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The epidemic, the plague as we call it,

wiped out a third of the world population in the medieval period.

What made matters worse was the superstitious belief

that if a sick person wanted to be cured,

they had to hug a healthy person.

The disease would then be passed to a healthy person.

That was one of the most important reasons for the spread of the disease.

I'm sure that none of their five senses are working at the moment.

If I change the subject, no one will notice.

The main reason for a price increase

is people fearing the scarcity of basic goods.

Is that clear? Any questions?

Why did you break up with Howaida?

Why did you go through all of this just to leave her?

Did I ask you why you got a divorce?

You didn't because you're a coward.

-I am a coward? -Yes!

You're not easily frightened by a mummy or a desert monster,

but you're scared of getting closer to someone and expressing your feelings.

You are afraid of opening up. It's your true monster.

Why did you come to Egypt, knowing that I am a coward?

For research? Or in the hope that I'd take the initiative?

I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'm still a coward.

I have to be a coward and be afraid…

that someone might get hurt because of me.

Especially a loved one.

Don't assume that you're the reason behind people's suffering or joy.

Or that only you know how to protect them.

The thing I love most about Maggie is her ability to speak her own thoughts.

Without any embellishments, without thinking…

What are you thinking about now, Refaat?

What I like about you the most is that you always say what you think.

Here you go. I just expressed my feelings.

Are you happy now?

And what happened when you did?

Did someone die?

Nagat?

Yes, Nagat?

Yes, what happened?

-My mother. -What's wrong?

My sister-in-law… She called from the village, crying,

and she said that I should go there immediately.

Something wrong must have happened to my mother.

As Louis said, that's the card that means I'll lose someone.

A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES

INSPIRED BY THE BOOK SERIES WRITTEN BY DR. AHMED KHALED TAWFIK

Talaat, take extra clothes. We might spend the night there.

Don't worry. Hopefully, she will be fine.

Hopefully. Here's the key.

Take care of the children, especially Taha.

Come on, Talaat! We're running late.

Talaat!

I can't find underwear in the drawer, Raeefa.

Meaning what? They took off? Look again.

I did, Raeefa!

And what if I went there and found them? Step aside.

Unbelievable. I have to do everything by myself.

Your lives turn into a mess when I'm not here.

Howaida, I wanted to talk to you about something. Please have a seat.

I really don't want you to be mad at Refaat.

Refaat is hard to understand.

But had you seen

how worried he was when you were ill, you would've known that he loves you.

It is pointless now.

I know for sure now that it's not going to work.

After calming down and giving it some thought,

I realized that we don't belong together and that I'll meet someone else someday.

-I'm better off this way. -Talaat.

What is this?

Is this the place where you played as kids?

Dr. Refaat! What a pleasant surprise!

-What's happening to the house? -At least say "hello" first.

"How are you, dear?" Something like that.

Hello. What's happening to the house?

That man over there bought it, and he wishes to demolish it.

-It's good that you're here. -Where's Mom?

What's wrong, Mom?

Thank god.

Nothing's wrong with her.

What's the urgency for then?

Reda was summoned by a naiad.

Reda.

Reda!

Reda!

He's been like this since he was summoned.

Did he eat or drink something strange?

No.

Did he take any drugs?

He would never do such a thing, Doctor.

I'm telling you, he was summoned by a naiad.

She might summon him again,

and that would be a disaster.

Enough with that nonsense, Nagat.

Reda…

Reda…

Reda!

Reda! Looks like he's hearing something.

She's summoning him again. I'll lose my husband for good!

No, you won't, Nagat!

-Reda! -Enough!

-Raeefa, get me some rope. -Reda!

Talaat, give me a hand.

-Do you have any tranquilizers? -No!

-What do you want? -I'll get a doctor.

-Reda! -Reda…

-Reda! -Reda…

Wait.

Can I come with you?

No, I won't take long. Wait here.

I'm sorry that you had to see that.

HEALTH UNIT

It was a great idea to ask Maggie to accompany me.

Dr. Refaat Ismail himself?

Welcome!

Please come in, Doctor.

You taught me at the university. Please come in, Doctor.

Come in.

A doctor whose enemy is the sun in the sunny countryside.

