Original subtitles

We’re at work…

Whole life goes by in the office.

- What if somebody comes in? - No one will come in.

I’ve locked the door.

- I need to see my boss. - Your boss will wait.

Who is that?

ACADEMIA

GALINA SUMINA

MAKSIM BITYKOV

ELIZAVETA LOTOVA, ALEKSANDR KONSTANTINOV, VLADIMIR YUMATOV

ALEKSANDR YATSKO, IGOR YURTAEV, ERIK YARALOV

ACADEMIA

Good morning Kirill! Everything's as usual.

New body – new case.

It was found at the junkyard.

No-no-no. I’m already in the lab.

Yes, I’m waiting for you. See you soon.

- Nastya, I want to have a talk. - Has something happened?

No. Nothing happened.

I just don’t want to have any disagreement with you.

What are you talking about?

Well, Denis invited me to a dinner.

- Well, have a dinner. - Yeah.

But he made me think that you don’t care about this

that your relationship is over.

And I want to hear that from you personally.

Oksa. Everything’s okay. Don’t bother.

- We’re just friends. - Fine.

That’s right.

So. The woman is no more than thirty years old.

Death occurred three-four weeks ago, as we can see from body decay.

There are many bruises and fractures.

And also…

A broken pencil.

Was she killed with a pencil?

There was a heavy stab with it in the eye area.

And that’s the cause of death.

What about the fractures?

The victim was thrown when she was already dead.

From height no less than 20 stories.

We need to examine the broken bones

to find out the exact height of fall.

Fine.

She’s beautiful.

I took a look at her clothes.

A formal inexpensive suit, low heels.

So what’s your expert conclusion on her clothes?

She was working in an office.

So you specialize on office workers…

- Female workers. - Sounds dangerous.

Okay. Let’s see what do we have here.

Bingo! Svetlana Kryukova. Thirty years old.

Senior manager at construction company, went missing three weeks ago.

Mihail Markov reported her missing.

So what? What else are you expert at?

Do you really want to know?

No. I’ll better search some info about her husband. Go. Don’t disturb me.

Is his office on the eighth floor?

Yes. I’ve called their manager. He’s already waiting for us.

Yes. How many people work here? Is her husband here too?

No. His phone is turned off. He doesn’t open the door.

His neighbors told that he’s been drinking for a month already.

I’ve found out. He was working in this office building too.

- So what next? Did he quit? - He was fired. Drunk and disorderly.

Let’s go.

When was the last time you saw Svetlana?

It was Tuesday the fifteenth. And she went to work next day.

Then we found out that she didn’t sleep at home that night.

We didn’t know what to think.

And when we found out…

It’s just horrible.

I don’t even believe it. She was a good worker.

Did she have any enemies?

Enemies, friends.

These categories are not for our business.

We have partners and competitors.

Sometimes they change places.

Yes. Svetlana was ambitious and persistent person.

She always accomplished her goals.

But she didn’t have any enemies at our company.

- What’s so special about your company? - Well, you see…

I’m trying to monitor emotional

state of my coworkers.

As you understand my goal is

to guide my teammates to a successful result.

So, are you handling it well?

We say goodbye to people who don’t share our company’s philosophical views.

And how does that usually happen?

Only in a peaceful manner.

Did you let go Mihail, her husband in a peaceful way too?

Well, concerning that subject.

You don’t even imagine how big was sense of relief I felt

when we fired that young man.

- I won’t let you! - Out of my way, chicken!

You killed her!

- Mihail, cut it off. - You killed her! I know everything!

- Calm down Mihail. - And about your fraud schemes!

- Calm down. - Sorry.

- Calm down. - Have you seen that?

Which men do you find attractive?

We can’t judge our own appearance.

But you judge yourself in different categories.

You compete with each other.

Yes. Is Denis pretty for you?

What does it have to do with Denis?

I was just thinking. It came to my mind.

I think women like Denis.

Right? Don’t you like him?

What the hell are you talking about?

Let’s assume: there’s me, Denis and Ed.

Who do you choose?

Do I have to choose anyone?

Hypothetically speaking.

I need to know your opinion.

- My opinion? - Yes.

It’s not only appearance.

Why are you together with Olya?

Probably because we love each other.

- Probably or for sure? - It’s love.

Well, you’ve answered your own question. It’s all about love.

- I’ll kill that scum! - Stop!

- Calm down! - Let me go!

Stop I said! Calm down.

Mihail, I need to talk to you.

You don’t imagine what Svetlana was like.

She was such a scum.

Let’s go have a drink.

I don’t drink.

Is he always like that?

