All language subtitles for The.No.1.Ladies.Detective.Agency.S01E06.WEBRip.x264-ION10

( horns honking )

( chattering )

( whistles )

( phone ringing )

Recording:
This is Precious Ramotswe.

Please leave a message
after the tone.

( beeps )

( trumpet
playing jazz )

( jazz continues )

KEEP TOMORROW FREE.

AN OLD FRIEND WILL
BE COMING TO SEE YOU.

( theme music playing )

Rose:
AH, YOU ARE
UP AT LAST.

IF THERE IS ONE THING
A MAN CANNOT STAND,

IT IS CHANGE.

AND RRA MATEKONI
IS NO DIFFERENT.

( door closes )

( water running )

( water stops )

YOU ARE LOOKING ROUND
HIS HOUSE FIRST.

MAKE NO PROMISES.

MAKE NO CONCESSIONS.

AND WHEN HE COMES HERE,

WE WILL BOWL HIM OVER
WITH DELIGHT.

BOWL HIM OVER?

ALL HIS FAVORITE FOODS
IN ONE HUGE SPREAD.

HE WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO SAY NO.

THERE WILL BE ONLY
ONE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION

OF WHERE THE TWO OF YOU
SHOULD LIVE--

#5 ZEBRA DRIVE!

NOW LET ME GET ON.

- SHE IS LATE.
- I AM NOT LATE!

I AM NEVER LATE.

I HAVE NEVER BEEN LATE
AND I NEVER WILL BE.

I MEANT YOUR BOSS.

SHE IS NOT LATE.

SHE IS
OTHERWISE ENGAGED.

( Mma Makutsi screams )

Man on radio:
...top trumpet player,
Note Mokoti...

FLORENCE, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE TIDYING THE HOUSE.

MMA RAMOTSWE WILL
BE HERE ANY MINUTE!

WHY ALL THE FUSS?
SHE HAS BEEN HERE BEFORE.

THAT WAS DIFFERENT.

HOW?

BECAUSE...

JUST GET THIS PLACE TIDY,
AND QUICK!

SURE.

SO THE CHALK,
THE CAKE TIN--

THE COLORED CHALK;
NOT THE WHITE.

THE CAKE TIN
AND THE CAKE!

SO THE COLORED CHALK,
THE CAKE TIN AND THE CAKE.

PETTY CASH?

( key rattles )

STILL THERE.

SO THE THIRD BREAK-IN
AND THERE'S NO CASH STOLEN?

MY BANANA STAPLER!

SORRY--
YOUR BANANA WHAT?

MY STAPLER,
SHAPED LIKE A--

MY DIPLOMA.

MY 97%...

VANDALS! ANIMALS!

WHO WOULD DO
A THING LIKE THIS?

( glass rattles )

YOU'D BETTER TELL
MMA RAMOTSWE.

SHE IS NOT TO
BE DISTURBED.

EVEN FOR THIS?

SHE HAS A BIG
DECISION TO MAKE.

- DUMELA.
- DUMELA, RRA.

( laughs )

WHAT DOES SHE DO
FOR HER MONEY,
THIS MAID OF YOURS?

( flies buzzing )

MMA.

THAT MOP IS DRY.

( laughs )

THIS IS A VERY FINE ROOM.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE
A SPECIAL ROOM

FOR IMPORTANT VISITORS.

DO YOU HAVE MANY
IMPORTANT VISITORS, RRA?

I HAVE ONE TODAY.

PLEASE LEAD ON.

- THAT WAY?
- THAT IS THE NOT-SO-TIDY
PART OF THE HOUSE.

OH!

AHH, IT'S--

MMA?

AHEM,
FLORENCE?

AHH SORRY, RRA.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.
I WAS JUST TOO BUSY.

THERE IS CERTAINLY
MUCH TO DO.

THERE CERTAINLY IS.
YES.

A HOUSE THIS DIRTY
NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.

AND WHO ARE YOU TO SAY
THAT THIS HOUSE IS DIRTY?

I HAVE SEEN FOR MYSELF
WHAT GOES ON HERE.

LISTEN, MMA,

NOW I HAVE WORKED FOR
THIS MAN FOR MANY YEARS.

I HAVE COOKED FOR HIM,
I HAVE CLEANED

AND I HAVE FED HIM
GOOD FOOD.

HA!

GOOD FOOD?

WHO DOES SHE THINK
SHE IS,

COMING INTO MY KITCHEN
AND SAYING ALL THESE THINGS?

I AM HIS FIANCEE.

FIANCEE?

WITHOUT A WORD
TO ME?

YOU CANNOT MARRY HER!
SHE WILL KILL YOU.

SHE'S A GOOD WOMAN,
FLORENCE.

AND IF YOU LIKE,

WE CAN FIND YOU
ANOTHER JOB.

- WHAT?
- MY COUSIN RUNS A HOTEL
NEAR THE BUS STATION.

I AM NOT
A BUS-STATION MAID!

- I'M A HIGH-CLASS MAID!
- YOU ARE A HIGH-CLASS CHEAT--

ALL TALK
AND NO WORK.

