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DETECTIVE ANNA

THE BLUE NOTEBOOK EPISODE 16

- Pavel. - Anna.

- What brings you here? - I’ve been waiting for you.

Did something happen?

I wanted to talk. Can you spare some time?

- Not too much. - Of course.

Come on.

You gave me a hard task.

Who is it going?

It’s going, but slowly. It’s not a job for one day.

Sometimes it can be useful to know something about your subject.

It might give me an idea. Since you’re working on this case...

Yakov Platonovich is working on the case. I’m just... interested in it.

Something tells me you have made more progress last night than Yakov Platonovich.

You feel different... than you did yesterday.

Yes, something did happen.

I didn’t kill her, Your High Nobleness. I took the spoons, but I didn’t kill her.

She was already dead.

So, you took the silver. Who killed her, if it weren’t you?

That girl! She ran away like a crazy.

I was sitting there drunk when I saw her running down the street.

I went inside to take a look and saw the lady laying there dead.

I took the spoons. She didn’t need them.

The young lady killed her.

She was white as a sheet, and she ran away.

Give me water, Your High Nobleness.

Anton Andreyevich.

- So you say you didn’t kill her. - I swear to God!

Tell me this. You sit in front of Kurochkina’s house all day long.

And at nights, too. Why wouldn’t I? I even sleep there.

So you must have seen who was hanging around, who visited her...

She lives alone. Who would want to come to her?

Try to remember, or you’ll go to jail for murder.

The girl would write poetry from her father’s dictation.

Or rather, he’d give her keywords to make into poems and write them down.

Does it help you?

Maybe.

One more thing. There is a man who has some strange connection to all this.

Our neighbor, Prince Razoumovsky. The girl comes to him as a spirit.

- Weird. - Yes, weird. And mysterious.

Yes. I’m captivated with this mystery...

because I can solve it with you.

I need to go to the precinct. Yakov Platonovich is waiting.

I’d like to know how the investigation is going.

Can we meet tonight?

Of course. Please wait outside our house.

I’ll come out at 6. My parents are horribly old-fashioned.

I understand.

- Do you? - I do.

I’m not saying goodbye.

Got it! This handworker came to her the other day.

- A handworker? - Yes.

He came through the back door. She opened the garden gate for him.

- When did it happen? - I don’t remember. One of these days.

No, tell me who visited Kurochkina on the day she was killed.

I didn’t see anything. I was drunk.

- Where did you get this? - What?

The cigar.

He threw it away. The workman.

He had me clean his boots before that.

Then he went to Kurochkina’s.

He dropped the cigar when he was paying me.

Why would he throw it away?

He took it out of his pocket, saw it was broken, and threw it away.

Can you recognize him?

I don’t look at faces. I don’t want to crane my neck.

Let me go back to my cell.

Sir, I can’t take it anymore. I don’t know anything!

Fine. Go sleep it off and think about that workman.

Hello.

- Yakov Platonovich. - Did you want to see me?

Take a seat.

- I wanted to talk to you informally. - I’m listening.

No, I’m listening, Yakov Platonovich. Tell me about your progress.

We’re working.

This case had a great public response.

Have you seen todays’ Zatonsky Telegraf?

No, why?

The theories they come up with are like in a dime novel.

Also, your requests will create a stir in St. Petersburg.

I signed them and send them on, of course.

But I believe you are overreacting.

It’s history, and it has nothing to do with the case.

It was clear from the beginning.

Has the shoe shiner confessed to the murder?

Not to the murder. He confessed stealing the spoons.

How long have you been smoking cigars, Nikolay Vasilyevich?

Just started today. Why not?

These Cuban cigars are quite fascinating.

By the way, I was given it by no one else but Prince Razumovsky.

Razumovsky?

- Yes. Do you know him? - Yes. When did you see him?

Yesterday at the Assembly. Such a good man!

He’s interested in local affairs,

in spite of him being a statesman from the capital.

By the way, he shows great interest to this case.

Does he?

Yes. He had been asking questions all the afternoon.

He even heard something about the Lawrence case.

- Did he ask about the notebook, too? - He did.

Excuse me, I need to go. Duty calls.

Yes, Yakov Platonovich. I won’t keep you.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Give me fire, my boy.

Hello, Anna Viktorovna. Any news?

The girl’s name was Alice.

Her father would give her keywords to put into poems,

based on the scheme he had taught her. The result was the coded messages.

I must say, the girl was extremely talented.

Just don’t ask how I know it.

The shoe shiner started talking. He says you killed Kurochkina.

