the will pilot

8/6/2019 The Will Pilot

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2/20

EXT. SAVOY HOTEL . DAY

Miniva and lotson are coming out of the lawyers office and heis explaining their predicament.

LAWYERSo like i said there is little ornothing i can do to change thingsthe only way things can change isin the case i explained to you.

LOTSONThis is not good,

MINIVAMr mwemba am sure there issomething which can be done

LAWYERAs i said there is only one way youwill have access to the accountsthat is if all the kids are dead orthey disappear but since it iscomfirmed that all of them plus thedeceaseds elder brother are stillliving there is nothing i cando,now if you can excuse me i havea client waiting.

The lawyer leaves and lotson looks more worried anddisappointed than miniva who looks a bit calm

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INT.KATWISHIS HOUSE. DAY

The kids are in the living room,belinda is fliping throughthe channels on tv,mark is on the phone checking mails onface book and jr is just not in the socializing mood as hepaces about.

BELINDAWhats your problem why cant you

just sit

JRI dont wnat to sit,when you calledyou said it will just be a coupleof minutes we have been here 40mins and he is still not here


3/20

MARKYou heard he said he had a breakdown why cant you just be patient

JRUnlike you i have things to do,icant just sit here idly waiting forsome man

BELINDAJr can you just shut up and wait

JRI don't want to sit, matter of factam off

Just as junior is about to go katwishi walks in, forcing Jr.to go back and sit

KATWISHIHey sorry for keeping you waitingfor all this time, I had a serioustire bust, other wise am glad allof you managed to show up as what Iwant to share with you is veryimportant.

INT.THE JOINT . DAY

The waiter has just delivered some drinks

MINIVAI cant believe that bastered mademe last in his will

LOTSONWhat do you mean you cant believeyou assured me that you hadpersuaded him to change everythingin your name.

MINIVASo now you think I made it all up

LOTSONAm not saying you made it all upall am saying is you should haveensured that everything was inorder before you became comfortable

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4/20

MINIVAI did all I could, you heard whatthe lawyer said it was a day beforehe died when he changed everythinghow was I to know

LOTSONThis not good, this is not good atall.

MINIVALets just put our heads togetherand find a solution still have sometime.

LOTSONI don't have time miniva,we have a

new MD at the company and if Idon't pay back the money I gotswindled in the black dollarbusiness ill be in shit.

MINIVASo what do you want me to do,findall your brothers kids and eat themup?

INT.KATWISHIS HOUSE.

Katwishi as just gotten a beer from the fridge and comes tosit

KATWISHIYour father was a very kind man, hedid everything he could to help thefamily that is because he neverwanted to see anyone suffer,unfortunately we live in a pervetedworld where those who do good willalways face unthinkable tragedieswish i was in the position to tellyou exactly what happened to your

father, or why who ever did that tohim did it. but What I can assureyou is that as long as I live Iwill make sure that the killers ofmy brother are brought to book andthey pay for what they did.

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5/20

BELINDABut uncle you heard the policesaid,it was an attempted robberywhich went bad.

KATWISHIThe police made those assumptions,

JRFor them to assume,it means theyhad done their home work.

KATWISHIJr do you honestly think that if itwas a robbery the thieves couldhave been in so much hurry thatthey just shot your dad and onlytook his phones and everything

which was in the car.

MARKSo you are saying, there is someone who wanted my father killed?

KATWISHIExactly

BELINDABut why would some one want myfather dead,he was good to everyone

JRYou were not always there you canttell for sure, maybe he pissed offthe wrong people,

MARKMy dad was a very honest man

JRThen explain why he was excuted

KATWISHIThe bottom line is,something

sinister happened to your dad,and ihave a very bad feeling about thisall situation,whoever did that toyour dad,might want to come for you

BELINDAUncle what are you talking about?

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6/20

MARKDo you mean the person who killeddad wants to kill us too,but why?

JRWas the old man involved insomething illegal.

KATWISHIAm not certain ,its just a matterof taking precautions, look despitethe fact that all of you were bornfrom different mothers,your fatherloved you and i want you to startlooking out for each other, as longas am around ill make sure i dowhat i can to protect you ,justpromise you will take care and stay

away from trouble

JRIf my dad was into some nasty shitwhy cant you just come out, insteadof beating about the bush. he isdead he aint coming back is he?

