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Carlos?

What are you doing up at this hour?

I'm bored.

- Did he leave you? - No.

He left and I don't know when he'll be back,

but he didn't leave me.

There's no money in the account.

Why don't you sell my merchandise?

No way.

Modern women don't need a man to feel pleasure.

Pleasure?

What's the product you want to sell?

A European egg beater.

How do you use it?

You could ask a professional.

I wanted to talk to you about a professional matter.

PREVIOUSLY ON CONSUELO

You know what, Consuelo? I'll take two.

Someone is selling a device that is the work of the devil.

It's something people use to pleasure themselves.

- We have to find out who that devil is. - Hello.

Promise me you'll quit that business.

We must turn her in.

We're back in business!

Princess.

What are you doing here?

Don't go, we need to talk.

You may kiss the bride.

It's a great wedding.

Enjoy it while you can, madam.

Mrs. Consuelo de Portillo?

You are under arrest for offenses against public morality.

AN ORIGINAL VIX SERIES

What did you do?

Speed up! Speed up!

I don't want to go back to jail!

I don't want to go for the first time.

Hang on tight!

SIX MONTHS BEFORE...

Martha, wait.

It was all a scandal, a disaster.

I already told you there's no problem with bail.

Just give me the papers I have to sign

to start the process.

Hey, I'm talking to you!

What don't you understand?

The procedure can only be done by the husband

or the father of the detainee.

Are you one of those?

Think about it, Marthita. Think about it.

You only get one honeymoon,

then nothing is the same, believe me.

I can't go on a trip knowing that my mom is detained.

What she did is an indelible stain.

She destroyed our reputation.

My mom had no choice,

my dad abandoned us.

We didn't even have money for food.

Did you know what she was doing?

She had to get us through it.

She could have done anything else.

A decent woman wouldn't do that.

My mom is a decent woman.

Hold on a minute. Let's calm down, OK?

Your dad's back, which is the important thing,

and things are going to get better.

And where's my breakfast?

Matilde!

Where's your uniform?

What uniform? I haven't used it in ages.

Well, now everything is back to the way it was.

When you're done serving us, wash and fold my laundry.

Oh, I'd have to ask Mrs. Consuelo.

Mrs. Consuelo isn't here,

but the man of the house is back.

So, more uniform and less talking.

My children, my children, how did you sleep?

I made you your chilaquiles.

How could we sleep?

We're worried about Mom.

You're going to go get her out, right?

I'm moving all my influences to expedite the procedures.

We're handling the bail thing.

So, today or, well, I don't know about today,

- maybe tomorrow. - It has to be today.

Mom can't spend another night there.

Consuelo's case is very complex.

You know, gossip.

People talk a lot.

Do you know if Consuelo had any kind of business?

Anything?

I'm asking everyone.

Oh, there were so many debts that we had to try everything.

And so what happened at the wedding has to do

with what? With...

With Olga's big mouth.

The truth is that Olga had it out for Mom.

Since we were no longer rich...

Hey, ma'am,

we made a bet on what you're in here for.

Tell us what you did to see who won, OK?

I was arrested for damage to morality.

I started a business of female massagers

and a friend

betrayed me and reported me to the police.

Consuelo?

No, she wouldn't be capable of something like that.

Surely someone tricked her.

Your wife knew what she was doing.

She even manipulated Lety

into taking one of my business courses.

The woman who works in your house helped her.

- Matilde? - Olga followed her

and discovered her business.

And when she was arrested, Lety told me everything.

And where did they get those devices?

Nobody knows.

But they're women.

Only God knows what's going on in their heads.

Yes, in fact,

I was arrested at my daughter's wedding,

which is why I'm dressed like this.

What a shame.

There's no need.

Sacred family moments must be respected.

And what's this about female massagers, huh?

Ah, well...

It's a...

Mrs. Consuelo, I have a message for you.

I'll be right back.

It's from Mr. Fernando, who's outside.

He says that he isn't going to move

until he manages to get you out,

that you have to be patient.

Matilde, go and buy some eggs.

I assure you, sir, in this house,

there are too many eggs.

Well, then go and buy some milk,

whatever, go on.

Ah, geez!

And do you have a husband to bail you out?

Ugh!

Because if not, this could last a while.

What do you mean, a while?

Well, if they don't get you out in time,

you could be moved to the prison,

where you could stay for months.

Months?

But I can't be here for months, I have children.

Consuelo de Portillo.

- Yes? - Your bail has been paid.

You can leave.

That's nice.

