THURSDAY UPDATE ON COLOR OF PASSION EPISODE 88
Rebeca is incensed that Alonso bequeathed 10% of the fábrica ’s shares to old man Nazario. Out of her own percentage, no less! She reproaches Amador for not informing her about this, but he didn’t know either. Now she’s going to need his shares to ensure that things at the fábrica go her way. His shares? What shares is Amador talking about? Lucía and Nora got 40% each, while Rebeca and Nazario received 10% apiece. I’m no wiz at arithmetics, but even I know that 40 + 40 + 10 + 10 = 100%. Moving on. Rebeca doesn’t think she and her allies could control the fábrica as long as Marcelo is orbiting their lives. A gleeful Amador breaks down the happy news: Marcelo has been arrested this morning on fraud charges and he’ll be transferred to the county jail in 3 or 4 days, once the judge issues a formal detention order ( dictar auto de formal prisión). Rebeca asks who is the legal counsel representing them. No worries, toots. It’s someone I trust entirely.
Tricky Ricky can’t withdraw money from the bank because the deposit he’s expecting hasn’t been made. He calls Alfredo to demand that he keep his end of the bargain. Alfredo advises him not to hold his breath and blames him for Daniela’s near-fatal accident.
At the Ministerio Público, Marcelo reveals to Mario that he has suspected for a while now that Rebeca and Amador were hatching a plan against him. That’s why he has been keeping copies of all the accounting books and financial documentation at his place. He didn’t mention this to Sergio because he doesn’t trust him, being besties with Rodrigo Zúñiga and all. Mario assures him that Sergio is an ethical trustworthy professional.
Elsewhere in the city, Sergio is proving his boss wrong by spilling the chisme/gossip to Rodrigo about Marcelo’s arrest and the suspicion that the charges against him were spuriously devised by Amador and Rebeca. Rodrigo is pleased by the news. He feels he can swoop in and pick up the pieces, now that Marcelo is out of commission. Vitch, were you dropped on your head as a baby? How in poo-perfect hell do you realistically expect a woman to take you back after you ditched her at the altar and you knocked up her no-good hoe of a sister?
At the fábrica , Lucía is obsessing over Marcelo: Why hasn’t he arrived yet? Why isn’t he answering my calls? Why isn’t he sitting at my feet and gazing up at me adoringly? Nazario calls the apartment’s landline and Rafaela informs him that Marcelo has been arrested. Lucía gets frantic and full of angst: “Arrested? Why? This is absurd! I’m going to see him right now!”
At Casa Gaxiola, Nora flashbacks to her mother’s interrogation about Daniela Suárez. If Mommy Whorest is right and Daniela has indeed returned to Puebla to stalk Marcelo into getting back together with her, then Nora will do whatever it takes to outstalk the Human Barnacle and trap Marcelo first!
Detective Ramos informs Comandante Juárez that Marcelo Escalante, the infamous owner of Plot Gun and notorious Gaxiola family orbiter, has been arrested for fraud. When Ramos investigated ( indagar) the matter further, he discovered that the plaintiff’s lawyer is none other than Ricardo Márquez. But wait, it gets curiouser and curiouser: The fraud was allegedly committed against Talavera Gaxiola, which is owned by the family of Marcelo’s fiancée, a family that includes Rebeca Murillo who, not long ago, was embroiled in a host of problems with Ricardo Márquez! How do you like that?
Mario checks the documents Marcelo has been jealously guarding in his apartment and assures Milagros and Rafaela that he can get his client released on bail ( fianza ). Milagros wants to see her boy but the visits are restricted ( restringidas ). Mario promises to get her a visit permit first thing in the morning but Mother Terror doesn’t want to wait.
Lucía is making a scene at the Ministerio Público because she has been denied permission to visit her “fiancé”. Nazario tells her she is too agitated and needs to calm down: “ A fuerza ni los zapatos entran. With force, not even shoes will fit. Finesse can pass any test. We need to try and arrange things amiably. Let me handle this, hija .”
