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[door opens]

[somber music playing]

[baby Marcos crying]

[Liana takes a deep breath]

[baby continues fussing]

Shh.

[exhales]

[car door closes]

- [baby wails] - [car engine starts]

[car pulls away]

[breathing shakily]

[melancholic music continues]

[Sérgio sighs deeply]

[cell phone ringing]

[music fades]

Hello?

Yes?

Thank you.

Yes!

Thank you so much.

Thank you!

Betina!

- Baby! - What is it?

- Betina! - Sérgio?

- [Sérgio laughs] - Sérgio!

- [both laughing] - [Sérgio] Betina, it's a miracle!

[Betina] Sérgio!

[indistinct chatter]

[mellow music playing]

- Hello. - Hey there.

Júlia, this is Sérgio, and this is Betina. They're here to see you.

[Sérgio] Júlia. That's such a beautiful name.

Júlia. Your hair is so pretty. Just like mine.

Ooh! Oh! Sérgio, what's happening to me?

- My hair will smell like roses now. - [laughs]

[indistinct chatter]

DESPERATE LIES

[mellow music fades]

- Check the dates and bring it back to me. - Mateus?

- Mateus, wait a second. Mateus? - What's the matter with you, Dad?

Why wouldn't you help your own son? Tell me.

Yeah. Tell him, Tomás. Tell him. Go on.

- Explain. - What are you doing?

You're trying to push us apart?

Haven't you seen what hatred does?

Mateus, let me explain.

Marcos needs to face the truth. I am not his father.

Your mother lied.

- [scoffs] Lied? - [Tomás] Yes.

You hide the truth, and you refuse to see the facts.

That's why Marcos is filled with anger and gets in trouble.

Forget it! Let's get out of here.

- Let's go, Mom. - Mateus. Mateus, wait.

Son, sooner or later, you'll understand that this is best for everyone.

- Hmm? - Leave me alone!

- [Tomás] Mateus... - Let's go, Mom. Come on.

[Tomás sighs]

[Marcos] Shit!

He erased the video.

What video?

- He was stealing from the bar. - The guy's a scumbag. And he's ex-police.

I can't prove anything now.

Don't get involved with these people. It's none of your business!

And you can stop seeing Débora!

[Marcos] Where are we going?

We're going home.

We're going home?

[Liana sighs]

I don't even know what that means anymore.

Why did you lie to me?

[Liana] We'll talk about it later, okay? [sighs]

He hates me.

But I love you.

[Mateus] You messed up, Mom. I always knew Dad didn't like Marcos.

- He killed my father. - [Liana] He was never your father.

Never, you understand?

I don't want you looking for those people anymore, okay?

Okay, I won't.

Anyway, César says he won't acknowledge me as his grandson.

- Because you're not! - [intense music playing]

Marcos!

Oscar was a criminal. Forget about him!

His only friends were... people like Nelson.

Your family is right here. The three of us.

[sighs]

[alert chimes]

[music fades]

[Liana] Marcos?

Marcos!

Leave him alone.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[cell phone ringing]

Hi, Sílvia.

[Sílvia] Sorry. I had an emergency at the hospital.

It's not great here either.

Did everything go okay at the station?

[Liana] No.

It was a nightmare.

Tomás decided to only have Mateus released.

He's turned against me, and now he's rejected Marcos.

I can't believe it, Liana. I am so sorry for you.

Sílvia, Tomás and I, we're done.

I don't expect anything from him. It's over between us.

And Marcos, he doesn't understand why I never told him about Oscar.

He keeps asking me questions about what happened between us.

They think that Oscar was my lover.

That's because it's the only version they ever heard.

You haven't told them the truth.

Yeah, but Tomás knows exactly what happened.

He knows about my suffering and my shame.

You have to tell the boys. You have to have this conversation.

Tell them what?

That I'd been raped?

That I had rejected Marcos because his father had raped me?

That I wanted to end it

but went through with it to have Tomás's child?

A mother can't say that to her son.

I understand. What can I say? Talk to them.

You have to trust that they will understand you.

I won't do it, Sílvia.

[gunfire over headphones]

Fuck!

- Bro, you're gonna break the controller. - [Marcos huffs]

Come on. Get up. Go have a shower and pack your stuff.

- We have school tomorrow. - I don't care. I'm not going.

