April 3, 2020 • 43 mins
Treachery lurks in the shadows in the form of Cadali, the recently returned vizier. Meanwhile, the prophet boy Frog is a stowaway on a Balarac ship, his mission to kill their leader the blind Grand Master who he believes is destined to harm the girl he loves. Tumanbay is created by John Scott Dryden and Mike Walker. Visit www.tumanbay.com to see full credits and download scripts.
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Speaker 1 (00:18):
Come through offending down here. H m hmmm, it's a
little good afternoon offending. Can we have some light? No,
the only in darkness. Can you see the truth? If
you say so, take my hand, there is a cha
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Just yeah. Sit. So what happens now? You asked the
Master your question? Where is the So he's here all
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around us. Close your eyes and he will appear before
you that if I closed my eyes, would you trust?
All right? No? Nothing, you don't believe, And yet you
have come to seek the Master's wisdom. I just wasn't
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expecting this. Ask you a question. The Master is listening
now well, as you know, I am an official of
the palace, recently appointed the commander of the Palace Guard.
There is the need for some confidential Yes, yes, the
Master understands. Please ask you a question. Are the times
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propitious for new enterprises? Well? What is that? What does
that mean? He says, these are indeed propitious times. I
would rather hear that from the Master himself. But the
Master has no tongue, he cannot speak, he cannot tell
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a lie. Are you sure this is yes? Yes, The
Master is well known throughout the city, don't you know
he predicted the coming of Maya. Very well, there is
something that is troubling me. A senior figure in the
palace appears to have left the city. I've tried to
discover for what purpose? But here you need to ask
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him a direct question. Yes, will this interfere with my plans?
He says no, because I fear he may return with force,
force soldiers, alarm me and upset my enterprise. He says no.
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So should I then go ahead with say enterprise? Can
I rely on my subordinates, on their loyalty to carry
out my orders, regardless of any dangers or complications that
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they may experience personally or professionally, from higher up, from anywhere? Splendid? Splendid?
Should I be merciful to those who resist when the
time comes? M yes, Yes, A leader must be ruthless
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and never wave up. I see that I need to
be strong. Should I act before the sickle moons or
after the sickle moons? He can't answer that question. Should
I carry out this enterprise before the sickle moons? I'm
what does that mean? There is a gap in his knowledge.
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He can't see everything. Oh, is there another who might know?
Another prophet? No? Yes, what does that mean, not a
prophet like him, someone who knows, who sees things. Someone young,
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I think, a child? What is it? One moment? There
is a boy. He's known throughout the city because he
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prophesied the death of Sultan al Guri just before the
city was overcome by the forces of Maya. Is this
boy in the city? Yes? And No. Two Manly Series three,
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Episode four, Dark Enterprises by John Scott Driving. Okay, so
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it would seem we have an intruder. I wonder who mouse?
Perhaps mm hmmm, something bigger, judging from the hole in
the sack of grain. All right, so what do we
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have here? Come to steal from uself? You let me go.
You know what we do to start ways? We throw
them into the sea. No, I came to join the Ballari,
to join us. Yes, I swear, I swear it comes
home with me. What's your step? Boy? Looking to see
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before Captain? I found this boy, great ran Master. It's
worse than I thought. The wind is driving us onto
the shore, and we must head out and do open sea.
It's too late. The wind is against us. There's no
point in fighting. The safest course is to find a
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sheltered bay, or we will risk losing the gold, I said,
then send out a signal, pleatle shelter in the first
available there. That's the problem, Grandmaster. We can't see the
other ships. The storm has pushed us apart. Their captains
will know what to do, but we need shelter. Now
very up to what you must. We follow the shoreline,
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look for the first available bay. We're going into shelter.
Lower the raft, captain, Yes, what is it? Johnas this
boy captive? I found him in the hold near the gold,
A stowaway, the thief. Are you a no thief? I
want to serve. I want to serve, but you want
to be a sailor. No, I want to serve him me, boy,
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you want to serve me? Why? Because you were the
grand Master of the Baller, the greatest soldiers in the world.
You want to fight Twitters who wouldn't have the Battle
of Facilis you held back at the hoards of I
know very well what happened at the battle Infest. I
think we've hit a rock, Grandmaster. Are we taking carpenters
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into the hole? Are we taking on water? Get the
gold up on, Dick. Can you drive the ship ashore?
It will mean breaking her back. The ship will be finished.
Can it be done? We must save the goat, Yes
it can be done. Then do it, But we will
be stranded. There's nothing beyond those rocks but desert to it. Yes,
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I have you. You're safe. I'm not drowned today. Thank you, sir. Well,
now I have saved your life. I suppose I'll have
to do something with you. Sleep. I need to sleep.
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But all I can do is pace these walls above
the city that I used to control, listening to that
incessant voice in my head. Alcin, Alcin, the Sultan's vizier.
She shares her bed with my niece and has a
complete trust. And what if Cadali he's wormed his way
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back into the palace. That's slimy bastard. He's her ally.
Now she's handed him command of the palace guard, my
palace guard. What is she doing? What does she want?
Absolute power? And me? Now, I'm just a sleepless wanderer.
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But tonight, this night, things are different. Something's happening. I
can sense it, and I know these stones, I know
these walls. Something's happening. I mean, you're talking to me,
what is your business? Oh, apologize your excellency, I have
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orders to clear the walls of all but the palace guard,
on whose orders. I'm sorry, excellency, but I'm not at
liberty to say. Indeed, well do your work. It might
be best if you go back to your rooms and
stay there, But I am is my advice, sir, for
your own safety. I don't know what it is, but
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I do know who it is. Alkin Maya, whoever she is,
is about to make her move. You were watching me,
but the danger always comes from the direction you are
least expecting. The Sultana. I can do whatever I please.
