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00:00My lawyer husband, Marcus, sent the woman he'd spoiled for two years to prison.
00:04Then, he switched his testimony at court.
00:07I'm testifying on behalf of Jade.
00:09The one who ran over my in-laws is my wife, Evelyn.
00:13Those words got me six years.
00:15I was innocent.
00:16I kept filing appeals from inside.
00:18In return, he hired men to break my leg, slash my face, and gouge out my right eye.
00:23I lived worse than a rat in the gutter.
00:25When he picked me up on release day, he wrapped an arm around my shoulder like nothing had happened.
00:30Jade is young.
00:31She can't waste her best years in a cell.
00:33You're different.
00:34Six years is nothing.
00:35It passed in the blink of a eye.
00:36As long as you stop making trouble for her, I'll treat you well again.
00:40Isn't that enough?
00:41I picked up my phone and texted a man.
00:43I'll marry you, but I have one condition.
00:45I need you to kill someone for me.
00:47His reply came instantly.
00:48Sure.
00:49Name.
00:49Marcus and Jade.
00:51Done.
00:51I'll pick you up in a week.
00:53Their heads will be my wedding gift to you.
00:54I turned off the phone and shoved Marcus off.
00:56What's wrong?
00:57Evelyn, I know you're upset about my testimony.
01:00But Jade is still young.
01:01Prison would ruin her.
01:02You've risked your life for me so many times before.
01:04I'm not asking you to die this time.
01:06What is the big deal about six years in a cell?
01:08I clenched my fists so tight and my nails dug into my palms.
01:12He knew perfectly well who Jade had killed.
01:15She hadn't hit strangers.
01:16She killed my adoptive parents.
01:19They raised me.
01:20They're my only family.
01:22Before we married, I told him.
01:23I grew up in foster care.
01:25If my adoptive parents hadn't taken me in, I might not have survived at all.
01:30Let alone marry you.
01:31Back then, his eyes turned red with emotion.
01:34He held me tight and made a vow.
01:36I'll take care of you in their place.
01:38Your parents are my parents.
01:41I will make you happy for the rest of your life.
01:43But later, after Marcus and I had a fight, my parents came to pick me up.
01:47On the way home, Jade was drunk driving.
01:50She hit them, dragged them 200 feet down the road.
01:53They died at the scene.
01:55Marcus swore.
01:57Dear, the person responsible would face justice.
02:00But the moment he found out it was Jade, he changed his testimony.
02:04I looked at him with tear-filled eyes.
02:06Marcus, Jade killed my parents!
02:09You were my defense attorney.
02:11You didn't just change your testimony.
02:14You manipulated the media to make everyone believe I was the killer.
02:17You protected the real culprit.
02:20Six years have passed.
02:22Do you feel no guilt at all?
02:24Hearing my accusations, Jade quickly hid in Marcus's arms.
02:28Her eyes welled up, as if she'd been terribly wronged.
02:31I know you hate me for killing your parents, but I didn't do it on purpose.
02:38Why were they so unlucky to walk in front of my car when I was drunk?
02:41She pulled a small knife from her bag and pressed it to her wrist.
02:44If you still blame me, I can only pay with my life.
02:50Marcus snatched the knife away and pulled her into his arms.
02:52He turned to look at me.
02:54Jade has suffered just as much as you these past six years.
02:58To make it up to your parents, she volunteers at a charity in their name every week.
03:03Do you really have to be this aggressive?
03:05My already dead heart felt like it was being crushed all over again.
03:09I was the one who lost my parents.
03:11I was the one who spent years in prison.
03:14And he thought I was the aggressive one.
03:16Did he forget?
03:17When I was falsely imprisoned, I begged everywhere for a lawyer to appeal my case.
03:21In return, he ordered men to torture me.
03:24They used a rusted spoon to gouge out my eye and inserted a steel pipe into my leg.
03:29They used a blade to slash my face and forced my head down to drink toilet water.
03:33Their leader spat on me with a warning.
03:37Mr. Marcus orders.
03:39If you don't learn to behave, he doesn't mind turning your sense into life.
03:44I curled up alone in a dark corner.
03:46My body ached, but my heart ached far more.
03:49I stood by Marcus for four years, yet it couldn't compare to the two months Jade was by his side.
03:55She said she was scared, so he forged evidence.
03:57She said she didn't want him to see me, so he'd never show up.
04:00So many times I want to end it all.
04:02But the growing hatred in my chest told me I couldn't die yet.
04:05If I died, I couldn't avenge my parents, nor myself.
04:09Thinking of this, I couldn't bear it anymore.
04:11I walked right up to Jade and slapped her hard.
04:16Jade covered her face and screamed.
04:19Marcus grabbed my wrist viciously.
04:21Evelyn, are you crazy?
04:24Didn't she want to apologize?
04:26Her death is the only apology to my parents.
04:39It seems six years of punishment was far from enough.
04:42How dare you lay a hand on Jade?
04:44Don't forget, I bailed you out two months early.
04:47I can throw you right back in.
04:49He picked Jade up in his arms and walked away, never looking back at me even once.
