At Marçal Publishing, Maggie receives a call from a furious Gabriela, “Hello?”“Maggie, we have problems!” Gabriela exclaims, “Josias Rocha didn’t fall in love with me!”Maggie is shocked, “But what happened? Didn't you wear the nightgown?”“Yes, I have been wearing the nightgown, but he is determined to tell everyone that I deserved to be beaten due to the article!” Gabriela sits on the sofa huffing.“How absurd!” Maggie narrows her eyes, “He wants both Kate and you to own up to their mistake?”“Yes, but I told him what I think to his face.” Gabriela smirks, “I told him that if Kate freaked out over what I hinted at, it's because I unknowingly spoke the truth: she got aroused by Mr. Guzman and is now trying to pose as a faithful and loyal wife by accusing the poor guy of being flirtatious!”Maggie is uneasy, “Oh, Gabi, I don't know if that was a smart move.”“He'll get that in his head and mull it over.” Gabriela responds confidently, “And he looked so sexy in that Italian-cut suit..
The next day, Katherine woke up and stretched slowly on the bed in the master suite. But when she opened her eyes wide......Josias was staring at her, already in his black pinstripe suit.“Honey, what happened?” she asks in a sleepy voice.“Kate, I think it's about time we stopped.”Katherine seems to have become more attentive as she leans against the headboard, “Huh? Stop with what?”“Stop the show we are making.” Josias sits on the bed, “I know very well that there was no harassment. You were temporarily attracted to Cláudio Guzman and begged me not to fire him. When I left the matter in your hands, you thought better of it and dismissed him, but for fear that I might misunderstand you, you made the whole story up.”Katherine is stunned by Josias revealing almost the whole truth, except for a few details...******At Vernon's house, he has just played the tape for Elza. She can no longer eat her breakfast and gets up to throw her plate of toast in the sink.“This is outrageous! Th
Josias corners Katherine in one of the bedroom walls. Her action was virile and truculent, and Katherine's back hit the wall, hurting her.“OUCH! Josias, you're hurting me...”“Don't you think it hurts me to see you getting involved in scandal and confusion when everything could be resolved by telling the truth?” Josias asserts fiercely.Katherine struggles in vain, “Stop it! I already told the truth! Cláudio Guzman is a pervert and I was a fool to defend him!”“On that, we agree!” Josias retorts with gnashed teeth, “I wanted to fire him in my way, but you wouldn't listen and pestered me for days. Now you're the one who goes around posing as more offended than I am. Why?”Katherine feels tears in her eyes, “It's because... I felt like crap...”“After he sexually abused you? You said nothing extreme happened! Why did you act worse than a wild animal toward Gabriela Alves? She's going to sue you and I couldn't reverse it!”“We're going to sue her for the article, honey, we're going to g
Daryl is outraged by Katherine's audacity to subpoena Cláudio, “My friend, this cannot be happening! Many people I know believe that this is all a hoax! You cannot let this woman ruin your reputation!”Cláudio smiles satisfied, “I thought the whole town would support Josias Rocha.”“We support JOSIAS ROCHA, that is the question!” Daryl passionately states, “We disavow anyone who causes him problems, like Will Campos, and now, the wife who isn’t looking to me as worthy of carrying the last name.”“What a troublemaker.” Claudio begins to read the subpoena, “OK, since she wants to be humiliated in public, so be it. Yesterday I gave my statement to Vernon Queiroz, he probably already covered everything in today's article.”Suddenly, Ivan and Amoreira catch up with him.“No, he hasn’t published it yet, which is good.” Ivan retorts.Daryl and Cláudio are shocked.“Mr. Amoreira, Sergeant Moraes.” Daryl greets them, “Good morning. We were talking about...”Ivan's gaze goes straight to the doc
Amoreira and Ivan talk to Cláudio in his apartment. The place is the typical single man's apartment: messy, untidy, no floors swept, dirty dishes, and grimy clothes scattered everywhere.Ivan feels contaminated when he sits on the sofa. He could visualize a mouse running through the dirt, “Mr. Guzman, tell us what you told Mr. Queiroz.”Claudio smiles confidently, “There's not much to say. I just expressed my point of view on all this: Mrs. Rocha is trying to hide from her husband that she had a crush on me. She was jealous when she found out that I used to date girls on the beach at Sunset Village.”Ivan makes a long face, “Josias Rocha has already explained to us what this ‘dating’ consists of. Mr. Guzman, you should be arrested for this, but we're going to let it go this time because you're being accused of worse.”Amoreira reads the subpoena, “The whole thing is quite absurd.”Ivan continues, “Mrs. Rocha gave her testimony in great detail. Your version totally contradicts hers, so
Josias is desperate when he hears the secretary's information, “What did you say, Pollyanna? Kate had a stroke? She's too young for that!”“I don't know, sir, I just know that she fainted just like people do when they have this health problem! She was pretty stressed and asked me for an aspirin, but when I barely came in...”“OK, I'm going to the hospital now!” Josias turns off the cell phone.Bernardo, Maggie, and Vernon are astonished to the fullest.“Son...” Vernon tries to ask, “Is it serious?”“I'll see, Dad! Pass the message on to them!” Josias rushes to the hospital.Bernardo turns to Vernon, “What did he mean?”Vernon gulps, “He asked us to hold the bomb. It looks like he wants to try one more time to resolve this mess without involving the courts.”Maggie complains, “Then he shouldn't have let his wife carry on with this nonsense and issue subpoenas. I hope she recovers and reconsiders her actions.”“I better go with him.” Vernon also dashes for the hospital.Maggie closes th
At Crystal Blue, Vernon and Bernardo talk about the unexpected turn of events. They're at the bar, and Diane is making their drinks.“I had to withhold Mr. Guzman.” Vernon explains as if he had heard William's complaint, “I couldn't just publish while my son is suffering in the hospital. I don't want to win over a tragedy.”“Here, gentlemen.” Diane hands them glasses, “That was a very noble decision, Mr. Queiroz.”Daryl approaches them, “Now let's hope Kate recovers and backs off from trying to sue everyone, right? I mean, it was because she couldn't handle the pressure that she passed out, right?”Bernardo replies solemnly, “The doctors ruled out a stroke, which is just as well.”“So let's get positive thoughts.” Daryl gestures and winks at Diane.The door opens and Claudio enters. He finds Vernon and strides over to him, “Hey, Mr. Queiroz! Weren't you going to publish my testimony about Kate Rocha today?”Bernardo does 'pff' and spits out the sip due to the scare he took.Vernon wid
At General Hospital, Vernon and Elza appear in the lounge. Tiago was already gone.“Son, you look terrible!” Elza complains, “Go home, take a shower, and rest. Your mother will stay here.”“Mom, just stay until I get some rest and come back,” Josias responds listlessly.Vernon waggles his index finger, “Come on, son! Didn't the doctors say Kate was out of danger? It's only a matter of time before she wakes up. Until then, you rest. You don't want Kate to wake up and see you all ugly and bearded, do you?”Josias doesn't want to, but he can't resist chuckling.Elza nudges her husband, “Man, no jokes in this difficult time!”“I am trying to smooth over the difficult moment.” Vernon pretends to be offended.Vernon sits down next to him, “Sonny, your father decided not to publish my interview with Cláudio Guzman. But he accosted me at Crystal Blue and demanded that I tell everyone that Kate was hot for him! The young man is full of rancor...”Josias frowns, “This is too much! I just told T