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The dead are starting to speak.

On the turtle shell we found three sets of prints.

None of them belonged to the victim.

How did Theseus do it? How did he bend the pines?

It could be some symbolism, like Zeus, for example.

-Zeus or Jupiter. -Zeus. Therefore?

Zeuxis. Coupling.

The interpretation of the myths changes the killer's profile.

Theseus's Labours can be seen as the stages of initiation...

that the hero goes through, on his path to deification.

-Theseus didn't kill anybody? -He did.

The monsters that were inside him.

So, it's not just revenge.

For him, it is an initiation.

The process of initiation aimed at the expansion of consciousness...

so that he could comprehend his Self as a whole.

Remind me the name of the reporter you've been talking to.

-But, sir... -Remind me her name!

Christina Stergiou.

What did you tell her about the cases?

-Where did you find it? -It was sent by email.

I could have published it, yet I'm at your office.

If you trust her, why don't we use her?

In what way?

You tell her everything about the case.

Until we arrest him, she'll be writing what you tell her.

We matched the license plate of the white van.

And? Whom does it belong to?

To him.

Silver Alert. Call now our lifeline 10-65 or the police.

CHAPTER 6

UNITY IS POWER

I did every possible mathematical calculation..

to see if his choice of days is determined by some sequence.

-And? -I calculated everything.

The distance of the spots where the corpses were found.

The time it would take to travel on foot, as Theseus did.

The sum of the dates of the murders.

And? Didn't you find anything?

Nothing.

-What's this? -The Attic Calendar.

According to that calendar, we cannot specify the time...

during which the Labours took place.

We said that they're symbolic. How could there be exact dates?

We only have the day when he returned victorious from Crete.

After killing the Minotaur.

We have no idea where we should be looking.

We wait for him to kill the sixth one...

and then, if he wants, he'll do us the honor of appearing?

The victims had nothing in common, except that they were criminals.

And free, although they shouldn't be.

I'm just mentioning it.

We must investigate if there is any relationship...

between suspects and victims.

Every suspect had some relationship with one of the victims.

We must see if there's any relationship with the others.

Shall I look at the family trees of the suspects?

-Yes. -Okay.

Mina, when will the prints that were on the turtle shell...

-be identified? -I think, within this day.

We'll also have the videos from the cameras in Savakis's bar.

I'm going to my desk. I'll come back later.

Today, Christina will report the story we gave her.

I arranged for her piece to be broadcast nationally.

Did you caution her not to mention the white van...

-or Theseus's Labours? -Yes.

She'll only call him a lunatic and a psychopath.

I don't know if I'm okay with that.

All we can do right now is wait.

He'll either panic and stop...

or he'll hasten, make a mistake and fall in our trap.

Dimitris is right.

I'll go to the Chief, to talk about hell.

About hell?

Imagine what he'll say when he hears about Christina.

Fire and brimstone.

God help you.

When I'm done with the Chief...

we'll go to Lavdas's house, to interview his wife.

Pantelis, take with you photos of all the suspects...

and find out all you can about Lavdas.

Okay.

Tonight we'll have to be alert. Something may come up.

I want us to be prepared.

Unity is power.

But then, it will become known that there's only one killer...

according to you conjecture. What's more...

we're giving him the publicity he's seeking.

I asked them not to mention Theseus's Labours.

Even if some connection comes up, they're to call him a maniac.

This may enrage him and push him to make some mistake.

What's important, Chief...

is that it will be easier for whoever knows anything...

to talk to the reporters, than to us.

The reporters will get the glory and they'll call us...

-incompetent. -Who will?

The people, the reporters.

All I care about is having him in chains. As for the rest...

That goes without saying, Apostolos.

But as you know...

each position brings different problems with it.

Did you find out anything about Lavdas?

He has a record. Quite an angel that one.

An infamous loan-shark.

Last year, four people committed suicide because of him.

-He confiscated 11 homes. -He knows how to pick them.

Let's go, Dimitris.

-Miss Stergiou? -Yes.

Come in.

Please, sit down.

We know this is not a good time, but we're concerned...

-about your husband's life. -Of course.

Mrs Lavdas, your husband had enemies.

Do you know of anyone who'd want to harm him?

-Sorry, I don't know. -Mrs Lavdas...

your husband is a moneylender and we know it.

What's this? Who told you such lies?

Did you talk to our ridiculous next-door neighbours?

We're trying to live decently, with the little money we have...

and to help others as well. But that's how people are.

