Original subtitles

THE PRICE OF LIFE.

So… what are we doing here?

I was scared I’d get attacked again.

You’ve promised to find Shagin, who’s God knows where.

Is it yours?

No.

Mine was inside the giraffe.

I don’t know where he got this one from. Maybe there’s something important.

Are you kidding me?

First people wearing masks,

then cameras inside giraffes, cameras in

beds. Are you and Shagin having a laugh at me?

Hi.

You’ve promised to give me a ride.

Do you know what it’s called?

Nobility.

No, Shagin, no! No!

Did you want to find Shagin? Now I’m putting him on the wanted list. Let’s go.

But why?

Let’s throw in a shoe or a belt.

Give people a sign.

Come on, get up.

We’ll have to walk a lot today.

But it’s so nice here.

I found a kettle near the cross-cut yesterday.

I’m sure there were some trails,

maybe car trails.

We’ll get out somewhere if we follow them. Come on, let’s go.

Those men who you got in the accident with.

I figured.

Antipin gave the car.

He ordered it.

But he’s a really good doctor.

So what?

It’s weird.

There are no birds in the forest.

Fern has antiseptic power.

We’ll take care of your wound now,

so it doesn’t start festering.

Why are you taking care of me so much?

Is the Hippocratic oath bothering you?

I, for instance, didn’t give the oath.

They’ve canceled it when I was studying.

The oath has nothing to do with Hippocrates.

And then…

He was a very mercantile doctor.

He only treated for money.

How do you know everything?

Here, put this

If I served six years,

lost my wife, my daughter,

I’d kill somebody like me.

My wife didn’t die because of you.

You were sent to jail because of me.

I thought it’d be harder to get you to confess.

Don’t think I’ll come running to the court with it.

Of course.

Only because you gave me your shirt and made decoctions.

- Of course, I don’t think that. - That’s right.

You see, I have a lot of respect for you as a professional, but as a person…

Don’t bother. You see…I knew what you were like

the first day I met you.

I’ll go get more wood.

Yes?

Why did you say,

you knew from the first moment what I was like?

Listen, I’m tired. Let’s sleep.

I can’t sleep.

You should try. We have a hard day tomorrow.

Every day is hard with you.

So?

I always hold an experiment at the first class, you don’t know about it.

I give out the study guide and I observe how you react.

The first category is

those who

who want to study.

They start going through the book, look at

the contents list, read the names of topics.

The second category is

those who are desperate to become doctors.

But they find pathological physiology to be a boring subject.

They check how many pages there are, how long they will

have to suffer for.

And there is the third category, people like you.

They don’t need science at all,

they aren’t interested.

You put the study guides aside and don’t open it until you’re told to.

So maybe I did open it?

No. no.

You’ve put it aside.

How are you so sure? Do you remember

everyone who opened it and who put it aside?

Not everybody, but I remember you.

You know what?

When I was in the second year my

mom lost her job.

I worked as a security guard so both of us had some money.

I could put your study book aside just because I wanted to sleep.

Listen, save your pitying stories for somebody else.

There could be millions of reasons why I put it aside.

So you admit that you did that?

I don’t even remember if I opened it or not. I am sure, you don’t remember it too.

Fine, fine. I. don’t remember, and you are a brilliant student.

Goodnight.

Listen, it’s funny.

I had “A” at biochemistry.

You can say anything now.

No, check it.

I still remember Kreb’s cycle. I can write any formula now.

Oh really? And how? With a coal on a birch?

No, ask me, anything you want, ask me.

It was my favorite subject.

Because we had a good tutor, Zagoskin, remember him?

He never checked the attendance at his lectures, unlike you.

But everyone went there,

because he was good at telling stuff.

Yes, unlike me.

And he was never rude.

Well, I get it.

He was better than me at everything, so

you gifted me freedom and helped them to put me in jail.

You hanged me.

I pushed you, the others hanged you.

I don’t see any difference.

I saved you after, by the way.

You only did it for yourself.

If there were no witnesses you would gladly hang me, you’d kill me.

But if I was there, in the knot,

would you push me?

I would.

I appreciate the honesty.

You’re welcome,

professor.

Why are you yelling?

Sit. What, I scared you?

Where’d you find the rope?

I’ve cut it.

There was this too.

We might need it?

It looks like this…

From a chainsaw.

So they fell timber here.

Well, you can see it’s rusty and judging by the cuts they did it ages ago, so

I wouldn’t be so happy.

Where did you find it?

Over there, it’s about 300 meters away.

So we’re on the right track.

Come on, show me where it was.

Over there.

- There? - Yes.

It looks like a military base.

Shoo!

Shoo! Shoo!

Damn it!

I wonder if it had rabies.

Doesn’t seem like it.

So, how’s your leg?

Where now, professor?

What a meeting!

- Hi. - Hey-hey-hey.

How did they let you on?

Glebov asked me to speak to you before the prosecutor comes.

Glevov asked you to.

Ave they found the body?

The body hasn’t been found yet.

They found a video recording where you hang him.

