Amaro and his maid, Dionisia, who also acts as a midwife, find a wet-nurse who, it is implied, kills babies in her care. Amélia gives birth to a healthy boy, who is handed over to the wet-nurse by Amaro and killed.
Amaro and his maid, Dionisia, who also functions as a midwife, discover a wet-nurse thought to be involved in killing babies under her care. Amélia gives birth to a healthy boy, whom she hands over to the wet-nurse but is later found dead.