Caray, Caray!

At the tunnel house, Santiago amazes David and Abelardo with news that someone broke into the makeup studio and made way through the tunnel last night. They can only guess Bertha or one of the servants figured it out, so Abelardo takes charge of cleaning Mario's bedchamber from now on.

Putting it down to robbery, David then explains he's hiring a private investigator to find Dora -- and he's visiting Carlos to confirm his trefoil ring is a match to Mario's cuff link. Santiago agrees on robbery; because were the culprit Bertha, the stuff would already have hit the fan.

At breakfast at the mansion, Gabriela's not buying David's assurance everything is ok. At Adolfo's, he's upset to hear about Yolanda's conversations with David and Leonardo, but especially to learn Leonardo's reopened the old murder case and suspecting someone besides Santiago.

Back at Mario's, David lies to Julieta that the security guards on the grounds are against a rash of neighborhood break-ins. Inside Julieta's tickled Leonardo phoned and made a lunch date with her; but is surprised when Gabriela explains about the smuggling shoes he'll likely ask about.

David confronts Carlos at the Sagittarius office, getting a proper gander of the trefoil ring. Carlos must consent when David insists that even adopted, he's still Mario's legal heir. But tit-for-tat, grinning David infuriates and rattles Carlos with the shoe story that his own father is a jewel smuggler.

And David lies he indeed possesses the remaining photo after all. At Mario's, Gabriela snoops and finds his bedchamber locked and notes "Mario's" alarm when David phones him, explaining the visit to the Sagittarius, hoping the ruse will work and the Ávilas will cancel the contract.

For Carlos's part, he phones Adolfo to brace him immediately, angrily swearing he won't do jail time for Adolfo's crimes, if true. Adolfo tells him to keep his mouth shut, calls him an idiot and hangs up. Adolfo thinks the photo could be a ruse, but Yolanda begs him to cancel the contract now.

They ponder who could have told David -- Gabriela's dad? Leonardo? If David has proof, why didn't he just tell the cop? Adolfo's face lights up suddenly, deducing that maybe the Genovéses have something to hide. Later, Yolanda phones Gabriela to speak to absent Santiago; but instead Gabriela makes a date with Yolanda for the next day.

Gabriela hangs up -- just before eavesdropping Susana does so on the kitchen extension. Adolfo drives to Roberto's, but misses him heading out. At Mario's, the guards halt Roberto until Susana vouches for him coming to visit Mario. Santiago doesn't know Roberto and must believe Susana that he's a family friend to see Mario.

Upon entering the office, Roberto claims Mario promised him work; and when Santiago cheerily goes along, Roberto can't contain his loony laughter at catching "Mario" in his ploy. Roberto removes "Mario's" glasses, reaches for the letter opener and savagely plunges it -- into Santiago's false belly!



With Roberto rebounding in mad mirth, Santiago springs up wild-eyed; and Roberto grabs the bogus nose and wig, revealing it was he in the tunnel last night and he knows "Mario" is a fraud! He plans to make a lot of money off it, shoves his business card at Santiago, and exits -- warning in a menacing whisper not to make him wait!

Terrorized Santiago tugs the stiletto from the prop and desperately phones David to come immediately, before racing to the tunnel house to shout their exposure to horrified Abelardo. He explains all, and Abelardo tries to calm Santiago's worst nightmare: that his daughters will think he murdered their mother!

Back at Mario's, Gabriela informs David she's meeting with Yolanda to talk about Márta, the shoes, her dad's odd disappearance, just as David's rushing to help Santiago in the studio. Upon arrival, David's disgusted to hear the culprit would have to be Roberto and phones him right away to make a visit.

Meanwhile, Santiago nervously phones Yolanda, claiming from Chihuahua, imploring that she not tell Gabriela about Márta. David arrives at Roberto's, failing to learn anything except the blackmail amount of $2 million pesos -- and that Roberto's truly anxious to know where Mario really is.

Upon David's return to the tunnel house, he ponders with Santiago and Abelardo why Roberto could be sure the man in Mario's office wouldn't be the real one; and Santiago points out -- unless he knew Mario was no longer around!

At lunch, Julieta's happy to answer Leonardo's questions, judging rightly he agrees, that he wouldn't do anything to hurt them. Leonardo is most interested to know if David booted Bertha before or after his own visit and wants Julieta to find out.

Up in the architectural studio, Mina teases Alejandra over torturing herself to distraction with torrid memories; while across town Asunción grins knowingly at sad Juan José over fondly kissing his beer bottle daydreaming the same thing.

At the AFI, Leonardo explains to Ramón that earlier David didn't seem surprised -- but claimed not to know -- about the shoe caper. If David booted Bertha from the house BEFORE Leonardo's visit, then he knew already. Question is, who would have told him? Santiago?

And if Bertha isn't the thief, then maybe Adolfo has someone else planted in the mansion, Ramón suggests. Just then, Bertha phones, and Leonardo remakes a meeting with her right away. Hanging up, Leonardo notes that Bertha didn't want to be picked up from wherever she was -- and charges Ramón to tail her afterward.

In Gabriela's bedroom suite, Julieta stresses to her sister that they should trust Leonardo; if they are caught up in some trouble, he's the only one to help them. And she tells of his interest in the timing of Bertha's departure. Meanwhile, Roberto visits Adolfo at the condo to break off their association.

Adolfo is astounded and indignant Roberto would pull that, especially after taking his $5 million pesos -- until while lifting him by double fistfuls of shirt collar, Adolfo learns Roberto possesses a certain photo with a certain pair of shoes.

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