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Rhythm City
EPISODE 18
TX: Wednesday 1 August 2007
The aftermath of the ‘robbery’: Stone has to break the bad news to his little sister. Rachel tries to regain control of her life. Sam shows his true - difficult - colours and Lucilla is forced to use the only weapon of power she has over Sam: sex.
EPISODE 19
TX: Thursday 2 August 2007
Sam tries to convince Lucilla to run away with him. David feeds Sam more drugs and sets him up. David plots to ensure Sam’s second album is a flop. S’bu burns his car and tells Miles it was stolen.
EPISODE 20
TX: Friday 3 August 2007
The police arrive at Miles’s house. Miles provides S’bu with an alibi. Sam confesses to David that he and Lucilla slept together. David lets Lucilla know that he knows. Lucilla feels the noose tightening around her neck. Rachel’s fasting and exercise regime causes her to collapse and leads to the cancellation of yet another performance.
EPISODE 21
TX: Monday 6 August 2007
Lucilla is freaked out now that David knows about her and Sam. Tshidi is on an emotional roller coaster and is becoming increasingly antisocial. Rachel is refusing to take Miles’ calls. Suffocate promises Tshidi that Mandla’s death will be avenged.
EPISODE 22
TX: Tuesday 7 August 2007
Suffocate decides to close the club. Lucilla, having ended it with Sam, tries to do some damage control and pays David a visit. Bernard hides out in Redemption. Rachel is still maintaining her sobriety, playing hard to get with Miles and Bernard who are trying to get back into her good books.
EPISODE 23
TX: Wednesday 8 August 2007
An increasingly erratic Sam threatens to reveal his secret passion for Lucilla – inviting himself to dinner with the Vilakazis and causing further havoc at a restaurant later that night. A deeply distressed Suffocate insists that the club remain closed. Stone tells Tshidi that he refuses to go to his one-time friend’s funeral. Fearful that Suffocate is planning revenge, Bernard camps out at Redemption Records. Despite his lies, Gail learns what he’s up to.
EPISODE 24
TX: Thursday 9 August 2007
Things at the funeral threaten to get very ugly when Suffocate takes exception to S’bu pitching up. It is Stone who defuses the situation. Lucilla is increasingly convinced that her situation with Sam is going to implode. Miles is very preoccupied with Rachel, who tells him that she now wants to compose her own work. Will a reluctant S’bu take on the job of becoming Sam’s full time minder?
EPISODE 25
TX: Friday 10 August 2007
S’bu tries to get out of managing Sam. Sunay and Rachel pick up two guys who claim to be songwriters. Thembi admits that looking after Rachel is blocking her own writing. Lucilla discourages S’bu from getting too hands on with Sam. Bernard continues lying to Gail. Mamokete tries to find out if Tshidi and Mandla were sleeping together. Stone shares his heartbreak with her over Mandla’s death.
EPISODE 26
TX: Monday 13 August 2007
A brooding Suffocate hosts the memorial party in honour of Mandla. The party is spoiled by the arrival of Bra Touch and his goons. S’bu persuades Suffocate to reopen the club. Thembi, in the meantime, worries about the influence Sunay has over her mother. Sam begs Lucilla to reconsider breaking off their relationship. David realises that the new album Sam and Rachel are cutting poses a threat to the continued success of Sam’s first release. Bernard continues to skulk in the offices of Redemption Records.
EPISODE 27
TX: Tuesday 14 August 2007
Having to be Sam’s driver causes conflict for S’bu. Lu (desperate to lose Sam and to divert his attention) finds a way for S’bu to do both. Sam acquires more cocaine from David. Sam performs at the club, after which one of the groupies moves in on him. Bernard becomes increasingly paranoid after the police come to speak to him. Mamokete and Tshidi make (awkward) peace with each other.
EPISODE 28
TX: Wednesday 15 August 2007
Sam realises that Lucilla was just using him to get the contract for Redemption. Miles begins to notice something between them. S’bu tries to juggle Sam and helping Suffocate with the club. S’bu asks Miles for a loan so he can invest in the club. Rachel goes out with Sunay and ends up stranded in Boksburg. The cops beat up Suffocate.