KATWISHIJr what is important here is tohonour the spirit of your fatherand make sure,you stay out oftrouble and if you see anything

suspicious make sure you call me,dont trust any one

JRAnyone, so that means you included,look i have things to do i thoughtyou will call us here to discusswhen we will be sharing the moneydad left

MARKThis was equally important, i meanwhat good will be your money if

something happened to you.

BELINDAAnd why do you always want to bedifficult for nothing

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7/20

JRYou dont get it,this right here isa waste of time for me,as far as amconcerned the only thing thatconnected us is gone, so from hereon to me you are just strangers,somake sure the next time you call meyou should my cheque am out

JR GETS UP AND STORMS OUT OF THE ROOM,BELINDA GETS UP AS WELLTRYING TO STOP,BUT HE SLAMS THE DOOR AND OFF HE GOES

BELINDAJr can you come back here

KATWISHILet him go,just remember everything

i have told you and don't forgetthat anytime am here for you

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INT. LOTSONS HOUSE. NIGHT

The door flings open and a deranged lotson walks in and aftershutting the door he walks over to the living room and throwsthe car keys on the table as the wife comes in.

MAJORY

I have been trying to call you allday,why were you ignoring my calls

LOTSONI have told you that ,if i dontpick then it means am busy

MAJORYBut how come you picked up the callwhen i used another number?

LOTSONLook am not in the mood of being

interrogated have had a very badday

MAJORYWhat does she really want from you?

LOTSONWhat are you talking about?

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8/20

MAJORYBashi mateo that woman is poison,and people are talking, they arerumors that she hired the peoplewho killed the husband.

LOTSONThis is what i dont understand, whydo you like making this up,are youthe police to find her guilty ofthat crime

MAJORYI dont have to be the police, butpeople cant just be talking

LOTSONI know you hate but,i dont want you

to go on accusing an innocent womanfor what she didnt do,let it be thelast time

MAJORYDo you know what happened to herlast husband?

LOTSONI told you to leave her alone,thepoor woman is still morning thehusband and there you go accusingher of committing a crime she had

no hand in,what is wrong with you?

MAJORYWhat makes you think she isinnocent,is it because you aresleeping with her?

LOTSONYou are sick

He gets up and walks away as majory screams at him

MAJORY

What kind of a normal human beingsleeps with the deceased brotherswife barely two months after hisdeath. i Wouldn't even be surprisedto hear that you are actingtogether, shame on you.

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9/20

INT. MINIVAS HOUSE.NIGHT

She comes from the kitchen with a plate of salads already onthe phone with the lawyer

MINIVACome on mr mwemba work with mehere,its not like am asking you toturn water into wine,all am sayingis we can reach a compromise,i knowits not right but who cares aboutwhat is right when the rewards arethis tempting ,all am saying is beon our side and ill make sure i puta smile on your face,i need thatwill changed to the way it wasbefore my husband changed it,i knowits a big decision just promise me

you will sleep over it,thank youand good night

After hanging up she ponders for a while before dailing thephone again and as it connects she sits down

MINIVA (CONTD)Where are you?ok Am coming over iwant to see you.

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INT. BELINDAS ROOM. NIGHT

The tv is on and Belinda is laying on jacks chest.

BELINDAI cant believe you made me watchthis horror movie

JACKIts not even that scary

BELINDAAre you kidding me,ill come and

dream those creatures,and you wonteven be here when am having nightmares

JACKAll you have to do is call and illcome rushing

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10/20

BELINDABabe i wanted to ask yousomething,but then again its fineill just ask some other time.

JACKCome on just ask,you know you canask me anything

BELINDAIts ok dont worry,lets just watchthe movie

Jack makes her to face him

JACKCome on just ask am here for you

After a brief hesitation then a deep sigh

BELINDAI,i was just wondering if you stillfeel the same way you felt about methe same way you did when we firstmet.

JACKBaby i will always love you andnothing will ever change that.

BELINDA

But then why havent you proposed orjust shown me some form ofcommitment that this is not justsome game we are playing

JACKThere we go again

BELINDABaby i just want someassurance,people are asking and amnot getting any younger

JACKThis is between you and me and nobody else,why do you always have toput other people into this?

BELINDABecause they are watching moreoverits not just other people its myfamilly

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11/20

JACKWell i have family too but do youhear them poking their nose into mybusiness

BELINDAMaybe its because you havent toldthem what you are looking for,ijust want to get some assurance,isthat too much to ask

JACKYou know what i dont have time forthis am out of here

BELINDASee what you do,why is it thateverytime i raise this subject you

storm out.

Jack walks away without looking back,as she tries to followbut he slams the door in her face.

