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AUGUST 18

You're not like them.

Even though you know what they will feel, what they will do, and how they will react.

You always thought that you were different.

That you don't have it in you.

And what if this is just an attempt to convince everybody that you're different?

Maybe you just never had a chance to learn what you're really like?

TEACH ME HOW TO LIVE

EPISODE 1

17 DAYS EARLIER

It doesn't even have faucets.

Yeah.

There's a lot to do.

How much?

How much time?

A month.

Maybe two.

Can you wait?

I see.

No.

No.

Please let me go.

Just don't blame me.

Two months.

And we'll get divorced tomorrow.

Let's go. Keep the camera on your shoulder.

Rita!

May I?

So, have you found her ID?

No. And that's not surprising. It clearly looks like it's staged.

Yeah, she wouldn't have dressed like this.

- No cameras allowed. - We're from Channel 7.

Tolya, help me out.

Sure.

I've been dreaming about this all my life.

I don't understand why they made her wear this.

There must be a reason.

Awesome.

That's quite a car our boss has.

What's he even doing here?

Checking on you?

A new broom sweeps clean.

Ha-ha-ha!

It's not sweeping, it's marking. He's marking his territory.

Stop! Put on the gloves!

- May I? - Hello, Vyacheslav...

Yuryevich.

Okay. What we have is...

- Hello! - Please continue.

What we have is stab and slash wounds to the abdomen.

But there's no blood.

Everything is clean.

So she wasn't killed here, was she?

Of course she wasn't. They cleaned her up and changed her clothes.

What's this?

- A newspaper? - Yes.

It's a newspaper.

And look here.

What's this?

I did everything right.

- Very good. I'm happy with you. - His wife next?

You want to finish what you started?

I do!!!

Wait for my instructions!

What do you think?

I think that we need to identify the victim as soon as possible.

To determine the possible murder site.

What do you think of the nature of the crime?

This isn't an ordinary murder. Most likely, there won't be any witnesses.

Someone went for effect and worked hard on the picture.

To prove or show something to someone. I don't know.

But it's not just a way to attract attention. Rather to make a statement.

I don't think it's an ordinary murder either.

It looks like a ritual. Do you have any experience with ritual killings?

- No. - And with serial killers?

No. But I don't think the method of investigation should be different.

I know a person who has directly dealt with this type of cases.

And I'm sure that you need to meet him.

- Tanya! - What? - Tanya! Excuse me.

- Tanya! - Hello!

- Excuse me. - We're slammed. Sveta didn't come to work.

She didn't call in sick. And now I have to do everything.

Okay. I'll take a coffee to go then.

Okay. Wait a second. Take a seat please.

Excuse me.

Ilya!

- Hi! - Hi! Where's Polina? - I don't know. Do you have a minute?

I've never dealt with such a case before. If you confirm...

Have you witnessed the alter?

No. But he has amnesia. He doesn't remember what he did last night.

He thinks that at this time his other personality takes over.

So you think that he has dissociative identity disorder? You hope so?

It would be interesting at least.

Multiple personalities. One can write a book about it.

And you want me to figure this out in a minute?

It could take a year.

You're so mean today!

What's his name?

Dmitry Starostin.

- Wait outside. - No.

- Dmitry! - Yes.

No, I won't talk to you. I'll wait until he comes.

Are you the doctor?

I woke up today...

And I don't remember where I was and what I did this night.

And I'm so tired as if I...

- Dmitry! - Yes! - It's you again.

I don't want to talk to you.

What are you doing? What's going on?

My name is Ilya Nikolayevich Lavrov.

I'm here to help you.

Do you want me to help you?

I don't know what I do when I'm not me.

That's why I want to talk to the one who knows. To him.

Can you call him? Let him talk to me.

I don't when and how he comes.

Do you hear his voice?

I'm not crazy.

Someone is using my body.

Maybe I'll disappear as a person soon, and it'll be just him.

How about that?

Roll up your sleeve.

SHAME

Did you write this?

I don't remember.

This is so exhausting.

So exhausting. I can't be sure of anything.

Sometimes I do something...

I mean, not me... He does something.

And I'm responsible.

And how many of those do you have on your body?

I don't remember.

And you didn't have it yesterday?

I don't remember anything. It's all blank.

May I take a look?

It'll be hard to wash off if it's a marker. And I'm sure it is.

- No, a pen. - A pen?

I mean...

- So? - There's no alter personality.

You won't be able to write your paper. He's faking it, and not very well.

The most he needs is antidepressants.

But maybe tranquilizers will suffice.

- I can take him if you want. - No way!

Ilya Nikolayevich, I've been looking for you!

Come with me. Berden is waiting for you. The police is here.

