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00:00:14I'm the top mercenary in North America.
00:00:17I finish the job and come home.
00:00:19And instead of my daughter Isabella smiling at the door,
00:00:22I find out she's in the ICU,
00:00:24shot through the chest at her school's archery club.
00:00:31So boring.
00:00:33Bullseye every single time.
00:00:37Chloe, what are you doing?
00:00:40Now this is fun.
00:00:42Not like I'll hit her heart.
00:00:44Worst case, I just throw some cash at it.
00:00:51Shit.
00:01:01Whoever did this to my daughter is going to pay.
00:01:14Doctor, how is she?
00:01:16The arrow entered through her back, pierced the chest cavity,
00:01:19two millimeters from her heart.
00:01:21We stabilized her, but she lost too much blood.
00:01:24She's not out of the woods yet.
00:01:26Who did it?
00:01:27The school says it was an accident at the archery club.
00:01:30You'd have to ask.
00:01:31Ma'am.
00:01:32Ma'am, ma'am, wait.
00:01:35I know you're upset,
00:01:37but some things are better handled sooner than later.
00:01:39Let me get straight to the point.
00:01:47One hundred grand.
00:01:48Sign this release,
00:01:49and we put this whole unfortunate incident behind us.
00:01:53Your daughter put an arrow through my daughter's chest,
00:01:56and you think you can just write a check?
00:01:58I'm not thrilled about it either,
00:02:00but Chloe feels terrible.
00:02:01She insisted I come down here.
00:02:03Look, kids mess around.
00:02:05Accidents happen.
00:02:06Your daughter's still alive, isn't she?
00:02:08I know where you come from.
00:02:09Look at you,
00:02:10scraping by,
00:02:11taking whatever odd jobs you can find.
00:02:13This money will last you a long time.
00:02:15Just take it.
00:02:17Not enough?
00:02:19You know what this is?
00:02:21Invitation O'Milly Black Card.
00:02:22Name your price.
00:02:23My husband will cover it.
00:02:25But I guess someone from the gutter
00:02:27wouldn't recognize it, would you?
00:02:29That's the black card I gave my husband
00:02:30to run for a million.
00:02:31What the hell is she doing with it?
00:02:34You just said,
00:02:36your husband?
00:02:40My husband is none of your business.
00:02:42And let me be perfectly clear,
00:02:43I've already taken care of the media.
00:02:44Not a single word of this will get out.
00:02:46So do yourself a favor,
00:02:47take the money,
00:02:48sign the paper,
00:02:48and we all walk away clean.
00:02:50Who the hell do you think you are?
00:02:51You actually believe you can just move heaven and earth?
00:02:58Madam, I don't think I can move heaven and earth.
00:02:59I am heaven and earth.
00:03:01You think this is a negotiation?
00:03:03My husband already has it all planned out.
00:03:04Once we make it official,
00:03:05my daughter Chloe will be the undisputed heir
00:03:07to Vermillion,
00:03:08the biggest syndicate in North America.
00:03:10And you?
00:03:10Unless you want to end up
00:03:11at the bottom of the ocean,
00:03:13you'll sign right now!
00:03:15I gave him that card so he could.
00:03:18You run the organization.
00:03:20Take the card.
00:03:21Honey, I...
00:03:22Vermillion needs a steady hand.
00:03:23I can't be out in the field
00:03:24and watch everything back home.
00:03:26You're my husband.
00:03:27I trust you.
00:03:28That's what my trust bought me.
00:03:31So you get off on throwing money at people.
00:03:33Think cash makes everything go away, huh?
00:03:40What are you mumbling about?
00:03:41Quit playing games.
00:03:48Bring me a million dollars.
00:03:50Cash.
00:03:51Now.
00:03:52Did I just hear that right?
00:03:54A million dollars?
00:03:56You're joking.
00:03:56Ugh, you heard her, Mom.
00:03:58The slum rat just said
00:03:58she's having a million bucks delivered.
00:04:00Please.
00:04:01Where would you get that kind of money?
00:04:02If you had it,
00:04:02your kid wouldn't be dying in the ICU.
00:04:05Watch your mouth.
00:04:07Right now,
00:04:07you should apologize to me and my daughter.
00:04:10Enough!
00:04:11Make her sign it.
00:04:12I'm done wasting my time
00:04:13on this lunaturk.
00:04:18What are you waiting for?
00:04:19Throw her out!
00:04:20You wanted me to sign, didn't you?
00:04:22What are you doing?
00:04:29Marcus?
00:04:30Where the hell are you going at this hour?
00:04:32Boss Victoria needs cash.
00:04:33I'm taking a tour.
00:04:35Victoria's...
00:04:35back?
00:04:41Honey, you need to get down here.
00:04:43Someone's threatening me and our daughter.
00:04:48What?
00:04:49Nobody touches my family.
00:04:50I'm on my way.
00:04:53Three years I've bled for this organization.
00:04:55Everyone calls me boss now,
00:04:56but that woman snaps her fingers
00:04:58and Marcus comes running like a damn dog.
00:04:59I can't touch Victoria?
00:05:00Fine.
00:05:01Somebody else pays the price.
00:05:04You hear that?
00:05:05That's Vermillion.
00:05:06My husband sent them.
00:05:08He adores Chloe.
00:05:09When he finds out you threatened her,
00:05:11he'll dump your body in the bay!
00:05:13Yeah.
00:05:13My daddy loves me.
00:05:15You're so dead.
00:05:17Is that right?
00:05:18Let's see who ends up dead.
00:05:32You think money fixes everything?
00:05:35I'm buying my life.
00:05:36And your daughters.
00:05:38For one million dollars.
00:05:44It's fake!
00:05:46Has to be!
00:05:46Where would you get a million dollars?
00:05:48Printed it yourself?
00:05:49Trying to scare me with counterfeit bills?
00:05:51I know money.
00:05:52You think I'm stupid?
00:05:53You really think I'd fall for this?
00:05:55Fake.
00:06:00This...
00:06:01This is real?
00:06:02No, I get it!
00:06:03You hired them!
00:06:04Actors!
00:06:05That's it!
00:06:05A million bucks?
00:06:07Some thugs?
00:06:07You rented a few guys and some fake cash to scare me?
00:06:09You really thought I'd buy that?
00:06:10How much did she pay you?
00:06:11I'll double it!
00:06:12Triple!
00:06:12You throw her out for me,
00:06:13I'll pay you ten times whatever she's giving you!
00:06:14It doesn't matter if it's real or not.
00:06:16Not anymore.
00:06:17What's supposed to mean?
00:06:19Dead people don't spend money.
00:06:31You can't do this.
00:06:32Do you know who my husband is?
00:06:33Simon Sterling.
00:06:34Second in command of Vermillion.
00:06:35He runs the whole operation.
00:06:36You lay one finger on me,
00:06:37he'll end you.
00:06:38You're nobody.
00:06:39Street trash.
00:06:39Do you have any idea how many men answer to Vermillion?
00:06:41My husband can tear this whole city apart
00:06:43with one phone call!
00:06:44Boss,
00:06:44the Simon she's talking about...
00:06:45Let me make this crystal clear.
00:06:46My Chloe's about to become the heir to Vermillion.
00:06:47My husband promised.
00:06:48Once he makes it official,
00:06:49the entire syndicate belongs to my daughter.
00:06:50And your daughter?
00:06:51She's nobody.
00:06:51A courier's kid.
00:06:52If she dies, she dies.
00:06:52Worth the payout, that's it.
00:06:53Simon, you son of a bitch.
00:06:54Your real daughter is fighting for her life in the ICU
00:06:56and you can't even make a phone call?
00:06:57But you'll name your mistress Brett the heir to my organization?
00:06:59Have you forgotten who I am?
00:07:00Who Isabella is?
00:07:01Hey, you see this woman?
00:07:02She's losing it.
00:07:02Think about it.
00:07:03You help me clean this up,
00:07:04my husband will make it worth your while.
00:07:04Maybe even get you a seat at the Vermillion table.
00:07:07What's so funny?
00:07:07I'm going to inherit Vermillion?
00:07:09You stick with me,
00:07:10you get money, power, respect, everything.
00:07:12Why throw it away for some crazy lady?
