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THE PRICE OF LIFE

Here’s information about you, Anton, over all those 6 years.

Papers, cut outs, pictures, everything’s here.

Why do I need it?

You can do whatever you want. Throw it away, burn it.

I don’t want to have my revenge on anybody.

I know a lot about you.

But I think we need to stop.

What do you want?

I need my daughter. I need

them to restore my parental rights. You have connections. Will you help?

I see.

Fine

I’ll try.

I’ll try.

Are you crazy?

You woke up my daughter.

I told you I don't want to see you anymore.

Sorry.

It is important.

What's it?

This is a dossier

on me and

your husband

that Shagin has been collecting for six years

to deal with us.

You have to know the truth.

Sorry to bother you.

Yes?

Good afternoon, Anna Vasilyevna.

Hello.

My last name is Antipin.

How can I help you?

I'm... I'm here about Yegor Kolokoltsev.

All the necessary documents are here

I know the state of his health, I am a doctor.

I would like to adopt a boy.

The thing is that Egor has already found a family.

How?

About three months ago. A young couple with no children.

Very nice people, by the way.

Wait.

Do they know he's going to have heart surgery?

The surgery is no longer needed. Well, it was carried

out and it went great, the boy feels well.

When was the last time you saw him?

And do you want to see the database?

Meet other kids?

No, thank you very much. Have a nice day.

Is the rent going up again? From when?

- From the first of August. - How much did it go up?

Almost four thousand, without fifty rubles.

3970

Well, I talked to the doctors.

So?

So. They took the bullet out

and don't know where it went, Shagin.

Maybe they’ve accidentally lost it.

Lost it…they have no right.

They didn't, but it happens.

Have you come to take a statement from me?

I can't tell you anything.

It was dark, they were shooting from behind the trees. That's it.

We found the shooter. It was Valentina Vergizaeva.

No, no. It was a tall man.

I didn't see the face.

You said you didn't see anything.

Or are you covering for a criminal?

Well, she wanted to kill you, Ilyush.

No one wanted to kill me.

She tried to vent her anger and that was it.

So, you admit that she shot you?

I admit it, but I suggest considering other options.

- Other options? - Yes.

She was detained by a patrol when she was walking on the side of the road, getting

in the way of cars. She was stopped. She confessed that she had killed a man.

All right. Did she have the weapon?

- Why do you ask? - Yes or no?

No. Why does it matter? She confessed that she had killed a man!

She didn't know what she was doing.

Take me to her.

No way.

- All right, I'll go myself. - Wait, wait, it's too early for you.

Don't you realize that she's in the same position as I was six years ago?

- But you didn't shoot a man. - Well yes.

Maybe I should have?

Will you watch me put on my pants?

No, I won’t.

Valya, why did you do that?

Why did you do that?

Why did you kill Anton?

I didn't kill him.

I saw the box.

What box?

The box with the documents that you collected about Anton.

I'll explain everything to you now. This…

No need to explain anything. And you don't have to come here either.

- Wait, Val. Wait, wait, listen to me! - That's it, I've said it all!

Who is this? Do you know them, or what?

I wouldn’t be recording if I did.

Have they been following you for a long time?

I went to the address you gave me.

Nastya's foster parents are not there. They moved. I asked the neighbors.

The neighbors don't know anything.

And the next day

there was the tail.

Could the Suslovs have moved? They're in the program.

The police had no reason to detain them.

Nastya's foster father gave them enough evidence

to let them off. Well, now they're on us.

- Did you show photos to Glebov? - I did.

- What did he say? - It can hardly be called photographs

I can't get a clear picture of the faces

Well, he ran

the plates and said

he didn't find anything special.

Placental insufficiency

is a

clinical syndrome

caused by

morphological changes

in the placenta.

If we keep looking for Nastya right now…

Then what?

Well? What do you suggest? Let my daughter live in someone else's family, right?

Come on, come on, tell me already.

