Blood & Water (2020) s03e04 Episode Script
Out of the Shadows
1
- Come, come! Behave!
- What are you doing?
- Behave. Come! Let's go.
- Please, I'm begging you. Please.
Just do as I tell you.
You'll be fine.
- Please, I don't know anything.
- Shh.
- I don't know anything!
- Shh.
Where am I?
Please, please. I don't know anything!
- Where are you taking me?
- Let's go.
- Just keep going.
- No!
- Please, where am I?
- Shh, shh.
Please, please! I'm begging you! Please!
No!
Help! No!
Help!
Help!
Help me!
Help me!
Help!
Get the money
And when the money come ♪
Yo.
Hey.
I know that's not all
from coverage at the door, Reece.
- You can't keep doing this forever, eh?
- I know.
Last night was the last time. Promise.
Hey. Here you go.
Oh, hi, Lunga.
- You slept here?
- Yeah, well
- Someone had to bring him back.
- Mm-hmm.
Chrissy boy.
- Cheers.
- He was so wasted.
Dude, you look like shit.
That's gonna help with your hangover.
Fiks, why were you so late yesterday?
- Setting up was a bitch without you.
- Uh Oh, right.
My Uber Such a pain in the ass.
At least you came. KB was a no-show.
At least he dodged
the fucking raid.
Help me up, please.
Help me up, Fiks!
- Come here. Over here.
- Help me out. Help!
- Help yourself a bit here.
- Just take me to the shallow end, please.
Hey, Wends! How's it?
Hey, friend.
I'm going crazy over here.
- Can you chat?
- What's up?
They've asked me to stay longer,
and I have no idea
how I'm going to tell Christopher.
Look, this is a good thing for you, Wendy.
I'm sure when the moment's right,
you'll know.
Yeah, you're right. Thanks, friend.
Hey, um, by the way,
I've been meaning to ask you,
I was arranging some old files
from the Matric Dance Committee,
and I noticed something really weird
with the accounts.
Oh yeah, that. Stupid Reece.
After we raised so much money,
she clicked on some fraudulent link
and got duped.
Fraudulent link?
Took everything?
Yeah, I know, right?
Thankfully, that's all in the past now.
Hey, Wen, just give me a minute.
OMG,
last night was drama after you left!
This is a raid!
Anyone who tries to leave
will be handed over to the police!
What the hell?!
Ma, no, please.
Just Just take the money. Okay?
Yeah, I'll send you more tomorrow.
Don't worry about me.
All right,
it's just I'm, um
I'll speak to you later. Bye.
Sorry. I hope you didn't end it
because of me.
No, no. No, it's cool.
I'll speak to her later.
Uh, thanks for the, um smoothie?
- Tastes like shit, huh?
- It's not great.
- Well, cheers to that.
- Cheers.
Lunga, where are you?
Your story isn't lining up, Mr. Daniels.
Tell me the truth and you can go home.
For the last time, I don't know.
Someone must've planted it on me.
Please, can I get my phone?
People will be worried.
You may.
As soon as you tell me
how these drugs got into your possession.
Drugs don't have legs.
I don't even do drugs!
Okay.
If you want to stick to that story,
and you'll go on trial,
which means a criminal record,
or you can admit that the drugs are yours
and you'll just get
mandatory court counseling.
Marcus.
I know this kid. I'll deal with it.
Come with me, Mr. Daniels.
Siya?
I hope you're busy getting ready.
Thank you, Detective.
Never imagined I'd be picking my son up
from the police station.
I was framed, Mummy!
By whom?
Reece?
Did she have something to do with this?
I I was with Puleng most of the time.
Puleng did nothing wrong, Mummy.
Ball, ball, ball!
Come on!
Lunga!
You know, Puleng actually texted me
to let me know that she's with friends.
You don't think you owe me
the same courtesy?
Look, I'm sorry, Ncane, okay?
- It completely slipped my mind.
- Have you spoken to Puleng?
No, not yet.
- Lunga!
- We're all good, though, Ncane.
I thought
I should touch base with you.
Well,
you two better make sure
that you're home by the time I get there.
You understand me?
Oh, Julius, did you
Yello.
Where's Puleng, Wade?
- I I don't know.
- You're telling me she's not with you?
No, she went to the bathroom last night.
She took a while
so I figured she was with Fiks.
Hey, I'm with Fiks right now.
Okay, dude, Puleng is not here.
How do you not know where your girl is?
Well, it's complicated, Lunga!
I was in jail all of last night,
just so that you know!
And now I'm stuck gardening, grounded,
'cause my mom's angry with me.
Probably gonna do it
for the rest of my life, gardening.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah. No, no, I'm fine. I'm good.
Okay, look, her mom just called me,
and she's really worried. So you think
maybe you can give her a call?
Y-Yeah, but it's
it's it's a bit weird.
We might have broken up yesterday.
- Anyone heard from Puleng?
- Um, isn't she at home?
No, her mom just called me.
Has anyone spoken to KB?
Maybe she's with him.
Puleng Puleng's with KB?
Yello, Lunga?
Is Is Puleng with KB?
Wade, please, okay? You're not even sure
if you guys are together.
Then maybe she was arrested
like I was at the raid last night.
No, but she wasn't
at the station, obviously.
She's not with KB.
Okay, that's it. I'm calling the police.
Hi. I wanted to find out
if Puleng Khumalo was brought in?
I'm just calling to find out
if a Puleng Khumalo
was brought to your station?
Uh, she's Zulu, has braids, petite.
- Likes the sound of her own voice.
- Um, okay. Thank you, ma'am. Bye.
Guys, what if What if Puleng was taken?
Who would take her?
- Lisbeth and Matla's people.
- As in KB's parents?
What the fuck is going on?
I'll explain later.
I should get going. I should go home.
To tell her mom?
Yeah, well, someone has to.
Oh, well, then you're gonna have
to tell her everything we've been up to,
and that could really mess
with our progress so far.
But Julius is dead,
Puleng could be kidnapped.
- And you call that progress?
- But what if she's not kidnapped?
We're just going to expose everything
she's been-- we've been doing.
Personally, I think
we should find her ourselves.
No offense, Fikile,
but what you're saying
means nothing to me.
Okay, you guys want to play games? Fine.
But Puleng could be
in real danger right now.
Uh, listen, I should go. Fiks,
please let me know if you hear anything.
Chris, can you maybe drop us off?
I'll get the bill.
I'll take a walk to clear my head.
Guys, come on, the food. The food!
Lunga, you said,
and I quote, "We all good."
I get trying to help Fikile and all that,
but how could you let Puleng do this?
Ncane, I'm I'm sorry. Okay?
You know
what kind of person Puleng is.
She's not someone
you can convince.
I just thought maybe if I joined them,
that way, I can ensure her safety.
Oh, and how's that working out for you?
Okay, so so what now? You think that,
Lisbeth and Matla Molapo
are behind this?
Yes, I do.
Then we should go to the police.
Lunga?
Lunga, you better not hang up on me.
W-Wade just posted something
on the socials.
Social media?!
Lunga, my daughter is missing, okay?
I'm going to the police.
