The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008–2009): Season 1, Episode 4 - Problems in Moral Philosophy - full transcript

Woman:
WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

HONEY, WHAT
IS GOING...

- OH, GOD! OKAY.
- HOLD UP, HOLD UP!

- GOD!
- GO GO GO GO!

- OUT OUT OUT!
- OH, NO!

GO!

AHH!

STOP, PLEASE STOP!
MY BABY'S IN THERE!

- WAIT! STOP!
- YOU TOOK MY BABY!

- STOP!
- OH, MY BABY!

YOU!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?



OH.

YOU!

HA!

MR. PATEL,
I THINK YOUR...

OUT OUT,
OUT OF THE WAY!

LOOK AWAY.

LOOK AWAY!

THESE THIEVING TYPES.
HA!

HAVE THEY NO BRAINS?

DON'T THEY SEE I HAVE
THE LATEST ELECTRONIC DEVICES...

MOVEMENT SENSORS
AND VERY SOON...

WHAT?
WHAT DID THEY TAKE?

MY NEW C.C.T.V. CAMERA.

AHH! IT'S ESTABLISHMENTS
LIKE YOURS



THAT ARE BRINGING IN
THESE BURGLAR TYPES.

BURGLARS?
MY SALON?

IDLE FOOLS WITH
TIME ON THEIR HANDS

WHO DON'T WANT TO WORK
FOR THEIR LIVING.

HOW ELSE CAN THEY SIT
ABOUT IN YOUR CHAIR

FULL OF CHIT-CHAT?

AS FOR YOU,

WHY NOT JUST PUT
UP A SIGN:

"NO. 1 RIFF-RAFF
ASSEMBLY POINT"?

WHERE YOU GET DETECTIVES,
THERE YOU WILL FIND CRIME.

OUT. OUT.

OUT!

THE NO. 1 LADIES'
DETECTIVE AGENCY

DEDICATES ITSELF TO
THE RIGHTING OF WRONGS.

ME TOO.

BAD HAIR LEADS TO DEPRESSION,
SOMETIMES TO VIOLENCE.

I THINK THE ENTIRE
WORLD WOULD BENEFIT

FROM A DAY OFF
AT THE HAIRDRESSER'S.

NONSENSE!

CALL THE GLASS MAN AND
WAIT FOR HIM RIGHT HERE.

AND YOU, KEEP YOUR
VILLAINOUS CLIENTS AWAY
FROM THIS BUILDING.

MMA RAMOTSWE AND I
ARE VERY CLOSE TO
CRACKING THE MYSTERY

OF THE KGALE HILL
BREAK-INS.

IS THIS TRUE?

A BREAKTHROUGH
IS IMMINENT.

A 500-PULA REWARD IF
YOU FLUSH OUT THE FELONS.

WELL? YOU'D BETTER
GET CRACKING.

YOU RAISE EXPECTATION
WITH NO FOUNDATION.

THAT IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT
FROM AN ASSISTANT DETECTIVE.

"ASSISTANT DETECTIVE"?

YES,
AS OF THIS MORNING.

THEN YOU NEED
TO TELL THE WORLD.

HUH? A NEW LOOK.

A WASTE OF TIME
AND MONEY.

I'LL DO IT
FOR NO CHARGE.

WHEN I SAY STOP,
YOU STOP.

A CHT CHT!

DEAL.

MY HUSBAND HAS DONE
A DREADFUL THING.

- MEN DO TERRIBLE THINGS.
- NO.

ALL WIVES WORRY
ABOUT THEIR HUSBANDS.

BUT MY HUSBAND

HAS DONE A VERY
TERRIBLE THING.

HMM.

WHAT IS THIS
TERRIBLE THING?

HE HAS A STOLEN CAR.

HE HAS STOLEN
A CAR?

NO, HE HAS A STOLEN CAR.

HE SAYS A MAN
GAVE IT TO HIM...

THAT HE HAD TWO
MERCEDES BENZES
AND ONLY WANTED ONE.

DOES HE THINK
I'M STUPID, EH?

HE BOUGHT THE CAR
FROM THIS MAN?

THE PRICE IS FAR
TOO CHEAP, MMA.

IT IS A STOLEN CAR...
I KNOW IT!

I...

KE A LEBOGA.

I WAS BROUGHT UP HONEST

AND UPRIGHT,

IN PLAIN VIEW OF
THE LORD ALMIGHTY.

DO YOU WANT TO
GO TO THE POLICE?

DO YOU WANT TO INFORM
ON YOUR HUSBAND?

NO.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

THAT IS WHY
I CAME TO YOU.

FIRST, WE WILL NEED
MORE BUSH TEA.

SAT-NAV? HOW CAN YOU
GET LOST IN BOTSWANA?

BOTSWANA? A CAR
LIKE MINE WITH SAT-NAV?

THE WORLD WILL
BE MY OYSTER.

OPEN YOUR APPOINTMENT BOOK
AND FIND ME A SLOT.

YOU KNOW THIS LADY
DETECTIVE, YEAH?

MMA RAMOTSWE?

YOUR OPINION OF HER?

SHE'S AN EXCELLENT
DETECTIVE.

