A new patient was admitted to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict Hospital where Patrick (Joshua Garcia) works as a nurse. The patient, named Alex (Christian Vasquez), had been diagnosed with anxiety disorder and was rushed to the hospital due to a suicide attempt, having overdosed on alprazolam, a medication prescribed for anxiety disorders. What made the case even more alarming was the information relayed to Patrick that Alex had also tried to make his young daughter Mona (Briseis Quijano) take the same pills, an act that pointed to a shared suicide plan. And while Alex was placed under clinical observation, Mona was being monitored separately for signs of PTSD.
Later, Alex managed to slip out of the ward and wandered around the hospital in search of Mona, who, as it turned out, was seated at the auditorium, listening to Mia Hernandez (Anne Curtis) reading her children’s story to a full audience.
In the middle of Mia’s narration about a boy being haunted by a spirit of nightmares named Batibat, the lights suddenly flickered on, cutting the event short as security and the nurses, led by Patrick, had begun a search for the missing patient.
Ever her usual self, Mia demanded that the security ask the audience to return to their seats and resume the event, but no one listened. Mia then found Alex and Mona backstage, and she overheard Alex telling his daughter that it's time to go through with their plan to die together, but Mona, scared, said she isn’t ready, only for Alex to respond that being left alone would be even worse and that she wouldn’t survive without him.
Mia stepped in and called Alex out for being selfish, saying it isn’t Mona who's afraid to be alone—it's him. Alex, provoked and spiraling, snapped and charged at her, but Mia managed to punch him in the face and knock him to the ground.
Disoriented but desperate, Alex reached for a knife that fell from Mia’s bag, and in a sudden turn, Mia lost her balance and fell, giving Alex just enough strength to pin her down and start choking her. In that terrifying moment, Mia froze as memories from her past came rushing in. A flashback showed a younger version of Mia being pinned to the floor by her own father, who was trying to kill her.
Patrick arrived just in time and immediately pulled Alex off of Mia. But Alex fought back, though Patrick stayed composed and used just enough strength to restrain him. He reached for a cord and tied Alex’s hands to prevent him from hurting anyone else.
But just when things seemed under control, Mia’s expression darkened as she picked up the knife and raised it, ready to stab Alex in a fit of rage. Patrick blocked Mia, his bare hands catching the blade directly.
Even then, Patrick stayed calm. He gently took the knife from Mia’s hand and started wrapping his bleeding hand with a handkerchief, which Mia grabbed from him, wanting to be the one to bandage his wound herself. As Mia carefully wrapped the handkerchief around Patrick’s injured hand, she started asking strange, almost eerie questions, saying how the world is full of bad people, so maybe it makes sense that there are crazy heroes who show up to stop them. Then she asked if he thinks she's the bad guy or the crazy hero.
Patrick bluntly replied, "Wala," and then said that she's just the kind of person who does whatever she pleases.
Catch “It’s Okay To Not Be Okay” on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live (KOL), A2Z, and TV5, weeknights at 8:45 PM. Watch it in advance on Netflix and iWant.