1.07 - A Tale of Two Cities

and you have saved them. Yes, and when we are done, I have the bitch's head sent to my room. Waking life, sleeping life? What seven? Who was it? Someone has coming into my bed chamber, know, your majesty, I swear who put it there? I don't know. I was on duty all night. No one passed me. You were sleeping? No, I swear much. I didn't get huh. If they wanted to kill me, they could have, but they didn't. It's a message. Shall I call the guard, Majesty? What shall

I call the guard? Yes? Of course there are spies everywhere. The sleep through the walls. I'm starting to do the very ground that I walk on. Who can I trust anymore? Who can I trust? You can trust me, majesty. I have served you all my life, and no one must know about this, of course, your majesty, I will tell no one. No, you won't. At your service, majesty, this fellow. Take him away, dat him his lips, take him to the deepest dungeon. Let no one speak with him, poor Morden.

Metal in his ears, put out his eyes, stilet him, be silent. How many more betrayers? How many more? The city above, a city below? What is it, my sweet A dream? M another dream? It's nothing, just missed in the sun, my little frog's sunday er under the city mother, And no missed. And my dreams are real. You know that they are dreams. He will grow out of them. I promise that I won't. I have dreamt that too. Sleep Now. Soon everything will be good, and all manner

of things will be good. Nothing will be good, and there would be all manner of horse. I have seen it. I must tell the Sudan. Are you mad, my dear sweet child? We cannot leave here. We are safe. He will come, He will take me. What are you talking about? The Sordan will come here. Someone else will come and he will take me. What who the man who murdered Papa? He will come, he will take me cool love. No three dreams connected? But how go way? Damn you h

it's just a dream. What is it, excellency? I am to give you this what coin? Said? The one who bought it said, you would know as I know. Yes, I have meetings today. The Sultan, he needs reassurance. He needs my reassurance. The envoy, what the hell is he up to? Important? But this is more important? Tuman By episode seven, A Tale of Two Cities by Mike Walker. H M. Gregor. Coffee. It is the finest coffee. You sent your man with my coin? I did? Well? Where

is the slave girl? It isn't that she isn't here? Why else have you called me here because I slut cave of her baby and you gave it to her? Is that it? Do you think I would have called you if that had been so? But she came here and left her baby. I don't believe you. I told you what I would do to the child. If you lie to me, come with me, Come with me. So Beata is the nurse. She has a message for you. Well, girl. What's the matter with her? She doesn't speak your language?

Was called had a much in ambetition of quite tasty, Jean. The spirit genes spirits. What you're talking about, she says, The spirit gave her a message? What message? She says, you ought to bring the baby to the city of the dead. Nonsense? What city of the dead? Down? People all looked at people's in down his old wives tales. I think it's the scared children and maids. There's nothing in the catacombs except a few starving prisoners scrabbling in

the dark. Nevertheless, your excellency, that's where you ought to take her child? Why should I? Mama? Wait? You do? She gives what you want. Severa tells me. They come up in the darkness and forage for food. They use the water and sewage systems and the old caves, she says. All the servants know of it, and many leaves scraps out so their houses on bothers. I don't think they come up here though, footholds hand holds. I can hear water down there, and maybe what do you do? Have

you ever been down? Of course not, it's crazy. It's dangerous down there's stop pumping. Come back, very dark. There are tunnels that go nowhere, they say, in pits and fire. I don't know if it's madness to go down alone without a light. They say they feed up bodies so severe as it says, And did she say you're severa If there's a better way, in the safer way? She said there was by the old temple, and then that's where we go. Look do you think you should it's

a baby. It's not safe for her. She's safe here? Do you think I care about the baby? Please? Will you not eat? Majesty? These are the same dates that poisoned my nephew. How can I trust them? How can I trust any of you? But majesty, I have tasted these dates. If the food or poison, I would die. He speaks the truth, sire, So you say, doctor, But what if it were a poison that took an hour a day to act? What done? Your majesty? You are out of sort that can assure you that I am not?

