All language subtitles for The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency s01e03

( low vocalizing )

( theme music playing )

( whistles )

( dings bell )

( greeting each other
in Setswana )

THIS IS A VERY
ODD LETTER.

"TOO MANY SMART
YOUNG MEN I SEE

GETTING PROMOTED
OVER ME

AND RISING UP
THE SALARY SCALE

ONLY BECAUSE
HE IS A MALE."

WHAT DOES SHE
WANT YOU TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN
THE WORKPLACE ALL THE TIME.

THE GLASS CEILING--
I'VE READ ABOUT THIS.

EXACTLY RIGHT--
THE GLASS CEILING.

MMM!

IT HAS NEVER STOPPED YOU.

THAT'S BECAUSE MY FATHER
LEFT ME PLENTY OF CATTLE.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT,
I'D BE SLAVING AWAY

IN AN OFFICE LIKE ANYBODY ELSE,
GOING NOWHERE.

I DON'T MEAN THAT
YOU ARE GOING NOWHERE.

WHAT I WAS TRYING
TO SAY WAS THAT...

( commotion outside )

( shouting )

- ( women shouting )
- ( man screaming )

I COULD KILL YOU!

LOOK AT MY SHOP!

- STUPID BOY!
- STOP THIS.

RRE SESUPENG, WHAT IS
THE MEANING OF THIS?

THERE HAVE BEEN
ROBBERS IN MY SHOP!

MY STOCK IS RUINED
BECAUSE OF THIS BOY.

THIS BOY FORGOT TO LOCK
THE SHOP LAST NIGHT, HUH?

I-I-IT IS TRUE THAT I
FORGOT ONE TIME BEFORE,

BUT NOT LAST NIGHT!
LOOK, HERE ARE MY KEYS!

THE SAME KEYS YOU
FORGOT TO PUT IN THE LOCK
LAST NIGHT, YOU IDIOT!

PLEASE LET ME HELP.
I AM THE DETECTIVE.

SHOW ME THE SCENE
OF THE CRIME.

COME COME COME.
LET'S LOOK.

- COME!
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO
BE SO HARSH.

WHAT WAS TAKEN?

SHOES-- THREE SHOES.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK THEY'RE
GOING TO TAKE FROM A SHOE SHOP?

- THREE SINGLE SHOES?
- YES.

DO YOU THINK YOU WERE
INVADED BY A GANG

OF ONE-LEGGED BURGLARS?

( laughing )

AND WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK THEY CAME IN--
OR HOPPED IN--

- THROUGH THIS DOOR?
- HOW ELSE CAN THEY
COME INSIDE? HUH?

HA.

AN UNLOCKED WINDOW...

TOO SMALL FOR A GROWNUP
PERSON TO CLIMB THROUGH.

THAT'S MY POINT
EXACTLY.

HMM. IT IS CLEAR
WHAT HAS HAPPENED.

RRE SESUPENG, YOU'VE BEEN
ROBBED BY CHILDREN.

IN THE FUTURE,

IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM
TO COME IN,

PUT BARS ON YOUR WINDOW.
AND STOP ABUSING YOUR ASSISTANT.

IT'S NOT NICE.

( cheering )

I DON'T KNOW WHY
HE HAD TO BEAT THE BOY.

- OH MY GOD! GIT!
- ( hens clucking )

GET-- GET OFF MY DESK!

- OFF, GET-- OH!
- OUT OUT OUT!

- AWW!
- GET OUT OF HERE!
GET OUT.

( man speaks Setswana )

GO, CHICKEN!
OUT OUT OUT!

EXCUSE ME?

GOOD AFTERNOON.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR
THE DETECTIVE AGENCY?

YES.

( sighing )

I'LL HAVE THAT LETTER READY
FOR YOU IN JUST ONE MOMENT, MMA.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT
UNDERNEATH THE TREE?

IT'S COOL THERE, MRS....?

CURTIN.
ANDREA CURTIN.

THAT WOULD BE
A GOOD IDEA.

MMA RAMOTSWE.

HOW DID YOU HEAR
ABOUT MY BUSINESS?

THERE WAS A PORTER
AT THE HOTEL WHO
GAVE ME YOUR NAME.

MY EMBASSY WAS
NO USE AT ALL. THEY SAID
THERE WAS NO SUCH THING

AS A DETECTIVE AGENCY
HERE IN GABORONE.

WE ARE A NEW BUSINESS.

HOW-- HOW MAY I
HELP YOU?

I'M HERE TO FIND
MY SON MICHAEL,

BUT I DON'T THINK
HE'S ALIVE ANYMORE.

THAT'S VERY SAD.

I LOST A CHILD MYSELF--
A BOY.

HE WAS BORN BUT
HE DID NOT LIVE.

WE THINK WE'LL
GET OVER THE PAIN,

BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS.

DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE
OF MICHAEL?

THAT'S MICHAEL

JUST AFTER HE GRADUATED
FROM STANFORD.

OH, HE WANTED TO
CHANGE THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW HOW KIDS ARE.

WELL, SOMEHOW
HE HEARD

ABOUT A PROJECT--
A COMMUNE, I GUESS--

HERE IN BOTSWANA WHERE
THEY WERE GROWING PLANTS

AND VEGETABLES IN
VERY VERY DRY SOIL.

"THE GREENING OF
THE DESERT"-- THAT'S
WHAT THEY CALLED IT.

IT WAS AT A FARM
NEAR, UM...

SILONGKOLELE?

SILOKWOLELA.

IT IS VERY DRY
IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY,

ALMOST DESERT.

THIS IS MMA MAKUTSI,
MY SECRETARY.

AHH, HELLO.
THANK YOU.

- SECRETARY?
- MMM.

HAVEN'T HEARD THAT VERY
MUCH IN THE UNITED STATES.

EVERY SECRETARY IS
AN ASSISTANT AT LEAST,

OR AN ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE.

"ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE."

