1 00:00:12,387 --> 00:00:13,722 Confess, mother. 2 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:16,307 You don't have to lie to protect my father! 3 00:00:16,433 --> 00:00:18,685 Why do you insist on accusing your father? 4 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:20,895 Because of this. 5 00:00:21,312 --> 00:00:23,857 You didn't mention this gun at any moment. 6 00:00:23,982 --> 00:00:26,776 But it was with the person who invaded the mansion. 7 00:00:26,901 --> 00:00:30,030 And that person went to accompany someone from our family. 8 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:34,325 - Why were your scissors in Beja's room? - Antônio! 9 00:00:34,743 --> 00:00:37,704 I entered that house alone, with my scissors! 10 00:00:38,163 --> 00:00:41,332 What difference does it make where I left them? I got confused! 11 00:00:41,458 --> 00:00:43,084 - What about this? - I don't know! 12 00:00:43,209 --> 00:00:44,586 Because you weren't there! 13 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:46,296 And what's more, 14 00:00:46,921 --> 00:00:48,048 it wasn't one person. 15 00:00:48,381 --> 00:00:49,466 It was two people. 16 00:00:49,549 --> 00:00:52,343 The one with the gun was thwarted in the lobby, 17 00:00:52,469 --> 00:00:54,054 but the one with the scissors... 18 00:00:54,512 --> 00:00:55,889 got close to Beja. 19 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:58,725 Two people? Are you mad? 20 00:00:59,017 --> 00:01:01,352 No woman in this family can hold a gun. 21 00:01:01,478 --> 00:01:03,772 - Only a man could. - My son, you're not... 22 00:01:03,855 --> 00:01:05,815 Uncle Felizardo... 23 00:01:06,232 --> 00:01:07,650 No, not him. 24 00:01:07,942 --> 00:01:11,196 He would have shot her at the plaza with no ounce of shame. 25 00:01:11,321 --> 00:01:14,949 You're involving your uncle, who supported you, into this mess? 26 00:01:16,117 --> 00:01:19,329 Valdo is the family's foreman, he does as he is told... 27 00:01:20,955 --> 00:01:22,665 but he's my friend above all. 28 00:01:23,833 --> 00:01:26,127 He'd never do that to me. Do you see? 29 00:01:27,087 --> 00:01:28,963 It could only have been father. 30 00:01:29,047 --> 00:01:31,091 He has motive. He wants her death. 31 00:01:31,257 --> 00:01:33,259 Everyone in the village wants her dead! 32 00:01:33,384 --> 00:01:36,137 But no one meddles with your sewing kit. 33 00:01:37,430 --> 00:01:40,934 I have no doubts my father invaded the mansion with that gun. 34 00:01:41,059 --> 00:01:43,269 But who left the scissors? 35 00:01:44,729 --> 00:01:45,730 It was Angélica, no? 36 00:01:50,276 --> 00:01:52,821 Do you really think she would have the guts? 37 00:01:52,904 --> 00:01:54,405 She's scared of her shadow! 38 00:01:54,823 --> 00:01:55,824 True. 39 00:01:56,574 --> 00:01:58,034 She's scared of everything. 40 00:01:59,869 --> 00:02:02,372 But we know who isn't scared of anything. 41 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:06,251 - Was it Maria? Tell me! - Antônio! 42 00:02:06,334 --> 00:02:08,670 - Stop lying! - It was me! 43 00:02:08,753 --> 00:02:10,380 It was me, I told you! 44 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,133 Turn me in to the judge, if you want to. 45 00:02:13,216 --> 00:02:15,301 Report your mother, if you want to! 46 00:02:57,177 --> 00:03:00,054 MADAM BEJA 47 00:04:04,702 --> 00:04:07,956 Maria, may I know why this was in your room? 48 00:04:29,143 --> 00:04:31,062 Where do you think I put my clothes? 49 00:04:31,437 --> 00:04:34,065 This dress is Beja's. I remember. 50 00:04:34,482 --> 00:04:38,361 - She wore it on our engagement dinner. - Since when do you care for dresses? 51 00:04:38,486 --> 00:04:39,862 Where did you find this? 52 00:04:40,571 --> 00:04:41,698 Answer me! 53 00:04:42,365 --> 00:04:44,325 You confuse yourself! 54 00:04:44,742 --> 00:04:47,328 This is my dress, and it has always been mine! 55 00:04:47,787 --> 00:04:50,456 And please, do not meddle in my things! 56 00:04:51,457 --> 00:04:52,583 Maria. 57 00:04:53,167 --> 00:04:54,168 Maria! 58 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:17,066 Good God, Paulo, be careful! 59 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:21,070 If the jaguar did that to a bull, imagine what it'll do to you! 60 00:05:21,779 --> 00:05:23,489 My God. 61 00:05:23,614 --> 00:05:25,658 This coat is missing a button! 62 00:05:25,783 --> 00:05:28,202 - Let me switch it. - No, I'm just going... 63 00:05:28,286 --> 00:05:30,788 No. No, no. No way, mister. 64 00:05:30,955 --> 00:05:34,042 - I'll bring you another. Wait. - Good grief. 65 00:05:36,794 --> 00:05:38,379 I don't understand, my father. 66 00:05:39,630 --> 00:05:41,382 You always told me everything. 67 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:43,968 Why did you not tell me you bought a new gun? 68 00:05:44,260 --> 00:05:46,095 I saw the box at the office. 69 00:05:46,804 --> 00:05:49,390 None of the old guns fit in it. 70 00:05:49,515 --> 00:05:52,143 And since when must I answer to you? 71 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,439 You say that, but I can't get on a horse without you asking where I'll go. 72 00:05:56,564 --> 00:05:59,692 It's your fault. You went to care for a woman that's not yours. 