When a middle-class youth turns to drugs, his policeman father comes to his rescue. Victor makes it his mission in life is to win the drug war.

Under threats and unable to deal with his addiction, Pedro meets Jasmin and joins a gang of luxury house thieves. Meanwhile, Victor tracks down an informant in an attempt to find where his son is.

After an unsuccessful attempt at reconciliation with his father, and irritated by the mistakes of the previous robbery, Pedro thinks about giving up. In 1970, Victor infiltrates the community and meets the drug dealer who wants to popularise cocaine.

Pedro is irritated by Lico's constant mistakes during the robberies. In 1995, at age 14, Pedro and Lico start using cocaine and carry out their first assaults to support their addiction.

At age 15, Pedro undergoes a brutal period of rehabilitation treatments. As an adult, devastated by a loss, he succumbs to his drug addiction. In 1970, Victor takes a risk and makes one more delivery for drug lord Ribeiro.

After being rushed to hospital due to an overdose, Pedro flees Rio de Janeiro. In 1999, at age 18, he is released from the Juvenile Detention Centre, and his relationship with his father worsens.