Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022) s01e04 Episode Script
Awol
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A NETFLIX SERIES
- [cicadas chirping]
- [dogs barking]
[horses approaching]
[whinnying]
- [horse snorts]
- It's over there.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome, sir.
- [horse neighs]
- [carriage departs]
[sighs]
[door creaks]
[gasps softly]
Anyone home?
[loud clattering]
[sighs]
[fire crackling]
[wolf howling]
[sighs]
[sighs]
MARKET 413
FRIDAY 411
[gasps]
- [man] Get your hands off.
- [shotgun pumps]
Who the hell are you?
Do you have a death wish or something?
Dimitri, is it?
I need to ask you a few things
about the, uh
Pera Palace Hotel.
[breathing shakily]
[clattering]
Forget what just happened.
[Halit sighs]
If you dare report this to the police
I assure you, you will lose.
What? You wanna kill me as well?
[breathing shakily]
If you know what's good for you,
tell me the truth.
Fahrettin and you were up to something.
Tell me now.
My sister Belkıs,
she's really messed up.
Um, she and Fahrettin had, well
They had a bit had a bit of an affair.
She regrets it, of course.
But Fahrettin wouldn't leave her alone.
And then he started blackmailing her.
Part of the reason I'm working here
was to try and find the bastard.
But when he suddenly disappeared,
I thought he might be hiding in this room.
When you came in, I was trying to get him
to stop the blackmail.
But he wouldn't listen to reason.
[birdsong]
[Ahmet] Why aren't we going
to the Pera Palace?
Isn't that where the portal is?
[Dimitri] The gate you want
cannot be reached from the hotel.
The path starts here.
[Ahmet] I have more questions for you.
Peride wrote down what you told her.
"Those who go do not return,
and if they do, no good comes of it."
What does that mean?
[Dimitri giggles]
[Ahmet] Wait, please.
Just tell me about the portal
before we get there.
Is it true it can take you
to any time you want?
That's incredible.
You should see
it with your own eyes first.
I'll explain afterwards.
[grunts]
[Ahmet] Is this it? Hm?
What? Not scared, are you?
[giggles]
- [sighs] No.
- There it is, then. The portal.
[sniffs and sighs]
What are you waiting for, then?
- [Dimitri grunts]
- [Ahmet screams]
As if I'd ever tell you about the portal!
You fool.
[in Greek] Go to hell.
[scoffs]
[grunts]
[mutters in Greek]
[chuckles and mutters in Greek]
I really hope I don't have
to warn you again.
[door closes]
[door opens]
[gasping]
[sobbing]
Madam Peride, what's the matter?
It'll be all right.
Oh [breathing shakily]
[traders shouting]
[man 1] Fresh avocadoes! Fresh today!
- [woman 1] I need you to help me.
- [man 1] Tomatoes!
Come and get your fresh, fresh fruit!
[woman 1] Okay.
[man 1] Hey, hey! Hey, come back!
[woman 1] I'd like tomatoes
[child shouting]
[man 2 yelling]
[woman 1] Come back right now!
[man 1] Melons!
Eggplant!
[man 3] That area's clear.
[car horn honks]
ROOMS 408 - 411
[panting]
[Esra grunts]
[door closes]
Ahmet? Ahmet?
[gasping]
Ahmet, we're in the shit.
We're really in the shit now.
Fahrettin's gone.
Halit killed him in front of my eyes.
To get away from him,
I had to lie through my teeth.
He's a psychopath.
Just before he died,
Fahrettin said something
about a man called Osman.
He's his partner.
Maybe he knows about something.
He's also Halit's big brother.
[Sonya] Mr Halit?
Do you know whose room this is?
Ahmet, are you all right?
Yes, it's a friend of Madam Peride's.
He's a private detective.
Say something, Ahmet.
Ahmet!
[water running]
[sighs]
Oh!
Ahmet, where the hell are you
at this time of the day?
[groans]
[sighs]
- I FOUND DIMITRI. I'M GOING THERE.
- AHME
[sighs]
[sighs]
[grunts]
[squeaking]
[hollow thumping]
[grunts]
[chittering and squeaking]
[sighs]
[steps echoing]
[water running]
[shudders]
Phew.
Help! Somebody!
- Help!
- [gasps] Ahmet!
[gasping]
[sighs]
[whimpers]
[gasps] Shit!
[band playing up-tempo jazz]
I wasn't expecting you
to come to work tonight.
Why not?
