Instead of a normal dowry, she prefers to give us a monthly salary.
My family would stop paying that salary in the case that Javier left me.
Javier, you need to grow up, as I have.
Are you really going to let them separate me from you?
You won't see a penny of the dowry if that happens.
I want to buy the Grand Hotel. Six million.
It's essential I get that document back.
I don't know what I've done.
All I know is I took Belen there by force.
I killed my wife, Detective.
Adrián Vera Celande,
was declared wanted as the main suspect in Marta Santos de Vera's death...
...his wife.
It's her.
Who?
The woman I saw in Diego's wedding portrait.
The one I saw when I was kidnapped.
But that means...
Diego is Adrián Vera Celande.
I need you to hire someone for me.
And what would this person be doing?
Protecting me, if necessary.
Son!
Twelve years with no news of you.
I'll leave everything to Diego Murquía.
Mother!
GRAND HOTEL
Alicia.
Alicia?
I heard he took her to the woods,
and that she's dead.
What a nerve coming back to the hotel after he'd killed her.
Keep your voice down.
The police are on their way.
What are you going to do now?
Diego, say something!
Andrés confessed to killing her in front of the press.
This time the scandal's going to sink us.
Who did he kill?
Belén!
What's wrong with you? Didn't you know?
I can't believe you don't care at all about Andrés and Belén's fortune.
Diego!
Mrs. Salinas, a question, please.
How is your son? Where is he?
Do you have any more comments?
There he is!
Mr. Alarcón, please!
Mr. Alarcón!
- Are you sticking to your confession? - Mr. Alarcón!
No more questions!
Have you been charged?
- Mr. Alarcón, one question. - Just one question!
No more questions! Later.
Let us through.
Mr. Alarcón, tell us why you did it.
Mr. Alarcón, did your family know?
Where have you hidden the body?
Mother.
Doña Ángela,
take him to his room.
We have to keep him away from these vultures.
Detective Ayala, a few words.
Let's go, Mother.
Can you give us any more details?
Mr. Alarcón!
Mr. Alarcón, please answer.
Please! Mr. Alarcón!
How do you feel?
Mr. Alarcón, please answer!
Mr. Alarcón!
Answer! Mr. Alarcón!
You still haven't told me if my son has been arrested.
Something like that.
The judge has ordered a home arrest as a cautionary measure.
The hotel will act as his prison.
Your son may stay here, but he cannot leave.
I don't understand why.
Andrés has confessed,
but we haven't found the body and no crime has been reported,
we only have his word, which is less than precise.
Because he's innocent.
- Tell them you're innocent. - Let it go, Mother.
Innocent or not, the Law is protecting your son from himself.
A murder confession alone isn't grounds for sentencing.
My son is incapable of such a thing and you know it.
Your son must remain in the hotel.
A police officer will check twice a day that he's complying with the house arrest.
Don't worry. I'm not planning on going anywhere.
Detective, I want to talk to you.
Tell me the truth, Detective.
It's as I told you, Madam.
Andrés has been arrested but he's allowed to stay here.
I don't understand, Detective.
If my son's guilty, why is he still here?
That's the thing, Doña Ángela. Some think your son is guilty,
others think he should be given the benefit of the doubt.
He's better off here.
Excuse me... and thank you.
- How are you? - OK.
I'm worried about Mother. I'm not sure she can handle all this.
- I'll take care of her, don't worry. - Don't worry, Julio?
That's easy to say. How will she cope seeing her son tried and probably--
And what did you expect?
- Now you're worried about you mother? - It's normal.
No, it's not.
- You're an idiot. - Hey, Julio!
Only an idiot would confess to a crime he can't remember committing.
- I was just following my conscience. - Conscience?
You shouldn't have turned yourself in, Andrés!
I still don't think you killed Belén.
Yet you condemn yourself.
Don't expect us to understand.
Nor your mother, nor I.
I did what I had to do!
