The Time of Scoundrels

As Adel looks for a medicinal herb in Adham's land, he ends up finding it in Ziad's land. Adham asks the chief to buy Ziad's land at any cost, but Ziad and Mona refuse to sell it. As Jaafar is martyred during a mission, Zuhair gets injured but he manages to escape.

As Adham goes to congratulate Ghassan on his success, he promises to help him become a prosecutor. Ibrahim refuses to sell Ziad's land to Adham. The army of agents arrives to search the village houses. Mahasen manages to extract the bullet from Zuhair's body.

Rajab admonishes Mahasen for not telling him that she is aiding the resistance. As Zakkour goes into Assi's house, he is unable to find anything. Salem rebukes Ibrahim after he sees him holding hands with Mai. The village people unite against Zakkour.

The chief refuses to ask for Mai's hand for his son. As Rajab tells Assi that the Israeli army is on the move, Zakkour learns that they are about to raid southern Lebanon. Adham, Adel, and the chief implement their plan to kill Ziad with Ibrahim's gun.

Ibrahim gets arrested. Al Sheikh confronts Ghassan about hiding the truth about Ibrahim's innocence. The resistance carries out a new mission against the Israeli army. The people revolt after an officer is killed by the Israelis.

As the chief convinces Mona to sign a paper proving that she received the money for the land, he deceives her by making her sign a witness statement instead. Ibrahim is transferred to a prison in Saida after Ghassan testifies against him.

Al Sheikh slaps Ghassan over his testimony. The lawyer, Kamal, asks Ibrahim to claim that he sold his gun to Assi. Sally takes copies of documents she found in Zakkour 's office. Ghassan tells Adham that he knows who the real killer is.

Sally gives the documents to Samar. Al Sheikh agrees with Abu Haifa to wed Haifa to Ghassan. Assi publishes an article about Ibrahim and Adham but uses a pseudonym to do it. Israel starts marching on southern Lebanon.

The driver informs Adham that Adel & Samir were killed after he heard them quarreling. Rajab informs everyone that the gun he found doesn't belong to Ibrahim. Sally gets detained. The commander asks Zakkour to demolish Mona's house when she defies his order to come out.

The chief mediates with Zakkour to allow Mona and her children to leave before he demolishes the house. The commander releases Al Sheikh , Assi, and Rajab. Salem decides to quit his job as a police officer.

Al Sheikh , Rajab, and Assi try to figure out a way to get food into the village since they are under siege. Wadih confronts Sally about the information she gave to Samar, but she denied and let him suspect Zakkour instead.

Sally informs Wadih that Fadi is in a relationship with Karen. Farid tells Assi and Rajab that the Israelis tortured him. Assi and Rajab are arrested for encouraging the villagers to refuse food offered by the Israelis.

As the villagers protest in front of the police station, the commander releases Assi & Rajab, on condition to leave the village. Bilal publishes Samar's article about Adham's purchase of generators before the invasion. Regi learns that Sally is a spy.

Ibrahim learns that Zuhair is the one who has been sending him food. When Regi confronts Wadih about the fact that Sally is a spy and he is cheating on her, Wadih denies everything and slaps her. Bilal is killed by the Israelis.

A masked man saves Mai as two soldiers try to rape her. The commander is annoyed when he learns that the soldiers were killed. When Zakkour tries to rape Mona, her son hits him over the head and flees, only to be found by the masked man who takes him to his hideout.

As Zakkour asks his men to burn the house of Ibrahim's mother, the masked man saves her. Israel invades Beirut, Ibrahim escapes as the prison is raided. The new president is killed as Israel storms the Sabra and Shatila camps.

After the explosion, Rajab suspects that Farid is a traitor. Sally takes pictures of Karen in Abu Fadi's arms. When Zakkour finds the camera, gives it to Abu Fadi, who in turn gives it to Wadih. Ghassan returns to the village & shows regret for what he did to Ibrahim.

Wadih tells Abu Fadi that the camera's film was burned. Nour finds weapons and money in Farid's closet. Salem is unable to determine if Ibrahim has been killed or not.

Samar informs Assi & Rajab of Sally's arrest. The resistance blows up the residence of the Israeli military ruler in Lebanon. Ibrahim gets instructions to lead the operation to assassinate Abu Moussa, who admonishes Abu Fadi for failing to recognize that Sally is a spy.

As Ibrahim kills Abu Moussa and his men, he gets shot in the leg and takes refuge in Ziad's demolished house. Even though Wadih sees him, he doesn't arrest him. The chief keeps the news about Mahmoud's presence from the Israelis.

Farid tells the commander and Abu Fadi that Mahmoud, who killed Abu Moussa, is at his house. Ghassan leaves his wife and travels to Beirut, leaving behind a letter for Al Sheikh . As Ibrahim escapes from the village, an international army officer treats his injury.

As Mahmoud agrees with Nour's father to wed her, he is arrested by the Israelis despite the masked man attempt to distract them from him. Wassim takes Ibrahim to a church. Mahmoud falls into a coma after he gets shot and tortured.

The doctor is forced to amputate Mahmoud's leg. Abu Farid lies to the mayor and tells him that he has Mahmoud and he was not arrested. Rana meets with Rajab, who recruits her to join the team at the newspaper. Ghassan consults an andrologist.

As Ghassan starts his job as a prosecutor, he meets Jamil, who was arrested for calling the students to protest. Al Sheikh tells Haifa that he will go to Beirut to see Ghassan. When Mahmoud wakes up, the nurse asks him to fake being in a coma.

As Ghassan imprisons the students, Khaled sympathizes with them & releases them. The andrologist assures Ghassan that there is no organic disorder. When Mahmoud learns about his amputation, he asks the nurse to kill him. Al Sheikh and Salem learn that Mona got married.

When Mahmoud denies knowing the identities of his comrades, Abu Fadi deduces that he is a member of a secret organization. Regi informs Wadih that she is pregnant with his child. As Nour confronts Farid about his betrayal, the masked man kills him.

Wadih admonishes his father for hosting a member of the resistance. When Al Sheikh visits Ghassan, the latter avoids divulging the reason behind his departure. As Um Ibrahim moves into Rihab's house, she discovers that Rihab's son, Khaled, is Ghassan's colleague.

Abu Farid's condition deteriorates after his son's death. Abu Fadi agrees to give Sally to Karen. Al Sheikh rents an apartment for Ghassan in Beirut and asks him to bring his wife Haifa to live with him. Ibrahim remembers hearing Wadih 's voice with the Israelis.

Rajab visits Rana. When Ghassan doesn't show up to take Haifa, Al Sheikh decides to take her for him. The nurse brings Nour a letter from Mahmoud. Ibrahim starts working as an ambulance driver to aid the resistance.

As the resistance carries out a major operation against the Israelis, Zakkour arrests Salem and a number of men. Samar informs Assi that Mona gathered a million dollars to aid Lebanon. Rana quits her job at the newspaper. Zakkour gets killed.