Lo que la vida me robó (2013–2014): Season 1, Episode 35 - Beso por despecho - full transcript
♪♪♪
- Before leaving, Alejandro
asked me to give Macario money
he needed, and now I looked in
the desk drawer and it's empty!
- Oh, sweet Jesus.
- Only two keys open that
drawer. One, Alejandro has it,
and the other, he gave me.
- Ma'am--
- Do you think someone broke
into my room to steal from me?
- Ma'am, I wouldn't trust that
Maria girl for one moment.
I think she did it.
- Yes. Yes, that woman's doings
don't surprise me anymore.
And she would dare to do it
just to cause me more problems
with Alejandro.
- What will you do?
Will you tell the Master?
- I have to do it.
- Oh, ma'am.
- The happiest days of my life,
have been with you.
And when I felt I lost you,
I thought I was dying.
The way you behaved towards me
was killing me.
- Forgive me
forgive me, please.
My whole life won't be enough to
repair the damage I caused you.
I'm sorry. Forgive me, love.
- Love, I only need your kiss.
To be near you.
To feel that you love me.
- I love you, Nadia.
I love you like I've
never loved anyone in my life.
- Start praying
for Almonte to come.
And alone.
He's coming!
Shoot him when he's closer.
Shoot him.
[clicks]
What happened?
- It's not firing. It's jammed.
- What?
[gunshot]
[horse whinnies]
- Loreto!
[gunshot]
- If the key was stolen,
it's not your fault.
- I don't want to
fight with Alejandro
now that things are going so
well between us.
- And if you tell him you gave
me the key for safekeeping
and that I lost it?
- No, Rosario. No.
I appreciate it, but I can't.
- Do it, ma'am.
Do it.
- No, no.
Maria.
Wait.
Did you take the key to
my husband's desk from my room
and take all the money
that was there?
- What are you talking about?
- Answer me, was it you or not?
- You're crazy.
- Maria!
- Don't you dare blame me,
because when
Alejandro comes back,
I'll tell him you're
calling me a thief now.
And we'll see who he believes.
You or me.
- I'm sure it was her.
- What happened?
- Someone stole the money
from Alejandro's office,
and I hope you have
nothing to do with it.
- Me?
Oh, please.
- [sighs]
Rosario, come with me.
- And that innocent face?
- What?
- Maria helped you, right?
- Wh-- what?
- Half is mine.
Half is mine.
- Hey, Dimitrio, calm down.
What's wrong with you?
Are you doing drugs?
What's with you?
Are you hungover?
How could I know the brunette
was such a thief?
- You're such a bad liar.
- What happened?
What happened!
- I saw he was aiming at you--
- Where's Jose Luis Alvarez?
- I don't know.
I don't know.
Loreto came here alone.
I think it was a trap to kill
you, Alejandro.
- He was going to shoot me
from here with his gun?
- Yes. Yes, I saw him.
I saw he was
aiming to shoot you.
- It was almost impossible
for him to hit me.
Don't you think that if he
called me here to kill me,
he must have brought
someone else?
- Look, Alejandro.
- What?
- Alejandro, I'm going to tell
you the truth.
Loreto didn't come alone.
He came with me.
As you can see, I have a gun.
- You were going to kill me?
- Yes.
I called you here
because Loreto
was going to give Alvarez
to you.
But I lied.
Loreto wanted to kill you.
That's why he came for me.
He offered me a lot of money,
and I, of course, pretended to
accept it because he had
revealed himself to me,
and if I said no-- well,
he was going to kill me.
Besides, if it wasn't me,
it would have been someone else.
- Why didn't you tell me all
this last night?
- Because I thought
it was the best option.
For both our sakes.
- I owe you my life, again.
Does anyone else
know about this?
- I don't know.
I don't know.
- Let's go inform the
authorities.
- What will you tell them?
- That Loreto is dead,
that they should come
pick up his body,
and that he was murdered by the
robbers from this area.
- But those criminals worked
for Loreto and Juventino.
- Maybe this will
solve the case.
Let's go, Antonio.
We have nothing to do here.
- Oh, I'm glad the rain
finally stopped.
Hey, that Dominga
is a good cook.
That sauce she's doing
is just perfect.
What's wrong, child?
- I'm worried, Aunt.
- Why?
- Alejandro left to do
something
that could be very dangerous.
[whispering]
But Jose Luis went with him.
- [shouting] Jose Luis?
- Shh.
- Hasn't that man left yet?
- Shh. No.
- But why?
- I don't know. I asked him and
he didn't want to tell me.
- I told you that man
was no gentleman, but a punk.
That's what he is.
- [sighs]
- Do you think it's decent
to make a woman suffer
the way he does to you?
What does he want now?
I hope he's not insisting
with that atrocious idea
of you leaving with him, is he?
- No!
- So, what does he want?
Right. Money.
- Enough, Aunt. Enough, please.
Jose Luis is not that kind of
person. He's not like Dimitrio.
- Then what is he looking for?
Did he get too comfortable
living here
because he has a nice job
as foreman?
And I imagine your husband
must be paying him very well,
right?
- Alejandro has
great trust in him.
They're becoming friends.
- Friends?
Oh, please.
Just wait until Alejandro finds
out who that Antonio really is.
Then you'll see
how friendly they are.
- Shh!
- Listen to me, child.
The only way for that man to go
is if you threaten
to tell your husband the truth.
- No, Aunt. Stop!
I won't do that.
- Then you'll have him here,
bothering you
and trying to coax you forever.
- Because--
- You found him dead?
- Yes.
- Who?
- Efrain Loreto.
Call Agua Azul police
to tell them what happened.
Tell them they can find the body
at the Snake Crossing, and that
he was killed by the robbers
that have been around my lands.
- Right away, sir.
- My God.
- [sighs]
- Come. Let's go, so you can
take a bath. You're soaked.
[door closes]
[sighs]
- Yes.
She already loves him.
- [sighs] I'm scared.
So scared.
I'm scared that
after being in your arms,
I'll once again lose
this happiness I'm feeling.
- No. No, no, no, no.
I promise that won't happen.
I had a very good reason
to act the way I did.
Your husband found out
what we had.
- Pedro knows about us?
- Yes, yes. He had me beaten.
With a gun to my head,
he forced me to make that call.
And he forbade me
from seeing you.
- [sighs]
- He insinuated
that he would kill you.
- That man is sick. He's crazy.
- But I'll tell him.
- I'll do anything not to lose--
- No, no, no.
Honey, calm down.
Calm down, relax, please.
You can't face your husband,
not right now.
We have to think carefully
what we're going to do.
It's important that Pedro
doesn't suspect
we're together again.
We have to be very discreet
until we find the best way
to rid you of that man.
Okay?
- May I?
- Come in.
- We got a call from Alejandro
Almonte's ranch
to report
some robbers killed Loreto.
It was near his lands,
at Snake's Crossing.
- Those robbers were Loreto's
people, and they worked for him.
Just like that idiot,
Juventino Zamudio.
- That man is dead too.
- So now it so happens that
the only two people I had
to destroy Almonte were
removed from the equation.
I don't like this at all,
Ezequiel.
I want the person responsible
for those deaths in front of me.
- Whatever you say, sir.
