![]() ![]() “Why would I kill hippies?” Sobhraj says and calls it “slander”. Except - the older couple then pull out the Bangkok Post, alerting them to the fact that Sobhraj and Marie-Andree are wanted for a string of murders in South East Asia. Told in this episode, he’s proudly showing off pictures of his girlfriend and her daughter, and imploring Monique to start a family of her own, as it’s such a joyful experience.Īll dressed up for their gem deal with the wealthy aristocrats, everything looks all in order. The first time we see Vitali earlier on in the series at the party, he’s shown leering over Monique until Alain drugs him and he crashes to the floor. This episode also flips what we had previously assumed into a different truth - showing how those around Sobhraj would have been manipulated into seeing and believing what he wanted. They were daughters, sons, sisters and brothers, partners - and even in the case of Stephane (Alma Jodorowsky) mothers, as we see her leaving her young daughter Cleo with her mum in Paris as she goes in search of her boyfriend Vitali in Bangkok. All we saw of The Turk (as he’s known, though his name is actually Vitali Hakim) was him appearing to flirt with Monique at a Kanit House pool party, then he was drugged and murdered.īut the back story reminds us that for every one of Sobhraj’s victims, there is a world of loss for the people they leave behind. The episode then weaves in the story of another one of Sobhraj’s victims - and this one really pulls on the heartstrings. Finding himself fobbed off again - this time by French police force, who would apparently rather be left to enjoy their croissants and cafe au lait in peace - he’s left tearing his hair out again that Sobhraj has skipped merrily across the globe to presumably continue his reign of terror.īBC The backstory of The Turk and his girlfriend ![]() One fly in their ointment is Knippenberg (Billy Howle), who is refusing to give up the chase. ![]() Still, she’s about to meet Sobhraj’s mum, and he says he wants her to have his babies! Isn’t this what every little girl dreams of?! Marie-Andree’s having a little trouble forgetting about all those murders she aided and abetted. This is part two of their heist: sell the gems they’ve purloined through their nefarious means, then retire into a lifetime of vintage Dom Perignon and designer gear from the Champs-Élysées. Whether the events shown in the series happened in real life remains unknown as the series is a dramatisation of true events and all dialogue is imagined.For a couple who’ve just driven 4,730 miles from Karachi to Paris in a car (taking 83 hours, according to Google maps) Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and Marie-Andree Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) look remarkably fresh when they rock up to the fictional Le Royal Ligny hotel in the French capital. The last time viewers see Ajay is him standing hopelessly on the roadside before the scene cuts to Alain returning to collect Monique. The serial killer chooses to take Monique to Paris with him instead, despite Ajay's attempts to convince him otherwise.Īlain then drove Ajay to a vast space of land and deserted him at the side of the road, not before insulting Ajay and throwing money at him. I like her."īy episode six, things take an unfortunate turn for Ajay. When Alain finds Ajay sleeping next to her the following morning, he tearfully pleaded: "Don't hurt her. When Alain, his fiancée Marie-Andrée Leclerc/Monique (Jenna Coleman) and Ajay visit Nepal in episode five of The Serpent, Alain begins to question his friend's loyalty after he spends the evening with a backpacker - without killing her or robbing her of her belongings. ![]()
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