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Too Late For Your Tears Brothers - Ep
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00:00:03When I was 18, I signed a pre-nupical agreement and married Alistair, a man 15 years my senior.
00:00:14Everyone says I'm just a canary he keeps in a penthouse, but only I know how much he has favored
00:00:19me.
00:00:21This ring, which he designed himself, is the proof.
00:00:25And now, we finally have a little angel of our own.
00:00:29I have to tell Alistair the good news. I wonder how happy he'll be.
00:00:33Alistair, are you free right now? There's something I want you to be the first to know.
00:00:37Something's come up on my end.
00:00:39What's so urgent?
00:00:40Victoria's back. She's not doing well, so I need to take care of her first. I'll find you later. Be
00:00:45a good girl.
00:00:46Victoria. The one name he never allowed anyone to mention.
00:01:10You said you were busy today. So this is what you're busy with? Spending time with her?
00:01:16Am I interrupting something?
00:01:18She just got back and isn't doing well. Don't overthink it.
00:01:22Not doing well? Is that an excuse to be intimate with my husband in here?
00:01:26Alistair, you promised me you'd forget her.
00:01:29Chloe, watch your attitude.
00:01:32I'm your wife. I don't even have the right to ask a question?
00:01:35It's precisely because you are my wife that you should know your place.
00:01:41My place? What about you? Bringing another woman into your office? Is that your idea of knowing your place?
00:01:47Article 32 of the pre-Hopful Agreement. You are not to interfere with my social life, schedule, or business arrangements.
00:01:53You signed it. Now follow the rules.
00:01:55Alistair, she's young. It's only natural she's being mature. Don't be too hard on her.
00:02:00Not even a single word of explanation?
00:02:01It's not necessary. I gave you a title and a life of dignity, not a license to come here and
00:02:05make a steam.
00:02:06Grow up, little girl. Don't make this any more embarrassing than it already is.
00:02:09Get out.
00:02:17Why the rush? Even a contract wife can feel embarrassed?
00:02:24Get out of my way.
00:02:26Does this look familiar?
00:02:27Alistair designed it himself. The size, the cut, even the curve of the setting. It's identical.
00:02:34The one on your finger is just a fake you bought later to replace it.
00:02:37What exactly are you trying to say?
00:02:38I'm saying you should know your place. So what if you're his wife? You live in his house, spend his
00:02:43money, and trade a contract for a last name.
00:02:45But I'm different. I don't need an appointment to enter his office. I sit on his sofa, and he pours
00:02:51my drinks himself.
00:02:53Alistair, I only have one question. Why is her ring the same as mine?
00:02:57It's just a ring.
00:03:00Alistair, I designed this ring specifically for you. It's the only one of its kind in the world. After all,
00:03:07you are my one and only.
00:03:11Alistair, I'm going to be the only one. I'll be the only one. I'm going to be the only one.
00:03:14I'm going to be the only one. I'm going to be the only one. I'm going to be the only
00:03:16one. It's just a manuscript for the competition. Don't bother yourself with it.
00:03:26I'll have the driver take you back no need I can get back on my own I haven't
00:03:32had a chance to see your music room yet see it if you want you don't have to
00:03:35ask me twice about anything in this house no problem I'll send the
00:03:40manuscript over right now my manuscript my only original copy I'm so sorry
00:03:54Chloe who knew your music room would be such a mess my hand slipped and I
00:03:58spilled it you won't blame me will you what a shame I heard you were in a rush
00:04:03to submit this what are you gonna do now get your foot off it it's just a pile of
00:04:11paper is all this really necessary Alistair Alistair I really didn't mean it I just
00:04:22wanted to see where she usually practices but she started snapping at me the
00:04:25moment she got back I'm a little scared Victoria you Chloe enough what did you
00:04:29say Victoria already said she didn't mean it is it really worth making such a
00:04:32scene over nothing I wrote every single note of this myself this is two years of
00:04:36my hard work Alistair you know that better than anyone hard work Chloe what are you
00:04:40really afraid of losing this score or the status you've built using it as a prop a
00:04:45student from a common background who managed to crawl into the sterling family
00:04:48through a marriage certificate who are you trying to impress with this wronged
00:04:52woman act didn't you approach me in the first place for the money the status and
00:04:56the chance to climb to the top I didn't am I wrong now that Victoria is back you
00:05:01know your position is shaky so you're using these tears and your so-called hard
00:05:04work as leverage at the end of Yale isn't this whole tantrum just a way to get
00:05:08my attention to get more money and to squeeze more out of me no you've forgotten I
00:05:12never married you for your wealth and I certainly wasn't plotting against the
00:05:15sterling family you were the one who begged me to marry you I admit I was
00:05:18blinded by you back then if I could do it all over again I would never marry a
00:05:21woman as calculating as you we've been married for two years and this is how
00:05:25lowly you think of me what else would I think
00:05:34still throwing a tantrum over what happened today not throwing a tantrum I
00:05:37just want to know what exactly am I to you you're my wife I sketched the design for
00:05:43this ring myself that year you were playing the cello in the snow your
00:05:45hands were beat red from the cold yet you refused to stop I sat in the car
00:05:48watching you for half an hour and when I got back I drew this you still remember
00:05:53of course Chloe I'm not blind to these things then why do you protect her over
00:05:58and over again Victoria is too deeply tied to the family's projects I took her
00:06:03side today not because she's more important than Chloe but because I had to
00:06:06keep the situation under control don't take those words to heart is that
00:06:09really all it is you're too young there are many things I don't want you to get
00:06:13mixed up in Alistair I hit someone there's so much blood
00:06:21please come quickly something came up at the office I need to head out but I'll be
00:06:26back soon this late wait for me don't go
00:06:30anywhere little one your father still cares for us just wait a little longer
00:06:40Chloe Victoria accidentally killed someone with her car she can't be linked to this
00:06:43case so you're gonna take the fall for her
00:06:52Chloe don't be afraid I'll handle everything just sign the papers and I promise you'll be fine you want me
00:06:57to take the fall for her killing someone Alistair you just
00:07:00said you would protect me I am protecting you the press is swarming
00:07:02outside and the police are already watching us we have to lock in the
00:07:05statement first so I can get you out of this mess don't be difficult this is
00:07:08the fastest way the lawyers will arrange your bail all you have to do is give
00:07:10your thumbprint so everything you said tonight was just a tactic to play me the
00:07:15ring the promises what did any of it mean it means you need to be smart right
00:07:18now article 33 of the prenuptal agreement you are required to cooperate with
00:07:23family crisis management otherwise you'll never be able to pay off the penalty in
00:07:26your lifetime I'm not signing Chloe don't push me once you leave your print
00:07:31this all ends tonight
00:07:36let go you're hurting me
00:07:45Chloe how why are you bleeding so much
00:07:54Alistair I'm pregnant it's your baby please take me to the hospital now is
00:08:01not the time for this I'm begging you please sign this and I'll arrange for the
00:08:08hospital immediately still want me to sign the accident case is already open
00:08:15Victoria cannot go to prison take the fall first and I'll cover everything the
00:08:19bail the lawyers the hospital if you don't sign no one is coming for you
00:08:23tonight and the hospital won't prioritize you that's a human life not one of your
00:08:28PR crisis do you think the feds will just take your word for it if you confess it
00:08:33will only be a few years and I can reduce your sentence if you fight it you won't
00:08:37even make it to bail you're using the hospital to blackmail me I'm giving you a
00:08:43way out Chloe be good just confess first we'll talk about the baby later later
00:08:47you don't even want it now you said you'd never leave me alone sign it now
00:08:59wait
00:09:03wait
00:09:08Alistair I knew you wouldn't if you sign it like this it looks too much like coercion the
00:09:13police might not accept it press your thumbprint then sign it again you stopped me just for this
00:09:21confession must be flawless nothing can happen to Victoria I'm bleeding and
00:09:26you're worried about the paperwork looking pretty I already have a car
00:09:29waiting downstairs once you sign I'll take you to the hospital immediately if I
00:09:33don't sign then you can keep wasting time here tonight wait for the feds to
00:09:38arrive or wait for the baby to mice break on its own your choice
00:09:43that's your child too sign the papers first
00:09:52Alistair you'll pay for this sign it
00:10:03don't be afraid I'm calling an ambulance for you right now
00:10:12Alistair save the baby first I beg you save the baby as long as the baby is safe anything else
00:10:20I'll agree to anything
00:10:22don't worry you and the baby will be fine let's go
00:10:25coming through come on come on the patient is facing a severe threatened miscarriage with significant uterine bleeding we must
00:10:34operate immediately to stop the hemorrhage she's in critical condition any further delay and we won't be able to save
00:10:38either the mother or the child these are the prenatal records
00:10:40early bleeding logs sign us now to authorize a combined procedure for surgery and fetal preservation
00:10:43Mr Sterling there is no time she's losing blood rapidly she needs to be in the OR right now every
00:10:46minute counts if we wait any longer the baby is gone and the mother's life will be at risk too
00:10:53Mr Sterling Victoria had DUI if you want your wife to take the fall it's best she has no recent
00:10:58record of pregnancy
00:10:58otherwise understood hold off on the filing suspend the surgery just stop the bleeding for now
00:11:05what did you say for her sake you're even abandoning our child
00:11:18cancel the surgery you're gonna kill our own flesh and blood just for Victoria
00:11:22as long as you take the fall for the accident we can have other children later
00:11:27but Victoria's reputation is vital to her she cannot have a criminal record
00:11:31ma'am please calm down
00:11:33she's eight weeks pregnant and hemorrhaging and you want her to confess to a crime
00:11:39save your misplaced sense of justice and do as I say
00:11:43or you'll be kicked out of the medical profession for good by tomorrow
00:11:51you didn't come here to save me at all you said only today that protect me
00:11:55is this what you call protection?