Efrain Loreto
trusted me very much,
and I'm aware of the "jobs"
he did for you.
I just want you to know
that I'm at your service for--
for anything you need.
Not to brag,
but I'm trustworthy.
I'm loyal.
And now that Loreto
unfortunately passed away
and left the police chief
position vacant.
I can take over.
I promise speed, efficiency,
and above all, cooperation
and discretion.
Extreme discretion
in whatever you need.
- First, take care of this.
Then we'll talk
about your future.
- Whatever you say, sir.
Excuse me.
- Explain to me
what's happening,
because I don't
understand anything.
You were going to kill Alejandro
and you come back together.
And now it turns out
that the person who's dead,
is Agua Azul's chief of police?
Please explain,
because I just don't get it.
- I never considered
killing Alejandro.
I have no reason to.
And if I had done it,
Loreto would have killed me too.
- Why didn't you
tell me anything?
- Not even I knew
how I'd do it. Imagine.
- Oh, Jose Luis.
Another death to add to the
pile.
What are we going to do when
the police start investigating?
- Nothing.
Alejandro is going to say we
found Loreto dead on the road.
- No, no, no.
Someone could recognize you.
It's too dangerous, Jose Luis.
We have to get out of here.
The sooner, the better.
- Yes, yes, I know, I know.
Don't worry.
We'll leave tonight.
- [sighs]
- You say he tried to bribe
Antonio so he would kill you?
- Yes. And instead
of shooting me, he shot him.
Antonio saved my life again,
Montserrat.
- Well, I'm sure you would have
done the same in his place.
- Do you really think that?
- Yes.
I know you're a noble man,
kindhearted.
- For a few days now,
I've noticed you're
acting differently towards me.
You're kind,
sometimes even sweet.
Aren't you upset
by being near me anymore?
- I never really was.
- Then why would you have me
believe you couldn't stand me?
- I've been very confused,
Alejandro.
There have been
so many problems,
so many
ugly things between us that--
- Montserrat,
I love you.
And I'm in love with you.
I've always been.
The other day you told me you
were falling in love with me.
But I need to hear you say
that you love me too.
Tell me you love me,
and I promise I'll do everything
I can to make you happy.
What is it?
What is it?
- I don't deserve you.
- No, no, don't say that.
I know you married me
when you loved another man,
and that you've tried
to leave me, but--
now it's me asking you
to forget about the past.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But I want us to be happy,
Montserrat.
Together.
♪♪♪
- I can't calm down, Virginia.
Can't you see I'm locked up?
And Antonio hasn't come
to see me.
Did you really talk to him?
- Yes, of course I did.
I didn't lie to you.
I told him exactly
which balcony was yours,
that you'd be waiting for him.
- Then I don't understand
why he didn't come.
- Maybe... he doesn't like you,
he doesn't feel the same way
about you.
- I know he's in love with
someone he can't have.
- Who is that someone?
- It doesn't matter, Virginia.
What matters is that
she can't ever love him back.
And I care for him. I love him!
And you know what?
I need to see him, Virginia.
- No. What are you doing?
- I can't stay like this.
I need to go see him.
I need to talk to him.
- No, no, no, no. Calm down.
You know that if Mom finds out--
- Virginia, I have to tell him
so many things.
Please, help me out
and don't tell Mom anything.
And make sure she doesn't
notice I'm out, please, okay?
- Please, don't go. Look,
if something happens to you,
they'll blame me.
- Nothing will happen to me,
I swear it.
Look, I'm going to
leave through the balcony
and no one will notice a thing,
and you're going
to distract Mom.
- Okay, okay, but wait.
Give me five minutes.
Don't go yet. Five minutes.
Wait. So I can distract her.
- [sighs]
[sighs]
- Rosario, this needs work.
The waist doesn't fit anymore.
- Yes, ma'am.
- These are to be given away.
- [gasps]
- And-- oh, I love this one,
please fix the strap.
It needs sewing.
- Yes. It's beautiful, ma'am.
- Thank you.
- You know?
When I first saw you,
I thought you were--
like a movie star.
You dress so elegantly,
and you're so pretty.
- Oh, Rosario. Thank you.
I don't know. You tell me,
what could I do to look better?
- [laughs]
- Should I curl my hair?
- Whatever you do or wear,
you'll look beautiful.
- [laughs] Thank you.
- I apologize for asking,
but wasn't the boss angry
about the money
missing from his office?
- Oh, Rosario.
I still haven't told him.
Do you still think it was Maria?
- Well, I can't be completely
sure,
but it could have been her.
- But it's also possible that--
Rosario, you're going to help
me. Come.
You watch the hall.
If you see my brother
approach the room,
stop him with some excuse.
- Yes.
- Come in, Dimitrio. Welcome.
- Thank you for welcoming me
into your beautiful house.
It's beautiful.
[giggles]
And Angelica?
- Oh, go get your sister.
- I think she's asleep.
- Then wake her up. Go.
- No, Mom. Because when I wake
her up she gets mad at me.
- I'll go get her.
- Okay, no, fine. Calm down,
Mom. I'll go. Don't bother.
[steps on the stairs]
Dimitrio,
why don't you go with her
so you can say hi to Angelica?
I'll make sure
your room is ready, okay?
- Sure, thanks.
- She's asleep.
- So she's asleep?
- I mean-- she just went out.
- Where?
- I can't tell you.
But she won't be long.
Please.
Please don't tell my mom.
If she finds out,
she'll kill us both.
- Virginia, I can't lie to your
mom, she's been so nice to me.
- Please, I'm begging you.
Look, I'll do anything you want,
anything at all,
as long as
you don't tell her anything.
- Anything?
♪♪♪
[music]
- Aunt!
- What is it?
- Dimitrio. He went out.
- He went out? Where?
- To the Arechigas' ranch,
I'm sure.
- Right. Since he's so
interested in Angelica.
She's a nice girl, right?
I hope she's interested in him.
- No, no, no, no. You have no
idea what you're saying.
The last thing Angelica needs
is a jerk like Dimitrio.
- Who knows?
"Lean on a good tree
and you'll have good shade."
Perhaps that woman will help him
straighten his path.
- Oh, Aunt, please!
Open your eyes.
Dimitrio's
never going to change.
Did you forget the trick
he played on Josefina
just to get money out of her?
[sighs]
The worst thing is that
I'm scared to death of my own
brother having dared to steal
money from Alejandro.
- Why do you say that?
- Because all the money from
Alejandro's office is missing.
And it could have been Dimitrio
who stole the key to the drawer.
I'm worried, because
when Alejandro finds out,
he'll think it was me who
took the money without asking.
- Child, how could your husband
think that of you?
- He'd have every reason
to doubt me, Aunt.
Not long ago
I asked him for so much money,
and Alejandro
wouldn't give it to me.
So now he'll think that
I took the money
anyway and abused his trust.
Oh, no.
I swear I don't want problems
with him, especially now when
things are going
so well between us.
- Especially now that you're
realizing how much you love him,
right?
- Yes.
- Good afternoon.
[clears throat]
Is Alejandro here?
- Yes.
I'll go find him.
- Look, mister.
I think it's high time
you behaved like a gentleman.
- Look, ma'am. I know what
you're going to say,
so please save your words.
