02x01 - Enough "Not Enough"

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I hope everything goes well.

She's been in the room for
hours now. I don't get it.

I really don't understand.

Where is she?

-Come on!
-Let's go!

Mommy.

Mommy.

-Mommy! Mommy!
-Stop it! Not now, Nadia!

Mommy?

-What?! What?! What?!
-We're going to be late

for our first day of school!

What?

Why? Why, Nadia? Why did you do that?
You ruined everything, I was finally...

Finally, what?

Huh?

-What were you dreaming about?
-What?

-Uh... Don't worry about it.
-Now, wake up and get yourself

together, because all the fun stuff is
about to begin. First day of

school, the Mummies Group, and all that.

Okay, okay. I'll get up.

{\an8}But "the dream" will be
taking Zeina to school.

Action!

{\an8}Adjust the pillow, Lulu.

{\an8}Mommy!

{\an8}What is it?!

{\an8}That's it!

{\an8}Yeah.

Welcome to the life of the strong,
independent woman...

{\an8}No, sorry. Single mother.

-Hey! Hey! Just go!
-Be careful, mom!

Why do I have to get up at dawn and drive?

{\an8}It's a disgrace to this grey hair of mine!

{\an8}Then how are you going to help me?
I told you, Mom,

{\an8}I can't drive the kids every single day!
Why else did you take driving lessons?

{\an8}You're doing great!

{\an8}Stop complaining all the time!

{\an8}But can't you see that we're older now,
and can take care of ourselves?

{\an8}That's a good one!

There's Hisham! See him? There!

Uh-uh.

Mom! Next to Hisham, not on top of Hisham!

Mom! Mom, look out!

What?! Is he dead?!

-No, thank God.
-Nice move, grandma Soheir! Now I

know that the kids are in good hands!

What can I do? Mama expands and Daddy
studies... It's my destiny, to raise my own

-grandchildren.
-Come on.

-Are you okay?
-Mommy dear.

-What?
-The keys, we don't leave them in the

car. We take them with us, and we shut the
door, too.

-Are you okay? Come here.
-Really?

-Yes, I swear.
-I had no idea.

Good morning, Hisham.

Good morning, Ola.

And I told you Hisham has had a rough
time, so he needs to travel... to learn some

new skills as well.

What skills? You said he's traveling
to learn how to put people to sleep.

It's called hypnotherapy.

Why study it?
You kept her to sleep for 13 years,

till you woke her up to the dropkick.

Mom. Mom.

We said that this is in the past,
over. It's behind us now,

and we're making a fresh start.

I am the one making a fresh start
since the two of you are too busy.

Hold on,
wait a second. Hold still, son! Come here!

-What are you doing? What is this?
-Hey, hey, hey, hey!

-His hair is a mess, my dear!
-Don't embarrass him in front

of his friends. Stop it, please!

-Take Salim and go ahead. Go on ahead.
-Fine, you brush his

-hair. -Leave the brush.
-What's this?!

There's Miss Kamilia. Uh, Miss Kamilia!

Sorry, but Hisham is
in a... a bit of a rush.

Hello, Doctor... uh...

-Ola. Mm. Ola.
-Ola. I'm sorry. Yeah.

Dr. Hisham.

-Yeah...
-Yeah, I'm the doctor.

Uh... How are you, Salim?

-Salim, bravo!
-I hope you all had a

nice summer vacation, and...

-Uh, are you two, um...
-No, no, no, no! We...

We're still the same. We're consciously
uncoupled, thank God. We're still on

-track!
-Great! Great! Great!

I just wanted to introduce you to my mom,
Mrs. Soheir.

-Hello. How are you doing?
-Hi.

Ola, hi dear!

I'll go get some water,
it's getting really hot.

Hey, how are you? Hi!

-How are you?
-Where were you all summer? Shame on you!

How could you miss Zizette's gender reveal
party, huh?

Uh... I couldn't make it as I'm expanding!

Second Chance is growing,
as I'm sure you've heard,

and read, and seen.

Obviously,
I don't have time anymore for these

kind of... trivial things. I mean, sorry,

no offense!
And that's why Mom is going to be handling

the kids this year.
So, I'm hoping you'll...

you'll add her to that lovely Mummies

Group that I love so much...

And also, to the
Parents' Group on WhatsApp.

Well, unfortunately, that group is just
for parents, and she's the grandmother,

so...

Grand... Who? You're talking about me?

-Uh... If you'll excuse me, uh...
-What is she?

-See? You scared her off!
-Ola. Ola.

Who is she?

-Yes?
-You know that the group is for

mummies only, so we cannot add Auntie.

For mummies only?

Yeah.

Doesn't this group include Dr. Marwan?

Ah.

Yeah, with us.

And is Dr. Marwan "mummies only"?

No, Auntie. Dr.
Marwan in particular is a special case.

He really is a very
special case, I can say.

Special case, in what way?

He's cute and handsome,
and he's easy on the eyes...

And he also happens to be a widower!
So, of course he's a special case!

The special case is coming!

Mommy, Mommy! Marwan.

My darling!

My darling doctor!

How are you doing?

-Hey, Ola. How are you? How have you been?
-How are you, Dr. Marwan? Zanzouni!

-Hello! How are you? How have you been?
-I'm good.

-I've missed you so much!
-I've missed you too.

Is that it,
then? Huh? You make up with Nadia,

so you forget about Ola and Grandma
Soheir? Is that it? Really?

Uh, Mommy,
didn't we agree we're not going

to mention the camp again?

I'm talking about work, my dear.
I mean, I see her all summer on TikTok,

dancing and promoting brand after brand...

And the Second Chance account
is just left hanging!

Well, I work for money now, Ola.

Well, moving on up!

I guess I'm to blame!

How have you been? Welcome back to town!

Thank you. I barely managed
two days' break, actually.

