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THE SERIES IS BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE CASE.

CERTAIN EVENTS AND CHARACTERS ARE FICTIONAL.

SOMEWHERE IN ROMANIA

I have no idea, how he imagined it.

It was too big.

A camera should always have A camera should always have a good viewing angle.

- It's too big. - A man's watch, too,

But she can wear it. - Can you turn it around?

No, no, the watch.

- Just turn the clock upside down. - You should have just said so. Like this?

Yeah. Yeah, like a plate on my wrist.

Here. You can hold that in your hand.

- And no one would notice it, right? - Let's put it in a pack of cigarettes.

- So how does she get close to Strache? - Let's see.

He's on the guest list. There's no way he's gonna miss the opening of a club like this, he wouldn't miss it.

No, but he's not gonna be able to get near it.

There's always a special place for him.

Vip or something like that. No, no, no.

We need personal access.

- So, can I go now? - Yeah, sure.

- Thank you. - Could you just turn around?

Yes.

Yes.

It was worth a try.

Strache's guys are real party people.

They act like like they own absolutely everything.

So why don't you just go with them to those same discos and watch,

if you can catch them with something illegal?

Of course, if we want to to do it wisely,

you're going to need personal access.

Then the lawyer is right. I had no idea he was that serious.

IBIZA-GATE

ON THE HOOK

- Listening. - Hi.

- How'd it go?

He didn't come.

How long were you there?

- Until half past three. - Half past three?

Why didn't you stay longer? Strache is known for staying out all night.

Until five or six in the morning. But I have a new idea.

Where are you? At home?

Who's that?

- Who is it? - A lawyer.

Why don't you open it?

I just told you.

This is our chance to get close to Strache.

Goodenus is dead.

Goodenus' father died.

Do you have the money with you?

- 500, right? - Yes.

But she still needs money for clothes,

Drinks, cabs, an entrance fee, and so on.

- How much? - One thousand.

A thousand?

What did you do? Put in gold toilets?

Did what was necessary.

Any receipts left?

Anything else?

And who's that?

- Really? You don't know him? - No.

His son, Johan Gudenus, is our vice mayor.

He and Strache are buddies.

They were even in the same fraternity. Strache was his mentor.

And still is to this day.

Wherever Strache is, he's there, too.

Personal access, you know?

730?

Yeah, you'll get the rest later.

The family owns a lot of territory to hunt.

There's only one forest around it. There's not much you can do about it.

But now that my father's dead,

they might want to sell it.

And through Goodenus...

We'll get to Strache.

Smart kid.

MUNCH

SPRING

Strache thought the bait was the niece of a Russian oligarch,

who wants to buy the Kronen Zeitung.

- And you've never seen it before? - No.

- How did you make contact? - Through Johan Gudenus.

They pretended that an oligarch lady wanted to buy a family-owned

hunting property. It was bait for Goodnews.

The Kronen Zeitung newspaper, which appeared later became a bait for Strache.

Okay, just a minute, I want to make sure that I got it right.

Is the bait man one of the two who planned the whole thing?

- Right. - Is he the one you're communicating with?

Yeah, he pretended to be a consultant for a Russian oligarch.

- And the oligarkhsha? - From our man-baiter.

Did you talk to her?

No. Our source doesn't want her involved.

Why not? Because he doesn't want her to tell her.

any other story. We have to understand why she

agreed to be a part of it. - The bait for our source is.

is taboo. - Frederick, the question is,

are we willing to accept it.

I mean, we don't even know if she did it willingly.

Without a woman's testimony. we can't release the story.

We need to make sure that she knows what she's getting into.

She helped me, all of it.

It doesn't matter who she is.

She asked if she was going to be in trouble.

I said no.

That's all you need to know.

You? What a surprise.

Hi. What's up?

I'm busy right now.

Am I interrupting something?

Depends on why you're calling.

I need you.

Now I'm curious.

What's up?

You're gonna love it.

Are you looking to sell real estate or do you want to buy?

Then you've come to the right place.

Living Real Estate is the first place to go,

that people go to for prime real estate.

Call us today.

Living Real Estate, good afternoon.

Yes, good afternoon. This is Dr. Mirfahrai speaking.

- I'm sorry, I don't remember you. - Yeah, it's been a while.

I met you at my law firm.

You came to me with a buyer, a real estate contract.

Of course, Mr. Mirfahrai.

- It's good to hear from you. How are you doing? - Quite well.

- How's the real estate market? - Pretty good. Really.

- Is there anything I can help you with? - Yes, perhaps.

I'm calling on behalf of a client who's inquiring.

about a hunting property owned by the Goodenough family.

