MONICA’S LIVING ROOM - DAY
Sandra is promising Monica that she’ll stop seeing Miriam for the peace of the group. Monica also gets up.
"Sincerity, Sandra? You do very well to get away from it. We shall let Carina and Miriam sort it out. We can advise, but we are entering the ring and taking blows from both of them unintentionally."
Monica and Sandra laugh and get closer.
Sandra asks, "Friends again?"
"Welcome back to the gang, Sandra!"
The two embrace.
Sandra says, "Forgive me for the confusion."
Monica replies, "Forgive me for the cashew juice."
<MIRIAM'S BEDROOM - NIGHTMiriam greets Sandra anxiously. The two of them sit on the bed. Sandra, again, discreetly moves away when Miriam is very close to her "friend".Miriam asks, "So, friend, how was your Sunday?""Second part of the plan completed!""Seriously? How did you do it?""Simple, dear... I went to visit my boyfriend's home and he was already talking about a meeting that that ridiculous Aurélio set up... since when is he in the group?""He's very sly and intrusive. Proceed.""So, he said that in this meeting Seu Aurélio gave a scolding to the murderers, said that they could go to jail if someth
RICARDO'S LIVING ROOM - DAYMonday. Ricardo is dressed up. He goes out, adjusting himself in the mirror in the living room. He goes looking for documents and the car key. Then he checks Monica's book in a brown envelope. He disguises the content when he feels someone approaching. It's Penha, in light clothes, who just woke up."Where are you going?""Business, Penha. Are you going to your house?""I really would prefer us to live together, as it should be."Ricardo does his little silly smile, "We are not married, Penha."Penha talks in an ironic tone, "Yeah, but I'm your girlfriend unless you want to hide for Carina to live here. Are you going to hide me from the wor
PUBLISHING COMPANYA door is opened by a secretary. She lets Ricardo pass. The room reveals to be the publisher owner's office. There are framed prizes on the walls, books in highlights, and a desk of André in the middle of it. The two treat each other like old friends and the secretary discreetly closes the door."Ricardo Oliveira! It's been a while since we met... Since High School..."Ricardo is already sitting."How are you, André? I took a look at your publishing house, it’s doing great."André boasts himself, "God has been generous to me. And the people of Royal Hill like to read. Whoever leaves his manuscript with us, if approved, manages to make good profits."
RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION – DAYTito doesn’t understand why Célio is so interrogative about Luis."Is something wrong with this guy, Célio? Is he selling drugs at the fair? Smuggling?""That is the question. Ever since he became a marketer, he and another friend of ours have moved away from us, and he has greatly refused to explain his work. The comrade from nowhere appears with a stall and goods. Someone is helping him. But, they don't want to say who helps them at all. It just makes us more curious.""And why would that interest you so much?""Cassio, for example... He's unemployed, he could get something from them, but they don't want to say his friend's name. Then Cássio is s
MALTHUS SNACK BARLuis enters and goes straight to the counter. Aurélio was watching the TV until he saw him."Luís! It's been a while since you came. I thought you were no longer in Monica's circle of friendship.""Of course I am, but sometimes I feel like I'm left out. Anyway, the fair this week was good and—" Lower tone, "I came to pay for that snack I owe."Aurélio comically participates in confidentiality and accepts payment. He’s laughing, "Don't be so ashamed, boy! The bill is paid. Shame on you if you still owed me.""Okay, now you take more bucks because I want to try this pie.""Cássio doesn't recommend it. It's shrimp
CASCAIS BAKERY - AFTERNOONCássio comes in. Jonas in attendance, observes him approaching with a serious face."Hi, Jonas! Please see four loaves of bread."Jonas goes to the loaves and selects the four while speaking, "I needed to talk to you.""Enjoy when I still have time. When Célio sends me to reform that field, I’ll train like crazy to be an excellent player."Jonas points the bag steadily at Cassio, he is startled."It's all right?"Jonas retorts, "I ask: Is everything okay with Sandra? Annie told me about their mischief."Cassio takes the bag and
MALTHUS SNACK BARAurélio takes a credit card from the machine and returns it to Monica. She and Annie still can't believe it."I'm hard to believe that this girl was in our team.""I told you to dismiss this cow, and now a deadbeat!"Aurélio always tries to control their tongues, "Girls..."Monica insists, "Say it, Seu Aurélio: with Sandra we got lucky, and she even said she was going to get away from the crazy person. Now, do you think she will be willing to reconcile with Carina?"Annie adds, "Even more so that she actually managed to date the chief?"Aurélio ponders, "Truly truth? I think
POLICE STATION - DAYMiriam assaulted Carina and is making a scene, totally insane; she accuses Carina of wanting to kiss Carlos. Carlos shakes Miriam and tries to stop her."How do you know all this? Carina had her back to you!""I know and that's it, this hooker never deceived me! Weren't you in rampant behavior with Ricardo Oliveira?"Carina gets up with difficulty, "Shut up and leave me alone!""You leave my boyfriend alone or there will be much more! I already returned one of the slaps you gave me! Unworthy, filthy, whore, Jezebel!"Carina runs out of control. Carlos doesn't know where to hide. Miriam smiles at him, crazy.
