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8/3/2019 Capital City Edited

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SC.1 INT. LAWYER'S CHAMBERS.DAY

Senator jibunor, 45, smooth, well spoken, well built and a

lawyer are seen across a table with his wife, odaze, 44,

beautiful and elegant. by odaze is her lawyer discussingdivorce settlements.

JIBUNORso this is it?

ODAZE'S LAWYER

having considered everything putbefore my client, she has decided

for the sake of the children and

society to stay married.

senator Jibunor and lawyer show surprise while Odaze smiles

knowingly.

JIBUNOR

you can't be serious!

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

but we agreed....we had an

agreement

ODAZE'S LAWYERmy client changed her position.

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

changed her position? Change....youcan't just change a position!....on

what grounds?

ODAZE'S LAWYERwe had not signed any formal

annulment contract.

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

but we agreed in principle

ODAZE'S LAWYER

you....agreed in principle.

JIBUNOR


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(re- Odaze)

why are you doing this?

Relaxes in her seat and smiles

ODAZEi am doing this for the kids

JIBUNORthat is a load of rubbish

ODAZE

yes , i love you too.

JIBUNOR

ok, Odaze, what do you really want?

ODAZE

i already told you.

JIBUNOR

what?!!!

ODAZE

a place in your heart and in our

home.

JIBUNOR

this is ridiculous

ODAZE'S LAWYER

so we go to court

JIBUNOR

are you out of your mind?

ODAZE

no...

JIBUNOR

does your lawyer know everthing?

ODAZE

he is my lawyer, i should think so

JIBUNOR


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Everything?

ODAZE'S LAWYERyou mean about you finding her in

bed with another man?

there is silence, odaze remains smiling.

JIBUNOR(re- to the lawyers)

could you give us a minute.

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERellis?

JIBUNOR

i said leave us alone for a minute.

ODAZEgive us a minute i am sure ellis

has something important to tell me.

the lawyers reluctantly leave the room

JIBUNOR

so what do you really want?

ODAZE

i already told......

JIBUNOR

get serious. it is just two of usin the room. i'll give you anything

you want.

ODAZEellis, i want to come home, that's

all. is that too much to ask? i

made a mistake and now i am askingfor forgiveness.

JIBUNORthat i can not do.you betrayed my

trust, everytime i see you i

remember that day. i can't take you

back.


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ODAZE

then you leave me no choice(getting up) we will see in court

JIBUNORthat is so mature. you don't have a

case, you will lose if we go to

court.

ODAZE

i do, we haven't been seperated for

up to a year and i know you don'twant this to go to court. just let

me come home and all this will end

quitely.

jibunor looks at her with consternation, he gives up in

exasperation and walks out the door, shaking his head.odaze's lawyer comes in.

ODAZE'S LAWYER

so ?......i take it that didn't gowell

ODAZE(smiling knowingly)

give him time. he will come round

MONTAGE

SC.2 INT. SITTING ROOM. DAY

jibunor is tuning his saxaphone, the tv is on but the volume

is mute, he starts to play the sax

affie walks in with Linda only to hear music

LINDAaw! i love jazz, who is that? miles

davies? kenny G, sounds like Kenny

G

AFFIE

Kenny G? ....that is my father

playing his silly sax!


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LINDA

your father? playing sax wow!that's amazing

AFFIEplease, he uses it to charm girls

like you

they walk in to the living room

AFFIE

good evening daddy(kissing him onthe cheek)you are home

early...playing your sax again i

see....someone offended you?

JIBUNOR

its a long story, how was your day?is this the friend?

LINDA

good evening, sir

AFFIE

you don't recognise her?

jibunor looks blank and affie sigh in exasperation.

LINDA

linda? linda Odigwe? she was on the

reality TV show.

JIBUNOR

(re-linda)

forgive me i am not much of a TVfan. how do you do linda?

LINDAfine sir, its a pleasure meeting

you, i was just telling affie how

surprised i am about the sax

JIBUNOR

well do you play?


