4.03 - Pronounced "A Killer"

Just a flesh wound lucky idiot managed to nick my care forcus. I'm sorry, Master, you're thirsty, damn right, I am. Get this talmet off me, trickness master? Wait a minute, Master, who are you? Where's my boy? He had to go go away? I mean he had to go I know you don't im We met at the temple quil right or a quel? Are you? You're looking for employment? Which I found? Where is my boy? Now? You should sit? It would be better better less painful than less painful

than sorry? Did that hurt? I'm so sorry. I just need to open up your wound a touch more, and don't thank you. You did very well. Relax now, honestly, I think that's best dying. You are, yeah, but not to worry. Let me take a moment or two. Actually it works out very well things considered. Everyone will assume it was the wound. It came back to your quarters, took off your armor, and well, oh, it was a drink. If you're wondering why your tongue has swollen to the

point where you cannot speak, just try to relax. There's nothing you can do now, and it won't take long. I'll wait with you. Did you know that in the desert of Thar there's a wind samoon wind, I think the sky. Let's call it simoon moveen hm. It's from one of the ancient tongues. It blows up from time to time, and those whom it overtakes it not only kills. Indeed, I was told that when a man is killed by that wind, and his friends wished to wash him for burial,

all his limbs fall apart. A strange world we're doing, And who knows what's up there in the air, in the sky above our heads. Look up there, how far can you really see? We all should do that, We all should take a moment away from the hurly burley of the street and our preoccupations and squabbles, and just observed the sky. What's not there? Where does it go? How far? Forgive me? I didn't quite why. Why it's my job? I'm oh. By the way, it's not Aquila

with my name now. People often get it wrong. It's okay, hard edged like kiln a killer. H People find that funny. You know it's because of what I do well, they initially find it funny. Really end my acquaintance with anyone on humorous terms any rate. I've been summoned to to Monday, so I'll have to take my leave. Congratulations again or jousting to Monday? Season four, episode three, pronounced a killer by mac Rogers. What day, my friend? Can I help you?

What's this? One? Bull? Bull from the Upper Mountains? Cans? But they sing a pretty song. It depends if you take good care of them. I've heard enough of this. Move on. You've been standing here too long. But you think I'm a fool. You think I don't know you're one of those crazy sky rats. I don't know what you're up to, but I know you're not interested in buying my birds. I know you moved stuff around the city, stuff that shouldn't be moved. What are you talking about?

And the linings of bird cages? What do you want? Your help getting a bird out of the cage? Shure? They say it would be easy for a skyra. Are you joking? They say it drops right down into the yard. Frog. There is nothing you could say that would make me. Oh, can I help you? Offendi? I'm looking for lodgings and your establishment comes highly recommended, Ma, Ma, man almost know if we have a vacancy, Yes, sir, how many nights? I'm not sure yet. The first time in Tay, I'm

here for a funeral my uncle. Let me show you what's wrongs. We have very kind. Look, it's no problem breaking into the prison. It's getting out that's difficult. We're both skyrats. We can climb. We know how to get into places. Wronger, I don't know. I have responsibilities now I'm here, Ma, I'm still with a friend. Don't you want to get up on the kites again? Remember how it used to be when we were free? No one could stop us. Don't you want that again? Coming? Ma?

There's got to be more exciting than this macnificent, isn't it. I feel as though I can't see half of two Monday from here, but that's exactly the point, because it's so very small from here, whereas I, being so much closer to you, I am so very large. Indeed, Madam, that is what we call perspective. So why don't you make a few preliminary sketches while I speak with Madame Fatt. Please don't interrupt me whilst I'm talking to the great artist.

