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Julia?

Julia, babe?

Oh, it's hot.

- Is everything okay with us? - Yes.

You sure? It doesn't seem that way.

- Yes, everything's fine. - You're behaving kind of strange lately.

I'll go for a swim.

- Hello. Are you Julia Nesterova? - Yes.

I'm writing a piece on hostages. Can I interview you?

Are you a journalist?

Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself.

Katya Busygina. Call me Busya. I'm a freelance reporter.

- Right now? - Please, I came all the way from Moscow.

Let's go.

Guys, back to work, keep going.

It was quite a trek to get here.

First a train to Yelts, then hitchhiking.

And the last 10 km on a quad bike.

It's fun, but one hell of a bumpy ride.

There's a car going to town after dinner. I'll ask them to give you a lift.

Let's stay in touch?

Alright.

What's for dinner?

It's edible.

Fancy a swim?

No, I'm scared.

I have a Telegram channel about criminal investigations.

So many people drown, and I can't swim.

So tell me how you are after the kidnapping?

I'm interested in the psychological aspect, everyone takes it differently.

Some get scared and never leave home.

Others vindicate their captors.

Like with Stockholm syndrome.

I don't think I really know yet.

I haven't had time to process it.

You're a good swimmer!

What did you feel when you found out that Sergey Kovalenko was dead?

Guilt.

Silly, right?

You remind me of Marina right now.

She's the journalist that the police say Kovalenko killed.

We worked together a lot.

"The police say"?

Do you think that's not what happened?

I'm convinced that Marina was murdered because of her investigation

into the donor organ black market. Have you heard of it?

Let's say I have.

Sergey Kovalenko's part in all of this is very interesting.

He was aware of what Marina was doing. They were having an affair.

If Marina was a threat,

then none of it makes sense.

He couldn't have killed her himself.

And if we look at it from another angle, it all makes sense:

Marina tells Sergey about her investigation,

and Sergey becomes an important witness.

They both become a threat to the clinic.

So the clinic takes them both out.

They kill Marina

and Sergey gets 18 years for murder.

I can't get that idea out of my head.

Marina was a very close friend of mine.

And the bastards who killed her are still out there,

doing the same as before.

Crippling and killing people.

Do you think I don't care?

It's just that I already got a warning to stay

away from it all.

I don't want to be another dead body in that story.

Wait. Wait.

Did something else happen to you? Tell me, please!

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...Same goes for regional med schools that we bring in students from.

We do offer a scholarship grant, but I won't go into the details. Alik?

- Yes? - Here's an example...

Why are you sitting here alone?

- Hold on, where are you going? - To Moscow.

Are you quitting the expedition?

Yes, something urgent came up. And I'll take some of the finds.

Hold on.

I won't let you go.

It's the middle of the night.

I'll drive slowly and carefully.

I'll be fine. Not like last time.

Is this about that journalist? What was she asking you about?

What difference does it make?

- What's the matter with you? - Nothing's the matter with me.

- You're lying. - No.

No?

Was there something between you and him?

There was nothing between us.

I really do have to go now. Forgive me, please.

I'll call, okay?

- Bye, guys! - Goodbye!

Excuse me, could you tell me where row 36 is?

That way.

Thank you.

Hello.

"Sergey Kovalenko"

Excuse me, who are you? Do I know you?

I'm...

My name's Julia.

The girl Sergey took hostage to get to Moscow.

I read about it.

- The situation was a bit different... - Of course it was.

Are you done? Can I have some time alone?

Did you sleep with him?

Does it matter now?

I'm just wondering how much wool he pulled over your eyes.

I did.

And what do you think?

He was great. I enjoyed it.

I'm not talking about sex.

You probably think he's innocent, right?

Sergey's guilty of something, sure. Just like everybody is.

But I don't believe he killed Marina, and neither do you.

Otherwise you wouldn't have come to talk to me here.

I'm sure you're not really interested in whether we had sex.

Why am I talking to you then?

Guilty conscience?

You gave testimony

that got Sergey put in prison.

Would you be honest with me too?

Did you lie to the investigators?

You don't have to answer. It's written on your face.

They were both killed as witnesses.

And you know who did it.

Buga! Buga, no!

Buga, come here! Buga!

Hi.

What can I do for you?

Do you still have any of Marina's notes or videos?

I was right about you. Come with me.

This is Aijan. Marina was working on a piece about her.

Then Aijan disappeared, Marina tried to find her, but there was no trace.

- Did she go to the police? - Of course.

Records show that she left the country.

But you have no idea how easy it is to fake a border crossing.

You can easily find someone to do it for 500 dollars.

And if the person's in another country - go look there.

Okay. Then what?

Two weeks ago

I was in the cafe where Aijan met with the middleman.

And this is Firuza.

It was she who suggested Aijan sell an organ when she urgently needed money.

Do you think she's still doing that?

You know what Marina would've done?

She'd have gotten a job in that cafe,

make up a story about why she urgently needed money,

and go to Firuza with it.

Risky.

Yes. I wouldn't do that kind of thing.

