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MOSCOW APRIL, 1941

Comrade Vorotynnikov arrived.

May I?

- Kostya. - Good day, sir!

- Sit down. - Thank you.

I have a General Staff permission

to open a State Security Intelligence School in Kiev.

That is a special school. Here are the papers.

- This was approved? - Yes.

And what is my role there?

Arrangement, guidance and supervision.

- Who is going to do selection of personnel? - You.

Not only you, of course. You will need qualified instructors.

But now look at this.

I would like you to work with him.

Nikolay Petrov.

Senior lieutenant, frontier troops, combat participant,

including the battle of Suomussalmi.

Yes, he is a very valuable.

But he is with a temper. I hope you'll do well.

- Questions? - No questions.

Allow me to leave.

See you, Kostya.

Good bye.

Alexander Nikolayevich, may I ask you a question?

Yes.

Is it a war?

No, Kostya, it is not.

I got it.

SVETLANA IVANOVA

SVETLANA USTINOVA

VLADIMIR VDOVICHENKOV

IRINA APEXIMOVA

EVGENIY PRONIN

ANATOLIY RUDENKO

SPIES

KIEV APRIL, 1941

Girls, we give it all at the first mile, then we just maintain our pace.

Yes, sir!

- Arina! - Volodya!

To you.

They carried over my exam.

So I thought maybe today?

Just after you finish.

Okay.

All right. I'll be waiting.

Arina, what are you going to do with Volodya?

Nothing.

Nina!

We want to submit an application to the registry office.

You are going to get married? Arina!

On your mark!

Get set!

Go!

- Volodya, I want to speak with you. - Okay.

We will get married, what next?

I'll be given a new assignment, we will go to the unit,

you'll work as a teacher, will give birth to children.

- Something wrong? - To give birth to children is good.

- But only... - What's the matter?

- Chelyuskins for instance. - What about them?

They are normal people, right? But thanks to them, the country is famous.

- Yes. - We can do the same.

What do you mean?

Maybe we do something at first. Something great.

For the country, not for ourselves. And children after that.

They don't let us go to the Arctic. We need to have a special education.

Chelyuskins were just like an example.

Let's put in an application to the city committee.

What application?

I don't know how it should look like, but the meaning will be like,

"Two young specialists want to do good to our country,

and we ask party to use us as they wish."

Well, I don't know.

Volodya, just think about it. You are a military specialist,

I know three languages. We can move mountains!

Geologists move mountains, not teachers.

- Volodya! - I will think about it.

Let's go to the registry office, or they will have a lunch break soon.

Well, Alexander, you are a great dancer.

- More wine? - No, I am drunk enough.

Zoya, don't hurt my feelings.

What would you do if I fall under the table?

I will carry you in my arms.

- I am very heavy. - I have strong arms.

Comrade Pitko, what are you doing? People are watching.

Let them watch.

- What if they call police? - Let them call.

- Do you know who is my boss? - Who?

- Is he really? - Yes, he is.

My God. Now I will be embarrassed.

- Why? - I am sitting with such a man!

You are sitting with a miserable man!

Why is that?

I am leaving tomorrow.

Where?

- We just met. - That's right.

Going back to Leningrad.

Rain, slush.

And no memories about sunny Kiev.

I'll send you a postcard.

- Can I be frank with you? - Of course.

I don't have time for courting.

Comrade Pitko.

I know a very nice place.

Pasha, we've got news.

Very good news.

The guys put in an application.

This is so good. My congratulations!

Thank you, dad. Why are you so pale?

Just blood pressure. Don't worry about it.

And when is the wedding?

July, 6th.

Let me see.

6th of July.

But why Sunday?

Usually weddings are on Fridays, so we have time to celebrate it.

Pavel Timofeevitch, Vera Nikolaevna, we want it to be frugal.

Will get married and drink tea.

Tea only?

What about dinner party?

And photographs in wedding clothes. That's very beautiful.

Excess and petty bourgeoisie.

What does bourgeoisie have to do with it?

And what are you going to show to your grandchildren?

Empty tea cans? You must have photographs.

I think we can discuss that later.

Weddings happen once in a lifetime. That day must be remembered.

This is for you, young man.

And this is for you.

It was made for my grandma and granddad. Single copy.

You can open it.

You can put photographs of each other there and carry them with you.

Dad, mom, thank you.

Thank you very much, but that's very valuable.

This is what very valuable.

I hope that will be the same for you.

Of course.

- You know, it is not right by the book... - I know.

You can sell it.

Buy something you need.

This is our wedding present.

Thank you.