Forgive me, madam mhmm. You'll paint me here, the highest position on the walls. This is how history will remember me, Fatima, mother of the Empire, and she will sit at my feet, of course, my hand resting on her shoulder, Mother, and gazing out into the distance. The fires in the school wonderful, wonderful, And the grandmaster, the Balara I only wish to clarify. He will be there, of course, standing somewhere below. Make sure his head is no higher than my feet while

I'm here. Of course, of course I think all the time. You need, and you're anything you need, You need only to ask, Madam. It's important that we discuss well. Usually, under normal circumstances, a great artist like Signor Piero wouldn't start work before the down the head steward, yes, well I have, and he said I should speak to the bookkeeper, and the bookkeeper said I should speak to the head eunuch, and I finally managed to find him, and he said he had no record of any payments due and that

I needed to speak to the head steward. I went back to the head steward and he said nothing could be authorized without you signing an order, which, well, it will be done, madam. It is the custom, and it always has been, that there should be a payment before work begins. Signor Piero is the greatest artist in the world. There is constant demand for his work, and he has

turned down many lucrative commissions to be here into Mambay. Madam, it's possible there's something wrong with my hearing, Signor is that it? Is there something wrong with my hearing? I'm not sure what you mean, because it sounds very much like you are questioning my word, Madam. As Signor Piero's assistant, it's my obligation. Do you take me for some sort of provincial am I caked in cheap face paint, draped in a gaudy shift that's coming apart of the scene

not at all, Madam. Then I can't imagine where you get the idea that I don't know how to comport myself with men of culture. I can't imagine. I never said I certainly didn't mean to offend. It's a lovely view from these walls, don't you agree, Mistress Suspective? The great artist said yes, because we're so very high up. I suppose so, meaning that it's also quite a long way down. It's not just her, something's not right about this whole place. Smahan blue or green? Mahadi? What her eyes?

I'm testing colors? Are you really going to paint exactly what she tells you to? I can paint exactly what she wants and still make her look like a vulgar fool at the center of it, and she won't even notice. This could be my masterpiece. Yes, but we need to be paid. Then see to it. I will, I am. But the more I see, the more I worry. What about the Sultana? What about her? Well? You do seem to get on. Ask her what's happening here? Perhaps she

likes you? What do you mean who sees into the souls of others more clearly than I just be careful this mother daughter relationship. I don't think the Sultana says it's in quite the same way as Madame Fatima. Maybe you can find out whatever there is between Fatima and mannell business. I beg to disagree. It is a business of a great artist to know everything about his subjects. I'll contrive a meeting. Do it's too small? Paton on his shoulders, Mistress. Bring the meal closer. Boys, it's just

fit me. Don't get any on slash. There's a good time, not now, I'm hosting lunch for the merchants of the city. Supers filth. Throw it out and tell the cook to start again. The full council and all the guilt heads will be eating this. Yess apologies, mistress, but it's not unrelated. If Indy Pillar, the banker we met, if you recall, is he coming to No, I'm afraid it, Stress. He sent word that he feels unable to assist us to the full extent of our request. Yes, this sash, but

not the gown. Bring me something else. What are you telling me? He sends his best regards and deep regrets, but he's not able. I'm not interested in his best regards or his deep regrets. Why do you think I pardoned you? Godali? Why did I spare your life? You are supposed to have the contacts, and I have, mistress, and we have seen them, but I can't force. We need gold, Cadi tuman Bay needs gold. Surely there are others. There are, mistress, Yes, of course there are, and I'm

trying to arrange. But there are concerns, concerns, concerns about what speak you're spending, mistress, my spending. Yes, we are talking about the rebuilding of the city, restoring confidence in in the dignity of the throne. You're right, of course ourselves. We to wear sack cloth and live like rats, scurrying around and that. Yes, this one, mistress, But let me see give it to me. You're changing. Perhaps I should return after you. You think I care what you see?

Good Ali, when did you last have a thought of the flesh one's interests to moderate over the years? Suddenly, but her mistress is not. I'm sorry. How dare he turned me down? Impudent banker? Arrest him, put him in chains, let him faster in a dark cell. See how he likes that? I'm sure if d p La would not like that one. I am the mother of the empire. No one treats me like some peasant with their feet in the mud. No one tells me what to do.

