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Going live in five, four,

three, two, one.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,

and welcome to Russian Roulette.

You'll remember Ms. Green here, real name Fay.

Now she was the loser of our historic first-ever game.

Sandman52 from Germany.

Congratulations.

Your wager of 124K is our highest correct guess.

And we all know what that means.

You and you alone get to choose.

So what's on the trolley tonight?

Now will it be finesse...

...force,

or simple good old fashion fun?

Sandman 52, the choice is yours.

Have 30 seconds to ponder on me.

Any last words while we wait, Ms. Green?

Please.

Please, please, don't do this.

I'm begging you. Please, please, don't do this.

Please, please just let me go.

Can anyone help me?

I like to think that my last words

would be a little more poetic than that but to each their own.

There must be something--

Sandman52, your time is up,

please ping your punishment.

Ah, the first round of Russian Roulette

comes to an end, ladies and gentlemen.

Not in this case with a bang,

but with a.

No!

No, please!

Move!

Police! Police! Police!

I got eyes on him.

Stop right there.

Sam and Linda Anderson. We have a warrant to search this property.

Hands where we can see them!

Drop it!

Drop it!

Shoot!

Quick!

I need a medic!

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

You'll be okay.

Two brothers, Harry and Charlie Madden

missing for two weeks were found overnight during a police raid

at a remote property in North Plains

in an operation led by detectives Benjamin Jacobs and Cathy Burnett.

The police have yet to comment

and reports have yet to be substantiated.

But we believe both of the children were found alive.

And we understand they have been reunited with their parents

in a secure facility while receiving medical attention.

We'll have more on this story as it breaks.

Hey.

Mm.

-Hey. -How you doing?

Napping.

-I saw the news. -Hm.

-Hey, you did good. -Hm.

Hm.

Hey, hey, hey.

- Wow. - Yeah.

You're kicking for Daddy, sweetheart?

Not long now...

and you'll be out in this big, beautiful world...

with men like Daddy...

to watch over us.

Keep us safe.

Yeah?

Ben, you're needed.

We found free Randall.

-We got free Randall? -Yes and no.

Sit down.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,

beggars and thieves.

Welcome to the very first game

of our very first season.

What is this?

Cybercrimes came across it yesterday after a routine sweep.

Passed it on to us immediately.

Only one bullet in a regular game of Russian Roulette

so there can ultimately be only one winner

in our game of Russian Roulette.

Please get involved.

Post your comments and keep those bets coming.

-Bets? -A game I can confidently say

that everybody knows

only with one added deadly double R spin.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Who the fuck is this joker?

He's no joker, Ben.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Who's she looking at? She keeps looking that way.

Three, two, one.

Best of three.

The winner lives to fight another day

and the loser, well, loses.

Are we ready? Three, two, one.

Now, oh.

Do we know where this is coming from?

Could be anywhere.

Cyber's on it right now, trying to hack the feed.

Shall we try that again?

Three, two, one.

First blood. That's more like it.

Ready for round two.

Three, two, one.

Oh! We know what that means.

Just love me a decider.

Three, two, one.

Oh, my God.

You could not this.

The tension, I can taste it.

Actually, I can smell it.

Did one of you just poop yourself?

Let's keep focus, here we go.

Three, two, one.

Guys...

we have a paying crowd.

A paying, paying crowd.

Let's not let them down.

Three, two, one.

I'm sorry.

Tune in tonight for a results show.

You will not want to miss.

The live results show, do you know when it is?

This was captured yesterday, Ben.

So, we're assuming it was yesterday too.

-But we have the feed. -Cyber's on it.

-Who at Cyber? -Parker Green.

-New kid? -Mm-hmm.

The feed's proxy hosted on the dark web,

their index will have been shredded through

at least 30 levels of code refraction.

Idiot's guide.

The chances of locating the source of the feed

from the feed itself

are in the region of one in 7 trillion.

So we can't identify who's running the show.

We can't find out who's watching it either.

-So he's got us. -For now.

We're doing everything we can, detectives,

including echo-bouncing the messages they sent out.

They sent out messages?

On the dark web, yeah.

How else will they find an audience?

By now, their computers may well know

we've got ours trying to crack their code.

They won't know it's us.

We're just one of the many systems out there policing the waves, uh,

but their computers are constantly changing the code

before anyone works out how to break it.

Basically, it's a race.

A race we win.

Most times, yeah.

Uh, really good to meet you, Detective Jacobs.

Your stories, something else.

Win the race, Green.

As we know, Fay disappeared two weeks ago after taking a walk.

No cameras in the park.

This was the last image of her.

And the other guy?

Guy one?

Trolling for a match from missing persons.

They've got the results show.

The first round of Russian Roulette

comes to an end, ladies and gentlemen.

Not in this case with a bang,

but with a.

No!

No, please, no!

Oh, she was a bleeder.

And the fun doesn't stop there, folks.

Look out for a brand new contestant

coming soon to a screen screen near you.