SHE WILL BREAK YOUR BED.

YOU WILL DIE. THIS IS
GOING TO BE THE END FOR YOU.

NO, MMA, THIS IS
THE END FOR YOU.

I WILL NOT GET PUSHED OUT

BY THIS BED-BREAKER.

FINE.
I WILL GO HOME.

'MORROW
I WILL BE BACK.

NNYAA!
I AM FLORENCE--
FLORENCE PEKO.

I WILL SHOW YOU!
( shouts in Setswana )
WHERE'S MY BAG?

WHERE ARE MY CIGARETTES?

( speaks Setswana )

HA!

( door opens, slams )

( phone ringing )

I APOLOGIZE ON BEHALF
OF MY BAD-TEMPERED MAID.

( ringing continues )

ANSWER YOUR PHONE.

THEN YOU WILL VISIT
MY HOUSE.

HELLO?

EE, MMA,
MMA POTOKWANE.

EE, MMA,
THE PUMP.

I SEE.

- AGAIN?
- ( sighs )

I'LL FIX THE PUMP AND
COME STRAIGHT TO YOUR HOUSE.

PLEASE BE AS QUICK
AS YOU CAN.

OKAY.

INTRUDER ENTERS
PREMISES

BY BREAKING WINDOW--

INTRUDER OR INTRUDERS.

HE/SHE-- THEY--

THEN MAKE ASSESSMENT
OF VALUABLES

AND MAKE OFF WITH
COLORED CHALK,

CAKE TIN, CAKE...

AND BANANA STAPLER...

LEAVING MMA RAMOTSWE'S
DESK UNTOUCHED.

( china clattering )

SMASHING TEACUP

IN FRUSTRATION...

AND DIPLOMA IN ENVY.

( all screaming )

I TOLD YOU
HE WOULD COME.

( all calling out )

SHARE THEM WITH
EVERYONE, EH?

IT IS MAKING
A VERY STRANGE NOISE--

NOT LIKE THE STRANGE NOISES
IT HAS MADE BEFORE--

LIKE AN ELEPHANT
WHEN IT TRUMPETS

AND SHAKING LIKE A DOG.

THE PUMP IS GETTING
VERY OLD NOW, MMA.

MACHINERY DOESN'T
LAST FOREVER.

THE CHILDREN NEEDS SHOES;
THEY NEED CLOTHES.

I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE STUFF.
THERE'S NO MONEY FOR
A NEW PUMP.

YOU AND THIS PUMP
ARE VERY OLD FRIENDS.

BUT ONE DAY YOU'LL HAVE TO
WRITE A LETTER TO THE BRITISH:

"DEAR BRITISH, HERE IS YOUR
PUMP WHICH YOU LEFT IN AFRICA.

IT'S FINISHED NOW.
PLEASE COME AND PICK IT UP.

THANK YOU."

ONE DAY, RRA,
BUT NOT TODAY.

AY, AHH.

( sighs )

- YOU KNOW, MMA--
- I HEAR YOU ARE ENGAGED
TO BE MARRIED.

ONE OF OUR HOUSE MOTHERS
LIVES ACROSS THE ROAD

FROM THE COUSIN OF
MMA RAMOTSWE'S BUTCHER.

- YES.
- OH, CONGRATULATIONS, RRA.

( chuckling )

THANK YOU, MMA.

- SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL LADY.
- SHE IS.

AND YOU'LL BE NEEDING
A BEAUTIFUL BIG DIAMOND RING.

MMM!

( car approaching )

( door closing )

MMA, WHERE IS RRA MATEKONI?
IS HE NOT COMING?

HE IS FIXING THE PUMP
AT THE ORPHANAGE.

HE WILL BE HERE
VERY SOON.

WHEW.

JUST TIME FOR YOU
TO SMARTEN UP.

ROSE, I AM
SMART ALREADY.

NOW PLEASE GO BACK
TO WHAT YOU WERE DOING.

( beeps )

( jazz playing )

Rra Buthelezi:
Leave tomorrow free.

An old friend will
be coming to see you.

ROSE?

I AM NOT FEELING WELL.
YOU MUST GO.

- BUT THE FOOD?
- I WILL DEAL WITH IT.

THERE ARE STILL PANS
ON THE STOVE.

I WILL TURN THEM OFF.

WHAT IS IT?
WHAT HAPPENED?

WE MUST BOWL HIM OVER.

WE WILL BOWL HIM OVER
ANOTHER DAY.

OH!

NOTE! NOTE?

Woman:
THERE WAS A CALL
FOR YOU, BOSS--

A MR. PATEL
FROM KGALE HILL.

THERE'S BEEN
ANOTHER BREAK-IN.

- NOTE?
- ( grumbles )

HE IS NOT
A MORNING PERSON.

WHERE'S THE PHONE?

( whirring )

( wheels stop )

( tires squeaking )

MY NAME IS
MOTHOLELI, RRA.

I HAVE BROUGHT YOU
SOME WATER.

