All language subtitles for The Governor s01e10 The Business of Politics.eng

[sighs]

-Angie, hey.
-Mm.

I didn't want to wake you.

I thought you were asleep.

I couldn't sleep.

Don't let these people get to you.

Since they are planning
such a public humiliation,

I thought I'd better get myself prepared.

Yeah.

That's wise.

But do they have grounds?

That's a good question.

Do they have grounds, Angie?

Come now, David.

[scoffs]

You don't seriously think that your wife
has stashed away billions for a rainy day?

Of course not! [laughs]

You should have seen your face.

Well, I expected that when I asked
if they have grounds,

you would categorically deny it.

I know.

The old Angela would have done that.

But... this so sudden.

So calculated.

Are you sure you're not
reading more into this?

I don't know.

I once asked Henry how he has managed
to stay in politics for as long as he has.

And what did he say?

He goes home, he has a long shower

and talks to his God

before he goes downstairs
and hugs his wife and children.

Come.

Would you like me to get you a drink?

No.

Come, let's go to bed, huh?

-And get some sleep.
-All right.

Thank you.

[Angela sighs]

What are you thinking about?

Ah, just what you said about Henry
taking a shower when he gets home.

[laughs]

You're thinking about Henry
taking a shower?

Should I be worried?

[both laughing]

Very funny.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

-Ah, well, it's good to hear you laugh.
-[chuckles]

Why were you thinking
about what Henry said?

[sighs] Because he's right.

You can't get close to power
without getting dirty.

[Angela] Hmm.

An old Irish political philosopher,
Edmund Burke, once said that--

"The only thing necessary
for the triumph of evil

is if the good men and women do nothing."

Yes. [laughs]

But that's not the quote I had in mind.

Oh.

My dad always used to say that.

Yeah. Uh, see, Edmund Burke said...

that those who have been
intoxicated with power

and benefited from it,

even if it's for a year or a term,

never willingly abandon it.

-Hmm. That's true.
-Yes.

See, even when they're engulfed in crisis,

they will always resort to power
to fix it.

Politics is like cooking with charcoal
wearing white.

So, what?

We should just fold our arms
and leave politics to the pigs

who are happy to play in mud?

No, no.

Just acknowledge
the contaminated environment you work in,

treat it with respect
and take appropriate precautions.

Do you know where I can buy a hazmat suit?

Oh. [laughing]

-Politics is not Ebola, Angie.
-No.

But it's a willing host, David.

These guys don't play nice.

-I don't want you guys to get hurt.
-We'll be fine.

You don't know that, David.

[theme music playing]

Henry, move our meeting to 7:00 a.m.

I want to deal with this sooner
rather than later.

Okay. I'll see you soon.

What I am saying is,

we cannot base our defense
on constitutional handles

which they will no doubt use
to run circles around us.

-So, what do you suggest?
-Two things.

First, we establish on what grounds
the impeachment has been initiated.

Okay, and...

And we identify the individuals
who are pushing for it

and see if we can reach a compromise.

What kind of compromise?

Besides, we have met
with these guys before.

And the stakes have been raised.

Their demands
are going to be unreasonable.

The impeachment process
can be very messy, Your Excellency.

We need every ounce of goodwill
that we can squeeze.

Unfortunately, there's not a great deal
of that circulating among the members.

Because of the special allocations fund?

Your Excellency,
that didn't go down well with the House.

But Friday told me
he had mediated with the members

and that they understood.

-Your Excellency--
-Am I that naive?

People do not think the way you do.

And that's not a bad thing.

Okay. So, how much of a compromise
am I going to have to make?

Well, we have to give them what they want.

I'm not handing over bags of cash
to those people, Henry.

Okay. How about the allocations funds?

That has already been accounted for.

And we still have to find money
for Kalu and the teachers.

Your Excellency,
we still need to give them something.

[Thompson chuckles]

We've got her exactly where we want her.

I will squeeze until she begs for mercy.

Hold on tight, sir. She's very slippery.

She's slippery, all right.
Takes after her father.

How come she married that professor guy?

That guy seems to be a lightweight.

But who knows?
He could be a different thing in bed.

