[ominous instrumental music playing]
[icy wind whipping]
1860, CAUCASIA
[man 1 gasps]
[in Circassian] The Russians are here. Get ready right away. We need to leave.
Get ready.
Quickly! I said quickly!
-[man 2 grunts] -[man 1] Come on!
Take these too. Come on!
Get these ready.
We'll find a way to come back and take you as soon as we safely reach Istanbul, Mom.
Return safely.
Come on.
[wind howling]
[dramatic instrumental music playing]
[Ada, in English] The ones left behind during the exile,
waiting for someone to return.
Parents waiting for their children to come back to them.
Waiting for someone who's never coming back…
Aren't those people the root of so much of our pain?
ANOTHER SELF
[music fades out]
Ada, who's he?
Why are you back here, Toprak?
-That's not an answer. Who is this guy? -I'm Diyar.
I was talking to her, not you.
Two can play that game, my man. How do you know him?
-If you'll excuse me, I'm going inside. -[Toprak] Can we talk?
Are you deaf? She's done talking about it, bro.
-Do you know what a proverb is? -Yup.
-What are you doing? -Let elders speak first.
-What if I don't? -I'll beat your ass!
-We'll see about that. -Damn right!
[Ada] Diyar is Zaman's son.
[Toprak huffs]
I'm just Zaman's son?
[Ada sighs]
-Diyar, I can explain. -Sure.
Let's talk later.
[motorcycle engine starts]
I knew he had a son, but he never mentioned him.
What was he here for?
Why are you here, Toprak?
-What about the tour? -I asked them if… I could go home.
[sighs] I missed you.
Toprak, stop doing this.
You can't keep leaving and coming back and then expecting me to be fine
with adapting to this all of the time.
Well, I'm not leaving.
What if I'm ready to become the man that you want beside you, huh?
What happened?
Huh? I thought I was always focused on your flaws.
Plus, I thought nothing was ever good enough for me, so why now?
You're right. You're right.
I didn't spend enough time with you.
The balance between you and my daughter was off, but I wanna get it right.
I'm gonna do my best.
[Ada] It was never about Flor.
And it wasn't about you not having time for me.
[Toprak] What was it about, then?
With some people, after an hour together,
you feel a special connection to that person's soul.
You don't need to spend years with someone to really know them.
You no longer feel alone.
You don't feel the need to… keep forcing something,
keep having to compromise.
It's simple when it's the right thing.
We've never been simple, Toprak.
It's nobody's fault.
I know you feel the same way.
It's time for you to admit it.
It's over.
-[inhales sharply] -[book thuds]
So Diyar is more than Zaman's son, I bet.
[somber piano music playing]
He is.
I haven't even been gone a month.
But it was too hard to wait, I guess.
The hard part wasn't waiting.
The hard part was accepting what I wanted was never coming, Toprak.
[Toprak sniffles, exhales]
[Toprak crying softly]
[sighs, sniffles]
[exhales]
[Toprak breathing shakily]
[sighs, sniffles]
[takes a deep breath]
[somber music subsides]
[Leyla] I can't imagine how Toprak must have felt.
But I'm curious to know, is that picture…
um… inappropriate?
That's what you're curious about after everything I told you?
-That's what you picked up on, Leyla? -What's wrong with that? Pfft!
Okay, so you must have forgotten when she was over at Toprak's place
and she found those red stilettos, then?
So he'll live. Don't worry.
Sweetheart, that's not the same.
And besides, I'd been with Toprak for a few years when that happened.
And now he's gone. Gone.
Sweetheart, I think it's the same. It'd been like three days.
It's perfectly sane and reasonable he feels he's wronged.
And same with Selim.
These people have feelings, for God's sake.
They find out that the woman they love is now with another man.
-They go insane. They go insane. -That's too bad.
Maybe those guys should have thought all of that through
and appreciated it while they were with me.
When did you become an attorney for them? I don't remember.
