S1, E4: The plague devastates the city. Mateo and Valerio find the missing lover of Ignacio Azuaga, Carmen Gálvez, who confirms to them that Ledesma, the Protestants' secret leader, seems to be behind all the murders. In his attempt to keep the harbour open, Zúñiga manages to become a member of the Council of the Twenty-Four. Eugenia is the victim of a rape attempt at the factory and Teresa intervenes by firing the master and almost all the workers. As a consequence, Teresa is assaulted and violently humiliated in the street. A new dead body appears -Alejandro de Dresdner, Treasurer of the Mint and Zúñiga's main financial support. His murder also bears Ledesma's signature. Leandra catches the plague.