- 9 hours ago
- #englishsub
- #fullmovie
Agent 003: Reborn from Hell - Full #englishsub #fullmovie 🍿🍿
Category
🎥
Short filmTranscript
00:00Take off your police uniform, Amelia Saddington.
00:03You don't deserve to wear it at all.
00:06Desmond Urich, the head of the Major Crimes Unit,
00:09stripped my police uniform off me right in front of the entire team.
00:13So you really are still holding it against me from the raid
00:16because I prioritized protecting the hostages
00:19and didn't take good enough care of Addison,
00:21leaving her with a few scrapes?
00:24At my rebuttal, Desmond slapped me hard across the face in front of everyone.
00:29My head snapped to the side.
00:31He accused me of taking personal revenge under the guise of duty,
00:35then used every means to suspend me.
00:38After my suspension, Vicente D'Acra, my childhood friend,
00:42told me he wanted to marry me.
00:44But on the eve of our engagement, I overheard him talking to Desmond.
00:48Both of them were only protecting Addison.
00:50In pure despair, I changed into faded street clothes
00:53and headed alone to state police headquarters.
00:57Agent 003, Amelia Sadinton,
00:59requesting assignment to Operation Foxhunt as an undercover operative.
01:02Scrub my file. I'm not coming back.
01:05Desmond slapped me hard across the face,
01:07and my head snapped to the side.
01:09Before the pain in my cheek even set in,
01:12the trauma from my abduction flared up suddenly.
01:15Agony seeped from my bones,
01:17and I curled up on the ground.
01:19Seeing me like this,
01:21Desmond kicked me.
01:22Quit playing dead!
01:24I clutched at his pant leg,
01:26sweating cold from the pain,
01:28and trembled as I whispered,
01:30Tranquilizer.
01:31I need a tranquilizer.
01:33Desmond only stared at me coldly,
01:35then said to his subordinates beside him,
01:38Addison was traumatized during the rescue.
01:42Give it to her first.
01:45That night, I curled up alone in the freezing isolation room.
01:49The hallucinogens the cartel had injected into me flared up again.
01:53In my delirium,
01:54I was back in that hellish abandoned factory.
01:57Tortured and interrogated by dealers,
02:00one after another.
02:01I whimpered in agony,
02:03Desmond help me.
02:05But the man I once loved didn't even glance at me.
02:08By the next morning,
02:09Desmond had already used the episode as a pretext to file for my suspension.
02:13He told our superiors I was mentally unstable and prone to violence.
02:17To calm Addison's nerves,
02:19he even confiscated my service weapon.
02:21He locked it in his own desk.
02:23The only person who didn't abandon me was Vicenti Dacra.
02:26A forensic pathologist who had known me since we were kids.
02:30Vicenti promised he would vouch for me with the bureau to get me reinstated.
02:34He told me he wanted to marry me.
02:36That he would take care of me for the rest of my life.
02:39But, on the eve of our engagement,
02:41I overheard him talking to Desmond outside the forensics lab.
02:45Amy's a lost cause.
02:47After that kidnapping,
02:48everyone on the force is talking that she slept with the cartel boss for three days just to stay alive.
02:53She's tainted.
02:54What do you know?
02:55Back then,
02:56I had to pull out to save Addison,
02:58leaving Emmy trapped in that den.
03:02I'm drowning in guilt,
03:04but I can't stand what she's become.
03:06She's a total head case now.
03:08Bettina,
03:08you don't actually love Addison,
03:10do you?
03:11You're only marrying her because Addison is terrified.
03:14Amy will snap and come after Addison.
03:16You just want to keep her under your thumb and sedated,
03:18so she won't hurt Addie.
03:20So that was it.
03:22Both of them were only protecting Addison.
03:24In pure despair,
03:26I changed into a pair of faded street clothes.
03:29I headed alone to the high security archives at state police headquarters.
03:33Standing before the commander-in-chief,
03:34Donald Tabert,
03:35I snapped into a perfect salute.
03:37My voice was hoarse,
03:38but it didn't waver.
03:40Agent 003,
03:41Amelia Sadinton.
03:42Requesting assignment to Operation Fox Hunt as an undercover operative.
03:46Scrub my file.
03:47I'm not coming back.
03:48Donald's gray eyebrows knitted together.
03:51His eyes clouded with regret.
03:52This operation takes you deep into the heart of the Golden Tranquil.
03:57Straight into the hands of the most brutal cartel on the planet.
04:00To earn their trust,
04:02you might be forced into addiction or worse.
04:05Taking this assignment is effectively a death sentence.
04:09I squeezed my eyes shut against the sharp ache in my chest.
04:13My voice remained resolute.
04:14I'm ready.
04:16Both my parents were undercover narcotics officers who died on the border.
04:20I have nothing left to lose.
04:21If it takes my life to bring that cartel down,
04:24then that's a price I'm more than willing to pay.
04:27Donald glanced at the space on my waist where my police badge used to be.
04:32Isn't today the day you were supposed to head to the city hall with Dr. Dockwer?
04:37Don't you want a peaceful life?
04:39The tears finally broke,
04:41spilling over despite my best efforts.
04:43Not wanting Donald to see me as weak,
04:45I roughly wiped my face.
04:47I did not explain.
04:48Donald didn't press further.
04:49He simply patted my shoulder heavily,
04:51a silent gesture of respect and farewell.
04:54Someone will be waiting to escort you across the border at 3 tomorrow morning.
04:58If you survive and complete this assignment,
05:02the department will restore your file
05:05and grant you our highest honor.
05:08I saluted in silence
05:10and walked out of the headquarters building.
05:13My mind blur.
05:14Just as I was about to leave,
05:16Desmond appeared in front of me.
05:18He was holding the leash of my retired canine partner,
05:21Kale.
05:22His gaze was cold.
05:23His tone completely unyielding.
05:25Kale hasn't stopped barking for days.
05:27It's disturbing Addy's rest.
