Brave and Beautiful

Cesur crashes into Suhan's life saving her from a near death accident with her horse. He goes on to settle in Korludag, in a neighbouring estate despite resistance from Suhan's father, Tahsin Korludag.

Fire is set to Cesur's house while Tahsin Korludag is visiting him. Cesur saves Tahsin and Tahsin repays him by hosting him in his own estate and getting the whole family to look after Cesur's wounds and well being. Cahide finds out the identity of the arsonist to be Bulant and enlists him in her own plans. Suhan takes on Cesur's care but is also trying to find his true identity. Cahide's fake pregnancy is almost revealed due to an accident in the bathroom.

Suhan finds out more about Cesur's life and past. Cahide scrambles to cover up her lies. Korhan has been an accidental witness of a dark episode in his father's life and he has been keeping it from everyone. Banu is jealous of the relationship developing between Cesur and Suhan.

Cesur advises Suhan's family to invest in a stock opportunity but they do not and end up regretting it. Suhan's family investigates Cesur. Paintings are stolen from Suhan's house. Suhan's trust in Cesur is waning . Kemal and Şirin decide to get married. Tahsin's partner, Adalat, visits her old orphanage supervisor at a care centre which happens to be where Cesur's mother, Fu, is also residing at this time. Cesur accidentally enters the room of the ailing orphanage supervisor. Later when the old woman is found dead, Cesur becomes concerned for his own mother's wellbeing at the centre.

Suhan is feeling growing suspicion that his father in involved in much wrongdoing. Cahide manages to continue the pregnancy charade and reveal the baby to be a boy. We become privy to Adalat's memories: at the age of sixteen, in reaction to abuse from her orphanage director and with the help of Tahsin Korludag, Adalat ends up killing the corrupt orphanage director as well as Cesur's father, Hasan Karahasanoglu who arrives at the scene accidentally on the same night.

Kemal and Şirin get married. Cesur brings her mother, who is in early stages of Alzheimer, to his house. Fu is lost and discovered accidentally by Tahsin. Tahsin returns her to Cesur who fires all of Fu's caretakers at home. Fu reacts to a mention of Tahsin Korludag's name with fear and calls him a murderer. Suhan overhears her dad discussing a past event with the police commissioner which further confirms her doubts about him. Suhan and Korhan vote against their father at the Board meeting and team up with Cesur and Mihriban, raising their father's ire. Bulant chooses the opportunistic course of taking Tahsin's side.

Tahsin marries Adalat to spite his children. Mihirban meets Cesur's mother. Cesur inquires about his dad's army friends. Tahsin persuades Suhan to accept his marriage and Adalat's presence in their home. Suhan finds out that Cesur has faked the Alemdaroglu graves and she also finds the grave of Hasan Karahasanoglu which she is trying to connect to Cesur. Cesur is shot when he responds to a purported text from Suhan asking for his assistance.

Suhan realizes that Cesur is Hasan Karahasanoglu's son and confronts him with the truth. Cesur owns up to it but insists that he never lied to her but only held back some things.

Tahsin sets up charges of fraud against Cesur. Tahsin Korludag and everyone else discover the real identity of Cesur. Salih is charged by Tahsin to get rid of Cesur so he tampers with Cesur's car . Cesur and Suhan have a serious car accident.

Tahsin finds out that Suhan is with Cesur and tries to prevent her from getting on his car. Suhan realizes that Cesur has been right about her father's role in tampering with the car. Şirin sees a video of Cesur discussing with Rifat the details of his plan to get back at Tahsin Korludag for the murder of his father and his intentions about Suhan. Suhan is kidnapped by Tahsin's men and Cesur is framed, but Cesur manages to reveal the truth to Suhan. Mad at her father, Suhan proposes to Cesur, aligning herself with Cesur's plans.

Suhan and Cesur get married.

After wedding night, Suhan once more begins to have doubts about Cesur. Adalet's brother, Riza, writes a letter to Cesur. Adalet informs Tahsin who manages to intercept it. But Cesur soon realizes and begins to investigate who would want to contact him from prison.

