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0:12Calm down. You're ready [music] for
0:14this.
0:15This interview could change everything.
0:19If the bus comes on time, I'll make it.
0:22>> GET OUT OF HERE, YOU OLD GEEZER.
0:25STOP WASTING my time. Do I look like a
0:27fool to you?
0:29You can't pay, so get lost.
0:31>> Please.
0:33I lost my wallet. My grandson will bring
0:35me some money soon.
0:36>> Lies.
0:38Do you think I haven't seen your type?
0:40Wretched old man.
0:42Because you are old, you think I should
0:43just believe you?
0:45Get out of here, you old man. I don't
0:47have time for beggars like you.
0:50>> Why is everyone just watching?
0:52>> Maybe he truly has no [music] money.
0:54>> Then why did he come to buy fruits?
0:57>> Look at yourself. You're old, slow, and
0:59useless. You shouldn't even be out here
1:01wasting people's time.
1:03No wonder your family doesn't bother
1:04taking care of you.
1:07>> The interview can wait.
1:09I cannot ignore this.
1:14>> You old fool.
1:15>> That's enough. You shouldn't speak to an
1:17elderly man like that.
1:19>> Mind your own business, girl.
1:21>> It is my business.
1:23He just needs a little help, and you're
1:25treating him like a thief. He should not
1:27be humiliated over a small bag of fruit.
1:31Here.
1:32I'll buy the fruit for him.
1:35>> Take it and leave.
1:38>> Here, Grandpa.
1:42>> Thank you, my dear. You are so kind.
1:46>> It's nothing, really.
1:47>> No, it's not nothing.
1:49People don't stop to help each other
1:51like this anymore.
1:52My name is Grandpa Namdi.
1:54>> My name is [music] Imani.
1:57>> If only my grandson could meet a girl
1:59like you.
2:00>> Why do you say that?
2:03>> Because he needs someone with a kind
2:05heart.
2:06>> This is only enough for a private cab or
2:08my lunch for the week.
2:10But I cannot leave someone's grandfather
2:12standing here alone.
2:14Take this, Grandpa. Use it to take a
2:15taxi home.
2:17>> Oh, my dear. No.
2:19I can see you don't have much. You
2:20shouldn't spend your money on me.
2:22>> It's fine, really.
2:24I'll just walk to the next bus stop and
2:25catch another bus.
2:27I am rushing for an interview. If not, I
2:29would have personally taken you home.
2:32But don't worry about me. If I leave
2:33now, I won't be late.
2:35Please.
2:37Take him home safely.
2:45>> [music]
2:46>> She really is different from most
2:47people.
2:50Are you sure you won't be late waiting
2:51for another bus?
2:53>> I promise, Grandpa.
2:55Besides, if I get too rich and
2:57successful, I might forget the middle
2:58people, so
3:00being a little late isn't such a bad
3:01thing.
3:02>> Imani, you are a rare kind of woman.
3:06A man would be very lucky to have you.
3:09>> Oh, no, Grandpa. Don't tell me you're
3:11trying to set me up with your grandson
3:12again.
3:14>> Well, maybe I am.
3:16>> I think I'll pass for now.
3:18I barely have time for myself.
3:20>> At least, give me your number.
3:23If I ever need help, I know you'll be
3:24there.
3:26>> Of course, Grandpa. Call me anytime.
3:29Bye, Grandpa.
3:30>> Go safely, my dear.
3:36>> Is that car here [music] for the old
3:38man?
3:39>> It cannot be.
3:45That is Obi Naize, the CEO of Eze Group.
3:48>> One of the richest men in the the
3:52>> Grandpa.
3:53How many times have I told you not to go
3:55out alone without the guards?
3:57>> Obinna, I was just [music] taking a
3:58little walk. I needed some air.
4:00>> In this place? With all the risks?
4:03What if something happened to you?
4:05>> Well, I am fine. I didn't even realize
4:07when my wallet got snatched.
4:10>> What? You were out here all alone
4:11without money?
4:12>> Don't get angry, my boy. A kind lady
4:14stepped in and helped me.
4:15>> Who?
4:17>> A kind-hearted young woman.
4:19She was rushing for an interview, but
4:21still took the time to help me.
4:23She even used her last money to get me a
4:25cab after she paid for my fruits.
4:28>> Why would she give away her last money
4:29to a stranger?
4:31>> You should meet her, Obinna.
4:33She would make a good wife for you.
4:35>> Not this again, Grandpa.
4:37>> Yes, this again.
4:39>> I told you I will only marry Chika.
4:41>> Obinna, Chika Okonkwo has been missing
4:43for 15 years.
4:45Your Okonkwo family has tried everything
4:46to find her.
4:47My boy, I know how much you loved Chika.
4:51>> But what if she's not coming back?
4:53What if fate has something else in store
4:55for you? You have searched for years,
4:58and every clue leads to a dead end.
5:00>> I haven't given up my search. I will
5:02find Chika.
5:03I made a promise, Grandpa. She saved
5:05your life.
5:07She was my very close friend when we
5:08were young.
5:10She is the only woman I will marry.
5:12>> Well, at least take this.
5:14>> Fine, I'll keep it for now.
5:16>> No measure passing by clothing, no
5:19judgment for ground.
