Josias is appalled when he hears from Moacyr's mouth what he's been suspecting about Vera, but he never dreamed that Adrian was involved in the story!
Moacyr gets up hurriedly. "Josias, a thousand pardons... I needed to talk to you!"
"Seu Moacyr, wait a moment and I'll speak to Mrs. Chaves first." Josias recovers from the shock and resumes his serious boss posture.
Cristina gets up, also shocked, and accompanies Josias to his office.
Carmen sits at her desk and prepares to type. "Can you explain to me what you just said to me?"
Moacyr collapses back onto the sofa. "I'm sorry Carmen... so the lady who just left is your mother?"
"Exactly, and you just confirmed that my ex-boyfriend was mating with the late Teodoro's daughter!" Carmen explodes in wrath.
"Your mother just told me he passed away from grief." Moacyr apologizes, "That girl must have been very naughty and troublesome!"
"And everyone points their harpoons at my sister..
Josias and Moacyr try to understand what is going on between Wallace, Pamela, and Vera.Moacyr nods with Josias's last sentence, "That's right, Josias. Since Vera and this guy drank too much, they can't say for sure if they had intercourse.""It was Vera who stated categorically." Josias ponders with a hand on his chin, "And Wallace left her apartment. Unfortunately for fate, he was robbed and beaten, ended up being admitted to the hospital. While he was still being treated and covered with bruises on his face, Pamela found out and broke up with him.""But, she married her ex-friend's brother." Moacyr frowns. What a complicated story!"That was because she got pregnant by him." Josias replies, "The fact is, Wallace shouldn't waste time with either of them. He was a serious, quiet, church-going young man. From a religious guy to an abuser of women, what a hideous transformation!""I asked Adrian to stay away from this intrigue." Moacyr stands up, "A
Wednesday. Josias enters Beto's building, noticing the presence of police officer Prates guarding the place. He doesn't ask questions and goes upstairs.When he arrives on the floor of Beto's apartment, he knocks on the door.Vera opens right away wearing a white and lacy nightgown, made of transparent fabric except for the private parts.She widens her eyes, visibly embarrassed. "Oh, Josias! What a fright, I thought it was—""Wallace?" Josias roars past her and enters, "Are you still in love with the man who wants to attack you?"Vera slams the door shut, frowning. Why is everyone thinking this about her?"But of course not! I thought it was the policeman downstairs protecting me."Josias sits in the armchair smiling mischievously. Lois Lane Syndrome? Well, it's better than Stockholm Syndrome!"I want to talk to your brother." He announces."I'll see if he's awake." Vera heads to his room.Moments later, Be
Pamela is sweeping the living room, wearing an apron and curlers in her hair. Vera is lying on the couch, idly, listening to Tina Turner's "Private Dancer". She shakes her head and feet in time to the music.Upset, Pamela turns off the radio and asks: "You keep listening to music just like your father! Isn't there anything to do?"Vera straightens up on the sofa. "Hey, why did you turn off the radio? Am I to blame if I have to stay hidden at home?""Why can't the cop accompany you to the supermarket?""Because I don't just stay in the warehouse. I have other places to go, and I don't want the cop following me around every room, especially the ladies' room!"Saying this, Vera remembers the day Prates grabbed her around the waist and took her to the bathroom. She smiles mischievously at the memory.Pamela cuts through her musings: "Honey, you better get a cloth and help me dust off the furniture.""Me, huh!" Vera gets up thinking that s
Tiago and Igor are meeting in Romualdo's room with Josias to talk about Marcelo's idea. Everyone is seated and Carmen has already served coffee."Well then, the Bento brothers have the floor," Romualdo says.Tiago begins: "Our younger brother visited us suggesting that we sponsor the Happiness Slum's soccer team. Stacy is hired as a waitress and she talked about how the team is excelling.""They are in the semi-finals." Josias completes, satisfied."All this is thanks to William Campos." Romualdo nods. As seen, everyone is watching the championship."It is the first time that a team from the lower class has achieved an excellent result." Igor continues, "If it's their competence to win this year, surely other companies will want to sponsor them. So Marcelo thought: why not us?""We have every reason to be the sponsors." Tiago concludes, "We live in the favela, the top scorer is Mr. Rocha's brother-in-law, and so the team is on an equal footi
With his cheek burning, Ernesto opens the door of Josias's room and announces Beto. "Mr. Reis is here to speak with you."Josias was getting a report from Octavio about the Silva building.The architect stands up: "I'll wait in the kitchen."After Octavio leaves and Ernesto closes the door, Beto sits down. "Well, Josias, now we can talk quietly."Josias leans back in his chair. "Well, I'm waiting."Beto takes a deep breath. He still doesn't know how to say, "First of all, Josias, I'd like to know what you mean by this. Are you willing to help me capture Wallace?""Yes, I want him to pay for attacking your sister. I don't care what he went through with Pamela or that Vera tricked him. Wallace has lost his mind and needs to be responsible for what he does. However, I'm only going to understand how Wallace has gone from being a quiet, God-fearing citizen to this maniacal abuser if you'll come clean with me. Because I feel like you know, I feel
Beto continues to tell how Teodoro's plan ended up turning against the Reis family and contributing to Wallace's transformation into a monster. However, as we saw earlier, Beto omits some details that could directly implicate him.He has not yet told Josias that Wallace was not robbed but rather beaten by him.Josias is flushed with indignation, "He knew there was no sexual intercourse, but he made Vera think he'd believed her lie just to continue the charade and get back at her later, on the honeymoon... who is this Wallace ?""I don't know, Josias." Beto shrugs, "If I knew Wallace back when he was a churchgoer, I would have the same question.""The worst thing is that his family is the complete opposite!" Josias scratches his chin, "Harold Freire is a good man, honest and hardworking. Isabel Freire is a sweet wife and mother. And Uélton Freire has become my best friend. They must be suffering a lot.""So, Josias, what do you decide?"<
"Where is Mr. Freire?" Josias asks as he sits on the couch."He's taking a shower, but he's about to leave." Isabel replies helpfully, "Want a glass of water or a cup of coffee?""Give me a glass of water. I'm avoiding coffee at night to sleep better." Josias responds."Oh sure, the heir isn't making it easy," Isabel replies jokingly and goes into the kitchen.Uélton asks cheerfully, "But isn't the maid there to prevent this?"Josias smiles slightly, “The maid is there to clean up the penthouse. She's not Alan's nanny. Melissa prefers to take care of our child for the first few months herself, to strengthen the mother-child bond. Once in a while who gets awake at dawn trying to make him stop crying it's me."Uélton is flabbergasted. At a time when men think that only women have to take care of their children, Josias shows himself ahead of time.Harold leaves the bathroom and appears in the living room wearing clean
Josias looks quickly at Harold and then at Uélton. Both men understand that Josias needs to help the police arrest Wallace. They nod slightly.Then, Josias looks at Isabel and smiles reassuringly: "Don't worry, Mrs. Freire. I will not be directly involved in capturing Wallace."Isabel collapses to her knees and cries on Josias's knees. "Thank you so much, my son! I feel calmer.""I still don't understand your objection, Mom." Uélton starts to get annoyed, "Are you thinking that Wallace is above the law?"Isabel gets up and wipes her tears. "It's not like that, son. I believe that what will help Wallace is love and understanding. Maybe he'll have to leave Seu Teodoro's building and come back to live with us. When he was with us, he was an angel.""Nothing like that, Mom!" Uélton strongly objects, "Wallace is already 25 years old, if he hasn't learned how to treat a woman with his family, he'll have to learn in jail! You're too o