THANK YOU.

FIXING THIS THING
IS HARD WORK.

WERE THE CYLINDERS
CHOKED?

YES, THEY WERE.

WE HAVE A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY--
HOW THINGS WORK.

YOU LIKE
MECHANICAL THINGS?

I RELY ON THEM.

( laughs )

AND THE WHEEL
ON YOUR CHAIR,

CAN YOU IDENTIFY
THE PROBLEM THERE?

LACK OF OIL?

LET'S SEE...

YOU'RE A MODERN GIRL,
MOTHOLELI.

DOES A MODERN LADY
REQUIRE A DIAMOND RING
IF SHE IS TO BE ENGAGED?

SHE DOES.

A DIAMOND RING FOR...
50,000 PULA.

IT IS THE ONE THING ON WHICH
ALL LADIES AGREE.

( car approaches )

( car passes )

( sighing )

( pan sizzling )

( loud knock
at door )

( water running )

EE, MMA.

UH, WORKING ON THE PUMP
HAS LEFT ME A LITTLE UNKEMPT.

AM I STILL ACCEPTABLE FOR
THE TOUR OF #5 ZEBRA DRIVE?

RRA, I AM NOT WELL.

I THINK I'VE COME DOWN
WITH A VIRUS.

I-- I NEED TO BE
IN ON MY OWN TODAY.

- THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU NEED.
- NO?

YOU NEED A BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND
ENGAGEMENT RING.

OH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

( crying )

YOU ARE SUCH A GOOD
GOOD MAN, J.L.B.

AND YOU'RE A GOOD
GOOD LADY.

DO YOU REALLY
THINK SO?

I KNOW SO.

I MADE SOME MISTAKES
IN MY PAST.

WHO HAS NOT?

TODAY ALL MISTAKES
ARE WASHED AWAY.

WE'LL BUY THE RING
TO PROVE IT.

HA.

AND THEN I MUST COME
STRAIGHT HOME.

AHH!

'MORNING.

( coughing )
OH, GOD.

THERE IS SOMEONE
I THINK YOU SHOULD MEET.

FIRST I HAVE TO EAT.
AND I HAVE TO EAT A LOT.

AND THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE
I AM GOING TO NEED TOO.

GET SOME BREAKFAST FOR
RRA MOKOTI.

I'LL PICK HIM UP
IN HALF AN HOUR.

NOTE MOKOTI,
HERE IN GABORONE?

( enging dies )

NO NEED TO WORRY
ABOUT HIM.

HE IS HISTORY NOW.

Rra Matekoni:
THIS LADY IS MMA RAMOTSWE

AND SHE IS ENGAGED TO ME.

I WISH TO BUY HER A RING
FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT--

A DIAMOND RING--

WITH A BOTSWANA DIAMOND
FROM OUR OWN MINES.

AHA! I SAW YOU ARRIVE
LOOKING VERY HAPPY.

YOU PARKED BESIDE MY CAR--
BUT NOT TOO CLOSE, I HOPE!

YOU ARE A FORTUNATE MAN.

NOT EVERY MAN CAN FIND SUCH
A CHEERFUL FAT WOMAN TO MARRY.

THERE ARE MANY THIN HECTORING
WOMEN AROUND TODAY, HUH?

I AM A VERY
LUCKY MAN.

AND NOW YOU MUST BUY HER
A VERY BIG RING.

A FAT WOMAN CANNOT WEAR
A TINY RING, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF THOSE, MMA?

THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.

- AHA.
- ARE THEY FROM BOTSWANA?

ABSOLUTELY--
THE FINEST IN THE WORLD.

- 90-- 90,000 PULA?
- MMM.

I-- I AM NOT A LADY
TO WEAR A BIG RING.

I-- I WAS HOPING FOR
A SMALL RING.

I CAN DO DISCOUNTS--
10%.

- UM...
- MAYBE 12%.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RING
FOR A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

MMA, I DIDN'T MEAN--

YOU MUST HAVE WHICHEVER
RING YOU CHOOSE--

HOW MUCH ARE THOSE?

15%-- ESH! YOU DRIVE
A HARD BARGAIN, MMA.

I DON'T WANT THIS
OSTENTATIOUS RING.

I WOULD LIKE...

ONE OF THESE.

UH, DIAMONDS LIKE THOSE
MAY BE EASILY MISSED.

PEOPLE MAY NOT NOTICE
SUCH A DIAMOND AT ALL.

I WILL NOTICE IT.
RRA MATEKONI WILL NOTICE IT,

AND THAT IS ALL
THAT MATTERS.

BRING THE RINGS.

ARE THEY FROM BOTSWANA?

AS BOTSWANA AS YOU OR ME.

THE BREAK-INS ARE
MY CASE, MMA,

BUT YOU SAID NOTHING
ABOUT THIS.

YOU'RE NOT
PLAYING FAIR.

LUCKILY I HAVE MY OWN
SOURCES OF INFORMATION.

WE ARE PERFECTLY CAPABLE
OF HANDLING THIS OURSELVES.

