Original subtitles

When cruelty becomes a form of dignity

I am forced to be cruel

Forgive me for my cruelty in advance

Right now

I have to side with my wounds

I know that I have a dark past And I've made countless mistakes

And that I've done things That you haven't heard about yet

KILL SULTAN - PUT GHAZI IN JAIL SEND ADEL ABROAD

I know that I have a dark past And I've made countless mistakes

THE TRAP

And that I've done things That you haven't heard about yet

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

We're defined by our experiences

We should understand everyone else Before we give an answer

We should be reprimanded for our actions And reprimand others for theirs

And go through difficult times So we know who our true friends are

We're defined by our experiences

We should understand everyone else Before we give an answer

We should be reprimanded for our actions And reprimand others for theirs

And go through difficult times So we know who our true friends are

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

The people who know what's right Are the ones who've made mistakes

Think long and hard Before you interpret our love

The people who know what's right

Are the ones who've made mistakes

THE EVENTS, CHARACTERS, AND SETTING OF THIS SERIES ARE ALL FICTIONAL

What are you doing?

Didn't I say don't open anything now?

EPISODE 17

You waited all this time,

wait one more day and open them in Al Hayba.

You're messing things up.

We can't wait till tomorrow.

Dad called me earlier, he's waiting for us.

He's worried about Salma.

If that's true, he would've sent someone else to pick me up.

Unlike that reckless man that suddenly disappeared

and left me alone with my luggage, not knowing what to do.

Where are the jeans you sent me pictures of?

-Can you stop messing with things? -We have to pack them before leaving.

Have you decided between staying or leaving?

Can I drink my coffee calmly then leave?

-Make us some at least. -I'll make coffee for the both of us.

The coffee doesn't matter. Tell me, what happened in my absence?

Does anyone have something to light up my cigarette with?

-What's wrong? Do you need anything? -No.

Are you serious, Nidal? You're calling me after what happened?

I'm calling you because of what happened. Listen, Sumaya.

I'm not an easy target for anyone. Jabal did me wrong twice.

When he married you and when he hit me in front of you.

-What do you mean? -Start sewing a dress for our wedding.

I'll let everyone in Al Hayba know

that Nidal Al Saeed killed Jabal Sheikh Al Jabal.

Sorry, sir, but our program starts at eight.

You don't have to be sorry.

-How are you? Good? -Fine.

I have a guest who found himself nearby,

-so he insisted on saying hi. -A guest?

Who is this guest?

Sakher.

Sakher Sheikh Al Jabal.

I've come with all my family members, even the old ones.

You'll hurt yourself.

Now tell me, cousin.

What do you feel like drinking?

Maybe I'll take the Black, cousin.

That cannot be, cousin.

Did you mean this one?

Or that one?

The one next to it, cousin.

-That one? -No, the one next to it.

This one?

No.

-I feel like fixing a cocktail of my own. -Let's do it then.

Get up. Get up and look me in the eye.

I beg you, forgive me.

I don't care about you.

I'll do whatever you want, just let me live.

Okay, I'll let you live, you know why?

So you can remember this face for the rest of your life.

Thank you, guys.

Is your program still scheduled for 8:00?

Let's go.

-I'll do it for you, Mother-in-Law. -Relax.

I took it from Um Ali so I could be doing something useful.

-I thought I would help you. -I know you would.

-Did you speak with Jabal? -I did, and he is doing well.

-Does he usually sleep outside the house? -Not until now.

He always came back after work and slept in his bed.

Even if it was at sunrise.

Why didn't he return?

He's your husband, ask him once he returns.

Will he even talk to me in the first place?

Sumaya, Jabal has a lot to worry about.

Had he found a warm embrace and a kind heart,

you could have listened to each other.

Chahine!

Dear, I was worried about you. I swear, I was so worried.

How could you leave us for two days without any notice, Chahine?

What's wrong, son? What's up? Tell me. What happened to you?

Nothing happened, Mother. I'm doing good, really good. Rest assured.

Chahine, you came back after three days to say nothing happened.

-Where have you been then? -I was with my cousin, Jabal.

-Thank God for your safe return. -Thank God for your safe return, son.

-Thank God for your safe return, Jabal. -Thank God for your safe return.

God bless you.

Thank God for your safe return, Sakher. God bless you.

Where have you been? I've been worried sick about you.

Where on earth have you been?

Um Jabal, I don't know what to tell you.

Tell her.

We were with our cousin, Chahine.

He got in trouble and was kidnapped for a while.

-Jabal and I went to rescue him. -Who took him away?

Sultan Sheikh Al Jabal's friend.

