Raposo kidnaps Francisca. The judicial police discover the captains' apartment. The captains flee the city and look for Mendes, the group's former cook, in their eagerness to discover the true formula for "sugar".

The captains meet with Raposo to make the last exchange of "sugar" for Francisca, but Raposo does not fulfill his part and runs off with the product. Bernardo receives a mysterious message about his sister's whereabouts and they head home. At the home, Raposo meets with Julião, to receive the money and flee the country and the captains formulate a plan to save Francisca.