Far from Home (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - A Founder's Day Affair - full transcript
[camera clicks]
I know one, or many of you
are privy to what really caused the fire.
Henceforth, there will be
heightened security on school grounds.
We will be conducting
random stop and search exercises.
Hopefully this will caution any student
who wants to be a nuisance to this school.
[phone chimes]
-[dramatic music playing]
-[phone chiming]
[Ms. Iruhe] The reason
I called for today's joint art class is
to announce the students
who made the shortlist
for the London Art Institute grant.
-Drum rolls, please!
-[students clapping]
For the year two class, we have
Liz Ajanaku.
[all clapping and cheering]
Atlas Omosede.
And last but certainly not the least,
for the year one class, we have
Ishaya Bello.
[dramatic music playing]
[man exclaims] Dauda!
-[Mr. Bello] Come, let's go. Come.
-[man] Ah-ah! Big boy!
[somber music playing]
[Zina] This is insane! They can't do this!
-What's going on?
-[Zina] Wait till my mum hears about this.
This is wrong!
-What's up?
-They're searching our bags.
Can you imagine? Guys!
Are we really going to allow this?
They're infringing on our human rights!
-Tell that to the principal.
-I'm not going to take this.
No to search!
No to search! No to search!
[tense music playing]
No to search!
[both] No to search! No freedom, no peace!
No to search!
[students] No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
No to search! No to search!
No to search! No freedom, no peace!
No to search! No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
No to search! No to search!
[students chanting] No freedom, no peace!
No to search!
[Ms. Abubakar] We tried to stop them, sir.
[Gemade] I promise
I'll stop the protest, sir.
-If you just give me the week--
-[Mr. Willoughby] The week?
[angrily] First it was you
and your incompetent assistant
that gave test answers
to that fool, Babatunde,
And the idiot loses it
to a backwater slum rat.
And now you cannot control some children?
-Sir--
-You have 24 hours to stop this!
Otherwise, you will not have a job here
or anywhere in this country!
When this is over,
you summon a PTA meeting.
Or…
[scoffs] Is that
too much for your capabilities too?
[chanting continues] No to search!
No freedom, no peace.
No to search! No freedom, no peace.
-[upbeat music playing]
-[chanting continues] No to search!
My mum is just…
Argh!
[Nen] Hey, relax.
Now I'm here to ease your stress.
[students chanting] No to search!
[Nen] So…
Are we going to the ball
together again this year?
Nen, you know we only went together
because Carmen had the accident.
Nen, we came to chill.
Don't fuck up the mood!
And as for your offer to ease my stress…
You're only with me
'cause Carmen won't sleep with you.
If you love me,
I want you to wear it.
[romantic music playing]
Let me show you. Here.
-See?
-[romantic music continues]
It's… It's better when you do it.
"No to search."
No to search.
[students chanting] No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
[chanting continues]
What's wrong with you? What are you doing?
Your parents own the school.
So stay quiet in the face of injustice?
-Leave me--
-[bracelet clatters]
I'm sorry. I can replace it.
-It's fine, just some cheap nonsense.
-Cool.
[chanting continues] No to search!
No freedom, no peace.
[chanting continues]
Ah!
[in Pidgin] Extravagant.
-[in English] No to search! Eh?
-[phone chiming]
[chanting continues] No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
[upbeat music playing]
[chanting continues]
[music fading]
[Mr. Willoughby] At least Iverem
finally did her job, stopping the riots.
And how did she manage that?
Suspension of classes,
pending a PTA meeting.
The people who started this riot,
that led it,
the bad apples, must be dealt with.
The public relations team thinks
that we should drown the entire noise
with the Founder's Day ball.
Art.
They auction art from the students
and give the proceeds
to the less privileged.
And we do have one amongst ourselves.
Exactly, and he's an artist.
Imagine if one of his pieces sells
for a huge sum of money.
And we now put that money
back into his community!
The people love a good fairy tale.
And of course we have
our darling Carmen and Atlas.
They'll be the king and queen
of the night.
Mum, you know
students have to vote, right?
Essien.
You can talk to Essien.
Have him donate
a piece of art to the school
and come and mount it himself.
The publicity.
Now, you, my wife, are a genius.
Yes, I am.
[laughing] Oh, it will be amazing!
[upbeat music playing]
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen,
I think the school is acting
in the best interest of our children--
It is ridiculous to treat
our children like criminals!
Sir, I'm sorry. My class just finished.
Why did I have to call you to find out
about your school catching fire?
Sir, I was going to tell you, but--
I hope nothing happened to my goods.
[menacing music playing]
Sir. Sir…
Sir, please,
can we not talk about this here?
-Please.
-Are you giving me orders?
