El Turco (2025) s01e02 Episode Script

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This is my black mantle of death.
I shall remove it.
Die, and be reborn.
Marco Benedetti di Vicenza.
You traveled far to get here.
Along the way, what sins
have you committed?
Confess your sins to us
and ask for absolution.
Allah Akbar!
For years, every single day
I began my prayers
with the name of Allah.
For years I lived in a country
far, far away.
There, I had a father
and a brother.
I called them family.
I called that place home.
My family gave me weapons
and taught me to kill.
For years, I killed your fathers
your sons with my own hands.
Silence!
When I was nine years old
I had God-fearing parents
who loved me.
And then one day
they tore me from my home.
They took me
to a different country.
Gave me to a different family.
Gave me a different God.
They gave me a new name.
And every day they asked me
who I was.
And every day I repeated
the same words to them.
"I am Mete."
"I am in the service
of Berzan Bey of Harput."
"Hassan Balaban is my brother."
"And till the day I die
I am a Janissary."
These are the words
that I repeated to them.
The Turks killed my God.
I shall never forget.
I shall never forgive.
For years
every night in silence
I prayed to a God
called vengeance.
I am not a Muslim, my Lord.
I am not a good Christian.
I am neither man
nor woman.
I am a dragon raised
by the rage and hatred.
And in your command
I pledge to set the world on fire.
Bestow knighthood
upon me, my Lord.
And I swear to kill everything
that I once loved.
Marco Benedetti di Vicenza.
Killer of Turks.
The Dragon of Vienna.
The Prince Bishop of Trento
Francesco di Paolo
do hereby dub thee, a knight.
May your courage and devotion
never be contested.
You are a knight
of the land now, sir.
- Congratulations.
- Oh, I should be much more.
Ready your soldiers
We head to the village at dawn.
What are you looking at?
Won't be of any use
to its old owner.
I believe that the jewel is mine.
Don't say that I killed its owner.
I am going to need
one of the horses.
- You're that
- That Turk, yes.
I wouldn't do anything to you.
Thank you.
Topo was my friend.
He never hurt a fly.
So sure
Whatever you want, take it.
It's yours.
But not everyone is like me, so you
better make yourself scarce.
- In the end, you are just
- Right, I won't be sticking around.
I have already lost a whole night.
Are you going to chase
after that awful man?
Going to Trento all by yourself?
That son of a bitch
went back to the city.
To his Overlord
Marco or something.
Trento?
- Marco?
- Yeah.
You helped me
more than you know.
Thank you.
You can't bury him here!
Our families are staying here!
- Take him somewhere else.
- Get away from me!
- Stop, stop!
- Get away from me!
- You get away from me!
- Gloria.
- I understand your pain.
- You understand nothing, Father.
You can't bury Topo here.
May God forgive his sins.
But the boy has
never been baptized.
And whose fault is that?
You threw him away from the
village the second he was born.
Don't say that!
- We all loved Topo.
- Mouse
You called the boy Mouse. Nobody
even bothered to give him a name!
And now you want to throw him
into the sewer as if he is a rat!
The Lord works
in mysterious ways.
We can't question him
just because
the Heavenly gates
are closed to this boy.
He had a mark on his face.
So what?
- He was a loving, caring kid.
- Gloria, we must go now.
Did you know he used to pray?
Quietly so that I wouldn't hear.
Did you know
what he was praying about?
To be with his mom and dad
when he died.
Please, just stop.
We need to go.
Please, please
Let me dig this grave.
Let him be with his family.
Please!
Mr. Judge.
He's been looking for you.
I heard that they think
you are to blame.
They want to hand you over
to get this thing over with.
Can't you see
what is happening?
The village is being
divided into two.
Please, we must go now.
- The barbarian!
- The Turk, what's he doing here?
I'm not leaving him here.
We won't.
This isn't his home.
His home is with you.
My son.
He was braver
than all of you.
He was brave
just like his mother.
When the soldiers came
I told them he wasn't my son
and he heard me.
I was trying to protect him
but the look on his face
I should have just told them
He is my son, you bastards!
