01x07 - The Dammed

[bunniefuu]

You did the right thing.
I shouldn't have said what I said.

No, no, no, don't blame
yourself.

The situation was managed
but not controlled.

Yeah, but I'm her sister.
I should be looking after her.

No, no. We will look after her.
We will take care of her.

Sienna?

-Yola?
-Yola.

What are you doing
out of bed?

Please don't leave me.

No, you're just confused 'cause of
the medicine. You gonna feel better.

-Come.
-Come with me.

-Let's take you to bed...
-They gonna look after you.

-Sis, no!
-You gonna feel better soon.

-You gonna feel better soon.
-We gonna help you. Come!

You gonna feel better soon,
I promise! You gonna feel better!

Look at me.

She's in the best hands.

And she's going to get
exactly what she needs.

-I know.
-Okay?

Okay. Come on.

I'll just make sure
they look after her, okay?

-This is Benny's bike.
-Who?

Bernoldus, the hippy handyman
and Bar singer.

Hm-mm.

Bernoldus?

I have to find out what's happening,
before it kills her.

Yey, got one!

-Yeah, yeah, this is a big one.
-Yeah, it's a monster.

-Yeah, okay, give it some slack.
-Yeah, yeah.

Remember now. Trick is to let it
believe is getting away, okay?

-I've got this, Max.
-Okay. Just steady.

Sam, what is it?

Yeah. Okay.

Okay, yeah, thanks for calling.
Cheers.

-Who's that?
-Sam, my foreman.

Apparently, they found a dead body
in the field.

-Themba?
-No.

-Bernoldus.
-What?

-Yeah, just concentrate on the fish.
-Hey!

So how long?

Depends.

-On what?
-On how she responds to treatment.

So, indefinitely,
like my mom?

Well, it's for her own good.
Her self-protection.

Does it run in the family?

There is a genetic component,
but it is also brought on by trauma.

Yola was saying terrible things
about my dad.

-Unforgivable things.
-Ah, try not to blame her.

She's sick. It's a coping strategy.

A story she tells herself to...

make sense of the trauma
of the loss of your sister.

-Okay, so what about me?
-What about you?

-Do I need a room?
-Here?

Yeah.

No, no, no, no. You're a strong
and healthy young woman.

I do not feel strong or healthy.

But you are, darling.

You are.

Well, as the next of kin, I would
like you to sign the committal form.

There, there and there.

Thank you.

Go away.

Just go away.

Yvette,

What are you doing here?

Come. Let me take you back
to your room.

Please untie me. I need the bathroom.

I'll be back in a bit.

-Yolanda!

Yolanda, I need to speak to you.

Yola, you said something about
seeing my grandfather, where was he?

Yola?

Yola!

Where's Yolanda?

-Who are you?
-A friend.

Okay, well, friend,
she's not here.

It is important I speak
to her.

Please.. leave.

I need to speak to her.
Okay?

-It's very important
-Go!

-Please, before I call the police!
-Relax, I'm a friend.

-My name is Themba. I need...
-Go! Friend! Themba!

-Go!

What does it mean?

Fish.

What does the fish mean?

Who are they?

What are they?

Hey, Clara.

-Mm?
-I'm your friend.

-What are they?

Fish... Men.

Who are the fishmen?

It's the Spring Princess.

You were in the caves.

What happened in the cave?

Mm.

I think that's enough drawing
for one day, don't you?

-Hey, how is it?
-Hey, have you seen Bernoldus?

No. Why?

He missed his gig,

and his car’s parked
outside the library. And...

something's happened.
I have a bad feeling, but these...

these people don't seem to care.

-The library, hey?
-Yeah,

he was doing research
about Khethiwe or something.

What happened to you?

Well, I... I fell off my bike,
happens all the time.

Listen, I've been meaning
to ask you something.

Do you remember the night my
grandfather and Jacob were drinking?

-The arguing? Yeah.
-Arguing?

-What about?
-I don’t know, but it was heated.

Lazarus was furious.

Hm. When is this?

Uh, first Saturday in August.

Yeah, because Bernoldus always
plays on the first Saturday.

Hello.

Hello, how can I help you?

Oh, uh, a friend of mine
Bernoldus was here yesterday.

-Oh, he's such a character.
-He is.

-He loved the big book.
-The big book?

Mm, that's in my festival display.
Come and have a look.

That's a very lekker
display.

-It's nice, ha? Nice.

That book. It's quite interesting.

Do you know exactly
what he was looking for?

Um, the illustration of the Princess
and Jacob the Elder.

Oh. Can I just..?

Oh. Look, but don't touch it.
It's very old.

-But if you do.. Use these.
-Thank you.

I'll get on with my work.

Oh, that's the river, mos?

Mamlambo’s... Bend.

This is the area on the claim.

Aw.

Okay.

And when was this?

Yesterday around lunchtime.

Mm. Anything else you remember?

He was excited, he was..
He was off to the library,

to do some research about
that Khethiwe or something.

Who owns a Harley-Davidson
around here?

Besides Themba?

-Themba..?
-Themba Zitha.

He's the grandson of Mal Oom Lazarus
who's the inyanga at the Fischer farm

There was another guy. Um...

The same bike club as Themba,
came looking for him a while back.

Victor, I think he was called.

-What does he look like?
-Big, muscular, black guy.

Ask Rudy. I saw them talking
in his shop.

Listen, did you..?
Have you found him?

And? Is he okay?

No.

-What happened?
-Look, it looks like a bike accident,

but I can't say.

