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There were two other people in the car.

They only had minor scratches.

How are you?

You guys were lucky.

Pedro, where is Rogério? And Dinorah's son?

-Where are they? -They are okay.

-But where? -They are okay.

That boy, who was in the car with you.

Did you know he put two jararacas in Nivaldo's car?

No, I didn't.

Helô, stop lying to me. Stop.

I didn't know, Pedro.

You're not lying?

Why then did you go see Zeca in prison?

Heloísa, what did you do?

My mother's surgery didn't happen because the system allowed it,

and Mateus's death was my fault.

VERDICT

Pedro.

Look at me.

Look at this.

I thought it looked similar to the map I saw in your office.

-Where did you take this picture? -At Tereza's house.

Someone is using a fake name to monopolize

the production of coke refining chemicals

through this waterway.

The faction doesn't have money for that, but this Tereza does.

Is Tereza connected to the drug trade?

Your client and her son are right in the middle of it.

And so are we.

-Aren't you coming up, Dad? -I have to go, son,

but I'll come by tomorrow and take you to school. Okay?

Bye.

What happened now, Mom?

It has nothing to do with you. Your father is upset with me.

Let's go.

WEEKS LATER

Hi, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?

How are you?

-Look what I bought you. -No, I don't want it, Mom.

-How do you want your papaya? -I don't want it.

-Want some coffee? -No, it upsets my stomach.

How are the preparations going for the trip with the orchestra?

Sorry, Mom, I don't feel like talking today.

All right.

Hi, Vanda.

Come in.

Excuse me.

-Make yourself at home. -Excuse me.

-Have a seat, honey. -No, thank you.

-Would you like some coffee? -No, I'm good.

No, I insist.

Just a little coffee.

-Motherfucker! -Does it hurt?

-Are you crazy? -Think I'm a fool?

Your man kills mine, and you got the nerve to show up here?

Betinho fucking killed himself.

You don't know your husband, do you?

Zeca fucked Beto over to take his place.

That's how it goes in the faction.

Betinho killed himself.

One leader comes and takes the other one out.

Do you have any proof of what you're saying?

Of course I don't. Zeca leaves no trace, you know.

But you know it's true too or you wouldn't be here.

Your man wanted Beto's position, he went there and got it.

Tell me if this is the kind of person you want raising your girls.

Manipulating your life.

Put your hand there.

And do any of the companies point to her name?

No, it's a holding behind a trust, behind a corporation

that goes through every tax haven on the planet.

Like almost every conglomerate.

Yeah, but I don't know. All this time after Tereza and we got nothing.

I don't know. Maybe she's not the one

who's weakening the FDC to form a cartel.

Maybe the map is just a coincidence.

Do you think Heloísa can help?

She has an access to Tereza that no...

No.

You know Heloísa can't help.

That's it for today. See you tomorrow.

So, is Ozim coming to get you or do you wanna take the bus again?

Jonas,

will you help me find my mother?

Find your mother?

Yes, my biological mother. Her name's Silene.

Here... I'll show you...

a picture.

She looks cool.

I want to talk to her while I still have the chance.

I want to ask why...

Why she abandoned you?

Bro, I think there are things that are better left unknown.

What if she doesn't want to see you?

I win. Deal the cards.

She's taking everything.

Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.

I don't need love. I need luck for the trial.

A trial is not about luck.

You have the best lawyer.

So, he wasn't in uniform, but did he identify himself as an officer?

No, ma'am. He didn't.

But he was a police officer.

He could be protecting your family from danger.

Has your mother killed a hero?

He's not a fucking hero!

That motherfucker killed my brother.

I tried to get revenge, he came after me.

Jorge, okay, but you need to keep a cool head.

The D.A.'s office hasn't investigated the snakes you put in his car.

No one knows you tried to kill Nivaldo.

They'll only know if you tell them, got it?

What if I said it was Ms. Tereza's guys

who helped me get to Nivaldo?

We won't mention it at the trial.

We'd better have Tereza on our side.

A woman like her, the jury will listen.

How would you describe Nivaldo?

A white privileged motherfucker. A piece of shit cracker.

Rephrase your answer.

A white man,

a cop...