73 00:05:59,817 --> 00:06:01,819 She was my fiancée once. 74 00:06:02,403 --> 00:06:05,990 She was almost assassinated, the whole village wants her killed! 75 00:06:06,115 --> 00:06:08,993 Yes, my son. Here, you reap what you sow. 76 00:06:09,118 --> 00:06:11,120 Do you think she doesn't deserve it? 77 00:06:11,371 --> 00:06:14,123 I can't believe my own father would say that. 78 00:06:15,124 --> 00:06:17,293 A man that always claimed himself fair. 79 00:06:17,418 --> 00:06:19,587 Sometimes, my son, in this life... 80 00:06:20,129 --> 00:06:23,299 people must sully their hands to cleanse their souls. 81 00:06:23,716 --> 00:06:25,301 Is that what you did? 82 00:06:26,677 --> 00:06:29,430 - You cleansed your soul? - What are you implying? 83 00:06:29,514 --> 00:06:31,724 Go on! Tell me, already! 84 00:06:31,849 --> 00:06:34,685 I'm not the one hiding in the shadows. 85 00:06:35,436 --> 00:06:36,604 Like a rat, 86 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:40,149 - sullying its hands with blood. - Respect me, Antônio! 87 00:06:40,608 --> 00:06:43,027 Just yesterday, I taught you to walk! 88 00:06:43,152 --> 00:06:45,571 - You cannot speak to me that way! - My God! 89 00:06:45,655 --> 00:06:46,989 What's happening here? 90 00:06:47,615 --> 00:06:50,576 Father and son fighting over a harlot! 91 00:06:51,327 --> 00:06:54,789 Is that what that lost soul planted in the heart of our family? 92 00:06:54,914 --> 00:06:58,334 How can you speak like that of someone in the brink of death? 93 00:06:58,418 --> 00:06:59,710 If she dies... 94 00:07:00,378 --> 00:07:02,296 I will not forgive either of you. 95 00:07:03,297 --> 00:07:04,924 - Excuse me. - Antônio! 96 00:07:09,178 --> 00:07:13,516 Please, Mother of God! Please, let Beja live! I beg you! 97 00:07:16,227 --> 00:07:20,773 By the mercy of God, I beg you! Don't take her away from me! 98 00:07:29,490 --> 00:07:31,951 Grandma Lueji... 99 00:07:34,370 --> 00:07:37,081 I beg you! Let her live! 100 00:07:41,085 --> 00:07:43,504 - Please, intervene in her... - Maria. 101 00:07:43,629 --> 00:07:45,256 Go away, Valdo! 102 00:07:47,508 --> 00:07:49,802 - My God, Maria. Let me take you home. - I... 103 00:07:49,927 --> 00:07:52,555 - I was just... - I know. 104 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,432 - I was just... - Everything's fine. 105 00:07:55,516 --> 00:07:57,727 Let's just go home, you needn't explain. 106 00:07:58,269 --> 00:07:59,520 Come. 107 00:07:59,812 --> 00:08:02,231 - Are you certain? - Absolutely. 108 00:08:02,315 --> 00:08:05,234 All of Beja's old clothes stood at their farmhouse. 109 00:08:05,318 --> 00:08:06,694 Nothing was brought here. 110 00:08:07,111 --> 00:08:08,529 Why do you ask? 111 00:08:08,654 --> 00:08:10,573 To eliminate a hypothesis. 112 00:08:11,032 --> 00:08:12,283 One less suspect. 113 00:08:16,579 --> 00:08:17,663 Beja! 114 00:08:17,997 --> 00:08:19,457 Thank God! 115 00:08:19,832 --> 00:08:21,167 You're alright! 116 00:08:21,292 --> 00:08:22,293 You're... 117 00:08:23,419 --> 00:08:24,837 You're alright! 118 00:08:24,962 --> 00:08:26,714 I'm so glad you're alright. 119 00:08:28,257 --> 00:08:30,551 A suspect of what? 120 00:08:31,010 --> 00:08:32,011 Don't you remember? 121 00:08:32,136 --> 00:08:33,471 Beja, 122 00:08:33,596 --> 00:08:35,056 you were at the plaza. 123 00:08:35,431 --> 00:08:37,892 A gun was fired and your horse was frightened. 124 00:08:38,434 --> 00:08:40,603 You fell and hit your head, Beja. 125 00:08:40,728 --> 00:08:42,313 I was at the plaza... 126 00:08:42,897 --> 00:08:45,066 - on a horse. - Yes. 127 00:08:46,025 --> 00:08:47,026 Yes. 128 00:08:48,486 --> 00:08:50,363 I remember nothing else... 129 00:08:51,989 --> 00:08:53,074 I don't remember... 130 00:09:01,582 --> 00:09:03,167 How do you feel, Beja? 131 00:09:05,461 --> 00:09:06,754 Tired... 132 00:09:09,298 --> 00:09:10,716 Confused... 133 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:13,761 She doesn't remember everything. 134 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:16,180 She looks so weak. 135 00:09:16,722 --> 00:09:18,099 Shouldn't she eat? 136 00:09:18,933 --> 00:09:20,643 Can you wait downstairs? 137 00:09:20,768 --> 00:09:22,019 So I can examine her? 138 00:09:23,187 --> 00:09:24,188 Thank you. 139 00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:29,652 Thank God, she woke up. 140 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:32,363 It's like a miracle. 141 00:09:33,072 --> 00:09:35,658 But she remembers nothing. That worries me. 142 00:09:35,741 --> 00:09:37,535 Fortunato is skilled. 143 00:09:37,660 --> 00:09:41,080 - She'll be alright. - Many still want her dead, Antônio. 144 00:09:41,956 --> 00:09:43,958 On that topic, Severina... 145 00:09:44,500 --> 00:09:46,502 the person who came in here, 146 00:09:46,627 --> 00:09:49,255 you said it could be a woman. 147 00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:51,924 Why did you say that? 148 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:53,676 Did you see something? 