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Why are you awake? Come back to bed. Every time
I look at you, Alkin, I see something slightly different.
Did the color of your eyes change. It's impossible to
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say what color they are. They have a dark pigment
that reflects the light. They are whatever you wish them
to be. Beautiful. You look so peaceful in the moonlight,
and very desirable for a woman old enough to be
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your mother. Very desirable. Mm hmm. Strange worlds were you
dreaming of, Alkin? I was dreaming of the camel in
the desert. Nothing's strange at all. I don't believe you.
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I never know what's going on behind your eyes? Atkin?
Sometimes I think you can see right through me. I
can never see through you. No, m Maybe that's what
I like. What is it? Ah? I was destined for
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a life of obedience. I was my father's property to
be hidden away, protected from the world, and I managed
to break away from all that. And now your decisions
affect every living creature that walks the earth. I feel
trapped by the politics. I have no freedom to act alone.
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Even my father he says he doesn't want power, but
he's continually overriding my decisions. If I command this, he
commands that. He still expects me to do his bidding.
But I will not. Have I not fought like he.
Have I not killed? Have I not led men into
battle as he has? Why are you laughing? You truly
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are your father's daughter. Yes, how can I rule if
he keeps interfering? Well, now he has left to Mumbai
for the profits against my express orders. That is true.
But maybe this is your chance to break free, to
rule on your own terms, so that by the time
he returns. Go away now, slave, don't disturb us. Now,
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it's too early. Whatever it is, come back after some time. Wait, ah,
where is my slave? What's going on? How dare you?
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You have to come with us? Majesty, you have entered
the harem. You are not permitted to set. You'll have
to come with us, now do you mean? And you, mistress,
you are under arrest? Why this is my vizier? What
for for treason against the city of two one bay?
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Where is the prince? Who your husband? Where is Prince Herod?
My my husband? Where is he? You? For all the
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money in the world, you're the prince and you still
take everything? Well, then, and need to let me give
something back? Wine? Harng more whine for my friend's hair.
You see me a prince, and you think, oh, how
easy must say his life be? How different is this
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life to mine? Well, I grant you there are some
advantages to being a prince. To keep your slaves, that
is true. My slaves are taken care of. But I
feel as you feel. I rise to anger as you do.
I feel pride, I feel pained out there, I delighted,
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I even desire as you do. Prince, just like the
people's prince, he's the people's princess. Open up? Where are you?
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Where is everybody? Hello? My lord? My slabs I can't
seem to open a door. I don't know where my slaves. No,
my lord, you have to come with me. Come, you
have to come with me now. It's important. You're in danger.
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But my wife, Sultana, she's been arrested a vizier too.
But but I've got you. We need to move quickly.
I will explain everything when we're safe. Now come, where
are we going? I have a friend in the town.
She will keep you safe this week. Hurry? Yes, I
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need to see your mistress. Now, let us in. The
mistress is not here, she's gone away. Well who is here? Then?
The master? Well, I to see him. I need to
see him now. It's late, come back late now. H wait,
he'll be safe here. I hope you hope? What do
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you want? Can we come in? You're not welcome in
this house. You killed him and me and I saved
his daughter and the child she was carrying your child?
You get in? What are you doing? Where is she?
My wife is away away where let's see she is
returning from Smona the family business. She's lucky. Then we
may not be. I need your help. It's your child's future.
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M M. What is it? There's been trouble in the palace.
What sort of trouble but coup. This is the Sultana's husband.
He needs to hide. You have no quarrel with him,
even if you do with me. Oh I do. I'm
doing well. We all settle it one day, but not today.
I need to leave Prince Head with you. Don't I
get to say in any of this? No, yes, leave him?
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What about you? What do you intend to do? Return
to the palace? Of course, I spent so much time
watching Alcan that I missed what was right in front
of me. And then Caddali made his move. Secure the gates,
Paul gates, no one in or out? Yes, where's Prince Herod?
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Have you found him yet? We drissed him back to
one of the gambling houses. He came back to the palace,
we believe, but we haven't found yet. Don't tell me
where he was. Find out where he is where he
should be as in a cell in the palace. Yes.
Have you checked with every single gate keeper? Yes, sir,
we add in the process of checking. Well, is he
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in the palace or still out in the city. Go
and find out. If you value your head, find out
at once, Ah sell him. Father have you sent for me?
Come sell him? We need to talk. Weren't you with him? Yes,
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that's what I've been trying to tell your father. That's
why I've been trying to see you. He definitely went
back to the palace. He had been drinking. You were
supposed to stay with him. I had to pay the inkkeeper.
He wanted to go and very well. We will find
him now, my boy, there's something I want you to
do for me, anything, father, This is your chance to
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prove yourself. General Koolan is on his way to Rashim Province.
He's trying to build an army. If you take swift horses,
a small party, you can catch him up. Yes, father,
And then what do I do when I reach him?
He must not reach Rashime Province. M Do you understand?
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And yes? Yes father? Are you sure? Greg I heard shouting?
What's going on? Go sell him? Goggle some changes, Gregor,
high time, don't you think? And now I need to
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win Cadali's trust to stay free. Look, Cadi, I think
there's a problem. What are you talking about. I have
to offer him something of value, Commander Coulan. He's left
the city and easy offering. He probably knows that already.
I know that to raise an army really, Oh dear,
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what should we do? Are you relying on the Ballarat
to defend you? Perhaps I could intervene on your behalf.
I could ride out talk to Coola would you? Could you?