Sir, I could never do that, God forbid!
God forbid!
-[Ms. Iruhe] Ishaya?
-Hey.
Is this your, uh… your guardian?
-Actually, he's my--
-I'm his uncle.
I'm Boyin Iruhe, his art teacher.
My name is Government.
Thank you for coming for our PTA meeting
on such short notice.
If you can please come with me.
-[clears throat]
-[tense music playing]
[Gemade] Please! Please, parents!
[in Pidgin] And for what exactly?
[in English] Because of a small
lab damage?
Something I can pay for.
[all clamoring]
Please!
Please, can we speak one at a time?
-Please.
-Look, it's not all about money.
These children need Jesus
incorporated into their daily lives.
If it is that, Mummy GO, then they must
also call Muslims to pray on Fridays.
And Traditionalists.
[woman] Yes.
[all shouting and arguing]
-Ladies and gentlemen, I…
-[arguing fades]
We understand your worries.
The stop and search will stop.
But this is the 21st century.
In order to save our children
even from themselves,
we must evolve with the times,
which is why
the school will be mounting cameras
in all the classrooms and the hallways.
-[ominous music playing]
-[all clapping]
I really don't appreciate being
forced here, so please make it quick.
It's about Atlas's school fees.
Oh.
If his fees aren't paid,
he will have to stop classes.
Mrs… Gemade.
How can you help?
I already told you, if he doesn't--
No, no, no, madam.
[in Pidgin] Enough with the English.
How can we extend the deadline?
[in English] Well,
the Chairman of the Board
is the only one who can give
such an extension, but he doesn't--
Chairman, as in Feyi?
Carmen's father?
[chuckling]
You should have said that.
[upbeat music playing]
[bell ringing]
-[upbeat music continues]
-[phone chiming]
You sold everything?
Maybe Wilmer Academy
is too small a territory for you, huh?
Maybe you should be promoted
so that Joe can learn--
Mr. Government,
thank you very much for the promotion,
but, sir,
I want to focus on being an artist,
and Wilmer Academy can help me do that.
Artist?
Yes, sir.
Sir, I can draw.
I promise you, I'm very talented, sir.
You're talented.
Sir, maybe I should draw something
for you so that you will believe me--
Shut up and get in the car.
[Oga Rambo in Yoruba] There you go.
Government, I won't lie.
This boy did well.
But he doesn't want to be promoted.
He's not the only smart one.
Adufe will also get the promotion.
You will help sell the molly.
You are enjoying her grace.
She asked me
to give you and Ishaya some time.
Ishaya, you will teach her
how to sell molly.
[angrily] Are you deaf?
Do you want me to punch you?
I said you'll teach her how to sell molly!
-[in English] Yes, sir.
-[Joe] Uh, Oga Rambo?
-[in Yoruba] What?
-[in Pidgin] What about me?
[in Yoruba] You will all sell it.
The person with the highest sales
gets 10% commission.
Government, give the goods
to Ishaya and Adufe to sell.
Understand? [grunts]
[boxing gloves smacking]
[in English] You, sell one million.
Ishaya, you sell one million naira.
But, sir, you saw they're putting
cameras everywhere in my school.
Find your way around them.
[in Yoruba] My Adufe.
You know Daddy doesn't like losing money.
Don't disappoint me.
Make me proud.
[yells] Get up!
Just that punch and you are on the floor.
Are you mad?
Back in position.
Do you want me to punch you to death?
[somber music playing]
[phone chimes]
Ishaya, get out of this house
and don't return! Out!
Mummy…
[somber music continues]
[Adufe in English]
So his mother owns Frankees?
Mmm-hmm!
And he got me this
with, like, 1,000,000 books inside.
-Wow!
-Let me put it on.
Lala, I saw you at the football game,
what's up with you and Frank? Eh?
-I'm talking to you.
-Leave me!
[in Yoruba] Don't break her new gift!
-Hmm!
-[Patricia] Ishaya.
[Ishaya] Mummy.
What are you doing here?
[in English] I brought money
for house rent and other things.
[in Yoruba] We don't take money
from hoodlums!
[dark music playing]
Who gave that to you?
-[in English] None of your business.
-Was it Frank?
If this is how
you want to be living your life,
you should have stayed in Rush
and be dancing for money.
[scoffs in Yoruba] Rubbish.
Ishaya!
[melancholy music playing]
[Frank] Ishaya.
[in English] Here you go.
[in Pidgin] You think you can
buy anybody with your money, right?
You are talking to my sister
behind my back. Are you crazy?
[in English] Ishaya, please.
I really like Rahila.
[in Pidgin] I think you are crazy, Frank.
[in English] Leave Rahila alone.