5:21The person with a [music] wand reject,
5:23fits where a hidden crown. Good hearts
5:26know they make noise, you know they
5:27fight for chair.
5:29>> Another contract. Another demand.
5:31Another person telling me how to live.
5:35Obinna,
5:37I am speaking to you not only as a board
5:38member,
5:40but as your uncle. You're one of the
5:42most powerful CEOs in this city.
5:45But do you know what people see?
5:48A businessman. No, they see a young man
5:50without a stable family life. Investors
5:53like stability. They want to know the
5:55company will be secure in the future.
5:58They want me to marry. This is the same
6:00conversation again.
6:01Marry, Obinna.
6:03It will strengthen your reputation,
6:04stabilize the company's image, and
6:06assure our investors that Ezio Group has
6:08a long, strong future. Grandpa raised me
6:11after my parents died. He has always
6:13been my rock.
6:15He is the only real family I have left.
6:17I would do anything for him.
6:19Meet Imani.
6:21She is a stranger. Grandpa barely knows
6:23her.
6:24I will marry when I'm ready.
6:26And only the woman I choose.
6:32You may not like what we are saying.
6:34But, think about the future, Obinna.
6:42The meeting is over, but the pressure is
6:44still here.
6:52>> I missed it.
6:53My one chance [music] at a better job is
6:55gone. That was my chance to get a better
6:57job.
6:58My chance to escape the struggles at
7:00home.
7:00I want to cry, but crying will not
7:03change anything.
7:04I missed the interview because I stopped
7:06to help him.
7:07But, I do not regret it.
7:10I'll find something else.
7:12I always do.
7:15I should be going home to people who
7:17will comfort me.
7:20So, why does going back frighten me?
7:23Whatever happens, I must stay calm.
7:29>> Where have you been? Did you bring
7:31money?
7:32>> Mom, I told you
7:33I had an interview today. I didn't get
7:35the job.
7:36>> So, you spent the whole day doing
7:38nothing, and you didn't bring anything
7:40home?
7:41What kind of daughter are you? You can't
7:44even support your own family.
7:46>> I'm trying, Mom. I really am.
7:49>> But you don't even work, and Chima just
7:51waste money gambling.
7:54>> Watch your mouth, Imani.
7:57>> No, you watch your life, Chima. You
7:58don't work.
7:59You just sit around and gamble while Mom
8:01defends you. Do you even care that we
8:04can barely afford to eat?
8:07>> You ungrateful girl.
8:09Do you know how much your brother is
8:10suffering?
8:12Do you know how much debt he's in?
8:13>> That's not my fault. I shouldn't have to
8:16fix Chima's mistakes.
8:18>> Well, you can.
8:19I've already found a way.
8:22>> What do you mean?
8:25>> Mr. Okeke.
8:28>> That old man that always looks at me
8:30like I am something he wants to own?
8:33>> He owns a few houses and a small
8:34supermarket. He's not extremely rich,
8:37but he has enough money to settle
8:38Chima's gambling debts.
8:40>> No.
8:41>> No.
8:42>> Yes.
8:44He's willing to pay a very generous
8:46amount to marry you.
8:47Enough to clear all of Chima's gambling
8:50debts.
8:51>> You're selling me.
8:52>> I'm saving this family.
8:54>> You're not saving anyone. You're just
8:56letting Chima ruin himself while I pay
8:58the price.
9:05>> [music]
9:08[singing]
9:09>> Enough. You're doing this, Imani,
9:11whether you like it or not.
9:15>> Imani, GO BACK HERE.
9:20>> Just keep moving. Don't let them see you
9:22break.
9:28My cheek hurts.
9:29But that is not the worst part.
9:33No matter how hard I work or how much I
9:35sacrifice,
9:37it is never enough for them.
9:39>> Imani, she is our daughter. You will not
9:42speak to her that way.
9:44>> After dad died, everything changed.
9:47>> Imani, don't forget the electricity
9:49bill. And I need money before evening.
9:52>> I became the housekeeper, the provider,
9:54and the only person keeping the family
9:55alive.
9:58Chima and I are almost the same age.
10:01Why am I the only one expected to
10:03[music] carry this family?
10:05After everything I gave them, all I
10:07received were insults, demands, and now
10:09betrayal.
10:13Hello.
10:15>> Imani, my dear.
10:16It's Grandpa Nnamdi.
10:18>> Grandpa, hope you got home safe.
10:21>> Yes, my dear. I wanted to check on you.
10:23I hope I'm not calling too late.
10:26>> No, it's [music] fine, Grandpa.
10:30>> Come and see me, Imani. I'll send you my
10:31address.
10:32>> Right now?
10:38>> Yes, dear. If it is not inconvenient.
10:41>> You're doing this, Imani, whether
10:42[music] you like it or not.
10:44I'll be there.
10:45>> This cannot be right.
10:48This is one of the richest areas in the
10:50city.
11:00This cannot be Grandpa [music] Nnamdi's
11:01address.
11:04Grandpa looked so simple at the market.
11:06How could he live [music] here?
11:09Are you sure this is the right place?
11:11>> Yes, madam. This is the AZ [music]
11:13estate. That's the address you gave me,
11:15miss. Looks like someone you know is
11:17really rich.
