truth about Renato. Gonzalo continues to hold the knife to Victoria's face as she tells him that she loves Diego because he is a man of truth while Gonzalo has to rape women because he doesn't know how to woo them. Gonzalo tells her that women like what he does for them. Victoria begs him to leave her and loved ones in peace. Gonzalo tells her that he won't because there is one more thing that she owes him for. Victoria is a terrified to learn that there is something else that Gonzalo holds against her. He begins to strike her gently on the mouth with the flat side of the knife as he tells her that she is no innocent and because of her, Lucrecia has been locked up in a madhouse. Gonzalo tells her that it time for her to begin to pay as he kisses her roughly. Victoria gasps and wipes her mouth furiously and glares at Gonzalo with hate and loathing in her eyes.

Lucrecia is kneeling in the padded cells as she reminds herself that she has to leave there because she can't let Victoria have Diego. Her doctor is in her room and gently explains that her family agrees that she needs to be in the hospital. Lucrecia stands and shout 'My family'. She begins to speak about how clear everything is now. Her father is once again doing everything he can to ruin her life. The doctor gently explains to her that Don G is dead and has been dead for many days. Lucrecia squeals with delight and begins to dance around the room at the news that the man she hated most is dead. She tells the doctor that now all she has to do is get rid of Victoria. In the living room at Los Encinos, Flora, Claudio and Diego are drinking tea as Flora and Claudio tell Diego about thier escapade at the Montero Ranch. They tell him how angry Ruben was and laugh as they talk about how angry he was when Constanza threw Ruben off the ranch. Diego laughs when Claudio describes how he was dressed and that a man would do anything for love. Diego tells Claudio and Flora about his bad feeling and shakes his head in disbelief at how he and Victoria allowed themselves to be blackmailed by Lucrecia and Gonzalo. Flora tells him that at least Lucrecia is where she belongs and not to worry about Gonzalo. She basically gives him the same advice German did--wait until tomorrow and you will that the solutions to the problems are near. Flora bids them good night and Diego and Claudio speak for a moment before Claudio also heads off to bed. Diego is headed off to bed himself when the doorbell rings. Diego groans and he goes to answer it. It is a very determined and business-like Ruben. Diego asks him what he is doing there and Ruben reassures Diego that everything is fine. Diego asks again why he is at Los Encinos and Ruben explains that all he has ever done is follow Don G's orders. But now he wants to help Diego. He holds up a case and tells Diego that it contains all of the records, secrets and negotiations of Montero Enterprises. Diego asks him 'And?'. Ruben laughs at Diego and hold the case back up and tells Diego that with what is the records, Diego will be able to have revenge and ruin the Monteros. Diego can be finished with all of the Monteros for once and for all.

Gonzalo whispers to Victoria that it is because of her that Lucrecia has been committed. Victoria tells him that he knows that Lucrecia is ill. He replies that her opinion means nothing to him as he continues to wave the knife in her face. Gonzalo tells her that when Lucrecia leaves that place, she is going to finish Victoria off. In the meantime, he wants Victoria to suffer. Victoria begs again for Gonzalo to leave them alone and asks why he just doesn't kill her now. He laughs and tells her again that he wants to see her suffer and that she needs to tell him who she wants to be killed--Diego or Carolina. He tells her to decide and stands up to leave. Gonzalo tells Victoria not to tell anyone about this visit--no one will believe her and she won't be able prove it. He reminds her again 'Diego or Carolina?' , holds up the knife, kisses the flat of the blade and leaves. Victoria gives one muffled shriek of anguish and her entire body is wracked with sobs.

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May 8-12, 2006

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Six Summary [USA, 5/8/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-09-06 08:48 PDT

Episode Ninety-Six

As soon as Gonzalo leaves Victoria’s hospital room, Victoria quickly and nervously calls the police detective, Valentin, to go see her as soon as possible. She tells him that it is a life and death matter. Once he arrives, she explains that Gonzalo had been there to threaten her and would harm her loved ones. No, she did not have any proof and did not know if anyone had seen him come in, he had been disguised as part of the staff. She did want him to protect Diego and Carolina. Valentin tells her that it is not in his jurisdiction, he was only assigned to investigate cold cases, to know that he had limited authority over the matter. He does tell her that he would see what he could do. Victoria tells him that she is very frightened.

Ruben speaks to Diego about making a deal with him. Ruben assures Diego that he can personally lead Montero Enterprises to bankruptcy. Diego could then take over the company and then name Ruben his General Manager. Diego, quite unimpressed, tells him that it is an interesting idea but that there is a problem with that. The problem, Diego tells Ruben, is that he (Diego) is not corrupt person, who would sell himself to the highest bidder. He would never take anything from anyone, not even his worst enemy. He tells Ruben to take his dirty dealings somewhere else before he called the Monteros and told them what he is planning on doing. Ruben tells Diego that he cant understand why Diego would reject something that had been offered to him on a silver platter, he would never get another chance like that. Ruben tries to convince him that the Monteros deserved it, they had done Diego much harm in the past. Diego reminds Ruben that now Carolina would be the holder of the Montero fortune and he loved her very much. Ruben tells him that it is really Alejandro who would be managing the money. Diego tells him that if it had been Don Gs wish to give them that, well good for him. What was Ruben's problem with that ? He tells Ruben to get off his property before he physically removes him.

Gonzalo goes to speak with Macario. He goes to gloat, telling Macario that he had just been from seeing Victoria and he scared her by telling her that he would kill Diego and Carolina. He planned on getting Lucrecia to kill Victoria. His plans were to go see Lucrecia and find out how to get her out. He also said that he wanted Lucrecia to kill Diego, but if she could not do it, he would do it himself just like he had killed Diego's brother.

Carolina goes to talk to Amalia to give her the news about Renato and his brothel in Paris. She tells Amalia that Isabela had been working for him, that Gladys had known all along the type of man that Renato was and must have helped Isabela get to Alejandro. They wonder if Gladys was one of his working girls as well. Carolina says that Gladys assured them all that she was not one of Renato's prostitutes, but that at least for one night, she had slept with him. Changing the subject, Carolina talks about Victoria and Florencia, she tells Amalia that she was having a bit of trouble overlooking the fact that Victoria had stolen her as a baby. Amalia reasons that Florencia had not exactly looked for Carolina right away either, she waited until after the marriage to Martin had settled down. Florencia's priority had been her marriage. But, on the other hand, now Carolina had two mothers who loved her very much. Carolina agrees, both are good women. They had both made mistakes, but a still she loved them both as well. Amalia giggles and says that it was good to hear that, because Florencia had gotten just a little bit jealous when Carolina had gone to see Victoria at the hospital. Carolina decides to go speak with Florencia the following day, to explain to her that she could not just give up loving Victoria and to let her know that she needed a bit more time to learn to love her too. Amalia tells Carolina that it was a good thing that she would soon marry Alejandro, it was getting to be a problem with having two mothers. Carolina says that she is also worried about Alejandro, he has found out so much about his mother and found out about his father being Renato. Carolina says that Alejandro had been hurt by Gladys' actions. Amalia hoped that Gladys would be thrown off the ranch, as Don G had said to do in his will.

Constanza tells Bianca that she is concerned about what Ruben will do to them because he was really angry. Bianca assures her mother that now that things are different. Now that Ruben has nobody like Don G to hide behind, he will not do anything to them. Bianca tells her not to change her mind about divorcing Ruben. Constanza tells her that would go through the divorce because she has figured out that men like Ruben, deep down, are cowards.

Alejandro speaks with Gladys about how disappointed he is with her. He had always looked up to her, it crushed him to know the kind of woman she turned out to be. Alejandro tells her that he feels moved to help her only because they shared the same blood, but he wished it were no so. Gladys tells him not to judge her so harshly, that it had been Gonzalo's rejection of her that made her take those actions, Gonzalo was the one to blame. She reminds Alejandro that Gonzalo had also been unfaithful many times. Alejandro tells her that he did not argee with either one of his parents' adultery, but that how could she lie to her own son making him believe that he was a Montero ? He was deeply ashamed of being Renato's son. How could she fall so low, to pass herself off as such a moral person yet always talking down to his aunts ? Alejandro writes a check and hands it to Gladys. He tells her it is all he can give her for now, she was to tell him later where she would be staying and he would send her more. She tells him that she cant get by on such a petty amount, what was she to do? He angrily tells her that he does not know, that she could go live with Renato if she wanted to. He tells her to forget about him and that he did not want her to come looking for him, ever. He walks away. Gladys tells herself that she cant believe that she has no way out, she wonders if she will have to work for Renato after all.

The following morning, Diego sees Claudio and warns him about Ruben. He tells him that Ruben had been there the day before and left very furious. Claudio wonders if it had to do with him and Bianca. Diego explains to him that it had nothing to do with that and tells Claudio about Ruben's offer and how he sent him away. Claudio expresses concern over Bianca. He fears that Ruben may try to harm her. Diego tells him that all he can do now is just stay informed and to tell Edelmiro to sneak over to the Montero ranch and not get caught. Diego says that he is on his way to see Victoria. He tells Claudio to be careful. He worries that after talking to Ruben, he would try something against them as well.

Alejandro and Gerardo see Ruben with the Montero Enterprises files in his hands. They want to know what he is doing with them, if he was planning on stealing them. He explains that he had spent the whole night updating the things that needed the most attention because he did not want Carolina to suddenly leave him without any work. He nervously laughs and leaves the room. Alejandro tells Gerardo that they need to watch Ruben real closely. Gerardo agrees and tells Alejandro that his father was capable of doing almost anything for money.

Valentin, tells his partner, Ernesto, that the police chief did not want to do anything about Gonzalo. The chief had told the Valentin that there was no proof of anything, it just looked to him like two jealous men fighting over a woman. The detective says that they would have to take care of things themselves, he was convinced that Gonzalo is a very dangerous man.

Diego goes to see Victoria, who tells him about what Gonzalo had done. Diego call him a miserable worm and a coward. He does not want to leave Victoria alone, he feels that she needs protection. She tells him that she would be checking out of the hospital, not to worry. He hoped the detective would help, he was to stop by the ranch later and Diego hoped that he would have some positive news. Victoria wonders if the psychiatric hospital is secure enough to keep Lucrecia in. Diego believes that it is, he says to have faith in God as well.

Gonzalo stops by to visit Lucrecia in her padded room. She runs to him telling to help get her out. He tells her that he wants to, but it would not be easy. Diego and Victoria wanted her to stay locked up forever. They needed to kill Victoria and Diego. If they were to ever find out that she escaped, they would lock her up again. Lucrecia needed to kill them both. Lucrecia tells Gonzalo that she loves Diego, once Victoria was dead, Diego would belong to her. Gonzalo tells her to open her eyes, Diego would never love her. Diego would spend the rest of his life crying over Victoria's loss. Lucrecia whispers that she needs to end Victoria's life and Diego's life and after that, end her own life. Gonzalo tells not to say that, once Diego and Victoria die, Lucrecia will be able to live free. Lucrecia tells him that she cant live without Diego, she would rather die with him....it would be just like "Romeo and Juliet", they could die together, holding each other. She smiles at the thought. Impatient with her, Gonzalo tells Lucrecia to die any way she wanted, but that she had to make sure Victoria and Diego were dead first. He reasons with her that if Lucrecia were to die first, Diego would not drink the poison and he would go and die at Victoria's side instead. Lucrecia panics at the thought, but agrees with Gonzalo's plan. She tells Gonzalo that he needs to get her out of there. Gonzalo tells her that she needs to act normal and relaxed until he came to visit her the following day. She would be allowed to go into the garden with him and from there, he would find a way to get her out. Lucrecia brightens at the prospect and tells Gonzalo to get a gun for her because Diego must have hidden his gun from her. Gonzalo laughs and tells her that he would get a gun so she could finish off Diego and Victoria.

Alejandro tells Carolina that all has been arranged for Isabela to go to New York. She would be going to stay at her aunt's house to be free of Renato. Carolina thanks him for being so noble, Isabela had done so much against him and even so, he was helping her out. It spoke well of him. He tells Carolina that she had asked him to help Isabela and he would do anything for Carolina, his princess. Carolina smiles at him and tells him that she sure he would have helped Isabela anyways.

Renato is worried that Isabela is somewhere denouncing him. He tells Christa that they would have to go back France if he suspected that anything was wrong. He would have no option if Isabela says something. He figures that if Isabela did not go to see Patricio, she must be with Alejandro confessing everything to him in exchange for help and for money from him. Christa then tells Renato that he should take out the money from the bank that he stole from Victoria. Renato smacks her on the head and tells her that if he takes out a large quantity of money, he will call attention to himself. It was exactly the opposite of what he wanted to do. He only hoped that if Isabela said anything against him, Victoria would not take advantage and would accuse him of taking her money. He later asks Martina to go to the Montero ranch to find out if Isabela was there and to notify immediately if she was, he wants to find Isabela before she says anything. He tells Martina if Isabela is not at the Montero's to find out if she was with Patricio.

Don Chema goes to speak with Macario. Macario wonders why Don Chema is not hiding himself. Don Chema tells him that now that he is the executor of Don G's will, it is no longer necessary to hide. He is duty-bound to protect Carolina's interests now. Don Chema tells Macario that he is there to plead with him once again to leave the ranch. In spite of everything, Don Chema still appreciated Macario for having helped him and he was not ungrateful. Don Chema says that Macario decided his own fate the day that Martin died. He warns Macario that he is in danger if he stays.

Alejandro speaks with Isabela and tells her that he hoped that she would not commit any more mistakes and take care of her baby. She promised him that she would. She tells him that she plans on going to school and getting a good job so she will not have to turn to prostitution ever again. Alejandro tells her that he would talk to the police about Renato to have him pay for all he had done. He is concerned that Renato would find Isabela. Isabela tells him that she does not think Renato will suspect that she will be living in New York with her aunt. Isabela tells Alejandro that he is a good person. He tells her that he is doing it for the child and he sincerely wished her good luck. Isabela wonders if he can forgive her some day. He assures her that he will forget everything and will forgive her. Gratefully, she thanks him and tells him to thank Carolina for her and she asked Carolina’s forgiveness as well. Alejandro tells her to go in peace, Carolina was much more noble than he was so he was sure that Carolina would forgive her. He tells her that truthfully, he wanted to fix everything that Renato had done to Isabela. Alejandro tells her to be strong, to live with dignity, that she was a beautiful woman who could find a man who would make her happy. Isabella looks down and nods, then she tells him that she will fight for her baby. She kisses Alejandro on the cheek and thanks him. She hands him a piece of paper with her new address, in case he needed anything. He tells her to take care of herself and she leaves. Alejandro tells himself that Patricio will have to hear him out.

Carolina goes to speak with Florencia. Carolina is greeted by Patricio and she takes the opportunity to tell him that she and Alejandro know that Patricio is the father of Isabela's baby. Patricio gives Carolina a story about how Isabela had flirted with him when they first met, he was a man and anyone in his position would have fallen for such a temptation. Carolina tells him not to justify himself with her, she did not need to be given an explanation. It was between him and his conscience. She tells him that she doubted he would ever see Isabela again or ever get to know his child. She excuses herself to go to speak with Florencia. Florencia is happy to see her. They sit down to talk. Carolina wants to clear things with Florencia about Victoria. She wants her to know that she still loves Victoria. Florencia tells her that it made sense. Carolina also tells Florencia that she loves her too, that day by day, she had more reasons to love her and thanks Florencia for being so understanding and to give her a little time with things. Florencia tells her tearfully and happily to take all the time she wants. They hug each other.

Victoria and Diego arrive at Diego's ranch. German and Valentin are there. Victoria wants to know if Valentin is there to offer his protection to Diego and Carolina. Valentin tells them that he and Ernesto, his partner, would do that. It was all he could do for now. He also tells him that he has news about the case on Diego's brother. Valentin tells them that while looking at some of the exhibits on file, they found a hair that had been found on the murder weapon. After testing, the DNA matched Gonzalo Montero's. The detective explains that he still needs to build a case against Gonzalo to present it to the District Attorney, so they could take the case to trial. They need a motive for the murder. They needed solid proof or else the DA would not want to re-open a case that has been closed for so long. Victoria and Diego cant believe it. Diego wants to know if Macario's testimony would help, he knows what Gonzalo did. Also, Edelmiro could testify about what he had heard. Valentin explains that Edelmiro works for Diego, so his testimony would not be too valid. In addition, he did not believe that Macario would accuse Gonzalo of the murder. They also go through the possibility that Diego's brother was murdered because he did not want to sell his ranch to the Monteros. Valentin tells him that it just not enough, but that it was about time he spoke to Gonzalo. Victoria tells the detective that she remembers that Amalia had told her about some proof that she had about Gonzalo being a murderer. It has to do with a carefully guarded secret that is keeping Amalia from being kicked off the Montero ranch and something that Don G did not want anyone else to find out about. Valentin wonders if Amalia would be willing to say anything to the police, because from the looks of it, she had much to lose. Victoria tells the detective not to tell Gonzalo anything about what she had told him at the hospital, Gonzalo would want to get revenge. He assures her that he would be careful with that, he would protect her. He also says that he is concerned about talking to Gonzalo, he would get suspicious and try to get away from them. He tells Diego that they need to be patient to do things right, to get proof and evidence against Gonzalo. They needed to stay calm if they were to go after Gonzalo and have him pay for his crimes.

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Seven Summary [USA, 5/9/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-10-06 09:02 PDT

Episode Ninety-Seven

At Los Encinos, Victoria tells Diego that she is concerned about Gonzalo. Diego warns her not to leave the ranch, he was on his way to see Florencia to ask for her forgiveness because he had kept the truth from her about Carolina being her daughter. Victoria hoped that Florencia would understand that Diego only did it out of love for Victoria. Diego knows that Florencia is a good person, so he feels that she would forgive him, but it was still hard to ask for forgiveness. He gets up to leave and Victoria tells him that he is forgetting something. He smiles at her and goes over to kiss her. He says that he will never stop thanking God for having put Victoria in his path. He tenderly kisses her again. They both recall when they first met. Victoria reminds Diego that he wanted to hurt her at the time. He tells her that she was the one who hurt him instead, by going through his heart with her gaze.....he had been her slave ever since. They kiss again more intensely. Victoria smiles at him. Diego tells her that if she kisses him like that again, he won’t want to leave the house to see Florencia. Flirtatiously, Victoria tells Diego that Florencia can wait a bit longer. They go back to kissing. Victoria tells Diego that everything she had been though had been worth it because she found him. As they kiss, Claudio walks in to see them and mutters that they are "eating bread in front of a starving man". He apologizes for interrupting and leaves. Diego reluctantly tells Victoria that he has to leave now to go see Florencia.

In Florencia's bedroom, Carolina asks Florencia to go with her to the Montero ranch. She has wonderful news. Alejandro wants to formally ask Florencia for Carolina's hand in marriage. Florencia is absolutely honored. Carolina tells her that it is her rightful place to be at the wedding as the bride's mother as well, she wanted Florencia near her on her most special day. Carolina is sure that Victoria will understand. Florencia suddenly remembers that she has to stop by the office first, but tells Carolina that she will catch up with her afterwards to meet with Alejandro. Florencia thanks Carolina for making her so happy. Carolina hugs Florencia and tells her to hurry to meet up with her at the ranch, she kids that Alejandro may change his mind. They laugh. Carolina heads for the door and then turns around and hugs Florencia again, then says "We have so much of our lives ahead of us, mom. You will see how well we are going to get along." Florencia tearfully and happily agrees. When Carolina leaves her bedroom, Florencia thanks God for permitting her to be with her daughter and for making her so happy.

On her way out of the apartment, Carolina runs into Miguel who has stopped by to see Patricio. Miguel takes the opportunity to ask Carolina how she feels to have inherited such a great fortune. She informs him that she has no intention of keeping the money, she plans on giving the inheritance to those who it rightfully belongs to. She leaves him with that thought. He takes her statement to mean that she will disperse the money to more than one Montero and since he was a Montero, of course, he would get a part of it. He figures that he may not need Patricio’s help after all.

Patricio is glad to see that Miguel is there to see him. He tells him that they have a problem. At that moment, Florencia is about to open her bedroom door and stops when she hears Patricio telling Miguel that Alejandro is aware that he is not the father of Isabela's baby. He tells Miguel that he wonders how Alejandro is going to react, it could be a problem when they attempt to steal Carolina's inheritance. They needed to figure out how they were going to kidnap Carolina. Miguel tells him that he is having second thoughts. Patricio grabs him by the shirt and tells him that they were in this together, they were accomplices in everything, including the murder of his father, Martin. Florencia, hearing everything, is stunned and goes out into the living room. Barely able to speak she asks them if they killed Martin. Patricio is surprised to see Florencia. She asks Patricio if he killed his own father, she cant believe it. Was he planning on kidnapping Carolina too? Patricio tries to calm her down when she begins tell him that she must call the police. He goes to grab her and she screams at him to let her go and backs up. She demands to know what in the world he can say to justify his actions to her, he killed his own father. She begins to cry, unable to understand why he did it and why he now wanted to harm her daughter. She throws herself at Patricio, hitting him and cursing him. Patricio tries to get her under control and yells at her that he will not allow her to ruin his plans, she would not be going to the police. She yells at him that she would tell the police everything, to let her go. He pushes her away from him. Florencia loses her balance and falls, striking her head on the edge of a glass table. Miguel is speechless. Florencia lies on the floor, bleeding from her nose and mouth. Both look at Florencia and wonder if she is dead.

Renato worries that the American authorities would talk to the French authorities if Victoria denounced him and he would not be able to return to France. He says to Christa that he would have to kill Victoria if that happened. He asks Christa if Martina has called with any news about Isabela. Christa tells him that she has not heard from her yet, Martina was useless and horrible. Renato yells at her that he is sick of her being jealous about Martina. Renato warns Christa that she is the one who will suffer for having failed him and that Martina would help him with the punishment. Christa tells him that he can do whatever he wants with her, but to not include Martina because it was not fair that she should be humiliated like that. She had been too loyal to Renato for so many years to deserve something like that. The doorbell rings and Renato tells Christa to answer the door. It is Gladys who tells Renato that she wants part of the money he stole from Victoria or else she would tell the police about him. Renato tells her to be careful, nobody blackmails him. He does give her an idea. He tells her that she can get money from Gonzalo by blackmailing him. Gladys could tell Gonzalo that she would tell the police about Gonzalo murdering Diego's brother unless he gave her a monthly sum of money.

Miguel begins to panic and says that they dont need to be accused of murder now. Patricio yells at him that is was an accident, they both knew that, she was about to call the police and tell Carolina everything. Miguel begins to babble about how scared he is. Patricio, trying to think, tells him to shut up and calm down. Florencia weakly begins to talk, she tells Patricio not to do anything to Carolina. Miguel and Patricio look at each other, surprised to see that Florencia is still alive. Florencia asks Patricio not to harm her daughter. She hoped God would forgive him. She says that she will be reunited with Martin. Her eyes slowly close and her body goes limp. Miguel asks if she is dead. Patricio trying to control his emotions, tells him that yes, Florencia was dead. Miguel asks Patricio what he was going to do now. Angered, Patricio goes at Miguel, pins him to the wall and yells at him that they were both in on this, both were in deep, and it was the two of them, not just him. Breaking away, Miguel tells Patricio that he had nothing to do with it, the one who killed Florencia was Patricio, the one who was to blame was Patricio. Patricio asks Miguel if that is what he believes. Miguel tells him that it is what happened and the police would believe that too. Patricio challenges Miguel by picking up the phone and tells him to call the police. Once they would arrive and asked him for the motive for Florencia's murder, Patricio would tell them that that Florencia had heard them planning on kidnapping her daughter, she had also caught them talking about Martin's murder, and about how they were both guilty of not turning in Macario for it. Miguel tells Patricio not to be an idiot, the police could not find out about all that because they would all wind up in jail.Patricio tells Miguel that now they were beginning to understand each other. It was best if Miguel kept his mouth shut. Patricio begins to think, to come up with a solution.

Carolina arrives at the ranch and greets Alejandro who tells her that Isabela had gone already and would be fine. He feels that in spite of everything she had done to them, she had been one of Renato's victims. Alejandro wonders how he can have a father like Renato. Carolina tells him not to think about that and look ahead to his future. Alejandro tells her that at least Isabela and her child would be safe from Renato. Martina walks by the room and hides behind a wall. Carolina finds the piece of paper falling out of Alejandro's pocket and asks him what it is. He tells her it is Isabela's new address and asks Carolina to put it somewhere safe, because he was sure to lose it. Carolina tells him that she needs to go see Amalia. Alejandro tells her that he is going to speak to his aunt, Constanza. As they leave the room, Carolina puts the slip of paper in the address book that is on an end table for safekeeping. Martina wastes no time in getting her hands on the paper and tells herself that Renato will be very happy with her.

Carolina finds Amalia and tells her that all had gone well when she had spoken to Florencia. Carolina believes that Florencia must have arrived at the ranch by now. She was exited about what Alejandro would say. Macario arrives saying that he wanted to speak with Amalia, alone. Amalia tells him that they have nothing to discuss. He insists that she is his woman. Carolina tells him to leave Amalia alone and notifies him that the first thing she wanted to do, as the new owner of the ranch, was to fire him. Macario tells her that he is not leaving, there was nothing official giving her that kind of authority over the ranch. Gonzalo arrives and tells Carolina to forget about getting the Montero fortune. Carolina asks him if he intends to contest the will. Gonzalo tells her that he could do something much worse than that. He tells her that she should turn down the money. She tells him that she wants to leave it all up to Alejandro to decide what to do with it. Gonzalo tells her that Alejandro has no right to the money since he is illegitimate, Alejandro only took advantage of the Montero name to keep a fortune that belonged only to him (Gonzalo). Gonzalo tells Carolina to return the inheritance to him or be sorry.

Patricio tells Miguel that they need to find someone to blame. They need to figure out who would have a motive to kill Florencia. Patricio walks over to the window, trying to clear his mind. He spots Diego on the street. Unable to believe his luck, he tells Miguel to come over to the window and asks him if that was Diego he was seeing. Miguel says that yes, it is Diego, they need to get out of there before they were discovered, they need to move Florencia's body before Diego sees it. Patricio suddenly grabs Miguel and tells him that he has a plan, they have found who to blame. He rushes Miguel out of the apartment and leaves the door half-open. Shortly, Diego appears at the door and knocks. After nobody answers, he lets himself in to see Florencia on the floor, bleeding. He runs over and kneels beside her, feeling for a pulse. He calls out her name asking if she is okay. Casually, Patricio and Miguel arrive at the door. Patricio acts shocked to see Diego kneeling by Florencia. He runs over, pushing Diego aside and acts concerned, asking what happened. He asks Diego what he has done. Diego explains to him that he did not do anything, he arrived to see the door open and Florencia already on the floor. Patricio gets up, wide eyed and tells Miguel that Diego did it, he killed Florencia. He says that Florencia had warned him that she had been afraid of Diego, she feared that he was going to kill her. Diego tells Patricio to stop saying nonsense. Patricio begins to yell at him, saying that Diego wanted Florencia dead because she was going to tell the police that Victoria had stolen Carolina from her. Patricio calls him a murderer. Diego cant believe what he is hearing, he looks at Patricio with disbelief. Miguel begins to call Diego a coward, asking how he could do that to his sister. He yells that they should call the police. Diego readily agrees, but says that they should first call an ambulance. Patricio yells at Diego asking him why they should call an ambulance, Florencia was dead and Diego had killed her. Diego yells back that he did not kill her, Florencia was not dead, she still had a pulse. Patricio is stunned. Diego gets on the phone and calls for an ambulance and the police. As he is doing that, Patricio whispers to Miguel that if Florencia survived, she would tell the police on them. Miguel tells him to kill her, now. Patricio throws himself on Florencia, crying out for her (trying to smother her). Diego, thinking that Patricio has lost control, pulls him off of Florencia, yelling at him to let her breathe. Two policemen arrive and Patricio goes to them accusing Diego of killing Florencia. Miguel also agrees. Patricio tells them that Diego had the motive to kill her.

Alejandro, Gerardo and Bianca talk to Constanza and give her support in order go though her divorce with Ruben. She thanks all three of them and tells him that she still has some fear of Ruben. Alejandro tells her not to worry, Ruben would not bother her. Alejandro tells them that he wonders when Florencia would arrive, he was anxious to speak with his future mother-in-law, because he was about to ask for Carolina's hand in marriage. They all congratulate him. Bianca wishes she could formalize her courtship with Claudio as well, making him her official boyfriend. They turn to Gerardo and ask him when he would present him with a formal girlfriend of his own. He tells them that he still wants to enjoy his freedom, it would not be easy for a woman to trap him. Rocio interrupts them and announces the arrival of the police detective, Valentin, who is there to speak with Gonzalo. Valentin and Constanza’s eyes meet. She smiles at him. He smiles back.

The paramedics take Florencia away and tell Diego that she is in really bad shape and that she may not arrive alive to the hospital. One of the policemen asks each of them what happened. Patricio and Miguel tell them their version of what happened. Diego tells them it was not like they said. Patricio calls him a liar. Patricio tells the policeman that it had just been discovered that Victoria had stolen Florencia's daughter. Florencia was going to the authorities to turn in Victoria. Patricio says that Diego killed Florencia in order to protect his lover, Victoria. The policeman turns to a disbelieving Diego and says "Mr. Ibarra, you are under arrest."

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Eight Summary [USA, 5/10/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-11-06 10:20 PDT

Episode Ninety-Eight

Gonzalo tells Carolina that the inheritance belongs to him and she would be giving it back to him by fair means or foul. Carolina tells him that she and Alejandro were planning on giving equal shares of the inheritance to all of Don G's children, so Gonzalo could get a fourth of it or maybe a fifth of it if Alejandro decided to include Miguel, since he was also Don G's son. Gonzalo tells her that Miguel did not deserve any of it because he was illegitimate. Carolina tells Gonzalo that it would be decided between her and Alejandro. She then leaves with Amalia. Macario tells Gonzalo that at least he would be getting some of the money and he would be able to pay what Gonzalo owed him. Alejandro finds Gonzalo with Macario and notifies him that a police detective was looking for him, he did not know why, just that it was an official matter. Gonzalo nods and tells him that he was on his way. Alejandro goes back to the house. Gonzalo wonders if Amalia has gone to the police about the murder of her mother. This is all news to Macario, he did not know that Gonzalo had been involved in that. Gonzalo tells him Amalia does not have any idea what is coming to her. He orders Macario to call up Ocampo, the lawyer, and to tell him that he needed him there as soon as possible. He also tells Macario that he had his permission to kill Amalia. Macario does not look pleased.

While held in a jail cell, a policeman questions Diego about the incident with Florencia. Diego is told that it would be best for him to tell the truth. Frustrated, Diego says that he already told the truth, things happened exactly like he had said. The policeman asks him if it was true that Victoria Salinas was his lover. Diego corrects him, Victoria is not his lover...Victoria is his future wife. He would be marrying her once he divorces his current wife. The policeman wants to know if it was true that Victoria had stolen Florencia's daughter when the girl was a baby. Patricio had declared that it was the reason behind Victoria wanting Florencia dead, so that Florencia would not bring up charges against her. Diego doesn’t answer. The policeman tells him that Victoria herself would answer once she was brought to the police station for questioning. Diego is surprised to hear this and asks the officer why he won’t believe him. Diego assures the officer that neither he or Victoria had anything to do with what happened to Florencia.The officer explains that Miguel and Patricio had declared that both Diego and Victoria had sufficient motive to kill Florencia. Diego shouts that it is a lie. The officer asks Diego if Florencia did not intend to denounce Victoria with the authorities for having stolen her daughter. Diego told him that no, she did not intend on denouncing Victoria. The officer laughs and tells Diego that he had just tacitly accepted that Victoria had indeed stolen Florencia's daughter. Diego looks frustrated. He tells the officer that no, he had not accepted anything and was simply answering his questions. The officer asks him again, did Victoria steal Florencia's daugher or not ? Diego answers clearly that she did not, Florencia only turned over the child to Victoria so she could take care of her for Florencia. So, the officer asks, did this happen when the child was a newborn ? Diego confirms this. Then, the officer continues, when was the child returned? Diego tells him that it is useless talking to the officer. The officer wants to know if Diego intended to answer his question then tells him that it is okay because Victoria would be answering his questions when she was brought in for questioning. Later, alone in the jail cell, Diego wonders why all of this was happening and wonders if it a trap set by Gonzalo Montero.

Rocio runs in with a phone to tell Gerardo, Bianca, Constanza and Alejandro that something had happened to Florencia. Gerardo takes the phone, gets the message and announces that Florencia was dying at the hospital. They excuse themselves from Valentin and rush out to the hospital.

As Gonzalo greets Valentin, Gladys comes in and tells Gonzalo that they have much to talk about. Gonzalo demands that she leave or else he would do it himself. Valentin cautions him not to harm Gladys. Gonzalo is reminded that Gladys is his wife so as her husband he tells himself that he has a right to....Gonzalo lifts his fist to hit her, but is stopped by Valentin. Valentin tells Gonzalo that that violence was never a right that anybody had. Valentin tells Gladys that he needs to speak with Gonzalo, he is a police detective. She asks him what he is there for and he tells her that he is investigating Ramon Ibarra’s murder.

Macario fears the possibility that the police detective is at the Montero ranch to investigate Martin’s murder. He tells Santos to head into the house and find out why the detective is there. Santos goes into the house and lurks just outside the room where Valentin is speaking with Gonzalo and Gladys.

Valentin tells Gonzalo and Gladys that they found some evidence that had not been brought forth at the time of the trial. He wants to find the murderer and make him pay for his crime. Gonzalo agrees that it was Valentin’s job to find the delinquents and make them pay. Gladys thinks to herself that if Gonzalo goes to jail, she will be able to stay on the ranch. Gonzalo carefully asks Valentin if he suspected any Montero of being the murderer. Deliberately, Valentin says “Of course not. I suspect Diego Ibarra.” Gladys says that she first thought that Valentin suspected Gonzalo of being the murderer. Gonzalo gives her a dirty look. Valentin tells her that there is no motive for Gonzalo having committed the murder, so it did not make sense to suspect him. Gladys sees her chance to blackmail Gonzalo.

At Los Encinos, Victoria is discussing the possibility of Diego divorcing Lucrecia when Amalia and Carolina arrive. Victoria looks relieved to see that Carolina is fine. Victoria tells her that she will go into more detail later but to be careful of Gonzalo. Victoria tells Amalia that, as soon as possible, she needs the proof against Gonzalo's involvement in the murder of Diego's brother. Two policemen arrive and enter through the front door that had been left open. One of the officers announces that they are there to arrest Victoria for the attempted murder of Florencia Montero. Startled, Carolina wants to know if Florencia was dead. The officer tells her that Florencia is not yet dead, she is at a hospital with very few hopes for her recovery. Victoria explains that she had not seen Florencia since the day before when Florencia had gone to pay her a visit at the hospital. The officer tells Victoria that she is not being accused of any direct aggression towards Florencia, but for being the mastermind of the attempted homicide. Flora assures the officer that Victoria is incapable of killing anyone, it was absurd. Carolina tells the officer that she had been to see Florencia earlier, she was her mother, and that she had been perfectly fine at the time. The officer says that maybe so, but then Diego Ibarra arrived and tried to kill her. They all are shocked to hear this. Victoria defends Diego saying that Florencia was his friend and he would never try to kill her, so there must be a mistake. The officer tells her that there was no mistake, Diego had been found at Florencia's apartment kneeling over the unconscious Florencia who had a serious head injury. Carolina begins to cry wanting the officer to tell her that it wasnt true. She says that Florencia cant be dead, they had just found each other, it cant be true, Florencia was her mother. Amalia calms her down reminding her that Florencia was in the hospital, not dead, she tells Carolina that things would be fine. Carolina says that she is very afraid. Victoria tells her to calm down, she needed to be strong. Carolina cries that Florencia was in the hospital, dying, and that now she (Victoria) was being accused of attempted murder, it was a nightmare. The officer reaches for his handcuffs. Victoria sees this and quickly tells Carolina to go see Florencia at the hospital because it would do Florencia good to see her there. Victoria tells her that in the meantime she was going to go clear things up at the police station. She tells Amalia to go with Carolina and assures her that everything would be fine. Amalia takes Carolina out and they head to the hospital. Victoria looks at the officer and thanks him for waiting, she did not want Carolina to suffer by witnessing her being handcuffed. She tells the officer that they were committing a great injustice because neither she nor Diego were guilty of what they were being charged with. The officer places the cuffs on Victoria.

Once they get to the hospital, Constanza, Bianca, Gerardo and Alejandro are surprised to find a police officer standing outside of Florencia's room and ask him why he is there. The officer tells him that someone had tried to murder Florencia.

Victoria arrives at the police station and walks by Diego's cell. They see each other and Diego runs towards her. Victoria wants to know what kind of madness was going on. Diego tells her that he did know or understand what was going on. She asks Diego what happened with Florencia. He explains what he saw when he arrived and that was all that he knew. He tells her that was happening to them was a nightmare. Victoria tells Diego that she is being accused of being the mastermind of the attempted murder and that Diego was being charged with having physically attacked Florencia. Diego tells her that he has told them that neither he nor Victoria had anything to do with it, but they dont believe him. Victoria loudly declares that "He who owes nothing, fears nothing" and that neither she nor Diego owes anything. Diego tells Victoria that he fears Gonzalo may be behind everything. Victoria is taken away.

Soon Amalia and Carolina arrive at the hospital. Carolina sees Alejandro, she is upset and tells him that Diego and Victoria are being charged with Florencia’s attempted murder.

After giving their emotional and distraught-sounding declarations at the police station, Patricio tells Miguel that they have to get to the hospital to finish off Florencia before she had a chance to say anything.