00:07:13You're both so painfully stupid.
00:07:15You, fine.
00:07:16Name your price.
00:07:17What will it take?
00:07:18Not interested.
00:07:18I only take orders from my boss.
00:07:20What boss?
00:07:20Her?
00:07:21She's nobody.
00:07:21My husband is the one who runs Vermillion.
00:07:23She's been lying to you all.
00:07:24Wrong.
00:07:25She's the one who really runs Vermillion.
00:07:31You want to know who put your precious's second in command and power?
00:07:35She did.
00:07:36My boss.
00:07:38She gave him that seat
00:07:39and she can take it away.
00:07:41Her?
00:07:42Are you people insane?
00:07:44Calling her boss?
00:07:45What did she do, drug you?
00:07:46Listen, Simon runs Vermillion.
00:07:48He's the one with power.
00:07:48He manages hundreds of men and millions of dollars.
00:07:50You throw in with this crazy woman,
00:07:52what's your future?
00:07:52She can't even protect her own daughter
00:07:53and you think she'll protect you?
00:07:54What?
00:07:55Am I wrong?
00:07:55Her daughter is in the ICU
00:07:56and all she's done is run her mouth.
00:07:58You claim you run Vermillion?
00:07:58Based on what?
00:07:59Your word?
00:08:00Simon's been in the family for years.
00:08:01Everybody knows him.
00:08:02Who the hell are you?
00:08:03You ever set foot in a Vermillion meeting?
00:08:04You ever even seen the crest?
00:08:05Him?
00:08:06He calls you boss, so it's true?
00:08:08If I get some guy to call me queen tomorrow,
00:08:09am I the queen of England?
00:08:10Look at her.
00:08:11She can't even say a word.
00:08:12A million bucks in plot money,
00:08:13a couple of rented goons,
00:08:14and a fake gun,
00:08:14and you think you can pass
00:08:15as the head of Vermillion?
00:08:16Pathetic.
00:08:17You finished?
00:08:18What's the matter?
00:08:19Matt, I figured you out?
00:08:20Good.
00:08:21Then it's my turn.
00:08:25What?
00:08:25What are you doing?
00:08:28Which hand?
00:08:32What?
00:08:33Which hand did she shoot with?
00:08:35You wouldn't dare.
00:08:36My husband's on his way.
00:08:38Vermillion's on his way
00:08:39if you dare lay a finger on my daughter.
00:08:41Which hand?
00:08:43What are you two doing?
00:08:44Stop her!
00:08:50You useless trash!
00:08:51I paid you so much money
00:08:52and this is how you treat me?
00:08:53I'm warning you.
00:08:54Simon will not let you go.
00:08:56Vermillion will not let you go.
00:08:57You got one thing wrong.
00:08:58What?
00:08:59Our boss doesn't need anyone's permission.
00:09:01No!
00:09:02You hurt my daughter
00:09:03and I'll kill you!
00:09:05Move.
00:09:06No!
00:09:07My daughter is Vermillion heir.
00:09:08If you hurt her,
00:09:09you're going against all of Vermillion.
00:09:11Simon won't let you go.
00:09:12Hundreds of men won't let you go.
00:09:14You're...
00:09:18Move.
00:09:27I'm sorry.
00:09:28I didn't mean it.
00:09:35Which hand?
00:09:36My mom said...
00:09:37My mom said I'm going to be Vermillion's heir.
00:09:39You can't touch...
00:09:40You can't...
00:09:41Fine.
00:09:41Neither hand is needed.
00:09:43Don't worry.
00:09:44I'll make it quick.
00:09:45No, you can't!
00:09:46You can't!
00:09:47Simon!
00:09:47Simon, come quick!
00:09:48Help!
00:09:50Ah!
00:09:54Chloe!
00:09:54Mom's here!
00:09:55Mom's right here!
00:09:56You lunatic!
00:09:57You ruined her!
00:09:58You ruined my daughter's hand!
00:10:00What's going to become of her life?
00:10:02Mom, hurry up!
00:10:03Coming!
00:10:10And my daughter?
00:10:12She just had to take it?
00:10:15That...
00:10:16That was an accident.
00:10:18An accident?
00:10:19So money fixes everything, right?
00:10:27Daddy, you finally came.
00:10:30What the hell is going on here?
00:10:31Simon, you finally came!
00:10:33Look at Chloe, her hand!
00:10:36That woman ruined her hand!
00:10:38You dare hurt my daughter?
00:10:40You know who I am?
00:10:41You hurt my daughter, I'll make sure you don't leave this building alive.
00:10:56How...
00:10:56How is it you?
00:11:02Just now, were you trying to kill me?
00:11:05Darling, I didn't know it was you.
00:11:08I thought...
00:11:08Thought what?
00:11:10Thought it was some fool who dared to hurt your mistress and bastard daughter?
00:11:14Simon!
00:11:15What are you waiting for?
00:11:16She ruined Chloe's hand!
00:11:19What are you standing there for?
00:11:20Get them to the ER!
00:11:21You want someone to die?
00:11:25Let's see what you're trying to do.
00:11:31What are you doing?
00:11:33Simon!
00:11:33What's this?
00:11:35Just go.
00:11:36I'll handle this here.
00:11:38You...
00:11:38You want me to leave?
00:11:39She ruined Chloe's hand and you're just letting it go?
00:11:44I'm begging you, go.
00:11:46If you don't, no one gets out of here.
00:11:58Honey, darling, let me explain.
00:12:01That, like Zagsandra, she's just a poor woman I've been helping.
00:12:03A single mom, struggling with a kid.
00:12:05I paid for some of her tuition, rent, stuff like that.
00:12:07Then she got obsessed with me, started calling me her husband.
00:12:09Honey, you know me.
00:12:10My heart only has room for you.
00:12:12Really?
00:12:13Of course.
00:12:13I swear.
00:12:14She made all that up.
00:12:15The air, the black card, all of it.
00:12:18She just wanted to mooch off me.
00:12:19So Chloe calling you daddy, she make that up too?
00:12:22Chloe shot an arrow through Isabella's heart.
00:12:24Your mistress came with my black card, threw money at me to sign a waiver.
00:12:27You showed up and shot me without a second thought and you're telling me it's a misunderstanding?
00:12:30Honey, I really didn't know it was you.
00:12:31I just reacted.
00:12:32Reacted?
00:12:33Fine, then tell me.
00:12:34What's this about the vermilion air?
00:12:36That idiot Alexandra.
00:12:37Why does she have to run her mouth?
00:12:39Air?
00:12:39Nothing like that.
00:12:40She's talking nonsense.
00:12:42How could I give the inheritance to an outsider?
00:12:44Isabella is my daughter.
00:12:46My only daughter.
00:12:47Really?
00:12:47Then have you been to see Isabella while she's in the ICU?
00:12:54You got that woman's call and rushed right over.
00:12:56But did you know Isabella is still in the ER fighting for her life?
00:13:01I, I, you don't know.
00:13:03You don't know anything!
00:13:06All you know is your mistress got bullied, your bastard daughter got hurt, but your own daughter, you didn't even
00:13:12know she was in the hospital.
00:13:14Honey, darling, I'm sorry.
00:13:16Honey, darling, I'm sorry.
00:13:16I'm so sorry.
00:13:17Give me another chance.
00:13:19Simon, do you know why I agreed to let Marcus take them away?
00:13:22Because I wanted to see just how shameless you could be.
00:13:35You think you're better than me?
00:13:37You're nothing.
00:13:39A fucking nobody.
00:13:44Get me everything on Victoria.
00:13:47I want her dead.
00:13:48Dead!
00:13:57Boss, Simon's people are making moves.
00:14:00Word is he called in everyone who handles the files.
00:14:02Let him dig.
00:14:03Boss, what if he finds...
00:14:05Finds what?
00:14:05That half the missions I took were cleaning up his message?
00:14:08That those businesses would have been swallowed up long ago if I hadn't been backing them?
00:14:13Or that little investment project was just the 7 million he lost at a casino with the organization's money?
00:14:18You've always known.
00:14:19Marcus, I'm not stupid.
00:14:21I just thought he was my husband.
00:14:24He was my daughter's father.