Of course? Guards you can leave us. Yes, bring a
chair over, sit down, comnt to you. It has been
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a big night. Or would you prefer wine? Gregor? What
do you want? What do you mean, Gregor? Is that's
why haven't I arrested you? Your Jackie as well? You
know me Cadi. You can rely on me to be
thoroughly self serving. I'm a survivor. I want to survive
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and I'm not likely to do that in a cell.
I like you, Gregor, I can trust the man when
I know exactly how his mind works. As former commander
of the Palace Guard, you know every lock, every passageway,
every hidden doorway in his palace. What do they used
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to say? Gregor is the man who can walk through walls? Besides,
you have the loyalty of the palace guards. You know that.
I know that you and I, Gregor, we have a
lot in common. We're both practical men. We like things
to work and Tuman Bay wasn't working under your niece.
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You knew that. I knew that. Now, your brother, the
Great Commander, he was too close to things to see it.
If he wasn't, he would have known that. To the
ordinary citizens of the city, I think they're shocked by
her relationship with that woman. It is shocking, isn't it.
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It's unnatural. They don't like it, and they don't like her,
and they want to see a man on the throne,
Prince Herod. You don't happen to know where he is,
do you, greg No, I have no idea. Well, never mind. Look,
I'm not doing this for me. I'm too this for
two man Bay, the city that has given me everything,
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given us everything, and to which we owe everything. Do
you see what I'm saying, Gregor? Are you offering me
a job? I'm offering your job back because it's been vacated.
I'm going to be stan And what do you want
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in return? I'm offering you your life, Gregor. For one
more thing, I warrant you standing beside me so that
people can see the old regime supports these adjustments, and
then health my niece. She will be safe as long
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as you're loyal. If you're not, I'll have her on
the rack torture to death. After all, we're both practical. Yeah, oh,
you didn't worry about your brother, General Coolana, that's all
been taken care of. I see timing Gregor timing high
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stakes power play. It's all about keeping things moving, never
giving your opponent time to take stock, keeping them distracted
to all the time, lots of balls in the air
like a juggler at the fair Cardally is running this
coup as if you were running some entertainment. He was
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always good at putting on a show. The slaves have
been fed and watered good. They're definitely putting on weight.
I think if my calculations are right, by the time
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we approached to Monday, they should be in prime condition. Right.
You know it was a good idea of yours to
leave the hatches open. Then, I'm not sure the sailors appreciated, Captain.
Why are we changing course over there? Both on the
rocks so, but in the storm, I should think, look,
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you see the smoke. They're calling for help. Yes, but
we have a ship full of slaves. Well, they might
have a ship full of fine linen. A rich cargo
would be ashamed to let that go to waste, wouldn't it?
But wouldn't it belong to whoever's on the ship if
they're still alive. Well, someone is alive there they've lit
a fire. Well we'll have to see once with mistress.
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You see, mistress, this trip has turned out to be
more profitable than we thought. A good cargo would cover
our cost entirely. We'd be in profit before we even landed.
Lord the sails, Yes, Captain sales one for the keep
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up compermis shall be rapidly. He's the gibber it slowly,
he's the gibber it. Got it now? Yeah? Easy? One quarter?
One quarter? One quarter? Let's go anchors. That's que can
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it seems to be deserted? No, there's someone. Oh oh
it's a boy there. Can you help me? Of course
you can, lad, what's happened to you? Hold to the
storm that's driven onto the rocks? How many of you
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are there? It's just me? The others drowned. They tried
to get to show, they tried to swim, all lost.
It's only me left grappling irons, pull us alongside, pull
us along, sidelings. Now what on the leaven on the leaven.
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You get the plank. We're coming across. H You're lucky
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we found you. They've broken up soon now. The day
of this, yes, I couldn't swim. I had to stay
with the ship. They left me behind. What are you
in cargo? What? What were you carrying that? Nothing much?
There's some grain and stuff. Oh, yes they did. It's spoiled. Yes,
all spoils the seawater. There's nothing else. There's nothing else.
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What's this then? Boy? Can you open the chest? Boy? No,
it's locked. Better just come m hm captain? Well, well
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what is it? I don't hear that. It's pay there? Hello,
need you all to get this on board? Where did
this come from? Is this all of it? I don't know.
I don't know anything. Tell me your damn Leave him alone.
Leave him alone right now. It doesn't matter where it
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came from. What matters it's where it's going, and it's
going aboard out ship. Setch the ballet, wait, captain, captain,
but pro I couldn't see it before. It's made of iron.
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This is no merchant ship. This is the up of
the ship. It craft go aboard. Anyone that killed him?
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Very good, Grandmaster, you did world boy, Thank sir, Sir,
who have we got here? We are just poor merchants.
We saw you were in distress and came to assist
the lord to see to help mariners in distress. We're
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grain merchants heading to too Man Bay. We've delivered a
cargo to Smyrna and we're on our way back. Now.
Who's this My daughter? She Heaven? My name is Heaven,
as my father says, we are just merchants. We came
to your aid, but clearly you don't need any help,
so we would just whether they got on board. Slaves
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front and rear holes estimate five hundred so slave trader. Yes,
we are merchants going about our lawful business under the
protection of the Sultan of too Munday. Indeed, slavery is
an abomination, right, Yes, that is an opinion. I do
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believe different cultures have different of course, the slaves are
not mine, her slaves. I mean she bought them, she
paid for them. Her father, even Bay was quite well known.
Actually a merchant. It appears one of your fathers has
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abandoned you. How many do you have? He's not my father.
Should we go after him, Grandmaster? No, he'll drown soon enough,
release the slaves onto the shore, give them provisions and
tell them they are free. Men and women. Now release
the slaves, releaseless slaves. Let's here, Hello, h you are free.