Fine, we’ll look.

And now we will analyze all this on the example.

Natasha, please.

Break for ten minutes.

Listen, Ilya.

Let's try to be calm.

I am very sorry that everything happened like this. Sorry.

I didn't know that Valya would take the gun!

What did you expect?

What did you expect when you gave her the box?

That she would rush to hug me, kiss me, what?!

I repeat, I am very sorry.

Don't you find that you repeat these words very often!!!

Valya misunderstood everything!

What a nice position! It turns out you were misunderstood!

You didn't do anything.

You didn't ask anyone to put in jail or shoot, kill someone!

Everything just somehow happened!

And you didn't think that Valentina has a small child, did you?

I didn’t.

So think about it.

All right. You asked me for something.

Who is it?

This is the person who will help you regain your parental rights.

He's aware of your problem.

He said it would take a week, two at most.

I only ask you for one thing:

get Valentina out.

Wow, what's going on here?

Dima decided to reconstruct the Colosseum.

We're going to show movies here. You will have

a place to work, and he will have a new business.

So you decided to stay here?

Yes, I persuaded him. I explained to him that here, you also can…

- Did you forget what the doctors said? Hi. - Hi.

Here you go.

So, did you manage to do it, guys?

Yes. But we wanted to keep it a secret for a while.

Congratulations, Dmitry.

Thanks. You know, the building isn't that hopeless.

We will put slot machines on the ground floor…

- Yes? - May I have you for a moment?

I’m coming. Sorry.

Vera, why are you upset?

We didn't want to tell you because it’s an early pregnancy

but thank you very much.

Antipin handed me over to a good doctor, and now they

even let me go everywhere without waiting in line.

- That’s great. - Yes.

Ah, so that's why Dmitry arranged a reconstruction here to thank me. I see.

No. No, not just because of that. It's just that the nearest

movie theater is two kilometers away. It can be very profitable.

- Yes? - Let's see where you can make an office.

Ver, I don't care where. The main thing is that there should be

an official place of work so that I can restore parental rights.

Okay, I won't bother you. That's it, bye-bye.

Yes.

Take care.

Ok.

- Yes. Hello. - Hello.

I'm Ilya Shagin. We talked to you on the phone about your daughter.

Please come in.

Valya couldn't shoot at you.

Did you have anyone from the prosecutor's office come to you?

- If you need money… - I don't need money.

I came to help. Tell me, whose gun was it?

There are no weapons in our house.

You see, Alla Pavlovna, I saw a bullet, it's a very rare caliber.

If the police find out that your family has a gun which caliber matches,

they can use it against Valentina. Do you understand?

It was my father's gun.

Award trophy.

Didn't register it, no?

- No. - Where is it now?

I searched the whole house, I didn't find him anywhere.

This is bad. Are there any bullets left for the gun?

Alla Pavlovna, you don't have to tell me the truth.

I have no right

to advise you to get rid of the evidence, but if you

do it,

you will seriously complicate the work of the investigation. Do you understand?

I do. I understand.

- All right. Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Hello. My name is Elsa Rubashkina, I am Vergizayeva's lawyer.

I am instructed to inform you that she will not communicate with you.

Well, then I will communicate with her.

I said you can’t.

Actually, I wasn't going to ask your permission.

You'll have to. Otherwise, you can’t visit Valentina. I'm her lawyer.

Elsa, tell me honestly, is this your first criminal case?

When did you graduate?

Two years ago? What, really, this year?

Well, at least you've had some practice in court, huh?

Listen,

Vergizayeva is my client.

If you plan to meet her, you should, whether you

like it or not, arrange it with me in advance.

I don't want my client's emotional state to deteriorate after your visits.

If you are worried about the emotional state,

you should have found out that I am the lesser

of the evils that threatens Valentina. Well

Well, what kind of defense tactics do you have, huh?

She's innocent.

Well, she confessed. By the way, there are witnesses.