What?

This is nonsense, of course.

He says a workman had visited her a couple days before.

The house was searched. He probably was looking for the notebook.

Searched?

I thought it were your people who had rummaged around.

No. We don’t act like that at the crime scene.

But Kurochkina’s house looked quite neat when I first came inside.

When I came again and you were there, everything was scattered around,

but I thought it was you.

Wait. So, the murderer didn’t look for anything.

It was the shoe shiner.

Thank you, Anna Viktorovna. You may go.

I’m going to your neighbor. I can give you a ride, by the way.

To Prince Razumovsky?

I’m coming with you.

Would you visit your aristocratic neighbor accompanied by a policeman?

Of course.

All right. Let’s go.

Come in.

Please wait here. I’ll let His Excellence know you’re here.

You? How did you...

Your Excellence, I’m here as the head of the detective department

with Zatonsk District Police Administration.

I need you to answer a few questions

on the case you are probably aware of - the Kurochkina murder.

As far as I know, you used to be familiar with a certain Mr. Lawrence.

Yes. I did know him.

I visited him at his house in St. Petersburg.

This is no secret. Obviously, I had no idea he was a spy.

This Kurochkina used to work for him. A quiet mousy woman.

So I asked your boss about the investigation.

May I ask where you were three days ago at 8 PM?

You’re out of your mind. How dare you?

Your Excellence, my duty requires me to ask you this question.

Me? You’re asking me? How dare you?

One my word at your ministry, and you’ll be send to Kamchatka as a constable!

Then Kamchatka it will be. I don’t mind.

Please recall where you were at the said time.

I play cards every night till late at the Nobility Assembly.

You can ask your boss. He plays with me, too.

Thank you.

Anna Viktorovna, why don’t you say something?

If you have any questions, I’ll gladly answer.

Yes, I have a question. But I’d like to ask it in private.

Come to my study.

- What happened to Alice? - Who is Alice?

You know who she is.

You promised to keep my request in secret, and now you bring a policeman.

Nobody knows about your request. Mr. Shtolman wanted to talk to you himself.

Will you help me?

I’ll help you if you help me. The girl is missing.

- Tell me what you know about it. - How would I know?

Why does she come to you?

I don’t know. I barely knew this Lawrence, too.

Help me, my dear girl. Bring that notebook.

She’s driving me mad. I can’t stand another night of this.

I’ll try.

You know I had a duel with this man.

I know. It was a bit like a duel now, too. And you won.

And the show he made of it! He couldn’t not know I was in Zatonsk.

What did you talk to him about?

It’s personal.

You and the prince have personal business? Thank you for your help.

Yakov Platonovich.

Yakov Platonovich, in what way could I have helped you?

With a well-timed distraction.

What? Are you out of your mind?

The shoe shiner gave a statement. Two days before the murder,

he had a client, a workman, who dropped a cigar just like this one.

Nobody smokes them in this town except for the prince.

Do you really think the prince might have something to do with it?

Do you believe the nobility don’t commit crimes?

You have a personal connection, so ask him yourself.

Go!

Yakov Platonovich. Both cigars are identical.

Not just the same trademark but the same batch.

Moreover, you can’t buy Cuban cigars in this town.

You need to order from St. Petersburg.

Now I’m certain the prince had visited Kurochkina disguised as a workman.

All right. Why?

I think he really needs this notebook.

You think the prince killed Kurochkina?

No, he’s got an alibi.

He played cards at the Nobility Assembly that night.

I’m sorry for this secrecy.

It’s all right. I even like it.

My parents... The see a suitor in every male.

- Don’t you dream of a wedding? - I’m in no hurry.

Don’t you dream about love, the family bliss?

I think I’ll have it all eventually.

I understand.

I also think the heart longings should be restrained... until due time.

On a night like this, it’s not easy to do, though.

Tell me about the texts. Did you manage to crack the code?

Yes. I’m almost done.

I don’t understand. If the prince couldn’t have killed Kurochkina, who did it?

We need to find the connection between him and Kurochkina.

Then we might find out who the killer is.

The decoded texts might also shed some light.

We’ll need to visit our cryptographer tomorrow.

Oh, and one more thing.

Request information on this gentleman from St. Petersburg University.

- We need to know why they fired him. - Will do. Good night, Yakov Platonovich.

Goodnight.

What I’m most worried about in this case is the fate of poor Alice.

Moving through, right in two,

The joy of grief to do, covering the long way too.

It’s so simple and so sad.

I have this constant feeling that she’s calling to me and then running away.