I didn't know it was for sale.

Unfortunately, I can't tell you any more,

only that my client is from overseas and...

You know the Goodenus family, don't you?

Yes, of course, I know Johan Gudenus and his fiancée.

- We are good friends. - That's wonderful. You see,

that means I've come to the right place.

Tell me, is there any chance that you could connect us with them?

Yeah, sure.

Only, unfortunately, the timing isn't quite right.

Goodenus' father died recently.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Yeah, sudden death.

Yeah, it's not a good time.

Listen, a client of mine is coming to Vienna soon, and she's rich.

Very rich. A Russian oligarch.

She's used to getting what she wants.

If you know what I mean.

So if it does an opportunity arises.

and you can bring it up, I would be very grateful.

Yes, of course.

I'll get back to you as soon as I know anything.

- Where is he now? - I have no idea.

Oh, there he is.

On the bridge by the duck pond.

A pond with ducks...

- It's over there. - Let's go.

Fucking treasure hunt.

Any cell phone can be used as a bug.

Any cell phone, even old ones.

You can use it to eavesdrop.

All you have to do read the message and -- oops!

You've already caught a trojan.

I don't care what anybody else thinks.

You can never be too careful.

Now what?

It's a bird.

He's over there at the bar.

I've been working undercover for years.

A lot of people want to get rid of me.

Forever.

Hello.

- That's an interesting meeting place. - Yes, that's right.

Put your cell phones on the table, please.

Cell phones on the table.

And turn them off, turn them off.

Or turn on air mode. Whatever. Okay, give it to me.

Off.

Okay.

How's it going?

When do you release everything?

There are a few other things that need to be discussed.

What? What needs to be discussed? What needs to be discussed?

- We need to... - Wait, you have a video.

What else is there to discuss?

Since you have it, you make it public. You said so yourself.

No, no, no. That's not quite right. I've always said we can't

promise to make it public. Especially when there are doubts.

What? What kind of doubts?

- It's about the bait. - No, no, no. It can't be.

- We need to talk to her. - I've always said that.

She's the center of this story.

We just want to see for ourselves. We just want to know why she did it.

- Why? - We just want to know if she voluntarily... - I asked.

- She said yes. - Yes.

And we'd like to hear it from her in person.

Forget it.

That's our condition.

We're not releasing the video unless we talk to her.

Why didn't you say so in the first place?

Then you wouldn't have had to to go through all this.

Waste of time.

Wait.

You made a video.

It was your choice.

If that's what you regret, I can understand,

but it doesn't change the fact,

That what you have,

is of tremendous public interest.

It shows, what Strache is really thinking.

And people need to see it.

But first we have to to do our job.

And work it all out cleanly.

Otherwise, this story will come back to bite us in the ass and we're gonna be screwed.

I'll send you the rendezvous point.

START

VENA

- Hi. - Hi.

It's good to see you. How are you? You're looking good.

I always do.

Cheers.

We don't see each other very often anymore.

Makes sense, of course. I just don't have enough time.

But we were celebrating the party's seven-year anniversary. Seven years.

Too bad you weren't there.

But you've got your hands full a lot of other things on your mind right now, don't you?

How's Yoshi?

Not bad. He sends his regards.

Did you tell him about our meeting?

Yes, of course I did. Why wouldn't I?

Yes, of course. Why not? It's true.

I got a call from a lawyer,

that I know very well. A good friend of mine.

He has a wealthy client,

an oligarchess from Russia,

who, apparently, interested in the hunting grounds,

owned by Yoshi and his family.

I understand that it's probably it's probably not a good time,

stop me if it is, okay?

But I still want to talk about it anyway.

In case you're thinking of selling it.

The Oligarch? Do you know her?

Not yet. But I can give you all the information later.

Okay.

Yeah, I'll ask him about it. Sure.

But the lot belongs to Yoshi's mom.

And this really isn't it's really not a good time.

Especially since I don't know how serious my client's intentions are.

Yes, I understand. I wouldn't either.

I can check to see if she's serious.

- If you want to. - Sure, go ahead.

You're probably wondering why I called you and not Yoshi.

I just don't want to make you feel,

that I'm stepping over you.

Because Yoshi and I have known each other a lot longer.

Look, I'm not worried about it.

You've known Heinz-Christian for a long time too, it's no big deal.

That was the time of the wild parties.

You know, sometimes men in positions like this.

need a break from time to time, too. That's life.

But at some point. a man finds his safe haven.

Yeah, let him come from Moscow then.

I don't know.

Goodenus loves Russia. He is always there.

