Merciless (Dupla Identidade)

PREVIOUSLY...

Whoever did this is an organized criminal, meticulous.

His mind is here.

Otto Veiga's involvement

in the oil company's scandal puts his reelection at risk.

Somebody betrayed me.

Edu, it was you. I have evidence.

- He jumped from the roof. - He confessed it all.

- Who's this man? - Eduardo Borges.

I want to name him my substitute.

Is Edu coming today?

Apparently you're getting along with our new intern.

I feel responsible for each of these girls that go missing.

It's personal now, isn't it, Vera?

Did you know I almost died last night?!

I love you, Ray. I'm completely mad about you.

Edu, this is very expensive!

Do you steal, Edu?

Say that again and I'll break your neck.

- What is this, Cicero? - A coded message.

It's the killer, Dias, I'm sure.

Vera, you're obsessed, that's it.

What if I told you I'm him?

Compare it to the Zodiac's.

They cracked it.

Freeze, police!

- Are you crazy?! - Dias! He's there!

Dias! Hurry up!

This audacity of telling the murder's time and place...

- He took a risk. - Or...

He knows our limitations well enough

to know how long we would take to decipher this message.

- Do you think...? - He's close to us.

"I could strangle a dozen while you're distracted."

Carl Pranzam

Are you feeling better?

Take some medicine...

I just want you to never do something like that again.

I knew he was there!

It could've been you hanging there instead of that woman,

or maybe even next to her!

Don't overreact, I'm here, aren't I?

- Amazingly so. - You were irresponsible too.

- No vests or protection. - What did you expect?

That I left you alone, at a killer's mercy?

Next time, I'll think twice before risking myself.

In fact, I won't even think.

I'll never risk my life for you.

I shouldn't have allowed that message to be read.

No, you should have.

Our only way of getting him is encouraging his exposure!

It encouraged him, Vera!

If we hadn't read it, maybe he wouldn't have killed.

And you're taking some days off.

What?

It's not a suggestion, it's an order.

Are you punishing me, Dias?

Are you holding me responsible for this fiasco?

I was where you should have been!

Take some days to stay at home, cool off.

- I'll take care of this case. - The governor put me here,

only he'll pull me out.

Would you rather I talk to the governor?

- Give me one more reason. - Talk, if you want.

If it's about not following protocol, we both didn't.

Or did you forget you went there breaching all security rules?

- Dad... - Honey, you could've knocked.

Did something happen? Why are you here?

I came to visit. Can't I?

Not a good day or time, Tati.

- I'll leave you two alone. - Vera, wait...

Vera, this is Tati, my daughter.

Honey, this is Vera, who works with Dad.

I know. Vera.

You're very pretty, Tati.

Dias, if you need the medicine I'll be around. Excuse me.

Dad, tell me... Are you having an affair with her?

What nonsense is this, Tati?

Things got ugly...

- What's the problem, Nelson? - Nothing.

Just the whole press downstairs,

and someone called from the governor's office.

I'm not leaving this case, it's personal now.

- I had to tell him. - No, you did right.

I was wreckless, I could've died.

But I could also have got the bastard! I knew he was there,

he would kill someone, what could I do?

Imagine a desperate man.

That's how Dias was when he heard.

I know Dias, he hates failing.

And he did, by not taking the messages seriously.

Elda,

I need your help to prove this bastard is here, close to us.

- Someone from our team...? - Or close to our team.

That confidence he had with the messages proves it.

Or what, he's a fortune-teller now?

We only have one way of catching this criminal:

Investing in his vanity.

He's proud of what he's done.

He's more confident than ever.

That's our nightmare, but also our weapon.

Does he want to play? I can play.

- Did you tell Dias about this? - What for?

So he thinks I'm criticizing our team selection?

I didn't tell anyone, it's between you and me.

I have an idea, but I need some help to put it to work.

- Tell me. - I need you to bait him.

- Hey, Marcos. - Hey.

- There's a ruckus downstairs. - I know, Dias is on his way.

Is it true you guys found a woman, hanging by ropes?

It's true... I'd never seen anything like that.

Outrageous... Tell me more about it.

I told you to call before coming.

Your mom shouldn't be talking nonsense to you.

OK, dad. Bye.

I recommend this one.

- This place is great, too. - Thank you.

You're welcome.

- Hi... - Hi.

- Are you a cop too? - No, I'm an intern here.

I'm running a rape project.

Have you heard about that serial killer on the loose?

- Who hasn't... - Yeah...

I'm Tati, Dias' daughter.

Wow...

I didn't know Dias had a daughter.

A pleasure to meet you, Tati. I'm Edu.

Likewise.

Did you see this, Silvia?

All the papers are acknowledging

that I had vision when I created the rape project.

And after yesterday's crime...

The project is on all the covers.

I reversed it, Silvia!

That bad wave, I reversed it!

That Edu was a given!

You didn't tell me, how was your meeting with him?

We just had some tea,

he tried to impress me with a background like yours.

- He's a smart boy. - He created Ivan's confession.

- He told me he didn't hear it! - He saved your ass, literally,

something that Assis didn't think of doing.

Assis saw him dead, he fell from the roof...

Did he have to die?

Couldn't he have confessed before?

And Otto, I believe you should rethink

Assis' position as your trusted advisor.

Maybe someone bolder, younger, like Edu.

Isn't there a little bit of personal spite in that?

Otto, I didn't stand by you just to release my grudges.

I made an investment. It has to pan out.

Edu has no experience to replace Assis.

Not yet, but he can learn fast. He was born ready.

That's why Assis is trying to block

Edu's exposure in your campaign.

He knows he'll lose in comparison.

That may be true...

Edu has youth, charisma,

and if you want to get the women's votes back...

- We need to bring him closer. - Yes.

Inside the campaign.

And we need to use this widespread panic

to use the fact he's there, with the police,

helping them on this hunt.

There's no better time to divulge your substitute.

We need to put this picture in the press by tomorrow.

It's not possible they'll crack the case by tomorrow.

If they do,

the picture loses impact.

The spotlights would go all to Dias.

To what do you attribute this delay in the investigation?

It's not simple in these cases with no connections

between the criminal and the victims.

They're not relatives, friends, or even acquaintances.

Do you think the police is far from catching him?

I didn't say we were far. I said we were investigating.

The police works with facts, not fortune-telling.

This could've happened in any country.

Sometimes a serial killer kills for decades

before FBI catches him. When they do.

But how long do you think he will keep killing?

That's all.

- Don't lie to me. - Fine...

- I was hooking up with a guy... - There, told you!

But he's gone.

And you? Got a girlfriend?

No. Nobody.

You only think about the serial killer, right?

Me and everyone else.

Are you going to tell me you're not afraid?

Afraid of him? First of all,

I'd never talk to strangers on the street.

Oh yeah?

But what if he was handsome?

Young... Those victims were fooled by him.

I'm safe. I'm a cop's daughter.

I know who's good and who isn't.

And am I good?

That's the thing...

- I have my doubts... - You have doubts!