11:21Good evening, miss Imani.
11:22>> [music]
11:22>> Sir Nnamdi is waiting for you.
11:25>> They already know my name.
11:29I do not belong [music] in in place like
11:30this.
11:35>> Imani, my dear, you're here.
11:38>> Grandpa, this is your house?
11:41>> Yes, dear.
11:42I live here with my grandson.
11:45>> Who exactly is his grandson?
11:48>> Come inside.
11:50>> I have never entered a house this
11:51[music] grand in my entire life.
11:56I
11:59don't know what to say.
12:02>> It's just a house, dear.
12:04>> [music]
12:04>> What matters is the people inside.
12:07>> You said you live here with your
12:08grandson?
12:09>> Yes, but he isn't home from work yet.
12:15This is my favorite spot.
12:17It's quiet and peaceful.
12:24>> For the first time tonight, I can
12:27breathe.
12:28>> How did your interview go?
12:31>> I missed it.
12:32>> Oh, dear. I'm so sorry.
12:35Which company was it?
12:36>> Eze Group.
12:38I guess it wasn't meant to be.
12:41>> You never know, my dear.
12:43Sometimes fate works in mysterious ways.
12:48Why don't you stay the night?
12:49>> What? No, I
12:51>> It's already late.
12:53>> I
12:55>> Stay. It's just for one night.
12:58I'll have a guest room prepared.
12:59>> I don't want to go back to that house
13:01tonight.
13:03Okay.
13:04I'll stay.
13:05>> Good.
13:07>> [music]
13:08>> Everything you need is here, Miss Imani.
13:10>> Thank you.
13:11For one night,
13:13no one can shout at me,
13:15hit me,
13:16or force me into anything.
13:21>> [music]
13:31[music]
13:32>> Sometimes love [singing] don't yield,
13:33but our eyes no deceive and when I enter
13:36your life
13:37>> [music]
13:37>> Grandpa still awake?
13:42>> His bed is so soft.
13:46Grandpa Nnamdi's mansion.
13:48I stayed here last night.
13:50I slept through the whole night.
13:53I cannot remember the last time I slept
13:55this peacefully.
13:58Come in.
14:00>> Good morning, Miss Imani.
14:02Sir Nnamdi asked that you join him for
14:03breakfast in the dining hall.
14:08It is only breakfast. There is nothing
14:10to be nervous about.
14:13>> I still cannot believe Grandpa Nnamdi
14:15lives here.
14:18Obinna Eze, he is Grandpa Nnamdi's
14:21grandson?
14:22The CEO of my dream company?
14:25>> Imani, come sit there.
14:27>> Stay calm. He's only a man, even if he
14:29is Obinna Eze.
14:32>> Obinna, this is Imani, the kind young
14:34woman I told you about.
14:36>> I remember.
14:37>> It's nice to finally meet you.
14:40>> Obinna, dear, Imani needs a job.
14:43>> Grandpa.
14:43>> She missed her interview at your company
14:46because she was helping me.
14:48You should give her a job.
14:50>> Grandpa, really, you don't have to
14:54>> What are your qualifications?
14:56>> I have a degree in business
14:57administration.
14:59I also have experience in marketing and
15:01project management.
15:03>> Impressive.
15:04She can start tomorrow.
15:06>> Just like that?
15:08Thank you.
15:09>> I'll have the HR department prepare your
15:10contract.
15:13>> After everything that happened, I
15:14suddenly have a new job.
15:16At Eze Group, of all places.
15:23Welcome [music] to Ezzy Group.
15:26Miss Imani.
15:30Thank you.
15:31It's my first day.
15:34You'll be working with us as a marketing
15:35assistant.
15:37I'm ready to learn and prove myself.
15:40This company has been struggling for 2
15:42weeks. Study the report and tell me what
15:44we are missing.
15:45I'll go through everything. The product
15:47is not the problem.
15:50They are speaking to the wrong audience.
15:53This should reach the people who
15:54actually need the product.
16:00You found the problem on your first day.
16:02I only followed what the customers were
16:04saying.
16:05These results are much better than our
16:07earlier projection.
16:09Imani's changes made the difference.
16:13>> Good morning, sir. Continue.
16:15>> The new target group responded better.
16:17Engagement increased within 3 days.
16:19>> Are the figures verified?
16:21>> Yes, sir.
16:24>> Send the final report to my office
16:25before noon.
16:27>> Yes, sir.
16:32He rarely speaks to me unless it
16:33concerns work. He does not mix personal
16:36matters with business. That is fine with
16:38me.
16:39>> The whole world [singing] hurried past.
16:44No one heard the silent [music]
16:46cry.
16:50>> Imani, dear. I have an idea.
16:52>> What is it?
16:55>> You should marry Obinna.
16:58>> What?
17:00>> [laughter]
17:02>> I think you two would make a wonderful
17:04couple.
17:05>> Grandpa, I
17:07We barely know each other. Obinna
17:08doesn't even
17:10>> I'm not asking you to fall in love
17:11overnight.
17:13I'm asking you to help each other.
17:16>> What do you mean?
17:17>> Tell me about your parents, Imani.
17:22>> They passed away when I was younger.
17:25Forgive me, [music] Grandpa.
