"Episode Thirteen"
- Good morning - Good morning
Where is she? Is she still sleeping?
How strange! Who does she take after?
- Who, do you think? - Beats me
I brought her chocolate cookies I'll go and wake her up
Put the kettle on while you're at it, please
Yes, I'll do that
Yasmin? Yasmina?
Mina, Mina, Yasmina
- Mummy! - My sweetheart! How cute!
How I miss you! Hey, girl!
You're lazy. Why are you still sleeping? How cute!
Guess what I brought you
- What is this, Mummy? - I don't know
I don't know. You have to open it to know what's inside it
Come on
The camera!
Didn't I promise you to buy it for you when I'd have money?
Now, you can shoot everything you like to keep your memories
Thank you, Mummy I love you so much
I love you, too
I love you so much more Do you know how much?
- Yes! You tell me every time - No, you don't know anything
You don't know anything You don't know anything
How cute! How cute! We will have our pictures taken, okay?
You're so cute, now!
How cute!
I brought you chocolate cookies, too We will have breakfast together. Come on
But let's see that camera
What's that?
It's so beautiful
How nice! You'll teach me how to use it. I don't know how
I'm sure you know how You're very intelligent
Hello, Maram
- Good morning - Good morning
At what time did you come back yesterday?
I don't know. I didn't keep track of time
Of course
Time flies fast if you're happy
Do you want to take the chair from the hair salon today?
Yes, I have to take it
- I can't be late anymore - What will happen after you take it?
What do you mean?
I'll give Zafer his money and get this done
- Then what? - Nothing. What are you getting at?
I mean you'll leave the neighborhood or stay here?
It seems you're thinking about it
Of course I'll go. Why will I stay here after getting the money back?
Are you serious?
You mean you don't care for Zahra anymore?
Come in
- Good morning - Good morning
I wanted to check if I could clean the room
- Would you give me some time, please? - Okay
I just have to put my shoes on
Come on. Eat
- I don't want. I have a stomachache - No, you don't have a stomachache
I know what you're doing Open your mouth
See? You're okay
Take this, you too. Eat
I really don't know
I shouldn't have gone out with him, yesterday
I made a mistake. I shouldn't have given him and myself a silly chance
Why bother?
Zahra, you can't continue your life alone. Take my advice
And when he knows about Yasmin? What will he do? I'll tell you
He'll run away like Youssef did
Not all men are cowards like Youssef
Anas might take it well Who knows?
No man will take what happened to me well. Be logical
They're all the same
At first, they act as if they don't have a problem with it
and when push comes to shove they disappear into thin air
I'm so unlucky at love
What does it matter, anyway? It's all futile
Real love is this
Yasmin means the world to me
Who are you trying to lie to? Yourself or me?
It's obvious
You love him already
It shows in your eyes
No
It's all the same for me if I love him or not
I have to ignore what my heart says
I have to stay strong for my daughter and that's that
Tell him
Let him decide
It'd be better to be sorry for something you did, not for something you didn't do
Be honest with him
Try. What do you have to lose?
What are you scared of? What will happen?
He'll leave? Let him leave
You're not planning on giving him a chance, anyway
Let him leave on his own
That would be better than you making him leave and spending your life wondering
"What would have happened if I told him?"
That's what you think?
I have to light a candle to make his path clear?
Yes
Light this candle and let it give you light
She's happy she got the camera
You made her happy
Well, well, well
You're a spitting image of your sister, now
I've been told you've been working at her hair salon, too
- Yes, I'm working there - Great. What's your job?
Dusting and moping the floor?
Anyway, you're specialized in that an have a lot of experience
You can't shame someone for working
At least, I'm making ends meet on my own
It's better than being humiliated and asking others for money
Great! You're quick-witted now, too
Yes...
Let's see what good the home-wrecker and her hair salon will do you
Fawwaz
I want to see the girls
Yes, you will see them
but in your dream
Fawwaz, why are you doing this?
What's my fault?
What's the girls' fault? Why are you using them against me?
They're your daughters, man They're your flesh and blood
I am a man who respects the law
I don't care what the law says
What does humanity say? Have some principles, man. They're your daughters
Think about their future and their psyche. Think about them
Or do you want to treat them as your mother treated you
so they'd have psychological problems like you
Listen, Maysam. Don't you talk about my mum, or else...
Don't touch me or else I'll break your arm, got it?
For your information, I'll get my kids back sooner or later
because kids only have their mothers
"The tears of my eyes..."
"The tears of my eyes say everything"
"How will I put my fire out? My sweetheart..."
"You're traveling alone..."
