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Hope you enjoyed it.

-Thanks. -Thanks.

Leave it, madam. I'll clear the dishes away.

It's okay. We'll help each other.

This is much better.

Tell me, what's the secret to this taste?

It's a secret.

I like black pepper.

It has great flavor. But there's another ingredient. What is it?

My touch.

I told you she'll make you happy.

Is cooking a bird enough to make me happy?

Believe me, she's not easy.

Sakher wouldn't improvise.

Sakher can be stubborn sometimes, but he doesn't disobey Jabal.

-What does that mean? -It means focus on what you'll tell Jabal.

If you're really clean, no need to panic that much.

Problem is, when Jabal is convinced with something,

no one but God can change his mind.

Tell him the truth and he'll be convinced.

I'll have a bone to pick with him later.

Shall I order something for you?

Mona. Anything to order?

Let's wait until the lawyer arrives.

We'll drink something until he gets here.

I don't feel like drinking.

Do you feel like signing the authorization or not?

Could you please quit doubting me? Or I'll return home immediately.

I wouldn't come if I didn't want to sign.

What is it, Mona? Why are you upset?

Because you're making me upset.

You've asked me over ten times if I want to sign or file the lawsuit.

It seems you don't believe me!

I'm not asking you, darling. I'm rather warning you.

If you decide to start this, you have to go till the end.

Don't chicken out and retreat if Jabal talks to you.

Chicken out and retreat? You think I don't have the guts.

If so, I won't go on with this. Come on, drive me home.

You're looking for a reason to retreat.

I don't want to retreat. But you're treating me like a child.

Yeah, because now, you're behaving like a little child.

Don't you see how you were talking to me?

Well, calm down, Mona. I'm only saying this for your own good.

I'll be with you till the end, but it's eventually your call.

You will stand against Jabal. Not me, not the lawyer.

-Welcome, sir. -Hello.

Apologies, I'm late.

It's okay.

-My wife, Mona. -Nice to meet you, ma'am.

Mr. Yousef. Have a seat.

We rushed too fast into the wedding.

But I took my time choosing the gift.

It took me 15 years to prepare it.

I was humiliated on your territory, Jabal.

Do you deserve it or not?

No, I do not.

If I didn't have your word, I wouldn't have come.

If you're really clean, why wouldn't you come?

Dorayd came with me. I gave him my word.

Let's see if he's worthy of it or not.

I was younger than you when I came to Al Hayba and married Sultan.

It wasn't like it is now.

There were merely a couple of streets, a handful of houses here and there.

And two families were fighting.

When I saw that,

I said, "No. I'll return to my country." Just like what you thought.

Back then, I didn't have a son to worry about.

Why didn't you return?

I just couldn't do it.

Why? Did they force you to stay here?

No.

No one forced me.

I married your father-in-law, Sultan, because I loved him.

My brother used to tell me about him.

Everyone used to speak highly of him and his bravery.

Exactly the way people speak of my son, Jabal, now.

God bless him and protect him.

He's a carbon copy of his father.

So, you knew everything about him.

You know, like who he was and what he did.

No, I didn't know a thing.

Sheikh Al-Jabal's family didn't like me.

They still call me "the Syrian woman."

Anyway, I'll cut right to the chase. I felt loneliness at first.

And two weeks after our marriage,

Sultan returned bleeding to death.

He took a shot. I went all crazy and agitated.

I cursed the day I came to Al Hayba. I said to myself,

"When he recovers, I'll go back to my parents. I don't need this."

The more his wounds recovered,

the more Jabal grew in my belly.

I was slowly taking control of everything in this house.

When Sultan recovered, he said to me,

"Only Em Jabal can support this house."

And I stayed and did that.

But you know, it took me some time to do so.

I realized afterward...

that my place is here.

And I'll stay here.

This jewelry isn't your wedding gift.

I kept it for Adel's wife.

So, it belongs to you.

Your husband will bring you your gift.

And he's excellent at choosing gifts.

There's something you should know.

Adel is gone.

May he rest in peace.

You're with Jabal now.

And your place is with him in your room.

Believe me when I tell you...

that once you have your first child with him, you'll know what I meant.

Only Em Jabal can support this house.

Listen to reason.

Ronny is one of my men. We exchange deals and reports.

I admit that.

But suppose I knew what he carried in his car,

could I have possibly let him make enmity with you?

Or not pay his dues? Or lose the car? Is that possible?

Then why did you decide to pay for him?

I thought I would just fix this before it escalates.

But I was robbed.

So was I.

What about Zidan?

I don't think Zidan is involved in this.

If Zidan wanted to deal, he wouldn't deal with a handful of kilos.

It's possible that Ronny is also stealing from Zidan secretly.

Where's Ronny now?

I don't know. I don't have him.

So, you're the accused and the witness.

Jabal, tell me one time I lied to you.

Ronny called me because he feared that you may expose him.

So I thought I would fix this now and deal with him later.

How will you do that?

He'll lose his head.