04:53I lay on the floor watching them leave, suddenly noticing that my left eye was starting to blur as well.
05:07Marcus, sign the papers. Let's stop entangling with each other.
05:11He picked Jade up in his arms and walked away, never looking back at me even once.
05:15I lay on the floor watching them leave, suddenly noticing that my left eye was starting to blur as well.
05:20That night, I drafted a divorce agreement.
05:23I followed my memory to Marku's villa and pushed the door open.
05:26A birthday party was in full swing inside.
05:28Seeing me enter, everyone stopped to stare and whisper.
05:31Hey, isn't that the wife of Marcus the killer?
05:33Look what she's become. She's on crutches and she seems to be blind.
05:37Karma.
05:37Evelyn ran over her own parents and tried to frame Jade.
05:40But Marcus is an upright lawyer. He exposed her in the final trial.
05:43She must have been beaten up in there. Serves her right.
05:46Jade covered her mouth and giggled.
05:48She walked up to me with fake surprise.
05:51Evelyn, why didn't you tell us you were coming?
05:53Hey, Marcus is holding a birthday party for me.
05:56You aren't mad, are you?
05:57But I stared at her haute couture dress.
06:00While Marku bought Jade luxury brands, I was starving in prison.
06:03In the bitter cold, I washed clothes by hand just to get a thin blanket.
06:07Six years passed. Jade was as beautiful as ever.
06:10Meanwhile, my leg was broken, my eye was blind, and my parents were dead.
06:14All of this was thanks to Marku.
06:16I pulled out the divorce agreement, slapped it onto the table, and said coldly,
06:21Marcus, sign the papers. Let's stop entangling with each other.
06:25Marku stared at me in shock, then let out a laugh.
06:28Evelyn, are you still living six years ago?
06:30Open your eyes and look at yourself.
06:32A blind cripple?
06:34A murderer who killed her own parents?
06:36Who else would want you but me?
06:38I let out a short, bitter laugh.
06:40Years ago, when he was taken hostage by a defendant's family,
06:43I went in alone to get him out. I was stabbed badly enough.
06:46I paid the price. I could never have children for the price.
06:50When he asked why I'd risked my life,
06:52I told him he was my only family besides my parents.
06:55Of course, family knows exactly where it hurts the most.
06:58My scars didn't make him protect me.
07:00They became his sharpest weapon against me.
07:02You know exactly if I am the killer or not, Marcus!
07:05I shot back sharply.
07:06Murmurs spread through the crowd.
07:07Marcus' face darkened, and he rushed to correct me.
07:10The judge convicted you!
07:11You! You did it.
07:13Are you still trying to deny it?
07:15Jade panicked.
07:16She ran to my side, grabbing my hand with tearful eyes.
07:19I know you failed to frame me back then.
07:21But Marcus just wanted to celebrate my birthday.
07:23He pitied me for working so hard in this big city.
07:27If you are upset, I'll leave.
07:29Please don't fight with Marcus because of me.
07:32The words landed like a bomb, sending shockwaves through the crowd.
07:36Evelyn is such a bitch.
07:37How dare she bully Jade right in front of us?
07:39Six years in prison, and she's still this ungrateful.
07:43God knows how she abused Jade before.
07:45I ignored their insults.
07:46Instead, my eyes widened as I stared at Jade's wrist.
07:50It was a silver bracelet.
07:51It was my 18th birthday gift.
07:54Dad worked months for it.
07:56My initials were engraved on the back.
07:58I searched everywhere for it before going to prison.
08:01But now, it was on Jade's wrist.
08:03I grabbed Jade's arm and demanded,
08:05Where did you get this?
08:06This is mine!
08:07Give it back!
08:09She dropped to her knees, tears streaming down her face.
08:14Evelyn, please let me go!
08:16I can give you anything else.
08:18But Marcus gave me this bracelet for my birthday.
08:21It's very important to me.
08:23Marcus!
08:24Do you know that was my father's last relic?
08:27How could you give it to Jade without my permission?
08:29Marcus looked slightly awkward for a second.
08:32But taking advantage of the push,
08:34Jade screamed and threw herself backward.
08:37The back of her head slammed into the coffee table edge,
08:40blood pouring out.
08:41Marcus lost his mind instantly.
08:44He rushed to pull Jade up,
08:46then kicked my broken leg with all his strength.
08:48It's just a bracelet.
08:50Are you really losing your mind over this and hurting Jade?
08:54He grabbed the divorce agreement and quickly signed his name.
08:57You want a divorce?
08:58I will grant it!
09:00Don't you ever come crawling back begging me!
09:02I sat paralyzed on the floor,
09:04stared at him with red eyes.
09:06Marcus threw the signed papers hard into my face.
09:09How ironic.
09:10During my six years in prison,
09:12I sent him divorce papers countless times,
09:14but he never signed.
09:15The divorce I couldn't get for six years was finally granted.
09:19It just because Jade got a tiny scratch,
09:21I gritted my teeth and used my crutch to stand up.
09:24Marcus threw the bracelet at my feet.
09:26Take your trash and get out!