17:26I cannot tell you about Mama and Cousin
17:28Chima.
17:29>> I'm sorry to hear that.
17:31So, you live alone?
17:33>> Yes, I do. [music] I refuse to let Mama
17:36and Chima extort this family
17:39the way they have extorted me.
17:41Obinna already looks at me as if he does
17:43not trust me.
17:45I will not give him a reason to believe
17:47he was right.
17:48>> I see. That must be tough.
17:51>> I manage.
17:53>> Well, I still think you and Obinna
17:55should get married.
17:59>> This marriage could protect me.
18:01And even if it is not love, there is
18:03something about Obinna that makes my
18:05heart race. I'll do it.
18:10>> Obinna,
18:11I believe you and Imani should get
18:12married.
18:15>> Marry her? No way.
18:18You know Chika is the one for me.
18:20>> Obinna, be reasonable. This will give
18:22Imani a family and help you.
18:25>> It doesn't have to be real and the board
18:27would stop pressuring me.
18:28Investors would trust the company more.
18:31This could buy me time until I find
18:32Chika.
18:35I have conditions. No one can know.
18:38Not at work,
18:40not in public, not even to my friends.
18:42Why?
18:43This marriage is temporary. When I find
18:46Chika, I will annul it and marry her.
18:49>> My boy, you won't regret this.
18:51I know you'll take care of him.
18:53And I know you'll take care of you, too,
18:54even if he doesn't realize it yet.
18:56>> I'll do my best.
18:59>> Prepare everything for the registry.
19:00We'll get it done immediately.
19:02>> Yes, sir.
19:03>> He speaks as if he's signing another
19:05contract. It should not hurt. I knew
19:07this was not love.
19:09He has made it clear that this is only
19:11an arrangement.
19:13Still,
19:14a small part of me wishes it could
19:16become something real.
19:18>> [music]
19:23[music]
19:23>> Sign here, Mr. Eze.
19:26I knew what this was, so why does
19:28[music] watching him sign so easily
19:30hurt? Your signature, Mrs. Eze.
19:35Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Eze.
19:37>> [applause]
19:39>> Welcome to the family, my dear.
19:41For now, I have done what everyone
19:43expects.
19:44When I find Chika, this marriage will
19:46end.
19:58Imani,
19:59now that both of you are married, you
20:00should move your things to Obinna's
20:01penthouse.
20:03At least exchange the rings properly.
20:06>> [singing]
20:10[music]
20:16>> It is beautiful, but it doesn't mean
20:17anything.
20:19At least not to him.
20:28>> [music]
20:30[singing]
20:32>> Your room is down the hall.
20:35We'll live under the same roof, but
20:36that's all this is.
20:38>> Got it.
20:40I am not attracted [music] to him. That
20:41is what I will keep telling myself. This
20:43may not be home, but for the first time
20:44in my life, I have a place of my own. At
20:46least I am safe.
20:48>> Madam, the car is ready.
20:50>> Thank you, but I'll just take a taxi.
20:52>> [music]
20:57>> Your coffee, ma.
20:58Thank you. [music]
21:03Even though I sleep in Obinna's
21:04penthouse,
21:05>> [music]
21:05>> I will keep paying my own expenses.
21:08I do not want to owe him anything.
21:12>> As your best friend, I have to admit
21:16As your best friend, I have to admit the
21:18new marketing assistant is making
21:19everyone else look lazy.
21:21>> She is an employee Emeka. Keep it
21:23professional.
21:24>> Not even his best friend knows I am Mrs.
21:26Ezie.
21:28>> Imani,
21:29you're not leaving?
21:30>> I need to finish this report first.
21:37>> I expected her to demand money,
21:39privileges, and luxury. [music]
21:41She has not asked for anything.
21:43She has never even mentioned our
21:44marriage.
21:46She behaves as if the marriage means
21:47nothing to her.
21:49That is exactly what I wanted. So, why
21:51does it bother me?
21:53>> Oh.
21:57Oh.
21:59You're back.
22:00>> You're still working?
22:02>> Yes, I had some reports to finish.
22:08>> [singing]
22:09[music]
22:12[singing]
22:17>> This marriage may not be romantic, but
22:19it protects me.
22:21Mama and that old man Mr. Okeke cannot
22:23claim me now.
22:28>> Good work, Imani. This is clear and
22:30practical.
22:31>> Thank you. I'll finish the final figures
22:33before lunch.
22:39Hello.
22:39>> Imani.
22:40>> Chima.
22:41>> Imani, it's me. I need your help.
22:44>> What do you [music] want?
22:45>> I'm in deep trouble.
22:47>> How much?
22:49It is always the same. You gamble, lose,
22:52and call me to save you.
22:54>> I owe 2 million.
22:56>> 2 million? Chima, how did you
22:58>> I took a loan.
22:59I messed up, okay?
23:01These guys, they're dangerous Imani.
23:06If I don't pay, they'll kill me.
23:08>> It is always like this.
23:10Chima gambles, he loses, he begs for
23:13money, Mom defends him. I am done
23:15cleaning up his messes.
23:17I don't have that kind of money.
23:20>> What do you mean? You live in a mansion
23:22now. You're married to a very rich man.
23:26>> How do you know that?