Maybe she wants me to come to Kurochkina’s house.

I probably should visit it again.

Maybe Alice has something to tell me there.

- Talk to Shtolman. - No.

I’m certain he wouldn’t let me. He doesn’t need to know about it.

Maybe you could accompany me there. Say, tomorrow.

Of course. With you, I could go anywhere.

So, tomorrow at midnight at Kurochkina’s house.

- I have one more request. - Anything.

Remember, I mentioned the prince being haunted by a girl?

Yes. I don’t understand why you care about him.

If he asks you for the notebook, don’t give it to him.

- Why? Did something happen? - Do you trust me?

- You? Absolutely. - Than just do as I asked.

All right.

One more thing. Bring the notebook.

I need to look at one of the poems.

Of course.

- I have to go. - Really?

Yes.

- Tomorrow at midnight. - Yes.

Are you awake?

What’s wrong? Annette?

I’m visited by a spirit of a living girl.

I... I can feel she’s alive.

Annette, it’s impossible. If you see her ghost, she’s dead.

I know. But this is special. I... I can feel she’s alive and needs my help.

I can’t believe it.

If mediums were able to communicate with living people,

it would change the whole human life.

Imagine, you’re having lunch with a friend

who is lying to you like there’s no tomorrow.

He’s lying and lying, and then the next night you talk directly to his soul,

which tells you the truth.

You just want her to be alive, that’s all. How long has she been missing?

- Seven years. - Seven years.

Of course she’s dead, or you wouldn’t see her. I’m sorry.

Give way!

Are you surprised to see me, Yakov Platonovich?

Actually, I didn’t expect you.

I’m here incognito, of course.

Here.

Your message was a shock.

The situation is such that I decided to come myself,

bringing you the information and offering my help.

This is the Lawrence file. They wouldn’t send it to you officially.

Can I ask why you’re interested in the case?

You probably know that your nemesis Razumovsky is here.

He is close to the royal family. I, as the head of His Majesty’s guard,

can’t help being interested in the prince. He was involved in the Lawrence case.

But we didn’t have enough evidence then.

A notebook with encoded texts was found in the victim’s house.

The prince is keen to get it.

But there is one more thing bringing me here.

A military test range is situated in Zatonsk vicinities.

I’m certain the prince’s arrival is not accidental.

He’s interested in it.

Why?

A secret military object is stationed at the range.

I can’t reveal more.

You need to keep the prince under surveillance.

And keep the situation with the secret range under control.

There are powers at the court who don’t want

him to be implicated in this spy business.

Goodbye.

- Hello, Your Nobleness. - Hello.

- Anton Andreyevich. - Yes.

Send Ulyashin to keep an eye on our cryptographer.

- He needs protection. - From whom?

Maybe someone is interested in the notebook.

Let him keep a close watch and report to me.

Did you send a request to the University regarding the cryptographer?

Yes, sir.

Retired artillery colonel John Lawrence came to Russia under cover as a trader.

It hasn’t been established whether he had recruited prince Razumovsky,

but it’s highly probable.

At 10 PM, three agents tried to arrest Lawrence in Zatonsk.

Lawrence resisted arrest and was killed.

Lawrence’s nine-year-old daughter

and her governess Kurochkina were also in the house.

They weren’t hurt, but the girl panicked and ran away.

Kurochkina stated that Lawrence had a lot of money.

In her opinion, a stash of jewelry

and golden coins had been hidden inside the house.

Yakov Platonovich.

The answer from the University.

“...unsuitable conduct, gambling...”

That’s what I thought.

Come in.

Yakov Platonovich, the subject went inside Kurochkina’s house.

My partner is watching him.

Let’s go, Anton Andreyevich.

We won’t light the candles.

- Of course. - This way. To the parlor.

This is where she was lying.

You are brave. I don’t know if I would be able to come back if I were you.

No, I’m a coward. That’s why I wanted you to come.

I just want to help her. The girl, Alice.

I’m certain she’s alive and stuck somewhere.

- How can you help her? - Her secret is in this house.

She has to appear. We just need to wait.

- Let’s sit down and wait. - Yes. Of course.

I believe I can hear... our hearts beating.

Yours and mine.

What are you doing? Are you insane?

Anna! I’m sorry. I really am insane. It’s just that you...

I never met a girl like you.

If you come any closer, I’ll scream.

I’m sorry. It’s just that this night, this house...

I’d rather die than hurt you.

Don’t come closer. If you promise me you won’t do anything like this again...

- I swear! - I’ll let you walk me home.

No more. No more stupid actions.

