Man on Pause (2022) s01e02 Episode Script

Episode 2

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A NETFLIX SERIES
Parents should consult with their kids
when making a decision.
Maybe I like that cabin a lot.
It was a mutual decision made by
me and your dad. We call the shots here.
And I know why you're saying all that.
Why's that?
I know you're disappointed
that your dad doesn't have cancer.
-That's not true!
-Didn't you say that?
It was a mistake,
I acknowledged that, case closed!
I'm just saying that I love that house.
-That's not what you said.
-Stay out of it!
You're worried that you'll inherit
one house instead of two.
You'd want them to sell the store?
Stop it, you fucking kids!
We're not dead yet!
All right, fine.
How are things?
What?
-Business, you know. How's business?
-Which business?
-Real estate business.
-Scarce. Slow.
So, it'll be hard to sell?
What?
-Man, are you okay?
-Yeah, and you?
It'll be hard to sell?
You have anything to drink?
What?
Vodka.
We're not on our way to a bar,
you know that, right?
I mean, the place's not mine,
it's my wife's, but
Cut to the chase. You do or you don't?
-You know what I'm feeling right now?
-No.
I feel like you won't be able
to handle this.
We should go back.
-Where are we going, anyway?
-Oh, my God!
Just drop me off somewhere around here.
We're on a mountain trail,
I can't drop you off here!
Why have you brought me up here, anyway?
I have things to do.
Meryem?
-Who the hell recommended this guy?
-Halit did.
He says he drinks too much, but at least
he's no crook. What's wrong?
He is drunk.
He can't do this.
He doesn't even know where we're headed.
That's weird. How's that possible?
We came all the way up here.
Mister. Mister?
Meryem, you don't know his name?
They told me his name, but I forgot.
We've been driving for an hour!
Mister. Hey, mister.
Sir?
Would you please wake up?
-Mister?
-Hey, mister?
-You think he's dead?
-God forbid! Mister!
-Mom, what's wrong?
-Nothing. He's just asleep.
Mister!
Check his breathing.
Open your eyes, mister!
-Sir!
-Sir!
Sir!
Sir!
Mister!
Man, are you okay?
What have we done to deserve this? Yusuf!
Oh, my God!
-What's wrong, Dad?
-Come here. Hold him like this.
Yusuf.
-Mom, what's wrong?
-He passed out, son. Yusuf, call Halit.
Easy, just wait.
Brother!
Brother Kadir!
My condolences, bro.
Much appreciated, Yusuf.
Much appreciated.
He asked about me?
No.
He didn't say Halit?
No, he didn't.
What did he say?
What did he say?
He said vodka.
What else?
He asked if we had any vodka.
What else?
He said nothing. He fell asleep.
It was his heart.
He felt drowsy. Suffocated.
Is that what happens?
I don't know. Isn't it?
-It is.
-See?
We loved each other.
Hey, we have to go meet some people,
do you mind if we leave early?
Try to be happy, Yusuf.
This is how we'll all end up.
Right, bro.
Fadime, I'm not going to lie,
I'm relieved.
It's the guy in my reading.
Meryem, something's bothering me.
Maybe we should back out of this?
What? Why?
That guy dying on the road made me wonder
if we're doing the right thing.
That was all the time he had left, Yusuf.
I think we should move on.
And the house is a great idea.
I've been thinking about it for days.
Imagine us living there.
And I can't stop pondering what you said.
We live in a coastal town
but never see the sea.
You're right. We don't see the sea,
we just see walls.
I crunched the numbers.
We can buy that place once we sell
our house and the cabin.
Plus, perhaps a small mortgage. Come on.
-The house is great, right?
-Definitely.
-Hello.
-Hello!
-Hello.
-Hello.
-Welcome.
-Thank you.
-I'm Svetlana.
-I'm Meryem.
And I'm Yusuf.
I'll give you a house tour.
Something tells me
you will buy this house.
Smile!
Did I say that right?
My Turkish is not good.
-So I'd like to apologize in advance.
-No problem at all, don't worry about it.
I think, when you're buying a house,
you also need to hear its story.
Want me to tell you?
Yeah, do tell, please.
