ATM – Episode 2 begins with Elsie (Tanzyn Crawford) and Robert (Cliff Curtis) bickering about their preferred tactics while simultaneously breaking into ATMs. It’s not long before a blaring alarm leads to the arrival of Security (Kevin Duong). Instead of running, Robert gives Elsie a bright matching nylon vest and attempts to talk their way out of the situation. Although that fails horribly, they manage to escape by zip-tying the guard.
Tom finds himself back in the boxing ring and despite the much more formidable opponent (Elias Anton), a $1,000 bet from The Mechanic (Eliza Matengu) suggests she is confident in his abilities. She soon learns that confidence is misplaced when he goes down and doesn’t get back up mere seconds into the next round. His night only gets worse when the Mechanic later tells him that he now owes her the $1,000 she lost.
Later that night, he visits Robert’s house with more urgency than ever. He proceeds to trash the place when he discovers they aren’t home. Robert and Elsie’s moods sink even further when they come home to discover the damage. The destruction of the ceramic elephants causes Robert to remember the day that Moreblessing (Bolude Watson) left him and Elsie behind.
Much later that night, Tom is shown breaking into the Mechanic’s shop where he spends the night. During his stay, he makes a phone call to his little brother Rudy (Daniel Wuol) where they discuss Rudy’s time at school. This conversation is soon interrupted by Uncle Luteru (Michael Logo), who appears to be upset that Tom isn’t taking care of Rudy.
The next morning and with the help of Aisha (Bernie Van Tiel), Elsie looks to make some quick cash by unloading her latest fake IDs to a group of prep school students. One of them attempts to skimp on the payment but it doesn’t get passed Aisha and she collects without much more than an argument. Elsewhere, Robert strategizes with Wharfie (Arthur Giamalidis).
Tatenda (Alfred Chuol) approaches Elsie at work and attempts to apologize. She appears to be grateful but has her mind focused on repaying Robert’s debt. Later that day, she and Tom bond when she recruits him to help install a credit card skimmer on Loscoe’s vending machine. After which, she treats him to a vending machine cuisine. While they do that, Warfie and Robert put their hair-brained scheme to steal a vending machine ATM in play.
At the Mufutu’s Pawn Shop, Mr. Mufutu (Ben Sofowora) reveals that he does not approve of Tatenda dating Elsie. He refers to her as a delinquent and says she’s the root of all his problems. Tatenda claims he’s in love, much to his father’s distaste.
Elsie is right in the middle of returning to the ATM from the opening to install her modified skimmer when she receives a frantic phone call from Robert, claiming to have all their problems solved. When she arrives home to learn of their escapade, she makes them take the ATM elsewhere. Tatenda just happens to see the whole thing, as he has apparently just arrived to visit Elsie.
Tom is spending another night at The Mechanic’s garage when Sarah (Ann Truong) makes a surprise visit. He immediately apologizes and starts gathering his things but it soon becomes clear that she has other plans. It’s not long before the two are in the throes of passion.
With the ATM at a new location, it doesn’t take Elsie long to figure out a way to get it open, and it appears to be full of cash. Unfortunately, it’s also equipped with a failsafe similar to many bank’s use of die packs. The episode ends with Elsie telling Robert that he is no longer allowed to make any decisions without running them by him first. Tatenda sees all this as well.
Swift Street Review
I’d have to give this episode a 5.1 out of 10, given that it was much better than the first episode. Maybe it was just learning the characters and their stories, but it appears that the series might grow on me. That said, it is horribly acted, produced, edited, and the story is cringe at best. That’s not to even speak of the underlying wokeism. So, why keep watching? It’s so bad that it’s actually interesting. For some reason, it reminds me of Comrade Detective.
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