Chapter 03: Static

**Chapter 03: Static** is the third episode of the Season Two. It is preceded by Chapter 02: Toaster and followed by Chapter 04: Napkin.

## Plot

Desperate to protect Glória, Fernando realizes there's another way to stop the Process. Michele and Rafael separately try to contact the Cause.

## Summary

A young Glória talks to Fernando over a radio. She tells him to wake up because she found treasure. She takes him to a box she found. She opens it up and a now-adult Glória pulls a bomb out of the box. Fernando sees her amongst other candidates holding the bomb, which then explodes.

**5 Days Until Process 105**

Fernando wakes with a start and looks up at Glória through their windows. Glória is happy to see that Fernando fixed their radios. They talk over them. Today is the day to update her registration.

Ezequiel leads Michele around. He says they're going to talk to an old friend. They enter a cage where Michele sees the old man. He apologizes for lying to her, but says the Cause needed her. He asks for forgiveness, as he has forgiven her for betraying him.

Ezequiel reminds her of her orders. She asks who else knows what they're doing. He says no one else can know. She says she needs a transmitter to get in touch with them.

Rafael finds Michele, who is reciting names. Rafael saw her going into the detention area. She tells him she was studying the place where they hold the traitors. She tells him to watch himself out there because it's dangerous.

Fernando tells Glória she needs to talk to him about something important.

**Days after Process 104**

Fernando begs for change. He sees his father preaching. His father introduces Camila, who accepted the money and quit the process. She donated half of the money to the church. The other half is going toward her mission, honoring the Founders and bearing children who will go to the Offshore. Fernando jeers at them and Antonio tells him to tell the others what he learned. He says the Process is a lie to convince them all they deserve a shitty life, that it's normal for them to have so much more. As long as the Process exists, nothing will change. He leaves in anger.

Some guys follow Fernando and surround him. They surround him and start beating him up. Glória breaks them up and tells them to leave.

Glória asks Fernando what's wrong. She thinks it's that he'll miss her. She's next to register. Elisa takes her back to answer questions. Elisa can't confirm her identity and asks her to wait. Glória begs Fernando to talk to Elisa. Elisa returns and checks her registration. This time, it goes through.

As they leave, Fernando tries to get Glória to promise not to go through the process. He tells her something bad is going to happen and wants her to stay away. The Cause is planning an attack. She think he's delusional. Fernando says his father is full of lies. Glória tells him his father helps people. Fernando says he's spreading the promise of a better life that no one will ever get. If she goes through the Process, she'll die. Glória says she'd rather die than be a quitter like him.

A radio broadcasts Michele's message, reading the names. Ivana is excited and asks Renan if he's recording it. The names are part of a code. They only have five days to figure it out.

Silas draws a name and congratulates Natália, who has been selected to infiltrate with the bomb. Joana is against it and thinks Natália is as well. Natália claims she isn't. She tells of her sister who couldn't pass the Process. She wanted to be the first to hug her sister when she got home. When she got there, she smelled death on her. They made her sister believe she was a failure. She's crying because it will be an honor to put an end to this. Ivana comes in with the recording. He plays it, but he's angry because he thinks it must just be a trap. He thinks they've betrayed the Cause. Joana speaks up and agrees with Ivana that an infiltrator is more important than a bomb. He asks for her idea.

Fernando goes to pick something up. He is able to use something to block the signal to implants.

Joana finds Ivana and tells her they need to act. She wants them to work together, just the two of them. Ivana says that's not how the Cause works and the player can't be fixed, but Joana knows an outsider who can help them. Ivana isn't too sure.

**Annual listing process 105**

Rafael sees his name appear on the board, assigning him to the Process building. He goes to Marcela and asks to be transferred to the ARU. She refuses. A man who was assigned to ARU isn't happy about it and wonders why Rafael would want that. Rafael secretly takes that guy's water and puts some droplets in it.

Fernando tries to call Glória to apologize. He says if she wants to talk later, he'll be there. Just then, Joana comes up behind him, so he closes his curtain just as Glória opens hers. Fernando tells Joana he came up with a plan. He tells her that the data is the key to it all. Without the data stored in the Process, they can'd do anything. He tells her how he blocked the signal. They just need to erase the stored data and the Process can't continue. He did his part, now they have to get in and erase the data. She says they might have a way and gives him the recording to fix.

Fernando gathers supplies, but is interrupted by his father, putting up a wanted poster for Joana. Antonio wants Fernando on Market Mission after the Process, but Fernando isn't so sure he wants to be his father's puppet anymore. He wonders why his father even took him back at all. He knows it's because his father still thought he could convert Fernando to his Church.