"WE"?

WHERE IS
YOUR BOSS TODAY?

THAT IS NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS!

IT'S STRANGE THAT
SHE'S NOT HERE IN A CRISIS.

PUT THAT RIGHT BACK!

GIVE IT TO ME.

AHH!

SO YOU CAN HANDLE THIS
YOURSELVES? ANY LEADS?

FOR ALL I KNOW,
IT WAS YOU THAT BROKE IN HERE.

TO STEAL YOUR
COLORED CHALKS?

HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE COLORED CHALKS?

IT'S HERE IN
YOUR REPORT.

I WOULD HAVE
BOUGHT YOU THE OTHER ONE.

I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH THIS ONE.

MMA?

WHAT IS IT?

I LOVE YOU.

I AM VERY GLAD.

I STILL HAVE A POCKETFUL
OF PULA.

LET'S GO TO
THE PRESIDENT HOTEL

- FOR A CELEBRATION LUNCH.
- ANOTHER TIME.

OR ANOTHER TIME.
YES.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY, MMA?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

BUT I MUST
GO HOME NOW.

THEN WE WILL VISIT
YOUR HOUSE NOW, AS WE PLANNED.

ANOTHER TIME.

OR ANOTHER TIME.

YES.

( beeps )

Mma makutsi:
Mma, it's me.

First of all,
do not panic.

I am--

COME ON IF YOU'RE COMING!

( pounding on door )

( pounding )

( pounding continues )

Rra Buthelezi:
WHEN I WAS A POLICEMAN
IN JOBURG,

THERE WAS A MAN
CALLED JOHNNY DOLLARS.

HE WAS A ONE-MAN
CRIME WAVE.

EVERYBODY WAS
AFRAID OF HIM.

WE KNEW WHAT
HE WAS UP TO,

BUT WE COULD NEVER
MAKE IT STICK.

- YOU REMEMBER
JOHNNY DOLLARS, NOTE?
- MM-HMM.

EH, HE WOULD NEVER
ADMIT TO ANYTHING.

AND THEN ONE DAY
SOMEONE TOLD ME

THAT JOHNNY DOLLARS WAS
TERRIFIED OF HIS GRANDMOTHER.

SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY
HE HAD TURNED OUT.

SO I ARRESTED HIM

AND BROUGHT HIS
GRANDMOTHER TO HIS CELL.

AND NOW HE'S DOING
25 YEARS.

- GOOD FOR YOU.
- ( laughs )

AND THE LOOK ON
JOHNNY DOLLARS' FACE

WHEN I OPENED
THE CELL DOOR

AND SHOWED HIM
HIS GRANDMOTHER--

I SAW THAT SAME LOOK
ON YOUR FACE, MMA,

WHEN I SAID THE NAME
NOTE MOKOTI TO YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I HAVE A TALENT
FOR INTRODUCTIONS.

PRECIOUS.

NOTE.

SO... YOU HAVE BECOME
SOMEONE AT LAST.

NO THANKS TO YOU.

DON'T BE SO SURE.

YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE.

AND WHAT WILL IT TAKE
TO MAKE ME GO AWAY?

HMM?

( drawer opening )

YOU DIDN'T NEED TO GO
TO SO MUCH TROUBLE.

LEAVE THAT ALONE.

MMM.

- ( jazz playing )
- SHE STILL HAS
YOUR RECORDS, NOTE.

LEAVE MY THINGS ALONE!

MR. BUTHELEZI TELLS ME
THAT YOU ARE ENGAGED
TO BE MARRIED.

SEE HOW SHE TRIES
TO HIDE THE RING.

BUT THERE IS ONE BIG
PROBLEM WITH THIS NEWFOUND
FREEDOM OF YOURS.

I DO NOT RECALL US

EVER GETTING A DIVORCE.

MAYBE YOU HOPED
I WAS DEAD...

OR THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN
I EVER MARRIED YOU.

THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY
OTHER GIRLS, AFTER ALL.

HMM! WHAT CAN A MAN DO

BUT SAY YES?

OR DID YOU THINK THAT NOW
YOU ARE SO HIGH AND MIGHTY

SOMEONE LIKE ME
DOES NOT COUNT--

SOMEONE FROM
YOUR PAST,

FROM THE BAD OLD DAYS?

I AM NOT
THE SAME PERSON NOW.

THAT GIRL YOU USED TO
SHOUT AT AND PUNCH,

SHE IS GONE!

THAT IS WHAT YOU
LIKE TO THINK.

( glass shatters )

THAT IS WHAT
YOU LIKE TO THINK.

Rra Buthelezi:
ARE THE LOVEBIRDS
FIGHTING ALREADY?

I WILL SEE YOU
AT THE GIG.

HA. MOST TIMES PEOPLE
PAY TO HEAR ME,

BUT WITH YOU,
IT WILL BE DIFFERENT.

YOU WILL PAY TO
KEEP ME QUIET.

AND THEN YOU WILL
GIVE ME THE DIVORCE?

IN INSTALLMENTS.