MMM, SHE SAYS SHE
CAN CRACK THE BURGLARY
PROBLEMS AT KGALE HILL.

WELL, IF... IF...
IF THAT'S WHAT SHE SAYS,

THEN THAT'S HOW
IT WILL BE.

NOW...

I DETECT MORE THAN
MERE ACQUAINTANCE
IN YOUR ASSESSMENT.

IT WAS...

I CAN NEVER...

I HAVE FOUND A SPACE
IN THE DIARY...

YOU ARE SMITTEN!

BUT FIRST I'LL NEED
TO ORDER THE DEVICE.

HAVE YOU TOLD HER
YOUR FEELINGS?

SHE TURNED ME DOWN,
MR. PATEL.

IS THERE THEN
SOME OTHER SUITOR?

AS FAR AS I KNOW,
NONE.

BEFORE I MET HER,
I WAS RESIGNED TO LONELINESS.

NOW I CANNOT BE HAPPY
WITHOUT HER.

PRESS YOUR CASE.

MY WIFE WAS VERY DISINCLINED
TO MARRY A SHOPKEEPER.

MY CAMPAIGN WAS
TARGETED AND EFFECTIVE.

SHOW DRIVE.

SHOW AMBITION.

SAT-NAVS!
HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT.

A WHITE COAT INSTEAD
OF A BLUE OVERALL.

MOVE INTO
THE MODERN AGE.

- A WHITE...
- ONE STEP AT A TIME.

FIRST MY SAT-NAV.

STEAL IT?

AND RETURN IT TO
ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.

I REALIZE
IT IS UNORTHODOX,

BUT IN THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES...

THEN THE LORD WILL KNOW
IT IS BACK WHERE IT BELONGS.

- AMEN.
- HE WILL INDEED.

MMA, I'M GLAD
I CAME TO YOU.

I FEEL I AM IN CAPABLE HANDS!

YOUR ASSISTANT DETECTIVE
REPORTING FOR DUTY, MMA.

OH.

PEOPLE SAY, "IF AT FIRST
YOU DON'T SUCCEED..."

PEOPLE SAY...

"IF AT FIRST YOU
DON'T SUCCEED..."

- RRA MATEKONI?
- MMM? MMA.

- TALKING TO CARS?
- EH!

YEAH. YES.
AS YOU CAN SEE,

THE ENGINE HAS REFUSED ME...
HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND

- TO MY, UM...
- WHERE DO
STOLEN CARS COME FROM?

- STOLEN?
- NO, NOT THIS ONE.

AHH!
FROM ACROSS THE BORDER.

THEY, UH, STEAL THEM
IN SOUTH AFRICA,

BRING THEM OVER HERE,
RESPRAY THEM,

FILE OFF THE ORIGINAL
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER,

AND THEN SELL THEM
OR SEND THEM UP TO ZIMBABWE.

PAYMENT MUST BE IN
U.S. DOLLARS OF COURSE,
WITH THE ZIMBABWE ECONOMY.

I NEED TO KNOW HOW
TO IDENTIFY THE CAR

AFTER ALL THOSE THINGS
HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

STOLEN CARS
ALWAYS BRING TROUBLE.

YOU CANNOT HELP ME?

THERE ARE WAYS.

IT'S HARD TO ERASE
A CAR'S IDENTITY.

SO?

THE NUMBERS ARE CONCEALED
IN A VARIETY OF PLACES.

PLACES YOU KNOW?

THERE IS... ONE APPROACH
YOU COULD ADOPT

IS...

IT'S A HIGH-TECH APPROACH.

AND YOU HAVE
HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT.

RRA?

YES.

YOU HAVE YOUR GADGET?

SO?

HERE WE GO.

NO TIME LIKE
THE PRESENT.

I WISH I HAD NEVER
BOUGHT YOU!

WRETCHED DOG!
THE WORST!

YOU REMAIN VERY COOL
UNDER PRESSURE.

MMM! THAT'S BECAUSE OF
MY DRIVE TO SUCCEED.

TIME TO SCRAP THIS
ANTIQUE THING

AND REPLACE IT WITH
SOMETHING MODERN.

DID YOU GET THE NUMBER?

HALT! HALT! HALT!

THIS IS FLASHING.
I DON'T KNOW.

BACK, FORWARD,
RECORD.

I'M NOT CONVINCED THESE
MACHINES INCREASE REVENUE.

THE ONE YOU PERSUADED ME
TO PUT IN MY HOUSE

HAS NEVER RECORDED
A SINGLE CALL.

IS IT SWITCHED ON?

MMA?

THIS IS
A SMALL AGENCY.

I DO NOT MAKE
BIG PROFITS.

BUT NOW THERE ARE TWO
OF US TO TACKLE THE WORK.

- THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER.
- WE MUST HOPE SO,

- BUT IN THE MEANTIME...
- MMA?

I CANNOT AFFORD TO EMPLOY
BOTH A SECRETARY

AND AN ASSISTANT DETECTIVE.

I...

I AM STILL
JUST A SECRETARY?

YOU ARE AN ASSISTANT
PRIVATE DETECTIVE

WHO DOES THE TYPING.

