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THE GARDEN RING

Anya, I don't have anything. Really.

- Can I just come in? - Can't you hear me?

Nothing at all. The guy I do business with didn't come.

I believe you, I just want to come in. Why are we talking in the hallway?

I'm leaving now. I'll call you.

I think I'll have the stuff in two days.

Are you there with a woman? What woman? No.

- Then who is there? - Nobody.

Then why won't you let me in? What the hell is going on?

Fine, come in if you want.

Anya, why didn't you tell me you're with someone?

Leave or I'll kick you out myself.

- She is Ilya's mother. - So she can just barge in?

- I just wanted to talk. - I don't want to.

What the hell are you doing here? Couldn't you just call?

I didn't refuse to talk, did I?

- Hey, can you calm down already? - No, I can't calm down.

- Don't touch her!

Oh God, Sasha.

Sasha. Sasha! What's wrong with her?

She was like that when she came here.

I let her stay here to recover.

Could you give me

at least a thousand rubles?

Where's Lida?

She ran away. Disappeared.

First she disappeared, then Ilya.

I found Ilya's photos. You and Lida are on them. Why did he hide them?

You're so stupid.

They loved each other.

They'd do anything for one another.

Money.

- He left university for her. - For her?

They wanted to run away to America together.

So he took the money I gave him for school to run away with her?

You annoyed him. He wanted you to die. To die!

I see, it's no use talking to this piece of trash.

At least you're sane. Okay.

Tell me everything and Lida and my son.

- Or I'll call the police. - I have nothing to say.

- They were dating. - Where?

- They rented a flat. - Did you go there?

Once.

Give me the address.

Dubrovka. To the left of the metro station.

There's a grocery store. And an arch on the right.

- Do you remember the building number? - No.

The first entrance on the left past the arch.

The fifth floor. There's a black metal door.

Hello. I need to speak to the owner.

Are you the ones who called me?

- Didn't we agree to meet tomorrow? - No, I'm Ilya Smolin's mother.

He rented your flat. Do you remember him?

Show me your ID.

So you are Ilya's mother.

You look alike. As soon as I saw you, I thought of him. Your face is similar.

- Tea, coffee? - No, thank you.

So, how are they doing in America? Is everything okay?

- No, not okay. - Really? What happened?

Ilya went missing.

Missing?

- In America? - No, before he left.

I wanted you to tell me more about him.

You won't believe it, but I almost cried when they left.

They're so honest, they didn't have enough money to pay for the last month.

Lida gave me a watch, asked me to take it instead.

She said it costed even more than a month's rent.

She said that they were very sorry that it turned out that way.

I took the watch at my own risk.

I don't know anything about watches,

but I decided to show understanding. They were such nice people, after all.

Can I take a look at the watch?

Do you know anything about watches? I'll show you.

I took it to an appraiser, he said it costs 2000 euro.

Here, look at it.

- 10 thousand euro. - How much? 10 thousand?

I knew he lied.

Vera, don't. Please, stop. Nothing happened.

Vera, nothing bad happened.

You're wrong.

For the first time since he disappeared I heard the truth.

You think so? Maybe it's not your watch.

It's my watch, Anya.

I remember every scratch. It's the watch that Sergey took off my wrist.

Anya, my son knew everything.

He knew that I'd be attacked and cut with a razor.

I'm not going to look for him.

Not anymore.

He texted me in April for the first time.

But he was lying about the internship and his studying.

And then

he asked me if I could help with a flat.

Then I realized he was with a woman.

How could you keep it away from me?

I get it that you didn't tell me when you were in America.

But when you came here and you knew that he was missing.

He put his trust in me. What would he think if I started reporting to you?

He wasn't 12 at the moment, you know. If he was, I'd probably call you.

And besides, I didn't see anything criminal in this story.

A boy fell in love with a girl and wanted to take her to America. Why not?

What about him leaving university?

Taking money from me and Andrey?

To live with this so-called girlfriend in America.

He never wanted to study at this university. You put him there.

What did he want? I'd put him wherever he'd like.

- But he didn't want anything. - That's why I didn't call.

And that's why he hid everything from you.

Why?

Because your kindness and liberalism ended where his opinion started.

You were a tyrant for him, you know?

You agreed to love him only if he did what you wanted him to do.

He didn't have any support. No one to stand by his side.

If you knew all that,

why did you support him leaving university for a relationship that would soon end?

