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Yummy!

Moi!

Come, breakfast is ready!

Hurry up!

Thank you.

Sorry. I'm so excited!

The big boss says that we are just alone.

You get that? Me alone.

He says this is my first case.

And you think it's wise? Tell you what, it's the wisest decision the big boss

has done in his entire legal career.

But don't tell him I said so.

I won't.

Now, I need a thorough briefing.

For starters, how did you find yourself working for these people?

An interesting story.

It was about 10 years ago.

The Kalilas were having problems having a child.

What is it there?

Trouble at the office?

No.

What is it then?

I'm not pregnant.

It was just a problem with my cycle. The test proved negative.

It's okay. It's not okay, damn it.

Why is everyone saying that it's okay when it's not okay?

I'm not a child.

I'm 27 years old.

But what can we do?

Surely, worrying over it or getting angry won't help, will it?

I'm sorry.

It's fine.

I understand.

I want a child.

Why should this happen to me?

I want a child. Why?

Why?

So, how is she?

She's slowly breaking down, and I don't know what to do about it.

It's a psychological thing, Connor.

She feels incomplete without a child, and she's to blame.

Yeah, she's to blame, actually.

The fertility expert you referred to, she has a problem with ovulation.

Is the fertility expert a man or a woman?

What does it matter?

If she's a woman, she blamed your wife.

So that you should fall for her. Come on, Khalid. She's a professional.

So I say she.

I've been thinking about something for a while.

I don't know whether you like the idea.

What's that?

Have you ever thought of adopting a child?

I've never thought of that.

What time is it?

It's midnight.

And we are going to celebrate.

Celebrate?

Celebrate what?

We are going to have a child.

Konda, have you been drinking?

Yes.

We are going to adopt one.

Adopt? Adopt.

We are going to adopt a child. So doesn't that call for celebration?

But an adopted child is not my child.

Yes, biologically it is not a child, but you will be its mother.

What matters is not giving birth.

What matters is motherhood, to nurture, to bring up, to make whole.

Isn't that why we call nature Mother Nature?

Konda, you are wrong.

You're completely wrong.

You see, nature creates, but its mothers who suffer creation.

Tell me, how can I ever claim that I'm a mother when I've never suffered the

pains of birth?

How? By adopting a child.

It may not be the best way to do it, I know, but it still gives you a child.

And it's not the pain of the bonnet.

Think about it. There is nothing to think about.

You're drunk and so you don't understand.

In the afternoon you said you wanted to have a child bringing things in the

kitchen. Now I'm saying, I'm simply concurring with you to say let's have

someone running riot in this place.

And here you are saying, I am drunk.

What is it that you want then? A child.

My own child.

That's exactly what I'm saying.

Let's have a shot for heaven's sake.

I think it took you a while to make a choice.

Honestly, it was very difficult.

I mean, looking at all those beautiful babies, I think you can know whether to

pick a boy or a girl. But what did you want?

Well, I believe your mother had to choose the child she wanted.

That's great.

You can't even think like that.

You are a lucky mom.

Thank you.

Now, you have to finalize everything if he doesn't do it. Oh, Derek.

Thank you.

Thank you very much, Jane. We will contact you on the results of the

interview later.

Did she think she would get the job?

I think she must have misunderstood the idea.

With all that makeup!

Yes!

Timber! No.

I am the wise man from the south.

And I've heard that in this house, there's a new child.

I've come to see the little child and give him my gifts.

Here, I've brought him some perfume with an oriental fragrance.

This is 2,000 years old, only for kings and special children.

Here, I've brought him some toothbrushes, added with blush.

It gives her sexy breath when talking to the girl.

And here.

This is for men's eyes only.

I brought him a pack of condoms.

Timba, you're insane.

You know that.

Insane.

You're going to be the good father.

Yes,

come in.

Please take a seat.

No, no, no, no. Please sit on the chair.

Can I guess?

This nervous, shy girl was you? Exactly.

You must have been scared.

Yeah, it was scary.

The first interview of my life. You're looking for a job?

It's these guys who need a nanny.

I'm just a wise man from the south.

So, can I help you?

I understand you're looking for a housemaid.

What's your name?

Sungisa. How old are you, Sungisa?

Sixteen. Almost seventeen.

You should be in school, don't you think?

I left school a few months ago when my father died.

Which class were you in?

I was in Form 4 at St. Mary's Secondary School.

So, have you ever worked as a nanny or housemate before?

I can manage.

This is my last chance, madam.

Please, assist.

Can you give me his bottle? I think it's in the kitchen.

Maybe he's not hungry.

I should give you a chance after all. Thank you, madam.

Thank you very much. It's okay.

I couldn't believe that I had landed my first job.

And it still strikes me today that my life changed because that baby cried.

It's like he called for me.

Had the child not cried, I would have left that house and never returned

again.

And I don't know where fate would have taken me.

