Ethos (2020) s01e03 Episode Script

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[Ruhiye] This is nice, Yasin.
Just the two of us like this.
No kids, no Meryem.
[Yasin] You said just us.
[Ruhiye] Praise Allah.
May he protect you.
- [Yasin] You're not eating?
- [Ruhiye] I will. You first.
Should I cut more tomatoes?
They go well with the meat.
[Yasin] Sure, why not?
I should probably
get more wood for the fire.
Looks like it's going out.
Can't let that happen. Are you cold?
No. I can get your jacket
out of the back, if you want?
I'm fine.
[Ruhiye] Up to you.
And,
while we're waiting for the fire,
you think
you can cuddle with me, hmm?
Warm me up
I'll warm you up.
[woman laughing]
Yasin!
Yasin, are you there?
Yasin?
Yasin?
Yasin, what's wrong?
Yasin.
It's cold. Let's get out of here.
Where's the firewood?
[gasps]
[breathes heavily]
Yasin!
Yasin!
Yasin!
Are you awake?
Can you hear me?
Yasin.
Why aren't you answering me?
Because I'm not.
What do you mean?
I'm not talking to you anymore.
Why not?
Do you ever?
I have to practically beg you
just to get you to say anything.
So, I'm not talking to you anymore.
But I'm talking to you now.
You are, huh?
Well, great. Go on, then.
What do you want to say to me?
Nothing.
I was just
gonna say "good morning."
Really? That was it?
Yeah, just "good morning."
That's great, Ruhiye.
Well, good morning to you, too.
You're amazing.
You don't say a word and then
I dreamt about you last night.
Wonderful!
That's great!
- What are you doing here?
- Good morning to you, too.
You don't have work?
[Meryem] Not today.
Then make me a cup of tea.
It's still steeping.
Just give it a minute.
- You bought bread?
- There's still some from yesterday.
So, no fresh bread today?
Well, I've said my prayers,
fed the children
and gotten them off to school,
and look, it's still early.
What are you making?
- Look, I'll go get bread.
- What is it you're making?
I'm just making pastries.
For how many people? I mean, come on!
Meryem?
- I don't know what you're so angry
- [Yasin] I'm not angry.
- Stop shouting.
- I'm not shouting!
I'm only trying
to get a simple answer from you,
and you just sit there staring at me
and not saying shit, Meryem!
You're as bad as Ruhiye!
Give me a break.
Now she's dreaming about me.
I'm going to get bread. Clear that.
[dog barking]
- [dog panting and snarling]
- [woman yelps]
- [dog growling]
- [woman yells]
No!
- [dog snarling]
- [woman yells]
[Yasin] Go! Go away!
[dog barking in distance]
Are you all right?
[woman] I'm fine. It's nothing.
- [Yasin] Did he get you?
- No, it's just a scratch.
Are you sure?
Oh, you're bleeding.
Someone should take a look at it.
Do you live around here?
[woman breathes heavily]
- Oh, no.
- [woman whimpers]
[Yasin] Oh
Is there any way I can help?
I hope you feel better, then.
[woman cries]
Do you know the trade school?
- The what?
- [dog whines]
There's a Whoa! Get out of here. Scram!
There's a hospital.
There, right behind the trade school.
They could bandage it for you.
Or at the pharmacy.
[woman cries]
Right, well, take care of yourself.
[man] Oh, I see. I see.
It
It was your wife's card, in her name.
And she used it.
I see. Yes.
Yes. I think I get it now.
Thank you for explaining.
Of course. Anytime.
She should go to the hospital.
I can bandage it,
but she really should see a doctor.
- Do you know where the trade school is?
- We know where it is, yeah.
[Yasin] What's the problem?
You went to get bread, I thought.
Yasin?
So, what's up?
What?
That's what I'm asking.
I'll be home in a little bit.
[female nurse] Ms. Vildan.
- You don't have to stay.
- I thought he'd never get off the phone.
The pharmacist.
Well, I should be going.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Do I know you from somewhere?
Okay, goodbye, then.
[prays in Arabic]
[cell phone ringing]
[cell phone continues ringing]
[in English] Mesude, get it.
[cell phone continues ringing]
INCOMING CALL
[woman continues praying in Arabic]
[cell phone ringing loudly]
[in English]
I always have trouble with this.