BELINDA (CONTD)Jack! Jack ! Can we just talk aboutthis.

After he goes she leans by the door for a while then walksback to where they were.

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INT.KATWISHIS HOUSE.

THE VIOLENT BANG OF THE DOOR IS HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND ASMR.katwishi GETS IN THE LIVING ROOM FOLLOWED BY THE WIFE, WHOIS THROWING A TANTRUM AND HE IS TRYING TO AVOID HER,

HE PICKS UP THE KEYS TO THE CAR BUT AS HE IS ABOUT TO GO OUTSHE INTERCEPTS HIM.

MRS.KATWISHIYou are such a looser, I can't evenbelieve am still here, am talkingto you and you walk out on me whodo you think you are

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12/20

KATWISHI

Why do you always find it easy toinsult me even when you know youare wrong?

MRS. KATWISHISo If I find money in the house anduse it that is a crime which youhave to be yuppy yapping about likeyou are a small boy

KATWISHIOur child needs to be in school,and if I don't pay, then she won tbe allowed back in class, is that

going to make you happy

MRS KATWISHIWho is more important in this houseme or your so called daughter

KATWISHIHow can you ask such a question?

MRS KATWISHI

You have made your choice, so Idon't ever want to see you in thebedroom, you will see what I'll doto you, and you will be sleepingwith your daughter

KATWISHIWhy are you so heartless, how doyou expect me to sleep with mydaughter

MRS KATWISHIGet lost

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13/20

I/E. LOTSONS HOUSE .NIHGT

Miniva has just knocked and majory comes from the inside tothe open the door and after opening she puts up a disgustedface upon seeing miniva

MINIVAYes bana mateo,is your husband in?

MAJORYIs there any problem?

MINIVANo not at all, there is just something which came up and i need toconsult with him

Majory hesitates for a while before going in to call lotson

LOTSONWho is there?

MAJORYYou see what i told you,now she iseven following you at awkward hourswhat does she want

LOTSONMy friend can you just go and watchtv if you have got nothing sensibleto talk about.

Majory gives him a devilish look as he goes to where minivais standing just by the door

MINIVAAnd whats her problem?

LOTSONShe doesnt like you,and you showingup this time has just madeeverything worse

MINIVA

She will get over it

LOTSONSo whats the story

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14/20

INT.BELINDAS ROOM .DAY

She is on the phone pacing about trying to get hold of jackwho is not responding

She cuts the line and then again its the same thing and aftera while she throws the phone on the chair,she ponders for asecond then she picks up the phone and calls alick

BELINDAHi alick belinda here,am good,yah iknow long time indeed, listernsorry to call you this late justwanted to find out if jack is withyou,oh ok.ah When you see him justtell him to call me i really wantto talk to him ok thanx again bye.

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I/E. LOTSONS HOUSE. NIGHT

Lotson just pushes the door as he draws closer

MINIVALook from the look of things, westand to loose everything if wedont act fast enough and the timeis now.

LOTSONI know,but dont you think it iscomplicated already and that willonly make things worse

MINIVAI spoke to the lawyer before cominghere i know i can convince to delaythe reading of the will to theentire family for a week or two.but You need to arrange your manso that he can do the job in 24hrs

LOTSONMuch as that is the only solution,it will raise a lot of suspicions,besides my foolish brother isalready snooping around

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15/20

MINIVADo you want the money or not? Mindyou i still can survive and lead afairly good life even without thatmoney, but the same cant be saidfor you. we Have come a long way,dont give up now

Lotson looks troubled as miniva assures him

MINIVA (CONTD)Look as soon as we get the money wecan take off and disappear,that wayeven if they suspect us we will beno where to be found.just call yourman let him get on the first flighttell him he will get 3/4 of themoney the rest when the job is done

LOTSONOk,ill do that,but do you have themoney ready?

MINIVAThat is not a problem,ill call thebank manager as soon as i get homeso that he can get the money readyby 08.00hrs,

LOTSONFine.

MINIVAHey why cant you just come backhome with me and spend a night ivemissed you in my bed

LOTSONCome on not today,i dont want herto start yapping,lets just do itover the weekend

MINIVASuit yourself.

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16/20

INT.KATWISHIS HOUSE. NIGHT

Katwishi HAS JUST WALKED IN A BIT TIPSY HE HERDS TO THE COUCHAND PUT THE CAR KEYS ON THE TABLE AND PICKS THE REMOTE AS HEJUST SWITCHES THE TV ON THE DAUGHTER COMES IN FROM HER ROOM.

