GOOD PEOPLE TV COMDY SERIES - EPISODE 5.docx

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EPISODE 5FADE IN:

SEQ 1: EXT. BENJYSPLACE - FRONTAGE - DAY.

We see Benjy and ani sitting down near their propertylooking very hopeless. They are waiting for mama

cooperativesboys to come and take away their property.

ANIits been three hours shesbeengone. do you think shellcomeback?

BENJYwhether she comes back or not thefact still remain that wereowing her 500,000 naira.

ANIwhy cantshe just give us sometime to pay up? how are we goingto live without all theseproperties?

BENJYnow me and koko have to go to Mrubongshouse to watch football.i dontlike the way that manshouse smell like beer parlor allthe time.

ANIhow are we going to be eating ourfood without the dinning table?are we going to put the food onthe floor?

BENJYwe can eat it in the kitchen. itwill even make it faster.

ANIwhat if we have visitors? where

are they going to sit down?

BENJYwe will tell them that weredoing renovation orreconstruction. they shouldplease bear with us.

ANIyou can tell that to anyoneexcept my mother. you know sheknows how to detect lies veryeasily.


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BENJYthen we will tell her thatthieves took them away. i willput fake plaster on my head tomake her believe us more. and ifshe still wontthen that means

she is using juju.

ANIhow can you say such a thingBenjy? its not our fault.

madam cooperative appears from a distance without thethugs. Benjy and ani become agitated.

ANI (CONTD)oh, she is back. Benjy what arewe going to do? we have to beg

her.

BENJYi am tired of begging her. unlessweregoing to pay somebody tocome and continue the begging.

MADAM COOPERATIVEi just received a call now fromthe headquarters that they aregiving you more time. you peopleare so lucky.

BENJYthat is the name of my dog when iwas a little boy.

MADAM COOPERATIVEso i want to know. how much timeshould we give you to pay up yourdebt?

BENJYlets say three years?

madam cooperative and ani exclaim "what?".

ANIsorry madam dontmind myhusband. we will pay back in thenext six months.

MADAM COOPERATIVE good.i will tell them in theheadquarters and get back to you.have a nice day.

madam cooperative exits.


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BENJYexcuse me. who is going to packall these things inside?

ANIBenjy please stop now. what ifshe hears you?

BENJYyou think i said it for play? iwanted her to hear me of course.since she is the one that bringthem outside it is only fair thatshe takes them back inside.

ANIstop it Benjy, they have done usa great favor.

BENJYits a lie they did it becausethey know we are very important.

ani and Benjy starts returning the properties inside.

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SEQ 2: EXT. ANISSHOP - DAY.

we see rose sitting down, looking very sad. she is holdinga novel in her hand. nsi arrives with a box of indomie onher head.

ROSEwhat happened?

NSIthey said they only want three.

ROSEi thought i heard four.

NSI

thatsstrange. yourenotreading your novel.

ROSEnsi, i am hungry. it is hard toread a novel when your stomach isempty. especially if they talkabout chicken and salad in thestory.

NSIi am hungry too. i just didnt

want to say it first so that youdontcall me a glutton.


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ROSEshould we close shop and go home?

NSIgood idea. that is the only waymummy will know that we are

really hungry.

they begin packing up to close the shop.

NSI (CONTD)i just hope she doesntbeat usfor this.

ROSEit is better to get beaten thanto die of hunger. at least, wellstill be alive.

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Benjy and ani still packing in their stuff. rose and nsiemerge. ani is shocked.

ANIoh my goodness. who is at theshop?

nobody.ROSE

ANIyou closed my shop?

NSI(whispering)

i told you weregoing to be introuble.

ROSE

mummy werehungry. we cantevensee anything, and our ears areblocked.

benjy emerges.

BENJYoh my goodness who is at theshop?

ANIthey closed shop.


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why?BENJY

ANIbecause they are hungry.

BENJYand you think there is food inthis house? you have made a bigmistake.

rose and nsi are highly dissapointed. they move to acorner feeling very angry.

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property completely transferred into the house. Benjy,ani, rose and nsi are sitting down looking very hungry.koko emerges feeling very happy.

KOKOoh men my level done change. mum,dad. finally, i am going for mysoccer trials. i have beenselected out of 500 people totake part in the soccer trials.if i win, i will be going toEurope to play good football. i

will buy a big house here in thisbeautiful city of calabar andeveryone of you will have one bigroom with food, and...

(koko suddenly notices thesad look on everyone)

what is the problem?

NSIthere is no food. and me i amhungry.

KOKOdontworry. once i get to Europei will send in European food. youwill not have to eat Nigerianfood anymore.

BENJYwhen will that be? after we aredead abi?

KOKOyou people donthave faith.