This went out last night?

Seven, our time.

Look, I don't wanna be that guy, but...

is this real?

Is this some fucking deep fake shit...

or is it real?

There's ways we can check.

Um, pixel of lineman, lighting anomalies.

-Priority. -Understood.

"Brand new contestant."

That's what he said.

Someone he's got, someone he's gonna get.

We're just gonna let him take someone off the street.

We do what we can, Ben.

And how many more free Randalls in the meantime?

Very good, Lev.

Doesn't Mama look professional?

She looks funny.

Funny?

Well,

I guess you've never seen your mom

looking like this before.

But the thing is, I've forgotten to.

This is your first step back into the job market.

Remember this.

You can do this, Katia.

You can do anything.

You left that abusive piece of--

you left that piece of work

and you brought your son all the way over here

for a better life.

That's the woman you are.

Don't forget it.

Okay, mom.

Be good to your grandma, okay, Lev?

- Okay? - Okay.

I love you, my little kotik.

I love you too.

Aw.

-And any problems, just ask. -Okay, I will.

-Good luck. -Thanks.

That's what matters most, what you're doing right there.

Nice big smile.

Oh, if it's that easy, I'm gonna nail it.

I'm Sofia.

I'm Katia.

Jane says you've worked in this kind of retail before.

Yes, I did.

In Moscow a few years ago now.

-Then you've got this. -I hope so.

That's for you.

Hello.

- Hello. - Welcome, welcome.

We adjusted brightness, screen color, gradient,

four others, plus Sam, the rock-paper-scissors guy.

Is it good enough for a match or what?

Two so far.

They're all wearing color-coded armbands.

Sam Clark, Mr. Yellow.

The rock-paper-scissor guy went missing six nights ago

after leaving a downtown nightclub.

Witnesses say he was drunk.

Friends say he's teetotal.

Sasha Morgan, Mr. Blue.

OTH, discharged from the army six months ago.

Possession of drugs.

Pretty much disappeared off the system.

We're guessing homeless or drifting

between temporary addresses

so he could have been abducted at any time.

This is not a deep fake, Ben. This is real.

We're doing acoustic analysis of the audio.

It can tell us the size of the room,

maybe even the layout, and, uh,

background noises can give some suggestion

to the site's location, um...

about hacking the feed though,

I wanted to suggest something.

-What? -Um, well, someone.

If there's one person who stands a chance

of breaking this IP wide open...

- its Larch. - Are you out of your mind?

Which is why I decided not to bullshit,

detective, and say it like it is.

I studied Larch's case for my major.

The guy's in a league of his own.

And you're the one who got him, so.

His lawyers reached out to us last year on the Bowler case,

-offering his help. -He offers his help every year.

Well, maybe this time you should say yes.

So you're admitting you're not up to it.

I'm admitting--

-What? -We need a specialist.

So, how was it?

Good. I think.

I hope.

Sofia was such a great help.

Well, I liked what I saw.

Well done.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Someone deserves a drink.

A tradition at the end of your first day

to celebrate joining our happy little family.

I probably shouldn't.

Wouldn't want to break a tradition on your first day.

Okay, why not?

Didn't make an American degenerate out of you yet?

America, yes.

But degenerate, no, not so much.

-The American dream. -Now you're talking.

We have to drink to that.

Mm.

Do you have a husband?

No, not anymore luckily.

But I have my true love.

This is Lev, my little kotik.

Kotik, what's that? Oh!

That's what I call my son.

Lev means lion.

Kotik means little cat.

Sweet. And who's with him now?

-My mom. -Ah, she moved here as well.

Yeah, that's what family's all about, right?

Yes. We have to drink to that too.

Help!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Hey.

Hey.

I know you're scared...

but try not to make a sound.

Don't move.

We're not allowed to talk.

We think the cameras are above us...

so we can communicate a little if we lie like this.

No movement. Just whispers.

My name is Sasha.

Katia.

Where are we?

We don't know.

What do they want?

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

It's okay, Katia.

You can do this.

They're going to be watching now as you've just come in,

so we need to lay low for a while.

But Katia, keep your mind clear.

Keep strong.

We're going to need everyone's strength

to get out of here.

Because that's what we're gonna do.

Understand?

Did you think for a second she might get away,

ladies and gentlemen?

Just playing with you.

Don't forget to tune in tomorrow

to meet our wonderful new contestant,

the second Ms. Green.

All road signs and identifying markers have been blurred,

but we have enough other information to go on.

Looks like here.

Looks like Portland.

On our fucking watch.

Is he all good

or is this one getting to him?

This is what he does, okay?

He finds missing people.

We all know what happened.

Thinking about what Parker suggested?

No.

We need Larch.

How are you, detective?

The dark web.

Hm.

Rinsed and shredded, no doubt.

But there's always a way.

You would know.

Oh gosh.

The market changes rapidly, Ben.

Haven't been here three years. What I know is prehistoric by now.