I should have been his mother.
He died thinking he was alone.
He knew.
He still knows.
Death can't separate you.
You'll always be his mother.
"God, don't give burden
to those who can't carry it"
"God, if we forget or take a wrong
path, don't punish us"
"Don't give us the burden
of those before us, good God."
"Don't test us with anything
we can't overcome"
"Forgive us.
Amen."
Wait here.
Let me talk to them.
No more bloodshed.
For Topo's sake.
What did they want?
I have more admirers
than I realized.
That's the best I could do.
Oh, a knight has arrived.
That was quite a speech you gave.
Very dramatic.
I'd ask what I can
do for you, but
I've already done
more than enough.
So, on this fine, fine day
what can you do for me
Dragon of Venice?
- Vienna.
- Right. Vienna.
I wanted to ask for your leave.
The villagers that you so
graciously entrusted to my care
I want to inspect them personally.
Remind me, which village is it?
Someida, Borno, Sorte
Moena.
Lovely, picturesque.
Moena.
Your man, that
That Hungarian name
with a dog's name.
- What
- Skeletwolf?
Hasn't he already paid
a visit to Moena?
Have we got a problem?
No, on the contrary
I am just impatient
to serve you.
Oh, my, my.
Aren't you something?
Fine.
You have your leave, knight.
Might I come closer, my Lord?
As we discussed before
you said
you promised Diana and I
that I could ask for her hand
after my knighthood
her hand in marriage
I would like to
Diana!
Come here, my dear.
Diana is her father's precious girl.
Isn't that right, Diana?
Diana has been bathing in milk
ever since she was little.
I ordered it.
Isn't that so?
Yes, sir.
Diana's sheets
are made of Indian silk.
Clothes from Paris.
I dress her myself every day.
- Isn't that right, Diana?
- Yes, sir.
Everywhere I go
she goes with me.
Diana is my pure
unstained sweetheart.
Right?
- Right?
- Right, yes.
Naturally, she will leave one day.
Perhaps on the arm
of a knight
but it won't be just any knight
not a homeless knight.
Penniless knight
or a homeless orphan
but a knight who rules
over his land
is loved and respected by
his people but most importantly
What is most important, Marco?
That he serve you
with generous tributes.
And are you that knight?
I will be.
May God be with you.
Wait, stop.
Diana heard you're leaving
and she's written you a letter.
She's asked
if I can give it to you.
Who am I to come between
a pair of young lovers?
Never forget!
Everything you have is mine.
Everything I have is also mine
unless and until
I decide to give it away.
Harputlu Bey is coming.
The Second Janissary Unit
The Claws.
At this point, you are dismissed.
Henceforth, the army
has no relation with you.
We did everything
you ordered, Bey.
Did we?
Did we do everything
you ordered?
There's one last thing I want.
If I listen, that means
I will break my oath.
Listen to your hearts
on my behalf.
Will you, Brave Ones?
Did he summon us here
to dismiss us?
He didn't dismiss us.
He's just given us a task.
"Master of my heart.
True master of my body"
"Architect of my future"
"I devoutly await
my heart of flutter."
"If that's what you are expecting
then you don't know me my love"
"My heart belongs to neither
my father nor you"
"and to my heart
I shall always listen."
"Do you hold the key
to my chastity belt?"
"You do not, my dear."
"If you dare to die there
during battle, my dear"
"I will dance on your grave."
"We have a dream
my beloved."
"Go and realize that dream."
"Hang the peasants, burn
the witches, crucify the Turks."
"Do whatever you men
need to do to grab victory"
"Stain your heart
with the blood of innocents."
"Then come to me and touch me
again with bloody hands."
"Promise me."
"Our love will walk through sin
betrayal and fire"
"I am a phoenix who will only
surrender her heart to a dragon."
"Together, we shall build
a home of fire"
We burn this for the departed
to set their spirits free.
You really are a witch.
You must have witches
in your family, too.
- What are you brewing in that pot?
- It's called Can Helvasi.
We cook it for the departed.
The hungry and needy
share from the same cauldron.