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You understand, go you free, free, Cut off their chicks,
get them off free, you are free. Moving. We've no
use for slave. Throw her over too. And she saved
me from that man who was going to cut my throat.
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She stopped him very well. Take her with us, put
her in the whole, chain her. Let us see what
it's like being a slave. Not all do you recognize him? No?
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Shall we take him down? No, let's see what he wants.
It could be an ambush in the deserted General, I
can't with an ardent message. Let him approach. Go ahead,
come ahead to little Coolon. Thank god. I come as
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fast as I could. I have a message from your daughter,
the Sultana. You are to return immediately to Tomandi. And
why would the Sultana have me return immediately? She just
but she didn't give her reason. But here is her
sel a she and where is the order? What? Where
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is it? Let me see it? But it is her
direct order, her direct order, yes, General, that she gave
to you directly. Yes, And how did she issue this order?
She said, go after General Coolan. She said it was
imperative to stop you before you get to the governor
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of the Shem's p is. Tell him to return immediately.
She has some urgent business for you, I see, and
who might you be? Sell him friend of Prince Herod.
Have we met? No, Commander, No, but I never forget
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her face. Aren't you in charge of the palace cleaners? Yes,
but I got promoted promoted, I was middle pasharp. But
now Commander, you need to attend with me immediately. You
go back to to man Bay and tell my daughter,
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if indeed you have ever said eyes on her, that
Commander Coolan will return to to man Bay when he
has completed his task. No, Commander, it's her express order.
M you say no to me, No, I mean yes, command,
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and then let us brucie. You don't continue our journey
if my daughter my warmest regards. That's what easy water.
Everybody needs, right on, Thank thank you, thank you. Yeah, yeah,
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open list. Just now here you are. I'm so sorry
that it had to come to this, And don't worry.
We will try to get everything right just as soon
as we can. Mhm. But you know this is the
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cell your father was in. How times change? Um, where's
the other one? Bring out the other one? What do
you intend to do with us? I nothing, nothing, I
will do you no harm. I feel no enmity at
all towards you. Then why are we being kept here?
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Because we must all serve tuman Bay and we must
all obey its laws. He means he's going to put
us on trial, not I the law, the sacred law
of tuman Bay. If a Satan is seen as unfit
to rule, then there must be a public accounting. And
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what are we to be charged with? Oh, you don't
know you gave the gold away? What? But it was
you who's known? You are the Sultanah? What will the
people think when they learned that the sultana gave away
the treasure that the city needs to rebuild itself. And
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of course there is the other matter of well, people
will wonder why your husband was thrown aside in favor
of this woman, this unnatural woman. My father will destroy
you can danny o your father he is He will
be on his way back. Now your orders. I'll be
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sending a little welcoming party to greet him welcomebye, ah,
see you tomorrow. I'm doing this for twoman, yes, and
I have no doubt that two mom they will thank
you for it appropriately. You're a curious woman. Aren't here
a traveler? Where do you come from? Alkim? You come
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here and weasel your way in, make friends and all
the right places. It took me a lifetime of heart,
devoted service to two membab before I became busier, to
the sort I earned it. But you you you know
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CODI I would feel sorry for you if you weren't
so absurd. Well, perhaps you should reserve your pity for
yourself and your lover. Take back to Majesty. Your son
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Selim has he wouldn't come, and so why didn't you
kill him? Kill him? Yes? I told you I couldn't.
He was with several of his officers and you were,
and for your safety, I wouldn't have been able to
get near. I give you a chance, and what do
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you do? You throw it back in my face? Get out?
But please, father, I did my best. Your best wasn't
good enough. You couldn't even keep an eye on the prince.
We still don't know where he is. You're pathetic, father, no,
you're nothing to me. Go away, God's take him away.
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What shall we do with your Majesty? I don't care.
Throw him out of the palace. You have nothing, now
go mm hmm. My son has always been such a
disappointment to me. You know, yes, Majesty, do you have
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any children yourself? Officer? Oh? Lovely, lovely? How old nine?
I hope I hope one day she makes I'm already
very proud of her. No, I was gonna say, I
hope one day she will look back on these days,
on my coronation as the time two men bay was saved.
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What's that smell, Majesty? It's rancid. It's find it, Majesty,
and I think it's it's coming from over here. It's
getting stronger. What in God's name is there an ape? Majesty?
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Was white deep? Where did it come from? It was
just James there. I think with everything happening, Majesty in
the ballace, someone forgot to feed it. Where did it
come from? It was a gift, Sir to the Sultana
from from Prince Head. Majesty, Herod, Herod, We'll find him
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and we'll put him in a cage and starve him
too constressing, say, see away from me. It's all right.
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I've brought you something. It's all right, I promise eat
go on, it's my rations. You'll need it. Hm. Where
are we going to their fortress? They have many along
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the coast. Who are they? The Ballarach monks? Fighters? All right? Well,
and you pass on a message from me to their
their commander, the grand Master. I don't care whoever is
in Georgia. I don't really know. It's it's vital that
you tell him I am a citizen to when they
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I am not a slave. My family are rich and
they will pay a lot to get me back. Got that.
I don't think he will be interested in that? And
then why are they keeping me captive? I don't know.
You are not one of them? Are you? What are
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you doing here? I have to go? No? Wait, wait,
please come back, please come back. Season three, Episode four
of Tuman Bay Dark Enterprises, featuring Rufus Wright, Matthew marsh
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and Olivia Popka, was written and directed by Me John
Scott Dryden, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and
sound design by Eloise Whitmore. To Mubai is created by
Me and Mike Walker and produced by Emmahn and Nadir Khan.
