1.06 - In The Beginning

uncomfortable time this way to here. There's a beginning and an end to everything. But if beginnings are full of hope, ends are overrated. All right back to the beginning. What go back to the beginning? Look, what's the point? You are not here to ask questions? Who is Sarah a slave? I she was, I knew she was newly born. What made you choose her to attend to her? Majesty? She was untainted. Many slaves are bought every day. Why her? What made her suitable for the Sultan's wife? She was

special educated? She was your spy. Of course, she was his spy. Yes, But but but what it is my duty to keep my wife from harm, a duty in which you have faith that was papers ancient relics in her pos that she kept hidden undeclared that have gone missing. How do you know this, my informants, I had reason to believe the first wife would she might have been go on. I apologize, your majesty, but I suspected your wife may have been involved in a plot to overthrow you.

He's just trying to save his hand to believe there are others. Give me time, majesty. Let me find this slave Sarah. She has disappeared. She may be the murderer, or she may have witnessed the murder and been killed herself. I'll solve this. I'll find out who did it if you just give me time. No, you re not going to have me find me the spies and traitors. I want the results, or lead your head on a pole, Yes, majesty, yes, thank you. Actually I'm very attached to my head. I

intend to keep it whatever the cost. Oh, very excellent. Why are you were sitting around? He is everything all right? Never better? Has work to be done? Fully, I want to know which guards were on witch Gates last night at what time there would have been changed throughout the night, and you the hurry and bring me the centry on duty Tuman B Episode six, in the beginning by Mike Walker, Ye, what's going to happen to us? How should I know? Of course? You know I should have listened to you.

I shouldn't have listened to you. Don't sell us if we're lucky, and if we're not. Remember what the boys said about the vets. Don't worry. We're worth more alive. We'll both fetch a good price. But they can't. I'm I'm of no one. You're no one. Do you think it's true what they say? The two is finished? How should I know? I always wanted to go there. I'm not to be married, not to be married to someone I've never even seen. I thought my parents over it. I've refused to go now. I just want to be

there and find them. M hmm. What in my country a young woman would choose the warriors she goes with. We're not in your country? Sorry? Where is that? Anyway? Long way away? Who is this man? You're marrying my father's partner. If you want to set up a business in Tuman Bay, you have to have someone who is a native? No one's a native there. They will start out of slaves, so it is said, So you're just part of a business contract. I suppose. So who knows?

You might even get sold to your father as a slave. I'm not a slave. Look around you, free woman? Why have you done this? I told you, I'm help you to bitch BG. Yeah, were you free? Not far away country yours? It isn't there anymore. So it doesn't really matter that I was free. How can it not be there anymore? I believe the man's would. He promised an alliance with his master's. I trusted him. We laid down our weapons. He lied. Who was this man? He came

with the saltan seal from tuman Bai. And if I ever see him again, he will die by my sword. And if I have no sword, I will rip his throat from his body with my bare hands. Well, where where is she? I won't ask you again? What are you talking about? Love God? Where is my sl I swear I will dash these things brings out on the floor if you do not tell me, I swear I do not know on my lamb this child's life. Please, excellency,

I swear I do not know where she is. You may search the house, the ground, you may kill me and the child and everyone here, but I still will not know where she is. No, please give me the child. I beg you. I am your man on my head. Ye take it. There have been rumors the palace guard in the streets. Something has happened, Something has happened, perhaps everything has changed. Let me get you something to drink,

sherbotte pas, excellency, Now what have you heard him? And by I told you only whispers in rooms saying what the first wife? Something happened, and now you're looking for the slave. Something has been stolen, perhaps perhaps a life? What the first wife? That? No, it can't be. She would exactly, she would not risk losing the child. So she will come here sooner or later. Take this coin, and when she comes, give it your swiftest servant, your

swiftest bite. They will admit him anywhere in the palace. He will find me, inform me, and you will keep her here. H give us water, we need water in here. We won't be any good. You're dead. We need water here. Ah m hm hm. You betrayed us. I believed you, and you lied. I didn't want to. I trusted you, he didn't and who was righting a little Boston. If I ever get my answer on your neck, I'll sell you what you won't. They'll sell you and then you'll