If you think that's stupid, I couldn't care less!
Is this yours?
No. Not mine.
No.
"Mr. Olmedo...
If you know how to look, you'll find the answers."
Have you lost something, Espinosa?
No, Don Jesús.
- And why are you just standing there? - Good question!
Mateo, if anyone asks about a notebook, let me know.
- Very well, Julio. - Thank you.
The same handwriting as before.
He must have been close.
Julio?
What are you thinking about?
Andrés.
Right now it's what matters most.
I'm tired of these games of clues and notes--
But this game could help Alicia and you free yourselves of Diego forever.
There were lots of people.
Anyone could have left it.
Look.
It looks like a kite.
"The beast doesn't hide in the sky".
It's not a common expression.
And on the first page it says if we know how to look, we'll find the answers.
What are we supposed to look at?
Maybe it's how we look at it.
Let me see.
It mentions the sky. Maybe that's where we have to look.
- Do you think they're stars? - Maybe.
The dots could form a constellation. But which one?
I haven't a clue about astronomy.
Me neither.
Nor me.
And my father loved it.
But he could never get us to look at the sky for more than ten seconds.
A secret room?
I never knew there was anything like this in the hotel.
Nor anyone else. That's why it's secret.
But you two knew about it.
We discovered it... by accident.
It's fine if you don't want to tell me but you can save the mysterious tone!
And why are we looking here and not in the office?
Because this was my father's refuge.
Here's where he kept his most personal things.
Here it is.
We have to look for constellations in the form of beasts.
An animal.
Leo... or Taurus.
Let me see the drawing.
Capricorn,
Ursa Major.
Scorpio?
That doesn't count.
Why not?
It's a scorpion.
A scorpion isn't an animal, it's an insect.
It's an animal.
Capricorn is a goat, not exactly a ferocious beast.
It's the dragon.
What?
It's the dragon constellation. Look.
OK, so what?
"The dragon doesn't hide in the sky".
What does that mean?
Are there any dragons in the hotel?
I don't know.
A painting, a sculpture...
a coat of arms...
I have to get back to the dining room. Don Jesús will be looking for me.
So here is where you...
and Julio...
It's one thing after another.
Andrés is going to ruin our name and the hotel's reputation.
Mother, it was you who recognized him as an Alarcón.
I had no choice, son.
And the press are saying such horrid things.
His own wife!
It's the worst thing that could've happened to us.
Our future is at stake and..
the family should be more united than ever.
I'm so glad you're form part of it now.
And that you should have to leave,
now, of all times.
- Oh, Teresa! - I'm sorry.
Don't worry.
We won't leave the hotel.
I'll call my mother and put back our trip to Santander for as long as necessary.
I appreciate it.
I'm going to my room for a lie down.
Mother.
Well, it's what you wanted, isn't it?
Poor thing.
Yes.
Things were complicated enough without an Alarcón nobody knew about
showing up and ruining all our lives.
I'm just thankful we're not at the centre of this scandal.
Because we had reasons to be.
Well, the important thing is to show that a Duke is above all this.
For us and for the future of our son.
Father Grau.
I came as soon as I heard about your stepbrother.
What a terrible occurrence.
Has word spread to the village?
I'm afraid by now it's reached the capital.
I'm not here to judge my flock, but to offer spiritual guidance.
I assumed the family would need it.
Thank you very much.
I also came to say goodbye to you both.
We'll miss you.
I'd like to think there was still a chance of you staying.
I've already tried, dear,
but Father Grau is a man who sticks to his decisions.
It's the least one would expect from a priest, don't you think?
You're right there.
The decision has been made.
But before I go, I'd like to tie up our pending business.
I'm referring to buying the land for the orphanage.
We raised enough at the auction but as you know,
without your help the owner won't sell.
I doubt he'll be so reluctant with a Duke.
Yes, yes, of course.
Don't thank me, it's the least I could do.
