Ludik (2022) s01e05 Episode Script

[theme music plays]
- [dog barking]
- [tense music playing]
Where were you?
Limpopo.
[whispers] I called you.
Daan, I don't know
what it means to you but
You're my husband.
And if you won't tell me what's going on
at least tell me if you're okay.
Are we okay?
It's been a long day.
Is it Swys?
Fuck it, Anet.
Not everything is about Swys.
For two years
he hasn't been part of our lives
and suddenly, he's back.
What's going on with your face?
You're scaring me.
It's nothing.
What's going on?
Shh! You're going to wake them up.
He's not here. He didn't come back.
What?
- Where is he?
- [tense music playing]
When did he leave?
He started drinking this morning
and then he and Markus disappeared.
Why didn't you call me?
Do you see now?
[Anet] Why?
[Anet] Danie, please go back to bed.
What's going on?
Where's Louise?
I don't know.
Why the fuck is no one in here?
I'm here.
I'm here and Danie is. Look at me!
Does that not matter?
Should I hang around and babysit,
while you're out doing whatever?
Where are you going?
I've got to look for him.
I need him. Okay?
Call Louise, make sure she's all right.
Can you do that for me?
- It's two o'clock on the morning.
- [dog barking]
Daan! [sighs]
Go to bed, come on. Go to sleep.
Okay, sleep tight.
Sweet dreams. Okay?
Mom, are you all right?
Yes. [sniffling]
Okay, sleep tight.
- [phone keypad clicking]
- [ring back tone]
Emergency services.
Do you require police or medical services?
Shit. [exhales]
[doorbell rings]
Maureen, it's Daan.
I'm at the gate. Open up.
- [cricket chirping]
- Sorry to disturb you so early.
I'm looking for Swys.
I thought Markus might know where he is.
Hein isn't here. Markus isn't neither.
- What's going on?
- [tense music playing]
Where are they?
You tell me.
Hein says that
you attacked him. Is it true?
Brothers fight.
How could you?
He's flown the coop.
He'll come back.
It's not the first time, right?
What did you say to him, huh?
Maureen, believe what you want,
but Hein makes his own decisions.
- He has left us, Daan. He's gone.
- [soft music playing]
Not because of anything I've done.
We both know what the truth is.
You could've helped him. Now we're alone.
[sobbing]
- Tell Markus to call me.
- [tense music playing]
[DJ Jakes] Hi, it's good to be back.
And it's even better to be alive.
[DJ Jakes laughing]
Look, you're going to
hear me say this more than once today,
but without the Lord's mercy,
I would not be here.
#TrueStory
[tense music continues]
[Daan] Swys!
[tense music continues]
[theme music playing]
[theme music playing]
[Arend] Thank you, Christina.
Thank you, sir.
I'll take my breakfast now.
- Sir, there's someone here to see you.
- Who?
A woman by the name of Rina.
Thank you.
Are you moving in?
I'm returning the money.
I don't wanna be involved anymore.
What makes you think
you have a choice in the matter?
It's all there. I haven't spent any of it.
What's happened?
What's Daan been up to?
Mr. Brown,
I'm not going to be involved anymore.
Here's your money.
Please leave me alone. I work for Daan.
Your husband isn't alive anymore, Rina.
You do know that, don't you?
How do you know?
[voice breaking, yells] How do you know?
Mr. Brown, how do you know?
Daan took over
his diamond business 15 years ago.
The business your husband began
when the two of you first got married.
Well
they never found his body.
It's a cutthroat business. Excuse the pun.
So, if you want to walk out, be my guest.
If you think
you're brave enough to just let go, go.
Or you can stick with me
and we can make things right.
Sign there and there and there.
- [phone ringing in background]
- Okay. Stay there.
[phone ringing]
Hey, you.
Hey.
- [Charles] Hey, wake up.
- [man] What is it?
Here you go.
Here's some tea. Go on, drink up.
Dzike?
You're Charles?
Yes, that's me.
Okay, come.
[officer sighs]
So, you're a driver?
Yes, I'm the driver.
