Bet Your Life (2025) s01e07 Episode Script

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He's in the room right now.
Your papa's going to answer all my
questions. I'm not leaving 'til he does.
You've been lying about this
for days, haven't you?
You said it was an earpiece.
And said you had a source, right?
How am I supposed to believe you now?
I wasn't lying to you, okay?
My source was your dad.
But he's the one who lied. How can you
keep me in the dark for weeks like that?
Hey!
I don't have
to explain myself to you, man!
Okay, whatever happened, happened!
Or was it really my Aunt who did it?
And you could've convinced her?
İsa? You know you look completely insane
right now talking to yourself?
Seda.
Let me explain something.
In fact, we can explain it.
The both of us.
Can't we? If you don't mind.
Are you serious?
How am I supposed to help?
I don't know, give me info
that only you might know.
What I'm gonna give you is a black eye!
You're revealing the biggest secret
of my life. We're talking about…
Jesus, 40 years of regret!
And you just bring it up to my daughter,
like it's nothing!
Now, how the hell
am I supposed to help, huh?
I swear to God, I'll walk right out
and you'll be lost without me.
We've talked about this, you can wander
around like a ghoul 'til judgment day.
Let me wander the Earth
like a fucking ghoul then, all right?!
But you, what did I tell you?!
I told you not to get my daughter
involved in this!
But did you listen? No! Have it your way!
If this is your idea of a sick joke, İsa,
stay away from me.
If you're not joking, I still want you
to stay away from me, all right?
Seda, listen. Look at it this way.
The problem is you can't see him.
Okay.
I'll give you one last chance to explain.
But I don't want to hear anything
that isn't completely true.
Just honesty, all right, İsa?
Only the truth, I accept.
Call me insane, or a lunatic, or whatever,
but I can see dead people that you don't.
I've seen your dad since the day he died.
Not that I have a choice about it.
Okay.
I wouldn't have believed that either.
BET YOUR LIFE
The bad days are over,
the fucking worse days have begun.
Oh, hey. Find anything out?
Oh, yeah, you better believe we did.
Great. Bring it by the station
and we'll talk.
I forgot to tell you something, earlier.
-My sister had that ordeal, remember?
-Uh-huh.
How come we're talking about her now?
Actually, things have changed.
The two of them hashed things out.
We have a wedding tomorrow.
I left your invitation with Ayfer.
We'll expect you.
I swear, there's not
one normal person in this town.
They've all gone insane.
It's like the sea breeze affects the way
their brains work or something.
I mean, what the hell?
Ah, you're here. Would you give me
a hand with these. They're heavy.
They need to go to the cellar, please.
Can you open the door?
With these keys?
How'd you get those?
Seda and I found them.
You must've dropped them.
Why were you at Taygun's house?
Well…
Nothing unusual, I just…
We just talked… I left.
Did you talk about Refik?
Why would I… Refik? And why on Earth
would I talk about that guy?
That's what I'm wondering.
Taygun was wondering as well.
He said Argun's death
was a "Crime of Passion." Hm?
Are you that "passion"?
The woman whose life he ruined,
the woman he buried alive. Hm?
Are you that woman?
Is that why you curse him?
"I don't want him at my funeral"
and stuff. Hm, are you that "passion"?
Where'd you hear that? That bitch, Ümit?
No, this is from me.
I am my father's son, aren't I?
It certainly has its uses.
Your papa.
Had I listened to him,
none of this would have happened to me.
He said, "It's not going to happen.
Don't get carried away, Ayfer."
I should've listened.
But he was right. It didn't happen.
He was always saying that. He always
had to curb everyone else's dreams.
I went to Taygun.
Because he was one of the few people
that knew what I had been through.
That's when I realized
you were digging into Refik.
I told him, "Don't mention any of this,
and never let it slip out,
just in case you're ever
visited by İsa," but
that's when I must've dropped my key.
So how come Taygun had a colossal headline
saying "Crime of Passion"?
Did he ever suspect you?
Whoa! What the hell?
Shut up about this, we'll talk later.
Muazzez had dried eggplants to give you.
Did you visit her?
Oh, yeah.
Thank God, that was the only ingredient
that we didn't have here.
You've turned this house
into a goddamn grocery store.
I'll be in the living room.
Think I'll watch the volleyball game.