[band playing lively jazz]
Peride. What are you doing in this place?
And what are you wearing?
Have you lost your mind?
- Come on, we're leaving.
- Hey, what are you doing?
Why are you always hanging around?
Give me a break.
Hey! Hey!
Somebody help! Hey!
Somebody help! Someone!
[sighs]
[coughs]
[strains]
[grunts]
[groans]
[coughing]
[groans]
[yells]
[yelling]
- [yells fading]
- [hooves clopping]
[people laughing and talking]
[band playing up-tempo jazz]
You having the whole bottle
all by yourself?
Thanks very much.
[sighs]
Ugh.
[Halit] Easy does it.
That's not champagne you're knocking back.
Support yourself. You're on your own now.
That's what my father said
when he kicked me out.
People who are alone like us
understand each other.
You don't have family either, do you?
Well, I did have once.
Do you not see them any more?
They're far too narrow-minded.
Similar to your household, it seems to me.
[sighs]
Why were you at the Pera Palace earlier?
You were following me?
- What did you do in that detective's room?
- Nothing.
Ahmet, well
He's like a brother to me.
You know how you connect with some people,
even though you've only just met them?
Ahmet is like that for me.
Maybe, I don't know, I need a big brother.
The love a brother can give you.
Ahmet's nice.
Does your brother ever come here?
Osman's his name, right?
Fahrettin told me about him.
Or do you not see each other?
You're far too curious.
- Shall we have a bet, then?
- [scoffs]
Betting against me?
Only imprudent people
play games like that.
Let's be imprudent people. Have fun.
We're allowed to have fun, aren't we?
But you're worried I'll beat you,
aren't you?
[band playing slow jazz]
[slurring] You behave like you're
one thing, but you're actually another.
Bit like
Uh Bit like On the outside,
a bit like Humphrey Bogart,
but it's like the person inside's
more Robin Williams
when you go a bit deeper, yes?
Who are they?
Humphrey Bogart, the actor.
[gasps] The bloke in Casablanca.
You know who I'm talking about.
Both of you have bars, right?
Casablanca, never been.
Huh?
Never been to Casablanca.
[snorts] Hm!
I only ever got to Canakkale.
That was in the war.
I didn't grow up on easy street
in a big mansion like you, little miss.
[laughs]
So, where did you grow up, then?
What does it matter?
I've buried my past.
I only think about the future.
[chuckles]
[gasps] Huh?
I'll take you to your room. It's late.
[cicadas chirping]
[Esra] I keep tripping over my own feet.
[laughs]
[Halit] I told you. That's what happens
when you drink the whole decanter.
[Esra] I don't feel like I did
when I was sitting in that chair.
But I can walk by myself.
[gasps]
Who would believe that you are a murderer?
[sighs]
What would your family think of that?
Just a few feet of water
separate Pera and Sütlüce, you know.
But they are different worlds.
Killing a traitor
means something else over there.
[Esra gasps]
Are you all right?
[door closes]
[rustling]
[sighs]
How the hell did I get here?
I was asleep. I didn't hear you come in.
[gasps] Sütlüce. Sütlüce, he said.
I I 've got to go to Sütlüce.
I wouldn't go there if I was you.
[sighs] I need to find someone.
[groans] How do I get there?
Looking like that?
You can't.
[traders shouting]
[men laughing and talking]
Excuse me. Do you know where Osman lives?
- Which Osman do you mean?
- Um
Do you know Halit? He's Halit's brother.
Halit's big brother Osman.
Yeah. The infidel Halit, you mean.
He lives up there on the left.
Thank you.
[rooster crowing]
[crows cawing]
Hello. I'm looking for Osman?
What do you want with Osman?
Fahrettin sent me. Tell him that.
Mehmet. Somebody for your dad.
Well, it's a long time
since I heard from my brother.
But he's been very busy, I know.
Allah forgive his sins.
Fahrettin told me about you
before he died.
Said you were partners, I should find you.
He told me about you, too.
Apparently, your father
is a very important man.
Also deals closely with the infidels.
[woman] Husband.
- Uh
- What is it?
Your brother's here.
- Halit?
- Mm-hm.
I thought you didn't see each other.
It's been years
since he last set foot in here.
Why not see what he wants?
You mustn't tell him that I'm here.
[birdsong]
Get back inside.
Why are you here?
Mehmet's grown so much.
A big brother soon, huh?
You haven't knocked
on our door for two years.
You've remembered us now, then?
I heard you weren't doing so well.