00:14:26I thought he had at least a little bit of a conscience.
00:14:29I was wrong.
00:14:31I'm sorry, boss.
00:14:32I didn't keep an eye on the organization.
00:14:33You're...
00:14:33Not your fault.
00:14:35I gave away the power myself.
00:14:38Three years.
00:14:39That's enough time for a tree to take root.
00:14:41So what do you plan to do?
00:14:43Time to rip it out.
00:14:44Roots and all.
00:14:49Marcus, you know how you uproot a tree?
00:14:52You don't start with the trunk.
00:14:53You start with the roots.
00:14:55One by one, until it can't stand anymore.
00:14:59This is...
00:15:00Every penny Simon embezzled from the organization over the past three years.
00:15:03The first one was three years and two months ago, the third week after he took over.
00:15:06Only 80,000 back then, labeled operating expenses.
00:15:09Then he got bolder.
00:15:10Hundreds of thousands turned into millions.
00:15:17Dollars.
00:15:19That much money.
00:15:20If the fellows find out...
00:15:22So, you're gonna let them know.
00:15:24But not now.
00:15:25Then when?
00:15:27When he's tied the last rope around his own neck.
00:15:31Listen to me.
00:15:32Got it.
00:15:33What about the school situation?
00:15:35Proceed as planned.
00:15:36Get all the evidence together, but don't hand it over yet.
00:15:39Let that mother and daughter think they're safe first.
00:15:41Once they let their guard down, that's when we cut.
00:15:44Got it.
00:15:46Isabella, mommy will protect you.
00:15:58Simon, why call us here today?
00:16:00This feels awfully secretive.
00:16:03Brothers, I called everyone here because there's something I don't even know how to say.
00:16:07Simon, just say it.
00:16:09We're family here.
00:16:11Victoria is back.
00:16:14Boss Victoria is back?
00:16:15That's good news.
00:16:16She's been running missions for years.
00:16:18The boys have missed her.
00:16:20I wish it were good news.
00:16:22But she's not in her right mind this time.
00:16:24What do you mean?
00:16:27Isabella had an accident at school.
00:16:29She was shot with an arrow and she's still in the ICU.
00:16:32What?
00:16:32Isabella was hurt?
00:16:33How bad?
00:16:35Bad.
00:16:35The arrow went through her back and into her chest.
00:16:38It almost hit her heart.
00:16:40Victoria broke down.
00:16:42She's emotionally unstable.
00:16:43A mother losing it when her daughter gets hurt.
00:16:45Seems pretty normal to me.
00:16:47Normally, yes.
00:16:48But Victoria's reaction has gone way beyond normal.
00:16:52Last night at the hospital, she shot a little girl.
00:16:55What?
00:17:00What?
00:17:01She shot a little girl?
00:17:03I hate saying this, but she snapped and crippled the hand of the girl involved in Isabella's accident.
00:17:09That doesn't sound like Boss Victoria.
00:17:11She wasn't like that before.
00:17:13That's exactly what I'm saying.
00:17:14The shock broke her.
00:17:16She won't listen to anyone now.
00:17:17She's completely out of control.
00:17:20Last night when she had a gun on that girl, I tried to stop her.
00:17:24Guess what happened?
00:17:25What happened?
00:17:26What happened?
00:17:29She almost shot me.
00:17:30I dodged it, but she shoved me into a wall.
00:17:34That's out of line!
00:17:36Simon!
00:17:36After everything you've done for this family, that's how she treats you?
00:17:39Forget it.
00:17:41She's upset about our daughter.
00:17:42I understand.
00:17:43What worries me is something else.
00:17:45What?
00:17:46She still has the passwords to the family's financial accounts.
00:17:50I know she's not usually reckless, but in her current state, what if she gets impulsive and drains Vermillion's money?
00:17:57Simon, you're the one running the family.
00:17:58You need to do something.
00:17:59We can't let one one person's emotional breakdown cost hundreds of brothers their livelihood.
00:18:03I'll see what I can do.
00:18:04You stupid fools.
00:18:05Just wait, Victoria.
00:18:06We'll see who laughs last.
00:18:23Well, well.
00:18:25If it isn't the boss of Vermillion, why do you look like hell?
00:18:31Raphael.
00:18:32Relax.
00:18:33Drop the act.
00:18:34I found your daughter the best neurosurgeon in the country.
00:18:38A specialist in penetrating trauma.
00:18:40He arrives tomorrow.
00:18:41Surgery is three million dollars.
00:18:43You don't have to pay me back.
00:18:44Call it charity.
00:18:48What happened to your face?
00:18:50Nothing.
00:18:51Just a scratch.
00:18:52Who did it?
00:18:53Thank you for the doctor.
00:18:54But I don't want to owe you.
00:18:57You already owe me plenty.
00:18:58Back when you insisted on marrying that useless bastard, I told you...
00:19:01If that's why you're here, you can leave.
00:19:05You know how I feel about you.
00:19:10Forget it.
00:19:11I'm not here to fight.
00:19:11I looked into Isabella's condition.
00:19:13The wound is serious, but the position is lucky.
00:19:16Two millimeters.
00:19:17The doctor I found has handled similar cases with a high success rate.
00:19:19Either way, thank you.
00:19:20Your daughter is fighting for her life.
00:19:22Where the hell is that loser Simon?
00:19:23Don't mention him to me.
00:19:24When you chose him, I knew this day would come.
00:19:26You've always had terrible taste.
00:19:28Men, friends, even the empire you chose to plant your flag in.
00:19:31If it were me, I would have walked away from Vermillion years ago.
00:19:33Did you fly all the way here just to say that?
00:19:35Don't you get it?
00:19:35I flew here because someone hurt you.
00:19:38You know everything?
00:19:39You think Vermillion gossip stays hidden from me?
00:19:41Your dirty laundry is already all over the underworld.
00:19:43Simon has a woman outside.
00:19:45A bastard daughter, too.
00:19:46Everyone knows, Victoria.
00:19:48Everyone except you.
00:19:51Victoria, do you want revenge?
00:19:53What are you getting at?
00:19:54Stop carrying everything alone.
00:19:56That's what you've always done.
00:19:57You take the hit and never tell anyone.
00:19:59And you?
00:20:01Why help me?
00:20:02Because I've waited more than ten years.
00:20:05I don't want the thing I waited for to be your obituary.
00:20:11I can't believe he still remembers I love white roses.
00:20:28Marcus, this account doesn't add up.
00:20:31Three days ago, two million went out under Simon's authorization.
00:20:33The purpose says investment project, overseas expansion.
00:20:36Investment project, what project?
00:20:37Is there a contract, approval paperwork?
00:20:39No, just an authorization form signed by Simon.
00:20:41The notes say confidential project, details unavailable.
00:20:45Confidential project?
00:20:46Simon uses boss Victoria's money to run the family.
00:20:48And now he has secret projects with no explanation?
00:20:52Marcus, it's not just this one.
00:20:53Look here.
00:20:54Two years ago, five million went out under emergency reserve.
00:20:57But the notes say personal use.
00:20:59Personal use?
00:21:00There's more.
00:21:00Last March, three million.
00:21:02Last August, four million.
00:21:03This January, two and a half million.
00:21:05All marked personal use or investment project.
00:21:07No approvals, no contracts.
00:21:09Marcus, I found the same thing here.
00:21:10Over the past three years, at least 15 similar transactions.
00:21:14Total amount, $47 million.
00:21:16Back up everything.
00:21:17Find a way to get it to boss Victoria.
00:21:19Marcus.
00:21:20If Simon asks, who the hell is Simon?
00:21:23He's just an acting manager who forgot his place.
00:21:25Wait and see.
00:21:26Boss Victoria is about to clean house and we won't stand in her way.
00:21:36Mrs. Victoria, your daughter's condition is better than I expected.
00:21:41The arrow passed through her chest but miraculously avoided the major vessels and the heart.
00:21:46The main issues now are, first, partial left lung left to defallus.
00:21:50Second, a small aeropragment remains near the spine and must be removed.
00:21:54Will surgery recover?
00:21:55In my experience, 70 to 80% of patients within make a full recovery within three to six months.
00:22:00Thank you, doctor.
00:22:01When is the surgery?