Oh, you're kidding me.
The pie is ready. I'll just… leave it here.
-[Leyla] Erdem, honey, you made us pie? -It's hot.
Ow. Yeah. Muko's recipe is great.
It's really good. I hope you like it.
[Leyla] I'm sure we will.
But now it's almost bath time for Mavi, so, um…
Ah. Of course. Sure. I'll go deal with that now.
-Right away, ma'am. Don't worry. -[Leyla] All right, hon.
-Enjoy that, you guys. -[group] Thank you.
That's very sweet of you, Erdem. Thank you.
-[Leyla] He didn't bring plates. -This is almost absurd.
The guy's one step away from becoming a maid.
Baby, for years, I practically served him.
But it's too much that he's baking us pie and serving us tea?
So what's your plan with Zaman, then?
I don't have any plan.
I can't believe a single word that man says now, though.
They say the tailor's kids can't have suits, right?
[Leyla] I'm trying to stay out of it. Consider Diyar.
-That's enough. -Have you thought about him?
You went through a lot,
but he was thrown out 'cause he's Zaman's son.
-Like rubbish. -[Ada] What about them being unfair to me?
Of course I'm angry.
I'm angry with Diyar too, and I have every right to be.
I feel like I've been deceived.
This is my life, not yours, but I guess you're the experts.
Why aren't you as concerned about yourselves?
A ball was thrown, and then it hit me in the head
and left this huge bruise on me.
How could this possibly have happened, huh?
When you were giving birth to Mavi,
you took back the guy who you cursed like hell.
So don't you run back to us crying
when you go through the same thing all over again.
Hey, do you even realize that I have two children?
Stop yelling, for God's sake.
You're starting to give me a headache. Ugh.
[groans]
-Are you feeling okay? -Yeah, just fine.
You're positive?
-[Sevgi] I'm fine. -You did your follow-up?
-I am. -What were you thinking?
-You should have gone to your follow-up. -You're lying to us!
-Let's go. You're going. -I'm fine. Let go, Ada.
You know you should be going to every appointment.
Will you stop badgering me in order to forget your own problems for once?
Seriously! Ugh!
-You mean that? -I do.
Okay.
Where are you going? Where are you going, Ada?
Somewhere where I can't badger you. Sound good?
[Leyla] I thought we stopped running away like that!
God damn it. Just let her go, all right?
I don't need someone breathing down my neck!
-Where are you going? -[Sevgi] I've had it!
Guys, do you realize the grand opening is only three days away?
You guys! [clicks tongue, sighs]
Bravo, ladies! Bravo!
["Pamuk İpliği" by Serenad Bağcan'dan playing]
[emotive Turkish folk music continues on car stereo]
-[Flor] Papa! -Hey.
[mouthing]
[softly] Hi.
[dramatic ballad continues]
[hushing softly]
Shh, shh.
[Mavi fusses]
[softly] Calm down, calm down, calm down.
[Erdem sighs]
MOM, DAD, ADA
[sighs]
[thermometer beeps]
[song fades]
[takes a deep breath]
[knocking on door]
-Who is it? -[Muko] Sevgi.
I made tea.
Why don't you come down and have a cup with me?
I wanted to tell you something.
Okay. Thanks, Momma. Go ahead, and I'll come down.
-Hurry up, then. -[Sevgi] Okay.
[thermometer beeps]
100.9°F
-[somber music playing] -[sighs]
[sighs, takes a deep breath]
Momma. [exhales]
[grunts]
Momma?
-Sevgi. -Huh?
That's the only picture I have of him.
I didn't have the courage to look at it for all these years.
But I think you deserve to see him.
[gasps]
It's my father?
[Muko] That's his hometown.
His father took that picture.
And after that picture was taken, they had to leave their village.
Aram never wanted to do that.
Then he moved to Istanbul and started working at a jewelry store.