Nora looks for Daniela at the Harpies’ Nest and is received by Alfredo. She pretends she is a friend of his daughter’s. He informs her that Daniela had an accident and is at Puebla’s favorite hospital. “Who should I say has been asking for her?” “Nora Gaxiola.” “You’re the daughter of...” “Alonso Gaxiola and Rebeca Murillo. Do you know them?” “I know you mother.” “Then I’ll tell her you said hello.”
Back at the Ministerio Público, a tearful Lucía is filled with angst and desperation. She cries out the name of her betrothed : “Marcelo!” Inside, an angst-ridden Marcelo leans against the bars of his prison cell and calls out to his ladylove: “Lucía!” His disquiet reverberates through Lucía: “I want to see you! I need to see you!” Marcelo intercepts the angsty telepathic waves: “If only you were here!” You mean here, locked up with you? Hehehehe. These two! Nazario comes back to interrupt the telepathic pingpong and announces that he wasn’t able to get Lucía a visit permit. On their way out, they bump into Mother Terror who lays into Lucía: “What are you doing here? Leave my son alone! Because of you, my son is locked up and Daniela is dying! I curse the hour Marcelo came here and met you!” Nazario tells Lucía to ignore her. She’s only lashing out because she’s worried about her son. “But why did she say that Daniela is dying because of me?” “Maybe she meant it figuratively? Let’s go see Mario!” We all need a Nazario in our lives to dismiss troubling thoughts out of hand.
At the fábrica , Lalo informs some of the guys about an upcoming domino game at the house of one of their colleagues. He instructs them to bring snacks ( botanas) using a phrase that ought to be immortalized in every house party and/or barbecue invitation. “ Hay que llevar botanas. A ustedes nomás les dicen lleven algo y lo que llevan son invitados. Pónganse abusados, ¡eh! You gotta bring snacks. When you guys are told to bring something, all you bring are guests. Wise up, peeps!”
Lalo calls Vinicio to give him a disdainful once-over and warn him that he won’t last long at the fábrica , now that Don Nazario is back. Vinicio retorts that he has the support of one of the owners, the powerful one who boasts a substantial percentage of invisible shares. Lalo is curious to find out what dirt Vinicio has on Amador to warrant such a privileged relationship between the two of them. “He [Amador] just happens to know that I’m trustworthy/dependable ( ser de fiar)!”
At Casa Zúñiga, the prodigal son is visiting to let his father know that he has decided to reintegrate Talavera Gaxiola. Happy happy, joy joy!
At the Ministerio Público, Milagros tells the officer manning the reception area her sob story of losing both her sons, one to Plot Gun and the other to trumped-up fraud charges. She manages to get a visit permit to see Marcelo.
At Casa Gaxiola, Nora reports to her mother what she learnt about Daniela today. Strangely, Daniela’s dad asked her to say hi to Rebeca for him. Does she know him? Mommy Whorest denies, denies, denies.
Tricky Ricky wants to see Daniela but Alfredo orders him to scram.
Lucía gives her uncle Mario attitude for not neglecting his attorney duties to notify her royal highness that her pet fiancé is behind bars. Magdalena is hopping mad when she learns that Rebeca might have had a hand in Marcelo’s arrest.
At Puebla’s favorite hospital, Tricky Ricky has a chance encounter with his baby mama. He tells her that he’s visiting a friend with benefits and she replies that she doesn’t give a flying hoot about the minor details ( los pormenores) of his private life. Before she walks away, he asks her what happened with the concerted effort to unmask Rebeca. Did Sara confront her with the hospital logsheet that proves Adriana was examined by a doctor the day she had her fatal balustrade free fall? Sara says she did but Rebeca denied everything. More tangible proofs are needed to corroborate these accusations. Sara can’t imagine what Alonso would’ve done had he seen that hospital logsheet. Ricardo reckons “He [Alonso] would have forced her [Rebeca] to confess. The death of Alonso, the fact that he couldn’t divorce her and the fact that he couldn’t corner her (acorralar ), have all been really convenient for Rebeca. [...] It’s very odd but every time Rebeca is about to be exposed, someone close to her, or directly related to her ends up dead!”