I tell them, of course, Mistress, without question, only if I may advise it may be unwise to arrest or threaten the bankers. All the money in Tuman Bay would dry up. Everything would dry up, All our trade would cease. You're saying that I may not in my own city, compel not from this city. His gold is not within our walls. If we threaten him the other bankers, they will simply disappear. We'll have nothing. Send him to me,

Are you hard of hearing kad Ali? Send him to me, Yes, Mistress, Bring another gown and tell those fools in the kitchens. I need to taste the lamb of majesty. Oh senor Angel, isn't it I saw you walking out here? I hope you don't mind me, Please comm So these are the storied gardens of the Tumambai Palace you've greatly diminished. I'm afraid it's still beautiful, are they well? I can remember is what they were? So much color, so full of life.

There used to be a thousand gardeners tending to every plant. There were fountains and streams. It's like a living painting the aqueduct right, I'm sorry. The lifeblood of the cis he. I heard the aqueduct was damaged during the occupation. It must have been a difficult time for you. Yes, it was, and I understand you helped repel the invaders. Yes, how can I help you? Signor angel? Oh, we have a

small problem. Certain promises were made by Mistress Fatima Gold for the services of my master, but so far nothing has been forthcoming. He doesn't want to consider leaving. But under the circumstances you don't understand. Do you understand what? You are? Prisoners here? Even if you don't know it yet. Hm, I'm sorry even I am a prisoner here. Ah, this is it? What is this? He wanted to see the laboratory where the old Sultan made his perfumes. He said when we last met, that you'd like to see it.

You remember that, of course? In here? Oh, I doubt anyone who has been in here for some time extraordinary. I'm confused, though you seem close close, you and hu mhm. Closeness comes in many different sense doesn't it now? For example, I had one sort of closeness with my husband, Herod, your husband sort of negotiated closeness. If you could bottle strategic alliar, it's as a scent, That's what it would smell like. Mm hmm. Where is he now? Killed in one of those palace coups we seem to have as

regularly as summers, along with my vizier. What was his name? Her name was Alkin? If I may, majesty, there's quite a different sense coming off that name. Have I offended, Majesty? No, not at all. I'm just looking for a particular bottle here it is. Try this one. Mm hm hm. You're at the last for words? Do you load it? No? I think I might love it more than any scent I've ever experienced. Only but it doesn't smell like anything else I've ever liked. Mhm. That was her favorite scent.

I'm so very sorry you lost her. I didn't lose her. She was taken from me, hanged like a common pickpocket by that man CADALIDI doesn't he serve Fatima? Now? Does he? Is that the same Cadali? I'm a stranger to Tom Bay, so of course, I wouldn't understand all of your customs. I'm not sure I do. What is Fatima's role here exactly? You're the Sultana. I understand what the Sultana is. I don't understand what she is. Why she's the mother of the empires in your angel and I adore her as

if she were my own. Yes, I can see that. Once again, I approached the gates of my beloved, awful Tuman Bay, the only place I really belonged, the only home I've ever really had. Only this time it's with a phalanx of Ballarak at my back, and I have no idea what's waiting for me inside the welcome back? Is it a welcome or is it something else? Bittle and escort you've got there, you know me, always making friends. We keep the city gates closed. Now, new orders the

balak are tightening everything up and up. Talking. The Grandmaster said you ought to go to him straight away. Let them draw right on to the palace. The Grandmaster doesn't stay there. He prefers not to be tainted by the Sultana's court. We're going to the army quarter. Something has changed into Monday. What people there are stop? What they're doing and stare at us as we passed by. Open brother, brother, you can just spank Commander com with me in Comanda,

Gregor a marble tent. Well, you should know your late brother general cool and had it made his headquarters. I believe I never ventured into the army quarter. My brother and I were close, but we were careful not to get in each other's way. You sent for me, I did. Will you have refreshments? Heaven? Are you know each other? I believe she the Grandmaster's prisoner. She has a different life now, or his confidant. She has found the righteous path.