Michele is in Ezequiel's office. He makes modifications to her registration and says he'll be listening to everything. He gives her something to deactivate the bomb. Once it's done, he'll release her brother. He fills a sink with water and explains to her how it works for him. She puts her head under the water.

Rafael leaves for ARU duty.

Elisa is surprised to see Rafael instead of Márcio. He used too many enzyme drops. Rafael looks out and sees someone.

Fernando finishes and the recording plays. He knows it's Michele's voice.

Rafael turns away to avoid being recognized. Elisa asks him what's wrong. He says he need to go take a leak and has another guard cover for him. He goes after the woman.

They know it's a code, but can't figure it out.

Rafael fakes being attacked and breaks his camera.

Fernando works on the code. He's figured out that they're coordinates.

Rafael leaves his broken helmet behind.

They look at the map and find the intersection, in the old sewers.

They have half an hour. Joana can't get there because her face is everywhere. Fernando agrees to go instead. Glória calls out to him. She knows who Joana is from the posters. Glória is upset that Fernando is with the Cause, too. Fernando says he isn't, but he has to help Joana. Glória begs Fernando to go with her, but he says he's doing this for her, even if she never understands it. She breaks the radio she uses to talk to him and walks away.

Joana talks to Fernando over the radio as he makes his way. A guard stops him. He pretends to be delivering food. She goes to check his bag, but a whistle calls her away. She warns him to be careful.

Michele and Fernando spot each other. Joana asks over the radio if he found anyone.

Joana prepares to defend herself when she hears someone coming, but it's Ivana. Ivana tells her Silas changed his mind and has decided to go after the infiltrators. He was monitoring the same frequency they were, but he's not meeting them to chat.

Michele and Fernando come face-to-face. They never thought they'd see each other again. He tells her he decoded her message. She's surprised he's with the Cause now.

Ezequiel knows Michele is speaking to Fernando.

Silas has pictures of Michele and Rafael.

Michele asks Fernando to take her to his leaders. Over the radio, Joana tells Fernando to get out of there right away. Silas starts firing at them from above. Fernando and Michele rush to find cover.

Joana is frantic because Fernando isn't answering. The door opens and Rafael comes in. They're shocked to see each other. Ivana pulls a gun on Rafael. Rafael tells her that Michele is on Ezequiel's side and they can't trust her. Then Fernando and Michele come in and Rafael repeats his message. With Michele there, Ezequiel identifies Rafael as a Cause member as well.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* João Miguel as Ezequiel
* Bianca Comparato as Michele Santana
* Vaneza Oliveira as Joana Coelho
* Rodolfo Valente as Rafael Moreira
* Michel Gomes as Fernando Carvalho
* Samuel De Assis as Silas
* Cynthia Senek as Glória Ribeiro
* Laila Garin as Marcela
* Bruno Fagundes as André Santana
* Thais Lago as Elisa

### Special Guests

* Fernanda Vasconcellos as Laís
* Maria Flor as Samira
* Silvio Guindane as Vítor
* Zezé Motta as Nair
* Mel Fronckowiak as Julia
* Celso Frateschi as as Old Man

### Guest Stars

* Pedro Guilherme as Fernando (Child)
* Bia Guimarães as Glória (Child)
* Darcio De Oliveira as Antonio Carvalho
* Ediana Souza as Camila
* Bruno Rocha as Faithful beater 1
* Perisatto as Faithful beater 2
* Thomás Aquino as Renan
* Roberta Calza as Ivana
* Amanda Magalhães as Natália
* Michel Waisman as Guard Márcio
* Tamirys O'Hanna as Guard Marta

### English Dubbing Cast

* Chris Smith as Ezequiel
* Sean Johnson as Fernando
* Sabrina Weisz as Ivana
* Ki-Ki Fab as Joana
* Laura Post as Marcela
* Bianca Comparato as Michele
* Jay Preston as Rafael
* Jalen Cassell as Silas

*Additional Voices*

* Sean Benedict
* Sylvia Biggs
* Susannah Corrington
* Brittany Cox
* Andrew Diego
* Jay Everett
* Joshua Kleinman
* Daisy Koprowski
* Cherami Leigh
* Ethan Murray
* Cindy Robinson
* Celia Ruskin
* Tara Sands
* Michael Sinterniklaas
* Kaiji Tang
* Kirk Thornton
* Robert Vestal