Recipes for Love and Murder (2022) s02e08 Episode Script

[Maria] Previously on
"Recipes for Love and Murder"
Happy voting day!
[Ricus] I'm still
voting for you.
Don't feel obliged.
[Aileen] I've taken the liberty
of selling my half of your house
back to you
in exchange
for this fridge magnet I love.
[Maria] I got my house back.
Is that dreadful McClintock
fellow out of the picture?
It seems so,
for me and for Aileen.
Fabulous.
-I'm not saying anything.
-Fine. Cool.
Yeah, I think
it's better for everyone.
Your future's in Eden,
I don't know where mine is.
You can do
what you have to do. I'll wait.
[Leonard] Dear Tannie,
it's time that the whole town
knows the truth. I killed Frank.
I wanted Jackie, he had her.
Leonard has been observing
you for quite some time.
Multiple online identities
is a telltale sign of a stalker.
[Hattie] Or worse
[Jackie] Zindzi,
there's a lockdown here in Eden.
The police think
that Leonard is a murderer.
There's a manhunt
for him now. I'm so scared.
[Leonard] If I
can't have her, nobody can.
Okay, take cover. I'm coming.
Leonard!
-[shot firing]
-[body collapsing]
[Jackie whimpering]
[squealing]
[muttering] He's dead
He's dead! He's
He's dead.
He shot himself.
-[Piet] It's okay
-I thought he was gonna kill me.
-[Jackie hyperventilating]
-[Piet] It's okay
-Tell me exactly what happened.
-[whimpering] Um
He burst in here
just after I called you.
He was angry about the posters.
And I tried to grab the gun
that I keep here for safety,
but he grabbed it first.
He started
just waving it in my face.
I thought he was gonna kill me,
that I was never
gonna see my baby girl again.
-[sobbing]
-Hey, hey, hey
It's okay. It's all over.
You're safe now.
-[camera shutter clicking]
-[Piet] When did he arrive here?
[Jackie] I don't know.
What time did I call you?
-We can check your records.
-Okay.
I need to call my daughter.
Please can I call Zindzi?
Soon, but it's best to ask
some of these questions
when the memories
are still fresh.
-Is Khaya here?
-He should be here soon.
-[Regardt clearing throat]
-Yes?
Um, the techs are asking,
should they store the body?
[Jackie] He can't
hurt me anymore. He's dead now.
Yeah, tell them
to put him next to Marius,
but just for now.
We'll make another plan.
I actually just wanna speak
to my daughter, please. Please!
You think
he planned to kill himself?
You think that's
what he came here to do?
How awful.
So, you're saying that he
wanted me to see him die?
Maybe he wanted
to make you feel guilty.
[Jackie] Guilty? Why would I?
I'm just angry
for everything that he's done.
Give your daughter a call.
-We'll continue later.
-Okay.
[camera shutter clicking]
[Jessie] You know
I'll find out sooner or later.
You'll be thoughtful
when you write this, I know.
Mm-hm.
Leonard killed himself.
He's dead.
Here?
That's all
you're gonna get from me.
You feel sorry for him.
I know this town
can get very lonely,
and it can cause a sort
of madness. I pity him for that.
Yeah.
Jess, we got your voice note.
-Is Jackie okay?
-I think so.
I can't imagine
any of it, you know?
Being so obsessed with someone
that you would kill someone else
just for being close to them?
But that's because you
are a rational human being.
-Hattie
-Yes, Jessie. I know.
We've got to write about this.
I don't know what I'm
going to say, but it's our job.
Absolutely.
You'll find the words.
Do you suppose
Do you think
the police will tell Georgie?
She should know.
She deserves that.
I'm sure they will, Maria.
[bell jingling]
-Oh hello, handsome.
-Hey.
[gasps] This must be a great day
for local law enforcement, hey?
Another killer no longer
terrorising the community.
Oh, yeah. Sorry, is Jessie here?
Oh, seek and you
shall find, dear boy.
Thank you.
[door opening]
[Regardt, clearing throat] Jess?
I'm going
to ask Doep if he has any steak.
Didn't you want to speak to
Tannie Elna about that thing?
[Hattie] Yes. Yes,
I definitely wanted to speak
to Tannie Elna about that thing.
Hi.
[Regardt] Hi
Um, I've been
thinking about everything.
-Regardt--
-Just listen, please.
Firstly, your career
I realise
that it has to come first.
And I promise
not to stand in the way of that,
wherever it may take you.
There's cops everywhere,
Jess, so
wherever or whatever your
career demands, it comes first.
Then, my mom
I do promise
that I'll talk to her more.