How do you know he was a cop?

Because he was the one who killed my brother

in the Santinópolis massacre.

And you saw that?

Right in front of my eyes.

Hey, Moira. I'm glad you came. I need to talk to you.

It's getting serious. They messed with my food.

-What's that? -Divorce papers.

I've arranged the paperwork and everything's signed.

-You'll need a new lawyer. -What the fuck is this?

You heard me.

You can't live without me, and I can't live without you. That's our thing.

And what was your thing with Nivaldo?

-My brother... -With Betinho?

-Betinho knew... -Betinho trusted you.

Now, they're both dead, and I don't think it's a coincidence.

Moira, it's not the time to fight. Someone is meddling

in the refining of the coke. Agrobulhões...

I'm getting away with my girls before it's our turn.

Your girls?

Yours?

I can snap my fingers and they're gone in two minutes.

You'll never see them again.

I remember a guy who had a level head.

A guy who used to tell me the truth.

I wanted to build a life with you, Zeca.

I remember a woman...

who did not act on impulse,

who used to think things through.

Hey, Moira. Moira. Don't do that.

My love... Moira.

Moira.

Moira, come back here.

Moira.

Moira!

The trial of the Fryer case is about to begin.

The prosecution has strong evidence

to get a conviction.

If I find the cop who did this to my boys,

it's an eye for an eye.

Besides this promise of revenge, there is the irrefutable proof.

The video that took over social media.

The forensics report does not explain how

the contact of the water with the boiling oil

on the officer's body caused the fiery explosion,

a rare occurrence. The defense claims that by throwing water,

Dinorah was trying to help the officer.

And look, D.A. Jaime Ruiz has just arrived at the courthouse.

-Mr. Jaime. -Good morning.

What's the strategy of the prosecution?

Is it true that Officer Nivaldo was involved in the Santinópolis massacre?

This is an allegation planted by the defense in the press

to try and confuse public opinion.

It has no sense or basis. Excuse me.

Mr. Jaime, one more question, please!

Did you get your ID, sweetheart?

-Can you hear me, Hugo? -I got it, Mom.

-How much money are you taking? -I got everything, relax.

Okay, but take this. Hold on.

Here, sweetheart.

Mom, on the way back, can I go to Jonas's house?

Oh, sweetheart.

Okay, but promise you'll be careful?

I love you, sweetheart.

-Son. -Mom.

Mom.

Are you okay, son?

I don't want you to testify.

Mom, we've already agreed on everything I can't say in court. It's okay.

Pay attention. You'll only say

what Ms. Heloísa tells you to. Don't make it up as you go along.

Yes, ma'am.

Let me hold you.

Would you care to make one last statement? Just one last statement, Mrs. Heloísa!

Ms. Luz, how nice of you to come.

Mr. Jaime, of course I came.

I never doubted it, but between

a lost case and a walkover there isn't much difference.

Many of your colleagues would have run.

Do you really think this is a lost case?

So easy that the only important investigation is watching the video.

Even the judge agreed that

it's a one-day trial.

You've been talking to the judge?

Who doesn't check things out before going in, Heloísa?

Me.

You're becoming more and more like your grandfather.

You think?

-Good luck, Counselor. -Good luck to you, too.

-Dinorah, how are you? -Fine.

And now, the Paulista Youth Orchestra.

They will play an original adaptation

for Não Existe Amor em SP by composer Criolo.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

The seven jurors being present,

I declare this jury trial installed.

I warn the honorable jurors

that they may not converse with each other or with other persons,

nor may they express their opinions about the proceedings,

under penalty of exclusion

from the Sentencing Council and a fine.

Dinorah Pereira is being brought to trial

by the plenary session on this date,

charged with the crime of murder

in the first degree, because

on the fourteenth day of January in the current year...

The first witness for the prosecution,

Ms. Bianca Costa dos Santos, may enter.

Ms. Bianca, are you one of the recorders of the video we just watched?

Yes, I am.

Do you recognize the defendant sitting here

as the person who appears at the crime scene setting the victim on fire?

Yes, that's her.

Did you use any digital tools to alter the images?

No.