00:22:02Eight tomorrow morning.
00:22:03The estimated surgical time is four to six hours.
00:22:06Success rate?
00:22:07Above 80%.
00:22:07But ma'am, I need you to understand that every surgery carries risk.
00:22:11I understand.
00:22:12Please do your best.
00:22:15I will.
00:22:21After surgery tomorrow, when you wake up, I'll take you to your favorite mac and cheese place.
00:22:26Remember?
00:22:26That little spot downtown?
00:22:28Every time you say, mom, this is the best mac and cheese in all of Los Angeles.
00:22:32Isabella, wake up soon, baby.
00:22:34Mommy will make sure you get back everything that belongs to you.
00:22:43That bitch.
00:22:45That crazy bitch.
00:22:46She ruined your hand.
00:22:48Chloe, don't worry.
00:22:49Mommy will get justice for you.
00:22:50I swear, I'll make her pay.
00:22:51Mom, it hurts.
00:22:53It hurts so bad.
00:22:54I know, baby.
00:22:55I know.
00:22:56The doctor said the pain megs will kick in soon.
00:22:58Just hang on a little longer.
00:23:07So you finally came back.
00:23:09Look at Chloe's hand.
00:23:11The doctor said even if they reconnect it, she may never draw a bow again.
00:23:17Never lift anything heavy, barely even right.
00:23:20Her life is ruined.
00:23:22Do you understand that?
00:23:23Enough.
00:23:24I know.
00:23:24Keep your voice down.
00:23:26The whole building can hear you.
00:23:28You know, what do you know?
00:23:30You acted like a coward in that hospital.
00:23:33Enough.
00:23:34I know.
00:23:35Keep your voice down.
00:23:37You watched that bitch humiliate us and you didn't say a damn word.
00:23:41Do you have any idea who you're talking to?
00:23:51Are you saying that woman is really Vermilience?
00:23:54You think I didn't want to fight back?
00:23:55You think I don't hate her?
00:23:57Alexander, Victoria is the real power behind Vermilient.
00:24:01How do you think I've kept this seat all these years?
00:24:03Her backing.
00:24:04Without her, I'm nothing.
00:24:05The real power?
00:24:06Simon, did she brainwash you?
00:24:08Who runs Vermilient now?
00:24:09Those captains answer to you, not her.
00:24:12Think about it.
00:24:13She's been gone for years.
00:24:15You've handled everything.
00:24:19Hundreds of men know Simon.
00:24:20Who knows Victoria?
00:24:21Victoria, all you have to do is...
00:24:23Do what?
00:24:25Take full control of the family's resources.
00:24:27Then Victoria is just an empty shell.
00:24:29If she wants revenge, with what?
00:24:31How is she supposed to fight us?
00:24:37I'll handle it.
00:24:39But you keep your head down for now.
00:24:41Stop causing me problems.
00:24:42I...
00:24:43I said keep your head down!
00:24:45I said keep your head down!
00:24:47Daddy!
00:24:49Rest and heal.
00:24:50Daddy will get justice for you.
00:24:56Victoria?
00:24:58You think you won?
00:25:00Just wait.
00:25:01Simon is mine.
00:25:03Vermilient will be mine too.
00:25:12When was the last time you slept?
00:25:18I don't remember.
00:25:22What you asked for.
00:25:24What is it?
00:25:26Anonymous file I received.
00:25:28Simon's Cayman Islands account records.
00:25:34Over the past three years, he moved 47 million dollars into it.
00:25:38One transfer was 3 million the day before Isabella was attacked.
00:25:43The day before?
00:25:45The day before Isabella was hurt.
00:25:49Sign deliberately switched Chloe's archery lane.
00:25:53He knows his daughter's personality.
00:25:55He knew she'd take interest in Isabella.
00:26:00You're saying...
00:26:02Isabella being shot wasn't an accident.
00:26:06Simon allowed it to happen.
00:26:12His plan is simple.
00:26:14Isabella gets hurt, you lose control.
00:26:18Once you lose control, he has grounds to call you unstable and unfit to hold Vermilion's money and power.
00:26:25And he strips away your authority piece by piece.
00:26:27Once that's gone, you're a queen with no throne.
00:26:30He controls Vermilion's resources and connections, and he can do whatever he wants to you.
00:26:43Isabella, you're daddy's little princess.
00:26:47I have people inside the family, but I still need your help.
00:26:49I didn't think you'd ever ask anyone for help.
00:26:54I'm not asking.
00:26:55I'm offering you an opportunity.
00:26:58What opportunity?
00:27:00Help me take back Vermilion.
00:27:02I'll give you half.
00:27:06I don't want half your Mafia Empire.
00:27:08Your territory doesn't interest me.
00:27:12Then what do you want?
00:27:18After your daughter wakes up, I want you to tell her yourself that you chose the wrong man.
00:27:38Boss, Simon called several mid-level captains into a meeting this afternoon.
00:27:42He said you're mentally unstable and wants to revoke your financial access.
00:27:45Boss, he's moving fast.
00:27:51He also said you shot a young girl at the hospital, lost control, and aren't fit to participate in family
00:27:59business anymore.
00:28:02He knows how to work a room.
00:28:06There's one more thing.
00:28:08Say it.
00:28:10Simon has been telling people that you've been using Vermilion resources while you were away.
00:28:18Even though you're not the active manager.
00:28:21He's definitely moving fast.
00:28:24But do you know his biggest problem?
00:28:26What?
00:28:27He's too impatient.
00:28:29If he could stay calm and wait another year, maybe he really could lock down the whole family.
00:28:35But he can't wait.
00:28:36So before I can react, he has to block every road.
00:28:40So?
00:28:41So he'll make mistakes.
00:28:43More and more of them.
00:28:45The more desperate a man gets, the easier it is to see the cracks.
00:28:53I see.
00:28:54So now we just wait for him to walk into the trap.
00:28:59How's the school situation?
00:29:02Handled.
00:29:03Evidence of bullying, medical records, Chloe's archery club training logs.
00:29:07Everything is organized and ready to submit to the school and police.
00:29:13Wait.
00:29:14Wait for what?
00:29:16For Simon to push every chip onto the table.
00:29:19For him to think he's won and has nothing left to fear.
00:29:22Then we crush every last hope he has.
00:29:25Keep all of this under control from the shadows.
00:29:27I still need to wait for my baby girl to wake up.
00:29:30You can count on me.
00:29:47The surgery was successful.
00:29:55When will she wake up?
00:29:57Best case, three to five days.
00:29:59Slower, one to two weeks.
00:30:01But given her current condition, I'm very confident.
00:30:08That's my job.
00:30:10Mr. Belmont paid three times the market rate.
00:30:13I have to earn that price.
00:30:24Raphael, thank God you were here this time.
00:30:38Louie, drink some milk.
00:30:40It's time for bed.
00:30:41Mom, look at this.
00:30:49Who posted this?
00:30:51I don't know.
00:30:52Someone put it on the school forum.
00:30:56Everyone's sharing it.
00:31:02What is this?
00:31:09Didn't the school say they buried it?
00:31:11Mom, who do you think posted it?
00:31:13That woman.
00:31:15She doesn't just want my hand ruined.
00:31:17She wants to destroy me.
00:31:21No.
00:31:23Simon said he handled the media.
00:31:25No one will report this.
00:31:26Mom, read the comments.
00:31:29Everyone knows I did it.
00:31:31Everyone.
00:31:40They're saying I did it on purpose.
00:31:42They're calling me a bully.
00:31:44And they're saying I'm a bastard.
00:31:47Who said that?
00:31:49Who called you a bastard?
00:31:51Everyone.
00:31:52They all know.
00:31:54Mom, didn't you say dad would acknowledge me?
00:31:57Didn't you say I'd be Vermillion's heir?
00:32:02Then why does everyone know I'm illegitimate?
00:32:04Why is my hand ruined while that bitch's daughter is still alive?
00:32:09Why does she get to live?
00:32:10My hand is ruined.
00:32:12My life is over.
00:32:13Why does she get to be fine?
00:32:16Baby, baby.
00:32:17Listen to me.
00:32:18Baby.
00:32:19Chloe.
00:32:20Chloe.
00:32:20No.