149 00:09:54,093 --> 00:09:55,344 Nothing. 150 00:09:55,511 --> 00:09:58,514 But there's no guarantee it was a man. Don't you agree? 151 00:09:58,639 --> 00:09:59,807 That makes sense. 152 00:10:01,392 --> 00:10:04,228 The colonels are accusing Honorato. 153 00:10:04,312 --> 00:10:06,439 They say he fled the village. 154 00:10:08,107 --> 00:10:10,109 But could he be capable of that? 155 00:11:15,049 --> 00:11:17,093 I know. Who cares? 156 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,638 Honorato is as much an animal as I, to the people here. 157 00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:23,349 But no one disappears like that. 158 00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,768 That's what a vagabond does, my child. 159 00:11:26,227 --> 00:11:27,311 They disappear. 160 00:11:28,479 --> 00:11:29,522 But, Father, 161 00:11:29,647 --> 00:11:33,192 do you think he disappeared, or that he was made to vanish? 162 00:11:34,235 --> 00:11:36,362 I found Honorato's things! 163 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:39,949 There are many letters, but I can't read what's on them! 164 00:11:40,825 --> 00:11:42,368 It's from Honorato's parents. 165 00:11:43,077 --> 00:11:44,245 From what I've read, 166 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:45,955 they seem to love him dearly. 167 00:11:47,123 --> 00:11:48,791 So he has a family? 168 00:11:50,084 --> 00:11:52,211 Did he go back to his parents' home? 169 00:11:52,795 --> 00:11:57,216 This is too strange. Why would Honorato return home out of the blue like that? 170 00:11:57,508 --> 00:12:00,511 - Leaving the letters behind, no less. - You think so? 171 00:12:00,594 --> 00:12:02,138 Honorato is all heart. 172 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:03,931 He always has been. 173 00:12:04,014 --> 00:12:06,517 He keeps those letters like treasure! 174 00:12:07,435 --> 00:12:09,353 Until he didn't. 175 00:12:10,104 --> 00:12:12,440 He left everything behind, as he did with me. 176 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,692 He is not that kind of man, Carminha. 177 00:12:15,401 --> 00:12:18,237 His friends are priceless gems to him. 178 00:12:18,821 --> 00:12:20,823 He was always beside Alves, remember? 179 00:12:21,031 --> 00:12:22,825 They were friends until the end. 180 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:25,703 That just makes me more certain... 181 00:12:26,036 --> 00:12:28,706 that he didn't like me the way he said he did. 182 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:31,709 He could be with another. 183 00:12:31,834 --> 00:12:34,879 Or he got himself into something, and had to run away. 184 00:12:37,006 --> 00:12:38,424 Good morning, Valdo. 185 00:12:38,549 --> 00:12:39,759 Good morning, Antônio. 186 00:12:40,050 --> 00:12:42,136 I wanted to speak with you, 187 00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:44,180 but you're never at the farmhouse! 188 00:12:44,847 --> 00:12:48,058 I came to get medicine for Beja. We can talk about Angélica later. 189 00:12:48,184 --> 00:12:50,728 No. This is about Maria, Antônio. 190 00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:54,732 Your sister isn't well. 191 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:58,444 Today, I found her praying by Grandma Lueji's tree, 192 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:00,488 for Beja's welfare. 193 00:13:01,155 --> 00:13:03,491 - Maria, praying for Beja's welfare? - Yes. 194 00:13:03,908 --> 00:13:05,868 Are you certain, Valdo? 195 00:13:05,951 --> 00:13:09,038 Yes, she was holding onto this beautiful dress. 196 00:13:09,163 --> 00:13:10,164 A blue one? 197 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,334 - Yes. - It was Beja's. 198 00:13:15,377 --> 00:13:17,505 Maria seems very strange lately. 199 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:20,382 She has taken things from other people before, too. 200 00:13:21,509 --> 00:13:24,762 Yes. She took my clothes, once, 201 00:13:24,887 --> 00:13:27,056 to enter the Estate of Jatobá. 202 00:13:27,765 --> 00:13:30,476 Disguised, dressed as a man. 203 00:13:31,894 --> 00:13:36,232 Maria was always mean to Beja, but now she went too far. 204 00:13:38,025 --> 00:13:39,109 What is that gun? 205 00:13:40,778 --> 00:13:41,821 Your father bought it. 206 00:13:43,405 --> 00:13:45,324 To dispatch the jaguar from the farm. 207 00:13:45,407 --> 00:13:47,827 The old ones can't hit such a quick animal. 208 00:13:47,952 --> 00:13:49,119 Let me see it. 209 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:50,621 Give it. 210 00:13:58,254 --> 00:14:00,339 So it could have been someone else. 211 00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:02,341 Someone else? 212 00:14:03,050 --> 00:14:04,093 What are you on about? 213 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:05,511 Take it. 214 00:14:05,970 --> 00:14:06,971 Here, Valdo. 215 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:11,100 Here's the medicine for the bulls the jaguar attacked. 