Shanty Town (2023) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
1
Hello!
Who is there?
Who are you?
Who is there?
What is this?
Who is there?
Oh good.
You're awake.
I was wondering
how long it was going to take you.
My resources
assured me that you're a real man.
I was beginning to doubt you.
This is a woman.
Are you a woman?
You're a woman and you did this to me?
- You are dead, I swear.
- Mr. Scar.
Or,
Aboderin.
Which do you prefer?
I swear, if I get you
God.
You just take off this handcuff.
Or what?
I swear I will mess you up.
The kind of beating your father
never handed you.
- My father?
- Your father is crazy!
You are mad.
If I get hold of you,
I'll put my dick in your ass
and it'll come out of your mouth.
I'll show you who Scar is.
You are crazy.
Danger reveals
the true side of a man, Mr Scar.
It shows the extremely witty, resourceful
ideas under your sleeves guy, or
It reveals
the foolish
talentless side
of a man that does not have an idea
of the shitstorm they ventured in.
Please. Please, Your Excellency.
Mama, I swear I didn't know it was you.
Please don't be upset.
Don't be upset.
I'm sorry.
I was gonna invite you to dinner
but,
now I see you are full of yourself.
I made a mistake, I swear.
Take pity on me. Forgive me, Mama.
Please I'm sorry, Ma.
I'm sorry.
What is your impetus,
Scar?
Is it those girls that suck you
while you're busy fingering the others?
Or is it chief Fernandez
who allows you
to run his illegal ventures?
Which one is it?
I bet
he wants you to drop some of them
and if you don't,
he will drop you like a bat.
How do you know all this?
Scar.
Oh Scar!
I'd like to share a story with you.
You see, when I was a little girl,
I wanted to be a dancer.
I would watch
Fela Anikulapo and the kalakuta Queens.
The way they dance, so sensual!
And they were powerful women.
Their dance was fantastic.
I wanted to be them.
But I didn't know their names.
Scar.
I wanted to be the women
that I didn't know their names.
All I wanted,
was to smoke with them.
Pot.
And dance with them.
And fuck them.
But I didn't know their names.
All I want now,
is for my name to be known.
And you're going to help me.
Yes?
Yes.
He said, yes.
Chief Fernandez wants to be governor.
He's my rival.
He's a very powerful man,
I concede.
But I am a very dangerous woman, Scar.
I'll give you anything.
Whatever he promised you,
a turf in Eko?
I'll triple it, with extra.
Chief promised me a lot of things in Eko.
I know.
A lot of things
were promised to me by Chief.
I know.
What did Chief do to you?
Who is that?
Let me see your face.
Step into the light, let me see your face.
How are you?
Oh, I see. You don't understand Yoruba.
How are you?
I'm
I'm fine, sir.
I can see that.
The Yoruba people say,
"One problem serves
as the basis of a law."
Do you know what that means?
It means I know what to do
because it has happened before.
Do you want to know
what happened before, young lady?
Hmm?
I'll tell you.
So, I had this pleasurable night
with an enthralling damsel.
Very beautiful woman.
I'm sure underneath those clothes, you are
even more beautiful.
But you are nothing
Nothing compared
to this woman I speak so fondly about.
She was like the sun.
Wrapped
with the prettiest
of clothes, like air itself.
She took me to the seventh heaven.
And I stayed there.
I stayed.
For hours.
And then
Boom!
She was gone,
but not with my heart mind you.
She left with my valuables,
loads of my valuables!
Sir please, I'm Femi's friend.
I know.
One of his play things, right?
I need to be sure
that you are not one
of his thieving play things.
Raise the hands up.
I'm really sorry for these intrusions.
I'll give your deep regrets to my son
for you exit.
It's not about what he did, but
but about what he's going to do
and he's capable of it,
if I don't take away his toys.
That information is above your pay grade
and above your mental capacity to fathom.
What do you want me to do for you?
Bingo!
Oh Scar, you're an intelligent man.
See, you go right to business. Okay.
I want Chief Fernandez.
I want you to bring him to me.
I'm sure you can think of something Scar,
right?
Uh?
Great and mighty scar.
I can't just get you Chief.
