S5/E841

Amaka asks for time alone with Angela. She apologizes for her own part in whatever has gone wrong. She cannot even remember which document Angela copied for Brenda which made her throw her out. Angela says she is fine but Amaka does not agree & says that she is really sorry for pushing Angela to Masters. Angela says that a lot had happened since then but Amaka also apologizes for what happened with her father who may have stopped her from getting entangled with Masters. Sankey comes back & says that the name she gave them is turning out to be quite useful. Amaka gives Angela a hug & leaves.
Maami comes back out to the sitting room & Salewa & TTK tease her about the constant calls between her & her husband. Maami wonders where the man has been getting money for call credit from? TTK wonders whether she heard right that her father is coming to stsy with them? Maami says that she has told him that she will soon come back but he insists that he wants to come & see things for himself. Salewa begs her to stay. Maami knows that they are happy that she will soon go. TTK gets up to go & fetch schnapps for celebration.
Kwame brings Phillip’s things to the hospital. He asks why he is the one coming to the hospital instead of Phillip’s night nurse & asks where Tare is? Phillip says that she is ticked off with him when she walked in on him & Zaza. Kwame wonders what is wrong with him? He says there is nothing between him & Zaza. Kwame reminds him that he has been saying the same thing about himself & Tare. They discuss their work issues & agree to make things work between them in Black Ananse.
Sheila hugs Angela & tells her to remain strong as Sheila goes to attend to something else. Angela asks Sankey what they have? Brenda thinks she should better not know the details but Sankey tells her that she contacted her Beninioise counterparts & they know Anthworne. They however do not have anything on him as he takes his craft outside the country. Masters calling him means that he may want him to come and kill Underground Joe & they will be watching him from when he enters the country. If they catch him, they hope he will finger Masters. Sankey does not know how long it will last but Angela needs to continue to play her part. She also gives Angela the recording device back. After Angela leaves, Brenda wonders if Sankey did the right thing by telling Angela what she plans to do?
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A worried Angela gets home & does not know what to do. She sits down on the sofa & contemplates for a while before flinging her earrings away.
Shally’s Angels girls are sitting outside on picnic mats & wondering whether Salewa will show up or not? She appears & they ask why she wanted to see them outside? She tells them that her mum & grand mum are in the house & it will turn to a circus if she had invited them home. They talk about Big Problemz. The other girls think that Sho should apologize to Salewa for telling TTK about Salewa’s secret boyfriend. Sho tells them that Salewa is the one that should apologize to them for lying about a non-existent boyfriend. Salewa says that he is real but Sho tells her that Titan confirmed that he is not real. Salewa wonders where she net him & she tells them that she chatted with him online.
Phillip gets home to meet a surprise party by Zaza & Bimpe. Phillip is not interested & asks for Tare. They do not think she will be coming. Zaza has been calling her but she did not pick. Bimpe called & she said she is busy. Phillip tells them to get her that she has work to do. He is going upstairs to sleep & wants them to wake him up when she comes. Bimpe asks what happened to Tare but no one is ready to talk to her.
Fred comes to Amaka’s house to talk about her adoption. He wonders why she has not gone ahead with it? Even though they met a legal challenge in the state but she should consider checking out other states. She tells Jim that it is not important & she decided to let it rest when she was told that he cannot adopt her at her age. He insists that she pursues other angles as it was important to her when she spoke about it the first time.
Segun comes to call Sankey. She is busy trying to make a call. He calls her Detective Sankey, the DPO wants to see you! That hit her attention. He tells her that they know since she contacted the Beninioise Police. He knew that she has continued her investigation if Masters but swore that he did not tell anyone. Sankey thanks him for not telling anyone but says that she is not going to see the DPO. She begs Segun to pretend that he has not seen her & asks if he wants French bread as she is off to Cotonou!
Fred tells Amaka that adopting her is not a foolish idea. When he thought about it, he realized that it is a good idea and wonders why he did not do that a long while. She reminds him that it is not legally possible, so he should let it rest. He thinks that if the courts will not allow it, they will simply let the world know that she is a member of his family by changing her name to Ade-Williams. If she does not want to go through with it, he can go ahead and adopt Toochi so that there will be no doubt that he considers him a grand-son. She asks him to discuss it with Sheila & Phillip first but he believes that they will nit have an issue with that since they did not complain about her adoption.
Salewa comes home to meet TTK & Maami gloriously drunk & dancing to an old folk song that her father used to love when TTK was a child. Salewa asks TTk what has come over her that is making her drink schnapps instead of brandy? TTK tells her that there is little difference & tells her that she used to look scrunchy as a baby but look how beautiful she has grown to become. She tells her that she loves her so much & she should let no one make her feel less so. She asks Maami to teach her how to make delicious pepper soup & when Maami jumps up, Salewa begs two of them not to in their current state, so that they do not burn down the whole building!
Zaza tells Bimpe what happened between her & Tare. Bimpe asks her to remind her not to introduce her to her boyfriend. Phillip comes down & asks for Tare again. They still ave not been able to reach her. Kwame tries to discuss work with him but he is not interested.  He is going to look for her in her house & asks Kwame to help him fetch her spare keys. Zaza wonders why he is going to beg her as she is not even his girlfriend. She may not be his girlfriend, but she is his friend & you are one of those girls he sleeps with, Bimpe explains to her!
Segun comes to call Sankey. The DPO & DCO know she is around and want to see her now. She packs up & goes to meet them.
Kwame was talking to Bimpe about the new show when Phillip barges in and asks for Tare. She will not pick Zaza’s call so he asked Bimpe to call. She calls Tare & Tare is at the airport on the way to Kenya!
Sankey comes back to tell Segun how her trip went. He asks her what the DPO & DCO said? They have suspended her & will meet to decide her fate. She knows that they will sack her but she needs just a few days to tidy up her case on Masters and then she will no longer need the DPO & DCO. Segun reminds her that if she is removed, she can no longer stay in her office. She tells him that she is waiting for who will come to remove her from the office!
 
