1983 (#15) - The fake marriage proposal to Eve, the deceit surrounding Victor's death

Eve's plan, meanwhile, seems to be working and bringing more and more Victor to certain death. The only one who suspects that there is something strange in this matter, knowing that she remembers the words of that mysterious phone call whose voice sounds a lot like Max's, is Julia. Noticing Eve going to the ranch on time despite Victor's alleged absence, the woman discovers that Victor never actually left. Julia is astonished to see the man reduced to that condition and despairs. During one of her visits, however, Julia begins to be seriously suspicious when she finds Victor's dog dead near the bowl with his own leftovers of food, which Julia herself had given him the day before. Victor and Julia thus begin to be suspicious of Eve and soon, thanks also to the help of Douglas, they manage to understand the woman's crazy plan, proved also by the analysis of the food, which confirms the thesis of poisoning. Once back on their feet thanks to an antidote, and determined to teach Eve a lesson and take revenge for her attempt to kill him, Victor, together with Julia and Douglas, then develops a plan to trap the woman. The following day, Victor, now ill, tells Eve that he is almost dying and that he wants to confess his love for her. So he proposes to her to get married, in order to fulfill his dream, not forgetting to make it clear that, as his legitimate wife, she would inherit his entire estate. Eve cannot believe Victor's words and, delighted to be able to take not only half but the entire estate, warns Max to stop the poisoning until the wedding. Julia, meanwhile, pretends to be Eve's friend and helps her prepare for the wedding. However, on the day of the wedding, on arrival at Victor's house, a distraught Eve finds the paramedics on a stretcher carrying a man covered, claiming that Victor died that night. Eve cannot believe how this could have happened and takes it out on Max, who defends herself by confirming that she has stopped poisoning him. Victor, meanwhile, makes sure that the coffin is closed promptly so that no one knows it's empty. On the day of his funeral, from a hidden spot the man then enjoys his funeral watching all the grieving people, anxious to make Eve and Max pay for it.