I bought a book online about how
to talk to people about race.
But also, I'm going to move out.
So, she won't
be around that often.
And then, kids
You're right.
You've raised your siblings,
and I raised Jaco.
So, we don't need kids.
If they come later, they come,
but they're not necessary.
You're the only thing
that's necessary.
Just--
Just think about all of it.
There's no rush, no pressure.
[Hattie shivering]
Where were you?
[shivering] Meat freezer.
Look, you can
stress about Regardt tomorrow,
you can flirt
with Ricus tomorrow.
Today the fear
in the town is over.
I am inviting
you both for a feast.
We can properly
and fully celebrate
my house being mine again.
You had me at "feast".
-Sounds excellent.
-[Maria] Yes
There's just one thing
I have to do first.
We've arranged for the body
to be taken to Oudtshoorn.
Klaasen will accompany it.
She's been asking for you.
I thought it best to leave
the police part of this to you.
You handled
it very well, Piet, man.
-Yeah, I do my best, boss.
-Well done.
Come on,
let's load you and Leonard up.
I feel like I'm in this horrible
dream. I'm sorry if I, um
No, it's okay. You've been
through something unimaginable.
Did Leonard
try to scare you before?
Did you have any idea?
No, I thought he was harmless.
I mostly pitied him.
I mean, that's ridiculous.
He was
operating multiple identities.
We found five women with
restraining orders against him.
Well, they won't
need those anymore. Sorry
dark humour.
You tend to develop that
when you've been working
around dead bodies for a while.
Anyway, I'm so sorry
that you became a target too
when we fell in love.
-Jackie
-Mm?
-I have to be very clear--
-Mr Samuel!
Mr Samuel?
I was supposed to be delivering
a body to the cemetery,
and there's a family waiting
for their beloved grandpa.
Should I send a car and let
them know you've been delayed?
I don't know if I'll be able
to move the coffin by myself.
Do you need help? You'll
have to give me instructions.
[Maria] Oh
I'm sorry, hen,
you're going to have to stay
out of the kitchen for this one.
[Maria] Well, Eden, isn't it
time we all took a breather?
-Case closed?
-Case closed.
[both chuckling]
Well done. You've worked hard.
It's a pity I didn't
get to arrest the bastard.
It is, but I'm glad you
weren't placed in any danger.
[Piet] Mm
[Maria] I feel like
we've all aged quite a bit
in the last few weeks.
Some of that feels
like becoming more mature
[indistinct chattering]
[Maria]
being willing to reconsider
prejudices we might've had.
Some of it is
just waiting for time to pass.
And some of it
is forgetting to be grown-up
and being a child again.
This is a very special pie.
It's special
because of how it's made.
It's made for all of us.
[Georgie] Father,
heal this burnt land.
Let it grow green again.
[Maria] It doesn't
matter who you are,
there's always someone who
wants to share things with you.
There's always delight to be had
in the company of others.
[Hattie] Yoo-hoo!
-I brought bubbles!
-[Maria] Oh!
[Jessie] Maria,
that smells amazing.
[all chuckling]
Whoo!
[Maria]
And while life is fleeting
-To sisterhood.
-To friendship.
To us.
[Maria] We can stop
every now and then
and celebrate
just how delicious it can be.
Just what we need.
Come on, let's go out to
the stoep while the pie bakes.
[cellphone vibrating]
Hello.
[Klaasen] The corpse
is safely delivered.
-How was the ride?
-I won't speak about that. Ever.
[chuckling]
Sorry, Maria,
I know this is your celebration,
but I can't help
thinking about Leonard.
Well, that's okay,
Jess, I understand.
He's been on my mind too.
The state he must've been in
to write that letter
and then take his life.
Guilt can eat you alive.
Better to say it all out loud
than let it
devour you from the inside.
I'm going to tell Regardt.
I have to.
[Maria] Do you want
to be back together with him?
I don't know.
I think so, I really do.
But I don't know if that's just
because I feel really guilty
and I wanna make
his sadness go away.
You can't be responsible
for someone else's happiness.
No, but I'm literally
responsible for his sadness,
responsible for the sadness he
hasn't even been sad about yet.
I've been living
with a lot of guilt.
I didn't kill my husband.
I know there's been
a lot of rumours and gossip,
and even police investigations,
but I didn't.
I might've waited a bit long
to call the ambulance,
that's what I might have done.
I was shocked,
and it didn't seem real.
Oh, Maria
But I've been
feeling guilty because
I was relieved.
I was relieved when he died.
I never told people that before.
-We still love you, Maria.
