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Serezha, can I come with you?

Masha, wait for me here.

It's just my uncle doesn't like when I bring strangers.

Am I a stranger?

You see, he's retired.

He's very paranoid and sees thieves everywhere

and bandits that want to rob him.

I think there's a reason.

Masha, why are you being like that?

You know what he went through when he was serving in the police.

Okay, sorry. I just don't understand how one could be so ungrateful.

You were supporting him for two years and he just kicked you out on the street.

So what? I'm not mad at him.

We don't know what are we going to be like at his age.

He was such a hero in his youth.

Yeah?

Okay.

Go now.

- Come back soon. - It'll be quick.

Bye.

Hello mom. Serega is going to live with us now.

His awful uncle kicked him out. Yeah.

He met some chick, wants to marry her.

Yeah, grey hair and still has it.

That's fine. Yes.

Now Tumanov will be listening to your memoirs all the time.

Are you happy? Yes, me too.

I'll call you back mom. Bye.

Serezha. What happened?

Here, drink. What happened?

Talk to me!

Masha. He's dead.

ACADEMIA

GALINA SUMINA

MAKSIM BITYUKOV

ELIZAVETA LOTOVA, ALEKSANDR KONSTANTINOV, VLADIMIR YUMATOV

ALEKSANDR YATSKO, IGOR YURTAEV, ERIK YARALOV

ACADEMIA

Nastya. Are you upset with something?

No, Yuriy Kuzmich. I'm not feeling so well.

That's too bad. I need you healthy.

Listen, well…

Retired Police General Savelyev was murdered at his apartment.

We was an honorable man.

Yes, I've heard of him.

They're already working on the body. A standard gunshot.

But you should send Lemke. Let him check everything one more time.

Why are you trying to involve us?

Well, you see…

There's some mess with the evidence.

No clues at his place. We have absolutely nothing.

The criminal somehow broke into his apartment.

And murdered Savelyev. And then he evaporated.

So send Shurik and Ed there.

Let them check it once again.

And they must talk Savelyev's nephew. Tumanov.

He had been living at his place for a couple of years. He found the body.

- Okay? - Fine.

- A lot of fingerprints on that clock. - Tumanov's?

I don't know. We'll check at the lab.

- Was he living alone? - Who knows…

Some glue marks here. Fresh. No dust.

Yes. On both sides.

Probably from duct tape. You know what I think?

I think the victim was tied to this chair.

And he was tortured and then killed.

- Good morning Nastya. - Any news?

Yes, counselor. We have some.

No mysteries with the body. A classic gunshot.

One fatal shot right to the heart.

- Any torture marks? - No. Nothing of that nature.

- Time of death? - Yes. I've determined it.

Around ten – eleven PM.

- When was the body found? - Next day, at 13:30.

He was found sitting in a chair.

But we think that his hands were tied to the chair using duct tape.

Shurik found marks of glue on the armrests.

Were his hands tied when he was found?

- Not tied. I've told you. - What about duct tape?

We didn't find duct tape there!

Okay. I don't understand why his hands were untied

after he got shot?

How would I know? Are you sure there's no torture marks?

Yes, I'm sure.

I just found some traces of sleeping pills in his blood.

- Why didn't you mention it earlier? - Nastya, I was going to. But you…

What?

Nastya stop talking to me like that!

- How am I talking to you? - I can explain everything.

- Explain what? - Let's talk like grownups.

I think we have nothing to talk about.

I think we have something to talk about.

I think you're mistaken. We have nothing to talk about, Kirill.

Don't touch me!

Missis where can I find Arkadiy Rotkin's office?

My surname is Tumanov. I'm here for the deposition.

Are you Savelyev's nephew? Why you call it deposition though?

You're not a suspect…

I'm ready to help the investigation to find my uncle's murderer.

I see.

Is it true that you insisted on body search?

Yes. Exactly so.

That's good of course.

But a little advice.

We have enough stuff to do. Come here.

- Yeah? Thanks. - You're welcome.

- Yes. - Doctor Rotkin?

Yes. Take a sit.

Sergei Tumanov?

- Yes. - Are you 28 years old?

Yes.

Serezha, let's talk about your uncle.

My uncle was very paranoid. I think it was because of his age.

He was always afraid of revenge from somebody

who he jailed or something.

