01x02 - The Inheritance

[bunniefuu]

-Yoli.

Testify.

What are you doing?

Hey?

I.. No.. I.. I was...

Well, I couldn't wait any longer.
I have a meeting in town.

Yes. I visualise.
I think about water and pumps...

-Focus.
-Yeah.

The door is not locked.
You can go inside.

You'll see the problem. Ciao.

-Right. Okay.

-You know you want me.
-Rudy, no.

I'll be quick.

I'm late.

Are you sure I can't offer you
ladies some coffee, some tea?

No, thank you, Frans.

Ha.

Sorry. Sorry I'm late.

Sorry, Frans.

Right.

"This is the last Will and Testament
of Jacob Fischer."

"...and to my sister Dora,

I also leave our grandfather's
cabinet,

our mother's paintings,

and my collection of coins
and my collection of stamps.

The two remaining insurance policies

are to be shared between my two
daughters Sienna and Yolanda Fischer.

These are my last wishes.

Signed, Jacob Fischer, 12 July"...

-So, she gets the farm?
-Yes.

-The whole farm?
-Yes.

Yes, but she's not allowed to sell...

And I get the townhouse?

Yes, and you share
the entire contents.

-All the money is safe...

Si-si. Si-si!

...until the courts
can sort...

Sienna! Sienna!

Sienna! Wait!

I want to speak to you. Just wait!

-Sien...
-You know, I always knew

he loved you more than me!

-I don't want it.
-I do, and I can't have it.

So you can have it.
I will give it to you.

That's not the point, Yola,

and you can't even sell it
even if you wanted to.

-Well, then, what is the point?
-The point is I stayed.

And what did I get?
I get a little life in a little house

-I'm sorry.
-Don't!

It was always the same question.

"Have you spoken to your sister?"

Do you know sometimes
I would lie to him.

I'd say, "Yeah, yeah.
Mm-hm. She sends her love".

You never did.

You never called.

And now you've just shown up.

and you threw his coffin
on the ground.

You know what the worst thing
about this is?!

I still feel like this is all my
fault!

Mm, boetie. Boetie.

Mkhulu!

What are those for?

Whatever they're for,
they're not working.

Why don't you speak to Ollie?
Dr Nel.

-The psychiatrist?
-Mm-hm.

He's very good, he'll help you.

Why do I feel like he's
controlling me from his grave?

Your father only ever
wanted what's best for you.

And what I want?

Sometimes our parents know us
better than we know ourselves.

I don't want any of this.

I didn't ask for any of this.

I thought I made that clear
when I left.

Okay.

You and Sienna,
are behaving like children.

She wants what she can't have
and you don't want what you've got.

Why are you so hard on him?

You were his sun and his moon,
and Jacob was so proud of you.

You were his heir. The one to
carry his name into the future.

-I suggest you go visit your mother.

Why?

Perhaps you'll appreciate
your father more.

Yolanda!

You, uh, don't recognise me.

I'm Dr Nel. I've known you
since you with this high.

-Of course.
-You're here to see your mom?

-How is she?
-Arg, nothing much has changed.

She still suffers from dysphasia.

Tremors.

She doesn't get a lot of visitors,

and she hasn't seen you
in a very long time, so,

should she react negatively,
in anyway, to anything,

we will have to end the visit.

That's fine. Thank you.

Okay, but, don't worry,
we'll keep an eye.

-Hmm.
-Follow me.

And what have we here?

Come to Papa.

Mayo, mayo, mayo..? No mayo?

Hi, Yvette.

I have a lovely surprise
for you.

It's Yolanda, your daughter.
Remember?

She's come to visit you.

She won't respond.

But she knows
you're here.

-I'll leave you to it.
-Thank you.

It's been a while.

This place hasn't changed.

You know, I...

promised myself I'd never come back.

And here I am, the proud new owner
of our old house.

Same house, same kitchen,
same gas oven.

Sorry.

You know, I've moved halfway
across the world.

Getting my PhD.

Everything's changed.

Hi.

Go.

I just got here, I'm visiting my mom.

Please leave.

I just got here, okay?

Go.

I just got here.

You're not safe.

What do you mean?

You're not safe here, just...

-Leave me.

Please leave.

-Just leave me.
-Please go. Please.

-Just leave me.
-Please. Listen...

I'm sorry.
Come. Come.

-Go, please. Go, please. No.
-Come on.

Come on, come on, come on.

Give me back my phone.

Cathy, stop chasing your
brother,

someone is going to get hurt.

-But he started it.
-I don't care who started it,

it's just gonna end in tears.
It always does.

You always take his side.

-Give me that.

Thank you. There we go. Now, behave.

-Hey, Cathy.
-Hey, Aunty.

-Your brother being a pain?
-Yeah, like usual.

-Go on.
-Cathy!

I'm sorry about Cathy.
She's at a very difficult age.

Oh, no, no, she's sweet.

How are you holding up?

Um...

Not so great.

Why don't you come
round to our place for dinner?

Thanks. Yeah, thanks.
That's really kind.

How's Wednesday?

Um.. Yeah. Do y..?

Do you mind if I give you a call?
My sister's in town.

It's fine. It's an open invitation.

Oh!

What's up? You okay?

Not really.

Mm. What can I get you?

Just water.

You came all the way in here
just to get some water?

I was thirsty.

Okay.

Can I have some water, please?

So, what happened?

This crazy girl attacked me.

