Hot Skull (2022) s01e05 Episode Script

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A NETFLIX SERIES
The dawn is here. The scorpion is dead.
Murat!
I can help you, Murat.
You'll be okay.
I'll heal you.
Hey, Murat!
Murat.
Murat.
You're hiding here? Why?!
Okay!
What're you laughing for?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
Come on, come on, come on, come on!
What are you laughing at,
you son of a bitch?!
Why are your laughing?!
Easy now, champ.
His latest creation.
We've all been hooked.
A drug that turns pain into pleasure.
I recommend it.
Also, hitting someone who takes
pleasure from it is kind of pointless.
I guess you two have
some catching up to do.
So, I suggest
that you try not to make a scene.
Come on, let's drink.
Whoo!
Whoo!
Those from the same drug?
Some of them.
So where are we?
Stop asking questions.
I'll hurt tomorrow.
Your head still been heating up?
We grieved you when you left us.
Why?
Why didn't you find me?
You are my biggest accomplishment in life.
You entered my paradise.
You opened that box too.
And you kicked in
that cat's face, didn't you?
Oh, I wanna hear you say it first.
Why'd you come?
Because of the gift
you cursed me with, asshole.
What do you think?
Cursed?
What is it, Murat?
Fazıl, wait.
One of your units sent
an access request to our IT department.
Two files with high-level security.
Which files?
Project X.
They wanted the files on two people.
Özgür Çağlar and Murat Siyavuş.
We wanted your authorization
before releasing this information.
Understood.
This has to be
because I ordered an investigation.
That's what this is probably about.
I'll speak with the requesting personnel.
Anton Tarakçı.
- Sure.
- Here.
Hm.
It's nice to see
that despite your workload,
you still find the time
for this research.
I'm sure the council
will appreciate it as well.
Thank you.
Good luck with your awards.
Wakey, wakey, wakey, wakey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey! Yo.
Tell me the whole story
from the beginning.
Hey.
I said you have to tell me everything.
I don't remember a single fucking thing.
I have some notes here.
Where are they?
Here, I have my notes here.
Hot Skull!
Hot Skull!
Dude!
Murat, do you have any idea
how proud I am of myself?
To have created a person immune to a virus
that has devastated civilization
It makes me wanna fucking cry!
It's good to see you again.
Good to see you.
Oh, I've missed you.
Come on, get up. I'll show you around.
So, you found Özgür.
Now's not the best time for this,
but don't forget our deal, please.
Really. Plus 1 needs you.
Yesterday, you said your head was a curse
No, no. Please don't worry. I mean
I guess I'm still in shock.
Well, I'm leaving.
How can we stay in touch?
We'll contact you.
Welcome to the engine room
of my paradise, monsieur.
Tell me, what do you do?
You go into quarantine zones?
What's that supposed to mean?
I meant your skull heating up.
How do you do that?
Jabbering recordings.
I mean, I had.
And you've tried?
Hundreds.
Dude, are you fucking serious right now?
You've tried it hundreds of times,
but you're still here,
able to talk rationally?
Jesus fucking Christ!
Murat, I should get a Nobel Prize!
So, does it just heat up? That it?
Increased daydreaming
- Neurological activity
- Wow.
Epileptic seizures, hallucinations,
and synesthetic attacks.
- Everything.
- Wow!
What a fucking skull!
A real masterpiece!
A masterpiece? Fuck you!
Are you an idiot? Hm?
Dude, are you nuts?
It's hyper-super-duper good!
Thousands of people out there would
give their asses to have what you have.
This is freaking fantastic!
Hyper-super-duper good!
- Okay, I'll ask you this, then.
- Shoot.
You see someone immune
to jabbering walking down the street
- Of course!
- Don't cut me off!
Aww.
Answer me as a scientist.
What would you do?
Uh, I'd like to examine him.
You're the AEI. What would you do?
If I stay like this,
I'll end up as a lab rat at some point.
I'm no use to anyone.
I can't take it anymore.
I want to be normal.
- Me too. Me too.
- I want to disappear, Özgür.
Can you do it again?
What you did to my head?
- I want you go back to normal!
- Murat!
You're killing the buzz.
Özgür, fix my head!
What is it?
It's squeaky clean.
Nothing on the footage
from the parking lot.
