A local priest is murdered over a long-lost ancient cross, the cross which Magellan held in his hand the day he was killed by Lapu-Lapu in the Battle of Mactan.

When Alex's friend from the local gym is found murdered, Alex investigates and discovers his friend was involved in an underground badminton competition; Alex and Ernesto must go undercover as badminton players to solve the murder.

Alex befriends a boat mechanic wrongfully accused of murder in a remote fishing village; along with Kai and Ernesto, unravels an international smuggling operation.

When Alex temporarily moves in with Ernesto, he is drawn into a family drama that transcends generations, spans decades, and proves that the past is never dead, it is not even past.

Alex's ex-wife shows up with her new fiancé asking Alex to sign their divorce papers; however, when the fiancé is mistaken for Alex and kidnapped by an old enemy, Alex finds himself racing to rescue the man.

During the traditional Ghost Month in the Philippines, Alex seems to be visited by the spirit of a dead man, wrongly accused of a crime, who seeks justice from the afterlife.