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00:00When my brother-in-law, Joseph Paul, died in my bed, everyone believed they knew exactly what had happened.
00:05To atone for my so-called crime, my husband, Gail Austin, divorced me and married my adopted sister, Carol Brown.
00:12The company I built, the shares that bore my name, all handed over by my brother, Stephen Brown, to Carol,
00:17who quickly rose to dazzling stardom.
00:19As for me, I was packed off to a mental institution, a convenient exile to dodge justice.
00:25By the time the statute of limitations expired, I had already become a ghost in their world.
00:32They came to pick me up. Gail carefully draped a coat over my shoulders.
00:36Iris, it's over now. I'll always be here for you.
00:39But outside, reporters swarmed her glosses around sugar.
00:42Tell us about your time in the clinic, Ms. Brownie. Ms. Brownie, how could you shamelessly seduce your own brother
00:47-in-law and get away with his death?
00:49Isn't it an insult to the victim that you dodge prison with a fake psychiatric diagnosis and spent your days
00:54lounging in a mental card?
00:55I didn't hear them. The endless electroshock therapy in the mental institution had left me with constant tinnitus.
01:01Then it happened. A fan of Carol flung a bottle of rancid animal blood straight at me.
01:05You witch! Because of you, Carol had no one to celebrate her birthday!
01:10You killed her husband, destroyed her family, and now you're trying to steal to hear her last living relative too?
01:16I stood frozen as the thick liquid dripped down my face. But that wasn't true.
01:21Back then, they dislocated my jaw so I couldn't speak in my own defense.
01:25Forged evidence. Painted me as a monster.
01:28All to bury the truth, Carol was the real killer.
01:31Slowly, I raised a hand and wiped the blood from my eyes.
01:35No tears. No hysterics.
01:37Not even a flicker of reaction.
01:40I turned and walked away from the shouting crowd.
01:42Iris!
01:43Steven's voice cut through the noise behind me, tight with disbelief.
01:46Where are you going?
01:50Where are you going?
01:51Don't make a scene here, Iris. We're taking you home.
01:54I stopped.
01:55Finally, I looked at them.
01:57Home?
02:00Which one?
02:01Steven, didn't you sign over everything I owned to Carol?
02:05What home is left for me?
02:06Steven's expression stiffened.
02:08I turned to Gail, whose fingers were still clamped tightly around my hand.
02:12I curved my lips into a bitter smile.
02:14Oh, I congratulations on your marriage to Carol.
02:18Though honestly, no need to hide it next time.
02:20If you could carry on and fare under my loof, clearly public opinion doesn't trouble you.
02:25Iris!
02:26Must you talk to me with this attitude?
02:28What kind of attitude is that?
02:30After everything we've done for you, this is how you repay us.
02:33As they tugged at me, the same fan barreled forward again, eyes blazing with hatred.
02:39She raised her hand to slap me.
02:42Bitch!
02:43How dare you disrespect Steven and Carol's husband?
02:46I ought to kill you!
02:48This time, Gail and Steven caught her.
02:51Iris, can't you see you're only making things worse?
02:53Why can't you just talk through this?
02:57Seriously?
03:01Making things worse?
03:03Let me ask you something.
03:04What have I done, from the very beginning to now, that warranted any of this?
03:09She's a murderer.
03:10You protected her, locked me away in a living hell, and wrecked my life.
03:14And now you want me to thank you?
03:16You're no better than executioners.
03:18Shut up!
03:20There was no murder!
03:22Carol is a gentle, innocent girl.
03:25Don't you dare slander her!
03:27You're just jealous.
03:28You envy Joseph's love for her, and that's why you concocted this sick fantasy.
03:31Sending you to the mental ancipation was mercy.
03:34It was for treatment, not punishment.
03:36The least you can do is be grateful!
03:58I swing my hand and strike him across the face with all the force I have.
04:01The crack echoed through the air.
04:03Gale's head snapped to the side, a bright red handprint blooming on his cheek.
04:06Iris, have you lost your mind?
04:09Start over?
04:10Gale, you truly disgust me!
04:12Disgust me!
04:14Go live your perfect life with your dear Carol.
04:17A scroundrel and a scheming snake.
04:19You're a match made in hell!
04:21I won't keep you company anymore!
04:23Iris, this is your last chance!
04:25Kneel!
04:28Apologize to Gale and Carol right now.
