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-…the name of Jesus! -Hallelujah!

We have defeated you, devil.

We have defeated you, devil.

This child is healed.

We are grateful, Father.

I'm nervous, Dad.

Don't be.

All will be well, you'll see.

-I'm sorry, my love. -Hey.

I only just saw your message.

You asked for an MRI?

That's true.

Our child has been healed, Babalwa.

You know, I wish you were there at church to see it for yourself.

To see the presence of the Holy Spirit.

You should've seen the prayer warriors.

You'll see today, Palesa,

there'll be a miracle, for sure.

Huh?

Mom.

What do you think?

Mmm.

My baby, the Almighty,

-is a Lord of miracles. -Amen.

Amen.

-But then, I was thinking... -Palesa,

-they're ready for you. -Okay.

Daddy loves you, okay?

Thank you, Dad.

-Lungile. -Hmm?

Our child has been through a lot.

We cannot put her through this.

Just have a little faith, Babalwa.

Our child is healed.

The cancer is beaten.

Palesa.

I'm sorry, my child.

-What if I die, Mom? -You won't.

I won't lose you, Palesa.

How can you be so sure?

Because you're the answer to my prayers.

For the longest time,

I didn't think I could have children.

And then one day, God gave me you.

So, why would he take you from me?

You're getting that surgery.

I promise you.

Mommy promises.

And then?

Wait a minute.

Why is this man saving you, Babalwa?

Who's this hobbling motherfucker?

What you said to me is that this heist doesn't need any budget.

Hmm?

Those words came from you.

You told me you know Iron Watch inside out.

So, why do we have to bribe some clown for the blueprints?

Zweli, we really need these blueprints.

Guys, we had great day today.

I'm telling you.

Let's go!

And? What do you want?

-Can I please have a sip? -Ugh, piss off.

Goodness.

I'm not wasting my good stuff on you.

-This tastes horrible. -Mmm.

Why do people drink this?

Mm-hmm.

My name is Palesa.

Mmm.

So…

What are you doing today?

I don't know.

Probably just fucking around. Why?

Oh. Can I f…

Can I hang with you today?

You?

Mm-hmm.

But Palesa,

you always dress like you're going to church.

What gives?

I mean, it's because I'm always there anyway.

Mmm.

Hmm.

Listen, you can't embarrass me in front of my friends.

So if you're going to come with me, we have to do something.

I don't know like…

…roll up your dress a bit, make it shorter.

Lose that doily you're wearing also. Dude!

And, like, let your hair down, Mary Magdalene.

I have cancer, Zoe.

Like, cancer, cancer?

Cancer, cancer.

I have a brain tumor.

Shit.

Shit.

Shit!

Fucking, fucking shit!

Wait. Hang on.

Palesa, I'm sure there's something.

What do they call it? Chemo.

I'm sure that'll sort you out.

I need surgery, but they put me on the waiting list.

Oh, okay.

It's never gonna happen.

The cancer is going to spread and…

…and I'll be done.

I…

Is there any…

-Do you need anything? You okay? -Yeah, just…

Act normal.

Okay.

Well, I do have one question.

Is it the brain tumor that makes you dress this way?

'Cause, girl… Ha!

Uh-uh, uh-uh.

Kat.

-Mmm. -Mr. Cognac Modise.

How are you doing?

Long time, my brother. Long time.

Listen, uh,

there's a thug I'm looking for.

He has a limp and walks like he's avoiding puddles.

I hear he's a regular here at your place.

Mm-mmm.

Hey.

I don't think I know anyone like that around here.

You sure, buddy?

Because I've heard that… …he's a main character in this place.

They're talking shit.

There's no one like that around.

So, people are talking shit, hey?

I'm sorry!

I remember!

It's Razor. Razor.

He comes in here with Baba G's son.

I remember him now.

Baba G's son?

What name does he go by?

Come on, old lady.

You're wasting my time now.

I told you that no one would show up.

Are we still on?

Hi, there.

What you're looking at here is one of the most secure premises in Mzansi.

The money goes through a main gate that leads to the loading bay.

From here…

…we have a series of checkpoints.

All the checkpoints have armed guards.

You can only get past them with personalized ID cards.

Down in the basement you have the generator

and the vault,

which requires security codes to gain access.

At any given point, you'll see 22 guards on the premises

stationed in the loading bay, the hallways,

the armory, the control room and the vault.

All of them are armed.

-All of them, trained to kill you. -Mmm.

And don't forget there's cameras up in there, Babalwa.

That's right. Iron Watch has a surveillance system

that captures everything in real time.

There are alarm systems that call the police.

And panic buttons throughout this whole place.

I'm sorry, may I please ask something?

Why does it seem like this place is actually impossible to rob?

-Mmm. -It is.

Except for just one single week.

Hell Week.

When pensioners get paid,

all cash vans are on the road at the same time.

Which means at some point between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.,

Iron Watch goes from around 22 guards

to just only 13.

But you still have the security cameras and alarms

and, and, and… to worry about.

Ntsiki, there's only three things we can be certain of here in Mzansi.

A funeral, taxes…

-…and load shedding. -Exactly.

