01x05 - Things Fall Apart

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Tony, please.

Please, I'll do anything that you want.

Please, I just, I need you to help me.

I'm begging you.

Please.

Please.

Hon, you’re here.

Where are you going?

I was calling you.

Is your phone off?

I need 16 or more clients.

Can you find them?

Well, if I’m going to
give you more clients,

how are you going to give
them the answers?

We’ll all take the exams
in different classrooms.

I’ll give them the answers
by taking advantage of

our defective speakers.

Just remember.

If it’s the bounce sound,

that’s the starting signal.

The next ones,

those are the answers.

Mr. Bangkat.

Ms. Briones.

please, even just listen to it again.

Here's my flash drive.

Here’s your flash drive.

- You might forget it.
- Thank you.

Bangkat, did you see who did this?

There’s no one here.

Let’s go.

Come on, let’s go to
the principal’s office.

f*ck!

How did this happen?

Calm down, Hon.

Grace, 'calm down?'

This is serious!

Bank already knows,

and he went to the storage
room and even brought a teacher.

This is exactly what
I was telling you, Lin.

We’re gonna have problems with Bank.

But what did you do?

You just let him.

What now?

Lin, are you sure that it was even Bank?

I mean, you were hiding, right?

If he did see me,

he didn’t do anything.

He didn’t open the locker door.

And he didn’t tell Ms. Briones.

Then that’s good!

You didn’t get caught.

So he doesn't have a proof and
he doesn't have a case.

I’ll talk to him.

Fine.

But if he doesn’t listen,

I’ll handle him myself.

You know what,

let’s just stop this.

- What?
- Huh?

What do you mean we’re stopping?

This is as far as I go.

From now on,

I’m not giving you the answers anymore.

- The hell?!
- Huh?

Do you even hear yourself, Lin?

My decision is final.

I warned you before, this time would come.

So you want us to retake the
test that we didn’t study for?

We won’t be able to answer anything.

You know that, Lin.

It’s just one test.

Your grades are already high.

I’ve done my part.

That’s not the point.

You promised us that
you were gonna help us.

Look.

Sorry, Pat, but I can’t do this anymore.

Sis.

Look.

I know that you're scared,

but so are we.

But there's still something
that we can do about this, right?

It’s not over yet.

It’s too dangerous, Grace.

What we’re doing is already too wrong.

If we keep this up, nobody wins.

But we’ve already started this, Lin.

We can still fix it.

Wow.

How convenient for you.

Now that there’s trouble,
that’s when you quit?

After everything we’ve been through?

I’ll return the money.

Just tell our other clients, I’m done.

How much do you want?

I’ll double it.

Tristan.

Are you with me?

Ms. Briones tells me there was cheating

that happened through
the broken sound system.

Do you have any idea

who’s behind this?

How do you even know

that cheating happened in the first place?

I heard the students talking
about it in the restroom.

Okay.

Peterson, explain to me how this
happened under your watch, please.

Ma’am, I swear I don’t know anything.

The sound system had already
been broken for days at that time.

They said the repairs
would still take a while.

I don’t like being lied to.

Until someone admits it,

your participation in the Interschool
Journalism Conference is on hold.

Understood?

You may now leave.

Unbelievable, these students, my god.

Ma’am, excuse me.

I already fixed our sound system.

Thank you.

How long was the sound system broken?

Was it about a week?

Oh no, not really, ma’am.

Only about two days.

Ma’am, is there anything
else you want me to do?

None. Thank you.

I’ll go ahead now. Thank you.

Yes.

I need the results of the final exams ASAP.

Please send them to me.

Thank you.

Bank.

Bank, I’ve been looking for you.

Bank, please talk to me.

- Bank!
- What is it?

Let me explain.

Don’t worry.

I didn’t sell you out.

I lied, just like you did.

You know what?

I actually forgot the feeling,

and it really is awful when I lie.

It’s sickening.

Don’t you feel guilty?

Please listen to me, Bank, please.

