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Don't worry so much.

Maybe he got lost, which isn't hard to do at night.

Please don't let anything happen to him. Please don't...

God won't allow it. I mean, he actually will.

I will marry you properly, because it's what God wishes.

Thank God, honey.

Finally.

It is truly right to bless thee, O Theotokos,

thou the ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God.

Thou the more honorable than the cherubim,

and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim,

who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word.

Servant of God Sergei to wed servant of God Lidiya...

Servant of God Lidiya to wed servant of God Sergei...

Do you agree? Well?

Do you agree?

Yes.

- Do you agree? - Yes.

Who are you? Who is this?

One, two, three, four, five.

Ready or not, here I come.

DETECTIVE ANNA

EPISODE 29: TWO OFFICERS

Sergei Antonovich Lvov. Infantry Lieutenant.

He's lived here for a week.

What time did he come home?

About 7 o'clock. At 9, a young lady visited him.

- What lady? - A young one. The noble kind.

- Was the lieutenant armed? - Yes, here is the holster.

I can see the holster. I can't see the revolver.

I can't know that. I didn't look into his holster.

Yakov Platonovich, as for me, I can tell you this.

I found no obvious damage on his body. I will need to autopsy him for more.

And of course I will take some samples of champagne for analysis.

- Do you think he was poisoned? - I don't think anything yet.

If the main theory is suicide, allow me to tear away the doubt with a question.

Why would the officer poison himself if he had a revolver?

We're not certain he did have a revolver.

From his clothes, if the officer had a holster,

he must have had a gun, too.

Tell me, did anyone visit the lieutenant later?

At night or in the morning.

No, sir.

Anton Andreievich, the bills are unpaid. Some are as old as two months.

I will attach them to the case.

Gentlemen, have you noticed that debts,

youth and champagne often come all together?

Do you clean the drawers out after each client?

Of course. It's a respectable establishment.

Just like I thought, Yakov Platonovich. Fresh scratch marks on the lock.

- The lock was obviously picked. - Are you sure?

Here, take a look yourself.

I dare to suggest that someone came to the lieutenant uninvited.

But was it before or after?

Lady, you can't come in here.

What happened? What happened? Let me through!

Let me through! Let me!

Sergei...

We... We waited for a long time. And then he came in.

We came up to the altar. And suddenly I saw it wasn't him.

I'm terribly sorry. Be strong.

- Have you seen that man before? - No, never.

Did you know that Lt Lvov was staying at this hotel?

Yes, of course. He could not stay in his parents' house anymore.

He had fallen out with his father, who hadn't given us his blessing.

So the wedding was secret.

Where were you for so long? Why have you only come now?

The church is far away.

And there was a thunderstorm, the roads are all mucky.

The driver and I only reached the town at midday.

How... how could this happen? What occurred here?

Unfortunately, we don't know that yet.

My dear, calm down. Here, please drink this. It's a sedative.

Aleksandr Frantsevich, you shall walk Mrs Kolchina home.

And you will help her if need be.

Naturally.

Was this the lady that visited the victim?

It'll pass, don't worry. The pain will go away.

No. Another one. I haven't seen this one here.

Did the Lieutenant mail any letters, notes, wires?

Yes. He did. I sent the messenger to him twice.

Where is the messenger?

Please.

There he is. Vasya! Get over here.

For whom did you deliver the letters from the officer in Room 25?

His father's house on Proyezdnaya St.

But the letter was to his sister, I gave it to her personally.

And also Timokhin the merchant. I gave it to his office clerk.

Timokhin, you say?

Okay, thank you. You're free to go.

Free to go. Oh, right.

So his sister visited him yesterday, then.

Usually people don't drink champagne with their sisters.

Well, we better ask her about that.

We shouldn't show our faces at the parents' house

until we know what happened for sure.

Let's wait for Dr Miltz's conclusion.

And you, you go to the church, talk to the priest.

He might know something about this groom.

Do you think that the impostor is connected to the Liutenant's death somehow?