I think he even went to a language school to a language school there.

- That's where he knows the family from. - Well, then, it requires

family history.

As far as I know, it's taken from even the most decent families.

- Including the oligarchs. - It's the realtor calling.

Answer it.

- Hello. - Good afternoon, Herr Mirfahrai.

Do you have a moment for me?

Yeah, sure.

I talked to Tayana Goodenus,

and she was very surprised by my request.

There's a great deal of importance placed on the family of seriousness of intentions.

The property has been in the family's possession has been in the family's possession for a very long time.

And before they decide, Whether to think about the proposal,

they want to know who they're dealing with.

And what is the name of the potential client.

So I suggest you first.

get a formal proposal.

and let me know the client's name.

- Come to me. - Hello.

- Hello. - I heard you have property.

- Who's speaking? - My name is Victor.

I have a friend, who wants property.

Understand?

She has the money, you have property. What's the problem?

May I speak again with Mr. Mirfahrai again?

No lawyer. We're talking. Where is your office? Say the name.

Living Real Estate.

Where? Tell me the name.

- First District. - You're a real estate agent.

Or just blah, blah, blah? Are you making a formal offer?

If you can't, hire someone else.

No, I can handle it. No problem.

It's just that the property hasn't come up for sale yet.

That's why I wanted to do some research first.

We want to do a real deal, you know?

The real deal, can you handle it?

- Yes, of course. - That's the way to go.

Yes, thank you.

Wipe it off, please, okay?

Look, I need everything you can find on Kremstal.

Market value estimates, overview maps,

land records. Go ahead. I'll be in the office.

in ten minutes. You got it?

SOMEWHERE IN EASTERN EUROPE

- Hi. - Hi.

- What would you like to drink? - Two espressos, please.

- Thank you for making time for us. - No, no, no. No notes.

No notes.

Thank you for taking the time to talk to us.

- How are you doing? - I'm fine, thank you.

I suggest we cut to the chase, okay?

Okay,

how did you two meet? - No personal questions.

Just business.

- Okay. - It's okay.

This is the first time you've come out as a Russian oligarch.

March 24, 2017.

Shall we start with this one?

Yes.

When did you come to Vienna for this meeting?

- A few days in advance. - In how many days?

I don't know.

In a few days.

VENA

EXCELSIOR HOTEL

Are you serious? Do you know how much this is going to cost me?

No, no, you need to to pick another hotel.

- She's an oligarch. - I don't care.

You're not the one who has to pay.

- What's that? - She should be comfortable.

And she needs a pound of caviar for that?

I have to meet her first. She's the one. Trust me.

She's already here, so let's go. See you Friday.

Friday?

She needs to go back.

You can't just you can't put me on the spot like that.

She came, because she wanted to, not us.

Maybe you know someone yourself, who speaks Russian.

and knows how to do this... - Why not Elena?

Hi.

Hi.

My name is Ramin Mirfahrai.

Nice to meet you.

So, how does this work?

You've got it all.

You're rich, so all you have is exclusivity.

I only have exclusive things.

Everything else you can buy.

Great. That's great. All right, look.

It's about Johan Gudenus. He's a member of the Austrian Freedom Party.

and vice mayor of Vienna.

Vice Mayor?

Vice Mayor? You didn't say that.

- Vice Mayor. - No.

- No, I'm not going to do that. - Why not?

For a meeting with the mayor. I'm gonna be vetted.

And I'm gonna have the secret service I'm gonna have the Secret Service on my tail. No.

Maybe in Moscow. But not in Vienna.

Listen. Goodenus is the vice mayor.

But he doesn't even have an office. I mean, he and his wife.

they get up in the morning, they go to the coffee shop, and then they come home.

Yes! Party!

The secret service doesn't care about his business.

What exactly am I supposed to do?

You're interested in the hunting ground.

That's why you want to meet him.

- Do I really want to do that? - You're traveling.

You have business everywhere. But you want to move to Vienna.

and make new acquaintances.

And on the social ladder. they're beneath you,

let them feel it.

So what's my legend?

You are Igor Makarov's niece.

Oksana Makarova.

No. No, I'm not gonna do that.

- Why not? Come on. - It's not for me.

Come on.

That's better.

Hi.

Again, my condolences.

- I've been doing a background check. - Okay.

- All the most important data. - That's it.

Makarova's coming in with her consultant.

Those two are probably friends, too.

He does everything.

Makarova wants to move with her two children to move to Austria.

She received her fortune as a gift from her uncle.

How much?

Over 300 million.

That should be enough.

But under no circumstances don't mention your uncle.

