01x04 - Alzira

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We can start now.

It's all quiet.

Is Dinorah asleep?

Her room's next to mine.

I saw when she turned
the lights off.

We need to be careful
of that woman.

After her sister died,

she became very mistrustful.

We can start, then.

Are you all sure
you want to do this?

I understand if...

We want to do it, Alzira.

If you want to do it.

I've never been more sure
of anything in my life.

EPISODE:
ALZIRA

Good morning.

I'm sorry. I think I've got
the wrong address.

What are you looking for?

An agency?

I don't know how to explain it.

-"Ausentes"?
-Yes.

It's here.

I know, it doesn't look like it.
Come with me.

-Excuse me.
-This way.

Come in.

My retirement home

was one of the most prestigious
nursing homes in the country.

It's been more than 40 years
since we started.

Yes, we lack resources,

but we look after and focus on
each of our residents.

Are you here to ask for our help

or to promote your business?

I'm sorry. I'm very nervous.

And it's very important
that you understand

something like this
has never happened before.

What happened?

One of our residents...

went missing yesterday.

-Have you told the police?
-No, I can't do that.

Her family doesn't know either.

They have the right to know
if anything happened.

We still don't know
if something happened.

If you find her,
it's like nothing ever happened.

I know I should tell them,

but only if necessary.

Of course, it's not good
to have a retirement home

where residents go missing.

I'm worried about her!

That's why I'm here,
to hire you.

And I'm willing to pay.

I'm not going to promise
anything.

But if she doesn't show up soon,

I'm going to tell them
myself, okay?

Let's start. Name and age.

Alzira, 76 years old.
Healthy. Lucid.

She became widowed at 50
and never remarried.

She entered the retirement home
five years ago.

According to Iolanda,
she gets along with everyone.

This place is dilapidated.

Dilapidated? More than that.

I tried accessing their website,
but there's nothing there.

Just old photos from a place
that no longer exists.

Why did she end up there?

She doesn't seem to have
money problems.

She looks elegant on the photos.

Appearances can be deceiving,
you know?

They are a traditional family
form São Paulo.

Her husband was a business man.
When he died,

it seems the money vanished.

We need to find out
if that money exists or not.

Her relatives
are the main suspects.

It may have to do
with the inheritance.

What kind of relationship
does she have with her family?

I think there's no relationship.
Nobody visited her.

See? Always the same.

It's weird, don't you think?

It's weird to see families
getting along these days.

Only the rich send old relatives
to retirement homes.

The poor don't get rid
of family.

I'd like some coffee, Edith.

If I could, I'd switch my house

for a place
where I'm well cared for.

When I'm no longer able
to drink and care for myself,

I'm going to k*ll myself.

And you've started
with the process already, Raul?

Have you taken
your medicines yet?

You eat your candies,
but won't take your medicines.

Sometimes the best way
to deal with our loved ones

is keeping them away.

I couldn't be away
from my father.

No matter what.

Okay, let's cut the small talk.

Tai?

Police, hospitals, morgue.

Waldir, look into the facility
and surrounding areas.

Maria Júlia, come with me.

I've noticed you're really close
with your father.

It's my father.

It's normal.

Is there anything
you want to know about me?

I thought that was a good start.

It was not.

Hello? Yes.

It's Maria Júlia.

Rent it out? How?

Two days?

No. Never.

Yes, I'll go. Thank you.

It's private.

Okay.

You want to talk
to all the residents?

Yes, and all the employees

who have been
in contact with Alzira.

Okay.

I'll bring them all here.
Just give me a moment.

Thank you.

Okay.

I get her.

This place used to be great.

We need to find out if Alzira
is well cared for here.

I don't know exactly
what happened.

One day she was here,
and the next day...

she was gone!

Alzira is missing?
I haven't noticed.

My memory, you know?
It fails me.

We all love Alzira here.

If she ran away or disappeared,
it was her decision.

Just hers.

Sir, are you okay?

Excuse me, he won't be able
to continue.

Come with me.
I'll get you some water.

Excuse us.

Can I trust you?

Something sinister
is going on here.

What is going on?

I wouldn't know.

Miriam, my sister,
was very good at this.

She always knew
what was going on here.

Where is she now?

