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00:00gave me an apologetic smile the exact gave me an apology they need you back at base right now
00:05my husband walker gave me an apologetic smile the exact smile he always used when he was about to
00:10lie babe i'm sorry they need me back go enjoy the trip without me i'll make it up to you
00:15when i have
00:15time i watched him get into the car the same car that was later we found a band he didn't
00:21even wait
00:21for my answer he just jumped in his suv and sped off i watched him leave my nails digging into
00:28my
00:28palms this was supposed to be our first trip since i lost our baby a year ago he claimed it
00:33was a top
00:33level military emergency i almost would have believed it if my dad weren't a major general
00:37if something serious had happened my dad would have known first walker he's just a colonel command
00:41wouldn't call him before my dad yeah at first i thought maybe i'd gotten it wrong maybe he hadn't
00:45lied same turn same gate same road back to base for a second i thought he really had told me
00:49the truth
00:49but my gut said otherwise i knew he was hiding something we stopped outside the officer's
00:54housing pound inside the whole place was set up for a party string lights hung over the lawn
00:57folding tables ran across the yard the air was thick with cigarette smoke beer and barbecue
01:01i frowned what the hell was this i got out of the car what's going on ma'am you didn't
01:06hear
01:06colonel hale's wife is expecting she's three months along this whole party's for her
01:10for a second i thought i heard him wrong who colonel hale's wife i barely heard the rest i pushed
01:15past
01:16him and ran in then i saw him walker stood there with his arm around a young woman she was
01:20tucked
01:21against his side cheeks pink his hand rested gently on her stomach then she looked up my blood ran cold
01:27it was lily the girl we saved on that mountain road a year ago i still remember that night rain
01:33was pounding so hard i could hardly see anything then a girl threw herself in front of our car then
01:36we heard armed men closing in walker was out of the car in a second gun in hand i was
01:39eight months
01:40pregnant i should have stayed in the car but i didn't i got out to help when i woke up
01:43woke up
01:43the army doctor told me i'd lost the baby and that i might never be able to have enough it's
01:47all my fault
01:47i'm so sorry lily dropped to her knees beside my bed sobbing and blaming herself for everything
01:52after that always quiet always look guilty then one day walker said it like it was nothing let
01:56her stay you need someone to look after you and just like that lily stayed on base what i never
02:00saw coming was this walker sleeping with her getting her pregnant and letting the world think she was
02:04his wife congratulations colonel hale a sun on the way when walker saw her like that his eyes
02:09softened then like he couldn't help himself he leaned down and kissed her it was a long kiss when it
02:15ended his thumb lingered at the corner of her mouth then he went still across the noise and the crowd
02:20he saw me standing at the front gate mrs hale you must be thrilled a grandson coming and a sweet
02:25girl
02:25like this carrying him you're a lucky woman guess tonight we finally get to meet colonel hale's wife
02:29even his hard-faced mother diane was smiling in a way she never had with me walker looked like he
02:33was
02:33off of the world and lily the more they praised her the more shy she acted pink cheeks downcast eyes
02:37she just kept clinging closer and closer into walker he saw me panic flashed across his face he
02:41instinctively pushed lily away my i walked straight toward him slap before he could finish my name i slapped him
02:47hard across the face this is your so-called base emergency mission the entire party went dead
02:52silent lily reacted first screaming and rushing to walker's side caressing his face as if he were
02:57the victim maya how dare you slap the blow sent her stumbling back and walker rushed to hold her up
03:04i was about to speak when a violent force threw me to the ground carter you bitch my son doesn't
03:09want
03:10you anymore if anything happens to my grandson i'll make you pay exactly no matter how jealous you are
03:15you can't crash in and ruin this party and just like that the whole scene erupted accusations flew
03:19everywhere people yelled insults and some were already calling for the military police to drag
03:23me emboldened by the crowd lily flashed me a triumphant smile but in the blink of an eye that
03:28snug look was gone her eyes filled with tears and her voice turned weak and trembling why can't you just
03:33leave us alone maya i know you're divorced you you can't have walker's children but he's always
03:36wanted a son but if it makes you feel better you can still visit him when the baby's born
03:42maya was shaking so hard she could barely breathe she wanted to ask him when the hell they got divorced
03:49she wanted to ask him loosen rangers but he cut her off well under hard damon that's enough he
03:56shoved lily behind him like she was the one worth protecting his jaw tightened and a vein stood out at
04:02his temple maya are you ever going to stop you couldn't give me a child and i still tried to
04:12let
04:12you walk away with some dignity don't make this uglier than it already is leave now or i'll call
04:18the mps cold rushed through her so fast it felt like she'd fallen into ice water i'm sorry there's
04:25nothing more we can do back when the doctor said she might never have children again walker's mother
04:29screamed and begged him to leave her but walker said no he held her and told her he loved her
04:33he
04:34told her it didn't matter whether she could give him children he told her he would never divorce her
