01x01 - Iwaju

[bunniefuu]

[people chattering]

[Afrobeat music playing on speaker]

[chattering continues]

[engine revs]

Whoo!

[cheers]

[laughs]

[device beeping, zapping]

[grunts]

[music stops]

-[hover-scooter beeping]
-[vehicle tires screech]

[gasps]

[tires screech]

[gasps]

-[beeps, whirring]
-[gasps]

-[chirps]
-[gasps]

-[chirps]
-[both] Huh?

[chirping, beeping]

[grunting]

[kidnapper] Huh?

[grunts, screams]

[lizard beeping, chirping]

[both grunt]

[both scream]

[chirping, beeping continues]

[electrical humming]

[chirping, beeping continues]

[electricity hums]

[gasps]

[gasps]

[lizard] Error.
Main power circuits compromised.

Unable to activate ija mode.

Error. Main power circuits compromised.

Unable to activate ija mode.

[groans, clicks tongue]
Oya, stop, stop, stop.

-[virtual display beeping]
-[sighs]

-[sighs] My life.
-[beeping continues]

[clicks tongue] What am I missing?

[newscaster on speakers]
And in other news,

authorities have confirmed that last night
there was yet another kidnapping.

There is still no information
on who's behind these abductions.

-[sighs]
-But the police are still investigating...

[PA system dings]

[pilot on PA] Ladies and gentlemen,

Hope you enjoyed the flight.
Welcome to Lagos, Nigeria.

[alarm beeping]

[gasps, giggles]

[whirring]

-[cheering through speakers]
-[robot] Happy birthday, Tola.

[gasps, giggles]

-[chair whirs]
-[mirror chirps]

-Mm-mmm.
-[chirps]

-Definitely not.
-[chirps]

Perfect.

-[giggles]
-[device chirping]

[Tola humming]

[beeping]

[giggles, hums]

[giggles]

[robot whirs]

Cute, if this was yesterday.

Rasheedat, I'm almost a preteen.

Think classic, like a young Egypt Ufele.

[beeping, chirping]

[blares]

[sighs]

[Tola] Yes!

Hello, ten.

It's me, Omotola Abike Martins.

-Whoa!
-[hoverboard whooshing]

[chuckles]

Cinnamon.

Nutmeg.

He'll like all of this, right?

[chirping, beeping]

[chuckles]

Bring on the pepper!

This party has to be perfect.

-[chirping]
-[camera shutter clicks]

Say T-day.

[camera shutter clicks]

-[buzzes]
-[Tola gasps]

-Bye.
-[chirps]

Ewelewe.

[yells]

See me see trouble, oh.

-[car alarm dings]
-Huh?

These new cars.

Every year, more screens, less knobs.

-[chimes]
-Hmm?

How a person go? [clicks tongue]

-[chimes]
-Huh?

-[car alarm blares]
-Yepa!

Ah. Oh, no, no, no, no.

-[horn honks]
-[alarm blaring continues]

-[speaks indistinctly]
-Ah-ah.

-[beeping]
-[gasps]

[grunts]

-[alarm stops]
-[sighs]

Uncle G,

I'm ready for the mainland.

[groans] Tola, I... I can't play today.

I need to pick oga from the airport.

-[car whirring]
-[groans, grunting]

I know. He said I could come along.

-[sighs] Tola, please.
-[brakes hissing]

I-I-I can't
check that one with him right now.

Uncle G, look at my face.

-Would you, on this very special day...
-[both laughing]

...deny a young girl
the right to help her dad,

your boss, keep his word?

[groans]

Chai. My madam,
dey stubborn like him papa.

-Yes, just like him. [giggles]
-[car alarm dings]

-[engine starts]
-[laughs]

-Oya.
-[car departs]

-[tires screech]
-[Uncle G] Kini ha? [speaking Yoruba]

[tires screech]

[vehicles honking]

[tires screech]

[vehicles honking]

[Tola groans, speaking English]
We're going to be late.

[both sigh]

Lagos traffic is no respecter of persons.

-[laughs]
-[chirping, beeping]

Hmm.

[whirring]

Wow! [chuckles]

[Uncle G chuckles]

-[gasps]
-[whirring continues]

This is so cool.

[Uncle G] You never go mainland before?

Even the airport?

Daddy says it's dangerous.

But you know me.

I laugh in the face of danger.