-Oh, absolutely.
Thank you, both.
[Maria] Mm
Mm! We really
must call Georgie later.
-[Maria] Mm
-Poor woman.
[Jessie] I don't envy her.
I can't help feeling
she'll go deeper into
the church now for the children.
I doubt we'll see much of her,
if we see her at all.
I know they're not
gonna rebuild the guesthouse.
The church sold the land
to a developer. An old-age home.
It was such a lovely evening,
you know,
before that bloody fire.
It was beautiful, Hats.
-Maria?
-Mm?
Didn't Leonard write
that he skipped the movie night
-in order to--
-Stalk and kill Frank?
But look,
here he is with these folk.
And in this one, buying
a ticket from Tannie Elna.
-Well, obviously he was lying.
-But why?
If you're finally coming clean
and confessing your sins,
why would you lie
about something so silly?
Doesn't make any sense.
What if someone else wrote the
letter pretending to be Leonard?
Someone set him up?
-Framed him.
-Let's look at this again.
I mean, anyone can put someone's
name at the bottom of a letter.
-I have pictures of it.
-[Maria] Of course you do.
Leonard's letter
said he watched Frank
and Jackie enter the guesthouse,
but he was at the movies.
Who else wasn't there?
If we're excluding Leonard.
Frank, of course.
Jackie, if the letter
has any truth.
Jaco, possibly. Only saying.
He admitted
it all to the police,
and the letter's not his style.
But then, who else?
The priest?
Well, he is
in love with Georgie.
[both] What?
[Maria] Oh, it's obvious,
but I definitely don't think
he would have killed anyone.
He's Georgie's alibi,
so if one of them did it,
it would've had to
have been both of them.
Jeepers.
["Fever" by Linomtha playing]
Never know
how much I love you ♪
Never know
how much I care ♪
When you put
your arms around me ♪
I get a fever
that's so hard to bear ♪
You give me fever ♪
-[song continues on radio]
-Khaya, just hear me out.
I know
things got complicated, okay?
But can you remember how simple
they were, hiking and swimming?
Hanging out with our kids.
We both love the same food,
share the same sense of humour.
We find each other sexy.
I can really
see our life together.
And our kids
would be on top of the world.
You and I We wouldn't
have to be alone anymore.
No more
microwaveable meals for one.
Weekend getaways,
exploring the countryside.
Great sex in hot tubs
next to roaring fires.
Fever isn't such a new thing
Fever started long ago ♪
[Jessie] This detail
about Marius' body
[Maria] Yes
Who knew that he wasn't poisoned
until after he was dead?
At the time
Leonard wrote to us
-only the killer.
-You're right.
Piet only got the results the
day we took the letter to him.
So, if Leonard wasn't the person
who tampered with the body
who else
would've had access to it?
And motive.
And feels right at home
amongst dead bodies.
[Khaya] Jackie
I'm sorry.
Everything you said is true
but I cannot pretend
to have feelings I don't have.
I see.
It wouldn't be fair
on either of us.
Jessie, what did you find
when you did
that background check on Jackie?
Nothing at all.
A few parking tickets.
She never married?
No.
Dear Tannie, I'm writing to you
because it's time
the whole town knows the truth.
And I'm not asking for a recipe,
because there are
some things food can't fix.
I wanted Jackie, he had her.
It was too much for me to bear.
I was filled with such rage
knowing that she was trapped
by such a flawed man
I had to kill him.
I killed Frank.
[Maria] So,
why did Jackie kill Frank?
-Jealousy?
-Well, she was the mistress.
Oh, right.
She said
she broke up with Frank,
but what if Frank
broke up with her?
Jackie, no.
I'm so sorry.
I need to fix my marriage.
I need to make things right
with my wife and God.
And now we must end this.
[Jackie] I was
spinning out of control.
[Jackie straining]
Things had gone too far.
Maybe she started the fire.
She knows it's important
to destroy evidence.
The fire would've
gotten rid of fingerprints.
And DNA evidence
if they had sex.
[Hattie stammering]
[Jessie] But how did Frank
end up in the pool?
[Frank coughing]
[explosion]
Jaco stealing things must've
helped her confuse things a bit.
She wouldn't have
anticipated that.
Mm
And then
poor Marius dies, drunk.
And she sees that
as an opportunity
to mess
with the investigation further.
Confessing to the affair
It was a masterstroke!
Oh, poor Jackie. "Woe is me."
Ha! [chuckling softly]
Are we sure?
Before we call the cops,
are we absolutely sure?
Because if we're wrong,
we're about
to accuse an innocent woman
-of multiple murders.