-Mm.
-What about you? How is work?

I'm good. Work is good. Um... I'm expanding.

I mean, I'm growing,
so it's good. What about you and the...

What?

The, uh...

-Hey, Doc! How are you?
-Hey! How are you, H? I've

-missed you! How's it going?
-How have you been? Everything's good!

{\an8}He's not just a good heart surgeon.
He's a genius at backgammon too,

but I won in the North Coast!

This H, he's a real player.

Oh, really?
Well, I didn't know that! Want some water?

Water, Doctor?

-Too bad that I missed it!
-Sorry about that, but

we'll have a rematch!

-Sure thing.
-Ah, that's good to hear. Great.

Okay, shall we?

-Shall we what? No.
-Head out.

Ah! See,
he needs to go pack. He's traveling!

Yeah, yeah. I know. He told me.

He did?

-Okay.
-Shall we?

Let's go.

-You leaving, or staying a bit?
-Let's go. Let's go.

Let's go.

-Okay, bye, Ola.
-Okay, okay. Bye. Bye.

-Bye. Bye. Good luck.
-We'll see each other a lot, Doctor,

because I'll be driving the kids every
morning. They won't let me into the

Mummies Group because I'm just a
grandmother, but they

said you're a special case!

-Mommy, Mommy dear.
-Zeina will have lunch with us as

usual. Are you still a Vigitar, honey?

-What was that word? Uh...
-Don't worry. I'll sign you up for

-the bus. Consider it done. Done, done.
-Thank you. Thank you.

-Let's go, Mom. Let's go.
-Okay.

My things.

Hurry up, Ola!

Okay, okay, okay!

Scandal!

No.

Then it's Libre.

No.

No, no, no... What do you mean no?
Come on, think harder!

Sometimes we might mix up what we put on!

Merci.

Merci!

{\an8}What's happening to me?

Good morning!

Good morning.

Are you here alone?

-Toujours seul!
-Mm.

Forever alone!

Obviously, Nesrine is not here.

She comes late every day,

and we have a very important presentation
tomorrow that we need to go over,

and I'm fed up! I mean, is love so...

I'll call you when I get off.

-Hi, how are you, guys?
-Bonjour, love birds!

Bonjour, how are you?

Hi!

Ready for tomorrow?

Ready? Of course, we're ready! We
were born ready! Aren't we, Monty?

-Mm, of course.
-You okay?

Let's do some business.

Yeah, yeah, business! Yeah. Now,
let us have her for the business!

Mhm.

I will.

Okay, see you later, Hadi!

Let's go, girl! So,

every day we're gonna show up

in that moving disco? Huh?

Why shouldn't we show up in that moving
disco? We're not hiding what we're doing,

unlike some other people I know.

Bonjour.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You do, you're playing dumb.
Play that game with your kids, not me.

Or has Mr.
"Uncrowd Your Life for Me" gotten you?

Cut to the chase,
Lulu, and tell me. Did you see him today?

{\an8}I did. I saw him at school this morning!
Hot as ever!

So tell me, what's new with the hottie?

Define what you mean by "new".
I mean, new as in... "new"?

So, nothing new.

What a cute loser you are! Monty,

come see your loser friend and the mess
she's in! You cute little loser!

Hey! What are you doing?
Are you nuts today, you vampire freak?!

Where is it? Say you're not wearing it.

What is it?

Your cheap perfume. Say
you're not wearing it today.

-The one you hate?
-Yes.

-I am wearing it. Want to smell it?
-Very much.

Then go ahead, smell it.

-What is it?
-Montasir, honey, what's wrong? You've

been worrying me ever since I saw you.
Something's different, what is it?

Ola, I can't smell.
I can't smell anything.

You have a cold?

I wish! Do you know what this means?

No.

It means a disaster is about to
happen. Whenever I lose my sense of smell,

-a disaster will happen.
-Mm. -The last time it

-happened was when Maman passed away.
-A disaster... Mm.

For your "maman"'s sake, ease up on the
superstitious catastrophizing. We just

-need some optimism.
-He's right, though. A disaster is about

to happen. A disaster is about to happen
if we don't go over tomorrow's

{\an8}presentation, guys. Let's all focus
because we need to sign

{\an8}-with Hadi and get this done!
-Mm. Mm.

{\an8}He keeps making us go back and forth,
back and forth!

{\an8}We need to convince him once and for all.

You're finally here, Abu Reham.

How are you, Montasir?

How are you, Abu Reham?

I'm good, thanks.

We can't be this late every time,
Abu Reham.

We're starting to do a lot more work now!

Just pray to God there will be a next
time, and this isn't the last shipment.

What? Wait a second.
Abu Reham is saying that this

could be the last shipment. Really?!

Haven't you heard about what happened,
Montasir?

No, I haven't. Tell me.

Hajji Abed passed away.

Oh, dear God!

-Oh, God!
-That's the owner of the farm, right?

Yes. Rest in peace, Hajji Abed.

He was a great man,
but he was a tyrant! So...

Who's going to take over work after him?

Apparently his son will take over.

Karim "Caramel"?

Karim Abed?!

When did he come back? I
thought his mother took him and left!

This is just between us. They are
saying that he's here to close operation

and close the farm.

And the shipments end?!

If Hajji Abed was alive, he would never
allow people to lose their livelihoods

-like this.
-God rest his soul.

-God rest his soul.
-That's enough, it's okay... Don't

-worry. No, no... Monty. Monty. Monty!
-Oh mon dieu. Oh mon dieu. Oh mon dieu!

-Do you smell it?
-Where do you keep your

I can't smell anything. I can't.

Garlic? I can't find it!

I can't smell anything!
I can't smell anything!

-Uh, I got some mint for him to smell it.
-He can't even smell an onion!

-Ouf!
-I still can't smell it... What am I

supposed to smell? It's just water!

