Episode 22 – The Hurricane

Soledad agreed to meet with Carlos Alberto in a hotel to talk but while she was waiting for him she saw Alejandro with his friend Leonardo and fanny. Alejandro sent a note to Soledad and he excused himself. Alejandro and Soledad met and while they were talking by the receptionist desk, the lady asked them if they wanted a room and they booked a room in the hotel. They made sweet love once again and they decide to get back together. When Soledad returns home, Carlos Alberto was waiting and he insists that she tells him where she was. She admits she was with Alejandro and that they have reconciled. Carlos Alberto was deeply hurt by loosing Soledad and for cheating on him and he promises to get back at the two of them. Meanwhile, Carolina discovers that she is pregnant. After she tells Alejandro, he gets angry but realizes this means he can’t return to Soledad.
José Luis and Bruno rescue Reinaldo from Guerra where he was tied. Carolina and Alejandro talk about what to do about the pregnancy. The storm gets worse. Reinaldo, running from the police, goes to the convent and gets a key to the cabin where he and Mercedes once hid. He goes there with Brenda. Alejandro having heard that there is a hurricane decides to go look for Soledad in the hotel and waits out the hurricane with her.
Ochoa rescues Guerra and they decide to go after Mercedes because they know that with Mercedes in their custody, Reinaldo will want to come and rescue her. Guillermo tells Detector Gallo where he thinks his father is. Rodrigo and Sandra find their hideaway completely overturned and messed up. Alejandro and Soledad were rescued from the hotel and taken to the camp and there they help those hurt by the hurricane; Carolina saw them on TV and became furious.
Santiago tells Guillermo he just heard that Rosarita died while rescuing one of her students, Guillermo couldn’t take it, he cried. José Luis saves Alejandro after he patches up a victim and almost falls off a roof. Guerra disguises himself as a priest, goes to the convent and finds out where Mercedes is. Mercedes visits Reinaldo and Brenda and promises to bring them food. Rodrigo starts to go crazy.
Carlos Alberto sneaks into Soledad’s room and tries to rape her but Alejandro arrives in time to stop him. Alejandro beats up Carlos Alberto for trying to rape Soledad.
Romelia, Mercedes and Alejandro visit the sick Reinaldo. Alejandro gives him a shot for his fever. Oscar discovers that the mother superior of the convent gave Mercedes address to a priest she didn’t know. In a different disguise, Guerra locates father Ostachio and also ask him where Mercedes is.

In the hospital, Carlos Alberto press charges against Alejandro for attacking him. Soledad tells José Luis and Isabel what Carlos Alberto tries to do to her. Isabel got angry on hearing. A doctor arrives and José Luis learns for the first time that Isabel is sick. The doctor tells him there are drugs to control the disease but they are harmful to the baby she is expecting. Only an abortion will save Isabel’s life. José Luis and Soledad convinces her to have the operation.
Rodrigo is going crazy, sees the ghost of his father. Reinaldo goes to his father but when Rodrigo calls his mother names, Reinaldo goes crazy. He tells his father he is tired of his talking against the only two women whom he loved so much: his mother and Mercedes.
Carolina confronts Soledad, tells her that Alejandro is in jail because of Carlos Alberto. Soledad confronts Carlos Alberto and demands that he retract the charges; he refuses and says the two of them will pay for what they have done to him. Carolina tells Alejandro that Soledad is in the hospital caring for Carlos Alberto and tells him to make a choice between her and Soledad.
Brenda finds Reinaldo, and then Guillermo finds him and draws a gun saying he will kill him or hand him over to the police. Reinaldo tells Guillermo that he is all that he ever wanted to be and he won’t let him become a murderer. Reinaldo takes the gun from him and hits him over the head and escape. Guillermo visits Rodrigo and Sandra, tells his father he is ashamed to be his son, and hates him for what he did to Reinaldo and all his sons, tears up the law degree he decides to have because of his father.
Alejandro asks Soledad what she was doing in the hospital with Carlos Alberto. Soledad explains she was there because of Isabel (who had an abortion). Alejandro tells her he is going to leave Caroline. When he gets home, Alejandro asks Carolina why she lied to him about Soledad been with Carlos Alberto in the hospital, she evades the question and asks him his decision. He decides to stay because of the baby. Rodrigo becomes even crazier and threatens Sandra who runs away. Bernarda is now helping Reinaldo.
Soledad and others convince Mercedes that Reinaldo will be safer in jail than on the street and she decides to tell the police where he is, in spite of Romelia’s wishes. Rodrigo recalls killing his father as he was about to abuse his mother again.
Carolina has a miscarriage and Alejandro is determined to stay by her side. But Carolina doesn’t want that, because she knows that his heart is with Soledad and she decides to set him free.
Mercedes is kidnapped by Guerra and Ochoa. Carlos Alberto and Soledad have lunch together; he apologizes, swears he will never bother her again but wants her pardon.
Mercedes is missing and everyone is looking her. While driving with Bernarda, Reinaldo’s car is stopped by two policemen whom he kills in cold blood. He receives a call from Guerra about the kidnap of Mercedes and he leaves Bernarda behind and rescues Mercedes. While he repeatedly knifes Guerra, Ochoa drags Mercedes outside. Reinaldo catches up with Ochoa, slices his neck, Mercedes escapes.