- For Ludik Furniture and Carpets? [laughs]
- [Charles] Yes.
Chairs for rich people
to put their fat bottoms on, huh?
Yes, exactly like that.
How did you get here?
I walked all the way here.
- What do you mean, "walked"?
- Yeah.
Across the border?
Yes.
Did you get a stamp?
I didn't get a stamp. No.
What happened?
I jumped the fence.
I was scared that the people
who were trying to kill me
were waiting at the gates.
- Huh?
- [tense music playing]
Would you be able
to identify the men who did this?
[sighing] No, I won't.
[phone ringing in the background]
Passport.
Wow!
[laughs]
You travel a lot, hey?
You travel a lot Up and down.
The man who was killed was a border agent.
Did you know him?
No, I didn't know the border agent.
I only gave him a lift to the city.
Charles,
are you sure
you were only moving furniture?
Yes, I'm very sure it was
only furniture. I myself packed it.
Okay. Em, do you need us to contact
your employer about what happened?
No, I can do it.
I can speak to him about it myself.
Okay but first you'll have
to wait for your passport stamp.
I How long will it take?
- I don't know.
- [tense music continues]
We have to drive it all the way
up to the border and back.
I really don't know how long it will take.
Who hit you, pop?
Nobody. You don't know him.
Is uncle Swys sad
because auntie is Linda dead?
Yes, we all are.
I'm taking you to school today.
Go grab your bag.
[doorbell rings]
Wow, these people are living a good life!
Just look at their house and it's beauty.
- [officer] Yo.
- Yes, can I help you?
Good morning, sir.
Do you know a man named Markus Ludik?
Yes, he's my nephew. Why? What happened?
Do you know where I'd be able to find him?
- This time, he'll be at home.
- No, he's not.
Are you sure he's not here?
Daan.
Look, officer, he's not here.
Okay? Just tell me what happened.
When you see him, please call this number.
[officer] Hey, man,
and that was going to be on my plaque.
- Officer!
- [tense music playing]
I'm his uncle and his employer.
Tell me what happened.
Mister, when we find him,
we will be arresting him.
Why?
Breaking and entry,
and property damage,
Markus?
No, he wouldn't do that.
Mister, we have it on camera.
The victim identified him.
He was seen on the property
with an older gentleman,
who identified himself as
Oh, I'll tell you.
[huffs]
- Ah-ha! Swys de Villiers.
- [tense music continues]
If I hear from him,
I'll tell him to be in touch.
They're asking for Swys.
- [Bells!
- tense music playing]
[chains rattle]
Bells!
Bells!
[car horn hooting]
Bells!
[car horn hooting]
[phone keypad clicking]
The subscriber
you have dialed is not available.
Please try again later.
- Where the fuck are you?
- [phone beeps off]
- Look at my face, huh?
- [Bells grunting]
- Do you think this is funny, hm?
- [Bells grunting]
[panting]
You don't know what you're doing.
Let me go now and I will walk away.
You might think you don't deserve this,
but did I deserve it, huh?
[Bells] Shame,
you poor little fucking girl.
[Bells] What the fuck do you want?
What's done is done.
[Bells] Be a fucking man! Move on!
[Markus] Hit him!
[Swys] I wanna know what
my life cost Daan. What did you do?
[panting] Okay.
Okay. I'll tell you.
Fuck you. [snickering]
[yelling] Who is Daan
in debt to? Give me a name!
[Markus]
Who do you work for, asshole? Spit it out!
[panting] I work for Daan.
[Swys sighs]
Maybe we should tell
uncle Daan we have this guy here.
[yelling] What for? Huh?
What can he do
that I can't do, huh? [panting]
I need to get to the doctor.
[Swys] Fuck.
Oh, man, aren't you taking
this a bit too far now?
Look away.
[Bells] What are you doing?
- [yelling] Fuck you!
- [Bells pukes]
- [Bells screaming]
- [tool thuds]
Give me a name.
I'll give you. There is a strip club
called Andy's Strip Club.
Andy's Strip Club?
Yes. Go there and ask for guy.
His name is Arend Brown.
You will find him.
- Arend Brown.