[Mateus] What? Why?

I don't want to.

What about your finals?

You'll need to pass to get into law school.

- [Marcos] I'm not gonna take my finals. - You don't wanna be a lawyer?

[Marcos] Not anymore.

I just said that to please Tomás. I just wanted him to like me.

I wanted to be like him.

But I no longer have a father.

I was never a good student. I hated studying.

You're free now, Marcos.

You can do whatever you want. You don't have to be a lawyer.

Do whatever makes you happy.

Whatever makes me happy?

You have no idea what you're talkin' about.

How do you expect me to be happy when I don't even know who I am?

[unsettling music playing]

What the fuck, man?

[Sílvia] Just a little more, Luíza. Push! That's it!

- [Luíza shouts] - [Sílvia] Push! Don't stop!

A little more! That's it, Luíza, push! Push!

That's it! Push! You're almost there!

Yeah! That's it!

Yeah! Well done!

- You have a baby boy! - [baby crying]

[gentle music playing]

[Sílvia] Congratulations!

[Luíza chuckles]

[Sílvia sighs]

[sighs]

[Vicente snoring]

- Look at this. - Mm-hmm.

- Are you looking? - Yeah, I'm watching.

That's what I need.

I need my own channel. With my name.

We shoot a few videos, we upload them, and that's it.

Liana wants to separate me from Mateus.

She thinks I'll be quiet? Well, she's wrong.

Back at the station, you lost it.

I really think you should have signed the release papers for both of them.

[Tomás] Cláudia, that burden is no longer mine to carry.

Ever since they were children, Marcos has been a bad influence on Mateus.

He's... led him astray.

I go to the police station, and I find my son in prison.

Can you imagine how I felt?

Okay, I get it.

From now on... there will be no more lies.

I will only speak the truth.

And right now, I know exactly what I have to do.

We're going to make a video and tell the truth... to everyone.

[church bells ringing]

Today we show the truth.

- [Cláudia] Mm-hm. - [Tomás] Mm-hm?

Mm? You hear that?

Hey, Marcos. I'm sorry. Don't be mad with me. Please?

Your grandfather really enjoyed meeting you.

I'm sorry I wasn't there for you at the station.

It's because Tomás was there.

But I'd really like if we could meet again...

[unsettling music playing]

[Nelson sighs]

- [exhales] - [Débora] Hey, Nelson?

What are you doing here?

Well, last time I checked, I worked here.

I run this bar for you and your father, or did you forget?

And what the hell is she doing behind the counter, huh?

It's my new job. I work here.

[Nelson] Débora, what's going on?

I'm surprised you turned up after what you did to Marcos.

You're joking? Look what he did to me! Take a look at that!

Lucky for me, it's not that deep.

- It could have been serious! - I already know what happened.

I know you two had a fight,

and I know he saw you stealing cash from the register.

That's bullshit! What can I say? The punk's lying.

Do you have any proof about what he said?

- Nelson, I have already been to the bank. - What?

The deposits you make at the bank don't match up with our sales.

You're fucked, Nelson.

After all I've done,

you're stabbing me in the back, is that it?

- What the fuck, Débora? - Unbelievable!

You steal from me, and you're acting all offended?

Unbelievable.

You should be thankful.

Despite everything, I'm being nice to you.

- Don't you push your luck, okay? - What are you thinking?

That I'm just gonna leave... empty-handed? Huh?

- Exactly. - You shut the fuck up!

Speak to our lawyers, and never speak to me again.

How did I ever end up with someone like you?

I see what's going on.

You guys are together, nice and cozy, huh?

I get it. Eudora wants you all to herself.

I'll leave.

But I'm gonna make sure you pay me every fucking cent that you owe me! Okay?

Have your lawyer call me. I'll deal with him.

[chuckles]

Let's see you try to make this work without me.

[gentle music playing]

What?

What's up?

You don't wanna know about school?

No.

Mom and I are going out to eat. Wanna come?

No.

I'm not that hungry. [sniffles]

Mom said that you haven't come out of your room all day.

And?

And what will that achieve?

Whether you like it or not, life goes on, you gotta deal with it.

[Marcos] What life, Mateus?

That life doesn't exist anymore.

Get it?

I need a new life.

Well, you won't find it sitting on your ass all day.

There!