05:30I was planning to drop it at a shelter in the suburbs,
05:33but since we ran into each other,
05:35it's your problem now.
05:37I stared down at Kale,
05:38a decorated veteran I had raised and trained myself.
05:42A partner who had saved my life more times than I could count.
05:48Five years ago,
05:49when Kale retired,
05:51Desmond had sworn he would treat it like family.
05:54He swore he would never let it suffer.
05:57Now,
05:57just to ensure Addison slept undisturbed,
06:00he was ready to discard an old comrade like trash.
06:04Kale saw me and let out a desperate whine.
06:06It lunged forward,
06:08but Desmond yanked back on its collar so hard the dog began to choke.
06:12Its eyes rolling back,
06:14my heart felt like it was being ripped out of my chest.
06:18Ignoring Desmond,
06:19I crouched down immediately to calm Kale.
06:22Desmond looked down at me.
06:23His voice stern.
06:25Isn't today your big day with Vicedo?
06:27What the hell are you doing at state police headquarters?
06:31Get in the car.
06:32I'll drive you back.
06:34Aren't you worried Vicente will change his mind?
06:37And dump a junkie like you if you're late for the ceremony?
06:40I stood up slowly,
06:41my expression cold as I brushed the dust off my hands.
06:45I'm not marrying him.
06:47Not anymore.
06:49Desmond let out a sharp,
06:50mocking laugh.
06:52I get it.
06:53You're bitter.
06:54You still blame me for choosing to save Addie first?
06:58I also know you came here to file a formal complaint against me.
07:02But look at the facts.
07:05You're an officer who was held by a cartel boss for three days.
07:09God knows what happened to you in there.
07:11With all the rumors flying around the bureau,
07:15how could I ever trust you with real field work again?
07:18Don't worry though,
07:19I picked up the low-level thugs who grabbed you
07:21and made sure they got sentenced to death.
07:24Consider the debt solved.
07:26Now the fact that Vicente is still willing to marry a woman like you,
07:30mentally unstable and potentially diseased,
07:35is more than you deserve.
07:38Don't push your luck.
07:40I looked up at the man I had once admired.
07:44His features were as sharp as ever.
07:46But his heart had turned to stone.
07:49The claims that I was mentally unstable were nothing but a convenient excuse.
07:54Addison as a psychiatrist,
07:56had filled my evaluation with nothing but slander.
07:59Where were her professional ethics?
08:01A wave of sorrow crashed over me.
08:04There were too many words trapped in my chest.
08:06A weight so heavy I could barely breathe.
08:09In the end,
08:10all that emotion was stripped away.
08:12Leaving only two words.
08:15Get out!
08:16My defiance instantly enraged him.
08:19He whipped Kale's leash toward me,
08:21the leather nearly catching me across the face.
08:23Amelia, don't push me.
08:26Vicente and I are like brothers.
08:28He's a good man.
08:32Don't you dare think you can keep him on a leash.
08:35Just to use him as a backup plan.
08:39I let out a cold, sharp laugh and chased him away.
08:43Afterward, I led Kale back to the police housing.
08:46My foster father, the former chief,
08:49had been waiting for a long time in the cold wind.
08:52Amy, thank God.
08:54The Docwig family has been looking everywhere for you.
08:57Where have you been?
08:58I didn't hold anything back.
08:59I told him everything,
09:01including my application for the undercover assignment.
09:05The color drained from his face.
09:07His cane clattered against the pavement as it slipped from his hand.
09:11No!
09:11I won't allow it!
09:13Your parents already gave everything to this life.
09:18I won't stand by and watch you throw yours away, too!
09:23I took a breath and told him everything.
09:25Every word I had overheard outside the forensics lab.
09:28When I finished, my foster father was shaking with rage.
09:32He gripped his cane,
09:34ready to storm down to the bureau and demand justice for me.
09:37I threw my arms around his knees,
09:40sinking to the floor.
09:42My tears soaked into the fabric of his trousers.
09:45Dad, please, you have to let me go!
09:48If I marry Vicente,
09:50if I'm forced to live under their thumb and be sedated every day,
09:54that's not living!
09:55It's a slow death!
09:57Operation Fox Hunt isn't just about settling a score.
10:02It's about finishing what my parents started.
10:04It was their last wish.
10:06Getting away from this place is the only way I'll ever be free.
10:10Seeing the unwavering resolve in my eyes,
10:13he broke down into bitter tears.
10:15He finally fell silent.
10:18As an old-timer on the force,
10:20he understood that some assignments were a one-way street.
10:23There was no coming back from them.
10:25When the wedding procession arrived later that day,
10:28there was no fanfare, no decorations,
10:30just a few black sedans idling at the curb downstairs.
10:33I didn't bother with a wedding dress.
10:35Instead, I threw on a black hardshell jacket and walked straight out of the building.
10:40Looking at Vicente's gentle face felt like a slow twist of a knife.
10:44The pain had long since moved past Sharp.
10:47Now it was just a heavy, throbbing numbness in my heart.
10:51He was only doing this to keep me on a leash,
10:54to clear a path for Addison.
10:55How could he still stand there and play the part of the devoted lover?
10:59It was disgusting.
11:01I pulled the prenuptial agreement from my pocket.
11:04I tore it into a dozen pieces and let the wind scatter them across the pavement.
11:11The wedding is off.
11:13Get out of here.
11:16Vicente's expression hardened instantly.
11:19Dropping the gentleman act,
11:20he closed the distance between us in a few steps.
11:23He clamped his hand around my wrist.
11:26Amy, do you have any idea what you're doing?
11:29I'm the only person in the entire department who doesn't hold your past against you.
11:34Why the hell are you taking this out on me?
11:38I know you're still in love with Desmond.
11:42But if you truly love someone,
11:44shouldn't you let him be with Addie?
11:46My eyes stung,
11:47but I tilted my head back to look at him.
11:50Every word I spat dripping with venom.
11:53So that's it.
