Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has summoned its MPs to discuss the future of its leader, President Robert Mugabe, after a deadline for his resignation came and went on Monday.
The deadline was set by Mr Mugabe's own party, Zanu-PF.
The embattled leader surprised Zimbabweans on Sunday, declaring on TV that he planned to remain as president.
The plotters erred in not killing Mugabe during the "definitely not a coup."
At this point the only hope is that Mugabe is shot dead "while escaping" or perhaps has a fatal accident using his home gym equipment.
"When you strike a king, kill him" is a long-standing expression for a reason.
UPDATE: Is the new man who was a bloody part of the Mugabe machine going to deliver change?
New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalise Zimbabwe's ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the country's citizens.
Nice words, of true. But this white knight, known as "the crocodile," has tarnished armor:
Those sceptical about the new president's commitment to change question Mnangagwa's role in the so-called Gukurahundi massacres in Matabeleland in 1983, when an estimated 20,000 people were killed in a crackdown on Mugabe's opponents by the North Korean-trained Fifth Brigade.
Mnangagwa was in charge of internal security at the time, but has denied any part in the atrocities.
If Mnangagwa is just Mugabe without Mugabe, Zimbabwe is still in trouble even if Mnanagagwa wants to make the argument that they shouldn't argue and bicker over who killed who.
And if Mnangagwa is different, Mugabe is still alive and his followers may plot a return.
I hope we are getting a happy ending here, but I fear the worst given the weight of their history.