23:27>> Mom found out.
23:29After you refused to pick up any of our
23:31calls,
23:32we just knew you had selfishly found a
23:34luxurious life for only yourself.
23:36>> I'm not giving you any money.
23:38I do not owe you and Mom anything.
23:41Mom has always found a way to ruin every
23:43good thing in my life. I will not let
23:45her destroy this one.
23:46>> Then don't blame me for what happens
23:48next.
23:51>> Chima?
23:58What is he planning?
24:00What does he mean by what happens next?
24:12Imani, my daughter.
24:15Can we talk?
24:16>> [music]
24:16>> I'll come.
24:17>> Look again.
24:20Look behind the smile.
24:26>> [music]
24:27>> Look behind the smile.
24:29>> Come in, dear. Let's have dinner
24:31together.
24:35What is that smell? What did you do?
24:43>> Her voice is soft as honey, but every
24:46word can hide.
24:50She wears kindness like a costume.
24:54>> She's awake.
24:56>> Mr. Okeke.
24:58>> Finally.
25:00I've waited a long time for this, Imani.
25:03>> You have no right.
25:05>> Oh, but I do. Your mother sold you to
25:08me.
25:08>> She wouldn't.
25:11>> Oh, she would. And she did. I paid your
25:14brother's debt. You belong to me now.
25:17>> You won't get away with this.
25:19I am married. Let me go.
25:22>> [laughter]
25:23>> And who's going to stop me?
25:25>> Your fake husband.
25:33You dare touch my wife.
25:34>> I I paid for her.
25:36>> She's not property. You can't do this.
25:38>> Watch me.
25:39>> She is a person. She's not for sale.
25:47>> Are you okay?
25:56>> He knows I lied [music] to him.
25:59I told him I was an orphan.
26:01Now he knows my mother is a greedy
26:02monster and Chima is a parasite.
26:07He will tell me he wants nothing to do
26:09with me.
26:11>> Did they hurt you?
26:12>> No, you came just [music] in time.
26:14>> They won't touch you again.
26:16I'll make sure of that.
26:17>> He's not angry. He does not blame me.
26:19>> [music]
26:20>> He only wants to protect me. I have
26:22fallen completely in love with him.
26:27>> [music and singing]
26:34[music and singing]
26:41>> She is not for sale.
26:43>> [music and singing]
26:49>> How are you feeling?
26:50>> I'm better.
26:52My wrists still hurts a little, but I'm
26:54fine.
26:56>> Use it on your wrists.
26:58>> Thank you.
27:05>> Have you eaten?
27:06>> Not yet.
27:08>> Please prepare dinner for Imani. [music]
27:10>> Maybe he's beginning to feel something
27:11for me.
27:13Maybe he's falling in love, too.
27:18>> The Okonkwo family is hosting a charity
27:20gala tonight.
27:21Their daughter disappeared years ago,
27:23but our families remain close.
27:26They expect me to represent as a group
27:27tonight.
27:28Come with me.
27:30>> To the gala?
27:31>> Yes.
27:32>> I don't think I should go.
27:34People may start asking why I came with
27:35you, and you said no one should know
27:37about us.
27:39I also have reports to finish tonight.
27:42>> All right.
27:43I'll go alone.
27:44>> I hope the event goes well.
27:48>> [music and singing]
27:55>> Don't stay awake too [music] late.
27:57>> Good night.
28:08>> Obinna, welcome. Your family has stood
28:10beside ours for many years.
28:12>> We are glad you came.
28:14>> I wouldn't miss an important night for
28:16your family.
28:17We are pleased to introduce Miss Chika
28:20Okonkwo.
28:30>> [music]
28:42>> My daughter.
28:48>> She lived without knowing the family she
28:50had lost.
28:51She was raised in an orphanage until
28:53recent evidence
28:54finally led her home.
28:56A DNA test has confirmed that she is
28:58truly the missing daughter of the
29:00Okonkwo family.
29:03Our daughter has finally come home.
29:05We thank everyone who stood with our
29:07family
29:08and never stopped helping us search for
29:10her.
29:13>> After all these years,
29:15I searched everywhere. Every clue led to
29:18a dead end. [music] How is she standing
29:20here?
29:21Could it really be her?
29:30Chika?
29:31>> Obi.
29:32>> Only Chika used to call me that.
29:34>> [music]
29:34>> Where have you been all these years?
29:38>> I grew up in an orphanage.
29:40I didn't know who I was.
29:43Most of my memories are broken.
29:45I remember faces sometimes, but
29:46everything disappears again.
29:48>> You don't remember me?
29:52>> There will be time for all the questions
29:53later.
29:55>> Tonight, we [music] celebrate that our
29:57daughter is home.
30:01>> Mr. Eze,
30:02PLEASE LOOK THIS WAY.
30:05>> The long-lost daughter of the
30:07influential Okonkwo family has finally
30:09returned home.
30:16Chika Okonkwo reportedly grew up in an
30:17orphanage before DNA testing confirmed
30:20her identity.
30:21After almost 20 years, they finally
30:23found her.
30:25>> Our daughter is home,
30:27and we welcome her back into every part
30:29of our family and our lives.
30:32>> Obinna spent his whole life searching
30:34for her.