11:55You love her too.
11:58You're throwing your life away on me,
12:00just to pave the way for them.
12:03You're taking me in just to make sure
12:04this crazy woman doesn't pest her Desmond or hurt Addison.
12:10You were planning to keep me sedated
12:12until I was too drugged to resist, weren't you?
12:16A flicker of guilt crossed his eyes,
12:19but he kept up the charade,
12:20even forcing his eyes to redden as if he were the one betrayed.
12:23Amy, how could you think so little of me?
12:26We grew up together.
12:28Everything I'm doing is for your own good.
12:30The neighbors and colleagues gathered around began to whisper.
12:35Dr. Doc Ware has done more than enough for her.
12:37Amelia hasn't been right since that operation.
12:40Who else would even consider marrying her?
12:43I heard she came back from that den tainted.
12:46She should be thanking her lucky stars he's still willing to take her.
12:49My foster father's face flushed with rage as he raised his arm.
12:53I quickly grabbed his arm and shook my head.
12:56Dad, dad, don't.
12:58Desmond is the captain now,
13:00and the Doc Ware family has too much pull.
13:02We can't win a fight against them.
13:04Addison's the department's golden girl.
13:06Everyone is on her side.
13:07No one will believe us.
13:09They'll just see me as a jealous, unstable woman.
13:12His chest heaved with suppressed anger.
13:15Finally, he let out a heavy, defeated sigh
13:18and turned back toward the house.
13:22Vicenti reached for my hand again,
13:24his voice dropping into that familiar, hypocritical tone.
13:27Amy, if you're not in the right headspace today,
13:29we can push the date back.
13:32But my promise to you hasn't changed.
13:35Just promise me you won't bother Desmond and Addie anymore.
13:38I jerked my hand away and stared at him as if he were already dead.
13:43I'm not marrying you,
13:45and I'm never looking for Desmond again.
13:47Not in this lifetime.
13:50Because I'm...
13:53I was seconds away from telling him
13:55I was leaving the country when Desmond's SUV pulled up.
13:58Addison stepped out, dressed in a white dress.
14:01She made a show of needing Desmond's help getting out of the car.
14:05She cast Vicenti a faint, flirtatious look.
14:08A spark flickered in Vicenti's eyes for a split second before vanishing.
14:13Addison walked over to me,
14:15her eyes already beginning to redden.
14:17Her voice was soft and sounded utterly tender
14:20that it could break people's hearts.
14:22Amy, why are you still causing a scene?
14:24It's your wedding day.
14:26Why do you have to keep making Captain Urals and Vic worry about you?
14:31The murmurs around me grew sharper.
14:34She just said she didn't want to marry him,
14:35but the second Captain Urals shows up,
14:37she's standing there, Stardrock.
14:39How shameless can you get?
14:40Dr. Doc Ware even went out of his way to pull strings for her medication.
14:44An ungrateful woman like that belongs back in a holding cell.
14:47When Desmond heard that I had called off the wedding,
14:50his gaze turned icy.
14:52He stepped protectively in front of Addison.
14:55Amelia, I know you look down on Addie because she's a civilian.
14:58You think she's delicate, don't you?
15:00But let's look at the facts.
15:02How many major cases has she closed from behind the scenes using psychological profile?
15:07Her hands are meant for a pen.
15:09They're clean, untainted.
15:11And then there's you.
15:14Ever since that mission, you've been nothing but bitter and full of malice.
15:18Now you've even lost the little loyalty you had left.
15:22How can you even begin to compare yourself to her?
15:25I felt a sting in my nose as I sniffled.
15:27The late autumn wind whipped against my collar,
15:29but it couldn't chill me nearly as much as the coldness in my own chest.
15:33To put Addison on a pedestal,
15:35Desmond had gone as far as handing over half of my hard-earned career achievements to her.
15:42Overnight, I became the crazy woman of the department.
15:45Addison became the celebrated genius profiler.
15:48The golden girl of the force.
15:51Suddenly, Addison pointed at the worn collar around Kale's neck.
15:55Oh! Isn't that my missing emerald?
15:57How did it end up set into a dog collar?
16:00My body went rigid.
16:02I stared at Desmond.
16:03My eyes bloodshot and burning.
16:06That emerald?
16:07Wasn't that the retirement gift you gave Kale back then?
16:09A flicker of guilt crossed Desmond's eyes.
16:12His voice remained iron cold.
16:14I never gave you anything like that.
16:15That's Addie's family heirloom.
16:16It went missing just a few days ago, so you're the one who stole it.
16:19The air was suddenly filled with voices calling me a thief.
16:23Every word felt like a bullet through my eardrums.
16:27Ignoring the sharp ache in my chest,
16:29I reached down with trembling hands.
16:31I unbuckled Kale's collar and slammed it onto the pavement.
16:35The emerald shattered into broken pieces.
16:38I haven't even set foot in your office.
16:40How could I have stolen anything?
16:42A flash of triumph crossed Addison's face.
16:44She buried herself in Desmond's arms, sobbing.
16:48Captain Urist, a few days ago,
16:50Emmy came to your office to cause us mean.
16:52She must have taken it then.
16:54A voice rang out from the crowd,
16:57sharp with impatience.
16:58Addie, it's just an emerald.
17:00It's broken.
17:00Let it go.
17:02I'll buy you a better one.
17:04Emmy is still my deputy lead after all.
17:08Let's not make a scene in front of her house.
17:10Desmond pulled Addison closer,
17:12his eyes fiercely protective.
17:14He looked at me as if I were nothing but trash.
17:17Vedante, since she doesn't know what's good for her,
17:19consider the wedding off.
17:20Let's get out of here.
17:21Don't lower yourself to her level.
17:22I called out, my voice trembling.
17:27Desmond, we grew up together.
17:29How can you not believe me?
17:30He turned back,
17:32his gaze devoid of even a trace of warmth.
17:34He leaned in close,
17:36speaking in a low voice meant only for me.
