List of Agua Bendita episodes and chapters

Agua Bendita (lit. 'Holy Water') is a 2010 Philippine romantic fantasy religious-drama television series based on the Liwayway Komiks comic book series of the same name created by Rod Santiago and directed by Malu L. Sevilla, Claudio "Tots" Sanchez-Mariscal IV, Don M. Cuaresma and Jojo A. Saguin. The series stars Andi Eigenmann in her dual role as twin sisters Agua and Bendita Cristi, together with leading men Matteo Guidicelli and Jason Abalos, with an ensemble cast consisting of Vina Morales, John Estrada, Pilar Pilapil, Alessandra De Rossi, Dimples Romana, Carlos Agassi, Pen Medina, Malou Crisologo, Jason Gainza, Malou de Guzman, Bing Loyzaga, Zaijian Jaranilla, and Zoren Legaspi in their supporting roles. The series premiered on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida nighttime block from February 8 to September 3, 2010, replacing May Bukas Pa and was replaced by Noah (original first primetime slot) and 1DOL (second primetime slot).

Series overview

Year		Chapter numbers	No. of chapters	Chapter numbers (with episode numbers)	No. of episodes (each chapter numbers)	No. of episodes (overall)	First aired (by chapter)	Last aired (by chapter)	First aired (overall)	Last aired (overall)
	2010	Prologue	1	Prologue (1–2)	2	147	February 8, 2010	February 9, 2010	February 8, 2010	September 3, 2010
		1	1	1 (3–15)	13		February 10, 2010	February 26, 2010
		1–3	3	1 (16–37)	22		March 1, 2010	March 30, 2010
				2 (38–89)	52		March 31, 2010	June 15, 2010
				3 (90–122)	33		June 16, 2010	July 30, 2010
		3–4	2	3 (123)	1		August 2, 2010
				4 (124–147)	24		August 3, 2010	September 3, 2010
		Epilogue	1	Epilogue (147)	1		September 3, 2010

Episodes

Prologue and Chapter 1–3 (Episodes 1–15)

Chapter	Title	Episode titles	Original air date
Prologue	"Prologue"	"Episodes 1–2"	February 8–9, 2010
Marcial (John Estrada) and Mercedes (Vina Morales) are a young married couple living in Cebu, who pray for children of their own, but have none. After five years, Mercedes becomes pregnant, but is diagnosed with a heart defect, making her pregnancy high-risk. Marcial went to church praying for guidance. While in church, Criselda Barrameda (Dimples Romana) had an epileptic seizure and Marcial, a doctor, brought her to his clinic. Resting in the clinic, Criselda told Marcial of Father Guido, her uncle, who was a priest in her hometown. With his deep faith in God, he was able to perform miraculous healing. People would not listen when Guido claimed it was the work of God and instead began to worship him. Angered, Father Guido left, telling no one of his destination. It was speculated that he was staying in the mountains. It was Father Guido whom Criselda sought for healing. A few months later, while at the church, Mercedes felt extremely thirsty and stole the jar of agua bendita (holy water). Afterwards, she craved agua bendita. Marcial learned Mercedes was carrying twins, one of whom inherited Mercedes' heart condition. Marcial prayed to God for help with his wife's desire for stolen agua bendita. One day, a group of men rush a weakened old man into Marcial's clinic, Father Guido. Nearing the end of his life, Guido instructed Marcial to give the bottle of agua bendita to Criselda. That night, Mercedes bled, almost having a miscarriage; Marcial gave her Father Guido's agua bendita in order to save her and their babies. Marcial later dreamt of the late Father Guido, who told him that if he would not ask for Criselda's forgiveness, there will be consequence to his stealing. Marcial kept his dream from Criselda, but one of daughters was sealed: Agua, the younger sister, was born in water form. Marcial and Mercedes finally get their wishes when Mercedes becomes pregnant with twins. Meanwhile, a suffering epileptic hopes for a cure from a miraculous healing priest. Marcial decides to keep Agua from the people in order to protect her. Bendita also grows in a confined environment due to a heart condition.