Mahmut Timucin is
the first owner of this place.
He was happily married.
They had their first child here.
But, Mahmut, as he gets older,
becomes, you know
How do you say that in Turkish?
The thing
that's similar to women's menopause.
Andropause?
Yes! He goes into andropause.
Then things start to go downhill.
She can't even recognize her husband.
He shuts everyone out.
How do you say that?
-Changes?
-No.
-Becomes emotional?
-No.
Yes, I know!
He turns into a total douchebag!
Is that a bad word in Turkish?
Well, yeah.
Sorry about that.
He falls in love with a Russian woman.
Of course, Russian women are way different
than Turkish women.
She's good,
compared to his wife, of course.
How do you say that?
-Caring, considerate?
-Love, passion?
Her act!
Yes, she's very good in the act.
Who's that in the picture?
Mahmut Timucin.
But who hung it up here?
You can't sell that fucking house
without my consent!
I'll give you a piece of me,
you motherfucking bitch!
The next one will hit your forehead,
Russian bitch!
I'll rip your mama
up to your mama's pussy,
you Turkish bitch!
You Turkish bitch!
-She's the one with the good act.
-Agreed.
We should do this at night
when the bar's crowded.
Let it hover over the bar like this.
Yes, higher.
And then move away. Okay, buddy?
-Will you kill her, or should I?
-Kill who?
Take this.
I had a buyer for the house.
I was giving the tour.
She's hung a huge poster of you
on the wall, like a celebrity poster.
Suddenly, you were stabbed in the forehead
with an arrow. We all had to duck.
And guess who it was?
Sahinde.
Where's the gun?
-Easy. Don't get all riled up.
-I'll rip her a new one!
All right. Hey, bring us some beer.
Calm down.
Make up your mind.
I don't want that woman.
Haven't I made up my mind already?
Didn't I go through hell?
You think I'd go back now?
I feel
All right, it's okay, you're okay.
I will not leave you alone!
I'm gonna fuck your fucking ass,
you fucking bitch!
Damn you, Sahinde.
"It all started with this arrow
and will end with it."
Go back inside, damn it!
Dad?
-Yes, son?
-Can we talk for a minute? It's private.
-Private?
-Yeah.
Come.
Have one.
Dad, I don't smoke.
Go ahead, fathers understand some things.
-I swear, I don't smoke.
-Just go ahead, I understand.
Understand what?
Is this about ladies?
Oh, no.
Shaving pubic hair?
What are you talking about?
You're ejaculating?
Dad.
Have one, son.
-Go ahead.
-Fine.
Well
See?
I was right, again.
Veli, are you okay?
Son, are you okay?
Here, drink some water. Drink it.
Why didn't you say
you didn't smoke, moron?
Dad, I told you I didn't.
Talk to me. What happened?
It's the store.
What about it?
I've been mulling it over for days.
You know we have a store.
Nowadays, all companies
sell their goods online.
And we have an Instagram account.
We could photograph of our goods,
put the prices next to them,
and we'll deliver them by motorbike.
Yusuf, come on inside.
The party's about to start!
Good job, my boy. Let's discuss this
tomorrow at the store, okay?
Okay, Dad.
Let's party.
-Who said that?
-You did.
I said what?
You said you were doing this and that
back in the day.
What do you mean by "this and that"?
I'm not sure.
Look, woman,
are you trying to get yourself killed?
Spill the beans already!
Apparently you already spilled
all the beans.
You talked about that German man
and getting on his boat.
Are you insinuating something here?
Those weren't your words?
Yusuf told you that?
-No.
-Then who did?
Meryem.
What did she say?
You want a recap?
Look
I've lived my life with dignity.
And anyone daring to question my dignity,
I'll shoot them between the eyes!
-Whoever said that
-I told you, it was Meryem.
You even told Yusuf that you fancied him.
Well, who else would I fancy,
if not Yusuf?
Isn't Yusuf like a brother to me?
Right?
Isn't Yusuf my beloved brother-in-law?
It's only natural that I fancy him!
Well, they say
you're playing for both sides.
What do you mean by both sides?
Hey, get up, you!
-Let's go!
-Where are we going?
I'll show you guys the faggot! Move!