[in Pidgin] Do you understand?
If not, I swear you'll regret it.
[melancholy music continues]
[objects clatter]
[Ishaya scoffs]
[in Yoruba] Baido, did you see my molly?
It was in a red purse.
[in English] Red purse?
[in Pidgin] I saw Joe
with a red purse or bag.
Joe, Joe…
[mutters anxiously]
[exclaims in English] Switched off,
switched off, switched off.
[in Yoruba] Joe has killed me.
[in Pidgin] I know Joe's house.
[upbeat music playing]
[in English] And the crowd goes wild
for fine boy Frank in the building!
Why are you sitting over there?
-What's up with Frank?
-[phone chimes]
Are you guys fighting?
[laughs incredulously]
Essien is coming to Wilmer.
-Ha-ha! Yes!
-What's that got to do with you and Frank?
-Good morning, class.
-[all] Good morning.
I'll tell you later.
[Ishaya] Guy, Essien!
He's my hero.
Essien is the first person to win
the Global Hyperrealism Prize four times.
Guy, I get it. You love him,
you want to be like him when you grow up.
-Yes!
-But, guy, what's up with you and Frank?
[student squeals] Oh, my God!
-Hey, please come to the ball with me.
-[student] Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
-Would you come to the ball with me?
-[Ishaya and Zina laughing]
-[students clapping]
-[Ishaya] Nice one. Nice one.
[bittersweet music playing]
Do you have a date for the ball?
The person I want to go with
is going with someone else.
[Carmen] Hmm.
Well, there's always next year.
So, what's your plan for delivery…
[whispers] Dr. High?
The cameras have started working.
[Ishaya sighs]
I haven't actually thought of anything.
But I'll figure it out.
I think I have a plan.
[upbeat music playing]
[Carmen giggling]
What do you see?
-Books.
-Ugh, really?
Okay, what don't you see?
-Cameras!
-[laughing]
[upbeat music continues]
[phone chimes]
-[upbeat music continues]
-[phone chiming]
[Joe in Pidgin] Don't worry.
I'll bring you the molly.
I'm just getting home.
Joe… Joe! Joe!
[tense music playing]
[Joe] Get out of my way!
You missed!
-Joe! Joe!
-Listen to me.
The fact that you are with Oga Rambo
doesn't make you my boss!
Talk to my ass!
-Joe!
-[Joe] Get lost!
[chain rattling]
Joe!
[soft romantic music playing]
[in English] Atlas,
are you taking Carmen to the ball,
or is she going with him?
Hey, Atlas…
[student] How about you?
Are you taking someone,
or do you want to go with me?
-[indistinct chatter]
-[Carmen laughing]
[quietly] Let's go.
[in Pidgin] You fought with Ishaya, right?
[in English] Can you
help my date to get a dress?
I'll pay.
You have a date and I don't?
-Wow!
-What about Reggie?
[Zina] I don't think he's going to ask me.
So?
Who's your date?
Ishaya's sister, Rahila.
What?
Thank you.
[exclaims]
[giggles]
Okay.
What's going on?
Oh! Thanks.
Thank you.
Wow.
-[squeals]
-[romantic music continues]
[Reggie] Zina,
will you go to the ball with me?
-[students clapping]
-[Zina] Mmm-hmm.
I thought you'd never ask.
[tense music playing]
Rahila, it's just a small loan.
Just 1,000,000 naira.
His family has the money.
[Mr. Bello] I'm going
to buy some medicine.
[phone chimes]
[Mr. Bello] Are you okay?
I'm just going to the pharmacy
down the road. I'll be right back.
[phone chimes]
[sighing nervously]
[softly] Oh, God. Oh, God.
[tense music continues]
[upbeat music playing]
Thank you.
Tell Mr. Richard thank you for me.
-If he needs another, he should call me.
-All right, take care.
[Ishaya] Why don't you just beg him, huh?
Is he not your boyfriend again?
[in Pidgin] You know this man,
he likes money more than his life.
-[in English] He'll kill me.
-[in Yoruba] What do you want me to do?
I have a plan to get the money, but…
I'm listening.
[in Pidgin] Rahila's boyfriend, Frank…
You'll call him outside…
We will pick him up.
We will take him to a safe place.
I'll call his mother.
She will pay for his release.
Then we pay Oga Rambo his money, hmm?
We can do it
at your school ball coming up.
-[dark music playing]
-[laughing]
Adufe.
After all I did for you,
can't you do this for me?
Are you crazy?
Kidnapping my friend is not a small favor.
Your friend?
-Am I not your friend?
-Adufe, don't tell me that.
After I risked my life for you,
you can't help me?
Shh!
You know what Oga Rambo would've done
if he had caught me helping Rahila.
