Claudio gives instructions to Pedro about the new plan to kill his brother. In an attempt to recover the million dollars that a third party collected with the stolen check, Ricardo and Paulina go before the bank manager who confirms that the operation was clean and cannot be reversed. Lorena receives a package from her husband.
Gertrudis plots a mass shooting for the party. Alberto is caught up in memories of the past, including a letter where Lorenita declared her love for him. At the Oceanography Institute, Isabel surprises Malena with a bouquet of flowers as a show of 'admiration' for her new appointment. Guillermo warns Lorena of the danger her son faces for having fled the Corona household without killing Marco Aurelio.
Gertrudis has the weapon to end her husband, but Marco Aurelio wakes up and she returns to reality. Don Lucio wants to know what the problem is with the dollar account. Elvis woos Virginia. Malena experiences the decline of her relationship with Pablo. Alberto makes contact with Ignacio who tells him that his grandmother mistreats him. Lorena decides to talk to Gertrudis but is petrified to see how the respectable Mrs. Corona and her brother-in-law Claudio kiss passionately.
Pedro promises Gertrudis that the job will be done that night, but in his own way: with a lethal injection. Ricardo begins to entangle himself in his own web with María Bonita and seems to forget his goal: to discover the woman who cashed his mother's check. Virginia does the math and realizes she is late on her menstrual period. Gertrudis tries to excite Patricia to win over Alberto.
Malena and Alfonso are ready to get married, and Alberto will be one of their witnesses. Unable to contain himself any longer, Ricardo interrupts the meeting between Don Lucio and María Bonita, wanting to know what they are discussing. Lorena confronts Norma, connects the dots, and realizes that she might be the key to uncovering Gertrudis.
Gertrudis wants Malena to go to jail to teach her a lesson for defying her and to reiterate who holds the power, which is why she demands María Lourdes to continue the negotiation with Patricia; later, when she decides that the punishment has been enough, she will help her daughter to be set free.
In a corner of the park, hidden and watching them, is Guillermo who took his son. Downcast, Lorena asks Alberto not to worry about her anymore. Carmen is unaware of Virginia's pregnancy. Once again, Pedro leaves Lorena with no way out, ordering her to shoot straight at Marco Aurelio's heart if she does not want to end up recognizing her son's corpse in a morgue - Elvis desperately asks Ricardo for help to get rid of the baby Virginia is expecting.
Guillermo tells Lorena that he will take care of raising Ignacio from now on. Lorena, unable to cope with the pressure she is under, yells at Guillermo that she cannot kill anyone and asks him to free her from this responsibility that does not belong to her. Patricia confesses to Alberto that she loves him.
Marcus Aurelius asks his son to help Lorena recover her child and forget about her - Gertrudis orders Claudio to go to the house and press Lorena to kill Marcus Aurelius that same night. Claudio threatens to deliver Ignacio dead if she does not kill her brother that same night. Marcus Aurelius confronts Gertrudis, inviting her to abandon the farce because he already knows the whole truth.
Gertrudis confesses to her husband that Alberto is not his son. Marco Aurelio admits to Lorena that she was right; his brother and his wife are lovers. Desperate, Lorena, fearing for her son after being exposed, pulls out a gun and points it. Marco Aurelio is shot in the chest.
Gertrudis reminds Claudio of the convenience of keeping their relationship hidden to avoid raising suspicions while living the freedom of their love. Guillermo once again issues a death sentence on Alberto, should Lorena consider leaving him for Alberto. Alberto shows up at Lorena's house under the pretext of checking on Ignacio; she is terrified recalling Guillermo's threat, telling him that it's not a good idea for him to be there, but a lovestruck Alberto responds that he cannot, does not want to, nor plans to leave her life.
Claudio talks to Alberto about the drawbacks a relationship with Lorena could bring to the family. Pedro is desperate in the face of Lorena's stubbornness and gives her a 24-hour deadline to disappear, while Guillermo stands firm in his decision to stay with Ignacio.
Upon seeing the photos related to the Corona case on a bulletin board, Lorena hesitates to trust Omar with what she knows. Pablo notifies that he will not grant the divorce. Paulina wants Gertrudis to accompany her to see the psychic who connected with Marco Aurelio, but her sister dismisses her angrily for believing in superstitions.
The arrival of Magda with Ignacio causes Lorena to end her 'video confession'. Malena decides to take the risk of filing a complaint and endure whatever humiliations are necessary to also protect Isabel. Elvis watches the ultrasound done on Virginia and is moved to hear the heartbeat of his son. Gertrudis goes into a crisis when she sees the video recorded by Lorena, and to calm her down, Claudio kisses her on the mouth; both unaware that Norma and Lorena are witnessing everything.
Ricardo expresses his feelings for María Bonita in an attempt to pursue a serious relationship with her. Norma discovers that Gertrudis and Claudio are responsible for Marco Aurelio's death. Isabel stands up for Malena. Pedro calls another hitman to eliminate Lorena. Pedro informs Guillermo that his wife is living at the Corona family's house.
Guillermo catches up with Cheo and kills him; he is now pointing at Alberto and Lorena – Gunshots are heard in the house. Gertrudis remembers that Alberto was with her and feels like dying thinking something happened to her son. María Bonita suspects that Ricardo is homosexual. Malena provokes Pablo's anger.
Guillermo is fixated on taking his 'woman' and Ignacio with him. Alberto warns Gertrudis that he will do the impossible to free Malena from Pablo's violence. Elvis advises Ricardo to be honest with the Marías or they will all end up with him - Virginia arrives to meet Liz and Augusto, ready to leave with the couple; to everyone's surprise, Carmen appears. Alberto proposes to Lorena.
Alberto receives a call from Omar, informing him that Guillermo has just been killed. María Lourdes becomes enraged upon learning about the hitman's murder, having no doubt that he was silenced to prevent him from revealing the culprits behind Marco Aurelio's death, related to Guillermo's last words before dying.
Alberto finds out that the woman is the mother of Lorena's ex and wants to extort money from her. Alberto confronts Lorena, asking her to tell the whole truth about Nilda.
Pablo receives a visit from a criminal who provides him with an unregistered weapon to kill his wife without being tracked. Alberto is working on an article for the newspaper when Lorena arrives; following Gertrudis's instructions, she hints to Alberto that Claudio is in love with his mom.
Forced by Gertrudis, Lorena tells Alberto that her uncle Claudio is in love with her mother. Alberto goes to the precinct looking for news; Omar, not in the best mood, bluntly says that the answers Alberto seeks are with Lorena. Alberto finds Lorena and directly asks her why she didn’t tell him she knew Guillermo; the killer of his father.
Malena hurriedly calls for help from Isabel during a new attack by Pablo; upon discovering her, he snatches her phone, throws it to the floor, and attempts to assault her fiercely. She defends herself by pushing him with all her strength, causing him to lose his balance, fail to find something to hold onto, and fall into the void from the balcony. Terrified, Malena is in shock.
Gertrudis presents her theory to Alberto about the circumstances of Pablo's death, revealing a conspiracy involving Malena and Isabel. The truth hits hard when Omar confronts the nurse about her secret: she was the wife of the hitman who killed Marco Aurelio Corona, leaving Lorena in despair.
Omar is about to arrest Lorena, but Claudio intervenes. In Isabel's apartment, Patricia demands that the women tell her the whole truth about what happened; both Malena and Isabel stick to their agreed version; the lawyer suspects they are hiding something. Gertrudis, festive and glorious, informs Norma that she will soon marry Claudio. Paulina updates Don Lucio on what is happening with Virginia.