I'm not feeling so comfortable here.
Plus, I can't deal with him. Take this.
I'm going out.
Oh, man.
You realized you'd lose, so you don't
even wanna give it a shot, do ya?
-I'm not in the mood.
-Okay, then tell me, who'll win?
If you want I can make it interesting. Eh?
Could be fun. Have ourselves a real bet.
There used to be a much better
"guesstimator" out there.
Did you ever meet my dad?
Do you remember him at all?
Nope.
Watch, Halil got a bream on the line.
That's a helluva bream!
-Papa, I caught something too.
-It's probably seaweed.
Oh, it's moss.
Kemal, bring in that lidakis, okay?
Yup, here it is.
Ah, not just one.
Yeah.
Papa, what am I going to get next?
That line'll break.
Oh, it broke.
That's enough!
I'm sick of you doing that!
You're always discouraging me!
Why can't you say something good
for a change? What the hell?
I wish my words were all it took,
but only the fish can decide that.
And if you can't catch one, well, then,
I guess you'll catch a struggle instead.
Why are you always talking in riddles?
We're talking about fishing,
not writing a poem.
Why don't you share your wisdom
with me too, huh?
You're always sharing it
with everyone else.
I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH, PLEASE BELIEVE ME
What are you doing, man?
You really need to relax.
Give her time to think.
Uh… uh… Excuse me, what?
Are you talking to me?
Go, kick it.
Just lob it.
Now, keep calm. Pass the ball.
You need to play into that corner.
I'm so bored, I'm going out.
I gotta get some air.
MATA HARI, ARE YOU OKAY?
İSA, HOW ARE YOU?
Hey, man. You're up early.
I couldn't sleep at all.
Just thinking about my papa.
I cast the line and caught
a struggle instead.
It's like the men in this family are
programmed to suffer. Know what I mean?
I just called my mom.
She didn't answer,
so I called Papa, to see if he's with her.
When Papa answered the phone,
not a word, just hands it to her.
Your father
never really talks anyway.
Necip's biggest characteristic
is being quiet.
That's why he handed
it to the talkative one.
Don't make light of the situation.
I'm serious. The way he treats me…
I wonder if he's really my dad.
I mean, what did I ever do to him?
Hey, you left home, okay?
Your papa's probably just mad.
We're speaking about a man
who says only five words a day.
He probably ran out of words.
I mean it, I've counted.
Never more than ten words a day.
"I'm hungry."
"It's bedtime."
"I'm leaving. I'm back. I'm home."
"I'm hungry. Meh, meh, meh, meh, meh."
That's just him.
That said, I do sympathize with you.
Well, God gives us pain,
but he gives us joy, too.
Anyway, we will dance tonight at Erkut's
sister's wedding and have some fun, yeah?
But I'm not positive I'm going.
It's just, I'm so tired of celebrating
other people's happiness. I might stay in.
Oh, come on. You're the reason
they're marrying each other!
Look, when you exposed this boy's game,
his family gave him a good beating.
Ever since then, the kid,
all he wants to do now
is love her, and wed her.
You made them fall in love again!
That's 'cause I'm the son
of Nuri Torbalılı.
I'll help everybody, but not myself.
How about I make you some coffee, man?
So you wake up!
All right.
Shit!
Seda, dear.
Oh, hi.
Good morning.
I think there are some things that
you and I need to talk about.
Like, you and İsa went to Taygun's house.
Okay, but we're not
going to talk about İsa.
I don't want to hear his name anymore.
Oh, hey, just in case you were wondering,
last night, İsa crashed at my place, hm.
Some things,
I guess, are just unavoidable.
I think you and I have
to talk about some things directly.
I can't keep avoiding it.
You're right.
Let's be direct about whatever it is.
Say what's on your mind.
In the past,
there used to be sea urchins in Urla.
They disappeared over time.
Sorry, what?
All of the sea urchins looked alike.
The biggest distinction
is between the males and females.
Hm, really?
See, the males can cling
to the rocks very well.
They can withstand the waves hitting.
But not the females.
They can barely hold on.
But the females have good intuition.
And when they sense it coming,
they bury themselves under some rocks
to avoid being swept away.
And we're talking about this why?
What's your point?
I fell in love once,
and he was exactly like a sea urchin.
No one else dared to risk reaching for it.
