 Ana and Aurora discuss candidates for the upcoming elections, comparing them to old collectible cards with movie stars, Ana remembering John Barrymore and Aurora, Rock Hudson. Ana says that the elections are always followed by divorces, since when a candidate gets only one vote he knows even his wife doesn t believe in him, and that s the end. The conversation is constantly interrupted by one or the other shouting, "Sister! The soup!" and running to the kitchen. They refer to how they now have more free time, and when they ve both gone to see the soup, the new maid, Luzarda, appears. After lunch (and the commercial) Ana is feeling unwell. Aurora rushes to her side, and orders Luzarda to bring a cup of water with a few drops of some medicine. Luzarda comes back several times for clarifications, and finally with the medicine and water in hand, asks again if she is to put the medicine in the water. She then drops the whole, unopened bottle in the cup of water, and hands it to Aurora. Lucia instructs Luzarda to call the pharmacist to give Ana an injection of "coramina", and rushes for the doctor. Luzarda has never used a telephone before, dials a number at random, and despite the wrong number s repeated explanations, continues to ask him to come and give an injection, while Ana s eyes roll up, she faints, and seems to go rigid. Aurora eventually reappears, without the doctor, and Ana recovers. Luzarda repeats "coramina" and resolves that if she ever has a daughter, that s what she ll name her. The cause of Ana s indisposition is revealed when Luzarda explains that she seasoned lunch with salt from the blue tin in the kitchen cupboard. Epsom salts.