POLICE OPERATOR : (over phone), what’s your emergency?
DELIVERY MAN : (calmly) I’ve found a dead body …
(The police arrive, surrounding the building)
POLICE OFFICER : (authoritatively) Nobody move!
(Sipho, battered and defeated, is arrested)
POLICE OFFICER : (to delivery man) You’re the one who called?
DELIVERY MAN : (exhaling) Yes. I saw the body on the floor.
(Melissa returns, acting innocent)
MELISSA : (concerned) Oh no, what’s happening?
POLICE OFFICER : (skeptically) Ma’am is this your house?
MELISSA : (tearfully) Yes, I just got here. I don’t know what’s going on!
POLICE OFFICER : Stay right there!
(A year after Dan’s murder, South African Police arrested Melissa, revealing her complicity in the crime. Initially, evidence pointed to Sipho, already in custody. However, diligent investigators uncovered Melissa’s mastermind role.
Police arrested Melissa at her new home, charging her with murder, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Further investigation showed she had sold Dan’s house, attempting to erase her past.
Sipho faces additional charges for his involvement. Neighbors and friends expressed shock, remembering Melissa’s initial tears and claims of innocence.
Dan’s family finds solace in the justice system’s persistence. “We knew she was involved,” Dan’s sister said.
Melissa and Sipho’s trials are set to begin soon, marking the end of this tangled tale of love, greed, and murder.)