Contrary to his initial plan of sending Joaquin abroad, Dr. Alferos decides to take out the bullet from Joaquin's head immediately after the boy's car accident. While the operation puts Joaquin's life in jeopardy, the extracted bullet reveals the truth about Chito's alleged shooting of Joaquin. Two years later, Chichay gets a shot at changing the Tampipis' measly living with the help of an art curator in Singapore. Unaware of what happened to Joaquin after his brain surgery, Chichay sees someone who resembles Joaquin in Singapore.
