I want to buy the Grand Hotel.
She's the woman I'll go up and kiss.
It's vital you recover that document.
I want to have our marriage annulled.
Andrés isn't a nobody like you.
He'll have no trouble getting the annulment
and you can do nothing to prevent it.
We are totally ruined.
Maybe you can do something. Get married.
- Get married? - To a rich woman, of course.
- How much do you want? - We don't want money.
You have something else.
- What do you remember? - A name.
Ezequiel.
There was a photo of Diego, a wedding photo.
Diego was married before.
We've found Diego's first wife and she's dead.
It's not illegal. There's nothing more to find.
Why did Diego come here?
I saw what you burned.
Have you heard of hypnosis?
- Where are you? - In the hotel.
I see a woman.
There's blood.
- Sofía! - What are you doing?
You were going to tell him what you did to Cristina Olmedo.
That nightmare again?
I've done things that don't let me sleep, father.
And when I sleep it's worse.
GRAND HOTEL
When I dream...
If your bad deeds keep you awake,
it's a sign there's a good Christian in you.
No, there isn't.
Let me judge that.
Now, what are the sins that prevent you sleeping?
She doesn't meet the conditions, my dear.
Any man who married her would be very fortunate.
How fortunate?
In pesetas, I mean.
I don't know that aspect.
A nurse.
Mother,
she's the purest spirit I've ever known.
I don't doubt it,
but do you really think marrying a nurse
will get your family out of ruin?
We've got you out of trouble since you were born.
Now, for once, your family needs help from you.
I'll call Basilio Felgueroso's daughter and invite her to dinner.
Do you need help?
No, no, thank you.
I see you've fully recovered from your shooting.
I was going to invite you to a drink
but you saw my hip flask.
I can't now, I'm busy,
but I'll be free later.
I'd love to take a long walk with you.
And then we could have dinner.
Have dinner?
Maybe I was too forward.
No, no, no, no, no.
Dinner would be great. I love dinner.
Then we'll have dinner.
Your company is very pleasant but I can't stay forever.
- I have patients to see to. - My heart is shattered.
- You should attend to me first. - How can you have such cheek?
It's all I have left.
You've seen the hotel
and after the shooting imagine what's left of my dignity.
Only my shamelessness saves me.
It's very useful in many circumstances.
But not for conquering a lady.
For that, a timid gesture and some flowers are better.
The timid gesture will be harder for me.
Thank you.
I don't want to interrupt your gallantries, but I'm hungry.
I didn't tell you
but the kitchen isn't working.
I'll settle for anything.
I'm having dinner with someone.
- Have you another date? - No, no, no, it's...
Come here!
What are you doing?
Javier!
You'll see, my son is anxious to meet you.
He's heard a lot about you. I'm sure you'll get on immediately.
If nothing else, he's known for being very entertaining.
- Yes, he is, and very responsible. - I should slap you.
Go ahead, but try not to make any noise.
He's changed.
Javier?
Javier, for God's sake.
Mother, I...
Doña Laura?
Don Alfonso...
I'm not surprised you know her with that behaviour.
Of course. The Montenegros are great friends of our family.
Lau... Laura Montenegro
of Montenegro Steelworks?
Yes.
Well, we also have a shipping line and some mines
of some kind in Argentina.
But...
Why didn't you tell me, Javier?
A nurse.
I like to help those in need.
You can't imagine how much I admire your humanitarian work,
and how happy I am that you get on so well with Javier.
Now... I have to attend to some visitors
but later we'll have time to have tea, or coffee
- and get to know each other. - I'd be delighted.
She's... She's wonderful.
Come along, this way.
I'd like to be alone, Detective.
We found someone with that name: Ezequiel.
It could be someone else.
He owns a house very near the maze where you were held.
How do you know it's him?
I don't.
That's why I've come to see you. I have that man at the station.
If you hear him speak, you might recognize his voice from the boat.
Are you the owner of the estate where Mrs. Murquía was held?
If she was where you say, then yes. But I haven't been there in ages.
Oh, no?
- Why not? - I rented it.
You must have a copy of the rental contract.
No.
But you'll know your tenant's name.
They paid me double for no questions
and no contract.
That didn't seem suspicious?
- Yes, but... - It's him.
He's the man I heard on the ship.
Are you sure?
Yes.
She identified him, Detective.
What do you mean?
Mr. Rodríguez,
Mrs. Murquía heard you talking to the people who kidnapped her
on New Year's Eve, so you should tell the truth.
I'm sorry, your witness must be confused.
I spent New Year's Eve in Santander.
- Which, of course, you can't prove. - I can.
I was at the party in the Casino, anyone can confirm that.
I had my photo taken with the mayor. I can give you his address.
