SANDRO PALMEIRA ENTERED the room of Chief Saldanha.
–– So, what is it like to be the hottest man of the moment? After all, even the Pope thanked him for solving the murders in his churches.
–– It depends...
–– Is it still bad because of her? Forget it, now it will rain a woman in your garden.
–– To be honest... I always thought it wasn't worth much... I thought it was too much sand for my truck, but... - he took a deep breath – I don't want to talk about it, let's celebrate your case better- succeeded, this is your moment of glory.
–– There is no glory in our profession, I am sure that tomorrow they will not even remember us.
ARMAND WAS EMBRACED with his wife Rachel in front of the Eiffel Tower, thinking about how lucky he was.
IN A LAST THOUGHT, he preferred to risk death, jumping from more than twenty meters in height, getting under buses, cars, trucks...
Rather dead than trapped...
Armand jumped off the parapet and fell on the back of a sand truck, realized he was still alive and free from the cops, jumped at the first opportunity, stole a motorcycle and returned home to fetch his wife and disappear from the map.
He realized that life had given him a second chance, and he would not waste it on someone like Andromacus, because he knew from the beginning what he would do, he would take control of the brotherhood.
–– I THINK IT WOULD NOT BE BAD to have a normal life, Rachel.
–– I've always dreamed of it, love.
As they kissed, four French police cars stopped around them.
–– Stopped, it's the police, you're under arrest, Armand.
Armand raised his hands completely without action, his mind was numb from the moment he lived with his wife. He saw Sandro getting out of the car almost in slow motion.
–– At last we meet, Dilermando!
Armand went white when he heard his real name spoken since his biological mother died.
–– I think you know how I found you.
It took Armand a few milliseconds to process all the information the detective had said, but when looking back, Rachel was already protected behind two policemen.
–– It's over, Dilermando, he is the last of the brotherhood that was missing.
He found that impossible.
Nobody in this world would be able to arrest Andromacus, it was impossible...
Armand reached into his jacket pocket and was shot by countless shots, he gave his wife one last look, smiled and fell.
Rachel quickly walked over to Armand, knelt down and picked up a jewelry box that was in her hand.
–– It was my mother's – she whispered – I wanted it to be our daughter's.
Rachel was in tears, and ran to meet her.
–– Forgive me, Armand – she said as she hugged him – but, there is no daughter, there never was.
Armand looked at the sky trying to make peace with his god, closed his eyes slowly, until everything was just darkness.
Rachel closed Armand's hand with the jewel.
–– I think he would like you to have this, Rachel.
–– Armand had several opportunities to have done this, Sandro, if he hadn't done it before, he had his reasons.
She threw the jewel in the river.
Sandro was silent watching that bitter woman leave without looking back, now he just needed to speak to one last person.
DORA ENTERED THE SALDANHA room.
–– I came to say goodbye – she said.
Marcus Saldanha continued to look at the papers in silence, placed the keys to the house, the signed divorce papers and his wedding ring on the table.
The next day it was announced in all the newspapers that the home of police officer Marcus Saldanha had been completely destroyed by fire, many said it was revenge for having managed to solve the most macabre case in the history of the Brazilian police.
But the truth was only one, it was he himself who set the house on fire, never to have to remember the wonderful and unforgettable moments he had spent by his side.
Deputy Saldanha never remarried, or even related to anyone, after Dora, for him, all the women in the world were prostitutes who wanted only their meager money.
SANDRO SAID:
–– Do you feel more relieved?
Saldanha adjusted his glasses and said, shamelessly pretending:
-- I do not know what you're talking about.
–– I'm not here to accuse you of setting your house on fire, I just wanted to know, do you feel better for doing that?
–– Do whatever you want, Palmeira, but life sometimes frustrates us too.
Sandro smiled.
–– No problem, boss, see you around.
EDUARDO AND DORA GET MARRIED and were very happy, especially when they found out that he was very rich.