Any updates on Murat Siyavuş?
I'm waiting to hear back
from the sixth zone.
I opened an inquiry.
And Anton?
What about him?
I could
No.
No?
Anton has requested access
to the Project X file.
Suat knows about it.
We must avoid anything
that raises suspicion.
Look into this address.
It's in the quarantine zone.
How did this happen?
I don't know, sir.
No one does.
She started jabbering
right after she was at my house
and found out everything.
Fazıl put Canan on my tail.
I won't be coming back, Serhat.
I have no idea how much they know.
I have to leave. For my family.
Well, if you're out, then I'm out too.
No, you must stay inside.
I'll need your help.
I left something with Şenel.
We'll go there first,
then you and I will have
a little operation of our own.
Well, these were just delivered.
They're new.
That one, plus those over there.
It's post-apocalyptic collecting.
- You must have heard of it.
- I haven't. Can we get back to the point?
Come on.
For old times' sake, come on.
What did you do to me, Özgür?
What was the treatment algorithm?
The formula, the method.
Give me a clue, dammit!
Now
Murat, how would I remember that?
It's been years.
Besides, all the work
was destroyed in the fire.
Can't you just recreate it?
After all, it's your formula.
What was your point of origin?
What was the main idea?
You intervened with Wernicke.
The same with Behzat, what else?
All right, calm down!
You want to reset your head, I get it.
Maybe playing a little basketball
might jog my memory.
So, you want
to play a game, Özgür? Huh?
It wasn't enough for you,
all those puzzles and labyrinths?
This is life itself, not a game, baby.
Take it, come on.
- Huh?
- Özgür.
- Whoop!
- Özgür, gimme that.
Give it!
Here.
All right, let's even the odds.
Ahhh!
If I win, you have to help me.
Whoo!
Now we're talking!
Walk me through it again.
You're saying that
she started jabbering near your place?
No. Probably somewhere nearby the AEI.
Could this be traced back to you?
I need a cigarette.
Don't let this get to you.
As long as you're still alive,
there's still hope.
İrfan had some news.
In the sixth zone, someone's seen Murat.
You leaving?
Yeah. İrfan left something
for Major Çetin.
I need to get that from him.
Hey. Don't make that face.
Those guys isolated themselves
and established some kind of order.
Is life running the way
it should inside those walls? It is.
Did they ditch the headphones? Yes.
Period.
At what cost?
Well, fine, regardless of whether
you approve of their methods or not,
give credit where it's due, Anton.
Armutlu's methods were effective.
Commander
My family depends on me
to fight for them every day.
That means I can't give up hope just yet.
And it means I can't go around
killing everyone who starts jabbering.
- You understand me?
- Brother
If the world were as conscientious as you,
we would all be in a much better place.
Everyone talks about Armutlu
like it's some kind of urban legend,
but is it all true?
Fully autonomous and everything?
How would the AEI let that happen?
Someday, when the shit hits the fan,
all those AEI executives
will need a safe place to hide in.
That place is Armutlu.
Your guy Anton?
He's living at the address
you gave me in the quarantine zone.
- But that's not the best part.
- Keep going.
Anton's leash.
I brought all of them.
ARDS PATIENT TRANSPOR
What is it? You feeling it?
Nothing yet.
Um Mom?
- Shh, easy, easy.
- Hello?
Hel looo?
You have to swear
that you will see yourself clearly.
Shhhh
Shh.
Shh. Shh.
Where have you been?
Murat and I found Özgür.
Özgür Çağlar is alive.
Wow. And?
They have this unbelievable connection.
They have all these games and puzzles.
That man gave us hell.
And Murat solved the most difficult
puzzles I've ever seen.
Özgür's got this great apartment.
- And he never even sees anybody.
- Calm down!
I don't know what you're talking about.
What did he want from Özgür?
Did you figure that out?
Well, I think he needs
our help with his condition.
Oh, you think so?
Did they say so?
Are they going to help us?
No.
Well, Murat agreed to help us before,
but we didn't get to talk about that
because of the rush.
And I can't say anything about Özgür.
I can't predict what he'll do.
That's just great.
Another unpredictable one.
A level six jabberer is almost here,
and we have no idea what to do.
The rally's almost here,
and we don't know if we can make it work.
