Kings of Jo'burg (2020) s02e01 Episode Script

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[digging]
[tense music playing]
[male voice1]
Why would you kill your own son?
What the fuck have you done?
[female voice1] You're hiding something.
[indistinct whispering voices]
[male voice1] Nobody does anything
for my family except for me.
[female voice2]
I have been waiting for you.
[indistinct whispering voices]
[gasping]
[male voice1]
You never left the Mermaid, did you?
[gunshot]
[gasping]
[eerie theme music playing]
[theme music builds]
[gunshots]
[high pitched screaming]
- [high pitched screaming continues]
- [gunshots]
[dramatic music playing]
[high pitched music playing]
[high pitched music ends]
[theme music playing]
[theme music ends]
- [gasping]
- [thunder clapping]
[grimacing]
[panting]
- [growling]
- [gasping]
[indistinct whispering voices]
[choking]
[panting]
- [panting]
- [eerie music playing]
[eerie whooshing]
[demonic growling]
[unearthly growl] Simon.
[growling]
[indistinct whispering voices]
[in Tswana] Blood will be shed.
[panting, screaming]
I don't want to do this anymore.
Let go of me.
[pants, screams]
Let go of me, let go of me!
- [screaming, sobbing]
- [thuds]
- [exhales loudly]
- [Phumzi] Sorry.
We didn't finish talking.
- [man1 in Zulu] How are you, brother?
- [man2] I'm good thanks, and how are you?
[man1] All good. Give me some peanuts.
- [man2] All right. Thanks, Sir.
- [man 1] All right.
You can add the apple as well.
Thank you, Sir.
[in English] Thank you. Keep the change.
No Sonja, this is wrong.
But why do you want to marry a man
who doesn't even know your real name? Hmm?
And why bring the child into this?
Whose ancestors will this baby belong to?
Uncle, I know.
My child, if you continue with this thing,
bad luck will befall you
and bring confusion to you and the child.
[Phumzi in English] Aliko Bajo was my ex.
When he got arrested,
I was told
about all the crimes he committed.
Things I had no idea he was capable of.
But the police didn't care
if I was innocent.
Do you love him?
But I can't blow my cover.
I was forced to stand as a witness
against him, or face conspiracy charges.
Look, Mo, I did what I needed to do.
Uncle, please help me.
Please.
I can't keep something
like this from your father.
Yeah, but you've been
undercover before, right?
You do know what it's like.
Those guys will kill me
if they know my true identity.
Please.
He said you're a cop.
Yes, that's because
I testified against him.
I know, I should've told you
about all of this.
What about the gun?
I was scared.
He said he was going to come for me.
What was I supposed to do?
[tense music playing]
It's okay.
You don't have to be afraid anymore.
So, you continue with this nonsense.
If the Masire's
and the Themba's unite, it's over.
[Phumzi] Um, Mo?
Hm?
Do you still remember what you asked me?
Do you still remember? [chuckles]
Ur
Well, if you're still up for it,
my answer is yes.
Yes, I'll marry you.
[both laughing]
Oh, wow.
Oh, but look, um
I'm a very traditional man.
I would have to write
a letter to your family.
Okay. Um, there's still
my uncle and my mother.
Yeah, that's family.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, yeah.
[both laughing]
- Wow. Wow, man.
- [tense music continues]
You have no idea
how happy you make me feel.
You and the little one.
- [tense music tempo increases]
- [children chatter in background]
[bike engine revs]
Boss.
I'm not your boss, Leon.
Right.
Phumzi?
Our guy inside the SAPS,
he did some digging.
- A lot.
- And?
It turns out she was
a witness for Aliko Bajo case.
It checks out, Sir.
We also ran
her through the identity database.
She's clean.
- [sighs]
- [tense music continues]
You mean, she's not affiliated
with the police, at all?
No.
You're not going to open that?
No need.
[Leon] Just one more thing
Tlotlo and the other kings,
they want to go ahead with the heist.
