3.04 - Dark Enterprises

have come to seek the Master's wisdom. I just wasn't expecting this. Ask you a question. The Master is listening now well, as you know, I am an official of the palace, recently appointed the commander of the Palace Guard. There is the need for some confidential Yes, yes, the Master understands. Please ask you a question. Are the times propitious for new enterprises? Well? What is that? What does that mean? He says, these are indeed propitious times. I

would rather hear that from the Master himself. But the Master has no tongue, he cannot speak, he cannot tell a lie. Are you sure this is yes? Yes, The Master is well known throughout the city, don't you know he predicted the coming of Maya. Very well, there is something that is troubling me. A senior figure in the palace appears to have left the city. I've tried to discover for what purpose? But here you need to ask him a direct question. Yes, will this interfere with my plans?

He says no, because I fear he may return with force, force soldiers, alarm me and upset my enterprise. He says no. So should I then go ahead with say enterprise? Can I rely on my subordinates, on their loyalty to carry out my orders, regardless of any dangers or complications that they may experience personally or professionally, from higher up, from anywhere? Splendid? Splendid? Should I be merciful to those who resist when the time comes? M yes, Yes, A leader must be ruthless

and never wave up. I see that I need to be strong. Should I act before the sickle moons or after the sickle moons? He can't answer that question. Should I carry out this enterprise before the sickle moons? I'm what does that mean? There is a gap in his knowledge. He can't see everything. Oh, is there another who might know? Another prophet? No? Yes, what does that mean, not a prophet like him, someone who knows, who sees things. Someone young, I think, a child? What is it? One moment? There

is a boy. He's known throughout the city because he prophesied the death of Sultan al Guri just before the city was overcome by the forces of Maya. Is this boy in the city? Yes? And No. Two Manly Series three, Episode four, Dark Enterprises by John Scott Driving. Okay, so it would seem we have an intruder. I wonder who mouse? Perhaps mm hmmm, something bigger, judging from the hole in the sack of grain. All right, so what do we have here? Come to steal from uself? You let me go.

You know what we do to start ways? We throw them into the sea. No, I came to join the Ballari, to join us. Yes, I swear, I swear it comes home with me. What's your step? Boy? Looking to see before Captain? I found this boy, great ran Master. It's worse than I thought. The wind is driving us onto the shore, and we must head out and do open sea. It's too late. The wind is against us. There's no

point in fighting. The safest course is to find a sheltered bay, or we will risk losing the gold, I said, then send out a signal, pleatle shelter in the first available there. That's the problem, Grandmaster. We can't see the other ships. The storm has pushed us apart. Their captains will know what to do, but we need shelter. Now very up to what you must. We follow the shoreline, look for the first available bay. We're going into shelter. Lower the raft, captain, Yes, what is it? Johnas this

boy captive? I found him in the hold near the gold, A stowaway, the thief. Are you a no thief? I want to serve. I want to serve, but you want to be a sailor. No, I want to serve him me, boy, you want to serve me? Why? Because you were the grand Master of the Baller, the greatest soldiers in the world. You want to fight Twitters who wouldn't have the Battle of Facilis you held back at the hoards of I know very well what happened at the battle Infest. I

think we've hit a rock, Grandmaster. Are we taking carpenters into the hole? Are we taking on water? Get the gold up on, Dick. Can you drive the ship ashore? It will mean breaking her back. The ship will be finished. Can it be done? We must save the goat, Yes it can be done. Then do it, But we will be stranded. There's nothing beyond those rocks but desert to it. Yes, I have you. You're safe. I'm not drowned today. Thank you, sir. Well, now I have saved your life. I suppose I'll have

to do something with you. Sleep. I need to sleep. But all I can do is pace these walls above the city that I used to control, listening to that incessant voice in my head. Alcin, Alcin, the Sultan's vizier. She shares her bed with my niece and has a complete trust. And what if Cadali he's wormed his way back into the palace. That's slimy bastard. He's her ally. Now she's handed him command of the palace guard, my palace guard. What is she doing? What does she want?

