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ANNA, THE DETECTIVE

THE ZATONSK WEREWOLF EPISODE 26

Have you questioned Privalov’s servants?

The coachman and the maid claim they saw a creature with wolf’s head

and tail disappearing into the woods.

The say it was running on its hind legs, like human.

-Humans don’t have hind legs. -That was a quote.

Please explain: how could the werewolf get to the master bedroom windows

on the second floor without being noticed?

He has no wings. Maybe a ladder?

That’s right. Werewolves can’t fly.

So, it was a human with hands and legs.

Besides, he knew where the master bedroom was.

I suppose he had been to the Privalovs’ house before.

Or somebody gave him directions. For instance, Nikishin,

who had an affair with Privalov’s wife.

What does it mean? The clerk is dead, Nikishin is in custody.

So, there must be a third party. Another Nikishin’s accomplice?

Privalova might have found out about everything.

He might have killed her to avoid being exposed.

Sounds like a plot.

Clerk Veshkin, manager Nikishin, and the alleged...

the alleged werewolf.

How would you explain this? If the criminal were after the money,

he’d disappear immediately after getting it.

Definitely.

Why putting up this charade and make his task harder?

Sergey Stepanovich, are you joking? Mr. Shtolman?

Let her in.

Anton Andreyevich, search the area. Maybe you’ll find something.

-What are you doing here? -I need to get inside.

-What for? -I just do. May I?

Enjoy it.

Good day.

Irina’s spirit, present yourself. Irina’s spirit, present yourself.

Lukyan Kuzmich. I need your help.

Do you know everyone who comes to the house?

Of course. I’ve been here three years.

Who came more often than others? Come on, try to remember.

This... Goloshchekin. The master liked to go hunting with him.

-Right. The taxidermist. -Taxidermist?

Yes. Hunting is his bread and butter.

He sells furs and stuffs animals on demand.

Nikishin is his close friend. He must know where he lives.

Are you all right?

I saw... a huge paw with claws... digging into a body.

Do you think it’s logical? Where there are spirits, there must be a werewolf?

Legends aren’t born from nothing.

Maybe. But both murders were committed by a human

using the legend to avoid punishment.

I don’t deny it. But this man can be sick. And the reason is an animal bite.

Excuse me, this is nonsense.

Lycanthropy.

It’s when a man bitten by a beast believes that he’s an animal himself.

Sounds weird.

If there were such a disease, Dr. Milts would have known about it.

But I never heard anything like this from him.

Maybe we should talk.

Do you want to tell me something?

We can’t continue like this. We need... we need to sort it out.

Sort out your werewolves.

Anna Viktorovna, have you actually stayed because of me?

Are you mocking me?

No, I... I don’t understand. Yes, I wanted you to stay, but...

Leave me alone.

So, they haven’t seen each other yet?

-Not that I know of. -How did you do it?

My unexpected visit to her must have been such a shock for them both

that they are avoiding each other.

Very good. Not only did she stay in town, but they also drifted apart.

This is a great result.

It’s pure improvisation. I’m glad I was able to humor you.

We need her gift. And I’m sure it will come in handy for us very soon.

You know how I feel about this mysterious gift. But we’ll see.

-Aren’t you afraid of the werewolf? -What?

We are walking around here...

I don’t believe in werewolves.

It’s a shame. I have an idea.

Look, Zador. A footprint. A bare foot.

Is it a wild man living in the woods?

What do you think? Come on, take a look.

Yakov Platonovich wouldn’t approve of your second visit to me.

Doctor, we are not going to tell him.

I have a feeling you’re trying to involve me into some plot.

Yes.

-So, about the second murder. -Yes.

I suppose it’s the same modus operandi. Same lacerations and claw traces.

I think it was committed by the same...

Person? Or was it an animal?

I’m almost sure it was a predator. Yakov Platonovich has his doubts, though.

I understand.

What if it’s a man who turns into a wolf?

I’m a doctor, and I think in scientific terms.

Doctor, you don’t understand. I mean a lycanthrope; a man bitten by a wolf

who sometimes believes he is a wolf.

-Lycanthropy is an imaginary disease. -Is it?

I had a patient bitten by a wolf about six weeks ago, though.

He was rather aggressive, he had bouts of unconsciousness and even hallucinations.

So?

So he smelled with alcohol at 40 paces, and I told him to quit drinking.

Aleksandr Frantsevich, my dear, tell me please who it was.

-You must have some records. -I believe I do.

Makar.

Hello, Makar. Have you been here all night?

Hello, Yermolay Alekseyevich. I was... on guard...

I had too much to drink, so I had to stay for the night.

Were you walking in your bare feet? I saw the footprints.