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LINDA

no... no i can't play any musical

instrument

JIBUNOR

too bad...its a stress reliever

theresa comes in

THERESA

excuse me sir, Senator Adu is here

he wishes to see you

JIBUNOR

alright, (Re- affie) could you

please excuse me for a moment

AFFIE

alright daddy(re-linda)come let getsomething to eat.

they leave as Senator adu is ushered in

JIBUNOR

senator Adu, to what do i owe this

pleasure?

ADU

just a minor issue something thatwouldn't take too much of your time

JIBUNORoh please, have a seat, if i still

remember you do brandy.

ADUyes thank you, let me get it.....ah

just the drink, Hennessey XO. i'll

just have a little, i just want todeliver my message and be on my

way.

JIBUNOR

what is it?

ADU


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the members of the committee that

you chair are...

JIBUNOR

i only chair one committee, thats

the committe on petroleum

ADU

yes....well they all sort of demandthat you resign

JIBUNOR

you are also on that committee

ADU

yes i share their sentiments. you

see you don't carry the othersenator along, its like you seem to

lost focus, you have forgotten thatthis is a democracy.

JIBUNOR

since when did you become a lackey?running around conveying messages

ADUlisten, like i said earlier i want

...we want you to step down

JIBUNOR

and if i do, you would gladly take

my place?

ADU

it is the wish of the people

JIBUNOR

and if i dont?

ADU

if you don't! you will have a very

steep task ahead of you with no onein support

JIBUNOR

i think...


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ADU

(yelling)dont think! thats the problem! you

think too much just resign!what the

hell is wrong with you?

he swings his hand and the glass from his hand flingsw out

and hits the wallhe noise attracts the girls and they runout from the kitchen

SC.3 INT.KITCHEN.DAY

affie and linda are in the kitchen where theresa is washing

the dishes.

AFFIEthis house is every man for himself

when it comes to food. the cook has

to know you or you will starve!

LINDA

(laughing)

wait you are serious!

AFFIE

we can get some ice cream while weare at it.

LINDAice cream? i just cant say no to

ice cream

affie opens the fridge and pulls out a bucket of ice cream

LINDA

aw! and its vanilla! but you havegot to stop me i can't afford to

loose my figure.

AFFIE

you TV personalities are really

enjoying yourselves


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LINDA

i wouldn't call it enjoyment, the

whole paparazzi thing could bequite intrusive at times and

sometimes downright annoying. there

are some benefits though especiallywith the guy department.

AFFIEnow you see this is where you need

to apply yourself! i need a good

man if you know what i mean

they both laugh when they hear the shattering of glass and

rush to the living room

SC.4 INT. LIVING ROOM DAY

as affie and linda rush in, Senator Adu is leaving in a fury

AFFIE

Daddy what happened?

JIBUNOR

imagine the idiot telling me "i

should resign"

AFFIE

why? aren't you the chairman ofsome committee thingy like that

LINDAcommittee on petroleum, senator adu

is the vice chairman. but why would

he want you to resign, on what

grounds?

JIBUNOR

on the flimsy grounds that i amcarrying the rest of the senators

along

LINDA

i guess it has something to do with

the downstream deregulation bill by

the president


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affie looks at her in bewilderment.

LINDA

sorry, i follow politics a bit

AFFIE

a bit?

JIBUNOR

what do you know about the

deregulation bill?

LINDA

i know....

affies phone rings

AFFIEits george.

...hello.....now?....where?....is

it that urgent? ok i'll be there

JIBUNOR

is every thing alright

AFFIE

yes, i have to go. you guys can

keep talking about your politicsthingy, i will be back soon

(re-affie)we have to some spots

later i want to introduce you to myfriends

affie leaves linda and jibunor continue their discussions

JIBUNOR

you want a drink? wine perhaps

LINDA

yes please, i think the

deregulation isthe only way forwardfor nigerians it will be painful in

the beginning but you will have a

fight in you hand with Sen. Adu. he

is one tough cookie


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JIBUNOR

you can say that again?

