Caray, Caray!

Fabio holds Hugo and Beatriz at gunpoint. He has decided that the brother with Beatriz is Alcides and Beatriz supports this interpretation. Since Beatriz is on good terms with this brother, Fabio concludes that Beatriz betrayed him with Alcides. Hugo doesn't seem to pick up on the parallels with his situation with Soledad. Fabio agrees to being paid off. Hugo goes off to get money and sneaks back in but Fabio gets the drop on him. There's a struggle and Beatriz gets shot.

Arturo is forcing Ester to jump off the high place but his men report that the police have surrounded the church. Then Gladis shows up and forces Arturo to let Ester go. Gladis warns Ester that if she rats Arturo out, her family will pay the price. Ester agrees.

Boris has led the police to the church. Arturo's men are arrested but there's no sign of Arturo or Ester. Suddenly Ester shows up but she declines to identify Arturo's men as her kidnappers and is as ungracious as ever. Inspector Duarte is suspicious but can do nothing.

At the Obregon house, Enrico gets a psychic flash that Ester is ok. Then he tells Soledad about the treasure clue. Soledad has no idea what the clue could mean until she remembers that Jeremias gave her a jewelry box. Another clue is in the box that Enrico interprets as referring to a painting at the Hacienda Montenegro. Poof, he disappears.

The police, Boris and Marina bring Ester home to much rejoicing from Soledad, Lucas and Ursula. Later, Boris and Marina sit down with Soledad to answer her questions about Hugo's death. Boris repeats the heart trouble story but he and Marina are hostile to Soledad about her rapid marriage to Alcides after Hugo's death. She is about to explain when, of course, Ester interrupts and throws Boris and Marina out. During the conversation, Marina took the opportunity to steal Soledad's engagement ring from Hugo. She tells herself that Soledad doesn't deserve to have it. After Boris and Marina leave, Ursula notices the theft but Soledad declines to notify the police.

Paquito decides that Arturo is an eligible matrimonial candidate for Eloisa. They go to the Linares house to see him. Arturo is attracted to Eloisa but Gladis is nasty to Paquito. Paquito suggests that he can help redeem Arturo's reputation by his journalism. At this point, the police come to address Arturo.

Los Burques decide to make another attempt to find Alcides' money at the Hacienda Montenegro. They find Enrico there but he isn't interested in their activities. They don't find any money but have fun dressing up in Hugo and Soledad's clothes. (Although Soledad is much taller than Helena, the skirts of her gown are not dragging on the grounds when Helena wears it.) Later, they find Enrico who is frustrated that he can't find the clue in the painting. He lets slip that he is looking for a treasure and Los Burques are immediately interested.

Jeremias gets a report that Enrico has been seen at the Hacienda Montenegro and he and Rebeca set out for there.

Beatriz is in the hospital. Hugo says that Beatriz shouldn't have risked her life for him and must survive because she is a 'grand mujer'. The doctor says that she lost a lot of blood and may have brain damage. However, the police show up and arrest Hugo.

The police declare that Alcides is dead and as his widow, Soledad is his heir. Angry townspeople to whom Alcides owed money converge on the Obregon house demanding money. Ester and Lucas try to talk to them but the crowd gets ugly and starts throwing stones and tomatoes.

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