04:37not in this lifetime what a joke every word had been a lie maya slowly pushed herself off the ground
04:44she clenched her fists so hard her nails bit into her palms she didn't move
04:52she didn't move his expression hardened mps get this crazy woman out of here
05:01don't you dare my father is general carter i dare anyone to lay a hand on me
05:06the entire compound dropped into stunned silence
05:11then lily suddenly let out a soft trembling sob
05:15maya i know you're upset but you can't just say things like that
05:21walker do you think maybe losing the baby really broke her walker played right along
05:26maya stop this nonsense your father is not a general
05:33she looked at the silver eagle on his uniform and laughed
05:40walker don't tell me you've really forgotten who got you that rank
05:52she's telling the truth general carter
06:03she was done holding back from this moment on she would make sure everyone knew the truth
06:13every single one of you will pay for today
06:17the second the words left my mouth the crowd burst into harsh ugly laughter
06:22oh please she really had us for a second she wants us to believe she's general carter's daughter
06:27look at her yeah right and i'm the first lady walker and lily are the perfect match don't let this
06:34crazy
06:34ex ruin it a man doesn't rise to colonel that fast without a good woman behind him
06:43better match for him the good woman who handed him all of that i still remember that winter
06:47he showed up with snow all over his shoulders in his hands was a bouquet half frozen and he held
06:53it
06:53like it was treasure we ran off and got married in a tiny church without my family's blessing
06:57dad didn't even show up to the wedding and now walker you'd really throw away every last bit of decency
07:02for her
07:02now he was handing everything over to lily i let out a cold laugh and fixed him with an icy
07:06shut up the second he heard that walker flinched
07:09walker you know damn well you wouldn't be where you are without me
07:11you were the one who kept saying your rank was too low that i deserved better
07:14so i went to dad for you
07:15you almost ruined my relationship with dad and i still begged him again and again to help you
07:19shut your mouth everything i have i earned every bit of it
07:22so don't you dare act like you made me oh what's wrong walker i still have that pathetic letter you
07:28wrote to dad back then want me to read it out loud for everyone you if it weren't for lily
07:32my child
07:32would be old enough to call you dad by now and look what you did you cheated on me right
07:36under my
07:37nose maya how can you twist things like this you're the one who cheated while you were pregnant how can
07:41you blame walker for not enough about you out even after the divorce and this is how you repay him
07:46don't embarrass him anymore she's insane what a trashy psycho somebody get this
07:52lunatic out of here your voices crashed over me from every side i laughed and stared straight at
07:58lily you really want to go there fine then let's talk about who saved your life when i lost my
08:05baby
08:06saving you who was the one on her knees in front of me who was crying saying she was sorry
08:11who swore
08:12she'd spend the rest of her life paying me back and this is how you repay me by sleeping with
08:17my husband
08:18by stabbing me in the back you really thought you could take my place you really want me to say
08:25all this out loud in front of everyone you really want
08:35you baron little bitch my son should have never married you you ruined this family the day you came
08:41into it baron destroyed my family i hadn't even finished when diane slapped me to the ground
08:47she was still screaming at me i gave him everything and this is what i get
08:56walker lila diane you think you've won but you have no idea what's coming the game isn't over it's
09:03just beginning after diane spoke the rest of the crowd piled on exactly everyone knows lily is
09:12colonel hale's wife i don't hit women but you deserve it maya please yell or hit me in private
09:19say whatever but not here not today not in public you'll ruin walker i beg you punish me any way
09:25you
09:25want i'll endure it just stop maya hate me if you want but why hurt an innocent baby why did
09:30you push
09:30me i didn't you make me sick you lost a baby and now want lily to lose hers you think
09:42that'll make
09:42me leave her never you won't tear this family apart walker my stomach it hurts baby don't be scared i'm
09:51here you evil bitch you trying to kill my grandson i'll kill you first the bottle smashed into my
09:57forehead my head hit the stone steps warm blood ran down my face and everything went black help
10:04save it you were talking big a second ago stop faking walker i'm not faking please take me to the
10:12hospital enough maya stop pretending and apologize to lily now he knew exactly how serious this was
10:18and that he couldn't leave me there walker if anything happens to me you did this my dad will
10:23kill you with a hospital now shut your crazy mouth open your eyes and look look lily is my son's
10:29real
10:29wife the law says so under the official seal two names stood side by side walker hale lily whitmer
10:36doubters fell silent i laughed suddenly with them i'll take the blame he spoke and i was immediately set
10:42upon someone seized my hair slamming my head into the ground as fists struck me from all sides
10:47stop my dad
10:51that only made them hit harder my vision faded my consciousness slipping away
11:01just as everything went black bang stand down this is my daughter i dare anyone to touch her again
11:10in an instant hundreds of armed soldiers stormed the yard and surrounded the compound
11:28mya dad is here
11:30dad is here daddy
11:48dad is here
12:11Who hit her?
