One day, Esteban brings the French Count Jean de Satigny (Jan Niklas) to his home, intending to arrange a marriage between him and Blanca. Clara senses that the French "nobleman" is a fraud while reading cards, but Esteban dismisses her folly. While Satigny is still visiting, Esteban catches Pedro preaching revolutionary ideas that are critical of wealthy landowners like Esteban to the peasant workers. Esteban orders the workers to return to work and punishes Pedro with a fierce whipping and banishes him from Tres Marías. That night at dinner, Férula suddenly appears in the house, kisses Clara on the forehead before calmly walking out. Clara tells the rest of the family that Férula has died. Clara and Esteban drive into town to Férula's modest house, where they find her dead on the bed. Clara asks for a moment alone with Ferula to tell her how much she and Blanca miss her, and how proud she would be of Blanca.