Blood Legacy (2024) s01e08 Episode Script

[reporter] Spear Industries
is making major changes
ahead of its 25th anniversary.
The eldest son of former founder and CEO,
Bhekisizwe Ndlovu,
Mandlakayise Ndlovu, has left the company
in the wake of his sister,
Khanyisile Adesina's
shocking appointment as CEO.
With his reputation,
Mandlakayise must be
rallying his legal arsenal.
[reporter] I mean, what were they thinking
hiring Mrs. Adesina?
She's just a journalist.
[reporter 2] Safe to say that
I think Spear has lost its way.
[panting]
- [Akin] Have you seen the press?
- Yes, I have.
I have an MBA, I can save this company.
I'm not some dumb airhead.
Business Day is saying
it's the nail in Spear's coffin.
Yes, I know what they said, love.
Can you just please try
to be sympathetic with me?
- Just this once?
- I'm just telling you what's out there.
[sighs]
It would have been easier
if you were here.
I'm not moving there, Khanyi.
But at least I can still expect you
to come for Spear's anniversary.
- Akin?
- Can I get back to you about that later?
I have a meeting with my publisher.
I've got a bad feeling about it.
You can't be serious right now.
I'm alone here. I need you here.
- [knocking]
- [sighs]
Can we talk about this later?
I don't have time for this.
I have to go back to work.
[line disconnects]
[Dumisani] Well, the latest is,
I've told security
to be on the lookout for Mandla.
And I also think that
maybe you should get a bodyguard.
Mzilikazi kaMashobane.
MaGatsheni.
Do you really believe I can do this?
Change always takes time.
It's not easy.
Just give it some time.
Sometimes I wonder if it's all worth it.
You got this, you know.
[both moaning]
[shouts]
[sighs]
[Meera]
You haven't packed her things away yet?
You said you would.
No. Get away from them.
[Meera scoffs]
I mean, I know she was your wife
but it's been years now.
If I wanted to talk about it, I would.
- What are you trying to do?
- What do you mean?
You know it wasn't your fault, right?
[Mandla scoffs]
If I needed a psychological analysis,
I would have gone to a professional.
- [Meera] Uh-huh?
- [Mandla] Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
- Maybe you should.
- [Mandla chuckles]
- I mean,
baby was kind of rough today.
[Mandla groans]
[Meera moans]
Anyway,
some of us need to get to work. [chuckles]
- No, I don't think so.
- [grunts]
[Meera] I tell you.
Khanyi has bigger balls than I thought.
- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.
Yeah, we'll see how long that will last.
Because that whole empire
will be on its knees when I'm finished.
And the prodigal son returns.
And you, gorgeous,
will be our main financier.
And, of course,
get my third of all investments made.
What?
Hmm? What?
Did you think it was just a loan?
I mean [chuckles]the sex is good,
it's not that good.
Really? Let's see about that.
- [Lungelo] Do you think she'll like me?
- [sighs]
Well, she will love your work,
so she'll love you too.
But only if you have confidence
and carry yourself well.
Yeah, sure.
[Lungelo sighs]
I just wish that
I was meeting her as my mother-in-law.
Not some client.
I know.
And, of course,
I would have liked that too.
But we both know how difficult that is.
It just can't happen.
You know, when we started all of this,
Siya, I knew who you were.
And I knew what I was getting into.
But I'm tired.
My love.
I'm sorry.
I understand and I hear you.
I just feel like
I'm back again in the closet, Siya,
and I promised myself
that I would never have to hide again.
But look at me.
But there's something else to consider.
It's not about me alone, you know?
What about Gabisile?
She's always there for me
in everything I do.
But Gabisile's got everything she wanted.
I mean, she has the money, the prestige,
a handsome husband.
What exactly do I have? Huh?
Don't be selfish.
The only thing Gabisile asks of us
is that we respect her.
No. This is not fair.
It's very clear she really wants you,
Siya, above all now.
So tell me.
How long are things going to be like this?
You saw firsthand
what a life of lies did to your father.
And with you? How will it end?
[Siya sighs]
[Akin] It's in your hands now.
Make sure you study for the next one.
Hmm.
- Talk to your friend.
- Yes, sir.
[chuckles]
Good to see you, Mac.
Hit me with it.
So, what did you think of
my submission for my new book?
- How's the wife and kids? They good?
- They're fine.
- Khanyi just started a new job.
- And?
How's Khanyi enjoying the new job?
You already know
the answer to that question,
as does the entire country.
Yeah,
the Ndlovu's are notoriously private.
I mean, there's still a lot of unanswered
questions around the death of Bhekisizwe.
