I gave up my seat to an old woman who told me, “When your husband gives you a necklace, put it in water…”

best friend of Sofía’s late grandmother.

Carmen had seen the suspicious order in the jewelry shop and recognized the “Marcos” name and the “Miraflores” connection. Fulfilling a deathbed promise to her friend Isabel to “watch over Sofía,” Carmen tracked her down on the bus to deliver the life-saving advice.