-Multiple?
I thought we all agreed
Marius wasn't a murder.
-Leonard.
-He was her fall guy.
You You killed Frank
because you were jealous of us.
[Hattie] Hm
I wonder if she knew that
Leonard was in love with her.
I wonder if she
kept him as a backup plan.
Jackie, what's going on?
Don't pretend
you don't know what's going on.
You're a pervert!
Well, either she knew
and she was using him,
or his stalker behaviour was
a giant stroke of luck for her.
Is this about the pictures?
I'm so sorry.
All the evidence was pointing
to him. She could frame him,
kill him and then
put the whole business to bed.
I didn't hurt anyone.
I didn't kill Frank.
You've got to believe me.
I do.
[shot firing]
[Jessie] I think we all agree.
-Yeah.
-[Maria] Sure.
Wait for me!
["Fever" by Linomtha continues]
Chicks were born
to give you fever ♪
Be it Fahrenheit
or Centigrade ♪
They give you fever ♪
[Khaya] I thought the family
was waiting for this body.
If they are, then they might
be waiting at the wrong place.
-What a lovely way to burn ♪
-[Jackie straining]
Men.
What a lovely way to burn ♪
[Jessie] Regardt, no.
His car's still here
but the hearse is gone.
Are you sure
he stayed to help Jackie?
Okay.
Klaasen, are you certain
that's what happened?
[Hattie] Doep, get everyone out
who helped with the campaign.
We've got to find Jackie.
You don't suppose
she's taken him to the
To the graveyard.
[Hattie] I'm getting there.
[Maria] Can you see Khaya?
What is she doing?
[Jessie] Burying someone,
it looks like.
I did not
wear the right shoes for this.
Hey, I'm gonna
I'm gonna grab her.
If she runs, catch her.
Get down! Down!
Jackie, get off! Get off!
[Jackie] What the hell!
Get off me!
[Regardt] Get out, you!
-[both straining]
-[Regardt] Stop it!
Stop it. Stop it!
You're under arrest--
Get up. Get up!
Relax Relax!
-Are you calm? Are we calm?
-Yes. Yes
[Regardt] Alright
[Regardt straining]
[both straining]
[Jackie straining, screaming]
[Regardt] Stop! Stop it. Relax.
Relax!
[breathlessly]
You are under arrest
for the murder of Frank, uh
Now, what's his surname?
It doesn't matter.
Frank and Leonard.
I'll do it properly later.
Get up. Get up
You're too late!
I can't believe
he chose you over me.
[Ricus] Here we go.
-[Maria] We're nearly there.
-[Hattie] Yes.
[Ricus] Okay, pull it. Pull it!
[all straining]
[Regardt] Where is he?
Huh? Where is he?
[Maria] It's hollow.
He's underneath!
Khaya? Help me!
-[Ricus] Come on.
-[Hattie] Dig! Dig!
[indistinct chatter]
[Ms September]
Clear the space, everybody!
-Okay
-[Maria whimpering]
Khaya, please
Can you hear us, Khaya?
[Ms September]
Breathe, Khaya. Come on!
One, two, three, four
-[Khaya coughing]
-[Ms September] There we go.
[relieved laughter]
[Ms September] Okay, gently.
Let's get him
out of the hole, people.
Come on,
let's get him to the ambulance.
-Hattie, congratulations.
-What?
-Oh, for my digging.
-Yes, congratulations.
Oh, thank you.
I'm free for
a celebration later, if you are.
Come over if you want to.
I'll show you my python.
I'm so sorry.
You have the right to remain
silent, and I wish you would.
Anything you say,
can and will be used
against you in a court of law.
Including my testimony on how
you tried to kill my boss!
You have
the right to an attorney
and to have one present
during questioning,
but good luck
finding one in Eden
that will help your sorry ass.
[Khaya] Thank you
for saving my life.
Shh I guess
that makes us even.
I owe you an apology.
An explanation.
And a favour.
I was embarrassed.
I was ashamed.
The fact that I married him
in the first place.
The fact
that I didn't leave him.
The fact that I was so
relieved when he died.
The fact that I ran away
and went into hiding. I
I just thought you could put
your past behind a barricade
and never think about it,
never talk about it.
But part of me
was stuck behind the barricade,
cut off from the world,
from you.
I was so scared that
if you saw those parts of me,
you'd run away.
No never.
We're the kind of people
who clearly
run head-first at things.
[chuckling]
Maybe we
should start again
from the beginning.
Maria Douglas.
Delighted to meet you.
Douglas?
That's my father's surname.
I think I'm going
to start using it again.