04:32Or don't expect me to see you as my sister ever again!
04:37Just see how you survive in Seaford without my protection!
04:41Just then, a sleek, understated luxury limousine glided to a halt at the edge of the crowd.
04:45The door opened silently.
04:47Carol emerged with poised grace, her assistant steadying her elbow.
04:50Stephen, Gale, please, don't speak to Irish like that.
04:54The moment Gale and Stephen saw her, they practically bolted to her side.
04:58Why did you come out, Carol?
04:59It's chaos out here.
05:00Get back in the car.
05:01He's right, Carol.
05:02You don't feel well.
05:03You shouldn't have come.
05:05Gale added, wrapping an arm protectively around her, shielding her from view.
05:09Their cautious demeanor was a blade in my gut.
05:12Once, they had cherished me in the same way.
05:18Some older students cornered me at school back then.
05:21Stephen shrugged off his backpack and threw himself into the fight.
05:24One against three.
05:25Bruised and bleeding, he'd bring like a fool and say,
05:27Don't worry, I've got you.
05:32Meanwhile, Gale removed every obstacle in silence.
05:35He leveraged family power to crush the other boys' families,
05:38forcing them out of the city.
05:39His father had punished him for it.
05:41Six lashes across his back.
05:43Yet, he never told me.
05:45The clearer those memories became, the more grotesque the present felt.
05:49It was like I was watching a dream rot into a nightmare.
05:52No one was paying attention to me.
05:55The same fan who'd attacked me before seized her chance,
05:59along with a few others.
06:00She lunged forward, yanking my hair and slamming me to the ground.
06:03Rip that seductive face to shreds!
06:06Murderer!
06:08Let's purge society of trash like you!
06:11Over the five years in the institution,
06:13I've learned to absorb pain.
06:15To curl inward, show up my head and chest,
06:18and wait for it to pass.
06:19Murderer!
06:20Let's purge society of trash like you!
06:22Blurt vision swam as they kicked and dragged me.
06:25Through a slit of sight,
06:26I saw Gale lean close to Carol,
06:28murmuring reassurances.
06:29His expression was softer than I'd seen in years.
06:34Steven, meanwhile, glanced at me with undisguised disgust.
06:39Stop!
06:41Carol feigned shock,
06:43as if she hadn't noticed the mess until now.
06:45She cried, stepping between them and me.
06:48Gently, she reached out.
06:50Iris, are you alright?
06:52Yet her fingers dug cruelly into the wound on my arm.
06:55I let out a strangled groan.
06:57She clenched as if I'd burned her,
06:59then burst into dramatic tears.
07:02I'm sorry, Iris.
07:04I didn't mean to hurt you.
07:05I just wanted to help.
07:09How much longer will you keep hurting Carol?
07:14Still acting?
07:15After all this time still playing the victim,
07:17Carol barely touched you
07:18and you clutched your wounds like martyrdism?
07:20Trying to pull that old trick again?
07:22Pretending to be her,
07:23saving me,
07:24then framing her and ruining her reputation?
07:26Ruining the career she has built for years?
07:28Carol is kind.
07:29She fears these lies.
07:30Me?
07:30I'm not so forgiving.
07:32The agony in my scalp was blinding.
07:34If you try those stunts again,
07:36the mental institution will welcome you back.
07:38You better believe it.
07:40Enough!
07:41She's still your sister.
07:42Does she deserve to be?
07:45Ever since she ran from that valley
07:47and left me to die,
07:48all for her own skin,
07:49she's no longer my sister.
07:51From that day forward,
07:52Carol is the only sister I have.
07:54Steven was so enraged.
07:56Gail stared at him for a while
07:57before shifting his gaze on me,
07:59curled and broken on the ground,
08:00then sighed heavily.
08:01He removed his suit jacket
08:02and placed it over me,
08:04his movement stiff and automatic,
08:05before turning away.
08:06I'm taking Carol to the hospital.
08:08She looked terrified
08:09and her face was pale.
08:10Carol immediately leaned into him,
08:12looking fragile and helpless.
08:14Gail,
08:15my stomach hurts.
08:17I've got you.
08:18Let me take you to the hospital.
08:19He swept her into his arms effortlessly.
08:22From that moment on,
08:23he never spared me a glance.
08:25Steven glanced down at me with loathing,
08:26then barked at the remaining assistants
08:28and bodyguards.