- Hey.
- Hey, you okay?
Things were so kak at the party.
What if something bad happens to her,
and that's how things ended with her?
Nothing bad's going to happen.
We just have to find her. Okay?
Did something happen at Durbanville?
Uh, no. We spoke to this chicky,
Amber, who did the same interview
you did at Horizon, but nothing.
Tried calling her today, but no luck.
I feel like shit
that I dragged Puleng into all of this.
Yeah, me too.
I saw that a lot of people
have been posting pictures and videos
about the party.
Maybe someone captured something?
That That's a good idea.
I'll I'll keep checking.
And I'll go to KB,
try to get him to help us
suss out his parents.
Think he'll do it? I mean,
They are his parents, after all.
Yeah, KB and I go way back.
And he knows I wouldn't make
such assumptions lightly.
But I have to go.
I have to finish the gardening
or else my mom will kill me.
Yeah, see you.
Bye.
Please.
I don't know anything!
- Please
- I warned you, Puleng.
Even after your father died,
you still went digging.
So I guess death is not an option for you.
W-What do you mean?
- You're KB's mother. You're not ashamed
- My son is no longer your concern.
Please. Mrs. Molapo! Please!
What?
They followed some guy, Reinhard,
from the agency to a building called Oath.
Apparently, he's the one
who paid Mr. Khumalo for my kidnapping.
And there's this girl Amber,
who described what she believes
to be a trafficking front.
She's probably missing now too.
KB, dude, I really need you
to help me with your parents.
Look.
Even if it's to rule out
that they have nothing to do with Puleng.
You're starting with this shit again.
But don't you want to know?
Like, once and for all?
Once and for all what?
I didn't know you were home.
Once and for all what?
Um, KB needing to stop blaming himself
for how things ended with Puleng.
I agree.
And Puleng, how's she coping
with the loss of her father?
She's missing.
Oh, no.
We think she has been kidnapped.
Dreadful.
Um, I should get going.
- Um, bye.
- Be safe.
What's this about Puleng's disappearance?
I I don't know.
You'll let me know
if I can help with anything. Yeah?
Now flex ♪
Now flex ♪
Hey. Okay, I'm digging this.
Aw, thank you.
Listen, um, I've been thinking,
when you get back,
it'll be midterm break, and maybe we
I've been asked to extend my stay
by another six months.
I've been doing really well here,
and the Rotary Club as well as the school
just asked me to stay a little longer.
But I'm gonna turn it down.
I don't wanna bring it up, but
But what?
You should stay, Wendy.
You think so?
I mean, like
Like, it's chill. It's not like
we were a real thing or anything.
- We were just something, right?
- Yeah.
Okay.
I guess I'll extend my stay.
Look, I need to go.
Bye.
I wasn't dealing at the party.
What about Wade?
Does he do drugs?
Wade?
Wade is the last person
that'll ever try something like that.
Everything okay
with your son, Ms. Daniels?
- Reece, you can go.
- Thanks.
I heard he was arrested
for possession of drugs.
Hardly the kind of behavior
that'll be acceptable
for a principal's son.
Then it was a setup or a misunderstanding.
My son does not do drugs.
Never has, never will.
Now, was there anything else?
No.
Not right now.
Well, class.
I cannot say that this happens often.
But you surprised me.
I was very impressed
with your Pythagoras Theorem essays.
There were obviously
one or two of you that didn't try,
but overall, well done, class.
I was so excited to see your enthusiasm
come through in these essays.
For most of you at least.
As you know, I always say mathematics
can open up a whole new world for you guys
if you just put in
a little bit of effort into your work.
Hey, guys.
Reece, may I speak with you
for a moment, please?
No.
Be nice.
You have two minutes, Tahira.
I'll see you at the quad.
- Bye.
- Yeah.
Um, I wanted to ask about
the Matric Dance Committee account.
Why?
I was asked to look into it.
It's just, um, a report
needs to be drafted,
and I was asked to do it.
I already spoke to Daniels about this.
You clicked on
a fraudulent link though, right?
Yes.
The thing is, we did
a total of six fundraisers,
at an average of 100 rand per head,
but more than that
was taken from the account.
So where did the rest come from?
We asked parents to donate as well.
Huh. Do you have proof of the donations
as a signatory on the account?
I didn't quite find a paper trail.
Uh, Mr. Ferreira
was overseeing most of it.
Ask him for the proof. Okay?
I really need to go now.
Huh.
What are we doing?
Looking through
some footage from the party
to see if there's anything somewhere.
Uh
Robbie says there's no CCTV cameras,
so there's no footage from the night.
Great.
I think I found something.
That's That's the guy Puleng and I saw
with Reinhard at Durbanville
and at the Oath.
Now I'm sure Puleng was taken.
KB, anything on the 'rents?
Not yet. I mean,
what do you guys expect me to find?
Are you gonna start
taking this seriously, KB?
Not you, Wade. You better chill.
You're working
on my nerves. Your parents are criminals.
What the fuck did you say?
- I said what I said.
- Okay, whoa. Wade
I get that you're worried about Puleng.
We all are, okay?
Yeah, chill.
Jeez.
You know, fuck this shit.
KB
KB wait.
I know what we're asking you is hard.
I know.
But I wouldn't ask you if I didn't
really believe there was something to it.
My dad told me
that your mom used to be a nurse
before she worked at Point of Grace.
Apparently, she was the one
my mom spoke to
when she wanted to get a baby.
And then news of Phume breaks,
and then suddenly she needs to travel?
I mean
She travelled for work, Fiks.
What work is so important
that she'd leave you as a baby?
KB, you know, on some level,
something's not right here.
So, please, just
just come see the video.
Okay?
I'm like a bad ballerina ♪
Hot bars, model figure ♪
I'm a G like my mama be ♪
'Cause I was born to be a boss ♪
Pauline. Hi.
You and Reece are pretty close, right?
No.
We just did Business Studies together.
Were you involved in managing
the Matric Dance accounts?
- Why?
- Oh, I'm just putting a report together.
I was just on the decoration team.
Reece is probably the person
you should speak to. She was Treasurer.
She and Ferreira
actually worked pretty closely together.
Reece and Ferreira?
Like I said,
I was just in charge of the balloons.
Girls! We're gonna start our rehearsals
for Giselle, very exciting.
So I want you guys to put on
your proper rehearsal gear.
Even if my parents took Puleng,
where do I start digging?
Anywhere. Documents, emails,
literally anything.
Does she know the guy in the video?
Guys, I think I'm going
to go to Durbanville.
By yourself?
Um, no, that's too risky.
Yeah, I know, but the more ground
we can cover separately, the better.
I guess I'll go see Puleng's
my
Thandeka, and, um, show her the video.
Reece, do you think you could ask anyone
who might know anything about the raid?
Yeah, sure.
Guys, Daniels wants
all of you in her office.
She says the police want to talk
to you all later this afternoon.
Mrs. Khumalo, we're aware
of Puleng's history with
amateur investigating.
Maybe she's up to something
that she hasn't had the time
to inform you of yet.
Puleng has never slept outside this house
without telling me.