- Yes. [spitting]
[Bells shrieks]
[Charles] Daan,
Rina is hiding something.
She is acting very suspicious.
I don't trust her.
[dramatic music playing]
- [upbeat music playing]
- [man whistling in crowd]
Hi, honey. What's your name?
Swys.
Can I get you anything to drink?
[spluttering] Whiskey.
[man1] Sir,
no caps allowed, sir.
Sorry. [sniffling]
- Maybe another one?
- [upbeat music continues]
Thank you. [sniffling]
Hold on.
I'm looking for someone.
What's her name?
No, it's em,
the owner. I'm looking for the owner.
[man2] Yes, I hear you're looking for me.
Is there a problem?
Are you the owner? Are you Arend Brown?
Yes, I'm the owner. Who's Arend Brown?
Listen, man,
I have it on very good authority
that I can find a man here
by that name. [sniffling]
[spluttering] Wait. I just, I don't want
any problems. I just wanna see
- Sorry. I just wanna have a few drinks.
- [man snickering]
- One boerewors roll, please.
- Any sauce?
No sauce, thank you.
- Ketchup? Mayo?
- I said no sauce.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
- [woman] Thank you.
- Keep the change.
[birds chirping]
[phone ringing in background]
[Moyo sighs]
[indistinct monologue, laughing]
[phone ringing in background]
[upbeat music playing]
[spluttering] Morning.
I'm wondering if you don't
perhaps have an outlet price
on the three-seater
in brown leather? Over there.
It's really nice.
Or a deal if I get something else?
All items are on a fixed sale price.
[mutters] Unlucky me.
I could ask Mr. Ludik
if he's willing to shave
a bit off the price.
But considering you're a police sergeant,
I'm gonna have to say that's not possible.
Right. Of course.
I hear you. [clears throat] Is he in?
I'm here to ask for
the delivery notes for the truck robbery.
- For who?
- The Brigadier.
And what does he want with them?
Ah, it's all part of our investigation.
[Rina] Oh,
and since when are you lot so diligent?
Hey!
I'm just doing my job.
Don't shoot the messenger.
- This is for the Brigadier.
- [tense music playing]
[phone ringing]
Lil's Flowers?
- It's me.
- Daan.
I need you to do something very quickly.
Hit me.
Make delivery notes out to Wikus Kruger.
Send them over quickly, please.
Hello. A regular roll, please.
- Ah, easy on the sauce.
- Hmm.
How is the napkin situation today?
- There isn't any.
- But why?
If you want one, you can buy one.
A napkin? [snickering] How much?
What's it worth to you?
Yeah.
You see anything in there that you like?
No. Sale prices are
still a rip-off. Am I right?
It's a disgrace how little
the police are earning these days.
Can't afford any luxuries.
Amen. Oh, we work hard for nothing.
Ooh!
Are you sure?
Of course.
Thanks. You don't see
many of these anymore.
Embroidered handkerchiefs
and socks are all I get for Christmas.
[laughs]
Keep it.
It's your personal napkin.
- Mm.
- [bird calling]
[Moyo] Do I know you?
We haven't met.
I've got a good memory for faces.
Can I ask you a question, man to man?
Shoot.
Do you know what a rook is?
A chess piece?
It's a person who takes money
from someone by cheating them.
Look, sir, if you're in trouble,
better you go down
to the station and file a report.
What if I told you Daan Ludik is a rook?
- [tense music playing]
- I'd say I'm mildly interested.
And what if I told you
the truck that you've been investigating
was carrying more than just furniture?
What's in it for you?
Information is power.
You want to climb the ladder and so do I.
How?
If I know what you know,
we'll both have a clearer picture.
No!
This sounds like bribery.
I don't approve. Here.
- As you said, sales prices are a rip-off.
- [tense music continues]
Keep it.
- Markus! Hello!
- [object beeping]
Swys!
[object beeping continues]
- Swys!
- [tense music playing]
- Swys!
- [object beeping]
[Bells yells] Help!
Daan!
[yells] Bells? What the fuck?
What is this? What the fuck happened?
