"My friend, is this some kind of a joke?" "We just had a meeting yesterday." "Is this a new agenda?" "That is our main item today." "What's that?" "For the past 10 years, someone's been sending me that." "Because..." "they stopped coming six months ago." "Don't take that seriously!" "I want to meet this person." "What for?" "Somebody just wants money." "Are you really serious?" "Ever since Alicia died" "I lost the will to live." "We had no kids." "Those letters... saved me." "Nonsense!" "You just learned how to forget." "Forget?" "Like an old car?" "Or a lost wallet?" "I couldn't find myself." "That's why I want to know who's been writing those letters!" "That's why I brought Toby Villamor." "You need a good investigator, not a lawyer." "I don't need a policeman." "What's your plan?" "Sounds like a mental case." "How?" "They're written on an old typewriter, unsigned." "And based on what's written here, the person knows what's going on with your life." "Male or female?" "I don't trust guesses." "You're really going to do this?" "That thing..." "That's another thing you have to find out." "Yes, but I have one condition." "Which is...?" "I hope you won't interfere with my work." "I also have one condition." "Yes, sir." "That if I fail... our law firm will take the blame." "Bright boy!" "Don't let go of this guy!" "You're a woman alright." "Where did this come from?" "Your own thoughts or Joe D'Mango's?" "Imagine... he hired someone to look for an anonymous letter writer." "He probably has Alzeimer's." "Probably." "Hey, you're getting married soon." "You know..." "He's intelligent, handsome, and comes from a good family." "I'm new here." "I hardly know anything." "Don Arcadio treats us well." "Strict sometimes..." "Did he have a fight with any of you?" "No sir." "He doesn't get mad at us." "Thank you." "Leah... go to our room." "She's my grandchild, sir." "So, Karen Davila... did you get a scoop?" "Do I really look like Karen Davila?" "Of course!" "You're even prettier." "Let's go, Leah." "Excuse us, sir." "Miss Martha?" "Can you stay here for a while?" "The Don might need something." "This won't be long." "What is it?" "Did you know the wife of Don Arcadio?" "Yes sir." "Such a pity, she had to..." "Were they close?" "Yes sir." "They were always together..." "Specially in her final days." "Was there someone she might have been jealous of?" "No." "I don't know." "Excuse my curiosity but..." "I just want to help Don Arcadio." "Oh my!" "May her soul rest in peace." "I did notice something before." "What was it?" "She had a nurse." "Ligaya was her name." "She was very pretty and kind." "Gave ma'am good care." "Where is she now?" "I don't know." "She suddenly left." "Why?" "I'm sorry sir." "I really don't know." "Okay." "Thank you for your time." "Not at all." "Oh, Ma'am Skip!" "Nice of you to come by." "I know where Ligaya is." "Wait!" "What the hell are you doing?" "Let's go." "We don't want to be driving at night." "Now let's get a few things straight." "Hurry up!" "You were in there too long." "Is that all we came here for?" "I thought you're no longer a policeman." "What's with you?" "We've been going around the place." "Where's that village that you're talking about?" "Just go straight." "Look at the views I've got!" "This is not an excursion." "You're so ill-tempered." "Sir, how do we get to Ulilang Kawayan?" "Go straight." "Follow the arrows." "Sir, is this Ligaya's house?" "There's no one home." "They're at the cemetery." "It's me, Skip!" "Good of you to come." "Why?" "What's happening?" "Don't hesitate to call us for anything." "You're not alone." "Your husband was a good man." "Our condolences again." "Condolence." "Thank you." " We'll go ahead." " Okay then." "Thank you." "I'm sorry." "I didn't know." "We can't talk here." "Why?" "It's dangerous here." "Go back to Manila." "Wait!" "I have something to ask you." "I'll accompany you." "Let's go." "Go home." "You're not from here, are you?" "No." "So why are you here?" "Just sightseeing." "Do you know the deceased?" "No." "Who did you come to see?" "What's wrong with sightseeing?" "Leandro was a rebel sympathizer." "Really?" "I don't know him." "His wife is under surveillance." "Thanks for the info but I'm not a reporter." "I'm just warning you." "If you have nothing more to say..." "Sweetheart, come on." "I know the way to the church now." "What was that drama about?" "I noticed you were pissing the major off." "Let him get pissed." "I can handle myself." "Excuse