be gone and it won't matter whoa whoa. I'm please, don't let him frighten you, Sweeting. It will be all right as long as you do. What's your dog? Do you hear her? Big boy? I said, do you hear her? Or do you want to play with the dobies? I hear come whoa? You know what? He wants to hurt you, Sweeting? You're much too valuable all the dogs to say down, that's it. How do you do that? Boy? Huh? With the dogs? Calm them like that? Just do you do it with other things? Camels, horses? I suppose I just

do it. Some dogs even you can't control, but I can. Why Maybe I won't break your neck when we get out of here. Maybe you're going to be useful. You won't get out nobody gets out? What are they doing in there? They're doing what they do inspecting the merchandise. I swear ripped that bustard's head from his body and feed it to his dogs in front of his bits wife. Is she your daughter because you care about her care? She's a whining self. It's all right, it's only business

with Ruggie Campomello, that's all. They never sampled the merchandise themselves, which they're coming. Oh, I don't think so, Sweeting. Nobody armed you. You're still unsully, the sweet little Bragain for a man or a woman you dropped. You might be a pretty one, Sweeting, but someone needs to take a corrup to you. And believe me, if bruises didn't lower the price, I do it myself with pleasure, and I

still might. So shut up. Okaka m In memory of the first of all my wives, I have created a perfume of her rare and delicate nature, the dark of midnight, heralds, the light of dawn. Let us remember of the frigidity of life, the futility of hope in the face of the inevitable end of all human suffering. And let us celebrate the delicate but strong power of love. A strong stuff, this delicate fragrance. My mother thought they all smelled of

whole ship. My dear boy, when we sent you away to become a man, little did we guess that you would return to bury a beloved mother. Come sit by me. We shall share the sadness and the memories of a great woman. I have to go duty. Don't worry. We'll meet up later. You can show me the city. Don't breathe too deeply. Wish me farewell. As I vanished into the missing, we will join the streams of our grief into a river sorrow. Do you think it's acceptable to

leave at this point? It is a matter of survival. I suggest we leave the old gent to suffocate in his morning and find some decent entertainment. It's quite a view, Commander Wolf. Have you visited the city before? Not my natural hunting ground. I prefer the high mountains. A man can breathe there. The question of getting used to things and putting up with them. Sooner I'm out of this place, the better I like it. Except I would like to see a bit more of Tuman Bay you before I go,

You understand should I request the guide? Sir? I think the Commander is thinking of something rather more, shall we say? And then as his needs you? Yes, General, you know the palace of the commander here requires some entertainment. Do you understand? Of course? If the commander will follow me. I will ensure that all his needs are met until later. Well, we will talk tactics, as you say, generally lead on this. You may amuse yourself too if you wish. Thank you, sir.

Where shall I attend you later? This address? At sunset? Of course my interest thing? Oh sorry, did I surprise you, brother? No? I saw you skulking in the shadows. I expected to see you inside. I have never liked funeral strange considering how many, of course, how were the provinces? Did you find an army? Never mind that the hell have you went up to? Gregor? My job really really, which consists of one having a spy right under the first wives knows who can't tell you who killed her? Because what

she was killed too? She was in league with the murderer. She's run away. Helped me here her several possibility. Shajar deserved more of you, brother, damn it, I deserve more of you. When you make a camel's ass out of a perfectly simple operation. Some of the ship rubs off on your family. Were you blind or just stupid? Perhaps you should ask her blue eyed brother, who seems to have become your follower. I'm asking my brother. As for the blue eyed fellow, I can assure you I will

be keeping a close eye on him. Even so, I would like to interrogate out of the question. He's a military acid. After all, he grew up in Maya's court with his sister. Oh you didn't know ever, mind camel's ass, This is an elephant's ass. You're losing your touch, little brother. I wonder if it's healthy anymore being seen in your company. I don't even think about trying to lift any of my people off the street. That tasted your mouth, Gregor

excuse me, I've got an appointment. And how is the general? Did you have anything interesting to say? He's a soldier. They never have anything interesting to say beyond battles, men and weapons and latrines. If I didn't know you better, I would say you were looking anxious. Perhaps well, our Sultan is a patient man. But then failure is Maybe this is the time to work together. What do you mean the girl was your spine. It's all right, you needed her, an informer in the harem, someone close to

