Kino sits around enjoying nature. Coyotito is stung by a scorpion. Then everyone in the village comes to help. Juana wants to go to the doctor, but the only doctor is a Spanish dude, and he is racist towards Indians. So the villagers think that if he won’t come to their houses, they’ll go to him. Juana and Kino take Coyotito to the doctor’s house. The doctor refuses to do anything because they are poor. Kino gets pissed and punches the front gate of the doctor’s house.
Kino and Juana go fishing. They find this big ass pearl. They are happy because the pearl is worth a lot of money, and they can get sell the pearl and have money to pay for stuff like Coyotito’s medical bills. Kino takes the pearl back to his village and everyone is jealous. Some dude tries to steal the pearl from Kino’s house. Then Kino goes to town to sell it but all the buyers are corrupt and pretend it’s not worth anything. Kino decides to go to the big city to sell it and is mugged but the thieves don’t get the pearl. Juana hates the pearl because all it has brought is bad things so she tries to throw it in the ocean. Kino gets mad and stops her and then gives her an ass-whooping. Then Kino is attacked by two dudes. Kino fights them off and kills one of the dudes.
Kino and Juana decide to escape because Kino is now a wanted man. Their house and all their stuff is burned, so they leave the village. Some people follow them to try and catch them. They escape to the mountains and realize that there are three people tailing them. They hide in a cave. Kino figures out the only way he’ll live is if he kills the people following him while they sleep. He goes to their "camp." Then Coyotito makes a noise and one of the dudes hears him, so he shoots into the cave. Kino attacks the men and kills all three. Then Kino goes into the cave and realizes that the guy shot his son. Then Kino and Juana go back to town, carrying the very dead Coyotito. He puts down Coyotito, and throws the pearl into the water because all it did was bring trouble.