I wanted him to experience it.

- Are you nuts? - No.

I'm not nuts.

I finally saw things clearly.

It was my chance to do something for him, something I didn't do for you.

I didn't let you live.

You are the way your are only because of my choices.

I made all decisions for you.

I decided who you married, where you studied.

Oh God, what is this nonsense?

You think it's nonsense? Then tell me

- Did you even love Andrey? - Of course. We were married.

So if you got married to someone else, you'd love someone else?

Mom, let's not make fun of reality.

You know full well that marriage is built on a different foundation.

No.

There's no other foundation.

Every person should experience this feeling at least one, do you understand?

I didn't want you to stop Ilya, to turn him into yourself.

I just want you to understand it.

He'd never

hire someone to attack you, you know?

Because he had everything ready.

You couldn't stop him.

KIDNAPPED BECAUSE OF BUSINESS

GIRL WITHOUT AN EAR

SHELTER

BRUSKOV IS LIDA'S HUSBAND

SUICIDE ATTEMPT LIDA

SASHA

MOTHER DEPARTURE TO AMERICA

ANNA

ANDREY

ARTEM TOOK OVER BUSINESS SECURITY SERVICE WORKER KILLED

SASHA NODAR DRUGS? ILYA? DEBTS?

KIDNAPPING? CONSPIRACY?

Hello.

- Long time no see, right? - The last time I saw you was

at the Tom Ford opening two years ago.

They had amazing prawn canapes, but ran out of champagne too quickly.

- You have a great memory. - Did you want something?

Vera.

I'm not a bad person, I know what it looks like.

Business is business, I just want you to understand that.

I don't know why you came here.

I want to keep everything civil.

You can count on me.

I won't force you to leave, I have time.

While we're closing the deal, you have time to gather your things.

I'll help you transfer your things, just tell me where.

Thank you.

How much time do I have?

A week? A month?

Why do you say so? You have as much time as you need.

Anything else?

Yes. I know it's awkward,

but it needs to be said.

I need to give the keys to the construction company.

While you're here, foreman and designers will visit occasionally.

Maybe we should make a schedule of visits, it'll make things comfortable for us both.

You know, it doesn't matter who comes here and when, I live alone.

I just want you to be comfortable.

Thank you. I don't know what you'll do with out flat,

but I hope you and your wife like it.

Thank you for the kind words, but I'm not married.

It's all ahead of you, I'm sure.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Say hello to Anya when you see her.

I'm not going to have a feast in time of plague.

But we should celebrate this holiday. Modestly.

No special gifts, maybe no restaurant either.

We'll celebrate at home.

Life must be at least somewhat happy. Honey, do you agree?

- What? - Do you know what happened at Mauthausen?

- No. - When the Soviet army arrived,

People were too malnourished, especially women.

The chances of rescue were close to zero.

But they received red lipstick with the next humanitarian supply.

- Fascinating. - And these skeletal, bald and tired women

all got up and started painting their lips.

Because even in concentration camps women must always be beautiful and happy.

Mom, we won't buy you any gifts.

Vera has no money. Same goes for me.

I know all that, but you'll start working soon and I hope Artem can pay in advance.

- I won't work there. - What?

That's right. I can't work for a man who's evicting my sister.

- How are you going to live then? - Mom, maybe you can help me?

Maybe you'll support your daughters instead of your lover for a while?

All I do in life is show support for my daughters.

Sure. What have you always been saying about independence and career?

Where's your career, mom? Where's your god damn business?

I just can't believe that such a goal-oriented woman like you

have been doing nothing but milking Andrey by threatening to tell Vera about us.

You're nothing.

Don't worry about me. I'll survive. But I'm not so sure about you.

These are all of our conversations. Give it to Vera.

Her clinical records and a flash drive with our sessions.

Did she really not have an ear?

Everyone is always curious about non-existent things, aren't they?

No, she didn't have an ear.

But she had a lot of other things.

What the hell, Andrey? Do you want to to justify it to you?

I wanted her, you get it? I wanted her.

Only next to her I realized why I lived, why I need all of this.

If only she...

If she said a single word, I'd leave everything.

This damn family, Katya, my stupid daughter and her dead dog.

And I'd never regret it.

But she

refused to live in this reality.

She always had fantasies, plans.

A house in America with a farm, horses running on the hill.

I'm not judging you.

I just want to know.

Borya, why did you break up?