00:11:58be a good girl and confess
00:11:59you'll still be my most cherished wife
00:12:02no
00:12:04Alistair I'm begging you
00:12:20Alistair
00:12:22where is my baby?
00:12:32the baby wasn't meant to be with us
00:12:34don't play games with me
00:12:35was it an accident or did you order the doctor to do it?
00:12:41you're still young
00:12:43once you've recovered we'll have other children
00:12:48answer me!
00:12:49Victoria's legal team has been working through the night
00:12:52I've used the Sterling Family Trust
00:12:53to post your 50 million dollar bail
00:13:00Alistair even your way of killing is so refined
00:13:02I have no patience for your tantrums
00:13:05behave yourself
00:13:05focus on your recovery
00:13:07I'm busy lately
00:13:08once you're better head back on your own
00:13:10no need to let me know
00:13:12behave yourself
00:13:26oh
00:13:26you're back
00:13:27the fabric of this at four is really nice
00:13:30though the waist is a bit tight
00:13:35who gave you permission to wear my clothes?
00:13:37is there anything in this apartment that actually belongs to you
00:13:40even that your engagement ring you're wearing?
00:13:42didn't pay for it with his card?
00:13:46Chloe the doctor said you shouldn't get worked up
00:13:49sit down first
00:13:50tell
00:13:51to take it off
00:13:53Alistair I'm just borrowing it
00:13:54does she really have to be so mean?
00:13:58it's just a pajama
00:14:00do you have to start a scene the second you get home?
00:14:07Chloe have you had enough?
00:14:08you've been acting like a total lunaturk lately
00:14:10can't you be more sensible?
00:14:12Alistair?
00:14:15he said you looked pathetic last night did you know?
00:14:18he complained that your crying was too loud so he held me in his arms all night
00:14:20he also said he never forgot about me
00:14:23you were out of the game from the very beginning
00:14:26well that's very Christian of me
00:14:30Alistair! help me!
00:14:32calm down put the knife down first
00:14:34choose
00:14:35choose between us right now
00:14:37Chloe what the hell is wrong with you lately?
00:14:40be reasonable
00:14:40I can't be reasonable
00:14:42everything changed the moment she came back
00:14:44have you forgotten how we lost our baby?
00:14:46have you forgotten what you promised me?
00:14:47you said you would protect me
00:14:48but who are you protecting now?
00:14:50look at me Alistair look at me!
00:14:51fine
00:14:52I choose you
00:14:53Chloe
00:14:54I choose you
00:14:55now let her go and come here
00:15:05don't you ever touch her again
00:15:08this is your last warning
00:15:32sign it and you'll be Mrs. Sterling
00:15:34it says here that I'm giving up almost all my rights
00:15:37don't worry it's just a formality
00:15:38our backgrounds are so different
00:15:40without this my family might not accept you
00:15:42listen this agreement is only to appease the family
00:15:45my promise to you is right here
00:15:46I added a handwritten clause
00:15:47if I ever betray you or if you feel any unhappiness in this marriage
00:15:50you can burn it at any time
00:15:51no lawyers needed
00:15:52no need to notify me
00:15:53the moment you burn this agreement
00:15:54you are free
00:15:54this is my only true guarantee
00:16:05you promised
00:16:06it's over
00:16:11Brody it's me
00:16:12get me a ticket to Europe for tonight
00:16:14Sterling
00:16:14I burned the agreement
00:16:16understood
00:16:16two hours the usual spot
00:16:18okay
00:16:26goodbye
00:16:27goodbye
00:16:27Alistair
00:16:33it is late
00:16:35where do you think you are going?
00:16:36that's none of your business
00:16:37none of my business?
00:16:39did you forget the agreement?
00:16:40wherever you go
00:16:41you report to me first
00:16:42the agreement?
00:16:43I burned it
00:16:44just now
00:16:45Alistair you dare to burn it?
00:16:46that contract is legally binding Chloe
00:16:48it is not some toy you can toss into the fire whenever you feel like it
00:16:51I have put up with enough from you lately
00:16:52do not push me
00:16:53do you have any idea that agreement is what keeps you?
00:16:55Mrs. Sterling
00:16:55how the hell am I supposed to protect you when you act like this?
00:16:58I know
00:16:58but I cannot afford your kind of protection
00:16:59did you forget the clause you wrote yourself?
00:17:01you promised that if I was unhappy I could burn it anytime
00:17:03the second it burned I was free
00:17:05that was something I said to make you happy
00:17:07you think a court will honor that?
00:17:10I promise once you burn it you are free
00:17:12I will not stop you
00:17:16Chloe!
00:17:21Alistair!
00:17:26Alistair?
00:17:27what happened out here?
00:17:27I thought I heard shouting
00:17:28was it Chloe?
00:17:29is she throwing another tantrum?
00:17:30she ran at that ridiculous recording
00:17:32recording?
00:17:33honey you cannot seriously be worried
00:17:35a pre-nap does not vanish because some 20 year old girl throws it into a fireplace
00:17:38she knows nothing about the law
00:17:42she is just shaken from the miscarriage
00:17:43and the bail pressure is getting to her
00:17:45she is trying to scare you
00:17:46the harder you chase
00:17:47the more power she thinks she has
00:17:49let her cool off
00:17:50when the money guns out
00:17:51and she has nowhere to go
00:17:52she will come crawling back
00:17:54you really think so?
00:17:55of course
00:17:56it is just a little girl acting out for attention
00:17:58we both know it
00:17:59besides every account in her name is tied to your family trust
00:18:01without this place she cannot even afford a hotel room
00:18:04what matters now is keeping the situation stable
00:18:06we cannot let the FBI case get complicated
00:18:07because of her emotions
00:18:09you are right
00:18:10I am always on your side
00:18:11get some rest
00:18:13you have the legal team tomorrow
00:18:15Chloe
00:18:17I will wait for you to come back to me
00:18:23your passport and ticket are in the inner pocket
00:18:27he will not find you
00:18:28the accounts are wiped
00:18:30the cameras are covered
00:18:31you are a ghost now
00:18:33I handled the airport
00:18:37we are here
00:18:38cargo gate C7
00:18:39someone will meet you
00:18:40direct flight to Paris
00:18:43there is some cash inside
00:18:44when you land call this number
00:18:46thank you
00:18:47thank you
00:18:50Chloe forgive me for being reckless
00:18:51but I cannot fight this anymore
00:18:53will you marry me?
00:18:55will you be my wife?
00:18:56I am just an ordinary girl
00:18:58how could I ever be worthy of-
00:18:59do not ever say that about yourself
00:19:00to me you are the most beautiful
00:19:02purest woman in the world
00:19:03you deserve everything
00:19:04it is just a night count
00:19:06did you really have to come home
00:19:07and turn the whole place into a war zone?
00:19:11Chloe are you done?
00:19:13lately you have been acting like a complete lunatic
00:19:16can you please grow up?
00:19:19it is over
00:19:25stop thinking about it Alistair
00:19:28Chloe needs time
00:19:29to calm down
00:19:32get out
00:19:33what?
00:19:34I said get out
00:19:36take off Chloe's nightgown
00:19:37do not touch Chloe's things again
00:19:39it is just a nightgown
00:19:41why are you treating Victoria like this because of Chloe?
00:19:44we are the ones who-
00:19:45we are nothing
00:19:45the woman Alistair loves is Chloe
00:19:47it was always Chloe
00:19:49it still is
00:19:50but Chloe left
00:19:51Chloe does not give a damn about Alistair
00:19:54I do
00:19:55listen carefully Victoria
00:19:56I helped you because of your father
00:19:58because of those damn business ties
00:19:59but you have always known where my heart is
00:20:01stop doing this
00:20:02I have done so much for you
00:20:05enough
00:20:06you are tired
00:20:07go rest
00:20:12three days
00:20:14sorry the number you have dialed is no longer in service
00:20:23where the hell did you go?
00:20:26what is that?
00:20:31she actually burned it
00:20:33it is just a piece of paper
00:20:34burning it proves she cares
00:20:36cares about what?
00:20:37you
00:20:38it is a little girl's stunt
00:20:39the most dramatic way she could think of to get your attention
00:20:41she thought if she burned the agreement
00:20:43you would chase after her
00:20:44and prove you cannot live without her
00:20:45she used a fake ID
00:20:48emptied the accounts
00:20:49so what?
00:20:49every dime she has eventually leads back to the Sterling family trust
00:20:52where can she go without you?
00:20:53sleep on the street?
00:20:54what is she right now?