What questions? He had a heart attack.
[scoffs]
Listen, do you know, um, Sean Conners?
A friend of Khanyi's,
if you can call him that.
[Mac] Well, he's working on
something about the family.
If you could come up
with something better, something in-depth,
something personal.
You're asking me
to write about the family.
You need to do this.
An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look
at South Africa's industry titans.
This This is your best-selling book.
This is my wife's family.
You cannot expect me to say yes to this.
Okay, I'm gonna be honest with you.
You're getting hard to sell.
Take some time, okay? Think about it.
I wouldn't take too long.
Considering where
your career is at right now.
[scoffs] Wow.
[scoffs]
Always nice to see you, Mac.
[students chattering]
[Lukhanyo] Hey.
- Is this seat taken?
- Mm-mmm.
[murmuring, whispering]
Don't they have anything better to do
with their time?
This place is like a fish bowl, okay?
They'll find something else
to talk about soon. You'll see.
What this place is is weird.
Yeah.
[Sara] Hi, Amahle.
Come join us.
Uh, no, thanks. I'm fine here.
[Sara] Is he bothering you?
Hey, fly!
Stop bothering us, go away! Go away!
[Amahle] He's fine there, Sara. Thank you.
And I can look after myself.
Hmm.
Have it your way then.
Oh, my God. You're so brave.
You just stood up to the bitch
of the school in front of everyone.
[scoffs] I've been to jail.
She doesn't scare me.
[knocking]
[Khanyi] Mummy.
[chuckles]
Would you like some tea?
No, I'm okay.
Have a seat, Ma.
You're here to talk with me
about Mandla, right, Ma?
No, I want you to come over to
the house tonight for dinner.
I can't tonight, Ma,
things are getting so crazy here
Khanyi, weren't you saying you want to be
a part of this family? This company?
So, you and I
are going to have dinner together.
We have a lot to talk about.
Yes, Mummy.
The less you know, the better.
- But I can't
- Actually what I need you to do right now
is to get as close as you can
to your aunt.
Watch her every little action.
You understand what I'm telling you?
[inhales] Yeah, sure.
[Thuli scoffs]
I just wonder what she'll have to say
for herself at dinner tonight.
Can't wait to find out.
- Are you done here?
- Mm-hmm.
Okay.
[Thuli sighs]
Uh, so, ma'am, the sculpture
is made up of three different parts.
The base, the body
and of course, the head.
And see, parts of it
will be suspended by cables
for that freedom of movement in the lobby.
Yeah, the inspiration stems from
how the hotel was built here.
I mean, the contrast
between culture and modernity
as you can see reflected in the pose.
What exactly am I looking at here?
I thought we're getting a warrior statue.
Uh, ma'am, I know it's not traditional
but he really is a warrior.
My boy, in the house of Ndlovu,
we always respect tradition.
We do things the traditional way.
But let me allow you to finish at least.
I mean, I can't critique something
that is incomplete.
Of course.
I mean, we all appreciate art differently.
Will you please excuse me,
I really have to attend to something.
[sighs]
Mom, was it really necessary
to be so hard on him?
I thought you said you liked it.
I liked the artist's impression, Siya.
Not this rubbish I see right now.
Siya, remember the event is
very important. We need it as a family.
It's important that we
represent ourselves as a united front.
We hardly united
when Khanyi just fired Mandla.
Leave Khanyi and Mandla to me.
I'll deal with them myself.
[Khanyi] How did your meeting go, love?
[Akin] He wasn't interested
in what I pitched.
Oh, man.
What an asshole.
[Akin] He did suggest something else
that he would do.
What? Maybe I can help.
I'm not sure it's something
that you would be interested in.
I'm still deciding if I want to take it.
Love, look on the upside.
It means you can still make it
to Spear's anniversary.
[sighs]
Khanyi,
this thing's big.
I-I need to do some research.
Be honest. You don't really want to come.
Your family don't want me around anyway.
But I do.
I want you around.
And what I'm doing here is important.
And my career is not important?
Oh, wow.
You really are not coming, are you?
I'm sorry. I can't.
You're not sorry.
- [line disconnects]
- [scoffs]
[Thuli] Auntie K, how are you?
Good to see you, Thuli.
It's lovely to see you too.
I hope you're not too upset about
About what's happening
between your dad and me right now.
Oh, come on. Never, never.
I could never be upset with you.
Besides, I'm just looking forward to learn
right next to a powerful woman like you.
And you and I will make a formidable team.
- [Thuli] Formidable.
- [chuckles]
[students chattering]
[bell ringing]
[Sara clears throat]
I'd like to say congratulations
to Amahle Adesina
and her man, Lukhanyo Mtshali
for making out
behind the racks in the library.