I WILL DO ALL THE THINGS
I USED TO DO,

BUT I WILL DO
MORE AS WELL.

I... I WILL HAVE CLIENTS.

BUT I WILL
DECIDE WHICH ONES.

YOU WILL PERHAPS START
WITH SMALL MATTERS...

AND WORK UP!

I WOULD NOT WANT TO RUN
BEFORE I COULD WALK.

MANY YOUNG PEOPLE WANT
TO START AT THE TOP

WITH A LOT OF MONEY AND
A BIG GERMAN CAR.

THAT IS NOT WISE.

THESE CARS HAVE NOT
BEEN GOOD FOR AFRICA.

IF THERE IS A PLACE
WITHOUT THESE BIG GERMAN CARS,

THAT WILL BE A GOOD PLACE.

YOU WILL STILL
MAKE THE TEA?

I'M NOT A MAN WHO USUALLY
COMES TO PRIVATE DETECTIVES.

THERE IS NO SHAME IN
ASKING FOR HELP, RRA.

IT IS THE STRONG
ONES WHO ASK;

THE WEAK ARE
TOO ASHAMED.

EVERY NIGHT I WAKE
IN THE QUIET HOURS

AND I CANNOT GET THIS ONE
THOUGHT OUT OF MY HEAD.

MY SHOP IS IN
THE PORDIDI ROAD

NEAR THE CORNER
WITH THE TACK SHOP.

IT DOES QUITE WELL,

BUT I DO NOT HAVE
MUCH MONEY TO SPARE.

BUT MY WIFE
DOES NOT MIND.

SHE IS VERY GOOD
AT MAKING ENDS MEET.

AND SHE ALWAYS LOOKS
A MILLION DOLLARS.

WE HAVE ONE CHILD,
A BOY OF 10.

I'M VERY PROUD
OF MY SON,

BUT HE WAS NOT DOING
SO WELL BEFORE.

MY WIFE SAID HE NEEDED TO
GO TO THORNHILL SCHOOL,

THAT THEY WOULD PUSH HIM
AND MAKE HIM WRITE NEATLY.

WE COULD NOT AFFORD IT.

MY WIFE SAID THERE WAS
A CHARITY THAT WOULD PAY.

I SAID, "IF THERE WAS
SUCH A CHARITY,

EVERYBODY WOULD
GO TO IT."

BUT EVERY TERM,
HIS FEES ARE PAID.

AND MY SON IS
FLOURISHING.

YOU MUST BE WONDERING WHAT
THIS MAN HAS TO WORRY ABOUT...

HE HAS A FASHIONABLE WIFE,
A CLEVER SON,

AND A BUTCHERY
OF HIS OWN.

I SUSPECT MY WIFE
IS SEEING ANOTHER MAN.

EVERY NIGHT I LIE AWAKE

AND IT GNAWS AT
MY STOMACH LIKE...
LIKE A HUNGRY ANIMAL.

I CANNOT FIND PEACE UNTIL
I KNOW IF I'M RIGHT.

- DUMELA.
- RRA.

EVERY DAY THE SAME.

- WHAT WAS THAT, RRA?
- NOTHING, FLORENCE.

YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY?

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

PLEASE WAKE ME AT
A QUARTER TO 2:00.

FISH... GOOD FOR
THINKING.

THANK YOU, MMA.

SO OUR WORKING
SUPPOSITION IS THAT...

RRA BADULE IS RIGHT...

HIS WIFE IS INDEED
HAVING AN AFFAIR.

I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE
TO THINK IT WASN'T SO.

HE IS A GOOD MAN.

VERY OFTEN THE CLIENT
WILL KNOW THE TRUTH.

THEY SIMPLE
WANT IT CONFIRMED.

- HE DESERVES BETTER.
- HE DOES.

BUT REMEMBER, MMA,

FOR EVERY CHEATING
WIFE IN BOTSWANA,

THERE ARE 550
CHEATING HUSBANDS.

OH, SHAMEFUL STATISTIC.

HMM.

550-TO-ONE.

ONLY ONE WAY TO
SEE IF HE'S RIGHT.

YOU MUST FOLLOW HER
AND SEE WHERE SHE GOES.

FOLLOW HER?

ME, MMA?

MMA MAKUTSI,
CASE #1.

FORGET THE FISH!
THIS CALLS FOR CAKE.

OH.

I WILL ASK MY UNCLE TO DRIVE ME
IN PURSUIT OF MMA BADULE.

HE IS AN
EXPERIENCED CHAUF...

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO
SERGEANT WILLIAM PILANI

OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN
POLICE, PLEASE.

I WILL DO THAT.

SHE WISHES ME
TO BEAR WITH HER.

I WILL PHONE MY UNCLE
ONCE YOU HAVE BORN WITH HER.

BILLY!

THERE IS SOMETHING
I NEED YOU TO DO.

HEY! HEY!

YOUR HOURS ARE
9:00 TILL 5:00.

AND HAPPY HOUR IS FROM
5:00 UNTIL 6:00.

YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY WITHOUT
A BEER IN YOUR HAND, EH?