the first wife. But she betrayed you. Well, it's a dangerous game, I know that, but others well, others might be less understanding. Do you know I've even heard it said that this slave girl is still working for you, and that the mystery of shah Jar's death, well, it might well lie at the locked door of your little torture chamber. Interesting theory. Yes, well, I have business to attend to. And who is your appointment with That's none of your But it is the Sultan's business, since you've

failed him so badly, the envoy. All right, I've always believed that information is power. I'm beginning to feel increasingly powerless. I need to know. I need to know more. I need to know. Iffairly read everything. I apologize for my absence. I hope ball as well. A death in the Sortan's family. Ah, but then life is but a moment in the light of the sun playing chess games similar to the one

you know as chess, but for one player. If there's no opponent, that's the point in winning one place against oneself? Then who wins? Perhaps that is what makes it so interesting. I assume you've come to report that the Hafeez is ready and that the reliquary is with him. I would like to inspect it before leaving. Actually, you're not leaving. This is what it's like. What is being a slave? Before? When you said it, I was just angry. What happened

in there? What usually happens to slaves? They examined me, looked into my mouth, everywhere. It wasn't even like it was me. It's just something they could sell you Get over it? Is that all you can say. You can get over anything, as long as you're still alive, even if you feel like scorpions are walking all over your body, even that, if you have a reason to live, you want to get home to your father the slave trailer. You need a reason go. You have to find a

reason and have you? Yes? What I have to kill a man very slow, lee and painfully, the man whose words you believed. Yes, Only then when I look into his eyes, let's speak my name again. If you're going to do that, then then you have to get out of here. Tell me something I don't know? All right? When they were poking and bowing in there, I was looking at them. Has got to rush? What kind of rush? I don't know what color? Have you seen it before? You have? Haven't you on the ship? My mother? It's

dead and the plague is here. General as you instructed. I am here, Daniel, welcome back. Take my horse. I'll take it past. Coming to the house. Thank you, sir, my husband, welcome back to your house and family. Praise God. You are safe. Father, welcome back. It is good to see you. This is Daniel. He will be our guest. I am honored so to be received into your house. Welcome Daniel, I am hudder. This is my daughter. Sir. You're welcome. How much your service to madam. Come, come,

Daniel and the orange trees. The growth has been completed as you ordered. The water course has been redirect You know my mind better than I do, My dear. Food and refreshments are coming, father, and my son is he coming? He he is with his friend's father. It is where he is not that concerns me. He is not welcoming his father home when he returns. You sent him to me, his young husband. You know what boys are. Of course,

it will be as you come on, husband, Mosa. Should I call for the food now, father, yes, of course. Do not keep our guests waiting as your commanders eat. Daniel, Thank you, sir. You heard me talking to my brother at the palace. Yes I did. He is not a soldier general. He has led our minisb never fought battles, at least against equal forces. More of a diplomat, very good at controlling civilians. And well that's just maybe. Nowadays

the Sultan likes to keep him close. He's master of the palace garden, responsible for searching out spies, spies and traces. You have both achieved a great deal into Man Bassa. He were brought here his children. We were lucky. Our master saw a certain potential and used it encouraged us to excel. That's how you get on here. Talent, hard work, the right friends, duty, loyalty, family and drink Now, yes, father, will you take mint tea our guest first, thank you.

Miss You came here with your sister, Yes, sir, she was born into the palace as a servant to Lady sa Yes, sir, And it appears she has disappeared after the murder of the first wife. What do you say to them? There's nothing I can say. We were separated soon after we got here. From all I know of her, I think it unlikely my sister would have murdered anyone. Perhaps if she lost her baby perhaps then I do not know, sir, there's no reason that I can think of. Well,

you should think harder. I have, sir, ever since we came back to the city. The truth is we were never close. I don't really know her at all. We were brought up in separate households. Maybe maybe not usual she from what you know of Maya, Why would she send her invoid back? The caterpillar and the mosque explain. There is in one of the districts of Amber a forest where a certain caterpillar lives. It is slow moving and over the days spores of lichens settle on its body.