You see... Yermolay... My boot is too tight.

A tight boot. It happens.

-A boot? -Yep.

Makar, Makar... You should quit it. All right. Let’s go, Zador.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

I loved her. Can you understand this? She loved me, too.

She was suffering, plagued by remorse. She prayed.

The clerk found out, and you decided to kill him.

I didn’t kill him.

I hit him in the face once at the pub, that’s true.

He demanded to pay him so that he didn’t tell Privalov on us.

However, it’s a good reason for you to wish him dead.

I was at the hayloft with Irina that night.

She kept saying she was a sinner.

My Irina...

What damned beast could have killed you?

Maybe your accomplice was afraid Irina would expose him.

What accomplice? Do you mean Goloshchiokin?

That’s right.

We’re friends.

I told him that day

that Privalov had offered a reward for the werewolf.

He promised to shoot him yesterday.

He probably failed.

Is Goloshchiokin a good hunter?

Yes. Very good. He always talks about hunting.

He told us one of these days that he had been bitten by a wolf,

and that after that his hearing and sense of smell became sharper,

and that he now had that enormous strength.

Do you know his address?

I know where he lives. What do I need his address for?

I’m not going to send letters to him.

Tikhon. Tikhon, open up!

You pewter head!

Tikhon! Tikhon!

Tikhon, open up. You soulless piece of iron.

Tikhon! Tikhon! Open up!

-Good day. -Hello.

I’m from Dr. Milts, to visit his patient Goloshchiokin. And you are...

His wife. Why did he come to the doctor?

-Suspected lycanthropy. -What?

Lycanthropy. It happens when a wolf bites you.

Yes, right. A wolf grabbed him with its teeth a month ago.

Can I talk to him?

There’s nothing to talk about. He’s healthy as an ox. He went hunting.

-Wait. -There’s nothing to talk about!

There is.

Or do you prefer the constables to take you to the precinct?

Leave me.

Lukyan Kuzmich, please accept out condolences.

Thank you, guys. I have wiped away my tears.

Let the beast die! I’ll kill it myself.

Maybe you would, but how can we tell who’s the werewolf?

We’ll just shoot all the wolves. One of them has to be the werewolf.

Here. His workshop. He stuffs the trophies here.

Don’t badmouth my husband. He didn’t kill anyone.

He was sleeping at home yesterday and today, too.

What is this for?

If the client only needs the fur, he leaves the paws here.

-How long have you been married? -Six years.

Ten years ago, a girl named Vasilina...

What is this key from?

I don’t know. My husband put it here. Ask him.

Stop! What are you doing, you bastards? Are you crazy?

You pagans! Lukyan Kuzmich!

Leave me alone, Yermolay Alekseyevich.

I’ll leave no stone unturned to get this werewolf.

You’ll extinguish all wolves!

So what if we do? Either come with us or get out of our way.

I’ll go to the police, to Shtolman. What are you doing, bastards?

You’re worse than the beasts!

Look behind the tallboy.

Well, Anton Andreyevich?

Traps, snares, and hides. We didn’t find Privalov’s money.

We’ve searched all house.

But I don’t think Goloshchiokin brought it here,

otherwise, his wife would have bought something.

Maybe he’s hiding the money from his wife.

In this case, he’d have spent them in the pub or at the gypsies.

He wouldn’t be able to help it.

What are you doing here? Ho gave you the right?

Mr. Goloshchiokin, what were you doing last night?

Goloshchiokin, do you hear me?

Goloshchiokin, do you hear me?

Are you insane? We can call the doctor.

I will shoot!

What are you doing? What are you doing?

Call the doctor!

That’s him. He came to me a month ago saying that a wolf had bitten him.

Allegedly, he had hallucinations after that,

bouts of fever, fits of aggressiveness, memory loss.

To tell you the truth, I was sure it was the result of his drinking.

He bit through Korobeynikov’s hand. It took three men to tie him.

-Where did he get this strength from? -What if he really is a werewolf?

Anton Andreyevich, this goes against common sense.

Against human anatomy!

However, I’ll need some time to complete the assessment.

He hasn’t been eating much recently. He only drinks.

-He never parts with his flask. -What flask?

-It’s inside his hunter’s bag. -Let me see.

Where does he get this poison?

Who knows. Half of the town are his drinking buddies.

Maybe his drink was doctored.

But it looks too complicated for a simple theft.

Doctor, I’m afraid he has infected me with something.

-He bit me! -Who?

Not Yakov Platonovich, obviously. The werewolf.

Anton Andreyevich, according to the legends,

werewolves are scared of garlic.

I strongly advise you to eat more garlic. Yakov Platonovich will love it.

I’ll come back to change the dressing tomorrow.

