As it is always the case, Mme. Ramotswe gets a handful of cases that she must resolve. Someone dies at 2pm every Friday at the local hospital. Dr. Sibenke, a Zimbabwean doctor, is blamed for three consecutive deaths. Being a refugee, he is singled out because the patients were all under his care. When he contact Precious Ramotswe, he finds himself under suspicion for having killed elderly people. The solution is to keep an eye on the ward. She believes whoever is killing the patients will be discovered as he, or she, tries to do the deed. The surprise comes in an unexpected way, that will clear Dr. Sibenke of all charges and his reputation will be restored.
Another case involves the father of Tabitha, a young woman that oversees the welfare of young orphans. Her father is visibly afraid about something he might be hiding in his store. Mme. Ramotswe enlists Tabitha's help to see what might be in the storage room that is such a concern for her father. What they discover is a case containing two ivory tusks that are probably going to be smuggled out of the country.
To add to her load of work, she is visited by Rre Makgothi, an executive that wants her to find out about who is trying to poison his family. Since they live in a farm, he invites Precious Ramotswe to spend a night at their place. The patriarch, who is blind, has two wives. There is bad blood between the two women. His half brother and his wife are related from the second wife. Precious suspects the poisoning comes from the chef who has come from a big hotel and prepares the food.
Precious has been advised only to eat what the others are eating. She is awaken during the night with cramps and she has to rush to the bathroom nauseous. Early in the morning she finds a cup of steaming tea left by her door, only to realize it is also poisoned when the maid comes in with her breakfast. Breaking into the safe she not only discovers who is poisoning the family, as well as being trafficking with the ivory.
Charles Sturridge directed the screenplay by Nicholas Wright, based on the beloved detective novels by Alexander McCall Smith. This episode was a pleasant chapter in the life of Precious Ramotwe, the sassy detective that has great intuition, as well as an innate sense of being in the right place at the right time in order to solve the cases brought to her.
The series owe a great deal to Jill Scott who gives life to the detective. Ms. Scott is close to one's image of Precious from the reading page. Anika Noni Rose is also a fine comedy actress who gives life to the prissy Grace Makutsi, the secretary. The African actors do a good job under Mr. Sturridge direction.
Another case involves the father of Tabitha, a young woman that oversees the welfare of young orphans. Her father is visibly afraid about something he might be hiding in his store. Mme. Ramotswe enlists Tabitha's help to see what might be in the storage room that is such a concern for her father. What they discover is a case containing two ivory tusks that are probably going to be smuggled out of the country.
To add to her load of work, she is visited by Rre Makgothi, an executive that wants her to find out about who is trying to poison his family. Since they live in a farm, he invites Precious Ramotswe to spend a night at their place. The patriarch, who is blind, has two wives. There is bad blood between the two women. His half brother and his wife are related from the second wife. Precious suspects the poisoning comes from the chef who has come from a big hotel and prepares the food.
Precious has been advised only to eat what the others are eating. She is awaken during the night with cramps and she has to rush to the bathroom nauseous. Early in the morning she finds a cup of steaming tea left by her door, only to realize it is also poisoned when the maid comes in with her breakfast. Breaking into the safe she not only discovers who is poisoning the family, as well as being trafficking with the ivory.
Charles Sturridge directed the screenplay by Nicholas Wright, based on the beloved detective novels by Alexander McCall Smith. This episode was a pleasant chapter in the life of Precious Ramotwe, the sassy detective that has great intuition, as well as an innate sense of being in the right place at the right time in order to solve the cases brought to her.
The series owe a great deal to Jill Scott who gives life to the detective. Ms. Scott is close to one's image of Precious from the reading page. Anika Noni Rose is also a fine comedy actress who gives life to the prissy Grace Makutsi, the secretary. The African actors do a good job under Mr. Sturridge direction.
