FILINTA AN OTTOMAN DETECTIVE STORY
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO WATCH ARE DETECTIVE STORIES
AND ALL CHARACTERS AND INCIDENTS ARE FICTITIOUS.
THIS SERIES IS IN MEMORY OF THOSE GLORIOUS MARTYRS
OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, WHICH RULED JUSTLY OVER THE WORLD,
AND OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THIS GREAT NATION
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.
What?
Tell me what's happened, my little girl.
-Is it that guy, Officer Mustafa? -No, it's not that, nanny.
Then what is it?
Nanny, you've never met my mother, right?
You wouldn't ask such questions, Lara.
Nanny.
Your mother passed away before I came here.
I never met her.
I told Mustafa about my mother today.
My sweet girl.
Your mother had a beautiful face and she was delicate like you.
If you've never seen my mother, how do you know about her face?
Don't get us in trouble now.
How do you know what my mother looked like?
You wouldn't lie to me.
Nanny!
There was a picture of your mother in the house when I arrived.
Your father asked us to put it away when you started growing.
Then he told us not to talk about your mother.
I'm the only one that's still working here.
So, we still have a picture of my mom?
Don't get too excited!
Nanny, where is it? I want to see my mother.
My sweet girl, your father will kill me.
No one will know.
I saw it was years ago in a cabinet in your father's study.
Oh, stop!
Lara! Lara, you know that we're not allowed in that section of the house!
Yes, I'm listening, Esat Pasha.
Guess who came by today to visit me.
Who?
Someone richer than you.
Yeah?
Banker Murat.
Murat?
Why?
He's going to start a bank. He offered me a position on the executive committee.
I'll tell you exactly what he said.
A bank that is of value to the Ottoman Empire's power.
That's exactly what he said.
Fancy that!
The Ottoman Empire is starting a bank.
So?
So, Esat Pasha,
whoever controls the empire's bank, controls its money.
Whoever controls the money, controls the Ottoman Empire.
All cash flow, partnership with foreign banks, secrets of the empire...
Very smart of Murat.
Bravo.
He found a way to overtake the Empire from outside the palace.
What did you say about the offer?
Of course, I rejected it.
Of course.
Just the behaviour I would expect from you.
Was I wrong?
Of course not.
You're the Minister of Interior.
You have to do your duties properly. The Sultan trusts you a lot.
We trust you too.
-Thank you, Boris Efendi, but... -There is no but, Esat Pasha.
I made a precious pasha like you come all the way over here.
So, thank you.
-No bother. -I will take you to your car.
-I wouldn't like to... -No problem.
This was on the victim, chief.
What are these?
We found it beside the guy killed in the hospital.
They have both stopped.
Who is the deceased?
They call him Ahmet the Wind.
-Who is his landlord? -It's me.
Come here.
-What did Ahmet the Wind do? -He was one of the old birds.
He collected rackets from some of them.
-Did he hang out anywhere else? -Over at Galata. At the port.
Why did he go to the port?
He used to collect rackets from Head Porter Hamdi.
No living man can collect rackets from Hamdi.
He loved... How can I say it? He loved spinning yarns.
I see.
Do you know a Necati? With a scar on his face.
He's in his sixties.
I don't know.
Lara!
Dad?
What are you doing here?
I...
I wanted to thank you for breaking off my engagement with Middleman Enver.
Well,
I always listen to my daughter, right?
It was a little late but I saw that Enver didn't deserve you.
And, in fact,
I would like to thank you for opening my eyes.
However, I do not like seeing you in this section of the mansion.
People I do business with would like to maintain confidentiality.
I've told you this before.
-Can you respect my wishes? -Yes, it won't happen again.
It won't.
You can go.
Mr Zaharyas?
That snob Murat is starting a bank with the Empire.
-Find out where that Banker Murat is. -Yes, sir.
Hasan, help me.
I understand, sir.
What's going on?
