""I just have trouble understanding how truth, all by itself could be enough for a person." Kurt Vonnegut Jr." "We meet at last, dragon herder." "You've finally found someone from our family." "I expect they'll give you a fat promotion now." "I have nothing personally against you or your family, son." "You commit crimes and I try to hunt you down." "Looks like the love of your profession has softened your brains." "You haven't been doing anything but sniffing the trails of our father for the past 17 years." "But I got you, didn't I?" "Now calmly, turn around and put your hands on the car." "What are you accusing me of?" "Drug trafficking, extortion, political blackmail murder, ordering killings." "Shall I go on?" "Don't you know what my family will do to you if you arrest me?" "Nothing will happen." "I'll arrest them too." "You've been singing the same song for years like a blind beggar." "You have no idea where my father is." "Well, I got you, son." "And I shall get your old man, too." "I thought only prophets could see from the back of their heads." "Commit no more sins, son." "Turn around, put your hands on the car." "You can't arrest me." "You have no evidence whatsoever." "Now, how's that as evidence?" "Is that good enough?" "No, Musa Rami." "It's not!" "You will from now, walk arm in arm with the Grim Reaper!" "My family will hunt you down!" "They'll make you pay it bitterly!" "You will pray to die!" "Surprise!" "Happy birthday, dad!" "Haluk, my son." "What a lovely surprise!" " Dad..." " When did you get here?" "We landed two hours ago." "You came all the way from London just for me?" "I would do anything for you, dad!" "Oh, son!" "My dear son!" "Dad, this is Yo Yo Ma." "You mentioned her in your letters." "How do you do, sir?" "She speaks Turkish, too!" "Very well my dear, how do you do?" "Oh, come on, that's enough." "It's our turn." "Daddy..." "Your crazy daughter is here, give us a kiss." "Give a hug to grandpa, Ece!" " Happy birthday, grandpa!" "Ece, my love..." "Thank you!" "I told them we should go out and have a picnic or something." "It's been a long time since we had one." "I said dad loves it, he likes fries boiled eggs and all that picnic stuff." "Protein, dad." "Lots of protein." "Mum!" " Oh, for Allah's sake!" " Oh dear!" "What is this, honey?" "Nothing." "Just a stupid tie." "You can open it later." "Thank you, sweetheart!" "Happy birthday, dad!" "Thank you, Nihat!" "Shouldn't you be on duty tonight?" "He got two hours off by giving your name, dad." "Happy birthday." "Thank you, my dear!" "Come on, tell him." "What does she have to tell?" "Come on then." " Speak or I'll pistol-whip you!" " Nihat, don't do that!" " I am scared, grandpa." " Don't scare the kid." "Your dad is just teasing you." "Didem has drawn a picture for you, dad!" "But she dropped it on the way here, and it got smeared with mud." "It's even better like this..." "It gives it a realistic touch." "Oh, everyone's here!" "You really surprised me!" "Daddy!" "Happy birthday!" "Thank you, my dear!" "Daddy, what happened to you?" "Was it work?" "You must be tired of this." "Derya, stop it, leave him alone!" "Happy birthday, dad!" "Why should I stop, Dündar?" "See how old he is?" "And he has blood on his shirt." "It's alright." "He'll take it off now and put this one on." "Thank you very much!" "If you don't like the color, pop in the store and we'll exchange it." "I'm sure I'll like it, Dündar." "Come on Can, you give your present to grandpa, too." " Take it!" " Be polite!" " What is inside?" " Shit." "Don't, honey!" "He is just a kid!" "We don't tolerate that kind of language, dad!" "He's become obscene!" "Come here, don't cry!" "Come here!" "Ah, she's taking a photograph!" "Yes." "It's ready." "Everybody say cheese!" "As you all know, Volkan Izmitli, the youngest son of the notorious Izmitli mafia family was taken dead last night." "This is the first time an Izmitli was taken red handed." "We found 8 kilograms of cocaine in his car 7 guns, 6 of which were unregistered." "The cocaine and guns strengthen our case." "This also marks another achievement to the successful career of Detective Rami which as always, he will undoubtedly deny." "A detective attempting such a job on his own is unfathomable even if that detective is Musa Rami." "Now let's hear what the detective has to say." "Yes detective, is there anything you'd like to add?" "I don't have anything to add, thank you." "Maybe you'd like to share with us how you obtained the intelligence for this operation." "Not really." "Everything I had to say, I've already put in my report." "I am tired, I want out, I have other things in mind right now." "Detective..." "Why did you do this?" "I just followed up a piece of information I obtained, Captain." "Detective, everybody in the department respects you no doubt about that." "But you have shoved us all in a snake pit." "Don't you think that requires an explanation?" "Funda shall be here shortly." "Detective, we deal with death, not muses." "That's why we have to be a little more reasonable..." "Yilmaz, listen, son." "I am a cop, I don't need to be reasonable." "I sense, I smell, I trace and I do whatever has to be done." "But if the department cannot live with that, then tell me and I will retire immediately." "Detective, no one would even think of asking you to