I'd have been dead.
I know you've helped me.
But kidnapping is not a little thing,
listen to yourself.
You know I won't suffer this alone
if Oga Rambo finds out.
I don't understand. What do you mean?
Why do you think
Joe has the guts to steal from Rush?
Didn't you steal first?
If we don't find Joe,
you'll be the scapegoat.
They'll come for your entire family.
[reflective music playing]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[cameras clicking]
[upbeat music playing]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[in English] Thank you.
Man of the hour.
[upbeat music continues]
[phone chimes]
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music continues]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[music fading]
-[clears throat]
-[classical music playing]
Everyone, meet Rahila.
Frank's date and Ishaya's sister.
Great! Now that we have that out the way…
Let's have fun
and resume fighting tomorrow, yes?
[Mrs. Willoughby] I was rather surprised
at the other one's art,
you know, the welfare kid.
Well, he's no Atlas, is he?
Of course not. But he is talented.
[classical music continues]
Sir.
[nervously] I drew this one.
I'm Ishaya. Ishaya Bello.
Sir, you are my role model.
You are the person that I want to be like,
you know, when I grow up.
I love all your works.
You know, I was so happy to hear
that Atlas would win the London art grant.
We couldn't possibly allow a classless,
moneyless charity case
represent our school in London.
Let me tell you,
your apprenticeship program,
I applied for it and I qualified.
You picked me.
It's just that I…
I didn't have money to travel,
and, you know, many, many other things.
-But, sir--
-You want me to keep the spot.
Yes. Yes, sir. I want to keep the spot.
You know, sir,
I know that if I learn from you,
I'll be the greatest artist in the world.
You're good.
But not good enough
for me to change my schedule.
There was a deadline.
You missed it.
Piece of advice,
so you don't waste another person's time.
Don't apply
if you can't even afford to travel.
[clears throat] Um, so,
how about his school fees?
It's not such a huge amount.
Surely you can afford that.
How is the young lady that Carmen hit
in that unfortunate accident?
Is she still in a coma?
[gasps] Is she dead?
-Are you trying to blackmail us?
-I'm just…
thanking you in advance
for canceling out the outstanding balance.
[laughs]
Excuse me, I have to go mingle.
I am, after all, single.
[somber music playing]
[Carmen] Ishaya, I saw you leave.
What happened with Essien?
Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
What's wrong?
What happened?
[Ishaya crying]
It's okay.
It's okay.
[crying continues]
[mouths] It's okay.
[sweet music playing]
[Atlas angrily] What the fuck?
-[Carmen] Uh…
-Are you cheating on me with this clown?
I fucking told you
not to show her the video!
[Carmen] What video?
What are you talking about?
What is he talking about?
[Ishaya groans and scoffs]
Car… Car, baby.
I was drunk. The kiss meant nothing.
Nnenna means nothing to me.
You cheated on me…
with Nnenna?
And you knew?
-Carmen, I--
-[Atlas] Car, baby.
I was drunk. The alcohol…
I love you.
After everything…
[Atlas softly] I was… I was drunk.
Carmen, Carmen, please, let me… Let me…
-Now you want to talk to me?
-Listen, Carmen…
Carmen.
Carmen, I'm sorry.
[Atlas] Fuck!
Bastard!
[Ishaya] Fuck.
Fuck!
[man] All the art has been sold.
Now it's time to announce
King and Queen of the Founder's Ball.
And the winners are
-Carmen Wilmer Willoughby…
-[Carmen] Nnenna!
-[man] …and Atlas Omosede!
-[all clapping]
[clapping and cheering]
[cheering continues]
[melancholy music playing]
[Atlas softly] Please, I'm sorry. Please…
keep it together.
Please.
Carmen, just… just take it easy.
[melancholy music continues]
Queen of Founder's Day.
[voice breaking] But I don't really
feel like a queen.
Last year, I was in an accident.
-And everybody thought I was driving.
-[Atlas] Carmen, please…
But it was Atlas.
Not me.
But the real pain
is while I was hiding his secret,
my boyfriend, Atlas,
was cheating on me
with my best friend, Nnenna.
[all gasping]
And thank you all for voting…
but I can't be your queen.
Carmen--
[all exclaiming]
[phone chimes]
[tragic music playing]
[phone chimes]
-[Frank] Just one minute.
-Okay.
[tragic music continues]
Ishaya, I'm at the parking lot.
I can't see you.
[tires squealing]
[Rahila] Ishaya, where is Frank?
[muffled yelling and banging]
[Ishaya] I had to help Adufe.
Ishaya, what did you do?
[yelling] Frank!
Frank!
[Rahila cries] Ishaya, what did you do?