Happy now?

Has anything changed?

Nothing, right?

I still don't have a father.

My mother, she's a liar.

I have a grandfather that ignores me.

And I'm still the son of a criminal.

I have nothing, Mateus!

You have me.

- [somber music playing] - [Marcus huffs]

[sobs]

I know, Mateus.

But it's not the same.

I just want to get the hell out of this place.

Where would you go?

I don't know.

Anywhere.

Far away from here and from Rio.

Far from this house.

I wanna go where nobody knows me.

Where nobody... [sniffles]

...knows anything at all about my past.

Hey...

[Marcos crying]

[Mateus] You're not alone, Marcos.

- I'll always be with you. - [Marcos sobs]

I'm not hungry, Mom. I'm gonna go see Júlia.

And Marcos? Is he coming?

No, he's... not hungry either.

Okay. See you later.

[Júlia] Psst.

- Thirsty? - Mm-hmm.

[Júlia] Hold this.

Mm. So?

Marcos is thinking about leaving.

Well, he just found out his father was murdered

by the guy he thought was his father.

That's pretty heavy.

I'd do anything to make him feel better.

I know, baby. I know.

- [grunts] - [Mateus laughs]

- Sorry! Baby, I'm so sorry. I feel so bad. - No, relax. I'm fine.

- Um... let's go get you cleaned up. - Yeah.

- [Júlia] Come on. Let's go. - [Mateus laughs]

Don't worry. I got this. You won't notice a thing.

Yeah.

It's a pity Marcos doesn't have a girlfriend like you.

[both chuckle]

You can't always be taking care of your brother.

- [Mateus] Hmm? - [tender music playing]

[sighs] I think you're a great guy, Mateus.

I think you're funny... you're handsome and honest.

And I love the fact that you love your brother.

[chuckles] I wasn't expecting to date someone so soon.

Yeah, then I showed up in your life, and you showed up in mine.

Perfect timing.

What?

- What about your parents? - Don't worry.

They're gone for the whole day.

We're all alone.

[Mateus chuckles]

Come on.

[tender music building]

How long has it been since we've eaten Japanese?

[Vicente] Yeah.

I hope you like it.

Because tonight we have something special to celebrate.

Wonderful! Are we celebrating my decision to leave the clinic?

Of course! But we also have some other news.

[Sílvia] Tell us.

Well, we have decided...

[Bia chuckles]

...to move in together.

Wow! Well, that is a surprise!

[group chuckles]

Moving out? Why?

[Inácio inhales sharply]

Both of you have been so supportive of us.

We've had such a wonderful time living here with you.

- And we'll be forever grateful. - Yeah...

But now, it's time.

[Inácio and Bia laugh]

We've worked hard. We have money. So that's it!

That's life, I guess.

[chuckles]

Children move out, and they get married. That's life, right?

[Vicente] It's true. Children have to leave the nest sometime.

- Yeah. - So, tell us... When are you moving?

- We've just rented an apartment. - Wow!

- What? - Uh-huh.

- Yeah. - It's not far from here.

Come on, Inácio!

What the hell?

- You... - [Inácio] What?

You... didn't even ask me to visit the apartment.

[hesitating] Maybe it's... not safe, or...

I don't know, maybe it's not suitable for you, Inácio.

Mom! I'm not a child anymore.

But thanks for your vote of confidence.

You know, for a moment there, I almost forgot that I'm handicapped.

- I'd never say that. - That's what you mean.

You're worried that I won't be able to do this or that.

That I won't be able to adapt to my new surroundings, blah, blah, blah.

I know all that.

But I think it's okay. In fact, I think it's high time... that I left.

[Sílvia] No, baby.

When you talk like that, I feel so sad.

- Sweetie. - [Bia] Calm down.

I'm tired of being calm. I'm tired of all this.

This is my life.

- Inácio? - [Bia sighs]

[Sílvia] Inácio?

Sweetie?

Can I talk to you for a moment, please?

Mom, let me talk first, okay?

I'm suffocating.

[sighs]

[gentle music playing]

When I started going blind, that was really hard for me.

In fact, I was terrified.

I still am.

You know that in today's world,

people would rather have a serious illness than go blind?

You think I don't know that, Inácio?

I'm scared too.

My entire life, I've been scared, terrified.

Terrified that people would judge you.

