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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,
05:47the 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,
06:01yanking my hair and slamming me to the ground.
06:04Rip that seductive face to shreds!
06:06Murderer!
06:07Murderer!
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,
06:16show up my head and chest,
06:18and wait for it to pass.
06:19Murderer!
06:20Let's purge society of trash like you!
06:22Blurred 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,
06:35glanced 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,
06:46stepping between them and me.
06:48Gently,
06:49she 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 clutch 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.
07:55Steven was so enraged.
07:56Gale 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.
08:14Gale,
08:15my stomach hurts.
08:17I've got you.
08:18Let me take you to the hospital.
08:20He 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 Gale,
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,
08:45grabbing the lapels of Gale's jacket.
08:47Thought you were tough just now, huh?
08:49Go on, murderer.
08:50Kill 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,
09:17away 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,
09:24let'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.
09:33No!
09:34No!
09:35No!
09:35No!
09:35No!
09:36No!
09:36No!
09:37No!
09:37No!
09:37No!
09:37No!
09:37No!
09:38No!
09:39No!
09:40Mr. Brown,
09:41Mr. Brown,
09:41Ms. Brown is being attacked by some of Ms. Carol Brown's fans.
09:44What should we do?
09:46Do I need to be updated on every little incident?
09:49Steven 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 that 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.
10:24Yeah.
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 became 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've received a message from this number four years into my confinement.
11:05At 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 eight 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.
11:47Miss Brown?
11:48Mr. Brown's orders were clear.
11:50Miss Carol's pregnancy is unstable.
11:52We'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.
12:36We stepped back before he could finish.
12:38Stephen spun around.
12:39Who's there?
12:40Who's there?
12:41Time stilled.
12:43Panic surged.
12:44I tried to run, but my wrists were still bound, and my legs barely obeyed.
12:48I stumbled.
12:49Gail closed the distance in two strides, grabbing my shoulder and pinning me in place.
12:53You heard everything.
12:54Well, that doesn't really give me much choice.
12:57Carol's...
12:57So, you'll just have to suffer through this.
13:00Don't worry.
13:01We'll have someone tail you.
13:02You won't come to any real harm.
13:04Joseph's mother, Mrs. Paul, was nothing but a madwoman.
13:07Back when she'd seen Joseph's corpse in my bed, she'd nearly killed me in her grief-fueled madness.
13:11People had barely restrained her.
13:16No, Gail, please.
13:18You can't send me to her.
13:20She'll kill me.
13:22She really does.
13:24She really will.
13:26Stop it, Iris.
13:28This is for the bigger picture.
13:30He dislocated my jaw.
13:32It's just humiliation.
13:33You should be used to it by now.
13:36Once this is over, I promise I'll divorce Carol and come back to you.
13:40He clapped his hands.
13:42Two bodyguards stepped forward and hoisted me up, dragging me towards Mrs. Paul's estate.
13:46It didn't take long.
13:47Inside the villa, Mrs. Paul sat on the sofa, clutching a portrait of her son.
13:51Joseph, my dear child, don't be afraid.
13:56Those who harmed you, I won't let them go unpunished.
14:00The television in the background played on, broadcasting the glittering red carpet coverage.
14:04Carol and Gail smiled side by side, bathed in camera flashes, flawless in designer finery.
14:09Her murmurs faltered and soon stopped.
14:12Mrs. Paul's gaze locked onto the screen.
14:14Her cloudy eyes widened.
14:16Why?
14:17Why is the murderer smiling while my son lies cold underground?
14:24The bodyguards exchanged uneasy glances.
14:26One stepped forward and shoved me ahead.
14:28The moment Mrs. Paul saw me, she froze.
14:31Then, like a rabbit animal, she lunged.
14:33Her skeletal fingers wrapped around my throat, nails digging into flesh, cutting off breath.
14:38It's you!
14:40You killed my son!
14:42She snatched a fruit knife from the table and drove it towards my chest.
14:45Die!
14:45Die!
14:46You all deserve to die!
14:48Across the city, the grand ballroom blazed with light.
14:51Carol glided across the floor on Gail's arm, with Stephen guarding her other side like a loyal sentinel.
14:56The ballroom erupted in a symphony of applause.
14:59Cameras sparked like fireworks.
15:01Champagne glasses chimed in celebration, and a cascade of praise spilled from every corner.
15:05Then, the giant scream behind the stage flickered and went black.
