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Ready or not, here I come.

ANNA, THE DETECTIVE

The police has been there all day. I couldn’t get in.

THE PRINCE EPISODE 54

I think Shtolman is there. Or maybe one of his men.

What if Shtolman has already opened the safe and got the papers?

How could you? You were to find out where the prince keeps the key to the safe.

He had been hiding it in different places lately or carry it with him.

We need to do something! Let’s go there. Let me get dressed.

Oh God...

-Anna Viktorovna, a cup of tea? -No, thank you.

Anton Andreyevich, any news?

Unfortunately, nothing new or interesting.

I believe all the important papers are in the safe.

I tried to open it and failed.

Send a constable for a locksmith.

-Now? -Naturally.

But it will take us all night.

We don’t need the locksmith. I’ll ask him where the key is.

He’s here, in his armchair.

I’ll talk to the servants.

Anton Andreyevich, take a look at the other rooms.

Other?..

Other.

Excuse me. I understand.

Pardon me.

Kirill Vladimirovich, what happened to you?

Weren’t you surprised that your master went to the park with duel pistols?

Of course I was. What would I do, interrogate him?

“Where are you going with the pistols, Your Excellency?”

So, you didn’t ask him.

No. We’re not supposed to ask questions. The master tells us what he sees fit.

Did you follow him out of curiosity?

No. I didn’t have orders.

Where were you at that time?

At the back porch. Ask the maid. She was there, too.

Do you think the coppers are still there?

I don’t know. Anyway, we can take the risk.

I’m going straight to the study, which is natural,

considering that I have just learned about the prince’s death.

I’ll get into the cellar through the window and be somewhere in the house.

-You go first. -All right.

Be careful.

I never shared Shtolman’s suspicions, and I still don’t, with all due respect.

Kirill Vladimirovich, please help me find the murderer

and clear your name.

I know you are in stupor now. Almost everybody is after death.

I’m asking you for help. It’s me calling for you.

It would sound weird if I said I was glad to see you, but I sort of am.

So... Who killed you?

I know you’re not here anymore, and you don’t care about mundane affairs.

But you gave me the key, didn’t you?

You? What are you doing here?

Did you know?

I came as soon as I found out. Are you here alone?

The police is here. Shtolman.

Give me the key. I know you have it. My personal letters are in there.

I don’t want strangers to read them. Give it to me. It’s personal!

Imagine yourself in my place.

It won’t be of any use to the investigation.

Please! They won’t even know the letters had been there.

I’m begging you!

Give me your word they are really your letters.

I swear! Please save me. Please!

Here.

-Wait! Are there only the letters? -Yes. I gave you my word.

-Stop! I’ll scream. -Silence!

I have the folder, and there is no money in the safe.

-No? -No.

Where is the money, then?

I don’t know. To hell with them. What now?

-The money is there! -Never mind. Quick!

-No. -What? What did you say to me?

I’m not leaving without money. I’ll need it in my old age.

You’re forgetting yourself, Jean.

With all due respect, things have changed. Besides, we need to clean up here.

The footman and the maid are witnesses.

All right. I’ll see you tomorrow at the appointed place. Quick.

I don’t want to scare you, but this is really very important.

So, you were at the back porch with Stepan the footman, right?

Yes.

Did you see the prince coming outside and heading to the garden?

We did. That’s how it happened.

-And then the footman followed him. -Stepan? No!

-Did he follow the prince? -He went inside?

Inside?

-Anton Andreyevich. -Yes?

-Nina and Jean are in the house. -What?

Nina has just taken a folder from the safe.

Where are they?

My God.

Everything is stolen. The papers and all.

They are long gone. I’ll put them on the wanted list tomorrow.

-Better do it now. -I will.

But only the Frenchman. Nizhinskaya is a special case.

-I’ll deal with her myself. -I see.

Look, rocks! The prince was killed with a similar one.

Right. They are exactly the same. Rocks are the most peculiar things.

You can build a house with them or crack a skull.

It would be weird for an outsider to get into the garden,

then into the house,

at the risk of being spotted, take a rock, and go back to the rendezvous point.

Interestingly, I haven’t seen rocks like this anywhere.

