The second semester begins in college. Biel wants to organize a debating league, Rai is distant and Oti is fed up with her life. Pol meets Axel, a handsome carpenter who works on the restoration of the auditorium.

After a few days absent, Pol returns to class somewhat more serene and finds a new job in a nightclub. There he meets Dino, the owner. To Bolaño's delight, his daughter Laura and Víctor argue and their emancipation seems more distant.