00:20:55a suspect out on bail?
00:20:57the FBI case is still hanging over her
00:20:59besides you who would dare take her in?
00:21:01the outside world is a hundred times scarier for her than this apartment
00:21:04give her time to act out
00:21:05once she has suffered enough
00:21:07she will remember where she belongs
00:21:09then she will come back on her own
00:21:10sweeter than ever
00:21:12what if she does not come back?
00:21:14then she never deserved to be Mrs. Sterling
00:21:15a doll too stupid to understand her own position is not worth keeping is she?
00:21:20clean this up
00:21:21of course
00:21:21fly away little bird
00:21:23let us see how long you last
00:21:29were the new spring pieces sent to the wardrobe?
00:21:32yes sir
00:21:33everything was delivered to the estate yesterday afternoon
00:21:35as instructed
00:21:37the sizes and styles followed
00:21:38the previous records exactly
00:21:40some of the brands Chloe liked changed creative directors this season
00:21:43I reviewed the new collections
00:21:44there are a few dresses Chloe would like
00:21:46yes sir
00:21:46every year you personally review the seasonal catalogs
00:21:49and reserve pieces for Mrs. Sterling
00:21:50for Mrs. Chloe
00:21:52you have done that for three years
00:21:53Chloe did not take a single thing when Chloe left
00:21:57perhaps
00:21:57Mrs. Chloe knows you have been waiting for Chloe to come back
00:22:00waiting for Chloe to come back?
00:22:02no
00:22:03I am just confirming whether Chloe really has the nerve to stay gone forever
00:22:08sir
00:22:08the emergency meeting is in two hours
00:22:10they insist you attend
00:22:12it is about the Asia market acquisition
00:22:14tell them I
00:22:18that silhouette looks so familiar
00:22:20is that you Chloe?
00:22:28find out
00:22:30now
00:22:31sir
00:22:32confirmed
00:22:32it is Miss Chloe Sterling
00:22:34she is performing under the stage name Claire Moray now
00:22:36she is the orchestra's newly signed principal cellist
00:22:38her debut is next Friday at the Music Vi-
00:22:40three years
00:22:42three years
00:22:43I had her wardrobe at the estate refreshed every season
00:22:45those dresses she never touched a single one
00:22:48yes sir
00:22:48you have been
00:22:49waiting for her to come back
00:22:51Claire Moray
00:22:52you hid well
00:22:57cancel the board meeting
00:22:59or let them talk to an empty chair
00:23:01right now contact the airport
00:23:03I want the next direct flight to Vienna
00:23:04but sir the board
00:23:08do it
00:23:30sir
00:23:30rehearsal is closed
00:23:32no outsiders
00:23:33move
00:23:33I am here for Chloe Stingling
00:23:35there is no Chloe Stingling here
00:23:37the woman on taze is Claire Moray
00:23:39guest cello soloist for the
00:23:43festival
00:23:54she never smiled like that
00:24:02you see that
00:24:03she is doing well now
00:24:05she does not need anyone disturbing her
00:24:07especially you
00:24:08who the hell are you?
00:24:10her manager
00:24:10and her friend
00:24:11leave before rehearsal ends
00:24:13or I call security
00:24:31Chloe
00:24:34we need to talk
00:24:35now
00:24:36sorry
00:24:36give me one minute to deal with old business
00:24:41have you been with him this whole three years?
00:24:43what does that have to do with you Mr. Sterling?
00:24:47listen to me
00:24:48back then
00:24:48I do not want to hear it
00:24:50I swear
00:24:51I did not know it would
00:24:52if I had known you were pregnant
00:24:53I never would have
00:24:54you knew
00:24:55and you still chose what mattered more to you
00:24:57your empire
00:24:57your Victoria
00:24:58now that the show is over
00:25:00leave
00:25:00sir
00:25:02Claire needs to continue rehearse
00:25:03your disruption is not welcome here
00:25:06she will not even bother to hate you
00:25:26tonight's piece is called Ashes
00:25:32Gloria already said she didn't mean it
00:25:33is it really worth making such a scene over nothing?
00:25:35I wrote every single note of this myself
00:25:37this is two years of my hard work
00:25:39Alison you know that better than anyone
00:25:41hard work?
00:25:44Chloe what are you really afraid of losing?
00:25:46this score
00:25:46or the status you've built using it as a prop?
00:25:49this is the piece she wrote back then
00:26:08i need to speak with you
00:26:11Chloe
00:26:12I thought you'd never ask
00:26:13that last bar was brilliant
00:26:15only because your theme gave me something to work
00:26:1730% of sterling group equity
00:26:19transferred to you unconditionally
00:26:20sign it and it is yours
00:26:2230% that is astronomical
00:26:24Mr. Sterling is generous
00:26:26the dividends alone must be tens of millions
00:26:28the music
00:26:29to rebirth
00:26:35see that
00:26:36see that
00:26:36he just got shut down hard
00:26:3730% of sterling
00:26:38too bad she does not give a damn
00:26:43you will not even look at it
00:26:51you do not have to accept it
00:26:53just come home with me
00:26:55let go
00:26:55let go
00:26:56I waited for you for three years
00:26:57every single day
00:26:58I thought about you
00:26:59the confession
00:27:00Victoria everything
00:27:01I finally understand it all
00:27:02and?
00:27:03the baby
00:27:04our baby
00:27:05I never even got the chance to make it right
00:27:07Alistair Sterling
00:27:08is this your repentance act?
00:27:10who is the audience?
00:27:11these guests
00:27:11or yourself?
00:27:12it is not an act
00:27:13I am begging you Chloe
00:27:15come home
00:27:15everything I have is yours
00:27:17Sterling group
00:27:18my life
00:27:18take all of it
00:27:19home?
00:27:20did that place not become yours
00:27:21and Victoria's love nest
00:27:23a long time ago?
00:27:24did she slept in the bed I slept in?
00:27:26did you whisper the same sweet lies to her
00:27:28that you whispered to me?
00:27:29never
00:27:29I never let her into the master bedroom
00:27:31if you think the place is dirty
00:27:33we can burn it down and rebuild it
00:27:36rebuild what?
00:27:37ashes are ashes
00:27:38just like our rings in that agreement
00:27:40burned
00:27:40gone
00:27:41never coming back
00:27:42then what about me?
00:27:43these three years I have been walking around
00:27:45like a corpse
00:27:46what the hell am I supposed to do?
00:27:48you?
00:27:49go back to Wall Street
00:27:51hold your equity papers tight
00:27:52take Victoria with you
00:27:53and grow old together
00:28:07do not go
00:28:08please
00:28:09let go
00:28:10I was wrong
00:28:12everything
00:28:12it started with Victoria's
00:28:14goddamn car accident
00:28:15and I was wrong from that moment
00:28:16I forged the confession
00:28:17and used the agreement to force you to sign
00:28:19not because I believed that bullshit
00:28:22I did it because I was scared
00:28:24scared of what?
00:28:24scared you would see how rotten I was
00:28:26scared you would realize I was framing my own wife
00:28:29to save another woman's freedom
00:28:30scared you would look down on me
00:28:31scared you would leave
00:28:32so I pushed you off the cliff first
00:28:34thought that would bind you to me
00:28:35guilt, the baby, the debt you owed me
00:28:37but I...
00:28:38I destroyed everything with my own hands
00:28:40the baby
00:28:41our baby
00:28:42are you done?
00:28:44we should go say goodbye to the conductor
00:28:56I am honored by your invitation
00:29:01Miss Sterling
00:29:01congratulations on the huge success of your European tour
00:29:04many fans are curious
00:29:05how did you create a piece as moving as ashes?
00:29:08thank you
00:29:09I think it came from the people who helped me
00:29:12and from things I had no choice but to survive
00:29:14what experiences?
00:29:16there was a time in my life when I was very closed off
00:29:19on paper I had a home
00:29:21in reality I was more like a carefully kept possession
00:29:25you mean your marriage?
00:29:28yes
00:29:29a marriage built on enormous equality and lies
00:29:32I was too young then
00:29:33naive enough to believe talent and love could bridge anything
00:29:36then I was betrayed
00:29:37and I lost my child
00:29:40that is... heartbreaking
00:29:42I was lucky
00:29:43after I escaped
00:29:45I met people in Europe
00:29:46who truly respected art and human dignity
00:29:48they gave me shelter and a stage
00:29:50and allowed me to live purely for music
00:29:52so you see that unhappy marriage as the catalyst for your artistic transformation?
00:29:57it is part of my life that cannot be erased
00:29:59I do not thank that experience
00:30:01but I thank the woman who crawled out of the rubbles
00:30:03as for the other person in that marriage
00:30:10my past and that name with it is over
00:30:13like a fire that burned itself out only ashes remain
00:30:16I will not and I do not want to
00:30:18have even the slightest connection with anyone from that past again
00:30:21my life and my music are moving forward
00:30:24I will not and I do not want to
00:30:27have even the slightest connection with anyone from that past again
00:30:32promise me we will not be apart for a hundred years
00:30:35not a hundred years
00:30:38forever, Chloe
00:30:40not even the slightest connection
00:30:43did we not promise each other?
00:30:45we were supposed to be together forever!