17:39I want you to understand something.
17:41I don't care how outstanding you used to be.
17:44In my eyes, you don't even compare to Addie.
17:47If you keep trying to cling to me,
17:49you'll only disgust me more.
17:51My eyes stung with a bitter ache,
17:53but it felt as though my tears had already run dry.
17:58My mind drifted back to our days at the police academy.
18:02Back then, no matter who tried to bully me,
18:05Desmond would step in front of me without hesitation.
18:08He would declare I was under his protection.
18:11After that, no one dared to even raise their voice at me.
18:15But now, just to drive me away,
18:18he was letting the woman he loved
18:19drag my name through the mud.
18:21He didn't realize that even if I wanted to cling to him,
18:24I was out of time,
18:26by sunrise tomorrow,
18:27my identity would cease to exist.
18:29After the crowd dispersed,
18:31Vicenti dismissed the lingering colleagues
18:34with a wave of his hand.
18:35Seeing my numb expression,
18:37he grabbed my hand,
18:38his voice edged with impatience.
18:40Emmy, I'm sorry,
18:42that emerald really does belong to Addie.
18:44She gave it to me before,
18:45and I just passed it on to you.
18:47But I saw how much she liked it.
18:49If I hadn't played along,
18:50she would have been put in an awkward spot
18:52in front of Desmond.
18:53I stared at him,
18:55my face a mask of indifference.
18:58So you just stood there
18:59and watched them brand me a thief?
19:01He spoke with the gall of a man
19:03who truly believed he was in the right.
19:07There were so many people watching, Emmy.
19:10If I had called her out,
19:12how was Desmond supposed to save his image?
19:16How could Addison even stay on the force
19:18after a scandal like that?
19:20Besides, you're already suspended.
19:22Your reputation has already taken a hit.
19:25One more accusation isn't going to change anything.
19:28As long as I know you're innocent,
19:30that's all that matters.
19:31Once the wedding is over,
19:32I'll take you out of town for treatment.
19:35We'll start over on a clean slate.
19:37He was wrong.
19:38I wasn't looking for a fresh start.
19:40I simply reached the point
19:41where I didn't believe in humanity anymore.
19:43I slowly pulled my hand from his grip.
19:46I turned toward the hallway
19:47and shut the rusty iron door between us.
19:50Vicenti hammered on the door,
19:52his voice boiling over with rage.
19:54Emilia!
19:55Don't be so ungrateful!
19:57No one else out there
19:58would touch a crazy woman like you!
20:01I'll give you one night to get your head straight.
20:04I'm coming for you tomorrow morning.
20:07If you're still acting this stubborn,
20:10don't blame me for forgetting we were ever friends.
20:12I leaned against the door,
20:14listening until the sound of his footsteps finally faded.
20:18When the silence returned,
20:19my legs gave out.
20:21I slid to the floor,
20:23clutching Kale and sobbing until I couldn't breathe.
20:29Kale let out a low whine,
20:31licking the tears from my face.
20:34Later that night,
20:35I packed my life into a few small bags.
20:37I tucked the police badge
20:39that represented my past glory under my pillow.
20:42Then, leash in hand.
20:44I walked through the shadows of the night with Kale.
20:47When we reached the garage,
20:49I tied Kale's leash to a pole.
20:51It seemed to sense what was coming.
20:54It clamped its teeth onto my trouser leg,
20:57its eyes wide and pleading.
20:58I knelt,
21:00and with a heart made of stone,
21:01I slapped it.
21:03It let out a sharp whimper and backed away.
21:07Kale, if you follow me, you'll die.
21:10Stay here.
21:11At least this way you live.
21:14I pulled the knot tight
21:15and walked away without looking back.
21:17Behind me,
21:18Kale let out a series of heart-wrenching barks,
21:21each one sounding like a final goodbye.
21:22I whispered into the empty night sky,
21:32I stepped into the waiting van
21:34as the pre-dawn chill set in a
21:36single tear burned against my cheek
21:38for a second before the wind turned it to ice.
21:40Desmond, Vicenti,
21:42the bond we shared as brothers in arms died today.
21:45It was all gone.
21:46Burned to nothing.
21:49The next morning,
21:50Kale was found tied to the pole,
21:52shivering in the cold.
21:53Desmond frowned.
21:55His face twisted in disgust.
21:57So that crazy woman actually dumped the dog here?
22:00Does she really think she can win me over
22:02with a stunt like this?
22:04He untied the leash
22:05and was about to chase it away
22:06when Kale spat out a scrap of chewed up paper.
22:09Desmond pieced it together,
22:11barely making out a few words.
22:13Undercover suicide mission.
22:15Final farewell.
22:16He let out a cold sneer
22:18and tossed the scraps into the trash.
22:20Another one of her mind games.
22:21How boring.
22:23I was already on a transport plane
22:25heading toward the border.
22:27Staring at the clouds outside the window,
22:29I felt a strange hollow sense of peace.
22:32Even though Desmond told himself
22:34he didn't believe a word of it,
22:36he couldn't shake the restless feeling
22:37gnawing at his gut.
22:39Without even realizing it,
22:41he got in his car.
22:42He found himself driving
22:44toward the police housing.
22:46He arrived just in time
22:47to see Vicenti clutching his ID
22:49and pounding at my door.
22:51Emilia!
22:52Get out now!
22:55Stop playing dead!
22:57Desmond rolled down his window.
22:59His voice I scold.
23:01Vicenti, give it a rest.
23:04A manipulative woman like her
23:06is probably hiding somewhere right now.
23:10Laughing at both of us.
23:14Vicenti looked embarrassed
23:15when he saw Desmond,
23:17but he doubled down stubbornly.
23:19Captain Urift,
23:20I'm just worried
23:21Emmy might do something reckless.
23:23She was in a really bad state yesterday.
23:25Desmond scoffed.
23:27Reckless.
23:27She values her life more than anyone.
