The Lagos Illusion Part 1

Ah, Tara, look at you. From flying your

father's private jets to selling cheap

rags under this terrible Lagos sun.

At least the sweat on my face is earned.

Ni, I would rather sell rags than live

that fake lifestyle you are carrying

your hand. Oh, Tara, your pride is as

dusty as this market. The Banana Island

Bells are hosting a charity gala

tonight. Come and see how real money

looks. If the bouncers even let you past

the gate, keep your fake charity. I do

not need a piece of gold paper to know

my worth is already higher than yours.

Suit yourself, market girl. Just

remember your foolish pride will never

pay your rent in this Lagos. Run back to

your fake friends, Nenji. We will see

exactly who owns this city before the

night is over.

>> Tara, my daughter, why are you letting

that plastic girl come here to insult

you in our own market?

>> She did not insult me, mama. She just

handed me the exact key I need to lock

her up.

>> Tara, where did you get this gold

invitation from? You know this Banana

Island gala is only for people who

breathe money. Ni gave it to me because

she wants to laugh at my poverty. BC,

she thinks I am just a market girl now.

By the time I am done tonight, she will

be the one begging for a seat at the

table. But Tara, look at this gear. How

are we going to sneak all this past the

bouncers and the cameras? Lose the

braids faster, BC. I need to look like

the woman they used to fear before the

sun goes down completely. Your hair is

so long, Tara. I just hope this new look

is enough to hide the fire you are

carrying in your heart. Tara, this

camera is live. Once you enter that

mansion, everyone on our private server

will see what you see. Good. Let them

watch as I burn down the palace Ni

thinks she built on my father's grave.

Tara, if your father could see you now,

he would not even recognize his own

daughter. Good, because the girl he knew

died with him. This woman only knows how

to hunt.

>> Madam, sorry. Oh, are you the one who

ordered for this ride? I think I am in

the wrong place.

>> You are in the right place. Just drive

and do not stop until we reach the gates

of Banana Island. I need to verify this

invite. This party is strictly for the

bells and their VVIP guests.

>> Scan it quickly. I do not have time to

explain my presence to a man holding a

tablet.

>> Jehovah, who is this girl? Look at that

dress. She looks like a queen from

another world. Do not stop the music on

my account. I am just here to see if the

party is as fake as the people hosting

it. No, it is not possible. How did that

market girl get inside this house? You

should have checked the lock on the back

door, Nenji. Or maybe you just forgot

who really built these walls.

You dropped something, Nenji. Just like

you dropped your manners when you came

to my market. You You shouldn't be here.

Guards, why is this woman standing in my

father's house? Tell your father I found

the offshore files he thought he burned.

If I don't leave here with my family's

deed, the whole of Lagos will see that

midnight. You're lying. You wouldn't

dare.

>> Ah, who is this beautiful stranger

occupying my daughter's time? You look

like someone I used to know a long time

ago.

>> You know exactly who I am, Chief. I am

the debt you forgot to pay. You think

you can just walk in here and demand

things? This is my kingdom now, girl. I

buried your father, and I can bury you,

too.

>> Then you better start digging, chief,

because the whole world is watching your

kingdom through the lens on my chest.

>> You have no idea what you're starting.

>> Look well, chief. Everyone should see

how you bought this house with the money

you stole from a dying man.

>> SWITCH IT OFF. SECURITY, BREAK THOSE

SCREENS NOW.

I said Caesar. Why are you standing

there like statues? I PAY YOUR SALARY.

The whole of Nigeria is watching this

live. We cannot touch her. This matter

don't pass our level.

>> Give it to me. You are not ruining my

life with this cheat market trick. It is

not a trick, Nangji. It is the truth.

And the truth is going to drag you back

to the mud where you belong.

>> Look at you. Without the hair, without

the money, and without the lies, you are

just a girl who forgot where she came

from. Please stop the cameras. Please

run, chief. Run until your legs fail

you. But you cannot run away from the

internet. And you cannot run away from

me.

>> OUT OF MY WAY. ALL OF YOU. MOVE. I AM

THE CHIEF. YOU CANNOT ARREST THE KING.

