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[mysterious music playing]

[knock on door]

[music stops]

[quiet dramatic music playing]

We're closed. Can you come back tomorrow?

Borys Gajewicz, with the DA's office, downtown Warsaw.

Are you Mrs. Rembiewska-Ławniczak?

I am.

Are you here about my husband?

Do you mind if I come in?

Please do.

What have you found?

Have you seen this photo?

The girl that's crossed out is Alex.

My daughter.

And she was found dead outside her home, almost 15 years ago.

[music builds]

JUST ONE LOOK

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY HARLAN COBEN

[music fades out]

-[Borys] This is your husband, right? -[Greta] Where did you get this?

[Borys] Someone planted it. Just like yours, at the photo lab.

Along with a note with you and your husband's names.

My daughter.

We called her Alex.

The police ruled it as an accident.

But I've recently learned it was a planned contract killing.

[motorcycle revs in the distance]

I… I don't understand. How would my husband and I be involved with that?

I don't know yet.

Please, take a closer look at the picture.

[mysterious music plays]

You see the look on her face?

[music fades out]

I looked through my daughter's keepsakes, hoping that I'd find a clue.

And I have.

Just before Alex died,

she was dating a young man named Szymon Adamiuk.

Mmm, don't know him.

[siren wails in the distance]

The only thing I could find on him was

that 15 years ago, he studied at Polytechnic.

After that, nothing. Vanished into thin air.

[Greta] Do you think he's the other guy in the photo?

Yeah, I think so.

[Greta] Maybe he has a family.

[Borys] Have another look.

Your daughter was carrying his child?

[Borys] When I saw the photo, that was my first thought.

But it turns out, and as I think you might find,

there's more to it than that.

IT'S OURS, JACEK. GET IN TOUCH.

"Jacek, it's ours. Get in touch."

She was carrying your husband's baby.

[suspenseful music playing]

I… How could you know that for sure?

Well, I don't, but I do know that my daughter was murdered,

and your husband is gone.

Those things happened 15 years apart.

Well, you said it yourself, lest we forget,

that right after you confronted Jacek with this picture,

he went running for the hills.

-You think that's a coincidence? -Look, I'm sorry, but I can't help you.

Do you have children?

DISTRICT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE

I have two.

[Borys] Mm-hm.

You've been very lucky, then.

-[door creaks open] -[suspenseful music stops]

[train rumbling]

Hey, man.

[beer can hisses]

[rock music plays over stereo]

[man exhales]

REMBIEWSKA ARTISTIC JEWELRY

CONTACT US

I'M FASCINATED BY SHAPES, COLORS AND TEXTURES…

[woman singing] ♪ Each day, in which you are here ♪

-[man 1] Thanks. That was great. -No way.

-[man 2] Thank you. -[man 1] You're awesome.

-We'll call you. -[woman 1] Okay. Thank you so much.

[man 2] Hey.

-Jimmy. -[woman 2] Hi.

-[man 1] Hi, what's your name? -[woman 2] My name is Jagoda.

Nice to meet you. Greta.

Haven't we met before? Somewhere else?

Mmm… No, we haven't.

[Jimmy] Huh.

Shouldn't you be over there?

-Great artists admire from the shadows. -[Greta] Ah.

Then why are you always up on stage?

To meet amazing girls like you backstage, after the show.

[both exhale sharply]

Guess you have to keep looking for 'em.

-[both chuckle] -I'm kidding, come on.

-Wait, you're the drummer, right? -Your turn, Greta. Come on.

-What? -[both chuckle]

[clears throat] Uh, just a sec, please.

Why do you even wanna be in this video?

Mmm, well, you pay a lot. And I'm saving for a trip.

-[woman 3] We're rolling. -Sorry.

-Ladies and gentlemen, Greta. -[one person claps]

-[man 1] Hi, Greta. -Hey. [laughs]

[Jimmy] All right. Ready to go?

[soft, pensive music playing]

[Greta exhales]

[man 1] Great to have you here.