At Casa Gaxiola, Rebeca rethinks the moment Alfredo recognized her as Adriana Murillo. Tere’s knock breaks Rebe out of her angsty reverie. She needs permission to go buy some bread for dinner. Yeah, whatever, go! Tere finds creepy Vinicio lurking outside the Gaxiolas’ front gate. He wants to accompany her on her errand but she curtly declines. He tells her that he didn’t get Don Nazario fired and that all those rumors Lalo is spreading about him are unfounded. Tere doesn’t understand why he’s talking to her about this stuff. He says he doesn’t want her to have a bad impression of him. She retorts that she has neither a bad nor a good impression of him. In other words, pish aff, weirdo! You don’t even register on my radar! Nazario brings Lucía home. He spots Vinicio from afar but doesn’t acknowledge him. Vinicio scurries away.
Lucía wants her padrino to help her with the admin duties at the fábrica until Marcelo is released and able to return to work. “Does that mean you don’t want him to leave Puebla?” “I never wanted him to” she confesses. “Or leave your life?” “I don’t know. I can’t forget what my dad told me before he died”. Nazario assures his goddaughter that wherever her dad is, he wants her to be happy.
Milagros tells Rafaelo about her visit to Marcelo. When Rafaela mentions that Mario is the husband of Lucía’s other aunt, Magdalena, Mother Terror launches into one of her classic “I Hate Lucía” tirades. Moving on.
At Casa Gaxiola, Lucía accuses Rebeca of framing Marcelo. Rebeca vehemently denies having had anything to do with the fraud charges. “Sorry your boyfriend turned out to be a thief! And thank goodness Amador discovered the embezzlement ( desfalco) on time!” Nora interrupts the bickering to announce Dr. Román Andrade. My psychiatrist is here to see you. MY psychiatrist! Here to see YOU! Downstairs, the lovelorn doc says he went looking for Lucía at her aunt Magdalena’s house first. He is very sorry that her pregnancy turned out to be a false alarm and he feels guilty because he was the one who pressured her to clear up her doubts (salir de dudas). Yep, the maybe-baby debacle was all his fault! Had he kept his mouth shut, an embryo bearing Marcelo’s DNA would’ve magically materialized inside Lucía’s womb! Moving on. Lucía reveals that Marcelo is in trouble. Bigly. As per usual, she turns on the waterworks and gives the lovelorn doc a full body embrace that lasts and lasts, interspersed with 4 short interruptions where they got to lovingly gaze into each other’s eyes, their faces mere millimeters from one another. Nora captures this intimate moment on her cellphone.
At Casa Ezquerra, Lety TMZ is bummed out that Sergio didn’t show up at the office today, when she made herself all purty just for him. Sara asks her if she knows a girl by the name Daniela Suárez. Pfff, what kind of question is that? For shizzle, I know everything about her! I’m Lety TMZ, for crying out loud! Here, have a seat and prepare your ears to receive the full chisme : Daniela is Marcelo’s ex, and she is also Ligia’s cousin. You know, the one who accused Rodrigo Zúñiga of killing her cousin whom he used to boink on the down-low? Well, she also happens to be my Daddy’s latest squeeze! Sara interrupts her daughter’s barrage of gossip: Daniela is in the intensive care unit, fighting for her life.
Back at Casa Gaxiola, Nora is in her room, ready to text her sister’s compromising photo to Marcelo with the caption: “Look what Lucía is doing while you’re locked up.” She doesn’t get a chance to send it though, because Lucía barges in to announce that dinner is served. Nora jumps up and hides the phone behind her back. “What were you doing?” enquires Lucía. Nora denies she was doing anything and shoves the cellphone in her nightstand drawer. “Why did you hide the phone? Who were you going to talk to?” “Nobody!” That’s enough for Lucía to lose her rag and start wrestling her sister to get to the phone. She opens the drawer and spots something shiny and crucial to the advancement of the plot. Yay! It’s Plot Earring! “This earring ( arete) belongs to your mother! Why do you have it? Where did you find it? ¡Contéstame! Answer me!” Oooh, goody! Someone is getting scalped tonight!