And I think the photos were in the papers.
If you have no further questions, I'd like to go back to Santalla.
- How did it go? - Very well. They have nothing solid.
Perfect.
What a pity you can't stay another day.
Don't worry, my dear.
- I'll be back soon. - I hope so.
Your jacket, Doña Celia.
Thank you.
It's Master Andrés' room.
- I'll tell the nurse, she's gone to bed. - Don't worry, I'll do it.
- Are you sure? - Of course I am.
- Where's the nurse? - She's not well. What's wrong?
The wound is very sore.
And she has a fever. I think it's infected.
The bandages must be changed.
I saw it being done. If you wish...
May I?
We'll turn round.
I don't know who you are or what you want,
but don't kill me. I'll give you anything.
The briefcase.
Here, take it.
Ma'am...
You took your time.
So you didn't tell her you left me on my own.
This is the Murquía family's book of the dead.
This is Remedios,
your husband's first wife.
Well and truly dead.
No.
This isn't the woman in the wedding photo.
This isn't the woman Diego married.
Hail Mary, full of grace.
Conceived...
without sin.
Tell me, how have you sinned?
I have two deaths on my conscience.
I'm a murderer, Father.
Good morning, everyone.
You'll be surprised I summoned you but I wish to clarify something.
There is a rumour that Miss Velledur came here to buy the hotel
and turn it into her private residence
and that the rumour made you all a little nervous, as is natural.
You see your jobs and livelihoods endangered, and I am here
to put an end to your doubts.
The rumour is absolutely true.
The Grand Hotel will close its doors and no longer require your services.
Next Monday you will receive your severance pay.
Use your free time this week to find a new job.
Prepare the hotel for closure.
I'm sorry to have interrupted your tasks.
You may go back to them.
Didn't you hear me?
Come along! Back to work.
Julio! Julio, wait, wait!
- Diego sold the hotel. Alicia has to... - She knows.
She's just heard, she and all her family.
Maybe we can still do something, convince Diego--
Diego never cared about the hotel or anyone apart from himself.
- This demands satisfaction. - Alfredo, please.
- In time, he'll pay for this. - And meanwhile?
- What's to become of us? - Meanwhile, you are here.
You are our only hope.
You must marry Laura as soon as possible.
But, mother, I...
Why can't you marry, Javier? Don't you understand the situation?
We have nothing, none of us.
Only one thing is more important.
That we remain together.
As we've always done.
How could you?
Come on, speak. I want an explanation, Diego.
I want you to choose our next house.
I think you might like Villa Arosa. It's near Santander.
We'll leave.
Thank you, Sofía.
FOR SALE: MANSION
What is this?
This is my home, and my family's.
The bomb destroyed more than the walls.
The hotel won't recover, in time the debts would destroy us.
I was taking care of our future.
Diego, please, I'm begging you. Don't do it.
I've done it.
My love,
the hotel is your past, your future is with me, wherever I am.
Choose one of those houses,
- but don't take longer-- - Than a week, yes, I know.
The same time you gave everyone else.
If you don't want
to choose where to spend the rest of your life with me, don't worry.
I'll do it myself.
- Mr. Murquía... - Yes, what do you want?
It's just...
I can't lose my job. If you could put in a word...
I've got my own problems. Why would I do that?
Because if I lose my job, what I saw the other day...
Your wife wouldn't like to know about it.
I saw what you burned in the stove.
People have tried to blackmail me before,
always in vain. Do you really think you'll do better?
I'm willing to try it. And I'm not lying.
I saw what I saw
and I know it's important for you that it isn't known.
Speak to my wife,
make it known,
and, believe me, your job won't be the only thing you lose.
How is she, dear?
They're trying to stop the fever.
The doctor came, but the wound is infected.
He left us a little more nitrate, as if that concoction could help.
Maybe what you're applying isn't letting the wound heal.
But if we apply nothing she could die.
Who said not to apply anything?
Remember the poultice I used on you when you fell out of the tree?
How could I forget it? It smelled so bad.
I'll prepare it now and bring it.
Thank you.
Mother...
You know about the hotel?
Don Diego offered me the post of housekeeper in his new house.
You don't have to go. I can take care of you.
Don't worry, my dear.
I've worked all my life.
You take care now of what really matters.
How is Camila?
- Is she better? - No, she isn't.
- You'll be glad, I guess. - Of course not.
She'll recover, you'll see.
In the end, Our Lord always puts each one in their place.
And which is my place, ma'am?
Shall I tell you the first thing that comes to mind?
Hell.
That is your place.
We'll see which of us gets there first.
My heart is broken but my conscience is at peace.
- Can you say the same? - I'm not what I was.
