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I'm Najat.

Hessa's sister.

So, you've been calling me?

Messing with my family and me?

I never called you before today.

You left that letter in the tree, right?

I didn't know you were back from the States.

I tried to reach you because my sister left something for you,

something she wanted you to have.

Really? What?

I gave this notebook to Hessa.

I honored her dying wish.

- I have nothing else to say. - Wait.

Wait.

How did she pass away?

Read it. You'll know everything.

I don't want to see you again.

Don't try to contact me or meet me.

If you try anything like your father did,

I'll make you pay for what happened to me and my family.

I'm not like Hessa.

I won't forgive you.

I would never…

I wouldn't hurt you!

OBSESS

I like this book.

Start reading here.

"A big doorway."

"And then, the smoke built up,

and it formed into a towering shape!"

- "A scary jinn…" - Someone's behind the door.

- "…with a head that reached the clouds." - I have to go.

"…and glowing eyes like flames,

- and a voice like roaring thunder!" - Maha?

"A scary jinn

with a head that reached the clouds!"

"The one who will set me free,

- after all these years…" - Maha.

…shall die only by my hand.

"…shall die only by my hand."

- Get ready. - Maha!

Roaring in wrath

for I have vowed…

Get ready.

Get ready.

- Roaring in wrath… - Roaring in wrath…

…for I have vowed…

"…that the one who will set me free

after all these years

shall die only by my hand."

…after all these years

shall die only by my hand.

Mona!

Mona!

Talal?

Do you want to know?

Read.

Read.

While I was getting over the shock of your absence and betrayal,

another shock caught me off guard.

1970

I can endure whatever pain befalls me.

But pain that befalls my family

is hard to endure.

I've done nothing.

Hey, Dad.

Are you okay?

You got off early?

Are you feeling sick?

The head of administration at the ministry asked to see me.

He gave me a written termination letter.

He said, "Go,

check in with finance

to collect your dues."

I asked, "What happened?"

He didn't answer.

But, Dad, they can't fire you for no reason.

He said it came from above.

Signed by the general manager.

I tried to see the general manager,

to ask what happened.

They said, "You can't go in without an appointment."

They threw me out.

Dad.

Don't worry. We'll land on our feet.

God willing, I'll graduate and get a job,

so you won't have to worry. Don't worry about a thing.

Hessa.

Listen to me, dear.

This whole thing that happened today,

I don't want your mother or your sister Najat to find out about it.

Your mother is sick.

News like this could crush her.

All right.

As you wish.

Time dragged on.

Seconds felt like hours.

I never thought my grief could grow this heavy, Talal.

It was too heavy for me.

You're Hessa, right?

Yes, Uncle.

Listen closely.

Stay away from my son Talal, for your own sake.

Don't even think that one day you're going to marry my son.

The woman my son marries

has to be from the same social class.

Someone who fits his social status.

Saleh's son can't marry a girl whose father works at a printshop.

I never used Talal.

We're in love.

If Talal has something to say, let him say it to me himself.

I knew that your kind

couldn't be asked nicely.

I had your father fired.

And you…

if you don't stay away from Talal, you won't find work anywhere.

Understood?

There was no one in college who didn't know about our love story.

Because ever since I saw you for the first time

and our eyes met,

we both felt that same electric spark run through us,

telling us that we'd found our second half

and everything we were looking for.

But you… betrayed me.

Mom!

- Mom! - Yes?

Did you know what Dad did?

What?

Mona was passed out in Maha's room.

- What happened? - I don't know. She wouldn't say.

She won't go to the hospital either.

I called your uncle Mohamed to come talk to her.

Mona, honey, what's wrong?

Are you okay?

Mona.

What's wrong?

I don't remember.

All I can remember…

is that I could barely breathe,

and I felt cold.

Then I felt like I was suffocating, and I collapsed.

Let's get you to the hospital.

I'm not sick.

It's the house, Talal. The house.

It's suffocating me.

I'm worried about Maha.

It's okay. I'll figure it out.

Even if I take you and Maha and we move somewhere else. Okay?

Okay?

I'll be right back. I won't be long.

She won't go to the hospital.

She feels like she's suffocating here.

Honestly, ever since we moved in,

we haven't felt at home.

I feel the same.

Ever since he passed, God rest his soul, I've felt like I'm suffocating.

Enough.

Calm yourselves and stop being paranoid.

