"Episode one"
"Special thanks to the singer Ramy Ayach"
Allahu Akbar
Peace be upon you and God's mercy
May God accept your prayers
And your prayers too, Saleh
May God accept your prayers, guys
God, forgive me and bestow your blessings upon me and give me good health
God, I brought injustice to myself
God, oh merciful
only you can absolve us from our sins
God, grant me your forgiveness and have mercy on me
Oh merciful redeemer
Go!
Fire!
Go ready!
Fire!
Ma'am
I wish, it's been two hours that I'm here, I'm thirsty as hell
Rasheed Kamel El-Aswad?
- That's you, right? - Yes
They took my ID when I got here
Samir Ahmad El-Ahmad
This is also your ID
and this one is for Asaad Jamil El-Najjar
That's also you
Bravo, care to explain what's behind all these IDs?
These are fake IDs they're not mine
I'm aware that they're fake...
Who forged these IDs?
No clue
You're trying to telling me that you have no idea about all these IDs
and that someone forged all these IDs unbeknownst to you?
I really have no idea about all this, ma'am
Why would anyone put your photograph on an ID?
Don't tell me you think you're a good omen
I know nothing about this I have no clue
Let me tell you where's the problem
Perhaps your parents were so puzzled over choosing your name
and ended up calling you The Ghost
- Ghost? Who's The Ghost? - Stop fooling around!
Who are these?
I don't know
You don't know? You don't know anything as it seems
It seems this is the international "I don't know" day
Alright, let me tell you who they are
Sahar, 14 years
Malak, 16 years
Hanin, 15 years
And this one, do you recognize this cute little girl?
This is my daughter
So you know her, that's correct
Farah, her name is Farah and she's 13 years old
Why did you add her image to these?
Good question, this troubled you and you swallowed your saliva
Would you like it if someone did to your daughter what you're doing to these girls?
I don't know who you're talking about and I don't know these girls in the pictures
Liar, you're trafficking underage girls!
I'll be back
Steady
Get away, you'll run us down!
- What a lousy driver! - Stop it!
Good day, guys
Hello boss, good day, Safi
Safi the boss? Who's boss is he? He's nobody's boss!
- Have some sense , Sultan - Go back to your work
- How's work? - I'm tidying up the tomatoes
On the double
Good morning
God, bring us your blessings
"This is by the grace of my Lord"
- Listen up, Bilboul - What's up, boss?
Why aren't these in the fridge?
We just packed them up
- Take them to the fridge - Right
- Nadeem - Yes, boss?
- What about the sheep? - Everything is ready and under control
The sheep, the guest and the decoration are ready, I'm going to check up on everything
- Good job - Thanks, boss
- Bilboul - At your orders!
- What's for breakfast? - What would you like to eat?
- Let's eat some beans - Of course, right away
Yes, sir?
What's up, bro?
You're still asleep as always?
It's not that, we were a bit late with the last delivery yesterday
The merchandise was delivered at 12
this means that you should be home at 1:00 a.m
And now, it's 9:00 a.m which means that you got 8 hours of sleep
I think that's more than enough to have some rest
Unless you were involved in some dirty business behind my back
No, I'm wide awake, bro
Hurry up, get ready to move
Don't forget that your mother is coming back today
and you'll have to pick her up at the airport
I know that but it's still early
It's not early at all
Get ready and help Abu Yazan getting dressed
- Got it, alright, I'm on my way - Peace out
- Safi? - What is it?
Is Deeb coming?
Let's hope so
Good morning
What brought you here, Rasmiyeh?
I'm still here since yesterday
We had a small problem with Abu Fahim who ordered the merchandise
- Is everything settled now? - Yes, all settled
Bilboul has no common sense, he put 2 boxes of lemons on top of each other
"Case 2020"
What's up? You look happy
Back to case 2020?
- Who's turn is it this time? - Deeb
If I were you I would have put him behind bars already, get a move on
Watch your mouth
Take care of yourself
Alright, mom, I got it
No, no, I won't be late I'm having lunch with you, guys
What's for lunch?
Can I buy you something on my way back?
