M we're here, Grandmaster. My years tell me that Heaven. How does it look to you as if most of the work has been finished. There's no break in the stones of the aqueduct itself. When the last starch is near completion, I can see the capstone being raised. Yes, the structure will need to bear a good deal of Wait, you know about these things. In my father's library, there were many books on architecture. I used to amuse myself by taking the moments of all the bridges in Serene.
You surprise me. There is much about you that I don't know. A different life, Grandmaster. Sometimes I wonder if what we lost is worth a rather general, Grandmaster, ready for your tour of inspection. Everything is going to plan, Grandmaster, as you foresaw. If you will accompany me, not you Heaven, but you will oblige me by inspecting the outer works. Make notes, of course, Grandmaster, Brother general and escort for my assistant, I will accompany you. Come, Grandmaster, You brother,
stay with her. The main flow of water is held back at the foothills while we inspect the linings of the channel. We'll bring it to the lip on the morning of the fires. Then release on your signal, Grandmaster, do you wish me to demonstrate God favors the will prepared? Brother? The wheel can be turned by plan power as well as water is necessary. Brothers turned the windlass. Yes, yeah, Grandmaster.
Place your hand against the pilots. Feel the movement. It is the very movement of life has below so above all things shall rise and in ascending praise God. Here's this terra Roodmaster. I was wondering, Yes, I saw something in the pump house, A big wheel. There's indeed a wonder of engineering. It looks very much like the one in the scross. But what is the use of it? If I may ask to raise the water level? The ancients could not have known we would need it, and
yet even so they wrote of it. This is why we must follow their lead. Why the feast is so important? No matter, no drunk has forgotten who are what he is most of the time as it is written, So must it be. We obey God's wills shown in the scrolls. We do not question the outer works. You saw them there in order. The brothers know their business. They work well. To work with God in your heart is to pray. I I thank you Heaven for your work too. I do not always. I have come to rely on you
in many ways. I serve as best as I can. Yes, yes, we all say, have a greater cause. It is what redeems our sin to Monday, Series four, Episode seven, Menagerie of All Life by Mike Walker. The work on the aqueduct is virtually complete. The last stones are being placed. The entire length is under inspection. Or too. Will soon flow from the mountains to every corner of the city. As I promised, your people will be able to drink
bathes whim. It will be a truly great festival, not just of light, but of life, giving water our gift to the city of Tuma Bay. And the morning after we shall be gone. M hmm. Good, and everything is ready for the night of the fires. It is so you've found the Haffies. I believe it's essential to whatever ceremony you intend to hold. I have every confidence that he will be found. I have given the work to a man I trust to complete it, Commander Gregor. Indeed, indeed, yes,
I hope he will perform as you wish. Well, I am really disappointed. I shall leave you now. We will not see each other again before the festival brothers. Hm m hmm, Mistress, Yes, is there something you didn't tell him? Is there about greg Or? Mistress? I felt you were holding something back. Sometimes I forget just how a student you are. Early ask for Gregor. He is no longer of any concern to anyone in this world. Like his niece,
he had become irritating. I had my man a killer, deal with him, a killer, Mistress, you met him, you probably didn't notice. Keep it that way you look surprised. Yes, I suppose I'd always thought Gregor would live. Nobody lives forever, Cadali, not even you. Anyway, we need to think about my read and see. Once the Ballarack have left, it will be glorious, and the people they will love me. Of course, of course they will like a sultana, mother of the waters,
mother of the empire. Everything they see and here will fill their souls with adoration. Only I don't know if regents are ever beloved, because wrong somehow, And I've done so much to bring peace and prosperity back to human bay, no one more so. Perhaps yes, well, perhaps I should be the sultana um, but the Sultana Manel I fear she may never return, after all, that's what that place is for. M h please sit wait outside. How are you feeling? I am I think all right. Thank you.