I'm leaving today, that's why
I want to talk to Alejandro.
- Oh, good. I'm glad you
started to think clearly.
Because for a long time,
you've been the cause
of all our problems.
- You'll excuse me, but between
your sister-in-law, your nephew
and maybe even you,
you've ruined my life.
Remember that.
- Why?
- Yes, ma'am. Yes.
I had a career.
I had a woman I loved
with all my heart.
- Yes, but--
- And you people--
You took it all away.
So don't come tell me I'm the
cause of all your problems,
please.
- [sighs]
- But well,
I'll have to live my whole life
as a fugitive.
The damage is done.
But what is done here,
is paid here, ma'am.
[knock on door]
- Who is it?
- Angelica.
- [sighs]
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Is Antonio here?
- No. He's in the big house
to say goodbye to the Master.
- Why say goodbye?
And these suitcases?
- Antonio and I
are leaving the ranch today.
We're leaving,
and we won't come back.
♪♪♪
- What is it, Antonio?
- Alejandro,
I came to say goodbye.
- To say goodbye?
- Yes, I'm leaving.
- Where are you going?
- Somewhere else.
- Why?
- Because--
personal matters.
- Can't you fix those
personal matters from here?
I'd like you to stay with us.
Right, Montserrat?
- Yes, of course.
- Just today
I was telling my wife
that I was lucky
you came to work with me.
You're an honorable,
intelligent and very brave man.
Honestly, Antonio.
I'd hate to see you go.
It's not easy finding people
like you.
- Alejandro, no.
You don't have to tell me that.
Now, really,
I can't stay here any longer.
I have to go.
- I'm sorry for pushing,
but after the loyalty
you showed me today,
I'd like you to--
- Alejandro, please.
If Mr. Olivares
wants to go,
he must have his reasons.
- Exactly.
- When are you leaving?
- Right now.
I have everything ready.
- Is your assistant
going with you?
- Yes.
- Okay.
Let's go to the office
so I can pay you what's yours.
- Goodbye, ma'am.
- Goodbye.
- Alejandro. Alejandro!
The grounds are packed
with policemen
that came to arrest Don Antonio.
They're accusing him of the
death of police chief Loreto.
- Lock yourself in my office,
Antonio.
Lock yourself in, I said!
Don't you dare go out
or open the door.
Come on, Antonio, please.
Did you tell the police
Antonio was here?
- No.
- Then no one--
no one has seen him, understood?
- Yes.
- Go get the
policeman in charge.
Tell him to come talk to me.
- Right away.
- What are you going to do?
- Protect him.
After what he's done for me,
I won't hand him in to the
authorities.
- Good afternoon.
I'm here to arrest
Antonio Olivares.
I know he's your employee.
- What is he being accused of?
- He's a suspect in the death
of my chief, Efrain Loreto.
- I found his body on my lands,
and I'm sure he was murdered
by the robbers in the area.
- [laughs]
Yes, yes, well, yes.
But it just so happens
that my captain
left to meet Mr. Olivares this
morning.
At least I know he was the last
person to see him alive.
So I need to question him.
I'm sorry,
but you can't take him.
Antonio Olivares no longer
works at this ranch.
You'll have to look for him
elsewhere.
♪♪♪
- When did this happen?
- A few hours ago,
on Alejandro Almonte's lands.
- What does he say?
- Almonte is saying
that those damned robbers
attacking the area are
responsible.
But I'm sure that's not true.
This was a premeditated murder,
Joaquin.
- Who do you suspect?
- [shouting] You ask?
Almonte, of course.
- No, look. Excuse me.
I don't think Alejandro
is the kind of man that would
dare kill in cold blood.
- Look, Joaquin.
Perhaps he wouldn't, but his
foreman definitively would!
A man called...
Antonio Olivares.
- Yes, I know him.
- It just so happens that
Olivares agreed to meet Loreto
today at noon.
And I can assure you
it was solely to kill him.
- You think he's involved?
- Of course!
He did everything
on his boss's orders.
At this moment,
they're arresting the foreman.
When I have Olivares
in my power,
I swear I'll make him confess
Alejandro Almonte's part
in this crime.
[door opens]
- Have they gone?
- Yes.
I told them
you no longer work here.
- Good.
Thank you for everything.
I'm-- I'm leaving.
- What? No.
No, you can't leave now.
The cop didn't believe me.
I'm sure he's still poking
around here.
If you leave, he'll catch you.
I can't allow that.
Listen to me, Antonio.
You'll have to stay here
until we can prove
Loreto was a criminal,
a dirty cop that for some
reason wanted to kill me.
- No. There's nothing to prove,
Alejandro.
Juventino is dead too.
The authorities won't believe
what I say.
Really. I-- I-- I have to go.
Excuse me.
- Don't you understand
that the moment
you cross the gate
they'll kill you?
Let me find a way to help you.
- No.
I have to leave.
- Well, what do you want?
To end up dead?
- I have to leave!
- Please, stay!
- Honestly.
Honestly, I--
I can't stay here anymore.
I have to leave.
- Look, eh--
at least let us look for a way
to avoid police surveillance.
I don't know.
Wait until it gets dark.
Look, Macario can take you
hidden in a truck to town.
From there, it'll be easier
for you to escape.
- Okay. Okay.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
- Why, all of a sudden,
did he decide to leave?
♪♪♪
- Your suitcases
are in the guest room.
- Thank you.
- Where's Angelica? Is she
awake? How is she feeling?
Why didn't she
come down with you?
- I'm here, Mom.
- Oh, sweetie.
You look pale.
Why didn't you stay in bed?
No, no, no, no. You look pale.
- I'm okay, Mom.
- Someone murdered the chief
of police of Agua Azul.
- [gasp] Jesus, how?
- This morning. I went to town
to say hi to Pedro Medina
and he told me.
Loreto showed up dead on
Alejandro Almonte's lands.
- [whispers] No.
- They suspect
it was the foreman.
- Antonio Olivares?
- You know him?
- I've seen him once or twice
when we were
at Alejandro's ranch.
- I thought you were friends.
Didn't you go together
to the stock show?
- Dad...
- Joaquin, wait!
- Is there something between
you and that guy?
- [shrieks]
- Angelica.
- Sister!
- Angelica.
- I'll go get alcohol.
- [shrieks]
- Why the face now?
Don't tell me that as usual,
we're not leaving.
- Yes. But at night.
- Why is that?
- [sighs]
It won't be easy
to leave the ranch.
The police suspect
I killed Loreto.
- Really?
- Hey, actually, Alejandro was
very nice. He made me hide,
and he told them
I no longer work here.
But he thinks
they're watching the ranch,
so he'll try to find a way
to get me out at night.
- He'll try to get you out?
But what about me?
- It's too dangerous, Refugio.
I think it'd be best
if you wait a few days--
- No, no, no, Jose Luis.
- I don't want to risk you.
- No, Jose Luis.
I'll go with you.
We've been together all along,
and we'll remain together,
come hell or high water.
- Please understand.
Don't you see that if they catch us,
they can find out who we are?
You killed
Lieutenant Avellaneda,
and if the police stop us,
they'll know you're
Refugio Solares
and I'm Jose Luis Alvarez.
- So what?
We're born to die anyway.
