Sylvia (2018) - full transcript

Richard Okezie decides to leave Sylvia, his lifelong imaginary friend and lover for Gbemi a flesh-and-blood real woman, but complications arise when Sylvia decides to destroy Richard's peaceful life.

- Good morning.

Morning.

Morning!

Morning.

Mm-mm, this one, hm?

Good morning, Mr. Richard.

- Karen.

Good morning.

It's lovely to see you.

- It's lovely to see you, too.

How you feeling today?

- I'm good, thanks.

- So, what are we writing?

- Nothing special.

It's just the ramblings

of an old madman.

- Yeah, I've said this before.

And I'm gonna say it again.

You do not belong here.

- Maybe not.

But I'd rather be in here

than the alternative.

- What's your alternative?

- Death, doom, destruction.

Now you're beginning

to rethink my sanity?

- I think you

should write poetry.

Dark poetry.

- Well, you think I'm a loony,

which is why I'm in here.

- I still don't believe that.

Mr. Richard, how did you

really end up in here?

- You wouldn't believe me.

Truth can be stranger

than fiction.

- I just got off

work, so I have time.

Let's talk.

Try me.

- All right.

My story begins...

It was early as my

first memory as a child.

- Richard?

Richard, baby.

It's time to get up.

Hey, okay, come, up you get.

Time to take your bath.

My baby.

Yeah.

Ah, good morning, my baby.

He's almost getting too heavy

for Mommy to carry, now.

- An astronaut.

Or a pilot.

But I'm afraid of heights.

So, no.

If you want,

we could fix that.

- Oh.

- We could fly, or even better.

We could go to space.

Everything is possible

here, Richard.

Say the word, I'll

make it happen.

- It sounds like you just

want to see me throw up.

I'll make sure it matter first.

Ah, Sylvia, I almost forgot.

I'm having serious issues

with my math homework.

I asked Mom, but--

- Already solved.

- Thank you, Sylvia.

Sometimes, I wonder what

I would do without you.

- You're welcome.

No big deal, really.

- Someone's about to

wake me up, right?

- Come to me as soon

as you can, okay?

Yes, what is it?

Don't you hear the bell?

Get up now.

I'll save you a spot behind me

on the queue if you hurry up.

I just

really miss her.

- You should, Richard.

She was an amazing woman.

- I don't get it.

The potion that you gave me

and asked me to give her.

Why didn't it work?

Why didn't she get better?

- I don't know, Richard.

I guess it was her time to go.

There are some things that

even I don't have control over.

- Yes, at least

she's at rest now.

- She got to see you graduate,

get your Master's, a great job,

and finally move

into your own place.

She was more than impressed

with you, Richard.

She was proud.

- I don't suppose

your powers include

the power of

resurrecting people?

I guess not.

- You have to leave soon.

You have to leave soon.

- Why?

- Because you drank a little

too much water last night,

and it's almost

6:00 a.m., your time.

- I've been meaning to ask you

why you keep giving me these.

- Because it matters to me.

- You matter to me.

- Nobody drink yet.

First, a toast, hm?

Here's to one of the

brightest, most resourceful,

talented minds I have had

the pleasure of working with.

Richard Okezie,

who landed us our largest

account yet, Zephyr Heights.

Let him hear it!

Yes, yes, yes.

And to me, for

being crazy enough

to put this rookie on the board.

- To our very own Don

Draper, Mr. Temidayo Davies.

- Ah, please stop.

- Save a letter for you.

- Come on, calm down.

We're here to celebrate

Richard over here, not me.

I mean, who am I anyway?

Only the man that can fire

each and every one of you.

I know I

am talking too much,

because some of you alcoholics

want a drink really badly.

I see you, John.

Patience, okay?

Just one last thing,

and that'll be it, hm?

Please don't spill

anything on my floor.

Or I will fire you, that's

a promise, all right?

To Richard!

To Richard!

- Well done.

Lemme talk to you real quick.

- Thanks, guys.

- Well done.

Drink up.

Richard, my man.

Well done.

- Thank you.

- You know what?

Go ahead and take the day off.

- Are you serious?

- Yes, go ahead and

take the day off.

Believe me, you have earned it.

Besides, it is Friday,

so no harm in starting

the weekend early, hm?

- Oh, I'll drink to that.

- Yes, sir, a drink to that!

- All right!

Richard, my man.

Mm, gotta sip on it.

Hey, how

you doing, all right?

Yes.

- Do you have plantain?

- Yes, I do.

- I'll have some fried rice.

- What would you like?

Yes, sir?

Fried rice with what?

Excuse me, sir?

Excuse me, sir?

- Fried rice.

- Just fried rice?

