Recipes for Love and Murder (2022) s01e03 Episode Script

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Previously on
Recipes for Love and Murder
Tannie Maria, the public eagerly
await your advice.
I have a lot of
happy hours with my friend,
when he is out.
She gave me the ducks.
The ducks were the first thing
that I've ever loved
in a completely pure way.
You bastard!
Fucking kill you, you bastard!
If you are with a man
who abuses you,
you should leave him.
What's that there?
Just a mutton curry recipe
I want to try.
If I kill him in self-defence of
her, how long will I go to jail?
What's my surname doing there?
I thought it'd look more
professional, Maria Purvis.
No, no, no. I'm-I'm just,
I'm Tannie Maria.
That's all. Take it down!
Dear Maria.
It's so wonderful
to have a picture of you
in my head.
We haven't seen each other
in a very long time.
Her name is Martine Burger.
Her husband is Dirk.
That's my lady with the ducks.
Anna Pretorius,
you need to come with us
and answer questions
regarding the murder
of Martine Burger.
You bloody bitch!
She hated you, you ugly fuck.
- Hey! Hey!
- Look out!
We found a fire poker
with fingerprints
that are being tested right now.
Early medical records indicate
she had sleeping pills
in the system.
How did she die?
I got there too late.
Call a lawyer, please.
I'm surprised the police
let you go, you murderous cow.
You killed Tienie!
You and I should go to
Martine's house
and see the crime scene
for ourselves.
I am in.
Wow! A real Karoo
health breakfast, huh?
Well, after last night up at the
Burger's farm
I deserve every calorie.
Last night?
Don't you mean Tuesday night?
I know what I mean, Lucille.
Do you want a bag?
I'm going to ask for a raise.
Because nobody should
ever be exposed to
that much crime and brutality
on the job.
You're in a police officer.
I thought the job must be
so exciting.
But what happened last night?
Was it Dirk?
- I know it was Dirk.
- Do you want to know something?
- Absolutely.
- Come here.
Once the smell
of a dead human body
gets inside of your nose, know,
you can never get it out again.
Thanks, Lucy. Stay safe.
Okay.
Let's try this again.
So last night
you and your colleague illegally
entered a crime scene.
Well, when you put it
like that, yes.
But we weren't trying to mess
with the crime scene
or anything, it was just,
I owed it to Martine.
She came to me.
I know you told us to
stay out of it,
but Martine reached out to us.
She asked me for help.
- Hi, Tannie M.
- Hello.
You ready?
- Supplies for the mission?
- Yes.
No, no, no. Please, don't need
to tell me about your food.
I'm just, I'm just trying to
remember all the details.
- I'm just getting my head
- The Burger's house.
Tell me about that.
It was like Martine had
been plucked from the kitchen,
but it had stayed untouched.
Looks like Dirk hasn't been
back here since Martine died.
Since he murdered her, you mean.
Should I get rid of the
old fruit, maybe the milk
Don't touch anything!
Oh.
Oh.
Maria!
Definitely pomegranate juice.
- You licked the counter?
- Well, I needed to be sure.
So if your DNA turns up
on the scene
Well, you know how it got there.
Have you seen my daughter
recently?
Because she didn't come home
last night.
She wasn't with me.
I mean, she-she was,
a-at the crime scene, but
- Crime scene?!
- It was all work.
- She's totally fine.
- Ay! My word.
I can't with that girl.
I had to cancel a blody shift
last night
because she was working late.
- I'm sorry, ma'am.
- And you?
Are you a good man,
Regardt Snyman?
I know you have intentions
with my daughter.
I've got eyes in my head.
Ah, hi. Uh, Piet
And now, Charlene, you are still
waiting for the detective?
Let me go sort him out
for you quickly.
Thanks, Piet.
There was milk, two percent
total waste of time
if you ask me.
There was a can of chickpeas.
I definitely saw some instant
coffee, and in the
Knock, knock.