She died.

She was taken too soon.

Do you understand?

I'm afraid I didn't understand.

It's nothing.
I've said too much already.

They weren't very helpful.

But the weird lady
wanted to help.

Right?

I'll talk to her later.

So, we have the main entrance

and this service door.

She had to leave
through one of them.

Other than that,
it's all high walls

and thick vegetation.

Talk to Iolanda.

Ask her to show you
the security cameras.

Okay.

What about you?

I'll trust my intuition.

Hello, Tai.

Has Iolanda sent you
the employees files yet?

Okay.

Good.

Check the records
of one of them in particular.

Jorge Augusto Dos Santos.

He's a nurse.

Look at this.

He's an ex-con.

Larceny, as*ault.
Resisting arrest at 19.

He spend five years in jail.

He was set free early
for good behavior.

I thought it was something
more serious.

Like kidnapping.

We'll see. Thanks.

There you go.

Hello.

How are you?

Can we talk?

I don't know anything.

I wasn't even working
that night.

Yes, I saw you didn't clock in.

That's right.

But I wasn't close with her.

Relax. You answer
before I even make a question.

I have a lot of work to do.
Excuse me.

Here. Come!

Dinorah, right?

You remembered!

I need to tell you something
that's very important.

Tell me.

I saw you talking to Jorge.

Be careful of him.
He's an ex-con, did you know?

My sister, God bless her,

never trusted him.

-Why?
-I don't know.

I've been always really naive.

But she knew
when someone was evil.

I feel so defenseless
now that she's gone.

Dinorah, do you have
anything to tell me

that can help me in this case?

Mysterious things happen here.

My sister know about them.

Maybe that's why she's dead?

My Lord! I don't want
to be next.

Do you know
what happened to Alzira?

Such a deceptive woman.
I don't know.

She never told me anything.

They must have taken her
by mistake.

They were going to take me,
I'm sure.

Raul, I need a strong man
to protect me, please.

If you have nothing to tell me,
I can't help you, Dinorah.

I need you take me out of here.
I need to leave this place.

I have to go.

-Excuse me.
-Raul!

Are you sure it's all gone?

Don't you make backups?

I'm sorry. The backup system
hasn't been working properly,

and we don't have enough money
to fix it.

We don't have any footage
from the last two days.

It should be priority.

For residents' safety.

When everything is a priority,

getting food and medicines,

paying the employees,
and there are a lot of them,

is very hard to adjust
the expenses.

Don't you think it's strange
the system failed

on the same day
Alzira disappeared?

Are you suggesting
it was intentional?

I don't know.

I'd like to be sure about it,

but you told me it always fails.

Not always, but pretty often.

I'm sorry
I can't be of any more help.

Have you seen anything
on the footage?

The system is old.

When collapsed,
it stops recording

instead of erasing
the latest images.

That's good.

Is it?

We don't have any image
of anybody!

I know, but it means
that Alzira's kidnapper

knew about this too.

I haven't thought about that.

Iolanda, did you know
Jorge is an ex-con?

Of course,
he and half of the employees

have criminal records.

It's part of a social
reintegration support program.

-That's great.
-Not so great.

That's the only way for us
to have so many employees.

Their salary is on the program.

I see.

Would you stick your neck out
for them?

They've never caused
any trouble.

So far.

Okay, shall we?

-Bye.
-Thanks.

You're welcome.

I made a sweep
around the retirement home.

I asked people at the bar,
the bakery, the newsstand

and the church.

Nobody saw Alzira.

Well, if she left,
she didn't walk by those places.

Maybe there was a car
waiting for her in the street.

Very conveniently,

security cameras
weren't working at that time.

Tai, is there
any traffic camera nearby?

There is none there, Raul.

It's a very remote neighborhood.

It's almost a rural area.

I talked to the other residents,

who told me Alzira
was very much loved.

She never had problems
with anyone.

Dinorah is the only one who said

strange things happen there.

I don't know
if she actually knows something

and doesn't want to tell us

-or if she's just delusional.
-I don't know either.

Why do you say so?

She suggested
her sister was k*lled

in order to keep a secret.

That might be the case.

-Some kind of creepy ritual.
-What are you saying, Waldir?

