[dramatic musical sting]
-[body dragging on ground] -[Jacob grunting]
[vehicle approaching]
[music playing in vehicle]
[Jacob gasps softly]
-[vehicle doors closing] -[people speaking indistinctly]
[young man] Put the fucking flash off, please.
[laughing] I'm gonna fuckin' pee here.
Fucking hell.
No…
-Ugh. Okay. -[young women shout indistinctly]
[young man] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[young woman] Hurry up!
[tense music playing]
[young man gasps] No.
[young man gasping frantically]
Guys! Guys! [exclaims]
There's a fucking dead body! Get… Get the fuck…
[music fades out]
[tense music playing]
Nandi Mahlati, it's Detective Dube. Come down now!
Show yourself.
Nandi?
This is your final warning. I'm not gonna ask again!
[tense music continues]
You're under arrest for the murder of Kim Jansen
and defeating the ends of justice.
-[radio chirps] -[Lucky] Thuso, backup is on the way.
-[radio chirps] -I'm already inside, Lucky. On your knees.
Hands behind your head. I'm not making the same mistake twice.
[radio chirps]
[woman over radio] All stations. Body found in the woods near the N2.
Any available units, please respond.
[Thuso] Zinhle.
You cuff her.
It's your arrest.
It'll go in the record.
She's trying to protect you, Zinhle.
Do it.
[Nandi] Do it, Zee.
It's… It's okay.
-[radio squawks] -Lucky, where's backup?
[radio chirps]
-[Lucky] Thuso, I'm heading to the woods. -[handcuffs clicking]
[Lucky] They found Leonard Mahlati's body.
He's been murdered.
What?
That doesn't even make any sense. I mean, how's that even possible?
-What is he saying? -I don't know.
-That's impossible. We were just with him. -He can't be dead. What does he mean?
-What does he mean? -[Zinhle] Call… Call him back!
[Vuyo] He can't be dead.
[Zinhle] Call him back!
Call him back!
[dramatic music playing]
Fuck!
[Nandi breathing heavily]
[Thuso] Nandi!
-[music softens] -[Nandi breathing heavily]
I'm innocent.
Someone's framing me, okay?
When are you gonna start believing me?
When I also turn up dead? Huh?
[sniffs]
[breathing shakily]
-[sign buzzing] -[sombre music playing]
[breathing shakily]
[Nandi panting]
[sobbing]
[breathing shakily]
[crying]
[phone dings]
[dramatic music continues]
[grunts]
[knocking on door]
[Jacob breathing heavily]
[lock clicking]
Hey. I tried to…
Listen, I was… I was worried about you.
[Nandi exhales sharply]
Leonard's dead.
What?
I saw him get in his car here.
And I thought he was following us home, but he never arrived.
But he sent me this message here.
[unsettling music playing]
[Leonard gasping]
[grunts]
[Jacob breathing shakily]
[breathing shakily]
[Jacob panting]
[intense, dramatic music playing]
[phone clicks]
[sniffs, exhales shakily]
[keypad clacking]
[Nandi sighs]
Listen, she killed him.
He went to investigate her, and she killed him.
Now if…
[Jacob] Jesus.
If you had been honest,
and if you'd told me what you knew about Sandra from the get-go, Jacob,
Leonard might still be alive.
[inhales sharply] Yeah, so I'm gonna ask you to tell me
everything that happened between you and Sandra.
And I mean everything, Jacob.
[breathing shakily]
[music fades out]
You know, when my father killed himself,
my mother suffered a breakdown.
I was sent to a home.
There was a counsellor there. Her name was Sandra.
Yeah, she took me through grief counselling,
and her husband…
Her husband saw potential in me.
Come.
Samson Motaung.
[Jacob sighs]
Samson and Sandra took me in,
put me through school,
and, Nandi, they were so good to me.
Even though I was such a difficult teenager.
I got into fights. I…
I was so angry at the world.
Yeah, but, Jacob…
[inhales sharply] Why didn't you tell me all of this before?
Because I was ashamed.
I was ashamed.
I stole from them.
That's how I was able to enrol through varsity,
set up a mechanic business,
get justice for my father. [sniffs]
So… [sniffs]
Sandra's doing all of this
because you stole from her and her husband?
There's more.
[ominous music playing]
Nandi, after you left me,
my mother died.
I was a mess.
So I went back…
because I needed help.
And they forgave everything that I did to them.
So, there I was
Sandra's patient again.
She was supposed to just help me get myself back together again,
but instead, she had this pent-up desire that Samson couldn't even satisfy.
[Jacob grunts]
[Jacob breathing heavily]
Nandi, I was alone.
All I needed was comfort.
[both breathing heavily]
[Sandra gasping]
[Jacob kissing]
[Jacob] So the woman that was once like a mother to me…
Do you wanna fuck me?
-I wanna fuck you. -Fuck me.
…became my lover.
[music fades out]
She'd groomed me from the beginning. [sniffs]
Even when I was a teenager, Nandi.