Carolina is allowed into Florencia’s room. Florencia has her head bandaged, is wearing an oxygen mask and is very weak. Carolina is told by the doctor that Florencia was repeatedly asking for her but that she was not talking now and that Florencia did not have much time left. Carolina goes to her side and talks to her, telling her to be strong and to not give up, she could not leave Carolina now. Florencia faintly says Carolina’s name. Surprised by this, the doctor says that miracles do exist. Outside, Constanza wonders how far Victoria will go to get revenge on the Monteros. She says that Victoria had returned to the ranch with a thirst for revenge and she was reaching her objective. Alejandro is not sure what to think about Victoria, but he is sure that Diego was not a killer. Gerardo tells him that some people do things out of love for someone else. Alejandro tells them not to say anything to Carolina about their doubts. Carolina speaks to Florencia and says that she needed to recover so Florencia can tell the truth about Victoria. Florencia, in her thoughts, is saddened that Carolina is more concerned about Victoria than with her. Carolina continues, and tells Florencia that she wants them to get to know each other and for her hopes of having Florencia at her wedding to Alejandro. Florencia realizes that Carolina really does love her.

A policeman tells Victoria to tell him the truth, yes or no, did she steal Florencia Montero's daughter ? Victoria explains that Florencia had turned over the child to be cared for by Victoria and when she did not come back in a long time, Victoria took it upon herself to raise the child. The officer asks her when did it happen? Victoria answers that it was twenty years ago and what did it have to do with anything now? The officer tells her that Patricio, Florencia's stepson, thinks that it is all related to the attempted murder of Florencia because when Florencia found her daughter, she planned on going to the police to press charges against Victoria. He says that Victoria got her lover to try to kill Florencia so she would not do it. Victoria tells him that it is all lies. First of all, Diego was not her lover and second of all, Florencia had no proof to press charges against her. He tells Victoria to pray for Florencia's recovery so that she could verify Victoria’s story. If Florencia dies, Victoria and Diego could face charges of homicide and get the death penalty.

Martina arrives at Renato’s place with news. She tells him that he had been right about Isabela going to Alejandro for help. Martina tells him that Isabela had also told Alejandro everything about Renato, so Alejandro was now aware of who Renato really was. Renato curses Isabela and wants to find a way to get her out of the Montero ranch. Martina tells Renato that she is no longer at the Montero ranch, but that she does have the address to where she is now. Renato says that it is better that Isabela is not here and that he was going to give Isabela what she had coming to her, he would pay her a visit real soon. He could punish her without the Monteros getting in the way. He also planned on visiting Alejandro soon too. After all, Renato says, Alejandro was his son and he had to get something from him as well.

Amalia goes back to Los Encinos to find German. She explains to him about what happened. They figure that they need to find a lawyer to help Victoria and Diego, but they don’t know any lawyer. Amalia thinks that Don Chema would be able to help so she goes to find him. Once she arrives at Don Chema’s cabin, she sees that he has his Tarot cards out. Don Chema tells her that the cards warn him of death. Amalia wonders if it has to do with Florencia’s possible death. Don Chema was not sure of that but when he looks closer at the cards, he says that there are going to be many deaths.

Diego is taken into an interrogation room and is told by the officer that they need to question Victoria and Diego together. Diego is cooperating and tells him that it is fine with him and why dont they bring in Victoria. He is informed that she is being questioned in another room at the time. The officer asks Diego about the murder of his half-brother, Ramon. Diego tells him that yes, he was accused of it but it was proven that he did not do it. That now, there was a detective looking into the matter of Gonzalo Montero having been behind that murder. The officer tells him that he just was commenting on something that was in Diego's file, but that it had nothing to do with the matter at hand. The officer tells Diego that it would be hard to prove his innocence with a file like his, if indeed he was innocent.

Victoria is brought into the room. Diego assures her that they would be fine because they were innocent. Victoria asks the officer what they have to do to prove that they were innocent. The officer tells them to just tell the truth, especially about the Florencia's daughter. The officer thinks that it is a curious thing....a lost daughter, a desperate mother searching for her daughter, and an adoptive mother who does not say anything about having the child with her. Diego interrupts him and asks if they should have a lawyer present, he did not care what happened to him but he did not want Victoria to suffer through any more humiliation. Diego also tells the officer that with or without a lawyer there, he did not fear answering any questions because he was innocent, same as Victoria. Victoria tells the officer that she has much to thank Florencia for. She cant answer for what the officers saw when Diego was found with Florencia, because she was not there, but she knows Diego and he is innocent. The officer wonders if Diego may have done it out of the love he has for Victoria. He figures that Diego may have wanted Florencia dead, so that Victoria would be happy with her daughter at her side. Victoria looks insulted and says that of course not, beyond any hypothetical theory, Diego was not a murderer. She explains that Florencia took the child to Victoria because Florencia's father would not have allowed the child on his ranch. Florencia put the child in her care. The officer asks her for how long? Victoria tells him that they never spoke of that but it was assumed that Florencia would return for the child a few months later, but it did not happen. So how much time actually passed, the officer asks. Victoria tells him that it was over twenty years. The officer argues that it was over twenty years that Victoria took a child that was not hers. Victoria corrects him and says that she did not take the child and that once she felt that it would be fine for Carolina, Victoria returned her to the Montero ranch. The officer asks Victoria if she came to return the child or if she came for some kind of debt that the Montero's had with her?

Telenovela-World: Episode Ninety-Nine Summary [USA, 5/11/06] Author: LuzEstrella (---) Date: 05-12-06 10:24 PDT

Episode Ninety-Nine

As Florencia is in the hospital, her thoughts are of hoping that she will not die before she can tell someone that Victoria was not responsible for attacking her. She did not want to leave Carolina with that sorrow. She wants to tell the police that it was Patricio, who had also been responsible for Martin's death. Florencia struggles for consciousness when she suffers a cardiac arrest. The doctor orders medical equipment to revive her. When it is wheeled into the room, Carolina tries to run in, calling for Florencia. She is stopped at the door by one of the nurses. The doctor works on Florencia to bring her back, but soon declares that they have lost her. Carolina begins to cry out "No, no, not my mom. Not my mom, no". Going to Florencia's bedside, Carolina sobs and refuses to believe that Florencia is gone. She pleads with Florencia not to leave her, not now that they had just begun to love each other. Florencia's hand begins to twitch, as soon as the doctor sees this, he has Carolina rushed out of the room. Carolina pleads with them to do everything possible to save her, she did not want her mom to die.

Valentin speaks with Gonzalo and Gladys at the Montero ranch. Valentin ask Gonzalo if he may know something to use as proof that Diego killed his own half-brother, Ramon. Gonzalo tells him that he does not doubt that Diego did it in order to keep Los Encinos for himself, but he does not have anything as proof of that. The telephone rings and Gonzalo quickly answers it. Constanza has called to tell Gonzalo that Florencia is dying at the hospital and from the looks of it, Diego and Victoria are responsible. Gonzalo cant believe it but plays up the news in front of Valentin telling him that Diego and Victoria have tried to murder Florencia, Carolina's real mother. He tells Valentin that Diego was found at the scene of the crime. He says that first Diego drove Lucrecia crazy and now he wanted Florencia dead, where was it all going to end? Valentin tells Gonzalo that he is sorry and that he would leave them to take care of their matters and he leaves in a hurry. Gonzalo turns to Gladys and tells her that he will be going to the hospital to see about Florencia. She declares that he is not going anywhere. Gladys informs him that they were going to talk first unless Gonzalo wanted her to run after the detective and tell him that Gonzalo had killed Ramon Ibarra.

Macario asks Santos about the reason behind Valentin’s visit to speak with Gonzalo. Santos tells Macario that he overheard Valentin talking to Gonzalo about Ramon Ibarra’s murder and how Valentin suspects that Diego had killed his own brother. Valentin came to ask Gonzalo for help in order to get Diego locked up. Macario marvels at Gonzalo’s luck.

Gonzalo tells Gladys that he was aware that she is looking to blackmail him. Gladys tells him that she is impressed, he is either intelligent or a mind reader. He tells her that if she is looking for him to make love to her to forget it, he much preferred to be in jail. She tells Gonzalo that what she wants for now is to stay at the ranch and for him not to divorce her, she asks him if that was clear enough. He explains that he cant do that because of the term of the will. If he did not divorce her, he would wind up in the street. She smiles and sarcastically tells him that then they would be both on the street, it would be all very romantic. He laughs humorlessly and tells her of course, how fun that would be. He then tells her that he offered her a large quantity of money for her to keep her silence and that was all that he could offer her. Rocio runs in and interrupts them, announcing Ocampos arrival. He had been told by Macario that Gonzalo needed his services. Gladys tells Ocampo that he possibly may be needing to get Gonzalo out of jail. Gonzalo tells him that he thought he would be needing him, but was mistaken. He then thinks better of it and tells Ocampo that he may be of use after all. Gonzalo tells him that Diego tried to kill his sister, Florencia, and he would like to see that taken to trial. Gonzalo tells Gladys that they will talk later and turns to Ocampo to tell him that if Florencia dies, he wanted the death penalty for Diego Ibarra.

In the waiting room,Gerardo comforts Constanza. Alejandro holds the distraught Carolina. Patricio breathes a sigh of relief and tells Miguel "Oh well, let them blame Diego Ibarra for Florencia's death. After all, it was either him or us." Miguel agrees and says "That's right, let Diego and Victoria pay."

Lucrecia holds a book that she had requested to read. It is Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. She tells the doctor that the story is about an impossible love. The doctor tells her that like the characters in the story, Lucrecia must accept that she and Diego also had an impossible love. Lucrecia agrees, still, she says that dying together sounds very romantic.

Once Gonzalo has left to go see Florencia, Gladys asks Ocampo if he was surprised to see her there at the ranch. She assured him that in spite of Ocampo not helping her out, she was going to stay at the ranch and would not be leaving. She also reminds him that she has not forgotten his betrayal. When she had the time for it, Gladys would be talking to his wife to tell her that Ocampo had slept her. She leaves him with that thought.

Renato hopes that Gladys will be able to blackmail Gonzalo. Renato is in need of an ally at the Montero ranch to get close to Alejandro. He knows that Isabela had spoken to him, but Renato also wants to give Alejandro his version of the story. He plans on telling Alejandro that he never knew that his son was Alejandro. Renato would get him to think that Isabela only wanted to take advantage of Alejandro and get money out of him, so that is why she had said what she did.

Shortly, Valentin arrives at the hospital and enters Florencia's room as one of the nurses exits. The doctor tells him to leave, he cant be there. Valentin tells the doctor that he is a police detective and it was very important that he speak with him before the doctor goes to talk to Florencia’s family members.

At the police station, in the interrogation room, Victoria explains that she only wanted the truth to be known. She and Florencia had a good relationship because of Carolina. They both have a mother’s love for Carolina. The officer, Phillipe, turns to Diego and asks him what he was doing at the apartment. Diego explains that he had been there many times, he had been a good friend of Martin, Florencia's deceased huband, and lately he had developed a friendship with Florencia. Diego says that he did not need any kind of excuse to go visit her home.

The doctor comes out to speak to the Monteros. Constanza asks if Florencia is all right. Alejandro wants to know if there is any hope. The doctor sadly informs the family that Florencia has died. The doctor tells Carolina that he needs to see her in his office. Carolina, Alejandro, Valentin, Ernesto and the doctor go into the office. Alejandro is asked to leave Carolina alone with them. Alejandro refuses, saying that he does not think it is appropriate to interrogate Carolina at this time. Alejandro is assured that it is not an interrogation. Reluctantly, he steps out of the room. Valentin asks Carolina if she loves Florencia and Victoria. Carolina tells him that she does. Valentin tells Carolina that he will be needing her complete cooperation in order to prove Victoria’s innocence.

Amalia tells Don Chema that he must find a way to help Diego and Victoria. He tells her that only a lawyer would be of any help. Amalia suggests that they call Ocampo. Don Chema, reading his Tarot cards, tells Amalia that Diego and Victoria will go through very hard times and suffer very much. He also sees that someone will be helping them out, a person who loves them.

Carolina says "No detective, I cant do that. I already have so many things already. Im feeling desperate. Don’t you see what has happened to both of my mothers? What you are asking from me does not make much sense. It is too much.” Valentin tells her that he needs her full cooperation. It is to help Victoria out. Carolina gives in, but only on one condition….Victoria must be let out of jail today. Valentin says that he would speak to his superior to get Victoria released.

A policeman enters the interrogation room and hands a file to Phillipe. Phillipe looks at the paperwork and tells Victoria and Diego that they were no longer being accused of attempted murder. They were now accused of homicide. Florencia has just died. Victoria believes that Carolina must be suffering and asks to see her. Phillipe explains to Victoria that she is being detained and would not be going anywhere. Diego pleads with Phillipe to let Victoria leave to see her daughter, Diego himself would stay there as proof that they had nothing to hide. Phillipe says that it could also be that Diego is once again trying to help Victoria, who may attempt to escape. Victoria is taken away. Diego assures Phillipe that once Victoria’s innocence was proven, Phillipe would regret what he just did. Phillipe said that he hoped it would be proven, but everything pointed toward Victoria being as guilty as Diego.

Amalia and Don Chema find Ocampo. Don Chema offers his hand in greeting, but it is ignored by Ocampo. Don Chema said that he was about to call Ocampo to help him with Diego's matter. Ocampo informs him that Gonzalo had called him for the same thing, but that Gonzalo wanted to sink Diego for what he did to Florencia.

Gonzalo arrives at the hospital and is told by Constanza that Florencia is dead. Gonzalo cant believe it. He looks at Constanza and tells her that he was really sorry but that he swears that he will make Diego pay for Florencia's death. Constanza tells Gonzalo that Diego did not act alone. Victoria had been jealous that Carolina loved Florencia more and she plotted, with Diego, to kill Florencia. Gonzalo told him that now he had more reason to see this to the very end. Gonzalo wants to see Victoria and Diego rot in jail.

Renato gets a call from Gladys who tells him that the blackmailing idea worked on Gonzalo. She also tells Renato that there was an investigation going on in regards to Ramon Ibarra. Renato says that Gladys is very lucky and that she should come and see him today because they have much to discuss. Gladys agrees to stop by and tells him that she will have something else to tell him that would make him very happy. Once he hangs up the phone, Renato tells Christa that they have to watch Gladys and he hoped her news would be good.

In her jail cell, Victoria prays that she sees Carolina soon. She wants to speak with her, see her, hold her. She worries that Carolina is suffering from all that is happening. Victoria is told that she has a visitor. Gonzalo walks in. He tells her that she killed his sister, Florencia. Victoria denies it. Gonzalo tells her that he will see to it that Victoria will never be set free, she would rot in jail until the very last day of her life. She could also forget about ever seeing Carolina. Since she was now an orphan and she was also his niece, Carolina would now be under his protection and he would never permit Carolina to see Victoria. Gonzalo tells Victoria that not only did she separate Carolina from her real mother, Victoria also killed her. Carolina hates her now. Victoria tells him not to lie, Carolina knows perfectly well that neither Diego or her were the ones who killed Florencia, so Gonzalo could get out and leave her in peace. Gonzalo call her Luisa and assures her that she will never find peace. Victoria tells him that he can say whatever he wants, but she knew that Carolina would support her. Victoria tells Gonzalo that he is nobody to be giving Carolina any orders or to be prohibiting Carolina from seeing her. Gonzalo tells Victoria that they would see about that, Victoria could wait the rest of her life but Carolina will never come and that this time, she and Diego would pay for everything, all that they had done to him and to Lucrecia. Gonzalo assures Victoria that Lucrecia would be leaving the mental hospital. He goes on to tell her that Lucrecia had been planning on killing Victoria and Diego but that now it would not be necessary because either justice would kill them or they would be put away for life. Gonzalo calls her Luisa Dominguez and says that he hoped she would suffer day by day in jail forever. Victoria tells Gonzalo that each time, she is more convinced that it has all been a trap set by Gonzalo to get rid of her and Diego. Gonzalo assures Victoria that this time he had nothing to do with it, she and Diego had murdered Florencia. Victoria denies it again and wonders if Gonzalo did not set them up, it has to be someone else who did it. Gonzalo suggests that she tell it to the judge, who would not believe her. Gonzalo tells Victoria to look at herself, she was finished same as Diego, the two lovers would never be together. Gonzalo also informs Victoria that he would not allow Carolina to use one single cent of the inheritance to use for Victoria's defense. Sarcastically, Gonzalo wishes Victoria good luck and tells her that he hears that the inmates are treated badly, but she had what she deserved. He tells her that he will see her at the trial and would testify of the hatred she has with the Monteros. Victoria looks directly at him, raises her voice and tells him that if he says that at the trial he would also have to say that Gonzalo raped her and that he and his father burned her grandmother alive. He tells her to stop talking nonsense and checks to see if anyone had heard. He walks back to her and says that nobody would believe a killer like her. Gonzalo tells Victoria that best of all, she would never again be Diego's. He says that Victoria had rejected him (Gonzalo) and no woman ever did that to him. Gonzalo whispers that maybe, just maybe, after a few years in jail, he would visit Victoria who would then be so needy that she will beg him for a conjugal visit. Victoria tells him that it will never happen, she would die first. Gonzalo laughs. She yells at him to leave, she wanted to be alone. Gonzalo tells her that he would leave when he felt like it, not when she wanted. Victoria smiles and then yells for the guard to get Gonzalo out. Before he leaves, Gonzalo tells her that she can forget about Carolina, nobody would be helping her (Victoria) or Diego.

At the police station Claudio tells Diego to have faith in him. He assures Diego that he would not be going to prison. He tells Diego to trust him and to hang in there. Claudio later tells German that if things don’t get better, he has a plan. He fears that Diego would try something foolish while he was locked up. Diego may put a brave front, but being in jail again was killing him inside, especially since he has been innocent both times.

Diego sits in his cell, miserable about being in jail again. The guard announces that Diego has a visitor. As soon as Diego sees Gonzalo, he lunges at him with anger. The guard hold him back and tells Diego to calm down, he cant be fighting there. Diego tells Gonzalo that everything has been a trap for him and Victoria that had been set by Gonzalo. The guard tells Gonzalo that it would be best if he left. Gonzalo tells him that he has to talk to the prisoner. Diego tells him that he is not a prisoner, he has only been detained. Gonzalo tells him it is the same thing and asks the guard if he can speak with Diego, he wont be long. The guard warns Diego that he would be watching and leaves them in the cell to talk. Gonzalo wants it to be clear that he did not set any trap. He calls Diego a killer and tells Diego that the police were also investigating him for the murder of his brother. Diego tells him that it was not true, Gonzalo had been the one to kill his brother. Gonzalo tells him that Detective Valentin was sure that Diego was the one who killed Ramon. Diego cant believe it.

Carolina leaves the doctor’s office and she tells Alejandro that she feels awful, everything that has happened is horrible. Constanza asks when they will be able to see Florencia’s body. Valentin informs her that as a part of an assassination, they would have to wait until after an autopsy. It would be a while because things were complicated. Constanza cries that they can’t even give Florencia a proper burial. Carolina tells Constanza to please not speak of burials.

Phillipe and his partner have been given orders not to do anything for the moment. They think it is strange. They wonder if the incident had been accidental, since they found no weapon. They are frustrated, because they cant do anything but wait for now because Phillipe does not want to be taken off the case.

Valentin speaks with the police chief about wanting to take the Florencia Montero case. The police chief finds it unusual, Valentin only handles cold cases. Valentin explains that the feels the Ramon Ibarra case that he is working on and the Florencia case may be related. The chief asks him what he bases this on. Valentin answers that he will tell him, but first he has to tell him that he did something without getting his permission. The chief answers that whatever it is, it had better justify his attitude.

Later, in private, Miguel and Patricio discuss how lucky they were to have Diego stop by the apartment when he did. Miguel also comments that it will be easier to kidnap Carolina now that Florencia was out of the way. Patricio doubts that Alejandro and Carolina will marry soon because of what had happened. He tells Miguel that now they don’t have to wait for the wedding, they can move up the date of the kidnapping. Miguel nods in agreement.

Victoria has another vistor. Constanza walks into her cell. Victoria looks at her and begins to say "Constanza, believe me that Im so sorry..." when Constanza slaps Victoria in the face. Constanza curses her and calls Victoria a killer. Constanza yells that Victoria killed her sister, who had only helped her out (Victoria). Constanza looks at Victoria with hate in her eyes.

Telenovela-World: Episode 100 Summary Here!!!!!!!! Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-14-06 22:14 PDT

Episode 100

The guard announces to Victoria that she has a visitor and Constanza enters her cell. Victoria begins telling Constanza how sorry she is about Florencia, but an angry Constanza stops her with a slap. She lashes out at Victoria wanting to know how she could hurt Florencia. She tells Victoria that it wasn't bad enough that she kept Florencia and Carolina apart, but now this. After all, didn't the Montero sisters help her? Victoria remembers a collapsed Luisa sobbing in the ruins of the still burning home of her grandmother. The three sisters come running into the ruins calling to Luisa and take her to thier quarters. Luisa demands to know why they have helped her when they are also Monteros. Constanza tells her that they are not like thier father. Luisa tells them that they should have left her to die. She has no life without her grandmother and her child. A very concerned Lucrecia tries to put her arms around Luisa who pulls away. Lucrecia tells her not to say that and Florencia tells her that she can rebuild her life. Luisa repeats again that they should have left her to die. The sisters tell her that she can live and where would her grandmother go if she had left the ranch? Luisa tells them California--her grandmother had a friend there. Back in the present, Victoria wipes tears from her eyes and tells Constanza that she really was grateful for thier help, but that things took a different path. She tells Constanza while it was true that she had kept Carolina with her, Constanza must accept that it was because Florencia had preferred to put her marriage before her daughter. An angry Constanza shakes her head and tells her not to cloud the issue; as soon as Florencia was able to look for her daughter the three sisters tried to find Luisa and Mariana, but Victoria had disappeared with the child. A defiant Victoria tells Constanza that they owe it to her to understand that much time had passed and she became very fond of the baby...the Montero sisters may have saved her life, but destiny gave her the good fortune of being Carolina's mother. Constanza tearfully pleads with Victoria to tell her why she is doing all of this to the sisters after all these years and not to the ones that had really harmed her--Gonzalo and Don G. Victoria calmly replies that Constanza is wrong and firmly tells her that she did not kill Florencia. Constanza angrily demands to know who will be next for Victoria. Will Victoria now kill her like she killed Florencia?

At the police station, a heated arguement ensues between Valentin and the Chief. Valentin's superior is angry that he has over-stepped his bounds without consulting him first and that Valentin will suffer for his insubordination. Valentin insists that there is a killer loose in the Montero family and that they have to look at this quickly unless his boss would prefer that there are more deaths. The Chief tells Valentin that because he has a good nose and is able to put facts together, he will give him a chance to follow his hunches. If Valentin is wrong, they will both without jobs. In the hospital hallway, Alex holds Carolina close and tells he that he want to take her home to rest. Carolina refuses, saying that she needs to see both Victoria and Florencia. Alex is surprised to hear that she wants to visit Victoria. Alex, thinking that Florencia is dead, then tries to persuade her that going in to see Florencia agains will make her feel worse than she already does. They walk to Florencia's room where they are stopped by a guard. Carolina is permitted into the room, but Alex is stopped when he tries to go in with her. His pleas to the guard to be able to stay with Carolina and see his aunt fall on deaf ears. Carolina asks the doctor how Florencia is. She is stable, but nobody knows if she will live. The two tearful women continue thier arguement in Victoria's cell. Constanza accuses Victoria of killing Florencia, driving Lucrecia insane and now lying in wait for her. Victoria denies that she would ever hurt Constanza or Florencia and that she is innocent of hurting Florencia. Furthermore, Diego admired Florencia and was her friend, why would he hurt her. Constanza retorts that the police would not have arrested them if they didn't have a reason. Victoria tells Constanza that this is a plot of Gonzalo's that will finish off any feelings of good will between her and Constanza. Carolina holds Florencia's hand as she talks to the doctor about not being able to tell anyone that Florencia is still alive. The doctor reminds her that this trap they are setting for the killer will prevent more deaths. She understands but cries for Constanza's suffering.

In Diego's cell, Gonzalo continues to gloat over Diego's predicament. Diego tells him that he knows that the detective doesn't believe that he killed his brother and that Gonzalo is trying to decieve him. Gonzalo tells him that he will have to give an accounting of the truth. Diego angrily points at Gonzalo and tellls him that the truth is that Gonzalo killed Roman. The chief asks Valentin what facts he has to put the two cases together and what leads him to believe that Gonzalo is a killer. Valentin tell him that is he were acquainted with Gonzalo, that he would understand. Gonzalo calmly tells Diego that no one is going to believe that he killed Roman and that no one will believe Diego now that he has been accused of a second murder. Diego retorts that he innocent the first time and that he is innocent now. Valentin explains the possible motive for Gonzalo in Florencia's attack--that he is the only legitimate son and while it would be easy for him to contest Don G's will, the actual named heir was Florencia's illegitimate daughter. At the hospital, Carolina speaks to Florencia and hopes that she is doing the right thing. She promises to come and see Florencia every day. Bianca approaches Alex who is waiting for Carolina in the ICU waiting room. She is unable to believe Alex's news that Florencia is dead. She wants to know if Alex believes that Victoria and Diego are responsible. Alex takes her hands and tells her that he doen't believe that Diego is capable of killing, but Victoria did have a motive and he believes that Diego may have helped Victoria because of his love for her. In the meantime, Carolina has left Florencia's room and approaches Alex and Bianca. Bianca is crying and Alex says that he doesn't want to say anything because Carolina is so sad, but he believes that ultimately Victoria is responsible for Florencia's death. Carolina's shock from what she is overhearing turns to rage and she begins to scream at Alex that she cannot believe what she is hearing. Alex reaches for her, but Carolina pulls aways and tells him that Victoria is not capable of murdering anyone and she can't believe that Alex doesn't trust Victoria. Carolina tells Alex that she will not marry a man that believes his future mother-in-law could commit murder. Constanza tells Victoria that there is no way that she believes that Gonzalo had anything to do with Florencia's death. Victoria replies that Gonzalo could do anything and neither she or Diego had anything to do with this. Constanza tells her that she had better being telling the truth because there is only Victoria and her conscience and yells for the guard. Constanza flounces out of the cell leaving a very concerned Victoria alone with tears streaming down her face.

Diego tells Gonzalo that he does not believe him and that Gonzalo is just trying to annoy him. Gonzalo replies that if Diego murdered his own brother, it would be just as easy for Diego to murder Florencia. Diego lunges for Gonzalo yelling that he is not a killer as Gonzalo yells for the guard. Diego backs off from Gonzalo. At Florencia's condo, Miguel is marveling at the good luck that he and Patricio are having. A visibly distressed Patricio paces about telling Miguel that while they have had good luck, they should not trust in it. Patricio stops and groans loudly and roughly yanks his hands through his hair as he looks up to the ceiling. He wants to know why this thing was left on him (asking why he was cursed with this?). Patricio cradles his head in his hads and tells Miguel how good Florencia was to him and it was just an accident--he never wanted to hurt her. Miguel seems confused at what to do. He asks Patricio if he is feeling remorseful and begins to laugh and pound Patricio on the arm. He tells the glum Patricio to forget about it and free himself of remorse. He tells Patricio that he should have faith that Florencia would have pushed him aside quickly now that she had found her daughter. Patricio cheers himself by saying that what Miguel says is true and Miguel seconds it while telling Patricio to calm down. Patricio states nothing they can do can return Florencia to life. He and Miguel will continue with thier plans. There is no way that Patricio is going to let Carolina inherit the family fortune.

At the hospital, Carolina continues her confrontation with Alex. Carolina tells Alex that she is being serious and not to return to see her. Bianca pleads with her to try and understand Alex's point of view. Carolina shakes her head and runs from the ICU waiting room. Alex calls out for her and begins to run after her, but a sobbing Bianca stops him. Bianca begs Alex to give Carolina a chance to calm down. Alex sadly shakes his head while saying that he can now see that his destiny is to always be seperated from Carolina. Carolina walks into another waiting room where an anxious Amalia comes running up to her saying how sorry she is about Florencia. Carolina tells her friend that she loses everything she wants: Victoria, Florencia and now Alex. Amalia wants to why she is losing Alex. A happy and smiling Gladys arrives at Renato's apartment where he greets her with a kiss. Renato asks how everything is and Gladys gloats over her blackmail of Gonzalo. Renato smiles and reminds her to thank him and she agrees. Gladys tells him that she is returning the favor by bringing good news--Victoria is in jail for murdering the biological mother of her daughter, Florencia Montero. Gladys laughs as Renato looks off into the distance with a look of pleasure in his eyes. Carolina frantically tells Amalia that Alex believes Victoria is a killer and so she told him to forget the wedding. Amalia tries to convince her that she is upset and nervous and that maybe she misunderstood what Alex was telling Bianca. Caro cradles her head in her hands and tells Amalia no--Alex and Bianca both believe that Victoria was involved in Florencia's death. Amalia wants Caro to go home and rest awhile. Caro refuses, saying that she still has to go and see Victoria. Amalia tells her not to worry because Ocampo and Don Chema are at the jail trying to get Victoria released. Caro is glad for the news and wants to see Victoria because she knows she is innocent.

A guard brings a visitor to Victoria's cell. It is a very concerned German and he hugs her. He tells Victoria that Don Chema and Ocampo are there to help her. She wants to know why Ocampo would help her when he serves the Monteros and she is thier enemy. German reminds her that Carolina is the named heir and Ocampo takes instructions from her--Ocampo will help and besides, Amalia has gathered everyone she could to assist Victoria. Victoria asks if German has seen Caro and if she is alright. German has not, but Amalia saw her at the hospital. German tells Victoria that one thing is certain; that Carolina does not believe that Victoria and Diego are responsible. At the police station, the Chief demands to know what Valentin offered Carolina as he paces the office. Valentin tells him that he proposed to her that Victoria could be free from jail until it could be proven that she was involved in Florencia's attack. An irate chief screams that Valentin lacks the authority to do that. Valentin says he had to in order to convince Carolina to be silent about Florencia's still being alive. Chief demands to know what Valentin will do if Victoria is a killer. Valentin promises to be vigilant and keep an eye on Victoria. The chief shakes his head in frustration, points at Valentin and growls that Victoria will be his responsibility alone. Victoria thanks German for the news. She supposes that Gonzalo was very astute for telling her that Caro believed her to be a killer. German curses Gonzalo and says that he believes that Gonzalo has committed the murder and then blamed Diego and Victoria. Victoria says that he probably knew that both Victoria and Diego would be arrested. Caro and Amalia arrive at the police station and meet up with Don Chema and Claudio. Carolina asks if they have seen Victoria. German walks up and touches Caro on the shoulder. He tells her that he's glad that she is there and that Victoria wants to see her, but she is very nervous because Gonzalo has told her that Carolina believes she killed Florencia. Carolina stamps her feet and curses Gonzalo.

Gonzalo sniffs around Diego's cell with a look of distaste and gingerly fingers the bed and laughs. He tells Diego that the cell smells like urine and is no place for him, but an apt one for killers like Diego. Diego lunges for Gonzalo who calls for the guard again. The guard enters the cell and informs Gonzalo that it is time he ended his visit. Diego tells him that what Gonzalo says will not happen and he will prove his innocence. Gonzalo replies that he doubts it and tells Diego not to worry about Victoria. She will be condemned like Diego and he will never see her again. Gonzalo smiles and assures Diego that he will be visiting Victoria in the women's prison. An angry Diego demands to know why Gonzalo is doing this to Victoria and what does he want from her? Gonzalo asks Diego what he was going to about it and he had better be worrying about whether he will be condemned to death or life in prison. Diego again demands Gonzalo keep away from Victoria. Gonzalo grins and tells Diego that he and Victoria are going to have visits...he leans towards Diego and smiles confidently and tells Diego that they will be conjugal visits. Diego goes for Gonzalo with his fists clenched. The guard intercepts Diego and calms him. He tells Gonzalo to leave. Gonzalo mockingly tells Diego "See you later Partner". Gonzalo leaves and the guard locks the cell. Diego shouts after Gonzalo that he can rot. Carolina and Victoria hug in her cell. Victoria tells her how sorry that all of these things are happening. Caro tells her not to worry, that she will be free soon. Victoria turns away from Caro and tells her that she doesn't think that will happen anytime soon. Caro desperately promises Victoria that she will be released soon. She turns to Caro wanting to know how she can make a promise like that. Caro quickly tells Victoria that the lawyer promised. Victoria strokes Caro's face and gently tells her that she will be in prison for a long time. In the meantime, she wants Caro to move on with her life and be happy with Alex without worrying about Victoria. Caro tells Victoria that she and Alex are finished. Her mother is shocked and demands to know why. Caro tells her that Alex believes that Victoria is guilty. Caro refuses to be with a man that won't trust her own mother. Victoria insists that Caro and Alex were meant to be together no matter what Alex thinks of Victoria. Victoria tells her not to let this separate thier love and that Caro is making a big mistake by ending it with Alex. Carolina knows that Alex is her joy, but that destiny keeps interfering.

At the Montero Ranch, an angry Alex walks into the room followed by Bianca. He is upset that what Victoria has done has ruined his relationship with Caro. He is also angry that Caro doesn't blame Victoria because she is her mother when the truth is that Florencia is her mother. Bianca tells him to calm down because Caro was already upset and his comments just provoked her outburst. She gently guides Alex to the couch and sits beside him. She tells him that he can't change facts--Caro loves Victoria and he will have to accept that. Alex agress that Bianca is right and realizes that Caro could not blame Victoria. Bianca tells him that Caro doesn't want to blame Victoria any more than he had wanted to blame Gladys. Gladys faces Renato with his hands on her hips in his living room. They discuss whether or not Victoria will denounce Renato in an effort to get her estate back. Gladys tells him that Victoria will need alot of money for her defense. Victoria gently tells Caro not say such things and that true love always triumphs or at least that is what her grandmother used to tell her. She remembers her grandmother stroking her hair while telling her that true love always triumphs and other things are unimportant and can never come between true love. Caro tells Victoria that she and Alex do not have true love--she is always have to work to gain his trust. Victoria is sad to hear this and Caro brightly tells her that it is better for her to go to the officials to see about getting Victoria released. Victoria shakes her head sadly tells her the officials will never listen. Caro smiles and tells her to wait and see.

The chief hands the paperwork that will free Victoria to Valentin and he reaches for it. The chief hangs onto the folder as he tells Valentin that he hopes the Valentin is right about this. He lets the folder go and Valentine thanks his boss for the confidence he is placing in him. Valentin gets up to leave and the chief asks him why he is so interested in helping Victoria and Diego. Valentin sits back down and admits he has a motive. He explains that as he began his police career, he worked as a prison guard. Some prisoners had a plan to kill him and Diego uncovered thier plot and saved Valentin. The chief listens intently as Valentin tells him the story...in a prison exercise yard, a group of prisoners begin to harass Valentin. They push him around as Diego sits alone watching. Diego eventually gets up and tries to get them to stop. One of the other prisoners yells at Diego that he is a traitor and they descend upon him. One man holds onto Valentine who breaks away and runs for help. He pounds on the door calling for other guards as the other prisoners kick a downed Diego. Other guards race out to break up the fight and round up the prisoners while Valentin helps a wounded, bleeding Diego off the ground. In the present, Diego kneels alone in his cell begging God to spare him from prison a second time. A guard walks by and the anguished Diego jumps up and grabs the bars as he desperately cries out that he is innocent. Claudio, Amalia, German and Don Chema greet a returning Ocampo at the police station. Ocampo has been trying to find out what is going on, but nobody will give him any information. Ocampo is puzzled by the oddness of the situation. German asks if he will continue to ask questions and Ocampo agrees that he will, but now it might be best if he left and tried again later since they are unable to get information now. Claudio pointedly tells Ocampo that he isn't going anywhere while Diego is still behind bars. Amalia thinks to herself that Caro was acting strangely as well and wonders what is really going on. Back in his own office, Valentin pours himself a cup of coffee and sits at his desk as he tells his investigator that while it took alot of work, the chief had agreed to thier plan and now all they have to do is prove that Gonzalo is a killer. An angry Caroline bursts into his office and tells Valentin that he promised her that Victoria would be released and Caro wants her released now. Valentin is stunned by Caro's anger.

Victoria sits on her cell bed insisting to Amalia that she should not worry about Victoria but to care for Carolina. She tells Amalia that Caro left her cell very angry and was going to demand that Victoria be set free. Amalia tells Victoria that she is also worried about Caro. Victoria feels that it is her own fault that Caro is going through such a bad time. Carolina confronts Valentin with the difficulty of the task he has given her--lying about Florencia's death. Caro pleads that implementing his plan is hard and causing her entire family to suffer including Victoria. Valentin tells her that he is just finishing up the paperwork that will allow Victoria to leave. He explains there is a process that can't be skipped. Caro asks if Victoria will be able to leave and Valentin confirms that she will be released, but Caro must keep silent about Florencia being alive. Diego tells Ocampo that Florencia was unconcious and on the floor when he found her. Ocampo muses that they might be able to say it was an accident and that she had given him a key and he had found her with the injury that bled and caused her death. Diego hotly denies that anything happened and tells Ocampo again that when he got there, the door was open and she was already lying on the floor bleeding. Patricio looks through a file in office while Miguel sits patiently. Ruben walks in (exuding a condescending attitude) and acting surprised that Patricio is at work is his office. He pompously states that he has come to greet Patricio who has finally returned while everyone else has been working. A disgusted Patricio slams the folder shut as Miguel gets up and tells Ruben to leave Patricio alone and informs him of Florencia's death. Ruben sharply turns his head and confirms what Miguel has just said. Ruben is shocked and asks Patricio if it is true. Patricio tells him that Diego murdered his mother to help Victoria. Ruben blinks in stunned amazement. Ocampo tells Diego that this all very strange. Diego tells him that he does not want a Montero lawyer for his defense. Ocampo is surprised to hear Diego explain that he has no reason to believe that Gonzalo hasn't involved Ocampo in his schemes. Diego is sure that Gonzalo had a hand in all of this.