Once the lights go out,

myself, Zweli, Amkhela and Tatenda are going to break in

and lock down all the guards.

Tatenda, you deal with the generator before it comes on. You trip it.

How long does it take for the generator to kick in after load shedding?

Three minutes.

Tatenda, you need to master these corridors.

You need to know them like the back of your hand.

Because you have two minutes once we've secured the guards.

Wow.

Hold on.

What if someone spots us in there and then calls the police?

-What do we do then? -That's where you come in, Ntsiki.

I once heard you bragging that you could shut down the network in an area

if you wanted to.

Can you shut down the tower nearest to Iron Watch?

If I can fake maintenance approval, I can shut down a tower.

It causes traffic with the other networks.

Basically chokes the system.

But it'll only be for about 30 minutes

before someone realizes that something is off

and it's unscheduled.

Thirty minutes is more than enough, people.

-Tebza… -Hmm?

…you're the finger.

You keep the guards at bay from the inside.

Me, Amkhela, Zweli, we're the muscle.

We round up all the guards and support staff.

We take them and put them in the boardroom.

Uh, MaB…

There's always that one guard who wants to be a hero.

This is where our actors come in.

We need to make all the guards believe someone's called the police.

In that way, we get them to relax.

The Radebe's, you'll be the cops for the diversion.

You make it seem like you've got the situation under control.

You'll take all the guards,

take them away for questioning.

But what you'll really be doing is removing them.

And these guards, where do we leave them?

In the parking lot outside the police station.

And boom!

We get the money from the vault.

Excuse me, Boom.

How do you see us accessing the vault?

I'm busy. I'm busy with the plan to get those codes.

Oh, you're coming up with a plan?

But you know in order to get the codes,

you have to get into a computer.

Zechariah's computer, that's in his house. What's your plan?

What I'm saying is, I will get into that computer.

You're going to get in? How?

What I'm trying to tell you...

Okay. To sum it up.

Zweli, you'll be responsible

-for the codes for the vault. -Clean.

Tatenda, you're in charge of the generator.

Ma'am, you're going to have to teach your husband how to act.

Ntsiki, your job is to shut down the tower

so that no one can call the cops.

No, that's… that's good. I can do that.

But please understand this, that's all I'm doing.

Anything to do with the vault, the "boom" or anything else

is not my business, please.

I'm not taking any risks, please.

-What do you think we're doing here? -We're probably gonna get shot here.

-You'll be sitting pretty in your office. -How about you guys go get a job

-at a cell phone company. -Okay!

No one is going to get shot.

I promise you.

That is why we have this plan.

We can do this.

But then, the guns, the vans for the police transporting the guards…

How are we going to get those things?

Yeah, well, uh…

Since there's no one with money here, it means…

-We should find a way to steal them. -Steal?

-Huh? -Yes.

Steal from where, Mr. Thief?

-From the police. -What?

-Oh, my… -We'll steal from the police.

Wow.

They have police cars and the gangsters who have guns.

That's where we'll get what we need.

We will split up.

Tatenda, Amkhela, Tebza and I…

Mm-hmm.

…we will take care of the guns.

The Radebe's, Ntsiki and Zweli, you'll take care of the vans.

Come on…

This is what it takes to do a heist.

I never said it would be easy.

And my daughter's surgery is on the 26th of November.

That means we have less than two months to figure this out.

You must be joking.

Load shedding, fake cops,

and the jamming of cellular networks?

You think you're in the movies, hey? Huh?

This plan of yours is too complicated.

It's like shooting in the dark.

Amkhela, you won't even make it past the loading bay

without this plan.

Well then,

I'm out.

Listen, Brother. I need you, dude.

This is a dumb plan, Zweli.

Yeah, I know. But listen. Please listen to me, my brother. Listen.

This lady is trying to do a heist without anyone getting hurt, bro.

Just as Baba G used to do.

Don't act like some of Baba G's plans weren't complicated.

Did you learn that from Baba G?

Or are you just acting like him?

That's why I need you in case anything goes wrong.

I need someone who can handle things.

Please.

You owe me.

You owe me.

You were right, Zweli.

I said I'll do anything to make things right, but…

But not this, man.

Not this Mickey Mouse.

And you're going to do this.

Amkhela is in.

He shouldn't be, Zweli.

That guy doesn't have a problem shooting people.

That guy has been on heists before.

We need someone who's brave, right?

Otherwise this plan of yours will be dead in the water.

Got it.

But if it's between him…

And an innocent guard,

I'm shooting that man.

Please.

Hey.

Hey to you too.

I was just thinking about you.

Oh?

In a good way?

In a bad way.

As in like, all the bad things that I wanna do to you.

Oh, uh…

Should we meet up?

What should I wear?

Listen. I'm a little busy right now,

but I'll see you tonight.

And I think you should wear…

Absolutely nothing at all.

Is that Nelisa?

Are you sure that you can use her to get Zechariah's codes?

Yeah. Don't stress.

She's just a chick who's rich and bored to death,

who thinks township boys are fun.

So the codes…

Are as good as ours.

Zweli…

You must be careful.

That girl's father is a bastard,

but he's smart.