Are you done here, detective?
Not quite yet.
Hello, Piet.
Thank goodness it's you.
Have you found my
Veldskoen's yet?
The second we get a lead on
that, I'll let you know.
Thank you.
It's sort of distressing
knowing that
a killer has your shoes.
Oddly enough, our priority is
not your footwear.
Okay.
I'll let you carry on then.
They shot twice.
Oh, my God!
It was pickle juice.
Do you lick everything?
Okay, fine.
Pickles, your friend is fine.
Did you actually see the murder
take place?
That poor, poor man.
- Righto.
- Ma, are you okay?
- Are the kids okay?
- Yes, everything's fine.
I'm just here on
hospital business.
I'm fine, by the way.
In case you wondered.
We'll talk about it later.
I am glad you're safe, Jessica.
We didn't see him die.
I wish we had, we might have
seen the murderer too.
That's not a thing you want to
live with.
Seeing someone get killed.
It stays with you.
Okay. Pickles
your friend, and then what?
We thought we heard the car
drive away
after a minute or two.
Well, that's when we saw him.
Lawrence, the gardener
dead.
We have to find the killer!
First Martine, and now Lawrence.
And we need to find my shoes,
I don't, I don't understand
why the killer took our shoes.
Probably to identify
and eliminate witnesses.
Oh, I'm sorry.
Um, I shouldn't have said that.
I know you've gone through
a lot.
I just can't stop thinking
about Grace.
And the terrible,
terrible sound she made.
I was there for that bit.
Oh, yes. Sorry.
Of course you were.
I just can't get her
out of my head. The pain.
Finding your child like that.
Um, that's everything.
That's all.
Well, if there's anything,
you call me.
Um, uh, um
- Detective.
- Yes?
After the shooting
in the guesthouse,
Dirk was still in hospital
last night, so he
I've already asked you
and your friend
to keep out of police business.
ANd I'm going to ask that
neither of you leave town,
since you were present
at the night of murder.
We have to treat you
like suspects.
But not real suspects, though
just protocol ones. Martine
Deserves a thorough,
professional
investigation into her death.
So does Lawrence Khubeka.
And that is my job, not yours.
Gordon!
Breakfast.
I told you she wouldn't write.
Okay, I have to get to work,
so you're gonna have
to take the report.
Okay.
It's a little sensitive,
which is why
I thought the detective,
but, yeah.
Pill boxes and bottles have been
going missing at work.
And do you think someone at the
hospital is an addict?
No, they're empty
pill bottles and boxes.
Why would anyone bother
with those?
Exactly.
At first I thought it's nothing,
but then I started to worry,
that somebody maybe using
the empty pill bottles
and boxes to make
fake pills look real
or something.
I can take your statement,
Ms. September, but
I don't the police force
will be able
to allocate the right resource
Of course, the murders.
Especially two murders.
But I would've felt weird
saying nothing, so
- I'll investigate for you.
- No, Jessie.
I don't want that
story in your newspaper.
People won't bother to read
past the headlines.
They'll think
we're stealing meds.
No, not for the paper.
To put your mind at ease, ma.
Hm.
Bye.
I can assure you that mentioning
poor Mrs. Burger's job
at the Koop was purely
accurate journalism,
and not an attempt by the writer
to make shoppers
think about death
while queing to pay
for their wors.
You may by all means
raise your concerns
with other members
of the community.
Good bye.
Oh, girls! You're safe!
Come, come, come, come.
Oh!
When I heard the news
Oh, that poor man.
Yeah, it was awful.
But now that you've got all
this amateur detective stuff
out of your system,
maybe we can, in fact,
focus on work.
Absolutely, Hattie.
From now on, I'm going to be
Tannie Maria, nothing else.
I'll put the kettle on.
And I'll focus on work too.
Jess the journalist, delivering
words on time and on word count.
Excellent!