The Hawk Wing
is just causing more trouble.
So, yeah, we're doing great.
It was my fault that Derya jabbered.
I thought I could reverse her condition.
That's why I looked for you.
You could help me, so why not her?
Then one night,
I heard noises in the living room.
I ran in.
She was on the treadmill.
Blood gushing out of her wrists.
Looking at me.
She smiled.
I was powerless.
So, Özgür
If you were alive,
why didn't you reach out to me?
Couldn't do it.
Wasn't possible.
Why not?
That dickhead Fazıl.
Fazıl? Why?
After the contagion spread in Kocaeli,
Fazıl had a report fabricated.
He wanted me to sign it.
I read it. It was bullshit.
It claimed that jabberers were
communicating among each other
and conspiring to take power.
It was complete bullshit.
Just a pretext for the slaughter.
Told him to go fuck himself,
then I kicked him out of the lab.
I was beyond his reach,
which fired him up even more.
Then without any scientific basis,
they demolished Kocaeli.
And you know
thousands of people were killed.
But in the aftermath, everyone panicked.
No one guessed
they'd be able to seize power.
It was all chaotic.
And a new order was in power.
I spent every day in the lab,
busting my ass off.
Pumping chemicals into myself
to keep going and keep a clear head.
And trying to keep
your condition secret from everyone.
I opened a file and named it Patient X.
I started saving all the data in there.
Somehow, Fazıl heard we'd been working
on a high-level jabberer.
That night, he came.
You've always laughed at me.
After all the help you've had from me.
This team, all this equipment.
But then,
one time I ask you for something
and you won't do it.
Tell me what you need. I'm very busy.
Not anymore.
The AEI is turning to quarantine
and stricter security measures.
We're suspending
rehabilitation and research.
Who made that happen?
It was me.
Head of Marmara Region, Fazıl Eryılmaz.
Hand in the results of the research
on high-level jabberers.
Then make sure to clear your desk
and get the fuck out of here.
Those studies weren't conducted
so they could be treated
like garbage by jerks like you.
CASEBOOK
"Patient X was exposed to
the jabbering of a level six jabberer."
Patient X. Who's that?
Nothing. Too complicated to explain.
Get the fuck out of my lab now.
"Patient X is responding
to the Wernicke stimulant."
"With more research,
this treatment could even
pave the way for us to cure ARDS."
Whose lab have you been
using to conceal information?
You've been screwing me?
Where is this Patient X?!
Who's Patient X?
I dunno. Who is it, Fazıl?
I opened my eyes,
and the fire was huge.
Now, I barely made it out of there.
I spotted an assistant covered in burns,
just lying on the floor.
I took out my badge and put it on him.
I guess that was survival instinct,
but I'm not sure.
I died that night, Murat.
Here.
In this box,
I'm alive and dead at the same time.
Until someone finally
uncovers the lid and peeks inside.
Well, Patient X.
Despite all the struggles
and conflict in your name,
you still want to reset yourself?
I can't bear to have
this thing inside my head.
I want to be free.
And what about her?
I'm not sure.
Oh, Hot Skull.
- Fine.
- What's that mean?
I said fine.
Fine, I'll examine your head. All right?
Ah, but first
But first,
as two friends
who are now reunited after so long,
it's time to be party animals, Murat!
We need to keep an eye on those two.
It's all on there. Don't lose it.
Arif!
Murat found him. Özgür.
You're telling me he really found him?
I've been telling Murat
that since the beginning.
But he didn't believe me,
you know?
That's great news.
Whoa! Whoa!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
No, it's nothing, really. Trust me.
Nothing? Look at you! I mean
Some AEI agents stopped her.
They asked her if she was Plus 1
and wanted to see her ID.
They argued. Melisa responded.
But you said we should be peaceful.
There's your peace!
Take it easy, Arif.
We will press charges.
Charges. Charges, huh?
Want us to sign a petition? Hm?
Inside a scented envelope?
This has gone too far.
How about we take some action?
Prove to them that we can hit back.
They gotta pay
for what they've done to us.
If we do this,
they won't be able to ignore us anymore.
Arif, that is out of the question.
Melisa, let's get you
over to Viktor's hospital.
Şule, trust me. Please, I gotta get home.
Let's go, then.
Those animals.