Even after I told them,
to wait until Simon is back?
[exhales sharply]
Look, with Simon gone, someone needs
to take charge. You need to take charge.
Or else the wolves will.
I know that you
and Simon have had your differences,
but Simon, he always,
always put family first.
Boss, this is where you belong.
- With your family
- Shh.
Go on and handle your business, Leon.
I'll handle mine.
Copy that, Sir.
- [tense music continues]
- [distant indistinct voices]
[bike engine starts]
[dramatic music playing]
What's going on here?
Captain, I tried stopping him.
Who the hell are you?
I'm the man who's been brought
in here to clean up your mess.
I never knew there
was a mess to begin with.
That simply means your eyes can't see.
If you had done your job,
this man would be in prison.
Not to mention Jazmine Gumede's,
she would still be alive.
That's right, Stanley.
Orders from the High Commissioner.
[scoffs] He wanted to do it himself,
I told him don't bother.
With what?
[man] It's time, Stan.
You're fired.
Yup.
What are you doing?
That's the SAPS's information.
How many successful arrests or charges
have you brought to bring
down the Masire family? Huh?
[scoffs]
That's exactly why we're starting
from scratch, boys and girls.
We are going to take a whole different
approach, a more aggressive approach.
Off the books, intrusive.
I want to bring as much disruption
and chaos to the Masire family,
so much so,
that they have no choice but to surrender.
You don't bring a knife
to a gunfight now, do you?
The brothers don't play
by the rules. Neither will we.
Any questions?
No, Sir.
I thought so.
This is the number
for Detective Gail Basia.
Give her a call.
Tell her I need to see her.
And who should I say it's from?
Special agent, Victor Gaxa.
- Run with that.
- [officer] Okay, Sir.
[upbeat music playing]
[upbeat music ends]
- Dad.
- Hey, young man.
Mom said I must give it to you.
She wants to have special
prayers for uncle Si as a family.
Look, I told her
there was no need, all right.
[chuckles] If there's somebody
who can take care of themselves, it's him.
Right.
All right. So, what's the plan?
What do you mean?
Uncle Si had things
in motion before he went MIA.
Why're you asking me?
Dad
Just focus on running the club, that's it.
Keep your head down and be safe.
We don't even know when uncle Si
is coming back. I mean, what the fuck?!
- Hey, man. Hey.
- [tense music playing]
What's your problem?
I told you,
I'm no longer a part of this business.
Sure.
Is this necessary?
Why not?
They say after 48 hours, the likelihood
of finding someone alive is
We need to find him, Mo.
Well look um, we'll find him.
Okay?
- I promise.
- [tense music continues]
[Tlotlo] See, there's
the second truck right there, like I said.
Are you sure those are the ones
they're going to use for the gold?
- Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.
- How sure?
The man said he was sure. Fucking sure.
All right. He'd better be.
Or else it's on you.
Now what's this thing about Si?
No word from him to date?
I could ask the same
thing about your brother.
Okay.
We are kings, you know.
Any time, any place, anywhere, I'm down.
This, can be a huge fucking payday.
But are you sure
you want to do this without your dad?
Listen,
we're going to cut uncle Si in, all right.
And you're goddamn right.
This is gonna be a huge fucking payday.
[tense music playing]
So you're Lester's receptionist now?
[male voice] You see me, you see him.
I thought you knew that by now.
[tense music continues]
[shower turns on]
- [tense music continues]
- [door closes]
Oh, shit!
[mobile phone ringing]
Hello?
I told you not to call me on this number.
[male voice] Yeah, yeah. I wouldn't
have called if it wasn't urgent.
Okay, what is it?
Someone tried to run your identity through
the South African Authorities database.
Who?
It was anonymous.
But I made sure your story checked out,
so they couldn't find anything.
Okay, good.
Do you have any clue on who it was?
Oh I think I have a pretty good idea.
Listen, I have to go.
Any information on Simon's whereabouts?
- Nothing yet.
- I'm starting to wonder what exactly
it is you're doing there.