00:32:22You lied to me.
00:32:24You said dad would protect us.
00:32:26What happened?
00:32:29At the hospital, he didn't say a damn word.
00:32:32He let that woman ruin my hand.
00:32:35He doesn't even want us.
00:32:36No.
00:32:38No, that's not true.
00:32:40Your father is waiting for the right moment.
00:32:42He'll get justice for us.
00:32:44He'll make that woman pay.
00:32:52Your father is going to act soon.
00:32:56Just wait and see it.
00:33:03Simon, I need to ask you something.
00:33:08Around the family.
00:33:10They say Boss Victoria has a man on the side.
00:33:13And is using Vermillion resources to keep him.
00:33:15Did those rumors come from you?
00:33:18What are you implying?
00:33:19Why would I spread something like that?
00:33:21Victoria is my wife.
00:33:23How does that help me?
00:33:24It doesn't.
00:33:25Unless you're trying to secure your own position
00:33:26by pushing her out.
00:33:29Rumors like that would put the brothers on your side.
00:33:33Fine.
00:33:34I'll be honest.
00:33:35I don't want this either.
00:33:36But you know Victoria's condition right now.
00:33:38Since our daughter got hurt, she's changed.
00:33:41I'm afraid she'll do something that hurts the family.
00:33:43As for the rumors, I didn't start them.
00:33:45Someone dug into her past, found things,
00:33:47and couldn't keep their mouth shut.
00:33:49Found what?
00:33:51Come look.
00:33:57Raphael Belmont?
00:33:58Heir to Belmont Group?
00:33:59You know him?
00:34:00Of course.
00:34:01The Belmont family runs one of the top medical groups in the world.
00:34:04But him?
00:34:05I heard he and Boss Victoria go way back.
00:34:07Grew up together, that kind of history.
00:34:09More than history.
00:34:10Do you know why Victoria insisted on marrying me back then?
00:34:12Because of him.
00:34:17How?
00:34:18Raphael Belmont confessed his feelings to her,
00:34:20and she rejected him.
00:34:21She chose me, but Raphael never gave up.
00:34:23They've stayed in touch all these years.
00:34:25This five million dollars came out of the family account.
00:34:27The note says mission income, but I checked.
00:34:29Victoria had no mission during that period.
00:34:31I don't want to believe she'd use family funds to keep an old flame,
00:34:34but the evidence is right here.
00:34:35What am I supposed to do?
00:34:36Simon, don't spread this yet.
00:34:37I'll look into it.
00:34:46Just wait, Victoria.
00:34:48I'll show you who really runs for a million.
00:34:55Cold?
00:34:56Yeah.
00:34:59Here, warm.
00:35:02Thanks.
00:35:03You never used to thank me.
00:35:06That was then.
00:35:07This is now.
00:35:09So I'm different to you now?
00:35:14You're funny.
00:35:15Fine, let's say that.
00:35:17Victoria.
00:35:18Yeah?
00:35:20Back then, why did you choose him?
00:35:23Maybe it was some stupid young hero complex.
00:35:26You said he needed me.
00:35:27I said I needed you too.
00:35:29You didn't say, I need you.
00:35:31You said I can protect you.
00:35:34Hey, Victoria.
00:35:35You need me, right?
00:35:36I'll protect you from now on.
00:35:38Back then, I didn't want protection.
00:35:39I wanted to hear, I need you.
00:35:41So you chose someone who needed you?
00:35:43Yeah.
00:35:44And how did that turn out?
00:35:45You can see for yourself.
00:35:47What he needed mattered more than I did.
00:35:56Mom.
00:36:05I'm here.
00:36:07Mommy's here.
00:36:08It hurts.
00:36:10I know.
00:36:11I know, baby.
00:36:12But you're safe now.
00:36:13The surgery went well.
00:36:15You're going to be okay.
00:36:16Mom.
00:36:17Were you crying?
00:36:19No.
00:36:21Mommy wasn't crying.
00:36:23Liar.
00:36:28Everything is normal.
00:36:29Waking up is a good sign.
00:36:30Now she just needs time to recover.
00:36:35Mom.
00:36:36Chloe shot me, didn't she?
00:36:38It wasn't an accident.
00:36:40I saw her.
00:36:41She was smiling when she aimed at me.
00:36:44Mom.
00:36:45Why would she do that to me?
00:36:50Because someone taught her she could.
00:36:52I promise you, the person who taught her and the person who did it will both pay.
00:36:56Pay how?
00:36:59What do you want?
00:37:00I want her to know money can't fix everything.
00:37:03When you do something wrong, you have to face the consequences.
00:37:07Promise.
00:37:07She and her mother will get exactly what they deserve.
00:37:17Mom, the bank just called.
00:37:20This month's mortgage wasn't paid.
00:37:22I know.
00:37:23I'm handling it.
00:37:25How?
00:37:25Didn't Dad say he'd take care of it?
00:37:27He said he'll handle it, so he'll handle it.
00:37:29Stop pushing.
00:37:31Handle it?
00:37:32He hasn't been here in three days.
00:37:34Is he avoiding us?
00:37:35Shut up!
00:37:37Chloe, your father won't abandon us.
00:37:39He's just dealing with a lot right now.
00:37:42Give him time.
00:37:43Mom, did he fool you too?
00:37:45What?
00:37:45He doesn't want us.
00:37:47Everything he said before, the inheritance, Vermillion, all of it was a lie.
00:37:50He was using us.
00:37:51That's bullshit!
00:37:52It's not!
00:37:53Look at me!
00:37:53My hand is ruined!
00:37:54How many times has he visited me?
00:37:56Twice!
00:37:57Each time he left in less than half an hour.
00:37:59He isn't even giving us money anymore.
00:38:00The mortgage isn't paid, the credit cards are frozen, and I can barely afford my pain meds.
00:38:04This is what he gave me.
00:38:06A ruined hand and an empty promise.
00:38:09No!
00:38:09He promised me!
00:38:17Mrs. Alexandra Thornton?
00:38:19That's me.
00:38:20This is a bank repossession notice.
00:38:22Due to delinquent mortgage payments, the bank has decided to reclaim this property.
00:38:26You have 72 hours to vacate.
00:38:28How is this happening?
00:38:32This is impossible!
00:38:33The mortgage is automatically paid every month.
00:38:35My husband said he handles all the bills.
00:38:37Ma'am, all accounts under Mr. Simon Sterling, the account holder, were frozen three days ago.
00:38:41All linked loans, credit cards, and automatic payment agreements are now invalid.
00:38:44This property's mortgage is three months overdue.
00:38:46The bank sent multiple notices and received no response.
00:38:48No, no, you're wrong!
00:38:50Check again!
00:38:50This has to be a mistake!
00:38:51Ma'am, there is no mistake.
00:38:53These are official bank documents.
00:38:54You can see the full delinquency record and repossession process inside.
00:38:58I need to call him.
00:39:01I need to call my husband.
00:39:03He'll fix this.
00:39:04He has to fix this.
00:39:05I need to call him.
00:39:06Mom, what's going on?
00:39:10The number you have dialed is no longer in service.
00:39:17Disconnected.
00:39:18How is it disconnected?
00:39:19He just...
00:39:19Mom, what happened?
00:39:20He's taking the house back.
00:39:22The bank is taking the house.
00:39:24Simon's accounts are frozen.
00:39:25The loan isn't paid.
00:39:26What?
00:39:27How could he do this?
00:39:28He promised me.
00:39:29He said the house was in my name.
00:39:31He said even if the sky fell, he would never leave you and me on the street.
00:39:36The number you have dialed is no longer in service.
00:39:41Simon!
00:39:42You liar!
00:39:43You said you'd take care of us.
00:39:45You said Chloe was your daughter.
00:39:46You said Vermillion was hers.
00:39:49You said...
00:39:50Mom.
00:39:51Chloe, I'm sorry.
00:39:52Mommy shouldn't have believed him.
00:39:54You should have known.
00:39:55The first time you left us at the hospital, you should have known.
00:39:59Ma'am, I understand you're upset, but according to procedure, you must vacate within 72 hours.
00:40:03If you have questions, you may contact the bank's legal department.
00:40:05I'm not leaving!
00:40:06This is my home!