EPISODE 29
TX: Thursday 16 August 2007
Rachel is forced to confront her reckless behaviour and paparazzi troubles. Miles comes to her aid. David’s cover is blown and Sam confronts him (after first confronting Lucilla). Sam wallows in coke-induced paranoia. Suffocate finally decides to take revenge, causing Fats a lot of worry in the process. Will Bernard live to see another day?
EPISODE 30
TX: Friday 17 August 2007
Lucilla, under pressure to deliver, makes a promise to Sam. David relays the so-called industry gossip to Miles about Lucilla and Sam having an affair. Tshidi gets drunk - and sick - at the club following a major argument with Mamokete. Stone takes her home to a huge family confrontation.
EPISODE 31
TX: Monday 20 August 2007
Miles is now suspicious about Lucilla’s relationship with Sam. Lucilla and Sam meet with a hotshot producer/composer to discuss the solo album. Thembi lets slip to David that Rachel has not signed a contract with Redemption. Suffocate tells Bernard to go to hell. Suffocate discovers that he is caught in a never-ending debt trap, courtesy Bra Touch.
EPISODE 32
TX: Tuesday 21 August 2007
Sam finds out his solo album is now on hold and that he has to record the duo album with Rachel – boss’ orders. Rachel becomes an unknowing pawn in David’s new plan. Will Miles’ probing about Sam bear fruit? Sam, in a drunken stupor, has a slip of the tongue...
EPISODE 33
TX: Wednesday 22 August 2007
S’bu is in the middle of a moral dilemma. A coked up Sam tries his luck with Miles, who physically retaliates. Rachel finds writing far more difficult than she thought it would be – but David offers her an incentive. Suffocate struggles to devise a strategy to keep Bra Touch at bay – with no success.
EPISODE 34
TX: Thursday 23 August 2007
Sam runs to David for support after his run-in with Miles. A hurt Miles finally confronts Lucilla about her infidelity. Rachel gets writer’s block on her first attempt at writing a song - Thembi’s poetry journal provides vital inspiration. David begins to woo Rachel to Nine9. Fats pumps iron – he wants to become a bouncer. At the club, Suffocate has a hard time trying to get rid of Bernard, now a regular in the township.
EPISODE 35
TX: Friday 24 August 2007
Lucilla walks on eggshells around Miles, but feels resentful towards S’bu. Miles confides in Rachel about Lucilla’s affair. What will be his decision about the future of his marriage? David takes “Rachel’s” poem to DJ Ngwazi. Bernard learns Suffocate is having financial problems and offers a practical solution.
EPISODE 36
TX: Monday 27 August 2007
Miles is broken up. Sam stays away from Redemption. Simphiwe starts stealing from the club, but Suffocate can’t prove it. Fats and Bernard start planning a CD launch to be held at the club. Rachel, David, and DJ Ngwazi plan to polish the song track that contains Thembi’s lyrics. Rachel is intent on staying clean for the sake of her ‘newly discovered talent’. David sets Sam up.
EPISODE 37
TX: Tuesday 28 August 2007
David reaps the rewards of Sam’s junkie antics that have made front-page headlines. Lucilla’s niece arrives – another reason for Miles’ wife remaining in the dog box. S’bu has to face his father’s wrath for failing to watch over Sam and preventing the current media scandal. Rachel continues to hide the fact that she stole, and then proceeded to record, one of Thembi’s poems. Suffocate reluctantly accepts help from Bernard.
EPISODE 38
TX: Wednesday 29 August 2007
Dumped by Lucilla, Sam Sedibeng’s at the end of his tether and embarrasses her in Redemption’s offices. Sam becomes the target of another one of David’s scams. S’bu publicly threatens to kill a coked-up Sam.
EPISODE 39
TX: Thursday 30 August 2007
Sam is in the press again: this time for allegedly beating up a woman. Miles sees this as the final straw. Lucilla moves back into the bedroom. S’bu takes Diphuka to the Kilowatt. She ends up drinking too much and making a fool of herself at the club. Bernard organises a singer for the venue. Bra Touch brings in a drug dealer to make his connection with the club “worthwhile”.
EPISODE 40
TX: Friday, 31 August 2007
Miles and Lucilla decide Diphuka has to go. S’bu resolves to handle Sam better - now that he knows there’s an end in sight. The electricity at the club is off and Suffocate thinks there’s no hope for his Friday night profits. Fats sorts things out.
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