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AUGUST 18

You surround yourself with familiar things.

You live on a schedule.

You follow the rules.

Just to preserve the illusion of being in control of your life.

A gust of wind is enough to blow it away.

TEACH ME HOW TO LIVE

Where's she?

- She left. - Where did she go?

- What did you tell her? - I didn't tell her anything.

But, Slava, "your friends' house?"

It's none of your business. When did she leave?

It's my business. You told me you were fine, and I believed...

- I'm asking you, when did she leave? - Don't yell at me.

Half an hour ago.

I vouched for you!

And when you're quiet...

I feel everything, everything, everything...

What you wanted but couldn't tell me.

"Everything" is really written three times.

There's more.

But it's all temporary. I'll pray for you every day.

And when I'll meet you, I'll take away all your pain, and it'll become mine.

I know that you've suffered enough. You've redeemed yourself.

And on behalf of all those women, I forgive you.

Really? She forgives him!

How do you like it? I think that's your department.

It's the messiah complex. The feeling that you've been chosen.

It's not that uncommon.

Okay.

Let's take a walk.

It'll be easier to find the house.

Here it is.

- What's her name? - Zinaida.

Zinaida!

Zinaida!

The door is open.

Zinaida!

Who keeps the door open nowadays?

I didn't hear you come in.

- Your door is open. - Yes, it is. I never lock it.

Don't you think it's dangerous?

No more dangerous than living.

Investigator Storozheva. We're here about Grigory Kosyrev.

You've got to excuse me, but I'll be baking.

I'll make pies and take them to prison tomorrow.

- To the guards? - No, why? To the prisoners.

They don't see homemade food for years. It can make one forget that one is human.

And they are people, not animals.

You were in contact with Kosyrev three years ago.

Did he tell you why he was convicted?

About his mistakes?

No. Everyone makes mistakes.

He told me about his childhood.

It means he trusted you.

Did he tell you about his friends and family?

He didn't have anyone.

Just his mother and brother.

And they are both dead.

Did he tell you about his plans?

I'm not telling you that.

A wife must keep her husband's secrets.

You're not his wife.

I'm more than a wife.

He said that I looked like his mother.

And I'm willing to be his mother, sister or wife as long as it makes him feel better.

And I won't betray him.

And did you stop coming to him because of Anna?

- Who's Anna? - Another woman he exchanged letters with.

You didn't know?

So he didn't tell you everything.

Then why did you stop coming to him?

It was your decision, wasn't it?

What do you want from me?

Have you seen the pictures of women he killed?

I don't need to.

I don't want to know anything about it.

Put them away!

Zinaida! Did he tell you what he did?

They might let him go now.

Because he says that he's not guilty.

He didn't want to kill them.

He really didn't.

He struggled, and I believe him.

But he told me...

If I come to him again, he'll kill me when he gets out.

People like her don't abandon their mission at their own will.

- You knew she was scared. - Yes.

It means that something shocked her.

Sometimes it's the only thing that works.

The majority of our population needs brainwashing therapy.

I mean normal people.

Who feed themselves to monsters under the guise of humanism.

That's your bread and butter. You should be happy.

And why did Kosyrev say that he would kill her? What did she do?

Nothing. She just looked like his mother.

We have a swimming pool.

A sauna.

And a beautiful view.

The prison is nearby.

- This is your room. - Thank you.

And this is yours.

- Thank you. - Have a good rest!

- Where can we have dinner? - We have a cafe and a bar.

I'll be at the reception if you need me.

I'd like something to eat.

So what do we have?

There was a person. Let's call him the initiator.

He incited Kosyrev to murder.

Because according to Zinaida, he didn't want to kill.

It's someone from Kosyrev's past, but who?

I don't understand you.

You should be interested.

Sociopathy. You wrote a book about that.

Your wife is hiding somewhere.

- You think I don't understand that? - Then tell me. I'm here.

UNKNOWN

You're not to eager to share either.

I just have nothing to tell.

You're bad at bluffing.

Emotionally, you're an open book.

- Really? - Do you know how often you use this word?

"Really." It's a filler word. It's meaningless.

And that's why it gives you away.

Your insecurity. Your desire to hide behind it.