You know I don't believe in coincidences.

Buy, bought, bought.

Build, built, built.

- Can, could... - No, no, no. That's wrong.

Look attentively, please, and read it again.

- Can, could, could. - Well, that's right.

I think that's enough for today, and our next lesson will take place...

- Friday, 2 o'clock. - Right.

- My lady, you have visitors. - Yes, of course.

Don't be late.

Goodbye, Anna Viktorovna.

Anna Viktorovna, my dear, I'm sorry for coming in uninvited...

But it's too important.

Not at all, doctor, I'm always glad to see you.

Allow me to introduce you: Lidiya Stepanovna Kolchina.

- Pleased to meet you. - I've heard a lot about you.

What happened?

I think Lidiya Stepanovna will tell you herself.

Let me take you away for just a couple of words.

You see, this girl has just lost her fiance.

- He was found dead in his hotel. - What a horror.

Quite... Well, Yakov Platonovich asked to take her home,

but seeing the state of her, I took a risk and brought her to you.

I think an opportunity to talk to the ghost of the deceased, even illusory...

Doctor, why illusory?

Don't be mad with me, dear Anna Viktorovna.

I am just a doctor and I'm not very good at these delicate matters.

Please give her your utmost attention.

I will do everything in my power. Please.

Well, I leave you in the care of Anna Viktorovna, she is a nice person.

- I hope you'll make it home. - Yes, yes. Don't worry.

Well, I wish you good health. All the best.

All the best.

Why are we standing? Please, take a seat.

Thank you.

- A cup of coffee, maybe? - No, thank you.

I... I suppose the doctor told you about what happened to me.

- Yes. - He said you could help.

- Help you talk to your fiance? - Yes. I've heard about your abilities.

Tell me, is it really possible?

It is. If you really want it.

I do. Set up a date with him. I want to know what happened to him.

- Sir, do you have a reservation? - I suppose not.

Tell me, has Lieutenant Lvov been here?

So you're from the police? Poor Lvov. How did he die?

- We don't know the circumstances, and... - They said he was poisoned.

- What a way. - So you knew each other?

Of course. Captain Pavel Evgrafovich Kasatkin.

Investigator Yakov Platonovich Shtolman.

- Please. - Thank you.

- What is your rank? - Court counselor.

The case must be important if someone of your rank is handling it.

What can you tell me about the deceased?

Well, you know, say nothing but the good...

On the other hand, he was a fun fellow.

Bon vivant and a hellraiser.

He killed a fellow soldier at his last station. A duel.

They fired him from the regiment.

If it weren't for his daddy's efforts, they'd discharge him for good.

Instead, they transfered him to us. To the garrison HQ.

But he meant trouble here, too.

- What kind of trouble? - The same kind.

He challenged Lieutenant Kozhin to a duel.

They were good pals, and something must have happened between them.

Besides, they say Kozhin was courting Lvov's sister.

And suddenly, a challenge.

- How did it all end? - It didn't. There was no duel.

They apologized to one another and that was that.

Which is rather strange. If you're going to shoot, shoot.

Be so kind as to do it. Don't back out of it.

And this, you know, it smells of the board of officers.

- Tell me, does Lt Kozhin come here? - Of course he does.

But no one has seen him for about three days now.

- Well, thank you, captain. - You're welcome.

- Would you mind keeping me company? - Thank you, I'm on the job.

Goodbye.

Spirit of Sergei Lvov, come to me.

Spirit of Sergei Lvov, come to me.

Spirit of Sergei Lvov, come to me.

He won't answer for some reason. Something must be in the way.

Maybe it's your presence.

- Why, doesn't he want to see me? - Why would you say that?

We don't know his reasons.

I think he needs time. But I shall continue trying.

And as soon as I get any result, I will be sure to inform you.

I really hope you will. You are the only person who can help me.

I really need to talk to him.

Of course. I promise you I will do everything in my power.

- He was strangled. - Are you sure?

Absolutely. The thing is, during autopsy I found typical marks of asphyxiation.

