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[door opens]

What's up?

What's going on?

Okay.

What's that about?

Please don’t talk, you will ruin it.

I also want to leave this country, sir.

It won't be fair after sending you money,

then there won't be any space for me.

Just reserve a space for me, that's what I'm saying.

I promise you, I promise you,

you'll receive your money soon.

Alright, no problem.

Please consider my request.

Okay, no problem.

No problem. I will speak to you soon.

Alright.

Bye.

[knocking on door]

Come in.

Good evening, ma.

Evening, Tarela.

Ma,

I'd like to discuss

private dances and lap dances.

What's there to discuss?

I don't do them, ma.

There's nothing to discuss.

Every dancer will give lap dances

and private dances, no exceptions.

If you need an incentive, talk to the girls and find out how

much they make from it.

Ma, I really don't mind the pay cuts.

Why do you work here then, Tarela?

If you want to leave money on the table,

then you shouldn't be here.

[sighs]

The choice is yours, okay?

But whatever you decide,

do it now.

What's it gonna be, young lady?

I have a club to run.

Okay, ma.

[door closes]

[sighs]

Touch up your makeup before the lap dance.

It's really simple.

A customer will ask you for white chocolate.

There's also,

chocolate chips, which I prefer to call happy pills.

You just stuff them in your bra.

I play a fun game with my regulars

during lab dances where,

they replace it with money as I dance.

But you have to know who takes what

and how much they take for the tab.

I don't want to sell drugs, Barbie.

We sell the easy stuff here,

but if they need something stronger,

they pay for special deliveries.

The commission is higher

with special deliveries.

You have a client waiting.

Chief.

I need your help,

and you've still not answered your baby.

Now, you'll have to remind me.

Which of your requests are we talking about here?

Chief.

It's the yahoo boy living near my compound.

Chief,

the harassment is getting too much.

I want to teach him a lesson.

So that he won't mess with your baby anymore.

I see.

It's okay.

I'm going to call my friend.

You can—

give him a call

and then go over to his place to discuss issues tomorrow.

How's that?

Oh, sounds perfect.

Chief, Chief!

That's me.

What will I do without you?

Hey baby.

I'm busy.

How about you pretend like I'm ordering a drink?

Why did you leave my house so fast the last time?

Is this really the time or place for that conversation?

How about you come over after?

I'm busy.

Listen, Tiwa.

I am sure you have time for...

breakfast.

Maybe, brunch.

I have classes first thing tomorrow morning,

so are you done?

I'll come and pick you afterwards.

Are you asking me or telling me?

I'm asking, please.

Say it again.

Shit.

Please.

Okay.

You can go now.

At least she's a good

dancer.

If you think I hired her

because you were blackmailing me,

then you don't know me, Andre.

My lips are sealed.

The big boss won't hear

anything from me.

You have

my word.

You're strong.

You're fierce.

This is not forever.

Do it for Kome.

[door creaking]

[sighs]

Let it go.

[sighs]

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

So, yeah,

you're in good shape.

Thank you.

Alright, cool stuff.

See you later.

Work or vigil?

You're sleepy.

Is it

work, vigil, or another man?

Ibrahim, leave me please.

Bro, what's up?

Hey,

what's up?

I'm good.

Alright, Tiwa.

Professor Ahmed says he wants to see you in his office.

Really?

Where did you see him?

Well, just now,

and he said you have to see him today.

Thank you.

Bro, what's up?

Are you not going to the hostel?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

Let's go.

Hey.

Tarela, what's going on?

I hate my life.

It's like there's no way out.

What happened?

Sometimes I just want to

scream,

you know?

But it feels like no one can hear me.

It's suffocating.

Look,

I get that life can feel that way sometimes.

You know, like—

lately, it's been giving back-to-back trouble.

You too?

Adulting is hard,

and life can be

very overwhelming.

It's okay to feel that way, right?

But, what can we do?

It's like we're stuck in this never-ending cycle.

We learn,

we adapt,

and we try again.

It's life we can't just give up, right?

I'm killing myself.

Night,

after night,

hustling,

but I'm not making any money.

And,

I'm so tired

all the time.

But then I remember

that I have not just myself to think about.

So I can't be selfish.

It's too much, Tiwa.

Some days are just so bleak.

And it feels like there's no escape, no matter how hard I try.

No matter how fast I run.

It's okay.

It's okay.

I have an idea.

I promise it's a good one.

[screaming]

Again.

[screaming]

This feels strangely calming.

Yeah, almost like the ocean took away

our worries for a moment.

Tiwa,

I'm sorry I wasn't there for you with the whole church thing.

What would you have done?

Probably tackled your dad,

or something like that.

Okay, that would have been interesting to see.

But—

I kind of still love the stubborn old man, so.

It's like that with parents.

-I know. -Yeah.

You know what, with all this madness in the world,

I think we should take more times like this.

You know more moment's like this where

we're just girls

without all the worries and the problems of the world.

Deal.

To stolen moments of freedom.

Okay, let's do this.

How did you find my address?

I am Ruby Rose,

I get whatever I want.

Okay.

Calm down.

I got it from one of your girls at the play club.