No, it's for you to drink!

-Drink it and shut up.
-Oh.

And why are you being
so aggressive with us?

Yeah, right?

This is my one asset, guys.

-She knew it, she knew it!
-Who did?

My nose!
My nose can sense a disaster coming!

Rest in peace, Hajji Abed.

He promised to get me a visa,
but he never got me anything.

But he always respected Maman.

God rest her soul, too.

The problem we have now is
that jerk Marwan... Uh... Karim!

I mean,
Karim! How can he show up all of a sudden,

wanting to sell the farm and everything
and cut off our supplies overnight?

Can he just do that?

Now, what are we going to say tomorrow
to Hadi? "Sorry, there's no presentation,

and we're closing our business because
somebody died? So please, come back when

we're done mourning?"

No, no, no, no! We're not saying anything
to Hadi. We're going to solve this issue

today, we need a new supplier.
Come on, look for a new supplier.

Ola, are you amnesique?

-That's an insult. I can smell insults.
-Lucky you, but this is not an insult. It

means you have amnesia. Are you forgetting
that Hajji Abed gave us deal that we

could never dream of, in honor of Maman?

-True.
-Huh?

If you want to look, look,

but tell Hadi tomorrow that the
price he'll pay will be triple,

because the costs will be triple.

All suppliers are triple the cost?
We're screwed!

So, Hajji Abed did us a favor,
for your sake.

Wouldn't his son do you a favor for
the sake of Maman, you Mamma's boy?

You don't understand how my
relationship with Karim was.

Guys, when we were kids,
we used to call him Karim "Caramel".

Around town,
he was called "Zefta's candy",

because he comes from a very well-off
family, and he was... Chubby and squishy...

We would chase him around town, singing,
"Caramel, chunky! Rich, fat, monkey! You

-eat peas and..."
-Shhh! And what?

-"And smell... smell like cheese."
-No, this is called bullying,

Montasir, and now it's a criminal offense.

{\an8}We had no such thing as bullying at the
time and all that stuff back then,

{\an8}so it wasn't a crime or anything.

But you know? He really used to be kind.
Hajji Abed, poor man.

He was devastated when his wife after the
divorce took him and went to France,

and no one's seen Karim since.

Hang on. So you haven't seen him in years!

Yes. Since we were this big.

Well, that's great!
That means he won't remember you.

So you can talk to him. Call him!

I... I still look the same as then...

{\an8}What are you two raving about? What
are we telling Hadi? We have a meeting

tomorrow!

We're not going to say anything to Hadi
at all! Uh, because we're going to find a

solution. Just think with me a little.

{\an8}What would Tarek Zohni do? Tarek Zohni
would say... It's all under control. It's

-all under control.
-What? -There.

Oh, yeah?

Hello?

Hi, Ola.

-Hi, Marwan. Hi, how are you?
-Are you ready, or...

-No, I'm ready. I'm ready, I'm ready.
-Okay. Don't be late.

Hello? Uh...

Uh... No, it's okay.
I can't talk right now because

I've got a lot of work to do.
I'll call you back,

okay? Or I'll see you. Bye. Bye.

You done?

I'll be blunt and straightforward with
you, because no other way works with you.

Mm.

Monopause is coming.

-Menopause! "Meno"!
-Shut up, you!

There's no time to waste. If you don't
come back from this date with some

clarity, I'll tell
Nadia and Zeina myself.

-Oh, really?
-Okay? Yes.

The girl who got a boyfriend 15
minutes ago now wants to give me

relationship lessons!
What more do you want?

He said he'd wait for me, and he did.

And now that he's waited for you,
is he making plans or just hanging out?

I mean, aren't you ashamed of

yourselves at your age,
sneaking around behind your kids' backs?

That's for teenagers, not you.

And why ask you to free up your time
for him? Let him free up his time!

He does. He dumps Zeina on me.

I don't have time for this right now.
We'll talk later about all of this stuff.

Hey! Get out of the way!

So annoying!

Uh, hello?

-Hey, Mommy.
-Hey, Nunu! Hey, sweetie.

{\an8}Are you guys back from school?

{\an8}-Aren't you coming?
-No, no. I'm gonna be a little late today

because I'm having a big problem at work.

Oh.

Yeah, you can even ask Nesrine
and Montasir. It's a huge problem.

But this means you won't
make it in time to see Dad.

Mm... Yes, I'll catch him to tell
him goodbye. Bye, bye, sweetie. Bye.

Bye.

If she calls you,
and you say anything other than this...

Don't come back empty handed,
I'm warning you, Ola! I'm not kidding!

-Hi.
-H... hi!

How are you?

How are you doing?

I'm good.

You haven't changed.

No breaks since the morning?

No. I didn't have the time, unfortunately.

You didn't change either!

Why would I?

That's right!

Um, I'm really sorry for making you come
to the hospital. I mean, I'm on call,

and I a lot of really
critical cases today.

Mm.

-Well, it's a critical case indeed!
-Mm.

Not at all!
I do understand the nature of your job,

I do.

{\an8}Mm.

Uh, the sandwiches here are really great.

Huh? You want one?

Mm, I don't...

Excuse me!

Did you all see that? No wedding ring!
The dream is coming true, I can't believe

-it!
-Tuna or turkey?

Both!

Uh... One tuna and one turkey,
please. Okay? Thank you.

Uh... How have you been?

It's been a while since we've had a
chance to really sit and catch up.

It has been a while,
I'm dying to catch up...

-Yeah.
-So?

So?

Is the business doing well?

{\an8}The business? No... Yeah... No, no.

Uh, I mean, if you had asked me yesterday,
I would have said "yes", but...

{\an8}No. Something happened today,
and it messed up everything.

What is it? Tell me.

Never mind now, never mind. Never mind.

You wanna know?

Yeah.

