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Let’s go.

Calm down.

Forgot who you owe to? Ungrateful.

Samohina!

Quiet!

Morozova, bring a doctor!

Hold here.

ACADEMIA

GALINA SUMINA

MAKSIM BITYUKOV

ELIZAVETA LOTOVA, ALEKSANDR KONSTANTINOV, VLADIMIR YUMATOV

ALEKSANDR YATSKO, IGOR YURTAEV, ERIK YARALOV

ACADEMIA

Hello, Kirill.

Hello, Nastya. What happened?

Murder of a convict. In women’s prison.

Why us?

Local experts can’t handle on their own.

There were a lot of attackers. A lot of stabs were made.

One stab was fatal, it’s unknown who did it.

We’ll figure it out.

Wait, Kirill. What about the scientific conference?

It’s the day after tomorrow. And you asked for two days off.

Aren’t you going to do the report?

Let me give you a question for an answer.

Do you think you can manage without me?

I don’t know. I just called an expert.

from Forensic Medical Bureau.

I don’t think he can substitute you

but I don’t want to distract you from your scientific work.

Let me decide the importance of the report.

And think of what has higher priority. Okay?

- Yes. - Where’s doc? At his office?

He went to the crime scene with Arthur.

Thanks Kirill.

It’s quite unexpected for us.

What’s so unexpected?

Inmates fight and kill each other all the time.

It’s rare in our prison.

It’s a good establishment.

You can see our stats at the ministry.

I believe you, Pavel Genadyevich.

I’m sure your stats are good. It’s not about stats.

Why did five inmates attack and kill her?

I have no idea. Our inmates are well-disciplined.

We have strict rules.

Sudakova was almost a perfect inmate.

But you have to agree that not always inmates

that are liked by superiors are liked by other inmates.

Even in such exemplary prison as yours.

Exemplary doesn’t mean perfect.

Yes, far from perfect.

At your exemplary prison

five inmates were able to make shivs and use them.

We are working on these shivs now.

We’ll investigate that. Do you have an interrogation room?

Yes, sure.

- Do you have a pen? - I have one.

Give it to me. Thanks. Who’s first?

- Brovina? - Who’s next?

Samohina, Kamyshova, Belova.

Okay, fine.

I found 27 stab wounds on Sudakova’s body.

Only one was fatal. That wound on her neck.

It hit an artery and Sudakova died of blood loss.

So each attacker stabbed her around 5-6 times,

and only one was fatal. Strange.

They probably didn’t try to kill Sudakova.

What do you mean?

All shivs are around ten centimeters in length,

and depth off all wounds except that one on her neck are around 1.5 cm.

So stabs weren’t deep?

Yes. I think they were holding their shivs

so wounds wouldn’t be deep. Also.

Twenty six stab wounds didn’t hit

any vital organs.

The possibility of excessive bleeding was low.

So there’s only one conclusion.

They didn’t want to kill her.

What about the wound on her neck?

I think it was accidental.

Maybe her forearm was a target.

And Sudakova, trying to defend herself

changed it’s direction and it hit her neck.

So her attempt of self-defense is the reason of her death?

I think so.

- Is that all Kirill? - Yes.

Let’s work on that version.

Oksa, this is the case of Anzhela Sudakova.

She was doing time for economic crimes.

Study it carefully please.

Fine.

- Shall I continue? - Sure Kirill.

Samohina is the gang leader. Her nickname is Horse.

- Why? - She’s very strong.

When they attacked Sudakova, we were barely able to subdue her.

Who are the other ones?

Four of them: Tonya, Marusya, Leila and Kira Zaletnaya.

And Samohina is their leader.

- What are they in here for? - Article 105. Crazy women.

A nice team. Dasha, why did they kill Sudakova, what do you think?

Well, they are the strongest gang here. Everybody is afraid of them.

- Was Sudakova afraid of them too? - Sudakova was on her own.

Nobody cared about it.

Except for Samohina who took it as an insult.

Could that be the reason for murder?

They didn’t want to kill her. They overdid it a bit too much.

- Overdid. - Yeah.

Come in, sit.

We didn’t want to kill her.

She wasn’t important enough to kill.