Lucrecia excitedly jumps up from the corner of her padded cell to greet Gonzalo. Lucrecia asks if it time. She holds up Romeo and Juliet and tells him that she has all the details that she needs. Gonzalo gently takes the book from her and looks at it for a second with disgust and tosses it aside. He goes to touch her face, but instead drops his hands and tells her that she doesn't have to kill Victoria because she is in jail for murdering Florencia. Lucrecia is horrified. Two guards enter Victoria's cell and tell Amalia that the visit is over. She doesn't want to leave, but they tell the women that Victoria is to be released. A relieved Victoria tells them it was about time they believed her. The guard says no, she is on a conditional release. Victoria is shocked. Renato is not worried about Victoria. He is convinced that Alejandro will accept that Renato should be allowed to invest in Montero Enterprises since that was Don G's wish which Ruben could testify to. Gladys doesn't understand why Renato is so interested in that. He tells her that as an investor, he can rob the Monteros blind and leave them like Victoria--without a cent. Alex asks Bianca if he should go find Caro and bring her home. Bianca doesn't think that he should since Carolina is probably at the police station with Victoria's other supporters. Gerardo tells Alex that forgiving Victoria was the way to make Carolina content with him. Alex refuses to be a hypocrite and not say what he believes. Bianca suggests that it remains to be seen if Victoria was knowingly involved in thier aunt's death. Alex declares that he believes, whether Carolina likes it or not, that Victoria had a hand in Florencia's death. Bianca and Gerardo do not look convinced. Victoria is being processed out of the jail as Carolina talks to Valentin's investigator with Amalia beside her. The investigator explains that the paperwork is being completed and that Victoria will be released conditionally. Caro questions the meaning of that and he tells her and Amalia that Victoria's movements will be restricted and she must stay local and not leave the city. Caro angrily tells him that was not part of the agreement she and Valentin arrived at. The investigator looks around worrying about who heard her while Amalia asks Caro what agreement she is talking about.

Valentin arrives at the Montero Ranch where he is greeted by Alex. Valentin asks to speak with Constanza and Alex explains that she is very disturbed by her sister's death. He offers Valentin a seat and says he will ask his aunt if she will speak with the detective. Alex leaves and Valentine picks up a picture of Constanza and sighs loudly. He says out loud what a pity it is that she is married. Constanza sits on her bed looking at a picture of her and sisters remembering. The three young sisters swear to eachother that the baby will have three mothers and and they will never reveal who the real mother is. Florencia looks relieved as Constanza begins the swear and Lucrecia joins in. Alex knocks on the door and enters. He explains to Constanza that the detective that came to see Gonzalo now wants to speak with her. Alex gently tells her that he understands that she is upset and he will have the detective go. Constanza gets up and tell Alex no, she will see Valentin. She pats his arm and goes out of her room leaving a concerned and surprised Alex looking after her. Constanza enters the living room looking very shy as Valentin stands up smiling as he gazes at her. She apologizes for the way she is, but she has been disturbed by her sister's murder. Valentin tells her that miracles exist. Constanza smiles and agrees that they do, but not when someone is dead. Valentin thinks to himself he needs to be silent and 'hose down' his thoughts. He realizes that he will suffer for this woman more than he would like. He asks if she 'is carrying this thing about her sister' (how she's handling it?---bec). Constanza is fine with things since both Diego and Victoria are in the jail. Valentin tells her that at this very moment, Victoria is being released. Constanza is shocked.

Victoria hugs Caro as she is released and says it time that justice was done. They want to take her home, but Victoria asks if they are going to wait for Diego. Ocampo tells Victoria that Diego won't be leaving. Victoria doesn't understand why not--if she is innocent then isn't Diego as well? Ocampo informs her that tomorrow, Diego will be taken to a detention center where he may be imprisoned for a very long time...Victoria is shocked.

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May 15-19, 2006

Telenovela-World: EPISODE 101 SUMMARY HERE!!! Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-16-06 11:44 PDT

Episode 101

As Victoria prepares to leave the jail, she asks her rescuers if they aren't going to wait for Diego. Ocampo explains the situation and tells her that it is likely that Diego will be sent off to prison for a long time the next day. Victoria declares Diego's innocence and demands to know why he can't be released. A helpless Caro explains to Victoria that she can do nothing. The officers standing by explain to a disbelieving Victoria that they can do nothing. Diego is the main suspect based on Patricio's and Miguel's testimony.

Claudio is visiting Diego and discuss the circumstances surrounding Florencia's death. Diego explains that he found Florencia bleeding on the floor. Claudio tell him to say what Ocampo told Diego; that it was an accident and Florencia was hurt. Diego refuses and wants to stand by the truth; the door was open and Florencia was on the floor bleeding whe nhe arived. Claudio explains that he does not think it was an accident although others are saying that she might have been hurt on the furniture or the table. Diego tells Clauseio that he believes this to be a trap set by Gonzalo. He tells Claudio that Gonzalo is capable of doing anything to get revenge against him and Victoria.

Lucrecia dances excitedly at the news of Victoria's incarceration. Gonzalo looks at her with a disgusted amazement. She is overjoyed that Victoria is in jail for being a killer. She asks Gonzalo if Victoria will be in jail for life. He hesitatingly replies yes. Lucrecia is thrilled that she and Diego don't have to die like Romeo and Juliet. Gonzalo angrily shouts at her wanting to know if she understands what she is saying. She cheerfully replies that Diego is hers. Gonzalo screams at her that Diego murdered thier sister Florencia. Does she not understand? Lucrecia gazes out at him from behind her stringy bangs like a wounded puppy.

Victoria pleads Diego's case to the surrounding officers. They are helpless to do anything and Ocampo explains that Diego has a previous record. A frustrated Victoria replies that Diego didn't kill his brother. Ocampo tells her that Diego still served time in prison for Ramon's death. Renato continues to talk about his plans for investing in Montero Enterprises. Gladys tell him that he doesn't understand that Alex wants nothing to do with either of them. Renato tells her that he is not leaving his encounter with the Montero fortune with empty hands. Glaydys tries to interrupt him, but he insists that she listen to him. Gladys must pressure the Montero;s to listen to her financial advice and not to leave it to the "cat in boots" (presumably Caro or to Victoria's control over Caro). Gladys explains that it will be hard for her to convince the family of anything. Renato tells her that she must be ingenuous; he needs to doom Victoria. Gladys jumps up from the couch in frustration. She explains that she also wants Victoria behind bars. Renato replies that he does not care what she wants, it is just more convenient for him for Victoria to be in jail where she is quiet. Gladys angrily replies that she doubts Victoria will be quiet and that with Gonzalo and Alex at odds over Alex's paternity it will be difficult for her to convince either of them. Renato will not be burdened with Gladys, especially without the Montero fortune. She refuses to be one of his women. Renato makes sure that she understands that he will not leave without acheiving his goal...Montero money.

Bianca and Alex question Rocio about Gladys' return to the ranch. Gladys had told Rocio that she in charge of the ranch (i.e. the lady of the manor). Rocio says she can read her like a book. Bianca tells Alex that Gladys is crazy for returning--Gonzalo might kill her. Alex turns to Bianca with a stormy gaze and tells Biance that he is not insensitive to his mother's position, but Gladys must understand that she cannot return to the Montero Ranch. Bianca tells him that he hs to speak with hr and Alex agrees. He feels that he should take Gladys' side in this annoyance...he cannot allow Gonzalo to hurt his mother as Bianca fears may happen. Alex leaves to see Gladys and Rocio stops him and explains that Gladys is not at the ranch. Alex tells her not to get cheeky on his mother's behalf.

Gladys angrily tells Renato that while she has nowhere to go, she will never work as one of his "women". Renato tells her to never say that there is no water to drink. Gladys complains about what aliving hell life was on the Montero Rancho under Don G's game of marbles. Renato turns to face her and lets her know that in the end, it is only important trat he is able to invest in Montero Enterprises so he can rob them and that Victoria remains in jail so she will not denounce him. He strokes Gladys' neck as intimately as a lover would, but the look in eyes says that he could snap her in an instant. Gladys whimpers as he rips his hand away and agrees to his plan.

Victoria does not want Caro, Amalia and Don Chema to remain at the police station. She hates the place and won't leave Diego alone there. Amalia tells her not to worry. Ocampo is trying to get her a visitor's pass to see Diego. Caro is upset and says that they have been telling her lies. She races out of the release area and Amalia moves close to Victoria. Amalia wants to what is wrong with Caro and Victoria replies that she knows her daughter and that there is something Caro is concealing from her that has nothing to do with the break up with Alex. Caro bursts into Valentin's office and tells his investigator that she must talk to Valentin. Valentin is not there, but he will try to help her. She demands Diego's release. He invites her to sit down and explains that he can't release Diego. She asks if Valentin can. The investigator doubts that even Valentin can accomplish that. Caro earnestly explains that Diego is no more capable of murder than Victoria is. He reminds her that Diego is not really being held for murder because Florencia is still alive, but he is still under investigation for attempted murder and the evidence is adequate to keep Diego in jail and convict him. An anguished Caro buries her head in her hands.

Diego informs Claudio that Claudio and German must try to find out the truth. Claudio agrees that he and German wiil do what they can. audio wants to know if Diego thinks Gonzalo is capable of killing his own sister. Diego reminds him that Gonzalo killed Ramon and that Amalia says Gonzalo is a killer. Diego isn't quite sure that Gonzalo could hurt his own sister and admits that all of this is a puzzle because he can't understand what motive Gonzalo has to hurt Florencia. Claudio begins to bounce ideas off Diego and concludes that since her daughter (Caro) is the main heir, that Florencia may have acquired some ambitious enemies. Diego is thoughtful and agreees that Claudio is right. Diego wonders what other enemies he might have that may be influenced by Gonzalo. A light bulb goes on in Claudio's brain. He proclaims that Patricio, Florencia's stepson, might be involved. Diego is stunned, yet thoughtful.

Ruben, Miguel and Patricio talk in Patricio's office. Patricio fills Ruben in on Victoria and Diego's arrests while kicked backed in his chair. Ruben wonders why no one has told him the news before concerning Florencia. Miguel reminds him that he not a Montero and Ruben jumps out of his chair to face Miguel. Ruben vehemently points out that he is family; he has fathered the only two legitimate grandchildren to Don G and that Miguel forgets that he is married to Constanza. Patricio speaks up and Ruben turns to Patricio (who is still all cozied up and relaxed in his chair like a .com magnate and soaking up all the attention and fun). They taunt Ruben with the fact that his marriage has little time left. Miguel reminds him that his sister is divorcing him. Ruben is shocked that Patricio and Miguel know about his problems with Constanza. Constanza tearfully asks Valentin how Victoria can be released. Valentin thinks about what he can say so Constanza won't end up hating him. She demands a response from him about how the police can let her sister's killer go free. He tells her to be calm because the police don't know that Victoria is really to blame.

Lucrecia spins around talking about how evil Victoria is as Gonzalo looks at her with the realization that she is truly insane. She babbles about how she and Diego can now save thier marriage. Gonzalo screams her name to get her attention. Lucrecia begins to sob loudly when Gonzalo explains that Diego in also in jail. She backs into the corner of her padded cell and sinks into a sitting position screaming 'no'. Claudio's suggestion that Patricio may be involved makes sense to Diego since he and Miguel are the ones who arrived on the scene so fast and accused him. They realize that Miguel also had a motive after inheriting nothing. Claudio believes them to be the main suspects. Diego disagrees...he thinks that Gonzalo is the prime suspect and that our Dynamic Duo is working with him. Gonzalo roughly pulls Lucrecia to her feet and tells her that her relationship with Diego is not important--Florencia is dead. Lucrecia retorts that Florencia is not important. A disgusted Gonzalo tells her to resign herself to the fact that Diego is in jail because he is a killer like Victoria. Lucrecia realizes that Victoria and Diego are in jail together. She screams that she must go to Diego and begins pounding on the door screaming for Victoria to leave them alone.

Victoria is still at the police station talking with Amalia. Carolina comes running up and tells them that they have to wait and talk to Valentin about getting Diego released. Ocampo comes up to Victoria with a visitor's pass. She cannot see him yet because he still has a visitor. Diego ponders why Patricio would hurt Florencia since she and Patricio together have adequate money. He and Claudio think Gonzalo may have offered Patricio a huge sum of money. Claudio is sure all this relates to Don G's distribution of his wealth. The guard tells Claudio it is time to leave. He tells Diego not to worry. Diego hugs him and jokingly tells Claudio that he isn't sure about him as they smile at eachother. Claudio leaves and Diego tells himself that Claudio is right. Patricio must be an accomplice of Gonzalo's. Ruben, Miguel and Patricio banter about who works and who doesn't. Miguel pointedly opens the door to let Ruben out. Ruben turns around and tells Patricio not to have any illusions--with Florencia dead, he is no longer part of the family. Ruben gloatingly reminds them both that he has 2 children with Montero blood. Patricio has no part of the Montero fortune. Ruben leaves and Patricio glares after him with unabashed hatred.

Bianca comforts Constanza as she apologizes to Valentin for her mother's upset. Valentin takes the hint and apologizes to the crying Constanza for any suffering his visit may have caused. He takes Constanza's hand and she thanks him for his time. He leaves and Bianca and Constanza talk about how gentle he had been with Constanza. Gladys comes walking into the living room and Constanza sharply demands to know what she is doing there. Gladys tells her that she has returned to stay. Constanza tells her 'no way'--it was Don G's desire for her to be gone. Gladys says she is staying whether people like it or not. Constanza gives her a withering look.

The guard announces another visitor to a very tired Diego. Victoria ducks under the guard and races to Diego crying out 'My Love'. Diego grabs her and they begin to kiss. Diego is delighted that she has been freed. They talk about thier having another bad moment and begin to kiss eachother passionately. Diego doesn't want her stay in horrible jail any longer. She tells him not to worry about her and requests that he be frank with her about his feelings. He tells her that jail is traumatizing, especially when you are innocent. They begin to kiss again.

Alex is in his room with Caro's angry accusations resounding through his mind. Gladys comes into his room unannounced and Alex tells her that he wants to speak with her. She asks what is wrong and he begs her to go to a hotel. He is afraid that Gonzalo will kill her. Victoria and Diego stroke eachother's faces as they stare into eachother's eys. She tells him not to worry, she will find a way to prove his innocence and that she is always going to be with him for all of her life. He tells her that he loves her with all of heart and they kiss. The guard announces another visitor. It is Valentin and he tells Victoria it is good to see her free. Victoria haughtily tells him that Diego should also be free since he is innocent. Valentin wants to speak with Diego alone and Victoria leaves. Diego wants to know what Valentin wants to talk about. He angrily confronts Valentin and accuses him of lying to him and taking Gonzalo's side. Diego growls at Valentin that he asked him to investigate Gonzalo's role in Ramon's death, but instead he believes Gonzalo's story. Diego gets up in Valentin's face and becomes agressive toward him. He accuses Valentin of being a liar and that he is corrupt. Valentin grabs Diego's arm, twists it behind his back and wrestles him against the bunk. Two guards race into the cell telling Valentin that Diego in uncontrollable. Valentin tells them that there is no problem and asks to be left alone with Diego. Diego agrees to be calm and Valentin releases him. Diego sarcastically complement him on his move as he rubs his arm. Diego demands a explanation. Valentin asks him what he wants to know. Diego asks if he believes that Gonzalo is a killer or does he suspect Diego? He wants to know what game Valentin is playing.

Gonzalo roughly pulls Lucrecia away from the door and asks her if she wants to stay in the madhouse forever. Does she want the doctor to think she is really crazy? Lucrecia tells him no, but she is upset that Victoria and Diego are in jail together. Gonzalo patiently explains that they won't be together--they will be in different jails. Lucrecia is happy with this news and wants to know when she can leave the hospital so she can visit Diego. He holds her tightly and murmurs to her that it will be soon and thinks to himself 'I don't need you. You are crazy'. He decides that it is better if she stays in the insane asylum forever.

In Alex's room, Gladys reassures Alex that nothing is going to happen to her. Alex pleads with her again to leave. She repeats her belief that nothing will happen because she and Gonzalo have come to an agreement. Alex is surprised and wants to know about it. Gladys quickly changes the subject to Alex's real father, Renato. Alex retorts that he doesn't want to have anything to do that man and he doesn't believe that Gladys and Gonzalo have come to any kind of agreement. He tells her again to leave. Alex puts his hands on her shoulders and tells her that he wants no more tragedy in the Montero family, which isn't really even his family thanks to her. He leaves a scared and worried Gladys behind.Victoria arrives back at Los Encinos where Flora greets her. Flora asks about Diego and is shocked to hear that he hasn't been released. Victoria explains that it is going to be difficult ot get him out based on the two witness testimonies. Caro reassures Flora that they are still working on getting Diego out. Victoria has never seen Diego so sad and angrily declares it was a trap set by Gonzalo. Flora looks devastated. Valentin explains to Diego that he knows that he didn't kill Ramon and doesn't believe he killed Florencia either. Diego is stunned and wants to know why he is in jail if Valentin thinks he is innocent.

At Los Encinos, Flora prays to God for her nephew. Claudio tells her not to worry, Diego will not stay in prison. He declares that he has promised Diego that he would not go and that he has something he must do and races out of the house. The others call out to Claudio to wait, but they can't stop him. German whispers to Amalia that he thinks Claudio is up to something. Valentin explains that he is setting a trap that will prove Gonzalo killed Ramon. Diego wants to know about the charges regarding Florencia. Valentin tells Diego that he has a nose for who is and isn't innocent. He is sure that Diego is innocent, but that it will be difficult to prove it. Diego demands to know why he is still being detained when Valentin could tell them that he is innocent of murder. Valentin slips and tells Diego that it isn't necessary to tell them that since Diego is not responsible for murder. Diego gives him a speculative look. In the kitchen at Los Encinos, German reveals his fear to Amalia that Claudio is capable of doing anything to help Diego. Amalia reassures him that they have enough worries about everyone else's problems and they need to think about thier own relationship. German looks at the smiling Amalia and she winks at him. Flora nervously begins to get up saying she will prepare a room for Victoria. Victoria pulls her down saying 'no aunt'; she will share Caro's room. Caro hangs over Victoria's shoulder smiling and Flora smiles, glad to see them happy. She reminds Victoria that this is her home. Flora leaves and Victoria turns to Caro and tells her that doesn't want her and Diego's problems to intefere with Caro's personal plans. Caro tells her not to ask that of her. Victoria pleads Alex's cause and Caro vehemently replies that she will not be with a man that thinks her mother is a killer. Victoria is saddened by this.

Gerardo and Alex talk in the living room about Caro. Alex loves Caro, but she needs to understand his point of view. He still wants to marry her, but refuses to be the only one to compromise in all of this nonsense. Gonzalo enters the room and overhears thier conversation. Gonzalo smirks and asks if Caro has broken up with him. He laughs and tells Alex that Caro must have gotten tired of the nonsense and gotten rid of him because she doesn't need Alex any more. She was only after the money and now she is the heir. She has overtaken Alex. Claudio approaches Bianca outside and tells her that while he loves her with all of heart, it would be best for them to break up. Valentin explains that he was able to convince his boss that the two deaths were linked, but the difficult part is proving it. Diego asks if he really thinks that Gonzalo could be responsible for Florencia's death. Valentine believes that the heirs are capable of killing over Don G's fortune. Diego wants to know if he has to go to the prison. Valentin explains that there are two testimonies against him and besides, this is all part of the trap to catch the true killer. He doesn't want Diego to go to the prison, but it is a necessary evil they cannot avoid. A crying Claudio explains to Bianca that he is about to do something that will seperate them forever, but he won't tell her what. He loves her with all of his heart, but he must help Diego. Bianca sobs. Diego wants to know when he will be transferred to the prison and Valentine tells him 'tomorrow'.

A full moon glows over the Montero Ranch where Alex asks Gonzalo how he can say these things. Gonzalo calls Alex a fool for not seeing that Caro was only after the money. Alex angrily tells his 'papa' not to say these things. Gonzalo yells at Alex not to call him that. Alex tells him that he is his father and Gonzalo tells him no, Renato is. Furthermore, Gonzalo has absolutely no interest in or concern for Alex. Alex's eyes fill with tears. Renato tells Christa she will be accompanying him to New York in the morning. He leaves instructions for Martina who wants to know how long they will be gone. Renato tells her one day, just long enough to kill Isabella. Victoria and Maria talk in the living room over coffee. Victoria is trying to figure out how to fix things between Caro and Alex and Maria advises her to stay out of and let things resolve on thier own. Victoria says she knows her daughter, if left alone, will never marry Alex.

A tearful Alex asks Gonzalo how he can do this to him. He understands that he isn't Gonzalo's true son, but Gonzalo can't blame him for that. Alex wants Gonzalo and will always want Gonzalo as his father. Gonzalo spits out that he detests Alex and his disgrace of a mother. Gerardo begs Gonzalo to stop it and to leave his cousin in peace. Gonzalo won't stop and shouts at Gerardo that Alex isn't even his cousin, is no Montero at all. Gonzalo tells Alex that he detests him and that as far as Gonzalo is concerned, Alex is dead. Gonzalo Montero has no children. He exits the rooms leaving a tearful Alex and a bewildered Gerardo looking at eachother

Gonzalo enters his room where Gladys reclines on the bed reading a magazine and drinking wine. He tells her that she no business there and she reminds him that she can always go to Valentin. He demands to know what she wants...money? She wants to be allowed to stay at the ranch. He tells her to find somewhere else to sleep and leave alone in his room. She reminds him again that she can go to the police. She will remain in the room. Gladys laughingly invites him to stay. Gonzalo gives her an exaggerated air kiss a foot away from her face and tells her no negotiations. He grabs an armful of clothes out of the closet and Gladys tells him there is one more thing. He is frustrated and asks 'now what?'. A cheerful Gladys tells Gonzalo that tomorrow she wants him to tell the entire household that she is the 'lady of the manor'. Gonzalo laughs along with her sarcastically.

Miguel and Patricio talk at the condo as they continue to solidify thier plans to kidnap Caro. They have decided that it will take place in the week before the wedding amongst preparations. They both excitedly agree that the plan is good and Patricio will call Miguel tomorrow to fine-tune the plan and make it perfect. Patricio tells Miguel they can not fail. He reassures Patricio that they won't. Miguel leaves and Patricio is left alone in the condo. He wanders over to stand where he was when Florencia confronted him. He remembers the whole thing, Florencia's hysterical screaming, yelling at her to calm down, grabbing and shaking her and her falling to hit head. He shakes his head with a look of horror on his face and looks around the living room blankly. The doorbell rings and he goes to answer it thinking it is Miguel again. Instead a very angry Claudio rushes in and grabs Patricio by the neck. He demands that Patricio tell him what kind of trap was set for Diego or Claudio will kill him.

Victoria arrives at the Montero Ranch to see Alex and Rocio rushes off to get him. Gonzalo enters the living room and asks Victoria what she is doing there and questions how she escaped from the jail. Victoria shakes her head and retorts taht was released because she is innocent. He tells her not to make him laugh and that he is calling the police to tell them that she is trespassing on private property. Gonzalo wants know what she wants now. Victoria eyes a fruit knife on the table and tells Gonzalo not to be an idiot. She accuses him of setting a trap for her and Diego. He asks her if she is certain about that because he believes that she needs to understand her position. He proceeds to tells that she owes him much as he approaches her. Gonzalo grins and eyes her suggestively as he tells he that he is going to eat from the main dish. Victoria grabs the knife she has been eying and waves it in front of her.& ; ; ;nbs p; She swears that if he dares to approach her, she will kill him. Alex arrives at the entrance to the living room and races in with Rocio at his heels when he sees waht is going on. He rushes to Gonzalo and places one hand on Gonzalo's shoulder while placing the other protectively in front of Gonzalo. Alex yells at Victoria that now he knows for sure that she killed his aunt Florencia. Gonzalo givers her a gloating smile, Victoria looks at Alex in disbelief and an angry Alex shakes his head in disgust.

Telenovela-World: EPISODE 102 SUMMARY HERE!!!!!!!!!! [USA, 5/16/06] Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-17-06 12:43 PDT

Episode 102

Alex tells the knife-waving Victoria that now he knows that she killed his Aunt Florencia. She denies it and tells Alex that she was just defending herself against Gonzalo. Gonzalo denounces her as a liar and helplessly looks at Alex as Victoria shrieks that Gonzalo is the one who is lying. Gonzalo tells Alex that Victoria plans to kill all the Monteros; she has killed Florencia and now wants to kill him. Victoria tells Alex it isn't true and not to believe anything that Gonzalo says. Alex angrily tells her that he doesn't need to listen to Gonzalo; he is looking at holding a knife and trying to kill his father. What else does he need to know?

At the condo, Claudio demands to know who Patricio's accomplices are. Patricio retorts that he knows perfectly well that Diego is the only killer. Claudio denies it and sucker-punches Patricio in the stomach he falls back on to the couch.

Victoria begs Alex to believe her; Gonzalo wanted to attack her and she grabbed the knife in self-defense to keep him away from her. Alex skeptically tells her that he doesn't buy her tale about his father wanting to attack her. Gonzalo tells her calmly that he is not going to allow her to commit heinous acts against his family. Victoria calls Gonzalo a liar and demands that he tell Alex about how he violated her. Gonzalo turns to a gape-mouthed Alex and asks if he believes this killer. Alex tells Victoria that he has no faith in what she says and wants to know why sent Rocio for him. Victoria explains that she must speak with him. Alex refuses, informing her that he only wants to see her spend the rest of her days in prison for killing his Aunt Florencia. Victoria gazes at him with fear. Gonzalo smirks.

Caro leans close to Florencia and whispers to her that she has to fight for her life. Caro wants to know her better and spend time with her. She needs for Florencia to fight so she can tell the police who really did this and exonerate Victoria and Diego. A prison guard partrols the cell block and goes past the cell where an exhausted Diego sleeps fitfully on the top bunk dreaming of the time he was beaten by other prisoners when rescuing the young Valentin. Diego wakes with a start and whispers that he doesn't want to go back to prison; he doest want to go back to hell. Caro tells Florencia that she will be back tomorrow and she hopes that Florencia will awake from her long sleep and open her eyes. Florencia's eyelids flutter from the eye movement beneath the closed lids. Caro tells the doctor that she knows in her hear that Florencia is not going to die. The doctor tells Caro that Florencia is lucky to have her and it has been a struggle, but Florencia has not succumbed. Caro turns back to smile fondly at her and kisses her on the forehead. She goes to leave and stops at the door and looks back again at the her comatose mother.

Carolina and Amalia walk down a hospital hallway. Caro says she can't leave yet because she has to talk to the doctor. Amalia stops and eyes her suspiciously and wants to know why she needs to speak with the doctor. Caro recovers and explains that she needs to know where Florencia is to go when she leaves here (presumably regarding the autopsy). Amalia points out that Caro has been acting strangely and she knows something is going on. Amalia begs her to please tell her what is happening with her. Caro denies anything is wrong and that she just feels a little bad. Amalia does not believe her and tells Caro that she will explode if she (Caro) doesn't let it out.

A coughing, pained Patricio staggers to his feet and declares to Claudio that Diego the the killer. Claudio demands that he confess. Confess to what, Patricio asks. Claudio yells at him to confess about the trap that Gonzalo set up for Diego in order to blame him for Florencia's murder. Patricio is shocked and tells Claudio he is stupid. Patricio hotly claims that Gonzalo is incapable of hurting his own sister and that Claudio need to take off before he calls the police. Claudio replies he will leave, but ultimately he will uncover the truth. Patricio angrily shouts back that the only truth is that Diego killed his mother and that he doesn't find it surprising that Diego is a killer. Claudio retorts that Patricio is a liar and the truth is that was left without any inheritance and Caro had arrived in Florencia's life. Patricio briefly breaks away from their dead-locked stared and a triumphant Claudio shouts at Patricio that he now realizes that Patricio had a good motive to kill Florencia himself.

Caro tells Amalia that she is right...there is a secret that Caro can't tell her. Amalia tells her that she can tell Amalia anything. Caro agrees, but wants to wait until they return home. Amalia asks if she really wants to wait to pour out her soul. Caro doesn't want to wait, but she is afraid that people in the hospital may overhear. Amalia asks if it is a grave secret and Caro nods her head slowly.

Victoria pleads with Alex to return to Caro and insists again that she didn't kill Florencia. Gonzalo gives a loud groan while Alex looks at Victoria with a look of confusion. She tells Alex that he and Caro have love and should marry and be happy. She adamently tells him that if he and Caro work hard, they can overcome these obstacles. Alex replies that they have lost thier happiness and Victoria is to blame. He looks as if he might cry and informs her that Caro doesn't want to be with him anymore and maybe Gonzal o was right--that Caro was only after his grandfather's money and now that she has it, Caro doesn't need him anymore. Victoria looks at Alex sadly while Gonzalo grins appreciatively at Alex's words.

The two friends arrive back at Amalia's private quarters and sit at the table. Caro forces Amalia to promise that she will tell on one this important secret--it is a police-ordered secret. Amalia agrees and Caro pleads with her. Amalia swears she won't even tell German. Caro tells Amalia that Florencia is not dead. Amalia shakes her head in disbelief.

Victoria sternly tells Alex that he is crazy and that Gonzalo is filling his head full of lies. She swears that Caro loves him and was never interested in Don G's money. Gonzalo mockingly calls out 'oh please'. With a cruel and determined expression, Alex asks Victoria if she really wnats him to stay with Caro. She affirms that she does and Alex tells her that he will stay with Caro under the two conditions he is asking of Victoria: that she promises him that he talk to Carolina alone and that Victoria doesn't attend the wedding.

Amalia is shocked that Victoria and Diego are being accused of murder when no one is even dead. She asks Caro if this means that Diego can be set free. Caro tells her no, Diego is being held on an attempted murder charge and they are hanging onto the pretext of murder to keep Diego in jail. Caro is in the process of informing Amalia that there is a good explanation for all of this when her outraged friend jumps up and glares at while screaming 'what about poor Diego'. Caro assures her that Diego will be able to leave, but not for some days. Amalia is dumbfounded that Caro was going to say nothing and remain calm about the whole thing. Caro stands up insisting to Amalia that she had to promise to say nothing in exchange for Victoria's freedom. Caro reminds her that she cannot tell anyone. Amalia confirms that she won't, but wants to know how they are going to remain able to do nothing without telling the truth. Caro tells her that they are able to do nothing and wait and pray. Amalia asks her about Alex. Caro says she might be able to piece together a compromise with him, but she isn't sure if she should forgive him for thinking that Victoria was a killer.

Victoria puts the knife back on the table and agrees to the stormy-eyed Alex's terms. She will find an excuse to not attend the wedding without telling the truth to Caro. Gonzalo whispers into Alex's ear and tells him not believe her lies. Victoria is only saying what she has to because she doesn't know what else to do. Gonzalo suggests that they call the police. Alex asks 'papa' what he is going to accuse her of. Gonzalo tells Alex that she'll be charged automatically, plus there is holding a knife as she tries to kill him and without anything else, there is trespassing on private property. Alex continues to icily stare at Victoria and tells Gonzalo 'no' on the trespassing; the ranch is Caro's and Victoria is her adoptive mother. Gonzalo murmers to Alex and asks him if he is going to support Victoria in a moment like this. He points out to Alex that this is a good chance to destroy her. Alex doesn't want to do anything to Victoria expect stick with the harmony that they have...he wants to remain with Caro and marry and be happy with her. Victoria tells him not to worry because he and Caro's happiness is her primary objective. Gonzalo wraps both arms around Alex and rests his chin on Alex's shoulder as he smile at Victoria menacingly.

The long, horrible night is finally over as the sun rises over the ocean. A new day begins at Los Encinos where German greets Claudio in the foyer and asks where he was the night before. Claudio tells him that he went to see Florencia's stepson, but is was useless and he denied everything. German asks what Patricio denied and Claudio dramatically tells him that Patricio denied the truth that he knew who really killed Florencia. Claudio is worried because Patricio took the part/defended the back of a Montero. He tells German that the heirs are brawling like dogs over the inheritance. German resignatedly agrees. Claudio and German grimly shake and nod thier head at eachother. Claudio doesn't like leaving the truth the way it is...impermeable. Don Chema comes in through the open front door announces to the 'lads' that he has bad news. Diego is to be transferred today to the prison. A distraught German slaps his hand against his thigh in anguish while Claudio closes his eyes and bows his head.

Valentin begs Diego in his cell to have patience and faith in him. He tells Diego that there is a solution if he will just wait. A glum Diego leans on the bars and replies that he has no other option. Diego explains that he feels like he is carrying a thousand demons fastened to him (how dramatic we Catholics can be--paz bec). Valentin knows, but he asks Diego again to be patient. Diego hope that Victoria will not come to the prison to see him. Valentin wants to know why and Diego tells him that he does not want her to see his anguish when he has to go to prison again. Don Chema talks to the 'lads' as Victoria comes down the stairs to join them. German breaks the bad news about Diego's transfer. She tells German that she must go to see Diego and cheer him up before he goes there. German and Claudio tell her that Diego is well; he was very different after the last time he was there. Victoria sees that and still wants to see him before he goes. It is necessary.

An anxious and disturbed Gonzalo bursts into Macario's private quarters and slams the door as he hollers Macario's name. A stunned Macario (with his gorgeous dark curls forming a dark halo--sorry gotta have some fun with this--paz bec) comes out of the bathroom. Gonzalo slaps his hand on Macario's shoulder companionably and tells Macario that Diego is going to the prison today. He wants Macario to find out who Diego's new pals on the cellblock will be. Gonzalo wants to be finished with Diego once and for all. Macario dances his (beautiful dark) eyes about the room as he agrees that it is a good opportunity to destroy Diego Iberra forever. Gonzalo gives Macario a satisfied smile even though Macario never looked him in the eye until the last words.

Guards remove Diego and another prisioner from a waiting room at the police station as Victoria, German, Claudio and Don Chema rush in. The guard stops them and Victoria begs to have a chance to talk to Diego. The guard tells her that she can do that on visiting days at the prison. She begs for a moment alone with Diego and the guard refuses. Rules are rules. German asks Diego how he feels. Diego tells a sad, confused German that he is fine as he stands in handcuffs. Diego begs Victoria to stay calm. Claudio looks miserable. The guards say that they have to be going and Claudio intercepts them. He tells the guards that Diego is innocent and claims that he is the killer of Florencia Montero. Diego looks at Claudio in amazement and shakes his head unhappily. German, Victoria and Don Chema are shocked by Claudio's admission. Diego shakes his head in anguish and disbelief. It is obvious that he knows that Claudio is doing this for him and he is distressed by it. Claudio pleads with the skeptical crowd surrounding him to listen; he confesses to Florencia Montero's murder. German whispers to Victoria that Claudio will do anything to keep Diego from going to jail. Victoria thinks Claudio has gone crazy. Diego thanks Claudio for the kind gesture, but that it will serve nothing. Claudio tells him that he should remain free as two guards close in on him.

Gonzalo tells Macario that he is going to destroy Diego for good; he will never have such an opportunity again. Macario scratches his head and picks up his hat as he replies that he doesn't doubt that this is the perfect opportunity, but Gonzalo must be willing to take care of the accounts. Macario moves toward the door as Gonzalo questions what Macario is really saying. Macario tells Gonzalo that he will need money to pay someone in prison to kill Diego. Gonzalo looks unhappily at Macario and tells him not to worry about the money; Macario just has to help him find someone to do the deed. He emphasizes to Macario that he wants Diego dead. Macario looks thoughtful and nods his head slowly. The prison officers say they have to be going and Claudio begs them not to take Diego until he has given his statement. They tell Claudio that Diego is still the prime suspect and must go to prison until he is proven innocent. The officers haul an anguished Claudio away. Victoria, Don Chema and German are in shock. Diego looks after Claudio with a concerned look.

Caro and Amalia arrive at Los Encinos and enter the living room. They call out and wonder where everyone is. A concerned and distraught Maria tells them that everyone has gone to the police station and breaks the bad news about Diego's transfer. Caro tries to act surprised. Alex enter through the front door and asks Caro if they can speak. A resolute Caro tells him that they have nothing to talk about since she knows that he thinks her mother is a killer. Victoria tearfully begs the reluctant guard for just a moment with Diego to give him a goodbye kiss. He tells her to make it brief. Diego doesn't want her to worry about him for a minute. He places his mouth to hers for a single second and the guards pull him away. Victoria is crying and Diego stops the guards and looks back at her and smiles. She tries to smile back through her tears and the guards take Diego away. Victoria sobs and German puts his arm around her.

Christa is in the back seat of a taxi with Renato's arm draped around her. She idly strokes his hand and wants to know if he really thinks that they can find Isabella in a large city like New York. Renato chuckles and reminds her that Martina gave him Isabella's address. He comments that unlike Christa, Martina is efficient. Christa looks very unhappy at that and lets go of his hand. Renato calls her stupid and taps her forehead. He reminds her the she needs to continue to teach Martina how to please him. He gently tilts her chin and tells her that she will do this to make him content if she doesn't want to loose her place. Christa turns her face away and he laughs at her discomfort as she tells him she doesn't understand what he wants with that imbecile (Martina) and she isn't interested in his filthy adventures. He stops laughing and roughly grabs her face by the chin and forces her to look at him. He tells her that's fine; he will punish her and have Gladys train Martina. He asks Christa if she understands and kisses the visibly upset Christa. Renato smiles and snuggles his head to hers giggling gleefully. Gladys is reclined on the couch at the Montero Ranch mockingly teasing Martina that in spite of much time around silk, she remains a monkey. Martina is dressed like a campasina house maid. Gladys taunts Martina by telling her that the outfit is truly appalling. Martina loses her temper and reminds Gladys that she is there on Renato's orders to make sure Gladys follows Renato's orders regarding the Monteros. Gladys stares up at Martina surprised and Martina smirks at her as says 'right boss'.

Alex asks Caro if Victoria didn't tell her what happened last night. Caro hasn't seen Victoria, she spent the night with Amalia. Alex tells her about Victoria trying to kill Gonzalo with a knife. Caro is stunned. Don Chema tells Victoria and German not to worry about young Claudio--they should worry about Diego. They descend upon the old man demanding to know what he has seen and why they should be worried about Diego. He tells them it is probable that Diego might end up dead. Victorias puts her hand to her mouth in horror and German tries to comfort her. Valentin and the investigator enter his office discussing how he had to weigh the situation with Diego and concludes that the prison is better for Diego than being free and at Gonzalo's mercy. Valentin believes Gonzalo to be a killer without scruples. Everything indicates that with Don G dead, Gonzalo is uncontrollable and crazy. A phone call reveals to the surprised men that they have the true killer of Florencia Montero in custody. Claudio is placed screaming in a cell that they must free Diego. The guard locks him in and he is angry that no one will listen to him.