15:09What's happening?
15:09A technical error?
15:11I don't know.
15:11Murmurs of confusion rippled through the crowd.
15:14Gail frowned and shifted towards the backstage.
15:16Stephen tensed, angling himself slightly in front of Carol.
15:19Seconds later, the screen lit up again.
15:22In the footage, Carol, with her back to the camera, grabbed a vase from the bedside and smashed it down
15:27on Joseph.
15:28His body crumpled down the wall, landing with a dull thud, twitching a few times before going still.
15:33The entire scene lasted mere seconds.
15:35Silence.
15:36Then came the uproar.
15:38Is that Carol?
15:40Did she kill Joseph?
15:42So, Iris was framed?
15:44Get this footage out!
15:45Front page, this is huge!
15:46Reporters searched for Cameras raised, pushing past security.
15:50Microphones jabbed towards Carol, whose face had drained of color.
15:54Miss Carol, how do you explain this?
15:56Are they the real things?
15:57Let their will together!
15:58The story behind the murder case, is it true?
16:01Did you set Iris up?
16:03Gail reacted first.
16:04He yanked Carol behind him, shielding her.
16:08Everyone, please remain calm.
16:10That footage has been manipulated.
16:13The woman in the video is Iris.
16:15Exactly.
16:16This is fake.
16:17Carol is like an angel.
16:19She would never do such a thing.
16:21It has to be Iris.
16:22She's always been manipulative.
16:24She was jealous of Carol and tried to destroy her!
16:27But the reporters weren't buying it.
16:29The footage was damning.
16:30And the figure was all too familiar.
16:32It was Carol.
16:33Steven's expression darkened.
16:35He pulled out his phone.
16:38Bring Iris here.
16:40Now!
16:40Mr. Brownie.
16:42I'm afraid Miss Brownie can't be there.
16:44What do you mean she can't?
16:45Put her on the phone.
16:47Sir.
16:48Miss Brownie was stabbed in the heart by Mrs. Paul.
16:51She didn't make it.
16:52No.
16:54That's impossible.
16:56I don't believe it!
16:58His head jerked up towards Gail.
17:00Gail, too, had heard.
17:02The ever-composed mask he wore shattered.
17:04How could this happen?
17:06The reporters pressed closer, emboldened, reaching for Carol for an answer.
17:11Gail, my stomach.
17:13It hurts.
17:14Carol seemed to have lost her strength, sliding downward.
17:17Normally, Gail would have swept her into his arms instantly.
17:20But this time, his mind reeled, caught between panic and disbelief.
17:25It was only when Carol moaned softly that he snapped back to the moment.
17:28Don't worry.
17:29Don't let the reporters scare you.
17:31I'll take you to the hospital.
17:33He turned to Steven, leaving Carol to him.
17:35You take her.
17:36I'm going to the Paul's Villa.
17:38Steven, however, didn't move.
17:40He turned to leave.
17:43Stop!
17:44Where are you going?
17:45Gail grabbed his arm.
17:46Carol's surrounded by reporters.
17:47How can you just leave her?
17:48Steven wrenched his arm free.
17:50Where do you think I'm going?
17:54Steven!
17:55Gail turned back.
17:57Mind your place.
17:58Don't drag this out and hurt Carol.
18:01Steven let out a hollow, bitter laugh, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
18:05My place?
18:07Gail, that's my sister lying there, dying, while you lecture me about my place?
18:13To hell with that!
18:14Without another word, he stormed towards the exit.
18:17Carol's hand brushed his sleeve.
18:19Gail.
18:21Don't worry.
18:23I'm just going to bring her back.
18:24Make sure she can't cause you any more trouble.
18:27He couldn't tell whose mind he was trying to ease.
18:29He followed after Steven.
18:31The two arrived at the Villa almost at the same time.
18:33Blood stained the marble floors.
18:36Gail's fist collided with Steven's face.
18:39Steven!
18:43Didn't you promise there were bodyguards watching her, that she'd be perfectly safe?
18:49Then where are they?
18:51Even a healthy man wouldn't survive this.
18:53She's just come out of a mental institution.
18:55How could she withstand this?
18:56Tell me how!
19:00Steven's face twitched with anguish.
19:02He licked the blood from the corner of his mouth, turning his gaze on Gail, whose eyes were bloodshot.
19:08Gail's still pretending.