I CANNOT KEEP
PAYING YOU.

I AM NOT
MADE OF MONEY.

THE AGENCY
ACCOUNTS ARE IMPROVING.
I SAW THEM FOR MYSELF.

NOTE.

FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE,

HAVE PITY.

YOU BROUGHT HIM HERE
JUST FOR THIS.

IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO DO
A LITTLE BACKGROUND RESEARCH.

WHATEVER WOULD HE
THINK OF YOU, THIS
SIMPLE MECHANIC MAN,

ACCEPTING HIS RING
UNDER FALSE PRETENSES,

EVEN IF IT IS
A COUNTERFEIT?

WHAT?

CUBIC ZIRCONIUM--

A FAKE DIAMOND
FOR A FAKE ENGAGEMENT.

DUMELA, MMA.

DUMELA, RRA.

DID YOU DECIDE
WHOSE HOME TO LIVE IN?

I THINK MMA RAMOTSWE HAS
A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.

AND DID YOU
CELEBRATE AFTER?

MMA RAMOTSWE
WAS UNWELL.

UNWELL?

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

WE ARE THE LATEST VICTIMS
IN THE KGALE HILL BREAK-INS.

DOES SHE KNOW?

I PHONED HER
AND LEFT A MESSAGE.

AND NO REPLY?

IT IS NOT AT ALL
LIKE MMA RAMOTSWE.

SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT.

DO YOU THINK...

WE WILL GO NOW.

WE'LL BE VERY DIRECT

AND GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF THIS.

SHE IS NOT HERE.

AND HER VAN IS GONE.

Rose:
I KNEW SHE WAS NOT ILL,
BUT I MADE SOUP JUST IN CASE.

SHE CANNOT LIE TO ME.

NOT TO ME.

SHE IS NOT HERSELF.
DO YOU AGREE?

SHE'S A VERY
TROUBLED LADY.

I COULD READ IT IN HER
FACE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

SOMETHING IS WRONG.

WE THINK THE SAME.

IT'S EVER SINCE SHE BECAME
ENGAGED TO YOU, RRA MATEKONI.

DO YOU THINK SHE
HAS COLD FEET?

MMA RAMOTSWE
IS VERY DEEP.

THAT'S WHY SHE'S
A GOOD DETECTIVE.

WHO KNOWS WHAT
SHE'S THINKING?

( thunder rumbling )

HAVE YOU GOT ANY IDEA
WHERE SHE COULD BE?

I HAVE.

DADDY?

IT'S ME, PRECIOUS.

I HAVE DONE
A FOOLISH THING, DAD.

I HAVE AGREED TO MARRY
A GOOD MAN...

WHEN I AM STILL
MARRIED TO A BAD ONE.

WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

Rra Matekoni:
I WILL STAY HERE.

IT'S AS I THOUGHT:
SHE'S UNSURE ABOUT ME.

SHE HAS NOTHING BUT
GOOD TO SAY ABOUT YOU.

AND ABOUT NOTE MOKOTI,
NOTHING BUT BAD.

- YES.
- SO WHY IS SHE STILL
PLAYING HIS RECORDS?

PERHAPS SHE'S PUTTING
SOMETHING BEHIND HER

ONCE AND FOR ALL.

IT'S BECAUSE SHE HAS
SUCH STRONG FEELINGS FOR HIM.

- STRONG FEELINGS OF HATRED.
- STRONG FEELINGS ARE
STRONG FEELINGS.

- BUT FOR ME?
- STRONG FEELINGS OF LOVE.

YOU HAVE HEARD HER
SAY THAT?

WE ARE WASTING
TIME HERE, RRA.

DID YOU HEAR HER SAY IT?

IT IS NOT THE SORT
OF THING SHE WOULD
COME RIGHT OUT AND SAY.

- MMA.
- MMA!

THANK GOD
I HAVE FOUND YOU.

EVERYONE IS VERY
WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

WHO IS WORRIED?

I AM WORRIED.

AND-- AND B.K.

AND RRA MATEKONI
AND YOUR MAID--

WE ARE ALL WORRIED.

WHERE IS
RRA MATEKONI NOW?

HE WAS...

VERY BUSY.

THEN I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT IS THE MATTER.

CEPHAS BUTHELEZI
TOLD ME

MY DIAMOND RING
WAS A FAKE.

HE WAS AT THE AGENCY

STRUTTING ABOUT AND
TALKING RUBBISH.

THAT MAN KNOWS NOTHING
ABOUT DIAMONDS OR DETECTION!

YOU SHOULD HAVE COME
TO ME STRAIGHTAWAY, MMA.

I CAN SEE THAT NOW.

THIS--
THIS IS A LOVELY...

LITTLE RING.

NOT A WORD TO
RRA MATEKONI.

MY LIPS
ARE SEALED.

GOOD?

MMM.
VERY GOOD.

HEEE!

YOU WORK HARD, RRA.

YOU DESERVE A HEARTY MEAL.

MMM.

YOU DESERVE MANY THINGS
FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK

YOU'VE PUT IN
THROUGH ALL THE YEARS.