I'm not interested
in their bedroom skills.

But in the cabinet, she's proven
to be a worthy adversary.

Don't remind me.

She has outsmarted,
outplayed and outmaneuvered us

in many ways than I care to mention.

Then don't mention it!

Apologies, Chief.

It's just so that we do not continue
to underestimate her.

[sighs] Well, this is a win-win situation.

If she accepts our plans,

then she gets to serve
the rest of her term.

But if she turns us down...

[clicks tongue]

...impeachment
will kick into the next gear.

Okay. Henry, find out what they want.

-Within reason, Henry.
-I understand.

[sighs] What happens if talks break down?

We go to plan B-- the numbers game.

I've been trying to reach your father.

Oh. He's been in Accra with my mother.

He flies back this afternoon.
I'm going to meet with him later.

And Chief Momoh-Alli?

He's not a small piece of meat.
He will bite hard.

Forget Momoh-Alli.

The man has lost his bark.

The old man can't even
rein in his daughter.

But he controls the Primrose faction.

Momoh-Alli is the Primrose faction.

There's no other person in his caucus
who has the stomach for a fight

because, if they lose,
they become irrelevant.

I wish I could be at the meeting
this evening.

It's better you're in the dark.
Your time will come.

Oh, that brings me to my main conundrum.

I don't get you.

Chief...

I am giving you Angela Ochello's head
on a silver platter.

Put bluntly, what do I stand to gain

if the impeachment goes ahead?

The governorship, of course!

But, Chief, we have a deputy governor.

He'll step aside.

Angela Ochello did not step aside.

Have you managed to reach
the deputy governor?

Yes, ma'am.
He's cut short his visit to Lagos.

He'll be flying back tomorrow morning.

Good. Please arrange a meeting with him
at his earliest convenience.

Yes, ma'am.

Problem?

-Thanks, guys. We'll reconvene later.
-All right.

Are you hustling me, Friday?

Ah...

I-- I dare not, Chief.

But these are legitimate concerns.

Given our recent experiences,
I just want to make sure I remain in play.

This is a different scenario.

Ahmed Jalo is our boy.

He's been told to lie low in Lagos
for a while.

He will bloody well do
what he has been bloody well told.

Chief, I have it on good authority

that he will be coming back
to Savannah tomorrow.

What?

That's not all, Chief.

Ahmed is not a pushover.

Sir, do you really think Jalo

will instruct his son
to step down as governor for me?

[sighs]

You have succeeded
in making me lose appetite.

Thank you, Friday.

[Henry] What's wrong?

It's the journalist.

-Asemota?
-Mm-hmm.

I thought it was dealt with.

It was. But he started calling again.

Don't worry. I'll deal with it.

No, no. Henry,
you already have your plate full--

Your Excellency, I will deal with it.

Our focus should be
on the meeting tonight.

The Big Three are our biggest concern.

If we can reach an agreement with them,
this impeachment threat will evaporate.

[Friday] I'm sorry, Chief.

But I'm only stating the facts.

The whole business is costing me
a lot of money for this nonsense!

[sighs]

I have known Dr. Jalo for a long time.

I'll talk to him.

And if he doesn't cooperate?

He will discover that he has made
a very dangerous enemy.

[Henry] Hassan, listen.

I have a job for you.

Okay.

-Um, Mr. Patrick.
-Yes, please?

Did you, by any chance,
see Mum or Dad this morning?

They left very early this morning.
They did not even have coffee.

I have the feeling something's going on.

What do you mean?

There was this very important
Youth in Politics meeting

that was supposed to happen
this afternoon.

It got canceled.

Well, that doesn't mean
that something's going on.

Toju, do you know how long it takes
to organize those meetings?

Only something serious could cancel it.

Hmm.

Come to think of it, Mum has been
keeping to herself the past few days.

Yeah, I've noticed.

And we've had, like, a lot of visitors
over the last weekend.

I'm going to call Dad
when I get to campus.

[scoffs] And what makes you think
he'll tell you?

I have my ways. I'm my father's daughter.

-And what am I? My father's slave?
-[laughs]

-Your Excellency.
-Ah, yes, Hassan.