So you really got on with this boy, didn't you? Yeah, he's lovely.

The best kid I've ever seen.

From my previous briefing, these are the preliminary notes I have for the case.

See if there's anything I can add.

Miss Malango, do you have a son?

Yes. How old is your son?

He's six years old.

Who is the father of your son?

Mr. Wondankarira. Can you please point at the father of your son if he's in

this court?

He's still fine.

But we still need to build a stronger case.

Are you sure he didn't rape you?

Rape?

Rape would be pulling you too strongly.

I'd rather call it sexual harassment.

I wanted rape.

Rape would guarantee us the case.

Sungisa, if you testify that he raped you, we'll get the case.

But I don't have a problem with him saying he raped me. Why?

You don't want to hurt his feelings?

Not that.

He could be an overbearing person, but he's not a criminal.

That's for the judge to decide.

Anyway, maybe you should tell me again what happened.

If it wasn't rape, I would want to know how close it was.

It happened the week Togo went to Lilongwe on duty.

By then, I'd been working for them for about three years.

It is the duty, Mr. Carrillo.

I did not.

Miss Malango, the day Mrs. Carrillo went away on duty, during supper,

do you remember some soup spilling on Mr.

Carrillo's chest? On the chest?

Yes, I remember.

So what did you do?

I took out a towel and tried to wipe off the soup from his shirt.

This great gesture of yours, wiping off soap from his shirt, was it not

an attempt to seduce him?

One could say it that way, but it never crossed my mind.

I'm sorry, I came to drink water.

I need to be sorry.

I need something to blink through.

I can't sleep.

What's up?

I don't drink beer.

Why not?

I'm too young to drink.

You must be 19 now.

Because I remember you were 16 years when you came three years ago. Not so?

Yes, sir.

Then you're old enough.

You can even vote.

Don't you?

Anyway, um, thanks for cleaning my shit earlier.

I was only doing my job, sir.

Thanks, nevertheless.

I wish I could be spitting soup on myself every day.

I enjoyed it.

Look at me, Swiss.

Can you please help me wipe off this off?

But sir, you did it deliberately.

Please help.

You should take off your shirt so that I should soak it with some detergents.

Otherwise it will get stained permanently.

You shouldn't have done that, sir.

What is it?

Your clothes are stained.

Can I help you wipe off the sauce?

No.

No. I'm only helping.

But I don't want to be helped. You do, Sungisa. You do.

And I think you should take off your blouse and start with some detergents.

Otherwise, it'll get stained permanently.

No.

I'll tell madam.

Sungisa, it's a joke.

I'll still tell madam.

It's a girl.

You mean the man actually touched your breast?

Yeah, he was squeezing really hard.

Mr. Kalila, earlier that evening, you touched Ms.

Malango's breast, didn't you?

In a process which eventually results in a pregnancy, surely breasts are bound to

be touched along the way, aren't they?

I repeat, did you touch her bread? I did, but, I mean, it was just a game.

Touching a housemaid's bread was a game?

Is that a game you men play when your wives are away?

Yes.

Order in court, order.

Counsel, you may wish to direct your questions at the witness.

I won't let you turn my court into a circle.

I'm sorry, my lord.

You may enter the kitchen.

Look, I was being trapped.

Why didn't you slap him? Mind you, I was only a housemaid then.

So what happened next?

So, listen.

You take jokes, don't you?

Yes, and I'll tell madam the joke.

Come on, dear.

Don't be too serious. I was only playing.

You touched my breath, sir.

Well, then in that case, I will let you touch mine. Just to make it a draw game

and then we forget the whole thing.

Okay?

I'll teach your mother.

I'm sorry for what I made yesterday.

But maybe I can explain.

You see, Sungisa, it is not my fault that you're such a

beautiful girl.

Therefore, it is not my fault that I'm falling in love with you.

I am willing to accept however that it is my fault that I am failing to control

my senses.

But Sengisa, I'm only a man.

I'll tell madam

Say this is not rape?

It would be hard to make a case for rape.

See, when he came into the shower, I just let him do what he had to do.

I didn't have power to protest or resist.

I didn't scream.

And he was so gentle.

He continued what he said through my ear that he loved me.

That was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.

It made me relax and accept him. But afterwards...

I was gripped with fear and guilt.

God,

the guilt was so overpowering.

I cried like I'd never cried before.

I felt unclean and my inside burned.

Even the water was not wet enough to put out the fire that burned inside me.

I knew I had lost part of me forever.

I had lost my innocence.

By the way, did you use a condom? No.

Son of a dog!

He would have given you aid.

Indeed.

That's why I went for an HIV test when I was still at the college.

Fortunately, I was found negative.

What happened when Mrs. Kalila, the owner of everything, came back?

It was rather tricky.

I felt so guilty.

I could not manage to look her in the face.

And when she smiled at me, it made me feel even worse.