What did you want from her, attacking her with shivs?

We wanted to punish her.

So she would know that it’s prison, not a vacation.

- Why did you want to punish her? - She was slacking at work.

Didn’t do her job properly. Our whole group was suffering.

It’s unfair.

You have a strange idea about justice.

I think it’s cruelty, not justice.

Four years ago my son was coming home from work.

Four people were with him. They were waiting for a bus and got killed.

That scumbag, son of deputy Grishko,

he was driving drunk and crashed into the bus stop.

My son died in ambulance.

Brain hemorrhage.

Deputy protected his son of course

and it all was set up as an accident.

I waited for that scumbag near his house entrance

and stabbed him with a kitchen knife.

So your world has a strange

sense of justice too.

Ask me what you want. And don’t teach me how to live.

- Any info, Oksa? - I’m working on it.

Arkadiy called. It seems like Kirill’s version is true.

They didn’t want to kill Sudakova. Stab to the neck was an accident.

I don’t know. I think Sudakova’s death wasn’t an accident.

Why?

I’ve done some research. Look.

Anzhela Sudakova was quite a successful

fraudster and used to rob men. Big time.

- How? - She used her appearance.

She made them fall in love with her

and they were ready to do anything for her.

Gave her big amounts of money for her business projects.

And there wasn’t any profit from those investments?

The most interesting part is that she got away with everything.

They forgave her everything.

Didn’t try to get a revenge or sue her.

What was she doing time for?

She was here because of a financial crime.

She wanted to play it big time

and got involved with Valentina Kravtsova.

They created a fraud scheme with a fake investment fund

but weren’t successful with it. And Valentina had

set her up so Sudakova got in jail.

Is Valentina free now?

Yes. And here’s the thing.

If Sudakova testified against Valentina,

Valentina would’ve gone to jail for sure.

So you think Valentina could have ordered the hit?

I think yes. She had a strong motive.

I don’t think that a motive is enough in that situation.

To organize a murder in prison

you got to have a lot of pull in the crime world.

Valentina was just a fraudster like you said.

So I lean towards Kirill’s version.

They didn’t want to kill her, they just wanted to scare her.

My version has gotten a serious hole in it.

Now I also think it was a deliberate murder.

These are zoomed in photos of stab wounds.

Look at the edges of the wound.

They are round, just like the blade of a shiv.

This is the wound on her neck.

But it’s different. It’s long and thin.

It’s a blade. But it’s a bit thicker than a knife’s blade.

But it’s a different shiv.

So you’re saying

that none of the five shivs is a murder weapon?

Yes. We need to find a blade.

Fine. I’ll ask Golovanov for permission to search all cells.

We need to search the whole prison territory, not just their cells.

The killer probably tried to get rid of the shiv.

Then we search the whole territory, but I want

our man to be present. Let’s send Ed.

Where did these bitches hide it?

Miss, you’ve dropped it.

Don’t touch anything here. Rybina.

Hey handsome!

What are you doing here? Looking for a treasure?

It’s wrong place to look for a treasure.

- Empty. - Nothing.

You better come visit us, you’ll find such a treasure here!

You have to look around.

Petrova, what the hell are you doing?

You’ll talk when you’re free. Wash it properly!

You can touch us, not just look around.

Shut up.

We can touch you too. Just say it.

Shut your god damn mouths!

Sweep and wash!

Shut it and do your job.

- This is for you. - Rybina.

Stop walking around. Go!

- Kirill! - Vika?

I knew you’d forget!

Do you know where you have to be right now?

- What? I’m working. - Nice joke. Ha-ha-ha.

So you forgot about getting a new costume too?

Pack your stuff, we have forty minutes left.

- We’ll be on time. - Vika we have a new case.

Murder in women’s prison.

Women’s prison. Kirill are you drunk?

How are you going to do a report in that condition?

Vika don’t talk to me like that.

Fine, I won’t talk to you like that.

I got it. You haven’t forgotten about your report.

You didn’t want to go there in the first place.

Because you don’t care about science.

And I’m standing like a fool here.

Have you already told her that you’re not going to do a report?

I’ve just told her.

Why now? You should’ve told it in advance.

What’s the difference? Her reaction would be the same.

