Caray, Caray!

At Mario's, Gabriela heads out to her dad's apartment; and Abelardo heads out through now-David's bedroom to bring Leonardo back through the tunnel house. On the return through the tunnel, Leonardo points out that cyanide kills in about five minutes and learns it only takes about one minute to traverse the passage.

Once inside David's bedroom, they note a flashlight on the bedside table that becomes fingerprint evidence. At the prison, Ramón confirms from Marcos their suspicions that Garnica probably heard through him via Pedro that Juan José is wealthy enough to be an investor -- and a blackmail target.

Back at Mario's, Leonardo learns from an anxious and confused Édgar that he should be questioning maid Ramona about events of the previous evening. During the maid's inquiry, Leonardo hears about the partially drunken apple juice; and to his dismay that the maid just washed the pitcher. He wants her to come downtown and give a deposition.

Across town, Mauricio takes Elsa to meet Ulises, his hairstylist who owns her prospective apartment. Predictably, Ulises thinks they're both gorgeous -- but in need of a good cut. Elsa is tickled the lovely building is so small, with few apartments.

She is blown away by the beauty of the apartment -- and unfortunately the monthly rent of $20K pesos, too. But Mauricio tries to allay her fears; and as they sit companionably, Ulises muses that once they two are married, she'll be living in Mauricio's awesome digs, as he's the best architect around.

Back at Mario's, mystified Édgar is stunned when "Mario" enters the front door in the pink of health. Outside Mario's office, Abelardo admonishes Santiago for never being around and risking Adolfo learning he doesn't live there. Then he terrifies Santiago with news Roberto was killed with poison obviously meant for himself!

Over at Juan José's, Caramelo refuses to eat greasy street food Asunción brings home, having learned about healthy eating at school. But Chicles has no such reservations and digs in. At Adolfo's condo, Bertha enters furious at him for her ordeal that morning at her deposition.

When she wants yet another drink to calm her nerves, Adolfo warns her against losing control and saying something stupid. She resents his tone after she did him such a big favor; and he regroups and apologizes. Taking a frantic call from Édgar about the blunder at Mario's, Adolfo orders Édgar to the condo right away.

At his hanging up, Bertha observes crossly that things have changed with him: Adolfo used to be confident, but now he's insecure -- obviously disturbing Adolfo. Back at Juan José's, Caramelo plays with the infamous letter again, claiming she wrote it -- which Chicles derides as impossible since she can't write yet.

When he whisks it away, she threatens him with tattling that he stole the briefcase in Puerto Vallarta, and Chicles reluctantly returns it. Sad Asunción overhears Caramelo call Chicles a dummy for being illiterate -- and say matter-of-factly that she's going to live with Elsa and Mauricio without her uncle.

Édgar visits Adolfo in his condo office, relating the strange events that resulted in "Mario" still being alive, with apparently no other dead body anywhere! Adolfo is sure Ramona will incriminate Édgar in making the apple juice and instructs him to leave David's employ and go to a designated safe house to lie low.

Alejandra is astounded to learn about Roberto's poisoning during a visit to David's bedside. At Santiago's apartment, Julieta finally remembers to tell Gabriela she and Leonardo are a couple -- setting Gabriela off, frustrated that she's always the last to learn everything! Tomorrow she's going to grill "Mario" and Santiago together!

David phones then and also astounds Gabriela with the news about Roberto. Across the way at Juan José's, Asunción's concerned the police may suspect Juan José. When they argue Juan José shouldn't pick up Caramelo and irritate the situation, Asunción's satisfied to hear Juan José vow angrily she's going to return home to live with them.

At Adolfo's, he's disregarding his own advice and become a sloppy, talkative drunk. Yolanda enters, and he spills his anxiety to her. At David's bedside, when Gabriela assumes everyone hides truths from her because she's sheltered and can't handle situations, he maintains he's experienced -- and he can't handle everything either.

Gabriela declares she's going to take advantage of her training and help him manage the hotels and fend off Adolfo's advances, to which David insists he married her not only for her beauty but her intelligence and determination and will be the proudest guy when she does.

Back at drunken Adolfo's, he claims his failures are due to being surrounded by idiots! Yolanda points out it's his own arrogance and cruel domination at fault and that he should give up the life of crime -- unless he just wants to be the richest corpse in the cemetery. He has more money than he can spend in a lifetime!

They list out loud the heinous crimes Adolfo's committed; and he sweeps them away with a hand, lamenting he can't help it -- he can't help it! What can he do! Grabbing Yolanda, he shouts they are both the same! They two are in a pact with the devil. The devil! And up above on the landing, the noise has brought Bertha to listen at the railing.

With Abelardo and Santiago attending, Leonardo visits David's office to fill him in on the investigation; that they suspect now-missing Édgar and that hapless Roberto was collecting photographic evidence and got thirsty. David's furious as it becomes clear Adolfo intended to poison "Mario."

Bertha visits Yolanda and finds her with a hangover. Things don't improve when Yolanda learns Bertha overheard their conversation last night and fears for her life now. Yolanda repeats she warned Bertha to stay away from Adolfo and should still flee. The worst is: Bertha observes that Yolanda and Adolfo together are apparently hiding a very dirty secret.

In his condo, Adolfo takes a call from Garnica-associate Danté Sevilla and plans to meet him at the club that evening. Juan José visits at Mario's for David and runs into Alejandra, who is frantic to explain; but evidently she misunderstood. He never broke up with her, he clarifies; and they still love each other.

In David's office, Juan José reviews everything he knows to David and hands him the card from Roberto's luggage that has Susana's name on it, which they will give to Leonardo. They agree Roberto's inadvertent poison was meant for "Mario" -- and renew their determination to work together to bring Adolfo to justice!

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