br@den and Bella
Episode 21
Written by Johnny Patel
(At the police station)
Policeman 1: Sir, We just received a report that a lady jumped down from the balcony of a brothel and got hit by a car.
Sergeant: Then what are you waiting for? Call the ambulance and as-semble the rest!
Policeman 1: Yes Sir!
(Madame Laho’s mansion)
Madame Laho: (angry) How could this happen? Weren’t you supposed to be watching her?!
Mitch: I’m really sorry Madame but you know I couldn’t have followed her into the be-droom.
Madame Laho: This Nicki of a girl has spoilt business for us. (sighs) But let’s just as-sume she’s dead because there’s no way she could’ve survived that accident.
Mitch: I agree with you. She maybe dead, But if she’s not, Then we are all in trouble…
(Meanwhile)
(Mrs Marshall & Solange rushes to Good health hospital)
Mrs Marshall: (bows) Good evening my princess.
Princess Madeline: Good evening. You’re br@den’s mother?
Mrs Marshall: Yes, I heard what happened to him so I rushed here…
(Dr Stephen enters the waiting room)
Mrs Marshall: Doctor! How is my son, br@den?!
Dr Stephen: Fortunately, He’s responding to treatments.
Mrs Marshall, Princess Madeline & Solange: (sighs) Thank God.
Dr Stephen: Anyways, The stitching process will start soon.
Mrs Marshall: Stitching?
Dr Stephen: Yeah, The knife pierced throu-gh his skin greatly and we’ll have to stitch the wound closed. Luckily, King Anderson has alre-ady paid for all of that.
Mrs Marshall: (sighs) That’s so nice of him. (To Princess Madeline) Thank you so much, Your family has really been kind to my son.
Princess Madeline: (smiles)
Mrs Marshall: So, Can we see him?
Dr Stephen: Yes you can.
(In br@den’s ward)
br@den: Mom…
Mrs Marshall: Oh, br@den…
(She hvgs him ti-ghtly)
Mrs Marshall: (sighs) You’re alright… What even happened?
br@den: I was attacked by Jax and his friend…
Princess Madeline: (furiously) Jax?
br@den: Yeah, He attacked me and accused me of stealing the princess from him and ma-king her break up with him, which I didn’t do, I was able to defend myself but not for long, And that’s when he stabbe-d me.
Princess Madeline: That animal knows exactly what he did that made me break up with him. (enraged) He has crossed the line. Not only did he r@p£ me, He also tried to kill you! (To br@den) I’m really sorry for bringing you into this.
br@den: It’s fine.
Princess Madeline: I’ve been keeping quiet for too long but not anymore, I’ll have him thrown in the dungeon!
(Winterhaven)
(King Anderson’s palace)
(The guards brings Jax to the palace)
Jax: (struggles to get free) Let me go!
Guard 1: (he restrains him) My King, We caught him trying to flee Winterhaven.
King Anderson: And his accomplice?
Guard 1: We were unable to find him.
King Anderson: He can’t have gotten far. Close the gates! No one enters or leaves Winterhaven! I want you and the other able bodied guards to go out there and look for him and do not return without him!
Guard 1: Yes my king!!!
(He leaves with few other guards)
King Anderson: Jax. I always had a bad feeling about you ever since my daughter introduced you to me, But I never knew you could be so evil and sinister. First, You drugged my daughter and R@p£d her….
Jax: (stares at him in shock) Huh?
King Anderson: Yes, She just told me everything! Next, You attacked my loyal driver and almost killed him! (furiously) You definitely won’t go scotfree!
(Meanwhile)
(At the hospital)
Policeman 1: Doctor, How is the lady?
Dr Sergio: Well Sir, She’s conscious and in better health now.
Policeman 1: Can I speak with her?
Dr Sergio: No problem officer.
(In Nicki’s ward)
Policeman 1: Good day miss, How are you feeling?
Nicki: Much better, Thanks.
(The policeman sits on the be-d)
Policeman 1: I would like to ask you some questions, That is if you don’t nind…
Nicki: Not at all sir.
Policeman 1: Umm….What made you jump off the balcony of the brothel? Tell me everything.
Nicki: Well officer, I was a hair stylist back in Meteor Falls and there was this man, Sir Lucas, He said he’s recruiting girls to Mexico City to work for his sister in her beauty company so I decided to follow him. On getting here, I found out that it was prostitution he wanted me to do and when I rejected the offer. His sister ordered her guard to beat and torture me…
Policeman 1: Hmm, I’m so sorry about that. Continue…
Nicki: Eventually I agreed to do it. Her main b©dyguard, Mitch, Took me to the brothel and gave me to a client. When we got to the room, I knocked him out and ran out of the room then jumped off the balcony of the brothel and I got hit by a car, And then, I blacked out.