I’m not proud that I did it.

But you need to know why.

I don’t care about your excuses.

The school was the first to cheat us.

Papa borrows money
just so I can study here.

That’s not true.

You’re a scholar like me,

we don’t pay tuition fees.

I thought so too before.

I thought grades were
enough, but they’re not.

What we give them isn’t enough.

What are you talking about?

Lin,

my mom and I are here in
Manila because of this scholarship.

What part of that don’t you get?

Don’t you understand how
big of a deal that is for us?

Do you think we’re the only
ones who want to study here?

We’re the only smart ones?

Possenti accepted us.

Whatever their standards are, that’s it.

And they can’t accept everyone.

The system is cheating us.

Because if Possenti accepts bribes,

our miscellaneous fees can
reach one hundred thousand pesos,

even though we’re scholars.

I need money.

And Papa deserves some comfort.

It’s not fair to him or to your mom.

They’re taking advantage…

of us, Bank.

They’re taking advantage of us!

Even if what you’re saying is true,

I’ll still fight fair.

I’m not like you.

I’m not your enemy.

Thanks for the ride, hon.

Hon,

you good?

It’s just Lin, hon.

I still feel really down.

Come here.

Aren’t you sad for us too?

What do you mean?

That our scores will drop.

Come on!

That's just rude!

You’re not even worried about her?

Of course, I was joking.

I’m worried for her too.

I know, we promised her
she’s not gonna get caught.

But well, that’s just how it is.

There’s nothing we can do about it.

But, hon.

Shh.

You know your phone? It’s so old now.

You need to replace it.

This.

Right.

You know, my screen is cracked but

dad still says it works so...

Well,

good thing I’m here.

Hon, what’s this?

Consider it a late anniversary gift.

Patrick Joseph Tioseco!

I can’t accept this!

It’s already fully paid
and no late returns.

So, it’s really yours now.

I love you!

Oh, thank you!

Thank you so much!

Anything for you, hon.

Linlin, you have a visitor!

Grace?

- Hi!
- What are you doing here?

Wait, did you fight with your dad?

Huh?

No, of course not.

No, I just wanted to cheer you up.

And don’t think that I’m here to try to
change your mind about the cheating, okay?

I totally respect your decision.

Thanks for understanding, sis.

Oh my, thank you.

My favorite!

Who’s that?

Maybe they’re looking for you at home.

Ah, no, it’s nothing.

So...

how are you and Bank?

He's so angry at me.

He said

I’m a liar,

a cheater,

heartless,

a bad person.

Huh?

Sis, you know,

that is just way too harsh.

But it’s true.

I deserve to hear all of that.

Bank hates me.

Do you think he’ll ever forgive me?

Maybe he just needs more time,

you know?

But,

this could be a sign for you too, sis.

You could focus more on your coll--

not college, sorry.

Your scholarship applications.

But there’s still so
much I want to tell him.

So much I’ve been keeping.

Even Dad doesn’t know.

Yeah, I can totally relate.

All the secrets.

Secrets?

I mean, with me and Pat.

My dad can’t find out about
us because he’ll get mad.

Well, I’m happy you and Pat are solid.

Thanks for the snack, okay?

Didn’t you just get a new phone?

Sorry, it’s my dad.

I should be heading home now.

Hey, thank you.

Thanks for surprising me.

Yeah, I hope you’re feeling better.

I really appreciate it, sis.

Of course.

Okay, bye.

Bye!

Take care, okay!

Hey, if you need anything
just call me, okay?

Okay.

You can still sleepover if you want.

Take care, sis.

- Thank you.
- Bye!

Lin?

Pat?

What are you doing here?

Lin, can you come with me?

Wait a minute.

How did you even know my address?

Lin, can you come with me?

What?

No, where are you taking me?

It’s about Grace.

Where is she going?

She’s going back to her house.

Wait, hold on.

What’s going on, Pat?

Do you notice her new phone?

I gave that to her.

It has a tracking device.