See?

You're always defensive.

You're always ready to instinctively fight back.

Usually it's a sign of personal trauma.

So?

Who offended you?

Nobody.

Remember your slip?

When I was suspecting Alik...

- What slip? - You said that you knew...

What it's like to suspect someone you trust.

And then you corrected yourself. You said that you understood it.

It means that knowing this hurts you.

Your suspicions were correct.

You're just starting to build a relationship with your mother.

It means that you moved to her just recently.

But you don't unpack your bags. It means that you don't want to stay there.

But you don't have any other place to live.

You ran away from your past, but you don't want to start a new life. Why?

Are you afraid of failure?

Or are you punishing yourself?

I didn't say that you're right.

You don't need to say anything.

Look at your hands.

What answers are you trying to find in this book?

What are you looking for? You've already finished it.

Are you trying to figure out whether the person who hurt you is a sociopath?

It's professional interest.

Now it's almost true.

Professional interest.

Because it wasn't just a personal betrayal, was it?

Then what? Something criminal?

- You don't know anything. - Are you punishing yourself for that?

For not suspecting it?

For living with him and not seeing it?

Are you really an investigator, Rita Storozheva?

If this really what you should be doing? And what good are you?

These are not my questions. They are yours.

He used you. But you don't blame him.

You're blaming yourself. Why?

I don't know. Maybe you just like being a victim.

I'm not a victim.

I'm sorry.

I just wanted to say that we all have something to hide.

Now you give me something.

So that I don't hate you for what you've just said.

Hey! What are you doing there?

The Golovlyovsk case.

My role in the investigation wasn't widely covered by the media.

But someone got interested.

And decided that it was my fault that the killer was caught.

And started hunting me.

A copycat?

My wife started to receive threats.

I went to the police, but...

They see it as something that comes with the job.

One day, he broke into our house.

I wasn't at home.

I was giving a lecture in another city.

He tried to strangle Katya.

But he wasn't that serial killer.

It was his first attempt.

Katya screamed.

Our neighbors heard it and came to her rescue.

Is that it?

Katya had a miscarriage.

Where's he now?

In compulsory psychiatric care.

He was a veterinary paramedic.

And he didn't kill anyone.

They didn't allow me to conduct his psychiatric evaluation.

And what if he was released?

You think I haven't thought about it?

I called and made inquiries.

After the second murder.

And how's your wife doing after all this?

We're getting a divorce.

It was her decision.

It's hard to live a life that didn't happen.

And...

Now you're...

Guilty again?

It feels like the work of Sisyphus.

You rock rolls to the top of a mountain, and they roll back down.

And crush those around you.

But this isn't your story.

Because you did nothing wrong.

Okay.

If you need me, I'll be...

- Good night. - Good night.

Damn it!

You don't understand anything.

At least I understand you.

These women mean nothing to you.

And I know... I know even more than you can imagine.

Do you want me to tell you about your childhood?

What was it like? There was nothing good.

A drinking mother who hated you.

How did she call you? A creep?

Was she fighting you when you were helping her get into bed?

Was she screaming and crying?

And then you had to clean up after her.

And in the morning, she didn't remember it.

And sometimes she attacked you with a knife.

The only time you laid a hand on her was when she tried to hit your brother.

But you ended up crawling at her feet.

Begging for forgiveness.

How do you know this?

And then she brought a man into the house.

A smelly drunkard.

And you and your brother had to sleep outside not to get beaten.

And in the morning, you had to clean up again.

After both of them.

Who told you this?

I told you I know everything.

And do you want me to tell you something that you don't know about yourself?

You think you killed these women to get back at Gavrishin?

No.

You killed them because you couldn't kill your mother.

Because she was already dead.

Three women. And each time, you kill your mother.

Again and again.

Again and again.

No.

You can stop pretending.

Because I understand you.

You had every right to do it.

Because this is all her fault.

Even her death is her fault.

Gavrishin has nothing to do with it.

His only fault is that she died before you could kill her.

This is despair.

This is anger.

But who are they aimed at?

These women mean nothing to you.

At her? Her? Or her?

At your mother.

You're here now because of her.

I get it. I totally get it.

