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And The Truth Shall Set You Free...2

By Darlington Abuda Television Reporter, Lagos

The truth has been described in biblical parlance to have the 'power to set one free,' but an unrepentant mind can bring about grave consequences in the lives of those who in the cause of their evil activities come in account with the truth. Their hearts rarely take the exposition of their deeds lightly. Second Chance uses Andr� and Rebecca as its models to portray this fact, though Rebecca also displays the saying that 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.'

After his encounter with Salvador, Andr� lies down in a cocoon until he is discovered by the company's security. When Andre saw the security men, he quickly moved to sit behind a carton of boxes and rocked himself like a child, or a mentally disturbed person. They ring the Donoso house, where Abigail informed Antonio and Angela that the security team for the company had called to inform them of the gunshots they had heard at the factory and that they had already called the police. Simon and Antonio went to investigate what had happened. Back in the warehouse, the police and the security team found Andre curled up on the floor.

The following morning, Abigail was worried because Antonio and Simon had not arrived. A few minutes later, Antonio and Simon arrived with Andre who appeared to be in a state of shock. Simon and Antonio tried to pull him out of the car but Andre brushed them off, instead he allowed Walter to help him out of the car and take him to his room.

As the days progressed, Andre still kept to his bedroom, rocking himself like a child or an insane person. He even chased away the doctor (the one who used to treat Pedro), as he assumed, the doctor also knew Pedro was alive because Pedro and the Doctor were good friends. Everyone feels concerned for Andre including most of the household except Walter, who wants to take Andre to mental institution.

Isabel got back home after some days in hospital and marched into Andre's room, at first, thinking Andre was pretending to be crazy, but when she carefully evaluated him, she discovered he was really crazy and in a state of shock. Andre stared, murmuring Pedro's name and was acting just as Antonio did when he experiences shock, having discovered that Salvador was Pedro. Isabel saw the similarities in Antonio's sickness and that of Andre and was forced to ask Antonio if the same thing caused the shock.

Looking at Pedro's photo in Isabel's bedroom, Antonio said probably but when Isabel said maybe Andre did not need to go to a mental hospital, as he would recover just like Antonio did. Antonio replied that it depended on how he approached the disease either with acceptance like himself or with remorse, regret and unforgiveness.

As Isabel thought about Andre in her room, Andre was laughing his head off hysterically. Andre laughed, and cried simultaneously especially when he remembered Salvador's words.

Later that night, Salvador went to play the piano once more and knowing Andre's reaction, Salvador had left the door opened. Andre woke up from his sleep when he heard the piano playing again. Walter, who had curled up on a chair tried to comfort Andre and told him it was just a CD that was playing. Andre woke up determined to go to the studio. Walter tried to stop him but Andre strangled him and then left Walter whizzing for breath as he rushed to the study.

Andre saw Salvador playing the piano. He then used the lock to close the door behind him and then tried to strangle Salvador to death. Again, Salvador was stronger and was able to beat him up easily, especially with Andre being in shock. Salvador tried to help Andre up from the floor, but Andre instead grabbed a penknife and tried stabbing Salvador, this caused another fight and a lot of commotion. Walter alerted Isabel and Isabel tried entering the study room, but the door was locked from inside. She begged Angela to get the keys to the studio, which she did, and they opened the door to find Andre all alone with blood all over his face. The household assumed that Andre had harmed himself and put pressure on Isabel to take him to a mental institution.

Valeria also asked Isabel to take Andre to a mental institution. Isabel told Valeria that things were not as easy as they looked as the problem could go on for years if she locked up Andre and she wanted the problem to be solved quickly. Later in the evening, Valeria also went for one date with Salvador, where she admitted that she could again not leave Isabel now, as Isabel needed her more than ever. Salvador again admitted that he loved her and wanted to marry her, and Valeria told him to meet her at the same place the following day, so as to give him her answer.

The morning Valeria was to give Salvador her answer, Isabel made a drastic decision. She was going to take Andre to a country house that belonged to her friend, Mr. Krugman, who was her business-partner to be, in the afternoon; that Valeria and not Walter was going to ascot her. Walter was so upset that he stamped his feet in protest. Valeria was upset too and tried to make excuses of why she did not want to go. She tried to tell Isabel about her piano classes, but Isabel used reverse psychology on her and told her she could decide not to go, after all she had tried so hard to help and support Valeria. This made Valeria guilty and she reluctantly agreed to go. Valeria tried reaching Salvador to inform him of the change of plans, but Salvador was unavailable in a meeting, so she went to pack her bags. Isabel packed her bags and brought her gun with her. Later that afternoon Andre, Isabel and Valeria went to the country house. When Valeria failed to turn up at a date she had with him, Salvador called the house, only to be informed that Isabel had forced Valeria to go with her and Andre to a remote country house.

Salvador was deeply concerned that Isabel might do something stupid (like kill Andre) or that Valeria might be hurt since Andre was crazy. He aired his concerns with Gaytana. Gaytana told him that she was not surprised as it was him (Salvador), who had put Isabel between a rock and a hard place by a challenge, which almost prompted her to kill Andre. Salvador confessed that he never thought Isabel would carry out such a thing. Gaytana told him that she was guessing Isabel wanted to provoke Andre to hurt her, so that she could kill him in self-defence.

The following day Salvador went to the Donoso house to ask for the address of the country house. Walter received him rudely, and Rebecca blackmailed him into going out with her, so that she could give him the address on a date but she did not know the address of the country house. Salvador suspected Rebecca was lying to him so as just to get him go out on a date with him. With the encouragement of Geytana, for him to try everything to save Valeria from Andre and Isabel, Salvador went on a date with her. Rebecca talked to him about Isabel and everyone in the house, but never told Salvador about the address for the County house. When Rebecca told Salvador that he had not asked her about how she was doing, Salvador snapped and told her that he had been kind to her. He had tried not to hurt her, as he knew how it was to love a younger woman. He even confessed to Rebecca that he had once fallen in love with a younger woman old enough to be his daughter and understandably this made Rebecca horrified because it seemed Salvador liked small children. Seeing her confusion, he corrected her and told her a young woman and not a child.

He said he used to be told that 'He was too old, and was old enough to be his wife's father' though he was imitating Rebecca when she had said the same thing about him as Pedro, she was horrified to hear those words and told Salvador that he was scaring her. Salvador told Rebecca that he was not afraid of telling anyone about Cantalicia and Muncho and then announced to the whole restaurant that he was married and had a son and that Rebecca was neither his wife nor his son's mother. This left Rebecca heartbroken and humiliated as everyone stared at her and she swore vengeance.