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[Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] No, sir. The hotel whose accounts we are managing, God help us with them. I have to give you an orientation so you know where you are working. Come on, I'll see you at lunch. Ester, Hisham. Yes, I learned from Madam Nadia at the reception that they need girls and I have a very smart neighbor with a commerce degree. And I know your relationship with the manager is very good. You are very strange. You've already started working with us. I mean, when you intercede for someone else, because her circumstances are very difficult, and I honestly want to help her. Okay, leave me for a bit to catch the manager when he's in a good mood. Thank you very much. You're welcome. I'll go see my work. Go ahead, if you please. What's up, coach? Everything is fine. Your friend is working with us with great enthusiasm. He even has another daughter he wants to bring to work with us. I know him, I know him very well. The important thing is that you will hire her for him, right? And he should know that you are affiliated or that you have a subordinate title. Shame on you, boss. I am your student. Goodbye. Orders, boss. Orders. Orders. [Music] [Music] Indeed, sir. Dr. Wassim participated in my daughter's thesis. What do you mean by "he helps her"? He participated in everything. He participated in her writings, participated in the marital disputes she was filming and writing about. I saw him with my own eyes deleting and adding many things from it. So I wasn't surprised when I knew he asked her for half the thesis in exchange for a divorce. Actually, I was surprised at first, but then I told myself, he has the right. He participated in her master's thesis, so he has the right to participate in the successes resulting from this master's thesis. The defense wishes to question the witness. Is there anything, sir? I will ask. What can I say? Did she leave anything unsaid? And then, if you please, the witness is the mother of the plaintiff. Thank God, no one is a stranger. Does the plaintiff's lawyer wish to question the witness? No, thank you. The witness may be excused. Thank you. The second witness, Zarban Ibrahim Zarban. Zarban, sir. Your name, age, and profession. Zarban Ibrahim Zarban. Age, sir, 55 Gregorian years. Profession: University Professor. Tell me, by God, I will tell the truth. By God, I will tell the truth. In your capacity as the supervisor of Dr. Maryam's doctoral thesis, can you assert that Dr. Wassim helped her prepare the thesis and is considered a partner in it? No, no, I cannot assert something so serious. But I can say what I saw and what I saw before the defense of the doctoral thesis. Dr. Wassim used to sit with me more than Dr. Maryam, and I was surprised that he memorized every word of the thesis and had some important observations that we discussed together. I believe he added the psychological aspect because he is a psychiatrist. And what's surprising is that his observations were in every chapter, and I didn't ask Dr. Maryam about them. I asked her, and she was embarrassed to tell me that these modifications were from her husband. Do you mean she attributed these modifications to herself? Yes. And I said, "No, Zarban, you must confront her with the truth so she confesses." Then I said, "What do I care? What do I care? It's their family matters. Why should I get involved?" And how much do these modifications represent for the thesis? In the beginning, they were simple modifications with no meaning. They kept increasing and increasing until they were in almost every chapter, half the thesis. This is from the theoretical side, sir. But on the practical side, I'm well over half. What do you mean by the practical side? The scientific side, sir, which is the marital disputes I used to film in Dr. Maryam's presence, and the marital disputes I used to film in her absence, and the reports I used to write about them, and the psychological analyses I used to do about couples in their first year of marriage. Your Honor, honorable counselors. Yes, sir. This is a list of the names of the couples whose disputes Dr. Wassim filmed and documented. And sir, they are all ready to testify with us. The case is adjourned until the seventh. While listening to the rest of the witnesses, all the witnesses testified in my favor, yet I cannot feel happy. Perhaps you are afraid of winning the case, divorcing Maryam, and losing her, half of your master's thesis, which you won't do anything with. And perhaps I am afraid that we will reconcile and get back together, and I will find myself unable to forget what she did to me. And maybe she regrets her mistake. Won't she admit she was wrong first? Perhaps she knows very well in her heart that she is wrong, but she is waiting for you. Waiting for you to go to her and tell her, "I'm sorry, I want you, and I don't want my share of your thesis." No, I can't do that. But you yourself want to do that. Why are you telling me this? Because I know you well. I know you better than you know yourself, and better than she understands you. Wait, where are you going? I'll leave you to think about what I said. I've been talking about myself all morning, and you're the one who came to vent and relax. No, I felt relaxed when you vented. So, the next visit? The next visit, you'll be the one to tell me what you did with