But the lichen is not content to live on the caterpillar. It begins to seek out weak spots where it can enter the body of the caterpillar, where it can keep feeding and feeding until the body is consumed and there is only the outer shell left. But in the case of two Mumbai, loyalty is what will count to the parriside more Tea Sarah, father, Yes, of course you like her, my lord, my daughter Manel. She's very beautiful, yes she is. She's not for you. You touch her, I swear you

will never touch another woman again. Of course I understand. So h m hm, oh, my lord, you are truly a man of mighty parts. I'll wager you say that to all your customers, but I don't always mean it. Most of them can barely manage the one, let alone the many ah. For as far as you can see, it's all the palace, and then beyond that it's the city. Too much Stone, I told the general, I need the hair around me. Here you couldn't smell an enemy until

he was close enough to cut your throat. Maybe that's why there are so many throats cut in Human Bay. They say that once you come here you never wanted to leave. What in the name of all the devils is that there as a boy in the sky. You can find everything in Human Bay, even flying children. Have you ever seen anything like that? Never? How can that be? It's called a kite. I think the Signsian sent a delegation a few years ago, and they brought kites with them.

Some were vast, And it didn't take long before the children discovered you could write them if you were prepared to take the chance chance falling out of the sky and dying. Not me, the children of Tuman Bay would dare anything. Besides, who can stop them? Even the children of the highest place. Such games, and nobody really minds. Oh life, here is a chance. One day someone is up and the next they are playing game of the two. Back to beast again again. I believe you were shown

around on your previous visit. I believe my guide on that occasion later had his life taken for his efforts. But of course this is a far older part of the palace and more interesting. And I hope to retain my head for as long as I render our lord good service. These shafts to send for half a lee male of factors are lowered down left to wander the caverns below. There's no way out, but somehow they survived down there in the utter darkness. No one has ever

emerged there. Perhaps they eat each other. Of course, these passages and corridors themselves are a labyrinth. If I were to douse the light and walk away, I doubt you would ever find your way out. Who knows I might surprise you. Let me show you the gardens a more pleasant prospect. Are you going to tell me that the magnolia tree is nourished on blood? The girl, the girl, the blue eyed slave girl, Sarah, she's disappeared. What is that to me. I will give you this. I had

nothing to do with the girl. You really think she's involved? Surely it's more likely that her body is stashed somewhere in a color. Is that what you believe? There's one possibility among many. What is it about the reliquary and the scrolls it contains? Why are they so important? Did I mention scrolled? I don't think I have ever made any mention of scrolled, excellency. I would say only one

who has looked in the box would know of their existence. Well, that is one possibility among many, Given that this is all an amusing game, how valuable would the possible scrolls be to the one who had them? Given that this is a game mm hmm of incalculable value and incalculable danger? Where are you staying at General Coulan's house? He's been kind to me, Beware the kindness of generals in here. The Sultan has been kind to me too. He's allowed me my mother's old rooms whilst I'm back. Well, you

always said you were important. Let's get some light some are It still smells of death to me? Do they know anything about who might have? If Gregor knows he's saying nothing. They say, your sister must have seen what happened. But where is she? Who knows? She really your sister? There should be some Yeah, I knew she kept it in there. It's all rather fine, mhm, very fine. Try m hm, fiery but good. You know my father had my elder brother killed for drinking alcohol. That's when I

started drinking. Unfortunately, I'm not a believer. Who's to us? So did you meet the General's daughter? Um? Yes, I did. She's very beautiful, so they say she is. Yes, no one's seen her? What? No one at court, none of my friends, no one. Really. He keeps it locked away behind these big walls, in his compound, his treasure. He must like you a lot if he's allowed your eyes to gaze on her beauty, or he might regard me as beneath notice, a slave, no more, as are we

all the general as much as me or you. We are all the same here, only some rise and some fall. Did you like her? She seems I don't know her. Would you like to know her? Spend time with her? Do things to her? Why do you ask, madam? Why does it matter? I'm curious? Would it bother you if I did think of her in that way. No, why should I care? Why are you smiling? I've been waiting so long for you to do that? H m hm. Was it worth the wait? Yes, yes, yes, m h

m hmmm. We've been through a lot together and in the end we found each other. Mm hmmm. We can trust each other. That's what true comrades do with our lives. Do We swear loyalty isn't love loyalty? If I tell you something, when you swear to keep it to yourself, I swear to keep it between ourselves. Because Tuman Bay is a dangerous place. You need to know things other people don't know, and have things they don't have. I