The father of the girls.

-Nazem? -Indeed, Nazem.

Nazem Alali, who turned out to be a lowlife.

So low, Um Jabal, that no one ever suspected him.

-What have you done with him? -It's done, Um Jabal.

The lowlife belongs under my shoe.

Where is your cousin now?

He went home to rest for a while.

Poor man, he couldn't believe what he's been through.

I'll go prepare a meal, you must be hungry.

-Follow me, Um Ali. Follow me, Abu Ali. -I'll go change.

Thank God for your safe return.

Thank you.

Have you lost your mind? What are you saying?

Don't say a word to anyone.

When did I ever do that? I'm only saying this out of concern for you.

There is no other way around it.

If I lost Sumaya, then I have nothing else to lose.

Jabal is no easy target.

You saw what happened when his brother killed your uncle.

What happened? Did you forget how many they've lost?

-We killed them like flies. -Both families lost souls.

Still, we couldn't kill Jabal.

Had it not been for my father, we would have.

My father wanted things to be forgotten.

He did so because he was concerned about you.

Don't drive me nuts, Jalal! I was so close.

Had Jabal not known about this and feared it,

he wouldn't have been the first to offer peace.

You're right, but this goes way back.

Unless you intend to rekindle it.

That fire was never put out anyway.

The fire inside me is still ablaze, only Jabal's blood will put it out.

I'm with you, cousin, but this time, we'll go together.

No, this time is different.

I will make a plan and execute it perfectly.

I'm with you, but what's your plan?

I told you he's with his friends but you didn't believe me.

But why isn't he calling me or answering my calls?

He said he lost his phone while hunting with his friends.

What hunting?

He must have spent the night with a girl that made him forget all of this.

How's Rima?

She still has two tests and then she'll finish her finals.

Is she willing to commit to studying?

Then why is she reading books? Isn't it to enroll in the university?

What are you saying? I won't let her go to Beirut every day

without knowing who she's with and what she's doing.

What shall happen? She's like every other girl.

Soon she'll be married and she'll stay in her house.

No, I won't let her marry someone before completing her studies.

The Damascene's daughter isn't better than ours.

I cannot believe my ears! Is this what you came up with?

Ghazi, when are you coming home?

I got used to the guys, I'm happy here.

-I can't leave them. -I'm serious.

If I could dig a hole with my nails, I would have done that two years ago.

Where's your friend? Didn't he say he'll get you out?

Hanaa, what's wrong?

That's the first time I've seen you that worried.

Your son wasn't with his friends. Chahine reunited with his cousin Jabal.

Haven't you changed your clothes already?

I was talking with my uncle.

-Did you tell him? -Yeah.

He's supposed to come here soon so we can sort things out.

Will you work with your cousin Chahine again?

We share the land and the job and we were together since day one.

-I don't want anything to change. -There's no way Ghazi will accept that.

Chahine received a slap

and knew that things can't be solved from inside prison.

Do you think he'll stand with you against his father?

Chahine was fooled. He will only do what's best for him now.

-How can you trust him again? -We were raised together.

Look, Chahine was raised by Sultan, not his own father.

Listen to me carefully.

You're the head of the family now. We all trust you with our souls.

The future of this family is in your hands. You're my son.

I know you best and trust you the most.

You're free to think whatever you like and to do whatever you like.

So, if you want your cousin Chahine to be next to you again,

I have no problem with it.

But on one condition, he must work for you.

Not with you.

Go on now, the food will get cold.

I knew it, they'll reunite no matter what. Family members will always stick together.

Ghazi doesn't care about the family. Once he finds out, he'll punish Chahine.

He can't do anything as long as he's imprisoned.

I hope he doesn't get out.

You know, I fear he'll suddenly come bother us some day.

Don't say that! Al Hayba doesn't need more problems.

We must see what the cousins will do after reuniting.

-Do you think they're capable? -They can't do it alone.

Everyone here must support them to solve this problem.

This has nothing to do with us.

We don't want any troubles with Abu Salma or to be collateral damage.

It's not up to us.

We are in deep, whether we like it or not.

If we don't do anything about this, we'll be doomed.

Thank God you're well.

-How are you, Um Ziad? -Good, welcome home.

I miss this house and my bedroom so much. Is my father here?

-Thank God you're safe. -I missed you a lot.

You've been gone for a long time.

If you see what I got for you, you'll say, "Stay for longer."

Dear, I only want your wellbeing. Sit down and tell us all about it.

Where shall I start? I had a lot of fun.

-I was lucky the weather was great. -Fine then. That's amazing.

