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Rhythm City this January, 2012:
Monday 2 January 2012
Episode 1171Fats is ecstatic about his newfound wealth until Suffocate plants a massive seed of doubt in his mind. Puleng is battling to deal with Suffocate's ambivalent attitude towards her daughter's birthday party.
With her future hanging in the balance, Lucilla does her level best to convince Dr Mazibuko she has made a breakthrough. Elizabeth's phone call causes Naomi to scramble and to use all the evil skills at her disposal when Miles desperately tries to trace the call.
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Episode 1172Lucilla is released from the institution. Naomi's plans to get impregnated by Miles are a culmination of her mad ambitions.
Miles and Naomi learn that Lucilla is free and Naomi warns Miles against any contact with Lucilla. Nevertheless, Miles goes to see Lucilla and the meeting succeeds in inspiring a great deal of guilt in him.
Lucilla alludes to her official contact with Buhle the next day in Dr Mazibuko's office.
Miles learns that Naomi lied about depositing the money in Elizabeth's Cape Town bank account.
Puleng begins her day with the firm belief that Suffocate will be attending the party she's holding in memory of Matric.
Fats learns that the reality is that he is R250 000 richer and he toys with various ways of spending the money. Jafta tries to hit him up for a loan.
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Episode 1173Toolkit and Speshil try to get R30 000 out of Fats and Caroline decides she wants Fats to pay for her liposuction. Karabo, on the other hand, has another idea altogether.
Miles tries to test Naomi's story. Miles and Naomi make love.
Puleng is upset with Suffocate for not attending Matric's birthday party. Lucilla makes a desperate move when she reaches out to an unexpected source for help.
Thursday 5 January 2012
Episode 1174David agrees to help Lucilla get rid of Naomi on condition that she helps him get out of jail. Lucilla struggles with the implications of this but finally makes a decision to do whatever it takes to save her family.
Meanwhile, Naomi is convinced that everything is finally falling into place for her and Miles and she couldn't be happier. She lets slip that she wants to have a baby with him, but Miles's reaction forces her to backtrack.
Naomi's happy family comes under threat when they learn that the police have tracked down Elizabeth and Millicent.
Puleng starts to have doubts about whether she can continue to do all the emotional lifting in her relationship with Suffocate.
Friday 6 January 2012
Episode 1175Tshidi receives the results of her exam. David instructs Lucilla to join forces with Allan Bland to get him out of prison.
Suffocate and Thula learn that Fats has donated his money to charity. Karabo departs for Germany. Naomi is furious when she learns that she is not pregnant.
Stone tells Mamokete to go ahead and renovate the house. Naomi tries to seduce Miles, but he's too preoccupied to indulge her. Lucilla has second thoughts when she learns of the ramifications of discrediting Suarez Baloyi.
Bash returns, only to discover that Niki is on holiday. Elizabeth and Millicent return and the former loses it when Naomi and Miles take Millicent away.
Monday 9 January 2012
Episode 1176
Jafta manages to manipulate Kop into hiring him as a contractor to build Mamokete's new kitchen. Mamokete is not impressed that Jafta has been hired to build her dream kitchen.
Elizabeth tells Engelbrecht that Millicent is not Naomi's baby. Lucilla tells Niki that she's not welcome to stay at her house any longer.
Meanwhile, Suffocate tells Niki she can stay in S'bu's old flat. Bash manages to befriend Thula, Suffocate and Fats.
Naomi threatens to kill Millicent if Elizabeth doesn't keep her mouth shut.
Niki receives the shock of her life when she sees Bash having a good time at the club with the guys.
Tuesday 10 January 2012
Episode 1177
David and Lucilla realise that Suarez is not going to drop the charges against him. They decide the best way to put pressure on her will be to hold a press conference to expose her.
Lucilla meets with Miles and manipulates him into allowing her to use Redemption for the press conference. Naomi is not happy about this, but is forced to be supportive of Miles's decision when he draws a comparison of Lucilla's progress against hers.
A frightened Elizabeth withdraws her claims about being Millicent's mother, but continues to show unnatural concern for the child. Colonel Engelbrecht is intrigued by her behaviour.
Meanwhile, Bash continues to ingratiate himself with the boys. He fixes Thula's car and earns brownie points with Suffocate when he admits to serving a jail sentence and learning from it.
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Episode 1178
Stofberg questions Naomi about his sense that Elizabeth harbours motherly feelings for Millicent. Naomi warns Elizabeth that she might have to take action against Millicent.
Suarez comes to plea with Lucilla to give up her campaign to have David Genaro freed. At her press conference, Lucilla tells the press that she has proof that Suarez had a sexual liaison with David before she arrested him.