-How could you believe her? -She gave me her word.

-Anna Viktorovna. -You’re right. I’m a fool.

Now we can only guess what’s in that folder.

Maybe personal letters.

I’d give her the love letters anyway, and she knew that.

Swinging a gun over some letters would be...

It would be ridiculous.

Anna Viktorovna, how did you find the key?

I’ve searched the house, and all in vain.

We don’t know where Alice is,

but she could have been here this morning to kill the prince.

-Anyone could have killed the prince. -That’s true.

Say, Jean Lassalle. But we don’t know where he is now.

Anna Viktorovna, stay here.

-To the footman’s room. -No.

I think it was the maid. This way.

Anton Andreyevich.

-She’s dead. -Goddamn it. Where is the footman?

-Oh my God. -Where have you been?

In the kitchen.

-Your High Nobleness, take me to prison! -Are you confessing to the murder?

No! I didn’t kill anyone. Just take me away from here.

-Stop it. Get up. -Yes.

When was the last time you saw Jean Lassalle?

Lassalle... He hasn’t been here for a few days.

He comes and goes like a ghost.

Please take me with you! I won’t say another word here.

-Will you talk at the precinct? -I will. In a cell.

Anton Andreyevich, take him with you and question him.

-If he refuses to talk, kick him out. -Go.

-Send someone to take the body. -Of course.

I know there’s nothing left tying you to this world.

But still, tell me about your death, even if just for our memories’ sake.

Remember, you once said you were ready to protect me.

I didn’t appreciate it then, and I’m sorry.

But I really need your help now.

Alice is a suspect. Please help!

She said you wanted to kill her. It’s nonsense, isn’t it?

Just her silly fears.

The maid was killed.

There will be no end to this.

Maybe she knew something, and this is how the prince’s killer solved the problem.

-Who else is in the house? -Nobody but the nurse.

Is the prince still here?

Yes.

Ask him why he set the same time

for the duel with me and meeting with Alice.

Was he going to kill me and set up Alice for it or vice versa?

He can hear you, but he doesn’t answer.

He has nothing to say. The stubbornness!

Your previous suspects were more talkative.

Not always. I see you aren’t stubborn anymore.

You don’t deny that they talk to me, do you?

I can’t deny the obvious, though I will never understand it.

But you do exist.

It’s good that it’s you who are the medium.

If it were Korobeynikov, I’d kill myself.

I’ll walk you home.

I’m not going home. It’s impossible now. I’ll stay at the hotel.

I’ll drive you there.

It will be my first night at a hotel.

-Your family will be worried. -I left them a note.

I don’t think anyone will look for you here tonight.

But tomorrow I’ll post my men here to guard you.

There is no need. Nina wanted the papers, not me. She got what she wanted.

-Still... -Yakov Platonovich.

I’ll see you tomorrow.

I’ll see you then.

Wait here.

-Who is it? -The police. Open the door.

-Where are the papers from the safe box? -What papers?

-The folder from the prince’s safe. -I don’t know what you mean.

You do know. You threatened Anna with a gun.

A copper in love! You won’t prove it. I wasn’t there.

It’s her word against mine, considering her reputation.

You won’t find here anything from the prince’s safe.

You know chief of the police won’t give you a warrant for my arrest.

Even if he does, I won’t even stay one day behind the bars.

-Where is your gun? -In the tallboy.

-Will you shoot me? -Give me the papers.

Shoot.

Stand up.

-Shoot. -I said stand up!

You’re hurting me.

Leave.

Please leave, or I’ll arrest you.

You will soon be under arrest yourself. Do you know they are looking for you?

Jacob, you know you are in danger because of these papers.

Give them back to me. I’ll help you. I’ll put in a word for you.

Leave. Just go. Miss Nizhinskaya, you’ve gone too far. The prince is dead.

Go to Europe; go anywhere, and I promise I’ll forget your part in this case.

Jacob, you’re not in a position to negotiate.

Give me the papers, and I’ll help you.

Please do it.

They’ll kill you.

-I’ll be back in a couple hours. -What if she comes out?

We have no right to arrest her. Follow her openly, like a convoy.

Yes, sir.

