 Spinola himself arrives, places Gervásio in local command (despite having spent almost the entire day avoiding any action) and orders Maia to convey the arrested Caetano, Correira and the other leaders to an air force base, from whence they are flown to Madeira and then on to exile in Brazil.The film closes with the release of the political prisoners, including Antonia's lover (Emilio), and Manuel and Maia narrowly avoid being attacked by a crowd when they are mistaken for DGS/PIDE officers rather than soldiers.It is then revealed that Antònia and Emilio will both go into politics, she on the left but he ultimately on the centre-right; after two years together they separate.