My nerves just scrambled.

A few days later, Gondani mysteriously fell ill.

It's not them.

I forgot my office keys. I think they're in the bedroom. I put them in the

kitchen. Are you sure? Yeah, they're in the kitchen. But I remember taking them

to the bedroom last night.

They were here.

Oh, I remember. I put them in this drawer.

Here they are.

These are not my office keys.

These are the house keys.

I'm sorry. I thought you meant these ones.

You're still here? I forgot my office keys. I'll see you tonight if the hat's

right. Yeah, we can go to bed. Let's go today.

This is not right.

This is Madam's bed.

Don't you worry.

She's back.

Oh, my God.

Now we've had it.

The file.

Where did you get the file?

The file? Yes, the one I was sending last night. We have a board meeting this

morning.

Ah, there it is.

I'll see you later.

It's fine now.

She's gone.

This time she's not coming back.

You can come out!

This is really becoming exciting.

Don't you think?

But, sir, this is not right.

I love you.

I love you very much.

That was a real close one.

It's unbelievable he escaped.

I don't know what would have happened if Tobot found us.

Anyway, you managed to escape.

Not for long, though.

What is it?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. I think the ice cream disturbed my stomach.

Okay, let's go back.

That must have been it then. Yeah, I hoped it wasn't, but the signs were too

much. The next morning, Gordon came back from the office for the first time. He

didn't come back home for a second.

He took me to see Kemba, his doctor friend, for a pregnancy test.

It seemed like we waited a lifetime for the results to come.

At least it settles one question.

You are ported.

That is prayer. Father.

So what do we do?

I said, what do we do?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Nothing?

Do you know what you're talking about?

Well, I for one think the only solution is for you to have an abortion.

I'm sure at the end we're going to leave something.

No.

What's that?

No.

What do you mean no?

I won't have an abortion.

Don't be ridiculous.

This pregnancy just can't stay.

Do you know what it will do to me?

It will destroy me.

It will destroy my family.

It will destroy my reputation as a lawyer.

It will destroy my position in the church.

He even mentioned church.

I'd never seen him go to church.

No, Sunisa.

I won't let this pregnancy destroy me.

It has to go.

I can't kill anybody.

Kill whom?

At this moment, the egg is just a small microscopic organism that has no

resemblance whatsoever to a human being.

And by the way, do you know that every month, a similar egg passes through your

fallopian tube and gets included in a blood test by your own body?

It's not the same. That's a natural process.

That's exactly what I mean.

That's exactly what I mean.

It's a natural process.

Therefore, all you'll be doing now is simply to induce that natural process to

take place.

It's not the same. I won't.

Do you know what?

I think you did this deliberately in order to destroy me.

You knew exactly what you were doing, didn't you?

Please, don't talk like that.

How do I talk like that?

When it's all clear that you want to destroy me.

Now, listen to me, dear, and listen real hard.

I will not let this stupid pregnancy destroy me.

I will not let you.

And when I looked into his eyes, there was so much hate burning in them.

And I was the subject of all that hurt.

I spoke to her again, and I've managed to convince her to have an abortion.

You can arrange that for her, can't you?

I'll have my name erased from the medical council register.

Don't you think you're asking too much from me, Conan?

No, we come a long way, Tim.

We come a long, long way.

In the 25, 40 years I've known you, just how many times have I ever asked you to

do something like this?

This is something I would have liked to keep to myself.

Unfortunately, I can't.

In a couple of months' time, if nothing is done, the middle part of that girl

will begin announcing to the world.

that she's been partaking a forbidden fruit.

Now, only once in recorded history has a woman gotten away with virgin pregnancy.

And the chances of Tsungisa using that line of argument and convincing a

sceptic and sinful world is zero.

My profession makes me have fanatical friends and enemies in equal measure.

Some of my least admirers have strong links with the press.

Do you know what they'll do to me?

They would chop me to pieces and serve me for breakfast without even having a

second thought about it.

So, Timber, my brother, when I ask you for help, this

goes way beyond the philosophical debate of when an egg can be called a human

being or whether I am a lustful sinner.

This is about my very survival.

This is a cry for help, Timber.

Perhaps my last cry.

Therefore, I surrender everything unto thy hands.

Please, Konda, don't use your lawyer's eloquence to make me feel guilty about

refusing to commit a crime.

Crime?

Well, call it whatever you like, but all I'm asking is your help.

But suppose we refuse.

She won't.

I've made her an offer she can't refuse.

And that has a criminal plan to it.

Then I find another disturbing.

There is nothing criminal about making her an offer she can't refuse.

Is there?

The last time I heard that expression, it was in a movie.

And soon afterwards, someone got bumped off.

Yeah, that's your other problem.

You watch too many Hollywood movies.

This is not a movie.

This is reality.

Are you going to help or not?

Maybe I have no choice, but

still I have to say, for someone so athletic like you, I still don't

understand how he met that girl pregnant.