MICHAEL HEARD
ABOUT THIS PROJECT--

YES, AND HE WANTED
TO COME HERE

AND DO SOME GOOD
IN THE WORLD.

HIS FATHER AND I
WEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT,
BUT WHAT ELSE COULD WE DO?

FOR WEEKS
WE HEARD NOTHING.

AND THEN...

HE STARTED
TO WRITE...

THESE WONDERFUL
LETTERS.

HE SAID HE'S FOUND
HIS AFRICAN HEART.

WHAT ELSE COULD WE BE
BUT HAPPY?

UNTIL ONE DAY

THE EMBASSY CALLED
AND SAID HE'D BEEN
REPORTED MISSING.

JACK, MY HUSBAND,
DROPPED EVERYTHING

AND WE CAME HERE.

IT WAS MILES
FROM ANYWHERE.

IT TOOK US TWO HOURS
TO GET THERE.

AND THE ROADS--
WELL, THEY WEREN'T ROADS,
JUST TRACKS, REALLY.

BUT WHEN WE GOT
TO THE PLACE,

I SAW WHAT MICHAEL
HAD MEANT.

SOMEHOW IN THE MIDDLE OF
ALL THAT DUST AND HEAT,

THEY HAD BUILT
A GARDEN.

THEY ALL CAME OUT
TO MEET US.

THERE WAS A GUY
WITH A LITTLE BEARD,

OSWALD RANTA.

THE LEADER OF THE COMMUNE
WAS AN OLDER MAN FROM KENYA.

I THINK HIS NAME WAS
PETER NGARI.

OH, AND A NURSE AT THE CLINIC
THAT THEY STARTED

FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE--
REBECCA SOLOI WAS HER NAME.

ALL ANY OF THEM
COULD TELL US

WAS THAT MICHAEL HAD GONE
TO BED THE NIGHT BEFORE

AND HAD DISAPPEARED
THE NEXT MORNING.

A TOTAL MYSTERY.

THE EMBASSY AND THE LOCAL POLICE
DID THEIR BEST,

BUT AFTER A WHILE
THEY GAVE UP.

WE EVEN HIRED
A TRACKER--

A BUSHMAN.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

I THINK WE
CALLED HIM JOJO.

BUT HE SEARCHED AND
COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING,

SO WE HAD NO ALTERNATIVE
BUT TO GO BACK HOME.

THAT MUST HAVE
BEEN HARD--

FEARING THE WORST
BUT NOT KNOWING.

YES, IT WAS HARD.

MY ONLY CONSOLATION WAS

THAT AS THE YEARS WENT BY,
JACK AND I HAD EACH OTHER,

TILL LAST SEPTEMBER
WHEN HE PASSED AWAY.

SEEMS LIKE I HAD
A CHOICE OF...

GOING TO FLORIDA AND
RETIRING AND WATCH TV,

OR TO MAKE A LIFE
FOR MYSELF,

AND THAT'S WHAT
I'VE CHOSEN.

BUT I-- I CAN'T DO IT
UNTIL I FIND OUT WHAT
HAPPENED TO MY SON,

FOR BETTER OR
FOR WORSE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

IT MAKES VERY
GOOD SENSE.

I THINK WE SHOULD
START BY GOING BACK
TO THAT FARM TOGETHER.

BUT IT'S DESERTED.
NOBODY LIVES THERE.

PLACES HAVE ECHOES.

IF WE ARE SENSITIVE ENOUGH,
WE MIGHT PICK UP A FEELING

OF WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

RIGHT. OKAY.

Mma Ramotswe:
ZEBRAS...

SUNSETS,
IRRIGATION SCHEMES--

THESE LETTERS ARE
BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN,

BUT THERE ISN'T
ONE SINGLE CLUE.

WE MUST TRACE
THE WITNESSES.

I HAVE MADE A NOTE
OF ALL THEIR NAMES.

EXCEPT THEY DIDN'T WITNESS
ANYTHING, SO THEY SAID.

I HAVE A BAD FEELING
ABOUT THIS CASE.

10 YEARS
IS A LONG TIME.

"A STALE ENQUIRY

IS UNREWARDING FOR
ALL CONCERNED."

NNYAA, MMA.
IT'S ABOUT A PRIZE HE'S WON.

"THE CLIENT IS GIVEN
FALSE HOPES

AND THE DETECTIVE
FEELS COMMITTED TO COME UP
WITH SOMETHING..."

YES, THANK YOU.

"...BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY..."

( sighs )

"...NOTHING IS LIKELY
TO BE ACHIEVED."

MMA MAKUTSI?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I HAVE FOUND
A WITNESS!

YOU'VE DONE WHAT?

OSWALD RANTA IS
NOW DR. RANTA.

HE IS A HEAD OF STUDIES
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
RURAL ECONOMICS

AT THE UNIVERSITY
RIGHT HERE IN GABORONE.

HOW DID YOU FIND HIM?

THAT WAS VERY
CLEVER OF YOU.

HOW ABOUT WITNESS #2,

REBECCA SOLOI?

A NURSE SHOULD
BE EASY TO FIND.

YOU SHOULD CALL
DR. GULUBANE.

THERE IS NO NEED
TO TROUBLE DR. GULUBANE.

SHE WORKS IN A CLINIC
IN MOSHUPA.

WAS SHE IN THE TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY AS WELL?

NNYAA, MMA.
I HAPPEN TO KNOW HER.

HOW?

COINCIDENCE.

( dialing )

WELCOME TO THE GRAND PALM,
MADAME.

THANK YOU.

SORRY I'M LATE.

YOU SURE THIS THING
IS GOING TO MAKE IT?

- OF COURSE!
- OKAY.

Mrs. Curtin:
WE HAD 10 OUTLETS IN
WASHINGTON, D.C.

FOR THE LAST YEAR OF HIS LIFE,
I WAS EFFECTIVELY RUNNING
THE WHOLE SHOW.