Policeman 1: Hmm, That’s really unfortunate. If I may ask, What’s the name of Sir Lucas’ sister?
Nicki; They call her Madame Laho.
Policeman: (writes it down) Okay. And where does she live?
Nicki: She lives at No 14, Maravilla street. And her house is surrounded by b©dyguards.
Policeman 1: (sm-irks) We can handle them…
Nicki: She also f0rç£d other girls into prostitution, But me, I’d rather die than do it. There are about eleven other girls – Bella, Courtney, Amy, Bianca, Liana, Megan, Roslyn, Aurora, Alexa, Emily and Jolene.
Policeman 1: Okay…. (writes it down) Thank you for your cooperation.
(Meanwhile)
(At Madame Laho’s mansion)
Mitch: Madame, I just got a report that the police has arrested Sir Lucas.
Madame Laho: (shocked) What? How?!
Mitch: I don’t know how. All I know is that he was arrested before he could flee Mexico City.
Madame Laho: (worriedly) This is bad. Its only a matter of time before they get to us. We nee-d to leave Mexico City quic-kly. as-semble the girls!
Mitch: No problem Madame.
(Later that night)
(Mitch as-sembles the girls and b©dyguards)
Madame Laho: (to everyone) I want you all to know that the police is on our trail, And if you don’t want to get arrested then we’ll all have to leave Mexico City immediately…
(Just then, The police invades Madame Laho’s mansion)
Madame Laho: (shocked) NO!
Policeman 1: (points a gun) Nob©dy moves! (To Madame Laho) Madame Laho, You have been found guilty of human trafficking and slavery and you are hereby un-der arrest. You have the right to remain silent because anything you say will be used against you in the court of law!
Madame Laho: (enraged) You cannot arrest me!
Policeman: Yes I can! (To the other policeman) Cuff her!
(The policemen handcuffs Madame Laho and takes her away)
br@den and Bella
Episode 22
Written by Johnny Patel
(The policemen arrests Madame Laho, Mitch and the other b©dyguards and takes them to their van)
Madame Laho: Take your hands off me!
(The policemen f0rç£s Madame Laho into their van and drives off to the police station)
(Meanwhile)
Policeman 1: (to the other policemen) Get the girls.
Courtney: Don’t come near me! (crying) Do you have any idea what I went throu-gh to arrive in Mexico City? I can’t go back to Meteor falls, My aunt wouldn’t accept me!
Policeman 1: Calm down. All will be okay…
Courtney: No it won’t!
(Knowing fully well that she’ll be deported back to Meteor Falls, Courtney jumps into the swimming pool and attempts to drown herself)
Policeman 1: Get her!
(The other policeman jumps into the pool and rescues Courtney)
Courtney: (crying) I don’t want to go back, I don’t want to go back…. (cries ha-rder)
(Later)
(At the police station)
Policeman 1: Bella, Don’t be scared. We’re not going to arrest you. I would like to ask you a few questions.
Bella: (nervously) Go ahead…
Policeman 1: Why did you accept to become a prostitute?
Bella: I never accepted to be a prostitute, Infact, No girl in Madame Laho’s mansion did. She f0rç£d us. Day and night she had numerous guards watching us so we couldn’t escape or inform the police about it. (sighs) I was brutally beaten and tortured when I first refused the job.
Policeman 1: Well it’s a good thing she’s been arrested and she’s paying for all her crimes. She alre-ady has numerous witnesses against her.
Bella: Thank goodness. I’m really happy I’m free from her clutches.
Policeman 1: Yes but I’m afraid we can’t let you stay in Mexico City since you got in illegally, We’re going to have to deport you and the other girls…
Bella: (looks at him with teary-filled eyes )
(Winterhaven)
(At King Anderson’s palace)
(The guards bring Damien into the palace)
Guard 1: (ferociously) Get in!
(The guard pushes Damien into the throne room and he falls on the floor)
King Anderson: What is your name young man?
Damien: (bows) My name is Damien your Majesty.
King Anderson: (points at Jax) And do you know this man?
Damien: (turns to look at Jax) My King, I don’t know him at all, I’ve never set ma eyes on him before…
(Jax g@sps on hearing this)
King Anderson: Oh will you shut up! Everyone who knows you testified that you’re Jax’s accomplice.
Damien: But ma King, Those people are fv¢kin’ lying against me! (looks at Jax) I don’t even know this guy!
Jax: (furiously) Argh! I’ll fv¢kin’ kill you!
(Jax attempts to attack Damien but the guards restrains him)
King Anderson: Damien, Did you at any time attack a young man named br@den?