How great, Misso! You look so beautiful I didn't recognize you
- Look at that - You won't believe what I did
- What? - I can't believe it
- What happened? - I met him outside
- Who? - Who?
- Fawwaz - Yes
- And I talked back to him - Get out of here! Yes?
That was the first time I've said no to him
You must be kidding What happened, next?
- I started telling him... - Girls, it's not a good time
What's going on?
Lena
Lena?
You told Fadi and he didn't accept?
He's such a scoundrel!
My sweetheart
My darling
Don't worry. We all have your back
Rasha, I want two words with you outside
Are you happy? You did what you wanted?
I left you to calm down yesterday
and I didn't say anything because I didn't want to make things worse
Tonight you'll finish work and get back home, got it?
Why would I get back?
Because our girls aren't allowed to spend the night out
Only one thing would make me get back You have to say yes to Zeeko
- Guess again. I'll never do that - I won't get back, then
Listen, girl. I'll cut you in half, got it? Don't defy me
Don't push your luck
You'll finish work in the evening and go back home
- Good morning, Mother-in... - Don't! Don't you say it
Don't say "Mother-in-Law" or even "Hello"
Move
I told you not to spend the night out Did you see how she got upset?
I don't care
Zeeko
- What are your plans for tonight? - What do we have tonight?
We will get married
I love you, my darling!
It's right there. Look
Let me down!
Let me down...
My sweetheart...
God!
No! No...
Look at that...
Yes, Afeef? Tell me What happened?
Yes, boss
You were right. We're following the hair salon's owner as you asked
It turned out Zafer's men were following her
Right. When did she have the time to leave the neighborhood?
She left at six in the morning
She took a cab to a region one hour away from Beirut
- She's at the park, now - The park? What is she doing there?
- She's playing with a little girl - Yes, it's her niece
No, boss. This girl lives with a sixty-year old lady
in the region she went to in the morning
Afeef, I don't need to ask Keep your eyes peeled
Don't let anybody get near them or touch a hair on their heads
Okay, boss
Keep me posted, Afeef Don't forget
Take care
What's wrong?
Zafer's men are watching and following Zahra
- And you sent Afeef to watch her? - Of course I'd do that
Why are you saying that? Are you worried about her?
What is it, Maram? It'll be my fault if anything happens to her
There's nothing wrong Right, Anas. What's wrong?
I don't like the way you've been acting lately
And I don't like the way you've been acting at all
I'll go to the hair salon to know if anybody will spend the night there
Let's get the chair thing taken care of then we'll figure things out
I hope so
Can we clean the room now, sir?
Yes, please
I don't like the way she's acting at all
- Abed, where's the tobacco? - Right away, boss
- Dollar smuggling? - Pipe down
You'll cause us a catastrophe What's wrong with you?
But, how?
These guys work in money laundering and they need to smuggle their money
This man works with them
He smuggles their money in the furniture and takes a commission
Yes, you mean that the upholstery thing is just a cover
Of course, man. I'm sure
Okay, but why did he open a store in our neighborhood? I don't get it
Do you think I do?
But I'm sure there's something fishy
There's the rooster!
Youssef, where's the shank?
Right away, Um Ahmad
Listen, Abdallah
Nobody but us can know what I told you about
If anyone knows, you'd be the one who told them and I'd skin you, got it?
Stop telling me that
It's Abdallah Abu Reesh you're talking to
- It's a pleasure - Forget that you told me. Forget it
How will I forget?
I didn't tell you for your sake
I told you to help me to defeat that scoundrel
Take a hike
- Yes, Um Ahmad. What do you need? - "No Men Allowed"
- You need beef shank, right? - Yes
Right away
Good morning
- Hello, Abdallah - I didn't recognize you
You changed a lot, Miss Maysam
Do you need anything, Abdallah? Do you want anything?
Do you need anything? Do you want anything?
No
I don't need anything Thank you
Please...
If you need anything, just anything
you can always ask Abdallah
That's so nice of you, Abdallah Thank you
Abdallah
The towel
Thank you
Hello?
Hello, Fawwaz
Yes, Sahar. What is it?
I'm on my way
Abed, look after the coffeehouse
My sweetheart!
Okay
- Hello? - Good morning
Hello, Anas. Good morning
I just wanted to remind you about the appointment with the lawyer tomorrow
Yes, I know. I didn't forget but I'll be done in around two hours
No problem
Where are you? It seems there are noises and kids voices
I'm at the market. I'm buying some things for the hair salon
Hello?
Anas, are you there?
Yes, I'm here but I was just opening the store
- Tell me when you get here, okay? - Okay
Listen, why would you bother?