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koko moves inside the house. nsi and rose continue tocomplain about hunger. seconds later, koko emerges eatingfrom a plate of food. everyone else suddenly getsagitated.

NSI

where did you see that?

KOKOinside the fridge. there is twomore plate remaining.

benjy, ani, rose and nsi suddenly get on their feet andstruggle through the door to get to the fridge first.

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SEQ 5: INT. ROSESROOM - DAY.

we see nsi arranging her cloths. seconds later, a knock onthe door.

come in.NSI

KOKOnsi i have something big for you.

NSIplease if you want to talk to me

about you soccer ambition i amnot interested.

KOKOreally? well, maybe i should goand give the opportunity to rose.

(koko starts moving out)she must be a lucky girl.

NSIare you going out? oya come andtell me.

KOKOgood. you are a smart girl. as weall know i will soon be going formy soccer trial, after which iwill get sign up with millions ofAmerican dollars.

so?NSI

KOKOso. to increase my chances of

winning i want to spend my time

(MORE)


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KOKO (contd)practicing both at the field andhere in the house. and i needyour assistant.

NSI

what? you want me to be yoursoccer training partner? no way.i have to do my home work.

KOKOthis responsibility comes with alot of goodies. if you refuse tohelp me you will have yourself toblame.

NSIkoko sorry i am not interested.

you can go and meet rose or evendaddy to help you.

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SEQ 6: INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY.

Benjy and ani discussing.

ANIthat is not what i am asking you.i am asking you how are we going

to pay back the money now thatokada has been banned?

BENJYi cantbelieve you really wantme to provide an answer to thatquestion.

ANIwhy not? you are the father ofthis house. and you lost themoney.

BENJYpoint of correction i didntlostit, they stole it.

ANIwhatever, but the last time wesaw the money it was in yourhands.

BENJYthat last time i saw the money itwas in the hands of the thieves.


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ANIbenjy tell me something that willgive me confidence.

BENJY(sudden excitement, ani is

fooled to believe it issomething sensible)

i have an idea. why dontwe gowear our shoes, wear new cloths,wear gloves, wear a mask, waituntil night, carry a gun and goand rob a bank.

ANIbenjy this is unfair. you cannottalk like this.

BENJYthen give me time to think abouta solution.

ANIyou should always have asolution. even before we ask you.

BENJYwell sorry i am not like that. ithought they were going away withthe properties so there is noneed to think of any solution.

ANIit is a miracle they changedtheir minds. we should bethankful to the lord.

Benjy lies down on the couch.

BENJYlet me sleep and think about it.i always get good ideas in mysleep. by the time i wake up, our

problems will be over.

ANIokay oh. well me i am going backto open the shop and see if i canmake some money to providedinner.

good girl.BENJY

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SEQ 7: INT. ROSESROOM - DAY.

koko continues to woo nsi to his game plan.

really?

yes.

NSI

KOKO

NSIor you are saying that just tomake me agree to your proposal.

KOKOno nsi, it is the fact. if youhelp me train i will takepictures and the European club

will pick you to be a ball girl.every player must have a ball boyor girl.

NSIso i will go to Europe with you?if they pick you?

KOKOabsolutely.

nsi goes to shake kokoshand.

NSIImin. call me anytime youreready.

KOKOnice doing business with you.

koko exits. nsi smiling happily.

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SEQ 8: INT. SITTING ROOM - AFTERNOON.

we see peter enter to meet Benjy fast asleep. he wakes himup.

BENJYooooh why now.

PETERwhy you dey sleep for afternoon?

BENJYi am looking for inspiration.


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PETERin your sleep? Benjy you know whyi like you?

why?BENJY

PETERyou always get the perfect excuseto be lazy.

BENJYi am not lazy, i am looking forinspiration.

PETERso you don get the idea now?

BENJYhalf of it. its your fault,because you woke me up. . but iwill tell you anyway.

PETERoay tell me.

BENJYyou see peter, me and my wifewere thinking about how to pay upour 500,000 debt and i slept andgot this wonderful idea that will

bring good money fast.

eeeehhn.PETER

BENJYin my sleep i dream that i amselling food. oh come and seepeople queue up. i canteven seethe end queue. some people whereeven fighting on the queue.people wash plate by themselves,

and eat while standing becausethere is no sit.

PETERbenjy shey no be sey you dey usestyl dey tell me say you wan todey sell food.

BENJYeverybody must eat. this meansthat food business will always beprofitable.


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PETERwho go cook am?

BENJYwhat kind of question is that? meof course.

PETERyou? you wey no fit boil egg? ino even think say you fit lightstove self.

BENJYrome was not built in a day. iwill learn and perfect it. i haveseen the vision and i will neverallow anyone to talk me out ofit. once i get some money as

start up capital then i willstart.