(One of the guards show Damien a picture of br@den)
Damien: No my King, I never did anything of that sort…
Jax: He’s fv¢kin’ lying! He’s even the one who talked me into attacking br@den.
Damien: My King, I swear i’m innocent… This is just a prevarication
King Anderson: Prevarication indeed. (To the guards) Take him to the dungeon, When he’s re-ady to confess, I’ll let him out.
Damien: But ma King, I’m being accused wrongly…
(The guards take him away)
Damien: (shouts) I’M fv¢kING INNOCENT!!!
King Anderson: (To Jax) And for you, Your reward will be drastic….
Jax: I’m sorry for everything bad I’ve done my King, I’m a changed person. I swear.
King Anderson: Changed or not, You can’t bypas-s the punishments for everything you’ve done. I’ll decide what to do with you, Until then… (To the guards) Take him to the dungeon.
Guards: Yes your Highness.
(Winterhaven)
(At Solange’s house)
Mrs Marshall: (sighs) Will’s funeral is in a few months.
Solange: It’s well…
Mrs Marshall: (she gr-abs the food flask on the stool) I nee-d to head to the hospital now, br@den would be expecting me.
(Someone knocks at the door)
Mrs Marshall: Sis, Are you expecting someone?
Solange: Not at all. I wonder who that is.
Mrs Marshall: I’ll go open it.
(Mrs Marshall goes to open the door and sees Bella standing at the threshold)
Mrs Marshall: (suprised) Bella? Oh my goodness… (shouts) BELLA!!!
Solange: (excitedly) Bella!
(Mrs Marshall and Solange embr@ce her)
Mrs Marshall: I’ve missed you so much my darling…
Bella: (nostalgically) Me too, Mom.
Mrs Marshall: (she breaks the hvg) How, When and Why did you get back? I thought you were in Mexico city working in a beauty company.
Bella: Mom, It was all a lie.
Mrs Marshall & Solange: (confused) Huh?
Bella: (she sits down on the sofa) When I went to meet Sir Lucas, He took me to an h0tel to stay before our journey. There, I met six other girls who were going on the same journey with me. The Next Day, We set off to Mexico City by road. At a point, Sir Lucas told us come down that we couldn’t follow the main road due to the numerous cops so we went into the woods where we almost got killed by wolves…
Mrs Marshall: (g@sps)
Bella: Luckily, We all made it alive and had to lodge in a nearby h0tel. Sir Lucas called me to his room and tried to flir-t with me, When I rejected his advances…(takes in a de-ep breath) He R@p£d me.
Mrs Marshall: (g@sps once more) Oh my God…
Bella: The next morning, He apologized for what he did and futilely promised to protect me on the journey. Which I should’ve known was all a sham. When we got to Mexico City, He took us to a house and left shortly after. His sister, Madame Laho later c@m£ to meet us and told us blatantly that we were going to work for her as prostitutes. When I refused to do it, She ordered her b©dyguards to deal with me. They beat, tortured, m©l£st£dand starved me till I eventually agreed to do it.
Mrs Marshall: I had a bad feeling about you going to Mexico City and I was right…
Solange: So what happened next?
Bella: (sighs) After days of working for Madame Laho, Her mansion was raided by policemen. They arrested her and her b©dyguards and as for the rest of us, They deported us back.
Mrs Marshall: (crying) My daughter, I can’t believe you went throu-gh all that.
Bella: Its alright Mom, Don’t cry.
Solange: What about the Sir Lucas and the girls that accompanied you to Mexico city?
Bella: Most of the girls who accompanied me died on our way to Mexico City – Irene slumped and died during a rendezvous with a client at a brothel, Rayna accidentally fell into the water on our way across the Nahil River, Claire died due to excess cold and Maureen died of snake bite.
Solange: This is beyond sad. I don’t even know what to describe your experiences and predic@m£nts
Bella: I just don’t want to think about it…
Mrs Marshall: (enraged) That Madame Laho should left to rot inside that prison!
Bella: Well I couldn’t attend her trial and judgment because I was deported. But I heard she was s£ntenced to life imprisonment.
Solange: She deserves that. And even much more.
Bella: Where’s br@den?
Mrs Marshall: He was admitted into the hospital.
Bella: Oh my goodness, What happened?
Mrs Marshall: He got attacked by some thvgs. I was on my way to see him when you arrived.
Bella: Don’t worry, I’ll follow you there. I just decided to come and see you before I go to Meteor Falls to see Dad.
Mrs Marshall: Bella. There is something you should know… (sighs) Your father is dead, He died of lung cancer….
Bella: Huh? (stares at her in shock)
To be CONTINUED