I'm doing all right, thanks.
Why do you care?
[sighs]
If you're short [sighs]
want some work?
I'd rather have you kill me
than take your dirty money.
Understand?
Think of your children.
[scoffs]
Don't worry about them.
If they practise truth
and they abide by the law,
and they don't sell their souls
to the infidels, that's enough.
Now, leave us.
Well, you know where to find me.
Do you know what Fahrettin was going
to tell me about the assassination plot?
[sighs]
[chuckles]
What can you tell me?
Huh?
Fahrettin told me about Halit's keeper,
the infidel George
who's been smuggling ammunition.
The one who's arranging the warehouse for
that ammunition is your esteemed father.
That's what Fahrettin wanted
to talk to you about.
Anyway, I'll get to the point.
Tell me where that warehouse is,
and I'll tell you everything that I can
about the murder plot.
Huh?
[water dripping]
Oh, Ahmet.
How could you be so stupid?
Have you learned noithing
in all your years?
[squeaking]
And you pretend to know
all about the Pera Palace.
[sighs]
Where are you, Ahmet? [groans]
[sighs]
Ugh.
[sighs]
You were right, Reşat.
When my father kicked me out of the house
suddenly, something changed.
It's like I'm possessed, or something.
Feels like a voice in my head saying you
have to say or be something you're not.
It's like Peride's gone,
and I'm someone else now.
Oh my God! But
what are you saying, Peride?
I didn't know who to turn to, Reşat.
But I'm not feeling myself.
I can't go back home.
I can't apologise enough.
Can you forgive me?
Well, you did the right thing
coming to me.
And I will take care of everything.
I promise you.
How can I forgive a child of mine
who's insulted me, Reşat, huh?
Do you realise what you're asking me?
You were right to feel
offended by her, sir.
However
Peride's ill.
I'm afraid she's quite sick.
Sick how?
What's wrong, Reşat?
[sighs]
It's a mental condition.
Do you mean she's gone mad?
Please let's put it in a different form.
However, I have
no other explanation for you.
Just what I didn't need.
We will be the laughing stock of Istanbul.
But it's not her fault.
And she has to have treatment, Naim, sir.
All the best available treatment,
and fast.
[Naim] Thank God Reşat told us about it.
That has saved us from greater dishonour.
I'll call a doctor
first thing tomorrow, daughter.
He will examine you thoroughly.
The Swiss have the best clinics, they
tell me, to treat derangement like yours.
If a doctor sees fit,
I'll send you to one there.
Should anyone ask,
our Peride is doing the European tour.
You'll sweep away the crazy one.
That's good.
Peride.
[sighs]
It should never come to that.
It shouldn't.
I hope you're right. We'll see.
We'll see.
You'll recover, Peride.
I will pray every day for your health.
[Esra sighs]
Mummy, why are they saying you're mad?
[sighs] It's not the first time
it's been said.
What is mad?
[sighs] Well
They call someone mad
who's not like others.
When you see what others can't,
do what others wouldn't,
and say what others daren't,
they call you mad.
That sounds just like you.
[chuckles] That's 'cause
I learnt from the best.
[band playing jazz]
[woman] It's just like heaven ♪
And ain't she ♪
[knocking]
[door opens]
Mr Halit?
Sonya, this is your room too?
I'm sorry, it's late. If I'd known,
I wouldn't have bothered you.
[chuckles] You're not bothering me.
Is Peride not here, then?
She didn't come to the Garden Bar tonight.
She went home.
[scoffs]
So, she couldn't stand
on her own two feet.
Oh, and I couldn't believe ♪
Heaven ♪
- [cicadas chirping]
- [dogs barking]
[lantern rattling]
[sighs]
Where is that warehouse, Naim?
Where is it?
[sighs]
[sighs heavily]
[gasps] Yeah, the Pera Palace Ho
The Pera Palace Hotel,
could you please put me through?
That's fine, I can wait.
Yes, hello. It's Peride.
Is Mr Ahmet there?
Yeah, yeah, Ahmet the detective.
Okay, thank you, sir.
[gasps] Is Sonya around, then?
Leyla! Leyla!
[gasping] Leyla!
- [Naim] What's going on?
- Leyla!
- Peride, what's wrong, madam?
- Leyla's gone!
- Leyla's gone!
- What's all this commotion?
- What's going on?
- I woke up, she wasn't in her bed.
She's not in the garden, I can't find her!
- What are you talking about?
- [gasps]
Leyla!
