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Its our special cocktail: Tonus-Red.

- Can I have more ice? - Sure.

So? Why are you running away?

You have one more set ahead and you forgot to stretch.

You wont believe, but Im not into sports.

My friend dragged me here anyway.

Serega Dubik. Do you know him?

No, I cant recall.

Lets go out in the evening?

I have a boyfriend. Im sorry.

Do you have any alcohol drinks?

- No, Im sorry. - How do I stretch my muscles?

I can pour you some tea.

My friend Serega Dubik likes that stuff a lot.

Have you seen him? Dark hair, charismatic.

No. Im sorry. Cant remember everyone in the gym.

Hows that? Hes a regular customer.

Nobody knows whether he works out here or not.

Im sorry. I can find out.

ACADEMIA

GALINA SUMINA

MAKSIM BITYUKOV

ELIZAVETA LOTOVA, ALEKSANDR KONSTANTINOV, VLADIMIR YUMATOV

ALEKSANDR YATSKO, IGOR YURTAEV, ERIK YARALOV

ACADEMIA

Fine. Got that.

Is everything fine Kirill?

Yes. Allas lawyer called.

He offered a pre-trial decision.

Thats good!

No, I dont think so. He said that if I wont come

I should expect an unpleasant surprise at the court.

That sounds like a threat. Kirill, you should hire Denis.

You need something more than a friendly advice.

You need a good lawyer.

Lets go.

Arthur will be here soon. Look around and well meet at the Academy.

Ill go see Lobanov.

Dont fool around, its a new car.

Have you sold the old one?

No I didnt. Its in the garage. I cant sell my dads car.

Okay.

His name is Sergey Dubik. 39 years old.

Hes a stockbroker. Married but hes not living with his wife.

I suppose you have all that info for a reason.

His wife hired me.

She wanted to divorce him.

But Dubik didnt want to share his money at all.

Thats why he was avoiding divorce and then disappeared completely.

What do you have dr. Lemke?

Well, death occurred recently.

He was punched in the face.

Then he fell. Maybe lost his consciousness.

Now we need to perform an autopsy.

Whats that?

Roller skates.

What are they doing on my table?

Because they are yours.

I want to invite you to go roller-skating in the park.

I dont know if you have roller skates. So I decided to take precautions.

- Listen, I dont know how to ride. - Great. Ill teach you!

Ed, Im really happy.

But to be fair, I wanted to get a good sleep during weekend.

Oksa.

We rarely see each other outside the lab.

I beg you, youll go insane

if you start seeing me outside the lab too.

Is everything fine? Did I make you feel bad about something?

I feel like youre mad at me.

Or even avoiding me.

No. Im not mad at you and Im not trying to avoid you.

I really need to prepare files on Dubik right now.

Or Nastya would kill me.

And then we would never go roller-skating.

Sergei Dubik, a successful stock broker.

He had his own investment fund.

He was collecting deposits and putting money in the stock market.

Yes, the bank where he kept his investors money just collapsed.

So he went bankrupt two months ago.

Yes. Ive heard about it on the news.

There was a scandal.

You know how that happens, right? People had their money gone.

They went to the court, some went to police,

opened a fraud case against him and it started.

I contacted economic crime department.

They promised to give us all the info as soon as possible.

What do you have Kirill?

- Have you determined cause of death? - Unfortunately, no.

Why?

Carbon dioxide excess in his blood tells us

about asphyxia.

But we dont have any clues about how he got strangled.

No marks of strangling, nothing was found in his throat.

So no marks of struggle on his body?

A couple of bruises on his stomach. But they were already healing.

So Dubik got them a couple of days ago.

Fresh bruises on his face. He was punched.

Yes. Ed found marks of someone elses saliva in his mouth. Female DNA.

Dubik was quite a ladys man.

He was probably dating one of his victims.

We need to find his lover.

Oksa, have you checked Dubiks phone billing?

Ive checked. And he doesnt have any contacts in his contact list.

What about outgoing and incoming calls? SMS?

Nothing there. The phone is apparently brand new. Its empty.

Hello. Im Karina Dubik.

Hello Karina. Come in please.