So I'm wasting my time.

He's going live with some of these?

Yeah.

Within the closed network?

-I think so. -No social media?

Nothing we can see.

As much protection as he gives himself,

going live in any way, that's the weak link.

Proxies have to engage at some point.

Think of it like a secret ducting pipe

that eventually has to meet the outside wall.

They join there, one vulnerable screw, one nut, one spigot,

that's where you're looking for.

Who you got?

Cybercrimes?

Well, good luck with that.

Will you let me watch one of the feeds?

-No. -Aw.

I could help so much more if you let me watch

-one of the feeds. -No.

All those nuances that otherwise--

Read my lips.

Describe it to me then.

You got pictures.

Oh, a few pictures is not the whole picture.

Come on, talk me through it, Ben.

He made them play rock-paper-scissors.

If they didn't cooperate,

they were electrocuted with a cattle prod.

The loser was assassinated in a live show later on.

Assassinated how?

Chainsaw.

The viewer had a choice of three weapons.

-What were the other two? -Why do you wanna know?

Full picture, Ben.

Baseball bat and a lethal injection.

Wipe that fucking smile off your face.

My hands are tied.

What else am I gonna do for pleasure?

Look, I did what I did

on my dark web network for my entertainment.

This guy, well, he's doing it for everyone else's.

He's a showman, that's for sure.

-I wouldn't call him that. -He would.

So I won't.

-You wanna provoke him? -No.

-I wanna kill him. -Oh.

I think you'll have to play his game a little longer.

No.

-That's your ego talking. -Fuck you.

Oh, and now it's shouting.

You wanna go over like you did with me, full-on attack mode?

I'm a coward, Ben, that's why it worked.

But this guy,

I think you'll have to go under to even get through.

But the question is, are you the man to do that?

We're not talking about me.

We're talking about the feed.

It won't help you to keep thinking of him as a killer or evil incarnate.

He's a showman.

And that's not a job title, it's a psychological need.

Christ, I'm giving you gold here,

but without a life fee there's not much more I can tell you.

You're looking good, Ben.

Actually, why did I say that?

That's a total lie. You're looking haunted.

You know when I killed one it wasn't enough.

Two, yeah, kinda maybe, but still not enough.

No number was enough, would ever be enough.

Some things just can't be satiated, but you know that.

Me killing, you saving, it's the same problem, right?

Never enough to scratch that itch

so it goes away for good.

Two reports of the same missing person.

One from the store where she works,

-one from her mother. -The new contestant.

Katia Volkova, Russian.

Arrived here a year ago.

Last night, the night she was taken,

that was her first day working at the Campbell's Landing jewelry store.

We spoke with her boss there and the last person to see her before the abduction,

a colleague, Sofia Romana.

They went for a few first-day celebration drinks.

Where?

Little joint on 21st and Bay Tree.

All right, pull security footage from the bar in the local area.

What about the mother?

Thought you and me could handle that.

Okay.

Ms. Green to the diary room, please.

Ah, no!

Mrs. Volkova,

we have information about your daughter.

She is alive.

We can't say who has her or where,

but she is alive.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, oh, thank you.

Thank God.

Could you tell us about any of her friends?

This is first time she been out in months.

I-- I was happy for her.

I was hoping it was a young man.

So she talked about a young man.

No, no, I just want her to be happy.

I want her to be happy.

Oh, my darling.

I feel sick knowing what we know.

Better she doesn't.

This look familiar to you?

This is it.

I'll get forensics down here.

It's a long shot, but maybe they were sloppy.

Ah!

Ah!

Settle yourself in, welcome.

Katia.

A genuine Russian joining our lovely game.

How are you feeling?

How do you think I feel?

I know a little fearful, a little cautious.

Maybe, though, there's a thrill of excitement

that you wouldn't wanna admit to.

What's your favorite color?

What?

We wanna get to know you.

It would pay to answer.

Red.

As in blood?

In the sunset.

Ah.

Favorite place?

Home.

Favorite smell?

Home.

Tell me, why is your life worth living?

My son...

doesn't know his father.

I want him to know his mom.

I want him to know how to be happy.

Thank you, Katia.

Now's as good a time as any.

What?

No.

Ah!

No!

The smell will go away along with the pain.

Just in time for the show.

So what do we know so far?

Katia Volkova. 32. Born in Russia.

Came to the US last year with her son Lev, now six.

Lives at an East Portland address registered to her mother, Inga.

Started a new job at the Campbell's Landing jewelry store two days ago.

Blue, Sasha Morgan,

who we also know that we know nothing about his disappearance

or his movements before that.

White, Alex Chambers, delivery driver.

Taken on the night of the 11th.

Red, Chloe Demaine, substitute teacher.

Recently qualified.

Taken two nights after Alex.

Last seen at her weekly dance class.

And Brown, William Elise,

security guard at the Harold Mall.

-Anything connecting? -Not that we know of so far.