When they need you, they're grateful and then they forget.

Ingrates, all of them!

Listen, ma'am, the police does not listen to gossip.

We didn't talk to your neighbours.

We know about your husband's activities...

and it seems that you know them as well.

We're not here to arrest you for money lending, or to judge you.

We only want to get your husband back alive.

The sooner you tell us what you know, the better.

All we did was try to help people with the little money we have.

What was the interest rate on your help, ma'am?

When you're unemployed, or you get 500 euro per month...

and you want a loan to buy a Porsche or go to Mykonos...

the problem is the interest or your attitude?

With the little money you have they'd buy a Porsche?

How did you ensure that you'd get your money back?

There were papers, contracts.

Checks, drafts.

And if, despite these, they didn't want to pay?

I asked you something.

You put me in a difficult spot. I want to talk to my lawyer.

Listen, lady. I'm telling you again.

I'm not here to arrest you or anything like that.

If your husband isn't already dead, he's in grave danger.

It's possible that the man who abducted him is known to you.

Will you gamble with the few hours your husband has, or will you talk?

I'll talk to you.

Good for you.

Now...

in case they didn't want to pay, despite the contracts.

What did you do?

My husband worked with some people...

who put pressure on the debtors. In a different way.

Not all of them. Only those that we knew could pay and didn't.

The liars. The ones who forget that you were their benefactor.

-How did they pressure them? -First, they called them.

If they did not agree...

they put more pressure.

More. I see.

Do you know him?

No.

This one?

No.

This one, yes.

You husband had Savakis collect his money?

-Yes. -What was their agreement?

In very difficult cases, Savakis bought from my husband...

the bad checks at 40% and he collected the rest.

If we had no collateral, he took care of it...

and they split whatever he got 50-50.

In special cases, celebrities...

or people with connections... You understand.

Savakis kept 70%, sometimes 80%, and gave us the rest.

Do you know this one?

No, I've never seen him before.

-These ones... We had helped them. -Which ones?

-Them. -Did they want to go to Mykonos?

No.

They wanted their son to get an education, but had no money.

We helped them.

Right.

That's all for now. Thank you for your time.

You should know, we did it out of kindness.

Yes, I get it.

Do you have any idea where my husband could be?

As you said, people...

are ungrateful and thoughtless.

They don't have your kind heart.

Therefore, your husband may already be with Savakis.

Savakis is dead.

Have a good day, ma'am.

Good evening.

Looking for Marikaki?

No. This time I came...

ex officio, as they say.

Did I say it right, Poirot?

Yes.

-How ridiculous do I look? -How ridiculous do you feel?

Not at all.

Come in.

Thank you.

Except, if you mean, that you came to my house to watch the news.

Sit down.

I did not even think of that.

-Will you drink something? -Better not.

I may have to go to the office, if anything comes up.

Are you afraid they might test you?

Your home is very nice.

Thank you.

What shall we drink to?

May the case that's been tormenting you have a happy ending.

Let's drink to our health and to this moment.

Yes. Because the present is the longest time.

You mean, they'll talk about it in the news tonight?

Yes.

You've been involved in all that from the start?

I can't tell you anything more. I'm sorry.

Okay, got it.

Then, you'd have to kill me.

That's like being in a Hollywood movie.

Ladies and gentlemen, good evening.

Through this special broadcast tonight...

we'll try to shed some light to the murders...

that have taken place recently in the country...

They have been described as "especially gruesome".

We shall reveal shocking information...

about the actions of the murderer.

This broadcast is also shown over the internet.

The reporter Christina Stergiou prepared a special report...

with all the information she has. Good evening, Christina.

Good evening.

We are dealing with two strange stories...

that have to do with the death of two people.

Two people with criminal records.

Yet, the circumstances of their death were particularly strange.

It seems that these two stories were not connected...

since the two victims did not know each other.

Yet, they have two weird things in common.

They were both criminals, known to the authorities.

One was Antonis Grizas, who had been found guilty...

of the rape of a 6-year old boy...

the son of the well-known surgeon Giorgos Stefanou...

as well as of other incidents involving underage boys.

The second victim was Michalis Artakis.

In May 2009, during a bank robbery...

he shot and killed the 75-year old Tasia Pateraki...

as well as the 30-year old security guard Manolis Sklavis.

Hello?

Yes, that's me.

Okay, I'm coming.

Michalis Artakis's body was found near Megara...

in a rocky area near Kakia Scala...

having a turtle shell glued to his face.