What did she do?

What did she do?

Andrey, are you really asking this question?

Oh God, who do you think she is?

Do you think it was like in that Final Analysis film?

A psychotherapist sleeping with a patient who's a psycho and blackmails him?

Is that what you think? Is it that simple?

She didn't do anything.

Got it? Nothing.

She grew tired of me.

She got bored.

I didn't satisfy her anymore. I don't know, she never said it directly.

She had nowhere to stay and all I could do was to put her in Vera's shelter.

- What was her diagnosis? - Paranoid schizophrenia.

The paroxysmal type.

It was accumulating with a personality defect.

It's just words, Andrey.

Just words. We don't know what's going on inside our heads.

Hi.

I forgot you had keys.

- What is this? - The missing links.

The events of our son's life that we didn't notice or didn't want to.

Boris' notes on Lida, he asked me to give them to you.

That's what I'll do. Deal.

I'll call you later, okay? One second.

Anya, we weren't going to meet today.

- Aren't you glad to see me? - I'm very glad, but now I have a meeting.

I won't take long, I just wanted to talk about our relationship.

Make some things clear.

Okay, wait at a cafe, order a dessert, read some news. I'll be there in 15, okay?

- Actually, I... - They make great Panna Cotta, try it.

I'll be there before they serve it.

- Panna Cotta. - Fine, I'll wait.

Valeriy Petrovich, I'm here.

I know that I have one week left.

No, Andrey Smolin doesn't decide anything here anymore.

All reports will be ready on Friday. I can't do it faster. No way.

Artem Leonidovich and I will do our best.

Yes. Okay.

ARTEM INCOMING CALL

Are you sure?

Artem brought the Germans to you, you gave them to Kostya.

Can you put two and two together?

Artem knew I took money from him. Kostya knew about that hole in the report.

And you couldn't figure out why the Germans asked for a second check?

Kostya.

Do you know why you're here?

My husband brought me here.

Are you angry at him?

I'm not angry at this traitor.

Why do you think he betrayed you?

Love is not a movie rental.

You can't make an oath and took it back later because you didn't like the movie.

If someone loves another person, they intertwine their fates.

Only death can undo that.

So if one person stops loving another person,

then that person deserves death in your opinion, is that right?

- Is there a way to escape death? - Of course.

Don't swear to love.

Do you understand that any kind of words aren't a reason to wish death upon others?

It contradicts the notion of good and evil.

I don't see contradictions.

Whatever fits me is good.

The rest is evil.

Things we were doing...

It... It was an act of true love.

I see. So attacking a woman with a razor is true love.

And what was supposed to be the end of that so-called act?

- Zeltsov, on the 13th of April you... - She...

She wanted me to...

She wanted to have sex.

You don't believe me. But it's true. She...

She wanted me to threaten her with a razor as if it was a real attack.

She wanted to be in danger. But I would never hurt her for real.

So Smolin interrupted you.

He didn't sort out the situation, just rushed to help the girl.

Yes. And I ran away.

Let's suppose you're not lying.

But a day, two or three passed.

You called her to find out what happened later, right?

No. I couldn't call. She didn't have a phone.

- Really? She didn't have a phone? - No.

She either e-mailed me or came to my home.

You know, now I think

that she probably stalked me.

- Stalked you? - Yes.

She always knew when I was home.

I asked my dad.

She never came when he was at home.

Sometimes I thought I saw her on the street or on the train.

Tell me, can your relationship be considered intimate?

Yes. Very intimate.

So turns out that she broke up with you. She cheated with Smolin.

And you decided to take revenge.

But you couldn't get to him, so you decided to attack his mother.

- No. - Make him feel the loss of a loved one.

You followed her, you knew where she went home so you took the razor...

No, no, no!

- The cash stolen from the flat... - Hello.

Send a squad to Baryshev's apartment.

Confiscate his computer and all communication devices.

Phones, tablets. Everything.

How long have you been here?

42 minutes.

What do you want this time?

Listen.

I know that our mom is crazy and awful.

But we shouldn't be like this. She's our mother, after all.

Do you remember that today's her birthday?

No.

Let's buy something for her. From us.

Set up a table.

Vera, I understand. Really.

She wasn't fair.

And you don't have to forgive her just because she's an old fool.

And you don't have to forgive me just because I'm your sister.

It's not about forgiveness.

I just think we need a break.

I can spend five thousand.

