FÁBIA PERES'S BEDROOM - AFTERNOONFábia Peres insinuates to Fábio, tied and in his underwear on her bed, that the two made love. But, Fábio refuses to believe it because he was falling drunk and does not remember anything."Are you going to use the old 'I drank too much and I don't remember anything' trick?""But, it's exactly what happened! I won't confirm anything. I wasn't in my mental faculties."Fábia Peres unties the other knot, freeing Fábio's left hand. He leans against the headboard, waving his arms to normalize blood circulation."Your clothes were left in the living room.""Stop making up details. There was nothing, Fábia Peres!"Fábia Peres laughs mercilessly at Fábio's despair, "This is what you want to repeat in your mind to convince yourself that it’s the truth when the fact shows otherwise. Now, dear, what's wrong with what happened? You broke up with Monica, you came to my house in seeking solace and... it happened... and it was so good..."Fábio gets up from the bed,
SANDRA'S HOUSE - AFTERNOONFábia Peres is going to tell Sandra and Miriam what she did to Fábio earlier."Fábio was so high that he ended up sleeping drunk in my living room. So I had an idea. I took him to my room, tied him to the headboard, took off his shirt and covered him from the waist down, and took a photo! A lot of photos. And one of us, I put on a nightgown."Miriam and Sandra burst out laughing, but not in mockery to Fábia Peres; and yes, because she had a brilliant idea. It was another one of her rare moments of lucidity."Girl!" Sandra exclaims, "What a sensational idea! We have already captured what you want: you will send the photo to Monica!"Fábia Peres smiles; the smile says it all. The three girls toast again and pour themselves more coffee.Meanwhile, Miriam says, "This morning Ricardo came to my door to ask if I took pictures of Carina. I think Monica told her what is going on."Fábia Peres is intrigued, "But, why would Ricardo bother?""Because the car that passe
RICARDO'S LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOONRicardo is shocked when Ed informs him that Luís has fled from Rhodia River. For what reason? "Did you ever speak to him, Edward?""No sir. I was just informed by Célio. And he asked me if I knew anything. Rest assured that our secret is guaranteed."Ricardo is more apprehensive. So Luís ran away because of him! And the fair? "Ed, I'm going to tell you one more secret: Luís works for me. Doesn't he have his tent at the fair, where he sells the tapes? I was the one who provided everything. If he had a problem, I wasn't communicated."Ed thinks for a few seconds, and then makes up his mind, "Do you have paper and a pen? Write down his father's address."Ricardo makes his classic little silly smile. Ed is being more helpful to him than Rubens! Ricardo promptly goes to the dresser and passes Ed a diary and pen. Ed writes it down."Thank you very much, Edward.""I just thought you might know. I'm becoming the pivot of something I don't even know what it is
FÁBIO'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHTFábio is trying to watch television sitting on the couch, but his feet hitting the floor indicates that he is not paying much attention. He shows nervousness. Does Fábia Peres intend to tell Monica what happened, in her version, with the lies? The two are neighbors, what does it cost?However, when Monica appears at the open door, he has to force a smile and appear calm. Monica, even so, finds Fábio's behavior strange. He must be crying or normal."Monica! You can come in! Do you want anything?"Monica is well welcomed, maybe too much; she is led by him to the armchair and sits down, "Thank you, Fábio. I'm just wondering about your reception. I thought you were still angry with me."Fábio had already forgotten about the tape, so he decides to disguise it, "Well, it's just that I thought that because you came here, it's a sign that you chose me. So, we can forget about all that and continue dating. Right?"Monica thinks for a moment. She did not come to disc
CARINA'S STUDIO - NIGHTCarina is totally surprised when Carlos asks her to marry him, even after Ricardo requested it first. He is kneeling, pleading, waiting for an answer."So, Carina, what do you say?"Carina turns to the painting, embarrassed, "Roldão, how do you make such a request to me? It’s very painful for me to have to refuse because I did not want to hurt you."Carlos lowers his head. He expected this, but he wouldn't be at peace if he tried. Now it was about battling and insisting on victory, "Yes, I understand, he got first. I came anyway, Carina, because it’s undeniable that for a moment we felt something."Carina turns to him. There is a certain irritation in her eyes, "Yeah, we started to feel it, but as soon as Miriam jumped in front of me, you chose her without even thinking twice. Then you realized that whoever screams the loudest does not always have the greatest credibility."Carlos also needs to swallow the reprimands about having chosen Miriam, "Carina, I know
MALTHUS SNACK BAR - DAYCélio and Cássio enter "invited" by Aurélio and the three go to the counter. Again Aurélio starts to serve sugarcane juice without being asked. Cássio smiles and enjoys the free drink, but Célio doesn't even look at the glass."Your complaint is unfair, Seu Aurélio. I come here another time, usually in the afternoon. In the morning I buy bread and cookies at the Cascais bakery to take to the Residents' Association. You do not sell baked goods, and Seu Tito cannot get eating fried food every day."Aurélio then looks at Cássio to explain himself, but the boy only realizes what is thereafter ten seconds.However, the memory of Silvio going to the bakery makes Cássio frown and take the conversation to a different level.He taps the empty glass on the counter and counters, "I think there is someone else who needs to answer that question."Aurélio raises his eyebrows, "Are you crazy, Cassio? So early...""Am I? I have been going to the bakery to give moral support to
CARLOS'S LIVING ROOM - DAYCarlos is standing on his phone, dialing Penha's phone. On the other side, she is still drowsy and goes to the phone to answer it before the ring explodes in her head."Hello?""Miss Oliveira? Carlos Roldão is speaking here. They gave me a phone and I am looking for a kitchenette to rent to a friend. Emerson Ramos."It’s the name of Officer Ramos, from the District where Carlos came from."Ah, okay, because you already have housing, officer.""Do you already know me, miss?""Everyone knows the handsome policeman who served as a poster boy for the police station campaign. I already paid the first monthly fee of the booklet."Carlos smiles. Handsome cop? He can take advantage of that, "Can we make an appointment for later?""At ten in the morning, I'm waiting at the stationery.""Done, see you later."Carlos hangs up. It was too easy!PENHA'S HOUSEPenha hangs up with a sly smile. The policeman always left her on shaky legs. Carlos was more handsome than he al
STATIONERY BUILDING - DAYOn the stairs, Wellington is coming down, when he hears the footsteps of people going up and Penha's unmistakable voice."The only thing that your friend may not like is the big window that was put on, especially on the first floor. If you don't put a curtain on, those who pass the street have a good view from inside the kitchenette."And Carlos's manly voice, "Oh, my friend is one of those who is ‘at ease’ when there’s no one around. I will warn him."And when Wellington makes the turn, he meets the two. Carlos doesn't know Wellington very well, but Penha crosses her eyes with the boy and feels uncomfortable, she lowers her head. Her silence makes Carlos think that she was embarrassed because of his friend."Ah, sorry, did I embarrass you?""Ah, no, I just shut up. Anyway, the kitchenettes..."And the two keep going up, while Wellington keeps going down with a frown.RHODIA AVENUEWellington stops on the sidewalk to see if Luís is arriving with full physical