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Talal?

AL-DHAWI CO. PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSES 26 DEAD

REPARATIONS TO BE ASTRONOMICAL

Talal?

Hello, son.

Come.

Talal…

I miss you, Dad.

I miss you too, son.

Talal.

I'm very pleased with the way you're treating Maha and Mona.

Forgive me, son.

No matter your reasons…

I forgive you, Dad.

What happened to Hessa has a price that must be paid sooner or later.

You're to blame for Hessa!

What happened to Hessa…

…to Hessa…

What happened to Hessa…

must be paid sooner or later.

In God's name…

OBSESS

MAY SHE REST IN PEACE HESSA SALEM ADEL - SEPTEMBER 25, 1976

Seeing you puts my mind at ease.

Don't worry too much about your exam results.

Your future is with me.

I know.

Do not hurt a statue's feelings For many a statue has wept in silence

So, if I stand silently before your beauty

It's because silence In the sacred presence of beauty is beauty

It's beautiful.

And strange too.

It's extraordinary!

It's a new Syrian poet called Nizar Qabbani.

He's bold. Very bold.

What are you doing?

In some ancient cultures, if two people are in love,

and they find a coin and throw it into the sea,

their love will last forever, like the sea.

What are you…

What are you saying?

We might as well drop out of college if you believe in that.

In my family,

we don't believe in that kind of stuff. No way.

Still…

we can try.

Forever.

Hessa.

Get up. Come on.

I found out your birthday's soon.

I wanted to be the first to give you a gift.

Write all your dreams down in it.

So I can make them come true.

HESSA FOREVER

"Hessa forever"?

No!

I want our picture in every magazine.

I never thought we'd end this way.

May God rest your soul.

Goodbye, Hessa.

MAY SHE REST IN PEACE HESSA SALEM ADEL - SEPTEMBER 25, 1976

Talal?

Are you sure it was him?

Yes. He hung up when he heard my voice.

Hessa, if he won't talk to you, don't humiliate yourself further.

You know nothing about our relationship. Talal will never leave me!

But something else is going on.

I'll check on him and find out.

Hessa, as your friend, stay away from Talal.

He's just like the rest. They all play games.

Get over him. Move on.

Why do you sound so sure of that?

Because his wedding…

is next Thursday.

SOLE HEIR TO AL-DHAWI REAL ESTATE EMPIRE TO BE MARRIED NEXT THURSDAY

TALAL AL-DHAWI HAPPILY ANNOUNCES HIS WEDDING IS NEXT THURSDAY

A thousand prayers upon you O beloved of Allah, Muhammad

Congratulations! To a rich life and many children.

Hey, Uncle!

Did I keep you waiting?

I'm sorry.

No, don't worry. You're here now.

Look.

See that bench?

Over there.

That was our favorite place, your father and I, God rest his soul.

We used to come sit here and chat.

Just talk to each other.

We'd talk about everything. When life got hard, we'd come here.

Uncle, what happened to Dad?

Why won't anyone tell me?

I don't think…

Saleh was hallucinating.

No, not at all.

I think it was some kind of… dementia.

When your grandpa passed away, your dad and I were little.

Your grandma told me…

that shortly after she married him,

your grandpa would get headaches.

He would imagine some strange, weird things.

He'd talk to himself a lot.

I think those are the same symptoms your dad, God rest his soul, had.

I didn't know that the same thing… happened to Grandpa.

What did you expect?

That we'd tell the whole town our father was senile?

Of course not.

I remember one night,

we were in the living room. He screamed his lungs out.

Then…

he went quiet.

And he just froze.

Then, suddenly…

as if he saw someone he knew, he started screaming again, "You!"

Dear God.

As if he saw…

a woman who wanted to kill him and get rid of him.

No one else could see her, or knew who she was.

So this is what killed my father?

Well…

Brace yourself. That's your responsibility now.

You're the doctor in the family now.

Talal?

No, I don't like that restaurant.

I didn't like it last time.