But I think for no reason.

Of course. It's just some old man's fantasies.

He never had any haters

or enemies.

How long were you living at his place?

For almost two years.

I moved there because my uncle had a heart disease.

And I had to help and look after him.

Were you just looking after him or you had a job too?

- Sure. I work as a guard. - Why did you move out?

Uncle had met Svetlana three months ago.

She's just a nurse at the hospital

that my uncle went to.

And my uncle got that idea two weeks ago.

- What idea? - To marry her.

And he asked you to move out.

Exactly. And I'm happy about it.

It's tough to say that but

uncle really got on my nerves during these two years.

I wanted to move out a long time ago.

But he had a heart disease and he needed to be looked after.

I'm really grateful to Svetlana.

Where do you live now?

With Masha, my fiancee. Well, not at her place.

At her parents' place in Moscow suburb.

When uncle told me to move out, I went to live with her.

And I'm living with them now.

When did you visit your uncle for the last time?

Yesterday. At seven PM.

Uncle was feeling great. He was in a good mood.

What next? From ten to eleven PM?

Then we went to the club. Me, Masha and bunch of her friends.

- Fine. You can go now. - Thank you.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Glue marks on his shirt are same as the ones on the armrest.

I don't get it. I can understand why he was tied to a chair

but I cant understand why was he untied?

- And got rid of duct tape… - A Makarov Pistol, here's the bullet.

Oksa says that he called ambulance three times this year.

He had cardiac angina. What was the sleeping pill?

Yes. Phenolitain. A long term effect drug.

It's effect lasts for about eight to ten hours.

Arthur called. Forensics are working at his place.

Svetlana came there. Savelyev's fiancee.

She wants her stuff.

You don't understand what a wonderful man he was.

We met at the hospital.

He was so gentle.

Why would someone kill him?

He bought me that vase on the 8th of March.

This service is also his gift.

I'm sorry. You have to put everything back.

Why?

Because it's his property.

And it will be divided among his relatives.

That inheritor doesn't deserve a singe tea spoon from his table.

I loved him so much.

I told my parents and friends about him.

We were preparing for the wedding.

We went to choose wedding rings.

Where were you the day he was killed?

I've told you. I went to visit my parents.

What can you tell us about Tumanov?

I didn't talk to him much.

What was Savelyev's relationship with his nephew?

Nothing special. He disliked his nephew.

He thought he's worthless.

Why do you think he was serving him all this time?

All because of the inheritance.

The happiness was so close.

Okay. Put the cigar case and everything else in it's place.

Kirill, please.

I'm tired. If you have any questions for me, let's do it tomorrow.

My workday is over.

Kirill. Goodbye.

- Hello. - Hello.

Had a fight with Kirill?

Olya, I'm not going to discuss my private life with you.

- I'm just curious. - Don't be curious.

Tell me. Did you really have something with Gnatyuk? That's important.

I'm waiting for Kirill here.

I've decided to take him out. You're making him work too much.

You see, Vika is having some problems. She needs me as a doctor.

Yes. You can't abandon her while she's in trouble.

Kirill, I just love you.

Let's go Kirill. Meeting at the break room.

I can't go. Vika is about to come. I'm waiting her.

It's just I needed him very much back then.

And like it usually goes we started talking and forgot about time.

I don't deserve to be treated this way!

You have no secrets from Viktoria.

Stay away from my private life.

Kirill! Catch up!

You can't drive like that. Let me take you home.

- Kirill. - Happy birthday Nastya.

- Kirill, are you coming with me? - Yes if it's dangerous.

You saved my life. I owe you 500 neckties for that.

- Hold me! - It's okay.

It's okay.

At least I've got much better date than at the school dance.

Kirill!

Yes.

We're not in a fight.

We have purely work relationship.

So is it private life or work?

I think you're mad at yourself, not at him.

Why is that?

Who are you lying to? I see how you look at him.

Olya.

Nastya if you need to talk to someone

you can count on me. I'm your sister.

Pour me some tea please.

With some lemon, like I love it.

- Hello colleagues. - Hello.

- Any news? - There are some.

Here. I found it in Savelyev's papers. Sleeping pills were his.

I've count how many of them should've been left

if he was taking them regularly. And there's much less left.