08:30Clean this up.
08:31Make sure no one gets near Carol's car.
08:34Then he hurried after Gail,
08:35shielding her like a prized jewel.
08:37The fan sneered,
08:38squatting beside me
08:39and slapping my bruised cheek.
08:41See?
08:42No one cares about her!
08:43Another girl joined in,
08:44grabbing the lapels of Gail's jacket.
08:47Thought you were tough just now, huh?
08:49Go on, murderer,
08:50or kill me if you can!
08:51You don't deserve nice things!
08:54Strip her!
08:55Strip her gown!
08:56She's not fit to wear decent clothes!
08:59Another chimed in.
09:01Several voices eagerly agreed.
09:03Agony lanced through every inch of me.
09:05I could barely move.
09:06I could only watch,
09:08helpless,
09:08as their hands clawed at my torn hospital gown.
09:11I tried to struggle,
09:12but my throat barely let out a whisper.
09:14They dragged me to a secluded corner,
09:16away from crying eyes.
09:18One of them produced a small bottle of super glue from her back.
09:21Since you're so fond of seducing people,
09:23let's make sure that pretty mouth of yours never opens again.
09:27And those seductive eyes.
09:29I thrashed and thought,
09:31but it only earned me no blows.
09:35Finally,
09:36one of the bodyguards,
09:37clearly uneasy,
09:38called Steven.
09:39Mr. Brown.
09:40Mr. Brown.
09:41Ms. Brown is being attacked by some of Ms. Carol Brown's fans.
09:44What should we do?
09:45Do I need to be updated on every little incident?
09:48Steven snapped,
09:50cutting him off.
09:51I told you
09:52to keep Carol's path clear.
09:54Why should I care about that?
09:55At that moment,
09:56Gail's voice pierced through the line,
09:58tense and breathless.
09:59Stop wasting time.
10:00Carol's heart rate is spiking.
10:01Get a doctor.
10:02Now.
10:04Monitor the situation.
10:05Don't cause a scene.
10:06And whatever you do,
10:07don't let anyone capture anything
10:08that could be damaging to Carol.
10:09As long as that woman doesn't die,
10:11we're fine.
10:13Click.
10:14The call ended.
10:15The girls nearby had clearly overheard.
10:17Their laughter rang out,
10:18sharp and cruel.
10:20As long as,
10:20did you hear that?
10:21As long as she doesn't die.
10:23Yeah.
10:24Come on, sisters.
10:26Yeah.
10:26What's there to be scared of?
10:28Mr. Austin's backing us.
10:29Let's do whatever we want.
10:31They exchanged gleeful glances.
10:33Their taunting laughter
10:34became even more grating.
10:36The crowd eventually thinned.
10:38No one bothered to call me an ambulance.
10:40No one offered a hand.
10:42I was left there like garbage.
10:44Gritting my teeth.
10:45I forced myself up.
10:47Joints screaming in protest.
10:48I pulled out my phone.
10:50There was a number I knew all too well.
10:52And I sent a message.
10:54I agree with the cooperation.
10:56The price is negotiable.
10:58I just want them dead.
11:00My hands trembled as I hit send.
11:02I'd received a message from this number four years into my confinement.
11:06At the time, I hadn't dared respond.
11:08I'd promised my parents I'd survive, no matter what.
11:12I couldn't risk falling into a trap.
11:13If I died, I'd lose everything.
11:16But then the person had sent a photo that chilled me to the bone,
11:19an image of me unconscious,
11:20with Carol and the others staging Joseph's body beside me.
11:23Evidence is ready.
11:24See you at the red carpet at 8 tonight.
11:26That reply had calmed me more than anything.
11:29I wanted to tell my parents the good news.
11:31After all, before they died, I was what they worried about the most.
11:35But the moment I rose, two unforgiving hands clamped around my arm.
11:39They were Stephen's bodyguards.
11:41They hauled me back to the villa and threw me onto the cold stone floor.
11:44My knees cracked hard against the rough surface.
11:46Miss Brown, Mr. Brown's orders were clear.
11:50Miss Carol's pregnancy is unstable.
11:53We'll kneel here and pray for her.
11:55Consider it your punishment.
11:56Unstable?
11:57What does that have to do with me?
12:00I twisted, but the ropes only tightened.