[tearfully] And after he died,
the villagers laid him to rest there.
I've never been there, but Aram loved it dearly.
-[tender music playing] -[Sevgi crying softly]
See any resemblance?
[Muko sniffles]
The way you look.
-The way you smile. -[laughs sadly]
And your stubbornness.
-[Sevgi sniffles] -It was agonizing for me.
Couldn't forget about him.
Then Halil died. [sniffles]
And when you got sick, I was terrified that I'd lose you too.
So I couldn't say anything.
So I never told you about him.
Forgive me, dear.
Hey, um…
Look at me.
Remember the dream board on the wall in your room?
I want you to do every one of them, okay?
Sound good?
Look, I'm okay now.
So please, you don't have to worry about me anymore.
Travel wherever you wanna go.
Please live the life you dreamed of.
Just go because you, too, have one life to live.
Promise?
[Muko sobs]
I do.
[Sevgi sighs]
-Sevgi? -What's up?
Should I wear red nail polish?
Oh my God, you're so adorable, Mom.
Let's do red nails together.
And even red lips to go with it.
You should've told me that sooner. Mwah. Mm.
[upbeat music playing]
[Toprak sighs]
Time for bed?
Mm-hmm?
Let me take care of this.
[upbeat music fades]
[Toprak exhales deeply]
[footsteps approaching]
[Eva] Hey.
Hey.
[Eva sighs]
I've… been to Zaman abi's place.
It was interesting.
It just
made me figure out some stuff about myself.
I'm… I'm really sorry if I made your life hard, Toprak.
I really am.
I'm sorry too.
That I forced you to stay here.
You know, we don't need to stay anymore.
We can go back to the Netherlands whenever we want.
Wait. Why? [chuckles]
What about your… your records, your concerts, and everything?
Fuck them.
Fuck them?
Is this about Ada?
I know that she sees someone else. Is this why you want to go back?
-How come you know about it, huh? -Hey. Stop blaming me, okay?
You cannot drag us from one place to another
regarding your relationship with Ada.
Flor needs stability, and you have to stop it, Toprak.
Stop what, Eva?
You're ruining your life, for God's sake!
You've been stuck on this woman as long as I've known you.
You almost refused Flor when I was pregnant.
You keep doing the same things all the time.
You're on the same cycle, same path.
You are refusing your responsibilities, and you cannot do that.
Pull yourself together, okay?
Flor needs her papa.
[reflective music playing]
[Toprak sighs]
[gentle music fades out]
Sarp?
Leyla? Quiet, okay?
I just put Mavi down.
Is Sarp here, though?
[Erdem] Sarp's in his room, doing his English homework.
Lately, he's been into learning English so that he can talk to Flor.
He's a little Romeo, isn't he? [chuckles]
[Erdem] Oh, this is stuck to the pan. Ugh. Why did this happen now?
Hey, what's up? You made something?
Yeah, rice and beans.
My favorite. And cacık dip too?
Yes. With fresh yogurt. Would you like to try a little bit?
[sighs] You.
So, what's up?
I… I spent too much money on the restaurant.
I have no clue what's gonna happen if our plan doesn't pan out.
And I just keep thinking if all along my mother was right about this.
Relax, relax.
Leyla, you turn everything you touch into something beautiful.
Okay?
What do you say we have a taste? Huh?
-I'm ready. -Be careful.
-It's still hot. -Oh, don't worry. Just a bite.
Mm.
Hmm? It's really good.
This is so good, Erdem.
It's not too salty either. Um…
Erdem?
You know, maybe you'd be interested in cooking for the restaurant.
I wonder when you'll make me work in the sheets.
Huh?
Well, you won't earn any money in bed, Erdem.
Don't go.
Then you wouldn't stop bugging me. You'll keep misbehaving.
Jeez, Leyla. I've worked my ass off for weeks, doing anything you want me to.
Cooking and taking care of the kids. Even working in the garden.
