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(clapping/tapping)

(singing in Afrikaans)

(ambient sound fading)

(eerie music)

(dramatic music)

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

(Nel) No, no, no, don't blame yourself.

The situation was managed but not controlled.

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

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

Sienna?

-Yola? -(Dora) Yola.

(Sienna) What are you doing out of bed?

Please don't leave me.

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

-Come. -Come with me.

-(Nel) Let's take you to bed... -(Sienna) They gonna look after you.

-(sobbing) Sis, no! -(Sienna) You gonna feel better soon.

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

(Sienna) You gonna feel better soon, I promise! You gonna feel better!

(Dora) Look at me.

She's in the best hands.

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

-I know. -Okay?

Okay. Come on.

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

(ominous music)

(dramatic music)

-(Constable) This is Benny's bike. -(Dirk) Who?

Bernoldus, the hippy handyman and Bar singer.

(Dirk) Hm-mm.

(objects clinking)

(windmill whirring)

(ominous music)

Bernoldus?

-(door opening/closing) -(Themba panting)

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

(dramatic music)

Yey, got one! (groaning)

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

-Yeah, okay, give it some slack. -(Rudy) Yeah, yeah.

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

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

(cellphone ringing)

(Max) Sam, what is it?

Yeah. Okay.

Okay, yeah, thanks for calling. Cheers.

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

Apparently, they found a dead body in the field.

-Themba? -No.

-Bernoldus. -What?

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

F***!

(Sienna) So how long?

(Nel) Depends.

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

(Sienna) So, indefinitely, like my mom?

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

Does it run in the family?

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

Yola was saying terrible things about my dad.

-Unforgivable things. -(Nel) Ah, try not to blame her.

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

A story she tells herself to...

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

-Okay, so what about me? -(Nel) What about you?

-Do I need a room? -(Nel) Here?

Yeah.

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

I do not feel strong or healthy.

But you are, darling.

You are.

(dramatic music)

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

There, there and there.

(dramatic music)

Thank you.

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(Yola whispering) Go away.

Just go away.

(Innocentia) Yvette,

What are you doing here?

Come. Let me take you back to your room.

Please untie me. I need the bathroom.

I'll be back in a bit.

(dramatic music)

(Yola crying softly)

-(knocking on door) -(Themba) Yolanda!

Yolanda, I need to speak to you.

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

Yola?

Yola!

(panting)

Where's Yolanda?

-(Sienna) Who are you? -(Themba) A friend.

(Sienna) Okay, well, friend, she's not here.

(Themba) It is important I speak to her.

Please.. leave.

(Themba) I need to speak to her. Okay?

-It's very important -Go!

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

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

-Go! -(ominous music)

(wind howling)

(Clara humming)

(ominous music)

What does it mean?

(Clara) Fish.

(tense music)

What does the fish mean?

(sniffling)

(Yola) Who are they?

-(Clara humming) -(tense music)

(ominous music)

What are they?

Hey, Clara.

-Mm? -(Yola) I'm your friend.

-What are they? -(Clara sniffling)

Fish... Men.

(ominous music)

Who are the fishmen?

(Clara moaning)

(exhales deeply)

(ominous music)

It's the Spring Princess.

You were in the caves.

What happened in the cave?

-(tense music) -(Sienna gasping)

(Clara crying quietly)

(tense music)

(Innocentia) Mm.

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

(dramatic music)

(Sienna breathing heavily)

(tense music)

(motorbike approaching)

(motorbike engine switching off)

(dramatic music)

-(Themba) Hey, how is it? -Hey, have you seen Bernoldus?

No. Why?

(Charlton) He missed his gig,

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

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

these people don't seem to care.

-The library, hey? -(Charlton) Yeah,

he was doing research about Khethiwe or something.

What happened to you?

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

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

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

-The arguing? Yeah. -(Themba) Arguing?

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

Lazarus was furious.

Hm. When is this?

Uh, first Saturday in August.

Yeah, because Bernoldus always plays on the first Saturday.

(dramatic music)

(Themba breathing deeply)

Hello.

(Marie) Hello, how can I help you?

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

-(Marie) Oh, he's such a character. -(Themba) He is.

-(Marie) He loved the big book. -The big book?

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

(Themba) That's a very lekker display.

-(Marie chuckling) -(Themba) It's nice, ha? Nice.

That book. It's quite interesting.

Do you know exactly what he was looking for?

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

Oh. Can I just..?

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

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

I'll get on with my work.

(dramatic music)

(Themba) Oh, that's the river, mos?

Mamlambo’s... Bend.

This is the area on the claim.

(dramatic music)

Aw.

Okay.

(mumbling)

(Dirk) And when was this?

Yesterday around lunchtime.

Mm. Anything else you remember?

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

to do some research about that Khethiwe or something.

Who owns a Harley-Davidson around here?

Besides Themba?

-Themba..? -(Charlton) Themba Zitha.

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

There was another guy. Um...

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

Victor, I think he was called.

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

Ask Rudy. I saw them talking in his shop.

Listen, did you..? (clearing throat) Have you found him?

And? Is he okay?

(whispering) No.

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

but I can't say.

-Do you know any next of kin? -No. No, he was... (clearing throat)

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

Made the locals nervous for some reason.

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

born into one of the founding families,

they treat you like a f***ing tourist.

(Dirk) Alright.

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

Could you identify him for me?

-You mean his.. his body? -(Dirk) Ja.

He’s at Fort Vannenburg until Monday.

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

Do I have to?

-He was your friend. -(gasping)

(ominous music)

(Themba) Ouma. Ouma, hello?