Ok, got it
Bye, bye
Come in
The Ghost is beginning to weaken, right?
Eventually he will go weaker
and if he goes stubborn I will have my way with him and bring him down
Jalal is picking up Mira today, right?
Yes, as usual
I'm starting to hate the weekends because of this arrangement
- Hikmat? - Over here
- The little one's bag is ready - Thank you
I'm heartbroken because of her
She's lost between the two families
I'm personally sick of this not to mention her
It's the same drill every week
The little one is having trouble in adjusting
and my daughter can't feel at ease
God have mercy on your soul, Ramy
You know? I'm leaving for an hour I'm not in the mood to see him
I feel the same, believe me
You're better than I am in controlling your temper
You just wait till I'm finished with you I will tidy you up
I'll take good care of your looks with some deodorant
You'll be the most handsome groom in the neighborhood, dad
- I'm no groom, son - You're the number one groom
Where can we find a better groom?
What's wrong with your shoe size Abu Yazan? it keeps growing by the day
Enough with your silliness in the morning! Shut your mouth!
Everyone wants me to shut up
Abu Yazan, your wife is getting back from her Hajj trip today
- You must be on cloud nine - Of course, I'm on cloud nine
I missed my wife so much
You missed her, you crook?
Let's see, Mr. groom
That's it, give me a smile
You know? A flower in the jacket pocket and you'll be an official groom
Leaving me all alone at the butcher shop, Sultan?
Look, a whole festival to celebrate the return of the Hajja from the Hajj
I just don't get it, why is it that everything related to Safi
- must be celebrated? - Why are you so pissed off?
You can go ahead and play the role of the good guy
- Good job, guys - Thank you
- What's for lunch today? - Stuffed zucchini for Nadeem
How much for the Kilo?
Don't worry about that, Noura! My store is your store
No, I won't have it good accounts make good friends
- How many kilos do you need? - 2 kilos
Choose your tomatoes, I'm getting you some emptied zucchini
No, that's too much Rasmiyeh, I'm not taking them if you're not taking the money
Forget about the money now
Noura, do me a favor and do as Rasmiyeh is telling you
- You're family - As you wish, boss
- I can empty them myself - There's no need for extra work
- Rasmiyeh? - Bon Appetit
- Coming - It's Um Shakeeb, Rasmiyeh
- Get up and help me out here - What are you doing here?
- I was buying some food, baby - Go home, I'll take them with me
As you wish, they didn't take any money from me
- I'll take care of it - Rasmiyeh, I'm waiting for your visit
Sir, the guys are here for the decoration is there anything else you want?
Good job, grab a chair and have breakfast with us
It's right on time
Um Shakeeb, come have breakfast with us
Bon Appetit, boss
Congratulations for your mother on her blessed Hajj
- God bless you - Thank you
Try chewing the food, Bilboul save some for the guy
- 2 kilos is enough - That's perfect
- So be it - I can't carry more than that
- Fattoura - What's up?
Come have a look
Look, they're trying to reduce the cost
Easy on the lamb, boy
- The lamb is here - Easy, son, stop rushing me
- Morning, Sultan - Welcome Abu El-Zeez
Welcome, Abu Yazan
Bro
Safi the boss, you said?
"El-Sultan Butcher Shop"
Welcome to the shop, Abu Yazan make some space, Bilboul
- Welcome, Abu Yazan - What an honor!
How do you like the groom!
I asked you to dress him up not turn him into a groom
- The flower makes all the difference - See? He insisted on the flower
- Welcome - Isn't it too early for the suit?
Try to convince your boss with this theory
- Would you like some beans? - No, thanks
- You won't regret it, they're delicious - Just a small bite then
Bon Appetit
It's from Abu Issam's place
Go get yourself ready, bro
Let me have a bite with a few puffs of this narghile
and after that I'll do whatever you want
Go get some charcoal
I said go get ready and then you may eat and smoke all you want!
- Get up, man - Alright
- Another bite, Abu Yazan? - Thank you so much
I'm not taking no for an answer here you go!
- Just one more then - Would you like some of my coffee?
So, Mr. Ghost, what did your ghost friends advice you to do?
