A NETFLIX SERIES
-Where are you going? -I'm leaving. Go back to sleep.
MESSAGE DELETED
YOU DIDN'T GET THIS FROM ME
HOW WILL I GET IT?
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU IN PERSON. THEN I'LL DELETE MY COPY.
DEAL
MAKE NO MISTAKE, IF I GO DOWN, I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME.
DON'T WORRY
There must be soup.
The guests will be hammered. They'll need soup.
There are no changes to the drinks.
Yes, the officiant will be ready at 8:00 p.m.
No way!
My entrance song is important to me.
Özge.
I'm at work now. I'll call you later. Do nothing before you hear from me.
Lale, ma'am. This is for you.
-And there's one more. -Thanks.
Planning a wedding is so much work.
Well, I hope yours will be just how you want it to be.
It won't be what I want. It's frustrating! But thank you very much.
Having NJ perform is awesome!
He never plays at weddings.
Enjoy it. Okay?
-Sorry, the door… -Is Müge a little…
I won't say a thing.
-You just focus on organizing my meetings. -Okay.
-A word, please? -Okay, honey.
Are you serious?
-Let me see it. -I can't.
It's been deleted.
-You sure the source is for real? -Lale, I'm telling you, it's bizarre.
Hotel registry, surveillance footage, bills, former chief of police’s records.
They say they have it all.
They want us to pick it up in person.
All right.
-But who can we trust to pick it up? -I don't know.
-Is it safe? -Özge can go.
Okay. Send her.
Yes, sure, I'll handle it. But…
But what?
You know, I was supposed to be off this afternoon.
You know how swamped I am with planning the wedding.
All right.
Go and take care of this. And then you're off for the day.
Sounds good. When should I go?
Go now and give it to Müge. But make sure you're careful.
-Okay. -It's important.
We'll break this news.
Have you seen Müge?
Don't get me started. She's gone too far.
You should have seen the stories last night.
-Maybe I should talk to her. -Don't, Kenan.
Let's put it on hold for now.
We could do that, but this isn't the first time.
Just, please…
As you wish.
It's getting worse. She'll end up hitting the wall.
She'll get through it. No need to break her heart.
Volkan.
-Müge, it's my turn. -Oh. What is it?
Well, it's about the social security renewals for health workers.
-Okay, go ahead. -Don't.
Guys, we're breaking a story today. We need to change our routine for the day.
Wow, we have a scandal, huh? That's exciting. What is it?
-Yeah, what is it? I don't know either. -It's quite new.
-We'll find out more as the day goes on. -We'll let you guys know. Don't worry.
I have a very important-- You don't need to know.
Once I'm back, I'll be off for the day.
Lale is yours for the day. Here.
Okay, don't worry.
Oh, shut up. I'm worried. Don't talk too much, always listen.
Never make her repeat the same thing twice.
-Okay? -Uh-huh.
Walk fast. Her legs are long, so don't make her wait.
Always have these ready.
Here.
You look clueless. You won't be able to do this.
It's okay, don't worry.
I'll do my best.
At the end of day, Lale knows that I'm not you, right?
No one can take your place, and she knows that too.
Yeah, of course. Anyway, try to be me as much as possible.
Don't make her miss me. Or do.
All right, bye.
Make sure it works.
-I'd rather you check it for yourself. -Fine, give it to me.
It's good.
Everything's in here.
I'll delete all the data I have. Only you will have that information.
-You didn't get it from me. -Okay.
You understand, right? I don't have it anymore.
You do. Stay away from me.
I got it, don't worry.
-Looking for someone? -What are you doing here?
-Looking for you. -Stay away from me.
-We shouldn't be seen together. -Okay.
I'm busy today.
When Lale gets back from her facial, I'll be her assistant.
-But it's not her you're waiting for. -I'm waiting for someone else.
-Who, then? -Fuck you. I'd never tell you.
Fine. I'll post what you tell me to.
You own me, remember?
I can't tell you now.
-Tonight, at home. -Give me the keys, then.
You'll obviously be late.
Fine.
Here. But… don't tweet anything without asking me.
As you wish, master.
So it's her.
What?
I heard Müge was up until last call. Maybe you can use it.
I'm not sure if she had as much fun as we did.
All right, fine.
I'm gonna be late.
THERMOGEL EYE PATCH WITH GRANULES
Müge, ma'am?
Oh.
Well, you…
I'm Aslı.
Yeah, you did the Sinan story.
Volkan told me he left an eye patch in the restroom for your headache.
Oh. Okay. He could have given it to me himself.
He was going to, but I told him not to. It might look like you have a hangover.
Excuse me?
I see. Move.
Whoa!
-Hey. -What are you doing here?
-Where's Lale? -Lale's getting a facial.
I just saw Müge. I think she's busy.
-She was on her way to the restroom. -Busy with what?