- Sorry.

Fried rice with

plantain and beef.

- And beef?

- Yeah.

Coming right away.

- And some water.

- Okay, sir.

- Hi.

- Hey.

- Do you mind if I--

- Sure.

- Sorry.

Forgive me for staring.

It's just...

You must think

I'm really creepy.

You're in luck.

I'm really creepy, too.

- So, beauty and

a sense of humor?

Richard Okezie.

- Gbemi Ogunlana.

- Gbemi, it's so

nice to meet you.

So, you like her?

I think

that's not accurate.

I love her!

- So, what about us?

What about us?

- What we have, silly!

- What do we have?

- How can you say that?

- Look, Sylvia.

You of all people should've

known that this day will come.

- How am I supposed to know

that the day would come

where you would fall in

love with somebody else?

- What did you expect, that

I would settle down with you?

Have kids with you?

You're not even real.

- How can you say that, Richard?

After everything, how could

you honestly say that?

Richard.

Richard, look at me.

Look at me, Richard, look at me.

Look me in the eye and tell me

that this isn't real.

Tell me that we're not fated.

Tell me that we're not meant

to be together, Richard.

Lie to me.

- I'm sorry.

Fine.

Let's assume that it's all real.

Even for a moment,

what did you expect,

that I'm gonna just

leave everything

and come out here,

start a family with

you, be with you?

What about my other life?

My real life, the real world?

Am I supposed to just

spend all the time sleeping

just to be here with you?

Sylvia.

- What's wrong with the way

that we've been

spending time together?

- Sylvia!

It's not gonna work,

it has to stop.

- Don't touch me!

I'm not real, right?

So why are you feeling sorry

for me if I am not real?

I'm just somebody that you used.

After everything that we

have together, Richard.

You'd throw that away?

I may not be a real woman,

but you will never

find anyone like me.

- Sylvia, I didn't--

- It's 6:00 a.m., Richard.

You need to leave.

- Hey.

Stop crying.

Just so sorry.

Richard...

it's just a dream.

Get a--

- Grip on yourself, man!

Dude, I've seen the

way you look at her.

I've seen how she

makes you feel.

You're a complete

fool around her.

You know what that means, right?

- No, Obaro, what does it mean?

Tell me.

- It means she's the one.

You know, the one?

Like Neil,

except with boobs and nice legs.

- Hey!

- Round ass.

- Hey!

All right, that's my wife-to-be

you're talking about.

- Well, there it is!

Huh?

That's what I'm talking about!

Yeah.

- Dude, I thought I'd

lost you for a second.

And I was

beginning to wonder,

wondering if you were

gay or something.

- Why would you

think that I'm gay?

- It's not like I have

anything against gay people,

I'm just saying.

This is where teenagers come

if they haven't really

been interested in girls.

- Yeah, well, I'm getting

married to one now, okay?

Does not convince you

that I'm straight?

I'm straight as it gets.

No, it

doesn't convince me,

'cause this is Lagos, and

there are a lot of married men

running around with kids

and still keeping

houseboys and stuff.

- Really?

How do you know all this stuff?

I'm beginning to wonder

if you're straight.

Me?

Obaro?

I'm straighter than your ruler.

I'm so straight,

can't get any gayer.

- Madman!

- Oh, man!

- Oh, Obaro.

I'm getting married.

- That's it.

- I am getting married to

the most incredible woman

that I've ever actually met.

- And don't you forget it,

'cause if you do, you know

what's gonna happen, right?

I'm gonna slide right in,

take care of that ass for you.

That's what's gonna

happen.

Oh, goodness.

- You know what?

I'm marrying Gbemi.

It's final.

Bro.

- What are you doing?

- I gotta--

- Dude, it's not even 10 yet.

- I know.

- Okay, one for the

road, just one shot?

Do a shot before you leave?

- No.

- You're not gonna

leave me here by myself.

- Come on, you'll be fine.

- Richard!

See you later, man.

- I need new friends,

that's what it is.

- This is on the house.

- Thank you.

This, trying to

mess up my night.

That is not about

to happen here.

- I came to tell you that

this has to end, Sylvia.

I'm getting married to her

next Saturday.

- I know that.

If I'm not real,

it shouldn't matter

what you do with me

and to me in your dreams.

- Sylvia, I'm sorry.

I know that we had

some good times,

but things have changed.

- Richard, nothing

has to change.

We can just stay here.

- You know what, I've

made me decision,

and I'm sticking to it.

Quite frankly, I don't care

if you plague my dreams

every night for the

rest of my life.

Please.

- I am marrying Gbemi.

I love her.

Please,

take it!

- And that's that.

Please

Richard, take it.

- No.