Put "Purvis" to rest
alongside Mickey.
[exhaling sharply]
Oh, Chantal.
How wonderful to see you.
I'm sure it is. [clears throat]
I'm here
to offer congratulations.
I look forward
to working alongside you.
[Hattie] Oh, um
What?
Hattie, you won.
You're the mayor. Yay.
As councilwoman,
I've been tasked
with coming to deliver the
fantastic news to you.
Congratulations, mayor.
-Well fought.
-[both chuckling sweetly]
Mayor of Eden?
Oh, this'll be fun.
Jessie, when you
get this message,
I'm going to need you to be
acting editor for a bit longer.
You see, I'm going to be very
busy being the mayor!
[chuckling]
[humming happily]
And then, Jessie just pulled
the last load of sand up,
and Hattie thumped
her spade on the coffin lid.
Yeah, we know, Riley.
We were there.
Well, Craig and Sarah
weren't there. I'm telling them.
And then,
after they dug Khaya up
[straining]
Ma rose him back to life,
and then
Regardt arrested Jackie.
[Craig laughing] Wow
Wow, it sounds like there's a
whole lot of heroes in the room.
Regardt was definitely
my knight in shining armour.
-[indistinct chatter]
-[telephone ringing]
Frank was abusive.
[whimpering]
What's wrong?
It's just that I don't know
if I can do this anymore.
What do you mean?
This, us, it's
It's wrong.
You've got a wife and kids.
It's just-- I don't know
what I was thinking.
[softly] You want this
just as much as I do.
Don't do this.
Frank Frank, no. Frank!
-The Lord sent you to test me.
-Oh, Frank
And I failed.
The Bible warns
against the allure of women
who lust for married men.
You said that you loved me.
-Pray!
-[Jackie gasping, straining]
[Jackie] It was
like he was possessed.
He was gonna kill me.
-[Frank] Pray, Jackie.
-[Jackie straining]
-[Frank groaning]
-[Jackie] I had no other option.
You understand that, don't you?
Women who kill abusive men.
That's why
I had to kill Leonard too.
What would you do
if a psychopath
took pictures of your baby girl?
Pictures of her
in a swimming costume.
Photographs that could
easily get into the wrong hands.
And yesterday?
Why did you want to kill me?
[sighing]
[crying] Because you betrayed me
just like Frank did.
You betrayed me.
Piet
Yes, boss?
This one is all yours.
Zindzi didn't deserve this.
Your sweet girl
You destroyed her life.
[Jackie sobbing]
I heard they're going
to build an old-age home.
I'm sure you're going to make
them lots of delicious treats.
-Are you leaving?
-Only for a few months.
Once the old-age home is built,
I'll come back and run that.
Oh, I didn't know the church
were involved with it.
They're not. But they accept
that it's charitable work
within the doctrine.
They're also
trying to hide us away.
-The man of God who strayed.
-Ah.
As long as
I keep quiet about Frank,
and play the faithful widow,
it seems it'll be enough.
How is your faith these days?
I don't know.
My relationship with God?
That's all good.
But my relationship
with the church?
-That's a bit more complicated.
-Mm
Thank you, Maria, for everything
you've ever done for us.
Oh, I haven't done that much.
That vegan cake recipe, though,
that was a good one.
-[Georgie] Mm! Sure was.
-We'll say that.
[both chuckling]
-[Piet] I'm bigger than you.
-[Lara] No, I am.
[laughing]
You're higher than me.
-Bah!
-Wah!
-[toy squeaking]
-[both laughing]
["Going Home" ft. Max Vidima
by Goldfish playing]
-[husky voice] Hello, Ricus.
-Hattie.
-I've come to celebrate.
-How lovely.
So, I was promised a python
Right this way.
Jess
I've thought
a lot about the future, and
one thing I know is that I can't
imagine a version of the future
that doesn't have you in it.
You are the most remarkable
person I've ever met, and
and I know life will be filled
with constant surprises,
but I wanna
be there for all of it.
I adore you, Jess.
Will you marry me?
You're not serious, are you?
I'm, uh
I'm serious.
I'm gonna marry Jessie.
Going home ♪
[chuckling happily]
[telephone ringing]
Gazette, editor speaking.
What's that?
Feature for the New York Times
about the recent spate
of crimes in Eden?
Yes, absolutely.
I think there's definitely an
angle on the small-town psyche
and how a town in the desert
can attract people who are
outcasts, who don't fit in.
Going home, going home ♪
Come on, hen.
Time to put the kettle on.
There you are.
I've made soup.
[hadeda calling]
Going home ♪
Going home ♪