Synopsis

Don Alejandro shared with Diego news he’d received from a friend in the capital: the new commandante, Captain Juan Ortega, was said to be a man of honesty and fairness. But upon his arrival, Ortega displayed no such qualities. He treated Sergeant Garcia with disdain and openly flaunted arrogance toward the townspeople. The reason for this behavior became clear when Ortega met with the magistrado, informing him that the previous commandante had been ambushed and murdered, acting on the orders of