I'm about to go mad.
[up-tempo music playing]
Let me shower.
Leyla.
[both breathing heavily]
[plates clatter]
[Erdem moans]
You guys!
[both panting]
What are you doing?
I'm doing… a dance, baby.
I'm doing… a dance. [chuckles]
What are you doing here, huh?
Come on. Come on. Show me how you're studying English.
She's fluent in English.
[takes a deep breath]
[music fades out]
[gentle instrumental music playing]
11. I'LL TELL SELIM ABOUT THE THING. 12. I'LL FIND MY DAD'S GRAVE.
[Toprak singing in Turkish] ♪ I can't clean up the past ♪
♪ My hands are dirty ♪
♪ There's a path ahead of me ♪
♪ But it's all misty ♪
[strumming gently]
♪ How many times Can a heart be shattered ♪
♪ By falling from the same spot Over and over again? ♪
♪ Take it calmly, or curse at me ♪
♪ Beat me up with your love ♪
[studio recording of song playing]
[Toprak] ♪ I can't clean up the past ♪
♪ My hands are dirty ♪
♪ There's a path ahead of me ♪
♪ But it's all foggy ♪
♪ How many times Can a heart be shattered ♪
♪ By falling from the same spot Over and over again? ♪
-[indistinct clamoring] -♪ Take it calmly or curse at me ♪
♪ Beat me up with your love ♪
♪ Here I am, standing before you ♪
♪ For the sake of the rain, don't say no ♪
♪ The world would be unbearable ♪
♪ A life without you, impossible ♪
♪ Here I am, standing before you ♪
♪ For the sake of the rain, don't say no ♪
♪ The world would be unbearable ♪
♪ A life without you, impossible ♪
[emotive melody building]
[Toprak's song fades slowly]
[in English] All right. So how are you feeling now?
I'm waiting now.
I think there was an exile
and someone got, um… left behind because of that.
Go pick someone. She's waiting.
[gentle music playing]
Please.
[Ada] Masnavi says, "The body moves with the help of the soul."
"But nobody is able to see the soul."
"You know the soul only by the movements of the body."
[chickens clucking]
[Ada] Einstein once said,
"Everything is energy, and that's all there is to it."
When you are in harmony with the reality you wish to attain…
[in Circassian] Are they back?
[in English] …you need nothing else to possess that reality.
[woman in Russian] Come in.
[door closes]
[woman 2] Auntie.
They won't come back. Stop waiting for them.
You're like a mother to me now.
Let me see you smile for once.
[in Circassian] They'll come back… and take me with them.
They just left me here for a while.
They'll come back.
They just left me here for a while.
[sobbing]
[gentle music building]
[in English] Take a look at her now.
Look at them and say, "I see you and your pain."
I see you and your pain.
[Zaman] I'm just like you.
[Canan] I'm just like you. I… kept waiting for my loved ones,
hoping that they would come back for me.
I was always the abandoned, the alienated, the unwanted.
But you… you're not abandoned.
Alienated. Unwanted.
You… are just like us.
[sighs deeply]
[Zaman] Now, during an exile, because the conditions are so harsh,
grandparents were either left alone in the house,
or found other families to take care of them
and lived with them in a new home, but…
[music fades]
…regardless of the situation, the loved ones who were elderly
were waiting for their return until they died.
Toprak, my boy.
I suggest you plant… a tree to represent them.
[Toprak sniffles]
That way, after all this time, they'll be taking root here.
In fact, it would be better if…
if you went to that land to pay homage to your ancestors.
[Toprak sniffles]
-[sighs] -All right.
You may take a step out of the constellation.
[gentle music playing]
[Zaman] Thank you very much, everyone.
This was our last session.
You all did something really great for yourselves today.
I suggest you go and reward yourselves for it.
[Toprak takes a breath]
"If there is a method, in theory,
that could reveal to people the heritage of their forefathers,
but yet the scientific aspect of it can't be proven…
is it fair to totally ignore it?"