Why don't you understand the precision of his attilas, or the angle of his

trajectory? This is a pure rocket science, my friend.

He used the formula that NASA used to put a man on the moon. Only that.

They fired their rocket from Cape Canaveral, while he fired from his hip.

Boom! Boom!

Sungita, you mean you were suffering so much?

Yeah.

I couldn't believe you were suffering so much.

200,000 kwacha.

This is a very generous offer, Sungita.

Are you taking it or not?

200,000 kwacha for a dead fetus.

That's what he was ready to pay.

Was that the price for a life?

I don't know.

Jesus Christ went for 30 pieces of silver.

How does that compare to 200,000 kwacha?

I don't know.

But it chilled my inside to

think that life had a price.

200,000 kwacha.

I'd like to visit the toilet.

Oh, no problem.

When you go out, turn left.

I'm near the first end of the corridor.

Please turn left.

There you'll see Adam on one door and Eve on the other.

Go in there.

He's trembling like a reed.

If she didn't accept it?

No, she didn't.

Because if she didn't, that's illegal and my colleague won't touch it.

You're right.

I did not think that life had a price.

Not 200,000 kwacha.

Not 30 pieces of silver.

She's gone.

She's gone. I mean, just like she's run away.

This doesn't sound good at all, boy.

What happened to the offer that she couldn't refuse?

She's refusing, can't you see?

I went back to their house to get my things.

One day I'll see you again.

I promise you, I'll see you again.

Just be a good boy, okay?

I went to my aunt's place and everything was lost.

Everything.

Sungita, are you in there?

Please open the door. I've got something to tell you.

Sungita, please, open the door.

I've changed my mind.

You can keep the shout.

Please. I was not thinking properly.

I didn't know whether to believe him or not.

Yeah, as I was saying, I've changed my mind.

You cannot keep the child.

I'll do everything.

Believe me.

How can I trust you?

Well, you can trust me.

You can trust me because the moment I stop taking care of the child, then you

can tell the world about it.

Do you think I want that?

Think that you have something on me which you will hold for the rest of your

life.

There is some money in there.

Use it to make yourself comfortable.

And if you want more, you can always give me a call.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Gondani kept his word.

He came frequently to give me money for anything I needed.

He looked so different from the Gondani I had encountered at the hospital.

My auntie liked him a lot.

When the pregnancy became too obvious, I stopped going to school but spent most

of the days copying notes from my friends and studying.

I studied hard.

I wanted to pass.

I wanted to get at least a school certificate.

That was my aim.

With a school certificate, I could at least get a job as a clerk or train as a

secretary.

I did not want to work as a housemaid again.

Kondani looked so happy as he held the baby in his arms.

I could imagine what was going on in his mind.

This is my son, my own son.

This is my blood.

He asked if he could give the child a name.

I said he could because he was the father.

He named him Mai.

I'd passed with three distinctions and four credits.

I'd done even better than I'd expected.

Where are you?

Cholo. I came to see some clients.

I'll call him later, okay?

See you.

I love you.

Thanks for not making a sound.

You're welcome.

How's my boy, by the way?

He's been fine.

Unbelievable! I never thought you were so intelligent.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Now, since now you'll be going to college,

what is going to happen to my... My aunt will take care of him.

The boy is too young to stay with your aunt.

I want to take care of him.

Let him grow up.

But how are you going to do it?

Toko would know.

What you do is, you will put my in an orphanage.

We will then go and adopt him.

Toko will not know that we are adopting my son.

Simple.

What will happen when I finish school?

I want my son back.

That's the next thing I want us to discuss.

I want to adopt him from you permanently.

What?

I can't accept that.

You'll be able to visit him.

But of course, no one should know that you are his mother.

That's all I'm asking.

I don't like the sound of this.

Let's do this, sir.

This is the win-win situation for all of us.

Can't you see?

Come in, please.

Please take a seat.

Yeah, we've come for what we discussed.

Can you please come over?

Yeah.

Yes, please come in.

Good morning.

Good morning.

This is the child that I was talking about.

Can you please take him and make him comfortable?

Mr. Zondiwe, these are the adoption documents I got from your office. Do you

recognize them?

Yes, I do. Mr. Zondiwe, can you go through these documents and show the

court the signature of the mother of the child?

The mother did not sign, but this was a special case.

Mr. Zondiwe, I put it to you that no illegally binding adoption took place.

Am I correct?

I'm not a lawyer.

Mr. Zondiwe, you have testified that the mother did not sign the documents.

Therefore, the question does not need a lawyer to answer.

So, did a legally binding adoption take place?

If you're finding the question too complicated to answer, please, answer me

with a simple yes or no.

No.

No further question, my lord.

Mr. Zondiwe.

Who brought the child to the orphanage?

The father and the mother. And who came to take the child from the orphanage?