I should now pop down
to the hospital.
- No, but
- For work. It's for work.
A human interest story.
This town needs human interest,
Hatts?
Fine. Go.
But it'd better make me cry
in a good way.
I promise it will.
Dear, Tannie Maria.
I've got a terrible secret.
I mean, you are not gonna think
it's a big deal, but
I'm worried my fiancee
is gonna leave me
if I tell her the truth.
Okay.
- Your favourite again.
- Mmm!
Mmm.
Pop!
Oh.
Oh.
The thing is
despite what most people
might think about me,
I can't actually cook.
I read some of your
"Tannie M. Basics"
in some old copies
of the Gazette,
and, I mean, don't get me wrong,
I am nailing boiled eggs.
But I mean, now that I can
do this with one hand
tied behind my back,
how do I up my game?
- Your turn.
- Oh, yes, please.
- Oh! So good.
- Mm-hm.
Please. I don't have the courage
to tell her yet.
Yours, Eggmaster.
Oh, yeah
I'm going to leave your
coffee here for ya.
Oh, thanks.
Where're you off to, Maria?
Bacon! It's perfect, Hattie.
It's just perfect.
You bring it home, you see.
Alone again. Lucky me.
When did you notice it first?
About three weeks ago.
The bottles started
going missing.
- Where're they kept?
- In the pharmacy.
But also some at
each nurses station.
I think those were the ones
I noticed first.
Dr. Visagie told me
it was nothing to worry about.
He was almost cross that
I said anything.
Now sister won't let it go.
Dirty bitch!
Dirk Burger?
Listen, I shouldn't say
everything,
but if you ask me, that man
killed his wife, no question.
- So that why you're here, Jess?
- No, ma.
I was asking about the pill
Yes, she asked about
the pill bottles.
But then we heard Dirk, and
You better get back to
your patients now.
Yes, thank you.
Can you show me where you keep
the pill bottles,
and any samples you might have?
There's a bunch up
in the trees ♪
Know how beautiful they are ♪
If the mountains
and the sea ♪
Know how magical they are ♪
Are you trying something
a little different
for your next recipe column,
Tannie Maria?
- I'm a big fan.
- Oh, well, Thank you.
- It's not a recipe column
- It's advice for life.
I know, yes.
And you're so good at it, eh?
You just tell it like it is.
I'm the same.
I don't beat around the bush.
I told Cheryl Cheryl.
Cheryl, tell her how I told you
about your husband.
I told her that her husband
was cheating on her
for two months before she caught
him with her sister.
But now, Tannie Maria,
who needs vegan advice though?
Oh, actually, it's not for a
column, I just wanted to
do something nice
for some vegan kids.
That poor little
Seventh-day children. Tsk.
Martine, God rest her soul,
she was very fond
of the poor things, eh?
How long did Martine
work here for?
Oh. For as long as
I've been here.
Martine was just like part of
the furniture here at the Koop.
You hardly even noticed her.
Shame.
- Have a lovely day, eh?
- Thank you. You too.
Cheryl, we'll serve a vegan
Oh!
- Oh.
- Oh, Tannie Maria?
How lovely to see you again.
How're things going
at the Gazette?
It was being a wee bit
difficult actually,
with everything that's,
you know?
And Hattie?
How's she doing these days?
Last time I saw her
she was alright.
You could always ask her
yourself next time you call?
Yes. I mean, yes. Yes, good.
Good.
You need to say it ♪
I will love you ♪
I will love you ♪
You need to say it ♪
I will love you ♪
I will love you ♪
You need to say it ♪
I will love you ♪
I will love you ♪
You need to say it ♪
I will love you ♪
Ahh yeah ♪♪
If you want to know
what's on my mind, Morag
it's pomegranates.
They're not that common.
Mmm.
Mmm. Taste a wee bit of this.
Peaches, apricots, plums,
you can't escape them, but
pomegranate?