23:30That whole performance yesterday
23:31was just for our benefit, wasn't it?
23:33Just as the words left his mouth,
23:35my foster father stepped out of the stairwell.
23:37He leaned heavily on his cane,
23:39his eyes heavy with disappointment and grief.
23:42You two should leave.
23:43Emmy is gone.
23:44She sent the dog away yesterday,
23:47and she's already on her way to the border.
23:50Desmond frowned,
23:52his voice dripping with disbelief.
23:53You're actually humoring this nonsense?
23:57The border is no place for her.
23:59In the state she's in,
24:01she can barely hold a gun steady.
24:04She'd be nothing but a liability.
24:06My foster father let out a cold, hollow snort.
24:09And whose fault is that?
24:10You two drove her out of this city.
24:12She felt she had no choice
24:14but to volunteer for that suicide mission.
24:17She thinks dying out there
24:19is the only way to clear her name.
24:21Desmond flinched,
24:23but he quickly forced a dismissive smirk.
24:26Undercover?
24:26Her?
24:28Don't be ridiculous.
24:30If she actually has the guts
24:32to go through with that,
24:35I'll eat my hat.
24:38He turned and walked away,
24:40refusing to listen to another word.
24:42Yet when he returned to the station
24:44and passed the archives,
24:46he walked in on an impulse.
24:47He pulled up my file.
24:49A bold red warning
24:51flashed across the screen.
24:53Top secret, sealed.
24:55At that moment,
24:56his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
24:58He rushed toward the chief's office.
25:01But the secretary informed him
25:03that the chief was already at a briefing
25:05at state police headquarters.
25:07He called Vicenti immediately.
25:10Vicenti, check Emi's travel records now!
25:12Hurry up!
25:14On the other end of the line,
25:16Vicenti's voice was shaking.
25:18Desmond, I was just about to call you.
25:21Addison is having morning sickness.
25:23She says the baby might not make it.
25:27Let's put the stuff about Emi aside for a minute.
25:30Addy's in critical condition.
25:32Desmond froze,
25:33his mind spiraling into chaos.
25:36On one side was his childhood friend,
25:38who might be walking to her death.
25:40On the other was his fragile current partner,
25:43carrying what they believed
25:44was a fallen comrade's child.
25:46Finally,
25:47he gritted his teeth.
25:50Stay with Addy at the hospital.
25:51I'm on my way.
25:55As for me,
25:57he convinced himself
25:58it was just another one
25:59of my desperate plays for attention.
26:02A sealed file?
26:03Please.
26:04She must have begged the former chief
26:06to pull some strings and fake it.
26:09Six months later,
26:11big news came from the border.
26:12The drug cartel
26:14that had ruled the Golden Triangle
26:15four years
26:16was finally taken down
26:17in one major strike.
26:19The success was all thanks
26:20to an undercover officer,
26:22codenamed 003.
26:24This officer had lived
26:25among the cartel
26:26and sent back the secret data
26:28needed for the raid.
26:29But during the final fight,
26:31003 went missing,
26:33no one knew
26:33if the officer was dead or alive.
26:35While the rest of the department celebrated,
26:38Desmond and Vicenti
26:39couldn't even smile.
26:41They were the only ones
26:42who remembered that
26:43003 was my old codename.
26:45During the victory party,
26:47Addison walked in,
26:48leaning on Desmond's arm.
26:50She was heavily pregnant now.
26:53Des, don't worry so much.
26:55Emmy will be okay.
26:56She's always been lucky.
26:57Besides,
26:58our baby has been kicking me all day.
27:01Desmond looked at Addison's belly.
27:03A flicker of tenderness crossed his face,
27:06but it was mostly buried
27:07under pure exhaustion.
27:09Over the last six months,
27:11he had dreamed of me countless times.
27:13In the nightmares,
27:15I stood before him,
27:16covered in blood,
27:17asking why he hadn't saved me.
27:19Every time he woke up,
27:21his pillow was wet with tears.
27:25Nearby,
27:26Vicenti drank alone,
27:28his eyes dark.
27:29He had known the truth for a long time.
27:32I really had gone to the border.
27:33But he didn't dare tell Desmond.
27:36He certainly couldn't face Addison.
27:38The truth was,
27:39the child Addison carried
27:41wasn't a deceased comrade's child at all.
27:43That night,
27:44he had been drunk
27:45and mistaken Addison for me.
27:47If that secret ever came out,
27:49all three of them would be finished.
27:52Suddenly,
27:53the doors swung open,
27:54several special forces soldiers
27:56in camouflage carried in a stretcher
27:58draped with a white sheet.
27:59A single limp hand hung off the side,
28:02tightly clutching a shattered police badge.
28:05The entire hall went silent.
28:07The glass in Desmond's hand
28:09took the floor and shattered.
28:11He staggered forward,
28:12reaching out to lift the sheet.
28:14The lead soldier stepped in his way.
28:17Captain Urence,
28:18I'm sorry for your loss.
28:19This is Deputy Captain Saddenton.
28:21We found her in the dungeon
28:22of the cartel's stronghold.
28:24Desmond's legs gave out,
28:25and he hit his knees
28:26beside the stretcher.
28:28He reached out with trembling fingers
28:30and pulled back a corner
28:31of the white sheet.
28:33The face underneath
28:35was completely unrecognizable.
28:37Her once beautiful features
28:39were a mass of knife scars
28:40and burn marks.
28:41Her skin barely intact.
28:44Only the old, familiar scar
28:46on her neck remained clear.
28:47The one she had gotten
28:49saving him from drowning
28:50when they were children.
28:54Desmond let out a gut-wrenching cry
28:56that echoed through the silent hall.
28:58Addison turned pale,
29:00clutching her belly
29:01and backing away in terror.
29:03Nearby, the wine bottle slipped
29:05from Vicenti's hand
29:06as he collapsed to the floor,
29:08his eyes completely hollow.
29:10Suddenly, the limp hand
29:12on the stretcher twitched.
