show up in the luggage that was being put through the x-ray machine. he said yes, it would show up. the turks had heard that audiotape within hours of it happening but they still waited five days until they went public. one has the sense behind the scenes that they were trying to give saudi arabia a grace period, some time to explain what had happened. of course what did saudi arabia do during that period? they continued to push this lie essentially that jamal khashoggi had walked out of the consulate, that they had no idea where he was. it was only after five days continuing that narrative that the turks finally doo siee sid public. the question is when did they decide to go with the nuclear option, to go public with the actual recording.