WILL YOU GO ON
RUNNING THE SHOW

NOW THAT YOU
ARE ON YOUR OWN?

NO, I'M GOING TO
SELL EVERYTHING OFF.

DON'T LAUGH TOO LOUD,

BUT I'M PLANNING ON
GOING TO COLLEGE TO DO
AFRICAN STUDIES.

LIKE YOUR SON.

YEAH, YOU COULD
SAY THAT.

WE SHOULD OFFER
THIS MAN A LIFT.

HAA!

YEAH!
( cheering )

DO YOU THINK
THIS IS SAFE?

I'M SURE IT'S SAFE.

IF HE WAS A CRIMINAL,
HE WOULD HAVE STOLEN
HIS OWN CAR BY NOW.

BESIDES, HE'S NOT
VERY BIG.

THANK YOU!

BOTSWANA MUSIC!
THERE YOU ARE!

( playing radio )

DO YOU LIKE MUSIC, MMA?

NO, IT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU.

( music blasting )

COULD YOU DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THE VOLUME?

DO YOU WANT IT LOUDER?

I MAKE IT
MUCH LOUDER.

REBECCA SOLOI?

THIS IS GRACE MAKUTSI.

DO YOU REMEMBER ME?

EE, MMA.
HE IS.

HE-- HE IS NOT SO STRONG
AS HE WAS.

NO, NOT YET,
BUT HE WILL.

MMA, I'M CALLING TO MAKE
AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOU

FOR THE LADY THAT
I WORK WITH,

BUT I MUST ASK YOU
A FAVOR FIRST:

WHEN YOU SEE HER, CAN YOU
PLEASE NOT MENTION RICHARD?

IF YOU'RE GOING TO
SEE THAT OLD FARM,
YOU MUST ASK MMA POTSANE.

SHE WORKED THERE
ONCE UPON A TIME.

- STRAIGHT DOWN THIS ROAD?
- YES, DOWN THIS ROAD.

YOU WILL SEE
THE DONKEYS, ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

SORRY.

WELL, HE WAS RIGHT
ABOUT THE DONKEYS.

LET ME SPEAK
WITH HER FIRST.

SHE KNOWS
THE FARM WELL

AND SHE REMEMBERS
MICHAEL.

OH.
I'M ANDREA CURTIN.

MICHAEL WAS MY SON.

OH, I'M SORRY,
MY SISTER.

COME.
COME INSIDE.

THANK YOU.

IS THIS OKAY?

SHE SEEMS TO
HAVE SO LITTLE.

IT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.

( speaks Setswana )

I WAS MARRIED ONCE.

- YOU MUST MARRY AGAIN!
- OH.

YOU MUST MARRY
A POLICEMAN

OR A MOTOR MECHANIC
OR A MINISTER OF
RELIGION.

ALL THOSE ARE VERY
GOOD MEN TO MARRY.

YOU MUST NOT MARRY
A POLITICIAN

OR A MAN
WHO WORKS IN A BAR.

MMM, MY HUSBAND
WAS A TRUMPETER.

HE WAS NOT
A GOOD HUSBAND.

I WILL ADD TRUMPETERS
TO MY LIST.

( laughs )

( both speak Setswana )

IS SHE GONNA JOIN US?

SHE'LL WAIT UNTIL
WE'RE FINISHED.

WELL, HOW DO I DO THIS?

WATCH ME.

OH MY GOD.

THIS USED TO BE
BEAUTIFUL BEFORE.

I'M GLAD JACK
CAN'T SEE THIS.

IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING

OR SON WAS TRYING
TO DO WAS JUST A JOKE.

I THINK THE BUSH
HAS EATEN IT UP.

WHAT WENT WRONG?

THEY WERE TRYING TO
GROW LETTUCES AND
TOMATOES IN A PLACE

THAT IS ONLY GOOD
FOR THORN BUSHES.

IT WOULD BE EASIER
TO GROW GRASS ON
YOUR OWN HEAD.

Mma Ramotswe:
WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENED TO MICHAEL?

I THINK HE WAS
SUCKED UP.

SUCKED UP?

BIG WHIRLWINDS COME
FROM THE KALAHARI

AND SUCK
THINGS UP.

BUT WHERE THAT
WHIRLWIND WOULD
HAVE PUT HIM DOWN,

I DO NOT KNOW.

IT COULD BE THOUSANDS
OF MILES AWAY.

THAT IS WHERE I LIVED
WITH MY HUSBAND.

AYE, SISTER,

I'M SAD TO SEE IT.

SAD TO SEE IT.

IT BREAKS MY HEART
EVERY TIME SHE
CALLS ME SISTER.

THIS WAS THE CLINIC WHERE
REBECCA SOLOI WORKED.

SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
TO REALIZE HOW QUICKLY

H.I.V. WAS SPREADING
BEYOND THE TOWNS INTO
THE COUNTRYSIDE.

LOOK, THERE'S
A PHOTOGRAPH.

THAT'S MICHAEL
IN THE MIDDLE.

WHO'S THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT SAYS "CLARA SIDIBE."

MICHAEL NEVER MENTIONED
HER IN ANY OF HIS LETTERS.

Mma Potsane:
MMA?

EXCUSE ME.

SOMEBODY'S MADE
A FIRE OVER THERE.

IT WAS AFTER
THE LAST RAINS.

IT WAS PROBABLY
HUNTERS.

OH.
THERE IS A WIND, EH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
IT'S SAYING, THIS WIND?

IT'S SAYING THAT ON
THIS FARM THERE'S A SPIRIT
THAT CAN'T GET AWAY.

I THINK SO TOO.

( echoing hooting )

- LOOK.
- OH, WOW.
CAN WE GET OUT?

- IF WE ARE QUIET.
- OKAY.

THEY'RE SO PRIMITIVE.

GOD, THIS IS...

GOD.

WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE FIGHTING?

- THEY'RE MALE.
- OH, THAT REASON.

IT'S ALWAYS THAT REASON.