We understand that, ma'am,
but we have to rule out
all the possibilities.
We have reason to believe that Puleng
left the party willingly last night.
It's highly likely that she just ran away.
Puleng just lost her father.
Why would she do that?
The only reason my daughter's not here
with us in this house
is because she's either been kidnapped
or
Is there anything else you can tell us?
Any threatening communications,
or Puleng getting involved
with people she shouldn't have?
Is this it?
Shouldn't you be out there investigating
and interrogating other people?
Like who?
Like Lisbeth and Matla Molapo.
Mrs. Molapo was cleared.
And without new evidence,
we have no reason
to continue investigating them.
- Again, is there anything new you'd like
- I'm I'm sorry.
Puleng continued to investigate
Lisbeth and Matla Molapo,
and now she's missing.
And you guys think
that's some sort of coincidence?
This is ridiculous.
Okay, guys, we all know
what's happening, right?
Don't tell them anything
and stick to the plan.
Mr. Ackerman?
When was the last time you saw Puleng
on the night she went missing?
I was drunk-dialing my girl.
My, um
Long distance sucks ass.
Concentrate.
When was the last time you saw her?
I don't know. I don't remember.
She went to the bathroom
before she left.
That was the last time I saw her.
Where were you
on the night Puleng went missing?
Fine. I was dancing with friends
in between playing host.
What's your relationship
with your mother like?
- My mother?
- Hmm.
What's that got to do with this?
She gave birth to me.
That's it.
Where were your parents
the night Puleng disappeared?
I don't know. Why don't you ask them?
At home. We all were.
Why didn't you report
the disappearance when you found out?
Shouldn't the focus be on finding Puleng?
I feel like you're here
asking all these questions
just to seem like you're doing something,
when actually you're doing nothing.
Just like you did nothing
when I was kidnapped,
or when my mother disappeared,
or when Sam's location was compromised.
Sam Nkosana?
So you heard from him?
He tried calling me once
before disappearing
off the face of the Earth.
- Do you know anything?
- No.
- No.
- No.
- No.
- I said no!
Instead of interrogating me,
why don't you guys just go find Puleng?
Honestly.
Ms. Kahn. You're working late.
Oh, I was falling behind in signing off
on next week's publications, ma'am.
Is that the Matric Dance Committee's
accounts folder?
Did Mr. Koopman put you up to this?
Tahira.
Yes, ma'am.
He asked me to assist in exchange
for me being reinstated as Head Girl.
Wow.
You guys should see this.
How are you holding up?
Seen better days.
Mmm. Puleng will turn up.
She's relentless.
Annoyingly relentless.
Thanks.
Dude
how are you dealing with the whole
"your folks are kidnappers"?
This is crazy, KB.
Are you okay?
It's It's just frustrating.
You know, it's
it's like I'm the bad guy, you know?
Let's Let's talk about something else.
I mean, you must be relieved.
Wendy's coming back
in like, what, eight weeks?
"Relieved."
She's, uh, staying longer.
It's chill though, I'm happy. I'm stoked.
It's okay to be messed up by this, bro.
This is what she wants, you know?
Wendy's amazing.
She deserves it.
Fuck off, guys.
Don't you see I'm dying here missing her?
You can tell her, bro.
No. I don't want to seem
like a desperate loser.
You kinda look like one now.
Yo, Reece. Um, I'm out.
Already?
Yeah, there's this gaming thing
my uni's hosting
at some tech company in town.
Will there be free beers?
I don't know. Maybe.
Mmm Okay, what's happening
between you two, Reece?
Lunga and I?
I wish.
Tata, I'm sorry
I'm only telling you all this now.
How come, Fikile, how come?
I will go talk to Matla.
No, Tata. Please don't.
We don't know anything for sure.
No, no, no. But if what
you're telling me is true then
Even if there's
a little truth to what you say
Matla and that bloody wife
of his, they need to pay.
I know, but if you go
and speak to them now,
they'll risk finding out what we're doing,
and we're onto something.
But, Fikile,
what were you thinking, my child?
You can just go
and do this thing all by yourself?
Okay.
Regardless of what you've done
I would never let
anything happen to you. Ever.
I know.
Okay.
What's up
with you and Thandeka?
It's nothing.
I just
I don't know
how to act around her.
My child
More than anything,
she'll appreciate
having you around right now.
Or do you want
us to go together?
No, it's okay.
Okay.
You'll be late.
Yeah.
- I'll see you.
- Okay.
Welcome to Trekking the Skies.
Right, so just put your left hand
- Okay.
- through this. There we go.
- Like that?
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
- And this.
Your other left hand.
Cool.
Now, remember, the moment I put these on,
it's gonna feel extremely real.
Okay, just chill. I know it's a game.
Cool.
Yeah?
- Oh, wow.
- Cool. Take it away.
This is cool. Okay.
Right, just focus on my voice.
- Where Where are you?
- I'm close enough. Don't worry.
This is pretty high.
- Just go for it, you can do it.
- Um
How do I get over this part?
You jump.
I jump?
Yep.
I jump. Okay.
Uh, let's jump. Um
- One, two, three.
- You can do this.
- Whoa, whoa! Hey, hey.
- Whoa!
I got you.
Not bad for a first-timer. You okay?
Uh, yeah. I'm okay.
I'm gonna, uh, grab a beer.
Uh, cool.
You bailed, right?
Fuck off. You go try it.
I'd rather hang out with my beers, man.
I was literally suspended in midair.
- Okay?
- Maybe I should
Maybe I should try it out.
I think that Chris just needs to learn
how to accept help from people.
Mm, Chris is bad with being vulnerable.
You know, there really isn't anything
wrong with being vulnerable, Chris.
In fact, I respect it.
Lunga, you know Chris's in a relationship.
- Right?
- He knows.
Thank you, Reece.
'Cause the way you two
are looking at each
Uh, we're just talking.
Yeah, and besides,
I'm not into high schoolers.
- No offense, Chris.
- None taken.
Hey, you asleep?
About to call it a night.
How are you?
Um
I miss you, Wendy.
A lot.
And
I seriously think it's cool
that you're doing your thing
and and you're winning,
and and I'm all here for it.
I miss you too, Christopher.
And none of you
have seen this man before?
No, but we're working on it.
Why can't we just take this
to the police, Ma?
We can't because the same guy showed up
at the same time
the police raided the party.
I honestly think it was a front
to have Puleng taken.
Wade also had drugs planted on him,
and he thinks
that was done to distract him.
- But why Wade?
- Probably because he's Puleng's boyfriend.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Khumalo.
I shouldn't have asked Puleng to help me.
With Mr. Khumalo gone and
I I don't know what I'll do
if something happens to her.
Puleng helped you because she chose to.
Because that's who she is.
She fights for what's right.
And that's what
Julius was so proud of her for.
Just as much as I am.
What did you and Mr. Khumalo do
when I went missing?
We hosted a birthday party
for you every single year.
We just did everything we could
to make sure that no one forgets you.
Okay.
Okay.
Then that's what we'll do.
Let's get Puleng in the public eye.
Wade, let's go. Wade?
Wade?
Wade?