She confessed under pressure. No weapon was found on her, the

investigation has the testimony of the patrolmen who stopped her

and one witness who saw her near the crime scene. I'm going to talk to him right now.

Then I'm coming with you.

I don't need permission to do that, right?

Gal, let's clarify once again.

Did you see how I was shot?

No, I saw you fall.

There were a lot of people on the street,

but for some reason you claim that Valentina

shot. Did you see a gun in her hand?

No.

But, nevertheless, you pointed at her to the investigator. Why?

She stood at the place where the shots were fired from, then she quickly walked away.

Did you see Valentina shoot?

I heard.

The sound came from behind the bushes, then a flash and for a second her face appeared.

Thank you, Galya. You are free to go.

No.

I have a few questions.

Galina, what time did you get to the dorm?

12.30 I think.

It was dark, you heard the shot and went right there, right?

Yes

Why weren't you even scared? Didn't you think that you might get shot too?

I wanted to help. What if somebody was injured.

- Do you know how to provide first aid? - Yes.

Then why didn't you fix the victim's arm? He had a broken collarbone.

I didn't have time, but I called an ambulance.

Yes, I saw the report. You dialed the number

and handed the phone to another person.

Why did you do that?

I don't remember very well.

I was holding the wound so it wouldn't bleed.

And where were you coming from?

From my friend’s.

And do you often come back at such a late time?

No. I usually come back earlier, but it was Mila's birthday.

And how much did you drink to it?

No, a little bit.

I'm asking because, according to my information, the next

day you missed the first class at the university. Yes?

Yes.

Ah no, no, I'm sorry.

You didn't show up for classes at all, saying you didn’t feel well.

Were you warned about responsibility before giving the testimony?

Yes.

Well, as you can see, I know how to collect the necessary information.

Yes, I see-I see. You got rid of the witness,

but we still have the patrolmen.

They are the interested party. Valentina

Valentina interfered with traffic on the road. Why not just give her a

fine? Why was it necessary to detain her, send her to the department?

It’s clearly an abuse of official authority.

Ok. What about me?

What? Do you have any complaints about my client?

Do you need moral or material compensation?

Come on, I don't need anything.

Well, the judicial machine has started working. Can you stop it?

Well, if you don't stand in my way,

then I can do anything.

Hey.

Well, what did the examination show?

Well, there are no fingerprints on the bullet shell.

Well, then why not let Vergizaeva go?

She does not plead guilty, and you also have no evidence to the contrary.

We have motives and two patrolmen.

The one who arrested her because she crossed the road in the wrong place?

No. She confessed that she had killed a man.

Or maybe they thought they heard it. You know, there were so many cars there.

You want to make the patrolmen look like fools too, don't you? It won't work.

It doesn't matter what anyone said.

If I say that I want to strangle you right now,

will you put me in jail too?

No, I'll send you to a mad house.

Glebov, you have no right to detain me. Is that clear?

Now listen to me.

We found the opened box of bullets

in the trash can at the entrance of Vergizayeva's house.

We didn't even need a warrant to search, Mom admitted

everything herself that they had a gun in their house.

And I haven't asked her yet who told her to throw away

the cartridges. Do you think it's worth asking? I'll ask.

Valentina, study this, please.

We need to talk.

Valya, you are in danger

of a serious sentence I want to help you.

When you were collecting dirt on Anton,

did you want to take revenge?

I did, but I changed my mind.

Why didn’t you destroy the box then?

I brought it to Antipin so he could get rid of it.

Believe me, Valya, after Anton's death,

I decided to stop all this madness.

I don’t believe you.

Listen to me,

you mustn’t plead guilty. Your son may be taken

away from you! I don't want that to happen!

I know how it goes.

Great news. I've collected all the necessary papers to register your business,

but I can't start it without you.

I need your application and signature.

Let's go the tax office, it’s far from here.

Shagin, why’d you freeze?

In order to regain your parental rights, you need an official job.

