The day of the festival arrived.To calm the nerves of those who bought tickets, Josias had to appear on Lisandro’s Show and earnestly ask everyone to think of the little children who would be disappointed if everyone asked for their money back.And with Ivan (loving the publicity) stating that police security would be tightened, the citizens of Lagoon City grew calmer and decided to attend. There is no reason to panic.The audience was calm, but the police did not have the same luxury. When the public started to show up at the arena, they had to queue and were surprised by the same metal detector booth found in Airports and Banks. Women had to open their purses and show that they weren’t carrying weapons. Teenagers who showed up dressed in rock or hip hop style were vigorously searched by tough police officers.“Hey, cop, you’re rubbing my ass!” One of them complains.“STILL!” The policeman barked in the same tone as the nearby German shepherd.Other officers walked German Shepherds,

Vernon should have been prepared, but he was still startled when he read CLAUDIO GUZMAN on the door of one of the dressing rooms. How does a guy who isn’t even a model get exclusivity while Rodrigo Mountain was left out?Disgusted, Vernon knocks insistently on the door, frowning. Elza approaches him at this time.“Dear? That’s not how you’re going to get interviews with—” She chokes on the words.“What did you say?” Vernon turns to her.“I can understand the source of your irritation.” Elza recovers, “This is truly outrageous. Did Josias let it go?”“Actually, he did.” Melissa appears from behind them.Vernon and Elza turn to them.“Melissa, fix this mistake now!” Vernon complains, “My son says Rodrigo is getting dressed with other unfortunates! This cannot happen. What’s going on at this festival?”Elza jokes, “Could it be that Rodrigo threatened to explode here because of this?”“I don’t think Rodrigo even knew about it before.” Melissa opines. She doesn’t know that Daryl spoke to R

The next day, Ivan was jubilant in his office.A case like that, if solved, could leverage his career! And this time he’s not investigating Josias intending to arrest him, so he’s had the go-ahead from the Chief and Commissioner of the precinct.“Remember, Moraes.” The Commissioner warned him with his index finger raised, “Josias Rocha is above any investigation. If you find out that he did the shooting, close and drop the investigation immediately, do you hear me? We can’t afford to arrest him, there’s something powerful about that man that we’ll never be able to get past.”Isabel said that it’s the Lord’s power plus Everaldo’s support that makes Josias always unbeatable and invincible. But Ivan always shrugs it off, not believing what he says are fairy tales.However, when Ivan observed the security cameras, he noticed that Josias was close to the microphone and with his back to Cláudio when the shot occurred. So, for the time being, Josias was off the hook, leaving the Commissioner

At the police station, Ivan is surprised by a mob of journalists and photographers wasting film on pictures that won’t turn out well. The sergeant hangs his head and refuses to talk to microphones and tape recorders that are impolitely shoved into his mouth.“Cough, cough, you know where to stick those microphones!”“How rude!” Reporters complain.Ivan takes refuge in his office. Amoreira is waiting for him.“The new issue of Maggiezine hasn’t come out yet.” Amoreira says wagging his fingers, as if he were in withdrawal syndrome, “Who knows, maybe we could...”“We could go straight to Marçal Publishing if that’s what you want.” Ivan sits down at his desk and turns on his computer, “But let’s stick to what I discovered at Rocha Mansion.”Amoreira smiles widely and leans forward.“Mr. and Mrs. Rocha had no idea that Cláudio Guzman had been hired by the Quantium agency.” Ivan breaks the news, “But when they found out about it, they didn’t stop the former swimming instructor from pursuing

Days passed without Ivan or Amoreira discovering the author of the attack on Josias’s fashion show. However, they discover more and more about the victim, Cláudio Guzman.After leaving the hospital with a cut on his head due to the beating he received from Olivia Vasquez, Ivan, with a bandage on his forehead, was now questioning one of Quantium’s art directors.The man in his forties wearing glasses replied with a charming smile, “Cláudio Guzman, when he comes out of the coma – because he WILL, gentlemen, I believe so – will become an effective model in our agency. Isn’t that awesome?”Ivan doesn’t think it’s awesome, but he needs to dance along with the song, “Hmm... very interesting, sir. I didn’t know Quantium Studios would hire anyone.”The gentleman is nonconformist, “We aren’t talking about just anyone. Cláudio Guzman has the charisma and poise we look for in our models. He did well modeling for us, and he had success while on the runway at the Sunset Village arena. Yes, people