I think she's hungover. I think she's gonna throw up. Poor woman.
Oh, poor woman.
I'm gonna be late.
-Oh, yeah. The wedding stuff, right? -Uh-huh.
It's hard.
I remember how my cousin was. Who are you meeting with?
-The DJ and the opening act. -They're the worst.
They never wait.
You're really late, huh?
Müge isn't back from the restroom yet.
Anyway, good luck to you.
Let me know if this all falls through. I know a DJ, okay?
But only if you're desperate.
-He's not the best. -Okay, I'll keep that in mind.
Oh, whatever.
Eat shit, Müge. There, it's yours.
MÜGE TÜRKMEN EDITOR IN CHIEF
Come in.
-Lale, ma'am. -Sweetie.
Let's head out.
-After you. -Thank you.
Hi, honey.
Don't be upset with me. You know I'm busy.
We can figure that out. Don't worry. Tell me what's going on.
Why do you say that?
Please, I'm not neglecting you.
Tuncay, honey, I'll be with the girls in a moment.
We can talk later. Okay, dear?
Kisses to you too.
Goodbye. Bye-bye.
Okay, I lied.
What can I do?
Sometimes all you need is to listen to the voices in your head.
A little quiet time.
-Hello. -Hello.
-Welcome. -Thank you.
Lale, welcome, my dear.
Thank you, Kadir.
It's going to be a great day now that I've seen you.
Now I want you to make my day.
You have the story. I'm here. Don't be coy with me.
There are some bits and pieces to tell you. Shall we?
Of course.
-Aslı, dear, you… -I'm fine, you go on with your business.
-Fine. Take good care of my girl, okay? -Of course. I've got some great coffee.
-Shall we have some? -Sure. Aslı, would you like some?
-I'm fine, Lale. Thank you, ma'am. -All right.
Are you not planning on getting older?
What? Look who's talking.
As if you've aged at all.
-What are you talking about? -Mom, would you say something to her?
-Mom, she's being ridiculous. -Oh, God!
Something epic happened today!
Okay, stop fighting. Come on, get in.
Put your seat belts on.
-But-- -No buts, seat belts on.
Okay. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?
-I want meatballs. -Pizza!
Okay, you can have them both. Nihat, to the club, please.
Who are you?
I'm Aslı.
Aslı will be with us today.
She's filling in for Özge, okay?
Aslı, we'll go grab a bite now. From there, we'll go skating.
What do you want to do?
You can eat with us, if you like, or if you want to do something else--
I'll join you. I'll go skating as well.
Are you sure? Özge and the others call this "happy hour" for a reason.
I mean, I'd love to join if it's all the same to you.
-And I'd love to help. -It's fine by me. And you?
-Sure. -Sure.
Wow, okay. Nihat, we can go, then.
-Ömer, how are you doing? -Welcome.
-Please. -Thank you.
-Welcome. -Hello.
Thank you.
-Say "thank you." -Thank you.
-Girls, do you have everything you need? -Yes.
Here you go, eat.
-Enjoy your meal. -Thank you very much.
-Hello, how are you? -Hello.
The girls and I have a special pizza. Cihat makes it for us.
-Of course. The princess' pizza. -Exactly.
Aslı, the girls and I have our own pizza recipe.
It's delicious.
I can't have that because I'm off gluten.
You're welcome to try.
Sure, fine.
-I'll have that too, then. -Okay.
-What would you like, Lale, ma'am? -I'll have the usual.
Coming right up.
Thanks.
Wine?
Mm-hmm.
-Would you like some? -Thank you very much.
-I'm good, thank you. -Cheers.
Did I forget to turn this off?
Oh, come on, Mom!
I'm sorry. Okay.
Something wrong, Lale, ma'am?
-Yes, there is. -Well, is there anything I can do?
The story we're supposed to break tonight is missing.
What do you mean?
-Where's Özge? -She's off. She was supposed to bring it.
Then where is it?
Stop yelling at me, Kenan. It's not here!
You told me you had that shit!
I did. It was on my desk.
And?
It's not here now!
-I'm about to lose it. -Well, actually--
What is it, Müge? Please tell me.
Well, she put it here and left. She didn't wait for me.
She texted me saying she'd left it on my desk.
-But it's not here. -You told me you took it yourself.
No, that was misleading.
-Great job, Müge. -She'd left it on my desk.
-Keep it up. -Oh, come on!
I'm never talking to Mert again. That's final.
Am I wrong, Mom? Why aren't you saying anything?
You're right.
-Mm-hmm. -You should go back to work.
-But we were supposed to go skating! -All right, we will. Easy.
Lower your voice.
Eat quickly, come on.
-Finish quickly and we'll leave, okay? -Okay.
Ma'am, are you okay?
Promos have been running all day saying that I'd break that story.
Mom never has it easy.
Yeah, never.
