Fábia, played by Flávia Alessandra, catches her husband Ulisses inside a clandestine casino and expels him in episode 100 of Quem Ama Cuida. The landmark chapter of the Brazilian prime-time drama airs Friday night on TV Globo.
The discovery unfolds after Fábia receives an anonymous bouquet of flowers containing a message that warns her that Ulisses is betraying her trust. Tracking him to an illegal gambling house, she finds her husband indulging his addiction and realizes that his sister Pilar is leveraging his habit to manipulate him.
Following the confrontation, Ulisses confesses that he is no longer a partner in the family jewelry store. The bankrupt businessman is immediately thrown out of the house by his wife, initiating a swift financial collapse.
Quem Ama Cuida is written by television dramatists Walcyr Carrasco and Claudia Souto. The 100th episode marks a traditional mid-series milestone in Brazilian telenovelas, where major storylines reach decisive turning points and long-brewing secrets are exposed to prime-time audiences across the country.
Secret casino discovery and marital fallout
In upcoming episodes, Fábia takes total financial revenge on her husband by draining all funds from their joint bank account. She seizes the full payment from the jewelry store sale and cancels all credit cards under his name, leaving him completely destitute.
Without a home or financial resources, Ulisses turns to Pilar, played by Isabel Teixeira, to ask for shelter. Pilar rejects his request for a place to stay, but instead hands him the key to the former Brandão family residence, where character Adriana lived during the first phase of the series.
The sudden discovery of the illegal gambling hall raises immediate suspicions for Pedro, an attorney played by Chay Suede. Pedro questions whether his girlfriend Adriana, portrayed by Letícia Colin, was the person who secretly alerted Fábia to Ulisses' location.
Pedro's doubts about Adriana intensify in future chapters when he discovers that she also engineered a trap where Ademir caught characters André and Dora together. The revelation leaves the lawyer questioning the bounds of Adriana's relentless quest for vengeance.
Legal tensions over sexual harassment trial
Episode 100 opens with legal drama as Suely, played by Julia Stockler, informs Pedro that she intends to maintain her testimony against Ademir during his upcoming sexual harassment trial next week.
Suely's firm stance comes despite being shaken by a recent encounter with Ademir, played by Dan Stulbach, who declared his love and asked for another chance. The declaration was a calculated maneuver by the villain to pressure her into dropping her formal complaint.
Ademir faces mounting isolation ahead of the trial, with most colleagues refusing to defend him. The office secretary clarifies that she will only state what she directly experienced at work to avoid becoming embroiled in the scandal.
Carmita, played by Deborah Evelyn, remains Ademir's sole supporter. Recognizing that no one else is willing to speak on his behalf, Carmita steps forward and offers to testify in his defense during the court proceedings.
Family rifts and school authorization
Concurrently, domestic conflict brews between Rosa and her daughter Elenice over the behavior of Elenice's husband, Tom. Frustrated by what she views as her daughter's blindness, Rosa, played by Tatiana Tiburcio, confronts Elenice directly about Tom's harmful actions.
Rosa warns Elenice that Tom, played by Allan Souza Lima, is behaving like a scoundrel and causing direct harm to the life of the couple's daughter, Dafne, played by Arlyane Carvalho.
Tom later receives an unexpected setback when Elenice informs him that she has officially signed the permission slip allowing Dafne to participate in a school field trip, catching him completely off guard.