You're uneasy because of Saleh's passing, God rest his soul.

We used to come and visit you in this house for years.

We never sensed anything wrong.

No, Uncle.

Something's wrong.

And it's not just one or two of us saying it.

My top priority is my family's safety.

Fine. Fine, guys.

We'll get a sheikh to bless the house. God willing, we'll be fine.

"After you got married,

my life turned into eternal darkness."

- "Troubles…" - Troubles too heavy for mountains to bear.

It started with my mother's death. She couldn't beat her illness.

She died.

And all the good in this world went with her.

We haven't had a day of peace since.

And my father had nowhere to go.

He couldn't find another job.

So he couldn't provide for us.

The day we buried my mother,

I saw an old woman standing there.

My father said she was my maternal grandma.

I found out my mother kept us from seeing her.

She didn't want us to ever see her.

Stay with your grandma.

I need to turn the car over to the bank.

And I'll come back for you.

Dad, I'm scared.

Don't be, sweetie.

Come in.

Go.

My father had nowhere to go.

He couldn't find another job.

And he was unable to provide for us.

The house is all yours.

And that is your room.

Except for this room.

No one goes in there but me.

And no one is allowed to open its door… except for me.

No one even peeks inside but me.

Pretend it's not even there.

Understood?

Hessa!

Najat used to wait, hoping my father would come back for us.

But I knew that my father was never coming back.

And he never did.

Indeed.

In the noble hadith, the Prophet said, "Do not turn your homes into graves."

"The Devil turns away from a home where Surat Al-Baqarah is recited."

Dear God, ward off evil.

Surat Al-Baqarah is what I recommend. Listen to it and recite it every day.

- I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak. - And the blessed water.

Sprinkle it in every corner.

God willing, I'll visit weekly

to perform the ruqyah.

From the evil of darkness when it settles. And from the evil of the blowers in knots.

Thank you, Sheikh. God bless you.

That's my duty, Brother. It's my duty.

Come with me a second. A word.

Yeah, sure.

Come on, Maha.

Come, sweetie.

Go to Grandma.

Auntie, can you watch Maha for a bit? I'll be right back. Okay?

Okay, sweetie?

Is everything all right?

God willing, all is well.

Something has a hold of your wife.

Don't tell her yet.

There's no need to scare her.

God willing, I'll arrange a ruqyah for her.

- What about my daughter? - Don't worry.

I'll arrange one for her too.

- All right. God be with you. - You too.

Thank you, Sheikh.

Talal. I'll leave Maha with your mother and I'll go to Sarah's.

Go rest a while. What's the rush?

I can't, Talal. This house is suffocating me.

Let me give you a ride.

No, I'll go with my dad.

He's worried and wants to check on me.

And I don't want Maha thinking we're both not here.

Tell Will I'm waiting outside.

I wanted to find out how my grandma died

and why my mother kept us from her.

I had doubts, but no proof.

I saw things in my grandma's room,

and it was clear she dealt with jinns

through black magic and occult practices.

And that's why my mother kept us away from her.

Something kept pulling me, calling me to read the book,

although I was afraid.

But that fear turned into relief as soon as I grabbed the book.

I'm aware of what's happening,

but I can't stop, and I can't resist it.

The Devil is luring me, making sin look tempting.

And I find myself sinking deeper into a bottomless pit.

Until I hit the bottom.

The point of no return.

And I was convinced I had to use any weapon I could find.

Their weapon was money, influence, and connections.

And mine was this book.

I found out my grandma was trying to get justice for me.

Hessa!

But the price was far more than she could afford.

The price was my life and hers.

AL-DHAWI CO. PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSES 26 DEAD

REPARATIONS TO BE ASTRONOMICAL

See what happens when you wrong someone?

After all he's done to you, his company collapsed.

Wrongdoing has a price that may be delayed,

but it's never forgotten.

After what happened to Saleh Al-Dhawi's company,

I knew that I now had the power.

And the time had come to take revenge on you and your father.

Although the Devil's terms were cruel,

I submitted and accepted them

just to escape the sense of injustice my family and I felt.

He took my grandma's soul.

And now, he wants the last payment.

My own soul.

You may go in.

Welcome.

Sit down.

What's the problem?

I don't feel okay.

Since we came back, I haven't had a normal day.

It's my husband.

There's another woman.