Absolute power? And me? Now, I'm just a sleepless wanderer. But tonight, this night, things are different. Something's happening. I can sense it, and I know these stones, I know these walls. Something's happening. I mean, you're talking to me, what is your business? Oh, apologize your excellency, I have orders to clear the walls of all but the palace guard, on whose orders. I'm sorry, excellency, but I'm not at

liberty to say. Indeed, well do your work. It might be best if you go back to your rooms and stay there, But I am is my advice, sir, for your own safety. I don't know what it is, but I do know who it is. Alkin Maya, whoever she is, is about to make her move. You were watching me, but the danger always comes from the direction you are least expecting. The Sultana. I can do whatever I please. Why are you awake? Come back to bed. Every time I look at you, Alkin, I see something slightly different.

Did the color of your eyes change. It's impossible to say what color they are. They have a dark pigment that reflects the light. They are whatever you wish them to be. Beautiful. You look so peaceful in the moonlight, and very desirable for a woman old enough to be your mother. Very desirable. Mm hmm. Strange worlds were you dreaming of, Alkin? I was dreaming of the camel in the desert. Nothing's strange at all. I don't believe you. I never know what's going on behind your eyes? Atkin?

Sometimes I think you can see right through me. I can never see through you. No, m Maybe that's what I like. What is it? Ah? I was destined for a life of obedience. I was my father's property to be hidden away, protected from the world, and I managed to break away from all that. And now your decisions affect every living creature that walks the earth. I feel trapped by the politics. I have no freedom to act alone. Even my father he says he doesn't want power, but

he's continually overriding my decisions. If I command this, he commands that. He still expects me to do his bidding. But I will not. Have I not fought like he. Have I not killed? Have I not led men into battle as he has? Why are you laughing? You truly are your father's daughter. Yes, how can I rule if he keeps interfering? Well, now he has left to Mumbai for the profits against my express orders. That is true.

But maybe this is your chance to break free, to rule on your own terms, so that by the time he returns. Go away now, slave, don't disturb us. Now, it's too early. Whatever it is, come back after some time. Wait, ah, where is my slave? What's going on? How dare you? You have to come with us? Majesty, you have entered the harem. You are not permitted to set. You'll have to come with us, now do you mean? And you, mistress,

you are under arrest? Why this is my vizier? What for for treason against the city of two one bay? Where is the prince? Who your husband? Where is Prince Herod? My my husband? Where is he? You? For all the money in the world, you're the prince and you still take everything? Well, then, and need to let me give something back? Wine? Harng more whine for my friend's hair. You see me a prince, and you think, oh, how easy must say his life be? How different is this

life to mine? Well, I grant you there are some advantages to being a prince. To keep your slaves, that is true. My slaves are taken care of. But I feel as you feel. I rise to anger as you do. I feel pride, I feel pained out there, I delighted, I even desire as you do. Prince, just like the people's prince, he's the people's princess. Open up? Where are you? Where is everybody? Hello? My lord? My slabs I can't seem to open a door. I don't know where my slaves. No,

my lord, you have to come with me. Come, you have to come with me now. It's important. You're in danger. But my wife, Sultana, she's been arrested a vizier too. But but I've got you. We need to move quickly. I will explain everything when we're safe. Now come, where are we going? I have a friend in the town. She will keep you safe this week. Hurry? Yes, I need to see your mistress. Now, let us in. The mistress is not here, she's gone away. Well who is here? Then?

The master? Well, I to see him. I need to see him now. It's late, come back late now. H wait, he'll be safe here. I hope you hope? What do you want? Can we come in? You're not welcome in this house. You killed him and me and I saved his daughter and the child she was carrying your child? You get in? What are you doing? Where is she? My wife is away away where let's see she is returning from Smona the family business. She's lucky. Then we may not be. I need your help. It's your child's future.