THEY'RE JUST CHILDREN.

YEAH.

THE WHOLE WORLD WAS
YOUNG IN AFRICA ONCE.

EE, MMA.

Mma Ramotswe:
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I DON'T LIKE THIS GUY
WITH THE BEARD.

NO, NEITHER DO I.

IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE?

THERE IS A CLOSENESS
BETWEEN THE BOY AND THE GIRL.

- YES, I SAW THAT TOO.
- DID YOU TELL THE MOTHER?

I THINK SHE SUSPECTS
IT ALREADY.

I FEEL WORSE ABOUT
SOMETHING ELSE I
DIDN'T TELL HER.

WHAT'S THAT?

THERE WAS
A WIND THAT SPOKE OF
A RESTLESS SPIRIT,

AND THAT ONLY
MEANS ONE THING:

THERE IS A BODY THERE
THAT HAS NOT BEEN
PROPERLY BURIED.

DO YOU HAVE PROOF?

NO, JUST MY INSTINCTS.

WELL, UNTIL YOU
KNOW FOR CERTAIN,
BEST NOT TO SAY ANYTHING.

AMERICANS ARE
VERY CLEVER PEOPLE--

THEY CAN SEND
ROCKETS INTO SPACE.

BUT SCIENCE ISN'T
THE ONLY THING.

THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT
MAKE THE WORLD WHAT IT IS--

THINGS OF THE SPIRIT.

AMERICANS NEVER
NOTICE THEM,

EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE
RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSES.

UH, PLEASE LEAVE
THE WATER.

YOU SHOULD
CHANGE YOUR MAID.

- SHE'S JUST JEALOUS.
- JEALOUS OF WHO?

OF YOU.

SHE HAS NO REASON
TO BE JEALOUS.

I KNOW.

Man:
BYE BYE, THANK YOU.

OH, GOOD MORNING,
MMA RAMOTSWE.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

- I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
- UH-HUH?

DO YOU SEND BARSAWA TRACKERS
ON YOUR SAFARI TOURS?

WHAT SORT OF TERRITORY
DO YOU WANT TO EXPLORE?

DO YOU KNOW A TRACKER
CALLED JOJO?

IF YOU COME ACROSS ANYONE
WHO MIGHT KNOW WHERE HE IS,

PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

IT'S VERY URGENT.
I WANT TO SPEAK WITH HIM.

HO, MMA! HO, MMA.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR US?

( laughs )

- MAYBE...
- MM-HMM?

- ...JUST MAYBE...
- UH-HUH?

...I'LL TRY TO FIND
A COUPLE OF GIRLS

DESPERATE ENOUGH TO DEAL
WITH YOUR CRAZY CHATTER.

( both laugh )

WE DON'T NEED TWO GIRLS!
JUST ONE WHO'S BIG
ENOUGH FOR TWO.

( both laughing )

DON'T GO IN THERE.

( typewriter keys clacking )

WHOO.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
THE POSSIBILITY OF MY PROMOTION.

THERE NEED NOT BE ANY
RISE IN PAY,

BUT IF MY TITLE RECOGNIZED
MY POWERS OF DETECTION

RATHER THAN JUST MY TYPING,
I'D BE VERY GRATEFUL.

WELL, I DON'T THINK
"ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE
DETECTIVE" SOUNDS QUITE RIGHT.

EE, MMA.
THAT WOULD BE GOING TOO FAR.

MAY I MAKE THE SUGGESTION
OF THE WORDING

"ASSISTANT DETECTIVE"?

KOKO! DARLING LADY,
PLEASE COME HELP.
THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.

QUICK QUICK!
( speaks Setswana )

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

I CAME OUT OF THE CAR
AND SUDDENLY, PAH!

- MY PANTS ARE BROKEN.
- IT WON'T TAKE A MOMENT.

I'LL GET A NEEDLE.
TAKE THEM OFF.

WE WERE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF A BUSINESS CONVERSATION!

I'M A SERIAL INTERRUPTER.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO IT.

DAH!
NOT IN HERE!

WHAT IF A CLIENT
WERE TO COME IN?
WHAT WOULD THEY THINK?

THEY WILL THINK THAT
MY BEAUTIFUL LEGS

WAS ONLY MATCHED BY
THESE EXTRAORDINARY
UNDERPANTS.

MMA MAKUTSI, PLEASE!
COME IN.

I'VE SEEN A MAN WITH
NO TROUSERS ON BEFORE.

THANK YOU,
DARLING LADY.

THEY SHOULD LAST FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY.

I CAN'T ANSWER FOR THEM
AFTER THAT.

( laughs )
I'LL TRY AND GET MY HOME
SEWING KIT NEXT TIME.

( whistling )

WAIT, MMA! MMA!

MMA RAMOTSWE!
HEY, MMA RAMOTSWE!

MMA RAMOTSWE!

WHOO!

BK:
THE HAIR-DRYER IS GONE;
BOX OF EYELASHES--

THEY WERE NEXT TO...
OH, NO.

THEY ARE GONE TOO.
WHO STEALS A BOX
OF FAKE NAILS?

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.

I MUST INSPECT
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.

OH, HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT TO INSPECT?

B.K., I WILL VERY SOON BE
AN ASSISTANT DETECTIVE.

I WOULD BE THAT
ALREADY HAD YOU NOT
COME BURSTING IN HERE

WITH EMERGENCIES
AND WHAT WHAT.

QUESTION #1:

WHERE WERE THE KEYS
TO THIS BEAUTY SALON?

I PULLED THE KEYS
OUT OF MY POCKET.

SO THE DOOR
WAS LOCKED.

NO, I PULLED THE KEYS
OUT OF MY POCKET TO
SCRATCH MY BOTTOM.

OF COURSE THE DOOR
WAS LOCKED!

( quietly )
THE DOOR...

WAS LOCKED.

GOODS ARE SCATTERED
AROUND THE FLOOR.