Ilya Nikolayevich!

So?

Excuse me.

Hello!

Hello, Ilya Nikolayevich!

Ilya Nikolayevich, you have visitors for the Prosecutor's Office.

No, the Investigation Committee.

I don't suppose you remember me. My name is Nikushin.

I attended your lectures in 2008 and was very interested.

And this is our Senior Investigator.

- Storozheva Margarita. - Anatolyevna.

Nice to meet you.

I didn't expect you to come to our godforsaken city.

Especially after the Golovlyovsk case.

I thought they would offer you a job at the Investigation Committee.

I have to warn you, I have a patient in 10 minutes.

Okay, then let's get straight to the point. We have a very interesting case.

We would like to bring you in to the investigation.

I'm sorry, but I can't help you. I don't do investigations anymore.

Ilya Nikolayevich, but you didn't even take a look.

If we can be of help...

Thank you. Look, it really is an unusual case.

A young woman's body was found on a children's playground.

There was a piece of newspaper in the victim's mouth.

And her eyes were filled with ink or some kind of black paint.

The body was cleaned up and dressed.

It looks like a ritual.

I think this is the work of a psychopath, and Margarita agrees with me.

Yes, it might be a serial killer.

But the investigation has just started, so we can't tell for sure.

Ilya Nikolayevich, we need your help.

After your classes and lectures and that amazing book...

- Do you already have a suspect? - The body was found this morning.

We have neither leads nor suspects.

So you just have one body?

- And you need more? - Me? No.

But to make a profile, yes.

But in this case, that's not important.

I don't have the time and, frankly, the inclination for this.

These questions were to save your time if you decide to contact another specialist.

But maybe you'll find time?

I won't. And as I said, I have a patient.

Excuse me.

Think about it, Ilya Nikolayevich.

- Who does he think he is? - He doesn't have to think anything.

Everyone can change, but in this case, I don't believe it.

The Golovlyovsk killer was sent to jail thanks to Lavrov.

How could he not be interested in this case?

He really doesn't seem to be interested.

I hope he'll get interested after all.

And I'm interested in the forensic assessment, not the one of a shrink.

- Are you going to the office? - No.

- I'll take the bus then. - Wait! I need the preliminary assessment.

- Today? - Yes.

Please don't make this my fault.

- Two months. - A young woman's body on a playground.

- We'll get divorced tomorrow. - I attended your lectures in 2008

Please let me go.

The body was cleaned up and dressed.

No!

Ilya Nikolayevich, we need your help.

Thank you!

When will it be aired?

Tonight.

- What games are you playing? - Take what you're given.

Even if it's a bomb?

It's not your risk.

What's the catch?

It's not you who should be worried.

Semyonych!

- Hi! - Why are you so restless? It's too soon!

- Nothing? - Someone's always interrupting.

Read.

12 stab wounds. That's a lot of blood.

Well, where she was killed, yes.

Look, the wounds were inflicted at an acute angle.

The cuts are very neat.

The edges of the wounds are smooth.

The knife went in and out, in and out, in and out, in and out...

Semyonych!

In other words, that's not how you kill, that's how you torture.

We can say that this is a murder committed with extreme brutality.

Only one wound was inflicted postmortem.

So she must have screamed. Someone might have heard.

I have doubts about it.

She doesn't have any bruises.

No one held her.

She wasn't tied up or beaten.

Blood pooling indicates that all this time the body was lying horizontally.

But she couldn't just lie there and watch how she was being murdered.

- Nothing under the nails either? - Clean. The wounds too.

No prints or traces on the newspaper either.

What's in her eyes?

I think it's printing ink.

- It's all written down. Let me just... - That's not for me.

I know. I've already been told. Nikushin has been bugging everyone.

May I take it?

- Here, for my beauty. - Yes!

Yes, Mom.

No, that's not me. I'm at work.

Mom, don't open the door.

Even with the chain on.

Mom, bye! See you at home.

Yes, I got it. Okay.

- Is he here? - No, he hasn't even shown up yet.

But what do I have to do with this?

- I was just asking. - That's you. And Kazantsev yelled at me.

Nikushin hasn't come to the meeting today.

Margarita, are you looking for me?

Yes, I brought the forensics results.

Vyacheslav Yuryevich, Kazantsev called.

Did Lavrov Ilya Nikolayevich call?

- No, but Kazantsev asked you... - I got it, thank you. Come in!

No missing person report yet. We have nowhere to start.

There's no crime scene either.

And there are no traces at where the body was found.

Here's the report.

Lavrov didn't call. That's bad.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand why we need to bring in strangers at this stage.

I'm making arrangements to pull surveillance footage from the nearby area.