He's an ideal example of a person without an endorsement.

Please come in, Doctor.

Come in.

I need an anticonvulsant and a calmant.

I also need to get blood samples.

You paying me a visit is a wonderful gesture, Doctor.

Especially tonight.

You gave me hope that I'll be discharged soon.

It's been a while since I complained about my dispatch here.

I need to be in Cairo in order to complete my master's.

I conducted detailed research regarding the relationship--

Excuse me, I'm a bit in a hurry.

Are these medicines for your brother, Dr. Refaat?

I examined him previously.

There's nothing wrong with his body.

He was summoned by the naiad.

It seems an endorsement would be a mistake.

Naiad…

Am I in the Health Unit or elsewhere?

Okay.

May I show you something, please?

This is the register.

I collected all the victims that were summoned by the naiad.

Those who were summoned were faced by some kind of hallucinations.

Hallucinations.

They all said they heard a lady calling upon them.

I don't need a register, Doctor.

I only need what I have requested from you.

At first, I didn't believe it either.

But, look…

These pictures in front of you resemble the victims according to their IDs.

MOHAMMAD AMIN, 23 YEARS

Unfortunately,

nobody knows anything about the first cases of disappearances.

There were no photos,

criminal records, nor witnesses.

"Mohammad Amin, Ahmad Abbas."

"Tayseer Salah Al Tokhi."

What they have in common is that they are all men.

All right.

This is great.

May I have the medicine and the syringe before leaving?

They say the naiad is an ogre.

An ogre disguised as a woman.

The most beautiful woman you could ever lay your eyes on.

If you head towards the bank, she will summon you.

She first summons you with her soft voice.

She lures you towards her, in hopes of seeing her.

Upon the second time she summons you, you will become agitated.

The third summoning makes you speak incomprehensible words.

Then nothing could stand in the way of you following her endlessly.

-And what is this? -This?

This is what you asked for.

All of this?

Not only this. I also brought a sedative

to treat the agitation your brother is experiencing.

And a few injections for the sake of precaution.

If the naiad summons one of us,

another one will follow.

What's going on?

He left the village When the demon summoned him

Where did the boy go? He forgot his own

He left the village When the demon summoned him

Where did the boy go? He's been kidnapped…

-What's going on? -Nagat brought him to cure Reda.

God's words will help you, for God is omnipresent.

What is this?

-Get out, you ignorant riffraff! -Forgive him.

-This is what I get for helping him? -Don't be agitated like this.

-I don't want crooks here. -Take him to another.

If I see you here again, I'll call the police!

-Enough, Refaat! -How could you?

This is how you thank me for helping you and your brother?

Show me what you'll do.

He's a man of God. He can save your brother before it is too late.

Stop it, woman! They're crooks!

That's enough, Doctor! Stop insulting him.

-He's an elderly man! -Apologies, Sheikh Salah.

Enough, everyone. Go about your business!

You know what the only solution is? The iron rod.

Either that, or he'll vanish, just like the others.

What is this?

-What is this? -Enough! Go inside.

-What is this? -Please come in, Doctor.

Dear God.

I'll go to the city hospital to have these samples tested.

No, I need you to stay here.

Take this, Raeefa. You and Talaat will go to Cairo.

Go to my department and ask for Dr. Sami.

-"Dr. Sami." -Yes.

-He'll run the tests himself. -Okay.

I don't get it, Doctor. Why did he go to the canal?

You need help getting transferred, correct?

I wish! I'd be really grateful.

Of course. With your expertise, I'll write a recommendation letter

that will transfer you to Sallum.

Get moving, Raeefa. Call me once the results are out.

-How can I call you? -Don't worry. From the clinic's phone…

Nagat gave me this gown. Does it look good on me?

Now I know why people respond to the naiad's summons.

Has she been like this for long?

Tomorrow morning, I will find a car to take you back to Cairo.

It is not ethical for me to leave you halfway and return.

Maybe I can help.

"Help"?

By allowing them to bring a crook to save my brother?

I'm here as a guest, Refaat, and it is a really tough time.

I have no say in who enters the house and who doesn't.

What if that guy was able to help?

So now we're going to believe any crooks we come across?

Why is all of this happening?