So he overdosed.

Kirill said that he didn't find any pills in his stomach.

They dissolved before he died. And about two hours had passed since that.

Wait. So he was sleeping at the moment of his death?

Sleeping tight. For about three hours.

Why would someone tape him to a chair?

That's the thing…

The murder is quite strange. They waited till he fell asleep.

Then taped him to a chair, shot him and untied him.

- It's complicated. - Oksa.

Anything on Tumanov?

Not much, but there's something.

He moved from Kurchatov, Kursk district, two years ago.

His parents are simple workers. His mother is Savelyev's sister.

She died two years ago. He moved to Moscow right after that.

With uncle's help got a job as a guard at a parking lot.

No criminal record.

- Hello. - Hello.

- Can I? - Sure. take a sit.

What was your relationship with Svetlana?

Almost none. I didn't talk to her much.

I know that she was a man before my uncle, Dmitriy I think.

- Did they break up because of uncle? - I think so.

I was at uncle's place not long before his death

She moved to live with him already.

Svetlana moved to live with my uncle.

I overheard their conversation by accident.

It wasn't on purpose, I wasn't eavesdropping.

She was talking very loud on the phone.

And I understood that

Dmitriy was talking her out of marrying my uncle.

He was threatening to beat up my uncle.

Are you sure you got it right?

I remember her yelling: “don't you dare to touch him!”

Or something like that.

Oh and also there's a store in front of our house.

I know for sure that it has a surveillance camera.

I came to see my friend, he works as a guard too.

And I saw that you can clearly see our entrance on the monitor.

So this morning I thought that it might help and…

Quite possible.

Thank you. I don't have any more questions for you.

- Yes. Thank you. Goodbye. - Goodbye.

Take a look. Do you see that?

Bullet got into his body under a small angle.

You see that?

Estimating the range of the shot

you can tell that by the room size.

The gun was around forty centimeters above the floor.

So the killer was sitting on the floor?

No. He was probably lying.

It's possible of course. But it's strange.

Okay. I'll try to create a computer simulation of the shot.

Then we'll see.

Yeah. I wanted to ask you about that.

I've checked recording from nightclub's cameras.

During the murder of Savelyev, Tumanov was there the whole time.

What about Masha?

Same as him. So they both have an alibi.

So you don't have an alibi.

I was at home watching TV. I fell asleep.

Why would I need an alibi if I didn't kill anyone?

But you wanted to talk to Savelyev “like men do”?

I was just saying it. Do you think I'm crazy or something?

He's an ex-cop. I don't need that kind of trouble.

Have you ever been at Savelyev's place?

Of course not.

We were doing fine with Sveta. I'm earning enough money…

At least it was enough for buying her clothes.

Why did she leave you if you're such a great boyfriend?

- Are you kidding? - No.

It's obvious.

She was with that old man because of his money and apartment.

She told that he was going to die soon.

That he won't live for another six months with his heart.

I've created a simulation of that shot, like Lemke told,

you can shoot 40 cm above the floor only if you're lying.

I don't get it. Why was he on the floor?

I established the exact time of the shot. It's 22:30.

So the killer made a shot and then stopped the clock?

During the shot – propellant gases come out

and particles of unburnt gunpowder.

They are all over the place.

It got onto clock face and on clock hands.

But it doesn't get under the clock hands.

So theoretically you can find out

where the clock hands were during the shot.

That's the exact time of death.

- Shurik, you're a genius! - But!

This time is different by three hours

from the time that Savelyev took Phenolitain.

So the killer tied down Savelyev in his sleep

and then shoot him while lying down.

- Kirill! Hello. Are you okay? - I was just thinking.

Do you remember about the conference and your report tomorrow?

Of course I remember.

If you remember

why didn't you come yesterday for the rehearsal?

Sorry, couldn't come. I'll practice alone later.

- Alone. - You see…

It's quite tough. I'm thinking about it all the time.

That's how it goes.

Fine.

Oksa, what's with your phone? You are always not available.

Nastya wants to know what's up with Dmitriy.

Yes, it's out of battery.

I've checked camera recordings

from the shop in front of Savelyev's house. And look who we have there.

- Dmitriy. - Yeah.

He's saying that he has never been there.

So he was there. And he was at Savelyev's place

that evening when he was murdered.