09:28Don't ever appear in Jade and Me again.
09:30I said nothing.
09:31I silently picked up the bracelet,
09:33held it to my chest,
09:34and turned to leave.
09:36Hey!
09:37Since you are no longer Mrs. Marcus,
09:39we have nothing to worry about now.
09:41You killed your own parents.
09:43We've wanted to beat you up for a long time.
09:45You think you can just walk away?
09:47I frowned and tried to fight back.
09:48I didn't.
09:52Shut up, bitch!
09:53Don't you dare talk back.
09:55Someone kicked me hard in the lower back,
09:57and I crashed to the floor.
10:00I should have beat you to death before you went to prison.
10:03A man pinned me down and slapped me hard.
10:06Blood ran from my ears and nose.
10:10I glanced at Marku from the corner of my eye.
10:13He was holding Jade in his arms,
10:14watching me get beaten.
10:16Mr. Marcus,
10:18you don't mind if we teach Evelyn a lesson, right?
10:21No.
10:22If you beat her to dead,
10:24I will defend you in court.
10:25He knew I'd just been released,
10:27bruised all over.
10:28I couldn't fight them.
10:29I stared at him as tears slid down.
10:32The last trace of hope I'd held for him was gone.
10:35I closed my eyes,
10:36preparing to welcome my death.
10:38But then, he spoke again.
10:40Evelyn,
10:41I will give you one last chance.
10:43Admit your mistake,
10:44and I'll make them stop.
10:45I made no mistake.
10:47As they kicked and punched me from all sides,
10:49I felt bones break and teeth come loose.
10:52But I kept my head up
10:53and looked straight at him,
10:55word by word.
10:56The only mistake I ever made in my life
10:58was falling in love with you!
11:01Marcus!
11:01Live for life!
11:03You'll get what you deserve!
11:04His patience ran out.
11:06You've got guts, Evelyn.
11:08Let's see if you can stay stubborn forever.
11:10He picked Jade up
11:11and left the house to rush her to the hospital.
11:13Before leaving,
11:14Jade picked up my bracelet
11:15and threw it out the window with a smirk.
11:17Outside,
11:18it was crushed by countless passing cars.
11:21I tried to get up,
11:22but they pulled me back down
11:23and beat me even harder.
11:25I passed out,
11:26woke up,
11:26and passed out again.
11:28When I finally woke up for the last time,
11:30the villa was empty,
11:31the floor was covered in my blood,
11:33my skull was dented,
11:34my clothes were stripped off,
11:36and every bone in my body felt broken.
11:38Even with my crutch,
11:39I couldn't stand up.
11:40Laying flat on the floor,
11:42I dragged my body inch by inch.
11:44Even if I died,
11:45I refused to die in this house.
11:47But Jade returned.
11:52Since Marcus was gone,
11:54she finally stopped pretending.
11:56How did the group beating feel, Evelyn?
12:01Do you know what my biggest regret is?
12:03I regret that I didn't make Marcus kill you in jail.
12:06Six years have passed,
12:07and you are still a threat to me.
12:09But it's fine.
12:10I will finish the job right now.
12:12What are you doing?
12:14Since you're dying,
12:15I don't mind telling you.
12:16I wasn't drunk that night six years ago,
12:18but I have to admit your parents were tough.
12:21They didn't die right away,
12:23not even after being dragged that far.
12:25When I got out of the car,
12:26they even asked me to give you a message.
12:29I almost lost my mind and cried badly.
12:31My parents,
12:32what did they say?
12:33Jade leaned close to my ear and
12:35my parents' final words with delight.
12:38I went pale and stood frozen in shock.
12:40That's impossible!
12:43Believe it or not,
12:44you're going to die anyway.
12:46Jade clapped her hands in disgust,
12:48then tossed her burning cigarette onto the curtains.
12:50Fire instantly erupted inside the villa.
12:52Then, she left me in the spreading fire.
12:55Have a good trip to hell, Evelyn.
12:56The fire swallowed me.
12:59The pain was unbearable.
13:00Just as I accepted my fate,
13:02a voice pulled me back.
13:03Evelyn!
13:04I forced my eyes open.
13:05Through the smoke,
13:06I saw Roman.
13:07He was tall,
13:08wearing a brown trench coat,
13:10and rushed anxiously toward me.
13:11He ignored the sparks on his clothes.
13:13Seeing my battered body,
13:14his eyes reddened.
13:16He held me tight,
13:17struggling to hold back his distress.
13:18His voice was ruthless,
13:20yet so incredibly gentle.
13:22Evelyn,
13:23I am here to save you.
13:25Hold on.
13:26In that moment,
13:27I knew,
13:28Roman had finally come.
13:29I gathered all my strength to open my eyes,
13:32met Roman's beautiful ones,
13:33and asked him,
13:34Roman,
13:35what took you so long?
13:37It hurt.
13:38Suddenly,
13:38his tears fell on my palm.
13:40It's my fault.
13:41I came too late.
13:43Let me get you out first.
13:45Your injuries are too severe.
13:46Don't move.
13:47His voice cracked with a heavy sob.
