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

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

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

EPISODE 22

Where's Rania?

The guys will meet with the lawyer.

The ones who can be bailed out, let them pay and leave.

Okay, noted.

Anyway, I'll be right here.

I will check with the boss and keep you updated.

Abu Talal won't let you down, hopefully.

-Thank you so much. -You're welcome.

-Who are you to them? -I am… a relative.

You're Abu Talal, aren't you?

That's right.

Shayeb?

Shayeb.

-Long time no see, Abu Talal. -Welcome, Madam.

Abu Talal?

Welcome back, Abu Talal. We were worried about you.

-How are you, Abu Ali? -If you're fine, we're fine.

Where's your family? Why didn't you bring them along?

It was a bit hard for them to join me this time.

Hello, Abu Talal.

Sorry I'm late. Have a seat.

Boss, it wasn't easy at all.

They took us by surprise.

Half of my men are in jail, unable to do anything.

-It's okay. -I'll call Rania for dinner.

Leave her be, Um Ali.

It's a private meeting, and we're discussing business.

They don't want your men. They want you, Abu Talal.

-What shall we do? -It's obvious.

Now the enemy will start feeling threatened,

and he'll start acting up.

In any case, we're ready for him.

-Do you think Nemer did it? -I'm sure of that.

A journalist came after you, and Nemer gave him leads.

Anyway, I would love to stay with you for a while.

You're welcome to stay at Sultan's house, Abu Talal.

Thank you, Um Jabal.

I hoped to stay with Jabal in Al Hayba, but now they're all searching for me.

This is the first place they'll come looking for me.

That's why I'm thinking of going to the fields, to stay with the guys.

Sleep here tonight. We'll see in the morning.

Let him be, Um Jabal.

Whether Abu Talal is here or in the fields,

he has a place in my heart.

-Let's eat. -Come on.

You're so funny, Abu Talal.

Firas!

Firas!

As agreed, you'll take someone with you, and escort Abu Talal until he gets there.

If he needs anything, you follow his orders.

No need to check with me, understood?

-Sure, Boss. -No need for that.

I've got plenty of camouflage. And really, I don't need all this food.

I guess I can pass it out to the guys in the fields.

Good idea.

-Goodbye. -God bless.

Thank you. Goodbye.

-Goodbye. -God bless. God bless.

Come on, Mother.

Long may you live.

SAWSAN, IF I LOVE YOU, DO I REALLY NEED TO KEEP REPEATING IT?

SAWSAN

I'M A BIT BUSY, CAN'T TALK NOW. OKAY, LOVE.

-Didn't Rania get dressed? -No, she doesn't want to go.

She's a bit tired and wants to stay home.

As she wishes.

Let's move then.

Hi, Boss.

Boss Nemer.

Boss Nemer!

You wanted to see me?

"T.N.T."

-"T.N.T." -"T.N.T"?

Do you want to have lunch, Rania?

Coming.

-I'm changing. -Okay.

I'm waiting for you downstairs.

Stop! I told you, I don't want to work.

-Did I say something to bother you? -Leave me alone. Shut up.

-What's wrong? -He's nuts. I told him to come help us.

Told him to stop being lazy. I was kidding around.

He got up, cursed me and came at me with a rock.

It's okay. Calm down, for my sake.

Lunatic!

-Hello, Mother. -How are you, Mona?

-Good. -Come on, Alaa, to the kitchen.

-Come on, please. -Slowly.

Hello, Firas, thank you.

-How are you, my daughter? -Welcome.

-I missed you. -God bless you, dear.

-Welcome, Um Ali. -Hello, sweetheart.

-Where's Marwa? -She's coming with the rest.

Okay, I'll go see her.

Peas and rice, home-cooked style.

-I'm shocked. -I'm full of surprises.

Thank you.

-Do you want some rice? -No, thank you.

Why didn't you go with them to Mona's? It would have improved your mood.

I'm tired. I didn't feel like it.

Does that mean…

Can I discuss something with you?

What?

What's wrong?

Nothing. What do you mean?

Never mind. Okay, forget it then.