He was at his place for fifteen minutes exactly.

I think you can murder somebody and cover it up during that period.

Yes. You can. Shall I call Nastya?

So she could get a warrant and send Arthur to search Dmitriy's property.

Yes.

Nothing.

- Open up the trunk. Check here. - No problem.

- I don't know what you're looking for. - But I've told your colleague

that I'm innocent. And I have nothing to hide.

Here.

Here it is!

It's not mine.

Savelyev called me around 6 PM.

He asked me to come and talk with him.

To talk like men.

- The day he was murdered? - Yes.

Had you ever talked to Savelyev before that call?

No I hadn't. I was surprised when he called.

And you agreed to come?

Why would I refuse? I came in the evening.

At half past eleven like we arranged. Be he didn't open the door.

Did anybody see you? His neighbors maybe?

No. I stayed there for another ten-fifteen minutes,

rang the door once again and left.

Why did you hide it from us?

Because I promised Sveta not to touch him.

She really believed that I can hurt him. What an idiot.

That's so strange. Savelyev is dead.

You're the main suspect.

And instead of proving your innocence

your trying to hide from Svetlana

the fact that you came to Savelyev.

Yes I'm worried. Because it's important for me.

What about the gun?

I have no idea how it got into the car.

You're the police, you figure it out!

We'll figure it out. Don't worry.

It's clear that it was planted.

Dmitriy has a motive and the evidence is against him.

But here's a thing… How did he get into his apartment

if we're sure that Savelyev was sleeping.

- What if the door was unlocked? - Could be so.

Then there's another question.

If Dmitriy came to kill Savelyev

then why did he tie him up

if we know that Savelyev was sleeping.

Tumanov told that Savelyev was paranoid and scared of revenge.

I don't believe that he left the door open.

- The key. - What?

Svetlana could've given it to him.

Svetlana wouldn't benefit from Savelyev's murder.

Somebody could've stolen the key from her.

I doubt it. I don't think he was walking around with a gun.

I watched the surveillance camera recordings.

He was wearing a mesh tank top and green shorts.

There's no place to hide a gun.

He could've hidden it earlier.

At the staircase. We can go and check.

If he left the gun there, there should be some marks left.

Go. But I don't understand

why didn't he get rid of it right away, and kept it in his car?

- Maybe he didn't have time. - Or forgot about it.

So you like flora and fauna?

Yes. And for a reason. Look what I've found.

Yes. A clear mark.

- He used a suppressor. - Yes.

Why is that?

Marks of duct tape. He was hiding it here with the gun.

I still can't understand why he used duct tape.

Let's go. Detectives will figure it out.

I spoke to Svetlana. She told that she didn't leave the keys anywhere.

The keys are always with her. Also she told that

she fought with Tumanov a lot because

he was giving sleeping pills to Savelyev.

That Phenolitain pill is addictive.

And obviously Savelyev got addicted

and Tumanov couldn't refuse him.

- May I? - Yes.

I've checked all outgoing calls on Savelyev's phone.

He really called Dmitriy not long before his death.

Yes. But he was sleeping at that time.

It's just an assumption that he was sleeping.

Sleeping pills works differently on everybody.

Savelyev had an addiction. But still

I think Dmitriy was set up.

We know the exact time of murder.

And we saw on camera recordings

that nobody entered the house except Dmitriy.

Doc! Well…

This gun is a murder weapon.

I don't know how it's connected to Dmitriy yet.

No finger prints on it.

Just particles of soil.

I think it was hidden in a flower pot.

Yes. The killer could be anyone who entered the house.

Including Dmitriy.

Let's assume he's telling the truth and he didn't enter the apartment.

Tumanov could've hired a killer.

Only he benefits from Savelyev's death.

Doctor Lemke told that the shot was made from the floor.

Why would the killer tie up Savelyev in sleep

make a shot lying on the floor

and then hide the gun in a flower pot?

Oksa!

- Show us your simulation again. - Okay, a second.

I think I know why he was tied up. It was a delayed murder!

The killer used a device with a timer.

The shot was made from below

because the device was on the floor, or it was attached to something.

And the body was tied so he wouldn't fall in his sleep.

So he would always stay on the firing line.

There are mechanical serrations on the gun.

They probably came from a vice.