Your Nobleness, a body in the woods!

What kind of animal is this?

Did anyone see or hear anything?

What could we hear? It’s a hunt. There were shots.

Then I saw a body lying there. I thought it was a shot wolf.

I can’t give you orders, but I strongly advise that everybody go home.

It’s getting dark, and there might be more victims.

-How far is the Mikhaylov manor? -About 2 verstas.

Go back home, guys. Go home.

No way. I’ll get to that beast.

Anton Andreyevich, I’m going to the Mikhaylov manor.

We need to inform the guard and the lodger.

-I’m coming with you. -No.

You’re convoying the body to town.

How will you go through the woods alone?

-Korobeynikov, I have a revolver. -Yakov Platonovich, he was armed, too.

-Execute the order. -It’s getting dark.

Help me! Let me in! My coachman has run away.

I’m Her Majesty’s maid of honor.

Go ahead. Let them through.

-A lady is asking for help. -What happened?

-She says she was attacked in the woods. -Is she hurt?

-No. -Send her on her way.

I’m asking for shelter!

A beast was chasing my carriage in the woods.

The coachman jumped out and abandoned me.

I had to drive the horses myself to get to your manor.

Nobody can force me to leave the house until dawn.

I’d be very grateful if you allowed me to spend the night

in the hall on a bench.

Miss, calm down. Sit down, please. Relax.

What was that beast that was chasing you?

A werewolf.

Thank you, Tom.

How come you didn’t hear about it? You live in the center of its woods.

This werewolf is the talk of the town.

I live far from town. And it’s not just that.

I’m a scientist. I don’t believe in fairy tales.

I thought it was a tale, too, until this tale started chasing me.

Did you see the werewolf?

I heard it howling.

I saw a shaggy silhouette in the bushes.

Sometimes it was running on two legs, sometimes on all for.

I was so terrified I don’t think I can go back through the woods.

Unfortunately, you can’t stay here.

It’s against the rules.

I’m a guest here myself.

The soldiers wouldn’t have let you in if not for your distressful situation.

Please try to understand my distressful situation.

Please.

-Soldier, who’s in charge here? -Lieutenant.

Yes, sir?

Head of the investigation department Yakov Platonovich Shtolman.

-Is Mr. Brown here? -Yes, sir.

I need to warn him about an imminent danger.

Follow me.

Oh Goodness, I haven’t introduced myself.

Nina Arkadyevna Nishinskaya, Her Majesty’s maid of honor.

Whose majesty?

Her Majesty the Empress Mariya Fedorovna.

But what are you doing here?

I’m on a leave to improve my health.

Well, this changes things. Of course you can stay till morning.

Thank you.

-I’ll be honored to give you shelter. -Thanks a lot.

A police officer has arrived, sir. He claims you’re in danger.

-Danger? -Yes.

All right. Show him in.

Yakov Platonovich.

Hello.

I’m the head of the investigation department Yakov Platonovich Shtolman.

Gordon Brown. What do I owe the honor of your visit?

I’d like to warn you.

Three cruel murders have been committed in the area in the last two days.

I strongly advise you against leaving the manor or walking in the woods.

Thank you for the warning,

but my guards are quite good, as you could see.

However, I’d be most grateful

if you gave Miss Nizhinsky

a ride back to town.

With a guard like this I’ll be absolutely safe. Thank you so much.

It’s my pleasure, Miss Nizhinsky.

Vasilina’s spirit, present yourself. Vasilina’s spirit, present yourself.

Tell me your master's name.

Irina.

-There is no werewolf here. -I saw it with my own eyes.

Did it lead you straight to Mr. Brown’s house?

It was the only house in the area.

-Don’t you believe me? -I don’t believe in coincidences.

Go ahead.

If the beast was somewhere around, the horse would have felt it and bolted.

I’m shaking... from fear or...

You’re such a copper!

I doubt one can kill a werewolf with an ordinary gun.

Arkhip was an experienced hunter. He was armed, too...

-To Arkhip’s memory. -To Arkhip.

Where are you going? Lukyan Kuzmich? Where are you going?

I’ll come with him just in case he needs help.

In Goloshchiokin’s flask, in addition to moonshine ingredients,

I also found an extraneous agent.

What kind of agent?

I don’t know yet.

-That’s the werewolf for you. -Yes. Lycanthropy.

Judging by the lacerations on Privalova’s and Yermolay’s bodies,

the beast still has all his teeth. But he had lost one fang!

And it couldn’t have grown back overnight.

Looks like the killer made a wax pattern of a wolf’s mouth

and created a special tool.

Tikhon, is it you? Why are you sneaking on me?

I thought it was him. The werewolf.

Right. The werewolf.

