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Albastı...

Your enemies fought each other.

You won again.

Ertuğrul will learn that I'm Albastı... when my bloody sword falls on his head.

May I come in, Bey?

Enter!

Bey, those of our men who went after Turgut are dead.

One was wounded. He's being brought here.

Fools. They couldn't even kill Turgut.

Patch him up.

-Don't let anyone see him. -As you command, Bey.

-Any word from Dragos? -No, Bey.

We'd know if he'd been caught.

We gave him Bamsı's son but that idiot couldn't manage the job.

He'll be aching to get his revenge on Ertuğrul.

We need to talk to Dragos. Send word, Baturalp.

-May I enter, Bey? -Enter.

Bey, there's news from Söğüt. Ertuğrul Bey summons you.

-What is it? -They captured Dragos, Bey.

So, you were caught.

Imbecile!

We got rid of Alıncak, only for Ertuğrul to get hold of Dragos.

If he tells him about our alliance, these lands will be a war zone.

The alliance aside, Bey, if he tells them you're Albastı...

what happens then?

I killed Albastı, Ertuğrul saw it...

He believed it.

But still, Dragos must not be given the chance to talk.

Things just got more complicated, Baturalp.

Either this noose will choke us...

or we cut free of it completely.

Get my horse.

Mother...

everyone tells me stories of you, but I still cannot see you.

Osman.

Aunt.

What are you doing here?

Is something wrong?

No, nothing's wrong.

I might believe that if I didn't know you.

But if the bey's great son, Osman...

sits here all alone like this, there must be a problem.

Dark-eyed, dark-haired Osman.

Are you hiding something from your aunt?

Don't you want to talk about your problems with me?

-Don't you trust your aunt? -Yes! Of course I do.

You're always here for us, who else could I trust?

Tell me, then.

Go ahead, tell me what the trouble is. Go on.

My mother.

She's the problem.

Not having her with me.

Everyone has their mother.

They protect them, they help them with their problems.

Mine isn't here.

When I hear the word "mother," tears come to my eyes and I feel sad.

My mother was merciful, selfless, and lovely like Hafsa Hatun, right?

All mothers are like that, Osman.

Do you know what happens to mothers?

If their child gets cold, her heart freezes.

If their child gets hot... her heart burns.

Your mother was like that.

But she's not here now.

When someone calls for their mother, I feel like my heart is breaking.

And that feeling doesn't go away.

It's always with me.

A fire has started inside me.

A river wouldn't be enough to put it out.

But I still can't say it.

You asked me what was wrong.

I miss my mother.

The fate which has been written for you cannot be erased, Osman.

Fate took your mother and my son away from us.

You want your mother back and I want my son back.

I know I can't replace your mother.

I can't hug you the way she would hug you.

But as my heart longs for a son, I can embrace you as my own child.

You can see me as your mother.

Thank you, Aunt. I do see you as my mother.

Dragos is more valuable to us alive than dead.

Both Albastı and those in the castle will try to save him.

And that's exactly what we want.

Is that why you summoned Beybolat Bey, Bey?

If Beybolat Bey really is Albastı, as we suspect...

he'll make his move after talking to Dragos.

He'll attack us with the castle's men, and his sword will point to his guilt.

That will prove beyond doubt that he is Albastı.

We'll begin preparations in Söğüt tomorrow, Abdurrahman.

In one strike...

Albastı, Dragos,

and Lefke Castle will be destroyed.

Lefke Castle?

Dragos and Albastı aren't our only reason for drawing them here, Abdurrahman.

Our real goal is to capture their empty castle.

That castle has brought us so much trouble.

It spread sickness like a swamp.

We must drain it.

Tomorrow, Söğüt will become the graveyard of our enemies, Turgut Bey.

And the traitors will be exposed.

We'll be rid of Lefke Castle...

and the evil within our ranks.

Very good.

Bey, Beybolat Bey has arrived in Söğüt.

Let him come. So that...

first, he can be the falcon which brings my prey to me, and then...

he himself will be the prey.