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Come through offending down here. H m hmmm, it's a
little good afternoon offending. Can we have some light? No,
the only in darkness. Can you see the truth? If
you say so, take my hand, there is a cha
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Just yeah. Sit. So what happens now? You asked the
Master your question? Where is the So he's here all
(01:02):
around us. Close your eyes and he will appear before
you that if I closed my eyes, would you trust?
All right? No? Nothing, you don't believe, And yet you
have come to seek the Master's wisdom. I just wasn't
(01:25):
expecting this. Ask you a question. The Master is listening
now well, as you know, I am an official of
the palace, recently appointed the commander of the Palace Guard.
There is the need for some confidential Yes, yes, the
Master understands. Please ask you a question. Are the times
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propitious for new enterprises? Well? What is that? What does
that mean? He says, these are indeed propitious times. I
would rather hear that from the Master himself. But the
Master has no tongue, he cannot speak, he cannot tell
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a lie. Are you sure this is yes? Yes, The
Master is well known throughout the city, don't you know
he predicted the coming of Maya. Very well, there is
something that is troubling me. A senior figure in the
palace appears to have left the city. I've tried to
discover for what purpose? But here you need to ask
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him a direct question. Yes, will this interfere with my plans?
He says no, because I fear he may return with force,
force soldiers, alarm me and upset my enterprise. He says no.
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So should I then go ahead with say enterprise? Can
I rely on my subordinates, on their loyalty to carry
out my orders, regardless of any dangers or complications that
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they may experience personally or professionally, from higher up, from anywhere? Splendid? Splendid?
Should I be merciful to those who resist when the
time comes? M yes, Yes, A leader must be ruthless
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and never wave up. I see that I need to
be strong. Should I act before the sickle moons or
after the sickle moons? He can't answer that question. Should
I carry out this enterprise before the sickle moons? I'm
what does that mean? There is a gap in his knowledge.
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He can't see everything. Oh, is there another who might know?
Another prophet? No? Yes, what does that mean, not a
prophet like him, someone who knows, who sees things. Someone young,
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I think, a child? What is it? One moment? There
is a boy. He's known throughout the city because he
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prophesied the death of Sultan al Guri just before the
city was overcome by the forces of Maya. Is this
boy in the city? Yes? And No. Two Manly Series three,
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Episode four, Dark Enterprises by John Scott Driving. Okay, so
(05:32):
it would seem we have an intruder. I wonder who mouse?
Perhaps mm hmmm, something bigger, judging from the hole in
the sack of grain. All right, so what do we
(05:55):
have here? Come to steal from uself? You let me go.
You know what we do to start ways? We throw
them into the sea. No, I came to join the Ballari,
to join us. Yes, I swear, I swear it comes
home with me. What's your step? Boy? Looking to see
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before Captain? I found this boy, great ran Master. It's
worse than I thought. The wind is driving us onto
the shore, and we must head out and do open sea.
It's too late. The wind is against us. There's no
point in fighting. The safest course is to find a
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sheltered bay, or we will risk losing the gold, I said,
then send out a signal, pleatle shelter in the first
available there. That's the problem, Grandmaster. We can't see the
other ships. The storm has pushed us apart. Their captains
will know what to do, but we need shelter. Now
very up to what you must. We follow the shoreline,
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look for the first available bay. We're going into shelter.
Lower the raft, captain, Yes, what is it? Johnas this
boy captive? I found him in the hold near the gold,
A stowaway, the thief. Are you a no thief? I
want to serve. I want to serve, but you want
to be a sailor. No, I want to serve him me, boy,
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you want to serve me? Why? Because you were the
grand Master of the Baller, the greatest soldiers in the world.
You want to fight Twitters who wouldn't have the Battle
of Facilis you held back at the hoards of I
know very well what happened at the battle Infest. I
think we've hit a rock, Grandmaster. Are we taking carpenters
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into the hole? Are we taking on water? Get the
gold up on, Dick. Can you drive the ship ashore?
It will mean breaking her back. The ship will be finished.
Can it be done? We must save the goat, Yes
it can be done. Then do it, But we will
be stranded. There's nothing beyond those rocks but desert to it. Yes,
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I have you. You're safe. I'm not drowned today. Thank you, sir. Well,
now I have saved your life. I suppose I'll have
to do something with you. Sleep. I need to sleep.
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But all I can do is pace these walls above
the city that I used to control, listening to that
incessant voice in my head. Alcin, Alcin, the Sultan's vizier.
She shares her bed with my niece and has a
complete trust. And what if Cadali he's wormed his way
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back into the palace. That's slimy bastard. He's her ally.
Now she's handed him command of the palace guard, my
palace guard. What is she doing? What does she want?
Absolute power? And me? Now, I'm just a sleepless wanderer.
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But tonight, this night, things are different. Something's happening. I
can sense it, and I know these stones, I know
these walls. Something's happening. I mean, you're talking to me,
what is your business? Oh, apologize your excellency, I have
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orders to clear the walls of all but the palace guard,
on whose orders. I'm sorry, excellency, but I'm not at
liberty to say. Indeed, well do your work. It might
be best if you go back to your rooms and
stay there, But I am is my advice, sir, for
your own safety. I don't know what it is, but
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I do know who it is. Alkin Maya, whoever she is,
is about to make her move. You were watching me,
but the danger always comes from the direction you are
least expecting. The Sultana. I can do whatever I please.
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Why are you awake? Come back to bed. Every time
I look at you, Alkin, I see something slightly different.
Did the color of your eyes change. It's impossible to
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say what color they are. They have a dark pigment
that reflects the light. They are whatever you wish them
to be. Beautiful. You look so peaceful in the moonlight,
and very desirable for a woman old enough to be
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your mother. Very desirable. Mm hmm. Strange worlds were you
dreaming of, Alkin? I was dreaming of the camel in
the desert. Nothing's strange at all. I don't believe you.