Until now, even the police are confused...

whether we are dealing with a maniac...

whose sick mind got tangled in some ancient legends...

or if they are simply macabre and tragic coincidences.

If I remember rightly, the case of the prostitute Zoi Manesis...

had some elements that tie it to these cases.

It does have some elements that could...

tie it up with these, but...

Before you explain to us...

let's have a small break and we'll be back.

She's very good.

She's very clever.

Attention! Silver Alert. Can you help?

SPYROS LAVDAS

Call now our lifeline 10-65...

or the police.

That was very clever.

She only uses two of the cases and handles them cleverly.

She gave a hint about the mythology...

but still called him a maniac.

If he's watching right now...

what do you think he may de doing?

He'll have put ketchup all over his body...

and he'll be caressing himself in front of the mirror.

Don't underestimate him.

If he's watching, he must be furious.

He knows that we know about the connection to Theseus.

First, we don't reveal it and, second...

she continues to call him a maniac.

Imagine an artist...

who thinks he has created a great work of art...

which nobody appreciates.

He will never doubt his work.

But he'll be enraged...

at the inability of others to understand it and appreciate it.

Excuse me.

You want somebody, who's capable of such deeds...

to be enraged?

We're back to our news broadcast.

Before I ask Christina to continue...

I want to thank you, because we've already received...

so many calls regarding the disappearance of Spyros Lavdas.

Let's hope that this case will have a happy conclusion...

before the end of our show. Christina?

As I was saying...

-How is it going, Mina? -Same old same old.

-You wanted me. -I want you to see something...

in the photo of the white van, the porter gave you.

-I thought this might help you. -Good thinking.

The results of the prints on the turtle?

I'll have it soon.

Something else. The capacity of Savakis's hard disc...

was for seven days, but they must have been erasing it regularly.

I only found the last three days. During those days...

except the usual, he had two visits by the same person.

The second one was one day before he died.

You are great!

If I were that great, Pantelis, you'd still be running after me.

Yes.

Yes.

I'm coming over.

-I have to go. I'm sorry. -Okay.

Don't worry about it, honey. Go do your job.

This terrible case!

This terrible case, has a good side too.

What's the good side?

We met because of it.

Okay.

Go, go.

Yes.

I understand.

I'm coming.

Do you have to go?

What you told us was extremely interesting and quite gruesome.

I want to make it clear...

and this is not just my personal opinion...

but the opinion of the police and the psychologists we consulted.

We're dealing with a very disturbed individual...

who may even be paranoid.

In this case, his psychopathological state...

is constantly at the firing point.

It is now confirmed that the white van is used by the killer.

This turtle keychain is hanging from the driver's mirror.

This photo must not be leaked.

Among Scarlatos's victims, was a girl named Antigone Veremis.

Veremis was her father's surname.

Her mother's maiden name is Lazaridis.

She's the niece of Philipos Lazaridis...

the director of the clinic.

It's logical to assume that when the nurse, Markos Christou...

heard him saying on the phone...

that he won't allow that monster, Scarlatos, to go free...

he must have been speaking with his sister.

-Or his brother-in-law. -You know about Spyros Lavdas.

A loan shark, who caused the death of several people.

One of the people who borrowed money from Lavdas...

was Iakovos Litsis, the husband of Panagiota. He is dead.

She is Mrs Toula, the cook at the clinic.

The last person to see Savakis, whom he visited twice at his bar...

the second time, a little before he died...

is Alkis Massatos. I asked for him to be brought here.

I'll put it scientifically: a hell of a mess.

In the broadcast...

about the Artakis case...

they said that Artakis, during the robbery, when he killed...

My brother.

They mentioned another victim. An elderly woman.

I've checked, it has nothing to do with our case.

Hello?

Hi, Christina. You were great.

I'm busy, we'll talk tomorrow.

Yes, what?

If you want. I'll be expecting you.

-What's up? -That was Christina.

She interviewed Stefanou, the surgeon, today.

How did she find out about him?

I gave her his name in exchange for the video.

He gave her a moving interview...

and she hit the jackpot.

What jackpot?

What is the information you couldn't give me over the phone?

Speak freely, Dimitris is trustworthy.

This is the second information I give you instead of publishing it.

This is no time to bargain, Christina.

You should know that I never forget those who help me.

Okay. As I was going into Stefanou's office...

one of the nurses from the clinic was coming out.

-Markos Christou with his father. -Christou?

Stefanou did the father's operation.