Come on, I wouldn't ruin my partnership with you

for some lunatic trafficking stuff in his car.

Listen, Dorayd, don't play smart on me.

Many cars like this one were crossing to Syria unchecked

because there's trust between us.

So, if your man was trafficking kilos of Captagon pills or cocaine,

that's a lot of money.

I swear to God I don't know what he's trafficking,

but I promise I'll find him and get him down at your feet.

So that we'll know what he was trafficking and what and how much he stole.

And by the way, I'll pay for everything he owes you.

How can that be calculated?

You do the numbers in the way you see fit.

What do you think, Chahine?

How can that be calculated?

Basically, we've got to know how much we lost and who did it.

So we need Ronny.

I'll get him to you.

You have ten days or else you'll be punished with Zidan.

Ten days. How can I find him in ten days?

Well then, a month.

Will that suffice?

After a month, if you don't pay back or get me Ronny,

Chahine will punish you.

And if he didn't punish you, I'll deal with him.

Understood?

Understood.

What bothers me...

is that you gave him the chance to enter my house and lie to my face.

You invited him to your house.

But I wasn't going to let him make it.

You could have said so from the beginning.

You think I'm a fool, or you don't trust me?

I didn't want him to escape.

Dorayd is a lost cause.

But without him, we can't know how much they stole and who did it.

You could have said so from the beginning.

When you fight with your cousin in front of people,

you both deserve a bullet in the head.

I did only what you asked me to do.

But Chahine made a big deal out of it.

Listen, I'm not a puppet.

I said it and I'll say it again.

If he happens to be involved, I'll shoot him in his own house.

You still say "if"?

I said "if." You judge me later.

See you.

What's with him?

Your mother wants us to be married for real.

And she wants me to bear your child.

So you'd better talk to her and explain things.

No need. She won't listen. And I know what she'll say.

Let's settle this between us.

I prefer to be honest with her from the beginning.

What did you tell her?

Nothing. But she thinks that it's a matter of time and things will be okay.

Let's leave it for time, then.

We'll close the door. No one will know what happens here.

See if you want to make any changes in the room.

Maybe you like or dislike things. Feel free to redesign the room.

But keep this bed for me. I'm comfortable sleeping on it.

I will change nothing.

There was also no need to empty your drawers. I'm not nosy.

I didn't empty them. They have always been empty.

I leave nothing at home.

A raid could happen anytime.

A raid on you? You said no one dares to touch you.

It's merely a precaution.

Sure.

That's why you need a locked drawer.

Then you're nosy.

Of course not. It was by accident.

Jabal, I told you I won't spend those ten years living in a room.

You can open any drawer you want and put in anything you want.

You're generous.

I'll see my son. I'll follow up with him. His marks weren't good recently.

And please talk to your mother. She'll eventually know.

I know you're stressed, Mom. I don't want to make it hard for you.

But to be honest, I didn't expect to be welcomed in such way.

Listen, sweetie.

Mom, please let me continue.

I admit that I wasn't so caring with you. I went away, and you had your own life.

But I don't deserve such punishment.

I'm not punishing you, my dear.

I expected to be with you all the time, without you leaving me for even a moment.

On the contrary, you're driving me away from you,

while I'm blaming myself for leaving you.

Can I now return to Dubai to continue my studies?

Are you finished?

I feel that you don't want me, Mom!

Because you only think about yourself. You've never thought about me.

I didn't stand against your relationship with Jabal, not even once.

So he's such a...

Jabal has nothing to do with this.

Leave Jabal out of this.

You're talking as if I was doing nothing all the time

but just waiting for you to return.

I started some kind of life here. I can't just end it.

I have a clinic and a house in Al Hayba.

There are patients and my financial commitments,

and you're one of them.

Can't you just do all this with me next to you?

Sweetie, I'm here for you. I won't leave you.

But I can't go along with all your decisions.

Especially when I suggested that you go to Beirut,

to the most excellent university in Lebanon,

where you can find the major you want.

I haven't decided yet what I will major in.

But you decided your fate and mine, didn't you?

Maybe in like a month, you'll say, "Mom, I want to live alone."

So I'll be alone in a house. And if I disagree, you'll say, "Mom,

you don't care about me. I feel like an outcast."

Right?

Hello.

I tried calling you many times.

I thought you'll be busy.

I'm calling to tell you that I'm here in town and that I got married.

You got married?

Yeah, I married Jabal, Adel's brother.

It's a long story. I'll tell you later.

So that's it. You've decided to settle down here, haven't you?

That's why I'm calling. I want to know if it's still possible

for me and my son to travel if we make it to Beirut.

I don't get it. How come? You said you got married. It's done.

It's complicated. I had to get married for my son.

I feel like stepping on sands, where everything is pulling me down.

I don't want to drown in Al Hayba, you got me?

I want to know if I can travel with my son.

Yeah, sure.

But just like I said, you have to get the boy here, to the embassy in Beirut.

Inform everyone that all cars are to be checked from all sides.

Even our cars are to be re-checked.