What can we buy for five thousand?

I don't know. Other people buy something.

Let's buy a manicure certificate.

Yes, where they use a Chinese hand cream.

She can talk to other people here, I think she's separated from the reality.

You know, I wouldn't say so. She's not on the ground, sure.

But when reality attacks, it turns out that our mom is aware of everything.

And she knows more than those of us who were in touch with reality all along.

A peculiar woman.

- Do you know what it's called? - What?

A transfer. The best way to fix a broken relationship is

to unite against someone else.

What about this little necklace?

It looks kind of antique.

It looks alright. It's not her anniversary anyway.

The black parts make it look noble.

- It fell down. - Why did you take it out of the box?

- I just wanted to look. - And now what?

I'm sure it's under the car.

Idiots!

Why are we embarrassing ourselves here? Let's just go.

You're right, we won't find it anyway.

Vera!

I'm not sure

but Artem and I went to your dacha.

And I think Ilya was there.

Great, you're home.

So this is

a creative hand-made birthday card.

From all of us as a family. I know, it's a bit naive.

But it's her birthday, I wanted to do something nice.

I'd like you to write down kind words for Rita. Please.

I'll do it later.

- When I think of something to write. - And you?

I'd like to think about it too.

Fine.

One more question.

Did she give you any hints about what gift she'd like to get?

Baby, we could never find out what she wanted.

Listen, I have nice tiles left. Six squares, no more.

- We have to place it somewhere. - Actually, we need to find the archives.

To see what this place used to be like. Is it a trisection?

Looks like it.

To hell with this modernism.

Authenticity is all the rage right now.

Authenticity, man. Do you get it?

We need a modern way of thinking to make it look vintage.

I'm telling you, tiles from England, six squares, hand-made.

Excuse me, are we bothering you?

No, of course not.

Darling, where's Vera?

She said she had to meet someone.

Baby, pour me some vodka.

Okay, she'll be here later then. Andrey's not here as well.

- Andrey? You invited him? - Of course.

He's the father of my grandson and a part of our family.

What family, mom?

You call this a family?

Darling, I've been thinking.

About the tragic events that befell us.

And I realized

that I was wrong. We all were.

We should unite and try to work together even if we can't forgive each other.

It's better than pretending that we don't know each other.

- Happy Birthday! - Thank you, dear.

Baby, take it.

Hello.

Everyone's here.

Sit down, Vera.

- Thank you. - I'm glad that we

all found the courage to meet and sit down to the table together.

I don't want to discuss what lead us to where we all stand now.

It's pointless. Ilya is what matters.

We must find him and return him home at any cost.

And if we blame each other for what we did, we'll never be able to do that.

We should unite at least for now to help each other.

For Ilya's sake.

I'll do everything that I can and all that it takes.

- I've found the girl who posed as Lida. - You have?

- How? - She's an actress at a theater.

I saw her interview, she's acting in a play today.

- I'm going. - I'm coming with you.

I'll drive.

- Are you not coming? - I need to go someplace else.

It's important.

Do you understand that you have to tell your mother about it?

Yes. I know.

- Damn. - She's your mother.

No mother wishes ill upon their child.

She's a...

She's a woman, she'll understand.

I guess.

- Damn. - How can she not understand?

You'll say that, like, we love each other.

And when a man and a woman love each other

They, like,

engage in sexual relations. So now you're pregnant, so what?

She'll give you money for abortion and that's it.

It's her! Leave now or she'll give you hell.

Why is our house so messy again?

You know who I always envied?

Go and buy flowers right now.

- I envy Belka, our cat. - What flowers?

I don't care what flowers, just bring me a bouquet.

- Where will I find a bouquet? - I don't care.

- Buy a bouquet. - If she ever found out

what awful people they are now, she'd never blame herself for it!

They'll catch us and we'll go to jail.

No one will catch us and no one cares about us and about this circus.

Stand here and don't let anyone in, got it?

- How am I supposed to do that? - Scream, lie, do whatever it takes.

- You can do it. - Are you crazy?

I didn't ask you to follow me.

Hello, I'm sorry, we wanted to give flowers to your actress, do you mind?

Thank you.

Remember me? Back at the cafe, you called yourself Lida and lied as usual.

What did you do there?

Such progress. You've discovered the truth.

Are you crazy? I didn't do anything.

- Stop lying! - She just wanted to cover her tracks.

