Cyrus arrested in Second Family
2 May 2023

Second Family Season 1 episodes 10-12 recap: Cyrus gets arrested

Last week's shock ending in Second Family is just the beginning. Evangeline's rape is investigated, and Tehi feels guilty for not protecting his mother when he needed. While Gigi handles the press, Tehi takes matters into his own hands and murders the Cabinet Secretary! Cyrus helps him cover it up, but as the rape investigation turns into a search for the missing Cabinet Secretary, tensions start to rise between the two childhood friends. 

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The board is losing trust in Sinde

Meanwhile, Sinde makes a bold decision to deal with the farmers not repaying their loans and when they rise up in protest against East Africa Granary Company, she doesn’t know what to do. The board is equally uncertain in her abilities to lead the company and they demand that something be done. Heads will roll, but whose?

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Cyrus is arrested for the murder of the Cabinet Secretary, but not long after, the Cabinet Secretary’s bodyguard confesses to his murder. How did Tehi manage to take the heat off him and Cyrus? Or was Cyrus’s father somehow involved in the cover-up?

Stephen continues with investigating Leo’s death

Sophie in Second Family

Sophie arrives to visit her children, but Evangeline threatens her to stay away. Shei, who is experiencing depression, continues to search for the truth about her birth and develops an eating disorder. Meanwhile, Stephen investigates Leo's death and suspects that someone close to the family may have orchestrated the accident. Who could it be?

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