Bianca is devastated by her and Claudio's breakup. Constanza says that it is best that they broke up and Bianca should have nothing to do with anyone at Los Encinos. Valentin questions Claudio's motive for murder. Claudio tells him he went to kill Patricio for harassing Diego and found Florencia instead. There was a struggle and she was injured. He claims that is was an accident. Valentin pokes holes in his story and says he'll verify this with Patricio. He tells Claudio for the record, he doesn't buy any part of his story. Miguel races happily into Patricio's office waving Don G's personal checkbook that he has found. Patricio is also excited and wants to know how well Miguel can forge Don G's signature. Miguel doesn't want to kidnap Caro now that they have the checkbook. Patricio believes they can now get part of the Montero fortune. Victoria wants to help Diego and they decide to ask Ocampo to talk to the warden about protection for Diego. Victoria needs to go to Caro about what happened the night before at the Montero Ranch.

Caro calls Alex a liar and not to believe anything Gonzalo says. Alex retorts that Gonzalo told him nothing, he saw it with his own eyes. Victoria explains last night's event to German and Don Chema. Don Chema tells her she owes Caro the truth. Caro sobs to Alex that Victoira can't be a killer. Alex tries to comfort her and tells her she must accept facts. Caro turns to stare at him. Diego is dressed in an orange jumpsuit as a prison guard lays down the rules for a group of prisoners. He prays to God for help. Macario visits with a bald evil-looking prisoner. Macario offers him money for some work. The prisoner's name is Verdugo. Macario tells him he has some special work for him to do. Verdugo replies with clear instructions and some money up front, he is happy to follow Macario's orders. Macario slaps a wad of money into the man's chest and he quickly conceals it. Macario informs Verdugo that he likes his style and the work is to finish off the life of another inmate. Diego is shown to his cell where one cellmate welcomes him to hell and the only gazes sadly at Diego.

Victoria and German arrive back at Los Encinos and promise to keep eachother updated. German leaves and an angry Caro accuses Victoria of killing Florencia. Caro refuses to be a daughter to a killer. Victoria is stunned. Caro confronts her about the events at the Montero Ranch the night before. Victoria explains that she went to talk to Alex about this crazy separation because Caro's happiness is the most important thing. Gerardo and Alex talk about Caro's recent sufferings. Gerardo takes Victoria's side regarding Gonzalo and reaffirms the occurrence of the rape and Gladys' attack years before. He tells Alex that Gonzalo hates Victoria for rejecting him and loving Diego. Gerardo points out that if Victoria had really come to the ranch to kill Gonzalo, she would not have had Rocio summon Alex. Alex admits his cousin is right and looks confused.

Victoria explains that Gonzalo was going to attack her and she grabbed the knife in self-defense and Alex saw her with it. Victoria lays a classic mother's guilt trip on Caro--all she wants is Caro to be happy with the man she loves. She is losing the things she wants the most--Caro and Diego. Her words make Caro cry. Diego answers the cellmate that welcomed him that he is in for murder, but he is innocent. The man laughs and says they are all innocent. Diego goes to set his bedding on a bunk and the man stops him--that is Verdugo's bed and he won't be happy if Diego takes it. Verdugo tells Macario that killing a man in prison is hard work and take alot of money. Macario grimly tells him that money isn't important--he wants the undoing of this prisoner to be uncomfortable. Verdugo asks Macario why he wants this man dead and Macario replies that it isn't for him but for his boss, an important man not without means. Verdugo rubs his hands gleefully.

Lucrecia talks to herself about leaving and seeing Diego. Gonzalo arrives and takes her hands while he tells her Victoria is free and Lucrecia must kill her. Lucrecia finds out Diego has been transferred to the prison and she sees no reason to kill Victoria if she isn't near Diego. She must go to him. Gonzalo strokes her face gently and looks into her eyes as he thinks to himself that Lucrecia is crazy and understands nothing. Victoria tells Caro she doesn't care if Caro thinks she is a killer as long as Caro is happy with Alex. Caro sits next to her and begins to cry. She wants Victoria, she wants Alex, but most of all she wants the truth and no more lies. Victoria begs Caro to forget everything and everyone and just to be happy.

Telenovela-World: EPISODE 103 SUMMARY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [USA, 5/17/06] Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-18-06 12:30 PDT

Episode 103

Victoria sees that Caro will be happy with Alej. A sobbing Caro wants Victoria, Alej and the truth without any more lies. Victoria begs Caro to realize that her and Alej's love is important and not to waste it. Isabella's aunt Matilda brings her a cup of tea and the daily paper so Isabella can look for work. She reminds Isabella that she is welcome in her home, but she must work to support herself and the baby as agreed upon. A very grateful Isabella thanks her aunt who is about to leave for work. She tells Isabella to be careful for herself and the baby. Isabella laughs and tells her aunt that if the child is a girl, she will be named for her great-aunt Matilda. Matilda leaves and Isabella croons to the baby that she doesn't care if he is a boy or girl...the only important thing is that the baby is the best thing that has ever happened to her. She would rather be poor and happy than with Renato and his whores. She rubs her belly and asks the baby is he is hungry. Isabella gets up to go to the kitchen and there is a knock at the door. She thinks Matilda has forgotten something and opens it. A smiling Renato asks the traitor how she is. Gladys continues to demean Martina who loses her temper and throws a dust cloth at Gladys. She is fed up with Gladys' maltreatment and pretentious attitude. She is only suffering this for Renato. Gladys tell her to open her eyes...Renato likes his women beautiful, not at all like Martina.

Renato backs a sobbing Isabella into the apartment and asks her if she thought she could escape his 'mercy'. He tells a grim Krista to close the door. Isabella begs Renato to leave her in peace. Renato replies that she quavered on him and she will not get away with it. Isabella has brought him down and will pay dearly for it. He approaches Isabella and Krista who's grim look turns to one of fear. Isabella begs for him to leave her alone; she will never say anything. He relaxes back on the couch and informs her that she will pay for telling Alej everything. Alej now sees the logic of Gerardo's thinking. Victoria would not have sent Rocio for him if she meant to kill Gonzalo. Gerardo doesn't want to speak ill of his uncle, but if Gonzalo was capable of hurting Victoria years ago, why not now? Alej agrees that Gonzalo becomes aggressive when talking about Victoria and Diego, but he believes it is because Gonzalo in is love with Victoria. Gerardo suspects that because Gonzalo can't have Victoria, that he resents Alej and Caro getting married and being happy.

Gonzalo talks to Lucrecia's doctor about how he doesn't see Lucrecia improving. The doctor begs him to patient, psychological problems take time to resolve. Gonzalo suggests she might be better off at another hospital or at least in a different room. The doctor tells him that Lucrucia must see how impossible her love for Diego is. Gonzalo tries to persuade the doctor to let Lucrecia take a walk in the garden, the doctor says soon. Gonzalo thanks the doctor thinking he has to get Lucrecia out of there so she can kill for him. Caro and Victoria continue to talk--Caro doesn't know if she can be happy after all that has happened. This is her destiny--to be separated from Alej. Victoria reminds her that her place is with them because she is also a Montero. Isabella continues to promise Renato she will say nothing. He gets off the couch and begins to pull on the long scarf around her neck. Isabella sobs to Krista for help; she has a baby inside of her and not to let Renato kill her. Renato looks surprised; he has said nothing about killing. He asks a terrified Krista her opinion of what should happen to a traitor like Isabella. Martina defends herself to Gladys. Renato's other women may be prettier, but she is smarter and Renato appreciates her and includes her in his plans. The party is over...Gladys must treat her better or she will tell Renato about Gladys' behavior. An outraged Gladys demands to know what she wants. Martina wants to be treated not like servant, but like beloved guest. An enraged Renato screams at Krista to tell him what to do. Will she defend this traitor? A trembling Krista says no, she is always with Renato. Renato smiles and tells Isabella that she has no one to help her now. He walks to the door and locks it as Isabella begs him to wait until after the baby is born, then he can kill her. Renato lets loose a loud guffaw and asks the 'little mother' where this maternal instinct has come from. He clutches Krista to him and stares into her eyes as he informs Isabella that she is going to be an example to all of his other women.

Patricio and Miguel try to decide how much money to write a check for. Miguel first asks for the ridiculously low sum of $50 and then asks for $25000. Patricio laughs...$100,000 written out to him, Miguel, Bianca and Gerardo. Miguel hesitates and says he deserves more since her is Don G's son. Patricio reminds him that he has nothing, equal should be fine. Patricio doesn't want to write out too many checks and make people suspicious. Does Miguel want to be in prison like Diego? They talk about how they can't blame Diego for Caro's kidnapping and Patricio reminds Miguel that if he is charged with murdering Florencia, Miguel was his accomplice. Diego wants to know where he should sleep and the quiet cellmate offers his bed. Risitos (the laughing cellmate) tells Diego that the other cellmate tends to be a coward and doesn't want problems with anyone--especially Verdugo. The quiet cellmate whispers to Diego that Verdugo is an evil man that has committed many murders and is one of the worst types in the cell block. Diego looks worried. Verdugo asks for the name of the man he is to kill. Macario gives him Diego's name and Verdugo repeats it several times. He reminds Macario that he wants alot of money. Macario tells him not to worry...the money is there. Verdugo gets up to leave so he can locate his prey. Macario rubs his face nervously and tells Verdugo that there is one more thing. If Verdugo opens his mouth, its his death. Macario can see that is easy to take on this job and he doesn't doubt that Verdugo has killed in the prison before. Verdugo looks coyly ashamed.

Victoria kneels in front of the church alter. She asks nothing for herself; she pleads with Him to help Diego in prison and to let Caro forget her and be happy with Alej. The priest comes in and asks why she is crying as he gently takes her hands. Victoria tells him her loved ones are suffering and she is to blame. Caro walks into the Montero living room and the cousins greet her. Alej is surprised to hear that she wants to talk. Gerardo excuses himself and Caro tells Alej that he was right--they should forget everything and be happy together. Alej takes her hands and asks if she means it. She does and she and the overjoyed Alej kiss tenderly. Victoria finishes explaining to the priest the recent events. He tells Victoria to talk to Caro and Alej and repeats Victoria's grandmother--love will triumph. The priest is worried about the innocent Diego being in prison. Victoria tells him that Diego is not only innocent, but also in danger of being killed. The priest is shocked. Diego finishes explaining to the quiet cellmate what happened when Risitos jumps up and informs Diego that Verdugo is coming; it is time for his hazing. He grins excitedly. Verdugo enters the cell and gives the guard a hard stare as he is locked within. Verdugo is happy to see that he has a new cellmate to torture. He asks Diego for his name and repeats it without missing a beat. He laughs and announces he has been given the plate on a platter. Diego is confused and Verdugo informs him that he will not be leaving the prison alive. His evil laugh echos down the cell block as he looks at the grinning Risitos and drags his finger across his throat.

Diego jumps off the bunk and informs the now unsmiling Verdugo that he is innocent and will leave the prison alive. Verdugo doesn't care if he is innocent or not, he will leave dead. Risitos tells Diego if Verdugo says he is leaving dead, it means that someone has condemned him. Verdugo grabs the quiet cellmate and forces him to smile and then pushes him away. Verdugo tells Diego again that he will not leave the prison alive. Father Cipriano wants to know why Victoria believes Diego is in danger. Victoria keeps trying to explain Don Chema's predictions and how accurate they are and the priest keeps cutting her off and reminding her of the Church's teachings on that type of chicanery; Don Chema is just a man that thinks he can tell the future and man cannot know these things for certain (hmmm...reminds me, I need to go to confession--:) paz bec). Renato tells the sobbing Isabella that it will do no good for her to pray, beg or plead. He will decide when she is going to die. He pushes onto the couch by her neck. A terrified Krista is trying not to cry as Renato leans over Isabella and promises that she is going to die very, very soon. In a desperate bid Isabella grabs the phone to call the police. Renato tears the cord out of the wall and snaps the connector off. He hugs a terrified Krista to him and tells Isabella that she isn't calling anyone and exactly what would she tell the police anyway? Diego tells Verdugo that he understands that he is the 'King' of this place and he doesn't want any problems. Verdugo mockingly comments to Bufon (Risitos) how brave Diego is. It might be better if Diego were a little more like Lino (the quiet one). The four are interrupted by the summons to go out to the patio. As they walk down the hall Verdugo whispers to his sidekick, Bufon and Lino whispers anxiously to Diego that he needs to be careful here in prison--Verdugo is a killer not to messed with. Diego must be cautious if he wants to stay alive.

Father Cipriano impatiently listens to Victoria's continuing belief that Diego is in danger based on Don Chema's predictions. He gently chides her that only God knows when a man will die. She desperately tells him how she prays and he tells her to stop being irreverant. She states that Gonzalo hates Diego and she fears that he will arrange for something to be done to Diego in the prison. Macario is in his quarters sitting on a chair talking to Gonzalo. He informs Gonzalo that the arrangements have been made. Gonzalo wants to know when Diego will be dispatched with. Macario hitches the chair up close to Gonzalo and tells him it depends on how soon Verdugo can locate Diego and how soon Gonzalo can come up with more money. Gonzalo replies that to continue getting money, he will have to resort to that other bastard, Alej. Gonzalo clearly hates being forced to go to Alej who is going to be the heir. Macario angrily tells him that he doesn't have much of choice...it will take money for Gonzalo to pay for what he wants done and he is in debt to Macario as well. Alej and Caro cuddle on the couch as they discuss dispatching the Montero fortune. Alej can't wait to get married and go away and leave all the people that have hurt them behind. Caro sits up with a start remembering that she can't go away because Florencia is not dead and needs her. She tells Alej that she can't leave and he misunderstands her. Alej pleads with her--doesn't she want to be with him? Caro is confused because she knows she can't tell Alej the truth.

Valentin asks the doctor about Florencia's condition. The doctor seems to think there is little hope. Florencia only responds when Caro is with her. Caro earnestly pleads with Alej...she does love him and wants to marry him, but she needs for him to not be impatient and wait a little. Alej realizes she is being less than honest and demands to know what is going on. Is Victoria pressuring her? Victoria arrives at Los Encinos in the kitchen. Maria thinks it is good she has been to church. Victoria fills her in on the situation with Caro and is afraid of losing Caro forever. Maria doesn't want to believe that and Victoria doesn't either, but she is sure she will lose her daughter. Caro assures Alej that Victoria is not pressuring her and admits that what happened the night before may have been true. Alej disagrees with her and tells Caro that he has his doubts. Gonzalo's story doesn't make sense since Victoria had asked Rocio to get Alej. He believes that this time Victoria is innocent and Gonzalo was really threatening her. Maria tries to reassure Victoria that she hasn't lost Caro. Victoria needs money to pay for Diego's defense and she doubts Caro will help her. She needs to get her money back from Renato, but Valentin has been able to do nothing yet. Renato maliciously asks Krista what should happen to the traitor.

Krista begs him to do nothing. He screams at her to not be stupid...what weapon shall he use? He pulls out a large pocket knife and decides that it will do. Isabella begins to really panic and begins to beg him for mercy. Renato hisses at her to calm down. She should know damn well that he doesn't play. No one deceives him and now she is going to pay for talking...he approaches her with the knife.

Victoria has to find a good lawyer for Diego. Maria wants to if Victoria knows who really killed Florencia. She doesn't; but she has an idea who might have and she menacingly tells Maria that she is going to question that person directly. Verdugo hauls Lino to the side of the prison yard and wants to know what Lino is up to. Lino pleads that nothing is going one. Bufon taunts Lino, is he afraid? Verdugo and Bufon laugh at Lino as he breaks away. Diego sidles up to Lino and asks him what is happening. Lino tells him that Verdugo wants to kill Diego. An icy Gonzalo asks Macario if he is threatening him. A patronizing Macario reassures him that he is his ally in this. Gonzalo icily tells Macario that it seems that his ally is putting him amongst a sword and wall (that Macario is putting Gonzalo between a rock and hard place). Macario comes closer and explains to Gonzalo that he is only offering good council...make peace with Alej or at least pretend to make peace with him. He companionably places his hand on Gonzalo's shoulder and pull it away when Gonzalo looks at it with a look of disgust. He tells Macario that he (Macario) knows damn well that that bastard isn't son...he is Renato's son.

Isabella begs Krista for help--not for herself, but for her child. Renato growls at Isabella that Krista isn't going to help her--Krista is with him. Renato grabs the frightened and sobbing Krista and jerks her head back while placing the knife to her throat. He tells her to go through the home and finds everything she can of value. They will make this look like a robbery. He roughly pushes the terrified woman away and she runs into the other room as the doomed Isabella whimpers in terror on the sofa. Ernesto (the investigator) hands Valentin a file with a copy the signed paperwork transferring Victoria's belongings to Renato. Valentin wants to continue researching this to catch the cur (Renato). Ernesto is worried about what to do with the whole Iberra thing. Valentin thinks that Claudio's confession is bogus and was given to try to save Diego. Valentin doesn't want Diego in prison and he is working on a solution for the problem. In the meantime, he is sure that Diego's other friends are probably trying to come up with another scheme to prove Diego's innocence.

A shocked German tells Victoria that her plan is crazy. She replies it is the only way to find out if Gonzalo killed Florencia or not. A resigned Gonzalo tells Macario that he is right...he will make peace with Alex but he ultimately wants revenge against Gladys and Alex. Macario advises him to wait until he has enough money to take care of his commitments. Gonzalo snaps at Macario that is a Montero, not an idiot, and how dare Macario insinuate that he will not pay him. He snarls at Macario that he will pay Macario and slams out the door. Macario tells the empty room that when he finally gets his 'fleece' (i.e. his money or what is owed to him) he is snatching his Amalia and they will go far away. Outside Macario's door, a suddenly vigilant Gonzalo has obviously heard a noise. He calls out wanting to know who is there. A horse blanket is thrown over his head and a ranch hand rushes him with German. They haul him into the tack room of the barn and a watchful Victoria follows. The men tie Gonzalo to a chair and German thanks the ranch hand who then leaves. Gerrman pulls the horse blanket off Gonzalo's head to reveal Victoria to his sight. Gonzalo snorts and says 'you' and laughs grimly. Victoria pulls out a gun and points it at Gonzalo who stops laughing. She explains that she has no other option--he will tell her the truth about Florencia's murder or she will kill him here and now herself.

Telenovela-World: EPISODE 104 SUMMARY HERE!!!!!!! [USA, 5/18/06] Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-20-06 21:32 PDT

Episode 104

Victoria demands that the stunned Gonzalo confess the truth about Florencia's murder or she will kill him here and now. He is convinced that Victoria wants to kill him and angrily tries to get up as he calls her crazy. German pushes him down, yanks Gonzalo's head back and hisses that Victoria is not alone. Victoria calmly informs Gonzalo that she is not a killer and has no real desire to kill him, but she will kill him now if he insists on refusing to tell her the truth. Ernesto asks Valentin again about Claudio's crazy story. Valentin has no doubt that Claudio confessed in an attempt to spare Diego from prison. He and Ernesto must discover the true killer quickly. Ernesto wonders if perhaps Renato may have been responsible. Valentin asks what Renato's motive might be. Ernesto tells him that Renato might want Victoria in jail to keep her from denouncing him. Christa dumps out two small jewelry cases onto the couch. Renato is disgusted with what he sees and Christa swears that those are the only things of value she can find in this pigsty. He wants to know why she is nervous; she shakily tells him that she isn't. Renato grabs her and demands to know if she will betray him by trying to help Isabella. She tearfully denies that she would every betray him; Gladys might, but she never would. Renato is not pacified and runs the blade of the knife across her cheek. He informs Christa that's good, but she will carry the story of Isabella's death back to the others so they will also know not to betray him. Isabella whimpers in terror. Gladys mocks Martina's grand plans and tells her mind her place in this house. An angry Martina repeats her demands: she will not be a new servant in the house, she is to be the head maid (ama de llave) and refuses to work under Rocio. Furthermore, Gladys is going to give her money or else. Gladys laughs and says that she is 'so afraid' and leaves. A steaming Martina thinks about how Gladys will pay for all of this when Renato returns.

Valentin thinks Ernesto's hypothesis is good, but doesn't believe that Renato is involved. Ernesto points out what a bad character Renato is. Valentin shakes his head; criminals like Renato don't usually kill unless they are desperate or have been betrayed. Christa finishes tying the desperate Isabella's hands behind her back with the phone cord as Renato stands in front of Isabella and appears to be engaged in an irreverant prayer with his eyes closed and the knife clasped in his folded hands in front of his face with the blade pointing up to Heaven. Isabella continues to beg him not to kill her, not to hurt her child. Renato drops his hands down and looks down at the hysterical Isabella and calmly informs her that its much too late. He looks at her sadly and shakes his head slowly at her. Christa is standing behind the tied down Isabella and begins to sob. Renato sadly declares again "Its much too late you stupid little girl" as he leans down toward with his teeth clenched, lips twisted into a menacingly grin. Christa looks down and then turns her eyes to the ceiling and she sobbingly clutches her hands to her eyes. Isabella's 'no's' become louder and increase in pitch as they turn into a scream........

Valentin really doesn't see any reason to investigate Renato in Florencia's case, but the authorities in France may be able see something to it. Ernesto continues to ponder the possibility that Renato might want Diego imprisoned. Diego tells Lino about Gonzalo and that he is capable of anything. They speculate that somehow someone has gotten to Verdugo and paid him to terminate Diego. Gonzalo asks Victoria not to please not kill him. She demands that he confess to Florencia's murder. He calmly wants to know what makes her and German think that he would kill his own sister. German and Victoria look at eachother for a moment and Victoria places the gun back against Gonzalo's jaw and tells him to confess his plan to frame her and Diego for Florencia's murder. He repeats his innocence. She asks again why he has done this and put Diego in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Alex finishes explaining to Caro how Gerardo was able to make him see Victoria's innocence. Caro hopes Victoria is innocent because she wants Victoria. Alex holds her and tells her that he knows that and Caro suddenly pulls away. She wonders to Alex that if Victoria was not guilty of trying to kill Gonzalo, then maybe she was also innocent in Florencia's case. She realizes that Diego is truly and wrongly imprisoned. She tells Alex that the true killer must be found. Lino continues to remind Diego that he must be careful. Diego assures him that he will be careful, but he also has to play the game. He might lose, but he has to try or he may not return to see Victoria again. German announces to Gonzalo that his death can be fast or slow. The pacing Victoria places the gun to the side of Gonzalo's head and agrees; he needs to quickly tell her the truth about his involvement in Florencias death or she will kill him. He moans in anguish and pleads again that he is telling the truth; he could not do such a thing to his own sister.

MIguel and Patricio look at the checks they have forged. Miguel is thrilled and feels that the signature is perfect. Patricio tells him not to get to excited; they still have to cash them. Miguel says that all they have to say is that they found them already written out by Don G (may he be burning in Hell). A concerned Patricio thinks that is too obvious. The light bulb goes on and Patricio smiles at Miguel. They will let Ruben find the checks...then Miguel and Patricio will not be suspected. An outraged Ruben throws a file folder down onto his desk in disgust. He can not believe that Ocampo asked to see him to deliver divorce papers. Ocampo tells him the terms are reasonable and better than a messy, expensive divorce. Ruben refuses...Constanza is just trying torment him after he has given her the best years of his life. Ocampo repeats his advice and reminds Ruben that he will still have his job. Ruben retorts that the divorce will never happen; he is not giving into Constanza and that Constanza is incapable of throwing him out onto the street. An increasing angry Ocampo stands up and takes his things. As he leaves, he warns Ruben that Constanza, for good or for bad, has made her decision. Ruben stands alone fuming. Constanza comes into the living room where Gerardo is reading. She in on her way to visit Lucrecia at the hospital. Gerardo offers to accompany her. Constanza is surprised and Gerardo explains that with the divorce papers being served, he does not want her alone because he fears Ruben's reaction. He wants Bianca to cautious as well. They leave arm in arm.

A desperate Bianca sobs to Claudio in his cell that he has gone crazy to incarcerate himself for Diego. Claudio tries to explain all that Diego has done for him and becomes excited and raises his voice at her. Seeing Bianca's tearful face, he calms down and hugs her while asking for her forgiveness. Bianca is afraid that he will be sent to prison for life, but Claudio assures her that the police don't believe his story and he will be released very soon. An upset Ruben paces his office bemoaning the state of his family. Constanza owes him much for accepting her when she was no virgin and the children owe him for thier very lives. Suddenly the Ruben has a plan...he needs money to hire a good attorney. Then he will get money from Constanza and the kids. He vows when he is done, they will curse thier lives. The Dynamic Duo muse in Patricio's office about how to best manipulate Ruben. Patricio has a plan; they will use Ruben's prideful need to know everything to get him into thier clutches. Patricio smiles happily at his wonderful idea while Miguel becomes deadly serious. He hopes that they will be as lucky as they were with Florencia's death. They need for Ruben to fall into thier trap just like Diego did. Lino questions Diego in the prison yard about Victoria. Diego smiles dreamily and tells Lino how Victoria is an angel and everything that a man could ever want. Lino laughs and teases him about how in love he is with Victoria. He suddenly grows serious and tells Diego that he must stay alive so that he can return to Victoria. Diego agrees, knowing that without her he has no life.

German and Victoria whisper frantically to eachother as Gonzalo eyes them warily. They agree that Gonzalo seems to know nothing about Florencia's death and German tells Victoria that things cannot stay this way. They have to do something with Gonzalo. Victoria reluctantly agrees but reminds German that they have to certain of the killer in order to prove Diego is innocent. If Gonzalo didn't kill Florencia, then who did? Suddenly it hits Victoria; perhaps Lucrecia escaped from the hospital and killed Florencia. An obviously insane Lucrecia greets Constanza. Has she brought news of Diego? Constanza looks worriedly at Lucrecia as Lucrecia explains to her that Diego and Victoria were arrested and seperated. Now her spouse belongs to her alone. Lucrecia laughs delightedly as she asks Constanza how marvellous that is. Constanza does not answer and looks sadly at her younger sister. Diego and Lino are placed in thier cell by the guard. Verdugo sits cross-legged on the top bunk drawing on the wall. Verdugo laughs...he his happy to see Diego and will play with him a little now. Verdugo (who has a spider tattoed on the back of his bald head) asks Diego if he knows this game as he points at his drawing...it is a gallows complete with the noose. German disagrees with Victoria's thoughts; it would be easy enough to find out if Lucrecia had escaped, but most likely she was watched carefully at the hospital. German says that they have do something with Gonzalo and Victoria remains reluctant. German reminds her of all they have suffered at Gonzalo's hands. He walks toward a very frightened Gonzalo and raises the gun to his head as Victoria is asking German if he could seriously be capable of....German releases the safety on the gun, Gonzalo begs Victoria not kill him and German pulls the trigger as Gonzalo gives one short scream of fear. He opens his eyes and Victoria smirks at Gonzalo. Did he honestly think that she or German were capable of murder? There were never any bullets in the gun. Gonzalo is pissed.

Victoria grimly tells Gonzalo that she and German are not killers like Gonzalo and that they know what an animal he is. She tells German to untie Gonzalo. German hisses in Gonzalo's ear not to move or he will kill or hurt him. Gonzalo stands up and stonily informs them that they won't get away with thier stunt and will pay for it. He is going to Carolina and informing her that German and Victoria tried to kill him. Victoria wants to know how he plans to prove that to either Carolina or the police. Verdugo hops off his bunk and tells Diego that he if doesn't know how to play, that Verdugo would be willing to teach him. Diego loses his temper and grabs Verdugo as he growls that he is no coward and if Verdugo doesn't stop harassing him, he might die fast. Bufon is excited by the fight and mocks Diego's bravery. Diego pushes Verdugo. He wants no problems, but will defend himself. Victoria continues to mock Gonzalo...how will he prove anything to the police? Gonzalo is sure the police will believe him because of his position and family while Victoria and German are just 'adventurers'. Victoria reminds him that no one has seen anything...it is his word against thiers. Gonzalo go to leave and he German circle chest to chest glaring into eachothers eyes and Gonzalo leaves as German lifts his lip in snarl. Victoria releases a long sigh and asks German how they are going to find out if Lucrecia escaped. German still doesn't believe that is what happened. Victoria in convinced that one the Monteros killed Florencia, but who? Patricio and Miguel are waiting for Ruben in the reception area. Patricio sees Ruben coming down the hall and he Miguel begin to talk. Patricio has heard about some extra checks that his capricious grandfather has left for his loved wonders. They wonder where they might be and decide they are in Don G's office. An excited Miguel wants to look for them right away, but Patricio says no. They will come back in the night when the receptionist isn't there. They agree and leave, happy over the seed they have planted. Ruben wonders about what he has heard. Extra checks...is there perhaps one for him?

Matilda arrives home after work and is surprised to see the apartment trashed. She looks around and begins to scream for help as she sees Isabella's body laying on the floor. There is no visible blood on her clothes from the neck down. Her head is not visible. A very nervous Christa rushes after Renato as he complains that they will miss thier plan. She drops the suitcase and falls to her knees while Renato kneels next to her and asks if she has gone stupid on him. No, she is nervous about what they have done to Isabella. Renato places a hand around her neck and reminds her that this is a lesson; she will inform Gladys and Martina of this so that they all know the consequences. He strides off telling her get the suitcase. Christa does and stalks off after him. Gladys explains to a stunned Rocio and a gloating Martina that since Martina has returned to the ranch she wants no complaints. Martina is to be no mere servant, she is in a category of her own. Rocio protests that is not taking orders from Martina and is going to tell Carolina who is the real lady of the house. Gladys threatens Rocio; she will tell Gonzalo that Rocio will not obey her and he will order Rocio from the ranch. Gladys emphasizes that she is Gonzalo's wife and the only lady of the house, not Carolina.

Macario and Santos are reviewing the books in Macario's quarters when an angry Gonzalo comes stomping in. Santos hastily leaves at Gonzalo's request. When the door is shut Gonzalo bursts out to Macario that Victoria and German tried to kill him. A disbelieving Macario tries not to laugh and asked when this happened. Gonzalo replies 'just now' and informs the foreman that he was shot at. Macario patronizingly informs Gonzalo that he didn't hear a gunshot. Gonzalo frustratedly explains that the gun didn't have any bullets. Macario rolls his eyes and thinks to himself that Gonzalo is being as crazy as his sister Lucrecia. Lucrecia asks Constanza to sit with her. They sit on the floor of the cell and Lucrecia continues to excitedly tell Constanza how she is going to see Diego while he is in jail. Constanza gently asks her if she knows who killed Florencia. Yes, she knows Diego did it. Lucrecia becomes solemn and asks the saddened Constanza if her sister thinks that she could be imprisoned with Diego. Constanza realized that Lucrecia is insane. Verdugo advises Diego not to play with him; if Diego touches him, he will not return. Diego tells him to leave him in peace. Verdugo laughs...things need to stay calm for now, but in a little while it will be time to continue what has been started.

Alex reassures Caro that if Diego is innocent of killing Florencia that he will be out of jail soon. Caro is glad that he now believes Victoria to be innocent. They share a happy moment and Alex persuades her to stop thinking of all these horrible things. He wants to speak about beautiful things like how they can not be seperated. He asks Caro to marry him. Caro says yes, but she needs some time. Alex groans and wants to know why not. Caro says she can't tell him; it has been prohibited by the police. 'The police?' asks the suddenly alert Alex. Valentin hopes that Caro has said nothing and that Florencia will recover enough to tell what really happened. Ernesto wants to know what will happen with Claudio. Nothing, Valentin doesn't believe him. Claudio reassures Bianco he will be leaving soon and asks a favor of her. Keeps her eyes open at home so they can discover who really killed Florencia. Bianca is stunned...does he think that someone in her own family could be the killer. Claudio explains that as the mother of the heir, Florencia may have gained some enemies in the family. Bianca is shocked by this information. Patricio and Miguel gloat over thier success and laugh at Ruben. Miguel wants to cancel the kidnapping. Patricio refuses thinking they have the perfect plan. Alex asks Caro if the police think that Diego innocent. Caro explains that the police have ordered her not to talk about the details of Florencia's murder with anyone, not even Alex. She begs him to stop asking her questions. Alex is sullen and Caro wants the conversation to end. She requests a kiss and wraps her arms around Alex. Alex ponders whether he will kiss her or not and then smiles and leans down to give her one. German and Victoria arrive back at Los Encinos where German places the gun back in the trunk and sits a trembling Victoria down. She can't believe that they actually did it even though they knew it wouldn't easy. The very nervous Victoria jumps as Amalia emerges from the shadows. Amalia begs her forgiveness and German puts an arm around her wanting to know why she is here. Amalia wants to know what happened with thier plan. German explains that they were successful, but even if the police don't believe Gonzalo there may still be consequences. Gonzalo will want revenge.

An anxious Gonzalo finishes telling Macario what happened. Macario doesn't understand and has questions: Why would they want to kill Gonzalo and then put an empty pistol to his head? Gonzalo explains that they wanted him to confess to killing his own sister...the indignity! Macario looks thoughtful and his eyes open wide with a sudden realization. If neither Gonzalo, Diego or Victoria killed Florencia, then who did? He tells Gonzalo that there must be a bad enemy amongst them. Amalia, German and Victoria continue to talk about who the killer might be. Don Chema comes in with good news...it is time to send a group to retrieve Claudio from jail. Victoria asks if Diego is to be freed. No, but Ocampo is continuing to work on it. Victoria is relieved to hear the news. Diego lays on his bunk thinking of Victoria when Verdugo disturbs him with demands to play with him. Diego refuses and asks to be left in peace. A brief scuffle including some punches ensues and guards break it up. Caro is with Florencia begging her to wake up because she needs her mother to be at her wedding. Caro is amazed when Florencia's eyes open and begin to look around. Bufon is making sure that Verdugo will pay him for his assistance in the 'little job'. Verdugo assures Bufon that the money will be forthcoming from the man who ordered the job--a man of wealth and importance. Furthermore, Verdugo is going to investigate this patron and find out where he lives. Then Verdugo is going to blackmail him. Bufon and Verdugo laugh evilly.

Gonzalo Montero has had a bad day. He reclines back in a chair with an ice pack on his forehead as he remembers German's face as he pulled the trigger. He vows to put Victoria and German through hell and they will have no idea of when to expect it. But Gonzalo's day continues to be bad. A pushy Gladys has entered the living room demanding to know when he will return to thier bedroom. Gonzalo doesn't plan to return...he has moved into Don G's room and has already had Rocio move his things. She accuses him of fleeing her and tells him that he is a little man and turns to leave. Gonzalo jumps up and grabs her. She is a disgrace and noone wants her to remain at the ranch. Gladys refuses to leave and Gonzalo tells her that they are going to make her pay. The doctor tells Caro that they must see if Florencia can speak. Caro tries to get her to tell them who hurt her because Diego has been imprisoned for it. Florencia becomes agitated at Diego's name. Caro is saying that if the mention of Diego's name caused this distress, then he must have been the one to hurt her mother. Florencia silently tells herself, 'No Diego did not do this, they can't blame him'. Victoria arrives at the prison to see Diego. She is shocked to see his bruises, what happened? What is going to happen to them? Diego refuses to answer her questions and begs her to just hold him. Finally she stops questioning him and they kiss.

Telenovela-World: Episode One-hundred Five Summary Here! [USA, 5/19/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date: 05-19-06 12:29 PDT

Episode One-hundred Five

Diego and Victoria have an emotional reunion during visiting hours at the prison. She notices his bruises and he begs her not to ask him any questions and they hold each other. He tells her how much he missed her and they kiss. She tells him that she’s going to get him out of prison, but he tells her that he doesn’t want her to worry about him and not to do anything because he’s sure that sooner or later, the real murderer will be caught. She asks what happened to him and he thinks about how his life is in danger. Gonzalo tells Gladys not to be so comfortable in her surroundings because her blackmail won’t last long. Gladys continues to threaten her husband with turning him in to the police for murdering Diego’s brother if he doesn’t show her some respect. Rocio complains to Santos about Martina’s recent promotion in the household and hopes that Carolina will soon take control of things on the ranch. Santos tries to take advantage of her distress and makes a move on her by attempting to hug her, but she rejects his advances.

Diego tells Victoria not to worry about him and says that fighting is normal in prison and assures her that it was just a territorial thing that’s over now and won’t happen again. She is still worried and tells him that he should go to one of the officials and tell on whoever he got into a fight with, but he tells her that that’s not a good idea and begs her not to worry. Verdugo (Executioner) learns from Bufon that Diego‘s visitor is a woman named Victoria and he plans to use it to bother Diego. A guard brings Victoria and Diego’s visit to an end. They kiss and say goodbye. Diego decides not to tell Victoria that there’s a hit out on him and that he’s sure that Gonzalo is behind it. Renato tells Christa that he’s sorry he had to kill Isabela because she was very good for business. He tells her that he needs to get the image of Isabela’s death out of his mind and orders Christa to come with him to the bedroom to help him forget.

In New York, the police investigate Isabela’s very distraught aunt. They ask if Isabela had any enemies and she gives them a name--Renato. At work, Valentin gets a phone call and learns that Florencia has awakened and leaves immediately. In her hospital room, Florencia’s distress is evident and Carolina tries to calm her, saying that she won‘t speak the name of the person who tried to kill her because she sees how it upsets her. Florencia is upset, but still can‘t speak. She doesn’t want Diego to be prosecuted for trying to murder her when she knows that he‘s innocent. Alex tells Gerardo how Carolina and the police know something that she’s keeping from him and they think Diego and Victoria may be innocent and wonder who could have killed Florencia and what reason they had for doing so. In his office, Patricio and Miguel wonder how long it’ll take Ruben to find the checks. Patricio tells Miguel that soon they’ll go to Don G’s office and pretend to be looking for something and see what‘s going on.

Ruben raids Don G’s office looking for the checks. He finds them in a drawer and discovers one written to Bianca in the amount of $100,000. Bianca goes to see her mother. Constanza tells her how crazy Lucrecia is and how she doubts she’ll ever leave the hospital. Ruben is pissed to learn that his father-in-law didn’t leave him anything, but left Patricio, Miguel, Bianca, and Gerardo the same amount--one hundred thousand. He manages to find a way to place the blame on Constanza’s shoulders for turning Don G against him. Constanza tells Bianca how Lucrecia wants to get arrested and put in prison with Diego. Lucrecia is on her very best behavior when her doctor comes to see her and he tells her that he can see that her visit with her sister did her well. When he leaves, she reveals that she’s simply playing the doctor and wants to make him believe that she’s cured so that she can leave the hospital and be with Diego. Victoria goes back to Los Encinos with Don Chema and Flora and Maria on how Diego’s doing. She begins to cry and fears something bad will happen.