My father is leaving
for the airport shortly.

I would like a light security detail
with him.

-Yes, ma'am.
-Yeah.

Ma'am?

Is there a problem, Hassan?

No problem, Your Excellency.
It's just this impeachment thing.

I know you're looking into ways
to deal with it.

-Yes, we are working on it.
-Um...

Your Excellency, there may be another,

somewhat unconventional approach
to killing--

What I meant to say was to stopping
the impeachment process.

Um...

I've been around a while, Your Excellency.

Police force, State Security Service,
covert tactical operations.

I know guys.

They know guys.

-And what would these guys do?
-Um...

They would do very bad things

to the people who want
to put you out of play.

-Hi, Kunle.
-Oh.

Hi.

[laughs] What are you, chicken?

No, I just didn't see you.

What's up? It sounded urgent.

Uh, where's Toju?

He's got classes,
but he's taking me out later.

So, what's up?

I don't know how to say this.

What?

I saw you the other day, Dupe.

What do you mean you saw me?

I saw you here... There.

You were with a guy.

You were kissing.

-How do you know it was me?
-It was you.

-Have you told Toju?
-Is he acting like I've told him anything?

Why didn't you tell him?

Maybe I wanted to find out from my friend
why she's cheating on my best friend.

I'm not cheating on him.

But I saw you kiss the guy.

Yeah, but it was a mistake, okay?

How do you mistakenly kiss a guy, Dupe?

Look, you actually do
or do not kiss a guy.

There's no mistake about that.

He's my friend and he's a great guy.

I know that.

-I just don't want him to get hurt.
-I don't want to hurt him.

Then you have to tell him, Dupe.

-You don't understand.
-I'm trying to.

You don't understand!

Uh, Dupe?

Just leave me alone
and mind your own business.

Before I approved you
for this job, I read your file.

You were commissioned
during the Abacha era, weren't you?

-Um, yes, ma'am.
-Yeah.

I remember the Abacha era
as though it were yesterday.

My father spent seven months in prison
for criticizing Abacha's government.

He never revealed what he went through
during his incarceration.

And not long
after his release from prison,

I happened to walk in on him
in his bedroom

as he was getting changed for bed.

He had angry zigzag scars
all over his back.

I quickly hurried out of the room,

as I know that's not something
a proud father

would want his daughter to see.

Times have changed, Hassan.

This is a democracy.

We no longer employ those methods.

Times have changed,
but the players haven't.

And that's what makes us different
from the rest.

I appreciate your offer to help,

but under no circumstances
is that a road that I would ever go down.

And I'd appreciate it

if you never brought that up
to me ever again.

-Yes, Your Excellency. Sorry, ma'am.
-You're welcome.

What's your reading
on the members of the House?

Everybody is being so tight-lipped
about everything.

I mean, it's strange.

Are there bags and packages
being traded back and forth?

You know how this game is played, Gbenga.

What kind of sums are we talking about?

Between 50 and 100 million per member,

depending on seniority.

What?

And they mean business, Gbenga.

Where are they going to get
that kind of money?

It's business, my friend.

They'll recoup every penny
when they seize power.

Banky, isn't there anything you can do?

I need to be honest with you, my friend.

This has nothing to do with ideology,
philosophy or party policy.

This is business, pure and simple.

My people have made that clear.
Unless you are able to meet up

with at least the lower end
of what they're offering,

they'll take the money.

[sighs]

Does this have anything to do
with the special allocations fund?

That didn't bring her any friends
in the House.

So, the governor's house. It's...

I thought there would be
a little bit more activity here.

No. Not in here.

We insisted on our privacy.

So the staff tends to keep away.

[Bankole] She's the governor.

She can access all the resources
to keep her position.

She won't do it. She just won't do it.

I respect her position.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Your daughter was destined
to do great things for this state.

But unless you can manage
to raise a billion naira

or make a deal with the Big Three,

Angela Ochello will be impeached.

Henry, how long until the press
get wind of this?

Not long.

I won't be surprised if the news
hasn't already been leaked to them.

That reporter-- I can't remember her name.