1	"Chapter One"	"Episodes 3–37"	February 10–26, 2010
Fearing for Agua's safety, Marcial hid her with his assistant Tonyang, telling Mercedes that Agua is stillborn. Agua was kept in a huge aquarium inside a hidden room in the Cristis' house. Bendita, Agua's twin, was spoiled by her grandmother, Doña Amalia, the mother of Mercedes, while Agua became humble and content in Marcial's supervision. When the family learned of Agua's existence, Mercedes loved her, but Bendita and Doña Amalia hated Agua, usually punishing her by giving her hard chores. At one point, they abandoned Aqua in a park, where she met Tod, Criselda's crippled son. Longing for her family, Agua decides to visit them in person. Meanwhile, Amalia suspects that Marcial is womanizing due to his suspicious actions. The Cristis finally learn of Agua's existence. As Agua adjusts to her new life, Bendita does everything in order to take her twin sister out of the scene. Amalia carries out her deep hatred for the strange Agua by losing the child at the park. There, Agua finds herself in danger. Baldo puts Bendita's life in danger, thinking that she is the miraculous Agua. Marcial lies about Agua's death to save Bendita. Amalia holds a grand introduction party for Bendita after the Cristis decided to move to her house in Manila. Amalia's harsh treatment toward Agua pushes Marcial to make a difficult decision. Amalia befriends Agua after convincing Mercedes and her family not to leave her. Paco agrees to help Criselda find Agua. Bendita runs away from home, putting her and Agua's lives in danger. Marcial goes to Baldo and Criselda to find information about Agua and Bendita's whereabouts. Unknown to him, the twin sisters find themselves in grave danger. Agua and Bendita face another problem after escaping from their pursuers. After finding her way home, Bendita develops resentment toward Agua again. Agua, on the other hand, proves her love for Bendita when the latter suffers an accident. Bendita continues to express her hatred toward Agua. The conflict between Agua and Bendita takes a toll on Mercedes’ health.

Chapters 1–3 (Episodes 16–122)

Chapter	Title	Episode titles	Original air date
1	"Chapter One"	"Episodes 16–37"	March 1–30, 2010
She healed him with her tears, and he reunited her with her family. Criselda and Baldo, her husband, discovered Marcial's theft of agua bendita, and they took revenge on his family by kidnapping Bendita, mistaking her for Agua. The family travels to Manila to save the child they believe is Agua. Marcial discovers Agua's healing abilities, and used it to cure patients. The cures attracted media attention and the family had to flee on Doña Lisa's yacht. While at sea, Doña Amalia accidentally threw Agua overboard, letting the family think she drowned. Criselda and Tot stayed at the Aguirre household as maids to spy on the Cristis. Agua was found by Ben and Rosy, who raised Agua as their own daughter. They try to return Agua to her family, but learn that they moved to the United States, where Mercedes meets his colleague Luisito, who in turn offers him a job. Bendita once again feels loneliness within her family, and the couple decides to have their marriage annulled. Mercedes miraculously recovers from her illness while Agua discovers her special ability. Agua's kindness prevails as she urges Marcial to let her heal one of his patients. Marcial and Agua reach an agreement over the latter's desire to heal the sick. Amalia and Bendita become curious of Agua's apparent happiness. Marcial comes clean to Mercedes. News about Marcial's alleged supernatural ability reaches the media. An incident involving Agua fuels Bendita's doubt on Marcial's love for her. Bendita's plan to redeem herself after her beauty contest loss turns awry. Soon, Marcial decides to relocate his family. Bendita refuses to move out of Amalia's house. Criselda grows more desperate in searching for the Cristis. The supposed fun trip of the Cristis turns uncomfortable as Lisa expresses criticism toward Marcial. Criselda and Tod meet a kindhearted boy. Marcial leads a search party for Agua. The missing girl, meanwhile, swims with newfound friends to find her way back home. A lowly fishing couple decides to look after Agua while she is on the island. Marcial and Mercedes become more desperate to find Agua, unaware that their tension is starting to rub off on Bendita. Bendita meets an accident while trying to get Marcial spend more time with her. Agua's discovery of the effects of dynamite fishing causes a rift between