The murderer is leaving a watch next to his victims.
The first victim was Necati at the hospital.
According to the European watch, he was killed at 13.00.
This is the second one.
Both were skewered.
Who knows how many of these watches he's made.
-How are the apples? -Smoking hot!
I'm sending you to hell, Fuat.
Customs Manager Tahsin Efendi, do you know
how much I lost because of your raids on the port?
-It's a fortune. -I'm only doing my job.
Me too.
The stew is amazing.
Thank you.
I'm just trying to do my job like you.
But you keep cracking down on me.
You think that smuggling uncustomed goods harms the state.
On the contrary, this makes people wealthy.
This is illegal!
You will do your job with honour like everyone else
or you'll end up in jail. I've dealt with the likes of you!
Is that so?
How dare
you think that you know who I am?
How do you know what I've been through to get where I am?
I'm an officer of the state.
You can't harm me.
You're stubborn. I'll give you one last chance.
Come and be partners with us.
We will both make money.
You'd like to be rich, right?
Don't involve my children in this.
Ah, Tahsin Efendi.
Dad!
Here's your watch.
Three.
We've been waiting for so long to have this photo taken.
We're still waiting.
We're all waiting!
Sir, can you put your hand on the beautiful lady's shoulder?
Can you look over here after that?
Come on. We will take it this time.
Come on.
I asked for this lady's hand 40 years ago but they wouldn't give her to me.
-They didn't. -What could we do?
-We got married to other people. -We did.
-Then our spouses died. -They died.
May God rest their souls.
Let's take this. Can you look here?
Please. We'll take it this time. Come on.
Magnificent.
Then our paths crossed again years later.
She hadn't changed at all.
I hadn't changed.
The way you talk hasn't changed either.
Yeah! We'll take it this time. Come on.
Come on, sir. Let's take the photo and get this over with.
Yeah, we're looking here.
No one can stop us now. Take it, dude.
I'm doing it.
Abdullah.
We have to talk, it's important.
Wait a minute.
Abdullah!
We don't even have a minute.
-What's happening? -Nothing, sir.
Do you know what's happening? You've waited for so long.
that I think you can wait another day so you can get to know each other better.
Yes.
-We couldn't do it again. -We couldn't.
You hopefully will. There you go.
Quick.
Brother...
What is it, Mustafa? What's the matter?
Some guy is leaving these watches next to his victims.
Have a look.
Magnificent.
Perhaps we can find a clue if we find out who is making them.
Gorgeous.
I've never seen such craftsmanship.
These watches are works of art.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Abdullah, hurry up. There is no time.
These watches are set up to work only once.
What do you mean?
I mean that whoever made this didn't want the watches to work
after they've stopped once.
Truly extraordinary.
My Mustafa, this exceeds my knowledge.
There is an Albanian Cevdet in Eminonu.
I suppose he's the man you need.
Go on.
Magnificient.
Absolutely Magnificient.
Very good craftsmanship.
Hasan, turn him over.
My God.
God!
Excuse me.
-Does anyone know the victim? -I know him, Cadi Efendi.
Let him through.
-Did you see how it happened? -I just saw him falling.
I thought he fainted so I ran to his side.
Then, I saw that he was dead.
Did you see anyone with him?
Cadi Efendi, a lot of people approach us for shopping.
The victim's...
What was his name?
Fuat, Cadi Efendi.
Do you know if Fuat had any adversaries?
Talk. We don't have time.
I mean, Cadi Efendi, it's wrong to speak ill of the dead.
Fuat was kind of a bully.
He couldn't control his anger.
I understand. What else?
He used to collect rackets from the bazaar.
Okay, thank you.
You can go.
Hasan,
take Zeyrek and Ceyrek and go to the station.
I'll come over later. I have to take care of something.
Yes, sir. Let's go.
Here you go, Boris Efendi.
Enjoy it.
Have you been feeling changes in Lara recently?