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I never know what's going on behind your eyes? Atkin?
Sometimes I think you can see right through me. I
can never see through you. No, m Maybe that's what
I like. What is it? Ah? I was destined for
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a life of obedience. I was my father's property to
be hidden away, protected from the world, and I managed
to break away from all that. And now your decisions
affect every living creature that walks the earth. I feel
trapped by the politics. I have no freedom to act alone.
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Even my father he says he doesn't want power, but
he's continually overriding my decisions. If I command this, he
commands that. He still expects me to do his bidding.
But I will not. Have I not fought like he.
Have I not killed? Have I not led men into
battle as he has? Why are you laughing? You truly
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are your father's daughter. Yes, how can I rule if
he keeps interfering? Well, now he has left to Mumbai
for the profits against my express orders. That is true.
But maybe this is your chance to break free, to
rule on your own terms, so that by the time
he returns. Go away now, slave, don't disturb us. Now,
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it's too early. Whatever it is, come back after some time. Wait, ah,
where is my slave? What's going on? How dare you?
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You have to come with us? Majesty, you have entered
the harem. You are not permitted to set. You'll have
to come with us, now do you mean? And you, mistress,
you are under arrest? Why this is my vizier? What
for for treason against the city of two one bay?
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Where is the prince? Who your husband? Where is Prince Herod?
My my husband? Where is he? You? For all the
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money in the world, you're the prince and you still
take everything? Well, then, and need to let me give
something back? Wine? Harng more whine for my friend's hair.
You see me a prince, and you think, oh, how
easy must say his life be? How different is this
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life to mine? Well, I grant you there are some
advantages to being a prince. To keep your slaves, that
is true. My slaves are taken care of. But I
feel as you feel. I rise to anger as you do.
I feel pride, I feel pained out there, I delighted,
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I even desire as you do. Prince, just like the
people's prince, he's the people's princess. Open up? Where are you?
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Where is everybody? Hello? My lord? My slabs I can't
seem to open a door. I don't know where my slaves. No,
my lord, you have to come with me. Come, you
have to come with me now. It's important. You're in danger.
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But my wife, Sultana, she's been arrested a vizier too.
But but I've got you. We need to move quickly.
I will explain everything when we're safe. Now come, where
are we going? I have a friend in the town.
She will keep you safe this week. Hurry? Yes, I
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need to see your mistress. Now, let us in. The
mistress is not here, she's gone away. Well who is here? Then?
The master? Well, I to see him. I need to
see him now. It's late, come back late now. H wait,
he'll be safe here. I hope you hope? What do
(17:17):
you want? Can we come in? You're not welcome in
this house. You killed him and me and I saved
his daughter and the child she was carrying your child?
You get in? What are you doing? Where is she?
My wife is away away where let's see she is
returning from Smona the family business. She's lucky. Then we
may not be. I need your help. It's your child's future.
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M M. What is it? There's been trouble in the palace.
What sort of trouble but coup. This is the Sultana's husband.
He needs to hide. You have no quarrel with him,
even if you do with me. Oh I do. I'm
doing well. We all settle it one day, but not today.
I need to leave Prince Head with you. Don't I
get to say in any of this? No, yes, leave him?
(18:09):
What about you? What do you intend to do? Return
to the palace? Of course, I spent so much time
watching Alcan that I missed what was right in front
of me. And then Caddali made his move. Secure the gates,
Paul gates, no one in or out? Yes, where's Prince Herod?
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Have you found him yet? We drissed him back to
one of the gambling houses. He came back to the palace,
we believe, but we haven't found yet. Don't tell me
where he was. Find out where he is where he
should be as in a cell in the palace. Yes.
Have you checked with every single gate keeper? Yes, sir,
we add in the process of checking. Well, is he
(18:55):
in the palace or still out in the city. Go
and find out. If you value your head, find out
at once, Ah sell him. Father have you sent for me?
Come sell him? We need to talk. Weren't you with him? Yes,
(19:16):
that's what I've been trying to tell your father. That's
why I've been trying to see you. He definitely went
back to the palace. He had been drinking. You were
supposed to stay with him. I had to pay the inkkeeper.
He wanted to go and very well. We will find
him now, my boy, there's something I want you to
do for me, anything, father, This is your chance to
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prove yourself. General Koolan is on his way to Rashim Province.
He's trying to build an army. If you take swift horses,
a small party, you can catch him up. Yes, father,
And then what do I do when I reach him?
He must not reach Rashime Province. M Do you understand?
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And yes? Yes father? Are you sure? Greg I heard shouting?
What's going on? Go sell him? Goggle some changes, Gregor,
high time, don't you think? And now I need to
(20:20):
win Cadali's trust to stay free. Look, Cadi, I think
there's a problem. What are you talking about. I have
to offer him something of value, Commander Coulan. He's left
the city and easy offering. He probably knows that already.
I know that to raise an army really, Oh dear,
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what should we do? Are you relying on the Ballarat
to defend you? Perhaps I could intervene on your behalf.
I could ride out talk to Coola would you? Could you?
Of course? Guards you can leave us. Yes, bring a
chair over, sit down, comnt to you. It has been
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a big night. Or would you prefer wine? Gregor? What
do you want? What do you mean, Gregor? Is that's
why haven't I arrested you? Your Jackie as well? You
know me Cadi. You can rely on me to be
thoroughly self serving. I'm a survivor. I want to survive
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and I'm not likely to do that in a cell.
I like you, Gregor, I can trust the man when
I know exactly how his mind works. As former commander
of the Palace Guard, you know every lock, every passageway,
every hidden doorway in his palace. What do they used
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to say? Gregor is the man who can walk through walls? Besides,
you have the loyalty of the palace guards. You know that.