I

I got a call from investigation committee and was told that my husband died.

Bring me some water please.

Kirill, Oksa. You may go for now.

Thank you Roma.

Karina, Karina

Karina.

- Karina. I beg you - Yes, that's him.

- Are you sure? - I cant Yes.

Karina, sorry for asking these questions.

But its important for the investigation. Are you ready?

Did your husband have any enemies?

Sure. He had a lot of enemies.

He was a hot-tempered man.

He fought and had conflicts with people all the time.

His field of activity was like that, you cant go without a conflict.

He was saying all the time: wheres money theres problem,

wheres money theres problem.

Maybe there was a person who he especially didnt like?

Sure. His investors, friends.

- Did he really steal from them? - No.

He was a professional.

He was doing well at the stock market. He was just unlucky with that bank.

He used to say all the time that hes dealing with important people.

We received threats all the time lately.

- What do you mean important? - With criminal past.

- Who exactly? - I dont know their names.

Our forensics found female saliva on his lips.

We suppose that he had an intercourse not long before his death.

He had affairs all the time.

Do you know by any chance who was your husband dating?

No. Im not interested in that.

Hello.

- Hello. Any news? - There are some.

I just had a talk with Alla's lawyer. Were going to have a meeting.

We need to prepare.

Ill ask you some questions now.

You need to answer without any hesitation.

Fine.

Here we go.

Why are you against your son studying abroad?

Its obvious. I dont want to lose touch with him. Its far away.

So youd be against it without the divorce too?

I dont know. Ive never thought about it.

Or you would leave your job and go to Ireland with your family

where you could find a nursing job at a social hospital at best.

The situation is completely different.

Lets not discuss those assumptions.

Im defending your interests. I need to know your priorities.

My position is simple I dont want my son to be taken away from me.

Why is a secondary question.

There are no secondary or irrelevant questions in court.

They could get you for some inaccurate statement.

You dont want your son to go study abroad, is that correct?

Yes.

But its not about you, its about your son.

Studying in Ireland in a good facility

is a good chance for him.

Its a unique opportunity.

There are a lot of good private schools in Moscow.

But your son wants to study in Ireland. He deserves it by the way.

Listen, Im proud of him.

Its the implementation of my wifes plans.

Its not my sons.

Youre stubborn.

I understand that you dont want to concede to your wife at anything.

She initiated the divorce. But heres the thing.

Your stubbornness has a higher priority than your sons interests.

Sorry. Thats too much.

Exactly that will be said in court.

So I want you to answer clearly and without hesitation.

Fine. I need to think about it.

How much will it cost me?

Nastya asked to

Lets not Ill pay for your service in full.

Fine. Lets continue.

Wheres Ed? They wanted to join us with Oksa.

- They wanted. - Something happened?

Ed invited Oksa to go roller-skating.

Oksa refused him. Ed is sad. He thinks shes ignoring him.

Maybe she had some important things to do?

Hes calls and messages her all the time. Asks her to go out.

Hes gives her presents. And its like she doesnt care.

But we dont like it

when people are all over us.

I think that Ed needs to be a man.

He should come up to Oksa and tell her about his feelings.

What if she refuses him?

Have you thought about it? What if she doesnt care for him?

Lets introduce him to someone?

- Whats the point? - Hes fixated on Oksa.

Maybe hell fall in love with someone.

- What do you think? - Okay, what do we have to lose?

I have something to lose. Hell kill me for that.

Dont be afraid. Ill protect you.

Lets do it that way.

If I win then

well make him meet a friend of mine.

Shes cool. Eds going to like her.

Okay. But I think Ed is going to stay alone, because

Really?

Because I have

Shall we meet wearing roller skates?

- Kirill! Good morning. - Good morning.

Have you determined the cause of suffocation?

Its like he just stopped breathing.

He just stopped breathing? Does that happen? Maybe poison?

No. No poison was found. I think it was like that:

killer found Dubik at the massage parlor.

Knokced him out. And then suffocated him.

Lets assume that killer pretended to be a club client.

Do we have any clues on how to find him?

Yes. We have a list of everyone who was in the gym that day.