His thorns scared most away,
so he was unloved.
He was my first, and I his.
I had never been so happy
in my life before that.
Love is a very unique emotion.
That's when I felt it.
But, it never happened again.
He had thought, just as I did,
we would understand each other
and that we could live happily together.
It didn't work out.
One day, a wave came down
and swept us both away.
He held on.
But, I got crushed
underneath all of those rocks for years.
Mm.
But that's how I avoided
getting swept away.
Your marriage was the weight?
I get what you're saying.
Plus, all this happened
long before I was even around.
I appreciate you clearing the air.
I just thought you should know.
If you don't want me around,
I'd understand.
I beg of you, though,
please don't fire Mehmet.
Come on, man, where are you?
First, he's glued to my ass,
now he just disappears?
Instead of helping me prove
to Seda that I can see him,
he up and leaves me.
You search, but can't find him,
and when he shows up,
he won't go where you want.
He's like a taxi driver in Istanbul.
Ahhhh.
Refik, the Unfriendly Ghost
is having a drink, huh?
What's up?
Huh?
You can't drink, but you still refuse
to give up the table, huh?
Hello, sir, welcome.
I'll just clear these.
Thank you.
So?
You want a glass or a bottle?
I ask, even though
you never tell me anything.
What do you want me to say?
You've revealed my secret
and totally humiliated me.
What would you say?
Hey, come on. You never told me
you had an affair with my aunt, okay?
-I mean, I hadn't--
-Are we ready to order?
Uh, yeah, why don't you just send
a mix of things over.
Bring a few plates of whatever looks good.
That way I can catch up
with my late father, all right?
Yes, sir.
Whatever happened, it's between you two.
You loved each other, obviously.
It sounds like there was a lot of passion.
Then it burned out and became ash.
My biggest regret is meeting that woman.
I never did stop dreaming about her.
Not that you'd understand that.
I mean, everyone has regrets, right?
Want to know what I regret?
When I was in school…
I was home for the holiday.
Why don't you share
your wisdom with me too?
You're always sharing
it with everyone else.
Everyone gets what they deserve.
So what's there to be angry about?
Can you stop feeding me that crap.
You think I don't know
what you whisper to people?
Whisper something to me!
Please, help me for once!
Hey kid, look,
your father's a holy man.
-Show some respect.
-Holy man, huh?
That's what you call him when he's here,
but as soon as he leaves
you call him a lunatic, huh? Admit it.
Yes, you totally do.
You say, "He helps everyone,
but his own family is in poverty."
Remember what you said?
If you can't catch fish, you'll end up
catching a struggle. Isn't that right?
Well, guess what? We're poor as hell!
But what do you do?
You make other people rich.
Almost like you're doing everything
in your power to deliberately spite us!
I'm not going to end up like you, Papa.
I won't let it happen.
I don't care what the cost.
Even if I waste my whole life.
Never! Do you hear me?
Never!
So, that's what you did
to your kind father, huh?
And we didn't speak again
while he was alive.
So, actually,
it was your father
that resented you then, wasn't it?
So, this was your big quarrel.
That's right.
I'm good.
I don't know if you know…
giving… birth, my mother passed away.
So my dad and my aunt raised me, you know.
Of course,
in those harsh circumstances, my papa,
he gave up so much, just to have a kid.
I never should have said anything
even remotely like that.
That's my biggest regret.
Now, you tell me what happened
with my aunt.
Whoa, you can't mean everything?
I'm sure I can handle it, hopefully.
Okay.
Ayfer, we, let's see.
I've known Ayfer since she was a teenager.
I bought land with your father's advice.
So, it immediately started doing well.
And so that allowed me to see Ayfer
more and more.
Naturally.
But she's a hard nut to crack.
And so…
…it turned out that she was
interested in me, as well.
So we went on a date.
And hit it off, right away.
Like, immediately.
But we kept it a secret.
We didn't want anyone
to find out about us or anything.
Boy, was I ever in love.
We both were madly in love.
Until, well…
I had to travel over to Istanbul,
right before my father passed away.
Just a couple of days.
Something for work, you know?
On the way out, I said to Ayfer,
"Don't forget me."
To which she said, "You're a part of me."
"I couldn't forget you
no matter how hard I try."
Anyway, two days turned into two months,
due to business complications.