So what if it's tomorrow
or the day after?
- [sighs]
- Besides, Jose Luis,
what would I do here?
No.
I'm going with you.
- And, could they find my
brother-in-law's foreman?
- No. He's not at the ranch
anymore.
Apparently, he ran away.
But he can't be far,
because the police are watching
the whole area.
[steps on the stairs]
- How's the girl?
- She came to.
I gave her the medicine.
Virginia is with her
to keep her company.
Joaquin, she doesn't look good.
She looks pale, she looks
gaunt, she looks bad.
I think the best thing would
be to take her to the city
and admit her in a hospital.
- Yes, I agree with you.
We should leave,
especially because there are
robbers in the area.
The country is no longer safe
for our girls.
- May I go up
and check on Angelica?
- Of course, Dimitrio.
This is your house.
Thank you for caring for her.
Such a nice kid.
I think I did well in telling
him he could stay with us
for a while.
- It's okay, sister. Relax.
Don't be like this.
It could hurt you.
- I couldn't see him, Virginia.
His friend said
they're leaving forever.
I'll never see Antonio again.
And I love him, Virginia.
- Maybe it--
is for the best, sister.
You heard dad say
he's a murderer.
- That's not true, Virginia.
He's innocent.
- Well, if he were innocent,
he wouldn't be running away.
[knock on door]
- May I come in?
- Sure.
- Can you leave us alone
for one moment?
- Okay.
- Why did you throw me
to the wolves with my parents?
- That man is dangerous.
He's a criminal.
I told your parents because--
because I care about you,
and I don't want anything bad
happening to you.
- Well, don't care so much,
Dimitrio.
- I could have told them you
sneaked out to see him today.
I know you saw Antonio today.
- Yes, yes, I went to see him.
- Angelica, why are you wasting
your time with a man
that's in love
with someone else?
- With your sister.
- Yes. He's running away
from the police.
He went to my
brother-in-law's ranch.
Did he come say goodbye to you?
Why not? Because he doesn't
care.
- [sniffles]
- You deserve someone
much better.
It's okay.
- Hey, in case you haven't
noticed, my sister likes you.
- Yes, I know,
but I like you.
- Stop, Dimitrio.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
- Adolfo, come here.
Come here!
Sit down.
- What do you need, pretty
lady? I'm in a bit of a hurry.
- Sit down, I said.
- Oh.
What happened?
- Dimitrio
left the house today.
- Yes, yes, I know.
It's just for a few days,
to the Arechigas' ranch.
- Well,
since my nephew isn't here,
I see no reason
for you to stay here.
So you should leave at once.
- Sorry, ma'am--
you're no one to kick me out.
But don't you worry,
I'll be leaving soon.
- That's good, because Dimitrio
and you have already caused
Montserrat too many problems.
You're two crooks.
And now, young man, tell me
something.
It was the two of you
who stole the money
Alejandro had in his office,
right?
- I don't know what you're
talking about, Doña Carlota.
- Look, don't play fool with
me, because it doesn't suit you.
Of course it was you.
Aren't you ashamed of getting
Montserrat in this problem?
- Look, I promise you,
you're wrong.
- Look, you better shut up.
And if there's
a drop of decency in you,
you should give that money back,
because when Alejandro finds
out and learns it was you,
he won't hesitate to send you
to prison for stealing.
What, you and my nephew
aren't happy
with all the stuff you've done?
You want to keep doing more?
- I can't belie-- I promise you
it wasn't us, ma'am.
Come on, tell me, what evidence
do you have to accuse us
of something like that?
- None. Yet.
But it was you. Who else?
- There's a lot of people
all over the house.
- But no one so shameless or
daring as you and Dimitrio.
My poor niece still hasn't told
her husband about it because
she's afraid, but when she does,
Alejandro will think like I do.
So if you have half a brain,
you'll give back the money
you stole, today.
Is that clear?
- Have you seen Macario?
- No.
Alejandro!
- Yes?
- Hasn't your wife
told you anything?
- About what?
- About the money that went
missing from your office.
- What did you say?
- The money you kept in the
drawer of your desk--
someone took it.
- How? When?
- I don't know.
But your wife and Rosario
are trying to blame me.
Montserrat is blaming me
for going into her room
to steal the key you gave her.
And that's a lie, Alejandro.
You've known me
since I was a kid.
You know I've never
stolen from anyone.
And I would especially
never steal from you.
You and I know
that if I needed money,
I respect you enough
to ask you for it.
And I know you'd lend it to me.
I have no reason to steal!
- Sure, Maria.
I'd never doubt that.
What I don't understand is why
Montserrat hasn't told me.
- Who knows?
But she'll blame it on me.
You won't let her, right?
- What did you tell him?
- Were you listening?
- What did you tell him
about the money?
- That Mrs. Montserrat is trying
to blame me for stealing.
But that it wasn't me.
- Listen well, Maria.
Whatever happens,
don't even think of saying
a single word about me,
because you were in on it.
And if Alejandro finds out,
he'll not only know you helped
me in everything,
but that you slept with me too.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
- Why didn't you
tell me at once
about the money
stolen from my desk?
- Because with everything
that happened, I forgot.
And also, I was scared
you'd get angry with me.
Look, I was going to give
Macario the money,
just as you asked me to.
I opened the drawer
and there was nothing.
It was empty.
- So? Weren't you
ever planning on telling me?
Did you think I wouldn't notice?
- No! I was waiting
for the right time
so you wouldn't get so angry.
I swear I didn't take that
money.
I kept the key
you gave me in the desk.
I'm sure someone
came in and took it,
and I didn't notice.
- Why are you so afraid?
- I don't want you to get angry.
- I'll get angry,
but with the person
that stole the money from us,
not with you.
Come here.
Montserrat,
what do you think of me?
Do you think I'm some monster?
If someone took the key to open
my desk drawer,
it's not your fault.
It's no reason to look at
me and be scared.
- You're not angry at me?
- I'm upset,
but at what happened.
It angers me that someone
that's close to us
could be a thief.
But there's no reason
to be upset at you.
I don't want you to be
afraid of me, love.
They can steal all the money
they want,
but not your peace of mind.
- You're so sweet.
- You're the most important
thing to me.
The person I love
the most in this world.
- I love you too.
- Damn you, Dimitrio.
- See, Adolfito?
Tit for tat, don't you think?
- I want to ask you something.
Why did you blame Maria
for what happened?
- Okay, I have to accept
I jumped the gun.
It was wrong of me to blame her
when I also suspect
someone else.
- Your brother, right?
- Yes. I'm embarrassed
to admit it.
- I'll talk to him,
don't worry.
- Dimitrio left the house.
He's staying for a few days
at the Arechigas' ranch.
I'm sure he's planning
another one of his tricks.
Because I don't think he likes
Angelica as much as he says.
- I hadn't thought about that,
but--
now that Antonio is leaving,
that poor girl
will be very lonely.
But you and I will protect her
from Dimitrio.
I'll find a way
to keep him away from her
before he gives her trouble.
- Thank you.
She's sweet. Very sweet,
[knock on door]
- And being so sick--
- Come in.
- Eh-- I apologize for
interrupting, but--
everything's ready to take
Don Antonio from the ranch,
Alejandro.
- Excuse me.