But theres 50 people.

Even if we check everyone,

we still need evidence to charge them with murder.

I dont know that! Karavaev.

What about bruises on his body?

Yes, but they occurred a couple of days before the murder.

When I was searching Dubik, I paid the staff

at the places that he loved to visit.

So they would call me when he comes there.

Two days before his death a waiter called me

and told that Dubik had a conflict with some guy in their restaurant.

They started a fight. Ive found that man.

- Its Vyacheslav Karavaev. - Okay.

- Does Karina Dubik know him? - Yes. He was their investor.

Karavaev was looking for Dubik to bring him to court.

Serega owed me money.

I wanted to sue him.

We all were thinking that he stole from us.

But you didnt sue him anyway.

I went to the police.

They started to investigate. It appeared that Serega didnt steal the money

In fact he was robbed himself. Serega is a responsible man.

I thought that he would find the money and give it back.

Why did you have a fight at the restaurant?

Serega had lost his touch back then.

We were sitting having a dinner. Me, my friends and our wives.

I went to the toilet. I came back

Serega is sitting at the bar and flirting with my wife.

I came up to him.

Serega, havent seen you for a while. Why are you here?

And he said: Do we know each other?

I dont know what was that. But I could see that he was mocking me.

I couldnt hold myself from hitting him.

- You saw him in the gym yesterday? - Yes. I met him in the locker.

- Were you alone in the locker? - Yes.

- Have you seen him after that? - No.

At the economic crime department theyre saying that Dubik is not guilty.

He didnt steal from anybody. But he owed a lot of money.

Is that a full list of Dubiks investors?

Yes. Our suspects are marked with red color.

Are all of them criminals?

Not anymore. But they all had problems with law during 90s.

Sure. Bright 90s!

They are all serious businessmen now. Our

Moby-Dick is Gennadiy Zharov.

Criminal lord in past.

He spent five years in prison. From 96 to 2001.

Now hes an owner of a famous restaurant. We have a file on him.

Yes. Big shot. Blackmail, robbery.

An illegal casino. He has an interesting life.

Yes. And Gennadiy Zharov is Dubiks main investor.

And when Dubik went bankrupt Zharov lost most money.

Investigators have a theory that Zharov couldve ordered Dubiks murder.

Why havent you called Zharov for interrogation? Why are we coming to him?

Because we dont have enough evidence to ask him to come.

And we need to talk to him.

- Hello. - Take a sit, guys.

Hello.

Do you want something to drink for a more relaxing atmosphere?

No, thanks.

Why not? A good cop?

I dont understand what are you talking about.

Well, good cop and bad cop.

- Cops like to play that game. - Im not a cop.

Okay, dont try to bullshit me.

I see that you two are together in this.

Ive met a lot of cops in my life.

Drink something. Eat something, its on the house. Tolik!

- Yes. - My dear.

- Yes. - Champagne!

Why are you here?

Ive heard, is it Serezha Dubik?

- Yes. - He didnt pay alimony in time?

No. He was murdered.

Sad to hear.

He was a smart guy. Had a clever head.

I heard that you lost a lot of money

after Dubiks fund got bankrupt.

Hey, be quiet about that.

Thats obvious I lost a lot of money.

Me and some other big people. I brought them to Serega.

When fund got bankrupted - I got scared.

I can imagine.

What do you imagine? People lost their deposits.

And they started asking me: wheres the money, what happened?

- And I knew nothing about it. - Whats next?

Serezha got lost for two months.

He called a week ago, told that he had money.

He brought it here. The whole amount.

We drank some vodka and went our own ways in peace.

- Where did he get the money? - I dont care. He got them good!

Do you have proof that he paid you?

Sure thing! Receipt.

That I received the money and everythings fine.

- Can I see that receipt? - Honey, Dubik has it.

Did he pay back everyone or just you?

Cant have enough money for everyone.

Do you know by any chance, who he still owed money to?

I dont remember. Its for you. For your work.

No, thank you. Well get going. Lets go Kirill.

As you wish.

- Thank you. - Kirill!

Wow. Its kind of a shame to drink this.

Do you believe Zharov?