29:13Desmond snapped his head up,
29:15a flash of desperate hope
29:17in his eyes.
29:19Doctor!
29:20Get a doctor over here!
29:22She's still alive!
29:23The military medic shook his head,
29:25his voice heavy with grief.
29:28Captain Urence,
29:29it's no use.
29:30They pumped her full of neurotoxins.
29:33Her organs have already failed.
29:36She's only held on this long
29:37by sheer willpower.
29:39She said she had something
29:40to tell you.
29:41Desmond and Vicenti
29:42scrambled closer,
29:44pressing their ears to my lips.
29:47My voice was a ghost of a sound,
29:50coming out in shallow,
29:51broken gasps.
29:53Desmond,
29:54Vincenia,
29:55tell Addison,
29:57the act is over.
29:59I'll see you in hell.
30:02With those final words,
30:03my hand went completely limp.
30:05The eyes that had once shown
30:07like stars were closed forever.
30:09In the corner of the hall,
30:11a man in a black trench coat
30:13watched the scene
30:13with cold indifference.
30:15He was the supreme commander
30:17of the operation.
30:18The only person in the world
30:19I had truly trusted.
30:21A top secret agent
30:22known only as Lone Wolf.
30:25He ran a hand over
30:26the sniper rifle at his side.
30:28A dark, dangerous smirk
30:30pulling at his lips.
30:31The real show
30:32has only just been Barton.
30:35As the hand fell limp,
30:36a heavy silence
30:38filled the hall.
30:39Broken only by Desmond's
30:40frantic roar.
30:42Where's the ambulance?
30:43Why isn't it here yet?
30:45Vicente,
30:46you're a forensic tech.
30:47Save her!
30:48Do something!
30:50Desmond pressed down
30:51on my chest
30:52like a madman,
30:53trying to start CPR.
30:55His hands,
30:56which had never wavered
30:57while holding a gun,
30:58were shaking so violently
31:00he couldn't even
31:01find his rhythm.
31:03Vicente collapsed
31:05beside him,
31:06his trembling fingers
31:07reaching for my
31:08carotid artery.
31:09Seconds later,
31:10he pulled his hand back
31:11as if he'd been
31:12electrocuted.
31:13His face turned
31:14white as a sheet.
31:16No,
31:17there's no pulse.
31:21Impossible!
31:23Desmond screamed,
31:24his eyes bloodshot
31:25as he shoved
31:26Vicente aside.
31:29She's too tough
31:30for this!
31:31She wouldn't just die!
31:33She's doing this
31:34to get back at me!
31:35She's faking it!
31:37Just then,
31:38the man in the
31:39black trench coat
31:39stepped forward
31:40from the shadows.
31:41Jalen Field,
31:42known as Lone Wolf.
31:44With a face like stone,
31:45he grabbed Desmond's wrist,
31:47his grip tight enough
31:48to crush bone.
31:49Captain Urich,
31:50that's enough.
31:50Amelia was a special
31:51operative for national security.
31:53Her remains are
31:55a classified state secret.
31:56Your department
31:57has no jurisdiction here.
31:59He gave a sharp nod,
32:00several armed agents
32:01stepped in,
32:02forcibly dragging
32:03Desmond away.
32:04They lifted the stretcher
32:05and moved out,
32:06swift and solemn,
32:08disappearing into the night.
32:09Let go of her!
32:11She's mine!
32:13Desmond thrashed
32:14like a wounded animal.
32:17Jalen stopped
32:18and looked back
32:19with pure contempt.
32:20He pulled a folder
32:21from his coat
32:22and slammed it hard
32:23against Desmond's chest.
32:24Take a good look,
32:26Captain Urichans.
32:28This is the last bit
32:29of intel she sent back.
32:31The truth she bought
32:32with her life.
32:33The file burst open,
32:34spilling photos
32:35and a voice recorder
32:36across the floor.
32:38Desmond's hands shook
32:39as he reached
32:39for the pictures.
32:41In one,
32:42I was strapped
32:43to an electric chair.
32:44Drenched in blood,
32:45my jaw set
32:46in a silent,
32:47stubborn line.
32:48In another,
32:49Addison was perched
32:50on the drug lord's lap,
32:52laughing as she counted
32:53a thick stack of cash.
32:54Then,
32:55the recorder clicked
32:56on Addison's voice
32:57filled the room,
32:58sounding sickeningly sweet.
33:00Oh,
33:01Amelia is such a fool.
33:03I just play the victim
33:04for a minute
33:05and Desmond falls for it
33:07every time.
33:08Once she's dead,
33:10I'll be the captain's wife
33:11for real.
33:11Desmond went still,
33:13his mind a total blank.
33:15Seeing the evidence,
33:17Addison shrieked
33:17and lunged
33:18for the recorder.
33:21It's a lie.
33:22It's all fake.
33:24Des,
33:24don't believe
33:25a word of it.
33:27The sound of the slap
33:28cracked through the hall
33:29like a gunshot.
33:31Desmond put everything
33:32he had into it,
33:33sending Addison
33:34spinning to the floor.
33:36Blood immediately
33:37began to leak
33:38from the corner
33:38of her mouth.
33:39His eyes were bloodshot
33:41as he closed in on her,
33:42his voice a low,
33:43deathly growl.
33:45It was you.
33:47You leaked the intel.
33:49You're the reason
33:50they caught her.
33:51You were the one
33:51crawling at the feet
33:52of a drug lord.
33:53Addison scrambled
33:54back in terror,
33:55only to hit
33:56Vicenti's legs.
33:58She grabbed onto him
33:59like a lifeline.
34:00Vic, help me!
34:01I still have you!
34:03But Vicenti
34:04kicked her away
34:04like she was trash,
34:06his face a mask
34:07of despair
34:07and self-loathing.
34:08Still acting, Addison?
34:10He pulled a crumpled
34:12medical report
34:12from his pocket
34:13and threw it at her.
34:15I already found out
34:16the truth.
