Chapter 07: Capsule

**Chapter 07: Capsule** is the seventh episode of the series. It is preceded by Chapter 06: Glass and followed by Chapter 08: Button.

## Plot

A celebratory dinner is held for the candidates before the final step of the Process, a "purification" ritual. Michele poisons Ezequiel's drink using the poison from the capsule she removed from her hip, but he and César inadvertently exchange their cups, resulting in Cesar's death. Knowing he was the real target, Ezequiel interrogates all candidates individually and Rafael, in an attempt to protect Michele, drops the empty capsule over a railing. Ezequiel names a culprit to the council, framing Aline by having Cássia stage a fake confession from the captured Cause member they hold, in which he names Aline as a fellow member, and having Nair interfere with the files Aline sends the council containing the evidence of Ezequiel's misconduct with Augusto. Michele returns to her room, only to find Ezequiel waiting for her, capsule in hand.

## Summary

Michele sews up her wound.

In flashback, a man gives Michele something, the capsule. He tells her to swallow the poison capsule if she gets caught so she can't betray anyone. It should only be used if there's no escape.

Michele watches the blood off her hands and looks at the capsule.

Michele walks to dinner with the other candidates. Fernando stops her and asks to talk. She leaves, saying she needs to get a drink first. Michele sees Ezequiel at a distance.

Aline offers Ezequiel a drink, which he accepts.

Michele sees Ezequiel put his glass down on the table. She holds the capsule in her hand. She walks over to him and congratulates him on the Process. He tells her she should thank the agents. She tells him he deserves it and hugs him. While they're hugging, she dumps the capsule into his drink. She then joins other candidates to talk and watches Ezequiel pick up his drink. He's interrupted before taking a sip to hug someone approaching. Ezequiel then calls the candidates up to toast. He tells them they can consider themselves actual people, the chosen ones, the 3%. The Process was not an easy one, but he'll remember it all his life. Tomorrow, they'll go through the Purification Ritual and go to the Offshore. But now, they toast to the 3%. He drinks his drink. Near him, César collapses. He's carried away.

Ezequiel and Aline wait for the doctor to finish with César. César dies.

Michele struggles. Rafael tells Michele he saw what she did, knocking over a whole bottle of liquor. He tells her to relax. It's times like this that he remembers his training. He then tells her Fernando knows about them. The others think they're talking about a secret relationship. He tells Michele she needs to talk to him, because he doesn't want Fernando to hold it against them. Or Michele.

The doctor says she ran a blood test. It was positive for a toxin. They wonder why someone would want to poison César and come to believe he might not have been the target.

Ezequiel and Aline review the security footage. Cássia comes in and tells him the poison that killed César is known to be used by the Cause. He sends her to see if she can get anything from the Cause prisoner. Ezequiel then sends a questioning Aline away. She tells him to fix things or his recommendation will mean nothing.

Fernando talks to Bernardo about his wheelchair, which has lasted through a lot. Fernando sees Michele nearby and asks him to excuse him. Fernando goes to Michele and promises her not to say a word to anyone. She tells him he doesn't know what he's getting into. He says he's thought about it all day and he doesn't care. An alarm rings and the candidates are told they must remain in the hall until further notice.

Ezequiel speaks to Nair about César. He tells her he has a way to solve it, but will need her help. He says he'll call her later.

Michele goes to Rafael and tells him to come with her. She asks him to get rid of the capsule for her. They're watching. Armed men follow Ezequiel into the hall as Rafael drops the pieces off the balcony. They're told each of them will be interrogated.

Matheus and Aline talk. Matheus still wants Ezequiel out, but Aline defends him and says she'll start writing the report.

Joana thinks they're being tested. Fernando says even the agents seem confused, but Joana's still not convinced. Another candidate is called to be interrogated. Daniel returns and says they asked a bunch of questions about poison. Joana restates that she thinks it's a test. Daniel thinks it was infiltration by the Cause.

Fernando speaks to Michele and asks if this is what she meant. She tells him he doesn't need to know more. The less he knows, the better.