13:48Unable to endure the agony any longer,
13:51I collapsed into his chest
13:52and lost consciousness.
13:53Meanwhile,
13:54Marcus sat alone in his office,
13:56staring blankly out the floor-to-ceiling window.
13:58The cigarette had burned down to his fingers,
14:00but he felt nothing.
14:01His assistant knocked and entered.
14:03Seeing the ash-covered floor,
14:05he said,
14:05hesitated.
14:06Mr. Marcus,
14:07Miss Jade has been taken care of.
14:09It's a mild concussion,
14:10and she just needs observation for a few days.
14:12Marcus didn't turn around.
14:13He simply...
14:14The assistant hesitated again before speaking.
14:17Mr. Marcus,
14:18the villa,
14:19it caught fire.
14:20Marcus whipped around instantly.
14:22Fire?
14:23What happened?
14:24Where is Evelyn?
14:24The fire is severe.
14:26The firefighters are still putting it out.
14:29Miss Evelyn was apparently still inside.
14:30In that second,
14:31Marcus felt like he was about to lose something.
14:33He charged out of the office,
14:35pushed his car to its limit.
14:36After running countless red lights,
14:38he finally reached the villa.
14:39The once-magnificent house
14:41was now swallowed by a roaring inferno.
14:43Thick black smoke billowed into the sky,
14:45and the wail of fire engines
14:47mixed with the blast of high-pressure water hoses.
14:49Marcus threw his door open,
14:51rushed into the flames,
14:52but firefighters grabbed him and held him back.
14:55Sir, the fire is too big.
14:57You cannot go in.
14:59Let me go!
15:00My wife is inside!
15:02There is someone inside?
15:04When we got the call,
15:05they said everyone had been evacuated.
15:06It hit Marcus like a bolt of lightning.
15:09Evelyn!
15:11Evelyn!
15:12The only answer was the violent crackle of burning wood.
15:16The crowd outside whispered,
15:17and someone recognized him.
15:19Isn't that Marcus, the top lawyer?
15:21Serves her right.
15:22Retribution.
15:23Even God couldn't stand her.
15:25The world's better off without her.
15:27These four sentences are spoken by different groups.
15:30The words cut into him like poisoned blades.
15:32For the first time,
15:33he felt disgust and rage toward this self-righteous crowd.
15:37The firefighters finally controlled the blaze.
15:39They moved inside to search for survivors.
15:41Marcus stared at the entrance.
15:43Finally, the rescue team emerged carrying a stretcher,
15:46covered by a white sheet.
15:47Marcus's breath stopped for a second.
15:49Step by step,
15:50he walked over with a stiff body and trembling hands.
15:53He wanted to lift the sheet.
15:54My condolences, sir.
15:56Marcus lifted.
15:56He saw a melted, bloated plastic mannequin.
15:59Marcus froze.
16:00Thank goodness.
16:01It's not her.
16:03After a closer inspection,
16:04the firefighter looked embarrassed.
16:06I apologize, sir.
16:08We found no victim inside.
16:09The house is empty.
16:10Marcus completely stunned.
16:12One month passed.
16:13Marcus used every contact he had
16:15and turned the entire city upside down,
16:18but he found nothing.
16:19No trace of me was ever found.
16:21Neither alive nor dead.
16:23At the same time,
16:24his law firm began to collapse.
16:26Major long-term clients
16:27suddenly terminated their contracts without warning.
16:30moved to rival firms.
16:31His top lawyers were hit
16:33with massive scandals reproached.
16:34His old cases were dug up,
16:36and his rivals dragged him down in the press.
16:38Someone targeted his firm's stock,
16:40wiping out nearly a third of its market value.
16:42He was overwhelmed and trapped on all sides.
16:45I knew exactly who did this.
16:47It was Roman.
16:48In this city,
16:49only Roman possessed that kind of power.
16:51Feeling entirely numb,
16:53Marcus drove back to his villa.
16:54As he kicked through the ash
16:55and shattered bricks,
16:56a flattened piece of silver caught his eye.
16:58Yes.
17:00He crouched down and picked it up carefully.
17:02The silver had lost all its shine,
17:04but he still saw my initials carved inside.
17:06In that moment,
17:07his heart felt pain.
17:08It was her most precious possession,
17:10one she'd worn for years and never taken off.
17:12Yet after she was sent to prison,
17:14she wrote him countless letters for begging the bracelet.
17:17It's just a piece of trash.
17:19So what if it's lost?
17:20Jade likes it.
17:21Let her play with it.
17:23Don't you owe her enough?
17:24But now,
17:24holding the twisted silver in his hand,
17:26it burned his palm.
17:30Marcus?
17:31Marcus instantly squeezed the bracelet tight in his fist,
17:34buried all his emotions,
17:35and turned around.
17:37Jade stood a few feet away,
17:39wearing a pure white dress.
17:41Why are you here?
17:41It is so dirty.
17:43She frowned,
17:44walking closer to hook his arm.
17:46Marcus flinched away instinctively.
17:48Jade's hand hung in midair.
17:51Marcus,
17:52are you too tired lately?