[somber music playing]
I know one, or many of you
are privy to what really caused the fire.
Henceforth, there will be
heightened security on school grounds.
We will be conducting
random stop and search exercises.
Hopefully this will caution any student
who wants to be a nuisance to this school.
[phone chimes]
-[dramatic music playing]
-[phone chiming]
[Ms. Iruhe] The reason
I called for today's joint art class is
to announce the students
who made the shortlist
for the London Art Institute grant.
-Drum rolls, please!
-[students clapping]
For the year two class, we have
Liz Ajanaku.
[all clapping and cheering]
Atlas Omosede.
And last but certainly not the least,
for the year one class, we have
Ishaya Bello.
[dramatic music playing]
[man exclaims] Dauda!
-[Mr. Bello] Come, let's go. Come.
-[man] Ah-ah! Big boy!
[somber music playing]
[Zina] This is insane! They can't do this!
-What's going on?
-[Zina] Wait till my mum hears about this.
This is wrong!
-What's up?
-They're searching our bags.
Can you imagine? Guys!
Are we really going to allow this?
They're infringing on our human rights!
-Tell that to the principal.
-I'm not going to take this.
No to search!
No to search! No to search!
[tense music playing]
No to search!
[both] No to search! No freedom, no peace!
No to search!
[students] No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
No to search! No to search!
No to search! No freedom, no peace!
No to search! No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
No to search! No to search!
[students chanting] No freedom, no peace!
No to search!
[Ms. Abubakar] We tried to stop them, sir.
[Gemade] I promise
I'll stop the protest, sir.
-If you just give me the week--
-[Mr. Willoughby] The week?
[angrily] First it was you
and your incompetent assistant
that gave test answers
to that fool, Babatunde,
And the idiot loses it
to a backwater slum rat.
And now you cannot control some children?
-Sir--
-You have 24 hours to stop this!
Otherwise, you will not have a job here
or anywhere in this country!
When this is over,
you summon a PTA meeting.
Or…
[scoffs] Is that
too much for your capabilities too?
[chanting continues] No to search!
No freedom, no peace.
No to search! No freedom, no peace.
-[upbeat music playing]
-[chanting continues] No to search!
My mum is just…
Argh!
[Nen] Hey, relax.
Now I'm here to ease your stress.
[students chanting] No to search!
[Nen] So…
Are we going to the ball
together again this year?
Nen, you know we only went together
because Carmen had the accident.
Nen, we came to chill.
Don't fuck up the mood!
And as for your offer to ease my stress…
You're only with me
'cause Carmen won't sleep with you.
If you love me,
I want you to wear it.
[romantic music playing]
Let me show you. Here.
-See?
-[romantic music continues]
It's… It's better when you do it.
"No to search."
No to search.
[students chanting] No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
[chanting continues]
What's wrong with you? What are you doing?
Your parents own the school.
So stay quiet in the face of injustice?
-Leave me--
-[bracelet clatters]
I'm sorry. I can replace it.
-It's fine, just some cheap nonsense.
-Cool.
[chanting continues] No to search!
No freedom, no peace.
[chanting continues]
Ah!
[in Pidgin] Extravagant.
-[in English] No to search! Eh?
-[phone chiming]
[chanting continues] No to search!
No freedom, no peace!
[upbeat music playing]
[chanting continues]
[music fading]
[Mr. Willoughby] At least Iverem
finally did her job, stopping the riots.
And how did she manage that?
Suspension of classes,
pending a PTA meeting.
The people who started this riot,
that led it,
the bad apples, must be dealt with.
The public relations team thinks
that we should drown the entire noise
with the Founder's Day ball.
Art.
They auction art from the students
and give the proceeds
to the less privileged.
And we do have one amongst ourselves.
Exactly, and he's an artist.
Imagine if one of his pieces sells
for a huge sum of money.
And we now put that money
back into his community!
The people love a good fairy tale.
And of course we have
our darling Carmen and Atlas.
They'll be the king and queen
of the night.
Mum, you know
students have to vote, right?
Essien.
You can talk to Essien.
Have him donate
a piece of art to the school
and come and mount it himself.
The publicity.
Now, you, my wife, are a genius.
Yes, I am.
[laughing] Oh, it will be amazing!
[upbeat music playing]
[woman] Ladies and gentlemen,
I think the school is acting
in the best interest of our children--
It is ridiculous to treat
our children like criminals!
Sir, I'm sorry. My class just finished.
Why did I have to call you to find out
about your school catching fire?
Sir, I was going to tell you, but--
I hope nothing happened to my goods.
[menacing music playing]
Sir. Sir…
Sir, please,
can we not talk about this here?
-Please.
-Are you giving me orders?
Sir, I could never do that, God forbid!
