Andrés is denied clemency.
I hope to prove that Bazán is behind all this
and Belén Martín will return from the world of the dead.
You're alive.
You too.
Help me to prove Laura is mad.
Simoneta!
- Simoneta! - Goodness!
- He gave it to me. - Javier, why did you give her my doll?
My mother inherits my fortune, serving others is over.
From now, you will be served.
Who are you? How do you know Diego?
This woman in the photograph,
Marta Santos,
was the love of my life and Diego's wife.
He killed her in cold blood.
That is why I came to the Grand Hotel.
No one must know you are here.
I'm Alicia's lover.
Julio!
No!
If he dies, I'll kill you.
Forgive me for this.
I know everything. I was in the church, Sofía.
Once we're separated,
we can break the news.
She's going.
GRAND HOTEL
She's going.
Sofía!
Sofía... Sofía!
Sofía!
Stop the car.
Darling, you're here.
- We've been waiting for you, for dinner. - Darling.
He lied.
Mother, little mouse lied to me.
He called the baddies, he called the bad doctors!
Laura, darling.
Listen to me.
Those doctors... weren't for you.
They were for Simoneta. Look.
Don't you think she needs help?
We'll take her somewhere to make her better.
But you must come too.
Simoneta can't go alone.
No, no.
I'll go with you.
- Simoneta has to get better. - Yes.
She won't get better here. She never will.
- You look elegant and lovely, mother. - Thank you.
- Maybe you should go? - No, mother. This is your night.
I've never seen you like this.
I have never had that herb liqueur.
If I had known as a boy, I would have put some in your coffee.
It would have saved me a few scoldings.
What are you like, son?
Some people are trying to sleep.
You don't care though.
What's the matter now?
What's wrong?
You hadn't even noticed I'd gone, had you?
You are a wretched, selfish man,
thinking of yourself and your beloved mother.
- What about all those promises? - Belén!
- You'll wake the whole hotel. - The noise bothers you now?
Look, we'll talk later.
No, your mother can go alone. Come in and we'll talk now.
- This is absurd. - Andrés, now.
Son, I can--
Must I choose?
Fine.
You'll regret it.
Are you all right, son?
She'll get over it.
It is not easy to go through what you have and remain unscathed.
That's why you want me to be a lady
and you fight for your relationship with Belén.
But when I see you together, I realise.
Andrés, you are not in love with Belén
but the memories of her.
What once was, but no longer exists.
You'll say I shouldn't talk about this but...
the alcohol has loosened my tongue.
No, mother.
Perhaps you are right and things can't be as they were.
Andrés...
Ayala has forbidden
telling you until we have proof but...
he thinks Belén is behind all that happened to you.
The detective believes she was on Bazán's side.
But she covered her tracks and made Bazán take the blame.
She wanted to kill you... to receive your inheritance.
We'll soon be far from here.
I promise.
Alicia, are you sure you don't want me to go with you?
No, I'd rather you look after Julio.
Maite, I know you don't agree with all this.
But if you loved someone as much as I love him,
you'd understand.
Everything will be fine.
Detective Ayala speaking.
I have information on Diego Murquía's whereabouts.
Who's calling?
Mrs. Murquía and friends have lied.
Alicia has shut her husband away, near to the hotel.
So, you've plucked up the courage
to get in touch with me.
You're wrong, Detective. I'm not afraid.
Come to see me.
I admit, I'm curious.
You have been my greatest challenge to date.
I'm glad.
Such an honour, coming from the infallible Detective Ayala.
- Do you want to know where Vera is? - You won't fool me.
I know it's just one of your little games.
Maybe or maybe not.
Are you willing to risk it and fail to discover the truth?
There are caves in the cliff,
Adrián Vera is locked away there.
It has been an honour to speak with you, Detective.
TELEPHONE
Doña Alicia.
I'm sorry, Jesús, I'm in a slight hurry.
I won't take long. How is our patient?
He's better.
He needs to regain his strength.
Precisely what I wanted to talk about; I know of some remedies that may help.