Members of the jury, I emphasize that the witness

recognizes the defendant as the perpetrator and that the video

is irrefutable evidence of the crime.

I conclude, Your Honor.

Counselor Luz?

Ms. Bianca, did you know the accused present here?

No, I didn't know Dinorah.

-And the victim? -Neither of them.

Tell me something. Why were you recording on this day

and in this place? Was it at someone's request?

No, I was just making a music video.

And if you were recording a music video, why didn't you stop when it happened?

If the cops treated you like they treat us,

you'd also want proof of everything.

Especially of a crime near you.

I conclude.

You are excused, madam.

The next witness for the prosecution is Mr. Fernando Barros,

the paramedic who responded to the incident.

Mr. Fernando, what did you see?

Look... I've seen burn victims.

It's horrible,

but at least they pass out before...

Are you trying to say that he felt pain the whole time?

Yes, a lot of...

A lot of pain, yes.

But could you say

that the suffering of a burn victim worsens

when in contact with water?

Look, the contact of boiling oil with water

can make it worse, yes.

Without your medical training,

you or any of us here could have done

the same thing trying to save someone?

Yes, they could.

Members of the jury, I would then like to point out

that my client was trying to save Nivaldo.

Objection, Your Honor.

The lawyer is trying to manipulate the words of the witness.

Your Honor, I'm not granting the D.A. permission to speak.

Counselor Jaime, Counselor Heloísa has the floor.

Hey, Zeca. You have a visitor.

Is it Moira?

Counselor. What a surprise. What can I do for you?

You're the head of the FDC.

What a nice question. Please.

It's not a question, it's a fact. I have proof.

So, you'll admit that your wife made a deal with a criminal, is that it?

She's not the only one who can incriminate you.

There's Amilcar too, right?

Or did you think Amilcar would find out about something

I didn't want him to know about, is that it?

Who wanted Nivaldo dead to fuck up your refining business?

Do you know that?

You wanted Heloísa to handle this case because she never stops

until the truth comes out.

I'm here with the truth.

I just want the truth so I can get out of here.

And stay with my family. That's all I want.

You'll have to help my family first.

Tereza Andrade Bulhões.

Ms. Tereza, having known Dinorah as your daughter's nanny,

how would you describe her?

Oh, Dinorah is someone... She's very competent.

She's very caring, patient...

And during this time of interaction,

did she show any violent or impulsive reactions?

Or did she show signs of aggressiveness,

of explosiveness, or anger?

Not at all.

She always treated my daughter in the most loving

and caring way possible.

I conclude, Your Honor.

Does the prosecution have questions for the witness?

Yes, Your Honor.

-Good afternoon, Ms. Tereza. -Good afternoon.

Ms. Tereza, how long has the accused been working for you?

One year.

Only one year? But you knew her before then?

I didn't know her personally,

and had no relationship with her before I hired her.

How then can you be

so sure that the accused is a calm person,

if this same woman

has sworn to take an eye for an eye for the death of her son?

But I hired her exactly because of this interview which I'd seen at the time.

So you wanted a murderer to care for your child?

Your Honor, the question is offensive to the witness and leads the jurors' opinion.

I ask that it be dismissed.

Mr. Jaime, rephrase your question objectively

without adjectives, please.

Yes, Your Honor.

Are you telling us

that you chose the accused Dinorah to take care of your daughter

precisely because she's capable of an act of violence and revenge?

I don't see a violent person.

What I see is a mother

capable of defending her children, no matter what.

Here it is.

You heard it. "No matter what."

That's enough for me, Your Honor.

The witness is excused.

Your Honor. My last witness, as advised earlier,

is a protected witness.

At this time, the audience should please leave.

Counselor, I don't want my son to testify.

Dinorah, it's going to be all right, we've already agreed.

Please.

Would you prefer to stay outside?

Would you?

My client does not want to remain in the room for the next testimony.

Can the guard escort the defendant, please?

Are you okay? Here, have some water.

Thank you.

Have a seat.

Here. For the guy who doesn't eat regular food.

I told you, I'm not picky, it's diabetes.

It's a disease.

The kitchen screwed up, it's not our fault.

If I die in here, shit will hit the fan.

It'll hit the fan, got it?

Motherfuckers.