Verdugo and his buddy, Bufon tease their other cellmate. When Diego arrives, they turn on him and start talking about Victoria. Verdugo says that she’s the type of pretty woman his brother likes and plans to find out where she lives so that he can hook his brother up with her. Diego isn’t happy. Verdugo tells him that his brother is going to force Victoria to be with him and Diego can‘t do anything about it because he‘s locked up, while Verdugo‘s brother is on the outside and free. Diego tells him that he has friends on the outside and threatens Verdugo. When Bufon joins in and pushes Diego too far, Diego grabs him around the neck and starts choking him. Victoria is still upset about what’s happening to Diego. Chema, Maria and Flora try to calm her down. She asks Chema what they can do to help Diego and he tells her that they need to get a good lawyer. He suggests Ocampo, but Victoria rejects his idea because of Ocampo’s connection to the Monteros. She tells him that they’ll need money and says that she doubts Carolina will do anything to help defend Diego.

Diego is pulled off of Bufon and he tells Verdugo not to mess with Victoria and to tell his people to stay away from her. Verdugo doesn‘t seem threatened in the least. .Constanza tells Gonzalo about her visit with Lucrecia and he thinks they should get her out of the institute. Constanza disagrees and becomes suspicious of his urgency to get her out. He tells her that he simply misses his sister, then tells her to forget what he said earlier because Lucrecia is useless to him now. Constanza wonders what he meant when he said that their sister is no longer of any use to him. In her padded room at the mental hospital, Lucrecia gets a visit from Bianca, but doesn‘t recognize her. Bianca tells her that she‘s her niece and came to visit her and see if she might need anything. Lucrecia asks her if she brought news of Diego and immediately becomes disinterested in Bianca when she learns that she simply came to hang out with her. She frightens Bianca when she tells her how she wants to go to prison and be locked up with Diego so that she can finally be with him.

Bianca realizes that her mother was right when she said that Lucrecia‘s gone completely insane. Chema tries to convince Victoria that they should contract Ocampo to defend Diego, but Victoria doesn’t think Carolina will let him help Diego. She tells Chema how Carolina thinks that she ordered Diego to kill Florencia. He tells her that she has to talk to Carolina and convince her that it’s not true, but she tells him that they’ve already spoke about it and she’s sure that Carolina will not let Ocampo defend Diego. Crying, Carolina enters Alex’s office and tells him that Diego killed her mother. He asks her why she thinks that and she remembers that she’s not supposed to tell anyone that Florencia’s still alive. Valentin talks to Florencia’s doctor and learns that Florencia can‘t talk and the doctor isn‘t sure if she will ever talk in the future.

Chema, Flora, and Maria don‘t think that Carolina thinks Victoria and Diego are responsible for what happened to Florencia, but Victoria is certain. Alex tries to get information out of Carolina, but she can‘t tell him that Florencia is alive and how she reacted when she mentioned Diego‘s name. She tells him that she simply has a bad feeling and thinks that Diego really did kill Florencia under orders of Victoria. Victoria and Flora have jewelry that they can sell so that they can hire a good lawyer for Diego. Chema and the rest manage to convince Victoria to let Chema talk to Ocampo before trying to find another lawyer for Diego. Miguel wants to see what’s going on with Ruben, but Patricio stops him with the realization that Ruben might find the situation regarding the checks suspicious and calls himself stupid for not having forged another check for Ruben. He thinks that once Ruben sees that there’s no check for him, he might do something stupid with the other checks or become suspicious of the whole thing. He orders Miguel to forge another check for Ruben, but Miguel refuses, worried that giving Ruben money might ultimately hurt Constanza. Patricio tells him to stop pretending to care about Constanza and forces him to sign the check.

Lucreica gets a visit from Gonzalo who tells her that he‘s not going to take him with her. She is upset and tells him that she did exactly what he told her to do and tried to convince the doctor that she was getting better. She tells him that she wants to leave so that she can be with Diego. Gonzalo tells her that she‘s in a bad state and tells her to forget about Diego. He then tells her that she‘s not going to be able to do anything because of the state she‘s in and tells her that he‘s not going to be able to help her leave. Constanza talks to Father Cipriano about her sister and the loss of her sister Florencia. Lucrecia becomes hysterical and yells at Gonzalo, accusing him of falling into Victoria‘s trap and letting her convince him to betray her. She tells him that Victoria doesn‘t want him and wants nothing more than to take her Diego from her. He tells her that he hasn‘t seen or spoken to Victoria and tells her that since she‘s gone crazy, there‘s nothing she‘ll be able to do about the Victoria/Diego issue. She tells him not to call her crazy and begs him not to abandon her. He tells her that she‘s useless to him now, that she‘s gone crazy, and leaves. Lucrecia wonders why her brother no longer loves her and calls out to Diego, saying that she wants to be in prison with him.

While her sister is huddled in a corner in her padded room, Constanza is still talking with Father Cipriano. She tells him how worried she is about possibly losing her brother Gonzalo and tells him how Gonzalo told her that Lucrecia is no longer of any use to him. Father Cipriano is bothered by Gonzalo‘s comment and is sure that Gonzalo must be planning something bad and is worried. Miguel forges his late father’s signature for Patricio, but is hesitant to hand the check over to him. Patricio has to snatch it out of his hand. Ruben throws a fit in Don G‘s office. Alex interrupts his tantrum, calling him “uncle” and asks what’s going on. Ruben yells at him for calling him uncle and reminds him that he’s not really a Montero. Alex reminds him that neither is he and wants to know why he’s in Don G’s office. Ruben tells him that he was simply looking for something and happened upon some checks Don G wrote but is angry because there’s no check for him. Patricio and Miguel walk in and immediately side with Rube saying it isn’t fair that Don G didn’t write him a check, too. Miguel tells Alex and Ruben that they learned about the checks from Chema and he and Patricio suggest they look through Don G’s things together. Patricio manages to slip the other forged check out of his back pocket without anybody seeing him.

Patricio “finds” Ruben’s check and Ruben is initially upset to learn that it’s only half of what everyone else got. He quickly realizes that it’s still enough money to get himself a good lawyer so that he can get what he deserves should Constanza continue in her pursuit of a divorce. Alex doesn’t believe what’s happening, thinking Don G never wrote any checks and tries to snatch the check out of Ruben’s hand. Ruben has quick reflexes and retains possession of the check. Amalia is surprised when Carolina tells her that she thinks Diego is responsible for nearly killing Florencia. It’s lights-out at the prison, but Verdugo continues to antagonize Diego with talk of Victoria. Carolina tells Amalia about what happened with Florencia and how she opened her eyes and seemed upset when she mentioned Diego‘s name. Diego tells Verdugo to stop talking about Victoria and to leave him alone. Verdugo agrees to leave him alone for the moment, but assures him that he‘ll be dying soon.

Diego realizes that he has to warn Victoria about Verdugo‘s brother. Victoria talks to Amalia about how worried she is about Diego and how she hopes Chema can convince Ocampo and Carolina to help Diego. Amalia tells her that Carolina doesn’t know what to believe and assures Victoria that Diego will be out of prison in no time. Victoria becomes suspicious and asks her what she’s hiding from her. Amalia tells her that she can’t tell her anything because she made a promise to Carolina. Victoria wants to know what their secret is and begs her to spill it. Amalia tells her that she doesn’t want to betray Carolina’s confidence but she also doesn’t want to see Victoria suffer so. She makes Victoria promise not to tell anyone and reveals that Florencia is still alive.

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May 22-26, 2006

Telenovela-World: Episode One-hundred Six Summary Here! [USA, 5/22/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date: 05-22-06 13:39 PDT Episode One-hundred Six

Diego dreams about Victoria, Lucrecia, his last stint in prison, the day he discovered Florencia on the floor in her apartment, near death, and Patricio accusing him of killing Florencia. He wakes up and begs God to help him. When Victoria learns from Amalia that Florencia is still alive, Victoria still thinks Gonzalo has something to do with the entire situation. Gonzalo tells Macario how crazy his sister Lucrecia, therefore unable to do his dirty work for him and kill Victoria. He tells Macario that he’ll have to do it for him, but Macario passes, telling him that if he wants Victoria dead, he’ll have to do it himself. Gonzalo is not pleased, but Macario reminds him that he’s done everything he’s ever asked of him, but still hasn’t received a cent of the money promised him. Gonzalo tells him that he’ll have his money soon because he’s on his way to see Alex and plans to make nice with him so that he can later get all the money he needs from him.

Alex asks his mother for Bianca and Gerardo, and she tells him that Bianca’s gone to see Claudio at Diego’s and expresses her disapproval at Bianca’s relationship with the best friend of Florencia’s killer. Claudio and German arrive back at the ranch and Bianca and Claudio hug and reprimands him for getting himself put in prison, then kisses him. German watches them and hopes that Victoria and Diego will be as happy as he and Amalia, and Claudio and Bianca are. Macario thinks about Amalia and plans to take him with her when he leaves the ranch, whether she wants to or not. Amalia tells Victoria the circumstances surrounding Florencia and the secret Carolina and the police have been keeping from her. Victoria assumes that Diego will get out of prison as soon as everyone finds out that Florencia isn‘t dead. Amalia tells her that it isn’t as simple as she thinks it is, as Verdugo and his sidekick plan Diego’s murder as they watch him sleep.

Victoria wants to know why Florencia hasn’t told the police who really tried to kill her, but Amalia tells her that Florencia has yet to regain the ability to speak. Florencia’s doctor tells Carolina that she could get better at any moment and start talking, but he can’t say when that will be. Carolina is anxious to talk to her and the doctor leaves her alone with her mother. Alex asks Gladys how she could possibly talk badly about Claudio and judge him after all the things she’s done. She continues to badmouth Claudio, calling him a “patan”, but Alex tells her that no matter what she calls him, she’s still worse than him because of the things she’s done. He says that if he was her, he’d leave the ranch immediately. He reminds her that Gonzalo is very angry with her and is capable of hurting her. He tells her that she’s playing with fire, but she reminds him that it was Gonzalo himself who gave her permission to stay. The conversation turns to Alex and Carolina and Gladys has the nerve to insinuate that he wants to marry Carolina because she’s an heiress.

Carolina waits for Florencia to wake up. When she does, she tells her that she has to recuperate because there are so many things she needs to know and asks if Diego’s the one who tried to kill her. Florencia begins to become agitated and tries to tell her that Diego isn’t responsible, but still can’t speak. Carolina asks if maybe Gonzalo’s the one who tried to kill her, but Florencia still can’t speak. Patricio talks to Miguel about his plan to talk to Carolina and Alex and try to get them to let him move into the ranch for a while. He wants to be there so that he can plan Carolina’s kidnapping. Miguel reminds him that Alex isn’t his number one fan, especially after he slept with Isabela and let her try to pass his baby off as Alex’s. Patricio thinks that Alex will thank him for helping him get rid of Isabela, thereby leaving him free to be with Carolina. Miguel tells him that neither of them can be certain how Alex will react and, not having seen her around lately, wonders where Isabela could be.

Renato and Christa are in bed. He’s eating and wants to know why she isn’t. Both she and her stomach are upset over what happened to Isabela. He tells her to stop worrying about it, grows impatient with her and orders her to eat. Valentin learns that one of Renato’s girls, Isabela was killed in New York. Patricio is happy to have Isabela out of his life and tells Miguel that if Alex had really been angry over what happened with Isabela, he would have confronted him earlier when they were all in Don G’s office, but Alex didn’t even mention it. Miguel tells him that Alex might have simply been preoccupied looking for the checks like the rest of them were. He wonders if they should have written a check for Alex too, but Patricio rejects the idea and reminds him that Alex doesn‘t need the money since he‘s going to be marrying Carolina. Miguel still thinks that they shouldn’t have written a check for Ruben.

Alex tells Gladys that he’s marrying Carolina because he loves her, not because of her money. Gladys switches gears and tells him that she didn’t mean to insinuate that he only wants Carolina for her money and tells him that his lack of interest in money has always been his biggest problem. As she explains to him how important money is, Gonzalo walks in and tells Alex not to be surprised and says that he can expect the worst from Gladys. Renato wants Christa to tell Martina and Gladys everything that happened to Isabela so that they know not to cross him. She thinks it might be dangerous to tell the others because they might turn them in, but Renato doubts that either of them will open their mouths once they learn how Isabela died. Christa continues to look plagued by what befell Isabela as Renato laughs and continues to eat.

Gladys tells Gonzalo that it’s too late to fight and before she leaves for bed, she lips her lips, leers at Gonzalo, and tells him that she’ll be expecting him in their bedroom. He calls her a nymphomaniac. When she leaves, Gonzalo tells Alex that he needs to talk to him. He asks for his forgiveness, telling him that all his efforts to try to forget about him were useless. He says that treating him badly and trying to convince himself that he didn’t want him didn’t work and asks forgiveness for taking his anger out on Gladys by hurting him. He tells him that he loves him like he really was his son and never wants him to forget it and he’ll always be his son. Amalia tells Victoria that they’ll havef to wait for Florencia to get better so that she can tell everyone what really happened, but Victoria doesn’t want to keep quiet. Amalia reminds her that she promised her, but Victoria insists that she has to tell everyone that Florencia is still alive.

While Verdugo and Bufon sleep, Diego learns from his other cellmate that Verdugo plans to kill him five days from now and explains the game Verdugo is playing with his life (on the wall above Verdugo‘s bed, they‘re spelling out a five-letter word, the first letter being “m”’ when the word is completely spelled he’ll be killed *the word ‘matar‘*). Amalia is angry that Victoria wants to break her promise and they argue. She tells Victoria that if she tells, Carolina will never trust Amalia again and Victoria will be responsible for ruining their friendship. Alex falls for Gonzalo’s act and forgives him, calling him ‘pap’ and tells him how happy he is. Gonzalo thanks him for giving him another chance and Alex tells him that a father isn’t necessarily the one that creates a child, but the one that cares for and loves that child. They hug as Christa and Renato lie in bed and try to figure out a way to build a bridge between Alex and Renato so that Renato can use him to take all of Carolina’s money.

Carolina asks Florencia if it was Diego who tried to kill her, but, desperately trying to tell her that it wasn’t Diego, Florencia still can’t say anything. Carolina asks how she can possibly still care for Victoria after all that’s happened. The doctor interrupts her, telling her that it’s best that she leaves so that she can rest. Carolina hopes that when Florencia finally does speak, it won’t be too late. Victoria tells Amalia that she doesn’t want to break her promise to her, but she has to help Diego. She tells Amalia that when she last saw him, he had bruises and is worried that he’ll be killed. Diego tells Lino that Verdugo won’t be able to kill him if he kills Verdugo first. Lino can’t believe he’s considering doing such a thing, but Diego tells him that it’s either Verdugo or himself. Victoria tells Amalia that Diego didn’t tell her who he fought with, but she’s sure that he’s in danger. She insists that they have to go to the police so that Diego won’t be hurt.

Florencia’s doctor tells Carolina that there’s nothing he can do to make Florencia speak and Carolina tells Florencia that she has to get better soon because she has to be at her side during her wedding to Alex. Alex tells Gonzalo that nothing and no one will be able to change his feelings for him. They hug and Gonzalo is happy, thinking what an idiot Alex is for falling into his trap and plans to ask him for the money tomorrow so that he can pay Macario to have Diego and Victoria killed. Victoria tells Amalia that she’s going to tell everyone that Florencia isn’t dead, but Amalia tells her that she can’t. They argue and their raised voices reach German, Claudio, and Bianca in the living room. They rush into the kitchen and interrupt their argument. Macario has a drink and thinks about all the fun he’s had with Amalia in the past. Gonzalo barges in and tells him that he’s made up with Alex and plans to ask for money tomorrow because despite how stupid Alex is, he’d still be suspicious. He tells Macario to be patient and he’ll have the money by tomorrow. He laughs, says Alex will probably give him the money, completely unsolicited. He calls Alex a bastard, telling Macario how he almost made Alex cry when he asked for forgiveness.

Alex tells Gerardo that he made up with Gonzalo and Gerardo is surprised and reminds Alex how Gonzalo treated him before--insulting and humiliating him. Alex tells him that Gonzalo only did those things because he wanted to forget him, erase him from his life. Gerardo reminds him that Carolina can’t stand Gonzalo. Alex says that Carolina will just have to find a way to live with Gonzalo being in their lives, just as he’ll have to live with Victoria being in their lives. Amalia tells German, Claudio, and Bianca that she was simply trying to calm Victoria down because she’s so upset about Diego. Victoria tells them that she’s going to bed. When she’s gone, Claudio worries about her and Bianca tells him that she understands how Victoria must be feeling because she felt helpless when he (Claudio) was in prison. In her room, Carolina becomes more convinced, with each day that passes, that Victoria and Diego wanted to kill Florencia and hopes that Florencia will soon be able to talk again. She feigns sleep as Victoria walks in and sits on the bed next to her. Victoria tucks her in and says, “Good night, my love. I’ll always love you, even though you don’t want me anymore.” Carolina wonders who Victoria really is--a loving mother or a murderer who simply uses others to get her revenge.

The next day, Patricio visits Alex in his office and tells him that they need to talk. Alex asks if he wants to talk about Isabela and accuses him of making things difficult with Carolina by not telling the truth about Isabela’s baby. Patricio tells him that he had no idea that the baby Isabela was expecting was his. Diego and Lino are playing cards when Verdugo turns his attention to the letter ‘m’ written on the wall and asks if he knows what it means. Diego tells him that he knows exactly what it means, punches Verdugo in the stomach and slams him up against the cell bas, telling him that someone else will be killed, not him. Valentin’s partner, Ernesto goes to Los Encinos to see Victoria and Amalia accompanies them to the living room. Maria watches Amalia and tells German how strange Amalia’s been acting and how she hasn’t let Victoria out of her sight for a second.

Ernesto tells Victoria that soon they’ll be able to prove that Renato stole all her money. Renato sends Christa to answer a knock at the door and Valentin flashes his badge at her and Renato and asks to speak to Renato. Valentin tells him that he came to speak to him about the death of his “supuesto sobrina”, Isabela in New York. “Que es lo que era ella realmente de usted? Que es lo que sabes de su muerte?” Renato produces some crocodile tears and feigns shock that Isabela is dead. Valentin tells him that Isabela was murdered. Christa joins him in the crying and they hold each other as Valentin watches. Patricio tells Alex that he had no idea it was his baby because she told him it was Alex’s baby. Alex tells him that what he did was bad and Patricio tells him that Isabela seduced him, otherwise he would never have been capable of hurting Alex the way he did. Alex tells him that he wasn’t referring to his sleeping with Isabela; the bad thing he was referring to was abandoning his child. He tells him that he should look for Isabela and take responsibility for his child. Patricio agrees with him, saying he’ll do just that now that Don G has left him money.

Victoria asks Ernesto how long it will take to prove what Renato did because she really needs to get her money back soon. He tells her that they’ll be able to prove it soon, but getting her money back won’t be so easy--it all depends on the judge and other formalities. Victoria tells him that she needs the money so that she can get a good lawyer so that she can prove that Diego is innocent and didn’t kill Florencia. Diego slams Verdugo against the bars and tells him that he’s sick and tired of his games and threats and tells him that he can either leave him alone or suffer the consequences. One of the guards approaches and asks what’s going on. Diego tells him that they were just talking and Verdugo gives a couple of pained laughs, enough to make the guard believe Diego. The guard opens the door and escorts Diego and Lino out to the yard, leaving Verdugo coughing and wheezing in pain. He vows to kill Diego, whether he gets paid for it or not. Out in the prison yard, Lino tells Diego that he shouldn’t have attacked Verdugo and the only thing he’s accomplished has been to speed up his inevitable death at Verdugo’s hands. He tells Diego that his left would be quicker and less painful if he didn’t provoke Verdugo. Diego tells him that he has to fight because he’s left with no other option.

Telenovela-World: EPISODE 107 SUMMARY HERE!!!!!!!!!! Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-23-06 10:23 PDT Pulled an all-nighter gang...I have to keep up with our Perla!!!!

Episode 107

In the prison yard, Lino begs Diego to be careful and not to provoke Verdugo. Diego insists that he has to keep fighting until this is all over. Victoria insists to Ernesto that Diego is innocent and that the police should know that. Ernesto begins to questions what Victoria has said when Amalia jumps in and explains to Ernesto that Victoria just meant the police usually have a hunch about who is capable of murder. Ernesto tests his hypothesis of Renato's guilt in Florencia's death on Victoria. She doesn't see where Renato would have a motive, but admits that she believes Renato to be capable of anything. Renato continues his crocodile tears as Valentin demands to know why Renato will not answer his questions. Renato apologizes and invites Valentin to sit. In response to the detective's questions, Renato admits that Isabella and Christa are not really his nieces, just poor destitute girls that he had befriended and loved like his own daughters. When questioned, Christa admits to Valentin that she and Isabella are not actually sisters, but friends that came to know eachother in a orphanage and escaped together. Renato found and helped them. Renato begins to sob and begs Valentin to bring poor Isabella's killer to justice. A skeptical Valentin agrees with Renato that it will be done...

Victoria informs Ernesto that if anyone knew of any problems between Renato and Florencia, it would be Patricio since he was involved with Isabella. She explains Renato's plans to marry off Isabella to Alex. Ernesto is shocked and questions the relationship between Isabella, Alex and Caro. He blurts out that perhaps Alex or Caro had something to do with Isabella's death. Amalia and Victoria are stunned by the news of Isabella's murder. Victoria quickly recovers and demands to know if he is now threatening Caro's freedom. Edelmiro knocks on Caro's bedroom door and nervously enters. He asks Caro for tremendous favor--not for himself, but for Rocio. Caro asks what has happened and Edelmiro explains that Gladys had put Martina over Rocio's head two days before and that Rocio was very upset. Caro is upset to hear that Gladys is giving orders out the Montero ranch. Gladys mockingly greets Martina (little queen) and asks her what she wants. Ocampo has arrived to see Constanza. Is there anything happening that she, Martina, should know about. Gladys tells her no, but she will speak with Ocampo because she has some unfinished business with him. Caro continues her tirade about how Gladys dare to give orders. Edelmiro explains he came to her because she is the heir. Caro agrees to go with him to the Montero ranch to put a cinch on Gladys and to save Rocio from the opportunistic Martina. A polished silver bowl clearly reflects both Martina's and Rocio's faces; however, Martina tells Rocio it was poorly polished and must be redone. Rocio tells Martina that she is going to get it when Caro finds out about all of this. Martina haughtily replies that Gladys is in charge, not Caro. So Rocio may as well just do as she is told. Martina smirks and Rocio growls at her as she begins to repolish the bowl.

Ocampo huffily tells Gladys that he is not here to see her, but Constanza. He tries to leave, but Gladys has her demands. She doesn't care what Don Chema or the will says, she wants to not be put on the street by Gonzalo. She also does not want Gonzalo to divorce her. Ocampo shakes his head and Gladys informs him that he will do as she wishes before she tells his pretty little wife about thier sexcapade. A resentful Gonzalo admits that Macario is clever and will ask Alex for money today. Macario diplomatically explains to him that when he can produce the money to pay him, Victoria is dead and buried*. Gonzalo questions Macario's sudden eagerness for what he is owed and Macario simply reminds Gonzalo that he is still owed for retaining Verdugo. As Diego weightlifts in the prison yard, Bufon and Verdugo contemplate the next moves on Diego and begin to laugh as Diego racks the weights to look at them. Verdugo grimly stare back at him. Victoria demands Ernesto to tell her the truth if they suspect Caro. Ernesto denies it and Amalia interjects that Victoria is stressed and upset. Ernesto understands and excuses himself. Amalia thanks Victoria for not losing her head and Victoria replies that she is waiting for a more prudent time. She does not want to destroy Amalia's relationship with Caro since the relationship between her and her daughter are already so fragile. Amalia is sure that Victoria will soon have Caro's love again; Victoria prays that Florencia will soon be able to reveal her attacker.

*(In this particular scene, Macario does not use the formal word for 'boss' which is 'patron' that he normally uses when speaking with Gonzalo. Instead he uses the more familiar term for 'boss' which is 'jefe'. 'Jefe' is been used on the program to explain Valentin's relationship to his chief, Ernesto's relationship to Valentin, and Santos' relationship to Macario. Gonzalo's response to this familiarity is a curled lip and the question about Macario's eagerness for money. This comes into play later in the program when Gonzalo is eavesdropping.--paz bec)

Caro and Edelmiro finish listening to Rocio's tales of woe under Martina's leadership as she continues to polish the already reflective silver. Caro doesn't want her to worry; she will put Martina in her place. Rocio wonders why Caro doesn't enforce the fact that she is the duena (lady of the manor) and Caro replies that she is, but only for a short time since she feels that it is appropriate that the fortune is divided amongst Don G's children. Edelmiro is upset and tells Caro not to forsake her own good luck and thinks that Rocio will continue to suffer if Caro relinquishes her position. Caro will makes sure that Rocio always has the job in charge; she will make it a condition of turning the inheritence over. Rocio bats her eyes at Edelmiro and tells Caro that she would rather have a more durable job...in marriage to Edelmiro. Edelmiro glances at Caro with a nervous smile frozen on his face. Martina floats around a room at the Montero ranch and looks out windows and French doors as Caro enters the room to speak with her. Caro informs Martina that she is not the head servant at the ranch. Martina begins to protest that Senora Gladys...Caro cuts her off and firmly explains to Martina that like Glady, she will be leaving the ranch. Gladys continues to demand that Ocampo arrange things with Don Chema and stop Gonzalo from divorcing her so that she can remain at the ranch. Ocampo angrily states that he is done with Gladys and her blackmail. She threatens him agains and he informs her that her blackmail has no real function; his wife knows everything because he told her the truth. Gladys is stunned. Gonzalo approaches a closed door at Montero Enterprises and is about to open it when he hears Miguel and Patricio. He is curious and stops to listen as he wonders what the Dynamic Duo are up to.

Miguel is extremely worried. Patricio reassures him that the burden of the crime will be borne by Diego Iberra. Miguel anxiously asks Patricio if he isn't even a little worried about the police finding out he killed Florencia. Gonzalo is stunned. A smug Patricio is not worried in the least; there is no proof that he harmed Florencia. Besides, he had no motive and Diego did. Patricio is obviously very content with himself while Miguel's face is pinched with terro. Outside, Gonzalo rolls what he has heard over in his mind--Patricio killed his sister Florencia? A group of prisoners led by Verdugo heads toward Diego as a guard comes out and announces that Iberra has a visitor. Diego grabs his T-shirt and heads toward the door. Verdugo gazes after him and informs the group that soon, Diego is to be killed. The only need to wait for Verdugo's word. He pounds his chest as the group nod thier heads in agreement and begin to laugh Verdugo's evil laugh. The visitor is Victoria and she brings news that Diego cannot reveal to anyone...Florencia is not dead. Diego eyes her with disbelief and questions why he is still imprisoned. Victoria explains that the police are setting a trap for the real killer. Diego understands that he is only be held for the intent to kill and will be able to be free soon. He is excited and lovingly cups Victoria's face in his hands and explains that soon they will accomplish the dream they have both longed for--to be happy together. Verdugo tells the group of prisoners that there is money involved. All that has to be done is kill Diego. Verdugo grabs another prisoner by the throat and pulls him close as he declares that Diego will not leave the prison alive. They all laugh menacingly. Diego is delighted. He wants to marry Victoria as soon as he is freed, which must be soon. He grabs Victoria around the waist as he laughs and begins to kiss her passionately. A somber Victoria tells him that she will marry him, but he must wait. Everything depends on Florencia being able to reveal who really harmed her.

Valentin enters his office and sits down at his desk. He is very discouraged; Florencia is not improving enough to help. Ernesto is optimistic because he feels that the case will be resolved soon. He asked Valentin who he thinks tried to kill Florencia. Valentin seems unsure, but he thinks it may have been Gonzalo. Ernesto looks at Valentin and appears thoughtful. The confident Patricio and the nervous Miguel continue to talk. Miguel tells Patricio that God has left them in good shape. Patricio is content that everything points to Diego and no one is suspicious of him. He hopes Diego gets life in prison. Miguel suddenly becomes more confident...Don G would be proud of them. Patricio asks why. Miguel laughs and tells him that they have accomplished what Don G never could. They have finished off Diego Iberra. Outside, the listening Gonzalo thinks that this information will serve him well. Victoria reminds Diego that they must pray for Florencia's recovery. Diego believes that Florencia will recover and exonerate him. He giddily smiles at Victoria and leans over to kiss her. Victoria returns the kisses laughingly. Patricio tells Miguel not to make jokes about his life. He sulkily reclaims the chair behind his desk and leans back as he sullenly puts his hands to his mouth. Miguel should not tease him...he never meant to kill Florencia and never wanted Martin to die. Miguel replies that Macario is a barbarian and made them his accomplishes. Gonzalo is again stunned...the Three Musketeers killed Martin? Miguel continues that the evil Macario even made the murder looks like a suicide. Gonzalo is flabbergasted; he now has information that will allow him to keep Macario in his proper place...*(See earlier note).

Macario walks down the lane and observes the haying progress. In the distance, he sees Caro and Amalia walking together. He crouches behind a haystack and looks longingly at Amalia and thinks about how he cannot live without her. Caro and Amalia talk about how strange Martina is and how Rocio should not have been treated the way she was. Caro resolved the problems because Rocio is a faithful friend. Rocio asks Edelmiro what the problem is. Edelmiro pleads poverty...his wages are low and he wants to be good to her. Rocio passionately replies that she is poor as well. He needs money to pay for the municiple license (marriage license?) and what about Santos? That is Edelmiro's problem. Rocio informs him that she wants him, but he will have do as she desires. If Edelmiro does not propose to her, then they are over. He will no longer have a girlfriend. Santos climbs over the fence and the hidden Macario asks him to somehow get Carolina away from Amalia so that he (Macario) can speak to Amalia alone. Santos is willing, but unsure of how to accomplish the task. Macario begs Santos to use his imagination. Caro tells Amalia about how Florencia has woken but is not able to speak. She voices her concern about Florencia's agitation when Diego's name is mentioned. Caro is concerned that Diego and Victoria may be responsible for Florencia's attack. Amalia gives her a speculative look. Victoria is informed that is time to leave. She once again begs for another moment and is again refused. She tells Diego that she doesn't want to go. Diego understands and promises that he will say nothing to anyone. He cups her face in his hands as she wraps her arms around him and they kiss passionately with the guard looking on.

Amalia questions Caro's belief that Diego is guilty because Florencia becomes agitated when his name is said. Amalia suggests that Florencia becomes agitated because she knows that Diego is innocent. Caro agrees and expresses her uncertainity about all that has happened. Amalia reassures her that Florencia will recover. In the meantime, Caro should be careful because Martina won't keep her arms crossed (in English...cool her heels) for long. She reminds Caro that for the time being, she is the duena of the ranch per Don G's will. Caro hates the messes and is queries how she can bend Gladys to her will. Gladys continues to desperately call Ocampo's bluff when Don Chema enters the room and informs her that Ocampo is not lying; he instructed Ocampo to tell the truth to his wife. Gladys demands that the 'old decrepit' reveal his demonic method. Don Chema stalks toward her, raises his arm and yells that his only method is to stop her from arriving at her goal. Diego is released back into the prison yard. A nervous and anxious Lino pulls him aside and tells him that other prisoners are plotting to kill him. Verdugo approaches the two and begins laughing and pointing. Lino begs Diego once again to be cautious. Diego promises Lino that he will leave alive. At Los Encinos, Victoria expresses her doubts about Diego's release and gaining back Caro's trust to Maria. Maria unsuccessly tries to reassure her. Caro wants Gladys gone, but does not want to send her away in a manner that will harm Alex. After all, Gladys is his mother. Amalia teases Caro about how much she adores Alex. Caro admits to her complete adoration of her fiance without hesitation.

Alex is behind his desk at Montero Enterprises with Gerardo and Bianco sitting before him. He flashes the checks and explains that Don Chema told Patricio and Miguel about them. Several checks were left in differing amounts. They speculate that these were some gifts that Don G wanted to give to people. Gerardo and Bianca are happy and don't want to question the gift they have been given. Alex is more skeptical because not only were Gerardo and Bianca left checks, but checks written for significant amounts were also left to Patricio, Miguel and Ruben. He informs his cousins that those three were now left with enough money that they would not be out on the streets. Miguel and Patricio celebrate in Patricio's office. They are literally getting away with murder. Gonzalo resolves himself outside the office door. He now has information to gain the upper hand against Victoria--he knows who killed Florencia. He needs to speak to Alex, but must speak with Victoria first. Gonzalo has no doubt that he can later somehow blackmail Alex. He is simply satisfied that he has learned what he has heard and no longer needs the crazy Lucrecia. In one moment, an angry Lucrecia paces her cell cursing her favorite sibling, Gonzalo, for breaking his promises and forgetting about her. He has left her alone, abandoned in the psychiatic hospital. She sobs for a brief second and the then with a maniacal laugh she vows to escape and not only for the purpose of killing Victoria, but also her traitorous brother, Gonzalo...

Diego and Lino continue to walk the prison yard where they encounter Verdugo and Bufon. A hangman game has been drawn on the wall and in addition to the 'm' from the previous night are a 'u' and an 'e'. Verdugo informs Diego that the game has been cut short by some days. Verdugo and Bufon laugh at the determined Diego and anxious Lino. Gonzalo arrives at Los Encinos to speak with Victoria. An angry Claudio demands to know why he is there and Gonzalo idly strolls past Claudio into the manse as he assures Claudio that Victoria will want to speak with him if she wants to save Diego. Diego informs Verdugo that he will soon be leaving this hell and none of his gang will be able to prevent that. Verdugo and Bufon begin to laugh and remind Diego that he doesn't want to provoke anyone. Valentin has a prison official visiting with him. Valentin wants to know if Diego is being protected. No, the prison is doing nothing special to protect Diego. Valentin explains that Diego may be innocent. The prison official tells Valentin that providing a prisoner with special protection may be more harmful than good. The official wants to know what Valentin really wants. Valentin explains his belief in Diego's innocence and asks that the guards do what they can. They will try, replies the prison official, but Iberra has a rather explosive character. He can offer Valentin no promise for Diego's safety. Verdugo continues to taunt Diego. Maybe he will let him live for three more days, but most likely not. Diego crosses his arms determinedly as Verdugo laughs and his prison friends begin to gather around....

Victoria arrives to speak with Gonzalo with an attentive Claudio clutching a small pistol in his hands.. Claudio warns Gonzalo that they know his bad intentions. Gonzalo coolly reassures Claudio that he has come in peace to speak with Victoria. Claudio backs off at Victoria's request in response to Gonzalo's insistence that they speak more privately. Gonzalo tells her that he knows who killed Florencia and will tell her as soon as she marries** him. Victoria refuses to believe Gonzalo's lies. Gonzalo reassures her that he knows who killed Florencia and can prove it. All she has to decide whether Diego's remaining in jail for life is worse than marrying** Gonzalo. Victoria will not consent and Gonzalo repeats his offer. Santos interrupts Caro and Amalia and asks Caro if he can consult with her about some things. Caro is hesitant, but Amalia says that she has to go see German. The young women agree to meet later and Santos walks off with Caro. As Amalia walks down the lane, a desperate Macario emerges from behind the haystack and tells Amalia that they need to talk. Amalia is reluctant and tries to keep walking. Macario insists that they must speak...more civilly than he usually does. He pleads that they have always been together, that he needs her and he wants her to come back to him. Amalia gently explains that he must understand that she loves German now and that he should try to forget her. Amalia tries to walk off and Macario grabs her from behind, turns her around and tries to kiss her. Amalia struggles and he swears that they will always be together. She vows that she will never come back to him and easily twists from his grasp. Amalia runs down the lane. Macario desperately calls after her that she will be with him for better or worse. An upset Maria and a very tired and drained German discuss the lack of available resources to hire a good lawyer for Diego. The foreman is distressed and worried...there are no available resources that the ranch can access for funds...

Diego is walking away from Verdugo's taunts--does Diego want to live for days or for hours. Lino stays close to Diego's side. Verdugo begins to talk about how much Victoria will enjoys the visits of Verdugo's brother. Diego starts toward Verdugo and Lino stops him. The dreadful march across the prison yard continues with Verdugo's threats against Victoria at his brother's hand. Diego turns toward Verdugo again and Lino is once agains able to stop him. Claudio does not believe Gonzalo and gets up in his face. Gonzalo coolly replies again that he has no lies...including the fact that no one should no better than Claudio how easy it is to destroy a prisoner. Lino pleads again with Diego to not play Verdugo's game. Verdugo gives one last taunt about his brother and Victoria and Diego turns around and slugs Verdugo. In an instant, all of Verdugo's prison buddies have Diego on the ground in astonishing repeat of Diego's attempt to rescue Valentin. But this time, not all of the prisoners are involved. Those not involved stop and watch the fight and then continue with thier activities. Diego is left alone with only the shy, tender-hearted, fearful Lino to help him as Diego is kicked by 6 or 7 other prisoners that want to kill him. Claudio questions Gonzalo's words and Victoria joins in the questioning. If something is going to happen to Diego in prison, then they must know. If Gonzalo has ordered something to happened to Diego, then they will go to the police. Gonzalo doesn't think that they will. Only he knows if there is a contract for Diego and who really killed Florencia. A desperate Claudio exchanges looks with a calculating Victoria. Gonzalo assures Victoria that she will respond to his demands or else Diego is the one who will pay....

