White Lies (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Brah, you're you're like pregnant.
What? No.
- [Bernice]: Do you have a family?
- I don't want one.
Not everyone needs to have children,
but everyone needs a family.
Say goodbye to your wife and children.
You dirty pig.
You know I respect Edie.
She's the best reporter we've ever had.
If you want the paper to grow again,
she can't be the star anymore.
So do you think we're ready
for some conversation yet?
I owed them money.
I found the poem in the garden.
Jaime, I think Mom
was having an affair.
[Robert]: How is Mrs. McKenzie?
She's still the same.
Robert, what aren't
you telling me about Daniel?
If he's in trouble, you know,
maybe it's his own fault.
Maybe the golden boy
isn't so perfect after all.
[Edie]: What did you mean last night?
"He goes to all the parties".
[tense music playing]
[young Daniel]: What does
it feel like to be buried?
[Andrew]: We're all getting buried.
It's only scary when you notice it.
Mom should be coming.
Mommy's lying down.
She gets tired when she's been
drinking too much wine during the day.
Come on boy, say a few words
so we can go.
You need to learn to talk off the cuff.
First thing I learnt at Oxford.
Let them hear your voice.
Doesn't matter what you say.
Just say it so you believe it.
You believe it, they'll believe it.
Goodbye, Onion Bhaji.
You were a very good bird.
We'll, we we we'll miss you.
Come on boy, you can do
better than that. Keep talking.
If you stop talking,
they can feel your fear.
And they're watching,
they're always watching.
The world's hard, boy.
You show them you're
afraid, the boots will come out.
Never let them see, come on.
Talk.
Come on dammit, if you can't do it here,
where can you do it?
Don't feel sad Onion Bhaji.
Don't feel lonely.
We'll always live here and
we'll come visit you every day.
You'll never have to be alone.
[Andrew scoffs]
[Andrew] All right, being
dead's for losers.
I'm never gonna die.
Me too.
[tense music playing]
[house music playing]
- What are you doing here?
- Do you want me to call the police?
Get out.
Oh, she's fucking hot, bru.
What are you doing?
What, are you following me here?
It's your dad's cremation tomorrow.
Forty Bell thinks you're a murderer
and you're here at a
What even is this, an orgy?
You need to chill out,
it's not an orgy, it's a party.
You said you were doing drugs.
I didn't imagine this.
I don't do drugs.
- But you said
- I know what I said.
I sell drugs.
You think Magiet would grab me
because I owe him
for a couple fucking grams?
I took on a whole consignment,
and then Pearl stole
the money that I owe them.
And so now I gotta
hustle to get it back.
Magiet's dead,
but they're still out there,
and they still want their money.
And if you keep trying to stop me,
you're gonna get me killed.
You're a drug dealer.
After everything I just said,
that's what you're fucking worried about?
You should be ashamed of yourself.
I'm ashamed of you.
I don't care what you think of me, Edie.
Why does it matter?
Why do you care?
You haven't cared
for the last 18 years.
You think you can just walk into my life
and tell me how to live it?
I'm not your kid.
If you wanted your own kid,
maybe you should have had one
like everybody else.
You don't belong here,
Edie, you're nothing to us.
You don't have to like me
but you're gonna talk to me
with a little bit of respect.
Why don't you just leave, Edie?
Okay? Seriously, just leave.
Go back to England or
wherever the fuck you came from.
Okay, fine.
You win, fuck it. I'm out.
When did you start dealing?
A couple months ago.
But why?
So you could come with me.
A scholarship to Oxford? If I had enough
money you could come with me
and then you wouldn't be
stuck here with them.
Really?
But
You don't have to go anymore.
You don't have to
apply for the scholarship?
He can't tell you what to do.
He's gone.
I'm gonna go to the shops.
Get some food.
