Caray, Caray!

"My God, What have I done? I killed him," says Marisela. She is in shock and DB has a lot of trouble getting her to untie her and unlock the handcuffs. When she is free, she tells Marisela that all she did was save DB's life.

DB tells Marisela not to look at Meléndez. They are alive. Marisela tells DB that Meléndez told her that he was one of the men who... DB confirms that he was one of the men who raped her. He wanted to harm them but he didn't. Marisela says that killing is wrong; it's a sin. DB says that sometimes it is necessary to kill vermin.

Now joined by Guerrero and his men, Santos and the vaqueros continue the search for Meléndez and the two missing women.

"Marisela," says DB, "I need you to be calm and to listen to me carefully. Are you listening? This bastard who died... please, don't cry... what you did was necessary. It was the only thing you could do to save me. Focus. Look at me. This man had a lot of power. Do you understand? It would be dangerous if the truth is known that you... what happened... that you pushed him. My love, I know that you feel guilty but you're not. You aren't. So you don't have to go to jail for this idiot. I won't let that happen but you have to help me. This has to be our big secret forever. You and I as mother... and daugther. Listen to what I am going to tell you: Some unknown men put a hood over your head and tied you up. You never saw their faces. They left you alone the whole time until Melquíades came and rescued you. He untied you. They fired their guns and you ran away. You never, never saw Meléndez."
"Never?" say Marisela.
"Never," says DB hugging Marisela, "I would have died if the same thing had happened to you as did me." She tells Marisela to leave. She will take care of everything.

DB ties up Melquíades' wound. She asks if it hurts. "Not as much as him," says Melquíades indicating Meléndez. Melquíades picks up his knife and asks DB to let him repay the bastard for everything he did to DB and to Marisela. DB says ok provided that he is conscious and looking her in the eyes.

DB wakes Meléndez up and asks him about Sapo, the one remaining rapist. Meléndez tells her that Sapo is an important guy in the government and Meléndez has already told him that DB is still around.

Juan Primito is at La Chusmita looking for Marisela. She comes in to the hut but she won't look at or speak to JP. She lies down on the bed. JP finally goes for help. (This means that the place where Meléndez held Marisela and DB is within walking distance of La Chusmita but none of the many searchers could find it.)

JP finds Santos and takes him back to Marisela. Santos brings Marisela back to Altamira. She is still unresponsive. Dr. Arias comes and says that she is in shock but otherwise unharmed.

DB and Melquíades finish Meléndez off in a particularly grisly way.

DB goes back to El Miedo and takes a bath.

Melquíades and BP make it look like Meléndez and the guard crashed their jeep and it burned. (What are they going to do with the frozen Sargeant?)

DB comes to Altamira and Marisela runs to her arms.

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