216 00:14:11,183 --> 00:14:12,268 Yes, sir. 217 00:14:12,393 --> 00:14:14,520 - Return to the farm. - Thank you. 218 00:14:16,814 --> 00:14:17,815 Father. 219 00:14:19,525 --> 00:14:20,526 I... 220 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:24,738 I should apologize to you. 221 00:14:25,990 --> 00:14:28,117 You should return home. 222 00:14:29,285 --> 00:14:30,411 Man up, Antônio. 223 00:14:38,460 --> 00:14:39,837 Hey! Hey! 224 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,723 Honorato would never hurt Beja, she was nice to him. 225 00:14:50,806 --> 00:14:52,600 He was friends with her grandfather. 226 00:14:53,267 --> 00:14:54,268 Alves? 227 00:14:54,602 --> 00:14:57,354 So you believe in friendship between drunks? 228 00:14:58,022 --> 00:14:59,982 A drunkard is always truthful. 229 00:15:00,357 --> 00:15:05,613 - But not the sober man. - Then you can ask whatever you want. 230 00:15:07,031 --> 00:15:08,073 I'll tell the truth. 231 00:15:08,198 --> 00:15:11,785 You know Beja had been working with some local colonels, no? 232 00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:14,288 To join into the local politics. 233 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:17,791 Did some colonel from Araxá feel betrayed? 234 00:15:18,500 --> 00:15:19,501 Well... 235 00:15:20,336 --> 00:15:24,298 When the topic becomes the local politics, 236 00:15:24,632 --> 00:15:26,759 then it's time to go home. 237 00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:28,802 Excuse me, lad. 238 00:15:33,515 --> 00:15:35,351 Father! Won't you wait? 239 00:15:36,894 --> 00:15:39,396 - Wait? - You asked me to return to the farmhouse 240 00:15:39,521 --> 00:15:41,357 to sort the jaguar problem, remember? 241 00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,901 - I'm ready. - Then, don't be. 242 00:15:43,984 --> 00:15:46,320 You can't handle a roach, let alone a jaguar. 243 00:15:46,904 --> 00:15:50,366 - But you told me to return... - No, you won't return. 244 00:15:50,491 --> 00:15:53,661 In fact, don't show up there at all, do you understand? 245 00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:03,253 Daddy colonel said some harsh things, did he, now? 246 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:04,838 Because of whores. 247 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:08,676 I'll bet he has whores at his house and doesn't want me to see. 248 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:11,679 Or he doesn't want to share. 249 00:16:13,222 --> 00:16:16,934 So you think Col. Botelho is hiding something? 250 00:16:17,059 --> 00:16:19,937 There must be someone in his home he doesn't want seen. 251 00:16:21,689 --> 00:16:23,399 Could he be capable of... 252 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:25,818 What is it, João? 253 00:16:27,236 --> 00:16:28,529 When the shot rang out, 254 00:16:29,405 --> 00:16:31,740 when Felizardo wanted to draw his gun in the plaza, 255 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:34,368 Col. Botelho said something that... 256 00:16:34,994 --> 00:16:36,537 sounded quite strange. 257 00:16:36,662 --> 00:16:37,746 What did he say? 258 00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:40,374 Wait, Felizardo. 259 00:16:40,457 --> 00:16:43,460 There are other ways to solve this problem. 260 00:16:43,711 --> 00:16:45,713 You think Col. Botelho... 261 00:16:45,838 --> 00:16:48,424 He hired a killer to handle Beja. 262 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:49,550 It's possible! 263 00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:53,429 So you think someone wants to kill me? 264 00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:54,596 - Beja! - Come. 265 00:16:54,722 --> 00:16:57,599 I was coming to see you, Antônio said you awakened. 266 00:16:57,683 --> 00:16:58,767 How are you feeling? 267 00:16:59,184 --> 00:17:00,310 Confused... 268 00:17:00,394 --> 00:17:03,731 - My head aches a bit... - I told her to stay in bed, 269 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:05,149 but she's stubborn. 270 00:17:06,984 --> 00:17:07,985 Slowly. 271 00:17:10,571 --> 00:17:12,156 You should be resting. 272 00:17:12,448 --> 00:17:13,782 It's important. 273 00:17:15,159 --> 00:17:17,161 Fortunato said so, remember? 274 00:17:18,746 --> 00:17:19,913 Sit. 275 00:17:19,997 --> 00:17:20,998 Sit down here. 276 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,626 What matters is knowing who... 277 00:17:25,794 --> 00:17:27,004 wants to kill me. 278 00:17:27,796 --> 00:17:31,008 I heard you mention Botelho, what's he got to do with this? 279 00:17:31,091 --> 00:17:32,718 We're not sure yet, 280 00:17:32,801 --> 00:17:34,053 but we'll find out. 281 00:17:34,178 --> 00:17:37,639 In the meantime, Beja, we must keep you safe. 282 00:17:39,475 --> 00:17:41,018 I should go to the farmhouse. 283 00:17:41,643 --> 00:17:44,104 Severina told me someone broke into the mansion. 284 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:45,230 What if... 285 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,484 we set up an ambush? 