30:36Now she is back.
30:38That means our marriage is over.
30:40>> [snorts]
30:42>> I searched for her everywhere.
30:44Every clue became another dead end.
30:47Yet she returned without warning.
30:49>> I need to be sure.
30:52A name and a public announcement are not
30:54proof enough.
30:56I need to see what she remembers.
30:59I would like to come and see Chika
31:01privately.
31:02>> Of course, you are family, Obinna. Come
31:04whenever you are ready.
31:06>> Look well.
31:08The smile is [music] sweet.
31:10But the heart fit bitter.
31:14You came.
31:16>> I needed to see you again.
31:18This was taken before you disappeared.
31:21You kept following me that entire
31:22afternoon because you wanted the toy in
31:24my hand.
31:26>> I'm sorry, Obi.
31:29I don't remember much. It's been so
31:30long.
31:43>> He spent years waiting for her. Now he
31:45is ready to start over with her. As long
31:47as Chika is back, that is all that
31:49matters to him. I don't stand a chance.
31:52It doesn't matter.
31:54He never loved me anyway. I was always
31:56just part of an arrangement.
31:58>> Public interest continues to grow around
32:00the reunion between Chika Okonkwo and
32:02her childhood companion, Obinna [music]
32:04Eze.
32:09>> You still make that serious face when
32:10you're thinking too much.
32:13He spends more and more time away from
32:16home now.
32:18>> [music]
32:19>> Rest. We can talk again tomorrow.
32:22>> I was a fool.
32:24I thought his kindness meant he was
32:26beginning to love me.
32:28I was only a temporary replacement until
32:30Chika returned.
32:34>> I can't pretend anymore. This is tearing
32:35me apart.
32:37I don't know what to do. to do.
32:40>> I can't believe you're really here.
32:44I missed you so much.
32:46I thought we would never find you.
32:49I'm so glad your parents never gave up.
32:52>> I always knew you'd never give up on me,
32:53Obinna.
32:57>> [music]
33:02>> He missed her.
33:03He waited for her.
33:05Those feelings were never meant for me.
33:09Obinna was never mine.
33:11This marriage only existed until the
33:13woman he truly wanted returned. I have
33:15to [music] leave.
33:19I cannot remain here and watch him fall
33:21deeper in love with Chika while I stand
33:23beside him pretending not to break.
33:32>> [music]
33:32[singing]
33:38>> Imani, my dear, come in.
33:41What's wrong, dear?
33:45>> Grandpa, I've decided to leave.
33:48>> Leave?
33:49>> I I love Obinna.
33:52But love can't be forced. I know he
33:53doesn't feel the same way.
33:55>> Imani, dear, don't rush this decision.
33:57Obinna is complicated. He's blinded by
34:00his past.
34:03>> No, Grandpa. He's not blinded. He's just
34:05in love, and it's not with me.
34:08I want him to be happy,
34:10and I can't stand in his way.
34:12Loving him also means knowing when to
34:14let him go.
34:16>> I understand.
34:18>> Grandpa has already given me more
34:20kindness than I could ever repay.
34:24>> Take this. It will help you start over.
34:27>> No, Grandpa.
34:29I want to stand on my own two feet.
34:32>> You are an incredible woman, Imani.
34:35Obinna is a fool for letting you go.
34:40>> Take care of yourself, Grandpa.
34:47>> [music]
34:54[music]
35:02[music]
35:07[singing]
35:19[music]
35:21[singing]
35:24[music]
35:26[singing]
35:27>> It isn't glamorous,
35:30but it is mine.
35:32>> [music]
35:35>> I am not Mrs. Eze anymore.
35:37>> [singing]
35:39>> I am just Imani.
35:41Once these papers are served, the legal
35:43process will begin.
35:45Please proceed.
35:48>> The office is small, but good work is
35:50respected here.
35:52>> That is all I need.
35:58Starting over is possible.
36:00Erasing him from my heart is not.
36:03>> [laughter]
36:04>> Chika is back.
36:07I should be happy.
36:13>> I said Jasmine, you idiot. Are you deaf?
36:19>> That is enough.
36:21You may go.
36:24>> Why are you defending [music] her? She
36:26never listens.
36:29>> She made a mistake.
36:31That does not give you the right to
36:32humiliate her.
36:34>> You don't know what I've had to tolerate
36:36since I returned.
36:38>> Did you buy all of this today?
36:40>> Of course.
36:42I lost 15 years of my life. I have a lot
36:44to make [music] up for.
36:52>> When you are ready,
36:54we can begin introducing you to the
36:56family business and [music] the
36:57foundation.
36:59>> Can we do this another time? I have a
37:00terrible headache, and I already booked
37:02an appointment.
37:03>> Chika, you have postponed [music] this
37:05five times.
37:09She has no interest in work,
37:11no interest in the foundation,
37:13no interest in anything except money and
37:15attention.
37:18Why do I still feel drawn to her?
37:20Is it because she is truly Chika, or
37:22because I have loved the memory for 15
37:24years?
37:26Something is wrong.
37:30I will verify this test [music] myself.
37:36The more I investigate,
37:38the less this story makes [music] sense.
37:40I need the complete original file for
37:42this DNA test. Every sample record,
37:44signature, and laboratory entry.