God forbid!
-[Ms. Iruhe] Ishaya?
-Hey.
Is this your, uh… your guardian?
-Actually, he's my--
-I'm his uncle.
I'm Boyin Iruhe, his art teacher.
My name is Government.
Thank you for coming for our PTA meeting
on such short notice.
If you can please come with me.
-[clears throat]
-[tense music playing]
[Gemade] Please! Please, parents!
[in Pidgin] And for what exactly?
[in English] Because of a small
lab damage?
Something I can pay for.
[all clamoring]
Please!
Please, can we speak one at a time?
-Please.
-Look, it's not all about money.
These children need Jesus
incorporated into their daily lives.
If it is that, Mummy GO, then they must
also call Muslims to pray on Fridays.
And Traditionalists.
[woman] Yes.
[all shouting and arguing]
-Ladies and gentlemen, I…
-[arguing fades]
We understand your worries.
The stop and search will stop.
But this is the 21st century.
In order to save our children
even from themselves,
we must evolve with the times,
which is why
the school will be mounting cameras
in all the classrooms and the hallways.
-[ominous music playing]
-[all clapping]
I really don't appreciate being
forced here, so please make it quick.
It's about Atlas's school fees.
Oh.
If his fees aren't paid,
he will have to stop classes.
Mrs… Gemade.
How can you help?
I already told you, if he doesn't--
No, no, no, madam.
[in Pidgin] Enough with the English.
How can we extend the deadline?
[in English] Well,
the Chairman of the Board
is the only one who can give
such an extension, but he doesn't--
Chairman, as in Feyi?
Carmen's father?
[chuckling]
You should have said that.
[upbeat music playing]
[bell ringing]
-[upbeat music continues]
-[phone chiming]
You sold everything?
Maybe Wilmer Academy
is too small a territory for you, huh?
Maybe you should be promoted
so that Joe can learn--
Mr. Government,
thank you very much for the promotion,
but, sir,
I want to focus on being an artist,
and Wilmer Academy can help me do that.
Artist?
Yes, sir.
Sir, I can draw.
I promise you, I'm very talented, sir.
You're talented.
Sir, maybe I should draw something
for you so that you will believe me--
Shut up and get in the car.
[Oga Rambo in Yoruba] There you go.
Government, I won't lie.
This boy did well.
But he doesn't want to be promoted.
He's not the only smart one.
Adufe will also get the promotion.
You will help sell the molly.
You are enjoying her grace.
She asked me
to give you and Ishaya some time.
Ishaya, you will teach her
how to sell molly.
[angrily] Are you deaf?
Do you want me to punch you?
I said you'll teach her how to sell molly!
-[in English] Yes, sir.
-[Joe] Uh, Oga Rambo?
-[in Yoruba] What?
-[in Pidgin] What about me?
[in Yoruba] You will all sell it.
The person with the highest sales
gets 10% commission.
Government, give the goods
to Ishaya and Adufe to sell.
Understand? [grunts]
[boxing gloves smacking]
[in English] You, sell one million.
Ishaya, you sell one million naira.
But, sir, you saw they're putting
cameras everywhere in my school.
Find your way around them.
[in Yoruba] My Adufe.
You know Daddy doesn't like losing money.
Don't disappoint me.
Make me proud.
[yells] Get up!
Just that punch and you are on the floor.
Are you mad?
Back in position.
Do you want me to punch you to death?
[somber music playing]
[phone chimes]
Ishaya, get out of this house
and don't return! Out!
Mummy…
[somber music continues]
[Adufe in English]
So his mother owns Frankees?
Mmm-hmm!
And he got me this
with, like, 1,000,000 books inside.
-Wow!
-Let me put it on.
Lala, I saw you at the football game,
what's up with you and Frank? Eh?
-I'm talking to you.
-Leave me!
[in Yoruba] Don't break her new gift!
-Hmm!
-[Patricia] Ishaya.
[Ishaya] Mummy.
What are you doing here?
[in English] I brought money
for house rent and other things.
[in Yoruba] We don't take money
from hoodlums!
[dark music playing]
Who gave that to you?
-[in English] None of your business.
-Was it Frank?
If this is how
you want to be living your life,
you should have stayed in Rush
and be dancing for money.
[scoffs in Yoruba] Rubbish.
Ishaya!
[melancholy music playing]
[Frank] Ishaya.
[in English] Here you go.
[in Pidgin] You think you can
buy anybody with your money, right?
You are talking to my sister
behind my back. Are you crazy?
[in English] Ishaya, please.
I really like Rahila.
[in Pidgin] I think you are crazy, Frank.
[in English] Leave Rahila alone.
[in Pidgin] Do you understand?