["Stand up and count" by Leon Riley,
Pedram Mehrshahi and Simon Astall]
I'm at the top of my game
Everyone is gonna know my name ♪
Everyone is gonna know my name ♪
Everyone, everyone
is gonna know my name ♪
I'm at the top of my game
Everyone is gonna know my name ♪
Everyone is gonna know my name ♪
Everyone, everyone
is gonna know my name ♪
I'm at the top of my game
Everyone is gonna know my name ♪
Everyone is gonna know my name ♪
You saw them take me.
You didn't say anything to anyone.
They could have
fucking killed me, Robert.
It's none of my business.
What do you mean it's
none of your business?
- You're a big boy now, hey Daniel?
- I'm gonna kill you.
[tense music plays]
You're a real piece of shit, Robert.
You're a little freak,
just like your dad, aren't you?
Maybe I should start
telling people about you.
Fucking asshole.
Fuck you!
[tense music continues]
[Magiet laughing]
Gross, you dirty pig.
For years you have been a dirty pig.
And now you will die, like a pig.
[laughs gleefully]
- [gun fires]
- [inhales deeply]
[sombre music plays]
[water running]
[sombre music plays]
[house music playing]
Fuck's sake.
I'm not your fucking kid, Edie
If you wanted kids, maybe you
should've had your own.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[Viola]: Mrs. Hanson, this is Viola,
from Women's Wellness Clinic.
We're just calling
to confirm your appointment
for the procedure at 10 a.m.
Yeah, um
Ten, right, thanks.
Do I need to bring anything?
[Viola]: We'll just be giving
you the pills to take home.
There is a physical check,
but no procedure on site.
Okay, thanks.
[sombre music plays]
You were crying
in your sleep last night.
What happened out there?
A boy was kidnapped.
So this is what I get for wanting
a tall, dark, handsome husband
who doesn't talk too much, huh?
Remember what the
doctor said about pressure?
I'm not feeling pressure.
Maybe you should go
back and see her, just once.
I've talked enough to her, okay?
I gave her enough money.
I just don't want you to
go back to how it was before.
[Forty Bell]: I won't.
If I feel pressure, I'll quit.
I'll take the job with Errol.
Promise.
Give this to Edie?
She liked it last night.
She needs to eat more.
Who says I'm gonna go see her?
See her!
She's not as tough as what she thinks.
Look after her.
- I'm not her friend.
- [Bernice] That's a pity.
She needs one.
[sombre music plays]
Yesterday
I was scared.
I know.
[car slows down, engine turns off]
- [Avi]: Hey.
- Hey.
Everything all right with Daniel?
Oh yeah, that's fine.
We sorted it, thanks.
- Can I ask what the money was for?
- Personal.
Ah. I am his lawyer, you know.
You just in the
neighbourhood again or?
Uh, no, no, I wanted
to check in with you.
I know it's a difficult day.
[Avi]: Is it a burial or?
Oh yeah, it's a cremation with
a memorial afterwards.
[Avi]: Ah!
At a wine farm.
Wow.
What goes with a
dead body, red or white?
Want to take a walk with me?
Promise, I won't get heavy.
I don't even think I'm gonna go
to the memorial.
I don't feel anything.
I'd just be pretending.
He was your brother.
When we were young.
What happened with the two of you?
He took something from me.
Did he?
Did he?
No. No, nothing like that.
You never speak about your family.
My dad always thought
he'd been cheated by life.
That he was born for better things.
How could he be stuck in Plumstead
with a wife and two kids?
- Half of Plumstead thinks that.
- [Edie laughs]
He used to say that we were descended
from English landed gentry.
I think Andrew actually believed it.
He left you.
Dad left, mom died.
- Where did he go?
- Don't know, don't care.
Anything he has to give me
he's already given it
and I don't want it.
So I went to London, 17,
to get away from all of it.
Why did you come back?
It was time.
Okay.
You haven't spoken
to your brother in a while.
So what?
Even you have to grieve.
Even Edie Hanson,
who doesn't have normal feelings.
Even Edie, who doesn't like to talk.
Even you have to grieve.
I've got things to do.
- Like what?
- Help the kids prove they're innocent.
Haven't you done that already?
Forty Bell's not convinced.
