Papi is very suspicious of Puleng and is convinced that she is cheating on him with Mandla. He asks her point blank, and she instantly denies it. At first, he is not convinced, but in classic Puleng fashion, she convinces him that it is all in his head. She even goes as far as threatening that should he ever bring this topic up again, she will leave him. He then apologises and reminds her that he loves her. It is at this point that she starts to feel guilty.

Japan feels like to his mum he is nothing and that she values Puleng more than him because she has money. A distraught Brenda cries over her couches as Japan has set them alight and burned them. Japan asks what she thinks living without a father feels like. He later pulls a knife on her to get to the truth about his father. She eventually admits that Shakes wanted her to get rid of the pregnancy. Which is why she kept him from his father. Japan does not believe her and is hell-bent on finding the truth, no matter the cost.

Gagashe receives the bad news that he has lost the tender for which he paid ten million rands. He also finds out that the money he paid to ensure he gets the tender is non-refundable. Dennis slips up and tells him that Mandla Cele is the whistleblower who took his tender away.

uleng almost got away with fooling Papi about her affair with Mandla. He puts two and two together, and she cannot escape this predicament when he finds a watch that belongs to Mnadla on the side table. Papi then calls Mandla, who comes out of hiding and doesn't seem remorseful. Papi is very angry but still seeks an explanation that Puleng cannot give.