Rosie and Ben. Criselda becomes more aggressive in her attempt to find Agua. The Cristis, on the other hand, try to move on from the painful experience of losing their daughter. Agua finally comes back home. However, Marcial and Mercedes decide to migrate to America in order to flee from Criselda. Agua discovers that she can talk to sea creatures. Marcial remains doubtful about migrating to America. Agua enacts an ingenious plan to save her fish friends’ habitat. Amalia finally arrives in America and lives with Marcial and his family. Agua gets into trouble for helping a wounded fisherman. Tonyang and Marcial remain unsuccessful in finding Agua as Rosie and Ben finally devise a way in effectively keeping Agua away from public attention. Agua finds solace in Ben and Rosie's care while Marcial and Mercedes’ relationship gets rocky. Criselda and Ton-Ton are taken in by a faith healer and become an accomplice in his scheme. Marcial decides to go back to Manila despite his family's objections. Luisito slaps Mercedes with the truth when she rejects him anew. Agua meets new friends. Marcial is taken aback by Mercedes's desire to have their marriage annulled.
2	"Chapter Two"	"Episodes 38–89"	March 31; April 5–May 7; May 11–June 15, 2010
Ten years later, Bendita is a sassy spoiled teen, while Agua is a rural girl who only wants to be reunited with her family. Marcial is continuing his medical mission until Divina fell in love with him, which is why Mercedes started arranging their divorce. While staying in the Philippines, Agua befriended Dolly, a dolphin, and Otep, Dolly's pet clownfish. Ronnie falls from his sailboat, causing his blindness, and is saved by Agua. The two became close friends, until Marcial discovers Agua. The family reunites, despite Marcial and Mercedes' divorce. After years in America away from Agua, Bendita is unused to Agua. Bendita falls in love with Ronnie, who still loves Agua. Doña Amalia, on the other hand, struggles with debts, and steals the money intended for the hotel Ronnie's mother Solita is planning. Ronnie is reunited with Solita, and his blindness is treated. When he first saw Agua, he was shocked by her looks, causing Agua to run away to a deserted island by herself. On that island, Agua meets Paco (Tod), who befriends her. After a while, Paco brings Agua to Criselda and Baldo, who are now working for Señor Lucas, a fake healer. The group uses Agua's healing powers to benefit themselves. Amalia approves of Luisito's plan to propose marriage to Mercedes. Agua cannot help but feel like she does not belong anywhere. Mercedes reaches a decision when Amalia forces her to accept Luisito's proposal. Ben and Rosie try to pull Agua out of her loneliness. Amalia finds a way to stop Mercedes from leaving. An accident leads Ronnie to a fateful encounter with Agua. Agua finds a friend in Ronnie. While taking Ronnie to a medical mission, Ben comes face to face with a strikingly familiar man. Agua arrives at a difficult decision when Marcial shows up at Rosie and Ben's place. The Cristis cannot help but feel excited to finally reunite with Agua. Unknown to them, Baldo and Criselda continue their hunt for the long-lost woman. Marcial and Mercedes decide to hide the truth about their separation from Agua. This causes Bendita to become envious of her twin sister. Bendita's rage intensifies as Mercedes resolves to stay with Agua. Agua's joy is cut short when her acquaintance with sea creatures is reported by Bendita to Amalia. Despite this, the former makes an attempt to get close with Bendita, only to end in a disaster. Bendita finds an opportunity to escape from her family, and ventures in the sea. Agua comes to Bendita's rescue when the latter finds herself in a vulnerable situation. Amalia learns about her financial woes from her lawyer. Bendita expresses her sentiments on her parents’ separation. Agua comes up with a way to help Marcial and Mercedes reconcile. Marcial loses the chance of reconciling with Mercedes when he gets into serious trouble. Mercedes’ relationship with Marcial crumbles down after she discovered his alleged affair with Divina. Bendita becomes determined to steal Ronnie away from Agua. Bendita sabotages Ronnie's plan to serenade Agua. Despite this, Ronnie is bent on fighting for his feelings for Agua. Following his heart, Ronnie makes a choice between Agua and Bendita. Solita leaves no stone unturned in her search for her missing son, Ronnie. Ronnie's love letter sparks an argument between Agua and Bendita. Bendita gets wind of Agua's