Don’t be stubborn, Ilya.

If you go you jail, you might never see your daughter.

You need a lawyer, don’t you get it?

Polina, I will represent myself.

Don’t worry. So tell Glebov

I’m ready to testify.

Come on. Thank you for coming.

Bye.

- Yes. - May I?

- Bring him in. - Come in.

Take it off.

Where’d you bury the body?

Nowhere.

So he’s alive.

No, he’s dead. Why did it take you so long to find us?

You’ve received the recording.

Was it so hard to ask where they left us?

If you want me to believe you, you should answer my question.

Did you set it all up to have your revenge?

No one will believe the truth. They didn’t believe it back then; they won’t do it now.

Stop wimping,

come on, tell me.

What did happen between you two?

Vergizaev was my student, an average one. His report card was full of “C”s.

It doesn’t matter. Nobody in court will listen to you talking about grades.

It’s very important.

Give me brief and clear answers. Did you want to make Vergizaev pay?

Yes? No?

Fine…

What happened in the military base?

God, we’re trapped!

Buddah, Allah, help us get out of here.

Listen, if there is a bullet shell then we can find ammo.

We’ll only need to make a self-harm.

The dogs will come back.

It’s their territory and they’ll protect it.

Yes, yes, it is their territory.

But we mustn’t show we’re scared of them.

We need to get out of here.

And how do we do this, professor.

We’ll

scare them away.

We’ll throw stuff at them, yell, and slowly move to that building, back-to-back.

But don’t run or they’ll attack.

How’s that trap better than this one?

It seems that there used to be a command center.

Maybe there is electricity, or I don’t know, water.

Do you have better ideas?

Let’s risk it.

Shagin, run!

Ok, here, come on.

Here, here.

Is this ok? Hold on.

I either have tetanus or blood infection.

Look, we can break it, and use it instead of a knife.

I found a med kit,

so there must be a second one.

We’ll find something to cure you with.

That’s not it.

Real bullets.

Look, a lighter. It works.

So many useful things.

Quiet-quiet.

I saw a chopper.

So they’re looking for us, right.

It’s just a

patrol, firefighters do it once every two months.

We’ve missed our chance again.

You know what,

we’ll filter the water,

boil it, put a bandage on

and you’ll be fine, right?

Why are you mucking about me? boil it, put a bandage

You’ve said it.

We’re medics. And medics should look out for one another. Right?

I didn’t help you then.

Everybody makes mistakes.

Thank you.

Hold on.

Well, you’ve got lucky. The prosecutor’s late.

I’m going to the cafeteria, try to change his mind.

Not shaved.

Polina’s told me everything.

Polina doesn’t know everything.

We’ve hired a good lawyer for you,

and if you say no

you’ll never see me again.

Fine.

The lawyer asked me to tell you not to speak to anyone without him.

Even you?

No, you can speak to me.

So, how are you?

Have you been to Obstetrics center?

I have. Everything’s fine. They said I can get pregnant.

That’s great news, congrats.

How’s your husband? He must be happy.

We had a fight. Mitya doesn’t know I’m here.

Ok, I won’t tell him anything.

He gave the money for the lawyer.

Don’t worry,

you’re a beautiful couple, you’ll make up.

Ilya, you can tell me, I’ll try to understand.

I didn’t kill him.

Why did you go to the forest? Why didn’t you wait for a ride?

It was late, and Anton went the wrong way.

Why did you follow him?

I’ll try to boil water now.

Maybe we should start a fire?

Look how much trash there is.

No, we won’t start a fire.

I’ll start it tomorrow,

on the roof next to us. Maybe someone’ll see it.

Here.

Yes, I shouldn’t have skipped lunch.

A roast fat warm

or a toad would go great with the water.

So what about

gonadotropin with pregnant women?

Will the test come out positive or negative?

Positive.

Positive…

Guard. Get out.

Hands…

Go.

Have you spoken to the detective?

Not under protocol. Prosecutor’s detective hasn’t called for me yet.

Good.

My sources informed me that body remains have been discovered.

If it is confirmed that it’s Vergizaev,

you’ll be charged with homicide.

I understand.

Tell me, were there any witnesses who can confirm

seeing you and alive Vergizaev at the military base?

Only dogs.

Jokes aside.

If you don’t have any other versions I suggest we make it seem like an accident.

You can’t see you putting Vergizaev in the knot.

Your behavior could be seen as an attempt to save him.

It might seem like a weird attempt.

But it’s just an amateur video.

It can be perceived differently.

Vergizaev was alive when I got him out.

Everyone knows about your relationship with him.

They believe that you changed your mind about

hanging him and went for a walk in the woods.

What do you suggest?

You wanted to save him, but you couldn’t. Ivan died.

Ok, Anton.

He died, you got desperate, lost control, maybe your sanity.

And carried his body with you.

We’ve walked 15 kilometers.

15. Kilometers. It can be easily checked.

It was raining for two days. I doubt that the detectives will feel like

crawling in dirt checking the footprints.

