Episode 2005-09-09 Friday

Friday, September 9, 2005
Episode Summary by Jeffer

RECAP: Babaylan observing Miguel, declaring that it is him, the only man she has ever loved. Old Man screaming at Miguel to get up. Adan losing his temper with his two men. Onyok a virtual yoyo. Graciela telling Bernie she has found her daughter, and Graciela and Isabel sharing a look.

NOW:

Graciela and Isabel stare at each other a long time. When Isabel finally leaves the scene, a befuddled Graciela turns to look back at Bernie.

In Libaran, Miguel is in intense pain. Seeing this, the Old Man draws his last leaf (dahon ng Sinenses, where the Old Man derives his strength) and gives it to Miguel, ordering him to chew it. Trusting the Old Man, Miguel obeys.

After he chews it, he has renewed strength, and is ready to fight again.

At the orphanage, the atmosphere is uncomfortable, and Pikoy is easily scared. A knock comes on the door and everyone rejoices that it is Father Francis, back at last. Everyone tries to fill him in with everything that has happened. When he asks where Miguel is, Letlet tells him he has been sucked into the black ball, together with Onyok and the monster.

Letlet brings him to where the black ball is, left on the ground. When he tries to touch it, the little girl stops her, lest he also be sucked in.

At Bernie's home, Graciela tells him she would have brought Rebecca along but she is not feeling so well. Suddenly, Crisanto enters the room and an elated reunion follows, with Graciela remarking on Crisanto's unchanged appearance.

She asks him what has happened and he lightly asks her if she would believe him if he says he has found the tomb of Apo Abukay? Graciela goes cold all over at the mention of the Apo's name, but Crisanto simply leaves, smiling at her reaction, unaware of the real reasons behind it.

In the Balanak the tables have turned. Balgog's attempts at hitting and hurting Miguel prove futile as his blows merely bounce off the blind man. It is like hitting a brick wall, and when Miguel taunts him if that is all he could come up with, Balgog roars in frustration. Miguel steals the ball and scores. This goes on, with Miguel in top form and Balgog finally losing ground.

Amid the crowd the Old Man tenses, remembering that Miguel's time is running out. He tells Miguel to hurry before he runs out of time and he could never leave Libaran. Miguel goes back to the game with more urgency.

Back in the real world, Samuel enters a room and looks at the statues representing the sentries of Apo Abukay. To his shock, Karuma's small statue is shattered, which means only one thing: Karuma is dead. He wonders who might have killed the Scorpion Man, and remembers Amante's lookalike.

Later, Amante comes home with Luis, who has just been discharged from the hospital, and they are welcomed by Samuel. When Luis inquires as to Rebecca's whereabouts, Amante informs him that she is with her mother, Graciela. Luis is astounded that Graciela is indeed back, and more surprised that Rebecca has agreed to be with her, considering her hatred for her mother. Luis even goes as far as vowing to kill Graciela when he sees her.

When Luis goes to his room to rest, Samuel tells Amante that Karuma is dead, and he suspects that his doppelganger was the slayer. Amante says nothing while Samuel tells him this. He then asks his dad what they will do next, and Samuel coldly tells him to kill Miguel, and then kill Amelia.

Across town, Father Francis goes through old books until he finds out what he is looking for. The Babaylan, the powerful priestess/mangkukulam who owns the black ball.

Meanwhile, Rebecca's cough intensifies and Graciela is the doting mother, fussing over Rebecca, who secretly relishes the attention she is receiving from her mother.

Back at the Binhi-lan home, Amante catches Luis alone and asks him point-blank if he is really his Dad and Mom's son. Luis is quiet, and Amante demands why he cannot answer his question. As if on cue, Samuel arrives and asks what they are talking about. Amante replies nothing, and leaves.

When Amante has gone, Samuel turns to Luis and warns him not to ever make the mistake of telling Amante the truth, or else. Luis replies by saying that Amante might not find out the truth from him, but from someone else. (Walang bahong hindi nangangamoy).

Clearly troubled, Samuel calls a techie guy named Erwin and pays him to manipulate some photographs of a couple at a hospital with a new baby, putting his and Denise's face over the originals.

In another part of town Adan undergoes intense training. When he receives a hit from his counterpart, he realizes he needs more. He then sends his two men to go to a certain address to pick up a certain person who could help him immensely with his training. He tells himself that he could not lose, as he is the Sugo.

Back in Libaran, as an act of desperation, Balgog crouches and turns himself into a mace. But Miguel cleanly kicks him off the arena, bouncing off spectators.

In her honored seat, the Babaylan realizes that Miguel had a leaf of Sinenses, hence his renewed strength.

As a final blow, Miguel hits Balgog on the groin, sending the monster to his knees. Finally he wins the match, Onyok is freed and they are reunited.

Amante arrives home to find a guest with his dad: Doctor Lila Reyes, the one who assisted Denise when she gave birth to Amante. She remarks at how grown up Amante looked, and so handsome. Good-naturedly Samuel jokes who else would Amante take from?

She even brought pictures and Amante listens in wordlessly to the conversation of Samuel and the doctor as they took a walk along memory lane. Amante looks at the photos and asks if he can have them.

Afterwards, he asks the doctor if he was born a twin. After a while, the doctor replies that he was the only one.

At Bernie's home, it is late in the afternoon and Lola Giray gets the shock of her life when she sees Aida's dead cat under the sink. Her screams make the others rush out to see what it is. Crisanto acts nonchalant while Bernie stares at him with a tinge of doubt and mistrust.

Later that evening Crisanto is awakened with a pain on his arm. It has turned hairy again and has begun pulling him off the bed. He wrestles with it, but it just keeps dragging him along (think IDLE HANDS) until he arrives at the kitchen, where Isabel is busy drying the dishes.

His hairy arm reaches out at the back of Isabel's head. She seems to sense something, and slowly turns to look behind her....

TEASERS:
- Rebecca demanding to know why they would want to kill her since they have been protecting her all her life. Graciela saying they will kill her in order to revive Apo Abukay.
- The doctor telling Amante that his lookalike has nothing to do with him.
- Lola Giray opening the gate to find Graciela and Rebecca standing there.

MORE TEASERS:
- Can Miguel ever leave Libaran?
- Will Amante ever find the Alay?
- Crisanto asking if Isabel is the Alay, and a tearful Isabel asking questions (again!)