00:30:47ever!
00:30:52thank you for driving me home Julian
00:30:53and thank you for tonight's performance
00:30:55the honor was mine
00:30:56get some rest
00:30:58move
00:30:59Chloe, please
00:31:00just five minutes
00:31:02no, one minute
00:31:02let me say one thing
00:31:04one moment
00:31:06I was wrong
00:31:07I know I was wrong
00:31:08I do not want anything anymore
00:31:10I will give you everything
00:31:11please look at me
00:31:12just look at me
00:31:12Mr
00:31:13you are blocking my way
00:31:15I said move
00:31:16what?
00:31:17Chloe, I-
00:31:18I said move
00:31:30Brody Cook
00:31:30we need to talk
00:31:32name your price
00:31:33leave Chloe
00:31:35whatever resources, connections, channels you have
00:31:37Sterling Group will double them
00:31:39Alistin Sterling
00:31:40you still think money fixes everything?
00:31:42she is not safe in her current situation
00:31:44with me
00:31:45she would have the best protection
00:31:47protection?
00:31:48was it not you
00:31:49who left her bleeding
00:31:50and cost her the baby
00:31:51three years ago?
00:31:52then what does she need?
00:31:53that Vanderbilt?
00:31:54what can he give her?
00:31:55peace?
00:31:55respect?
00:31:56a place where she does not have to wonder
00:31:58if the man beside her
00:31:59will send her to prison
00:32:00save it Mr. Staling
00:32:02your price cannot buy my conscience
00:32:04and it sure as hell cannot buy back her three years
00:32:08he came to see me
00:32:09offered a blank check if I would leave you
00:32:11oh
00:32:12I blocked every way he can contact me
00:32:14but you need to be careful
00:32:15I'm afraid his next move will be even more unhinged
00:32:17three years ago
00:32:18he used the law as a chain
00:32:19our child as Albridge
00:32:20and my life to buy another woman's freedom
00:32:22what else can he possibly use?
00:32:23your reputation
00:32:24your performance
00:32:25everything you have in Europe
00:32:26I have already lost the most precious thing I had
00:32:28there is nothing left that can scare me
00:32:38happy anniversary my wife
00:32:47Claire?
00:32:48you look pale
00:32:49I am fine
00:32:51I did not sleep well last night
00:32:52do you need to postpone this afternoon's ensemble rehearsal?
00:32:55what date is it?
00:32:56October 19th
00:32:57of course
00:32:58five years ago today we were officially married
00:33:02why would Alistair send me this now?
00:33:03what the hell is he trying to do?
00:33:06Julian
00:33:07if someone used a day you never wanted to remember
00:33:09to remind you how stupid you used to be
00:33:11what would you do?
00:33:12I would tell myself that day is dead
00:33:14today is what survived
00:33:15he is such a fool
00:33:16he really thinks this random photo and blessing
00:33:19can patch over my scars
00:33:20you still care about him do you not?
00:33:27I just think he is stupid
00:33:28and I feel sorry for the person I used to be
00:33:31it is over now
00:33:32there is nothing to care about
00:33:38oh my god those are blue phantom roses
00:33:40they must have been flown in
00:33:44the card is gorgeous
00:33:46my other half of my soul
00:33:48who brought these in?
00:33:49did I not say every gift goes through me first?
00:33:51the florist brought them straight to the backstage door
00:33:53they said they were specifically for Claire
00:34:00they are beautiful
00:34:01I bet they are even prettier in real life
00:34:03but I heard they are almost impossible to grow
00:34:05and they bloom for only a moment
00:34:06I guess they were never meant for me
00:34:07nothing is impossible for the sterlings
00:34:09not if you want it
00:34:09forget it
00:34:10some things are just not meant to be like
00:34:12Chloe!
00:34:13Chloe?
00:34:15are you okay?
00:34:17give it to me
00:34:18leave the flowers
00:34:19put them here
00:34:20they are pretty
00:34:33Chloe
00:34:33are you sure you're okay?
00:34:35it's just a flower Brody
00:34:36I'm fine
00:34:37just drop it will you?
00:34:40Chloe
00:34:40you are the other half of my soul
00:34:43the missing part of me
00:34:44only you can make me whole
00:34:47in that moment
00:34:48I thought I had caught every star in the sky
00:34:50the other half of my soul
00:34:57not mine
00:34:59never meant to be mine
00:35:05Chloe!
00:35:10tell me
00:35:10what happened?
00:35:12in that cafe in New York
00:35:13before he kissed me for the first time
00:35:15that is exactly what he said
00:35:17my other half of my soul
00:35:18I am getting you time off
00:35:20go home and really
00:35:21no!
00:35:22I'm in fine
00:35:23you're sure?
00:35:24I am sure
00:35:24the harder he tries to nail me to the past
00:35:26the more I will make him see
00:35:27those memories cannot hurt me anymore
00:35:29I will not drown in the past
00:35:31never
00:35:34Ms. Sterling, these are the records you requested
00:35:36how bad was she when she was brought in?
00:35:38all of them
00:35:38extremely bad
00:35:39the patient was already showing early signs of hemorrhagic shock
00:35:41we recommended immediate surgery
00:35:43it was the only way to try to save both mother and child
00:35:44why did you not insist?
00:35:46you signed the form
00:35:47you said as long as she could talk in authority
00:35:49to overdone the family's explicit instructions
00:35:50if you had done the surgery
00:35:51the baby
00:35:52there would at least have been a chance
00:35:53but after you refused that child could not be saved
00:35:55we later found the patient had already been delayed at home
00:35:57for at least more than 40 minutes before she arrived
00:36:00after arrival waiting for your signature cost the best intervention window
00:36:03delayed how long?
00:36:05nearly two hours
00:36:06the records show the hemorrhage became fully controllable after midnight
00:36:10we later assessed that if she had arrived half an hour later
00:36:12or if the bleeding had been slightly worse
00:36:14we might not have saved the mother either
00:36:16I killed that child
00:36:17it was me
00:36:19it was all me
00:36:21I killed Chloe's and my baby with my own hands
00:36:25all for Victoria
00:36:30at 10.17pm she started bleeding
00:36:33at 10.20pm I took out the document
00:36:35I made her sign
00:36:36her hands were shaking
00:36:37she could not write
00:36:39blood soaked the paper
00:36:42at 10.50pm she finished signing
00:36:44I called
00:36:45then I waited
00:36:4747 minutes
00:36:48after I hung up
00:36:50I did not call again
00:36:56Alistair, I'm pregnant
00:36:59it's your fault
00:36:59please take me to the hospital
00:37:02now is not the time for this
00:37:03I'm begging you
00:37:06please
00:37:08sign this
00:37:09and I'll arrange for the hospital immediately
00:37:13you still want me to sign?
00:37:15the accident of this is already open
00:37:16Victoria did not go to prison
00:37:18take the fall first
00:37:19and I'll cover everything
00:37:21the bail, the lawyers, the hospital
00:37:22and if you don't sign
00:37:24no one is coming for you tonight
00:37:26and the hospital won't prioritize you
00:37:28the doctor said surgery
00:37:29I said no
00:37:32too risky
00:37:36cancel the surgery?
00:37:38you're gonna kill our own flesh and blood just for Victoria?
00:37:41as long as you take the fall for the accident
00:37:43we can have other children with you
00:37:46but Victoria's reputation is vital to her
00:37:48she cannot have a criminal record
00:37:52I chose it
00:37:53I chose it
00:37:53no ambulance
00:37:54no surgery
00:37:55she had to sign first
00:38:03even the fall that sent her to the hospital
00:38:06that was because of me too
00:38:08Chloe, don't push me
00:38:10once you leave your print
00:38:11this all ends tonight
00:38:16let go, you're hurting me
00:38:22what?
00:38:24every step
00:38:25was me
00:38:26it was her
00:38:27she was driving
00:38:29she killed that person
00:38:31she begged me to save her
00:38:33yes, it was her
00:38:34she drove a wedge between us
00:38:35she knelt in front of me
00:38:36saying her career, her name, her future were over
00:38:38she cried that only Chloe could save her
00:38:40I'm saying you should know your place
00:38:41so what if you're his wife?
00:38:43you live in his house
00:38:44enter his office
00:38:46I sit on his sofa
00:38:47and he pours my drinks himself
00:38:51exactly
00:38:52if it were not for Victoria
00:38:54why would Chloe have been pushed that far?
00:38:56why would I have forced Chloe?
00:38:57why would I have lost our baby?
00:38:58that is right
00:38:59it was all because of her
00:39:00I need to find her
00:39:02now!
00:39:07Mr. Sterling was so easy to fool
00:39:09one perfectly staged elevator malfunction
00:39:12one perfectly timed twisted ankle
00:39:14and he believed I was his destined soulmate
00:39:16that old money type is arrogant and naive to the bone
00:39:19I played the independent self-made woman for him all these years for exactly this
00:39:23sooner or later every sterling group asset will carry the thorn name
00:39:27as for the baby
00:39:28losing that common girl's child was good for me
00:39:31an heir with ordinary blood would only dilute the sterling fortune
00:39:38Alistair?
00:39:39what are you doing here?