Needs a sunny spot,
out of the wind.
Greenhouse would be perfect,
of course.
Ooh!
Piss off, you great walloper!
Baah! Why, you little fool?!
Oh, you little Go!
Oh! Shoo! Baah!
Something bites.
Hi, ma.
Ma?
Sorry, Jess.
One of my patient's
has gotten to me a little bit.
A little boy has got cancer.
Ashwin.
Tell me.
His parents are on a farm
all the way in Bonnievale,
so they only get to
visit him weekends.
That must be awful for them.
Shame, and
little boy is so lonely.
I keep imagining
what if it were Riley
sick and all alone like that.
I'm sorry about
the other day, ma.
And last night when I didn't
come home like you asked.
I know it's a lot.
I know when your father left,
even before
I asked a lot of you.
You were always so grown up.
I don't always feel
very grown up.
Your dreams are so very big,
and far away.
I worry about you too.
Hi.
Hi.
My mom said there's a cool kid
here that she loves to visit
'cause he always makes her
feel better, is that you?
I think it must be me.
I'm the only kid around.
Well, it must be my
lucky day then.
- I'm Jess.
- I'm Ashwin.
How long you've been here?
At least four Tuesdays.
They serve me fish on Tuesdays.
- I hate fish.
- Well, that sucks.
I like your drawings.
- Are you an architect?
- Mm-hm.
I'm designing houses for me
my mom and my dad.
Cool.
There's nothing in there.
Dear Eggmaster.
I'm so glad you're ready to take
things to the next level,
which I don't know how to say
this any plainer,
should be telling your fiancee
the truth.
Hello.
But if you want to do
that with a bang,
fine, we'll do it with a bang.
We're going to make the best
comfort food I know.
I can use lots of
different fruits,
but I like to use kumquats.
It's such a pleasing word,
isn't it, kumquat.
Let the fruit soak for
ten minutes,
to remove any impurities.
Don't go at them,
they are not ready.
Just like all of us,
kumquats have them too.
Now, bear with me. But
before you start, you'll want to
put a plate in the freezer.
Get some water, sugar, cinnamon
and cardamom
boiling on the stove.
You've already nailed boiling,
so this bit's easy.
Add your kumquats when your
syrup starts to bubble.
Ugh! Yes!
Ashwin!
I solved the case of
the missing pill bottles.
Oh, that's lovely.
So creative!
You'll be smelling that
marmaladey goodness now,
and you'll want to get
the bacon on.
Make sure you have bread handy.
Can't imagine you'll
be baking your own.
I made these the other night
for a friend,
when we needed a bit of courage,
and, well, they did the job,
I can tell you.
Now, grab that plate.
Babe, are you coming?
Coming!
I'm struggling with
this piece of parrot.
You'll know it's ready
when you pull your finger
through a spoon of jam
and it makes wrinkles,
like Father Christmas' forehead.
Okay.
This is your sandwich.
Wow!
This is amazing!
You didn't want a egg rather.
Oh, wow! Ah!
Mmm!
Mmm.
- Wow, babes.
- Mm.
This is mine. Thank you.
Get off!
They are my vegetables.
They're not yours. Go!
Shoo! Get out of..
My vegetables! Go!
You are not afraid of anything,
are you?
Yeah?
I come in a matter of
missing property.
Piet, I don't have time
for this.
I'm in the middle of a murder
investigation right now.
Maria left a tupperware
of sandwiches
for me and Regardt,
and it's vanished.
I don't know what you're
talking about.
Bacon and marmalade.
Final autopsy for Martine
in yet?
Cause of death confirmed.
There's-there's sleeping pills
in her pomegranate juice,
and then the blow to the back of
the head is what killed her.
So, now, where we at with
Martine's bank accounts
and cellphone tracking?
The bank account is
being processed.
The cellphone tracking request
has been authorised.