We need to consider
all possibilities.

Let's talk
about conspiracy theories later,

when we have ruled out
other possibilities.

The employees
are mostly ex-cons.

Yes, but you focused
on one in particular, Jorge.

Right.

He acted weird
when I talked to him.

I think you're just judgmental.

If you knew me better,
you wouldn't say that.

Raul has a lot of flaw,
but that's not one of them.

That's true.

The next step
is to find a motive.

That will help us narrow down
the list of suspects.

Okay.

Her retirement home,

one of the employees,
some old fellow,

her family.

We've already been
to the retirement home.

I think it's time to talk
to her family.

Let me do that.

I'll try to figure out
who manages the finances,

why they put her
in the retirement home

and why nobody visits her.

Do you want me to join you?

I could help you count.

-With your fineness?
-Yes.

No, thanks.

This way.

Pretty house.

Thank you.

So, you wanted to talk to me
about my mother?

Exactly.

She's not feeling well,
actually.

She won't join us for tea.

That way.

Okay.

She's here, then?

-Thank you.
-Where else would she be?

Well, Mrs. Alzira disappeared
from Santa Joana,

but we never imagined
she would be...

What?

My mom is not
at the retirement home?

-She's not here, then?
-Of course not!

I spend a fortune
for them to look after her,

and now she's disappeared?

Nobody told me anything!

I'll sue them.

That's why they hired us,
to find her!

And I won't pay a penny
to you for that!

-Of course not.
-I hate being blackmailed!

Carlinhos, son, please.

Walk her to the door.

My lawyer will contact you.

What's just happened?

I'm sorry.
She sometimes acts like that.

I can explain, but not here.

So, your mother

lies about your grandmother
being at a retirement home.

Yes, it's embarrassing for her.

She keeps telling everyone

she suffers a lot
looking after her.

She loves to play victim.

That's bad!

My mom's problem
is that she is stuck in past.

She thinks
she's still important,

her surname is powerful,

she has money.

She has to have money.

Look at this house!

This house is all we have.

It has a mortgage.

We would have sold it long ago

if we had had a buyer.

She mentioned a lawyer.

If she can afford to have one...

She doesn't have a penny
to her name.

My mom never got along
with my grandma.

She doesn't care about her.

My grandma's money is all gone.

Except for the amount she hid.

What do you mean?

My mom says that my grandma

owns shares, jewelry and so,

but doesn't want
to give it to us.

That's why you put her
in the retirement home?

We didn't do it.

She did it.

She decided to live
in that worn down place.

Mi mom claims she did it
to pretend she has no money.

So, you don't worry
about your grandma?

She lived her life.

I'm trying to live mine.

Like now.

I'd like to get
to know you better.

Don't go, give a chance!

Don't play dumb!

I'm serious!

Hi, Tai?

Are you busy?

-Thanks for coming with me.
-You're welcome.

After spending a day
talking about a retirement home,

it's difficult for me
to get home and see my grandma,

and not want to put her in one.

Aren't you being too hard
on her?

You don't know her.

It can't be

as bad as
what my father left me.

I'm an expert in tidying up.

When Eva plays,
the house is a mess.

It's so strange to think of you
as a mother.

-Are you being judgmental?
-No.

I mean, you are so young.

But life made me mature quickly.

There's nothing in here.

If Raul was here,
what do you think he would do?

I'd spend hours
looking for a useful clue.

And then he'd suddenly have
a brilliant idea.

The owner told me
to hand in the keys in two days.

We'd better hurry up, then.

Yes.

Boss?

KIDNAPPING

Can I talk to you?

I'm busy, Dama.

That's exactly what I want
to talk to you about.

Everyone's talking.

Talking?

You are not assigning tasks.

They don't know what to do.
They feel lost.

Aren't you doing that for me?

Yes, but it's not the same.
You are the boss, not me.

Do you want to take my place?

I'd like that.

It's not that. It's not.

I have your back,
and you know it.

Leave me alone, then!

I think it's time for you
to tell me

who and what we're looking for.

I was trying to protect you.

But I think
you're involved already.

-My father.
-Oscar is your father?

Well, I imagined it, but...

It seems he got in trouble.

I don't know,
there has to be something.