00:40:08Let them try to throw me out!
00:40:09If you refuse to comply, the bank will apply for a court enforcement order.
00:40:12Marshals may then remove you and your daughter by force.
00:40:14Also, under the loan agreement, late fees, default penalties, and all costs related to this repossession process will be your
00:40:22responsibility.
00:40:23The total is $520,000.
00:40:25How much?
00:40:35For you.
00:40:37If you don't like it, throw it away.
00:40:39Mom, who is this man?
00:40:41I'm not this man.
00:40:42Then what are you?
00:40:44I'm your mother's creditor.
00:40:45Mom owes him money?
00:40:47No.
00:40:48No?
00:40:48Your daughter's surgery costs $3 million.
00:40:51You said I didn't have to pay it back.
00:40:52I said you didn't have to pay back the money.
00:40:54I didn't say it wasn't a debt.
00:40:55There are two kinds of debt.
00:40:57Money debt and favor debt.
00:40:58The money debt was forgiven.
00:41:00The favor debt stays.
00:41:01What favor does Mom owe you?
00:41:03She owes me the truth.
00:41:04What truth?
00:41:05I'll tell her when you're better.
00:41:06Mom, I think this guy is better than Dad.
00:41:15Don't say that.
00:41:16I'm not making it up.
00:41:17Dad never brought me stuffed animals.
00:41:19He only told me to behave.
00:41:20Mom, does Raphael like you?
00:41:23Isabella!
00:41:23I'm serious.
00:41:24I really think so.
00:41:26Don't underestimate a teenage girl's instincts.
00:41:29Isabella.
00:41:30So, Raphael, how did you and my mom meet?
00:41:33In a very ugly place.
00:41:35What place?
00:41:36An orphanage.
00:41:36An orphanage?
00:41:38Yeah.
00:41:38She arrived a year after me.
00:41:40Covered in bruises, wouldn't say a word.
00:41:42And looked at everyone like she wanted to kill them.
00:41:44Mom, that was a long time ago.
00:41:46Then I figured out it wasn't that she didn't want to talk.
00:41:48No one was talking to her.
00:41:49So I went to her every day.
00:41:50She ignored me, so I sat beside her and talked to myself.
00:41:53What did she say?
00:41:54She said, you're loud.
00:41:57What happened after that?
00:41:58After that, we grew up together.
00:42:00She learned to talk.
00:42:01I learned to shut up.
00:42:03When exactly did you learn to shut up?
00:42:05Right now.
00:42:06Mom, I really think Raphael's better than Dad.
00:42:16Boss, that transfer record Simon released in the family, five million dollars to Raphael Belmont is fake.
00:42:21I know.
00:42:22You know?
00:42:22The date on that record is six months ago.
00:42:24Six months ago, I was on a mission in Syria.
00:42:26I had no financial transactions with Vermillion.
00:42:28Simon knows that.
00:42:29He was the one approving my mission expenses then.
00:42:31Then how dare he forge a record like that?
00:42:33Because he's betting no one will check.
00:42:34In the family, reputation matters more than proof.
00:42:37He doesn't need to prove Raphael and I had anything.
00:42:39He just needs to plant doubt in the men's hearts.
00:42:42Once doubt grows, it becomes a crack.
00:42:44What do we do?
00:42:44Nothing.
00:42:45Nothing?
00:42:46Let him talk.
00:42:46Let him think his plan is working.
00:42:48The more certain he is that he's winning, the more mistakes he made.
00:42:51Boss, what if the brothers really believe him?
00:42:53Marcus, let me ask you something.
00:42:55Go ahead.
00:42:55What is Simon's biggest weakness?
00:42:57Greed.
00:42:57Greed is just the symptom.
00:42:59His biggest weakness is that he's always imitating.
00:43:01Imitating?
00:43:02He imitates how a boss acts, how to manage the family, how to give orders.
00:43:06But he doesn't understand that what makes men follow you isn't power.
00:43:09It's trust.
00:43:10He can embezzle money, forge records, buy loyalty, but he can't buy trust.
00:43:14Then we...
00:43:15Wait.
00:43:16He's about to make his move.
00:43:26Simon, you wanted to see me?
00:43:28Sit.
00:43:30Do you know this man?
00:43:32Isn't this that arms dealer from the Middle East?
00:43:34Yes.
00:43:35His name is Khalid.
00:43:36He was Victoria's contact during her Syria mission three years ago.
00:43:39I'll be honest.
00:43:39I checked Victoria's mission records from the past three years.
00:43:42Most were normal, but three of them were blank.
00:43:44Only time and location.
00:43:45No details, no income, no explanation.
00:43:47Blank?
00:43:48Yes.
00:43:49And those three blank missions perfectly overlap with Khalid's movements.
00:43:52I know what you're thinking.
00:43:53I don't want to believe Victoria falsified mission blanks and privately contacted a Middle
00:43:57Eastern arms dealer.
00:43:58But the evidence is here.
00:44:00Simon, is this evidence reliable?
00:44:01I didn't call you here to make you do anything.
00:44:03It's just...
00:44:04You're one of the old guard.
00:44:06There are things you need to know.
00:44:07I understand.
00:44:10Simon, have you considered...
00:44:12What if this evidence is fake?
00:44:13What if someone gave you this on purpose to turn you against Boss Victoria?
00:44:17Fake?
00:44:17Even if it's fake, I'll make it real.
00:44:19Victoria will never get back on her feet.
00:44:28Boss, Simon's been contacting people in the Middle East.
00:44:30The Middle East?
00:44:31Yes.
00:44:32He spent money spreading word through the family that you used Vermillion funds for private
00:44:35dealings with that arms dealer.
00:44:37Is that arms dealer Khalid?
00:44:39Boss, you know him?
00:44:40Yes.
00:44:41I was in Syria three years ago.
00:44:43But he wasn't an arms dealer.
00:44:44Simon had a business deal in Syria that went bad.
00:44:47They came after him, and I shielded him.
00:44:49That man, he has no shame.
00:44:53Doesn't matter.
00:44:54If he wants to use this, let him.
00:44:56But Boss, if he brings this to the family gathering...
00:44:59He won't.
00:45:00Why?
00:45:02If he brings it to the gathering, one quick check destroys it.
00:45:06His real goal is to make everyone lose trust in me before the gathering, so he can become
00:45:10the true head of the family.
00:45:13Despicable bastard.
00:45:14If Simon showed you evidence that I betrayed the family, would you believe it?
00:45:18Never.
00:45:19I know who you are.
00:45:20Someone as strong as you earns loyalty.
00:45:22Simon just plays cheap tricks.
00:45:24Then that's enough.
00:45:25I trust the brothers in the family still have that much judgment.
00:45:28Don't you?
00:45:36Raphael, what's that?
00:45:40Soup.
00:45:40You made it?
00:45:42Bought it.
00:45:44Wow, cream of mushroom.
00:45:46Drink it while it's hot.
00:45:50You too.
00:45:51You haven't eaten properly in three days.
00:45:53How do you know that?
00:45:55Lucky guess.
00:46:00Raphael, can you cook?
00:46:03A little.
00:46:04If I need to, I can learn.
00:46:06Okay, then.
00:46:07Once you learn, if it tastes good, I'll approve you dating my mom.
00:46:14Then I'd better learn fast.
00:46:30Beautiful.
00:46:31How long has it been since I saw you smile like that?
00:46:40Really?
00:46:41Not since you married Simon.
00:46:44Raphael, back then, why didn't you come after me again?
00:46:48You chose someone else.
00:46:49I respected that.
00:46:51Back then, I thought he was what you needed.
00:46:53He was gentler than me, warmer than me, better with pretty words, thought he could make you happy.
00:46:57If I had known, if I had known, I would have...
00:47:00Raphael, stop.
00:47:02That's all in the past.
00:47:05I'm sorry.
00:47:06I didn't come here to reopen old wounds.
00:47:07I came to tell you that whatever you do next, I'm on your side.
00:47:12Okay.
00:47:15Mom.
00:47:16Yeah?
00:47:17Dad did something really bad and hurt you, didn't he?
00:47:23Isabella.
00:47:24Mom, I'm not a little kid anymore.
00:47:26I can judge for myself.