**Disclaimer: I am not trying to corrupt anyone's mind, but I am assuming that most of the people reading this summary are aged 16 or over. My limited understanding of the Spanish language defines the verb 'casar' as 'to marry' or 'to wed' or 'to pair up'. I am not so sure that this late in the game that Gonzalo is demanding marriage. He may be simply requesting 'to pair up' with her...i.e. demanding that she sleep with him in a rather aristocratic manner. Someone that has been raised in a home with money is going to use softer words to express his demands to a desired lover than someone like Macario (who is far more direct with his demands on women) would. Gonzalo is no longer pretending to care for Victoria; he simply desires to conquer Victoria rather than possessing her. This counterplays to his sidekick Macario who realizes that he cannot live without Amalia after trying to convince her that she should always be his 'woman' but never his wife (how Neanderthal!!!). I believe that this simply reflects social class and formal hierarchy in the Spanish culture. I may be wrong about that though. I do apologize if I have damaged anyone's sensitivities; if I have, then you shouldn't be following this telenovela anyway! :) paz bec

Telenovela-World: Epsode 108 Summary Here! (Edited) Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date: 05-24-06 15:05 PDT Episode 108

Claudio brandishes a gun, threatening to kill Gonzalo if he does something to hurt Diego. Victoria plans to warn Diego about Gonzalo and also tell the police, but Gonzalo doesn’t seem affected by her threats and tells her to pay Diego a visit and see for herself whether or not he (Gonzalo) is being serious or not. Then, he warns her and Claudio not to say a word about this to anyone else or Diego will be the one to suffer the consequences. Verdugo and his minions continue to kick Diego until the guards arrive and break things up. Verdugo and his pals pretend that it was an accident and Diego was weak with hunger and simply passed out. The guards rush Diego to the infirmary as Victoria and Claudio wonder what to do. Victoria plans to visit Diego as soon as possible.

Santos, following Macario’s orders, occupies Carolina’s time by asking questions on how the ranch will be run now that she is the new owner. Carolina tells him that things should continue the way they always have and if he has any questions he should ask Alex. Alex tells Gerardo and Bianca how worried he is now that Ruben is getting a check from Don G and they all think Ruben will simply use the money to hire a good lawyer to drag out the divorce proceedings and try to take as much of Constanza’s money as possible. Constanza talks to Ocampo and he tells her that Ruben will contest the divorce, thereby making the process a long one. She vows to be strong and get her divorce no matter what she has to do.

Bianca and Gerardo tell Alex that if Ruben tries to make things difficult for their mother, they’ll use all their money to support her. Doris interrupts their talk and tells Alex that Valentin has come to visit him. Valentin informs him that Isabela was killed in New York. Renato is angry that the police might suspect him of killing Isabela and because irritated with Christa when she insists that they return to Paris before the police discover what they did. Renato refuses, telling her that if they leave, it will make the police even more suspicious. Valentin reveals the circumstances surrounding Isabela’s murder--someone used a bladed weapon and tried to make it look like a robbery by trashing the place and leaving the door wide open. He and the rest of the police don’t believe it was a robbery gone violent and Valentin thinks there could have been more than one killer.

Alex is horrified that someone would do such a thing to a pregnant woman and her baby. When asked about possible suspects, Valentin tells them that he thinks Renato is responsible. Bianca wants to know why he thinks Isabela’s own uncle killed her and Valentin informs them all that Renato and Isabela weren’t really related at all and supposes that Isabela was one of Renato’s lovers. Gonzalo orders Macario to go to the prison and tell Verdugo to beat up Diego--but not to kill him yet. He gives Macario a stack of money to be given to Verdugo, but reminds him to make sure he knows not to kill Diego yet. Victoria visits Diego and finds him bruised and battered. He tells her that he doesn’t think he’ll survive much longer in prison, but Victoria begs him to be strong. He tells her to promise him that she will try to be happy with someone else should they kill him.

Victoria is upset with the way Diego’s talking, but he tells her that they have too many enemies that want to hurt them and begs her to find someone else should anything happen to him. She tells him that if he dies, she will die, as well, because she will no longer have any reason to live. Macario asks Gonzalo what his hurry is and Gonzalo tells him that he wants Diego beat up before Victoria has a chance to go and see him. He tells Macario that he still plans to get the rest of the money they need (to pay Verdugo for the murder) from Alex. Victoria begs Diego not to lose faith, but Diego tells her that he can’t do that and has no hopes of surviving that place. He tells her that if Verdugo and his friends don’t kill him, he’ll have to kill Verdugo and then he’ll be stuck in prison forever.

Verdugo and his sidekick (Bufon) corner Lino and Verdugo warns him, saying that the friend of his enemy is his enemy, as well. Victoria tells Diego not to do anything, not to kill anyone, but he tells her that he won’t be able to restrain himself much longer and wishes he had proof that Gonzalo’s the one behind all of this. Gonzalo wants Macario to make sure he isn’t seen by Victoria when he goes to the prison to visit Verdugo because he doesn’t want her to know that he’s responsible. Macario agrees to do as he says and promises to make sure Verdugo keeps his mouth shut and assures him that he never told Verdugo that he (Gonzalo) is the one who ordered the hit on Diego. They get ready to go their separate ways--Macario to visit Verdugo and Gonzalo to weasel money out of Alex. Gonzalo laughs as he thinks back to his last meeting with Alex, in which Alex was so happy and grateful to his “papa” back.

Alex tells Gerardo, Bianca, and Valentin that what Isabela told him about Renato was true--that Renato is a pimp who’d turned her into a prostitute and ordered her to seduce Alex into marrying her for his money. Christa is visibly upset and wants to go back to France because she’s afraid of the police catching them. He tells her that if they leave the country, it will make them look guilty, like they’re trying to escape what they’ve done. She becomes hysterical, telling him that they lied about so many things and about being related and tells him that in this country, a person can’t lie about things like that. He tells her to stop being stupid and that lying about their relationship won’t be a problem and reminds her that Isabela was above the legal age of consent and he doesn’t care that the police accuse him of having a sexual relationship with her. He tells her to leave him alone so that he can think of how he’ll get them out of this mess and reminds her that whatever happens to him will happen to her because she’s his accomplice.

Valentin takes his leave of Alex, Bianca, and Gerardo. Alex tells them how bad he feels now that he’s realized that his mother was involved with Renato and could very well have been oen of his “employees”. Victoria tells Diego that the police questioned her about Renato and Florencia and she thinks Renato could have been the one who tried to kill Florencia. Both realize that Renato doesn’t really have a motive for murdering Florencia, but Victoria tells him that Renato is an evil person who is capable of anything--even having someone killed in prison. He says that no matter who it is that wants him dead, he’s left with the feeling that his end is coming soon and doesn’t believe that he’ll leave prison alive.

Gladys tells Martina that she doesn’t care if Carolina fired her or not and has other things on her mind at the moment and can’t deal with her problems. Martina corrects her, saying that her being fired is now Renato’s problem. Gladys is annoyed with her and tells her to get out because she doesn’t have the time to listen to her. Martina tells her that Renato is going to be pissed with her (Gladys) when she learns that Martina’s been fired, but Gladys is unconcerned, insisting that she go to Renato immediately. She tells Martina that she doesn’t think she’ll be able to continue helping Renato because Chema hates her and since he’s the executor of Don G’s will and knows that Gladys and Renato have a close relationship, Renato will no longer be able to invest in the Montero interprises because Chema won’t allow it.

Chema delivers some documents to Doris (Don G’s secretary) who says that lately everyone’s been giving her orders and she has no idea who to listen to. When she walks off, Patricio approaches Chema and tells him that he doesn’t want to live in his own home because there are so many memories of his father and Florencia there. He asks if he can stay a few days in the ranch. Martina is shocked that Gladys plans to break all her ties to Renato while Gladys insists that she has to reclaim her life and can’t go on helping Renato. She tells Martina that she no longer needs Renato and says that he can go to hell. Once she’s alone, Gladys is determined to find a way to prevent Gonzalo from divorcing her and says that she’s her number one priority, above anyone else--including Renato.

Alex is still trying to wrap his brain around the idea that his mother was one of Renato’s prostitutes. Gerardo doesn’t know what to believe and Bianca tells Alex that if she was one of Renato’s girls, it isn’t Alex’s fault. Alex isn’t concerned with whose fault it is and wonders how many more secrets his mother is hiding from him. Carolina waltzes in, all smiles, then realizes something’s wrong. She asks Alex what’s wrong and they hug. He tells her that Isabela has been murdered. Martina shows up at Renato’s and informs him that Carolina has fired her and tattles on Gladys, too. He tells her to shut up because he hasn’t the time to listen to her and plans to take care of Gladys.

Gonzalo finds Gladys sitting on the couch, flipping through a magazine. He asks, “Sigues aqui?”

She tells him that they agreed that she can remain on the ranch as soon as possible and asks him if he’s forgotten already and would like her to repeat her threat. He tells her that she can stay, but she still has to give him a divorce. She tells him that a divorce is out of the question and they trade threats. Gonzalo tells her that if she doesn’t give him a divorce, he’ll end up out on the street, as per Don G’s will. He also points out that sending him to prison wouldn’t be in her best interests. She begs him to give her a chance and tries to kiss him, but he continues to reject her. She asks if he would stay married to her if she made sure that Chema doesn’t kick him out. He laughs.

Chema tells Patricio that it isn’t his decision whether or not he be allowed to stay at the ranch--that’s Carolina and Alex’s decision. Patricio says he’ll find them and speak to them and says that he only wanted to ask Chema to see if it would be all right. Chema tells him that Don G’s will said nothing about who can and cannot stay at the ranch--except for Gladys. Gonzalo refuses Gladys’ offer and she tells him that if he kicks her out of the ranch, she’ll have nothing else to lose and will go to the police with what she knows. He offers to get her a place and not kick her out. She assumes he’s accepting her offer, but he tells her that he’ll be the one leaving the ranch. She asks why and he tells her that when he leaves, he’ll be leaving to be with Victoria. Victoria is in tears, begging Diego to have faith and assuring him that he’ll be out soon.

He tells her that he’s tired of fighting in vain and that, “lo nuestro es impossible.” Gladys laughs at Gonzalo and tells him that he’s crazy and that he’s fooling himself. She tells him that Victoria will never marry him. “You’ll see. Take it or leave. A divorce, permission to remain on the ranch and receive an allowance, or get kicked out onto the street. I’m going to marry Victoria.” Victoria desperately tries to help Diego gain a little bit of faith back while he feels tired and resigned to his approaching death. She insists that their love can’t end this way, but he tells her that it’s useless. He asks her a favor--never come back to visit him in prison. She tells him that he’s completely insane, but he insists that she no longer come to see him. She vows to talk to the police because she refuses to let anything happen to him. He grabs her arm, stopping her from leaving. He tells her that he has enough problems and whatever she does for him will be useless. She asks him if he really wants her to stay away and he tells her that he was serious and it’s time that she started to find a way to live her life without him.

Gladys tells Gonzalo that he’s crazy to think that Victoria would come back to him after all that’s been done, but, in short, he tells her that love hurts and people in love sometimes cause each other pain. He says that it’s time she and Victoria find out who’s in charge as Diego continues to make Victoria stop coming to visit him and continue on with her life without him. He tells her that they have too many enemies who simply want to separate them and make them miserable. He tells her to go away, far away, because she’s in danger. She asks him what he’s talking about and if he thinks someone’s trying to hurt her.

Verdugo informs his army of prisoners that he’s just been paid money to beat up Diego and has also been told not to kill him yet. He declares that until the death-date has been set, they will continue bothering him, threatening him, and continuing to make his life hell. Bufon tells all about how Verdugo told Diego that his brother was going to hook up with Victoria on the outside. The rest of the prisoners laugh when Bufon tells them that Verdugo doesn’t even have a brother. Diego doesn’t want to worry Victoria and tells her to just go away, but she refuses to leave and wants to know what’s happening. He tells her about Verdugo’s brother and insists she return to California where she’ll be safe. He tells her that it’s time for them to say goodbye forever and that they’ll always have fond memories of each other.

Gladys tells Gonzalo how stupid he’s being and reminds him that the ranch doesn’t belong to him, it’s Carolina’s--as well, as the Montero fortune. He assures her that all will be his as Carolina learns that Renato, Alex’s father, is suspected of killing Isabela. Renato tells Martina about their problems with the police. She says she’ll do anything for him and asks if she can help. He tells her that his problems with the police are also her problems because they’re in this thing together. He tells her not to refer to him, Gladys and Christa as if they were the only guilty parties because she’s now knee-deep in this mess, as well.

Valentin’s boss tells him that the police in France are pressuring him and wants to know what’s been happening with the case and whether or not Valentin has found a connection between the attempted-murder of Florencia and Renato. Valentin doesn’t have a connection, but informs him that one of Renato’s girls was killed in New York. His boss supposes that he’ll have to join in this investation himself now that things have gotten more complicated than he though they’d get. Carolina still can’t believe that Isabela is dead and says that, despite all the bad things she’s done, she didn’t deserve to die. Bianca, Gerardo, and Alex agree with Carolina. Gerardo and Bianca want to make sure that neither of them blames themselves for what happened to Isabela and they urge them to go ahead with their plans to marry.

Alex doesn’t understand how they could insist that he continue on as if nothing’s happened when the police suspect his father of murder. Renato tells Martina that if the police suspect him, they also suspect his stable of women, as well, including Martina, who can’t believe what she’s hearing. She tells Renato that she’s done nothing wrong and doesn’t understand why the police would suspect her of anything. Renato grabs her by the throat and reminds her that she helped him steal all of Victoria’s estate and helped him get her signature forged. Renato orders Christa to explain things to Martina so that she can understand what he just told her and Christa tells her that they’re accomplices in the murder of Iasbela. Martina is shocked.

Victoria won’t tell Diego goodbye even if he tells her a million times to do it. He tells her to leave and calls for the guard. He tells the guard to escort Victoria out. Before letting her go, Diego tells her that he thinks their love is so big and powerful that they’ll find each other in another lifetime. He kisses her. With tears in both their eyes, Victoria leaves. When the door closes behind her, Diego breaks down.

Telenovela-World: Complete Episode 109 Summary Here!!!!!!!!! Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-25-06 11:55 PDT

Episode 109

Victoria demands to know why Diego is saying all of this nonsense. Diego is being serious. He wants Victoria to quit being stubborn and forget about him. He calls for the guard and tells him that Victoria is leaving. They stand and tearfully look at eachother. Diego cups Victoria's face in his hands and tells her that while thier love is great, they must both find new lives. She kisses him and slowly leaves. At the door, she turns to face him again and looks at Diego as if she were trying to memorize his face. She leaves and Diego begins to sob. The chief asks Valentin if he suspects Renato. Valentin argues that Renato is the type to be involved in this thing. The chief questions whether or not Valentin has checked into Renato's alibi. Valentin hasn't and the chief is unhappy. The chief informs Valentin that he has to have help because if this thing is not solved, they will both be out of work. The chief is taking charge of Florencia's case; Valentin will continue to investigate Renato. He slams out of Valentin's office and the frustrated Valentin throws his pen down on the desk and roughly rubs his face. A stunned Alex stands in his office with his cousins and the concerned Caro. He cannot believe that his father (Renato) is a killer. Caro reminds him that Renato is not truly his father; Renato only impregnated his mother. Alex takes her in his arms and smiles. She is right and Gonzalo will always be his true father. They are going to try to forget these things...Renato, Gonzalo, Victoria. Caro vows that nobody or no thing can seperate them. Alex hugs her as Bianca and Gerardo smile back at thier cousin(s).

Martina sits disbelieving on Renato's couch as he explains that she and Gladys are accomplices to Isabella's murder because they will be providing Renato and Christa with alibis for the day of Isabella's death. Martina shakes her in disbelief. Alex and Caro discuss whether or not Patricio may know something about the death of Isabella. Alex angrily recalls Patricio's position towards Isabella and the baby. Miguel and Patricio arrive at the ranch with Patricio's luggage and head straight for the bar. Gonzalo asks what they are doing there and Patricio replies that he spoke with Alex and Caro and received permission to stay at the ranch for a time. Gonzalo shakes his head and asks where Patricio got the impression that he could stay. Patricio looks at Miguel and turns to his 'tio' and explains that he is very lonely in the apartment with all the memories of his poor parents. Gonzalo informs Patricio and Miguel that Caro and Alex don't give permission in this house--Gonzalo does. He permits the suddenly worried Patricio to stay and coolly informs the Dynamic Duo that they have much to tell him if they hope to remain in peace with Gonzalo. A grim Macario informs Verdugo that his boss wants Diego to be very scared. Verdugo is to teach Diego a lesson without killing him. Verdugo is unhappy and complains that this contrary to his orginal orders. Macario emphasizes that Diego is to remain alive...hurt, but alive. Verdugo laughs as he thinks to himself that Macario and his boss don't know how far he has advanced in his little job. Verdugo grins at the somber Macario and tells him that it will cost money to pay his 'brothers' for help. Macario lifts his hat off the table to reveal a pile of money and asks if its enough. Verdugo hastily grabs it and stuffs into his jumpsuit while looking around for the guard. Verdugo smiles at Macario and comments that his boss must be very wealthy. The wary Macario stares down Verdugo and refuses to answer as Verdugo continues to smile--obviously plotting something.

Miguel asks his brother just what he thinks that he and Patricio have to tell him. Gonzalo challenges him to guess and the nervous Patricio recovers and ask his 'tio' to please enlighten them. Gonzalo will tell them later and excuses himself. A frightened Patricio stares after Gonzalo as Miguel confusedly turns his head back and forth between Patricio and the retreating Gonzalo. Victoria enters the living room at Los Encinos with Amalia following close behind. She sits Victoria on sofa as Victoria explains the bad shape that Diego is in and about him wanting her to forget him and return to California. Amalia is even more concerned as Victoria explains Gonzalo's game. Victoria is worried that Gonzalo will have Diego killed in the prison if she doesn't agree to Gonzalo's terms. Amalia wants to solicit German's help and Victoria refuses. She insists that German will not be able to help Diego and begs Amalia to say nothing to him. She know what she must do now. Victoria gets up to leave and Amalia pleads with Victoria not to do what she (Amalia) thinks that she is going to do and Victoria leaves. Amalia cannot stop her and decides to herself that now is the time to go to the police and reveal that Gonzalo murdered her mother. Diego and Lino plays cards on the patio. He mournfully tells Lino that he is never going to see Victoria again. Victoria angrily strides into the Montero's living room where Gonzalo is reading the newspaper. She demands that any orders that Gonzalo has given to hurt Diego be stopped now. She angrily agrees to marry him. Gonzalo smiles at her over the top of the paper.

Gonzalo informs Victoria that he is happy with her news. She retorts that she is doing this for Diego--because she loves Diego and hates Gonzalo. Gonzalo tosses down his paper and stands up to look in her eyes. It doesn't matter if she hates him; she will learn. Furthermore, once they are married, Luisa Dominguez is going to pay. Victoria glares at him. Diego and Lino continue to talk over the card game. Diego knows that he is not going to leave the prison alive and does not want Victoria to see him continuing to get worse as he becomes more beaten and defeated. He wants Victoria to remember him the way he was before. Lino's news is discouraging; he has seen people defeated for years by Verdugo. He has confidence that Diego can find a way to escape this. Diego apologizes to Lino for disillusioning him, but he doesn't have much fight left in him. Victoria angrily tells Gonzalo that if he wants revenge, he should be dealing with her and not Diego. Gonzalo replies that it is good that Diego is pain. Victoria begs him to stop any maltreatment of Diego; she wants to marry Gonzalo. Gonzalo gives in and picks up the phone. He informs the desperate Victoria to remember that if she goes back on her word, then Diego is dead. Lino counsels Diego to make peace with Verdugo by allowing Verdugo to be his boss. Diego refuses to bow down to Verdugo. He has nothing to lose and is going risk everything. Lino tells him that Verdugo and his friends are going to kill him. Diego doesn't care...he plans to drag someone into Hell with him. Macario gets up to leave Verdugo and reminds him that Diego is to be left alive. Verdugo warns Macario that Diego has gotten on his bad side and threateningly points at Macario as he tells Macario that if his boss wants Diego alive, then it will cost even more money. Macario calls Verdugo's bluff and coolly informs Verdugo to get that he should get out of his face. Verdugo will kill Diego at the boss's (Gonzalo's) request. He rubs his hat nervously across his chin as Verdugo continues to complain about the switch and then quickly raises his hand. Instead of striking Verdugo, Macario pats Verdugo's cheek intimately for a moment as he explains again that Diego is to be left alive and that Verdugo must not let Diego die. Verdugo is resentful as the smooth Macario reminds the prisoner that money is not an issue and Verdugo will comply with orders. Otherwise, the prison itself is full of prisoners that are looking for 'little jobs' like this. Macario smiles innocently at Verdugo. The prison "boss" looks worried and once Macario leaves, he gnaws at his knuckles in frustration. On the way to the parking lot, Macario's cell phone rings. It is Gonzalo and he doesn't want Diego injured again. Macario informs Gonzalo that he has already given Verdugo orders and wants to know what is happening. Macario catches on the Gonzalo is unable to speak freely because his future spouse is around. The call ends and Gonzalo sits back down and Victoria rattles off how revolting he his. Gonzalo smiles and reminds Victoria that Diego will be safe as long as she behaves. Victoria demands to know who killed Florencia. A smiling Gonzalo refuses to fall into her trap. He won't tell her until she marries him.

Patricio and Miguel are still hanging around the den trying to figure out what Gonzalo might know. Miguel gradually becomes more agitated...what if Gonzalo knows about Martin's and Florencia's death. Miguel anxiety peaks and voices are raised. Miguel is innocent of both murders. Macario and Patricio are killers, not him. A thoroughly angry quiets Miguel down and reminds him that he was an accomplice to both murders. Miguel sickens him and now someone else must die. They have an enemy and it will be Miguel's responsibility to kill this person. He jeers at Miguel that he won't be so innocent then. Gonzalo refuses to tell Victoria anything until they are married since they don't trust eachother and Victoria refuses to marry him until Diego is freed. Gonzalo comes up with a new idea....they will get a civil marriage and denounce Florencia's killer at the wedding. That is fine with Victoria, but what about his marriage to Gladys. Gonzalo grimly comments that Gladys has no idea how much he really hates her. At Renato's apartment, Gladys wants to know what Renato wants and begins to complain about Martina. Renato turns around and shouts at Gladys that he doesn't care about the happenings at the ranch. He sits her down and informs her that she is an accomplice in Isabella's murder. Gladys is shocked. Alex and Caro tell Don Chema that they are unsure about Patricio staying at the ranch and Caro suggests that perhaps Patricio is feeling some remorse since Isabella and the baby died. 'Isabella is dead?' asks the stunned Don Chema. Alex grimly informs Don Chema that not only is Isabella dead, but she was murdered. Renato and Gladys bicker back and forth. She doesn't want problems with the police and he keeps telling her that is an accomplice in Isabella's murder.

Miguel begs Patricio not to make him kill his brother Gonzalo. A confident Patricio tries to bolster his terrified uncle. Miguel says it isn't in his blood to kill. Patricio tells him that he is capable of doing it if the circumstances arrived. After all, wasn't Macario able to kill Martin and wasn't Patricio able to kill Florencia? Besides, if Miguel wants a portion of the inheritence, he has no other choice. Gonzalo may know about either thier plans to kidnap Caro or about the murder of Florencia. Gonzalo admits that Gladys is an impediment, but that should not interfere with he and Victoria's love. Victoria calls him a disgrace and refuses to marry him. In that case Diego is dead. Gonzalo promises a painful death for death. One more horrible than Victoria can imagine. Diego and Lino plot how to get Verdugo. When Diego recuperates a little, he will go for Verdugo in the cell at night when he is vulnerable and without protection. Diego is sure that Bufon is a coward and will do little to help Verdugo. Gonzalo wants to lie about the divorce from Gladys so that he and Victoria can be together. Victoria repeats how revolting he is. Gonzalo is sure Diego will have many nights as long as Victoria is with him, but will die tonight if Victoria goes back on her word. He reassures Victoria that he know exactly what she wants--to prepare to be his love. Gonzalo smugly leaves the room and a trembling Victoria asks God what she should do. She prays for the strength to kill Gonzalo. Miguel pleads with Patricio that he can't kill Gonzalo. He will try, but will probably fail. Patricio reassures Miguel that he will help him as Patricio realizes that he will have to end Gonzalo's life. Suddenly, he remembers something. Doesn't Amalia have a secret? "Yes" Miguel happily agrees; Amalia knows a grave secret that she shared with his father. They can use that to stop Gonzalo instead of killing him. Patricio looks thoughtful.

Ernesto and the chief are in Valentin's office reviewing Florencia's case when Amalia arrives to speak with Valentin. Ernesto introduces her and Amalia goes off on the chief about the unjust way Diego is being treated. Ernesto and the chief exchange worried looks. Gonzalo arrives at Alex's office to speak with him. Caro excuses herself to go find Bianca and Gerardo. Alex tells her that they went to visit Lucrecia. Caro leaves; Gonzalo sits and pities his poor crazy sister. He tells Alex that he doubts that she will ever be able to leave. Lucrecia is thrilled to see Bianca and Gerardo. Have they come to get her? They tell thier aunt that she must be patient and give things time. "Time?" she screams at Gerardo. She is upset because Gonzalo promised her that she could leave and kill Victoria; however her brother has abandoned her. She whispers that Diego is in prison and she has to kill Victoria to keep her away from her husband. The siblings are stunned and repeat Lucrecia's secret--Gonzalo wanted her to kill Victoria? Lucrecia confirms this as she tries to get them to be very quiet about her secret. Verdugo and a group of prisoners surround Diego and Lino. Verdugo informs the others that they can't hurt Diego right now because Diego is under protection. Diego demands to know who is paying Verdugo for his protection. Victoria arrives in the kitchen where she updates Maria on everything that is happening. Maria insists that Victoria cannot let Gonzalo blackmail her. Victoria sees no other option but to cooperate with Gonzalo so that Diego will be left with his life. Diego demands to know who is paying Verdugo for protection. Verdugo thinks Diego should be satisfied with the days of grace he has been given. Diego demands to know if Victoria is paying for his protection. She doesn't have any money. Verdugo grins and reminds Diego that she has her body and that Diego should know that women often pay for favors in bed. Diego lunges toward Verdugo and Lino holds him back. Verdugo taunts Diego that his brother likes those favors from women and he isn't in prison. The prisoners howl with laughter.

Verdugo tells Diego to quit asking questions. He won't be killed now, but suggest that Diego continuing to provoke him would be a bad idea. The prisoners move off and Diego realizes that even though Victoria is a decent woman, she would be capable of doing exactly what Verdugo suggested if she thought it would save Diego. He shakes his head in misery as Lino tries to comfort him. Maria and Victoria argue about how to find another solution. Maria wants to alert German and Claudio; they may be able to come up with a solution. Victoria repeatedly refuses to go to German and Claudio. She is afraid that if they fear for Diego's life then they might actually be capable of killing Gonzalo. She doesn't want 3 people in prison for murder. Besides, the police will think that Diego was involved. The angry women stare each other down. An exhausted German tells Claudio that he and Maria have been trying to find the money to hire a good lawyer for Diego, but it will take time. He is concerned for how Diego is faring in prison. Claudio silently vows to not tell German what it is really like. He tells German that they are running out of time and the longer Diego is in, the more enemies he will have. Verdugo tells the other prisoners that they are now being paid to protect Diego but not to worry...soon they will be able to 'stiff' him. Diego wants to go to the warden because he doesn't want Victoria selling herself to save him. Lino advises against it and Diego decides to talk to Victoria himself. Amalia declares Diego's innocence. The chief asks if she knows who killed Florencia. She doesn't and the chief asks how she can help if she knows nothing. Amalia can testify to bad character and sins of Gonzalo.

Victoria leaves a message for Ocampo. There is no news. Maria pleads with Victoria again to ask Caro for help. Victoria believes that Caro has forgotten about her and Diego. Ocampo explains to Constanza that the divorce will take time because Ruben will contest it. Constanza asks if a beating would speed things up. It would and result in a restraining order. Constanza realizes her solution--she is going to have to endure one more beating at Ruben's hands. Gladys argues with Renato. Renato, Christa and Martina surround her. Gladys begins to shout that she is not one of his women, not involved in murder and Renato finally slaps her--women who betray him end up like Isabella. Gladys caves and agrees to Renato's request to provide an alibi. The chief warns Amalia not to tell him anything she can't prove. Gonzalo killed someone. Did she see it with her own eyes? Yes. Who? Isabella? Amalia doesn't know if Gonzalo killed Isabella and looks confused. Renato reveals his plan for the alibi and Gladys argues that it is stupid. She should not criticize him. Gladys goes off on Renato...she knows how to disguise murder and stops herself realizing what she has said. Renato eyes grow big and he laughs...she killed Don G?

Telenovela-World: Episode 110 Summary Here! [USA, 5/26/06] Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date: 05-26-06 12:00 PDT Episode 110

Gladys accidentally confesses to Renato & Co. that she killed Don G. They’re shocked. Carolina tells Chema that she’d trade the entire Montero fortune in exchange for happiness. Gonzalo tells Alex that lately he’s been thinking about all the pain he’s caused and all the pain he’s suffered himself. He tells him that he’ll always see him as his son and is considering going abroad for a while, and thinks to himself, “Ojala muerda el anzuela.” (meaning: I hope he takes the bait.) Alex gives him his support so long as he stays in touch and says that he loves him and doesn’t want him to be away for too long. Gonzalo thanks him and promises never to abandon him before revealing that he is thinking of being away for at least a year. Alex is surprised and Gonzalo tells him that he also doubts he’ll be able to go a full year without seeing him and plans to come back when he realizes he can’t stay away from him any longer. He tells Alex that he’s thinking about going to Tibet to meditate, free his soul, learn how to forgive people, and become a more spiritual person. Alex is happy to hear this as, mentally, Gonzalo calls him an imbecile for believing everything he’s telling him.

After learning that Gladys killed Don G, Renato happily informs her that he now has her right where he wants her. Gladys doesn’t try to deny it and admits that she did kill Don G. Renato tells her that there was no need to kill the old man since he already had one foot in the grave, but she disagrees, telling him that Don G had found out that Alex wasn’t Gonzalo’s son and she had to kill him. Renato points out that killing Don G still didn’t change the outcome of things because the will still disinherited Alex, and she tells him that she didn’t know he’d already changed his will and left Carolina as the heir instead of Alex. Martina asks how she did it and Gladys tells her that she smothered him with a pillow. Renato looks impressed as Gladys remembers the night she took Don G’s life. Renato laughs at the way she judged him for killing Isabela when she’s nothing but a murderer herself and calls her two-faced for always criticizing others for things she’s also guilty of doing herself. There’s a knock at the door and Christa opens it to reveal Valentin who announces that he’s happy the four of them are there together and has come to discuss Isabela’s murder with them.

At the police station, Valentin’s boss tells Amalia about Isabela’s cruel death and she wonders who killed her. He tells her that he’d hoped she knew something about it, but can see that she doesn’t. He also tells her that the murder was made to look like a robbery that escalated into her death, but the savageness of the murder shows that it was more than just a robbery, it was an intended murder. He then asks her of what murder she’s accusing Gonzalo. “My mother’s murder,” she tells him. He’s surprised. Bianca tries to calm Lucrecia down by telling her that she and Gerardo aren’t going to leave her alone. Lucrecia thanks her and assumes that they plan to help her escape. When Gerardo tells her, “We’ll see,” her brain shifts gears and she accuses Victoria, Florencia, and Don G for locking her up in a mental hospital. Gerardo reminds her that Don G had nothing to do with it because he’s been dead this whole time. She remembers and rejoices in her father’s death, then insists that they help her get out before Don G rises from the dead.

Gonzalo tells Alex that perhaps one year in Tibet might turn into two years, but promises to come back and visit him, and adds that he wants to see his “grandchildren”. Alex is pleased, telling him that his children have to meet their grandfather and listens as Gonzalo gets to the point of his visit: money. He says that going away for a long time will be expensive and doesn’t have the money for it. Alex tells him not to worry about cash because he has it in abundance and will give it to him so that he can go away, relax, and return as a new, more positive, energized Gonzalo. Gonzalo tells him that he’ll need a lot of money because he won’t be going alone. Cautiously, Alex asks him if he’s going with Gladys, and is surprised when Gonzalo tells him that he’ll be taking Victoria along on his journey. Victoria is anxious to get in contact with Valentin and calls his office, only to learn that he’s not in. She tells Maria that every minute that passes puts Diego in more and more danger. Maria suggests that she visit Diego in prison the next day and convince him to talk to the police. Victoria is sure that if she goes to see him, Diego will refuse to see her because he‘s already told her goodbye.

Diego worries about Victoria to Lino and tells him that he’s asked her not to come back to see him in prison, but still has to warn her about Verdugo’s brother. He tells Lino that he and Victoria love each other and would do absolutely anything to keep each other from being hurt. He realizes that he no longer has only Gonzalo to worry about, he has to prevent Verdugo’s brother from hurting Victoria, too. Amalia tells the police chief that she saw Gonzalo kill her mother, but he tells her that it’s her word against Gonzalo’s and she needs proof if she’s going to accuse someone of murder. Amalia tells him that he has to believe her because if he doesn’t Gonzalo will continue to hurt other people. Alex is shocked to learn that Gonzalo plans to leave with Victoria, and ultimately marry her. Gonzalo busies himself trying to convince Alex that he and Victoria have made up (talking about their on again-off again relationship and the thin line between love and hate), while Alex is having trouble understanding how what he’s saying is possible, reminding him that he raped Victoria when she was younger and all the things that have happened since them. Gonzalo assures him that he merely seduced Victoria and declares that she’s always been in love with him.

Victoria tells Maria that she’s resigned herself to being Gonzalo’s lover in order to save Diego’s life. Maria insists that this can’t be her only option, telling her that she can’t possibly be capable of doing such a thing after all the things Gonzalo’s done to her. Victoria sees no other course of action, but Maria continues to object and refuses to let her friend sacrifice herself. Victoria asks her what she wants her to do--stand aside and let Diego be killed? Diego asks Lino if anyone comes to visit him because he needs someone to do him a favor on the outside. Lino says that no one comes to see him and reveals that he’s in prison for stealing in order to take care of his sick grandmother, his only relative, who died despite his efforts to save her. He wishes he had someone on the outside so that he could be of assistance to Diego and tells him that he has to try to survive for Victoria’s sake. Diego wonders how he’ll be able to help her now that he’s asked her never to come back, and regrets sending her away forever. He tells Lino that Victoria will do anything to help him and doesn’t understand that when Verdugo’s brother tires of her, he’ll simply kill her.

Victoria tells Maria that saving Diego means so much to her that she doesn’t care that she’ll have to be Gonzalo’s lover. Maria understands, but still thinks there must be another solution to the problem. She asks Victoria if she’s thought about what Carolina will say when she finds out that she’s Gonzalo’s lover. Carolina tells Chema that she wants to divide her inheritance equally amongst Don G’s four children (the four legitimate ones). Chema is surprised, asking her if she’s sure she wants to give Gonzalo a portion. Even though she hates Gonzalo, she plans to give him an equal share. Gonzalo has his doubts about Gonzalo and asks her if it’s true that Alex and Gonzalo were fighting. She tells him that they made up after Gonzalo apologized. “Poor Alex,” Don Chema says and doubts Gonzalo’s motives for playing the role of loving father. Gonzalo tells Alex that since they were younger, he and Victoria have had a mutual attraction for each other. Alex finds it all strange after Victoria accused him of raping her. Gonzalo tells him that he and Victoria don’t want him and Carolina to suffer on their account and tells him that he loves him too much to see him suffer.

Carolina tells Chema that she doesn’t know what to think about Alex’s relationship with Gonzalo, but does say that there is a similarity between their relationship and the one she has with Victoria--he loves Gonzalo and she loves Victoria, but they both know that their parents aren’t good people. Chema tells her that it’s not the same because Victoria is a good person and he highly doubts that Gonzalo really does love Alex now that he knows that Alex is the son, “..del hombre obscuro.” He tells her that Renato has hurt so many people, especially women, including Victoria. He warns her to go in the opposite direction if Renato ever gets near her because he’s a bad man. Valentin tells Renato that he wants to talk to him, Christa, Gladys, and Martina about what each of them were doing the day Isabela was killed in New York. Carolina tells Chema that Renato is the main suspect in the police’s investigation into the murder of Isabela. “Una muerte mas y las que faltan,” he responds.

Macairo waves a gun around anxiously after learning from Santos that Patricio is coming to live at the ranch. He assures Santos that it’s either him or Patricio because the ranch isn’t big enough for the two of them. Patricio and Miguel have decided that if they find out what secret Amalia knows about Gonzalo, they might not have to kill him. Back in their cell, Diego tells Lino that now that Victoria is in danger, he can’t die; he has to escape to save her. Victoria tells Maria that she doesn’t care what Carolina thinks of her becoming Gonzalo’s lover, but Maria doesn’t believe her. Victoria says that it doesn’t matter to her if Carolina thinks she’s Gonzalo’s lover because she already thinks she’s Florencia’s murderer. Maria manages to make her admit that she’s lying and that it really does hurt that Carolina thinks badly of her. Maria asks the Virgin Mother to help change Victoria’s attitude and return to being the person she’s always been. When Chema tells Carolina that there will be more deaths, she automatically assumes Florencia will be one of them, forgets the secret she’s supposed to keep, and blurts out that Florencia has to “wake up”. Chema is surprised and confused and asks her what she’s talking about.

In the hospital, Florencia’s doctor gets her to produce an “a” sound which leads him to declare that the treatment she’s receiving is working. Chema wants answers from Carolina, who covers her mistake, saying that Florencia is dead and she was simply referring to Victoria. Chema is still confused and asks her what she means by saying that Victoria has to wake up. Carolina tells him that she meant to say that Victoria needs to wake up from her dream world and return to reality. German interrupts Victoria and Maria’s conversation and he tells them that he’s also worried about Diego and thinks Claudio knows something he isn’t telling him. He announces his plans to go to visit Diego tomorrow and Victoria wants to go with him, telling him that if she doesn’t go with him, she won’t be able to see Diego because he told her not to come back. The only way she can get in to see him is if she tags along with German. German is surprised to learn that Diego doesn’t want her to come visit him. When Diego asks Lino if he knows of a way to escape the prison, Lino tells him that he has no idea of how to go about doing that. Diego is sure he must have heard something, and Lino hesitates before saying that he knows nothing. Diego continues to pressure him for information and Lino finally tells him that the guys in the kitchen and the infirmary have a little more freedom than the other prisoners, but warns him that being caught after trying to escape will lead to a terrible punishment.