19:10Back then, for Carol's sake, you sent Iris to that hellhole.
19:14Ordered the doctors to electrocute her into a drooling shadow, just so she'd never fight back against Carol.
19:21Did you ever stop to ask if my sister could endure it?
19:25Speechless, he stared at Steven, though he couldn't find a word to defend himself.
19:30Steven turned away from him, gaze snapping back to the crimson stain.
19:34I don't believe she's dead.
19:36I know Iris better than anyone.
19:38She's been a brilliant liar since we were kids.
19:42And she values her life above everything.
19:45Years ago, when we fell off that cliff, she stole my supplies, left me to freeze and saved herself.
19:49Someone like that doesn't just die, not to mention a stab in the heart.
19:54She staged this.
19:56She's hiding, watching us turn anxious and crazy and finally unravel.
20:00She must be plotting to ruin Carol and destroy everything at the worst possible moment.
20:06Steven Ward, veins bulged on his neck.
20:09Where is she?
20:10Were you all blind?
20:11You idiots!
20:12Tell me what happened!
20:15Didn't I order you to protect her well?
20:19Mr. Brown, we did everything we could.
20:23Mrs. Paul moved faster than lightning.
20:26By the time we reacted, it was too late.
20:31Lies!
20:33You're elite.
20:34Hired by Brown security.
20:36Trained for hostage situations and armed confrontations.
20:39Six trained men.
20:41And you let a mentally unstable woman overpower you?
20:43Let her plunge a knife straight into Iris' heart?
20:45Do you take me for a fool?
20:47Talk.
20:48What really happened?
20:51Steven's hand cracked across the guard's face.
20:54Where is she?
20:55Mr. Brown, please spare us.
20:57It was Miss Carol.
20:59She gave the order, telling us to bait and push Mrs. Paul until she killed Miss Brown.
21:03We told her the moment it happened.
21:05But when we got back, this is what we found.
21:09Carol.
21:10The name landed like a death sentence.
21:13Steven staggered as if gut-punched.
21:15His innocent, delicate sister, his shining angel, behind it all?
21:19Footsteps echoed, urgent, rapid.
21:22Carol rushed into the room, cheeks pale, eyes rimmed in red.
21:26Gail!
21:27Steven!
21:28I'm so scared!
21:31My stomach...
21:33It hurts so much!
21:34She spotted them and instinctively ran to Gail, arms outstretched as usual.
21:38But this time, he didn't catch her.
21:40She missed, stumbling, and looked up in astonishment, only to meet Gail's frigid stare.
21:44Her heart sank.
21:45Gail?
21:46Steven?
21:47What's wrong?
21:48She scrambled to mask the panic, plastering on her usual fragile expression.
21:52You just left me there.
21:54I was terrified.
21:58Those reporters nearly tore me apart.
22:01To her surprise, he grabbed her by the neck, firm, unflinching.
22:05Who gave you permission to hurt Iris?
22:12Gail!
22:13How dare you!
22:14Why not?
22:15If you weren't still useful to me, I'd snap your neck right now.
22:22Kill me, and all your secrets will go public.
22:26Gail, stop!
22:27She can't die!
22:28Carol collapsed to the floor, coughing violently.
22:32She glared up at Gail, defiant.
22:34You kill me.
22:36You die too.
22:37Both of you.
22:39I guarantee it.
22:41I've backed up everything.
22:43Not just Joseph's murder.
22:44I've kept everything.
22:46Video proof.
22:47Recorded conversations.
22:49Transaction records.
22:50Everything tying you to asset transfers.
22:53Money laundering.
22:54The accidents tied with troublesome shareholders.
22:57If anything happens to me, it all gets sent to the authorities.
23:01Automatically.
23:02We fall together.
23:04Carol!
23:04Shut your mouth!
23:10Face it, boys.
23:13We're in this together.
23:15Iris was always the burden.
23:17What was she to you?
23:19Without me, your empire collapses.
23:21Your dirty laundry sees daylight.
23:24Think twice before you try anything with me.
23:27Gail, she's right.
23:29This isn't the time to turn on each other.
23:32Clean this up.
23:34We suppress the red carpet footage completely.
23:36And Iris?
23:37Find her.
23:38Alive or dead.
23:40When I opened my eyes, the dull ache in my chest throbbed through layers of expertly wrapped bandages.
23:45Mrs. Paul sat beside the bed, gently dabbing my cracked lips with a cotton swab dipped in warm water.
