John K. Kargbo, Let Me Die Alone, is a play written in three acts, seven scenes. The play sums up the prevalence of betrayal in a typical African traditional society. The play opens at Senehun in Gbanya’s bedroom while Sande drumming is ongoing on the offstage. Gbanya, the ruler of the Mende Chiefdom, is seem in a dire need of romantic play with his wife, Yoko, thus hindering her from to join the company of other Sande women, a cult women dancer. Gbanya urges her to stay with him and attend to his emotional urge and just at the moment of succeeding in forcing Yoko to bed, they were instantly interrupted by a violent knocking offstage. It was a message from the Governor through the messenger who informs them that Governor Row, the British colonial representative will be visiting tomorrow. In the light of the news, Gbanya sensed something bad will happen to him as the Governor has never visited before. He acknowledged that it might have something to do with the boys he hired out to John Caulker to fight against his brother, George and this further confirms his fears and unseats his heart.

However, Yoko being a smart woman sensed that her husband is disturbed and he confirms it as he confides in her the anxiety, he gets over the constant visit of his ancestors in his dream, imploring him to join them. He also said he dreamt about he been humiliated by the Governor in presence of his people.

As Act two opens with Jilo preparing to cook for her husband Ndapi. Lasana, her lover appears to have an affair with her. Here, we witness the infidelity of Jilo to Ndapi as she is involved in extra marital affairs with Lansana right in her matrimonial home even at a very narrow escape of being caught by her husband and Lavalie who had entered but were engrossed in discussions that concerns the mysterious death of Chief Gbanya and the expansionist war Yoko was about to embark on.

As Ndapi and Lavalie leave the stage to strategize on how to stop Yoko from embarking on war, Lansana and Jilo emerge from the hut and agrees to meet at a safer place.

Yoko thereafter prepares to embark on a stately visit to the Governor’s place. But before she leaves for her journey, a report of Jeneba being kidnapped was brought to her and she ordered a search to unravel the disappearance of Jeneba before she returns.

Meanwhile, the duo, Musa and Lamboi start their nefarious plan. They kill Jeneba and impress the people into believing that Yoko is the guilty evil doer by engaging in human sacrifices to get the favor of the Governor. They poisoned the mind of the people, the village’s Sande women, Jilo and most especially, the father of the child, Ndapi.

Ndapi will not listen to any of these. Rather he attributes her heartlessness to her inability to procreate. Fortunately for the queen, the dead body of Jeneba is found mutilated; her heart and private part cut off.

Upon this discovery, everyone realizes that Yoko has been wrongly accused. Ndapi, in particular, tries to make amends for the humiliation he has made her go through. Yoko announces that she will unravel the matter to its very root at the Poro Bush.

This upset the queen and sees it as the last straw that broke the camel’s back. She sends Lavalie for some herbs that was delivered through a guard to the queen. Musu prepares the concoction. At the same moment, Yoko turns to the messenger and expressed her displeasure over boundary demarcation. She says she felt humiliated after her long years of services and loyalty to the Governor and this obvious reward is least expected. Yoko realizes she has been overwhelmed by depression, she turned deaf hear to Ndapi and Jilo’s apologies and recalls her husband had one time warned her that; ‘behind every set of white teeth there lurks an evil plotting mind’ she dismisses them and the messenger. She receives the concoction from Musu who perceived it was poisoned and wanted to drink it first but the queen disagreed and says,’ ‘Let Me Die Alone’. She poisons herself amidst pleas from everyone and sends words to the entire chiefdom not to mourned as she did not bring a child to this world. She slums to the ground and dies.