me!" "I thought I rescued you." "Did you notice anything about Ligaya?" "Nothing." "She's going to run away." "To where?" "No idea!" "But she's in a panic." "I'm driving you back to Manila." "No way!" "Let's go to her house." "You will only make things worse for her." "How?" "It's been years since I saw last her." "If she wants to talk to you, she'll find a way." "I'm staying." "Give me the key." "No!" "We have a lot of catching up to do." "You know..." "I can never understand women." "You put such a high premium on gossip." "I'll drive." "May Leandro's soul rest in heavenly peace." "Amen." "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." "Amen." "Ligaya, just a minute." "What is that?" "A copy of the intelligence report." "I don't need that." "He's gone." "Leandro was recruiting for the rebels." "My husband have principles." "He never believed in armed struggle." "The proof is here." "What else do you want from me?" "Haven't you gotten everything?" "I'm just doing my job." "You're wasting your breath." "Leave me alone." "You cannot bring my husband back." "Where's your insect repellent?" "What are you doing?" "Mosquito." "Did it bite?" "No." "You were sound asleep." "Let's go." "Aya hasn't returned." "She must have stayed over someone's house." "I told you." "She's avoiding that policeman." "Okay, fine!" "Save the sermon." "Where have you been?" "No!" "I'll take care of this." "What's your problem?" "Who are you?" "Are you a Mother Superior?" "Who is this man?" "None of your business because nobody owns me." "Do decent girls come home this late?" "You really are a Mother Superior!" "I'm the man you're marrying!" "Why?" "Do you have a receipt?" "Toby, where are you going?" "I'm looking for a trash can to kick!" "Are you okay?" "Next time I see that guy here, I'm gonna hit him again!" "This is nothing." "So, what happened?" "We found Ligaya." "We?" "I was with Skip." "She insisted on coming." "Yes." "Uncontrollable." "But why zero in on Ligaya?" "Why not?" "I have to look into whoever had a close relationship with you or your household." "But we weren't able to talk to Ligaya." "A police officer was guarding her." "Police?" "Why?" "Her husband was just buried." "According to the police officer, he was a rebel sympathizer." "So Ligaya got married." "They say he was involved in a jailbreak a week ago." "Keep an eye on Ligaya." "I can keep an eye on Ligaya but I can't guarantee the same for your niece." "Keep an eye on both of them." "Help me!" "My daughter is sick." "Wait for me." "I'll just get my things." "Her fever's going down." "When she wakes up tomorrow, give her the medicine." "Thank you, Ligaya." "I didn't know what to do." "Where is Lito?" "3 men fetched him." "I don't know them." "I don't know where they took him." "Don't worry." "They'll release him." "Those monkeys are just trying to scare us." "Be strong." "Your wedding is near." "Men like that are hard to find nowadays." "Uncle, I'm not a kid anymore." "Let's not meddle in each other's affairs." "That's what true love is all about." "Only a lunatic would marry you." "Really?" "Give him my number then!" "Where did you bring Ligaya?" "What?" "Don't play dumb." "Hold it." "I came here to talk to her." "You're hiding her." "Wait." "I don't understand you." "Why come back here?" "I already answered that." "I told you not to interfere." "Interfere with what?" "What do you really want with Ligaya?" "It's not your business." "And you have?" "Why are you so steamed up about her?" "She is under investigation and you're getting in the way." "Why do you let her remain free?" "You don't have enough evidence to arrest her." "I do have enough evidence to arrest you." "Let me be the one to warn you." "Check with your local fiscal before risking your job." "You're not in Manila." "I am the law here." "Can you believe this guy?" "Book him!" "Who are you?" "Lawyer - slash - messenger!" "He is under detention for investigation." "Not anymore, Filmore." "Just read that." "Or do you want me to explain to you the meaning of 'illegal detention'?" "Such an uppitty faggot!" "Have you ever experienced a broken jaw?" "Easy, Major!" "That fag is a taekwondo instructor." "A blackbelter." "Not really." "If I pin him down, what should I do to him?" "Don't come close." "...in defense of his virtue." "Release him." "Who sir?" "Yes sir, right away." "This is not over yet." "I agree." "See you at your hearing." "What took you so long?" "You're most welcome, Attorney." "Where