A house with four women, and you can't
look after one small child, huh?
Look at you, just sitting there!
Why are you picking on us
when she's the main offender?
They sleep in the same room,
but she's oblivious.
Halime, you know the state that she's in.
Leyla is all of your responsibility.
This is not like her.
Where would she have gone to?
Well, the apple doesn't fall
far from the tree, does it?
Maybe the Pera Palace?
[Marika] Master Naim!
Someone pushed this under the door.
I found it lying on the doormat.
What?
What does it say?
Well?
Leyla's been kidnapped.
- [Esra] What? By whom?
- [all gasp]
- I told you so!
- Oh, my heart!
What else does it say?
Here, have a look.
[whimpers]
- I think I'm gonna faint.
- Give it to me.
[Esra sighs]
- [gasps]
- Read it out loud, then!
"My dear Naim,
we have your granddaughter."
"The police must not be informed."
"Go alone to the warehouse which
you have given to your British friends."
"Leave 100 gold coins."
"If you do as we say, your granddaughter
will be home by evening."
"But if you double-cross us,
- she will pay the price."
- [sighs]
[Naim] I will telephone Reşat.
I'm sure he'll be able
to investigate this.
You mustn't. Leyla's life will be at risk.
To get her back safely is our priority.
- [seagulls calling]
- [ship's horn blaring]
[birdsong]
[keys jingling]
[sighs deeply]
[vehicle approaching]
[vehicle draws up]
Are you sure you want to do this yourself?
I'm the best marksman I know.
Weapons, logistics, manpower.
You'll have whatever you need.
But I want this finished in three days.
[Halit] Where?
At his home in Akaretler?
It needs to happen at the Pera Palace.
I want everyone to see it.
[ship's horn blaring]
Do you want something to eat?
Yes, but I'll wait for my mum.
She promised to take me for cake.
[door opens]
- Mummy!
- Come here!
- How have you been?
- Bored.
Sonya wouldn't let me out of the room
the whole time.
That was all part of the game.
You had to be hiding.
Can you take me for cake now, please?
We will go, but first,
Mummy's got just one more thing to do.
- And then cake for sure.
- Can we still go where you said?
Markiz is the best for cake, isn't it?
That's right, we can go to Markiz
and have cake.
We've got the whole evening. I promise.
Can you watch her a little longer?
I'd be glad to, ma'am. It's a pleasure.
All right, then.
[door closes]
[Ahmet sighs] Why?
[sighs] Why?
Oh, why me?
[panting]
[grunts] Oh!
[sighs]
[groans]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[Esra] Please.
Please. It's important I talk to him.
He does know me.
[sighs]
[baby crying]
Cevat, sir.
Madam Peride. How can I help?
Would Mustafa Kemal
be able to speak to me, please, officer?
I've got something very important
to say to him.
[sighs] The General's not seeing anybody
because he's unwell.
- What do you mean? What's the matter?
- It's influenza.
- It's most very contagious.
- What does that mean? How bad is it?
Don't worry. The Paşa came down
with it last year as well,
- so it's milder this year.
- [sighs]
Although, to stop spreading it to others,
he's in isolation.
But can I leave a note for him?
- [sighs]
- [gasps]
Sir. Madam Peride is here.
She's written you a note.
Saying what?
It's in Latin script, but, uh
I can't make out which language it is.
[chuckles]
It's Turkish.
THEY ARE PLANNING
TO ASSASSINATE YOU IN THREE DAYS.
BE CAREFUL. STAY AWAY FROM THE PERA PALACE.
- P.
[muffled cries]
Sonya! What's happened?
- [wails]
- What's happened? Where's Leyla?
- They took her. I couldn't stop him.
- Him?
[sobbing] That British officer.
He's waiting for you at the Pera Palace.
[sobbing]
Welcome. Welcome, Madam Peride.
Madam.
What kind of people are you?
What do you want with a little child?
She's just a girl. I'll kill you.
- [Halit] Control yourself!
- I'll kill you!
Control yourself.
It won't do you any good if these people
here know what's going on.
Just sit down.
What do you want?
It's no secret
that you and Mustafa Kemal are close.
So it's only fitting that you honour
your dear friend
and throw him a party
here at the Pera Palace.
Invite the Istanbul upper crust
to fête the old boy.
Sing his praises.
Make it a night he'll never forget.
And why would I do that?
Because if Mustafa Kemal
is not at the Pera Palace by Tuesday,
you cannot imagine
what will happen to that little girl.