Victoria, German, and Maria worry about Diego. Victoria tells German that Diego told her to go far away and try to make a new life for herself and says that Diego has given up the fight. German refuses to let his friend give up and asks for Amalia, whom neither of them has seen. Amalia is assured that the police will investigate her mother’s death and if Gonzalo is found guilty, he’ll go to prison. She’s also told that it won’t help Diego because they are two different homicides. Alex is still finding it hard to believe that Gonzalo and Victoria are a couple and plan to go away together. Gonzalo suggests they speak with Victoria so that she can tell Alex that it’s true. They leave in search of Victoria. Valentin asks Gladys, Christa, Martina, and Renato if it’s true that they were together while Isabela was being killed. They all agree, but Valentin pokes a hole in their story by confronting Gladys, asking her how she could have been at Renato’s the whole time when she was seen at the Montoro ranch by various people. He asks her how she could possibly be in two places at once. Gladys looks like a deer caught in the headlights.

Victoria tells German and Maria that Amalia might be able to help her free Diego from prison. German goes to find Edelmiro and see if he knows where Amalia went as Victoria tells Maria that she doesn’t want German to know about Gonzalo’s blackmail and reveals that, on the day of the reading of Don G’s will, Amalia told her that she had proof that Gonzalo was a murderer. There’s a knock at the door and Victoria goes to answer it, thinking it must be Valentin. Maria hopes he’s come with good news. Victoria opens the front door and Gonzalo and Alex walk in. Gonzalo explains the reason for their visit: he wants to talk to her about what they spoke of earlier. He insists she tell him and Alex how she loves him and wants to spend the rest of her life at his side. Alex wants to know if it’s true. Victoria turns her back to them and Gonzalo rubs her on her arms and tells her to tell Alex that she never loved Diego and wants to spend the rest of her life with him (Gonzalo).

Diego tells Lino that he doesn’t care if he is punished if he is caught, insisting that he has to at least try to escape. Lino thinks he might die trying as Verdugo listens in the background. Diego says he has nothing to lose. Verdugo and Bufon, after overhearing everything, make their presence known. Victoria has no other choice but to agree and tell Alex that she plans to go away with Gonzalo and let Diego live in peace without her. Alex finally believes what Gonzalo told him. Gonzalo apologizes on behalf of himself and Victoria and offers Alex and Carolina his best wishes. Carolina tells Chema that she hopes Victoria will repent and be sorry for all the things she’s done and hopes she didn’t tell Diego to kill Florencia. Chema tells her that she will soon see that Victoria is a good person. He is convinced that he’s sure that Victoria and Diego are innocent victims. He tells her not to doubt Victoria because she will regret it. Gladys tries to cover after Valentin questions her alibi, saying that he must have been listening to Rocio’s gossip. She tells him that Rocio doesn’t like her and lied to him about her whereabouts that day. Rocio and Edelmiro make out in the kitchen, but she pushes him away, saying that she has to get back to work before Gladys catches her. Edelmiro reminds her that Carolina’s in charge now, but Rocio still has a fear of Gladys and also reminds him that he still hasn’t made a serious commitment to her or asked her to marry him.

Gladys tells Valentin that she returned for a brief visit to the ranch, but came back to Renato’s immediately. He asks why she had to go to the ranch and come back to Renato’s. She tells him that she left something and went home to get it and came back to Renato’s place. Valentin asks her what it was she forgot at the ranch. She’s flustered and says that she forgot “cosas de mujeres” and is sure that he won’t need any details. Renato jumps in, saying that Gladys is too much of a lady to speak of such things. Christa steps in and tells Valentin that women have the right to have their little secrets, but he tells her that when it’s concerning a murder, there are no secrets that should be withheld from the police and asks Gladys if she understands. Carolina still can’t believe that Diego and Victoria are innocent, but Chema tells her to remember that things aren’t always the way that they seem. She reminds him that Diego is in prison and if he’s in prison, then he must be guilty of something.

Chema informs Carolina that even the police make mistakes. He then tells her that there are others who wish to harm her--others who aren’t Diego and Victoria. He warns her that she’s in danger and has to be careful because someone wants to hurt her and she’ll realize that Victoria really does love her. She asks him who wants to hurt her, but he doesn’t know; all he knows is that there’s someone who wishes to hurt her. She realizes that she has to get the Montero fortune off her hands because all it does is attract problems. Valentin wants to know about Gladys’ “cosas de mujeres”, and she asks him if he’s suspecting her of killing Isabela. He tells her that he’s simply looking into Renato’s alibi. He takes his leave of them, vowing to return later. When he leaves, Gladys turns on Renato, telling him that he has to take care of Valentin because she isn’t willing to go to prison for something he did. He yells at her to shut up and calm down, adding that he doesn’t care what she is or isn’t willing to do because if he and Christa go to prison, she and Martina will be coming with them.

Patricio and Miguel plan to look for Amalia, Patricio planning to look for her in the stables and in her cabin. Miguel sees a problem with that, telling him it’s not smart for him to go into Macario’s territory because of all the animosity between the two. Patricio hopes he might run into Macario because he wants to see the look on his face when he tells him that he’ll be moving into the ranch. Santos thinks Macario has gone crazy as he threatens, gun in hand, to make Patricio leave the ranch. He reminds Macario that he’s simply the foreman while Patricio is a Montero. Macario points out that Patricio isn’t really a Montero and tells him that he will have the support of the head of the Montero family, the most important of them all. Santos thinks he’s talking about Carolina, but Macario calls him an idiot and sends him back to work. Macario says that Patricio had better not provoke him because it will cost him. Miguel tries to talk some sense into Patricio so that he won’t go looking for trouble with Macario, telling him that he shouldn’t make fun of him because he has Gonzalo in his corner and Gonzalo has information on the two of them that will put them behind bars.

Patricio tells him that they’re going to use Amalia so that they can get Gonzalo before he gets to them. He vows to make her talk, whether she wants to or not. Diego accuses Verdugo of eavesdropping on a conversation that doesn’t concern him, but Verdugo, laughing, says it does concern him because if Diego escapes, he won’t have anyone to protect and he want get the payment he was promised for protecting him. Diego grabs him and vows never to let Victoria end up at the mercy of Verdugo’s brother. Victoria tells Alex that she wants him and Carolina to be happy together and Alex asks if that’s the only reason she and Gonzalo have made up--because they want him and Carolina to be happy, and not because they’re in love and want to be together. Gonzalo tells him that what he says was true in the beginning. He sits on the couch next to Victoria, wrapping his arms around her, and says that they’d decided to end their fighting for the sake of their children, but then realized that they couldn’t stop loving each other. Victoria agrees as Gonzalo kisses her cheek and whispers a threat, “Remember that I Diego will die when I decide.”

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May 29 – JUNE 2, 2006

Telenovela-World: COMPLETE EPISODE 111 SUMMARY HERE!!!! Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-29-06 11:09 PDT

Episode 111

Victoria finishes explaining to Alex how important his and Caro's happiness is to her and Gonzalo. Alex is skeptical and tells them both that his and Caro's happiness doesn't seem like a good reason for Victoria and Gonzalo to peace with eachother. Gonzalo hastily explains to his increasingly incredulous son that the happiness of Alex and Caro was the initial reason they began to make peace, but discovered thier old love for eachother. Gonzalo sits on the arm of the couch and begins to murmur in Victoria's ear that Diego is dead the moment he orders it. Alex turns his head in absolute disgust at this seeming tender moment between Gonzalo and Victoria. In the cell, Verdugo and Diego are in eachother's face as Verdugo tells Diego that he is in no place to ask anything. Verdugo is unhappy that someone would pay to protect Diego. Diego snarls at Verdugo that Victoria is never going to be with Verdugo's brother. Verdugo laughs..."We'll see". Diego is furious. Amalia asks the chief when he will use this information against Gonzalo. The chief explains to Amalia that her mother's death is an old, cold case and will probably not help Diego in any way. Amalia counters that it is proof of the kind of crime that Gonzalo was capable of. She wants Gonzalo to pay. The chief reminds her that there is no proof that the two cases are connected, although he agrees that it is likely that Gonzalo could have killed Florencia. Amalia is content to hear that and asks if they have any proof against Gonzalo in Florencia's case. The chief replies negatively. Amalia gets up and hastily leaves the chief's office as she tells him that when they do find proof, it will be obvious that Diego is innocent. The chief looks Amalia's empty chair speculatively.

Alex, Gonzalo and Victoria sit on the couch at Los Encinos together. Gonzalo reminds Alex that now that he has heard the truth from Victoria, he is supposed to be meeting Carolina in his office. Alex is going for Caro and coolly stares at Victoria and Gonzalo. He believes that Victoria is only willing to go on a trip with Gonzalo to commit deeds that will allow her to be finished with Gonzalo for good. Caro looks for Alex in his office when a distraught sobbing Bianca rushes in. Caro races to comfort her and finds out that Lucrecia is very crazy. Bianca sobs that it is horrible to see. Lucrecia waits in her padded cell for that 'crazy doctor'. The doctor enters and comments that she must have had a good visit with Bianca and Gerardo since she seems very calm. Lucrecia agrees and asks the doctor for a favor...her other nephew Alex is getting married to another niece (Caro). Will she be able to attend the wedding? The doctor believes that if she can remain calm she will be well enough to attend the wedding. Lucrecia smiles and thinks to herself that as soon as she leaves the hospital, she is going to kill Victoria. At Los Encinos, they all stand up. Alex and Victoria bristle at eachother and she observes that Alex is just like Caro--they both believe that she is the worst of women. She claims that she isn't and that she will prove it to them both soon and hopes that it won't be too late. Gonzalo defends Victoria--she did not kill Florencia. Alex snorts contemptuously. He hopes that Victoria will be able to convince them of her innocence. In the meantime, he suggests that Gonzalo be very careful with this witch.

Caro brings the sobbing Bianca a glass of water. Bianca doesn't understand how the doctor can say that Lucrecia is beginning to get better when she seems in such bad shape. Caro tries to reassure her when the secretary comes in and tells Caro that Alex is not at the office and she isn' t sure when he left. Caro finds that strange and Bianca wants to know what is going on. Has something bad happened? At the apartment, Renato (with Christa curled up on his lap) chuckles at the hypocritical Gladys who murdered Don G in cold blood. Gladys tries to defend herself; she was not involved in Isabella's death. Christa leans toward Gladys and informs her that she is. Otherwise, Christa will go to the police herself and turn Gladys in for the murder of Don G. The chief talks to Valentin in Valentin's office about Isabella's murder. Valentin relays his impressions of Renato and his lady friends. Everyone was collected except for Gladys, who was very nervous. Valentin does not believe her story. The chief asks if perhaps it was Gladys that killed Isabella instead of Renato. Gladys declares that an autopsy was performed on Don G proving that he died of natural causes. No one will believe that Gladys killed him. Renato tells her that if all three of them went to the police and said that Gladys confessed, the police might order the body exhumed and another autopsy performed. Martina chides in that it will be obvious for the police to find the motive...that Alex was not a true Montero and that Don G had been decieved. The 2nd video of the will also proved that Gonzalo was to throw her on the street. Gladys continues to claim that noone will believe them. 'Maybe not' says Renato, 'but it will cast sufficient suspicion' on her.

Alex and Victoria continue glaring at eachother as Victoria tells Alex to tell Caro that she will prove her innocence. Alex counters that he will tell Caro who will think that this is another lie. He tells Gonzalo that he is about to make a big mistake. Gonzalo demands to know what Alex means. Alex tells them that Victoria is no better than Gladys. Victoria screams that she is nothing like Gladys as she puts her entire body into slapping Alex. Alex seems totally unaffected as he puts his hand to his face and stares at her stonily. Gonzalo looks at them both with a look of shock and fear. Victoria continues that she is not anything like Gladys. Gonzalo steps in between the two of them and demands that the argument end. Alex angrily retorts that Victoria is right; she is not like Gladys because Gladys is not a killer. He had begun to believe that Victoria and Diego might be innocent, but now he has his doubts. Victoria protests that she is incapable of killing anyone, especially Florencia and how dare Alex put these lies into Caro's head? Alex hisses that he doesn't have to say anything to Caro; she knows perfectly well of what Victoria is capable of through seeing Victoria's actions and attitude. Caro does not trust in her. Alex leaves hastily and Victoria follows him halfway out the door. As the door slams, Victoria turns to Gonzalo in exasperation. Caro and Bianca wonder where could be since it is unlike him to just disappear. The secretary pops in the office door and informs them that Alex is on the phone. Alex asks Caro to meet him, but she demands to know what is going on. Alex would rather tell her in person, but she insist. Victoria and Gonzalo have made peace and are going to travel together. Caro closes her eyes and puts her hand to head.

Victoria begins to angrily rant about Alex and Gonzalo imitates her earlier savagery. He swings his entire body into a slap that knocks Victoria to the couch with a cry of fear from her. She crouches on the couch in terror as Gonzalo yells that for someone that wants to keep Diego alive, she should not have been provoking his son. He has to stay good with Alex for the moment--does she not understand?. Victoria jumps up and demands to know why Gonzalo must remain in Alex's good graces. He yells that its not her business--she is to busy worrying about Diego who remains alive in prison. Lino pleads with Diego to take his advice and quit fighting with Verdugo. Diego explains his plan--if being in the infirmary will give him greater freedom, then he will need for Verdugo and his friends to hurt him. Lino does not like the plan. On the other side of the cell, Verdugo asks Bufon if he knows how to pray. He whispers to Bufon to pray to the saints that Verdugo will continue to have patience. Diego has driven him to the end of patience and he no longer cares if he gets one cent...orders or not. He wants Diego. Victoria yells at Gonzalo that she has enough of his threats. He raises his fist to her face and growls that he has her in his hands. She pushes away his fist and demands to know when he is going to tell her who killed Florencia. Gonzalo's attitude swiftly changes as he tells her that she won't know until they have thier first night together. She knows where he stands. He strokes her face and finger her lips. Gonzalo then exits Los Encinos, leaving Victoria trembling with anger and uncertainity. Lino suggests that there might be a better solution that being injured by Verdugo and his friends. Diego shakes his head and says that the best solution is for Florencia to speak and say who attacked her. Lino questions Diego--isn't Florencia is dead? Diego quietly admits that she is barely alive and the real solution is for her to recuperate and tell the police who injured her.

Patricio walks into the stables as he shrugs his leather jacket on. He asks Santos if he has seen Amalia and if not where to find her? The nervous Santos does not know and turns to ask 'joven Patricio' what he is doing. Patricio seems amazed at the question and Santos asks again if Patricio is coming back to live at the ranch. Patricio grins and nods his head knowingly as he surmises that Macario has requested Santos ask the question. He grins as Santos apologetically explains that he was asking out of curiosity, but Patricio cuts him shorts and reassures the very nervous Santos that he understands that Macario (in his evil genius) has put Santos up to asking these questions. He also reassures Santos that he understands that Santo must support Macario. Patricio casually begins to chew on a piece of straw and explains that while it may put Macario in a bad mood, Patricio is reinstalling himself back at the ranch. Macario walks up abruptly behind Patricio and asks him 'who knows?' Patricio turns to stare at Macario as he whips the blade of straw from his mouth. Macario thinks it is the 'best gravy' to see his 'prey of wine' coming to him. Patricio gazes at Macario as the smile melts off his face. Amalia enters the kitchen at the Montero ranch and asks Rocio if there is news of Diego. Rocio doesn't have any because she hasn't asked Edelmiro. She begins a tirade about Edelmiro not being as keen on marriage as she is. Amalia disappointedly interrupts her--so no news about Diego? A very stern Miguel enters the kitchen and dismisses Rocio...he must speak to Amalia alone. An uncomfortable Amalia asks Miguel what he wants. Miguel sternly requests that she confess what grave secret she knows about his brother.

Caro desperately explains to Bianca that Victoria is making up with the disgraceful Gonzalo. Bianca thinks she may have heard wrong. Caro disagrees and says she must meet Alex at the restaurant. Bianca agrees and says she must call Claudio and apprise him of the situation. The two women grab thier things and race out of Alex's office. At Los Encinos, German and Claudio talk in the kitchen. Claudio wants to know if Edelmiro learned anything at the ranch. German tells him that no one has seen Amalia and no one seems to know where she is. They agree that it is very strange and a seemingly exhausted German is afraid that something will happen to Amalia since she is a friend of Victoria's. They might use that against Amalia. Claudio warns German about Macario and German tiredly agrees with him. Claudio heatedly explains that the dog (Macario) has never resigned himself to losing her and is the type that might force Amalia. German gazes dazedly at Claudio as he slowly nods his head in agreement. Amalia wants to know just what Miguel is talking about. Miguel wants the truth and she defiantly informs him that she has no business with him. Miguel sternly explains that he and Patricio have decided that she will tell them what she knows. Amalia stares at him suspiciously as Miguel explains in a hard tone that she will tell them for better or for worse. Its her choice; if she does not heed Miguel and tell him what she knows, then there will be consequences...

Macario dismisses Santos explaining that he and and the frowning Patricio have business to talk about. Santos hurriedly leaves as Macario smiles at Patricio and relaxes up on a rail. He laughingly comments to Patricio that he sees that Patricio has reestablished his place as a 'dueno' (i.e. a Montero) at the ranch. Doesn't Patricio believe that he is going too far and too fast? Patricio replies that he isn't setting himself as THE dueno just yet, but he might be very soon. At worst, he will soon have enough money to never have to work again. Macario shakes his head smiling and reminds Patricio that he is mistaken; the fortune belongs to Gonzalo. Patricio confidently smiles and informs Macario he is equally mistaken; Macario will continue his vile job at the ranch and Gonzalo will gain nothing. A gloating Patricio informs Macario that he will soon be the boss of Macario. A stunned Gladys sits in the Montero living room sipping on a large drink as she remembers Renato's and Christa's threats to turn her into the police. A smiling Gonzalo enters the room and politely asks what her bill is for a divorce. Gladys' expression turns to one of fear. Renato tells Martina and Christa that they have to carefullly watch Gladys because she is desperate enough to go to the police on her own. Martina starts to talks about how she believe that Gladys will do nothing. Renato shouts that she is stupid and Martina quickly sits down. Christa smiles at Renato and tells him that Gladys is very clear about one thing...if they fall, she falls. And Gladys is already close to the bottom and won't fall any further.

Gladys snaps at Gonzalo to quit harassing her right now. She pleads other problems and Gonzalo asks what is happening. Gladys gets up to leave and refuses to discuss her problems with him. Gonzalo coolly informs her that having no place to live will just add to her list of problems. If Gladys doen't agree to a divorce, he is going to throw her on the streets and give her nothing. Furthermore, Victoria has agreed to be his wife. Gladys turns around and reminds Gonzalo that Victoria hates him. He replies that it isn't her business and Victoria has agreed to be his love. Gladys laughs at the idea that Victoria has forgotten Diego so soon. Gonzalo informs Gladys that Victoria knows that she must forget Diego or Diego will die. Victoria kneels before the Crucified Christ in the chapel. She pleads for Jesus to not abandon her and vows that she will not let Gonzalo kill Diego. She gazes at Christ Crucified with tears running from her determined eyes. Lino insists that there is a better way for Diego to escape. He offers Diego a new plan; Lino has a friend that works in the prison that owes him a favor. Diego looks at Lino with astonishment and agrees that escaping through the kitchen is a better plan. It is urgent that Diego escapes so that he can warn Victoria about Verdugo's brother. Victoria strolls imperiously into the living room at the Montero Ranch where Gonzalo sits. She wants to end this and be assured of Diego's life. In order to do this, she will become Gonzalo's lover this very night....

Gonzalo approaches her wanting to know if she is really willing to take him this night in a hotel. He circles around her and places his hands on her shoulders and whispers that it will be an unforgettable night. He leans down to kiss her shoulder and tells her it will be night she never forgets. She jerks shoulder away with his intimate kiss as he murmurs how enchanting she is. She finally twists out his arms angrily. She hisses that Gonzalo is warped and he will realize that tomorrow. She is only doing this for Diego's life and she is likely to kill Gonzalo with her own hands. A short, fat, bearded man visits Lino and Diego in thier cell. His name is Pastelero (pastry) and he wears an orange prison uniform with a white apron over it. He wants to know if he will be paid for helping Diego. Diego replies that he has no money right now, but he is a man of his word and will pay Pastelero once he is out. The prison chef shakes his head and kindly explains that Diego doesn't understand how things work in prison. Lino companionably places his hand on Pastelero's shoulder and ask that he does it as a favor to him. The cook agrees that he owes Lino a favor and will honor. He warns Diego that his plan is not easy and if it fails, Pastelero was not involved. A battered and beaten Diego silently agrees with a determined look. Victoria agrees to meet Gonzalo at the hotel tonight. Gonzalo has another boon to ask of her--she is not to mention this to Alex or Caro. As far as they are concerned, she comes to Gonzalo freely. If she tries to convince them otherwise, she will most likely lose her adopted daughter forever. Gonzalo reminds her that right now Caro hates her.

An disbelieving Caro cannot believe that Victoria and Gonzalo are getting back together. These are more of Victoria's lies like the lie that Victoria gives about Gonzalo raping her. Alex argues back that the way he heard the tale is that Victoria and Gonzalo were in love. Bianca stops the arguing and insists that they pay attention to thier own love, thier own relationship. Alex understands his cousin's wisdom and reaches across his desk for Caro's hands. They agreee that this is stupid and thier parents don't matter. Thier love is thier's alone. A smiling Alex kisses an equally smiling Caro as they lean across his desk. A happy Bianca wishes that she and Claudio could be that happy. Claudio continues his youthful tirade at an obviously exhausted German. Why does German allow Amalia to remain at the Montero ranch where she is so near a man like Macario? German does not like Amalia staying there near Macario, but he is not in a position to marry her. Claudio demands to know why German will not ask Caro for assistance in convincing Amalia to leave the Montero Ranch? A tired German replies that he has the feeling that Caro is angry with Victoria, whom he supports. Claudio frustratedly leans next to German as he (Claudio) sighs about poor Victoria. German finally perks up and agrees that he and Claudio will do what they can to help Victoria (shame on you German, you wimp--but I am truly mortified--paz mis amigos, luv bec). Victoria demands that Gonzalo leave Caro out of all of this. She will meet Gonzalo at the hotel at 10 pm. Gonzalo reminds her of her obligations and Victoria retorts that she will stand by her word as long as Diego remains alive.

Diego reassures the prison cook that he keeps his word--he will reveal nothing about Pastelero's assistance even if he is caught. The cook reminds him that in prison, a man's word is not enough. However, there are knives in the kitche that will cleave a heart. The cook stares at Diego meaningfully. At the Montero Ranch, Victoria declares to Gonzalo that she is only agreeing to all of this because she loves Diego with all of her heart. Gonzalo angrily grabs her wrists and informs her that while she may spend her days adoring Diego, the truth is that she is in his hands. She had better use her imagination and enjoy bedding him (Gonzalo). Diego gives his word to Pastelero that he will say nothing. The cook agrees and leaves the cell. Diego asks Lino how he was able to accomplish getting the favor from the cook. Pastelero has been in prison for some time and Lino took a beating for the cook in order to defend him because he (Lino) had so few friends. Diego gazes at his quiet cell-mate with a new admiration and thanks him. Victoria explains that even though Gonzalo can blackmail her, he cannot change her feelings or her heart. As tears stream down her face, Gonzalo informs her that he will use even the smallest love that she has left (presumably for Diego or even Caro) will be used by him to control her. He walks out of the living room as he reminds her that the love of her life could die. Tears continue to stream down her eyes as she sinks to the couch with a far-away look in her eyes.

Macario continues to roam about the stables as he tells Patricio that he should not doubt that Gonzalo will remain with the Montero fortune. Macario informs Patricio that the real problem is between the two of them as he sits down. A grim Patricio admits that thier animosity has nothing to do with the Montero fortune. Macario rises to meet Patricio face to face as Patricio explains that he is waiting for a better opportunity. Macario jeers at Patricio that he has no fear...Patricio is to busy trying to gain the Montero fortune (which he has no right to) to worry about Macario. Miguel continues to demand that Amalia reveal her secret about Gonzalo. Amalia continues to ask why Miguel and Patricio need to know anything that she might know about Gonzalo since she still has to live on the Montero Ranch until she changes her mind, according to Don G's will.. Miguel pulls what he thinks is a trump card...Amalia is just and intruder on the Monteros while he is blood. She taunts back that he has no idea if she has gone to the police or not. Miguel looks stunned and Amalia is shocked at what she just admitted to Miguel....

The chief wants to know what Valentin has found out from other members of the Montero family about Gonzalo. The chief drops Amalia's name and Valentin momentarily confuses her with Caro...Florencia's daughter. The chief corrects him; Amalia is Victoria Salinas' friend and claims that Gonzalo killed her mother and beat her. Valentin is stunned. Miguel wants to know if Amalia has gone to the police because he and Patricio need to know. Amalia begins to play Miguel and he responds. She laughs about why would she go to the police and he laughs back that it is just him, Miguel. They have always gotten along well and have been friends, so why won't she tell him what grave secret about Gonzalo that she knows? Amalia giggles...Miguel will never be an heir. Don Chema speaks solemnly to Victoria. She is worried about all the mistakes she has made. He reassures her that her love for Diego and Carolina is a saving love that will be rewarded. Caro and Alex speak sweetly as they continue to hold hands across his desk and Alex vows his love for Caro all over again. Bianca is impressed and comments that they must be married. Alex says that he has asked and requests Caro's hand (in marriage) again. Caro silently tells Alex that she promises to marry him soon, as soon as Florencia is better and she can be honest with him again. At the hospital, the doctor checks Florencia's responses. When he asks her to speak, Florencia flutters her eyes and asks clearly for Carolina. She must speak with her daughter immediately.

Miguel is no longer laughing as he complains to Amalia that it unfair for Caro to be the heir many reasons. Amalia loses her patience and declares that she and Miguel have nothing to discuss. Does he understand? Amalia slams out of the kitchen leaving Miguel (who is obviously disgusted with himself) snapping his fingers and pounding his hands down on the countertop. Gonzalo suddenly leans in through the service shutters seperating the kitchen from the dining room and tells Miguel that they have much to talk about if Miguel does not want to spend his life in prison. In the Montero living room, Gladys finds Victoria and they begin to argue. Gladys argues like a desperate wife about to put out to pasture and Victoria defends her upcoming relationship with Gonzalo as any young lover would. Gladys will not accept a divorce; Victoria declares that he never loved Gladys. Gladys finally denounces Victoria as a man-thief and Victoria slaps her. Gladys tries to slap her back but Victoria grabs her arm and they glare at eachother. Verdugo demands to know why Pastelero came to visit. Diego refuses to tell him. Verdugo does not like social visits and he hauls Lino out of bed by the hair. Does Diego think that Verdugo doesn't know that he plans to try and escape through the prison kitchen.

Miguel stumbles over his words as he asks his brother what they could possibly have to discuss. Miguel is stunned and begins stuttering as Gonzalo informs his brother that he knows what Miguel and Patricio have done. Miguel is horrified as a smirking Gonzalo informs him that he knows that they murdered Florencia.

Telenovela-World: Episode 112 summary Here! Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date: 05-30-06 12:10 PDT

Episode 112

Gonzalo tells Miguel that he knows that he and Patricio killed Florencia and he’s going to use the knowledge to his own benefit. Miguel drops to his knees, begging Gonzalo to believe that he had nothing to do with the murder and that Patricio’s the one who committed the murder. Gonzalo tells him to lower his voice before someone hears him. Miguel admits to being with Patricio and witnessing the murder, but not actually doing anything himself. He becomes hysterical and Gonzalo orders him to shut up. Macario tells Patricio that unfortunately, there’s no way that his plan can be accomplished without Miguel because he’s the one with Montero blood in his veins, even though he is illegitimate, while Patricio doesn’t. Patricio tells him that underestimating him isn’t a smart thing to do because he could produce a very “disagreeable surprise” for him. Macario tells him that his plans with Miguel are stupid and says that Carolina is better able to manage the ranch and the business better than Miguel. Bianca watches as Carolina tells Alex that they have to wait before they marry, but Alex doesn’t understand why and she won’t tell him the truth behind her reasons. Claudio enters the office and Bianca greets him with a kiss, telling him he came just in time to interrupt the argument that was brewing between Alex and Carolina. Bianca asks if there’s news and Claudio tells her that nothing has changed, Diego’s still in prison. Carolina wishes they knew whether or not he was guilty or not. Claudio insists that Diego is innocent. Alex asks him who killed Florencia if it wasn’t Diego.

Patricio tells Macario that he highly doubts Carolina knows how to manage Don G’s business, but Macario reminds him that she has Alex at her side. He tells him to forget about the inheritance because he’ll never get it. Patricio doesn’t think so, but Macario tells him that Gonzalo is the true heir because he’s the only legitimate son of Don G and it’s his right to inherit. Patricio vows to take the inheritance and place Miguel in the position of heir so that he (Patricio) can run things through him, using Miguel simply as a front. He announces his first order of business once he’s accomplished all this: to kick Macario off of the ranch. In the event that he isn’t able to do it himself, Patricio plans to convince Carolina to do it, assuring Macairo that he can because Carolina already hates him passionately. Claudio asks Carolina why she looks so down and she tells him that it turns out that Victoria really does want to be with Gonzalo and plans to go abroad with him. Claudio is shocked that she would believe such a thing and realizes that Victoria has accepted Gonzalo’s proposition.

Carolina and Alex admit that they’re confused by the entire situation and Bianca suggests they forget about Victoria and Gonzalo, but they can’t. Claudio tells himself that he has to do something to stop Victoria from hooking up with Gonzalo to save Diego’s life. Victoria tells Gladys to leave her alone and that what she’s doing with Gonzalo is not because she wants to, she has no other choice. Gladys thinks she’s just saying that and tells her that she knows that deep down she really does like Gonzalo. In response to her accusation, Victoria expresses her deep hatred for Gonzalo. Gladys tells her to stay away from him then, but Victoria tells her that she can’t because if she does, he’ll order Diego killed. Verdugo, having found out that Diego has plans to escape through the kitchens, informs him that it’s not in his (Verdugo‘s) interest that he escape, because if he does, he’ll lose his job as Diego’s body guard. Diego tells him that he’s fine without his protection and vows that Victoria will never sleep with Verdugo’s brother. Victoria tells Gladys to leave her alone, now that she knows her reasons behind becoming involved with Gonzalo. Gladys tells her that she loves Gonzalo and he’s still her husband. “For how much longer?” Victoria asks. She reminds her that Don G’s will stated that if Gonzalo didn’t divorce her, he’d get kicked out in the street. “Estas perdida.“ Gladys tells her that she isn’t lost and will find a way to keep Gonzalo. Victoria doubts it and tells her that she should have thought twice before being unfaithful with Renato.

As Martina watches with thinly veiled jealousy, Renato gets a massage from Christa who offers him something “mas intimo”. He rejects her offer, saying that he needs something else to entertain him, make him forget about Gladys and the fact that the police are investigating him. Pouring on the seduction, Christa sits in his lap and tells him that if he’s up for it, she can be very imaginative. Renato looks at Martina and rejects Christa’s advances, saying that he’d like to try something new. He tells Martina that it’s her turn now and he wants to see if Christa prepared her properly. Christa doesn’t look pleased. Victoria doesn’t care about Gladys’ reasons for cheating on Gonzalo with Renato because she has more important things to think about, like how she’s going to sleep with Gonzalo when she hates him so much. Gladys tells her how she wishes she could trade places with her and Victoria wishes the same, telling her to inform her if she comes up with a way to stop her from having to sleep with Gonzalo. She tells Gladys that she and Gonzalo are cut from the same cloth, which is the reason why Don G chose her for Gonzalo.

Gonzalo slaps Miguel and orders him to end his hysterics because they won’t work with him. Miguel continues to insist that he be believed when he says that he had nothing to do with Florencia’s murder. Gonzalo listens to him and says that he’ll help him. Miguel thanks him profusely as Gonzalo gives him the conditions of his help: he’ll make sure Miguel isn’t punished for Florencia’s death, but in return Miguel has to go to the police and accuse Patricio of the murder. Patricio tells Macario that if he were smart, he’d pack his stuff and leave the ranch immediately, but Macario isn’t that easily dealt with. He says that the battle for Don G’s fortune has gotten interesting once again and he wants to stick around and see how it ends. Patricio tells him that his life isn’t going to be an easy one, not with Patricio moving onto the ranch. Patricio tells him to be careful not to do anything to provoke him. Macario says he’s unafraid. Patricio isn’t afraid of him, either and warns him again against getting in his way; also telling him that he hasn’t forgotten that he killed Martin. Macario tells him that he’s capable of murdering the son the same way he was capable of murdering the father.

Diego tells Verdugo that if they leave Victoria alone, he can get money, women, anything Verdugo’s brother asks for. Verdugo doesn’t like his offer and rejects it, saying that his brother would get everything while he’ll be left empty-handed. Diego tells him that whatever happens, he won’t let Victoria sacrifice herself to save him. Verdugo laughs and asks what he’s going to do to prevent it. Diego tells him that he’s capable of anything, even killing to save her. Carolina is still thinking about Victoria as Claudio tells himself that he has to do something to stop Victoria. Bianca tells her to focus on herself and her future with Alex. Alex answers a call from his secretary. He then tells Carolina that Valentin is looking for her and says it‘s urgent. Carolina hopes that he’s going to tell her that Florencia can now speak again. Valentin and Ernesto are confident that they’ll get the name of the person who tried to kill Florencia now that she’s getting better. Alex wants to go with her, but Carolina insists that she go to see Valentin by herself. She leaves in a rush. A moment later, Claudio does the same and Bianca is left with Alex. They wonder what’s going on and Bianca is sure that the two of them know something that she and Alex don’t. Victoria finds Father Cipriano at the church and tells him she needs strength to do something she doesn’t want to: sleep with Gonzalo. The priest is shocked.

Miguel is uneasy with what Gonzalo has asked of him. He admits that he doesn’t want to betray Patricio but will have to if there’s no other way. Gonzalo tells him that he’s an accomplice in the murder because he didn’t do anything to stop it, he let Diego go to prison when he knew who the actual guilty party was and helped cover the murderer’s tracks. Miguel says that he’s an involuntary accomplice, but Gonzalo tells him that it’s the same thing. He offers to make everyone believe that Miguel only went along with Patricio because Patricio threatened him with murder if he didn’t . Miguel thinks that’s a great idea and says so, adding that he thinks Gonzalo is a genius for thinking it up. Gonzalo tells him, “Y tu, tan lambiscon.” Gonzalo wants to be left alone so that he can work out his plan to send Patricio to prison, but Miguel stops him, telling him that he fears for his life because he knows that if Patricio finds out that he told on him, he’ll kill him just like he killed Florencia. Gonzalo tells him not to worry because he’ll have Patricio incarcerated before he’s put in danger. Miguel is also worried about Diego, sure that, knowing that he accused him of murder along with Patricio, Diego will kill him once he’s released from prison. Gonzalo tells him not to worry about Diego either, saying that Diego won’t leave prison alive.

Lino wakes Diego up and gives him a hand-drawn map of the kitchen. Victoria tells Maria that she’s leaving. Maria realizes that she’s going to meet with Gonzalo and tells her that she can’t do it. Victoria is determined and leaves. Claudio walks in and Maria tells him where Victoria is going. Claudio is surprised that it’s happening so soon and tells Maria to find out from Edelmiro where Victoria is meeting Gonzalo. Before he leaves in search of German, Claudio tells Maria that Diego would never forgive them if they just stood by and let Victoria do this. Gonzalo tells Macario that he can now give the order to have Diego killed. Gonzalo tells him his plans for Victoria and how he wants Diego dead. Gonzalo tells Macario that he wants his friends in prison to make it seem like Diego is still alive so that he can keep Victoria as his lover because he knows that once she finds out that he’s dead, she’ll break things off with Gonzalo. Macario doesn’t know how to accomplish this, but Gonzalo tells him to find a way to make sure that when she goes to visit Diego, they tell her that Diego is otherwise occupied.

Amalia tells German that she spent the whole day with the police and reveals her secret to him: Gonzalo kill her mother. German feels bad for her and hugs her, telling her that he’s sorry. She tells him that she promised Don G that she wouldn’t say anything but she couldn’t stand Diego being locked up. Claudio walks in, knife in hand, and tells German that they have to go and stop Victoria from sleeping with Gonzalo. Carolina visits Florencia, who tells her that it was Patricio who tried to kill her. Carolina is shocked. Victoria meets Gonzalo at the hotel and he immediately starts to unbutton her top. She wants a guarantee that he’ll do what he promised, but he tells her that she has no other option but to trust him. Flinching at his every touch, he pulls her down onto the bed. The door bursts open and Claudio and German rush in, Claudio wielding the knife and threatening to kill him if he doesn’t leave Victoria alone. Gonzalo tells Victoria that she’s an idiot for telling Diego’s friends. Claudio tells him not to insult her. Gonzalo says that Diego is going to pay the consequences for what they’ve done. Victoria begs him not to hurt Diego and says that she doesn’t know how the guys found out where they would be. Gonzalo tells her to shut up and says that Diego is going to die. Victoria begs him to do with her what he will but let Diego live. She then begs Claudio and German to leave. They refuse. She tells them that she’d do whatever she has to do to save Diego. German is positive that Diego would rather die than let her do this. Lino explains the map to Diego.

A guard arrives and tells Verdugo that he has a visit. Everyone is curious to know who could be visiting at this late hour. When he leaves, Lino tells Diego that they aren’t allowed visitors at night and thinks that whoever’s visiting Verdugo must have paid a guard. Diego wonders if it could be Verdugo’s brother, come to talk to him about Victoria. Verdugo meets with Macario who gives him the go-ahead to kill Diego that very night. Verdugo is pleased. Victoria continues to beg Claudio and German to leave and Gonzalo assures them that he’s going to order Diego’s death. Claudio tells him that he doubts he’ll be able to order anyone’s death once he’s dead himself and presses the knife to Gonzalo’s throat. Diego worries about Verdugo’s visit and doesn’t want Victoria to become involved with Verdugo’s brother, preferring to die instead. German and Victoria pull Claudio and his knife away from Gonzalo. He doesn’t care if he has to go to prison, so long as he can save Diego. German tries to cam him down, telling him that they now have Gonzalo in their hands and can figure out a way to make sure he doesn’t harm Diego.