She could be useful again. And I thought the Balarak were an all male order, and so we are. But Heaven is special. She can read the ancient texts. She has earned her place among us. She is my eyes. Is there anything else you require? Grandmaster? No? Leave us eat, Commander, you'll need your strength. I have a task for you. I see well I'm at your command, Grandmaster. I have no doubt I just saved you from a house of

the mad, more than your niece the Sultana did. Yes, as you say, Grandma or her adoptive, How does that make you feel? Greg Or? This woman fat him and murdering your brother and calling her of mother to your niece the sultan. How does that make you feel? I try never to feel anything until I know the facts. Emotion is really a reliable guide. They's sent you away because you're behaving like a madman, burbling tales of a

dead woman walking. Remember have you heard your men digging in the cellars, destroying walls, looking for doors where they were none, sending your guard out into the streets questioning people. Have you seen this woman neglecting your job? No? Used to anyone, not even yourself. Perhaps your niece was right to send you to that place. I'm sure she was, But I'm a different man now. That is all in the past. I've changed. Ah, Then I suppose you won't

be interested in the sightings? What sightings this woman alkin? That wouldn't concern you anymore? I yes, that little catch in your throat? What could your face possibly reveal in this moment that your voice hasn't already given away? How can I serve you? Grandmaster? Who is Alcin greg Or? Is she Maya Maya's forces were destroying? Or perhaps perhaps not? Does Maya have a hidden army into men by, she

said she would return. Is there a soldier within every washerwoman and brick carrier waiting for a signal, a whisper from mouth to ear to take up ums to reconquer? Is my an invasive wasp who has injected a progeny into the very body of two men a seditious eggs, acts that will hatch and burst out of their hosts and bring about Maya's final triumph, the queen of this world? What do you want from me? Then you're going to

investigate these sightings of this alcin. I need to know if this is some impostor pretending to be a dead woman, or if there is more to it than that. Is she involved in the disappearance of the halfees? What he has vanished? No one knows where. Wasn't it guarded up to a point? But remember Gregor we Ballereca principally here to help and advise, not to God, where's the half He's important to you? He's an old drunk. That's not the man. It's what he represents in his person, his position,

the line of succession from the teacher until now. He is the one who opens the door that we shall pass through his presence. It's crucial now. He can't have gone far, so draw on whatever context you still have and bring him back when me. We'll not use your own people. You know this city like no other, every alley, every cellar, every secret. So I am free to go.

The city is yours Heaven, Grandmaster, Heaven will give you what you need this way, Commander the Seal and the Grandmaster the sigil of the Ballarach stamped in wax on fine parchment. It will allow you free movement throughout him and me, and hopefully this will loosen enough tongus very adequate. Thank you, And I need you to do something else for me. What would that be? The Grandmaster has brought me back to find half fees? Is that really what

he wants? Was there some other purpose? I need you to find out what the grand Master really I'm sorry for what I'm not doing anything for you that is in the expressed order of the Grandmaster. But heaven't we what we have an understanding? Do we? Not? No more murmured requests, Gregor. I'm not your tool anymore. I protected your husband and child. I have no husband or child the Ballarack or my family you have nothing to hold over me anymore. Be grateful you've been given any sort

of second chance at all. Come back when you have Alkin or the Huffy's or both open Robert open, you may bask com thank you Alkin the Haffees. I need to go somewhere safe. Where do I know that's safe? Rooms available today? Is that so? Where is the lady at the house? Why? Because I'd like to see her. Ma, there's a man here? Well, wow, there's money. I need a room, of course, Commander just if Endy Gregor will do. I'm not a commander anymore. I'm sorry to hear that.

If I had known you were coming out the reserved our finest room, but that has been taken by Acquila. Hello, this is my new guest, Acquila. Are you saying a killer is pronounced? A killer? Please to me? And this is Commander Gregor. Just greg Can I go, please go where you're supposed to be cleaning your skyret friend promised him what young today? My room and he will do. Well. I need is a couch. Let me see wonderful city. I want to see as many of the sights of

this great city as I can while i'm here. I'm it they're not what they once were. Well, I once went deep in the desert in search of the ancient city of Cause you heard of it. Let's say, if you have the opportunity to travel only once in your life, Cause is the place you should visit. That's what the books say. And so, after many days of arduous travel, what did I see about? A collection of mud hearts? Moster them without these? Forgive me? I found the room good?