did you hide Ligaya?" "Don't make it worse for yourself, Major." "Let's go." "She's waiting." "Who?" "What are you up to now?" "There they are." "Who?" "Your favorite policeman, trailing us." "Stop the car." "I'll teach that chimp a lesson." "Just relax." "I've laid out a better plan." "Hello Rita?" "It's Skip." "Are you ready?" "It's okay." "We'll be there in 30 minutes." "Let's go in and wait inside." "Are you guys ready?" "Everything's okay?" "Are you ready?" "Honey!" " I missed you honey!" " Get off him!" "Too bad we didn't get to see their faces." "They're not the only ones who can stage a frame-up!" "You guys will give me a heart attack." "As they say, this isn't over." "They're right." "That was just the opening scene." "What will your fiancé say about this?" "I have no fiancé." "I don't think he knows that." "That's not my problem." "Your wedding invitations are everywhere." "Even I received one from your parents." "So go and tell me about it." "How could a stubborn woman like you let this happen?" "Who said I let it?" "Your parents courted Hector?" "Something like that." "Okay, I admit it." "It was stupid to accept him." "Well, that does happen, doesn't it?" "Haven't you heard of that?" "In a fit of rage over being dumped by her one true love, after having sucked the nectar of her sweet innocence..." "Tattletale faggot!" "Just explaining what 'on the rebound' means!" "'Sucked the nectar'" "Sounds like a dirty soap opera." "Not only that," "I wasn't just stupid accepting him," "I confessed my entire sinful past." "And to prove his greatness of soul, even if it's hard to accept" "It's really a soap opera." "That's exactly what he told me." "It was like saying, "no matter how wretched a woman you are," "I am man enough to accept and forgive you."" "Good thing I couldn't find a flower pot to break on his noble head." "He has the guts to forgive me!" "Up to now, he doesn't know how he insulted me." "He's not the only man who thinks that way." "I forgive you." "You don't want to?" "Not really." "Are you looking for a beautiful, obedient slave?" "Do you know one?" "I think that model has been withdrawn." "Is there anything you want me to tell her?" "Why are you so glued on Ligaya?" "Not me but Skip." "She suspects the letters came from Ligaya." "Forget it." "It's not her." "What makes you so sure?" "I know her." "She's not the type." "Not people like her." "Do you want to see her?" "I don't know." "Not yet." "Maybe not at all." "When you talk to her, tell me if I should." "Maybe Skip should be the one to do that." "You two seem to be getting along well." "I don't know." "Not yet." "If there was a good offer, I'd consider selling her." "I never wrote to him." "Not even once?" "That's strange." "Why do you say that?" "Why did you leave when Aunt Alicia died?" "Why not?" "There was no need for me to stay." "You and Uncle Arcadio had something going?" "Help who?" "It was shameful." "We had no right." "We both knew it." "Madam Alicia sensed it." "But she never brought it up." "So when she died, we were left with nothing to say to each other." "He blamed himself." "It was like blaming me too." "I had to leave." "He didn't stop you?" "He didn't go after you?" "He couldn't find me." "I spent 3 years in Mindanao." "I hid... in a hospital in Dapitan." "Leandro was a childhood friend." "We saw each other again when..." "when I went back to my hometown." "He was kind... smart... understanding." "And through him you learned to love again?" "Love cannot be learned." "I respected him." "We got along well." "It's been five years since we got married." "How long had he been with the rebels?" "He never was!" "It's all Zabala's doing." "To think that they were friends!" "I..." "I was the reason." "He courted me." "He forced me to leave Leandro but... but I refused him." "How did he get involved in the jailbreak?" "He put Leandro in prison with his 'rebels'." "That night he ordered his guards to release the prisoners." "And then shoot them all down." "Animals!" "We need to be able to prove that." "Here?" "How?" "The worst part of it is... at that very night," "I allowed him to do as he pleased with me hoping to get him to release Leandro." "I was with him while my husband was being killed." "You need protection." "You're in grave danger." "I can't run away from the problems I've caused." "I need to go back home." "What?" "!" "A bee." "Didn't you see?" "No." "What if we file a case against Zabala?" "He didn't do anything but impress