Uh, the man who used to supply us with all
the flowers and the scents that we need,

{\an8}the supplies that we use,
he passed away, God rest his soul.

{\an8}And his son wants to cut off our
supplies and sell the farm. So,

I don't know how I'm going to expand, I...

I'm supposed to sign with that
investor that I told you about...

-Remember? I had told you about him...
-Mm. Yeah.

Uh, Hadi. Um, so, now,
I don't know if it's going to work or not.

That's a real problem.

I don't know what to do.

Well, let's look at the positive side.
You'll have more time for me then.

-Right?
-Right!

-Mm.
-Right.

-Yeah, that's right.
-Mm.

What about you, then? Are you...

Is there anything new that you wanna...

tell me about?

-Anything that's changed?
-No.

No. Anything you want to say?

I have to say it?

Well, I can see that there's
been some changes, I mean...

The, uh...

Well, I mean, um, I can see that you and...

You and Hisham at school this morning,
you were, I mean... really chummy, best

-buds, calling each other "H" and "Doc"...
-Yeah.

Don't you think that's a little weird?

I don't know. What's weird about it?

It's weird because it could complicate
things between us even more than they

already are. Aren't the girls enough?

I didn't mean to get close to him, but...

Hisham will always be a part of your life.

-Mm.
-And the girls will always be an issue.

But why dwell on all these issues now,
when we're still getting

to know each other?

"Getting to know each other"?!

Patience. Patience.

Has Zeina noticed that you
took off your wedding ring?

I don't know.

You don't know.

Mm.

Okay, why did you take off
your wedding ring? Heh? Why?

I don't know.

He doesn't know.

What do I tell Nesrine?
He doesn't know! Nothing!

Okay, I have to go.

I'm really sorry.

Uh-uh, okay.

No, sure!
It's a critical case, sure! Yeah...

Okay. Bye.

-Bye. Bye. Call me, okay?
-I will, yeah.

-Bye.
-What about that tuna and turkey...

The dream that...

Try to convince her.

I don't want you to fight with Mom
while I'm gone, okay? Please.

Okay.

And you, take care of them.

-I will.
-And don't misbehave.

-Hey!
-I'll miss you, Dad.

How are you, Hisham?

Bye-bye, sweetie. Hi, Ola.

-Take care of yourself.
-Okay.

-I'll miss you.
-I'll call you every day.

-Okay.
-Okay?

-Mm.
-Don't ignore me!

-Don't worry, Dad.
-Okay.

Bye-Bye.

Come here!

-How was your first day at school?
-Bye.

Bye.

So, uh...
Did you... Did you guys do your homework?

Good night then!

I'm sorry,
Hisham. I know you're leaving tomorrow,

and I should have come home
a little sooner, but, uh...

A disaster happened to me at work.
If only you knew.

Well, from my experience with disasters,
I know they never end.

But we have kids, and they need us.

And you'll be on your own for a while
and I won't be here to help you.

I'm not blaming you, you know.

-Mm.
-I can see that you're

overwhelmed, and I'm concerned for you.

You saw what stress did to me.

I don't want the same
thing to happen to you.

Mhm.

Okay.

I'll go cover the motorcycle.

And the title of "Super Ex" goes to
Hisham Amer, for his masterpiece,

"It Was Never My Intention
To Get A Heart Attack"!

Well,

no one is forcing you to go halfway
across the globe and undertake your

parenting work from over there.

{\an8}Mom is gonna help me out, and hopefully,
there won't be any problems.

{\an8}Are you sure there won't be problems?

Well, there's,
there's a few problems with her driving,

but, I've already signed them
up for the bus, so it's fine.

She won't drive. Don't worry.

Anyways, I'll call the kids every day,
and if you need anything, you'll tell me.

I will, definitely! Yeah.

Okay.

-Okay.
-I'll leave the motorcycle here because if

I leave it at my mother's, she might just
sell it.

You know,
of course, how much she loves it.

-She's really fond of it.
-Mm. Just like she loves me.

She's really fond of it.

It will be in good hands,
Doctor! Don't worry about it.

Have safe travels and just leave it to me.
Don't you worry about anything!

Just focus on your future,
and rest assured.

It's good that the missus signed
the kids up for the bus!

And Ms. Nadia is growing up,
and needs watching out for!

Rest assured!

Safe travels and rest assured,
like Saleh said. Don't worry.

-I'm up for it.
-Sure?

Yeah.

It's all under control.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay, goodbye...

Goodbye.

-Take care of yoursself.
-You too.

Let me know if you need anything.

I will.

-Okay, bye.
-Okay, bye-bye.

Bye.

Be safe.

So did you make a list yet?

A list of what?

Of things you want your dad
to bring you from abroad.

But please don't to make it too long,
because I'm sending you mine too.

I'm working on it.

What? For my
business, it's an investment.

It's exploitation!

Zeina,
hi! I sent you a lot of DMs yesterday.

I'm sorry. I get a lot of DMs.
You are... Selim Shady, right?

No, I'm Mo Salad.

Oh! I remember now. How are you?

{\an8}Uh, my brother told me to give you this
myself, and he says "thank you" in

{\an8}advance.

Wow! Thanks! I'm the one who should
thank you guys for choosing me. For real!

{\an8}You'll make sure the
content is good, yeah?

Of course, and I'll get
everything back to you in mint condition.

No, the stuff is for you!
It's a gift from the brand.

-Okay, bye.
-Bye. Thank you.

I can't stand this fenugreek
smell anymore.

Be grateful that you can smell it.

You still can't smell anything, huh?

No progress?

No.

Well, I have some progress to share.

Hmm.

He took off his ring!

-And he had it on this whole time?
-No, hang on.

Let's not get too overexcited.

Maybe he just forgot to wear it,
or he gained weight and it no longer fits,

don't you think?

Don't you ever feel joy, Nesrine?

Does the worst case scenario always
have to be your first response?