Suhan is torn between Cesur and his father. Korhan is shocked to see Cahide meet Hulya but the two women continue to carry their charade with more lies and try to pin things on Cesur. Tahsin tries to create doubts among the Korludag community about Cesur by getting masked men break the windows of Adalat and Suhan's stores in the town centre. Suhan's birthday is on Valentine's Day. Cesur prepares a romantic surprise for her. Fu and the happy family at Alamdaroglu estate also prepare for the birthday. Cesur learns about Riza. Rifat is badly injured while following Riza in the course of a prison transfer.

Riza escapes and a new prosecutor is appointed who begins investigating the matter. He prevents Tahsin and Adalet from going abroad. Tahsin is questioned on his involvement in Riza's escape. At the Alemdaroglu estate, Suhan's birthday is celebrated. Rifat's son Can confronts Tahsin with a gun in reaction to his father's serious condition in the hospital. Cesur stops Can. Tahsin tries to implicate Cesur in Riza's escape but the prosecutor is not convinced. The prison guard remembers the writing in Riza's letter which makes Cesur demand exhumation of his dad's remains.

Tahsin is arrested on suspicion of facilitating Riza's escape. Suhan is upset about her father's arrest. Cahide steals a letter written by Cesur's father in the possession of Korhan. Cesur and Suhan fight over Tahsin. Adalat convinces retired officer Mutlu to clear Tahsin from all charges with his testimony. Tahsin is released. Hulya places a bug in the prosecutor's laptop. Cesur is informed about the letter and asks Suhan to get it from Cahide and Korhan and read it. He promises to take back his demand for exhumation of his dad's remains if she believes there is no reason after reading the whole letter. Suhan reads it and tells him to go ahead. Hassan's body is exhumed and proved that he was shot. Cahide discovers that she is in fact pregnant.

Cesur presses for an investigation into his father's death. Sühan is again caught between two fronts on the battlefield. Rıza, who is guiding Cesur from afar, is impatiently waiting for him to take revenge on Tahsin. Despite all the hostilities, Sühan and Cesur's love grows stronger. Cesur has managed to separate his love for Sühan from his hatred for Tahsin Korludağ. Alone in Istanbul, they leave the Korludag pressures, and become just Sühan and Cesur in love. But Riza's trap for Tahsin will tear everyone apart.

Cesur returns from a long absence, a different man after witnessing his mother's death. His testimony leads to Tahsin's release but Cesur kidnaps Tahsin right away to extract the truth from him by force. But events backfire and lead to the couple's separation.

Tahsin is suspicious of Adalat. Korhan reveals his knowledge of the night Cesur's father was killed. As all eyes once again turn onto Tahsin, Adalat's unexpected move turns the tables.

Adalat's confession leads to Riza's release. Riza makes plans with Salih to use Cesur for their revenge on Tahsin. Riza finds refuge with Cesur. Cesur takes him in but remains hesitant about his intentions. Riza takes a bullet for Cesur to gain his trust. Korhan learns of Cahide's lies. Cesur tries to dissuade Suhan from getting a divorce. Who will prevail?

Suhan and Cesur are divorced. Cesur installs a camera in Tahsin's house. Korhan's woes bring Suhan and Cesur together for his rescue. Korhan moves into Cesur's house. Cesur coerces Tahsin into signing over the Company to him and Korhan. Suhan finds out her ties to Cesur have not been severed by the divorce.

Suhan hides her pregnancy. Hulya finds a way to move in with the Korludag family. Shirin discovers ties between her father, Salih and Riza. Riza fails Cesur's test and is thrown out of his household. Tahsin opens a new company engaging Bulant's illicit cooperation. Suhan considers abortion.

Cesur is heartbroken by Suhan's actions but the new discoveries regarding Fu's death brings them together again in pursuit of clues. As soon as Cesur discovers Salih's connection to the chain of events, another death stalls the investigations.

Cesur is framed for Salih's death but he escapes to prove his innocence. Suhan assists him to find the witness. Tahsin has to bow to Riza to cover his own mess. Suhan discovers a CD proving Salih's connection to Fu's murder. Sirin testifies regarding ties between her father and Riza.