What?

A tracking device?

Why are you doing that to her?

That is such a breach of trust.

And you?

You seriously believe
she’s really going home now?

Alright, so where is she right now?

Why is she so far from her house?

Okay.

I know I haven’t been a
perfect boyfriend to her.

And I’ve been messing
around with side chicks.

You’re cheating on her.

But I’ve got the right to
know if she’s safe, Lin.

Lin, do you know anything?

Look, we’re not hiding anything from you

if that’s what you’re thinking, Pat.

Look, I didn’t even expect
her to visit the house.

See, that’s what I’m talking about.

She’s been acting strange.

Even if she doesn’t tell me, I know it.

I can feel it.

So, Lin, please, come with me.

Let’s follow Grace now, please.

Let’s go.

Fine, alright, Pat!

Ah, Hon.

Okay, let’s be rational.

Maybe this is a relative’s
house or a family friend’s.

Why is she alone, then?

What time is it, Lin?

Hon, come here.

Let’s go.

Wow.

This is too much.

You really shouldn’t have.

Is this the first time you’ve
seen something like this?

Pat is just wasting you.

Lin, can you please call her?

It’s just the two of us here.

Sorry, I have to check this.

It’s Lin.

I really need to take this.

She’s already worried.

Is she in love with you?

She’s clingy, huh.

Okay, fine, go ahead.

Answer it so you’ll be at peace.

Grace?

Are you home already?

Lin!

Hi, yeah.

Sorry, I forgot to text you.

But yeah, I’m home.

Ah, is that so?

That’s good.

Do you need anything else?

Thanks for keeping me company earlier.

Come back next time, okay?

Dad said, if you want,
we can have a sleepover?

Sure, I would really like that.

Yeah, just let me know when.

Uh, Lin, I’ll hang up now, okay?

I really have to shower.

Okay, um, take care, Grace, alright?

If there’s anything you nee—

Dumb b*tch!

f*cking liar!

Okay, just calm down.

She’ll come out eventually.

Then we’ll just talk properly, okay?

After everything I’ve done for her,

she’s the first girl I’ve
ever taken seriously,

and she’s gonna do this to me?

It’s okay, Pat.

Remember, she’ll come out eventually.

We'll talk to her when she comes out.

Um...

Should...

Should we be drinking this?

I don’t really drink alcohol.

Relax, relax.

Just try it.

Um...

- Sorry, I'm sorry.
- It's fine.

sh*t, sorry, I’m so sorry.

I’m so sorry.

I’m sorry.

Grace!

Don’t make a fool out of me.

I know what you’re doing.

You’re just stalling.

You really don’t like me?

What?

Do I disgust you?

You’re not into me?

Come on.

I’m a nice guy.

I’m still a virgin, Tony.

I thought you already knew that.

I never even did it,

not even with Pat.

Not yet.

But you still have a plan after all.

Grace,

I’m a virgin too.

Let’s give this to each other.

Pat?

Damn it.

He doesn’t deserve you.

I know him better than you do, okay?

So who’s the girl he’s flirting with?

Who’s your boyfriend flirting with?

You can’t use that against us because...

because I already know.

Wow.

You knew?

He’s cheating on you and you know it

and that’s okay with you?

What Pat and I have,

you will never understand.

Grace,

I’m here for you.

Give me a chance, please.

Okay?

You're gonna hurt me?

Then hurt me.

Wow.

Hurt me.

Go ahead.

What!

What?

You don’t want me?

You don’t want me?!

Huh?

f*ck it!

Pat.

Pat, wait. Pat!

Pat.

You don’t want me?

So you really don’t want me!

No!

Put that down!

Please.

Please.

What?

Huh?

Grace.

Pat. Stop it!

Please.

Hon, stop?

He was about to f*cking r*pe you, Grace!

What the f*ck are you talking about?

What are you doing here, Grace?

I’m so sorry.

And please,

it’s not what it looks like.

Please, you have to believe me.

