MIRIAM'S BEDROOM - DAYMonday. Miriam is tidying up her room, later she will meet with Fábia Peres's lawyer.Fábia Peres enters, with another plastic bag in hand."Good morning, Fábia Peres!" Miriam greets her."Good morning. Today I came to show you the pictures of my debutante party."And Fábia Peres takes out the photo album that was in the bag. The hardcover and well-crafted album was made to order with technology still unknown to Miriam."Girl... I, as a photographer, do not know this type of album... It must have been very expensive.""Oh, and do we bother with the price? We want quality and good taste, dear. Now let's sit down."Miriam and Fábia Peres sit on the mattress and start leafing through the pages, with each stupendous photo, one more beautiful than the other. Several shots of Fábia Peres with her pink dress, her glamorous hairstyle, the handsome prince who accompanied her, and the fifteen couples who waltzed with her.Here, in the couples, that Fábia Peres wanted to d
GRANJA SQUARE - DAYWellington makes an unusual proposal for Ed to stop being interested in Ricardo. As if Ed was interested. This maneuver is what makes him more curious.With that, Ed smiles, amused, "Guy, I will never understand all this fear. Were you planning to do something criminal with Ricardo?"Wellington feels the blood boil, "Of course not, are you crazy?""So is Ricardo doing something criminal and are you investigating?"Wellington deepens his voice, he is not kidding, "What do you want to shut up at once?"Ed is thinking for a few seconds. Wellington thinks Ed is going to take advantage and ask for something impossible, but..."Is five reais for me to eat my cheese pastry good for you?"Wellington loses his temper and thinks Ed is mocking him. He takes Ed by the collar of his uniform shirt and lifts him. Ed again becomes fearful of his friend's violent reaction."If I know that you are still getting into this subject, I will kill you myself, got it? Go study and be someo
RUBENS'S APARTMENT - DAYRubens opens the door for Penha, who enters kissing him on the cheek. Rubens backs off a little, she smiles slightly."Good morning, my boyfriend!"Rubens closes the door and frowns, "Is that what you called me for?"Penha divinely sits in the armchair, laughing, "I just want to cause my brother a headache. Who told me to make up lies for everyone, including his girlfriend?""He didn't lie to his girlfriend."Penha looks at Rubens, he approaches her, "He may not have lied about me, but he lied about everything else. The deal was to introduce myself as a girlfriend. Since he didn't want to, then I'm a free girl.""You know very well that you are not.""But, where's Anderson who shows no sign of life?"Rubens sits in the other armchair, "He must be busy with his master's degree, Penha. Be patient. You, on the other hand, don't write or call.""I write and call. He doesn't answer or answer the letters. He certainly abandoned me; he's sleeping with a European. May
COR-DE-ROSA STATIONERY - DAYRosa is interrogated by Monica if she had an accident, because of the bruise that can still be seen on her face."Did something happen, Rosa?"Rosa decides to answer in a serene, somewhat suspicious tone, "Yes, Monica. A silly accident right here at work.""Right here, at the stationery shop? What do you mean? Did any bookshelves fall on you?"Rosa smiles; that was basically it, "Kinda that..."Monica gets even closer, "It was ugly. Anyway, I came here to ask your forgiveness in advance."Rosa takes a step back and frowns. What does she mean? "Early apology? This is unusual.""It’s because I am a person who is aware of my crimes. Although for Fábio it’s not a crime but a matter of taking precautions."The mention of Fábio makes Rosa react tensely, "What did he say?""My second novel is practically done; but, due to the disastrous result of the first, I shouldn't lend anyone a copy. I'm sorry, Rosa."Upon learning that it was, Rosa undoes her scowl, relieve
MONICA'S LIVING ROOM - DAYMonica is disgusted when Ricardo accuses her of making Carina pass out. They stand and face each other harshly."Are you disgusted with what is happening and decided to discount everything on me?Ricardo makes his classic little silly smile, "Don't play innocent. Why couldn't you see that my angel was about to pass out?"The expression "my angel" makes Monica sick, "I was in a hurry to bash Miriam.""As usual, you are just a selfish person. Carina could have died because of you. What irritates me most is that Carlos Roldão was the one who found her, and now he thinks he has rights."Monica lifts the right side of her mouth, "I thought there were no more reasons for you to be insecure. Carina loves you, right?""Of course she loves me. And she is realizing the easy and comfortable life she will have with me when we get married."Monica clenches her fists. Marriage? Never!"Stop putting pressure on the poor little girl, it's too early for you to even think abo
ENTRANCE TO MIRIAM’S HOUSE - AFTERNOONMonica faces Miriam for having recordings of her conversation with Célio. But, Miriam just smirks, because she didn't record it.Monica gets furious, "Why are you smiling? Didn’t I catch you, creature? You were recording and taking pictures of my house, just when Célio came to visit me!"Miriam opens the door again, but still doesn't let Monica in, "Let's make something very clear, you careless one: I didn't record a conversation. I don't know what you're talking about."Monica gets angrier, "Don't play the innocent! Someone was spying on me. I even heard the sound of someone holding their breath one night, when even Annie was there!""I can swear to you that it wasn't me."Monica takes a deep breath and attacks again, "OK, maybe you didn't record it... But, the photos...""What pictures?"Monica widens her eyes, she is shocked. Will Miriam deny that too? "Oh, no! Are you going to deny that too? Who besides you would be able to take such good pic
MIRIAM'S ROOM - AFTERNOONMiriam and Fábia Peres are attentive to the events and agree on yet another plan to harm Monica.Fábia nods, "I'm listening, friend. What's your plan?"Miriam smiles maliciously, "Handing the tape over to Fábio isn't working, right? He doesn't want to hear it.""Stubborn as a mule and blind as... I don't know of any animal blind by nature."Miriam rolls her eyes. It was so nice to have the smart Fábia Peres from minutes ago!"Well, then, we're going to have to be more creative. Do you know anyone who would be able to stick the tape on Fábio's radio without him noticing?"Fábia Peres opens her eyes wide and bounces on the mattress, "Friend! What is this, what crazy idea is that?"Miriam chuckles, "I thought you were going to be amazed. But, honey, it's the only way. He's going to have to listen to the conversation without having a choice to refuse."Fábia Peres puts her hand on her chin, beginning to understand the idea.Miriam continues to speak, "And this se
ED'S HOUSE ENTRANCE - AFTERNOONWellington and Luís are clapping their hands with some despair, as they have been calling Ed for a while, but nothing about him showing up.Luís cries out, "I think he's already gone to tell Ricardo! Our goose is cooked, we are dead!"Wellington is increasingly irritated by the cowardice and fear of Luís. Where was that guy who managed to steal money from Ricardo Oliveira? Now his pants are shitty because of a brat.The situation only worsens with the fact that Ed lives near the river, and the river reminds Luís of the possibility that he might be murdered by Ricardo and be thrown lifeless in the Rhodia River, with his family without ever knowing where to find the corpse.Wanting to end the anguish, Wellington claps more firmly and vigorously, but there is silence on the other side. Ed's dad is working and his mom is probably out."Let's go, Lou. There's nobody at home."This phrase does not reassure Luís, "What do you mean, man? We need to talk to Ed t
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