12:02As the evening progressed,
12:04a biting wind seeped through my clothes, gnawing at my bones.
12:07My knees, numbed by pain, throbbed dully.
12:10Dawn was near when Gail and Stephen finally returned.
12:13Instinctively, I shrank deeper into the shadows of the garden hedge.
12:17Gail, what are you waiting for?
12:19We can let Iris kneel in place of Carol to appease Joseph's mother this time.
12:23But what happens next?
12:24His mother's a lunaturk.
12:26We hand Iris over, problem solved.
12:28They look so much alike.
12:29With her mental state, she won't even notice the switch.
12:32Enough.
12:33Gail tugged at his tie, visibly irritated.
12:36I'll handle it if it comes to that.
12:38I took an involuntary step back before he could finish.
12:41Stephen spun around.
12:42Who's there?
12:43Who's there?
12:44Time stilled.
12:46Panic surged.
12:47I tried to run, but my wrists were still bound, and my legs barely obeyed.
12:51I stumbled.
12:52Gail closed the distance in two strides, grabbing my shoulder and pinning me in place.
12:56You heard everything.
12:57Well, that doesn't really give me much choice.
12:59Carol's red carpet debut tonight is critical.
13:02There can't be any slip-ups.
13:04So, you'll just have to suffer through this.
13:06Don't worry, we'll have someone tail you.
13:08You won't come to any real harm.
13:09Joseph's mother, Mrs. Paul, was nothing but a madwoman.
13:13Back when she'd seen Joseph's corpse in my bed, she'd nearly killed me in her grief-fueled madness.
13:18People had barely restrained her.
13:22No, Gail, please.
13:24You can't send me to her.
13:26She'll kill me.
13:28She really did not.
13:30She really will.
13:32Stop it, Iris.
13:34This is for the bigger picture.
13:36He dislocated my jaw.
13:38It's just humiliation.
13:39You should be used to it by now.
13:42Once this is over, I promise I'll divorce Carol and come back to you.
13:46He clapped his hands.
13:47Two bodyguards stepped forward and hoisted me up, dragging me towards Mrs. Paul's estate.
13:52It didn't take long.
13:53Inside the villa, Mrs. Paul sat on the sofa, clutching a portrait of her son.
13:57Joseph, my dear child, don't be afraid.
14:01Those who harmed you, I won't let them go unpunished.
14:06The television in the background played on, broadcasting the glittering red carpet coverage.
14:10Carol and Gail smiled side by side, bathed in camera flashes, flawless in designer finery.
14:15Her murmurs faltered and soon stopped.
14:18Mrs. Paul's gaze locked onto the screen.
14:20Her cloudy eyes widened.
14:21Why, why is the murderer smiling while my son lies cold underground?
14:30The bodyguards exchanged uneasy glances.
14:32One stepped forward and shoved me ahead.
14:35The moment Mrs. Paul saw me, she froze.
14:37Then, like a rabbit animal, she lunged.
14:39Her skeletal fingers wrapped around my throat, nails digging into flesh, cutting off breath.
14:44It's you!
14:46You killed my son!
14:48She snatched a fruit knife from the table and drove it towards my chest.
14:51Die! Die!
14:52You all deserve to die!
14:54Across the city, the grand ballroom blazed with light.
14:57Carol glided across the floor on Gail's arm, with Stephen guarding her other side like a loyal sentinel.
15:02The ballroom erupted in a symphony of applause.
15:05Cameras sparked like fireworks.
15:07Champagne glasses chimed in celebration, and a cascade of praise spilled from every corner.
15:11Then, the giant scream behind the stage flickered and went black.
15:15What's happening?
15:15A technical error?
15:17I don't know.
15:17Murmurs of confusion rippled through the crowd.
15:19Gail frowned and shifted towards the backstage.
15:22Stephen tensed, angling himself slightly in front of Carol.
15:26Seconds later, the screen lit up again.
15:28In the footage, Carol, with her back to the camera, grabbed a vase from the bedside and smashed it down
15:33on Joseph.
15:34His body crumpled down the wall, landing with a dull thud, twitching a few times before going still.
15:39The entire scene lasted mere seconds.
15:41Silence.
15:42Then came the uproar.
15:45Is that Carol?
15:46Did she kill Joseph?
15:48So, Iris was framed?
15:50Get this footage out!
15:51Front page, this is huge!
15:52Reporters surged forward.