Ertuğrul Bey awaits you, Beybolat Bey.

Let's go then.

Let's not make him wait.

It's a good idea to expose Beybolat in front of everyone, Bey.

Because if we were to kill him without first exposing him to be Albastı

we would be at war with the Umuroğulları

and it would make the other Turkish tribes uneasy.

If he really is Albastı... not even his sisters know it.

Because if they knew that he was Albastı, even his tribe would abandon him.

Ertuğrul Bey, you've caught Dragos, my father's killer. Where is he?

Calm down first, Beybolat Bey.

He's in the dungeons.

If he wasn't the commander you killed at Söğüt.... who was he?

The bell ringer.

The bell ringer was Dragos, Beybolat Bey.

The bell ringer?

How could that unfortunate hunchback... how could he be so cunning?

He's not a hunchback or unfortunate.

You'll understand when you see him, Beybolat Bey.

Ertuğrul Bey... allow me to avenge my father.

In these lands... we pursue justice, not revenge.

That bastard will be executed tomorrow, in front of the people he tormented.

Why tomorrow, why not now?

There are things I want him to tell me.

He'll tell me who he has been working with.

Very wise.

We must know all his secrets first.

Who knows what a man like him knows?

But you can talk to him first.

You can't kill him but... you have the right to spit in his face.

Abdurrahman, let Beybolat Bey see his father's killer.

As you command, Bey.

Bey,

there's no doubt that Beybolat is as tense as a stretched bow.

He'll attack us as soon as he speaks to Dragos.

Beybolat Bey is unwittingly going to work hard to secure our victory.

And he'll get what he deserves.

Sister, if you do it like that, you won't be able to see the pattern.

-Knot tighter. -Very good, İlbilge Hatun.

-Go slower. -Keep working.

Sister! Sister.

-It's happened! -What's happened? What?

The alps told me. Ertuğrul Bey caught Dragos.

Dragos?

Caught at last...

Can you guess who he was?

The bell ringer.

The bell ringer...

You said you knew about everything that went on here, didn't you?

I do, my lady.

What I see, I carry on my back.

If you tell me what I want to know...

it'll lighten your burden.

I'll tell you whatever you need to know if it'll help you.

Know that I'm always at your service.

How did nobody see his true face?

I always had my suspicions about him, but I never imagined this.

It is our right to see our father's killer and to spit in his face.

Ertuğrul Bey caught him.

The punishment he chooses to hand down to that infidel

will satisfy our desire for justice. You can depend on it.

What's going on?

Take him to the healing tent.

Alps...

Ertuğrul Bey is allowing Beybolat Bey to face his father's killer.

Go in, Beybolat Bey.

Albastı, I didn't think you'd come here.

Bey, Ertuğrul Bey is making a big mistake.

He still believes he's destined rule this land.

Tell him that as long as Commander Dragos lives, it will be impossible.

You miserable scum.

So, you killed my father!

I'm going to chop you up until there's nothing left of you.

My men won't leave me for dead.

What will they do?

Stop talking nonsense.

If Ertuğrul Bey had only left you in my hands...

Neither Ertuğrul nor you have the strength to kill me.

How can you be so sure?

You're nothing.

Only a miracle will save you from Ertuğrul Bey's justice.

A miracle.

Do you think God's supply of miracles is finite, Beybolat Bey?

Your partner Albastı, the man who attacked my sisters, is dead.

Your cowardly men are hiding in their castle.

Tonight will be your last night in this world, Dragos.

-Your last. -You don't know my soldiers.

They never give up on anything.

Especially not their Commander Dragos.

They know Albastı isn't dead.

If you don't save me, I'll tell them that you're Albastı.

Wait until the last moment. I'll save you.

I'll kill you!

Dragos the infidel! Byzantine dog! I'll kill you myself.

-I'll kill you! -Beybolat Bey, let him go.

-Beybolat Bey! -Take your hands off me!

Leave him!

What are you doing? We're not done with him.

