03x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[melancholy piano music playing]

[door opens]

- [woman] Hi, welcome, ma'am.
- Hello, good morning.

- [woman] Please.
- [Lale] Thank you. Have a good one.

- See the look on her face?
- Hopefully it's all fake.

Hello.

[music stops]

We will fight back right away.

And I just got off the phone with Bora.

Every account that tweeted
about this will be sued.

Emre will be here any minute.

We should all agree on
what we're gonna do or say

regarding the show,
what our next move will be.

Kenan, we need to figure this out first.

We should look into it.

You know what this is, Lale?

It's total bullshit.
And we're in deep sh*t.

They're throwing mud at you
just to smear your reputation.

Do you ever check out social media?

Those sons of b*tches
have claimed to watch your sex tape.

Don't worry, I've already
talked to the cybercrime unit.

[Kenan] Yeah.

How are you?

[door closes]

Isn't it obvious?

And you Emre? You okay?

İhsan replaced me this morning.

We said it was some medical emergency.

You did good.

I, uh, will have to
explain this tomorrow, I guess.

Great. Have you decided on
how we'll refute it?

We need to be on the same page.

We will have the greatest
comeback this country has ever seen.

We will sue everyone,

and anyone who's talking
about it will be destroyed.

[Kenan] Great. I agree with you.

But how are we going to deny it?
We need to figure it out.

What do you think, Lale?

I don't know.

[emotional music playing]

In the meantime, I should go talk to Müge.

I'll keep you guys posted.

[Kenan sighs]

[tense music playing]

WOW, LALE KIRAN, HUH?

BRAVO, EMRE.
YOU'VE GOT GOOD TASTE

HOLY sh*t, BRO
YOU MUST TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT!

I SAW IT JUST NOW, DUDE!
WELL DONE, BRO

AS THE CROW FLIES

How could you
be so stupid, for God's sake?

In a hotel room, Emre? Come on.

Just do your sh*t at home, okay?

Damn, what should I say?
It just happened, you know.

We were just partying.

- Who was behind the camera?
- No idea.

[door opens]

[Müge] Fine, then can we find it?
'Cause I haven't seen it yet.

And apparently, everyone else has.

Now it's nowhere to be found.

The site where I watched it removed it,

but I'll do my best to find it.

- By the way...
- Hmm. You want to go on leave.

Exactly. I should lay low
for a couple of weeks, maybe.

I agree.

- Although...
- Okay then, I should get going.

Talk soon, Müge.

[tsking]

Müge, why'd you
just let this guy walk out?

Don't you think that we should be
prioritizing the network right now?

Cause Lale's still here.

Sure, but look, let's be honest here, Gül.

We both know that nobody
really cares about where Emre's at.

Everyone's eyes are on Lale.

Kenan.

I wonder how he must be feeling.

He's been cheated on.

I bet he's furious now.

Well, I'm gonna check in on Lale.

I'll keep you in the loop.

Gül, Gül.

We should really track
down that tape, somehow.

You think it's fake?
Is that why you want it found?

Not at all. It's not fake. Emre told me.

It really happened.

But everyone else has seen it already.

And we need to see it too,
so let's get that tape.

Mm-hm. I'll try.

[door opens, closes]

We'll figure something out, okay?
This will all blow over soon,

don't you worry.

I'm worried about my daughters.

Lale...

Don't worry about that
right now. Trust me.

Please.

[Gül] Hey, good morning.

Everything is all right now, no?

Kenan?

- We'll start suing people.
- Suing, huh?

Because it did not happen, Gül.

It's a lie.

Oh, I'm so relieved.
I mean, I never had any doubt.

I just wanted to see you
and make sure you're all right.

Oh, and by the way...

[sighs]

Certainly management
wants us to be united on this.

We should make a decision
on what you're gonna, uh,

say on your show tonight.

And by management,
you mean Müge, don't you?

Oh, stop this, Kenan. C'mon.

I'll see you in a bit.

You know I love you, guys.

[Lale sighs] Oh dear.

Müge. What a f*cking bitch.

Now that she has leverage,
she's gonna enjoy every bit of it.

Let her enjoy it.

Right now, I really don't
have time to deal with her.