the people." "What is your cause of action?" "You don't like his wig?" "Who's the lawyer here?" "Have him investigated." "Think of a way so that he won't be able to escape." "And who's gonna pay for it?" "You?" "I'll ask Uncle Arcadio." "Can't you think of anything better to do than cause problems for other people?" "And you?" "Do you only love yourself?" "You think I'll let you get away with it?" "Sorry mate, we weren't properly introduced." "How are you?" "Stop that!" "Jealous?" "Whatever." "And you?" "What are you doing here?" "How did you find us?" "How?" "I have a tracker." "I'm impressed." "So what?" "Now?" "We're going home together!" "If that's all you want, then..." "That's all?" "What do you mean?" "Is that how you think of me?" "I don't know." "How should I be thinking?" "That's what I want to know." "I'm not asking you!" "What are you really asking me?" "Don't you even care that I'm here helping you?" "What reply are you expecting?" "She's right!" "Admit that you have the hots for my woman!" "Your woman?" "Who is she?" "Do I know her?" "I'll answer for you." "No!" "No." "If you'll excuse me, I need some rest." "Yes." "In case you decide to admit your obsession for me" "And you can't keep it anymore..." "I'll endure for a couple more decades before I'll admit it to you." "What do you want to drink?" "No ice." "I talked to a friend who's in PNP about Zabala." "He's been investigating." "Little does he know, he's close to a court martial." "He deserves that!" "I can see you're glad about it." "Zabala is not my only problem." "I noticed that." "Looks like I have a rival." "A bird with measles." "Why don't you just propose to her?" "I'm not looking for an advise, Mr. Boy Abunda." "He's paying for these." "Hey, yours too?" "Who's that?" "Where'd you pick it up?" "I bought it at the flee market." "Is there something you want to say?" "You don't have to tire yourself and wake me up just for that." "I just want you to know I'm not marrying him." "I'm sure now." "And if you're worried how to explain it to the priest or caterer." "Come out of there." "Damn you." "If I get kidnapped here, you'll be accused of it." "It's all my fault." "Is there a problem Miss?" "No." "I heard you talking to someone." "Oh that?" "My guardian angel." "You yelled at him?" "Because my stupid guardian angel is so hard-headed!" "You have to cooperate with the investigation." "Just sign the affidavit and your problems will be gone." "Only God can take my problems away." "Do you want to land in jail?" "I wonder who will go first." "I know where you were when Leandro was killed." "Why don't you make your own affidavit about that?" "Ligaya, you're not my enemy." "Leandro and I grew up together." "We were friends." "I talked to him before the jailbreak." "I warned him not to go with the other inmates." "You still had him killed." "He'd be alive if he listened to me." "I'm just doing my duty." "Torturing and killing people who refused to be your slave?" "With or without sin?" "You just don't know the danger we are in." "I know." "I know it well." "Uncle, she needs your help." "Did she tell you that?" "You know that she can't do that and..." "What will she get with you being stubborn?" "You both know you need each other." "Does she need to beg?" "I'm the one who should beg." "You don't understand." "You don't know her." "I know that." "But if you're right she wouldn't want me to meddle more with her problems." "What if she gets in to trouble because of your carelessness?" "Why?" "What did he do?" "Just tell him to call back Mr. Vantez." "Idiot!" " Your son?" " Yes." "Come on." "Let's stay there." "It's been a year since she wasn't able to talk." "It's hard for her to recognize other people." "Even you." "She knows." "What do you want me to do?" "I don't know what I should do." "Look at me." "I know what to do now." "Wait a minute!" "You haven't changed." "You too." "Come." "Come in." "I wanted to bring you chocolates or flowers but I couldn't decide." "If I wrote to you, you might not let me in." "I made hot chocolate for you." "I know that's your favorite." "I miss that." "Sit." "Don't be surprised." "I computed on the way here." "No children?" "No." "It's funny." "It's like we didn't separate." "It's seems like we were together just yesterday." "Yes." "Nothing's changed between us." "I heard about your husband." "I'm sorry." "I told Skip to tell you not to be involve with that matter." "She told me." "Will you run away from me again?" "Then