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
JUST THROW IT ALL AWAY

JUST BECAUSE FOR
ONE LITTLE MOMENT

YOU LET DOWN YOUR GUARD.

THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WITH
A WOMAN LIKE THAT, RRA.

SHE GETS IN UNDER
YOUR GUARD

AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
BOOM!

IT'S A VERY
GOOD DINNER, FLORENCE.

- OH.
- BUT...

CLEARLY YOU THINK
THAT I'M A PUSHOVER.

YOU, RRA!
NO!

LOOK AT ME YESTERDAY:

AF-AFRAID TO TELL YOU
I WAS GETTING MARRIED,

HIDING BEHIND MY
FIANCEE'S PETTICOATS.

- OH, PLENTY OF ROOM THERE!
- THAT'S ENOUGH, FLORENCE.

IT IS MY HOUSE

AND I WILL
SET THE AGENDA.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, RRA.

( brakes squeal )

( baboon screeching )

Note:
MR. BUTHELEZI TELLS ME THAT
YOU ARE ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

I DO NOT RECALL US
EVER GETTING A DIVORCE.

YOU WILL PAY TO
KEEP ME QUIET.

THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY
OTHER GIRLS, AFTER ALL.

SO MANY OTHER GIRLS.

( recapping pen )

( baboons screeching )

( dog barking )

( screeching,
glass shattering )

- OH!
- ( alarm sounding )

( bucket rattling )

GO! GO!

- ( screeching )
- ( banging )

( laughs )

( gasps )

YOU THINK YOU SCARE ME?

DO YOU?

( screeches )

I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU.

( squealing )

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
BE AFRAID OF ME!

EH!

( phone ringing )

( muttering )

WHO IS THAT CALLING AT
THIS RIDICULOUS HOUR?

Mma Ramotswe:
Mr. Patel?

- MMA RAMOTSWE.
- I am sorry to call late,

but I have solved the mystery
of the kgale hill break-ins.

AHH.

( buzzing )

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES,
DEATHS?

YES, PLEASE COME IN.

THIS IS A CHECK
FOR HER WORK ON
THE CASE OF JACK,

MY DAUGHTER'S
IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND--

A FAT CHECK
AS PROMISED.

AND THIS IS FOR
SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF
THE KGALE HILL BREAK-INS.

SOMETHING WHICH THAT MAN,
BUTHELEZI, FAILED TO DO.

QUIET RIGHT.
THAT IS TWICE HE HAS
LET ME DOWN.

I'M A GREAT BELIEVER
IN SECOND CHANCES,

BUT THIRD ONES ARE NOT
IN MY LEXICON.

SO YOU WILL STICK
WITH THE LADIES?

- I AM A LADIES' MAN.
- ( bead curtain rattles )

- Rra Matekoni: DUMELA, MMA.
- DUMELA, RRA.

- DUMELA, RRA.
- DUMELA, RRA.

SHE IS NOT AT HOME
AND SHE'S NOT HERE.

SHE IS FOLLOWING A LINE
OF INQUIRY.

I WAS JUST SAYING, RRA,

WHAT A GREAT JOB
THESE LADIES HAVE MADE
OF THIS PLACE.

IT PUTS US MERE MEN
TO SHAME.

VERY TRUE.

YOU ARE IN A GOOD MOOD
THIS MORNING, RRA MATEKONI.

I'M A MAN
ON A MISSION.

YOU ARE CAN-DO LADIES.

I'VE TAKEN THE DECISION
TO BE A CAN-DO MAN.

I MUST PROVE
THAT I'M WORTHY OF
MMA RAMOTSWE'S LOVE.

I KNOW HOW YOU
CAN DO THAT!

I ALREADY HAVE A PLAN:
I'VE GOT TWO TICKETS--

IT WILL GO
STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF
MMA RAMOTSWE'S PROBLEMS.

DID YOU FIND WHAT
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?

I FOUND WHAT I
HAD HOPED TO FIND

AND I DID NOT FIND WHAT
I HAD HOPED NOT TO FIND.

CRIMINAL RECORDS?

YES YES.

GOOD MORNING, RRA.
DID YOU SLEEP WELL?

VERY WELL, MMA.
AND YOU?

NO SLEEP FOR ME.
DO YOU KNOW WHY?

WAS YOUR TINY RING
TOO SMALL FOR YOUR FINGER?

MY RING WAS JUST
THE RIGHT SIZE.

IT WAS NOT THAT THAT
KEPT ME AWAKE.

I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT.

I AM A DETECTIVE, RRA.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?

NO.

I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS
TO FIND THINGS OUT.

SO I STAYED UP
VERY LATE

AND FOUND OUT ALL ABOUT
CUBIC ZIRCONIUM.

IN CASE YOU
DIDN'T KNOW, IT IS USED
AS A DIAMOND SIMULANT.

AND WHAT IS THAT TO ME?