We know they're all local,

so they aren't searching too far field for their target victims.

And we don't think that this is money-motivated.

None of the captives are particularly wealthy.

So anyone could be the next target.

I don't want the media getting their hands on this.

If the full details of this goes public,

that'll play right into his game plan.

They're going live in ten.

-How do we not know about this? -There's a schedule.

His viewing figures are already up.

Up how? More subscribers?

No, no. A-- anyone with a fucking laptop.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Welcome to Russian Roulette.

Another unlucky loser on the way.

Two guns, two chambers,

one bullet each.

But where?

And when?

Greetings, blood-hungry brawlers, bastards, and bitches.

How's life?

About to end for one of this lot.

With the contestants at either end

that's Mr. Blue and Mr. Yellow,

please pick up a pistol,

take a shot, and pass the weapon along.

Assuming you're still standing, of course.

So predictable.

Pistols, please.

Or believe me, next time, throats get cut.

Thank you.

Music please.

Contestants,

when it stops, pull that trigger.

I won't allow anyone to accuse me of not milking this for all it's worth.

Jesus fucking Christ.

Pass the pistols along, please.

Ms. Red and Mr. Brown, you know what to do.

Music, please.

Keep those bets coming in, people.

-Anything? -Nothing.

-Even the bets aren't hackable? -Encrypted on the dark web.

Same as the feed.

So we're just gonna fucking watch this happen?

You've gotta see this.

That's not real...

is it?

Oh, my God, don't you see that?

Don't worry about the floor, folks.

We use Easycare paint.

Just wipes away like a dream.

Fresh gone, please.

One final pass.

Ms. Green, Mr. White.

Oh, just one second.

It's better.

And raise the guns.

Wait for the music.

Explain.

Sniffling a little.

Oh, you can smell the fear, folks. Adult diapers next time.

You know what to do, Mr. White.

And there it is, ladies and gentlemen, bastards and tramps.

We have our unlucky loser, Mr. White.

And when you see what's in store for this poor soul,

you'll agree that the guy who blew his brains out was the lucky one.

Thank you once again, boys and girls, for joining us.

See you again real soon for results show.

You will not wanna miss.

One minute the IP is in Canada. The next, India, the next, Sweden, I can't--

Fuck! Fuck!

Gentlemen.

I don't change diapers.

Just saying.

Work him hard.

Okay.

Why don't you make yourself useful and get me a coffee, huh?

You okay?

Talk to me.

What do you want me to talk about?

The evil inside of us?

'Cause...

that is what I'm faced with.

Yeah. But not all of us.

Enough of us.

Not you, Ben.

Don't.

Please.

Ben--

Ben!

Yeah. I got the email.

That shithead's sending out fucking emails now?

-I knew he would. -Let him.

Because the good news is, we're in.

-You hacked it? -Mr. Larch hacked it.

You're welcome, Ben.

-How? -The email was a leaky nut.

Just rolled on right past the gatekeepers.

-We're undetected? -Of course, man.

My God, what do you take me for?

How do you know for sure?

This is the exclusive members list.

These are the guys who place bets and gamble.

238 members are online and active right now, hmm?

But there's no sign of us.

238 sick people who will get their reckoning one day.

Is that how you seriously talk for real?

-It's just like the movies-- -Shut the up fuck up, Larch.

What have we got on the feed?

Clear view of the prisoners.

Contestants.

It's a game.

They're getting ready for broadcast.

Ahoy there!

As you, my fine friends will recall,

Mr. White here...

Alex lost the last round.

He dodged... ...the bullet, literally.

But in doing so, he missed the point...

...fatally.

Now, before the main event,

I would like to welcome our new viewers.

It's great to have you with us, folks.

Please enjoy the show.

It's gonna be a blast.

Ha!

What's he talking about?

-Us? -You.

How does he know we're watching?

Not from the IP. We're invisible.

You said we were undetectable.

I told you he'd be expecting this.

Either that or the setup is seriously,

admirably way more sophisticated than you thought.

How the fuck are we not able

to shut this whole fucking shit show down?

More importantly,

Happy Dan from the good old US of A

was the winner with a pledge of 300K.

Well done to you, Happy Dan,

or Happier Dan now, I should imagine.

So without further ado, what's on the trolley tonight?

Going out with a bang.

Missing the point.

Or celebrating with fizz.

Who writes these lines? Oh, actually I do.

Happy Dan, you have 30 seconds to make your mind up.

As usual, we ask our plucky loser

to say a few final words.

Please. Please!

We got to get 'em to work on their final words.

This is good television. We're missing a trick.

- We really are. - Impressive.

He's gaining confidence. You notice that?

Happy Dan... ...your time is up.

Please ping your punishment.

I'm so glad you chose that one.

The chateau bleach. A most excellent choice.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, my God.

I finally get to see what drain cleaner does

to the insides of a terrified man.

I've been wondering since I was 12.

This is fucking insane.