-[hawker 1 on drone] Fine girl! Eh!
-[yelps, screams]

[hawker 2 on drone] Fine girl, eh!
Plantain chips, plantain chips.

I didn't hear you laugh, oh. [laughs]

Wait, hawkers have drones on the mainland?

-Mm-hmm.
-That's way better than the island.

Can I buy something?

-Go ahead, but be careful, oh.
-[gasps, giggles]

Some of these people
are actually dangerous.

'Ey!

[whirring]

Wetin you wan chop?

I get akara, gizzard, suya,
bush meat and the lizard.

Pay? For a lizard?

You're better off
giving those things away.

[hawker 1] See your life. Nothing is free.
[speaks indistinctly] Nothing is free.

[in English] Wait, wait, wait!
I still want to buy something!

-[hawkers clamoring]
-[hawker 3] I agree. Come buy something.

-[screams] Stop.
-See puff puff.

[clamoring continues]

That's why I told you to be careful.

Remember,

the snake likes to hide
in the bird's nest.

[announcer speaks indistinctly through PA]

[people chattering]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[headset chimes]

-Thank you for your time.
-Oh, sure.

[headset chiming continues]

Come on. Slow down.

I don't know the issue yet...

[headset beeping]

...but I'll be back to work
as soon as I get home.

[beeping continues]

-[groans]
-Are you daft?

He is a child. You are in charge, so...

Happiness!

I'm working.

[groans]

[beeping, whirring]

Of course.

What? Another child?

Of course,
I understand how important this is.

Look,
I'm giving this project everything I have.

-Yes, yes. Goodbye.
-[headset beeps]

-[Tola] Daddy!
-Ah?

Daddy!

-[grunts, yelps] Whoo!
-[pig squeals, snorting]

-[giggles]
-Eh, eh, eh, eh. Slow down.

Slow down. Are you okay?

Do you like my dress? Fierce, right?

Tola, what are you doing here?

You said I could come, nah.
You said once I turn...

What I didn't say is that you could
run around the airport alone. Ah?

Daddy, I'm fine.

Tola, you are a child.

Now, you either accept that or grow up
and be more sensible with your choices.

[beggars clamoring]

Daddy, abeg,
give me money for my daughter medicine.

-Daddy, my daughter is sick.
-[Tola's dad] Let's go.

[clamoring continues]

[beggar 1] Oga, oga! Abeg, abeg, bless us.
Anything for the boys? Anything, sa?

My people. Mmm. I am here for you, eh?

-[chuckles]
-[beggars clamoring]

[announcer through PA]
This is a safety announcement.

Travelers are advised to only use
official taxis for transport.

[whirring]

And there is no excuse
for allowing her to run off alone.

Yes, sa. Sorry, sa.

-[sighs]
-I... I have your bread, sa.

[plastic rustles]

[sniffs]

Mmm.

[sniffs]

Mmm!

Mmm! This is really nice, oh.

[chuckles]

-You like it?
-Definitely.

It's Agege bread.

But this one is just okay.

The best comes from Ajegunle.

Wait. Isn't that where you grew up?

Mm-hmm.

It would be cool to go there one day.

You know, like in the future.

The very near future.

There's nothing there for you.

But there is so much of you there.

Your whole past.

That is something
I do not concern myself with anymore...

-[newscaster on radio] The boy's parents...
-...and you shouldn't either.

[newscaster] ...confirmed that
their son has been abducted.

A ransom demand has been put forth.

Reports confirm that the police
have taken over the efforts

to locate the missing child.

-Another kidnapping?
-And in other news...

Now do you understand
why I said you can't run off alone?

No, no, no.

Look, I need all the servers back up
and running immediately.

Huh? So I can trigger
the automated tests remotely.

-[colleague] Oh, okay.
-Yes.

[giggles]

Uh-huh. And listen, after I reconfigure
my authentication scripts...

-[sighs]
-...I can access the container repository,

-and then that will be...
-[gasps]

Uh? [chuckles]

-Hold, please.
-[headset beeps]

[sighs] Tola, I have to work tonight.

Hmm?

We want to catch those bad guys, right?

Yes, Daddy.

[sighs] That's my girl.

Ooh!

Mmm!

Oh, yes. Uh-huh. Where was I?

Yes, the container repository.
And that will be coming with...