So, we are unlucky? Last time, it kept on raining the whole time.

Hey, it rained for only two days, don't exaggerate!

More importantly, I got you a project that'll make you happy.

-Wait, am I included? -Wait until we hear about it.

If it works, the three of us will be included, don't worry.

Go ahead, speak. Let's hear it.

I met a man who has a franchise of a major clothing brand in Paris.

I thought he would be really old but he turned out to be young.

-This looks like it includes only you. -No, I'm serious, listen to me.

This man is so smart and ambitious.

He's considering opening a shop in the Middle East.

I talked to him about Dad. He said he'd like to cooperate with him.

-So, he wants to open a branch in Lebanon? -Absolutely.

Who shall participate in this kind of project except for Nazem Alali?

What does this mean? Did he agree?

We'll ask father if he agrees. What do you think, Dad?

-What do you think? -About what?

Hello. How are you, Majdi?

I want to see you tomorrow.

I know you have lectures but I must see you.

Even if for five minutes on your break.

No, I can't talk about it on the phone.

Yeah, that's good.

Okay, fine. Good night. Bye.

It's the devil Nidal's fault.

May God curse you, Nidal. May God curse you!

I swear you will drink your own blood, you lowlife!

I told you a thousand times, you can't find someone like Jabal.

-He still forgives for everything you do. -Now I'm calm. Prepare yourself.

I'll let everyone in Al Hayba dance at our wedding, cousin.

Jabal! Jabal! Jabal, answer me!

Jabal! Nidal is crazy.

My father is also crazy. All Al Saeeds are crazy.

Wake up for the love of God! Jabal!

Jabal, it's not my fault!

I hated everything I had to do.

I was forced into everything since the day I was born.

I was forced just like you. I never loved Nidal!

I never loved him, I didn't even choose him, Jabal!

Give me one more chance. Please wake up.

Wake up! Jabal! Jabal!

Jabal!

Give me one more chance, please. Jabal! Jabal! Jabal!

What's wrong with you?

God, give me patience.

I don't need more fools.

Take this.

Don't eat a lot for dinner again.

Where to?

Since when do you ask me these questions?

Starting from today, I should raise you all over again.

Look, Mom, I don't want to argue with you. I'm busy, I have a lot of work.

Work with whom? Your cousins who fooled you?

I work with whoever I like, however I like.

-No, it's not up to you. -It's up to whom then?

You're just like Dad.

He's imprisoned and you're trapped inside your house.

Both of you don't know what's happening outside your walls.

If so, get your dad out of prison. Let him know what's happening in Al Hayba.

You mean to aggravate things with his friend.

That's a new tone, Chahine.

The Damascene's sons have brainwashed you already?

Stop it, Mom! That's enough! Dad admitted that he was lying to me.

-About what? -About everything, everything!

He made me look like a fool in front of Nazem and his men,

all while working behind my back.

So, you reunite with your cousins after everything they've done to us?

They didn't do anything. They didn't do anything.

Go tell that to your father not to me.

I went there and told him everything, he requested to see you.

-I won't answer your request nor his. -What?

As you heard, I don't want to see your husband's face.

If you think you can cross the line with me in your dad's absence,

I'll break your skull!

No one is crossing the line except for you and father, Mother.

I would've been dead because of you.

The husband you're defending only cares for his own benefit.

He's ready to stomp on everybody to rise.

He was willing to see me dead so he can get out of prison.

He's cooperating with the person who betrayed me and wanted to kill me.

Your son was kidnapped by Nazem and his men, Mother!

Yes, Um Chahine.

You thought you were protecting us and the family this whole time.

A knife was on your son's neck and Jabal rescued him!

The Damascene's sons saved me from certain death.

I was almost dead and came back to life, Mother!

-What are you talking about? -You're surprised, right?

Yes, believe it, Mother.

My cousins risked their lives for my own.

If what you're saying is true, if they had dark intentions,

would they have rescued me? Just think about it, Mother!

If Jabal planned Dad's arrest so he could rule Al Hayba,

would he have rescued me? Why, Mother? Why?

He saw me stranded and half-dead, why would he rescue me?

He could've left me to rot and die.

But no, Mother. My cousins didn't do that.

My cousins risked their lives and killed men to save me.

All while you're in the dark with nothing to talk about

except for the Damascene's sons, Jabal, my father's imprisonment.

For the love of God, Mother, I don't want to hear about this again!

Jabal is my brother. We were raised together.

My uncle Sultan's sons are my brothers till the end of my life.

I'll owe them till I die.

I did them wrong, I'll keep on trying to fix it as long as I live.