Of course not.

We need to see the receipt first. And then well make a decision.

Nastya, we found something strange.

Whats that?

I spent some time on examining Dubiks blood samples.

And I found a lot of blast cells.

He had 4th stage leukemia.

Why havent you noticed it earlier?

Its blood cancer, not a tumor.

Theres no tumor or any visible pathologies on his tissues.

And his wife shouldve known about his disease.

Leukemia doesnt show itself in any way.

Many people live with it without noticing any symptoms.

A lot of people experience weakness and discomfort.

And continue to live their usual life.

You said that he had

- 4th stage already. - Yes.

He was dying. But thats not all. I looked through his medical file.

Not a word about leukemia there.

But it says that he had a leg fracture a couple of years ago.

- The body doesnt have a fracture. - Something doesnt quite add up.

Theres also one strange thing.

Our corpse is not a natural brunette. He has dyed hair.

So are you saying that the corpse is not Dubik?

Yes, but he probably wanted to look like Dubik.

How come his wife recognized him?

She didnt look properly. She was shocked.

We need to check the hospitals and we need a list of patients

with same age with acute forms of leukemia.

I got that.

Arseniy Vikulin. Do you think its our imposter?

Kirill and Oksa looked through the list of all patients.

He fits best.

43 years old, height 178 centimeters. Not married.

Hes an actor, not a famous one.

Oksa havent found anything on him on the internet. Not so many movies.

Okay. Ovatsiya theatre? I dont known that one.

We need to search his apartment.

Arkadiy and Roman checked the address that was in the file.

Vikulin hasnt been living there for half a year already.

Maybe people at the theatre know where he moved to.

- Hello. - Hi.

Sorry for the delay.

Nurse told me

that you want to discuss one of my patients. Right?

Yes. Arseniy Vikulin. You were his doctor.

I wasnt his doctor.

I consulted him.

The thing is he needed an expensive surgery.

Spinal medulla transplantation.

He didnt have the money. I couldnt help him.

When did he see you for the last time?

A week ago. He came and told me that he had the money.

Hes ready for the surgery. But unfortunately it was too late.

It was 4th stage cancer. Vikulin didnt have much time left.

De he mention that he still worked in Ovatsiya theatre?

No. Our meeting was short.

I tried to explain him the problem.

But he got really mad.

The guards had to get him out.

- Really? - Yes.

Okay. Thats all.

Thank you.

- Yes. - Hello Anastasiya Vladimirovna.

Hello Arthur. Any news?

I had a talk with director of the theatre.

He told that Vikulin worked there for five years. Then he was fired.

- It happened around 3 months ago. - Why was he fired?

Director told that it was because of his behavior and alcoholism.

And he wasnt coming for rehearsals lately.

He thought that he was working with mediocrities.

So he didnt have any friends at theatre.

His relatives all live in Tula.

Do you have his home address?

Yes. But he was renting a place.

Fine. Go there with Shurik. Did Vikulin have an agent?

Acting agency Favorit. Heres their number. Am I free to go?

Yes. Thank you, Arthur.

Vikul was a fan of Dubik apparently.

Yes. He studied him.

By Stanislavskiys method.

He has 5 gigabytes of videos: interviews and news reports.

Who are you? What are you doing in Senyas apartment?

- Hello. - Hi.

Investigation committee.

- Do you live here? - In the next flat.

Did Arseniy tell you about a man called Sergei Dubik?

No. Looks like Senya a lot.

When have did you last see him?

- Who? - Arseniy.

A week ago. No, around ten days ago.

Under what circumstances?

Thats personal.

Its an investigation.

So you have to tell us about your personal stuff.

You see, we spent a night together back then.

- Were you dating him? - No.

He was always so unkempt.

And then he became completely different.

He became so charismatic.

So he came to me and I couldnt refuse him.

Have you seen him after that incident?

No! He disappeared after that.

I havent seen him for three months. I dont know where he is.

But if you see him, tell him

that he owes me money for the last project.

So you were you meeting him often?

No. There was no reason. But I called him when I had projects to do.

But you saw him three months ago.

So he had some acting job?