I know that you and I, Gregor, we have a
lot in common. We're both practical men. We like things
to work and Tuman Bay wasn't working under your niece.
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You knew that. I knew that. Now, your brother, the
Great Commander, he was too close to things to see it.
If he wasn't, he would have known that. To the
ordinary citizens of the city, I think they're shocked by
her relationship with that woman. It is shocking, isn't it.
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It's unnatural. They don't like it, and they don't like her,
and they want to see a man on the throne,
Prince Herod. You don't happen to know where he is,
do you, greg No, I have no idea. Well, never mind. Look,
I'm not doing this for me. I'm too this for
two man Bay, the city that has given me everything,
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given us everything, and to which we owe everything. Do
you see what I'm saying, Gregor? Are you offering me
a job? I'm offering your job back because it's been vacated.
I'm going to be stan And what do you want
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in return? I'm offering you your life, Gregor. For one
more thing, I warrant you standing beside me so that
people can see the old regime supports these adjustments, and
then health my niece. She will be safe as long
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as you're loyal. If you're not, I'll have her on
the rack torture to death. After all, we're both practical. Yeah, oh,
you didn't worry about your brother, General Coolana, that's all
been taken care of. I see timing Gregor timing high
(24:13):
stakes power play. It's all about keeping things moving, never
giving your opponent time to take stock, keeping them distracted
to all the time, lots of balls in the air
like a juggler at the fair Cardally is running this
coup as if you were running some entertainment. He was
(24:34):
always good at putting on a show. The slaves have
been fed and watered good. They're definitely putting on weight.
I think if my calculations are right, by the time
(24:55):
we approached to Monday, they should be in prime condition. Right.
You know it was a good idea of yours to
leave the hatches open. Then, I'm not sure the sailors appreciated, Captain.
Why are we changing course over there? Both on the
rocks so, but in the storm, I should think, look,
(25:18):
you see the smoke. They're calling for help. Yes, but
we have a ship full of slaves. Well, they might
have a ship full of fine linen. A rich cargo
would be ashamed to let that go to waste, wouldn't it?
But wouldn't it belong to whoever's on the ship if
they're still alive. Well, someone is alive there they've lit
a fire. Well we'll have to see once with mistress.
(25:41):
You see, mistress, this trip has turned out to be
more profitable than we thought. A good cargo would cover
our cost entirely. We'd be in profit before we even landed.
Lord the sails, Yes, Captain sales one for the keep
(26:02):
up compermis shall be rapidly. He's the gibber it slowly,
he's the gibber it. Got it now? Yeah? Easy? One quarter?
One quarter? One quarter? Let's go anchors. That's que can
(26:29):
it seems to be deserted? No, there's someone. Oh oh
it's a boy there. Can you help me? Of course
you can, lad, what's happened to you? Hold to the
storm that's driven onto the rocks? How many of you
(26:51):
are there? It's just me? The others drowned. They tried
to get to show, they tried to swim, all lost.
It's only me left grappling irons, pull us alongside, pull
us along, sidelings. Now what on the leaven on the leaven.
(27:21):
You get the plank. We're coming across. H You're lucky
(27:43):
we found you. They've broken up soon now. The day
of this, yes, I couldn't swim. I had to stay
with the ship. They left me behind. What are you
in cargo? What? What were you carrying that? Nothing much?
There's some grain and stuff. Oh, yes they did. It's spoiled. Yes,
all spoils the seawater. There's nothing else. There's nothing else.
(28:06):
What's this then? Boy? Can you open the chest? Boy? No,
it's locked. Better just come m hm captain? Well, well
(28:32):
what is it? I don't hear that. It's pay there? Hello,
need you all to get this on board? Where did
this come from? Is this all of it? I don't know.
I don't know anything. Tell me your damn Leave him alone.
Leave him alone right now. It doesn't matter where it
(28:55):
came from. What matters it's where it's going, and it's
going aboard out ship. Setch the ballet, wait, captain, captain,
but pro I couldn't see it before. It's made of iron.
(29:18):
This is no merchant ship. This is the up of
the ship. It craft go aboard. Anyone that killed him?
(29:51):
Very good, Grandmaster, you did world boy, Thank sir, Sir,
who have we got here? We are just poor merchants.
We saw you were in distress and came to assist
the lord to see to help mariners in distress. We're
(30:13):
grain merchants heading to too Man Bay. We've delivered a
cargo to Smyrna and we're on our way back. Now.
Who's this My daughter? She Heaven? My name is Heaven,
as my father says, we are just merchants. We came
to your aid, but clearly you don't need any help,
so we would just whether they got on board. Slaves
(30:34):
front and rear holes estimate five hundred so slave trader. Yes,
we are merchants going about our lawful business under the
protection of the Sultan of too Munday. Indeed, slavery is
an abomination, right, Yes, that is an opinion. I do
(30:59):
believe different cultures have different of course, the slaves are
not mine, her slaves. I mean she bought them, she
paid for them. Her father, even Bay was quite well known.
Actually a merchant. It appears one of your fathers has
(31:21):
abandoned you. How many do you have? He's not my father.
Should we go after him, Grandmaster? No, he'll drown soon enough,
release the slaves onto the shore, give them provisions and
tell them they are free. Men and women. Now release
the slaves, releaseless slaves. Let's here, Hello, h you are free.
(31:49):
You understand, go you free, free, Cut off their chicks,
get them off free, you are free. Moving. We've no
use for slave. Throw her over too. And she saved
me from that man who was going to cut my throat.
(32:11):
She stopped him very well. Take her with us, put
her in the whole, chain her. Let us see what
it's like being a slave. Not all do you recognize him? No?