My father left me a saint statue

with a pen drive inside.

The postcard.

He left clues.

I believe I'm going to find
a fake wall,

a hidden drawer, a secret bag.

You've got used to being
an investigator.

That's all I can think about.

It's not your fault.

Maybe he didn't leave anything

because he knew
that the people looking for him

could come here
and find something.

That's it, Tai!

-You're a genius!
-Am I?

I mean, I know I am, but...

-Why do you say that?
-If we thought

we would find a clue here,

others could have
thought it too!

And?

I'll give money to the doorman,

ask him to let me know
if someone comes.

Good idea!

Great idea!

You look like a rich man
driving that car.

Me, rich? You're kidding, right?

I just park rich people's cars.

They come and leave their car,
and when there's a spot,

I park it for them.

That's honest work.

You know
I'm rehabilitated, Raul.

That's why I'm here.

We've known each other
for a long time, Raul.

You haven't come here
for me to park your car.

You're right.

What's going on?

I want to talk about your time
at Franco da Rocha.

I spent ten years there!

Ten years!

I need you to remember a guy
who was there at the same time.

His name
is Jorge Augusto Santos.

¿Jorge Augusto Sa...?

Jorjão!

Jorjão. I met him.
He was a good guy, great guy.

Great guy.

He was locked up
over something really silly.

It was a mistake.
But he learnt his lesson.

Listen,

I don't know
what he's up to now,

but I can assure you

he's a good man.

He is?

He's a good man until he's not.

You need to trust, Raul.

Yes.

It's a matter of trust.

-Listen.
-What?

You know?

Something weird happened.

Some agents came

and asked everyone questions.

Questions about what?

About kidnapped kids.

Kidnapped kids.

Big raid.
Full of police officers.

Everyone was worried.

And the chief

-looked like your partner.
-Damasceno?

That guy, Damasceno!

Damasceno.

Be quick.

Thanks.

-Who is it?
-Olavo.

-The old sick man.
-Damn it!

-And...?
-Jorge?

-Yes.
-I checked.

He was busy all night

looking after a female resident
who was not feeling well.

Okay.

Damn.

We need a list of the employees
who weren't working.

Where is Iolanda?

With Olavo's son.
He seems pretty upset.

I thought she didn't want
anyone to know.

She didn't tell him.
He visits his father every day.

He's really nervous.

I'll go see them.

Listen,

talk to Olavo's friend.

They seemed really close.

-Sebastião.
-Yes. Find him, please.

Okay.

Damn it!

If my father doesn't show up,

I promise I will get this place
shut down!

Excuse me.

What do you want?

He's an investigator.

-We hired to find out...
-So you had enough time

to hire an investigator?

Let me explain.

A female resident disappeared
the day before yesterday.

What? Another one?

-Is this an epidemic?
-It's not. Calm down.

-We're doing our best...
-You are?

Calm down! This is not the way!

You won't solve anything
like this!

-Not like this! Calm down!
-How did she disappear?

I get you.

Let's breathe.
Drink some water, coffee or tea.

-Now we talk.
-I'm sorry.

I don't know anything.

You seemed pretty close.

I thought you'd be worried.

He's like a brother to me.

Why don't you help me
then, Sebastião?

How?

Nothing can be done.

Your friend disappeared
after Alzira disappeared too.

Don't you consider
it is strange?

It's a coincidence.

You don't really
think that, right?

People gone missing like that
is not normal.

What do you think is normal?

Do you think dying is normal?

Do you think we don't get
to choose how to live

and how to die?

What do you mean by that?

Mr. Sebastião!

-Here.
-Thanks.

I'm sorry.
I'm not a violent man.

My father is very sick.

He doesn't have much time left.

Can I ask
why you put him in here?

We didn't want him here.

But he insisted.

He said he was a burden
in our lives.

How can a parent be a burden?

I see.

Okay, do you know

if someone
has a problem with him?

No, of course not.

He is an old sick man.

He's never hurt anybody.

Never. Nobody.

What about money?

What money?

Does he have money?

Would someone kidnap him
to get ransom money?

If...

If we had money,
do you think he'd be here?

Do you think I have money?

Okay.

Have you ever

distrusted this place?

What do you mean?

-I...
-Of course not!

