New winds, old ships

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Rüya and Yaman arrive home from the police station. Neslihan and Güven are in the middle of the living room floor, trying to entertain Can. The boy sits there, watching the older couple build his blocks.

"He isn't himself, right?" Rüya whispers to Yaman.

"No... He hasn't said a word or smiled the whole time he has been home." Yaman whispers back. He throws an arm over Rüya's shoulders and leads them to the living room.

"Hello, my little bird! Yaman and I came back. We missed you so much! Give me a hug." Rüya says to Can as she approaches him. Can looks at her and reaches his arms up. Rüya scoops him into a big hug. She feels awful about Can's state. Not seeing his smile feels like torture, even though the boy is home. 

"We'll take care of him now. Thank you for looking after him." Yaman says. 

"Any time son. He is like our grandchild. We love spending time with him." Neslihan says.

Rüya, you take Can upstairs, I'll talk with dad and follow you soon." Yaman says to Rüya. She nods and heads upstairs.

"What's all this secrecy? Why can't you talk with me here?" Neslihan asks. She looks from Yaman to Güven suspiciously. 

Güven sighs and signals for Yaman to sit with them on the couches.

"Neslihan, I didn't tell you everything about the people we went to meet. The man actually claims to be my father." Güven says.

"What? You haven't ever met him, how can you be sure? Isn't this about the mafia?" Neslihan asks. She looks shocked.

"Well, at his house he had some evidence about our relation, he had pictures of my mother, and some of her items. The story seems compelling. I can make sure via a DNA test too." Güven explains.

"Mom, I talked with him. For him blood relations seem to be everything. He is obsessed with me taking over his mafia family. I refused of course." Yaman says.

"So, you think he is fairly certain about your relation?" Neslihan asks.

"Yeah... He even has an adopted son, but refuses to hand the family over to him because he isn't his blood." Yaman says.

"Ali, you have to be careful with that family. And Güven, you have to keep this under control. These people may have ties to Can's case." Neslihan says, looking at the men.

"I promise. I'm going to be careful." Yaman sighs and looks at his mother. He can't take her concerned face for long. "I'll head upstairs to Rüya and Can. You two can... talk" Yaman says and heads up.

In their bedroom Rüya is entertaining Can. 

"Look who came! It's Yaman!" Rüya says enthusiastically to Can. Making him smile is her life's mission.

"Rüya, did you..?" Yaman whispers and signals with his hands. Rüya knows what he means immediately and nods. They had gotten a little device from Elif that notifies of listening devices and secret cameras. 

"The room is clear. We can talk here." Rüya responds. 

"This is insane! We have to live like this in our own house!" Yaman says.

"Yeah... We have to find out who works with them. No employee has suddenly left since the incident, so they should still be working here. I'll try to find out who it is." Rüya says.

Yaman walks over to them and hugs Can.

"That sounds reasonable. Be careful though. I'll try to find the mastermind through grandpa. I sent him a message so that I can visit him. His connections should be helpful. I passed his test, so he shouldn't try to recruit me anymore." Yaman says looking at Rüya.

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