Coming up on
Rhythm City this October, 2011:
Monday 3 October 2011
Episode 1106Lucilla loses her mind over Naomi's return; meanwhile Ronald is showing signs of joining "camp Naomi".
Suffocate and Niki refine their plan for nailing Ding-Dong. Ding-Dong arrives at S'bu's flat to meet Niki. Suffocate, Speshil and Toolkit plant the incriminating evidence in Ding-Dong's shack.
Krisis warns Zodwa that Marang has her eye on Thula. Zodwa later goes to the studio only be asked to leave by both Marang and Thula.
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Episode 1107Miles and Lucilla are freaking out about the Naomi situation. The cops say they are unable to do anything until she makes a move. Zodwa is driving Thula crazy with her anxiety over his relationship with Marang.
Miles confronts Naomi and forces her to tell him why she is back in town. She tells him to meet him later and all will be revealed. Later Miles is stunned by the revelation.
Suffocate alerts the cops to the stash at Ding-Dong's place.
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Episode 1108Miles struggles to wrap his head around Naomi's claims that he is the father of her child. He's eventually forced to come clean with Lucilla.
Naomi drops in on the Vilakazis. She tries to convince them that she means them no harm, but they believe she's up to her old tricks again.
Niki learns that Ding-Dong has not been arrested. She decides not to heed Suffocate's warning and goes to see him at his shack. She learns a little too late that Ding-Dong doesn't take too kindly to being played.
Thursday 6 October 2011
Episode 1109Krisis persuades Marang to dump Thula, and Thula blames Zodwa for sabotaging his career.
Miles considers a DNA test for Naomi's baby, over Lucilla's strong objection, and eventually persuades her to see things his way.
Niki's absence has Suffocate worried, and Ding-Dong lures him into a trap.
Friday 7 October 2011
Episode 1110A reluctant Naomi agrees to do the paternity test on condition that Miles doesn't fight her for custody.
Zodwa attempts to rebuild her relationship with Thula, but instead he breaks up with her sending her straight to the arms of Krisis.
Niki shows up at the bar unharmed, but where is Suffocate?
Once everyone learns that Suffocate's life could be in danger, Puleng turns to Stone for help.
Ding-Dong is cashing in on a long, overdue favour, and he's taking no prisoners. Will Suffocate live to tell the tale?
Monday 10 October 2011
Episode 1111It's the due day for the paternity test results and Lucilla is nervous. Krisis reveals his actions to Zodwa, and she tells Thula, but Krisis has an ace in the hole, or at least a picture of one.
Stone goes to Ding-Dong to try rescue Suffocate, and is forced to prove his loyalty to Ding-Dong. The results are read.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Episode 1112Miles tells Lucilla he can't leave his daughter with Naomi and will have to go to court to fight for custody. At first Gail thinks Naomi's been caught out, but Miles confirms the baby is his.
Tshidi and Puleng go to the hospital and hear that Suffocate sustained internal injuries, but that he has been stabilised. Thula and Zodwa's relationship gets back on track.
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Episode 1113In spite of Lucilla's pleas to leave Naomi and her baby alone, Miles goes ahead with his plans to get custody.
Suffocate is frustrated at being treated like a baby, so he flees the hospital, putting his life in danger in the process.
Tshidi tells Puleng that the best way to get Suffocate to open up is by telling him how Puleng feels about him.
Tshidi has failed a test and dreads telling her parents.
Stone realises that he doesn't have capital to start his own mashonisa business.
Thursday 13 October 2011
Episode 1114Suffocate lies to everyone about being discharged from hospital. Lucilla tells Miles that she's afraid that he might push Naomi over the insanity edge again by demanding to take her child.
Meanwhile, Puleng informs Suffocate that she knows that he snuck out of hospital. Tshidi snaps and tells Mamokete that she's tired of talking about Kop's illness as if no one else has problems.
Niki is worried that her spot as "Miles's daughter" is at risk and tries to ally with Lucilla to take Naomi down, but with no success. Suffocate advises Stone to take over Ding-Dong's business.
Naomi tells Elizabeth that if she leaves with the child she'll stop paying for the baby's medical bills.
Friday 14 October 2011
Episode 1115
Miles's lawyer tells Miles that he should anticipate that Naomi's lawyers will make some sort of offer. The psychiatrist is concerned that she should not see Miles, the trigger of her earlier obsession.
Stone tells Thula he's decided to take over Ding-Dong's business. Later, when he tries to extract the money Gumede owes, Gumede laughs at him.
Puleng scolds Suffocate for risking his recovery by doing too much strenuous work.
When she complains to Tshidi that Suffocate is ignoring her warnings, Tshidi tells her the only way of getting Suffocate to heed her, is to confess her real feelings for him.
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Monday 17 October 2011
Episode 1116Kop and Mamokete meet Tshidi's new tutor and are all extremely impressed.
Puleng is desperately trying to tell Suffocate how she feels but something keeps getting in the way. Lucilla is freaking out about any possibility of Naomi being back in their lives.
Stone is struggling to collect Ding-Dong's debt and at a crucial moment Suffocate steps in to help tip things in Stone's favour. Stone is extremely appreciative of Suffocate's help.