was brought up here. I've seen how it goes. Tell me you may have heard rumors about Lord Red Maya's envoy. He demanded something, a box, a certain box. No one knew what he was talking about, but I think I do. They found her body just there, lying near the wall. Gregor showed me as how did he put it? A concession to the bereaved sun. She had been strangled while

she was dressing. I remember a while ago, before I went away, she kept a box here about a sword's length inlaid with lapis and gold and silver, very rich. She said it had been damaged. Go on when they half fees brought it, They half fees m hello, hello, we've come to see the harfees. He's praying you will have to make an appointment. I am the son of Shaja, the chief wife. All of this, the half is a safety. Your own miserable life was arranged by her. But she's

dead and I am not. I can smell the spirit from here this sway, I think. No, wait, have you come already? It's too soon. No, do it now, in the name of mercy, make it fast. I never should have believed that bitch. The reliquary? Where is it? I gave it to her. I trusted her, and she betrayed me. And what is in it? This cruel of God? Why are they so important? Let him sit him here, drink this m So what were they teacher? What did the

scrolls say? What was their message teach us? In the beginning the word bars down from the maker of all that is and all things? M h, wake up, you all drunk normal He will not wake not until the morning. You will get nothing from him. And what about you? What do you know, monk, I know nothing. Look at me, monk, mark my face. You and your master are nothing in human made without the protector. I am the short times naphew. He doesn't know anything I do. Then leave him, believe

him be we can come back. Goodbye, gentleman, Thank you for your help. Boy, boy, boy, hey, come here. What's your name? You know my name is Heaven. What's your It's boy, that's my name like him. Then he calls himself slave. He says he won't have a real name until he's really free. She speaks the truth. Boy, what's that to me? The first time you saw me, you he asked if I could help you, if I could take you away and save you. I said I couldn't. I'm not an angel, but now I can. The plague

is here. I saw it on Regikan Paira. It hasn't touched us yet. It hasn't touched you yet, but it will. It will, and you will die. We're all going to die if you don't run now. I'm sorry. Under the chin a rush and lambs under the years, you would understand. Look at the stars, what are we to them? Anymore than the shadow of a lizard On the rock. I'm sorry. I tried under the chin. The lumps too, they're sick. Thank you. We need camels provisions. We have to move

fast weight. Why why he's in trusted young boy, get back in the cage if you don't want to huh. Oh, no, we took you in. No, no, you can't skid you like you little fat kill kill. The Master is not here. I'm a guest of General Colan. I was here earlier. The Master is away. M Daniel. Forgive our servants. They are obeying their orders. Please come in, Thank you. I was wondering where I might settle for the night. H

It is very peaceful here after the city. It is as my father desires a place where he may escape from the world. It is said that Paradise is like a garden. Who made it? I'm sorry, I don't know who made the garden. I tried to make it as it's important. No, no, not at all. Forgive me, but that is why I asked who had created this oasis in the city. It seems to me that only someone who has great depths within, who has known both hope

and suffering, could have made this place. You are far too kind, sir, I do not deserve No, no, not at all. You You are wrong. I cannot forgive me. Mhm h m hm, Daniel General, I am sorry to disturb you at all. I was just hoping my son remember that next time, he will be present when his father returns home. What do you want? I have some highly interesting information I wanted to tell you when they come after us. Why no one likes Kor's dogs. They're

probably glad it happened. He was a cool man, but Bamira she was worse. She would have sold you to anyone for the highest price. I hope she died slowly. You must have hated them. He was a fool. He couldn't see you had the power over the dogs. What I don't have power over anyone. I just talk to them and they listen, that's all. You are a very strange boy. Boy, are we free now? On the way to it? Does that mean you'll tell us your name on the way? Not there yet? We're sort of like

a family, aren't we like a family? Are you too going to get married? No? Why not? I had a wife and two children about her age about your age, boy, and a girl? Did they die? Why would you ask that? Or mostly everyone dies, don't they? What's about the plague? Won't we catch it? We are not going to die, You're going to live. Episode six of Tuman Bay in the Beginning, featuring Rufus, Olivia Popika, Christopher Fulford and Alexander Siddek, was written by Mike Walker, with music by Sasha Putnam

and editing and sound design by Steve Bond. To Mumbaid is directed by Me John Scott Dryden and created by Me and Mike Walker, and produced by Emmahan and Nadya Khan. For more details, including a castle list, visit to Mumbai dot com