Robert decides to not go through with the demand from Mdu. As he does that, Mdu attempts to get rid of Alakhe, but the police intersect in time and arrest him. Detective Khalipha calls Sarah telling her to tell Robert to abort the mission as they have found Mdu and Alake, and Alakhe is safe. They are too late as just as he is about to answer the call, Donald arrives to help his father finish the mission to save his son.

Mam'Gumede promises to find a way to help her son out of this mess and begs him not to lose hope. After she leaves the detective urges Msizi to confess so that her mother can be ok. Msizi says he is innocent but the detective presses him and says that such cases can go on for a long time and the financial implications this will have on his mum will be dire. Mam'Gumede returns to the police station but before she can finish telling the detective the good news of finding a better lawyer, he informs her that Msizi has confessed to the crime that he is accused of.

Tina is reeling from the aftermath of her family finding out about her and Ra. Her mother consoles her, but she is inconsolable. However, she takes her mother's advice to talk to her kids again. This does not go well, as they do not understand why she would d this. Sakhile goes as far as calling the family elders, who shame her for dating a younger man. At that point, Tina's mum has heard enough and chases them away.

Lindiwe is back at at Khanyisa Diamonds after being away and the first order of the day is finding out how things stand. Andile unfortunately comes bearing bad news of productivity being how and she doesn't hesitate to go investigate at the Hlophes.