Caray, Caray!

Well, the plot takes a big turn in tonight's episode.
Santos falls to his knees as he watches the boat carrying Marisela disappear. Watching with binoculars, DB wonders why Santos is on his knees if he is her man. She tells Melquíades to follow Marisela's party and make sure that they cross the frontier.

On the boat, Marisela tells Gonzalo that she is leaving her past behind. From now on, everything will be different. She will be a different Marisela Barquero.

DB is impatiently waiting for Santos to return to El Miedo. She tells Eustaquia that Santos didn't care about Marisela, she was only a little child that he liked to teach.

Santos returns to Altamira and starts drinking, smoking and moping around.

Everyone manages to get across the frontier except Antonio and María Nieves who are arrested by a midget and taken to the capital on the charge of aiding enemies of the state to cross the border.

DB comes to Altamira looking for Santos and he tells her that he wants to be alone at Altamira. DB says that she is his woman and will come to Altamira. Cecilia overhears.

Pernalete comes looking for Danger at his hut and BP tells him that Danger hasn't come back.

Cecilia tells Santos that she has decided to move out of Altamira. She doesn't want to be at Altamira with DB. Santos tells her that he doesn't understand or agree with her decision but it is her life and she can do what she wants.

BP comes to remind DB that she promised to let him participate in whatever Danger was into at La Chusmita. DB is not encouraging. Melquíades reports on what happened at the border.

Cecilia tells Santos that she has found a little house in Progresso and intends to start a school there.

Melesio gets notification from the authorities that Antonio has been arrested.

Santos, Melesia and Cecilia go to the capital to see what they can do for Antonio and María Nieves.

DB is pacing around furiously at El Miedo. Patience and being understanding of other is not her strong suit. She finds out from Juan Primito that Santos has gone to the capital.

Lucía finds out about Antonio.

Antonio and MN are in orange suits at hard labor. MN says that the only luck he has is bad luck and the rest is stupidity. If he hadn't decided to teach Altagracia a lesson, he wouldn't be here. Antonio says that at least they are alive. They could have been shot at the border.

Santos demands that Guerrero release Antonio and MN. Guerrero says that Antonio and MN helped dissidents cross the border and he has witnesses. Santos says that it is their word against that of his friends. Guerrero replies that the investigation is continuing and that it would be easy to get the truth out of Antonio and MN with the methods he has. Santos warns Guerrero not to torture Antonio and MN. Guerrero tells Santos not to threaten him. Santos is under suspicion also ("lo tengo en remojo", literally, "I have you underwater or all wet"). Guerrero tells Santos that if he can prove that Santos hid the rebels, he and his friends will rot in prison.

Melesio and Cecilia come to visit Antonio in prison. Cecilia assures Antonio that Santos is a good lawyer and that he will get them out of prison. Melesio goes to see MN and Cecilia tells Antonio to do what he is told and not to get angry and do anything crazy. He tells her to take care of their baby and that he loves her.

Guerrero refuses to release Antonio and MN on bail. Santos says that Antonio and MN are just campesinos. Guerrero says that people like Gonzalo put ideas in the heads of campesinos and cause trouble. Santos says that what Guerrero is doing in unjust. Guerrero admits that is so but he says that the law is on his side. Santos says that the laws in the country need to be changed. He asks to see Antonio and MN as their lawyer.

Santos tells Antonio and MN that he will get them out of prison very soon. He admits that he hasn't made any headway with the Captain but he will go over his head.

Santos, Cecilia and Melesio return to Progresso.

Antonio is told has a pretty visitor. He thinks it is Cecilia but it is Lucía.

Cecilia goes to her house and unpacking with Casilda when she has cramping and bleeding.

Santos returns to Altamira to find DB and all her stuff. He asks what is doing there. She says that Santos told her that she was his woman and would be the mistress of Altamira so here she is to take her rightful place. Santos looks stupified.

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