[breathes heavily]
[pants]
Or it's an act of God, right?
In which case, it's out of our hands.
So,
you can see why it's said that, in a way,
religion can inhibit our development.
Jung, who was
a psychiatrist from Switzerland
His theory
I'm paraphrasing it.
is that the Torah, the Koran,
the New Testament, all of these,
are expressions
of what he calls the "collective soul,"
which brings me back to what I was saying.
It's a question of becoming an individual,
which is not just about individualization.
- Becoming
- It's about becoming an individual.
There's a, sort of,
universal belief system.
Jung calls it
the "collective unconscious,"
which means that
there are certain things we all share,
that we all have in common.
No matter
whether you're someone born in Turkey,
someone born in Iran,
someone born in Uruguay
If people want
or have need of religion in their life,
then they will have religion.
And as for all their different religions,
is one of them better than another?
- Of course each is different.
- [man] No.
They have different ceremonies,
they have different ways of praying.
They even have
The commander's sister.
[man] Who?
- Yasin, you know
- [man] The big guy?
Uh-huh, yeah.
Anyway
So, um
Jung. Yeah, that's right.
So, his idea of a collective subconscious
seems, to me, to make absolute sense
when you really think about it.
We're searching for something.
Everyone is.
Whose sister is she?
[electronic music playing]
I don't get what you mean.
All I'm trying to say
is that I don't want you
to take it personally, Meryem.
It isn't about you.
No, but just last week,
you told me you liked it,
and anyway,
you've been so patient
having to listen to me,
and God bless you for that.
Sorry.
I have no doubt that it's delicious.
You made a lot of it.
You could always bring it home with you,
save it for later
So, what's in it?
Some meat, ground beef, currants,
white onions That's all, really.
Sounds delicious.
But I sautéed the onions first.
Some people sauté the beef
and the onions together.
[man shouts]
Actually, Meryem,
I'm vegetarian.
- So, I wouldn't be able to
- Vegetarian?
I would have made it with cheese.
It wouldn't have made
any difference, Meryem.
Either way, I couldn't accept it.
Would you like to take a seat?
[Meryem]
You could offer them to your patients.
Some of them might get hungry
while they're waiting.
Did you talk to your Hodja, Meryem?
Sorry about the food. I feel bad.
No, it's perfectly all right.
It's you who deserves an apology.
It was a very thoughtful gesture.
I just can't accept it.
I put you in an awkward position.
I see that.
I should have asked before I made it,
about whether you eat meat or not.
Look, Meryem.
[Meryem]
Anyway, God bless you for all your help.
Since we've been having these sessions,
I haven't fainted even once.
Of course, in the neighborhood,
some people gossip about me.
They tell stories.
But praise God, thanks to you,
I'm cured, I think.
That's chestnut, isn't it?
That's the word
for the color of your hair, right?
[Peri] You're crushing my heart, Meryem.
I can't breathe.
You didn't say that to her, though?
So, did you talk to your Hodja, Meryem?
You dye your hair, I bet.
Yes, Meryem. You're right.
[Gülbin]
You said it was histrionic conversion.
She was cleaning someone's house, right?
Were you able to explore that?
Were we ever! She loves exploring it.
If I let her,
she'd chatter away about it all day long.
I made three kinds of greens
with olive oil,
beans, celery, leeks,
apple jam, cake
Orange cake. He likes that,
so I always try to give him some.
Some sautéed beef in a sandwich.
My brother's favorite.
I make it a lot. But you know,
I thought the meat had gone off.
Something wasn't quite right about it.
You know what I mean?
I think because the butcher
put the lamb in with the beef.
So, next time,
I won't let him mix that up.
I'm sure that was the problem.
Actually, he leaves everything
in his refrigerator to spoil,
so I'm not sure he'd notice.
He leaves milk bottles in there,
even when they're empty.
He never cleans out his fridge.
Because he knows I'm coming, of course.
I make him bread.
So, while you're doing this
"Oh, don't bother," he says.
But then he eats it all.
That orange cake, for example.
He really likes it.
I first made it this summer
and ever since I did,
it's the one thing he always eats.
He might leave other things untouched,
but never my cake.
[Gülbin] She's starting to trust you.
You've established a bond.
She might have no one else
to share this with.
Therapy is now giving her an opening.
It's transference.
