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Returned to My Father Episode 3

Episode 3

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Episode 3 recap

Mario defends Lía from the hostile neighbors in the courtyard. Jaime's mother calls Lía a monster and leaves, but the little girl with braids thanks her. Mario introduces himself as her father's friend and explains her father traveled for business. Lía remembers her classmates and best friend rejecting her after the fire. Back in the present, Lía asks if her father truly left for work, then walks away from Mario's proof.

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Episode 3 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Mario Confronts the Neighbors

    A young man in a turtleneck watches from the veranda. Mario rushes into the courtyard and scolds the neighbors for harassing Lía. Jaime's mother calls Lía a monster before storming off, while the little girl with braids thanks Lía.

  2. 00:46: Mario Explains His Arrival

    Mario introduces himself to Lía as her father's close friend. He tells her that her father had to leave town unexpectedly for business. Because of that sudden trip, her father asked him to come pick her up instead.

  3. 01:05: Flashback to School Rejection

    Lía remembers returning to school after the fire. Her teacher calls her scars an honorable badge. However, her classmates pull back in horror, and her former best friend refuses to sit beside her or speak to her at all.

  4. 02:15: Lía Questions Her Father

    Lía asks Mario if her father actually left town for work. Mario offers to pull up itinerary proof on his phone. Lía tells him that checking his phone is unnecessary, turns around, and walks away ahead of him.

Key Lines from Episode 3

“Si a nuestra niña le pasa algo, te lo advierto, les voy a hacer pagar hasta que no les quede ni para los pantalones. ¿Me oyeron?”

Mario Hidalgo · Said when he steps in to threaten the neighbors who are harassing Lía.

“Con solo ver a este monstruo dan ganas de vomitar.”

Mother · Said right before she leaves in disgust after insulting Lía in the courtyard.

“Lía, soy buen amigo de tu papá. Me llamo Mario Hidalgo.”

Mario Hidalgo · Said when he introduces himself to Lía after chasing away the hostile neighbors.

“¿De verdad mi papá se fue a trabajar fuera de la ciudad?”

Lía · Said when she questions Mario about the real reason behind her father's absence.

How Episode 3 Ends

Mario offers to show Lía his phone to prove her father genuinely had to travel for business. Doubting her father's motives after years of painful rejection, Lía declines to see the itinerary and walks away ahead of him. Did her father truly leave for work, or is he simply avoiding meeting his scarred daughter?