By sharing, you lessen
the pain of the dead.
See those purple violets?
We should put them on the top
of his grave tomorrow.
- Is that part of your ritual?
- Family tradition.
Purple violets for
all the murdered women.
This field
It's where the women
from my family rest.
Two hundred years ago, one day
purple violets fell
from the sky like rain.
"The work of the Devil"
they decided.
"Witchery"
Of course
there were no witches.
It was my great great grandmother.
She planted the violets by hands
and she waited for the wind to blow
the violet petals to Moena.
That day the grand inquisitor
learned of it and came here
to make free women
suffer yet again.
But there was something
he didn't know.
That it was a trap.
The inquisitor was not
as clever as you are.
He asked her "Why did
you deceive us, mad woman?"
because he knew it would be
his last visit to the village.
"Because", she said "I knew
you would come, so here I am"
"No need for formalities."
"I'll do it myself
but you'll come with me."
That day, the Violet Witch
of Moena
she held tight to her executioner
and lit herself on fire.
They died together
in the same flames.
So, two hundred years ago
she sacrificed herself
so we could live in peace.
No one dared to come here.
Until it was my turn.
You and I
are more alike
than you realize.
Why is that?
Was your mother
a witch, too?
My father, Berzan Bey
of the line of Harput
Green Sashes.
A defender of Harput Castle.
As was his father
and his father before him.
Through centuries, they defended
their home against enemies.
I see.
They brought you up well.
Those centuries of pride
can weigh on a man
as though fate determines
our past, too.
But you can go back home
and rewrite your fate.
Maybe.
Who knows, maybe
I am rewriting my fate now.
Here.
With you.
Or maybe, we are just too stuck
with things like fate and destiny.
Maybe all we have
is here and now.
So, tell me
Do your traditions
allow you to touch a woman
under your protection?
For the love of God!
I guess not.
Even if nobody knows?
- It's forbidden.
- Even in the middle of nowhere?
A house on top of a hill?
Makes no difference where.
Even if two lonely people
find each other?
No, not even then.
Even if they have
no one else left in this world?
No countries
no friends, no family.
How is it wrong if we can find
solace in each other?
What if it's a sin
if all they've left us with is us?
Forgive me, Hassan.
- Are you ready?
- Yes.
We are ready.
Outskirts of the city
as you instructed.
Good. We will be leading
a company of knights
to battle without our dear
Prince ever knowing about it.
- Is that a problem?
- Of course it's a problem.
But my old friend
that is the price you pay
for building yourself
a home of fire.
Gloria?
Where is Gloria?
What did you do to her?
I'd never hurt Gloria.
I remember
the day she was born.
- Where is she?
- They took her away.
The decision was already made
when she came to bury Topo.
Rutger and his men came here.
Gloria, she
She
Gloria said she'd turn herself in.
They are gonna hand her
over to the Overlord.
I will never let that happen.
You are leaving.
I am going to get Gloria
and get the fuck out of this village!
Who the hell
do you think you are?
Why the fuck are you still here?
Gloria doesn't need you.
She can hold her own
like none of us can.
Don't try to track down Gloria.
- You are going to stop me?
- Not me. Gloria.
I don't give a shit about you, Turk.
If you died up here
in this God-forsaken mountain
I'd sit and watch the crows
eat your liver.
If they see you chasing Gloria
they'll burn her in a second.
I'll make a plan to save her.
But you can't be around.
Get the hell out of this village.
Not because you want to
or because you are scared of me
because it's what Gloria wants
that you go back home!
Go back to your home
and your family.
You'll never see me again
but on one condition.
- What?
- You are a blacksmith, right?
I need all the weapons
and tools you've got.
You try to shake me down now
you insolent fuck?
Bring everything
you have, blacksmith.
What are you up to, Turk?
So, did this son of a bitch
say the truth?
You can't swear at his mom.
A swear should be personal.
No arrows, no spikes.
Killed by a dagger.
This is Balaban's doing.
And they sent him back to bury
the corpses. That is obvious.
But how are these men
related to Mete?
Why did Balaban
hunt them down?