Sweetheart, are you alright?

What are you doing here?

Consuelo, you can't imagine everything I had to do

to get you out of here.

The children keep asking about you.

Let's go home.

It's Mom!

Children.

- Mom! - My babies!

How are you? I missed you so much.

- How did they treat you? - Good.

Thanks for rescuing her, Dad.

Let me take a look at you.

- Are you OK? - Yeah.

Come on, let's go, your mother needs to rest, OK?

Get inside.

Did you sleep in my bed?

In my bed, Consuelo.

My house, my bed, my family,

where I always should have been.

That's why we need to talk.

Because what happens to you, happens to all of us,

and it's complicated.

Honestly, I don't have the energy

- to talk to you right now. - Look,

I know we have our differences,

but we have to work this out as husband and wife.

- Now we're husband and wife? - Yes.

Where have you been

- all this time? - And to help you,

I need you to let me know everything,

everything that happened in my absence.

How is it that you end up detained

for damage to morality?

Is everything people are saying true?

- People say a lot of things. - No, no.

No, no, I know you had to make difficult decisions.

You went through difficult moments,

but you know what?

I forgive you.

Yes, I forgive you, because we have to be

together as a couple,

think about our children,

get through this whole situation,

not get into silly fights.

We can do it together.

Let's not get into silly fights.

We both made mistakes.

We have to get through these obstacles,

turn the page, Consuelo...

I only did what I did

because you ran away

and abandoned us!

Sweetheart, why are you so angry?

Sweetheart?

I'm not your sweetheart,

nor do I want to be.

I know you're confused by everything that happened,

- I'm not confused. - ...but this isn't the time

to point fingers.

Are you really going to let our children

pay the consequences for all your actions?

I'm going to take a shower.

Hello, son, sit down.

Do you want a smoke?

You deserve it.

In my absence,

you have shown that you are now a man.

Thank you for taking care of the house.

Without you, everything would have been harder.

Go on.

I understand that you went through complicated things,

and well, there is no one like a husband

to control his wife.

And, well, your mom is a singular woman.

She did what she could, Dad.

But there are things that women can do

and other things that they can't,

you know what I mean?

A woman, without a man by her side,

makes very bad decisions.

That's scientifically proven.

But hey, let's put the past behind us.

I'm here now and I want us

to share time together again.

You do want me to stay, don't you?

In no time at all, you'll be back at school,

in polo, at the Club.

Everything will be like before.

Do you mean it, Dad?

Now that I'm in this house,

everything will be fine.

Understood?

Go on.

- What? - Shhh.

Well, I was telling you that we have a lot of packages

in the post office box.

Oh, I don't know.

I don't know what to do,

and now with Carlos Julio in the house

it's going to be much more complicated.

No! Is he going to stay in the house again? Ugh!

What could I do?

I tried to kick him out, but he's the kids' dad,

and besides, he's not going to leave.

I'm not going to close the business, OK?

Consuelo!

What are you doing here?

Forgive me.

Forgive me for not having told you anything,

for having left jail like that,

it's just that Carlos Julio was there and I didn't want him

- to notice. - Don't worry.

But what are we going to do?

I'm getting divorced.

Just like I told you at the wedding,

I'm going to live off my business

and in time,

we'll make our relationship public.

You know I support you.

But are you sure you want to do this?

Look how everyone treated you.

Believe me, at this point,

I don't care what they say about me.

Marthita.

How are you?

What are you doing here?

We had to postpone our honeymoon

and I came to have breakfast with Pedro.

You must not have heard,

but due to what happened,

the Portillo's have been kicked out of the club.

Martha Patricia is my wife.

She's a Rivapalacios.

Yes, but she has Portillo in her blood.

Sorry, club policy.

Don't touch me!

Let's go, Martha.

What a beautiful tapestry!

Pedro picked it out. Right, honey?

Oh, yes.

My apologies,

but I just remembered that I have to make

some documents for a case.

Excuse me, but make yourselves at home, OK?

What's wrong?

My life is a nightmare.

My in-laws hate us.

My friends don't even acknowledge me...

I'm alone.

I can't go anywhere without feeling singled out.

You have to do something.

Pedro says a public apology would help.

What did we do to make them treat us like this?

No, my love, you didn't do anything.

Nothing to deserve this.

Forgive me, sweetie.

I'm willing to do anything,

so that my children don't suffer the consequences

of my actions. Even...

- You and I... - No. You and me are nothing.

What I'm going to do, I'm going to do for my children.