The witness's testimony lands Tahsin in jail. He passes out and the doctor informs Suhan that her father is terminally ill. She keeps the news from her father but shares it with Cesur. Cesur consoles her. Riza manipulates Tahsin in giving him the hotel which shocks everyone. Riza kills his accomplice to cover his tracks. Suhan sees video of her father killing Salih and feels forced to keep it quiet because of her father's illness. Will she be able to hide it from Cesur?

Cesur kidnaps Riza to force a confession out of him. Suhan finds herself forced to help Riza escape. Cesur is shocked but determined to find out what is Riza's holds over Suhan. Adalat escapes from prison when she hears Tahsin is terminally ill. Cahide finds out Bulant is Tahsin's mole in the company. Mihriban decides to run for mayor against candidates supported by Tahsin. Adalat confronts her brother.

Adalat is missing. Suhan tells Korhan about Tahsin's illness. Korhan's attempts to build the bridges with his father do not work. Riza is intent on getting closer to Suhan by threatening her father. Cesur finds evidence of Tahsin killing Salih but accepts Suhan's pleas of not handing it over to the police. Suhan realizes his father has been lying to her and gives the evidence to Sirin. She then reveals to Cesur that she has not terminated her pregnancy.

Suhan moves in with Cesur but wants assurances that he will leave investigation of his mother's death to the law. Tahsin gets Riza to take care of stealing the CD from Şirin. Cahide reveals Bulent's role in setting fire to Cesur's home. Banu breaks up with Bulent. Suhan accepts Cesur's proposal. But when Tahsin incites Cesur to kill Riza, Suhan prepares to leave Cesur again.

Reyhan stabs Tahsin. Cesur donates blood to save Tahsin. Tahsin loses partial memory and does not remember recent events including Cesur. Suhan and Cesur move to the Korludag estate with Korhan and Cahide to prevent Tahsin from shock. Can Cesur and Suhan assist the prosecutor locate Adalat's remains?

Reza escapes from prison. Suhan wants Cesur to leave the matter with the police and continue with their wedding plans. Hulya tries to recover his son and realizes Touran is in cahoots with Bulant. Riza is planning his escape from the country but not before taking his revenge from Cesur. He briefly kidnaps Bulant, Cahide and Hulya separately to coerce them into destroying the wedding by causing Suhan's miscarriage. Tahsin discovers Cesur's true identity and quarrels with Suhan over the marriage. The wedding falls apart. Will the baby survive?

Suhan and baby are saved. Cesur snaps at Tahsin and reveals some more truths about his past wrongdoings. Tahsin walks off and is later discovered to be lost. Suhan pleads with Cesur to find her father. Cesur finds Tahsin in shock sitting at the cliff. The police declare Riza dead in an accident aboard a ship on fire. Cesur is not convinced since they have not recovered the body. He begins his own investigation. Mihirban wins the election. Suhan's test results reveal she has been poisoned. The three kidnappees are discovered and questioned. They all deny going through with the poisoning. The poison bottle is planted in Cahide's purse so she ends up in prison. The actual perpetrator has drawn no suspicion. Cesur organizes a surprise wedding and Mihriban marries the couple in a beautiful ceremony. But hostile eyes are peeking on the newlyweds!

Cesur and Suhan are on honeymoon. Tahsin has found out about Adalet's death and is heartbroken. Cahide is languishing in prison. Riza is seen and police try to find him. Banu is forced to help Riza and found out by Cesur. Cesur sets trap for Riza. Korhan's daughter is born as he realizes Cahide is not the one who poisoned his sister. Riza turns the tables, shoots Korhan and kidnaps Suhan.

Korhan dies but does not leave Cahide. Cesur is distraught and speaks to the media offering a reward for any information about Riza. Suhan's rescue comes at a price. She falls into coma. Riza is arrested but committed to a mental hospital. Cesur does not buy his act. Doctors want to terminate Suhan's pregnancy to save her. Cesur refuses and continues at her bedside while she dreams of a more sunny love story with Cesur. Tahsin pleads with Cesur to involve him in his plans for Riza. Tahsin prevents Cesur from killing Riza and instead kills Riza and himself. Going into labour pulls Suhan out of coma.