Maybe they need an aunt more
than they need a detective.
They don't want me
to be anything to them.
You can get them
to trust you if you want.
You're good at it.
Got me to believe in you.
Oh, come on.
Sorry.
Actually, I came to
tell you something else.
I think I'm gonna leave town
for a while. Call it a gap year.
I don't know, I need to go
and clear my head somewhere.
Thought you should know.
You made it clear we're not
getting back together, right?
Do what you need to do.
I'm gonna come with you today,
as a friend.
I think I have a nice suit.
No, it's fine.
Look, I'm gonna be late.
Thanks for coming by.
Edie.
[dramatic music plays]
So you cancelled an
appointment earlier this week?
Yeah, I was busy.
You're more than 12 weeks pregnant.
I just need the pills, and then
I can be on my way.
Over 12 weeks, we don't give pills.
So you will have to come
in for the physical procedure.
[sombre music plays]
[clears throat]
I've been thinking how this kidnap
is related to Bishopscourt.
The bosses don't think it's related.
I understand that.
Sir, please listen to me.
What if they came to grab Daniel,
but found the father instead?
Of course, there was a struggle.
Bam! They kill him.
Then the wife arrives.
The bosses don't think it's related.
Yes, sir, I understand that,
but please look at it this way.
Look, they think the killer's
ran away on a bus to Zimbabwe.
No ways.
Why must I fight them?
My wife wants this case closed.
Why must I fight with her?
Why must I wake up sweating
and then go out and fight for him?
- For what?
- To find the killer.
- Why?
- For justice.
Justice? For some rich arsehole
from Bishopscourt?
When did the likes of Andrew McKenzie
ever care for someone like you or me?
Mm?
And now I must get a gun to my face?
I must go out and fight for him?
No, man, it's time to be smart.
["Main Ou's" by AKA Youngsta]
Main Ou, they know ♪
Money bag, copy that ♪
Wes-Kaap, West Coast
New clothes, same goals ♪
- [Daniel]: I will kill you.
- [volume of song lowers]
Money, bag, copy that
Wes-Kaap, West Coast ♪
You're a little freak,
just like your dad, aren't you?
New clothes, same goals
Main Ou, they know ♪
Maybe I should start
telling people about you.
Money bag, copy that ♪
Wes-Kaap, West Coast
New clothes, same goals ♪
Only the real ones remain ♪
Ten years in the game,
showing everybody flames ♪
I live in the north,
my tannie is van die plain ♪
If you say my, say my name,
that's medicine for her pain ♪
Ready D, POC ♪
[Werner]: try to look respectable.
There's going to be a lot
of people there today.
Uh
Pappa, I'm not going to go
to the memorial today.
Yes, you are.
I've got something better to do, so
I'm playing no games ♪
Come back here. Robert!
So I read last night's copy.
No mention of the McKenzie boy.
Mention of what?
There's a warrant out for his arrest,
an abduction, a shootout!
News 24 has this Edie, why don't we?
That situation is not
related to the McKenzie case.
I'm taking you off the story,
giving it back to Edgar.
No, look
It's fine. I've been
a little bit distracted.
It's Andrew's memorial
today, but I'll get back on it.
No, it's not fine.
You're off the story.
Mazneen, don't start telling me
I can't do my job.
This job is the one thing that I can do.
Then do your job. Find another story.
Show us you still have what it takes.
Frankly, Edie, now would be
a good time to do that.
[sombre music plays]
Almost.
[knocking on door]
[knocking]
Okay, I'm not here to
kiss your ass anymore.
You don't like me? Fine.
[Edie]: I'm about to lose my job
because I tried to help you
so right now I'm not so crazy
about this situation either.
But we don't have to like each other.
My brother's getting cremated today.
Your father.
So here I am, and here you are,
and we're going together.
Then, you can do whatever you like.
Edie, I apologise
for how I spoke to you.
That's not the way I've been
raised to talk to a woman.
Or to someone older than me.
That is a very weird apology.
But right now I'll take what I can get.