- You have to!

- No, I don't!

Take it, Richard,

please!

You don't understand.

If you don't take it, then,

you have to.

- Then what?

You what?

- If you don't take it,

then I might not

be able to see you.

- Might?

Or won't?

- I love you, Richard.

From the first day you

took your first breath,

I have loved you.

I haven't loved anybody else.

Richard.

You are mine, and

nothing and nobody

is going to take that away

from me, do you understand?

I love you.

So you can go and you can

get married to someone else,

you get to try and

live your life,

but I will always find my

way back into your heart.

Oh, I will use the whole

of eternity trying.

Do you understand?

- I might understand

that if I don't

take that from you,

I won't see you again.

Please.

- I'll take that as a yes.

- Take it.

Richard, please!

- I am done

with this madness!

- Please!

Richard!

- I don't know why you don't

like reading the soft copies.

Because I like the

feel of paper.

Is that coffee I smell?

Strong and hot,

just the way you like it.

- How did you know

I needed this?

It's perfect.

- Well, I aim to please.

The doomsayer.

- Thank you.

- So, is there anything else

you want me to do you for, sir?

- Yes, as a matter

of fact, there is.

I want you...

to help me call a

very good florist.

Have him deliver a bouquet

of flowers to my wife.

- Little problem, Mr. Okezie.

- And I want it

delivered to her at work.

Okay.

- So, here's the address,

and here's the message

I want on the card.

She's gonna love this.

- To the reason my

life is worth living.

P.S., honeymoon tonight.

Wow, lucky woman.

I thought you already

had your honeymoon.

- Boundaries, Hawa.

- Yeah, and I'll

leave you to it.

Oh, what kind of flowers

do you want sent to her?

- Just have the

florist surprise us.

Oh, but I do know

that she only likes

one type of flower

in her bouquet.

Make sure he gets that.

- Okay, sir.

Good day, Mrs. Iweta.

- Good day, Hawa.

I take it he is in.

- Oh, I'm afraid

Mr. Okezie isn't in.

- So I see.

You have a habit of

just shoving your head

into his office and

talking to thin air?

- Actually, my psychotherapist

says it's unhealthy

to act sane all the time.

- It is a wonder that

you can be so successful,

considering the shoddy way

assistant's handling his

services to his clientele.

- Actually, we are

very successful,

considering we

don't talk this way

to people who actually matter.

- Your insolence, young lady,

may have just cost

No Box Incorporated

one of its biggest clients.

- If you'll excuse me, ma'am,

I'm very busy right now.

I'll be sure to tell Mr. Okezie

that you swore on the Bible.

Please book an

appointment next time

so that you don't

waste your time.

Good day.

- Oh.

May I have

the drainer please?

- I am so exhausted.

Where do you want that?

- There, that's fine.

- Can we swap jobs?

No really, come on.

Hm?

I'd kill to be home by 4:30.

I'd cook, I'd even cook,

I'd do the cooking.

- Nope, you love your job.

And I love my kids.

- True.

You left one more person out.

- Hm?

- Come on!

- Who is that?

- It's not obvious?

- Who?

- Me.

You?

- You love me?

- Hm, no.

Not even a little bit.

- Liar.

- How's work?

I don't know.

Kinda hit a stumbling blow.

- Yeah?

- I'm having issues

trying to come up with

direction of taking the

new Zephyr Heights company.

And it's doing me in.

- Anything I can do to help?

- Mm-hmm.

Love me.

Feed me.

Never leave me.

- That, I can do.

- So, what are we having?

I'm really hungry, I'm starving.

You know, the kind

of starving that's--

Richard, what's wrong?

- Baby, they sent

you red hibiscuses?

Mm-hmm.

Clearly, you didn't

choose which ones.

- No, it's not that,

it's just I don't know

anything about flowers.

But these don't

look fresh, though.

I think we should

throw them out.

I'll make new arrangements.

- You just said you knew

nothing about flowers, silly.

They're fine.

- Quite frankly, sir, I

don't think I understand.

- How do I make this clearer?

This, it's not what

we're looking for.

- Help me understand exactly

what your company wants.

- We've already told you.

Understated elegance.

- Which is exactly what my team

and I have prepared for you.

Did you only look at the files,

or were you able to look

at the email presentation?

- We've seen the presentation

and the files, Mr. Okezie.

Whatever elegance may be in

the campaign you came up with

is a little too understated.

- So, you'd rather have it

a little less understated?

- All I know is,

you're the ad guy,

and we hired you to

make us look good.

We all agree, we

don't like this pitch.

Figure it out.

- I'm very sure

that my team and I

can come up with something

that suits Zephyr.