You have three days, Miss Peride.
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- [cicadas chirping]
- [dogs barking]
[horses approaching]
[whinnying]
- [horse snorts]
- It's over there.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome, sir.
- [horse neighs]
- [carriage departs]
[sighs]
[door creaks]
[gasps softly]
Anyone home?
[loud clattering]
[sighs]
[fire crackling]
[wolf howling]
[sighs]
[sighs]
MARKET 413
FRIDAY 411
[gasps]
- [man] Get your hands off.
- [shotgun pumps]
Who the hell are you?
Do you have a death wish or something?
Dimitri, is it?
I need to ask you a few things
about the, uh
Pera Palace Hotel.
[breathing shakily]
[clattering]
Forget what just happened.
[Halit sighs]
If you dare report this to the police
I assure you, you will lose.
What? You wanna kill me as well?
[breathing shakily]
If you know what's good for you,
tell me the truth.
Fahrettin and you were up to something.
Tell me now.
My sister Belkıs,
she's really messed up.
Um, she and Fahrettin had, well
They had a bit had a bit of an affair.
She regrets it, of course.
But Fahrettin wouldn't leave her alone.
And then he started blackmailing her.
Part of the reason I'm working here
was to try and find the bastard.
But when he suddenly disappeared,
I thought he might be hiding in this room.
When you came in, I was trying to get him
to stop the blackmail.
But he wouldn't listen to reason.
[birdsong]
[Ahmet] Why aren't we going
to the Pera Palace?
Isn't that where the portal is?
[Dimitri] The gate you want
cannot be reached from the hotel.
The path starts here.
[Ahmet] I have more questions for you.
Peride wrote down what you told her.
"Those who go do not return,
and if they do, no good comes of it."
What does that mean?
[Dimitri giggles]
[Ahmet] Wait, please.
Just tell me about the portal
before we get there.
Is it true it can take you
to any time you want?
That's incredible.
You should see
it with your own eyes first.
I'll explain afterwards.
[grunts]
[Ahmet] Is this it? Hm?
What? Not scared, are you?
[giggles]
- [sighs] No.
- There it is, then. The portal.
[sniffs and sighs]
What are you waiting for, then?
- [Dimitri grunts]
- [Ahmet screams]
As if I'd ever tell you about the portal!
You fool.
[in Greek] Go to hell.
[scoffs]
[grunts]
[mutters in Greek]
[chuckles and mutters in Greek]
I really hope I don't have
to warn you again.
[door closes]
[door opens]
[gasping]
[sobbing]
Madam Peride, what's the matter?
It'll be all right.
Oh [breathing shakily]
[traders shouting]
[man 1] Fresh avocadoes! Fresh today!
- [woman 1] I need you to help me.
- [man 1] Tomatoes!
Come and get your fresh, fresh fruit!
[woman 1] Okay.
[man 1] Hey, hey! Hey, come back!
[woman 1] I'd like tomatoes
[child shouting]
[man 2 yelling]
[woman 1] Come back right now!
[man 1] Melons!
Eggplant!
[man 3] That area's clear.
[car horn honks]
ROOMS 408 - 411
[panting]
[Esra grunts]
[door closes]
Ahmet? Ahmet?
[gasping]
Ahmet, we're in the shit.
We're really in the shit now.
Fahrettin's gone.
Halit killed him in front of my eyes.
To get away from him,
I had to lie through my teeth.
He's a psychopath.
Just before he died,
Fahrettin said something
about a man called Osman.
He's his partner.
Maybe he knows about something.
He's also Halit's big brother.
[Sonya] Mr Halit?
Do you know whose room this is?
Ahmet, are you all right?
Yes, it's a friend of Madam Peride's.
He's a private detective.
Say something, Ahmet.
Ahmet!
[water running]
[sighs]
Oh!
Ahmet, where the hell are you
at this time of the day?
[groans]
[sighs]
- I FOUND DIMITRI. I'M GOING THERE.
- AHME
[sighs]
[sighs]
[grunts]
[squeaking]
[hollow thumping]
[grunts]
[chittering and squeaking]
[sighs]
[steps echoing]
[water running]
[shudders]
Phew.
Help! Somebody!
- Help!
- [gasps] Ahmet!
[gasping]
[sighs]
[whimpers]
[gasps] Shit!
[band playing up-tempo jazz]
I wasn't expecting you
to come to work tonight.
Why not?
[band playing lively jazz]
Peride. What are you doing in this place?
And what are you wearing?
