Mario advises the 'Antillean' to ask his godfather to get him the pardon of the Spanish crown, in exchange for offering his services and thus be able to form the family he so desires. Sofia asks Ofelia if the comments she once heard where they claimed that she had something to do with Jorge before getting married and if so, Santiago could be the only male son of Mancera. Ofelia denies everything and says that when she got married she was pregnant but of her husband.