BAKERY CASCAIS - DAYFábio enters the bakery and is amazed by what he sees: Monica prostrated in the chair, finishing crying, with Annie sitting next to her, comforting her and assuring her that she was not a bad friend for Carina. Jonas continues to serve customers, sometimes taking a look at both.Fábio approaches the two girls with concern, “Monica! What happened?”He kneels to her. Monica smiles slightly, touched by his concern, “It’s okay, Fábio. I was worse. I just remembered Carina and the worst step she’s going to take in her life.”“You are thinking about the lunch she has with the damn parents.”Annie explains, “It’s just that Monica is feeling guilty for not preventing Carina from going to that lunch.”Fábio caresses Monica’s hair, “My love, you tried, but Carina needs to make her decision. After all, everyone has to carry their load.”“She is going to suffer, Fábio. At least I asked her to keep an eye on the family. She could take advantage of the fact that she is going to
PENHA’S HOUSE - DAYEverybody took the day to ask Ricardo trick questions. However, he felt it was not the time to answer or lie to the inquirers.He just weaves his classic silly little smile and avoids the subject, “Calm down, Penha, you don’t need to create conspiracy theories. The guy disappears from the bar for three days without giving any satisfaction. I thought he moved out of the neighborhood. I didn’t understand the disappearance.”Penha narrows her eyes, hardly believing what she heard. He kidnaps Wellington and then asks “why did he disappear?”“I hope he disappears. I always thought he was too good for your business. You were in danger of being reported by him.”Penha already knew the truth, since Wellington had told her. She just teased Ricardo, as if she had fun with it. She wanted to see his reaction.Ricardo was more nervous, tense, taking a deep breath, and “counting to three” so as not to reveal himself more than he did at the Malthus snack bar. Not with Penha.“Any
MALTHUS SNACK BAR - DAYAurélio is teaching Luís how to properly serve customers. Wellington is sweeping. Nobody notices the window, where Ricardo is looking at the three with dismay.Ricardo goes back a few steps and enters the snack bar even with the “closed” sign on the door. The three men turn their attention to the door opening and closing and are surprised.“Ricardo?” the owner says, “We haven’t opened it yet, but we already have snacks in the showcase.”Ricardo looks with disgust at the snacks, “I don’t want to be a victim of the ‘Salmonella bar’ anymore. What are these two doing here?”Disgusted, Wellington drops the broom and approaches him, “You can ask us, directly. We are here!”Aurélio gestures for Wellington to calm down.Ricardo goes on talking, “And you, Wellington? Are you working here now? Aren’t you going back to the bar? Rubens is waiting for you until now!”Wellington looks at Aurélio in doubt, Aurélio responds affirmatively with a slight nod.“No, Ricardo, I won’
PENHA’S HOUSE - NIGHTPenha is disgusted by Ricardo’s unexpected visit just to ask if she is going to lunch tomorrow. Because she had no intention of going.Even with her clear body language: pouting, arms crossed and one foot hitting the ground, Ricardo does not undo the classic little silly smile.“Did you interrupt my movie... for this?”Ricardo sits in the armchair closest to the coffee table and puts his feet on top. Penha can see from the soles of one of his shoes that Ricardo stepped on ox feces.“Get those dirty feet off my coffee table!”“You haven’t confirmed me yet, sis. The dress that Carina chose is beautiful. Did you choose yours?”“Get outta my house now!”Ricardo threatens to rub his foot with his dirty shoe, showing that he knows the situation of his shoe.“Come on, sis, say yes! A family lunch, with dad and mom...”Penha is about to cry, she is very nervous. She just wants Ricardo to leave, “Please, Ricardo, stop this clowning! I’m not going to show up for lunch to h