Have you lost your mind?
- Come on, we're leaving.
- Hey, what are you doing?
Why are you always hanging around?
Give me a break.
Hey! Hey!
Somebody help! Hey!
Somebody help! Someone!
[sighs]
[coughs]
[strains]
[grunts]
[groans]
[coughing]
[groans]
[yells]
[yelling]
- [yells fading]
- [hooves clopping]
[people laughing and talking]
[band playing up-tempo jazz]
You having the whole bottle
all by yourself?
Thanks very much.
[sighs]
Ugh.
[Halit] Easy does it.
That's not champagne you're knocking back.
Support yourself. You're on your own now.
That's what my father said
when he kicked me out.
People who are alone like us
understand each other.
You don't have family either, do you?
Well, I did have once.
Do you not see them any more?
They're far too narrow-minded.
Similar to your household, it seems to me.
[sighs]
Why were you at the Pera Palace earlier?
You were following me?
- What did you do in that detective's room?
- Nothing.
Ahmet, well
He's like a brother to me.
You know how you connect with some people,
even though you've only just met them?
Ahmet is like that for me.
Maybe, I don't know, I need a big brother.
The love a brother can give you.
Ahmet's nice.
Does your brother ever come here?
Osman's his name, right?
Fahrettin told me about him.
Or do you not see each other?
You're far too curious.
- Shall we have a bet, then?
- [scoffs]
Betting against me?
Only imprudent people
play games like that.
Let's be imprudent people. Have fun.
We're allowed to have fun, aren't we?
But you're worried I'll beat you,
aren't you?
[band playing slow jazz]
[slurring] You behave like you're
one thing, but you're actually another.
Bit like
Uh Bit like On the outside,
a bit like Humphrey Bogart,
but it's like the person inside's
more Robin Williams
when you go a bit deeper, yes?
Who are they?
Humphrey Bogart, the actor.
[gasps] The bloke in Casablanca.
You know who I'm talking about.
Both of you have bars, right?
Casablanca, never been.
Huh?
Never been to Casablanca.
[snorts] Hm!
I only ever got to Canakkale.
That was in the war.
I didn't grow up on easy street
in a big mansion like you, little miss.
[laughs]
So, where did you grow up, then?
What does it matter?
I've buried my past.
I only think about the future.
[chuckles]
[gasps] Huh?
I'll take you to your room. It's late.
[cicadas chirping]
[Esra] I keep tripping over my own feet.
[laughs]
[Halit] I told you. That's what happens
when you drink the whole decanter.
[Esra] I don't feel like I did
when I was sitting in that chair.
But I can walk by myself.
[gasps]
Who would believe that you are a murderer?
[sighs]
What would your family think of that?
Just a few feet of water
separate Pera and Sütlüce, you know.
But they are different worlds.
Killing a traitor
means something else over there.
[Esra gasps]
Are you all right?
[door closes]
[rustling]
[sighs]
How the hell did I get here?
I was asleep. I didn't hear you come in.
[gasps] Sütlüce. Sütlüce, he said.
I I 've got to go to Sütlüce.
I wouldn't go there if I was you.
[sighs] I need to find someone.
[groans] How do I get there?
Looking like that?
You can't.
[traders shouting]
[men laughing and talking]
Excuse me. Do you know where Osman lives?
- Which Osman do you mean?
- Um
Do you know Halit? He's Halit's brother.
Halit's big brother Osman.
Yeah. The infidel Halit, you mean.
He lives up there on the left.
Thank you.
[rooster crowing]
[crows cawing]
Hello. I'm looking for Osman?
What do you want with Osman?
Fahrettin sent me. Tell him that.
Mehmet. Somebody for your dad.
Well, it's a long time
since I heard from my brother.
But he's been very busy, I know.
Allah forgive his sins.
Fahrettin told me about you
before he died.
Said you were partners, I should find you.
He told me about you, too.
Apparently, your father
is a very important man.
Also deals closely with the infidels.
[woman] Husband.
- Uh
- What is it?
Your brother's here.
- Halit?
- Mm-hm.
I thought you didn't see each other.
It's been years
since he last set foot in here.
Why not see what he wants?
You mustn't tell him that I'm here.
[birdsong]
Get back inside.
Why are you here?
Mehmet's grown so much.
A big brother soon, huh?
You haven't knocked
on our door for two years.
You've remembered us now, then?
I heard you weren't doing so well.
I'm doing all right, thanks.
Why do you care?
