Kan Cicekleri episode 166

Episode #166 The Patsy Escapes

Quick synopsis: Cihan is plagued by fear. Hasan is Plan B. A family debate about guns.

Sabiha insists Dilan free Turgut. It will be the last thing she asks of her. Baran has watched the whole exchange. And he heard Sabiha say there's one more thing she wants Dilan to do. I know what he's thinking: what were the other things?

Bingo.

Firat makes a concerted effort to engage Gul in conversation. She shuts him down.

The box* Sabiha gave Dilan had the hairclip in it that Baran made and it reminds her of when she received it and what has been destroyed since, like their wedding photo. Baran wants to know what's in it. She tells him just jewelry but he's not buying it and notes where she puts it.

He's alone in the room. Will he look in it? He totally does. And without even a little hesitation. How is this treading lightly, Baran? (Like he told Kerem he would.) He sees the hairclip, same memory. And his mother's ring. After he puts it back they run into each other in the door again. You know, crashed into one another, holding onto each other to steady themselves. So, so close. And the we're-so-close moments post marriage are, well, closer, a bit more insistent, almost kissing, heavy with never having had a wedding night.

Dilan confides in Gul about Sabiha's final request. But also that she won't do it. She's broken Sabiha's hold over her. She doesn't believe anymore that this is the only way to protect Baran. Way to take your power back, D! She's also become more interested in why specifically Sabiha hates Baran so fiercely.

Cihan is out for blood with Turgut.

Dilan calls her dad for help getting info on Sabiha.

Sabiha has a plan B. Oh no! 

Hasan is her plan B. Oh nevermind.

Dilan brings the box to Baran. "I don't need these things anymore." But she doesn't know he's seen what's inside. So he's shocked she would give it back to him. The music says so. We were wrong; it's not Snow White's heart in the box--it's Baran's. As he takes the box though, he deliberately covers her fingers with his own. When he opens it, he sees that she kept the hair clip. And the book.**

Hasan makes his gambit for Turgut but Firat stops him. Hasan surprises Firat by telling him Turgut is being held at the mansion, right there, if he'd just let him pass. No go. But now Firat knows he was out of the loop and it doesn't sit well with him. Kudret reassures him. Didn't he take him with him to see Kanan? (Way back, for info on Sabiha.) Kudret wonders now though, if Hasan was snooping around again, how much does he know? This was Karabey Trio news only, i.e. Hasan not included.

Kudret's words and hand on the shoulder are (again) more than Firat gets from his own father. This is a neat way to play it too, because it puts Firat on more even footing with Baran, both of them having Kudret's sincere esteem. That could serve to negate the jealousy Firat has for him and end his machinations for ousting Baran. It's like he's inherited his own private vendetta from Hasan. But real affection from Kudret could simply fizzle that away. For Kudret, simply being a Karabey = trust and inclusion. You have to work to lose it, not gain it. Firat doesn't need to prove anything to partake of that status.

The book is SUPER important. Again, left on the dresser. Again he...doesn't look? I bet his name is on every page or something, the way they are playing this up.

Kudret confronts Hasan about Turgut.

Cihan remains fixated. And he still has his gun. Which he is now loading with bullets.

Dilan tries to calm him down. Trust your brother. She gives him the same advice Baran did. But oh, she is not happy with Baran.

Their argument about pro / con guns goes like this:

Baran: raided our wedding

Dilan: my dad had a gun

B: protection 

D: gun + anger = bad

Azade-doom (Bam the stick) Don't you compare your father to a Karabey! 

Baran takes it outside.

They come back into their room and she tries to start a conciliatory, calm conversation. He won't budge. His house, his rules. His family, his right to protect. Well, then, she doesn't want this kind of protection, thankyouverymuch.

"What makes you think I'm protecting you?"

Whoa.

This from the man who had an absolute months long fit, pure rage tantrum, because he couldn't protect his wife. Even when she was newly arrived, he was dedicated to making sure she didn't die or get injured. And came down heavy-handed any time he knew someone hurt her. This is the ultimate cut-direct. And I suppose that's the point.

Not cool, FrownyBaran.

This is not treading lightly, my friend.

Later, he sees her asleep and cradling the hairclip.*** Lots of jabbing my finger in accusation. Which Dilan is real? Are you kidding me right now? You, who claim to know her so well?

Damn. He rolled up his sleeves. They're like Kryptonite, I tell you, good forearms.

Enter Ahmet. Trust what your heart tells you, my boy. Words and actions can cover up the truth. He floats the idea of trying to protect the ones you love. (Hint, hint.) Feel the truth with your heart, young Padawan. Ahmet is like Yoda, right down to the walking stick.

Baran goes to bed too. Dilan rolls over and throws her arm over him in her sleep. He gets cranky. What are you doing? But rolls over and realizes she's doing it in her sleep. So he settles into it with an arm over her too. Then she wakes up and gets cranky. What are you doing?

Goofballs.

Cihan has a bloody nightmare.

The book is under Dlian's pillow when Baran wakes up. He picks it up, turns it over, but doesn't look inside. We find out she's made notes in it. Maybe parts that would give away her true feelings if he reads them. (So that's going to happen for sure.) Their fingers touch again when she takes the book back.

Gul is stepping out! And looking fine too. So of course, who should walk in. And he's jealous.

Cihan is going to Turgut with the gun. Dilan tells Baran. He runs out. Sabiha will sacrifice the mole, asking him to nab Turgut since Hasan failed. Baran and Cihan argue. Kudret and Azade rush out. Cihan breaks down the door. Turgut is gone!

Dilan rushes into the doorway.

Yelling at the tv:
*What an ugly box Sabiha gives her. Like a funeral. I think it has Snow White's heart in it.

Sabiha is dressed like a Mayflower Pilgrim today. And her hair is partially down for the first time ever. A shift in villandry?  Edging her way toward redemption?

Firat must have been a cute little kid with those curls and big eyes.

** The book she keeps is Kor Bicaklar Savasi or Fight of Blind Knives.

***There! See? Frowny Stupid Mean FrownyBaran, you big jerk. I hope you feel awful. You deserve to.

1 Hagia Sophia chanted. It was so far away in the shot though. Let's call it 1 Hagia Sofaraway.

Culturisms:

Cihan looks just like Casey Afleck in The Assassination of Jesse James. Tell me I'm wrong.

Teaser 167:

Dilan was the one who let Turgut go. She did it to protect Cihan from becoming a killer. But with Turgut gone, that means Baran lost the chance to find out who is behind everything.