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Rhythm City this March, 2012:
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Episode 1214Bash breaks the news to Findo and Speshil that he is no longer going to supply the drugs. Lucilla demands thirty percent of Redemption records from Miles, but he tells her to get lost.
David tries cunningly to get S'bu to accept the job at 9-Nine. Niki realises that through thick and thin Bash really is there for her. When Lucilla is thinking of walking away from the fight with Miles, David encourages her to fight another day.
Friday, 2 March 2012
Episode 1215Thula convinces S'bu & David to let him carry on with Hustle on his own and David has finally found his replacement for 9-Nine.
Lucilla realises she's got no legal claim to Redemption, but David plants a seed that the law isn't the only way to get what she wants. Niki finds that she might be out of a job at Kilowatt.
Monday, 5 March 2012
Episode 1216Bash tries to save Niki's job by standing in for her, but Suffocate is not sure it's such a good idea. David tells Lucilla that if she is to get her share of Redemption, she needs to blackmail Miles on a personal level.
S'bu impresses Hermanus at the interview and gets the job of station manager. After some nudging from David and Henk, Lucilla decides she'll use Buhle to get to Miles.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Episode 1217
Lucilla is forced to take a drastic step in her battle with Miles. Suffocate gives Bash a second chance. Gail meets an intriguing trauma counsellor.
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Episode 1218Miles discovers Lucilla is using a smear campaign to blackmail him into giving her a cut of Redemption. He's dissuaded from retaliating, but warns Lucilla that next time he won't be as lenient.
Hermanus makes a play for Gail and Gail does not reciprocate. Hermanus warns S'bu to keep Collins away from 9-Nine. Suffocate takes a secret meeting and curiosity is piqued as to what he's up to.
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Episode 1219Lucilla is wary of using Buhle as a way to force Miles to give her back her shares in Redemption, but is quickly realising that she may not have any other option.
Gail interviews Tamsen, a rape survivor, and gets a chilling glimpse of the trauma involved. Her shock turns to horror when calls from other rape victims start pouring in from listeners and they all describe their attacker as having the same modus operandi as Tamsen's rapist.
Gail realises that there's a serial rapist out there.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Episode 1220
Gail persuades S'bu to let her conduct a crusade on her programme to track down the serial rapist. S'bu agrees, but thinks it's also an excuse for Gail to see more of Collins.
Lucilla eventually tells Henk Le Roux to draw up papers asking for sole custody of Buhle. Miles predictably goes ballistic when Henk says they'll drop the case if he gives Lucilla a fair share of Redemption. Miles warns Lucilla that there will be dire consequences if she goes ahead.
When Suffocate takes a meeting with the Hotplate guys, Fats is even more convinced he is planning on selling Kilowatt. The others disagree, but Puleng's upset Suffocate hasn't said anything to her.
Monday, 12 March 2012
Episode 1221
Gail confides in Niki about the pass she made at Collins - and his humiliating retreat. Hermanus annoys S'bu when he tries to think of a catchy name with which to dub the rapist.
Later, he horrifies Gail when he tries the same trick with her. She is rescued by Collins himself who warns her that her campaign has likely turned her into the rapist's next target.
Miles asks S'bu what he thinks of his decision to fight Lucilla to the bitter end. S'bu begs him to consider Buhle, the innocent victim of his parents' feud.
The Kilowatt guys wonder what the future holds if Suffo sells Kilowatt.
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Episode 1222
David plants the thought with Lucilla that Miles isn't giving her enough of Redemption, and she makes a demand for half the company. Miles retaliates publicly. Suffocate reveals his plans for Kilowatt.
Collins tries to talk Gail out of taunting the Floral Rapist, but Gail, influenced by Hermanus, puts herself firmly in the line of fire.
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Episode 1223Suffocate gets down to the rather annoying task of negotiating with the Hotplate guys.
Lucilla is totally freaked out about the situation with Miles. She is regretting taking David's advice. Miles refuses to back down and is suing for sole custody of Buhle.
Collins once again implores Gail to be careful. She is dealing with a dangerous criminal. Gail has a very unnerving late-night run-in with Hermanus.
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Episode 1224
Gail tells S'bu how Hermanus is creeping her out, but won't let S'bu confront him.
Hermanus later tells Collins he's not welcome at 9-Nine after Gail's campaign is over. Collins tells Gail his wife was raped and murdered in their home when he wasn't there, which explains why he's been holding back.
After Henk tells Lucilla that Miles will probably get sole custody of Buhle, she goes to Miles and offers to drop all her claims to Redemption.
David's looking for a new venture and is thinking of starting another club and putting a BEE front man in place that he can manipulate.
Friday, 16 March 2012
Episode 1225
S'bu suggests to Suffocate that he get an investor to help him buy Hotplate. A frustrated and desperate Lucilla contemplates getting a new lawyer.
Hermanus draws suspicion when he threatens Gail. S'bu pitches the idea of investing in Hotplate to David.
Lucilla begs S'bu to speak to a steely Miles on her behalf. Gail gets a call from the rapist.