The father and the wife. Was there anything legally wrong with the father?

Taking back his own son from the orphanage?

Nothing wrong at all.

Thank you very much.

No further questions, my lord.

Yami, come and see your brother.

From the hospital.

I was thinking we should call him Mwai.

What do you think?

Yeah, that's a good name, isn't it?

The dream had begun.

And that's how I came to know you.

It's strange how faith brings people together.

Yeah, strange indeed.

Thank you.

me people

So you say you already have a job offer? Oh, yeah.

That's great.

Maybe you can join us next year.

You think such a big company can employ me? Why not?

You're busy, aren't you? As long as you're good.

I don't know what Kondan would say.

Who's Kondan?

Maybe you don't want to know.

He's the father

of my son.

You have a son?

You're joking, aren't you? I've told you.

This is the most tightly kept secret of the century.

Thank you.

Thank you.

And here I am, former housemaid, now lawyer, Kamunga and

Associates, attorneys at law.

This is the most amazing story I've ever heard.

It still feels like a dream.

There's one final chapter to be written, and it will be written in court.

I have enough here to write that chapter.

But I need to ask you one more question.

Do you love Kondani?

Sungisa, you have to be honest with me.

Do you still have feelings for Kondani?

That's a good question.

When did you ask?

Because once I start with care, I'll pull no punches.

I know they'll fight back.

So I'll hit hard.

So hard that it might help you as well.

So Ngisa, I need to know if there are any limits.

Pull no punches.

You say you're meeting them tomorrow, isn't it?

Yeah. Perhaps I should come with you.

No, I'll go alone.

I want to see them alone first.

Come on, Gonda. You know what I want.

Who is this, Gonda?

Hi. Hello.

Please, come in. Thank you.

Aunt Anita.

Hi. Oh, Yami, how are you?

Fine. Aunt Anita, come and see my brother.

Hi.

Hello, my boy.

I've longed so much to see you.

You mean, this is Tsungisa?

I am, mother.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You're free.

That was over five years ago.

Almost six years.

So, what happened?

Different story.

Hey, come.

Come and sit with us, Tsungisa.

Yeah, we come.

So, Tillith, what happened? Look at you.

You're looking great.

Thank you.

When I left here, I went back to school.

I was lucky.

I passed my school certificate examination very well, so I was selected

to go to Chancellor College.

Chancellor College?

Yeah. Oh, my goodness.

I studied law.

Law? Oh, Konda, look, we have your mug here.

Twengisa, you were wasting your time at the house, mate. On the contrary, the

time I spent here is very precious to me.

I came to know they're not the same person the whole world.

Guys, I think it's now time for you to go to bed.

I'll take us to bed.

Fine, let's go.

Aren't you going to sing us a song? Answer me. You want a song?

Yes, the one you used to sing to your mechanic.

Okay, I'll sing it to you.

Thank you.

I'm still happy with these children.

It's amazing how Maya has taken to you so easily.

I have to go now.

But there's something I want to tell you.

What's that?

Maya is my son.

Maybe that's why he says to me so easily.

What? Maya is my son.

And I've come to ask for his custody.

Now that's our trade, Jack. Get out of my house.

Come on, Gonda.

You don't need to be uncivilized about all this. I said get out of my house.

Okay, okay.

I'm leaving.

But next time I come here, it will be to take my son.

He will never take mine. Oh, I will.

Never. By God, I will.

Don't forget you never wanted him in the first place. And if it wasn't of me, my

husband would have been here today.

Konda, what is she talking about?

Don't listen to her. She's insane.

So, you knew all about this? Yes, Toby. He knew all along. How could he know

when he's the father? The biological father.

Please, tell me that what she has just said is not true.

Well, I can't lie to you anymore, Togo.

It's true.

I'm terribly sorry.

Oh,

she's the best to me.

Konda, tell me.

I'm terribly sorry.

Up to now, I just have to know what got into me.

It's not the truth.

I'm sorry, but I just want you to know that I love you. You love me? I do.

Don't even say the word love when you are betraying me with that horse meat.

For you make me sick.

You can't go home.

You can't go, please.

Then watch me. You see, I'm a quitter. I don't fight less battles, so...

Where are we going? Chicken mother.

What about mine?

Look who it is.

When we read about the kiss, we had to come.

Thank you. You're celebrities now.

No, you two are still sticking together like termites.

Yes, I'm married.

And I refuse.

Come on.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I'm coming for you.

Remember me?

College Day member.

Thank you.

We're good. You're back.

You should thank your mechanic.

He just couldn't live without me.

Thanks. Now I know we're in this game.

But you don't understand what I'm doing here.

Women, I knew she would come back. She wouldn't survive without Condor

Delicatage.

Do you think he was sincere when he said he loved you?

No. When did you realize that he did not love you?

When I got pregnant, his reaction was unbelievable.

He made it all look like it was my fault.