I'm pretty sure
that guy's gonna pull something.
What's that?
Not sure.
Seems like a message in code.
Hm.
Another puzzle.
Any plans this evening?
Anton, İrfan.
İrfan, Anton.
My big brother loved his lighter.
He got the funeral he deserved.
You said someone's seen Murat recently.
She turns tricks around here.
She's seen him.
Is this the man you saw?
Yeah, I saw him.
At the hotel. And with a woman too.
Which hotel?
Can't mess with Maksut in this hood ♪
You know analog is my mood ♪
He seems to be dumbstruck ♪
High as a kite, that schmuck ♪
These are the rules of Maksudi ♪
We trip balls in Byzantium, baby ♪
Some semantic shifts are necessary ♪
The monkey went silent, come on, baby ♪
You're alone, but I'm us ♪
Aksaray is happiness ♪
And instant trip is what this is ♪
Chemical business ♪
Maksudi wears no headphones, yeah ♪
Rip off people to get high
I don't care ♪
Can't have tantuni without spice, yeah ♪
Aksaray, analog, transit, yeah ♪
The parachute will open
In three, two, one ♪
If Maksudi draws his gun, run ♪
I have a reputation to uphold, yo
I'll gun them down if I have to ♪
Hey, get out of there.
Hey, what'd you do, man?
Those tapes aren't easy to find,
you motherfucker!
Who the fuck are you?
Who do you think?
I'm looking for this man.
Last seen at your hotel.
The man's AEI, but he's on my turf!
This guy must have a death wish! Fucker!
Murat Siyavuş? Where is he?
I don't know any Murat Siya-fucker
or anyone like that. I don't know him!
Oh my God!
You broke the recording headpiece!
Look, you broke it, and for what?
Now what do I do?
Here's what's happening.
You tell me where Murat is,
and maybe I won't fuck you up.
- I'm gonna fuck you up!
- Easy now!
AEI! Put down your weapons!
- Put them down!
- Put your hands up!
Hands up! Hands up! Hands up!
Fazıl wants to see you.
Place your bets now!
Let's go! Let's go! Whoo!
All right! Come on!
Murat! Murat! Lemme tell you, Murat.
That pill we make
that turns pain into pleasure?
I'm tellin' you, everybody wants 'em!
Smash him! Whoa!
Whoa, wait.
So much firepower in such a small package!
Psst.
Give them a boost
so we can see some action.
Mmmwah.
We've always been cautious
about not stepping on
each other's toes in this zone.
They barged into your place
without permission,
so the Institution will compensate you.
You and your dad
have no need to worry about it.
See you around.
What's your deal?
Are you pursuing anything?
I'm a student.
School of psychology.
Psychology major?
So, what do you do in Plus 1? Huh?
You don't look like the type
who'd be handy with a gun.
The type?
I'm part of a science crew that's
hopefully going to find a cure one day.
We're trying to get Murat to join us.
Yeah, but Murat wants something else.
- What do you mean?
- Oh, you like to pretend.
You wanna play the fool.
Nice. I like that.
Well, we should wake up hot stuff, then,
so he doesn't rush into labyrinths
swarming with jabberers
just to look for you, huh?
He was afraid something
could happen to you.
Özgür was curious
to see if Murat would pick him or you.
You were a soldier at one point.
That's right.
Then you're familiar
with the chain of command, then.
You have a problem,
you go to your immediate superior,
and if they can't solve it, the next one.
I'm fully aware
that this request was not just
for permission to view the file.
I appreciate your effort, Anton.
You wanted to cover your ass.
But I gave you a very clear order.
Is that why you
brought me in here in such a hurry?
No.
You heard about Canan.
It's unfortunate she started jabbering.
It was unfortunate.
And suspicious.
I looked you up, Anton.
You were married.
You had a family.
Apparently you deleted
your wife and child from your file.
Normally, the sentence
for that kind of fraud is prison.
However, regarding this
Murat Siyavuş case,
you are the most informed man I have.
You've gotten closer than anyone else.
Just finish the job.
Find that Murat guy and bring him to me.
What do you want with that guy?
You reassigned the investigation to Canan.
Curiously, she started jabbering,
and now you want me to find him.
I bet it's not about a cure.
Really?
Are you asking the questions now, Anton?