I'll come by the church later and if you give me the money,
I'll personally take care of...
the purchase.
I'll be there.
We were going for a walk.
Will you join us?
No, no, thank you.
Alfredo.
Madam, I'll never forget all you've done.
God is eternally grateful but believe me,
I am no less so.
To be honest, I'm somewhat surprised.
When I spoke to Sebastián at the inn, he never mentioned you were so slight.
That's never been a problem.
I don't usually end up in fist fights.
I want you to stay close to me, discretely, until I tell you what to do.
Understood?
It's easy to understand, Mr. Murquía.
Come in.
- I've brought you some salmon. - You know I hate salmon.
I had to bring you something.
- It was the closest thing. - Julio, what do you want?
Before I said you were an idiot.
Yes. Loud and clear.
Don't come telling me you've changed your mind.
No, I still think the same.
I want you to know,
look at me,
I'm here for you.
I know.
And I'm prepared to forgive you.
- I didn't ask for forgiveness. - In your own way, yes.
I'm not that much of an idiot!
I have to carry on working.
Take your salmon with you!
Chicken fricassee.
This looks better, doesn't it?
Bon appétit!
Thank you.
Sometimes I wonder if this office is mine or yours.
What do you want this time, Detective?
We've found the body of Miss Velledur.
And she's dead.
She was found on the beach, with bullet wounds.
She was killed and thrown into the sea in her car, along with her driver.
And naturally, Mr. Murquía, we found no document of sale.
You took the money from that sale.
In fact, you knew nothing of it, it was I who informed you.
- And since that's the truth-- - That's saying a lot.
It's the truth.
Who had most to lose in that sale?
Who stood to benefit from Miss Velledur's death, Hernando?
Who? Doña Teresa?
Those are the questions you should ask.
My mother-in-law doesn't accept defeat easily.
I doubt you are scared by Doña Teresa.
You don't know her yet.
If I were you, I would investigate her.
You may ask whose office this is, Mr. Murquía,
but I know full well which of the two of us is the detective
and I don't plan to act on your demands.
If you'll excuse me.
That idiot is embarrassing the whole family.
Just what we needed.
Andrés hasn't done anything.
What do you know?
Where you there?
He's putting the business and all our futures at risk.
I don't care if he's a criminal or a simpleton.
He just wanted to do the right thing.
The right thing?
The right thing is thinking of others, child.
Thinking of others?
You giving lectures on altruism, Mother,
that is a novelty!
Where are you going?
I've lost my appetite.
Look after her.
Don't worry. She has nowhere to go.
Neither, by the way,
do you.
You're taking too many risks.
I don't know what you mean.
I just spoke to Detective Ayala.
They found the body of Miss Velledur and her driver.
Someone killed them in cold blood,
and I have a suspicion who.
You should report it.
I doubt I'll find the sales contract I signed with her.
You'll have made sure of that.
It's a shame, but that ship has sailed,
along with that money.
Don't you think you have enough on your plate with the hotel?
Yes,
I have other problems.
I'm not in a position to prove my suspicion right now.
But I'm sure Detective Ayala will know where to look for proof.
You know how insistent he gets.
In fact, I think I'll give him free rein of the hotel.
He has many questions and someone will give him the answers.
You couldn't have done something like this alone.
I'm sure you've left some loose ends.
Ayala will end up finding them.
You're contemptible.
I don't know why I consent to you talking to me that way.
I don't need your consent for anything.
Waiter!
Everyone has you down as guilty and condemned.
- Don't anger yourself, Mother. - And what do want me to do?
Accept this as something inevitable?
I needn't remind you that you might throw your life away for...
something you haven't done.
- You don't know if I did it or not. - Neither do you.
You've been foolish, son.
Foolish!
Now they have your confession.
A piece of paper which says you're guilty of something
you don't even remember.
But it must have been me and now I have to face it like a man.
And me?
What am I going to do?
You would've covered it up even if you'd seen me kill her.
