The consuming passion between Pedro I of Portugal and Ines de Castro is brutally interrupted when Ines is executed, as a consequence of political intrigue and in the name of the kingdom's interests. Pedro, cruelly hurt, pursues the single-minded purpose of avenging his lost love. He captures and kills the executioners, and compels the nobility to acknowledge Ines as his lawful wife and Queen of Portugal.

During the colonial war in Mozambique, a Portuguese soldier captures a Mozambican soldier. During the long journey to the nearest barracks, the two get to know each other better.

Threatened by a fascist plot, the Portuguese government recruits several "special people" to stop the coup.

Sofia is a big spender so she frequently abuses of the credit card. When her husband is fired, she is forced to change her life.

Lúcia is raped by her husband and presses charges against him. She fights the Portuguese legal system along with the Prosecutor's Assistant, Maria João Correia, to force her husband, the son of the State's Vice Attorney, into Court. The case takes place in closed session where Lúcia tries to find justice in a predominantly male world.