2.05 - Kiss My Fingers

My baby? Where's my Please? Don't chat. It upsets the other patients. This is a place of healing. Quiet. Where's my baby? Your baby is well? Have no fear. I want to see my baby. Where is he? I don't even know. You must be calm. Where is my baby? Your baby is well and being looked after by a good family, a holy family. What where's my baby? My baby? When you are better, you will understand where is my bad? Nurse? Come, holder down, holder, holder, reread, Breathe this, take this, breathe

this morning. Sometimes the fact that there is another morning following the night is an insult to everything we hold dear in life. Also, I'm told you, yes, I'm waiting to be served the team. That would be a start. One thing is for sure. We've all had to eat a belly full of insult in this city over the last year, and yet things still go on. That would be five, Offendi five? Are you crazy? It's hard to get nowadays, it's expensive. Ask anyone, look what you've done,

crumsy food. I'm sorry, Offendi, but it was not my fault. Clean it up before I get soaked. And as for the rebels, nothing stops them because they still have hope. Are you still with us? Are you loyal? Yes? Of course? And yet you failed. I didn't never proper chance. There wasn't that you failed. I was never alone with there. And then there is why did you want her killed? What did you do? It's not your place to ask questions. It's your place to do as you are ordered. What happened?

And then your stupid girls spilled tea all over me? There are customers to serve. I'm sorry, you feel me there, it's done. You failed us. It's a problem for us for you, But you're lucky. Abu Jan has decided to give you one more chance. To prove yourself. Go to the olive cellar at the corner of the Street of Flowers at dusk. What you heard he will be closing his skull. And what do I do? What do I say?

Forget the tea, ask for a small green olives from Smyrna Tuman Bay the Series two, episode five, kiss my Fingers by Mike Walker. Yeah, General, you are free to go. You I look like a bloody general in these ranks to some of us. You do, old soldier, old soldier. You work for them, got to earn a living, sir, got a family, They've got to eat. There's a lot of us doing that. They're holding the bath house for you.

Lead on the change of heart for Coulan who walks to his freedom, freedom of a kind that is there you are in General, we talked you see my brother, and I well, truth to tell, I've done most of the talking. He sat there like a stone. But good to see you free of last. In the end we talked duty and I finally got through as long as it was never about him and just about his down duty. Can I help you with your Do you have the soap? H Really it's a surprise, Yes, that that that here

you are, Cadai flutters like a nervous moth. How did you do it? All that time in that cell, never knowing, never being sure that you'd see another morning, with the filth and the rats of the rats, I mean, I hate rats. I admire you. Yes, I do back it all that time, and you wouldn't bend your friends, your family. No, you wouldn't give him unlike those who were weaker than you, the worms who tried to get by to save their families,

keep their children. Not General Kulan, you wouldn't give so much as the edge of the finest sword into some more warm water. Gentleman, I may be a worm, but at least on a human worm. My fear, I hope, I cry and beg any other man to stay alive too. How could you let your family suffer? No, no, no, no, it doesn't matter. It's not really it's I thought I really thought I would behave better when it came to it,

I did, I really did, and I didn't. None of us did, not not really here m hm Godi, yes, yes, I'm in the towel, will you yes, of course, General Coolan, welcome back. We missed you. I have been here all the time. Regent, of course, now there are some formalities which must be gone through the swearing of the oath of loyalty to our mistress. Smile and you are. We have met before Coulan many times in yourself, as you well remember. It was dark and there were a great

many vermin. It's hard to be sure. Certainly the general means no, not any disrespect to the inquisitor. Shall we proceed to the oath I serve the Sultan of tumann Bay, not that I see him today. I will swear no other oath. It is necessary if you must see that we are all men and all equal before God's General. We give as we hope to receive, but in the end we are as leaves in the wind. Perhaps you will reconsider for the sake of your wife, my wife, ring her in husband, Oh Hodder, my dear, are you

all right? I will be strong for you, my husband. How did they find you? Barracat found them? How we'll never know our daughter, ah my, Yet we have been looking for her with some urgency. We suspect that she's involved with the criminal gang. Husband, I fear we lost men. Heal did day the soldiers came and murdered her brother. We must endure. I regret only that I was unable to bury our son as I should have. I failed in my duty to my family. But that m will

be paid for in full. Take her away, Perhaps now you will reconsider you want my help, then you use me as I am, or put me back where I was. Frankly, the company down there is better, and you will not swear then I cannot help you. Excuse me. I have other matters to attain. We mean, what will not bend will oftentimes break. General Coulon, you might as well take me back to my cell. Oh, I think you have