-Who, Elizabeth?
-[Sheri] Yes, Elizabeth.

She called me yesterday.

She was asking
very uncomfortable questions.

I've been fielding all the calls
from the press.

-Uh, if she calls again, direct her to me.
-Okay, Mr. Duke.

Why don't we use her?

Find a way to turn
her investigative skills to our advantage.

That's not a bad idea.

That could be a double-edged sword,
Your Excellency,

since we are not sure
what these guys have as leverage.

Let's find a use for her. She owes me.

Okay.

And in the meantime,
let's work on our plan B, which is

draw up a list of the members of the House

on whose support we can count on
and those who we can't.

We need the numbers.

I have someone working on that
as we speak.

We will have the figures
by the end of the day.

Your Excellency, it's going to be hard.

House members bend to the will

of the most lucrative wind.

So I am learning.

Do we know on what grounds
they hope to impeach me?

The House leadership are refusing to say.

That's why I'm a little concerned
about bringing Elizabeth in.

Then let's find out!

-Something to drink?
-No. I'm good.

If you're concerned
about the impeachment rumors--

-[David] Careful.
-Oh, my goodness. I'm so...

-I'll get it.
-Let me get this.

Look, we're not concerned
about the impeachment rumors.

Good.

Because there's nothing
to confirm or deny. Yeah.

-Of course.
-Mm-hmm.

Um, come, please.

If my clients didn't believe in you,

they wouldn't be offering you
this contract.

If my wife was not the governor,
would they still have talked to me?

I mean, it helps,
but they've always had their eyes on you.

Sorry, Henry.
I'm just tired of playing catch-up.

And that's why I want Elizabeth
to help even things out a bit.

[Henry] I understand, ma'am.

But I think it would be foolish
on the part of the Big Three

for them to make a sort of gamble
without... something.

Perception's half the objective.

Even if there are no legitimate grounds?

Perception is everything.

The mere hint of wrongdoing
is enough damage already.

It will spread like wildfire.

Once the dust settles,
it will be too late to scream foul play.

Hmm.

All right, Henry, keep digging.

Really?

You know, for such a brilliant
and handsome man like you,

you shouldn't be so insecure.

Here. Let me take this.

Come.

-Connie.
-Hmm?

I think you should go.

But I don't want to.

I don't want you to go either.

-Connie.
-Hmm?

You should go.

-You should go.
-I...

-Please.
-David.

Connie, go. Please.

It's probably best if you sign this
and send it by courier...

when you make up your mind.

No, I'll sign it right now.

No. Just take your time.

I almost wish I didn't meet you.

-I'm sorry.
-Yeah, me too.

The governor's a very lucky woman.

You know, my clients
are professional people.

They're businessmen and women.

But they want her to fight
even if she doesn't win.

See you later, Professor.

Hi, Kunle. How are you?

Oh. Hi, Iffy.

Where's Toju?

-I think he got a call.
-Oh, okay.

-Kunle?
-Hmm?

Are you okay?

Yeah, sure. Just hungry.

Let me get you something to eat.

What did you do? What did you tell her?

Toju, what's up?

Toju, chill. What's going on?

Toju?

Dupe just called me to cancel our date

and said she doesn't want
to see me anymore.

-What?
-Did she say why?

Why don't you ask my best friend, Kunle?

Kunle, what happened?

Um, nothing.

-That's a lie!
-Toju, stop it!

I trusted you, man.
Why can't you just be happy for me?

Kunle, don't go.
You guys are best friends.

-Talk about this.
-Why bother?

-See you, Iffy.
-Kunle.

It's me she loves, man! It's me she loves!

Toju.

-Angela.
-Hmm?

You look tired.

-Nothing a cup of tea won't fix.
-[chuckles]

I thought you were coming
straight over from the airport.

Hmm. I had a couple of errands to run.

-We could postpone the meeting.
-No.

How are you holding up?

-I'm good. I'm... I'm hanging in there.
-Good.

I'm meeting with the Big Three at 7:00.

-Ah.
-What?

Slight change of plan.

What do you mean?

Um... I told them we'll come to them.

Why did you do that, Dad?