00:39:41you have been playing me this whole time
00:39:43no!
00:39:44I love you!
00:39:45everything I did was for us
00:39:46that Chloe never deserved you
00:39:48she only dragged you-
00:39:50you
00:39:51you built our beginning on lies
00:39:53you schemed to tear Chloe and me apart
00:39:56you killed my child
00:39:59you drove her away
00:40:00this is all your fault
00:40:01there has to be a misunderstanding
00:40:03I can explain
00:40:04save your explanation for the feds
00:40:07you are turning me over to the bureau?
00:40:19for three years you used my trust to move assets, forge documents, and frame Chloe
00:40:28any one of those could put you in federal prison for decades
00:40:33Alistair, what are you talking about?
00:40:38the bureau's preliminary evidence list
00:40:40your lawyer will receive official notice tomorrow
00:40:44no!
00:40:45Alistair, you cannot do this to me
00:40:46I love you!
00:40:48everything I did was for you
00:40:49we can explain, we can-
00:40:51explain?
00:40:52to whom?
00:40:53to the child you helped kill?
00:40:55the baby
00:40:56the baby was an accident
00:40:58Chloe's body was weak
00:41:00an accident?
00:41:01that night
00:41:02you told me that once Chloe signed
00:41:04everything would be fine
00:41:06you said
00:41:07there was still time
00:41:08and you believed whatever I said?
00:41:11Alistair, you were the one who did not want to call that ambulance
00:41:14you were afraid she would back out
00:41:16afraid she would run
00:41:17afraid your perfect scapegoat would disappear
00:41:20you pushed me to delay
00:41:24you handed her the papers
00:41:26you set the terms
00:41:27you forced her to sign
00:41:30you just do not want to admit that from start to finish
00:41:32the person who most wanted her to take the fall was you
00:41:34me?
00:41:35I only said the filthy little thought already sitting in your head
00:41:40Alistair, the person who killed your child was not me
00:41:42it was you
00:41:47do you know what happened?
00:41:50that night, I came to you crying because I was scared
00:41:54Alistair, help me!
00:41:55I hit someone
00:41:57that person, that person is not moving
00:41:59I did not mean to
00:42:01the road was too dark
00:42:03who was the victim? any witnesses?
00:42:06I do not know
00:42:07maybe a homeless man, I think
00:42:09I do not think anyone saw
00:42:10Victoria, you know what that means
00:42:13vehicular manslaughter
00:42:14a federal felony, your career, your reputation
00:42:17everything is over
00:42:18please
00:42:20I know you have a way
00:42:21you know so many people
00:42:25are you sure you left no evidence that can be traced back to you?
00:42:28I am sure
00:42:29I already got rid of the car
00:42:31and there are no cameras on that road
00:42:33we need a scapegoat
00:42:35someone important enough
00:42:36and controllable enough
00:42:40what?
00:42:41Chloe
00:42:43no, that is not how it happened
00:42:46remember now?
00:42:47you said it yourself
00:42:48we need a scapegoat
00:42:50someone important enough
00:42:52and controllable enough
00:42:54then you said her name
00:42:57so do not put all of this on me, Alistair
00:43:00you sent your wife to hell with your own hands
00:43:16I can carry it myself
00:43:19it is windy today
00:43:23coffee after rehearsal?
00:43:25that new place you wanted to try with the chestnut cake?
00:43:27yeah
00:43:29she smiled
00:43:30in a world without me
00:43:34she is so alive
00:43:43what is it?
00:43:45nothing
00:43:56Chloe
00:43:59yes?
00:43:59there is something I have wanted to say for a long time
00:44:02these three years, watching you rise from the wreckage and walk into the spotlight
00:44:05has been the greatest honor of my life
00:44:07I admire your talent and I ache for how strong you have had to be
00:44:11if you would let me
00:44:12I want to stand by your side in the future
00:44:14not only as your patron and friend
00:44:17would you
00:44:19give me a chance?
00:44:24Julian, you are my dearest friend and the person I am most grateful to
00:44:28without you I would not be who I am today
00:44:31but, my heart is a ruin
00:44:33nothing new grows there and no one deserves to step inside it again
00:44:37I understand
00:44:38thank you for understanding
00:44:41we can still be friends, right?
00:44:42of course
00:44:44let us go try that chestnut cake
00:44:51sir, the flight departs in 45 minutes
00:44:54we should head to the gate
00:44:55the highly anticipated Voices of Hope charity concert will be held tonight at City Hall Concert Hall
00:45:00Organizers recently confirmed that the stage build and lighting work will be handled by local contractor Pinnock Vision
00:45:07Run that contractor
00:45:08Pinnacle Vision, I want every background check and safety record
00:45:14Found it
00:45:15This company has three OSHA complaints
00:45:19and last year in Munich there was a serious stage collapse
00:45:22How the hell could they hire them?
00:45:31Cancel the flight
00:45:33But, the meeting
00:45:34Cancel it
00:45:35Now
00:45:35Yes
00:45:37I will handle it right away
00:45:39She is still that little girl who needs someone watching over her
00:45:42Without me, she cannot even protect herself
00:45:45Chloe, please do not let anything happen to you
00:45:59Chloe, move, it is dangerous
00:46:02Chloe, move, it is dangerous
00:46:03No
00:46:04Act 2
00:46:10It doesn't seem Ugneter
00:46:16She is kicked to you
00:46:19Oh, my God! Call an ambulance!
00:46:23Are you... are you okay?
00:46:26Are you insane?
00:46:29As long as you are okay.
00:46:34Your arm.
00:46:37Just a scratch.
00:46:39Claire, are you hurt?
00:46:44Why are you here?
00:46:46You again?
00:46:47The contractor's records were bad.
00:46:49I found out, but...
00:46:51I was half a step too late.
00:46:57Wipe it. Your hand.
00:47:08As long as you are safe.
00:47:10I asked about your injury.
00:47:12Surface wound. I will not die.
00:47:16About the chandelier, by the time I found the records, it was too late.
00:47:20I could only...
00:47:21Run...
00:47:22You do not need to explain.
00:47:24I said thank you.
00:47:26That is all.
00:47:34Chloe.
00:47:35I got all the hospital records that night.
00:47:39You were bleeding so much, lying on the floor, begging me.
00:47:43I held the papers and waited for you to sign.
00:47:46I waited 47 minutes.
00:47:49The doctor said I signed a consent for bleeding control, not surgical authorization.
00:47:56The baby's heartbeat stopped at minute 35.
00:48:01I delayed him to death.
00:48:02Shut up!
00:48:04What is the point of saying this now?
00:48:07There is no point.
00:48:09None at all.
00:48:13I just wanted Chloe to know Alistair found out everything.
00:48:17Victoria, the accident, and...
00:48:20Alistair's own choices.
00:48:22Alistair was the source.
00:48:23My existence is the source of all your pain.
00:48:25Every time I come near you, you remember blood.
00:48:27You remember the child who never got to be born.
00:48:29You remember how filthy I am.
00:48:30So?
00:48:31So I disappear.
00:48:32It is the only thing I can still do for you.
00:48:34Alice!
00:48:47Promise me we will not be apart for a hundred years.
00:48:51Not a hundred years.
00:48:53Forever, Chloe.
00:48:56Forever.
00:48:58Chloe, forgive me for being reckless.
00:49:01But I cannot fight this anymore.
00:49:03Will you marry me?
00:49:04Will you be my wife?
00:49:05I...
00:49:05I am just an ordinary girl.
00:49:07How could I ever be worthy of...
00:49:08Do not ever say that about yourself.
00:49:10To me, you are the most beautiful, purest woman in the world.
00:49:12You deserve everything.
00:49:18Alistair.
00:49:20Good.
00:49:21Go.
00:49:22Go.
00:49:26It is over.
00:49:31Sir, please reconsider.
00:49:32These assets are to shake the entire industry, especially the family fund and Kurgutra and years of your life's work.
00:49:36I know.
00:49:37This is not just wealth.
00:49:38It is all your power and protection.
00:49:41Once you sign, there is no going back.
00:49:43Begin.
00:49:48The irreversible trust naming Miss Chloe Stangling as sole beneficiary is now officially in effect.
00:49:53It covers all equity, real estate, liquid assets, liquid assets, and family fund interests under your name.
00:49:59This is the copy.
00:50:00According to the terms, the trustee will notify the beneficiary at the appropriate time.
00:50:06She does not need to know.
00:50:08But you may leave.
00:50:23Chloe, this is the only thing I can still give you.
00:50:40Claire, your playing was so beautiful.
00:50:44Claire, your playing was so beautiful.
00:50:55Was your music for someone who sat there?
00:50:58Like in a story?
00:51:09No.
00:51:10My music is only for me.
00:51:12He did not come.
00:51:13I should have known.
00:51:14It really is all over.
00:51:21Chloe, this arrived anonymously this morning.
00:51:24It is a family trust beneficiary transfer worth hundreds of billions.
00:51:30You are named the sole beneficiary.
00:51:36It is Alistair.
00:51:37Tell them I refuse.
00:51:39Chloe, do you understand what this means?
00:51:41It's an astronomical fortune and, in a way...
00:51:45In a way, compensation or charity?