I'll shoot him first, then I'll shoot you!
-Why would you shoot me? What did I do?
-And then I'll shoot myself! Move!
Your mother and I have made
an important decision.
This place we're living in,
the place where both of you were born,
unfortunately and sadly,
we'll be moving out of here.
Oh, no!
But I don't want to leave here.
But it's a beautiful place.
An amazing house.
It's by the sea. The house is here,
and the sea is there. Next to each other.
What do you mean?
The house is amazing. We loved it.
If you like, we could check it out
together one day.
-Let's go see it, now, Dad!
-Yes, please!
Come on, then. They're eager to see it.
-Yeah, Dad, please.
-Come on, please.
Go get the door.
Who is it?
-Okay, then. Let's go see it.
-Okay.
-Halit, easy.
-Get in there. Move!
What did you think I meant when I told you
that I loved you, Yusuf?
Say what now?
Kids, go to your rooms. Please, go on.
-Yes, bro?
-Aren't we brothers?
-Aren't you my beloved brother-in-law?
-Of course.
Can't you love your brother?
Is being a faggot the only way?
What? How could you even say that?
Please watch your language.
That's not what she says!
-Did I say that?
-Did you not?
But you want me to finger your ass!
-Fadime, what the hell?
-I'll kill you!
-Please don't!
-I'll kill you!
Why are you revealing men's secrets?
Sometimes she says things
that make no sense at all.
You know how Fadime is. Don't do this.
You see that, Yusuf?
The things people can accuse you of.
Anyone else would have massacred
all of you.
This is all because I like poetry.
This is all because I'm an art lover.
Boundaries become blurry,
emotions start flowing
when you add booze to the mixture.
And you start telling people
how much you love them.
And then
Don't worry about that, bro.
He's right.
You can't control what people say.
Indeed. Why would you care
what people say?
Now
Who started this hideous rumor?
Hey.
Stop following me.
Do you really have to imitate me?
Hitting the same spot.
She wouldn't come here for nothing.
She's going to ask for something.
She's heard about the beach house.
She has the scent of money.
Shall I blow her brains out?
Stop being silly.
It's the only way out.
She's the mother of my children.
There's nothing we can do.
Love is all but lies.
"Oh, I missed you,
I can't forget about you, love." All lies.
She wants money.
Typical Turkish woman.
When they're broke, they become lovebirds.
Am I wrong?
You want a drink?
Don't go.
You want me to go down on you?
Stop saying that and turning me off.
What the hell is "going down"?
What's it called anyway?
Never mind, come here.
Look.
Mom, Dad, come on. The water's great.
Move your feet!
If I died here right now, I wouldn't worry
about the why, you know? I'm so happy.
What if we can't buy it?
Even if we can't,
everything's wonderful right now.
Stop it! Hey, Velihan! Stop it!
He doesn't want you.
He's with another woman.
Would he be with her if he wanted you?
He clearly doesn't.
How hard is it to understand?
Why can't you understand this?
-You don't know your father. Enough.
-Enough what?
I said enough!
You don't know the love
your father and I share.
Mom, are you thick or something?
All right, let me ask you this.
So why is he with that woman, Mom?
Because she's a whore!
-Whore or not, they're together.
-Mind your words!
-Didn't you just say it yourself?
-I can say it, but you can't.
Mom, you're really weird.
Shut up.
Sometimes I think Dad's right.
-Get out of the car.
-What did I say?
You, too! You're both cut
from the same cloth! Get out of the car!
But, Mom, we need money.
Welcome to reality, princess.
You were just singing a different tune.
We left home in a hurry, Mom,
so I couldn't pack my bag properly.
Go ask your father.
-Mom!
-Mom!
Go ask your father!
Earth is going through a major change.
Why? Because she's sick.
Three fourths of the Earth is water.
And so are we.
Our survival needs are no different
than Earth's.
Why?
Because we are the children of Earth.
Earth is sick due to global warming
and many other reasons.
And so are we.
Earth is changing.
That means we're changing as well.
And humanity is facing a great scourge
for they keep ignoring Earth's warnings.
-HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
-NICE
What do you think
that scourge is, Velihan?
I think you're facing
an even greater trouble.
