DAVID FINLEY – EPISODE 3

Caroline’s quest for the truth is on. She escapes
being killed on the third mainland bridge after visiting the mystery lady,
Ibukun at Tonye’s murder scene. Ibukun promises to help her and is killed after
she gives Caroline the phone number of Tamuno White, now Munota Tweih

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SCENE 1
(Cokers Mansion)     Three days after Ibukun’s murder       1:05pm
(Funke enters the living room with a shabby
looking Nicole. David is watching the news on TV and looks up to see the two)
Funke: (smiles) Brother…

David: yeah?

Funke; This is Nicole. She will be attending to you. She
attends to you alone

Nicole: (kneels) Oga sir…. Gurafunun

David: what is this? What is the meaning of this? Why is
this beast here?

Funke: (rolls her eyes) That is how mum wants it. You always
complain about Lilly’s service and the poor girl doesn’t know how to please
you.

David: Did Lilly complain to mum?

Funke: She didn’t need to complain

David: How is this thing… (Points to Nicole) supposed to
please me? Where did you get her from? And did I hear you call this ogre
Nicole?

Funke: Nicole is a good and hardworking girl. Her specialities
include cooking local soups, laundry, at any time of the day and special massage?

David: (raises an eyebrow) massage?

Funke: (nods) You heard me right.
(David’s cell phone rings. He looks at Funke not
knowing if he should answer the call)

Funke: Do you need privacy?

David: No. It’s fine. It’s Ginger

Funke: (excited) Wow! Pick now! I haven’t heard from her in
a long time. Pick
(Lilly enters with Princesa in her arms. Funke
sights them)

Funke: Oh! My little niece (walks towards them) You miss me?

Lilly: (smiles) She heard your voice and here she is to
welcome you (she gives Princesa to Funke)

Funke: (cradles Princesa in her arms) My baby! She is just
so cute

SCENE 2
(Akudo’s house) 2:35pm
(Mama Ogadi goes to open the door)
Mama
Ogadi: Can I help you?

Caroline: Good afternoon ma. Is Akudo in?

Mama
Ogadi: Yes. Are you her friend?

Caroline: (nods) Yes

Mama Ogadi: (smiles) Come in. Let me get her
(Caroline enters and gives the parlour a casual
look)
Caroline: Nice place…

Mama Ogadi: (smiles) Thank you. Akudo has really tried. While she was in Dubai, she
worked so hard to make life comfortable for me and Austin. Ogadi will never do
that kind of thing. If you ask that one for money, she will send five thousand.
Visit nko? She will not visit, even my sister Felicia whom I gave Ogadi to,
hardly shows concern. I don’t even know why I’m telling you this. I shouldn’t
bore you.

Caroline: No..its fine. I’m listening to you. Akudo is a good
person and she has done so much for you.

Mama
Ogadi: (smiles) Yes o. I wish Ogadi
will just play the big sister role for once.

Caroline: When last did you see her?

Mama
Ogadi: Five years ago when she went
to work with Felicia. Felicia visits quarterly and says Ogadi is doing well.

Caroline:
Isn’t she in Lagos?

Mama
Ogadi: My daughter…she is in ebute
metta, here in Lagos o.
(Akudo enters)

Akudo: (surprised) What is going on here?

Mama
Ogadi: Is that the right way to greet
your friend?
(smiles and turns to Caroline) what is that your
name?

Caroline: Caroline ma

Akudo: (frowns) Mama! She is not a friend. Why will you let
in a stranger? It is dangerous.

Mama
Ogadi: what do you mean?

Akudo: (to Caroline) I have nothing to do with you. Please,
leave my house

Caroline: You have a lot to do with me

Akudo: There is no crusade here. I suggest you return to
London.

Caroline: You don’t tell me what to do. I know you were bought.
Turn yourself in before I get the footage

Akudo: (whispers) You have nothing on me.

Mama
Ogadi: What is happening here?

Caroline: (to mama Ogadi) Mama…send my regards to Ogadi and
Aunty Felicia (exits)

Mama
Ogadi: Akudo, I don’t like this

Akudo: How can you be so stupid? You let in a total
stranger and started saying our family history

Mama
Ogadi: (spits in her face and slaps
her) Don’t talk to me like that!

SCENE 3
(Caroline’s condo) 4:00pm
(Caroline enters her house. She closes the door
behind her and feels the light switch on the wall with her left hand. She has a
Michael Kors purse in her right hand. She puts on the switch and is startled by
the figure of Lady Mosette seated in her sofa)
Caroline: (drops her bag on the floor and puts her hand on her chest) How did you
get in?

Lady
Mosette: (smiles) I pick locks. It is
my little secret. My daughter said you came by the house to say hello the other
day

Caroline: Oh!

Lady
Mosette: Yes baby

Caroline: I’m not your baby

Lady
Mosette: I never said you were my
baby. It is not hard to figure out that you act like a baby.

Caroline: (laughs) Ouch! That was painful

Lady
Mosette: You have been quite busy
these past few days. I must commend your work ethic, but baby don’t cross me, I
will crush you!