- Chief's security detail is very tight.
- That's common knowledge.
Look Mama,
if I can't bring you Chief
You know his useless son, Femi?
Me, Scar, I'll bring him here.
I will bring him to you.
I swear.
Look at me, Scar.
Do I look like a fool?
If all it takes was to kidnap Femi,
to get his father's attention,
well, what do I need this meeting for?
Huh?
Wait, is it that you don't
understand Chief Fernandez?
Or you just want to sit here and play
the game of dumb and dumber with me?!
Chief will give up his son in a heartbeat.
if it jeopardizes his political ambition.
Wake up Scar!
He gave you up. Did he not?
He gave you up at the drop of a pant.
When he had his son, you became
the bastard son.
He left you,
in Shanty Town with your mother
to rot in Shanty Town.
Wake up Scar!
Wake up God damn it!
And he's taken away the only food
you've got on the table.
You got me all upset,
and sweating for nothing!
You know what?
This was a bloody waste of my time.
Wait.
Wait.
Do you want Chief's ring?
Ahh
Scar
Oh wait,
Scar!
Now, we're talking.
You know
my girls said you were useless,
but
I said, "No, he's quite useful."
And there you are,
proving me right.
What do you know about Chief's ring?
Chief's ring
Chief's ring is one of its kind.
There's none like it.
That ring is pure gold.
That ring
and the blood of seven virgins,
and seven old women,
is what they use in washing that ring
in Ijesha every year.
Go on Scar.
It is said that,
if you kiss that ring,
Chief will suck your soul.
If Chief wears that ring,
he'll be bulletproof.
He'll be bulletproof.
Nothing happens to Chief.
I tell you.
Do you believe in the powers of this ring?
I might not be able to bring you Chief,
but I'll bring the ring.
That ring will bring Chief right here.
And when Chief gets here,
without protection,
we'll kill him.
Simple.
I swear, Mama.
As simple as that.
I swear.
You got yourself a deal!
Scar!
The keys to your handcuffs.
Release yourself.
Oh and by the way, right by my plate,
is a set of keys
to your brand new car.
It's my girls' way of saying, sorry.
We trashed your car.
Oh yeah, another apology,
uhm,
we killed your men.
Don't do that again.
It was nice doing business with you Scar.
Don't let me down.
Or how do you say it? You illiterates?
Don't let me down, Scar.
Mr. Scar.
Who is that?
It is I.
Mommy T, should I leave?
Who is this person?
Inem!
Mummy T!
- Mummy T!
- Inem!
- Mummy T!
- Inem!
- Is this you?
- It's me, Mommy T.
- I was told you were dead.
- Dead, how?
I did not die, Mommy.
Am I going crazy?
They took me out of the hood
and put me in prison.
- I had to behave myself.
- Is this you?
- How did you do it?
- Same way you taught me.
They let me go. Mommy, I am now free.
I am back in the hood.
Inem.
Living without you in this hood
hasn't been easy for me.
If not for that thing I have,
the one I inherited.
The one your late mother gave you?
- Exactly.
- We all know it, Mommy T.
What would I have done without it?
Do you remember advising me
to stop the covenant
I perform for the girls?
I stopped it.
I no longer do it.
But what I don't understand is that
the girls are too weak to run.
Look at me,
I should be a role model.
My life is over.
What is left? I am done.
No one notices me,
I don't see anyone.
I am very lonely.
I stink.
I stink like a pig.
Mommy T.
Your daughter is here.
Inem is back in the hood.
I cannot be kicked out of the hood.
Now that I am back, Mommy T,
I'll take care of you.
- Hold me.
- Mommy T, I have missed you.
- I can't leave you.
- Don't leave me again.
- I can't leave you.
- Don't leave me.
I won't leave you, I promise.
I am here with you.
Inem.
Let me clean my eyes.
I never thought I'd ever see you again.
Pretty girl.
- Look at you.
- Let go of me.
What is it? What?
- What is wrong?
- Didn't you know where I was?
- Didn't you know?
- Why are you talking like that?
You know how this hustle is.
That's not a place Scar
can just show up to.
Is this the lie you cooked up?