retire." "But I am under tremendous pressure." "There was no need for this Izmitli operation." "You've waved a cape awashed with blood to a herd of bulls." "Payidar Izmitli, has lots of connections." "He controls key bureaucrats." "And you have hit him where it hurts most." "My advisor is very pleased with the two files you have submitted." "I'll include them in my thesis exactly as they are." "I am glad it helped, Funda." "But he told me he has some doubts concerning the authenticity of the reports." "But those are post-operation reports, Funda." "They are all real." "Really?" "For example that body with fourteen bullet wounds?" "Fourteen?" "It should be eighteen, as far as I remember." "Because I had two guns." "According to the report, you fired at close range." "Meaning, two shots should have been enough." "I shot him fourteen times, yes." "I had to be certain." "You take your coffee with one sugar, right?" " No, with two sugars please." " Alright." "At times you have to be certain, Funda." "And to kill is to be certain." "In fact, theoretically, it is not possible to kill someone with a gun." "Knowing this, you keep on shooting to ensure you carry it through." "Now..." "You can never get zero by halving a number." "You get smaller pieces each time, but they never diminish." "This is also valid for moving objects." "Just think about it for a second." "A bullet, fired from a pistol and traveling gracefully through the air towards a certain target always halves the distance it has to travel." "Since you can never get zero by halving a number theoretically, a bullet can never reach its target." "You get it?" "This creates panic and so, you keep on shooting." "And, the guy is shot, literally..." "Or the woman..." "Or the woman..." "Sure." "Great professional reflexes." "Once, we got a call." ""Servet Pembe's corpse is lying on the 6th floor of the Samandira Business Center."" "I thought I was going to find the fat body of a middle aged trashy accountant, but Servet Pembe turned out to be a 22 year old blonde with appreciable looks." "The killer must have been a woman hater." "The killer was his wife..." "His wife?" "I never said Servet Pembe was a woman, I only said blonde." "What happened to your sociologist's reflexes?" "I am going to graduate soon, so I left them at school." "You think grave-diggers bury their shovels when they retire?" "What do you mean?" "Imagine a novice grave-digger digging a hole somewhere." "He suddenly comes up..." "Trucks!" "It amazes me how those giant things with those heavy loads can run that effortlessly." "If I retire one day, I'd like to become a truck driver and travel on international roads." "Have you ever been overseas?" "Yes..." "I have been to Moscow." "Stayed there for six months." "Really?" "Yes." "But it was extremely cold, so i came back." "What did you go to Moscow for?" "To attend a chess class." "In high school, I won the 1st Prize in the Balkans High School Chess Championship." "I have also won many prizes and medals in national tournaments." "Goodness!" "Really?" "Yes, and now I attend tournaments at university." "It is a nationwide tournament but there is a Kazakh guy." " He is really good..." " Kazakh?" "I mean from Kazakhstan." "He is an exchange student." "He thrashes everybody." "I believe we'll meet in the final." "I'll be graduating this semester." "So this is my last chance to win the University Championship." "But it looks as though he's going to beat me, Mr. Musa." "It scares me." "Mr. Musa?" "I'm surprised to see you here." "How are you?" "You left your pen on my desk." "Why did you bother?" "It could've waited until our next meeting." "But we didn't plan to meet again." "That's true." "And you have so many other things to do, too." "Why don't we meet somewhere outside next time." "Sure, why not?" "Well..." "Where would you like to meet?" " It doesn't matter." "What about Taksim?" "In Yesil Cafe." "Tuesday, 2 o'clock, how does it sound?" "In Taksim, Yesil Cafe." "Tuesday, 2 o'clock..." "Sounds fine." "And I'll bring along new dossiers for you." "Alright, then." "My thesis will be terrific." "Well, I have got to go, I have a class." "Have a good class." "May Allah give you wisdom." "Has anything happened lately that really agitated you?" "Three things happened:" "I killed a 25 year old man named Volkan Izmitli." "And another one with him." "I caused one person to go blind and another one deaf." "And a fourth one, if lucky, will not be able to talk anymore." "I heard all that on the news." "Anything else?" "Haluk came from London." "I wasn't expecting him." "I was really excited and elated." "Three things, you said." "Yes, and there is Funda." "I'm in love with her." "What?" "She is a student." "She's 23." "She has huge, beautiful eyes." "I am sure she has." "I am planning to marry her." "But I haven't told her anything yet." "Why don't you put your shirt on?" "Has nothing happened that bothered you lately?" "Heart burn, nausea, vomiting, anything like that?" "Yes, a few times but I didn't take it too seriously." "You have a large brain tumor, Musa." "You have cancer." " And am I going to die?" " We all are." "How much time do I have left?" "Two months, at most." "You have to rest..." "Am I going to live three months if I do?" "No." "But you'll suffer less." "Am I going to lose