AND THERE IS NO SIGN
OF FORCED ENTRY.

I AM FAMILIAR WITH
THIS MODUS OPERANDI!

MODUS WHAT?

WE ARE INVESTIGATING
A SIMILAR CRIME

IN ANOTHER COMMERCIAL
ESTABLISHMENT.

OH OH OH!
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
COMPARING THIS CATASTROPHE

WITH SESUPENG LOSING A COUPLE
OF HIS HORRIBLE-LOOKING SHOES.

IN FACT, I THINK
THIS CRIME IS IDENTICAL!

YOU HAVE BEEN ROBBED
BY CHILDREN!

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE AT THE BACK
OF THE SHOP

THERE IS A SMALL WINDOW
WITH A BROKEN--

A BROKEN-- A BROK--

( metal clanging )

PERHAPS I SPOKE
TOO SOON.

I WILL OF COURSE
PERSONALLY PAY
FOR THE DAMAGE.

MMA RAMOTSWE.

- DUMELA, MMA.
- DUMELA, MMA.

( speaking Setswana )

AHH. NURSE SOLOI,
THANK YOU FOR SEEING ME.

OH, THIS IS
A GOOD TIME.

MOST OF OUR PATIENTS
ARE RESTING.

COME, LET US SIT
IN THE SHADE.

SO GRACE MAKUTSI TELLS ME
THAT YOU ARE A DETECTIVE.

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- IT MUST BE EXCITING WORK!

SOMETIMES IT IS.

DO YOU KNOW HER WELL--
GRACE?

NOT WELL, BUT I KNOW THAT
SHE IS A FINE WOMAN

- WITH A BIG HEART.
- SHE IS.

SO YOU WANT TO
TALK ABOUT MICHAEL?

EE, MMA.
WERE YOU CLOSE?

WELL, WE WORKED TOGETHER
FOR SIX MONTHS,

SO I SUPPOSE I WAS,
BUT NOT LIKE CLARA.

CLARA SIDIBE?

SHE WAS HIS
GIRLFRIEND, YES?

THERE WERE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE

BOYFRIENDS OR GIRLFRIENDS
ON THE FARM.

PETER NGARI THOUGHT IT
AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF
THE COMMUNE.

- MMM.
- SO NOTHING WAS SAID,

BUT MICHAEL WAS NOT
A GOOD ACTOR.

- SIT.
- THANK YOU.

THERE IS WATER FOR US
AND TWO ICED BUNS.

( laughs )
I HAVE HEARD THAT YOU ARE
A WOMAN WHO LIKES TO EAT.

NOW THAT I HAVE MET YOU,
I CAN SEE IT'S TRUE.

EAT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
CLARA IS NOW?

NO.
NO, I DON'T.

I WAS IN GABORONE
BUYING SUPPLIES

ON THE NIGHT THAT
MICHAEL DISAPPEARED.

BY THE TIME I GOT BACK,
CLARA HAD ALREADY LEFT.

AND YOU'VE HEARD
NOTHING FROM HER?

NO, NOT A WORD.

PERHAPS I NEED TO
LOOK FOR TWO PEOPLE,
MICHAEL AND CLARA.

PERHAPS.

WHAT ABOUT
OSWALD RANTA?

OH, HE IS NOW A LECTURER
AT THE UNIVERSITY.

DO YOU THINK HE HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH
MICHAEL'S DISAPPEARANCE?

YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME,
I WOULD HAVE SAID

IF THERE'S ANYONE TO SUSPECT,
THEN YES, IT WOULD BE HIM.

BUT NOW SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED
TO MAKE ME CHANGE MY MIND.

EVERY YEAR
I DRIVE PAST THAT FARM

ON MY WAY
TO SEE RELATIVES.

THIS YEAR I SAW THAT
SOMEONE ELSE HAD BEEN THERE.

- THEY HAD BUILT A FIRE.
- YES, I SAW THAT TOO.

LYING BESIDE THE FIRE
I FOUND THIS.

"MICHAEL CURTIN."

I THINK THAT MICHAEL

IS STILL ALIVE.

JOJO IS HERE.

I OFFERED THEM FOOD
BUT THEY DIDN'T WANT ANY.

- THANK YOU.
- MMA.

THIS IS DORIS,
JOJO'S GRANDDAUGHTER.

- DUMELA, MMA.
- DUMELA, MMA.

I'M GOING TO TALK
AND TRANSLATE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, DORIS.

PLEASE TELL YOUR GRANDFATHER
I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM
AS MY GUEST.

( speaks Xhosa )

10 YEARS AGO, YOUR
GRANDFATHER SEARCHED A FARM

NEAR SILOKWOLELA.

( speaks Xhosa )

HE WAS LOOKING FOR
A BOY THAT WAS MISSING.

RECENTLY I WENT
TO THE SAME FARM.

I FELT THAT THERE
WAS SOMETHING THERE.

I THOUGHT IT MIGHT
BE THE BODY

OF THE MISSING YOUNG MAN,
MICHAEL CURTIN.

NOW I THINK
I WAS WRONG.

I THINK MICHAEL
MAY BE ALIVE.

( speaks Xhosa )

MY GRANDFATHER
SAYS THAT

HE WANTS TO
SPEAK THE TRUTH.

EE.

HE KNOWS WHERE THE BODY
WAS HIDDEN.

HE SAW AN ANTHILL.

HE BELIEVES THAT THE--

THE-- THE BODY OF--

THE BODY IS IN
THE ANTHILL.

( speaks Xhosa )

IT WAS AS CLEAR TO HIM
AS THE SUN IN THE SKY,

BUT HE COULD NOT
TELL THE MOTHER

WHAT HE HAD FOUND.

A MAN HAVE SMALL
BEARD SAID THAT

IF HE TOLD ANYONE,
HE WOULD DO HARM

TO BOTH HIM
AND HIS FAMILY.