- [dramatic music playing]
- [sighs]

[sniffles]

GUL - LALE'S CONVINCED KENAN.
THE GUY DOESN'T BELIEVE IT AT ALL

TYPICAL MAN.
IT'S SELF DECEPTION

THEY'LL GO TO COURT.
CYBER CRIMES WILL BE INVOLVED

ON AIR?

NOT SURE YET,
WE'LL TALK.

THERE'S A SEX TAPE. SHE MUST BACK
HER CLAIM, OR WE'LL LOOK LIKE FOOLS

HANG ON, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO

[dramatic music continues]

[inaudible dialogue]

[music stops]

You know how it is, as always,

it's like trying to find
a needle in a haystack.

This is what we do, it's our job.

How's Mom, by the way? Mm-hm.

Please make sure she takes her medication.
She skipped it not too long ago.

All day long, we had to deal with her.

Uh-huh. All right.

All right, I'll have to
call you back. All right, bye.

- Of course. We knew this would happen.
- [officer] Exactly.

- Just my damn luck. Thank you.
- [officer] Have a good one.

Yours sincerely. Alright.

All right, man. Let's do this.

[suspenseful music playing]

[keyboard clacking]

- Who do you think it is, Kenan?
- Obviously, the other party, our rivals.

Who, Yusuf?

Oh, come on,
what could he have to do with this?

Lale, it could as well be Güliz.

Or even...

Aslı, you mean?

Don't you think that's
a little too obvious, Kenan?

This is her game, Lale.
You can't change what you are.

She just knows how to hurt people.

[Aslı] Hell, no.

I really didn't do it, I promise.

[Güliz] Wait a minute.

Maybe it's just dirt being thrown at her.
Maybe that's all there is to it.

At the end of the day,
she's just divorced.

It's possible she's gone completely insane
thinking about all the years she's lost.

Right? f*cking Emre, of
all people. My goodness.

People have different tastes.

Güliz, Lale would never
do something like that.

[Aslı] I agree.

Lale is all about morality.

She wouldn't fall for that fantasy thing.

Aslı, admit you did it.

I told you it wasn't me, Yusuf.

I wouldn't have. Because I'd
think this wouldn't hurt Lale.

On the contrary, this would let
everyone know she's back on the air.

That's my opinion,
and so that's why I'd never do it.

[Güliz] Wow, look how she thinks.

A kernel of wisdom from Aslı Tuna.

- Güliz?
- Hm?

Could you have done something like this

because RedW is now our major competitor?

[Güliz] Whoa.

You think I'm involved?
Is that what you're insinuating?

Just curious. This stays between us.

I wouldn't have
the heart nor the time.

And it's your heads
that are on the line here.

You're the ones who have to b*at Lale.

I would only fire the people
who couldn't and be done.

Sweetheart, you're really
offending me now, you know.

[Aslı] I agree, Yusuf.

The idea that Güliz
is to blame for this is absurd.

I'll remember this, y'know?

[Aslı] Whoa, hang on a minute, hang on.

I just now understood why the
three of us are here right now.

What?

Poor Mister Yusuf here
couldn't handle the pressure,

and knowing that he's Lale Kiran's
most devoted follower, he got scared.

He didn't wanna be a target.

And this ruse is just to paint
"I didn't do it" all over these walls.

Everyone murders
the ones they love, don't they?

What do you think, love?

I can't say I'm not sold on this.
Is it possible? What do you think?

I would never do this to Lale.
What are you talking about, Aslı?

Truth is that Lale
would never suspect you, Yusuf.

Am I right?

Of course she wouldn't.

Let me remind you
that you were Büşbüş too.

So, don't be so sour about it.
You're their prime suspect.

Büşbüş? What is that?

Never mind.

Things from the past.

Come on. Say it.

It was you, wasn't it?

[Güliz] Come on, say it, love.

Just say it.
Don't worry, we'll clean it up.

I hope you took extra care
to hide your IP address,

because I'm sure Kenan's
got the whole internet

turned upside down by now.

Whoever did this,

I'm sure they'll drop like a fly soon.

I'm not guilty, g*dd*mn it!

Enough! I really don't have
the time to put up with this anymore.