It’s not about her reaction. It’s about subordination and respect.

And there are other things between you two.

- What things? - You know what I’m talking about.

I don’t.

She’s a woman and…

Is there something you’re not telling me Nastya?

I’m just saying you did a bad thing.

- Yeah? - Yes.

I think you don’t say what you think.

And our relationship is not relevant to the report.

How do you know what I’m thinking?

I just want to say you did something bad.

Nastya, let’s forget it. Do you have anything for me?

- Yes, it’s about the case. - Okay.

Here’s a shiv. Ed found it in the jail.

I think that’s a murder weapon.

The blade size matches.

The convoy commander found out that the shiv belongs to Taisiya Kamyshova.

I’ll ask Ed to take her fingerprints

and I’ll talk to Taisiya. Continue with your work.

Anastasia Vladimirovna, I’ve found something else in jail.

Here.

A pregnancy test. Do you think one of the inmates is pregnant?

If so – that’s excess of authority

or even worse – a rape.

A guard could’ve thrown it away though.

There are only women there. We need to find it out.

- Do I work on the test? - Sure.

Fine. No fingerprints on it.

But there’s urine and maybe DNA of a woman who used it.

I’m not denying that. The shiv is mine.

You can’t live without one here. You can’t be safe and calm.

Does everybody have a shiv here?

No, not everybody.

But if you don’t want to take a bow to Horse, you have to stay vigilant.

I’m not the one who bows.

Kamyshova, we have proof

that Anzhela Sudakova was murdered using your shiv.

So what? Somebody stole and used it.

You have to find out who stole it.

But you were taking a walk that moment?

The whole jail was on a walk.

The convoy has already told you who stabbed her.

And I wasn’t among them.

So you’re wasting your time. I didn’t kill her.

Even if you didn’t attack her personally

that still doesn’t mean you’re not connected to the murder.

Why would I be connected?

I didn’t know Anzhela at all.

And we’re enemies with Samohina, the Horse.

Anyone here can confirm it.

- Okay. - Guard!

Arkadiy, what do you think about Kamyshova’s part in that story?

It’s not that easy to tell.

Yes. But she’s here for a double murder.

We know that she’s capable of murder.

She’s not like other inmates.

She’s never led by her emotions

unlike the others. And she’s living by the rules.

Even Samokhina, the gang leader has some weaknesses.

Kamyshova doesn’t have those.

So there’s no way cracking her?

We need strong evidence, but even then I’m sure

we won’t have a full confession.

- Okay. - Doc!

- Did you interrogate Kamyshova? - I did.

What did she say?

Almost nothing. She told that the shiv is her but she didn’t do it.

We don’t have strong evidence against her.

Not yet. If we use information I’ve got

maybe we’ll find some evidence.

Facts, Oksa.

Let’s go to the lab, I’ll show you.

Taisiya Kamyshova is in jail for a double murder.

That was a real vendetta.

Quite a case she has. It’s like a real novel.

Who was she getting revenge for?

She avenged her husband.

A famous criminal called Kartaviy.

She had been looking for his murderers for three months.

- Then she found and shot them both. - On her own?

She could’ve ordered it.

She couldn’t refuse herself the pleasure.

The story is interesting. But what does it have to do with our case?

It’s connected. Kartaviy was an authority in the crime world

and he was protecting Valentina Kravtsova’s business too.

Sudakova got in jail because of their business.

And I think Valentina Kravtsova

had set up Sudakova because she had a motive.

She was afraid that Sudakova would testify against her.

So you think Kravtsova ordered Sudakova’s hit?

Probably. And it was executed by the shiv’s owner. Kamyshova.

I agree that Kravtsova had a motive

and she could’ve killed Anzhela with the help from Kamyshova

but Kamyshova didn’t take part in the attack.

So she asked somebody of Samohina’s sidekicks.

I doubt it. She was a loner.

What if she offered big money for that?

We need any clue

that connects Samohina’s gang with Kamyshova.

Okay, I’ll go talk to prison guards once more.

So you think that connection

between Kamyshova and Samohina’s band is impossible.

I doubt Kamyshova was close with anyone.

Especially with Samohina. She was a loner for sure.