her. [Music] Sameh told us you were tired, but I'm sorry, are you here to comfort me or to fix your wrong against me? I will fix my wrong. You will leave Sherif. I will marry him officially and with your approval. I don't approve. I approve. No, sir, you approve, but you're afraid of problems with Walid. Walid might have many problems, but no man in the world would agree to his sister marrying like this. What if I get Walid's approval? How? It doesn't matter about the details. If Walid agrees, will you agree? I don't know. You will agree because you love me and know that Sherif loves me, and I have no one else [Music] but you. Come in. What do you think of the villa? It's very beautiful. Of course, it's magnificent. Magnificent? No, wait until you see the upstairs floor at least to give your full opinion. What do you want my opinion for? Didn't we already agree that you'll work with me? This, my dear, is considered the first thing I'll consult you about. Honestly, this villa is being offered to me, and I'm thinking of buying it, but it needs some renovations and finishing touches. Its price is very good, a steal. No, if it's a steal, buy it, of course. You're rushing again. Let's see the rest. Let's see the garden and the pool. It depends. So, are you buying it for investment? I'm buying it to get married in. Didn't you tell me we can't get married informally? And I couldn't, and now I can because I discovered I can't live without you. And honestly, the problem was with me. I had a complex about marriage in general, but now I've raised the white flag and I'm raising my hands to you. I've surrendered. What do you mean? You still don't understand. Look, Sarah, make me an appointment with Mom, and if she agrees to marry you, this whole villa will be [Music] mine. With my wife in the bedroom on our wedding night, my father knocked on our door with the dowry list. I told him, "It's not the time." He said, "You won't touch my daughter before the dowry is settled." I grabbed him and beat him up for his daughter, and we left at dawn. Congratulations. Tell me, Mr. Ilham, who filmed this fight? This gentleman. Are you sure? Of course, I'm sure. He came to me twice afterward and asked me questions, wrote down my answers, and told me he was doing research on marital disputes. And Madam, don't you think you've seen her before? No, really. Because at the time of my divorce, on our wedding night, I had a seizure. The whole world saw you. This is the fifth husband who proves and confirms that he never saw Dr. Maryam or heard of her before, which confirms that Dr. Wassim's client is primarily responsible for documenting and filming 70% or more of the thesis, which is the subject of the master's degree. Does the defense wish to question the witness? Thank you. The witness may be excused. Thank you. The prosecution has a comment on the witnesses' testimony today. Sir, just because I didn't see them or attend the marital disputes doesn't mean I didn't work hard analyzing and studying them and discussing them in my thesis. Yes, I also worked hard on this study, and I was explaining to you the motives of couples in disputes and divorce, and those who killed each other during their first year of marriage. Does that mean the thesis is yours? I didn't say it was mine. I said I participated in it. Yes, but I defended it and passed. If I had defended it instead of you, would I have passed? What are you saying? I'm saying, sir, that if I had defended this master's thesis instead of her, I would have passed. Yes, by God. The idea of adjourning the case until the defendant is questioned on the plaintiff's thesis, and that the thesis discussion committee be formed by the same professors who discussed it with the plaintiff and awarded her the master's degree. What are you saying? Are you asking him to discuss my thesis, and why are you afraid? If he fails, he won't get it anyway. But if he passes, it won't be until it's returned to you, half the thesis. [Music] Please, Maha. You signed the Sky contract. Really? Bravo. Really bravo. Bravo to whom? To you, of course. I didn't do anything this time. No, you will. You'll give me my commission, more than every time. Of course, you participated in everything. And honestly, I'm greedy for a bigger partnership. [Music] Marry me. Oh, it seems I rushed a bit. Why do you want to marry me, Alaa? To prove to yourself that you can live without Maha? Maybe. [Music] And honestly, I feel lonely and I feel that if we get married, we will strengthen each other against everything. Are you going to propose to her? No, of course not. We can't announce our marriage. No, the idea is that if she knows that you and I are married, she will understand that our interests are the same, so people will be watching us, and she will understand what we are doing. Leave me to think for a bit. Take your time. Think as much as you want, but don't be late in your reply. Okay. I've thought about it. Of course, there's nothing. Take your time. [Music] Surprise, Doctor. Not like that. I never imagined the judge would reach this solution. So now the court will officially contact the university for the discussion. Hmm. Okay, Doctor. See you tomorrow. Goodbye. I see you're happy. And you don't know what happened in court? What happened in court would make you sad, not happy. What made you say that? If your husband passes the master's thesis discussion, he will