Bullies

- Get to Troy. - Briseis!

I can't unsee it, madam.

I know how much I'm asking of you.

Since I was forced

to give up something precious at your demand, I want her.

You fight alone now.

They're proposing a duel.

It's a trick.

The prophesy.

For Troy to live, you have to die.

You asked to see me.

I asked for news.

The men we sent out didn't find him.

How many did you send?

It's not easy, as you know, to get men out of the city.

And even harder to get them back in.

How many?

Five men.

Is that all he's worth?

It's not about worth, it's about risk...

There will be Greek soldiers combing the hills, desperate for his head.

He'll die at their hands.

I'm afraid that might well be his fate.

Send them back out. Now.

That is not a decision I or you can make.

All Trojan lives are of value, not just Alexander's.

And there are voices suggesting

he should not return to the city at all.

What do you mean by that?

You heard the priest.

Get out.

My lady.

In the trees on the right!

*TROY: The Fall of A City* Season 01 Episode 05 Episode Title: "Hunted"

Priam. He's coming now.

You need to talk to him.

Tell her.

Tell her to her face what you did.

- I already know. - I want you to hear it from them.

What is this? Get her out of here.

Don't move, Cassandra.

Will you speak or shall I?

And say what?

You sent your newborn son to his death.

You told your other children that wolves stole him,

forced your wife to play along.

Luckily, the man you employed for the task disobeyed your command.

That is the only reason Alexander's still alive.

Because a simple shepherd had a heart you never did.

I did what I thought was best for the city.

I don't have to apologise to you or anyone for that.

What about her?

She had a vision that Alexander would burn the city to the ground.

Black blood would flow in the streets.

You told her she was mad.

You locked her up.

You told me that my sister was disturbed,

that I couldn't see her, that she needed constant care,

and she shouldn't be allowed out to play like other children.

She was seven years old.

- I don't want to be in here. - Stay where you are, Cassandra.

When Alexander came back, you lied again.

- To save his life! - You lied and you lied,

and now you hide away in your room

- like a child. - To save his life!

What kind of a coward are you?

Please let me go.

Let her go, Hector.

Your father didn't force me.

What we did we did together.

Are you saying you gave away your son voluntarily?

You lied to your children!

You lied too.

You met Litos in Cilicia.

He warned you to stop Alexander from returning.

Yes, I did meet Litos.

And perhaps I should have obeyed him.

I had the chance and I failed.

I'm telling Pandarus to call off the search for Alexander.

What? But the Greeks will find him...

- You know what they'll do to him... - The Gods have been clear.

He cannot be in Troy.

He's your blood!

The risk is too great.

I'm sorry.

I'm taking over the running of the city now.

I think it's for the best, don't you?

What about Helen?

What do you mean?

Well, Alexander's gone. What reason do we have to keep her?

You mean give her back?

The Greeks have butchered your father.

You want to reward that with a trophy?

I just want my child to grow up in a city not at risk of extinction.

No.

When Greek blood decorates our walls, we'll decide on Helen's fate.

And in the meantime, what do we do with her?

- They won't hand her over. - But the boy's gone.

Why keep her now?

Afraid we'll humiliate them financially and politically.

I won that duel! The terms were specific.

Immediate surrender and the return of my wife!

Trickery got you the advantage, Menelaus.

I'm not sure you can claim the moral high ground.

It was your idea to use the priest.

To weaken the prince's resolve.

But you missed your chance...

I didn't miss my chance.

You didn't kill him.

You say that again.

- You didn't kill him. - Fuck! - No!

Put your swords away.

They have reneged on the conditions of the duel.

Alexander fled.

Lost all rights to her, and his life.

And I want that coward found.

I have men roaming the hills.

Then double the numbers.

I want him brought here for my brother's satisfaction.

And for my own.

May I eat with you?

Get her food.

What's happened to our rooms? Where are Paris' things?

Alexander isn't coming back.

What about the search parties?

We've called them off.

I'm afraid it's too dangerous.

What authority do you have to make that decision?

I'm running things now.

Alexander... he knows the hills well.

He will reach safety...

How can you possibly know that?

If Paris is gone...

.. there's no reason for me to be here,

is there?

You should return me to Menelaus.

We've no intention of returning you.

When the war is won we'll give you and Alexander a life together.

But not here.

Somewhere safe.

If he's still alive.

In the meantime, we think it's best

if you stay out of the public gaze for a while.

Until we know better the feelings of the city.

Helen, people are nervous.

They blame the outsider for their own sins.

We don't want to put you in any danger.

How kind of you to think of me.

We've arranged for you to go to the widows' quarters for a while.

They will feed you, look after you...

The widows' quarters?

It's somewhere safe and quiet...

My husband isn't dead.

Yet.

I'm in a bad mood.

I'm going to slit that Trojan from arse to mouth when I find him.

Sh!

May I come in?

I wanted to tell you.

You see, I lived with all of this for so long.

But I just became accustomed to it.

And for that I shall never forgive myself.

Do you understand?

I don't expect anything from you.

I just want you to have your life back...

I can't be here. I'm sorry.

Find him, and bring him back here! Move out!

Why do we do all the dirty work? Hm?

Meanwhile, Achilles sits in his tent sulking, refusing to fight.

He's too busy scaling his lover boy to scale the city...

Tell him what you heard.

Achilles and the Myrmidons are refusing to fight.

That's 500 of their best men.

- Why would he refuse? - They didn't say.

It explains why they proposed the duel.

They're worried that without Achilles,

they don't have the power to beat us.

Then we have to move quickly before he changes his mind.

Troilus, Deiphobus,

enlist more of the city.

All men over 14 and under 40.

14 is young.

Well, let's hope we don't have to use them.

- You're from Cilicia? - Sir.

What were you doing out there?

I was looking for my sister.

She was taken by Achilles.

I wanted to know if she's still alive...

And is she?

For now.

- I want to sign up. - Age?

- 15. - Name?

Hesion, son of Philemon.

All right.

Meet at the training ground.

I want to fight too.

How old are you?

I'm 14.

He's nine.

Not today.