-I'll deal. -Go for it.
Why is it always you?
-No idea. -It's okay. Let's go.
Okay, guys. I'll be the detective.
Oh, is it over for us then?
Yehia is the detective. We're so dead.
-We're goners. -Let's hope not.
-Honestly, guys-- -Say it already.
I suspect Mona.
Excuse me?
-Are you using me as a scapegoat? -No, I…
My son is not marrying that girl.
He's still a kid.
Why bear the burden of fatherhood so soon?
Why should he get married and have a kid,
because they fooled around and she got pregnant?
How do I know she's not lying?
How do I know if the baby is even his?
Why aren't you answering?
What could be more important?
Weren't you planning on leaving us?
So why are you worrying about who he marries
or whose father he'll be?
Don't worry. We'll figure it out.
Knock it off.
Our issues have nothing to do with the kids.
I'm their mother, whether I stay or not.
No.
Staying is different than not staying.
You can't just take everything, go have your fun,
and still expect to run the kids' lives.
Are you punishing me for wanting a divorce?
Yes.
I'll take care of it.
NADIA SUMMER 2007
Yes, Mom?
Calm down. I'm fine.
I'm on my way to you now.
Okay.
Why did you send me abroad after the incident?
What?
Why did you send me abroad after Nadia was killed?
What do you mean "why?"
Remember the state you were in?
What else should a mother have done?
I had to protect you, Ali. I had to get you out of there.
Or did you send me away,
so I wouldn't know she was murdered?
Ali, we didn't know.
Then who knew?
We found out during the trial.
And when you found out…
Did you find out who killed her?
Where were you, Layla?
I was worried about you.
I said I was coming, Mom. What's with you?
Yehia tried to kill your brother today.
What?
At that moment…
killing him would've been easy.
Why didn't you?
I don't know.
Maybe because he didn't deserve to die.
Or maybe because I spent so many years…
feeling guilty about his sister's death.
I wasn't willing to feel guilty about his death too.
MESSENGER NOTIFICATION
I TOLD YOU ALI DIDN'T KILL NADIA
YOU'RE PUNISHING INNOCENT PEOPLE
AND YOUR SISTER'S KILLER WILL GET AWAY AGAIN
If it wasn't Ali,
then who was it?
I KNOW WHO DIDN'T DO IT
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT
Enough with the riddles.
Who was it?
Yassin?
Sawsan?
Mona?
Sherif?
YASSIN? SAWSAN? MONA? SHERIF?
Know why you're here?
I'm only going to ask one question.
Have you done anything wrong?
I swear to God, sir,
I've never done anything wrong my whole life.
I'm just a poor guy, sir.
I swear I mind my own business, sir.
I like honesty.
God bless you!
-I can't thank you enough-- -No, hold on.
But I hate lying.
I can see you. Open up.
What do you want?
I saved you after you collapsed yesterday.
I could've told them where you were if I wanted to.
What have you done to yourself?
We have to clean your wound.
We're lucky the bullet went through you.
Otherwise, I couldn't have helped.
You would have needed a hospital.
You're not a doctor.
Do you have another option?
Don't worry, man.
I know what I'm doing.
How did you find me?
The mattress.
You dropped the receipt, and it had your address on it.
Why go through the trouble?
I told you, but you didn't believe me.
I want the truth.
I already told you too.
If you want the truth,
talk to your family.
-Ask them. -They don't answer me.
Yeah, right!
Yehia, I believe you.
I know you're innocent.
Look, I know this is very strange. I don't understand it myself.
But I felt drawn to you ever since the party.
And since then, I've been fixated on Nadia's death.
-Murder. -Maybe. I don't know.
She was murdered. You were just too young to remember.
No. I just can't remember.
That whole time is a blur, and nothing makes sense.
My therapist says it's due to the trauma.
Because I was attached to her, and…
I saw her die.
And that sometimes our minds block out memories we can't handle.
But that's not the problem.
The thing is… I kind of remember, but at the same time I don't. I…
I can feel it, but…
I can't quite grasp it.
Know what I mean?
You might be the only one who can help me.
Why me?