and now, I try not to be a burden to you." "Like it or not, your problem is mine too." "That's it, Arcadio." "I'm not a puppet." "I have my own strength and ability." "Even if it was hard for me," "I left because it was the right thing to do." "That's it." "After a couple of years, I lived with Leandro." "I learned that it was better to be needed than to need someone." "I don't regret it." "And?" "I'm not the woman you loved then." "I don't believe that." "Because you worry too much just like before." "Have pity." "Don't surprise me." "I'm getting confused." "Drink your chocolate." "I drank it all." "I'm not trying to confuse you." "I only came to find the answer to this question which haunts me up to now - when love is lost, where does it hide?" "Love has many faces." "Is that so?" "How come I can only see one?" "Do you remember Marta?" "Our cook?" "Of course." "Will you drop by for her one day?" "Teach her how to make hot chocolate." "Can I bring my own pot?" "That and anything else you want to bring." "What's this?" "Please sign sir." "Where'd this come from?" "From the superior." "It's all there." "She's here?" "Okay, let her in." "What are you doing here?" "Sit." "Care for a drink?" "I won't stay long." "Toby told you." "Told me?" "If I only have the guts to tell you." "He has leukemia." "It's worst." "Who?" "My son, Elbert." "I met her here." "Elena applied as a secretary." "Looking for a regular job, ...you know, fresh grad." "Of course, I met her before your mom paired us." "Of course?" "We both know we're not serious about us." "We were both looking for thrills." "She's not the type of girl who's a beginner when it comes to relationship with guys." "She should've been cautious." "When it happened..." "I didn't want to go on with it." "She refused." "She said it's a sin." "She said she can take care of the baby." "I don't have to worry." "It's not part of my plan before." "What do you want to do now?" "You want us to adopt him?" "Stop making me feel guilty." "I feel guilty as it is." "Guilt is not the answer to your problem." "I know." "Hec, I'm not blaming you for anything." "...that you're gonna be man enough to do what you should do." "I don't want to leave her just like that." "And don't pity me." "Why not?" "What's that?" "It's simple." "Contact everyone we invited and tell them the wedding of the year has been cancelled." "Skip, I know you're there." "Why do you think she did that?" "Only she has the answer." "One thing is clear " "But she was so young when she wrote it." "She told me that she preferred talking to you than to her own parents." "Obsessed with money." "That's why she did things to make you happy." "Wisdom from "Maalaala Mo Kaya"," ""Joe d'Mango" and magazine advice columns." "Does Ligaya know anything?" "Impossible." "Skip and Ligaya are close friends but when Ligaya ran away, no one ever saw her since." "No one knew her whereabouts." "I also discovered that you spent 2 years looking for Ligaya, but you failed." "She returned to her hometown only 6 years ago." "You're right." "Have you spoken to her?" "Get in." "Get in!" "This isn't the room you used before." "Are we going to have a little chat or are you in a hurry?" "I didn't bring you here for that." "That's what you said the last time." "But changed your mind." "Be quiet." "So, what are we doing here?" "If you want to kill me, you should have taken me to some place without people." "Isn't that what you want to do?" "Kill me?" "What are you talking about?" "We should have straightened this out a long time ago." "The last time we were here, Leandro was in my heart and mind." "But I'll never be able to forget what you did." "Fine." "I accept that Leandro's death was an accident." "That you didn't mean to kill him." "Admit it." "It wasn't me you wanted, right?" "From the beginning, someone else was in your heart." "You never really wanted to bring me here." "What do you mean?" "It was he you wanted, not me." "Who?" "Leandro." "You motherfucker!" "I'll kill you!" "Is that the answer to your problem?" "Shut up!" "Will that help you understand yourself?" "The real you?" "I will not allow you to destroy my name!" "Me?" "Destroy you?" "How?" "You already destroyed your life a long time ago." "Get out of my sight." "Unless you want to join your husband!" "Dead or alive, there is nothing worthwhile I can do for you." "Only you can face yourself." "Don't ever show your face to me again." "I loved him more than you did." "So you didn't