misunderstood the situation. You are not going to the swamps as a general, but as a slave in chains, to work with the rest under the whip and the sun. How long you will live out there, I can't say, And to be honest, I don't care. It will be a small group, five men, no more well guarded, and you will work and know that your efforts will save our city. Nothing to say. I am a man like any other, and I dare say I can die like

any other. But if I do not, then one day there will be a reckoning between us, Baracket, you see you knew my name all along. Your strength comes from looking ahead, but you have always been blind to what is around you and behind you. Take him away, brother, find manoa savor. Do you hear where a world? Please? Don't blind to what's around you, blind to what's behind. Gregor the cat enjoys playing with us, and he knows something. He's picking away at it, Inquisitor, it's in his eyes again,

that speck of doubt. M M, hey you what do you huh? Can you pay your way? There's rules in here too, and new slaves has to play. What do you do that for? Don't you know you're talking to stupid? What? Yeah? Let me help you will? That's general. Coolman asked, Brain, have some respects. We are all slave? Was here, my friend? Do I know you? We fought together at the four

of Para and stopped half an army that day. I think there were a few others along that where you lost your arm and where you're promoting me to sergeant and who's the big man? My name is our keybar How did you get here? I went out to buy brain, I was rounded up by a patrol. They sent me here to the sleeve pens. I suppose they needed sleeves that day. Hand in with your fists. I know how to fight if I have to do, You know how to die. What do you mean they're sending us to

the marshes. Why there's plague there. We're going to repair the damn and the sluices. They think it'll stop disease getting into the city. The city's worth, say, maybe we should let them all darn No, I have a wife and perhaps even the child here by now I must find them. I hope you do. Friend. We've been in worse positions general, and fought our way out of them, so I didn't. You can't even see the plague, and that's for my leadership. Where are we exactly in Maya's

slave pens? Well, then things can only get better. Once I was a king, no, I'm a slave like you. I will be a king again, and you will be a general. Come, let's work the little back. Okay, yeah, I'm busy, Go away. I have come to see how the great work goes, Doctor inquisitor. I didn't mean oh no, no, please don't apologize. I understand it. You are doing important work. Yes, observe this if you will yeh, it looks like a

spirit of the desert. You're not far wrong, inquisitor. You are seeing the fiery essence of the salamander as it manifests in this world. And what have I to do with lizards? No, you must have patience. The great work is not accomplished in moments. Wise, men have studied for centuries, and it is their knowledge I am drawing on. We are clo certain we've ever been. I need to carry out more research. And doctor, I've told you I will do all that I can for you. Whatever you need,

you must tell me. Well, this traveler woman Elkin go on. She's curious, like many women I know. Unfortunately, Iffendi Red holds her in high esteem. She's asking too many questions, questions about the work. She is inquisitive. She is a doctor who knows what she is apart from a nuisance. Mhm. And she talks. Perhaps she would talk to Offendi Red. But what she sees here it may hinder the great work our work. Mm hmm. In here, please please sit

m You are an honored guest into Monday. Yes, that's true, and you know a lot. You have studied in many lands, also true, and have knowledge of how things work. I have often heard you discussing such matters with offended red. Yes, he too is interested in how things work. Good, then we need your help with this project on the marshes, gates and sluices. I am to old locks and canals and the movement of water hydraulics. It is called inquisitor. Exactly.

You will accompany the slaves if you would be so kind. But there is plague. I know that this is not an invitation, is it. Surely you would wish to repay the kindness you have received from Maya? Yes, of course, But I'd also rather not take the chance of dying of the plague. That would be in God's hands, and God is merciful. If you stay here, akin, matters would rest in my hands. And I well, m h Macomo your ton jar jar jar thang? What do you want to you buying to do? Late? I'm closing. Do you

have any of the small green olives from Semilia? All right? Take this box? Come? What are we doing? We are not answering questions here noted? Well, next time you enter you will be alone. The wall is easy to climb. There's only one watchman, and he's lazy only walks through it once or twice a night. What do you want supplies with a kitchen, olives and spices just like every week. Come on in peace and blessings on YouTube. Friend, Come on girl, h they're in the shadows. Start door. The

bolt is loose. One good push it will come off. You go in that way through the scullery kitchens over there. And what are we doing delivering O lives? A blessings on you? Everything has to be signed for while I get that done. You make yourself familiar with the kitchen in case you have to explain yourself. You are the new help her. I've got the all the documents here, my friend. Don't worry you. And see. And it is said, whoever loves the mother more than me, loves not me,