- Tick-tock, no

pressure, though.

- You know about my kid

I'm always telling you

is good at everything

else but math?

He did so well on his test

today, I was so excited.

That bad?

- Thank you.

He diplomatically told

me that it was crap.

Oh, darling.

Do you want to bounce

some ideas off me?

- That's the thing,

there's nothing to bounce.

It's like I'm blocked.

And I need to get

over this soon,

because I can literally feel

the clients getting cold feet.

It would be so bad

if we celebrated getting

that account for nothing.

I was so sure they

would love that pitch.

Maybe you just need to

get it off of your

mind for a while.

Huh?

- I don't have a while.

- You'll figure it out, okay?

- It worked.

Come on, before I have

to pee or something.

Where are you?

Sylvia!

- Keep it down.

You scared me!

I've been looking

all over for you.

- Really?

So, now I'm wondering

if you are real,

and I'm the one who's dreaming.

- Hi.

- Well, what do you want?

I've got things to do.

- Look, Sylvia.

I'm sorry.

I didn't

even know if this,

any of this, was gonna work.

I just had a feeling.

How come you didn't know?

- Believe it or not, Richard,

I don't know everything.

- Yeah, that's hard to believe.

- But I am learning

some new things.

- Really?

Like?

- Like how you didn't come

here because you missed me.

So, whatever it

is that you want,

get to the point.

- Okay.

I need your help.

- You have the nerve, Richard,

to come here and

ask me for help,

after what you did!

- I am sorry.

I am beyond sorry.

- I guess you don't

feel insane, right?

Talking to a figment

of your imagination.

- This was a bad idea.

I don't even know

what I was thinking.

- What if I was real?

Would you have

married me instead?

- Perhaps, I don't know.

- Change the color of

the Zephyr presentation

from blue to red, let a

woman do the voiceovers,

and replace the word

grandeur with luxury.

- Thank you.

- You have to wake up now.

- Aren't you going to

give me a hibiscus?

- Turns out I don't have to.

- Yes, Hawa?

Mr. Hassan, line one.

- Yeah, fine, put him through.

Okay.

Hello, Mr. Hassan.

Richard,

this is much better.

- Thank you, sir.

I

owe you a drink.

- That won't be necessary, sir.

I have to say,

this is work very well done.

I just want to let you know

we're impressed

with this new art.

We'll be in touch.

- Yeah.

Red theme, sexy female voice.

Highly understated.

How's that?

- That feels so good.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

- How about this?

Yeah?

Right there.

At least if we

ever lose our jobs,

we could always fall back

on my massaging skills.

Ow, hey!

Don't break it!

So, how's work?

Anything interesting?

- Work's fine.

The school has been hiring

new teachers lately.

One of them is this

really cute guy.

I think I'm gonna ask him out.

- Really?

Yeah, okay, just gimme my ring.

- No!

- Just gimme my ring.

- Not happening!

- Gimme my ring!

- Anyway.

And then there's this lady.

Her name is Cynthia.

- Yeah, well, is she hot?

Maybe I can ask Cynthia out?

- Ha ha, very funny.

And you see the way

the boys at school

drool over her when

she walks by there.

It's crazy.

- Jealous much?

- No joke.

- Huh?

- No, we're actually along.

Oh, past 10.

I am going to bed.

- Hey, I was watching that!

- Now you aren't.

Come on.

- Because?

Let's go!

Gonna

give me orders.

No.

We need to call the florist.

Hm?

- The flowers, they're wilting.

- Hey, you think maybe

they can send you

something other

than red hibiscus?

- No.

- Gbemi, they don't

even have a scent.

- Mm, you're a

florist now, are you?

Anyway, if you hate it so much,

why was there one under your

pillow during the night?

- I don't know.

Maybe I like the smell.

Or the lack of it.

- You're weird.

- And you love me.

I do.

- Yeah?

You sure?

You won't change your mind?

I see how you're

giving me orders.

Share my house about now.

- Yo bro,

met an insanely attractive

woman few weeks ago.

- Yeah, you, that changes women

the way they change

their hairdos.

Tell me, what's so

special about this one?

- I dunno.

It's just that I think

she's the one, man.

You know?

- Yeah.

- Look, I just think it's

time for me to settle down

and just be a grown-up, and

be more like you, really.

Yeah, joker.

- Well done.

I'm actually being serious.

Look, I'm just trying

to open up to you, man.

I think she just

suits me, you know?

Actually, it's actually

more than that.

I think I'm love with her.

Dude, you

trying to kill me?

Did you

just use the L word?

- Dude, I'm being serious, man.

Yo.

Pull a muscle or something?

Why are you stopping?

- What?

I added a few kg's.

