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At first, lacking self-confidence, a female descendant of Harriet Tubman, comes to run an African American version of the KINGSMEN. A secret society, run out of an upscale Blues bar, with intelligence agents … and a touch of voodoo.
Genre – Espionage, Crime Thriller
Comps – WATCHMEN, HARRIET, HARLEM NIGHTS
SYNOPSIS:
The group, MOTHERLAND BLUES BAND is on stage. LADY T (30'S) is the lead vocalist. A positive and bouncy blues tune from the delta is played. Crowd loves it. Later in the parking lot, she finds HONEYDEW, a girl who escaped a crack-house, then takes her to rehab.
BIGGS, a corrupt cop, blackmails Lady T and his demands get more outrageous over time. Her sister, CHILLY, once ran the organization but is prison, but will return soon to try and take back her position from Lady T. MARYANN and BONNIE are from the suburbs and visit the club looking for studs to satisfy their desires. TWIST- At this point we see that Lady is not only a bar owner and vocalist, but she is also a Madam. She introduces the suburbanites to GLADIATOR (30'S)and CHOCOLATE MOUSSE (20'S). While intimate, Maryann shares that her husband might be into some kind of illegal deal he got lots of money from for it. Due to his words, she feels the black population may be in peril.
TWIST - Gladiator brings this information to Lady T and we now see that she runs an intelligence agency that was started by Harriet Tubman. They are dedicated to keeping African Americans safe. The hi-tech hidden room in the club is run by NAAMBE (50) who begins to investigate immediately. Turns out her husband, DONALD (40'S) is involved in an international conspiracy to kill millions but are not sure how. Maryann brings in Donald with the promise of free drinks. The sexiest woman in the club, SEDUCTION (20'S) is given the task of drugging Donald and bringing him to a backroom. Once sedated, a bald older woman called THE ORACLE (70's) uses her mystical African powers to extrapolate his plan to use melanin-sensitive poison tattoo ink to kill and that will leave no traces. He is a certified bigot and is also working with a Russian and a South African. The Oracle serves up Donald with a punishment worse than death. They use Donald's phone to text his cohorts to come to the club and party. . They are also seduced drugged and punished ... as is Biggs, the corrupt cop, who gets a few free knuckle sandwiches first.
Just as Lady T feels she can relax, her sister Chilly conducts a hostile takeover by kidnapping Lady T's daughter and holding their mom at gunpoint. Lady T, escapes the trap at the last moment but Chilly kills their mom. The Oracle is called in again.
Now the souls of all five villains (Donald, his friends, Biggs and Chilly) dwell eternally n miniature figurines that are forced to watch the African American party-goers thrive and live in happiness. Conspiracy thwarted.
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