▁watching ▁and ▁un real istic ▁rom ance , ▁an ▁unlikely ▁friendship ▁develop s ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁story ▁develop s , ▁it ▁becomes ▁clear ▁that ▁Val entin ▁is ▁being ▁poison ed ▁by ▁his ▁j ail ers ▁to ▁provide ▁Mol ina ▁with ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁be friend ▁him , ▁and ▁that ▁Mol ina ▁is ▁sp ying ▁on ▁Val entin ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁secret ▁police . ▁Mol ina ▁has ▁apparently ▁been ▁promised ▁par ole ▁if ▁he ▁succeed s ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁information ▁that ▁will ▁allow ▁the ▁secret ▁police ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁group . ▁ ▁When ▁Mol ina ▁decl ares ▁himself ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Val entin , ▁a ▁physical ▁consum m ation ▁of ▁that ▁love ▁occurs ▁on ▁Mol ina ' s ▁last ▁night ▁in ▁prison . ▁Mol ina ▁is ▁granted ▁par ole ▁in ▁a ▁surprise ▁move ▁by ▁the ▁secret ▁police . ▁Val entin ▁provides ▁Mol ina ▁with ▁a ▁tele phone ▁number ▁and ▁a ▁message ▁for ▁his ▁com r ades . ▁Mol ina ▁at ▁first ▁ref uses ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁number , ▁fear ing ▁the ▁consequences ▁of ▁tre ason , ▁but ▁he ▁rel ents , ▁b idd ing ▁Val entin ▁fare well ▁with ▁a ▁kiss . ▁ ▁Now ▁out ▁of ▁prison , ▁Mol ina ▁calls ▁the ▁tele phone ▁number , ▁and ▁a ▁meeting ▁is ▁arranged ▁with ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁group . ▁But ▁the ▁secret ▁police ▁have ▁had ▁Mol ina ▁under ▁surve ill ance , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁rende z vous , ▁a ▁gun ▁battle ▁occurs , ▁with ▁the ▁revolution