Gabriel was released from the hospital early evening on Sunday. News about the ransom was leaked to the media, and a police guard was required to keep reporters away from the hospital, and later from the house. Ricardo left the hospital an hour after everyone, through a back entrance and wearing a low fedora, where Fabio waited.
Details about the k********g of Aubrey Montenegro—Carol’s mother—and her subsequent murder were revived, and speculation as to whether the kidnappers were the same people covered front pages of major channels nationwide. The Montenegro vs. Trajano lawsuit was played for all its worth, including the attempt on Carol’s life, though not once did the Armando name come up. Mercifully, no one made the connection to Ricardo.
Maria da Silva’s death was still suspicious.