She trusts you.
[Meryem] He said once,
"Meryem, you should sell this cake.
I mean it, really. You'd make a fortune."
And I wanted to say, "Mr. Sinan"
Meryem, you don't have
to hide anything in here.
I'm interested.
What did you want to say? Go on.
I wanted to say,
"I don't make it to sell it.
The only reason I make it
is because you like it so much.
And that makes me happy."
That's all I wanted to
But I didn't say it.
Are you really writing down in that book
everything I tell you?
It's all right.
Everything we say in here
stays in this room.
You're in love with him.
You've fallen in love,
head over heels.
And you're in over your head.
He's some sort of father figure
or brother,
or whatever other man you like.
In other words, you've found your animus.
You're done.
Don't you ever wish we could
just come right out and say it like that?
[laughs]
[Gülbin] You know what I would say
if we could come out and say it like that?
I'd say, "You're the one
who's in over her head."
I'd say, "Leave her alone."
I'd say, "You're jealous."
As long as I've known you,
you've been alone.
You want someone in your life.
Someone to love and be loved by.
Just like that girl
Like everyone.
She covers her head,
but I'd say you cover your mind.
Take off the mask, and then we'll talk.
You closet bigot.
[sighs]
She's really stressing you out.
Are you tired?
No, no.
I'm sorry if I've been talking too much.
No, not at all.
Okay, I'll shut up. What about you?
Tell me something.
Like what?
I don't know.
It's always the same.
What is?
I'm always doing the talking.
You could say something.
Like?
How was your day?
What have you been doing?
Just hanging out.
You've got the drama.
Drama, huh?
So, are you going to stay over?
Is everything okay?
Sorry, two girls
followed me into the restroom.
When I came out of the stall,
they were waiting with their phones ready.
For a photo with you?
A photo, a hug, an autograph,
and it's all because of this
crap, local series I've been shooting.
I wish I could
get on something halfway decent.
Well, have you ever done any theatre?
I was at DOT for a while. Do you know it?
Of course. It's in the Mısır Building.
Oh! [laughs]
That was years ago.
Excuse me. Could we get a photo?
- Of course.
- [woman] Would you mind taking it?
- Sorry!
- [Melisa] Sorry.
- [male fan] Thanks.
- No. It's It's okay.
[camera clicking]
- Perfect.
- [male fan] Great. Sorry to interrupt.
[both fans] Thanks.
Right!
- Wanna hear what I think?
- Uh-huh. I do.
You should have taken
the pastry at least, right?
She went to so much trouble with it.
It's just her way
of trying to bond with you.
Yeah, but with a patient, you see,
there's just a certain line
you shouldn't cross.
There are basic rules,
a professional code of ethics
Come on. Really?
If you were so scared,
you could have just
Scared of what?
That she put something in it.
You could have at least taken it
and then thrown it away.
[laughs] What a ridiculous thought
that I could be scared of her!
I'm just saying, with her background,
what kind of choices does she really have?
Get married?
Or just stay at home
and look after her parents.
It's not like she has
any control over it, right?
But you say she's super smart.
So, what if she was someone
from your world, someone like me?
If you'd met her in yoga class, do you
really think you'd treat her the same way?
What way?
You know
She's coming from a whole different
culture and she has different traditions.
If you want to connect with her at all,
if you want
any kind of honest relationship,
you have to stop judging her
and just let her be herself.
Well, I appreciate your thoughts, Melisa.
- I
- I'm not your patient.
Don't get upset. We're just talking.
I'm don't know what you mean.
Who's upset here?
I was just trying to tell you,
if you'd let me get a word in,
that I was not scared of her.
- You don't have to explain yourself.
- Oh?
[cell phone beeping]
[sighs] I may have to go in a bit.
All right. I'll cover the tab.
Pardon me!
Sure thing.
[Melisa] Can I tell you something?
Don't get mad.
I think this girl
is triggering something inside of you.
And you're running away from it.
Oh, really? What?
I don't know.
Anyone in your family wear a headscarf?
No.
Well, maybe that's what it is.
What were your parents like?
Normal, I guess.
And what is that?
What's normal?
Excuse me.
Can we get a picture with you?
- Do you mind?
- [Melisa] Why don't I take it?
- You all get behind me.
- [female fan] Oh, great.