[Jaime]: While you were missing,
she was talking to that reporter.
Jaime, I don't want to
think about that right now.
[Jaime]: She told him not to come
round here again
because she knows how to handle us.
She can make us talk.
She said that?
Oath to God.
Can't trust her, Dan.
[Jaime]: As soon as she gets this story,
she'll be gone.
We can only rely on each other.
[sombre music plays]
Can't believe he didn't want the service.
Flowers, music.
[music continues]
Goodbye, Dad.
- [sombre music plays]
- [wheels clatter]
[young Andrew]: Here, you can have it.
[adults fighting]
Don't look at them. Look at me.
[fighting continues]
Edie.
You okay?
[Beethoven's
Moonlight sonata in piano]
[Gregorian version of Moonlight sonata]
[Jaime]: Oh, wow.
[violin Moolight sonata]
[Macky]: Already invested in the market
15% on top of 10, it's a done deal.
[Gregorian Moolight sonata]
I'm here to see Olivia McKenzie.
Are you a relative?
I, I, I'm just a friend of the family.
I'm sorry, Olivia can't
receive any visitors
that isn't direct family.
Can I have your name?
It doesn't matter.
[Receptionist] Okay.
[dramatic music plays]
Quite a party.
Ah, only the best.
Listen, if I had served farm
salmon at Andrew's memorial
he'd come back and piss in my drink.
Here, try some of this. I flew it in
from France this morning.
It's Andrew's legacy.
[Macky] Oh man, this thing
has got me the moer in.
This bloody country
hanging by a thread.
Here, have some champagne.
Thank you.
- Do you think it was a random crime?
- Mm.
We're on our own.
We're an endangered species.
If we're not careful,
they'll pick us off one by one.
Listen, will you say a few words?
[snorts] That's really not my thing.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
I've spent the whole week
trying to write something.
Well, there's Daniel, excuse me.
What are you doing here?
I just came to pay my respects.
And I have something
for you in the car.
Bernice wants you to eat.
How are you feeling?
Maybe you should speak to someone.
Are you going to speak to someone?
Fruit juice.
Just came to tell you that
the kids are off the hook.
Armed housebreaking.
Violent crime by a black
intruder, just like you said.
I never said that.
I just said it wasn't the kids.
You getting pressure from above?
[Forty Bell]: Who's that guy?
Forty, is that it? Case closed?
Just another unsolved mystery.
[Bell]: Those guys don't belong.
What about justice for my brother? Hmm?
You wanted me to leave those kids alone,
and now you want justice too?
Yes! To be continued.
[Morgan]: I'm sorry for your loss.
Oh, Morgan. Thank you so much.
That's very nice of you to come.
Hey, I'm ready to go with you
up the mountain whenever you are.
Oh, um, Banjo's dead.
Yeah, he drowned or
he was killed, I don't
, they're always drowning, hey? They
Can I just I'll be right back.
I just need to get something.
[pensive music plays]
[pensive music continues]
Can I help you?
Do you know Olivia McKenzie?
She's she's in a coma.
Oh, the home invasion.
Is she gonna wake up?
Sorry, I don't know her case.
I'm in paediatrics.
[pensive music continues]
Uh Thank you. Can you hear me?
I, I think most of you know who I am.
Macky Hofmeyr.
Hofmeyr and McKenzie Construction.
[Macky]: But we're here today
to speak about Andrew.
Um. Great businessman,
fantastic business partner.
[laughing:] And naughty.
[Macky] You know, sometimes
I think he was just curious
to see what he could
actually get away with.
And he was very proud of his family.
[Macky] Anyway, now I'm gonna ask,
um, Andrew's son, uh, Danny,
to come forward and say a few words.
Danny.
[clears throat]
Uh, hello everybody.
Uh, thank you so much for being here.
It really means a lot
to my sister Jaime and I.
[clears throat]
When I was a little kid
my dad would always tell me
that he was never gonna die.
And I believed him.
He was the strongest, bravest,
smartest man that I ever knew.
And he could do anything.
