▁Meanwhile , ▁Mario ▁is ▁fired ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁force ▁due ▁to ▁alleg ed ▁in sub ord ination ▁and ▁A W OL . ▁Mario ▁later ▁ch okes ▁the ▁police ▁chief ▁for ▁ins ult ing ▁the ▁former ' s ▁dead ▁father , ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁polic eman . ▁This ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁huge ▁blow ▁to ▁Mario , ▁whose ▁daughter ▁would ▁have ▁pra ised ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁Father ' s ▁Day ▁program . ▁Sant ino ▁will ▁then ▁ur ge ▁En rique ▁to ▁do ▁something ▁for ▁Mario . ▁People ▁held ▁a ▁r ally ▁for ▁Mario , ▁whom ▁they ▁regard ▁as ▁a ▁hero . ▁Don ▁Miguel ▁dies ▁despite ▁Fr . ▁John ' s ▁bringing ▁of ▁Sant ino ▁to ▁he al ▁him , ▁and ▁as ▁Do ña ▁An ita ▁prepar es ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁Sel da , ▁St ella ' s ▁parent age ▁is ▁revealed . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁characters : ▁D ante ▁River o ▁as ▁Don ▁Miguel ▁Del g ado ▁- ▁father ▁of ▁Father ▁John . ▁He ▁initially ▁refused ▁Bro ther ▁John ' s ▁plan ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁priest , ▁but ▁with ▁Sant ino ' s ▁help , ▁he ▁attended ▁his ▁son ' s ▁ord ination . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁stage ▁ 4 ▁colon ▁cancer . ▁Though ▁Father ▁John ▁wants ▁Sant ino ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁life , ▁Don ▁Miguel ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁die . ▁N and ing ▁Josef ▁as ▁Mand ing ▁- ▁the ▁helper ▁of ▁Don ▁Miguel ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁news ▁to ▁Father ▁John ▁about ▁his ▁ill ness . ▁Later ▁was ▁entr