Sorry for bringing you from Cairo when I'm in such a bad mood.
On the contrary,
I'm glad I came.
At least I got to see you.
Are you still worried?
How can I not be?
You and Yassin agreed to divorce.
If he keeps his word,
we can tell everyone in a few days.
I should be telling people, not her.
You should've seen how she looked at me
when she said she saw us together.
That girl is up to no good,
and I won't let her deceive my son.
What if he wants her?
And he loves her?
What then?
I'll stop it at any cost.
What's wrong?
I don't understand why you want to control everything.
Everything?
These are my kids.
They're growing up.
They get to choose their own path.
Just like you chose to be with me,
and you're leaving Yassin
and everything behind.
Where are the kids?
They're all at the beach.
Yassin, please.
Let's put our problems aside
until we resolve this issue.
Ali must not marry that girl,
and the baby has to go.
NADIA SUMMER 2007
I'm sorry for coming so early.
Did something happen?
No, but I couldn't sleep all night.
I was thinking about what happened.
I have no one else to talk to.
Are you okay?
What's wrong?
How do you think this game ends?
What game?
This game we're playing.
We keep going around in circles,
but we both know your family killed my sister.
Why are you saying this now?
-Haven't we agreed-- -We haven't, Layla.
Not on this.
I won't forgo justice for Nadia again.
It's bad enough I did that before.
It won't happen again.
No matter what.
Yassin isn't here. Don't worry.
Did you fight with your husband?
Are you guys okay?
We're okay.
But you two aren't.
Where's Layla? Is she up?
Why?
-What's wrong with her? -Nothing.
I want to see her.
She was gone when I woke up.
She said she went to practice.
I've been worried about her ever since that party.
Has she talked to you?
Yes.
What did she say?
Nothing.
She's asking questions.
Did she see anything?
She saw Nadia's body after she drowned.
-That's all. -She's asking about what went on before.
She's confused about what she saw.
I don't know.
She didn't see anything.
I'm going back to the hotel.
I'll call her on my way and ask her to come by.
A hotel this time too? Can't you just--
Mom, I'm not staying here.
You know exactly why.
Then send the driver home, and let your brother give you a ride.
It wasn't all because of them.
I made a choice too, like Sherif said.
This is the thing I could never forgive myself for.
Neither could my mother.
I can't forget how she looked at me.
She needed what's in this bag, but she never touched it.
Then she died.
You didn't know any better.
I didn't realize that I was negotiating with them…
over her blood.
Exactly.
You were only 18, dealing with what happened.
It's natural to get confused.
Yehia.
Forgive yourself.
Forgive yourself so you can see beyond the guilt clouding your eyes.
Layla, hi.
I'm in Cairo.
What? Just like that?
Pearl?
I'm not sure. About 30 minutes to get to Zamalek.
Okay then. Bye.
I'm sorry. I have to go.
Did something happen?
Mona showed up for a surprise visit and wants to meet.
We'll continue this later.
I get that you don't want to stay at the house with them.
You shouldn't stay at a hotel. It's inappropriate.
Stay at my house. I'm never there.
I'll feel better this way.
What's with the formal tone, girl?
-I missed you. -I missed you too, so much.
Mona.
Did…
Did Dad know that Nadia was pregnant?
Yes, Ali.
He knew.
I still don't understand what you're getting at,
or why you're here so suddenly.
You were with Yehia yesterday.
I don't understand.
What do you mean?
Don't play dumb, Layla.
I'm not playing dumb.
I honestly don't understand what makes you so sure.
Do you think Yehia is an adventure that you can just quit when you're bored?
Why insist on putting yourself in danger and screwing us all over?
What were you doing with him?
Listen.
Don't talk to me like I'm a child.
Were you with him in Hurghada?
Yes.
I was with him, and I'm helping him.
It's not an adventure.
It was a crime, and his sister died because of it.
We both want to know who did it.
What will you do when you find out who killed her?
Help him kill that person?
No.
-We'll go to the police. -The police?