17:54You look terrible.
17:57I heard about the firm.
17:58Don't worry too much.
18:00That day.
18:02Are you absolutely sure everyone was out
18:04before you called the fire department?
18:06Jade's heart skipped a beat.
18:10Marcus,
18:11are you suspecting me?
18:12It was chaos!
18:14I was dizzy,
18:15and I only focused on calling the fire troops.
18:18I really thought everyone had gotten out.
18:21I had no idea Evelyn hated me so much.
18:25She'd actually burn herself alive just to get back at us.
18:29Pears rolled down her cheeks.
18:30In the past,
18:31Marcus would have softened and comfort her.
18:33But right now,
18:34watching her cry,
18:35his mind flashed back to my hostile eyes
18:37the last time I looked at him.
18:39Really?
18:41I checked the phone records.
18:44The fire raged for hours before the call was made.
18:48Jade stopped crying instantly,
18:49her face turning pale.
18:51Marcus,
18:51you investigated me?
18:54I just want the truth.
18:55Marcus took a step forward,
18:57glaring at her.
18:58Tell me,
19:00how did the fire start?
19:02Where is Evelyn?
19:03Crushed by his pressure,
19:04Jade had...
19:05The truth is,
19:06Evelyn set the fire herself!
19:08She was crazy and jealous of us!
19:10How would I know where she went?
19:12Maybe she didn't die!
19:13Maybe she ran off with some men!
19:15She was never a good woman!
19:17Man?
19:17Realizing her mistake,
19:19Jade tried to fix it.
19:20I am just guessing!
19:21Otherwise,
19:22how could she vanish into thin air
19:24with injuries that bad?
19:25Marcus,
19:25why do you take her side over mine?
19:27She's a killer!
19:31Marcus,
19:31are you...
19:33regretting it?
19:34A violent cramp seized Marcus' heart,
19:37and he could barely breathe.
19:38His face went pale
19:39as he stumbled back a step,
19:41holding the bracelet tightly.
19:42Marcus!
19:43What's wrong?
19:44Don't scare me!
19:47Jade.
19:50From now on,
19:51you're not to come here
19:52without my permission.
19:54Jade completely lost her mind.
19:55Why, Marcus?
19:57Is it because of Evelyn?
19:58She is dead!
19:59Are you abandoning me
20:00for a dead woman?
20:01She is not dead!
20:03I will find her.
20:04Without sparing Jade
20:05another glance,
20:06he walked away.
20:07One month later,
20:08in a suburban mansion,
20:09Roman brought in
20:09the best medical team.
20:11I went through
20:11one rehabilitation surgery
20:12after another.
20:13I could walk with a limp,
20:15without crutches.
20:16My eyes and skin
20:17healed quickly.
20:18However,
20:18the nightmares never stop.
20:19I always remembered that fire,
20:21my parents' final words.
20:23You don't know, do you?
20:25Your adoptive parents
20:26were actually
20:27your biological parents.
20:28They went on
20:29a top-secret mission,
20:30which is why
20:30they left you
20:31at the orphanage.
20:32You have no family
20:33left in this world.
20:34Are you happy?
20:35For so many years,
20:37I blamed my biological parents.
20:39I hated them
20:39for abandoning me
20:40at the orphanage.
20:41I wondered if they
20:42stopped loving me
20:43or they have their difficulties.
20:44If Jade had never
20:45told me the truth,
20:46I could have kept
20:47dreaming about them.
20:48But now,
20:49the illusion was shattered.
20:50Roman walked over
20:51with a glass of warm milk.
20:52He pulled me into his arms,
20:54speaking with deep concern.
20:56You haven't been
20:57sleeping well lately.
20:58Drink some milk
20:59before bed.
21:00It will help.
21:00I grabbed his wrist,
21:02stared seriously
21:03into his eyes,
21:04and asked,
21:04Roman,
21:05why are you so good to me?
21:07He visibly froze
21:09for a second.
21:09Then,
21:10he reached out
21:11and rubbed my head.
21:12Because I fell in love
21:13with you at first sight
21:14in the orphanage.
21:16What?
21:17I was an orphan too.
21:18I was isolated,
21:19and no one wanted
21:20to play with me.
21:21But you stepped up
21:22when I was being bullied.
21:23You saved me.
21:24From that moment on,
21:25I swore I would marry you,
21:26no matter the cost,
21:28by any means necessary.
21:29But when I finally
21:30built my memory,
21:30empire,
21:31I found out
21:32you had already
21:32married Marcus.
21:33My timing was terrible.
21:35But thankfully,
21:36the timing is perfect now.
21:39You never told me
21:40any of this.
21:42Because I didn't
21:43want to ruin your life.
21:44Maybe it's my personality,
21:46but when I love someone,
21:47I feel more fear
21:48than courage.
21:49I'm a coward.
21:52If I hadn't been so late,
21:53you wouldn't have
21:54suffered so much.
21:56It is my fault.
22:00In that exact second,
22:01all my years of suffering
22:02finally found an exit.
22:04I didn't know
22:04how long I cried.