SC.5 INT. GEORGE'S HOUSE. DAY

affie knocks and george opens the door

GEORGETook you long enough. you were

lying about being in the car right?

AFFIEyeah! so what is so important that

i had to drag myself down here,

this you place is quite the

distance.

GEORGEits not that long a journey you

dot.

AFFIE(looking around disgustingly)

look at this place, what is this

don't you have a cleaner? when areyou going to leave this hovel and

come home? this is pathetic!

GEORGE

i didn't call you here to prove how

much of a snob you are

AFFIE

(looking in the kitchen)

so why then have you decided tosubject me to this kind of

torture.(disgustingly) oh my God.

GEORGE

i need you to talk to your father

for me

AFFIE

now why would i want to do that put

myself between two firing squads.


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GEORGE

seriously, i need him to contactthe minister for transport to

influence a bid i presented for a

contract.

AFFIE

so why don't you just ask him?

GEORGE

you know i can't stand his tyranny,

the man has no faith in my abilityto control my own life and i am

going to prove him wrong!

AFFIEi am not tellin him anything, you

can go to the house and tell himyourself, you know i do not involve

myself in anything that hasto do

with politics

GEORGE

its not politics, its business!

AFFIE

if you want this thing done, you

better come tell him yourself i'mleaving, are you coming?

GEORGEgo, i am coming with you..

SC.6 INT.JIBUNOR'S HOUSE.NIGHT

george and Affie enter the living room there are five empty

bottles of wine on the center table with two empty glasses

GEORGE

Whats the occasion?

AFFIE

not quite sure! i wonder where they

are?


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GEORGE

let me check the study

AFFIE

i'll go to her room, i want to take

her on the town

SC.7 INT. STUDY. NIGHT

george looks in the study and finds no one there as he steps

out of the room affie calls out to him

AFFIEi need your help!

GEORGE

i'm coming up

SC.8 INT. LINDA'S ROOM.NIGHT

george comes up the stairs, and meets affie by the door

GEORGEwhats the matter?

AFFIEthere someone crying in there! and

the door is locked!

GEORGE

did you knock?

AFFIE

no i just look at it! ofcourse i

knocked did you here that again

george leaned on the door and hears someone crying

GEORGEstand back

he forced the door open both of them enter the room andstand in shock and disbelief at what they see.

SC.9 INT. LINDA' ROOM. NIGHT


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george and affie stand in disbelief jibunor is on the bed

naked, linda is in the corner on the floor with her clothes

torn off, blood smeared across her body, crying profusely

LINDA

he raped me!

SC.10 INT. LINDA'S ROOM. NIGHT

george takes charge of the situation. affie is still in a

daze

GEORGEaffie...affie! snap out of it, get

her to the bathroom, (re-

jibunor)daddy, daddy, what

happened? get up, lets go to yourroom..... come on....get up

JIBUNOR

what happened, what am i doing

here?

GEORGE

lets go first we will sort that out

later

JIBUNOR

she said i raped her?

GEORGE

lets not worry about that now

JIBUNOR

call my lawyer, get the number from

my phone. call my lawyer.

SC.11 INT. BATHROOM. NIGHT

linda is in the bath tub affie is scrubing her body gently

with a sponge

LINDA

we were having drinks, we were

having drinks, we were having

drinks, we were having drinks


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AFFIE

you are not making any sense! afterthe drinks then what?

LINDAwe were just having drnks, just

having drinks

AFFIE

lets go to a hotel, you shouldn't

stay in the house.

LINDA

just drinks, just drink

SC.12 HOTEL.PRIVATE LOUNGE.

scene opens with Odaze cutely seated across her lawyer anddiscussing.they each have a glass of wine in front of them.

ODAZE'S LAWYER

i am really sorry to say this ma'ambut,this is a case of infidelity of

which you have accepted your

guilt.so whats the point,why areyou making this difficult?you

should simply sign those...

Odaze sits up in a fury that is covered by her beauty and

cuts in firmly.

