<p>Princess Latifa is desperate to help her sister Shamsa, who’s been captured, drugged, and imprisoned on her father’s orders. She makes a plan to flee Dubai.</p><p>"The Runaway Princesses" is a four-part narrative series from In the Dark and <em>The New Yorker</em>. Subscribers to <em>The New Yorker </em>have early, ad-free access to all episodes. Visit <a href="http://newyorker.com/dark"><strong>newyorker.com/dark</strong></a> to subscribe.</p>