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SEQ 9: EXT. BENJYSPLACE - BACKYARD - EVENING.

we see nsi wearing an oversize soccer uniform - about thesize fit for koko. she is standing at the goal post whilekoko tries to practice his goal scoring skills.

KOKO

are you ready?

yes.NSI

koko kicks his ball and it goes through into goal, whilensi just lay helpless on the ground. koko celebrates hisgoal.

KOKOthirty goals in thirty minutes. iam the man.

NSIkoko i may not be too good ingoal keeping but i think theseoversize shirt is dragging meback.

KOKOstop complaining about the cloth.the most important thing is thati am scoring. you see, the moregoals i score the greater mychances of making it to Europe.


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rose emerges. she laughs mockingly seeing nsi in theoversize cloth.

ROSEwhat is this yourewearing?donttell me koko has been able

to brain wash you into gettinginto soccer.

NSIkoko will soon be going to Europeand i will be going with him.

ROSEas what? his coach?

NSIas a ball girl.

rose laughs again.

KOKOwhatsfunny about that?

ROSEnsi, there is nothing like a ballgirl. koko is only fooling you.

NSIyou dontknow anything apartfrom reading novels. nobody gets

paid for reading novels. butpeople get paid for playingfootball. i have seen so manyball girls on TV before. they arereal.

ROSEokay. Illjust sit here andwatch how youredoing. thisshould be entertaining.

rose sits at a corner and enjoy the show.

KOKOgood. when i get to Europe i willsend you a container full ofnovels. are you ready nsi?

NSIyes sir.

koko kicks the ball and scores again. he jubilates. nsilooks helpless while rose resumes are mockery laughs.

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SEQ 10: INT. SITTING ROOM - MORNING.

we see benjy with a list on a sheet of paper in his hand.moments later peter enters.

PETER

Benjy. the super cook. you donready for business?

BENJYmore than ready.

PETERyou don tell your wife?

BENJYtell ani? yes. but not in fulldetails.

PETERwhy now benjy. you for tell hernow.

BENJYi have told you i dontwantanyone to discourage me aboutthis. it is just between the twoof us. when we come home withplenty of money teh way i see itin my dreams. then we can makeshakara and let everybody know

about it.

PETERokay oh. but no talk say i nowarn you o. so how you take getthe money then?

BENJYfrom my wife.

PETERand she give you?

BENJYyes. her last kobo. but i amgoing to suprise her today. weare going to sell the food verysmall so we can make plentymoney. today, she will know thati am a real man.

PETERi trust you benjy.


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BENJYoya lets go to the market. takethe basket.

benjy hands peter the huge shopping basket.

PETERna me go carry basket?

BENJYbefore nko? that is your job, toassist me. i am the CEO of thisbusiness and you are myassistant.

they start moving towards the door to exit.

PETER

see benjy we be partners o. idontlike this assistant wey youdey give me o. you know say natwo of us start this businesstogether.

BENJYthat is your position for now.manage it.

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SEQ 11: EXT. BENJYSPLACE - BACKYARD - MORNING.

we see koko and nsi continue there soccer training. nsinow wearing a better and more suited soccer goal keeperuniform. nsi just caught a kick by koko and she is soexcited.

NSIi told you if i had a betteruniform i will do better. now ihave caught three out of sevenkicks. i am doing good.

KOKO(feeling defeated)

give me the ball. if you evercatch my ball again call mebastard.

NSIi cantcall you bastard. youremy brother and i know yourparents. can i call you nonsenseboy instead?


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KOKOyou wontcall me anythingbecause you will never ever catchmy ball again.

koko sets the ball and kicks it. the ball goes over the

goal area while nsi falls to the ground injuring herself.koko rushes to her rescue.

NSImy leg. oh my leg.

KOKOare you okay? what happened?

NSIi think i have broken my legbones. i cantmove my legs

anymore.

koko is devastated. he quickly carries her towards thehouse calling rose.

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SEQ 12: INT. ROSESROOM - MORNING.

we see nsi lying down on the bed with her legs wrappedaround a damp towel. rose pets her. she feels very hurt.seconds later koko rushes in with a bottle soft drink.

NSIoh my leg.

KOKOsorry baby Imso sorry.

koko opens the soft drink and gives it to nsi.

NSIwhat about the meat pie?

ROSEmeat pie?

KOKOyou want meat pie?

NSIi cantdrink it like this. youknow i need something to make myleg feel better.

KOKO(with a sad face)

okay Illget it for you.


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koko rushes outside again. rose continues to pet nsi.

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SEQ 13: INT. ROSESROOM - MORNING.

nsi already drank half of the soft drink. koko rushes inwith the meat pie.

KOKOhere take. i hope it will makeyou feel better.

NSIi hope so too.

nsi quickly grabs the meat pie and starts eating it with

the soft drink.