286 00:17:53,322 --> 00:17:55,824 Thank you so much for your prayers, Father. 287 00:17:56,658 --> 00:17:57,785 God has listened, 288 00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:58,952 and Beja woke up. 289 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:01,413 But she's still in danger. 290 00:18:05,542 --> 00:18:07,419 We're taking her to the farmhouse. 291 00:18:07,836 --> 00:18:09,213 It's safer there. 292 00:18:12,382 --> 00:18:13,801 God bless you, my daughter. 293 00:18:21,558 --> 00:18:24,978 Excellent. In a few minutes, the entire village will hear it. 294 00:18:25,687 --> 00:18:26,814 Father, 295 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:29,274 apologies for making you part of an ambush. 296 00:18:29,399 --> 00:18:32,111 If it will save a life, then God shall help you. 297 00:18:43,747 --> 00:18:44,957 Thank you. 298 00:19:09,857 --> 00:19:11,024 Did I upset you? 299 00:19:12,609 --> 00:19:15,487 - Of course not. - You haven't said a word since we sat. 300 00:19:17,364 --> 00:19:20,909 Silence is important to keep things in their place, 301 00:19:21,034 --> 00:19:22,452 where they must remain. 302 00:19:22,911 --> 00:19:24,037 But, sometimes... 303 00:19:25,581 --> 00:19:26,915 what is in its place... 304 00:19:27,457 --> 00:19:28,458 has died already. 305 00:19:29,376 --> 00:19:31,086 But we are still alive. 306 00:19:33,338 --> 00:19:36,175 I don't know where you're going with that, Avelino. 307 00:19:36,717 --> 00:19:38,177 But I have to stop. 308 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:40,012 Excuse me. 309 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:05,597 Your friend fell asleep. 310 00:21:09,142 --> 00:21:11,061 And Beja? Any improvements? 311 00:21:11,186 --> 00:21:12,688 Yes, she's awake. 312 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:14,314 Thank God! 313 00:21:14,439 --> 00:21:17,025 I prayed so much for her. Tell me, how is she? 314 00:21:17,150 --> 00:21:19,987 We'll talk soon, mother. I need a bath. 315 00:21:20,612 --> 00:21:21,613 Of course. 316 00:21:33,458 --> 00:21:34,459 Apologies... 317 00:21:35,168 --> 00:21:36,169 I... 318 00:21:36,253 --> 00:21:38,463 - think I fell asleep. - João is here. 319 00:21:40,173 --> 00:21:41,466 Is he here to stay? 320 00:21:41,591 --> 00:21:42,634 No. 321 00:21:43,719 --> 00:21:46,054 I can't wait for things to go back to normal. 322 00:21:46,513 --> 00:21:50,600 Mendonça being back home, you being no more than my son's friend. 323 00:21:52,185 --> 00:21:54,521 Was I more than that at some point? 324 00:21:56,606 --> 00:21:59,359 I'll go find some clean clothes... 325 00:21:59,943 --> 00:22:00,944 for João. 326 00:22:06,616 --> 00:22:09,202 We need to know who is trying to kill Beja. 327 00:22:09,286 --> 00:22:10,912 Do you have any suspects? 328 00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:13,915 We do have suspects, but we need proof. 329 00:22:15,375 --> 00:22:16,793 We have a plan. 330 00:22:17,044 --> 00:22:18,086 We'll need help. 331 00:22:18,503 --> 00:22:19,629 Count on me. 332 00:22:19,713 --> 00:22:21,381 Come. I'll explain on the way. 333 00:22:30,682 --> 00:22:32,684 She must be feverish, Genoveva. 334 00:22:33,393 --> 00:22:35,687 Whores get sick too. 335 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:53,955 It's absurd for me to be here! 336 00:22:54,414 --> 00:22:55,415 Hidden away... 337 00:22:55,999 --> 00:22:57,751 No one can know you're here. 338 00:22:58,585 --> 00:22:59,586 Sit. 339 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:01,421 Careful. 340 00:23:03,423 --> 00:23:05,967 I should be the bait for the ambush! 341 00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:07,302 Beja! 342 00:23:07,427 --> 00:23:10,013 You are recovering. You need to rest. 343 00:23:10,389 --> 00:23:12,391 Josefa, I'm fine, my dear. 344 00:23:12,474 --> 00:23:16,019 When Mrs. Josefa gets an idea, no one can sway her. 345 00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:19,147 You better obey her, Beja. 346 00:23:19,314 --> 00:23:21,983 She brought you chamomile tea, to help you sleep. 347 00:23:23,318 --> 00:23:24,319 Beja... 348 00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:27,030 I have to go. Antônio is expecting me. 349 00:23:27,364 --> 00:23:28,448 Promise me... 350 00:23:28,865 --> 00:23:30,450 that you'll send me news. 351 00:23:30,534 --> 00:23:32,869 - Promise me. - I promise. I promise, Beja. 352 00:23:33,161 --> 00:23:34,704 Don't worry, Severina. 353 00:23:35,038 --> 00:23:38,166 There are men watching the farmhouse. Every inch of it. 354 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:40,752 Today, we catch the killer. 355 00:23:41,002 --> 00:23:43,380 And if you can't catch the man... 356 00:23:45,715 --> 00:23:47,384 he'll regret crossing my path. 357 00:23:48,885 --> 00:23:49,886 Excuse me. 358 00:23:50,637 --> 00:23:51,930 Your friend is here. 359 00:23:52,055 --> 00:23:53,348 Take care, Severina. 