That's your second lantern already, Kuya Joaquin.
I'm just hoping.
Hoping your wife would visit, Kuya?
Me? I've stopped hoping, Kuya.
Whether someone visits me or not, I don't really care.
What for? We're sentenced for life.
Here's where we'd die, Kuya. Here's where we'd rot.
And that presidential pardon? It's a lie, Kuya.
It's all politics.
We're the last among thousands lined up.
Fuck them.
I'm probably not even included.
How about you, Kuya? Are you in that queue?
Your kids must have grown by now, Kuya.
Yes, my eldest in now 10. And my youngest is 8.
Yes, they've grown.
Your wife is fond of lanterns, Kuya?
These small ones are her type.
I'm sure she'd love those, that is, if she visits you this Christmas.
Don't worry, Kuya. If your wife visits,
I'll have gifts for your kids.
I earned quite well for these bags.
Thank you, Peryong.
Have your tooth removed. It's already decaying.
Miki, this will hurt.
We need to clean your wound so it will heal.
It's suppurating.
Hold on.
You took it for granted.
Sorry, we really have to clean this or it will get worse.
Avoid sweets. Avoid fatty food.
Seafoods.
Leon Trinidad, Joselito Pagbidlac, Eric Topikana, Tepay Bistida,
Clarence Mejomeki, you have visitors.
Pepito Yustapio, Nardo Tala,
Anton Bacolod, Peryong Villa, you have visitors.
Peryong, you're mother's here.
Chief, if she gives money, hand it to me.
If it's food, take it.
Stupid.
Eat.
Give them their gifts.
Wakwak is here. Here are your gifts.
O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Sa viour's birth
Long lay the world
in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth
A thrill...
Hey.
So you think I didn't see you glance my way?
- I didn't look at you, Sir. - I saw you.
I see your eyes mocking me.
I saw your mocking eyes!
Your eyes were mocking me.
Fuck you.
- I told you not to look at me. - I didn't look at you, Sir.
Stand up. Get up, you shit. You asshole.
You are mocking me.
Fuck you.
I didn't look at you, Sir!
You don't look at me that way.
Fuck you.
- Fuck you. - Kuya Joaquin.
- I wasn't looking at you. - Mock me again.
Who do you think you're scaring?
Back off, Rotten Tooth.
Back off!
I wasn't looking at you, sir.
You don't look at Wakwak
with mocking eyes!
Fuck you.
I'll be the one to feed you for a while, all right?
You're such a glutton.
How are you feeling?
Eat first.
Here, Peryong, slowly.
You can do it.
I'll get your food.
Force yourself to it so you'll recover soon.
You really need to eat. Peryong.
Salvador, will you lend me a hand?
Pepe? Pepe, please help me with Peryong, will you?
Hang on, I'll get you water.
Lie down first, lie down.
Guard. Guard.
- Why? What's wrong? - Peryong has fever.
He hasn't eaten in two days. Please help him.
Guard.
Rotten Tooth. Come here.
Sit beside me.
Sit.
You have a lot of fans.
You're here three years and you're already famous.
They say you're nice.
Helpful.
Nice and helpful, eh?
You're not nice.
You're just pretending to be helpful.
You know what, I know that gimmick.
You want the President of the Republic of the Philippines
to grant you pardon.
I know that strategy so well.
It's been used to death, Rotten Tooth.
Know what?
If you want to be granted a pardon
by the President of the Republic of the Philippines...
...be nice to me.
Be helpful to me.
So that the President of the Republic of the Philippines
will hear that you are a saint.
I didn't like what you did the other day.
Not at all.
I'm sorry, Sir, I just took pity on Peryong.
Pity? Fuck that.
Rotten Tooth.
I know what you did.
You killed a mother and her child.
You massacred a woman and her teenage daughter.
A cowardly deed.
I didn't do it, Sir.
If you really didn't do it--
Look at me straight in the eye.
Try to look at me.
Fuck.
- Ading. - Yes, Ate?
- Look after the kids. - Yes, Ate.
Make them fried bananas for school.
Easy on the sugar, JR might get a toothache.
- Take care, Ate. - You, too.
- How much is this? - This one's 30. That's 20.
Tomatoes? Fifteen.
- This, Ading? - This is 10.
This, 5 each so it's also 10.
All of it was 20.
And tomatoes.
You found snails already, Sarah?
- Hey, stop that now. - Just a little while, Auntie.
You still have classes.
Come over here, JR.
Scrub it.
Ate? Ate?
Thanks, Kuya.
- Sarah. Why are you awake? - I can't sleep anymore.
Ate.
Mrs Trinidad came
and asked if we still want to do their laundry.
Yes, tell her, yes.
Saturdays and Sundays.
I will, Ate.
- Careful with the vegetables. - Yes, Mama.
Sarah?
What's wrong?
What's wrong, my child?
Why won't you speak? What happened?
My classmates said Father is a criminal.
I knew this would happen, Sarah.
It will happen over and over.
What happened to your father will be brought up.
We cannot avoid it.