Mr. White, it's been a pleasure to have you with us.

But as-- who was it?

Oh, someone once said,

all good things must come to an end.

Bad things too.

I don't think he wants it, folks.

I'm killing that motherfucker.

Careful what you wish for, Ben.

Please.

I'm begging. Please.

I know, but see,

this is all about giving the audience

what they signed up for.

I think we're just gonna have to make this a little more watchable.

That's more like it.

Shall we begin?

Alex, how are ya?

Yeah, I'm-- I'm good.

That's good.

-Would you like a drink? -Yeah.

See, you look like you could do with a little refreshment.

Yeah.

Okay. You sure?

-Yeah. -Okay.

And there it is, my viewing vultures.

Another unlucky loser on Russian Roulette.

Look out for a brand new contestant

coming soon to a screen screen near you.

Now we got this shit to deal with.

Just great.

Those goddamn news boys, man.

Is it true the FBI

will be taking over the case?

Do you concede Portland PD

have failed the people of this city?

Why didn't you inform the public

that a killer was on the loose?

Do you have any suspects?

How many have been killed so far?

- Two. - Who are they?

We're not yet releasing that information.

Are they demanding a ransom?

The feds?

-Working with us, not taking over. -Same thing, boss.

We need to do whatever it takes to shut this motherfucker down.

So quite frankly, I don't give two shits who the boss is.

- But-- - Officers.

Captain Larson.

Miss Red and Mr. Yellow, exercise time.

Are these prisoner's IDed?

It's all on the file.

-Anything connecting them? -They're just randoms.

He's picking them up off the street.

Random? Like spinning a wheel?

Potluck who gets picked?

Always the same one carries the keys.

Whoever stands in that corner...

if we can overpower them, we have a chance.

Is it true Larch?

You pulled him in to help?

You're inviting trouble there, detective.

I figured we weren't enough as it was.

You're the one who put him away, right?

So you're the Barry Bailey guy.

They're done.

How do we overpower four guards?

Timing's the key.

It's the only thing we have on our side...

during exercise or during the game.

I'm in.

'Cause we're dying here anyway.

We need to work on some signals, so we know when to act.

Miss Green, Diary Room.

What have I done?

Hmm.

Chatty little bitch.

But don't worry, I'm not talking about you.

Please.

Do you know the soles of your feet contain

over 200,000 nerve endings?

See, you, you're new.

You don't know better.

But Miss Red does.

We miss something? Is this one of the games?

No. This one he's just doing 'cause he can.

We've seen cases like this before.

There's normally a sexual element to his actions,

even though he is not showing it now.

Likelihood is he was traumatized as a child.

I'll start profiling.

Help us work out his next steps.

Yeah, it's classic, but it's not the rule.

-All right? -Sick fuck.

He's wrong.

There's no sexual element to this whatsoever.

Basing that on what?

I know how sexually sadistic desires manifest.

I lived it for, what, six years.

His are nothing alike. It's a waste of time and money going down that alley.

A sadist, yes.

And narcissists too with histrionic tendencies thrown in.

But the biggest thing to consider here is power.

Power over people. I don't mean his captives.

No, that's cheap.

I mean those enabling him, his members, subscribers, those men in the room,

I'm assuming they're all men.

Certainly.

They'll be volunteers

because what they really want is to be him.

Hmm. So they live out their fantasies

through him and his fantasies.

He delivers what they need.

And what does he need?

Have you forgotten already?

-A Showman. -Showman.

Ratings.

That's what he needs.

He wants that audience.

And now he's got it, he's not gonna wanna lose it.

He'll keep going bigger and better.

Your task is to wait for the mistake.

You got that kinda patience?

Well, you're feeling threatened.

-By what? -The FBI.

I just want what's best.

Well, you haven't got it with the FBI

and their sexual obsessions, that's for sure.

Would you have done all this...

if you could?

Are you taking an interest in me,

Detective Jacobs?

I was all about the meat.

He's all sizzle.

Would you kill like him?

You ever seen him get his hands dirty?

It's not about the killing.

It really isn't. He knows you're watching.

We know he knows.

Use that. Go public. Oh, he'd love that.

Tempting and taunting you to the edge of catching him

make for great television.

-Play right into it. -No.

He would.

Has an ex-con ever joined the force?

Asking for a friend.

You're not an ex-con.

Oh, it's always nice spending time with you, Ben.

Be careful though.

You come down to his level...

you might not find your way back.

I can confirm

that the Bureau is now in charge of this investigation

and we will bring the killer to justice.

Beyond that, I won't be commenting on the specifics

of the investigation at this time.

- Thank you. - What makes you think

that the FBI can succeed where the Portland PD failed?

The entire resources at the Bureau

are being brought to bear on this case.

What can you share with us?

The prisoners are all local to the Portland area,

and so far we have no reason to suspect

they are in any way connected.

So anyone could be next.

We won't let it come to that.