And he loves money, so he might be able to suss you out.

Me?

I'll get the codes. Don't you worry.

The police van. I'll get it.

Let's just see if you will be able to get the guns,

ma'am.

Sweetness.

You and the old lady go to the car and check the coast.

If you see the cops coming, hoot.

Uncle.

You and I will go steal that car.

Uncle, let's go.

James, what happens if you get caught?

Hey, Zweli, my wife is too worried, man.

How about we try another plan?

How can you pull off a heist if you can't steal this car right here?

Zweli, it's not just a car here. It's a police car

-in the middle of the streets. -Tell him.

-Old man, listen. -I mean…

This is between us men.

Man to man, let's go. What kind of man are you?

I told you about the plan to steal the car.

When did you say that?

-Do you have a plan? -This is not working.

Not okay.

-Listen to what I'm saying. -I'm telling you for the last time.

Hey.

Hey.

And now?

-What's happening? -Uh…

Uh…

It's a…

Family meeting.

Mmm.

So, when did you fall pregnant?

Don't ask her questions like that in front of a stranger.

-What must I say then? -No, man.

Okay, let's go.

You see these cops? They're going to leave again.

-Mm-mmm. This plan is not working. -And when they leave,

I'm going to go there one man.

I won't be stopped by cops.

Uh…

Why are you leaving me?

No, MaB.

I don't think this is gonna work.

Zweli said it's the only place we can get the guns we need.

So let's keep watch.

Maybe there'll be an opening.

Okay.

Can you tell me something?

Where does your husband think you are right now?

He thinks I'm preparing for an all-night prayer.

He doesn't know that you're planning a heist right now?

You know, if you were my wife,

I would know about it.

Yeah, of course.

Because I know you, Babalwa.

Mm-hmm.

I notice when you change your nails.

I know you.

I've always known you, Babalwa.

I'm just thinking…

About how I've lied to Lungile.

I pointed a gun at Roxanne

in front of her child.

Is this who I've really become?

Yeah. But I really like this person too, that you've become right now.

I have a plan.

-Everyone ready? -Yeah.

Okay.

So, did you see what happened?

-Uh-huh. -I shot all of them, all at once.

What the hell is this now?

This is unbelievable.

-Oh, shit. -Hey!

What are you doing?

Who sent you here?

Did someone send you to cause shit in this hostel?

No, Brother.

-We're just here to pray for everyone. -Mmm.

Or… …you're the messenger…

To touch me nicely, sweetie. Put your pretty hands on me…

-And bone... -Hold on, Brother.

Uh, there's something you should know.

This happens to be my wife, who's leading the prayer.

But me, yeah. I'd be more than happy to touch you, Brother.

I'm really good at touching people.

-The holy book of Psalms says that… -Whoa, hey! Stop. Wait.

These Joburg people. Fuck off!

I'm not your type.

Amen!

The kingdom of God is upon us.

-Amen! -Come on, the kingdom of God is upon you.

Amen!

Amen!

Amen!

-It's time, brethren. -He is here.

-It's time to come… -Whatever sin that you have…

-…to the Kingdom. -…and what you have done,

God is going to forgive you.

-Hallelujah! -Come to Him!

God is ready to forgive…

You must come to the Lord.

Hallelujah!

Please tell me why is there a church in my hostel?

That's the guy who killed Baba G.

If he sees me, we're done.

Where the hell is Amkhela?

-We need to go now. -What's going on?

-Bloody furious. We need to... -Hey!

And then?

Hold it.

What's the story with this thing of yours?

Who's your treasurer? Your treasurer! Hmm?

The treasurer. Ah, come on, man!

Come on, guys, seriously?

You don't have a 50 on you?

-Just fifty... -Shut up.

Let's go.

Drunkard.

Thobi. Thobi.

-Thobi. -What is it?

Listen.

I still think that

we should give Babalwa a call…

…tell her we're sorry and ask her for another chance.

Let's think about Michael.

We need to take him to good schools.

-Let's give him a good life. -Hello.

Don't come any closer or I'll smack you with this thing.

-Ma'am, please… -Please what now?

-Please… -We are… We are not criminals.

Let me tell you this,

we're done with this nonsense.

-No. -We're done with it.

Ma'am, listen. Please, listen. Listen.

I understand.

Okay, I understand.

I was also…

…wrong to just throw you in there just like that.

I was just trying to…

Ma'am, please listen.

Maybe…

Maybe there's a way for us to make this work for us.

That's if, uh, you still want to do this.

-Are you good, MaB? -Ooh.

-Let's have a look at these guns. -There we go.

-Let's see these guns. -That's what I'm talking about.

Yes!

What do we have here?

I was in a rush.

-Oh, God. -Wait.

Hmm?

-Wow. -Yeah. Wow!

-Yeah. -You guys actually did it, hey?

-You actually stole a police car? -Mmm.

Hey, it's my car.

But you guys couldn't even tell the difference.

Professional.

We planned it all together.

-I got my guys to do it. -Did you guys get the guns?

Take a look at this.

Yes!

Nice one.

Yes. 'Cause a home-cooked meal will be good for you.

Babalwa.