Okay, fine. As you wish.

Well…

how about 6:00 in the evening? Is that okay?

Okay. All right. Bye.

Honey, are you okay?

Yeah, darling. It's nothing.

Something broke in my dad's study.

- I hurt my hand cleaning up. - May I?

- Didn't you hear anything? - No, I didn't.

No one would guess you're a doctor from that bandage job.

I know how confused and disoriented you've been these last few days.

I know it's a difficult time for you.

But you have to try to pull yourself out of this grief you're drowning in.

Even Maha has noticed.

Did she say something?

Well, yeah, she said that,

"Daddy doesn't spend time with me or talk to me

like he used to back in the States."

Where is she?

She's at Jamila's.

I'll take her to the park tomorrow.

You're right.

I'm not…

I haven't been myself these last few days.

Are you feeling okay? You all right?

I'm fine, sweetheart.

Come on, let's go out. We'll leave Maha with my mother.

Really?

There's a new place everyone's talking about. It's great.

Can we invite Sarah and Shakir?

They're more than welcome.

I'll call Sarah. I'm sure she'll be thrilled.

You know something?

Nostalgia's a strange feeling.

No matter how comfortable your life is away from home,

the minute you're back, breathing its air,

the memories and feelings come flooding back.

And you never want to leave again.

I haven't thought about New York once.

I just miss one thing. Driving the car.

Honey, if you drive here, everyone will stay home.

No one would dare set foot on the street.

Want to pull over so I can show you who's the better driver?

No way, honey. We'll have dinner at a restaurant, not a hospital.

I'm kidding. Fine, you can drive us back.

- Really? - Yeah, really.

You're really going to let me drive back?

Yes, really.

What's wrong?

Come on!

What's going on? What made you do that?

I keep telling you, let them spend time together,

grow up together, get used to each other now.

Sarah just spoke to the school's principal.

You guys can register Maha so she can go to school with Jamila.

I think that would be good for them.

Think about it.

I don't know if we're staying or heading back to the US. No idea.

Well, from what I can see, housing projects are developing over here.

So it's easy to find a home here now. Settling in is a breeze.

I hope all this development doesn't erase our heritage.

No, forget about those old buildings.

Actually, I wish Kuwait could become the New York of the Gulf. Why not?

Seen all the new hospitals being built?

Plus, if you're settled in Kuwait,

why look anywhere else? Am I right or what?

Talal?

Yeah, you're right. Of course.

There! You see?

Shakir. Tell them.

Why didn't you remind me sooner?

- Guys, I have news for you. - What is it?

Sarah's pregnant.

Really?

Congrats, honey! Congratulations!

You have no idea how much I needed some happy news!

Thank you.

Sarah's pregnant with a boy.

- What, honey? Talal? - We'll name him Saleh after my uncle.

Saleh is gone.

And there must be another Saleh to replace him.

Nothing to say, Talal?

Talal.

Oh my God!

What's wrong, Talal? People are staring! What's wrong?

Looks like he's crazy.

I'll…

No, Talal.

Stay, Shakir. I'll go see what's going on.

May I?

Are you okay? Is something wrong?

Just need a smoke. I'm fine. Relax.

Eight years ago…

when we first got married…

you'd act strange with me, just like now.

You'd get angry for no reason and smoke on the balcony, like this.

We got used to each other and made it work.

I stayed silent and put up with it because you're my whole world.

Since we got back to Kuwait, you've been ruining what I built for you.

You have nothing to say?

Listen. I just need to be alone. Okay?

Ask Shakir to drive you home.

- About Mona-- - She's fine.

I'm sick.

I have what my dad and grandpa had.

I keep hearing and seeing strange things.

Talal, man, don't be paranoid.

You're not the first person to mistake someone for someone else.

We've all been there, man.

I wish it was just paranoia.

I keep seeing and hearing Hessa everywhere I go.

Maybe you just feel guilty.

Maybe that's why… you keep imagining her.