Just hurry up, man.
Sure, boss.
Okay.
- Eat.
- I don't want your fucking food.
Get me out of here.
- Bitch!
- Hey!
Go on, right now.
Pull that shit again,
and I won't hold him back!
That's exactly why you buy Bitcoin.
Yeah.
Listen, I'll call you back.
Boss.
We have a problem.
Every time you speak to me,
we got problems.
- Get the mans, and let's go. Come.
- Yeah.
Go, let's go!
You're meeting them where?
Uh, at the Khumalos.
I thought it might be
more personal that way,
but it won't be a media briefing
without the media, so
And when is it?
Today.
Uh
All right, my child, I'll see
what my team can come up with.
- Okay.
- Is that all?
Actually, I was thinking
if we could do a cash reward
for 100,000 rand
A hundred thousand rand?
How will I get that amount
of money at such short notice?
You could take it
from my university fund.
- I checked.
- Oh.
If it's okay with you.
Of course, that's okay with me.
Wow, Fikile.
When did you become
such a compassionate young woman?
Yo,
I am proud of you, my child.
You make me a proud father.
I told Anthony the truth, Tata.
He didn't have much of a reaction
when I told him who I was, but
honestly, it's fine.
I just I'm just glad I did it, you know?
Ah.
Why does it feel like
I'm losing you sometimes, Bhelekazi?
You're never gonna never lose me.
You're my dad, Tata.
- Okay?
- Okay.
And thank you.
Go well.
Mr. Koopman.
How desperate are you
to take down the school
that you would coerce an innocent student
to do your dirty work for you?
Dirty work?
You have Tahira looking
into the matric ball accounts.
Well, Tahira is a smart girl.
And, besides, I felt that the students
would be more comfortable
opening up to another student.
And offering her the Head Girl position,
which she lost as punishment.
- What are you trying to teach her?
- Fair enough.
But she deserved to lose that position,
and now she can learn
that second chances are earned.
Besides, whatever she finds
can only be beneficial to us.
There's no harm in that, right?
Ma?
Ma?
I'm getting ready for war ♪
Came to the scene with my sword ♪
I'm sharpening my tool
Not gonna be treated like a fool ♪
They tried to dumb me down
But they make me happy like a clown ♪
You can see me in a corner
Looking spaced out ♪
Whether it's in a bar
In a pub, or in a nightclub ♪
This is my time to strike back
This is my fight club ♪
Whether it's you, whether it's me
'Cause I know I can be my worst enemy ♪
I'm looking in the mirror
And I'm telling you what I see ♪
I used to see anger, pain
Misfortune, fame ♪
But now I see flames and light
Up in this game ♪
About to grow, change the future
These minds, this game ♪
So you can go play those games
Somewhere else ♪
I'm sick and tired of this game ♪
- Reece? Reece!
- Bitch, we really are not friends.
I know about
your relationship with Ferreira.
I know how deep and dark it went.
And I know what really happened
to the Matric Dance Committee funds.
- What the fuck do you want, Tahira?!
- I'm not your enemy, Reece.
Look, I want to give you a chance to go
to Mr. Koopman yourself and confess.
And why would I do that?
Because if you don't, I'll have to.
And I don't want to.
It'll only get you
into even bigger trouble, okay?
Not just you,
but everyone that's helped you.
Everyone.
Here you go.
You have till the end of the day.
Fuck!
Hi.
May I help you?
Yeah, I came to visit my mother.
Uh, okay, you just have to sign in.
Karabo,
how did you know that I work here?
What are you doing here?
I came to surprise you, Ma.
That's nice, but you should've called.
Yeah.
Can we go talk?
Actually, I'm on my way out.
Yeah.
But there's this lovely café
that sells the best burgers.
Okay.
Can we have them in your office?
Oh, come on, Karabo,
you know I'm too old-school for that.
Now, come with me! Come!
Thank you all so much
for for coming at such short notice.
And, uh, a special thank you to Mr. Bhele
for your help
in making all of this happen.
Your reward of 100,000 rand
is truly appreciated.
Thank you.
- Yes?
- Has it been confirmed
that Puleng is kidnapped?
We haven't heard from her
for several days
Well, her father just died,
and wasn't he recently accused
of human trafficking?
How do you know
that she didn't just run away?
My husband is
My husband was
Mrs. Khumalo, I sympathize,
but the fact is teenage runaways
are not that uncommon.
Especially in a case of recent trauma.
Mrs. Khumalo,
what exactly are you claiming?
- How could you let them
- Why are we here?
Hey, hey! Back off!
- Jeez, are you okay?
- Yeah.
Fikile Bhele?
Previously Phumelele Khumalo?
Yes, I am.
I'm the missing baby Phumelele Khumalo
from 18 years ago.
And I know this today because
the Khumalos never lost faith.
Because my sister
never stopped looking for me.
They're good people.
And if my story is anything to go by,
then you need to believe us when we say
that Puleng has been kidnapped.
That is a lot, Miss Van Rensburg,
even for an adult.
Yeah, I panicked when Mr. Ferreira left,
and I'm sorry, I should have come sooner.
Does anyone else know about this?
I lied that it was a fraudulent link,
and everybody believed me.
I was working alone.
May I go now?
Mm-hmm.
Hmm.
Every day that goes by is crucial,
which is why we're making
this official plea
to please help us find Puleng.
Truth is, we can't trust the police
to help us anymore.
Why do you say that?
Because Puleng and I've been doing
our own investigation for a while now,
and I honestly believe that she's been
taken by a trafficking syndicate,
the same syndicate that abducted me
as a baby 18 years ago.
Well, why are these people
still operating?
Because the police
are working with the culprits.
Culprits?
My godparents.
- Lisbeth and Matla Molapo.
- Phume, what evidence
Detectives, do you agree Lisbeth and Matla
are responsible for the kidnapping?
No comment.
Detectives, please,
just one question, please!
Fiks really went
in for the jugular there, eh?
I just hope it doesn't mess up
our chances of finding Puleng.
We'll find her.
So, um, you two are close.
Yeah, we work together.
Mmm.
Are you jealous?
Well, it
wouldn't be a bad thing
if you really were jealous.
I'm not jealous.
Oh.
I actually think it's kinda cute.
Um
I'm, uh
I
need to go.
So, traveling Africa must have been cool.
Look, it's a lot of work.
Logistics, NGO projects.
But
this can't be of interest to you, Karabo.
Tell me the truth.
What are we doing here?
I just want to spend time with you.
And get to know you better.
- I can leave if you are busy.
- No, no, no.
Coffee?
Mayfair.
Forgive me, Karabo.
Something came up.
But don't leave,
buy yourself some coffee or dessert.
On me. Yeah?
Let's go. It's okay, it's okay.
Let's go.
Don't resist.
Let's go.
Come on, guys! Let's load her up!
Load up and lock it. Let's go!
Get her in the truck.
Get in, get in, get in. Get in!
Puleng! Puleng
Let me find you ♪
In our story ♪
Where our souls ♪
Intertwine in glory ♪
I can feel you in my spirit ♪
My heart is bruised ♪
And you're my healing ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
- Come, come! Behave!