It's amazing. You should publish it.
-You mean that? -Absolutely.
I know it firsthand. What happens in there couldn't be reported better.
Well said. Well done.
But you told me you'd never go back to Zaman.
[Canan sighs]
Well, I can't stop thinking about it.
Did you know that I spent my childhood at an orphanage?
-[Ada] No. -Nobody knows that.
They left me when I was a baby.
And, um… [sighs]
It was… It was so bizarre.
Wait, aren't we not supposed to talk about this?
-That's right. We can't. -That's fine.
That's fine. It was a whole thing. Maybe another time.
I have a huge favor that I need to ask you.
But I don't know how to, um… put it into words.
Fire away.
I need to see the lab test results from Sevgi's last visit.
Are you able to help me?
Selim, I can't thank you enough. This is all because of you.
It was my pleasure. Please let me know if you need anything.
-[man] Fiko, I think you need to see this. -[Fiko] Yeah, I'm coming.
What's up, cutie? Are you finished with the licenses?
Why don't you take a look for yourself and see if I'm finished with them?
[Selim chuckles]
-We're ready for the grand opening. -That's great.
-Hey, Selim? -[Selim] Hmm?
-Can I talk to you about something? -Sure, you can.
No, don't sit down. Let's go for a walk, shall we?
Come. Fiko!
I'll see you.
What's up?
Um…
I had a crush on you back in college.
-I don't follow. -You don't follow what, idiot?
Back in university, nobody knew that I had a big crush on a friend of mine.
Stop. You can't be for real.
You've gotta be kidding, right?
No, I'm not. Actually, I didn't even tell the girls.
-Wait a minute. Wait, wait. -[chuckles]
This makes sense.
You… never really dated anyone back then.
Was that because of… because of me?
-You never wanted to tell me? -What was I supposed to say, Selim?
You've really only ever had eyes for Ada.
I kept everything a secret even though I cared about you,
but I had this notebook, a journal, and I wrote love letters to you in there.
In my head, I was having conversations with Selim.
-And gosh, the small talk made me just… -[chuckles]
It was amazing.
[inhales sharply] Mm.
It was… also a little bit painful.
Sevgi, I didn't know.
[somber music playing]
I mean, that never even crossed my mind at all. Really.
If I ever made you feel hurt at all back then…
Oh, come on. You didn't even know about it.
Yeah, but after all this time, why are you telling me now?
Uh… why am I telling you now?
Um…
You still only have eyes for Ada, and you know it, Selim.
You didn't notice me in college.
That's fine. But now you don't notice Yeşim.
I want you to have what you deserve.
I'm for real. You deserve to be happy and loved.
[Selim] Thank you. I'm such a lucky man.
-[both chuckle] -[Selim] Seriously.
I'm lucky to have you in my life, and I'm lucky to have you as my friend.
[gentle music fades]
[sighs]
Good to see you, Mr. Zaman.
Can we just get on with the paperwork… so I can beat it?
Here.
Just have the notary approve it.
[scoffs] Perfect.
Thanks.
Even though you're not in my life,
how do you always manage to screw everything up?
[tense music playing]
It's over with Ada.
Know what happened?
Zaman's my father.
No one wants to be with Zaman's son.
Have a remedy for that?
Come here.
I've got your back, son.
Please know that I'm still your father, Diyar.
But you aren't!
You never had my back before.
[knocking on door]
[music fades out]
You weren't answering any of my calls, so here I am.
[Zaman] You're angry.
Your faith in me is gone, I know.
I know that you're disappointed.
A year's gone by, Zaman.
I tried walking the path that you promised would work.
I left the hospital.
My career's over.
Everything I've seen from you lately is completely different
than everything you've been saying.
Considering the fact that our ancestors, our families, are so important,
why weren't you there for Diyar?