PENHA HOUSE - NIGHTAfter Penha and Wellington cancel the lease agreement, the two say goodbye and Wellington leaves. Carlos leaves behind, without saying a single word, just smiled mysteriously at Penha, as if he knew she had just slept with Rubens.Then she takes a forgotten flannel in a corner and begins to try to clean the spilled coffee on the sofa, as it has practically dried, staining the fabric. Rubens, sensing the empty house, leaves the room furious and in long strides.Rubens takes Penha violently by the arm and makes her turn to him. Penha is startled by being taken by surprise and widens her eyes.“Hey, what are you doing?”“What did that kid come to do here?”Penha tries to get rid of Rubens, but he won’t let her go.“Let go of me! He just came to end the lease! He won’t be living in the kitchenette anymore!”“Did you send him to the bar today?”“I was so shocked by his decision that I didn’t even remember!”Rubens squeezes Penha’s arm tighter and she screams more, “You
WELLINGTON KITCHENETTE - DAYCarlos cornered Rosa asking her to explain to everyone how Penha is Ricardo’s sister. She gulps, nervous.Wellington looks at her more deeply than the others.Finally, she decided it was time to end the mysteries. She gets up to explain better, “Yes, people. It’s true. Ricardo is Penha’s younger brother. However, since they moved here and built the building, they have presented themselves as lovers.”“But, why is that disgusting lie?” Everybody notices Wellington’s afflicted and distressing tone.“Because Ricardo believes that by presenting himself as a boyfriend, he prevents other men from flirting and taking Penha to bed.”The girls are embarrassed.Annie blushes and asks, “Doesn’t Penha know how to simply say ‘no’ to the perverts?”“No. She deliberately accepts to sleep with anyone who invites her. She has a boyfriend who is in Europe doing a Master’s or Doctorate and doesn’t even dream that his darling is horning him.”Wellington is very ashamed of him
RHODIA AVENUE - AFTERNOONMore people gather to see Célio’s rescue, which hung in the window of Wellington’s kitchenette. Even Aurélio and his clients left the snack bar to see.“Guys, these windows... Who was the idiot who bought these big windows?”Monica, Sandra, and Annie exchange mocking gazes: they all imagined it was Ricardo’s idea with the masons.WELLINGTON’S KITCHENETTECarlos strides in and goes to the window.“Hang in there, boys!”With another strong man, it was easier to pull Célio back safely. When they finally succeed, he can hear the palms and cheers of those present from below. Célio runs to Wellington’s bathroom to throw up, he’s still scared.Wellington and Luís laugh out loud. Carlos then notices the boxes and suitcases, “Hey, what’s going on here?”Wellington stops laughing and announces to Carlos, “Officer, I’m moving out of here. I don’t think is right to live in the place where I have to pay rent for my kidnapper’s girlfriend.”Carlos smiles in understanding,
PENHA’S HOUSE - DAYPenha opens the door for Rubens, who hurries in and looks worried. She closes the door and signals him to sit down.“I was going to offer you coffee, but you need chamomile tea.”“This is no time for jokes, Penha! The situation is getting more complicated.”Penha purses her lips in indifference; everyday things are complicated. She sits in the other armchair, “Every day you live in confusion. You guys don’t seem to want to live in peace. And if I guess, it has to do with Monica and her friends.”Rubens doesn’t like the tone of Penha’s voice and replies harshly, “It has to do with that bastard Wellington who didn’t come to the bar neither Wednesday nor yesterday! What is he thinking?”Penha, on the outside, remains calm and indifferent; but inside, she is overflowing with relief. It was what she wanted most, for Wellington to get out of that snake’s nest, “You’ll see, he found a better job and couldn’t even tell you.”“We paid above the minimum!”Penha is irritated
MIRIAM’S ROOM - DAYMiriam is talking to Fábia Peres. The two got on well again after Sandra’s advice. Cleverly, Miriam leads the conversation to the topic of lawsuits.“Oh, Fábia, you don’t know the worst: I talked to Carlos and he said that he won’t insist on objecting to his fate at the trial. That he will acknowledge that he was wrong and accept the punishment.”Fábia Peres is gaping. Then the officer who always behaved like a warrior, dropping the towel so easily?“What does the officer have in mind, Miriam?”“He said he doesn’t mind losing the case, as long as he can get Ricardo behind bars. He’s gathering proofs and evidence.”“And is Carina going to marry this guy?”“Hopefully, she’ll fall flat on her face when she finds out the whole truth on her honeymoon, with the police invading their suite, ha, ha!”The two girls giggle maliciously.“Girl, on the subject of the trial, I’ve been thinking about something. If the officer is not offended, I can ask my father to pay the compen