ODAZE

i am not making anything difficult

for any one.if Ellis insist on

having a divorce,then i insist ongoing to court,how is that being

difficult?

ODAZE'S LAWYER

but you do not stand any chance of

winning,dont you care about that?

Odaze calmly picks up her glass,gets off her seat wearing a

smile and elligantly takes a few steps to the back of her

seat and turns around still smiling.


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ODAZE

I don't.

Odaze's lawyer simply looks at Odaze in disappointment,gives

a sigh and stands to her feet,picking her file.

ODAZE'S LAWYER

alright then,i will prepare thepapers and present them in court

before the week runs out.

ODAZEvery well.

(Odaze's lawyer nods and turns around to leave and when she

gets to the door,Odaze speaks)

ODAZEhave a nice day Barrister ...

ODAZE'S LAWYER

(wearing a weak smile)you too ma'am

Odaze's lawyer turns to open the door while Odaze turns tothe bar to pure some more wine.

SC.13 HOTEL PRIVATE LOUNGE,DOOR.

Just as Odaze's lawyer is walking out,Jack,30,tall good

looking and sauve,dressed in Tshirt,a pair of jeans and asneaker,is on his way into the lounge. Odaze's lawyer who is

obviously not in a good mood simply walks off,not minding

who was in front of her. Jack who is surprised at such

attitude stops to take a good look at her very heavybackside as she walks off.jack gets himself together,and

walks into the lounge.

SC.14 HOTEL PRIVATE LOUNGE.INT.

Jack shuts the door behind him and seeing that Odaze isbacking him,tipteod towards her in a bid to grab her around

her waist.just as he is about to grab her,Odaze turns around

and he stops midway.


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JACK

hey!were you expecting me my dolly?

um....you are looking so dashing!

ODAZE

((frowning))ehh,what do u want? have i not

asked you to stay away from me?

JACK

common suchi, why putting up this

front? What is with the attitude?

ODAZE

((still frowning))

i said i dont just want you around

me again.

JACK((sighs))

in any case,i never meant any harm,

i just missed you and decided to

check on you but since you dontwant me around,i think i should

give you some air.

he walks to her and kisses her neck

JACK((smiling))

suchi,i still care about you.

ODAZE

JACK! stop it, stop!

she turns to him,hugs and kissed him fervently.

SC.15 INT. JIBUNORS STUDY. DAY

lawyer meets jibunor in the study as jibunor tries to

recount the story

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

what happened, ellis?

JIBUNOR


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a bottle of wine then a second

......and that's......and that's

all i could remember.

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

are you sure?

JIBUNOR

of course i am sure?

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

let me talk to her, where is she?

JIBUNOR

in george's old room

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERok! just relax we will sort this

all out. i just want you to try ashard as you can to reply the event

in head all over again.

the lawyer walks out of the room

SC.16 INT. SITTING ROOM.DAY

george and affie are in conference

AFFIEwhat sort of rubbish is this?

GEORGEwho is this girl? and where is she

from?

AFFIEshe is my friend, we met sometime

back after her eviction party from

that their reality show,em...emm...

GEORGEthats not important now, how well

do you know her?

AFFIE


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as much as anyone would know

someone. what are you getting at?

GEORGE

do you realise that, it is posiible

that this girl had just set updaddy?

AFFIEare you losing it? why would she

want to do that?

GEORGEi don't know but it just doesn't

fit, we know the old man can have a

bit to drink sometimes

AFFIE

but i have never seen him thiswasted, he was reeking of alcohol

GEORGE

are suggesting that he did it? howcan you even think that

AFFIEthen if he didn't then who she had

blood all over her, she is visibly

shaken. and only both of them wherein the house.

GEORGEwe need to get that girl out of the

house.

AFFIEshe is in no condition to move.

GEORGEi'll get an ambulance

AFFIEand risk having this leaked to the

press, over my dead body. i am

calling mum, thats the only person

that i know can handle this


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situation well.

she pull out her phone and dials odaze

SC.17 INT. HOTEL ROOM. DAY

odaze is asleep half cover with bedspread when the phone

rings...