M M. What is it? There's been trouble in the palace. What sort of trouble but coup. This is the Sultana's husband. He needs to hide. You have no quarrel with him, even if you do with me. Oh I do. I'm doing well. We all settle it one day, but not today. I need to leave Prince Head with you. Don't I get to say in any of this? No, yes, leave him? What about you? What do you intend to do? Return to the palace? Of course, I spent so much time watching Alcan that I missed what was right in front

of me. And then Caddali made his move. Secure the gates, Paul gates, no one in or out? Yes, where's Prince Herod? Have you found him yet? We drissed him back to one of the gambling houses. He came back to the palace, we believe, but we haven't found yet. Don't tell me where he was. Find out where he is where he should be as in a cell in the palace. Yes. Have you checked with every single gate keeper? Yes, sir, we add in the process of checking. Well, is he

in the palace or still out in the city. Go and find out. If you value your head, find out at once, Ah sell him. Father have you sent for me? Come sell him? We need to talk. Weren't you with him? Yes, that's what I've been trying to tell your father. That's why I've been trying to see you. He definitely went back to the palace. He had been drinking. You were supposed to stay with him. I had to pay the inkkeeper.

He wanted to go and very well. We will find him now, my boy, there's something I want you to do for me, anything, father, This is your chance to prove yourself. General Koolan is on his way to Rashim Province. He's trying to build an army. If you take swift horses, a small party, you can catch him up. Yes, father, And then what do I do when I reach him? He must not reach Rashime Province. M Do you understand? And yes? Yes father? Are you sure? Greg I heard shouting?

What's going on? Go sell him? Goggle some changes, Gregor, high time, don't you think? And now I need to win Cadali's trust to stay free. Look, Cadi, I think there's a problem. What are you talking about. I have to offer him something of value, Commander Coulan. He's left the city and easy offering. He probably knows that already. I know that to raise an army really, Oh dear, what should we do? Are you relying on the Ballarat to defend you? Perhaps I could intervene on your behalf.

I could ride out talk to Coola would you? Could you? Of course? Guards you can leave us. Yes, bring a chair over, sit down, comnt to you. It has been a big night. Or would you prefer wine? Gregor? What do you want? What do you mean, Gregor? Is that's why haven't I arrested you? Your Jackie as well? You know me Cadi. You can rely on me to be thoroughly self serving. I'm a survivor. I want to survive and I'm not likely to do that in a cell. I like you, Gregor, I can trust the man when

I know exactly how his mind works. As former commander of the Palace Guard, you know every lock, every passageway, every hidden doorway in his palace. What do they used to say? Gregor is the man who can walk through walls? Besides, you have the loyalty of the palace guards. You know that. I know that you and I, Gregor, we have a lot in common. We're both practical men. We like things to work and Tuman Bay wasn't working under your niece.

You knew that. I knew that. Now, your brother, the Great Commander, he was too close to things to see it. If he wasn't, he would have known that. To the ordinary citizens of the city, I think they're shocked by her relationship with that woman. It is shocking, isn't it. It's unnatural. They don't like it, and they don't like her, and they want to see a man on the throne, Prince Herod. You don't happen to know where he is, do you, greg No, I have no idea. Well, never mind. Look,

I'm not doing this for me. I'm too this for two man Bay, the city that has given me everything, given us everything, and to which we owe everything. Do you see what I'm saying, Gregor? Are you offering me a job? I'm offering your job back because it's been vacated. I'm going to be stan And what do you want in return? I'm offering you your life, Gregor. For one more thing, I warrant you standing beside me so that people can see the old regime supports these adjustments, and

then health my niece. She will be safe as long as you're loyal. If you're not, I'll have her on the rack torture to death. After all, we're both practical. Yeah, oh, you didn't worry about your brother, General Coolana, that's all been taken care of. I see timing Gregor timing high

stakes power play. It's all about keeping things moving, never giving your opponent time to take stock, keeping them distracted to all the time, lots of balls in the air like a juggler at the fair Cardally is running this coup as if you were running some entertainment. He was always good at putting on a show. The slaves have been fed and watered good. They're definitely putting on weight. I think if my calculations are right, by the time

we approached to Monday, they should be in prime condition. Right. You know it was a good idea of yours to leave the hatches open. Then, I'm not sure the sailors appreciated, Captain. Why are we changing course over there? Both on the rocks so, but in the storm, I should think, look, you see the smoke. They're calling for help. Yes, but we have a ship full of slaves. Well, they might have a ship full of fine linen. A rich cargo would be ashamed to let that go to waste, wouldn't it?