Everyone else wants to forget, and make us forget.
Only you and I want to remember and know the truth.
Look, we can help each other out under one condition.
You have conditions too?
Don't hurt my family.
Seriously?
And how should I get justice?
Will you vouch for me?
For Nadia to get justice, the truth must come first.
-Then we notify the police. -What?
-I'll testify. -Your brother tried to kill me.
But he didn't. You wanted to kill him.
-And here I am. -How nice of him!
Since you have such a supportive family, let's hear their side of the story.
I'm not my family.
Yes, but you're just a kid.
Your father hired this guy to kill me.
My dad wants to protect us!
He won't harm you if you don't harm us.
Go home, Layla.
This only works in cartoons and comedies.
Go home, and forget we ever met.
If you want revenge, nothing will stop you.
Agreed.
But if you want the truth, I'm the only one who can help.
Figure out what you want.
You know where to find me.
Wait!
Layla, where are you?
-I can't see you. -Behind you.
So, Layla.
What do you want?
How have you been, Sherif?
Sweet little thing.
Tell me, cutie, tourism or therapy?
Therapy it is then.
Listen, I need you to cover me.
Okay. Call me when you know more.
I'll be right behind you.
Let's take a stroll around Saqqara.
We can have a couple of beers.
Where are the tapes, Sherif?
What tapes?
The videotapes you recorded on that trip for your film.
Why do you want them?
They might help me find out what happened to Nadia.
Unfortunately,
those tapes are gone.
What? Why would I keep them for 15 years?
You always kept everything.
Especially the tapes you made.
Were those just tapes?
You’re not the only one whose life was ruined, Yehia.
You still wouldn't--
I didn’t want any reminders of you, Nadia, or even myself.
Do you remember why I was filming?
To apply to film school.
-To be a director. -I gave up because of what happened.
I couldn't watch those tapes for months, or even hold the camera.
All I could remember was you,
what happened back then…
and Nadia.
I was frozen in place.
And life passed me by.
And now you're here to ask about the tapes?
I never pictured you with them.
Cozying up with the ones
who sent me to prison.
What are you saying?
Are you trying to blame me?
I didn't abandon you.
I never agreed with your plea.
I was against what the prosecution was doing.
But you chose this.
It was supposed to be one year, Sherif.
Not 15.
One year or 15,
you sold yourself out.
And you didn't sell out, Sherif?
Huh?
Have you seen what you've become?
Your eyes have no life.
What about you?
Did you see yourself killing?
Who would've thought?
Prison.
It changes people.
So does life, Yehia.
It changes people.
Do what you want.
But don't involve others.
Layla is just a kid. She can't get mixed up in this.
I have to go. I can't keep my daughter waiting.
I would've loved for you to have met her.
She would've loved you.
-Let's go. -What are you doing?
I'm not going with you.
You know what you're doing?
-Didn't you tell me to ask him? -Not like this.
Well, it is what it is.
Layla.
This isn't one of your escapades.
I know.
So, there aren't any tapes?
According to him.
Do you believe him?
Do you?
I don't know.
Come on.
Wait.
You're welcome.
I love you, Ali.
It makes sense.
The son of a man who caused his own father's death from grief,
would kill his own child, and the mother of his child!
Nadia!
NADIA!
Do you know what happened between your uncle and your grandfather?
You mean Uncle's father?
Is that why you wanted to meet?
How did your grandfather die?
What is it, Ali?
Just like everyone dies eventually.
What are you talking about?
It's just small talk, Sherif.
Maybe you know something.
Do you think your uncle…
had something to do with his death?
Are you nuts?
Have you lost your mind?
Did Yehia feed you this nonsense?
Yehia…
You need to clear your head after what happened.
I want to know who did this to Nadia
and why.
Calm down and let's think this through.
This is nonsense, Yehia.
We have no idea whether our man is dead or alive,
and you don't seem to care.
And I told you I have my ways, and I'm trying to--
We don't know if the kid is dead or alive,
and you're still trying to figure it out?
Listen, Yehia.
When it was about you, we all had your back.
But you're still trying to investigate!
Listen, that kid has to go back home to his mother tonight!