Yes. Some strange story.

Strange people, strange role. But Arseniy was so enthusiastic.

He told that the role was more important than his life.

And he disappeared after that.

Do you have their phone number?

Nina!

Phone number of that so called cinema company

is registered on Andrei Ryabushkin.

I tried to call him. He doesnt answer.

Another businessman?

No. Hes Dubiks chief guard.

What if Ryabushev hired Vikulin to pretend to be Dubik?

Quite possible. I made inquiries at acting agencies.

I found faces looking like Dubik.

I chose Vikulin because he needed money for a surgery.

Edik has checked Vikulins clothes,

And found ticket to the train to Lodnevo station in the inner pocket

Not before Dubiks financial crisis, his grandma died.

She was from Lodnevo village.

It reminds me of case of an American gangster Whitey Bulger.

Who?

He was a famous Boston bandit.

They were looking for him for 15 years worldwide. Couldnt find him.

And it appeared that he lived nearby all that time

in his hometown in New England.

- At his grandmas place? - Yes.

What if Dubik followed his example?

No one is going to look him at places of his childhood.

Vikulin went to him to talk in person.

To get into the role as they say.

Karina knows his address. Ill call.

I dont know what kind of man Dubik is, but he sure loved his granny.

Built such a house!

Open up!

- Calm down - Who are you?

Andrei Ryabushev?

Anastasia Zorina. Investigation committee.

Put your gun down please.

A committee, so what?

Its not Moscow here. Its private property.

Andrey, you see.

Wait a second. We know that Sergei Dubik is hiding here.

Listen, were not going to arrest him. We just want to talk.

Sergei Pavlovich is not here.

Then what are you doing here? Youre his chief guard.

Listen. You can trust us.

Karina Dubik gave us that address.

Im telling you once more. Sergei Pavlovich is not here!

Okay, fine. Fine. If you dont want to talk to us,

tell him please

that well call Zharov and his other investors.

Theyve been looking for him for a while. Lets go Kirill.

Whats that noise about?

Hello. Anastasia Zorina. Investigation committee.

- Can we talk? - Come in.

So youve found Vikulin?

Yes. So what? Its not against the law.

Why did you need it?

I couldnt show myself in Moscow.

Every other man wanted to kill me.

Investors with their lawsuits, police on the other side

and Zharov with his friends. I tried to explain it to him.

Its good that my friend called and warned me that they want to kill me.

- Why didnt you escape abroad? - I dont have a foreign passport.

Its overdue.

Where did you find the money to pay your debts?

Its my own savings.

Andryuha hired Vikulin to go and collect all the money

from my personal accounts. Even jewelry from the safe deposit box.

Vikulin met all the thugs personally.

Was it enough money for everyone?

Of course. There was a lot of money.

Some even demanded interest. For the trouble.

Blackmailers!

Vikulin should hold responsibility

if something goes wrong. Right?

Stop moralizing! He was dying anyway.

At least he earned some money for treatment.

He did his job perfectly.

He got good money. And we said goodbye.

I never saw him again.

What happened next is not of my business.

What do you mean not of your business?

He was probably killed because he was pretending to be you.

He shouldve stopped pretending to be me for a week already

Stop! Does Karina know Im here?

We didnt tell her anything. Just asked for the address.

Its like she wont figure it out. Andryuha, pack our stuff, were moving.

- Thanks for the info! - Youre welcome.

What a beauty. Do a trick.

- Oh! - Cant we just ride?

Without all those tricks?

You dont understand, its better that way.

- Thats my phone. Give it. - Wait. Press stop.

- Hi all. - Hi.

- Hello. - Okay.

Meet Ed. Thats my friend Ksyu.

Its our friend, a genius biologist.

- Almost a Nobel laureate. - And a cool guy!

So thats how our bright minds look like.

Im a bright mind. Dont know about him.

Olya, take a photo of me and a future laureate.

Of course. A bit closer.

- Closer. - Oksa

Hello.

Hi. Are you coming with us?

You told me that you cant ride roller skates?!

Ive learnt.

Ksyusha, meet Oksa, our colleague.

She gets out of the office quite rarely.