-Do you know any next of kin?
-No. No, he was...

He was a loner, he kept to himself.
An outsider.

Made the locals nervous
for some reason.

You know these people, man.
If you are not...

born into one of the founding
families,

Alright.

You can speak to Sienna.
She used to give him a lot of work.

Could you identify him for me?

-You mean his.. his body?
-Ja.

He’s at Fort Vannenburg until Monday.

I need to make sure
before they take him to Bloem.

Do I have to?

-He was your friend.

Ouma. Ouma, hello?

Shh. This is a library.

I'm sorry, truly.

Can I kindly ask you for a favour?

Eh, could you help me follow up
on a land claim,

just to check on the status?

-Do you have the details?
-Yes, right here.

-Are you the claimant?
-No, it's my grandfather.

Ah, that should be a problem.

Um, the thing is, it's an emergency.

He's very ill, he's old. I'm the
only one who can make it here.

-Please, asseblief Ouma.

-Okay, well, let me have your ID.
-Okay.

-This may take a couple of minutes.
-It's okay.

-Hey.
-Hi.

-I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come...
-No, it's fine,

it's fine. What's wrong?

I committed my sister.

I mean, she was saying crazy things,
but I don't know.

I don't know. I don't know
if I've done the right thing.

What if she's right? What if..
What if I've made a huge mistake?

She's not well, Sienna.

You did the right thing.
It couldn't have been easy.

What did you think of my dad?

I mean, you knew him well.

Honestly?

If I could be half the man your
father was, I would die happy.

I don't know.

I feel like I had everything
under control.

It’s all just been...

flipped on it’s head.

Get some rest,

and by the time the sun rises
tomorrow,

everything is going to look
so much better. Okay?

Yeah, I hope so.

It will. I promise.

Thanks.

Sure.

You know you can talk to me anytime.
Hm?

-There you go.
-Thank you.

Uh, excuse me.

What does "resolved" mean?

It means the claim
has been settled.

It is no longer an active claim.

Do you have any more details
of this claim?

Well, your grandfather
should have those, but,

it looks as though there's a
technical issue with the claim.

Technical issue?

A legal technicality.
The claimant will need to reapply.

So this whole claim is dismissed
because of a technicality?

So it would seem.

It's best you speak
to your grandfather.

Mm. One more thing,

-When was this claim dismissed?

-Well, it should say on there.
-Where is it, ma'am?

Let's see. Uh...

3rd of August.

-And this is this month, huh?
-Yes!

Mm. Thank you.

Very kind.

Where are you taking her?

She needs a little alone time.

Who are these people?

Was Dad one of them? Hm?

Say something.

Open your mouth and say something.

Sienna.

Please, Dirk. Now is really
not a good time.

I'm just here on police business.

-What business?
-Bernoldus.

Yeah, do you know any next of kin?

No.

He didn't really talk about
his family.

-He said something about Springs.
-Springs?

Yeah, Springs, the town.
East Rand, Johannesburg.

It's amazing when
it comes down to it,

how little we know
about other people.

Do you know a Themba Zitha?

Uh, yeah,
he said he's my sister's friend,

but I saw him for the first time
at the house.

Like what?

I don't know.
Something about his grandfather,

and Yola, and...

I don't know, Dirk.
He wasn't making sense.

Are you done?

I thought we had something.

So did I.

We were wrong.

He's probably at the back
here, counting nuts or something.

-Rudy?
-Yeah.

There's someone here
to see you.

-Hi.
-Just need to ask you a few questions

Sure thing, go ahead.

Well, I'll go and get your
things ready for this evening.

Thank you.

What can you tell me
about the biker

who came to your store yesterday?

Nothing much. He came in,
bought some things, paid and left.

What did he buy?

Things for his bike.
Oil, a shammy to clean the chrome.

-Is that all?
-Yeah.

-Did you get a name?
-No.

And what did he look like?

Big, black, 35-ish.

What happened to Bernoldus?

An accident.

I heard it was nasty,
a bad collision?

With a motorbike?

Thanks for your time.

I was sorry to hear
that you and Sienna broke up.

I mean, it's...

Thought you guys were well-suited.

Do you miss home?

This is my home.

I mean Warmbaths.

No.

-Heard it's a lovely place.
-Yeah, it is.

So why did you leave then?

It feels like you know why I left.

And why you can't
go back.

-Yeah, this isn't your business.
-Oh, but it is.

You are the law in my town.

-Your town?
-Ja.

I am the eldest male of one
of the founding families.

So yes, I would say it is my town.

I can help you, you know?

With what?

With Sienna.

Tongue.

Mm. Good girl. Sweet dreams.

-I'll see you tomorrow.

Alright. Switch on the machine,
but don't save this session.

-Matron, did you hear me?
-Yes, Doctor.

Good.

40.

-40? Are you sure?
-Of course, I'm sure.

Doctor, at that level,
she won't remember a thing.

Precisely, Matron.

-Ready?
-Yes, Doctor.

-Hold tight.

What was that?
Will you go and see what's going on?

Well, the generator
should kick in.

It hasn't worked for weeks.
Just go and see what's going on.

Yes, Doctor.

Bernoldus.

All is well.

Yvette?

May you bring renewal and new birth,

to our land.

Where's your daughter?

Uh...

I invoke the spirit
of Jacob the Elder,

our founder and leader,

to protect you...

from all that is against us.

So you in turn can protect us
and our way of life,

and return fertility...

and prosperity...

to our valley.

Yola?