Art of Love (Romantik Hırsız)

BUDAPEST

DRY CLEANER'S

I'm inside.

Roger that.

Okay, go ahead.

All clear. Get moving.

On my way.

ART OF LOVE

- Interpol. Art Crime Unit. - Through here.

Thank you.

I was told to call you after I found this stone.

ISTANBUL

He breaks into impenetrable museums filled with priceless art.

Yet, he always steals the least valuable painting in the collection.

Mm. I guess he doesn't know much about art.

- Or maybe he does. - Maybe.

Look, these pieces may have a low value, but their composition is gorgeous, Ozan.

But if the value is low, why...

You don't need to know that much about art to catch this thief.

You used to be a narcotics officer. Maybe just think of it as a drug case.

What about this comparison?

Say there's an investigation into a murder.

One where there are no leads, nothing in common with another crime,

but you find a connection with a new victim.

The paintings are actually connected.

You got it.

- Great suggestion! - What's going on?

- Great suggestion! Let's go! - Let's go where?

- Hurry! Come on, let's go! - Just tell me where we're going!

BUDAPEST

Are you both ready to hear what's next?

Why? What's the rush?

Can we please relax? Take a breather for a second.

- Ozan! - Hm?

It turns out our thief is a romantic person.

- What? - Look.

Each item is an artwork representing love.

Look!

How come I didn't notice that earlier?

- Although, these two are allegories. - What is that?

It's when you describe something using symbols and images.

So, now, we need a list of all the paintings

about love in art galleries and inside museums.

There's gotta be thousands.

So I have a way to narrow it.

He only steals artworks which are undervalued, another pattern of his.

So, our first step is to cross out works by famous painters, obviously.

It's a lot of paintings to go through, right?

It is, but one more connection between all the paintings is

the Fauvism movement they're from.

It's perfect. Narrows down our options.

Hm, that's good.

This guy really had a plan, huh?

But this woman has a plan too.

Put him in a prison cell for good.

All right, so, those are part of a series.

We're down to these two now.

This one is in a museum in New York,

and this one arrives in Istanbul soon.

This one is next.

Sure, but these are just assumptions, Alin.

Listen, Chief,

this painting will arrive in Istanbul from a museum transfer in four days.

The museum exhibition will last one day, and then it will be auctioned.

There are only two options for him.

Either on the day of transfer or at the museum, that's when he'll take action.

Ozan will go with you.

And let's hope that you're right.

But if we put together a bigger squad...

Don't push your luck. Be thankful I said yes.

Thanks so much, Chief. I'll head out now.

5 DAYS LATER

MUSEUM OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE

- Welcome, ma'am. - Interpol.

- Hello. How may I... - Uh, has C'è L'amore arrived?

Yes, it's here already.

Big risk, but he'll steal it here.

- You think so? - Excuse me?

- And is it on display right now? - It's hung in the main hall.

- Can you take us? - Right this way.

- It's down here in the first hall? - Correct, to the right. There.

What's going on, anyway?

Don't let anyone leave the building.

Please stay calm.

Alin! Alin!

Damn it!

God damn it!

Excuse me! Who's in charge here?

Yeah, yeah! Over there!

Hey!

Hey!

Ozan, stay right here! I'm going downstairs.

Calm down! Everything is under control.

There is no need to panic.

Yes, we will explain everything.

Please. Please, remain calm.

Please, calm down.

Make way! Out of the way!

Excuse me! Hurry, hurry! It's urgent, it's urgent!

Look. Interpol! Interpol!

It's urgent.

The disappearance of businessman Güney Arat

continues to remain a mystery.

Even though the police created a special task force

with the intentions of locating the billionaire,

they've had no luck in tracking him down for three months.

At this point, the police are now considering

the possibility that he may no longer be alive.

Can you explain why you decided to leave?

Why didn't you tell anyone?

- I needed to be alone. - What do you mean "alone"?

FAMOUS BUSINESSMAN APPEARS AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS!

Right here.

I'd like to see the footage of the theft.

Whoever did this disabled all our cameras while they stole the painting.

Then show me what you got earlier.

Stop!

That's our suspect, boss.

Güney Arat.

The billionaire Güney Arat is who you're after?

That's right, Chief.

Don't be silly, Alin.

Güney Arat could easily buy whatever art he wanted,

art worth quite a bit more than those stolen paintings, I'm sure.

He's a famous, wealthy businessman.

Yes, it sounds ridiculous, I'm aware of that, but it's true.

I'm positive, I saw him.

With the painting? Right when he stole it?

If you have nothing more than this picture, there's not much to discuss.

But Chief, please, just...

Look, Alin,

I'm aware of your backstory, that you both have a history together.

You seem surprised. This is Interpol.

When you came, I did a bit of digging about your reason

for transferring here from Paris.

I didn't care about why you asked to be transferred to this city.

I just... thought your departure from Paris must have happened with good reason.

That's when I learned of your past with him.

But it won't impact this case at all, Chief.

Great. I really hope it won't.

All right. You're free to go.

Welcome, sir.

- And the chief signed it already? - Yeah.

So, did you become a police officer because of that guy?

I'm guessing you found out about my past, then.

Yeah.

I'm not a police officer because of him!

- Stop, shut the door, and stop this bull! - All right.

Okay.

Why, then?

When he vanished, I went to Paris, and stayed with my mother.

Um... I wanted to clear my mind, and avoid him in case he reached out.

Interpol hired me as a consultant to improve their Art Crime Unit.

I enjoyed it and decided to be a police officer.

- And I joined the Academy. That's it. - Oh.

I mean it, Ozan.

Believe me, I've got no issue whatsoever with this guy.

Whatever happened happened, but now, I couldn't care less. It's behind me.

Since you're grilling me, I figured I'd tell you everything now.

Okay. Calm down. Just one more question.

Are you positive this dude is our suspect?

Positive.

Then what's the plan?

Quite simple.

I'll just happen to run into him,

slowly get closer...

We'll surely catch him.

You know that's a really dangerous move.

When the two of us broke up, I was still a history student.

And... he wouldn't know I'm with Interpol.

Oh.

He may be a thief, but he's not a psychopath, okay?

He won't hurt me, don't worry about it.

All right. All right.

Hm.

Alin?

Güney?

I...

I looked everywhere for you.

Oh, for me?

The way that I remember it, you were the one that suddenly vanished.

Just hear me out, please. I'll explain everything, okay?

- Just leave me alone, Güney. - Alin, please, just let me explain.

There's nothing to explain, though.

It's all in the past, and I'd rather keep things that way.

Oh, you two have met.

Good to see you, Güney.

Alin is our exhibition curator.

She's the manager of a prestigious art gallery in Paris.

You're in Paris now, then?

Great seeing you.

- How long will she be in town? - For two weeks.

How did you find me?

Well, it wasn't easy. I called every hotel in Istanbul for the entire night.

- Hm. - I had to pull quite a few strings.

Pity, all that trouble for nothing.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Alin, say yes to one dinner.

Just listen to what I have to say. And if you don't like it, I'll go away.

You have my word.