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Angela asks Masters where he has been for the past week? He asks what she has been doing? She tells him to ask her driver as that is his work. She is hungry & gets up to go get food but he stops her from leaving & asks her to tell him what she wants to talk about.
 

S5/E820

Brenda takes Sankey out to a fancy restaurant & as they were walking in, Sankey picks a bread off a waitress’s tray & starts munching away. She sits down & tells a bewildered Brenda that she has never been to such a fancy place before. She calls the waitress & orders rice & chicken & whiskey. Whiskey? Asks Brenda. I thought you were supposed to be on duty? Sankey then changes her order to chapman.
Phillip comes down to Fred’s sitting room in his black & white outfit & meets Sheila who asks him if all is well? He tells her to ask her husband. She tells him but they seemed to be doing okay before she left them. He replies that that was before he showed Fred this & hands Sheila a document. Sheila asks him whether he needs help with his homework? Very funny, replies Phillip. He explains to Sheila that the discussion with his father was going well till he showed his father a loan agreement. Fred suggested that he holds off on adding a lot of debt till the company stabilizes. That way, he will not be left with too much debt if things do not work out well. Sheila agrees with Fred & Phillip angrily snatches his loan agreement from her saying that she has been well-taught by her husband. As he means to walk out angrily, Sheila shouts at him to stop!
Maami discusses men with TTK. She starts by saying that she hopes that he remembers to take his herbs daily. TTK tells her that she is sure that he will not mind being reminded by her. Maami asks her about her relationship with men. She has not seen her with any good man. TTK tells her that she has a lot of admirers. Maami hopes that it is not that one that dances on one leg! She tells TTK that there are men that marry one wife, those that marry two, three, and four! She is only bothered by the greedy ones that marry five wives!
Brenda tells Sankey hat she believes that Stan was killed in front of her to teach her a lesson. She wants information on him to enable her deal with him once and for all so that she does not have to deal with him again. Sankey gets up from her chair & leans across the table to touch Brenda’s ear! A furious Brenda bats her hand away & asks what she thinks she is doing? Sankey tells her that she wants to know what kind of listening device Alhaji Abubakar has planted on Brenda! A shocked Brenda reminds her that Stan was shot right before her! Sankey replies that well, Stan is dead but Brenda is still alive. Brenda tells her that their discussion was probably over even before it started. She is tired of talking to Sankey, who is not interested in what she is saying. She only initiated the meeting because Sheila Ade-Williams told her that Sankey has been trying to nail Alhaji Abubakar for a while. Sankey brightens up & asks Brenda why she did not say so since? If Sheila can vouch for her, then they can talk!
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Sheila gives Phillip a serious talking to warning him to stop acting like a spoilt boy as his father does not owe him. He should not always come running to his father anytime he runs into a challenge. Phillip tells her that he would not have come to Fred if he had any other option. She tries to explain Fred’s rationale for refusing to advance the loan saying that the business is too young to be saddled by all that debt. She collects the loan agreement from him again, examines it & remarks that it is well-written. He tells her that it is professionally done just like what he will give to any bank manager. He tells her that he is not asking for a hand out but a loan which he plans to repay. Sheila will see what she can do as he walks out.
TTK opens up to Maami about Dan. She tells her that she has had a number of male admirers but there is one that she believes may have worked to marriage. Maami becomes excited and encouraged her to go on. TTK explains that the man is a nice man, from a good family, & treats her well. Maami Ghent asks why they did not get married? She explains that the man happened to be her manager. Ehe? Asks Maami. TTK explains to her that the work of a manager is different from the role of a husband. Maami is bewildered at all these & when TTK tells her that this good man is still not married, she asks to be taken to see him. She will beg him to marry TTK if she has to!