Hello?
Anyone there?
Is anyone there?
I need help.
Please.
Alicia.
What are you doing?
Diego?
Is that you, Diego?
Are you all right?
Don't move, Mrs. Murquía. Drop the gun!
- Ayala, you don't think...? - I believe what I see.
What happened?
She locked me away and now she just tried to kill me.
I swear, I didn't.
Hernando, handcuff Mrs. Murquía.
This is a mistake. That gun isn't mine, I don't know why it is here.
You are under arrest for the attempted murder of your husband.
- My leg. - Calm down.
Take it easy, sir, I haven't finished.
I've no time for this.
You need to rest or the pain will get worse.
- Give me something to relieve it. - You must rest.
Didn't you hear me?
It's morphine.
It must be used with great caution.
- Did you call a meeting? - Yes, sir.
- One is missing. - Espinosa, sir.
- Where is he? - I honestly don't know.
And you?
I'm sure one of you must know...
where Espinosa is.
- Why do you look away? - The boy is timid, sir.
No.
I think the boy knows Epinosa's whereabouts.
He's not sure he wants to tell me, right?
See? I'm right.
I don't know where he is, sir.
And now?
You still don't know?
I swear, sir--
Take me to Espinosa's room.
- What has happened? - Taberner did nothing, Doña Ángela.
They can't treat us like that.
His things are here.
He can't be far away.
Not in his state.
In his state? What do you mean, sir?
Injured.
That's what I meant.
You don't seem too good either, sir.
Allow me.
May I ask...
why you are interested in Espinosa, sir?
None of your business.
More!
No, sir, it could kill you.
Do as I say.
What's wrong?
Nothing, sir.
Help me get him out.
Cisneros said it could put his life in danger.
Diego could if we don't.
Diego is locked away in the cave.
I don't know about the cave but Diego is in the hotel.
I've seen him.
And Alicia?
Give me a hand.
- Where are you taking me? - Diego has escaped.
He's coming after you.
- Diego knows he's Alicia's lover. - He'll kill you.
Maite.
Maite, open up. I know you're in there!
- Maite, open up. - Open up, now.
Where's the waiter?
Which waiter?
The one who sleeps with your best friend and maybe with you too. Where is he?
- I don't know. - His blood has stained my bed.
- Where is he now? - I don't know.
Maite never knows.
Therefore,
to alleviate your ignorance:
Alicia will spend her days in prison, alone.
You won't achieve that.
She'll achieve it herself.
She did this.
She shot to kill.
It can't be true.
It's true. And I'll find your waiter in the end.
What has happened to Alicia? I must call Ayala.
If Diego finds you, you're dead.
It would seem you don't believe me, Detective.
Does it really matter?
Who will the judge believe? You or your husband?
You've made things very difficult.
They laid a trap for me.
Well, supposing they did.
Supposedly,
you fell straight into it.
Don't you wonder why?
No.
You and your friends acted of your own accord;
coming to me would have been more sensible.
Is that all you plan to do? Indulge in reproaching me.
Unfortunately, I can do little else given the evidence:
you admit to locking away your husband,
you were holding the weapon,
and he has no hesitation in saying that you shot him.
So, should I accept that?
A phone call, Detective.
It's Miss Rivelles.
- Doña Alicia's friend, the girl who's-- - For goodness sake, Hernando.
With that temper, he'll end up alone. On his own, like my aunt Angustias.
All on her own, all alone.
You wish to speak with me?
Teresa...
Alicia has been arrested, accused of attempting to kill Diego.
Oh my God.
She has everything against her: she was found holding the weapon.
Diego swears she shot him.
Alicia's fate is in Diego's hands.
My daughter is doomed.
If Diego states his claim before the magistrate...
Alicia will be sentenced for a long time, Teresa.
- What will you tell the judge? - The truth, nothing but the truth.
Listen, please.
I know you've always loved Alicia.
Please... don't do something you might regret all your life.
She tried to kill me.
But... you fed that hatred, Diego.
