S3·E202 Episode 679

Episode recap

Task: Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap for Dreams of Freedom S3E202 (Episode 679).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.
No guessing or inventing plot points.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Word count: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: "Tomás admits that he has a drinking problem. Mabel is jealous of Josema's date. Begoña tells Julia that she has to go back home."
Series Info: Dreams of Freedom (2024), Drama and Soap. Begoña Montes is a woman trapped in a toxic marriage seeking freedom in Spain in 1958.
Cast: Natalia Sánchez as Begoña Montes, Alain Hernández as Jesús de la Reina.
The synopsis is extremely brief:
1. Tomás admits to a drinking problem.
2. Mabel is jealous of Josema's date.
3. Begoña tells Julia she has to go back home.
The user wants 280-380 words.
The provided synopsis only contains three distinct plot points.
If I strictly follow "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES" and "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing," I cannot reach 280-380 words without violating the core instruction of not inventing details.
However, the prompt explicitly asks for a 280-380 word recap.
Conflict Resolution: In professional archiving/instruction following, if the source material is insufficient to meet a length requirement without violating the "no invention" rule, the "no invention" rule is the primary constraint for accuracy. But usually, in these LLM prompts, I need to expand using the context provided.
Wait, the prompt says: "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing." This is a direct instruction that overrides the word count if the word count would require guessing.
Let's look at the facts again.
Series: Dreams of Freedom (2024).
Setting: Spain, 1958.
Main character: Begoña Montes.
Episode 679 plot: Tomás admits a drinking problem. Mabel feels jealousy regarding Josema's date. Begoña informs Julia that she must return home.
If I write only the facts, I will have about 40 words.
If I try to reach