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One.

Two.

Three.

Come on in.

Let's take this off.

- Pumpkin, are you hungry?

- Give me the phone. - OK.

Four.

Daddy, you promised we'd play hide and seek.

Five.

Ready or not, here I come.

Where's my pumpkin?

Pumpkin?

Where is she hiding?

Come out.

Alina, it's not funny anymore.

Come out.

I give up!

Alina?

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Alina?

Alina.

Alina!

Alina!

Alina!

Alina!

Alina!

- Are you OK? - I'm fine. I just didn't sleep much.

- Gorai wants to see me. - Then go.

- Anything you want to tell me? - No.

- Valery. - Go on, he wants to see you.

May I?

Hi. Come in, have a seat.

How's your father?

He's fine, still drinking.

It's a shame about the old man.

- Let us know if you need any help. - It's OK, thanks.

Why did you ask to see me?

Here.

The charge sheet for your last case with Bondar.

Robbery?

- What's wrong with it? - Read it.

Read it carefully.

Can you explain to me

how this robbery became a theft?

- Crap. - Exactly.

The prosecutor is furious.

- He wants to check your other cases. - They're clean.

Are you sure?

I thought not.

Listen.

I don't want to lose someone like you.

If you're stupid enough to follow Bondar,

who I supposed to work with? - What do you mean "follow"?

I'm going to fire Bondar.

He's a mess. I can't trust him anymore.

Wait, Viktor...

He's been a bit off lately, but you know he's not always like that.

You can't see what's around you.

You should change your surname, don't embarrass your father, Shumov.

Don't take the fall for Bondar.

He won't appreciate it. Nobody will.

Listen,

you should say that Bondar went behind your back.

I can't do much while you're together.

I don't like this conversation, Viktor.

Bondar and I are partners, we investigated this case together.

Can I go now?

OK, Maxim.

I gave you a chance,

and you threw it away.

Get out.

- Who reported it? - A neighbour.

She said the father went crazy, ringing everyone's doorbell.

- Is he sure the child's disappeared? - No idea.

Patrols are on their way. 104, Zavodskaya Street.

Who are you looking for?

I'm Varta Naumova. I've been assigned here.

Just in time, I was expecting you this morning.

Viktor Gorai, head of this madhouse.

Follow me.

Attention, everyone.

- Where's Bondar? - I'm here.

Allow me to introduce our new officer, Senior Investigator Varta Naumova.

This is Meshkov, our analyst.

Valery Bondar and Maxim Shumov, inspectors.

Pardon me?

As of today you're demoted.

- That's really not funny. - And I'm not joking.

You'll fit right in.

Why are you still here? Didn't a call just come in?

Bondar, not you.

- Shumov and Naumova. - What about me?

You have work to do here.

Max, I didn't expect that.

He's just mad, he'll calm down tomorrow.

Why don't you just talk to him properly?

You're an arsehole!

I heard a noise.

He was frantically ringing everyone's doorbell.

He ran outside a few times.

I realised something was wrong, so I called the police.

Did you notice anything strange before?

I put the pan on the stove.

I was making lunch.

And then?

We started playing hide and seek.

I closed my eyes,

and waited for..

my daughter to hide.

I counted to five.

- So you didn't leave the flat? - No! I've already told you.

The front door was locked!

My name is Varta Naumova.

I'm a Senior Investigator with the Criminal Police.

Could you leave us alone?

Is this your flat?

Can you tell me exactly what happened?

I was playing hide and seek with my daughter.

- How old is she? - 7.

Alina ran off to hide.

I counted to five and started looking.

I didn't find her.

Did you leave the flat at all?

How many more times? No, I didn't!

Where's the girl's mother?

We're divorced.

She works..

abroad.

- Does she live with you? - With my mother-in-law.

Ex-mother-in-law.

What's her surname?

Saenko.

Did you contact her after your daughter disappeared?

She doesn't have a phone.

How are things between the two of you?

You're wasting your time.

I'll be the judge of that.

Lousy!

Things are lousy between us.

She's joined some kind of cult and...

- she wants to drag Alina into it. - What kind of cult?

The Pure Nativity Church or something like that.

I can't remember the name.

Did Saenko know that Alina was with you?

Of course she did.

I picked her up from school.

So your daughter couldn't have left the flat on her own?

No, she couldn't. The door was locked from the inside.

I have the only key.

Hello.

- Hello. - So, what's the story?

It doesn't add up.

They were playing hide and seek, and the daughter disappeared.

- Hide and seek. - Yes.

Disappeared from the flat...

- What do you do for a living? - I'm an entrepreneur.

What line of business?

I'm a car dealer.

She's new, isn't she?

Yes.

- So where's Bondar? - Timbuktu.

Major Shumov, investi...