Just send me the location on WhatsApp and I'll go to the lawyer
- You don't need to come with me - What are you talking about?
- We have to go together - Believe me. There's no need
What's wrong with you, Zahra? I told you I'd come with you
But I'm far, now. If I have to go there then go together, we'll run late
It'd be better if I go from here, got it?
Okay. How about I send you the lawyer's location on WhatsApp
and meet you there ten minutes in advance? How about that?
Okay. No problem
- Bye - Take care
Afeef? Take a picture of her and the girl and send it to me, please
Try to find out who the woman the girl is living with is
I'll be waiting
- Shall we go in a bit? Yes? - Yes...
- Shall we eat ice cream and go? - Yes
Okay
- When you finish this round - Okay
Do you see how shiny your hair is after the oil bath?
- Thank you, Ebtissam - "Why would you leave me?"
You're so beautiful!
Ebtissam? Where are the tweezers? I'm sorry
Where are the tweezers? Maysam, have you seen them?
- Here they are - Who hid them here?
Ebtissam, you have to wax my hair right now
I did that for you last week... I mean, a couple of days ago
- How would it have grown? - This was three days ago
It grew again
Lena?
Would you trim my eyebrows, dear? Lena?
- My eyebrows, please - Why are you so busy?
- Leave Lena alone. Come on - It's okay
This will help me get in a better mood
But don't cut them, Lena
Mrs. Maram? How do you like your coffee?
Bitter
As much as possible
As much as possible?
Hold still
Hello
Hello, Hala
Move
What happened? Have you brought what I asked you to bring?
- It's in my purse - Come with me
- "No Men Allowed" - Maysam?
Maysam!
What is it?
Come see your daughter
She's been throwing up since the morning and maybe she has a fever
- Come on - Here
Listen, dear. This is the medication
Take two pills every four hours until you bleed
Bleed?
If you want, start this evening but don't come to work, tomorrow
- Why? - You won't be able to, anyway
You'll feel strong pain. It causes contractions as if you were giving birth
Here
You think everything will be okay if I take this?
Listen, the pharmacist prefers it if you visit your doctor after the bleeding
- to make sure everything's okay - Why?
Because you might have to undergo curettage
Curettage?
You have no other option, dear
What are you going to do?
- Thanks, Hala - Welcome, dear
"Enough, enough insults..."
- Zeeko? - Yes, "Hot wheels"
I need to talk to you
What's wrong?
I'm suffocating, Zeeko! I'm really suffocating!
- Why? What happened? - Lena's pregnant
Pregnant?
How did that happen? What are you going to do?
What can I do about it? Is there anything I can do?
What do you mean, boy?
Don't tell me you asked her to abort it!
Are you crazy? You have no sense at all?
You want to spend your whole life as an irresponsible prick?
Try to be a man for once in your life!
You think I'm enjoying this?
You think I'm an insensitive prick who's never upset?
I'm madly in love with Lena!
Lena is the best thing that ever happened in my life but what can I do?
I've been looking for a job for 2 years now and it's all in vain
I can't eat love, love doesn't raise kids or get them into school
You understand? I'm suffocating!
If you feel you're suffocating now...
how are you going to feel after you kill your son?
You'll feel like you're completely out of breath
- Yes, boss? - What's new, Afeef? Where is she?
She got the kid back to where she took her from
What about Zafer's men? They're still after her?
Yes, I informed the men and they're here with me
You can consider that they vanished from the face of the earth
Fine, stay with her, don't let her get out of your sight for a minute
and keep a guy in front of that house where the woman and the little girl live
You know, I don't want Zafer's men to harm them in any way
Don't worry, I don't think they would do anything of that sort
They're focusing on Zahra because they see how close she's getting to you
Precaution is a must!
Do as I say without any objections!
Fine, fine, I'll talk to you later, Afeef Goodbye, Bro
- Good morning, neighbor - Hello, neighbor, welcome
I wanted to check up on you maybe have a cup of coffee together, what do you say?
I'd love that but I have no coffee right now
Since you'd love that coffee is no longer a problem
- Abdo! 2 cups of coffee - "Right away, sir"
Word around the neighborhood says you're great at what you do
and all the women here love your work
Bravo, bravo my man!
They love my work? That's good to hear
What do you want, Youssef?
No, what do you want?
- I didn't get what you meant - Yes, you did
What are you doing here? Why did you open your store in our neighborhood?
