EPISODE 26

 

Meanwhile, Adrianna and Hector have just arrived. Adrianna asks Antonio what's happening. Antonio tells them about the audio Aurelio recorded. Adrianna and Gina are shocked. They decide to wait for Aranza in the IT department offices. Aranza comes, folds her arms, and asks to be told what is happening. Aurelio tells her about his encounter with the guys who drugged her and him managing to record an audio proving that they were behind it. Aranza says she wants to hear it. Antonio says it's unnecessary. Gina adds that they wanted to inform her before taking it to the police. Aranza insists she wants to hear it and eventually they let her. Aranza looks like she is about to cry and Adrianna moves in and hugs her.

Meanwhile, Isabella, Alejandro, Marianna, and Horacio are meeting to continue discussing their plans. Isabella says that there was a delay, so they will have to wait for another week, to carry out their plans to break up Antonio and Gina and Hector and Adrianna.

Meanwhile, at the mental institution, John's recovery is shocking to the nurses and doctors. They cannot explain his accelerated recovery. While he has made no progress in recovering his memory and still doesn't know who he is or recall family and friends, he seems to be recovering his sanity well. A doctor goes through John's files and cannot find a clue. The doctor asks the nurse if John was among those who escaped. She says he was. He asks her to get one of the two emergency medical technicians who brought him back, because he (the doctor) needs to talk to one of them, to better understand John's state of mind.

Meanwhile, Adrianna, Antonio, Aranza, Aurelio, Gina, and Hector are at the nearby police station, to report the four guys for drugging and attempted rape. They hand over the evidence.

Back at the mental hospital,

Roberto Solis, one of the two emergency medical technicians has just finished his shift and is ready to go home when the nurse comes and calls him. She tells him that the doctor, Dr. Enrique Alves, wants to talk to him. Roberto wears his work uniform and goes to see the doctor. Dr. Alves says that he won't keep him here for long, but he just wants to hear an account of what happened when he and his colleagues found John. Roberto agrees and explains what happened. Roberto says that he doesn't mean to be nosy, but he doesn't understand what the doctor is trying to do. Dr. Alves says the transformation John has undergone since he was found is more than what he underwent in the nearly 18 years he has been at their sister facility, despite all being done to help him.

Roberto asks the doctor if he is trying to figure out what John experienced in the time he roamed the streets and see how it is linked to his mysterious improvement. Dr. Alves says Roberto's assessment is not far from the truth. He then asks him if there was anything about the environment or situation they found John that seemed off or interesting. Roberto remembers Gina and John's reaction to her. He says that John saw a certain lady and kept on calling her butterfly. He adds that he looked at her kind of like he was looking past her and talking to somebody else. Dr. Alves says that the young woman (Gina) probably reminds him of someone very dear to him, probably a family member, and seeing her triggered memories. 

Roberto asks him if seeing the young woman (Gina) isn't supposed to trigger memories of John's earlier life and the people he came into contact with instead of his sanity. Dr. Alves says that isn't necessarily true. He adds that having read John's file, he saw that John suffered severe bodily injuries including to the head, and it's a miracle he isn't dead. Dr. Alves adds that the few months he spent, wherever it is he was before ending up at the other mental institution probably didn't help much. He further adds that the head injuries caused memory loss, which he has to date. He also adds that John's condition became worse suddenly around one and a half years after he arrived at their sister facility. Dr. Alves finishes by saying that whatever sudden trauma that caused his relapse 17 years ago, the young woman (Gina), triggered something that counters that. 

Roberto asks how she would trigger something if John, couldn't remember who he is, or anything about his family, friends, or earlier lives.

Dr. Alves says that the reason could be as simple as seeing a picture in a newspaper left by someone or having read something like the illness or death of a relative, and even though he didn't remember the person, somewhere in his subconscious, he knew she was family or something complicated. Dr.Alves adds that they need to talk to the young woman. Roberto says that they only took John, and didn't take the names of the young man (Antonio) and woman (Gina). Dr. Alves says that's too bad because she is key to helping John recover.

On Thursday, early morning, at a neighborhood near the university, police, arrest two of the four gang members who drugged and tried to rape Aranza, at the club. They also go to university and arrest the other two. Many students gathered to see the two, who were among, some of the most popular students, get arrested. Aurelio is glad the gang has been arrested and they can all go back to normal, and put the drama of the past day behind them.