But wouldn't it belong to whoever's on the ship if they're still alive. Well, someone is alive there they've lit a fire. Well we'll have to see once with mistress. You see, mistress, this trip has turned out to be more profitable than we thought. A good cargo would cover our cost entirely. We'd be in profit before we even landed. Lord the sails, Yes, Captain sales one for the keep up compermis shall be rapidly. He's the gibber it slowly, he's the gibber it. Got it now? Yeah? Easy? One quarter?

One quarter? One quarter? Let's go anchors. That's que can it seems to be deserted? No, there's someone. Oh oh it's a boy there. Can you help me? Of course you can, lad, what's happened to you? Hold to the storm that's driven onto the rocks? How many of you are there? It's just me? The others drowned. They tried to get to show, they tried to swim, all lost. It's only me left grappling irons, pull us alongside, pull us along, sidelings. Now what on the leaven on the leaven.

You get the plank. We're coming across. H You're lucky we found you. They've broken up soon now. The day of this, yes, I couldn't swim. I had to stay with the ship. They left me behind. What are you in cargo? What? What were you carrying that? Nothing much? There's some grain and stuff. Oh, yes they did. It's spoiled. Yes, all spoils the seawater. There's nothing else. There's nothing else. What's this then? Boy? Can you open the chest? Boy? No,

it's locked. Better just come m hm captain? Well, well what is it? I don't hear that. It's pay there? Hello, need you all to get this on board? Where did this come from? Is this all of it? I don't know. I don't know anything. Tell me your damn Leave him alone. Leave him alone right now. It doesn't matter where it came from. What matters it's where it's going, and it's going aboard out ship. Setch the ballet, wait, captain, captain, but pro I couldn't see it before. It's made of iron.

This is no merchant ship. This is the up of the ship. It craft go aboard. Anyone that killed him? Very good, Grandmaster, you did world boy, Thank sir, Sir, who have we got here? We are just poor merchants. We saw you were in distress and came to assist the lord to see to help mariners in distress. We're grain merchants heading to too Man Bay. We've delivered a cargo to Smyrna and we're on our way back. Now. Who's this My daughter? She Heaven? My name is Heaven,

as my father says, we are just merchants. We came to your aid, but clearly you don't need any help, so we would just whether they got on board. Slaves front and rear holes estimate five hundred so slave trader. Yes, we are merchants going about our lawful business under the protection of the Sultan of too Munday. Indeed, slavery is an abomination, right, Yes, that is an opinion. I do believe different cultures have different of course, the slaves are

not mine, her slaves. I mean she bought them, she paid for them. Her father, even Bay was quite well known. Actually a merchant. It appears one of your fathers has abandoned you. How many do you have? He's not my father. Should we go after him, Grandmaster? No, he'll drown soon enough, release the slaves onto the shore, give them provisions and tell them they are free. Men and women. Now release the slaves, releaseless slaves. Let's here, Hello, h you are free.

You understand, go you free, free, Cut off their chicks, get them off free, you are free. Moving. We've no use for slave. Throw her over too. And she saved me from that man who was going to cut my throat. She stopped him very well. Take her with us, put her in the whole, chain her. Let us see what it's like being a slave. Not all do you recognize him? No? Shall we take him down? No, let's see what he wants. It could be an ambush in the deserted General, I

can't with an ardent message. Let him approach. Go ahead, come ahead to little Coolon. Thank god. I come as fast as I could. I have a message from your daughter, the Sultana. You are to return immediately to Tomandi. And why would the Sultana have me return immediately? She just but she didn't give her reason. But here is her sel a she and where is the order? What? Where is it? Let me see it? But it is her direct order, her direct order, yes, General, that she gave

to you directly. Yes, And how did she issue this order? She said, go after General Coolan. She said it was imperative to stop you before you get to the governor of the Shem's p is. Tell him to return immediately. She has some urgent business for you, I see, and who might you be? Sell him friend of Prince Herod. Have we met? No, Commander, No, but I never forget her face. Aren't you in charge of the palace cleaners? Yes, but I got promoted promoted, I was middle pasharp. But