DORIS,

I HAVE JUST ONE
LAST QUESTION:

DOES HE KNOW IF
THE BODY

WAS A MAN
OR A WOMAN?

MY GRANDFATHER
SAYS THAT

IF YOU WANT TO
KNOW THE ANSWER,
YOU MUST DIG IT UP.

THANK YOU.

Mma Makutsi:
I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY DID YOU
ASK THAT?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST
MICHAEL WHO IS MISSING.

NO ONE HAS SEEN CLARA SIDIBE
SINCE MICHAEL VANISHED.

AND IF HE'S STILL ALIVE,
AS THIS SUGGESTS,

THEN WE HAVE TO CONSIDER
THAT THE BODY MIGHT BE CLARA'S.

MICHAEL CURTIN MAY NOT BE
THE VICTIM IN THIS CRIME.

- THANK YOU.
- MY PLEASURE, MA'AM.

THAT TRIP REALLY
TOOK IT OUT OF ME...

EMOTIONALLY, I MEAN.

I THOUGHT I HAD ENDED
GRIEVING YEARS AGO.

BUT NOW IT FEELS AS IF I'M
JUST AT THE BEGINNING.

SO HOW ARE WE DOING?

WELL,

I'M AFRAID I DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT
AT THE PRESENT.

NO DEVELOPMENTS
WHATSOEVER?

I'VE BEEN WORKING
ON SOME IDEAS,

BUT NOTHING
DEFINITE YET.

IS THERE-- IS THERE
SOME BAD NEWS

YOU'RE TRYING TO
PROTECT ME FROM?

IT'S TOO SOON TO SAY,

BUT THERE IS SOMETHING
I NEED TO KNOW.

IF I DISCOVERED

SOMEONE DID
SOMETHING WRONG,

WHOEVER IT IS,

COULD YOU--

COULD YOU FIND IT
IN YOUR HEART TO
FORGIVE THAT PERSON?

NO, I WOULD WANT THEM
BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

I'M AN AMERICAN AND
THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IN,
MRS. RAMOTSWE.

MOST PEOPLE IN
THIS COUNTRY WOULD
AGREE WITH YOU.

BUT WE HAVE
AN OLDER TRADITION:

IF A WRONGDOER IS TRULY
SORRY FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE,

THE PERSON HE HAS HARMED
WILL TRY TO FORGIVE HIM.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT
YOUR SON WOULD WANT.

THE AFRICAN HEART.

EE, MMA.

WELL...

I MAY JUST BE BEGINNING
TO UNDERSTAND

WHAT MICHAEL
MEANT BY THAT.

( women chattering )

DUMELA, MMA.

I'M LOOKING FOR
A DR. RANTA.

DR. RANTA!

DR. RANTA!

ONE MOMENT HE'S HERE;
THE NEXT MOMENT HE'S RUN OFF.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
HE IS NOW?

YOU COULD TRY HIS OFFICE--
IT'S TWO DOORS DOWN.

I'M AFRAID I'M BUSY
AS YOU CAN SEE.

KNOCK LOUDLY BEFORE YOU GO IN
IF YOU DON'T WANT A SURPRISE.

MAY I SIT FOR A MOMENT?

I'VE BEEN ON
MY FEET ALL DAY.

YOU LOOK RUN OFF
YOUR FEET AS WELL.

IT'S MY LAST DAY.
I'M LEAVING.

ABOUT DR. RANTA,

- WHAT SORT OF SURPRISE?
- FORGET WHAT I SAID.

MY TONGUE RAN
AWAY WITH ME.

OH, I UNDERSTAND.

IT'S VERY GOOD YOU DON'T
GOSSIP ABOUT YOUR BOSS.

MALE TEACHERS ARE ALWAYS
GETTING INTO TROUBLE

FOR THINGS THAT PERFECTLY
NORMAL MEN WOULD DO.

I UNDERSTAND A LITTLE
ABOUT HUMAN NATURE.

YOU SEE, I RUN A SMALL
DETECTIVE AGENCY.

PERHAPS I COULD LEAVE
SOME LEAFLETS WITH YOU?

"SEXUAL HARASSMENT"?
YOU'D BE A VERY BUSY LADY

IF YOU CAME TO WORK
FOR THIS DEPARTMENT.

AHH. I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT.

I FIND A LOT OF ACCUSATIONS
BOIL DOWN TO NOT VERY MUCH.

IS THAT SO?
WHAT IF A TEACHER SAYS
TO A YOUNG GIRL,

"COME INTO BED WITH ME AND
I'LL GIVE YOU AN ADVANCE PEEP

AT THE EXAMINATION PAPER"?

OH!

I CAN'T BELIEVE DR. RANTA
DOES THAT.

YOU JUST TRY
WORKING HERE.

NOW THAT I
THINK ABOUT IT...

I HEARD ABOUT THAT.

THE GIRL'S NAME WAS
KITUMETSI, WASN'T IT?

KITUMETSI? NO! IT WAS
MY COUSIN'S DAUGHTER TSOLO.

YES, TSOLO.

BUT IT HAPPENED
TO NOBODY ELSE.

WELL, SHE'S THE ONLY ONE
I KNOW OF FOR SURE,

BUT I SEE PLENTY OF OTHER
GIRL STUDENTS

CREEPING INTO
HIS OFFICE AFTER HOURS.

NOBODY LIFTS A FINGER TO
STOP HIS GOINGS-ON.

HE GETS AWAY
WITH IT EVERY TIME.

HE DOESN'T HAVE TO.

YOU KNOW, IT ONLY TAKES
ONE PERSON TO TELL THE TRUTH--

JUST ONE.

AH, YES,
I REMEMBER NOW.

MICHAEL'S MOTHER CAME NOSING
AROUND ASKING QUESTIONS.

AND NOW I SUPPOSE SHE'S
PAYING YOU TO DO IT FOR HER.

WELL, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD.

HE MUST HAVE WONDERED OFF
INTO THE KALAHARI AND
LOST HIS WAY.