Meanwhile, the news reaches Helena and Carlos. Helena receives a call from Flavio Basanez, a major business partner and father to Mauricio Basanez, the ringleader of the gang. Flavio is a close ally of Carlos. Flavio wants his son released. He says he can't have a minor disagreement ruining his son's reputation. Helena, Carlos, and Flavio go to the police station to inquire about the case. They try to look for loopholes but are told there is a medical report proving Aranza was drugged, and Mauricio did admit that he did it. Flavio asks if it is possible to get out his son on bail. The constable at the station says that the charges are serious and that since Mauricio admitted it there is very little that can be done.

Meanwhile, at Montes De Alba Inc.:

Hector is busy at work at his desk when he receives a call from Alejandro's secretary. Alejandro wants him in his office. Hector knows this won't be good. He knows Alejandro, is obsessed, with Adrianna, and he has never gotten over the fact that Adrianna moved on with him (Hector). Hector arrives at Alejandro's office. He can feel Alejandro stare at him. Hector sits and waits for Alejandro to initiate conversation. Alejandro says that they have to talk about Adrianna and waits for a reaction. Hector listens without saying a word. Alejandro says he will not waste both their times, and so he will get straight to the point. 

Alejandro adds that he does not think Hector is good enough for Adrianna. Alejandro says that Adrianna is a lady who is used to and deserves the best in life and not the mediocre life he is offering her. Still, Hector does not react. Alejandro is irritated that he has gotten no reaction from Hector. Alejandro continues and says that he is not at the same level as Adrianna. Hector says that with all respect, it is not his place to speak for Adrianna because she is perfectly capable of doing that herself. Alejandro gets worked up and asks him why he is being rude. 

Hector says he is not being rude, he is just stating a matter of fact. Alejandro calls him a useless servant. Hector wakes up to leave but Alejandro says he is not done. Alejandro tells Hector that he should know people. Hector says that he sees no point in continuing this conversation since all he (Alejandro) called him here to do was to insult him. Alejandro walks towards Hector and asks him if he thinks that he (Alejandro) is stupid for calling him here. Hector says that he doesn't really care and then leaves before Alejandro starts another fight.

Meanwhile, at the police station, the constable says that the earliest they can arrange bail given the amount of evidence is the next Monday. Flavio swears that Aurelio will pay for his son sleeping in jail.

Elsewhere, Antonio is in his cubicle when he sees Emma coming towards him. He is surprised when she stops near him. Emma says she wants to talk to him. When they are alone he asks her, what's happening, because he can tell something's wrong. Emma says she has been told that Alejandro called Hector into his office, and knowing him it wasn't for anything good, he was using the opportunity that Helena and his (Antonio's) father were not around to torture him. Antonio says he is not shocked, because Alejandro is crazy and capable of doing anything.

Later that night:

Antonio is reading a newspaper as he waits for Gina to finish getting ready. Meanwhile, she pauses and sits on the bed in the guest room. This lie is getting more complicated and she feels worse. Will Antonio, Adrianna, Aurelio, and Aranza forgive them? Gina stands and leaves the room. She then announces to Antonio that she is ready. As (almost ) always, she is dressed in green. She has chosen a strapless emerald green gown, her dark hair cascading down her shoulders. She is wearing the set of jewelry, he bought her. Antonio turns around and as always is blown away by how breathtakingly beautiful she is. She asks him how she looks. Antonio comes and kisses her. Gina pulls away and tells him that she is afraid of meeting his grandparents. Antonio assures her that he will be there for her, to give her strength.

Meanwhile, Adrianna and Hector are at his friend's house. Adrianna goes to Hector's side as he is fixing his phone on a charger. He turns and sees her. He asks her if she is okay. She says she wants to thank him. He says loving her isn't that torturous. She smiles, and playfully punches him. Adrianna says she wanted to thank him for always being so nice to Aranza, and being there when she needed him, to guide her. Adrianna says that Aranza loves him, and sees him like an older brother. Hector pauses momentarily when Adrianna says that Aranza sees him like an older brother, and then says Aranza is charming, and he sees her like a younger sister. Adrianna says that she really means it, because some people would get irritated and impatient, with Aranza's sometimes endless energy. Hector says (to himself), that Aranza is his sister, and he loves her as she is.