Not always. When he and Sveta started having trouble…

What trouble?

How do I say that? She was a woman of free views.

- Do you understand? - I do. So was she cheating on him?

- Constantly. - And you probably know with who?

It’s uncomfortable to talk about this.

I think it’s not important anymore.

She had many men.

The last one was Igor I think.

He works at the office at fifth floor. Maintenance was recently finished there.

Mihail was jealous.

He’s a complicated man.

I think any other would divorce her.

- He tolerated it. Probably loved her. - Probably.

Sorry.

Yes I was secretly dating Svetlana.

She was in my office for some time that evening when she disappeared.

She was here for about ten minutes and then went back to her office.

Was there anyone besides you in the office?

Yes. Our guard and workers can prove that.

They were taking out demolition waste.

Sveta forgot her bag that day.

I called her to tell about it.

Then I went to the bathroom for a moment.

When I got back – the bag was already gone.

I thought that she came and took it.

Sorry, can I have that pen for an expertise?

You said you were dating in secret? Is that because of her husband?

Or was there another reason?

Yes. Svetlana’s husband is a very jealous man.

- Because of him… - You killed her! Bastard!

Calm down!

- You’re restless! - It hurts.

I warned you.

Igor, call guards.

To my office!

They took out construction waste on the fifteenth floor.

- Were you on duty that day? - Yes. That’s correct.

Can you show us

where was that container and when it was taken out?

It was right here.

Just like that one. But it was green I think.

They finished loading it up at about seven o’clock.

Then driver went to grab a bite. And he took off at around nine.

Wait a minute.

So the container was right under Igor’s office windows.

The killer probably threw the body from out the window.

Thank you very much. You’ve helped us a lot.

- Am I free to go? - Yes.

Nastya, why are you so tense? Did something happen?

No. Is Kirill in trouble?

Maybe. But I don't have a right to talk to you about this.

Denis, please. He doesn’t tell me anything.

Why do you ask?

Well… he’s my coworker. This reflects on his work.

- And as a head of department… - Nastya, stop it.

Do you think I don’t know that you like Kirill?

Denis, stop it. What difference does it make?

I’ll tell you more.

He’s not going to grant divorce to his wife.

And he’s asking for my help.

- Have a good day. - Bye.

So we know that container

was under Igor’s windows till nine PM.

- The body was thrown from out there. - We need to ask the guards.

- Right now? - Yes, now.

- Are you busy in the evening? - No, I’m free.

Maybe you have some family business?

Nastya.

Everybody knows about my family matters.

Denis told me that…

What did he tell you?

About your divorce. Actually, vice versa

about that nothing is yet decided. And maybe…

Don’t you think it’s my personal stuff?

And the fact you and Denis talk about my problems is inappropriate.

- Inappropriate? - Yes. Inappropriate.

First of all from his side.

We weren’t discussing it, Kirill. Our conversation just went there.

Yes, I’ve heard.

Were you eavesdropping?

By an accident. I was passing by.

What do you mean by an accident?

Were you standing behind the door eavesdropping?

- I’m telling you, it’s an accident! - I didn’t expect that from you.

I wasn’t expecting that you’ll try to find out

the details about my divorce from a third person.

I was just hoping

that I will hear about these details from you personally.

Zorina is away. I’ve just seen her in the hallway.

I think she was kind of disappointed.

You’re upset too. Have you had a fight?

- No. It’s okay. - Kirill, I’ve known you forever.

I see that you’re not okay. Let’s go to a cafe?

It has opened recently, not far from here. We’ll have some coffee.

You’ll relax a bit

and we need to talk about some work related stuff.

I can’t be seen with you. Do you understand?

What?

- Okay. I’ll go change. - Thanks God.

Oh! Nastya. Did you forget something?

No. A witness called me and said he’s going to be here soon.

Straight from night shift.

Endless workday. I understand you well.

I’m waiting for Kirill.

I decided he needs to have some fun.

You’re making him work too much.

And you look not so great either.

You need to rest more often.

- But you look great as always. - Oh come on.

I was on a night shift on fifteenth.

I came to work at about six. Practically no one was there.

Just Igor Nikolaevich.

But he locked himself in his office.

- Was he alone? - I don’t know.

A young woman came.

She knocked persistently but he didn’t open.

Look. Is it her?

No.

She had short dark hair.

Big eyes.

And then when I went to have a smoke

I met a man at the staircase.

He seemed very suspicious to me.

Why?

First of all he was drunk.

And he was walking back and forth all the time.

Peeked into the office a couple of times. A strange guy.

Was it him?

No.

But if his hair was all messed up.