Or I swear to God, I'll go over there myself,
and I'll get him back no matter what!
End of discussion!
Maldini!
You got a surprise for me?
Uncle?
-What are you doing to Grandpa? -We're playing.
Are you done scaring him?
Okay. Go inside to your mom.
How are you, Uncle?
I didn't know you were coming.
What is it, Uncle?
Did you meet with Yehia?
-You're taking his side over your family? -No. I didn't help him.
Where is he now?
I don't know.
-You don't know? -I don't.
I don't know anything! Will you all just leave me alone?
"You all?"
Who's "you all?"
Are you lumping your family in with that murderer?
Did you help him kill one of us, you scum?
I didn't help him.
I met with him once, and he came to me.
I don't know anything.
Instead of coming to me, ask…
Ask yourself what you did to him.
What did he want?
The tapes.
The videotapes I recorded on the trip back then.
Did you give them to him?
-No. -Where are those tapes?
They were burned.
I burned them after what happened.
Anything else?
Why didn't you come straight to me?
Or were you waiting for something?
I'm not waiting for anything.
I don't want to say anything to you or him.
I just want all of you to leave me alone.
"All of you?"
You're lumping your family in with that murderer again?
The family who made you into someone
worth something?
I don’t want to see you ever again.
Clear out your desk first thing tomorrow.
How are you feeling now?
Can't you see?
I'm fine, Mr. Yehia.
Tell me what happened.
What happened is exactly what I told Master Fatla.
-I was riding my scooter, unsuspecting-- -Wait.
Go on, Maldini.
I was riding, unsuspecting…
all of a sudden, I was attacked.
Next thing I know, I'm blindfolded,
and I had no idea where I was or what was going on.
Then?
Nothing, Mr. Yehia.
A bloodthirsty gentleman kept hitting me and beat me to a pulp,
until I spilled and gave him the workshop's location.
Forgive me, boss. I couldn't help it. He nearly killed me.
Don't sweat it, kid.
It's okay.
Courage isn't about dying for nothing.
So, he just let you go after you gave him the location?
Yes, Mr. Yehia. He just let me go.
He said I’m useless to him.
Looks like I really am useless.
Excuse me, I… I'm going home now.
No, you aren't.
You're staying here tonight.
I’ll let your mom and sister know you’re fine, okay?
Whatever you say, boss.
Come on.
Go take a shower and freshen up. You stink.
Excuse me.
So, Yehia,
can't you see how he looks? And you're interrogating him?
The guy who took him doesn't let anyone go for free.
-Are you doubting his loyalty? -I'm worried.
-For him. -You're doubting his loyalty.
And doubting mine as well.
Listen, man,
it ends here.
From now on, you're on your own.
-Fatla, we're like brothers. -It's over!
Fine.
Sherif met with Yehia.
You were right to suspect that he was helping him.
No.
He wasn't helping him.
If he was, things would've been different.
I don't get why you didn't finish him off.
Because murder is not that easy.
Don't you agree?
Yes.
But you were defending yourself.
It wouldn't be murder.
What would it be then?
Self-defense.
Just like animals. They bare their teeth when they're scared.
Checkmate.
Dad…
have you ever killed anyone?
Good night.
But we're not done yet.
Nadia!
Forgive me, Nadia.
Do you believe him?
Do you?
What are you doing?
What is it?
Are you okay?
Why are you crying?
It's nothing.
Tell me what happened, Nadia. Maybe I can help.
That filthy family is the cause of all my troubles.
They're closing in on me from all sides.
They're ganging up on me, and I don't know what to do.
Will you calm down?
Don't be scared of anything.
Just tell me what they did to you.
Have you lost your mind? What are you doing?
Nadia, I love you so much.
I thought you forgot about it once Ali and I got together!
I'd never forget about you.
Watching you with Ali only makes my love for you grow.
That's disgusting!
Do you know what Ali or Yehia might do if they find out?
Weren't you just insulting Ali and his family?
It's your family too.
-Are you all this filthy? -Nadia!
I swear on my father's grave if you ever bother me again,
I'll expose your shameless behavior to everyone!