Episode 2

For two months, Miguel, Alvaro, and their team fought for the construction contract of a large resort on Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro. When the responsible businessman agreed to all calculations and completion deadlines, they all gathered for the contract signing and went out to dinner.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Miguel and Alvaro decided to hang out at a small bar and ran into a college friend, Dr. Carlos.

They picked up some women and went to Miguel's apartment, where the first thing he did was turn the music up loud. They kept drinking, dancing, and the women did a striptease, with laughter accompanying the music, waking up Jessica, the neighbor.

The intercom rang, and Alvaro answered; it was the building manager. He replied and hung up. Miguel was already making out with one of the girls on the sofa, and he warned:

"The neighbor complained about the noise."

"Come on over, neighbor!" Miguel shouted, drunk.

"Yeah, come on, you need some booze and women!" Carlos shouted, supporting Miguel, and they laughed.

Alvaro turned down the music, and everyone went to their respective rooms, and the noise changed. Two of the women were very loud, and the whole building must have been listening to the commotion. The intercom rang and rang and kept ringing, but they didn't even hear it. The noise only stopped at four in the morning.

Miguel called a car to take the girls, and he went downstairs in his pajamas to drop them off at the reception desk, said goodbye, and as he was returning to the elevator, the doorman called him.

"Hi, be quick."

"Sir, you disturbed your neighbors a lot, and you will probably receive some fines."

"It must be that annoying neighbor of mine, but today is Saturday, what's the problem with a little celebration?"

"It's just that your schedules are different, sir, but excuse my interference, good night."

"Thanks, good night, and bring on the fines, I'm…" he thought better of it, got in the elevator, and went up.

Arriving on his floor, he looked at the neighboring apartment and made a rude gesture, showing he didn't care about the complaints, and went into his own apartment. He lay down and slept until almost lunchtime and didn't see the irritation of the neighbor, full of dark circles, leaving for work after seeing his gesture.

Jessica parked in her space and entered the clinic. As she passed, elegantly dressed in a white suit, she was greeted with affection.

"Good morning, doctor!"

"Good morning, Marina. Get me a strong coffee, please, today I'll be fueled by caffeine."

"The neighbor again?"

"Yes, it went on until four o'clock, I've never seen such noisy women."

"Women? Wow! At least is he handsome?"

"I don't know, I've never seen him. Hurry up, please, and then tell me about last night."

Dr. Jessica is a general practitioner and only sees patients if necessary. She does shifts because of the lack of staff in the emergency room. She is the administrator of the clinic founded by her parents, a cardiac surgeon and an obstetrician.

She is 29 years old, has been working since she was 22, and specialized in hospital administration to support her parents. Brunette, tall, slender, with long brown hair, she has a classic beauty, but she doesn't like partying, despite having to attend events in her field of work.

Her parents complain that she hasn't gotten married and given them grandchildren yet, but they understand the workload she faces every day.

The coffee arrived, and she was already sitting behind her desk, looking at the computer screen. She sipped her coffee, waiting for the secretary to narrate the events of the night.

"So Dr. Carlos didn't come, but Dr. Humberto was still there and attended to the patient?"

"Yes, the patient is stable, but Dr. Carlos didn't even respond."

"All right, Marina, thank you."

Because she was a woman, the doctors thought they could act as they pleased. She passed the day rate to Dr. Humberto and took it away from Dr. Carlos, who didn't show up for the shift, was three hours late, and would lose double if he arrived and decided to leave because he had been discounted.

She exchanged her blazer for her coat and went to make the rounds in his place. She was already looking for another pediatrician to replace him; dealing with children was a serious matter, and he was behaving very irresponsibly.

She entered the first infirmary and began her check, and she realized that the doctor's negligence was greater than expected. She checked exams, changed prescriptions, and examined dressings. She played with the children and got some smiles.

She left there and went to the nursery, where her mother was taking care of a newborn with the neonatal pediatrician.

"Blessing, mother?"

"Hi, dear, God bless you. That face of yours says you didn't sleep." replied her mother, Dr. Helena.

"Yeah, but as soon as I get a break, I'll take a nap."

"I heard that Dr. Carlos didn't arrive."

"That's right, I'm covering him on the rounds, but there's so much recklessness that I feel like firing him today."

"I have a colleague who is dying for an opportunity; she just finished her specialization." said Dr. Leticia, from Natal.

"Hold on, I'm accepting anyone who is more responsible than the one who's here. Call her as soon as possible."

"Ok. I'll call as soon as I finish with this cutie." said the doctor, finishing examining the baby.

"Cute, isn't she, daughter?"

"Don't even go there, Mrs. Helena."

Dr. Jessica Bittencourt, 29 years old, General Practitioner, Administrator of Bittencourt Clinics Hospital.