Lara grew up, Boris Efendi.
She became a young and beautiful girl.
There will be changes for sure.
Why do you think I've kept you in this house for all these years?
Because you were loyal to me.
Don't ruin it.
Now answer me.
Why did Lara go into my room?
Stop!
Look at my face.
Why did Lara go into my room?
I told Lara about her mother.
I told her that you had a picture in your room.
Is that all?
Yes.
Didn't I tell you not to talk about this?
So that Lara wouldn't be unhappy?
But, well, she has every right to be curious about her mother.
From now on, I'll be informed about every step Lara takes.
Did you understand?
-All right. -Is there anything else I need to know?
-No. -Okay.
Gulbahar.
Yes, Boris Efendi?
Coffee is good. Thank you.
Thank you.
-Hullo. -Easy. What's this rush?
-Are you the Clockmaker Albanian Cevdet? -Yes, I am.
Mustafa, Field Marshal of Galata.
Can you tell which clockmaker makes these watches?
Give me the watches. Let me have a look.
Come on, master.
Master, please. I've got no time to lose.
It's a matter of life and death.
Magnificent.
The craftsmanship is something I've very rarely seen.
-Who makes these watches? -This is Nafiz's work.
He's better than other masters with 40 years of experience.
He's a clock genius.
He made the clock tower in Pera. He used to call it his magnum opus.
I heard that he got tuberculosis recently.
Poor man. He apparently has already has one foot in his grave.
Where does Master Nafiz live?
In Tophane. He apparently has a landlady called Sidika.
It's been a long time.
I think of you
every time I look at Lara.
This upsets me a great deal.
The car is ready, Mr Zaharyas.
Murat is at the Orient Club.
It's Lara's mother.
Well, Mademoiselle Lara got her beauty from her mother.
Give me your knife.
I should've done this long ago.
No!
Mom!
What will we do with the kids?
-Mom! -Don't leave any witnesses.
Burn down the house so that there's no evidence left.
Clean manure all day long in the mud!
They call this a job?
I have feces everywhere.
Don't do it then!
What do you want?
To knock you down to size.
What happened? Did I somehow wrong you?
What the hell is this?
That's your watch!
I can't let you live while I'm dying.
I've punished you on this earth.
Four.
You're up, Zaharyas.
You're up.
Hello.
What gives, Cadi Efendi?
Are you here to have some of our bitter coffee?
I want to have a chat. Coffee is just an excuse.
Get lost.
-What's this? -You tell me.
According to what we heard,
someone called Ahmet the Wind used to collect rackets from you.
We found one of these clocks next to his body today.
Ahmet the Wind, Fuat, and Necati.
They were all killed today.
Here's our spotter.
-Is the coast clear? -What happened inside? Gunshots?
Tahsin didn't accept our offer so we did what we had to.
You're heartless!
You said you'd just talk to him!
Did you slaughter the whole family?
Hamdi, if Tahsin had accepted our offer, then everyone would be
happily alive right now.
But, we couldn't afford to leave any witnesses behind.
Besides,
if this comes to light, they will behead you as well.
It was only a job. You care way too much.
This is my last job with you. Don't come to me again.
Wait.
Let him go.
Help!
Help. The boy is dying, help!
Help.
He's been shot. Bring a stretcher. We have to operate immediately.
I'm sorry, son. I'm sorry.
Brother, where is Sister Sidika's house?
Over there.
Yes, son?
-Hello. -Hi.
Is this the house of the Clockmaker Master Nafiz?
My dear Nafiz lives here. Are you his friend?
I'm looking for him. I'm Galata Field Marshal Mustafa.
-Is he not home? -No, son. He left in the morning.
I want to look around in his room.
Okay, come in.
Come in, son.
You called him your "dear Nafiz". Do you like Master Nafiz?
I love him like my own son.
I have no friends or relatives.
My dear Nafiz do the shopping for me. He takes care of me and protects me.