DO YOU KNOW WHO WE
ALWAYS SEE, BOSS,

AT THE GO-GO
HANDSOME MEN?

THE COOK FROM THAT
CAFE AT KGALE HILL.

AND WHAT ABOUT IT?

UH, IF YOU WERE
TO COME WITH US,

THEN SHE WOULD TELL
MMA RAMOTSWE.

SHE WOULD TELL HER
HOW SHE SAW YOU

CHATTING TO
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.

AND MMA RAMOTSWE
WOULD BE...

Both:
VERY JEALOUS!

WHY WOULD I WANT MMA RAMOTSWE
TO BE JEALOUS?

GO GO, HANDSOME MAN!
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT!

HEY!
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

- YOU BOYS GO AHEAD.
- WHOA!

THERE SHE IS.

LOOK HAPPY, BOSS.

UPDATE ON
THE CRIME WAVE, MMA?

OH, THE PRESSURE OF WORK
HAS BEEN TOO INTENSE.

BUSINESS IS BOOMING THEN?

EE, RRA.
AND YOURS?

VERY MUCH SO.

IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE?

I WANT YOU TO COME
TO MY HOUSE TONIGHT...

7:15 SHARP.

J.L.B.?
IT IS A GOOD NAME.

INITIALS ARE
MYSTERIOUS.

I DO NOT WANT YOU
EVER TO TELL ME
WHAT THEY STAND FOR.

WILL YOU PROMISE
NEVER TO TELL ME?

OKAY.

OKAY!
MORE INITIALS!

HA! HA HA!

YOU ARE THE STRONG
SILENT TYPE.

THAT IS CLEAR.
THERE'S SOMETHING
RUTHLESS ABOUT YOU, J.L.B.

IS HE RUTHLESS, CHARLIE,
YOUR BOSS?

- HE'S A KILLER!
- I KNEW IT!

I LOVE
A RUTHLESS MAN.

I BET YOU DO NOT SAY
A DOZEN WORDS A DAY.

AND THEN ONLY
WORDS LIKE "ACTION,"

"RIGHT NOW,"
"DO AS I SAY."

HA!
NOT A WORD WASTED.

- HA!
- DANCE FLOOR.

HA.

I AM GOING TO DANCE
WITH MY MYSTERY MAN.

OH, HE'S THE BEST!

Woman: Yes?

MMA RAMOTSWE FOR MR...

Patel:
MMA RAMOTSWE!
WHAT CAN I GET YOU?

TEA?
A COLD DRINK?

I AM FINE,
THANK YOU, MR. PATEL.

I HAVE HEARD
VERY GOOD THINGS ABOUT
YOU FROM RRA MATEKONI.

HE'S A GREAT ADMIRER.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

NANDIRA IS AT HER TUTOR
FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS,

SO WE CAN SPEAK
QUITE FREELY.

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE
SHE IS SEEING A BOY...

AT 16!

MMM.
HAVE YOU ASKED HER?

WHEN SHE'S 20 AND HER
EDUCATION IS COMPLETE,

I WILL ARRANGE
A GOOD MATCH FOR HER.

THESE PLANS DO NOT
INCLUDE FRATERNIZING WITH
BOYS OF HER OWN CHOOSING

WHILE STILL
A SCHOOLGIRL.

THESE ARE MODERN TIMES,
MR. PATEL.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S A GOOD IDEA
FOR A PARENT TO...

SPY ON HIS CHILDREN?

YOU HAVE NO CHILDREN
OF YOUR OWN?

A CHILDLESS WOMAN
MUST TAKE THE WORD OF ONE
WHO KNOWS BETTER.

YOU WANT ME TO FIND OUT
IF SHE'S SEEING A BOY.

AND I WANT TO KNOW
WHO THE BOY IS.

DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE
OF NANDIRA?

THOSE ARE MY TWINS,

BOTH NOW MARRIED TO
FINE MEN WORKING FOR ME.

MY SON, AN ORTHODONTIST
IN DUBLIN.

NANDIRA,

MY YOUNGEST...

THE FINAL PIECE
OF THE JIGSAW.

MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT!

SURVEILLANCE AND
CLOSE PURSUIT.

WHAT?

DRUG DEALERS?

BLACK MARKET WEAPONS?
COUNTERFEITERS?

A CHEATING WIFE...
A STATISTICAL ANOMALY.

I AM WAITING FOR
MY UNCLE.

HE HAS VOLUNTEERED TO BE
MY DRIVER FOR THE DAY.

WELL, WATCH OUT,
ALL ADULTERERS.

MMA MAKUTSI AND HER UNCLE
WILL TRACK YOU DOWN.

WHOO AH AH!

SHE WILL THINK SHE IS BEING
FOLLOWED BY ROBERT MUGABE.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO
SOMEWHERE IN THIS?

- IT IS MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT!
- I BROUGHT YOU MY BEST CAR!

SURVEILLANCE.
I AM SUPPOSED TO BE HIDDEN!

WE ARE NOT GOING
TO A DINNER PARTY!

I'M GOING NOW.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE
COME IN AN AIRPLANE!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HOW AM I TO GO
BY MYSELF?

