 Altiva gives birth to a son, Artemio, and intends to leave him in the trash die of hunger and cold.Shocked, Santinha proposes to bring the baby home, pretending it was the son of a mill worker who abandoned him for not having the means to sustain it.Altiva reluctantly agrees, but forces her sister to hide the truth and swear that if someone is suspicious, Santinha will assume the motherhood of Artemio herself.