Hey!
I think this is okay. Go on.
Dammit.
-Hello, Kenan, talk to me. -What do you want me to say?
I can't get ahold of Özge. The flash drive is missing.
Didn't she give it to Müge? I don't get it.
You know what, Müge's been such…
Okay, calm down. What's the plan?
I have no idea, Lale, okay?
What a day you chose to be out of the office.
Okay, Kenan. I'm on my way.
Hello, Selim?
Babe, can you please come home? I'll drop the girls off.
Forgive me for asking this with everything you have going on at work,
but something urgent has come up.
Okay, babe, thank you. See you at home.
If you want, you can go on with your business.
I can stay here with the girls and take care of them.
You're so sweet, dear.
Thank you, but we'll take the girls home. Then we'll head back to the studio.
Girls! Come on!
Daddy, our plans got ruined. I guess you know.
Girls, go get cleaned up. Put your clothes in the laundry basket.
-They're clean. We didn't get to do much. -Come on, Melo.
Thank you. But terrible things have happened, really.
Of course they have. They always do. You go ahead. I've got this.
Okay.
By the way, Aslı is filling in for Özge today to assist me.
-Hello, Aslı. I'm Selim. -Pleasure to meet you.
-Mom, would you come here? -I've got it.
No. I'll stay here for a bit, then I'll leave.
-Would you like something to drink? -Me? No.
-I'm having mineral water. You want one? -No, thank you.
Okay, then.
Trouble, huh?
I guess, yeah.
That's live TV.
Never a moment without trouble. It's a very busy line of work.
It is.
-I've just started learning the ropes. -Good luck, then.
Kenan never leaves Lale's side, anyway. They're together all the time.
That's him. They've been working together for years. God bless him.
I could learn the job better if some things were a bit different.
Lale and Kenan are always cooped up in her room when she's getting ready.
If I could be in there with them,
I'd have a better understanding of the final touches, but…
Absolutely.
All in good time.
Aslı, you go on ahead. I'll be right with you.
Okay, I'm off, then. It was very nice to meet you, have a good day.
Sweet girl.
You're not mad at me, are you?
It happens.
Hug me so I believe it?
A crisis awaits me, Selim.
Was Kenan here while I was away?
You guys get drunk together when we were gone, maybe?
No. He was going to come, but it didn't happen.
-He wasn't here, then. -No. Why?
Nothing. Just asking.
Thank you.
Hello?
I'm here, it's okay. I'm just outside.
Would you be a dear and get me a coffee?
-I know. Light roast, one ice. -Exactly.
Light roast coffee, one ice, please.
I swear I put it there.
You say you left it here, but look, it's not here.
How is that possible?
Why didn't you hand it over in person? Help me understand that.
Well, I was going to hand it over in person, but Müge was…
What? What is it? Say what happened to Müge, huh?
-I couldn't hand it over. I left it there. -I'm going nuts.
We've been promoting this all day, but we don't have it!
Somebody should explain it to me!
Okay! We need to calm down first, then we'll figure something out.
Özge, walk us through what happened from the beginning.
You went there, got it, came back here with the flash drive.
Then what happened?
They lost the story.
-What story? -Haven't you seen the promos?
-We were going to break it tonight. -Really?
-I bet Kenan's going nuts about it. -Haven't you seen Lale?
See if Büşbüş has posted anything.
The lions have a game they like to play.
They create a problem
and see if a bird might come and fix it.
The bird shows up.
Saves the day.
Then what?
They go back to ignoring the bird.
They carry on with their lives.
No one appreciates the bird.
And of course,
they'd still eat the bird without hesitation.
That's why
the bird has its own game plan.
Pursuing the lions' appreciation
does nothing for the bird.
For the bird of prey
to keep zeroing in on its target,
it must keep killing one by one.
Come in.
-Your coffee, Lale, ma'am. -Thanks.
Let's check the CCTV to see who used this hallway.
I put it there and left. Maybe someone took it.
I wish you'd taken it from her yourself, Müge.
Oh. You're blaming me too.
Her stupidity is my fault? That's great, really!
Müge, you made a mistake. Don't push it.
Anyone have any ideas?
I do.
-I have an idea. Fire me. -Whoa!
Kick me out like you did Rıza.
How about that, huh?
Once again, you two will come out squeaky clean.
And then, that girl…
Büşbüş will post that Müge drowned in her own shit.
You'll be in the clear.
Müge, I don't get why you talk like this.
How is this related?
We'll figure out a way. We'll sort this out.
Can we just say that it happens and move on? Please?
And that Büşbüş is still--
Yes, we still haven't found out who she is.
I put an idiot on the task and he came up with nothing.
I need today's CCTV footage. It's urgent.
Shit. What have you done?
I just need it.
You have to get it all. There can't be anything left.
Okay? Can you do it?
You want something erased, right? That means you did something.