Are you willing to cooperate or do you prefer a 10 to 15 years sentence?
I have nothing to do with all of this
You have nothing to do with it?
You're human trafficking and selling drugs and still you have nothing to do with this?
You're right, Abu Leil sets the plans and you only execute them
Abu Leil? Who's Abu Leil?
It looks like you're unwilling to cooperate
Alright then, consider it an open stay at our station
You may stay here as much as you like
We don't like you to leave this early, stay as long as you wish
But there's just one problem
The problem is that you're sacrificing your life for the sake of Abu Leil
and he's ready to give you away at any time just like Hoot did before
The girls confessed to everything
and you will also confess
Be it now or a bit later you will confess
Take your time, choose the time that suits you
I have all the time in the world
It's an open stay just like I said earlier
Take your time, it's a dream come true spending some time here
- Right Arkan? - Definitely, ma'am
It's a dream stay
I have nothing to confess
Alright then, get me something for lunch, it's a going to be a long day
All those who got the money raise your hands
Good, now those who didn't get any money, raise your hands
- Here you go - Would you like some coffee?
- Khalil, you already took some money - I didn't take for my brother
- You're taking one for your brother now - Right
There you go, I'll be asking him if you gave it to him or not, okay?
Here you go
- Boss - Let me tend to some work now
Go ahead, kids, move it!
- Move it - Thank you so much, Safi
What is it, Rasmiyeh?
The delivery is not complete as usual
How many bags?
I can't believe this!
Hiba, for God's sake quit pushing me!
A couple of dates together and a few drinks doesn't mean I'm marrying you
Let's talk later, bye for now
Hello brother, would you like some Arabic tobacco?
Yes, it's way better
I'll be ready in 5 minutes
No, stay, there's something I wanted to discuss with you urgently
What's wrong?
- It's Rasmiyeh... - What's up with Rasmiyeh?
I got a feeling that... she's no good, she looks suspicious
Do you have any doubts? Any red flags?
Frankly... yes, I noticed that the merchandise is always incomplete
I wanted to tell you about it yesterday...
But I don't want this to stir any trouble between you two
3 bags were missing
Looks like Rasmiyeh has her own business through us behind our backs
She definitely has her own business unbeknownst to us
- 3 bags you said? - Right
How did you know that 3 bags were missing
if it's not you who stole them?
You took sealed merchandise and no one knows how many bags there were
You idiot!
Rasmiyeh has been working for me for years and never stole a gram
but when my lousy brother started working for me, he started ripping me off
I did nothing wrong!
Yes you did, bro!
I've been watching your every movement it's been a while now
and I asked Rasmiyeh to monitor all your work
and that's how I nailed you
You want to bring disrepute to my name in the neighborhood just like your brother did
and just like Deeb betrayed me?
I took you under my wing to train you so I can count on you
and this is how you repay me by being a thief and a liar?
You have nothing to do with me!
I'm Abu Yazan's son not Abu Deeb's son!
If there's anyone who's just like Deeb it's you!
By God...
If it weren't for your mother who's back from Hajj and planning on seeing your face
I would have beaten the crap out of you, dog!
And you...
more than any one else...
know...
that I never let anyone...
make a fool out of me without making them pay
Get in
- Grandma. I'm here - We're here
Grandma, I'm here
- Grandma! - Welcome, you're my sweetheart
Sweetheart, I missed you so much
Welcome back
- How's it going, honey? - It's all good, and you?
I'm good
So, little one, you're not giving any kisses to your uncle?
- Of course I am - Come to me then
You're so beautiful
- How are you, uncle Jalal? - I'm good
- Did you miss grandma Mouna? - Yes, I did
What brought you early today, Jalal?
Mom is waiting for her at lunch
You should have told me before because I left my work earlier
and went to school without waiting for the school bus to have lunch with her
You're keeping the girl five days a week can't we keep her for two?
- It's okay, sweety - Okay
we'll have lunch together next Friday, okay?
- Uncle is here - Uncle, uncle, uncle!