I am thinking clearly for once? Trust? What is trust? Can I trust any one of you? Yes? Enemies all around me. The hand that offers dates may as well profer a dagger. Your majesty, you have been under a great strain of late. It's true, the threat of war, the burden that I have to carry His Great Your majesty, these petals taken from a rose grown only in the snowy mountains. Smell them. We can't go get out all of you, no, bye, and Sire, I wish to be safe. General, Yes, center,

these foods, I can't have them around me anymore. I don't know who to trust. H I just ate a date without even thinking. Well, they look very good, Sire, But what if they are poisoned one moment of inattention? May I then we are both dead men? Ah? But maybe you know which dates are poisoned and which I'm not. If you can tell dates apart, you are a shrewder judge than I, majesty. But may we get to business and leave our digestions to God? Very well, generous? What news?

Commander wolf scouts inform him that Mayer's forces across the borders into the Emerald Province. So you say, he says so, and I trust him. I believe we need to hit her now, and hit her hard. I need to get back to the army, Sire. I don't know. Perhaps we should concentrate on finding this radequary and handin over to give us time. We don't need time. She does. She has spies in the city. She'll know all we do. They've already killed my chief wife. We could all be

murdered in our bed. The heir Spires killed shajar Than. They already have the reliquary. What do you mean it was in her possession? How can you know that? I am your general. It is my business to know these things, but too much. I know what I must to defend too, Mumbai, and your Swroan does his majestn needs defending? Yes, where is your brother Gender? We need to double the guards trouble him. Where were you awaiting your summons? Majesty? As for Gregor, I do not know. We were meant to

meet this morning to discuss certain matters of security. Perhaps he is searching for spies, not that he's had much success. And if any ready is waiting outside, shall I call him? We have nothing to offer until we find what he seeks. Majesty, This is inadvisable, this reliquary. Did anyone ever go to war for a box? Wars are fought for territory and control. She's trying to divide and confuse. She wants to plant

fear and mistrust to weaken our resolve. She'll keep offering us this and that to ensure we stay behind the wars of two men bay, looking inwards whilst her forces advanced. That is one possible course of action, but there are others. I am not a distinguished military man like you, General, but it seems to me that this rush to arms betrays our fear of Maya. Let her come to us. We are not afraid of her. To respond first, show's weakness to stand as a city that has stood invulnerable

for thousands of years. That shows our power. We'll root out her spies, and then we will see cut off a damned head and put it on a lance, and then we'll see give me permission to go back to my army, your army, No, No, I want to keep you close where I can see you. Tell the envoy to come back tomorrow morning and find the radiquary and send me the position that won't burn for long. And the nights are freezing out here? Would you rather be back in your cage? What is that to find in

a desert? Yeah? Over there? What is that? See like the first lights of dawn on the horizon. I see it is that? It is that the city are there's the lights of to Monday. How should I know? You asked too many questions. Maybe you need a good slapping, easy, easy. Now you're a family. You have to stop behaving like you're a king or something. Was the king once? I know you told us and now you're not. Oh, it is to Monday. We'll be at the gates tomorrow and

then and then we'll find your family. That's what you want, isn't it. I suppose that, yes, of course it isn't. What's about me? You can take your dogs and join a circus or something. You'll be fine. What about you? I have some business to settle. The man who betrayed you. He was from Tomin Bay, wasn't He killed my people and tok then above all things on this earth, I want to look into his eyes as I pushed the

point of a sword into his throat. And then then then I don't know no good hunt and kill, be free, go go? Why did you do that? They were your dogs? They wouldn't be happy in the surface. Now they'll be their own masters and have their own way. We could have sober boy. They were not saying mm hmm andfo, I won't last much longer. Better up, up and get some sleep, and tomorrow we'll see about to memby h Do you come seeking solitude at the Temple of Solace? My son? You don't look as if you need arms

or food? How do you know what I look like? You've no eyes. There are more ways of seeing than with those lumps of jellies. I listen, I feel the air, I smell, yes, you dear, I have served here for many years. There's not much I haven't seen. So what else do you see? A fine man in the pump of his ear, clever, powerful, with a child, m a man who has lost something valuable. It seems to me, old man, that you know a site too much for

your own good hold. I know, says what you tell me yourself, and what you have lost, what weaves the thread of fear through the power and privilege you carry with you. That is something else from long ago. Tell me something useful. Arms for the temple gold, then expect good value for my money. I want to get into the under city. No, sir, you do not. Did you smell the steel you've wasted? Enough of my time. Very well, sir,