I'm trying to earn my living
and as the saying goes "you live wherever you find a job"
- So "you live wherever you find a job" - The best coffee for the Boss Youssef
Thank you, Abdo
I'm not in the mood for coffee Bon Appetit
I'm sorry, neighbor I really apologize
But you know that spilling coffee is a good omen
and to stay on good terms... remember what we discussed yesterday
and don't ever forget that!
Good day, neighbor
That's a customer that could ruin your whole day!
Mom, stay a bit longer, please
Sweety, I really can't I have a lot of unfinished work, I must leave
- Are you coming back tomorrow? - Of course I will
I can't stay away from my lovely daughter
My sweet lovely daughter
Take good care of yourself and don't upset your aunt, okay?
Do all your homework
Mommy
A big heart, a medium one and a small one for you
And I will send you the biggest heart you can imagine in this universe
My sweetheart, now go, baby
Do you need anything before I leave?
I want you to give Anas and yourself a chance
I swear to God I have pity on you and your daughter when I see you together
You can't keep on living like this!
A mother and her daughter can't live under the same roof, that's not acceptable!
Does this mean you're not giving yourself a chance?
I really don't know
I'm not sure someone like him has a chance with anyone
I'd better leave right now I'm late
This is for Yasmin
When are you going to quit doing that, Zahra?
I feel better this way! It's about time you understand how I handle things
- Bye, sweety - Bye
- Call me if you need anything - Okay
Sit over here, sweety where the breeze is great, come
- Here you go - Sit down, grandpa
- Let's talk - What brought you in this hot weather?
It's done
What do you mean?
The sheikh is waiting for you at his house
Me and her father are going to be there
I'm dreading this day!
- I told you not to tell anyone, grandpa! - Her father must know
The girl wouldn't go for it if her father wasn't there
Her father agreed so where's the problem?
Fine, fine, but don't tell Zahra okay, grandpa?
The whole thing will be ruined
Zeeko, dear, are you sure of this step you're taking?
What other solution do we have, grandpa?
We have to put her mother on the spot
Okay but where are you going to stay?
We'll rent a room at any hotel until we find a small apartment for rent
Why don't you rent a room in your father's hotel?
Maybe this way you can save some money
You think I'd take Rasha to my father's hotel?
You know my father's hotel and its bad reputation, grandpa
You want some tea?
Are you happy, sweety?
Yes, Afeef?
Boss, the woman's name is Hiyam Kamel and the girl is called Yasmin
The neighbors here say she's her the granddaughter
Her daughter passed away when she was delivering her in the United States
- What's that got to do with Zahra? - I don't know, Boss
I even inquired about Zahra in the area, no one knows anything about her
What about Zafer's men?
Don't worry about Zafer's men they're under our control
Atta boy!
Fine, here she comes now I'll talk to you later, bye
Right here, thank you
Here you go
Thank you, sir
- I kept you waiting for long? - No, don't worry, please, come in
Don't worry, sweety
You'll get better, baby
Don't worry, sweety
Zahra, calm down for every problem there's a solution
You heard what the lawyer just said! This is what the sharia says
There's nothing we can do about it
The best we can do is compel him to accept her visits to the kids once every 2 weeks
and if she's lucky we can get him to accept her visits once every week
Once every week! Can you believe this? A mother gets to see her kids once a week!
Zahra, we'll find another solution don't worry about that!
How are we going to find another solution? Stop trying to make it easier on me!
- Okay, where are you going? - I don't know, Anas
- I need to stay alone - What about what we discussed yesterday?
What about what happened yesterday?
Throw it in the sea
And the 4 letters word?
Love needs time it needs spending time together
We still don't know each other well enough
You know nothing about me
What's between us now is not love
Zahra?
Why did you follow me here, Anas?
I told you I won't let you suffer alone anymore
- We already talked and I told you... - Fine, Zahra, I won't argue
Let's assume that what's between you and me is attraction
Attraction grows into love with time
Right, it could turn into love
That could happen when you start accepting me as I am
With all my flaws, mistakes and even problems
When I have my own past but you only see a future with me
Love is not only emotions, Anas
It's not only emotions it's the stances that we take
It's when you trust someone to the extent of telling him all your weaknesses
and even your secrets when you're confident
he won't use these weaknesses against you or disappoint you
on the contrary, he will accept you and love you just the way you are
Then give me a chance to get to know you for real
And then I will promise to accept you and love you just the way you are
Try me, what do you have to lose?
I'm scared
I'm afraid that when you get to know me better you could change your mind
and you could stop loving me
I'm not perfect either, and I have lots of flaws
and whatever you may say I don't think I won't accept you the way you are
Speak up, Zahra
Speak and vent your problems
You know that I'm not married, right?