I already got the place in the queue. I won’t do it for the second time.

Polin, I need you to go somewhere else.

Where?

Verrgizayeva shot at me near the dorm, and the inspectors

detained her on the highway, about two kilometers from the dorm.

Do you want me

to go find her gun?

It's good that you understand me right off the bat.

The police were looking for a gun along the highway

by the road. Could they possibly find anything there?

There are a lot of shops working there, and they probably noticed a woman with a gun.

That’s right. So Vergizayeva threw the gun away earlier.

- In the park. - Maybe.

Hi, Polina.

What are you doing here?

I’m just taking a walk.

Were you following me?

Watched.

Getting rid of the weapon?

Do you want to go to jail?

Would you give me away?

What is Shagin getting you into?

Shagin wants to save the person.

By setting you up?

I came here voluntarily.

Yeah, well, I see.

Stop.

You need to change your boss.

Do you know that Shagin deals with thugs?

Do you know who protected him in prison? Januaryov.

I do not know what happened to Shagin in prison, but I know well who he is out here.

Hello. Please meet my colleague, lawyer Shagin.

Have you examined Vergizaeva?

Yes, I did. And I can tell you with full confidence

that there are all signs of a state of passion.

Before Valentina took the gun, she experienced

frustration associated with the feelings of her

loneliness. Then she grew became extremely tense,

as she considered the verdict of the court unfair.

And all this led to a strong state of crisis and aggression.

Do I understand it right that she didn't

realize what she was doing, where she was going?

Naturally, having committed a crime, she could

not realize where she was going, for what purpose.

Maya Leonidovna, can we count on your testimony in court?

Yes, of course.

Well, I’ll tell you one thing. It is very difficult to hope for an acquittal.

It has happened in my practice that such people…

Such people received a suspended sentence.

And then what?

I'm sorry, I didn't understand your question.

What happened to your lucky ones when they were released?

Well, I have never specifically studied the issue.

What exactly do you want to ask?

Well, imagine that the court believed in the affective disorder

and more or less understood the rest of your words. What happens after?

Our client was in a state of passion at the time of the crime, yes?

- Yes. - What do they to people like her?

There are a lot of conservative methods.

Vergizaeva will be sent for treatment

or deprived of parental rights, right?

Or is it all together at the same time?

You’re describing a very pessimistic outcome.

Oh, you’re the one doing it.

I'm telling you what we will face in reality.

I'll wait.

- Thanks. - You’re welcome. All the best.

Admit it: you didn't like the idea with the

emotional state because I came up with it, right?

This idea is bad because there was no affect.

Vergizaeva thought everything out perfectly: where

to meet me, she stood there for several hours.

And during this time, anyone would realize what they are about to do.

And any psychiatrist invited as an expert by

the prosecutor's office will easily notice this.

And if he is not stupid, like the one you hired,

he will be able to prove in a language understandable to most.

What if there will be no second expert?

- Don't rely on "if". - Why?

Yes, because even if you are lucky, I emphasize,

you, then Vergizayeva will lose because of this.

Her child may be taken away.

But it can be protested.

Well, of course, of course, it is possible, but all this

time the child will be far away, and his mother will have

to visit all possible instances, collect all sorts of certificates, papers,

and soon she will be left alone, because you will get bored quickly,

as all lawyers

who prefer fast and big cases.

I'm listening. Hello.

I see.

Glebov found the gun with fingerprints.

Have they found out whose fingerprints they are?

- Not yet. - So there is a hope.

Listen, why are you so stubborn, huh?

Valentina confessed everything on the first day. Why was

it necessary to persuade her to refuse this confession?

Do you not understand that with your advice and

consultations you are only aggravating her situation?

Is this game, or what?! A contest?!

And Valentina will go to jail! Do you understand?

She’ll get sent to the prison for a long time.

I wanted the best.

This is my first case.

In court, I was told to choose

between defending Vergizayeva or vandals.

