RICARDO'S LIVING ROOM - DAY
Monday. 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.
STREETRicardo and Carina are walking upset for different reasons. They end up meeting on the same sidewalk."Carina! For all that is sacred, what happened to you?"Ricardo gets closer and takes Carina's face very carefully as if it were china porcelain. He goes on serious, furious, and protective, "It was him, right? Did Carlos do this to you?"Carina is very sick, "No, he even tried to protect me, but the other tells him to walk away and he walks away. Always her first, always!""Who are we talking about? Miriam?""Herself. She slapped me, in revenge because I already gave her twice.""An angel like you can't appeal to
RICARDO'S LIVING ROOM - EVENINGCarina is sitting on the couch, with a sad face. The hand goes to her face; she still feels Miriam's aggression. Ricardo appears from the kitchen with two cups of steaming tea, gives one to Carina, and sits not too close to her. Carina smiles slightly, accepts the cup, and drinks slowly while talking."Thank you very much, Ricardo.""We can talk about it, or other subjects.""It seems that when we met, you were also upset."Ricardo takes a sip, no silly smile this time, "Nonsense compared to you. Do you remember that I was researching companies and programmers for the billing generation and payment control software for the police station, for the residents who joined the campaign?"