Now, it's Fidel's turn to suffer, and he lies incapacitated in a hospital: broke, unable to do anything. It seems that finally, the king has fallen, destroyed by the very people he trampled on before! It is in this state that Jackie sees him, with tears freely flowing from his daughter's eyes. People visit him with various motives, always at the opposite end of the spectrum: while Jackie sees him out of love, Corazon visits him out of spite.

As such, Jackie begs for Eli's mercy, even going as far as saying that she will be his slave, in return for Eli's favor towards her father! She just rcently heard that Eli is pulling all his accounts from the bank, and encouraging Fidel's clients to do the same, leaving the Madrigals with virtually no money left. However, Eli turns a deaf ear to his wife's cries, and leaves her alone crying!

Jackie also asks a favor from her mother to take care of Fidel, and Monique dutifully does so out of love for her daughter. Soon, fidel tells her that he really loves her, and that he's sorry for all that he's done. Also, Gloria pays him a visit, and later begs Eli not to withhold his mercy this time. Eli then dreams of Dadoods, slowly fading away from his sight.

May it be the dream, or Gloria's prodding, Eli decides to let Fidel go, and tells Jakie to whisk him far away from Eli, before his rage against him returns again! But is Fidel really off the hook now? What will Oca do once he hears about Eli's decision?