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One,

two,

three,

four, five.

Ready or not, here I come.

ANNA, THE DETECTIVE

Colonel Lawrence, tell me where you daughter is.

In the dreamy mist, in the realm of fear and lies

THE PRINCE EPISODE 53

Tell me all about the road under my feet.

Looks like he was hit twice: first on the back of his head

and then on the temple, to make sure he was dead.

It seems that the culprit brought the rock with him.

I don’t see any rocks around.

The prince didn’t have a chance to use his guns.

Are they charged?

Yes, both of them. As if he came here for a duel.

Where is Dr. Milts?

They say he went to the country yesterday to stay the night.

Your High Nobleness, there are no strangers in the house.

No Jean Lassalle, either.

Search the site thoroughly. Collect the guns as evidence.

Extract the papers from the study.

I’ll hold you responsible if any of them disappears.

I’m going to the hotel.

“I’ll be waiting for you tonight at my place eagerly and in awe.

Yours, Gordon.”

Nina, darling.

I’m here, my dear.

Nina, my heart.

-Hello. -Good day.

Mr. Uvakov, Ilya Petrovich.

Yakov Platonovich, hello. I’m back.

Did you like it that much?

It’s a cozy town.

But I didn’t come to Zatonsk for sightseeing, you understand.

I figured it out.

Meet my assistant Mr. Ziliayev.

Yakov Platonovich, can I have a word?

I didn’t think I’d come back here so soon.

I was sent from St. Petersburg to inspect the local police.

Can you guess why?

Not really.

The level of local crime has recently raised significantly.

It’s an outrage!

So, I arrived this morning.

-I’m prepared to help with whatever I can. -I’m counting on this.

Excuse me, I have to go.

You might have heard about Prince Razumovsky’s murder.

Yes, I’ve been informed.

I’ve barely disembarked from the train, and now this.

You can imagine how St. Petersburg will take it.

Do you have any theories?

Not yet. They are searching the house as we speak.

So, with your permission...

Good luck.

I’ll probably drop by, too.

Coffee.

Come in, dear.

Darling, you can’t read this.

This is my study. You can’t come in when I’m not here.

We’ll discuss it. I’m almost your spouse. Last night has brought us closer.

Of course, darling.

Still, don’t enter the study without me.

All right?

-Sit down. -What?

Sit down. We need to talk.

Dear Brown...

Don’t be upset. It’s not as bad as it seems.

Don’t forget how close we are. Are you ready?

I’m acting in the interests of the British government.

I need all your research materials. Shall I repeat?

-Are you joking? -No.

I’m not. Please think fast, darling.

I’ll call the guards.

Did you remember something?

Maybe you’ll remember that during our chemistry lessons

you used to leave me alone in the study. I have enough papers from your desk

to claim that you have passed them to me.

What do you want?

I’ve told you. Information about your work at the range.

What are you doing there?

You’re an Englishman.

Why don’t you want to help your government?

I understand; you are bitter because they didn’t accept your ideas.

You had to implement them in Russia. But everything can change!

Just say a word, and your country will welcome you with open arms.

Please.

Imagine.

We’ll go to London, where you’ll be a respected and wealthy man.

Please give it a thought. Imagine how it would be.

I’ll let myself out.

So, he left without saying a word.

Yes, sir. I saw him leaving by accident. He usually doesn’t go out so early.

-What time you said it was? -The clock chimed half past six.

Yes, it is quite early. How did he leave?

Excuse me?

Was he just strolling or walking with a purpose?

With a purpose. Straight to the garden.

The garden?

-Did you see anybody else there? -No. Who would be there?

Maybe it was you who chased the prince with a rock.

God forbid, Your High Nobleness.

My master has never done anything bad to me.

Where is the Frenchman?

-He moved out two weeks ago. -Has he visited since?

No, sir.

-Where did he go? -Who knows? He didn’t say.

Where is the key to the safe box?

I don’t know. Servants aren’t trusted with things like this.

Do me a favor; bring the letters the prince asked you to post

and make me a cup of tea.

Yes, sir.

My mouth is dry.

When I had found out about last year’s accidents in your town,

I thought I was prepared for anything.

But a murder of Prince Razumovsky is a disaster.

A complete disaster. I can’t wrap my head around it.

But we are working on it. Shtolman is on it.

I’ve already had a chance to exchange a couple of words with him.

Yakov Platonovich will solve the case, the culprit will be caught and punished.

I have no doubts. He never fails, does he?

Yes, never. He’s a real talent.

Of course.

Curiously, the more crimes Shtolman solves, the more of new ones occur.