And whoever disagrees with that,

let them move their stuff by one of our cars,

or leave.

Then, they'll send Uncle Jamal,

saying that we didn't hold our end of the deal,

and we're making things hard for them. Then they'll do the same to us.

I don't care how they will react.

Stealing from me is a redline.

I suggest we just expose the whole stealing thing.

If you hold a winning card, you don't give it away so easily.

You don't know when you'll need it.

Well, I have to run a quick errand. I'll follow you to the warehouse.

Does it have anything to do with this call?

Yes.

-Be careful. -See you.

Wait.

What is this call about?

Women.

Okay. Don't be careful.

See you.

Yara, no mother chooses to abandon her daughter.

I cried so many nights, dreaming of holding you in my arms.

And when I called you, you'd only give me half a minute of your time.

You were busy and wanted to be with your friends.

So, please, don't start with the emotions thing.

I know you wouldn't understand me.

One day, you'll grow up and have children, you'll know how I feel.

And believe me, I don't want you to experience such emotions.

Sweetie, I'll always stay with you and support you.

All that I'm doing is for you. I wish all the best for you.

All I'm asking of you is a little time to settle myself in.

You shouldn't waste time.

Not even a year should be spent away from university.

Are you sure you're doing all of this for me?

Of course, I'm doing all of this for you.

You'll thank me later.

Come on, now we have to buy you some stuff. You'll need them.

Okay? Let's go.

What am I doing? These aren't mine.

"God Almighty had spoken the truth."

Oh, God, I ask Thee by Thy mercy, which embraces all things.

Oh, God, have mercy on him, a mercy which embraces all things.

God, forgive every sin he had committed and every mistake he had made.

Godspeed Adel. Godspeed, my dear. Godspeed, my son.

Forgive me, God.

Forgive me, God.

Yeah, Em Ali.

It's me, Alia.

Come on in.

I want to know how you are doing. Are you okay?

I wished to see him happy.

Forgive me, God.

Didn't you say that what lives is what matters?

I did.

I did.

I did.

Anyone knows about this besides us?

No one.

Does your wife know?

Just you and me.

You sure?

It didn't work?

No, Jabal wasn't convinced.

I fear he may know from someone else.

Maybe Zidan will know and we'll lose the whole business.

No, Boss. No one knows but you, me, and that man in Syria.

But he doesn't know where my stuff came from. So you're off the grid.

Off the grid, huh. Good.

Good.

Open the trunk.

The men are waiting at the warehouse. Everything is to be examined.

But these need to be delivered fast.

No more fast delivery. Everything to the warehouse!

Roll!

Yeah, Fanous.

You've got fresh meat on the way. Be ready.

-How's it? -Nothing.

-And you right there? Well. -Nothing.

-Master. -Yeah.

-It's clean. Nothing was found. -Good.

There's another one on the way.

Hey, Fanous, I need a badass mechanic to have a look at those cars.

Really, Master? What am I doing here then?

You've done enough, Fanous the lantern.

You just got promoted. You're now a lamp starting today.

Lamp, it is. You got it, Master.

Great!

-Master. -Yeah.

What about Ronny's car?

It's yours. But don't change a thing. I need it as it is.

Okay. See you.

Are you fixed?

Forget about me.

It's our cousin who really needs fixing.

Focus on the task in hand, he will be fine.

Okay, I'm coming.

Why do you look like this? Are you drunk?

Majdi, who is it?

Hello, Mira. Why are you keeping her outside?

Oh, what's with your eye?

I'm really tired.

Come in.

He seems pretty upset. He doesn't return my calls.

Apologize to him. Chahine is family. We don't want to make him upset.

Why did you speak to your sister like that?

Is this how she comes to her brother's house at midnight?

I wanted to kick her out.

She said that Emad yelled at her and hit her.

So what? They used to break up every now and then.

She said he hit her.

You want me to beat him up?

If it wasn't for you,

I wouldn't have let her in. Let her quit such stupid actions.

Keep your voice down. She's your sister. Come on!

When will this delivery arrive? You told me that an hour ago!

I'm troubling you, right?

Of course not, sweetie. Don't say that. This is your brother's house.

Emad hit me.

May his hands end up broken.

Calm down, please. Come with me. You need to wash your face.

Take it easy.

You're there?

Supposedly.

It was dark when I got in the room.

Maybe Joe turned it off as a joke.

Does my cigarette bother you?

It's okay. This is your room.

Excuse me. I want to get Joe to sleep.

I think this is the best improvisation we could come up with.

To lock the room's door and have whatever happen here stay here.

I don't want to break your mother's heart even more.

I'd really appreciate it if I start working tomorrow.

Because time is money.

To you, too.

The groom is still sleeping till now. What do you think, madam?

Did they work it out together?

-How long has it been? -It's been eight days.

Eight days, ten days, or a year. Even if they didn't share the same room,

what matters is the result.

I want to see the good signs with my own eyes.

Days are to come, and they'll pass.

Subtitle translation by Faris Hasan