Can you put my bags? And they were impressed? For time? Of course, perhaps we can continue this fascinating conversation later. Yes, of course. Now I do tend to go on. What are you doing here, commander? I'm not I really do have to of course. Of course you're a busy man. I can see that. What did they say, the old saying a busy man? Is? I have to go until next time, Commander the Bank of moldi Pla and his son. I'm sorry. I thought we were here to see the Sultana.

You're here to see me sit Affendi, Pila and son. I'm not from here, you know. I'm from the Eastern province, well Amber province originally. You're from Vinca. I believe that's right, m yes, where are you from? Cadali? I came as a slave, like so many others. I have no idea where from, for I was a mere child when I arrived. Everyone in tuman Bay is from somewhere else. It seems this great city is at the center, always drawing in from every corner. Do you know what I've always loved

best about human bayar offendi Pila? Why I am so honored to be Mother of the Empire? No, no, I don't. It is that tuman Bay is a city of laws. For example, laws that give justice to you and your family for the tragic murder of your father. Tuman Base thrives because of the laws that make trade fair to one and all. A man seeking to trade or run a business here knows that he is protected by those laws. Not even a saultan or the Mother of the Empire can cheat him. It is why we all love Tumana.

Do you love tuman Bay? Of course? Then why don't you do your duty to it? My duty? The loan, Madam Fatima, We have to assess the worst. Now you are saying tuman Bay has no worth, not at all, Madam. Merely that we see that so much of Tuman based resources are being spent in ways that are unlikely to bring a return. If you're referring to the paintings, the art, the very modest amount of clothing and jewels, the sutana, and I need to uphold the dignity of Human Bay

with respect, Madam. I'm thinking more specifically of the siphoning of funds to refurbish your palace in the Eastern Province, a marble summer palace in the garden, requiring a thousand skilled stone basons, for example. I see. Do you know what I think? If nd PLA. For years now, the great and glorious Human Bay has been greedily sucking money

out of all the provinces, not just mine. If we push just a little back to build up the provinces again, the whole structure of trade will start running once more. It's all a matter of confidence. If I may interject, Mistress, I very much agree, Lizia. We don't require you any further. You may go, But Mistress, should I not be part of this? You may go, of course, take is it, ah father and close the door. I was so sorry to hear of your father's death of d p LA.

Thank you, madam. It was a respected banker. He loved the city. Indeed, I understand you chose death for the young woman in the court as is your right, as our laws allow. It was more of a duty than a choice. I quite agree with you. You are a wise man. You can't have wives going around killing their husbands. But rivals in business, well, rivals offending mc groub. Didn't he recently cheat you on some business in Serene? They are rebuilding the port there and you were hoping to

secure the contract. You are well informed, mistress. Of course that must have hurt. You're busy fighting for your Emily's honor, ensuring your poor murdered father gets the justice he deserved, whilst that little weaselm group goes behind your back, and I hear he did very well out of it. Indeed, I can deal with him. What do you mean I think offend Pela with respect? You know what I mean? My group is closely guarded. Any attempt it would come back on me, not the way I would have it done.

Why would you do this for me? Because you're going to guarantee the full amount of the loan I want for Tuman Bay. Then within six moods, you will have made more gold back then you could possibly imagine. Several Ballarak officers stand guard outside the Hafez's palace, just one more signed that this is no longer the Tuman day. I once knew, what is your business here? This seal means I don't have to tell you my business. Were you on the door when her feast disappeared? Only today? Brother?

Before that, there was an hourly patrol of the Ballast, just the perimeter. They didn't go inside. Well, they didn't want to disturb the Huffees, and how would they know if all was well? They checked the doors were shut and locked, that's all. And his man Bellow, They spoke to him two or three times a day. This was not of our doing. And yet all the same, it seems the bird has flown the Ballaraca here only as as advisors. Yes, I think I've heard that before. Is

this man Bellow inside now? Yes? Well done? Open the gates open, the gates come under control, bellow. The Harfees is acolyte. Once upon a time in my pay come and just about the only lead I have. I thought you were yes, you were away, you were not here less? When did he disappear. I've already told them everything, and now you're going to tell me. When did he disappear? Between noon and the third hour three days ago? He