startling confession. Bendita grows overly inquisitive about her sister's healing ability, leaving Agua even more insecure. Ronnie surprises his mother with his new outlook in life. Ronnie undergoes an eye surgery, much to Agua's dejection. Amalia offers Divina a chance to earn Marcial's affection. Hoping to pull her son out of his misery, Solita gives in to Ronnie's desire to return to the island. Divina is in for a shock as Amalia refuses to let her give up her fight for Marcial's affection. Ronnie expresses his desire to remain friends with Agua despite the latter's fear that he will be disgusted by her appearance. Bendita learns of her sister's extraordinary ability. Divina manages to keep Marcial's attention to her. Ronnie feels that something is not right despite finally seeing Agua in the flesh. Bendita faces the consequences of her deceit. Amalia volunteers to arrange the launch of her and Solita's resort to prevent her business partner from learning about her financial status. Ronnie strikes a deal with Bendita. Ronnie finally meets Agua. Tension rises when Mercedes, Luisito, Marcial, and Divina come across each other at the resort's launch party. Agua runs off after seeing Ronnie's reaction to her appearance. Agua's disappearance takes a toll on Marcial and Mercedes’ relationship with Bendita. Agua crosses paths with Paco. Paco tries his best to gain Agua's trust. Bendita struggles to make friends at school. Paco asks Agua to come home with him and heal his mother. Bendita pretends to be Ronnie's girlfriend. Ronnie and Bendita get stuck in the middle of the ocean after their speed boat's engine failed. Paco feels a pang of sympathy for Agua. A group of fishermen captures Agua's friend Dolly the dolphin. Marcial warns Luisito to stay away from his family. Agua and Paco work together to rescue Dolly the dolphin from the cruel fishermen. Mercedes arrives at an important decision to rebuild her family. Agua is put in danger after she helped Paco escape from the syndicate that captured Dolly. Bendita finally sees Amalia's true colors following her confrontation with her parents. Bendita and Marcial reconcile with each other and decide to start anew. Amalia vows to make Rosie's life a living hell during her stay at the hotel. While Agua's friendship with Paco flourishes, Bendita gets to spend more quality time with Marcial. Amalia resolves to come up with a plan that will guarantee Marcial's downfall. Marcial and Mercedes recall their priceless moments together as they indulge in a special picnic by the shore. Unknown to them, Amalia and Divina are out to rain on their parade. Mercedes’ heart is shattered into pieces when she catches sight of Marcial and Divina together. Determined to reconcile with his wife, Marcial tries to explain his side. Criselda finds herself on the receiving end of Agua's miraculous healing power. Baldo and Criselda hatch a plot against the Cristis. Criselda and Baldo continue feigning concern for Agua. Bendita tries to give her father a chance to explain himself. Bendita confronts Divina to put her in her place. Luisito discovers Amalia's schemes. Agua finds herself at the mercy of Criselda upon unmasking the latter's true colors. Having enough of the abuse, Agua tries to escape. Upon learning of Criselda and Baldo's deception, Lucas tries to keep Agua away to get even with the couple. While Paco finally decides to stand up for Agua, her loved ones make it a point that she remains imprisoned. Bendita is bothered by her conscience after she failed to help Agua escape and learned of Amalia's crimes. Criselda claims Lucas’ role in faith healing. Agua loses consciousness in the middle of a healing session. Much to the Barramedas’ shock, Marcial arrives to find his daughter. Divina confesses a shocking truth to Mercedes. The Barramedas come up with a plan to hide Agua forever. Marcial and Mercedes bring the police to search Criselda's house for Agua. Amalia turns to bribery to cover up the degrading financial status of Solita's hotel. As her parents continue to look for her, Agua receives a warning about an upcoming major change in her life. Amalia takes advantage of Solita's fondness for Bendita to set her ulterior motive in action. Criselda's and Baldo's scheme to prevent Agua from reuniting with her family continues as Mercedes inches closer to finding her missing daughter. Amalia uses Rosie as a scapegoat when Solita learns of her larceny. Bendita successfully switches physical attributes with Agua upon finding the miraculous spring.