360 00:23:53,890 --> 00:23:55,058 I'll be downstairs, 361 00:23:55,642 --> 00:23:57,060 keeping watch, with João. 362 00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:14,077 The wait is killing me. 363 00:24:16,246 --> 00:24:20,500 I, too, cannot stand loafing around while a killer runs loose. 364 00:24:22,961 --> 00:24:26,131 - Plenty guards here, no? - Are you thinking what I'm thinking? 365 00:24:26,673 --> 00:24:28,633 I keep thinking about Col. Botelho. 366 00:24:29,509 --> 00:24:30,552 I will not rest... 367 00:24:31,052 --> 00:24:33,388 until I find out if he's in this with the killer. 368 00:24:33,805 --> 00:24:34,806 I won't, either. 369 00:24:36,641 --> 00:24:37,642 Let's go. 370 00:25:14,054 --> 00:25:15,722 Wait here. I won't be long. 371 00:25:39,621 --> 00:25:41,331 Honorato is not that kind of man! 372 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,919 His friends are priceless gems to him. 373 00:25:46,002 --> 00:25:47,879 He was always beside Alves, remember? 374 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:50,173 They were friends until the end. 375 00:26:19,327 --> 00:26:20,829 No strangers are in there. 376 00:26:21,079 --> 00:26:22,330 Just folks from here. 377 00:26:23,665 --> 00:26:25,500 And the carriage? Any clues? 378 00:26:27,377 --> 00:26:29,129 I did find this earring, 379 00:26:29,921 --> 00:26:31,798 and thought Botelhinho was right. 380 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:34,259 Col. Botelho is hiding whores in his home. 381 00:26:34,676 --> 00:26:35,677 But, then... 382 00:26:38,138 --> 00:26:39,139 I found this. 383 00:26:40,849 --> 00:26:42,517 Notice the initials. 384 00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:48,565 JISM? 385 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:51,568 - Could it be our mystery woman? - No. 386 00:26:52,652 --> 00:26:54,112 That's a man's handkerchief. 387 00:26:54,696 --> 00:26:55,822 Meaning, 388 00:26:55,947 --> 00:26:59,701 Col. Botelho is protecting someone, and it can only be the hired killer! 389 00:27:01,578 --> 00:27:03,830 If he's not at the farmhouse 390 00:27:03,913 --> 00:27:05,040 nor here with him... 391 00:27:06,583 --> 00:27:08,835 - We should get back! - João. 392 00:27:09,169 --> 00:27:11,838 - I need to pass by my place, but... - No, no. 393 00:27:11,921 --> 00:27:13,298 You needn't explain. 394 00:27:13,882 --> 00:27:15,425 Take care of your wife. 395 00:27:15,508 --> 00:27:17,844 - We'll meet at the farmhouse. - Right. 396 00:27:24,434 --> 00:27:25,852 Good evening, son. 397 00:27:26,186 --> 00:27:28,438 If you're here for dinner, you're late. 398 00:27:28,563 --> 00:27:29,773 Good evening, father. 399 00:27:30,148 --> 00:27:31,983 - Sorry... - We know what you'll say, 400 00:27:32,067 --> 00:27:33,735 so spare us your apologies. 401 00:27:33,902 --> 00:27:36,446 And remember, you have a child coming. 402 00:27:38,031 --> 00:27:39,157 Are you okay, Angélica? 403 00:27:44,371 --> 00:27:46,873 How do you expect your wife to feel? 404 00:27:46,998 --> 00:27:49,376 Pregnant, without her husband beside her. 405 00:27:49,751 --> 00:27:52,170 God forbid I find a husband like him. 406 00:27:52,253 --> 00:27:53,797 Speaking of husbands... 407 00:27:54,214 --> 00:27:56,466 we should speed up Maria's engagement. 408 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:00,512 She should be wed as soon as possible. 409 00:28:00,637 --> 00:28:02,013 But what's the meaning of... 410 00:28:03,348 --> 00:28:05,642 - Has she done something wrong? - Maria? 411 00:28:05,767 --> 00:28:07,936 - I've done nothing! - Yet, 412 00:28:08,019 --> 00:28:09,396 but she could at any moment. 413 00:28:11,940 --> 00:28:14,359 There's nothing a fiancée's dress can't fix. 414 00:28:15,485 --> 00:28:16,486 Right, Maria? 415 00:28:21,491 --> 00:28:25,203 You can't manage your own marriage, now you meddle in her engagement? 416 00:28:25,620 --> 00:28:26,621 Is this yours? 417 00:28:30,125 --> 00:28:31,668 It is! You found it! 418 00:28:32,377 --> 00:28:33,795 Was it in the living room? 419 00:28:33,962 --> 00:28:35,964 In Col. Botelho's carriage. 420 00:28:37,257 --> 00:28:40,969 You've been having meetings with him in the shadows. 421 00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:43,513 You have lost your mind, Antônio. 422 00:28:44,097 --> 00:28:46,099 I don't have to listen to this! 423 00:28:52,856 --> 00:28:55,108 You are disrespecting your mother. 424 00:28:55,275 --> 00:28:57,652 Col. Botelho is a friend to us, and... 425 00:28:57,736 --> 00:29:00,238 He listened to her request, 426 00:29:00,697 --> 00:29:03,408 and hired an assassin to get rid of Beja. 427 00:29:04,242 --> 00:29:05,744 I know what I'm saying. 428 00:29:07,996 --> 00:29:11,708 Have you been doing something wrong behind my back? 429 00:29:11,791 --> 00:29:12,751 Paulo, 430 00:29:12,876 --> 00:29:14,294 our son is not well. 431 00:29:14,377 --> 00:29:18,840 He is not well, he'll make up absurd things just to defend that whore! 432 00:29:18,923 --> 00:29:22,260 What's absurd is to invade someone's property in the dead of night, 433 00:29:22,343 --> 00:29:24,846 and attempt to murder someone with scissors. 