00:51:49Brody, I do not need it.
00:51:52Putting a price tag on a life with money?
00:51:54Putting a price tag on a life with money?
00:51:57Alistair, you really have not changed.
00:51:59Send it back untouched.
00:52:01I do not need anything from him and I do not need to leave him any message.
00:52:17Who happened to tell her?
00:52:19How dare they?
00:52:22Right.
00:52:23Even the last thing, she does not want it.
00:52:28Sir, we have news from the federal side.
00:52:30Miss Victoria has been released on bail.
00:52:31I am worried she will...
00:52:32No, Chloe may be in danger.
00:53:00Chloe, what happened?
00:53:01What was that?
00:53:03Nothing.
00:53:03Just an old photo.
00:53:10This is not a prank, Chloe.
00:53:12This is dangerous.
00:53:14You cannot be alone.
00:53:15I am taking you home.
00:53:16I am fine.
00:53:17You have been busy lately, and I have already caused you enough trouble.
00:53:22Call me if anything happens.
00:53:26I will.
00:53:27I will.
00:53:27I will.
00:53:56Do not move.
00:53:58We only want your hand.
00:54:05How much did Victoria pay you?
00:54:06I will double it!
00:54:09Save it, Mrs. Sterling.
00:54:10We get paid to do a job and we follow rules.
00:54:31Alistair, you said you would disappear from my world.
00:54:34Why did you come back?
00:54:36How did this happen?
00:54:38Do not scare me like this.
00:54:40You are safe.
00:54:41Thank God you are safe.
00:54:56Are you okay?
00:54:58Did they hurt your hand?
00:55:02I need to report a crime.
00:55:04South parking lot of the Vienna Concert Hall.
00:55:06Armed assault.
00:55:07Attempted intentional injury.
00:55:08The suspect is restrained.
00:55:10Also this involves cross-border crime and a federal felony state coding case in New York from three years ago.
00:55:14I have the full chain of evidence.
00:55:18Watch him.
00:55:19Do not let anyone near him.
00:55:31Chloe is going to be okay.
00:55:43Doctor, how is he?
00:55:51The patient has lost too much blood.
00:55:53His blood pressure is barely detectable.
00:55:56He needs an emergency transfusion, but...
00:55:58But what?
00:56:01He is RH negative.
00:56:03The blood bank has no supply.
00:56:04His condition is critical and we must find a matching donor immediately.
00:56:08We have contacted every nearby hospital and blood center, but...
00:56:13Take mine.
00:56:15What?
00:56:15Do you hear yourself?
00:56:17You are going to save him?
00:56:19The man who nearly destroyed you?
00:56:21Anonymous.
00:56:22Do not record my name.
00:56:24Draw the blood and I leave immediately.
00:56:27If you agree, I will sign now.
00:56:30Alright.
00:56:30Please sign the confidentiality agreement and consent form here.
00:56:35She really signed it.
00:56:41Why?
00:56:42He pushed you into hell and made you lose everything!
00:56:45Have you forgotten the baby?
00:56:48I am not saving him.
00:56:50I just...
00:56:51Do not want to owe him a life.
00:56:53Three years ago, he gave me a home, then destroyed me with his own hands.
00:56:56Now I give him my blood back.
00:56:57From this moment on, we owe each other nothing.
00:57:02The stab wound is deep, and he lost a lot of blood.
00:57:05We saved him, but whether he wakes up, and when, depends on his will and recovery.
00:57:09The next 24 hours are critical.
00:57:11Wake up.
00:57:12Wake up.
00:57:12You think taking that knife and bleeding like this makes us even?
00:57:15You think because you are lying here, I can forget my child?
00:57:18Forget every time you abandoned me for Victoria?
00:57:20I cannot forget.
00:57:22I cannot forget when the doctor told me the baby was gone, your signature was at the bottom of that
00:57:27document.
00:57:27So cold.
00:57:29So quick.
00:57:30What is this?
00:57:31You lying here?
00:57:32Repentance?
00:57:33Atonement?
00:57:33It is too late.
00:57:35My child is not coming back.
00:57:36The Chloe who once believed you in that practice room is not coming back either.
00:57:40Wake up.
00:57:41Look at me.
00:57:42I want you to see with your own eyes that without you, without the sterling name, I can still stand
00:57:46at the very top.
00:57:47I want you alive, fully awake, and remembering what you lost forever.
00:57:51Do not just die like this.
00:57:53You still owe me too much.
00:57:59You have to wake up.
00:58:02Alistairn, you heard me.
00:58:04You are awake, are you not?
00:58:05Alistairn!
00:58:09Direct flight to Zurich.
00:58:10Leaves in two hours.
00:58:11The studio and apartment there are ready.
00:58:15News just came from the States.
00:58:17Victoria's extradition is complete.
00:58:18She is being flown back this afternoon under escort.
00:58:21Federal felony?
00:58:22Multiple charges, including attempted murder, cross-border murder for here, and financial fraud.
00:58:27With stacked sentences, she is never getting out.
00:58:29Got it.
00:58:30That is your reaction?
00:58:31She almost ruined your life and-
00:58:33It takes energy, I do not have any left, and I do not want to waste it here.
00:58:40You could even save her.
00:58:44I saved myself.
00:58:46From now on, I owe them nothing.
00:58:48Oh, yeah.
00:58:48Big drivesᅙᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫᚫ...
00:59:10Chloe, darling, what time is it?
00:59:13When did you change the bedroom like this?
00:59:15No, this is a hospital.
00:59:18Why am I in a hospital?
00:59:22Mr. Sterling, please do not move.
00:59:25I am fine.
00:59:27Where is Chloe?
00:59:28Chloe, where am I?
00:59:29Mr. Sterling, this is the ICU.
00:59:31You were stabbed and have been unconscious for four days.
00:59:33No, I clearly remember us watching the city lights on the rooftop last night.
00:59:38Sir, you need to lie down.
00:59:40You had internal bleeding and just came out of surgery.
00:59:43You need complete bed rest.
00:59:45Miss Chloe Sterling is not here.
00:59:47Not here?
00:59:48Where did she go?
00:59:49I heard she went to Zurich.
00:59:53Zurich?
00:59:54For work?
00:59:55Why did I not know?
00:59:58I do not know the details.
00:59:59I only heard she left.
01:00:01Maybe it is just a last minute performance.
01:00:04Or she did not tell me because she wanted to surprise me.
01:00:08When is she coming back?
01:00:09I really do not know.
01:00:11No.
01:00:11No.
01:00:12What is this feeling?
01:00:13It feels like I lost her.
01:00:15What the hell happened?
01:00:21Victoria already said she didn't mean it.
01:00:23Is it really worth making such a scene overnight?
01:00:25I wrote every single note of this myself.
01:00:27This is two years of my hard work.
01:00:29Allison, you know that better than anyone.
01:00:31Hard work?
01:00:33Chloe, what are you really afraid of doing?
01:00:35This score or the status you built using it as a prop?
01:00:38A student from a common background who managed to crawl into the Sterling family through a marriage certificate.
01:00:44Who are you trying to impress with this wrong woman?
01:00:47Didn't you approach me in the first place for the money, the status, and the chance to climb to the
01:00:53top?
01:00:57Cancel the surgery?
01:00:58You're going to kill our own flesh and blood just for Victoria?
01:01:01As long as you take the fall for the accident, we can have other children.
01:01:07Why are these memories flooding my head?
01:01:10Where is Chloe?
01:01:12What did I do to her?
01:01:14Okay, okay, okay.
01:01:15Mr. Sterling, please calm down and stop thinking so hard.
01:01:19You need rest right now.
01:01:21You cannot get this agitated.
01:01:23Tell me, were those real?
01:01:26Did I do that to her?
01:01:28I...
01:01:28Please lie down first.
01:01:30I will get the doctor.
01:01:40The wound is healing well.
01:01:42No sign of infection.
01:01:44But the blood loss left you very weak.
01:01:46You need time to recover.
01:01:47Blood loss?
01:01:48Yes.
01:01:49When you were admitted, your condition was critical.
01:01:51Acute massive bleeding, hemogyme at a dangerous level.
01:01:53We performed an emergency transfusion.
01:01:55You were lucky.
01:01:56Someone volunteered to donate blood and saved your life.
01:02:00Who?
01:02:00I am sorry, Mr. Sterling.
01:02:02The donor signed a strict confidentiality agreement.
01:02:04We are not authorized to disclose that.
01:02:07No.
01:02:10Alistin, look.
01:02:11We have the same blood type.
01:02:12What are the odds?
01:02:13It is rare.
01:02:14The odds feel like fate.
01:02:16So if anything ever happens to either of us, the other can be their blood bank, right?
01:02:20I do not say unlucky things, but yes, I will protect you any way I can.
01:02:27Chloe was here.
01:02:29Was Chloe not the donor?
01:02:30Was it Chloe?
01:02:31I cannot answer questions about visitors.
01:02:33You need rest.
01:02:36Tell me!
01:02:37Mr. Sterling, please calm down.
01:02:39Any information about the donor is legally protected.
01:02:49Mr. Sterling.
01:02:51There is an update on Ms. Thorne.
