As the Crow Flies (2022) s03e04 Episode Script

1
- [bird chirping]
- [chicken clucking]
Put some more on there.
Um, no rice, I'm good.
- What's the matter?
- Uh, my stomach hurts.
[vehicle approaching]
[vehicle doors opening]
[doors closing]
POLICE
[tense music playing]
- [man] This better be good.
- [banging on door]
- [officer] Good morning.
- Hello, officer.
Does Ruhiye Demir live with you?
We're from the cyber crimes unit.
[man] She's here.
[officer] We need to
take her down to the station.
Did you do something?
[officer 2] Sir, I'm afraid we need to
bring her in for questioning right away.
Of course.
[music intensifies]
[woman] Oh no
AS THE CROW FLIES
[light tense music playing]
Great, thank you.
Lale Kiran?
I, uh
Ruhiye Demir?
Yep.
Why did you post it?
Ruhiye, dear
How did you hear about it?
Hear about what?
The cyber crimes unit
told us you're the admin of Rolling.
You have control of the page, right?
Come on.
Let's see what you've posted.
[reading] "The TV world's full of
scandals and dirty little secrets,
be honest, you want in."
"So subscribe and I'll open
the doors of this filthy world."
Pretty punchy headline. I'll read the
next paragraph, see if you remember.
"To all my nasty little followers,
get ready for the juiciest smut,
the best kind of filth, and bad behavior."
"Keep your eyes on my feed."
"Everyone online's seen the video
where Emre is leaving the hotel with Lale,
it's pretty boring, I know,
that's just the beginning,
'cause those two got naughty that night
and made quite a bit of noise."
"It was a pretty wild evening.
I'm serious, y'all. You have no idea."
"And the best part?"
"All that wild, hardcore action
was caught on video!"
"Yeah, you heard me right."
"Brace yourselves for
the footage of these two horn dogs,
it's going to be all over social media."
"Check it out."
- "Feast your eyes on
- [sobbing]
the nasty little fantasies of the woman
you loved all these years."
"Enjoy, y'all. Check it out.
Hit 'like' and share, too."
"Rolling forever."
[sobbing]
Why'd you do it?
Ruhiye, why'd you make this post?
- [sobbing]
- [Lale] Come on, just tell us.
- I just wanted the
- Wanted what?
More followers! And posts like that
always get them, you know?
Maybe it could've gotten me some ads.
A chance to make real money.
[sobbing] You know, ma'am,
I'm actually a huge fan of yours.
I watch your show.
[sobbing]
Calm down, all right.
Just, please stop crying.
Look, c'mon, let's just
start with who you are. Okay?
Tell us about yourself.
Well, I, uh
I go to couture school.
For, um, design.
[inhales]
Why're you posting that stuff?
All of it makes sense.
I understand.
You lied.
You posted a big lie, didn't you?
I did. [sniffling]
[emotional piano music playing]
But I don't know anybody. It's true.
So, I really don't know
anything more about this.
People just believe things.
And they say
[sighs]
[sobbing] I feel so bad,
I'm really sorry, ma'am. I feel terrible.
[continues sobbing]
[police car siren chirps]
[sighs] What do we do?
I'm not sure.
Should we press charges for the post?
You really wanna
press charges against that girl?
[birds chirping]
[footsteps approaching]
Mila?
Morning, honey.
Where you going?
Hey.
[kisses] Good morning, sweetheart.
Come here.
Okay?
Come on, honey.
Why don't you sit down with me?
Here, sweetheart.
[Lale sighs]
Are you mad at me or something?
No, I'm [inhales]
It's not that, I
Um, I know it's not your fault.
But, uh
But what?
I'm embarrassed.
You're embarrassed?
Why are you embarrassed, sweetheart?
There's nothing to be embarrassed about.
It's nothing, all right?
Hear me?
It's just one more lie
on social media, try not to worry.
Kids at school are talking.
What are they saying?
Weird stuff, I don't get it
What, honey?