consciousness?" "Maybe towards the end." "But, you will still feel the pain." " She has lovely eyes." "Huge eyes." " What?" "Her eyes..." "Funda's eyes..." "They are beautiful." "You were scared." "You were scared to even listen." "With the death of his uncle, the Prophet Muhammad was left with no one to protect him." "He was no longer safe in Mecca." "Oh, what is this, a waiting lounge?" "Is this a patience testing lab or what?" "My son, Haluk..." "Dad..." "I wanted to see you before I left." "Are you leaving?" "But you only just came yesterday!" "I must go dad." "I only managed to take two days off." "I wish you had attended Friday prayers while you were here." "How are you, my dear?" "Thank you..." "Your son is here." "I'm sure you couldn't care less about us." "Hold this, will you?" "I'll be back in about an hour and a half." "And don't forget to get my prescription on Monday." "Those medicines are very expensive I can't even afford to buy a bra." "You wouldn't want your daughter's breasts to sag." "They are really expensive, dad." "Now, take her home right away." "She's starving." "There is some pizza in the fridge, heat it up!" "You can have some, too." "See you later, love." "When will you come again?" "Bring this sweety along again." "She is so sweet!" "Dad, baby..." "Ciao!" "My sister, she does not look good to me this time." "I guess she has probably stopped taking her medication." "Ece, my love, will you go and play with Yo Yo Ma?" "Come on." " Come back in two months." " In two months?" "Why?" "It's my turn, to have a surprise for you." "You have got to come..." "Alright." "I'll try my best." "Try and come..." "And marry this girl." "You can't go on like this for long." "Look, grandpa!" "A fish!" "Let's throw it back to the sea so it'll find its mum." "Find its mum?" "Of course." "Its mum must be worried about it." "Okay." "Let it go to its mum." "Grandpa?" " Go and get another one." " Ok!" "We'll pull your soul out of you." "You messed with Izmitli!" "You are in deep shit!" "Be polite, son..." "Why all that dirty talk?" "Ece..." "Come here, my love." "Yes, grandpa?" "Let's see you hit this gentleman." " How do you mean?" " Like this, look!" "Hit him!" "Like that!" "Yes!" "That's good!" "Hit him, my little one..." "Hit him..." " Grandpa..." " Yes, my dear?" "That man, did he go to his mum as well?" "Which man, sweety?" "You know, the man that we threw in the sea?" "Ah, that man." " He's gone back to his mother's..." " To his mother's what?" "He's gone to his mother." "Yes." "His mother is actually a jellyfish." "Jellyfish?" "What's that?" "We went to Antalya last summer, remember?" "There were those things in the sea that we squeezed in our hand, all gooey, remember?" "They left our hands all sticky." "Oh yeah." "I remember." "Like slime, they were..." "Yes." "Those were jellyfish." "Yuck!" "Disgusting." "Just like Gorkem." "Gorkem?" "Who's Gorkem?" "He is a stupid boy in our class." "Never leaves me alone." "Pulls my hair all the time." "What do you mean he is in love with me, grandpa?" "Why does he pull my hair if he is in love with me?" "Now, that's a tough one, sweety!" "A tough one?" "Difficult, I mean." "A difficult question." "Maybe I'll understand when I grow up, right, grandpa?" "Maybe, honey..." "What if I become like mum when I grow up?" "What do you mean like mum?" "You know, she is crazy." "What if I go nuts as well?" "Where did you get that idea?" "She's not crazy or anything..." "I know, she is crazy." "My friends say so, too." "She takes lots of drugs all the time." "I'll be like mum, I know that." "I'll go crazy..." "Ece, come on, my little one." "Don't say things like that." "Chase that away from your mind." "We'll go and have some pizza right now, how about that?" "Ece..." "Come here." "Ece..." "My dear..." "Don't be scared." "You are going to be all right." "And your mum is not crazy." "She is a little unstrung these days, but she'll get well soon." " She'll get well?" "Really?" " Of course she will." "We'll go and have picnics together like we used to." "You promise, grandpa?" "I promise, sweety..." "I do." "Mum?" "She took drugs." "Psychiatric drugs." "In excessive amounts." "Excessive?" "Too much Yilmaz, lots of them..." "You mean she committed suicide, doctor?" "She used to take those drugs regularly." "That doesn't prove she committed suicide." "But detective, she jumped from the window." "She was not pushed." "She just threw herself out of the window." "All the evidence indicates that." "Yes, it doesn't look like she was pushed but maybe someone kind of prompted her to." "Because she was open to this kind of inculcation." "A weak girl, she was, Sevgi." "What do you mean, detective?" "Someone told your daughter to jump down, and she jumped?" "She did not decide to commit suicide herself but was persuaded to, is that what you mean?" "No one can resist the fatal attraction of death, captain." "We all live to die one day, are you not aware of that?" "Have you never thought about your own death?" "I have, yes, many times, but I've never longed for it." "Not everybody is as successful as you are in keeping their desires under control, captain." "She really liked the dress she was wearing when she died." "You will be cross with me but this increases the possibility of suicide too." "Some kind of a ritual." "Dying with her