Caray, Caray!

Santos, the witness, tells the court that he is DB's neighbor and lived with her for a year. Andrés objects but DB's lawyer, Tulio Meneses (TM) tells the judge that this is not just a case about property but that Santos is an unscrupulous scoundrel who tried to break the sacred ties between a mother and a daugther.

Don Encarnación tells Lucía that all the doctors have told her that she can't have a baby. The strain on her one donated kidney would be too great. Lucía says that she wants to live a normal life. She had not told Antonio about this before they were married. (Maybe DE should have mentioned it to Antonio.)

TM gets Santos to testify to the feud between the Luzardos and the Barqueros. The lawyer suggests that Santos took Marisela in to manipulate her so that eventually he could reunite the two haciendas. Marisela protests.

Genoveva is drunk. She and Pajarote dance to their own music and kiss.

Pernalete says that he doesn't want to go to jail. Mujija says that he has come in his official capacity to advise Pernalete to hide his recovery from everyone in town. Otherwise, Mujica will have to advise the Governor that Colonel Pernalete is in perfect condition to stand trial for corruption and abuse of power. Mujica tells Federica that he deserves a prize for his good deed and she says that she can give him half and hour.

Antonio tells Lucía that he would have married her knowing that she couldn't have children but she deceived him and they promised not to lie to one another. Lucía admits that but says that she was afraid of losing him. Lucía says that her childhood was all dialysis and painful treatments. That all changed when her father donated a kidney to her. Now she has a handsome guy and the only one of her dreams that hasn't come true is to have a baby. Lucía tells Antonio that she wants to live life to the fullest and not in fear. Who knows when death will come? She tells him not to worry. Nothing bad will happen to her.

Santos tells Nestor that he doesn't want to sit at Marisela's table in the restaurant because it would just give DB ammunition.

Pajarote tells Genoveva that he is usually a guy who acts without asking permission but with her he will be different. He asks if she want to continue or stop. Genoveva asks what he is talking about. He clarifies, "Shall we do it or not?" Gevoveva is offended and say that he looks better when he is silent.

Los Mondragon are about to take down the barbed wire on Santos' fence. BP tells them to stop. He says that things are changing in Progresso and there is a powerful new player and they should think about whose side they are on.

TM gets Santos to admit that he thinks a woman who abandons her child is a bad person and then says that Santos didn't seem to have any problem in having an intimate relationship with such a person. The lawyer then gets Santos to admit that he pressured DB into signing the property transfer deed. Santos says that he was trying to return the hacienda to the person to whom it legitimately belonged. He admits pressuring DB but says that he did it because he loved her. TM seizes on the past tense. He asks Santos if he is in love with DB's daughter now and Santos admits that he is. (I guess they don't cross examine witnesses in this court system.)

Andrés calls DB and asks her how and when she met Lorenzo Barquero.

Pajarote seeks to relieve his frustrations with Federica.

Gervasia finds Genoveva drunk in the kitchen.

DB tells how Lorenzo was an alcoholic and had abandoned the hacienda. She took over and when Lorenzo saw how she was running the place, he decided to sell it to her. Andrés brings up the whole Apolinar Prieto loan history and then tries to get Danger's diary admitted as evidence of DB's misdeeds but the judge rules against him.

Juan Primito listens while Los Mondragon discuss their options if DB isn't in power any more.

Marisela tells Santos that she doesn't like the judicial process. We see a succession of witnesses called to testify at the trial and Fausto tells El Sapo that the trial has gone on for three weeks. Santos keeps giving roses and notes to Marisela. Cecilia goes home and Genoveva takes her place. Fausto tells El Sapo that DB's lawyer is much better than Marisela's. El Sapo tells Fausto to provoke DB to go against Marisela.

DB comes up to Santos when he is coaching Andrés and says that she was right - Santos is the puppetmaster of this clown ('el titiritero de este payaso').

Dr. Arias tells Lucia that she is pregnant. She is ecstatic. Dr. Arias warns her that her life and that of her baby is in danger. She says that she doesn't care. Her greatest wish is to give Antonio a child.

Marisela is called to the stand. TM gets her to say that she resents DB, that DB humilliated her, hit her, was abusive and was a bad mother. Then he says that all this gives Marisela the motive to try take the hacienda from DB. TM then gets Marisela to admit that she refused the gift of the hacienda on her birthday. Marisela starts to say that it was all a trap but she gets too upset and can't continue.

Lucía tells Antonio that she is pregnant and he is very happy. Lucía says that she is sure that the baby is a girl. DE is furious when he finds out about her pregnancy. He tells Antonio that he is responsible for the life of his daugther and that if Lucía dies, it will be his fault.

Santos goes to Marisela's room. He says that he knows that her refusal of the hacienda had something to do with Meléndez. Meanwhile Fausto puts an anonymous note under DB's door saying that her ex is in her daughter's room.

Dr. Arias comes to see Cecilia and tells her that he is very worried about a patient. She is pregnant but he is afraid that she can't carry the baby to term. He tells Cecilia that the patient is Lucía Matute. (I guess they don't have patient privacy laws in the Arauca.)

Marisela is trying to tell Santos about Meléndez. She says that it is difficult. It is the only secret she has and she is ashamed to tell him. Santos reminds Marisela that she promised to always tell him the truth even if it hurt her. He urges her to just tells him the bare facts. Marisela agrees and starts to say, "I..." when DB says from the doorway that Marisela killed a man.

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