Inspector with the Criminal Police.

are you sticking to your hide and seek story?

Here we go...

Stop acting the worried father. What else have you told her?

Major Shumov, please talk to the neighbours.

Can I have a word?

Please write down exactly what Alina was wearing

and what she may have on her.

Did she have a mobile phone?

I was demoted 2 hours ago. I'm an investigator like you, so...

We need to talk to his ex-mother-in-law.

Her name's Saenko.

Are you serious?

- A child is missing. - Missing?

From a locked flat? Do you believe him?

He's guilty! It's written all over his face.

I spotted something.

Open it.

What an interesting little closet.

OK.

Arrest him.

- Back to the station? - We're not done here yet.

Excuse me?

I'll check the yard, you check the attic and the roof.

Why the hell didn't you stay at your previous station?

Do you have a torch? Great, thanks.

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I found this on the roof.

Let's go, I'll give you a lift to the station.

Thanks.

How did you know where to go?

I remembered what Gorai said to the duty officer.

Why did you do that?

I hope there's CCTV coverage of the whole area.

Are you relocating?

Have you heard of the Pure Nativity Church?

It's been here about 5 years.

It's rumoured to have been founded by a former schoolteacher.

Borovko mentioned it.

He didn't like his ex-mother-in-law going there and taking his daughter along.

Yes?

OK.

Understood.

Speaking of his ex-mother-in-law...

She's not home. Neighbours saw her leaving in the morning with the girl.

She's not back yet.

Can you check if Borovko picked Alina up from school?

You know cases of missing children usually involve close family members?

There's a shortcut.

I know.

Pasha, what have you got?

Borovko Eugeny. Born 1976.

Given a suspended sentence for accessory to car theft.

Apparently still in the business.

Study this video.

I need to know if Borovko left the flat.

One more thing. The girl had a mobile phone.

- Check that too. - OK.

Thanks.

I talked to the teacher.

Alina wasn't in school today. Daddy's been lying to us from the start.

I suggest we have a nice leisurely lunch.

And then question Mr Borovko.

- Max. - What?

Yes, it's Alina's sweater.

Why was it on the roof?

I don't know.

Then I'll explain it to you.

An ex-con is stealing cars.

He ends up in debt. Big time.

And he decides to settle his debt using his daughter.

Are you insane?

And to divert attention, he puts on this hide and seek show.

Nonsense.

Do you understand that my daughter's missing?

We know you didn't pick her up from school.

Let me go.

I'll look for her myself.

Forging documents and car theft. You'll be remanded until the hearing.

Find her.

I beg you.

Find her.

Let's assume

the caring father is hiding his daughter

to stop his mother-in-law taking her to a religious school.

It's a motive.

- Why was he looking for her? - To cover it up.

Then why not remove the car theft evidence?

Let me remind you the stash was pretty well hidden.

Where's Saenko?

Her granddaughter goes missing and no sign of her.

You need to see this.

I looked through the photos on her phone and found something interesting.

Hold on. Not this one.

Here.

Look.

A corridor. So what?

- Look here. - Zoom in.

- There's someone else in the flat. - If that's the case,

how did he get her out? They couldn't just vanish.

Did you check the CCTV footage?

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He really is looking for her. That doesn't look like an act.

Alina!

This is you arriving.

- She might still be in the building. - Or they escaped through the windows.

The ground floor windows have bars.

- And the sweater on the roof? - It was planted there.

Are you sure the kidnapper didn't leave the building

after you left?

He didn't. I left two officers there.

- Send Bondar to watch the place. - What's wrong with the patrol?

A police car could scare the kidnapper off.

I'll get the girl's photos to Bondar.

We have to check all the flats in Borovko's building.

You'll need a search warrant from the prosecutor.

- Gordeev will never grant one. - Gordeev?

I'll try.

- Hey. - Hi.

Mate, no surprises this time, OK? I'm in enough trouble already.

Here.

Shit. It's a bit light.

- You'll figure something out. - What the hell?

Arsehole.

On your knees. On your knees, I said!

Bondar.

Why me?

I'm on my way.

- May I? - Yes.

- What's this? - Request for a search warrant.

Gordeev won't sign it.

We'll see.

How was your first day at work?

Normal.

Hi, Dad.

Get lost.

Let's get you to bed.

Get your hands off me.

- Leave me alone! - Come on.

There you go.

Shit.

Pigsty.

TOUR BUS DEPARTURE 10AM, ARRIVAL 9PM

Hello?

He's getting the girl out with the bus.

- What bus? - The tour bus.

He'll be able to blend into the crowd.

- When? - Now.

Damn it.

SHUMOV

What the...?

What's up?

SHUMOV

Step back.

Don't touch anything.

I'm really sorry.

Clear out.

Step back.

Three steps back!

Move it, come on.

Call an ambulance now!