[music fades out]

Hey, Kamila. I need your help with something.

Could you pick up my kids from school?

There's something I gotta take care of. Thanks, bye.

[woman singing calm operatic music over radio]

[scoffs]

[thumping, muffled yells]

[cell phone dings]

MARYLA IS ONLINE!

-[sniffs] -[engine starts]

[music stops]

I'm glad to see you, Greta.

It's been how many years now?

Well, we saw each other the year after the fire.

Ah, I remember. That was when we invited you to our garden for dinner.

You were saying you didn't want to meet when we spoke last. Did anything happen?

[Greta sighs softly]

It's hard right now.

Jacek disappeared…

and now I'm just beside myself.

So I thought, maybe… you'd be able to help me find him.

I'll help you. Maybe we can find out where he is.

But you'll have to tell me everything you know.

[man] A call for you, sir.

-It's urgent. -Just a minute.

Lewiński's getting out of prison.

Mr. Wespa has asked me to keep an eye on you.

I know that.

I've seen you quite a few times.

I'm aware. I wanted you to see me.

He just really misses his son. I promise he means well.

And what am I gonna do?

I can't bring Rafał back to him.

Mr. Wespa is more at ease… when he knows that you're okay.

Szrama, it's weird. Even you know that.

I'm back, sorry for the interruption.

Have you heard? The arsonist, Wiktor Lewiński,

is apparently getting out of jail early on parole.

Yep.

Should've given him life for that.

Karol, he's done 15 years already.

Maybe that's long enough.

Greta, 28 kids are dead, including my own son,

because of what he did.

They had their whole lives ahead of them.

And now, this…

[Karol sighs]

[inhales]

And apparently, he wants to reveal

some new information about what happened at the concert.

What new information?

He admitted to the whole thing.

He was angry that he was kicked out of school, so he set the warehouse on fire.

And you're sure that's the real story?

[mysterious music playing]

I'm not sure.

I have no memory of… the days before and after the concert.

[music fades out]

[doorbell chimes]

Hello, Maryla.

Well, look at that.

This is surprising.

Isn't it?

[Maryla chuckles]

I don't wanna ask too much of you,

but do you think I could park my car in your garage?

I just have some pretty expensive stuff in the trunk.

I don't want it outside at night.

How do you know I'm gonna let you stay over?

I don't.

I'll open it for you.

I wish you'd told me you were coming.

I would have prepared better.

This was a last-minute thing.

One day in Warsaw.

On an errand?

Yeah, something like that.

Why are you giving me that look?

-[Maryla] That's funny. -What?

You look just like you did in your photo.

[chuckles]

Is that surprising to you?

Guys online… are all frauds.

They'll try to use other peoples' photos,

or selfies that they've filtered to death.

Then they're surprised when I disappear after meeting them in person.

You see, Maryla,

I don't have anything to hide.

[suspenseful music playing]

I am what I am.

How about a drink?

Sure, why not?

I'll get some wine for us.

[distant thumping]

[Maryla shrieks]

[thumping continues]

[man] Maryla?

[muffled yells]

[Maryla breathing anxiously]

[man] Maryla?

Maryla?

Where are you?

[Maryla shrieks]

Who is that?

[man] What are you doing here?

[yells] Who is that?

[man] Put the phone away.

[Maryla gasping]

Who are you?

-I don't understand, who are you? -Give me the phone, Maryla.

Give me the phone.

Please, hand it over.

[Maryla gasps in pain, moans]

[gasps]

[sobbing]

Why'd you have to open the trunk?

[gasping]

-[Maryla screams] -[man grunts]

EMERGENCY NUMBER

[Maryla gasping]

[Maryla groans]

[sighs]

[suspenseful music continues]

[inhales]

[exhales]

[indistinct chattering]

Has your husband gone missing before?

[Greta] No.

[music fades out]

Are you having any… marital problems?

No.

Financial problems?

[Greta] Also no.

[man] Mm-hm.

