When Maria Luiza's husband goes missing, she feels lost and alone, until the city of Rio and her love of music inspire her to make a fresh start.

Maria Luiza offers Adélia a proposal, while Ligia rediscovers her passion for singing. Thereza tries to convince her boss to hire a second female writer.

Pedro's debt lands his wife in trouble with a shady creditor, and Adélia has a heart to heart with Cap about Conceição. Malu gets closer to Chico.

A conversation with her mother inspires Malu not to give up on the club, and to ask Adélia for forgiveness. Thereza and Helô get scolded at work.

At the club's opening, Chico's antics threaten to ruin the night, and Nelson approaches Adélia. The next day, Malu reads a critic's review of the club.

Adélia comes clean to Nelson, and Ligia reveals startling news as Malu gets a worrying call from her mother. Thereza begins a new role as editor-in-chief.