Yes. But at least I'd be consoled,
knowing you were paying for a crime you committed.
Now I don't even have that comfort,
- because you're innocent. - Mother...
- There was no need for you to come down. - I'm fine.
- We can manage without you, don't worry. - Allow me to doubt that.
I need to work, Don Jesús.
- Otherwise, the pain will consume me. - As you wish.
Excuse me.
I need to speak to you, Doña Ángela.
I'll take care of everything. Don't worry.
Detective.
Leave us.
Do you have anything new to tell me?
I must attend to my duties.
If you're talking about your son's wife, then no.
I need to talk to you about Miss Celia Velledur.
I've told you all I know.
I need you to corroborate it. Now that we've found the body.
The receptionist insists that the lady left the hotel at eight
and that she signed the register.
Mateo can say what he likes.
I told you my memory never fails.
I was called at 10.30. The lady was leaving the hotel
and wanted a jacket she'd sent to be ironed.
Are you sure?
Don't you tire of repeating the same thing?
I've told you twice.
And I'll ask you again.
Especially if you have to declare before the judge as a witness.
I'm sure.
And I'll declare before anyone as many times as necessary.
I was asked to fetch the lady's jacket.
Doña Teresa had just said goodbye to her.
It was half ten at night.
You hadn't told me that.
That Doña Teresa had come down to say goodbye to the lady.
She's the hotel owner, or at least she was then.
It's normal she should welcome and say goodbye to the guests.
Of course.
I'm very sorry about that lady's death, believe me.
But I'm more worried about my son now, who you've arrested for who knows what,
for who knows how long.
- Doña Angela, we're-- - Yes, I know. You're investigating.
Do have any more questions?
No. You can leave.
I won't take up any more or your time.
- That should've been ironed an hour ago. - I'm sorry, Doña Ángela.
She said she'd declare before a judge.
- Before a judge? - Yes.
That's what the detective wanted to know.
- And what else did she say? - Only that. That her memory never fails.
She's still saying it was 10.30.
Her memory?
She means her pride.
And she also said you said goodbye to the lady in the lobby.
I'm losing my patience with that woman.
You're going to do something else for me.
Doña Ángela, do you need any help?
Did Don Jesús send you?
No, I just thought...
You've all been thinking a lot lately.
As long as you're here you're not attending to your work. Get back to it.
- As you wish, Doña Ángela. - Pass me the list.
Julio! Someone came asking about the notebook you found this morning.
Whose was it?
- The guest's in room thirteen. - But who is he? What's his name?
Don Rodrigo López Segura, he left us a note in reception.
- Thank you. Take care of this, will you? - Julio!
Julio, listen, I can't...
- Julio! - Someone asked about the notebook.
The guest in room thirteen.
- Does Alicia know? - I went to find her but she's with Diego.
- The guest is Rodrigo López Segura. - Rodrigo López Segura...
Do you recognize it?
Rodrigo López Segura was a famous sixteenth century chess player.
Wow, you're a chess expert too.
- Just a enthusiast! - Yes, of course!
It's obvious that name wasn't picked at random.
We'll soon find out.
I'm going to go to that room. The next step of the game, I suppose.
Julio, this might not be a game.
It might be a trap.
That's why I'm going alone.
No way.
You said it. No way. You're staying here.
There's no need to tell me I'm obstinate, I already know.
Obstinate? You're as stubborn as a deaf mule is what you are.
Thank you.
You really know how to treat a lady.
Shall we?
- Nobody's there. - What we need is inside that room.
- And how will we get in? - With a master key.
- We don't have one. - No, but Alicia does.
- Diego. - Maite! How can I help?
Actually, I came to steal your wife.
I'm sending some sweets to my mother. Alicia said she wanted to sign the card,
so I came by...
I'll come with you.
I won't be long.
- What's going on? - Someone asked about the notebook.
