Seeing that Gus is starting to reveal his secret, Atocha decides to use Julia to torment him and thus intensify the guilt that is consuming her nephew.

Amapola's poison takes effect: Alba now knows that Leonel betrayed her. Determined to take revenge, she warns him that she will pay him back in kind… but her words awaken a jealousy in him that unleashes the true monster within.

Prudencia encourages Alba not to give up, convinced that her affection has softened Leonel's heart. But Alba refuses to believe it: she finds no happiness in her marriage.