Everyone croons over Dorothea’s twins and Bambi’s baby in Lila Mae’s dining room. Louie jumps up and barks, waking the babies. Lila Mae and Amelia look to see who arrived - everyone was already accounted for. A young Hispanic woman gets out of a cab with luggage. She sashays to the kitchen door and waves at Amelia and Lila Mae. Amelia opens the door, and the woman barges in. She’s Chiquita, one of Uncle Tito’s nieces. She was sent to train for Amelia’s job.

Everyone is flustered. Why would Uncle Tito send Chiquita? Was Amelia going to quit?

Lila Mae is freaked out. Amelia’s only thoughts are, “Am I dying or getting fired?” And who’s this chubby-cheeked, middle-aged, cigar-smoking Dougie Vey character Dr. Victor Tic’s daughter shows up with, all glam and glitter, after being gone for nearly a year?

Victor and wife Jeffie Ann had a falling-out with Luna over gambling debts. The four romantics of Bitter Chocolate go out to dinner and are seen exiting the Bentley by a gang of thugs. The thugs try to rob them. Guess which one of our friends goes into his Shaolin kung fu routine? Another remembers some boxing moves. The thugs drop like flies to the sidewalk.

Pecos and the widow are still a couple. He runs the numbers for multiple wedding dates. Scooter the cat disappears. Louie is sad. The Munson’s accuse Lila Mae of stealing him. Then Qxxxx shows up and becomes Louie’s best friend.

There’s more love blooming and a surprise change. Expect company from Las Vegas and a bumpy ride in Mexico.