Vice was attached to a coffee table.

There is one in Savelyev's living room.

The killer sedated Savelyev. Then placed him into a chair.

Tied him up with duct tape so he wouldn't fall.

Then he attached the gun somewhere to the table.

- Yes. - Turned on the timer and left.

And when the shot was made

the killer was at someplace else.

By that he gave himself an alibi.

What is Tumanov's profession?

He worked as a guard in Moscow. Don't know the rest.

We can ask his girlfriend Masha.

Fine. I'll meet her soon.

I love Serezha. I think he's a decent and honest man.

Not everyone takes care about his uncle free of charge.

Yes. Sure. But he had no choice.

Had no real job.

Losers usually work as guards.

Why would you say that? You don't know him.

Serezha is a talented engineer. He has many inventions and patents.

He's been negotiating with foreign investors for a long time.

It's good. But we know nothing about it.

I'm sorry.

When he sells his inventions we'll buy a house in Moscow suburb.

And we'll get married.

Are you aware that Tumanov is not the sole beneficiary of Savelyev?

Serezha is selfless. He doesn't need inheritance.

He earns ten times more!

And if not, so what? We're happy as we are.

- Who is on that case? - Anastasia Vladimirovna Zorina.

I need to see her. She should understand me as a woman.

Fine. You'll meet her. But don't get your hopes high.

I'm afraid it won't change anything.

Table height is about 40 centimeters. Some cracks here.

Looks like they came from a vice. He put a pad on a polished side

not to leave marks.

And here we have clear marks. It's a vice for sure.

See that?

Yes, something was attached here.

To make a shot a 500mm metal plate

is welded to the base of the device.

A variable-length traction device

is then attached to it with bolts

and it has a weapon trigger on it's side.

Wires are attached to the relay winding

for electricity supply of 12 volts.

Tumanov has a degree in electrical engineering.

So he's capable of making such device? Right?

So he took the device out of the apartment and hid it somewhere.

When he allegedly found the body.

He came to his place three hours before the murder

and assembled the device.

Then called Dmitry pretending to be Savelyev and appointed a meeting.

Dmitriy had never met Savelyev.

And Dmitriy didn't know how Savelyev's voice sounded like.

I think Tumanov planned every detail to set up Dmitriy.

We need to find the strongest evidence.

Of course. Without the device it's only speculation.

Just don't mess up with the polarity. Okay?

Have you noticed something about Zorina lately?

They haâ some sort of a fight with Lemke. They barely talk.

Yeah. She doesn't even look at him.

Doc. You probably know what's going on.

I don't know and I don't want to. And you should stay out of this.

Focus on your work.

We're focused.

That's great. Oksa, please find out

what patents and inventions Tumanov has.

What foreign investors is he negotiating with?

What is that?

- Hello. - Hi.

Found anything, Shurik?

Yes. Traces of gunpowder on the table.

So there's no doubt

a device with a time-relay was used for murder.

And it was attached to the table. Look.

Marks from a vice.

Listen, doc.

We've found out that Tumanov has neither patents nor inventions.

He's not negotiating with investors.

Yes. He was just lying to naive Masha.

So that's what we know:

from camera recordings

in front of Savelyev's home.

Considering police and neighbors testimony and that

we found only a gun at the staircase.

We think that Tumanov didn't take the device out of Savelyev's flat.

It's probably still there.

He just disassembled it.

Good job colleagues! Call Arthur.

Ed take Shurik and go to Savelyev's apartment.

And look for the parts there.

Ed! Look, a vice!

It was attached to the table for sure.

- Look, is that it? - Does it have any holes in it?

- Yeah. - That's it then.

Here's the relay.

Nastya found out that I slept with Gnatyuk. And she can't forgive me.

You had a lot of time

to think about your choice. It's time.

I have no choice. Gnatyuk is in past.

And I have purely professional relationship with Nastya.

- Don't lie to me please. - I don't understand.

Everybody knows that it's not

just professional relationship between you and Nastya.

- Who knows? - Everybody. That's true.

If you have professional relationship, that's okay.

But if you dream of something bigger, you have to tell her.

Look Kiryusha, if you don't do it, someone else will.

Come on.

What are you talking about?

Sorry, Shurik.

He only had around five to seven minutes to do everything.