Gonzalo tells them that it’s useless because Diego is now a dead man. Claudio makes another lunge at Gonzalo, but Victoria and German hold him back. Claudio tells Gonzalo to confess that he’s the one who killed Florencia and not Diego. Gonzalo tells them that he didn’t kill his sister. Carolina asks Florencia if she’s sure that it was Patricio and wants to know why he did it. Florencia tells her that she’ll explain later and Carolina asks her why she seemed so upset when she asked her if Diego tried to kill her. Florencia tells her that she was so upset because she wanted to tell Carolina that it wasn’t Diego, it was Patricio. Florencia tells her that she wants Diego released from prison. Carolina is horrified that she accused Diego and Victoria. Florencia sees her crying and Carolina asks her what happened with Patricio. Florencia tells her that they’ll talk about that later, but needs her to tell the police so that Diego can be released immediately.

Patricio hopes that Carolina won’t have a problem with him moving onto the ranch and Gerardo asks why he’s moving in. Patricio says that he feels uncomfortable in his parents’ apartment and is plagued by memories of Martin and Florencia and feels lonely. He says that Carolina might be comfortable with him moving in since he and she shared the same mother. He curses Diego for killing Florencia. Gerardo is saddened by Florencia’s passing and says that it seems like the entire family is damned. Patricio agrees, saying that none of them will be happy. He talks about how Florencia found happiness with Martin but was quickly robbed of that happiness. Gerardo talks about how much his own mother has suffered. The conversation turns to Lucrecia and they both agree that she’s gone completely crazy. Gerardo suggests Patricio visit Lucrecia and says that the doctor advises it. He then tells Patricio how Lucrecia told him that Gonzalo told her that he was going to take her out of the institution so that she could help him kill Victoria. Patricio perks up at this news and realizes that he could use this knowledge to control Gonzalo.

Gonzalo insists that he didn’t kill his own sister and can’t believe anyone would believe him capable of such a thing. Claudio is sure he is Florencia’s murder and Gonzalo doesn’t care if they believe him or not. He continues to threaten Diego’s life if they don’t leave him alone with Victoria. Victoria begs Gonzalo not to hurt Diego and begs Claudio and German to leave. Whispering to her, Claudio asks her to leave him alone with Gonzalo and promises not to kill him. German tells her that whether she likes it or not, they’re not leaving without her. Gonzalo grows tired of the situation, jumps across the bed and heads for the door. Before leaving, he tells them that he’s going to have Diego killed. Claudio lunges at him again, but German and Victoria hold him back. With Gonzalo gone, Victoria turns on the other two, placing the blame on them should Diego be killed. Verdugo has happy that he has the go-ahead to kill Diego but tells Macario that it won’t be tonight because he’ll need all his friends with him. Macario thinks he’s incapable of doing the dirty work himself, but Verdugo explains that he needs his friends to stand around him and hide what he’s doing while he’s murdering Diego so that the guards won’t be able to see which of them actually committed the deed. Macario is promised that Diego will be killed tomorrow morning and Verdugo will make sure that Victoria and everyone on the outside believe that Diego is still alive.

Lino tries to get Diego to sleep so that he’ll have enough energy tomorrow to escape. Diego doesn’t think he’ll be able to sleep until he knows who was visiting Verdugo and hopes Victoria hasn’t hooked up with Verdugo’s brother. Victoria is in tears, telling German and Claudio that they’re responsible for Diego’s death. She tells them that she doesn’t care what happened to her, all she wanted was to save Diego. German tells her that he’s sorry but tells her that Diego would have died if she’d done what she’d planned to do just for his sake. Claudio agrees with him, telling her that if Diego lives, he would never have been able to support the fact that Gonzalo had touched her because he loves her so much. Victoria curses Gonzalo. Gonzalo meets with Macairo and learns that he’s seen Verdugo and given him the order to go ahead and kill Diego. Gonzalo asks him if it’s done, but Macario tells him that it won’t be done until tomorrow. Gonzalo thinks Verdugo is inept, but Macario says that Verdugo gave him a good reason for not being able to do it immediately and thinks he’s doing the right thing by waiting until tomorrow. Gonzalo hopes things go as planned so that Diego is dead before his innocence is proven.

Macario is surprised to learn that Diego really is innocent, but Gonzalo won’t tell him who the guilty party is, wanting to keep it to himself because he plans to use the information himself whenever the opportunity arises. Florencia tells Carolina not to waste any more time and tell the police about Patricio. Carolina tells her that she’s sure they know because the doctor went to contact Valentin. Florencia sees that Carolina has deep feelings for Diego and Carolina admits it and feels bad, saying that she sees now that Don Chema was right and Diego and Victoria really are innocent. Florencia asks if Victoria is locked up to and learns that she isn’t . Carolina admits that she thought that Victoria and Diego tried to kill her. Florencia asks how she could think such a thing of Victoria and Carolina cries. She feels bad for blaming Victoria. Florencia tells her that even though it hurts to say so because she’s jealous, Victoria loves her as much as she loves her. “….Victoria es Buena. Te quiere tanto como yo.” Carolina is still upset with herself for how she accused Victoria, “Ha sufrido much por mi culp!”

Verdugo tells Bufon that he now has the order to kill Diego and wonders how Diego will comport himself when he dies. Verdugo wants Diego to beg him to spare his life before he kills him. German and Claudio take Victoria back to Los Encinos where Flora, Maria, and Amalia are worried about her. Turning down Flora ‘s offer of tea, Victoria informs them all that all she wants to do is die. She cries as she tells them that there’s no longer anything that any of them can do to save Diego.

Telenovela-World: COMPLETE EPISODE 113 SUMMARY HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Author: Rebecca O (---) Date: 05-31-06 12:24 PDT

Episode 113

The exhausted Victoria walks into Los Encinos with Claudio and German trailing behind. She collapses into a chair as Amalia, Flora and Maria ask what has happened. Flora offers to bring Victoria tea, but she wants nothing except to die. All is lost and there is no way to now save Diego. Diego's family and friends look around at eachother blankly. Caro is anxious and tells Florencia that they have to contact Valentin and get Diego out of prison tonight. Florencia calms her down and tells her it will have to wait until tomorrow. She asks Caro how everything is going with Alex. Caro admits that things are going poorly with him because she keeps putting off giving him a date for the wedding. Florencia wants to know if Alex knows that she is alive. Caro admits that a trap was set for the killer and few people know that she is alive. Caro talks about how strange these days have been, having to keep Florencia's condition a secret. Florencia tells her that she can now set a date for the wedding and she will be with Caro at the altar.

Alex, Bianca and Gerardo talk in the living room. Alex is frustrated about Caro and her strange behavior. Gerardo asks if he has spoken seriously with her about it. Alex hasn't; he is afraid that Caro doesn't really want to marry him and may break up with him. Patricio enters the living room and asks who they are talking about. Bianca tells him 'Caro' and then the phone rings. Alex snatches up the phone; it is an excited Caro that tells Alex that a miracle has happened. Alex asks her to come to the ranch and tell him what is happening. She can't tell him now because she has to talk to the police and get permission. Alex repeats 'permission from the police?' and Patricio's radar goes up. He wonders what is happening and if it will interfere with his plans. Alex hangs up the phone and says he has to go. Bianca wants to know where and Alex tells her the hospital as he races out the door. Patricio asks himself why Caro would need permission from the police, why is she at the hospital? He freezes for a moment and tells himself that he has a very bad feeling about all of this. Marcos (the chief--yea! we finally have a name) and Valentin enter Florencia's hospital room. Carolina begs them to get Diego released immediately. Marcos explains that first they have to demonstrate Diego's innocence. Valentin asks Florencia if she well enough to speak and tell them who tried to kill her. She replies that it was her stepson, Patricio. The detectives exchange shocked looks.

Patricio races into the den where Miguel is pouring himself a hefty drink at the bar. He grabs Miguel's drink and liquor splashes all over. Patricio tells Miguel that he has a really bad feeling. Miguel frantically wipes at his clothes and asks Patricio if he has gone crazy. Patricio demands that Miguel reassure him that he has said nothing to provide anyone with a clue that they murdered Florencia. Miguel says he hasn't and reminds Patricio that he killed Florencia, Miguel was just a bystander. Miguel thinks to himself that he can't let Patricio know he said anything to Gonzalo. Miguel's face betrays him to a snarling Patricio who walks up close to him and begins straightening out Miguel's disheveled clothes. He gently asks Miguel what is happening a couple of times and Miguel replies nothing. Patricio pats Miguel's face and reminds him that if Miguel betrays him, Patricio is going to sink him in return. Patricio leaves and Miguel prays to God that Gonzalo will keep his promise to deliver him from this mess. He doesn't want to go to jail for Patricio's actions. Florencia finishes explaining to Marcos and Valentin about how she overhead Miguel and Patricio talking about kidnapping Caro and killing Martin. Caro angrily demands that she has complied with thier requests to guard the secret that Florencia is alive and she wants Diego freed now. Marcos asks Florencia how it came about that the man she loved as her son injured her. Florencia explains that she confronted him and threatened to call the police. Marcos tells her that with her testimony, they will be able to get Diego freed in the morning. The doctor enters and tells Caro that Alex is waiting outside for her. Valentin begins to tell her not to say anything and she refuses. Her relationship with him has soured over this secret she has been keeping. Marcos agrees that she can tell Alex, but only Alex--does she understand?

Florencia begs the detectives to free Diego. Marcos thinks it might be a good idea for Diego to remain in the prison until they trap Patricio. Florencia disagees vehemently. Patricio is the criminal and not Diego. The innocent man must be freed. Patricio tucks himself into a corner outside the ICU waiting room. Alex greets Caro and demands to know why she is being so mysterious. Does she not want to marry him? Caro apologizes for her behavior and explains that she hasn't been able to marry him because she wanted Florencia at the altar with her. Alex relaxes and wraps his arms around Caro and gently explains that he understands, but she must face the reality that Florencia is dead. She twists out of arms and tells him no, Florencia lives. Patricio is shocked. Alex gazes at Caro in amazement--how can that be. He doesn't understand and Caro assures him that the there is an explanation. She tells how Florencia had been in coma and unable to speak, but is now awake and able to talk. Alex is still stunned. Caro tells him that Diego is innocent. Alex wants to know if Diego didn't do this to Florencia, then who did? Caro tells him it was Patricio. Alex is shocked and fear washes over the face of the hidden Patricio.

Patricio wonders to himself how Florencia can possibly be alive. Alex stares at Caro in amazement as she explains that she is grateful to God that even though Florencia has not fully recuperated, she can at least speak and tell the truth. Alex cannot believe that Patricio did this to her--after all, didn't his Aunt Florencia give Patricio everything. 'Everything' Patricio thinks, 'except the Montero name'. In her hospital room, Florencia continues to argue with the detectives; Diego is innocent and must be freed. Marcos explains that they cannot allow Patricio to escape the law. Florencia pleads that keeping thier secret has affected Caro very much. Valentin tries to point out that he doesn't see that Caro has been affected adversely and reassures Florencia that nothing will happen to Diego. Florencia insists that Caro has many problems with all of her relationships now and Diego must be set free. She tellls the detectives that they must do the right thing for an innocent man. Diego twists restlessly on bunk with as he hears Victoria whispering 'to save Diego' over and over again. In Diego's dream, a teary-eyed Victoria stands with a man that looks exactly like Verdugo (except with a goatee) whispers how brave she is to pay for Diego's protection. He strokes her shoulder as he reminds her that his brother (Verdugo) is protecting Diego in the carcel. Diego wakes with a shout and voices echo throughout the cell block. Bufon wakes and sneers at Diego for being afraid of a nightmare and a groggy Verdugo tells Diego he is trying to sleep. The guards race up and demand to know what is happening. Diego tells them it was nightmare. The guard tells Diego that disruptive nightmares are not permitted and if it doesn't stop, he will be sent to the room of punishments (isolation).

Amalia tries to comfort the hot-headed Victoria in her room at Los Encinos. She has lost everything and there is no way to save Diego from being murdered. Amalia begs her friend to be optimistic...German and Claudio could not her do this and they won't let Diego die. Victoria blames her despair on German and Claudio...they have put Diego in jeopardy and are incapable of protecting Diego because they have no way of controlling Gonzalo's actions. German tells Claudio that he is going to the prison warden in the morning to advise him what is happening with Diego, Gonzalo and Victoria. Claudio will go to Valentin and warn him of the situation. The desperate German hopes that he can talk to the warden in time to prevent Diego's murder; he reminds Claudio that if they fail to save Diego's life, then Victoria will blame the two of them. Gonzalo orders Macario to go to the prison in the morning to confirm Diego's death. Once it is done, he wants to know immediately so he can be the one to tell Victoria. He wants to see her suffer at the moment she learns of Diego's death. In Victoria's room, Victoria continues her angry tirade against Claudio, German and Gonzalo. Amalia tries to calm her down; German will find a way. Victoria suddenly calms down...Gonzalo has probably returned to the Montero ranch. She will go there and surrender herself to try once again to save Diego's life. Amalia tells her that Claudio and German will insist that she not surrender herself to Gonzalo on Diego's behalf.

Gonzalo opens the door to his room (formerly Don G's) and sighs heavily at the sight of a fully dressed Gladys on his bed. He sniffs and comments that he thought he smelled sulphur (for the non-Catholics, the smell of sulphur is historically thought to indicate the presence of the Devil or at least a demon). He demands to know why she is here at this hour. She wants to know the results of his bedding with Victoria. He close to here as he informs Gladys that Victoria was quite satisfying--better than Gladys. Gladys jumps off the bed saying she doesn't believe that Victoria could be better in bed than she is. She knows Gonzalo very well and that he is never content for long. Gonzalo evilly replies that she should have split with her other love, Renato. Renato relaxes in his bed as a disdainful Christa walks out the bathroon followed by Martina who is wearing a black negligee with a floral design. Renato asks Christa if Martina is ready and replies that Martina is as ugly as ever. Christa tells Martina that she will never be as beautiful as her, Isabella or Gladys. Renato chuckles and gets off the bed and curls his arms around Martina's waist and begins to stroke her arm and nuzzle her neck. He asks Christa if her teaching was satisfactory. An obvious jealous Christa tells Renato that she can only teach so much to a loser like Martina; if he is unhappy, then it is not Christa's fault--it is Martina's. Renato asks Martina what she thinks as he gives her some passionate kisses. Martina giggles and tells him that she doesn't know the envious Christa was insinuating. Christa is obviously jealous as Renato laughing invites Martina into 'his office' and points to the bed. Renato crawls onto the bed and winks at Christa as he curls his lip into a snarl at her. Martina stretches out luxuriously and hungrily returns Renato's kisses on the bed as Christa tries not to cry.

Gladys tells Gonzalo that she never loved Renato. If that is true, then why did she sleep with Renato? She tells Gonzalo that she slept with Renato because Gonzalo was very complacent in the bedroom. She steps closer and tells Gonzalo that she is dying for him to possess. Gonzalo calls her a witch, but in a gentle voice and Gladys tells him that she can see he is excited. Gonzalo kisses her passionately and throws her down on the bed. For a moment, Gladys looks afraid. Gonzalo tells her in voice thick with passion that she is going to see how much better in bed he is than Renato. His arms are busy and there is the sound of a belt buckle being undone. Gladys' look of fear turns to a smile of pleasure as Gonzalo approaches the bed calling her a witch and a nymphomaniac. A disturbed Christa tries to leave and Renato jumps off the bed and stops her. Doesn't she want to see the result of her work. Christa hisses that she doesn't like to see him with other women, especially someone like Martina. She pleads that she loves him, but she cannot watch this. Renato orders her to remain and watch with her own eyes. Christa tries again to leave and Renato forces her back into a chair as he explains that she will follow his orders. Martina looks at them dreamily and Renato returns to her and they begin to kiss passionately again. The tears well up in Christa's eyes as she vows that Renato will pay for this humiliation.

Alex wants to see Florencia and Caro explains that he can't; she was only given permission to tell him and him alone. Alex tells Caro that since Florencia was able to tell the police the truth than there is no reason to continue with this farce. Caro agrees and she and Alex enter Florencia's room. Patricio sneaks from the shadows and stares at Florencia's door. He puts his hands to his head and pulls at his hair. He must flee, but to where? In Florencia's hospital room, Alex rushes to his aunt and kisses her. Florencia looks up at him smiling as she says 'Alex, my Alex'. She explains that Caro hasn't been able to consent to a wedding date because Caro was waiting for her to get better. Alex smiles with tears in his eyes and hugs Caro close to him as he tells her that he now understands why she kept putting him and the wedding off. Caro happily tells him that they can now continue with the wedding. Alex agrees that it can happen now; but more importantly, Aunt Florencia is alive. He kisses Caro tenderly for a moment and while thier arms are wrapped around eachother, he leans to kiss Florencia. Florencia beams with joy. Marcos and Valentin leave Florencia's room as they discuss the reality that Florencia is not willing to keep the fact that she is alive secret. Valentin tells Marcos that they must detain Patricio immediately. They leave the ICU waiting room and Patricio emerges from the shadows with a determined face. He knows that he must flee immediately, but not alone. He decides that the stupid Miguel must come with him.

Miguel stands outside Gonzalo's bedroom door. He will not be able to sleep until he asks Gonzalo if he will still help him. He pounds on the door loudly and when there is no response, he pounds loudly again. An irritated Gonzalo answers the door as he and Gladys both button thier clothes. Miguel begins to stammer out an apology as Gladys berates him for interrupting thier privacy. Gonzalo coolly tells Gladys that it doesn't matter; she should now know that he is much better than Renato. He practically pushes her out of the room as he tells her to get out of his life for always. Miguel slides into the room as Gonzalo shuts the door . Gonzalo demands to know what Miguel wants. Gladys strokes the door and then turns and leans her back against the hall side of the door and thinks about how desperately she loves Gonzalo and will never let Victoria have him. Caro pounds down the hallway of Los Encinos and begins to hammer at Victoria's door calling out 'Mama, Mamacita'. Amalia opens the door and hushes Caro. She explains to Caro that Victoria needs what little sleep remains to her. Can't this wait until tomorrow? As Caro explains that she has something to tell both her and Victoria, Victoria awakes. Caro races to Victoria and begs for her forgiveness. She now knows that Diego and Victoria are truly innocent. She rapidly tells the delighted, but half-asleep Victoria that Florencia has wakened from a coma and named her potential killer...Patricio. Victoria wakes fully and whispers 'Patricio?'.

Gonzalo asks the frightened (and most likely drunken) Miguel what he wants. Miguel stammers over his words. He is afraid. Is Gonzalo going to let the police know that Patricio forced him to be an accomplish. Gonzalo is done for the night and realizes that Miguel is in no shape to talk. He informs Miguel that they will talk tomorrow as he gradually veers him toward the door. Miguel begs his brother to speak with him now; he will not be able to sleep otherwise. Gonzalo brotherly smacks both Miguel's cheeks and firmly refuses to speak until tomorrow. If Miguel can't sleep, then it is own problem. Miguel is about to pound on Gonzalo's door (which has just been shut in his face) when Patricio runs up. He grabs Miguel and says that they must flee because Florencia is alive and they will need to get ahold of money to do that. Miguel begins to chuckle and tells Patricio that it must be a joke--Florencia being alive. Is Patricio playing a joke on him? The desperate Patricio grabs Miguel's jacket as he hisses that there is no joke; they must find money and flee. The smile melts from Miguel's face as he says he can't flee. Patricio angrily grabs Miguel and slams him back up against the wall. They must flee...the police will be looking for them.

A new day finally dawns after a long hard night that has hovered over both broken and mended hearts. At Los Encinos, German, Claudio, Flora, Victoria, Amalia, Caro and Maria have gathered. The men are excited; they now have a chance to get Diego out of the prison. Victoria says that they must rush because she has a bad feeling. Flora wants to know what bad feeling and Victoria replies that she feels that Diego is in a very bad position right now. At the prison, Lino wakes Diego who groans about what a bad night he had. Lino points out to the hangman game drawn on the wall at Verdugo's bunk. The word 'muerte' is complete. In the prison yard, Verdugo explains to the other inmates that the time has come to kill Diego. He will provoke Diego and they will all join in. A prisoner hisses to Verdugo that Diego is arriving in the prison yard now. Verdugo greets him and Lino begs Diego to stay calm. Diego tells Lino that nothing is going to happen. Verdugo begins to talk about how his girlfriend (Victoria) is seeing his brother. He taunts Diego that Victoria is satisfying his brother well in exchange for Diego's protection. Diego rips himself from Lino's grasp and jumps Verdugo. The other prisoners close in and Diego goes down and the mob begins to kick and punch at him...

Lino begs the other prisoners to stop. Verdugo grabs Lino and threatens him; he then tosses him aside violently as the other prisoners break the circle to reveal a badly beaten Diego covered with blood. Verdugo kicks at Diego and wants to what is going on? He taunts Diego that expected more resistance from him. Diego moves his hands to protect his face and Verdugo screams that they haven't killed him. As the prisoner's move back in, two guards garnishing billy clubs push the distressed Lino away and demand to what in the hell is happening. Flora hangs up the phone and informs everyone that she cannot contact Valentin. Victoria remains concerned about the events the night before, but German doesn't think that Gonzalo would have been able to arrange Diego's murder in the night. Caro jumps up and demands to know what is going on. Victoria explains to the stunned Caro and an anguished Flora about how Gonzalo had engaged someone to kill Diego in prison if she (Victoria) didn't become his woman. Caro is stunned by the depravity of Gonzalo's proposal. At the Montero ranch, Gonzalo lounges on the couch and asks Alex about the wedding. He wants to see Alex married, but there have been problems. He tells Alex that he (Alex) was right about taking a trip with Victoria. She is crazy and who knows what lies she is telling Caro? Alex hopes this will not interfere with he and Caro's wedding. Gonzalo informs him that Victoria is able to wait and do anything.

At Los Encinos, Caro angrily demands to know what has happened. Victoria admits that Gonzalo made a proposal--surrender to him in exchange for Diego's life. Caro throws herself around Victoria as Flora begs God to show her how so much evil could exist in one person. Claudio and German explain how they stopped Victoria from surrendering to Gonzalo the night before at the hotel. German tells the 'family' that they must circumvent Gonzalo's revenge. Victoria agrees and hopes that they can get to Diego in time. The guards lean down to check on the bloody, beaten Diego. One guard calls for the prison doctor to come fast. The other guard demands that Verdugo tell him who hurt Diego. Verdugo denies that anybody hurt Diego. Diego slipped and 'wham!!' The guard looks at Verdugo skeptically. The doctor races to the prison yard and declares that Diego is in very bad shape and must be transported to the hospital immediately. The two guards and Lino pick Diego up quickly to remove him from the yard. Caro now sees how terrible Gonzalo truly is, but does not know how to explain it all to Alex. Alex loves Gonzalo very much and doesn't believe that Gonzalo would hurt a fly. Victoria sits Caro down on the couch and tells her that it doesn't matter--only Caro and Alex's happiness is important. Caro frustratedly asks how thier happiness can ever be with all of the lies about Victoria that Gonzalo is spinning to Alex? Victoria understands and reassures her daughter that she and Alex are meant to be together and that Diego will be freed. Caro jumps up and refuses to stand with her arms crossed in hugs (to do nothing); she must tell Alex what is happening.

Gonzalo and Alex continue thier father and son chat. Gonzalo drones on about how he was wrong about Victoria and Alex replies that he and Caro are not going to let Gonzalo's and Victoria's problems prevent the wedding. Gonzalo warns Alex about the problems that Victoria might create. Alex tell his father that he has other news. An agitated Gonzalo jumps up and asks if it is about the date of the wedding. Alex gives a small smile and reassures Gonzalo that it has nothing to do with him and Caro. It is news that Gonzalo will want to hear. Alex smiles a little more as he tells Gonzalo that it is about his sister. Gonzalo is apprehensive--has Lucrecia been released from the madhouse? Alex reminds his father that he has more than one sister as his grin turns into a broad smile. A sullen Gonzalo snaps that he knows that he has more than one sister--what is happening. A joyful and fully smiling Alex tells his father it is about Florencia. Gonzalo shakes his and says that Florencia is...Alex interrupts the final word of his father's sentence with 'alive'. Gonzalo is frozen...and asks 'Florencia vive?'. Alex joyfully explains to his father that Florencia was on the verge of death but has now recuperated. Gonzalo stares off into the distance as he absorbs this news about his sister. He wonders if Diego has been killed yet. Alex tells his father that he will never believe who tried to kill Florencia. It was Patricio. Gonzalo gazes into Alex's eyes as he repeats back to his son 'Patricio?'.

The Dynamic Duo sleep on a pallet of horse blankets in the Montero stables. Miguel rolls over and drags the horse blanket covering them with him. Patricio grabs at a corner in his sleep and kicks at Miguel. Miguel rolls back over and snuggles up to Patricio as he wraps his arm around Patricio. Patricio awakes and shrugs Miguel off. He finally awakes Miguel by telling him that the police have come. Miguel begs for mercy and begins to cry out; Patricio hisses at him to calm down and begins to scream at Miguel that his father is gone because of this filthy inheritence and Miguel had better stop acting liking such a little man. Miguel jumps up and fearfully gazes at Patricio. He begins to shiver violently and picks up the horse blanket and wraps it around himself as he cries out to the enraged and fearful Patricio that he has killed no one. Not Florencia, not Martin, and not his father. Patricio roughly grabs him and shoves his face into Miguel's and yells at Miguel that he is his accomplice several times to get the point across. MIguel begs Patricio and God to not let this be and to please let him awaken from this nightmare--it can not be real. Miguel begins to cry. A deperate Patricio rubs his face in frustration...and the rage in his face says that Miguel is no help at all...

Constanza and Bianca watch the EMTs tuck Florencia into the bed of her own room at the Montero ranch. Constanza cannot believe that Florencie is alive and offers prayers to God. Constanza is overjoyed as she sits on the edge of the bed. An equally grateful Bianca climbs up on the bed and snuggles up to her Aunt Florencia. They are both stunned that Patricio has done this after everything Florencia has done for him. She informs her sister and niece that Patricio also killed Martin. They agree that the police will deal with Patricio. The only important things now are Caro's and Alex's wedding and Diego's freedom. Constanza agrees that they owe it to Diego to see that he is freed. Bianca cannot wait to share the news with Claudio. In Valentin's office, the detective screams into the phone as a concerned Marcos looks at Valentin intently. Valentin yells that Diego Iberra is to be saved. He slams down the phone and Marcos asks what has happened. Valentin explains that someone has tried to kill Diego in the prison. Marcos' head begins to shake as he tells himself and Valentin that the feelings of Amalia, Victoria and Florencia were right. The two detectives stare at eachother in horror.

Ocampo arrives at Los Encinos where everyone (except for an unseen Claudio) greets him and demands news. Has he been able to negotiate Diego's freedom? Ocampo agrees that he has spoken with the detectives and everything looks favorable. The 'family' is happy. Ocampo shuffles his feet--there is bad news. Flora and Victoria press forward demanding to know as the lawyer fumbles over his words. German calls out to Ocampo to just say it. Ocampo tells them that Diego was injured. Flora cries out and she, Victoria and Caro sink to the sofa with thier arms wrapped around eachother as Amalia leans over Caro and hugs her protectively. Victoria asks in harsh whisper how bad it is.

Diego is on the borderline between death and life.....

Telenovela-World: Episode 114 Summary Here! (complete) Author: Alisa Valdes (---) Date: 06-01-06 14:40 PDT

Episode 114

Valentin is with his boss when he gets a phone call informing him that an attempt has been made on Diego’s life. Valentin insists that Diego be taken to the hospital and tells his boss. Victoria, Carolina, Amalia, German, and Flora greet Ocampo when he finally arrives at Los Encinos with news that, while Diego has been proclaimed innocent and been ordered released, he was assaulted in the prison yard--assaulted with an attempt to kill him. They are shocked and worried as Ocampo tells them that Diego is alive, but close to death. Valentin blames Manuel for not protecting Diego and the guard hopes Diego will live. They are in Diego’s hospital room and they both looking at an unconscious Diego as Valentin expresses his desire not to have Diego’s death on his conscience. They both admit that they had no idea that someone wanted Diego killed and Valentin feels bad for having Diego imprisoned when he knew that he was innocent and knew that Florencia was still alive. Ernesto receives an arrest warrant for Patricio de la Nuez and his boss tells him that Patricio recently moved into the Montero ranch. Ernesto is about to leave to arrest Patricio when Victoria and Amalia barge in, Victoria wanting to know where Valentin is and blaming him for everything that’s happened to Diego. Amalia points out Valentin’s boss to Victoria, telling her that he didn’t do anything when she told him that Diego was in danger. Victoria informs them that if Diego dies, she’ll press charges against them for negligent homicide. The two men look very uncomfortable.

Miguel throws a fit and Patricio yells at him to shut up as they are holed up in a cabin, intent on staying beneath the police’s radar. Miguel comments that he should have accepted Gonzalo’s help when he offered it in exchange for Miguel turning on Patricio. Patricio looks at him in anger and accuses him of considering betraying him. He grabs Miguel roughly, but Miguel is quick to tell him that he didn’t consider betraying him and says that Gonzalo made him a proposition which he turned down. He then points out the obvious fact of his loyalty--he’s hiding out with Patricio now instead of at a police station turning him in. Patricio lets him go and informs him that Florencia will tell the police that he was also there, of his own free will and he’ll be looked upon as an accomplice. Miguel insists that he didn’t do anything, but Patricio reminds him that Florencia heard them talking about Martin and their plans to kidnap Carolina. Miguel tries to argue, but Patricio grows more irritated with him and pushes him across the room to the front door, telling him to go to the police and tell them everything and take his chances that they will believe him. Miguel doesn’t want to go to the police.

The police try to defend their actions against Victoria and Amalia’s angry accusations. Amalia tells them that she warned them that Gonzalo wanted to kill Diego and they did nothing when they knew she was right. They continue to argue and the chief of police offers his apologies, but insists that he did the best thing he could have done in the situation. Victoria and Amalia continue to see things in a different light than that of the police. Macario meets with Verdugo and asks if he’s killed Diego as he’s been commissioned to do. “Almost, almost,“ Verdugo admits. Macario isn’t pleased and gets the whole story out of him. Macario learns that Diego was taken Alive to the hospital and refuses to pay Verdugo. Verdugo insists he believe him when he tells him that Diego won’t be alive very much longer and will surely die from the beat down he and his friends gave him. Macario refuses to give him the money and accidentally lets slip the name of the man who ordered the murder-- Gonzalo Montero. He tries to continue like he didn’t reveal the name, but Verdugo caught it and laughs as Macario tries to deny that Gonzalo Montero is his boss’s name. Verdugo continues to laugh, realizing his good luck because now if he needs to, he can use the information against Gonzalo Montero. Victoria and Amalia insist that they be given clearance to visit Diego and learn that Diego is no longer in prison, he’s in the hospital.

After informing him that Florencia is still alive, Alex is curious about Gonzalo’s joyless reaction to the news and wants to know what’s going on and why he looks angry. Gonzalo says that he’s angry because he’s been made to suffer, thinking that his sister was dead, mourning her, when she was still alive somewhere. Thinking to himself, Gonzalo realizes that this ruins his plans for blackmailing Miguel and Patricio. Gonzalo expresses indignation at what Patricio tried to do. An angry Carolina chooses that moment to barge into the room and throw, “Tu eres un miserable, Gonzalo!” Alex wants to know why she’s speaking to his father like that and Carolina calls Gonzalo a murderer. Gonzalo tells Alex that she’s crazy while Carolina tells him to stop acting all innocent in front of Alex and asks how he dared to order Diego killed while he was in prison. Diego is still unconscious but muttering Victoria’s name as Victoria and Amalia are by his bedside along with the doctor. The doctor tells them that they should leave and he and Amalia wait for Victoria outside. Victoria wipes tears from her eyes and tells him that she’s with him and begs him to fight because he can’t die. He’s happy she’s there because he wants to die in her arms.

Victoria begs him not to die and he tells her not to worry because if he leaves this world, he’ll be leaving with the knowledge of how much she loves him. She tells him that Patricio’s the one who tried to kill Florencia. Patricio, angry and seeming to not giving a damn anymore, urges Miguel to go the police and turn him in, but Miguel won’t do it. Patrico tells him to sit down so they can plan what their next move will be and how they‘ll escape. Miguel is in tears, thinking about the situation they’re in and Patricio tells him that now, more than ever, they have to kidnap Carolina. Carolina tells Gonzalo not to play the fool and admit that he tried to have Diego killed. Gonzalo plays innocent and tells Alex that this must all be Victoria’s doing and that she’s completely crazy, crazier than Lucrecia and all she wants to do is hurt him, not realizing that all she’s doing is hurting herself and Carolina. Carolina continues to accuse him of it, but Alex tells her to calm down because his father wouldn’t do something like that. Gonzalo asks her what motive he would have for killing Diego and says Victoria would need proof if she could really accuse him of it and asks her where the proof is. Alex tells her that Gonzalo is right and asks her what proof she has. He then tells her that Gonzalo and Victoria had a fight and this must be just another lie of Victoria’s to hurt Gonzalo, but Carolina assures him that her mother isn’t lying.

Victoria tells Diego that Florencia woke up and told the police what really happened and begs him to get better so that they can be together. Carolina tells Alex that no matter what Gonzalo says, she knows that Victoria loves her and isn’t lying to her. Alex asks her why Victoria has to be the one telling the truth, when Gonzalo could just as easily be telling the truth. Gonzalo tells Alex that it’s useless trying to convince her and says that it’s best if he leaves so that he and try to be happy with Carolina. He makes to leave, but Alex stops him, telling Gonzalo that Carolina has to understand that he doesn’t want to cause them harm, but Victoria does. Carolina cuts him off and turns to Gonzalo, vowing to find proof that she’s guilty of all that she’s accusing him of. She doesn’t know how she’ll do it, but says that if she has to, she’ll go to the prison herself and question every prisoner there to see if one of them knows of him. Macario, realizing that he has to keep Verdugo quiet, has no choice but to give him the money to make sure he doesn’t open his mouth about who ordered him to kill Diego. Verdugo is pleased that he’s smart enough to realize that he now has the upper hand in this situation. He angers Macario when he says that, now that he knows who’s behind the hit on Diego, the price for his silence just might sky-rocket. Macario shoves him into a seat and wraps his hands around Verdugo’s throat, choking him. He tells him not to play with him threatens to have him killed if he tells anyone what he knows about him and Gonzalo. Verdugo struggles as Macario continues to threaten him before finally setting him free.

Gonzalo continues with his innocent act, telling Carolina to do whatever she wants and agreeing not to come to the wedding if she doesn’t want him to because he doesn’t want to ruin the special day and also doesn’t want to run into Gladys or Victoria. Gladys meets with Christa who asks that she be given money so that she can escape to another country in exchange for not telling anyone that she killed Don G. Gladys can’t believe that she plans to betray Renato and Christa assures her that she’s serious. Gladys wants to know what’s wrong with her, what happened to make her abandon Renato. Christa tells her, “No solo hare eso, Gladys. Pienso acabar con el.” In the other room, Renato wakes up and throws a pillow at Martina who’s whimpering on the floor next to the bed. He’s punished her for not satisfying him. Martina thought she’d done everything right and reminds him that he told Christa the same thing. Renato puts on his robe and laughs at her, telling her that he only told Christa that to irritate her. He tells her that Christa was right because she has no idea what to do in bed and she’s “….mas fea que Cuasimodo….” and tells her that if she ever wants to come back to his bed, she’ll have to learn a lot.

Gladys laughs when Christa tells her that Renato made her watch him and Martina have sex. Christa is in tears and angry, and says she’s taken a lot of crap from Renato, but this is the straw that broke the camels back. Christa tells her that if they join together and destroy Renato, she’ll no longer have to worry about Renato blackmailing her with the knowledge that she killed Don G. Alex tells Gonzalo that Gladys won’t be at his wedding because he told her that he didn’t want to see her there. Gonzalo tells him that since Victoria will still be there, he still can’t go because he doesn’t want to be in a confrontation with her at the wedding. Alex tells Carolina that when she’s calmer he wants to talk to her about Victoria being at their wedding. Gonzalo decides to leave them alone to talk, and tells Carolina that even though she won’t believe him, he’s sorry that Diego was beaten to death. Carolina informs him that Diego isn’t dead. Diego promises Victoria that he’s going to live for her. The doctor comes in and tells her that she has to leave because Diego needs to rest. Victoria says her goodbyes and he promises to live for her and get better so that they can be together and have a family. Once she’s gone, Diego begs the doctor to help him survive this and the doctor tells him that if he doesn’t give up, he will survive. Carolina notes the change in Gonzalo’s expression when he learns that Diego is still alive. Alex, suspicious, asks Gonzalo how he could possibly have known the manner in which Diego “died”.

Victoria tells Flora, Maria, Claudio, and German how Diego is doing in the hospital. They are all worried about him. Amalia is anxious to see Gonzalo in prison and plans to make him pay for killing her mother. German reminds her that the police consider it a cold case and there’s not much they can do about it. Claudio tells them that he still has friends in prison and could probably ask there help in finding proof that Gonzalo tried to have Diego murdered. Gonzalo turns away from Carolina and Alex and works furiously to cover up his guilt-telling them that he simply assumed Diego was beaten to death because it’s the most common way for someone in prison to be killed and he simply assumed that was the case with Diego. Alex’s suspicion remains, and he says that Gonzalo seemed very certain of how Diego “died” when he spoke of it earlier. Gonzalo no longer wants to continue their discussion, tells them to think whatever they want about him, but he wants them to get married and be happy. He leaves and Alex comments that there’s something very strange about what just happened with Gonzalo. Rocio and Ernesto walk in, along with a couple uniforms, looking for Patricio. Ernesto asks if they think Patricio might know that they think he tried to kill Florencia, but they don’t know. Rocio had no idea that Patricio tried to kill Florencia.

Patricio tells Miguel that they have to kidnap Carolina, but he realizes that Florencia and Victoria will be watching her like a hawk now that Florencia knows that they’d planned to kidnap her. Miguel is certain that they’re both on their way to prison. Patricio gets an idea--they’ll kill Alex, use Lucrecia to kill Victoria, have Lucrecia blamed for both murders, and get their hands on Carolina who’ll be left unprotected once they get her mother a