I'm sorry.
Didn't you hear me ask you
why you've been living a secret life
with your jabbering wife and kid
in the quarantine zone?
Since we're showing our hands
Your wife and son are with us now.
If you want to be reunited with them,
you'll obey your orders now.
Just finish the job.
Bring me the Murat guy. Got it?
Oh, by the way, you have a new teammate.
You'll meet him. He'll find you.
I have a question.
Why
did you enter the maze that night?
Our drinks are spiked.
You know that, right?
Ivy and love.
Their origins
are actually the same. Did you know that?
Maybe, I don't know.
Now you know.
Oh
Fikret Mualla, him too.
Abidin Dino's Hands collection.
I want them so much,
but I can't find them.
They're not on the market,
so it's almost impossible.
So, last night
Oh, last night?
The three of us were a burning,
orgasmic, volcanic eruption.
You guys are shit.
Did you grow up in a monastery?
Because I heard last night
was fiery with passion.
Psst.
When do we start working?
It isn't as easy as it sounds, Murat.
You see, we need equipment.
In order to be able to peek
into your sweet head,
we need to find devices like an MRI,
and we have to set them up,
and the whole nine yards.
It's a lot of work, brother.
That means you've already started working?
Mm-hmm.
This lunatic is bugging me
about his condition.
I asked him to help me
solve the mysteries of it.
That's right.
Maybe we should use the MRI in our lab.
Oh, your lab.
That's cool.
However, it's not only an MRI we need.
We need a bunch of devices
to measure brainwaves.
So you don't need
to be concerned about that.
We've been gathering equipment
to research a cure.
Mm-hm?
We have a full lab
set up at the university.
Everyone is dying to share
the results thus far with Murat
because we want to hear his thoughts.
And if you worked with Viktor,
think of what you could do.
We don't like to get involved.
That's not something we do. Ever.
It's against our rules.
Let's go at night.
There'll be no one but Viktor there.
I'll make it happen.
He's discreet and can help
to operate the equipment.
You'll get along together.
Have you heard how North Korea
started jabbering as a nation?
Their leader, Kim Jong Yung-un
or whatever, uh
Well, he then goes on TV
and addresses the whole country.
Everyone is in front of their TVs,
millions of people gathered
in the squares,
jumbotrons and everything.
And the next minute, he starts jabbering.
No one realized he was jabbering at first.
Millions, all at once, start jabbering.
What are you talking about?
What are you on about now?
Korea.
- Özgür.
- Hm?
I risked my life to be here now.
I had to let my mother stay behind.
I had guns aimed at me.
I made it through all your games.
Can we please get to business?
Huh?
Do I need to beg
for your help on my knees?
We'll see.
This is your idea of friendship?
Hello, Anton.
I'm Haydar.
Where are they?
Where are you holding my family?
I wouldn't be so impulsive.
You kill me and you can kiss your wife
and son goodbye for good.
I'd lower your gun, step on it,
and get this over with.
Where to?
I'll tell you as we go.
We're leaving the premises. Stay on us.
See you next time.
Hey, keep moving. Move it. Go home.
Go, go, go, go.
What is it now?
We're searching the place.
- Oh, good heavens.
- Let's go.
Careful, careful.
Hey. Just ignore the plants, okay?
Murat escaped via the basement. Go.
Right away, sir.
Search the bathrooms
and the cabinets.
Make sure you don't miss anything.
These men are from the Bureau.
They could hurt Murat.
Listen.
I need to find Murat
before they come for him.
Please, if you know anything,
just tell me so I can help your son.
- Take her now.
- Is that necessary?
Fazıl's orders.
Uh, I need cigarettes, please.
Well, we we just had
the window fan repaired.
To avoid smells.
So, uh I guess that means
no need for any more air fresheners.
Red ones, green ones.
I don't put them up anymore.
Sezgin, you know, our security guy,
that boy is resourceful.
I suppose, in case you needed one.
Come on, let's go.
Emel said we should talk to you.
I'll take you to see the lab anyway.
Viktor is more than capable
of conducting the scans by himself.
Hot dogs?
We'll take two.
Two? All right. Two hot dogs.
Murat.
Murat, I think the Hawk Wing
is preparing an attack on the AEI.
I found a coded message.