You told me that you love
me, but you were fooling me.

Amy,

Francine,

Cheska.

Pat,

hon.

I know I messed up.

That’s true.

But you did too.

You cheated on me first.

That’s not true.

And I have proof.

So please,

please don’t lie to me.

Please.

Yes.

Yes, it hurts.

It hurts.

But I’ve accepted it.

I tried to understand
you because I love you.

I love you.

So I hope...

I hope you can understand me too, please.

I didn’t want it to be like this.

Please.

You’re so messed up.

You cheated because I cheated?

Out of all people, it’s Tony?

You’re blackmailing her, aren’t you?

Grace was the one who came to me first.

- Shut the f*ck up!
- Pat, stop it!

Stop it!

Grace, tell the truth!

What?

Say something, Grace! Say something!

Tony, stop it!

You too, Lin!

You're meddling when
you don’t even know anything!

Unbelievable!

You lied to your boyfriend already.

And now to your best friend too?

What?

What, Grace? Tell the truth!

No, speak up!

You don’t want to talk?

You don’t want to talk? Or should I?

Oh, Lin,

aren’t you wondering

why I suddenly took back saying that I was
the one who leaked the answers to our exam?

You already interrogated me, right?

Grace was the one who leaked
it, that’s why it reached Kyle.

She had an agreement with Claire

that if Grace gave the exam answers,

Claire wouldn’t audition.

Huh? So the lead role would go to Grace—

Stop!

And then this Claire!

She shared the exam answers
with the rest of the drama club!

Including Kyle!

No! No! No!

No, no, just don’t believe it! Please!

Claire set me up!

She set me up!

I just wanted the lead part!

I was just desperate, okay?

That’s it!

He promised me he would
help me! You promised!

No! I didn’t forced
this! I didn’t forced you!

You chose me because you knew I’d say yes!

Right?

All of this had a price, didn’t it?

- You offered yourself to me, Grace!
- No!

Please, please, please, Lin.

Please.

Hon!

Please, please. I’m so sorry.

Hon, I love you. You understand, right?

I didn’t want it to be like this.

I love you.

Bullshit!

I don’t know you anymore, Grace.

I’m done.

No!

We’re done!

No. No!

Hon, please!

Let’s talk, please!

No, please, please. Lin!

No, please, please, please. Sis!

Lin! No!

Lin!

Please! Please! Please!

Lin, Lin! Please! Please! Please!

What the hell?!

I’m sorry!

I’m sorry! I just wanted the lead role!

But I...

I know it was a bad decision. I’m sorry.

Do you still remember our first meeting?

If I didn’t give you the answers
and you didn’t get anything from me,

would we even be friends then?

Lin, you are so special to me.

You believed in me even when others didn’t.

You were the sister that I never had.

Sis.

Sisters don’t lie to each other.

They don’t.

Please don’t leave!
Please don’t leave! Please!

Please!

I’m sorry and I promise that I will change.

Just give me a chance, please.

Are you pinching yourself right now?

You really are good at acting, huh?

You fooled me once.

Have some mercy on me.

If you can’t respect me or this friendship,

just please learn to
respect yourself, okay?

Understand?

- Lin. No, please.
- Let go of my arm.

Grace?

- Lin, don’t leave me.
- Goodbye, okay?

No, please no. Lin!

Lin!

Wait!

Lin! Please!

Good afternoon, Ma’am Perez.

Good afternoon. Sit down.

How was the finals?

I’m sure for a kid as smart as you,

you could retake and retake the exam

and you would still get the
perfect score, wouldn’t you?

I just study hard, ma’am.

Do your classmates also study hard?

I’m sure they’re trying their best.

I called you here because
of this whole cheating

that is happening with the sound system.

What do you know about it?

What everyone else knows.

They say that

there are sound codes
heard over the speakers

corresponding to the test answers

and they were broadcast
to the entire batch.

Would you know who the mastermind is?

I don’t know.

You don’t know or you
don’t want to tell me?