God bless you, child. So adorable, so smart.

How's school, dear?

The teacher loves him so much, and his friends won't play without him.

He's acting like a big shot. He'll be a troublemaker.

Because the girls will fight over him.

God bless you, honey. I'll pick the best bride ever for you.

My sweetheart, he's so handsome and caring like his father.

Slowly.

Please, don't!

God bless you, and may you recover soon.

I'll get you some water.

Um Sari and Abu Sari, welcome, dears.

Concerning the dates on the deeds, they're just formalities, no worries.

You can just pay us back whenever you have the money.

What's important now is that your situation gets better,

and that you're able to celebrate Sari's graduation.

Hopefully, he'll be Al Hayba's architect

and he'll build us a tower even taller than Dubai's.

Hopefully. God bless your children as well.

-When can we get the money? -When I give them the deeds.

I'll call you to pick the money up.

-Thank you, son. -It's the least we could do, Abu Sari.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

AL HAYBA BUTCHER'S SHOP

Mansour. Mansour!

-Yes, Boss? -What are you doing?

-I'm cutting the meat for Abu Marwan. -Drop everything and call Mr. Samir.

Tell him Boss Ahmad is waiting for him.

Got it, Boss.

Shame! Some people are so greedy.

Don't be tough on her. May God help them.

It's not easy to raise a kid and pay for their tuition.

-Her husband is old and can't work. -Life is hard for everyone.

-Hi, guys. -Hello, Abu Ahmad.

I'm just saying that because I'm worried about her.

This is a dangerous thing for poor people like us.

There are no guarantees at all.

You're risking your life savings to invest in an unknown quantity.

What's worse, the interest rates they're talking about,

they're really high, aren't they, Abu Ahmad?

-What? -The interest rates are really high.

-How much are they paying? -For what?

-Good morning. -Hello.

Mr. Abu Ahmad, I want two coffees for Boss Ahmad.

Sure. Youssef, prepare two coffees on a tray for Ahmad.

Yes, sir.

We were talking about the interest rates that Ahmad is offering to people.

-Fifteen percent. -Abu Ahmad?

Haven't you thought of investing with your son?

-No. -Why not?

-What are you afraid of? -I'm not afraid.

It's just that my coffee shop is doing fine. I don't need anything.

I usually like to sleep on decisions like that,

really give them some thought.

I don't like what your son is doing.

I don't have a problem with him, but I do with that fraud Nemer.

He's not a government representative.

He doesn't represent the state or a corporation.

What's backing the guarantees he's giving to people?

Isn't it strange that he's doing all this with other people's money?

-Can someone explain that? -Nizar, I couldn't say. Ask Ahmad.

-Nemer fooled your son, no offense. -Ahmad isn't a kid.

He's an adult and he knows what he wants. He's free.

You think we're jealous? We hope he makes a killing.

Your friend left.

He's losing it.

Nizar, shame on you. He's a successful, decent man.

You can't speak of him like this. It's wrong, son.

-Hello, Abu Ahmad. -Welcome, Burhan.

-A cup of tea with extra sugar. -Youssef, tea with extra sugar.

Yes, Boss.

Burhan, you're visiting me often these days.

What, is this just a coffee shop for VIPs now?

No, it's for everyone. I was just kidding with you.

-You're most welcome here. -It's okay, Abu Ahmad.

But it might not have been if it was someone else.

Mr. Samir, it's the beginning of the month, so as promised…

-here's your money. -Boss?

One moment. Talk to me.

Mr. Nizar is saying that Boss Nemer is a fraud.

What's happening? What's wrong, Boss Ahmad? Where are you going?

-Excuse me. -Pay me first!

Nizar! Get out.

-We're not at your butcher shop. -Get out!

-Relax! Why are you attacking us? -Calm down, people.

Damn, you just can't stand to see anyone succeed, can you?

Ahmad, stop it! They are the coffee shop's customers.

Customers who must be polite!

Boss Nemer isn't a fraud!

Nizar, you're such a troublemaker.

Maybe it'd be better if you stayed with your boss Jabal at the drug lab,

excuse me, the "dairy lab," right?