I was visiting my mom.

Thanks.

What? Are you hurt?

No.

But my sister hates me
and that kind of stings.

Mm. Why?

Well,

I've been given something
that she wants,

and I'm being asked
to be someone that I'm not.

Then give her what she wants
and be who you want to be.

Easy as that?

No, it's not easy, but,

the right thing often isn't. So.

Yeah, my father made sure of that.

No, Yolanda.

You're not responsible
for other people's actions.

Only your own. Okay?

Why don't you come around?

-Have a drink.
-You mean right now?

No. Sunset.

I've got a few things to fix first.

Are the children ready?

-They can't wait.
-Good.

Have we found our princess, Dora.

There are a few good options
but I have one in mind.

Hm? Clearly it isn't working.

Then why are you here, Max?

Okay, that's it. Thank you very much.
Meeting adjourned.

Rudy?

What?

Can I borrow your bakkie tonight?

After that stunt you pulled?

Look, you of all people should
know that we are spiralling.

We're in a free fall,
and we need this to unite us.

I, I know. I'm sorry.

Can I still borrow your bakkie,
please?

Why?

Farm stuff.

She's out of bounds, Max,
you know that.

It's just for tonight.
I promise.

-Thank you.
-I'm warning you.

As you know, she suffers
from dissociative amnesia,

which is brought on by PTSD.

The good news is,
she's starting to remember.

-That is good, right?
-Yes, it is.

So, then,
why can't I see you?

Well, for her to heal,
she needs to remember and,

remembering can be very traumatic.

Traumatic, why?

Well, reliving the trauma
is very risky.

We can't allow her feelings
to overwhelm her.

So, it's a bit like managing
the steam in a pressure cooker.

And she is actually getting better
though, right?

I'd like to put her
on a new treatment plan

in the light of her progress.

-Is it expensive?
-It's time intensive,

but I'll be happy to speak
to the committee.

-But they're already helping.
-It's okay, I promise.

Yeah, look, thank you.
Thanks doctor,

for everything you're
doing for my sister. It's...

I'm grateful.

So what brings you here?

I've been thinking
about doing the right thing.

Or rather, what is the right thing.

-With what?
-The farm. Dad's inheritance.

Oh, what's to think about?

I want you to have the farm.

And I want you to give the house
and surrounding five acres of land

to Sienna, for her nursery.

-Me?
-Mm-hm.

I don't want her to think
that I'm taking pity on her.

But you can't sell the farm.

I know.

But there's nothing in dad's will
about renting it out,

-for, say, a thousand rands a month?
-But it's not what your father wanted

Well, it doesn't matter.
It's what I want.

What do you think?

I, I think it's a...

very generous and wonderful idea,
but,

I do think you need to take
some time to think about it.

No, I've made up my mind, it's yours.

Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.

X marks the spot.

-For what?
-Borehole.

-Why do I need a borehole?
-Your system is functioning...

so there's air and mud
and there's a build-up,

and that puts strain on your pump,

and that is what's causing
the flooding, but,

if you drilled right here...
ka-ching,

well, then you don't have to rely
on the water from the dam, would you?

Yeah. How do you know
there's water there?

I suppose you have to listen
to the energies of the land.

My family is famous for it.

They say she could talk
to dead people.

And you?

What about me?

Can you talk to the dead?

I find it tricky...

talking to the living,
if I don't have a drink.

I will see you tomorrow.

Can I offer you some tea
before you leave?

But, tea?

Tea?

I don't drink on the job, man.

Hey.

Oh, gosh.

-Is there sunset yet?

-Am I too late?
-No.

You're right on time.

Hello.

Greta tells me
that you're coming for dinner.

Wow, you think that's funny?

It is a little.

Rudy, do you think I'm
gonna come play happy family

with your wife and your kids?

-Well, come on, lighten up.
-She knows.

-Don't be like that.
-Like what?

Like I am your problem.

You're not a victim here,
you're a volunteer.

Rudy. It's over.

Don't do this.
Not again, not after the wh...

Do you understand me, Rudy?
We're done!

So when are you going back?

-Couple of days, probably.
-Mm.

And you, are you here to stay?
Putting down roots?

No.

There's no grass under these feet.

Maybe. Maybe.

My grandfather.

He used to say, the Earth is round.

And if you run far enough,
you'll end up where you started. So,

who knows?

It's wise words.

What about you?

-You know I hate this place.

I mean, I really do. I just...
I struggle to breathe when I'm here.

Yet the air is so clean and pure.

Ja, it all seems so beautiful.

-Mm-hm.
-Small town, small minds.

Yeah.

So, what do you do in Chile?

-I'm studying.
-Studying what?

-Fantasy.
-Fantasy?

-I've got plenty of those.
-Fantasy books.

Got it.

So my supervisor always says that,
"A true story isn't always good,

but a good story is always true".

Mm-hm.

So what's your story, Yolanda?

-I haven't even offered you a drink.

Okay, if you want to
have one with me then it's fine.

Some water, I guess.

Cool.

Okay.

Why are you following me?

Are you okay?

Yeah, no, I'm fine. I think...

I'm sorry. I think it just
went down the wrong pipe.

Okay.

What's this on your...

It's a present for your wife.

Sienna!

Yola, what's wrong?
What happened?

Yolanda?

Yola, are you okay?

Okay, I'm going.

We're done!

Come back.

Sienna.

Yoli, Yols.

Yola.

Where are you?