- Who is "her"? - Lida.

We met back at the shelter.

I'm always looking for work. Do you know that I barely get paid here at the theater?

We became friends. Then I became friends with Ilya.

They loved each other so much, how can I refuse to help?

How exactly did you help?

She gave me her phone and said that you'd maybe call.

- Did she say why? - Of course.

They were going to leave, they knew you'd be looking for them.

And we decided to punish you for what you were doing at the shelter.

For what I was doing?

You and the director shared money for that mess.

Everyone knew.

- Did Ilya know? - Of course.

So it's not my fault. I just pranked you.

It's not against the law.

Did you do it for friendship? Or for money?

Go to hell.

- Can we go in? - Of course.

I forgot about the flowers.

Oh my God.

What happened?

Can you let me stay with you? I have nowhere to go.

Do your parents know where you are?

Have you told anyone where you are?

No.

I killed our dog.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Drink it.

It's hot.

What do you want from me?

Do you think I'll feel sorry and give you money?

Who do you think I am?

I don't need much. Five thousand or so.

Out of the question.

You know that they'll find out eventually.

It's inevitable.

They'll find out that you're Lida's mother.

And that you introduced her to Ilya.

And why you did it.

Why did I do it?

I'm not blaming you.

I don't care about anything.

If I were you, I'd leave while it's not too late.

Or cops will come to question you.

Why do you need all that?

Are you trying to blackmail me?

No. I'm just saying what will happen.

You're so insightful when it comes to other people.

I wonder how you got yourself into so much trouble.

You know, sometimes I want to take everything to the limit.

You're good at it.

- Hello. - Hello.

Thanks for calling. Is she still here?

Yes, she's sleeping in that room.

- Sleeping? - I gave her sedatives to keep her here.

- Can we see her? - Of course, come in.

- She's a good girl. - You think so?

I'm sure.

Here.

A heart-felt confession from Baryshev Sergey Ivanovich.

Impossible to nitpick.

He loved her. Together they did some questionable but not unlawful things.

They both liked it. Then she met someone else.

Your son. And she fell in love.

Baryshev understood that and decided not to interfere.

But still, he continued to love her.

Later she asked him for a favor.

To do the same thing that he did to her but this time to you.

He agreed. He wasn't going to kill you, of course. And he gave the watch to her.

He has no idea what she did with it later.

She used the watch as a payment for a flat that she and Ilya were renting.

Vera Mikhailovna, it's all very dirty.

But, unfortunately, what she did wasn't against the law.

- I need to talk to him. - Vera Mikhailovna, you can't.

He's in jail, you'll need a pass.

Please, think of something.

I need to talk to him, at least for two minutes.

Go for a smoke.

What do you want?

I want to know the truth. My son, Ilya,

did he know that you were going to attack me with a razor?

Was he the one who asked you?

He didn't know. It was Lida.

Why did she do it?

They were going to leave to America.

She always thought that you'd take him away and he'll come back to you.

She told me that he had to break free.

So she told you to kill me?

No, of course not, I'd never do that. And Lida is very kind.

I thought so, at least. Now I know she was lying.

She said she was in pain because of you and that I had to...

Had to what?

Scare me? Punish me?

Teach you.

To make you see yourself.

- What? - She lied to me.

I'm scared. Please, help me.

I'm begging you, help me, please.

I'll help you if you tell me the truth.

The whole truth. I promise to help.

Lida asked me to cut you, to mutilate you, she didn't want me to kill you.

She said, "Teach this skunk a lesson". I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

I didn't know how to tell you, I was afraid I'd go to prison.

- Sergey. - I didn't want to lie, my dad's disabled.

- I'll never do it again. - Calm down.

Everything will be alright, I promise.

- Where are you going? - I want to file a report.

That I identified him by his voice, just like you said.

By the way, I need your professional help.

Tell me, what can I do for him to get the worst sentence?

I'm ready to testify in court that he tried to rape me.

Vera Mikhailovna, of course I'll help. Finally we're speaking the same language.

You understand that people like him shouldn't roam the streets freely.

They're potentially dangerous to other people.

I'll say it once, just so you know.

I don't give a damn about other people.

I don't give a damn about dangerous people and what can happen to them.

I want him to go to prison not for the sake of others.

He lied to my face and took me for a stupid rich fool

And he thought that his microscopic brain is enough to fool me.

Excuse me.

Yes?

God, what's wrong?