We're waiting for information
from her service provider,
and a couple of uniforms are out
interviewing Lawrences'
contacts now, sir.
So
Maria's making you
sandwiches now?
Aren't I lucky?
You know, the last time I was
working on a murder case,
it was gang related,
in Diepkloof.
Those people were threatening
to kill us, our children,
and none of the aunties
were making my cops
sandwiches on the side.
Well, when I'm in charge here
some day
citizens are gonna take turns
making me sandwiches.
I'll make it a rule.
- Let me get this.
- Okay.
I'll let you know when the phone
records come in.
Okay.
Hey, lollipop.
You must tell me everything.
Did you get your marks back yet?
Hi, Matt. It's Hattie.
I was wondering if you were
free this evening
and interested in an ice-cream?
Shall we say 8:00?
I'll see you then.
Bye.
Bye.
Bye.
Oh.
Mr. Van Wyk.
I don't remember a meeting?
Well, we're not at the business
council now.
You can call me Cornel.
Hello, Cornel.
Oh!
Oh, shoo!
It's been a long time
since I've seen you, Hattie.
I saw you yesterday at the Koop,
and the day before
at the meeting at Marius'.
Yeah, but not like that.
Cornel, I told you
that can't happen anymore.
But, but we had fun together.
Sure, we did have fun.
So?
Look, there is a Koop
franchisee weekend
at the West Coast this month.
- I'm winning a regional award.
- Oh.
I'm sure you'll have
a lovely weekend.
Come on, Hattie.
Think about it. I'll
I'll bring a bottle of the
best wine, hm?
The cellar stuff.
I'll even throw in an
aromatherapy massage.
I'll see you at the meeting.
Okay. Look,
I'm not going to force it.
Just think about it.
- Cornel.
- Hmm?
We could meet to discuss
your advertising plans
for the next few issues.
Oh.
Coffee in a couple of days?
Such a lovely shirt
that you are wearing.
- Hattie
- Turn around.
- Yeah. Yes.
- And again.
- It is nice. Thank you.
- It's a lovely shirt.
- You should wear it more often.
- I wear it twice a week.
It's been a hectic few days,
no mistake.
I miss my shoes, Morag.
And I know they aren't
as important as
people's lives, but
it made me happy.
What is it?
Where're you going?
Mmm. The Koop, here.
Last night.
How many gold 4x4s
are there in this town?
No, I don't know either.
I'm sorry for this tragedy.
Thank you.
Lawrence came to the station
the day he died.
I know.
Can you tell me
what he told you?
It should be there
in his statement.
You know, sometimes
a man doesn't tell
the police everything he knows.
He was scared to come to you.
Nothing good comes of
speaking to the police.
Yeah, I can understand that.
He was out walking
late at night
the night Martine was killed.
Had he heard something?
Was he meeting someone?
He often walked late at night.
His mind was always busy
with plans.
He saw the lights turned on
at the farmhouse, and then
suddenly they were off.
And
then, headlights.
A vehicle was leaving the farm.
Did he notice what vehicle?
I think he thought it was
Mr. Dirk's car.
But he wasn't sure,
or he didn't tell me.
But it was in a rush,
a crazy rush,
like it was racing away
from something.
Did the driver see him?
What if a son doesn't tell
the police
or his mother
everything he knows?
And now he's dead.
What happens then?
- Hey.
- Hey.
I'm going to make you
pay for her death!
I'd like to see you try.
Hey.
Luckily, they're someone else's
problem for night shif, ah.
I promised I's stay out
of the investigation.
And Hattie needs me
more focused with work.
What about you?
What do you wanna do about it?
You're just lovely.
Okay.
Ay-ya-ya!
Oh, yes!
Oh, yes!
Just harder.
A little bit harder.
I like it. That was hard.
Yes! Yes!
Oh, yeah!
Yeah, yeah, that's the spot,
that's the spot.
So, yes, ever since I got
the exercise bike at home
I've been able to double
my distances each day.