I'm still the governor of this state.

And I am your father.

I have greater political experience
than you.

And I'd like your opponents to think
they've got you against the ropes.

But to go to them? Dad, it's humiliating.

Is that pride?

I thought I taught you
better than that, Angela!

[snoring]

[shushing]

If you holler, you will die.

-Where is the money?
-Okay, wait.

My guys, I'm a hustler like you.
I don't have any money. I don't.

-No! [muffled scream]
-[man shushing]

[man 2] Where is the money?

Now you talk!

[panting]

[man 2] Where is it?

[Paul] My guys...

My guys.

The way up is down, Angela.

St. Augustine said, "To build a tower
that will pierce the clouds,

lay first the foundation of humility."

[door closes]

Excuse me, Your Excellency.

Chief, your transportation is ready.

What do you mean?

Uh, I...

wanted to see them first,

see if we can reach an agreement.

Dad, it's me they want to impeach.

And it's me they'll slap in the face.

With all due respect, Dad,
this is not about you.

It's about power
and the good you can do with it...

if you have it.

And we would at least be able to assess
exactly what we're up against, ma'am.

Okay. See what they want.

-Henry.
-Yes, sir.

If this goes down to the wire,
how are you with the numbers?

We're working on it, Chief.

Good. But I hope that won't be necessary.

I have to be on my way now.

It's going to be a long night.

Okay, Dad.

[groans]

Not picking up?

-She won't even reply to my text messages.
-Give it time.

I don't know why that guy
can't just mind his own business.

-What on earth did he tell her?
-You should hear Kunle out.

People need to stop
making excuses for him.

-This is just like the last time.
-But you don't know what happened, Toju.

You should give him a chance.

No.

I leveraged my personal resources,

political goodwill and contacts
within the party and the state

to put some of you in office.

Your stab wounds are deep and painful.

Oh, for crying out loud,
spare us the drama!

-Briggs.
-No!

Look, you're desperate, Gbenga.

And your position is weak.

Whether you like it or not,
we will impeach your daughter. Period.

Briggs, you dare to say this to my face?

Would you rather I say it behind you?

Look, I know that you've
scalped some heads in your time,

and I know where
some of those bodies are buried.

Sobifa, Jalo, are you going to let Briggs
talk to me like that?

Don't take it personal, Gbenga.

Tides do turn in politics.

Yeah, but this is a gathering tsunami.

Ah, those who are forewarned
are forearmed, abi?

It's time for Angela to move on.
We've given fair warning.

[knocking]

Good day, gentleman.
We're from the Savannah police department.

I was robbed.

No, I was robbed. It's not okay.

I was here, I-- I had a companion and...

I just woke up. I was robbed!

-You! You've got to do something about it!
-It's okay.

It's my life. This is not okay.

I paid! There should be security here!

What will it take
to make this nonsense go away?

-Nothing!
-Sobifa!

Gbenga, please don't be offended.

-You cannot intimidate--
-Briggs!

No, we want that woman out!

Yes! But we can be civil about it.

Compromise is the backbone of politics.

We wouldn't have been able to survive
the dark days of the military without it.

So, what do you want?

We have made that clear, Gbenga.

There is almost unanimous support
for an impeachment.

-On what grounds?
-You will know soon enough.

And make no mistake,

the case against your daughter
is watertight.

And she might even go to jail.

Sobifa!

After I fought the military
for a return to viable democracy,

Briggs, would you really consider
sending my daughter to jail?

Come, come, come, Gbenga.

No one wants to do that.

Hmm? Abi?

We all have children.

If she cooperates,
we can arrange a soft landing.

Mr. Asemota, please take it easy.

It is only money.
At least you still have your life.

Calm down, sir.

Calm down, sir. Take it easy, sir.

At least you paid
till the end of the month.

Get out! Get out!

-Yes, I think--
-Just get out!

[grunts]

You are unusually quiet, Jalo.

Your associates are handing your son
the keys to the governor's house.

The least you can do
is offer the vote of thanks.

A word of advice.

Watch your back.

It will be extremely unwise
for you to think

they will not do to you
what they are doing to me.