That's when I realized that he didn't care about me.

That I'd been used.

But he paid for your school fees, didn't he?

Yes, he did.

And I'm very grateful for that.

But it wasn't out of his original love.

He did so to silence me.

It was a bribe.

Thank you.

No further questions, my lord.

Did Mr.

Agaria rape you?

No, he did not.

Did you rape him?

Objection! What type of question is that?

Objection overruled. You may answer the question.

No, I did not.

Did you enjoy having sex with Mr. Karihan?

The first time, I was so confused.

But the more we had sex, the more I relaxed and one could say I began to

enjoy it.

So you hoped that this sex escapade would go on forever, isn't it?

Seriously, I wanted it to stop.

I felt bad about it, particularly when I thought about Mrs. Karihan.

So when having sex,

Did you use contraceptives?

No. Well, I put it to you that you did not use contraceptives because you

wanted to get pregnant. Am I right?

No, you are wrong.

He usually sneaked on me so quickly there was no time to think about condoms

or contraceptives. Mr. Malango, did you ever try to blackmail my client?

No, I did not.

But before these proceedings, you met him.

And tried to blackmail him into murdering you, isn't it?

I didn't try to blackmail him.

I just thought we could have an out-of-court settlement.

So you really made up your mind to destroy me and my family?

I haven't said that.

All I want is my child.

But you agreed that I would keep the child.

You took advantage of me.

I didn't have much of a choice, did I?

In life, you always have a choice.

Don't forget I was just a desperate housemate then.

What are you drinking?

Bring him a cup.

Look,

Sangeeta.

I did the best I could in the circumstances.

I kept my word.

But that's not all you said.

What else did I say?

You said you loved me.

I meant it when I said it.

Come on, Bonda.

I'm not 19 anymore.

I'm serious.

I'm serious.

I meant every word I said.

You cheated yourself that you loved me.

Mary, as a justification for sleeping with a girl way below your class.

Love is always the easiest excuse, isn't it?

The classical excuse for doing dishonorable things.

The guaranteed way of bedding you for dreaded girls.

Chancellor Colleges, Daniel, great things I can see. But you are wrong. I

loved you. Fine. What about today?

So that's where all this is going to, isn't it?

You really want to break my family.

No, why should I?

All I want is the truth.

You said you loved me. You even said you'd marry me. Didn't you?

Well, I could have said that in a moment of weakness.

But you didn't look weak to me as you flashed me against the wall in the

shower. Sometimes the man is weakest when he's exhibiting his greatest

strength. The fact remains that you lied and exploited me.

Why are you being so difficult?

I'm sure you haven't forgotten that he is also my child.

I haven't forgotten that he is also your child.

But I've also not forgotten that you tried to force me to get rid of his

pregnancy. I made a mistake.

We all make mistakes, don't we?

Really, you can't hold that against me for the rest of my life, can you? Oh,

yeah, I can't.

I'm a bad girl.

Miss Malango, a woman who sleeps with a man she is not married to is described

as a fornicator, an adulteress.

A prostitute or a hoe.

Which of these ways do you think best describes you?

Objection! He's insulting my client. Objection 15.

You slept with another woman's husband, didn't you? I did. What did you expect

to get out of this relationship? Nothing.

He didn't give me a chance to say no. You liar.

You wanted to get the husband, didn't you?

Objection! He's threatening my client. Objection overruled. I'm not like that.

You lie again. Yet you cunningly trapped a married man into sleeping with you,

didn't you? I did not. You made it a point that you became pregnant. I did

not. You tried to blackmail him. I did not. And when that failed, you had to

play your final game. You came here and destroyed his reputation.

A woman who does all that has a name.

We call her a harlot. That's what we call her.

Objection! Insult again!

Objection sustained.

I have no further questions for... for this... for this woman.

I think the court deserves to hear my answer.

I did not come to this court to destroy anybody's reputation.

I came to this court to get my son, and I'll get him.

Whether I'm a whore, hollow, prostitute, or whatever you choose to call me, I'll

get him because he's my son.

Madam, you will leave with them.

Sungis.

I'm sorry, Togo.

Shouldn't have come to this, but I had no choice.

You know, I don't blame you.

I really don't blame you.

I think you're a victim.

Just like me.

This girl is a bombshell. Look at how those long-necked people disappeared.

They miraculously killed themselves into that beautiful earth.

See you.

You think she's hopeless?

Go ask her.

Now, you know what?

I really want Konda to win this case. Why?

If you do this, you'll need another child quickly.

But, you know, I've got a plan to hear.

Unfortunately, she can't go for men like you, so that... I've

never

liked

your friend.

Now he's laughing at me.

Can't you see he's...

I still

don't understand what I'm doing here.

Yeah,

like, sometimes she would sit down with her dress high, exposing her legs.

Sometimes she would wear a thin blouse without a bra inside.

Why do you think she did all this to you?