DONUTS AND COFFEE,
LIKE REAL DETECTIVES.

OR AT LEAST BUSH TEA
AND MOPANE WORMS.

Mma Makutsi:
THAT MUST BE THE BOY

OFF TO THORNHILL.

"07:05...

BOY IN UNIFORM,
PROBABLY GOING TO SCHOOL."

"07:06...

SCHOOL BUS ARRIVES."

I'VE SEEN THIS IN
SO MANY FILMS.

AT FIRST NOTHING HAPPENS,

AND THEN SUDDENLY
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE...

SHOOTING, SHOUTING,
BANGS AND CRASHING.

THAT IS RRA BADULE.

BOILING OVER WITH
ANGER AND RESENTMENT.

"07:07...

BUTCHER BADULE

GOES TO...

WORK!"

"09:34...

CUSTOMERS ENTER SHOP,

THEN LEAVE CARRYING
PARCELS."

PROBABLY MEAT.

YOU HAVE MISSED
NOTHING.

- AM I GETTING ON YOUR NERVES?
- YES.

GOOD, MISMATCHED PARTNERS IS
A MUST... ALL MOVIES HAVE IT.

IT IS ONLY THE LADY
WE ARE INTERESTED IN,

NOT THE CUSTOMERS OR...
OR THE TRAFFIC

OR THE MEALIE STALLS...

- THAT LADY?
- OR...

THAT'S IT.

FOLLOW HER!

AHH!

HEY, THAT IS MY OLD TEACHER.

- DON'T LET HER SEE YOU.
- SHE'S STILL ALIVE!

SHE WILL WANT TO TALK.

BAKANG GOATMEAT!
OOH!

GOATMEAT?

DUMELA, MMA.

IS THIS YOUR WIFE?

- EHH...
- NOT YET!

- WE ARE LATE FOR OUR WEDDING.
- OOH!

- GO!
- GOATMEAT GETTING MARRIED!

NOW SHE'S GOING TO
TELL EVERYONE THAT I'M
GETTING MARRIED.

THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE
HAPPENED WITH MY UNCLE.

AND YOU'D HAVE NEVER TOLD
YOUR UNCLE'S TEACHER

YOU WERE GETTING
MARRIED TO YOUR UNCLE.

THERE SHE IS!

- NOW WHAT?
- WE WAIT.

"WE WAIT."

PRECIOUS RAMOTSWE!

BILLY PILANI!

OH, YOU HAVEN'T
CHANGED.

AH, BUT NOW
IF YOU EAT MY CAKE,
I CAN ARREST YOU.

MMM!

YOU'RE VERY KIND.

VERY NICE.

I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

DID YOU TRACE
THE CAR?

- I DID.
- AND WAS IT STOLEN?

CARJACKED, SO I'M GLAD
THAT YOU BRING ME A LEAD.

THERE IS NO ARREST
FOR YOU IN THIS, BILLY,

ONLY THE SATISFACTION OF
SEEING SOMETHING BACK

IN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE.

YOU WONDER WHY CARJACKING
IS SO RIFE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

MY CLIENT IS THE WIFE OF
THE MAN WHO BOUGHT THE CAR.

I PROMISED HER
ANONYMITY.

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE...
THAT IS WHAT BREEDS CRIME.

BUT I CANNOT GO BACK
ON MY WORD.

PITY.
IT IS A BAD CASE.

THE THIEVES DROVE OFF
WITH THE OWNERS' CHILD
STILL IN THE BACKSEAT...

- STOP!
- PLEASE!

- TOO TERRIFIED
TO MAKE A SOUND.
- OH!

AND HOW MUCH DOES
SHE WANT FOR THE CAR?

NOTHING.

WELL, THE INSURANCE COMPANY
HAVE ALREADY PAID OUT,

BUT THEY WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH
TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLE BACK.

THAT IS WHERE
THEY WILL FIND IT.

TELL THEM TO BRING
THE ORIGINAL NUMBER PLATES.

AND THE CHILD?

DUMPED IN THE ROAD.

ALIVE?

ALIVE.

WAY BACK IN SCHOOL DAYS,
I ALWAYS KNEW

THAT YOU WOULD BE SOMEONE,

BUT YOU DIDN'T
THINK THE SAME OF ME.

I DO NOW.

AHH!

"13:02... AGENT MAKUTSI
MAKES A MOVE."

WAIT HERE. I WILL
TALK TO THE MAIDS AND
FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON.

BE CAREFUL.
IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS.

MAIDS ARE
SELDOM DANGEROUS.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE FIRST TIME.
I'LL KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING.

"13:03...

PREPARE VEHICLE FOR
QUICK GETAWAY."

KOKO?

DUMELANG, BO MMA.

DUMELA, MMA.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WORK?

BECAUSE IT IS ALL TAKEN.

I WANT TO FIND OUT
ABOUT THE WOMAN

WHO CAME TO THIS HOUSE
AN HOUR AGO.

YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT?

SHE SCRATCHED MY CAR
WITH HERS,

BUT DROVE AWAY WHEN
I TRIED TO TALK TO HER.

- IS THIS WHERE SHE LIVES?
- NO, MMA, SHE DOES
NOT LIVE HERE.