The way she dressed, the way she touched me. [inhales shakily]
So when I came back as an adult,
she openly seduced me.
[sombre music playing]
[Nandi] So you…
[sniffs] You betrayed the man that tried to help you?
Nandi, I knew that having an affair with her was wrong,
and I didn't want to betray Samson like that. [inhales shakily]
So what I did was
I packed,
I left, and I moved on.
With Kim?
[Jacob] Nandi.
I…
I'm sorry. I really thought you were someone else.
I'm Jacob Tau.
-Kim. -Kim.
I just couldn't help but, you know…
[Nandi] So you're telling me that
Sandra did all of this,
poisoned me,
killed Kim,
now Leonard,
because you ended an affair?
[in Zulu] Look, Jacob…
…if you're not gonna tell me the truth, tell me everything,
I'm gonna walk out that door, and you'll never see me again.
I will tell you
everything.
Even the things that I wish that I'd forgotten.
[sombre music playing]
[Sandra moaning]
[Samson] Jacob.
[Sandra gasps]
[sombre music playing]
[Samson] Jacob.
Jacob, I treated you like a son.
[in Zulu] This is what you do to me?
[in English] I gave you a home. This is how you fucking thank me!
Stop it! Just stop it!
[in Zulu] I'll kill you, you dog!
-Leave me alone! -Jacob, run!
[Samson] Leave me alone!
[intense dramatic music playing]
[Sandra] Samson!
[Samson] Jacob!
[gun fires]
[in Zulu] Hey, Jacob.
[gun fires]
You're dying today. There's nowhere to go.
-[gun cocks] -Dad…
[gun fires]
[music fades out]
[Samson breathing shakily]
[grunts, gasps]
[menacing music playing]
You know, she got me to help her stage the whole thing
and made it look like a home invasion.
[Sandra] Samson died because of what we did.
Do you understand that?
[Jacob] What? Y-you shot him.
I did it for you! For us! So we can be together!
If you walk away now, I would've killed Samson for nothing!
[dramatic music playing]
You're a sick woman, Sandra. And you need to stay away from me.
[in Xhosa] Do you understand?
Don't do this. No, Jacob, you can't leave me.
Jacob! Jacob!
[Nandi sighs]
Oh gosh. [sniffs]
[Jacob] Nandi, listen to me.
If she goes down,
she will take me down with her.
[Nandi breathing shakily]
[exhales deeply] Oh.
Oh, Jacob.
["Fighter" by X-Ray Dog playing]
♪ I am large ♪
♪ Looking in the mirror ♪
♪ Touch and scry ♪
♪ Reflections of my past ♪
♪ Life's long road ♪
♪ Is twisted, and it's bitter ♪
♪ Broken bones ♪
♪ A heart that's made of stone ♪
♪ Take a deep breath ♪
♪ This pain is the fuel to my fire ♪
♪ It lights my flame ♪
♪ Burn bright 'Cause I'm stronger than ever ♪
♪ Remember my name ♪
-[Zinhle sighs] -Zee…
[sighs]
[sniffles]
[Vuyo sighs]
[Thuso sniffles]
Um…
Please let Zee know that I…
I'm looking into her mother's therapist,
and I'm finding a lot of red flags. [inhales shakily]
Least of which, Jacob Tau was in the custody of Sandra Motaung.
Yeah.
So, if there's anything she hasn't shared, please let her know I'm ready to listen.
I'll tell her.
Thanks.
And, uh…
let her know that I will find her father's killer,
even if it's the last thing that I do.
Sure.
[newscaster] Former Judge Leonard Mahlati was fatally shot,
and his body discovered by a group of students
at the edge of a forest in the Constantia area late last night.
His car was found nearby with the key still in the ignition.
No further details have been released by the investigating authorities.
Mahlati was no stranger to scandal.
Three years ago, Mahlati was suspected of tampering with evidence
and falsifying witness statements
in the murder investigation of Busi Vilakazi,
the daughter of previous Police Commissioner,
Lefa Vilakazi.
Mahlati unexpectedly resigned as a judge following the death of Lefa Vilakazi,
and many suspected that the two may have been working together
in hampering the police investigation into Busi's death.
In a further twist…
[in Zulu] Where are you going?
[in English] I'm going to fix this.
Nandi, I'm gonna look for whatever Leonard found.
I'm sure there must be something that made Sandra kill him.
When she's behind bars, I promise, we'll be free.
No, no. You can't go.
[in Zulu] She'll kill you too. Please don't.
[in English] I love you. Yeah.
[newscaster] Police are requesting anyone with information
regarding the whereabouts of Nandi Mahlati and Jacob Tau to please contact them.
[Zinhle sighs]
Zee.
[sombre music playing]
Zee, I don't understand.
It was Leonard and Nandi who kept the secret.
Why am I the bad guy?
Can I ask you a question?
Yes, of course.
All I want to do is talk.
When we visited you at the hospital,
they said you had a mystery benefactor.
Was it Sandra?
I don't even know who that is.
[Zinhle sighs]
Zee!