Come on.

What’s wrong?

She’s there.

I can’t see anyone.

They are going to the cellar.

There was a lamp here somewhere. Somewhere around here.

Where is she? She has to be here; I can feel it.

There’s no one here.

Last time she was crying behind the cabinet.

We need to move it.

Wait. Wait. Hold this.

Oh God.

What is it?

Where is Alice?

Pavel? Pavel, what’s wrong? Are you OK?

- Are you alive, brother? - I am.

Anna Viktorovna, don’t worry. They’ll take him to the hospital.

Did you see the attacker?

He escaped, Your Nobleness. He’s old but fast. I didn’t see his face.

Where is the notebook?

- With Pavel. - He doesn’t have it.

- Dimwits! You lost him. - He has a knife wound.

I think it was our friend Mr. Jean.

Where is Alice?

Anna Viktorovna? Anna Viktorovna? Are you all right?

I’ll get the doctor.

He is in grave condition.

He came to his senses, but it won’t last long.

You can come in for no longer than 5 minutes.

Why did you visit Razumovsky last night?

- I didn’t. - I saw you with my own eyes.

You... You were following me?

It’s a... private business.

Where is the notebook?

He... He took it.

Who? Your attacker?

Yes.

What did you learn about the prince from that notebook?

Nothing. I was unable to decode it.

Tell me the truth. You have deciphered everything.

Yakov Platonovich, let me talk to him.

Anton Andreyevich, wait for me downstairs.

He had deciphered the notebook,

and it didn’t look good for Razumovsky, to put it mildly.

They acted fast. They have the notebook, the only witness won’t last long,

and I’m the only one who knows about its contents, even unofficially.

May I ask... Is the prince a spy? Can I question him?

He probably won’t say anything, but you can try.

Hurry up. They’ll soon take the case from you.

I’m going back to St. Petersburg. Thank you, Yakov Platonovich.

You did everything you could.

She can’t have visitors. Especially you, Yakov Platonovich.

I am sorry about what happened. I apologize.

You’re always sorry. And you always draw her into your escapades.

May I note that I don’t do escapades? I investigate crimes.

I am very sorry that your daughter isn’t well,

but she has gotten herself into this complicated situation.

It could have ended worse if not for me.

Mom, let Yakov Platonovich in.

Come in, Yakov Platonovich.

How do you feel?

Good.

- I’m sorry I let you down again. - Yes...

Usually I’m not a coward.

But all my power left me in that awful cellar.

- I understand. - Take a seat.

I almost fainted myself when I saw that cell.

What a tragic fate.

How did you know I was there?

It wasn’t hard to figure out.

I ordered to take Pavel under surveillance,

and when he headed to the house, I...

- Who attacked us in that cellar? - It’s a strange story.

Shall we go for a walk?

The case was taken from me. The prince is untouchable.

What happens now? Will they send you to Kamchatka?

I don’t think so. Anyway, I’m prepared for anything.

How is Pavel?

Pavel is dead.

I don’t want to speak ill about the deceased,

but he wasn’t an honest man.

- He had deciphered the text at once. - How?

He was a genius.

But the contents of the notebook prompted him to start blackmailing the prince.

He demanded an enormous sum.

Oh God. But what... what was in the notebook?

I don’t know. Kurochkina took it after Lawrence’s death.

I saw the record of her interrogation where he claims

that Lawrence had been extremely rich, and that he hid his money somewhere.

So he kept the notebook because she thought it contained directions

to the hidden treasure.

Probably.

And Alice? She had been keeping her under lock all these years

in the hope that she’d decipher the texts for her.

- God, this is so... - Horrible.

Having realized that Alice wouldn’t tell her anything,

Kurochkina offered the prince to buy the notebook.

He came to Zatonsk,

but Alice broke free and killed Kurochkina.

And the prince?

Why is he untouchable?

These are just my speculations. Pavel is dead, and the notebook is lost.

We can’t prove anything.

Are you sure about the prince? He looks like a decent man.

You don’t believe me?

You said it yourself: there’s no proof.

Let’s leave it alone.

And Alice?

She appeared before me, because her mind is asleep.

How... We need to find her.

I have already made inquiries. A girl of similar description

has recently been admitted to the local mental clinic.

We have to go there at once, Yakov Platonovich.

They brought her in 3 days ago. She doesn’t know her name.

She doesn’t understand anything, doesn’t even speak.

How was I to know you were looking for her?

To Ward 3, and then to the procedures.

Follow me.

It’s here.

Don’t worry, she’s not aggressive.

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