How did he manage to do it so quickly?

Come inside the apartment, untie Savelyev's hands

disassemble the device and hide it's parts.

Let's do an investigational experiment.

- Shall we try? - Let's try.

Okay.

Sorry. Will you help me?

- Wait for my command. - Yeah.

Go!

Less than a minute.

Add time for removing the vice,

pistol and fingerprints. Plus two or three minutes.

Tumanov had five minutes or less.

That's bad. We only have circumstantial evidence.

Wait. That proves my version!

It does. But it doesn't point at Tumanov directly.

I spoke to Dmitriy once again.

He told me that he was going to go to work the day before yesterday

and he found that his tire was flat.

Tumanov could've done it.

And while Dmitriy was changing a tire

he could've planted a gun in his car.

A perfect plan!

He comes to Savelyev in the evening.

Sedates him. Waits until he falls asleep. Then…

When Savelyev falls asleep, he ties him to a chair.

Then sets up his device on the table near him.

Then he calls Dmitriy

using Savelyev's phone and makes an appointment.

Next morning he comes back to disassemble the device.

Unties Savelyev. And then hides the gun and duct tape.

After that he went through a body search.

- By his request by the way. - And we found nothing.

They he takes duct tape and the gun.

And plants the gun in Dmitriy's car. Your move.

That's right.

- Hello. - Hello.

Serezha got arrested.

Yes. I know. I'm sorry, but…

I know he did it because of me.

Tell him please

that I love him.

So, Ed?

I found Tumanov's fingerprints on some parts.

It doesn't prove anything.

These are the parts that were in the apartment.

He touched them when he was living there.

- Does Zorina know? - Yes.

By the way. We have some news.

Anastasia Vladimirovna contact director of the factory in Kurchatov

where he used to work. And found out something interesting.

I didn't kill him.

You're a talented inventor.

And we are probably the first who found out about your abilities.

I didn't do it.

You fingerprints are on the parts of the device.

So what? I was living with my uncle for two years.

So my fingerprints are all over the place.

Why are you talking about your uncle's place?

Have I said that the device was found there?

You see? You fooled yourself.

You knew that those parts

are at Savelyev's place. Because you left them there.

Listen… what I'm saying!

Don't bother. We have fingerprints

which can be left only be assembling the device.

I know that device was assembled by you.

What are you talking about? You don't know me!

I disagree. I did some research.

I contacted factory workers and director in Kurchatov.

Where you were working for about 10 years. You know what they told me?

That you're lazy and incompetent.

That you were lying all the time.

About your genius inventions.

But there were no inventions. It's all fake.

You've been living on your parent's money.

And one time you got lucky.

A famous rich relative got sick.

And you were hoping to get his money,

you went to the capital to look after him.

Then you met a sweet and kind girl Masha

who believed your every word.

Then Savelyev being half-dead,

got involved with a young nurse.

And he broke your plans by doing so.

For sure! I was putting up with that jerk's abuse for two years.

And for what? He just kicked me out one day.

- Yeah? - I understand you.

You had no choice but to kill him.

I didn't kill him! I wasn't even there!

I have a ton of witnesses.

Sure. I've already told you,

I admire you ingenuity.

You've got yourself a perfect alibi.

But I doubt Masha is going to like it.

Stay away from Masha!

Here's a letter. It's from Maria.

Read!

She loved you.

With all your strangeness and weirdness.

She wanted nothing from you.

She didn't want your money and inventions.

She loved…

Criminals are caught. Justice has been done.

Hooray! To the Academy!

- Stop Shurik. - You're here…

- Hello. - Hello.

We thought you left.

We wanted to spend evening together.

But Shurik's grandpa didn't go to his meeting.

- Are we bothering you? - Of course not!

- Do you want some champagne? - Sure we do.

- Glasses. - I'll bring.

What are we drinking to?

- To grandpa. - To health.

Nastya! Stop it. I know you're mad at me.

I understand. That story with Vika.

Sometimes a man can't handle his own problems.

And he just wants to escape somewhere and relax.

And that happened.

That story doesn't affect my feelings…

Kirill! You don't have to explain it.

You're a grown man, you can do whatever you want.

Nastya, you have to understand.

I understand it very well. Don't worry.

We're just friends, aren't we?