Miss Mironova is staying in this room.

You’ll answer with your life for her safety.

Yes, sir.

-If Jean appears, shoot. -What, here?

-Kill him. I’ll answer for everything. -Yes, sir.

-What happened? -We’re leaving.

Where is Mr. Brown?

At his place.

All right, look. I need you...

Mr. Shtolman! It’s good you’re here.

What’s wrong with you, Mr. Brown?

I’m on a binge.

Want some?

No, thank you.

You should.

It would help you handle the thing I say to you.

I think I can handle it.

You think? Whatever you say.

I’m listening.

You said you watch for my safety.

I was commissioned with it by His Majesty’s security department.

I was thinking.

Somehow I trusted you.

You see, Nina Arkadyevna, my dear Nina...

She’s a British spy.

This is old news.

She steals a paper from me. She blackmail me.

What does she want from you?

Everything! She wants to know all about my research.

I know about it in general. Please give me the details.

You want to know? Great.

I invent a new weapon.

Next century weapon.

We were standing here with the maid when the master walked past us.

I was telling her she should clean the stairs.

No, she was standing there chatting.

A mile a minute! Goddamn that girl.

Get to the point. What else do you have to tell the police?

I do, Your Nobleness. It was the Frenchman.

This filthy Voltairean dog!

He killed both the prince, God rest his soul, and the maid.

Are you stalking me now?

Has something changed?

I can see you feel calmer at your new place.

He dropped by one of these days.

With a bag. It must have been full of money.

Again, the money. Everything is about money.

How much was there?

How would I know? The bag seemed heavy.

He was bending under its weight and breathing heavily.

Good. Where did he take this fortune?

To the prince’s study.

-Did you order coffee? -No.

Get out. This footman needs to be fired.

He is flirting with the maid. They keep gossiping all over the house.

There was no money in the safe.

That’s what I’m saying.

The Frenchman killed the prince and grabbed the money.

Why not? He comes and goes as he wishes.

He could have entered the garden and the study at any time.

Who killed the maid, then?

The money! Where is the money? Where did you hide it? Tell me.

Jean? Jean killed her.

That’s what Shtolman was saying all the time.

Well, you are free to go.

Thank you, Your Nobleness. I’ll pray for your health.

You’re welcome. Orderly! Release him.

Thank you.

-Yes, sir. -I’m innocent.

Freeze.

Mr. Shtolman, you’re under arrest on suspicion of murder.

What?

Give up your weapon.

How dare you?

Come on, Yakov Platonovich.

I was granted special authority. Hand in your gun.

Can I ask whom I allegedly killed?

Prince Razumovsky. Let’s go.

Yakov Platonovich.

Come in.

Where is Alice Lawrence?

What were you doing at Gordon Brown’s?

Why did you kill the prince?

When did Alice recruit you? Or did you recruit her?

What is going on? Yakov Platonovich.

Yakov Platonovich won’t answer my questions.

I demand that you informed Colonel Varfolomeyev about my arrest.

Why, Yakov Platonovich? You serve in another department.

Still, I’m asking you to do this. Nikolay Vasilyevich, you have to...

Mr. Chief of the Police has to follow my orders.

And you have to answer my questions.

I won’t answer any questions until you inform St. Petersburg of my arrest.

Really?

Get Yakov Platonovich behind bars. He needs time to think.

To the cell?

No, why?

If Mr. Shtolman wants to play hero, let him do it in public.

Get him into the cage.

Why can’t we send a cable?

If Shtolman wants us to, he must have his reasons.

If I feel the need to send a cable to anyone, I’ll do it.

Anna. Hush, hush.

Come on.

-Who... Who was shooting? -Jean. He went there.

Get him.

Hang in there, you poor thing. We’ll get you to the doctor.

I’m dying.

Take a burden off your heart. Did you kill the prince?

-I didn’t. -Confess.

I swear to God, I only took the money. I didn’t kill him.

Did the maid know? Did you conspire with her?

Yes. We were going to buy a house for us both.

The key! How did you find the key?

Angelina found it by accident when wiping the dust...

What are we going to do?

He escaped. Vanished into the park.

Everything went wrong. I’m going to the precinct.

