Mantoa catches Mandla trying to sneak Puleng out of the house since they have been continuing with their affair. He tries to reason with her to keep his secret, but she is disappointed in him for playing with Seipati's heart. The reasons he gives her are thin, but she makes him promise to never cheat on Seipati again and then says she will not tell Seipati about the affair.

A distraught Dennis pays Robert a visit after he is exposed. He keeps asking Robert why he threw him under the bus instead of protecting him. Robert reminds him that as the minister of police, he has to do his job, and someone has to pay; it just so happens that it is Dennis' time to pay.

It's been hectic at the Hlophe and Dikana mansions. On one hand Nomafu finally catches Gugu and Bukhosi in their stolen moment after suspecting that something might be up but makes sure she isn't heard and on the other, Vero blackmails Lindiwe with something Zweli said in order to keep her scam going even without Nomonde.

Phakade continues his pursuit of Poppy. This time he goes a little too far by lying and saying they have to work and meet up with a client. As they start getting along, Phakade gets a bit too familiar with Poppy, and she has to remind him that she is not interested in him. She then asks about the client, and he starts to fumble over his words and then Poppy puts two and two together that there is no client. Phakade just wanted to spend some time with Poppy to win her over. His plan failed as she poured wine over him and left.