You are the bad guy…
[in Zulu] Uncle V.
[in English] You've always been.
[sighs deeply]
-[phone beeps] -[inhales sharply]
[line ringing]
[phone vibrating]
[phone beeps]
[Nandi sniffs]
Jacob?
V-Vuyo?
[in Zulu] How's Zinhle doing?
[Vuyo sighs heavily]
[in English] She's not okay.
[Nandi exhales shakily]
I need to speak to Jacob. I need to know where he was last night.
Look, Jacob didn't kill Leonard.
Don't defend your toy boy.
You saw how much Jacob and Leonard hated each other.
It was Sandra.
Sandra Motaung, my therapist.
Sandra doesn't have a reason to kill Leonard.
[in Zulu] How do you know that? How do you know that, Vuyo?
You don't even know Sandra.
Listen to me, Vuyo,
Leonard sent me a text.
He said he was going to investigate Sandra,
and next thing, he's dead.
Are you sure it was Leonard who sent the text?
I can send it to you.
She killed him.
[in Zulu] And now Jacob's gone there.
He's gonna try to stop Sandra.
What if he's in cahoots with Sandra?
Because guess what?
Thuso just found out that they know each other.
[phone beeps, thuds on table]
[dramatic music playing]
[pounding on door]
[Sandra gasps]
Why did you kill my brother?
What are you talking about?
Leonard sent Nandi a text message saying he was coming over here to talk to you.
Next thing, he's dead.
[choking] Vuyo…
Leonard didn't come here, I swear. [whimpers]
-[music intensifies] -[choking]
[Sandra] I had cameras installed after a home invasion.
If Leonard was here, it'll be on the computer.
Show me.
[sighs]
[Vuyo] Sandra doesn't have a reason to kill Leonard.
[Nandi in Zulu] How do you know that? How do you know that?
You don't even know Sandra.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Sandra] See? See? Nothing's been deleted. It's all there.
I was here all night.
Leonard never came here.
Maybe you had an accomplice.
-Jacob. -Jacob?
Not him. Not ever again.
Then why did you help him escape that time?
We had him.
Because I wanted him to be punished, to be deprived of happiness, or even dead.
-I just couldn't have him arrested. -Why not?
What are you hiding?
[sombre music playing]
If you don't tell me what's going on, I'm calling the police.
Talk.
If Jacob goes down,
he'll take me down with him because of what we did.
[Samson] Hey, Jacob!
[Sandra] Jacob, run!
[Samson in Zulu] Let go of me! Leave me alone!
Jacob!
[Sandra panting]
Samson!
No!
[Jacob] No, wait.
[in Zulu] You're dying today.
[in English] Samson, stop it!
-Jacob! -[Samson and Jacob grunting]
-[Samson grunts] -It's not his fault! Stop it! Stop it!
-Jacob. -Come on.
-Jacob, don't-- -[gun fires]
[Sandra] He murdered my husband in cold blood.
And I was in so much shock, I blindly covered for him.
I lied to the police.
I said it was an intruder.
-So Jacob got away with murder? -He did.
Because I was a fool in love who covered for him.
[beeping]
What is that?
He's here.
[Sandra] Jacob, run!
[Samson] Jacob!
[Jacob panting]
[breathing shakily]
[dramatic music playing]
I'll pay you whatever you want. Kill him.
It's time to end this, Vuyo.
It started with Jacob. It needs to end with him.
Do it for your brother.
[Samson] Jacob!
-Jacob! -[gun fires]
[sombre music playing]
[body thuds to floor]
Can't you go any faster?
[liquid splashing]
[Jacob gasps, grunts]
[Jacob] Vuyo.
[Vuyo grunts]
What the hell are you doing?
This will look like an accident.
The police will think that you broke into this place,
but knocked over a candle and started a fire.
And you couldn't make it out.
The cable tie will have melted.
So they won't be any the wiser.
So you're… you're going to burn me alive? Huh?
[match clatters to ground]
You killed my brother.
And I'm guessing you came back here so that you could blackmail Sandra.
So you can get the means to escape. Am I right?
[spluttering] If you believe all of this, then why are you not calling the cops?
Then why all this madness?
Because I can.
I have nothing left.
My brother's dead, and my daughter despises me,
so I have fuck all to lose.
[match clatters to ground]
May as well be, um…
a highly paid assassin.
So she's paying you to do this?
[Sandra sighs deeply]
[Jacob breathes shakily]
You've made me this way.
[Sandra breathing heavily]
[Jacob grunts]
[kisses]
[breathing shakily]
Goodbye, Jacob.
Listen, Vuyo.
Vuyo. Vuyo, look at me.
You don't have to do this.
[in Xhosa] Vuyo, I'm begging you.
[in English] Vuyo! Vuyo! Vuyo, look at me!
Vuyo! Vuyo. Vuyo. Vuyo.
Please. Please, please, please.
[in Xhosa] Vuyo, I'm begging you.
Vuyo.
[in English] Vuyo, no! No!
[dramatic music playing] !