And I won't forget that you
accused me of this, Yusuf.

- Güliz, tonight...
- Tonight? There is no tonight.

Just forget about it.
I'm going to Sila's by myself.

[door slams]

[door closes]

Twenty-four hours, Bora.
You sure it won't take longer?

Listen, I can feel it, it's gonna explode.

Okay, we need to find them
and hang them ASAP. I'll be in touch.

I'm off to see my daughters.
I need to check in on them.

So you're going to Selim's then?

No problem. I'll see you.

I won't be long.

[door closes]

[Lale] Good day to you.

Mila?

My love? Sweetie?

- Baby? Mila?
- Ma'am.

- Mila!
- Hi, ma'am. Welcome.

I appreciate it, Ömer.

Uh, didn't Mila go to school?

She didn't want to go.
She was here with Selim earlier.

Kids nowadays, they're
all glued to their phones.

They know everything that's going on.

Yeah, Ömer, I agree with you,
but this is of little consequence.

It's gonna blow over
quickly. I'll talk to her.

Ma'am. This is devastating.

Seeing Mila like that this morning...

My heart's breaking.

[emotional music playing]

Thank you, Ömer, much appreciated.

Have a good one.

[narrator] "I've still got time and power
and things that I can do," the lion says.

It thinks it can still win,
even though it looks like it's lost.

Up until that brutal moment,

in which the lion
knows that the battle is over

and it has been defeated.

[intense music playing]

LALE KIRAN'S SEXTAPE
WATCH IT BEFORE THEY DELETE IT

MEET THE WORLD OF CRYPTO

Jesus Christ.

THE BIG EXPOSÈ

[cell phone chimes]

HELLO, CAN YOU SEND ME
LALE KIRAN'S SEXTAPE?

f*ck OFF

What's going on?

It's gonna be somewhere...

BÜŞBÜŞ, SHARE THE VIDEO

BÜŞBÜŞ WOULD'VE FOUND IT

NO ONE'S HEARD FROM BÜŞBÜŞ?

LALE KIRAN IS A STONE COLD FOX

SHAMELESS, SHE'S SUPPOSED TO ME A MOM

I'm not gonna b*at around the bush.
You know what I want, don't you?

Eh, in your post you said
you watched the video. Right?

Yeah, send me the link for it,
okay? It's not online anymore.

ANYONE GOT THE LINK?
#LALEKIRAN

All right, yeah. Send it to me.

I SIMPLY MUST WATCH IT

DM ME IF YOU WANT
THE LINK #LALEKIRAN

[cell phone chimes]

Hmm.

Damn! Oh, no.

YOU WON CRYPTO!

No, no, no, no! No. Ugh!

For crying out loud...

[exhales]

DETECTING LOCATION

[man] Wow. This was assigned to you?

So, you're the shield now?

- I'll get you some tea and bagels.
- Okay. Thank you.

Yeah.

[computer beeping]

LOCATION FOUND

I'm good at this,
I swear, I'm so good, man! [laughing]

[exhales happily]

THE OTHER SIDE

What is Güliz doing here?

No idea.

Right. Okay.

Listen, guys, the IP address
of the cyberattack on Lale Kiran

has been found.

The attacker's identity is still unknown,

but would you be interested in
covering this as a breaking news story?

[dramatic music playing]

I'm going to the bathroom.

[Aslı] Um...

No, let's not do that.

It's just raw news without an identity.

Thanks, hon.

[music stops]

I tried to call you.

[sighs]

They found the IP address.

It's only a matter of time
'til they find who did it.

We're almost at the end now.

No, we're not.

[sighs]

What's wrong, Lale?

[Lale sniffs]

I went to the restaurant as planned.

I went there for damage control.

[emotional piano music playing]

You should have seen how Mila was.

[Lale exhales shakily]

Kenan, this is over.

It's already spread into the atmosphere.

What are you talking about?

We're going to disclose that right now,
we're gonna make 'em pay.

Think of this as m*rder.

The damage has already been done.

It doesn't matter how they pay for this.

The dead are gone for good.

So, forgive me if I'm not
exactly over the moon about this.

[Nunu] Sound check.

[sighs]

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

January, February, March, April.