-What are you saying? -Nothing. Just an observation.

How would you explain the sudden rise in crime in this town?

Dissolution of morals.

It’s a vague answer.

It’s the only one I have.

Too bad. We’ll look for another one together.

-You will help me, won’t you? -Definitely.

As for your Shtolman, he doesn’t solve every case.

-There is the missing English girl. -This case is still open.

Yes, of course. Please give me all case materials.

Poor Alice Lawrence. She has disappeared into thin air.

Where is the key to the safe box?

I don’t know, Your High Nobleness. I’ve never even seen it.

Mr. Korobeynikov. Do you remember me?

Of course... Mr. Uvakov.

Yes. I am authorized to inspect the Zatonsk police.

How is the investigation progressing?

It does. We are studying the victim’s papers.

His documents, letters.

Are you doing it alone? Where is Mr. Shtolman?

He is working on the prince’s connections.

Have you found anything of interest?

So far, no.

What do you have here?

The prince’s letter. A draft for a letter to Shtolman.

The prince was writing to Shtolman?

It would seem so.

It mentions a duel. Were they going to fight?

I don’t know.

Duel pistols were found on the body, though.

I see. Mr. Korobeynikov, you should take charge of this case.

I’ll have to suspend Mr. Shtolman because of the conflict of interests.

I don’t think so.

Come on! You are in charge.

Shtolman is suspended. Report to me personally.

Inform me as soon as Shtolman comes back. Goodbye.

We don’t receive visitors.

Tell them it’s court counselor Shtolman.

I have an order. They don’t receive guests.

I’m telling you, it's a police business of national importance.

-Tell Mr. Brown I’m here. -Yes, Your High Nobleness.

Mr. Brown.

Mr. Shtolman. What is it this time?

Is Miss Nizhinskaya here? I need to talk to her.

She has been left recently.

Was she here last night?

This is not business of you, Mr. Shtolman.

Prince Razumovsky was killed. Get yourself together.

-I need to ask you a few questions. -Get myself together.

I’m ready.

-When did Miss Nizhinskaya come? -Yesterday at six.

-When did she leave? -One hour ago.

Did she come out last night?

No. We had sleep in one bed. Are you happy, Mr. Shtolman?

More than happy.

It means she didn’t kill the prince.

No. She killed me!

I don’t understand you.

She broke my heart.

Arrest her, Mr. Shtolman, before she kills someone else.

-Or someone else kills she. -What is there to kill her for?

For... for perdify.

Perfidy? What did she tell you?

-She killed me in the back. -Was she threatening you?

She want kill me. That’s everything I can say.

Mr. Brown, I bear clandestine responsibility for your safety.

Clandestine?

Secret. Do you know Colonel Varfolomeyev?

Yes, of course.

I was commissioned with guarding you.

If you have anything to say, this is the time.

Mr. Shtolman, thank you for your help.

Let’s have a drink.

I’ll come tomorrow, when you are well rested.

Did you know Mr. Lawrence?

Yes. A long time ago, in London.

Do you know anything about him and his daughter?

His daughter? Right. He had one.

Oh my God, it has been so many years.

My God. Nina!

Mr. Brown.

Doctor.

Anna Viktorovna, what are you doing here?

Doctor, I know everything. Tell me where she is.

Your ward ran away. Why weren’t you fired?

They said if Alice came back she would need proper care.

How is she supposed to come back?

His Excellence didn’t say.

He was paying me on time, so I didn’t mind.

When was the last time you saw the prince?

Three days ago. I mostly stay in my wing.

Did he tell you anything?

He told me to clean Alice’s room, wipe the dust, mope the floor.

-He was expecting her back. -I suppose so.

Shtolman knows! He told me the doctor had kidnapped you.

Kidnapped!

I just realized Yakov Platonovich would soon figure out where we were.

So I decided to move her here from the village.

Now we need to leave.

We need to go to Shtolman and tell him everything.

You are right. But not yet. Remember, not everything depends on Shtolman.

-There is the police and the prince. -I don’t want police, don’t want prince.

How did you do all that? You look so...

So?

So beautiful.

-I’ll tell you later. We need to go. -Yes, we do.

You coming here is my great joy. I asked doctor call you long ago.

He said no, you have enough things on your plate.

Anna Viktorovna, it’s true.

You understand, it’s not out of mistrust but the desire to protect you.

Aleksandr Frantsevich, I understand.

I can see you’re working. Is there any progress?

I don’t know. There is something.

“Dear Sir, please come to my house tomorrow morning at half past six.

I still owe you a shot. I’d like to claim it.