It's taking some getting

used to, that's all.

- A few kg's, man.

Just being lazy.

You lazy ass.

- Really?

Yeah, okay, tough guy.

Gimme 10.

- Let's see you do 10.

- Gimme 10.

- Only 10?

- Only 10.

- You're gonna have to put

your money where your mouth is.

- Now you know there's

money here, come on.

In fact, I'll spot you.

- I don't need no

spot, I got this.

Obaro's about to

make some cash.

- I'll spot you anyway.

- I don't need no spot.

- Obaro.

- I got this.

I'll hold your wallet, too.

- My wallet?

- Well, your wallet.

Let's get this.

Let's make this money.

- You need some help?

You don't need no help?

- I got.

Cool down.

- Go for it, all right.

Okay, let's go, hey!

Lightweight, baby.

Flash cake, let's go, baby!

Let's go!

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

- Keep it going.

Richard.

Richard!

- Sorry, I got you.

Woo!

All right, it's okay, you win.

It's all right.

Dude,

watch we're you're going.

- Sorry.

No one

does so much walking.

Woo!

What?

Hey, you okay?

- Yeah.

You sure you're okay?

- I'm fine.

Listen, I've had enough, I

think I'm gonna head home.

- Well, suit yourself.

I'm gonna do some

more work here.

- Okay, listen, I'm

happy for you, yeah?

When am I gonna meet her?

What's her name?

- Hey, I beg, don't jinx

this thing for me, eh?

Look, I'm in love, and I

don't wanna mess this up.

No jinxing, please.

- It's okay.

- Yeah?

- Don't use the L word again.

Sounds like you just

discovered the word.

- Look, you know there

are a lot of things here

that I could hit you

with, and I'm tempted to.

- Deal, peace.

- Just go.

- Bring her over sometime.

- Just go.

- Can you bring her over

sometime?

- Be going.

Jinx master, geez.

Hey, you.

- Hey.

Are you okay?

- Yeah, just tired.

It was a long day.

- Looks like someone hit it

pretty hard at the gym, huh?

- Oh, you can say that.

Obaro says he's found someone

that he wants to

settle down with.

Obaro?

- Yep.

Obaro.

That's interesting

- Come on, honeys.

Say what you're really thinking.

Oh babe, you know

that's really like you there.

- Yeah, well.

Obaro.

Right.

- He seemed pretty serious.

- He should bring her over then.

- Yeah, come on.

I need some mama love.

- Meanwhile, I have more

interesting news for you.

- Go ahead, spill.

Beg me.

- Oh, come on, Gbemi, don't

let me do the begging thing.

- Well.

- Spill, tell me.

- It looks like we have to

start thinking about baby names.

- Are you serious?

Mm-hmm.

- When?

Are you serious?

You so are!

- Hey, Daddy.

- Oh, say it again.

- Hey, Daddy.

- Thank goodness, I'm

gonna be a father.

- You are.

- I'm gonna be a father.

You shoulda seen him.

It was just on and on and on.

- So, you gonna tell me where

you're taking me this weekend?

- Well.

- Tell me!

- To the moon.

- Yeah?

Away to the moon.

- One second.

Oh, it's my friend Cynthia.

She's going to be a bit late.

- Oh, really?

That's good.

- Am I interrupting something?

- Hey!

- Yes.

Finally, man, you made it!

- I did!

My lady.

- My lord.

- I think you have

your lords mixed up.

Yes.

- Where's our mystery lady at?

- She's running late,

something came up last minute.

Yeah, she'll be here soon.

Hmm, Obaro.

- Well.

- I can't wait to

meet this woman

that have managed

to tie you down.

- No, telling you.

- She would be special.

- She is.

She's very special.

I don't remember when

last I found someone

that make me so happy.

- Sir, you sound

like a natural dork.

- Richard!

- It's all right, still

proud of you, happy for you.

- Thank you.

There she is.

Huh?

- Cynthia's your girlfriend?

Hey.

Darling,

you look stunning.

Meet my very good friend, Gbemi.

- Well, me and Gbemi are

like best friends already.

- I see.

Just, well, meet my

best friend, Richard.

- Hi, Richard.

I've heard so much about you.

Gbemi says wonderful things.

- Shake her hand.

- Hi, it's nice to

meet you, Sylvia.

- Babe, it's Cynthia.

Cynthia.

- Right.

- Okay, wait.

Breathe.

So, Obaro is the boyfriend

you've been going on about.

Yes, he is.

- No, he's not.

- What?

- I don't understand.

- I don't want to be

your boyfriend anymore.

I mean, the word boyfriend alone

just sounds kind of juvenile.

I want much more.

You're a keeper.