My guess was that she wanted to seduce me.

And when you went into the shower room, did she resist you in any way?

No. As a matter of fact, she responded like she had been looking forward to it.

Now, with the adoption, how did it come about?

I paid for her school fees.

She did well and was selected to Chancellor College.

We then agreed that I should adopt the child.

Thank you very much, Mr. Kalila. No further questions, my lord.

Mr. Kalila, you wanted Ms. Malango to have an abortion, didn't you?

I made the suggestion, yes, but... What makes you think you deserve custody of a

son whom you wanted destroyed?

I admit, I made a mistake.

However, I'm not a bad man either, and I think Ms. Malango herself can testify to

that. Ms. Malango has testified that you tried to force her to terminate her

life.

That's worse than bad.

That's diabolical.

Don't you think, Mr. Kalila?

Yeah, you may say so, but I panicked.

I was in a state of confusion. I was not thinking straight.

And I believe those may not be the best circumstances to judge a man. Are you

pleading insanity, Mr. Kalila? I did not say so. How safe would one be around you

when you have panic, when you are in a state of confusion, and when you are not

thinking straight?

Very safe. But there is recorded testimony in this court that you tried

to terminate a life when you had panic.

When you're in a state of confusion and when you're not thinking straight, you

cannot be that safe, Mr. Kalila.

Everybody gets confused.

Mr. Kalila, how many lives are you ready to destroy to get what you

want? Objection, my lord. That harassment.

Objection overruled. Do you think you qualify to be called a killer or a

murderer?

Objection, my lord. More harassment. You wanted an unborn child killed, didn't

you? He loves me.

Objection! I won't let a stupid girl like you talk to me like that. No one

talks to me like that. What will you do? Kill me? You think an idiot like you can

talk to me like that?

I promise you, you'll pay for this girl.

By God, you'll pay.

And you'll pay her. How will you make me pay?

Tell this court how you will make me pay. My Lord,

I ask for an adjournment for 15 minutes. My client is under threat. No

adjournment, my Lord.

Let this court.

See the real Mr. Kalila when he's in panic, confused, or not thinking

straight. This is the Mr. Kalila who wanted an unborn child killed six years

ago. And a moment ago, he promised that I'll pay for asking him a simple

question. I think it's only proper for the court to see a stressed Mr. Kalila

in action. Court shall continue.

Excuse me, sir.

Am I safe to come nearer?

Or your promise to make me pay will be fulfilled right here if I come closer.

How safe would this boy be when you're in this state of mind?

I love my son.

I love him very much.

I can never, ever think of hurting my son.

It's a pity.

You love so much a son you wanted destroyed.

Therefore, a son you don't deserve.

My lord, I have no more youth for this man.

Court is adjourned. Court right.

I'm sorry.

It's my fault.

I'm sorry.

It's funny, isn't it?

The last time we met, I gave you directions to the toilet.

You never came back.

I'm glad you never came back.

You know what?

Konda and I have been friends for a long time.

And I hate to see this happening to him.

But somehow I understand you very well.

I would like us to meet under better circumstances than these.

Maybe after all these we can have a drink together.

You call me when you think time is right I'll be waiting

My Lord, this is the classic case of seduction and blackmail.

At some point, after me, Tungitsa Malango, was employed by

the Kerala, she began to look for ways of how to seduce my client.

She made it a point that she became pregnant.

That once pregnant, she could easily blackmail my client into doing whatever

she wished.

My client is a highly respectable man with an impeccable record as a lawyer.

When he realized that I had made a mistake, he tried to correct it by

sending this woman to school and later on to college.

Miss Sungi Samalangu is claiming to be a lawyer today. Could she have become one

if it wasn't of the generosity of my client?

Yes, as a man consigned with his own blood.

He took his own child to his own home.

Agreed, probably no proper adoption took place.

But that was his son.

You don't adopt your own plan.

Do you?

Hello, my dear.

Hello, sir.

I thought I should congratulate you for the case well put.

But I believe I think I've lost the case.

No worries.

You can't lose that case.

Why not, sir?

I'll tell you tomorrow, after the judgment.

And now the story of your grandmother.

Is it a true story?

Yeah.

My Lord, allow me to tell you a story.

When I was a child, my grandmother told me that she always had this strange

feeling that God was a woman.

She said this despite her strong Christian belief.

Every time I lost a fight against one of my brothers and ran to her crying, she

would say, Do not cry, my child, for you're closer to God than him.

When she was dying in her sickbed, she told me that I was blessed to be a

woman, for I was an image of God, and that one day would participate in the

sacred duty of creation, while my brothers, on the other hand, would only

provide a cartridge to creation and observe the rest of the process from a

distance.

The question today should not be what is good for Mr. Carrillo, Ms. Malango,

but rather what is good for the child.

Should we take this innocent child away from his happy home simply because we

want to defy the vengeance of a woman frustrated in her pain to wreck the

father's family?