- Such as... - Please, I believe you.

But there are no signs of struggle or marks on his neck.

I will explain.

The thing is, the champagne he was drinking

had a large dose of sedatives in it.

- Right. - But it didn't kill him.

It just sent him into a deep slumber like that.

- Was he suffocated with a pillow? - Most likely.

The visitor put sedatives in his champagne, and then she strangled him?

- Or did someone come afterwards? - That's for you to know.

And take away his revolver... But what for?

Surely they did not kill him for the revolver.

Well, you know, revolvers go for 50 rubles on the black market.

That's a dubious business, killing lieutenants for their revolvers.

- Anna, why didn't you eat breakfast? - I had my tea.

How was your lesson?

The usual. My student is lazy and doesn't want to work.

- Has Dr Miltz been in? - Yes, he came in for a minute to say hi.

- Strange. He didn't say hi to us. - He told me to give you his regards.

He was in a hurry.

- Who was that girl with him? - Lidiya Kolchina. His patient, I think.

But she left much later than the doctor.

- Well, Mom, we gossiped a little. - Is that so? You, gossiped?

- That is hard to believe. - Mom! No, this is impossible.

What am I, under arrest here?

I regret not doing what you said and going to Bestuzhev's Courses.

- My dear, you can't be like that. - What do you mean?

Anna isn't under arrest in her own house.

I'm the one under arrest! Can't even ask her a question.

Do I not have the right to know what happens in our house?

Who comes here and why?

My God, I'm going to go mad from that noise.

Praskovya! Make some motherwort for me!

Praskovya!

Yakov Platonovich, have you been hiding from me?

Come on, now. Why do you say that?

- I haven't seen you. - Sorry, I'm very busy.

Could you sit down, then? If someone is dead, he can wait.

I'm really in a hurry.

After our walk in the woods, I thought we would be together.

- We are together. - I haven't noticed.

- Anna Viktorovna, hello. - Good day.

- Please join us. - I'm sorry, I'm a hurry.

Jacob, did I get in the way? Were you supposed to meet here?

Why do you think that?

As soon as Anna Viktorovna saw me, she ran in the opposite direction.

- Excuse me. - And you're in a hurry.

There's been a murder. I'll call you tonight.

This is all very sad. Truly.

Now the bride is married to God knows who.

How is she going to live now?

In God's eyes, she's his wife til the end of days.

What a sin.

With that impostor. People these days, no shame.

What was she looking at? Why didn't she see?

We're saving money on the candles. The parish isn't rich.

And he had the hood down to his eyes.

Some military man or another, who could tell?

It was when it was time for the kiss that she saw.

- Did they exchange rings, too? - Of course.

And he ran away with the ring?

He ran with the ring on his finger, the rascal.

And chained an innocent soul to himself until the end of times with it.

That antichrist.

Lord forgive me.

Isn't marrying them in secret a sin?

Fornication, that's a sin.

And marriage is godly.

Without their parents' blessing, now that's...

Anton Andreievich, don't give me up.

If they find out at the diocese, they'll take my parish away from me.

We'll see how it goes. This is no joke, it's a murder.

I understand.

But I'll relay it to Yakov Platonovich. The investigator.

Please be so kind.

Anton Andreievich, this wasn't about profit,

it was about joining their souls.

Well, then. Thank you for the tea.

I must bid my goodbye, duty calls.

- But your jam is excellent. - Will you take some with you, then?

To have some with your tea after work, very pleasant.

- I won't say no. - Good, then. Wonderful.

Truly a man's stomach is his enemy. You've made me happy.

- And the gloves. - What?

Well, the impostor, he came in, took off his cap and put the gloves in it.

And put it all on the pew.

And then he ran away in a hurry and left it there.

Why didn't you tell me right away? Where is all that?

One moment.

Right here.

And the jam?

What the hell is this? How dare they?

I'll handle it. I'll pay a visit to Tregubov, the chief of police.

Excuse me. There's someone here from the police.

An investigator. Shtolman.

