Episode 7

**Singapore Sky (Case 2.2)** is the seventh episode of the Great Pretender series. It is also the second episode in the second case.

## Summary

Abby recalls her tragic childhood as she prepares to compete in the Pathfinder Air Race in Singapore for Team Confidence. While watching Clark perform, Laurent explains to Edamane about their scamming targets Clark and his brother Sam, the tournament organizer. Sam rigs the tournament by paying the competitors to lose in order to make Clark a fake celebrity. However, one of the competitors, Lewis Mueller, rebelled and was almost killed when Sam detonated a bomb he secretly placed in his plane when he was about to defeat Clark in a race. Abby does her run in the qualifier round and passes despite nearly losing her composure after spotting two people who resemble her parents. That night, Abby and Cythia, having formed the only all-women pilot and owner pairing in the event's history, meet up with Sam and Clark at the rooftop pool at the Marina Bay Sands. Cynthia convinces Sam to rig the tournament so that Abby and Clark would compete in the final round, while Edamame spams social media. After Cynthia returns, Edamame asks Laurent about Abby's background as it is revealed that she was a ballet prodigy, but her life was shattered when war broke out in her homeland and she was trained to be a soldier. The next day, Abby has her first match against Tootoo Vialli, but everybody is surprised when Abby falls behind realizing that Sam did not honor the agreement. With Abby's thoughts of her time as a soldier interfering with her performance, Edamame's cheer causes Abby to snap out of her depressed mindset to win the match.

## Plot

A brief flashback of Abby's past is shown that awakens her in a cold sweat at the cockpit of an airplane. An air pilot by the name of Donald Rodriguez showcases his piloting skills for the Pathfinder Race. Up next is Clark Ibrahim whose piloting skills land him in 1st place in the tournament.

Laurent gives a summarized backstory on Clark and Sam. In the backstory summary, it's learned that the older brother Sam fixes the matches to his younger brother Clark's favor. Although all of the other pilots are content with the arrangements as they're handsomely paid-off, a man known as Lewis Mueller has a vendetta against Clark. Apparently, during the piloting race held in Australia, Lewis's engine plane combusted causing the plane to crash. Lewis managed to survive the crash with his life, however, he's unable to fly or walk again because of it.

It's Abby's turn to fly and during her performance, she's briefly distracted by two people who resemble her parents. In the end, she manages to place in 14th allowing her to make it past the cut-off point. Makoto then rebukes Laurent for his nonchalant attitude toward Abby's languid condition. On the other hand, Laurent is confident with Abbey and reveals that her representative is Cynthia. They're both making history as the first and only female flying team.

That night, at the rooftop pool of the hotel building they're staying at, the Ibrahim brothers discuss the social media disparagement Clark is facing. All of this was contrived by Laurent who had Makoto use several fake media accounts to post the comments. Cynthia accompanied by Abby cause a minor scene where they try and gain access to the pool only to learn that it's been reserved. Seeing that it was reserved by the Ibrahim brothers, they try and leave, but are invited by Clark who takes a fancy to them. Hesitant at first, Abby acquiesces to Clark's request to take a swim with him and because she didn't bring a swimsuit, she does it in the nude. To match Abby's gal, Clark joins her in the nude, which annoys Sam and is then approached by Cynthia. Together they talk about how the races are fixed to favor Clark and how Abby could be a valuable ally in their work. Before leaving with Abby, Cynthia slips her number into Sam's pocket.

Back in the hideout, Cynthia gets a call from Sam and sets up a meeting with her and Abby for the following day. The following day, Abby faces off against a pilot by the name of Toto Vialli, and the race is thought to be rigged to Abby's favor. This changes after Sam calls out Cynthia for being another hussy that's after his money just to allow Abby to showcase her paltry piloting skills. Although the person in question, Abby, is suffering from overwhelming flashbacks, she manages to win the race. Because of her win, Sam allows Abby to face off against Clark in her next race. Laurent also mentions to Makoto that the reason why she became a con artist is to find a place to die.

## Characters

* Abigail Jones
* Clark Ibrahim
* Cynthia Moore
* Laurent Thierry
* Lewis Mueller
* Makoto Edamura
* Sam Ibrahim
* Isabelle Mueller