15:54Cameras raised, pushing past security.
15:56Microphones jabbed towards Carol, whose face had drained of color.
16:00Miss Carol, how do you explain this?
16:02Are these a real thing?
16:02Let their will and have them!
16:04The story behind the murder case, is it true?
16:07Did you set Iris up?
16:08Gale reacted first.
16:10He yanked Carol behind him, shielding her.
16:13Everyone, please remain calm.
16:16That footage has been manipulated.
16:19The woman in the video is Iris.
16:21Exactly.
16:21This is fake.
16:23Carol is like an angel.
16:25She would never do such a thing.
16:26It has to be Iris.
16:28She's always been manipulative.
16:30She was jealous of Carol and tried to destroy her!
16:33But the reporters weren't buying it.
16:35The footage was damning.
16:36And the figure was all too familiar.
16:38It was Carol.
16:39Steven's expression darkened.
16:41He pulled out his phone.
16:44Bring Iris here!
16:46Now!
16:46Mr. Brownie.
16:48I'm afraid Miss Brownie can't be there.
16:50What do you mean she can't?
16:51Put her on the phone.
16:53Sir.
16:54Miss Brownie was stabbed in the heart by Mrs. Paul.
16:57She didn't make it.
16:58No.
17:00That's impossible.
17:02I don't believe it!
17:04His head jerked up towards Gale.
17:06Gale, too, had heard.
17:08The ever-composed mask he wore shattered.
17:10How could this happen?
17:12The reporters pressed closer, emboldened, reaching for Carol for an answer.
17:17Gale, my stomach.
17:19It hurts.
17:20Carol seemed to have lost her strength, sliding downward.
17:23Normally, Gale would have swept her into his arms instantly.
17:26But this time, his mind reeled, caught between panic and disbelief.
17:31It was only when Carol moaned softly that he snapped back to the moment.
17:34Don't worry.
17:35Don't let the reporters scare you.
17:37I'll take you to the hospital.
17:39He turned to Stephen, leaving Carol to him.
17:41You take her.
17:42I'm going to the Paul's Villa.
17:44Stephen, however, didn't move.
17:46He turned to leave.
17:49Stop!
17:50Where are you going?
17:51Gale grabbed his arm.
17:52Carol's surrounded by reporters.
17:53How can you just leave her?
17:54Stephen wrenched his arm free.
17:56Where do you think I'm going?
18:00Stephen!
18:01Gale turned back.
18:03Mind your place.
18:04Don't drag this out and hurt Carol.
18:07Stephen let out a hollow, bitter laugh, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
18:11My place?
18:13Gale, that's my sister lying there, dying.
18:16While you lecture me about my place?
18:19To hell with that!
18:20Without another word, he stormed towards the exit.
18:23Carol's hand brushed his sleeve.
18:25Gale.
18:27Don't worry.
18:29I'm just going to bring her back.
18:30Make sure she can't cause you any more trouble.
18:32He couldn't tell whose mind he was trying to ease.
18:35He followed after Stephen.
18:37The two arrived at the villa almost at the same time.
18:39Blood stained the marble floors.
18:42Gale's fist collided with Stephen's face.
18:45Stephen!
18:49Didn't you promise there were bodyguards watching her?
18:53That she'd be perfectly safe?
18:55Then where are they?
18:57Even a healthy man wouldn't survive this.
18:59She's just come out of a mental institution.
19:01How could she withstand this?
19:02Tell me how!
19:06Stephen's face twitched with anguish.
19:08He licked the blood from the corner of his mouth.
19:11Turning his gaze on Gale, whose eyes were bloodshot.
19:14Gale's still pretending.
19:16Back then, for Carol's sake, you sent Iris to that hellhole.
19:20Ordered the doctors to electrocute her into a drooling shadow,
19:24just so she'd never fight back against Carol.
19:27Did you ever stop to ask if my sister could endure it?
19:31Speechless, he stared at Stephen,
19:33though he couldn't find a word to defend himself.
19:35Stephen turned away from him,
19:37gaze snapping back to the crimson stain.
19:40I don't believe she's dead.
19:42I know Iris better than anyone.
19:44She's been a brilliant liar since we were kids.
19:48And she values her life above everything.
19:51Years ago, when we fell off that cliff,
19:53she stole my supplies, left me to freeze, and saved herself.
19:55Someone like that doesn't just die.
