After Sam refuses to leave Magdiwang with Benjo, Leon shows up at Ka Romy’s house pretending to be the professor’s former student. Adamant to kill Benjo, Leon stabs Benjo’s leg and points a gun at him. With his life in peril, Benjo then remembers how a simple favor from the Governor led to the crumble of his marriage. As Leon prepares to pull the trigger, he receives a call from Mariano ordering him to spare Benjo’s life, for Mariano cooks a plan that only Benjo can execute seamlessly.