Yes, I know that
Don't tell me you're secretly married
I'm not secretly married
But...
I have a...
I have a daughter in secret
What do u mean by that?
9 years ago...
In December...
It was a Thursday night
at 1:30 a.m
What happened is...
What happened is that...
Someone...
Someone raped me
I was raped
And unfortunately I got pregnant
That bastard!
I got pregnant and I delivered my child in secret
Calm down
How's she doing?
She's fine now, she slept thank God
Her fever is down
Since you didn't say any word yet...
This means I got the answer
What do you want me to say?
Nothing
Don't worry at all
- Good luck - Zahra!
I remained silent because I can't express what I feel inside
Whatever I say won't quell your heartache
I'm just surprised how you managed to bear this huge responsibility all these years
I'm surprised how you could stand on your feet
But you know what?
God loves a man whose wife is someone like you
A woman who shows her strong character in front of everyone
She refused to deliver her baby in a society like this
You need to be honored and cherished
I wish to know everything
Don't hide anything from me
Try to do the dishes from time to time
or get someone with a degree in cleaning, the house is so filthy!
So you're leaving even tough your daughter is still sick?
You want me to stay?
As long as she's sick you can stay
And when she's recovered?
You will kick me away again and deprive me of her?
I'm someone who abides by the law
Fine then, since you abide by the law...
try to be a father and a mother at the same time
Try getting used to taking care of her in case she gets sick again
Anyway, I can't stay at the same house with a stranger man
The incident took place at my father's hotel
There was a new employee
and on that night I was working that night instead of my father
It was getting late
He prepared some tea for both of us as a sign of courtesy
But it turned out that the bastard planted a narcotic in my tea
He did his thing and ran away
Your father knew about this?
I told my mom and she told him
He didn't believe the story or let's say he didn't want to believe it
because that would make him look bad
They started fighting all the time and they nearly got divorced
So I was forced to lie and say that I got involved in a relationship with a guy
And they believed you?
Dad believed it of course since this is what he wished for to clear his conscience
But mom didn't believe it she was sure someone raped me
She stood by my side and helped through a lot, may she rest in peace
After that I found out I was pregnant
Me and mom decided we should keep this a secret and not tell anyone especially dad
When I was unable to hide my belly she sent me to her friend's place
She was one of her closest friends
We lied to dad and told him she had a surgery
and needs someone to take care of her
I went and spent a few months at her place where I delivered my daughter
I left her there
and she's still over there until now
She's helping me take care of her
- You're not seeing your daughter? - Of course I'm seeing her
I go there every Monday and Friday
Sometimes I go more often it depends
I don't know how to say this but...
You never thought of...
Yes, I did
I thought of aborting the baby but I couldn't do it
I had a strange feeling that this girl will be a blessing for me in this world
A blessing from God and someone I can rely on when I'm older
How can I kill a piece of me?
I couldn't do it and I'm glad I didn't do it
because anytime I look at her eyes I feel I'm on top of the world
I get what you mean
What did you call her?
Yasmin
Zahra and Yasmin
The most beautiful flowers in the whole world
- She has no identity card, right? - Right
But I filed a lawsuit so I can get her an ID
What do you mean?
A raped woman can file a lawsuit to get her kid an ID card
- This is what the law says? - Yes, but I wasn't aware of that
I knew that later on
and at that time I didn't have enough money to get a lawyer
Later I consulted an association and they helped me out
Is it guaranteed to win the lawsuit?
Yes, it's guaranteed but it takes time
I don't know, it could take one year or 2 years, I don't mind
At the end I'll be able to get her an ID card
and then she could live her life like any other kid
You know what's great about this?
I can give her my family name
She will be registered under my civil record
I no longer need a man to register her
- What's going to be the father's name? - It's prick, basically
I don't know, they could mention father unknown or any fake name
I care less about that
Excuse me, it's an unknown number
Hello?
- Hello, Anas, how are you? - Hello, who is this?
- This is Asma - Hello, Asma, how are you?
I'm fine, I'm calling to see if you can drop by at night
to take a look at the living room that needs upholstering
- What? - I didn't hear you, can you repeat?
I was wondering if you can drop by at night to take a look at the living room
You can't work on the upholstering if it's not at night?
- He's busy, he can't get there - Who's speaking?
You forgot my voice? It's Zahra
Zahra? What are you doing with Anas?
Why are you answering his phone?
Why are you calling him?
I have every right to answer his phone he's my boyfriend
Don't give her too much attention she's trouble
What was the four letters word?
I love you
I know but I just needed to hear it from you
I love you too