Caray, Caray!

Santiago visits Leonardo at home, where they chuckle over his junior detective ratting out Santiago's white lie; and Leonardo assures him he'll square it with Paula. They are just discussing who perpetrated the shoot out and who the marks were when the bell rings, and it's Juan José interested in the same topic.

Leonardo reports his plans to question a prison inmate from Adolfo's organization about the two dead goons. Speaking of goons, at Garnica's he's drawn one of his out of hiding to protect him while he accomplishes a couple little jobs for Garnica. He wants the goon to follow Susana with the object of offing her.

An angry and desperate Adolfo bursts into Roberto's condo to rough him up over not receiving the shoes and photo yet. Impressed and chastised Roberto phones Susana at Mario's immediately urging her for the items, with news Adolfo will fork over additional cash. Susana blows him off claiming she'll call him tomorrow.

Then she makes an excuse to the cook to exit with her bag of blackmail goodies and snags a taxi, with Garnica's goon already tailing her. Up in Adolfo's condo, Yolanda's taking a powder room break when he arrives in a huff, and she then eavesdrops on a call from Pablo reporting the surprising death of Félix.

She overhears Adolfo's horror that his right hand man is dead! Startling him, she insists it matters to her who is dead, who he had killed. There were two dead: who is the other, she demands. Adolfo shouts at her to shut up as he exits, while she screams -- Did he have Mario killed?

Across town, a manager lets Susana into her new apartment, with no luggage other than her shopping bag. At Santiago's, Juan José returned with him and agrees to take Gabriela to the hospital next day. He explains the objects of the shoot out as himself and Leonardo, with David taking stray bullets while protecting her.

Next day, Ramón phones Leonardo at home with bad news that Adolfo's inmate, Pedro Cordero, was found murdered in his cell, convincing Leonardo of a link between him and Félix. He intends to investigate the murder through the warden, and Ramón reports Pedro was a friend of Marcos and thus connected to the jewels.

Alejandra sadly greets Gabriela and Juan José at the ICU waiting room with word only that David is stable, nothing more. When Gabriela exits to check, Alejandra hassles Juan José for being cozy with Gabriela, which he denies; and when he begs forgiveness again, Alejandra plays hard to get, tongue in cheek.

In his ICU, David lies still as death while a crushed Gabriela gazes from the window separating them, palm on the glass in a gesture to touch him. At Mario's, Abelardo is surprised to hear from the cook that Susana hasn't shown; then he tries to dissuade Santiago from taking Adolfo's visit, to no avail.

In Mario's office, Adolfo notes the odd darkness and launches into a tale meant to deny David's accusations of the other day, still blaming either Mario or Santiago for Márta's murder. He has no luck interesting "Mario" in blaming Santiago, who put them in contact with Leonardo -- looking for evidence against Adolfo.

"Mario" claims he could present the crime-scene evidence or testify about Adolfo's blackmail and larceny; but essentially a peaceful man, he'll let that slide -- when Adolfo signs the end contract! His attitude is not adding up for Adolfo, though; and he doubts "Mario" has evidence, until "Mario" dials Leonardo's number.

Adolfo must angrily take the bluff and grab the phone, remarking how much "Mario" has changed. Satisfied "Mario" agrees he's done with submission, reminding Adolfo that "he with the most fear loses." "Mario" notes Leonardo linking Márta and Gabriela both as unwitting mules for jewel smuggling.

When "Mario" won't agree to give up the purported dressing-room evidence before a signed contract -- and points out they have extra security now to make sure he doesn't die before that happens, Adolfo is relegated to angrily sweeping the desk corner clean and exiting in failure.

The moment Abelardo enters, Santiago jumps to his feet, furious David neglected to report he'd braced Adolfo about the cuff link. Beyond in the hallway, Bertha greets Adolfo and pulls him out to the patio, where she lies that David begged her to come home; but her uncle still treats her shabbily and she's disgusted.

Adolfo explains he's not angry she left the hotel without a word, and that he'll stand by her -- but she must level with him in return. Back inside, now Yolanda urgently visits "Mario," frantic that David was hurt, and reminds "Mario" of her previous warning. She frantically wishes she could turn Adolfo in, but she can't.

Yolanda insists she's protecting Carlos, which "Mario" shoots down, claiming the son is as bad as the father. They're both murderers! Back on the patio, Adolfo explains that Carlos moved out of the house -- and he tentatively offers Bertha to move into the vacancy, to live at the house just as friends; and Bertha agrees.

In the office, "Mario" pressures Yolanda more on her defense of Adolfo, angrily including her complicity in implicating Santiago. If she's not as bad as Adolfo, then what to do with him is she hiding? Yolanda rushes from the room, sobbing that what she's hiding is awful -- unspeakable!

At Juan José's Mirador office, he meets with Garnica, agreeing to invest in the beach project, where they will visit at the weekend. Back at Mario's, Abelardo presses Santiago to visit his "son" at the hospital; but Santiago's nervous about the light-filled location revealing his disguise.

Then Santiago confesses he's mystified at Yolanda's curious exit, that she is hiding something to do with Adolfo that apparently is personal and not about money. Before their departure for the hospital, Bertha catches "Mario" and infuriates him by slamming that faker, Gabriela, for souring her on visiting David.

"Mario" is so angry he nearly sweeps off his feet but for Abelardo's arm clamped around his chest. His objection is all it takes for Bertha to call him a crazy old coot and shout that she's leaving again. Meanwhile, Susana phones Adolfo, cutting out Roberto, and extorts $2-1/2 million pesos for the lot.

She hangs up on Adolfo, whereupon Yolanda enters, saying she hasn't located Carlos yet. This prompts Adolfo to fill her in on Bertha's arrival, and she delights in razzing him that he's thrice Bertha's age. Affronted Adolfo warns Yolanda not to go too far -- that she well knows why he puts up with her!

At the hospital, Alejandra explains to "Mario" that David's spinal injury may leave him paralyzed -- or just as well not. It could go either way. In Mauricio's office, Garnica surprises him revealing Juan José as an investor; but he's grateful to have the project on track.

Later, Elsa greets Mauricio with a kiss and is excited they're traveling to the beach as planned -- a little mystified Juan José is investing, but insisting it makes no difference to her. With a sweet touch to his cheek, Elsa assures Mauricio warmly not to worry. They're going to have a business trip.

In Michoacán at Jorge's store, the fateful headlines of the day's newspaper from the D.F. finally make it under Dora's nose, and Jorge must hustle to keep her from fainting dead away into the floor. Meanwhile in the ICU, David begins convulsing while Gabriela watches in horror; and his monitor is screaming he's coding.

The doctor rushes in with a crash cart and begins defibrillating David's chest; but the bedside monitor screams a flatline unabated -- right through the end credits! Instead of the theme song!

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