[cell phone clicking]

LALE, I TRIED TO CALL YOU.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU. ARE YOU OKAY?

I don't think you
should push this further.

It is too late now.

Why are you being so hard on me, Aslı?

What's your issue?

[director] Last five before airtime.

Four, three,

two, one,

you're live.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

- I'm Yusuf Tunca.
- And I'm Aslı Tuna.

Welcome to The Other Side.

[Lale on TV]
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

We have an action-packed show
for you tonight.

Hey, it's Mom!

İzmir's been transformed into a winter
wonderland following the hailstorm.

The hailstorm in the Çeşme
and Karşıyaka districts of İzmir

was particularly intense.
The streets, alleys...

[TV turns off]

Don't turn it off, I wanna watch Mom!

No way.

- [Melisa grunts]
- [TV turns on]

- [Lale] ...covered in a pristine white...
- Give me that. We're not gonna watch her.

[Melisa huffs]

The council got together today at noon

in order to discuss and come up with
a solution for that particular scenario.

Around six o'clock in the evening,
the initial statement was made public.

I'm Lale Kiran.

And this is Daily Journal.

[dramatic music playing]

[narrator] Perception is real.

What people believe
is more real than what actually happened.

And no one can change
what has already been agreed upon as real.

Here we reach the stage
of surrender and retreat.

The president's vision
for the future and his...

- [music intensifies]
- [inaudible dialogue]

LET'S HEAR WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY

WE'RE LISTENING, LALE

TELL US ALREADY, LALE

CUT TO THE CHASE, LALE

WHAT'S SHE ON ABOUT? THIS IS INSANE

DON'T YOU FIND IT STRANGE TOO?

NO WAY! SHE'S GONE ON AIR!

AT LEAST EMRE DIDN'T SHOW

WE'RE NOT USED TO SEEING YOU
LIKE THIS, LALE

STOP IT, LALE.
YOU'VE SHOWN YOUR TRUE COLORS!

SEEING LALE IN CLOTHES...

IT FEELS WEIRD SEEING HER LIKE THIS NOW.

THOSE WHO WATCHED THE TAPE, PING ME
I STILL CAN'T FIND IT

[music fades]

So did you manage to find the video?

I will soon.
I'm about to find it, I can feel it.

As a journalist, you know,
this is where I excel.

Have you decided what you're gonna do?

Decided what? About what?

We need to know what we should do.

You're the CEO, you have
to make a decision now.

Um, hmm...

[inhales]

I'll think on it.

How are the girls?

[melancholy piano music playing]

Thank God, Melisa has
no idea about what's happening.

I don't care about me.
I'm just worried about you three.

Mila, is that you?

Put her on, so I can speak to her, please.

She doesn't want to?

[breathing shakily]

Selim, uh...

I was wondering if...

I could come by so that we can talk...

Of course. No problem.

We'll plan it ahead. No problem.
Yeah, in a few days. No problem.

No, I'm fine, I'm...

I'm fine, I'm okay, I don't need anything.

I can handle this on my own.

You should focus on the girls.

See you.

[sobs]

["Çirkin Dünya" by Sena Şener playing]

What do you need?
Please, ask me something, anything.

Hm?

Do you want to be alone?

[sobbing]

Okay.

You can call me whenever you
want, no matter what time it is.

I'll come running.

[Lale sobbing]

[kisses]

[sobs]

[song continues]

[Aslı] There's this guy
at the network, Mert.

[Lale] Mmm.

[Aslı]He's the new producer.

A junior, not some big
sh*t or anything, but

he's quite good at his job.

So I'm thinking, maybe I should
give it a sh*t and be with him.

[soft jazz playing on stereo]

Don't you have a boyfriend?

No, I don't.

That's weird, your vibe says differently.

How's that?

Well...

You know, the girl with,
um, a boyfriend vibe.

You know, that kind of vibe.

[inhales]

I'm not really into that kind of thing,

as you might have guessed.

But, one might need a person to, mmm...

keep up appearances in social circles.

[Lale] Mmm!

And, of course, sex is awesome.
- Mm-hm.

Was Kenan your first? I'm curious.

[chuckles]

[seagulls squawking]

He was.