Stubble… Yeah. Right!

He was here all day yesterday.

Did he enter the office?

No. When he saw me

he started coming downstairs.

I was away for some time. And there were workers in the office.

- When was that exactly? - At around seven.

Did you see Igor Nikolaevich coming out his office?

No. He was already gone when I got back.

What were you doing near Igor’s office?

I wanted to catch her red-handed.

Did you?

No, I didn’t.

Can you remember anything?

I doubt. I feel sick.

My head is going to crack open.

You were telling about Prohorov’s fraud schemes.

- Me? - Yeah. You.

- When? - Yesterday.

Yesterday.

Yes. I told it.

Sveta… my wife.

She was digging something on Prohorov.

I heard a rumor.

A rumor.

What’s the difference anyway?

What about your friend who was with you, is he a doctor?

A coroner.

He has alcohol for sure.

Take him away.

He’s a doctor. He has rubbing alcohol. They always have alcohol.

Good morning!

- Morning! - Morning!

Where’s Kirill?

I don’t know. He hasn’t been here.

I see.

When he’s here tell him I’m at the crime scene.

- Fine. - Fine.

Oh! Kirill. Hello, how are you?

Much better than yesterday.

I was right. You need to relax a bit.

Thank you very much. We had a great time yesterday.

Thank you for taking me out. We both needed that.

You don’t rest at all.

Yes. Those students.

Yes. A nice caf?. We had a good time.

Did you like it?

Yeah, I had great company.

And we need to take care of our precious coworkers.

Too bad Anastasia is clueless about it.

Okay Vika, we need to work.

Okay. I won’t distract you. Call me if you need.

You’re late Kirill.

Nastya has asked about you already. She’s mad by the way.

I’m at my office if you need me.

- Okay? - Okay.

So I was changing.

In the storeroom. I heard a voice.

He had a fight with somebody.

When I came out I saw a man running out of the office.

- And a woman. - Was she running with him?

No. He ran and she was standing in the door.

Maybe she wanted to come in.

- And? - Well… Oh!

He ran into a woman and then continued running.

What about the woman?

Woman…

The woman left a bit later.

That man?

Yes. Looks like him.

He had a woman’s purse in hands.

Black one.

That woman?

No. But I saw her too by the way.

But she left earlier.

- Are you sure? - Of course I’m sure.

That other was different, black-haired big eyes.

And short hair. She also gave me that look.

When was that exactly?

About seven-eight PM.

We were finishing our work at that time.

Thank you very much.

Thanks.

Call me if you remember anything.

Bye.

Igor may I have a look at your office?

You’re welcome, I have nothing to hide.

Thanks.

- Igor! - Yes.

Where has that blood came from?

Right here.

Blood?

Yes.

I’ve determined that blood in Igor’s office belongs to Svetlana.

- Could that be Mihail? - Jealousy is a scary thing.

Maybe he saw Svetlana who came back for her purse

in Igor’s office.

And they had a fight.

And jealous husband made a fatal blow.

He put her in a bag

and threw out her the window into a trash container below.

We need to search his apartment.

Traces of blood could’ve been left on his clothes.

If he didn’t destroy it.

If we have a warrant tomorrow morning

then I want you and Shurik to come with me.

Fine.

Yuriy Kuzmich!

Hello. It’s Zorina. I have a small request.

What’s the news? Have you searched the apartment?

Yes. We’ve found Svitlana’s purse.

And in his jacket pocket -

a broken pencil covered in blood.

Jackpot!

- And we’ve found a flash drive in her bag. - Wow.

Check what’s on it. And we’ll check the pencil. Right?

- No problem. - Where’s Nastya?

At the office. Interrogating Mihail.

Okay.

What were you doing in Igor’s office?

I was looking for my wife. It’s not a crime, is it?

No. It’s not a crime. But you didn’t find her there, did you?

I didn’t.

But you found her bag.

I did.

What happened next?

I called her. She laughed.

She said that I have no reason to be jealous.

And that she was there about business related stuff.

When did you find out that Svetlana was cheating on you?

Excuse me…

Yes, Ed.

Thanks. I got it.

We’ve done an expertise.

And blood on the broken pencil

that we’ve found in your jacket, belongs to Svetlana.

Maybe you didn’t call her after all?

Maybe that conversation happened in Igor’s office?

Maybe I didn’t call Svetlana after all.

I haven’t said that.

I just want to understand what happened in the office.

I called her.

I came out and saw Nadya.

Who’s Nadya?

A colleague. We used to work for Prohorov together.

So it appears that I killed Sveta.

Do I have a right for a phone call?

Who are you going to call?