[Zaman] Nilüfer
We met in Ankara.
It was my first year of my residency, and she was studying art.
She was my patient.
I was so in love.
[bright music playing]
[sighs]
I married her.
And then… we settled down here.
Nilüfer opened a tiny little shop. Basically a shoebox.
She was so happy, and I…
thought that happiness was going to last forever.
DIYAR ART WORKSHOP
But… Nilüfer had a condition.
She suffered from uncontrolled primary hypertension.
It was a risky pregnancy.
All of my professors… advised us to have an abortion, but
she wanted the baby.
She didn't want to give up.
And so she chose to risk… her life.
The day that she passed away,
my spirit dried up.
And then my faith dried up.
I couldn't take care of Diyar.
My sister came to help me. She's the one who raised him.
And when he was growing up, he started to look so much like his mother.
And so, over and over again,
over and over, I had to relive the pain of losing her.
So, please… understand… that's what led to this path.
I tried to understand why I couldn't help Nilüfer
or what else I could have done that would have kept her alive.
If something could have been done differently.
If I was doing too much or too little to help her.
So I went to Africa.
I volunteered there.
I was learning holistic medicine, using herbs and plants to heal others.
I went to India.
I learned about how they grieve the dead there.
I spent some time in Anatolia. I tried to find peace through Sufism.
One day, in Europe, I met Bert Hellinger.
He accepted me into his family.
Being there changed everything.
I quit medicine… and focused on this.
It was great, but…
[takes a deep breath]
…it was just too late once I was able to finally face Diyar after so much time.
I just fumbled my only opportunity to do it.
He turned me down.
And after his aunt died, he fell apart.
He dropped out of school.
You were right.
It's been a long time coming, for sure. I'm his father, and he's my son.
I had never been there for Diyar.
I didn't look out for my own kid.
I failed my son.
I… I failed him.
You're right about everything.
How can you claim to be able to solve people's issues
when you're not even able to find a way to solve your own?
[chuckles sadly]
[inhales sharply] It could make sense… and it could not.
I hope it all works out.
-For you and Diyar too. -I hope so.
[gentle music playing]
[Ada] Maybe there's only one reason
why we choose to relive the past over and over again.
Love.
The deep admiration and the subliminal love we feel
for the souls who came before us.
So maybe that's why their untimely departures…
Hey, girls. We'd be happy to see you in our tavern.
Here you go.
[Ada] Maybe being alone,
or the betrayals we had in our families
are the reasons we live them over and over again.
[exhales] Hi. It's Erdem.
How are you doing? [sighs]
[Ada] Maybe instead of reacting to these generational misdeeds,
we should ask ourselves how we can contribute to those in our own lives.
What can we do to remedy ourselves?
Because no matter what happened in the past,
we have to remember that we all have free will.
[music fades]
I'm here 'cause I saw your bike down the street.
I wanted to talk to you.
Yeah, sure.
Sit down.
Who were you looking for down here to talk to?
Oh, that's right. I'm Zaman's son. I forgot.
Diyar, please don't do this.
You humiliated me in front of that guy, Ada.
Like you thought I was an embarrassment.
And you made it sound like I wasn't a part of your life at all!
-It's not like that. -What is it like, then?
Just explain to me how you feel, then.
[sighs]
It's just, um… It just suddenly came out.
[quietly] I'm sorry.
You're right.
I have no idea what happened.
Ada, do I mean something to you for real?
How could you ask me that?
Of course you do.
That's why I came here. I care, but I'm just…
I just need some space to think things over.
Think? I'm in love with you, but you say that you still need to think about it?
[somber music playing]
Ada, just tell me the truth.
-Was our relationship a rebound to you? -Of course not.
Were you crying over him when you were crying that night?
No, Diyar.
It wasn't about him.
Please just listen to me.
I said I was heartbroken.
I said I was tired.
I felt safe with you.
And I felt calm.
So I teared up.
