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Monday 3 August 2009Episode 953 Shakira's excited that she's meeting her contact for the ATM bomber story; she dismisses Tino and Erin's concern for her to be careful. Mo's furious with Zwelakhe when he asks her to spy on Daniel for him. Shakira is attacked and beaten up.
Tuesday 4 August 2009Episode 954 Shakira's still traumatised by the attack, but Abigail wants to make sure the lesson has sunk in. Maletsatsi's pottery obsession is getting out of hand. Mo realises the time has come to choose between Alex and Zwelakhe. Shakira's furious at Abigail and decides to escalate the violence.
Wednesday 5 August 2009Episode 955 Zwelakhe gives Alex a new perspective on appreciating Mo. Maletsatsi initially refuses to bake cakes for the upcoming church sale, but Palesa massages her ego.
Alex convinces Mo to go to a movie with him and the twins. Abigail rewards Cole's request to become more involved with RT's by giving him 50% percent ownership of the establishment. Shakira freaks out.
6 Thursday August 2009Episode 956Things worsen between Shakira and Abigail after Shakira questions Cole's motives. In a fit of rage with Daniel, Abigail hints she may have been involved with Mangi's abduction. Palesa reveals to Lefa that she wants to have a baby. Eddie is desperate to keep out of trouble with Maletsatsi regarding her talents.
Monday 10 August 2009Episode 957 Shakira refuses to help Abigail deal with Daniel now the war between them has escalated. Constance is looking after a young boy whom she seems suspiciously cagey about. Cole is furious when Abigail refuses to shell out any more money for his demo.
Tuesday 11 August 2009Episode 958 Eddie tells Maletsatsi her teapot is ugly, and she has no talent for pottery. Daniel warns Abigail he's finally going to nail her for Mangi's kidnapping. Suspicion escalates about Gosiame's mother and Constance's behaviour concerning the boy. Abigail cuts Shakira out of her life forever.
Wednesday 12 August 2009Episode 959Daniel increases the pressure on Abigail, trying to force more open conflict between them. Maletsatsi's baked all night for the church cake sale. Lefa tries to find out more about Gosiame's mother, but Constance keeps avoiding the issue. Shakira's given Abigail all the material that could have compromised her, but she realises Abigail won't return the favour.
Thursday 13 August 2009Episode 960 Cole and Abigail continue to argue over the financing of his demo. Daniel's more determined than ever to punish Abigail. Maletsatsi receives an offer to turn her baking talent into a moneymaking opportunity. Abigail decides to make a sincere attempt at salvaging her relationship with Shakira.
Monday 17 August 2009Episode 961 Tino is shocked into emotional passivity by the death of his mother. Eddie pushes Dika to investigate Abigail's death and to use her relationship with Cairo to get inside information.
Alex can't help suspecting Daniel is somehow involved in the car bombing and Daniel doesn't do much to change Alex's mind. Tino shakes off his grief and focuses on revenge.
Tuesday 18 August 2009Episode 962 Everyone tries to deal with the fallout after Abigail's death. Tino obviously takes the most strain. Constance has a shocking revelation for Lefa about Gosiame. Jacques looks to start up a poker club with a few of the journos. Shakira's caught off guard when Keke reveals Cole seems to have disappeared.
Wednesday 19 August 2009Episode 963 Constance confesses to a shocked Lefa she's been paying Charity to keep Gosiame away from Lefa. Erin keeps on about Cole being a suspect in Abigail's murder, but Tino's convinced Daniel's responsible. Lefa's consumed with guilt as he struggles to tell Palesa that Gosiame is his son. Abigail's killer is revealed.
Thursday 20 August 2009Episode 964In spite of insisting he never wins at any games, Wayne takes his fellow journos to the cleaners at poker. Lefa decides to tell Palesa and his church congregation the truth.
Cairo confronts Daniel with a shocking piece of news: the last phone call Abigail received - moments before the bomb explosion - was made from Daniel's cell phone.
Monday 24 August 2009Episode 965 Daniel vehemently denies making a phone call to Abigail just before her death. Lefa reluctantly decides not to tell Palesa the truth about Gosiame, but insists on seeing Charity.
Jacques has a plan to win the journos' money back. Tino tells Shakira that Abigail was sincerely looking to mend bridges with her just before her untimely death. A crushed Shakira breaks down from the guilt.
Tuesday 25 August 2009Episode 966 Tino tells Dika that Daniel phoned Abigail just before her death. Lefa's struggling to keep his secret and Palesa unwittingly makes it worse when she decides to find Gosiame's father Kelvin and Jacques decide to get their revenge on Wayne by cheating at poker. Daniel assumes Cairo told Dika about the phone call and threatens to destroy the cop's career.
Wednesday 26 August 2009Episode 967 Shakira starts to be plagued by flashbacks as her guilt over Abigail's death haunts her. The stress of lying to Palesa about Gosiame is wearing Lefa down, and in frustration he lashes out at her.
Wayne taunts Jacques into agreeing to another game of poker. Alex and Mo are taken aback by the intensity of Shakira's emotional fragility.
Thursday 27 August 2009Episode 968 Several people reveal to Cairo that Shakira could be capable of murder. She flips out when he interrogates her. Wayne decides to help Kelvin and Jacques recover their money - playing poker online.
Lefa tells Constance he wants Gosiame to know he is the boy's father. Based on her behaviour, Tino asks Shakira if she had anything to do with Abigail's death.
Monday 31 August 2009Episode 969 Shakira freaks out when Tino tells her a partial finger print has been found on a bomb fragment.Lefa threatens to cut Constance out of his life if she prevents him from telling Gosiame the truth.
Cairo is furious that Tino hid the Abigail/Cole/Shakira love triangle from him. Shakira is severely rattled that the focus of Cairo's investigation is pointing more at her and less at Daniel.
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