Then pray for that poor woman and for my son,
who loves her as he never loved you.
If you knew how much I want to kiss you.
I don't feel like it, thank you.
I can't kiss you,
but every time I offer you a cigarette it's as if I was.
And every time you accept it,
you'll be returning that kiss.
We'll be kissing,
embracing,
and no one else will know.
Only you and I.
It's me.
I'm sorry, I didn't want to interrupt you.
Don't worry.
Anyway, I wanted to talk to you.
Do you still have the book of the dead?
Yes, of course.
I'd like to see the dead woman's photo again.
It may help me remember.
That isn't the photo you have to see again.
It's the photo of Diego's wedding,
the one you saw when you were kidnapped.
But I'm afraid that will be impossible.
Perhaps not quite impossible.
Maybe there is a way you can see it again.
But not with your eyes, with your memory.
You'll start to feel sleepy.
Give in to that sleep.
Good.
Open your eyes.
Listen to me carefully.
A few days ago, there was an explosion in the Grand Hotel.
Go back to that moment.
Where are you when that happens?
I'm in the salon.
You're very confused.
What happens then?
Some men lift me off the floor.
Who are those men? Why do they take you?
I don't know.
I don't know them.
The car stops.
I can smell the sea.
Who are you?
They take me out of the truck
and I see that it has a figure.
It's a lion.
A lion?
Yes, but...
I don't see anything else.
I'm in the water and everything is moving.
They're taking you in a ship.
To where?
I don't know.
I see a maze.
And now I'm in a white room.
- There's a woman. - Can you describe her?
She's blonde,
her face is covered with a mask.
She tells me not to worry
but I don't believe her.
But I can't... I want to get out!
- What else do you see? - I'm tied!
There's a photograph.
A photograph of what?
It's a wedding.
My husband is marrying another woman.
What else do you see?
They're tying me up again.
Someone ties me up again. Let me go! Let me go!
- No, stop, I want out... - Wake her up!
Calm down.
Stop remembering.
And wake up!
Are you feeling calmer?
What happened?
You relived everything they did to you.
Did we discover anything?
No, not much, but there's something that might be useful.
You said you saw a truck with the symbol of a lion.
There's a foreign company with a symbol like that.
If we find the truck's owner we may find the kidnappers.
And, with luck, within a week this will be over.
Now we just have to find the owner.
I have to go.
This week I still have a job.
Why did my wife require your services?
She wanted to relive her kidnapping.
But they didn't learn anything she didn't already know.
And what did she know?
During her captivity she saw a photo of you with another woman,
a wedding photo.
And it seemed extremely important to her
to know more about that woman.
I understand.
Detective Ayala...
Mrs. Murquía, what a surprise.
If you've come to ask how the investigation is advancing,
I'm sorry to say I've made no progress.
But we have.
Coming from someone as intrepid as you, I'm not surprised.
What do you mean?
I remembered something about my kidnapping.
I recognized the truck they used.
How did you do that?
Let's say I remembered certain details.
There was a figure on that truck, a lion.
- There's a foreign brand... - I know that, miss.
We need your help to find the owner.
- That isn't typical of you. - What isn't?
Asking for help.
Detective,
if we can trace the truck, that would help us find my kidnappers.
I'll do what I can.
If I should happen to discover anything I'll let you know.
Thank you.
What's fair is fair.
And I'll do something for you.
May I?
Here you are.
Where have you been?
At the police station, with Detective Ayala.
They haven't found anything new about the kidnapping.
What about the psychiatrist?
You seem surprised.
Was it a secret?
No, I just preferred not to talk about it.
Do you know how long we've been married?
One year,
two months and fifteen days.
And you still don't know me.
You're trying to fool me again.
I know Maite went to Valtejar
and that you used hypnosis to try to remember a photo.
A wedding photo.
And if you're with me, it's to delve into my past and find the way
to get away from me forever.
Isn't that true?
Even though I warned you.
Remember?
If you leave me,
I'll have to make others pay for all the harm you do me.
I found that woman,
your first wife.
I saw a photo of her,
but it wasn't a wedding photo, it was a...
A photo of a corpse.
So you got away with it again.
You hid from me that you were married and also that your wife had died,
but unfortunately nothing obliges a widower to say that he is one.
According to Maite you've committed no crime,
but that doesn't make you less contemptible.
There's nothing in your past that can free me.
But you're right in one thing.
I don't know you,
but, believe me, I don't want to know you.
My life began when I found you in this hotel, Alicia.
Nothing before that matters.
It's to raise funds for orphans in the area.
If you could hand out a few to the hotel clients...
I'd have to check with Mr. Murquía, Father.
Don Alfredo wants you to put these in the safe.