- She doesn't like that. - I see.

- Dr. Mirfahrai, good afternoon. - Good to see you again.

- Allow me to introduce. - Mirfahrai.

Goodenus, this is my wife Tayana.

- It's a pleasure to meet you. - I think she's here.

Right on.

Good evening.

- Good evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Goodenus. Mrs. Makarova.

Hello. Nice to meet you.

Likewise.

She was in Vienna, and she had some free time.

I thought we'd go out to eat and see what happens next.

At best. we cross paths with Strache.

Everything was happening too fast.

I had to go to a guy in China to the guy in China for the cameras,

He was selling them at a garage sale.

If he had ordered them, he would have had to wait a long time.

I wouldn't be able to test them.

Sorry, another gin and tonic.

Excuse me.

My father always says that good food should be floating around inside you.

Nothing.

I have with me here all the information I have with me.

When would be a good time for you to talk about it?

- Maybe after dinner? - Yeah, later.

Not now. Later, okay?

Yes, it's beautiful in Kremstal.

But it's a long way from Vienna, It's a matter of taste.

You would need at least 115 hectares at least 115 hectares.

Those were made-up price tags.

We weren't really going to buy anything.

All we wanted to do to get Goodnews' attention.

And it worked.

Thank you.

We'd better get down to business.

I suggest we at least finish to finish our dinner first.

Dinner is certainly a good thing.

But we're not here to chat. But if that's what it's for,

I still don't understand a word you're saying.

You don't have to. If it comes to you, we'll let you know.

Why did I come then? Are we going to do business or not?

She does business with people she trusts.

- Well, if that's the case... - Just for a minute.

I'd like to talk to you. In private.

If you don't mind.

Yes. Come with me.

The lawyer shouldn't have been in the line of fire.

- И? - True.

Call me when you're done.

Dr. Mirfahrai offers his apologies.

Maybe we could use this moment to talk about the precinct?

Before the next course arrives.

By the way, everything is delicious.

I prepared the materials.

I didn't like your friend.

Oh, he's not my friend.

And I'm not sure I like you.

The big question is,

Who likes dessert.

It's great. It goes perfectly with dinner.

You're welcome.

Thank you for a wonderful dinner.

We want to have fun.

- Where shall we go? - Yeah, where?

- Club Melia? - Or Vienna.

Vienna. We'll go to Melia later.

Maybe your boss will be there too.

Strache? Who knows.

You should come over sometime, when we're hanging out in Ibiza with the party.

Is he really that close to the people?

He's the last one to leave parties. Trust me.

- You're coming with us, aren't you? - To Vienna?

Yeah, I'd love to. Can I come with you?

- Yeah, sure. - Disco, disco, party, party!

You're welcome!

What crumbs.

- Great evening, thank you. - You're welcome.

- Honey. - I want to go home.

- What? - I want to go home.

- Already? - Yeah, I'm tired.

So have another drink, here's to me.

Really, that's it for today.

- What? - That's all for today.

The best deals are made at the end of the night.

- Is everything okay? - Yeah, everything's fine.

She's just tired. She wants to go home. Everything's under control.

It's important that I stay.

- Yes, stay. - I'll call a cab, okay?

- Yes. - Good night. That's too bad.

- Are you staying? - Naturally.

Is she in a bad mood?

He'll call her a cab.

- She suspects something. - She doesn't give a shit.

The important thing is that she's gone.

Now we gotta get rid of the realtor.

Leave it to me.

I've already given her a hard time.

Show me your materials.

Yay! Party!

I'm done, I'm done!

Would you be so kind as to take the realtor home?

- You... You're a very beautiful woman. - Let's go.

I have to go home.

No, no, no. Are you kidding me?

- You're killing me. - No, no. Let's go.

This way.

What do we have here?

- Vodka. - I don't drink vodka.

SPRING

So what did the camera record?

Nothing.

Did it all work out?

Let's at least look at the tapes.

- What's up? - Nothing.

What's up?

- What happened? - Nothing.

- Nothing? - Nothing.

What do you mean, "nothing"?

Nothing. We have nothing. Nothing recorded.

Even a snippet is enough.

Nothing recorded at all.

Why?

There was no memory card inside.

- What? - What's wrong?

I'll explain what happened. He didn't put the memory card in the camera.

And nothing was recorded.

- You didn't check beforehand? - I thought...

What, what, what? The only thing you had to do...

was to record the whole thing on camera. - I thought the map was already inside.

Yeah, but it wasn't there. What if Strache had come?

- But he didn't come. - And if he had come?

Tell me, why am I paying all this shit?