But Marina was...

Marina was different somehow. She wasn't afraid of anything.

She always wanted to get to the bottom of things.

Especially if it was a matter of injustice,

or anything to do with her friends...

Wait, wait.

Are you suggesting that

I go there?

Surely it isn't closed?

When did the cafe close?

Long ago. What do you want? There's shawarma over there.

- Ah... Are you the owner? - No.

Where is the owner?

I don't know where she is. Go away, I'm busy.

The owner left. Went back home.

Got rich from the cafe and left.

How would you know, smartass?

Pick the pace up or you'll go home too.

What now?

I don't believe that they just packed up and quit.

We need to find a good bottle of whiskey.

Busya, you told me all this years ago.

About the cafe, and Firuza.

We checked everything. Nobody knows anything about any donors.

Andrey, do me a favor, find out where Firuza is.

- What good will it do you? - Don't know, but it was our only lead.

It was a shitty lead.

She could have any number of reasons to leave,

we're just going to waste our time.

Julia, I can understand Busya, she's like a dog with a bone,

and an article to write.

But what do you want from this? You're not just doing this for no reason?

If you had launched an investigation when Aijan disappeared,

Marina might not have been killed. And not only Marina.

It's infectious, it seems.

From what I understand, Marina

was murdered by her lover.

Domestic violence.

Arkad!

Arkad, come here.

And how do you expect me to find Firuza?

Put out a warrant for her?

If she's here illegally, it's hopeless.

Ladies, this is Arkad, he's from Bishkek.

He's helping us with cases in ethnic communities.

He's been investigating the market for a month.

He and I will have a quick chat about your case,

in the meantime you can help out as witnesses.

Come in.

This is the crime scene report.

Entry and inspection of the apartment, collection of evidence.

- But we weren't there. - Would you have wanted to be there?

I didn't want to kill her. Why did she shout?

Read the report.

It's a minor formality, but you'll be helping us a lot.

- Hello. - Good morning. Did I wake you?

- Sort of. - We're back. I'll be at your place soon.

- Yes. - What does that mean?

I miss you. Don't you miss me?

Yes.

Hello. You must be Julia?

You got the wrong person.

Don't be alarmed, I just want to talk.

I'm a friend of Sergey's. Roman Titov.

I know who you are.

Let me help.

No, thanks. What do you want?

Why did you meet with my wife?

- Ask her. - I'm asking you!

- I'm not going to talk to you like this. - I'm sorry.

Did you say to her that I wanted Sergey killed in prison?

- You did, didn't you? - Yes or no?

- Hands off! - Yes or no?!

Let go of her. Julia, go inside.

Who was that guy?

What does he want from you? Is this all about that convict?

- Calm down. I don't know what he wanted. - What do you mean, "calm down"?

Listen up. You pack your things and move into my place.

And forget this whole nightmare.

I don't want to be going round morgues looking for you.

Make your choice.

Why the ultimatum? Are we at work now? Is someone watching?

You and I agreed that we're equals.

And this all just sounds like some kind of phobia or paranoia,

completely unreasonable!

Listen, I want to make things better. I know what's best.

No, I know what's best.

Oh, you do?

Okay.

- Do you know if there are any jobs here? - Here my dear, have an apple.

No, thank you.

Can you tell me what's in there?

Get out of here. Go, go, go. Out of here. Go away!

- What do you want? - I'm looking for a job.

What are you talking about? Get lost!

Go suck dicks for money!

Don't chase her away, we could use an extra hand.

Mind your own business, will you?

Miss! Come with me.

Pick all that up! Let's go.

Where are you from, missy?

Chisinau. There's no work there now.

You won't earn much here either.

But...

There are always other ways. Depends what you're prepared to do.

Sucking dicks isn't an option.

Shame.

Maybe we should find you a husband? Check him out. What do you think?

My back is killing me.

When do you finish work here?

When all the cabbage is cleaned. Get to work!

Says her back hurts, ha!

Go get your pay.

Thank you.

What did you expect? 1,500 per shift.

That's not even enough to get by.

Everyone else manages. Are you special?

What do you need the money for?

My dad's in hospital.

Needs surgery.

I need a lot of money, urgently.

I'd sell a kidney if I knew how to.

Come with me, I know someone who can help.

Let's go?

- Right now? - Sure, why wait?

- Who is it? - Are you interested or not?

Let's go, then.

Hi Batyr, how are you doing? Haven't seen you in a while.

A dumbass just like his father.

Who are we waiting for?

You'll see. Drink your tea.

He's a good person, don't worry.

He helped a lot of us here.

What does he do?

He has a construction business and he buys and sells stuff.

I heard he even has his own clinic.

Talk to him. See what he says.

Thank you.

I'm done for otherwise.

You can't earn much cleaning cabbage.

How come such a beautiful young woman doesn't have a man?

Where am I?

Where are we going? Who are you?

Oh, you're awake. Have a drink.

Dude, look how high she is.

Get away...

Hey, stop fooling around!

- What's the problem? - Get off her!

Let her get used to it.

