Leblon, Rio de Janeiro
After making the difficult decision to leave Enzo at the beauty salon, Vini proceeded alone through the extensive club complex. Initially, he didn't know where to go. His first thought was to find Suzane as fast as possible.
On an urge, he then decided to return to the club's lobby and look for her name. By coincidence, he found the same receptionist who had attended him before.
- Suzane. - he says.
She started typing on her computer.
- Suzanne of what?
Uh-oh. Houston, we have a problem.
- I dunno. Suzane...
But there was nothing that popped into your mind. He had to think of a different idea.
- How many Suzanes are there in the club?
- 20.
- 20? Holy shit! Suzane has become the new Valentina?
- Want to see the pics? Maybe you can tell by her face.
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She was right. For some strange reason, Vini couldn't remember Pacifier's last name. Maybe it was nervousness, or maybe it was something else. Go figure. Well then, the receptionist brought the identification photos of all Suzanes who have been enrolled in the club since its foundation. In other words, the Suzane he was looking for would be in the system.
- Hello, honey. - he said, as he finally found her on the screen.
- Suzane Francisco is her full name.
Interesting, because Vini couldn't remember this last name in Chupeta.
- Is she here?
- Yes, she is.
- Where is she?
- From the card records... Let me see... Casino.
- Casino? I thought gambling was illegal in Brazil.
The receptionist made the universal silence symbol with her fingers. Vini understood.
- Thank you. - he said.
After a couple of meters walk, he finally found the momentary whereabouts of Suzane, who knows what she was doing in the casino. But something came into his mind. He had to gain her trust in a natural way, something that was never his specialty. He came up with a clever plan.
- Bingo.