And we didn't have cellphones,
so it was hard to communicate.
And while I was gone, some ass-face
tells Taygun a huge lie.
He said I was in Istanbul to get engaged.
Taygun hears this,
so he prints it in his local column.
Your aunt reads it, and believes it's true
and gets angry.
So, she finds the nearest idiot right
here in town, and gets engaged to him.
Ahhhhh.
Now I understand.
Explains why you have
a grudge with Taygun.
That's the reason.
Anyway,
I get back home, finally.
But, uh, Ayfer was married.
I was like,
"Hey, couldn't you have waited for me?"
It hit me like a Mack truck.
I mean, we were young and we were stupid.
Plus, my father, he kept saying, "There's
a girl right here for you to marry."
"See what happens, give it a shot."
So I wasn't thinking straight either,
and… I said, "Okay."
I still hadn't talked to her
when we got married. Not a word.
Together we had Seda.
The rest, you know.
I'll tell her what happened.
It's time she heard the truth.
I swear it.
She might even be able to end this curse.
And let you rest in peace.
Hm.
I don't know if that's even possible.
I mean, maybe I do deserve all of this.
Maybe God gave me
this torment to… punish me.
Come on, don't say that.
We'll lift the curse.
And not just that.
We'll also solve your murder.
We're not going to solve this shit.
İsa, you can forget about everything.
I've decided to give it all up.
And I release you.
I won't bother you again.
Besides, I've always wanted
to travel the world.
You know,
like some kind of ghost on Earth.
Just without eating or drinking.
Until doomsday, I suppose.
I can't even drink that.
Well, I just did it for you.
If your aunt knew what you were doing,
she'd give you hell.
As you know, she's famous for her temper.
Yeah, you're not kidding.
That's why I'm telling you all this.
I think you ruled out
Auntie way too early.
Oh? Nah.
I mean, I get what you're saying.
I guess I did.
But if it was her,
and that's what she wanted,
then well done.
Good for her.
You know you can leave. Go on home.
Whoa, Refik. man. Are you really leaving?
I suppose it's time now.
Well, at least
let me give you a hug goodbye.
-Don't bother. Don't hug the dead guy.
-Oh, come on.
-Just go, will ya?
-One hug!
İsa.
Thank you for your help.
I'm grateful for your help also.
So, we're good?
You're good, asshole, not me.
I'm the one who died.
I forgave you already, at your funeral!
But I kept it in. So, here it is out loud.
"I give you my blessing."
All right, then. Well, take care.
If you'd wait for the wedding,
you could drink for free.
-Where are you going?
-I'm gonna make a few stops.
I'll meet you over there.
İsa can drive you.
Think you should be going to a wedding,
as drunk as you are?
Auntie, today I heard
some pretty interesting gossip.
Hmm. Why don't you come have some coffee.
Before you become
interesting town gossip. Let's go.
You've already established you're a light
weight, so why do you drink so much?
Auntie,
the way you're dressed,
you look like you're going
to a royal wedding.
-I hear it in your voice, too. Very posh.
-So I look all right?
Oh, you look beautiful, you do.
You look amazing.
Auntie. I, um…
I'm afraid I may have crossed
the line a little bit.
And so I'm going to apologize in advance.
If it's in the past, leave it there, İsa.
What use is there in talking about it?
Go change so we can leave.
I don't want
to go to the wedding.
I have nothing to wear anyway.
I bought you a suit at the bazaar.
I mean, it was their largest,
but hopefully it fits.
You didn't have to do that.
You still need a tie.
You can wear your father's.
Go on, change.
Oh, dear lord.
You look spiffy.
İsa.
You told Seda you could see Refik.
She told you, huh?
She did.
She thinks you're losing it.
And do you?
I think if you're still talking…
you can tell him
that if he came back for me,
he can go.
I forgive him.
And he can rest now.
Oh, God. Oh, Refik, man.
You left just as things got complicated.
But, she said you're forgiven.
What did she forgive?
What happened there?
I don't know how I can stand
not seeing your face.
I guess I'll just have to suffer
until the end of time.
Farewell.
Goodbye my angel. Farewell.
Welcome, welcome.
-Thank you for coming. Welcome.
-Congratulations, dear.
-Congratulations.
-Oh, Ayfer, dear.