12:13Was it you?
12:15Was it you?
12:20I... I didn't mean to.
12:24She started it.
12:25You'd better pray my daughter is okay.
12:28General! General! I was wrong! I was confused!
12:32Confused?
12:34You beat my daughter like this and call it confused?
12:37I... I'll divorce her! Give her everything!
12:41Please spare me!
12:44No! No! No!
12:48You're the ungrateful Resh who spits in the face of her savior?
12:58Listen up!
12:59Every wound on my daughter's body will be repaid tenfold!
13:07He never breaks his word. And today was only the beginning.
13:13Everyone in the yard turned pale. Guns pressed to their heads. Walker and Lily froze, unable to move or even
13:20flinch. Guards pulled the attackers off me. A major general glared coldly at the crowd, then fixed his gaze on
13:28Walker.
13:29Maya! What have you done? Haven't you caused enough trouble? I'm Colonel Hale! Tell them to lower their gun!
13:37Panic filled his eyes.
13:40He held me tight and I wept bitterly in his arms.
13:49He forgot the gun at his head, spun around, and met my father's eyes.
13:56General Carter? What are you doing here?
14:02Who are you? Can't you see Colonel Hale is in the middle of...
14:06Shut up! General Carter, sir.
14:12This is all a misunderstanding. Really, just a misunderstanding.
14:15A misunderstanding? Walker, my daughter, gave up everything to marry you!
14:20And this is how you repaid her?
14:22The whole yard went silent. Everyone stared at me in shock. No one answered.
14:28A coat covered me. I opened my eyes and saw my father.
14:35Diane, who'd cursed me minutes ago, now fawned over my father and hurried over.
14:41Come now, we're family. Just a little misunderstanding.
14:50My father's boot slammed down on the marriage certificate on the ground.
14:59Abuse of power. Falsifying official documents.
15:05Every word slammed into Walker, making him shake.
15:09Fabradary here.
15:11This rare red of video and so ensailed of Ixgines.
15:15But my father cut him off with a sharp gesture.
15:21Investigate this!
15:22Get someone from the county clerk's office here immediately!
15:24Now!
15:25Now!
15:35She finally understands.
15:44Walker!
15:45What do we do?
15:53Waiting.
15:55And then,
15:57judgment.
16:06He picked me up carefully,
16:09as if holding the whole world.
16:21Dad.
16:23I'm sorry.
16:38She knew that from this moment on,
16:41she would never have to face it alone again.
16:45And the reckoning.
17:13The truth is never buried.
17:21He didn't need to say a word,
17:22because every second that followed would make Walker wish he were dead.
17:28Within ten minutes,
17:30the truth came out.
17:31Walker used his position to make the county clerk record his marriage to Lily,
17:34even though he hadn't filed for divorce yet.
17:36Good.
17:37Very good, Hale.
17:38Walker shook so hard he could barely stand.
17:40He looked ready to beg,
17:41but no words came out.
17:42He just...
17:44Take him.
17:46Soldiers ripped the insignia off Walker's uniform on the spot.
17:50Minutes earlier,
17:51he'd swaggered like he owned...
17:52No!
17:54Diane threw herself forward to beg for him,
17:57but an MP shoved her aside roughly.
18:01She crashed to the ground and wailed.
18:06Everyone went quiet.
18:07The loudest shouters now hid in the corners,
18:10trembling in fear,
18:12afraid Dad would go after them next,
18:14and that their husbands would also be taken away.
18:17Lily sat there clutching her stomach,
18:19pale as a ghost.
18:21Come on, sweetheart.
18:24Dad's taking you home.
18:27He wiped the blood from my face.
18:31His jaw tightened instantly.
18:34In the rearview mirror,
18:36I took one last look at the crowd at the gate.
18:38They looked stunned,
18:40like they still couldn't process what had happened.
18:44They grew smaller and smaller until they vanished,
18:47and I finally looked away.