19:57Not to mention a stab in the heart.
20:00She staged this.
20:02She's hiding.
20:03Watching us turn anxious and crazy and finally unravel.
20:06She must be plotting to ruin Carol
20:08and destroy everything at the worst possible moment.
20:12Stephen Ward, veins bulged on his neck.
20:15Where is she?
20:16Were you all blind?
20:17You idiots!
20:18Tell me what happened!
20:21Didn't I order you to protect her well?
20:25Mr. Brown,
20:27we did everything we could.
20:29Mrs. Paul moved faster than lightning.
20:31By the time we reacted,
20:33it was too late.
20:37Lies!
20:39You're elite.
20:40Hired by Brown's security.
20:42Trained for hostage situations and armed confrontations.
20:45Six trained men.
20:47And you let a mentally unstable woman overpower you?
20:49Let her plunge a knife straight into Iris' heart?
20:51Do you take me for a fool?
20:53Talk.
20:54What really happened?
20:57Stephen's hand cracked across the guard's face.
21:00Where is she?
21:01Mr. Brown,
21:02please spare us.
21:03It was Miss Carol.
21:05She gave the order,
21:06telling us to bait and push Mrs. Paul
21:08until she killed Miss Brown.
21:09We told her the moment it happened.
21:11But when we got back,
21:13this is what we found.
21:15Carol.
21:16The name landed like a death sentence.
21:19Stephen staggered as if gut-punched.
21:21His innocent, delicate sister,
21:23his shining angel,
21:24behind it all?
21:25Footsteps echoed.
21:26Urgent.
21:27Rapid.
21:28Carol rushed into the room,
21:30cheeks pale,
21:31eyes rimmed in red.
21:32Gail!
21:33Stephen!
21:34I'm so scared.
21:37My stomach.
21:38It hurts so much.
21:40She spotted them and instinctively ran to Gail,
21:43arms outstretched as usual.
21:44But this time,
21:45he didn't catch her.
21:46She missed,
21:47stumbling,
21:47and looked up in astonishment,
21:49only to meet Gail's frigid stare.
21:50Her heart sank.
21:52Gail?
21:52Stephen?
21:53What's wrong?
21:54She scrambled to mask the panic,
21:56plastering on her usual fragile expression.
21:58You just left me there.
22:00I was terrified.
22:04Those reporters nearly tore me apart.
22:07To her surprise,
22:08he grabbed her by the neck,
22:09firm,
22:10unflinching.
22:10Who gave you permission to hurt Iris?
22:18Gail!
22:18How dare you!
22:20Why not?
22:21If you weren't still useful to me,
22:23I'd snap your neck right now.
22:28Kill me,
22:29and all your secrets will go public.
22:32Gail, stop!
22:33She can't die!
22:35Carol collapsed to the floor,
22:37coughing violently.
22:38She glared up at Gail,
22:39defiant.
22:40You kill me,
22:41you die too,
22:43both of you.
22:45I guarantee it.
22:47I've backed up everything,
22:49not just Joseph's murder.
22:51I've kept everything.
22:52Video proof,
22:53recorded conversations,
22:55transaction records,
22:56everything tying you to asset transfers,
22:59money laundering,
23:00the accidents tied with troublesome shareholders.
23:03If anything happens to me,
23:05it all gets sent to the authorities,
23:07automatically.
23:08We fall together.
23:09Carol,
23:11shut your mouth!
23:16Face it, boys.
23:19We're in this together.
23:21Iris was always the burden.
23:23What was she to you?
23:25Without me,
23:26your empire collapses.
23:27Your dirty laundry sees daylight.
23:30Think twice before you try anything with me.
23:33Gail,
23:33she's right.
23:35This isn't the time to turn on each other.
23:38Clean this up.
23:39We suppress the red carpet footage completely,
23:42and Iris,
23:43find her,
23:44alive or dead.
23:46When I opened my eyes,
23:48the dull ache in my chest throbbed through layers of expertly wrapped bandages.
23:51Mrs. Paul sat beside the bed,
23:53gently dabbing my cracked lips with a cotton swab dipped in warm water.
23:56The moment I regained my consciousness,
23:59Sally,
23:59I told you,
24:00this was too dangerous.
24:06If that knife had slipped an inch,
24:08or if they hadn't left as we planned,
24:10you wouldn't have survived.