Anyone listening would think your daughter is a poor victim
and you form no part
of this matter.
Yesterday...
you came to see me in my cell,
and if I recall, all you wanted was for me to sign
your daughter's paper.
All that really matters to you... is getting the hotel back.
Listen--
Do you think I'm interested in what you say?
You, of all.
Alicia...
will rot in prison.
I'm sorry, believe me.
She didn't hesitate before shooting me.
If you accuse her before the judge...
you'll destroy her life.
My wife... has tried to kill me.
That's what I'll tell the judge.
Did you buy the tickets?
Don't start, Clara. I won't kill him until he has testified.
I want him to feel the horror of condemning the love of his life.
He will get what he deserves.
Only then will the 12-year wait be worthwhile.
I do too, sister.
I've heard about your daughter.
Bad news travels faster than good news in this hotel, it always has.
Diego says my daughter tried to kill him.
If he tells the judge the same thing, my daughter's sentence will be inevitable.
What is your plan?
We can't sit and watch, Jesús.
What better way to have your revenge on Diego.
Let's do away with him before he testifies and save my daughter.
Good morning, Julián.
I've come to get changed.
Did you sleep with your mother?
I hardly slept.
Me neither.
Andrés...
I wanted to see you to say sorry.
You know how stubborn I am.
I'm so sorry.
I shouldn't have spoken like I did.
I promised things would be different, they will be.
I swear.
Shall we take a stroll?
Yes, if you like.
I've seen a couple of dresses in a new shop in Cantaloa.
I want to buy something more elegant, so you can be proud of your wife.
Operator?
Yes, put me through to Doña Brigida's shop in Cantaloa.
Doña Brigida, Mrs. Alarcón speaking.
Yes. In the end I'll take the two dresses I tried on.
You can call once they are ready.
Yes, in the Grand Hotel. Here's the number:
it's two-five-two.
Very kind of you.
Have a nice day.
- You didn't phone. - What?
When I was going to be executed. Why not?
You know the number, you could've called and I wouldn't have gone to the scaffold.
Darling, I...
I was very nervous, and quite frankly I forgot.
I just knew I had to come back and I did.
We said we wouldn't talk about it.
We would start afresh.
Our present is what matters.
Together.
Yes, you're right.
A fresh start.
This money is no longer mine.
I'll leave it here for you.
For anyone who can tell me where Julio Espinosa is.
And, so you can see how much I trust you...
I'll leave it here.
I know you are honest.
No one will take it without having earned it.
That's all, you may go back to work.
Ángela.
Would you sit with us?
Don't feel obliged, madam.
I insist.
Thank you.
This poulard is almost cold.
Take it away.
Of course, madam. I'll ask for it to be heated.
Certainly not. I like it hot, not re-heated.
They bring them in and they are told to serve right away.
That's why these things happen. My late husband would say:
"The distance between a master and a servant
is greater than between a workhorse and a servant."
Your late husband had a very harsh opinion.
Excuse me.
Please excuse me.
Doña Ángela, forgive them, please; their offence is unintentional.
- Don't worry. - In time, you will understand
that people of our class don't tolerate servants' negligence.
In time? I have seen that throughout my servant days, Don Alfredo...
and I never understood. To be truthful,
it will be extremely hard to accept.
Yes. What exactly will be hard to accept?
That some people are not satisfied with having been born to the upper class
and being served from dawn to dusk.
You mustn't humiliate those who haven't had such fortune.
Humiliate?
The Grand Hotel workers are paid a good wage with free accommodation.
They have adequate working conditions.
Is that so, Don Alfredo?
What the masters turn away is a feast down here.
Come.
Try some.
Good heavens! What is it?
Gruel: today's meal.
It isn't always gruel; sometimes there are potatoes and lard for the servants.
Three waiters sleep here.
I assure you, the beds aren't as comfortable as yours.
Try it.
Could you sleep there?
We accept the life we're given.
Yet I don't deny...
that it is more difficult when you have another life alongside.
I was unaware of this, Ángela.
But now you know and you can change things.