My mom.

Yes. Sure.

Can you tell me Nadezhda’s surname and occupation?

When you ran into Mihail, how did he look like?

The same as during last couple of months.

Drunk. Unshaved and looking insane.

And when he left, did you go into his office?

Yes. But I didn’t see anybody.

So you found nothing suspicious.

No. Nothing. Except some pencils on the floor.

And as far as we know

you visited Igor twice recently.

I needed to give him the budget report.

I hope I’ve answered all your questions.

Did you find out anything?

By the type of fractures I’ve determined

that the height of Igor’s office

is not enough for such fractures and bruises.

So you’re saying she was thrown from a different floor?

Exactly!

Prohorov’s office is at eighth floor.

His windows are just above Igor’s office windows.

Doctor Lemke, we have news for you too. We’ve examined those pencils.

Maybe you’ll let the lady first?

- Please. - Thanks.

I’ve checked the flash drive. It has accounting documents.

I wrote a friend of mine.

I’m waiting for her to check it and reply me.

Now you can tell me about your pencils.

Thanks. These are not our pencils,

they are from Igor’s office. Ed, continue.

We didn’t find any marks on those pencils.

And all these pencils were sharpened by the same mechanical sharpener.

Here. It has a defect. It leaves specific serrations.

I think Prohorov has a mechanical sharpener in his office.

What’s there? Have you found anything?

Expertise will show.

I already told you

that evening I went home much earlier than usual.

Company workers can prove it and…

And the driver who took me home.

I don’t understand what are you searching there.

- In that goddamn window. - Calm down, please.

- Don’t worry. - Can I have your pencil sharpener?

A sharpener? For what?

Yeah, sure. Take it if you need it.

I need it.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Any news?

Expertise proved

that blood from Prohorov’s office belongs to Svetlana.

Yes. But pencil that was used to kill her

wasn’t sharpened with Prohorov’s mechanical sharpener.

- Does Zorina know about that? - No. We’ve just finished.

- Is Nastya there? - No, she went to Prohorov.

Doctor Lemke, I’ve found out

that documents on that flash drive are legal and illegal accounting.

And if it gets in the right hands – he’ll be in big trouble.

Nastya printed out all the documents and said

it could help make him talk.

Our expertise says that blood on your balcony belongs to Svetlana.

We found a flash drive and these documents in her purse.

Yes. Sure thing. I knew that Svetlana was digging under me.

And we had an unpleasant conversation about this.

But a murder…

No! I didn’t kill her.

And you can check that.

She was totally fine when I was leaving the office.

Rest of the evening I spent with my wife at home.

Who was the last one to leave the office?

Lida. My secretary.

She’s not here now. But you can call her.

I’ll call. I’ll definitely call her.

And we’ll give these documents for an audit.

Do you have anything on Prohorov?

Driver confirmed that he took him home at five PM.

I see.

I’ve got something. The pencil besides blood has

components that are used to make medical ointment

«Minerals of Dead Sea»: glycerin and magnesium.

I found the same components in Mihail’s jacket pocket

that contained second half of that pencil.

Well, I doubt that Mihail was using ointment for women.

Pencil could’ve been planted on him.

- Greetings. - Hello.

I think you didn’t kill your wife.

Who killed her then?

I don’t know.

We’re trying to figure it out.

We also want to understand

how did that pencil got in your jacket’s pocket?

- What jacket? - Can you focus?

Switch your memory on please and try to remember.

I’m turning it on!

Who of your colleagues did you meet after Svetlana had disappeared?

I remember! Nadya. She came to my place.

Is Nadya that girl

who you ran into when you came out of Igor’s office?

Yes. It’s her. I was dating her long time ago, before Sveta.

So you were dating Nadezhda and married Svetlana?

Yes. Nadya was suppressing me.

And Sveta… well, you know…

I’m unlucky with women.

Did Nadezhda explain the reason of her visit?

Yes. She said she was worried for me.

And that Svetka drove me to an awful condition.

- She offered me a job. As a friend. - Right.

- Here’s the coffee. - Thanks.

Prohorov said that you were the last to leave the office that day.

Tell me everything about that evening please.

I was closing up the office.

It was around 8 PM.

Nadya was here too.

She closed her office, said goodbye and left.

What about Prohorov’s office? Was it closed?

- Of course. - Good bye. See you tomorrow.

Bye.

Is it only you who has the keys to the office?

No. Not only me.

Prohorov has the keys and Kolesnikov, his assistant.

- Does your head accountant have them? - Nadya?

No, she doesn’t have it.

Tell me about the relationship between Svetlana and Nadya.