No, ma'am.
I'm all ears.
What do you think Earth will do
in this predicament?
She will declare war on humanity.
There's nothing else to do.
Good job!
All right. Viruses.
Next week, we'll analyze viruses.
I THINK WE SHOULD USE THIS ONE
Let's see if these new viruses
are lab-made,
or the new soldiers
created by a sick world
in her attempt to survive.
-Hello.
-Hello.
Hey
-Do you sell large cup bras?
-Of course, and they're 100% organic.
Organic?
Soft. I mean, cotton.
Nearly all the bras are polyamide lately.
What's that?
Nylon.
You must have noticed how they make you
sweaty, sticky, and uncomfortable.
That means they're not organic.
Look what it says here.
Hundred percent organic.
I usually pick them by their brand,
so I never checked the materials.
Hey
Could you take a look at this?
Sorry, I'm curious all of a sudden.
What's it say here?
They make these unreadable.
Yeah. Here. 100% polyamide.
Wow, for real?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
-But it's a quality brand.
-Those big brands are notorious for it.
Ahu.
What was that?
-My name is Ahu.
-I'm sorry. I didn't get it.
Well
Polyamide is especially used widely
in women's clothing.
Not a lot of men's clothes
have that, Ms. Ahu.
I'm sorry, but now I'm curious.
Could you take a look at this one, too?
Sure.
Yeah. 90% polyamide, 5% spandex,
and unfortunately, only 5% cotton.
-Can I see what you have?
-Sure, let me show you right away.
I decided to get a divorce.
I've been pondering this for a long time.
It's not working.
I mean, I tried every way
to save my marriage,
but it's not working.
-He beats me.
-He beats you?
He does.
Has my brother beaten you?
Oh, God forbid, he hasn't even
flicked me once so far.
See? That's normal.
Ours is not normal at all.
That guy's not normal.
What do you mean by "not normal"?
Well
Normally, he's cute as a button,
but when he drinks,
everything changes.
How so?
His opinions change,
he becomes a different man.
No, I can't take it anymore,
and I decided to put an end to it.
There's no other way?
I read Dostoyevsky when I was 15.
In fact, I read all the Russian classics
at age 15, I just loved them.
And I thought I was
a distinguished person,
and would have an awesome life.
But here we are.
A woman who's being abused.
What do you think?
Something's happened to me.
I mean,
I don't want to put up with it anymore.
I don't want to live or wake up
for someone else.
I want to change myself.
Have you ever told him that?
-I have.
-What did he say?
INCOMING CALL - HALI
HALIT'S CALL SILENCED
Excuse me, I'm looking for someone.
That's weird.
Feels like I've experienced this before.
-Experienced what?
-What's it called?
No, it's not déjà vu.
She's my twin sister.
Found anything?
Kind of. What about you?
I have news for you.
Most lingerie contains polyamide.
-What's that?
-Nylon.
What are you doing?
I won't wear them again.
Everything in here is cotton.
We recently started selling online.
Yeah, it's true. I heard about polyamide,
but I had no idea it was nylon.
-I'll buy this. You do deliveries?
-Yeah, sure we do.
Our Instagram username is
"Yusuf's Haberdashery."
Yusuf's Haberdashery.
-You want to check out a few things?
-Should I?
Yes. They're all cheap.
I'll lay them all out for you,
you can pick what you want.
INCOMING CALL - HALI
-Yes, bro?
-Have you heard?
-Heard what?
-Fadime is leaving me.
-Are you serious? She's leaving you?
-She said she wanted a divorce.
You should've seen her face. It was
I can't believe it.
-I'm sad, I'm extremely devastated.
-Hold on, bro.
-Well, these are all we have.
-Thank you.
I'm really sorry to hear that.
What am I supposed to do now?
I can't even make eggs.
I've never even
opened the door of the washer.
Just between us, I don't have anyone
on the sidelines. I'm utterly desperate.
Don't worry about it,
we'll figure something out.
I have a liter of raki.
I'll drink it till it kills me.
What else am I supposed to do?
Hey, how about I talk to Fadime tonight?
I say, let's drink
and blow off some steam.
-Where are you right now?
-At the store.
