Teasers – November 2007
Thurs 1 Nov Episode 2200
Letti gets her fake ID, says an emotional goodbye to Vusi, and departs to stake out Bra Fox. Paul plays down the homophobic incident and is devastated when callers on LiveTime are even more abusive. Maggie reads about a half-leopard, half ape-man and against all rational thought takes it seriously.
Fri 2 Nov Episode 2201
Letti, armed and dangerous, confronts the Fox, who is much amused. Mavis alleges that she was attacked by the Leopard Ape Monster, and is so not coming in to work. Len tries to get Paul to agree to go back on air, and to make a statement about the homophobia, tolerance and constitutional rights.
Mon 5 Nov Episode 2202
Bra Fox finds his situation complicated by unexpected surveillance, and is forced to stare death in the face on a deserted mine dump. Priyanka Naicker has unique ideas on coping with the chauvinistic policemen of The Deep. Lolly and Farrow discuss the Leopard Ape Man sightings and theorize about its provenance.
Tues 6 Nov Episode 2203
Alec Mathews stumbles from the scene, disposes of the clothes he was wearing, and scrubs the evidence off his hands. Len is irked at Paul dropping out of LiveTime and accuses Paul of Letting down the entire gay community. When Maggie hears Mavis is once again not at work, she fears the worst.
Wed 7 Nov Episode 2204
Mzamani reports back to Niemand that Alec had no gunshot residue on his hands, but that there was a strong solvent present. After a visit to the lamp house, Paul and Parsons note how distracted Zeb is. Mavis is not at work, and Maggie, dramatic, wants to report her as a missing person.
Thurs 8 Nov Episode 2205
Len feeds Maggie and Stella’s fears around the urban legend sweeping The Deep. Paul, Nandipha and Parsons go to the Shaft 6 lamp house and are shocked when they make a dreadful discovery. Vusi, with only partial success, tries to get Letti to tell him some of the truth around Bra Fox.
Fri 9 Nov Episode 2206
The police discover further remains and Priyanka Naicker is beginning to suspect a mass murder, as one of the skeletons in the lamp house appears to have been bound. Frank tells Rajesh that Barker’s daughter has been appointed an intern at ON!TV. Maggie learns that Mavis is fine and that the Leopard Ape is a homeless man in a leopard skin coat.
Mon 12 Nov Episode 2207
Stella tells Priyanka Naicker that she is convinced that the JDW belt belong to James and Dorothy Wilson, star crossed lovers who were thought to be siblings. Rajesh is determined to confront Barker. Len Cooper is astonished and frightened by the appearance of a bloodied and looming apparition.
Tues 13 Nov Episode 2208
Priyanka tells Niemand that the forensic report on the first skeleton indicates that they’re dealing with a black male in his early twenties, and that he was murdered. Dineo overhears that Rajesh messed up when he insisted that a drama series be commissioned. Lolly shows the final cut of her Leopard Ape story.
Wed 14 Nov Episode 2209
Priyanka Naicker tells Paul to write to the Golden Herald about the skeletons, but then makes a breakthrough on her own. Dineo uncovers more information that confirms Rajesh’s negligence at work, and takes it back to her doting father. Vusi meets some young girls who make him feel decidedly uncool.
Thurs 15 Nov Episode 2210
Priyanka Naicker finds a lead, but before she can make real progress with the questioning, she is interrupted by an angry Zebedee Matabane. Barker briefs the ON!TV board on Rajesh’s mishandling of the botched Bollywood drama. Vusi Moletsane begins to fear the onset of a mid-life crisis.
Fri 16 Nov Episode 2211
Mongezi Gwegwe tells his terrible story about Nkosinathi and how he suffered at the hands of the Special Branch. Dineo and Barker make a pitch for the format rights on Lost in Paradise and Barker is delighted with Dineo’s performance. Vusi tries for cool, doing high fives with Neo, and Parsons mocks him.
Mon 19 Nov Episode 2212
A sceptical Priyanka Naicker interviews Zebedee Matabane, who denies knowing anything about the history of the skeletons in the lamp house. Rajesh loses consciousness while trying to make a phone call. Vusi asks Len about the definition of cool, and learns that the epitome of cool is being unapologetically yourself.
Tues 20 Nov Episode 2213
Zeb, interrogated by Agnes, tells her that it was his fault that his friend, Nkosinathi Gwegwe, was murdered by the Special Branch. Barker Haines tells Dineo she is going to take over from Rajesh as head of programming at ON!TV. Vusi buys some trendy shirts and is encouraged by his brother-in-law’s reaction to them.
Wed 21 Nov Episode 2214
A gay, single parent makes a pass at Vusi at a school parent’s meeting. Zebedee Matabane is terrified when Paul and asks him if he knows the name, Jacob Daniel Wessels. Barker pays Rajesh a visit and highlights how isolated Rajesh is, advising Rajesh to throw in the towel before his heart gives out on him.
Thurs 22 Nov Episode 2215
When Slu approaches Priyanka in The Rec and tells her to back off on investigating Jacob Daniel Wessels, Priya takes him on and tells him off. Len advises Frank to hire an outside consultant to try and save the drama series. Vusi, fearing sexual harassment, is reluctant to take Neo to the father’s day at school.
Fri 23 Nov Episode 2216
Barker tells Dineo that when Rajesh’s head is on the block, he, Barker, will personally release blade of the guillotine. George Zamdela admits that, under threat of blackmail, he gave names to The Branch. Neo tells a friend that he is not going to attend fathers and sons day because his real father does not live on The Deep.
Mon 26 Nov Episode 2217
Zeb is haunted by the past, and Agnes tells him it is time to find resolution. After talking to Priya, Zeb meets with Mongezi Gwegwe, and admits his role in Nkosinathi’s death. Barker informs Frank that the ON!TV board members want Rajesh’s head to roll, but, when they meet with the executives, Frank suggests a different path.
Tues 27 Nov Episode 2218
Orlando explains to Lee that Dineo is five weeks in arrears on her hotel bill, and Lee is moved talk to her, and Dineo’s, father about the problem. Frank wants his son to get a job but vetoes his every attempt to do so. Agnes and Maggie agree that, it being Christmas, it’s time to act on behalf of the poor.
Wed 28 Nov Episode 2219
Frank is concerned, both at the level of Rajesh’s agitation and with what he suspects is a growing campaign of malice on Barker’s part. Calvin has decided to look for a car in the hope that Frank will buy him one as promised more than a year ago. Maggie decides that she will ask the previous auctioneer in the town near The Deep to help her with her charity auction.
Thurs 29 Nov Episode 2220
Dineo manages to convince Siyanda to sell her shares to Barker and Siyanda and Dineo tell a delighted Barker that she will sell if she becomes CEO of ON!TV. Calvin feels that Frank is trying to bribe him. Maggie feels stressed by the gathering of goods for the auction and overwhelmed at the idea of running it.
Fri 30 Nov Episode 2221
Maggie, sorting through the stuff to be auctioned, becomes obsessed with a nude. Glenn Johnson meets with Frank and Rajesh, and agrees to do what she can do to save the drama series. Calvin informs his shocked father that, in spite of the recent generous gift, he will be moving into the staff accommodation at The Duncan.