3	"Chapter Three"	"Episodes 90–122"	June 16–July 30, 2010
Agua escapes the fraudulent healers with Paco's help. Bendita causes Solita's head trauma. The twins exchange appearances on different places; Agua turning normal at the seaport, while Bendita turns blue in the forest. Bendita tries to return to their household, but is kidnapped by Baldo, who thinks she's Agua. Agua returns home, but no one believes she is Agua as she still appears to be Bendita; she experiences Bendita's life, friendships and school, but eventually others come to believe she is who she claims to be. Mercedes' relationship with Luisito ends. Solita discovers Doña Amalia's betrayal, and fires her. Doña Amalia discovers the true Bendita, and makes a truce with Criselda and Baldo in exchange for Bendita's life. The police pursue the couple, leading to Baldo's escape and Criselda's imprisonment. Paco saves Bendita from Baldo and Criselda, while Agua tries to find her way home. Paco saves Bendita from Baldo and Criselda, while Agua tries to find her way home. Ronnie tries to get to the bottom of Amalia's schemes. Paco opens up about her growing feelings for Bendita. Agua struggles to make the people around her believe that she is the miraculous twin, while Baldo and Criselda inch closer to finding Bendita. Despite her inability to cure with her tears, Bendita still manages to trick Criselda and Baldo into treating her nicely. Meanwhile, Agua's daily habits start to bother Mercedes and Tonyang. Paco helps Bendita avoid trouble with his parents while she remains powerless. Agua feels like a fish out of water as she struggles to adjust to her new life as her twin sister. Paco helps Bendita avoid trouble with his parents while she remains powerless. Agua feels like a fish out of water as she struggles to adjust to her new life as her twin sister. Paco helps Bendita avoid trouble with his parents while she remains powerless. Posing as her sister, Agua induces Amalia to confess Bendita's culpability in Solita's accident. Baldo and Criselda discover Bendita's deceit after she attempts to escape with Paco. Bendita leads Criselda and Baldo to the magical fountain. Unknown to her, the authorities are seeking her out for Solita's plight. Criselda and Baldo make a business out of the water that they obtained from the magical fountain. Later, Criselda begins to feel guilty when someone who discovered Bendita's secret gets killed. Solita places a bounty on Bendita's head. Criselda gets a hold of some Agua Bendita to heal Baldo. Solita places a bounty on Bendita's head. Criselda gets a hold of some Agua Bendita to heal Baldo. After barely escaping Solita, Agua faces townspeople who are after the reward money placed on Bendita's head. Marcial remains adamant in refusing Luisito's offer. Criselda comes up with a way to get rid of Bendita. Solita confronts Ronnie over her suspicion that he is hiding Bendita. Bendita decides not to go home to keep her family away from trouble. Paco and Ronnie later save her from the raging townsfolk and pave the way for her to reunite with Agua. Agua and Bendita get to spend quality time together. Solita discovers Ronnie's secret and brings the authorities to arrest Bendita. However, Agua claims that she is Bendita to spare her sister from imprisonment. Paco finds Bendita and tries to take her home. Agua struggles to convince her loved ones that she is her twin sister. Bendita falls into the hands of Baldo and Criselda. Amalia uses Bendita's captivity to lure Mercedes into marrying Luisito. While Agua resolves to continue pretending to be her twin sister, Mercedes, Marcial, and Ronnie look for ways to get her out of jail. Amalia remains clueless that it is Bendita held in captivity by Criselda and Baldo. Luisito gives in to Amalia's plans of his