Simeon accuses Josias of having sex with Pamela in the men's bathroom of Seu Teodoro's building. Josias is nervous and fearful.
"Simeon, this charge is false. You cannot prove it. I would not have the courage to betray—"
Unexpectedly, Simeon reacts nonchalantly. "Okay, okay, young man, you can stop. I know very well that you want to have a dignified image for me, but I understand very well."
Josias thinks the other's calm is strange. "Do you understand?"
Simeon smiles: "Yes! I understand that Pamela invaded the men's room in Seu Teodoro's building to provoke you and you, like every man, made love to her. I will not judge you for that!"
Josias is wide-eyed. What more clueless thing is Simeon saying?
"Nothing happened, Simeon!" He screams.
"Of course it did, Josias." He chuckles, "You are a man, you did what had to be done since it was Pamela who voluntarily went into the bathroom."
Josias is outraged. "If that were true, w
Great commotion on the lawn and at the entrance of the Church by all the faithful when they saw Wallace dressed in a suit and tie and with the Bible in his hand. He smiles and greets everyone like he's never been gone for months. The Freire family is ecstatic about the return of the prodigal son."Wallace! Dear son!" Isabel runs over to him.Wallace replies smiling: "Mother, look at the embarrassment! It looks like I came back from the dead.""But, that's exactly what happened!" Mother and son embrace each other with emotion and everyone claps their hands.Harold approaches and greets him, "Son, you don't know how happy I was now.""Forgive me for the absence from the Church, father. This will not be repeated."Uélton approaches them. "Bro, bro, I miss you..."The two brothers also embrace. Isabel is crying.A little distant from them, Josias and Melissa are approaching and are going to come across the scene."Oh,
At Simeon's house, in the kitchen, the pressure cooker beeps. Dora is attentive. Simeon enters and approaches her."It's almost done, dear." She says as if that is what Simeon wanted to know.However, Simeon asks, "Honey, can I say something about Melissa?"Dora turns off the stove and turns to him. "What happened to Melissa?"Without them noticing, William approaches the kitchen but stops walking when listening to the conversation and keeps spying.Simeon goes on: "Yesterday Melissa informed me that Josias is being accused of having sex with Pamela in the men's bathroom at Seu Teodoro's boardinghouse."Dora snorts. "Yes, she told me that slander."Simeon sighs, "Honey, I believe this was not some slander."Dora and William's eyes widen."Why do you believe that Josias betrayed our daughter?" Dora hisses the question."He didn't cheat because he wanted to, woman." Simeon repeats his weird thesis, "He... He couldn'
Pamela is about to pass out due to Wallace's questions. But, Wallace doesn't care and continues to question her with harshness and ferocity."Come on, Pam! Answer me what happened!"Pamela starts to cry. "I have nothing to do with what happened! How am I supposed to know? I've been here all the time!""Idly, doing nothing?" Wallace raises his eyebrows.Pamela walks away to the living room and Wallace follows her."I... I didn't feel well. Pregnancy stuff, Wally, I'm a first-time mom, remember that.""So it was just that? Did you feel unwell and that's why you didn't make the lunch I deserve?"Pamela starts to get angry. Wallace is already thinking he's the demanding husband!"Yes, dear, it was not intentional. I am sorry that I did not receive you as you deserve. Especially because you went to Church, as you should have been.""My family loved my presence and nobody argued about you."Pamela smiles, "See? That's w
Josias visits Teodoro, the two are sitting in his office."So, young man, how was the house?""I'll give you the address.""Write it down here." Teodoro passes Josias a pen and paper.While Josias writes, Teodoro wonders if he should say what he saw today."Ready!" Josias hands over the paper but notices Teodoro's face. "Is there a problem, Seu Teodoro?"At the exact moment that Teodoro was going to start talking, over Josias's shoulder he saw Jeremiah appear at the door, looking menacingly inside."There is no problem, son." He disguises, "I'm curious about your moving. Did you have lunch?"Josias chuckles, "Everyone knows I don't have a stove. I'm going to buy one tomorrow.""Then let's go get something to eat in the kitchen." Teodoro offers."Okay, I already had lunch at Uélton's family home. They miss Wallace. It was good that he went to Church today."Teodoro exchanges an angry look and Jeremias
Dora is sweeping with the radio playing Jeffrey Osbourne's song "All the Wings of Love" when William returns from the street.He greets her wearily: "Hello, mother!""So, son, did you get a job?"William collapses on the couch. "Well, I've been offering myself out there. Some have asked me for a resume.""We don't have a typewriter. Maybe one of the neighbors...""The Chaves have one." William has tremors, "I think I will continue without a resume at all."Dora chuckles. "They never greeted us again after they threw out their daughters."William's eyes sparkle with interest. "This is what I never understood: why did they expel the eldest?""They are crazy, which is why they spawned two crazy daughters." Dora shrugs.William takes a deep breath. "Maybe Carmen was an accomplice to some nonsense.""She was the least crazy. What could she have done?"William doesn't respond, he just meditates, "I will try again
Adrian is talking to Evandro in the cafeteria. There is no one, so the owner takes advantage of the matter."Does your father still think about handing over the moneylender's head to the police?" Evandro asks in a low tone."Huh? What is this talk?" Adrian's eyes widen, "He didn't tell me any of this!""It's been a few weeks now. You showed up here and called him to the building of his new home." Evandro responds by looking at all sides."No, he didn't speak to me and I hope he doesn't do it!" Adrian turns the glass of cane juice as if it were whiskey, "I will not allow him to get involved in this matter, especially after the clowning that Josias Rocha made with us.""I think that's why he was interested," Evandro explains.He turns away and turns on the radio. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's music, “Ebony and Ivory” sets the diner and brings calm.At this moment Carmen appears wearing formal clothes: a skirt, and beige
Teodoro overcomes the desire to hang up on Carmen or the desire to lie that Pamela died."I'll call her before she has sex with a tenant here." He says in an acid tone."What did you say—" That's all Carmen said before Teodoro left.Teodoro goes to Pamela's apartment and knocks on the door without ceremony. She opens it with a choleric look."Is that the way to knock on the door?" She complains."A call for you, it's your sister Carmen." He warns mechanically and leaves.Pamela's mouth open, such a pleasant surprise. Carmen! How long, she decided to contact her!After flying to the office, she picks up the phone. "Sis! How cool, I thought we would never talk to each other again!""Pamela, meet me tomorrow at that diner where you used to go near the school." She seriously states, bluntly, "We need to talk."***Meanwhile, Jeremiah is waiting for Simeon to tell Dora a secret that he did not deserve to hear.
In the evening, at dinner time, Adrian is distracted, just putting his fork in the food but never putting it in his mouth. Moacyr talks to him until he realizes his abstention."Hey, son! Do you hear me?"Adrian wakes up from the trance. "I'm sorry, Dad."Moacyr gives a mischievous smile. "What is it, son? Are you finally thinking about a girl?""I didn't understand your 'finally'. Were you thinking that I'm a homosexual?""I didn't say anything," Moacyr raises his hand in an oath, chuckling, "just that I want to have grandchildren before I leave this world.""If it depends on Josias Rocha, your grandchildren will see their grandfather in jail." Adrian comments and finally chew on one of the forks, "By the way, what is this story about, you want to defeat the loan shark?""Did Evandro tell you?" Moacyr shrugs like it's no big deal.Adrian frowns. "Dad, I forbid you to get into trouble. Do you say you want to have grandchildren,