the mother more than me. And it said, who ever loves the children more than me loves not me. And he says the children more than me. Concentrate. Are you not listening to? Blessings be upon you? And you so bastards? A lot of them? What was that place? Orphanage? Children of heretics? Go there to get re educated. I want you let yourself in. Go up to the second floor. It will be empty and quiet by then. And it's

the door with carvings of hanging grapes on it. The second floor is where the director sleeps, behind the door of the grapes. And then what am I supposed to do? You are two ladies nice and gently on the pillow beside his head, And then and then you. The rest is not your business, Not like you cod Ali be taking the air. This wind comes off the desert. When I was a child, they used to say, a wind like that would carry sand demons into the city. Will

they be fools to come here? Now? It's still the city. It's two cities, one imposed upon the other. Only one is fading now into memory memory? Could I of what better times? Look at the Do you remember the times your brother led out armies? I splain did? They were in the sun, their banners flying, the sound of drums and trumpets, now raggedy army of slaves? Well m hm, And yet I almost envy them? And why didn't you ask to go there? I'm sure Barracat would give his

blessing because they're all going to die. Do you ever feel fear? Gregor? Mind freezing? Bow loosening utterly unmanning fear. Well, I am a master of fear. You always have been. I used to think it kept me sharp. Now that edge is cutting my throat. I have to go get out of here. You should come with me another trap to catch me out? No, I swear you make a poor spy. My friend did Baracat putch you up to this? I have a man who will get me through the gates.

It would be safer if you were with me this all. I'm no fighter, no killer, and I am you know what you are. Will you come now tonight? No? Will you betray me? I should do, but no. If the positions were reversed, I would probably betray you. Does that make you a better man? Greg Off? I think it does. No. Awesome advice. If you are going to go, go now, hurry, don't pack, don't wait, just go. Yes, there is a sword and it's beside each one of us. A simple choice.

You walk away, we'll pick it up. So you've picked it up, though you'd better use it. There's a few of the lads, say sir tall feller, who's a pipeman? The one back there used to be a drummer. There was a mean fighter two when it came to it. Well, at least they've got a purpose now one saving Maya a scum. It's a job, It's what we do. Me. I was about ready for the midden before I got picked up this cheap labor. But now I'm angry. I think a lot of them are angry and surrounded by guards.

Do you think some of the guards don't know you and respect you? Still? I know the plague will kill them as soon as us. Oh, you scarface, I can line, I can line. You were in the third regiment right when we talk Altimira. Hi? Right? And so why are you working for these bustards? Why are you walking in James? So? Why is the general walking in change? It's not my doing nor my liking either. A word God approached the

prisoner's lady. What is it? Don't worried, soldier. I'm not going to make a run trick, all right, sir, Just don't make it obvious. You would be the traveler. I heard about you, heard things even in prison. Even in prison, I read about you before I came to do Monday in Cathay. The siege of Aldemira a great victory, and here I am a slave, a great lesson. It would seem you came to the city as a slave. Is that right? Everybody did in those times? Less so now?

My brothers and I we crossed the mountains and sea hoping for something better, slavery, better than dying of starvation. Three boys in such a well. They didn't know what, but we got here, and Gregor and I made something of ourselves. The ore there boys. Not everyone made it. It's God's will, is it? With a levening of man's ambition? Eastern the bread? Madam? What are you doing here? What I am told? You don't look like a woman who does what she's told. Perhaps we'll see about that back

in life general, if you don't mind. Nighttime and she's back. Empty streets the time only for the criminal and the desperate. You. I want my baby. I want my baby. Please, I want my baby. H you've been pleading. I was in the hospital. I ran away. I want my name. Why are you here? They killed my father, they took my baby. This is the orphanage where they take lost children. What's her name? Heaven? My name is Heaven. How did you get here? Heaven? I don't know. I just walked and

walked and got here. Somehow I think maybe my father helped me. You said your father is dead? Yes, how can he help you? I heard his voice? He told me where to go, when to h Oh, God, what would I do with you? Help me find my name? If I do? Will you be quiet and do what I tell you? It's all right, follow me, say nothing, Do only what I tell you. Do you understand? Come the marks of your shame on the testimony of God on your simple body. Your tears have really begun to flow. Boy,

you are a heretic, child of heretics. They have paid for their sins. You may yet be saved by the word of God, even in blood on the flesh of idque. No, go reflect on your sins. M h what now? Now? We wait? What for? Until he's a sleep? Then I have to attack on this bedow. I don't know how the read of some kind from the rebels. Now, will you stop talking? Please? We just have to work. It's a child. How are you gooes? Have you come for me? No, it's all right, Go back to bed. They come in