You know the way you left was not so cool,

not even a good bye.

I wanted to see you.

You wanted to see me?

Why?

Somto.

Listen,

I want to take over the drug sales at the club.

Ruby, it's too risky, you know this.

I can handle it.

Ruby, it's not just about selling the product.

If you're not supervised, my supervision.

And shit goes sideways,

Alex will not hesitate to put you in prison.

Look, business has changed since you've been away.

Come on.

Somto, I'm your girl.

We didn't start doing things like this today.

Or do you have another person in mind?

Wait, wait, wait.

Don't tell me that you're considering Natasha

over me.

Somto.

Come on.

You know I've always had your back.

Just do this one favour for me.

We've been running deals like this for a long time.

Why do you want to disappoint me now?

Please, just help me this one time.

Please.

So...

why the sudden urgency?

What happened?

Life happened.

But we move.

I got deported from France

and—

I had to start my life all over again.

As I am now, I need money.

I'm seriously looking for money.

If I get any money now, I'll leave the country immediately.

I will do everything it takes

to get out of this country.

I'm begging you, Somto.

Please,

just help me.

I will think about it.

Are you sure?

That's why you are my guy.

Sorry.

Is that why you didn't offer me a drink?

I don't have a drink for you.

Sir,

we have three laptops,

a bag of money,

and passports.

Very good, that's enough exhibit.

Please arrest this man.

Sir.

Hands behind your back!

Sir, wait, we can just—

Hands behind—

Turn around!

-your back!

Cuff him up.

Chairman, Chairman,

I'm trying to tell you something—

Shut up!

Do you think only the three of us came for this arrest?

Up!

Move!

Tony, Tony!

It’s you, right?

What happened?

Come on, let's go.

Move!

To where?

Move!

Move!

Sir, I know my right.

One more word from you and I'll deal with you—

Let me go, please!

What kind of rubbish is this?

Are you mad? Come on move!

I will—

What is all this?

I'm not going anywhere.

Alright, we will see.

Sir, I know my right.

What kind of rubbish is this?

What did I do?

Didn't I tell you he is a gang member?

I'm the one that did it.

Listen,

Tony thinks he can betray me and get away with it, right?

Babe, what did I tell you?

In this life,

nobody will take advantage of me again.

Please, let's go.

Hello, sir.

Thank you, sir. I'm happy to be of help.

[sighs]

Thank you.

Alright.

Tare, Tare.

I'm calling you now and you’re ignoring me

If you know what I want to tell you,

you'll come begging.

What is it?

You can at least greet.

What?

I want to tell you something important.

Okay, what is it?

Talk, stop wasting my time.

What?

Listen,

Tare let me tell you.

In this my life,

I don't like to gossip.

Okay.

Since they said,

we should be our brother's keeper,

and also my sister's keeper,

that's why I want to tell you this before

things get out of hand.

What do you mean?

That your runaway father,

put your mother into a lot of debt.

And since he's your father,

you might be implicated in the situation

and imprisoned for what you are unaware of.

One,

he's not my father.

Two,

mind your own business.

Rubbish.

Look who I'm trying to save.

Always trying to show off.

Come on, get out of here!

Sister Tarela, welcome.

Thank you, where's Mummy?

Mummy went to church.

Of course.

Have you eaten?

Yes.

Mummy said it's mid-week service

so she might come back late.

Better be praying for wisdom.

Sister Tarela, where are you going to?

I'm coming, stay inside.

Don't go anywhere, lock the door, okay?

[door creaks]

[singing]

Praise the Lord!

Hallelujah!

Praise the living God!

Hallelujah!

Yes, you may be seated in the wonderful presence

of the house of the Lord.

Amen!

Wonderful.

It is good

to gather

with brethren.

And fellowship with one another.

Is that not what the Bible says?

Yes, yes.

Yes, and today

I have a word from God,

for all of you

or for one of you.

You know I'm a man of God.

Yes.

And God talks to me.

Mummy, we need to talk now.

And—

and he talks to me.

Yes.

So today,

I will be teaching you God's wisdom

from the book of

John 3—

verse 16.

You may all know—

Tarela,

what is going on?

Have you no respect for God and his holy place?

Every time I've tried to move forward,

I'm pulled ten steps back.

Why?

And I feel like I've had this conversation

over a million times.

What are you talking about?

The debt, Mummy.

Why?

Why would you sign surety knowing we don't have money?

How do you hope to pay back when the debtors come calling?

And what did he do with the money?

So that is why you want to make a mockery of me?

In the presence of God and my fellow siblings in the Lord.

Tarela,

learn to respect your mother.

Regardless of anything,

I'm still your mother.

Okay.

For me,

I will not spend my hard earned money

paying for that nonsense man.

You're on your own.

Then,

there was a man,

a Pharisee named Nicodemos.

You could have just answered.

Why?

Because I need your help, Andre.

I need a favour.

I need you to give me a job.

Why should I do that?

Look—

yes, I'm not at Vain anymore.

But I can get somebody on the inside to

help push the business.

And then I can

supervise from the outside to make sure that everything

is going smoothly.

And then another reason is—

I'm keeping your secret.