We are going to live together as a family again,

but with new rules.

In front of the children and in front of the neighbors

we are going to look like the perfect marriage,

but don't even think

that you are coming back to this bed.

In private, everything separate.

Obviously, including that...

Don't touch me, don't look at me, nothing.

Fine. So I guess I'll have to sleep in the study

or somewhere in the house.

But, Consuelo,

you can't forbid me

from trying to get back together with you.

To make you fall in love.

I still believe in us, Consuelo.

Step one.

You're going to get a job

and you're going to bring in money

to maintain this house.

You know I've always been a hard worker.

You have to take the children to school,

help them with homework,

everything like before.

And you have to make your bed and put it away

before the kids wake up. Agreed?

I don't think I have a choice. Right?

Well, first things first.

We're going to fix this family's reputation,

we're going to go to the club

and we're going to give them what they want,

a public apology.

And as head of this family,

it's your duty.

You have to make them forget what happened

so that my children can get back to having a normal life.

Can you do it?

Or do you need me to help you write it?

No, no.

Don't worry. I'll come up with something.

Friends, we have known each other for years

and I am asking you for a moment of your time

to offer you my sincerest apologies.

As many of you know,

I had to leave unexpectedly on a business trip.

This affected my family, and especially Consuelo,

my beloved wife,

and as such she has not had control

of her mental faculties.

In my absence,

she suffered a bout of hysteria

that led her to do unimaginable things

that we all know and want to forget.

And as the man of the house,

I take responsibility for my family

and especially for Consuelo,

who is now receiving professional help.

Therefore, I ask for your understanding

and that you please allow

my family to remain part

of this honorable community.

I don't think any of us here can imagine

such a terrible situation.

- Yes. - Well,

now that I think about it, I saw very clear signs

of your condition.

But if she is in treatment,

and above all, Carlos Julio,

if you take responsibility

- for your wife... - Of course.

We, as a pious act,

we could consider your request, don't you think?

Consuelo, dear,

do you want to say something?

I mean, are you in the conditions to do so?

Yes, you're in the conditions.

I'm very sorry for what happened.

As my husband said, I was not well

and it didn't help me to feel abandoned either.

She means my business trip.

I offer you an apology.

I am very sorry for everything that happened.

But I know that with the help of God,

my family,

my husband

and the community,

this won't happen again.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are you back together?

- Of course. - Of course not.

What I mean is...

we're going to give it another try.

And we want to tell you

that we are going to continue to be that family

that we have never stopped being.

Now with dad at home.

So we have money again?

I need new wheels for my skates.

The important thing is to be united.

So, come on.

Family hug! Come, my children.

Come over here.

What are you doing?

- Waiting. - No, that wasn't the deal.

I can't go out until the kids fall asleep.

You don't want them to notice. Come here.

Fine, if you won't leave,

I will.

Don't even think that we're going to sleep

in this bed together again.

Carlitos just came to ruin our party.

We were doing so well.

By the way, I know you're not in the right head, but...

I installed the red phone in my room.

It hasn't stopped ringing.

I think we should start...

Matilde, that business is over.

I can't put my children's happiness

at risk again.

But if we do it secretly,

- so no one notices... - Matilde,

it's dead.

Consuelo,

I've been dying to see you.

Things are different.

I see.

"A bout of hysteria."

Really, I can't believe

- you let your husband... - I didn't come to talk

about that idiot, my...

Carlos Julio.

I came to talk about us.

We can't go on.

Consuelo, what are you talking about?

Just yesterday

- you told me that... - I know.

And despite everything I feel for you,

we can't!

Because it's not just me,

it's my children,

and they are my priority

and they have suffered enough.

Consuelo.

You are the best thing that ever happened to me

and the hardest decision I've ever had to make.

Please think about it.

Goodbye, Fernando.

EVERYTHING READY FOR DEPUTY POSSESSION

Matilde!

Matilde, pick up!

I have to do everything.

You've reached the...

You've reached the...

Good afternoon, we're calling...

- Who is this? - ...from the post office

to tell you that several packages have arrived

at your post office box.

Can you come and pick them up?

What are you doing with...?

That business is over.

I've been going through the numbers.

Very good for two women.

The problem isn't the business itself,

the problem is a lack of vision.

You didn't think big,

but I know someone who can help.

I want to be part of this,

make it big, take it to another level.

We can distribute these apparatuses

throughout the country.

So they're everywhere like soft drinks.

Can you imagine?

Crazed women, lining up.

I'll handle this!

We're going to make a lot of money.