Superintendent, you have to come with me.

Thank you, Christina. We'll be in touch.

You were great today.

-What's up? -The three sets of prints...

that were on the turtle shell. They've all been identified.

They belong to Pericles Nikolaou, Petalas and...

Give me a minute.

-To Philipos Lazaridis. -Bingo!

Petalas had a criminal record. How did you find the others?

The night of the interrogation at the psychiatric hospital...

we got the prints of the entire staff.

I'd like to try to talk with Petalas.

They brought Massatos. He's in the interrogation room.

Go, we're coming.

-Everybody's involved. -It's a matter of days...

if not hours, until we start making arrests.

On the 8th, I'll be in Crete for the Prime Minister's visit.

After his speech, there'll be a dinner with about 50 guests.

If I could announce the arrest of the murderer then...

-that would be excellent. -We've already brought one here.

I'll go to interrogate him now. We're going as fast as we can.

I'm not saying it only for the announcement.

You have to be alert. It's possible that...

the killer may think that our attention will be focused there...

and that it's his chance to strike again. Watch out, Apostolos.

With Lavdas's abduction, he has completed the six Labours.

Of course, I'll keep it in mind. You never know, with that psycho.

Yes?

Chief.

This is the guest-list for the Prime Minister's speech.

Oh man! That's all I needed.

Watch out, buddy, you'll hurt yourself.

Won't you ask for coffee and cigarettes today?

Do you know that one?

No, I've never seen him.

How about now?

Do you know him?

Yes.

What business did you have with Savakis?

He let me make some pocket money.

He gave me the girls he didn't like, the second rate ones.

Do you know this one?

No.

Not personally.

Savakis knew him.

What do you know about him?

A crook. A loan shark.

When he faced difficulties, he sent Savakis to collect.

-And Savakis would send you? -Only for the light stuff.

Slapping, swearing, threatening. That's how far I went.

He had others for the heavy stuff.

Do you know her?

Yes.

Did you put pressure on them?

On her husband. I waited outside his home.

I talked to him, slapped him and just then his wife came out.

That's how I remember her.

Do you know...

any of them?

No.

-Did you kill Savakis? -No.

Why would I do it? I was making money from him.

Come on, man!

Didn't you want to climb higher?

Savakis had you for the light stuff.

Didn't you want to make more? To climb a few steps?

I know what I can and what I cannot do.

It may sound strange to you, but I have principles.

I don't bite the hand that feeds me.

And Savakis never asked me to do more than I could.

That's touching.

This boy has a conscience.

I was quite moved.

How about you, Pantelis?

I'm moved too. I'm in tears.

Fuck you, fucking cops.

-Arrest him. -What's the charge?

-Come on! -Won't we find something?

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

HI, POIROT. MARIKAKI IS MISSING YOU.

RING MY BELL WHEN YOU COME BACK. KISS

When was the last time you saw Spyros Lavdas?

-At my husband's funeral. -He came to the funeral?

Yes. He offered his condolences.

He told me he was erasing whatever we owed him

He was scared, that we might take legal action.

The crook!

What did you do?

I had no time. My son sprang up and spat him in the face.

How much money had you borrowed from him?

15.000 euro. For my son's school.

When we found out about his heart...

the doctors told him to quit his job.

Our shop was not doing well. We started missing payments.

How much did you owe when he started pressuring you?

When we closed our shop, we had paid 20.000 euro.

We still owed him about 10.000.

Do you know him?

Him?

Yes.

It's the scum... My husband died because of him.

He was waiting for him outside our home.

He started threatening him.

My husband asked for some time.

We had already paid the sum we borrowed. And more than that.

They were asking for the interest.

He started hitting him.

I ran downstairs, I started shouting...

He got scared and ran off.

I went upstairs with my husband. He was upset. He was shaking.

He lay on the couch to calm down.

He went to sleep.

And he never woke up.

Where is your son studying?

History and Archaeology at the University of Crete.

-I want you to do me a favor. -What favor?

I want you to lie to me.

About what?

That this will not have time to end.

Well, it will end.

Everything has an end.

Some morning I won't want to make you breakfast anymore.

I'll feel relieved when you're away.

Even your breathing will bother me.

And then, you won't be able to take any more.

You'll be fed up.

You'll find a young woman, who'll make you feel young again.

And since we're both civilized people...

we'll decide to end it.

Hoping that we'll remain friends.

That we won't feel disgust for each other.

I asked you to lie to me.

That's what I did.

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