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- Are you okay, man?

- He's okay. Let's go.

I'm fine, sir.

I can drive. Come on.

- Boss?

- I said I could drive.

Seyfi, you should rest in the back.

Yavuz can drive. Come on.

Boss.

Why are you all looking at me like that?

I learned to drive when I was four.

I was sitting at the wheel of a bus,

on my dad's lap.

- Please. You're offending me.

- You're the man!

Come on. Let's go.

- Such a diva!

- Stop talking nonsense.

- I feel really safe now!

- Come on, come on.

- You're fine.

- God bless him. He's fine.

I'm fine, okay.

By the riverbank,

trees reaching into the air.

Green leaves everywhere.

If I can't have the one I want,

Death should come and claim her heart.

Come to me from the grapevine.

In a blooming dress, you look divine.

My love, let's go far away.

Before the patrols arrive.

Persian girl, Chechen girl,

You wear white and I wear pearl.

Let's go high up the mountains,

You smell the roses, I smell the iris.

The night is black, and the cops are dark.

When in trouble, I am who you mark.

My name's Apo, call me and say "hello".

Knock, knock! And I'm there.

You are the man!

We're not afraid, no way.

My dear love, come sway.

We're not afraid, no way.

There you go!

All units. We have responded to a call

from the Inceagac neighborhood.

We are waiting for backup.

Nearby units, be advised:

4455 is at the scene.

I repeat:
4455 is at the scene.

What is it? What is he saying?

We're on our way to the scene.

I'll let you know once we arrive.

Over.

- What is it, Apo?

- 4455, bro.

They're calling for backup in Inceagac.

Seyfi. Inceagac is near, right?

Somewhere up there?

Yes, sir. It's really close.

I'll get us there.

Okay, it's official now,

we won't be getting any sleep tonight.

Beggars cannot be choosers.

I remember this Inceagac, but...

- Where did I hear about it?

- Look, sir.

I heard many stories about that place

when I was a kid.

Well...

- God, it's late and everything.

- What stories?

- I heard nasty stories.

- Wait, I know.

There's a famous shrine there, right?

Yes. There are many.

There are three just in that area.

Dude, stop talking nonsense.

How can there be nasty stories

in a place full of shrines?

Boss, it's not like that.

But that place is no good.

Weren't you in shock just a minute ago?

When did you wake up, p*ssy?

Dude, you don't worry about me.

God damn it.

We've been on this road forever.

There was supposed to be a right turn,

but there's still no f***ing sign of it.

You piece of sh*t radio!

Look, chief.

There's no communication at all, right?

- This radio is broken. Get rid of it.

- No, son. Look.

I receive signals.

And this a**hole is supposed to know

how to get there.

Yavuz, cut the crap, man!

Chief, I've been driving on this road

for 10 years

but I have no memory of such a place.

F***!

F***!

- Seyfi, what happened?

- A man... A man passed by.

- What man?

- He was completely naked.

- So, where is he?

- I don't know!

- There's no one here, dude.

- Where is he? Show yourself!

Who's there?

- Sh*t.

- Hey!

- Sh*t.

- Hey! You a**holes!

- Who are you, you son of a b*tch?

- Come out, you bastard!

You bust our balls,

we'll rip your balls off!

We'll f*** you motherfucking

son of a b*tch!

- Sir, what's this?

- What's what?

Were they here before?

- No, I'm seeing them for the first time.

- What are these scratches?

It's nothing.

Kids must have scribbled some sh*t.

- Who did this?

- You're asking million-dollar questions.

What the hell?

So? Was it the frogs then?

All jump up together and hit the van?

Boss.

Let's get the f*** out of here.

Come on, bro.

- I'll catch you!

- Okay.

- I'll catch you, you sons of b*tches!

- Yavuz, it's okay. Come here.

Dude.

Are you sure you saw a man?

- Shut your damn mouth.

- Man... Maybe it was animal?

It was a f***ing frog! Alright?

A frog!

- What is this?

- I don't know.

- Pass! Is it over?

- Yes. Come on.

- Alright. How many did I get right?

- I don't know.

- How much time do I have left?

- 1.5 minutes.

Okay.

Whackjob!

My father used to say you shouldn't

talk about your dreams at night.

Good one.

When my mother was six months pregnant with

me, my name came to my father in a dream.

They hand him a baby and

say "This is Arda".

My parents are really into dreams.

So they didn't even think twice

about it. They named me Arda.

God bless their souls.

Boss, I'll tell you something,

but you can't tell anyone.

Okay.

- Promise?

- I promise.

When I was a child, I had this

close friend. His name was Coskun.

He would come to our house

every once in a while.

We'd go out, go to Kadikoy,

to the movies and stuff.

One day, after seeing a movie,

his dad had died recently.

He told me about how

he was in the room when his dad died,

and that he saw his soul rise

from his dead body.

- He said he actually saw it.

- Saw what?

The soul rising, leaving the body.

- He was crying the whole time.

- The soul leaving the body?

He said he saw the man's soul.

His older brother was also there,

but he didn't see anything. He swore.

Anyways, we said to each other:

Whoever dies first, shall appear

to the other without scaring him.

We made a promise.

We were on a dark alley.

There was no one around.

We scared ourselves.

And we hastily left the alley.

I walked him to the ferry.

I saw him go through the turnstiles.

I saw him get on the ferry.

Then I went home.

Maybe 15 minutes later,

my parents were not home,

I went to my room and changed.

I got in bed.

But I couldn't sleep.

I was still a bit restless.

- I pulled the duvet up and passed out.

- So what, kid?

I had this dream.

There are lots of people around me.

They are all glaring at me.

You know how you fear something in your

dream but you don't quite know what it is?

I feel such a fear inside.

Then Coskun comes out from the crowd.

He comes and holds my hand.

He says:
"Don't be afraid, Arda.

It's me. Coskun."

Then, I wake up, soaked in sweat.

But I'm still dreaming.

I hear moans

coming from my mom's room.

I listen.

Suddenly, it stops.

As if the people inside disappeared.

I look at the living room.

The TV is on, but there's only static.

I go turn it off.

I look towards the hallway.

There's someone in my room! I can feel it.

Coskun is in my room.

The thought of seeing him scares me.

I run to my mom's room.

I keep banging on the door,

screaming "mom, mom".

Then, I woke up for real this time.

That afternoon, we received a call.

I could tell from my mom's voice

on the phone. It was so weird.

- Coskun had been hit by a car that night.

- Holy sh*t!

I swear to God.

Mom says I couldn't function for 10 days.

But I don't remember anything.

She says

she left food in front of my door.

I've kept having that same dream.

I had it this morning as well.

It's like I'm still dreaming.

You're the first person

I've told about this, Boss.

When was this,

how long before your parents' deaths?

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