The school board offers Héctor's job to Elsa but only if she'll expel the students who were found with ecstasy among their possessions. She asks for one concession - that one can stay. Héctor objects.
Jacinta returns, but everyone's general happiness remains short-lived under Elsa's rule, and Marcos discovers a worrisome numerical connection between the dead orphans and his sister.
Seeking to distance himself and Paula from the menacing school, Marcos readies to sign Héctor off as their guardian, but two investigations lead him to an impasse with no one to trust.
With police on hand to investigate the whereabouts of a missing person, existence of the gnome becomes public. Will the lesson of judging a book by its cover intercede before tragedy strikes?
Christmas approaches and all but Marcos, Paula and Miguel pack for home. An unexpected snowstorm sets in, upsetting plans for some while revealing a hero and a traitor.