Your time is ticking.
I want results.
[children chattering in distance]
Boss
are you sure
you don't want me to go in with you?
I know I'm a bit young,
but I can still do it.
No, it's all right, my boy. Let's go.
All right. Are you even supposed to do it
like this? The Zulus will laugh at you.
It's acceptable in our culture.
Besides, if Phumzi's lying,
I'll be able to detect
that from looking at her uncle in the eye.
[in Zulu] Hey,
who are you standing at the gate?
Good day, Sir.
Who are you? How can I help you?
My name is Mogomotsi Masire, Sir.
My intention for being here, is to ask for
your niece's hand in marriage, Phumzile.
[Uncle] Mm.
And that car that's already
parked at my gate I'll fine you.
What do you have to offer?
That's not a problem.
The ancestors of
this family drink alcohol.
[man] There we go, Sir.
We have something for them.
- Hmm.
- [birds chirping]
Hmm.
[sentimental music playing]
[growling]
[in English]
Your organs are slowly shutting down.
[tense music playing]
This thing you have,
if you don't do what needs to be done
you'll lose your life.
[in Tswana] Kids, give me
a moment with your mother to talk.
Shh.
[whimpering]
Vero.
My poor Veronica.
[sobbing]
I don't want this demon to
embody itself in her, you know.
[sobbing loudly]
It's my fault. It's all my fault.
I'm the one who brought
this into our family. [sobbing]
Take it easy. Please, take it easy.
- [sobbing continues]
- [man] Easy.
- Easy.
- [sobbing continues]
[in English] What's wrong, son?
She's getting worse.
Talk to me.
[yells] Come on, say something!
- Say something.
- [tense music continues]
Hey.
Hey.
I thought you were
out with the boys tonight.
I needed to talk to you.
Okay. How did things go with my uncle?
Ah, good.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
But I wanted to apologize to you.
For ever doubting your intentions.
Okay, where is this coming from?
- Let's sit.
- [tense music playing]
You know you you're a good woman, Phumzi.
You deserve a good man.
A man who will look after you.
Take care of you.
A man who will love you.
Someone who will always be faithful
and truthful to you.
I, um I doubted you.
I shouldn't have.
But you know, as your husband
I promise I'll never do that again.
So
my proposition is this,
that we begin on a new slate.
What's wrong?
Yes, yes, I'm fine. Clean Slate?
Yeah, clean slate.
[eerie music playing]
You know,
I loved meeting your uncle.
I actually couldn't believe
that I haven't met your mother.
And seeing as though
the first time we met,
that's the only person
you used to speak about.
I wonder why I haven't met her, actually.
Tell me, what happened to your mother?
[indistinct whispering voices]
Nah, that's not a
it's not a conversation I want to have.
It will just kill the mood.
[elevator bell dings]
[beeping]
[beeping]
[tense music playing]
- [man1 whistling]
- [electricity fizzing]
[tense music tempo increases]
[chocking]
[man2 grunting]
- Yeah.
- [man 3] Oh, yeah.
- [man2 whistling]
- [electric snapping]
[bell dings]
Hello. Can I help?
Mrs. Jean. Sorry to disturb you
at this time of the night.
[tense music playing]
We just wanted to talk to you,
about your husband.
Oh. Don't be intimidated.
We just want to talk.
[tense music continues]
[tongue clicking rhythmically]
What is this about?
This is about you
and your job at the SA Transit.
If you're trying to get
into the vault, I can't help you.
That place is like a fortress. [scoffs]
You guys can't get within a mile of it.
Who said anything about vaults, hm?
[sighs]
I know you're the only one,
that has access to these codes.
You're going after the gold
We're going after the gold, you're right.
And you, you are going to help us do that.
Sorry. I can't do that.
You can't or you won't?
- Both.
- Both.
- Sting, show him that video.
- Sure.
- Mm yes, that is your wife. [laughs]
- [man panting]
[Tlotlo] See, how I see it,
is that you have two options. You help us,
we get the gold, you go back to your wife.