You seemed a little anxious and confused when you arrived yesterday evening. I hope the rest has helped you. How are you now? I need to get word to someone, Commander Gregor in the city. I shouldn't be here. Yes, of course Gregor is my good friend. I helped him when he was in residence with us. Yes, I did, yes, the help. That's me good offending governor. Then you can understand that everyone is in danger in too Manbay. There is a coup. Coup you say. I was drugged and
sent here by my enemies. I am not mad, of course you aren't. They think we're all mad out here. But there is no saner place in the Empire than this. I've been here, can't you see? I am in the meeting. But the flies, the flies. I need to stop the buzzy buzzy flies. Don't you see? Where are they? What did they have? Not right to be here? Now go? My work is never done. I'm sorry. He was a brilliant man once. Please go on if you want to help me, if and they then help me get back
to man Bay. Of course I want to help you anything, majesty. I am the Sultana and there has been a coup. Yeah, yes, you said, so what can we do? Wait for a while, majesty, I think on it. It may take some time. We're going to need soldiers. There are gods here. I'm sure there'll be loyal to you, but we'll need more, more men, more time. How much time a day? Two? We have to move now? It's not so easy. We are in peril here, dark forces. I need to make alliances arrangements.
But rest assured. I will do everything in my power to put you in your proper place on the throne. Gracos, Will you be so kind as to escort the Sultana back to our rooms? And you, your majesty, You will need to think of your plans or the task ahead. Who you can trust, who can be bribed, can be set aside? Make lists, be assured. Together we shall prevail. Fatima wanted me dead, she said, her hired killer on me. He had a big opinion of himself, too big. He
got careless. If no one can afford to get careless in this world. Oh, Gregor for the Grandmaster. What is your business? My business is the Grandmaster's business. He used to go and ask him do so, and I'll wait here. Yeah, you're right, old man. I had to bring him in. They had pieces confused. I need to win the Grandmaster's trust, and to do that, I have to give him this gift. You don't have to come any further, Ballar, if you don't want to. I have to be here for him.
Why listen the screws. It was believed they were destroyed, that they were only copies and copies of the copies, but they were hidden over the ages, passed on from her feet to her fees. When my master and I came to to my bay, they were taken by Shahjar, the wife of Sultan Algori. She wanted to use them for her own ends, but she was murdered and the screws passed to Maya. Yes, but I remember I had
them in my hands. She sent them to amber profits with a Ballarak fought her armies and took them from her. You may pass, poet. Why are you telling me this? Because that isn't all. There's more, but it's locked away. He didn't know what do you mean in the half piece's mind. It's in there somewhere, but you can't remember that. I've tried so hard. But what happened to the thief after her life was stolen in gentle phone man who presided over her burial, who feared her? Do right? So
you found him? I hear you for that and my found did you matter? I will do it, I promise, I gave my word. Grandmaster here he found the happy never doubted you would succeed. Help him, Dwn brothers. He's precious to us. Yes, Grandmaster can be reunited with his scroves. Take them to their tent to look after them. Well, he's all he is not well. Camp Commander, you have done well. You will take refreshments. You don't first right here, please said heaven, bring food and wine. You have done
as a great service. What can we do in return? I'm concerned with the balance of power in the palace, the rule of my niece Sultana Manell. Maybe under threat. That is of no concern to me, But my niece is a very great concern to me. Wine commander, thank you. What do you want? I want? What I want is to stay alive. Your protection Grandmaster, and I want to protect Mannell. The star of the battle wrack on my chest.
And once Fatima learns that I am not dead, and her assassin is, and an escort of nights when I enter the palace. So you a believer. I believe in staying alive. You are a cunning fox cradle as you have served me fairly and well it shall be as you wish heaven right the order is it steady? It weighs enough. It's not going anywhere, and you'll be as strong as a wrestler. And we're down, Dumpy. You can make a fortune in the arena. See you? Let you see? Is this? It is this? All you've done today? Some
more than what you've done. Cheeky camel. Come on, come on, so get to it. M let's prayer break, Dumpy, come on, you saw him, You've got the money? Come on? Yeah? So what is he? He said he'd be here? Ye? Offending, offending? Yeah, I've got it again. What you wanted, I've got three? Can I see her now? See the prisoner Mantilla, daughter of the merchant Brovand you know he's gone up five? You said, definitely. Do you want to see her or not ye oh, are you enjoying yourself? And you go
just one of you got my friend. You need to be quick. The overseers won't be long. You can't never see you, always see me. Whatever happens, always to be dead. I'm so scared. I'm so scared. I'm going to do something. Me and Dumpy. Can you do? Frog? How can anyone do? On the night we put a plan. We're going to get you out. You're just a couple of children. Frog against all of this. They'll smash you, smash everything. Not this, We've planned it all. Nobody gets out of here. Don't
you see it's not here, it's out there. When when when they hangars when they think they're going to do that, but they won't because there will here will stop it. They won't. There's going to be fires in the sky. Everyone will be looking up. We're going to do something, me and Dumpy and it's going to be panic and happit. Listen, you have to stay Calm will come for Matilla. Remember when we met and you wanted to fly and Spider he said, Carls, don't fly, And what happened? What happened?
