TUESDAY UPDATE ON THREE SIDES OF ANA EPISODE 29
Mariano’s future love interest (we can only assume based on the supposed amount of dislike being thrown around) Viviana is having lunch with Julietta, who happens to be Daniel’s mother. Julietta laments her son is not the same ever since falling in love with Ana Leticia. They spend some time discussing her tragic fate of losing her husband after just one year and sounds like in light of that Julietta is giving her a break. Viviana thinks that perhaps Daniel might have another chance with Ana Le.
The subject changes to Mariano, who is – yes – still sitting one table across with his lawyer friend. Viviana is not impressed, Mariano has an air of an arrogant man, who thinks he is above everything and everybody. Julietta makes a joke of the two of them getting together, which is not well received. Viviana is concentrating on winning the lawsuit. Should we place bets on how long it is until these two are sitting in a tree?
Jenny calls Ana Le (who could not sound less sincere drawing out a long “what a surprise”) to let her know that the DNA analysis will be available tomorrow. Ana Le tells her that she will jump on the plane straight away and asks that nobody find out she is coming and that Jenny doesn’t open the results until Ana Le is there. She is promised all of those things.
Ana Le then remembers a call with Evaristo from years ago. She asks him if he found out the results of Marcelo’s investigation. The results are what you knew all along, says Evaristo – Ana Lucia is dead. Oh, well in that case, go ahead and cancel the other job I asked you to do. No can do, replies our telenovela hitman, it’s too late and Ana Le should go out and buy a very pretty black dress, as she just became a widow. Ana Le hangs up and cries inconsolably and pleas for forgiveness. So we finally get the answer that she did, in fact, order her husband’s murder, but having done that for some reason regretted her decision. Ev lied about Ana Lu, of course, to protect Sole.
Remedios and Ev are still finishing up the talk they started mid-episode yesterday. Rem doesn’t believe a word he says. Santi doesn’t remember anything, but human souls have no memory, they don’t change and she knows Santi has a good soul. Besides, she already heard Ev’s tale from Sant, and if that were true, why would Alfredo want her to help Santi. Evaristo volunteers a theory that perhaps Santi-Beltran has deceived Alfredo as well. And really he – Evaristo – is not giving Santi up to the police just out of love and respect for Remedios, but she would be well served to remember that Santi is a ticking time bomb. She can’t know what will happen to his good and kind soul if his past of a criminal comes back to him.
Meanwhile Maribel is visiting Orlando in the hospital. He is very hurt, with broken arm and a leg and needs extensive physical therapy. Ev’s message was successfully received though and heeding the warning, Orlando does not want to see Ana Lu. He asks Maribel to tell Ana Lu to be happy with Santi and that he won’t be bothering them again. He then asks Maribel if she would come back to San Nicholas with him, and to her credit Maribel says that no, she will not. Orlando doesn’t feel that same for her, as she does for him, and besides – she is here following her dreams, and is not about to give that up for him, or anyone else. Interesting - first time this character is actually deserving of respect.
Santi and Ana Lu are sitting in the hospital waiting room continuing their argument of who has more of a right to be jealous – he of Orlando, who is everywhere and might have even arranged this beating to see Ana Lu, or she of a wife that might prevent Santi from coming back. Santi makes the mistake of saying that she can’t judge the wife she hasn’t met, but he met Orlando and knows he is cray-cray. Ana Lu takes it to mean that Santi is expecting to remember or feel something on his return to "wife". Thankfully they are interrupted by Maribel who informs them that Orlando doesn’t want to see Ana Lu. Everybody is surprised.
And at the restaurant, Mariano is getting ready to leave with a friend. He goes outside and they chuckle about a practical joke Mariano just pulled. He paid Viviana and Julietta’s restaurant bill and is picturing this independent woman going crazy that a macho such as him paid her bill. He scampers away to his car anticipating Viviana running out to kill him any second. Inside the restaurant, Viviana is furious and asks for a detailed bill, so she can find out how much he paid. I have to say, this was a funny move.
Ana Le is packing up to leave. Daniel makes an attempt to leave with her, but his luggage is thrown onto the roof. What about last night, he inquires.
At the hostel, Rem is worried about Santi not going to work, apparently he is still sleeping. And we are glad we got this critical to plot piece of information.
Ana Lu is sharing her own critical pieces of information about Orlando’s misfortunes with Sole. Sole can’t listen to the recount of Orlando’s injuries, what with her conscience stabbing her in the stomach with a thousand knives. Ana Lu takes it only to mean that this is a sensitive subject. She does though want her mother to go visit Orlando and find out how he is, since he doesn’t want to see Ana Lu. Sole doesn’t want to go, but sounds like Ana Lu will convince her.
Inaki comes over to Mariano’s office as he was called in. Mariano wants him to close the deal on Creesidro’s lands, but the lands – it appears –are already sold. Sold?? I told you to take care of it! Well, says Inaki, I did, but then yesterday was Sunday, so…. Mariano is not impressed – there are no weekends in real estate.