Yakov Platonovich, it’s some kind of potion.

Here.

Toadstools. The ingredient Dr. Milts couldn’t recognize.

Yakov Platonovich, look.

The nutcracker everybody was looking for.

Where is the article itself? Look for the tool!

I suppose Tikhon has it. He will come back.

He had packed his stuff.

I don’t understand what he needs the kerosene for.

He needs it to burn down this place without a trace.

He can kill someone else while we’re waiting here.

Anna Viktorovna, did the spirits tell you we were here?

The orderly at the precinct. Vasilina, the girl from the legend

who hang herself 10 years ago, was a servant at Privalov’s.

He was the one who had ruined her.

Can Tikhon be the boy from the legend who wanted to punish the master?

Who is Tikhon?

The blacksmith.

I think I know where to look for them.

Drop the knife, Tikhon.

Step away from him. It’s over.

Shtolman, I’ll turn myself over. I swear.

But let him first confess his sin.

That’s true. I took her by force. But I didn’t want her to die!

I didn’t.

Did Tikhon the blacksmith know that you were bitten by a wolf?

Yes. He did.

-How? Did you tell him? -Yes. Over a drink.

I’m telling you, half the town are his drinking buddies.

Shut up.

Were you at Tikhon’s on the night when the clerk was killed?

I was.

But you were seen in the pub on that same night!

Well, we started drinking at the pub.

He had been running around all night and came back only in the morning.

I said shut up.

Were you drinking with Tikhon on the night of Privalova murder, too?

His liqueur is really strong.

He never parted with his flask. And whenever he sipped from it,

it was as if he became possessed with the devil.

I felt like fur was starting to cover my hands.

And also... the claws.

The thing is, toadstools contain muscimol,

which induces hallucinations.

-Did Tikhon drink it himself? -I guess he did.

I guess he pretended he did. Do you remember how you left him?

I don’t remember anything.

Just that I kept coming back to that hut in the woods.

So, Tikhon managed to persuade everybody that you were the werewolf,

yourself included.

It wasn’t the clerk who ordered the key copy, but Irina Privalova.

Why would Privalova’s wife need a key to her husband’s safe?

It’s like stealing from herself.

Because she was going to run away with Nikishin.

You knew about their affair from Goloshchiokin.

That’s why you planted money on Nikishin to set him up.

It wasn’t the money that you wanted.

It wasn’t enough for you to kill Privalov.

You wanted to destroy him, taking everything away from him.

Why did you kill the clerk?

He recognized me.

He was a greedy soul.

He could get in the way.

Bastard! Why did you kill Irina Privalova?

-I wanted... -Sit down! Sit, I said!

I wanted him to drain it to the lees...

to feel it with his whole heart

what it’s like to lose a woman you love.

An ethical revenge. But why the hunter?

We ran into each other in the woods.

I had my tool with me.

He understood everything. So...

Where is the Privalov’s money?

What do you mean? I donated it to the church.

-To the church? -To the last coin.

I ordered a service for my Vasilina...

so that her soul rested in peace.

There are people at the gate. They are upset.

You shouldn’t come outside.

Do you think I’m scared of the crowd?

You riffraff! All you want is chatting and twiddling your thumbs.

You bastards! I should have you whipped.

-Lukyan Kuzmich, you have visitors. -Who the hell is there?

Mr. Privalov, you are under arrest

for violating Vasilina Subbotina’s

honor and chastity leading to her suicide.

I didn’t kill anyone! She did it herself.

-It has been 10 years! -You confessed, and there are witnesses.

What kind of confession is this, with a knife to my throat?

There are other witnesses, too. They remember that events very well.

Everything was written down and signed. So, you won’t get away from the galleys.

Take him away.

Privalov was arrested.

Did you come to tell me this?

No. I’m sorry for interrupting your solitary musings,

but I thought you’d want to know since you were so interested in Vasilina.

You find it funny.

I find it troubling. You interfere with the investigation whenever it suits you.

It’s dangerous, and I’m going to put a stop on it.

I’m not interested in playing a detective. I just try to help people.

Why didn’t you leave? It would be better for everyone.

Of course. It would give you a chance to make love with Nina in peace.

You are forgetting yourself, Anna.

No, you are forgetting yourself, Yakov. You know what?

Recently you’ve been very rude to me. I think you’re doing it on purpose.

Excuse me!

No! Of course you wanted me to leave. You did everything for it.

Maybe it seemed that way, but I didn’t mean it.

No. I’m afraid this is exactly what you meant.

You know what? You should leave! And take your Nina with you.

I’m not going anywhere! And now you should go, too.

I came here first. Go away.

-Will you ever forgive me? -Never!

THE ZATONSK WEREWOLF