You should have picked the second case.

It just seemed to me that Vergizayeva's case was more complicated.

Ah, we also love difficulties. That's it…

I have to talk to Valentina. Can you organize that?

Sure.

Give me a ride, if you don’t mind.

Just buckle up, please.

Valya, please listen to Shagin.

We need a different tactic.

The investigation has enough evidence against you, it's pointless to deny it.

But I don’t want to talk to him.

Valya, the court will take into account your sincere confession

if you say that

you had no intention of killing me. Do you understand?

Do you suggest I lie?

This is the conclusion of the guardianship committee.

I was promised to regain my parental rights.

Congratulations.

These papers, generally speaking, they are

my entire life and if it weren't for Antipin,

I would never have collected them.

Did you manage to persuade him too?

We all make mistakes.

Antipin admitted it, and so did your husband, and so did I. If

you think I'm trying to trick you, you can tear up these papers.

I couldn’t imagine a worse punishment for me.

He tricked you, too. I understand: you want to simplify your job.

I will take the fall and Shagin will be a winner again?

- No, no, listen. You misunderstood it. - Don't touch me.

I don't need your services anymore. I need another lawyer.

Valya, think about your son. N

The documents are all good.

But in order to return your parental rights, a court hearing must take place.

I know this, that's why I came to you.

On your own?

What do you mean, on your own? Do you want to see Nastya's mother? My wife died.

I want to see your daughter's foster parents.

Before returning your rights to you,

we must deprive the Suslov family of these rights.

And the meeting can only take place in the presence of both parties.

I have no idea where to look for them, the Suslovs. They’ve vanished.

Then there's nothing I can do to help you.

Listen,

I have a job, a salary, a room, not so spacious, of

course, but I can rent a good one That's not the point!

I want to see my daughter, do you hear?

I haven't seen her in six years! And you say that nothing can be done!

Just because these new parents are hiding!

Don’t yell, sir.

Then do something, ma’am.

I've told you everything.

Bring the Suslovs, we will consider your request.

Tell me, where do I find them?

- I don’t know, it’s not my problem. - No, yours!

I brought everything that was required of me! I

Why on earth should I look for the Suslovs? Look for

them yourself, I need my daughter! Is it clear to you?!

- What? - Calm down, let’s go to the exit.

Let’s go, sir.

Can I sit next to you?

Have you come to ruin my appetite?

No, I came to apologize.

I was rude.

It's just that lately I rarely talk to normal people.

I guess I’ve become too tough.

It shows.

So I don't even know how to fix it.

I do.

And how do I do it?

It's my birthday tomorrow.

Congratulations.

You’ll have the chance to say it.

18 Nesterova st. At 20.00. Come.

I'll love to.

I think I'll look wild in your company.

You know what, Ilya?

If you think so, leave right now.

Okay, I'm leaving now.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Enjoy your meal.

- Ilya Petrovich, hello. - I see you're in a good mood.

Well, to be honest, I don't see any reason to panic.

Well, Valya was not herself, and then,

fortunately for you, she is a horrible shooter.

I have a suggestion. Let's resolve this issue

peacefully and we will give you compensation

before the trial begins.

Do you want to center your tactic around her emotional state?

I believe that emotional state can work well in her case.

But in this case, Valentine may have her parental rights taken from here?

They can, of course, there is a risk. But, firstly,

this requires a court decision, and secondly, I

have excellent lawyers who have a huge experience

with that type of cases.

Well, how much?

Val, remember about your son.

Everyone up.

Please sit down.

We continue the court session.

Mrs. Vergizayeva, stand up.

Do you plead guilty to an attempt on Mr. Shagin’s life?

I do.

Your Honor,

apparently, my client

- did not understand the question... - I did.

I plead guilty.

I thought we had an agreement.

Your Honor, let me.

But you are the victim.

Yes, and I want to defend Vergizaeva.

- Are you sure? - Absolutely.

