Aleph (Alef)

Previously...

An evidence from İzmit Police came to us.

A tongue that belongs to nobody.

The first victim, Mustafa Diri. A transsexual sex worker.

Her tongue has been cut before murdering her.

The second victim, Nusret Işık. Found in the Haliç Dock.

The lost tounge of Mustafa Diri was in his mouth.

We're looking for an old book.

A serial novel "Rainbow" by Faik Ahlat Karaca.

All of those magazines are taken.

-Isn't there another copy? -No, there is only one.

In general, Karaca's works are about sufism movements...

...that considered heretic in Ottoman.

I want to know what this means, and everything about this.

It's the first letter of Greek, Hebrew and Egyptian alphabet.

To ancient Egyptians it's the symbol of "Ra".

To Cabbala it's "the breath of God".

And to sufism it means "the beginning".

When did they bring it back?

I don't know, Zeki found it in the return shift this morning.

Did he see who returned it?

Moussa Moseiv. Nigeria, 1986.

Taken into custody two times for migrant smuggling...

...but they couldn't find anything.

Hey!

Dr. Erkan Tekilmez. Dr. Gürhan Berker.

Please go to the orthopedics and traumatology, immediately.

Oh!

When the nurse said, "Two policeman are waiting for you."

I thought it was you.

Long time no see. How are you?

Well, it's been too long since you gut the big wolf.

Yes. But you're fine, right?

My breath isn't enough to chase people...

...but thank God, they sent me someone for the running part.

-Dr. Kinyas. -Kemal.

Nice to meet you, Kemal.

I've been working without a break since morning.

Today was something.

You didn't wait long, did you? -No, they pay us to wait.

So, what do we have?

Well, my brother Settar, when the patient arrived here...

...his Glaskow coma score was three.

Anisocoria on his pupils, hemiparesis on lower extremities...

Of course, we immediately intubated the patient.

We began to vasopressor infusion...

...so we got the hemodynamic stability...

...and the hypoxia under control.

And we managed to stop...

...the cerebral perfusion pressure to go below critical level.

That means we make the patient sleep to preserve the brain.

The patient is sleeping.

So, when would the guy get up, Doc?

I tell a different story everytime, but...

...the question never changes, everyone asks the same question.

"When would the patient get up?"

Well, I'm not going to lie, I don't know either.

We did everything we could.

We keep stabilizing the patient...

...and wait for him to regain consciousness.

We have no other choice.

You mean, God is great, but we're not.

Exactly.

Though, recently, they expanded us too.

They built new floors there, but...

...we're... -We're still the same.

Yes, we are.

Okay, we're waiting for your good news.

Oh, I almost forgot...

They say this year there would be many woodcock.

Really?

Come by sometime, I'll teach you some moves.

We'll see.

Have a good one.

-Thank you. -Sure.

Yes?

Hello.

Yes?

Ziggurat Publishing+

We want to publish a book.

Sure, let's see. What's the genre?

Genre?

What's its genre?

Literature, review, history?

A normal novel.

-And you? -He's the writer of the book.

I'm he's agent.

Okay, leave here a copy if you have one...

...our editors will get you back on this after they read.

And please, leave your contact info...

When would it be?

Sorry?

I mean, when the editors would read it?

Sorry, we can't give you an exact time frame, sir.

In a few months. -Oh!

A few months... No.

Couldn't they read sooner?

-Sooner? -We have some urgency.

We have to publish this book by the weekend.

I'm sorry.

It's impossible for us to get you back in such short time.

Man, this guy just makes fun of us.

Book on one hand, notebook on the other...

We're like clowns.

What is it British? You flushed it. And you just went mute again.

What is it about?

Musa does nothing have to do with anything.

You started with that foretelling again.

We're not even one step ahead from where we started.

We're wasting time.

The guy saw Nusret Işık three times before he died...

...brought back magazines that are lost for 35 years...

...and you say he doesn't have to do with anything?

Does it look like a poor immigrant...

...that sells watches and wallets did this?

-No, but you're rushing things. -Rushing things?

We've found two bodies in two days.

A maniac who draws signs on walls...

...gives us one week to print a book that nobody knows about...

...we have four days left, and you're saying that I'm rushing.

Sometimes...

-Enjoy, Captain. -Thank you, chief.

Are you really curious?

What's this novel about?

I'm too old to be curious, British.

The book's about, a group of dervish...

...on a 17th century Mevlevi dervish lodge...

...that are accused of heresy.

What kind of heresy?

Because they were refusing general Islamic practices.

Because they weren't fasting, and perform salah.

Do you remember what her brother told us about Mustafa Diri?

That she was saying heretic things about the Quran.

This book might be enlightening...

...about what's common on those victims.

The killer wants us to understand that probably.

As far as we know, Nusret Işık doesn't have any heretic thoughts.

Yes, but on Nusret Işık's novels, there is always a sufism theme.

Go ahead.

Man, are we the fire brigade?

We can't go everywhere they call us.

Tell him to come to the station and tell us.

Stop it, just give me the address.

Address, man, address.

What alley?

Okay, okay.

Mrs. Neyyire the wife of Mr. Nusret, invites us to tea time.

Let's go.

-Thank you, chief. -Thank you, Captain.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Captain Settar. My partner Kemal.

I wanted to meet with Mr. Cemil but...

Mr. Cemil is on leave. We're in charge of the case.

Okay, please.

-You called the station? -Yes.

When I see the newspaper...

It was 40th day memorial for my friend's mother. At Kandilli.

When I'm coming back... I thought, Nusret likes halvah...

...he must be at Göksu, I should bring him some.

We went with Mr. Rıza.

Rain started to pour down after Hisar.

Mr. Rıza said, he can just go there.

When he was getting out of the car I saw.

-What? -The man.

-What man? -The black one on the newspaper.

When he was running under the rain, files just fell down.

Then when he was trying to gather them we come eye to eye.

Was that him?

Are you sure?

Yes, there was no one else on that pier.

Why did you went to the marina to see your husband?

He's always on the boat on Fridays.

-What boat? -He bought it 4-5 years ago.

There is nothing about it on the file.

Why didn't you tell us before?

-I mean, I didn't... -Where is this boat?

Göksu, it's at the pier.

Mrs. Neyyire?

Is this miniature authentic? -I think so.

Nusret liked miniatures.

Kemal, come on.

Deal with art some other time, come on.

-Do you know the painter? -No.

Do you remember where he got it from?

I don't know. Must be from an auction...

...or from the end year exhibition of the society.

Society.

Circulation of World Science and Knowledge Soceity.

Every year, they make an exhibition for modern miniature painters.

-Was Mr. Nusret a member? -Yes.

He was on board for some time.

Okay, thank you.

What's this miniature enthusiasm?

There are lots of miniatures...

...on the magazine that Faik Ahlat Karaca's novel was published.

So?

It's the same miniature on the first issue was on the wall.

Hello, Billur?

There is a Circulation of World Science and Knowledge Soceity.