We can finish it off in my garden.”

He wrote this to me. It’s dated yesterday.

Exactly. I found it in the trash can. Looks like a draft.

I wonder where the letter is. Did you receive it?

No, I didn’t.

The prince actually went out at half past six with loaded pistols.

-It all fits. -But I didn’t get the letter.

I don’t doubt your words. This isn’t the only weird thing.

Another letter.

It’s Dr. Milts’s hand.

It is, but it’s not a forensic report.

“Dear Kirill Vladimirovich, the person you know about seeks to meet with you.

They could be there tomorrow morning at half past six.

The suggested time is connected with a certain serious circumstance.

Please talk to her; we all need it. She is lucid and prepared to talk.”

No signature.

Whom does he mean? Could it be Miss Alice?

Whoever it is, it’s weird that the prince had two meetings

appointed for the same time slot, one of them being a duel.

-Keep digging. -Yes.

-You’re doing good. -Take care of yourself.

My father. You saw him, yes?

Yes. I recited your poem to him, and he brought me here.

Where are we going?

I thought Alice could stay with me for tonight.

Tomorrow, I’ll send her to my relatives.

I have a better idea. Why doesn’t she come with me?

Nobody will be looking for her at lawyer Mironov’s house.

Well, this sounds reasonable.

-Will your family mind? -Not at all. They’ll be happy to help.

Then I pass Alice into your caring hands.

I’ll go to work. Go, my friend.

The doctor is so good. He save me.

Dr. Milts surprised me, too.

Tell how you see my father.

What do you want to know? I can ask him anything.

-Really? -Yes.

And I can hear too?

No, not hear, but I’ll be a medium for you two.

-Would you like it? -Yes.

We need to find a quiet place.

I’m so glad to see you!

It’s just so strange to see you as an ordinary girl.

I know it is weird. Maybe you get used.

Tell me, were you acting this whole time?

Yes. Acting. Don’t be mad at me.

I had to acting to survive.

Who threatened you?

The prince.

The prince? Kirill Vladimirovich trying to kill you!

-Alice, this is ridiculous. -This is not ridiculous.

Aren’t you overplaying it a bit?

Mr. Chief of Police, I was in a hurry to report about a plot.

I don’t understand.

Alice Lawrence is a British spy. Someone helped her to escape the prince’s house.

I think it was Dr. Milts, and Shtolman is covering for them. See? A plot.

Come on. This is ridiculous. All right, Alice is an English girl.

But Milts and Shtolman as conspirators? Hardly.

This is a dangerous nonchalance.

I don’t see any proofs of your theory, Mr... Uvakov.

“Milts has spent to hours at A.’s. Dandy.”

-Is this Dandy your agent? -No.

Perhaps Shtolman has his own men.

It’s easy to figure out that A. stands for Alice.

Thus, he had known the entire time where Alice was. Did he tell you that?

No.

See? He’s hiding an English spy from you,

the murderer of Prince Razumovsky.

What makes you think she killed him?

It’s just a theory.

Korobeynikov says in his report that the prince was killed by his footman.

Does Korobeynikov say that the prince had a meeting with Shtolman

appointed for the same morning?

No.

So, we need to grill him. I’ll do it later. Let him keep digging.

Are you going to grill me, too?

If I receive the order.

Until then, I’d like to go back to work, if you don’t mind.

By the way, where is Shtolman?

Of course.

-Yes. This is a good place. -Here.

Are you ready?

Colonel Lawrence’s spirit, present yourself.

Colonel Lawrence’s spirit, present yourself.

Colonel Lawrence’s spirit...

Colonel, you can talk to your daughter through me.

-Is he here? -Yes. Looking at you and smiling.

What happened? What is he say?

He showed me some Englishman, a scientist.

Gordon Brown. It’s Gordon Brown.

-Where is Alice? -I don’t know.

Alice killed the prince. You know she’s not at your shelter now.

Where is she?

I parted with her in the town. She didn’t share her plans with me.

Do you realize you have helped the murderer?

No, no! Don’t say this. Alice couldn’t do it.

Tell me, why are you so sure she’s innocent?

Because she couldn’t.

Come on, Doctor!

Alice killed Miss Kurochkina the same way the prince was killed.

That was different. She was in the state of shock.

Doctor, I’ve known for a while that Alice was alive

but didn’t tell anyone, because I didn’t want to harm her or you.

You have to be honest with me.

You wrote a note to the prince asking him to meet Alice.

Why did you want that?

It was Alice who wanted that. She didn’t tell me why.

My father knew Gordon Brown back in London.

I was very little. He told me after.