favorite dress on." "She used to wear it when she would see her psychiatrist, too." "Could it be that she liked her psychiatrist a lot, too?" "What would you say, doctor?" "Captain could be right about it, detective." "We see that often in suicide cases." "A sort of preparation." "Little gestures blessing suicide." "It is not easy for one to take one's own life." "It takes a lot of persuasion." "I guess no one would know a patient better then one's psychiatrist." "Look doctor, you have to assure me about my daughter." "I believe in science." "And I want to believe you." "I plan to run the rest of my investigation accordingly unless my daughter has committed suicide because of your nonsensical inculcation." "So, tell me the truth." "Your daughter was definitely not suicidal!" "And the drugs she was on, were all supposed to heighten her spirits." "I am ready to conduct any scientific research you would like me to, to prove that." "I trust you, doctor." "And I trust you, captain." "I am not a captain." "I am just a detective." "I have nothing to do with titles." " I see." " I hope you do, doctor." "May Allah bless her soul." "Poor thing, she was such a nice person." "She was ill, but she was kind." "She never hurt anyone." "She was harsh to Ece sometimes, but that's all." "Aren't we all like that?" "When I think of all the times I beat Can..." "Have you called Haluk?" "Not yet dad." "You told us not to." "Ok, you can tell him now but tell him not to come." "Ok, dad, I'll tell him." "But dad, Haluk really loved our sister." "When he hears that she has committed suicide..." "Shut up, Nihat!" "Don't use those words again!" "Sevgi has not committed suicide." "I'll have nobody ever say that again." "You lied to me, grandpa." "You lied..." "You told me mum was going to get better." "You told me we were going to have picnics together." "Here, pick one." "Any of them should do the job." "Are they clean, Hayri?" "Clean as a new born son of a bitch, I'm telling you." "Is it for work or have you been hired?" "Hired?" "I mean, have you become a hired gun like me now?" "I knew you would give in one day." "Nobody can resist the money in this business." "Why did you quit, then?" "You arrested me so many times, I got sick of you." "I want this one, Hayri." "Good luck." "I knew a cop would need my services one day." "But it makes me feel especially proud that this cop turns out to be Musa Rami." "You lied to me, grandpa." "You lied." "Detective..." "Are you alright?" "You look pale." "I am alright, Bekir." "I'm alright, son." "Thank you." "I'm on your side, detective." "I don't believe your daughter Sevgi has committed suicide." "I believe she was killed." "I believe you." "It's so kind of you." "Someone has to stand up to them." "And we shall, Bekir." "Do not worry." "And we'll make ourself clear." "As you know, killing is making yourself clear." "But it is theoretically impossible to kill someone with a gun." "I know that one, detective, you told me before." "A bullet, fired from a pistol always halves the distance it travels." "I looked it up." "It is called Xenon Paradox." "But it's been invalidated." " What do you mean?" "There is a concept called particle physics." "I mean, it can now be proven that the bullet moves in the air." "I wouldn't be so sure." "You know, nothing in the universe is what it looks like." "Once, we received a call saying Servet Pembe..." "I know that one, too, detective." "Servet Pembe turns out to be a man." " How about the grave-diggers?" " What grave-diggers?" "Never mind." "Have a good day." "Don't miss the Friday prayers." "In the name of Allah." "I forced the Kazakh boy to make a mistake, Mr. Musa." "You know Bobby Fischer?" "The great chess master?" "You know, once, he withdrew from a tournament because there was a lady competing." "Quite irritating, really." "He gets on my nerves." "The guy hates women." "He says he'd beat any woman even without his knights." "But you know what happened to Mr. Bobby-Arrogant-Fischer?" "His record of the youngest grandmaster was broken by Judith Polgar, a woman." "Yes." "And Kasparov used to call her a "Circus Puppet"." "But she defeated him on the 42nd move." "And so I defeated the Kazakh guy." "But, I heard that people are gossiping about my championship." "Not that I care about all the hallway gossip but they say the Kazakh boy could've beaten me but he chose not to because he loves me, bla bla bla." "I think maybe the kid was high because he was shaking like jelly while we played." "Really?" "Actually, it's sad to see a chess genius falter and fall like that." "On the other hand, if your victory depends on that, then it hurts less." "Oh, whatever." "I'm sorry I've been talking about myself all the time like a stupid career obsessive." "Why don't you tell me how you've been since we last met?" "Anything interesting?" "That day, at the university, after you'd left all of a sudden I started vomiting blood." "I went to see a doctor who's a friend of mine." "And he told me I have brain tumor." "I have at most two months to live." "I am dying." "The same day, my daughter Sevgi was killed." "My colleagues think she has committed suicide but I know she was murdered." "And because I am sure of that, I am after those who killed her." "I cornered one of them but I shot an innocent guy." "Many others