Da Silva then comes in and meets Max, who informs him about further whereabouts of Fabiana, the Comando Sombra, the Crachá Preto leaders, and Victor Branco's involvement. He then proceeds but finds out that his money has run out.
When entering the strip club he goes to the barman and asks if he knows where the telephone is. He then continues to walk throughout the favela until he goes into a strip club. As Max tries to exit the party, he is confronted and escorted by a group of three Tropa Z gang members that held Max at gunpoint who then rob him and dump him to the lower slums. Max follows him and finds and enters the party.
Upon entering a favela, Max is followed and encounters a young boy who supposedly knows where Fabiana Branco is. While at the entrance of the Nova Esperança favela, he calls Victor having a brief conversation with his little brother as Max mentions everything that he learns about Fabiana's wheareabouts. Max decides to cut off the alcohol abuse and shaves his head as disguise and goes to the favela. After the death of Rodrigo Branco and destruction of his office building, Max falls into depression thinking himself as a 'red leathered grey haired mess'.