a ▁viol ently ▁scr ubs ▁the ▁make up ▁off ▁her ▁face . ▁The ▁other ▁daughters ▁enter , ▁followed ▁by ▁Bernard a ' s ▁elder ly ▁mother , ▁Maria ▁Jose fa , ▁who ▁is ▁usually ▁locked ▁away ▁in ▁her ▁room . ▁Maria ▁Jose fa ▁announ ces ▁that ▁she ▁wants ▁to ▁get ▁married ; ▁she ▁also ▁war ns ▁Bernard a ▁that ▁she ' ll ▁turn ▁her ▁daughters ' ▁hearts ▁to ▁dust ▁if ▁they ▁cannot ▁be ▁free . ▁Bernard a ▁forces ▁her ▁back ▁into ▁her ▁room . ▁ ▁It ▁turns ▁out ▁that ▁Ad ela ▁and ▁Pe pe ▁are ▁having ▁a ▁secret ▁affair . ▁Ad ela ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁vol atile , ▁def ying ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁quar re ling ▁with ▁her ▁sister s , ▁particularly ▁Mart i rio , ▁who ▁reve als ▁her ▁own ▁feelings ▁for ▁Pe pe . ▁Ad ela ▁shows ▁the ▁most ▁horror ▁when ▁the ▁family ▁he ars ▁the ▁latest ▁g oss ip ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁town spe ople ▁recently ▁tort ured ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁who ▁had ▁delivered ▁and ▁killed ▁an ▁il leg it imate ▁baby . ▁ ▁T ension ▁expl odes ▁as ▁family ▁members ▁confront ▁one ▁another ▁and ▁Bernard a ▁purs ues ▁Pe pe ▁with ▁a ▁gun . ▁A ▁gun shot ▁is ▁heard ▁outside . ▁Mart i rio ▁and ▁Bernard a ▁return ▁and ▁imply ▁that ▁Pe pe ▁has ▁been ▁killed . ▁Ad ela ▁fle es ▁into ▁another ▁room . ▁With ▁Ad ela ▁out ▁of ▁ear shot , ▁Mart i rio ▁tells ▁everyone ▁else ▁that ▁Pe pe ▁actually ▁fled ▁on ▁his ▁p ony .