got shot." "Kids and all..." "That's life, Funda." "One day you are invited to a feast but when you get there you see your name on the menu." "I love her Haluk, I love her so much." "It keeps growing in me." "But I just can't reach her." "I understand those who kill themselves because of love, Haluk." "I understand them." "I love Funda so much, Haluk." "I love her so much." "Please calm down, Miss Funda." "He must have been joking." "What?" "Mr. Musa must have been teasing you." "But, this can't be true." "He told me everything." "He told me he'd shot the wrong guy." "He told me others had been shot as well." "It was in the news." "It said someone, a freak had opened fire and innocent people had been hurt." "You think Musa Rami is a freak?" "I think..." "He is not." "He is a very kind man." "Then, he cannot have done such a thing, right?" "That's exactly why I am shocked." "Musa Rami likes playing little games like that." "He'd convinced me once that he was working for KGB." "It turned out he worked for the Hungarians." " Then he is not dying, right?" " Dying?" "He told me he is dying and that he has less than two months left." "Come on Miss Funda, the detective has been teasing you." "Have a nice day, then." " You too." "Keep on loving Musa Rami." "You too." "What is that for?" "Here, let me show it before you ask." "But I was not speeding." "I didn't say you were." "Can you step out of the vehicle please?" "What is happening?" "You remember me?" "You were seeking an advisor for your thesis." "Yes." "I talked to you first." "And I sent you to Musa Rami." "I remember, yes." "I wish I hadn't." "You wish you hadn't done what?" "I wish I hadn't sent you on to Musa Rami." "I wish I had been your advisor." "I am happy to be working with Musa Rami." "What is he telling you?" "Nothing personal." "Nice things but nothing personal." "What could he have to tell you that is personal?" "What is with you?" "Musa Rami is a fine man." "What do you want from him?" "I don't want you to make a mistake." "I couldn't bear it." "Officer, could you please tell me what it is that you want?" "This is ridiculous." "What is this?" "Is there anything else you'd like to say?" "Please think carefully." "No, nothing." "I am tired of this, I want to leave." "Detective..." "Can we talk?" "Yes, Yilmaz." "I am listening to you, son." "Well, then, let me start." "I am going to die Yilmaz." "We are all going to die." "No, it's not the same." "I have a brain tumor." "Doctor Demir told me I have two months left." "And that was more than a month ago." "I haven't been able to tell my kids yet, I don't know what to do." "You'd like some lemonade?" "Why not?" "Two, please." "Detective..." "Yes Yilmaz, I am listening to you, son." "Well, then, let me start." "Yilmaz..." "My daughter did not commit suicide." "The Izmitlis murdered her." " That's what you think, detective." " It is the very truth." "I killed Izmitli's son, and his other son wants revenge." "It is that simple." "There is no other explanation." "And they won't stop yet, Yilmaz." "What can I do?" "You'd like some lemonade?" "Why not?" "Yes, Yilmaz." "I am listening to you, son." "Well, then, let me start." "Yilmaz, I don't understand gays." "I'd say, if you are not gay, you can't understand them." " That's what you think, detective." " It is the very truth." "Just imagine two big guys in bed, together, and naked, too." "How can I possibly understand this without experiencing it?" "You'd like some lemonade?" "Yes?" "I come home around six o'clock in the evening." "You might want to include that in your notes as well." "Your brother was also as confident as you are, Tayfun Izmitli." "But he died." "And now it's your family's turn, Musa Rami." "They are going to die, too." "No, nothing will happen to my family." "I wouldn't be so sure." "You see the corn guy approaching?" "No, you are looking the wrong way." "When he lifts the lid of the boiler all your grandchildren will be blown up." "You are bluffing." "You thought I was bluffing about your daughter Sevgi too but then she died." " You are bluffing." "Your grandchildren are sweet, Musa Rami." "I am sure they will turn out to be the most beautiful angels in heaven." "Especially Ece." "Come on." "Will you not get out of that car and try to save your family?" "He is about to open the boiler, you old rake." "You are bluffing." "I can not possibly do what you are asking me to, captain." "Are you disobeying my orders Bekir?" "You want me to arrest Musa Rami." "How could I do that?" "We have lots of evidence against him." "Come on, captain." "What evidence?" "What you call evidence is all fake." "We both know that." "To boot, no one knows, except you and I and some other cops that Musa Rami is among the suspects." "He is innocent." "Even if he is not, we can easily cover it up." "No one has been killed anyway!" "People were shot, but by divine decree, no one has died." "Do you want me to cover up the truth?" "No, captain." "What I am saying is there is no truth in sight." "Except your love for Funda..." "What are you talking about?" "You see Musa Rami as an opponent." "You are not concerned about solving the case you are only scheming to get rid of Musa Rami." "Do you hear what you are saying Bekir?" "I do hear, captain, I'd rather be deaf than hear what you are saying." "You give him