Terrified... of rejection.

Afraid that you would hurt yourself, Inácio.

Every little thing that you saw as a child, I was there.

I was beside you, every step you took, I was there.

Inácio, if only I could help you see again.

- If I could fix things... - This isn't about you.

There's nothing you can do.

No one cares more about my happiness than I do.

No one cares more about my life than I do.

I know what I want.

If there are people out there

who think less of me just because I'm blind,

well, fuck them.

I know what I'm capable of.

- I know that. - I don't give a shit what people think.

- But, Mom... you? - [Sílvia] Uh-huh?

- You know me. - Sweetheart.

You know what I can do.

- Of course! - You know that I can take care of myself.

I know what you can do.

I know you can take care of yourself, Inácio!

- So? - Sweetie! I love you so much!

I know you love me, Mom.

I'm asking you to encourage me. To help me out.

To hold me in your arms.

But, Mom, please don't...

don't doubt me.

I can't stay living here with you for the rest of my life.

I know that.

[sniffles]

I don't doubt you, Inácio.

You know that I don't doubt you.

- Sometimes you do. - [sniffles] No!

If you didn't doubt me, Mom, we wouldn't be here now.

A few minutes ago, we were enjoying dinner together.

- No, sweetie. Baby... - With Bia and Vicente.

You don't understand.

- And yet, now... here we are. - No, that's not it.

Listen to me. Please!

It's just that I'm going to miss you so much!

I'll miss you too.

I'm gonna miss you more than you know, Mom.

- I love you. - I love you, baby. I love you so much.

[birds singing]

[indistinct chatter]

[Júlia] He's being very quiet.

Yeah.

- I don't know what else to do. - [Júlia] I know.

It's hard.

Hey, Pâmela. What's up?

Hey. I was supposed to hang out with Robson, but he bailed on me.

That's what he does. [scoffs]

He bails.

And he's a pain in the ass.

Stop talking about my cousin like that.

Wanna hang out with us? Maybe head downtown somewhere?

Mateus, I thought I'd been clear. I don't wanna see your brother.

What the hell, Pâmela?

[Pâmela] Say what you want about Robson, but at least his father's not a murderer.

- Hey, Pam! - [Pâmela] Don't take it personally.

[Júlia] What the hell, Pam? Are you crazy?

- [Pâmela] The guy creeps me out. - [Júlia] You're not your cousin's family.

And you can't say shit like that to Mateus. That's not fair.

You understand now why I didn't wanna come here?

[Mateus] What do you mean?

I saw you and Júlia talking to Pâmela.

Asking her to go out with me.

It wasn't like that, man. I just asked if she wanted to hang out.

What did she say?

She said that she wanted to hang out with Robson.

That fuckin' asshole. You can't let this get you down.

Get me down?

I'm drowning!

Now you and Júlia are feeling sorry for me?

That's not it. I just want you to be happy.

Just forget about me.

Where are you going? Marcos?

- You can forget me too. Leave me alone! - [Mateus] Marcos!

[Júlia] Hey! Leave him be.

- What can I do? - You can't do anything. Leave him be.

- [unsettling music playing] - [Tomás] Yes, brothers.

I have killed.

I have taken the life of another human being.

However, I had my reasons.

Reasons that are acceptable and justifiable...

in the eyes of God.

All my sins, I have accepted.

I am purified.

- Okay? - [Cláudia] It was perfect.

- Hmm. - [Cláudia] Perfect.

I'd like to redo the first part again.

I had the impression that I messed up some of the words, or...

- Mm, okay. We can do it. - Okay.

[clears throat] One second. [sniffles]

[exhales]

[sniffles] Ready?

[Cláudia] Wait...

Okay, you're good to go.

While I was in the hospital,

recovering from a very bad bicycle accident...

I forgave my wife.

The woman who had promised me her fidelity for life

betrayed me.

But we put this aside because we had plans.

We wanted to have a child.

And then, rather unexpectedly,

our prayers were finally answered by the Almighty.

My wife was pregnant.

It was like a dream.

And suddenly, our dream became a terrifying nightmare.

- And why? - [Sílvia] Look at this!

Did you see this video? He's had hundreds of views already.

What's the problem? He's sharing his story with other people.

He's exposing everyone with these videos! That's the problem.

He talks about superfecundation.