22:05I only remember Roman
22:07wiping my tears
22:08again and again.
22:10Marcus found this place.
22:11He wants to see you.
22:12He's been asking about you.
22:15Do you want to meet him?
22:15The private investigator
22:17slid the folder
22:18across the desk.
22:19It's done.
22:20Marcus didn't move.
22:21He stared at the folder
22:22without touching it.
22:24Jade's blood alcohol level
22:25that night was zero.
22:27She waited at that intersection
22:28for two hours.
22:29He picked it up,
22:30opened it,
22:31page by page.
22:32Surveillance stills,
22:34blood reports,
22:35call logs.
22:36Two hours.
22:37She knew exactly
22:38which road
22:38Evelyn's parents took
22:39every evening.
22:40She'd planned it.
22:41He closed the folder
22:42and set it back on the desk,
22:44gently,
22:44almost careful.
22:45He sat without moving.
22:47The city blazed
22:48through the floor
22:48to ceiling windows.
22:49He thought about
22:50the first day
22:51Jade walked into his firm.
22:52She said she'd admired him
22:53for years.
22:54She said she wasn't
22:55good at much,
22:56but she'd work hard.
22:57He'd believed every word.
22:58He opened the folder again,
23:00last page,
23:01a text message.
23:02Jade sent to a friend,
23:03three days before the accident.
23:05Evelyn's parents
23:05have been in the way
23:06for years.
23:07Time to fix that.
23:08He couldn't believe it.
23:09He called Jade.
23:10She picked up fast,
23:12voice still soft.
23:13Marcus,
23:14I miss you so much.
23:15Where are you?
23:17I'm home.
23:18What's the matter?
23:19Stay there.
23:20All right.
23:21I'll take a bath
23:22and wait for you.
23:23Jade was lying on the couch
23:24and scanning her phone
23:25when he walked in.
23:26She saw him and smiled,
23:27starting to yell.
23:28You're so fast.
23:29I smell sweet now.
23:31We can have a hot...
23:32He threw the page
23:32at her face.
23:33She froze
23:34when she saw the pictures.
23:35The smile broke apart.
23:38Marcus, I can explain.
23:39Two hours.
23:40You waited at that intersection
23:41for two hours.
23:42Marcus, just listen to me.
23:43I was...
23:44Her father died on impact.
23:46Her mother was dragged
23:47200 feet down the road.
23:51I was scared, Marcus.
23:52I panicked.
23:52I didn't know what to...
23:53He raised his hand.
23:54The sound was sharp and clean.
23:56Jade crashed into the floor.
23:58She was trembling in fear.
23:59She looked up at him.
24:00Real fear.
24:01For the first time.
24:02He looked down at her,
24:03eyes flat.
24:05Six years.
24:13Jade tried to scramble up.
24:14He shoved her back down.
24:16The order I gave.
24:17I just wanted her to stop appealing.
24:19Jade looked up at him.
24:21What about it?
24:22What did you add to it?
24:24I don't know what you're talking about.
24:26Jade,
24:27don't lie to me.
24:29Marcus,
24:30I swear,
24:31I never...
24:32He took out his phone,
24:33set it on the coffee table,
24:34pressed play.
24:36She's just a piece of trash now.
24:38I'll pay double.
24:39Teach her a lesson.
24:40Don't let her die,
24:43but make her want to.
24:45The room went very quiet.
24:47Jade stared at the phone.
24:49That's...
24:49That's not what it sounds like.
24:51I was scared she'd do something to us.
24:53I just wanted them to...
24:54To keep her in line.
24:56Her broken leg,
24:57her blind eye,
24:58and the scars on her face.
24:59I never imagined it was this bad
25:01until I saw the report.
25:03You said she was faking it.
25:04How dare you lie to me like this?
25:07Marcus!
25:07That's keeping her in line?
25:09Squeezing Jade's cheeks tightly,
25:11Jade showed her true color.
25:13Fine.
25:15Yes.
25:16I said it.
25:17I told them to make it hurt.
25:19She was never going to stop, Marcus.
25:21She would have kept filing,
25:23kept pushing,
25:23kept dragging your name through the mud
25:25until everything you built was gone.
25:28I protected you.
25:29I protected us!
25:31He looked at her.
25:32Really looked.
25:33Six years.
25:34Six years.
25:35Made me like a fool.
25:37And then you made sure she suffered for it!
25:40And I let you!
25:41And I let you.
25:44Marcus!
25:45I love you!
25:46I just love you so much!
25:48What's so wrong with wanting you?
25:50I want you,
25:51and that's not a sin!
25:52Looking at this insane woman,
25:54he picked up his phone,
25:55walked to the door.
25:57Marcus!
25:57Her voice came sharp behind him.
25:59Where are you going?
26:00You can't just after everything I did for you!
26:08He came four times.
26:10Roman's men reported each one.
26:12He stood at the gate until past midnight,
26:14then left alone.
26:16The fifth time,
26:17Evelyn told the housekeeper to let him in.
26:19She wanted to watch him play this game.
26:21He walked to her,
26:22and dropped to his knees.
26:23She watched him do it.