Hello, Aunty.

Edesiri, where are you?

I've been calling you for days now,

you're avoiding me, right?

Aunty, it's not like that.

Then, what is it like?

When you were sick, I took care of you, remember?

Now that you’re feeling better, you have started misbehaving, right?

Don't bite the finger that fed you.

Because nothing lasts forever.

I want a refund for the money I spent on your medical treatment

when you were in the hospital.

But aunty, I already sent you money.

And I'm planning to open my boutique.

I'm out of cash right now.

What did you say?

You're opening a boutique?

So me and my children should die of hunger, right?

It seems you're not thinking straight.

Okay Aunty, I'll—

alright, I'll sort it out.

Stop talking too much.

Words are cheap,

but actions speak louder.

If you don't send it, I will find you

and you already know what I'm capable of doing.

You already know who I am.

Be careful with those things.

Yes, ma.

If it breaks, you'll pay.

Yes, ma.

[hisses]

Words are cheap, but actions speak louder.

Tare,

in this Lagos,

I'll show you who's boss.

[hisses]

Sir, Prof.

The—

When you were lecturing earlier you tried to explain—

the enviromental

relationship with

with—

characters and—

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

Within characters and their environments.

Yes.

Good.

It depends on the psychological analysis

of such—

Tiwa.

Please, stay behind for a moment.

You know what?

Send me a message and then I'll give you a breakdown.

Alright, sir.

Thank you very much sir.

Alright, thank you.

Good afternoon, sir.

How are you?

I asked you to come to my office.

Why didn't you?

Sir, I had a family emergency,

so I couldn't make it.

I'm really sorry.

And you didn't think it courteous enough

to let me know so I can reschedule our meeting?

I'm so sorry sir

it was very impromptu and urgent,

I didn't have the time, I'm really sorry.

Alright, Tiwa.

Just make sure to communicate better next time.

Okay?

Thank you, sir. It won't happen again.

Welcome boss.

Yo, what's up?

I wanted to see you.

Okay, alright let's have it.

Okay.

It's been a while,

Somto left,

and his position has been vacant.

It's a position that needs somebody who is

vigilant and trustworthy.

Something, Somto clearly was not.

I believe you need somebody who can get the job done

and—

I would be a good fit to take over.

What's your name again?

Natasha.

Natasha.

Good evening, boss.

Good evening, ladies.

You see, I like your passion

and everything, but I've got other plans, sorry.

Whilst I understand that, boss.

I am committed to the success of this club.

I can ensure a smooth transition and build back this

club from the ashes Somto left it in.

Good evening.

And I would make you lots of money.

Natasha.

Natasha, you see, I said to you

I enjoy and love your passion and all that,

but you see,

you have to save it for the new owners of this place.

Because all I want to do is to move forward in my life

and not going backward, alright?

Okay, so just save it for the new owners of the place.

Oh, sir, sir.

What?

You sold the club?

No, but I'm going to sell the club.

Yo girl, if you have nothing to say I have to go.

Hey!

This place is so amazing.

You should try something to take off the edge

before you start dancing.

It makes it easier.

I don't do drugs.

Suit yourself.

But girl,

find what works for you.

It's a tough world in here.

Clear the room, ladies.

Except you, Tarela.

What's going on?

You refuse to sell.

You're testing my patience, Tarela.

It's really hard.

I don't want to cross this line.

I'm already halfway through my repayments.

And asides that, you get a cut from every money I make.

Let me just complete this payment without fully losing myself.

Now listen carefully.

Either you go and sell what I tell you to sell.

Or I will drag you upstairs,

strip you naked, tie you to the bed, and bring in clients

so that you will know that you have no say, no freedom,

no one and nothing but me.

Choose quickly.

I've been trying to reach you, but you won't answer.

I had to get the name of this place from Elder Kola.

IK, what are you doing here?

What happened to not being seated at a table full of

sinners and all that?

Tiwa, I don't agree with

whatever that was done to you

and—

I'm really sorry for everything.

I'm also talking to your father about it.

Trying to,

you know, make things right.

Good luck with that.

Tiwa.

You don't have to give up,

just like that.

Forgive me if I have.

I wasn't treated fairly.

I'm his daughter.

I understand he must have probably been in a tight

position and, you know,

felt like doing something.

And his response was embarrassing me in front of everyone.

Look IK, I get it.

The church and my father,

they're not going to accept me back until

I give up my dreams,

find Remi,

and beg him to come back and marry me.

Tiwa.

But, guess what?

I'm not doing either.

Please.

Your dad loves you.

Alright.

Can we—

Can we just sit somewhere and talk?

I can't.

I have work to do.

Hey.

Can I at least call you and you pick up?

Sure. I have to go.

Are you okay?

No, Barbie.

I'm not okay.

Looks like you've run out of options.

He'll be expecting only positive feedback.

So,

be on guard.

How has it come to this?

The number one rule is to

first survive.

No matter what.

Those words remind me of a friend.

Girl,

please.

Show me the dance move you made

that earned you all that money.

Did you see it?

Yes.

Didn't you see what she was doing?

Please.

Alright, give me some money.

[deep sigh]