Two days before a deadline, Julian’s father confronts him about a rumor that Julian has a secret child, blaming Julian’s refusal to marry Natalia on this. Julian denies it, insisting he was only ever with a woman named Elena, who died years ago. His father reveals Elena’s body was never found and orders Julian’s necklace, a memento of her, to be discarded to stop his self-destruction. Meanwhile, a girl finds an identical necklace, hoping to sell it for her mother’s surgery. Discovering the necklace is missing, Julian desperately orders his subordinate to recover it at all costs.