34:17You drugged me
34:18that night!
34:19A wave of shocked
34:20whispers broke out
34:21across the room.
34:23Jalen watched
34:23the pathetic display
34:24with a cold,
34:25mocking curve
34:26to his lips.
34:27Amelia was right.
34:29You people
34:30really are disgusting.
34:32Move out!
34:33At his command,
34:34the agents
34:35lifted my body
34:36and walked away
34:36from that filthy place
34:38without looking back.
34:40Behind them,
34:42Desmond collapsed
34:43to his knees,
34:43his desperate wails
34:45drowned out
34:45by Addison's
34:46hysterical screams.
34:48Two years later,
34:49the air in the
34:50Chicago PD's
34:51criminal investigation
34:52division was so thick
34:54it was suffocating.
34:55Desmond was unshaven,
34:57his eyes sunken
34:58and hollow.
34:59The sharp,
35:00confident edge
35:00he once carried
35:01had long since vanished.
35:03For two years,
35:04he had lived
35:05like a madman.
35:06Every spare moment
35:08was spent at the border,
35:09hunting for any scrap
35:10of proof
35:11that I might still
35:11be alive.
35:13Even though the ashes
35:14Jalen sent back
35:15were already buried
35:16in the martyr's cemetery,
35:17he simply refused
35:19to believe I was gone.
35:22Captain Urich,
35:24an order just came in
35:25from state police headquarters.
35:27A young trainee
35:27handed him a file,
35:29his hands shaking slightly.
35:31Interpol is sending
35:32a special commissioner
35:33to help us
35:33with the recent
35:34cross-border trafficking case.
35:35Word is,
35:36this commissioner
35:37is the Reaper,
35:37the one everyone
35:39in the golden triangle
35:39is terrified of.
35:40Desmond rubbed
35:41his tired brow
35:42and took the file.
35:44Got it,
35:45prepare a meeting room.
35:46His heart had died
35:47two years ago,
35:48buried right alongside
35:49those ashes
35:50at the funeral.
35:53Half an hour later,
35:54the conference room
35:55door swung open.
35:56The sharp,
35:57rhythmic click
35:58of high heels
35:58echoed through the room,
36:00bringing with it
36:00a cold, lethal energy.
36:02Allow me
36:03to introduce myself.
36:05I'm Catherine Barnard,
36:07the special commissioner
36:07from Interpol.
36:09The familiar voice
36:10hit Desmond and Vicente
36:11like a physical blow.
36:13They both snapped
36:13their heads up at once.
36:15Standing before them
36:16was a face that was
36:17as delicate and stunning
36:18as it was icy.
36:19She wore a tailored
36:20black trench coat,
36:21her blonde waves
36:22falling over her shoulders.
36:24Her lips a bold,
36:25fiery red.
36:26Her presence overwhelming.
36:28It was unmistakably
36:29the face of Amelia,
36:30the woman who had been
36:31dead for two years,
36:32but the light in her eyes
36:34had changed the steady,
36:35earnest look she once
36:36had was gone,
36:37replaced by a cold mockery
36:39and an indifference
36:40born from someone
36:40who had seen it all
36:41and survived.
36:42The pen in Desmond's hand
36:44snapped in two
36:44with a sharp crack.
36:45He surged to his feet
36:47so quickly that his chair
36:48slammed into the floor
36:49behind him.
36:50Emmy?
36:50Is that you?
36:52You're alive?
36:53He stumbled toward her,
36:54reaching for her hand,
36:55but a firm,
36:57powerful grip
36:58blocked his way.
36:59Jalen,
37:00dressed in a sharp,
37:01tailored suit,
37:02stood between them
37:03with a faint,
37:04mocking smile.
37:05He casually slipped an arm
37:07around the woman's waist.
37:08Captain Urest,
37:09show some respect.
37:12This is my fiancée
37:13and your commanding officer
37:15for this mission,
37:17Catherine.
37:19I casually removed
37:21my sunglasses
37:21to reveal eyes
37:22that were completely composed.
37:24I looked at Desmond
37:25with a flick of contempt,
37:26as if glancing
37:27at a stray dog
37:28by the side of the road.
37:29Captain Urent,
37:30I believe you have me
37:31mistaken for someone else.
37:33That fool,
37:34Emilia,
37:34died two years ago.
37:35Driven to her death
37:36by your own hands,
37:37wasn't she?
37:38Beside him,
37:39Vicente stumbled forward,
37:40his eyes bloodshot.
37:42Emmy,
37:42it really is you.
37:43I knew you hadn't died.
37:44That scar on your neck-
37:45I let a thin smile
37:46curl my lips
37:47as my fingers
37:48brushed the side of my neck.
37:49The skin was as smooth
37:50as silk.
37:52The scar had been
37:52surgically removed
37:53long ago.
37:54Mr. Daxue,
37:55if your eyesight is failing you,
37:56I suggest seeing an optopologist.
37:58We are here
37:58to discuss the case.
37:59If all you can offer
38:00is personal sentiment,
38:01then I don't think
38:02you deserve to be
38:02an officer anymore.
38:03My voice was as cold as ice,
38:05every word cutting
38:06through the room.
38:07Just then,
38:08the conference room door
38:09swung open again.
38:10A large German shepherd
38:12rushed in.
38:13It was Kale.
38:15It had aged significantly,
38:16and its coat had lost
38:18the luster it once had.
38:19Desmond lunged
38:21at this final straw,
38:22pointing at the dog
38:23and shouting,
38:23Kale is your dog.
38:25Kale is your dog.
38:25He'll recognize you.
38:27Dogs don't lie.
38:30When Kale saw me,
38:31it let out an excited whine.
38:33It moved to pounce.
38:35Every eye in the room
38:36fixed on the animal,
38:37a spark of hope
38:38ignited in Desmond's eyes.
38:40Err!
38:41Kale charged toward me,
38:42its tail wagging
38:43like a propeller.