It could be about
the activity they're planning.
What message?
Here.
If
Why are we in the sixth zone?
You got intel?
There's a big team
turning the sixth zone upside down.
Someone fitting
the description of Murat Siyavuş
was seen around Karaköy. Over.
Hm.
Forty four.
Forty-four to H,
and the number next to it is maximum
Thirty-five
Fifty-eight.
It goes to fifty-eight.
Wait a minute.
P-L-L.
Page, line, letter.
A text, probably a book
used as a reference
to cypher this.
P8-L8-L6.
It's the eighth page,
eighth line, sixth letter.
Yeah, but which book?
Hey.
In half an hour, Karaköy,
entrance to Levo's old office.
I'm coming to pick you up.
We'll go to the lab.
Might wanna call Viktor.
Özgür is coming to pick us up.
- Where are they?
- Spotted in the area.
Then they left the place
where we'd last seen 'em.
Fan out.
Last night I was a little too chatty.
Been too long since I last lost control.
What do you mean, lost control?
That why you kissed me?
No, that's not what I meant.
Um
I meant that it was enjoyable
letting my hair down
and doing exactly as I felt.
If I didn't have this hot skull,
would you be into me?
Well
It is a positive attribute,
that's for sure.
Şule, there's something
I've been wanting to talk to you about.
You found Murat yet?
Haven't found anyone yet.
Let's go.
What's wrong? Why are we hiding?
What's that?
Red pine. It means danger.
I developed this
as part of a signal system.
Green means all clear.
Red means something's wrong.
It's not a coincidence?
This isn't just any red pine, Şule.
The same one I use with Sezgin.
Hey, hop in.
CAUTION!
A.R.D.S PATIEN
The place is a jabberer hive!
Murat you've already met.
Murat.
This is Özgür Çağlar.
Özgür.
We provide medical care
for the jabberers here.
The AEI does not consider them people.
Animals have their veterinarians,
but these patients don't?
With both of you working together,
I'm sure we can find a cure.
Let's go in.
Please.
Please. Please.
Would you go over
and talk to that girl? Hm?
I am now where
I've been dreaming of for years,
but at a junction.
Is it really possible to reset this head?
Maybe I'll have the answer
to this question very soon.
And maybe I'll be rid of this curse.
Anyone who knows my secret looks at me
like I'm some kind of miracle.
Humanity's only hope, a superhero.
Taking this hope away from them,
turning the switch off,
shutting off the lights
Is that really what I want?
There's growth in the X area.
Parieto-occipital activity is really low
on his low-frequency EEG.
There's a strange increase
in the plasticity of the brain's neurons.
Now, I know that we should wait
for the MRI reports,
but what I think
we should really start doing
is measuring his response to jabbering.
And I'd put a jabberer
together with him and see.
Wait a minute. I'm not your lab rat.
Come here.
You let me down once already.
I want to trust you. What did you see?
Can we reset it?
Can I go back to my old self?
I'm not sure if it's possible.
I mean, maybe. But I don't know.
- More research. Additional examinations
- Resetting your head? What do you mean?
It would mean
going back to normal.
Finally getting rid of this damn curse.
What are you saying?
There's hope,
but you want to get rid of it?
This is a miracle for humanity.
Şule
You're a liar, then.
There's no miracle cure, Şule.
Only a nightmare.
This whole thing is a nightmare
without a reason or a cure.
That's all it is.
It feels like I'm burning inside a prison.
He is here.
The jabberer is here. Let's go.
Come, Şule.
Take your headphones and follow me.
Your order's here.
He was a bitch to catch
and to transport, you know.
This guy cost me two of my men.
I gagged him, by the way.
Hey, I got other types of jabberers.
For a good price, if you want.
If you purchase as a group,
you get a discount.
Some other time.
I just want the guy I reserved.
Whatever.
Half headphones.
Lookie, lookie.
These are the men your guy had jabbering.
They were gone just like that.
I've never seen anything like it.
I put them on display as well.
A recycling thing.
How is this possible?
They're all docile.
'Cause of your jabberer.
All the other jabberers
quiet down when he's near.
I don't get it either.
Headphones on.
Oh shit!
Holy shit!
This isn't just a high-level jabberer.
It's Darth Vader.
Subtitle translation by: Doğa Uludağ