You can change things; after all, you are the hotel manager.
I can go, Julio. Diego might see you
and you're in no condition.
I need to see Alicia and hear her story.
I've already told you.
She didn't shoot Diego.
She had her motives but I know she didn't do it.
I'll talk to her and tell her whatever you want.
Not only that...
I need to see her.
Where's Julio?
He's gone to see Alicia, I couldn't get the idea out of his head.
What are you doing, rummaging in my papers?
They are the records of my case, they are mine too.
Do you think Belén was innocent?
No.
- I need a favour. - Of course, whatever.
I want to read it to find out what happened.
Thank you.
My love. I've been waiting for you all day.
Are you all right? Are you well?
You must tell me the truth.
You can tell me everything.
I told the truth.
I went to the cave and Diego was injured, on the floor with a gun at his side.
- You shouldn't have touched it. - I know but I did. It was still hot.
It had been shot barely a minute before.
But I didn't see anyone.
There's no time Alicia.
What can we do?
We still don't know about the woman in Cisneros' room.
She didn't register in the guest book. No one matches your description.
Are you listening?
What if Diego isn't lying?
He's lying: you didn't shoot him.
What if Diego believes what he saw was real?
That would explain the mysterious woman in the hotel.
Are you suggesting--
Down there in the darkness, Diego must have thought it was me.
Obviously, that was their plan.
But for the plan to work,
someone had to make sure she would shoot
and you would arrive just after.
Cisneros... he came to greet me and detained me.
He was talking about your injuries just before I went to the cave.
Detective!
That's me and I would like to remind you that I am a detective
and you aren't.
Why did you go to the hotel and how did you know about the cave?
I received a phone call moments before.
Who called?
He didn't give his name but I'm sure it's the same man
who has been informing us
about Mr. Murquía. Our mystery man.
He won't be mysterious for much longer.
- To the point. Who do you suspect? - Cisneros.
The Grand Hotel maître d'.
What do you know? I could arrest him.
Before that, you need to find his accomplice: the blonde woman.
I do too.
What blonde woman do you mean?
- How is Alicia? - What do you expect?
You can't go out again, Julio.
Diego has offered money to the staff, whoever tells him where you are.
- You'll have to see to it then. - To what?
To find out if anyone has seen the blonde woman. We must find her.
No, miss; that age, blonde and thin...
- What room was she in? - That's the problem, none.
Are you sure you haven't seen a woman like that these days?
Yes, miss.
- Are all the maids here? - Yes, almost all.
Natalia is off, but she has to be back. She'll get into trouble.
Look, here she comes.
- Did he ask you? - Yes.
The lady wants to know if we have seen
a slim blonde woman, aged about 25, lately.
- It sounds like Doña Alicia, miss. - Exactly.
Doña Alicia's future depends on finding that woman.
Alicia has been arrested for something she didn't do.
- She hasn't been arrested. - I assure you she has.
I saw her at the station this morning.
My fiancé was getting off the train and I saw her get on.
Are you sure? Did you see her clearly?
I wasn't close, but her hair and dress...
It could have been a similar dress--
No, I sewed the lace collar on that dress.
There isn't one like it.
Thank you. This confirms
that the blonde woman shot Diego.
Diego mistook her for Alicia, she was wearing her dress.
We guessed that. What use is that now if the woman has left?
We'll never find her. She could be anywhere.
Alicia saw her in Cisneros' room.
If we go in there we might find a clue.
You can't go out again.
Don Jesús?
"I must leave today and I know the right thing...
I find it so hard to leave you..."
I can't stop thinking about Alicia.
She shouldn't be locked away any longer.
- Have you visited her? - I'll go tomorrow.
I'd like to give her good news.
I'll do as I promised: I keep my word.
But that isn't why I came.
Julio.
Go to the hall and tell Ayala to come as soon as possible.
Cisneros has packed to leave.
- He has a lover-- - The blonde woman... Have you found her?
Cisneros and Doña Teresa are lovers.
What are you waiting for?
More details, I suppose.
Call Ayala.