Where are you going?
While you make him talk, we'll go
to every village to find our brother.
They are coming!
They are coming!
- They are coming!
- Ring the bell!
Ring the bell!
We've laid enemies
with half the village.
What if they're right?
What if we are committing
a grave sin?
I don't care about
our penance, Father.
That woman
delivered my daughter.
But I'll throw her to the flames
if I have to.
Unlike you, I am not afraid
to be bad.
- Why then?
- I am afraid for this village.
Nothing bad will happen to me.
But what if I don't burn a witch?
And instead
it's our people who burn?
That's what scares me.
I'll never forget what you have
done for our village, Gloria.
Oh yes, you will.
The court will convene
in the city.
We'll be there.
We'll testify on your behalf.
You'll see. In a week or so
we'll all laugh about this.
Judge, you are good
with numbers.
How many women have been
acquitted in any inquisition court?
- It's hard to say from memory
- I think your memory is just fine.
The number is not.
Zero. None.
Father, have you never wondered
why it's only women
who were accused
of witchcraft?
What are you getting at, my child?
That's because your God is a man.
And men, even if your God
are scared to death of women.
We are not afraid of wo
Come on, let's go.
It took a long time, my loyal wolf
but finally we are home.
My Lord, welcome to our village.
It's not your village.
It's mine.
Of course, it is, sir.
That's what I meant.
Welcome to your village.
An unfortunate incident
occurred here, not long ago.
A barbaric Turk
attacked my men.
Yes, yes
he did, sir.
And that barbarian tied up
a boy and killed him.
Yes, that's what happened.
Now, a single Turk
could never defeat my men.
He was about to be captured
when the village witch
cast a spell on the soldiers.
- If you say so.
- I do say so.
What do you say?
You are the Overlord.
You are right.
You are such a bore.
Tell me, is that the village priest
next to you?
Yes, sir.
I am Father Angelo Pinki.
Father Angelo Pinki.
So, who am I?
You are Marco Benedetti
di Vicenza.
True.
But who am I?
You are the
The village's
I am the savior of this village.
Tell me where the Turk is
so that I can save you.
We chased him away, sir.
Threw him out of the village.
Very well, the witch.
Where is the witch?
Right here.
We are surrendering her
to your justice.
Soldiers, seize that woman.
Shield the commander!
Advance, go!
- You are not taking that woman!
- Get your weapons!
Regroup!
Regroup!
- Gloria.
- Stop!
Hello, Mete.
Hello, brother.
Come closer.
Let me see you closely.
But you are in my land now.
You have to speak to me
in my language.
Commander.
What are you doing?
I am saving your men's lives.
Don't worry, my brother Hassan
wouldn't touch an unarmed man.
That day, in Crimea
you and I
we killed fifty soldiers?
More.
Maybe.
Spikes, arrows, ropes across
the marsh for the horses.
I bet there are traps
in the forest, too.
More.
Why, Mete?
I loved you more than
my family and myself.
Language.
They called me a traitor.
They exiled me.
You tore me away from everything
and everyone I love.
Why, Mete?
Simple.
Everything that you are
crying about now
I lived in that hell for years.
I just wanted you to understand
what it is to be me.
I promise
I'll make you pay for this.
Spare me those threats, Hassan.
I can see right through you.
But tell me.
I am intrigued.
All of this
But that girl?
You are lucky, Gloria.
When Balaban loves
he loves to the death.
Talk to me.
Not her.
Did he promise you, too?
Did he say that nothing
would ever happen to you?
See, that's how
he makes you feel.
Like nothing will ever happen
when you are with him.
Look here, Mete.
"I've got you", he'll say.
"I've got you
and I am never letting go"
Don't let him.
You know what they say, Hassan?
They say that the brothers exact
the harshest punishment.
And so you did.
Let me embrace him
one last time.
And don't worry
after that, he is all yours.
Mete!
Mete
Stop playing games! Stop!
You and I, swords in hand
Let's end this thing.
Oh, Hassan.
After all these years
I finally found out
where your heart lies.
End this?
Why, brother?
The games are just getting started.