Ladies first.

Close the door.

No, one floor down.

- Do you live in the basement? - Well, no.

- I know a very good place. - That's good it's not on the roof.

What's the matter?

Well, hello, dude.

You, bitch!

Calm down.

Stop talking.

Give me your wallet.

You, bastard!

He won't get away. There is nowhere to run.

Come to me!

Take it.

I am going there,

you look for him here.

Whistle if you find him.

- Voron! - What?

Let's get out of here. It went bad.

Dude, where are you?

Please, Zoya, don't do it.

I'm begging you, don't.

I have children. Please, don't do it.

I have children. They need me.

May I...

go there?

Did you run enough?

I can give you everything.

Take it.

Why did you start running, like a chicken?

I worried about money. It is not mine.

One comrade from regional committee collects gold jewelry.

He found out there are diamonds from the last century in Kiev

and asked me to come here and buy them.

He can`t do that himself.

So you've got diamonds too?

No, the diamonds appeared to be faked.

I am sure about that, my father is a jeweler.

Take my watch, please, and let me go.

Jacket.

What?

- Your jacket. - Yes, sure.

You said to let you go?

You know, I have children.

They really need me, you know?

I understand that.

Children is very important.

What are their names?

This is Masha, this is the eldest one, this is Pavel, he is the youngest.

Why?

Because we have to.

Did you see his documents?

The whole division will chase us after.

But he remembered us.

Pasha.

You always said that the family ring must stay in the family.

And now you are saying to sell it.

Family relics are old prejudices.

There are no alternatives.

I was called to see an investigator.

They found out about Illarion.

You haven't seen him from the civil war. You don't even know where he is.

NKVD found out that he is in Paris now.

He is a part of some emigrant organization.

And he is probably in collaboration with the Germans.

But it is not your fault that he is your brother.

No, it's not.

- That's what I said to the investigator. - What did he answer?

He agreed.

Thank you.

Come on in. You are expected in the geography room, second floor.

Senior lieutenant Petrov arrived...

for further service.

Are you a sabotage activities instructor?

Yes, ma'am.

I am your colleague. Matilda Genrikhovna.

You can call me Matilda.

Nikolay. As I can see students didn't arrive yet.

There will be female students at this target.

Is that okay for you?

No.

I thought intelligence service is for men only.

Not always.

I like it here.

I only would've taken off these portraits.

Speaking of the intelligence service...

Hello.

National security major Konstantin Efremovitch Vorotynnikov.

Senior lieutenant Petrov.

Hold me, Nikolay!

So, you are not right. Women sometimes are better for the intelligence service.

Nikolay denies sexual equality.

No, I don't.

Every man loses his head when he sees a beautiful woman.

I think that depends on a man.

Where is your weapon, instructor?

And your documents?

Take it. And don't be offended.

No offence. I got it.

These are the personal files of the girls we need.

Choose those, who you think are more promising.

Yes, sir!

Katya, read it.

Katya, I don't hear you. Read it.

Mom, who is 'the servant of God Alexander'?

- What? - I heard you praying to him last night.

He is a friend of mine, you don't know him.

And why did you cry? Is he dead?

What letter is this?

'M. Mother...'

So what mother did?

'...washed.'

Read the next sentence.

Mom, why Danya and Asya read the ABC book in school?

You'll read it in school too.

When?

Soon.

Will I have a schoolbag? And October Children's pin?

Of course. And a schoolbag and a pin.

You'll have everything.

Hurrah!

Katya, read it.

Katya, go outside.

Very good.

Go outside, dear.

Did you play?

Yes, I did.

How was it?

Was not lucky.

Lost everything.

Everything?

We took so much money for that.

- So we'll take more. - You promised you won't play.

How are we going to go abroad?

- We won't go then. - You promised me!

It doesn't matter if I promised.

You think it's easy as going for a walk?

To cross the border is not that simple.

I told you I have an uncle in Brest. He can help us.

Why would we need it, stupid?

What will it change?

We can become honest people. Will start a new life.

My dear Voron, Katya is already seven. She needs to go to school.

Why are you making a scene?

Am I your husband?

Or is your girl my daughter?

We are not going anywhere.

And your girl doesn't need a school.

- We'll make a stealer of her. - A stealer?

At least she will be busy. Not that you are.

The only thing you can do is to spread your legs.

You, bitch!

Hit me! The only thing you can do is to rob people in pubs.

You are smart!

Don't hit me!

If it wasn't me, you would've be in the forest already.

And you are blaming me?

One more word and I'll kill you.

You got it?

Clean everything here. Shitty as in a pigsty.

