Los Pajaritos start circling around Álvaro, intrigued now that word's gotten out he's taken a life. His reputation is suddenly earning him a dangerous kind of respect. Saray, too, begins to draw closer, sensing something deeper beneath his guarded demeanor. Meanwhile, Carlos is hit with news that turns his world upside down. He's going to be a father.

Álvaro starts working for Los Pajaritos and loses the support of Carlos, who receives a brutal ultimatum. Kill Mario or they will kill Nina. Marina confesses to Saray that she came to CIMI for abandoning her newborn baby.

Carlos is under intense pressure from Los Pajaritos to kill Mario, but he simply can't bring himself to do it. Meanwhile, during his weekend release, Los Pajaritos inform Álvaro of their plan to plant drugs in his father's car trunk, a move that pushes Álvaro to turn against them.