Premiere

On 14 September 2026, a documentary about the case premiered on a streaming service, with comedians, presenters and musicians giving their side. Everyone had an opinion again. At the preview screening, the director's clapperboard was on display at the cinema entrance and gone by the end. Nine people and a clapperboard, one per row and one per column. Nothing is handed to you on a plate: you'll need more than one hypothesis to get to the end.

Suspects

• Agostinho, the projectionist: He's been projecting films for forty years. He says he's never seen an audience laugh so much at a lawsuit.
• Benvinda, the film critic: She gave the documentary three stars. She says the fourth was reserved for the anthem.
• César, the red-carpet photographer: He photographed every guest on the way in. None wanted to pose with the clapperboard.
• Deolinda, the guest who came for the drinks: She isn't quite sure what the documentary is about. She knows the croquettes were excellent.
• Eugénio, the usher: He shows people to their seats with a torch. He took two people into the wrong screen, which was showing a horror film.
• Francisca, the streaming service's PR: She organised the preview. She has a guest list of two hundred names and a hundred and eighty seats.
• Germano, the bar attendant: He served salted popcorn to people who asked for sweet, and nobody complained. They were all talking about the film.
• Helena, the film influencer: She made a thirty-second video about the ninety-minute documentary. It got more views.
• Inácio, the exit security guard: He makes sure nobody leaves through the emergency exit. A gentleman in a hurry left that way, and so did the clapperboard.