18:49Does it still hurt?
18:51I'd been sure he'd blame me
18:53for not listening to him,
18:55for insisting on marrying Walker,
18:57for dragging myself into this nightmare.
19:00But he didn't.
19:01He just looked at me,
19:03gentle and heartbroken.
19:05I hung my head and bit my lip.
19:08The silence in the car was suffocating.
19:15Dad.
19:18I'm sorry.
19:19I...
19:20In that moment,
19:21all the pain I'd held back burst out.
19:24I hung my head to hide it.
19:27No.
19:28It doesn't hurt anymore.
19:32You've been through enough.
19:34Cry if you want to.
19:35Back then,
19:36we were both wrong.
19:37It wasn't all your fault.
19:39Maybe if I hadn't pushed you so hard,
19:41you wouldn't have been so set on marrying him.
19:43Maybe you wouldn't have left home.
19:44I wouldn't have lost you for all those years.
19:47If I'd been there for you,
19:48that bastard never would have dared treat you like this.
19:51I sniffed hard.
19:52For the first time,
19:54I realized how stupid I'd been.
19:56I'd thrown away a father as gentle and loving as him
19:59for a man like Walker.
20:05Come on, sweetheart.
20:07Let's go home.
20:08Mom's waiting for you.
20:16This time,
20:18she was finally going home.
20:32She finally let go of all the pretense and strength.
20:44He remembered her as a little girl,
20:47ponytail bouncing,
20:48laughing as she ran into his arms.
20:55Dad,
20:56I'm sorry.
20:58I should have listened to you.
21:04Silly child.
21:18Mom never stopped waiting for her.
21:20Never.
21:27Dawn was coming.
21:28So was hers.
21:30Everything would be okay.
21:32Because she finally knew
21:33she wasn't alone.
21:38The car rolled slowly up the driveway.
21:41Before it stopped,
21:42Mom pushed open the front door and hurried out.
21:45Still wearing her apron,
21:47holding a spatula,
21:48clearly running straight from the kitchen.
21:51My baby.
21:53Who did this?
22:04Let's get inside first.
22:06The table was covered with my favorite food.
22:08The smell of roast meat and gravy filled the house.
22:10Mom tried not to look at my injuries,
22:12but she couldn't help it.
22:13Her eyes kept drifting back,
22:15and each time she looked more heartbroken.
22:16Only two years,
22:18and he's done this to you?
22:19That bastard!
22:21I ate in silence,
22:22unable to say a word.
22:25Leave him!
22:26You have to leave him!
22:28If I'd known he'd hurt you like this,
22:30I would have stopped that wedding no matter what!
22:34It's handled.
22:35And just like that,
22:36the three of us found our way back to each other.
22:39We sat and talked,
22:41trying to make up for the lost years.
22:51Suddenly,
22:51a loud,
22:52miserable wail came from outside.
22:55Maya!
22:56Oh,
22:57Maya!
22:57I was wrong!
22:58I was so wrong!
23:00Lily's vicious.
23:01She turned on Walker once he got into trouble,
23:03wants a divorce,
23:04and is even getting rid of their baby.
23:06I get it now.
23:07You were the only one who ever stood by him.
23:10Sorry now?
23:11After your family put my daughter through all this?
23:14Maya,
23:15I know I was wrong.
23:17Maya,
23:17please.
23:18When the baby's born,
23:19you and Walker can still be together.
23:20You can raise him as your own.
23:22Just,
23:22please help Walker.
23:23He can't go to jail.
23:25I let out a cold laugh.
23:27So that was her game.
23:28She couldn't bear to lose her grandson,
23:30and she was terrified Walker would lose everything,
23:33so she tried to play both sides.
23:38Get out.
23:41Get out!
23:42If you ever come near my daughter again,
23:44I'll make sure your son rots in prison!
23:47Ah!
23:50Maya,
23:50please!
23:51Think about it!
23:55The front door slammed shut.
23:57The house was quiet at last.
24:03Sweetheart,
24:04what do you think?
24:07No matter what you decide,
24:08I'll always be on your side.
24:10I slowly unclenched my fists,
24:13a cold smile curling on my lips.
24:21Don't worry,
24:22Dad.
24:23I'll make them pay.
24:26Good.
24:27That's my daughter.
24:32What do you want to do?
24:37Whatever they did to me,
24:39I'll give back tenfold.
24:48He'd already prepared everything.
24:51Every step was calculated.
24:59Mom is so sorry.
25:02I couldn't protect you back then.
25:06Mom,
25:07it's not your fault.