Do you actually believe that?
Even if you believe that,
does Yehia want to tell the police,
or take revenge?
Why are you doing this?
So I can understand.
I'll lose my mind if I don't.
You'll lose it even more if you do.
What do you mean?
Whatever memories you have from back then,
your mind chose to forget to protect you.
We were all traumatized by that incident.
But each of us has our own defense mechanism.
Some gave up.
Some fell into depression.
Some hid and chose to run away.
Your mind blocked it out to protect you.
You were too young to see it.
Why defy your mind after all this time?
And why aren't you afraid?
Well done, Master Maldini!
Thanks, boss!
Finish this car and have the owner pick it up.
-Watch the workshop until I'm back. -Where to, boss?
I'll pray Maghrib, then go see Yehia.
Let me walk you there to get a thawab.
No need, Hajji Maldini. I'll pray for you.
Me too, boss. Maybe my daily pay will increase.
You'll need a whole pilgrimage for that, you brat.
Get inside!
Hey, Mr. Khaled.
This isn't our old friend Yehia.
This is someone we don't know.
Someone who spent 15 years in prison.
None of us can imagine what that did to him.
That's right.
No one can.
But there are facts.
Yehia killed the lawyer.
He tried to kill Ali.
And he's trying to use you now,
to plan for some new catastrophe.
No.
I'll ask you one last time, Layla.
Why are you doing this?
I want the truth.
So, if I tell you the truth…
will you stay away from Yehia?
You want to know the truth.
I'll tell you the truth.
On one condition.
You leave with me.
Leave everything behind, and come with me.
Deal.
Dad killed Nadia.
Did I make you wait too long?
No, you didn't.
-What would you like to drink? -Tea.
One tea, please.
Shouldn't we be somewhere out of sight?
This place is out of sight.
Besides, I know all the entrances and exits here.
As you see fit.
I see a dear friend who's mad at me.
Even though he knows that I have no one else to trust.
You think I trust anyone else, man?
But Maldini's off limits.
I practically raised that kid.
What pissed me off
is that the kid was bleeding, and all you cared about was your issues.
Forgive me.
Don't hold it against me, man.
Would I ever, Yehia?
Hit him!
Don't hold back!
INMATE
Don't hold back!
Kill him, kill him!
Kill him!
Come on!
No worries.
My anger bested me, but we're good now.
Anyway, I have your back. Whatever you need, I'm your guy.
Come with me.
-Were you that desperate? -You offered!
Lead the way.
Heard of a hotel called Pearl?
No.
But the GPS has.
Sherif, where are you?
Double your father's offer?
Since when do you own a company?
It's a shell.
A front to evade taxes.
If anyone looks into the company's record,
they'll figure that out for sure.
They don't care about any of this. They only care about profit.
I'll double their profits, so they'll pick me over him.
Sherif, I've already bought the factory.
The workers are ready. It'll be up and running in a few months.
-You did all that behind your dad's back? -Yeah.
Aren't I entitled to have my own business?
You are.
Okay.
Why do you need me?
To run it with me.
No.
Why not?
My mind's already made up.
I'm stepping out of this circle.
I want to be Sherif again.
Do you remember him?
I want to remember myself again.
To know what I once wanted.
I want…
to be able to look myself in the mirror.
-Mr. Yassin wants to see you. -I'm heading there.
Congrats on our new contract.
Thank you.
What?
I didn't do anything wrong.
You just made me lose half of what I'd get from this deal.
Did you think you could buy a factory,
set it up, and run it in my market without me knowing?
You're an idiot!
Well, if you think I'm such an idiot…
why are you afraid of me?
I've always wished you'd do something and be good at it for once.
Really?
You want me to succeed?
Like you did with your father?
Don't worry, Dad.
Don't worry.
I'm not like you.
You're fired.
Fired?
Am I fired from this company as an employee,
or from this family as a son?
No, as a son, you've got something else coming.
You're fired from the company.
And that factory you bought,
I'll buy it off you for half its price.