Congratulations.
Hey, İsa. Welcome.
-Erkut.
-God bless you.
In a way, you've really been an important
part of building this relationship.
But didn't you say
that the groom was a total asshole?
Actually, now he only cares
about his wife and nothing else.
Maybe he's afraid you might shoot him.
No. No guns today.
We are at a wedding.
All of that's locked up at the station,
no shots fired tonight.
-Good, good.
-So, I put you at table A1.
-Look, Necip and Mehmet are already there!
-Okay.
-I wish you happiness.
-Have fun.
-Thanks.
-Thank you.
Look at those anti-social idiots.
This should be great.
You know, you guys sure bring
a lot of joy to the wedding.
Well, don't look at me, pal.
This one hasn't talked to me all day.
He's acting like I killed his father
or something like that.
I mean, he doesn't talk to me at all
and now that's my fault?
Dude, Mehmet. This is some
kindergarten-level shit. Come on.
-I'm going to get a drink.
-Yeah, yeah. Have a seat, Auntie.
-Thank you.
-Oh!
Good luck and may God make them happy.
They look beautiful.
Thank you so much.
Feel free to take your seat.
Ayfer! What a beauty.
You're shining tonight.
My beauty
doesn't even compare to yours.
You look stunning.
Well, I'm not so sure I can
believe you anymore, İsa.
I know how it must sound to you,
but it's true what I said.
Oh my god,
so you admit you're a lunatic. Hmm.
I have the same gift my father had,
and it's not something I wanted.
Listen--
Good evening, Seda.
Good evening. How are you?
Are you okay?
Fine, I'm fine.
I loved the wine you made.
Oh my god, what a great idea.
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Good, right?
Moi.
Everyone, let's give it up
for our bride and groom's
first official dance!
Look, look, look, look, look,
Bülent came here all the way from Izmir!
Well, well, well, everyone's here.
Welcome Bülent.
Thank you.
-Ohhhhhh!
-Ohhhhh! İsa.
-What's up, Bülent?
-Hey, man, how long's it been?
Twenty years.
I moved away, and lost touch with you.
Don't feel bad. I don't see the people
that didn't move away.
Although Necip dropped by the other day.
So, what's up, Bullseye?
Still hitting the mark?
Well, Bullseye's on vacation at
the moment. Lab work, you still do that?
Oh, yeah. Still handling piss and poop
every day. Nothing's changed.
-Well, I'll have to come visit.
-You're always welcome.
-All right, thanks.
-You guys have fun.
So many times ♪
I've won so many hearts ♪
I can't do without you ♪
See, I came back again ♪
İsa!
I will fucking kill you.
Move away!
You messed with my money.
Ruined my business.
You've ruined my reputation.
You've ruined everything.
And now,
you're actually surprised I showed up?
No, honestly, I expected you earlier.
I don't care if they give
me life in prison.
It'll be worth putting
a bullet in your head.
Cut the crap and just shoot already.
I'm basically dead already.
İsa, stop it!
No, a quick death would be too easy.
First, I'm going to kill
every single member of your family.
How about this broad?
She mean anything to you, İsa?
Good.
İsa!
-Take it! Take it!
-Let me go!
İsa!
-Are you alright, brother?!
-İsa! My İsa!
Mehmet, call an ambulance right now!
-Call an ambulance!
-İsa!
EMERGENCY
-How's he doing?
-Bullet hit a vein.
-He's lost a lot of blood.
-Let's get him into surgery.
OPERATING ROOMS
He's like my second son.
He'll survive, Ayfer. Watch, I promise,
he'll be all right, you'll see.
Jesus, is this what happens when I leave?
Is that Ayfer?
Ayfer…
But, wait, how can that be?
Did Ayfer… actually forgive me?
Doctor? How is he?
Operation went well.
We removed the bullet.
We moved him to intensive care,
we're waiting for him to wake up.
Will he wake up soon, Doctor?
Hard to say.
İsa. Come on, my boy.
Open your eyes.
İsa.
Don't die on me.
İsa, I've done it, and believe me
it is much better to be alive than dead.
What the…?
Doctor, he's dying.
Doctor!
Something's wrong.
Doctor, he's flatlining, hurry!
We're losing him.
So, are you coming towards me now, İsa?
Will this finally be
the end of your story?