Inside Simeon's house, the radio now plays “Turn the Beat Around”, a version by Gloria Estefan. Melissa enters the house and finds the environment hazy.“Why am I feeling like Sharon Stone in a place about to explode?” she asks ironically.“Well, I'm muscular like Stallone!” William brags and flexes the muscles in his right arm.Melissa rolls her eyes and approaches her father, “I'm here, Dad. I have good news: LCN has approved my spec! I will be their next author, my soap will replace ‘A Rose in the Desert!’”Simeon rejoices and hugs his daughter, “O, my little princess, what a joy! Congratulations!”“And how was poor Jack Motta?” William asks mockingly.The hug is broken and Melissa looks impatiently at her brother, “He didn't have any hard feelings.”“Of course, if he had, I would have smashed his face!”Melissa drops her bag on the dresser, “So, Will, what are you doing here?”“Why, I came to get my son and live happily ever after with him!”Melissa laughs, “You can live happily,

William is surprised that Beto knows about Pamela's plan. The two gentlemen continue to chat in the manager's office.“How did you know that?” William asks intrigued.“The maids know everything,” Beto responds with an enigmatic smile.“OK, I got it.” The riddle didn't last on William, “You still have to visit her house to pick up Pedro.”“Yes, the name I gave my son in retaliation for Josias.” Beto wiggles, “Why did I get carried away by her ideas?”“And she named her son with her current husband ‘Theodore’ just to get at you.” Beto ponders, “Indeed, Pamela is a cruel woman. Why don't we team up to defeat her?”Beto bounces in his chair, “What is this, the rejected guys’ club?”“Almost that. We cannot let this shameless woman triumph.”“She has already triumphed, William.” Beto frowns, “She has a powerful husband and a law firm at her disposal. No one will want to defend you.”“ANY lawyer in this world will want to, Beto!” William grows impatient, “By the law, I can't be without repre

Isabel is walking through the halls of LCN when she bumps into Vernon.“Hello, Mrs. Freire. Do you already know the news?”“Is about Melissa having her story produced? Yes, I am aware.” Isabel smiles at him.“It's not like that.” Vernon grumbles, “OK, I'm happy for her too, but I wanted to flaunt that I'm getting promoted to the print newspaper!”Isabel can't be happy for Vernon, “Is that a threat?”Vernon says wryly, “Well, if you don't bother me, I won't do what I did to William Campos.”Isabel is shocked, “So you admit it had something to do with that bust last year. How can you sleep on your pillow, Vernon?”“I take some tranquilizers and a glass of hot milk before I go to bed. And Elza's body keeps me warm.” Vernon thinks he's a joker.But Isabel is not amused, “I am now very busy with the renovation of 'Love Just Happens' and thank God your wife has become the hotel's manager. We have no more reason to fight, let's forget about this intrigue!”“Keep living your life and I'll tak

Following day. At Shirley's apartment, she's getting ready to leave, fixing her hair in the living room mirror. Kelvin is on the couch reading the paper. The radio plays the song "Since I Don't Have You", a version of Guns 'n' Roses. Kelvin sighs, thinking he doesn't have Melissa.“Son, what are you sighing for?” Shirley notices him.“Sometimes I wonder if I really have Melissa or if she is only with me to heal the wounds caused by Josias,” Kelvin explains while still reading the newspaper.Shirley approaches him, “And have you discussed this with her?”“Not yet, and I don't even know if it's worth it.”Shirley disagrees, “Look, son, if there's one thing your old mother knows about relationships, it's communication. This thing of hiding what one feels from the other only happens in books and soap operas, and you know very well that it only causes a fuss.”Daryl approaches in dress wear, “Still having doubts about Melissa, little brother? Call her house right now!”Kelvin puts down the

William instigates Beto to turn against Pamela and help him in the legal dispute to stay with Caio.Beto recalls the dark years from 1982 to 1985 when he, Vera, and Teodoro tried to plot against Pamela, but they only get burned with it, culminating in Teodoro's fatal heart attack.Tears stream down Beto's cheeks as he declares, “It won't end like this... I need to avenge my father's death!”William grins evilly, “That's right, Beto, that's how you say it! If I remember correctly, the death of Seu Teodoro was because of all that confusion, was that it?”“Yes, that was it. My father absolutely didn't want Wallace and Vera to get married. When he learned that Wallace had attacked Vera on their honeymoon... it was too much for my father's heart... God rest his soul!”William pulls up his seat and sits down, “You can dig up that story so the judge can understand why Pamela didn't have custody of Caio back then. We can bring up the whole story from 1989. And that's when Pamela cheated on Wa