You have to accept the truth.
It's true that your father is in prison.
He's in the National Penitentiary.
That's where they put criminals.
But always remember this.
Your father is not a criminal.
Your father is a good man.
He's a good human being.
He loves you so much.
He took good care of you when you were little.
Don't be ashamed of him.
When people tease you that your father is in prison,
don't get mad. Don't get hurt.
Because it is the truth.
But it is not true that he is a criminal.
He was falsely accused.
Your father is a good man.
Always remember that.
Yes, Mother.
Go to sleep now.
Sarah, please? Keep that in mind.
Yes, Mama.
Maybe we were wrong.
Joaquin and I decided that, no matter what...
...neither of us would live the country.
There were many chances to leave.
We didn't take them.
We didn't want to end up like many of the people here.
They have lots of money,
big houses, nice cars...
...but their children grow up without a mother or a father.
Not to judge them.
We just have a different outlook.
I often wonder.
Maybe, just maybe,
if I let Joaquin work abroad...
...maybe none of this would have happened.
Peryong!
Come here. Help me.
Take it easy, Sir.
Here, Sir. Easy.
This is to freshen you up, Sir.
This reminds me of my wife.
I give her a massage,
whenever she doesn't feel well.
I always think of her.
It's been four years since I last saw her.
But it's okay.
I'm coping.
I also know my family's doing well.
How many kids do you have, Sir?
I have two.
One is 12 years old.
My youngest is 10.
This might hurt, Sir.
I bet my youngest is naughty. 10 years old.
When I was his age,
my mother used to chase after me all the time.
I slip to any corner. Sometimes, I was at my neighbours'.
Where they couldn't see me.
I wonder what they're doing right now.
This is my wife's favourite spot, the feet.
She falls asleep when I massage her feet.
Relaxing, isn't it?
There must be lots of decorations in our town by now.
Christmas is so alive there.
Lanterns, lights, the people.
I miss them.
Can't do anything about it, can we?
We just have to bear with it.
- Joaquin? - Yes, Sir?
Forgive me.
It's nothing, Sir. Merry Christmas, Sir Wakwak.
Is that true, Kuya?
You can travel and see your family?
Yes, but I can't go near them.
You're like an angel then.
Anyway, you really are an angel.
If it weren't for you, I'd have killed Wakwak.
Or I would have been killed by now.
Kuya, thanks.
It's nothing. Go on, keep watering the plants.
Thanks.
Veggies, Sir?
- What's this, Sir? - I just want to help.
Sir?
Sir, wait up.
- What's this money for? - A little help.
Why, Sir?
Nothing. I see how hard you work.
Sir, I can't take this. It's too much.
It's just a little help.
Keep it. You need that, right?
It's yours. No need to worry.
No, really.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.
I come to burry Caesar, not to praise him.
- How are you? - Man. How about you? You're back.
Congrats.
I heard you were one of the topnotchers in the bar.
That was three years ago, right?
Pure luck, man. You weren't there.
You're being humble, man.
But, man, what about you?
You could have been the school's bet,
had you finished Law.
We were sure you'd be number one at the bar.
And finally there'd be a number one from our school.
It's an illusion.
Man, it's the truth.
What's the problem, idol? Coconut?
Sorry. Sorry.
Fabian, where are the papers?
Here.
People of the Philippines v Joaquin Atilano.
Reclusion Perpetua.
We know this case. Horrifying.
Worst crime in La Paz.
This was the sensational news then.
And it even made it to the national news.
You used to live there, right? Fabian Viduya, The Great?
My God, you look so menacing with that beard.
You look like a hoodlum.
But anyway, my boy, welcome home, my prodigal son.
And look, Fabian's belly grew. That's progress.
Joaquin Atilano. Not guilty.
Open the case once more. Analyze it.
Maybe you can help the family by doing something to free him.
Use your genius minds in Criminal Law.
Wait. The judgment has long been final and executory.
And he pleaded guilty.
Believe me, the man is innocent.
Poor family.
His wife is peddling vegetables.
Feeds three.
Aggravating factors?
Three witnesses.
Thirty hours before the crime,
Magda's maid saw Joaquin slap and strangle her.
There are even two witnesses
who saw Joaquin quickly come out of the house after that.
Joaquin's family owes Magda a lot of money.
Any mitigating circumstances?
According to the accused, he was in Batac.
At a construction site.
And his co-workers attested to it.
Joaquin has no criminal record.
He's a good man, according to the people of La Paz.
Wait. Fabian.
- What got you into this case? - I agree.
Why are you interested in this case?
Interest? We should all care.
A man is in jail. But he's innocent.
You're one of a kind, Fabian.
That's why I'm aching to see you finish Law.
This country needs you.
Nation is a myth.
It's a horrible concept.
Here we go again.
- It's a failure. - Wait.
Listen.
Enough of that
- 21st century vision of yours...? - Of Zero society.
Let me enjoy my coffee, man.
Caesar. Brutus' best friend.
What's your take on the case?
Yes, you.
Yes. I'll take the case.