Monday, 19 March 2012
Episode 1226Suffocate's silence leaves a bad impression in his meeting with David. Gail makes another appeal to the rapist. S'bu comforts Lucilla, only for her to take it a step too far.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Episode 1227Gail and Collins establish a beautiful intimacy, but Collins withdraws when Gail tries to pry into his history. Frustrated with himself for not being honest with Gail and potentially ruining their chances together, Collins opens up about his wife's tragic death.
Lucilla and S'bu struggle to deal with their guilt after their shared kiss the previous night. S'bu tries to conceal his secret from Gail and David, but they pick up on his discomposure.
David finds evidence of what Lucilla's been up to with S'bu. David tells S'bu he is keen on investing in Suffocate and later reveals his true intentions with Suffocate to Ronald.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Episode 1228S'bu continues to feel guilty about his kiss with Lucilla. Without letting on that he knows the details of his situation, David manipulates S'bu into believing that he owes it to himself to see if there's anything to what happened between him and his step-mom.
Gail is frustrated that she's not making any progress in getting the Red-Rose Rapist to open up to her. Her hopes are raised when someone phones in to her show claiming to be him. She quickly realises she's being pranked.
When the real Red-Rose Rapist finally calls her, he promises to give her proof that he's the real deal.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Episode 1229
Gail and Collins make plans to spend the weekend together. She tells Niki about this decision to move their relationship to a new level.
Hermanus proposes dinner to Gail, who brushes him off. He promises he's not going to give up. Gail's on air when she gets a call from a man who at first she thinks is yet another tiresome copycat. But when he promises to deliver solid proof that he is, indeed, the Red-Rose Rapist, she feels a chill creeping into her bones.
S'bu makes an arrangement to meet with Lucilla to talk about their illicit kiss. Miles, in the meantime, prompted by S'bu, decides to drop his attempts to have Lucilla declared an unfit mother. He doesn't want to cause any further collateral damage.
When S'bu goes round to see Lucilla, he realises that it's going to be more difficult than he though to ignore his strong feelings of attraction for her.
Suffocate has second thoughts about enlisting David Genaro as a partner. When S'bu informs David of this, he's more disappointed that we expected.
Friday, 23 March 2012
Episode 1230S'bu feels massive regret after his night with Lucilla, and is consumed with guilt. David tries to get Suffocate to change his mind about their partnership.
Gail is looking forward to going away for the romantic weekend, but then a terrible message is delivered.
Monday, 26 March 2012
Episode 1231
Gail is battling to come to terms with her role in the latest rape. Collins does his best to reassure her. Gail is determined to go back on air even though the cops can't offer her much protection.
Suffocate tells David he will go into partnership with him, but he will not sign any contracts. Miles walks in on Lucilla and S'bu.
Gail tries her best to get through her radio show, but the pressure is too much.
Miles and Lucilla are well on their way to sorting out their issues when Miles finds something in her house that hardens his heart.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Episode 1232
S'bu suggests Gail takes some time off after freezing on air. She's heading for a meltdown and is considering ending her campaign to track down the Red-Rose Rapist. Collins suggests she speak to Tamsen, who inspires her to carry on.
Miles tells S'bu that Lucilla's sleeping with another man and he's determined to find out who it is. He confronts Lucilla, but she refuses to reveal the person's identity.
When David and Suffocate sit down with Hotplate, David blows the deal out of the water. Suffocate's angry, but David says he must think big and they'll move to the Northern suburbs.
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Episode 1233
In spite of S'bu's reservations, Gail wants to return to work and help the police catch the Red-Rose Rapist.
A determined Miles hires a PI to find out who Lucilla is sleeping with. Suffocate surprises David by showing some business savvy. S'bu tries to get Miles to call off the PI, to no avail.
Collins, directing his words at Hermanus, issues a challenge to the Red-Rose Rapist.
When S'bu gets a visit from Lucilla, he worries that the PI might be watching her and ushers her out.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Episode 1234
Gail continues her campaign against the Red-Rose Rapist and Collins warns Gail to keep her distance from Hermanus. Gail invites the serial rapist to call in to her show, but he entertains her invitation off-air. Gail learns that he is frighteningly close to her.
Miles finds out about the rendezvous between Lucilla and S'bu from the private investigator he hired. He confronts S'bu and is destroyed by S'bu's betrayal.
Mamokete is distraught when she is visited by a man with whom she shares an unresolved past. Tshidi is curious about the man's identity.
Fats is tempted to run for counsellor in the local elections despite his non-existent interest in politics.
Friday, 30 March 2012
Episode 1235
Gail accuses Hermanus of calling into her show as the rapist. Hermanus and Collins threaten each other to stay away from Gail. Hermanus warns Gail that Collins is not to be trusted, and gives Gail a gun to protect herself.
Miles wakes up at Lucilla's house, filled with remorse for his rage at her the night before. Lucilla pleads with Miles to move on, but Miles is having a hard time letting go.
Bash convinces Fats to run for the local council by-election and Fats agrees to do so and to have Bash manage his election campaign. Suffocate and the guys mock Fats for his political ambitions. Bash takes a bet with Suffocate that he can get Fats elected.
Tshidi insists on knowing who Sello is and Mamokete reveals that Sello is her brother. When Tshidi wants to get to know him, Mamokete reveals how Sello and the rest of her family rejected her when she fell pregnant.
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