Do you even… love me, Ada?
Do you picture us being together? Do you think about our future?
[somber music swells]
I'm not ready to talk about that yet, Diyar.
Never mind.
[crying]
Don't answer me. Just go.
My mother's gone. My father… was never there.
So I can take care of myself. You should just go.
Okay?
Diyar, I'm not either of them.
I'm not your parent.
You can't expect me to give you the answers they didn't.
You can't expect me to fill the void that your parents left.
[Diyar breathing shakily]
Right.
[Ada] Diyar.
Come on.
[sniffles] I'm fine.
Ada, please.
[sobbing]
Everyone leaves me.
Please just stay.
[sniffles]
[acoustic rendition of "La donna è mobile" playing]
[gulls calling]
Where is it? Sevgi! Sevgi! I can't find my phone! Have you seen it?
Hey, come here. Wait, wait.
Come here. [chuckling]
[grunts] What are we gonna do?
What if nobody shows up and it's a complete embarrassment?
Please calm down. Leyla told literally everybody we know.
It'll be packed. Don't worry about it.
I really want that.
And, hey. Ada was gonna tell her hospital friends.
Not anymore, I guess.
What was it that made you think that? They fired her, didn't they?
Yeah, you have a point. I'm running late.
Thanks, darling.
-[grunts] See you then. -Your phone.
Oh. [grunts]
-I'll see you. -Fiko?
Huh? Yeah?
I'm so in love with you.
Oh, my love. I would die for you.
Oh no. No, nobody's gonna die, 'kay, baby?
I'll meet you there.
-All right, no dying. Only loving. -Go.
-My dear Sevgi! -[door opens, closes]
[Fiko] Leyla! Are you ready yet? We're gonna be late.
[sighs] One minute, okay Fiko?
Just look at this mess. I can't believe it.
There's no Ada. There's no Sevgi.
If I ever find out they abandoned me, so help me God…
Why are you staring at me?
You're gorgeous.
There's no time for that.
You know your catchphrase?
What catchphrase?
Everything… will be all right.
Ah.
[Erdem sighs]
Mavi's milk is in the fridge.
Just call me if anything comes up.
Sarp! Sarp!
Honey, let's go. I'm leaving!
[door opens, closes]
["La donna è mobile" ends]
I… [chuckles]
[joyful, up-tempo music playing]
[Leyla] Hmm.
Welcome.
We're so happy you're here.
Just take a seat.
We'll start serving you soon.
-[whispering] -What do you mean?
Holy shit. Holy…
Couldn't you have told me about this earlier? Towels!
Welcome. Hi. Thanks for coming.
Thanks. Go ahead to your table.
Yeah, please take a seat.
Wow.
It's so good to see the two of you here.
I planned on cracking your skulls open if you were any later.
-The place looks great. -Do you really mean it?
[group chuckles]
-It looks beautiful. -It does.
-Oh my God, yay! -And you look beautiful.
Thanks so much.
Have you calmed down yet? Or are you still…?
-Calm enough to miss both of you guys. -Mm, aww.
-Thank you for being here. -Enjoy this.
[Ada] It will be great.
-[Sevgi] Fiko. [giggles] -Darling. Welcome.
-Mwah. Welcome, Ada. -[Ada] Thanks, dear.
-[Fiko] Leyla. -Welcome. Hello.
-Welcome, come on in. -Hello, guys! Take a seat.
-Grab a seat anywhere. -Please.
We're screwed. We have a burst pipe.
-What? -The pipe in the kitchen burst.
Seriously?
Can Erdem fix it?
I have no idea. But whatever you do, fix this.
Take care of the guests.
-I'll think of something. -The pipe? Ugh, oh God. Hey, guys!
[excited chatter]
You could get electrocuted.
[Eva] Welcome. Hi!
-[Flor] Hello. -Mwah. Aww!
And thanks for the… invitation.
