
Builder prepares to kiss the girl while Nicolás watches them from afar; the girl refuses to kiss Jack; at that moment Del Casal approaches them with the intention of putting his rival in his place. Hilario instructs Moncho to find out the whereabouts of the "negro Quijada" and how much Florencia knows about the man. Victoria is shocked to discover Florencia kissing Nicolás in the middle of the street; she approaches them to express her contempt for having deceived her and assures Nicolás that he is dead and buried for her. Florencia is nervous because she fears that Victoria will tell Hilario that she saw them kissing, since that means that the man will discover her deception. Hansen learns from Clementina that Florencia is in town and concludes that it was because of her that Hilario left Adelaide waiting.