They said you
Tell me, sweetie.
Go on.
Some said they saw your underwear.
[Lale chuckles]
Then they must know
what color it was, don't they?
I'm not sure.
You see, sweetie?
They
made all of this up, it's stupid.
I know, baby.
I know you didn't do anything.
Mm-hm.
They know it too, honey.
Go back to school and ask about it.
Just ask them, "If you guys really saw
it, what color was my mom's underwear?"
They know it's all made up, I promise you.
Uh, but, the thing is,
they find it more entertaining
to pretend like I'm that in real life.
They're just acting like it's real, okay?
But it's mean. It's bullying.
You know that, right, honey?
Come on.
Let's hit the kitchen.
Do you want an omelette?
How about it?
[Lale chuckles, kisses]
Love you. [kisses]
All right. Let's go.
Seriously, that's what happened?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
She was trying to make some money,
and she wanted more followers,
so she set up this gossip account.
She's young, too.
I mean, older than you
But you can't
You can't blame her.
I don't think I'm gonna press charges.
What do you mean, Mom?
You're really not gonna press charges?
Shouldn't she be punished, though?
Well, hon, I mean
I know she won't post like that anymore,
she was so ashamed.
Seriously?
I mean, I have a phone too, don't I?
Maybe I should post
a bunch of lies and gossip
about someone's mom.
No one'll do anything, right?
[sighs]
[tense music playing]
[sighs]
ASLI TUNA AND YUSUF TUNCA
THE OTHER SIDE
That they know where
the smear on Lale came from.
Some poor girl from the country.
They brought her in yesterday.
My contact told me.
Oh, wow.
Who could've seen that coming?
All right, we should, uh
we should get this on the show, c'mon.
We could get her live on the phone?
Oh no, um, I didn't
mean this as some kind of story.
I mean, it is one, but
Lale would have to sign off,
we'd need her approval.
You kidding?
Everyone's crazy over this.
You know it's a T
but you don't wanna cover it because
Aslı.
Look, we know Lale.
We used to work with her.
[sighing]
She's a human being,
I don't think
I need to remind you of that.
[inhales]
Don't do anything without my approval.
I'll call her. Hear me?
Fine.
Once more, for the last time.
Until we get Lale's permission,
I'm not gonna do it.
We'll get permission, I heard you.
[clicks tongue]
[Yusuf exhales]
You know, I
I was worried
it was you.
[emotional music playing]
I thought it would all come out
and we'd have to, um
we'd have to take the fall.
[sighs]
Well, you misjudged the situation.
Honestly, I thought it was you.
Seriously, Aslı?
You really thought it was me?
No.
I just said that
to mess with you a little.
Wait, why would you
You were messing
I don't get why you'd do that.
[inhales]
Just kidding around, Yusuf.
Come on, I can't just
have some fun and mess with you?
Sure.
Right, bye.
Yeah, bye.
[door closes]
Bora called, she says
you're pressing charges.
[exhales]
I had to do it.
Morning, guys.
Isn't it a little early for that?
[Kenan sighs]
[Gül] Okay, never mind.
So tonight, you're gonna
air with the truth.
The network thinks this
is our best approach.
[Lale chuckles]
[tense music playing]
All right, here.
I'll be sure to proof it soon.
Okay.
- Gül.
- See you two
I have to make the announcement tonight?
Why not Emre? Why me?
I'm not sure what you mean,
this is about your reputation.
Pardon?
Wait a minute.
[laughs]
So I guess that means I'm the filthy one?
Huh? Isn't this bad for Emre's reputation?
Oh, that's right, he can't go on air.
He's taking a break.
We should clear his name.
Look, Lale, it's
What is it?
Kenan, are you gonna say
it's different 'cause I'm a mother?
Are you gonna tell me
it's because I'm a woman?
How else could you possibly explain this?
Well
I think I've done my part in
in regards to this matter.
- Let me leave now.