Do you know how
many years it was, Scar?
Scar, it was two years.
I didn't see you for two years.
- What rubbish are you telling me?
- What are you saying?
Didn't you get the messages I sent?
- Did the warden not deliver my messages?
- What dirty message?
When was the last time
you wrote me a letter?
- It's been a while.
- How long?
I said it's been a while.
- Why are you asking silly questions?
- It's not silly.
It's been two years.
Two years, do you understand me?
Seven hundred and thirty days,
and you didn't write me.
Do you understand me?
And two years is a long time.
So don't stand here and tell me nonsense.
You are hot-tempered.
This issue is not that serious.
Relax!
You know I like you.
You like who?
Please excuse me.
Who do you like?
Is your penis your problem?
You have a point.
My penis wants you,
and you want it.
But that's not what I'm talking about,
it's my heart.
My heart wants you.
My heart really wants you.
You know this.
I forgive you
for all the rubbish you just said.
I'll do something else for you.
What are you talking about?
I have some new big boys
on the Island now.
I'll introduce you to them.
Big boys.
You mean the old Alhajis with pot bellies?
Shut up!
I mean big men, not Alhajis.
You have no idea what's going on anymore.
Do you know Otedola?
Tell me, do you know Otedola?
You see?
Do you know Oba Elegushi?
Do you know E-Money?
Do you know Obi Cubana?
You don't know what's going on.
I'm talking about the billion dollar gang.
What happened to your Lekki girls
who have bleached their dark skin so much
that they now look like lanterns?
Why not give them the deal?
Why not use them?
Forget it, it's none of your business.
It seems jail has made you dull.
Have you forgotten that Scar
runs the show?
I do whatever I want.
If I bring you in,
you should take the deal.
I'll let you in on good deals.
In this case,
I won't take 60% from you.
Just 25%.
Fuck you!
Do you hear me? Fuck you.
You must think I'm crazy.
I was only in jail, I didn't run mad.
For you to tell me this rubbish,
am I a fool?
Who are you talking to?
Telling me 25%. You?
You think I don't know you.
I know you too well.
Who are you trying to fool?
You know me too well.
You know me.
You know me yet you came back.
The reason you came back
is why I'm giving you this deal.
You know. Right?
We are from the street.
The street keeps our blood flowing.
That is what you like.
You like the way we control the streets.
Nobody can cross us,
that's what you like.
That's why you came back.
You can't lie to yourself.
You belong to the street.
Right?
We belong to the street.
Concerning what I just told you,
think about it.
If you're interested,
the girls would be ready soon.
Get dressed and go with them.
I have shown you the way.
But if you don't want it,
it's still on the table.
Welcome back.
I want to go and clean up.
I'm in.
Aren't you Scar?
Are you a fool?
Are you becoming soft?
I am Scar.
I am Scar.
Don't be dull, be smart.
King of birds.
No one messes with a lion.
Your mothers!
What is wrong with all of you?
Respect yourself.
I am Scar.
What is wrong with you?
Why did you barge in like a thief?
Do you want to die?
Do you want me to kill you?
Why are you frowning?
What's wrong?
Don't come here with bad energy.
Isn't Jackie's body enough?
You know that's not why I'm here.
We've got an Inem problem.
Tell me,
what will you do about it?
I don't understand you.
You have unresolved issues,
and it should have been settled.
When will you do it?
- I'll end it.
- How, sir?
- When?
- Stop it.
Who are you?
Are you telling me how to run my business?
I can't.
I was just wondering
when you'll handle it.
Is it when she has fucked
all the politicians,
and collected your 25%,
that you'll wake up?
I know what will happen.
I'll start packing my bags
and prepare to leave.
After all, I'm occupying her position.
Baby girl
Baby girl
You know I enjoy you.
You know this.
You know me and Inem have history,
but a lot has happened since then.
You run the show now.
Don't get yourself worked up.
When will you take her out?
Why are you getting worked up?
It's Scar talking to you.
Look, I know what I'm doing.
Look, Inem is past tense.
She knows what's going on.
Your job is to make sure she
goes to the Island with the girls tonight.
That's the main thing.
It's auction night,
things will happen.