(32:48):
Shall we take him down? No, let's see what he wants.
It could be an ambush in the deserted General, I
can't with an ardent message. Let him approach. Go ahead,
come ahead to little Coolon. Thank god. I come as
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fast as I could. I have a message from your daughter,
the Sultana. You are to return immediately to Tomandi. And
why would the Sultana have me return immediately? She just
but she didn't give her reason. But here is her
sel a she and where is the order? What? Where
(33:38):
is it? Let me see it? But it is her
direct order, her direct order, yes, General, that she gave
to you directly. Yes, And how did she issue this order?
She said, go after General Coolan. She said it was
imperative to stop you before you get to the governor
(33:59):
of the Shem's p is. Tell him to return immediately.
She has some urgent business for you, I see, and
who might you be? Sell him friend of Prince Herod.
Have we met? No, Commander, No, but I never forget
(34:23):
her face. Aren't you in charge of the palace cleaners? Yes,
but I got promoted promoted, I was middle pasharp. But
now Commander, you need to attend with me immediately. You
go back to to man Bay and tell my daughter,
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if indeed you have ever said eyes on her, that
Commander Coolan will return to to man Bay when he
has completed his task. No, Commander, it's her express order.
M you say no to me, No, I mean yes, command,
(35:09):
and then let us brucie. You don't continue our journey
if my daughter my warmest regards. That's what easy water.
Everybody needs, right on, Thank thank you, thank you. Yeah, yeah,
(35:42):
open list. Just now here you are. I'm so sorry
that it had to come to this, And don't worry.
We will try to get everything right just as soon
as we can. Mhm. But you know this is the
(36:03):
cell your father was in. How times change? Um, where's
the other one? Bring out the other one? What do
you intend to do with us? I nothing, nothing, I
will do you no harm. I feel no enmity at
all towards you. Then why are we being kept here?
(36:25):
Because we must all serve tuman Bay and we must
all obey its laws. He means he's going to put
us on trial, not I the law, the sacred law
of tuman Bay. If a Satan is seen as unfit
to rule, then there must be a public accounting. And
(36:46):
what are we to be charged with? Oh, you don't
know you gave the gold away? What? But it was
you who's known? You are the Sultanah? What will the
people think when they learned that the sultana gave away
the treasure that the city needs to rebuild itself. And
(37:08):
of course there is the other matter of well, people
will wonder why your husband was thrown aside in favor
of this woman, this unnatural woman. My father will destroy
you can danny o your father he is He will
be on his way back. Now your orders. I'll be
(37:30):
sending a little welcoming party to greet him welcomebye, ah,
see you tomorrow. I'm doing this for twoman, yes, and
I have no doubt that two mom they will thank
you for it appropriately. You're a curious woman. Aren't here
a traveler? Where do you come from? Alkim? You come
(37:56):
here and weasel your way in, make friends and all
the right places. It took me a lifetime of heart,
devoted service to two membab before I became busier, to
the sort I earned it. But you you you know
(38:17):
CODI I would feel sorry for you if you weren't
so absurd. Well, perhaps you should reserve your pity for
yourself and your lover. Take back to Majesty. Your son
(38:43):
Selim has he wouldn't come, and so why didn't you
kill him? Kill him? Yes? I told you I couldn't.
He was with several of his officers and you were,
and for your safety, I wouldn't have been able to
get near. I give you a chance, and what do
(39:03):
you do? You throw it back in my face? Get out?
But please, father, I did my best. Your best wasn't
good enough. You couldn't even keep an eye on the prince.
We still don't know where he is. You're pathetic, father, no,
you're nothing to me. Go away, God's take him away.
(39:29):
What shall we do with your Majesty? I don't care.
Throw him out of the palace. You have nothing, now
go mm hmm. My son has always been such a
disappointment to me. You know, yes, Majesty, do you have
(39:50):
any children yourself? Officer? Oh? Lovely, lovely? How old nine?
I hope I hope one day she makes I'm already
very proud of her. No, I was gonna say, I
hope one day she will look back on these days,
on my coronation as the time two men bay was saved.
(40:16):
What's that smell, Majesty? It's rancid. It's find it, Majesty,
and I think it's it's coming from over here. It's
getting stronger. What in God's name is there an ape? Majesty?
(40:39):
Was white deep? Where did it come from? It was
just James there. I think with everything happening, Majesty in
the ballace, someone forgot to feed it. Where did it
come from? It was a gift, Sir to the Sultana
from from Prince Head. Majesty, Herod, Herod, We'll find him
(41:05):
and we'll put him in a cage and starve him
too constressing, say, see away from me. It's all right.
(41:28):
I've brought you something. It's all right, I promise eat
go on, it's my rations. You'll need it. Hm. Where
are we going to their fortress? They have many along
(41:50):
the coast. Who are they? The Ballarach monks? Fighters? All right? Well,
and you pass on a message from me to their
their commander, the grand Master. I don't care whoever is
in Georgia. I don't really know. It's it's vital that
you tell him I am a citizen to when they
(42:11):
I am not a slave. My family are rich and
they will pay a lot to get me back. Got that.
I don't think he will be interested in that? And
then why are they keeping me captive? I don't know.
You are not one of them? Are you? What are
(42:31):
you doing here? I have to go? No? Wait, wait,
please come back, please come back. Season three, Episode four
of Tuman Bay Dark Enterprises, featuring Rufus Wright, Matthew marsh
(42:56):
and Olivia Popka, was written and directed by Me John
Scott Dryden, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and
sound design by Eloise Whitmore. To Mubai is created by
Me and Mike Walker and produced by Emmahn and Nadir Khan.
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