IT IS EASY TO
GET LOST OUT THERE--

ONE THORN BUSH LOOKS
JUST LIKE ANOTHER.

DR. RANTA,

IT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT
YOU ARE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH.

YOU MAY AS WELL HAVE
A NEON SIGN AROUND YOUR NECK
SAYING "LIAR."

PLEASE DON'T THINK
YOUR COMIC-BOOK JOB

GIVES YOU ANY RIGHT
TO COME INTO MY OFFICE
AND THREATEN ME.

OUR TALK IS NOW FINISHED AND
I MUST ASK YOU TO LEAVE.

I HAVE PAPERS TO MARK.

OH, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING IN
MY BAG THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.

IT IS A WRITTEN STATEMENT
FROM ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS.

YOU MIGHT KNOW HER.
HER NAME IS TSOLO.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.

GET OUT NOW
OR I WILL CALL SECURITY.

YOU DO KNOW WHO I MEAN.

I CAN PROVE YOU
SLEPT WITH HER

AND THAT YOU SHOWED HER
THE EXAMINATION PAPERS
IN EXCHANGE.

I ALSO KNOW
ANOTHER GIRL

WHO IS WILLING TO
SWEAR THAT YOU OFFERED HER

THE EXACT SAME THING
IF SHE SLEPT WITH YOU.

THAT'S TWO STATEMENTS.

IT'S CALLED CORROBORATION.

WE DETECTIVES
LIKE CORROBORATION.

SO TELL ME,
DR. RANTA,

WHAT WILL YOU DO
AS AN UNEMPLOYED
UNIVERSITY LECTURER?

WILL YOU GO BACK
TO YOUR VILLAGE?

WILL YOU HELP
WITH THE CATTLE?

WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT?

I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH
ABOUT MICHAEL CURTIN.

AND IF I FAIL TO TELL
THE TRUTH,

- I LOSE MY JOB.
- CORRECT.

BUT IF I DO
TELL THE TRUTH,

YOU'LL FORGET
ABOUT THE STATEMENTS.

AS IF THEY
NEVER EXISTED.

VERY WELL.

IT WAS CLARA'S FAULT
AS MUCH AS MINE.

UNTIL MICHAEL TURNED UP
AT THE FARM,

SHE AND I WERE
DOING FINE, JUST FINE.

SO YOU WERE IN LOVE
WITH HER TOO?

LET'S TONE DOWN
THE VIOLINS, SHALL WE?

WE WOULD SLIP OUT AT NIGHT

TO AN OLD HUT BY
A DRIED-UP RIVERBED.

THEN MICHAEL TURNED UP
ON THE SCENE

WITH HIS HALF-THOUGHT-OUT
POLITICAL IDEALS.

CLARA, OF COURSE,
WAS IMPRESSED.

I WOULD SEE THE TWO OF THEM
SITTING TOGETHER

OR GOING OFF
FOR WALKS.

THEN THEY TOOK A TRIP
UP TO THE NORTH...

TOGETHER.

WHEN THEY CAME BACK,
I ASKED HER, "WHAT IS GOING ON?"

SHE SAID SHE HAD SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO TELL ME.

I SAID TO HER STRAIGHT OUT,

HAD SHE BEEN SLEEPING
WITH HIM?

SHE ADMITTED IT.

I FELT SO BETRAYED.

- AND ANGRY?
- OF COURSE!

- AND YOU FOUGHT?
- I MAY HAVE SLAPPED
HER A LITTLE,

- BUT NOTHING SERIOUS.
- THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

MICHAEL BURST IN.

HE HAD FOLLOWED HER.

THERE WAS A STRUGGLE
AND I RAN.

HE CAME AFTER ME BUT
IT WAS PITCH DARK

AND IT WAS NOT
DIFFICULT TO LOSE HIM.

THEN EVERYTHING
WENT QUIET.

I FELT
COMPLETELY ALONE.

THEN I HEARD
CLARA SCREAMING.

I RAN BACK AND...

MICHAEL HAD RUN HEADFIRST
INTO A DEEP DITCH.

HE HAD BROKEN HIS STUPID
BLOODY NECK.

IT WAS OBVIOUS NO ONE
WAS GOING TO BELIEVE
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT SO...

YOU SAW AN ANTHILL.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
- IT DOESN'T MATTER.

YOU SAID SHE WAS
GOING TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

WHAT WAS IT?

THAT TIME THEY WENT
AWAY TOGETHER,

SHE AND MICHAEL
GOT MARRIED.

PERHAPS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY I FELT SO BETRAYED.

I UNDERSTAND MORE
THAN THAT.

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

I BELIEVE SHE IS RUNNING
A SMALL HOTEL UP NORTH...

NEAR MAUN.

THANK YOU.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.

I WANT TSOLO'S STATEMENT.

I DON'T HAVE
A STATEMENT.

DR. RANTA,
FOR A CLEVER MAN,

YOU ARE REMARKABLY
EASY TO FOOL.

( girls chattering )

WELL, YOU SAID SOMEONE
OUGHT TO STOP IT.

( chuckles )

- GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW JOB!
- THANK YOU.

( African music playing )

EXCUSE ME?

YES?

I'M LOOKING FOR
MICHAEL CURTIN.

I AM MICHAEL CURTIN.

I KNOW.

CAN I HELP YOU?

CLARA CURTIN?

WHO ARE YOU?

I COULDN'T TELL
RANTA I WAS CARRYING
MICHAEL'S CHILD.

- OF COURSE NOT.
- HE WAS CRAZY ENOUGH
AS IT WAS.

SO?

AFTERWARDS, HE TRIED
TO MAKE ME HELP HIM

HIDE MICHAEL'S BODY,
BUT I COULDN'T.

IT WAS TOO MUCH.

HE TOLD ME IF I SAID
ANYTHING TO ANYONE,

HE WOULD MAKE SURE
I WENT TO PRISON.