You're kind, you're sweet,

you're gentle,

and you're caring.

I mean, you've shown me love

as I've never known it before.

You're the kind of woman

that I've always dreamed of

but always presumed

could not possibly exist.

But here you are, real as ever.

And I know this may be

coming a bit too soon,

but I'll be damned if I

let my head talk me out

of what my heart already knows.

So, I'm asking, Cynthia.

- Hey.

- Cynthia,

will you accept to

wake up every morning

next to this guy?

Would you let me

love you, Cynthia?

Would you let me be there for

you, through thick and thin?

Cynthia, will you marry me?

She said yes, guys!

She said yes!

Yes, woo!

- Wow, oh my gosh,

I'm so glad I got

to witness this.

You guys are going to

have the cutest babies.

- I feel like I'm the

luckiest girl in the world.

Hey, me too.

- Indeed!

And so are you.

- Are you okay, bro?

- Yeah.

Yeah, memories.

Love is a beautiful thing.

- I know!

Obaro.

- Do you really know

what you're doing?

- I know exactly what I'm doing.

Congratulations.

This one's on the house.

- Awesome!

You know what?

We're gonna need more

of this tonight, okay?

- And bring me something

stronger, like a whiskey.

- No, I'm okay.

- Gbemi, you're not gonna

drink on a day like this?

- Well, I'm this one's

designated driver.

Also, we're pregnant!

- What?

Well, congratulations!

Really?

Well, congratulations,

why didn't you tell me?

Congratulations!

What?

- Thank you.

- You know what,

we need food as well.

We need like seafood

platters, pizza,

we need everything

here, to eat, to feast.

Oh,

baby, do you love me?

- Oh, you spoil me.

- Good morning, sir.

You're late today.

I hope all is well

at casa del amor.

- Good morning, Hawa.

- Okay, you're grumpy.

- No, I just had a

lot of work to do.

- Oh yes, you do,

have you heard?

You have been managing

their contract with us,

and they're requesting a thing

to move their company

to a better light.

We did it!

Yes!

Okay.

Are you okay, sir?

You okay?

- Boundaries, Hawa.

- Oh, sorry.

- Boundaries.

- I'll just make your coffee

and print your schedule.

This

is a lot, Gbemi.

I know!

Hey, you know what?

It's Friday.

How about you stay the weekend?

That would have me no

time to go to the store.

Please.

I sorry, please.

This

dress is so fine.

I know, it's so you.

I love this color.

But I don't know if

those patterns will work.

- Yeah?

Hold on.

Look at this one.

Hold on, look at this.

This back from here.

This is so nice.

- Because it's purple.

Hey, baby.

How was work?

- Good.

Good, I wish I could've

finished those earlier.

You okay?

- Very.

Oh, by the way, babe, I

invited Cynthia to stay over.

I'm helping with wedding plans.

- Sure, I see.

- I hope you don't

mind, Richard,

but your wife has a great

sense of aesthetics.

I mean, these flowers.

Red hibiscuses are my favorite.

- My husband hates them

all for some reason.

- Oh, but I love them.

- Thank you.

- Did you know that

the red hibiscus

is the flower of the

Hindu goddess Kali?

- And she's the goddess

of what exactly?

- Well, some say sexuality,

violence, and motherly love.

But she's more known as

the destroyer of unreality.

- So, she's a destroyer?

Isn't that enough reason for

us to just get rid of them now?

- Oh baby, I did not marry a

superstitious man, now did I?

Ooh, chicken's done.

I will be right back.

- I'm just gonna--

- Hi, Richard.

- So, I'm staying the weekend.

Imagine how much more

fun we could have.

- Listen to me.

- I'm listening.

- The last time,

it was an accident.

It was an accident.

- Really, an accident?

You're getting clumsy, Richie.

- Listen to me.

- I'm listening.

- It was a mistake.

It cannot, it will

not happen again,

do you understand me, Sylvia?

I am trying to build

a life with my family.

- Oh, honey.

How poetic.

The only mistake here

is your wife, not me.

- If my wife comes in

right now, what am I gonna?

- What's going on here?

- Your husband is so clumsy,

so he was pretending

to show me how

he's going to hold the new baby.

He failed miserably.

- We're not doing work.

Come Cynthia, come help

me with the food, eh?

- Okay.

- We need to talk.

Sit down.

- Okay.

- I don't like her.

I don't like her.

She gives me bad vibes,

I do not like her,

and I will not

have you with her.

- All Cynthia has done

is be a good friend.

I'm sorry, I can't

just send her outside

simply because she

gives you bad vibes.

- Who's the man in this house?

It's still my house, right?

No, last time I checked,

it's still my house, right?