Your brother and some
fucking friend kidnapped me.
Holy shit, man! Holy fucking shit!
Did you drop the diamonds?
[yells] I've been fucking kidnapped!
Where are the diamonds, Bells?
They're inside the van
on the passenger seat.
Holy fuck!
They're not here!
Fuck. They must've taken it.
[car door slams shut]
Uncle Daan, what's happening?
Markus, what the fuck did you guys do?
He kidnapped Swys.
[Daan] Where is Swys?
But this guy kidnapped Swys.
[Dann] Where is Swys?
[Markus] I don't know.
[Markus] He knows.
[Daan] Bells, what did you say to Swys?
I told him to go to Andy's,
gave him Arend's name. I had no choice.
[Bells] He cut my fucking finger!
Untie this man! Let this man go!
We can fix this.
Here, sit.
Markus, come here.
- [panting]
- [tense music continues]
I'm only asking this once.
Did you take something
from this car that's not yours?
- No way.
- Markus!
No, I didn't.
Go get your car and make sure
to get both of you to a hospital.
I'm not fucking driving
this asshole anywhere.
Listen to me!
Bells works for me. Go get your fucking
car and get your ass to the hospital.
Yes, uncle Daan.
We got to stick to the plan.
You understand?
I'm gonna find Swys.
I'm gonna find the diamonds.
And you're gonna make the drop.
Okay? You're gonna make the fucking drop.
Because the police are on to us.
If they find you, you tell them
about this beating. All right?
Okay.
[upbeat music playing]
Linda?
[mutters] Linda.
- Linda.
- [upbeat music playing]
[moaning]
[whimpering]
Fuck you!
[glass shatters]
[indistinct chattering]
Linda!
- [indistinct conversation]
- [phone ringing in the background]
- [Grace] Yes. All right.
- [machine beeping in background]
Yeah, I'm still looking
for Captain Mole. Yes.
[Davies] Hey,
did you get lost?
I took lunch.
Yeah, anyway, I've been looking over these
delivery reports they've been sending us.
Brigadier
So, the guy who's been signing
for deliveries at the mines
is a Wikus Kruger.
Okay? Yeah. Let's see
if Wikus Kruger knows something.
[ring back tone]
Good day. Who am I speaking to?
Eric.
Eric, you're speaking to Brigadier Davies
of the South African
Police Special Task Force.
I was wondering
if I could speak to Wikus Kruger.
- He's not in. But will he be in today?
- [tense music playing]
I see.
Okay. No, that's all.
Thank you, Eric. Good day.
Wikus Kruger hasn't been
in since last week Friday.
Hm!
Brigadier, a call came
through the main line
regarding the GLA 429 truck robbery.
- Yes?
- It's the Limpopo police station.
They say they have the driver with them.
He crossed the border last night.
Moyo, let's go.
[Davies] The
er,
Grace, ask them to keep him there for us.
Of course, Errol.
And thank you.
It's a pleasure. [sighs]
Where are you going to? Hey!
Stupid bloody woman.
Sir! Mr. Ludik.
He was here earlier today.
He sat there in the sun close to us.
And then when the policeman came out there
they sat there
and had one nice lunch together.
What did they talk about?
About you, naturally.
Thank you. Do you like this hairstyle?
Yes.
Yes, it's very pretty.
For you.
Wow! [laughing]
So, did he pay you for sex?
[laughing] I wish he did.
But he didn't.
Unfortunately not.
- Was he happy with you?
- [laughing]
He likes my hairstyle.
[Arend] Pour me a drink.
Where the hell have you been?
Jesus!
You look like shit.
What happened?
Swys and some
fucking friend got hold of me.
[chuckles] Is that so?
Interesting.
I saw another man today
who appears to have been in a fight.
[glass thuds]
Well, go on. Out with it.
You made it so bloody urgent
last night that you had to see me.
The driver is still alive.
How do you know?
Rina told me.
She's better at her job than you are.
The driver is a liability.
I will find him and take care of it.
Now, we haven't been paid
for the last shipment.
Do you really expect them to pay?
Of course.
I want you, personally,
to go there this week.