be your partner. Oh, really? Do you think it's that easy? Even if he studied for two more years, he would fail. Maybe God will strengthen him and help him. Are you with me, Mom, or with you both? And I want you to hurry and go back to him before we get to the thesis, or he'll be gone. Oh, he's the one who told you to tell me this, right? Yes, because he's afraid I'll fail him. No one says he'll fail except you. Everyone is with him. Open Facebook and look at the comments. And for your uncle, your husband has won this case even before you filed it. Of course, your boss showed you the video that was filmed for you and told you that I brought it to him. Yes, of course. But I want to tell you that this video won't help you because you don't have permission from the prosecution to record it. And who told you I filmed it? And besides, Walid Bey, when there's a problem somewhere, don't they check surveillance cameras? Or do they say it didn't have permission to film? It's clear you're still too young for the game you're playing with us. Let's finish it to the end and see who's the big one and who's the small one. And what? It's clear you don't know what I do and what my position is. Believe me, you won't be able to do anything to me. You know that your position is what has been scaring you. You've always hidden behind it. Now it's your weakness. Walid Bey, get to the point and tell me what you want. I don't want to tell you anything, and I don't want anything from anyone like you. All you can do now is stay away from me and my sister, or I'll hand this video over to social media. You figure it out from social media. Or don't you think the video you have will scare me? You can drink the water from that video. Don't think it will protect you from me. Maybe it's protecting you from me. Or what's keeping me patient with you until now. I'm telling you, throw that video in the sea. My sister, whom you married behind our backs, you will divorce her soon, and against your will too. Okay. That's what I have to say. [Music] [Music] Sherif, don't be afraid. He won't be able to get close to us again. That's enough. Calm down. Calm down. Issa, what's up, son? Where were you after breakfast? Sit down. How are you? Still tired at work with us? Honestly, I didn't know I'd be working two shifts for the same salary. I've been wronged. I was just hoping you'd reply to me about my neighbor I told you about. She's your neighbor, but honestly, we've loved each other for a long time. I want to get married and have her live with me here. Okay, boss. Just finish the accounts you have for three days, and I have a meeting with the manager tomorrow. I might be able to sort out your friend's situation. I'm not delaying these accounts on purpose. The papers and invoices they brought don't make sense to a young person. They won't be able to find anything else. And what are you afraid of? I'll review them. Come on, finish your work and meet me at the office. You told me your friend has what? A commerce degree. Okay, boss. Can she work with us in [Music] [Music] accounting? You only think of yourself. You only think of kunafa. Mom, Yasser wants you to set him an appointment to propose to me officially. Issa, Issa has enough on his plate. He just hung up with me a while ago, and I learned he has many problems in his new job. Oh, really? Because he has problems, you're going to marry someone else? On the contrary, Mom, I just don't want to add to his problems more than this. I don't want to pay the price for my love for him. If you truly love him, don't think about this Yasser. Mom, Yasser is the one who can't stop thinking about me. It's as if, as if God planted my love in his heart to save us from the poverty we are in. No, don't justify it with me. As for me, I'm content with my lot that God has divided for me. And I can no longer bear my lot. Or bear the humiliation that God created me in since I was born. My daughter, my daughter, my daughter. Think, after you marry him and get your fill of his money, you'll run off looking for Issa because he's the one you truly loved. I no longer have the right to love and be loved, Mom. I don't want anything from the world anymore except to live with dignity. I don't know. I don't know what this man promised you. You took advantage of Issa's travel to play on your mind, right? Okay, I'll say that you're waiting for next Thursday. My daughter, my daughter, they won't agree to marry you. You'll enter a war you can't handle. I don't care about my family. He's the one who will fight them if he wants me. Okay? What do you think? The workers have arrived to work as I agreed with you. Exactly. So quickly? Yes, so you know I love you. Look, my dear, there's something else. What is this? I hope you like it. It's beautiful. Yes, but we haven't gotten engaged yet for you to give me a dowry. Who told you this is a dowry? You can say it's a small gift to show you how much I love you, but in my own way. If you have a problem, don't wear it now in front of your mother or anyone else, but keep it with you. Okay, generally, I told Mom that you want to marry me, and she will wait for you next Thursday. Okay, very good. And I'll start preparing from now. Don't be too happy. She's not happy, and she might make the marriage difficult for us. Don't worry, I'll know how to convince her my way. Who's the annoying one talking now? Aren't you going to