Yes, exactly. So that'll come back in.

[whirs]

[birds chirping]

-[shrieks, gasps]
-[yelps]

Ugh!

-Ew.
-[person] What's up with that face?

Aje butter like you
never see agama lizard before?

Kole!

Madam. How you dey?

You know that's not how we do things.

But... But my hands are dirty.

-[giggles, gasps]
-[Kole] Ah!

Tola, this your leg is strong, oh.

[both chuckling]

Eh, hey! Happy birthday, oh.

You remembered?

Of course, nah. My madam don turn ten.
How I go forget?

I'll help you.

-[chuckles]
-[giggles]

Make you go inside.

I'm sure
oga has planned well well for you.

[sighs] He's working.

Oh.

[stammers] I don't mean
he's working because he forgot.

He has a really important job.

But it's okay
because he basically promised me

that because I'm older now,
we're going to hang out all the time,

or more at least.

And he gave me Agege bread earlier.

That was nice,
even though I tripped over that pig.

Why was there a pig at the airport?

But we're going to do even more stuff
and maybe even go to where he grew up.

I don't know.

But we're excited about it.

That's good.

Uh, make I get back to work.

The point is I have time to help you.

Tola, abeg, nah.

I get plenty work to do.

I no fit play today.

No games. All work.

And it's my birthday, so no arguments.

[grunts]

[chuckles] My madam,
dey stubborn like him papa.

Yeah. Just like him.

[grunting]

[dings]

[lizard] Error.
Main power circuits compromised.

Unable to activate ija mode.

-Error. Main power circuits compromised.
-[beeping]

-[Tola's dad] Okay.
-Unable to activate...

Let's see if that did it.

[beeping, chirping]

[whirring]

[lizard] Error.
Main power circuits compromised.

-[groans] Wahala dey.
-Unable to activate ija mode.

-Error. Unable to activate...
-[beeping]

[person on headset]
What is the update on the battery?

Hello, Mrs. Usman.
She's, uh... [clears throat]

She's stronger.

[Mrs. Usman] So it's not fixed?

[squeals] Well, uh...

You convinced me
to invest in this technology.

In you.

And now you can't get it to work?

Most of it works.

[Mrs. Usman chuckles] We only have
two days until you present her.

I'm going to fix it.

And you have not even live-tested her yet.

Testing ke?

No. Uh-uh. I don't think we have time.

That was not a request, my friend.

[sighs]

Where am I going to find... [sighs]

I suppose my daughter is here, but...

Aha, Tola.

How old is she now, gangan?

Eight, nine?

Actually, she's, uh,

-ten.
-Oya, give her the lizard.

And don't let me down.

Ooh, wahala dey oh.

[giggles]

-[Tola's dad] Tola?
-[gasps] Ah!

[clicks tongue] Ooh?

You have been doing housework again? Huh?

Honestly, sometimes I think you behave
this way on purpose just to spite me.

Hmm?

What would people think of me
if they saw you like this?

[sighs]

Look, I'm sorry about today.

You know how work goes. [scoffs]

And I'm sure you think I've forgotten,
but...

[sighs] Happy birthday.

Mmm? This is Otin.

You once asked for a pet,

and research shows
that children love lizards. [chuckles]

It's great. E se baba.

[chuckles]

Now listen, hmm? I want you
to give her everything she needs.

She's your responsibility.

And the way you care for her

will let me know if I can trust you
with more big-girl things.

Like what?

Well, you were just bugging me
to take you to the mainland.

Wait, wait, wait.

You're saying,
if I take care of this lizard,

we can go somewhere on the mainland?

That is what I'm saying.

Any place I choose?

-Mm-hmm.
-Done deal.

I pick,

Ajegunle.

Uh. [chuckles]

Okay, well, why don't you go and bath,
and we can discuss this more later. Mmm?

Show me you can do this, okay?

Mm-hmm.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

Chai! Daddy na, lizard ke?

[sighs]

But if taking care of you
gets me closer to him,

then let's do this.

[people chattering]

[electricity crackles]

-[vendor] Chai! Nepa, don't fall my hand!
-[electricity pulsating]

-[headset beeping, chirping]
-Omotola Martins,

your daddy has done well for himself.

But what is his name? Hmm?

Eh?

Sir. I received word from the parents.

They're ready to pay.

Bankole.

[chuckles]

My boy.