Painter comes in front of the mansion and wants to blackmail her again, but they make a deal that she'll visit him and tell him the entire thruth later. Paulina convinces Carlitos to start eating again and to use the crutches. Douglas is recovering in the countryside and sends Paulina a letter. Gema wants to start working as a sectretary in the factory. Rodrigo still refuses to come back. Carlos wants Paulina to go to the doctor to determine wether she's really ill or not. He also becomes enraged when he finds out from the bank she wrote someone a check for 200k pesos.
Slikar dođe pred kuću da opet ucjenjuje , ali se dogovore da se vide kasnije ne bi li mu priznala cijelu istinu. Paulina ubijedi Carlitosa da opet jede i da koristi štake. Douglas se oporavlja na selu i pošalje pismo Paulini. Gema želi raditi kao sekretarica u tvornici. Rodrigo i dalje se odbija vratiti. Carlos želi da Paulina ode do doktora ne bi li saznao da li je zaista bolesna. Takođe sazna od banke da je nekome napisala ček od 200 tisuća pesosa.
Paulina convence a Carlitos de usar las muletas para iniciar su recuperación. Gema se aprovecha del distanciamiento entre Carlos y Paola, para proponerle que estén juntos.