die, huh?" "I changed my mind after 10 tablets that's why I called 117 immediately." "117?" "It was me you called!" "So you could nag them into quick service." "What kind of service is that?" "I'd made myself vomit but they still had to pump me." "Well, did you sing "As Long As I Live" before you commit suicide yourself?" "You're as fake as your stupid pigtail." "But why are you doing this to yourself?" "You won't understand." "It still hurts." "So what did he do this time?" "What didn't he do?" "I love him." "I know he's no saint." "I refused to see." "Because I love him." "We were planning to migrate to Canada in 6 months." "I already bought a townhouse in Vancouver" "That son of a bitch... went back to his wife in Fort Bonifacio." "Not a word of explanation!" "He rejected all my calls." "I ran out of cellphone load texting him." "He even hired a bodyguard for his protection from me." "From me!" "That son of a bitch!" "What does that bastard think I would do?" "In your crystal ball, you didn't notice anything?" "I'm so stupid!" "Lucy, your problem is you think you're in love with him." "You know what?" "You are a sharp-tongued heartless ugly bitch." "Obviously, you haven't fallen in love." "I haven't?" "Wake up and smell the coffee, Lucy." "All of us are alone in this world." "You're in charge of your own fate." "Like how?" "At least, you're not pregnant." "How's Toby?" "Skip, wait." "You're right." "We're all alone in this world." "So listen to what your heart says." "Don't ignore it." "You'll only hurt yourself." "Hey!" "The door!" "I left orders not to disturb me!" "I've looked everywhere." "Where can she be hiding?" "The wedding's off." "Hector has been sending out apologies." "I know." "Where is she?" "Where is Skip?" "Is she here?" "What now?" "Are you the new maid?" "Yes." "I started last week." "Don't you understand what "do not disturb" means?" "I told her but she said she had something for you - " "Can't you understand me?" "that she brought her chocolate pot - " "I don't care - - chocolate pot?" "I wouldn't let her in but she insisted." "She said she'll wait at the stairs." "Is Toby mad at you?" "No." "Mad at himself." "Marta went to the market." "The new maid doesn't know me." "If I have a heart attack, no one will believe you didn't cause it." "Love that smell." "Please don't." "It tickles me." "Did you come here just to make chocolate?" "It took me three hours to get here." "Two hours for changing clothes, one hour for bath and other things." "It will only take me 15 minutes to make your chocolate." "We should think of something to make all your efforts worthwhile." "Let's make the chocolate first." "She's not in the Philippine Plaza, not in the Country Club, not in Greenbelt." "Don't you people have anything to report except where she isn't?" "Come in." "How hard is it to find a young fresh grad economist who looks like Miss Universe?" "I said come in!" "I don't care if you're looking 24/7, what's important is you find her!" "What?" "!" "I said come in!" "How did you find me?" "I got this." "It was written on your typewriter." "So you know." "Everybody knows." "Your uncle, Ligaya, "Philippine Star", "24 Oras"." "Everybody knows." "This was all your idea." "If you didn't write that, it would be your uncle or Ligaya or both of them." "Both of them?" "They're together now." "Wasn't that your plan even from the beginning?" "I have something to ask you." "What is it?" "You said - " "What does that mean?" "That?" "That's..." "Nothing." "It's just an expression." "Expression of what?" "Hopeless idiot who would never hurt you." "I didn't say anything like that." "I would jump off a bridge than to hurt you." "You're really an idiot." "Who took a thousand years to discover that he loves you even when you first met." "That's enough!" "Nowadays, that's as easy as buying a new cellphone or a dress." "Why?" "I still have my graduation suit but I'm not in love with it." "Fine, joke about it." "I'm not joking." "This isn't about cellphones or clothes." "It's about the two of us." "We won't be happy until we admit that we belong together." "Slowly..." "For example..." "One more example." "Take a seat." "Let's eat." " You're having a party and you didn't invite us." " Let's eat." "Ma'am, sir, let's eat." "We have a graduation present for you." "You're moving up to high school." "You should learn how to use this." "I already know how." "Thank you." "Really?" "Show me." "Look at how she goes." "Subtitles by LeapinLar"