Caray, Caray!

In the post baby-rescue, everyone is concerned about Hugo's wound but he says that it's nothing. Enrico and Ursula disappear and Eloisa arrives with Paquito in tow to use the situation to advance her plan to entrap Alcides. She takes it upon herself to go back to the Hacienda with Hugo while Paquito drives Soledad and the baby home.

At Dr. Max's, Elena is upset that Guillermo has left her. Dr. Max tells her that she is better off without Guillermo because he's a penniless nobody. Elena wants to leave but Dr. Max asks her to stay and points out she has nowhere to go. She agrees to stay on the condition that if he wants her clean and well dressed, he has to buy her clothes. She won't wear his dead wife's clothes. Dr. Max agrees.

Hercu-less is prevented from killing a groveling Luc-ass by the timely appearance of Ester and Antonia's carriage. Hercu-less says that he will settle the score with Lucas later. (I knew you would screw it up, Hercu-less)

Ester is grumpily tending to Lucas when he talks in his sleep about how much he hated betraying his wife. Ester storms out in a huff leaving Antonia to take care of Lucas.

At the Hacienda, Eloisa and Marina compete to bandage up Hugo's wound. Marina asks if Hugo delivered the money and Boris confirms that he did but Arturo did not fulfill his part of the bargain. Boris suggests that Hugo make a declaration against Arturo and that Eloisa should do one as well. Eloisa says that it will probably come to nothing because Arturo is evil and corrupt and has paid off the police. Boris knows that Hugo wants to use Eloisa to find out more about what Alcides and Arturo were up to when he "died" so he drags Marina out of the room, leaving Hugo alone with Eloisa. Eloisa tells Hugo that she knows where Arturo keeps his money. She can help him get it back. Hugo asks why she is helping him. Eloisa tells him that she knows he doesn't remember but they had a special relationship. Hugo suggests that she is exaggerating - he is married to Soledad. Eloisa says that Alcides told her that he was only marrying Soledad to get Hugo's money and he and Soledad were not in love. "I said that?" asked Hugo. Eloisa says that those were the only circumstances in which Eloisa would have gotten involved with him.

At the hospital, Dr. Pablo asks Beatriz why she is acting so strangely. She makes up a story about missing her family. Dr. Pablo says that he noticed that she has moved without telling him. Beatriz is prevented from having to explain that she has moved to the House of Sadism when Dr. Pablo is called away to a patient.

Eloisa is laying it on pretty thick with Hugo. She is eating grapes in a suggestive manner and spins a yarn about how she was a sweet young thing swept off her feet by by love for Alcides and when she found out that he married Soledad only to get Hugo's money she didn't resist her desires. (This is a pretty obvious lie since Alcides inherited Hugo's money as his brother and Soledad wasn't involved. We should remember too that in his low period when Hugo was gaslighting him, Alcides confessed to Eloisa that he murdered Hugo. She has never told this to Paquito or anyone.) Eloisa kisses Hugo but he does not appear to respond. At this point, Boris interrupts and takes Hugo away. Paquito comes in and asks Eloisa if she is following the plan she laid out to him. She says no, it is obvious that Alcides doesn't remember anything. She will pretend to be a victim of the savage Alcides that she knew. Little by little, she will insinuate herself into Alcides' life until he is hers.

At the Obragon's Ester tells Soledad that Lucas got drunk and was mugged and is sleeping it off. She says that they can never leave the baby alone. Soledad is concerned that she doesn't know who took the baby but she knows that Enrico and Ursula were not involved. She wants Ursula back and Ester says she has no problem with that but where is Ursula? Soledad doesn't know. Ester then takes the opportunity to promote the idea of Soledad and the baby returning to Alcides. Soledad says no. Alcides seems different but people don't change in that short amount of time. She will never trust Alcides.

Boris points out to Hugo that his plan of vengeance is going to be more complicated since Arturo turned out to be an enemy of Alcides. Hugo agrees that only a despicable person would kidnap a newborn. He isn't done with Arturo. Boris says that he assumes Hugo has given up his plan of vengeance against Soledad since he risked his life for her. "Oh, no," says Hugo. I did it for the baby, my niece who carries the blood of my parents and brother and who will probably be his only surviving relative.

Cut to the House of Sadism where his other surviving relative, Alcides, has managed to get untied. He tries to get the drop on Beatriz but is too weak and she smashes him over the head with a bucket. She chains him up this time and injects him with a muscle relaxant so he can't move. Then she starts screaming like a lunatic about how Alcides messed up her life. She doesn't seem to be enjoying torturing Alcides as much as she did before.

Back in the capital, Hugo tells Boris that he is experiencing the sensation he got when Alcides was around. Boris insists that it must be something else because Alcides is dead. "No," says Hugo, "I'm pretty sure Alcides is alive." Boris still can't believe it because they searched riverbank for Alcides and if he were alive, wouldn't he be here making trouble? Hugo says that his brother was always very unpredictable. He tells Boris to hire a detective to search for Alcides in the villages downriver. He should hire an out of town detective since one from the city would know that Alcides wasn't missing.