up for a girl." "Shame on you!" "Shut your mouth, Bekir!" "What if I don't?" "Are you going to make me?" "Shut up, you jerk!" "Shut up!" "I am sorry that you are so scared of me, boys." "I am your mentor, I won't kill you." "It's over Yilmaz." "I quit." "I resign." "Are you quitting or are you running away, detective?" "Captain..." "Watch your language when you speak to our mentor." "Will you teach me how to talk, Bekir?" "Shut your damn mouth." "Whatever you say, captain, but Musa Rami does not run away." "Yes, he does, too." "But not this time." "I simply quit." "I'm tired." "I want out." "At least, not until some facts come to light." "You want to finish me while I am on the job?" "So be it." "Butjudge it well." "Yes, I love Funda." "But I am innocent." "I have committed no crime." "Therefore be careful what you accuse of." "I'll see you in the afterlife." "I love Funda more than anyone does." "I hold his head down like this, but he still struggles the son of a bitch." "I say don't struggle, or you will get it on the head, you asshole." "But he won't listen." "I had to hit him on the head with the back of my gun." "Blood gushed out of his head." "Nihat." "Dad?" "Yes, dad." "How is everybody, son?" "As you'd expect them to be, dad." "They are all miserable." "How is Ece?" "She is the same." "She misses her mum a lot." "Dad, have you been crying?" "I'd promised Ece that her mum would get well." "She thinks she will become insane like her mum." "That she'll go insane and kill herself." "That is what she keeps saying, poor child." "I told her we would go on a picnic." "Our sister, was she murdered dad?" "I said "your mum would come too"." "I promised." "Why don't we do anything dad?" "What if they kill us all?" "What if they kill you?" "We'll all be ruined." "We will go on a picnic, Nihat." "What picnic, dad?" "Talk to Derya and her husband." "Come and pick me up on Sunday." "WORLD IS STRANGE" "WORLD DRAPERY" "Musa Rami, the cop in the escalator of death." "Now, this time, you got your ass stuck in a barrel of gunpowder, Musa Rami." "Boom!" "I don't believe you." "Really." "Your stupidity amazes me." "You killed my brother." "You are like a butcher who cuts off his own arms and puts them in display." "Your imbecility has by far surpassed your mastery." "Pick one." "Pick one, you dirty old bag!" "You can save one of your family." "We will kill the rest." "You get it, dumb sucker?" "We will slaughter your family one by one, in a row." "Kill me." "Right now, right here." "Leave my kids alone." "They have nothing to do with this." "But you killed my brother not me." "Now, we are not going to kill you but those in the picture." "Now, pick one." "Whom should I not kill?" "Go on." "Pick one." "Do it!" "Haluk..." "Don't kill Haluk." "I pick my youngest son, Haluk." "Good." "Now you can leave and start funeral preparations." "You will have seven people to bury in a week." "We are running out of time." "We have to move the girls and the kids away from here." "Bastards!" "Dad." "Why don't we ask for protection?" "We could ask our police friends." "No, son, it won't work." "There are things you don't know." "We have to move the kids out of town." "There is no other way." "Let's take them to Mardin, to my folks." "They will be safe there in the village, with my father." "I'll take care of this." "I'll take them with the van." "We will take a couple of days and wander so they can't locate us." "Does anybody know that we are here?" "Yes." "Haluk knows." "He will be here shortly." "Haluk?" "He'll be here shortly?" "What's he got to do in Istanbul?" "He just suddenly came last night." "But, didn't you tell him not to come?" "He'd be safe in London." "We told him dad." "He senses that there is something wrong here." "He wants to be with you." "He won't listen to us." "What do you mean he won't listen?" "Son!" "Haluk..." "My dear son!" "You told me to come in two months, but I couldn't wait." "That's good, son." "Come on, boys." "We'll do as we planned." "Now, go make your preparations." "Dündar, you set out at once and don't you come back, whatever happens!" "Nihat, you wait for my call." "Where are they going, dad?" "I'd rather you don't know." "How are you dad?" "Are you well?" "When a father buries his child, when destiny backfires like a gun when a man past sixty ends up with a beauty named Funda in his hands." "I don't know what to say dad." "When you called the other day it broke my heart to hear the tone of your voice." "I had to come and see you." "My dear son." "Don't tell anyone, not even your sisters not even your girlfriend, but you are like no other to me." "You are the one person on earth that I love most." "And Allah willing, you'll be spared, Haluk." "You are like a butcher who cuts off his own arms and puts them on display." "You're talking to me?" "Pardon me?" "You're talking to me?" "Pardon me?" "You're talking to me?" "No, son." "I didn't say anything." "You're talking to me?" "No, I am not going out tonight." "I have to study." "I'll look into the Sicilian Defense." "Oh, come on, you should know these things it's a certain defense pattern in chess." "There is a tournament in Strasbourg next month." "Yes, there is a prize." "I don't know yet." "Yes, I am excited." "But I'll win." "I feel like I can beat anyone since I defeated the Kazakh