- So you can eat and drink? - Don't talk to me like that.

- Calm down. - You screwed up.

Don't talk to me like that. The only one who can

talk to me like that. is my father, and he's dead.

Tell me, why do you drink, if you can't control yourself?

Piss off. Piss off.

Go on, get lost.

One more night in a hotel. I'm definitely not paying for.

I had no idea,

how complicated it was.

Is that the reason why there was another meeting took place?

Let him talk about it.

Yes.

If all foreign women were like this baby.

and danced naked for me,

I wouldn't have anything against foreigners.

I'm listening.

There's a reason why we met.

- What? - I'm serious. Listen, listen.

Listen to me. You're right.

- Julian... - The Goodenoos keep calling me.

They're hooked. They're hooked. Exactly.

We need to see the precinct. He trusts us. He does.

That's how we'll get to Strache, I'm sure.

Are you still there?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You have something, but you need to put it to good use.

It's not going to play into anybody's hands,

if it all gets moldy in your safe.

But you can't to do it alone.

You need me. I am your tool.

- Oh my God. - Listen to me.

We'll do it. One more time.

Only this time we can do it.

I've never seen anything like this before.

You think I'm gonna waste all that money again?

It's more important than me. More important than both of us. It's...

OK. JUST SLEEP IT OFF.

I couldn't drop everything. I wanted to get that video.

Not the Ibiza video, it came later.

The video of Goodenus at the hotel.

If you screw up like that, and then don't try to fix it,

it's not good for your karma.

Then it won't work at all.

Then the Ibiza thing wouldn't have worked out either.

I'm sure.

Setting up the second meeting wasn't difficult.

Goodenus was still impressed.

So, do you want to know how was the second meeting?

- Yeah. - Pretty much the same as the first one.

Did it work this time?

Hi.

It worked this time.

We hung out all night again.

Yes! Party!

And then the next day. we still went to see the site.

Nothing's been touched here in over a hundred years.

- Can you translate? - It's all in good condition.

It's a good site.

The trees grow well here.

Yeah, yeah.

Herr Goodenus!

- Yes? - How long have I been working for you?

That's a good question.

29 years old.

- 29? - Yes. 29.

It's been forever.

Been working for me for 29 years.

Honestly,

I'd rather spend another seven hours in Ibiza,

than a minute in the fucking woods.

So, you were present at both meetings.

Vienna and Ibiza.

Why? Did you get paid?

- No. - So why did you do it?

I owed him one.

Apparently, you owe him a lot.

We're not going to discuss that. We won't.

Okay.

What happened after the examination?

With Goodenus. we met a couple more times.

But we delayed the deal as long as we could. Our target, on the other hand, was Strache.

It's going to rain.

What did he say?

He said it was going to rain.

- Where? - How did you get to him?

Thanks to the Kronen Zeitung.

Does it always rain this hard here?

Oh no, it's April.

You know, the weather in April is always unpredictable.

It's actually very sunny in Kremstal. very sunny.

It's a wine region.

If she moves to Austria with $300 million in her suitcase,

she needs good friends, otherwise the money is gone.

If you need any help, let me know, okay?

I'm talking about my politician friends.

So am I.

We have a lot of connections in Russia.

All good friends.

What about your boss?

- Strache? - Yes.

Strache is always interested in making new acquaintances.

- Great. - A little advice:

if you really want to gain political influence,

from zero to a hundred, just like that,

then take a look at the newspaper market.

The Funko Group wants to sell shares in the Kronen Zeitung newspaper.

It's a much better deal, if you're smart.

He wants you to... Shall I say it?

He wants you to buy the paper.

The Kronen Zeitung is the most read newspaper in the world by the number of people in the country.

It's read every day by three million Austrians read it every day,

and there are 8.9 million people in the country... 8.9 million inhabitants.

In other words, one in three of Austrians reads this newspaper.

A very good deal, certainly, yes.

- His boss would have loved it. - He would.

Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache.

- Right. - What does she say?

She wants to meet him.

Yeah, a lot of people want to do that.

She usually only negotiates only with her superiors.

Are you interested in this? The newspaper idea?

She's interested in anything that might help her.

To gain influence.

I'll talk to the boss.

I think he might be interested in that.

Hey, we can meet in Ibiza.

- Ibiza? - Yeah.

Really?

- How long will you be there? - Probably till August.

That's perfect.

Taiana and I will be there in July.

By the way, so is Strache.

Really?

I'll meet you there then, right? Everybody to Ibiza.

The weather's better in Ibiza.

Herr Friedrich, it's a good thing we have a cave.

I'll meet you in Ibiza.