01:02:53The extradition process is complete.
01:02:55She was put on a flight back to New York under police escort this morning.
01:02:58When?
01:02:59Three days ago.
01:02:59The day after your surgery.
01:03:01Also, Chloe.
01:03:03The afternoon after Alistair's surgery ended and Alistair was confirmed out of danger,
01:03:06Chloe boarded a flight and left to destination Zurich.
01:03:08Mr. Brody cook up Chloe's manager.
01:03:10Pumbrick released her leg of Chloe's Odo tour schedule.
01:03:12That afternoon?
01:03:13Yes.
01:03:14Flight records show takeoff at 4.15pm.
01:03:17She gave blood and left without looking back.
01:03:21Should I contact Mrs. Sterling or try to obtain the details of her tour?
01:03:25No.
01:03:26She was right to leave.
01:03:29Report the crime.
01:03:30Testify.
01:03:30Donate blood.
01:03:31Leave.
01:03:32Every step was calculated.
01:03:34Clean.
01:03:34She thinks even hating me is a waste.
01:03:41It was her.
01:03:43David, the person who gave me blood had to be her.
01:03:46The blood bank record is anonymous.
01:03:48We cannot confirm.
01:03:49I can feel it.
01:03:51My body knows her blood.
01:03:53No one but Chloe.
01:03:56Call her manager's number.
01:03:58Now.
01:03:59The doctor said you need complete rest and must avoid emotional stress.
01:04:03Call.
01:04:05Brody Cook speaking.
01:04:06Who is this?
01:04:07Mr. Cook, hello.
01:04:08This is David, Mr. Sterling's assistant.
01:04:09Mr. Sterling would like to speak with Mrs. Sterling.
01:04:11Ms. Claire Moreo is in intensive tour rehearsal in Zurich.
01:04:14Her schedule is full.
01:04:15She is not accepting any non-performance related call.
01:04:17Tell her it is me.
01:04:18Tell her I know it was her.
01:04:20That bag of blood.
01:04:21I know she gave it.
01:04:23If it is not business, do not disturb her.
01:04:25She has cut off even the chance for me to say thank you.
01:04:29I'm sorry.
01:04:30You think even hating me is a waste, do you?
01:04:32Even letting me confirm this debt feels like another form of harassment.
01:04:46Do not go.
01:04:49Move.
01:04:51Mr. Sterling, you need to be back at the hospital.
01:04:53I have heard enough from doctors.
01:04:54I'm not going anywhere.
01:04:56Brody, go confirm boarding.
01:04:58Chloe.
01:04:59Go.
01:05:02Let me stay by your side.
01:05:05Just this once.
01:05:06On what grounds?
01:05:08I...
01:05:10I paid back your blood.
01:05:12I saved your life.
01:05:13We are even.
01:05:14We are not.
01:05:15We never will be.
01:05:17Let go.
01:05:18I checked the flights.
01:05:19I know your next stop is Paris.
01:05:21Let me go with you.
01:05:21I will watch from far away.
01:05:23I swear I will not bother you.
01:05:24Alistair, listen carefully.
01:05:25You keep saying you want to protect me.
01:05:27But when my manuscript was destroyed, what did you do?
01:05:30When my baby was gone, what did you do?
01:05:32I...
01:05:33And now you want to stay by my side?
01:05:35Too late.
01:05:37Way too late.
01:05:39Do not follow me again.
01:05:41I want none of your guilt, none of your repentance.
01:05:44Then what do you want?
01:05:44Tell me!
01:05:48I will give you everything.
01:05:50The company, the shares, all of it.
01:05:54Chloe!
01:05:56I want you to disappear forever.
01:06:01Do not go.
01:06:02Please.
01:06:03Give me one chance, even if it is only to watch you from a distance.
01:06:09A chance.
01:06:10Three years ago when I was bleeding, who gave me a chance?
01:06:13When I miscarried it, lying in that hospital bed, listening to lawyers read charges for
01:06:18crimes, I jetives, I never committed.
01:06:21Who gave me a chance?
01:06:22I know I was wrong.
01:06:23I will spend the rest of my life.
01:06:25I do not want the rest of your life, Alistair.
01:06:28I just want my peace.
01:06:29Chloe!
01:06:30What about our child?
01:06:31Can that be settled too?
01:06:33He never belonged to us.
01:06:35He belonged only to the me who lost him before he ever got to see the sun.
01:06:48Chloe!
01:06:49Sir, are you alright?
01:06:50Let me take you to...
01:06:53No, no, Chloe.
01:07:04Sir, you are awake.
01:07:07You have been unconscious for five days.
01:07:09The doctor said your last unauthorized discharge seriously worsened the wound.
01:07:14You cannot keep doing this.
01:07:16You must rest.
01:07:17Where is Chloe now?
01:07:18Mrs. Sterling's tour team returns to the council.
01:07:22Vienna, Vienna this afternoon.
01:07:24Sir!
01:07:24Get the car.
01:07:25Now.
01:07:26But your body...
01:07:27I said now.
01:07:33Chloe!
01:07:34Why?
01:07:35Sir, backstage is not open to the public.
01:07:37Please wait for me for a moment.
01:07:42I have been looking for you.
01:07:44I was wrong.
01:07:45I will spend everything to atone.
01:07:47Your everything burned to ash three years ago.
01:07:50Everything I have now I earn myself, including my peace.
01:07:53So he can give you peace?
01:07:56Mrs. Sterling needs to prepare for her performance.
01:07:58Please leave.
01:07:59You let him touch your score.
01:08:01You let him stand beside you.
01:08:03Then what am I?
01:08:11The blood?
01:08:12Chloe.
01:08:13Wait.
01:08:14The blood that saved my life?
01:08:16Was it yours?
01:08:20Yes.
01:08:21Why?
01:08:22You hate me.
01:08:23To repay a debt.
01:08:24What?
01:08:25Three years ago, you signed a paper and traded my life for hers.
01:08:29Now I repay you once.
01:08:31Blood for blood.
01:08:32Nothing owed.
01:08:33No, it is not a debt.
01:08:35I owe you and I can never repay it.
01:08:37It is a debt.
01:08:37It is paid.
01:08:39From now on, your blood, your wounds, whether you live or die, none of it has anything to
01:08:44do with me.
01:08:45I'm not going to let you do this.
01:08:47Get the hell away from me.
01:08:49Let us go in.
01:09:09Oh, no.
01:09:10What is it?
01:09:12God, no.
01:09:13That is impossible.
01:09:15This...
01:09:16How could this string...
01:09:17I checked it yesterday.
01:09:19It was fine.
01:09:20And Chloe are always so careful.
01:09:22Accidents happen.
01:09:23It is not a big deal.
01:09:24Where are the spare strings?
01:09:26Did you bring an extra string?
01:09:29Here, here.
01:09:30I packed an extra set on purpose.
01:09:31It is staged in the Leon and...
01:09:33When that...
01:09:34This...
01:09:34This is impossible.
01:09:36I kept it in the humidity, Pash.
01:09:38Do not panic.
01:09:40I will ask when the new cello arrives.
01:09:44What?
01:09:45The car broke down?
01:09:46Did you not guarantee it would be on time tomorrow morning at the earliest?
01:09:49Shit!
01:09:49I contacted a friend in Berlin.
01:09:51His workshop has strings in the same gauge, but driving them here will take at least four hours.
01:09:56Not enough time.
01:09:58Rehearsal is in two hours, and the concert is tonight.
01:10:01Why now?
01:10:01Damn it!
01:10:12Claire's string snapped.
01:10:13The spare is oxidized, too.
01:10:15The new cello is still on the road, and they cannot reach the maker.
01:10:18Wait.
01:10:19Whose string broke?
01:10:20Claire's?
01:10:21Sir.
01:10:21Backstage matters are not disclosed to unrelated people.
01:10:26Now tell me exactly what happened.
01:10:28It is Mrs. Claire, the principal cellist.
01:10:31Her main strings slapped during pre-show check.
01:10:33The spare is oxidized and unusable, and the emergency replacement cello is delayed.
01:10:39It is bad.
01:10:40It is Chloe, of course.
01:10:42She is still the little girl who needs my shelter.
01:10:45Only under my wing can she play safely.
01:10:48It is me.
01:10:48Use every resource.
01:10:51Find top-tier gut cello strings that can reach the Vienna Musikheims within two hours.
01:10:55Send a private jet to Berlin, then transfer by helicopter directly to the Musikheim Plaza.
01:10:59I want those strings in her hands before the concert starts.
01:11:06Chloe, do not panic.
01:11:08I already got the strings.
01:11:16The string, did it not snap?
01:11:18It did.
01:11:19I sent a plane.
01:11:20The string should be here.
01:11:21No need.
01:11:21I contacted the Luthory's workshop.
01:11:23They sent top strings by special car and brought an extra cello for trial use.
01:11:26When did you contact them?
01:11:28When I found the broken string.
01:11:29Brody made a few calls.
01:11:30Julian confirmed the workshop inventory.
01:11:32The car arrived 40 minutes ago.
01:11:33Good.
01:11:34As long as it is solved.
01:11:35Alistair, three years ago I lay in the hospital waiting for a consent form with your signature.
