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.

Lindiwe is taking matters into her own hands because the police aren't giving them what they need so after agreeing to pay the kidnappers, she tracked down families that have experienced the same kidnapper to convince Zweli that they need to pay in order to see Andile back.

Robert confronts Sarah about cancelling the lease for Poppy's apartment. She tells him that she was merely protecting the Nondumo money. She visits Poppy to inform her that she must not have any communication with Robert as she has taken it upon herself to support Poppy with whatever she may need. Still, she is not to speak to Robert under any circumstances. Poppy is left dumbfounded by this.

Mabutho's attempt to escape unfortunately didn't take him far because after untying himself from the tree, he went out to find help on the road only for it to be from the two people that he didn't need it from. Philani and Lwazi still committed to killing him in order to continue stealing at the mine, demand that he digs his own grave.