She can't help it.
She has a bitter, dark heart.

I'm neither bitter nor dark in the heart,
he's just moving too slow.

This needs a proper conversation.

Can we focus on what's important?

-Yes.
-What do we tell Hadi?

No, Nesrine,
dear. We need to focus on what we are

not going to tell Hadi. Remember?

I don't want to lie, Ola. I don't want to,
and I told you this already. Okay?

-Who said anything about lying?
-Then what is it?

-What is it?
-Uh...

Half truth.

-Half truth.
-Oh, yeah?

Yeah! We're being kind. There's no need
to worry Hadi, so why do it? We'll resolve

this issue in a few
days. Why worry him, huh?

Yeah, right, why we worry him...

Who's the champ?

Second Chance!

-Second Chance!
-Good morning. How are you, guys?

-Good morning!
-Such enthusiasm!

Hi.

-I'm excited to see the new business plan.
-We're also very, very excited to show you

guys our new presentation. Are you ready?

Are you ready to be amazed?
Because we're going to... blow you away.

Uh, hi, Yassin.

{\an8}Uh, hi.

{\an8}I haven't seen you since yesterday,

and I have not heard from you since
we were at the North Coast.

Uh, yeah. It's been hectic.

Oh, okay. Is something wrong?

No, no, no. Look, I'll call you.

-Oh, okay. Bye.
-Bye.

What... What happened between you two?

Nothing at all.
We were doing great at the beach,

just like we were at the camp.

Texting 247. Talking me about everything...

Then suddenly, poof! Not a word from him.

Uh-uh, a classic case of ghosting.

Forget him.

Hey, stop pouting.
Look here, I got you something. Hang on.

It suits you more than me.

It's made from,
uh, recycled bottles from the ocean,

to save your beloved turtles.

Do you really get all
these stuff for free?

I've been telling you to
create an account, haven't I?

No, that's your thing, not mine at all.

Loser!

You're going to be in my next video.

-No, I'm not, Zeina.
-Yes, you are. No!

Nadia, how much do you think

Farida's sneakers cost?

Farida made her first 100K selling
Prime bottles. That's it.

We're Gen Z.
We're all natural born entrepreneurs,

so try and keep up with me.
And if you end up being a hit...

You'll see how Yassin will be chasing you.

But for the time being, don't chase a man,
chase a check!

And that's it!
Voilà, as Montasir would say.

Merci, Montasir.
Thank you. What do you guys think?

Uh, I believe it's a...
It's a big change compared to last time.

First of all,
I'd like to thank you for your efforts.

Thank you, guys.

But nothing has changed according to
what we said on our last meeting.

If you guys recall, you initially wanted

to expand the concept,
and we said that the brand was clear

and doesn't need to be changed.
All we need is to take the brand as it is,

and open it up to bigger markets.

But the way you're thinking
is still very niche.

If you guys want to grow and reach more
people, we need to change the approach.

Mass production.

Mass production?

We barely have the supplies for a market
the size of the street behind us!

I understand,
Hadi, of course. But honestly,

I think that we've made enough changes,
I mean...

Alright.

I suggested skin whitening products.

Our team has done a business study.

And they all confirmed that they're in
high demand. So, why not work on that?

Because that's not Second Chance, Hadi.

These are not our core values.
We didn't create Second Chance to...

to make people feel insecure and feel like
they all have to look like each other,

and to have whiter skin.
We say come as you are.

That's not Second Chance!

Hadi, there's something
called "identité de marque".

Exactly!

Hadi, I have curly hair.
I'm happy with it,

and I like it the way it is.

So I wouldn't go straighten
it just to please

people who don't like it and call
it a mess! That's nonesense!

The hottest mess.

-Cringe and sticky.
-Alright.

What?

-Ah, it's nothing, honey.
-Guys, please, don't be offended.

Because...

It's not personal.

But your idealistic views
don't work in business.

You came to me because you wanted to grow.
So please, listen to me.

Or find yourselves another
investor. I'm not willing to lose.

There's clearly a miscommunication.

Ola, you're trying to maintain
the authenticity of the brand.

Right.

And we are trying to make money.

-As you should.
-So how about we take a few days to

think and find a common vision that would
benefit both parties?

A few days? Great!

-Okay? Deal?
-A few days... Perfect!

Okay.

Okay.

-We're good to go.
-Good.

-Okay.
-Okay.

-Bye.
-Bye.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Bye.

Did you get in touch with that friend
of yours, Karim "Caramel"?

I left him an appel en absence.

Hm?

You left him what?

Appel en absence?

Is this the time for riddles?

Uh... I gave him a ring!

Then say, "I gave him a ring"!

Fine.

And why doesn't he answer?

Lulu!

Sweetheart.

-Come, darling.
-What? Hey, Mom.

-It scares me when you greet me like this.
-Come, darling, I miss

you. Aw, just look at you!

-Ah, this scares me even more.
-Come here, come here.

What's up?

What?

It's been so long since we've just sat and
just talked, and caught up on everything.

How are you? Tell me, what's new?

I didn't want to worry you,
Mom, but since you brought up the issue...

-Today in the meeting...
-Don't worry about that, I'm sure it's

all good. More importantly, Marwan, what's
the news?

Shhh! Mom!

What?

Zeina's upstairs! Lower your voice!

How is things with Marwan?

-His wedding ring is off.
-Really? That's great news!

Mm.

-Be quiet, Mom!
-He took off his wedding ring? Thanks Go...

Next, he'll put on yours! Thank God. So
when will that be? When?

When what? When what, exactly? When what?

Now, listen honey.
Focus on what I'm saying.

We need to handle this at once.

You want to be stuck with me forever?

Isn't it bad enough that you two are
acting like kids and hiding it from

your children?

Unreal! You and Nesrine are in agreement?
What can I do? Tell me what I can do,

and I'll do it! Tell me!