Take care of the body.

Here. Prince Razumovsky’s draft letter where he asks Shtolman

to come to him next morning and continue the duel.

What do you say?

I don’t know. I don’t know.

I think it’s time to talk to Dr. Milts. No, stay.

What is it? What’s going on? Aleksandr Frantsevich, take a seat.

Sit down. Are you all right?

-I think you overdid it. -I’m sorry.

Get him to the hospital immediately. To the hospital! Immediately!

You’re overreacting. We need to finish this.

Finish this? Is that how you call it? To the hospital, I said.

Cut the drama.

Shut up! It’s an order. I’m the chief of the police, not you.

You are forgetting yourself. This is a case of state importance.

I’m in charge of it. So, sit down, collect yourself, and calm down.

-You won’t get away with this. I... -Has he confessed?

Don’t be stubborn, Doctor. The evidence is against you.

What evidence?

You won’t deny your part in organizing Alice Lawrence’s escape

from the prince’s house.

I won’t.

Is it true, Doctor?

It is.

You see? It appears you don’t know your employees all that well.

The truth is, it wasn’t an escape. Alice wasn’t a prisoner.

The prince was holding her there against her will.

But she is sick.

She was sick.

She was hiding the fact that she had got better out of fear of the prince.

Why would she fear her benefactor?

Stop it. Go on, Doctor.

-Korobeynikov, what do you want? -I... I should be here.

Perhaps. Not at this moment.

Nikolay Vasilyevich.

The footman was killed. He admitted to taking the money.

He swore he didn’t kill anyone, though.

It doesn’t matter. We already know who killed the prince.

But who killed the footman?

-Jean Lassalle. -Probably. Later. Not now.

I’m sorry.

Go on, doctor.

Keep an eye on her. I’ll lock the door from the outside.

Don’t worry, I won’t leave you here alone. I’ll be back at night.

What’s eating on you, Anton Andreyevich?

Many things.

-Go have some tea. -Yes, Your Nobleness.

What is it, Yakov Platonovich? What’s going on?

Don’t worry about it.

It’s a misunderstanding. Everything will be fine.

Yes.

Dr. Milts actually helped Alice escape. And you knew about it.

You couldn’t not realize it was a conspiracy.

I was going to say...

Don’t worry.

I really need to leave.

Come here, both of you. Don’t try anything, or I’ll shoot him.

What are you doing, Yakov Platonovich?

It’s all right, Anton Andreyevich. Your conscience will be clear.

I’m the one to be blamed for my escape.

Put the gun on the table. Put it down, or I’ll shoot him.

Please come to your senses. What are you doing, Yakov Platonovich?

What are you doing?

Open the door.

Come to your senses.

What are you doing, Yakov Platonovich?

Into the cell. Everybody, get in.

Stop it, Yakov Platonovich.

Your hat, Korobeynikov.

It’s for the best. Don’t hold grudge against me.

Who are you?

I’m the Grandmaster’s assistant. Sit tight. He’ll be here soon.

-And what happens then? -He’ll talk to you.

He needs you, God knows why. He’s the Grandmaster.

He has been chasing you to make you his right hand,

and you keep escaping.

What happened here?

Can you smell it? Go look for yourself.

-Who did it? The Grandmaster? -The Grandmaster.

Help me.

Help me.

INN

One of you will have to get this to St. Petersburg tomorrow.

Does it say...

Exactly. Don’t show it to anyone and give it only to Colonel Varfolomeyev,

head of the Emperor’s guards.

Will do.

Now, search the whole town and find Anna for me.

Yes, sir.

CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY

You didn’t expect to see me, did you, Anna Viktorovna?

What do you want from me?

Same as always. Your gift. You’ll have to show it to me.

I have no gift.

Come on! You’ve drowned the whole town in a wave of killings.

-It wasn’t me. I didn’t kill anyone. -Here, you’ll help me summon him.

-Whom? -Lucifer. Isn’t this a good place?

No, no.

Anna, look at me, listen to me.

I started the ritual.

-You killed her. -There is no rite without an offering.

No.

-First you will summon him. -I can’t.

You can. You can. But first I need to feel you.

THE PRINCE