Andreia begs Eduardo to stop hitting her but he is so out of control that he cannot hear her. Outside their room, Teresa tells Laura that they should go see what's going on, but her mother says that it is better not to meddle. Teresa refuses to listen to her mother, and goes to Eduardo's room. When her brother opens the door and says that everything is fine she does not believe him, and forces her way in. Seeing her sister in law bleeding, she demands Eduardo leave the room, wondering how could he have done such a horrid thing. Andreia vents that her husband is a beast and Teresa begins to help her. Teresa and Margarida are at Andreia's bedside, comforting her after the beating Eduardo gave her. Teresa says she'll confront her brother, while Margarida vents that that situation is deplorable.
Later in the library, Laura scolds Eduardo for beating his wife. He still tries to justify his actions, and says he will spend the night at a hotel. Laura not only forbids Eduardo from leaving, but she deamands he go apologize to his wife, as she does not want this to ever happen in her home again. She says he can sleep in the guest room, if he is not able to speak with his wife tonight. As usual, Eduardo cowardly obeys the orders of his mother.
Teresa goes to Andreia’s room to see how she is doing, and Andreia says for the first time that she does not want to stay married to Eduardo, after being beaten by him. Teresa is torn, but gives full support to the sister in law, and Andreia thanks her for taking her side.
Laura, despite the embarrassment and unease that it causes, is forced to use the shoes designed by Sofia before they were at odds, to fill the gap caused by taking the new shoe collection off the market. Eduardo tries to insist that Salvador did not choose the best option when he decided it was best to withdraw from the leather collection from the market, but Laura humiliates him by saying that since he does not have a better solution it is better for him not to comment at all. Eduardo is further angered when his mother chooses Salvador to tell the staff and factory workers to inform them that they will have to work twenty four hours a day on the new shoes production, because the company is in an emergency situation.
Later at Boheme, Eduardo gets a visit from two police officers who notify him that his wife Andreia, has filed a complaint against him for domestic violence. Eduardo is surprised, and Benedita is shocked by what she is hearing.
--Sara