normally rests in the afternoon. I brought him his lunch, and when I came to wake him after he was no longer there. I don't see how he needed me for everything. So you think he was taken? Were there any signs of a struggle? Not a trace, which I'm sure is what you told the ballarak. That's all there is to tell, and I can see why the Ballara believed him. He's convincing. I swear Gregor, only I remember things they don't. His years of unctuous service to his

master's addictions. I don't think they have faces so much turned over in his sleep. Without this man knowing, I'll have to gamble. Then, how do you explain the woman? The woman, the mysterious woman seeing near our feast before he disappeared? How did you know about that? I didn't, But now I do A question you would do well to consider before you liked me again. Now tell me everything about the woman. Next time, it won't be me

asking shut the door, pull the curtain. Now talk three days before he went, there was a visitor, a woman. What did you look like? I don't know. How do you know that's they? I didn't see anyone coming. I went to the Highfist's room in the morning to bring him his refreshments, and as I put the tray down, I noticed a shadow. I saw her eyes. She was there, and half he said, go leave us. I was embarrassed. I didn't know what was happening. So I waited outside

for her to leave, but she never came out. Then, after quite some time I passed the huffie rang the bell to call me inside, and when I went in, she was gone. Did you ask him who she was? How she came in and out? He just said the watchers, the watchers, the watchers have come. And then he he laughed strangely for for a long time. Then three days later he was gone. And why didn't you tell the Barratis? It would have been man wise. The trouble is with

these people. One you'll give them a convoluted story. Then they question you more, and your answers aren't quite right, and then they put the thumb screws on and watches. Bellow, what does it mean? I don't know you. Forget that, I know you, Bellow. You're insatiably curious and you have one of the biggest libraries in Tuman Bay. Are you telling me you didn't open a single book or unroller scroll?

It's all speculation. Then speculate and there are stories in one of the old scrolls of visitors from somewhere else. They just come to watch. But that's not all they do. They've taken the Harfees. Yes, yes, something has changed with the Harfeest too. He stopped drinking in the three days between the woman and whatever happened? Bellow, did the Huffees ever get a visit from Mistress Fatima? Um m hmmm, h Just one more roof then we'll be right above

the prison God, I miss this. Careful, don't be not there, No, I can make it. There's a pipe. Watch this, don't be help me. The pipe is coming away. Wait there? What else could I do? Wait? Look up, I'm just above you. Take my hand. H m hmm, thank you rock. He really should be maintaining their pipes. What to make life easier for thieves like us? Come? Look a prison yard. They let the prisoners out there once a day, just before sunset. They don't change them. Why would they? Who's

expecting sky rats? Here they come? Now? The women prisoners are in that line. There's so many of them. Can you see her? She needs to look up? Look up, matella. What if I do the sky at can? She knows what it means? Good a deer do it? She's seen us. Let's go. How will she know? She knows where to wait? I've told her to be ready? Frock. Wait, I think someone looked up. Did they see us? I don't think so.

All right, come on the shafts just over there. Okay, this is definitely the one that gang has told you about it. It's right where they said it would be. No, No, what what is it? It's been blocked up. There's no way through. I'm sorry frog, alright, No, I'm not all right. On the night of the fires, they're going to hang a thousand people. They're going to need a lot of gloves. Shut shut up. Do you think this is a joke. No, someone's going to have to build them. They're recruiting carpenters.

My uncle is in the business. We can get a job. Job, That's how we save Mattila. We can do this. Say it, say we can do this. We can do this. See if they could believe it. We can do this. We can do this. We can do this. We can do this.

We can do this. M Season four, episode three of tuman Bay Pronounced a Killer featuring Anton Lesser, Rob Jarvis, Aisha hart, Enzo Chilenti, and Kirsty Bushell, was written by Matt Rogers, with music by Sasha Putner and editing and sound designed by Eloise whitmer h toman Bay is created by me and Mike Walker and produced by Emma Hern and Nadir Khan. For more details, including scripts and a full cast list, visit to mun Bay dot com