María returns with Manuel to La Mancha, the car breaks down and they spend the night on a property owned by a foreign couple who receive them delicately. Maria and Manuel give themselves over to love for the first time. Upon return, Manuel asks Justa to leave the farm and she swallows her resentment. María and Pepita deduce that Claudia is pregnant when she sees how nauseated she is. María meets Justa and although she does not forgive her for her betrayal, she tries to maintain a certain cordiality, but Justa does not give up and takes advantage of Claudia's wedding to snoop around the Cervantes' house.

Manuel cannot forgive María for hiding her doubts about her future paternity from him and he leaves to resolve the other conflict, that of her disputed land that Claudia claims. Guillermo tries to approach Custodio, but he rejects him with contempt. but at night, and without saying a word, he throws himself into Guillermo's arms. Manuel goes to Madrid in search of a lawyer and a job in case he loses the farm. He reminds Maria that he must continue paying her debt. Luisa arrives to visit and her actress airs revolutionize the town. Claudia, without evidence, loses her suit as heir and decides to leave.