And I've started a leg day
routine,
eight sets of barbell squats,
three sets of dumbell lunges,
alternating legs.
Okay, that's enough of foot.
Let's do the
shoulders.
And, read that to me, Stefan.
It's Matt.
Read that for me, Matt.
Coming for a drink?
No, thank you.
I'm busy here.
Come on.
Don't be such a loner.
Regardt is coming too.
You trying to make me
a nice guy?
It's a work in progress.
Come. Come on.
"Ashwin says he's inspired by
his uncle, who built
his grandma's house himself."
"He thinks everyone deserves
a well built home,
that also looks friendly."
"Undoubtedly, an artist to
look out for in the future."
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
Aren't you going to come around
and open the door
for me like a gentleman?
Did you know my dad used to
drink here?
Yeah, him and every other cop
in this town.
Hey, barman.
Brandy for the detective.
It's just that
makes me emotional, you know,
to think of how I'm doing
all the things he used to do.
You know he used to be a cop.
Now, I'm a cop and
he used to drink here
and now I drink here.
He married the woman of
his dreams
and I'm going to marry Jessie.
She doesn't know it yet, but,
but I will,
I'm, I'm going to marry her.
It's best to ask her first, bro.
I just wish I'd known my father
better, you know.
He would have been excited to
see you in charge here, boss.
He always told me
black cops were good people.
Cheers. Cheers!
- Cheers! Cheers!
- Cheers!
Cheers for being black.
You remind me of my father
quite a lot.
- A-and you too, Piet.
- Me?
Yeah. You know, 'cause
you're both really old like him.
I'm just, I'm kidding. No.
No, listen, you, seriously
you're both heroes.
- We're just cops, Regardt.
- No.
No, I mean, you in particular,
detective.
You know, coming here,
starting a new home for
yourself, that-that's tough.
I don't know
if I'll call it a home.
I won't let you down ♪
- Tannie M.
- Yes, Jessie?
You remember we both
promised Hattie
we were done investigating?
Yes, that was this morning.
I've changed my mind.
I know I thought it was Dirk,
but he was in hospital
when Lawrence died.
We owe it to Martine,
to Lawrence,
to Lawrences' mother Grace.
I keep seeing her face
when she saw Lawrences' body.
We owe it to them, Maria.
- You're right.
- I am?
I mean, yes.
I am.
I know I can do
a proper investigation.
And you know what, Maria?
You're really smart too.
Thank you, Jessie.
I did know that.
Woah, woah, woah,
you're not leaving.
No, I'm, I'm gonna sing a song.
I didn't know this's
karaoke night.
Every night is a karaoke night
if you're Regardt.
Listen, when I start singing,
please phone me, okay?
I wanna send it to Jessie.
- Yeah, sure.
- Promise, huh?
Of course, yes, of course.
So, what happen to
Regardt's dad?
- Did he retire?
- Nah.
- He killed himself.
- Oh.
When Regardt was
still a teenager.
You know, he was the one
who discovered his dad.
Oy, that's terrible.
He could have gone
either way, that boy.
His younger brother, he's on
drugs now, in and out of rehab.
But Regardt
he does this.
Righto. Everyone,
if you don't mind,
I'm gonna,
gonna sing a little song.
This one goes out to someone
very special to me and
her name is Jessie.
She's never going to reply.
I still think the pomegranate
juice has to mean something.
Hm.
She came home from the Koop,
she didn't even have time
to unpack, she had the juice
- Martine and her murderer.
- Probably, yes.
But there was no pomegranate
juice anywhere in the house,
and there was none
in the shopping.
So, either the killer
brought the juice
Or took it away with him.
But why would you do that?
Fingerprints!
Incriminating evidence.
And why would Lawrence agree
to meet him there?
Sounded like he knew him.
Unless it was Dirk.
Could he have slipped out of
the hospital somehow?