Mauro arrives in Havana in order to carry out the request of delivering money to Carola Gorostiza, a member of his future family by marriage. However, he is the one who is the subject of the most unexpected business proposition one can imagine.

After his terrible decision to invest in the business of the slave ship, Mauro must deal with the moral consequences. Ultimately, he decides that he will betray Carola and collaborate with the abolitionists so that the slaves cannot be sold. For her part, Soledad will have to face her stepson, Alan from whom she must hide Edward's mental illness.

Luis's death has a profound impact on all the characters, both in Cuba and in London. Mauro and Gustavo engage in a game of billiards, on which their respective futures depend. Sol decides that she and Edward must flee from London to Jerez before Alan declares her husband legally unfit and takes the entire family fortune.