- What are you doing?
- Behave. Come! Let's go.
- Please, I'm begging you. Please.
Just do as I tell you.
You'll be fine.
- Please, I don't know anything.
- Shh.
- I don't know anything!
- Shh.
Where am I?
Please, please. I don't know anything!
- Where are you taking me?
- Let's go.
- Just keep going.
- No!
- Please, where am I?
- Shh, shh.
Please, please! I'm begging you! Please!
No!
Help! No!
Help!
Help!
Help me!
Help me!
Help!
Get the money
And when the money come ♪
Yo.
Hey.
I know that's not all
from coverage at the door, Reece.
- You can't keep doing this forever, eh?
- I know.
Last night was the last time. Promise.
Hey. Here you go.
Oh, hi, Lunga.
- You slept here?
- Yeah, well
- Someone had to bring him back.
- Mm-hmm.
Chrissy boy.
- Cheers.
- He was so wasted.
Dude, you look like shit.
That's gonna help with your hangover.
Fiks, why were you so late yesterday?
- Setting up was a bitch without you.
- Uh Oh, right.
My Uber Such a pain in the ass.
At least you came. KB was a no-show.
At least he dodged
the fucking raid.
Help me up, please.
Help me up, Fiks!
- Come here. Over here.
- Help me out. Help!
- Help yourself a bit here.
- Just take me to the shallow end, please.
Hey, Wends! How's it?
Hey, friend.
I'm going crazy over here.
- Can you chat?
- What's up?
They've asked me to stay longer,
and I have no idea
how I'm going to tell Christopher.
Look, this is a good thing for you, Wendy.
I'm sure when the moment's right,
you'll know.
Yeah, you're right. Thanks, friend.
Hey, um, by the way,
I've been meaning to ask you,
I was arranging some old files
from the Matric Dance Committee,
and I noticed something really weird
with the accounts.
Oh yeah, that. Stupid Reece.
After we raised so much money,
she clicked on some fraudulent link
and got duped.
Fraudulent link?
Took everything?
Yeah, I know, right?
Thankfully, that's all in the past now.
Hey, Wen, just give me a minute.
OMG,
last night was drama after you left!
This is a raid!
Anyone who tries to leave
will be handed over to the police!
What the hell?!
Ma, no, please.
Just Just take the money. Okay?
Yeah, I'll send you more tomorrow.
Don't worry about me.
All right,
it's just I'm, um
I'll speak to you later. Bye.
Sorry. I hope you didn't end it
because of me.
No, no. No, it's cool.
I'll speak to her later.
Uh, thanks for the, um smoothie?
- Tastes like shit, huh?
- It's not great.
- Well, cheers to that.
- Cheers.
Lunga, where are you?
Your story isn't lining up, Mr. Daniels.
Tell me the truth and you can go home.
For the last time, I don't know.
Someone must've planted it on me.
Please, can I get my phone?
People will be worried.
You may.
As soon as you tell me
how these drugs got into your possession.
Drugs don't have legs.
I don't even do drugs!
Okay.
If you want to stick to that story,
and you'll go on trial,
which means a criminal record,
or you can admit that the drugs are yours
and you'll just get
mandatory court counseling.
Marcus.
I know this kid. I'll deal with it.
Come with me, Mr. Daniels.
Siya?
I hope you're busy getting ready.
Thank you, Detective.
Never imagined I'd be picking my son up
from the police station.
I was framed, Mummy!
By whom?
Reece?
Did she have something to do with this?
I I was with Puleng most of the time.
Puleng did nothing wrong, Mummy.
Ball, ball, ball!
Come on!
Lunga!
You know, Puleng actually texted me
to let me know that she's with friends.
You don't think you owe me
the same courtesy?
Look, I'm sorry, Ncane, okay?
- It completely slipped my mind.
- Have you spoken to Puleng?
No, not yet.
- Lunga!
- We're all good, though, Ncane.
I thought
I should touch base with you.
Well,
you two better make sure
that you're home by the time I get there.
You understand me?
Oh, Julius, did you
Yello.
Where's Puleng, Wade?
- I I don't know.
- You're telling me she's not with you?
No, she went to the bathroom last night.
She took a while
so I figured she was with Fiks.
Hey, I'm with Fiks right now.
Okay, dude, Puleng is not here.
How do you not know where your girl is?
Well, it's complicated, Lunga!
I was in jail all of last night,
just so that you know!
And now I'm stuck gardening, grounded,
'cause my mom's angry with me.
Probably gonna do it
for the rest of my life, gardening.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah. No, no, I'm fine. I'm good.
Okay, look, her mom just called me,
and she's really worried. So you think
maybe you can give her a call?
Y-Yeah, but it's
it's it's a bit weird.
We might have broken up yesterday.
- Anyone heard from Puleng?
- Um, isn't she at home?
No, her mom just called me.
Has anyone spoken to KB?
Maybe she's with him.
Puleng Puleng's with KB?
Yello, Lunga?
Is Is Puleng with KB?
Wade, please, okay? You're not even sure
if you guys are together.
Then maybe she was arrested
like I was at the raid last night.
No, but she wasn't
at the station, obviously.
She's not with KB.
Okay, that's it. I'm calling the police.
Hi. I wanted to find out
if Puleng Khumalo was brought in?
I'm just calling to find out
if a Puleng Khumalo
was brought to your station?
Uh, she's Zulu, has braids, petite.
- Likes the sound of her own voice.
- Um, okay. Thank you, ma'am. Bye.
Guys, what if What if Puleng was taken?
Who would take her?
- Lisbeth and Matla's people.
- As in KB's parents?
What the fuck is going on?
I'll explain later.
I should get going. I should go home.
To tell her mom?
Yeah, well, someone has to.
Oh, well, then you're gonna have
to tell her everything we've been up to,
and that could really mess
with our progress so far.
But Julius is dead,
Puleng could be kidnapped.
- And you call that progress?
- But what if she's not kidnapped?
We're just going to expose everything
she's been-- we've been doing.
Personally, I think
we should find her ourselves.
No offense, Fikile,
but what you're saying
means nothing to me.
Okay, you guys want to play games? Fine.
But Puleng could be
in real danger right now.
Uh, listen, I should go. Fiks,
please let me know if you hear anything.
Chris, can you maybe drop us off?
I'll get the bill.
I'll take a walk to clear my head.
Guys, come on, the food. The food!
Lunga, you said,
and I quote, "We all good."
I get trying to help Fikile and all that,
but how could you let Puleng do this?
Ncane, I'm I'm sorry. Okay?
You know
what kind of person Puleng is.
She's not someone
you can convince.
I just thought maybe if I joined them,
that way, I can ensure her safety.
Oh, and how's that working out for you?
Okay, so so what now? You think that,
Lisbeth and Matla Molapo
are behind this?
Yes, I do.
Then we should go to the police.
Lunga?
Lunga, you better not hang up on me.
W-Wade just posted something
on the socials.
Social media?!
Lunga, my daughter is missing, okay?
I'm going to the police.
- Hey.
- Hey, you okay?
Things were so kak at the party.