I saw the records, talked to the lawyer who handled the case.
There's a chance, yes. It'll be hard but I'll do my best.
I will be needing your help, people.
Go. There you go.
Okay, son. You got your wish.
- So, is this a commitment now? - By deed.
- With faithfulness. - Free of charge?
Hey, Moira. I can't give my services for free.
She's rich.
She can take all her cases for free, no problem.
Thanks.
Fight.
Fabian.
And I saw them by the field
In a land that was almost burning
With the sins of mankind
With the sins of the world
Why did you do this...
Lord, I thank you for this new day.
I awoke with peace of mind
and joy in my heart.
Lord, I know that you'll watch over me today.
You are always beside me.
Don't forsake me.
Continue to bear with my weaknesses.
Give me strength and clarity of purpose.
Don't abandon me, don't tire of me.
You are my strength, my eyes, my...
Ading.
We haven't seen each other in a while.
Four years to be exact.
You don't keep in touch.
Where have you been, what have you been up to?
You have a year to go and you're at the top of your class.
Don't you want to finish your course?
It's such a waste, isn't it?
If it's about money, let me take care of it.
My farm's stable now.
Pick any Law school, I'll pay for it.
Just graduate.
Where's Yumi?
She's at the old house.
I can't be bothered. Don't like dogs.
Granda puts up with it.
You're his favourite after all.
You should see him.
It's been a long time since I last visited.
Lucky old man.
I pay for everything.
His food, his house help, Yumi's food.
You missed the food here, didn't you?
Oh, Ading.
I'll get some sleep.
Won't you get indigestion?
Want me to wake you?
How can we plant these when the soil can't be dug up?
Look at this, the soil is so dry.
Do we even have a harvest in this area?
You know it's not going to rain anytime soon yet.
What shall we do now?
Don't be scared of me. I just needed someone to talk to me.
Help me.
We don't harvest, we don't earn.
- Can we plant these now? - Yes, Ma'am.
Even though the soil is dry?
We'll set-up a water system here, Ma'am.
Where do we get one?
Fabian. Ading.
Where are you going?
Know what? Nothing beats farming.
This is mine, all ten hectares.
We plant corn and tobacco.
And if there's a demand, sorghum.
But you know what our top crop is?
Tobacco.
Which explains what you see, a field overrun with tobacco.
Remember the property next to ours?
- The one owned by the Rachos? - Yes.
That's seven hectares. I bought it.
They went bankrupt after Mrs Racho committed suicide.
There I plant rice and watermelon.
And in the hilly part, papaya and dragonfruit.
Don't leave.
Life is good here.
Badoc is rich.
Come stay here with me.
I have a headache.
Ading.
Oh, Fabian.
Fabian?
I've been looking for you. Dinner's ready.
- Later. - Let's eat.
What now, Ading? You staying?
Take up farming.
You can live here or at the old house.
I'll take care of the capital.
You just need to develop the land. I'll help.
- I'll think about it. - While you're at it, finish Law.
Just a year left.
You keep repeating yourself.
I'll keep saying it. I'm the only family you've got.
- We're not a family. - What did you say?
We're no family.
I don't believe in family anymore.
What are you saying? We're brother and sister.
It's like this.
Ate Hoda. Mos. Hoda Viduya, listen.
I'm done with this family.
Let's say something is...
Let's say something is dysfunctional.
Put an end to it. Simple.
Our family is long cursed.
Thanks to the failures of our so-called parents.
Where the hell are they?
When we were growing up, where were they?
Not here.
One was in America, the other one in Europe.
It was just you and me.
The maids raised us.
Right? Big sister Hoda, right? Am I right? Mos. Hoda Viduya?
This family ceased to exist a long time ago.
The Viduya family is one rotten institution!
Rotten to the core! It's finished!
Look at you.
No man can stand you. Crazy bitch.
You're the rotten one! Asshole!
Sorry, Lord. Sorry, I've sinned.
I asked you to watch over me. Why did you forsake me?
Don't leave me.
Sorry, Lord. Sorry.
Fabian? Ading?
Let's have dinner.
Ading?
Dinner is ready.
Why are you sleeping here?
I don't want to sleep inside.
What's the drama about this time?
I'm able to think here. No drama.
If that's the case, go inside.
How can you sleep here?
How can you sleep in that house?
- Come inside, okay? - I'm fine.
Don't make me your problem. I'll be gone in a few days.
I do not consider you a problem.
In fact, I'm asking you to stay.
Please. Go inside.
Ading. Ading.
I'm your sister, Ading.
Enough.
Ading, stop it!
Yumi.
Yumi. Yumi, Yumi, come here. Yumi.
Forgive me.
Forgive me for the four years...
...I did not come to visit you.
Junior is looking more and more like you.
He really is.
Sarah will be in fifth grade next school year.
She's growing up so fast.
I know.
Please, tell the kids...
...I love them so much.
I am always with them.
I am always with you.
- How much? - For what?
A boat ride.
The boats are for fishing. We don't ferry passengers.