boy." "No, I am not being big-headed." "This is not the first time I defeated someone." "But I'll tell you something, once you win, it gets easier to win the next time." "You can never tell, though." "Nothing is what it looks like to be." "I'd told you Musa Rami's stories, hadn't I?" "Yes." "It turns out Servet Pembe was a man." "I could not believe it." "I was so embarrassed." "They say he is always like that, kidding around." "He's really kind, yes." "He knows everything." "At times I even suspect that he reads my mind." "I am not being ridiculous, if you knew him, you would understand." "I am now cooking up a tough question for him." "You know they fire in the air sometimes in games and stuff, right." "I'll ask him how high the bullet rises and where and when it lands?" "No, no, he won't lie." "If he doesn't know the answer, he'll say so." "But if that's the case, I have a nice reply." "Whatever, tell us about your gown." "Musa Rami." "Detective, I hate doing this but..." "This is one of the worst moments in my life but I have to arrest you." "Are you sure, Yilmaz?" "And what are you accusing me of?" "Causing people to get injured in the mall while attempting to shoot Tayfun Izmitli." "But you are making a mistake." "I did no such thing." "You did." "Don't lie to me." "Huseyin." "Excuse me, detective." "Why did you do that, detective?" "Why wouldn't you listen to me?" "I didn't do anything, Yilmaz." "Don't fool yourself." "You don't know Funda, she's not that type of girl." "She will ignore you." "You're arresting me for no reason." "Pray, detective, you are humiliating yourself." "I arrest you for the slaughter in front of the mall." "Don't call that a slaughter." "Nobody died." "Yilmaz!" "Leave Musa Rami alone." "Leave him alone." "You can't make him pay for your incompetence." "Stop it." "It's over." "You couldn't get the girl." "Bekir!" "You are dead." "You are a history now." "What are you going to do?" "Kill me?" "Boys, that's enough." "Don't be stupid." "What do you think you are doing?" "What did you do Bekir?" "Why did you come here?" "I wanted to save you." "I think you deserve this." "You are a great man." "I believe you are innocent." "But I am not, Bekir." "I did the mall shooting." "I knew it, Musa Rami." "I knew you were guilty." "But I am not, Yilmaz." "I didn't do anything." "So, you want me to take care of Tayfun Izmitli?" "I don't believe you!" "You won't do it?" "Oh, I will." "Just show us the money and don't worry about the rest." "All these years you were after me you kept pestering me all the time you put me in jail time and again and now we'll do business together." "Anything else?" "Maybe one day we'll write ourjoint memories partner." "Come on, Hayri." "Don't exaggerate." "Here, I got all the information you'll need." "Here is where he'll be in the next four hours." "Finish him within the next four hours." "You are a great employer, Musa Rami." "Get rid of that dirt bag for me, Hayri." "Consider it done, Musa Rami." "Hello, Dündar?" "How are you, son?" "Are you there yet?" "Nearly, huh?" "Where exactly are you?" "Okay." "Be careful." "Now, don't wander too much." "And call me in the morning." "Alright?" "Ok, then." "Get rid of that dirt bag for me, Hayri." "Consider it done, Musa Rami." "Allah damn you!" "Allah damn you!" "Allah damn you!" "Allah damn you!" "Yes?" "Hi, Funda." "Thank you." "You got 85?" "I'm glad to hear that." "Not at all, it's your own achievement." "Pardon me?" "Your graduation ball?" "I'll be more than happy to come." "If I can." "Where is it?" "Okay." "I'll try and make it." "Thank you." "Good night." "Sir?" "I think you've got the wrong address." "The elders meeting is not here." "I have to go in." "You have an invitation?" "I am invited." "It's a graduation party." "Old man, it looks like you graduated a long time ago." "I suggest you go back to your bed in the nursing home and sleep tight." "Maybe you'll see this place in your dreams." "Mr. Musa!" "Hello." "Looks like fighting is an occupational hazard of yours." "I wish it was the only problem I have, Funda." " I am sorry, what a faux pas." " Never mind." "Would you like a drink?" "Anything." "You don't seem to like drinking much." "I don't like drinking when I am sober." "That's why I can't get drunk." "I was very happy to hear you got 85 for your thesis." "Yes, thanks to you." "That is the reason I invited you here, to thank you." "How nice of you to think of that, you are honoring me." "You are an extraordinary man, Mr. Musa." "If I were a sculptor, I would make a massive statue of you." "I guess you'd need a lot of clay." "I lost another one of my children, Funda." "What?" "Is this anotherjoke?" "No." "I wish it were, but it is not." "Haluk died." "Really." "I am so sorry." "So am I. I can not handle it anymore." "I lost the track of things." "I'm getting old, I guess." "And that huge thing in my head." "I think it's growing larger by the hour." "It is huge." "Like your eyes Funda." "You have such lovely eyes." "They are huge." "If shot with a 45 degree angle, it lands in about 57 seconds." "Depending on the wind, it may travel up to 300 metres." "But don't try testing it." "Just ask me and I'll tell you." "I'll tell you everything, Funda." "Funda!" "Yes, Leyla?" "Come on." "You promised." "They want me to sing." "Really?" "Yes." "That's