I'll be right back.
[door closes]
♪♪♪
- Before leaving, Alejandro
asked me to give Macario money
he needed, and now I looked in
the desk drawer and it's empty!
- Oh, sweet Jesus.
- Only two keys open that
drawer. One, Alejandro has it,
and the other, he gave me.
- Ma'am--
- Do you think someone broke
into my room to steal from me?
- Ma'am, I wouldn't trust that
Maria girl for one moment.
I think she did it.
- Yes. Yes, that woman's doings
don't surprise me anymore.
And she would dare to do it
just to cause me more problems
with Alejandro.
- What will you do?
Will you tell the Master?
- I have to do it.
- Oh, ma'am.
- The happiest days of my life,
have been with you.
And when I felt I lost you,
I thought I was dying.
The way you behaved towards me
was killing me.
- Forgive me
forgive me, please.
My whole life won't be enough to
repair the damage I caused you.
I'm sorry. Forgive me, love.
- Love, I only need your kiss.
To be near you.
To feel that you love me.
- I love you, Nadia.
I love you like I've
never loved anyone in my life.
- Start praying
for Almonte to come.
And alone.
He's coming!
Shoot him when he's closer.
Shoot him.
[clicks]
What happened?
- It's not firing. It's jammed.
- What?
[gunshot]
[horse whinnies]
- Loreto!
[gunshot]
- If the key was stolen,
it's not your fault.
- I don't want to
fight with Alejandro
now that things are going so
well between us.
- And if you tell him you gave
me the key for safekeeping
and that I lost it?
- No, Rosario. No.
I appreciate it, but I can't.
- Do it, ma'am.
Do it.
- No, no.
Maria.
Wait.
Did you take the key to
my husband's desk from my room
and take all the money
that was there?
- What are you talking about?
- Answer me, was it you or not?
- You're crazy.
- Maria!
- Don't you dare blame me,
because when
Alejandro comes back,
I'll tell him you're
calling me a thief now.
And we'll see who he believes.
You or me.
- I'm sure it was her.
- What happened?
- Someone stole the money
from Alejandro's office,
and I hope you have
nothing to do with it.
- Me?
Oh, please.
- [sighs]
Rosario, come with me.
- And that innocent face?
- What?
- Maria helped you, right?
- Wh-- what?
- Half is mine.
Half is mine.
- Hey, Dimitrio, calm down.
What's wrong with you?
Are you doing drugs?
What's with you?
Are you hungover?
How could I know the brunette
was such a thief?
- You're such a bad liar.
- What happened?
What happened!
- I saw he was aiming at you--
- Where's Jose Luis Alvarez?
- I don't know.
I don't know.
Loreto came here alone.
I think it was a trap to kill
you, Alejandro.
- He was going to shoot me
from here with his gun?
- Yes. Yes, I saw him.
I saw he was
aiming to shoot you.
- It was almost impossible
for him to hit me.
Don't you think that if he
called me here to kill me,
he must have brought
someone else?
- Look, Alejandro.
- What?
- Alejandro, I'm going to tell
you the truth.
Loreto didn't come alone.
He came with me.
As you can see, I have a gun.
- You were going to kill me?
- Yes.
I called you here
because Loreto
was going to give Alvarez
to you.
But I lied.
Loreto wanted to kill you.
That's why he came for me.
He offered me a lot of money,
and I, of course, pretended to
accept it because he had
revealed himself to me,
and if I said no-- well,
he was going to kill me.
Besides, if it wasn't me,
it would have been someone else.
- Why didn't you tell me all
this last night?
- Because I thought
it was the best option.
For both our sakes.
- I owe you my life, again.
Does anyone else
know about this?
- I don't know.
I don't know.
- Let's go inform the
authorities.
- What will you tell them?
- That Loreto is dead,
that they should come
pick up his body,
and that he was murdered by the
robbers from this area.
- But those criminals worked
for Loreto and Juventino.
- Maybe this will
solve the case.
Let's go, Antonio.
We have nothing to do here.
- Oh, I'm glad the rain
finally stopped.
Hey, that Dominga
is a good cook.
That sauce she's doing
is just perfect.
What's wrong, child?
- I'm worried, Aunt.
- Why?
- Alejandro left to do
something
that could be very dangerous.
[whispering]
But Jose Luis went with him.
- [shouting] Jose Luis?
- Shh.
- Hasn't that man left yet?
- Shh. No.
- But why?
- I don't know. I asked him and
he didn't want to tell me.
- I told you that man
was no gentleman, but a punk.
That's what he is.
- [sighs]
- Do you think it's decent
to make a woman suffer
the way he does to you?
What does he want now?
I hope he's not insisting
with that atrocious idea
of you leaving with him, is he?
- No!
- So, what does he want?
Right. Money.
- Enough, Aunt. Enough, please.
Jose Luis is not that kind of
person. He's not like Dimitrio.
- Then what is he looking for?
Did he get too comfortable
living here
because he has a nice job
as foreman?
And I imagine your husband
must be paying him very well,
right?
- Alejandro has
great trust in him.
They're becoming friends.
- Friends?
Oh, please.
Just wait until Alejandro finds
out who that Antonio really is.
Then you'll see
how friendly they are.
- Shh!
- Listen to me, child.
The only way for that man to go
is if you threaten
to tell your husband the truth.
- No, Aunt. Stop!
I won't do that.
- Then you'll have him here,
bothering you
and trying to coax you forever.
- Because--
- You found him dead?
- Yes.
- Who?
- Efrain Loreto.
Call Agua Azul police
to tell them what happened.
Tell them they can find the body
at the Snake Crossing, and that
he was killed by the robbers
that have been around my lands.
- Right away, sir.
- My God.
- [sighs]
- Come. Let's go, so you can
take a bath. You're soaked.
[door closes]
[sighs]
- Yes.
She already loves him.
- [sighs] I'm scared.
So scared.
I'm scared that
after being in your arms,
I'll once again lose
this happiness I'm feeling.
- No. No, no, no, no.
I promise that won't happen.
I had a very good reason
to act the way I did.
Your husband found out
what we had.
- Pedro knows about us?
- Yes, yes. He had me beaten.
With a gun to my head,
he forced me to make that call.
And he forbade me
from seeing you.
- [sighs]
- He insinuated
that he would kill you.
- That man is sick. He's crazy.
- But I'll tell him.
- I'll do anything not to lose--
- No, no, no.
Honey, calm down.
Calm down, relax, please.
You can't face your husband,
not right now.
We have to think carefully
what we're going to do.
It's important that Pedro
doesn't suspect
we're together again.
We have to be very discreet
until we find the best way
to rid you of that man.
Okay?
- May I?
- Come in.
- We got a call from Alejandro
Almonte's ranch
to report
some robbers killed Loreto.
It was near his lands,
at Snake's Crossing.
- Those robbers were Loreto's
people, and they worked for him.
Just like that idiot,
Juventino Zamudio.
- That man is dead too.
- So now it so happens that
the only two people I had
to destroy Almonte were
removed from the equation.
I don't like this at all,
Ezequiel.
I want the person responsible
for those deaths in front of me.
- Whatever you say, sir.
Efrain Loreto
trusted me very much,
and I'm aware of the "jobs"
he did for you.