Yes, ma'am.
Do I know you?
Well, you could say that. I'm Fr. Grau.
Forgive me, you have a very distinctive voice, ma'am.
I thought you'd already returned to your parish, Father,
and that you were just standing in for Fr. Amaro.
Fr. Amaro's health isn't as good as we would like.
A question of age.
The Bishop has asked me, for now, to tend to this parish.
Well!
I'm delighted to hear that.
For you, I mean.
Forgive my indiscretion but...
May I ask you a favour?
Of course.
We are trying to raise funds for orphans in the area.
I know the hotel clients are people...
...with possibilities and I was wondering if--
You can distribute all the pamphlets you like.
Such a noble cause should arouse a lot of sympathy
but as you see
we don't have many clients at the moment.
I don't know if we can do much.
If you need to talk or get advice,
come to me without any fear.
You know where I am.
- Where's my wife? - She's praying.
Is he still asleep?
Yes.
How do you know the new priest?
What?
Yes, the new parish priest.
I saw you talking to him in the lobby.
Yes, but I don't really know him.
We coincided and he introduced himself.
Sofía, is there anything I should know?
- I confessed to him. - What?
Yes, Alfredo, I confessed to him.
I thought he'd only be here for a few days.
I told him everything.
And what did he say?
He forgave me.
Very well, we'll have to trust in that man's discretion.
He's a priest. The secret of confession is an inviolable vow.
You're right. We shouldn't doubt his honesty.
God bless him.
Thanks to that man I've got my wife back.
Yes,
although we have absolutely nothing else.
Whiskey.
- Don't you drink? - On special occasions.
I think this is one. At least, for you.
How much money are we talking about?
Well, it depends on the rank and title, naturally.
A dukedom.
If you want to be a duke,
don't even think of spending less than 250,000 pesetas.
You can be a marquis for 150,000, count, 100,000, baron, 80,000 pesetas.
Why don't you tell me how much you have?
It would be quicker.
I could get about...
15,000.
Well, if I'd known that, I wouldn't have bothered coming.
I present my excuses.
And I accept them.
Please, leave us on our own.
I'm a little nervous too.
"Too"? I'm not nervous.
Javier, it isn't hot in here and you're sweating.
I feel the heat a lot.
I don't know.
It's just that this moment seemed so romantic, I thought that...
- Well, it doesn't matter. - No.
It does matter. You're right.
I'm supposed to be here to propose to you.
And why don't you?
Because...
I don't want to.
- Very well. - No, no, no.
It isn't that I don't want to marry you, I do,
because I love you, how could I not want to.
In that case...
Laura,
this isn't what it seems.
My mother insisted I propose now.
She even gave me the ring.
Why the hurry?
So that you don't know that we no longer own the hotel,
that you'd be marrying a pauper.
Why don't you ask me?
Now?
With this ring? And after what I just said?
Precisely because you said it.
You fell in love with me when you thought I was a nurse,
someone humble who had no money.
Ask me.
Laura,
do you want to marry me?
More than anything.
You seem happy.
But, mother...
What are you doing here?
When did you arrive?
What do you think?
You came here a few days ago as a volunteer nurse,
and from what I hear the last of the injured have gone.
And my daughter still hasn't come home.
Have you anything to tell me, Laura Elvira?
Mother, I'm getting married.
What? With whom? Why?
Mother, I'd like you to meet my fiancé, Javier Alarcón.
Your beauty is staggering, ma'am.
It's hard to tell who is the mother and who the daughter.
Perhaps I chose the wrong fiancée.
Don't misunderstand me, ma'am. Laura is the only woman I desire,
the one I want to please in every way,
the one I love.
Shall we go down to the restaurant?
Very well,
but I warn you, Laura Elvira,
I've lost my appetite.
Mother...
There's our ally, the tailor.
- Good morning, detective. - Good morning.
Ladies...
May I?
Mr. Olmedo...
I've learned of the existence of a truck like the one you described.
Well... That makes things easier.
It's registered to the De Soto estate, in Santalla.
But I can't investigate it until later.
May we know why?
It's not why, it's who.
Chief Inspector Bazán, 26, a stickler for rules,
ready to take the world by storm and, unfortunately, my new superior.
He wants to discuss an urgent case.
Well, don't worry, detective. You'll soon be back.
Listen, Mr. Olmedo. I know that tone of yours
which almost always leads us into unpleasant situations.
Don't you dare... Don't any of you dare
to take one step on your own.
Don't worry.
Have I your word?
Of course, detective.
Good.
I'll call you on my return.
Good day.
We have to go to the De Soto estate.
But it won't be easy to do it behind his back.
And he watches me constantly.
I'll try to keep him busy.