Complex sentence: Just as Pepa and Carlos figure out who one another are, Candela attempts suicide by jumping off the balcony, shortly followed by Marissa who accidentally drinks the gazpacho and is knocked out cold.
Split into simpler sentences: Just as Pepa and Carlos figure out who one another are, Candela attempts suicide by jumping off the balcony. Shortly thereafter Marissa accidentally drinks the gazpacho, and is knocked out cold.