I just want you to know
that I'm at your service for--
for anything you need.
Not to brag,
but I'm trustworthy.
I'm loyal.
And now that Loreto
unfortunately passed away
and left the police chief
position vacant.
I can take over.
I promise speed, efficiency,
and above all, cooperation
and discretion.
Extreme discretion
in whatever you need.
- First, take care of this.
Then we'll talk
about your future.
- Whatever you say, sir.
Excuse me.
- Explain to me
what's happening,
because I don't
understand anything.
You were going to kill Alejandro
and you come back together.
And now it turns out
that the person who's dead,
is Agua Azul's chief of police?
Please explain,
because I just don't get it.
- I never considered
killing Alejandro.
I have no reason to.
And if I had done it,
Loreto would have killed me too.
- Why didn't you
tell me anything?
- Not even I knew
how I'd do it. Imagine.
- Oh, Jose Luis.
Another death to add to the
pile.
What are we going to do when
the police start investigating?
- Nothing.
Alejandro is going to say we
found Loreto dead on the road.
- No, no, no.
Someone could recognize you.
It's too dangerous, Jose Luis.
We have to get out of here.
The sooner, the better.
- Yes, yes, I know, I know.
Don't worry.
We'll leave tonight.
- [sighs]
- You say he tried to bribe
Antonio so he would kill you?
- Yes. And instead
of shooting me, he shot him.
Antonio saved my life again,
Montserrat.
- Well, I'm sure you would have
done the same in his place.
- Do you really think that?
- Yes.
I know you're a noble man,
kindhearted.
- For a few days now,
I've noticed you're
acting differently towards me.
You're kind,
sometimes even sweet.
Aren't you upset
by being near me anymore?
- I never really was.
- Then why would you have me
believe you couldn't stand me?
- I've been very confused,
Alejandro.
There have been
so many problems,
so many
ugly things between us that--
- Montserrat,
I love you.
And I'm in love with you.
I've always been.
The other day you told me you
were falling in love with me.
But I need to hear you say
that you love me too.
Tell me you love me,
and I promise I'll do everything
I can to make you happy.
What is it?
What is it?
- I don't deserve you.
- No, no, don't say that.
I know you married me
when you loved another man,
and that you've tried
to leave me, but--
now it's me asking you
to forget about the past.
Everyone makes mistakes.
But I want us to be happy,
Montserrat.
Together.
♪♪♪
- I can't calm down, Virginia.
Can't you see I'm locked up?
And Antonio hasn't come
to see me.
Did you really talk to him?
- Yes, of course I did.
I didn't lie to you.
I told him exactly
which balcony was yours,
that you'd be waiting for him.
- Then I don't understand
why he didn't come.
- Maybe... he doesn't like you,
he doesn't feel the same way
about you.
- I know he's in love with
someone he can't have.
- Who is that someone?
- It doesn't matter, Virginia.
What matters is that
she can't ever love him back.
And I care for him. I love him!
And you know what?
I need to see him, Virginia.
- No. What are you doing?
- I can't stay like this.
I need to go see him.
I need to talk to him.
- No, no, no, no. Calm down.
You know that if Mom finds out--
- Virginia, I have to tell him
so many things.
Please, help me out
and don't tell Mom anything.
And make sure she doesn't
notice I'm out, please, okay?
- Please, don't go. Look,
if something happens to you,
they'll blame me.
- Nothing will happen to me,
I swear it.
Look, I'm going to
leave through the balcony
and no one will notice a thing,
and you're going
to distract Mom.
- Okay, okay, but wait.
Give me five minutes.
Don't go yet. Five minutes.
Wait. So I can distract her.
- [sighs]
[sighs]
- Rosario, this needs work.
The waist doesn't fit anymore.
- Yes, ma'am.
- These are to be given away.
- [gasps]
- And-- oh, I love this one,
please fix the strap.
It needs sewing.
- Yes. It's beautiful, ma'am.
- Thank you.
- You know?
When I first saw you,
I thought you were--
like a movie star.
You dress so elegantly,
and you're so pretty.
- Oh, Rosario. Thank you.
I don't know. You tell me,
what could I do to look better?
- [laughs]
- Should I curl my hair?
- Whatever you do or wear,
you'll look beautiful.
- [laughs] Thank you.
- I apologize for asking,
but wasn't the boss angry
about the money
missing from his office?
- Oh, Rosario.
I still haven't told him.
Do you still think it was Maria?
- Well, I can't be completely
sure,
but it could have been her.
- But it's also possible that--
Rosario, you're going to help
me. Come.
You watch the hall.
If you see my brother
approach the room,
stop him with some excuse.
- Yes.
- Come in, Dimitrio. Welcome.
- Thank you for welcoming me
into your beautiful house.
It's beautiful.
[giggles]
And Angelica?
- Oh, go get your sister.
- I think she's asleep.
- Then wake her up. Go.
- No, Mom. Because when I wake
her up she gets mad at me.
- I'll go get her.
- Okay, no, fine. Calm down,
Mom. I'll go. Don't bother.
[steps on the stairs]
Dimitrio,
why don't you go with her
so you can say hi to Angelica?
I'll make sure
your room is ready, okay?
- Sure, thanks.
- She's asleep.
- So she's asleep?
- I mean-- she just went out.
- Where?
- I can't tell you.
But she won't be long.
Please.
Please don't tell my mom.
If she finds out,
she'll kill us both.
- Virginia, I can't lie to your
mom, she's been so nice to me.
- Please, I'm begging you.
Look, I'll do anything you want,
anything at all,
as long as
you don't tell her anything.
- Anything?
♪♪♪
[music]
- Aunt!
- What is it?
- Dimitrio. He went out.
- He went out? Where?
- To the Arechigas' ranch,
I'm sure.
- Right. Since he's so
interested in Angelica.
She's a nice girl, right?
I hope she's interested in him.
- No, no, no, no. You have no
idea what you're saying.
The last thing Angelica needs
is a jerk like Dimitrio.
- Who knows?
"Lean on a good tree
and you'll have good shade."
Perhaps that woman will help him
straighten his path.
- Oh, Aunt, please!
Open your eyes.
Dimitrio's
never going to change.
Did you forget the trick
he played on Josefina
just to get money out of her?
[sighs]
The worst thing is that
I'm scared to death of my own
brother having dared to steal
money from Alejandro.
- Why do you say that?
- Because all the money from
Alejandro's office is missing.
And it could have been Dimitrio
who stole the key to the drawer.
I'm worried, because
when Alejandro finds out,
he'll think it was me who
took the money without asking.
- Child, how could your husband
think that of you?
- He'd have every reason
to doubt me, Aunt.
Not long ago
I asked him for so much money,
and Alejandro
wouldn't give it to me.
So now he'll think that
I took the money
anyway and abused his trust.
Oh, no.
I swear I don't want problems
with him, especially now when
things are going
so well between us.
- Especially now that you're
realizing how much you love him,
right?
- Yes.
- Good afternoon.
[clears throat]
Is Alejandro here?
- Yes.
I'll go find him.
- Look, mister.
I think it's high time
you behaved like a gentleman.
- Look, ma'am. I know what
you're going to say,
so please save your words.
I'm leaving today, that's why
I want to talk to Alejandro.