He talks about the crime that he committed.

Why is he doing this?

He said he wants to become famous.

Well, it puts him in the spotlight.

As long as it doesn't affect his work, I don't really see the problem.

[laughs] Sílvia, this wasn't my doing. He got help from some girlfriend.

- A friend? Who is she? - Well, he has a new girlfriend, Sílvia.

It's only fair that he start a new life again.

No, Mom, it's not fair!

Because it's not just his life! It's everybody's life!

It's Liana's life, it's my life, it's the boys' lives, it's your lives!

I can't believe this!

Tomás is doing this for revenge, don't you see that?

No! No!

Tomás is trying to get his life back on track.

He's trying to inspire other people.

And his resilience is a good example for others.

Can you think about the kids, just for one second?

[Jonas] Please, Sílvia, please.

[Tomás] I'm not ashamed of my life.

My life has been turned upside down

because of a very rare and very unique event.

An event science calls heteropaternal superfecundation.

- [guy 1] But that's impossible. - [guy 2] He's totally lying.

- It must be something else. - I'm telling you, it's them.

It's the twins.

That's tough, man. She had them with two different men.

[guy 1] Fuck, I thought only dogs could do that.

- [guy 2 laughs] Let's get outta here. - [guy 1] Yeah.

[tense music playing]

Did you see the video Dad posted? Everybody's seen it.

Of course I saw it.

Why the fuck did he do it?

I think he's lost it.

That guy hates me.

Hey, Marcos? Fuck that. Forget it!

Forget it?

- Fuck him! - Fuck him?

What the fuck does that mean? You're full of shit, man.

- Go after him, Mateus. - Fuck. Marcos, wait up.

I have a surprise.

I made a drawing for you.

[Liana] For me?

I know it's not perfect, but I hope you like it.

Ana, there's no such thing as perfection.

All that's important is your way of drawing.

[chuckles] That's me there.

My dad and my mom is with us too, and you're that shiny star in the sky.

- I'm a star? - Yeah. [chuckles]

I love it.

I'm glad you like it.

Those little hands are filled with talent.

You're amazing.

- [Ana chuckles] - Mm! Mm!

- Mm! - [both chuckle]

Go and hang it on the wall.

I wanna see it every day.

- Find a good spot. Okay? - Yeah.

[Ana] Mm-hmm.

- Over here? Or maybe here? - [whispers] I'm a star!

I had nothing to do with this. It was her idea.

[Liana chuckles]

- So I was wondering if the... - Mm?

...shiny star would join me for dinner?

[gentle music playing]

- What time? - Around eight?

[Ana] Liana, what do you think about here?

That way, when people come to visit, they can see it.

Yeah, that's perfect.

Because when people come to see you, it makes them feel better.

[both chuckle]

[Ana] Right?

There's no point in running away!

I'm leaving. I can't take this shit anymore.

- What are you gonna do? - Disappear!

Everybody keeps staring at me.

Yeah, I know. They stare at me too.

No, they don't!

You're the son Mom always wanted. You're her favorite.

Not me. [sniffles]

Marcos? Marcos?

For fuck's sake, wait!

Marcos! Please! Marcos?

Marcos!

- [Liana] I'm glad you're here too. - [Ana laughs]

There's your mother!

- With her new boyfriend. - [Mateus] Stop talking shit, bro.

Marcos?

Marcos?

- Don't go. Stay! - [Marcos] Leave me alone!

- [Liana] What's going on? - What happened?

- Mind your own business! Go fuck yourself! - [Liana] What happened?

Talk to me, Marcos.

This family's crazy.

Why don't you watch the video Tomás posted online?

You'll like it too, Dante.

Marcos?

- Marcos, don't go! Marcos! - Marcos!

Marcos, what are you doing?

- Marcos, come back! - Stop, this is crazy!

- What happened? - He said he wanted to disappear!

[Betina] Your father, he only wanted one son.

But Liana, she came here with Mateus.

She came for you.

[Marcos] Mom, who's my father?

[echoing] Oscar.

Oscar is your father.

[Tomás] Marcos is not my parents' grandson.

Marcos is not my son.

[music intensifies]

[screams]

[Tomás] You crazy? Marcos?

Are you crazy?

You trying to get yourself killed?

Marcos?

Marcos?

