Forced to stand in for Michele on the next test, Elisa finds herself longing for the Offshore. Artur struggles to hide his condition from Rafael.
While the residents of the Shell prepare for the next stage of the Selection, Joana summons allies from the Cause and reveals her master plan.
Glória whips up support for her campaign, leading to chaos at the Shell. Marco resorts to desperate measures when he runs out of food for his son.
Just as Joana tours Michele's new desert sanctuary, known as the Shell, a massive sandstorm moves in and wreaks havoc.
Candela must decide if Díaz is kept in pretrial custody. Against the criterium of her team, and of the whole island, he is released on bail, although he won’t be allowed to leave the island and he will be closely monitored. In any case, it’s an extremely unpopular decision, compounded by Díaz’s determination to find the real culprit by himself. Candela, at odds with her own team, needs someone by her side to rely on, someone who also knows the ropes of the island. She takes a new controversial decision – she includes Reyes, a local police officer, in the investigation team.
During a clandestine trip out of the island, Díaz discovers that Fran, just before he died, was trying to sell some valuable merchandise. He doesn’t know what kind of merchandise. And above all, he doesn’t know who was the partner from El Hierro who cooperated with him in the operation. This mysterious partner could be the murderer, because he is trying to get something from Fran’s environment (he broke into his and his mother’s houses…) Meanwhile, Candela feels the police investigation is progressing too slowly. The only person she trusts is Reyes. And in fact, the local police officer does discover (and us with her) who the murderer is. But she won’t live to tell the tale.
Candela, an unconventional judge with character, is sent to the remotest possible posting, El Hierro, an island that is full of peculiar characteristics, where she doesn’t quite fit in. As soon as she arrives, she must face a murder case. The victim is Fran, a young man who was going to get married on that very day. Everything seems to suggest the culprit is Díaz, Fran’s boss and father of the bride, a shady local businessman who had served sentence for murder as a young man.
The investigation brings to light the dark side of Fran’s life: he had established contact with some mysterious person in Holland, and he had an affair with an unknown lover. Did Fran die because he was involved in some shady business? Or was it a crime of passion? Both Candela and Díaz make progress in their respective investigations, carried out independently. Díaz believes Fran used his contacts from the milieu of a dangerous drug smuggler. And Candela makes an uncomfortable discovery – Fran’s mysterious lover is someone very close to her.
Reyes hasn’t been found, but the search operation leads to tracing down a sunk boat which will provide new clues. The boat was used for smuggling African diamonds, and was found by Fran in a diving excursion. Diamonds are the shady business he was involved in. Candela cannot accept defeat in the search for Reyes, or the slowing down in the speed of the investigation as a result of the Descent, a religious festivity that paralyzes the island every four years. Desperate, she tries to get Díaz’s cooperation, who is also vent on finding the real culprit. The murderer feels the investigation is closing down on him. He considers fleeing, but he hasn’t found the diamonds hidden by Fran yet. And he diverts attention to everyone’s ideal false culprit – Díaz.
The murderer, upon being found out, kills Reyes. From that moment on, he faces the difficulty of getting rid of the body in an island like El Hierro, where it is difficult to vanish without trace. Especially after the disappearance of the local police officer gives rise to a public outcry. There is a reaction in the island. Police forces, civil defense services and volunteers start a desperate search. The most likely scenario is that the murderer Reyes was investigating is back in action. Candela is devastated; she feels guilty because she is the one who enlisted Reyes for an investigation that strictly speaking was not part of her work duties.
Díaz avoids being arrested by desperately fleeing. But leaving the island without being found out is impossible, especially with a police operation that shut up firmly the few available exit routes from the island. Finally, Díaz gets caught. And the island sighs, relieved – they will be able to celebrate their Descent in peace. Only three people in the island seem anxious: Díaz himself, who knows that someone has planted false evidence to frame him; Candela, who has a hunch there must be something wrong; and the murderer, who got the police off his back, but who continues looking for the diamonds that are at the root of his whole adventure. In the middle of the Descent festivities, the murderer discovers the location of the diamonds.
The murderer, taking advantage of the chaotic situation during the Descent, manages to get hold of the diamonds. But now he must face a new obstacle – the drug smuggler whose help Fran had enlisted has been following him, and he wants to take the diamonds himself. Meanwhile, Candela and Díaz go over their investigations together, and find the key to identify the murderer. They trace him down when he is on his way out of the island. They have caught him. But he is not prepared to surrender.
Nancy writes a gossip column and gets a little fancy with the facts.
Kang Woo tells Yeon Seo to go to the Fantasia’s Night to show the sponsors that she is the prima ballerina. Dan obtains a driver’s license to serve as Yeon Seo’s secretary, but his driving skill is poor. Yeon Seo attends the event, and Dan keeps an eye on her to prevent anything bad happens to her.
Yeon Seo makes a disturbance during the Fantasia’s Night. Because of her behavior, the sponsors oppose Yeon Seo’s return to Fantasia. Dan thinks that this is a setup. Meanwhile, Yeong Ja tells Yeon Seo to hand over the entire foundation to her. Dan tells Yeon Seo to give up on everything because he doesn’t want her to be in trouble.
Murphy and Jess are both going through similar situations, but they are handling things very differently. Meanwhile, Felix and Jess share a beautiful moment together.
Everyone has their dream neighbourhood. That one area they would love to move to but can't quite afford - until now. Talented contractors, and brothers-by-law, Mickey and Sebastian help desperate families find the worst house in the best neighbourhood in Vancouver, and transform it into a home that is first in their hearts.
Single hopefuls looking for love complete tasks, couple off and get voted out week by week. Packed full of drama.