[sighs]
If you're short [sighs]
want some work?
I'd rather have you kill me
than take your dirty money.
Understand?
Think of your children.
[scoffs]
Don't worry about them.
If they practise truth
and they abide by the law,
and they don't sell their souls
to the infidels, that's enough.
Now, leave us.
Well, you know where to find me.
Do you know what Fahrettin was going
to tell me about the assassination plot?
[sighs]
[chuckles]
What can you tell me?
Huh?
Fahrettin told me about Halit's keeper,
the infidel George
who's been smuggling ammunition.
The one who's arranging the warehouse for
that ammunition is your esteemed father.
That's what Fahrettin wanted
to talk to you about.
Anyway, I'll get to the point.
Tell me where that warehouse is,
and I'll tell you everything that I can
about the murder plot.
Huh?
[water dripping]
Oh, Ahmet.
How could you be so stupid?
Have you learned noithing
in all your years?
[squeaking]
And you pretend to know
all about the Pera Palace.
[sighs]
Where are you, Ahmet? [groans]
[sighs]
Ugh.
[sighs]
You were right, Reşat.
When my father kicked me out of the house
suddenly, something changed.
It's like I'm possessed, or something.
Feels like a voice in my head saying you
have to say or be something you're not.
It's like Peride's gone,
and I'm someone else now.
Oh my God! But
what are you saying, Peride?
I didn't know who to turn to, Reşat.
But I'm not feeling myself.
I can't go back home.
I can't apologise enough.
Can you forgive me?
Well, you did the right thing
coming to me.
And I will take care of everything.
I promise you.
How can I forgive a child of mine
who's insulted me, Reşat, huh?
Do you realise what you're asking me?
You were right to feel
offended by her, sir.
However
Peride's ill.
I'm afraid she's quite sick.
Sick how?
What's wrong, Reşat?
[sighs]
It's a mental condition.
Do you mean she's gone mad?
Please let's put it in a different form.
However, I have
no other explanation for you.
Just what I didn't need.
We will be the laughing stock of Istanbul.
But it's not her fault.
And she has to have treatment, Naim, sir.
All the best available treatment,
and fast.
[Naim] Thank God Reşat told us about it.
That has saved us from greater dishonour.
I'll call a doctor
first thing tomorrow, daughter.
He will examine you thoroughly.
The Swiss have the best clinics, they
tell me, to treat derangement like yours.
If a doctor sees fit,
I'll send you to one there.
Should anyone ask,
our Peride is doing the European tour.
You'll sweep away the crazy one.
That's good.
Peride.
[sighs]
It should never come to that.
It shouldn't.
I hope you're right. We'll see.
We'll see.
You'll recover, Peride.
I will pray every day for your health.
[Esra sighs]
Mummy, why are they saying you're mad?
[sighs] It's not the first time
it's been said.
What is mad?
[sighs] Well
They call someone mad
who's not like others.
When you see what others can't,
do what others wouldn't,
and say what others daren't,
they call you mad.
That sounds just like you.
[chuckles] That's 'cause
I learnt from the best.
[band playing jazz]
[woman] It's just like heaven ♪
And ain't she ♪
[knocking]
[door opens]
Mr Halit?
Sonya, this is your room too?
I'm sorry, it's late. If I'd known,
I wouldn't have bothered you.
[chuckles] You're not bothering me.
Is Peride not here, then?
She didn't come to the Garden Bar tonight.
She went home.
[scoffs]
So, she couldn't stand
on her own two feet.
Oh, and I couldn't believe ♪
Heaven ♪
- [cicadas chirping]
- [dogs barking]
[lantern rattling]
[sighs]
Where is that warehouse, Naim?
Where is it?
[sighs]
[sighs heavily]
[gasps] Yeah, the Pera Palace Ho
The Pera Palace Hotel,
could you please put me through?
That's fine, I can wait.
Yes, hello. It's Peride.
Is Mr Ahmet there?
Yeah, yeah, Ahmet the detective.
Okay, thank you, sir.
[gasps] Is Sonya around, then?
Leyla! Leyla!
[gasping] Leyla!
- [Naim] What's going on?
- Leyla!
- Peride, what's wrong, madam?
- Leyla's gone!
- Leyla's gone!
- What's all this commotion?
- What's going on?
- I woke up, she wasn't in her bed.
She's not in the garden, I can't find her!
- What are you talking about?
- [gasps]
Leyla!
A house with four women, and you can't
look after one small child, huh?
Look at you, just sitting there!