ODAZE

hello...affie....what is it?

she sit up

ODAZE

when?.... with who?...i am on my

way.

she look at the phone for a while then drops it.

ODAZE

wake up, you have to go

jack wakes up

JACKwhat?...why? what's going on?

ODAZE(while dressing up)

none of your business.....and

em...i would like this to be thelast time....

she walk out the door and jack looks exasperated on the bed

SC.18 INT. LINDA'S ROOM. DAY

jibunor's lawyer comes in to the room, linda is on the bedin a huddle

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERhello linda, my name is frank, i am

Senator jibunor's lawyer. are you

alright


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silence

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERi understand that this must be

difficult, but you must trust that

we are going o sort this outamicably, that i promise you. i

understand that you were bleeding

silence

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

i think you should se a doctor, wehave one the best doctors in our

employ.

silence

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERyou see i can't really help you if

i don't get some form of response

from you.

silence

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERi will be back later

he leaves the room

SC.19 INT. JIBUNORS STUDY. DAY

jibunor's lawyer goes back to jibunor

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

this is a quagmire

JIBUNOR

what did she say

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

she didn't say a word

JIBUNOR

perhaps i should talk to her?


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JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

as your lawyer i would advise

against that.

JIBUNOR

what do you mean as a lawyer? orhave you forgotten that i am also a

lawyer.

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

ellis, i strongly advise that you

do no such thing, we still don't

know what transpired, not tomention the psychological state of

mind of the girl. i have to go and

prepare, i have another case this

morning at the supreme court. iwill be back here as soon as i am

done. if anything comes up send mea text message.

JIBUNOR

ok!

SC.20 INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY

george and affie are in the living room,jibunor's lawyer

comes to meet them

AFFIE

how is he?

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

he is fine, just shaken, who

wouldn't be.

AFFIE

do you think he did it

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

i would not tow that line of

thought at this time nothing isclear yet, we just have to leave

our minds open for now. but i must

ask you who is this girl?


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AFFIE

she is my friend we meet a while

back at a party. look, uncle franki know the type of people i bring

into this house and what you two

are suspecting is highly unlikely

GEORGE

affie you never can truly know thetrue intentions of people

AFFIE

i know linda she could not havedone what you think she did.

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

so you think your father did it?

AFFIEi don't know.. i don't know

alright!

JIBUNOR'S LAWYERi'll be off now i'll be back later

but make sure that girl see's our

doctor. george can you handle that?

GEORGE

i'll see what i can do

as he leaves odaze comes in

JIBUNOR'S LAWYER

what are you doing here?

ODAZEare you mad? is this your house my

friend get out of my face

AFFIE

mummy, it a terrible thing

jibunor's lawyer watches her go in then leaves

ODAZE

george how are you? what happened


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AFFIE

we just came in....


senator jibunor knocks then walks in linda flinches as soon

as she sees him

JIBUNOR

hello, areyou alright?

LINDAplease leave me alone!

JIBUNOR

listen i don't know what happened,i swear to you, i have never done

this kind of thing before andfrankly i can't explain it at all

LINDA

please go away!

JIBUNOR

(approaching her)you need to understand me i don't

know what happened

LINDA

argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SC.22. INT. LIVING ROOM. DAY

odaze, george and affie are telling odaze the episode that

transpired when they hear the scream and rush upstairs

SC. 23. INT. LINDA'S ROOM. DAY

they enter the room george first, where they see jibunor

standing by the bed and linda on the floor screaming. george

pull his father out of the room still protesting hisinnocence

JIBUNOR

but i am trying to tell oyu that i


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and get me a change of clothes from

the hotel, something casual

AFFIE

daddy is not going to like this

ODAZE

like i care what he thinks right

now? go and hurry


linda pulls out her phone from her bag and dials a number,

LINDA

i am in....

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