In search of Jacob, Rico finds Daniel Villareal, the missing suspect in the murder of Corazon's village chief. Iris sees Jacob in a new light after solving her case assignment, unaware of the bloody secret her husband had buried in their basement.
Iris and her team look into the possibility of a copycat killer as they investigate a case similar to the Corazon murders. Jacob reminds Rico of their dark past as the reporter begs for freedom. Later, Iris and Jacob are called into Luna's school.
Coming up with another angle on Belen's murder case, Iris confronts her new suspect. Jacob finds a way to talk with Rico's informant. That night, Vincent's past haunts him when a mysterious figure in a black raincoat comes to silence him completely.
Iris' team investigates Vincent's death and discovers his scheduled meeting with Rico. Jacob sneaks into Rico's apartment to get something he can hold against the reporter. His fate suddenly hangs in the balance with the sudden arrival of his wife.
Rico undergoes a tense questioning by Iris' team right after breaking free from Jacob's clutch. When Daniel becomes the main suspect in Vincent's murder, Rico offers Jacob his help to prove the latter's innocence in the restaurant owner's death.
Rico tries to mislead the crimes unit's investigation as Iris draws closer to putting a face to the Corazon killer's son. However, Jacob finds himself racing against his wife when Iris receives a tip from someone claiming to have a photo of Daniel.
Iris chases the man who allegedly attacked the informant in Corazon, unaware that it is her husband. She soon pieces together the puzzle about Vincent's murder. Meanwhile, Jacob faces an enemy who has been searching for him for a long time.
Iris' nightmare materializes upon confirming that Jacob is Noel's new possible victim. With all the indisputable indications laid in front of her, Iris continues to insist on her husband's innocence. Her colleagues, however, think otherwise.
Noel tortures Jacob in a desperate attempt to find his late wife's remains, blaming the latter for his father's crimes. Iris and her team race against time to locate the suspect's hideout as Jacob finds his life in imminent danger.
Jacob narrowly escapes death, but not the stern interrogation of Iris' colleagues. With Noel surviving the operation, Jacob's problems are far from over, especially after a source with a new piece of information reaches out to his wife.
Iris investigates her husband after hearing an unintended and shocking revelation from him. While Noel makes one last plea before Jacob finishes him off, Maggie and Rico receive Josie Medina's statement on Lilia Ramirez's case.
Rico becomes the man of the hour after dropping an expose about Abel's alleged accomplice, putting Jacob in a tight spot. While Dennis clings to his hunch about Jacob, Iris fights a silent battle with her discovery about her husband's identity.
Gloria places Luna under Carmen's care. A ghost from the past pays Rico an unexpected visit to clarify things about the Corazon murder. Despite getting ahold of all the evidence, Iris stops at nothing until the truth comes out of Jacob's mouth.
Jacob turns to Rico for help in finding Grace and identifying their father's accomplice, unaware that Iris is on his tail. A case hits Iris close to home and makes her hesitant to confront her husband about his real identity.
Iris arrives at a decision after overhearing a disturbing confession from Jacob. Together with Grace and Rico, Jacob tries to recall the details connected to Abel's accomplice. Carmen decides to finally put an end to her son's suffering.
Now that the real Jacob is awake, Henry promises a good life and a beautiful family ahead of his son. Iris barges in on the trio's investigation into Abel's accomplice. Sick of all the lies Jacob continues to feed her, Iris makes a painful decision.
Luna gets affected by her parents' marital problem. Hoping to change Iris' mind about their marriage, Jacob grows more determined to find his father's accomplice. Iris and her team's search for Abel's missing victim leads them to a suspicious agency.
Iris' love for Jacob reigns over her many questions and doubts about his dark past. Jacob forges an agreement with Baldo in exchange for the identity of Abel's accomplice. The real Jacob, on the other hand, finally discovers his parents' secret.
While Grace tries to remember the face of Abel's accomplice, Jacob helps Iris' team in capturing Baldo's syndicate. Iris goes out of her way to protect her husband, but Dennis acquires a piece of evidence that threatens to put her efforts to waste.
Dennis coerces Iris to choose between protecting her husband and fulfilling her sworn duty as a defender of the law. Daniel's transaction with Baldo goes awry, while Grace inches closer to the truth about their father's accomplice.
After Iris saved Daniel, the couple is forced to face the truth about their feelings and relationship. Upon learning what Jacob was up to before the incident with Daniel, Henry and Carmen vow to protect their son from Grace's investigation.
Dennis gives Daniel one last chance to clear his name, but the latter remains resolute in taking his sister's secret to the grave. Unknown to Daniel, Grace is on her way to confess her crime to Iris.
With the help of an unlikely source, Daniel sets a trap to confirm if Henry was the one who sold him out to Baldo. Evelyn tenders her resignation, only to realize that severing ties with the del Rosarios is not as easy as she thought it would be.
Daniel and Iris confront Henry about his connection with Abel and Baldo. However, with Jacob's brilliant criminal mind, the del Rosarios manage to turn the whole situation in their favor. Baldo gets an important person out of the mental hospital.
Iris tries hard to ignore Daniel's suspicious actions. However, when Evelyn's lifeless body gets recovered and enough pieces of evidence confirm the same thing, Iris is forced to do the hardest thing for a wife to do-arrest her own husband.
The members of the heinous crimes unit are on the hunt for Daniel as he evades arrest and takes Iris with him. In the midst of the chaos involving her parents, Luna suddenly goes missing. Baldo plays his trump card against Jacob.
Baldo resolves to change sides upon hearing Lilia's revelation. Iris gives her team classified information to prove Daniel's innocence, unaware of a traitor in their midst. An uninvited guest pays Grace a visit while she is looking after Luna.
Rage completely takes over Daniel when he learns of Grace's critical condition. Jacob, on the other hand, makes sure that he kills the right target this time. Dennis pieces together information that links the del Rosarios to Abel's real accomplice.
Upon learning that Jacob killed Iris, Daniel goes berserk, dead set on finishing off his father's accomplice once and for all. With the truth coming to light, Henry and Carmen both get arrested for covering up their son's crimes.
Iris stops Daniel from committing a crime, but Jacob manages to steal a gun and shoots her husband. Months later, despite longing for Daniel, Iris helps Grace with her case. Henry pays heed to Jacob's plea.
Through Iris' help, Daniel finds a witness that could help prove Grace's innocence in the murder of Corazon's village chief. Iris decides to let go of Daniel and start a new beginning with Luna in the province. Henry gets a grip on reality.