All right then.

Dear Court,

this incident is also my fault.

I involuntarily forced Valentina to believe that I was involved in

the death of her husband, and did nothing to convince her otherwise.

Spent all my strength to convince the court of

my innocence, forgetting that there are relatives

who also need our repentance and who want

want these words to be said not before the threat of imprisonment,

but sincerely.

I did not have time to do this, and

I apologize now that nothing threatens me.

I ask the court to commute the sentence. I don't feel

myself as a victim. The wound is light,

the shoulder has healed, and I have no complaints against

Vergizayeva. I ask the court to take this into account

when passing sentence. Thanks.

The court retires to the deliberation room to decide the verdict.

Well, what have you achieved, huh?

Did you believe Shagin?

So, when they put you away,

and they put you away, I will have to give you up.

I don't work with people who don't trust me.

Everybody up.

In the name of the Russian Federation,

having studied all the case materials and listened

to the testimony of the victim, the court found the

defendant Vergizaeva guilty under article thirtieth

of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

However, the reconciliation of the parties taking place, as well as the absence

of serious bodily injuries of the victim, the defendant's sincere repentance,

and the absence of intent in her actions, allow the court to sentence citizen

Vergizaeva Valentina Anatolyevna to two years of suspended imprisonment.

- Do you understand the verdict? - Yes.

You’re free, Mrs. Vergizaeva.

The court session is declared closed.

Guys. I'm going, you stay here to dance.

Hi.

I didn't expect it. Well, that is, of

course, I've been waiting and I'm very glad.

- Congratulations, yes, I'm sorry that I… - Thanks, let's go there.

- I’m late. - It’s ok.

It is?

His is where I accept wishes and gifts.

- Happy birthday. - What’s in there?

It’s fun here.

"The great lawyer of Russia". Thanks.

Thanks. Really, thank you very much! That’s exactly the gift I was dreaming of.

Well, I want to say few words.

Stop. Shagin, this is my favorite song. Let's go dance.

- No, no, I’ll pass. - What? Wait. Please.

It's my birthday, and now I want to dance. Let's go.

And it turns out you're a good dancer.

I'm really glad you came.

Is it ok? Am I stepping on your feet?

- Who are these guys? - This is Dima and Dima.

We were in the same class with them.

Your classmates?

Yes, I saw they got jealous.

Come on, they just had a drink. By the way,

why are you sober? Come on, I'll fix it.

You can try.

I want to hear a toast.

I have one.

Dear colleague, you are at the beginning

of your journey and you have… You have one great

advantage over all the lawyers, lawyers all over the world.

- You're beautiful. - Guys, have you got lost?

Ah, I want to suggest you go upstairs, ah.

- Have a smoke. - Ilya does not smoke.

Maybe Ilya can speak for himself?

Guys, Elsa's right and don't want to harm the nature.

Don’t you want to get to know us better?

Guys, let's not ruin our wonderful Elsa's birthday.

Dimochka, or maybe you will go relax, drink, dance, okay?

Yes, of course, I agree, yes. Sorry to interrupt.

- It’s ok. - Sorry…

Have fun!

- I'm really glad you came. - To you.

Yes? I can see that you aren’t that drunk.

I'm... I'm holding on, of course.

- I hope you'll take me home. - Why ask? Of course.

I can see you did go out for a smoke after all.

I thought we agreed not to ruin Elsa’s day.

The day is over. It’s 1 a.m.

Guys, quit the child’s play. It’s not funny anymore.

- Fine, guys. Let’s go. - Where are you going?

- Let’s go Ilya. - Go, help him.

It's ok guys, I'm fine.

Wait.

Well, thank you for this evening and for this wonderful night.

Please forgive me for my classmates.

They are very good guys, they just drank too much.

Yes, wonderful guys…

You know, I've never felt like this.

How?

Like this...

I don't know, what ideas you have in your head but maybe you'll think again?

I don’t want to.