Episode 21 - Secret love no more?
On his way back to home, JR catches sight of Audrey crying in a lone highway so he pulls over to see what’s wrong with her. Apparently, she has had enough of her granny and father’s constant scolding for they never seem to understand that all she wants is their love and acceptance. Anxious to make her feel better, JR invites her to unwind by going out of town. They happily spend the whole day sans the worries that await them back in the city. When they were about to go home, however, JR discovers that two of his brand new car’s tires have gone flat, leaving them stuck in the middle of nowhere. As such, they end up spending the night in a wooded area where Audrey has run to, hoping to find a way out of the mess they are in. JR is even compelled to pretend that he stumbled and couldn’t walk because of it just to stop Audrey from getting lost in the forest. But then she discovers his deceit the next day and has gotten furious by the fact that she was worrying over him for nothing. To her shock however, JR interrupts her emotional outburst with his own revelation that he did it out of fear for her safety and because he loves her so much. How will this turn of events change things between them?
Episode 22 - Losing it all
From the very beginning, Audrey has always stressed that one of the reasons why she loves Dave so much is the fact that he had saved her life when they were young. As it happens, he has never told her differently, knowing that it was what made their bond stronger ever since. Things are about to change though as Marlene reveals to Audrey how JR had a huge crush on the little girl whom he rescued from a dangerous fall back when their family was still living in Tagaytay. This happened while JR is in the hospital so she quickly asks him about it as soon as he woke up. It definitely is a big revelation to her because she practically hero-worshipped Dave all her life because of that incident. As such, this and the fact that Dave keeps on pressuring her about her closeness with JR proves to be the last straw that compels Audrey to break up with him. Where will this leave Dave who is equally besieged with so many problems at home? Can he take the pain of losing Audrey as well as the recent betrayal of his dad to their family?
Episode 23 - Is being happy or sad a choice?
For once things are looking good between Dave and JR. As it happens, the latter reiterates that he has no intention to steal Audrey or their father’s affection from Dave. The fact that David has also interceded and brought them to a place where he finds peace amidst his troubles help the two mend their differences. Though Audrey has still refused to get back with Dave, he at least feels better now because she has forgiven him. In a similar vein, Audrey is happy to see that Stanley is starting to fight for them against his ruthless mother. Lily even refuses to go to work days after her heated disagreement with Stanley. As it is, he remains unswerving with his decision to stand by his family for the very first time.
Episode 24 - Ingrid compromises with David.
Since Ingrid’s ultimatum against David backfires on her, she angrily puts the blame on Elizabeth who keeps on telling her to stand up against her husband. All she wants is to have a perfect family and she doesn’t really care about the business she and her mom worked hard to build over the years. As such, she quickly begs David to come back home and assures him that she wouldn’t fight with him about money matters anymore. David agrees but only if she would welcome JR in their family.
Left without a choice, Ingrid pretends to accept his condition and even invites JR to David’s grand birthday bash. To her shock however, his whole family comes to attend the occasion including her much-hated rival, Marlene. Making the situation more awful for her is the fact that David proudly introduces JR as his son to everyone in attendance. Furious, Ingrid later confronts David about it but is defeated by his insistence to make JR a part of their family, if not his mother. How long can Ingrid put up with such a difficult set-up?
Episode 25 - A ceasefire between Ingrid and Marlene
Though it was Ingrid who provoked Marlene into a fight, the latter gets the last word as she remarks that it wouldn’t come as a surprise if David later chooses JR over his crazy wife. This hits a sensitive spot on Ingrid’s part so she almost hits Marlene right there and then. Good thing David arrives in time to stop them from making a scene in front of all the guests.
But the next day, Marlene is shocked to see Ingrid at her doorstep threatening to kill her if she would continue to get in her way. This alarms JR knowing full well that the latter is indeed capable of killing his mom after what she almost did to him before. As such, he confronts Dave about it and almost gets into a fight with him as well.
Once again, it was David who prevented the two from alienating each other like what happened when they first discovered their family ties. Will their brotherhood still strong once David is gone?
But as they say, happiness always begets sorrow for Lily soon pays them a visit only to tell Stanley that she has disinherited him and would like him to return the hardware business to her. David on the other hand gets into a fight with Ingrid as she learns that he has recently included JR in his will. Since it was she and her mom Elizabeth who have worked hard for the Garcias’ flourishing business, Ingrid threatens to take it all back from him. She didn’t expect him to quickly agree though and then leave her with everything but him. Will David go back to the welcoming arms of Marlene? And how will the other incidents affect the lives of Dave, Audrey, and JR?
Episode 26 -Goodbye David
It was just David’s misfortune that he drops by the shooting range at the same time Leo and his armed men were robbing his stash of guns in exchange of those that Ramon lost in a recent ambush. When he comes face to face with Leo, the latter didn’t think twice before shooting him because David immediately recognized Ramon amongst his troop.