If you carried the body all the way,

it would serve as a great illustration of your

insanity. What sane person would do such a thing?

You wanted to bury him, but

you thought you’d forget the place.

You wanted to give Vergizaev a proper funeral.

That’s a stupid story that will take me down.

You’ll get a bigger sentence for yours.

Go. I don’t like the lawyers who don’t want to protect the truth.

It’s only possible in books for murderers like you to get away with the crime.

You’ll be sent to jail in real life.

For a long time.

There’s a good side to it.

At least I won’t have to see people like you.

I was sure you’d work on his case.

Polin. I’ve spoken to him to get him ready for a real interrogation.

Why is everybody blaming Shagin?

All that time he was in the woods on his own, hungry, in the rain.

Why was nobody looking for him?

Because we didn’t know where to begin.

Why didn’t you ask the rescuers? Why didn’t you declare him missing?

Because rescuers only look for missing people and we were looking for a criminal.

Selivanov and his people gave you the recording.

He made Shagin do it.

I called Selivanov, he denies everything.

Of course he does.

And he will deny it. Please explain,

why are all the means good when you need to accuse an innocent person?

And when it comes to real criminals your hands are tied?

What Polina?

When you needed help, Shagin helped you.

He saved you.

Don’t call me by my name anymore.

Come here. Come here.

If you know how I can help you, tell me.

The remains of body were found in the base.

According to the experts’ report

the height of the deceased was about 160 centimeters.

Vergizaev is 20 centimeters taller.

Have you killed anybody else?

Your experts are wrong. Run DNA-test and make sure that it’s Vergizaev.

Come on, I’ll take it.

I don’t feel anything.

Of course, it’s stupid to die like this.

Here.

You won’t die here. I promise.

So you haven’t killed anybody apart from Vergizaev.

Good try.

But if you need a confession, you won’t get it. I didn’t kill Vergizaev.

Then what did you do to him?

You haven’t answered my question.

Everybody wants to know what happened at the base but nobody’s asking

how we got there in the first place.

Ok, fine.

Tell me how you ended up there together.

On one condition.

Only if you check Selivanov’s car.

Before taking me to the forest they’d beat me up. But I’ve noticed

other blood stains in the car.

Fine.

Here’s a search warrant, please study it.

No need to scare me with this piece of paper. Why?

You could ask nicely, and I’d show you.

I have nothing to hide. I’ve got two more cars.

- Open it, please. - Ask me, and I’ll show them too.

I can let you take them for a ride.

Start.

What are we looking for?

The prosecutor’s people found a tooth in Selivanov’s car.

Here you are.

I don’t understand, what’s this?

I figured you’d know.

It looks like a regular human tooth.

In your presence, an object similar to

a human tooth has been found. Come with me, sign the protocol.

Do you know whose is it?

I’m sure it’s not Selivanovs.

You came to me after the dentist not long ago.

What tooth did they remove? A wisdom tooth?

You’ve got a good memory, yes. But let’s wait

for the experts.

So you went to the dentist, stole your tooth that they removed

and put it in his car in case he attacks you.

I had no doubts he’d attack.

Polina asked me to help you.

I’ll help you

if you’re innocent

Raise your hand.

Don’t tell me you’re helping me because

you like me more than Polina.

Have you met her often?

No, only for business.

Let’s suggest

that you

that you were forced to hang Vergizaev. But isn’t it convenient

that you’re getting forced to do something you wanted to do anyway?

I didn’t want to kill anyone then.

Well, it’s not hard to notice a connection

between your haltered and the video recording,

in which you can see how you kicked the prop off.

I only did it because they were threatening somebody I care for.

I wouldn’t push Anton if I didn’t think how to save him.

It was tied on the side, not behind. You can see it in the video.

I figured that this way only carotid is pinched.

To add more,

Anton wasn’t up as high.

The body weight didn’t put neck bones in danger.

There are your fingerprints on the shovel found at the crime scene.

Were you forced to take it too?

No, he threw it and I caught it.

But why did you take it if you weren’t going to bury the body?

I regret leaving it.

It could’ve been useful.

Shagin, have you found anything?

There isn’t anything.

The station is broken, no electricity.

And we’re surrounded by the forest. There isn’t anyone in 30 kilometers.

You see.

The help would’ve come already if you’d listened to me.

I can’t feel my left arm.

I can't feel it.

You should go.

We’ll heal you a little and go together.

Enough, Shagin. Enough

You’d better burn the tire on the roof.

Watch the fire, I’ll be right back.

Honorable court,

we have a man here who tries to prove that there is no connection

between the reason and the consequence.

We know the motive; we’ve seen the crime itself.

No matter what the motive for committing the crime is,

legally and realistically it’s still homicide.

Let’s imagine for a moment, that the defendant is telling the truth,

that he’s saved the hanged man,

then the picture is much more horrible.

When people want to save somebody, they take them

to hospital. We don’t take an ill person to a forest

to starve him, get him soaked in rain.

We don’t lure them in a thick forest

and then kill them violently after all those tortures.