We flew you and me, We flew over the city. But the blind man, you're a dream. Look at me. There's no dream, no blind man, no prison, no guards, no chains, no hanging. There's you and me, flying free into the sky, flying away the trust me boy, I love you here come look at you now and now daughter of General Coolon. And yet here you are. And he is in the ground, and his brother greg wa is looking for invisible people. Just imagine was falling from
the sky and I who can I survive? I fished you are dreaming, crying out something I thought I could remember it. Then m it's gone a voice? How are you? What's your name? My name is Mahmat. It was my father's name too. The last person to ask me my name. The only one in a long time was Grigor, the man you came to see. When he was here, he was kind to me. Not since he left. Is he safe now? He is safe, and I need to see him. I asked the governor, and he promised he would help
me get my throne back. I want him to send a message to the city to Gregor. What there's no governor. We have to go now. The bell called. I have a friend, someone I care for. She might come her name is Angel. There are no angels in this world. Come welcome, You are welcome. Vices, there you are. We were just preparing, majesty, preparing. What do you mean for for what your coronation? You wanted your throne back, didn't you. I don't understand. When we talked this morning, you told
me you wanted your throne back. Yes, your throne. You had been deposed by evil forces. Yes, yes, and you will be crowned our soul tongue, and the rules will ring with our praises. Here I sup have helped you from the pit of despair to the peak of the throne. I have deposed the pretender, the thief, the evil Soultan. Let him meet all the flies he wishes. Now his cruel reign is over. He's dead. The Sultan is dead. We killed him, Majesty. We shall eat well tonight. Yes,
now town's reign of peace and prosperity. Take your throne, ruled, heil our Sultan, old man. Yes, Sir, I think you are true and honest to my friend Gregor told me to look after you, and so I shall. You will be the vizier to our Sultan. I'm not worry but who more worthy in the palace of the blind than a blind man. No, I need to get back to to man bay. Is your nie take your seat, Nor, Majesty, don't hastany has led her footsteps to her rightful place at our head. All things shall be well, and all
manner of things shall be well. Chain her that she may be forever, Majesty. Behold your rowne, your vizier, Your people rejoice. If you can hold that position for a moment, Madam, it is most heroic angel. Can you arrange the fall of the the pleats cutting light a moment? Mistress? Should I have a crown? There's Sultana's crown. I think the turban suits you better. More intriguing, Madam, intriguing and not interested in being intriguing. I want to look glorious and
you will, Mistress. You will trust the great artist, Mistress, you won't be disappointed. Could Ali continue? So? Three hundred oxen, two hundred swans, a thousand ducks, two thousand ground foul wine for those who choose to drink five barrels. But mostly it will be the cool, clear mountain water flowing again through your genius, Mistress, to every fountain in the city makes certain that every district overseer informs all the people of that fact. It has been made more than
clear to them. And you may relax, Madam Angel, Madam, thank you, m Grand Vizier. I have these for you to sign for the carts and the tables and the butchers. We're hiring two hundred good and here's the head eunuch taken delivery. Yes, and Mistress, there are ballarak nights to see you again. Is the grand Master with them? I don't think so, Mistress, Probably more arrangements. Send the man, yes, Mistress, So the day after you think yes, Mistress, the ballarak
will be gone. The city will be also. Perhaps I should wear a crown then, Greg, what what do you seem? A little surprised to see me? Only surprised by the company you keep. Commander, you decided to join the order. Aren't they supposed to be pure in heart? They are here to ensure my safety. In that case, indulge my curiosity. My man a killer. If you haven't paid him at full, you've saved yourself some money. Very thoughtful of you, Commander,
How may I serve you? Where is my niece? I want to see her I'm afraid that's not possible at this time. The Sultana has been taken ill, the strain, the pressure, and yet I will see her. You will not. I will see her. You draw a sword before me, the mother of the empire. Madam, you are no more than are grasping husband, murdering feet. I am the regent of this empire, and who really believes that gods arrest this man? Gregor? You wish just to cut them down
