Olsen (Kyle Echarri) opens up to his family about what he went through after Wendy's (Janice De Belen) imprisonment in the January 19 episode of “Roja.” After another argument with Liam (Donny Pangilinan), Wendy and Ben (Levi Ignacio) try to talk to Olsen and convince him to forgive Liam and his family for what they did, as arguments would not help their current situation. “Intindihin mo na lang si Liam,” Ben says, but Olsen refuses.
“Anak, kung tutuusin, meron din naman talaga akong kasalanan eh,” Wendy adds, but Olsen continues to explain why he has been acting that way. “Di ba, ikaw nga ‘yong inaagrabyado ni Ma'am Greta (Lorna Tolentino)? Kaya ka nakulong.” He asks Wendy, “Papayag na lang ba tayo na kaya-kayanin nila tayo?”
Olsen wishes they would understand him better and where he is coming from. “Nung bata ako, nung nawala ka sa’kin, ang liit ng tingin ng mga tao sa akin,” he shares. “Alam mo tawag nila sa’kin noon? Anak ng kriminal. Kahit alam ko na hindi ka naman kriminal, ang sakit.” He explains that while he does not blame Wendy for what happened, he felt pain from the experience. “Yung tatay ko, never ko naman nakilala. Kaya sinasabi ng ibang tao, baka nakulong din. Kriminal din.” Olsen says those words pushed him to work even harder so he would never again be belittled by others.
“Kaya sana naiintindihan niyo pag nasasaktan ako kapag minamaliit ako. At siyempre, mas masakit pag kayo yung tinatratong gano’n, Nay.” Wendy sobs, apologizes to her son upon hearing his sentiments, and leans in to hug him tightly. Olsen asks for their further understanding, “Ngayon alam na natin kung anong totoong kulay ni Ma'am Greta.” Ben clarifies to Olsen that they are not siding with Greta, but Olsen takes it the wrong way, feeling like Liam is more important to Ben than him. Olsen walks out in despair.
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