Andrew wasn't just my dad.
He was also my best friend.
I just wanna say, Dad, that
I got that interview next week and
[swallows]
I promise I'm gonna
get that scholarship.
I promise that I'm gonna be the man
that you always wanted me to be.
[melancholic music plays]
And I
I
I'm just
I'm just sorry that you're not
gonna be around to see it.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that
It's okay.
Hi, I'm Edie. I'm Andrew's sister.
Looking around the room, I can see how
loved Andrew was by everyone.
Hum, My um my brother and I
we were close when we were children.
He was my protector. My tormentor.
[Macky chuckles]
And then for years, we were strangers.
I went off to change
the world and Andrew
Andrew wanted the world
to change to suit him.
So I guess we were
more similar than I thought.
Andrew McKenzie was a murderer!
And there are other
murderers in this room,
and we say, "Stop the murder!"
What the hell are you
guys doing, man? Jislaaik!
We see you, Macky Hofmeyr, we see you.
You don't give orders here!
Okay, let's go, boytjie.
[crowd yelling]
Pull the trigger, I'm ready?
No, no, no, no, sto, sto, sto, stop.
Relax, relax, no,
you don't want this trouble.
- [Yacoob shouts]
- It's self-defence.
You eat and drink,
while my people are bulldozed!
Look at them, they're bloody terrorists.
[crowd yelling]
[Morgan] Everybody out!
- [crowd continues yelling]
- Fuck! Fuckers!
[ominous music plays]
[ominous music continues]
- [screaming]
- [Robert]: Sorry, no.
[Nurse]: Hey, hey,
stop it, stop, hey, hey!
[dramatic music plays]
[Robert breathes heavily]
Hey.
I couldn't finish my speech.
You did great, you're perfect.
[melancholic music plays]
Daniel, I saw you talking to Mr. Weber.
He gave you some cash?
No.
You are unbelievable.
You can't even pretend
to be normal for a whole day.
You have to start
with questions, don't you?
- Jaime, I was just
- And
I don't even know what you want.
But, we're not playing anymore.
Our Uber's here, we're going.
- I'm just trying to look out
- Come on, Daniel.
I'm just trying to look out for you.
- [Edie]: Guys
- Leave us alone, Edie.
Children are disappointing,
yeah? [chuckles]
What was that envelope you gave him?
Ah, come on, let's not
talk about business.
It's a celebration, huh?
Relax, have a drink.
[ominous music plays]
[Macky]: You know, if
they have the grievances
then they must follow
the proper channels, okay?
[Yacoob]: He's the one you should
arrest. He pulled a gun on us. Okay?
Excuse me, I'm Edie Hanson,
with the Daily Mercury.
- I wonder, could I talk to you
- I got this.
Okay, he's talking to me.
You'll have to find
a story somewhere else.
Um
You said he pulled a gun on you.
- Tell me more about that.
- [Yacoob]: Like I said to the officer
[patient monitor beeps]
[tense music plays]
[tense music continues]
Hi, Nancy, I really
need to talk to Robert.
- [Nancy] He's out.
- Oh, it's okay, I'll just wait, thanks.
Would you like anything to drink or
Oh, no, I'm fine, don't worry.
I'm good.
[pensive music plays]
[music continues]
[Edie] Hello.
[Edie gasps]
[tense music plays]
[car door slams]
- [Werner]: Come on, meine Liebe.
- [Nonzi]: Nuh-uh.
Ha! Men cannot win.
[music continues]
Every time I walk into my bedroom
I always hope to find
a beautiful woman there.
Why did you give Daniel
an envelope of cash?
In my family, when someone's
unhappy, we give them money.
- You were having an affair with Olivia.
- [Werner laughs]
Tell me the truth, right now,
or we can go downstairs
and have this conversation
with your wife.
Hmm, the more the merrier.
Meine Liebe, my love,
this young lady has something
she would like to discuss.
- Edie, what are you
- Hi, Nonzi.
Look, are you sure this
is how you wanna do this?
Please.
[Edie]: All right.