The pharaoh, the custodian, and now a naiad.

You mean, you also think that I'm…

cursed? Bewitched? Possessed?

Some paranormal power is trying to prove that I know nothing?

I can never accept this.

In a time of need, I trusted a bunch of charlatans,

but that doesn't mean I should let go of science.

As for the naiad…

I bet that sheikh is behind it, and his female helper is the naiad.

That wannabe doctor who records the names of all those who were summoned

is also helping them, like an accomplice.

They drug their victims. I will prove this to everyone.

To everyone or to yourself?

Both.

Did you inform the villagers?

I told a small child, and I insisted that it remains a secret.

Give him half an hour before he starts spreading the news.

The villagers might follow us because the naiad appeared to them.

And the skewer that the charlatan mentioned?

He treats people this way.

He penetrates their ears with a heated skewer.

Did that scumbag intend to hurt my brother?

Is that going to protect them?

Is this where they say the naiad summons people?

We'll wait.

If she summons us, we'll capture her.

If no one summons us, we'll prove that the story is fictitious.

Did he bring tea?

He may be thinking we're on a trip.

Refaat…

I didn't hear a thing.

I did, and there was movement.

I can't see a thing.

Refaat.

Refaat!

Refaat…

Look, he's starting to regain consciousness.

What a disaster! All the men in the family are doomed!

And we brought him to help us!

I say we bring Sheikh Salah.

I did my best, and I'm out of ideas.

No, let's go to the clinic and see what medications you have.

Maybe we'll find something helpful.

Okay, it is better if you stay here. I'll bring the medications.

No, I'm coming with you.

HEALTH UNIT

Hello?

Hello?

Nobody's answering.

Go ahead. All the medicines are here.

Would you prepare some tea, please?

Sure.

What are you searching for, Doctor?

Hello?

Hello, Raeefa?

Who is this? Where's the doctor?

I'm here.

You can disclose the results to me.

The doctors are saying all the results are good. Thank God.

But it will take some time before the doctor writes the report.

I will stay here to collect it and show it to Refaat.

Good.

I have some bad news.

What?

Taha!

Taha!

Taha!

-Why are you sitting here, Taha? -Did you see her too?

See who?

I didn't see anyone.

What does she want from Uncle Refaat?

Is it because he refuses to play with her?

I'm really worried about him. She won't leave him alone.

Don't worry. Your uncle is a grown-up and knows how to handle himself.

Hello? Yes, Raeefa?

How is your mother?

What? Refaat and Reda?

Refaat…

This is the end, my brother.

No.

There's no end!

There's no naiad!

Kamal drugged me.

The gypsy girl is the one summoning.

Enough of your stubbornness!

You have to believe it.

I'm not ignorant to believe this.

"Ignorant."

Not ignorant like this one.

Not ignorant like me?

Damn the hand that dug the earth for you to go to schools.

And in the end, you call me ignorant?

I have a limp

because I had to catch you when you fell.

I worked in the fields…

so you can go to school.

And now you call me ignorant?

Do you remember, Refaat?

Remember the crops that you set on fire?

I was punished on your behalf.

Do you know why?

Because you couldn't handle another whipping from Dad's bamboo stick.

Remember?

I fell unintentionally.

And I have been saying for 30 years that I didn't burn your crops.

Dad made you work in the fields because you were the strongest.

You were always healthy.

And I was the weak one who only loved to study.

Dad only loved you, Reda.

That's what you tell yourself so that you won't feel guilty.

No, Reda.

It's the truth.

I'm Dad's failed project.

But…

what made it easier for me after Dad died…

was that you became like a father to me.

You're the only one I have, Reda.

Anyway…

I have to untie myself.

I know how to get rid of that naiad.

What are you doing with that skewer, Nagat?

I know what I should do now, Doctor.

I will punch it through his ear like Sheikh Salah said.

Have you gone mad?

Oh, no!

What's going on? I can hear her!

Insert it in my ear. I'm doomed. She's summoning me for the third time.

Insert it in my ear! I can't take it!

Insert it in my ear first. I can't take it.

What's wrong, Doctor? Let me go!

Let me go, Doctor!

Give me half an hour, and I'll fix everything.

I saw the girl with my own eyes. I know who's playing the naiad.