Niki warns Puleng that Bash is bad news. Bash learns a few pertinent facts about Suffocate's past.
Later, Puleng reacts when the woman to whom Suffocate has been paying money arrives at the club and is instantly and warmly greeted by Suffocate. Suffocate is driven to explain the origins of the club and Bash overhears the entire conversation.
Rose reveals her jealousy of Mamokete's plans to revamp her kitchen - and also notes the fact that Mamokete plans to trim her kitchen in red. Cuba thanks Mamokete for employing Jafta to redo the kitchen, but questions Mamokete on the inspiration for her kitchen plan.
Thursday 12 January 2012
Episode 1179Suffocate decides he's going to pay for Mandla's tombstone. When he hears the full story about Mandla, Bash has an idea and causes Niki to be suspicious of him.
Rose tries to persuade Jafta to quit. Maponya comes to deal with Suarez and the allegations against her, and decides to believe her denials for the time being.
The Jele family arrive with a shocking demand.
Friday 13 January 2012
Episode 1180Miles is still shattered about Lucilla's decision to testify in favour of David. He is determined to get her to change he mind. Suarez is equally concerned as her entire career hangs in the balance. She tries to get through to Gail, but Gail does not want to get involved.
Suffocate and Stone cannot make sense of the whole situation with the Shembe's. They are convinced that there is a third force stirring the pot and then they find out who that third force really is.
The kitchen wars are escalating and Rose will not stand down from her accusation that Mamokete has stolen her kitchen.
Monday 16 January 2012
Episode 1181Maponya puts pressure on Gail and she corroborates Lucilla's allegations against Suarez Baloyi. Suarez is fired and Lucilla feels guilty for destroying her career.
Niki tells Suffocate that Bash went to jail for trying to rob Redemption. Bash turns the tables on Niki when he tells everybody that she was his accomplice. Suffocate agrees not to spy on Niki, but his trust in her has been damaged.
The Khuse's are finding that building costs are in danger of exceeding their income and, if they're not careful, they may not be able to pay the builders on time.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Episode 1182Naomi convinces Miles that its time they forgot about Elizabeth and moved on with their lives. Mamokete learns that someone has been spreading poisonous allegations about her in the community.
Suffocate is relieved when the Jeles accept his new offer. Lucilla is suddenly doubtful that David will keep his word and help her once he gets out of prison.
Allan Bland tells Mr Maponya that the state has no choice but to release David immediately.
Bash rains on Suffocate's parade by announcing that the Jeles have changed their minds about accepting Suffocate's offer.
David returns just as Miles and Naomi are about to have sex.
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Episode 1183
David makes it clear that he wants to reclaim his territory and his life. Lucilla begins doubting that David will stick to his word to help her.
At Bash's prompting, the Jele's insist on taking half of Kilowatt as payment for Mandla's death. Puleng questions why Suffocate isn't content with the arrangement.
Mamokete confronts Rose about the rumours she's been spreading about the Khuses. Rose doesn't think the mother of a "mashonisa" has any right to judge her.
Thursday19 January 2012
Episode 1184David tries to reclaim the pieces of his life from Naomi's clutches, but she refuses to surrender the flat and her position at 9-Nine. She offers David a compromise but he is intent on fighting her.
Miles confesses to meeting with Lucilla about David and Naomi is crushed that Miles went behind her back. She feels threatened by David and Lucilla's alliance.
Naomi skillfully talks Colonel Stofberg into dropping his investigations into Elizabeth.
Niki pleads with a stubborn Bash to abandon his plan against Suffocate. Thula asks Niki to pose as Bash's ally to reveal Bash's scheme but Niki refuses.
Suffocate is racked with guilt for having built the club on the proceeds of crime. Bash threatens to have Suffocate arrested for his past crime.
Kop and Stone try to stage an intervention in Rose and Mamokete's feud - but their plan fails dismally.
Friday 20 January 2012
Episode 1185
David asks Lucilla to find out whatever she can about what Elizabeth said when she was arrested. Colonel Stofberg recalls that Elizabeth initially insisted that she was Millicent's mother.
When Lucilla confronts Elizabeth with this, Elizabeth refuses to confirm it and accusing Lucilla of harassing her.
David tells Lucilla that his investigations have revealed that Elizabeth gave birth to a baby girl who would now be Millicent's age. In the meantime, David's attempt to wrest control of 9-Nine and to move back into his flat fails when Hermanus rules in favour of Naomi.
Puleng worries that Suffocate could still be prosecuted for blowing up the ATM years ago. Suffocate says he's not concerned because Bash has no real evidence of his guilt. He assures Fats that he'll never be forced to testify against him.