26:24Still said nothing.
26:26I found out the truth.
26:28He started.
26:29She wasn't drunk that night.
26:31She waited two hours.
26:33The courtyard was quiet.
26:35Wind moved through the trees.
26:37How ridiculous!
26:39So after six whole years,
26:41you finally opened my letters?
26:43I read your letters.
26:44He didn't look up.
26:45All of them.
26:46Year one,
26:47every letter asked me when I was coming.
26:50Year two,
26:51you said your leg wasn't great.
26:52You told me not to worry.
26:55Year three,
26:56I cut his words.
26:57Just stop talking!
26:59These letters only remind me how foolish I was,
27:02how wrong I was about you!
27:03His voice broke on the last word.
27:05Every time she cried,
27:07I believed her.
27:09Every trap she set,
27:10I walked straight into it.
27:11Evelyn,
27:12she planned everything.
27:14I was-
27:14His shoulders shook once.
27:17I'm sorry.
27:18I am so sorry.
27:19You allowed her, Marcus.
27:21What's done is,
27:22you're the reason we're here.
27:24You're just as guilty.
27:27She looked at him.
27:28No matter what you say,
27:29the result's the same.
27:32She stood up.
27:33He grabbed the hem of her dress,
27:34both hands,
27:35like a drowning man.
27:38Evelyn,
27:39please.
27:40One chance.
27:42Just one.
27:43Just one.
27:45She looked down at his hands.
27:47Three seconds,
27:48she pulled the fabric free,
27:49gently,
27:50without anger.
27:51Marcus.
27:52She looked at him one last time.
27:54I loved you.
27:57I loved you so much,
27:58I didn't care if I lived.
28:00But that woman died in prison.
28:02She's not coming back.
28:05Jade was getting a manicure
28:06when they came for her.
28:07Pink gel.
28:08Her favorite.
28:09She was showing the technician
28:10a reference photo
28:11when the salon door opened.
28:12Two officers.
28:13Plain clothes.
28:14Badge out.
28:15She looked up
28:16and laughed a little.
28:18Did Evelyn send you?
28:20That's not gonna work.
28:21Neither of them smiled.
28:22Jade,
28:23you're under arrest
28:24for premeditated
28:25vehicular homicide
28:26and obstruction of justice.
28:27She blinked.
28:28What?
28:29It's impossible!
28:30Please stand up.
28:31There must be some mistake.
28:32She looked between them.
28:33Call Marcus.
28:34He'll sort this out.
28:35He's the best defense attorney
28:37in the city.
28:37Just call-
28:38Mr. Marcus is the one
28:38who filed the evidence.
28:40The nail technician's hand
28:42slipped.
28:43A full bottle of red polish
28:45tipped across Jade's skirt.
28:46She looked down
28:47at the spreading stain,
28:48deep red,
28:49soaking into the white fabric.
28:51The officers were already
28:53moving toward her.
28:54She stood up,
28:55slowly.
28:56The handcuffs were cold.
28:57She thrashed wildly,
28:59trying to escape,
29:00screaming,
29:00Marcus!
29:02I hate you!
29:03I did everything for you.
29:05Treat me this way?
29:06You're a bastard!
29:08Jade was imprisoned.
29:09The women inside
29:10already knew who she was.
29:12Word travels fast
29:13in a place with nowhere to go.
29:15They knew she'd killed
29:16two people
29:16and walked free.
29:18They knew an innocent woman
29:19had taken her place
29:20for six years.
29:21They knew what had happened
29:23to that woman inside.
29:24The first week,
29:25they took her food.
29:26She complained to the guards.
29:28The guards looked through her.
29:29The second week,
29:30they threw water in her face
29:31at Lights Out,
29:32cold,
29:33dirty.
29:33She screamed.
29:35Nobody came.
29:36The third week,
29:37someone grabbed her
29:37in the corridor
29:38and slammed her hand
29:39into the wall.
29:40Three fingers,
29:41clean snaps.
29:43She curled on her bunk
29:44that night,
29:44cradling her hand,
29:46and cried into the mattress.
29:47Nobody told her to be quiet.
29:49They just watched.
29:50By the end of the first month,
29:52her hair had a patch missing.
29:53Her walk had changed.
29:55The face she'd spent years
29:56maintaining
29:56had a new mark
29:58across the cheek.
29:59She tried everything,
30:00begging,
30:01bribing,
30:02threatening.
30:02None of it worked.
30:03One night,
30:04she pressed her back
30:05to the cold wall
30:06and thought,
30:06so this is what it was like.
30:08Evelyn wore a pale gray dress.
30:10The visiting room smelled
30:11like concrete
30:12and disinfectant.
30:14She sat down,
30:15folded her hands
30:16on the table,
30:16waited.
30:18The door on the other side
30:19opened.
30:20Jade came in.
30:21She was limping.
30:23Her face covered with scars.
30:25Her eyes were sunken.
30:27Her hair pulled back
30:28unevenly.
30:28She saw Evelyn
30:29and lunged at the glass.
30:31Evelyn!
30:33Evelyn,
30:33you have to help me.