Lets go for a ride. Its going to be a fun day.

I forgot. I get out of the office quite rarely.

I still have work to do there.

Thanks for inviting me Shurik! Have fun!

Ed is that your girlfriend?

No. Sorry guys. Im not in the right mood. Im going home.

Ed, come on.

Ed!

Olya, come here! Olya! Whats wrong?

- He just began living the part. - Who? Vikulin?

Yes. He found out that he was dying and decided

that its his last tour.

- Yeah. - To live large, so to say.

He was a jobless actor before that.

Who he became a cool broker, with money.

Its not about money, Kirill. Do you remember what his neighbor told?

Arseniy had changed completely.

He liked being Dubik.

Sure. Dubik was living a large life. Money, women.

Vikulin wanted same things.

Your move.

Cheated investors probably killed him.

The ones who Dubik still owed to.

But we dont have the evidence.

Because they hired somebody I think.

If we find a killer well finder his clients.

I think we need to search among gym clients.

Arkadiy is on that already. Okay. Your move.

Like that!

Where are our guys? Its unusual to see the Academy empty.

Its weekend Nastya.

Arkadiy and Mishin have already opened a bottle of champagne.

- Guys went roller-skating. - Yeah?

Maybe well do something fun too?

No. Do you like roller-skating?

Sure. I taught my son and learnt it myself.

I dont know how to do that. Never even wore them.

- Really? - Yes.

I never had the time.

Well, youre a workaholic.

As your coworker I just have to teach your how to roller skate.

So lets go for a ride next weekend.

As I understand youre giving me no choice.

- Absolutely. - Fine. Its a deal.

Yes, Denis. Yes. Got that, fine.

Its Denis. Meeting is in half an hour.

- Yeah? Good luck. - Thanks, mate.

Its an interesting game. I just dont understand it at all.

Okay, off I go.

Kirill, Denis, hello! Take a sit.

Wheres Alla?

Unfortunately she couldnt come.

But we need her presence. It wont take much time.

Me and doctor Lemke made a list of our demands.

I can hear your demands,

but it doesnt make much difference.

We have our demands and we wont give up.

Then I dont understand why are you here.

To make things easier for you and us.

Did doctor Lemke tell about his relationship with his boss

which happened when he was married?

We have a witness statement that proves you were cheating.

Why are you intruding in my private life? She cheated on me!

What witness statement? Who gave it to you?

It doesnt matter. If you dont agree on our divorce conditions

then we will have to announce that statement in court.

In that case besides division of property and your apartment

your wife will try to restrict you seeing your child.

Goodbye.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

I dont understand. I just dont understand why

didnt you tell me about your relationship?

Because its not anyones business but mine.

Im not judging you. But I want to know the truth.

Because Im your lawyer. And I need to know the truth God damn it!

Its my personal stuff.

Then think about the trial.

And how youre going to defend yourself.

Because I dont want to defend a client who lies to me.

Hello! Hows it going?

Heres the list of people who were at the gym that day.

50 people, not including staff.

And a quick check showed that they are all decent people.

Everybody has a family, nice job and good income.

Nobody looks like a hit man.

- Were there rookies that day? - Everybody has a year subscription.

What about the staff?

Its not as simple. Theres a barmaid.

She has started working here recently. Only a month. Student.

I see. Nastya and Kirill think that its one of the cheated investors.

Id not exclude the love line.

Dubik was a seducer.

He probably has a lot of cheated women on his list.

One of them couldve killed Vikulin thinking it was Dubik.

What if she didnt kill him?

What if she just knocked him out? And then saw him suffocating.

Tried to help, gave him a CPR.

Thats why DNA test showed female saliva in his mouth.

A tough woman if she was able to knock him out with one punch.

Some water?

No, thanks. Why did you invite me here?

Were investigating murder of Sergei Dubik.

You knew that man. Thats why we invited you to talk.

And we have a request. We want to take your DNA sample.

Im not giving you any samples.

I dont understand what am I charged with here.

Youre not charged with anything. Its just a deposition. Standart procedure.

Fine. Ask me then.

How long have you known Sergey?

Since he started working out at our gym.