now Commander, you need to attend with me immediately. You go back to to man Bay and tell my daughter, if indeed you have ever said eyes on her, that Commander Coolan will return to to man Bay when he has completed his task. No, Commander, it's her express order. M you say no to me, No, I mean yes, command, and then let us brucie. You don't continue our journey if my daughter my warmest regards. That's what easy water. Everybody needs, right on, Thank thank you, thank you. Yeah, yeah,

open list. Just now here you are. I'm so sorry that it had to come to this, And don't worry. We will try to get everything right just as soon as we can. Mhm. But you know this is the cell your father was in. How times change? Um, where's the other one? Bring out the other one? What do you intend to do with us? I nothing, nothing, I will do you no harm. I feel no enmity at all towards you. Then why are we being kept here? Because we must all serve tuman Bay and we must

all obey its laws. He means he's going to put us on trial, not I the law, the sacred law of tuman Bay. If a Satan is seen as unfit to rule, then there must be a public accounting. And what are we to be charged with? Oh, you don't know you gave the gold away? What? But it was you who's known? You are the Sultanah? What will the people think when they learned that the sultana gave away

the treasure that the city needs to rebuild itself. And of course there is the other matter of well, people will wonder why your husband was thrown aside in favor of this woman, this unnatural woman. My father will destroy you can danny o your father he is He will be on his way back. Now your orders. I'll be sending a little welcoming party to greet him welcomebye, ah, see you tomorrow. I'm doing this for twoman, yes, and I have no doubt that two mom they will thank

you for it appropriately. You're a curious woman. Aren't here a traveler? Where do you come from? Alkim? You come here and weasel your way in, make friends and all the right places. It took me a lifetime of heart, devoted service to two membab before I became busier, to the sort I earned it. But you you you know CODI I would feel sorry for you if you weren't so absurd. Well, perhaps you should reserve your pity for

yourself and your lover. Take back to Majesty. Your son Selim has he wouldn't come, and so why didn't you kill him? Kill him? Yes? I told you I couldn't. He was with several of his officers and you were, and for your safety, I wouldn't have been able to get near. I give you a chance, and what do you do? You throw it back in my face? Get out? But please, father, I did my best. Your best wasn't good enough. You couldn't even keep an eye on the prince.

We still don't know where he is. You're pathetic, father, no, you're nothing to me. Go away, God's take him away. What shall we do with your Majesty? I don't care. Throw him out of the palace. You have nothing, now go mm hmm. My son has always been such a disappointment to me. You know, yes, Majesty, do you have any children yourself? Officer? Oh? Lovely, lovely? How old nine? I hope I hope one day she makes I'm already

very proud of her. No, I was gonna say, I hope one day she will look back on these days, on my coronation as the time two men bay was saved. What's that smell, Majesty? It's rancid. It's find it, Majesty, and I think it's it's coming from over here. It's getting stronger. What in God's name is there an ape? Majesty? Was white deep? Where did it come from? It was just James there. I think with everything happening, Majesty in the ballace, someone forgot to feed it. Where did it

come from? It was a gift, Sir to the Sultana from from Prince Head. Majesty, Herod, Herod, We'll find him and we'll put him in a cage and starve him too constressing, say, see away from me. It's all right. I've brought you something. It's all right, I promise eat go on, it's my rations. You'll need it. Hm. Where are we going to their fortress? They have many along the coast. Who are they? The Ballarach monks? Fighters? All right? Well, and you pass on a message from me to their

their commander, the grand Master. I don't care whoever is in Georgia. I don't really know. It's it's vital that you tell him I am a citizen to when they I am not a slave. My family are rich and they will pay a lot to get me back. Got that. I don't think he will be interested in that? And then why are they keeping me captive? I don't know. You are not one of them? Are you? What are you doing here? I have to go? No? Wait, wait,

please come back, please come back. Season three, Episode four of Tuman Bay Dark Enterprises, featuring Rufus Wright, Matthew marsh and Olivia Popka, was written and directed by Me John Scott Dryden, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and sound design by Eloise Whitmore. To Mubai is created by Me and Mike Walker and produced by Emmahn and Nadir Khan. For more details, including scripts and cast list, visit to mumbai dot com