Why are you picking on us
when she's the main offender?
They sleep in the same room,
but she's oblivious.
Halime, you know the state that she's in.
Leyla is all of your responsibility.
This is not like her.
Where would she have gone to?
Well, the apple doesn't fall
far from the tree, does it?
Maybe the Pera Palace?
[Marika] Master Naim!
Someone pushed this under the door.
I found it lying on the doormat.
What?
What does it say?
Well?
Leyla's been kidnapped.
- [Esra] What? By whom?
- [all gasp]
- I told you so!
- Oh, my heart!
What else does it say?
Here, have a look.
[whimpers]
- I think I'm gonna faint.
- Give it to me.
[Esra sighs]
- [gasps]
- Read it out loud, then!
"My dear Naim,
we have your granddaughter."
"The police must not be informed."
"Go alone to the warehouse which
you have given to your British friends."
"Leave 100 gold coins."
"If you do as we say, your granddaughter
will be home by evening."
"But if you double-cross us,
- she will pay the price."
- [sighs]
[Naim] I will telephone Reşat.
I'm sure he'll be able
to investigate this.
You mustn't. Leyla's life will be at risk.
To get her back safely is our priority.
- [seagulls calling]
- [ship's horn blaring]
[birdsong]
[keys jingling]
[sighs deeply]
[vehicle approaching]
[vehicle draws up]
Are you sure you want to do this yourself?
I'm the best marksman I know.
Weapons, logistics, manpower.
You'll have whatever you need.
But I want this finished in three days.
[Halit] Where?
At his home in Akaretler?
It needs to happen at the Pera Palace.
I want everyone to see it.
[ship's horn blaring]
Do you want something to eat?
Yes, but I'll wait for my mum.
She promised to take me for cake.
[door opens]
- Mummy!
- Come here!
- How have you been?
- Bored.
Sonya wouldn't let me out of the room
the whole time.
That was all part of the game.
You had to be hiding.
Can you take me for cake now, please?
We will go, but first,
Mummy's got just one more thing to do.
- And then cake for sure.
- Can we still go where you said?
Markiz is the best for cake, isn't it?
That's right, we can go to Markiz
and have cake.
We've got the whole evening. I promise.
Can you watch her a little longer?
I'd be glad to, ma'am. It's a pleasure.
All right, then.
[door closes]
[Ahmet sighs] Why?
[sighs] Why?
Oh, why me?
[panting]
[grunts] Oh!
[sighs]
[groans]
[sighs]
[sighs]
[Esra] Please.
Please. It's important I talk to him.
He does know me.
[sighs]
[baby crying]
Cevat, sir.
Madam Peride. How can I help?
Would Mustafa Kemal
be able to speak to me, please, officer?
I've got something very important
to say to him.
[sighs] The General's not seeing anybody
because he's unwell.
- What do you mean? What's the matter?
- It's influenza.
- It's most very contagious.
- What does that mean? How bad is it?
Don't worry. The Paşa came down
with it last year as well,
- so it's milder this year.
- [sighs]
Although, to stop spreading it to others,
he's in isolation.
But can I leave a note for him?
- [sighs]
- [gasps]
Sir. Madam Peride is here.
She's written you a note.
Saying what?
It's in Latin script, but, uh
I can't make out which language it is.
[chuckles]
It's Turkish.
THEY ARE PLANNING
TO ASSASSINATE YOU IN THREE DAYS.
BE CAREFUL. STAY AWAY FROM THE PERA PALACE.
- P.
[muffled cries]
Sonya! What's happened?
- [wails]
- What's happened? Where's Leyla?
- They took her. I couldn't stop him.
- Him?
[sobbing] That British officer.
He's waiting for you at the Pera Palace.
[sobbing]
Welcome. Welcome, Madam Peride.
Madam.
What kind of people are you?
What do you want with a little child?
She's just a girl. I'll kill you.
- [Halit] Control yourself!
- I'll kill you!
Control yourself.
It won't do you any good if these people
here know what's going on.
Just sit down.
What do you want?
It's no secret
that you and Mustafa Kemal are close.
So it's only fitting that you honour
your dear friend
and throw him a party
here at the Pera Palace.
Invite the Istanbul upper crust
to fête the old boy.
Sing his praises.
Make it a night he'll never forget.
And why would I do that?
Because if Mustafa Kemal
is not at the Pera Palace by Tuesday,
you cannot imagine
what will happen to that little girl.
You have three days, Miss Peride.