Breaking the Dams

A Mother’s Revenge Episode 1

Episode 1

Episode 1 recap

Nasser kisses his mistress Selena in an apartment above a bakery. His young daughter Lucia comes upstairs, struggling to breathe after eating a cupcake downstairs. Selena accuses the girl of lying, so Nasser pushes Lucia into the hallway and slams the door. Lucia develops hives and calls her mother Antonella. Antonella halts a business meeting with Mr. Davis when Lucia faints. Antonella rushes into the elevator, repeatedly calling Nasser while swearing vengeance against the Vance family.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

  1. 00:00: Intimacy Interrupted Above the Bakery

    Nasser and Selena kiss intimately on the couch in an apartment above the dessert shop. Young Lucia walks into the room feeling ill after eating a cupcake downstairs, disturbing her father and his mistress.

  2. 00:16: Nasser Locks Lucia Out

    Lucia stands at the bedroom doorway and begs Nasser for help, saying she ate peanut cake and cannot breathe. Selena claims Lucia is lying. Nasser angrily shoves his daughter outside into the hallway and shuts the door.

  3. 01:30: Lucia Calls for Help

    Lucia lies on the hallway floor outside the locked room. She is suffocating and breaking out in hives. She pulls her mobile phone from her backpack and dials her mother Antonella to ask for urgent help.

  4. 01:44: Antonella Hears Her Daughter Collapse

    Antonella stops an important contract signing with Mr. Davis inside her CEO office to answer Lucia's call. She discovers Lucia has severe peanut allergy shock. Over the line, Antonella hears Lucia drop the phone and faint.

  5. 02:41: Antonella Vows Retaliation in Elevator

    Antonella leaves the business meeting and runs to the elevator. She repeatedly calls Nasser. Nasser ignores his ringing phone and continues making out with Selena. In tears, Antonella swears to make the Vance family pay.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“Dad, I ate the cake downstairs. I feel so awful right now.”

Lucia · Lucia tells Nasser she is unwell after eating a cupcake downstairs.

“Stop pretending to be sick. Be good, go downstairs and get a glass of water, don't bother me.”

Nasser · Nasser dismisses Lucia's distress so he can stay alone with Selena.

“Mommy, help me. I feel so sick. I can't breathe.”

Lucia · Lucia phones her mother Antonella while suffocating in the apartment hallway.

“Nasser, if anything happens to my daughter. The entire Vance family will pay for it.”

Antonella · Antonella angrily reacts when Nasser repeatedly fails to answer her calls.

How Episode 1 Ends

Lucia lies unconscious on the floor outside the apartment bedroom after collapsing from severe anaphylaxis. Inside her office building, Antonella races down the elevator while Nasser ignores her frantic phone calls to stay with Selena. Will Antonella find where Nasser took their daughter before Lucia runs out of time?