Make the delivery to those idiots,
and you bring back my money.
Use Daan's trucks.
You know he's still being investigated.
Did he take his cut?
Well, then he's been paid
for his services.
Be careful not to get
too close to Daan Ludik.
Now, the guns that we left,
you know where they are.
I want you to bring them back
with you. They belong to me.
That's not my job, Arend.
Arend? Really?
Your job is to do whatever
the fuck I tell you to do.
No.
Pardon me?
You're risking
a fucking war coming over border.
If Ukrainians find out
you had their shipment stolen,
and the Zimbabweans
find out you kept their guns
And how, exactly, would they find out?
You're signing
a death certificate for all of us.
You just make sure
you're on the right side of this war.
Get the message to Daan
and get it done by Monday.
[Bells panting]
Do you understand?
Yes.
Good boy.
- Sure. [panting]
- [tense music continues]
Rina.
I need to talk to you, Daan.
I already know.
[inhaling deeply]
I'm so sorry.
[voice breaking]
You know how I feel about Swys.
[Rina exhales]
He could've been killed.
I needed the money
to hire an investigator. Okay?
I needed money.
What for?
Nick.
Nick is dead!
You never found the body.
No one found the fucking body,
so how do you know?
- Arend says
- Arend!
Why didn't you come to me about this?
I've been your partner for 15 years.
I made a mistake.
[sobbing]
[spluttering]
I told Arend I'm out. I'm done.
It's too late.
I can fix this [sniffling].
- No, it's too late.
- I'll fix this, Daan.
I can't trust you. Just go.
- Come on.
- [yells] Just go!
- [Rina sobbing]
- [Daan sighs]
[tense music playing]
Dad, we need to talk.
Fuck, Dad.
What happened to your face?
Where the hell were you this whole time?
Me?
I was with Pieter.
The guy you thought wasn't worthy.
And by the way, how dare you?
Who the hell do you think
you're talking to, huh?
How about you go do your fucking job
and fix that billboard on the highway?
This Pieter guy has gotten into your head.
Well, I'm moving in
with this Pieter guy, Dad.
And I'm going to Berlin with him
for the championships. Oh, and by the way
I resign.
And you have to talk to the police.
[officer sighs]
My brother,
your passport has been stamped.
But there's someone
who wants to talk to you.
[officer coughs]
Charles Dzike. Phew.
[Davies] I'm so glad
to see that you're still alive.
Have you had something to drink?
Moyo, can you get him some tea?
[exhales] Thank you.
Who are you?
Brigadier Davies.
I'm the one
who'll be driving you back to Pretoria.
I can make my own way back.
- I have my passport. Please.
- [tense music playing]
Don't be silly.
[huffs] Such a long drive, you know.
Let's have a cup of tea,
and then we can talk about it.
Hmm.
How long have you known Daan Ludik?
[huffs] I respect that you are loyal.
And you've been the head of his department
of deliveries for over a decade.
You must be close.
So
If he was in trouble
wouldn't you try to help him?
What makes you think that he's in trouble?
Would you help him?
Er, Moyo, thank you.
Hmmm!
That's lovely. Wow.
You should try this.
Look, it's getting late,
and we have one more stop
to make here in Limpopo, so please
Go ahead and have some strong Limpopo tea.
[traffic noises]
[panting]
[breathing shakily]
Swys.
Rina, is Daan here?
No, he's not. Can I phone him for you?
Leave it. I'll give him a call.
- I'll wait in his office.
- Okay.
- [dramatic music playing]
- Swys!
[sighs]
Fucking loser.
Jesus.
Hey, fatty. What do you want?
Hmm.
"My dad owns a furniture store."
[children cheering] Fight! Fight! Fight!
- [dramatic music playing]
- Fight! Fight! Fight!
[Davies grunting]
Now,
who would want to burn furniture
all the way out here in Limpopo?
- [Moyo] Yeah.
- [tense music playing]
Mr. Brand? Eric Brand?
Yes?
Brigadier Davies.
[Davies] Thank you.
[Davies] Okay.
Are the gloves really necessary?