23:50The moment I regained my consciousness.
23:53Silly, I told you.
23:54This was too dangerous.
24:00If that knife had slipped an inch, or if they hadn't left as we planned, you wouldn't have survived.
24:06It was the only way to break them from the inside.
24:11There was no other path.
24:13In truth, I had already allied with Mrs. Paul long before that night.
24:17She had harbored doubts about Joseph's death from the beginning.
24:21On the afternoon he died, he'd sent her a blurred video.
24:25In it, Carol was drugging a group of young women.
24:29Several of whom later appeared on missing persons flyers.
24:33Mrs. Paul had been ready to call the police.
24:36But as she stepped outside, a car nearly crushed her.
24:39She woke up hours later in a ditch.
24:41Her phone was gone.
24:43Officials called it a mugging.
24:45But she knew better.
24:46It was a warning.
24:47Since then, she had feigned madness, secretly investigating.
24:51It took her a long time to recover the video, but its quality was too plore.
24:55Gale's digital smear teams buried the truth all too well.
24:59All her efforts went vain.
25:01Carol's star never dimmed.
25:04Is there really nothing we can do?
25:06Do we just sit here and let them get away with murder?
25:10Who says we don't have solid evidence?
25:14In the institution, I met someone.
25:16Eric Richards.
25:18Gale's former chief secretary.
25:21What he has should be enough to bury them.
25:25Gale's secretary?
25:27How did he end up in that place?
25:29That mental institution?
25:31It's not a hospital.
25:33It's Gale's private graveyard for anyone who crosses him.
25:39We have to save him.
25:41Now, with that evidence, we can send them all to hell.
25:44Wait, Mrs. Paul.
25:46No rush.
25:47We had a plan.
25:49After I got rid of them, I was supposed to meet Eric.
25:52Somewhere only he and I knew.
25:53We arrived at Eric's apartment soon after.
25:57The moment the door creeped open, a metallic tank flooded the air, blood.
26:00My stomach dropped.
26:02Phone flashlight in hand.
26:04I scanned the dark space.
26:07In the corner, slumped and lifeless, was Eric.
26:11His throat had been slit clean through.
26:14Move.
26:15I grabbed Mrs. Paul's arm.
26:16It's not safe.
26:17Gale's close.
26:18Unfortunately, as we turned to leave, from the shadows emerged a tall figure, impeccably
26:23dressed in a tailored suit.
26:25It was Gale.
26:25Behind him loomed Steven.
26:29Iris.
26:32Why is it so hard for you to learn?
26:35He reached out to me.
26:36Come here.
26:37I'll forgive your betrayal, your scheming, even your little stunt with outsiders.
26:41Just promise to stay by my side.
26:43Forever.
26:44That idiot Carol thought she could threaten me?
26:47Please.
26:47I've already put her where she belongs.
26:50No one will stand in our way.
26:52Come back.
26:53And we can pick up-
26:55In your dreams.
26:56I'll never forgive you.
26:58Iris.
26:59Stop this.
27:00Come back to Gale.
27:02Let's just-
27:02Steven.
27:03Have you forgotten your childhood dream?
27:04You wanted to be a police officer.
27:06Instead, you became the worst kind of criminal.
27:09You even killed mom and dad.
27:13You know?
27:14Do you think I wanted to?
27:16The company was failing.
27:18I begged them for funds to stabilize it, but they refused, saying it was for your future
27:22life.
27:23But I'm the brown heir.
27:24I was entitled.
27:26All my life, you got everything first.
27:29Even dad favored you to take over the company.
27:32Why?
27:33They asked for it.
27:34They stood in my way.
27:36Everything was always about you.
27:38So you knew I saved you that night at the cliff.
27:41But you convinced yourself I'd abandoned you.
27:43You just made it easier to hate me.
27:45To destroy me.
27:45Enough!
27:46Iris, I'm done asking.
27:48Hand over whatever Eric gave you, and tell me everything you know.
27:51For old times' sake, I'll give you a clean way out.
27:53Or-
27:54He gave a signal, and the bodyguards closed in from both sides.
27:57I stepped in front of Mrs. Paul, shielding her until we backed against the cold wall, with nowhere left to
28:02run.
28:03I didn't get that much to be done.
28:03I'm gonna do it again.
28:03I got it.
28:03For some reason, it's also a real time to interrupt my life.
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