- How often you were seeing him? - Three times a week.

- When did you see him for the last time? - Four months ago.

What about the day of his death?

Yes Maybe. But from a distance.

- You didnt talk to him? - No.

Strange. You were communicating often,

seeing each other three times a week during four months.

So he didnt even say hello to you?

Whats the difference? Were not close friends.

That guy had a reputation of a lover-man.

He was married. But that didnt stop him from getting mistresses.

And youre a young and very beautiful woman.

So he didnt try to hit on you?

What are you talking about? You think we had an affair?

Im not suggesting anything. Im just checking different theories.

Someone came up to Sergei that day

and punched him in the face really hard.

We suppose that the attacker could be a woman.

Im not the only girl at the gym!

Yes. But youre the only one at the gym

who is athletic enough

and that can lead us to a conclusion

that you did hit him with such force that he lost his consciousness.

Thats it.

Im shocked! I dont understand!

You think Im guilty just because Im not a thin girlie

and I keep my body in good shape.

If you have nothing to hide, if youre not guilty

then you wont refuse my request to collect your DNA sample.

Fine. Take it.

- Hello Ed! - Hello.

So we were right?

- The killer is Maria? - No, doc.

Marias DNA sample doesnt match the one from Vikulins mouth.

Wow! We need to call Nastya now.

Wait. Ill go to the gym

and ask about other strong women. What if Maria is not the only one.

Our special cocktail.

- Thanks a lot. Can I have ice? - Sure.

Thats enough. Thanks. How long have you been working here?

Ive been working here for only a month.

Before that I was working at Fintess Kingdom on Paveletskaya.

Are there female instructors besides Maria?

Yes, a couple. But only one was working the day Dubik died.

Did you see Sergei Dubik the day he died?

Yes. He got the same cocktail.

I see. Tell me, could some stranger get inside the gym?

No. You need to have a pass. Some random people cant get in.

Tasty! Do you always put such big ice cubes?

Yes. We have special equipment.

It makes ice of that form.

Excuse me but I want

you to go with me and testify.

Your DNA matches the one that was found in victims mouth.

But you didnt want to kill him. It was an accident.

You were really mad.

You had an affair with Dubik. Before his disappearance. Right?

Then he just disappeared. And you found another job.

And then you saw him accidentally at that gym.

Came up to him to talk.

And he pretended that he doesnt know you.

That got you really mad. I understand you well.

And its really hard to find a real man nowadays.

A man who would love and appreciate you.

He didnt even call me. He just disappeared.

I though he used me.

He was going to get a massage. I followed him. I just wanted to talk.

He said that he didnt know you.

Its like he was mocking me.

I couldnt hold myself from slapping his face.

And he started choking. I couldnt understand what was happening.

And when you did it was too late already.

I tried to help him. But he stopped breathing.

You got scared and just left?

I see. Take her away.

Whats going to happen to me? I didnt want that.

The court will decide.

Kirill how did you know that was her?

Vikulin was drinking same herbal cocktail before death.

A broken glass was found near the body at the crime scene.

I think it was like that.

He drank that herbal cocktail. The girl came up and punched him.

And he choked on a piece of ice.

And then ice got stuck in his throat.

Can you really choke on a piece of ice?

You know, Nastya, we had an accident at the university.

Our professor gave us a task, to determine cause of death within 24 hours.

Showed us the body.

Nobody determined it. And it turned out that he choked on a piece of ice.

When I saw ice on a bar stand

I thought that it could be that girl.

Yes. I see.

Why arent you going home?

Well

Doc, do you need 38 size roller skates?

No

Well maybe How much?

No, no. Its a present.

Kirill, please. I cant take it anymore.

Its good nobody can see how I embarrass myself.

Lets take them off and walk.

No, lets try. Youre starting to make progress. Lets go.

Careful. With your leg.

Right, left. Right, left.

Thats so cool! Lets go.

Hold me! Oops.

- Hold me. - Its okay.

Careful.

How was your meeting with Allas lawyer?

Lets talk about that later. Lets just relax.

Okay.

Just hold me, Kirill, hold me!

Im your partner. Lets go.