Brenda & Sankey walk into Brenda’s apartment & she asks Sankey if she is sure that the man looking at her at the restaurant is Alhaji Abubakar’s man? Sankey tells her that Alhaji Abubakar has eyes everywhere and one cannot be too careful. Brenda asks her if there is not pattern they can use based on Sankey’s long period of observing him that they can use to catch him? Sankey tells her thatAlhaji Abubakar does not have a pattern. They were lucky to catch him the last time when he tried to kill Angela. She is sure hat he will not make the same mistake again. Brenda asks if they can use Angela to set a trap for him as she heard that he had a previous dalliance with Angela. Sankey reminds her that she also has a previous experience with Angela. Brenda pretends that she is not aware of what Sankey was talking about. Sankey reminds her that she set the police on Angela and framed her for the murder of Reginald. That still remains a dark spot on Sankey’s record. She however will not depend on Angela again. Not after her conduct at the last trials. Sankey suggests that whatever they are doing, they have to keep it to themselves as they do not know who is working with Alhaji Abubakar. The man has eyes everywhere. Brenda asks how they can achieve this? Sankey tells her that she is good at playing dead. It makes revenge sweeter!
TTK walks out & screams at Maami for fixing vegetables & scattering the pieces everywhere in the sitting room! Maami tells her to come & sit beside her & join her in picking the vegetables! She tells TTk that she wants to meet Salewa’s father! TTK says says no way. Maami insists that she wants to meet the father of her grand daughter. TTK tells her that he is in prison, a very rough place. Maami reminds her that she just came from the village, another rough place. TTK tells her that Dan only sees family members. Maami reminds her that she is also family.
Fred visits Phillip & as Phillip starts to ask what he came for, Fred asks if he will not even be allowed to sit down before he is given the 3rd degree? Phillip allows him in & he tells Phillip hat he has come to give him the cheque for the loan he requested for. Phillip tells him that he could have called. Fd asks whether he could have also given him the cheque via phone? Phillip tells him that he no longer needs the loan & could have saved him the trip! He has made alternative arrangements. 
Segun comes into Sankey’s office & meets her looking for something. He tells her about this new fres fish on the menu in the canteen. He asks Sankey what Brenda came for as she looked quite serious. Sankey plays dead & instead asks Segun about a file she gave him? He says that he left it downstairs & she shouts on him for leaving sensitive information carelessly. Segun runs out after the file.
Tare comes downstairs in her own black and white Black Ananse uniform, just like Phillip & exchanges warm greetings with Fred! Fred leaves them & Tare asks Phillip if she just heard him rejecting money? He tells her that he has a better idea. Tare looks on unbelievingly.
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Ene brings Brenda the photocopy of the report she prepared for Brenda on Alhaji Abubakar. Brenda tells her that she no longer needs the report & tears it up in Ene’s presence & throws the pieces not the waste bin. She tells a bewildered Ene to also tear up the original.  She looks up & tells Ene to call Odun for her. As Ene walks out to call Odun, she quickly picks the pieces of the report from the waste bin & stuffs them into her drawer. As Ene and Odun comes back into the office, she pretends to be making a call & discussing the devastating effects of Stan’s death on her with a therapist. She asks the imaginary therapist to fix her an appointment to discuss her issues as she passes a file to a listening Odun & Ene.
TTK takes Maami to Ziggy’s Bar & as they enter, Maami says that it smells just like some woman’s bar in the village! TTK is not amused that she is comparing this modern bar to a bar in the village! She explains to Maami that Dan owns a part of the bar & she is looking after his interest while he is in prison. Maami asks why Everyman in the town is Dan? She has heard of so many men and each one is named Dan! TTK calls Obiora to take their order & Maami orders for Schnapps! TTK is not amused & Maami tells her that she needs the schnapps to pour libation. Can she not see Ziggy’s eyes the way he looks? She is sure that his spirit will be haunting the bar! Obiora replies Maami in Yoruba that they do not have schnapps, but they have brandy. Maami is okay with brandy, & orders for a bottle!
Phillip calls Kwame & asks him to set up a meeting with Joan. Kwame, who is having a meal with Joan agrees & tells Joan that Phillip is beginning to bite! A poker-faced Joan smiles.

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Maami is spitting drinks all over Ziggy’s Bar & sets the patrons running as she pours libation to take care of Ziggy’s spirit as Salewa and the waiters look on in disbelief!