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EPISODE 1 David had been driving for almost twelve hours that day. It was a bad day. Three passengers had cancelled on him, his car needed servicing, and he still had to send money to his mother before the evening. Around 6pm, he got a request from a woman going to a large event centre across town. When he arrived, she got into the back seat while talking on the phone. “Please, I need to get there before seven.” “I’ll do my best,” David said. She was dressed nicely and carried a small handbag. Throughout the journey, she was on the phone. David didn’t pay much attention to her conversation. When they arrived, she quickly paid her fare. “Thank you,” she said as she opened the door. “No problem.” She rushed inside. David drove away. He had gone about ten minutes when he noticed something on the back seat. A brown envelope. He picked it up. When he opened it, his heart stopped. US dollars. A lot of them. For a moment, David just stared at the money. He thought about his mother’s hospital bill. He thought about the mechanic who had warned him that his car wouldn’t last another month without repairs. He thought about all the things he needed. Then he closed the envelope. “God…” He turned the car around. When he got back to the event centre, the place was packed. David got out and walked toward the entrance. “Excuse me, please. A woman that came here about ten minutes ago…” The security man stopped him. “Are you invited?” “No. I’m her Uber driver. She forgot something in my car.” “You can’t enter.” “Please, it’s important. She left something very valuable.” The security man shook his head. “Sir, everybody is saying they know somebody inside. If you don’t have an invitation, you can’t enter.” David stood there for a moment. He could have simply driven away. Nobody knew he had the money. Nobody had seen him find it. But he turned around and walked back to his car. He sat behind the steering wheel, holding the envelope. Then his phone rang. It was his mother. “David, have you sent the money for the hospital?” He looked down at the envelope. His eyes became wet. “Not yet, Mama.” There was silence on the phone. Then his mother quietly said, “Don’t worry. We’ll manage.” David swallowed hard. He looked at the money again. Then he started the car. He was going to find the woman. But he had no idea that the money in his hands wasn’t the only thing she had left behind.