I'm sorry to be the one
to tell you this in this way,
but your husband was
sleeping with Olivia McKenzie.
We all were.
[Werner laughs]
Maybe it's best that your
brother stays a stranger to you.
People who look too closely
into other people's lives
never like what they see.
I'll take that risk.
You know, we aren't
the same person at work,
at home, in the lounge
or in the bedroom.
We are different people,
with different people.
Except for me, of course.
I'm the same wherever I go.
But that is, uh
that is because I have
no need to be loved.
Maybe I'm a little
bit like you, I think.
[whispers:] Oh, for God's sake.
[Werner]: Your brother, his wife,
and the two of us
once a month, every six weeks,
either here or there
we had a very nice meal.
And then afterwards
Your brother, he liked to watch.
Darling, I think that's enough
I don't think he'd
done it himself in years.
Some men can't
handle the stress of life.
Something inside of them dies.
Maybe the younger baboon must watch
the old baboon to get inspiration.
Your that's
Is this true?
Yes, that's right.
[Edie]: You wrote this to Olivia.
[Werner laughs]
Did I write this? Do I write poetry?
I have many skills, but not poetry.
[Werner]: And somehow
your little bastard nephew
found out about our supper club.
Maybe he was also spying
through the keyhole, like you.
And then came blackmailing me.
Personally, I don't care
who knows, but there is
a police investigation, so
Do I need this? No.
So I gave him some money.
It's only money.
In this world, if you're not a
blackmailer, you're a pervert.
You take your pick.
Oh, going so soon?
But we're just becoming friends now.
[Werner laughs]
Make yourself at home. There's
drinks, food, whatever you like.
Yeah.
Hey, Greta.
You look nice.
I'm so sorry, Dan.
Thank you.
How was today?
- [Greta]: You okay?
- Yeah. It's uh
- It's been tough, you know, but
- Mm-mmh.
Come on, let's get you inside.
Let's crack open this bottle of wine.
[tense piano music playing]
[Nurse]: Mrs. Swanepoel says there was this
guy in her room with a knife
or something like that.
Excuse me, sorry.
Joh, teenagers. Anyway but
Mrs. McKenzie is definitely waking up.
I didn't think
she was going to make it.
So I'm going to come back soon.
[calm piano music plays]
And when the light ♪
Has started to go ♪
- Started to fade ♪
- [handbrake ratchets up]
Fade away, into the night ♪
[knocking]
Forgot to give you this.
Bernice will kill me if I don't.
[Dr. Motha]: Easing of
decorticate posturing.
She should be waking up soon.
Let's notify the family.
[Nurse]: Okay, Doctor.
[sombre music plays]
I'm so glad you're doing this.
[Jaime]: Fine, thanks.
Enjoying the party?
Yeah, I'll take one of those, thank you.
Daniel.
- [patient monitor beeps]
- [music continues]
- [patient monitor beeps]
- [ominous whine]
- [patient monitor beeps]
- [music continues]
Please wake up.
[patient monitor beeps]
Or I'm going to kill myself.
Please I love you so much.
So, so much.
[sighs] Please wake up.
[Edie]: That's where
Ingrid Jonker died.
The poet.
Just walked into the sea,
and never came back.
I didn't know my brother at all.
Not one corner of his heart.
And what about me?
What about my heart?
No one knows me.
I'm nothing. I'm no one.
We all have our secrets.
What are yours, Forty Bell?
You already know mine.
What about you?
I fell pregnant when I was 16.
I had a baby.
And I gave him away.
To a couple who could
give him everything.
He's so beautiful.
I couldn't give him anything.
I was nothing.
Do you have a preference?
- Daniel.
- [Olivia]: Daniel.
[Olivia] Hello, Daniel.
Welcome to the lion's den, my boy.
Can I?
[dramatic music playing]
[baby gurgles]
[baby cries]
- [music continues]
- [baby cries]
[baby cries]
I thought it would be best for him.
[dramatic music plays]
I thought it would be best.
[dramatic music plays]
[and fades]