Uh, just a moment.

Okay.

So up until yesterday, everything was fine?

[Greta] Yes.

[siren wails in the background]

[man] Hmm.

Where did you two meet, again?

Uh, in France. I'm not sure why that matters.

[man] I'm not sure either, just asking. Perhaps it's important.

Or not?

[Greta] Um, sir, look, I know it hasn't been two days yet,

but would you be able to

just help me here? And do something?

Of course, I'm just trying to gather some information.

I have his, um, car registration here.

[man] Mm-hm.

Will you help me?

Do you and your husband use the Road Toll app

to pay the tolls when you're traveling on paid highways?

Um, yeah, yeah. I think we do.

Oh. That's great to hear.

Very good. That could really be helpful to us.

Hmm. Or it won't be.

But who's to say? [chuckles]

Either way, we'll be sure to look into that.

Here you go.

Just give me a few hours here, and I'll give you a call.

[Greta] Okay.

Perhaps he'll turn up before I even call you.

If he does, just reach out and let me know everything's fine, okay?

Of course. Thank you.

You know what? Let's do it the other way around.

You should call me if he doesn't show up, right?

Because if he does, you know,

there wouldn't be a case to begin with.

Um--

[man] I sincerely doubt that your husband fell victim to any crime.

So for now, I'd just try to take it easy.

Okay.

[door opens and closes]

[muffled yells]

[Jacek gasping and panting]

[gasps]

They'll be looking for me.

What the fuck do you want, asshole?

[man] You're going to call your wife,

-and tell her that-- -Fuck you.

Tell your wife that you're going to be gone for a few more days.

Go fuck yourself. [grunts]

Your wife and kids… can end up just like this girl.

Is that what you want?

[Maryla softly groaning]

[yells] Huh?

[suspenseful music playing]

Well?

Should we call her?

[Jacek breathing nervously and shallowly]

DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT

[cell phone ringing]

Jacek, where did you go?

[Jacek] Listen, I can't talk for long, I need a few more days.

-What? A few days? -[Jacek] Hello?

-[panicked yell] Hello, Jacek? -[car honks]

[Jacek] Hello? Greta, where are you?

Uh, I'm outside the police station, I wanted to see if they could--

[Jacek] Did you notify the police?

Jacek, did someone hurt you?

[Jacek] Listen. Don't talk to the cops, I'm fine.

What? Jacek, just tell me what's going on!

[Jacek] Greta, I need some space. Do you understand?

-What? -[Jacek] Space.

-Jacek! -[Jacek] Don't call me.

-Jacek! Fuck. -[disconnection beep]

[Jacek] Hello, this is Jacek Ławniczak. Please leave…

Goddamn it, where the fuck is he?

[Jacek] Hello, this is Jacek Ławniczak. Please leave a message after the tone.

-[Greta sobbing] -[tone beeps]

[siren wailing in the distance]

[melancholic music playing]

MISSED CALLS

SANDRA KOWALSKA YESTERDAY

[mysterious music playing]

[sniffs]

[music builds]

LAW OFFICES OF BARTON & KRYSICKA

She'll be with you in a moment. Please have a seat over there.

-Thank you. -Hey.

Could you take a look at this?

[music fades out]

[door opens]

[footsteps approaching]

[woman] I'm sorry, I only have five minutes.

And as I represent Mr. Ławniczak,

commenting on his affairs would be unethical.

Where is Jacek?

How am I supposed to know?

He called your number, just before he went missing.

He's missing?

What did you say to him?

It's been years since we talked. I haven't heard from him.

Why would he call you out of the blue?

If it's been years since you've talked to him?

How could I possibly know?

Is he in trouble?

-If that's what you claim. -[Greta] I'm asking you.

Um…

Have you seen this picture?

Where did you get that?

Someone planted it.

And right after he saw it, he ran away and called you.

What would he be calling a lawyer for?

I don't know what you want from me, but I have a meeting.

No, I'm asking you what happened to my husband.