the ballarat, our friends. I do not wish blood to be spilt, but if it must be, then no, we will leave. I will escort you, a gentleman, from the throne room if I may. I never thought i'd be glad you're still around, but I am. I am really wait for me outside. Yes, come on, greg Or, this whole thing has it. It's not working. She goes too far, The coaches out of control. You decided to take the ride, Kadi. Where is Manella? Look? Can I trust you about as far as I can trust you? You need to give
me something, Cadali, where is Manell? You know your own way out commanded? We met at the banquet, Senior angel. Yes, you must excuse me, though I have to drug her. He did something to her. They made her change. She didn't recognize me, the Sultana, manell Ah. I saw the way you were looking at her at the banquet. You were friends, more than friends. I would do anything for her. Then tell me what happened. They took her away out of the city, which way I don't know, into the desert.
They sent a physician with her. Yes, does that mean something to you? It means everything. Come with me the keys of the city under Maya, and even in my exile, I kept a set hidden. I knew they were coming. Usefulness, the presses, the ball. Why are we in the market, That's why? RedBerry, greenberries freshman. How are you, Commander, I haven't seen you in the age. Nothing to report? Rumors about the Sultana. Why has nobody seen her recently? Bribes
at the palace to get anything done? I think unusual as usual? You still have what do you gave me to keep? I'd like them back, please. I always keep them close with my other keys. Nobody would suspect anything. It's not your birthney, command, but hide as near plain side as you can. You're a good man's back sergeant. I no longer need you you're free to go. Very welcome. On O. What is this? It's bass. There are many tunnels out of the city under the walls. This was
a smuggler's route. They take a whole caravans back and forward, avoiding the duty on their goods. Of course, the bribes they paid to those who kept the tunnels came to almost as much as if they paid the taxes. But that's too much for you. Given a choice between legal and not, will always go for the lastny. This is a new doubt the seminars. I don't have a key, but you have me and I have this. There's not a lock I couldn't pick by the time I was ten,
and this is less than child's play. Half for you, commander, I think exactly did you do as a ten year old signor? Like your smugglers, I moved things around? How far before we come to the surface A good while. Let's save your energy. It must have taken years to build something this long. Are those bones in the wall? Yes? Said the city was destroyed and then remade some of it with the bones of the dead. Who knows something
else lost in time. Once we get to the desert, you'll find huge swe stop my no, I think I can see light ahead wait here with the horses h akin Hello, greg ahead, Is it you? I believe it is do you? I don't know? Touch my hand. Oh yeah, what are you dead and not dead? No wonder I was mad. You're not mad, Gregor, you never were. Thank God for that. Thank you. It's I have so many questions. There is a time for questions, but we are in
the time for answers. Now are you a watchers talked of Sultan al Guri collected all manner of plants and creatures for his delight. He caused a great managerie to be made for them, where they were able to flourish and live their natural lives. And because they knew no other life, they thought they were living in the great world, But they were not. Do you remember when there was a sickness? First the leaves of the plants began to curl and darken, The small animals and birds who ate
the leaves began to sicken and die. Then the creatures who ate them died as well. It seemed nothing would stop this disease, until at last Algory decreed that everything should be burnt and turned to ash, and the ash itself buried. Then he would begin again elsewhere with new plants and new birds and new animals of all kinds. What are you telling me? What you can understand? And what is that supposed to mean? Okay, so it will be with two Mumbai and all the world of which
it is part. What are you saying it wouldn't be the first time it has happened before. A great dying comes upon the world, and then all is remade again and again and again. That's impossible. And yet you saw me hanged and saw my burning body sent out to see. What are you alkim? I have to tell you that you have a part to play, Gregor, And I tell you that I have to save Manew, my niece. She should mean something to you. You will lover us once? What was that a game? Have you been playing me outkin?