And what do you say to all the people sharing

these clips of the Russian Roulette games

-on social media? -That they really shouldn't be.

It is only a matter of time before we find him

and justice takes its course.

Is it really?

It's a girl.

We're having a daughter.

Did you forget?

-Or just not care? -I care.

Hey.

I care.

Two contestants are required, my ennobled enablers.

But, and here's the special bit, you get to choose.

So who's not going home tonight?

Let's take a look.

Will it be possible contestant number one,

the mysterious man from the?

Or perhaps you prefer the delights

of this possible contestant, a sweet commuter.

Or this wonderful woman from the world of business.

And finally, what about this little cutie,

our last possible contestant?

No, not the baby, silly. It's not that kind of a show.

The choice, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is yours.

-Okay. So this is good. -What?

We can work this to our advantage.

This is our chance to trap him.

Yeah, but if we can identify them,

then we can find them, then we can make them safe.

-Or we can catch him in the act. -And risk a kidnapping?

We're on it, detective.

Ladies and gentlemen, the FBI.

- They're on it. - Fuck you.

Believe this fucking guy?

You don't trust them one bit.

Something you learn, buddy.

Something you learn.

-Two have been taken. -What?

-Which ones? -None of the ones he trailed.

-What? -Two others entirely.

Fuck!

-Detective Jacobs, any comments? -Not today.

Reports say seven people were taken last night.

Don't believe everything you read.

You are saying there weren't any kidnappings.

I'm saying we're on it.

If you're on it, why were there any kidnappings?

How many were taken, detective?

I'm not discussing the case any further.

It's become public now. It's all over the news.

You don't think the terrified people

of this city deserved to know?

I think you just wanna scare them more.

Are you the best officer to be on this case given past events?

Would you say your own experiences make you the perfect candidate?

Wouldn't you like to know more from the police

when your mother and sister were abducted?

Ah!

Gotcha.

Oh, that's beautiful.

Yeah.

I know this. I know where I am.

I watched it.

I don't wanna play this game.

Please.

Go on, you fucking coward!

Do it!

Give the new Mr. White his due.

A special treat for those of you hanging out with us

in our downtime, ladies and gentlemen.

Don't say we don't treat you nice.

Just breathe.

Don't fight the restraints.

That's it.

We're not allowed to talk.

We think the cameras are above us.

No head movements, only whispers.

My name is Katia.

We're gonna get through this.

You want my badge?

Have I asked?

He's calling it an assault.

We're calling it

obstructing a police officer during an emergency.

Detective Jacobs, he knows who you are.

He read up on you after he watched your title fight back there.

Great fucking job, detective.

I need to call Lisa.

We can send some officers to watch.

Or you can spend some time at home, Ben.

Which, under the circumstances...

might be wise.

-You need anybody with you? -I'm good.

If something happens, I'll call.

-Be safe out there. -Count on it.

-Hey, honey. -Hey.

How's it going?

Good. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

-It's going. It's going. -It looks good.

Where did you, uh, where did you order this one?

-Seriously. -Stop it.

They should rewrite their instructions for sure.

Miss Orange, diary room, please.

Amy, this is you.

Amy.

Oh, no, please.

- No! - Amy, it's okay.

No!

No!

Please!

Please!

Listen to me.

I am. I'm listening. And you're live.

I know the show.

- You said. - I watched it.

I figured because you said you knew the show, right?

Please, I just wanna go home.

Quiet, Amy. Can I call you Amy?

I can call you Amy.

-Favorite color? -What?

Ah, favorite place?

I don't know.

And why is your life worth living really?

I wanted to-- I just--

Let me just show you this.

Just in from Japanese Jelly Maker.

Now, I don't know if they're really Japanese

or if they're even making jelly.

I just love that name.

This is what Japanese Jelly Maker wrote just now.

Do you know what Japanese Jelly Maker is referring to there, Amy?

So, then, without further ado, guys.

Show will go live in six.

Okay, I want this location found, guys.

Tonight, this session.

Nobody goes home till we have an address.

There.

My tribe, my base.

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

Time to find ourselves another loser.

For tonight we present...

dodgeball.

Now the rules

of our very special deadly dodgeball--

Uh, wait.

Do I really need to explain the rules?

How about we just jump straight in

and pick the first contestant.

Mr. Yellow, you'll be playing

to dodgeball the shit out of...

Miss Green.

Now, I want a good, clean fight.

The only balls of yours touching this little beauty are the ones we give you.

Are we understood?

Keep those bets coming thick and fast, folks.

And remember, the lucky winner gets to choose.

Guys, you are making me look bad.

Where's the conviction? Huh?

Where's the knowledge that your very lives depend on this?

Huh? Or do I have to give it some...

So let's give it 100%. You know what I'm saying?

You just can't get.

Okay. Let's play.

And play.

I lose.

This is your last warning, Mr. White.

I didn't say I wouldn't play.

I said I lose.

You are a brave old man, Ray Callahan.

