Ariel screams in despair. Everyone rushes to Virginia's aid, who assures them she wasn't hurt. Virginia arranges with Patty to use the accident as an excuse to say she lost the baby. Julia is shocked to learn that Judith was at the newsroom. Nicolau and Beto fight. Ariel is devastated by Virginia's news. Virginia leaves, and Ariel is heartbroken. Andrea goes to the sanatorium and demands to see Selma, who is in isolation. She finds her sister in solitary confinement, tied up in a straitjacket.