Okay, I'm just ruling out
all the fake clues.

Don't worry. I apologize.

Is he close with Alzira?

No.

They're just friends.
They belong in the same group,

but that's it.

Would you say your father
has been acting weird lately?

Have you noticed
any unusual behavior?

No. He wanted to stop
chemotherapy.

He said he suffered a lot.

But I insisted.

I told him he has a family.
He seemed to understand.

Okay.

Excuse me.

Raul...

I have an urgent matter
to attend to.

Can I help you?

No, it's personal.
This case is too much already.

Do what you need to do.
See you later at the agency.

-Okay, thank you.
-Good luck.

Good luck.

Nothing.

This is nothing but trash.

We're wasting our damn time!

Don't you see
someone has come here already?

You don't tidy up
if you're in a rush.

What does it matter?

If there was something in here,
it's gone now.

The boss asked us to be quick.

Let's go.

It got complicated.

There are two residents missing.

We don't even know
if they are alive!

How can they disappear
and leave no trace?

What do they have in common?

Nothing, apparently.

Nothing.

If Alzira has money,
it's hidden.

Olavo doesn't have any money.

Alzira's family ignores her.

Olavo's family loves him.

Alzira is healthy.
Olavo is sick.

According to my research,
they have nothing in common.

Alzira has always lived
in São Paulo,

and Olavo is from Minas Gerais.
Nothing in common.

Nothing at all.

I followed the trace
you were talking about

to look into the employees
with a criminal record

and see if they
live a double life.

But the company only accepts
those who want to rehabilitate.

It doesn't make any sense.

These are
two separate disappearances.

What do we do now?

I hate to think
Dinorah may be right,

but that's all we have
to work with now.

Someone from the inside
is making them disappear.

But who?

Waldir and Tai, find out more
about the group

that promotes
the reintegration of ex-cons.

I have a bad feeling about it.

Maria Júlia,
go to the retirement home.

Get as much information
from Dinorah as possible.

-Okay?
-Let's go.

I hate doing repeated work.

I've never heard you
say that, Raul.

Old people gone missing.

It sounds
like a bad horror movie.

But a phone call was enough.

Tell me the truth.
What is going on?

Dama, I...

I've heard a rumor...

about an ill*gal
adoption agency.

If it's a rumor, it's old.

You know the story well.

But I've been told
something new.

And you're involved.

Your informants
will be your ruin.

Is it true or not?

I'm investigating, Raul.
I haven't found anything out.

That's why I didn't tell you.

But if you find something out,

you will let me know.

Are you telling me what to do?

Who is the boss here?

That's my decision, Dama.

I'm sorry, Raul!
You know I have your back.

-They can't close the case!
-The case no longer exists.

If she wasn't your daughter,

you would have closed it
already!

But she is my daughter!

It's an order from above.
You're not being objective!

I won't stop until I find her!

Stop before you do something
you'll regret.

-Something like this?
-You're getting crazy!

She's my daughter!

Calm down!

-Maria Júlia?
-Yes.

You won't believe it.

-They've come back?
-Worse.

Much worse.

Who's gone missing?

Dinorah?

Have you talked
to Damasceno, Raul?

No. Damasceno didn't know
anything.

Or he doesn't want to tell me.

Why do you say that?

Just forget about it.
Have you found something out?

Nothing.

The company is legitimate.
Philanthropic.

It's got international awards.

Hold on a minute.
Maria Júlia is calling me.

-Hi.
-I'm at the retirement home.

Guess who's gone missing.

Jorge?

How do you know?

Forget it. Are you on your way?

No. I had a better idea.

Tai, I need Jorge's address.

Send it to me.

Dinorah?

Dinorah!

I didn't do anything wrong.

I just wanted
what belonged to me.

What do you mean?

-Nothing. Excuse me.
-No! Come here.

I want to talk.

You come from Alzira's room,
don't you?

-Yes.
-What did you take from there?

I didn't take anything.
I just wanted my medallion.

Your medallion?

With the image
of "Nuestra Señora".

Alzira borrowed it from me,
but never gave it back.

Okay, but if you didn't find it,
why were you running away?

There are more things missing,
and they will blame me.

What else is missing?