the night. What's the nights? They take us away? We never come back. There's something bad here. It's all right, sweetheart. Just go back to bed and close your eyes. Count to seven, and you'll be in heaven, warm the night. MS never come back wait here. I'll be back in a moment. All right, all right? Mm hmmm? Where is my baby? I told you, I'll cut your throat. I'll tell you what? Do you know? What this is? What? What? What do you want to? Where is my baby? Tell

me where my baby is? Where's my baby? They took my baby? I'll kill you. I don't care where is my baby? She might just tell her where her baby is? How should I know where the bitches babies do? I look like a nuts, look like a man who is very close to If I were you, I would think carefully about what you say next. She's crazy. She will kill you very well. You want your giant? Took my baby? Who took your baby? I don't know they took my baby at the execution? When was this yesterday? The day before?

It was I don't know, two or three days, Probably boy or a girl. I don't know. I don't Babies don't come here. We educate killed here and help them return to the true faith. Yes, we've seen some of that, But where do babies go to? Families? Nursing mothers. Where who I want my baby? Look? There may be a chance if I tell you, you'll let me go. M yes, I promise. Everything is recorded now, written down, every citizen, every servant and slave. Everything. There's a record, every child,

every often, every baby. Yes, where is it here? I'll show you. Let me up, and I'll show you. Huh shop talking, shoot your mouth some money but not blood? Oh god, oh colt hold me? M h oh what do you put this on? You look like a ghost in net. Will never get away. Now let's go, stay close and be quiet. Yes, m hmmah, enter peacety with you, the one thing that a cat never brings to anyone. More documents to read, and the regent is weaker still. I came to inquire after your health. My health is

no better. The doctors can find nothing. They are wise, but even their knowledge has its boundaries. So it would seem I shall just have to get by, I suppose. And the plague is no respecter of walls and gates. Like the desert wind, it goes where it will, It goes where God wills it to seek out heresy and evil. Good men die too, They die justify defending that is the difference. You put your faith in clearing the marshes. I put my faith in God eternal. I wonder which

of us is right? Do you m ever wonder about anything? Are there any questions left for you? Or? Is everything so certain? Shall we pray for his mercy? Why not? Yes? As you see Burgard, I do like certainty. I do what I always do, routine, ring the bell of the icon, prayer will and then I kiss my fingers. Perhaps to night we will change the routine and you will kiss my fingers. Why would I kiss your fingers? Offending kiss my fingers? Your regent commands it? No? How long has

it been, fendy read? What are you saying? A slow and subtle poison, but nonetheless effective as long as the routine is observed, my routine? Offend the read? I know nothing of these things. The problem is cut that I know enough. Who else has entry to any and every room in Tuman Bay? What did you use? Will it be quick? Once I shove my fingers down? Will it be certain? I am merely the instrument of God. I do as he bids me, And you offend the read.

All your knowledge will gain you nothing. You are still weak and I have the strength of angels. I'm sorry I would not have it so, but it must be Rator of all things, receive the soul of thy servant. Tread and shower upon him your mercy, for he did your work as well as he was able. Be still, Be still. It will not take long, and soon you will be in paradise with your master. He's still, he still? Oh h h wait quick here, what is it quiet? Don't even breathe. It's the night guard worries. I'm sorry,

what do you mean that back there? About that man? He deserved to die, but you weren't supposed to kill him, were you. It's clear? Now we can go. Where are we going? Somewhere You'll be safe. I'm sorry I gave you a shock. How thoughtless of me? No, no, no, not at all. I was just just cizzy about God's work. Yes, yes, of course, yes, there is so much to do packing No no, no, no, no, no, I am I have too many possessions. They weigh me down. Who travels lightest?

I mean in life, it's the spiritual things you've seen. Nervous, my friend, just a lot of breath. Good because I want you to know that you are my most trusted ally in the palace. This work that we do here, we could not do it without your knowledge, your skill, your devotion will be rewarded. Thank you. I only try to to do my job as as you do. As you do, and there is something you can do for me this very night, Kadari, something most important, and afterwards

your future will be assured. Season two, Episode five of Tuman Bay Kiss My Fingers, featuring Rufus Wright, Aisha Heart, and Hiran Abissaca, was written by Mike Walker, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and sound design by Steve Bond. To Muan Bay is directed by Me John Scott Dryden and created by Me and Mike Walker, and produced by Emma Hern and Nadia Khan. For more details, including a castle list, visit to Munbay dot com.