Josias is upset to learn that the late moneylender did, in fact, have a spy scheme to find out about him.
"Well then, that explains why he knew so much about my life!" Josias bangs his fist on the desk.
"What is it, sir?" Ernesto is amused by Josias's reaction, "Did you think José Augusto was omnipresent?"
"That's what it looked like! I never understood how he found me after such a long time. So it was basically through your means."
"It wasn't exactly my intention." Ernesto apologizes, "I really used to keep vigil in certain places to find out what the neighbors were talking about. Sometimes José Augusto would use someone's secret to collect the debt more assertively. So I was on the lookout at Evandro's cafeteria..."
"Where Moacyr Barbosa is a regular customer, and he ended up telling Evandro about me without realizing that you were listening." Josias completes quickly, in one breath. "There, I get it. It's better if I don't even tel
In Teodoro's office, Carmen and Cristina finish watching the last episode of the 'Dallas' season, leaving a cliffhanger for the following season.They are emotional, about to cry."Another successful journey," Cristina says."Mother, it's good that you can continue to follow the TV shows in the late Teodoro's television." Carmen gets up satisfied."I hope he doesn't pull my foot at dawn." Cristina jokes."This job of yours fit like a glove. You were alone at home, with all of us working outside. Pamela moved into her husband's apartment. Here you have things to do.""Yes, and I did a decent cleaning in here, threw a few things away, dusted all the furniture off... you can see the difference."Carmen smiles nodding. Her mother was always capricious.Cristina continues: "Now I'm surprised to see you made it out early because of your boyfriend."Carmen smiles from ear to ear. "Mother, Tiago Bento was the best thing that hap
The next day, at Evandro's cafeteria, he's frying chicken patties while Jimmy Cliff's song "Hot Shot" makes the customers in attendance shake their heads as they wait for the snack.Among them is Moacyr, the most regular customer.Next to him, Vernon and João Paulo enter."Is this, son, where you want to eat a pastry?""Everyone talks about this place, Dad." John Paul answers. He's a kid, but he's smart.When Evandro turns off the stove and turns to the customers, his smile momentarily fades when he sees Vernon. But he manages to disguise it and announces: "The pastries are ready, I'll take care of everyone!"Vernon and João Paulo sit beside Moacyr."Your son is right." Moacyr advertises the snack bar, "Our friend Evandro has plenty of experience in frying pastries. I even don't budge, even though the doctors keep warning me about cholesterol."Vernon and João Paulo laugh.Adrian walks in, dressed so
Moacyr walks down the street where Josias lived before suffering from his father being murdered. Before, he didn't know where he lived, but after the crime and the exposure of the case, everyone found out where the house was.When it was auctioned for having been abandoned, those who didn't know it now found out where Josias Rocha lived.Too bad Josias didn't have time to buy it back. Although Moacyr suspected whether it was a matter of time or will.Would Josias have wanted to buy the house where his father had died cowardly murdered, and in a neighborhood where the moneylender was still alive and terrorizing everyone? I do not think so.Moacyr stopped at the house and was startled. Was it really here?The house had been completely cleaned and renovated. The front yard lawn has been trimmed and is now free of weeds. The walls have been repainted in a sand color. A part of the side area was covered with a colonial roof and turned into a garage. And
After Jorge leaves his office, Josias and Vera enter and close the door. Vera widens her eyes and is terrified. Will Josias also want...?Because of what happened between her and Wallace, Vera now thinks every man in the world wants to force himself on her. Ironically, if Wallace shows up and asks for forgiveness, Vera would be willing to forgive him, as she'd told Prates earlier.But, Josias would never do something like that. He just doesn't want to be interrupted by Beto. "Let's talk very clearly, Vera. First of all, I would like to congratulate you."Vera smiles and sits in Jorge's chair instead of letting Josias sit in it. "Wow, that's cool! Congratulations, why?"Josias responds in a voice full of spite, "Congratulations on pretending to be a decent girl; congratulations on getting into where it wasn't your business; congratulations on involving another boy in this web of lies and losing your virginity without being married; congratulations on sinki
When Josias crosses the warehouse to leave, Prates runs into the room to see if Vera is still alive. Josias always looks like a sheik who orders a disobedient concubine to be whipped.Beto approaches Josias, but without the policeman's thoughts. "So, Josias, what did you say to my sister?""Did you really hit Wallace and then make up that story that he was mugged?" Josias asks point-blank. The rude, aggressive and authoritative tone makes Beto shake his legs as if he were a teenager."There's no denying it, apparently she took advantage and told it." Beto laments with his gloomy face, "Yes, Josias, I made that mistake.""Your mistake in the first place was accepting your father's plan." Josias reminds him, "But I'm not going to blame your father because, as the Bible says, 'the wages paid for sin is death.'""So you're not going to help the police to arrest Wallace anymore?" Beto asks afflicted."Of course I will. Wallace committed two crime
Pamela is dumbfounded when she discovers that one more story she knew about Wallace and Vera was also another lie. Is there any truth to this nightmare?She starts walking in circles impatiently. "Josias, for God's sake! Is there anything in this story that's true? Everything I was told was a lie!""I know how you feel, Pamela." Josias tries to comfort her, "I always felt, when it all started, that there was something wrong with this story. I know you and Wallace weren't living the best love story, but everything got worse when Beto and Vera came on the scene. The poor Teodoro tried to deny everything and took the truth to his grave.""But, the truth always comes out, sooner or later." Pamela stops walking and recites this fact."So I ask you to understand the situation, and understand your husband." Josias asks, "Vera decided to reveal this not out of a sense of justice, but out of a thirst for revenge."Pamela sits on the couch trying to calm dow
Melissa doesn't understand how Josias could talk to Pamela after so many years, after everything she's done. She goes to the radio and turns it off, then goes to the couch and sits down in disgust."Honey, can you explain to me what you were doing at her house?" Melissa questions him while frowning.Flávia stops in the hallway and starts listening to the conversation from here."Beto was arrested by the police after I talked to Vera and told her that Beto confessed to the plot they set up against Pamela and Wallace," Josias explains objectively."And what did Beto do to deserve to be arrested?" Melissa asks next."Remember in 1983, when Wallace was admitted to the hospital all beaten up, and the story they said was that he had been robbed after leaving Vera's apartment? That's all a lie. Wallace and Vera were in his apartment, and Beto caught both of them. It was Beto who gave that horrendous beating. They lied so that no one would denounce
Next Sunday, everyone rooting for Happiness Slum's victory headed to the stadium or tuned in on their home TV.Our well-known characters preferred to watch from the stadium stand. Flávia, this time, did not want to go."Flávia, you'll be alone on the penthouse." Melissa tries to convince her.Elza, however, ends the matter without mercy: "Leave her, dear. She was useless in the semi-finals. I want to drink mineral water without dirt in the bottle."Flávia scowls at Elza and promises New Year's Eve to take revenge on the madam.So, everyone heads to the stadium. Melissa noticed that the queue to buy tickets is twice as long. Ernesto hands them tickets."I bought it in advance, sir, but they were a lot more expensive." He reports to Josias."Absolutely, but it's better than standing in line not sure you're going to make it." Josias takes the tickets and distributes them to everyone.Alan has his eyes open, wa