- [Lale scoffs]
I'll let both of you
sort this out together.
Good luck.
[door closes]
Great.
Just my name has to be cleared.
- Me. Of course.
- Would you stop it, Lale?
[Lale] This is ridiculous.
- We had plans
- [Lale sighs]
Last night, I had to be with the girls.
I had to do it, okay?
Sure, you had to do it.
Fine.
- Talk to me, I'm all ears.
- What do you want me to say to you?
Why are you acting like this, Lale?
You're pushing me away for no good reason.
[emotional music playing]
I'm here for you. I'm not your enemy.
I'm not looking for friends
or enemies right now, Kenan.
Do you hear me?
Right now, I really just need to be alone.
Is that asking too much?
You have no idea what it's like to be
- on my own in the middle of
- Then be alone, okay? Be alone!
As for the meeting, I won't go.
I'll leave you alone, okay.
[Lale] Wait a minute, just hold on!
- I'm not going to the meeting.
- Then skip it, I'm serious.
Okay.
Because I don't wanna do this.
Because it's not like I asked
for my reputation to be tarnished.
You understand me?
Please, just once, prove that you do!
[tense music playing]
[narrator] The crown is heavy.
And people forget
that burden is carried alone.
The crown sits on one single head.
And attacks are relentless.
In the wild, a lion has to learn
to avoid other predators.
It will always do
whatever it takes to stay alive.
Sometimes that means
attacking those closest to it,
without holding back.
[music fades]
[girls laughing]
- [Melisa] Mommy, look!
- [kisses]
[Mila] Maybe I should post a bunch
of lies and gossip about someone's mom.
No one'll do anything, right?
[cell phone ringing]
[clicks tongue]
[busy tone]
- [Melisa] Mom, Mom, I'm gonna fall!
- [Lale] Whoa, whoa, whoa! [laughs]
There you go. Everybody okay?
- Yeah.
- Oof.
- All right.
- [Lale] Huh?
Geez, I feel wiped out.
[Lale] Oh.
Ugh, I can't do it.
- You're all sweaty. Hold on.
- I can't get this off.
- Ah.
- There.
[Melisa] So, what's gonna happen now, Mom?
[Lale] With what, sweetheart?
Well, I mean
what are you gonna do?
Cause you have to
say something live on the show, right?
Well, um, uh
whatever, uh, I say
will only make things worse.
It's an ugly situation.
I told you, it's all one
big lie anyway, right?
- Hear me?
- I don't get it.
What're you talking about?
You tell people that
you didn't do anything at all?
Of course not. [chuckles]
I, um
Hmm.
Because what they said
just isn't true, honey.
But what if it was?
If it was what?
What if it was true?
Is that what you mean?
Uh-huh.
Would you apologize
if the whole thing was true?
What do you mean? You think I should?
Did you do something bad or wrong?
Any thoughts?
Mom, Melisa has no idea what's going on.
- Papa doesn't want us to see it.
- Hey, I'm not a dummy. I know!
- Calm down. It's alright. Huh?
- Is it?
Does it have to do
with your job or something?
The problem isn't
exactly with my job, Melisa.
You said you talk about it at work.
- I told you. You know she doesn't get it.
- And what do you think about it?
Let's say you
found out that it was true, all of it.
You think that'd make me guilty?
I guess if everything they said
was really true
Well, I'd be pretty hurt too.
Yes!
Hey, using Mom's words against her.
If what you're doing hurt someone,
then it's really bad.
Would you stop joking about it?
What? I'm not joking about it,
you're the one doing that!
Hey, Mom, can we skate a little more?
- All right.
- [Melisa] Okay
[dramatic music playing]
[Melisa] Let's go. C'mon.
I have no idea what she's doing.
Believe me, I told them
what we want, but, uh
I don't know what she's gonna do.
What's the matter with you?
I'm the management.
I mean there's protocol, right?
I have to consider the network.
And we have to go on air soon, Gül.
