Overview

• Author Manuela Dias and key production staff are keeping the chosen finale secret until October 17, with the last edits scheduled for the day of broadcast.
• Director Paulo Silvestrini is safeguarding the recorded versions and will finalize the closing sequence in the editing room hours before it airs.
• Inside the plot, Celina’s on‑air confession has not settled the case, with forensic cues and Heleninha’s memory lapses sustaining doubt.
• Audience sentiment is split, with a Domingão studio poll favoring Celina and a Timelens analysis showing Heleninha and Maria de Fátima tied in online mentions.
• The mystery is driving a marketing wave as brands from banks to food and beauty labels roll out tie‑ins referencing the question that has gripped viewers nationwide.