Give me my phone.

Who are you going to call? Your mom?

Bitch! Bitch!

You asshole. Clean that up.

I told you to leave her alone, dickhead.

Put her in the shower, she stinks. She threw up in the car.

You'll feel better soon.

Where are we?

I don't know. They brought me here from a nightclub.

It's not a bad place.

You can order food, anything you want.

And booze.

Even drugs, if you want.

The clients here aren't the worst kind.

How long have you been here?

Seems like forever.

I'll be right back.

My name's Katya, by the way.

Katya.

Katya!

You alone?

Come with me if you want to live.

Stay close to me.

Come on, come on, let's go!

Yes, he's dead. Come on, keep moving!

I've never seen you in the Caravanserai before.

Yeah...

Today was my first day. Did a shift at the vegetable depot.

- You from Moscow? - No.

That boss woman is a bitch.

It's because of filth like her that people here don't like us.

There are good and bad people everywhere.

It's not about nationality.

Yes.

But it's mostly the likes of her that come here.

You know why?

Because nobody needs them back home. They're rejects.

And this place brings out the worst in them.

All they care about is money.

You look at the news and what do you see?

An immigrant robbed someone, an immigrant killed someone.

The news doesn't care about good immigrants.

Who wants to read about a courier who works hard to earn a living?

Nobody cares. But there are more important things.

Like what?

Justice.

Parents.

Revenge.

Love.

Love is a dangerous thing.

There's one other place I need to go.

You'll help me, then I'll take you home.

I'm here.

Wait in the car.

If anyone asks, tell them you want to be a donor.

- A donor? - Don't worry.

These bastards took my eye.

I want to use them to find the big boss, and kill them all.

- Salam alaykum. - Did a bee sting you in the arm?

A fly.

What do you want?

I told him already, I want to work with you.

I found a donor.

A girl?

Is she pretty?

You want to leave her with us for a while?

No, she's ugly.

Fine.

You know the score. Checkup and tests.

Here's the lab address.

Then we'll see.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Listen...

Don't hold a grudge.

You made your own choice.

Okay?

I'm over it.

Fucker.

Do you know them both?

One of them, yes. The other is the Hunter.

He's an evil bastard.

We're all done here. Where do you need to go?

Shabolovka Street.

This is the address and phone number they gave him.

Look, see? That's Firuza.

There's a house in Krasnogorsk district

with four dead bodies in it.

Sound familiar?

The investigative committee is combing the place.

Anyway... Write down all the details of what you just told me.

- Let's go get Firuza, now! - Be quiet, will you?

We're not going anywhere.

At best we'd get them for working without a permit or something minor.

And then what?

We need to wait for them to make you an offer.

Me?

You can't be serious. No, no, no. I'm not going there.

There's nothing for you to be afraid of.

We'll keep you covered, just in case.

Arkad will be with you the whole time, keeping watch.

Don't try to persuade me. I'm not going to do it, and that's final.

I was almost killed twice already.

- Please, Julia, you can't quit now... - You stay out of it.

Please think about it. I guarantee that you'll be safe.

No.

Julia,

isn't your phone in that house right now where all the bodies are?

Probably... Probably, yes.

And your fingerprints are everywhere.

Including on the murder weapon.

- Are you crazy? What's with the blackmail? - Shut up!

- What? - Get out of my office!

Out of my office, now!

Damn, she's annoying.

Julia...

You help us,

and we'll help you.

Deal?

Julia, don't be so nervous. Just do the tests

and give them your phone number. Have you memorized it?

Yes.

What you're doing is important. People are disappearing.

They all have parents and kids.

Nobody knows how many of them die or go missing.

Fine.

Keep the phone on you at all times.

When you finish, call a taxi and I'll follow you.

"Medical Laboratory"

Hello, I called earlier.

Julia?

You made it after all.

Well, follow me then.

Did you have a rough night? Your blood is running slow.

It's always like that.

Where's Batyr? I thought he'd come with you.

- He's working. - Ah.

Haven't seen him in ages. Say hi from me.

Sure.

Sit here for now.

Don't get up, wait for the doctor to come.

When will the results be ready?

Soon. The laboratory's next door.

- And when's the operation? - I don't know. Have you had any alcohol?

- No. - Good girl.

Yes. Yes.

All done. Come get her. Yes.

I'll go for a smoke.

Thanks.

- Ready? - One moment, doctor.

I'll begin. Get the container ready.

Why is the patient so agitated?

Julia?

Sergey...

Don't touch anything. We're not operating.

- Sergey... - I'll handle it.

- They'll kill us all. - I said I'll handle it.

Please, don't... Please...

You brought the wrong donor. Call Bulatov.

No, that's the right one, get to work.

She isn't the donor. I'm not going to operate until you call Bulatov.

Bulatov knows who she is.

Let him tell me that.

Go!

I need fresh gloves.

What will you do with her?

Shut up and operate.

If you don't, he will.

Keep going.

Prepare the instruments.

Bro, put that down!

Hey, it's me. Batyr, put the gun away.

Put it away.