![]() ![]() Juana and Modesta stagger down the hall to Diego's room. "Do you think it's time?" Modesta nods and puts Juana's tiara on her! We wouldn't want to die without our tiara, would we? Voiceover of Juana praying in Latin we cut to her not looking so good after drinking her poisoned wine. Perla contines: "Also, Antonio wanted me to marry a good man, but who would marry a whore who's carrying another man's baby?" Luis crossly says she needs to do something about it herself, and she says she wants to. "I'm a child of the earth, I never cared about name or family, but I hoped my child would have a decent life." Just outside the deathbed scene, Perla complains again about Antonio inconveniently dying before he could give his name to the baby. But I, I also loved you, in my way." "I also love you a lot." "I know I don't have the right to ask this because I was never affectionate with Rafaelito, but my deepest desire is that you take care of my child." She says she will. He interrupts and changes the subject: "You love Luis, I understand, he's a good man and he really loves you. It never occurred to me that the only one who had to approve of me was - me." She mentions others who've loved him. He continues with his self-analyzing (he talks like a guy who sees a shrink regularly): "You know what my problem has always been? I always sought the approval of others, first and foremost my mother and, later, you. I just wanted us to say goodbye so I could die in peace." "I'm sorry, I feel so guilty." "Let's be done with guilt and fault-finding, it was I who made the first mistake." Diego promised (to retract) and then attacked me treacherously. Hipólita: "They told me what you did for me, Antonio, I appreciate it with all my soul." Antonio makes the final of his many deathbed speeches. She retires, rather unwillingly Luis and Antonio acknowledge each other with dignity and Luis retires too. Perla's with Antonio when Luis and Hipólita appear. How's my mom?" Evasively, Modesta replies: "Praying for herself and for you." "This is dreadful, bring me the good stuff. "Here, it will help you recover your strength." "See, you imbeciles? Bring me a whole bottle." He drinks, but it isn't the best vintage. "The doctor only wants you drinking infusions." "I don't care what that fool said, I don't want his disgusting potions, I want wine." In his own dark room, Diego tells his servants to make his cushions comfy and bring him wine. Dagoberto comes in and says: "Antonio is dying and wants to say goodbye to Hipólita." She hadn't known about his fight with Diego, and his attempt to lie for her to the regidor. Luis: "Forgive me for not getting there sooner." She says it was her proper punishment, he says it was cruelty. She kisses Modesta's hand.Ĭristóbal tends Hipólita's wounds. Juana drinks the poisoned wine, a rosary wrapped around her wrist. I told the regidor you're not to blame for anything. Juana: "Here are two letters, one for the regidor with my confession and the other is for Luis. In a darkened bedroom, Modesta and Juana discuss the dramatic rescue, and Eloise's father's request that his daughter's marriage with Diego be annulled. The Inquisition has been abolished in Spain, and as of today, it is abolished here in New Spain too!" Alvaro is discomfited, Team Luis hugs. He gets on stage and says "Faith can't win with cruelty, it wins with piety and understanding. but just then, up rides a guard: "Stop in the name of the Viceroy!" Here comes the Viceroy's carriage, and here is the Viceroy himself. Alvaro says, clear the way so the punishment can continue. OK, that's it: Cristóbal gives the sign! Higinio and his gang surge forward! The dignitaries in wigs stand in astonishment!Īnd suddenly, Luis gallops up! "Let her go! I have her pardon from the Viceroy!"įray Alvaro doesn't believe the Viceroy really issued a pardon, and even if he did, the Church is a higher authority than civil government. (At least the executioner is behind her so she doesn't have to see his ghastly fat belly hanging over his black leather belt.) They tear her dress down the back and start flogging. They drone away about her sin, the evidence, and her confession. Hipólita watches another woman, a thief, being flogged. ![]() In the crowd, below the flogging-station, Marcos asks Cristóbal: "What if Luis doesn't get back in time? Higinio and the guys are ready, will you give the sign?" Cristóbal sighs at the innocent people who might get hurt, says it's the hardest decision he's ever made, and then says OK, we'll do it.
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