And nobody is messing with her,

she’s an authority among prisoners.

Yes. She has some connections in real criminal world.

Her husband is criminal authority. Everybody knows that.

Nobody is messing with her. Even Horse.

Dasha, could Kamyshova pay

someone from Samohina’s gang for the service?

No. They’re scared to death of her. She’s the boss.

And they would’ve snitched on her. We have a lot of snitches here.

- May I? - Sure. Done with the test?

Yes. And I’ve found something interesting. She is ill with lupus.

A rare disease.

It’s easy to detect by a urine sample, so we can easily find out who it is.

Usually people that are sick have red rash on their face.

Doc is at the prison right now. I’ll contact him and will

ask him to find out if anybody has lupus there.

Okay, Dasha. Thank you. That’s it for now.

Hello, yes Nastya.

Dasha wait.

Yes, I’ll find it out.

I’ll find it out and call you back.

Dasha, we have more details on the case.

Have you ever heard of lupus?

It’s a rare disease.

Why are you asking about lupus?

Does anybody of prison guards

or prisoners has that illness?

Yes. How do you know?

It’s my job to know everything and ask about everything. So who?

Belova has it. Vera Belova.

Okay. Vera Belova.

Why are you asking about Belova?

Because she is probably pregnant.

Belova is pregnant?!

I suppose so.

We found a positive pregnancy test on prison territory.

We ran some tests and found out that the woman

who used this test has lupus erythematosus.

And with your help I’ve just found out

that it could be Vera Belova.

Dasha you probably understand that it’s uncomfortable for me

to speak with Vera on that subject. Can you help?

We need to find out who’s father of the child.

Your coffee doctor Lemke.

Thank you Oksa. Leave it here.

- Strange. - What’s strange?

The wound on her neck. I keep thinking of it.

What’s so strange about it?

I can’t tell yet.

Can you create a 3D simulation

of attack on Sudakova?

An approximate one.

I can, but I think everything is known already.

We have a murder weapon.

Even though it has no fingerprints, we know that belongs to Kamyshova.

She’s saying that the shiv was stolen from her, but she had a motive.

Why do we need a 3D simulation now?

I don’t know yet. But you should still do it.

Fine.

Belova, I know you’re pregnant.

What? Why do you think so?

It’s not me. Investigators found it out.

They found a pregnancy test in the sewer pipe.

Woman who used it has lupus.

Nobody has lupus here except you, Belova.

You haven’t had no one for six months. How do you explain it?

I’m waiting for explanations!

What’s there to explain? You know everything now.

You know what I want to hear.

Who’s the father of the child?

Verka!

You better cooperate.

You don’t have any other options.

We’ll find it out anyway.

I can’t tell you his name.

You can’t or you don’t want to?

Is there any difference?

It was consensual. We love each other.

What love? You’re in prison!

What love?

Belova, it was a rape!

If it was rape we’ll punish him.

- No. - Is he threatening you?

Nobody is threatening me.

I love this man and I don’t want him to suffer because of me.

We’ll find out anyway.

Belova!

It’s not your personal stuff. It means that there

was a sexual intercourse with a prisoner.

And that’s illegal.

I’ll find out who’s breaking the rules.

Do as you wish. I won’t tell you anything.

What are you doing here?

Nothing.

What’s that?

I want to write you letters

put them in “top secret” envelope and confess of something

and send it by a carrier pigeon and fair wind.

Ed!

Who’s the lucky girl?

You need to ask before reading other’s notes.

I want to make a gift to one of the prisoners.

She gave me a note with a love poem when I was gathering evidence.

So I’ve decided to reply her.

Are you serious? You have a love affair with a prisoner?

What love affair? I just think that it doesn’t cost me anything

and she’ll get some positive emotions.

It’s really horrible in there.

Such a depressing atmosphere. She’ll read it and smile.

Great. Listen

why don’t you send her some bacteria photos?

Or better some maggots taken off a dead body.

It’s so romantic for you.

How could Ed do such a banal thing? A poem…

You’ve always told me it was stupid.

I spoke to the chief guard.

She doesn’t believe in Kamyshova’s connection to Samohina’s gang.