Someone who's registered by the name of a sixteenth century chess champion,
and we don't think it's a coincidence.
You don't think?
We went to the room but nobody answered.
We think it's empty.
We have to get in.
- You want my master key, not me. - Both, Alicia.
Julio came to find you but you were with Diego.
Which room is it?
Thirteen.
Alright.
I remember this figure.
It was in the place I was held hostage.
This is the only horse that interests us.
A knight in a room supposedly occupied by a chess player.
It can't be a coincidence.
"Put me on the board."
That would be easy if there was a board.
But there isn't.
Or is there?
Here's the board.
In chess there's a defensive move called the dragon variation.
Maybe that's what "The beast doesn't hide in the sky" means.
It hides in the floor.
Well, it's logical.
It looks like a wind rose. Maybe it's a sign?
What was that dragon move called?
The dragon variation.
- Move, variation, same thing. - No, it's not.
You've obviously never played chess.
Are you going to explain the variation or not?
- Off the top of my head I can't... - The expert's not so expert.
I never said I was an expert.
But I do know a good player who might...
Fine. I'll go.
Where does Maite get these things?
Dragon variation?
- I never knew she played chess. - She also speaks Italian,
- rides a motorbike and hunts pigeons. - Really?
- Why are you telling me, Alicia? - You went to see her instead of me.
I came to your room but you were with Diego.
I didn't want to put you in an awkward position.
Since when has that bothered you?
You've brought me hundreds of teas I never ordered,
you've left me notes,
come looking for me all over, even my own bathroom.
And now you say you don't want to put me in an awkward situation?
I can't believe you're jealous.
- I've seen how you look at her. - There's nothing to see.
Of course there is, Julio.
If anyone has the right to be jealous it's me.
You're the one who goes to bed every night with another man.
- He's my husband. What else can I do? - You think I don't know that?
- That I ever forget it? - Maybe that's the problem.
You deserve someone who's free.
Alicia, Alicia!
Done!
We'll only use the black pieces.
The move gets its name from the position of the pawns.
They take the shape of a dragon's tail.
Don't forget there's another knight.
It's loose.
Oh...
I thought we were going to find something.
This is all we have. A loose tile.
Wait, look!
It looks like a map.
It's obviously a map, but there's nothing marked.
Yes, the hotel's marked. Do you have the drawing?
- Yes. - Let me see it.
It has to be here.
- Somewhere in the woods. - That's where we have to look.
Hernando!
- Yes? - What's the meaning of this?
While you were out, Chief Inspector Bazán arrived.
And you let him take over my desk?
- Me? No. - And all my things are over here.
- The man's cocky. - Cocky yet both of yours superior.
- Chief Inspector Bazán. - Detective.
Good to see you again.
Don't be upset about these small changes.
It's just a temporary alteration.
I'm not upset, Sir.
To what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?
I'm not visiting, Ayala.
Our superiors felt that, due to the amount of cases piling up,
I was needed here.
There must be a mistake, I didn't ask for help.
There's no mistake.
I've come to take over the Alarcón case.
The Alarcón case? Which one?
The bastard Alarcón murder case,
the one in every newspaper from Cadiz to San Sebastian.
It seems neither our bosses nor the politicians
are happy being the centre of such attention.
If I may, Chief Inspector,
I've spent many hours investigating the ins and outs of the Alarcón family.
You wouldn't want to waste my experience with this case.
- If you want my opinion-- - No, I don't, Ayala.
The decision has been made whatever your opinion.
Don't waste your energy fighting a lost cause.
Hernando, give me the case file, please.
Yes, of course.
Thank you.
Let's get to work, gentlemen.
Come on!
Darling, I'm sorry we have to put back our plans,
but I'm so grateful for what you're doing for our family.
- Well, it'll only be a small delay. - I hope so.
But you never know how long these things can take.
Perhaps by then that wonderful job will no longer be available.
Don't worry, the job's yours. Mother has just confirmed so.