[laughing]

Is that all you can come up with, Gbenga?

Hmm? The divide-and-conquer routine?

Look, the good doctor here knows
on which side his bread is buttered.

Momoh-Alli, perhaps...

Just perhaps the governor agrees
to sign off, you know, some things...

there might just be a way
out of this mess.

Finally, a breakthrough.

I wouldn't quite call it
a breakthrough yet.

After all, you can either shove
or push someone off a cliff.

The end is the same.

You've got to be kidding me.

It's either that
or impeachment proceedings

start tomorrow morning.

Choice acres of land,

government properties
at knockdown prices,

board appointments

and first rights of refusal
for contracts over two million.

Dad!

That's the price of peace, Angela.

But where does it end?

So, I'm bribing them to keep my job?

Angela.

I'm not going to plunder Savannah State
to appease their greed.

Let them initiate impeachment proceedings.

I will fight them in court,

I will fight them in the media
and I will fight them in the public eye.

Not if you're in prison, you won't.

Prison?

What do you mean prison? What for?

I don't know.

But they seem pretty confident
they have grounds.

I haven't done anything to warrant prison.

-Are you sure?
-I'm positive!

-Not even inadvertently?
-No.

Not when you were deputy governor?

I'm telling you, Dad,
they've got nothing on me.

Angela.

Dad, I'm clean.
You of all people should know that.

I do, my darling. I do.

But I looked into their eyes.

They've got something.
And it could send you to prison.

Henry, do you know what?
Schedule an interview with Elizabeth.

I'm going to put this to the people
of this state once and for all

and let the ax fall where it will.

That's a bad idea, Angela.

I don't care anymore, Dad!

I'm choking from the stench of corruption

that is emanating from
that so-called House of Assembly.

I'm going to blow this thing sky-high

if it's the last thing I do
as the governor of this state.

Henry, what are you waiting for?

I said to get Elizabeth ASAP.

I'm going to create so much noise

and draw attention to their shady dealings

that the EFCC will have to set up
a permanent office in their homes.

[stammering] I'm sorry, ma'am,
but you can't do that.

And why the hell not, Henry?

Because they might actually
have grounds after all.

I'm deleting clause five
regarding choice government property.

I am not giving away government property
that is not up for sale.

That in itself is an impeachable offense.

Delete clause five. That's okay by us.

Henry, my seal.

Thank you.

Gentlemen.

-Your pen.
-Okay.

[no audible dialogue]

And you confirmed that the fax
originated from your office?

[laughing]

What a stupid question!

Of course the contents of the fax
were accurate.

And that's why you sent it
in the first place, abi?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker! [laughing]

That is excellent news!

It's done.

Oh. This is good news!

Hey.

[Friday laughing]

Uh, he says it will come up on the news
any moment from now.

-Anybody interested in some entertainment?
-[laughter]

Remember in the early '90s,

when I asked you
if it would be okay for my father

to transfer a vast amount
of property and assets

to my married name, Ochello?

Yes, yes.

It was just before he ran foul
of the military government.

If he hadn't done that,

everything he owned would have been
appropriated by the authorities.

Yes, I remember that.

We planned to transfer the assets
after our return to democratic rule,

but we never got around to it.

It completely slipped my mind.

My assets declaration?

Yes. The governor wants it
in the public domain

-before October 1.
-Okay.

Is that everything?

Um...

Yes, everything appears
to be accounted for.

Very good.

I tried to fix the error about a year ago,

but Governor Akale said
it wasn't a big deal, so I left it.

So that's the grounds then?

It's the only thing
they can possibly have, David.

Hmm.

Well, on the brighter side,
you've given them what they want.

That should be the end of that, right?

[knocking]

Yes. Come in.

-What? Hey, hey. What's going on?
-[Toju] You have to see this.

[reporter] Responding to our phone call
a little while ago,

the Speaker of the House has confirmed
that impeachment proceedings

have indeed been initiated
against Governor Ochello.

He stated that this was in response
to serious charges

brought against the governor.

He, however, cautioned against jumping
to any hasty conclusions

and that the governor is free
to go about her duties

until it is proved that the allegations
are either true or false.

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