Have you read Lavrov's Sociopathic Profile?

- No. - Read it.

You'll find a lot of new and interesting information there.

Anything else?

We need to get media coverage to identify the victim. Without any details, of course.

That's not what you should think about.

Sofia will handle it, and investigators should do the field work.

You need to look at this crime from a broader perspective.

There might be similar cases in the archives.

We need to find analogues.

Send requests to nearby cities. To other regions, if necessary.

You see, it's a ritual.

There must be similar cases.

Lavrov wrote a lot about this, by the way.

Study the book.

And you thought Tryoshkin was bad?

Now you got a good one.

What do you know about him?

Do you mean...

I'll find out for you.

I'm glad that you're getting back to normal.

No, Sonya, I mean professionally.

Sure, professionally. I'll find out.

I was worried about you. You haven't been yourself after Moscow.

We were all worried.

You've got to understand that it wasn't your fault.

- Sonya! - Listen...

That Moscow jerk, Sergeev, or whatever his name is...

But you knew nothing about it.

They always blame us.

Your case is more complicated, of course.

The request to media about the victim. We need to identify her.

And no details, Sonya.

- Sorry to bother you. - Close the door.

Coffee.

- Any news? - We went door-to-door.

Nobody saw anything. The victim didn't live there either.

At least no one there knows her.

There's that funny old lady.

She said that she saw a car arrive last night.

A couple got out. The man was almost dragging the woman.

Looked like she was drunk.

And they went straight to the playground where drunks always gather.

It means that if it was our killer, the girl wasn't really alive.

- What time it was? - Exactly 2:43 a.m.

The old lady keeps statistics.

And takes it to the local police.

And they say she can be trusted.

Did she note at what time they left?

No. She thought they would be there all night.

Rita, what are you doing tonight?

Chasing Nikushin's ghosts.

He's absolutely sure that something similar has already happened some time ago.

How many years of archives do I have to look through? Some aren't even digitized.

That's an interesting book.

Nikushin gave it to me.

What is this newspaper?

What do you mean?

Excuse me.

I mean it's a fragment.

8 a.m. 17.

It doesn't make any sense because it's ripped off.

All-Union Population... What? Census?

Maybe that's the case?

What? Census?

What is this piece of news?

All-union means it was in the USSR.

I'll look up the date.

Drink your coffee before it gets cold.

You were right. I found it.

The newspaper is the victim's mouth is the date.

The killer wanted us to see a connection.

And it looks more like he's taunting us.

The newspaper mentions a population census.

In 1979, there were three murders in Ilchevsk.

The bodies were found once a week.

So these women got into the census, but half a year later they were dead.

I didn't find any photos. I'll look in the archives.

The first victim, Lopatina. 12 stab wounds. Eye filled with printing ink.

The body was found on a swing. Also at a children's playground, like in our case.

A week later, Semenenko. 10 stab wounds.

Eyes filled with ink. The body found at a playground.

A week later, Gavrishina. In a sandbox at a playground.

And where's this Ilchevsk?

Not far from here. A small town.

1979?

And did no one make a connection?

Why? They saw it and worked it out.

So the series was interrupted?

No. The 1979 killer was arrested.

Kosyrev Grigory Matveyevich.

He's serving his sentence in a colony.

Kosyrev, step out!

That's it, bastard. That's it for your quiet life.

Move!

- How's your ear? - Terrible. It's not healing.

I need to check his saliva for rabies.

I thought I would tear him off me together with the ear.

You should've knocked his teeth out.

So, Kosyrev, you won't get your parole now?

You won't get anything.

Get in!

Well? Welcome back.

Why did they lock you up?

They say you bit someone's ear off.

Tell me, how it was?

Was there a trial or what?

Listen, I would have done the same if they treated me like this.

Why do they even put on this show if they let no one go on parole?

Listen...

Did you really believe they they would let you go?

You've got mail.

So? Who is it from?

This is Nikushin. Don't use the information I gave you today.

So you can't cancel it?

- Mom, you didn't lock the door again. - Oh, you came in so quietly.

I didn't even hear you. You scared me.

Mom, do you hear me? You didn't lock the door again!

No, I locked the door.

Just be quiet please!

Quiet!

Mom, why didn't you turn off the stove?

Why are you yelling at me?

It's your fault. You came at the wrong time.

You didn't come when you promised you would. And I turned off the stove.

Mom, I can't fight with you over this anymore! Get it? I can't!

You're saying this on purpose. And you're doing this on purpose.

To prove that I can't leave alone.

I lived here perfectly well when you didn't live here.

And everything was fine. And don't solve your problems at my expense!

You didn't come here because of me!

