the military listed him as awol. then he investigated the incident, his way. he went on assassinating his enemies one by one. first, an escaped convict named mallari who pointed a rogue policeman delgado. then delgado was killed at his hideout after he took call from amang's (bembol roco) subordinate victor (bernard palanca). he died trying to take a child hostage, but he blurted that abel's team eliminated amang's son armando, who was with saheed's side, who dies when he committed suicide by grenade. he thwarts an attempt on his family's life, killing the same assassin who attacked him on the hospital, then threatens amang over the assassin's phone.