[Mateus gasps]

- Marcos! - [Liana] Marcos!

- Oh my God, my son! - [Mateus] Marcos!

- Holy shit! Marcos! - Marcos?

- Marcos? - Marcos?

- [Liana] Talk to me. - [Marcos breathing shakily]

Sweetie? Talk to me.

Marcos? My baby!

Talk to me, baby.

- Sweetie? - [Tomás] My son.

Dad.

[Marcos] Is it true?

I loved you.

In my own way.

There's been an accident. Marcos was injured on a motorbike.

- Oh my God! Is it serious? - How is he?

I'm heading for the hospital right now. Let's go.

I don't understand.

Marcos had an accident. We need to go see him at the hospital.

- I'm not going. - What? This could be serious.

Mom! I'm not a doctor!

There is nothing I can do for him.

- I have work to do. I have my own life! - Oh, I see.

You've got more important things to do like posting videos online,

sucking up to the Congressman, exposing the private lives of your family!

What happened to you?

- I don't know you anymore. - You know me, Sílvia.

I'm your brother.

I have been chosen. I have a mission. And I will not shy from it.

I'll call you later.

[monitors beeping]

Marcos?

Sweetie?

Marcos?

Come back.

Come back to us, sweetheart.

Hmm?

[doctor] The injury to his head has created an edema

that's putting pressure on his brain.

That's why he's still unconscious.

But... he'll be okay when he wakes up?

I'll take a look at the MRI results with Doctor Celina.

They're still evaluating the extent of his injury.

[Celina] If you have any questions, call me. Okay?

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- [Celina] Mm-hm. - Come with me. Let's sit down.

[Liana sighs]

Did you tell Tomás?

I did.

I begged him to come here with me, but he refused.

I don't want him here.

- I don't want him near Marcos. - [Sílvia] Relax.

- Don't worry. - I have made a lot of mistakes.

- Don't say that. - Too many.

- I won't make more. - [Sílvia] Shh.

Liana, what's done is done. It's over.

What's important is that Marcos recovers and you all get your lives back together.

- Sílvia, give me a minute. - Sure.

I'm so sorry.

- The police called me. - I'm sorry. The bike's a mess.

Forget it.

I forgot to call you. I was so stressed.

[Dante] Mm-hmm.

- I'll pay you back. - Liana, forget about that.

It's not important. What's important is Marcos.

How's he doing?

He's in a coma.

[sighs]

Mateus is not doing well.

I'm trying to keep it together, but it's not easy.

[sighs]

I'll stay here with you.

- If there's anything you need... - No, no.

- I'm here. - There's no need.

Dante, I'm going through a nightmare.

I need time alone with my kids.

Of course. [sighs]

Hmm.

[Mateus] I should never have let him leave.

- He was so outta control. - It was an accident.

It had nothing to do with you. Okay?

- What if Marcos doesn't wake up? - Mateus, listen to me.

He's gonna be fine. Okay?

Soon, you guys will be back together again. Trust me.

I'm serious. Okay?

- Thank you for coming. - I'm here for you.

Come here.

[gentle music playing]

[cell phone chimes]

DANTE: HI. HOW IS MARCOS DOING?

- [Celina] Good morning. - [Liana] Good morning, Doctor.

- [Mateus] Morning. - [Liana] How is he?

[Celina] He's improving, Liana.

He no longer needs a ventilator, which is a good sign.

What about the edema?

[Celina] We don't know for certain yet.

We have to wait and see.

- Can you keep an eye on him? - Mm-hm.

- Thanks. See you later. - [Liana] Thank you.

- [Celina] Not at all. - Thanks.

[monitors beeping]

[Marcos groans]

Marcos? Marcos? Marcos?

Hey, wake up! Marcos?

Hey. Mateus.

[sighs]

Mom. Mom?

- [Liana] Mm. Mm? - [Mateus] It's Marcos. He's awake.

[Liana gasps]

He just talked to me.

Sweetie?

Hey, baby.

Marcos.

Hey, sweetheart.

Everything's okay.

You're gonna be fine.

Everything's gonna be all right.

Are you in pain, Marcos?

Who is it?

It's Mom, Marcos.

[Marcos] Hmm?

It's me, sweetheart.

Your mom, Liana.

[tense music peaks, fades]

[suspenseful music playing]