00:47:28And I don't care about vermiliont.
00:47:31I only care whether you're happy.
00:47:35Isabella, I'm sorry.
00:47:37I failed you.
00:47:38You didn't fail me.
00:47:40Dad failed us.
00:47:42Mom, Raphael's a good man.
00:47:43I can tell he's sincere.
00:47:45You can consider getting me a new dad.
00:47:47I don't mind.
00:47:48Wait a little longer.
00:47:50It's almost over.
00:47:58This is what Simon circulated today.
00:48:00He can't wait to make his move.
00:48:03He turned this many people?
00:48:04Mostly because he showed them your call records with Raphael Belmont and the Middle East Intel.
00:48:10He's getting better at faking things.
00:48:12Boss, if Simon brings this up at next Friday's gathering...
00:48:15He won't wait until next Friday.
00:48:17What do you mean?
00:48:17Before the gathering, he'll pull in everyone he can.
00:48:20By the time we get there, whether the intel is real or fake won't matter.
00:48:23He only needs the meeting as a formality to push me out.
00:48:26So we just let it happen?
00:48:28Of course not.
00:48:29That day we'll have a surprise ready for him.
00:48:39Mom, I got expelled!
00:48:46What?
00:48:48Permanent expulsion?
00:48:49And it's going on my record.
00:48:51How am I supposed to live?
00:48:52People will point at me for the rest of my life.
00:48:55Mom, I can't do this!
00:48:56Do something!
00:49:02How is that possible?
00:49:04Your father said he handled us.
00:49:06He lied to us.
00:49:07He made us homeless.
00:49:08And now I'm expelled!
00:49:10Didn't he say he would take us away once he handled the family business?
00:49:14He's not coming.
00:49:16He's never coming.
00:49:17Chloe, what happened?
00:49:18Mom, look at me!
00:49:20Look at my hand!
00:49:21My hand is ruined.
00:49:23You won't want a cripple like me.
00:49:24Chloe, I'm sorry.
00:49:28Mommy is so sorry.
00:49:30Mom, he played us!
00:49:34And if he wants to screw us over, then we screw him back.
00:49:51Chloe, what are you talking about?
00:49:53Mom, do you know what he's most afraid of right now?
00:49:56What?
00:49:58Vermillion losing trust in him.
00:50:00If that happens, everything he did was for nothing.
00:50:03Don't do anything stupid.
00:50:05Mom, I know now.
00:50:07He set it up so I'd notice Isabella at the archery club.
00:50:11If I'm willing to testify against him.
00:50:15Chloe!
00:50:16Are you insane?
00:50:17If you confess, expulsion will be the least of it.
00:50:21You can go to prison!
00:50:23Mom, does my life look that different from prison right now?
00:50:27My hand is ruined.
00:50:29School is gone.
00:50:30The house is being taken.
00:50:32Dad abandoned us.
00:50:34What else do I have to lose?
00:50:38Chloe, listen to me.
00:50:39Mom, I'm not asking for permission.
00:50:41I've decided he is going to pay.
00:50:48This also has evidence of him moving Vermillion money into my personal account.
00:50:55With this, he's done.
00:51:03When did you...
00:51:06The day he left us at the hospital, I knew he couldn't be trusted.
00:51:10So I kept the evidence, just in case this day came.
00:51:16Chloe, why didn't you tell me sooner?
00:51:18Because I still had a little hope.
00:51:20I thought he remembered I was his daughter.
00:51:23But now...
00:51:28Now I don't hope for anything.
00:51:32Fine.
00:51:33You're right, that man deserves to burn.
00:51:37What do you want to do?
00:51:38I'm going to Victoria.
00:51:40What?
00:51:41You can't, she'll kill you.
00:51:42She won't.
00:51:43If she wanted me dead, she would have killed me at the hospital.
00:51:45She ruined my hand but left me alive because she was avenging her daughter.
00:51:49She wants something bigger.
00:51:51What does she want?
00:51:53Simon's life.
00:51:55What do we do?
00:52:06What do you want?
00:52:07We need to talk.
00:52:10What do you want from me?
00:52:19Thank you for coming.
00:52:21Don't thank me.
00:52:23I only came to see what you wanted to show me.
00:52:29This has evidence that Simon deliberately pushed me into hurting Isabella.
00:52:32It also has the records of him transferring vermilient funds into accounts under my name.
00:52:37Why give this to me?
00:52:38He lied to my mom about marrying her.
00:52:40Lied to me about making me vermilions heir.
00:52:43Lied to you about being a good husband and father.
00:52:45All of this happened because of him.
00:52:47And now he wants to push you out and keep ruling.
00:52:50I won't let him.
00:52:51My hand is ruined.
00:52:53The school expelled me for the archery incident.
00:52:56My mom has nothing left.
00:52:57And where is he?
00:52:58He never cared about us at all.
00:53:01I'm not here begging for forgiveness.
00:53:03I almost killed your daughter.
00:53:05You won't forgive me.
00:53:06And I'll never forgive myself either.
00:53:09But your daughter was right.
00:53:10Wrong choices have consequences.
00:53:12Not just for me.
00:53:14For Simon too.
00:53:17You know handing this to me could send you to prison too.
00:53:20I know.
00:53:27Aren't you afraid?
00:53:29My hand is already ruined.
00:53:32My life is already wrecked.
00:53:34What is there left to fear?
00:53:39Does your mother know you're here?
00:53:40Don't worry about her.
00:53:41Even if she disagrees, she can't stop me.
00:53:46I already had most of this.
00:53:47But thank you.
00:53:49If it comes down to court testimony, you don't have to go.
00:53:51No.
00:53:52I'll go.
00:53:53I want to put him away myself.
00:53:54Victoria.
00:53:56How is Isabella?
00:53:58She's doing well.
00:54:00She'll be discharged soon.
00:54:04That's good.
00:54:05I didn't kill anyone.
00:54:09Brothers, I called everyone here today because I have something important to announce.
00:54:14As you all know, Victoria's daughter recently had an accident.
00:54:17It hit Victoria hard.
00:54:19She's emotionally unstable and has already made some irrational choices.
00:54:27Simon is right.
00:54:28Boss Victoria really hasn't been herself lately.
00:54:31I don't want to do this.
00:54:32But as acting head of the family, I have a duty to protect Vermilion.
00:54:35So I propose that Victoria's authority be temporarily revoked and that I take full control until she recovers.
00:54:41This is the authorization document under Vermilion rules.
00:54:44If more than half the managers sign, authority passes to the acting head.
00:54:49Brothers, sign it.
00:54:55What about you?
00:54:57Why aren't you saying anything?
00:54:59Was I unclear?
00:55:01Or do you not believe me?
00:55:02Simon, I know you've managed the family well these past few years.
00:55:05But I still want to hear what Boss Victoria has to say first.
00:55:08She's in no condition.
00:55:23I hear someone here wants to strip me of all my authority.
00:55:26Honey, sweetheart, why are you here?
00:55:28We're holding a family meeting.
00:55:29A meeting about what?
00:55:30How I'm emotionally unstable?
00:55:32How I'm unfit to manage the family?
00:55:35Simon, before you say another word, think carefully.
00:55:38From this moment on, every word you say will be on record.
00:55:42Honey, what are you doing?
00:55:43We're family.
00:55:45Can't we talk this through?
00:55:46Family?
00:55:47Simon, when was I ever family to you?
00:55:49Good timing.
00:55:50I have something for you all to see.
00:56:02What the hell is this?
00:56:0447 million?
00:56:06How is it that much?
00:56:07Simon, explain this.
00:56:09It's fake!
00:56:11Victoria, you forged this to frame me!
00:56:19Simon, you used family money to support your bastard daughter?
00:56:23I didn't.
00:56:23It's forged.
00:56:24Victoria, you...
00:56:27There's more.
00:56:30This isn't real.
00:56:32These are forged documents.
00:56:33I know what this is.
00:56:35Victoria is colluding with the Belmont family.
00:56:37She wants to destroy me.
00:56:39Get your facts straight.
00:56:40You're the one who hid two Middle East arms deals from the family.
00:56:43When they took your money, I was the one who cleaned up your mess.