Okay, what about her phone calls? Every day.

She calls me every day.

Every day.

Okay.

Give me the number, and I'll call it now to make sure.

How about that?

Come on.

Come with me.

What's the number?

Three, zero…

five, five, six.

The number is either wrong or disconnected. See for yourself.

There's no answer.

- Anyone know about Hessa? - Talal?

Anyone know you're back here?

Talal?

Right.

That's a better explanation than me losing my mind.

That's embarrassing! A guy my age going to an amusement park?

We used to meet by the sea! What's this?

Yeah, right! As if you came here just for us!

No, not for you! Where are they? With that guy?

No clue who he is. The girls are over there.

Let's go. I want them to know their uncle spoils them rotten. Where?

Come. I'll let you see them.

Wow! Is that her?

We figured they could use some fun.

Jamlo! Mahawi! Come here, girls! Come on!

You're all dressed up. Where to?

To Hanan's.

To Sarah's.

To Sarah's.

Okay. Take care. Don't eat there. Let's have dinner together.

Okay.

I'll be right back, okay?

Don't be scared.

See? Power's back on!

Daddy? I want Mommy.

Don't be scared, sweetie. The power won't go off again.

I'll call Mona.

She's scared. She needs her mother.

Son, she just left. Let her be.

The girl needs her mother.

Baby. My sweet, sweet child.

How are you, Shakir?

Let me speak to Mona for a minute.

Hey, Talal. I'm well. How are you?

Actually, Talal, Mona isn't here.

Talal, is something wrong?

No, nothing.

I just got home and wanted to talk to her.

Maybe she went to buy groceries.

Talal.

Bye. Bye, Shakir.

Mona!

Get up, sweetie. Come on.

Where were you?

I told you, I was at Hanan's.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

You said… you were going… to Sarah's,

not to Hanan's.

I called looking for you. They said they hadn't seen you.

Where were you?

Talal, do you realize what you're implying here, or not?

When you call around looking for me,

and they say they haven't seen me,

do you know how that makes me look, Talal?

I called…

I called because your daughter was scared, and she wanted you.

- Come here. - Talal!

Come.

What's with you, Talal?

Call Hanan.

Call Hanan.

- Guys! - What's her number?

What's her number?

Enough!

Calm down!

What's wrong with you?

Mona.

Mona, sweetheart, go upstairs to your room and get changed.

For eight years,

you and I have lived together.

I never gave you reason to doubt me, never did anything wrong,

you never saw me do wrong.

Yet I've seen you do plenty, and I just chose to look away.

Now you say I'm cheating on you? Thanks, Talal!

What's your problem?

Why are you treating her like this?

Talal, sweetie.

Let it go.

If you have something to say to her, say it softly and gently.

Problems get resolved with tact, not like this.

Besides, I'm sure she told you where she was going. You just forgot.

You're better than this.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Mona--

Talal, leave me alone. I don't want to talk. Please.

Fine.

I hope you pay

for ruining my dad's livelihood and breaking up our family.

And the press operator's daughter you shamed

will come back to haunt you.

I hope you pay for ruining my dad's livelihood

and breaking up our family.

Mom!

Mom!

What is it?

Dad had promised me

that he wouldn't hurt her if I left her.

I believed him and did what he asked.

But he still hurt her.

He fired her father.

Why didn't you tell me?

God rest his soul and forgive him.

He never knew how to make amends.

Could he be responsible for her death?

What? Her death?

She's dead?

Yes, she is.

She died two years ago.

How did she die?

But then…

how come your father used to tell me

that he saw her all the time and that she wanted him to pay?

Me too. I keep seeing her. She keeps talking to me and calling me.

She appears everywhere I go.

Wait a minute. May God protect you and your sanity.

I don't get it. She talks to you?

I don't know, Mom! I keep hearing her voice. I know it!

Don't answer it! Talal, don't!

Who's this?

Come where?

Okay.

Talal?

Subtitle translation by: Ibraheem Mohammed