Who could do otherwise?

We just wanted justice.

Murders were a way to get it.

You wanted justice.

And you deserved it.

But look what he's doing now.

Do you understand?

He's spoiling everything.

Who's he?

The one with whom you wanted justice.

- I told you nothing about him. - Really?

You've just said, "We wanted justice."

I'm done talking to you. I have a lawyer. Security!

You think he's doing everything right?

And now everyone will think that you didn't kill those women in 1979?

- That's not going to happen. - How do you know that?

Then tell me, if this is about justice...

What does it have to do with the fact that the second victim...

Here she is. She was raped.

Who are you to spoil everything with your filthy mouth?

You don't believe me? Do you want to see the forensic report?

- Security! Let me out! - He doesn't care about your justice!

He wants something else. He's not punishing them. He's getting off!

And remember what I told you about you wanting to kill your mother?

Shut up! He didn't do it!

Shut up!

- What's going on? - Then ask him yourself.

What are you doing here?

Escort the prisoner back to his cell.

Good morning!

I listened to your recording. Hope you don't mind.

How do you know so much about Kosyrev's childhood?

I just imagined what it could be like.

I was watching him.

When a person starts listening to you, it means that you hit a nerve.

But you're playing dirty. You lied to him.

You told him that one of the victims was raped.

It's only a matter of time.

The next victim will be raped.

How do you know it?

The killer's tension is growing. The last time, he couldn't enjoy it to the full.

He hit an artery. It means that next time, he'll try to find another way.

And you're sure it's the initiator?

I'm sure that Kosyrev isn't the leader.

You said you understood him.

I wanted him to believe that I'm like him.

Aren't you afraid of getting carried away?

No. Are we back to formal talk?

Does it bother you?

No. It doesn't bother me.

I got a call from the prison. We can come.

We might get information from Kosyrev's cellmate about the initiator.

Yes, I know.

Or at least about that Anna who writes to him.

Get out of here!

Or I'll call the police.

I'm waiting for your neighbor.

First you tried to break into her apartment, and now you're waiting for her?

I'll call the police, and they'll deal with you.

Easy! I'm from the Investigation Committee. Who tried to break in?

Show me your ID.

Come down. You won't see it from up there.

Who tried to break into her apartment?

I don't know. Some guy.

He was fiddling around and then ran away when I opened the door.

I thought it was you.

What time was that?

Around 11 p.m.

- What's going on? - Hold on.

This is Nikushin.

Is Tolya there?

Tell him to come to 12 Mira Street.

I'M FINE. I'M IN A HOTEL. KATYA

Sonya! Run a hotel search.

We're looking for Lavrov's wife.

Check all hotels.

I'm in the city center. Start from the eastern side.

What?

Nothing.

Don't look at me like I'm your patient.

You don't want to talk?

I thought you were smarter than to offer me that.

Really?

Sometimes what seems to be a good idea at night...

Doesn't look that good in the morning.

I see.

Just for the record...

I don't look at my patients like that.

Hello!

Hello!

Get your papers ready.

And hand over the phones.

So...

Everyone will benefit from it.

I'm not asking for anything.

Just to write a few lines.

Assisted the investigation.

Yes.

That's right.

Well-written.

Will they listen to you?

Kosyrev was denied parole because of me.

So think carefully.

It's a deal than.

Because Kosyrev is a beast.

He can't get out.

And I can't stay here, that's for sure.

Will you sign something for me too?

You haven't told us anything yet.

What have you got for us?

I can give you a lot.

I'm willing to tell you everything.

From my heart. I want everyone to know.

Kosyrev is a beast. And I'll say it again for everyone to know.

I'm just a victim of circumstances.

- I just fell in with the wrong crowd. - Yes, sure.

I just did what everyone was doing. But I didn't enjoy it.

- I just had no other choice. - Shut up already!

Lopatkin! We've had enough of you.

What exactly do you have to offer?

Did Kosyrev tell you about his past?

I have something better than stories.

I have a letter.

A letter?

What letter?

I knew that it was fell into my hands for a purpose.

Kosyrev ate the rest.

Ate?

Just like that.

Piece by piece.

Get it?

Where's it?

Move. Face the wall.

