Summary

The novel presents a brief news bulletin detailing a police arrest of a petty criminal; the police claim that this criminal is the one who was tormenting Beatriz Yagoda and her loved ones. Raquel sees this news story and realizes that the man is merely a scapegoat and that the police do not actually believe that the man is who they claim him to be. Raquel calls Roberto, and Roberto tells her that he believes Beatriz is at Pousada do Sol. Raquel boards a boat headed for Pousada do Sol. Alone, Roberto thinks to himself that if Raquel does find Beatriz, they will have no real connection with one another, and the whole search will have proved pointless. Meanwhile, Emma and Miles are still at Emma’s hotel. Miles attempts one more time to persuade Emma to come home. He says that Brazil and...