All this time? I have been playing a much more serious game for longer than you can know. You must go back, stay in the city that you love. That is your role, Gregor. You must play it. If you go to an eldest world will burn and she with it if I stay. Do you remember when you came to to Umba Coulan and me, Yes, two boys who nearly died crossing the mountains, and your new master offered you a choice, a poison needle or a crystal of sugar, to live as slaves and perhaps to flourish, or to
leave this world of suffering, an uncertainty for oblivion. How do you know this? At the beginning, a choice, Now again at the end, a choice oblivion or the chance, no matter how slight, to flourish. What must be done? There is a covenant between God and man. It was believed lost, but found again the scrolls the Ballarak have them, No, the ball Iaq have half. The rest are missing, hidden by the Hafeez. If they can be brought together to Mumbai and this world may live, God you find them.
Once there was one path in the sand. Now there are many, and even I do not know which one to take. Find what is lost? Bring them to me? Now come back? Where should I? No, greg Where should you? What did you see? Nothing? You were lost in the lights for just a moment. Then I came to look for you. Shall we go on? We must be near the entrance ballast of the Blind. It's half a day's ride beyond the entrance, right towards the evening star, you'll
see mountains a peak. It's called the snow Tiger's poor palace lies in its shadow. You're not coming. I have to go to two Monday. Find vnel, save her, keep her safe, Take both horses. What just happened? Commander? When you find her, don't come back to her feast kept half the scrolls, she said, But where would he hide them? Perhaps the old drunk has a sense of humor. After all? What I need to go outside? Oh you don't? Outside is only sand? Isn't that so easier? Yes? Yes, yes,
you must eat. You see. Even your vizier thinks so, and he is wise. Bring food for the sultan. Why do you neglect her? Why would you want to leave? Why have you chained me? Why am I chained? It will be a great dynasty, selony, You can understand that. Do you remember? How are you used to talk about it? All those years ago? When we escaped the court and the crowds, and we climbed up to the very top of the great Tower, and we sat together, and we looked out, and it was as if we could see
the whole world spread before us, and together together? Are you talking about we dreamed of how we would rule together one day, you and I brother and sister, and so it shall be you and I in a glorious eternal marriage. I need to think I used to be good at that. I'm a nagerie. Is she saying everything's going to end? This whole so solid world? Is she mad too? Well? She's dead. I saw her die and burn.
I saw her body burn. Come under, you're back, slic and coffee to your rooms or to the roof terrace the terrorists. Please? Is the boy here? Dump? No? The other one frog, so send him to the terrorists. Do you need us to fly again, commander, to find this garden of yours? No? I don't. So you found it then? Possibly you did. Look, we're gonna need somewhere to go after for me and my girl and Dumpy after we get her out, somewhere safe where they can't find us.
What's that to me? I helped you when you asked help me. Now all right, but you have to do something for me. Go to this address. You'll find a man on a child. Take them to the garden. But we don't know where the garden is. When you were flying, did you see a big copper roof? I saw something like that over towards the slaughterhouse district frog nam me dally maybe, Yes, there's an old water systet the entrance is there has run for you there and this family?
Why have they got to be there? That's not your concern, my young friend, the baller, I can increase their street patrols. That is, I'll pay you ten pieces algory gold. Just do your job. Go now the rehearsing for the ceremony. Is there a key? Can you get it? Oh? Once I could. Once I knew where every key in the palace was blind. No, I am, But Sarp is too clever. He keeps all the keys. Now he seems to think I'm his sister. Yes, they say she was very beautiful
like you. I'm sure what happened to her? Was she here? No? No, she wasn't a very here. Something happened to her before he came to her. What I don't know? Something happened? Season four, episode seven of two Mumbai Menagerie of All Life featuring Rufus Wright, Anton Lesser, Natalie Ahmen and Kirsty Bushell, was by Mike Walker and directed by me John Scott Dryden, with music by Sasha Putnam and editing and sound designed
by Eloise Whitmer. H to Mumbai 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 Mumbai dot com