I WAS FRIGHTENED
FOR MYSELF

AND MY CHILD.

SO I JUST--
I RAN.

I MOVED AROUND AT FIRST,

AFRAID TO TELL ANYONE
WHERE I WAS.

THEN I ENDED UP HERE.

WHEN THE BABY
WAS BORN,

I NAMED HIM AFTER
HIS FATHER

AND I BROUGHT HIM UP
ON MY OWN.

RECENTLY, HE STARTED
TO WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
HIS DADDY.

THAT'S WHY I TOOK HIM
TO THE FARM.

WE MADE A FIRE
AND TALKED AND LAUGHED

JUST LIKE HIS FATHER
AND I USED TO DO.

HMM.

HE'S A BEAUTIFUL BOY.

IF I HAD A SON,

I WOULD WANT HIM
TO BE LIKE THAT.

I'M PROUD THAT I HAVE
BEEN A GOOD MOTHER,

BUT WHAT I DID ON
THAT FARM

HAS HAUNTED ME
EVER SINCE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN
EVER MAKE UP FOR IT.

TELL MICHAEL'S MOTHER
WHAT HAPPENED--

THE TRUTH.

SHE CANNOT STOP GRIEVING
UNTIL YOU DO.

Mma Ramotswe:
WHAT WILL YOU DO
WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Michael:
I'M GOING TO
STUDY AGRICULTURE.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD
THING TO DO.

IT'S WHAT YOUR FATHER
WOULD HAVE WANTED.

REMINDS ME--

I HAVE SOMETHING
OF YOURS.

I DID THAT.

I KNOW.

TAKE IT WITH YOU.
NEVER LOSE IT.

IT'S WHAT BROUGHT US
ALL TOGETHER.

AND THIS...

IS A GIFT FOR
YOUR NEW GRANDMOTHER.

I BOUGHT THIS BASKET
FROM AN OLD LADY

ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
ON THE VERY DAY I MET YOU.

YOU SEE THE PATTERN
ON THE SIDE?

- YES.
- DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

NO.

- DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU?
- YES.

( sighs )

OKAY.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT
A GIRAFFE IS, RIGHT?

YOU SEE THE SMALL MARKS?
THOSE ARE TEARS.

GOOD.

MICHAEL?

YOUR FATHER'S MOTHER
WANTS TO MEET YOU.

OKAY? SHE'S A VERY
NICE LADY.

I WANT YOU TO BE ON
YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR.

OKAY?

HELLO.

THIS IS FOR YOU,
GRANDMOTHER.

AHH, IT'S LOVELY.

THANK YOU.
LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
( laughs )

THERE'S A MEANING
IN IT.

THERE IS?

THESE LITTLE MARKS
ARE TEARS.

TEARS?

THE GIRAFFE GIVES
ITS TEAR TO THE LADIES

TO WEAVE INTO
THE BASKET.

IT MEANS THAT EVERYONE
IN THE WORLD

HAS SOMETHING TO GIVE,

BUT THE GIRAFFE ONLY
HAS HIS TEARS.

THEY'RE ALL HE'S GOT.

THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

IF YOU HAD NOT FOUND
OSWALD RANTA,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE
SOLVED THIS CASE.

IT WAS NOTHING.
I JUST USED MY HEAD.

USE OF ONE'S HEAD IS
THE PRIMARY QUALIFICATION

OF A GOOD DETECTIVE.

AS OF TOMORROW,

YOU WILL BE PROMOTED
TO ASSISTANT DETECTIVE.

I WISH YOU MANY
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
BREAKING OF THE GLASS CEILING.

NNYAA, MMA.

I CANNOT ACCEPT.

I DO NOT HAVE
THE TRUE QUALITIES

NECESSARY FOR
THIS WORK.

- MMA?
- I MUST SAY THIS.

I HAVE WATCHED YOU
ALL THIS TIME,

AND I SEE THAT
YOU ARE NOT AFRAID TO
TELL THE TRUTH,

WHATEVER THE RISK
TO YOURSELF.

THERE IS SOMETHING
I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU,

SOMETHING I HAVE
NOT SAID...

AND BECAUSE I...

AM A COWARD.

I HAVE A BROTHER.

HE IS SICK.

HE IS VERY SICK.

HE ATTENDED NURSE SOLOI'S
CLINIC FOR A FEW WEEKS.

HE WAS ONE OF HER PATIENTS.
THAT IS HOW I KNOW HER.

HE DID NOT STAY.

HE WOULD NOT
TAKE THE DRUGS.

HE WOULD NOT EVEN
TALK ABOUT IT.

I DO EVERYTHING
FOR HIM.

IT IS DIFFICULT

FOR SOME PEOPLE
TO ACCEPT

THEY HAVE THE SICKNESS.

EE, MMA.
THAT IS RIGHT.

AND THAT IS ME.

I KNOW IT IS NOTHING
TO BE ASHAMED OF,

BUT I STILL CANNOT SAY
THAT HE HAS IT.

I AM SORRY...

BUT I DEFINITELY...

CANNOT ACCEPT
YOUR KIND OFFER.

GRACE MAKUTSI.

IT IS GOOD

THAT YOU LOVE
YOUR BROTHER.

WHAT IS HIS NAME?

RICHARD.

RICHARD.

IT IS A WONDERFUL THING

THAT YOU TAKE CARE
OF RICHARD.

THERE IS

NO OTHER PERSON

ON THE FACE OF
THIS GREAT CONTINENT

THAT I WOULD BE
MORE PROUD TO HAVE

AS AN ASSISTANT DETECTIVE.

AND NO EXTRA PAY.

PLEASE DO ME THE HONOR
OF ACCEPTING.

( speaking Setswana )

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MY SISTER.

EXCUSE ME FOR
A MOMENT.

THERE IS SOMETHING
I NEED TO DO.

Mma Ramotswe:
I HELD HIM IN MY ARMS
FOR SIX HOURS.

( sighs )

( African music playing )

( theme music playing )