- My sweet little pumpkin - I missed you
- Good day - Hello, sweetheart
- How are you, mom? - Welcome
- How are you, Jalal? - Hello, Gebran
So uncle Gebran got all the cuddling and you left nothing for me
Why won't you answer me?
When you're in my house you talk to me, is that understood?
Mira, baby, come wash your hands and let's go get your bag
How many times have I told you that some things can't be discussed in front of the girl?
You're talking to the girl not me, you're playing with her head
What's wrong this time, Jalal?
Isn't it time to stop these shenanigans?
Sometimes I wonder if you're really the brother of my husband
and if you were really raised in the same house
because frankly there's no resemblance at all
On the contrary, I'm just like my brother
however, I figured you out very well
He was fooled and died before getting to know you well
- Hey, hey, hey, calm down now! - Are you threatening me or what?
- Consider it as you wish - Forget about him, Gebran!
Mom, Mira, come sweety
- She's coming - Coming
Come here, sweetie
Sweetie, be nice to grandma and uncle they love you so much
Okay, but I want you to get me the new iPad
Of course, you'll have it who's my princess?
Me
Shall we go?
Bring her back Sunday at 4 and don't be late like you always do
- Bye, mom, bye, uncle, bye grandma - Bye, sweetie
- Bye - Bye
- Easy on the chocolate, Mira - Okay
So? You're not hungry? Is lunch ready yet?
Thank God, I prepared the best Lasagna ever
You're the best, you're so beautiful and what did you do to look this young?
- There's no need for that - I'm very hungry too
However, my shift starts soon so I don't have much time
- Lunch will be ready in a few seconds - Okay
- Call your father and ask him to come - Okay
Here I go
Are you well?
Me? Yes, I'm perfectly fine
As long as I'm here no one will dare to hurt you or upset you
As for Jalal, I'll be taking care of him as soon as I complete my mission
Knock it off
- You're a monster - Me? A monster?
- Mom? Where's lunch? - "10 more minutes, dear"
"Did you call your father?"
Stop it already stop bossing us around!
Stop giving us orders, Rasmiyeh!
- Look at Wafaa's - My zucchinis are better than yours
Stop talking
Take care of your work and leave our work to us
- I'm supervising everything around here - No one is supervising anyone
Almost done, look
It's enough that Rasmiyeh is giving us orders and now it's you too?
Knock it off already!
You have nothing to do with our work so stop giving orders
No one has the right to give orders do your job and that's it
I'm doing my job
It's enough that Rasmiyeh is giving us orders and now it's you too?
Hurry up, girls, faster, faster and enough blabbering
Each one of you mind her work only!
- Damn electricity - Right on time!
We never know when the electricity goes off
Calm down, the generator will be on soon
- I hope not, we need to rest - Do you need anything?
- I hope the electricity stays off - I'm really fed up
- We're working nonstop - What are you fed up with?
Nothing, Mrs. Rasmiyeh, the electricity went off
It's on again thanks to you
Bilboul...
What are you doing here?
Nothing, I'm just taking the bad zucchinis for the sheep
We should feed the sheep before taking them to slaughter, you know that
There's no food for the sheep over here
There is nothing but sheep here, Bilboul
Why are you saying that we're sheep Mrs. Rasmiyeh?
Shut your mouth, Hanadi
The bad vegetables are upstairs in the store
Give me this, and now walk out of here, go!
So, Miss Souad? You're helping him find the rotten vegetables?
Yes, baby, we just got here
What's my little daughter doing?
Higher, higher, higher
Okay, sweetheart take care of yourselves, I must hang up now
Look at her, sir
She's so beautiful how old is she?
- Five months - God bless
What's wrong?
Frankly, it's the first time I feel scared
I never had these feelings before and I never gave them much importance
because I had nothing to lose
Now, things changed
Kids are so precious, sir
Let's toughen up a bit, alright? We're on a mission here
Bilboul?
- Bilboul? - What do you want?
Come take a look at this
- Lower, the problem isn't here - Do you think the boss called them here?
I don't know
Lower, lower, lower...
This spot is crucial and should remain under surveillance around the clock
- Audio recordings ready? - Yes, sir, everything's ready
Give me Gebran, hurry
- He's all yours - Gebran, can you hear me?