- It's very expensive. - Of course, 18th century.

It's your family's. We can't sell it.

- Why? - We'll show it to our children.

- Let's give it to our state. - Why?

They can build a plane or a tank for this money.

- And it's good for us. - What good does it make for us?

It's good when we go to the city committee.

I put in an application.

I wrote it for you to. You just need to sign it.

We won't go to the committee.

- Why? - I will become an officer.

I will defend the motherland. Is it a good deed?

- Of course. - You will teach languages to children.

- Is it a good deed? - Yes, but...

You see? We both will do good deeds.

- I will go to the committee myself. - But why?

You can serve, and I will go wherever they send me.

What disposition is that?

You are just attacking your root and branch.

This application, the ring. Sort of a maximalism.

Is it bad for the country and the party?

All right. We have enough time till our wedding.

We can think about it.

Will talk with our parents.

Look, a pawn shop.

Let's go in and ask them how much the ring would cost?

Who knows, maybe we can buy a plane for it.

This ring doesn't cost a thing.

I can see you need money.

I can give you 20 rubles.

- All right. - Thank you.

- Hello. - Hello.

We want this ring to be evaluated.

Okay.

Very interesting piece.

I can give you 3000 rubles.

18th century for 3000?

3500 is the maximum.

- Good bye. Let's go. - As you wish.

Arina, I need to go.

Tomorrow the deputy chief is coming with the family.

Tonight they will form the meeting group.

All right, maybe tomorrow.

Guys, wait!

I am sorry for interrupting.

My name is Margarita Davydenko.

My uncle is a jeweler.

That guy wanted to deceive you.

- This ring is valuable. - You think so?

- I know that. You can see that. - Maybe you'll have a look?

Arina!

No, take it away!

That's better.

- Do you want to know the right price? - Yes, we do.

All right, I will talk with my uncle.

- Where can I find you? - I'll give you the address.

- Mom. - Quiet!

- We're leaving. - What about Voron?

Why do we need him? We'll go by ourselves.

Pack your things, but be quiet. Don't wake him up. Go.

Go. I will be there soon.

Are you looking for this?

So you wanted to leave me, didn't you?

Katya should go to school.

And you lose money.

And you decided to leave me, bitch!

Don't kill me, please.

Katya can't leave without me.

We'll take that jewelry, I will show mercy on you.

Don't kill anyone please.

Let's go get ready.

Come in.

I studied everyone and chose the best.

Sit down.

Let me see.

Single - bad.

Divorced - bad.

Parents died - very bad.

But they are Komsomol members. Good references.

Ideals only.

You think it's bad?

Do you know how often our agents fail there?

I didn't have access to such types of documents.

Very often.

Although they are perfect ones.

So you think ideals is not good?

No, ideals is good.

But sometimes we need to make a compromise.

With whom? With an enemy?

With your conscience.

It's easy to come to an agreement with your conscience,

when you have your personal interest.

- I'm sorry? - Sown-to-earth. Your own interest.

Husbands, wives, children.

The ones you love.

So if a spy betrays, she betrays not only herself?

That's right.

Here are the candidates I chose.

Komsomol members and one criminal.

- Even a criminal? - Yana Kovalchik.

She has a phenomenal memory.

For the last five years she's been using that gift for her criminal deeds.

She was caught at first time recently. She is very valuable.

Her relatives: brother Stas Kovalchik.

Weak-minded guy. But kids dance attendance on him.

Everyone knows that Yana loves her brother.

If anyone hurts him, she will find him.

So, tomorrow we will talk with Komsomols.

And then we go to the detention center to Kovalchik.

Wow! There must be wealthy people are living here.

- What floor? - Third.

Go!

Margarita?

Good evening.

I'm sorry, I didn't expect you that late.

- Arina! - Quiet! Don't move!

Don't move or I'll shoot you.

Arina!

I think she had this bag with her.

Arina!

They have something more here.

- Let's go. - Wait. This is a bourgeois apartment.

Give me the money!

I'll give you everything. Don't shoot!

What are you standing here? Search the house!

What are you trying to give me? Where is the money?

Sit here!

- What was the apartment number? - Six. Prozorovskiy Pavel Timofeevitch.

Do you have a back door here?

Open up!

Open! Come on!

Prozorovskiy Pavel...

Get out of here!

I found some antiques.

Does it hurt, boss?

Mom, what's wrong with you?

Nothing, honey. Just a stomachache.

Pack your things, we are leaving.

- What about Voron? - There is no Voron anymore.

Come on.

Who are you?

Mikulin, NKVD investigator.

