CASCAIS BAKERYAnnie is in front of an angry Jonas, hearing the news about Aurélio. She is very happy."He did it, Jonas! Seu Aurélio got the loan and he's going to pay for the printer!""No! It can't be!"Annie hugs Jonas and does not correctly interpret his reaction, "Yes, it seems impossible, hard to believe. But, that's right; he went to the bank with the face and courage, the firm determination to help in our cause. Isn't that awesome? For a moment I thought we had to ask Ricardo for help."The hug is broken."Who is Ricardo?" Jonas asks, frowning.Annie purses her lips, "A bad guy who lives near Monica and Carina. He was trying to help, but of course, we denied it."Jonas speaks rationally, "If he was trying to help, who are we to deny it?""We are decent people, Jon! I won't take a cent from the guy accused of fomenting the first electric cat in the neighborhood. It's the same guy I hit the bottle in his head, who I thought was going to rape Carina right here in his bakery!"Jon
CARINA’S STUDIO - NIGHTCarlos enters guided by Monica to Carina's studio. It would be the second bedroom in the house, but as Carina is alone, she made it her workplace. Several paintings and canvases of different sizes, several of them already painted were scattered around the corners. Slight smell of paint. Carina is sitting on a stool, smiling lightly, serenely, and inspired as the artists say. Carlos looks and captures everything that has been said, and then looks at her with respect.Carina asks gently, "Are you scared, cop?"He answers solemnly, "Respect. I'm in the territory of a professional. Carina... Your pictures are beautiful! Where did you study?""Royal Hill University, but I couldn't finish the course. I'm here raising my life, maybe I'll be back.""Come back, finish it. You're going far, dear.""I've been telling her several times, Carlos." Monica says, "Maybe in the future, she can teach other people."Carina agrees, "If they open an Arts workshop project for our neig
MIRIAM'S BEDROOMMiriam and Sandra are sitting on the bed, with photographs spread out before them. Sandra takes one. She sees Carlos posing as a friendly cop, smiling."I think this one could be the chosen one. It shows an apparently angry and serious authority in a friendlier, companionable pose as if to say 'you can trust'."Miriam is oblivious to the comment, "And he looks cute too when he smiles."Sandra slaps her hand on the photographs, "Honey, focus!""You're asking me for the impossible when it comes to Carlos!""It's necessary! Do you want to wash his uniforms? Do you want to marry him with the corporation by shooting in the air? Do you want to have your honeymoon in Paris?""Yes, yes, I do!""Then never repeat this story of trying to take pictures of him as if it were for those calendars!""What does it cost for a little one pic...?"Sandra slaps the deluded face of Miriam. She is steadfast, the voice of reason."Do you know what it costs you? Do you know what it costs you?
FÁBIO'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHTFábio questions Fábia's motivations for trusting him. He was increasingly disappointed, "I don't understand, Fábia! You say that Monica wants to separate us, but she says something negative about me and you readily believe her! That is, you didn't fulfill our agreement from the heart, and Monica was the pretext that you wanted to violate our pact!""Stop this pact thing that I don't get involved with Satan!"Fábio sinks into the armchair, "God makes covenants too... Instead of reading those books, why don't you read the Bible?""Oh, and you with that collection in your wardrobe read the Bible too, right?""It doesn't prevent me from having some basic knowledge... unlike you who are not interested in anything!""What did you say?""You didn't even read the book, just bought by the cover! It was a thick book of over two hundred pages. But, it was too much for your limited head, right?""Are you calling me stupid?"Fábio now bounces on the chair, "Am I always g
FÁBIO'S LIVING ROOMFábio and Fábia Peres are already at the limit of the discussion."Fábio Dance, tell me what kind of dating is this in which the girlfriend hears the same insults from her archenemy?"Fábio walks around, "Maybe it's time to rethink this relationship.""Yes, we are going to rethink because the way it is, we cannot go on."Fábio laments with his head, she doesn't understand again, "That's what I'm talking about. We can't even communicate properly. I would have to force myself to be stupid like you, and I don't want that."Fábia Peres reacts with contempt, "Do you want me to be an intellectual like Monica?""There is another question: for you, everything is about Monica. You are the one who talks more about her than I do, and then I am the one who does not forget her!""That woman got into our lives and never left!""Is it really her? Well, I don't want you to be intellectual 'like Monica', but at least, you could prove that you went to high school!""You know how hard
MIRIAM’S BEDROOM - DAYMiriam was extremely disgusted because Carina tore the photos of Carlos in front of her, "What are you doing, you idiot?""I am discarding these photos. They aren't conveying the spirit and impact that the campaign is aiming for. And I have been informed, Miriam, that your interests in participating are anything but noble."Miriam glares at Carina and says, "I got it. Do you understand that I'm interested in Carlos, and are you doing this dirty thing? I'm glad I have the negatives!""Miriam, nobody forced you to participate. You could take the photo you wanted with the officer at any time. Making us all believe that you were interested in helping... Was that really necessary?""Don't come to my house to question my reasons, creature! Since the photos didn't ‘fit’, and I put giant quotes because you didn't even look at them, so —" she points her thumb, "I suggest you get out of my home!"Carina with a slight smile managed to destabilize the madwoman, "You didn't n
MALTHUS SNACK BAR Rosa is at the diner door, anxious, and worried. Aurélio leaves also hurried and alarmed. "What is it, Rosa? You said it was urgent!" "And it is! Look at that over there!" Aurélio looks. From his vision, the crowd is formed and cheering for the fight between Monica and Fábia Peres, but the two are hardly seen because of the crowd. "Did an accident happen?" Aurélio asks. "No, it's just that you can't see right! But, a crazy woman appeared out of nowhere while I was talking to Monica and accused her of stealing her boyfriend." "Monica is not like that." "It seems that Monica knows the boy, the insane girl blames her for the breakup and offended her non-stop, Monica gave in." "Yeah, today I already had one annoying me with insults too. Where is the education of these people?" "And look, nobody is good at stopping the fight, they are cheering!" "I'm going to end this." Back to the turmoil, Aurélio is in the background striding closer to the scene of the fight.
MALTHUS SNACK BAR - DAYMonica is calmer, sitting at a table, and drinking sugarcane juice. Rosa is sitting on the other side and Aurélio is standing, his big dad worried."Now can you tell me why that crazy blonde was beating you, dear Monica?""Oh, Seu Aurélio, the story is long; it goes back to our childhood. I always liked Fabinho—" she corrects herself, "Fábio... But, he never took me seriously to date. It's that classic 'let's go be friends'."Aurélio becomes mysterious, "I know very well...""Then he met this girl called Fábia Peres who is just blonde hair and a hot body. Of course, he fell in love and wanted to be with her. Since then she has been seeing me as a threat. But I have always respected their courtship, although hurts inside me.""Poor girl..." laments Rosa."When we moved here, things between them started to get worse. No more high school, we started adulthood. Like that movie, ‘St. Elmo's Fire’. Fábia Peres seems to have been stuck in High School because in the rea