[Melisa] Ready?
[camera clicks]
- [Melisa] Good?
- Yes. Thank you so much.
[Melisa] Pleasure.
I still haven't watched your show.
When is it on?
Forget about it. You don't have to bother.
I'm curious.
- Only to see you.
- [Melisa] Hmm.
It's not like I'm going to watch
an entire Turkish soap opera.
I'm leaving.
Okay.
Okay.
I'm not gonna insist.
I'd leave anyway.
Even if you did.
Gülbin.
[Gülbin] Huh?
So, you're going?
[Gülbin scoffs]
- See you later, then.
- [cell phone beeps]
[cell phone continues beeping]
What's going on?
Have a nice night.
[Sinan] Good night.
[door opening]
[cell phone beeping]
[door shutting]
[elevator pings]
[car beeps]
[car beeps]
[doorbell rings]
Gülbin?
Gülbin?
Gülbin!
- Hold on a sec.
- Don't worry, I'm getting something
[Sinan] Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
- [Melisa gasps]
- [Gülbin gasps]
Sorry.
What's going on?
Gülbin, wait a minute.
Bravo.
[toilet flushes]
[door bangs shut]
[theme song playing over TV]
We have nothing more to discuss.
[man on TV] Şenay, please, listen to me.
- [Melisa] What do you want?
- [Ruhiye snores]
- [man on TV] I need your help.
- [Meryem] Ruhiye?
[man on TV] If I had any other
- [Meryem] Ruhiye?
- [man on TV] I wouldn't ask.
[Melisa] You know what?
- Don't bring your troubles to me.
- [Meryem] Hey.
- [man on TV] Don't hang up.
- [Meryem] Go to bed.
[man on TV] I didn't ask!
[Melisa] I don't want to hear your voice
or see your face. Understand?
Neither yours, nor that pig Korhan.
[man on TV] Well, you won't
have to hear Korhan's voice
or see his face ever again.
You can be sure of that.
[Melisa] I'm just sick of your lies.
[man on TV] Korhan is dead.
[Melisa] What?
[man on TV]
Korhan is out of our lives forever.
Now, listen to me, Şenay.
Listen to me very carefully.
[Ruhiye snores]
Ruhiye.
[Melisa] How can it be?
[Yasin] Ruhiye.
[Melisa] I'm done listening to you.
I'm leaving now, okay?
Ruhiye, if you're going to asleep,
go to bed.
I dosed off for a minute.
Like you're ever really awake, anyway.
[man on TV] Shame on you.
Come on, sweetie. Just go to bed.
All right, then. I'll go to bed.
[Meryem] May God grant you sweet dreams.
[Ruhiye] Oh, Meryem, forgive me.
What did she say?
[man on TV]
Here, sir! Let's call the cops!
You called her "sweetie."
Huh?
You want some tea?
No.
Can't believe that dog bit her.
[Melisa] I'm not sure about it anymore.
What dog?
A stray.
[Meryem] Bit who?
This girl on the street.
When was this?
This morning.
When you went out?
Yeah, when I went out for bread.
[man on TV] Young man, come here.
What's your name?
[Meryem] Goodness.
He bit her before I could even stop him.
Who is she?
[man on TV] No, we're not.
She was just some girl
I saw on the street.
So what did you do?
What do you mean?
What happened to her?
They bandaged her and gave her a shot.
On the street?
At the hospital.
How old is this girl that you had to go
with her to the hospital?
[snaps]
I don't know how old she is, Meryem!
Go make the tea.
Oh [breathes heavily]
I got up too fast.
[man on TV] Just arrived.
Father, I'm sorry for what happened.
When are you going to see that doctor?
[Meryem] Which doctor?
The one they told you
to make an appointment with.
- I've been already. A few times.
- Good.
Did you tell the Hodja?
Hmm, Meryem?
Answer me.
No, I didn't tell him.
Didn't he ask?
Yes, he asked.
[Yasin] And what did you say?
I didn't say anything.
You lied to the Hodja?
- I was I was
- You lied to him, didn't you?
- I was going to
- Just answer the question, damn it!
Did you lie to the Hodja, or didn't you?
Well?
Meryem!
I would have told him, I swear.
But I I never got the chance to.
So, we're cool, right?
There's no problem.
There's some more
of that cake that you like.
Well, I think I'll get some.
