Manuel perceives a change in attitude in his wife. Maria knows that he could have killed her in the forest, but she didn't and she is no longer afraid of him. They reach a deal, they decide to deceive Ramón, until the debts of María's family are paid off. Afterwards, she promises him that she will leave. Justa accuses Manuel of a certain rejection and stirs up her hornet's nest by setting a trap for María. She warns Ramón that perhaps the marriage is not consummating and the landowner decides to take her to a doctor to confirm it. Ramón becomes enraged with Mercedes' poor performance and fires her. Claudia intervenes to support her and ends the same. Gabi and Manuel decide to hatch a plan to resolve the conflict between Ramon and the day laborers. The landowner decides to forgive them, but when he discovers that his dog has died of poisoning, he fires them all, convinced that it was them. Nicolás escapes, upon hearing his father and his uncle evaluate his admission after diagnosing him with epilepsy.