marriage to Mercedes. Agua learns of Bendita's fate after being released from jail. Agua continues to pretending to be Bendita. Amalia finally learns of the true identity of Baldo and Criselda's captive. Amalia tries to gain Bendita's forgiveness. Agua's loved ones look for ways to absolve her from Solita's allegations. In hopes of locating Agua, Marcial and Mercedes head to the Aguirres' home and learn that another person turned up missing along with their daughter. Ronnie and Agua shock their families with a life-changing announcement. Mercedes moves to Luisito's home in hopes of reuniting with Bendita. To convince Ronnie to move back home, Solita announces her plans of withdrawing her case against Bendita. Mercedes is forced to go through with her wedding with Luisito. Tensions rise when Agua and Ronnie move to Solita's home with Tonyang. Agua and Bendita learn of Mercedes and Luisito's engagement. Marcial races against time to stop Mercedes and Luisito's wedding. After calling off his wedding with Mercedes, Luisito reveals the truth about Bendita's whereabouts. Tension rises in Solita's household when Ronnie hides the Cristis in one of his family's secluded villas to help them escape from the media.

Chapters 3–4 and Epilogue (Episodes 123–147)

Chapter	Title	Episode titles	Original air date
3	"Chapter Three"	"Episode 123"	August 2, 2010
Doña Amalia continues to hide Bendita in exchange for a truce with Luisito. To learn Bendita's location, Mercedes agrees to marry Luisito. Marcial tries to stop them, but Luisito had a change of heart and freed Mercedes. Becoming more envious, Bendita attends the same school as Ronnie and Agua. Amalia seeks Luisito's help in earning Mercedes' forgiveness.
4	"Chapter Four"	"Episodes 124–147"	August 3–September 3, 2010
Solita files charges against Bendita, not knowing it is Agua. Ronnie frightens Bendita by faking a marriage contract with Agua, when Bendita arrives. Envious of Agua, Bendita steals some agua bendita from Criselda, and uses it to become a fake healer, but Baldo traps Bendita in a freezer. That night, Agua as Bendita celebrates her debut. Doña Amalia's ice sculpture for Bendita's debut arrives; unknown to everyone, the sculpture is Bendita herself in Agua's form, now frozen. Paco and Agua discover what happened to Bendita, while Doña Amalia almost breaks Bendita's ice sculpture. Marcial, Ben, Ronnie, and Paco carry Bendita to the pool to thaw her, but Agua finds a little amount of agua bendita, and drinks it which allows her to switch forms with her twin and regain her healing powers. Bendita thaws, but retains her fluid form; she is brownish while Agua is blue. Bendita blames Agua for what happened, worsening her misdeeds. She began to experience vomiting, abdominal pain, nausea, and finally lung cancer and a brain tumor. As Bendita continue to struggle with her sickness, the Cristi family searches for help. They found some of Criselda and Baldo's agua bendita but while this does not heal Bendita, Agua's is successful. During the preparations for Marcial and Mercedes' wedding, Mercedes is shot by Baldo and is hospitalized. That night, Agua dreams of Padre Gido, who warns her that if she heals her mother, those will be her last healing tears. Bendita calls Baldo to offer the spring water in exchange for her sister. Once freed, Agua goes to the hospital and heals her mother. Doña Amalia helps Criselda escape by leaving a hair pin to unlock the handcuffs fixing her to the hospital bed. Marcial spots Baldo waiting outside the hospital for Criselda; during their struggle for the gun, it goes off, killing Baldo. Paco goes to see his father's body in the hospital morgue and starts to feel anger. Criselda abducts Bendita, but Bendita texts Marcial the license plate number and the police