reply? [Music] No. Please. [Music] Mr. Issa Aziz Al-Dahshan, lawyer for Naim Dunkel. Welcome. Of course, you're surprised I came all the way here. What can we do? You traveled when we needed you. I don't understand. Naim has a court date in two weeks, and the prosecution will summon you to testify in court. And of course, the prosecutor wants you to say everything you said in the police investigation and the prosecution reports. Of course not. Of course not. Naim will give you half a million pounds to change your testimony. Mr. Issa, if you speak, you'll lose Naim. If you stay silent, you'll gain money. Not to mention that you'll have the opportunity to work with Naim again after he's acquitted. You think he'll be acquitted? Of course, I wouldn't have come to you. Don't think your testimony against Naim could imprison him. No, at most, it will delay his release. And he wants to get rid of this delay for half a million pounds. More than that would be too much, sir. And what do you want me to go to court and say? I changed my mind, or I didn't see anything? No, of course. I've prepared everything you'll say, which will exonerate Naim and make it appear to the court that you didn't change your mind. Wow, you've prepared everything. My job. Think as you wish. I'm staying with you in the same hotel and booked you on the same flight back to Cairo tomorrow. Goodbye. [Music] Goodbye, sir. Hello. Don't you know that Issa, my son, is traveling? No, I know. Who else would he be coming to? To me, of course. No. If you please. Good evening. Good evening. I am Yasser Al-Shagharbi. Ah, welcome. Please, have some tea. Thank you. Where is your mother? She'll be here soon. I don't know what she's thinking about or what will happen. She hasn't spoken to me in two days. May God reassure you. Mom. Welcome. Welcome. How are you, Mr. Yasser? Mom, of course, you know him. Welcome. Welcome, sir. Sarah has told me a lot about you, and honestly, I envy her for having such a great mother. Thank you, my son. May God keep you. And I was also very happy that you agreed to meet me today. Look, my business has taught me not to waste time. I'm here today to ask for Sarah's hand. What's wrong, Mom? Why are you silent? You want to get married? You want my daughter? Yes, of course, with all honor. But we are poor people, as you know. On the contrary, Sarah is the most important and richest girl in the world to me. I wouldn't have come to ask alone. What? The messenger said that. But tell me you agree, and next time Mom will be with me. What's the point of my agreement if your mother doesn't agree? If she didn't agree, she would have come with you. I told you. Tell me yes, and next time she'll be with me. And I'll also inform her that you want to see her. Especially since you want to marry Sarah, and you can't ask for her alone. See what she tells you. If you please. Sarah, what are the causes of divorce in the first year of marriage as mentioned in the thesis? You're grilling me all morning. Is this a thesis discussion or a prosecution interrogation? I have to make it difficult for you so the discussion is easy, God willing. You are sitting here, and Yasser Al-Shagharbi is sitting with Sarah and Fatima for half an hour. How did you know it was half an hour? I've been standing on the stairs for that long. You don't know why he came? And how would I know? He's wearing the outfit he wore to the opera and carrying a huge box of chocolates. Honestly, my eyes popped out. If he's wearing the outfit he wore to the opera and has such a big box of chocolates, he must be coming to propose. Don't tell me he's coming to propose to Sarah. To whom? To Maryam? But why so suddenly? No, he definitely didn't come suddenly. He must have made an appointment. Are you saying that Sarah and Fatima knew and kept it from me? Calm down now. He'll be down in a bit, and we'll know everything. Oh, what? I'm not going up to the stairs to them, Mansour. Don't be rash. What are the causes of marital disputes that lead to divorce? Talk to me a lot. Don't hang up. Of course. Take care of yourself. [Music] Hurry up, Sarfil. You should have told us you were coming, and we would have welcomed you. Or Fatima did the job. No, don't worry. Fatima did more than the job. Did you see? Did you see how Wassim is talking? But honestly, he's a groom as the book says. What do I want? What do I want? It would be a disaster. A disaster, Wassim. What? Issa will call me now to check on me, like every day. I don't know what to tell him. Don't tell him anything, of course. I'm afraid of slipping up. For God's sake, hold your tongue. This time, how can I hold it? I haven't been able to find a way to hold it for over 50 years. Then don't answer Issa until you sit with your mother-in-law and find out from her why Yasser came. To propose to Sarah. May he be damned. Has he gone mad? Or is he crazy? I don't know who's crazier, him or her. What do you mean? You mean Sarah agreed to him? Look, Mansour, I don't understand her anymore. Ever since she left her job at the butcher shop. She's not herself. And what completed it was Issa's travel, and this dog named Sarfil took advantage of the circumstances and fished in troubled waters. He thought Issa was traveling and no one would stand in his way. No, I will know how to discipline him from the beginning. I'll bring him back to square one. I'll tie him up and make him pay. [Music] [Music]