I'm sorry, Chief Alp Abdurrahman. I got angry when I saw the bastard.

I understand your pain.

But you must calm down.

You're right.

I'll be looking in your eyes when they take your head.

I'll see the fear in them!

I'll watch you cling onto Ertuğrul Bey's boots as you beg for mercy!

That will never happen, Beybolat. Never.

Let's go.

Baturalp.

That man, who is he?

We ran into him, İlbilge Hatun. Bandits attacked him. He's injured.

You saw he was wounded.

Why did you bring him here? You could have taken him to Söğüt.

We were closer to the village. He was losing blood.

-Do you know him? -No. He's a merchant.

He doesn't look like one.

Let me see him.

İlbilge Hatun... the healers are inside. I just left them.

Let them tend to him in peace.

All the better. Maybe I can assist the healers.

-Stand aside. -Don't make this difficult.

The bey's orders. I can't let anyone inside.

Why is my brother hiding a wounded merchant?

I don't question his orders, İlbilge Hatun. Take it up with him.

Bey! They told me to give you this.

I'll wait for you in the cellars this evening. Commander Branas.

Good, I was coming to you anyway.

Let's go!

Ertuğrul, the just and the merciful.

Bringing his last meal to the prisoner he's going to execute.

Or did you come to make me talk?

I got what I wanted from you, Dragos.

I was able to get rid of Emir Bahattin and Alıncak thanks to you.

I got the gold thanks to you.

We are more alike than you think, Ertuğrul.

I rebelled against the Emperor for my cause.

You fought the Mongols for yours.

But don't think that you'll win.

Do you know who I put my trust in?

You.

You Turks.

Because,

though you are capable of crushing us like a hammer when you stand united,

when you fall apart, you turn into monsters who happily devour each other.

I used Emir Bahattin, Alıncak, and even that fool Beybolat.

They all worked against you, willingly or not,

and they brought wood to my fire during the cold Söğüt nights.

And look where you ended up.

And where you're headed, Dragos.

My cause is too great for the grave you'll dig, Ertuğrul.

You will die knowing that I have been your most formidable enemy.

A real enemy faces me with courage.

You were a jackal among sheep, a snake in a man's skin.

You don't deserve any mercy at all.

Then why are you here?

So that you'll die knowing this.

Brick by brick, I am going to destroy the evil order you sought to create.

I'll destroy your castle and soldiers.

You don't have the strength.

Your men cower behind the castle walls.

I won't give them the air to breathe, Dragos.

Moreover... your death will finally give me Albastı.

Sooner or later.

This is your last night.

Pray well, Dragos.

Maybe you'll be forgiven by your god,

and leave the world with a clean death.

If I die, I won't die alone, Ertuğrul.

Know that I'll take you with me.

-How is Bamsı, my dear? -Mother, I'm worried about him.

He wanders around inside the tent.

He blames himself for not listening to our bey.

Look, dear.

Here, where the wolves and the horses are indistinguishable,

it is our loyalty to our bey which keeps us strong.

That an experienced chief alp such as Bamsı

would disobey his bey has shocked us all.

Certainly, he was thinking of his son.

But... he should have shown a little patience.

Yes.

You're right, Mother.

You're right, but... wasn't it very hard for him?

He was removed as chief alp. His son was kidnapped.

How could Bamsı be patient with all that to cope with?

Mother, what father could bear that patiently?

My dear...

Yes, Bamsı wanted to save Aybars, but...

do you think Ertuğrul Bey wanted Aybars dead?

Look, daughter. For a real bey...

every child in his tribe is as dear to him as his own children.

Do you think that what happened to Aybars

did not weigh heavily on his shoulders?

If he didn't hurry after him, it was because he had his reasons.

-I wouldn't dare imply-- -My dear!

You and your husband are experiencing difficult days.

This is your test.

You see someone's true colors in tough situations.

The ultimate decision over Bamsı's fate is for our bey to make.

We must accept his decision, no matter how hard that is.

Mother, I understand, but...

if Ertuğrul Bey decides to punish Bamsı harshly, I don't think he could bear it.