An ancient warrior.

And a fool.

Have we got a results show lined up

for you, ladies and gentlefolk?

Look out for the alert.

You do not wanna miss this.

Guys.

I fucking have it.

Okay.

Okay. Listen up, boys and girls. We have a location.

Great news. Trading estate, 30 minutes west of here.

Two strike teams are prepping to go.

20 minutes out.

The results show has started.

I repeat. The results show is live.

Copy that.

You again?

Welcome. Welcome.

To the results edition of Russian Roulette.

Let's remind ourselves of why we are here.

I didn't say I wouldn't play.

I said I lose.

You gotta hand it to Mr. White there.

That was bold, ballsy.

Made me rethink things.

And I want to honor him for the samurai he is.

No, not Samurai, exactly.

Kamikaze would be more apt.

So my preening public, we have two lucky losers.

I know. Two. How entertaining is that?

But who's it gonna be?

Is it gonna be Mr. White or Miss Red?

And it seems you can't decide either.

And I don't blame you. They're equally killable.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't we ask our friend at the Portland PD,

seeing as you and your fed pals

are so keen to get involved in our little project here?

Let's get you involved.

Are you watching,

Detective Ben Jacobs?

Portland's very own short fuse, ladies and gentlemen,

with a trigger all his own, his beloved mother and sister.

Are you there, Ben?

Cathy.

I don't think you should be in here for this, Lisa.

Well, I don't know how long we can hang around.

I-- hang around.

Am I good or am I good, huh?

Okay. Good to go.

I'm engaging.

Affirmative.

Ah, there you are.

Of course, you are. I mean, you wouldn't wanna miss this either, would you?

I mean, what else is there to watch?

Ben.

Sergeant Benjamin Andrew Jacobs,

I have a gift for you.

The gift of a choice.

White or red? Red or white.

-What the fuck? -The choice is yours.

Think of yourself lucky you didn't have to bid for the privilege.

Strike teams, are you there?

Five minutes out.

Five fucking minutes. Don't be shy now.

If you don't choose, I'll choose.

And I'll choose to kill 'em both.

It would, after all, be the only fair thing to do.

This is so fucked up.

You can't do this, Ben.

-You can't kill one. -I'm saving one.

Jesus.

-Ben-- -What do you want me to do?

You want me to let both die?

Wait.

The strike teams are on their way.

He's bluffing.

-This guy does not bluff. -Let it play out.

-Cathy-- Cathy-- -Ben--

I'm gonna have to put a clock on you, Ben.

You see, my viewers, they don't like no awkward silences.

-Strike teams, are you there? -Two minutes out.

We don't fucking have two minutes.

Going dark.

If we cannot rely on you to make a moral choice,

who can we rely on?

The likes of me.

Breech her up.

Breeching. Alpha team, go!

On your six.

Alpha Charlie.

Gonna have to push you for an answer, Ben.

Talk to me.

Alpha team, there's nothing here.

Fucking Christ!

Strike team two.

The whole fucking warehouse is empty.

Ben, come on now.

This is a matter of civic duty.

In five, four, three, two, one.

And there it is.

You've chosen to save Ms. Red

and kill the old warrior.

It means a lot.

Whoops.

Fuck! Fuck!

You fucking animal.

Oh, by the way, I hope your,

um, colleagues enjoyed that little excursion.

I really must send you into town next time.

Pick up my dry cleaning.

See you tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen,

for another blood rendition of Russian Roulette.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

These-- these viewing figures.

Oh, my.

I-I-I don't know what to say.

I mean...

...my-- my heart is full.

No, you complete me.

You do. I do this for you.

I love you all. I do.

But listen, I do have some bad news

for all concerned.

The next episode will be our last.

I know.

The season finale, ladies and gentlemen.

Need I say more?

You will wanna be right here.

It should have been me.

Should have been me.

Ray.

Ray!

No! Ray!

Help!

Help!

Help!

Put the cameras on him.

Leave him there a while.

Be a nice surprise for all our viewers.

- Hey. - Hmm?

There's a package for you.

What is it?

I don't remember ordering anything.

-Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! -What is it?

Put it down.

-Hey. -Go to the kitchen.

-Ben. -Go to the kitchen.

Ben, what is it?

Cap, I want those officers out here right now.

He sent a Russian doll to my fucking house.

I heard what happened.

He crossed the fucking line.

Season finale. That's what he said.

We go back over everything.

No matter how many times we've already gone over it.

Every lead, every piece of video footage, every episode.

Clock's ticking. We all know what it might mean.

Let's get to work.

Ben, I want you to--

Do you think I should give you all the last diary?

No.

I think maybe I should.

A chance to say something to your little kotik.

See.

I do have a heart.

Katia.

We have to do this.

Whatever the games, we have to do this tonight.

He was talking to the police.

If they're watching, we can talk to them too.

And say what?

Ms. Green, diary room, please.

He said I'd have a chance to say something to my little kotik.

