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People who engage in wrongdoing cannot escape from the consequences of their actions. Write an essay to support this claim basing your illustrations on John Lara’s play, The Samaritan. Introduction Some people take part in illegal or dishonest deeds hoping that they will get away with it. Such misconduct usually leads to serious consequences. Characters like Bembe and Jaden among others engage in crime but when their sins are exposed they face repercussions and try as they may, they do not escape the long arm of the law.(Accept any other relevant introduction) C(i)Inspector Bembe takes part in an array of criminal activities including corruption and violation of human rights among others but eventually he pays for it. When he learns that he has been exposed on The Samaritan, he suggests that they should threaten some of the journalists(P22). Bembe is an evil man who is always secretive about his private affairs, so he is shocked to learn that people know about his hotel, Madingo Golf Club(P28). He suggests that they ban The Samaritan App(P27). He is accused of corruption, violation of human rights, drug peddling and extortion (P39). This exposé makes him drift into a coma since he has issues with his blood sugar (P38). ‘The Caribbean Watch' newspaper claims that Bembe’s hotel and home are built on Maracas University land - which is public land. A lobby group is moving to court to have the land restored to the university. When Bembe learns of this, he breathes heavily while trembling. He sunk all his life savings in putting up the hotel and the home, and he is retiring in a few months time. Apart from that, Bembe is also a member of a shadowy gang - Ghettoboyz - that robs people. His hotel is called Motorists Highway Hotel since it was built with bribes collected from motorists. He has converted the municipal police force into a personal outfit for collecting bribes from the innocent and the guilty alike. Furthermore, he arrests Ms. Nicole on fabricated charges of stealing the school generator and disobeying authorities (P95,100). He orders his two officers to arrest Nicole. They cuff her and drag her on the floor. She is, however, released and the case dismissed. Bembe tells Mossi that they are doomed. He prefers to die than to be a derelict or an inmate. He asks the lord to have mercy on him. He suffers from a runny stomach. He cannot last a week in prison because he is diabetic. These are his last days, he says (P99). When she’s arrested, Nicole gets support from touts, hawkers, students, women and men of all walks of life.(P100.) C(iii)Mayor Mossi involves himself in dishonest deeds and inevitably faces the ramifications with actions. He is accused of many crimes including municipal capture - which is the worst form of corruption and abuse of office, in which his private interests determine the direction of public policy(P39). When he learns that The Samaritan app could be used to expose the rot in the municipal procurement process, he declines to launch it claiming that the municipal leaders need time to reflect on the implications of the app(P15). After a disagreement, Seymour and others want to move a vote of no confidence in Mossi. Mossi loses consciousness when he learns that he may end up in the uninhabitable Baneta Express Prison(P38). C (iv)Hon. Seymour also engages in a number of criminal activities and ultimately faces the consequences of his actions. He is the municipal secretary in charge of planning and development(P20). He is accused alongside Hon. Ted of supplying air. Their companies bill the municipal council huge sums of money every month but they do not render any services. This illegality is exposed on the Samaritan app(P24). Springing to his feet with clenched fists, Seymour declares that no one can write that kind of stuff about him. In a trembling voice, he says that those are fake documents and declares war against those behind the allegations(P25). C (V)Ramdaye, the deputy mayor, is a leader that takes part in dishonest deeds but eventually pays for his imprudence. Despite being a leader, Ramdaye is a notorious swindler. He sells Bembe public land that belongs to Maracas University. That is how he has earned his livelihood for all these years. He has ruined the lives of countless people through his greed(P42). He is also made a shareholder of Prime Orchard Limited. Eventually, he faces the consequences of his actions when he is arrested by Tajo, who is in charge of anti-corruption. Ramdaye shuffles around on his feet in confusion before two uniformed officers handcuff him and bundle him out of the room. Truly, one cannot escape from the consequences of their actions.