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
Francisco notices that Shirley is looking at Neilton as if she wants to send a message through her gaze.“Will someone tell me what happened here?” He asks seriously.“Nothing happened, Mr. Mountain.” Neilton begins to leave.But the customers weren’t going to let that go, “LIE! This crazy lady called the waiter an ex-con and slapped him!”“She’s crazy!”“Throw her out of here!”Francisco crosses his arms, “Well, Shirley, it looks like you’re not welcome here. Leave, before I kick you out.”“You would never kick the love of your life out!” Shirley exclaims, feeling entitled to be offended.Isabel enters at that time and listens to the last sentence. She is indignant and approaches the scene with long strides.“What did you call my husband? Woman, you better stop being crazy before I convince everybody to admit you to a mental institution!”Shirley smiles arrogantly at Isabel, “And on what basis can you put me in an asylum?”“You said you love Frank, but last year, we saw you kissing a
Josias is now receiving messages from Reuben.“Lisandro Torres called. In other words, his team. They want to know if you would be willing to give an interview commenting on the attack at the Rocha Hotel.”Josias smiles kindly, “Tell Lisandro Torres that I’ll be flattered. Let them decide the date of the recordings so I can attend and answer their questions.”“Wow, Uncle Josias is going to be on TV...” Reuben makes a note in his electronic diary, “Aunt Melissa wants to know if the twins can spend the weekend with their father in Victoria.”“Yes, they miss him.” Josias nods, wondering what Kelvin must be like, “But tell Melissa to check that Kelvin isn’t taking sluts to his apartment, in front of the kids. I don’t want Ignacio to become depraved.”“Noted.” Reuben nods, “Tomorrow, you have a meeting about the next real estate project that will be built in Guarapari.”“Yes, let everyone involved know. Don’t forget to call Caio.”“OK, I’m on my way.” Reuben puts the electronic diary in hi