-Maybe he was tired of this? -He would never just vanish.

I know him too well.

Sorry, but maybe you don't know him as well as you think.

Or maybe neither of us knows him that well.

Oh, by the way, I've been recording this entire time.

Just in the event that you'd try to twist my words at some point.

Sorry for not telling you in advance.

[sighs]

[door closes]

[disturbing music playing]

[Maryla groaning softly]

What are you gonna do to her?

You motherfucker.

-[thumping] -[Jacek groans]

[dial tone ringing]

Tell me where you want Ławniczak.

And get me my money.

There's been a couple complications.

[sniffs]

[cell phone dings]

FINE. BUT YOU HAVE TO DO ONE MORE THING FOR ME.

[man sighs]

[man grunts]

-[Greta] Hey, Kamila. How are you doing? -[Kamila] Everything's fine.

Emma asked if Nikola could stay at your place tonight.

[nervous breath] And what did you tell her?

[Kamila] That I had to see if you were okay with it first.

[Greta] Yeah, of course I am.

[Kamila] Amazing. The kids will be happy to hear it.

How are you doing?

[tense music playing]

Uh, you know what? I'll call you later.

[Kamila] Okay. Talk soon. Take care.

-Take the kids to our place. Thank you. -[car engine starts]

[engine starts]

[tense music continues]

[indistinct chattering]

[reporter] Any new developments regarding the controversy around Lewiński's release?

Many people are taking issue with the authorities' decision to…

Counselor!

Do you have any comments?

-[Greta] It's bedtime. -[Emma laughs]

-[Greta] Come on, kids, it's bedtime. -[tense music stops]

Sleep well.

-[Max and Emma] Good night, Mom. -Good night, miss.

Bye, bye, bye!

[light switch clicks]

Finally. [sighs]

Come over here and sit that butt down already.

[cell phone vibrating loudly]

Wait a second.

PROSECUTOR GAJEWICZ

[Greta] Hello?

Hello, Prosecutor. Good evening.

[Borys] I apologize for calling you so late,

but I managed to find a phone number for Szymon Adamiuk's mother.

He was my daughter's boyfriend.

If you recall, the other guy in the photo.

His mother's a widow now, living in the suburbs.

She claims Szymon left for India about 15 years ago and cut ties with her.

-She doesn't even know if he's alive. -And, um,

were you asking about your daughter or Jacek?

[Borys] I asked her about your husband. She immediately recognized your surname.

Um, so can you give me her number?

[Borys] I'm going to try and set up a meeting.

And one more thing.

I'll be looking into an exhumation of my daughter's body.

Um, why are you telling me this?

[Borys] Well, I wanted you to know about it

before we start talking more formally.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you want from me.

-To work together. -[bird squawks]

I want us to be on the same side.

At least for now.

Good night.

[disconnection beep]

[sighs]

[siren wails in the distance]

The prosecutor?

Yeah.

[gentle blues music playing over radio]

Is this her?

Yeah.

Looks hot.

I know.

[Kamila] Well, what can you do?

No, don't even suggest that.

[Kamila] What did he say? That he "needed some space," right?

-You know, whenever a man says that-- -[Greta] Kamila.

I'll admit,

there was a time when Jacek and I

would make love in weird places.

[chuckles]

How weird are we talking?

Places in public.

[Kamila] Mmm.

[chuckles]

[Greta] Parking lots, fitting rooms.

-In the sauna once or twice. -[Kamila] Mm-hm.

-A bathroom on a plane. -[Kamila] Ooh, wow.

[Kamila chuckles]

Once, we were heading home from a party, downtown.

We were alone, and you know that old phone booth, right? At Unia Lubelska?

No. Are you kidding me?

[both laugh]

The sun was already up. People were going to work.

And when we were making love in there, Jacek told me--

-That he needed some space. -He needed some space.

[Kamila] Ah.

[laughs]

Well, well, well.

Then maybe, he was trying to send you a message.

That he wasn't alone.