As David’s condition worsens at the hospital, Ramon is besieged with guilt for being involved in that crime. But either that or risk his family’s life since Leo has already met his family during Dave’s birthday party. At the same time, he recalls how David has been the closest thing to a father he would ever have.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth attempts to secure her daughter’s wealth by asking David to sign the will she had drawn that would transfer all his properties back to Ingrid. But since he is still not up to the task, Elizabeth agrees to back off when Ingrid caught what she was trying to do.
The police, however, also arrive to make an inquiry about the whole incident. The fact that David knew one of the armed men who raided the shooting range should have been a big lead to the case. Trying to write the name of that person proves to be too much stress for him as it causes him to have a fatal attack which leads to his death.
With David gone, will the Garcias and the Dionisios begin to engage in an all-out war?
Episode 27 - Outsiders
While Ingrid was suffering from yet another nervous breakdown, Elizabeth agrees to JR’s plea to hold a wake for David at their house for a night on the condition that they wouldn’t attend the one with the Garcias. But when Ingrid wakes up from her deep slumber, she immediately sends men to retrieve David’s remains from Marlene’s family. Furious that Elizabeth didn’t stay true to her word, JR engages in a brawl with them together with Ramon. The worst part is that he and his family wasn’t allowed to go near David for the rest of his wake and even in the funeral. Dave tries to convince Ingrid to let JR’s family pay their respects to his dad but she remains resolute with her decision.
It seems that Ingrid would stop at nothing from getting her revenge against Marlene and her family for she also takes back the house that David bought for them. Her men would have dragged poor Marlene and Rita out of the house if not for JR who puts up with Ingrid’s cruelty without a fight. As they later find a new home to live in, JR firmly tells Dave not to talk his mom into giving them back the house because he will provide for their family from now on. Little did he know that a whole new future awaits them with the upcoming reading of David’s last will and testament. Can Ingrid solely hold on to David’s wealth that she and her mom worked hard for over the years?
Episode 28 -The unchanged will
To everyone’s surprise, David leaves 25 percent of all his assets to JR, another 25 percent to Dave, and the remaining 50 percent to Ingrid. The latter refuses to accept such partition though for all their riches should have stayed in her family alone. As it happens, David intended to put back all his possessions under Ingrid’s name before his untimely demise but he just didn’t get around to it. Nothing can be done about it though as the executor stresses that she couldn’t have told Ingrid first about the will for it’s simply against the law. But the fact that only JR and Dave got a video message from David further increases Ingrid’s fury.
On the other hand, Dave doesn’t really care much about the money but more on the fact that JR easily gained his father’s trust just by being his son. JR later refutes his statement though for he has lived poorly all his life and without a father to love him at that. Personally, he’d rather live without his inheritance but he opts to accept it all, knowing that it is what his father wanted. He even attempts to reasonably talk about it with Ingrid but she remains unwilling to make amends with him.
Is there a way for Ingrid to dispute David’s will? How will JR react once he discovers Greta’s real job before? Can Audrey continue to suppress her growing feelings for JR? And what will Ramon do when the Garcia brothers begin their pursuit of their father’s murderer?
Episode 29 - Stop and Go
If JR would have his way, he prefers not to claim his inheritance so as not to fuel anymore conflicts with Ingrid. But Marlene explains to him that doing so would be tantamount to belittling what David had fought for when he recognized JR as his son. Since he is often busy with his training in the air force, his mom takes it upon herself to attend the meeting with Ingrid and other stockholders of their company. There is simply no stopping Marlene from asserting her rights to their shared businesses despite Ingrid’s protests.
On the other hand, JR is still troubled with his falling-out with Greta whose advances he recently rejected. As it happens, she has returned to her job in the club soon after what did not happen between them. Luckily, Dave has interfered by inviting Greta to their friend James’ birthday celebration, which paves the way for her to patch things up with JR. But he still has no idea on the things that she has sacrificed for him over the years. In the meantime, they are back to being good friends again while Audrey seems to be jealous of their rekindled closeness. How long will they continue to suppress their growing feelings for each other?
Episode 30 - Thirst for justice
When Dave unexpectedly gets time off from work, he immediately drops by the supermarket to fetch Audrey and hang out with her. The latter, however, refuses his invitation because she still has some work to do. As always, Dave is being immature as he insists on taking matters on his own hands by asking her supervisor to free her schedule for the day. This further annoys Audrey though because she is supposed to fill up for one of her colleagues whose kid is having a recital in school. Despite her valid reason, Dave remains disappointed for being turned down so easily.
On a positive note, Dave is able to follow up on David’s murder case since he has nothing else to do. It so happens that something has come up and the police is about to raid an illegal transaction of firearms that may be connected to the shoot-out that led to his father’s death. When he and JR volunteered to join the buy-bust operation though, the authorities prohibit them from doing so. But since the two are desperate to find their father’s killer, they insist on following after them. Will they finally discover Ramon’s involvement in an illegal syndicate?
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PHILIPPINES DRAMA: TAYONG DALAWA (TWO OF US) - SYNOPSIS EPISODE 21 TO 30
