Caray, Caray!

Chepo arrives in Progresso and gets a room at the hotel. He asks Josefa about Quitadolores (QD). Josefa says that he is with his fiancé. Federica storms in and while Chepo eavesdrops, Federica tells Josefa about her enounter with Cecilia. Josefa is not too sympathetic and when Federica threatens to accuse Cecilia of assaulting a preganant woman, Josefa reminds her that she is not, in fact, pregnant.

DB comes to see Marisela. Santos doesn't want to leave them alone but Marisela says that she wants to talk to DB. She says that DB can't do her any more harm. DB says that she supposes that Marisela has told everyone that DB doesn't love her and other things, meaning that she was using Marisela to get Santos back. Marisela says that she hasn't told anyone. She says that she was ashamed that she fell so easily into DB's trap.

Speaking of when DB came to see Marisela at the school, Marisela says
M: I felt so sad and alone and you came with your lies. I thought it was a miracle. An answer to my prayers.
DB: You prayed for me?
M: Always, since I was a little girl, I prayed that you would care about me that you would forgive me for the terrible thing that I had done that I didn't understand. I was an idiot.
DB: Yes, yes you were. But you didn't do anything bad - you were only born. You were my failure as a woman.

DB tells Marisela that she doesn't know how much she wants to be able to love her daughter but she couldn't love her and she can't now. That ability was taken from her by her rapists. She had to go on living, though. Marisela says that she has to go on living too in spite of DB.

Balbino Paiba (PB) has his eye on Gervasia.

DB compliments Marisela by saying that she is strong like DB and unlike her father. Marisela defends her father. She says that DB uses her rape as an excuse. She can't love Marisela because she can't love anyone and she does harm to everyone she touches: herself, Lorenzo, Santos.

DB says that now they have come to the real issue: Santos Luzardo. DB asks if Marisela is in love with him and she says that she is but that DB only wants to harm Santos. Marisela uses the familiar 'tu' with her mother for the first time and DB notices. Marisela says that she used the formal 'usted' before out of respect or fear and now she feels neither of those things. DB says that it might not be a good idea to lose her fear and mentions what she did to Luisana. Marisela says that won't work with her, "soy cuña de tu mismo palo," literally, "I am a cradle from your same wood," meaning (I think) that she knows DB and her tricks and that makes her immune to them.

DB tells Marisela to get herself another man because Santos is hers. Marisela says that isn't so or she wouldn't have set up the fake marriage with QD or tried to use her to get to Santos. She says that Santos isn't hers and never will be. DB grabs Marisela and says that Santos will never be hers. Marisela says that she knows that but he won't be DB's either.

Marisela says that she won't let DB harm Santos. DB responds with more threats and says that she takes back what she told Marisela about inheriting El Miedo. Marisela replies that DB stole what she has. DB says that if Marisela wants war, she will have it. Marisela repeats that she won't let DB harm Santos.

DB leaves. Santos and Lorenzo want to know what DB said to Marisela but she won't say.

DB stands outside Altamira and yells for everyone to come and hear what she has to say. She announces that she will get married the following Sunday. Santos tells her that she can do what she wants but to leave them alone. He walks away and everyone else does the same. DB is frustrated that her announcement hasn't gotten any reaction.

Dr. Arias comes to see Marisela. Afterwards, he invites Cecilia to a political meeting. He says that if she won't choose him for a husband, maybe she will choose him for mayor.

Juan Primito (JP) finds Gervasia crying under the table in the kitchen. She says that she can't take anymore. She says that she is alone and afraid. She misses her grandfather and the other terneras. She has no one to talk to. JP asks to be her friend.

DB tells Eustaquia that she and Marisela are at war for Santos. DB says that she will stop at nothing to get Santos even if she has to kill Marisela. Eustaquia is shocked and tells DB that she is going down the wrong path to get Santos but DB doesn't listen.

Mujiquita meets Santos in the church and tells him that he found out that the husband of the woman who is accusing Antonio of rape was sentenced to 1o years in prison. He is in solitary confinement and doesn't know that his wife is saying that their child is by another man. Santos thanks him for the information. Mujiquita asks Santos not to let anyone know where he is getting his information.

When QD returns from town, DB says that they are going back there to have a celebration. QD has no choice but to obey.

Santos and the reporter are in the bar when DB comes in and says that she is having a celebration [pachanga] of her upcoming wedding. DB ostentatiously kisses QD and watches Santos' reaction with one eye.

DB asks Santos to make a toast to the couple. He does so with some backhanded compliments and ends by saying, "I want to say that I hope God fills you with happiness and that you live together as you deserve - at El Miedo [literally, 'in fear.']" ["Quisiera decirles que dios los llene de dicha y que vivan juntos como se merecen: en El Miedo."] and he leaves.

At dinner, Santos is brooding about DB.

Meanwhile DB is brooding about Santos at El Miedo. When she runs into QD, he asks what happened to the DB he heard about who treated men like cattle and took them to her bed. Now she wanders around like a ghost pining for a man who doesn't love her. DB slaps QD and then grabs and kisses him.

JP brings Maria Nieves to see Gervasia. She asks him to get her out of El Miedo. Meanwhile, BP is playing cards with Leon and Tigre. When Leon gets cleaned out, BP says that he can bet Gervasia.

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