What if something bad happens to her,
and that's how things ended with her?
Nothing bad's going to happen.
We just have to find her. Okay?
Did something happen at Durbanville?
Uh, no. We spoke to this chicky,
Amber, who did the same interview
you did at Horizon, but nothing.
Tried calling her today, but no luck.
I feel like shit
that I dragged Puleng into all of this.
Yeah, me too.
I saw that a lot of people
have been posting pictures and videos
about the party.
Maybe someone captured something?
That That's a good idea.
I'll I'll keep checking.
And I'll go to KB,
try to get him to help us
suss out his parents.
Think he'll do it? I mean,
They are his parents, after all.
Yeah, KB and I go way back.
And he knows I wouldn't make
such assumptions lightly.
But I have to go.
I have to finish the gardening
or else my mom will kill me.
Yeah, see you.
Bye.
Please.
I don't know anything!
- Please
- I warned you, Puleng.
Even after your father died,
you still went digging.
So I guess death is not an option for you.
W-What do you mean?
- You're KB's mother. You're not ashamed
- My son is no longer your concern.
Please. Mrs. Molapo! Please!
What?
They followed some guy, Reinhard,
from the agency to a building called Oath.
Apparently, he's the one
who paid Mr. Khumalo for my kidnapping.
And there's this girl Amber,
who described what she believes
to be a trafficking front.
She's probably missing now too.
KB, dude, I really need you
to help me with your parents.
Look.
Even if it's to rule out
that they have nothing to do with Puleng.
You're starting with this shit again.
But don't you want to know?
Like, once and for all?
Once and for all what?
I didn't know you were home.
Once and for all what?
Um, KB needing to stop blaming himself
for how things ended with Puleng.
I agree.
And Puleng, how's she coping
with the loss of her father?
She's missing.
Oh, no.
We think she has been kidnapped.
Dreadful.
Um, I should get going.
- Um, bye.
- Be safe.
What's this about Puleng's disappearance?
I I don't know.
You'll let me know
if I can help with anything. Yeah?
Now flex ♪
Now flex ♪
Hey. Okay, I'm digging this.
Aw, thank you.
Listen, um, I've been thinking,
when you get back,
it'll be midterm break, and maybe we
I've been asked to extend my stay
by another six months.
I've been doing really well here,
and the Rotary Club as well as the school
just asked me to stay a little longer.
But I'm gonna turn it down.
I don't wanna bring it up, but
But what?
You should stay, Wendy.
You think so?
I mean, like
Like, it's chill. It's not like
we were a real thing or anything.
- We were just something, right?
- Yeah.
Okay.
I guess I'll extend my stay.
Look, I need to go.
Bye.
I wasn't dealing at the party.
What about Wade?
Does he do drugs?
Wade?
Wade is the last person
that'll ever try something like that.
Everything okay
with your son, Ms. Daniels?
- Reece, you can go.
- Thanks.
I heard he was arrested
for possession of drugs.
Hardly the kind of behavior
that'll be acceptable
for a principal's son.
Then it was a setup or a misunderstanding.
My son does not do drugs.
Never has, never will.
Now, was there anything else?
No.
Not right now.
Well, class.
I cannot say that this happens often.
But you surprised me.
I was very impressed
with your Pythagoras Theorem essays.
There were obviously
one or two of you that didn't try,
but overall, well done, class.
I was so excited to see your enthusiasm
come through in these essays.
For most of you at least.
As you know, I always say mathematics
can open up a whole new world for you guys
if you just put in
a little bit of effort into your work.
Hey, guys.
Reece, may I speak with you
for a moment, please?
No.
Be nice.
You have two minutes, Tahira.
I'll see you at the quad.
- Bye.
- Yeah.
Um, I wanted to ask about
the Matric Dance Committee account.
Why?
I was asked to look into it.
It's just, um, a report
needs to be drafted,
and I was asked to do it.
I already spoke to Daniels about this.
You clicked on
a fraudulent link though, right?
Yes.
The thing is, we did
a total of six fundraisers,
at an average of 100 rand per head,
but more than that
was taken from the account.
So where did the rest come from?
We asked parents to donate as well.
Huh. Do you have proof of the donations
as a signatory on the account?
I didn't quite find a paper trail.
Uh, Mr. Ferreira
was overseeing most of it.
Ask him for the proof. Okay?
I really need to go now.
Huh.
What are we doing?
Looking through
some footage from the party
to see if there's anything somewhere.
Uh
Robbie says there's no CCTV cameras,
so there's no footage from the night.
Great.
I think I found something.
That's That's the guy Puleng and I saw
with Reinhard at Durbanville
and at the Oath.
Now I'm sure Puleng was taken.
KB, anything on the 'rents?
Not yet. I mean,
what do you guys expect me to find?
Are you gonna start
taking this seriously, KB?
Not you, Wade. You better chill.
You're working
on my nerves. Your parents are criminals.
What the fuck did you say?
- I said what I said.
- Okay, whoa. Wade
I get that you're worried about Puleng.
We all are, okay?
Yeah, chill.
Jeez.
You know, fuck this shit.
KB
KB wait.
I know what we're asking you is hard.
I know.
But I wouldn't ask you if I didn't
really believe there was something to it.
My dad told me
that your mom used to be a nurse
before she worked at Point of Grace.
Apparently, she was the one
my mom spoke to
when she wanted to get a baby.
And then news of Phume breaks,
and then suddenly she needs to travel?
I mean
She travelled for work, Fiks.
What work is so important
that she'd leave you as a baby?
KB, you know, on some level,
something's not right here.
So, please, just
just come see the video.
Okay?
I'm like a bad ballerina ♪
Hot bars, model figure ♪
I'm a G like my mama be ♪
'Cause I was born to be a boss ♪
Pauline. Hi.
You and Reece are pretty close, right?
No.
We just did Business Studies together.
Were you involved in managing
the Matric Dance accounts?
- Why?
- Oh, I'm just putting a report together.
I was just on the decoration team.
Reece is probably the person
you should speak to. She was Treasurer.
She and Ferreira
actually worked pretty closely together.
Reece and Ferreira?
Like I said,
I was just in charge of the balloons.
Girls! We're gonna start our rehearsals
for Giselle, very exciting.
So I want you guys to put on
your proper rehearsal gear.
Even if my parents took Puleng,
where do I start digging?
Anywhere. Documents, emails,
literally anything.
Does she know the guy in the video?
Guys, I think I'm going
to go to Durbanville.
By yourself?
Um, no, that's too risky.
Yeah, I know, but the more ground
we can cover separately, the better.
I guess I'll go see Puleng's
my
Thandeka, and, um, show her the video.
Reece, do you think you could ask anyone
who might know anything about the raid?
Yeah, sure.
Guys, Daniels wants
all of you in her office.
She says the police want to talk
to you all later this afternoon.
Mrs. Khumalo, we're aware
of Puleng's history with
amateur investigating.
Maybe she's up to something
that she hasn't had the time
to inform you of yet.
Puleng has never slept outside this house
without telling me.
We understand that, ma'am,
but we have to rule out
all the possibilities.
We have reason to believe that Puleng
left the party willingly last night.