I don't know, Ola.

Ola, I'm too old and tired for this.
Focus with me here! Listen to me dear.

Your kids won't live with you forever.
They'll move out someday.

And your brother is not
here to take care of you.

And me... I'm not going to live forever.
I'll always worry about you and your kids.

Help me out, dear. I want to
make sure you're okay, Ola.

My dear, please don't start crying.
Please, for my sake. For my sake. Please,

-blame it all on me.
-Give me...

Give me the...

-Sure. Sure. Here, Mommy.
-Why are you giving me that? Allah?!

Give me your mobile! Give me your phone!

-Of course, of course.
-Faster! Allah?! -Of course, of course,

dear. Yes, of course. What do you want
with the phone?

His number!

-Marwan's?!
-No, your father's number! Yes, Marwan's!

Why?

Why?

Yes, why?

Are you questioning my thinking?

-Yes.
-What?!

No, I'm sorry. Here. Okay. Here.
Here. Here, dear. There you go. Take it.

Watch and learn.

Okay. Mom, Mom, don't do
anything rash, please, please.

-Don't be an idiot. Shhh...
-Marwan!

-Yes... Hi, Doctor.
-Hi, dear.

Hey, who's this?

It's your Auntie Soheir.

Yes... Auntie Soheir?

-Ola's mom, habibi.
-Ola who? I'm sorry. I

-didn't look at the phone.
-"Ola who"?

-Ola, my dear. Nadia's mom.
-Oh! How are you, Auntie? Is Zeina okay?

No, no, don't worry. Zeina's fine.
She's imposing, uh, I mean posing

upstairs. Don't worry
about her. She's fine.

Okay, good. Thank God.

Now, tell me, Marwan.

When are you planning to come over?

We want to see you!

-Come where?
-Mom!

I mean why don't you come over
and have dinner with us sometime?

My cooking is to die for!

Sure, Auntie. Of course.

But tell me first. Do you eat meat,
or are you Vigitar like your daughter?

Please!

-Yes, I do like meat.
-You like meat? That's great, you're

a normal human being! Okay, alright.

How about tomorrow
night for dinner, then?

-Tomorrow? That soon? Tomorrow...
-Dinner tomorrow? I can't!

Great, but don't eat before you
come! Bring your appetite! Come hungry.

Okay. Okay, Auntie. I will. Bye.

Can't wait to see you.
Bye, love. Bye, bye.

That's how it's done.

Learn from your mother.

-"Love", and "come hungry"?
-Of course, why not?

Why not throw me in with a set
of glasses as a bonus, mom?

Glasses.

Our Italian glasses,
and our Czech table set...

I was washing them the other day,
but where did I put them?

Where could I have put them?

There...

-Hey. Hey, Montasir. Hm?
-Hey, Ola. I was finally

able to reach Karim "Caramel".

He finally answered you?

Yes, he did.

That's great. And? And?

-We're going to meet him.
-When are we meeting him?

We're going to meet him tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Why is it tomorrow?!

No, it's just that I
have a... bah, bah, bah...

So?

-Fine. What time?
-Quarter to twelve.

{\an8}Quarter to twelve?

{\an8}Yeah.

{\an8}-Quarter till?
-Yes.

{\an8}How very punctual! Yeah,

{\an8}Fine. Okay.

{\an8}Okay. Okay. Bye. Bye.

Let's hope it works... With you and Marwan.

Hey, Monty. Where are you?

What? Well, how far are you?

Fine, but don't be late.
This guy is punctual. Okay?

And we don't want to
rub him the wrong way.

Okay? I'll wait for you inside. Okay.

You're the one who said quarter to noon.

Uh... Hello there.

Good morning. Excuse me. This
is Hajji Abed's house, isn't it?

God rest his soul. Yes, it is.

God rest his soul. Amen!

Uh, okay, if you don't mind,
I rang the doorbell, but no one answered.

Could you go and tell them that...
that there's someone waiting for his son,

Mr. Karim?
Because I have an important meeting with

him at quarter to twelve. Thank you.

Yes, but it's not quarter to twelve yet.

He's lecturing me!
This whole village is punctual!

Well, sir, that doesn't concern you.

I'm a person who likes to show up early!
So, if you don't mind,

go and tell them that I'm here!

Yes, of course.

-Thank you!
-When the clock strikes quarter to twelve.

I mean, this is...

But...

Fine! You don't wanna waste your precious
time? Thank you very much!

But I'm going to tell Mr.
Karim the way you treat his guests!

Suit yourself.

Yes, it suits me! Very much!

Thanks for nothing!

Now, where is that other moron?!

Dang it!

Where have you been, Montasir?

Where were you?!

What's the matter?
It's still not quarter to twelve!

You too?!

Wait, let me pay the guy.

Hurry up!

You keep telling me how punctual he is
and we have to be here right on time,

but all I can find is that
rude guy over there,

who won't go tell them that I'm here!
Where is this guy?!

Come on.

Monty?

Karim Caramel?

Buddy!

I've missed you!

-I've missed you too!
-Karim Caramel?!

I've missed you a lot.

You're... So?

-Yeah!
-I'm Karim Abed.

And I'm sorry.

Nice name. It suits you.

What?

No, I'm not... I'm sorry, of course,
but I'm Ola. I'm Ola Abdel Sabour.

-Sorry, electric shock.
-Uh... It's because I'm barefoot.

-I can't believe it. Come here.
-Again?

What? What? Yes, he's cute.
Who cares? That's his business. So what?

But he's going to ruin me!
Focus, Ola! Focus, Ola!

You've been working out?

-Obviously...
-I'm sure you told her that

used to be "Zefta's candy".

-He did.
-Candy, candy what? That was back then.

Besides,
that was just joking between kids.

Qui aime bien, châtie bien!

Wow! So you kept up with French?