The candidates are all interrogated. Rafael learns César didn't like him as a candidate. Joana still thinks it's a test. Ezequiel asks Fernando what he knows, but Fernando says he doesn't know anything about it or about poison. He's asked if anyone was acting nervous. He says he didn't see anything. He denies knowing anything. Ezequiel says if they find out he knew something and didn't say it, he could be considered an accomplice.

Fernando returns and Michele is called back next. Ezequiel asks her questions and gives her a drink. He asks her about if he likes the Process. He sees the cut on her side and she makes up a story about being mugged and stabbed. He shows her video of César's dead body and Luciana crying over him. Ezequiel says César was loved and he was murdered. Ezequiel asks her again if there's anything she's hiding, if she has anything to say. She says no. He tells her she can go.

As Michele walks back, she starts to feel weak. She tells Fernando she screwed up the interview. She tells him she's guilty and should be arrested. He tries to calm her down. He tells her he lied for her and now they're in it together. Michele sees Ezequiel in the distance and watches him.

The Council is upset about the murder. Nair tells him the investigation needs to be fast. Ezequiel says it was fast. They know who did it and she's being arrested as they speak.

Cássia leads two armed guards as the candidates wait. Cássia enters Aline's room and she's arrested for César's murder.

Bernardo tells the candidates that they may return to their rooms and sleep. He says the killer has been found and they've taken appropriate action. Fernando tells Michele it'll be okay. They can be together now.

Aline fights against them, but it's futile.

Matheus doesn't believe that Aline is the killer, but Ezequiel understands that it's hard for him to hear as Aline is there on her order. Ezequiel says Aline wanted to murder him. He shows them a video of Aline pouring his drink, which he says is when she poisoned him. She's a member of the Cause and infiltrated Matheus's Process, long ago. Ezequiel shows a video of the Cause member they captured identifying Aline as a member of the Cause. Aline is given the chance to speak to the Council. She tells them it was all made up because she became aware of a crime Ezequiel committed. She sends them the file, but it's just the report she sent yesterday. Someone switched them. After the Council's call is ended, Ezequiel thanks Nair.

The Cause member they convinced to identify Aline begs Cássia to keep her end of the promise and kill him, but she just walks out.

Michele and Fernando share a kiss before bed. Fernando invites her in, but she says she's tired and goes to her own room instead.

In her room, Michele finds Ezequiel waiting for her, holding the capsule.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* João Miguel as Ezequiel
* Bianca Comparato as Michele Santana
* Michel Gomes as Fernando Carvalho
* Rodolfo Valente as Rafael Moreira
* Vaneza Oliveira as Joana Coelho
* Rafael Lozano as Marco Alvares
* Viviane Porto as Aline

### Guest Cast

* Mel Fronckowiak as Julia
* Sérgio Mamberti as as Matheus
* Zezé Motta as as Nair
* Celso Frateschi as as Old Man

### Additional Cast

* Carlota Joaquina as
* César Gouvêa as
* Clarissa Kiste as Luciana
* Geraldo Rodrigues as
* Leonardo Garcez as Daniel
* Luciana Paes as Cássia
* Marçal Costa as
* Maria Gal as
* Rita Batata as
* Rogério Brito as

### English Dubbing Cast

* Cherami Leigh Kuehn as Aline
* Jay Kasten as Bernardo
* Sarah H. Fairbrook as Cássia
* Kirk Thornton as César Franco
* Chris Smith as Ezequiel
* Sean Johnson as Fernando
* Ki-Ki Fab as Joana
* Sabrina Weisz as Luciana
* Alfred Thor as Mateus
* Bianca Comparato as Michele
* Carol Dennis-Dylan as Nair
* Jay Preston as Rafael

*Additional Voices*

* Jay Everett
* Marianne Miller
* Christopher Niosi
* Laura Post
* Cindy Robinson
* Kid Robot
* Kaiji Tang
* Stephanie Thomas
* Shayla Micole Williams