At General Hospital, Pedro enters the lounge and finds Beto waiting on the sofa, holding his right arm.“Dad, I’m glad I arrived on time. You forgot to take the pill.”“Hi, son!” Beto notices that Pedro has a plastic glass of water, “Thank you, I had forgotten. Your stepmother doesn’t neglect me, huh?”“Never. She doesn’t want to be a widow, and you have to take good care of Maycon.” Pedro sits next to him, “So, how are things?”“Benjamin is unconscious, but he was attended to. Maybe he’ll wake up at any moment.” Beto states hopefully.“And Mrs. Freire?” Pedro asks cautiously, “She already had a bad experience.”“She is calm, calling the orphanage supervisor.” Beto swallows the pill and drinks the water.Flávia enters, more calmly, “Today there was an intern who was going to start working at Café Montanha. I needed to check if he went. Oh, so much going on...”“Any information, Flávia?” Beto asks worryingly.“No, let’s keep waiting.” Flávia sits on the same sofa.The three remain sile
Caroline leaves the hospital lounge to ‘get some air’. She hasn’t been able to hide it for long...Beto and Pedro go out next to ask what’s going on.“Carol... What happened in there?” Beto asks cautiously.“You were making faces and feeling uncomfortable with Sofia’s presence.” Pedro states, “The news that got around at my grandfather’s building is that you two made up.”“I can’t disguise it, huh?” Caroline smiles wryly, “Didn’t Reuben tell you?”“Reuben doesn’t always let the gossip slip,” Pedro states with a smile.Caroline laughs, and then responds, “Reuben came up with the idea of me pretending to be Sofia’s friend so that my father would agree to marry Reuben. It was an imposition that my Dad gave.”Beto is startled, “And why would your father do something like that? How bizarre!”“According to my father, he wants to ensure peace and tranquility within the family.” Caroline sighs, “Apparently, if Sofia marries my brother, they’ll live at Rocha Mansion.”“Your mansion has lots of
Total silence among those present in the lounge.Flávia buried her hands in her chest, her eyes watering, imagining what she would say to her father. She had just ended the call by saying that Benjamin was out of danger!Dr. Braggart closes the door and faces Josias, “I’m glad the hotel owner is here. Can you identify the deceased?”Everyone has a bump.“Wait, isn’t that Ben Teixeira?” Josias narrows his eyes.“The young man entered without documents, just with a dolman like the other cooks.” Dr. Braggart is confused, “He was the last one to enter.”Beto smiles in relief, “Guys, it’s not Ben! I saw him come in.”Melissa remembers the cook. The ambulance was almost leaving when the paramedics appeared near it, carrying the young man on a stretcher. She thought the boy was already dead at that time...“Wait, why did it take them so long to get this cook here?” Melissa finds this strange, “I remember him too. Ben and the others had already been removed.”“Let’s do the identification. Mom
In the private room at the General Hospital, Benjamin is shocked to learn that a colleague of his died in the gas explosion.“NO!” He exclaims in horror, “It can’t be! What a tragedy... Who was it?”“We don’t know yet. They say the person was undocumented.” Flavia responds calmly.“It must have burned in the fire.” Benjamin shakes his head.Flávia strokes her half-brother’s hair, “I’m going to call our father. He called a little while ago, and Dr. Braggart showed up to make the announcement. I thought it was you.”“No, I’m fine.” Benjamin smiles weakly.“The police are out there.” Flávia gets up, “They think it was sabotage, like that classic movie.”Benjamin narrows his eyes. Who could have done something like that?Meanwhile, Josias and Elza shake their heads at the young cook who is lying in the hospital bed.“No.” Elza states with certainty, “I don’t know this guy. He is wearing a Dolman, but he is not an employee of the hotel. We need Jane Motta, the manager, to try to identify h
The next day, Jane was better and more willing to collaborate. She was very upset when she found out that one of the cooks passed away. But after talking to Elza...Elza was visiting her at her house in Rainbow Garden. Octavio checked Augusto’s backpack so he could go to kindergarten.“There, son. Make the most of your studies.” Octavio bends down and hugs his son, kissing him on the cheek.“Bye, Daddy! Bye, Mommy!” Augusto waves his little hands.The school van honked and Augusto headed outside.Octavio straightens up and closes the door, turning to Elza, “So we have a mysterious cook who wasn’t part of the team?”Jane shakes her head, “Elza, I swear to you I didn’t hire any cooks.”Elza crosses her arms, feeling like Miss Marple, “Hmm... We promoted Ben to the position of sous chef, so someone must have thought there was a vacancy. But this young man should know that. How did he find out? Who told him?”“Was he the one who caused the explosion?” Jane asks interested.“This is the hy
At the police station, Jane and Elza enter Amoreira’s office with printed sheets in hand.“Come in, ladies!” Amoreira gestures to them. He was reading an issue of Maggiezine.Elza rolls her eyes, “Are you bored, Detective? So we brought you something to distract yourself.” She puts the sheets on the desk.Jane explains, “There are the records from the day before the explosion. Everyone who came in and stayed at our hotel.”Elza adds, “And we also added everyone who requested next day check out as soon as they arrived.”“For sure.” Amoreira takes the pages and starts reading, “If someone stayed at the hotel just to cause the explosion, they would leave the same day.”Jane continues talking, “About the cook hires, nothing like that happened, Detective. No one at the front desk or reception desk identified themselves as a newly hired cook. I never saw that boy who died before, and I learned that Ben Teixeira also denied seeing that boy in the kitchen.”“No, he was probably outside. The i
A few days passed. The police continued to investigate the attack at the Rocha Hotel. ‘Attack’ was the word coined because of the mysterious cook who died, still without being identified. A round of mystery hung in the air...Meanwhile, Benjamin was recovering with Flávia keeping an eye on him. Reuben bought an extra mattress to sleep on the floor while his uncle slept in his bed.But while Benjamin was on ‘vacation’ because of the restaurant’s renovation, Reuben still had to wake up early to work. With that, Reuben’s cell phone woke up a sleeping Benjamin who was dreaming of chocolate truffles.“Hmm...” Benjamin rubs his eyes. He then realizes that he had removed the blanket and was lying naked next to his nephew.Reuben sat on the mattress and didn’t see his uncle, he was putting on his underwear, “Did I wake you up again, uncle?”Benjamin smiles in patience, “Don’t worry, Reuben. You need to work. I’m the busybody here. Your mother doesn’t want me sleeping in the living room.”“In
Josias gives Reuben a ride to the Rocha Constructions headquarters. As Josias passes through the parking lot, those in the area recognize the company president’s car and wave in greeting.“I feel as important as you, uncle.” Reuben jokes.Josiah smiles too. Reuben always makes his day.The car radio was playing “Speed of Sound” by Coldplay. Reuben bobbed his head to the rhythm of the song.But when Josias finished maneuvering and fitting the car into one of the spaces, the announcer began to speak, “We regret the interruption of the program, but we have an update on the attack on the Rocha Hotel. It seems that a relative has finally arrived to identify the cook killed in the explosion! Detective Amoreira requested secrecy and the names will not be revealed for now so as not to harm the progress of the investigation. More information you will find—”Josias turns off the radio. They both get out of the car.“Uncle Josias, you should run after the information.” Reuben urges him.“I don’t