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