Do you want some water?

Why am I here?

Don't you remember?

No.

It was late. I was going to sleep when somebody rang the doorbell.

I went to open the door.

Good evening.

I remembered.

There was a girl. Margarita, I suppose.

Her uncle is a jeweler.

And she promised to set a price for the ring.

So did she set a price?

No.

Somebody

jumped at me.

We've been robbed?

How are my mom and dad?

Father's alive. He is unconscious though.

And my mom?

No! No!

- It can't be! - Calm down!

Drink it.

Listen to me, Prozorovskaya.

The apartment was robbed.

But where can I find that Margarita?

If she exists of course.

- What do you mean 'if she exists?' - You could've made her up.

Why?

The task force came to take your father and found everyone dead.

Maybe you did that?

You couldn't get away,

so now you are trying to extricate yourself.

What kind of nonsense is that?

Why they came to take my father?

Do you know your uncle Illarion?

- No. - No?

I mean I know he exists, but I haven't seen him ever.

And my father hasn't seen him. That's some sort of mistake.

Speak frankly!

My father is a Communist.

The task force is killed.

There are no witnesses.

So you are guilty. You put up resistance.

This is the end for your father, but it's not certain about you.

If you come clean now you will be treated as an accomplice.

You'll be put in a prison, of course,

but it's better than being executed.

I speak totally frankly.

My father is an honest man.

We didn't kill anyone. I am sure you will figure that out.

Yes, we will.

- Bring her to the detention center. - Yes, sir.

- Thank you very much. - Your welcome.

They brought us too early. We could've slept for an hour or so.

Come on, that man has real problems, and you are whining about such nonsense.

- What problems he has? - Bandits killed her mother-in-law.

And his fiancee is in the hospital.

Do you see this letter? Hide it.

Good girl.

Now listen to me.

I'm not feeling well now.

I might get off the train somewhere.

- You'll go to the hospital? - Yes, to the hospital.

- I'll go with you. - No, my dear. You'll go to Brest, no stops.

I'll go with you.

No, you won't.

Why do you need to go there? Small children are not allowed there.

You'll go to Brest. Uncle Ivan will meet you there.

I wired him already.

Volodya, we will meet the train, will accompany the deputy to the college

and you can go to Arina after that.

Our commander is an understanding man, he will let you go.

Guys, I'll run to the post office. I want to find out how she is.

Okay, but be quick!

Now the most important thing.

You will give this letter and these brooches to uncle Ivan.

- He will place you in school, got it? - Yes.

One more thing. This is a special bear.

He's got a ring in his belly.

But don't tell anyone about that. Even to uncle Ivan.

Why?

People can be very evil sometimes.

They think only about themselves.

And you think about yourself only and don't speak much.

- Or else it will be bad for you, got it? - Yes.

Good girl.

When you finish the school, open the bear's belly.

And then you'll figure out what to do with the ring.

Mom, and what about you?

That's it. Hide it.

Put the brooches to the letter.

Very good. Let's go?

How are you, cadet?

Hi. Did you talk to your uncle?

Of course. He'll be glad to help you.

I gave him your address and he will get in touch with you soon.

But I have a train to catch. Excuse me.

You are going with me to police.

Run!

What happened?

- Easy! She is a criminal! - What criminal?

I don't have time for explanations. Petya, Vadik, follow her!

And what about me?

Go to police!

- What did that man want from you? - Nothing. He confused me with someone.

Sit down.

Either this car or that one.

- Where are you going? - I'm looking for a girl.

Not very tall. She supposed to enter this car.

We are leaving.

I'm going to the engine driver. Dima will come here with the police.

Okay.

Honey, do you remember what we were talking about?

- That I need to go to the hospital. - Yes.

I need to go there now. And you stay here and be quiet. Okay?

Here is money for you.

Buy some sweets and tea.

Uncle Ivan will meet you in Brest.

Mom, I want to go with you.

You can't go with me.

I will come very soon.

How are you?

Hey, cadet, do you have a cigarette?

There she is! Stop!

Stop!

Let me go!

Let her go!

Let her go!

Katya, no!

Katya!

So, did you talk to Yana?

Yes. We'll bring papers in a couple of days and take her out.

All right. Listen to me. Maybe you take someone else?

We have a lot of them.

Do you have someone we might be interested in?

Where is my daughter?

Where is my daughter?

Please, help me!

We don't need everyone. Who is that girl?

What was she arrested for?

You must tell me where my daughter is.

Bastards!

Where is she?

What are you yelling about?

I have an urgent message for the investigator Mikulin.