I think he reached out to her when we came back.

I don't want him near her, or her near him.

I want them apart, forever.

I want her gone.

Do you have anything of his?

Yes.

I have a picture of him in my purse.

Give it to me.

What's his name, and his mother's name?

Talal…

son of Khadijah.

And the woman he's in love with?

Her name is Hessa.

Daughter of Hind.

Servants of the talisman, free Talal, son of Khadijah,

from Hessa, daughter of Hind,

so he'll never be at ease, or find peace,

so he can never please her.

This instant. Make haste.

This very hour. Come now. Appear now.

Listen to me.

See this? Drink from it now.

And have him drink from it.

From then on,

he'll want to please you in any way he can, and he won't upset you.

You'll have him wrapped around your finger.

You understand?

Drink.

Drink from it now.

Drink.

- A woman… - A woman…

- …tall… - …tall…

- …wearing-- - …wearing--

Talal?

I brought you something.

Maha! What have you done? Are you insane?

- What have you done? - Mona? Mona!

This isn't me! Talal, this isn't me!

This isn't… this isn't me. I don't know what's happening.

It's okay.

Everything will be okay.

Everything will be fine.

Maha, sweetie.

Sweetie, I never meant to hit you.

I'd never do that on purpose.

But Mommy is not feeling well.

You know how much I love you.

You're not just my daughter. You're my friend.

You're what I love most in this world.

You don't hit someone you love.

You're right.

You don't hit someone you love.

But sometimes, grown-ups do things without meaning to

and without knowing why.

I didn't mean to hurt you. I swear, I didn't.

Don't cry, Mom. I forgive you.

Come here, sweetie.

Come here.

Sweetie.

BENZODIAZEPINES EXP. 12/12/1979

Talal.

Talal.

I've missed you.

What do you want?

Who said I ever left your side?

I never left when you loved me.

And I never did when you betrayed me and broke my heart.

I left you to protect you.

And I'm here to protect you,

like you protected me.

And to warn you.

Things are happening behind your back.

What do you mean?

Mona.

Don't come near her.

- Mona is cheating on you. - Hessa!

You're talking about my wife.

You know me.

I never lied to you when I was alive.

I have no reason to lie to you now.

You'll see that I'm right.

You've ensnared my heart

My heart

Then you ruthlessly deserted me

You've ensnared my heart

Then, O beautiful one You deserted me

You're cruel

You have become my affliction

This is my luck

And that's the path that I walked

Hessa…

Grandma?

- Grandma. - Hessa.

Don't be afraid.

- Now it's my turn, Grandma. - Give him your soul.

So that you can… get your revenge.

I'm used to loss now.

I lost my mother and father, and I lost my job and my future.

And I lost the man I love.

I no longer care if I lose even more.

But you've never experienced loss.

I'll make you lose everything I lost.

"I no longer care if I lose even more. But you never experienced loss."

"I'll make you lose everything I lost."

Talal, what is this?

Burn this, or…

have a sheikh burn it.

It doesn't explain anything.

I need someone to explain.

Maybe Najat is trying to mess with me.

She read the diaries and knows all the details.

Could she have called and faked Hessa's voice

to make me believe it was her? Could be.

You said

that this is Hessa's handwriting.

Huh?

She could've faked the handwriting.

It's not that hard, Tareq.

I'd go to the police.

Let them find out if Najat is messing with you or…

whatever it is.

I can't do that.

I can't.

We've hurt that family enough.

I don't want to hurt Najat.

She has no one left. Poor thing.

Go back to the States, then.

Take your family, go back to the States.

Staying here isn't good for you.

And burn this thing.

HESSA FOREVER

Burn it.

"Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer."

"He had three sons."

"The eldest one was called Arshad."

- Arshad. - Right.

"He was big,

and he had a reddish complexion,

and he was naive and kindhearted."

"The middle one was called Amjad."

- Amjad. - Good girl. That's Amjad.

"He was skinny,

and his face was pale,

and he was jealous and mean."

"And the youngest one was Asaad."

- Asaad. - This is Asaad.

"He had a fair complexion."

"Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had three sons."

Right.

"The eldest was named…"

"He was jealous…"

Mona, where to, dear?

Mommy?

Mommy?

Don't be scared. I'll be right back.

Mona!

Mona!

Mona!

Mona!

Mona!

Subtitle translation by: Ibraheem Mohammed