Think about it.
As for my son who's helping Yehia against his own father,
he'll need to be disciplined all over again.
Helping Yehia?
Do you hear yourself?
Don't be a liar and a coward!
I'm not a coward! And I'm not lying!
You got him out of the checkpoint.
Checkpoint?
-Who's this friend? -I want to go home.
I was looking for him and the girl helping him,
and you get him out of the checkpoint?
Imagine how bad I looked when the guy called me!
"Hello, sir!"
"Do you know who's helping the guy who burned down your factory
and threatens your family?"
"It's your son, sir!"
My own son!
Pack your stuff and get out. I never want to see you here again.
And don't come back home!
What's going on, sir?
Are you comfortable, Maldini?
What did I do now, sir?
Do you have to ask?
-Okay, I won't ask! -They weren't at the coffee shop.
Maybe you just lost them, sir!
I never saw them, you bastard.
I swear I told you everything, sir!
Please, sir!
You sent me to the wrong location.
Were you worried about your boss?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir. I was worried about him.
He raised me, and I owe him so much! How could I betray him?
That's manly!
Please, sir!
I'll do whatever you want!
I'll do whatever you want, sir!
Sir!
That is until we received the forensics report,
confirming that the victim's diving gear
was intentionally tampered with.
The holes in her oxygen tube
were deliberately made using a sharp tool.
FORENSIC REPORT
Like you said, "If not Mona, then who?"
I didn't connect the dots because I never suspected her.
Now the circle is tightening,
and all signs lead to Mona.
If it wasn't her,
then who was it?
Good evening, ma'am. There's someone downstairs for you.
We tried calling, but your room phone seems down.
Mona.
You don't even want to greet me?
Why didn't you call before coming?
I could've been busy.
What did I do to you to deserve all this, sweetie?
We've got a problem if you don't know what you did.
We've got a problem if you know, but insist on wearing that mask.
But if you insist on pretending, I'll tell you the truth.
You are the reason for everything that went wrong in my life.
You know something?
They say a father is always his daughter's first love.
And she compares every man in her life to him.
I never experienced that.
To this day, I can't take a compliment.
If someone says, "You look pretty,"
or "Nice dress," I panic. I just don't believe it.
I've never felt that someone loves me,
or cares about me.
Except for one person.
He truly loved me.
I love you.
And you…
you took him from me.
I know you didn't mean to.
You didn't do it to hurt me.
You did it because you couldn't see me.
You hurt me.
You hurt all of us.
And you'll keep hurting us until the day you die.
As long as you won't admit the truth.
What are you doing?
What did you want to talk about?
Who was with you when I got you out of that checkpoint?
Yehia?
Yes.
It was Yehia.
Did you help him try to kill me?
No.
After what happened with you, I met him, and…
I thought I was protecting the family.
By being with him?
How?
And why?
I wanted to know what happened.
And finally,
I found out.
What did you find out?
What did you find out? Answer me!
Dad killed Nadia.
Does Yehia know?
Layla, I'm done with checkout, and I'm all set.
The flight is in four hours.
Don't be late.
Why'd you kill Nadia?
All signs lead to you, Mona.
The hose was cut with your Swiss Army knife.
The jealousy, the fights.
You're a filthy family.
Plus, you took off with the boat that day.
Why did you leave?
Explain!
Once again, please.
I love you.
I didn't kill Nadia.
But you know who did.
Spit it out, kid! What is it?
I swear I couldn't help it, boss.
I swear to God, I couldn't help it!
That bastard wouldn't leave me alone!
He made me give him your location!
But… But how do you know where we are?
Who was it, Mona?
Open up, Yehia.
I know you're in there.
Who's that, Yehia? What is it?
-Stay in there. -Yehia!
Hey, Fatla.
Are you there?
Yes, I can see him outside your room.
Open up, Yehia!
Sorry, buddy. No escape this time.
Cameras are everywhere.
Don't worry about that.
Come out!
Fatla!