Bien sûre!

-Well done!
-Okay, so what do we do now,

now that we've all caught up?

Uh... One moment, please.

Mm...

Quarter to twelve.

-Oh.
-Suivez-moi.

Please!

You said he was fat!

He lost weight! He lost weight!

I've missed you, Caramel.

I've missed you.
How long have you been here?

Uh... Barely two weeks.
But it feels like two months.

My condolences, man.

Thank you.

You can't imagine how sorry
I am about your father.

{\an8}I even lost my sense of smell.

Oh?

Have a seat.

Merci.

So, what are you planning to do in Egypt?
Are you moving back here?

Non, non, pas du tout.
I... I'm just here to sell everything,

then I'll go back to France right away.

-He's selling every...
-Oh, um...

Mm.

You're selling everything?

Yes. I just need to find a buyer first,
then I'll leave.

I hope it all goes... Well for you.

Uh...

Une seconde, s'il vous plaît.
Les... Les... Les sous-tasses.

What? What did he say?

He's like that.

Oh... Uh... Well, let me help you.

-Unbelievable!
-Electric...

Okay.

Okay.

Uh...

-Okay, uh...
-This...

...is mango fresh-off
the land, just picked.

-Oh!
-Wow! Wow, from the land.

The earth. The beautiful earth.

-Uh, here. There you go.
-Fresh organic mangoes.

Mmmmm!

It's amazing. Also,
the color is matching...

The color and the taste.

Everything that comes from this land,
here...

It's amazing. It's blessed, it's...

I don't know if Montasir told you
our story with this farm or not...

So we're... We're Second Chance.

And, um... And we make organic cosmetics.

And your crops, we totally depend on them,
totally, Mr. Karim. Totally.

We're growing and expanding, and... Now, we
have a large investor... I mean, big, who's

going to sign with us. But he would
never sign with us if we can't guarantee

our supplies for the next two years. I
mean, I'm sure you know business, so...

Mm.

So, maybe we could find a middle ground?

You can't imagine how many people
came here like you, and...

Uh... they rely on this farm.
And some of them have really big names,

bigger than Second Chance.

Uh, with all due respect of course.

Maybe the new buyer will be nice and,
uh... Give you all the supplies you need.

For the same price? No way.

Besides, Hajji Abed,
God rest his soul, used to revere Maman.

So,uh...
He gave me a discount on the prices,

so we've come here counting on you,
Karim, to uh... Stick with the same deal.

Okay. Well, what I can do is to provide

you with the supplies...
Until I can find a new buyer.

-That's not enough.
-That's very kind of him. That's

-very kind of you, Karim. Of course.
-What?

Yes, yes, sure. Of course,
that's kind of you, yes, but um...

What if the buyer comes tomorrow?

-Just, uh, a bit more.
-Well, it's... it's your

business. You need to find a solution.

Okay, what if we, um...
Bought part of the farm?

What?

Hold on.

-What are you doing?
-Just hold on!

Maybe five or six acres,
just to cover our supplies.

What do you think?

No, Monty.
That won't work, to be frank with you.

I don't want to get into all the...
dividing up the land, and...

...and the bureaucracy,
it's just a waste of time.

I want someone to buy the whole farm so
I can head back to France right away.

-Bureaucracy does suck, of course.
-Yeah. Of course. It's true.

Well.

Okay, well, uh... I mean, out of curiosity,

the whole piece of land
could sell for how much?

Um...

Two hundred.

Two hundred what?

Million.

-Egyptian pounds?
-Yeah. But if you have cash in

hand, I can lower the price.

Mm.

You want it?

No, I don't.

Honestly,
it isn't an easy decision for me, at all.

I can understand your situation,
but there's nothing more I can do.

It's okay. We understand, of course.

Actually, he can do better than that,
Montasir, to be honest.

I mean, we understand,
but that's not... Of course it's your life,

and you can do whatever you want with it,
but...

I mean, everything Hajji Abed has worked
for, and all that effort and hard work,

God bless his soul,
snd in the end to just sell it like that...

And people losing their livelihoods,
people working on the farm... I mean,

if you ask me as Ola...

God rest his soul.

Well, this is a family matter between me,
my father, and no one else.

Is there anything else
I can help you with?

Oh.

Thank you. Merci.

By the way, your mangoes are sour.

I didn't want to say because
I was trying to be nice.

That's kind of you. Well,
sourness, shocks, you can count on me.

Thank you. Let's go, Monty. Goodbye!

Okay. After you.

I'll call you later, Caramel.

Okay, Monty.

-Bye-bye!
-Bye.

"I'll talk you later,
Caramel"? Some friend he is!

You're the one who threw it to his face.

I told you not to mention his father
at all, and you know their history!

Too late,
now! What are we going to do now, Monty?

Well, at least he gave us a grace period.

But that was before the mango comment.

{\an8}Look. I'll call all the suppliers I know,

{\an8}and for sure at least one
of them will help us.

That's not for sure,
that's not for sure at all!

You're not popular at all, Montasir!

Me?

Hey, Mommy.

-Hi!
-How was your business meeting today?

Uh... I don't want to talk about it,
actually. What's done is done.

Let's just focus on what's next.

Mashallah, Mashallah...

Don't you think you're overdressed?

And what's with the incense?

Uh, just to, uh... Ward off the evil
eye, and bad luck. Uh, you see, we have to

-protect and shield ourselves, dear Nunu.
-Mm. Mm.

Don't you think you're both being a
bit weird about this dinner tonight?

Or is something up?

Why aren't you dressed yet, Nadia?

My tummy hurts.

Don't be a baby.
I told you not to sleep with

the AC on without a blanket.
Get some hot tea and get dressed.

I'm not being overdramatic.

Okay, uh... Nadia, honey.

Uh... I need to ask you a favor...

As an exception,
just for tonight's dinner,

you think you can...