Naomi manipulates Gail into believing that she is going to leave town. Gail lets S'bu know and S'bu breaks the news to Lucilla and Miles.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Episode 1117Puleng is alarmed when she discovers an unconscious Suffocate at the backstairs. The guys react quickly and get him to the hospital in time. When Puleng finally gets to see him, she makes a big declaration, unaware that he's under heavy sedation.
Tshidi and Maidi are getting along easily. There's an attraction between them and they almost kiss.
Naomi lets slip to Gail that she plans on leaving town that night. She does this deliberately, knowing that Gail will deliver the news to Miles. Miles agonises over the prospect of losing his daughter so soon after finding her.
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Episode 1118Naomi lets Miles "persuade" her to stay and share custody of the baby with him, to Lucilla's great fury. Tshidi's feelings for Maidi are growing.
Niki decides to investigate Naomi by targeting Nanny Elizabeth. Fats talks Suffocate into letting him manage the club while Suffocate's in hospital.
Thursday 20 October 2011
Episode 1119While trying to fight her feelings for her tutor, Tshidi grows increasingly frustrated with Kop and Mamokete's keen fondness of Maidi. Later, Maidi and Tshidi are overwhelmed by their mutual desire.
Miles falls in love with his and Naomi's baby girl. Frustrated, Lucilla calls on Niki to assist her in bringing Naomi down.
Niki endeavours to investigate Naomi by approaching the nanny, Elizabeth. A confused Suffocate unwittingly breaks Puleng's heart. Niki and S'bu's attraction is rekindled.
Friday 21 October 2011
Episode 1120Miles decides that the best thing to ensure that he enjoys a good relationship with his infant daughter is to have her closer at hand. He persuades S'bu to move back home - leaving his flat free for use by Naomi and the child.
Fats continues to believe that he's forgotten one crucial chore entrusted him by Suffocate. Thula urges him to ask Suffocate, but pride prevents him from doing so.
Tshidi meets Maidi by pre-arrangement at Chilas - where he tells her that there is no possibility of a relationship. Fats is reminded by Suffocate that the key task was the one he forgot, the renewal of the club's liquor licence.
Monday 24 October 2011
Episode 1121Kop's sickness is starting to seriously frustrate Tshidi. Stone thinks that there might be another cause of her frustration.
Miles proposes that Naomi move into David's flat so they can all be closer to the child. Naomi agrees, getting one step closer to her goal: Miles.
Fats is totally freaking out about the liquor licence situation. Mpho from Hotplate offers him a way out.
Maidi hounds Tshidi trying to explain his actions. She refuses to speak to him so he pays her a late-night visit.
S'bu vacates David's flat and moves back home. This time under the same roof as Niki. This is going to pose a few challenges for both of them.
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Episode 1122Lucilla is furious when she finds out that Miles has moved Naomi into David's flat. She's horrified that Naomi is coming ever closer to their circle of influence.
Lucilla tricks Dr Mazibuko, Naomi's psychiatrist, into another meeting. She sneaks into David's flat to try to steal Naomi's medication.
Kop expresses his growing affection to a guilt-stricken Maidi, while Tshidi and Maidi's relationship continues to develop and deepen. That is until Tshidi finds out the shocking news that Maidi's married.
In a desperate attempt to pull in customers, despite Kilowatt no longer serving liquor, Fats coerces Thula into getting Zodwa to perform a free concert.
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Episode 1123Lucilla is angry when Niki reveals that she tried to break into Naomi's flat, and almost got caught.
Fats has no choice but to agree to pay Mpho for a new liquor license, not realising it's a fake. Mpho then tips off the authorities, who close down the club.
Maidi explains his broken marriage to a betrayed Tshidi, and vows that he won't let her - and his second chance at love - pass him by.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Episode 1124Tshidi and Maidi are still sneaking around. Niki and S'bu are awkward in the aftermath of their love-making, and Naomi catches them kissing.
Pressure mounts on Fats to sort out the club situation, and he tries to bribe Inspector Modise, which leads to his ignominious arrest.
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Friday 28 October 2011
Episode 1125Naomi has the knives out for Niki and gets more background information on her from Gail. She again spies on them and discovers more about the intimate nature of their relationship. She tells Millicent her other fake sister's going to pay the price for threatening her.
Stone asks Tshidi when she's going to tell her parents about her relationship with Maidi and she swears him to secrecy. Stone pays Fats's bail.
Meanwhile, Thula collects Suffocate from hospital and is unable to keep the truth from him. Suffocate is angry when he discovers what's happened to his club.
Monday 31 October 2011
Episode 1126Niki nearly gives their secret away when she kisses S'bu at the breakfast table.
Although she's trying her best to convince Maidi otherwise, it is clear that Tshidi's beginning to have expectations of him.
Lucilla is taken aback when she realises Buhle's taken to Elizabeth like fire to paraffin.
When Fats finally decides to face Suffocate, the latter forgives him, but he still has the bribery charge hanging over his head.
Puleng continues to think Suffocate is avoiding her because he is not interested.
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