go into the temple. Go to the ending stair. At the foot of the steps is a wooden door set into the stone. This key will open it. You will see that the stairs wind down as well as up. Leave the key in the lock and shut the trap behind you. I'll need the key to get out again. You won't get out, not on your own. Mm hm h h Hello, hello you stop? Who comes? I mean you? No harm? What hard? Who could harmon? I'm looking for someone. If you help me, there will be no trouble. A

slave girl, Sarah. Her name is Sarah. I have her child here. Her name is Sarah. Why do you look? What do you cannot say? She's under my protection? The baby. Give us the chat, leave her alone, leave her wait the chat. Give her back. She's mine. Give her back. I need her come back. Get away, get away? Where are you show yourselves? I am the master of the palace. Guard not down here. I'll have you. I'll have you arrested. And most of us have been arrested already. And we

know who you are. Gregor, son of Noma, welcome to the green. Get back. I'm warning you your morning days are over. You must answer the charges. What are you talking about? There must be charges to answer. You can't charge me. I am master of the Sultan's Guard. Thank good Will you be the judge? Yes, it will be my honor, and you I am the Sultan. You can judge and I will pass sentence. This is mat nous. Who are you people? You have no right? I know nothing about any crimes. Who are you to try me

to allay the charges I win? Who are you? A freeman of the underworld like you? What are the charges that you gregor? No man murdered the good man who took you into his house and educated you and gave you a future? What? Who do you deny it? He was? He beat us, He was cruel evil. I had no choice that, as master of the Palace Guard, you have caused many to die and languish in prison for no reason other than to instill fear, not language. This is

policy for the greater good. There are enemies everywhere. If you show weakness, anarchy rules. There must be control. Bassim? Who is Bassim? An officer of the Palace Guard, a good soldier loyal to his master's He was strangled in the dungeons. He must have done something otherwise, he wouldn't have been in a dungeon. Prisoners should remember where he stands at this moment. He's not helping his case. Damn my case, Damn you too. Bassim passive? Who the hell

is Fassim? One mistake he made He allowed an envoy into the presence of the Sultan without a search. That one. Yeah, you cannot keep discipline unless people fear the consequences of their actions. The envoy carried a severed head. He threw it in front of the Sultan. Someone had to pay. He failed to protect the Sultan, as you failed to protect the Sultan's wife. Next charge that you, Gregor, did lay waste a nation. You gave your word to a king and you broke it. You took his country and

you enslaved his people. That's diplomacy. I was just doing my job. I was serving my sort down here. You answered to a different master. Who are you? The dregs and drainings of tuman Bay? Do your worst. I wouldn't waste my space on you. You have no more to say. Then you have sentenced yourself to the worst. That we can do money money, money, money that I don't know you don't who's going further? And the towers really do charge the clouds. My father used to say this was

the greatest city in the world. It must be. There's no end to him. And all these people what do they want? And they want to make a living just like everyone else. We can eat when we get to my father's house. We'll eat like kings and means. Right now, it's set up for breakfast over there. Yes, my lady took off the police and skin of water with fine nuts, a wise choice, and the finest water this side after exposed through a camel for the man with such a

sweet young wife. You have a sour nature? And my friend, where do we get in m hm is a think the scood? And to Mumbai there's a good girl. People are going through that way. The gates stopped picking tom all the boots that heavy. And to Mumbai that's not funny. Come on, we're almost home. You almost home. My home is your home. I know my father will welcome you both. What's your papers some kind of part of permission to show you have business in a place, but we don't.

I'll talk to them. He'll be all right. Papers. We're together. My father lives in the city. Papers. He's a merchant by the name of even they. He'll pay whatever is needed. If we can only go through no papers, you can't go through next next paper. How many of you I was keeping that my father is a merchant. Think of us close, Cristal, because it's not fair. There must be

other ways in. We'll wait, think of something. It can be hard to come all this way to the greatest city in the world and then to find buff There is no way in. It used to be easy, you could just walk through, as they say, used to be. There's been some well, how would you say, problems, it seems out on the far borders, rumors of war. So everything's been tightened up, terrible for trade. But there you are,

as they say, and here we are. Indeed they do, my pretty boy, Indeed they do terrible times for us merchants like your father. I heard you say he was in business. Oh, yes, perhaps you know him. What's his name? Even of the house of he's very well respected and he trades in I'm sure we've met the name as it were. And these are your followers. We're friends, but we have no papers, and we need to get in