Your Honor, the prosecution will object to the witness.

He is the son of the accused.

It is a biased testimony with the purpose of favoring her.

Mr. Jorge, you are the son of the defendant, Dinorah.

For this reason, we will not hear you as a witness,

but we hope that you can contribute to the trial

by telling us exactly what you know.

Yes, Your Honor, I will only speak the truth.

The defense has the floor.

Mr. Jorge.

Was there anyone else in the house with you?

-Just me and my mother. -Right.

And then, what happened?

Nivaldo came into the house.

He came in or broke in?

-He broke in. -Your Honor,

the counselor is leading the informant's answer,

I ask that you dismiss the question.

Ms. Heloísa, please rephrase your question.

Please, Mr. Jorge,

describe how Officer Nivaldo entered your house.

Did he knock on the door? Did he ring the doorbell?

Did he announce his presence?

Did he ask for permission to enter?

Kneel down and pray, you punk.

-Let him go! -You, shut up!

No, he kicked our door down and came shouting

-with a gun in his hand. -And then?

Then my mother got scared.

And without thinking she threw oil on him.

Run, Jorge!

She even tried to help. She got some water and threw it, but...

the guy caught on fire.

Tell me. Why did we only find out about this now?

Why didn't your mother say this when she was arrested?

My mother was scared.

Scared of what?

Cops who commit a crime don't like to leave witnesses alive.

So, you're saying that Officer Nivaldo had motive for wanting to kill you?

Nivaldo was at the Santinópolis massacre.

He was the one who shot my brother.

He was on the curb, bleeding so much.

That was the last time I saw my brother.

And I ran away.

No further questions.

The Public Prosecutor's Office has the floor.

Mr. Jorge, was Officer Nivaldo accused

or convicted of the Santinópolis massacre you just mentioned?

Not that I know.

Have you formally accused Officer Nivaldo of

-being involved in your brother's death? -No.

And now that Officer Nivaldo is dead,

therefore, unable to defend himself,

and coincidentally your mother is being accused of cruelly killing him,

you show up

to try and incriminate him, transforming the victim

into the perpetrator. Is that it?

I was afraid.

Mr. Jorge, how can you guarantee

Officer Nivaldo wasn't performing his duties

by entering your home, to protect you? To protect himself

from a confrontation or a chase with criminals?

Is it the duty of an officer to break into a poor person's house

and point a gun at my head?

I am the one asking questions here, Mr. Jorge.

The question is, did he make any threats?

He was going to kill me.

No further questions, Your Honor.

No further questions.

I'm getting more cheese puffs.

Hi. Can I sit there?

Thank you.

-Surely you did something. I know you. -I did nothing.

Mom, what happened...

Members of the jury,

the crime is evident, the perpetrator has confessed.

The defense will attempt

to manipulate the thesis of self-defense.

Having as its only and fragile element,

the version brought by the son of the accused,

who was only admitted to this plenary session

as an informant, therefore, without any commitment to the truth.

According to him, in an absolutely new version,

he was being threatened by Officer Nivaldo,

who according to the fantastic version,

had participated in the murder of the defendant's other son.

What I say to you, members of the jury, is that you not fall for this nonsense.

Nothing, nothing justifies

this woman's act. I ask you

not to allow another criminal to go unpunished.

Do not allow

the lives of our police officers to be treated with such contempt.

For the conviction.

That's it, Your Honor.

Members of the jury,

this case is violent.

It makes your stomach churn.

I can't pretend it doesn't,

but I want you to think very carefully

about the origin of this violence.

I want you to put yourselves in Dinorah's shoes

and imagine that your son

had been murdered by a police officer.

What if that officer had remained free?

And what if one day this officer

broke into your house, gun in hand, and you found your son,

the only one you had left, on his knees, with a gun

pointed at his head?

Nivaldo didn't deserve to die like that.

Nobody deserves it.

Nobody deserves that, but nobody deserves to have a son murdered by a police force

that says it is out there to serve and protect us equally,

but in fact that is not what happens. Because it acts cruelly and arbitrarily

towards the most disadvantaged people, the most unprotected.

Dinorah has grown up in an environment knowing that the police are against her

and not for her.