Am I just supposed to wait
for Lale's mood to change?
Müge, will you please keep
your cool for a second, sweetie?
[tense music playing]
You can't just bark orders at people
and expect them to agree.
My experience has shown
you have to concede.
Just indulge her
and you'll get what you want, you know?
No matter what you think about her,
Lale is a major star.
What does that mean?
It means I'll try my best.
I swear.
[tense tone playing]
That light's too yellow.
Get it checked out, okay?
Sure, I'll take care of it, sir.
Excuse me. Lale's not here yet.
I wonder if she's gonna be
I dunno, I'm not her manager, am I?
I'm sorry, sir.
So where's our girl?
I have no idea, Gül.
What? What do you mean, Kenan?
Gül, would you stop?
Ugh! You're the producer, I'm sorry,
I didn't realize you're having a tantrum.
- Where's Lale?
- Gül, I don't know.
You got it?
Now either back off,
or fire me, all right?
Hi there.
How are you, dear? I'm Gül Simin.
You know, the babysitter.
[sighing] Look, I'm sorry,
I just can't believe you guys
won't report the Lale story.
[tense music playing]
[Güliz] Yeah. That's right, honey.
Aslı said something because
you didn't bother telling me about it.
I'm trying to reach her.
I'm waiting for her to call.
I'm not gonna cover this
until she approves it.
This is crazy!
I'm supposed to get
permission from another anchor.
That's new!
You know that's
not what we're doing, Güliz.
This is an exception.
Listen, this is the least I can do.
She's a colleague,
she was my mentor, okay.
You must really love Lale.
[scoffs] I do, yeah.
Well, who do you love more?
Güliz, I'm not doing this, c'mon.
No, who do you love more?
Go ahead.
- I'll step out for a second.
- Don't.
Yusuf.
Lale is my mentor.
Well?
And you are my girlfriend.
But regardless of our relationship,
I have to hold on to my integrity, Güliz.
Hear me?
It's not about your integrity, Yusuf.
This is about your disrespect, all right!
Um, I think
we're maybe losing focus here.
Is there a plan?
I mean, are we
going to go forward with this story?
You're going on a few minutes early.
If we put you on air early enough, we'll
we'll beat Lale to the punch.
Are you out of your mind?
We can't do that.
- We'll lose our audience to Lale!
- That's enough!
You know, I
I think he might have a point.
Uh, excuse me?
Are you kidding?
Maybe we've already lost the game
and we should move on.
Lale basically is the news.
I think we're risking a lot.
She could take over the story.
So I take it you think Yusuf's right.
Is that what you mean?
I didn't, uh I didn't say
I'm convinced by the point he was making.
I trust your instincts
and I know you'll make the right choice,
you always do.
But
I don't know, I just think
he made an interesting mistake.
- I think I'm leaving.
- I just can't believe you.
I am not letting you run!
[door slams]
[sighing]
Güliz, you okay?
[breathing heavily]
Honey, are you okay?
Not this time!
I think I'm gonna lose it!
He doesn't want to be with me!
What's happening, I don't
I mean, I'm Güliz, god!
I mean, come on!
I don't know why
he doesn't wanna be with me.
There's something in his heart
that makes him turn away,
and I'm looking for it,
but I don't know where it is.
It's driving me crazy!
[Güliz gasping]
I think I should
order you something to drink.
Maybe you know what's going on.
I mean, you guys
have known each for a while, right?
Maybe it's some old flame of his.
Huh.
[Aslı] Uh
No.
I guess we never got close enough
to talk about his personal life like that.
[exhales]
You know, I wonder if
it could be that woman.
That Akyol girl who wrote
all those tweets about Yusuf.
You know, the long ones
They were really gross.
[Güliz sighs]
I, um
I'm gonna get you
something to drink, girl.
I've got some great stuff
in my office. Be right back.
What are you looking at?
You're a bunch of slackers
with nothing to do, huh?
You know she has
serious issues, right? Get some ice.
