Irreversibly knee-deep into his wrath, Edong commits to straying away from Lucas, realizing that he couldn’t drag his little brother further into his hellish predicament. This felt like a permanent separation between the two, as Edong is cornered to his speculated death.
In the wake of Edong’s theorized demise, hunches are altered from him to Angelo (Marlo Mortel) and Liezel (Mary Joy Apostol). Edong takes advantage of Beth and Ryan’s personal investigation of Angelo and Liezel, with the group’s confrontation in the forest unleashing more 14-year-old secrets about Louisa’s secret relationship with Liezel and Angelo’s pain caused by it.
Despite reports of Edong’s death, Erica strongly believes that he might be alive, hiding somewhere. Soon confirmed, Edong engages in a fight with drunkards and meets Dolores Candelaria (Malou de Guzman), who reminds him of his mother.
Other than the shocking details of Edong’s survival revealed, more flashbacks show how he became the mastermind of Beth, Liezel, and Angelo’s conflict.