- Oh, good. I'm glad you
started to think clearly.
Because for a long time,
you've been the cause
of all our problems.
- You'll excuse me, but between
your sister-in-law, your nephew
and maybe even you,
you've ruined my life.
Remember that.
- Why?
- Yes, ma'am. Yes.
I had a career.
I had a woman I loved
with all my heart.
- Yes, but--
- And you people--
You took it all away.
So don't come tell me I'm the
cause of all your problems,
please.
- [sighs]
- But well,
I'll have to live my whole life
as a fugitive.
The damage is done.
But what is done here,
is paid here, ma'am.
[knock on door]
- Who is it?
- Angelica.
- [sighs]
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Is Antonio here?
- No. He's in the big house
to say goodbye to the Master.
- Why say goodbye?
And these suitcases?
- Antonio and I
are leaving the ranch today.
We're leaving,
and we won't come back.
♪♪♪
- What is it, Antonio?
- Alejandro,
I came to say goodbye.
- To say goodbye?
- Yes, I'm leaving.
- Where are you going?
- Somewhere else.
- Why?
- Because--
personal matters.
- Can't you fix those
personal matters from here?
I'd like you to stay with us.
Right, Montserrat?
- Yes, of course.
- Just today
I was telling my wife
that I was lucky
you came to work with me.
You're an honorable,
intelligent and very brave man.
Honestly, Antonio.
I'd hate to see you go.
It's not easy finding people
like you.
- Alejandro, no.
You don't have to tell me that.
Now, really,
I can't stay here any longer.
I have to go.
- I'm sorry for pushing,
but after the loyalty
you showed me today,
I'd like you to--
- Alejandro, please.
If Mr. Olivares
wants to go,
he must have his reasons.
- Exactly.
- When are you leaving?
- Right now.
I have everything ready.
- Is your assistant
going with you?
- Yes.
- Okay.
Let's go to the office
so I can pay you what's yours.
- Goodbye, ma'am.
- Goodbye.
- Alejandro. Alejandro!
The grounds are packed
with policemen
that came to arrest Don Antonio.
They're accusing him of the
death of police chief Loreto.
- Lock yourself in my office,
Antonio.
Lock yourself in, I said!
Don't you dare go out
or open the door.
Come on, Antonio, please.
Did you tell the police
Antonio was here?
- No.
- Then no one--
no one has seen him, understood?
- Yes.
- Go get the
policeman in charge.
Tell him to come talk to me.
- Right away.
- What are you going to do?
- Protect him.
After what he's done for me,
I won't hand him in to the
authorities.
- Good afternoon.
I'm here to arrest
Antonio Olivares.
I know he's your employee.
- What is he being accused of?
- He's a suspect in the death
of my chief, Efrain Loreto.
- I found his body on my lands,
and I'm sure he was murdered
by the robbers in the area.
- [laughs]
Yes, yes, well, yes.
But it just so happens
that my captain
left to meet Mr. Olivares this
morning.
At least I know he was the last
person to see him alive.
So I need to question him.
I'm sorry,
but you can't take him.
Antonio Olivares no longer
works at this ranch.
You'll have to look for him
elsewhere.
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- When did this happen?
- A few hours ago,
on Alejandro Almonte's lands.
- What does he say?
- Almonte is saying
that those damned robbers
attacking the area are
responsible.
But I'm sure that's not true.
This was a premeditated murder,
Joaquin.
- Who do you suspect?
- [shouting] You ask?
Almonte, of course.
- No, look. Excuse me.
I don't think Alejandro
is the kind of man that would
dare kill in cold blood.
- Look, Joaquin.
Perhaps he wouldn't, but his
foreman definitively would!
A man called...
Antonio Olivares.
- Yes, I know him.
- It just so happens that
Olivares agreed to meet Loreto
today at noon.
And I can assure you
it was solely to kill him.
- You think he's involved?
- Of course!
He did everything
on his boss's orders.
At this moment,
they're arresting the foreman.
When I have Olivares
in my power,
I swear I'll make him confess
Alejandro Almonte's part
in this crime.
[door opens]
- Have they gone?
- Yes.
I told them
you no longer work here.
- Good.
Thank you for everything.
I'm-- I'm leaving.
- What? No.
No, you can't leave now.
The cop didn't believe me.
I'm sure he's still poking
around here.
If you leave, he'll catch you.
I can't allow that.
Listen to me, Antonio.
You'll have to stay here
until we can prove
Loreto was a criminal,
a dirty cop that for some
reason wanted to kill me.
- No. There's nothing to prove,
Alejandro.
Juventino is dead too.
The authorities won't believe
what I say.
Really. I-- I-- I have to go.
Excuse me.
- Don't you understand
that the moment
you cross the gate
they'll kill you?
Let me find a way to help you.
- No.
I have to leave.
- Well, what do you want?
To end up dead?
- I have to leave!
- Please, stay!
- Honestly.
Honestly, I--
I can't stay here anymore.
I have to leave.
- Look, eh--
at least let us look for a way
to avoid police surveillance.
I don't know.
Wait until it gets dark.
Look, Macario can take you
hidden in a truck to town.
From there, it'll be easier
for you to escape.
- Okay. Okay.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
- Why, all of a sudden,
did he decide to leave?
♪♪♪
- Your suitcases
are in the guest room.
- Thank you.
- Where's Angelica? Is she
awake? How is she feeling?
Why didn't she
come down with you?
- I'm here, Mom.
- Oh, sweetie.
You look pale.
Why didn't you stay in bed?
No, no, no, no. You look pale.
- I'm okay, Mom.
- Someone murdered the chief
of police of Agua Azul.
- [gasp] Jesus, how?
- This morning. I went to town
to say hi to Pedro Medina
and he told me.
Loreto showed up dead on
Alejandro Almonte's lands.
- [whispers] No.
- They suspect
it was the foreman.
- Antonio Olivares?
- You know him?
- I've seen him once or twice
when we were
at Alejandro's ranch.
- I thought you were friends.
Didn't you go together
to the stock show?
- Dad...
- Joaquin, wait!
- Is there something between
you and that guy?
- [shrieks]
- Angelica.
- Sister!
- Angelica.
- I'll go get alcohol.
- [shrieks]
- Why the face now?
Don't tell me that as usual,
we're not leaving.
- Yes. But at night.
- Why is that?
- [sighs]
It won't be easy
to leave the ranch.
The police suspect
I killed Loreto.
- Really?
- Hey, actually, Alejandro was
very nice. He made me hide,
and he told them
I no longer work here.
But he thinks
they're watching the ranch,
so he'll try to find a way
to get me out at night.
- He'll try to get you out?
But what about me?
- It's too dangerous, Refugio.
I think it'd be best
if you wait a few days--
- No, no, no, Jose Luis.
- I don't want to risk you.
- No, Jose Luis.
I'll go with you.
We've been together all along,
and we'll remain together,
come hell or high water.
- Please understand.
Don't you see that if they catch us,
they can find out who we are?
You killed
Lieutenant Avellaneda,
and if the police stop us,
they'll know you're
Refugio Solares
and I'm Jose Luis Alvarez.
- So what?
We're born to die anyway.
So what if it's tomorrow
or the day after?