Good timing. Call him in.

Be gentle with him, Anton Pavlovich. He's police, after all.

Yakov Platonovich Shtolman, Head of Criminal Investigation Department.

Anton Pavlovich Lvov.

Timokhin. Merchant in the First Guild.

What the hell is going on in your department, Mr Shtolman?

Why are my people not allowed to collect my son's body?

The investigation is ongoing, and we may need additional analyses.

What analyses? I never allowed an autopsy! I will formally complain!

Under certain circumstances,

your permission for an autopsy is not needed.

What circumstances?

Excuse me, but I would like to continue in private.

Aleksei Mikhailovich is my companion, I have no secrets from him.

And still, this is a police matter, so I must follow regulations.

Of course. I understand.

- I will be in the hall. - Thank you.

There is a suspicion that your son was murdered.

- What? - Suffocated.

How?

We are investigating it, so I must ask you a few questions.

- You had fallen out with your son. - So what of it?

Why were you against his marriage with Lidiya Kolchina?

That is none of your business.

- Why did you send your man to the church? - What man? To what church?

Your son was supposed to marry Ms Kolchina last night.

But someone else came there instead, an impostor.

Meanwhile, your son was already dead. What can you say about this?

Are you feeling ill?

Is there anyone there? Get him some water!

Oh my God!

It'll pass.

I need to lie down.

Of course. I...

I'll call on you another time.

- That was brutal, Mr Investigator. - And you, Mr Timokhin. Here on business?

Who can do business with all this?

I came to support Anton Pavlovich, having found out about his grief.

But you have business with Anton Pavlovich, too.

- I do. I buy wood from him. - So you must have known his son, too.

Yes... I remember him as a little boy.

Did he help his father in business?

Trade? No. A young officer, what commerce?

- I've heard. Parties, duels... - Not proper.

Not proper, that talk about a dead man.

- How is he? - Lying down. We sent for the doctor.

- I would like to talk to his daughter. - Yevgeniya Antonovna?

When she found out, she locked herself in her room, crying.

And still, tell her.

Thought you'd drive the whole family mad?

Mr Timokhin, I am investigating a case of sudden death.

The reasons are still unclear. Your irony is inappropriate.

Spirit of Lieutenant Lvov, come to me.

She is not here, but she really needs you.

Wake me up. Wake me.

- You were killed. - It's her. It's all her.

- It's all her fault. - Whose?

Who? Tell me, who put you to sleep?

Wake me up, please, I don't understand.

Please, wake me up, I slept right through it.

- Wake me up. - Talk to me or leave.

Wake me up! Wake me up, please!

- Anna, what's wrong with you? - Nothing.

- You look like you saw a ghost. - It's all right. Where's my uncle?

He must be in his room.

- How may I be of help? - Accept my deepest condolences.

But I must ask you a few questions.

I won't get in your way.

Zhenya, my dear, be strong.

If there's anything you need. Anything at all.

- Honored to meet you. - The honor is mine.

What would you like to know, Mr Shtolman?

What hour did you visit your brother at the hotel?

- Around 8 o'clock. - What did you talk about?

He... had fallen out with our father and I wanted to reconcile them.

Why didn't your father want to bless your brother's marriage with Ms Kolchina?

- He thought it was a mesalliance. - Quite.

A poor governess and the heir of a large fortune.

- What did you advise him to do? - I said he had to deal with it.

That infatuations pass, and his family matters more.

Wise beyond your years.

- Did your father ask you to do it? - No, it was my idea.

- What did your brother say? - He only laughed.

Said that I didn't understand, that the girl was the light of his life.

Wake me up. Please.

He's still here. There he is, next to the wall.

He thinks he fell asleep and can't wake up.

He doesn't realize he's dead.

That happens. So it does, with those who died in their sleep.

So what do I do now?

Nothing. Nothing. He'll realize it with time.

But he won't leave. Will he... Will he stick around here forever, now?

No, no. Don't pay him any attention and he'll go away on his own.