Did you ask me before

inviting her into this place?

And then asking her

to spend the night.

Did you ask me?

No, you never listen!

You never listen, Gbemi.

At first, I asked you to get

rid of those bloody hibiscus.

Did you?

You refuse.

Now I'm asking you

to get rid of--

- First of all, do not

raise your voice at me.

Is that good?

Why?

Why don't you want

her here, Richard?

Tell me the truth.

Wait.

Are you attracted to her?

Is that it?

You're into her?

- No!

Gbemi, of course not!

I love you!

I love you, I chose you.

I love you.

You are my wife, Gbemi.

You are my wife, I chose you.

Just get rid of her, get

rid of her right now.

Right now, you

don't listen to me,

I'm your husband, listen to me.

- You need to check your

kindness, sweetheart.

We are not in the

medieval times,

you don't get to boss me around.

- I'm not bossing you around!

I'll try this differently.

Can you please get

her out of my house?

Right now.

- Richard, don't patronize me!

- You don't understand.

- You know I am

reasonable person.

Just gimme a good reason

why she shouldn't be here.

- I just don't like

her, I don't like her.

- I'm going to bed.

She will leave tomorrow.

- First, a guarantee.

My team and I have put

together a campaign

that will place the UFBN

in a position that is

indeed rightfully yours.

The leading food

company here in Nigeria.

If you endorse this deal, and

of course, let's not forget

we're talking

specifically in the minds

of your target audience.

If you endorse this deal,

we will be successfully

creating an awareness

on the lesser known UFBN

brands and products,

which means, ladies

and gentlemen,

a rise in sales, and the

UFBN will have a more robust

and fatter bottom line.

- That sounds very good.

What we want to know is,

how exactly does

No Box Incorporated

plan on making this happen?

Fair enough.

Hawa.

- Sir?

- The folders, if you would.

According to our research,

we found out that

more Nigerians are finding

out about processed food.

They're a lot more

aware and cautious

about cautious foods,

and being cautious.

- Do you mean processed food?

Right.

Mrs. Iweta again.

Processed, right.

Hawa?

- Yes sir?

- Nevermind.

Mr. Davies, just worried,

did you receive the

documents and files

that I asked Hawa to email you?

- No, she did not

send me any documents.

- So, you did not

receive documents

from this Hawa?

- No, she didn't

send me any folders.

- Right.

Let me carry on.

As I was saying, therefore,

to combat these...

fearful opinions of potential

UFBN consumers, we will--

- It's getting a little difficult to concentrate,

isn't it?

- We, the site is...

We have outlined the,

we have outlined everything,

and we're thinking rebranding.

- Richie, Richie.

I will not

be ignored.

- Gentlemen, I mean, yes.

Well, what I was

trying to say is,

we will take advantage

of the public's fear

and use that to our advantage,

increasing awareness

on safety standards

that we use for our

processed foods.

- Yes, come here,

Richie, let me kiss

that smart mouth of yours.

Richard?

- Leave me alone!

I don't wanna talk to you!

You're trying to ruin me!

- What's going on?

What did you do?

- What did I do?

What is going on?

Richard!

- Well, that was awkward.

- You.

- Miss me?

- Sylvia, you win, okay?

You win.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry that I doubted you,

I'm so sorry that I

said you're not real.

I should've listened to you.

Please.

- It's a little too

late for that, sugar.

I've set my course,

and you, Richie, are going down.

- Please.

- You betrayed me, Richard.

You betrayed us.

And all that we had.

And then you had the balls

to return and ask me to

help you, use me over again.

Revenge is like an

art form, Richard.

You are my canvas,

and I am like

Picasso on steroids.

- Please, Sylvia, please!

Please!

- I think you better get that.

It's your booboo calling.

I wonder what she's doing today.

Ah, yes, that's right.

She took a day off work,

which means that Sylvia

can kick things up a notch.

- Sylvia, you wouldn't dare!

Sylvia!

Gbemi, baby, are you okay?

- Of course I am, darling.

Why wouldn't I be?

- I need you to go

somewhere, okay, baby?

Anywhere that's crowded.

- Richard, what's going on?

- Gbemi, just

listen to me, okay?

I'll see you soon, and

I'll explain everything.

I'll tell you everything,

just go to a movie

or somewhere where there

are a lot of people,

okay, so I know you're safe.

- Safe?

From what?

- Gbemi, please, I can't.

- If it makes you feel

any better, I'm not alone.

Cynthia's here with me.

Cynthia, please tell my

husband he's being weird.

- You're being weird, Richard.

Your wife and baby

are just fine.

Don't you worry.

I'll take good

care of them, okay?