37:46>> I'll check the archive.
37:48This sample number belongs to a
37:49different file.
37:52>> And where is the original collection
37:53form?
37:55>> Dr. Ugo Nwafo personally removed the
37:56file. That is not normal procedure.
37:59>> Where is he now?
38:01Find every connection between this
38:03doctor and the woman claiming to be
38:04Chika Okonkwo.
38:06>> How far back should I go?
38:08>> As far as necessary.
38:11They met privately four times before the
38:13test was completed.
38:15She knew the doctor before the hospital
38:17claimed to identify her.
38:19She paid him three days before the
38:21result was uploaded.
38:23The recovered messages are even clearer.
38:26She asked him to create a positive
38:27match.
38:30Tell me the truth now.
38:32Or I send everything to the medical
38:34council and the police.
38:37She approached me before the test.
38:40We became involved.
38:42She paid me to replace the sample and
38:43create a positive result.
38:45I forged it.
38:47The new test is conclusive. She is not
38:49their daughter. Tomorrow the Okonkwo's
38:51learn the truth.
38:52She stole their daughter's identity and
38:54used their grief to enter their lives.
39:06>> Look behind the smile.
39:11>> Obinna,
39:12darling,
39:14you should have called before coming
39:16over.
39:18>> I need to speak with you.
39:20>> What's wrong?
39:22>> This test was a lie.
39:27What do you mean?
39:29She isn't your daughter.
39:32>> That's impossible. The DNA test
39:34>> was forged.
39:36I went to the hospital myself. I spoke
39:38to the staff and I had a private
39:40investigation done.
39:44Remember the doctor you used to forge
39:45the fake result?
39:48He confessed
39:49fearing he might lose his license.
39:51>> Of course he's wrong. Why would I fake
39:54something like that?
39:56>> Because you wanted the Okonkwo name.
39:59You wanted their wealth.
40:01>> Chika, tell me this isn't true.
40:03>> [crying]
40:03>> We lost our daughter once.
40:05And now we've lost her again.
40:07>> No.
40:09>> Enough.
40:11Leave this house.
40:13>> Please, let me explain.
40:15>> [music]
40:16>> There is nothing left to explain.
40:18>> And secrets lie
40:22>> [music and singing]
40:28[music]
40:32>> I was not in love with the woman who
40:34returned.
40:38I was in love with the little girl I
40:40remembered.
40:42Imani was real.
40:43She cared for me when I could give her
40:45nothing.
40:46And I was too blind to see her, too
40:48blind to admit what I felt.
41:02>> [music]
41:08>> I was such a fool.
41:10Chika was exposed. The lie is over.
41:13But Imani is gone, and nothing feels
41:15settled.
41:18So, I found [music] something, something
41:19you need to see.
41:20A blood donation record? Look at the
41:22donor's name.
41:24Imani [music] was the girl who saved
41:25grandpa.
41:27The donation was made on the same night
41:29Chika disappeared.
41:31At the hospital closest to the accident.
41:34The young donor was the unidentified
41:36girl brought in after the accident. She
41:37had lost most of her memories.
41:39Imani saved grandpa.
41:41She was the mystery girl all along.
41:44Imani is Chika Okonkwo.
41:46She was the woman [music] I searched for
41:47all my life.
41:48She stood beside me, loved me, and I
41:50pushed her away.
41:52I have to find her.
41:53I cannot lose her again.
41:56Hello?
41:57Mr. Eze.
41:59If you want your wife back, you'd better
42:02send 50 [music] million to this account,
42:04and I will tell you who took her.
42:06But if you do not send the money, then
42:07don't worry. When we're done with her,
42:09you won't want her anymore.
42:12>> [laughter]
42:14>> Trace that call.
42:16>> I only have a partial location.
42:18>> Then find the rest. Mobilize security
42:20and contact the police.
42:29>> My daughter, please come. I want to
42:31apologize properly.
42:33>> I'm here.
42:34Where are you?
42:36I should never have trusted her again.
42:42Where am I?
42:49Miss Chika?
42:55You really are a nuisance.
42:58What do you want?
43:00Oh, sweetheart, it's not about what I
43:02want, it's about what Obinna doesn't
43:03get.
43:05>> [music]
43:12>> Gentlemen, enjoy her all you want.
43:15After tonight, Obinna will never want
43:16you again.
43:19I can't have you running back into his
43:20arms.
43:21Obinna is mine.
43:23And if I can't have him, then you won't
43:25either.
43:28Well, well.
43:30Mom?
43:32You're selling me out to a stranger?
43:35Stranger?
43:38Oh, Imani, didn't your mother ever tell
43:40you the truth?
43:41Mom.
43:44Chika offered me a good deal.
43:46You're not even my real daughter.
43:50What? What?
43:52That cannot be true.
43:53I found you 15 years ago.
43:57You had been in an accident and had lost
43:58[music] your memories.
44:00You didn't even remember your name or
44:01your parents' names when you woke up.
44:05You called me Mom.
44:08My husband and I were kind-hearted, so
44:10we took you in.
44:11>> Dad loved me. At least that part was
44:13real.
44:15>> Chima is my only child.
44:17>> [music]
44:17>> That is why I was never enough.
44:20So you never loved me.
