Episode 3, Desires

Reinaldo pressures Mercedes to make love to him. Afterwards, she feels guilty but the priest pardons her because she is in love and they plan to marry. Alejandro tells Isabela it is too soon to talk of marriage and it’s too soon. Soledad visits José Luis in the hospital and sees Isabela kissing Alejandro. Romelia confronts Rodrigo about the attack on José Luis. Reinaldo admits to Rodrigo that he had Sabas shoot José Luis. José Luis tells Soledad that Reinaldo shot him and he is going to denounce him. Outside the church, Brenda tells Mercedes that Reinaldo is hers.
Isabela buys the house of her father; she didn’t tell Alejandro why the house is special to her. The police went to Rodrigo’s house to arrest Reinaldo but Mercedes tells them he couldn’t have shot at Jose Luis because he was with her all night. Oscar is furious about the lie that Mercedes tells the Policemen. Alejandro tells Leonardo that Isabela is hiding something and not been straight forward. Guillermo tells Soledad and Rosalita that Reinaldo is innocent of the charge against him. When Guillermo talks with Alejandro, they decide that Soledad made the accusation because she was jealous of the relationship between Isabela and Alejandro and he forbids Soledad to see Kike again. Oscar threatens Reinaldo, tells him to stay away from his daughter but Ray is not bothered. Alejandro arrives at the house just as Soledad is running away from Reinaldo’s kiss but she says nothing. After they got home, she tells him to leave her alone. Reinaldo tries to rape Soledad in her home but Rosalita arrives in time to stop it. When Alejandro arrives to apologize, Rosalita tries to get Soledad to tell him what happened but she refuses. Rosalita calls Guillermo and tells him about what Ray tries to do to Soledad, Guillermo later tells his father but his father doesn’t believe him but confronts Reinaldo, Reinaldo says there is no proof and if he is ever accused of rape, he says he expects Guillermo to defend him.


Isabela visits Soledad and asks what there is between her and Alejandro and Soledad insists there is nothing. But later she visits Alejandro in his office and confesses she loves him; Isabela enters and wants to know what is going on between them and Soledad left. Alejandro tells Leonardo he is through with Soledad. Reinaldo and Brenda made love while Mercedes is waiting for him to meet her for an elopement. He tells Brenda the marriage won’t change things between them but Brenda drugs his drink and calls Mercedes while Reinaldo is sleeping. When he wakes, he was furious and almost strangles Brenda. That doesn’t change her feelings. She tells Lola that Reinaldo is hers. Rosalita tells Mercedes what Reinaldo did but I’m not sure she believed her. However, she does tell Reinaldo that he is a beast and should leave her alone.