Suddenly his father slapped his cheek. "Don't be impudent, Bagas! Your brother Ferdy is my flesh and blood, he is my son also! Nothing can change that!" said his father, Mr. Rahardian, in a trembling voice holding back emotions. He married Jayanti, Ferdy's mother, indeed by Shariah marriage only, it could not be made official by the State because he has already married before. "I will never consider him my brother, because he is not my brother! He has taken everything from me..! shouted Bagas to his father.
Bagas has twice come to his father, asking him for a certificate of plantation land to be mortgaged to the bank. He needs a lot of money to expand his business. And his father still refused to grant his request. His father's reason is because the plantation land belonged to his half brother, Ferdy, the son of his father's marriage to the maid who used to take care of him and his younger siblings and took care of his mother when she had a stroke. Now his father lives in the big house with his trusted employee.
Pramana, the gardener who has been there cleaning the yard stopped his work, walks over to them to end their argument before things get worse. "Shut up, Bagas! I will never allow you to sell our plantations." Mr. Rahardian is getting angry. He does not want to continue the argument with his son, so he goes into the house.
Suddenly Bagas pushes his father against the wall near the door. "I don't care Dad.. I will do what I want. If necessary I will drag that boy, and the plantation is mine!" Bagas shoutes, then he left in a hurry leaving his father slumpes near the door. "Mr. Dian..!" shouted Pramana. He runs to his master who is lying on the floor, he immediately sits up. Fresh blood flows from the nose. Pramana swiftly wipes the blood with the hem of his shirt. "Should I call the doctor, sir?" said Pramana while helping Pak Rahardian to his feet. " No need." Mr. Rahardian said weakly. Please take me to the bedroom."
They move to the bedroom then. Mr. Rahardian takes out a bag from the cupboard, then gives it to Pramana. "This bag contains a coffee plantation land certificate and plantation land distribution documents.Give this to Ferdy quicklyI'm worried if Bagas finds this documents! If I'm dead, give this letter to Mr. Beni to arrange everything" said Mr. Rahardian. "Okay sir. I will call Bayu to accompany you." Pramana lays Mr. Rahardian on the bed. Then he rushes to Ferdy's house with the bag.
Pramana rides his motorbike to Ferdy's house which is located in another village. He accelerates his motorbike, because it is getting dark. He has to be careful because the street he is passing is only lit by dim street lights. A few minutes later he finally arrives at Ferdy's house. He immediately goes into the yard and leans his motorbike beside the house. Then he knocks on the door while calling Ferdy's name. Ferdy has just finished dinner and is clearing the table when he heard a knock on the door. He goes to the door and opens it. "Pramana ..?" said Ferdy. "What are you doing here at this time of night?" asked Ferdy. "I brought something for you from your father" Pramana replied. "Come on in!" Ferdy said. Then they head for the living room, and sit down on the sofa.
Pramana then tells Ferdy what happened at Mr. Rahardian's house. Ferdy silently listens while taking a deep breath. Pramana then gives Ferdy a small bag containing important papers. "Your father said please keep this document safe, I'm worried that if anything happens to you, Mas Bagas might force Ferdy to give you the letter." Pramana said. Ferdy then takesnthe bag and carries it to the room. "Keep this bag on the cupboard," said Ferdy to his wife, Kirana. Kirana has just finished putting the twins to sleep.
Suddenly there is a noise in the living room. Ferdy immediately leaves the room followed by his wife. In front of the door stands four men talking to Pramana. "Where is Ferdy?!" asked the biggest man. His eyes looks at Pramana and Ferdy. "Sorry, who are you?" asked Pramana. "I asked you why you asked me again. Where is Ferdy?!" the man snapps loudly. "I'm Ferdy." he said as he approaches the man. "Come with me!" The man said as he grabbs Ferdy's shoulder. Freddy dodges. But the man pulles her even harder. "What the hell!" Ferdy exclaimed while moving backwards. Kirana screams in fear. She is holding her husband's hand. Ferdy ask her go into the room. But Kirana did not move from her place.
Pramana immediately approaches the man, but his body is pushed back by him and he falls sitting on the floor. He winces in pain. Ferdy tries to get rid of the person. "Get out you..!" But several more men come in, the three of them. So now there are four men ganging up on Ferdy. Two people pushes him from behind and two more people dragges him out. "Who are you?! What do you want? " "Don't talk too much, let's go!" said the biggest man.
They flanks Ferdy's body on the left and right and his hands are held tightly, and one person behind him holding his shoulders to keep him from running. Ferdy keeps fighting, but his efforts are unsuccessful. Kirana cries hysterically. She tries to grab her husband's hand, but in vain. He then beat the body of the man who is flanking her husband. Suddenl her little hand is grabbed and squeezed by the man while he glares at Kirana and said, "Be careful not to let me touch your body". Kirana screams in pain. Ferdy turns to his wife and shouts, "Get inside.. Take care of the twins. I'll be back!" Pramana tries to calm Kirana down and tell her to go inside. Padma, a middle-aged woman who works at Ferdy's house helps to calm Kirana down.
They draggs Ferdy out of the house quickly to the car parked on the side of the road. No one else or neighbors to help them. The houses in the vicinity are far apart and the night is getting dark. No one is passing to night. Pramana goes after them. He pulls the man's hand that is holding Freddy's shoulder. The man is surprised and turns around. Pramana immediately landed his fist on the man's face. Seeing Pramana like that, Ferdy pulls his hand from the grip of his thugs. Together with Pramana they put up a fight. The four men fiercely beat them both. Unequal fighting. Ferdy and Pramana are caught in the fighting. Suddenly Ferdy whispers to Pramana, "I will run Pram, you go home and take Kirana and the twins far away." "Where do you want to run, mas?" "Don't ask too many questions. "
Unexpectedly by them Ferdy runs towards the bushes beside the road. They are surprised. Then the biggest man shouts, "Chase him!" The four of them chase Ferdy and forget about Pramana who is still standing there. He wants to run after Ferdy, but he remembers Ferdy said to him.. Then he immediately returns to Ferdy's house. His body ached from the fight earlier. Arriving at Ferdy's house he immediately calls Kirana out, "Mba..! There is no answer. He enters the house. It is quiet. There is no sound. Then he goes into the bedroom, nothing. "I'm Pram." He shouts once again.
Suddenly from the kitchen appears Padma, a maid at Ferdy's house, holding one of the twins. "Where's Miss Kirana?" asked Pramana. Padma said while crying. "There was an unknown person who came again. They forced Ms. Kirana to come with them. Ms. Kirana rebelled while carrying Abyan. But Ms. Kirana couldn't resist. They went to take Ms. Kirana and Abyan. Padma said with tears in her eyes. Little Adrian is crying too. Pramana is very shocked to hear Padma's story.
Without thinking anymore he then said, "Come on now, let's get out of here, before they come back." Pramana then carries Adrian. "You prepare Adrian's equipment quickly. Quickly.!" Padma immediately runs to the bedroom and put Adrian's clothes and his needs. They then immediately leave the house with a motorbike that is still leaning next to the house. They goes to Pramana's parents' house which is two villages away. Along the way only the headlights of the motorcycle he is riding illuminated the road in front of him. He keeps driving his motorcycle through the darkness. And finally he arrives at a village. The porch lights of the house illuminate the path. This village is more crowded. The village is named Wates Village.