You already know.
Hello!
Who is there?
Who are you?
Who is there?
What is this?
Who is there?
Oh good.
You're awake.
I was wondering
how long it was going to take you.
My resources
assured me that you're a real man.
I was beginning to doubt you.
This is a woman.
Are you a woman?
You're a woman and you did this to me?
- You are dead, I swear.
- Mr. Scar.
Or,
Aboderin.
Which do you prefer?
I swear, if I get you
God.
You just take off this handcuff.
Or what?
I swear I will mess you up.
The kind of beating your father
never handed you.
- My father?
- Your father is crazy!
You are mad.
If I get hold of you,
I'll put my dick in your ass
and it'll come out of your mouth.
I'll show you who Scar is.
You are crazy.
Danger reveals
the true side of a man, Mr Scar.
It shows the extremely witty, resourceful
ideas under your sleeves guy, or
It reveals
the foolish
talentless side
of a man that does not have an idea
of the shitstorm they ventured in.
Please. Please, Your Excellency.
Mama, I swear I didn't know it was you.
Please don't be upset.
Don't be upset.
I'm sorry.
I was gonna invite you to dinner
but,
now I see you are full of yourself.
I made a mistake, I swear.
Take pity on me. Forgive me, Mama.
Please I'm sorry, Ma.
I'm sorry.
What is your impetus,
Scar?
Is it those girls that suck you
while you're busy fingering the others?
Or is it chief Fernandez
who allows you
to run his illegal ventures?
Which one is it?
I bet
he wants you to drop some of them
and if you don't,
he will drop you like a bat.
How do you know all this?
Scar.
Oh Scar!
I'd like to share a story with you.
You see, when I was a little girl,
I wanted to be a dancer.
I would watch
Fela Anikulapo and the kalakuta Queens.
The way they dance, so sensual!
And they were powerful women.
Their dance was fantastic.
I wanted to be them.
But I didn't know their names.
Scar.
I wanted to be the women
that I didn't know their names.
All I wanted,
was to smoke with them.
Pot.
And dance with them.
And fuck them.
But I didn't know their names.
All I want now,
is for my name to be known.
And you're going to help me.
Yes?
Yes.
He said, yes.
Chief Fernandez wants to be governor.
He's my rival.
He's a very powerful man,
I concede.
But I am a very dangerous woman, Scar.
I'll give you anything.
Whatever he promised you,
a turf in Eko?
I'll triple it, with extra.
Chief promised me a lot of things in Eko.
I know.
A lot of things
were promised to me by Chief.
I know.
What did Chief do to you?
Who is that?
Let me see your face.
Step into the light, let me see your face.
How are you?
Oh, I see. You don't understand Yoruba.
How are you?
I'm
I'm fine, sir.
I can see that.
The Yoruba people say,
"One problem serves
as the basis of a law."
Do you know what that means?
It means I know what to do
because it has happened before.
Do you want to know
what happened before, young lady?
Hmm?
I'll tell you.
So, I had this pleasurable night
with an enthralling damsel.
Very beautiful woman.
I'm sure underneath those clothes, you are
even more beautiful.
But you are nothing
Nothing compared
to this woman I speak so fondly about.
She was like the sun.
Wrapped
with the prettiest
of clothes, like air itself.
She took me to the seventh heaven.
And I stayed there.
I stayed.
For hours.
And then
Boom!
She was gone,
but not with my heart mind you.
She left with my valuables,
loads of my valuables!
Sir please, I'm Femi's friend.
I know.
One of his play things, right?
I need to be sure
that you are not one
of his thieving play things.
Raise the hands up.
I'm really sorry for these intrusions.
I'll give your deep regrets to my son
for you exit.
It's not about what he did, but
but about what he's going to do
and he's capable of it,
if I don't take away his toys.
That information is above your pay grade
and above your mental capacity to fathom.
What do you want me to do for you?
Bingo!
Oh Scar, you're an intelligent man.
See, you go right to business. Okay.
I want Chief Fernandez.
I want you to bring him to me.
I'm sure you can think of something Scar,
right?
Uh?
Great and mighty scar.
I can't just get you Chief.
