meanwhile, rosalba is beginning to fall in love with the steamboat captain's nephew, arcadio, who rescues her notebook when it falls overboard. the two play a game of cards with paula and álvaro, a bickering couple who are also looking forward to grimaldi's performance. after the game, a storm develops and álvaro saves the boat but is thrown overboard. with the captain tragically obliterated and ríolobo having disappeared, arcadio takes the helm but the ship runs aground. ríolobo reappears in the form of a river spirit and the storm stops after he calls upon the river gods.