my talent." "Since I was a child they make me sing on every occasion." "Then, why don't you sing?" "Really?" "I'd love to listen." "But I'd feel embarrassed." "Please sing." "Please." "I would like to sing this song for my dear friend, Musa Rami." "I love you." "Will you marry me?" " What?" "Marry me, Funda." "I love you." "Marry me." "Mr. Musa, are you crazy?" "Do you realize what you are saying?" "It was so decreed." "What do you mean?" "Son, your father has brain tumor." "You mean..." "Dad is going to die?" "Yes." "Let's go." "Alright." "We will keep him under watch here." "Maybe you can stop by later to say goodbye." "He proposed to me." "What?" "Musa Rami was in love with Miss Funda, Nihat." "You whore." "What?" "You are a whore!" "You killed my father." " Nihat, don't." " Fuck off!" "Aren't you ashamed of having proposed to a girl younger than me?" "I am not." "But I am ashamed of you!" "The Izmitlis will kill you too, Nihat." "What do you mean?" "I made a deal with them." "I could save only one of you." "But I didn't choose you." "And who did you choose?" "I can't say that." "But it was not you." "Why dad?" "Don't you love me?" "Of course I love you, Nihat." "You are my eldest son." "Thank you, dad." "Now, dad, we have to stop these motherfuckers." "I tried." "It won't work." "Then we use force." "That doesn't work either." "Let's go to the police." "There has to be a way out of this." "Let's do something." "I am the one who did the mall shooting." "They'll put me in jail if I talk." "We can't go to the police, they won't be any help." "It's alright, dad." "If they put you in jail, I'll fight outside." "You are going to die in a week anyway." "I didn't mean that." "Dad." "Don't die, dad." "You are a great man." "You shouldn't die." "Please, don't die." "What am I going to do without you?" "Please, don't die." "Please don't on me." "Let me take these back." "You stay here, and don't you die!" "37 deaths occurred in traffic accidents countrywide." "In the abominable accident that took place near Nizip city of Gaziantep six members of the same family were killed." "In the accident that took place around 23:00 a van with the plate number 34 OU 5746, tipped over." "The names of the people who died in the accident are as follows:" "The driver Dündar Dünya his wife Derya Rami Dünya, their children Can Dünya Perihan Rami, Didem Rami and Ece Bilgen." "No eye witnesses have reported to the police." "The police investigation continues." "When the sun is folded up," "When the stars fall, losing their lustre," "When the mountains vanish," "When the she-camels, ten months with young, are left untended," "When the wild beasts are herded together," "When the oceans boil over with a swell," "When the souls are sorted," "When the female infant buried alive is questioned," "For what crime she was killed," "When the scrolls are laid open," "When the world on High is unveiled," "When the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;" "And when the Garden is brought near," "Every soul will know what it has done;" "So verily I call to witness the planets that recede," "Go straight, or hide;" "And the Night as it dissipates;" "And by the morning as it brightens," "Verily this is the word of a most honourable Messenger," "Endued with Power, respected before the Lord of the Throne," "Endued with Power, with rank before the Lord of the Throne," "With authority there, and faithful to his trust." "O' people!" "Your companion is not one possessed;" "And without doubt he saw him in the clear horizon." "Neither doth he withhold grudgingly a knowledge of the Unseen." "Nor is it the word of an evil spirit accursed." "Then whither go ye?" "Verily this is no less than a Message to all the Worlds:" "To whoever among you wills to go straight:" "But ye shall not will except as God wills, the Cherisher of the Worlds." "Nihat, my son." "Forget the hospital." "Now, listen." "We shall take our revenge on the Izmitlis." "Are you ready for that, son?" "We will finish them all." "Okay." "We'll meet tomorrow morning at 9:30." "Yes, there." "Don't you come to my place, or you'll be noticed at once." "Prepare as many bombs as you can take all the guns that you can find, and pray." "Allah is with us son." "Of course I do love you son, you are my eldest son." "Go ahead." "Thank you for not turning me down, Funda." "You are welcome, Mr. Musa." "But should you not be in the hospital." "Why should I spend my last few days in the hospital?" "Instead of being here with you?" "Please, Mr. Musa, don't say such things." "But why Funda?" "I love you." "Please don't leave." "You are scared of me, aren't you?" "You are scared of me." "Up until the last few months, everybody used to like me." "Allah knows, I liked them too." "And I loved you and Haluk the most." "Then my children died one by one." "And my grandchildren..." "Everybody around me keeps dying." "Now whenever someone talks about love, my hand flies to my gun." "You don't need to be scared of me, Funda." "I know, you find me harsh but if I lean to violence, grief is the cause." "Before I die, could I ask you to do me a favour?" "A tiny wish." "Alright." "I'll do it." "Thank you." "Will you please say you love me just once?" "Say you love me." "Say you love me!" " I love you." " You are lying!" "Dedicated to my mother and Kitano..."