THIS IS WHERE
SHE COMES TO REST.

THIS IS WHERE SHE
COMES TO LIE DOWN.

SHE MUST WORK VERY HARD
BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS
NEEDING A LIE-DOWN.

WHOSE HOUSE IS THIS?

IT IS THE HOUSE OF A MAN
WHO IS ALSO VERY OFTEN TIRED

AND ALWAYS IN NEED
OF A LIE-DOWN.

A MAN WITH A WIFE
IN THE COUNTRY AND
A WIFE IN THE CITY

WILL ALWAYS
BE TIRED.

DOES THE COUNTRY WIFE
KNOW ABOUT THE TOWN WIFE?

THIS MAN PAYS US
HIGH WAGES TO BE DISCREET.

WHY DO YOU WANT
TO KNOW?

I...

I WAS JUST CURIOUS.

YOU HAVE ASKED
A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

SHE BUMPED MY CAR.
I JUST WANTED...

BUMPED IT OR SCRATCHED IT?

BEFORE YOU SAID
SHE SCRATCHED IT.

SH-SH-SHE BUMPED IT
AND IT MADE A SCRATCH.

WHERE IS THIS CAR?
I DON'T SEE A CAR.

WELL, IT... IT IS JUST
AROUND THE CORNER THERE...

YOU MUST SWEAR THAT YOU
WILL SAY NOTHING...

I MEAN NOTHING ABOUT
WHAT WE TOLD YOU!

WE WILL LOSE
OUR JOBS.

WHO IS THAT?
WHO ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

SHE'S GOING TO BETRAY US.
I CAN FEEL IT.

AHH!
AHH, EHH!

STOP!

GO! GO!

WHAT A TEAM!

DID YOU GET
EVERYTHING YOU NEEDED?

CHAPTER AND VERSE!

AND LEFT THEM
IN THE DUST.

WHOO HOOO! WHOOO!

IMAGINE IF THAT WAS
YOUR MOTHER!

THANK YOU.

THROW THAT ONE AWAY.

REMEMBER TO REMOVE
THE SAT-NAV FROM THE VEHICLE

WHEN YOU PARK IN
A PUBLIC PLACE.

OTHERWISE, YOU WILL
HAVE IT STOLEN.

MY CAR ALARM
IS VERY LOUD.

AND AFRICA IS VERY BIG.

Woman's voice:
Please enter
your destination.

AHH, QUITE
A SEXY VOICE.

BY THE WAY,

HAVE YOU REASSERTED YOUR
CASE WITH MMA RAMOTSWE?

HAS SHE SEEN
THE MODERNIZATIONS
YOU HAVE INSTITUTED?

- HELLO?
- Patel: MMA RAMOTSWE!
WE ARE IN HERE!

MR. MATEKONI IS JUST PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES

TO A VERY COMPLEX PIECE
OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY.

Drive west along
Tlokweng Road...

EXCUSE ME. I MUST JUST
USE THE LITTLE BOYS' ROOM.

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
WHEN YOU ARE BUSY, RRA,

BUT MY VAN
HAS EXPIRED.

IT GOT ME TO MAFIKENG
AND BACK BUT THEN...

- YOU WERE ACROSS THE BORDER?
- THE CAR YOU HELPED ME WITH

WAS STOLEN IN
A CARJACKING OVER THERE.

STOLEN CARS, MMA?
EH?

RRA MATEKONI,

JUST BECAUSE A CASE
HAS AWKWARD ASPECTS

IS NOT ALWAYS A REASON
TO STEER CLEAR OF IT.

HER VAN HAS EXPIRED.

THEN I WILL
DRIVE YOU HOME

WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY SAT-NAV.

NOW WHAT IS THE NEWS
ON MY DAUGHTER?

SHE WAS IN SCHOOL
ALL DAY

AND THEN SHE WALKED
HOME WITH FRIENDS.

MAYBE SHE WILL SLIP OUT
AGAIN TONIGHT.

TONIGHT I'M NOT WORKING.

I'M VERY TIRED AND
MY VAN IS BROKEN DOWN.

- BUT TONIGHT MAY BE
THE NIGHT...
- MR. PATEL,

MY DADDY TRUSTED ME.
HE DID NOT FEEL THE NEED
TO FOLLOW ME...

AND YOU ENDED UP MARRIED
TO NOTE MOKOTE.

Woman's voice:
Please enter
your destination.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD FIT
YOUR DAUGHTER WITH ONE
OF THESE MACHINES.

THEN YOU WOULD ALWAYS
KNOW WHERE SHE'S GOING.

IF I DID THAT, I WOULD
HAVE NO NEED OF YOU.

YOU WILL STICK WITH THE CASE
AFTER YOUR NIGHT OFF?

I WILL.

AND I WILL MAKE NO MENTION
OF THE KGALE HILL BREAK-INS.

J.L.B. WAS RIGHT THERE...

MMA, I MUST TALK TO YOU.

YOU'VE CHANGED
YOUR HAIR I SEE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE
AFTER ME.

- I HAVE ALTERED
MY APPEARANCE.
- AND YOUR GLASSES?