Come in.

Where's it?

In the baseboard behind the bed.

- Here? - Yes.

You need to move it. I can help.

Stay put!

Don't stare.

I just didn't want to disturb anyone.

I just thought that I can stay here.

I didn't come back to my apartment.

And then I just went to bed.

Isn't it better for everyone?

Isn't it?

- You... - Yes.

You...

Trust me, and everything will be fine.

I can't guarantee your safety here.

If I found you, it means that others can too.

Is that all you wanted to say to me?

I'll pick you up in the afternoon.

Until then, don't open the door and don't do anything without asking me first.

I'm responsible for you.

I promised your husband.

Is that all that's bothering you?

My ex husband.

Okay.

I won't leave this room.

I'll spend all my life in this hotel.

Or as long as you need me to stay here.

And please don't tell me that everything will be fine.

Because it won't.

If Lopatkin really was one of a group, why did only he get such a sentence?

Because he's more guilty than the others.

How do you know?

He's making excuses.

Blaming the circumstances.

But he doesn't realize that one can't find an excuse for everything.

Did you notice that he thought he tricked us?

But you wrote a reference letter for him.

He's right.

Everyone here thinks they are a victim.

And as for Lopatkin...

There was no group.

- What did he do? - He with friend broke into an apartment.

They wanted to rob it.

No one was supposed to be at home.

But there was a 13-year-old girl with her friend.

Lopatkin raped one of them.

And then beat her unconscious.

The other one cried.

And he suffocated her with a pillow.

His friend didn't stop him.

But then his nerve failed him, and he turned him in.

And rest assured, they checked the DNA.

Lopatkin did it all alone.

Did you hear him saying he fell in with the wrong people?

That's because his friend turned him in, and the others didn't support him.

Not because he happened to be in a wrong place at a wrong time.

We have beasts here.

Yes.

Yes, Sonya.

I'll ask him.

Did your wife call you last night or this morning?

No.

Nikushin is looking for her.

I... was standing...

In the doorway.

There... In the dark...

I saw a man.

I couldn't do anything.

As if I had no arms...

And no legs.

As if it wasn't... my body.

I... thought...

My baby... won't see me.

I couldn’t imagine...

That I wouldn't see it.

I... stood there... for eternity.

I was silent.

And then...

I finally ran.

Oh my God!

I felt a rope on my neck.

He pulled me down.

I fought.

I was pregnant, but I fought.

The doorbell.

The doorbell that saved me.

I didn't scream.

I didn't scream at once.

You see, I didn't...

- I should have screamed. - Not everyone can scream.

It's a mental block.

Your husband should have told you about it.

I've never talked to him about it.

This topic has never existed.

It's like living...

In a house...

With a room that's always locked.

You know what I mean?

I don't know...

How to tell...

Who's guilty of what.

It's just that he stayed...

In that world...

Where everything did happen.

There...

Our child is there.

Ilya...

And here...

I have nothing.

Easy...

Easy...

Come in.

Open the door!

Open the door!

I need to make a call!

I need to make a call! Open the door!

- No answer. - Keep calling.

Listen, maybe she's staying with some friends?

She doesn't have anyone. She would've called me.

- Are you sure? - Keep dialing.

I'll call Nikushin then.

- Nikushin. - This is Storozheva.

I'm calling about Lavrov's missing wife.

She isn't missing.

Where's she?

She's fine, Ilya Nikolayevich. Sorry for not calling you straight away.

I thought that...

I saw her. She's in a hotel.

When are you coming back?

We're on our way.

Yes. Which hotel is she in?

I have the right to be the first to know. He should've called me.

Who? Nikushin?

He's already doing more than you can imagine.

He's driving your wife around.

He's calling me all the time to know what's going on.

He's running all over the city on your errands.

He practically worships you.

And after the first murder, he came to you for a consultation.

- And it's not he who should call. - Why?

What?

Let's go.

Let's go!

ANONYMOUS: WHY IS THERE NO NEWS? ????? WHERE ARE YOU? I'M DISPLEASED.

ANONYMOUS: WHAT HAPPENED?

ANONYMOUS: CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY.

ANONYMOUS: I'M WAITING