Augusto finds that the war was nothing more than a plan by Catarina and Rodolfo. Rodolfo tells Afonso that Augusto ran away and abandoned Catarina, who is his prisoner. Tiago tells his family that Afonso has been arrested and his fate is in Rodolfo's hands. Cássio tells Amália that Afonso is being treated like a common prisoner. Cássio tells Rodolfo that Afonso has been arrested as a traitor.