Shut up! You don't have the right to talk about him.

Have you forgotten about the time he threw that yogurt on you?

-Stop it! -You shut up!

-Calm down, people. -Stop it now.

Calm down, guys.

Jabal, don't mess with me!

We sat down. She was a bit tired, so we couldn't talk.

You won't talk to her, I know you too well.

Let me take care of this, I'll talk to her.

Is that what you want?

Let's rejoice, please.

What's wrong, Abu Ali?

Burhan is talking trash about you at the coffee shop,

saying things about the drug lab.

Nizar was there with Abu Safi.

They got into a fight and smashed up Abu Ahmad's coffee shop.

If you'll allow me, I'd like to go to the square with the guys, check it out.

No, it's okay. I'll go myself.

Burhan's got a big mouth. You need to teach him a lesson.

Boss, I'll come with you, bring along the men.

No, no need.

I'll just go have my coffee over there.

He's trying to pass as a produce seller.

Eggplants, cucumbers, onions, lettuce.

I need to take a selfie with this truck.

KHALIL

-Yes? -Boss, are you home?

-What's happening? -Nizar wants to destroy the butcher shop.

Who's Nizar?

The Nizar who used to work at the dairy plant.

He's riling people up against you.

Tell him that the guy's calling him a fraud.

-A fraud. Where are you? -At the square, Boss.

-Stay there, I'm coming. -Okay.

Isn't he better than your boss?

He thinks he can give us advice when he's the one who's operating a drug lab!

Hold it!

Last time, I let you go because you were at my house…

but this time, I swear… Hold on, what's wrong with you?

But this time, I'll let them run you over, understood?

I'll handle him, Jabal! I'll handle him.

We'll miss you.

Burhan, you jerk.

I told you I'd beat the crap out of you if I ever saw you again!

Welcome, welcome.

Guess you can't fix stupid!

Coffee for Boss Jabal.

Take this one.

Get up. Don't you get it?

Try as we might, you'll just never learn.

Take this.

AL HAYBA CAFE

-Hello. -Welcome, Boss Sakher.

Youssef, coffees for Boss Jabal and Boss Sakher.

ISSAM, THEY WANT TEN MILLION PILLS

Get me a chair.

Move those cars. I want to see who's coming and going.

That means everyone, the bosses and regular folks.

I wanted to smash that hookah over his head.

Leave him shocked. He's still processing what we did.

I really wanted to hit him. Let me vent a bit.

He's not a regular gangster. You can't hit him or box his ears.

What this fraud Nemer is hiding is far more than we know about him.

Do you think that I'd be satisfied just hitting the guy?

No, I want to eradicate him.

With a guy like him, you need to go slow, play the long game.

Make him nervous. Let him twist in the wind.

You're so patient, Brother, really.

It'll be fine. How are the guys?

-Great. -And Shayeb?

What about Shayeb?

Didn't Shayeb drop by last night?

We haven't seen him.

You haven't?

We all die. That's just life.

But how we die differs from one person to another.

The worst death is one with no significance.

God forgive your dad and may he rest in peace.

He saddened me and broke my heart.

It's okay, it's history now.

-Goodbye. -God bless you.

Thank you. Goodbye, let's go.

-Goodbye. -God bless.

Let's leave them alone.

Good morning. What's wrong? Did I startle you?

You scared me.

Why is the house empty? Where is everyone?

Can I have coffee with you?

-The grumpy one came, right? -Listen to me, Rania.

You can't mix love and business.

You need to keep your feelings in check. Always keep one thing in mind…

RANIA LOVES JABAL

…why you came here.

I used to come here and find you waiting. Now it's me who's waiting on you.

Not only that, but now it's forced, hurried.

Madam, this is just to remind you about the reason you're here

and how long you'll be staying.

We're not here to play hide and seek. We're on a very precise mission.

Hello. I've handled the thing that you couldn't.

Do you want me to get her fingerprints as well?

Rania, I've tried calling over and over, but your phone's been off.

Tell me if something has happened.

I need a car ready to get me out of Al Hayba.

It's happening tomorrow.