That's what you think? Thank you, Mom!

Yes, I'm sorry. I'm listening.

This is Nikushin. Meet me at the intersection of Lenina and Mira Streets.

- When? - Now.

I have news about Lavrov.

Rita, I'm really sorry.

You're always away. I got used to it.

Your father was like this too.

Mom, I won't be long.

Just please don't put the chain on.

Oh, no, I won't.

And I won't sleep. It'll be fine.

Mom!

And now about the last night's emergency.

A mysterious murder took place in our city.

The body of an unidentified woman was found...

at a children's playground near Samotyochnaya Street early this morning.

The victim was dressed in a coat and a headscarf.

The neighbors who found the body noticed that her eyeballs were filled with ink.

According to the witnesses, the victim was wearing clothes in the style of the 1980s.

What is this? The doing of a satanic cult?

Or the work of a serial killer who's into the last century's fashion?

The investigative authorities give no comment on the matter.

But judging by the number of police cars, the case was accorded a special status.

We have contacted ex-law enforcement officer Pyotr Rodionov.

And here's his comment.

The first and most important thing is not to panic.

We need to let the investigators handle the situation.

It might turn out that this is an ordinary domestic crime.

Or, in the worst case, the doing of a drug addict.

Even if this murder is the work of a serial killer... Even if it is so...

I think that the police will be able to handle it.

Thank you. And we would like to address our audience.

If you recognize the woman in the photo, please call the number on the screen.

Yes, Katya, I'm on my way. I'll be right over.

Ilya, people from the Investigation Committee are here.

- Why? - What?

Okay, I'll be right over.

What are we doing here?

What did you learn about this Lavrov?

Listen, I don't think that he'll be happy to see us now.

Couldn't this wait until tomorrow?

- Hello, Ilya Nikolayevich! - No, take it away.

- But we have guests. - Our guests are already leaving.

- Take a seat. - Thank you.

I thought I made it clear today that I'm not going to help you.

I heard you.

But there's been a development, and we can't wait until tomorrow.

I won't change my mind.

Listen, you shouldn't have come to my house. Isn't that clear?

If you want to call me, call me officially, and now please leave.

Yes, I understand. I'll just ask one question.

Do you know this person?

- Should I? - I think yes.

His name is Grigory Matveyevich Kosyrev.

In 1984, he was sentenced to capital punishment for killing three women.

This is one of his victims.

She was found at a children's playground.

- She had black eyes and... - Please!

A piece of newspaper in her mouth.

- Please put the photos away. - Yes, just like our victim.

- Who's this? - Today's victim.

- Yes. - Unidentified.

The one we told you about this morning.

- I know her. - What?

She's a waitress at the cafe across the hospital. I come there often.

But you didn't know about this.

Why are you here then?

So, Kosyrev...

In 1991, capital punishment was commuted to life imprisonment.

This year, he was supposed to be released on parole.

But based on the psychiatric assessment...

Especially confirmed by one of the most renowned experts...

He was denied parole.

- You said I'm supposed to know him? - Yes, I said that.

- Kosyrev? - Kosyrev.

I think you must know him very well...

Because you were one of the experts who gave that assessment, Ilya Nikolayevich.

LAVROV I. N.

More tea?

No, thank you. We're already leaving.

I hope you understand why we came today.

You think there's a connection between him not being released and today's murder?

If it even was him.

Despite your professional assessment, there's a chance that he wasn't guilty.

And that someone just made a mistake.

This is Gavrishin.

Hello!

Hello! Long time no see. Come in.

I saw an interesting piece of news on TV today.

Is this why you're here?

You saw? So they broadcasted it already?

Yes, they did.

And you learned about it before me?

Goodbye!

You coming?

I'll think about it.

I'll get the papers from the archives tomorrow and can make a profile.

- I'll think about it. - You helped us anyway, so thank you.

- How? - You identified the waitress.

I didn't expect such a development.

You think me knowing her isn't a coincidence?

Goodbye, Ilya Nikolayevich!

They just needed a consultation. No big deal.

Yes, sure.

- I won't work with them. I refused. - I don't care.

I just need you to come sign the papers tomorrow at 12.

Yeah.

I shouldn't have come here.

It's clear what will begin here now.

Am I wrong?

What happened and what will happen next is none of your concern.

How did you know?

I've just heard.

Old friends.

Yes, strangely enough, I still have friends.

What do you do now?

I work as a Russian and literature teacher.

I went as far as I could.

But now...

Now I'm back.

- When? - Two days ago.

I came for my mother's funeral.

Is this some crazy coincidence or...

Or they have been lying in wait for you for 30 years?

Don't be stupid.

Well, okay.

Then tell me what do I do now.