Check your body camera there's something wrong, I don't have visual
- Thank you, Hajja - Welcome
- Good day, man - Hello
What's going on? Safi brought you here to change the bulbs?
We're from the power company as you see
- Sorry for that - No worries
Good job
Hey buddy, looking good with that beard, how are you?
- What's going on here? - A power failure, sir
You mean we have an electrical malfunction here in the neighborhood?
No one told us anything about this
If there's anyway we can help just let us know
Good day, I'm the supervisor here how can I help you?
- Have a good day, sir - Good day
- What's going on here? - Are you from this neighborhood?
- Yes, I am - So you should know what's wrong
There's a power failure and we're trying to work it out
I hope it's nothing serious would you like a cigarette?
Thank you
Okay, how much time do you need to fix this? Is it going to be late?
I have no idea, frankly Is it that bad, Assem?
- It's very bad - It's bad
Excuse me but how much time do you need?
Half an hour? An hour? How much time approximately?
It's not up to us why? Is there a problem?
No, there's no problem but my mother is getting back from Hajj today
and as you seen we're celebrating her arrival with these decorations
however your truck is blocking the way
- Happy Hajj - Thank you, I wish you the same
- So, how much time do you need? - I really can't give you an answer
If it was up to me I would have left now but the failure looks bad
As soon as we're done we're leaving
I hope it goes for the best
If there's anything we can do don't hesitate to ask
Thank you
Nadeem, stay with the guys and tend to their needs
Sure, boss
Listen, there's something fishy going on here
- Keep your eyes on him, alright? - Affirmative
Let's go
Line them up
- Peel them well - Ok
- Don't break the zucchinis - Alright, Mrs. Rasmiyeh
- Good job, girls - Thank you, Mr. Safi
"Welcome back Hajja"
Welcome back, Hajja
- I hope you had a safe trip - Thank you, son
- Congratulations, congratulations - God bless you, son
- Sweet mom, come with me - I missed you
- Thank you all - Congratulations
God bless you all I wish you all the same
- Happy Hajj, Hajja - Thank you, sweetie
- Welcome back, Hajja - So handsome
- Happy Hajj - Your thoughts of this flower?
- I'm glad you had a safe trip - You look so young
This is what our sons asked me to wear
- Welcome back - Thank you
Safi, come
- Congratulations - I wish you could go to hajj too
What are these guys doing over there?
They say it's a power failure
They've been working there for more than two to three hours
- and I'm not feeling at ease - Let me see
Listen, stay here, go get the water and distribute it to everyone
Go get Zamzam water, quickly
Nadeem!
Tell them to take the sheep to slaughter and start distributing their meat
- Thank you, sir - Good job
- Congratulations, Hajja - God bless you, son
May God protect you, Hajja
I hope I can see you married, son
What are you doing? Taking a selfie? Come take the photo from this angle
Um Ali, move away a bit
Move away!
Distribute water for the guys
Keep them inside now
My dear friend
Listen, Gebran, have you seen Deeb yet?
No, sir, nothing yet
- "Alright, remain vigilant" - Affirmative, sir
We're celebrating my mom's safe return
- I hope she had a safe trip - Yes, thank you
Here you go, buddy
- Are you still staying late? - We're really doing our best
You've been here from no less than 4 to 5 hours
Yes, the problem is with this circuit box
This one over here?
This box is for the generator not the state power grid
That is precisely the problem
These two boxes short circuited
and this is what's keeping us late until this hour
- Good job, man - Thank you
- Would you like another one? - Thank you
Have some sweets
- Good job, have some sweets - Thank you
Have some sweets
This is to celebrate my mother's safe return welcome, have some sweets, Hajja
Thank you
- Bilboul? Nadeem? - Yes?
- Have some sweets, bro - Happy Hajj, sir
I wish you the same
My gut feeling says there's something fishy going on here
- Be prepared - At your orders, sir
Calm down and don't get too excited, bro I know you heard him
- Safi? - Yes, mom?
Is something wrong, son?
No, it's all perfectly well do you need anything?
No, not at all
- God bless you, have a seat - God bless you, son