44:23>> You were never mine to love.
44:27>> No wonder you sold me to an old man the
44:28first chance you got.
44:30Now I understand why all my sacrifices
44:33were never enough.
44:38No!
44:44>> Get your hands off my wife.
44:46>> Obinna!
44:48>> Take her away.
44:50You are not her mother. You lost the
44:52right to call yourself that the moment
44:53you sold her out.
44:55TAKE HER, TOO.
44:56>> OBINNA, PLEASE.
44:59OBINNA, PLEASE. Don't let them take me.
45:03>> Imani, TELL THEM TO RELEASE ME. I RAISED
45:05[screaming] YOU.
45:13>> IMANI, I'm here.
45:21Easy. I've got you.
45:24I'm so sorry, Imani.
45:26>> And you needed me.
45:29I saw the pain [music and singing]
45:30behind your pride, the lonely man you
45:33tried to hide.
45:35I knew your hands were holding back,
45:38but still [music] my heart refused.
45:40>> The results are complete.
45:47The results confirm a biological
45:48parent-and-child relationship between
45:50you and Mr. and Mrs. Okonkwo.
45:53>> It's true. You are Chika [music]
45:54Okonkwo.
45:55>> I am not the abandoned burden Mma Ngozi
45:58said I was.
45:59Chika Okonkwo?
46:01>> Chika Imanio Okonkwo.
46:05>> I don't remember them.
46:07>> [music]
46:07>> You don't have to remember everything
46:09today.
46:11They have waited 15 years just to know
46:13that you are alive.
46:15Are you ready to see them?
46:17>> I'm scared.
46:18But yes.
46:20Somewhere inside that [music] house
46:22are the people who never stopped looking
46:24for me.
46:32>> I spent my life chasing yesterday.
46:34>> Imani?
46:36>> Is it really you?
46:40>> My baby.
46:41>> [laughter]
46:42>> I thought I lost you forever.
46:46>> You're home.
46:48You're finally home. Oh God,
46:51we thank you.
46:54>> [snorts]
46:54>> Come inside, my child.
47:03That's me.
47:05>> Yes. That was taken a few months before
47:08we lost you.
47:11You were always smiling.
47:13>> And you were never afraid of anything.
47:15>> You and Obinna were almost impossible to
47:17separate.
47:19>> She was beside me again, and I still
47:21failed to recognize her.
47:23>> I'm sorry. I still don't remember any of
47:25this.
47:27>> You have nothing to apologize for.
47:30>> We will not force you to remember.
47:34>> We will create new memories together.
47:43You look beautiful.
47:45>> I still feel like Imani.
47:47>> That is exactly who you should be.
47:49>> Tonight, the world will welcome our
47:51daughter home.
47:53You are also the rightful heiress of
47:54Star Group.
47:56But you will decide what that means for
47:58your future.
47:59>> Please welcome home the true heiress of
48:01the Okongwu family.
48:03>> She's still Imani.
48:06The woman I love.
48:08>> [music]
48:09>> Tonight, we welcome our daughter back
48:11into our family and into the life that
48:13was stolen from her.
48:15Chika Imani Okongwu is the rightful
48:17heiress of Star Group.
48:19>> Thank you for welcoming me home.
48:22I may be Chika Okongwu by birth, but I
48:24grew up as Imani.
48:26That is still the woman I know how to
48:27be.
48:36>> Chika Imani Okongwu.
48:38I once promised myself that I would
48:40marry Chika.
48:42That I would love her forever.
48:44But, what I didn't realize back then
48:48was that Chika wasn't just a name.
48:50I don't love you because you're Chika
48:52Okongwu.
48:53I love you because you're Imani.
48:56The woman who stood by me when I was
48:58blind.
49:00The woman who helped my grandfather when
49:01she had nothing to gain. The woman who
49:03loved me even when I didn't deserve it.
49:07The woman who taught me what it really
49:08means to love. I don't want to hide
49:10anymore.
49:11I don't want to pretend.
49:13I don't want to contract marriage.
49:16I want [music] you.
49:18Only you.
49:22And I want the whole world to know.
49:28>> Obinna,
49:29what are you doing?
49:38>> Will you marry me again, Imani?
49:41But, this time
49:42for real?
49:44>> Say yes, my dear. This time he finally
49:47understands.
49:50>> Yes.
50:06>> [music]
50:06>> For the first time there is no contract
50:08between us.
50:10Only love.
50:14>> [music]
50:16>> My daughter deserves every happiness.
50:19>> Take care of her. I will.
50:24Now this is the marriage I prayed for.
50:26>> Thank you for finding me grandpa.
50:28[music]
50:29>> You found us first my dear.
50:32Everyone together please. Look this way.
50:35>> Surrounded by love,
50:37I am truly home.
50:42>> May I have this dance?
50:44>> You may.
50:53>> I should have seen you.
50:55>> You see me now.
50:59>> I love you [music] Imani.
51:00>> I love you too.
51:04>> [music]
51:04>> Two hearts meant for each other will
51:05always find their way back.
51:08No matter how long they are separated.
51:12>> I had been found not [music] only as
51:14Chika Okonkwo, but as Imani.
51:17And that was the woman Obinna had truly
51:19been searching for.