Coming up on
Scandal! this December, 2009:
Tuesday 1 December 2009Episode 1022 Erin tells her mother she never wants to speak to her again. Daniel pledges to do everything in his power to sustain a 'Find Thabang" campaign. Mo and Alex hold a press conference. A shocked Alex is arrested.
Wednesday 2 December 2009Episode 1023 Mo is determined to prove Alex's innocence. Erin finally realises Fiona is proud of her. Cole tries in vain to milk a biased review from Shakira. Alex Phiri breaks down.
Thursday 3 December 2009Episode 1024 Dika tries to convince Mo to stop avoiding the media and, instead, cultivate contacts. Fiona and Erin manage to reach out to each other. Cole tries to get Shakira back into his life by booking her favourite artist as the next live act at the club. Tino and his investigators manage to find the first real lead in the search for Thabang.
Monday 7 December 2009Episode 1025 Daniel reprimands Shakira for misinterpreting what Fiona said in her article and insists she apologises. Mo bails out Alex, but Kgomotso acts strangely around him.
The ice between Cole and Shakira begins to thaw. Horrified Alex and Mo reach out to each other for comfort after having watched footage of Thabang being abducted.
Tuesday 8 December 2009Episode 1026 The media's hounding of Alex is ruining his relationship with his daughter. Fiona still wants an apology from Scandal and goes straight to Daniel to get it. Tino knows Cole and Shakira are drawing closer and wonders if he should intervene. Mo decides to use the media for her own purposes.
Wednesday 9 December 2009Episode 1027 Tino gives Alex a photo of the suspect who grabbed Thabang. Alex begins to fear the worst.
Cole officially organises Keke's raise. A suave Daniel shows Fiona a copy of the retraction - a case of the media courting the politician? Mo chastises Alex for having conflicting ideas to hers about the search she's organised.
Thursday 10 December 2009Episode 1028 The disagreement between Alex and Mo about conducting a door-to-door search for Thabang creates a barrier to their reconciliation. Erin finds out Tino is paying Julius to spy on Daniel.
Shakira attends the launch of Cole's CD demo. He has used her suggested lyrics in one of his songs - but is it enough to tempt her into resuming their relationship?
Monday 14 December 2009Episode 1029 Mo is devastated when she realizes the negative impact her overwhelming drive to find Thabang has had on Kgomotso and Alex. Tino's furious when he discovers Erin discussed his recruitment of Julius, as his spy, with her mom.
Cole is peeved when Shakira puts the brakes on their burgeoning romance. Eddie makes it clear to Daniel he has no intention of compromising The Voice's integrity by having the paper openly support Fiona Davids.
Tuesday 15 December 2009Episode 1030 Alex and Mo finally get some good news. Lefa becomes trapped between his mother's guilt and his wife's enthusiasm. Cole and Shakira are officially an item. Mo loses it when she comes face to face with the devil.
Wednesday 16 December 2009 (Day of Reconciliation)Episode 1031 Alex is attacked by a mob at the mall while with Kgomotso. Detective Inspector Meyer informs Alex and Mo the investigation has been narrowed to a halfway house operated by a paedophile ring.
Dika is livid when she hears Wayne casually saying sex with a teacher is any teenage boy's ultimate fantasy.
Thursday 17 December 2009Episode 1032Wayne is shocked to hear that a Beverly Houndslow is the teacher accused of sexual abuse. Kgomotso's fear accelerates when she sees the footage of Thabang being abducted. Palesa goes for her HSG X-Ray. The police storm the premises where they believe Thabang is being held.
Monday 21 December 2009Episode 1033 Lefa decides he can't go through with the Artificial Insemination procedure unless he first reveals his secret to Palesa. Dika is convinced Wayne knows more about Beverly than he's willing to admit.
The media campaign around Thabang's disappearance is in danger of being derailed and Daniel calls Dika in to run damage control.
Tuesday 22 December 2009Episode 1034 Mo and Alex have to identify Thabang's body. Palesa struggles with the reality of Lefa's love child. Wayne searches frantically for Beverly's phone number. Mo asks Alex to move back into her life.
Wednesday 23 December 2009Episode 1035 Palesa won't forgive Lefa for keeping Gosiame a secret. Wayne phones Beverly to set up a meeting in advance of her interview with The Voice. Palesa accuses Constance of ruining her marriage and her life.
The charges against Alex are formally dropped, and he and Mo hold a press conference, during which they give Thabang a special message.
Thursday 24 December 2009 (Christmas Eve)Episode 1036 While Daniel is out of town Nadia discovers, in the flooded garden, human skeletal remains and a skull in a plastic bag. Palesa will not take Lefa back. When Beverly doesn't pitch for her interview with Jacques, Wayne loses it.
Monday 28 December 2009Episode 1037 Daniel rushes home to deal with Nadia's grisly find and realises there's only one thing to do: he has to hide Leticia's body again. Wayne starts to come to terms with Beverly's true nature. Palesa decides she wants to leave Lefa.
Tuesday 29 December 2009Episode 1038Daniel and Nadia face a serious dilemma; what to do with Leticia's body now it's stashed in their freezer. Desperate Lefa shows up at Eddie's doorstep unannounced.
He tries to speak to Palesa, but Maletsatsi intervenes. Jerry Coleman and an unidentified woman have been in a serious car accident. Jerry is in ICU and the woman is dead. Wayne is devastated!
Wednesday 30 December 2009Episode 1039 Palesa decides to move on with her life - without Lefa. Wayne breaks down in front of Jacques. Nadia decides to take charge and gets rid of Leticia's corpse.
Thursday 31 December 2009 (New Year's Eve)Episode 1040 Nadia struggles to keep it together after Daniel's revelation about his involvement in Leticia's death. Will Palesa deliberately choose not to bring in the New Year with Lefa? A stressed and overwhelmed Nadia starts acting even more erratically. Wayne's dumbfounded when he receives an unexpected New Year's Eve surprise.
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