19/04/2020
20TH APRIL
MONDAY ON RINGO
Julia is finishing up with the boy. Julia tells Dulce, the mother, that she is going to have to report the injuries because she knows that they are not the result of a fall; it’s obvious that the boy was beaten. Julia urges Dulce to report her husband, but she refuses.
Ringo wants Julia. Julia wants Ringo. Diego wants Julia. And Lupe. Lupe wants Diego. Brenda wants Ringo. Alejo wants Brenda. Eva wants Alejo. Max wants Eva. Guachin wants Rosa. Oso wants Rosa. Who does Rosa want?
Lust, need and desire are fierce emotions, often at odds. Our characters have a penchant for wanting who they can’t (and shouldn’t) have. Still they carry on, leading their lives as they believe they should or trying to convince themselves it is what they want. The truth is that not all will find love. Some do not understand that love means caring about another above yourself. That love is selfless, not self-serving. That it requires self-sacrifice and putting another’s needs above your own.
True love rarely runs smoothly but when finally found is honest and real. Love is resilient and determined. In the end, love often finds a way. Whether that occurs here remains to be seen…
Brenda gets a call from Diego asking if she was at his house when the fire occurred. She says no but Diego said she was seen. Ivan asks what the problem is and Brenda freaks out. Elsewhere, Diego and Lupe laugh at the bra incident and leave the office.
Julia goes investigating the case of child abuse, going to Dulce’s house. Dulce again denies her son was harmed by her husband. She is polite but anxious for Julia to leave. Then, she is interrupted by a man’s voice screaming. She asks Julia to leave and goes back in. Julia, realizing Dulce is lying, shakes her head, frustrated. Inside, Dulce is threatened and man handled as her son comes out and hugs his mother as she quickly ushers him out of the room.
Carrizo is on the floor in the gym sabotaging the scale. As Ringo weighs in, the number makes no sense. They try to figure out what happened when gruesome Carrizo and Turco make their presence known, laughing like the idiots they are. The official weigh in ceremony is about to begin. Damasio is salivating at the women working the ring. Turco comes out to applause. Initially, Ringo is booed but when the crowd comes to their senses, that changes. Diego slithers in and squeals on his conversation with Gloria and Turco’s attention is momentarily diverted . Now cheers of “Ringo” permeate the air. Ringo is going to step on the scale but Carrizo stops him saying the champion Turco goes first. Teresa looks like she wishes she is anywhere but there, giving Turco the stink eye from the sidelines. Ringo is next. Now, there is a throng of press feverishly taking pictures. With impeccable timing, Turco taunts Ringo , Ringo pops him and a melee ensures. Teresa starts rolling up her sleeves – is she ready to join the fray?
Alejo was not on ringside. Manuel challenges him as to why he wasn’t there. Alejo, (still suffering from his lover calling Ringo’s name in her feverish sleep) snaps back angrily that Ringo is not the center of my universe. Manuel looks understandably surprised. As we now know, Alejo is dumber than dirt.
Teresa is still wound up complaining to Rosa and Pepe. Julia comes in and asks what happened. Pepe recounts and Julia asks if Ringo is OK.
Santi and Gloria are at home when Turco comes in like a bull and asks Santi to leave. Gloria tries to reassure Turco nothing is wrong. Oso calls Manuel. Manuel talks with his staff, Eva, Max and Alejo. Alejo is truculent and Manuel excuses the others to speak with him alone. “Ringo, Ringo, Ringo” Alejo spits out in jealous bitterness. This is not the only character who will utter Ringo’s name thrice this night.
Eva tries to talk to Alejo to find out what’s wrong. He is irritable and in no mood to talk. Eva has a hurt look in her eye. Viewerville urges her to look elsewhere. Sigh.
Rafa goes over to Rosa’s as Guachin listens at the door open mouthed and wide eyed. Oso is seething about the money when Guachin calls Oso squealing on Rosa being with Rafa. Oso says do nothing I’ll be over. He quickly leaves.
Julia and Ringo talk as he rests his finger under her chin. He is not giving up. After he leaves, the child abuser attacks Julia. Ringo hears her screams and punches the wall instead of the perpetrator. The attacker leaves as Ringo envelops Julia in a bear hug, his hand obviously injured.
Oso shows up at Rafa’s and the facial expressions are priceless. Rafa opens the door as Oso verbally attacks him, calling his son, his own blood, a traitor. Rosa angrily interjects and tells them to come in. They were making signs. That’s it. Oso has the grace to look embarrassed.