- Really? - Yes!
And I have more news!
No, no.
Don't look at me like that, it's good news.
- How good, my love? - The best!
It seems, honey-bug,
that the man who's position you'll be filling is on his way.
- On his way where, darling? - On his way here, my love!
He's kind enough to come
and fill you in on your new responsibilities.
How nice of him.
And some people doubt human kindness!
Although if I'm honest, I think he's glad you're replacing him.
And he's been forced to give up his job for me?
Don't worry about that!
- I hear you're keen to replace me. - I don't know if keen's the right word.
It's not easy to find someone willing to sacrifice their family life.
Family life?
I don't want to lie to you, although I was certainly lied to.
I thought,
as the company is based in Santander,
that I would be working there, close to my family.
But it wasn't the case.
In the last five years I haven't spent even three months there.
What are you saying?
I must admit, I haven't had to work very hard.
It's more about socializing, representing the company.
Parties...
Parties, cocktails, dinners. And all far away from Santander.
It all gets boring in the end,
All that Beluga, champagne, oysters, chorus girls.
It's not for me.
Nor for you if you're home-loving.
Are you home-loving?
Home-loving... might be exaggerating.
- If you're at all home-loving-- - But the responsibility, Adolfo?
- Someone has to do it. - Not me, that's for sure.
Well, imagine this,
I haven't even started the job...
yet I already feel a sense of responsibility.
And that sense tells me... I should start as soon as possible.
- I was about to cancel a trip to Paris-- - Paris?
No, no. Don't do it!
Someone needs to represent the company in Paris.
And as home-loving as I am,
I feel the call of my new responsibility.
For your new life.
I hope you enjoy it.
Mother, I've been thinking and I'm going to take that job.
Son, have you ever thought about changing who you are?
What's that?
Occasionally, so the rest of us can have a break.
- Mother! - We need that dowry, Javier,
- and I'm not going to let-- - I know and I've thought about it.
I think I got carried away before but...
now I accept my responsibility.
Naturally, you will receive the money from my allowance... from the dowry.
And... you're going to work?
Today I spoke to my predecessor and I promised I'd start at once.
It won't be easy for me,
but if I want to be able to look my wife in the eyes,
it's what I have to do.
Very well, son.
If you could look me in the eyes too,
it would be nice.
Of course, Mother.
You can count on me.
Excuse me.
I was looking for Javier and thought he might be with you.
- He went that way. - Thank you.
So it's true.
You're managing to change my son.
Why do you say that?
Because it's the first time I've ever seen him
willing and keen to work.
Well, we'll see when the time comes.
The time has come.
You're going to Santander.
Javier?
Hello!
I was looking for you.
I was with the man about the job and I told him I'd start straight away.
- But... and your mother? - My mother?
I've spoken to her. I've told her to be strong
and that she has to understand that we have to start our own life.
I know it will be hard for her but... she'll understand.
Are you sure?
- I thought you wanted to wait. - Wait?
No. I want to be with you, Laura, together.
This time it's about our family and I won't let you down.
We're going to Santander.
Well, if that's what you want.
What's all this?
There's a problem with Doña Ángela's order.
They've brought lots of what we don't need and little of the things we do.
You didn't tell them it was a mistake? What are we going to do with all this?
But they didn't make a mistake, Don Jesús.
Look at Doña Ángela's order.
It's not possible.
How could they bring an order like that?
I don't know what happened.
I filled out the form myself for the supplier.
Someone must have changed it.
- Doña Ángela, it could happen to anyone. - Not to me.
Doña Ángela.
Yes, yes, it's my handwriting but these quantities are wrong.
Even you can be affected by the pain of your son's situation.
I don't know how I made such a mistake. It's unforgivable.
Don't be so hard on yourself. I'll send it back. Get back to your son.
Maybe it was my fault, I still don't understand.
But I can assure you I'm not going to let anyone else do my job.
Give me the list.