- Soon. - I don't need him to go away.

I called him myself. I need him to talk to me.

Oh, you want him to talk to you. Then I'll have to look in the book.

I'll have to look in the book.

Tell me, is it true what they say? That he...

That he was poisoned.

Why did you put the sedatives in your brother's champagne?

Me? What are you talking about?

He... he opened the bottle and he drank. I just had a sip.

Why would I? My God.

You knew that your brother was going to wed Ms Kolchina that night.

No, I didn't know. He was so animated, so happy, we...

We talked and then I left.

And why did your brother challenge Lt Kozhin to a duel?

I don't know.

Could it be because he was courting you?

No. No, that has nothing to it. I know they fell out, but I don't know why.

- When did you see the lieutenant last? - I don't remember.

Maybe... maybe a week ago.

There's a suspicion that he came to the church instead of your brother

and wedded Ms Kolchina, posing as him.

- Why? - Why do you think?

How would I know? I know that it's simply impossible, Kozhin couldn't, he...

Do you have anything else to add?

No.

Again, my condolences.

Faster. Hear me? Faster.

Please, I can't take this anymore.

That's quite enough. Get a grip, you are a grown man.

What am I doing?

Annette, unfortunately, I don't have the book right now. I don't have it.

- Did you lose it at cards? - God no. God no.

- I pawned it. - What?

Did you pawn Cardec's Book of Spirits?

Annette, it was necessary. Quite necessary.

If you remember, it had silver cover plates, and a silver lock, too.

The book can be bought out.

But I don't have the necessary amount right now.

- How much do you need? - 18 rubles.

I don't have it. But I can ask Mom.

Yes. 30 rubles should be quite enough.

Uncle, you just said 18.

Annette, I didn't factor in the extra expenses.

- This and that, well... - Uncle...

What? What?

- Did he leave? - Yes.

There he is, I'm going after him.

- I'm coming with you. - No! You're going to the pawn shop.

And you're going to thumb through that book and find that spell for me.

Annette! What about the money? Annette!

- Anna Viktorovna, you shouldn't go there. - What are you doing here?

Following a woman.

I take it you have a reason to be here, too.

I was just following a...

Someone pointed that house out to me. Why can't I go in there?

A dangerous criminal could be hiding there.

I don't know what their intentions are.

- And you and your questions... - In that case, I will come back later.

Wait. I'm waiting for an explanation.

Korobeinikov! Come here.

Glad to see you. What happened?

I suspect that Lt Kozhin could be hiding in that house.

Exactly. Here is what he left in the church.

Are you sure these things belong to the lieutenant?

Who else? The impostor left it in the church.

I went to the Officer Assembly, and a captain enlightened me

about the duel between Lvov and Kozhin.

And they gave me Kozhin's address.

- Good job, Anton Andreievich. - I try.

Ms Lvova has been inside for quite some time.

- She's here? - She's the one who brought me here.

Lvov's sister...

Here's what you will do: come inside, find out what's happening.

Understood.

Careful, our entire gang shouldn't go in there.

Understood. Out in an instant.

Anna Viktorovna, I'm waiting for an explanation.

Who dragged you into this case this time?

- Lida Kolchina. She came to me with Dr M... - The doctor? I'll talk to him.

Please, at least leave the doctor alone. He just wanted to help the girl.

You saw what state she was in. Horrible.

If you found something out from Lida Kolchina,

why didn't you come to me?

So you could wave me away as usual? I have to do everything myself.

Yourself? Who gave you the authority to investigate on your own?

Don't yell at me. I'm not your sergeant-major.

I'm sorry.

Kozhin is not in. But the landlady said he came home in the morning,

drunk and without a cap.

Lvova isn't in, she left the building a few moments ago.

Possibly through a back door.

He's been binge drinking for a few days. It fits.

He went to the church last night, drunk, instead of his enemy Lvov.

- Why would he do that? - Revenge.

What kind of revenge is that, marrying someone else's bride?

He thought no one would recognize him.