Well… they were tense, I guess.

But Nadya has such relationship with every coworker.

- Especially with females. - Why?

I don’t know. She’s hot tempered.

She hates everyone. Even Prohorov is scared of her.

She once had a fight with a coworker

and threw a pencil sharpener that big at him.

- She hit his head pretty hard. Oh my! A pencil sharpener.

Did you know that Nadezhda was dating Mihail?

Sure. Everybody knew.

She was dating Igor from fifth floor too.

- Untill Sveta stole him from her. - Was she dating Igor?

Yes. We were dating with Nadezdha. We even wanted to get married.

She’s superstitious. That’s why we kept our relationship in secret.

Why did you break up?

Because she was restricting my freedom.

- I started choking. - And then you met Svetlana.

Yes. And I liked being with her.

When did you tell Nadezdha that you were going to break up with her?

- About a month ago. - Did you tell her about Svetlana?

No. It was too hard for me.

Were you afraid?

How do I say…

You don’t need to say it. Everything is clear.

After Svetlana disappeared have you met Nadezdha?

Yes. She came to my office. Quite unexpected.

But it ended up peacefully.

Did you leave your office that time?

Yes. She asked to make her a coffee.

There’s no surveillance cameras in the office.

Not in the office. But there’s one in the hallway and at the entrance.

I see.

Hello! I’ve got something.

Igor was dating Nadya. And then Sveta appeared.

So Nadya had a motive.

She had a chance to plant evidence on Igor and Mihail.

- Did you talk about this with her? - Not yet. I’m collecting information.

But it seems they have a big office family there.

We have a small one. Sorry.

- Okay. - Sorry. I overreacted that time.

It’s okay.

I hope Victoria calmed you down.

Don’t be like that. We talked about business.

Okay. Take a look.

Some interesting facts about Nadezhda.

Yeah. I wouldn’t stand in her way.

Sorry for interrupting your conversation.

But it’s important. I’ve checked surveillance camera recordings.

Nadya didn’t leave the building that day. And it gets even more interesting.

I’ve checked her calls.

She called Prohorov twice that evening from 7 to 8 PM.

Two years ago you attacked a waiter in a restaurant.

Around six months ago you beat up a cab driver.

Recently you hit your colleague

in his head with a metal pencil sharpener.

But it’s all childish games

compared to what you did to Svetlana.

Do you mind telling me about it?

Listen. Straight to the point.

I’ll try if you don’t want to talk yourself.

Let’s start with Igor.

He came to you one time and told you that he wanted to break up with you.

But he didn’t tell you a reason.

You figured out that it was because of a woman.

And you were obsessed to find out who she was.

And once you were standing at the office door

one step away from finding it out.

You’ll be good at writing novels.

Thanks.

First you knocked.

Then you pulled the doorknob.

The door was closed.

So had to go back to your office.

But curiosity and mostly urge for revenge

made you go back.

And then you ran into Mihail who was mad of jealousy.

He was holding a woman’s purse.

Can I have that pencil?

It has a mark on it.

Hello Kirill. I have great news.

- I want to share them with you. - Denis, Denis!

- Yes. - Thanks for your help,

but I want to decline your service.

Did you find a different lawyer?

- No. - Then why?

I think it will be better that way.

- For who? For Nastya? - What does it have to do with her?

Do you think I really don’t understand that it’s because of Nastya?

Fine. Let it be so. I’ve made a decision.

You’ll lose that case. You need a good lawyer.

I understand. But I’ve made a decision and I won’t change it.

You’re an interesting client.

First you ask for my advice.

Then you hire me and then you fire me.

I have a feeling

That you don’t care about your son’s future.

Don’t tell me how to live!

Why am I telling it to you?

You’re a grown up man

and you’re responsible for your own actions.

You have to figure out what is important for you.

Prohorov has confessed.

They were making fraud Schemes with Nadya.

Nadya called Prohorov that evening

and started blackmailing and threatening him.

That if he doesn’t come to help her to get rid of the body

then she’ll give him away to police.

Then she called a cab for Prohorov.

And it took him to the rear entrance.

They probably left the building that way too.

Yes.

So she called him.

He came to help her throw the body out of the window.

From his own window.

Yes. Because the container with

demolition waste was right under that window.

Sure. They didn’t want to throw the body out in the street.

You won’t believe it.

But blood from Nadya’s office belongs to Sveta.

The pencil has the same marks and ointment traces.

God damn! I’ve forgotten something.

I have an important meeting! Excuse me.

Oh! I have my software update finished…

And I think my milk is boiling over!

- What? - Let’s go.

Wait. What about the pencil…