Mariana threatens to tell the police chief that Eliana and Egídio stole cocoa from the land that belonged to José Venâncio. Eliana asks Mariana to keep the robbery a secret. Inácia scolds Ritinha. Eliana tells Egídio that Mariana already knows that they stole the cocoa. José Inocêncio and Bento are surprised by the possibility that João Pedro no longer wants to do business with the producers.