So Yevgeniya Lvova comes to her brother's hotel last night,

puts sedatives in his champagne.

And her would-be husband Kozhin goes to the church and marries poor Kolchina.

Binding her until the end of her life.

Revenge. I told you, revenge.

Why would you take revenge on your own brother so cruelly?

Kozhin killed Lvov.

His sister put him to sleep, Kozhin came and smothered him.

- And went to the church. - It fits. We just need to find Kozhin.

Yes.

A problem for a rookie detective, Anton Andreievich.

Where do you find an officer who has been drinking for a few days?

- The brothel. - Bravo.

To Maman.

- I'm coming with you. - No.

Why? Are you worried about my sensibilities?

I've been there already. Have you forgotten?

I wanted to ask you for a favor. Talk to Yevgeniya Lvova.

All right. Do you want to find out if she slipped sedatives to her brother?

Question her.

You know, pretend you feel for her and tell her

that you could arrange a meeting with her brother for her.

- I actually can do it. - All the better.

Good evening, Yakov Platonovich, Anton Andreievich.

I hope nothing's happened and you're just visiting?

Is Lt Kozhin visiting, perchance?

Of course... Room 18. He has been there for three days.

- What is his condition? - Drunk round the clock.

But he's capable of talking. What happened, then?

We have to talk to him about that.

Oh no. No shooting, I'm begging you.

- Why, is he armed? - He has a revolver.

He tried to shoot at some bottles yesterday.

We barely talked him down.

Madame!

I just thought I would blow some steam.

You have other ways to do that here.

Nice to see you, Yakov Platonovich. You haven't come in a long time.

Flatfoots?

They're good fellows. Yakov Platonovich, there's a fine fellow.

You're late, gentlemen. I've been waiting all day.

Lieutenant Kozhin?

Yes. Who do I have the honor of addressing?

Investigator Shtolman, this is my assistant Korobeinikov.

- We have a few questions for you. - Shoot.

Honey, go be bored for a while.

- Champagne? - Thank you.

- You were expecting us? - Of course.

Who else would you come to after Lvov's suicide?

- How do you know it was a suicide? - People talk. Poisoning, wasn't it?

- Where were you last night? - Here, naturally.

But that same night, you lost your cap and gloves.

Quite far from here.

- How did you know? - We know everything.

- You left this at the church. - What church?

The same one where you had your unjust revenge.

This isn't mine.

- What do you mean? - Just what I said.

It's too new. And mine had a spot right here.

Yes, I did go out last night.

Went to a couple of bars, lost it somewhere.

But I didn't go to any churches.

Anton Andreievich, ask the girls when exactly the lieutenant was here,

and what time he went out.

Yes, sir.

So you say this isn't yours, and you didn't wed Lt Lvov's bride.

Me? Damn it, Investigator, which one of us is drunk?

So you weren't at a church 50 verst from here last night?

No. Of course not.

- Did you visit Lt Lvov's hotel? - No!

- Why did he challenge you to a duel? - I challenged him!

- And the reason is none of your business. - You're wrong.

We're going to go to the station now, you'll sleep it off in a cell,

and then we'll talk about this calmly.

Anton Andreievich! Accompany the lieutenant to his room.

Come on, get dressed. And hand in your weapons, no silly stuff.

He doesn't have an alibi.

The girls can't keep it straight, can't even remember today's date.

He could have easily been gone all night, they'd never notice.

- Could you let me get dressed? - Naturally. But don't close the door.

- Be reasonable. Where would I go? - There have been precedents.

Very well. Please.

What are you taking him for?

Hasn't he told you about the sorrows he's drowning here?

Certainly. That's all he has talked about these three days.

- His marriage is ruined. - So he came here for consolation?

Where else?

Where else will a man with a wounded heart be listened to, caressed, comforted?

Anton Andreievich, how much longer?

Anton Andreievich! Korobeinikov!

Anton Andreievich!

Don't just stand there, get a doctor!

Get smelling salts, sal volatile, water!

TWO OFFICERS