It's highly likely that she just ran away.
Puleng just lost her father.
Why would she do that?
The only reason my daughter's not here
with us in this house
is because she's either been kidnapped
or
Is there anything else you can tell us?
Any threatening communications,
or Puleng getting involved
with people she shouldn't have?
Is this it?
Shouldn't you be out there investigating
and interrogating other people?
Like who?
Like Lisbeth and Matla Molapo.
Mrs. Molapo was cleared.
And without new evidence,
we have no reason
to continue investigating them.
- Again, is there anything new you'd like
- I'm I'm sorry.
Puleng continued to investigate
Lisbeth and Matla Molapo,
and now she's missing.
And you guys think
that's some sort of coincidence?
This is ridiculous.
Okay, guys, we all know
what's happening, right?
Don't tell them anything
and stick to the plan.
Mr. Ackerman?
When was the last time you saw Puleng
on the night she went missing?
I was drunk-dialing my girl.
My, um
Long distance sucks ass.
Concentrate.
When was the last time you saw her?
I don't know. I don't remember.
She went to the bathroom
before she left.
That was the last time I saw her.
Where were you
on the night Puleng went missing?
Fine. I was dancing with friends
in between playing host.
What's your relationship
with your mother like?
- My mother?
- Hmm.
What's that got to do with this?
She gave birth to me.
That's it.
Where were your parents
the night Puleng disappeared?
I don't know. Why don't you ask them?
At home. We all were.
Why didn't you report
the disappearance when you found out?
Shouldn't the focus be on finding Puleng?
I feel like you're here
asking all these questions
just to seem like you're doing something,
when actually you're doing nothing.
Just like you did nothing
when I was kidnapped,
or when my mother disappeared,
or when Sam's location was compromised.
Sam Nkosana?
So you heard from him?
He tried calling me once
before disappearing
off the face of the Earth.
- Do you know anything?
- No.
- No.
- No.
- No.
- I said no!
Instead of interrogating me,
why don't you guys just go find Puleng?
Honestly.
Ms. Kahn. You're working late.
Oh, I was falling behind in signing off
on next week's publications, ma'am.
Is that the Matric Dance Committee's
accounts folder?
Did Mr. Koopman put you up to this?
Tahira.
Yes, ma'am.
He asked me to assist in exchange
for me being reinstated as Head Girl.
Wow.
You guys should see this.
How are you holding up?
Seen better days.
Mmm. Puleng will turn up.
She's relentless.
Annoyingly relentless.
Thanks.
Dude
how are you dealing with the whole
"your folks are kidnappers"?
This is crazy, KB.
Are you okay?
It's It's just frustrating.
You know, it's
it's like I'm the bad guy, you know?
Let's Let's talk about something else.
I mean, you must be relieved.
Wendy's coming back
in like, what, eight weeks?
"Relieved."
She's, uh, staying longer.
It's chill though, I'm happy. I'm stoked.
It's okay to be messed up by this, bro.
This is what she wants, you know?
Wendy's amazing.
She deserves it.
Fuck off, guys.
Don't you see I'm dying here missing her?
You can tell her, bro.
No. I don't want to seem
like a desperate loser.
You kinda look like one now.
Yo, Reece. Um, I'm out.
Already?
Yeah, there's this gaming thing
my uni's hosting
at some tech company in town.
Will there be free beers?
I don't know. Maybe.
Mmm Okay, what's happening
between you two, Reece?
Lunga and I?
I wish.
Tata, I'm sorry
I'm only telling you all this now.
How come, Fikile, how come?
I will go talk to Matla.
No, Tata. Please don't.
We don't know anything for sure.
No, no, no. But if what
you're telling me is true then
Even if there's
a little truth to what you say
Matla and that bloody wife
of his, they need to pay.
I know, but if you go
and speak to them now,
they'll risk finding out what we're doing,
and we're onto something.
But, Fikile,
what were you thinking, my child?
You can just go
and do this thing all by yourself?
Okay.
Regardless of what you've done
I would never let
anything happen to you. Ever.
I know.
Okay.
What's up
with you and Thandeka?
It's nothing.
I just
I don't know
how to act around her.
My child
More than anything,
she'll appreciate
having you around right now.
Or do you want
us to go together?
No, it's okay.
Okay.
You'll be late.
Yeah.
- I'll see you.
- Okay.
Welcome to Trekking the Skies.
Right, so just put your left hand
- Okay.
- through this. There we go.
- Like that?
- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
- Okay.
- And this.
Your other left hand.
Cool.
Now, remember, the moment I put these on,
it's gonna feel extremely real.
Okay, just chill. I know it's a game.
Cool.
Yeah?
- Oh, wow.
- Cool. Take it away.
This is cool. Okay.
Right, just focus on my voice.
- Where Where are you?
- I'm close enough. Don't worry.
This is pretty high.
- Just go for it, you can do it.
- Um
How do I get over this part?
You jump.
I jump?
Yep.
I jump. Okay.
Uh, let's jump. Um
- One, two, three.
- You can do this.
- Whoa, whoa! Hey, hey.
- Whoa!
I got you.
Not bad for a first-timer. You okay?
Uh, yeah. I'm okay.
I'm gonna, uh, grab a beer.
Uh, cool.
You bailed, right?
Fuck off. You go try it.
I'd rather hang out with my beers, man.
I was literally suspended in midair.
- Okay?
- Maybe I should
Maybe I should try it out.
I think that Chris just needs to learn
how to accept help from people.
Mm, Chris is bad with being vulnerable.
You know, there really isn't anything
wrong with being vulnerable, Chris.
In fact, I respect it.
Lunga, you know Chris's in a relationship.
- Right?
- He knows.
Thank you, Reece.
'Cause the way you two
are looking at each
Uh, we're just talking.
Yeah, and besides,
I'm not into high schoolers.
- No offense, Chris.
- None taken.
Hey, you asleep?
About to call it a night.
How are you?
Um
I miss you, Wendy.
A lot.
And
I seriously think it's cool
that you're doing your thing
and and you're winning,
and and I'm all here for it.
I miss you too, Christopher.
And none of you
have seen this man before?
No, but we're working on it.
Why can't we just take this
to the police, Ma?
We can't because the same guy showed up
at the same time
the police raided the party.
I honestly think it was a front
to have Puleng taken.
Wade also had drugs planted on him,
and he thinks
that was done to distract him.
- But why Wade?
- Probably because he's Puleng's boyfriend.
I'm so sorry, Mrs. Khumalo.
I shouldn't have asked Puleng to help me.
With Mr. Khumalo gone and
I I don't know what I'll do
if something happens to her.
Puleng helped you because she chose to.
Because that's who she is.
She fights for what's right.
And that's what
Julius was so proud of her for.
Just as much as I am.
What did you and Mr. Khumalo do
when I went missing?
We hosted a birthday party
for you every single year.
We just did everything we could
to make sure that no one forgets you.
Okay.
Okay.
Then that's what we'll do.
Let's get Puleng in the public eye.
Wade, let's go. Wade?
Wade?
Wade?
Just hurry up, man.
Sure, boss.
