NJ pays Tebatso a visit wanting to know why he would kill his ‘friend’ Phakade. Tebatso tells him they were not friends and that it was in self-defence. NJ is unwilling to listen and does not believe Tebatso. He is saddened as he still loves Phakade and is now gone forever. Meanwhile, his father escapes from prison with the intent of avenging Phakade.

Paulina has been putting on a fight to make sure that the DNA tests are done again to prove that baby Thato is hers but things are not going all that well. In an attempt to help her, Rakgadi suggests that she talks to someone but that goes left when she says she's not crazy and not afraid of going to war with the Mokoenas.

Mandla wants to know what happened to Ace. Papi does not want to focus on the past and urges Mandla to do the same. Mandla tells Papi that for him to trust him, he needs to know who was behind the death of Ace. Despite Puleng trying to urge Mandla to focus on the problem, Mandla walks away.

Poppy gets kicked out of a restaurant by Robert's bodyguard after attempting to speak with him. Robert pretends not to know who Poppy is, which surprises her and the more she tries to remind him who she is, the more he feigns ignorance. She arrives back home, upset and asks Brenda for help.