24:12It was the only way to break them from the inside.
24:17There was no other path.
24:18In truth,
24:20I had already allied with Mrs. Paul long before that night.
24:23She had harbored doubts about Joseph's death from the beginning.
24:27On the afternoon he died,
24:29he'd sent her a blurred video.
24:31In it,
24:32Carol was drugging a group of young women,
24:35several of whom later appeared on missing persons flyers.
24:39Mrs. Paul had been ready to call the police,
24:42but as she stepped outside,
24:43a car nearly crushed her.
24:45She woke up hours later in a ditch.
24:47Her phone was gone.
24:49Officials called it a mugging,
24:51but she knew better.
24:52It was a warning.
24:53Since then,
24:54she had feigned madness,
24:55secretly investigating.
24:57It took her a long time to recover the video,
24:59but its quality was too plore.
25:01Gail's digital smear teams buried the truth all too well.
25:05All her efforts were in vain.
25:07Carol's star never dimmed.
25:10Is there really nothing we can do?
25:12Do we just sit here and let them get away
25:15with murder?
25:16Who says we don't have solid evidence?
25:20In the institution,
25:21I met someone.
25:22Eric Richards.
25:24Gail's former chief secretary.
25:27What he has should be enough to bury them.
25:31Gail's secretary?
25:32How did he end up in that place?
25:35That mental institution?
25:37It's not a hospital.
25:39It's Gail's private graveyard
25:40for anyone who crosses him.
25:45We have to save him.
25:46Now, with that evidence,
25:48we can send them all to hell.
25:50Wait, Mrs. Paul.
25:52No rush.
25:53We had a plan.
25:55After I got rid of them,
25:56I was supposed to meet Eric.
25:58Somewhere only he and I knew.
25:59We arrived at Eric's apartment soon after.
26:03The moment the door creeped open,
26:04a metallic tank flooded the air,
26:06blood.
26:06My stomach dropped.
26:08Phone flashlight in hand.
26:10I scanned the dark space.
26:13In the corner,
26:15slumped and lifeless,
26:16was Eric.
26:16His throat had been slit clean through.
26:20Move.
26:21I grabbed Mrs. Paul's arm.
26:22It's not safe.
26:23Gail's close.
26:24Unfortunately,
26:25as we turned to leave,
26:27from the shadows emerged a tall figure,
26:28impeccably dressed in a tailored suit.
26:30It was Gail.
26:32Behind him loomed Stephen.
26:35Iris.
26:38Why is it so hard for you to learn?
26:41He reached out to me.
26:42Come here.
26:43I'll forgive your betrayal,
26:44your scheming,
26:45even your little stunt with outsiders.
26:47Just promise to stay by my side.
26:49Forever.
26:50That idiot Carol thought she could threaten me?
26:53Please.
26:53I've already put her where she belongs.
26:56No one will stand in our way.
26:58Come back.
26:59And we can pick up-
27:01In your dreams.
27:02I'll never forgive you.
27:04Iris.
27:05Stop this.
27:06Come back to Gail.
27:08Let's just forgive-
27:08Steven,
27:09have you forgotten your childhood dream?
27:10You wanted to be a police officer.
27:12Instead,
27:13you became the worst kind of criminal.
27:15You even killed mom and dad.
27:19You know?
27:20Do you think I wanted to?
27:22The company was failing.
27:23I begged them for funds to stabilize it,
27:26but they refused,
27:27saying it was for your future life.
27:29But I'm the brown heir.
27:30I was entitled.
27:32All my life,
27:33you got everything first.
27:35Even dad favored you
27:37to take over the company.
27:38Why?
27:39They asked for it.
27:40They stood in my way.
27:42Everything was always about you.
27:44So you knew I saved you that night at the cliff,
27:47but you convinced yourself I'd abandoned you.
27:49You just made it easier to hate me,
27:51to destroy me.
27:51Enough!
27:52Iris,
27:53I'm done asking.
27:54Hand over whatever Eric gave you,
27:55and tell me everything you know.
27:57For old time's sake,
27:58I'll give you a clean way out.
27:59Or-
27:59He gave a signal,
28:00and the bodyguards closed in from both sides.
28:03I stepped in front of Mrs. Paul,
28:05shielding her until we backed against the cold wall,
28:07with nowhere left to run.
28:09so much for us.
28:09Thank you.
28:09Gracias.
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