Collado abandons his family and tries to flee with the favorite prostitute of the Russian Traian. During the break, Collado suffers an assault that leaves him in serious condition and makes him think that Bertomeu has betrayed him. While he recovers in the hospital, he recalls the shady deals in which he supported Bertomeu to get funding for his voracious real estate business. The ramifications of its corruption have spread for almost two decades, and reach members of the municipal corporation and other businessmen in the area.