Jabal, Sakher, Adel are my brothers.

In addition to that, Mona is the only woman I ever loved.

I still love her, I won't marry anyone but her.

That's the new reality, Mother. Accept it in your own way.

What's with the dreams today?

Don't worry. This isn't a dream. Good morning.

What is this? What have you done?

Do you like your tea with or without milk?

No, it's okay, I'll have breakfast outside.

Really, Jabal? I made you breakfast myself.

Thank you, dear.

We are one family. We eat and drink together.

We are not used to such things.

You are welcome. No, he will be right there.

You have to deliver this order upwards.

-What's your problem? -I hope you can send someone else there.

Why do we have delivery men? So I would go upwards?

This isn't acceptable.

You're right, son. God help us with these people.

I only trust you. We cannot afford to make any mistakes.

If it was up to me, I wouldn't send them anything.

Okay, I'll do it.

What can I say? We have daughters and we worry about them.

May God help us all. That's all I can say.

Did you tell Chahine?

Yes, he said he'll meet us at Abu Ahmad's coffee shop.

-Okay, excellent. We shouldn't be late. -Shouldn't we take some of our men?

No, it's not worth it. It shouldn't take long.

-Come on now. -Let's go.

Jabal!

-Jabal, you left your sunglasses. -Thank you.

Will you be back for lunch?

If you're craving anything, I can cook it for you.

Let it be. Only God knows what will happen next.

Take care of yourself.

God has answered my prayers.

Yesterday, I said may God help us with him.

Today, I heard that he's imprisoned.

Yesterday? You've been praying for it for the past year.

Fine. Now we don't have to worry about him anymore.

Are you serious? Was Hawlo the main problem?

As long as his master is breathing, Al Hayba won't rest.

Not Hawlo, nor any other person.

The chief is right, but I'm relieved.

At least he won't act so arrogantly in front of us.

It was a great game.

If they didn't score a goal at the last minute,

it would've been a mess.

I didn't have the chance to see it, but I knew the score was two to nothing.

Youssef, why don't you tell your boss to put a TV set here?

-So we can watch the games. -I don't know, he's afraid of problems.

What problems? All of Al Hayba supports the same team.

True, but if someone doesn't and they found out,

they'd eat him alive and wreck this coffee shop.

Look what the cat dragged in.

I don't want to see these people.

-How are you today, Abu Ahmad? -I'm worried about your boss.

-It's okay, we won't stay for long. -What was he arrested for?

Are you seriously asking about this?

Even walking beside Hawlo is incriminating enough.

-Shame, Abu Nidal is happy about this? -Me? God forbid.

-Abu Nidal! -Barhoum! I don't have time for this.

-Let's talk about business. -What is it?

How many times did I tell you to hang a calendar behind you?

Son, if your boss isn't around, for whom are you collecting money?

For Nazem. He's everyone's boss.

After all, this money is to take care of you and Al Hayba.

Do we have to discuss this every time?

Brother, we don't need this, we can manage ourselves.

Look guys, I'm going to speak once and for all.

You'll have to pay either way!

Keep your money.

-Hey, was anybody talking to you? -Let him be. Maybe he'll pay for him.

Yes, I'll pay. Why not?

You are worth a penny. Do you want it in a check?

-Or will you take it in cash? -To whom are you saying this?

To anyone that needs it.

No problem. If so, others need it more than I do.

-Let's go, Barhoom. -Let's go.

Stay here, guys.

I have a couple of things to say.

I want everyone to know about this.

The cloud that's been hanging over us for the past two years

has started to disappear. People have started living freely again.

Here, everyone is equal. The old help the young.

The strong help the weak. As for me, Jabal Sheikh Al Jabal,

I would give up my soul, bones, and flesh for Al Hayba and its people.

This isn't just an eloquent speech.

You all know me.

Jabal's word is like a bullet, both are irreversible.

My house is open for everyone, for the oppressed and the homeless.

My hands are wide open for anyone who's concerned about their family.

Everyone, remember this. Mistakes are forbidden.

Everyone knows their rights and duties.

And for the ones that don't, I'm ready to help.

My house is open for all with the help of God.

From this day onwards, everyone is responsible for their living.

If someone wants to collect money unlawfully,

they must come to me.

As long as blood runs through this vein and as long as I breathe,

no one in Al Hayba will worry about a thing.

-You can leave now. -Let's go, Barhoom.

-Make us some tea, Abu Ahmad. -Make some tea, kid.

Boss.

I have news for you.

-I'm not in the mood. Leave me. -Trust me, you need to hear it.

Tell me, what do you have?