434 00:29:26,848 --> 00:29:28,475 Did you do that? 435 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,770 Antônio, I thought we'd already sorted this. 436 00:29:31,895 --> 00:29:33,062 Yes. 437 00:29:33,188 --> 00:29:37,275 I thought you were lying because you didn't know where you left the scissors. 438 00:29:37,984 --> 00:29:39,569 Then I found that earring. 439 00:29:40,069 --> 00:29:44,032 Then I understood, it was not a mother's instinctive impulse. 440 00:29:45,742 --> 00:29:47,035 It was premeditated. 441 00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:49,913 By a stone cold woman. 442 00:29:50,038 --> 00:29:51,164 Enough, Antônio! 443 00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:55,043 - This is my problem. - I found her scissors 444 00:29:55,168 --> 00:29:57,045 in Beja's room myself, father. 445 00:29:58,004 --> 00:30:02,091 And that happened because the killer she had hired 446 00:30:02,217 --> 00:30:03,802 couldn't finish the job. 447 00:30:05,345 --> 00:30:06,346 It's sad, 448 00:30:07,222 --> 00:30:09,474 but Mrs. Ceci, my mother... 449 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,227 - is a murderer. - It was me. 450 00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:15,647 It was me. 451 00:30:16,356 --> 00:30:19,359 It was me that tried to have that wench killed. 452 00:30:21,361 --> 00:30:24,197 - Where are you going? - To sleep in Maria's room. 453 00:30:24,322 --> 00:30:26,825 - We need to talk. - What I need, Antônio, 454 00:30:26,950 --> 00:30:28,827 is to care for the child that is in my belly. 455 00:30:29,786 --> 00:30:31,913 Now excuse me, I'm exhausted. 456 00:30:32,038 --> 00:30:33,957 Then stay. Stay here. 457 00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:35,708 Rest. 458 00:30:36,376 --> 00:30:37,961 I'll sleep in the office. 459 00:31:40,857 --> 00:31:45,028 You destroyed my life with Antônio. 460 00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:50,033 Now you want to ruin my family? 461 00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:52,327 His career? 462 00:31:54,162 --> 00:31:55,163 You won't. 463 00:31:56,456 --> 00:31:58,583 Not if I can help it. 464 00:32:00,084 --> 00:32:03,755 Destruction always comes to those who destroy. 465 00:32:20,021 --> 00:32:21,773 - Angélica, honey! - Mom? I... 466 00:32:21,856 --> 00:32:24,817 - I-I didn't... - I know, baby, I know... 467 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,948 I know, my love, you're only doing what any God-fearing woman would do. 468 00:32:30,114 --> 00:32:32,700 This bitch is trying to destroy our lives. 469 00:32:32,825 --> 00:32:37,246 But I won't let her! I will fix this with my very own hands! I'll... 470 00:32:43,670 --> 00:32:44,671 Die! 471 00:32:45,213 --> 00:32:46,506 Die, die, you... 472 00:32:46,923 --> 00:32:48,716 Die, you bitch! 473 00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:52,845 Return to the hell you should never have crawled out of! 474 00:32:53,262 --> 00:32:54,514 Die! Die! 475 00:32:54,681 --> 00:32:55,682 João? 476 00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:57,100 Angélica. 477 00:32:57,266 --> 00:32:59,811 Angélica, we have to go! They'll catch us! 478 00:32:59,936 --> 00:33:01,270 Come, darling, come! 479 00:33:01,688 --> 00:33:02,689 Let's go! 480 00:33:33,428 --> 00:33:34,762 Come! Come! 481 00:33:34,887 --> 00:33:38,141 You two went too far! What if you were caught? 482 00:33:38,224 --> 00:33:39,851 What if the village knew this? 483 00:33:39,976 --> 00:33:42,020 That's all that occurs to you? 484 00:33:42,353 --> 00:33:44,689 What they were about to do is unacceptable! 485 00:33:44,772 --> 00:33:47,900 Antônio, I never thought to end anyone's life. 486 00:33:48,317 --> 00:33:49,318 But for you, 487 00:33:49,736 --> 00:33:51,029 for our son, 488 00:33:51,154 --> 00:33:54,490 - I was willing to do anything! - That's how you want our love to be? 489 00:33:54,991 --> 00:33:57,035 That's how you earn my love? 490 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:58,745 By killing those I love? 491 00:33:58,911 --> 00:34:00,705 I just want peace. 492 00:34:01,164 --> 00:34:05,168 God, how I've prayed for that, I just want peace! 493 00:34:05,293 --> 00:34:07,503 Peace, and my husband beside me! 494 00:34:07,628 --> 00:34:10,006 Your motives don't matter, Angélica. 495 00:34:10,381 --> 00:34:13,009 I just demand one thing, from all of you! 496 00:34:14,469 --> 00:34:17,930 - This story never leaves this house. - Of course, my love, 497 00:34:18,347 --> 00:34:20,641 I'll never speak a word to anyone! 498 00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:23,686 Never. Calm down, honey, this will harm the baby. 499 00:34:23,811 --> 00:34:25,229 You mean even more so? 500 00:34:25,938 --> 00:34:27,774 I almost fainted at the Mass. 501 00:34:28,107 --> 00:34:29,776 My husband was not there. 502 00:34:29,859 --> 00:34:32,528 Not even to unlock the sacristy. 503 00:34:32,653 --> 00:34:35,406 - If not for Col. Botelho... - What of him? 504 00:34:35,782 --> 00:34:39,077 He looked after Angélica at the church and brought them home. 505 00:34:39,160 --> 00:34:41,704 Why do you think my earring was there? 