It's urgent, please. Hurry up before someone sees it.
Tell me what you did first.
Please tell me what you've done.
Okay, I'll think of something. I'll try.
But no promises. Okay?
I'm about to lose it. I'm literally about to lose it.
Kenan.
-I'll figure this out. I'll find a way. -Find what? We're humiliated, Lale!
Kenan, enough!
Enough!
There's Selim, there's the kids,
as if life itself wasn't enough, and now this!
I can't do it.
I'm overwhelmed!
I've been telling you from the start
that I'll handle it, that we'll handle it.
I've been trying to stay calm.
Why do you keep smothering me?
Don't! Enough!
It's okay.
Get up.
It's okay.
We're good.
You're Lale.
You're my Lale.
You're wonderful.
Kenan.
Tell me.
You can tell me.
We're about to start. Come on.
Which one?
Which finger?
-Lale, ma'am? -Yes, dear.
I've been meaning to ask you, why do we keep putting a Band-Aid on your finger?
You don't have any scars.
How do I look?
Wonderful.
I can't breathe.
Don't be ridiculous.
Come on. Let's go.
Come here.
-Come -What is it?
-Give me your hand. -What's wrong with my hand?
What's that?
A fake diamond can be made flawlessly.
This is to show your flaws and your experiences in life.
This will show that you are a real diamond.
Am I really?
You are.
You are a true diamond.
Go.
No reason.
Just for luck.
Özge, dear, it seems to me that you're exhausted.
No, I'm fine. What have you seen me do wrong till now?
You are an amazing PA.
And a very smart girl.
As you grow up, you'll achieve amazing things in your life.
I'm sure of it.
What do you mean? What are you trying to say, Lale?
You look a little exhausted, and you need some rest.
Don't.
Look, you're breaking my heart. Let's call it a temporary break, please.
-I love you so much. -My dear girl, I love you so much too.
I really do. You've always been the one closest to me.
I am so sorry. I really am.
I let you down, and I hate myself for it.
Don't be hard on yourself like that.
Tonight, go home and get a good night's sleep.
Tomorrow morning, you can start planning your wedding without any worries.
You're getting married. You should enjoy it.
Okay?
After that, when you're ready, you can return to work. All right?
-Let's say this is it for now. -Okay.
Don't make me worry about you, Özge.
Promise me. You'll be fine.
I'll call you. Okay?
Wipe your tears away.
It's not the end of the world.
You really scared us.
-Are you in pain? -No, they pumped me full of painkillers.
Okay, we'll leave and let you get some rest.
The doctor was annoyed to see this many people in here.
They'll kick us out.
Did Lale come?
The show is still on. We asked for permission to come here.
It's okay, don't think about that now.
She'll be here after she's done, you know that.
Right.
Aslı.
Yes, dear?
How did it go today? I didn't get to ask before.
You can't think about that now. We got by somehow.
They laid me off.
Okay, just get some sleep right now.
I'll be back later. Your fiancé is downstairs filling out the paperwork.
Wake me up if Lale comes, okay?
Of course.
-Aslı! -Lale, ma'am.
How's Özge?
She's fine, she just fell asleep.
Her neck was bruised, and she had a few stitches.
I'll go up and see her.
-Lale, ma'am. -Yeah?
Well…
Sadly, I have to be the one to tell you this…
What?
What's wrong?
Özge doesn't want to see you.
Of course. That's fair.
Forgive me for being so blunt about it, but…
No, I get it.
I do. I'll see you.
Aslı.
Well,
Özge and I have parted ways, you know.
Yes, I heard, and I'm very sorry.
Would you like to be my assistant?
Yeah, I'd like that very much.
Okay. Well, then, tomorrow morning--
I'll be at the office at 7:00 a.m.
I'm very sorry to interrupt. I don't normally do that.
I'm a quick learner. Besides, I've been watching you.
Lale, ma'am, thank you very much.
You're welcome. But you need to calm down.
I'll see you bright and early. Tomorrow.
Wonderful, dear, thank you.
I want her to receive the best care possible.
I'll cover all the expenses. Özge Biçer.
Yes.
Lions kill.
Then, to avoid feeling bad about it,
they sit and mourn the dead.
This is how they are able to go on living with themselves.
Ta-da!
I cooked something in case you were hungry, but…
So, what happened?
Post this.
"Lale has fired her assistant
because she's getting married and didn't have time for work."
"Where's the female solidarity?"
"Is this how Lale Kıran acts despite her big words about feminism?"
-That's it. -That's it.
She fired her because she's getting married.
-Did you get the camera footage? -I did.
Where is it?
-I have it. -Then hand it over.
No.
I won't.
You've been a naughty girl.
Hey, Yusuf.
Hey, what?
I have the footage.
Give yourself to me.
I own you now.
Subtitle translation by: Verda Tuna