Our abue Ernestina and her friend, the cardiologist’s wife, are scheming to accidentally run into Rodrigo. Ok, when did that happen? Didn’t she hate him? They discuss that he is still very attractive. Cardiologist shows up and says he tried to locate Rodrigo, but seems like he is out of town on a trip.
And indeed there he is in the next scene, along with Creesidro and Ramiro, checking out Creesidro’s lands in San Nicholas. We understand now why Ramiro had to be Rod’s accountant – how else would Ram get back to San Nicholas?
Mariano and Jenny talk about her handing off her work to another architect and coming to Mexico. Ana Le is eavesdropping. So he didn’t change his mind then, she asks. No, Mariano is still determined to marry Jenny, whom he loves. Ana Le hugs him a little too tight and asks him not to stop loving her. (She is really acting like a small child with divorcing parents). If Mariano has decided, she says, there is nothing more to think about. And as she says that, she looks like she has made up some evil plan. She has meetings and won’t be back for the rest of the day she informs him.
Her impending meeting – architect Jenny – has already received the DNA test. She can’t restrain herself, and despite the promise she made to Ana Le, opens the envelope and….drumroll….it is NOT Marcelo. (Can you even believe that something this crazy could be true? Could have knocked me down with a feather!) Jenny wonders what could have happened to Marcelo and thinks that together with Ana Le they will find him. Oh, Jenny. We hope you are right, but we are not sensing very nice things in store for you based on Ana Le’s look a couple scenes ago.
Ana Le is buying a first class ticket to Costa Paraiso.
Santi is also packing to go. Ana Lu sees him packing and is desperate. I bet he is not flying first class though, so I am thinking we will have a pleasure of seeing another near miss encounter here. Why is Santi leaving so soon, asks Ana Lu. Well, he had a whole romantic night planned, and was going to tell her at the end of it, but plans got spoiled by Orlando and jealousy. Ana Lu was sour with him for rest of the night and didn’t let him talk.
Why is your suitcase so big, changes the subject Ana Lu. How long are you staying here? He doesn’t know – a week, a month, maybe more. (Really, Santi – a month? Sounds like he is planning on a very detailed divorce requesting session. Ana Lu though really needs a reality check to snap her out of her denial land.) Ana Lu’s sobbing attracts Rem’s attention. What is going on? Santi is leaving already? Wow, that dude really didn’t tell anybody.
We cut to Soledad, who has come to visit Orlando and from the look she gave him, I am not entirely sure she isn’t there to finish the job. Orlando wonders the same. No, she is just here because Ana Lu asked her. Orlando tells her not to worry, he got the message, he won’t tell anything. Sole tries to convince him she is a nice woman, he has known her his whole life. She is not a nice woman, says Orlando, in fact – she is a detestable woman and a kidnapper. She knows terrible criminals, who beat him up. How many other lives are on her conscience? He is predicting people will discover her lie, and Ana Lu will not believe her story of motherly love. Everybody will hate her, including her daughter.
Mariano is discussing Jennifer’s impending move to Mexico with friend, says he is excited about it and hopes this lasts. Well, that’s reassuring coming from a groom. Vivian comes to throw lunch money at Mariano. She doesn’t need anybody paying for her.
Inaki had a lot of filler scenes today. His brother comes to visit him at the agency, and Inaki takes him out for a coffee. Tells brother not to visit him unless he dresses up and wears a tie. Inaki thinks out loud that it is very possible he will soon find solution to his problems. He is not capturing our interest with his mini-intrigues yet.
Vivian and Julietta discuss Mariano some more. Julietta thinks his paying was a friendly gesture and Vivian smartly disagrees – he wanted to laugh at her. She says she is tired of talking about him and then discusses him some more.
Elsewhere Ernestina frets over the possibility of Rodrigo declining to see her. The man in question himself is still walking lands in San Nicholas. He likes them and wants to purchase. Creesidro is happy and invites Rod and Ram to celebrate. Ram excuses himself, as he has something to do. That something is a visit to Chana, who knew he was coming, having seen him in town, and had a coffee ready for him. Ram tells her he knows Ana Lu is alive and is close to finding her.
Santi is leaving and his taxi driver friend is taking him to the airport. Ev is here at the hostel to see Santi off. He informs Santi there will be a person Ev trusts waiting for Santi in Costa Paraiso and that person will take him around. Santi tries to decline, but Ev is insisting. Let’s hope Santi is not stupid enough to actually take him up on it.
We see more filler with Inaki and brother running into Rem’s helper Susi. Information is exchanged about Santi leaving, they make lunch plans, and we wonder why this is even a scene.
Evaristo is meanwhile on the phone instructing his Costa Paraiso person to meet Santi and he should know what to do after. An evil plan is in place. Let’s start placing bets on the success rate here.
Santi and Ana Lu are at the airport saying their good-byes.
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