-[Leyla] Aww. -Hello, Flor.
I've been looking all over for you.
-Hi. -[Sevgi] Hi.
Hi.
Here, angel.
-Muko! So happy you came! -[Muko] My baby!
Best of luck, honey. Mwah.
-Mwah. -Thank you.
It's my pleasure.
-Oh my God. Your nail polish is amazing! -[laughs]
You're adorable!
This is a complete disaster. I'm screwed.
-Hello. -[Leyla] Welcome, you guys!
-Thank you. -[Yeşim] Thank you.
-[Selim] Mm. -Oh, my darlings. You both look so good.
Selim, there's a pipe burst in the kitchen.
-I'll be right back. -Thanks.
-[Yeşim] Mm-hmm. See you. -The middle table's ours.
You're gorgeous. I'll be right there.
Toprak? You're here too?
-Would you prefer if I wasn't? -[Leyla] No, I…
-How are you doing? -[Toprak] Fine. You?
[Leyla] I'm fine too. Thank you.
-[Fiko] Bro. -Fiko.
-Welcome. -Thank you.
I really appreciate you came. And with what's going on…
You worked so hard for this, I wanted to wish you good luck.
-Let's get you a seat. -All right.
Why is he here?
-[Sevgi] How are those? -[Muko] I don't know, why is he here?
-Toprak. -[Toprak] Hello.
-How's it going? -Oh. Hello there.
[Toprak] Thank you.
Fiko invited him. What was I supposed to do?
It's okay.
You know what?
It would be a great cast if Diyar showed up too.
A real walk of fame. [laughs]
-[sighs] Diyar's not coming. -[Sevgi] Why? What's wrong?
Something happen?
[somber music playing]
Everything all right?
Yeah.
I'm just sad.
-How about we talk about this later, okay? -Mm-hmm. Okay.
Everyone, enjoy.
[Ada sniffles]
-[quietly] Is it fixed? -Shh.
We found a temporary fix, but it's gonna cause some problems.
Oh, this is not happening.
Zaman's over there.
-Welcome. -Thank you.
-How are you? -Good, you?
Good. Right this way.
-Hi, Zaman. So glad you're here. -[Zaman] Thank you. [chuckles]
-Leyla, this place looks so amazing! -Oh, thank you so much, babe.
[Canan] Thank you for inviting me.
You're so welcome. So glad you're here.
And I'm glad to be here. How's Miss Mavi doing?
She's inside, and I'll check on her now. You'll see her.
-Hi, love. -[kissing]
-How are you? How are things? -Fine. You?
[Fiko] Attention, guests!
[Canan] Sevgi specifically requested this to be seen only by her.
-Yup. Thank you for doing this. -Okay.
Hi, everyone. Please listen up.
My partner, Leyla, will speak on behalf of both of us.
Welcome, everyone.
Well, Fiko and I decided we would open this restaurant,
Eleni's Tavern, a long time ago.
I wanted to… pay tribute to the memory
of the lovely Eleni of Crete,
who passed away years ago.
This is in her honor.
I'm proud of our vision to create a place for great conversations.
And also to dine on Fiko's amazing, incredible cooking.
So, first of all, a special thanks to Fiko for his patience during all these months.
And for his part in this beautiful collaboration.
Selim, a special thanks to you as well.
He turned this place into something beautiful.
It was in shambles before.
You're a lifesaver. [chuckles]
And of course, there's Erdem, my husband.
Thank you for all of your support.
And, of course, a special thanks
to my best friends.
They're my sisters. They're my family.
Ada and Sevgi.
I'm so grateful for you ladies.
I love you two so much.
I have no idea what I'd do if you weren't a part of my life.
You've been encouraging me from the very beginning.
I love you so much!
So welcome, everybody, to Eleni's Tavern!
-[guests applaud] -[mournful, haunting music playing]
[background sounds fade]
[haunting music continues]
[haunting music fades out]