God bless him.
So, Master Nafiz is a good guy? Is that so?
The best. He doesn't talk too much. He is very down to earth.
He has a regular and decent life
but lately he's been sick.
Nafiz won't come back, right?
He left all his money on the table for me when he was leaving in the morning.
Oh, my Nafiz.
He is going to get himself killed in trying to exact his revenge.
Revenge?
What revenge?
Auntie,
what revenge?
Nafiz's dad was the deceased
Galata Customs Manager Mr Tahsin.
A mob killed Nafiz's whole family 25 years ago.
Here's what I've heard, Cadi Efendi.
This mob used to collect rackets from Galata port.
They killed the Galata Customs Manager Tahsin
and his family.
Rumour has it,
Tahsin's son survived the massacre.
He ran into one of them.
He cried all that day.
He promised himself that he would avenge his family.
Did he say who he's going to exact his revenge on?
He used to make clocks.
Look, mother, it's more serious than you think.
If Master Nafiz told you anything else,
tell me now.
He told me that he'd finish this because it'd be his magnum opus.
His magnum opus.
He did the clock tower at Pera.
He used to call it his magnum opus.
The clock tower...
Thank you, mother.
Take care.
So, it's the time of revenge.
Guys,
above all,
I really appreciate each one of you for your patience.
Our Sultan agreed on starting this new bank
that would be worthy of the Ottoman Empire.
Well, the bank will have the full authority to print Ottoman money.
Naturally, the bank will need a head, too.
That's not a big deal, Murat Efendi. You should be the bank's head.
I mean, if you would be so kind as to do that.
Oh, thanks.
Everyone, I really feel quite honoured by your trust.
I'll try to be worthy of this job.
Our bank will also have the final say on financial loans.
So, you'll decide who gets rich and who goes bankrupt in this country.
You know him pretty well.
Boris Zaharyas, one of the Galata Bankers.
-Will you come in? -Oh, of course.
Guys, Murat Efendi.
How is Esat Pasha?
I suppose he's healthy.
Please, tell me, how did you manage to keep everything so secret
while starting the biggest bank in the Ottoman empire?
It's not that secret since you're here.
Luck comes to those who're in the right place at the right time.
Perhaps.
What do you want, Boris Zaharyas?
To be one of the founding partners of this bank, with your permission.
Boris Zaharyas,
I've had you checked.
You came out of nowhere 25 years ago.
You raised through the ranks rather quickly.
There are also very concerning rumours about you.
Rumours.
I think that if we took notice of such rumours...
you would never be able to see these people in this room together.
You're not wrong.
The rich man's wealth tires the poor man's jaw.
What I'm actually wondering is, Zaharyas,
who exactly is your family? Where did you come from?
No one knows about any of these.
It's against my principles to work with people with undefined family ties.
Is it?
Even if you don't know who I am,
I'm sure you know a little about what I can do.
What I'm asking you, Murat Efendi,
is to show the courtesy of considering my offer.
As the saying goes.
Make your rival your partner, so he becomes your friend.
Gentleman.
Whatever.
Where were we?
Don't move!
Who am I honoured with?
So you don't remember me, Zaharyas?
When one has something like this at his throat,
one's memory is blurred.
I'd like you to remove it.
That's better.
You could've just asked to ride. Why did you need all this?
You haven't changed.
You're still arrogant.
Oh, we know each other?
They say old habits die hard.
What can I do for you?
Customs Manager Tahsin.
Rings a bell?
"You'd like to be rich, right?"
You'd like to be rich, right?
Don't involve my children in this.
That's why I don't like leaving witnesses behind.
Because then they come and try to take revenge.
Watch it. The trigger is very sensitive.
You don't look so good.
We can go to a doctor if you want.
Tuberculosis. I'm about to die.
But before I die,
I'll see you off!
Stop the car.
Stop it!
Get down!
Coachman, go ahead!