01:11:39Your signing was risky and you had to wait for the lawyers.
01:11:41Now one cello string breaks and you can immediately mobilize planes, clear logistics, and make an entire system move for
01:11:47you.
01:11:47Your help only appears when you think it is safe and convenient.
01:11:50My life and death, my career, had to run on your schedule.
01:11:52This time is different.
01:11:53It is the same.
01:11:54You always want to solve my problems your way, then you tell me how much you sacrifice.
01:11:57But I do not need it anymore.
01:11:59My problems are mine to solve.
01:12:01My way, on my time.
01:12:06These headlines, they will ruin her performance.
01:12:09What will she think of me?
01:12:11Sir, Mr. Brody Cooks just notified the press.
01:12:13Miss Chloe is holding a press conference right up ahead.
01:12:15Miss Chloe and Mr. Alistair Stellar ended their marriage three years ago.
01:12:20Now and in the future, there is no legal connection between them nor any private relationship.
01:12:26Mr. Brody, I photographed Mr. Sterling here two mornings ago in Wandering, and he had contact with Miss Chloe.
01:12:30Does this mean Mr. Sterling is trying to win her back?
01:12:31Mr. Sterling's actions are his personal choice.
01:12:34Miss Chloe's position has been made clear in the statement.
01:12:37Her life and career are centered on music.
01:12:39My team is fully capable of handling every performance matter.
01:12:42Any outside uninvited involvement is unnecessary and unwelcome.
01:12:46As for the rest, private grievances are not worth public resources.
01:12:49My music will speak for itself.
01:12:51That is the end of the statement.
01:12:53Please focus on tonight's performance.
01:13:08Chloe!
01:13:10I know you can hear me!
01:13:15I saw the press conference.
01:13:17You said we were even.
01:13:19But how can I be even?
01:13:20The baby is gone because I signed.
01:13:22You almost died on that operating table because I stopped the doctors.
01:13:26I cannot repay those debts.
01:13:29You, you will not even give me your hate anymore.
01:13:33You treat me like some irrelevant stranger.
01:13:41Then tell me!
01:13:43How do I pay it back?
01:13:45Do you want this life?
01:13:49No.
01:13:52Just like this glass of water.
01:13:55Once it is poured out, I will not pick it back up.
01:14:00You could kneel until you die, and it will not bring that child back.
01:14:04It will not bring back the me who trusted you three years ago.
01:14:23You should be gone now.
01:14:46You should go to the hospital.
01:14:50I just do not want tomorrow's headline to say
01:14:52former Wall Street Kaidan bleeds to death outside ex-wife's apartment.
01:14:57So to you, I am just a nuisance?
01:15:00Noise.
01:15:01I hate unnecessary noise.
01:15:03I checked the medical records from back then.
01:15:04Every minute, I remember.
01:15:05When the doctor recommended surgery, I checked my watch three times.
01:15:08I was calculating risk, time, and legal consequences.
01:15:11I know.
01:15:11I know exactly how long you calculated.
01:15:13You do not know why I...
01:15:13Long enough for me to lose half my blood,
01:15:15and long enough for an eight-week Ambrose heartbeat to stop forever.
01:15:17Those fragments from back then replay in my head every day.
01:15:21Then let them keep playing.
01:15:22That is your business.
01:15:23But do not die here.
01:15:25Get up.
01:15:25I will call a car to take you to the hospital.
01:15:27I am not going.
01:15:29Suit yourself.
01:15:30Wait!
01:15:38My sins can only be washed clean with blood.
01:15:43Is this enough?
01:15:45Put the knife down.
01:15:50Tell me...
01:15:53How much blood is enough?
01:15:56Is this life enough to pay?
01:15:59Your life has no value to me now.
01:16:01Then what has value?
01:16:03Tell me.
01:16:04What can I still give you?
01:16:05I want nothing.
01:16:07Especially nothing from you.
01:16:10Then watch me die.
01:16:12You are forcing me again.
01:16:13No.
01:16:15This time I choose it myself.
01:16:17You just watch.
01:16:19Take it as...
01:16:20A late offering.
01:16:22Let go.
01:16:23Let me.
01:16:25I said let go!
01:16:33Your blood cannot wash anything with me.
01:16:35It will only stay in this street.
01:16:37Then what?
01:16:38What the hell am I supposed to do?
01:16:44At the very least,
01:16:46you should not be kneeling here trying to die.
01:16:56Stop!
01:16:59Stop it.
01:17:02Is it enough?
01:17:04Is this life enough to pay?
01:17:08Put the knife down.
01:17:09Say it first.
01:17:10Is it enough?
01:17:12I said put the knife down!
01:17:15The baby is not coming back.
01:17:17You could bleed yourself dry,
01:17:19and he still would not come back.
01:17:21When I was lying on the operating table
01:17:22waiting for your signature,
01:17:24he was already gone.
01:17:26What you are doing now has no meaning.
01:17:30None of it has any meaning anymore.
01:17:34We are even.
01:17:36I forgive you.
01:17:39What did you say?
01:17:45I forgive you.
01:17:46No!
01:17:48Chloe, do not.
01:17:49Do not forgive me.
01:17:50I do not deserve it.
01:17:52It is not for you.
01:17:53It is for me.
01:17:55I have to move forward.
01:17:56Move forward.
01:17:57Good.
01:17:59You go.
01:18:00Do not look back.
01:18:01But do not forgive me.
01:18:03Please.
01:18:04The baby will not come back.
01:18:06The blood I lost cannot be returned.
01:18:08None of this helps.
01:18:10I know.
01:18:11I know it does not help.
01:18:13But I do not hate you anymore.
01:18:15Hate is exhausting.
01:18:16From now on, we are even.
01:18:18Even.
01:18:19Okay.
01:18:21Even.
01:18:22Never see me again.
01:18:23Chloe.
01:18:24Live well.
01:18:32Mr. Sterling.
01:18:35Mr. Sterling.
01:18:37Hold on.
01:18:38I am calling an ambulance right now.
01:18:41Jalawi.
01:18:42What?
01:18:44Jalawi.
01:18:52Jalawi.
01:18:54Sir, you are awake.
01:18:56The doctor said you lost too much blood, but thank God.
01:18:58You have been unconscious for two days.
01:19:00Miss Chloe, she...
01:19:01David.
01:19:02Yes, sir.
01:19:03I will not go looking for her again.
01:19:06She said we are even.
01:19:08I should let go.
01:19:23Ashes should look like ashes.
01:19:29They adjusted the sound post overnight.
01:19:32Want to try it?
01:19:36It is quiet.
01:19:37More reliable than people.
01:19:45Time to go stage.
01:19:49Time to go stage.
01:20:10The strings will never tremble for lies again.
01:20:12This first note is both a funeral and a rebirth.
01:20:15Every accent is the echo of a golden cage shattering.
01:20:19What he destroyed was never just a cello.
01:20:21My blood, everything I lost.
01:20:23It all burns inside this melody.
01:20:27There is no place to be heard in the ashes.
01:20:33There is no going back.
01:20:38Look, Alistair.
01:20:39Without you, I still stand in the light.
01:20:42And this light will never shine for you.
01:20:45Can I imagine it?
01:20:48I think I saw Alistair.
01:21:04Claire, these flowers are for you.
01:21:06Who asked you to bring them?
01:21:08I...
01:21:08I brought them myself.
01:21:11White lilies of the valley.
01:21:12We had a pot on the balcony of the New York apartment.
01:21:15It died.
01:21:18They are beautiful.
01:21:19I will keep them.
01:21:20From a fan?
01:21:22Let me check them.
01:21:23No need.
01:21:24You know who sent them.
01:21:26I do.
01:21:27Then why accept them?
01:21:28The flowers are innocent.
01:21:30The person who sent them has nothing to do with me.
01:21:35Sir, she accepted them.
01:21:37She said they were beautiful.
01:21:39Thank you, little angel.
01:21:42This is your reward.
01:21:43Go buy yourself some candy.
01:21:45Thank you, sir.
01:21:56Mr. Sterling, at the current rate of progression,
01:21:59a conservative estimate gives you about three months.
01:22:02Understood.
01:22:06Mr. Sterling, the will you requested has been drafted according to your final wishes.
01:22:09Under the terms, all assets under your name,
01:22:11after taxes and fees, will be transferred to the anonymous donor X account
01:22:14and ultimately donated to the Global Fund for Women Artists.
01:22:17No individual beneficiary is named.
01:22:22The process is complete.
01:22:24I will hold the original.
01:22:25Mr. Sterling, please take care.
01:22:35No, this is better.
01:22:42Who are you?
01:22:59Excuse me, sir.
01:23:01Could you tell me, is this the right direction to the Julie Hart School?
01:23:05Wrong side.
01:23:06Across the platform.
01:23:09I just got to New York.
01:23:11Your cufflinks, they are beautiful.
01:23:27It's not the wrong way.
01:23:30We both went the wrong way.
01:23:37We both went the wrong way.
01:23:40We both went the wrong way.
01:23:41We both went the wrong way.
01:23:41We both went the wrong way.
01:23:41We both went the wrong way.
01:23:41We both went the wrong way.
01:23:41You
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