25:16Yes.
25:18Go on.
25:19Walker has been formally arrested.
25:21Falsifying documents,
25:22abuse of power,
25:24multiple charges.
25:31She finally smiled.
25:33For real this time.
25:44Dawn broke.
25:45Her dawn had finally come.
25:48She lost everything,
25:49then found it all again.
25:51This time,
25:52she would never let go.
25:56He sat frozen,
25:58throat dry,
25:59staring blankly.
26:01His eyes were bloodshot,
26:03unfocused,
26:04like he hadn't slept in weeks.
26:06His fingers curled and uncurled,
26:08trembling.
26:11At first,
26:12he tried to fight,
26:13to explain,
26:14to talk his way out.
26:15But the evidence piled up.
26:17Forgery,
26:18abuse of power,
26:20adultery,
26:20coercing subordinates to lie,
26:22one charge after another.
26:24By the end,
26:25he'd stopped pretending.
26:27Colonel Hale,
26:28you are sentenced to 10 years in prison.
26:33You are stripped of your rank
26:35and dismissed from the service.
26:39Then the judge read the sentence.
26:42The courtroom went dead silent.
26:46Walker sank into his seat.
26:48All the life drained out of him.
26:55Diane sat in the gallery.
26:57She broke down.
26:58The second she heard the sentence,
27:00rushed to me,
27:01and grabbed my sleeve.
27:02Maya!
27:03Maya, please!
27:04You can't do this!
27:06You were his wife!
27:07Please save him!
27:10I pulled away
27:11and looked her straight in the eye.
27:13No one is above the law!
27:16You heartless bitch!
27:18You ruined my son's life!
27:19And I swear I'll ruin yours too!
27:22I said nothing.
27:23I just turned and walked out.
27:26Dad followed me out of the courthouse.
27:28Outside.
27:29What now?
27:32I took a deep breath
27:33and looked up at the sky.
27:35Clear.
27:36Bright blue.
27:37For the first time in a long time,
27:39I felt like I could really breathe.
27:41I want to do something
27:42that actually matters.
27:43Something real.
27:44I want to help people.
27:45That's my daughter.
27:46Dad smiled proudly.
27:47In college,
27:48I'd majored in medicine.
27:49I'd dreamed of being a doctor.
27:50Then I met Walker,
27:51and I let that dream go.
27:53Now I finally had a chance
27:54to pick it back up,
27:55to hold a scalpel again.
27:56After that,
27:57life moved on.
27:57I worked at a small local clinic.
27:59My days were busy and simple,
28:01and the worst of my past slowly faded.
28:02Then one day,
28:03I heard his name a Hale,
28:04Walker Hale.
28:05I heard his family brought him up
28:06while we were talking.
28:08Total mess.
28:08My hand paused.
28:09I didn't say anything.
28:10Just listen.
28:11It turned out that the second Walker fell,
28:13Lily dumped him,
28:14got rid of the baby,
28:15and hooked up with another colonel right away.
28:17Diane flew into a rage
28:18and attacked Lily,
28:19leaving her half paralyzed
28:21and on a ventilator in hospital.
28:22Diane was arrested
28:23and reunited with her son
28:25in prison.
28:27God,
28:27I heard she may never wake up.
28:31I was quiet for a moment,
28:33then closed the chart in my hands.
28:39Room three needs a dressing change.
28:41Dr. Carter?
28:42A nurse gently nudged me,
28:44sounding worried.
28:46I smiled.
28:48When I stepped out of the ward,
28:50I saw the sky had cleared.
28:53After days of gray,
28:55the sun was shining.
28:57Dr. Carter!
28:58The director's looking for you!
28:59A nurse called from the end of the hall.
29:02I walked straight to the office.
29:13They're sending a medical team to Alaska.
29:16Your father told me to let you decide.
29:19The director of me a form.
29:20A medical team was going to Alaska,
29:22and my father let me decide.
29:27I nodded,
29:28took out a pen,
29:29and signed my name.
29:32Quick,
29:32clean,
29:33no hesitation.
29:35Then I handed the form back.
29:43When I walked out of the office,
29:45sunlight hit my face.
29:49Somewhere in the distance,
29:50I heard kids laughing.
29:53I reached into my pocket.
29:55The apple from the patient in room three
29:57was still there.
30:03I took a bite.
30:04It crunched,
30:06sweet,
30:06crisp,
30:07clean.
30:08And just like that,
30:10the future didn't feel heavy anymore.
30:13It felt light.
30:15It smells like it.
30:17you know,
30:18you can't be poor.
30:19Pull it up.
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