Episode 9

**Singapore Sky (Case 2.4)** is the ninth episode of the Great Pretender series. It is also the fourth episode in the second case.

## Summary

Abby continues to have flashbacks of her past as she prepares for her next match. Sam places a S$300,000 bet on Abby and she wins her match. That night, Laurent's gang discusses whether or not Sam will go all-in, and Laurent believes that because he is greedy that he will. While in bed, Abby reads about Lewis and has a flashback of the ballet competition she won and the bombing that commenced shortly afterward. The next day, Sam bets S$1 million on Abby, who won her next match. However, Laurent reveals Mike's true identity as Sam and bans him from the casino for gambling under a false identity. Clark wins his next match, and Edamame proposes to Sam that he can place a bet on his behalf. Sam agrees and instructs Edamame to bet S$2.5 million on Caio Bisconti with his associates accompanying him to the casino. Meanwhile, Abby continues to recall her past, now reflecting on her time as a child soldier at the time she was incapacitated by a grenade explosion. The next day, Edamame places the bet on Caio as Sam instructed. Before the race, Cynthia enters Caio's hangar to seduce him, while Abby secretly drops a tiny explosive into his plane's fuel compartment. The explosive causes the engine to malfunction forcing Caio to make an emergency water landing, thus causing Sam to lose the bet. That night, Edamame tries to visit Abby, but Isabella informs him that she and Lewis went out on a walk together. Abby meets up with Lewis at the Gardens by the Bay, and Abby pulls out a knife asking Lewis how many lives he took and whether or not he flew during the 2003 bombing of Baghdad.

## Plot

Abby is having flashbacks again of the Baghdad bombing incident. She begins taxiing out to the starting line along with her competitor for the race. Sam and Edamura arrive at Marina Bay Sands. Sam brings 300,000 SGD to bet on Abigail Jones. Kudo and Laurent are apprehensive, but obey the unlimited wager rule. Lewis observes the race from the ground and pretends to grip a control stick. Sam collects his winnings and happily walks out.

Later in the evening, Laurent's crew meets again. They discuss whether Sam has bit the bait, or if he will lose interest in the gambling ring eventually. The reason he is greedy and will go all in soon. Lewis makes a sour remark and leaves with Isabelle Mueller. In bed, Abby reads a bio on Lewis and flashes back to her childhood ballet recital. As she left the venue with her parents, a bombing raid commences upon Baghdad.

Meanwhile, Sam bets 1 million SGD on Abby for another race. Abigail wins and Sam collects the winnings. However, Laurent reveals Mike's true identity as Sam and bans him from the establishment for assuming a false identity and forming mistrust. Clark wins another race but Sam, banned from the casino, is annoyed. Edamura proposes that he can serve as a proxy for Sam to still participate in the casino. Sam offers 2.5 million SGD to bet on the next race, this time on Caio Bisconti after listening to Edamura's suggestion. Laurent hands Cynthia a tiny explosive.

Abby thinks back to her times as a child soldier. She is taught strategy with a bunch of children in a makeshift outdoor classroom and knife stabbing against a dummy. In an offensive against Western troops, she is incapacitated by a grenade explosion nearby. She blacks out as enemy soldiers approach her. She gazes out into the distance at night, clutching the medal.

The next day, Lewis observes the air race from the ground. Edamura enters the underground casino and places the bet on Caio. Cynthia enters Caio's hangar and seduces Caio, while Abby drops the explosive in their plane's fuel compartment.

The explosive seizes the engine and Caio makes an emergency water landing. Abigail wins and Sam loses the bet. Sam berates Edamura who tries to shift the blame on bad luck. Edamura later asks Laurent why Abby wants to die, to which Laurent responds that it's best not to know.

Abbyy stares at her medal, while Lewis clutches his hands and dreams about flying once more. Edamura tries to visit Abby, but Isabelle informs him that she and Lewis went on a walk together.

Lewis and Abby stop at a clearing. Abby pulls out a knife and asks how many lives Lewis has taken. She also asks if he flew during the March 2003 bombing of Baghdad.

## Characters

* Makoto Edamura
* Abigail Jones
* Laurent Thierry
* Paula Dickins
* Sam Ibrahim
* Clark Ibrahim
* Lewis Mueller
* Isabelle Mueller
* Siwon Kim
* Kudo
* Caio Bisconti