The scene opens with Alan talking to someone over the phone.
"There is no other option for you. You'll have to do this job yourself."
The person on the other end asks, "But why me?"
"Because you're the first person who discovered that body in the building."
"But why suddenly me? Until now, you've been getting other people to handle this, haven't you?"
"Actually, you're our best man."
"That's not a good enough excuse. You know I can't work around that man."
"That's exactly why I'm assigning you this job."
The caller falls silent for a moment before asking, "What exactly do you mean?"
Alan continues, "You're the only one who can understand the intensity of the Mascot case because you witnessed everything with your own eyes."
"Bu—"
"Don't act innocent in front of me."
"What are you talking about?" The caller's voice turns slightly confused.
"Tell me something. Ever since the day you saw him, you haven't stopped pursuing the Mascot, have you?"
The caller begins to hesitate.
"I know you've been searching for him in secret as well, Fernando." Turns out that caller is Agent Fernando.
Fernando was the agent who had discovered the body on February 25.
Alan continues, "I'm impressed with your investigative skills. And I also know that you've been secretly trying to locate Mikey's other house."
"But how do you know that?"
"To be honest, I didn't even know about Mikey's hidden life until I questioned your colleague and got the whole story."
Fernando responds, "Don't go after him."
"Yeah, I know he's your kid. And he's even more talented than I am. He's definitely going to surpass both of us someday. But tell me, is this really what you want? For a father and son to go after someone that dangerous without any backup or support?"
Fernando finally speaks up.
"Tell me. What do you want from me?"
"Your safety and your cooperation. I know you've found Mikey's other hideout. You're not going to infiltrate that place alone, are you? How about going there under my guidance?"
Fernando calmly replies, "All right. What's your plan?"
Alan smiles.
"Now we're talking business."
The scene moves forward to the following day, March 21, 2023.
Max is sitting at a restaurant, talking to his uncle over the phone.
His uncle says, "I can access all the calls made to and from Angel's phone. So whenever Mikey calls her, I'll be able to hear their conversation."
"Just let me know when he's arriving," Max replies.
Meanwhile, his uncle is sitting inside a warehouse in front of a computer. Apart from him, there's only one other man standing in the room.
His uncle turns around and tells him, "You can leave. There's nothing to worry about here."
The man leaves him alone.
The scene shifts back to Max. He is sitting at a table outside the restaurant. Angel is also inside the same restaurant, sitting at another table, waiting for Mikey to arrive.
At that moment, Angel covers her face and cries.
Max calls her.
"Don't act like that. If Mikey arrives and sees you like this, I'll kill you today."
"Please don't..." Angel pleads.
"Angel, this isn't what I wanted either. But both of you forced me into this. I had already left him alone that day."
Angel begins crying even harder.
"Now do as I say, all right?"
Max ends the call.
Angel whispers to herself, "What did I do to deserve this?"
She covers her mouth with her hand and breaks down crying.
The scene shifts to Fernando.
At the same time, Fernando arrives at a location with another man, somewhere within a city block. He is connected to Alan through an earpiece, and his colleague is accompanying him.
"Just stay with me. If we're lucky, we might catch him today. For now, make sure you memorise this entire block."
His colleague replies, "All right. I've got it."
Alan speaks through the call.
"For now, both of you can hear me clearly. Once you reach the location, contact me. If you find the Mascot there, try to capture him. But if you sense even the slightest danger, get out of there without hesitation. Do you understand, Louis?"
Louis, the other agent, confidently replies, "I'll make sure I bring honour to our agency today. I'm not going home empty-handed."
Fernando thinks to himself, Even if we don't catch him, at the very least, we need to get out of here safely.
"Come on, pal. At least tell me how much farther we have to go," Louis says.
"Just keep moving without asking questions."
"Such arrogance!"
The scene shifts to Alan, who is thinking to himself.
They have no idea what they're getting themselves into.
The scene shifts back to Max.
One of his men asks, "Sir, still no call? Is he really coming?"
Max is also keeping an eye on Angel when he suddenly notices her receiving a call.
The scene shifts to Angel.
With a glimmer of hope in her voice, she answers Mikey's call.
"Don't come here."
Mikey calmly responds, "Don't worry. I know you've been caught. Just pretend I haven't told you anything. I know Max is watching you right now."
Angel says, "Don't be shocked when I come and sit at your table."
After hearing this, she immediately ends the call.