We moved to Russia because of Mr. Brown.

There was the mist, too. In my vision, there were soldiers and the mist.

He research something.

I wrote about it in code. Now it is here.

-Is that why Razumovsky needed you? -Yes.

Are you sure she didn’t kill him?

I am. When she came back, she said the meeting didn’t happen.

Swear to me you don’t know where she is.

All right. Anna Viktorovna took her with her.

-Let’s go. -Let’s.

God knows what.

I don’t want to meet these gentlemen right now.

Follow me. I’ll hide you.

Doctor Milts, do you remember me?

-Excuse me, Mr... -Uvakov.

Right. Uvakov. You took part in the Morel band investigation, right?

Yes. This is my assistant, Mr. Zhiliayev.

Can I ask what brings you back to our town?

The recent events. The murder of the prince

and certain circumstances connected with Mr. Shtolman’s actions.

Really? What’s wrong with Yakov Platonovich?

He is under a suspicion of helping Alice Lawrence, an English spy,

whom you helped to escape the prince’s house a few months ago.

Mr. Uvakov, aren’t you forgetting yourself?

Not at all. I was granted emergency powers by the police department

for investigation a conspiracy against the state.

A conspiracy! I assure you I’d be aware if there were any in Zatonsk.

Of course you are aware. You are a part of it.

Nonsense.

Together with Shtolman and the English spy Alice Lawrence.

Where is she?

I know nothing about her.

Lie. You were hiding here before, and you still are.

I actually feel for the poor girl, and I always did.

But I know nothing about her so-called spying.

Again, I don’t know where she is.

Well, we’ll have to talk at another place. You’re under arrest.

On what charges, I wonder?

Misprision of an English spy and complicity with conspirator Shtolman.

-Nonsense. -Come with us.

-I need to find my keys. -Don’t try playing for time. Come on.

-But the door? -Your wards won’t escape.

What good will this walking up and down the room do you?

I can’t stay seated.

You give her too much freedom. She’s never at home.

Don’t lecture me, please.

Well?

Nothing. Shtolman hasn’t been at the precinct for a while,

and Anna never came there.

Oh God.

I hope she stays away from the prince’s case.

The farther she is from the police, the better.

I told you! Her mother has to go door-to-door looking for her!

Her father is running about the house like a madman!

Niusha! Thank God, thank God. Niusha!

I’m sorry I got you worried. I have great news, though.

Nice. We have news, too. Not as great as yours, apparently.

Wait. I’ll go first. It can’t wait. She’s literally behind this door.

Just a moment.

Where did you find her?

I’m sorry I didn’t warn you. I didn’t have a chance.

Does Shtolman know?

-Hello. -Who is this?

I asked her to stay with us until it all settles down.

Settles down? Anna, you need to tell the police.

Stay here? What? Who is she?

She needs treatment. She needs a doctor.

Don’t speak of Alice as if she weren’t here.

Alice? Who is Alice?

Alice is absolutely healthy, and you two are embarrassing me.

I’m sorry. I said to Anna it will be an awkward embarrassment.

Embarassment? The girl is in trouble, and we need to help her.

There is nothing embarrassing about it.

I apologize myself. Goodbye.

Alice, wait. Where will you go? I’ll get a room ready for you upstairs.

-I don’t understand. -I don’t understand, either.

-Is she from the village? -Where did you find her?

Daddy, what does it matter? It doesn’t. She needs help. We can help her.

Either Alice stays, or I’ll have to go.

You can’t do this. Don’t forget she’s on the wanted list.

Niusha, I understand your kindness,

but you can’t bring a trump into the house.

-A trump? -Yes.

I’m leaving. Alice.

-Niusha! -Alice.

-Niusha. -Anna!

She’s gone.

Good. She realized she had no place here.

Then I have no place here, either. I’ll better stay at the hotel.

-What are you talking about? -All right. Send me my clothes, please.

-What is it? Over a trump? -Don’t call her that.

Anna, she might have killed the prince.

What?

You didn’t give me a chance to tell you.

The prince was killed this morning.

Anna Viktorovna.

Yakov Platonovich.

Where are you going?

I have just learned about the prince’s death.

I can’t believe it’s true.

It is, though. Where are you going?

What do you mean? To Razumovsky’s house. I can talk to him there.

Can it wait till tomorrow?

No.

I remember our last conversation when you said you were always on my side.

-I did, but... -Stick to your word.

I meant unless it was dangerous for you.

Let’s go to the prince together.

All right. Where is Alice? She was with you.

She was.

But she ran away because of my family’s lack of tact. Come on.

THE PRINCE