wethers always away. As you might put it, we have money, No, no, no, no, no, we're not interested in your money, My dear girl, what would you want? We'll be happy to help. Why you can provide me with the service? What kind of service? We are happy to help people who can help us. Really, there's no catch. Look you're talking over as they do, as they do that, wait, take it, or as you could say, leave it. There's my tent. I'll be there if I can be of service. Can we trust him? No,

but we still need to get into the city. I'll talk to him. Are you sure. I'm sure of nothing except that we can wait forever outside the gate and never get in. And two of us at least want to get in very much. Wait here? Can we trust him? I trust him. We've been to a lot together. He wants to kill a man. Maybe he won't care how many other people he hurts to do that. People are like that when they want something a lot. What do you want? I want to fly? Nobody flies? Well that's

what I want, all right, I worked it out. Come on? What did he want? We have pledged to do certain tasks for him once we are in the city. The three moons, and when that time has passed, our obligation will be paid. And if we don't do what he asks, we will they will make surely we are not the only people they have working for. Don't worry. Come, ah, very good, we can say you two are brother and sister. Now I just need to good. That's done, and that

here you are? Is this it? Oh? They work every time. Look through it. Be familiar as they say. Oh, very good, sir, you are a man who appreciates the natures of the jest. Now here to come with me the money, of course. Wait, I don't understand. You don't need to. As long as you can lie in your back with your legs open, you'll make a fine show, you and your little brother. You can, you can, I'll tell you once, bitch, you talk too much. From that first moment, wine wine, wine,

ever since we came ashore you and the boy. I don't need you, I don't want the family, get it now. I'm rid of you both. What has he done? He sold you? Don't worry. Everyone's a slave and Dumumbai. Who knows where you might end up. I hope you die. I hate you still, I'll bind you. Is everything satisfactory perfectly. Let us shake hands on it as we do in my country. My friend, oh, you're hurting me? What have you done? Killed him? You didn't think I'd sell you? Now?

Shall we test these papers before his friends come back? As they say, no killing? His majesty will see you now, Your Majesty is Excellency iffend event please stand here? Do we really have time for these formal dances? Perhaps formality has a purpose. It ensures at least a measure of respect, Majesty. I made it plain to your man Gregor where is he by the way, but he obviously didn't pass the message on. I must be my own messenger. It seems Maya has made it known that with each day that passes,

her terms will become less generous. But she has decided to be possiful. Oh oh, should I fall to my knees? Should they kiss her ass? Now? Please tell me what form does this mercy take? Give me the reliquary. Now recognize Maya's legitimate right to govern amber province and lead her people, and she will withdraw. This is a clear sign, Majesty that she's running scared, She's lost her nerve. This is all she has ever wanted. You can't believe him,

it's not true. Be silent. I'll handle this. We need time. Your man Gregor was meant to beat me this morning. He wasn't. There might to understand that he is seeking what is lost. Gregor is pursuing his duties. That is all. I'll leave you to your discussions. I have not dismissed you yet you have until this time tomorrow. He treats me like I swear, he will suffer as no man has ever suffered in this world. There will be not one part of his flesh that does not scream for death.

By the time I have him strung up. I beg you. Let me do my job and get back to the army. You stay. Were they still in there? Yes, sir? How long do these things usually take? They take as long as they take you. You very helpful God. What happened in their general? Are we ready to ride? No? What do you mean? We are not going back to the army. We're not going that's crazy. The Sultan as a frightened man scared for his own life. The man who's afraid to die will never be any good in a fight.