30:35You have to get me out,
30:36please.
30:37I can't.
30:38They won't stop.
30:39I can't take it anymore.
30:40Evelyn didn't move.
30:41She reached into her bag,
30:43took out a small,
30:44compact mirror.
30:45She held it up
30:46against the glass
30:46so Jade could see
30:47her own reflection.
30:49Jade stopped talking.
30:50She stared at herself.
30:51That's what you look like now.
30:53I looked worse
30:55after year one.
30:56Jade's mouth opened.
30:57Nothing came out.
30:58Evelyn lowered the mirror,
31:00reached into her bag again.
31:01She took out a photograph
31:02and placed it
31:03against the glass.
31:04Her parents.
31:05An old one
31:06from before.
31:07They asked me
31:07to tell you something.
31:11They forgive you.
31:12A long silence.
31:14Evelyn picked up
31:14the photograph
31:15and put it carefully
31:16back in her bag.
31:17She stood up.
31:19I don't.
31:20The trial was broadcast live.
31:21Every major outlet.
31:23Every screen.
31:24Marcus sat in the gallery.
31:25He'd waived his right
31:26to legal representation.
31:27He didn't need it.
31:28He already knew
31:29exactly what he'd done.
31:31Evelyn took the stand.
31:32She didn't look at Jade.
31:33Not yet.
31:34She looked at the room.
31:35At the cameras.
31:36At the faces
31:37that had once called her
31:38a murderer
31:38in that villa hallway.
31:40Some of whom
31:40were sitting in the gallery
31:41right now.
31:43She began to speak.
31:44She started from the beginning.
31:45The night of the accident.
31:47What Jade had told her
31:48about her parents'
31:49final words.
31:49Six years of appeals
31:51that went nowhere.
31:52The letters.
31:52The orders.
31:53The blade.
31:54The water.
31:55She spoke without stopping.
31:56Her voice didn't shake.
31:58The courtroom
31:58was completely still.
32:00When she finished
32:00she looked at Jade
32:01for the first time.
32:03She's lying!
32:05She's doing this
32:06to punish me!
32:08She planned this whole thing!
32:10She's been working
32:11with Roman to destroy me!
32:13Nobody in the room moved.
32:15Nobody agreed.
32:16The judge called for-
32:16Order in the court!
32:17After hours of deliberation
32:18the jury reached a verdict.
32:20The judge banged his gavel
32:21and pronounced
32:22Miss Jade
32:23you have been found
32:24guilty of first degree murder
32:25conspiracy
32:26to frame a crime
32:27and conspiracy
32:28to commit assault.
32:29You are hereby sentenced
32:31to ten years
32:31in state prison.
32:32Marcus watched them go.
32:33He stood at the base
32:34of the courthouse steps
32:35until they disappeared
32:36around the corner.
32:37Then he got in his car
32:38and drove to the ruins
32:39of the villa.
32:40The shell of it
32:41was still standing
32:42barely.
32:43Blackened walls
32:43collapsed roof
32:44the garden overgrown.
32:46He walked through
32:47what used to be
32:48the living room.
32:49Glass.
32:49Ash.
32:50Twisted metal.
32:51He found it near the window.
32:52The bracelet.
32:53Still there
32:54where he'd left it
32:55months ago
32:55on the scorched sill.
32:57He picked it up
32:57turned it over
32:58her initials
32:59still there
33:00faint
33:00but there.
33:01He stood holding it
33:02for a long time.
33:04He thought about
33:04the first time
33:05he'd seen it on her wrist.
33:06She'd told him
33:07her father had saved up
33:08for three months
33:09to buy it.
33:09He'd given it to Jade
33:10without a second thought.
33:12It's just a piece of trash
33:13he'd said.
33:14Let her have it.
33:14He set it back
33:15on the sill.
33:16Carefully.
33:17Like it might break.
33:18That night
33:18he sat at his desk.
33:20Clean paper.
33:20Good pen.
33:21He wrote for three hours.
33:23Everything.
33:23From the beginning.
33:24The false testimony.
33:26The media manipulation.
33:27The order he'd given inside.
33:29Every case he'd bent.
33:30Every favor he'd traded.
33:32Every line he'd crossed
33:33because Jade had asked him to
33:34and he hadn't questioned it once.
33:36He signed his name
33:37at the bottom.
33:38He looked at it
33:38for a moment.
33:39Then he picked up the phone
33:40and called the bar association.
33:42I need to report myself.
33:43He said.
33:44The disbarment hearing
33:45took two weeks.
33:46His law firm collapsed
33:47the same month.
33:48The criminal charges followed.
33:49On the day he was taken in
33:51it was raining.
33:51He didn't bring an umbrella.
33:53He walked from the car
33:54to the building
33:54with his collar up.
33:55Head down.
33:56No press this time.
33:57No cameras.
33:58Just a gray morning
33:59and a door closing behind him.
34:01The most celebrated
34:02defense attorney in the city.
34:03Brought down by his own hand.
34:05I read it on newspaper.
34:06Finally,
34:07everything was passed.
34:08Now I can live
34:09on my own life now.
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