[bottle thumps]

We need more.

- And how was it?
- [Lale laughs]

Did you tell yourself,

"Wow, sex is such an amazing thing,
I should do this often?"

[Lale] Hm...

[Aslı grunts] Oops.

Okay, give me that. I'll do it.

Well, I mean...

[sighing]

It was strange, naturally.

It was strange

being so close...

to someone.

- [Aslı laughs]
- It was a strange experience.

Being close to someone?

So I guess, um,
I have a lot of close people.

Have you ever fallen in love?

No. No. I never have.

[Lale laughs]

Uh-huh, that's not true.
That's clearly a lie. [chuckles]

Sorry.

I'm sorry, for a moment

I forgot the person I was talking to.

Thank you, Miss.

I've been in love, that's true.

- I still am, actually.
- Hmm.

But it's not working out,
I try not to think about it.

You think it's possible?

I mean, can you go
from desperately in love

to not giving a damn anymore?

Well, It depends on your reason.

Does it need to be divine intervention
to, uh, decide that I'm giving up on it?

Uh...

In my opinion, if it has a negative
influence on your drive to succeed,

then you should give up on it.

If not, don't throw in the towel.

So, you're saying that
love is worth living for?

Well, not exactly,

but out of all the things
that you'll go through in life,

it's a rare and
special experience.

Love is...

...is not easy to come by.

[jazz music continues]

[sighs]

[sighs]

Hey, you know what?
I really hate Pilates after all.

I run away when the trainer comes over.

[Lale] So don't do Pilates, then.

Do something else that you enjoy, Aslı.

- I used to play ball in our neighborhood.
- Oh.

On top of that, I was
a hell of a player, if you must know.

There was this boy, Soner,

I used to show off to him
with my skills with the ball. [laughs]

I thought I could
win him over by convincing him

that I was an exceptional soccer player.

- [chuckles] You know how we do that.
- Do what?

You know, falling for a guy
who is good at something.

That Soner prick made fun of me.

I was furious with him, you know.

Do you know people that you can't stand?

- Some girl that was a pain in the ass?
- Mm.

Like, you know, a person
you'd love to rub their nose in it

and say "Eat this" when you're on air?

Or do you think sometimes, "I'm sure
that assh*le is watching me right now."

[Lale chuckling]

Aw. I should get off the high horse.

No, it's not that, no.

To be honest,

at first, I also had
some people in my head

that I loved or hated.

Some I didn't like at first,
but then liked, and vice versa.

Some were friends,
and some were relatives, you know.

Well, in fact... [exhales]

I was constantly trying
to see myself through their eyes at first.

Only at first though...

Yeah, naturally, after a while

you don't care anymore.

It wears off

and you forget about
those people. Basically.

[sighs]

[sighs deeply]

Do you think that I did that to you?

Those rumors about the tape.

[sighs deeply]

I don't think anything,
to be honest, Aslı.

There's an iceberg hidden

within my subconscious.

You want something stronger perhaps?

This is the right dose.

Maybe Selim will call,

or something happens
where the girls could need something too.

I'm good, thank you.

This is good.

Ugh.

Lale and her endless responsibilities.

They're endless.

- [bird squawking]
- [ship horn blowing]

[cell phone chimes]

What is this?

Whoa!

[suspenseful music playing]

[Nihal] Whoa, what the hell is this?

[man] Ratings?

[Nihal] These ratings set a new record.
his is the highest ever!

[Kenan] Are you happy?

What do you think?

Hey, guys. Listen...

I have something to ask of you.

Uh, as you're all aware,

there is a challenging time period
that we are currently going through.

So, please, I beg of you, do not
place too much stock in the ratings,

and this is especially true
in the upcoming days.

This wasn't something
we achieved because of our work.

It's merely the repercussions
of that g*dd*mn scandal.

That's exactly right.

Yeah, but, I...

Uh, yeah, sure. I agree. Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Okay, let's begin. Who wants to go first?

TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE
VIOLATION OF PRIVACY

- [knocking on door]
- Come in.

[door opens]

Captain.

Is this the perpetrator?

Who is it?

[music intensifying]

Come on.

Thank you.

[music fades]

[tense music playing]