- You can have all of it.
- Really?
Don't you want some?
I'm always eating this.
I don't really like it.
Then tell her not to make it.
It's here every time I come over.
So, are you going to stay?
Hmm?
You're getting that look.
What look?
That phony look you get on your face
whenever you've got sex on your mind.
Does that mean you're staying or not?
I'm not.
Why?
I don't know. Women running in and out.
I'm over it.
I told you, that woman's a crazy person.
You said we were cool.
What I said was
there's no problem.
I don't ever
take you seriously for it to
be a problem.
Hmm?
[electronic music playing]
[gasps] Oh!
Mom!
You almost scared me to death.
Before you come barging in,
at least knock, for God's sake.
Why are you jumping around with your leg?
God forbid your dad comes in
and finds you doing that.
At least he knocks before he comes in.
I tried knocking, but you didn't hear me,
with that wicked noise
blasting in your ears.
Is Papa asleep?
In front of the TV again.
You have to leave early, get him to bed.
Or his back is going to cramp up again.
Just let him sleep. There's no rush.
- That's ridiculous, Ma.
- No!
Not yet.
He needs to get a good night's sleep.
He has to drive all day.
Wait just a little.
Don't wake him yet.
Huh?
Why not?
Just not until after I've gone to bed.
Give me half an hour,
just long enough to get to sleep,
then you can wake him.
So he snores, then?
Oh my God, does he!
Like a holy storm.
And it never lets up till morning.
Anyway, you look in on me and make sure
I'm asleep before you wake your father.
Okay, I will.
God keep you sweetheart.
And don't you stay up all night, now.
I won't.
Okay.
[Mesude] Oh, praise God.
[groans]
[Hodja] Mesude?
Mom went to bed, Papa.
[man on TV] We're going to add water,
a little at a time.
Praise Allah. Praise Allah.
[man on TV] It should be warm.
It shouldn't burn your hands.
He built that whole house
with his own hands.
I dosed off for a minute,
and when I woke up,
he already had the roof on.
He recommends using oak.
More expensive, but it's
a lot easier to work with in the long run.
Did your mother go to bed just now?
[Hayrunnisa] Just now, yeah.
[man on TV] It takes away the water and
Well, I'll give her a chance to drift off,
before I go in.
[man on TV]
It'll have a rough finish initially,
so, we'll have to go round
and do some "points," as we call it.
[Hodja] I'm worried about your leg.
[man on TV] fill in any gaps
It just happened, Papa.
It's nothing serious.
I'll be fine.
But what if the dog had rabies?
Some people went out and found the dog.
They put it in quarantine, and they're
going to run tests on it and let me know.
Know what?
[man on TV]
Before we check out the bread
If it has rabies or not.
[sighs]
I feel bad about going,
leaving you here like that.
Papa you have to go.
You've been planning this for so long.
You can go. I'm okay.
[man on TV]
Looks like we have a low pressure
We saw earlier, when we made this,
the air pressure is
I was wondering, how did you
get to the hospital all by yourself,
with your leg like that?
[man on TV] Inside, because it's sealed.
But now, you can see that
the air pressure outside is lower,
causing this gauge to rise, so
My lovely girl.
My wise daughter.
May God protect her from evil.
[man on TV]
Now, let's see how our bread's doing.
[man on TV] Ah-ha! It's getting warm.
Now, I like to make bread like this,
because it takes a while
to warm up and then cool off.
It's nice and steady.
[man on TV] Quick changes in temperature
affect the taste
and consistency of the bread.
They can burn it!
Now we drizzle some oil on it.
Let's put some oil on the plate, too.
And here's where we add the water,
a little bit at a time
[man on TV] And remember,
the water shouldn't be so hot
that it burns your fingers.
You just want it warm.
There we go.
It's got a pretty good consistency now.
So, I'm just going
to leave it alone for a bit.
Let all that fermentation go to work.
I'll wait for it to rise
and then I'll put it in the oven.
I've gonna arrange these embers so that
I've got a nice, even fire to bake it in.
[Hodja snores]
[Hodja continues snoring]
Papa.
Come on.
You should get to bed.
I'll see you in the morning.
Good night, dear.
[man on TV] The whole team agrees.
They all say this
is the best bread they've ever had.
[Hodja] Hayrunnisa, the TV.