- Sylvia, I swear to

you, if you hurt her.

- Aw, Gbemi, he says

he loves you to pieces.

- You see?

All's good here.

- Gbemi, she's not, I'm

coming home right now.

- Okay.

- Gbemi.

I love you.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so sorry.

- Richard, you hit your PA!

You're having a

conversation with yourself?

What is going on?

I recommend you start talking

before I turn this matter

over to the police.

You assaulted a staff!

You humiliated this company!

- Sir, I don't have

time to explain.

My wife is in danger,

she doesn't know it yet.

I really have to go.

Hawa?

I'm terribly sorry.

- You know there

will be consequences.

- You are not listening to me.

She's gonna kill her, okay?

- Are you out of your mind?

Who's gonna kill who, and why?

- I have to go, so sorry.

- Richard!

- She started kicking already.

- Really?

Lemme feel.

Oh, wow!

It's so beautiful.

- It's amazing.

Babe?

Babe?

- Gbemi...

could you come over

here for a second?

I just really wanna talk to you.

- Are you okay?

- Come on baby, this is

not one of those times

to argue with me.

It's not safe.

That woman with you,

she's not Cynthia.

Her name is Sylvia.

And she's the most

powerful being.

Gbemi, please just

listen to me, please.

- No, this isn't

making any sense.

- I know, just trust me.

- Babe, I'm starting

to really worry--

Gbemi!

Gbemi?

- Calm down.

Don't try to get up.

Sit back, relax.

You won't want to fall on

your face, now, do you?

What did you do?

- I did something with tea.

I laced her tea with

something extra special.

- You drugged my wife?

- Relax, Richard.

At least it's not lethal,

like the herbs you

gave your mother.

- You told me those

herbs will heal her.

- I lied.

Surprise!

- What did she ever do to you?

- Think, Richard.

She was just another woman

who had too much

influence on you,

and I don't like to share.

- Gbemi.

Gbemi.

- Richard.

- I'm so sorry, baby.

- Quiet!

Mommy and Daddy are having

a conversation, okay?

So don't interrupt.

So, I'm real, I exist,

and I think I've

proven that clearly,

so how about

we just get together forever?

Hm?

Richard, I'm not

going to say it again.

Be with me,

now or never.

This has

got to stop, Sylvia.

- You're trying to kill me?

With a knife?

- It's worth a shot.

- Oops!

- Gbemi!

Gbemi, no!

- Stupid, stupid.

Richard Okezie,

advertising superstar,

kills his lovely wife.

For shame, Richard.

For shame!

Right on cue.

I told you he'd gone

crazy, I told you!

- Obaro.

I didn't do this to her.

- Yes you did, I saw you!

- Shut up!

Obaro,

you know me.

Obaro, you know how

much I love my wife.

Obaro, you know I

wouldn't do this.

- Richard?

What happened?

- It was she!

She was standing in

front of my wife,

and I was trying to kill her!

One second, poof, she was gone!

And then, I didn't

mean to kill my Gbemi!

I was trying to kill Sylvia!

- Who the hell is Sylvia?

- That is Sylvia.

That's Sylvia behind you.

The same witch you're

getting married to.

Obaro, I've been seeing her

in my dreams my whole life.

- Dreams?

- I'm telling you,

all this time.

And then you know what?

She got jealous

when I met my Gbemi.

She got jealous when I met

my Gbemi, so she's ruined me!

- Richard, you're not

making sense right now.

Oh, she's

trying to ruin me!

- Richard, you're

not making sense!

Richard, just put

the knife down, okay?

Just put the knife down.

I told

you, now Gbemi's dead.

I can't believe she's dead.

- You bloody witch,

you killed her!

- Just put the knife down.

Just put the knife

down, and we'll talk.

We gotta talk!

- Obaro.

- Richard, listen to me!

Hey, Richard, just calm down!

Get the knife!

Get us some rope.

Cynthia, get us some

rope, tie him down.

Cynthia?

- My name is Sylvia.

- What did you do?

What did you do?

- No, Richard.

What did you do?

Man kills his wife

and best friend

because he thinks

they're having an affair.

That's what the press will say.

And the way I see it,

you'll end up in jail

or an asylum.

Or you can come

with me, Richard,

and we can start afresh.

The choice is yours.

- You don't believe me.

I don't blame you

for being skeptical.

I've often wondered--

- I actually believe you.

- What?

Really?

- Yeah.

I was going to give you this.

I ran into a lady

in there today,

and she'd claimed she knew you.

She told me to give

you the flower.

I asked for her name, and

she said it wasn't necessary.

You said she was gonna

give you a second chance?

- Second chance

would still fail.

I'd rather burn in Hell.