We have a blackmail situation
INT. RERE’S OFFICE- MORNING
(Diekola, Roti, Rere and another young woman that appear to be in her late 20s are in Rere’s office listening to a recorder. This young woman paces while the Diekola sits down)
Recorder: voice1: you are sorry, you must be very stupid to tell me that. You got my daughter pregnant and you are telling me sorry, you must be out of your mind
Voice 2: (sounding so sad and depressed) I know that Ma, I love your daughter so much and I am asking you please let the baby live. I will take care of both of them
Voice 1: take care of both of them? What can you do?
Voice 2: I will get a job, work hard, take care of the baby and send Ayo to school. I promise you, she will still be the woman you want her to be. I will….
Voice 1: (cut in sharply) shut up your mouth, that is all you have. If you think I will let you have my daughter, you must be delusional. Iwo omo radarada ti o ni iran yi (Useless boy with no vision)
Voice 2: Ma plea….. (Recorder ends)
Rere: (sighs) did you really say that to him?
Diekola: I was angry but yes I said that but I was….
Roti: angry? Yeah you said that already
Diekola: seems I was right after all. Only a man with no vision can blackmail the woman he claims to love
Ayo: Mom please stop (the young woman talks) enough of this already. I hope you know that this is all your fault
Diekola: I did what I did to protect you
Ayo: I know and I am happy you did but this is happening and blaming him is not going to fix the problem (turns to Rere) Ms Shapiro?
Rere: yes
Ayo: I was told that you are a fixer (Rere nods) so what can you do to help me?
Rere: how much is he asking for in return for the recorder?
Ayo: five million naira and am ready to pay
Roti: you are?
Ayo: yes
Rere: if you are, then you don’t need my help
Ayo: of course I do, I am the in house counsel for a multi-billionaire company, if people find out that I had an abortion when I was 17, my reputation will be in the mud. I can’t let the mistake I made 10 years old destroy what I have been doing for the past ten years
Roti: if you are already willing to pay, then what do you need us for?
Ayo: to make sure after I pay, this does not come back and bit me in the ass (Richard enters with Esosa)
Richard: you asked for me
Rere: yes, we have a blackmail situation
Richard: (looking surprise) what? We the blackmailers are getting blackmailed
Rere: yes, (gives him the recorder) on that tape is the proof that Senator Diekola aborted her daughter’s baby at the age of 17
Richard: okay
Rere: I want that recording to disappear from its source
Diekola: (looking confuse) can that happen?
Richard: yes, if I follow the caller ID, yes I can make it happen
Diekola: if that happens, then I don’t need to pay (Rere nods)
Ayo: but I said I will pay
Roti: why pay his greedy ass when you can make all this go away
Ayo: okay then
Richard: but how long do I have?
Rere: five, today’s evening
Richard: then I better get to work now but I am going to need your phone Madam Senator (he picks the phone and leaves)
Rere: which hospital did you use for the abortion?
Diekola: Allysonn specialist hospital, why did you ask?
Roti: because there will be records of the abortion there
Rere: they also need to disappear, Roti?
Roti: am on it (he leaves)
Rere: Madam Senator and Miss Diekola, you two should go back to work. We will handle this over there
Ayo: we have nothing to worry about right?
Esosa: with us, nothing
Ayo: how much is your fee?
Rere: your mom made this mess, so she is paying
Diekola: how much is your fee?
Rere: how about you let me fix this first and then we talk money. For someone of your status, my fee is small
Diekola: am ready to pay anything
Rere: then your work is done (Diekola and Ayo leaves)
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Interesting. Nice flow
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