What is this about?
Do you recognize this guy?
Wikus Kruger.
Yeah.
Well, he's been missing
for a couple of days
and no one's reported him missing.
I was in the area, and I thought
I'd come by and see what's going on.
Is this his desk?
- Yeah.
- Good.
Okay.
Can you open this drawer?
It's Wikus's stuff.
I don't know where he keeps his things.
Okay.
And this is Wikus' stuff here as well?
Yeah.
Okay.
[Davies laughs] Ah-ha! Hey!
Would you have a look at this? [laughs]
[Davies] Here we go.
[Davies] Prefect.
[Moyo whistles]
Oh! [whistling]
[Davies sighs]
Two. Three.
Four.
How long has
Wikus Kruger been working here?
2017. He's a shift boss.
You're the general manager, right?
Yeah, that's right.
We work in shifts.
Right.
- Was he involved in any illegal activity?
- No.
He's a good guy.
A good guy?
[laughing]
So what is this, his lunch money?
[Moyo laughing]
[Davies exhales]
Moyo, tag 'em and bag 'em.
[Moyo] Hot damn.
Look, have you got
a phone number for Wikus?
I think you'll have to contact HR.
Come on, Eric. You wanna tell me you
don't have the number of the guy
who's been sitting across from you
for the last four years?
Em,
I'll have a look.
Thank you.
[Eric] Here we go.
You wanna call that for me, please?
Sure.
[keypad clicking]
It's disconnected.
Come, Moyo.
- Bring that with you.
- Yes, sir.
- [Davies exhales]
- [machine beeping]
Eric,
tell me something,
do you recognize this truck?
- No.
- No?
- I know the company.
- Yeah?
Sure, everybody knows them.
They're having a summer sale.
Okay. Moyo.
Take my phone, show the workers
the pictures
of Wikus Kruger and the truck.
See if anybody knows anything.
Recognize the man in the truck?
No. Who is he?
He's the driver.
Uh-uh.
No.
Tell me, Eric, out of curiosity,
if I were to be walking here in the bush,
and I pick up a diamond,
and I bring it to you,
would you be able to certify that for me?
[laughing] You don't just
pick up diamonds in the bush.
Just answer the question.
Would you be able to certify it?
That'll be illegal.
But
It can be done, yes.
Moyo.
They recognize the truck and the driver.
They say he came around here
a few times to see Wikus Kruger.
[Davies huffs]
Okay. Eric, thank you for your time.
If Wikus Kruger should turn up,
give me a call. Okay?
It's my personal number.
Moyo.
Charles,
does Daan Ludik smuggle diamonds?
- Daan sells furniture and carpets.
- [Davies laughs]
Okay.
Let's go, Moyo.
[car ignition starts]
- [phone keypad clicking]
- [ring back tone]
- [phone ringing]
- [crickets chirping]
Furniture man.
I know where your guns are.
[whistling]
Fair enough, furniture man.
You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
[Markus] Mom?
Mom, what's going on?
[sobbing] Your dad left.
He took his stuff.
[sobbing]
[sobbing]
Yeah. I'll be right back.
[Markus sighs]
[tense music playing]
Fuck.
[grunts]
[Yells] No!
[yelling indistinctly]
Markus?
[screaming]
[classical music playing on piano]
[exhales]
- [man] Hey.
- [gunshots]
Shit. Fuck!
Dammit! [exhales]
- [Swys sobbing]
- [classical music continues]
[gunshots]
[Swys] I'll sleep here.
- [Swys sobbing]
- [Rina sobbing]
[Albert] Ah, my guns!
The truth has set them free.
Okay.
Yeah. Very good.
Very, very good.
[exhales]
[panting]
[laughing]
[classical music continues]
[mobile phone ringing]
Hello?
- Mr. Ludik?
- Yes.
I have your driver with me.
He's found his way back.
Great.
That's good to hear.
He's had plenty to say.
I think you and I should talk.
- Fine. How does tomorrow sound?
- [busy tone]
["Love is on the way"
by Dave Koz feat. Chris Botti playing]
Subtitle translation by: Regina Njoku