-Who? -Exactly.

I've never told any of you and I've never told him.

How did he know?

Ms. Green, you're live.

So let's try to keep this interesting.

Ray, Mr. White,

his death, how did that make you feel?

How does it make you feel?

Save me the trouble, I guess. Could you do that to yourself?

See, I've been wondering whether there's an entire episode

and watching one of you kill yourself...

could be powerful television.

Seminole.

That said, where's the tension?

Where's the 50/50 Benning peril, you know?

Tell me how it feels to be afraid.

Familiar.

That so?

I've met monsters before.

Have you now?

But those ones you escape.

Tell me why.

-Why what? -Why do you do this?

That's a very interesting question, Ms. Green.

Maybe let me turn it on its head.

What do you feel...

when you see one of your fellow contestants breath their last?

I'm thinking about what I miss.

What do you miss?

I miss my family. My mom.

I miss my work colleagues too.

But mostly I miss my son.

So you are afraid of death.

Not anymore.

Well, it's my job to make sure you are.

Thank you for lighting a fire under my butt.

I'm gonna have to get more creative.

Don't forget, ladies and gentlemen,

the season finale tonight.

Be there and beware.

You look good on camera, Katia.

The people like you.

I expect your death to top the ratings.

Why you look so sad?

I miss my family. My mom.

I miss my work colleagues too.

But mostly I miss my son.

I miss my family, my mom.

I miss my work colleagues too.

But mostly I miss my son.

I miss my family. My mom.

I miss my work colleagues too.

Cathy.

I miss my family. My mom.

I miss my work colleagues too.

She was at work for just one day before she was taken.

Before that, she was a stay-at-home mom.

I miss my work colleagues, too.

How do you miss someone you've only just met?

Hi. Ms. Romano, we have some more questions.

Please, come with me.

I wanna ask you about Katia Volkova.

How long did it take you to walk from here to The Embar?

We stopped a few times along the way,

so, that's hard to remember.

Stopped where?

We were window-shopping.

Where?

She said she needed a winter coat.

She said that would be her treat from her first payday.

All right, well, uh, thank you so much for your time.

Oh, uh, hey, there.

Wasn't expecting you.

Not.

Welcome, whores and hounds everywhere.

Tonight's episode is going to be very special indeed.

Guaranteed to pack a punch.

Just look at those viewing figures.

You-- you guys are gluttons for somebody else's punishment.

Cathy, I've got a location, Shannon Industrial Park.

-I'm heading there now. -I'll get back up.

No.

I don't want anything to blow it this time.

Let me check it out. I'll call it in.

Roger that. The live show started.

Hopefully, that means he's looking the other way.

Mr. Blue and Mr. Yellow,

I expect a dirty fight.

You know what you're fighting for?

You're fighting to win.

And to win, you gotta destroy!

You with me? Okay.

Let's play!

Come on.

They're gonna get themselves killed.

Sasha!

- Yeah? - Ben.

-They're trying to escape. -What?

Katia, behind you.

The guns only have one round. Come on!

Let's go! Let's go!

Amy!

Amy!

Let's go!

Go, go.

No!

Sasha!

Cathy, we need backup.

Katia, run! Run!

Help!

Help!

Please, help.

Help. Help.

Portland police.

-All right, stand back. -Okay.

-Katia? -Yes.

Is he down there? The Presenter?

Yes. And two of his men.

Go. Help's on its way.

All right.

Police!

Hold it!

Oh, shit.

Drop the weapon! Drop the weapon!

Ms. Green was the clever one.

She was talking to you, wasn't she?

Do not move! If move, I will shoot you.

She asked me why. You see that, Ben? Why?

Because life's nothing more than a game of Russian roulette.

That's why.

All things considered, this is quite a moment for you,

isn't detective?

A real victory.

The question is what do you do next?

Well, the other officers arrive.

You take me in and you're the hero.

But if you shoot me, you're still the hero.

Killing me will feel like you're-- you're killing your demons.

Killing good old Barry Bailey.

That has its own obvious appeal.

Not a choice for you, Ben.

But this is a big one.

The size, big one.

Well, we all have these moments of choice along life's journey.

And your little sis.

You chose to take a walk on that fateful night,

chose the root that put her straight into the Bailey's path.

He chose to follow her home,

chose to introduce himself to her and your mom, to abduct them...

to gut them.

And, well, you have your choice now too.

I have made mine.

No! No!

No!

No! Hey, come on.

Well, I don't know about you,

ladies and gentlemen,

but I think that's the game to beat.

I've made mine.

So, let's give respect

to our final contestant.

He exceeded expectations.

Oh, he really did.

No! No!

I've made mine.

I've made mine.

I've made mine.

[eerie music plays

Well done you.

Mummy!

-Katia! -Mama!

So my wicked wanderers.

For the next thrilling season of Russian Roulette,

please help me pick a theme.

Will it be jungle, desert, island, or cave?

You choose.