-Cool, I'm coming over.
-Okay.
Shit!
We'll buy these!
Where are we going, if I may ask?
To where Kadir is.
I thought we shouldn't drink without him.
Isn't the cemetery down the other road?
Cemeteries cost a fortune.
I arranged a fake funeral for him.
Poor guy didn't have anyone.
I paid the imam a few bucks,
hauled the body, and put it in the trunk.
You did what?
-Kadir is in the trunk right now?
-Of course not. I buried him that day.
Kadir loved the mountains.
I buried him on a mountain top.
It's hot, you can't keep a body too long.
And the Ziebart deal costs a fortune.
Yeah.
Enjoy, Kadir.
May he rest in peace. He was a great guy.
He made me buy four houses.
He'd say, "Halit,
he's tight on money, bank sent bailiffs."
"Step on his throat, take his house."
And I did. I stepped
on their throats, took their houses.
Then I'd ask how much I should pay him.
He'd say, "You don't owe me anything."
"Just buy me a large bottle of raki,
we'll call it even." He was a great guy.
May he rest in peace.
Well, to your health.
To health.
It says "Brother Kadir."
He had no surname?
Sure he did, yeah.
BROTHER KADİR
But I can't remember.
I just couldn't remember it.
That's why I skipped it.
-If you ask me, this is more sincere.
-Right?
Yeah.
You know what my problem is, Yusuf?
I'm all ears.
I couldn't change.
I stayed the same.
But you, you changed.
Look, you changed your hair,
you changed your wardrobe,
you threw the stale aside,
embraced new things.
You know what I mean?
But I couldn't do that.
I couldn't change myself.
And that's my problem. I stayed the same.
Well, what can I say?
I don't know if this is good or bad
You know I don't have any siblings, Yusuf.
That's why I always
considered you a brother.
Thanks.
I pour my heart out to you,
I open up to you.
-I see no distinction between us.
-Same here.
Same here. Well, you know me,
I feel exactly the same.
I appreciate that.
Now, I have a question for you,
if you don't mind.
Sure, go ahead. You can ask
as many questions as you like.
The other night,
we talked about some stuff.
I didn't tell you
to keep it between us, though.
Well
You know, we were both pretty wasted.
-And it was all about the past.
-Right. The past.
No, I mean
Your sister asked me some questions,
and I couldn't help but wonder
who might have told her.
I didn't tell her anything.
Because, other than you,
I haven't told that to anyone else.
Right.
Did you tell Meryem?
Meryem
Look at me, Yusuf.
Answer me.
I might have told her.
When you told Meryem
were you laughing?
God, no. Why would I laugh?
I can't remember exactly, but I told her
like it was a random, ordinary thing.
You told her about
that German guy with the boat.
Well,
I don't remember that.
And she's told Fadime all about it.
I swear, I had no idea.
And that led us here.
There's a mistake here.
I feel you. And this is on me.
Yusuf.
You know I love you as my own brother.
I know that, bro.
I can't live without Fadime.
Well, here's what we're going to do.
Allow me to handle this.
There's a misunderstanding here.
I'll talk to my sister.
She won't believe.
I know her so well.
I can't live without her.
I'd kill myself.
Don't be like this.
Please, stop talking like that.
Kadir!
Kadir, get up!
Get up, Kadir!
-Kadir!
-Dude, what are you doing?
-He's dead. Please stop it!
-Get up, Kadir!
Please stop it, leave him alone.
Don't pull him out, please stop it.
Please stop!
-Why the hell are you digging him out?
-I can't dig him out!
Don't dig him out!
He's dead, please stop it!
Please don't do this!
Let him rest, he's dead! Bro, I'm scared!
Slow down! Please, just slow down!
Yusuf! Either we go to the tavern,
or to death!
I don't want to die!
-I want to die!
-I don't want to die!
-Dude, please, I don't want to die!
-Kadir! Come join us in the front!
Please stop it!
Kadir, stay in the back seat!
Scrub it! Scrub it well, Meryem!
Scrub it well!
Yusuf, what the hell happened to you?
What happened?
Wash the filth off me! Scrub it well.
I feel so filthy!
I feel so filthy!
Scrub me well!
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