MONICA LIVING ROOM - AFTERNOONCarina starts to make her friends think about the (real) possibility of Penha being Ricardo’s sister, not a lover or girlfriend. Because the lie confuses others.Monica asks, “Why has Penha been introduced as a girlfriend, then?”Carina snorts with anger, “I don’t know! You who invented the lie!”Monica restrains the urge to slap Carina, “Stop it, girl! I’m saying that we’re hearing revelations from Luís and Wellington.”“These two threatened to beat Ed because he overheard their conversation wanting to investigate Ricardo. I don’t forgive them for that!”Monica, Annie, and Fábio lose their patience. Apparently, Carina won’t take anyone’s word for it.Annie tries, “Carina, Luís revealed that the cassette system he sells at the fair is made illegally. Ricardo was the one who helped him. And we are not finding Wellington at his house.”“What’s more, are they going to say that Cardo kidnapped him?”Gee, that’s exactly what happened!“Take it easy, Carina.”
CARINA’S STUDIO - AFTERNOONCarina is slow to answer Ricardo about what is happening. Because if she just says that Monica slapped her, he might want to take revenge. If she says that more friends are suspicious of him, things will only get worse.So she decided not to facilitate a Third World War, “Nothing happened for you to worry about, honey. Forget about it.”Carina wipes her tears and gets up from the stool. Ricardo, however, doesn’t want to let it go, “That can’t be, honey. Someone slapped you, and I can imagine who it is. I’m going to your neighbor’s house right now—”Carina turns to him and looks at him with irritation, “You are not going to make a fuss! I don’t want you to take revenge for me.”Ricardo doesn’t understand, he is slightly gaping.Carina goes on to explain how she can, “I argued, nothing much. It doesn’t matter with whom. You keep complaining that Monica attributes everything bad to you, but you’re already assuming that she was the one who hit me.”“And wasn’t
PENHA HOUSE - EVENINGPenha is about to be beaten by Ricardo for challenging him and insulting Carina.She exclaims, “I can’t be blamed if your fiancée behaves like a slum girl! Is she going to show up with a black eye at our exquisite dinner?”Ricardo moves away from Penha; the temptation to slap her is enormous, “I’m warning you, Penha! Continue to provoke and make Carina feel bad that you’re going to be locked up in a convent! Maybe just this way God forgives all your filth, your depravity!”While Ricardo holds the urge to slap her, it’s Penha who hits him in the face with a slap. Who understands?“Naughty, rascal! How dare you talk about me? You say my friends wanted to catch you with a pregnancy trick, but that didn’t stop you from taking them to bed anyway! You even liked it!”Ricardo makes his classic stupid little smile, although it hurts one side, “Of course I took advantage; despite cheaters, your friends were hot!”Another slap on Ricardo’s other cheek. Now he has both side
CARLOS’S LIVING ROOM - DAYFriday. Carlos is already in uniform, getting ready to work. There is a knock on the door. Carlos is going to open it with the car keys in his hand. Miriam is waiting on the other side.“Ah, good morning, Miriam. Come in.”Miriam enters, normally, friendly, without hesitation this time.“Carlos, I came here to inform you that Monday the lawyer of Fábia Peres’s family wants to talk to you. Here is his phone.”Miriam hands Carlos the Ferreira’s business card. When Carlos goes to pick it up, the fingers of the two of them touch. Very cliché, but that’s what happened.Carlos stares at the business card and Miriam gets a little shiver. It has been a long time since she has been touched by Carlos.“Thank you very much, Miriam. What about your situation?”Miriam crosses her arms and purses her lips, “On Monday I will see Mr. Ferreira, for what they call a conciliatory hearing. So, maybe we can resolve the matter without actually taking the case to court.”“Miriam,
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
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
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,
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