38:44Seeing that familiar expression
38:46made my heart skip a beat.
38:48But I kept my face
38:49a mask of indifference.
38:50The moment it went
38:51to leap at me,
38:52I stepped aside.
38:53My gaze sharpened instantly
38:55as I drew my sidearm.
38:57I leveled the barrel
38:58directly between its eyes.
38:59Where did this stray come from?
39:01What happened to security?
39:03One more step
39:04and I'll shoot it to death.
39:05As if sensing
39:06the cold lethality
39:07radiating from me,
39:08Kale slammed on the brakes.
39:10It skidded to a halt
39:12half a meter away.
39:13It tilted its head
39:14in confusion,
39:15a pitiful whine
39:16caught in its throat.
39:18But it didn't dare
39:19move any closer.
39:20It could still
39:21catch my scent.
39:22But it was now buried
39:23under the stench
39:23of gunpowder
39:24and years spent
39:25in the line of fire.
39:26The vibe of the gentle owner
39:28it once knew was gone.
39:29The light in Desmond's eyes vanished.
39:31He stared at me in disbelief.
39:35You would really kill it?
39:36This is Kale!
39:37You used to scrimp
39:38and save just to buy
39:39the best food for it!
39:40You nearly got hit
39:41by a car trying
39:42to save its life!
39:42I coldly holstered my gun,
39:44cutting off
39:45his sentimental rant.
39:46Captain Euribird,
39:47I've told you
39:47don't know any Kale.
39:48In my world,
39:49any unpredictable variable
39:50is a threat.
39:51I turned toward Jalen,
39:52my voice softening.
39:54J, let's get the meeting started.
39:57I don't want to waste
39:58any more time
39:58on irrelevant people
39:59or their drama.
40:00In front of everyone,
40:02Jalen affectionately
40:02ruffled my hair.
40:04He pressed a kiss
40:05to my forehead.
40:06Of course,
40:06whatever you say.
40:07The rest of the meeting
40:08was nothing short of torture
40:10for Desmond and Vicenti.
40:11I laid out the operation plan
40:13with ruthless efficiency.
40:15Every order was precise
40:16and calculated.
40:18Completely overshadowing Desmond,
40:20the supposed team leader.
40:22They watched me speak
40:23with such confidence.
40:24A wave of familiarity
40:26and strangeness
40:27washing over them.
40:28The little girl
40:29who used to follow them around,
40:31meekly calling them
40:32Day and Vic.
40:33She really had died
40:34that winter.
40:37After the meeting,
40:38I stood up to leave.
40:39Desmond blocked the door
40:40in desperation.
40:41His eyes bloodshot
40:43and his voice rasping.
40:44Emy,
40:45I went back through
40:46the old files.
40:46I know you took
40:47that undercover mission
40:48just to get away from us.
40:50These last two years,
40:52I've lived in regret
40:53every single day.
40:54I've been to countless
40:55therapy sessions
40:56because every time
40:57I close my eyes,
40:58I see you covered in blood.
41:00Adeline is in prison
41:01and Vicento
41:02has gotten what he deserved.
41:05Can you give me a chance
41:07to make things right?
41:07He reached out humbly,
41:09catching the hem of my coat.
41:11Even if you never forgive me,
41:13just let me watch over you
41:15from a distance.
41:16I stopped and turned.
41:17I looked down at the man
41:19I had once loved
41:20with all my heart.
41:21Now,
41:22he was just a pathetic loser.
41:24A cruel smile
41:25tugged at my lips.
41:26Make amends?
41:28Desmond,
41:29love that comes this late
41:30is worth less than
41:31the dirt under my shoes.
41:33When I was being injected
41:34with hallucinatics
41:36in that dungeon,
41:37in so much pain,
41:38I wanted to bash my head
41:40against the wall
41:40to end it,
41:42you were taking Addison
41:43to her prenatal checkups
41:44when I was being stepped on
41:46by a drug lord.
41:47My ribs breaking
41:49as I defended
41:49the dignity of my badge.
41:51You were celebrating
41:52Addison's birthday.
41:55And now you want to talk
41:57about making amends?
41:59I crowded into his space.
42:01Step by step,
42:02my gaze was sharp.
42:04You want to atone?
42:06Fine.
42:08Then die.
42:10The only way
42:11I'll ever believe
42:12you're sorry
42:13is if you're dead.
42:15Desmond staggered,
42:16his face turning ashen
42:17as the life seemed
42:18to drain right out of him.
42:19I didn't give him
42:20another glance,
42:21slipping my arm
42:22through Jalen's.
42:23I strode out
42:24of the police station.
42:25Outside,
42:26the sunlight was blinding.
42:28Jalen opened
42:29the car door for me.
42:31Did your heart soften
42:32just now?
42:34I stared at the figure
42:35kneeling and weeping
42:36in the rearview mirror.
42:37I shook my head gently.
42:40My heart died
42:41a long time ago.
42:43There is nothing
42:44left to soften.
42:45Let's go, J.
42:46We still have missions
42:48waiting for us
42:48at the border.
42:49The car roared to life
42:51and sped away.
42:52A week later,
42:53during an arrest,
42:54Desmond threw himself
42:55recklessly in front
42:56of a rookie officer
42:57to protect them.
42:58He was shot five times
42:59and died on the spot.
43:01When his belongings
43:02were sorted,
43:02a blood-soaked photograph
43:04was found in his pocket.
43:05The only picture
43:06of him and me
43:07taken on the day
43:08we graduated
43:09from the police academy.
43:10As for Vicenti,
43:11he never married.
43:13He stayed in that
43:14empty dormitory courtyard
43:15with the aging kale,
43:17living out the rest
43:18of his days
43:18in a haze of madness.
43:20But none of that
43:21mattered to me anymore.
43:22I was Catherine
43:24and I was Amelia,
43:25who had been reborn.
43:26aincron.
43:27Aincron.
43:27Aincron.
43:28Aincron.
Comments