I don’t know. If Kamyshova made a deal with someone

she would’ve made it secretly.

Oksa, prison is such a place

where everybody would know if they had a talk with Kamyshova.

Somebody would’ve snitched.

Anyway we can’t yet prove that

Kravtsova had ordered the murder.

That she made a deal with Kamyshova

and she ordered somebody from Samohina’s gang to do it.

We don’t have any testimony or evidence.

What are you doing?

Trying to create a simulation of attack on Sudakova.

Why? We have testimony. Everything’s clear as it is.

No. The wound on the neck doesn’t match the whole picture.

I think it’s a result of an accidental stab.

Why?

The wound has to be more deep

and there has to be more laceration.

And it looks too accurate.

It’s like a precise shot to the artery.

I can’t understand how that happened.

If we can’t prove that was a deliberate stab

then all participants will get their prison time increased.

Serious crime with a fatal result.

We need to find out who and why killed Sudakova.

- May I? - Sure Ed, come in.

Anastasia Vladimirovna, I think

I’ve found out something that can help the investigation.

Talk.

- Sit. - Thanks.

Come on Ed.

The shiv’s handle was well washed.

To destroy the fingerprints, so none were found.

But I found some prednisone ointment in the cracks.

I think it’s used

for treatment of skin diseases, right?

I thought of the one who’s ill with lupus. Have you found out who it is?

Yes. Arkadiy has found it out. Her name is Vera Belova.

Go and talk to prison doctor tomorrow

and ask him about that ointment and who he gave it to.

Ask him about Vera Belova and what was the treatment for lupus.

Here.

I don’t understand how such a wound could appear.

It’s a missmatch. We have testimony

but nothing matches. Either witnesses are lying or…

Or the stab was made when she was lying on the ground.

And it wasn’t accidental.

- Oksa, do you want to check that? - I’ll do it now.

Nastya, you’re a genius. Everything matches now.

The stab was made from that distance. How did you know?

Look at these photos.

You see that? There’s blood only on the collar

and just a bit on Sudakova’s clothes.

The rest of the blood made a small puddle under her neck.

If the blow was made when she was standing up

then there’d be much more blood on her clothes.

That’s true. But who did it?

Guard chief said that Sudakova fell

and a couple of prisoners ran up to her.

So one of them is the killer probably.

She had a few seconds to make a blow.

And she hit an artery. She’s either a doctor or

knows anatomy pretty well.

You’re right, Kirill.

- A second. - Hello.

Good evening Darya. It’s Anastasia Zorina.

- I’m on a case about Sudakova’s murder. - Hello.

Darya, I want you to tell me one detail.

You told me that when Sudakova fell, a couple of prisoners ran up to her.

Can you remember who exactly?

Yes sure. There were three of them, Frolova, Gritsenko and Vera Belova.

A second. Frolova, Gritsenko.

Is Belova the one who’s sick with lupus?

Yes, that’s right.

Thank you Darya. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I know Vera Belova very well.

She’s suffering because of the lupus.

And here her condition got even worse.

Did you prescribe her prednisolone ointment?

Yes. That’s all I can do for her here.

I suggested her to transfer to the

prison hospital, but she refused.

- Why? - I don’t know.

I think that’s strange.

She’s a doctor too and understands how serious is her illness.

You’ve thought about everything pretty well, Vera.

But there are small details that you can forget about.

We've found pieces of dexamethazone on the murder weapon.

It means you were near Sudakova at the moment she died.

You’re a doctor and you know how to make a precise and accurate blow

to cause immediate death.

Why did you kill Sudakova?

You better cooperate.

Then I’ll try to commute the sentence.

Tell everything, Vera.

Fine. I had overheard a conversation between Samohina

and one of her girls and I understood that they wanted to kill Anzhela.

To stab her with shivs during a walk.

Why did they want to punish her?

She didn’t want to pay.

Everybody paid Horse, Samohina, and she refused.

Continue.

Then I got this thought.

That night I stole a shiv

from my cellmate.

- And did everything in the morning. - Continue.

I was with everybody during the walk

and then when they attacked her I ran up to her.

And killed her?

I had a shiv in my sleeve. So I pulled it out and…

For what reason?