A blue pashmina
and a beautiful necklace

that Alzira bought
and never wore.

Are you sure those three things
are missing?

Yes!

¿A blue pashmina,
a necklace she never wore

-and your medallion?
-That's right.

-I know what happened.
-What?

You won't believe this!

Four more residents are gone.

They are missing?

No, they left together by taxi.

They must be afraid
of getting kidnapped.

No, relax. They'll come back.

Why are you so sure?

Don't they belong
in Alzira and Olavo's group?

Yes, but Leonor is still here.

Leonor is the lady
that wasn't feeling well?

Yes. Poor Jorge
looked after her all night.

Leonor?

May I talk to you?

Can you come later?
I don't feel well.

You don't feel well

or you feel sad

because you're going to miss
the wedding?

How did you find out?

Mi grandma taught me
a bride needs four things.

Something new, something old,

something blue
and something borrowed.

It all made sense when I saw
Dinorah leaving Alzira's room.

She wants the medallion
she borrowed her.

Alzira liked the irony

of getting nosy Dinorah's help.

They ran away
to get married, right?

They didn't say anything

because they didn't want anyone
to stop them.

Right?

Her family wouldn't allow that.

Would you give me
the address, Leonor?

Do you promise me
you won't intervene?

I promise.

I'll tell you.

-Maria Júlia?
-Hi.

What are you doing here?

And you?.

How did you find out
they're getting married?

Who is getting married?
I'm looking for Jorge.

He lives here.

He must be helping
the lovebirds.

Follow me.

-Hi, Jorge.
-What are you doing here?

We found out. Olavo and Alzira
are getting married.

They are not.

Yes, there's going to be
a wedding.

But Alzira is marrying me.

Wow!

It that why you kept this
a secret?

You were afraid of them knowing

and thinking you were going
to lose your assets?

What assets?

I keep telling them
I have nothing but clothes.

My family wouldn't accept me
marrying an ex-con.

You're my treasure, Alzira.

What could they do?

They could intervene,
stop me from getting married.

After this wedding, nobody
will be able to do anything.

Well, all we can do
is wish you the best!

Right, Raul?

Yes, congratulations!

-Thank you.
-Excuse me.

Congratulations!
Congratulations, Jorge!

Thank you.

-Congratulations, Alzira.
-Thank you.

Olavo never meant to come,
did he?

No.

He took advantage
of the group scape

to carry on with his plans.

He thought,

if these two had the courage
to create their destiny,

why wouldn't he do the same?

He's really sick, right?

Three months, at most.

Tell me where he is, Sebastião.

I can't.

I promised
I wouldn't say anything.

But I can help him.

And if his family find out,
they won't forgive him.

He decided to run away

because his family
doesn't respect him.

Olavo is not thinking clearly
right now.

I tried too. But he's stubborn.
He wouldn't listen to me.

I'm his only hope.

Hi.

I'm not good with words,

but I think you shouldn't do it.

From what I saw,
your family loves you very much.

You thought I was going to jump?

Why running away then?

Isn't it obvious?

They just want me to stay
flat out in bed,

suffering, feeling bad,

taking medicines,
receiving chemotherapy.

Every single day, damn it!

During the investigation,
I met your son. Júlio.

You should enjoy him
a little longer.

I know. I love my son too.

I love my family too, of course.

But death is a lonely journey.

Knowing you're going to die

is not the worst thing
in the world.

How many people
get the chance to know,

the chance to say goodbye
to their loved ones,

to their family?

But the love from your family

is sometimes suffocating.

Love should make you free.

Any love.
Any type of love, you know?

Love for a person.
Love for life.

What is the point
if you don't spend

every single day
experimenting that love?

Fully. Without measure.

What happens when that love
is taken from you?

It's the end of everything,
the end of life.

My son and my family
haven't noticed yet,

but I said goodbye to them
already.

Now I just need
to follow my way.

I want to have the chance

of leading my own story,

of being the creator
of my destiny for the last time.

That's what I want.

Do you think
that's too much to ask?

No.

I was too late.

Olavo had already left.

Don't you have a clue
where he can be?

I found a letter
he left for his family.

So, he did it...

On his own free will.

I think his family
will understand.

They'll suffer,
but they will understand.