If not, I swear you'll regret it.
[melancholy music continues]
[objects clatter]
[Ishaya scoffs]
[in Yoruba] Baido, did you see my molly?
It was in a red purse.
[in English] Red purse?
[in Pidgin] I saw Joe
with a red purse or bag.
Joe, Joe…
[mutters anxiously]
[exclaims in English] Switched off,
switched off, switched off.
[in Yoruba] Joe has killed me.
[in Pidgin] I know Joe's house.
[upbeat music playing]
[in English] And the crowd goes wild
for fine boy Frank in the building!
Why are you sitting over there?
-What's up with Frank?
-[phone chimes]
Are you guys fighting?
[laughs incredulously]
Essien is coming to Wilmer.
-Ha-ha! Yes!
-What's that got to do with you and Frank?
-Good morning, class.
-[all] Good morning.
I'll tell you later.
[Ishaya] Guy, Essien!
He's my hero.
Essien is the first person to win
the Global Hyperrealism Prize four times.
Guy, I get it. You love him,
you want to be like him when you grow up.
-Yes!
-But, guy, what's up with you and Frank?
[student squeals] Oh, my God!
-Hey, please come to the ball with me.
-[student] Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
-Would you come to the ball with me?
-[Ishaya and Zina laughing]
-[students clapping]
-[Ishaya] Nice one. Nice one.
[bittersweet music playing]
Do you have a date for the ball?
The person I want to go with
is going with someone else.
[Carmen] Hmm.
Well, there's always next year.
So, what's your plan for delivery…
[whispers] Dr. High?
The cameras have started working.
[Ishaya sighs]
I haven't actually thought of anything.
But I'll figure it out.
I think I have a plan.
[upbeat music playing]
[Carmen giggling]
What do you see?
-Books.
-Ugh, really?
Okay, what don't you see?
-Cameras!
-[laughing]
[upbeat music continues]
[phone chimes]
-[upbeat music continues]
-[phone chiming]
[Joe in Pidgin] Don't worry.
I'll bring you the molly.
I'm just getting home.
Joe… Joe! Joe!
[tense music playing]
[Joe] Get out of my way!
You missed!
-Joe! Joe!
-Listen to me.
The fact that you are with Oga Rambo
doesn't make you my boss!
Talk to my ass!
-Joe!
-[Joe] Get lost!
[chain rattling]
Joe!
[soft romantic music playing]
[in English] Atlas,
are you taking Carmen to the ball,
or is she going with him?
Hey, Atlas…
[student] How about you?
Are you taking someone,
or do you want to go with me?
-[indistinct chatter]
-[Carmen laughing]
[quietly] Let's go.
[in Pidgin] You fought with Ishaya, right?
[in English] Can you
help my date to get a dress?
I'll pay.
You have a date and I don't?
-Wow!
-What about Reggie?
[Zina] I don't think he's going to ask me.
So?
Who's your date?
Ishaya's sister, Rahila.
What?
Thank you.
[exclaims]
[giggles]
Okay.
What's going on?
Oh! Thanks.
Thank you.
Wow.
-[squeals]
-[romantic music continues]
[Reggie] Zina,
will you go to the ball with me?
-[students clapping]
-[Zina] Mmm-hmm.
I thought you'd never ask.
[tense music playing]
Rahila, it's just a small loan.
Just 1,000,000 naira.
His family has the money.
[Mr. Bello] I'm going
to buy some medicine.
[phone chimes]
[Mr. Bello] Are you okay?
I'm just going to the pharmacy
down the road. I'll be right back.
[phone chimes]
[sighing nervously]
[softly] Oh, God. Oh, God.
[tense music continues]
[upbeat music playing]
Thank you.
Tell Mr. Richard thank you for me.
-If he needs another, he should call me.
-All right, take care.
[Ishaya] Why don't you just beg him, huh?
Is he not your boyfriend again?
[in Pidgin] You know this man,
he likes money more than his life.
-[in English] He'll kill me.
-[in Yoruba] What do you want me to do?
I have a plan to get the money, but…
I'm listening.
[in Pidgin] Rahila's boyfriend, Frank…
You'll call him outside…
We will pick him up.
We will take him to a safe place.
I'll call his mother.
She will pay for his release.
Then we pay Oga Rambo his money, hmm?
We can do it
at your school ball coming up.
-[dark music playing]
-[laughing]
Adufe.
After all I did for you,
can't you do this for me?
Are you crazy?
Kidnapping my friend is not a small favor.
Your friend?
-Am I not your friend?
-Adufe, don't tell me that.
After I risked my life for you,
you can't help me?
Shh!
You know what Oga Rambo would've done
if he had caught me helping Rahila.
I'd have been dead.