Caroline: (laughs) I am scared! Lady Mosette is scary

Lady
Mosette: (shouts) Do you think this
is a funfair?

Caroline: (shouts) Watch your tone bi*tch! You are in my house!

Lady Mosette: (stands) Did you just use that word on me?

Caroline:
Tell your son that he will spend the rest of his miserable life in prison.
Caroline Martins will make sure it ends that way.

Lady
Mosette: (calmly) If you know what is
good for you…Caroline…run

Caroline: You sent those men after me right?

Lady
Mosette: (smiles wolfishly) I don’t
know what you are talking about.

Caroline: I am not scared

Lady
Mosette: You should be

Caroline: I will get the footage

Lady
Mosette: No, you won’t (walks towards
the door where Caroline stood) don’t smoke in the kitchen. I left the gas
on…(winks, opens the door and exits)

Caroline: Oh my God! (Runs to the kitchen and turn off the gas
valve)

SCENE 4
(Caroline’s condo) 7:13PM
(Caroline, Bode and Nkechi eat dinner in the well-lit
living room)
Bode:
Now that a new detective has been assigned to the case, you won’t venture into
dangerous places.

Nkechi: Yes. We are so concerned about you. Inspector
Njemanze really wants you to have those Police orderlies around you. Think
about it. Two attempts on your life within a week isn’t a light issue.

Caroline: (nods) Thanks.

Bode: Is Tamuno picking?

Caroline: No. It’s been three whole days and I can’t sit here
doing nothing.

Bode: Be patient. Don’t do anything stupid

Nkechi: This meal is delicious. Caroline you have good hands

Caroline
:( shrugs) I guess so. Thanks. If I
hadn’t gotten here earlier, my kitchen and even my condo would have gone up in
flames.

Nkechi: (confused look) How?

Caroline: Lady Mosette was here.
(Bode and Nkechi drop their forks in shock)

Bode: No..no..no. Caroline?

Caroline: She broke the gas valve

Bode: (stands up angrily, scatters his plates and shouts)
Caroline! You will get yourself killed!

Nkechi: Baby calm down.

Caroline: I will be fine.

Bode: You are insane! (Walks towards the door in long
strides)

Nkechi: Baby! (Stands up and runs after him)

SCENE 5
(Outside Caroline’s compound)
(Bode enters his blue Prado jeep, Nkechi runs to
catch up and enters the passenger’s seat. Two masked men point guns to their
heads)
Bode: what is the meaning of this?

1st man: Quiet. Drive.

Bode: Drive to where?

2nd man: Move or we blow your heads!

SCENE 6
(Ebute Metta, London Blues Inn) 9:36pm
(Inspector Njemanze, two constables and a
sergeant are on a routine check at the Inn)
Insp. Njemanze: (to receptionist) where is your madam?

Receptionist: She never come
(A tall light skinned middle aged woman walks
in, on the phone and talking loud)
Receptionist: She don come

Insp.
Njemanze: (turns) Okay

Madam: (approach them) Yes. Mama Ogadi… I have told you
that Ogadi is fine. Don’t worry your head. Yes. I know. Thank you. Okay. Bye
(hangs up)

Insp.
Njemanze: Mrs Felicia

Felicia: Miss o! I Neva marry inspector o

Insp.
Njemanze: (smiles) okay. We are still
getting complains about some illegal activities going on here. Prostitution

Felicia: Ha! Who are those? My enemies are at work. This inn
is a godly inn o! Prostitution is ungodly. I can never engage in that. The
Bible says…our body is the temple of the Almighty

(Insp. Njemanze’s phone rings. He picks and ends
the call after a few seconds)
Insp. Njemanze: we have to leave now. We will be
back again (to the other offices) Boys! (They exit)

Felicia: (to the receptionist) where is Ogadi?

Receptionist: Room 6B

Felicia: Tell her to get ready. Chief is coming this night

SCENE 7
(Outskirts of Lagos) 11:05pm
(The masked men still have guns to Bode and
Nkechi’s heads. Bode drives, his eyes on the road. He occasionally glances at
Nkechi)
Bode:
We have been driving for hours. I’m running low on fuel

1st man:
Shut up!
(The masked men look at each other and nod their
heads)
2nd man: Park beside that tree at the next junction

(Bode slowly halts close to an oak tree)

1st man: Get down

Bode: who?

1st man: The lady

Bode :( jolts) Hell no! She is going nowhere.

2nd man: (hits him with the butt of the gun) Quiet fool!

1st man: (to Nkechi) Get down now!

Nkechi: (sobs) No…Bode.

Bode: Baby…don’t go anywhere

1st man: (cocks his gun and points it to her head) Now!

Bode:
Leave her alone!

2nd man: Shut up!

1st man: Get down now! Get the hell out now! Now!
(points the gun to her left thigh and pulls the
trigger)

Bode: (screams) No.   Nkechi :( screams)
Jesuuuuuus!

1st man: (hits Bode’s head with the gun and he passes out.
Bode hits his head on the steering wheel) Out!

Nkechi: (screaming and crying in pains) Oh my leg! Jesus! (Opens
the door and falls to the dusty ground. She loses blood and becomes unconscious
as the car zooms off)