00:56:47And you forged evidence claiming I had an affair, claiming I betrayed Vermillion.
00:56:51You tried to pull me down, and you even went after your own daughter.
00:56:56Simon, your biggest problem isn't that you're greedy.
00:56:59It's that you're greedy and stupid.
00:57:02Simon, you son of a bitch!
00:57:03You used family money for your woman and your bastard, then framed boss Victoria?
00:57:07Forty-seven million!
00:57:09Do you know how long that could feed the brothers?
00:57:11Simon, what do you have to say for yourself?
00:57:17Vermillion rules.
00:57:18Betraying the family and embezzling funds.
00:57:20What's the punishment?
00:57:21Expulsion from the family.
00:57:23All assets seized.
00:57:24If it rises to betrayal, the family pot applies.
00:57:28You!
00:57:29You ungrateful bastards!
00:57:31Who has been running this family all those years?
00:57:34Who has been paying you?
00:57:35Me!
00:57:36Simon!
00:57:36Victoria, you think you've won.
00:57:38I still have people in this family.
00:57:41You think they all answer to you?
00:57:43Your people.
00:57:46I get it!
00:57:47It was you!
00:57:48You set this up from the beginning just waiting to laugh at me!
00:57:50You poisonous bitch!
00:57:52Blame your own character.
00:57:53Do you know who exposed the accounts you used to move the money?
00:57:55Your precious daughter, Chloe.
00:57:57That's impossible.
00:57:58When your own child turns on you, that's a special kind of failure.
00:58:02Do it.
00:58:04You don't come any closer.
00:58:10Victoria, honey.
00:58:11I was wrong.
00:58:12I really was.
00:58:13Give me one chance.
00:58:18You can't do this to me!
00:58:20So you remember you're Isabella's father.
00:58:22You had someone shoot an arrow through her chest.
00:58:25The tip missed her heart by two millimeters.
00:58:27She almost died.
00:58:28Do you understand that?
00:58:29I didn't mean to.
00:58:30I just wanted to make Vermillion stronger to protect you better.
00:58:34Protect us?
00:58:35Were you protecting us when you used family money to keep your mistress?
00:58:37When you promised succession to your bastard daughter?
00:58:39When you spread lies that I betrayed Vermillion?
00:58:41Simon, stop making excuses.
00:58:43Throw him out.
00:58:44He is never to return.
00:58:45Seize every asset under his name and hand him over to the court.
00:58:47No!
00:58:49Don't hand me to the police.
00:58:51Victoria, please.
00:58:52I don't want to go in prison.
00:58:53You don't get a choice.
00:58:54Victoria!
00:58:56You can't do this to me!
00:58:57I'm your husband!
00:58:58I'm Isabella's father!
00:59:00You can't!
00:59:07Let me go!
00:59:08Do you know who I am?
00:59:09I'm Simon!
00:59:10I run Vermillion!
00:59:12Not anymore.
00:59:15Marcus!
00:59:16For all the years Victoria left Vermeus in my hands, you followed me too.
00:59:19And this is how you treat me?
00:59:21Simon, I never followed you.
00:59:22I followed Boss Victoria, always.
00:59:36Victoria, you think you've won?
00:59:38I'll find a way back.
00:59:39You'll see.
00:59:40Boss, are you okay?
00:59:41I was married to him for so many years.
00:59:43I thought he had at least one line he wouldn't cross.
00:59:45Boss, you're really letting him walk away?
00:59:47Give a man hope first, then crush him.
00:59:50That's how you break him completely.
00:59:59Sir, I'm sorry.
01:00:00This ticket cannot be used.
01:00:01What?
01:00:02Impossible.
01:00:03Mr. Simon Sterling?
01:00:05What do you want?
01:00:05You've been reported for suspected money laundering and inciting a minor to commit attempted murder.
01:00:09Please cooperate with the investigation.
01:00:12Let me go!
01:00:13Let me go!
01:00:14No!
01:00:16Mrs. Thorne, please tell the court whether Simon Sterling instructed your daughter, Chloe
01:00:21Thorne, to intentionally harm Isabella Sterling.
01:00:25Yes.
01:00:25The night before it happened, he called me and said, if Isabella got hurt, Victoria would
01:00:30lose control.
01:00:31He said it was his only chance to take back Vermillion.
01:00:35She's lying!
01:00:36She's insane!
01:00:38She's doing this to get back at me!
01:00:39They're all in this together!
01:00:48The defendant will remain silent.
01:00:50My daughter is willing to testify.
01:00:55Miss Thorne, please tell the court whether Simon Sterling instructed you to hurt Isabella
01:01:00Sterling.
01:01:00Yes.
01:01:01He hinted many times that he wanted Isabella hurt.
01:01:04That's why I acted against her almost without thinking.
01:01:06Is everything you're saying true?
01:01:08I have recordings as evidence.
01:01:10I've also submitted proof that he transferred funds into accounts under my name.
01:01:13You ruined my hand, my future, my mother's life, and you hurt Isabella all for your own
01:01:18ambition.
01:01:18Don't forget, you're the one who shot Isabella.
01:01:21You won't get away either.
01:01:23I'll take responsibility for what I did.
01:01:25Now it's your turn to pay for what you did.
01:01:30Mom, will Chloe go to jail?
01:01:33Maybe.
01:01:34She hurt you.
01:01:35But she testified voluntarily, so the judge may be lenient.
01:01:39Mom, sometimes I wonder, if I didn't have you, would I have become like her?
01:01:50No.
01:01:53You're that sure?
01:01:54You said it yourself, because you have me.
01:01:57As long as Mommy is here, no one gets to hurt you.
01:02:02Mom, so what's going on with Raphael?
01:02:05What's going on?
01:02:07You know.
01:02:08How far have you two gotten?
01:02:10What do you mean?
01:02:11You know.
01:02:12What's wrong with your eyes?
01:02:13Nothing.
01:02:14Mom, tell me the truth.
01:02:15Do you like him or not?
01:02:17I don't know.
01:02:20Mom, lying is bad.
01:02:22What lie?
01:02:23I'm not lying.
01:02:24Mom, don't you know?
01:02:25Every time you lie, your ears get red.
01:02:27Mom, just admit it.
01:02:29Admit what?
01:02:32That you have feelings for me, too?
01:02:34Why are you here?
01:02:36Isabella?
01:02:37How long have you been here?
01:02:39How much did you hear?
01:02:40You and Isabella were very absorbed in your conversation.
01:02:44But now I do have a question.
01:02:46What exactly do you feel for me?
01:02:51What exactly do you feel for me?
01:02:53I do have a question.
01:02:57Fine.
01:02:58Either way, I'm the one standing beside you now.
01:03:01We have plenty of time.
01:03:04Members of the jury, have you reached a unanimous verdict?
01:03:11Yes, Your Honor.
01:03:12Please read the verdict.
01:03:14As to the defendant, Simon Sterling.
01:03:16Aggravated assault, guilty.
01:03:19Solicitation of a minor to commit a crime, guilty.
01:03:21Financial fraud, guilty.
01:03:23Money laundering, guilty.
01:03:25Attempted first-degree murder, guilty.
01:03:26Simon Sterling, this court sentences you to 30 years in prison with no parole.
01:03:3230 years?
01:03:3430 years?
01:03:39Victoria, Isabella is my daughter, too.
01:03:41I didn't mean to hurt her.
01:03:43You can't do this to me.
01:03:44When you designed all of this, did you remember she was your daughter?
01:03:54It's finally over.
01:04:02What are you thinking about?
01:04:05That it's finally over.
01:04:07Was it worth it?
01:04:08Yes.
01:04:10Isabella survived.
01:04:11Simon got what he deserved.
01:04:13Vermiliot is back on track.
01:04:14And you?
01:04:15What about me?
01:04:16May I finally have the honor of getting your answer?
01:04:19Raphael, shut up.
01:04:20Kiss me.
01:04:31Mom, you look beautiful.
01:04:34So do you.
01:04:35I hope you're happy this time.
01:04:37We all will be.
01:04:47Take good care of her.
01:04:49I will.
01:04:50I now pronounce you husband and wife.
01:04:55We're all going to be happy.
01:04:58We're all going to be happy.
01:04:58We're all going to be happy.