Ul Qoma (episode)

Ul Qoma is the second episode of The City And The City. It aired on 13th April, 2018.

Synopsis
After trying to cross into Ul Qoma, Mr Geary is seized by Breach and deported back to America. Borlú thinks the nationalist True Citizens are linked to Mahalia's death. The case is handed over to the Ul Qoma Militsya.

Plot
Mr Geary is caught attempting to illegally crossover to Ul Qoma and is immediately deported back to America by Breach with his wife. Tyador Borlú wants to know who Mr Geary was planning to meet with, but the matter is out of his hands. Major Syedr leads a rally in front of Besźel's extreme right nationalist group, the True Citizens. Borluú believes that the True Citizens may have been involved in Mahalia's death and that Syedr knowns more than he is letting on. Before Borlú can ask Syedr more questions, he is knocked out by one of his bodyguards.

Gadlem informs Borluú that Mahalia's murder case is being turned over to the Ul Qoma Militsya. Borluú refuses to give up the case and wants to travel to Ul Qoma to continue the investigation. He takes the orientation course and learns to see Ul Qoma and unsee Besźel. While doing this, Borlú remembers taking the course with Katrynia years ago and wonders if she is still in Ul Qoma.

Lizbyet Corwi gives Borluú a code in case he runs into trouble. Borluú asks her to continue watching Syedr. Crossing the border to Ul Qoma, Borlú is met by Senior Detective Quissima Dhatt. She is clear that the investigation is now hers, and that Borluú is working for her.

Cast

 * David Morrissey as Tyador Borlú
 * Mandeep Dhillon as Lizbyet Corwi
 * Maria Schrader as Quissima Dhatt
 * Lara Pulver as Katrynia Perla
 * Christian Camargo as David Bowden
 * Ron Cook as Inspector Gadlem
 * Danny Webb as Major Syedr
 * Paprika Steen as Professor Mona Ul-Nadi
 * Corey Johnson as Mr Geary
 * Russell Richardson as Grimes
 * Debora Weston as Mrs Geary
 * Lee Bagley as Yoravik
 * Anne Hornby as Orientation Instructor
 * Moey Hassan as Worker Priest Driver
 * Alison Long as Ul Qoma Newsreader
 * Michael Moshonov as Aikham
 * Marama Corlett as Rebecca
 * Vicki Hackett as Tour Guide
 * Theo Ganden as Kurdish Driver
 * Laura Rees as Dotti
 * Robert Firth as Mike Gorse