'Tinsel' Season 9 Episode 2017 Recap - Aired: Monday 17 April 2017
Telema and Bimpe are at Ene's new place.
Ene says Shoshanna dropped out of school like Shina.
Bimpe says what's 'paining' her is all the money she spent putting Shina through school.
Telema and Ene sympathise with her.
Telema tells Ene that her new place is nice.
Bimpe says she's missing her already and can't just walk into her flat to borrow stuff anymore.
Ene says Bimpe will now know the way to the supermarket.
Brenda is in her bedroom with Kwame.
She tries to reach Zane on his phone but he doesn't answer.
She drops the phone and cries.
The phone rings and she quickly answers.
It's Maro calling to say she needs Brenda's approval on some files.
Brenda tells her to bring the files home.
She tries Zane again and continues crying when he doesn't answer.
Salewa and Helen are home.
Shoshanna enters the house with a bag and says she bought dresses for the wedding she's where she's doing the bride's makeup.
They say they like the dresses.
She tells them it's 7k each.
They say she should have checked with them.
She asks if they don't want to go.
They say they want to.
She tells them that they will be her assistants.
Derek comes in and she invites him to the wedding.
Freddie and St. John are watching Peju's show.
She announces that Tsav's lawyer says he will be pleading not guilty.
Sheila walks in and Freddie asks her if she will be going to court for the arraignment.
She answers in the affirmative.
St. John says he will come with her.
Amaka is at home.
Laide calls her to say Sheila is going to be in court and wants to know if she would be going as well.
Amaka says Tsav is the last person she wants to see.
Laide says he's been caught and the families should get justice.
Amaka says it won't bring Angela back or help Philip heal faster.
Mimi is at Charles' office for her interview.
He asks her how she would describe Odyssey when she joined.
She says it was the second largest production company in the country and all their productions were box office hits.
He asks if she thinks that Odyssey can be compared to what it is today.
She says a lot has changed but she thinks it can be attributed to the constant change in leadership.
He asks if she thinks the new leaders lack vision
She says stability is important and the lack thereof has affected every department
He asks how she would ensure stability.
She says everyone who works at Odyssey is family so it won't be bad for a member of the family to be General Manager which would ensure stability and trust.
He thanks her and says he would get back to her.
She thanks him and leaves.
Ene rushes into her living room to pick her phone.
She starts celebrating at the news she gets.
Aunt Nenye asks what it is.
Ene says she is being considered for a promotion at work.
Aunt Nenye asks if she doesn't think she should wait for the promotion before celebrating.
Ene asks if she doesn't trust she would get it.
Aunty says it's just so she doesn't feel bad if she doesn't get it.
Ene says she feels it in her bones.
Aunty Nenye says she hopes her salary won't become bigger than her husband's.
Ene says she has started with her olden days logic.
Aunty Nenye says olden or new days, once a woman's salary is bigger than her husband's, 'banker sure' that there will be problems.
Ene says she should just be happy for her and her promotion.
Tsav's lawyer is back to see him.
She tells him that he has nothing to worry about.
Tsav says he's not worried, there is no way he's pleading guilty to a crime he didn't commit.
She tells him to just take his plea and leave the defense to her as she has a strategy that will create reasonable doubt about his guilt in court.
Detective Christy comes in and tells the lawyer to leave because they want to transfer Tsav to the cells in the court premises.
The lawyer leaves and Cnristy brings out the handcuffs.
As she is cuffing Tsav, she says it's a pity his sister would have to spend the rest of her life in prison and she wonders how Yaya would feel when she hears Tsav had a chance to save her but he didn't.
Tsav ignores her.
She says she would never forgive him if she were Yaya growing old in jail after Tsav has been hung for his crimes.
Tsav tries to look like he's not bothered.
Alexis and Zane arrive at the hotel with their suitcases.
Zane tells her they will be staying there.
She asks if Mummy and Aunty Brenda would come and make him angry again.
He says he can't be angry when he's with his princess; he wasn't happy about the time he didn't see her, so he wants to do something about it and nobody would take her from him again.
She asks if she can see her mummy.
He says she just has to say the word and her mummy would come to visit.
Nnenna brings the interview candidate for the GM position to Charles' office.
Charles confirms he's the Jonathan that Tolu sent then asks him what makes him feel he's qualified for the position.
Jonathan says he worked for a number of production companies as head of production and also has experience in administration and finance and he believes his combination of experience will serve him and the company well if given the job.
Nnenna brings tea.
Jonathan says he will also be shaking things up for sure.
Nnenna gives him a quizzing look.
Tsav is escorted into the courtroom.
Some family members of deceased victims of the wedding massacre lunge at him but they are held back by other family members.
The judge warns that whoever disrupts the proceedings of the court again would he held in contempt.
Ene calls Chuks on the phone, all excited.
She says he won't believe what just happened to her.
He asks if she got the promotion.
She shakes with glee as she says yes.
He congratulates her.
She suggests they go to a fancy restaurant to celebrate.
He says they already spent too much money moving.
She says his wife just became a general manager so they should be able to afford it.
He says in this case, they would be taking yearly vacations.
He asks what branch she will be managing.
She says the Jigawa branch.
He asks what part of Lagos that is.
She says it's Jigawa state.
John brings an envelope to Brenda.
She opens it and sees the cheque she gave to Serena.
She gives him Kwame to take inside, then she tears up the cheque.
There is a knock on the door.
She opens and Serena struts in.
Brenda asks what she's doing there.
Serena says she cane to see her playmate.
Brenda calls her a desperate, deceitful, dimwit.
Serena feigns hurt.
She says it's just a friendly visit.
Brenda tells her to leave before she's arrested for murder.
Serena fakes a distress call asking for someone to help.
She laughs and says she wanted to tell Brenda that the playing field is now level and she just might win this time.
Brenda moves closer but Serena tells her that her son would miss her if she gets locked up for murder.
Brenda tells her to leave or she would call the police.
Serena says getting riled up is not a good look for her.
She strolls out laughing.
The charges against Tsav are read out as manslaughter and assault by a deadly weapon.
The judge asks Tsav how be pleads.
He turns to look at a teary-eyed Sheila, then the families of the victims.
He pleads guilty.
His lawyer is shocked.
Sheila has tears streaming down her face.
The family members are raining insults on him.
The judge asks if he understands the charges.
Tsav says he does and pleads guilty to all.
She asks him the question again and he gives the same response.
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