I CAN TOUCH-TYPE.
I DON'T NEED THEM...

MMA, I AM IN
A TERRIBLE DILEMMA.

IT IS THE BADULE CASE.

IF I TELL THE CLIENT
WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED...

"1, RRA BADULE WILL
BE HEARTBROKEN.

- 1B..."
- MMA?

CAN WE NOT DISCUSS THIS
OVER A CUP OF BUSH TEA?

I CANNOT MAKE TEA
WITHOUT MY GLASSES.

- AND WHERE ARE YOUR GLASSES?
- I CANNOT FIND THEM.

NOW...

"1B, HIS SON'S EDUCATION
WILL BE DISRUPTED

AND PROBABLY TERMINATED
ONCE THE TRUTH IS OUT.

AND 2, THE MAIDS WILL
LOSE THEIR JOBS

AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL
BE MADE DESTITUTE."

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO
DO FOR THE BEST.

TELL HIM A LIE OR
HONOR THE CONTRACT AND
TELL HIM THE FACTS,

WHATEVER THE CONSEQUENCES.

MY 97% DID NOT PREPARE ME FOR
THESE SORTS OF QUESTIONS, MMA.

FIRST...

IT IS UNETHICAL FOR
A DETECTIVE TO LIE
TO A CLIENT.

- BUT WHAT IF THE CLIENT...
- DUMELA, MMA.

OH.
DUMELA, MMA.

- THANK YOU FOR COMING.
- EE, MMA.

- EVERYTHING IS ARRANGED.
- CHA!

I JUST NEED THE KEYS.

I WILL LEAVE THEM IN
THE POT WITH THE PINK FLOWER

UNDER THE FICUS TREE.
I'LL MAKE SURE MY HUSBAND

- HAS DRUNK SOME BEER.
- I WILL BE THERE AT 7:00.

OH, MMA RAMOTSWE?

YOU THINK I'M FOOLISH
TO WORRY ABOUT THIS THING...

THIS STOLEN CAR...

WHEN THERE'S SO MANY
STOLEN CARS?

NOT AT ALL.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT
THING YOU ARE DOING.

OKAY, TELL ME
THE WHOLE STORY

FROM START
TO FINISH.

I WAS SO EXCITED TO START
MY FIRST UNDERCOVER CASE!

I CALLED MY FOOLISH UNCLE
ROBERT MUGABE,

AS IF HE
WERE RIDING AROUND

WITH A BANANA ON
HIS HEAD!

B.K. OFFERED TO
GIVE ME A RIDE.

A VERY ANNOYING NOTEBOOK...
THE MAN HAS HOT...

THE WOMAN HAS
COME OUT OF...

HE IS ALWAYS LAYING DOWN...

WHAT WOULD
MMA RAMOTSWE DO...

WALK UP TO HER...

SUSPICIOUS...
SHE POUNCED AND GRABBED...

HE SCREECHED AWAY...
LIKE AN ACTION MOVIE...

AND... AND I DON'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IT IS THE BOY.

THE BOY IS THE NUB
OF THE PROBLEM.

THE ADULTS CAN
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

TAKE A LOOK AT
THESE PHOTOS.

WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?

THE BOY...

HAS THE RICH MAN'S NOSE.

WHEN HE IS OLDER AND
HIS EDUCATION IS COMPLETE,

HE CAN WONDER ABOUT
WHO IS WHO

AND WHO HAS WHOSE NOSE,
BUT FOR NOW,

HE NEEDS PROTECTING.

EE, MMA.
YOU ARE RIGHT.

WE MUST BE VERY CAREFUL
HOW WE PRESENT OUR FINDINGS

TO RRA BADULE.

I MAY HAVE TO CONVINCE HIM
TO BE HAPPY WITH HIS LOT.

Mma Makutsi:
THAT WILL NOT BE EASY.

J.L.B.!
IS IT THAT TIME ALREADY?

UH, IT IS.
I HAVE YOUR VAN TO...

WE WERE JUST
DISCUSSING A CASE.

A VERY DIFFICULT CASE.

NO. 1 LADIES...

RRA BADULE.
EE, RRA.

EE, RRA!

WE HAVE BEEN
LOOKING INTO...

YES.

IT'S HIM,
THE BUTCHER MAN.

TELL HIM TO
COME IN TOMORROW.

CAN YOU COME IN TOMORROW
TO TALK WITH MMA RAMOTSWE?

THAT WOULD BE BEST.

THANK YOU.

I HEARD YOU WERE OUT
DRINKING THE OTHER NIGHT

AT THE GO-GO HANDSOME
MEN'S BAR...

HAVING A VERY GOOD TIME
IS WHAT I HEARD.

IT JUST SO HAPPENED
THAT I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY FAVORS

TO DO FOR YOU
THAT EVENING.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
ME TAKING THE NIGHT OFF.

I WILL DEDUCT IT
FROM YOUR PAY.

HMM!

I WOULD PREFER IF
YOU LET ME DO THIS.

THANK YOU, RRA,
BUT IT IS MY JOB,

NOT YOURS.

HURRY UP WITH THAT FOOD!
YOU KNOW I NEED TO GO OUT.