Stone tells his father that he's run out of money and must put a hold on the kitchen renovations. Mamokete tries to conceal her deep disappointment.
Monday 23 January 2012
Episode 1186
Naomi panics when she learns that David posted Elizabeth's bail. There's no doubt in her mind that Lucilla is behind this somehow.
She confronts Lucilla and demands to know where she's hiding Elizabeth. Lucilla plays dumb, but can't help but let slip that she knows something about Naomi that she shouldn't.
David manages to tear down Elizabeth's reservation of working with him and Lucilla against Naomi. In exchange for her full cooperation, he promises to help her get her daughter out of Naomi's claws.
Suffocate struggles with his guilt over Mandla's death. He decides the right thing to do would be to share the profits of the club equally with Mandla's family.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Episode 1187
Miles can't work out what David is up to and is more convinced than ever that Lucilla had some ulterior motive for getting him out of prison. Naomi does her best to deflect Miles from pursuing this.
Naomi meets David and offers to give him control of 9-Nine in return for getting rid of Elizabeth, Millicent and Lucilla.
David persuades Elizabeth that she has to kidnap Millicent again, but the fact that he's taking his time arouses Lucilla's suspicion. David sends Naomi an SMS saying he'll do a deal with her.
Bash tells Niki he's going to be the new manager of Kilowatt, but when he tries to interfere, Suffocate physically kicks them out at the club. He returns with the Jeles for moral support, but Suffocate says the deal is off if he has to put up with Bash.
Rose discovers her plan has backfired when she realises Jafta lost his job because of the rumours she was spreading.
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Episode 1188
Naomi is forced to put in extra effort in getting David to undo his alliance with Lucilla and partner with her. Miles tries to get information from Lucilla with regards to her association with David.
After Bash fails to infiltrate Kilowatt, Niki tries to get her brother to stop the scam but Bash is insistent. Puleng gives Suffocate advice that makes him see his association with Bash and the Jeles in a new light. The Jele's plead with Suffocate to respect their choice of Bash as their proxy.
Kop and Stone resolve to find a solution to Mamokete's kitchen blues.
Meanwhile, Rose tries to borrow money from Stone but the conditions Stone gives her for the loan require her to apologise to Mamokete. Mamokete grows increasingly frustrated as her half-done kitchen has terrible implications on her spaza shop earnings.
Tshidi however, makes Mamokete think about a new possibility.
Thursday 26 January 2012
Episode 1189
Forced into it by Stone, Rose makes an apology to Mamokete - which turns out not be an apology at all. Suffocate barely tolerates Bash's presence in his club, and forces him to do menial labour.
David puts his plan into action. Unbeknown to Lucilla, he's made a deal with Naomi. There is betrayal in the air - but it's not Lucilla nor Naomi that pay the price.
Friday 27 January 2012
Episode 1190
Naomi awakes and discovers that Elizabeth is dead and she is holding a bloody knife her hands. She tries protesting her innocence but the police are not convinced and she's arrested on murder charges.
Lucilla is sickened to her stomach when she realises she's as much a part of Elizabeth's murder as David is.
Miles learns the horrible truth that Millicent is not his daughter. He confronts Naomi in prison and she tries to remind him of their love but he doesn't know what to believe anymore.
Puleng realises that Suffocate locked Bash up in the storeroom and decides to let him out. Although Bash has been sufficiently humiliated, Suffocate is still intent on teaching him a lesson.
Monday 30 January 2012
Episode 1191David returns to 9-Nine. The frame he's devised for Naomi convinces everyone that she's Elizabeth's murderer. Dr Mazibuko admits that she's a congenital liar and will not heed her protestations of innocence.
Lucilla reluctantly, but successfully, provides an alibi for David. Finally, even Miles comes to accept that Naomi was not the woman he believed her to be.
Puleng pleads with Suffocate to give Bash another chance. Niki tries unsuccessfully to warn Puleng about Bash. Puleng manages to plant a seed of doubt in Suffocate's mind about Niki's motives in slagging off her brother.
Kop makes up his mind to restore the family's fortunes, finish the kitchen, and make life safe for the Khuses. He borrows money from Fats, wagers it in the dice game outside the club's back door and makes enough to stake him for more gambling.
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Episode 1192Kop gives Mamokete some money and she's suspicious about where he got it.
Bash brings a pool table into the club and to Niki's frustration, Suffocate seems to be warming to him. He ignores her repeated warnings about Bash. Hermanus makes David head of 9-Nine again.
Niki recruits Fats to help her get rid of Bash. Lucilla makes a surprising offer regarding Millicent.
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