No, I don't think so.

Today, the child's well-being is paramount.

It is my prayer that the appellant case should be

dismissed.

Thank you, my Lord.

We have lost the case.

I think you have won the case, my daughter.

But mother, you are a mother.

Were you not touched with what she said about motherhood?

My grandmother saw divinity in motherhood.

To her, the scream of a woman in the maternity ward was the epitome of

everything that was holy in human life.

The child caused so much pain in the woman as it was being born.

Yet the woman forgot the pain and forgave the suffering.

And instead, someone boundless love for the child.

Hence the scream of a woman in the maternity ward is a scream of pain and a

shout of joy.

On the other hand, how many men would be able to love and love so deeply

the perpetrator of their pain?

If men were able to forgive, even in half a measure of what motherhood

demands of a woman, I'm telling you, this world would have been a much better

place to live in.

My Lord, my client was sexually harassed by the respondent.

He took advantage of his wealth, power, and manhood.

To him, she was just a sum of several body parts he could use in any way he

saw fit at any time he wished.

When the child was born, he took it away from her.

Again, taking advantage of his wealth, power, and manhood.

Now he wants to keep the child forever, denying my client her God-given right to

motherhood.

My Lord, manhood has power, machismo, and fire.

It destroys, it conquers, and it burns.

While on the other hand, all motherhood has to show is a scream in the maternity

ward. But that scream, my Lord, erodes the beginning of another life.

That scream is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

The greatest strength that God gave to the human race.

The strength to create, the strength to forgive, and the strength to love.

This case, my Lord, is about motherhood.

It is motherhood that made A naive housemaid challenged a lawyer

and ran away from the hospital when educated doctors were preparing for an

abortion. It is motherhood that made my client realize that she had a real human

being inside her.

A human being she wanted born and be part of the human race instead of

vanishing in the hospital records as mere statistics.

It is motherhood.

that I have urged my client to bring us into this court today and claim what is

rightfully hers.

Counsel for the Respondent has persistently tried to depict my client

as a conniving and trickery character who tried to seduce and sexually trap

Mr. Kalila.

Even if for one moment we were to accept such a totally misleading description of

my client,

Let us give a Jew credit for standing up for the sanctity of life.

About 3,000 years ago, a Jewish king called Solomon was faced with an

almost similar case of child custody.

In what has come to be known as one of the wisest judgments in recorded

history, King Solomon awarded child custody to the mother who was more than

willing. to lose the child but preserve its life.

The wise king recognized motherhood.

My lord, I submit that it is the noble calling of this court to uphold my

client's divine right to her motherhood and let her have her child.

Here I rest my case.

I still think there's hope, my daughter.

There's hope.

Before I come to my judgment, I want to clarify a few issues.

Firstly, the adoption process was not valid.

However, a father need not adopt his son.

Secondly, even though Mr. Karida at first wanted the pregnancy to be

aborted, it is my observation that he absorbed himself by helping Ms. Malango,

to go on with her education and taking his son into his home.

I agree with counsel for the appellant concerning motherhood.

Somehow her grandmother was right.

Let me admit that in my 17 years as a judge, I've never heard such a powerful

case put for motherhood.

Indeed, where everything else is equal, it is my belief that motherhood should

prevail.

What would worry me would be if the mother is not capable of caring for the

child.

In this case, what is the situation?

As a young lawyer in gainful employment, I think the mother is capable of taking

care of the material needs of her son.

Therefore, it is my judgment that she should have custody of the child.

The father?

shower of the rite of visitation once a week at a mutually agreed place and

time.

Congratulations. Thank you, sir. I knew you would win the case.

I could not be the judge not wanting to be like King Solomon.

And then, your incredible grandmother.

That combination.

gave the judge no option at all.

Once again, congratulations.

Thank you, sir.

Yami, there's something I want to tell you boys.

I want you to know that no matter what happens, I love you so much.

But I'm not your biological mother.

Me and your dad, we decided to adopt you.

So you were born?

No, not exactly. But it happens that

my... I'm still your mother.

Mom, don't cry. I thought you already said you're my mom.

I'm your mom.

I love you so much.

This one is yours.

No, take it. You like this one.

They're here.

Why are you taking my brother away?

I'm so young.

Hi.

Stop the car.

What?

Tabitha, stop the car.

I

don't

think I can manage to take him away.

What do you mean?

They are brothers.

They need each other.

I think I'll be doing them a great injustice if I take him away.

I'm sorry, Toko.

But if you want to keep Ma, you can keep him.

All I ask is that I should visit him.

And if you let them visit me at my place, I can't take him away.

I can't wreck their lives.

I can't.

Hi.

You know what?

My grandmother would have been very proud of you.

Even King Solomon.

You won the case, but you gave victory to the children.

Only motherhood can do that.

It'll be fine.

Let's go.

Thank you.