- Chief's security detail is very tight.
- That's common knowledge.
Look Mama,
if I can't bring you Chief
You know his useless son, Femi?
Me, Scar, I'll bring him here.
I will bring him to you.
I swear.
Look at me, Scar.
Do I look like a fool?
If all it takes was to kidnap Femi,
to get his father's attention,
well, what do I need this meeting for?
Huh?
Wait, is it that you don't
understand Chief Fernandez?
Or you just want to sit here and play
the game of dumb and dumber with me?!
Chief will give up his son in a heartbeat.
if it jeopardizes his political ambition.
Wake up Scar!
He gave you up. Did he not?
He gave you up at the drop of a pant.
When he had his son, you became
the bastard son.
He left you,
in Shanty Town with your mother
to rot in Shanty Town.
Wake up Scar!
Wake up God damn it!
And he's taken away the only food
you've got on the table.
You got me all upset,
and sweating for nothing!
You know what?
This was a bloody waste of my time.
Wait.
Wait.
Do you want Chief's ring?
Ahh
Scar
Oh wait,
Scar!
Now, we're talking.
You know
my girls said you were useless,
but
I said, "No, he's quite useful."
And there you are,
proving me right.
What do you know about Chief's ring?
Chief's ring
Chief's ring is one of its kind.
There's none like it.
That ring is pure gold.
That ring
and the blood of seven virgins,
and seven old women,
is what they use in washing that ring
in Ijesha every year.
Go on Scar.
It is said that,
if you kiss that ring,
Chief will suck your soul.
If Chief wears that ring,
he'll be bulletproof.
He'll be bulletproof.
Nothing happens to Chief.
I tell you.
Do you believe in the powers of this ring?
I might not be able to bring you Chief,
but I'll bring the ring.
That ring will bring Chief right here.
And when Chief gets here,
without protection,
we'll kill him.
Simple.
I swear, Mama.
As simple as that.
I swear.
You got yourself a deal!
Scar!
The keys to your handcuffs.
Release yourself.
Oh and by the way, right by my plate,
is a set of keys
to your brand new car.
It's my girls' way of saying, sorry.
We trashed your car.
Oh yeah, another apology,
uhm,
we killed your men.
Don't do that again.
It was nice doing business with you Scar.
Don't let me down.
Or how do you say it? You illiterates?
Don't let me down, Scar.
Mr. Scar.
Who is that?
It is I.
Mommy T, should I leave?
Who is this person?
Inem!
Mummy T!
- Mummy T!
- Inem!
- Mummy T!
- Inem!
- Is this you?
- It's me, Mommy T.
- I was told you were dead.
- Dead, how?
I did not die, Mommy.
Am I going crazy?
They took me out of the hood
and put me in prison.
- I had to behave myself.
- Is this you?
- How did you do it?
- Same way you taught me.
They let me go. Mommy, I am now free.
I am back in the hood.
Inem.
Living without you in this hood
hasn't been easy for me.
If not for that thing I have,
the one I inherited.
The one your late mother gave you?
- Exactly.
- We all know it, Mommy T.
What would I have done without it?
Do you remember advising me
to stop the covenant
I perform for the girls?
I stopped it.
I no longer do it.
But what I don't understand is that
the girls are too weak to run.
Look at me,
I should be a role model.
My life is over.
What is left? I am done.
No one notices me,
I don't see anyone.
I am very lonely.
I stink.
I stink like a pig.
Mommy T.
Your daughter is here.
Inem is back in the hood.
I cannot be kicked out of the hood.
Now that I am back, Mommy T,
I'll take care of you.
- Hold me.
- Mommy T, I have missed you.
- I can't leave you.
- Don't leave me again.
- I can't leave you.
- Don't leave me.
I won't leave you, I promise.
I am here with you.
Inem.
Let me clean my eyes.
I never thought I'd ever see you again.
Pretty girl.
- Look at you.
- Let go of me.
What is it? What?
- What is wrong?
- Didn't you know where I was?
- Didn't you know?
- Why are you talking like that?
You know how this hustle is.
That's not a place Scar
can just show up to.
Is this the lie you cooked up?
Do you know how
many years it was, Scar?
