Sitting at the table with his wife and daughter, Damião eats in silence, lost in thought. Although he has no proof, his instincts as a father keep warning him that something is different. Between the moment Catarina leaves for work that morning and the moment she comes home that afternoon, something changes, and he can feel it.

“I think I left the potatoes in the oven a little too long,” Andrea says, trying to break the silence.

“They’re delicious, Mom,” Catarina replies with a smile.

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