Only half an hour.

-Give me half an hour. -Doctor!

Please, Doctor! Untie me for Reda's sake!

Ma'am, you don't know who Dr. Refaat is to me.

All the students were scared of him,

but I liked him a lot.

I always thought that he only acted tough.

Behind that act was a kind heart.

The victims' booklet.

Refaat said you had it. May I take a look?

-What is this? -You crook!

You make that girl summon men. I saw her. Admit it.

You're assaulting me in my house!

You!

You summoned me. I won't be tricked by the way you dress. I saw you.

Get out of my house.

Get out of my house, or I will shoot you in the head.

I called the police, and they're about to arrive.

You won't get away with this.

Admit it, girl. You're the one who summons, right?

He makes you do it?

Don't be scared. I'll protect you from him.

How could she summon?

She's mute.

She has no tongue.

Get out before I shoot you in the head.

Refaat suspects the naiad to be the gypsy woman.

Of course not. No way.

She's mute. She's the daughter of Sheikh Salah.

I used to treat her myself after a bunch of gangsters cut her tongue.

I have the complete file for her case.

Here you go.

Her name is "Samah…" What's this?

What's wrong?

Her name is Samah Salah Al Tokhi.

It's the same as Tayseer's surname.

Tayseer Salah Al Tokhi.

I had no idea that Sheikh Salah's surname is Salah Al Tokhi

and that his son was summoned.

They both have the same birth date.

Obviously, Tayseer is Samah's twin brother.

Or sister.

Who are you?

-Who are you? -Please untie me.

-What are you doing? -Help me, please.

Help me.

What are you doing?

I will tell him!

Tell me what?

I raped Sheikh Salah's daughter years ago.

His daughter? Which daughter?

This girl's twin.

But I swear I didn't kill her.

Her father killed her as she tried to escape.

She was running away, bleeding, screaming for help. No one heard her.

Since then, her ghost has been calling men's names.

Their father cut this one's tongue.

I hear her voice all the time, and it is killing me.

Answering her summons and dying is less painful than all this torment.

There are no ghosts.

There are no ghosts! You're all crooks!

Refaat.

Raeefa.

-Nagat, what happened? -Untie me, Howaida.

Untie me.

What happened?

Refaat.

Refaat.

Refaat.

Refaat.

What are you doing?

Nagat!

Nagat.

Nagat, wake up.

Nagat.

-Reda! -Reda!

-Reda! -Reda!

Reda!

-Howaida! -Where's Refaat?

Isn't he inside?

Dr. Refaat!

Dr. Refaat!

Where's Reda?

Where's Reda?

What's wrong?

-What happened? -Raeefa.

-May he rest in peace. -Thank you.

-May he rest in peace. -Thank you.

Stay strong, Doctor. I wanted to tell you that Salah got arrested.

His daughter reported him.

Send me your research. I want to read it…

So I can recommend you to the university to discuss it.

-Now's not the time, Doctor. -Just do as I say.

Thank you very much. May his soul rest in peace.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It is the first time that I see hope in what happened to you, Mom.

I can't imagine what would happen if you were aware of all of this.

Come here. Say goodbye to your uncle before he leaves.

Do you need anything from me before I leave?

Everyone in the village says that I untied him.

I swear that I didn't.

I felt something pulling and dropping me.

After that, I couldn't find him, like he just evaporated.

-Nagat. -Ask Ms. Howaida.

Nagat!

That was his fate.

He already anticipated and accepted it.

-Take care of the girls now. -Sure.

From now on, consider me their father.

I will visit you every now and then. We had a deal, right?

Should I bring you candies when I come?

You can ask for anything. Don't be shy. I love you.

I have to go now.

IN THE NAME OF GOD OH, TRANQUIL SOUL

GO BACK TO YOUR CREATOR SATISFIED AND GRATIFIED

REDA ISMAIL

I'll take good care of your daughters, Reda.

I'm sorry I broke your leg.

I'm sorry that I burned the crops when we were little.

I lied because I was a selfish and cowardly person.

For you to appear wrong.

And for me not to be seen as the source of trouble.

But I am the source of trouble.

The source of all troubles.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Subtitle translation by: Farah Hawarneh