- [sighs]
- Besides, Jose Luis,
what would I do here?
No.
I'm going with you.
- And, could they find my
brother-in-law's foreman?
- No. He's not at the ranch
anymore.
Apparently, he ran away.
But he can't be far,
because the police are watching
the whole area.
[steps on the stairs]
- How's the girl?
- She came to.
I gave her the medicine.
Virginia is with her
to keep her company.
Joaquin, she doesn't look good.
She looks pale, she looks
gaunt, she looks bad.
I think the best thing would
be to take her to the city
and admit her in a hospital.
- Yes, I agree with you.
We should leave,
especially because there are
robbers in the area.
The country is no longer safe
for our girls.
- May I go up
and check on Angelica?
- Of course, Dimitrio.
This is your house.
Thank you for caring for her.
Such a nice kid.
I think I did well in telling
him he could stay with us
for a while.
- It's okay, sister. Relax.
Don't be like this.
It could hurt you.
- I couldn't see him, Virginia.
His friend said
they're leaving forever.
I'll never see Antonio again.
And I love him, Virginia.
- Maybe it--
is for the best, sister.
You heard dad say
he's a murderer.
- That's not true, Virginia.
He's innocent.
- Well, if he were innocent,
he wouldn't be running away.
[knock on door]
- May I come in?
- Sure.
- Can you leave us alone
for one moment?
- Okay.
- Why did you throw me
to the wolves with my parents?
- That man is dangerous.
He's a criminal.
I told your parents because--
because I care about you,
and I don't want anything bad
happening to you.
- Well, don't care so much,
Dimitrio.
- I could have told them you
sneaked out to see him today.
I know you saw Antonio today.
- Yes, yes, I went to see him.
- Angelica, why are you wasting
your time with a man
that's in love
with someone else?
- With your sister.
- Yes. He's running away
from the police.
He went to my
brother-in-law's ranch.
Did he come say goodbye to you?
Why not? Because he doesn't
care.
- [sniffles]
- You deserve someone
much better.
It's okay.
- Hey, in case you haven't
noticed, my sister likes you.
- Yes, I know,
but I like you.
- Stop, Dimitrio.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
- Adolfo, come here.
Come here!
Sit down.
- What do you need, pretty
lady? I'm in a bit of a hurry.
- Sit down, I said.
- Oh.
What happened?
- Dimitrio
left the house today.
- Yes, yes, I know.
It's just for a few days,
to the Arechigas' ranch.
- Well,
since my nephew isn't here,
I see no reason
for you to stay here.
So you should leave at once.
- Sorry, ma'am--
you're no one to kick me out.
But don't you worry,
I'll be leaving soon.
- That's good, because Dimitrio
and you have already caused
Montserrat too many problems.
You're two crooks.
And now, young man, tell me
something.
It was the two of you
who stole the money
Alejandro had in his office,
right?
- I don't know what you're
talking about, Doña Carlota.
- Look, don't play fool with
me, because it doesn't suit you.
Of course it was you.
Aren't you ashamed of getting
Montserrat in this problem?
- Look, I promise you,
you're wrong.
- Look, you better shut up.
And if there's
a drop of decency in you,
you should give that money back,
because when Alejandro finds
out and learns it was you,
he won't hesitate to send you
to prison for stealing.
What, you and my nephew
aren't happy
with all the stuff you've done?
You want to keep doing more?
- I can't belie-- I promise you
it wasn't us, ma'am.
Come on, tell me, what evidence
do you have to accuse us
of something like that?
- None. Yet.
But it was you. Who else?
- There's a lot of people
all over the house.
- But no one so shameless or
daring as you and Dimitrio.
My poor niece still hasn't told
her husband about it because
she's afraid, but when she does,
Alejandro will think like I do.
So if you have half a brain,
you'll give back the money
you stole, today.
Is that clear?
- Have you seen Macario?
- No.
Alejandro!
- Yes?
- Hasn't your wife
told you anything?
- About what?
- About the money that went
missing from your office.
- What did you say?
- The money you kept in the
drawer of your desk--
someone took it.
- How? When?
- I don't know.
But your wife and Rosario
are trying to blame me.
Montserrat is blaming me
for going into her room
to steal the key you gave her.
And that's a lie, Alejandro.
You've known me
since I was a kid.
You know I've never
stolen from anyone.
And I would especially
never steal from you.
You and I know
that if I needed money,
I respect you enough
to ask you for it.
And I know you'd lend it to me.
I have no reason to steal!
- Sure, Maria.
I'd never doubt that.
What I don't understand is why
Montserrat hasn't told me.
- Who knows?
But she'll blame it on me.
You won't let her, right?
- What did you tell him?
- Were you listening?
- What did you tell him
about the money?
- That Mrs. Montserrat is trying
to blame me for stealing.
But that it wasn't me.
- Listen well, Maria.
Whatever happens,
don't even think of saying
a single word about me,
because you were in on it.
And if Alejandro finds out,
he'll not only know you helped
me in everything,
but that you slept with me too.
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
- Why didn't you
tell me at once
about the money
stolen from my desk?
- Because with everything
that happened, I forgot.
And also, I was scared
you'd get angry with me.
Look, I was going to give
Macario the money,
just as you asked me to.
I opened the drawer
and there was nothing.
It was empty.
- So? Weren't you
ever planning on telling me?
Did you think I wouldn't notice?
- No! I was waiting
for the right time
so you wouldn't get so angry.
I swear I didn't take that
money.
I kept the key
you gave me in the desk.
I'm sure someone
came in and took it,
and I didn't notice.
- Why are you so afraid?
- I don't want you to get angry.
- I'll get angry,
but with the person
that stole the money from us,
not with you.
Come here.
Montserrat,
what do you think of me?
Do you think I'm some monster?
If someone took the key to open
my desk drawer,
it's not your fault.
It's no reason to look at
me and be scared.
- You're not angry at me?
- I'm upset,
but at what happened.
It angers me that someone
that's close to us
could be a thief.
But there's no reason
to be upset at you.
I don't want you to be
afraid of me, love.
They can steal all the money
they want,
but not your peace of mind.
- You're so sweet.
- You're the most important
thing to me.
The person I love
the most in this world.
- I love you too.
- Damn you, Dimitrio.
- See, Adolfito?
Tit for tat, don't you think?
- I want to ask you something.
Why did you blame Maria
for what happened?
- Okay, I have to accept
I jumped the gun.
It was wrong of me to blame her
when I also suspect
someone else.
- Your brother, right?
- Yes. I'm embarrassed
to admit it.
- I'll talk to him,
don't worry.
- Dimitrio left the house.
He's staying for a few days
at the Arechigas' ranch.
I'm sure he's planning
another one of his tricks.
Because I don't think he likes
Angelica as much as he says.
- I hadn't thought about that,
but--
now that Antonio is leaving,
that poor girl
will be very lonely.
But you and I will protect her
from Dimitrio.
I'll find a way
to keep him away from her
before he gives her trouble.
- Thank you.
She's sweet. Very sweet,
[knock on door]
- And being so sick--
- Come in.
- Eh-- I apologize for
interrupting, but--
everything's ready to take
Don Antonio from the ranch,
Alejandro.
- Excuse me.
I'll be right back.
[door closes]
♪♪♪