Oh I didn't see
what else they were doing.
But congrats, girl.
Oh, please, man. That's not true.
Mtshali? As in the principal's son?
[student 2] That's a choice.
- Didn't she just get here?
- So wild.
She's telling lies.
Guys, please clap for her.
Clap, clap, clap.
Oh, and by the way, girl,
I would suggest that you start going,
in fact, run to the nurse.
Who knows what kind of nasty bugs
you may have picked up from your psycho.
[students laughing]
[student 3] She looks so stupid.
- [Vusi] Ah, thank you, all.
- [Ntombenhle] Vusi,
please will you say grace for us?
God, please bless this food
as well as the hands that made it.
- Amen.
- [all] Amen.
I would like to start off by saying
thank you to all of you for coming.
I'm so happy that you could make it today.
[sighs] These past few weeks
have been really hard on all of us.
But I'm happy that
we're still together and united.
Especially now that we are approaching
the 25th anniversary of Spear.
What is important is the success
of this company and the family.
That we'll always remain united.
And that we'll always love each other.
Thank you.
[Siya clears throat] Excuse me.
I'd like to present this bottle.
It's one that we made at Spear
to honor Dad.
It'll be available in all our hotels,
and it will be served at all anniversaries
and special occasions.
Well done, Siya! Well done.
You're in a different league.
What a great idea. High-five! High-five!
That's my brother, everybody.
[laughs]
Well done. Well done, Brother.
Yes. Well done, young man. Your father
would have been so proud of you.
- [Khanyi] Indeed.
- [Siya] Thank you, Uncle.
Uh, Mandla. What do you think, my boy?
It doesn't matter what I think.
Because I'm no longer part of Spear.
No, what do you mean, Uncle? Mom?
While you've been
training for the SA Nationals
your mother fired me from Spear.
No, Mom. You can't do that, Mom.
[Khanyi] Yes I can, Njabulo.
This is business
you're going to stay out of.
And as for you, Mandla,
stop turning my son against me.
Understood? Is it necessary?
Khanyisile, you are here
so that we can talk as a family.
- And I'm not changing my mind, Mummy.
- Not changing your mind?
Do you have experience with this?
You know that Mandla
has a lot of experience. You need him.
He moves against me at every turn.
But then we all know that this family
really survives off of the hotels.
Which are run by Siya.
And so what? Is it a competition for you?
Sorry.
Mandlakayise,
you're returning to Spear, right?
Khanyisile.
[scoffs]
I see now, Mom.
That's why you invited me for dinner.
Because you want to force me
to bring Mandla back to Spear.
That's not going to happen.
Khanyisile, this dinner was called
to unite the family.
Just imagine for a second.
What would your father say?
My father was absolutely
against Mandla running Spear.
You promised me! Khanyisile.
I'm sorry, Mum.
- Mom, just look at what you've just done
- Njabulo, I said stay out of it.
No, Mom!
"Spear Rum."
Listen, I I love it.
[students giggling]
[Amahle] Are these mine?
- Excuse me.
- [giggling continues]
[Amahle] These are my clothes.
What the hell?
Are you kidding me?
[gasps]
[gasps]
Seriously?
Please listen to me.
Everything is proceeding smoothly
to get things back on track.
Don't worry about it.
I have to go. Okay. Bye-bye.
Mandla, your mother won't be out again
for the rest of the night.
Nah, I knew it.
I assume that you've come up with a plan.
You know that your sister is a wild card.
When have I ever not had a plan?
We're going to take Khanyisile
and Spear as a whole,
to the brink of death.
Push them until they are about to fall
and they're begging for help.
Begging.
Tell me,
how are you planning on doing that?
I think this is the last of it.
[Sara] Okay, let's get out of here.
[Lukhanyo]
I found the others in the bushes.
- [student] I've got things to do. No ways.
- [Sara] Ugh, move. [clicks tongue]
[student 2] Wear a rubber.
- This has to be the worst of it, right?
- I mean, it's like I said.
The biggest bitch, right?
She told everyone
we were kissing in the library.
What, really?
Um, I mean,
- sorry, I guess.
- No.
Don't be.
I can think of worse things.
- [Lukhanyo] Yeah, let's
- [chuckles]
Mum and Siyanda will come
running to me to sell their shares.
And beg me to come back.
That will be the end of Spear.
You know that, right?
There's no other way.
We literally have to make things become
so bad that it becomes impossible
for Khanyisile to remain as CEO.
It's risky.
Hugely risky.
Well,
the bigger the risk
the bigger the reward.
Very true, yeah.