My man leaved me because of her.

Your man? So you knew Sudakova before you got in jail?

Of course not.

Do you think if we’re in jail then it’s the end of our lives?

Do you think we have no feelings or desires?

Is that the father of your child?

- Yes. - Who is it?

- I won’t tell you. - Vera.

You understand that you have no future with that man.

So what. I don’t care. I loved him and she took him away from me.

Why did she pay for it with her life?

Even in jail people kill each other

because of a love triangle. So who’s the man?

She refused to tell. She loves him.

- There’s love in prison too. - And jealousy.

That was the motive. Jealousy.

Jealousy is a destructive feeling.

If a person is strong, he can forgive and save his love.

Really Kirill? To forgive

a person should know why he should forgive.

Come, take a sit.

Any news?

- Golovanov. - What?

Golovanov, the prison warden is the child’s father.

I see. I think she was not the first one.

Of course she wasn’t the first one. He had many of them.

They didn’t mind. He was helping them.

- Even helped with early release. - Probably promised Vera something?

He promised. And then switched her to Anzhela.

- Did Vera tell him about the baby? - She told him.

He told her to get an abortion. And she told him that

she wanted to have the baby.

And?

He told her that he would help her to get a parole.

He told Anzhela the same later.

Belova found out that Anzhela was getting a parole.

And killed her rival.

It’s awful. Why you were silent for so long?

They did it by their own will. They liked it, didn’t they?

We’re not all wolves here.

I’ll testify against Golovanov.

I will not cover up for him anymore. I’m ready to cooperate.

- Have a minute Kirill? - Yes, Nastya.

I need a report on our case.

- I’ll make it. - Thanks.

By the way, Kirill.

Doctor Rotkin found out who Vera was hiding.

Golovanov, the jail warden is the child’s father.

He used all those women like objects.

Got tired of one - get another one.

I think all men are like that.

I’ll do everything I can to get him punished.

At least he’ll get fired.

- Nastya! - Yes?

Stay for a moment.

I wanted to tell you about that story with Vika…

Kirill. You don’t need to explain, it’s your private life.

You don’t need to make excuses.

I’m not making excuses, I just want us to understand each other.

Is there misunderstanding between us?

I think we have work relationship.

And we’re also friends. Is that bad?

No, it’s good. But good is not enough sometimes.

Damn, I don’t know how to say it.

Many useless words come up when you don’t know how to say it.

- Nastya. - Kirill.

Don’t say anything if you don’t know what to say.

I want to ask you.

Please call Denis and tell him

that you will accept his help. Fine?

- Hello. - Hello.

Why are you silent?

Why so sad?

Have you had a fight?

My intuition tells me I’m right.

Ed decided to have an affair with an prisoner.

Wow! Really?

- Doc, don’t listen to her. - Can you tell me the details?

I went to prison to find the shiv,

that was a murder weapon and one of the prisoners gave me a note.

It had a poem and a request for a reply. That’s it.

You picked up that note

and you found out about it and got mad at him.

Not only that. He also sent her a package and a letter.

He wrote a poem. Is that normal?

- I just wanted to support her. - Sure!

Calm down. We’ll figure everything out.

You know, I like it.

Let’s recreate that situation to calm down.

Let’s make a 3D simulation of that incident with the note.

Imagine that girl.

She’s young, but she’s been in prison for a long time.

Every day of her life is the same.

She eats same food. Wears same clothes.

Goes for a walk at the same time each day.

And goes to sleep.

And one day he appears.

Looking like a prince, a young and handsome man wearing rubber gloves.

Isn’t that a fairytale?

Can’t she imagine herself as a princess

who is locked in a high tower

and who saw a prince from her dreams from the top of that tower?

She knows that if he doesn’t find out she’s there

she won’t see him again.

What’s there for her to do?

Of course she writes a note and throws it to Ed.

And everything is in that note.

Her pain, her loneliness and her hope for a better life.

Ed picked up that note so her dream would live on.

He didn’t smash her. He didn’t kill her.

He did like a noble prince would

You shouldn’t be mad at him Oksa.

You should be proud of him.

You sure can make up a story, Doc.

Sometimes I can, yeah.