I WILL TELL YOU:

I CONTINUED MY RESEARCH
IN A VERY DIFFERENT
DIRECTION THIS MORNING

AND I FOUND OUT ALL
ABOUT YOU, RRA.

YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN
VERY EVENTFUL

AND VERY WELL DOCUMENTED.

GOOD DAY, MMA.

SO I THOUGHT I WOULD
SIT HERE TODAY

AND TELL ANYONE WHO
COMES ALONG

THE STORY OF
KEBONE LEGODIMO,

JEWELER AND JAILBIRD!

- ONCE UPON A TIME--
- AHEM.

--THERE WAS A--

( sighs )
I WILL BE KEEPING A KEEN EYE

ON YOUR BUSINESS PRACTICE.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU
OUT ON A DATE--

- RRA, I--
- --TO THE NOTE MOKOTI
GIG THIS EVENING.

I HAVE TWO TICKETS.
HE'S A FAMOUS JAZZ MUSICIAN,

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

ALSO, MMA, I WOULD LIKE TO
GET YOUR RING ENGRAVED.

COULD YOU LET ME HAVE IT
UNTIL THIS EVENING?

OH.

OF COURSE.

I CANNOT STOP.

HEY.

- NOW WHAT?
- THIS RING, THAT'S WHAT.

RRA, I AM NOT DOING
ANYTHING THAT--

YOU WILL DO AS YOU'RE TOLD
OR THERE'LL BE TROUBLE.

REPLACE IT.

( jazz playing )

( music dies down )

I THINK I'M PAYING
OVER THE ODDS HERE.

HE'S MISSED HIS CUE.

NOTE!

NOTE!

WHERE ARE YOU, MAN?
WE'RE ALL WAITING.

( women chattering )

RRA MATEKONI...
( speaks Setswana )

AHH!

- YOU CAME.
- OF COURSE.

SOMETIMES IT'S BEST TO
FACE UP TO YOUR FEARS.

THAT IS TRUE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT
BOTH OF US.

- YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
- ( laughing ) THANK YOU.

- YOU LOOK VERY HANDSOME.
- THANK YOU.

- DUMELA, RRA.
- DUMELA, RRA.

AHH, TWO TICKETS FOR
NEAR THE FRONT, PLEASE.

NO NEED FOR A TICKET, MMA.
YOU'RE ON THE GUEST LIST.

YOU WERE COMING ALREADY?

NOT OUT OF CHOICE.

AND MAY I ASK WHAT YOU
WERE COMING TO DO?

IT IS A BUSINESS MATTER
WITH CEPHAS BUTHELEZI.

NOT WITH NOTE?

WITH HIM TOO.

DUMELA, RRA.

( man muttering )

WERE YOU LOOKING
FOR ME, FLORENCE?

OF COURSE I WAS.

SO ARE YOU BUYING ME
A DRINK?

IT'S GOOD TO DO THINGS
YOU DON'T NORMALLY DO.

I WILL GO NOW AND
SPEAK TO NOTE.

THEN I WILL COME
WITH YOU.

THERE IS NO NEED
FOR THAT.

MMA, I'M DETERMINED TO
BE MORE COURAGEOUS.

IT WAS COURAGEOUS OF YOU
TO ASK ME TO MARRY YOU AGAIN

AFTER I TURNED YOU DOWN.

THEN I WILL BUILD
FROM THAT BASE.

IT'S TIME TO SHOUT
YOUR LOVE FROM THE ROOFTOPS.

NOTE?

NOTE!

YOU'VE COME TO MAKE GOOD
ON YOUR PROMISE.

- WHERE IS HE?
- NEVER MIND ABOUT NOTE
FOR A MOMENT.

I DON'T WANT TO
BE HERE A MOMENT
LONGER THAN NECESSARY.

I HEARD YOU CRACKED
THE BREAK-INS CASE.

MORE THAN I CAN
SAY FOR YOU.

YOU ARE GOOD
AT YOUR JOB, MMA,

BUT THE PREDATORS WILL
ALWAYS BE CIRCLING.

MEN LIKE NOTE WILL ALWAYS
SEE YOU AS VULNERABLE.

IT WAS YOU WHO
BROUGHT HIM HERE.

TO PROVE THAT
LADY DETECTIVES NEED MEN.

NOTE WILL BE BACK AGAIN
AND AGAIN.

AND IN THE END,
HE WILL TAKE ALL YOU HAVE.

AND YOU WILL STOP HIM?

FOR A CONTROLLING INTEREST
IN YOUR AGENCY, YES, I WILL.

WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN GET IN
TO OPEN THE DOOR!

NOTE, OPEN THE DOOR,
PLEASE.

HE'S AN ARTIST, YOU KNOW?
HE HAS MOODS.

NOTE?

IT IS PRECIOUS RAMOTSWE.

( door unlocking )

( singing )

LOCK IT AGAIN.

NOTE. RRA,
MY REPUTATION--
YOU'VE GOT TO--

NOTE!

I SAID LOCK IT AGAIN.

DID YOU BRING
THE MONEY?

I BROUGHT A CHECK.

HOW MUCH?