chase Criselda's car. Paco finds Bendita and they embrace. Amalia falls into water; as she cannot swim, Agua saves Doña Amalia's life. Criselda shoots the LPG Tank, causing the boat to explode. Luisito offers the Cristis a new house in hopes of earning their forgiveness. In jail, Criselda receives a letter from Baldo. Bendita demands Amalia to get the miraculous spring water. Criselda enlists the help of someone to take revenge on Marcial. Bendita's supposed miracle makes it to the local news. Alarmed, Marcial faces the media to tell them the truth about his daughter. Without her family's knowledge, Bendita heals anyone who asks for her help. Because of this, Amalia uses her granddaughter to her advantage. Baldo sets his plan to kidnap Bendita in motion. The truth about Bendita's heart condition comes to light. Bendita's life hangs in danger as Baldo takes her as captive. Despite curing Bendita, Agua gets on her twin sister's bad side anew when Bendita meets another misfortune. Ronnie makes a heartfelt confession to Agua. Troubled by his daughters' condition, Marcial decides to let the twins undergo another round of physical examination. Bendita's past string of lies comes back to bite her when she suffers from a mysterious illness. Paco's attempt to retrieve Criselda's stolen gallon of miraculous water takes a dark turn. Putting her own love life on hold, Agua helps Marcial and Mercedes rekindle the flame of their relationship. Ronnie and Paco team up to find Baldo to cure Bendita's illness. Paco tries to strike a deal with Baldo in exchange for the cure. Bendita's suffering reaches unimaginable levels. Guido appears in Agua's and Bendita's dreams. Coming to terms with her tragic fate, Bendita makes the most of her time on Earth. Bent on helping Bendita, Amalia follows Kito to his hideout. A shootout ensues as the authorities attack Baldo's hideout in a bid to rescue Solita. Finally discovering the truth behind Baldo and Criselda's lies, Kito helps Paco find a stock of the miraculous spring water. With the help of Agua's tears, Bendita regains her strength after getting healed by the miraculous water. Marcial and Mercedes profess their undying love for each other. Agua shrieks from a surprising greeting. Marcial and his family learn about the unfavorable outcome of Mercedes's operation. Agua refuses to shed a tear despite the bruises Baldo inflicted upon her. After learning about Mercedes's critical condition and Amalia's dark secret, Bendita takes matters into her own hands to save Agua. Agua races against time to save Mercedes. Paco finally decides to surrender Criselda to the police. News of Agua's healing powers spread all over the hospital. Criselda manages to escape with the help of an ally. Baldo and Marcial's altercation ends with blood. Amalia attempts to make amends with Mercedes. Agua, Bendita, and their loved ones finally reunite. As the dust settles, Agua makes a sacrifice for Bendita. Agua and Bendita prepare a birthday surprise for Mercedes. Determined to make the Cristis suffer, Criselda carries out her ultimate act of revenge.
Epilogue	"Epilogue"	"Episode 147"	September 3, 2010
Criselda gets life imprisonment for her crimes, and she and Paco say a tearful goodbye to each other. Mercedes and Bendita visited Dona Amalia, who is now in a mental institution after the explosion. Agua disappeared, thinking to hide from her family, but realizes that her family needs her and so she returned, revealing herself in public without fear of being judged by her appearance. After suffering and trauma, the Christi family finds a peaceful life; Solita accepts Agua as her son's love, and Agua continues to heal those in need. After all the suffering and extreme experiences, the Cristi family managed to live a normal and peaceful life.