Man:
HEY!

AT LEAST BRING ME
ANOTHER BEER!

- Mma Pekwane: COME AND GET IT!
- THAT'S YOUR JOB.

I CAN'T KEEP A DOG
AND THEN BARK MYSELF.

WHAT IS THE PROBLEM
WITH THAT DOG?

IT'S JUST BARKING AT
THE CHILDREN IN THE STREET.

BIKES, CHILDREN!
ONE MORE BARK,

I'M GOING TO COME OUT
AND KICK HIM...

QUIET, DOG,
QUIET.

QUIET.
HUSH, DOGGIE, HUSH.

GOOD BOY,
GOOD BOY.

GOOD BOY. LIE DOWN.
GOOD BOY. GOOD BOY.

IT IS NOT OFTEN
WE GET ONE BACK.

IT WAS TEAMWORK,
NOT JUST ME.

- KE A LEBOGA.
- EE, RRA.

I CANNOT WAIT
UNTIL TOMORROW.

I CANNOT GO THROUGH ANOTHER
NIGHT OF NOT KNOWING.

YOU MUST TELL ME WHAT
YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW!

MMA RAMOTSWE
IS NOT HERE.

SHE CANNOT SPEAK TO YOU
UNTIL TOMORROW.

THEN YOU MUST TELL ME!

I WILL NOT MOVE
TILL YOU TELL ME.

I WILL NOT
MOVE FROM HERE.

WHO HAS TAKEN IT?
HUH?

WHO HAS TAKEN IT?
WHO HAS TAKEN MY
BEAUTIFUL CAR?

RRA, CALL THE POLICE!
THEY'RE GETTING AWAY.

I KNOW! IT IS ONE OF THESE
LOWLIFE NEIGHBORS, HUH?

COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR FACE!
COME OUT!

NOW!

MY BABY!

HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND
ABOUT SCRAPPING IT?

IF IT CAN BE FIXED,
I'LL FIX IT.

DID YOU BRING
YOUR HIGH-TECH MACHINE?

OH HO!

AHHH!

I CANNOT THINK OF ANYONE
ELSE WHO COULD HAVE DONE THIS.

AND I CANNOT THINK OF
ANYONE ELSE

WHO WOULD HAVE DONE THIS.

MMA, YOU SAID BEFORE...

YOU SAID THAT JUST BECAUSE
SOMETHING IS DIFFICULT,

THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT
YOU SHOULD NOT...

FORGIVE ME, RRA,
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I ASKED YOU ONCE BEFORE...

AND I WOULD LIKE TO
ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME...

MMA, YOU MUST TELL ME
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.

MMM.

YOU WERE RIGHT.

YOUR WIFE IS HAVING
AN AFFAIR.

TELL ME WHO!

I'LL TAKE MY CLEAVER
TO HIM!

- THERE IS NO NEED FOR...
- I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT!

SHE IS...

NOT DOING IT
FOR HERSELF.

SHE...

SHE IS DOING IT
FOR THE BOY.

YOUR WIFE HAS NO FEELINGS
FOR THIS RICH MAN.

SHE THINKS HE'S A FOOL.

SHE IS THINKING ONLY
OF THE BOY'S PROSPECTS,

OF HIS FUTURE.

YES, SHE... SHE'S PUTTING
HIM FIRST, MY SON.

LIKE A MOTHER SHOULD.

SHE LOVES HIM SO MUCH
THAT SHE WOULD DO THAT.

YES.

THEN... THEN AFTER,

WE WILL BE
TOGETHER AGAIN...

LIKE BEFORE.

THAT MAY WELL BE.

EVERY DAY, OUR WORK
BRING US MARRIAGES

OF DECEPTION AND...

COMPROMISE
AND CONVENIENCE.

PERHAPS NOW
I'VE ADDED TO THAT.

I'M SORRY, MMA.

I COULD NOT THINK
OF WHAT TO SAY.

IT WAS
A DIFFICULT CASE.

MMA,

YOU SAID IT WAS UNETHICAL
TO LIE TO A CLIENT.

I DID NOT LIE
TO RRA BADULE, MMA.

I INTERPRETED
THE EVIDENCE FOR HIM.

HE IS A MAN.

YES, BEST TO
KEEP IT SIMPLE.

THE NO. 1 LADIES'
DETECTIVE AGENCY

IS NOT A COURT
OF LAW,

IT IS A FORUM FOR
MORAL ARBITRATION.

RRA BADULE KNEW THE TRUTH
BEFORE HE CAME TO US.

WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR
WAS A WAY TO LIVE WITH IT.

AND YOU WERE PREVENTING
MURDER AND HEARTBREAK.

IT WOULD BE CRUEL
TO TAKE AWAY ALL HOPE

AT SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME
IN A MAN'S LIFE.

MMA MAKUTSI,
WOULD YOU LIKE A LIFT HOME?

EE, RRA.

I WILL GET
MY JACKET.

YOU WERE GOING TO
SAY SOMETHING, RRA,

BEFORE ALL THE COMMOTION?

IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH.

PERHAPS ANOTHER TIME?

PERHAPS.

HMM.