Happy wife, happy life, right?
You don't help us,
we don't get the gold. This guy here
he kills your wife
while you watch, and then he kills you.
Either way, we are not going anywhere
until I get what I want.
Well?
All right.
Sting,
make the call.
[Sting] No problems.
[sniffling]
Yeah, do the wife.
[yelling] No! Don't do that.
Okay, hold that order.
[Tlotlo] Are you ready to talk?
There's a problem.
You can't duplicate the cards.
Mmm?
[yells] Fuck!
[gun clicks]
But
[Tlotlo] But?
There's a way.
There's a way
to get to the gold
without the access cards.
[laughing]
I like that.
[sentimental music playing]
["Like There's No Tomorrow"
by Neo Soul playing]
Checker on my mind ♪
When I'm without you ♪
Spending all my time ♪
Thinking about you ♪
And all I want is your face ♪
And all I got is insane ♪
Cause I got to wait
Until I can taste your ♪
All your sweets ♪
Upon my knee ♪
[tense music plays]
Mama.
[indistinct eerie whispering voices]
- Mama.
- [demonic growling]
Please wake up.
[indistinct eerie whispering voices]
- [choking]
- [whispering voices continue]
You're killing him.
[choking]
[panting]
[panting]
[tense music playing]
[indistinct whispering voices]
[tap running]
[high-pitch ringing]
[glass shatters]
[tense music continues]
[tense music continues]
[whooshing]
[soft tense music playing]
Mo.
I heard about Simon. If there's anything
I can do, you'll let me know, okay.
Stay strong, brother.
[Tlolo] Dad man
of the moment. It's your time. [laughs]
[in English] Yeah, we all know I'll
never do those right things.
[both laughing]
But anyway, congratulations.
Mm-hmm.
Gentlemen, please pardon me for
calling this meeting at such short notice.
But what I have to tell you
is of utmost importance.
The job is off.
Whoa, whoa, wait. What? Says who?
- Me.
- Wait, Dad.
Everything is in place.
Uncle Si's buyers, they're ready to go
That's enough.
I have the engineer that's going
to get us access to the security trucks.
What must I do with him now?
Not my problem.
With Simon temporarily out of the picture,
I'm in charge of the organization,
and what I say goes.
Uncle Si's not going to agree to this.
If anybody has a problem with that,
speak now or forever hold your peace.
- Good.
- [tense music continues]
[sighs]
I'm going to go get a refill. Fuck this.
King
Where's my brother?
Because ever since you came back
from Botswana, you've been acting strange.
First, your brother goes missing,
now mine.
And now you're coming up with some
fucking reason why we can't do the job.
I know a guilty motherfucker
when I see one,
and right now, I'm looking at one.
So I'm going to ask you again.
Where the fuck is my brother?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
[chomping]
[exhales sharply]
80% of this job is fucking waiting.
I hate waiting.
So you hate the job, then.
No, I hate waiting.
So, Miss Gail Basia.
What's your story?
What do you wanna know?
I mean, you're beautiful,
you're young, you're smart.
Why would you take this case?
You really want to know?
Do I?
Suit yourself, Victor.
Tell you what
I've got an idea.
You help me
bring down the Masire brothers,
and maybe just maybe,
I'll give you permission to tell me why.
Permission?
Deal?
[scoffs]
Deal.
["My Mrs" by Samthing Soweto playing]
I found it in love inside
Found it in your eye ♪
Found it in peace
That houses like the way ♪
Found it in case
That this consolidate yeah ♪
Found it again
Like my hands were up, yeah yeah ♪
[bike engine revs]
[camera shutters clicking]
Who the hell is that?
- [bike engine continues to rev]
- [tense music playing]
I have no idea.
I'd like to find out.
[camera shutters clicking]
It can't be.
[camera shutters clicking]
Oh, my God.
[dramatic music playing]
That's Veronica.
Simon's twin.
Subtitle translation by: Regina Njoku