[Greta] Maybe.

Or that he was scared.

Maybe someone made him call. To make sure I wouldn't go to the police.

His intention was different.

Let me see that again. Her profile.

Here you go.

[Greta] Yeah. Kids, husband.

House in the Warsaw suburbs.

[eerie music playing]

What?

Wait.

Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

What is it?

What are we looking for?

This photo.

[Kamila] Maybe you should check Jacek's phone records.

Maybe that lawyer's not the only one he called.

Yeah, I'm gonna check.

All the phones are registered to Jacek.

He pays all of our bills.

Out of his own account?

Yeah, with, uh, credit cards. And the mortgage.

[Kamila] But you have access to it, right?

No.

You don't?

[Greta] No, that account and the mortgage are in his name.

Do you even have an account?

Yeah, of course.

From… way before we got married.

You don't have any shared money?

No, no, no, we do. Jacek's salary goes into my account.

By the way, it's a lot more than I make.

So how is he paying the bills, then?

Well, I know he has a…

[Kamila] Huh?

He has a share in an insurance company that his grandfather founded.

He doesn't want to touch any of that money. He says that

the situation with that… is strange.

That there's some tension with his family.

They don't really talk to each other.

Mmm, you know, I hate to go poking around in your business,

but maybe you don't know as much about his money, or family, as you think you do.

[Greta] Okay.

One more time. Here. Got it!

I knew it.

-Is that Jacek? -[Greta] I don't know if it is.

That might be Sandra.

Fuck me!

Sandra Kowalska is Jacek's sister.

[music fades out]

-[Ryszard] Where were you? Where's Nikola? -[Kamila] Staying at a friend's.

It's late, you should be asleep.

-There you go. Come on. -[Ryszard sighs]

[Kamila] Sleep.

Good night.

[suspenseful music playing]

[Kamila gasps]

[garage door opening]

[car engine starts]

[music fades out]

[dial tone ringing]

[Sandra] Office of Barton-Kresicka, Sandra Kowalska speaking. Hello?

Good evening. It's Greta Rembiewska-Ławniczak.

Can we meet, please?

[Sandra] Hmm, it's you again.

-I'm sorry, but-- -What are you hiding?

-Hello? He-- -[disconnection beep]

Szrama, um,

I have to go take care of something right now, and it's urgent.

-Go, and I'll follow you. -I'd actually like you to stay here.

My kids are home, sleeping.

If you don't mind. I'll be back in an hour.

I'll make sure that somebody follows you there.

Thank you.

[mysterious music playing]

[muffled groaning]

[muffled groans]

[muffled gurgling]

[muffled groans]

[muffled yell]

-[lighter clicks] -[muffled groans]

[muffled screams]

-[muffled screams intensify] -[flames rumble]

[mysterious music swelling]

[excruciating wails]

[mysterious music continues]

[music fades out]

[car door opens]

[car door slams]

You never answered my question.

-[Sandra sighs] -[Greta] So I'll repeat it.

What are you hiding?

And I'll repeat, I have no idea what you're getting at.

This is what.

And this.

[sighs]

Are you his sister?

Your husband never told you?

Yes, I'm his sister.

But he cut off the entire family, always causing chaos.

He would only call when he needed something.

And I was tired of dealing with that.

Now are you satisfied?

So if he cut ties, then why did he call you?

[sighs] He had some problems, but we didn't talk long,

'cause I was going to a meeting.

I called him back later, but he didn't answer his phone.

I'm just… afraid that something happened to him.

I'm not concerned with that.

Is that all?

No, what's with that picture?

Why did Jacek disappear after he saw it?

And who are those people?

You must have known them.

I can't help you, ma'am.

Why are you defending Lewiński?

Why you?

'Cause I'm a lawyer. I represent people. That's my job.

Goodbye.

-[car door shuts] -[ominous music playing]

[engine starts]

[music swells]

[music fades out]

[rhythmic, mysterious music playing]

[music becomes percussive]

[music fades out]