Our greatest weakness is our leader. Well, I've said it now treason, come on, more like common sense. General, you know where my loyalty lies. Indeed, come, we need to talk. There has been too much talk. Now it's time to act. What did you say? We return to the army, prepare for battle. We engage in destroy Maya's forces. If the Sultan cannot give the command you must, A man would be guilty of treason to act in such a way as you said. A man who is afraid to die

is no leader. Be a leader, General. It's simple enough. If we cannot go to the army, order the army to come to us. I have a messenger saddled and ready to ride. The last time we talked, man, now, you were upset. OK. If it was anything I said, No, it wasn't. Please don't concern yourself about it. But I do. I don't want you to be upset. I care about you. Man. Now you have been kind to me. It was no trouble. I mean, I'm happy to take trouble, and I am

happy that you're happy when you smile. I'm sorry it is not my place to talk this way. You can talk about smiles or do you want Daniel and kisses what if I were to talk about kisses manaw father at home? I don't coming, sir. I'm sorry due to cause, but you didn't answer my question. If anyone saws doing this, be safe, general ship down your friend mad. How is he? He seems well? Sir? Does he have ambitions? How to tell he's inclined to sit and write poetry and enjoy himself.

But stay close to him. It will be useful to us. To us, sir, that's right, I am going to save to Munday. Of course, if I fail, I don't understand. You don't need to. Does mat do trust you? It's hard to be certain? Then you need to be certain. Hello? Is someone there? You take a chance. Sometimes it pays off, and sometimes it doesn't. Hello, Hello, my lord Sarah. They've flocked me in here. They want to do something the worst. I don't know if you have to tell them. And

I brought your baby back. I saved you. You have an interesting way of remembering the past. I brought you into the palace. I found your position a good one. I looked after you. How you remember, thinks Gregor? They want to kill me. Wait, I don't think you're in command anymore. I've brought your baby as you asked. Now you own me. O, come with me. There's someone who wants to see you. What did you do, you bitch? Why did you have to kill her? What about the box?

The scrolls? Have you got them? If you want to keep your hands, take them off me now, God sick. You're my spy, you're my slave. There are no slaves down here. You're on your own. Maybe I'll never get out. Maybe you'll wonder for years, going blind in the dark, eating insects before they eat you. Wait, wait, wait, damn, you don't leave me. This way through here, mm hmm into the light? Is it him? Yes? What's happening? Sarah? Sarah? Sarah? This is my son? Does he speak? You had a

dream this morning? What are you talking about? What? Dream about your brother and something that happened a long time ago? You're mad? There was no dream, no dream. That dream has brought you to me before you were at that trial. I am the son of the man whose name you couldn't remember. Batham was a good husband, a good father. He was a loyal soldier, loyal to this will done, loyal to duman Bay. What do you want with me? We have a journey to go on. I don't have

time for this. Kill me if you want, but I have better things to do. It doesn't matter. You have no choice. Everything will happen as I have seen, just as I saw my father's death. Oh and the moment of my death and hers and yours. I wanted to kill you, but I can't because I have had a vision and I need to tell the Sudan about it. You have to take me to him. Are you insane? Boy? Here in my hand a gold coin. M I turned my hand and the coin will fall, and there is

nothing that will stop it falling. So it is written, and so I have seen. M hm hm hm. I should say, I don't mind your stubble. I'm a soldier. I'm used to it. You certainly are. That's how my father died bed with his lover under the hand of his barber Ah. He was Algorious brother. Wasn't he elder brother, good ruler? So everyone says Algory was obsessed with my mother and for whatever reason she plotted with him. Maybe she wanted more power and new my uncle would give

it to her. They killed him, his brother and his first wife. She wasn't the first wife then there was someone else, how, the barber. They poisoned the blade of his razor, and then one nick and the Sultan died in agony. Hours later. They were never anywhere near, and the barber was long gone. They probably killed him too, as well as the first wife and her children. Is it any surprise that I hate This place is a pit of snakes. I don't want to be the Sultan.

I just want us to be together and for everyone to leave us alone somehow. I don't think that's going to happen, not unless we make it happen. Oh, run away, mm hmm. You are the cleverest man in two Man Bay. Yes, yes, yes, the whole lot of them behind. But if they called us you're a slave, they'd execute you. I'm all right, but I couldn't bear to lose you, Daniel. Let me better not get caught. Seriously, seriously, Metal, I will go anywhere with you. Just say the word. The word is

I love you? Yes, I love you. Episode seven of Two Man Bay, A Tale of Two Cities featuring Rufus Right, Olivia Popika, Ayesha Heart, and Alexander Siddek, was written by Mike Walker with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and sound designed by Steve bond To Mumbaid is directed by Me John Scott Dryden and created by Me and Mike Walker, and produced by Emma Herne and Nadia Khan. For more details, including a castle list, visit to Mumbai dot Com m