I mean,
try to be a little bit pleasant, like, um...

Don't talk back to me aggressively like
you often do? Try to support me a little?

Why?

So that I don't look like a
joke in front of my guests?

Your guests? He's only one guest.

Okay, just go get changed.

I'm going.

-Thank you!
-You're welcome.

What's wrong with her?

It's hopeless.

Lulu, my dear child.

Mm?

Okay, just listen to me...

-Yeah.
-...and pay attention.

Yes.

-Tonight...
-Mm.

...Is a crucial night.

Mm.

Hm?

I want you to keep your mouth shut.

Don't talk too much.

None of that silly nonsense you keep
saying, or you might ruin everything.

And I'll know how to sell you well.

How reassuring.

I'll get the door!

How are you, Ola?

What's that?

Hi, Marwan!
How are you? Thank you for the cake!

Thank you! Please, come in, come in!

I want you to taste the mombar. Let's
see, I made this one nice and crispy.

Mm.

This one!

I thought you told me that he took
his wedding ring off! Didn't you?

-I swear he wasn't wearing it, Mom...
-Just chew it!

Sorry,
I choked, but... it's really good, yeah?

Bon appétit, honey.

Uh... By the way, Dr. Hisham left, right?

Yes, too bad.

You're so sweet,

you really shouldn't have gone through
the trouble of bringing a cake. I mean,

you're not a stranger.

And we want you to see us as family.
Wouldn't you like that? We would!

Let her! She might actually
seal the deal. You never know!

Don't mention it,
Auntie. It's really nothing.

I know how busy you must be,
so little time spare time. God help you.

-Actually, God help me!
-Mm.

You're right, Grandma Soheir.
He really has no time for anything else.

Mm.

-Yes, of course.
-Mm.

Well, I can tell you, Marwan.

The key to all of it is
time management, absolutely.

Why aren't you eating?

-I don't feel like eating.
-And if we look around us, we have a

perfect example of it sitting right here!

-Ola, my daughter.
-Mom!

Perfect model! Perfect model...

-Of a... A successful business woman.
-Mm.

Successful, self-made, and breadwinner.

She provides for all of us.
She takes care of the house and the kids,

and she's never neglected
any of our needs.

And her most important quality...

She's very, well organized...

She's very, very, very focused...

And she knows what she wants.

-My sweet girl.
-Mom, I'm embarrassed,

-seriously. I love you, dear.
-Organized and focused?

Do you have another daughter or something?

No, no, Nadia.
She doesn't have any other daughter.

She's talking about me.

I mean, can you deny that over the

past three or four months,
I've created a system for this house?

So that everything can run smoothly,

so things won't be too hectic or
crowded for us? Isn't that right?

This is modern parenting, you know?
I'm her mother, but I'm her friend...

Nadia!

What's wrong with her?

-I don't know...
-No, no, stay here. I'll go check on her.

Come on, Zeina. Let's go check on her.

And you too, let's go see what's wrong

-with your sister!
-Okay.

-Go, go!
-I'm not done eating yet, Grandma!

Grab a piece of mombar and come with me!

-Get up, Salim. Go, sweetie.
-Hey, Nadia!

Uh... Zanzouna,
we're leaving in a little bit.

-Okay?
-Uh... No, I'm sleeping here tonight.

Yeah.

Go check on your sister!
Go check on your sister,

honey. -They're sisters,
huh? Real sisters, I mean... -Mm.

You probably want to go to check on her,
right?

No, it's not...

No. See... She... she always sleeps
without blanket when the AC is on. It's

-okay!
-Mm.

I have to go to work
early tomorrow morning anyway.

No...

But it's still early. We didn't get to
eat the mombar and sit and talk. We

-didn't...
-I'm sorry. Thank Auntie for me. The

food was super, super delicious, really.

But you barely ate anything, I mean...

I really wish we could...

I'll call you tomorrow.

-Alright?
-Okay. Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Uh... Marwan! Wait! Wait! Listen! Your cake!

Your cake! You, you want to take it?

We won't be able to eat it.

-Mom has diabetes, so...
-No, no! You keep it.

What guest leaves with
the gift they brought?

Right. No, guests don't...

Okay.

Thanks.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Bye.

Marwan, what is it?

Nothing!

I don't want the cake!

I'm not talking about the cake!

What's wrong, Ola?

You're asking me what's wrong?

{\an8}I'm the one who should be asking you.

Us, you and me, what are we?

We are...

Yes?

We're not...

Is it normal that I still
don't know where we stand?

Where we're at, exactly?

It's not normal and I'm going crazy!

Ola, I told you on the boat,
you're not ready.

Yes, you said, "you're not ready",
and "your life is too hectic",

"too crowded" and all those nice things.

And I've bent over backwards
to reassure you!

What have you done to reassure me?

You take your ring off one day,
and put it on the next!

You know what that says?

It says just one thing to me.

You think that I'm not enough.

And I spent thirteen years with a
man who thought I wasn't enough.

Well, I say enough.

And I have news for you.
My life will never be not crowded

and not hectic,
and... You see what deal with.

It's a package, all together,
but you're the one who's not ready.

Don't project your issues onto me!

Ola, I, I...

I, I don't know.

I don't know what to say, Ola. I don't.

Well, now, I know exactly what I want.

I want someone who's willing
to make an effort for me.

Because I'm worth it.

I'm worth this effort.

But you're not ready.
And I'm not going to wait.

I'm not going to, so...

Good night, Dr. Marwan.

Good night, Ola.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Hey, Ma'am! Ma'am!

-What?!
-Excuse me, I'm sorry. I mean, if you

don't want the cake, I can take it and eat
it myself.

Willingly.

Go to bed, Saleh!

Uh... yes.

-Go to bed!
-Yes, Ma'am.

Good night.

These front steps are officially jinxed.