Members of the jury, think with me.

Dinorah was evidently in a self-defense situation.

Is it really her fault?

It was an instinctive reaction

that any other human being could have, but especially a mother.

Dinorah is a simple person.

She couldn't imagine that the water

would aggravate rather than mitigate the injuries.

And I sincerely hope that you can see this,

that you understand and agree with me.

Members of the jury, Mr. Prosecutor, Madam Defense Counsel,

I invite you to proceed to the deliberation room.

Excuse me. Excuse me. Dinorah. She's bleeding.

Dinorah.

-Talk to me. -Someone call a doctor!

-Talk to me. -Somebody call a doctor.

Brother, you look very pale.

I got a little dizzy here. Do we have water?

Water, water...

Get Amilcar for me. Get Amilcar.

Amilcar! Infirmary! Come here, damn it!

We need help! It's Zeca!

How is she?

Her blood oxygen level is dropping.

Miss, try a serum for jararaca venom.

Young man, I need space.

Jararaca? Are you nuts? She's got no marks.

That's what happened to Nivaldo.

Her gums are bleeding, she's short of breath,

her blood pressure has dropped. My mom was poisoned.

I won't tell you again to stop fighting.

-Mom, where are we going? -It's a surprise, honey.

God damn it.

What is it this time, Amilcar?

-Trashing my apartment wasn't enough? -It's urgent, Moira.

Valentina, watch your sister.

Amilcar, tell Zeca I won't fall for his lies anymore.

Is that clear?

I'm sorry, Moira, I couldn't do anything. He's dead.

-What? -Zeca's dead.

Are you fucking with me?

Do you think I'm going to fall for this bullshit?

What kind of joke is this?

What do you mean, dead?

I think he was poisoned.

What if... Was it the faction?

Speak up, Amilcar! Was it the faction?

Who killed Zeca?

I don't know, Moira. It was all very strange.

It seems like big fish stuff.

You need to disappear with your daughters.

Run away with them.

Son, let me know how the concert went.

Everything's okay, Mom. Chill out.

I'll ask Ozim to pick me up, okay?

Your Honor, I would like to make a request to postpone the trial.

-What? -The defendant had a medical emergency,

and was taken to the hospital. Without her,

the sentence cannot be given. So, I think...

I'm sorry, Counselor, you know very well that postponing at this point

means that the jury has to be dissolved.

But it's the right thing to do, Your Honor.

Your Honor, this is absurd.

She has the right to be present, justice can't...

-That's a bluff! -Counselors, please, be quiet.

Ms. Luz, your request has been denied.

The defendant was present during the entire instruction

and has a lawyer to receive the sentence in her place.

She will be personally served with the result later.

Let's read the result of the vote.

"Question number one.

On January fourteenth of this year, the victim

was struck by boiling oil and then by water,

leading to fatal burns."

Yes, seven votes to zero.

"Question number two.

Was the defendant Dinorah the perpetrator?"

Yes, seven votes to zero.

"Question number three.

Should the defendant be acquitted?"

Yes, four votes to three.

The jurors have recognized by four votes to three that the defendant acted

in the legitimate defense of a third person.

Having said this, and on the basis of articles 23, paragraph two,

I acquit Dinorah Pereira of the accusation brought against her in these proceedings

and determine the immediate issuance of a release warrant in her favor.

How is she doing?

Helô,

it was jararaca poison.

Rogério, get that boy out of there.

That's witness elimination. Protect him.

Helô...

Listen to me. Dinorah didn't make it. She's dead.

They killed Zeca.

He was poisoned, and I just heard the news

that Dinorah was, too.

There are important people involved in this.

I might be wrong, but Tereza Bulhões wants to take the FDC out of the game.

I know my family is in danger, but I won't hide from these people,

so you listen very carefully to what I'm going to say.

This time the weakest won't go to the wall.

Shit will hit the fan for the judiciary, big businessmen, politicians,

and for all those "good people" like you.

Don't you think you're free because Zeca is dead. Nobody is.

Not me, not you, not even our children.

I'll protect my daughters, and you'll do the same.

And it's better that we do it together.

That's it, Counselor. Now we're on the same team.