Okay.
- Eat.
- I don't want your fucking food.
Get me out of here.
- Bitch!
- Hey!
Go on, right now.
Pull that shit again,
and I won't hold him back!
That's exactly why you buy Bitcoin.
Yeah.
Listen, I'll call you back.
Boss.
We have a problem.
Every time you speak to me,
we got problems.
- Get the mans, and let's go. Come.
- Yeah.
Go, let's go!
You're meeting them where?
Uh, at the Khumalos.
I thought it might be
more personal that way,
but it won't be a media briefing
without the media, so
And when is it?
Today.
Uh
All right, my child, I'll see
what my team can come up with.
- Okay.
- Is that all?
Actually, I was thinking
if we could do a cash reward
for 100,000 rand
A hundred thousand rand?
How will I get that amount
of money at such short notice?
You could take it
from my university fund.
- I checked.
- Oh.
If it's okay with you.
Of course, that's okay with me.
Wow, Fikile.
When did you become
such a compassionate young woman?
Yo,
I am proud of you, my child.
You make me a proud father.
I told Anthony the truth, Tata.
He didn't have much of a reaction
when I told him who I was, but
honestly, it's fine.
I just I'm just glad I did it, you know?
Ah.
Why does it feel like
I'm losing you sometimes, Bhelekazi?
You're never gonna never lose me.
You're my dad, Tata.
- Okay?
- Okay.
And thank you.
Go well.
Mr. Koopman.
How desperate are you
to take down the school
that you would coerce an innocent student
to do your dirty work for you?
Dirty work?
You have Tahira looking
into the matric ball accounts.
Well, Tahira is a smart girl.
And, besides, I felt that the students
would be more comfortable
opening up to another student.
And offering her the Head Girl position,
which she lost as punishment.
- What are you trying to teach her?
- Fair enough.
But she deserved to lose that position,
and now she can learn
that second chances are earned.
Besides, whatever she finds
can only be beneficial to us.
There's no harm in that, right?
Ma?
Ma?
I'm getting ready for war ♪
Came to the scene with my sword ♪
I'm sharpening my tool
Not gonna be treated like a fool ♪
They tried to dumb me down
But they make me happy like a clown ♪
You can see me in a corner
Looking spaced out ♪
Whether it's in a bar
In a pub, or in a nightclub ♪
This is my time to strike back
This is my fight club ♪
Whether it's you, whether it's me
'Cause I know I can be my worst enemy ♪
I'm looking in the mirror
And I'm telling you what I see ♪
I used to see anger, pain
Misfortune, fame ♪
But now I see flames and light
Up in this game ♪
About to grow, change the future
These minds, this game ♪
So you can go play those games
Somewhere else ♪
I'm sick and tired of this game ♪
- Reece? Reece!
- Bitch, we really are not friends.
I know about
your relationship with Ferreira.
I know how deep and dark it went.
And I know what really happened
to the Matric Dance Committee funds.
- What the fuck do you want, Tahira?!
- I'm not your enemy, Reece.
Look, I want to give you a chance to go
to Mr. Koopman yourself and confess.
And why would I do that?
Because if you don't, I'll have to.
And I don't want to.
It'll only get you
into even bigger trouble, okay?
Not just you,
but everyone that's helped you.
Everyone.
Here you go.
You have till the end of the day.
Fuck!
Hi.
May I help you?
Yeah, I came to visit my mother.
Uh, okay, you just have to sign in.
Karabo,
how did you know that I work here?
What are you doing here?
I came to surprise you, Ma.
That's nice, but you should've called.
Yeah.
Can we go talk?
Actually, I'm on my way out.
Yeah.
But there's this lovely café
that sells the best burgers.
Okay.
Can we have them in your office?
Oh, come on, Karabo,
you know I'm too old-school for that.
Now, come with me! Come!
Thank you all so much
for for coming at such short notice.
And, uh, a special thank you to Mr. Bhele
for your help
in making all of this happen.
Your reward of 100,000 rand
is truly appreciated.
Thank you.
- Yes?
- Has it been confirmed
that Puleng is kidnapped?
We haven't heard from her
for several days
Well, her father just died,
and wasn't he recently accused
of human trafficking?
How do you know
that she didn't just run away?
My husband is
My husband was
Mrs. Khumalo, I sympathize,
but the fact is teenage runaways
are not that uncommon.
Especially in a case of recent trauma.
Mrs. Khumalo,
what exactly are you claiming?
- How could you let them
- Why are we here?
Hey, hey! Back off!
- Jeez, are you okay?
- Yeah.
Fikile Bhele?
Previously Phumelele Khumalo?
Yes, I am.
I'm the missing baby Phumelele Khumalo
from 18 years ago.
And I know this today because
the Khumalos never lost faith.
Because my sister
never stopped looking for me.
They're good people.
And if my story is anything to go by,
then you need to believe us when we say
that Puleng has been kidnapped.
That is a lot, Miss Van Rensburg,
even for an adult.
Yeah, I panicked when Mr. Ferreira left,
and I'm sorry, I should have come sooner.
Does anyone else know about this?
I lied that it was a fraudulent link,
and everybody believed me.
I was working alone.
May I go now?
Mm-hmm.
Hmm.
Every day that goes by is crucial,
which is why we're making
this official plea
to please help us find Puleng.
Truth is, we can't trust the police
to help us anymore.
Why do you say that?
Because Puleng and I've been doing
our own investigation for a while now,
and I honestly believe that she's been
taken by a trafficking syndicate,
the same syndicate that abducted me
as a baby 18 years ago.
Well, why are these people
still operating?
Because the police
are working with the culprits.
Culprits?
My godparents.
- Lisbeth and Matla Molapo.
- Phume, what evidence
Detectives, do you agree Lisbeth and Matla
are responsible for the kidnapping?
No comment.
Detectives, please,
just one question, please!
Fiks really went
in for the jugular there, eh?
I just hope it doesn't mess up
our chances of finding Puleng.
We'll find her.
So, um, you two are close.
Yeah, we work together.
Mmm.
Are you jealous?
Well, it
wouldn't be a bad thing
if you really were jealous.
I'm not jealous.
Oh.
I actually think it's kinda cute.
Um
I'm, uh
I
need to go.
So, traveling Africa must have been cool.
Look, it's a lot of work.
Logistics, NGO projects.
But
this can't be of interest to you, Karabo.
Tell me the truth.
What are we doing here?
I just want to spend time with you.
And get to know you better.
- I can leave if you are busy.
- No, no, no.
Coffee?
Mayfair.
Forgive me, Karabo.
Something came up.
But don't leave,
buy yourself some coffee or dessert.
On me. Yeah?
Let's go. It's okay, it's okay.
Let's go.
Don't resist.
Let's go.
Come on, guys! Let's load her up!
Load up and lock it. Let's go!
Get her in the truck.
Get in, get in, get in. Get in!
Puleng! Puleng
Let me find you ♪
In our story ♪
Where our souls ♪
Intertwine in glory ♪
I can feel you in my spirit ♪
My heart is bruised ♪
And you're my healing ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪
Blood ♪
Blood and water ♪