>> SEE, as she they walk like she never

even leave this house. The blood of a

lion cannot be hidden in the market.

>> The party is over. You all can leave

now. I have some cleaning up to do in my

father's house. Papa, I am home. The

market dust is finally off my feet.

But the real work had just started.

You knew they would come for us, Papa.

You left me the keys.

Banana Island thinks they've seen a

storm. They have no idea.

Tara, we were just talking about you.

Look what happened at the mansion. That

was my father's drama. We want to start

fresh. We're hosting a yacht party, Red

October. You have to come. You want the

girl you called a market girl to grace

your yacht?

I hope there's no drama waiting for me

on the water.

It is not just our party. Tara say

specifically asked if the girl with the

silver dress would be there. Say the

tech giant. Why is he interested in a

market girl? He doesn't play. Tara, he

invests and he's very interested in your

unique perspective on Lagos. An

investment or just another man looking

for a trophy to display.

Tell your billionaire friend I'll be

there. But I don't dress for trophies.

Good, because this party, it's going to

be historic. Tara,

the bait is taken. Once that yacht hits

deep water, there are no police and

there is no internet to save her. I want

her to watch as I throw that silver

dress and her pride into the Atlantic.

>> Look at the size of this thing. Say you

really went all out for this one.

>> Make sure the lighting on the deck is

perfect. My followers need to see every

inch of this Birkin.

>> Tara, over here. Give us a smile. Is it

true say invited you personally?

>> The only thing true tonight is that the

water is deep. Make sure you get my good

side.

>> The girl in the silver dress has traded

her armor for emerald silk. You look

like you're here to buy the yacht, not

party on it.

>> I don't buy things that are built on

sinking sand. Say, look at her. She

thinks because she changed her clothes,

she has changed her blood. She is still

a market girl. Let her enjoy the

attention now. Ni, the higher she

climbs, the harder we will make her fall

tonight. Welcome to the real party,

Tara. No cameras, no fans, just the

inner circle. And since you're one of us

now, you get to watch how we handle

staff who don't follow the rules. You

want to be a top artist in Lagos? Then

you have to show us you can handle the

lifestyle. Don't be a bored, darling.

It's just one little pill to make the

nights more interesting. Ni, stop. This

isn't a game anymore. The girl is

clearly terrified. Take your hand off

me, Tara. You're a guest here, not the

moral police.

You should have stayed in your lane,

Tara. Now you get a front row seat to

the show. See, she swallowed it like a

good girl. Now the real fun begins.

>> No, please.

She's overdosing. Call a doctor. Ni,

call someone now. I didn't think it was

that strong. Zara, do something.

Stop shaking, Neni. Get the guards to

take the body to the lower deck now.

Zara, she's dead. We We killed her. My

father will find out. Look at you, Tara.

So full of justice and tears. But tears

don't win in this city. You're a

monster, Zara. You think your father's

office can hide a murder? Everyone will

know. You think the police will listen

to you? My father is the governor, Tara.

In this state, I don't just follow the

law. I am the law. Power doesn't make a

murder disappear, Zara. It just makes

the stain deeper. Look around you, Tara.

Your father is dead. He's not coming to

save you. And in this world, you are

absolutely nothing on your own. By

tomorrow, you'll just be another tragic

headline that my father's PR team will

bury. Take her to the lower deck. Make

sure she understands what happens to

people who try to ruin my father's name.

>> You won't get away with this, Zara. I

will make sure the whole of Lego sees

who you really are.

>> Let her run.

It looks much more guilty when a

murderer flees the scene. The police are

already at her apartment. By the time

she gets home, the trap is set. They put

them in my house. They actually put them

in my house. I have to get to the

station before they catch me on the

road.

>> One, two,

>> die already, Tara. Just go. STOP. ZARA,

PLEASE.

>> FINALLY. GOODBYE, TARA. It's over. She's

gone. No one survives that fall.

>> To the governor's office. And to clean

slates. Legos has a very short memory.

Darling, poor Tara. She really thought

she could play with the big girls. Now

she's just fish