(whispering) Shh. This is a library.

I'm sorry, truly.

Can I kindly ask you for a favour?

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

just to check on the status?

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

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

Ah, that should be a problem.

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

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

-(sighing) -(Themba) Please, asseblief Ouma.

-Okay, well, let me have your ID. -(Themba) Okay.

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

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)

(tense music)

(car approaching)

(dramatic music)

-(Rudy) Hey. -(Sienna) Hi.

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

it's fine. What's wrong?

I committed my sister.

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

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

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

(Rudy) She's not well, Sienna.

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

What did you think of my dad?

I mean, you knew him well.

(Rudy) Honestly?

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

(Sienna) I don't know.

I feel like I had everything under control.

It’s all just been...

flipped on it’s head.

Get some rest,

and by the time the sun rises tomorrow,

everything is going to look so much better. Okay?

Yeah, I hope so.

It will. I promise.

Thanks.

(Rudy) Sure.

You know you can talk to me anytime. Hm?

(dramatic music)

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-(Marie) There you go. -Thank you.

Uh, (clearing throat) excuse me.

What does "resolved" mean?

(Marie) It means the claim has been settled.

It is no longer an active claim.

Do you have any more details of this claim?

(Marie) Well, your grandfather should have those, but,

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

Technical issue?

(Marie) A legal technicality. The claimant will need to reapply.

So this whole claim is dismissed because of a technicality?

(Marie) So it would seem.

It's best you speak to your grandfather.

(Themba) Mm. One more thing,

-(sighing) -When was this claim dismissed?

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

(Marie) Let's see. Uh...

3rd of August.

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

Mm. Thank you.

Very kind.

(tense music)

Where are you taking her?

She needs a little alone time.

(ominous music)

Who are these people?

Was Dad one of them? Hm?

Say something.

Open your mouth and say something.

(clicking tongue)

(ominous music)

(Dirk) Sienna.

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

I'm just here on police business.

-What business? -Bernoldus.

Yeah, do you know any next of kin?

No.

He didn't really talk about his family.

-He said something about Springs. -Springs?

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

It's amazing when it comes down to it,

how little we know about other people.

Do you know a Themba Zitha?

(Sienna) Uh, yeah, he said he's my sister's friend,

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

He had blood on his face and he was saying weird s***.

(Dirk) Like what?

(sighing) I don't know. Something about his grandfather,

and Yola, and...

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

Are you done?

I thought we had something.

So did I.

We were wrong.

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

-Rudy? -Yeah.

(Greta) There's someone here to see you.

-(Rudy) Hi. -Just need to ask you a few questions

(Rudy) Sure thing, go ahead.

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

(Rudy) Thank you.

(Dirk) What can you tell me about the biker

who came to your store yesterday?

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

What did he buy?

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

-(Dirk) Is that all? -Yeah.

-Did you get a name? -(Rudy) No.

And what did he look like?

Big, black, 35-ish.

What happened to Bernoldus?

An accident.

(Rudy) I heard it was nasty, a bad collision?

With a motorbike?

Thanks for your time.

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

I mean, it's...

Thought you guys were well-suited.

Do you miss home?

This is my home.

I mean Warmbaths.

No.

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

So why did you leave then?

It feels like you know why I left.

(chuckling) And why you can't go back.

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

You are the law in my town.

-(Dirk) Your town? -Ja.

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

So yes, I would say it is my town.

I can help you, you know?

With what?

With Sienna.

(dramatic music)

(Innocentia) Tongue.

Mm. Good girl. Sweet dreams.

-I'll see you tomorrow. -(footsteps receding)

(retching)

(vomiting)

(ominous music)

-(indistinct scraping) -(tense music)

(dramatic music)

(ominous music)

(door opening)

(door closing)

(footsteps approaching)

(ominous music)

(air cooler whirring)

(door closing)

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

-Matron, did you hear me? -(Innocentia) Yes, Doctor.

Good.

40.

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

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

Precisely, Matron.

(dramatic music)

(machine beeping)

-Ready? -(Innocentia) Yes, Doctor.

-(Nel) Hold tight. -(machine beeping rapidly)

(tense music)

(machine whirring)

(machine powering down)

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

(Innocentia) Well, the generator should kick in.

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

(Innocentia) Yes, Doctor.

(dramatic music)

(door opening)

(dramatic music)

-(dramatic music) -(screaming)

(dramatic music)

(banging)

(ominous music)

(gasping/whispering) Bernoldus.

(eerie music)

(dramatic music)

(ominous music)

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These f***ing people.

(water running)

(mysterious music)

(sinister music)

(Themba sighing)

(water bubbling)

(tense music)

(Themba groaning)

(dramatic music)

(Themba grunting/gasping)

(Lindiwe growling softly)

(Themba panting)

(motorbike roaring)

(motorbike engine switching off)

(ominous music)

(Themba breathing heavily)

(Themba breathing shakily)

(dramatic music)

(motorbike engine starting)

(mysterious music)

All is well.

(dramatic music)

(door opening)

(footsteps approaching)

(Innocentia) Yvette?

May you bring renewal and new birth,

to our land.

Where's your daughter?

(Yvette) Uh...

(Dora) I invoke the spirit of Jacob the Elder,

our founder and leader,

to protect you...

from all that is against us.

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

and return fertility...

and prosperity...

to our valley.

(dramatic music)

(Innocentia) Yola?

(Rudy groaning)

(Innocentia grunting/groaning)

(gasping/groaning)

(Yola breathing heavily)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic music)