Caray, Caray!

I was sure Jacinta was going to wake up and find Maite in her bedroom, but no! Maite took the drugs out of the drawer (they'd been hidden under a prayerbook) and slipped away successfully. However, as all the windows and doors were locked, she couldn't escape the hacienda.

Jacinta woke up, discovered the empty drawer, got her shotgun, and circled the house hoping to kill Maite. The chauffeur, Artemio, came to our heroine's rescue; he let her out, saying: "I've seen a lot around here over the years - I'm on your side - we should talk."

Maite hurried back to the convent, gave the drugs to Unibrow to be analyzed, and told him they have a grandson together. He emotes in a muffled monotone. Tears and kisses in closeup, I will say no more.

Nicolas is babbling fearfully after receiving a call from the Other World (Gustavo, promising payback). His wife Cayetano thinks the call was from one of his many girlfriends.

He hears sounds in the house, gets his gun, and bursts into Manola's room, where he finds her in bed with Federico. Cayetano follows and there is a shouting party. Rodrigo shows up and bangs on the door asking what's going on. They all say, Oh nothing, and get rid of him so they can continue their less-than-amicable discussion.

"How long has this been going on?" Cayetano asks indignantly. Federico: "A long time, in fact I'm Rodrigo's father." After more shouting the conclusion is: Nicolas and Cayetano raised their daughter to be frivolous, cold, calculating, and unscrupulous. Then they "sold" her to Gustavo who had enough money to keep all of them in luxury. Everybody is to blame.

Nicolas points out to Cayetano that their own marriage, too, was one of convenience and no love. They shuffle off to fight more in their own room.

Then Federico and Manola have sex and Manola thought-bubbles: "Federico may be a Vallodolid, but he has no class and I'd never marry him. Oh, where oh where is Unibrow?" Yes, that's what she said.

Victor and Maite de-brief together. When she hears Andres is in Aguascalientes she wants to go immediately to his hotel and tell him he has a son, but Victor points out Andres is with Bon-bon and tomorrow would be better.

Juanita is amazed to hear, from Unibrow on his return to Las Barricas, that her school chums Veronica and Valeria are both in town. She will find a way to talk to Valeria. She and her dad think Unibrow should go find Andres, tell him about Pedrito, and reconcile. Unibrow says shut up.

Federico is sure a drug refill can be procured in a couple days. Jacinta: "Without the drugs I can't control Valeria, she's so stubborn. When she's drugged, she's weak and can't fight me... Maybe your mother Remedios took my stash!" Federico tells her he got Octavio fired and mired in scandal. Jacinta smiles approvingly: "The paths of God are infinite in number. You, too, have become an instrument of Our Lord and will sit with him in heaven."

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