- I didn't mean
- Just stop talking. That's enough.
Oh man, Güliz, you poor thing.
Hey, follow me.
Hurry.
Aslı, what what's going on?
Yusuf, let's cover this story,
we have to report it!
That's enough!
This is just your
fucking ambition talking!
For God's sake, Yusuf!
Güliz said that
Forget it, let's just cover it.
No, say it.
[tense music continues]
I think you're gonna enjoy this.
Go tell Yusuf
he has to cover
the story about Lale today,
or he's done.
Don't be that way, come on.
I think you should
stay focused on getting better.
I've thought it through.
Just tell me what she said.
What is it?
Considering the opportunity?
Trying to figure out what benefits you?
I remember you being faster.
You're slow now. What's the matter?
She told me she was gonna fire you.
I didn't wanna get you riled up
or make you mad, but
She's firing me?
I guess there's nothing to worry
about after all, this benefits you.
Look, don't do this.
Of course, I'm thinking about myself.
Let's just go report this
and we'll both be okay.
[exhales]
[suspenseful music playing]
Thanks, Nermin.
How you doing?
Gül, hi.
Read that statement.
The board signed it.
The network did too.
That's way higher up than Müge,
you understand that, right?
Take a look.
The board is asking for this.
I get it, Gül.
- I get it.
- All right.
Good luck, Lale.
Thank you, honey.
[sighs]
Three, two, one, and we're live.
Hello. Good evening, everyone.
Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining us.
New revelations in
the well-known Lale Kiran story
have brought the truth to light.
In fact, it
In fact, it actually affects my partner.
As it happens, Lale Kiran
is his beloved mentor and friend,
with that said, we want
to ensure unbiased reporting.
I'm going to suggest we switch stories
and you allow me to handle the subject.
[dramatic music playing]
Rumors have spread in the news
and other media platforms recently.
It turns out these are baseless and false.
For my integrity, I want to make it clear
these rumors about Lale
Kiran are not only false,
they're also demeaning, sordid, and ugly.
- Thank you, Altan.
- Sure, no problem.
[Nunu] Lale, sound check.
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
little Betty Botter
buys the bitter butter.
Tip of the tongue,
the teeth, the lips, and
Can you hear yet?
[chuckles]
All right.
How close are we?
Last five.
Four, three, two, one.
You're live, Lale.
[music stops]
[Lale] Hello, everyone.
Welcome, it's good to be with you.
My opening will take
a little more time than usual.
First of all, I'd like
to address the issue
that all of you are waiting
to hear more about.
Let's do a quick review
of the events that created the scandal.
We know that a few days ago,
my friend, my colleague and I,
supposedly were [scoffs]
recorded together in a hotel room,
and of course
this story was ripe for gossip and
social media made that easy.
Things haven't died down.
The truth is, everyone's talking about it.
So, obviously, sometimes people
are amused by rumors.
The truth often makes them bored.
So I feel the need to tell you,
the rumors about a video are
baseless ugly lies.
Totally false.
I'm afraid there's no video.
I guess this will upset some people,
but it's true.
Finally
[suspenseful music playing]
as for the things
we did or didn't do together,
we are two single people
and I'm not going to comment
on whether or not we had a relationship.
It's inappropriate.
And it's not the news.
My job is to share real stories.
Why is this not a real story?
Because it's cheap and tawdry.
What two people do together,
how two people view each other,
or their connections,
personal lives, and relationships,
all of it should be private.
I spoke with two ladies
that I respect and who know me well,
and I realized that as a woman,
I should never be asked
to share anything personal
WE GOT IT, LALE
especially not on the news,
violating my privacy.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU DID I
No one's expecting an explanation
from my colleague, they've never asked.
WAIT, I DON'T GET I
LALE, CUT TO THE CHASE
My colleague,
the other party in this scandal
NOT NEWSWORTHY? RIGHT!
doesn't have to explain
or publicly excuse his behavior.
WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT?
SHE SAYS EVERYONE HAVE SEX
And I'm using "explain" for a reason.
You should only
have to explain what you did
if it was a transgression.
When people do wrong,
they have to defend themselves.
With that in mind, I want
to tell you all, here on your screens,
please, don't expect me to defend myself.
Thank you.
To all the youngsters,
all the girls,
just remember
you don't have to answer to anyone.
It doesn't matter.
Your personal life is your business.
Who cares?
It definitely shouldn't make the news.
WAY TO GO, LALE
IS SHE SAYING "I'LL DO ANYTHING I WANT"?
ONE THING IS CERTAIN
SHE DID IT!
You're crazy, Lale?
You're crazy.
- [Lale] I think we can finally move on
- Look out.
[Lale]to stories that
actually matter. Or, wait
I'm sorry, just a moment.
Looks like they're signaling
Pull the damn feed!
[Lale] Yes, from what I can tell,
it looks like we'll need to head into
a brief commercial break, everyone.
I'll see you after this.
[tense music playing]
[Lale] Yes, what is it, Müge?
[sighs] That's it.
We're pulling you off for good this time.
- You're fired, Lale.
- [Lale laughs]
Yeah. I have to.
That's how it works.
You just forced my hand.
Okay. All right.
I feel like I should be thanking you.
But I hope someday you realize
there truly is more to life
than running this place.
You might even be good at something.
Müge, love ya.
All right, everyone,
uh, I just wanna
thank you all one last time.
Uh, and I hope you have bright
and productive careers, too.
But, most importantly,
I hope you lead lives that
are purpose-driven and fully authentic.
So, thank you,
I really appreciate
what you've done for me
and I hope our paths
cross again in the future.
[Müge] Lale, honey?
- Yeah, what?
- It's your last chance to get it out.
I'm letting you go
and you're being nice about it. but
Be a bitch, come on. Cause you're done!
Oh, I'm fine.
I said my piece.
It's all right.
You okay?
You're sweating a bit, huh?
It's that spotlight.
I'm used to it by now.
Thank you all so very much.
Goodbye everyone.
[footsteps clicking]
[emotional piano music playing]
[thunder rumbling]
[rain pattering]
[thunder rumbling]
You're watching The Other Side,
we're glad you tuned in.
Thank you, goodnight.
Cut it.
Nice work.
[tense music playing]
Come on.
What are you doing?
Oh, come on, I was doing my job.
Here, come on.
Whoa! Let me go!
Yusuf, what're you doing? I said let go.
What are you doing now?
We need to talk, all right.
Here. Hurry up, here.
Whoa! What the hell? What are you doing?
What are you thinking?
That was a crazy move!
What the hell's wrong with you?
Can you please stop acting unhinged?
You hear me, you psychopath?
That's enough! Everything's
supposed to happen when you want it?
Aslı, come on!
["I Wish" by Marc A Dold
& Stephanie Cecile Yavelow playing]
But I wish you were here ♪
And I wish you were with me ♪
I could face all my fears ♪
But I know, I know that ♪
I'm on my own ♪
Feels like I wake up
To a beating every morning ♪
The memories of you
Keep flashing without warning ♪
And my body feels like
Everything is boiling ♪
I'm not all right ♪
'Cause I wish you were here ♪
And I wish you were with me ♪
I could face all my fears ♪
But I know, I know I'm on my own ♪
Time is ticking on
But nothing ever changes ♪
The people walking by
are just blurry faces ♪
Loving hugs
Have become empty embraces ♪
I'm not all right ♪
I know what you would say ♪
That it will all be okay ♪
And take things one step at a time ♪
And I'll be just fine ♪
But I wish you were here ♪
And I wish you were with me ♪
I could face all my fears ♪
But I know, I know that ♪
I'm on my own ♪
But I wish you were here ♪
And I wish you were with me ♪
I could face all my fears ♪
But I know, I know that ♪
I'm on my own ♪