I know you've helped me.
But kidnapping is not a little thing,
listen to yourself.
You know I won't suffer this alone
if Oga Rambo finds out.
I don't understand. What do you mean?
Why do you think
Joe has the guts to steal from Rush?
Didn't you steal first?
If we don't find Joe,
you'll be the scapegoat.
They'll come for your entire family.
[reflective music playing]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[cameras clicking]
[upbeat music playing]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[in English] Thank you.
Man of the hour.
[upbeat music continues]
[phone chimes]
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat music continues]
[indistinct chatter continues]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[music fading]
-[clears throat]
-[classical music playing]
Everyone, meet Rahila.
Frank's date and Ishaya's sister.
Great! Now that we have that out the way…
Let's have fun
and resume fighting tomorrow, yes?
[Mrs. Willoughby] I was rather surprised
at the other one's art,
you know, the welfare kid.
Well, he's no Atlas, is he?
Of course not. But he is talented.
[classical music continues]
Sir.
[nervously] I drew this one.
I'm Ishaya. Ishaya Bello.
Sir, you are my role model.
You are the person that I want to be like,
you know, when I grow up.
I love all your works.
You know, I was so happy to hear
that Atlas would win the London art grant.
We couldn't possibly allow a classless,
moneyless charity case
represent our school in London.
Let me tell you,
your apprenticeship program,
I applied for it and I qualified.
You picked me.
It's just that I…
I didn't have money to travel,
and, you know, many, many other things.
-But, sir--
-You want me to keep the spot.
Yes. Yes, sir. I want to keep the spot.
You know, sir,
I know that if I learn from you,
I'll be the greatest artist in the world.
You're good.
But not good enough
for me to change my schedule.
There was a deadline.
You missed it.
Piece of advice,
so you don't waste another person's time.
Don't apply
if you can't even afford to travel.
[clears throat] Um, so,
how about his school fees?
It's not such a huge amount.
Surely you can afford that.
How is the young lady that Carmen hit
in that unfortunate accident?
Is she still in a coma?
[gasps] Is she dead?
-Are you trying to blackmail us?
-I'm just…
thanking you in advance
for canceling out the outstanding balance.
[laughs]
Excuse me, I have to go mingle.
I am, after all, single.
[somber music playing]
[Carmen] Ishaya, I saw you leave.
What happened with Essien?
Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
What's wrong?
What happened?
[Ishaya crying]
It's okay.
It's okay.
[crying continues]
[mouths] It's okay.
[sweet music playing]
[Atlas angrily] What the fuck?
-[Carmen] Uh…
-Are you cheating on me with this clown?
I fucking told you
not to show her the video!
[Carmen] What video?
What are you talking about?
What is he talking about?
[Ishaya groans and scoffs]
Car… Car, baby.
I was drunk. The kiss meant nothing.
Nnenna means nothing to me.
You cheated on me…
with Nnenna?
And you knew?
-Carmen, I--
-[Atlas] Car, baby.
I was drunk. The alcohol…
I love you.
After everything…
[Atlas softly] I was… I was drunk.
Carmen, Carmen, please, let me… Let me…
-Now you want to talk to me?
-Listen, Carmen…
Carmen.
Carmen, I'm sorry.
[Atlas] Fuck!
Bastard!
[Ishaya] Fuck.
Fuck!
[man] All the art has been sold.
Now it's time to announce
King and Queen of the Founder's Ball.
And the winners are
-Carmen Wilmer Willoughby…
-[Carmen] Nnenna!
-[man] …and Atlas Omosede!
-[all clapping]
[clapping and cheering]
[cheering continues]
[melancholy music playing]
[Atlas softly] Please, I'm sorry. Please…
keep it together.
Please.
Carmen, just… just take it easy.
[melancholy music continues]
Queen of Founder's Day.
[voice breaking] But I don't really
feel like a queen.
Last year, I was in an accident.
-And everybody thought I was driving.
-[Atlas] Carmen, please…
But it was Atlas.
Not me.
But the real pain
is while I was hiding his secret,
my boyfriend, Atlas,
was cheating on me
with my best friend, Nnenna.
[all gasping]
And thank you all for voting…
but I can't be your queen.
Carmen--
[all exclaiming]
[phone chimes]
[tragic music playing]
[phone chimes]
-[Frank] Just one minute.
-Okay.
[tragic music continues]
Ishaya, I'm at the parking lot.
I can't see you.
[tires squealing]
[Rahila] Ishaya, where is Frank?
[muffled yelling and banging]
[Ishaya] I had to help Adufe.
Ishaya, what did you do?
[yelling] Frank!
Frank!
[Rahila cries] Ishaya, what did you do?
[somber music playing]