Lin, the issue spreads fast.

I believe it was Tristan Bangkat

who first noticed the sound system.

He was also the one
who decoded it right away.

Weren’t you two the first to finish?

Before the codes were discovered?

So, is it Bangkat, Lin?

I don’t have an answer to that.

I hope for your sake and
your future here in this school

you are saying the truth.

Bank, please come in.

Lin denies her involvement in the cheating.

So, basically, she’s accusing you.

Do you have anything to say about that?

Is it Lin? What is it?

Tristan, are you the mastermind?

I’m talking to you, please.

No, ma’am.

So, if it’s not you,

it’s Lin, is that right?

As the top performing
students in this school,

here, your report cards, read them.

Just a reminder.

I’ll repeat the question,

who among you is the mastermind
behind the cheating incident?

If neither of you admits,

both of you will be punished.

Who is it?

You have no evidence.

And it’s not fair that you’re forcing us.

So answer me, who is it?

If no one will take accountability,

I will choose for you.

Bangkat, you are no longer a scholar.

Understood?

Ma’am Perez, that’s not right.

Bank has done nothing wrong.

Fine.

I’ll admit it.

Me.

I was the one who leaked the answers.

Well, then Tristan you may leave.

Go ahead, please.

Mr. Estrella, please come in.

What happened,
is there something wrong?

I’m very sad to inform you.

I’m sorry, I’ll go straight to the point.

But your daughter has

admitted to being the mastermind
of a cheating incident here in school.

And it is the first time

that this level of cheating

has ever happened in Possenti.

Lin,

is this true?

An offense this serious has consequences.

If you tell me now, Lin,

who else was involved,

I may consider leniency.

But if you don’t cooperate,

the disciplinary actions
against you will continue.

I hope you understand that, Lin.

Lin.

just speak up.

There’s no one else.

It’s just me.

And

there’s no way for me to know

who among them copied my answers.

Yes,

I leaked the answers

to help others.

And I deserve the punishment.

But,

but all my grades came from my own effort.

Well, look how you
wasted your intelligence.

Too bad.

What a waste, Lin.

There are so many students
who could have been scholars.

Well then, Linette Estrella,

your application for the
Miller Grant is revoked.

But I already submitted the form.

I prepared for that.

As long as the semester isn’t over,

no decision is final.

We can easily withdraw

the endorsement letter and
the certificate of good conduct.

With all due respect, Ms. Perez.

We will accept whatever
punishment and decision you make.

But maybe you could avoid dragging
the child’s scholarship into this.

Mr. Estrella, this is the Possenti way.

Integrity.

Common sense, please.

She should stand by what she did wrong.

Cheating, Mr. Estrella.

Integrity here in Possenti.

Really?

Since when?

How much are you charging our parents?

How many bribes have
passed through this office.

- Lin.
- Mr. Estrella,

if you won’t discipline your daughter,

the school itself will.

- But, ma'am.
- We're sorry.

She will apologize for everything she said.

Well then, I’d like to hear it.

Okay.

I’m sorry, ma’am.

I hope you can forgive me.

Ms. Perez, we are ready to accept
whatever your decision will be.

As Catholics,

that’s what we do, don’t we?

We forgive.

As educators though.

We have standards to uphold
and kindness has its limits.

Possenti! Are you ready?!

Everyone on three!

Three! Two! One!

Linette Estrella, you are suspended
for the rest of the semester.

I’m so happy to hear your voice again.

How are you, Lin?

Pat, sorry.

Thanks for inviting me to meet up.

I really wanted to talk about us.

I want you, Grace,

to go with Pat to study
at Boston University.

Ma, why are you so insistent?

Do you want to make your illness worse?

Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?

I have a client

who needs a stand-in for the STIC exam.

Your full name?

Grace Anne L. Dizon.

And date of birth?

February 21, 2007.

I can’t do this alone.

Someone has to help me.

Who else is as good as you?

Don’t you earn from leaking exam answers?

Teach me.