When Ertuğrul Bey dismissed him as chief alp,

he gave up being an alp to punish himself.

Now he's punishing himself further.

What else can he do, daughter?

He can't stay here, Mother.

We'd have no choice but to go away and live somewhere else.

Hafsa, this is the Kayı tribe.

You can't come and go as you wish as if it was a caravansary.

You are out of favor because of a mistake.

You'll take your punishment and that will be that.

But if you decide to go away, you'll lose our love.

A thing removed from the heart can't be put back there again.

Your place is here with us.

Now go, and be a wife and a mother,

and support your tent.

Wait for the bey's decision.

-As you wish, Mother. -Go.

-Welcome back, Son. -Thank you, Mother.

What's wrong, Mother? Hafsa Hatun looked sad.

She's worried about Bamsı. We talked about it.

He blames himself for what happened.

You can't ask for favors for your loved ones in the bey's tent, Mother.

If we forgive those who make mistakes only because we are close to them,

we commit the crime of injustice against our people.

Bamsı must be punished for his mistake.

Have you heard what happened, Beybolat Bey?

I have. I just saw Dragos.

We know you're Albastı.

Know that we'll stay loyal to your deal with Commander Dragos.

Your secret is our secret.

Ertuğrul will execute Dragos in Söğüt tomorrow.

But before he does, he'll make him talk.

We both know what he wants to hear.

Dragos will never talk.

-If we save him, that is. -We will save him.

We won't do it only for Dragos' sake, but also in order to finish Ertuğrul.

If we work together...

you can kill your father's killer.

Ertuğrul's fate is already sealed if we work together.

And you'll be the margrave once more.

Commander Dragos' life takes precedence over everything.

We're ready to do whatever it takes, Beybolat Bey.

Good. Good.

Since you're so eager to fight... I'm in.

My alps and I will fight alongside you.

But I have one condition.

We're listening.

You'll follow my orders.

You'll trust me and do exactly what I tell you to do.

And what is that?

If you attack Söğüt dressed as soldiers, both you and Dragos will die.

We'll attack at night then.

We'd sacrifice our lives to save Commander Dragos.

Not a night attack.

We'll finish this in Söğüt, in broad daylight. At the execution.

-That's how we will save Dragos. -That's impossible.

Now that Ertuğrul has Dragos, he's put every possible defensive measure in place.

You must get inside Söğüt secretly.

If you go in disguised as merchants and commoners to watch the execution...

we can catch him off guard.

And you?

I'll go with my alps to watch my father's killer die.

When Dragos is brought out, you'll attack first.

When Ertuğrul and his alps turn to deal with this unexpected attack...

I'll stab them in the back.

Ertuğrul and his alps won't leave there alive.

You'll save Dragos, and I get to finish Ertuğrul.

I want alps posted everywhere before Dragos is brought out.

All alps will be disguised as commoners.

It's possible that Dragos' men will be in disguise too, probably as merchants.

Follow all those merchants who enter Söğüt from dawn.

Don't let them out of your sight, Abdurrahman.

As you command, Bey.

We'll post alps disguised as commoners at all possible escape routes

in addition to the two main entrances to Söğüt.

There'll be no path open to them to escape by.

Most importantly, I want no women or children at the place of execution.

We could never knowingly put them in danger like that.

The alps will go to every house and tell them to stay inside.

Nobody leaves their house that day.

As you command, Bey.

When they reach out to snatch Söğüt they'll succeed only in losing their hand.

Alps will hide near all roads leading to the castle from dawn.

Those who leave the castle will never return to it.

Once those in Söğüt are dead, we'll take the castle once and for all.

What about Bamsı, Bey?

He knows the seriousness of his mistake, Bey.

Bamsı deeply regrets what he did.

Regret doesn't make up for all those mistakes.

If mistakes are made, there is a price to be paid.

-Bring Bamsı here, Abdurrahman. -At once, Bey.

Subtitle translation by Berk Meydanlı