IT IS BLANK.

THEN START
WRITING ZEROS.

HMM?

I NEED TO KNOW YOU WILL NOT
COME BACK TO ME AGAIN.

IS THAT SO?

OR DO YOU SOMETIMES WISH
THAT I HADN'T GONE AWAY?

TAKE YOUR HAND OFF ME.

WHEN YOUR NIGHTS ARE
LONG AND DARK...

WHEN THE NIGHTS WERE LONG
AND DARK, YOU WERE NEVER THERE.

WITH ME YOU TAKE THE ROUGH
WITH THE SMOOTH.

I LOST MY BABY.

THERE WOULD HAVE
BEEN OTHERS.

THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
OTHER BRUISES TOO.

AND BROKEN BONES.

I WAS GLAD WHEN
YOU WENT AWAY.

NOW I'M HERE AGAIN.

WANTING MONEY.

JUST WRITE THE CHECK

OR YOU WILL NEVER
MARRY YOUR CAR MECHANIC.

THAT IS WHAT YOU'D
LIKE TO THINK.

SO I WON'T HURT YOU NOW,
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

I'VE BEEN AFRAID OF YOU
FOR SO LONG, NOTE.

FIRST IT WAS YOUR FISTS,

AND THEN THAT
YOU MIGHT COME BACK.

AND NOW YOU HAVE.

I STILL HAVE
THOSE FISTS.

BUT NOTHING ELSE.

I DID SOME RESEARCH.

NOTE, I DO NOT NEED
A DIVORCE FROM YOU.

YOU WERE MARRIED
WHEN WE MET.

YOU JUST FORGOT
TO TELL ME.

YOU HAD NO RIGHT
TO MARRY ME,

NO RIGHT TO
DO ANY OF IT!

GET OUT.

THIS IS WHY
YOU NEED MONEY?

FOR THAT STUFF?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN TAKING IT?

GET OUT!

WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THAT WHEN
YOU HAVE WHAT YOU HAVE?

WHAT DO I HAVE, HUH?

NOTHING.
YOU JUST TOLD ME.

YOU HAVE THIS--

YOUR MUSIC,

THE REASON WHY ALL THOSE
PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT.

AND WHAT ELSE?

JUST THAT

IS MORE THAN MOST.

FOR THIS,

NOT FOR THAT.

EVERYBODY IS WAITING, NOTE.

I DO NOT REMEMBER.

I THINK YOU DO.

I TOLD THEM YOU WERE
WITH ME ALL NIGHT LONG,

AND THE CASE COLLAPSED.

ALL NIGHT LONG?

THAT I WOULD
HAVE REMEMBERED.

SO NOW YOU OWE ME
A FAVOR.

THERE'S THIS BIG WOMAN
WHO IS CAUSING ME A BIG PROBLEM.

ME AND RRA MATEKONI HAVE
A GOOD THING GOING,

AND SHE'S GOING TO
RUIN IT ALL.

( jazz continues )

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS
GROWING UP ON THE ORPHAN FARM,

THIS MAN WAS ALWAYS THERE
TO HELP US OUT,

AND HE NEVER CHARGED
A THEBE FOR HIS SERVICES.

AND TODAY I CAN
RETURN THE FAVOR.

WILL YOU PLEASE WELCOME
TO THE STAGE

GABORONE'S
GREATEST MECHANIC,

MR. J.L.B. MATEKONI?

( all cheer )

UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

I WOULD LIKE TO
DEDICATE THIS GIG

TO A VERY SPECIAL LADY

AND AN OLD FRIEND OF THE MAN
YOU HAVE COME TO SEE

PLAY HIS TRUMPET TONIGHT,

MY FIANCEE,

PRECIOUS RAMOTSWE...

THE BEST DETECTIVE AND
THE FINEST LADY IN ALL BOTSWANA.

( all cheering )

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ONE LUCKY MAN.

ONE, TWO--
ONE TWO THREE FOUR.

COME, WE HAVE FACED ENOUGH
DEMONS FOR ONE NIGHT.

- WOW.
- NANDIRA?

DUMELA, MMA.

WE CANNOT STOP.
WE ARE LATE.

DON'T BE LATE HOME
OR YOUR FATHER WILL
BE CALLING ME AGAIN.

I WON'T.

OH, AND MMA,
THIS IS JACK.

HELLO.

WHOO!

( knock at door )

( dogs barking )

- HANDS UP!
- AHHH! HEY.

LEANNYE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG.

COME HERE.

OH, BABY.

YOU REMEMBER, MMA,
I SAID I WAS GOING TO
BE MORE COURAGEOUS?

I REMEMBER VERY WELL.

I TOOK THE RING BACK
AND MADE HIM CHANGE IT
FOR A REAL ONE.

MMA MAKUTSI TOLD YOU?

AND I MADE HIM ENGRAVE IT,
FREE OF CHARGE.

"FOR A REAL
BOTSWANA DIAMOND."

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

I LOVE YOU, J.L.B. MATEKONI.

I AM VERY GLAD.

( theme music playing )