ROSEkoko what are you going to donow? mum and dad will soon beback. should we tell them.

KOKOtell them? no way. they will killme. however, i met aunty nurseand she is coming to give herinjections.

NSI(exclaims)

injections?

nurse enters with her first aid box.

NURSEhow are you feeling nsi?

NSIImmanaging.

NURSEdontworry once i give you thisinjection, youllbe okay.

nurse begins to prepare her injections. nsi suddenlystands to her feet still eating.

KOKOso youreokay? you tricked me.that is very irresponsible ofyou.

rose and nsi begin to laugh.


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NSIyou tricked me too. i just gotpaid for my services.

KOKOi just spent my last kobo on you.you will pay for this.

koko leave angrily, as rose and nsi begin to laugh.

NURSEcan someone tell me the hilarioussituation here so me too canlaugh out loud.

NSIkoko wants to go for soccertrials so he came to me...

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SEQ 14: INT. KITCHEN - DAY.

Benjy and peter in the kitchen wearing aprons and cookcaps while they cook. Benjy grabs about twelve seasoningcubes, open the pot on the stove and attempts to dump itin the soup. peter holds his hand.

BENJYwhat is wrong with you?

PETERBenjy the seasoning too much. youno fit put all inside one soup.abeg.

BENJYpeter. if we want to cook soupthat people will die for then wemust put more seasoning cubes.

PETERno. my sister talk say too much

seasoning dey spoil soup.

BENJYwhich one? the one that made ebawith cold water for us. no way. iam not taking cooking lessonsfrom that girl. now leave myhands.

PETERno. i no go leave you. i no goallow make you destroy our

business.


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BENJYmy business. yourejust myassistant.

ani suddenly enters. the entire seasoning cubes eventuallyending up in the soup.

ANIwhat is going on in my kitchen?

BENJYnothing. i am doing my business.

benjy tires to hide the pot on the stove so that anidoesntsee it. but of course thatsnot possible.

ANIyou are cooking? what...why are

you cooking?

PETERwe wan start food sellingbusiness.

ANIwhat? is this what you wanted todo with the money you collectedfrom me? benjy why are you doingthis?

BENJY

i saw it in my dreams. this isthe business that will make ussuccessful.

ANIbenjy this is a very bad idea.you must stop it immediately.

BENJYnothing can stop this businessfrom becoming big not even you.

ani laughs. and then tries to take a peep into the pot,but Benjy prevents her.

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SEQ: 15. EXT. SOMEWHERE NEAR BENJYSPLACE - AFTERNOON.

we see benjy and peter in their aprons and cook caps.Benjy is sitting down at a corner looking very sad whilepeter clean up the two food coolers on a table. Benjy isfurious.


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BENJYpeter, will you stop cleaning thecoolers.

PETERmake i no remove dust again? you

know whether that na the reasonwey not even one person don comebuy food since morning?

BENJYnobody will buy food when theysee your dirty hands allover thefood cooler.

PETERokay oh. if you say so.

peter moves to sit with benjy.

BENJYpeter Imhungry oh.

PETERwhy hunger go dey wire you whenwe dey sell food. letsbe ourfirst customer. maybe if we buyfrom ourselve people will come.

BENJYthat is a brilliant idea peter.

go and sell one plate each forthe two of us.

yes sir.

peter gets going.

PETER

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SEQ 16: EXT. ANISSHOP - AFTERNOON.

we see ani arranging some goods. seconds later kokoemerges looking very unhappy. ani notices him.

ANIkoko what is the problem?

KOKOi need money mum. my soccer trialis tomorrow and i donthave anymoney.


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ANIwhat of the money i gave to youday before yesterday?

KOKOi lent it to a friend of mine and

he has not fulfill his promise ofgiving it back to me today.

ANIif i have to give more money thenyou have to work for it. someoneneeds ten indomie. i need you totake it there for me.

KOKOmum i will do anything. ah, thisis my life weretalking about.

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SEQ 17: SOMEWHERE NEAR BENJYSPLACE - AFTERNOON.

we see peter emptying the cooler into his plate. Benjyalso just finished eating.

BENJYpeter, i cantbelieve we justfinished eating all the food wewanted to sell. this is a bad

business practise.

PETERhe better make we eat am thanmake the thing waste. make he gowaste for my stomach.

BENJYhow are we going to find money tobuy food stuff that we will cooktomorrow. peter, this businessmust not die oh.

PETERBenjy, the business don diealready.

Benjy starts touching his belly and feeling uncomfortable.peter too.

BENJYpeter, i think i ate too much o.my stomach is singing a very badsong.


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PETERyou know say i warh you make youno put too much seasoning. na theseasoning.

BENJY

i want to go to toilet. mystomach.

benjy moves away holding his belly. peter also followinghim.

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