“Alessandro”

I couldn’t sleep, I spent the night pacing around my apartment. At five in the morning I went down to the gym in the building, I needed to release so much tension. I spent the next hour kicking and punching a sandbag. At seven I was already at work.

I took the opportunity to call Alberto Alencar. I knew him and knew he was the kind of man who got up early and started work very early, so I didn’t care about the time. We talked for a long time, I explained briefly what was happening and that looking for him was Catarina’s suggestion. He was very happy to hear her name, he said she was a valuable resource for him and her insight was essential to finding evidence.

After talking to Alencar, I received a message from my advisor asking if he could be late, as he would have to wait for the nanny to arrive, since his son couldn’t go to daycare. I immediately replied:

“Catarina, stay home with your son today.”

The screen of my cell phone quickly flashed with her reply:

“That’s not