Please hurry up and get here.
The scene shifts to the warehouse.
His uncle is trying to figure out what just happened.
What happened? How was I unable to hear him? I received Angel's call, so how could this happen?
Suddenly, a guard enters the room again, opening the door.
His uncle turns around in his chair and angrily says, "Didn't I tell you not to come inside?"
But as soon as he looks back, he notices a weapon deeply embedded in the guard's chest.
The guard speaks in a faint voice.
"Please, sir... get out of here. The Mascot is here."
After delivering those words, the guard collapses to the floor.
His uncle immediately gets up from his chair.
What is happening?!
The scene shifts back to Max.
He notices someone approaching Angel's table and sitting down beside her.
One of his guards asks, "Should we move now, sir?"
"Wait."
Angel is visibly shocked when she sees Mikey. Mikey, meanwhile, hands her a pen drive.
From a distance, Max watches him give something to Angel.
"Sir, should we—"
"Wait," Max interrupts again.
Suddenly, Max receives a call.
"Hello?"
A voice suddenly shouts from the other end.
"Max, you dumbass! Where are you?!"
"I'm with Angel. Keeping an eye on her."
"Get here immediately! The Mascot is here!"
Max's entire world seems to turn upside down.
"How?!" he asks nervously.
"Mikey is right in front of me!"
"HE'S AT YOUR WAREHOUSE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!"
Max immediately gets up and rushes towards Mikey.
Angel also stands up as Max approaches her.
Max reaches Mikey with his guards and looks at him.
He is completely shocked.
Staring at him in disbelief, Max manages to utter just three words.
"Who are you?"
The person standing in front of him isn't Mikey at all.
It's an ordinary teenage boy wearing bandages around his head, just like Mikey.
The teenager looks at Max and says cheerfully, "Hellooo, Sir?!" The teenager is confused as well.
But before anyone can react, someone suddenly approaches from the side and stabs the teenager right in front of Max, Angel, and the guards.
Max watches as the attacker pulls the knife out after stabbing the boy.
The teenager collapses to the ground.
Everyone inside the restaurant is terrified. People begin panicking and rushing towards the exit.
The attacker stands in front of Max and shouts, "Look! Such a powerful man has killed a child!"
But before he can say anything further, one of Max's guards shoots the attacker at point-blank range.
Everyone begins fleeing the restaurant.
Angel also starts backing away.
Max tries to say something, but Angel screams at him.
"DON'T YOU COME NEAR ME!"
She leaves the restaurant in tears.
Max is unable to process anything that has just happened.
Suddenly, one of his guards hands him a phone.
Alan speaks from the other end.
"Looks like they've been fed some misinformation, I guess. Max, it seems we've found Mikey, and he's there."
Max is shocked once again.
"How can you say that with such certainty?"
"I'm not the one saying it. The people I sent there are telling me this. If it isn't misinformation, they'll capture Mikey today."
Max ends the call.
Suddenly, another call comes through to one of his guards. The guard listens for a moment before reacting in shock.
"What?!"
Max turns towards him.
"What happened now?"
The guard replies, "The warehouse where your uncle was staying... it has been blown up. It was detonated. Everyone inside that warehouse is dead."
Max simply sits down on a chair beside the two bodies.
The guard says, "Sir, I think it would be best for us to leave this place immediately."
Max is unable to say anything.
The scene shifts to Alan.
"You're truly a disappointment, Louis."
Louis desperately responds, "Send reinforcements! We've found him. I saw him with my own eyes!"
"Oh, really? You should be terrified after seeing him."
"Enough with the chitchat! Send someone here, quickly!"
"Why?"
"I'm going to die!"
Alan asks, "Are you scared now?"
"Save me! Fernando collapsed on the road the moment he saw him!"
"Then why didn't you?"
"This isn't the time to discuss all that! Please, come and find me!"
"Unfortunately, I can't, pal."
Louis is shocked.
"Why?"
"Fernando never gave me the location or coordinates of the place you went to. On top of that, I can't even track you because of the jammers."
"Then how are we talking right now?!"
"These things work differently."
"Please, save me!"
"I wanted to, but unfortunately, I can't. And if you die, don't blame me. Blame the man who brought you there in the first place."
"Don't do this to me!"
But Alan ends the call.
He settles back into his chair and speaks to himself.
"Max, looks like you've lost your game."
He pauses.
"Rest in peace, Father."