Scar, it was two years.
I didn't see you for two years.
- What rubbish are you telling me?
- What are you saying?
Didn't you get the messages I sent?
- Did the warden not deliver my messages?
- What dirty message?
When was the last time
you wrote me a letter?
- It's been a while.
- How long?
I said it's been a while.
- Why are you asking silly questions?
- It's not silly.
It's been two years.
Two years, do you understand me?
Seven hundred and thirty days,
and you didn't write me.
Do you understand me?
And two years is a long time.
So don't stand here and tell me nonsense.
You are hot-tempered.
This issue is not that serious.
Relax!
You know I like you.
You like who?
Please excuse me.
Who do you like?
Is your penis your problem?
You have a point.
My penis wants you,
and you want it.
But that's not what I'm talking about,
it's my heart.
My heart wants you.
My heart really wants you.
You know this.
I forgive you
for all the rubbish you just said.
I'll do something else for you.
What are you talking about?
I have some new big boys
on the Island now.
I'll introduce you to them.
Big boys.
You mean the old Alhajis with pot bellies?
Shut up!
I mean big men, not Alhajis.
You have no idea what's going on anymore.
Do you know Otedola?
Tell me, do you know Otedola?
You see?
Do you know Oba Elegushi?
Do you know E-Money?
Do you know Obi Cubana?
You don't know what's going on.
I'm talking about the billion dollar gang.
What happened to your Lekki girls
who have bleached their dark skin so much
that they now look like lanterns?
Why not give them the deal?
Why not use them?
Forget it, it's none of your business.
It seems jail has made you dull.
Have you forgotten that Scar
runs the show?
I do whatever I want.
If I bring you in,
you should take the deal.
I'll let you in on good deals.
In this case,
I won't take 60% from you.
Just 25%.
Fuck you!
Do you hear me? Fuck you.
You must think I'm crazy.
I was only in jail, I didn't run mad.
For you to tell me this rubbish,
am I a fool?
Who are you talking to?
Telling me 25%. You?
You think I don't know you.
I know you too well.
Who are you trying to fool?
You know me too well.
You know me.
You know me yet you came back.
The reason you came back
is why I'm giving you this deal.
You know. Right?
We are from the street.
The street keeps our blood flowing.
That is what you like.
You like the way we control the streets.
Nobody can cross us,
that's what you like.
That's why you came back.
You can't lie to yourself.
You belong to the street.
Right?
We belong to the street.
Concerning what I just told you,
think about it.
If you're interested,
the girls would be ready soon.
Get dressed and go with them.
I have shown you the way.
But if you don't want it,
it's still on the table.
Welcome back.
I want to go and clean up.
I'm in.
Aren't you Scar?
Are you a fool?
Are you becoming soft?
I am Scar.
I am Scar.
Don't be dull, be smart.
King of birds.
No one messes with a lion.
Your mothers!
What is wrong with all of you?
Respect yourself.
I am Scar.
What is wrong with you?
Why did you barge in like a thief?
Do you want to die?
Do you want me to kill you?
Why are you frowning?
What's wrong?
Don't come here with bad energy.
Isn't Jackie's body enough?
You know that's not why I'm here.
We've got an Inem problem.
Tell me,
what will you do about it?
I don't understand you.
You have unresolved issues,
and it should have been settled.
When will you do it?
- I'll end it.
- How, sir?
- When?
- Stop it.
Who are you?
Are you telling me how to run my business?
I can't.
I was just wondering
when you'll handle it.
Is it when she has fucked
all the politicians,
and collected your 25%,
that you'll wake up?
I know what will happen.
I'll start packing my bags
and prepare to leave.
After all, I'm occupying her position.
Baby girl
Baby girl
You know I enjoy you.
You know this.
You know me and Inem have history,
but a lot has happened since then.
You run the show now.
Don't get yourself worked up.
When will you take her out?
Why are you getting worked up?
It's Scar talking to you.
Look, I know what I'm doing.
Look, Inem is past tense.
She knows what's going on.
Your job is to make sure she
goes to the Island with the girls tonight.
That's the main thing.
It's auction night,
things will happen.
You already know.