Arturo gathers his men together. He is sure that Hugo/Alcides will try and attack him. He sends them off to guard the house and when he is alone who should appear but Hugo with a gun. When Arturo asks how he got in, Hugo says that he grew up in this house. Hugo tells Arturo to leave Soledad and her baby out of his vengeance plans. "And if I don't?" says Arturo, "what are you going to do? Report me to the authorities?" Hugo says that everyone knows that Arturo has paid off half the city. Arturo boasts that he has always been one step ahead of Alcides. "Don't be so sure of that," responds Hugo and takes the ransom money from an armoire. Arturo is astonished that Hugo knew where to find it. Hugo says that since Arturo didn't fulfill his part of the bargain by returning the baby, he is taking the ransom back. He tosses a packet of money at Arturo and says that this is his payment for killing Hugo. When Arturo can't resist going for the money like a dog with a piece of meat, Hugo disappears from the room as mysteriously as he appeared.

Ester's cold behavior towards Lucas is evident to Soledad who wants to know what is going on. Lucas dismisses her concern. It is only because he got drunk when he was so anxious about the baby. Soledad leaves and Antonia tells Ester that it is her duty as a wife to make up with Lucas. Ester isn't interested.

Enrico's conversations with an invisible Jeremias are making Ursula conclude that Enrico is crazy. Enrico apologizes and says that he won't talk to Jeremias anymore. Ursula is sad because she misses Soledad and the baby. Enrico suggests that they visit her. He will show her how to sneak into windows. Ursula agrees and makes Soledad's favorite cake to bring.

Omar the tavernkeeper doesn't want Guillermo performing there if he also works for Alcides. Guillermo appeals to his greed. He says that now Alcides is very rich and Guillermo could convince him to patronize the tavern with his rich friends. Omar says that Guillermo can continue to perform at the tavern but if there is any trouble with Alcides, he's out. Guillermo complains that being a misunderstood artist is very hard.

Arturo goes to see Eloisa. She refuses to change her decision to end their engagement. At this moment, someone delivers flowers to Eloisa but there is no card. Arturo is instantly jealous and threatens to kill anyone that Eloisa is involved with. (At least this won't add to Arturo's body count since he is already committed to killing Alcides for other reasons.) Rebeca turns up with the card and sure enough the flowers are from Alcides. We find out a few minutes later that Boris sent them on Hugo's instructions.

Boris doesn't understand why Hugo gave Arturo some of the ransom money back when he could have had it all. Hugo says that he will get it back multiplied. They set off for the Obregon house.

At the Obragon's, Soledad receives Hugo very coldly. He suggests that she and the baby come and live at the Hacienda under his protection. Soledad is impactada. She says that will never happen. Hugo asks her to think about it. He has lots of enemies and they will try and attack him through the baby like what just happened. He can protect her and the baby if they are in his house. Soledad says that she will never change her opinion. Hugo says that he knows that she doesn't want to be with him and he doesn't want to be with her but it is necessary. Soledad says that she just wants to be left alone. She can't expose her daughter to the hell that existed when she was with him.

Arturo repoaches Hercu-less for not finding out any information about why Eloisa dumped him. He sends Herc off to find out who sent Eloisa the flowers and kill that person whoever it is.

Ester and Lucas are of different opinions as to whether Soledad should return to live with Alcides. Ester is pro (Alcides saved he baby and Soledad is his lawful wife) and Lucas is against (he put my daughter through hell). Lucas goes out saying that he will be a good father and protect his daughter. He goes to the police and tells them that Alcides rescued the baby (if they didn't know this already, why aren't they out there looking for the baby?). Lucas suspects that Alcides was involved in the kidnapping because he won't say who the actual kidnapper were. He wants to keep Alcides away from Soledad. Inspector Duarte says the solution is in his hands. He can make a declaration against Alcides for trying to kill Soledad in the mine even though Soledad herself won't press charges from fear of retaliation.

Paquito offers to find out who is courting Eloisa for Arturo in return for money. He says that his specialty is investigation and living under the same roof with Eloisa gives him an advantage. Since Arturo is well aware of Hercu-less' investigative abilities, he is interested in the offer.

Soledad is packing up to leave home to protect the baby from Alcides. (Where on earth is she going to go with a newborn? Enrico's hideaway? It's getting pretty crowded in there.) Everyone is on her case to go back to Alcides and she doesn't believe that he has changed.

Hugo/Alcides is making his pitch to get Soledad back to Ester and Antonia. Antonia is instantly onboard but Ester is doubtful and Hugo assures her that he has changed and only wants to protect Soledad and especially his daughter from his enemies. At this point, the police arrive to arrest Hugo for trying to kill Soledad in the mine. The credits roll.

Tomorrow - prison life does not agree with Hugo.

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