506 00:34:41,829 --> 00:34:43,956 I never tried to hire a killer. 507 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,626 - And Col. Botelho is a saint! - A saint? 508 00:34:47,668 --> 00:34:50,963 You two should know you were in risk of death! 509 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:52,965 What are you talking about? 510 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:55,384 Botelho hired an assassin, 511 00:34:56,052 --> 00:34:59,263 who tried to get to Beja's room so he could kill her. 512 00:35:00,264 --> 00:35:02,517 If he had crossed paths with you... 513 00:35:03,976 --> 00:35:05,520 you'd both be dead. 514 00:35:05,728 --> 00:35:07,271 Holy Mother of God! 515 00:35:07,396 --> 00:35:10,733 - Angélica and I... - The both of you are so reckless! 516 00:35:11,275 --> 00:35:14,403 Angélica, you're carrying my child in your womb. 517 00:35:15,279 --> 00:35:16,364 Please. 518 00:35:17,281 --> 00:35:18,407 Don't be reckless. 519 00:35:18,699 --> 00:35:19,826 Beja can. 520 00:35:20,660 --> 00:35:22,662 Right? She can be reckless! 521 00:35:23,704 --> 00:35:27,667 Like leaving her fiancé behind and lifting her skirt at the Magistrate! 522 00:35:28,251 --> 00:35:29,544 You left your wife alone... 523 00:35:30,128 --> 00:35:32,588 all for a vile wench like her. 524 00:35:33,256 --> 00:35:36,008 - You left me pregnant... - Enough, Angélica! 525 00:35:36,968 --> 00:35:38,678 There's a murderer on the loose! 526 00:35:39,470 --> 00:35:40,596 Excuse me. 527 00:35:52,024 --> 00:35:53,025 Josefa. 528 00:35:54,277 --> 00:35:55,862 Now that Beja is asleep... 529 00:35:57,864 --> 00:35:59,782 we have to talk. 530 00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:01,701 About us. 531 00:36:04,328 --> 00:36:06,622 There is no "us," Avelino. 532 00:36:07,915 --> 00:36:09,083 Please. 533 00:36:10,042 --> 00:36:11,169 Leave me be. 534 00:36:23,055 --> 00:36:24,807 Tell me I'm imagining things. 535 00:36:26,350 --> 00:36:27,894 That you feel nothing for me. 536 00:36:29,645 --> 00:36:31,522 That you don't want to touch me. 537 00:36:33,774 --> 00:36:35,026 To feel my lips. 538 00:36:37,612 --> 00:36:39,614 I promise I'll leave you alone. 539 00:36:41,824 --> 00:36:45,703 I just cannot let myself feel anything for you, Avelino. 540 00:36:46,495 --> 00:36:48,080 You'd rather stifle your heart? 541 00:36:49,373 --> 00:36:51,250 Without allowing love to flourish? 542 00:36:52,668 --> 00:36:54,503 I've experienced great love. 543 00:36:55,963 --> 00:36:57,673 I don't want to hurt anyone... 544 00:36:58,674 --> 00:37:00,635 on account of a whim. 545 00:37:00,718 --> 00:37:02,094 It's not a whim. 546 00:37:04,347 --> 00:37:05,348 It's real. 547 00:37:28,287 --> 00:37:29,997 Excuse me, is anyone there? 548 00:37:31,832 --> 00:37:33,834 Honorato! Honorato! 549 00:37:35,586 --> 00:37:37,713 Talk to me! Talk to me! 550 00:37:39,298 --> 00:37:40,299 Don't move! 551 00:37:40,967 --> 00:37:42,301 You lost so much blood... 552 00:37:42,885 --> 00:37:44,303 Who did this? 553 00:37:46,847 --> 00:37:48,015 He said to me... 554 00:37:48,140 --> 00:37:51,060 He said that he couldn't find Beja. 555 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:52,561 Who did? 556 00:37:53,729 --> 00:37:55,564 He was going after her... 557 00:37:56,190 --> 00:37:59,318 I tried to stop him, but he was quicker. 558 00:37:59,902 --> 00:38:01,153 How is she? 559 00:38:01,237 --> 00:38:03,739 - Tell me, how is she? - It was awful... 560 00:38:03,823 --> 00:38:06,492 Someone fired, she fell from her horse and hit her head... 561 00:38:06,617 --> 00:38:08,911 - Is she dead? - No, thank God! 562 00:38:10,329 --> 00:38:11,580 I know who shot it. 563 00:38:12,456 --> 00:38:15,334 It was the same man that stabbed me here. 564 00:38:15,751 --> 00:38:16,752 What man? 565 00:38:18,587 --> 00:38:20,172 Honorato! Honorato! 566 00:38:36,355 --> 00:38:37,356 Pardon, sir. 567 00:38:37,773 --> 00:38:40,609 - Just the usual patrol. - Go patrol outside. 568 00:38:40,943 --> 00:38:42,903 You come in here if called upon. 569 00:38:43,195 --> 00:38:44,780 JISM? 570 00:38:45,364 --> 00:38:47,908 Joaquim Inácio Silveira da Mota! 571 00:38:48,367 --> 00:38:49,368 Son of a bitch! 572 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:52,955 Col. Botelho is protecting the Magistrate! 573 00:38:53,039 --> 00:38:55,541 Not even to unlock the sacristy. 574 00:38:55,666 --> 00:38:58,502 - If not for Col. Botelho... - What of him? 575 00:38:58,586 --> 00:39:01,922 He looked after Angélica at the church and brought them home. 576 00:39:02,798 --> 00:39:05,968 If Col. Botelho knew the sacristy was locked... 577 00:39:07,136 --> 00:39:08,387 then so did Mota! 578 00:39:08,721 --> 00:39:10,056 Beja is in danger! 579 00:39:10,139 --> 00:39:11,390 Hey! Hey! 580 00:39:21,734 --> 00:39:22,943 Beja! 581 00:39:24,111 --> 00:39:26,822 Did you think I'd let it go? 582 00:39:26,906 --> 00:39:28,699 What you did to me in court? 583 00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:31,410 - Beja! - The fiancé! 584 00:39:31,535 --> 00:39:33,704 You got here in time to see her die!