BETTYHi dad

KATWISHIHi dear, how have you been?

BETTY(CONTD)

Not bad, just in a fix with theexams coming up in two weeks, Icalled your phone but you didn'tanswer.

Katwish takes his phone and checks

KATWISHIReally I didn't hear it ringing, ohit's off; sorry dear hop it wasn't

urgent,

BETTYNo it's not just wanted to chatwith you about something but itsOk

KATWISHIAm here you can talk to me

BETTY

It's not a big deal dad, so whenare you supposed to travel for thestated.

KATWISHI LOOKS HER INTENTLY

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17/20

KATWISHIBaby I know when there is somethingon your mind, am sorry I missedyour call, but am here now.

HE REACHES FOR THE REMOTE TO PUT THE VOLUME ON MUTE AS BETTYSTRUGGLES TO FIND WHERE TO START FROM.

BETTYI know I should probably not besaying this, but mum is just..

MRS WALKS IN ON BETTIES LAST WORDS

MRS KATWISHIYour computer is still on and youare here,you don't pay any billshere

BETTYMum am still studying just came tosay hi to dad

MRS KATWISHIYour father will be here, go andswitch it off

BETTYMum this will just take a minute

MRS KATWISHII said go and switch it off or elseill go in there and ill break it

KATWISHIShe's already told you that shehasn't finished what

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18/20

MRS KATWISHI(CUTS IN)

Am I talking to you! This is whythe girl is lazy and doesn't wantto work it's because you supporteven the nonsense that she does.

KATWISHI(Calmly)

Discipline and harshness are twodifferent approaches, and I thinkyou are just being plain harsh fornothing.

She ignores his last remarks

MRS KATWISHI

Iwe so you didn't hear what I justsaid

betty now bitter pushes herself up giving her mother a devilishglance but she doesn't seem to care as she goes to the sofa andgrabs the remote in the mean time katwishi just glares at her andwalks out as she continues with her remote.

A COUPLE OF TRANSITIONAL SHOTS AROUND THE CITY AND IN THETOWNSHIPS AS WE ENTER INTO A NEW DAY.

THE TOWN IS BUZZING WITH THE EARLY MORNING ACTIVITIES ASPEOPLE GET ON WITH THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES

WE CUT TO THE AIRPORT AND LOTSON LOOKS AT HIS WATCH AS HEWAITS FOR ZAKES

BELINDA IS AT THE ORPHANGE WITH THE KIDS IN THE PLAY GROUND

JR IS IN A DARK CORNER BEING HARASSED BY THE DDRUG PUSHER ASTHEY HIT HIM AND DEMAND HE PAYS UNTIL HE PRODUCES A PHONEAFTER THE GUY INSPECTS IT,HE PUNCHES HIM AND GIVES HIM A DAYTO PAY THE MONEY

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19/20

MARK IS IN THE STUDIO ENJOYING THE MUSIC AND THEY SEEM TO BEHAVING A BLAST

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INT.MINIVAS HOUSE.DAY

She paces about before connecting to lotson

MINIVAWhere the hell have you been

(V.O)LOTSONI told you i was at the airportwaiting for this guy.

MINIVA

Is he in?

LOTSONHe is am just trying to get a placefor him to stay ill call you later.

Lotson walks over to the car and after opening ,zake is justsitting with a smoke in his hand, lotson opens then dashboard and takes a brown envelop.

LOTSON (CONTD)Here is part of the money, theother part you will get when you

finish the job, i dont want anymess ups or delays, here is thephotos and the places where thesepeople are found. once Againwhatever happens to you i dont knowyou and we have never met. here Isthe key to the room, you will be inroom 7 right at the far end .if Youneed to clear out something or youhave a problem locating the target,call other wise don't call me arewe clear?

Zakes just looks at him and gets out of the car as lotsontries to give him further instructions he Has already walkedaway.

Lotson the dials minivas number

LOTSON (CONTD)Hi ,we are set

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20/20

MINIVAOK.

After hanging up miniva holds on to the phone for a while asif to celebrate the moment then she takes a sip from herwine.

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INT. PEOPLES LODGE .DAY

Zakes has thrown everything on the bed as he opens his smallbag, and takes out the file and photos.he Opens the envelopand there is a gun and a four geared knife.he Takes a pullfrom his cigarrete and with the ashes of the same cigarettehe burns the eyes off katwishi picture.

FADE TO BLACK.

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